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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
-13.3%
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
$13.7B
AUM Growth
-$2.6B
Cap. Flow
-$222M
Cap. Flow %
-1.61%
Top 10 Hldgs %
20.6%
Holding
1,859
New
191
Increased
555
Reduced
650
Closed
205

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LIN icon
Linde
LIN
+$55.6M
2
EFA icon
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
+$22.8M
3
ULTA icon
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
+$22.1M
4
INTU icon
Intuit
INTU
+$22M
5
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$21.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$73.7M
2
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
+$46M
3
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$45.8M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$32.9M
5
P
Everpure Inc
P
+$31.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 20.75%
2 Healthcare 18.42%
3 Financials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.45%
5 Industrials 9.06%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MO icon
226
Altria Group
MO
$114B
$10.7M 0.08%
217,515
-5,961
-3% -$345K
SCHW
227
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$187B
$10.7M 0.08%
258,653
-455,304
-64% -$20.6M
VO icon
228
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
VO
$109B
$10.7M 0.08%
309,660
+72,752
+31% +$2.73M
KMB icon
229
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.5B
$10.7M 0.08%
93,709
-2,470
-3% -$274K
RPD icon
230
Rapid7
RPD
$773M
$10.6M 0.08%
338,709
-64,095
-16% -$2.1M
MUB icon
231
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
MUB
$45.5B
$10.6M 0.08%
96,753
-19,044
-16% -$2.05M
USB icon
232
US Bancorp
USB
$99.6B
$10.5M 0.08%
230,390
-759
-0.3% -$39.1K
CB icon
233
Chubb
CB
$135B
$10.2M 0.07%
79,037
-12,711
-14% -$1.64M
ROL icon
234
Rollins
ROL
$18.2B
$9.9M 0.07%
411,519
+33,627
+9% +$869K
JWN
235
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$9.77M 0.07%
209,608
+42,151
+25% +$2.38M
HCSG icon
236
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.53B
$9.71M 0.07%
241,775
-9,254
-4% -$391K
UNF icon
237
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.25B
$9.68M 0.07%
67,646
-5,649
-8% -$845K
BIDU icon
238
Baidu
BIDU
$37.2B
$9.56M 0.07%
60,266
-3,619
-6% -$675K
BX icon
239
Blackstone
BX
$110B
$9.51M 0.07%
319,037
+32,258
+11% +$1.07M
LYV icon
240
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$42.1B
$9.43M 0.07%
191,498
+137,066
+252% +$7.24M
ITOT icon
241
iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF
ITOT
$97.8B
$9.4M 0.07%
165,667
+24,376
+17% +$1.5M
NEE icon
242
NextEra Energy
NEE
$177B
$9.38M 0.07%
215,736
+11,080
+5% +$485K
IRT icon
243
Independence Realty Trust
IRT
$4.07B
$9.28M 0.07%
1,011,196
+19,757
+2% +$195K
TSCO icon
244
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18B
$9.21M 0.07%
551,775
+315
+0.1% +$5.65K
DUK icon
245
Duke Energy
DUK
$97.3B
$9.1M 0.07%
105,488
+3,714
+4% +$316K
IT icon
246
Gartner
IT
$11.7B
$9.08M 0.07%
71,023
-1,021
-1% -$147K
VNQI icon
247
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.53B
$8.9M 0.06%
169,914
-4,657
-3% -$251K
DVAX
248
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
$8.84M 0.06%
965,536
+53,216
+6% +$589K
RTX icon
249
RTX Corp
RTX
$301B
$8.79M 0.06%
131,245
+9,385
+8% +$736K
CHD icon
250
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$24.5B
$8.78M 0.06%
133,573
-5,689
-4% -$360K
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, William Blair & Company held 1,859 positions worth $13.7B, down 16% from $16.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2018 filing shows 191 new, 555 increased, 650 reduced and 205 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Linde: 352,000 shares worth $54.9M. The largest sale was Praxair Inc, an estimated $73.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 21% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2018 buy was Linde: 352,000 shares worth $54.9M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in Q4 2018, an estimated $22.8M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Red Hat Inc, cutting an estimated $46M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Praxair Inc in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $73.7M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $13.7B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • William Blair & Company opened 191 new positions and closed 205 in Q4 2018.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 16% quarter-over-quarter to $13.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.