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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
OXSQ icon
751
Oxford Square Capital
OXSQ
$157M
$810K 0.01%
125,260
– –
RDS.B
752
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$809K 0.01%
13,497
+29
+0.2% +$1.85K
JKHY icon
753
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11.1B
$805K 0.01%
6,360
-1,340
-17% -$190K
XLP icon
754
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$14.9B
$805K 0.01%
15,857
+1,222
+8% +$66.3K
RWX icon
755
State Street SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF
RWX
$270M
$804K 0.01%
22,746
-7,882
-26% -$291K
QUOT
756
DELISTED
Quotient Technology Inc
QUOT
$803K 0.01%
+75,175
New +$943K
GNRC icon
757
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$12.5B
$794K 0.01%
15,976
+41
+0.3% +$2.2K
BAH icon
758
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$9.15B
$793K 0.01%
17,594
-9,143
-34% -$449K
DON icon
759
WisdomTree US MidCap Dividend Fund
DON
$4.09B
$788K 0.01%
7,819
-400
-5% -$13.7K
EMB icon
760
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.7B
$786K 0.01%
7,562
-1,668
-18% -$174K
IONS icon
761
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.4B
$783K 0.01%
14,490
+14
+0.1% +$714
UMH
762
UMH Properties
UMH
$1.36B
$782K 0.01%
66,030
-5,850
-8% -$79.2K
GEL icon
763
Genesis Energy
GEL
$1.85B
$780K 0.01%
42,232
-350
-0.8% -$7.87K
IR icon
764
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$33.7B
$778K 0.01%
+38,027
New +$933K
NLSN
765
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$777K 0.01%
16,696
-1,324
-7% -$34.3K
BALL icon
766
Ball Corp
BALL
$16.8B
$775K 0.01%
16,849
-8,612
-34% -$402K
HEEM icon
767
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets
HEEM
$282M
$775K 0.01%
31,188
+6,886
+28% +$164K
CNH
768
CNH Industrial
CNH
$17.5B
$770K 0.01%
96,115
+11,536
+14% +$102K
SUNS
769
DELISTED
SLR Senior Investment Corp. Common Stock
SUNS
$769K 0.01%
50,864
-8,573
-14% -$136K
FDN icon
770
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
$5.45B
$766K 0.01%
5,473
-1,869
-25% -$232K
HF
771
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$765K 0.01%
23,064
-33,802
-59% -$1.26M
TILT icon
772
FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factors Tilt Index Fund
TILT
$2.26B
$762K 0.01%
7,612
+2,471
+48% +$271K
VGSH icon
773
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF
VGSH
$29.3B
$762K 0.01%
+12,671
New +$757K
IPG
774
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$756K 0.01%
36,657
-1,526
-4% -$34.9K
XRAY icon
775
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.43B
$752K 0.01%
20,207
-14,430
-42% -$525K
29 30
31
32 33

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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.