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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
IJR icon
376
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$112B
$3.94M 0.03%
56,784
+5,010
+10% +$387K
MRVL icon
377
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$196B
$3.92M 0.03%
242,131
+7,913
+3% +$131K
RGLD icon
378
Royal Gold
RGLD
$19.5B
$3.92M 0.03%
45,747
+13,400
+41% +$1.03M
CAI
379
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
$3.92M 0.03%
168,576
+9,350
+6% +$213K
HYG icon
380
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$16.6B
$3.91M 0.03%
48,233
-2,325
-5% -$195K
SCZ icon
381
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
SCZ
$13.7B
$3.9M 0.03%
75,237
+29,518
+65% +$1.65M
IVW icon
382
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$77.6B
$3.84M 0.03%
101,860
+7,196
+8% +$291K
DE icon
383
Deere & Co
DE
$168B
$3.8M 0.03%
25,464
+1,930
+8% +$283K
LMT icon
384
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$136B
$3.78M 0.03%
14,451
+2,154
+18% +$654K
VGT icon
385
Vanguard Information Technology ETF
VGT
$149B
$3.76M 0.03%
180,416
-39,504
-18% -$895K
IJK icon
386
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
IJK
$11.2B
$3.71M 0.03%
77,628
+2,288
+3% +$120K
VSAT icon
387
Viasat
VSAT
$11.1B
$3.71M 0.03%
62,858
-2,626
-4% -$170K
VPL icon
388
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.43B
$3.7M 0.03%
61,099
-5,325
-8% -$345K
PHO icon
389
Invesco Water Resources ETF
PHO
$2.09B
$3.7M 0.03%
131,122
+5,472
+4% +$162K
GSHD icon
390
Goosehead Insurance
GSHD
$2.32B
$3.66M 0.03%
139,329
+36,691
+36% +$1.02M
VCIT icon
391
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCIT
$66.3B
$3.64M 0.03%
43,883
-21,453
-33% -$1.77M
WELL icon
392
Welltower
WELL
$171B
$3.63M 0.03%
52,291
+269
+0.5% +$18.3K
BLBD icon
393
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
$2.18B
$3.61M 0.03%
198,623
-32,997
-14% -$642K
PCYO icon
394
Pure Cycle
PCYO
$261M
$3.61M 0.03%
363,505
– –
MAIN icon
395
Main Street Capital
MAIN
$5.48B
$3.6M 0.03%
106,601
-1,656
-2% -$61.6K
TGT icon
396
Target
TGT
$68B
$3.6M 0.03%
54,417
-1,429
-3% -$110K
YETI icon
397
Yeti Holdings
YETI
$3.95B
$3.59M 0.03%
+241,771
New +$3.83M
FITB
398
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$51.8B
$3.53M 0.03%
150,077
-119,399
-44% -$3.14M
WAGE
399
DELISTED
WageWorks, Inc.
WAGE
$3.52M 0.03%
129,522
-540,068
-81% -$19.4M
NVRO
400
DELISTED
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
$3.49M 0.03%
89,676
-62,318
-41% -$2.77M
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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.