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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
FLIR
901
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$502K ﹤0.01%
11,535
-1,844
-14% -$90.7K
DCP
902
DELISTED
DCP Midstream, LP
DCP
$501K ﹤0.01%
18,920
– –
GAP
903
The Gap Inc
GAP
$7.35B
$500K ﹤0.01%
19,426
+3,634
+23% +$97.1K
CIGI icon
904
Colliers International
CIGI
$5.26B
$496K ﹤0.01%
9,018
-2,108
-19% -$134K
BMRC icon
905
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$462M
$495K ﹤0.01%
12,000
– –
EWBC icon
906
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$18B
$494K ﹤0.01%
11,342
-3,875
-25% -$201K
PCAR icon
907
PACCAR
PCAR
$69.4B
$493K ﹤0.01%
12,938
+1,383
+12% +$55.2K
TCS
908
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
$493K ﹤0.01%
1,502
+84
+6% +$8.82K
TRI icon
909
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$44.8B
$490K ﹤0.01%
9,619
-4,555
-32% -$244K
OSK icon
910
Oshkosh
OSK
$9.55B
$489K ﹤0.01%
7,978
– –
CAKE icon
911
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$5.34B
$488K ﹤0.01%
11,220
-250
-2% -$12.1K
KIDS icon
912
OrthoPediatrics
KIDS
$597M
$488K ﹤0.01%
13,990
+4,630
+49% +$147K
ONB icon
913
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$10.2B
$488K ﹤0.01%
31,700
-3,000
-9% -$53.6K
VIAB
914
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$488K ﹤0.01%
18,990
+847
+5% +$26.1K
VV icon
915
Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF
VV
$54.3B
$487K ﹤0.01%
4,239
+551
+15% +$68.2K
MYGN icon
916
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$307M
$482K ﹤0.01%
15,988
-1,100
-6% -$39.6K
DWM icon
917
WisdomTree International Equity Fund
DWM
$696M
$481K ﹤0.01%
10,329
+1,404
+16% +$69.2K
EXG icon
918
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
EXG
$3.05B
$481K ﹤0.01%
64,444
-14,500
-18% -$123K
KSU
919
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$481K ﹤0.01%
5,044
+2,428
+93% +$246K
CBLK
920
DELISTED
Carbon Black, Inc. Common Stock
CBLK
$480K ﹤0.01%
35,742
+22,210
+164% +$365K
BRF icon
921
VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF
BRF
$21.5M
$474K ﹤0.01%
23,682
-8,646
-27% -$172K
FCCO icon
922
First Community Corp
FCCO
$320M
$471K ﹤0.01%
24,224
+2,500
+12% +$55.4K
HII icon
923
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$12.7B
$470K ﹤0.01%
2,472
-810
-25% -$176K
LUMN icon
924
Lumen
LUMN
$6.52B
$468K ﹤0.01%
30,901
-3,952
-11% -$75.4K
AAL icon
925
American Airlines Group
AAL
$10.5B
$467K ﹤0.01%
14,538
+3,236
+29% +$113K
35 36
37
38 39

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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.