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William Blair & Company

William Blair & Company Portfolio holdings

AUM $34.9B
1-Year Est. Return 18.88%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+5.14%
1 Year Est. Return
+18.88%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.84%
5 Year Est. Return
+90.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+563.35%
AUM
$14.1B
AUM Growth
-$591M
Cap. Flow
-$1.14B
Cap. Flow %
-8.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
20.02%
Holding
1,654
New
292
Increased
437
Reduced
658
Closed
147

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
P
Everpure Inc
P
+$31.8M
2
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$24.9M
3
TYL icon
Tyler Technologies
TYL
+$24.4M
4
NTNX icon
Nutanix
NTNX
+$15.6M
5
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
+$15.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$70.7M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$47.1M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$43.1M
4
EXEL icon
Exelixis
EXEL
+$33M
5
V icon
Visa
V
+$31.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 18.97%
2 Healthcare 17.83%
3 Financials 14.24%
4 Industrials 10.29%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
BAX icon
226
Baxter International
BAX
$14B
$10.8M 0.08%
166,176
+102,249
+160% +$6.92M
XYL icon
227
Xylem
XYL
$28.2B
$10.8M 0.08%
140,378
-145,023
-51% -$10.7M
ITA icon
228
iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
ITA
$14.6B
$10.7M 0.08%
108,324
-3,814
-3% -$378K
NOW icon
229
ServiceNow
NOW
$121B
$10.7M 0.08%
322,160
+59,515
+23% +$1.84M
KMB icon
230
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.1B
$10.6M 0.07%
96,230
-12,216
-11% -$1.39M
USB icon
231
US Bancorp
USB
$99.4B
$10.6M 0.07%
209,390
-33,485
-14% -$1.83M
VNQI icon
232
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.51B
$10.6M 0.07%
173,372
+40,535
+31% +$2.48M
SBAC icon
233
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.4B
$10.4M 0.07%
60,967
+27,025
+80% +$4.48M
AZN icon
234
AstraZeneca
AZN
$250B
$10.3M 0.07%
147,517
+27,921
+23% +$1.93M
ULTA icon
235
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.2B
$10.2M 0.07%
50,037
+5,282
+12% +$1.14M
FICO icon
236
Fair Isaac
FICO
$22.3B
$10.2M 0.07%
60,060
-73,884
-55% -$12.3M
SHAK icon
237
Shake Shack
SHAK
$2.83B
$10.1M 0.07%
242,161
+138,936
+135% +$5.77M
VTI icon
238
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
$680B
$9.9M 0.07%
72,955
-2,256
-3% -$316K
TEL icon
239
TE Connectivity
TEL
$62.3B
$9.89M 0.07%
99,036
-9,881
-9% -$999K
NVO
240
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$203B
$9.7M 0.07%
393,814
-3,872
-1% -$102K
CBOE icon
241
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$30.2B
$9.67M 0.07%
84,771
+41,169
+94% +$5M
UN
242
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$9.65M 0.07%
171,203
-18,354
-10% -$1.01M
CPAY icon
243
Corpay
CPAY
$26B
$9.65M 0.07%
47,668
+19,226
+68% +$3.9M
CAVM
244
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
$9.64M 0.07%
121,433
-2,020
-2% -$176K
SRCL
245
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$9.57M 0.07%
163,453
-29,859
-15% -$2.02M
XLV icon
246
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$42.4B
$9.51M 0.07%
116,872
-19,139
-14% -$1.63M
IRT icon
247
Independence Realty Trust
IRT
$4B
$9.49M 0.07%
1,033,646
+7,150
+0.7% +$64.8K
MSM icon
248
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$6.92B
$9.48M 0.07%
103,340
-89,944
-47% -$8.31M
XLF icon
249
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$58.4B
$9.32M 0.07%
337,891
-79,268
-19% -$2.28M
AKAM icon
250
Akamai
AKAM
$17.2B
$9.29M 0.07%
130,909
+17,104
+15% +$1.16M

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William Blair & Company's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, William Blair & Company held 1,654 positions worth $14.1B, down 4% from $14.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 20% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $1.14B in Q1 2018, closing 147 positions and reducing 658 holdings. Its most notable exit was Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF, an estimated $6.64M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Worldpay, Inc. worth $6.54M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q1 2018 buy was Worldpay, Inc.: 79,468 shares worth $6.54M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Everpure Inc in Q1 2018, an estimated $31.8M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $70.7M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $6.64M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 20% of its $14.1B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • William Blair & Company opened 292 new positions and closed 147 in Q1 2018.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 4% quarter-over-quarter to $14.1B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.