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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
ES icon
351
Eversource Energy
ES
$27.2B
$4.44M 0.03%
68,267
-835
-1% -$54.4K
EXEL icon
352
Exelixis
EXEL
$13.4B
$4.41M 0.03%
223,976
-47,435
-17% -$846K
GLW icon
353
Corning
GLW
$143B
$4.4M 0.03%
145,527
-4,931
-3% -$157K
XLK icon
354
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$124B
$4.38M 0.03%
141,162
+28,190
+25% +$954K
GLOB icon
355
Globant
GLOB
$1.61B
$4.37M 0.03%
77,610
+2,605
+3% +$140K
CACC icon
356
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6.08B
$4.36M 0.03%
11,416
– –
BSV icon
357
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.6B
$4.35M 0.03%
55,404
+11,188
+25% +$873K
MORN icon
358
Morningstar
MORN
$7.53B
$4.34M 0.03%
39,473
-5,805
-13% -$680K
ABB
359
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$4.34M 0.03%
228,068
+11,923
+6% +$241K
WY icon
360
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$18.4B
$4.3M 0.03%
196,935
-13,709
-7% -$365K
PKOH icon
361
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$761M
$4.27M 0.03%
139,153
-1,633
-1% -$57K
RF icon
362
Regions Financial
RF
$26.8B
$4.19M 0.03%
312,871
+1,330
+0.4% +$21.4K
SMFG icon
363
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$164B
$4.18M 0.03%
642,890
-87,732
-12% -$655K
RHI icon
364
Robert Half
RHI
$4.37B
$4.16M 0.03%
72,777
-1,305
-2% -$80.1K
IP icon
365
International Paper
IP
$22B
$4.13M 0.03%
108,044
+12,002
+12% +$504K
VOD icon
366
Vodafone
VOD
$37.4B
$4.13M 0.03%
213,947
-43,103
-17% -$861K
WES
367
DELISTED
Western Gas Partners Lp
WES
$4.12M 0.03%
97,435
– –
UL icon
368
Unilever
UL
$136B
$4.11M 0.03%
69,853
-1,275
-2% -$76.8K
ACIA
369
DELISTED
Acacia Communications Inc
ACIA
$4.09M 0.03%
107,623
+2,605
+2% +$105K
SITE icon
370
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$4.53B
$4.07M 0.03%
73,680
-60,237
-45% -$3.78M
IWS icon
371
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF
IWS
$16B
$4.06M 0.03%
53,203
-3,108
-6% -$260K
TROW icon
372
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$24.3B
$4.04M 0.03%
43,766
+1,536
+4% +$149K
IX icon
373
ORIX
IX
$43.5B
$4M 0.03%
279,905
-80,435
-22% -$1.26M
CARG icon
374
CarGurus
CARG
$3.47B
$3.96M 0.03%
+96,367
New +$3.86M
ENB icon
375
Enbridge
ENB
$112B
$3.95M 0.03%
127,105
+39,716
+45% +$1.28M
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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.