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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
CWB icon
801
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF
CWB
$5.68B
$695K 0.01%
14,853
+1,131
+8% +$56.9K
NLY icon
802
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$17.5B
$692K 0.01%
17,609
+275
+2% +$11K
HFBC
803
DELISTED
HopFed Bancorp Inc
HFBC
$692K 0.01%
52,061
– –
GLNG icon
804
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.14B
$690K 0.01%
+31,705
New +$819K
DMRC icon
805
Digimarc Corp
DMRC
$179M
$688K 0.01%
47,450
-30,000
-39% -$658K
LNT icon
806
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18B
$686K 0.01%
16,232
+286
+2% +$12.6K
STT icon
807
State Street
STT
$50.9B
$686K 0.01%
10,870
+3,489
+47% +$250K
IJT icon
808
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
IJT
$8.42B
$684K 0.01%
8,478
+138
+2% +$12.3K
RHP icon
809
Ryman Hospitality Properties
RHP
$7.68B
$684K 0.01%
10,251
-459
-4% -$34.4K
EFX icon
810
Equifax
EFX
$21.3B
$675K ﹤0.01%
7,253
-2,068
-22% -$220K
ALBO
811
DELISTED
Albireo Pharma Inc
ALBO
$675K ﹤0.01%
+27,522
New +$727K
ANSS
812
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$671K ﹤0.01%
4,692
-67
-1% -$10.4K
CAG icon
813
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.19B
$670K ﹤0.01%
31,385
-124,110
-80% -$4.01M
SBH icon
814
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.54B
$670K ﹤0.01%
39,317
-6,202
-14% -$116K
EFOR
815
Everforth Inc
EFOR
$1.33B
$669K ﹤0.01%
12,269
-4,256
-26% -$277K
HOLX
816
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$666K ﹤0.01%
16,200
+863
+6% +$35.4K
RVTY icon
817
Revvity
RVTY
$12.8B
$665K ﹤0.01%
8,466
+85
+1% +$7.18K
BN icon
818
Brookfield
BN
$108B
$658K ﹤0.01%
36,881
+12,066
+49% +$180K
SR icon
819
Spire
SR
$4.81B
$658K ﹤0.01%
8,880
-680
-7% -$51.4K
XLB icon
820
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
$8.66B
$647K ﹤0.01%
25,598
-52
-0.2% -$1.39K
GDOT icon
821
Green Dot
GDOT
$747M
$646K ﹤0.01%
8,120
– –
APU
822
DELISTED
AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
APU
$644K ﹤0.01%
25,444
-295
-1% -$10.2K
COMT icon
823
iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF
COMT
$1.19B
$641K ﹤0.01%
21,020
-17,290
-45% -$622K
SBRA icon
824
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.4B
$631K ﹤0.01%
38,314
-424
-1% -$8.54K
PSA icon
825
Public Storage
PSA
$61.2B
$630K ﹤0.01%
3,114
+102
+3% +$20.8K
31 32
33
34 35

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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.