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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
NEO icon
401
NeoGenomics
NEO
$2.13B
$3.48M 0.03%
276,352
-22,692
-8% -$338K
WMB icon
402
Williams Companies
WMB
$86.1B
$3.44M 0.03%
156,196
-127,521
-45% -$3.19M
CDXS icon
403
Codexis
CDXS
$158M
$3.42M 0.02%
204,670
-182
-0.1% -$3.14K
NOC icon
404
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$81.2B
$3.4M 0.02%
13,901
+2,203
+19% +$609K
TRV icon
405
Travelers Companies
TRV
$80.2B
$3.39M 0.02%
28,309
+2,080
+8% +$260K
SCHL icon
406
Scholastic
SCHL
$792M
$3.38M 0.02%
84,063
+313
+0.4% +$13.6K
BXP icon
407
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.1B
$3.38M 0.02%
+30,056
New +$3.64M
HYMB icon
408
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
$3.19B
$3.35M 0.02%
119,668
-2,746
-2% -$76.4K
IWP icon
409
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF
IWP
$20.7B
$3.35M 0.02%
58,842
+5,530
+10% +$336K
MS icon
410
Morgan Stanley
MS
$340B
$3.34M 0.02%
84,335
-15,447
-15% -$674K
CVNA icon
411
Carvana
CVNA
$77.9B
$3.34M 0.02%
510,990
-20,885
-4% -$176K
IWO icon
412
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$15.1B
$3.32M 0.02%
19,781
+1,533
+8% +$286K
NXTM
413
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
$3.31M 0.02%
115,705
+445
+0.4% +$12.6K
CNNE icon
414
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$649M
$3.29M 0.02%
192,165
-583
-0.3% -$10.5K
CHTR icon
415
Charter Communications
CHTR
$18.2B
$3.28M 0.02%
11,495
+10,403
+953% +$3.26M
ARCC icon
416
Ares Capital
ARCC
$14.4B
$3.27M 0.02%
209,985
+371
+0.2% +$6.14K
GGT
417
Gabelli Multimedia Trust
GGT
$174M
$3.27M 0.02%
381,151
-20,849
-5% -$169K
UBS icon
418
UBS Group
UBS
$176B
$3.27M 0.02%
263,996
-16,318
-6% -$221K
KNSL icon
419
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$8.51B
$3.26M 0.02%
58,673
-451
-0.8% -$26.6K
GIS icon
420
General Mills
GIS
$19.7B
$3.25M 0.02%
83,583
-9,929
-11% -$419K
EXC icon
421
Exelon
EXC
$47B
$3.22M 0.02%
99,965
-79,125
-44% -$2.53M
COF icon
422
Capital One
COF
$134B
$3.19M 0.02%
42,136
-714
-2% -$61.8K
LMNX
423
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
$3.18M 0.02%
137,582
– –
APTV icon
424
Aptiv
APTV
$10.3B
$3.17M 0.02%
51,575
-10,455
-17% -$758K
TDOC icon
425
Teladoc Health
TDOC
$1.3B
$3.13M 0.02%
63,149
+14,669
+30% +$898K
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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.