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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
UNP icon
51
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$67.7M 0.49%
489,897
-8,888
-2% -$1.32M
TYL icon
52
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$12.8B
$66.6M 0.49%
358,279
+51,535
+17% +$10.2M
BA icon
53
Boeing
BA
$185B
$65.5M 0.48%
203,035
+33,323
+20% +$11.5M
EFA icon
54
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$80.2B
$64M 0.47%
1,089,306
+364,432
+50% +$22.8M
PGR icon
55
Progressive
PGR
$125B
$62.7M 0.46%
1,039,780
-224,985
-18% -$15M
KMX icon
56
CarMax
KMX
$8.26B
$62.2M 0.45%
990,991
-94,498
-9% -$6.24M
FISV
57
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$27.9B
$61.8M 0.45%
840,271
+5,930
+0.7% +$458K
CHKP icon
58
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.1B
$60M 0.44%
584,878
-1,192
-0.2% -$131K
NTRS icon
59
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.9B
$59.7M 0.44%
714,256
+1,056
+0.1% +$99K
COST icon
60
Costco
COST
$420B
$59.4M 0.43%
291,467
-4,859
-2% -$1.09M
BKNG icon
61
Booking.com
BKNG
$161B
$58.2M 0.42%
844,500
-17,800
-2% -$1.31M
MCD icon
62
McDonald's
MCD
$195B
$56.1M 0.41%
315,809
+2,747
+0.9% +$487K
TDG icon
63
TransDigm Group
TDG
$67.7B
$55.6M 0.41%
163,629
-4,077
-2% -$1.4M
CSCO icon
64
Cisco
CSCO
$479B
$55.5M 0.4%
1,281,816
+16,137
+1% +$738K
INGN icon
65
Inogen
INGN
$164M
$55.3M 0.4%
445,715
+35,952
+9% +$5.92M
LIN icon
66
Linde
LIN
$226B
$54.9M 0.4%
+352,000
New +$55.6M
AME icon
67
Ametek
AME
$58.2B
$51.9M 0.38%
766,790
-14,734
-2% -$1.06M
WEX icon
68
WEX
WEX
$6.31B
$51.3M 0.37%
366,453
+14,739
+4% +$2.43M
PG icon
69
Procter & Gamble
PG
$339B
$50.6M 0.37%
550,004
+12,223
+2% +$1.09M
CVX icon
70
Chevron
CVX
$366B
$50.5M 0.37%
464,380
-382
-0.1% -$44.3K
ADP icon
71
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$108B
$50.3M 0.37%
383,844
+624
+0.2% +$88.1K
P
72
Everpure Inc
P
$29.9B
$49.9M 0.36%
3,101,581
-1,599,453
-34% -$31.5M
EXAS
73
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$49.8M 0.36%
789,362
+19,182
+2% +$1.32M
PLNT icon
74
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$3.78B
$49.4M 0.36%
921,227
-2,554
-0.3% -$131K
MKC icon
75
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$14.2B
$49.3M 0.36%
707,754
-55,342
-7% -$3.97M
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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.