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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
BCE icon
676
BCE
BCE
$21.2B
$1.07M 0.01%
26,956
-1,418
-5% -$58K
CSX icon
677
CSX Corp
CSX
$93.1B
$1.04M 0.01%
50,412
+1,680
+3% +$38.6K
GDXJ icon
678
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
$8.46B
$1.04M 0.01%
34,476
-4,610
-12% -$130K
K
679
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$1.04M 0.01%
19,430
+975
+5% +$58.9K
EPI icon
680
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
$2.06B
$1.04M 0.01%
41,892
-865
-2% -$20.2K
NTAP icon
681
NetApp
NTAP
$37.2B
$1.04M 0.01%
17,371
+10,620
+157% +$763K
CAH icon
682
Cardinal Health
CAH
$55.4B
$1.03M 0.01%
23,193
-71
-0.3% -$3.7K
DNB
683
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$1.03M 0.01%
7,235
+169
+2% +$24.1K
LHX icon
684
L3Harris
LHX
$53.4B
$1.03M 0.01%
7,663
-190
-2% -$28.7K
VCSH icon
685
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$44.7B
$1.03M 0.01%
13,174
+1,650
+14% +$128K
PRMW
686
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
$1.02M 0.01%
73,080
+5,455
+8% +$83.5K
GAIN icon
687
Gladstone Investment Corp
GAIN
$661M
$1.02M 0.01%
109,579
+17,802
+19% +$179K
DPLO
688
DELISTED
DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC.
DPLO
$1.02M 0.01%
50,485
-17,485
-26% -$295K
HCCI
689
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
$1.02M 0.01%
44,271
-2,250
-5% -$52.9K
CBRE icon
690
CBRE Group
CBRE
$42.9B
$1.01M 0.01%
21,448
-3,259
-13% -$135K
CNO icon
691
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5.11B
$999K 0.01%
49,500
– –
FUSB icon
692
First US Bancshares
FUSB
$91.1M
$998K 0.01%
125,500
– –
FND icon
693
Floor & Decor
FND
$6.68B
$997K 0.01%
38,494
+9,084
+31% +$265K
EFV icon
694
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
EFV
$29.4B
$988K 0.01%
21,852
-2,785
-11% -$134K
ECPG icon
695
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.13B
$987K 0.01%
41,982
-26,614
-39% -$715K
IYH icon
696
iShares US Healthcare ETF
IYH
$3.54B
$979K 0.01%
27,070
+17,050
+170% +$653K
SPCE icon
697
Virgin Galactic
SPCE
$398M
$979K 0.01%
4,897
-140
-3% -$27.9K
FUN icon
698
Cedar Fair
FUN
$1.67B
$977K 0.01%
20,661
+82
+0.4% +$4.28K
NUVA
699
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$975K 0.01%
19,669
-600
-3% -$36.1K
OPLN
700
Openlane
OPLN
$4.54B
$974K 0.01%
53,910
-2,983
-5% -$61.9K
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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.