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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
HSY icon
451
Hershey
HSY
$36.6B
$2.72M 0.02%
25,404
+1,398
+6% +$149K
HAL icon
452
Halliburton
HAL
$26.6B
$2.72M 0.02%
102,251
-4,416
-4% -$149K
ETN icon
453
Eaton
ETN
$174B
$2.71M 0.02%
39,409
+4,419
+13% +$331K
IGSB icon
454
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$2.7M 0.02%
26,078
+3,562
+16% +$184K
HBAN icon
455
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$35.5B
$2.7M 0.02%
226,468
-7,572
-3% -$105K
PSXP
456
DELISTED
PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS LP
PSXP
$2.68M 0.02%
63,553
-800
-1% -$38.8K
ODFL icon
457
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$44.9B
$2.67M 0.02%
64,944
+2,490
+4% +$110K
EEMV icon
458
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF
EEMV
$3.56B
$2.67M 0.02%
47,722
-2,454
-5% -$138K
WEC icon
459
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.1B
$2.65M 0.02%
38,336
+1,072
+3% +$75.3K
STKL
460
DELISTED
SunOpta
STKL
$2.65M 0.02%
685,305
-186,910
-21% -$1.06M
ATR icon
461
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.61B
$2.63M 0.02%
27,953
+1,821
+7% +$186K
SO icon
462
Southern Company
SO
$107B
$2.62M 0.02%
59,708
+1,306
+2% +$59.4K
MNST icon
463
Monster Beverage
MNST
$88.5B
$2.61M 0.02%
38,982
-19,420
-33% -$527K
EWJ icon
464
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$23B
$2.6M 0.02%
51,222
-10,775
-17% -$591K
SRPT icon
465
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.77B
$2.56M 0.02%
23,490
-6,085
-21% -$761K
RYN icon
466
Rayonier
RYN
$6.55B
$2.54M 0.02%
100,978
-9,259
-8% -$257K
ROKU icon
467
Roku
ROKU
$22.7B
$2.53M 0.02%
82,578
+57,978
+236% +$2.73M
HSIC icon
468
Henry Schein
HSIC
$9.82B
$2.53M 0.02%
41,073
+8,713
+27% +$574K
HSBC icon
469
HSBC
HSBC
$356B
$2.52M 0.02%
63,530
+6,498
+11% +$260K
VBR icon
470
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR
$37.9B
$2.51M 0.02%
22,013
+5,653
+35% +$715K
PFF icon
471
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$2.5M 0.02%
72,952
-7,143
-9% -$253K
GWR
472
DELISTED
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
GWR
$2.49M 0.02%
33,654
-1,228
-4% -$98.4K
WLKP icon
473
Westlake Chemical Partners
WLKP
$763M
$2.48M 0.02%
99,942
-439
-0.4% -$10.1K
GDX icon
474
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$27.4B
$2.47M 0.02%
117,177
-35,367
-23% -$693K
CDK
475
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$2.47M 0.02%
51,524
-1,459
-3% -$77K
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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.