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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
BRKL
876
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
$541K ﹤0.01%
39,156
-4,400
-10% -$66.4K
DSGR icon
877
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.61B
$541K ﹤0.01%
34,262
– –
FSV icon
878
FirstService
FSV
$6.32B
$540K ﹤0.01%
7,892
-2,608
-25% -$195K
HXL icon
879
Hexcel
HXL
$7.76B
$540K ﹤0.01%
9,425
-7,067
-43% -$426K
NWG icon
880
NatWest
NWG
$76.3B
$539K ﹤0.01%
89,474
+26,889
+43% +$172K
CXO
881
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$539K ﹤0.01%
5,240
– –
TVTY
882
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
$538K ﹤0.01%
21,690
+12,965
+149% +$431K
GMED icon
883
Globus Medical
GMED
$11.1B
$536K ﹤0.01%
12,380
– –
SLF icon
884
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$45B
$535K ﹤0.01%
16,124
+2,110
+15% +$76.3K
BOTZ icon
885
Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF
BOTZ
$3.49B
$531K ﹤0.01%
+31,702
New +$615K
CS
886
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
$531K ﹤0.01%
48,898
+8,866
+22% +$110K
DVN icon
887
Devon Energy
DVN
$47.9B
$529K ﹤0.01%
23,471
+520
+2% +$16K
MELI icon
888
Mercado Libre
MELI
$91.8B
$529K ﹤0.01%
1,805
– –
GEO icon
889
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.12B
$525K ﹤0.01%
26,667
-31,788
-54% -$721K
EXPD icon
890
Expeditors International
EXPD
$23.5B
$524K ﹤0.01%
7,699
+1,186
+18% +$83.3K
USO icon
891
United States Oil Fund
USO
$1.87B
$522K ﹤0.01%
6,759
+193
+3% +$19.4K
FEZ icon
892
State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
FEZ
$4.54B
$519K ﹤0.01%
15,563
-5,400
-26% -$190K
SHM icon
893
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF
SHM
$3.47B
$515K ﹤0.01%
10,725
+58
+0.5% +$2.77K
AEM icon
894
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$89.8B
$514K ﹤0.01%
12,729
+100
+0.8% +$3.68K
HASI icon
895
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
HASI
$5.24B
$514K ﹤0.01%
27,000
+12,000
+80% +$259K
VYMI icon
896
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF
VYMI
$20.9B
$514K ﹤0.01%
7,449
+2,025
+37% +$119K
TDW icon
897
Tidewater
TDW
$4.12B
$507K ﹤0.01%
+26,506
New +$691K
NBHC icon
898
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.91B
$504K ﹤0.01%
12,592
-1
-0% -$35
MGP
899
DELISTED
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A common shares representing limited liability company interests
MGP
$504K ﹤0.01%
19,087
-59,888
-76% -$1.67M
STAG icon
900
STAG Industrial
STAG
$7.14B
$503K ﹤0.01%
20,200
-300
-1% -$7.84K
34 35
36
37 38

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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.