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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
PHYS icon
551
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
$15.7B
$1.76M 0.01%
170,976
+150,000
+715% +$1.48M
JCI icon
552
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$92.2B
$1.76M 0.01%
38,227
-7,788
-17% -$257K
EQNR icon
553
Equinor
EQNR
$92.4B
$1.72M 0.01%
81,254
+8,428
+12% +$207K
PBCT
554
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$1.72M 0.01%
119,012
-17,867
-13% -$283K
KRE icon
555
State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
KRE
$4.64B
$1.71M 0.01%
36,507
-49,394
-58% -$2.64M
MMI icon
556
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.19B
$1.71M 0.01%
49,707
-295
-0.6% -$10.1K
LII icon
557
Lennox International
LII
$15.2B
$1.7M 0.01%
7,780
-1,458
-16% -$308K
GKOS icon
558
Glaukos
GKOS
$10.6B
$1.69M 0.01%
30,015
+3,285
+12% +$198K
PMD
559
DELISTED
Psychemedics Corporation
PMD
$1.69M 0.01%
106,233
-500
-0.5% -$8.62K
RNG icon
560
RingCentral
RNG
$5.28B
$1.69M 0.01%
20,440
+4,021
+24% +$317K
WRK
561
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$1.68M 0.01%
+44,572
New +$1.97M
TIVO
562
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
$1.68M 0.01%
85,900
-30,758
-26% -$332K
EHC icon
563
Encompass Health
EHC
$12.4B
$1.68M 0.01%
34,221
-1,469
-4% -$83.6K
DBEF icon
564
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
DBEF
$9.39B
$1.68M 0.01%
60,119
+1,381
+2% +$41.5K
AMLP icon
565
Alerian MLP ETF
AMLP
$12.8B
$1.68M 0.01%
38,397
+6,576
+21% +$323K
XLY icon
566
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$23.2B
$1.67M 0.01%
33,624
-9,020
-21% -$477K
MTD icon
567
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.6B
$1.65M 0.01%
2,918
+186
+7% +$108K
QYLD icon
568
Global X NASDAQ-100 Covered Call ETF
QYLD
$8.26B
$1.65M 0.01%
+77,425
New +$1.8M
XEL icon
569
Xcel Energy
XEL
$48.8B
$1.64M 0.01%
33,313
+2,722
+9% +$137K
RPM icon
570
RPM International
RPM
$15B
$1.64M 0.01%
27,851
+5,367
+24% +$329K
ROST icon
571
Ross Stores
ROST
$81.9B
$1.63M 0.01%
19,578
+2,317
+13% +$210K
BURL icon
572
Burlington
BURL
$23.2B
$1.63M 0.01%
10,010
-2,436
-20% -$393K
EFII
573
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$1.61M 0.01%
65,128
-6,667
-9% -$192K
PETX
574
DELISTED
Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.
PETX
$1.61M 0.01%
262,500
-26,025
-9% -$159K
RL icon
575
Ralph Lauren
RL
$23.5B
$1.61M 0.01%
+15,546
New +$1.83M
21 22
23
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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.