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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
EGRX
476
DELISTED
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
EGRX
$2.46M 0.02%
61,039
-10,705
-15% -$552K
AABA
477
DELISTED
Altaba Inc
AABA
$2.46M 0.02%
42,430
+38,390
+950% +$2.37M
IBKC
478
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
$2.45M 0.02%
38,172
-29,595
-44% -$2.17M
DFS
479
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$2.45M 0.02%
41,505
+1,556
+4% +$107K
STIM icon
480
Neuronetics
STIM
$166M
$2.45M 0.02%
+126,520
New +$2.78M
DNKN
481
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$2.45M 0.02%
38,140
+266
+0.7% +$18.9K
SRE icon
482
Sempra
SRE
$54.8B
$2.44M 0.02%
45,100
+6,290
+16% +$359K
XLE icon
483
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
$37.7B
$2.44M 0.02%
85,056
+2,010
+2% +$67.3K
ZBH icon
484
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.4B
$2.43M 0.02%
24,134
+46
+0.2% +$5.17K
SPDW icon
485
State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF
SPDW
$41.6B
$2.42M 0.02%
77,563
+42,610
+122% +$1.2M
TFC icon
486
Truist Financial
TFC
$64B
$2.41M 0.02%
55,712
+6,864
+14% +$330K
JBTM
487
JBT Marel
JBTM
$6.39B
$2.41M 0.02%
33,539
-941
-3% -$83.4K
CTSH icon
488
Cognizant
CTSH
$26B
$2.38M 0.02%
37,524
+3,704
+11% +$258K
MFC icon
489
Manulife Financial
MFC
$73.5B
$2.37M 0.02%
167,050
-673
-0.4% -$10.7K
HOG icon
490
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.71B
$2.37M 0.02%
69,356
-59,345
-46% -$2.33M
AMAT icon
491
Applied Materials
AMAT
$428B
$2.36M 0.02%
72,044
+10,523
+17% +$361K
TRU icon
492
TransUnion
TRU
$15.3B
$2.36M 0.02%
41,515
-4,752
-10% -$304K
YUM icon
493
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.1B
$2.35M 0.02%
25,537
-70
-0.3% -$6.26K
ORI icon
494
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.4B
$2.34M 0.02%
113,596
+1,611
+1% +$34.5K
CERN
495
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$2.32M 0.02%
44,308
-10,675
-19% -$619K
FBC
496
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
$2.32M 0.02%
87,900
– –
AJG icon
497
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$63.6B
$2.3M 0.02%
31,245
+10,095
+48% +$754K
HEP
498
DELISTED
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
HEP
$2.3M 0.02%
80,432
– –
D icon
499
Dominion Energy
D
$59.3B
$2.29M 0.02%
32,018
-1,023
-3% -$74.7K
SPG icon
500
Simon Property Group
SPG
$72.3B
$2.27M 0.02%
13,543
+5,956
+79% +$1.06M
18 19
20
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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.