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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
IHI icon
576
iShares US Medical Devices ETF
IHI
$3.38B
$1.6M 0.01%
48,156
+47,388
+6,170% +$1.64M
GG
577
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$1.6M 0.01%
163,442
-3,397
-2% -$33K
HUM icon
578
Humana
HUM
$46.2B
$1.59M 0.01%
5,565
+2,779
+100% +$881K
VTIP icon
579
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
VTIP
$19.1B
$1.59M 0.01%
32,855
+1,452
+5% +$69.9K
HDV
580
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
HDV
$14.9B
$1.58M 0.01%
93,700
-45
-0% -$800
AFL icon
581
Aflac
AFL
$63.4B
$1.56M 0.01%
34,286
+1,770
+5% +$78.7K
TMX
582
DELISTED
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.
TMX
$1.55M 0.01%
42,189
+20,839
+98% +$865K
HGV icon
583
Hilton Grand Vacations
HGV
$3.55B
$1.55M 0.01%
58,672
+50,871
+652% +$1.48M
WWD icon
584
Woodward
WWD
$21.4B
$1.54M 0.01%
20,672
– –
CNI icon
585
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.6B
$1.53M 0.01%
20,635
-5,265
-20% -$436K
BPL
586
DELISTED
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
BPL
$1.53M 0.01%
52,738
-271
-0.5% -$8.63K
UHAL icon
587
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$14.6B
$1.52M 0.01%
46,470
+700
+2% +$23.7K
IGIB icon
588
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.6B
$1.52M 0.01%
13,630
-7,377
-35% -$386K
ISTB icon
589
iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF
ISTB
$5.13B
$1.52M 0.01%
30,905
-3,427
-10% -$167K
CIVB icon
590
Civista Bancshares
CIVB
$589M
$1.51M 0.01%
86,880
-32,268
-27% -$684K
CFG icon
591
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$30.6B
$1.51M 0.01%
50,851
-2,567
-5% -$90K
EXP icon
592
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.57B
$1.51M 0.01%
24,750
-3,715
-13% -$266K
GPC icon
593
Genuine Parts
GPC
$18.7B
$1.5M 0.01%
15,673
+116
+0.7% +$11.5K
LEG icon
594
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.31B
$1.5M 0.01%
41,784
– –
DOV icon
595
Dover
DOV
$28.4B
$1.5M 0.01%
21,097
+1,406
+7% +$115K
WPM icon
596
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$60.9B
$1.49M 0.01%
76,191
-13,000
-15% -$222K
SCHH icon
597
Schwab US REIT ETF
SCHH
$11.4B
$1.49M 0.01%
77,130
+75,994
+6,690% +$1.55M
MTW icon
598
Manitowoc
MTW
$675M
$1.48M 0.01%
100,098
+21,152
+27% +$395K
VTR icon
599
Ventas
VTR
$47.9B
$1.47M 0.01%
25,057
+108
+0.4% +$6.37K
IEF icon
600
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
IEF
$47.3B
$1.46M 0.01%
14,009
-1,276
-8% -$129K
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24
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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.