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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
+6.68%
1 Year Est. Return
+18.88%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.84%
5 Year Est. Return
+90.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+512.03%
AUM
$14.7B
AUM Growth
+$562M
Cap. Flow
-$182M
Cap. Flow %
-1.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
20.54%
Holding
1,679
New
173
Increased
492
Reduced
677
Closed
92

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
P
Everpure Inc
P
+$58.5M
2
DOCU
DocuSign
DOCU
+$21.3M
3
BKE icon
Buckle
BKE
+$20.9M
4
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$18.4M
5
USFD icon
US Foods
USFD
+$14.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$47M
2
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$29.6M
3
SGEN
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
+$23.2M
4
ICE icon
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
+$18.9M
5
AMG icon
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
+$17.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 20.16%
2 Healthcare 17.99%
3 Financials 13.41%
4 Industrials 9.72%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ICE icon
26
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$88.4B
$115M 0.78%
1,567,662
-259,220
-14% -$18.9M
GWRE icon
27
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$12.8B
$112M 0.76%
1,264,084
+48,146
+4% +$4.26M
GS icon
28
Goldman Sachs
GS
$302B
$112M 0.76%
507,171
-6,067
-1% -$1.45M
FAST icon
29
Fastenal
FAST
$53.5B
$106M 0.72%
8,838,868
-1,266,200
-13% -$16.4M
CSGP icon
30
CoStar Group
CSGP
$12B
$106M 0.72%
2,562,280
-162,780
-6% -$6.26M
VRSK icon
31
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$26.1B
$106M 0.72%
982,228
-2,240
-0.2% -$238K
ABMD
32
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$105M 0.71%
256,190
-36,765
-13% -$13.3M
NFLX icon
33
Netflix
NFLX
$305B
$104M 0.7%
2,646,970
-42,040
-2% -$1.43M
P
34
Everpure Inc
P
$25B
$103M 0.7%
4,310,234
+2,658,908
+161% +$58.5M
FTV icon
35
Fortive
FTV
$17.7B
$101M 0.69%
2,083,118
+24,808
+1% +$1.18M
HD icon
36
Home Depot
HD
$332B
$98.8M 0.67%
506,317
+17,102
+3% +$3.19M
VEU icon
37
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.8B
$98.1M 0.67%
1,892,825
+47,982
+3% +$2.6M
GILD icon
38
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$163B
$96.8M 0.66%
1,366,497
-139,679
-9% -$9.86M
DXCM icon
39
DexCom
DXCM
$28.8B
$95.3M 0.65%
4,014,412
+178,148
+5% +$3.78M
BRK.B icon
40
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$93.4M 0.64%
500,306
+8,694
+2% +$1.69M
VIG icon
41
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$112B
$89.9M 0.61%
885,115
+20,366
+2% +$2.08M
ACN icon
42
Accenture
ACN
$99.9B
$89.8M 0.61%
548,771
+5,728
+1% +$891K
INGN icon
43
Inogen
INGN
$174M
$88.1M 0.6%
472,820
-95,034
-17% -$15.8M
JNJ icon
44
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$617B
$87.3M 0.59%
719,159
-4,481
-0.6% -$559K
SYK icon
45
Stryker
SYK
$133B
$83M 0.56%
491,776
+28,010
+6% +$4.71M
ALGN icon
46
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.4B
$80.1M 0.54%
233,980
+685
+0.3% +$204K
APH icon
47
Amphenol
APH
$197B
$78.5M 0.53%
3,603,004
-73,692
-2% -$1.6M
ITW icon
48
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
$76.4M 0.52%
551,446
-12,081
-2% -$1.79M
NTRS icon
49
Northern Trust
NTRS
$22.4B
$74.5M 0.51%
723,747
-24,367
-3% -$2.58M
PX
50
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$73.8M 0.5%
466,499
-10,405
-2% -$1.61M
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, William Blair & Company held 1,679 positions worth $14.7B, up 4% from $14.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2018 filing shows 173 new, 492 increased, 677 reduced and 92 closed positions. Its largest new stake was DocuSign: 422,114 shares worth $22.4M. The largest sale was Starbucks, an estimated $47M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2018 buy was DocuSign: 422,114 shares worth $22.4M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Everpure Inc in Q2 2018, an estimated $58.5M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Starbucks, cutting an estimated $47M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Cavium, Inc. in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $9.64M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $14.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • William Blair & Company opened 173 new positions and closed 92 in Q2 2018.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $14.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 13 Aug 2018.