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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
ITUB icon
851
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$88.8B
$595K ﹤0.01%
89,533
-37,917
-30% -$244K
NGG icon
852
National Grid
NGG
$81.7B
$592K ﹤0.01%
+13,947
New +$651K
SUB icon
853
iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF
SUB
$11.4B
$592K ﹤0.01%
5,614
– –
BMO icon
854
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$127B
$591K ﹤0.01%
9,049
-1,203
-12% -$89.2K
NBEV
855
DELISTED
NewAge, Inc. Common Stock (Delaware)
NBEV
$590K ﹤0.01%
113,500
+1,000
+0.9% +$5.24K
AIG icon
856
American International
AIG
$41.8B
$588K ﹤0.01%
14,915
-1,912
-11% -$83.5K
NI icon
857
NiSource
NI
$20.6B
$587K ﹤0.01%
23,164
+1,111
+5% +$28.7K
FTA icon
858
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.41B
$585K ﹤0.01%
12,652
-559
-4% -$28.4K
UNG icon
859
United States Natural Gas Fund
UNG
$455M
$585K ﹤0.01%
+5,922
New +$717K
DLR icon
860
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$72.1B
$582K ﹤0.01%
5,466
+778
+17% +$86K
CNC icon
861
Centene
CNC
$32.5B
$568K ﹤0.01%
9,850
-442
-4% -$29.6K
SNPS icon
862
Synopsys
SNPS
$78.7B
$564K ﹤0.01%
6,691
-1,318
-16% -$117K
SCHG icon
863
Schwab US Large-Cap Growth ETF
SCHG
$62.7B
$562K ﹤0.01%
65,240
-10,000
-13% -$93.1K
MFNC
864
DELISTED
Mackinac Financial Corporation
MFNC
$561K ﹤0.01%
41,064
– –
ELV icon
865
Elevance Health
ELV
$85.3B
$560K ﹤0.01%
2,131
+31
+1% +$8.52K
BG icon
866
Bunge Global
BG
$21.1B
$557K ﹤0.01%
10,422
+2,572
+33% +$159K
GOGO icon
867
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$484M
$557K ﹤0.01%
186,424
-47,401
-20% -$237K
WSM icon
868
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$29.4B
$557K ﹤0.01%
22,066
-700
-3% -$20K
RIG icon
869
Transocean
RIG
$5.93B
$552K ﹤0.01%
79,602
+6,729
+9% +$68.6K
LW icon
870
Lamb Weston
LW
$7.19B
$551K ﹤0.01%
+7,494
New +$574K
M icon
871
Macy's
M
$6.63B
$550K ﹤0.01%
18,461
+4,200
+29% +$138K
VONG icon
872
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF
VONG
$44.9B
$549K ﹤0.01%
16,332
+1,600
+11% +$57.8K
VONV icon
873
Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF
VONV
$21.2B
$549K ﹤0.01%
11,304
+16
+0.1% +$839
J icon
874
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.1B
$546K ﹤0.01%
11,294
+980
+10% +$56K
ITGR icon
875
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$4.26B
$545K ﹤0.01%
7,152
– –
33 34
35
36 37

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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.