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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
SNA icon
326
Snap-on
SNA
$21.5B
$5.15M 0.04%
35,445
-400
-1% -$63.3K
IWR icon
327
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
IWR
$57.4B
$5.11M 0.04%
109,945
+5,769
+6% +$291K
EVBG
328
DELISTED
Everbridge, Inc. Common Stock
EVBG
$5.11M 0.04%
90,015
-4,730
-5% -$246K
VFC icon
329
VF Corp
VFC
$5.89B
$5.04M 0.04%
75,096
+6,941
+10% +$531K
AGN
330
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$5.04M 0.04%
15,979
-9,633
-38% -$1.58M
BIIB icon
331
Biogen
BIIB
$30.7B
$5.01M 0.04%
16,655
-1,794
-10% -$573K
FICO icon
332
Fair Isaac
FICO
$22.5B
$4.99M 0.04%
26,664
+11,839
+80% +$2.31M
FNF icon
333
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$13.5B
$4.97M 0.04%
164,284
+2,569
+2% +$82.8K
WPC icon
334
W.P. Carey
WPC
$16.4B
$4.93M 0.04%
76,971
+937
+1% +$61K
VGK icon
335
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$31.4B
$4.8M 0.04%
98,774
-92,034
-48% -$4.74M
VIRT icon
336
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$4.93B
$4.77M 0.03%
185,068
-16,871
-8% -$407K
NOVT icon
337
Novanta
NOVT
$6.29B
$4.74M 0.03%
75,294
-36,078
-32% -$2.33M
RSP icon
338
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
RSP
$99.5B
$4.74M 0.03%
51,878
+50,998
+5,795% +$5.05M
NSC icon
339
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$75.1B
$4.71M 0.03%
31,488
+2,898
+10% +$477K
TSLA icon
340
Tesla
TSLA
$1.3T
$4.7M 0.03%
211,920
+4,935
+2% +$106K
IBB icon
341
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.77B
$4.68M 0.03%
48,531
-969
-2% -$103K
IWN icon
342
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
$14.6B
$4.67M 0.03%
43,393
-6,765
-13% -$814K
SBNY
343
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$4.66M 0.03%
45,334
-14,766
-25% -$1.66M
IJH icon
344
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$127B
$4.61M 0.03%
138,810
+13,880
+11% +$506K
PAA icon
345
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$16.1B
$4.56M 0.03%
227,497
-5,894
-3% -$134K
PVTL
346
DELISTED
Pivotal Software, Inc.
PVTL
$4.53M 0.03%
277,108
+143,407
+107% +$2.57M
HMSY
347
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$4.5M 0.03%
159,835
-5,220
-3% -$169K
RCL icon
348
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$85.6B
$4.46M 0.03%
45,640
-37,171
-45% -$4.07M
RWO icon
349
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF
RWO
$1.3B
$4.46M 0.03%
100,739
-4,448
-4% -$206K
CLR
350
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$4.44M 0.03%
110,514
-3,000
-3% -$153K
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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.