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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
THW
951
abrdn World Healthcare Fund
THW
$544M
$439K ﹤0.01%
+37,888
New +$492K
IPAR icon
952
Interparfums
IPAR
$3.81B
$438K ﹤0.01%
6,684
– –
GBDC icon
953
Golub Capital BDC
GBDC
$3.39B
$435K ﹤0.01%
26,933
-510
-2% -$9.08K
FRC
954
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$435K ﹤0.01%
5,007
-2,641
-35% -$241K
VG
955
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$434K ﹤0.01%
49,658
-32,710
-40% -$375K
EVRG icon
956
Evergy
EVRG
$19.1B
$433K ﹤0.01%
7,623
-674
-8% -$38.9K
CRSP icon
957
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$4.99B
$432K ﹤0.01%
15,135
+1,200
+9% +$41.7K
BOH icon
958
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.12B
$429K ﹤0.01%
6,371
+509
+9% +$38.8K
AMD icon
959
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$799B
$428K ﹤0.01%
23,166
+8,038
+53% +$174K
BKH icon
960
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.54B
$428K ﹤0.01%
6,821
-3,889
-36% -$244K
CNSL
961
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$424K ﹤0.01%
21,700
-1,700
-7% -$20.9K
BMI icon
962
Badger Meter
BMI
$3.98B
$423K ﹤0.01%
8,595
-210
-2% -$10.8K
RITM icon
963
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.55B
$423K ﹤0.01%
29,775
-5,690
-16% -$96.1K
NEAR icon
964
iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF
NEAR
$4.85B
$422K ﹤0.01%
+8,423
New +$421K
ACRS icon
965
Aclaris Therapeutics
ACRS
$851M
$419K ﹤0.01%
56,728
+11,570
+26% +$119K
ESGD icon
966
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
ESGD
$12.2B
$419K ﹤0.01%
7,302
+4,170
+133% +$253K
VSS icon
967
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
VSS
$11.7B
$419K ﹤0.01%
4,427
+615
+16% +$62.4K
VVC
968
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$415K ﹤0.01%
5,772
– –
MPLX icon
969
MPLX
MPLX
$61.3B
$413K ﹤0.01%
13,646
-1,180
-8% -$39.4K
VGIT icon
970
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
VGIT
$41.6B
$411K ﹤0.01%
+6,469
New +$402K
CLB icon
971
Core Laboratories
CLB
$513M
$410K ﹤0.01%
6,866
+1,137
+20% +$98.1K
IEX icon
972
IDEX
IEX
$17.2B
$409K ﹤0.01%
3,238
-597
-16% -$79.9K
URTH icon
973
iShares MSCI World ETF
URTH
$8.2B
$409K ﹤0.01%
5,192
+1,492
+40% +$127K
COR icon
974
Cencora
COR
$62B
$406K ﹤0.01%
5,460
-1,821
-25% -$157K
STOR
975
DELISTED
STORE Capital Corporation
STOR
$404K ﹤0.01%
+14,265
New +$416K
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.