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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
IDV icon
501
iShares International Select Dividend ETF
IDV
$8.51B
$2.26M 0.02%
78,686
+20,322
+35% +$623K
TWO
502
Two Harbors Investment
TWO
$1.27B
$2.23M 0.02%
+43,428
New +$2.47M
RH icon
503
RH
RH
$3.71B
$2.19M 0.02%
18,279
-3,500
-16% -$421K
SIEN
504
DELISTED
Sientra, Inc.
SIEN
$2.19M 0.02%
17,206
-617
-3% -$115K
RSG icon
505
Republic Services
RSG
$66B
$2.18M 0.02%
30,195
-1,447
-5% -$106K
DDD icon
506
3D Systems Corp
DDD
$613M
$2.16M 0.02%
212,100
-7,800
-4% -$107K
HACK icon
507
Amplify Cybersecurity ETF
HACK
$2.9B
$2.15M 0.02%
63,837
+1,330
+2% +$47.6K
LHCG
508
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$2.15M 0.02%
22,917
+1,965
+9% +$188K
XPO icon
509
XPO
XPO
$23.7B
$2.14M 0.02%
108,549
-47,314
-30% -$1.31M
MIDD icon
510
Middleby
MIDD
$6.08B
$2.13M 0.02%
20,772
-3,385
-14% -$385K
YUMC icon
511
Yum China
YUMC
$16.3B
$2.12M 0.02%
63,082
-3,461
-5% -$119K
PTLA
512
DELISTED
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PTLA
$2.11M 0.02%
108,298
+20,107
+23% +$413K
DLN icon
513
WisdomTree US LargeCap Dividend Fund
DLN
$6.39B
$2.07M 0.02%
49,110
+1,064
+2% +$48.2K
OXY icon
514
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$55.9B
$2.07M 0.02%
33,675
-633
-2% -$44.5K
IBN icon
515
ICICI Bank
IBN
$108B
$2.06M 0.02%
199,769
-4,472
-2% -$42.2K
TSM icon
516
TSMC
TSM
$2.18T
$2.05M 0.01%
55,453
-79,721
-59% -$3.03M
DHI icon
517
D.R. Horton
DHI
$42.3B
$2.04M 0.01%
58,918
-3,843
-6% -$140K
MTX icon
518
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.34B
$2.03M 0.01%
39,460
-532
-1% -$29.7K
DLTH icon
519
Duluth Holdings
DLTH
$159M
$2.02M 0.01%
80,250
+45,350
+130% +$1.3M
BR icon
520
Broadridge
BR
$19B
$2M 0.01%
20,794
+3,423
+20% +$371K
CONE
521
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
$2M 0.01%
37,766
+9,849
+35% +$563K
CP icon
522
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$80.5B
$2M 0.01%
56,150
-140
-0.2% -$5.6K
ED icon
523
Consolidated Edison
ED
$39.8B
$1.99M 0.01%
26,044
+1,024
+4% +$80.1K
WM icon
524
Waste Management
WM
$91B
$1.97M 0.01%
22,181
-3,315
-13% -$298K
WMGI
525
DELISTED
Wright Medical Group Inc
WMGI
$1.97M 0.01%
72,211
-14,211
-16% -$393K
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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.