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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
GWRE icon
26
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$14.2B
$110M 0.8%
1,372,040
+54,886
+4% +$4.79M
BRK.B icon
27
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.13T
$108M 0.79%
528,483
+9,044
+2% +$1.89M
VRSK icon
28
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$25B
$106M 0.77%
971,277
-9,312
-0.9% -$1.09M
JNJ icon
29
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$625B
$94.1M 0.69%
729,028
+4,461
+0.6% +$622K
EOG icon
30
EOG Resources
EOG
$70.7B
$91.4M 0.67%
1,048,586
+12,705
+1% +$1.36M
VIG icon
31
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$114B
$91.4M 0.67%
933,569
+47,140
+5% +$4.92M
FTV icon
32
Fortive
FTV
$18.6B
$89.7M 0.65%
2,101,487
-28,390
-1% -$1.33M
ABT icon
33
Abbott
ABT
$187B
$86.9M 0.63%
1,200,770
+266,596
+29% +$18.7M
HD icon
34
Home Depot
HD
$355B
$86.5M 0.63%
503,353
-6,124
-1% -$1.1M
VEU icon
35
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$68.5B
$84.7M 0.62%
1,857,595
-122,612
-6% -$5.89M
CSGP icon
36
CoStar Group
CSGP
$12.3B
$84M 0.61%
2,490,820
-42,150
-2% -$1.54M
WSO icon
37
Watsco Inc
WSO
$13.6B
$83.5M 0.61%
599,987
-176,549
-23% -$26.9M
AMT icon
38
American Tower
AMT
$80.4B
$83M 0.61%
524,812
+18,258
+4% +$2.85M
SYK icon
39
Stryker
SYK
$130B
$82.7M 0.6%
527,647
-16,609
-3% -$2.78M
GILD icon
40
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$165B
$81.6M 0.6%
1,304,796
-18,876
-1% -$1.32M
ABMD
41
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$77.1M 0.56%
237,342
-8,756
-4% -$3.04M
ACN icon
42
Accenture
ACN
$108B
$76.9M 0.56%
545,684
-8,000
-1% -$1.27M
UNH icon
43
UnitedHealth
UNH
$370B
$76.3M 0.56%
306,095
+46,947
+18% +$12.4M
ABBV icon
44
AbbVie
ABBV
$435B
$74M 0.54%
802,254
-365
-0% -$32.1K
INTU icon
45
Intuit
INTU
$89B
$73.7M 0.54%
374,600
+105,960
+39% +$22M
DIS icon
46
Walt Disney
DIS
$181B
$71.8M 0.52%
654,489
+185,409
+40% +$21.1M
GS icon
47
Goldman Sachs
GS
$303B
$70.2M 0.51%
420,083
-81,820
-16% -$16.5M
APH icon
48
Amphenol
APH
$209B
$70M 0.51%
3,453,924
-52,268
-1% -$1.12M
NFLX icon
49
Netflix
NFLX
$309B
$69.6M 0.51%
2,600,860
-50,090
-2% -$1.5M
ITW icon
50
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$84.5B
$68.6M 0.5%
541,216
-5,921
-1% -$780K
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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.