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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
RWT
601
Redwood Trust
RWT
$594M
$1.44M 0.01%
95,585
-592
-0.6% -$9.56K
EPAM icon
602
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.09B
$1.43M 0.01%
12,320
-1,040
-8% -$128K
OAK
603
DELISTED
OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
OAK
$1.42M 0.01%
35,611
-8,150
-19% -$335K
VTWO icon
604
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
VTWO
$17.9B
$1.41M 0.01%
26,324
-2,466
-9% -$148K
BNY
605
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$107B
$1.41M 0.01%
29,988
+4,699
+19% +$228K
SPGI icon
606
S&P Global
SPGI
$120B
$1.41M 0.01%
8,307
+3,144
+61% +$563K
ITT icon
607
ITT
ITT
$19.1B
$1.4M 0.01%
29,094
-1,524
-5% -$80.5K
IYW icon
608
iShares US Technology ETF
IYW
$25.2B
$1.39M 0.01%
34,760
+20,596
+145% +$892K
TGE
609
DELISTED
Tallgrass Energy, LP Class A Shares
TGE
$1.36M 0.01%
+56,005
New +$1.26M
WU icon
610
Western Union
WU
$2.21B
$1.35M 0.01%
79,227
+883
+1% +$16.1K
MSM icon
611
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$6.86B
$1.34M 0.01%
17,454
+565
+3% +$46.9K
HRL icon
612
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.8B
$1.33M 0.01%
31,261
+6,661
+27% +$287K
BHC icon
613
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.34B
$1.33M 0.01%
+71,926
New +$1.71M
EBAY icon
614
eBay
EBAY
$49.7B
$1.33M 0.01%
47,327
-4,094
-8% -$120K
PODD icon
615
Insulet
PODD
$9.79B
$1.33M 0.01%
16,736
+396
+2% +$33.5K
JLL icon
616
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$16.7B
$1.32M 0.01%
10,441
-703
-6% -$95K
PRO
617
DELISTED
PROS Holdings
PRO
$1.32M 0.01%
42,050
-10,225
-20% -$324K
ADSK icon
618
Autodesk
ADSK
$52.6B
$1.32M 0.01%
10,252
-712
-6% -$96.2K
SMAR
619
DELISTED
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
$1.31M 0.01%
52,905
-2,853
-5% -$70.9K
VRTX icon
620
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$126B
$1.31M 0.01%
7,932
+1,669
+27% +$289K
DBI icon
621
Designer Brands
DBI
$333M
$1.31M 0.01%
+53,085
New +$1.42M
AVY icon
622
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.4B
$1.31M 0.01%
14,577
+211
+1% +$19.9K
AVB icon
623
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$26.8B
$1.31M 0.01%
7,502
+612
+9% +$111K
ZD icon
624
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.98B
$1.3M 0.01%
21,573
-13,400
-38% -$846K
EQR icon
625
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.1B
$1.29M 0.01%
19,614
+4,405
+29% +$296K
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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.