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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
VYM icon
76
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
VYM
$82.8B
$48.5M 0.35%
622,374
+19,278
+3% +$1.61M
WBA
77
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$47.5M 0.35%
695,322
-30,030
-4% -$2.33M
WMT icon
78
Walmart Inc
WMT
$890B
$46.5M 0.34%
1,497,390
+323,004
+28% +$10.4M
ULTA icon
79
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$24.3B
$45.3M 0.33%
185,082
+79,921
+76% +$22.1M
VEA icon
80
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$236B
$44.5M 0.32%
1,200,505
+122,226
+11% +$4.84M
EW icon
81
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$51.7B
$43.4M 0.32%
849,960
-9,843
-1% -$498K
VTV icon
82
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
VTV
$191B
$43.2M 0.31%
440,777
+27,447
+7% +$2.89M
DLB icon
83
Dolby
DLB
$5.79B
$42.4M 0.31%
684,980
-33,608
-5% -$2.26M
ISRG icon
84
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$134B
$41.6M 0.3%
260,688
+1,251
+0.5% +$212K
MMM icon
85
3M
MMM
$94.3B
$41.5M 0.3%
260,691
+1,636
+0.6% +$272K
PFE icon
86
Pfizer
PFE
$153B
$40.9M 0.3%
986,658
+9,000
+0.9% +$374K
EVH icon
87
Evolent Health
EVH
$447M
$40.4M 0.29%
2,025,886
-115,385
-5% -$2.67M
META icon
88
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.51T
$40M 0.29%
305,420
-226,814
-43% -$32.9M
VBK icon
89
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
VBK
$24.5B
$38.9M 0.28%
258,461
-7,206
-3% -$1.19M
BAC icon
90
Bank of America
BAC
$442B
$38.6M 0.28%
1,565,908
+45,630
+3% +$1.24M
LULU icon
91
lululemon athletica
LULU
$14.6B
$36.9M 0.27%
303,594
+8,567
+3% +$1.15M
ALGN icon
92
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.3B
$36.9M 0.27%
176,073
-51,208
-23% -$12.9M
BFAM icon
93
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$3.86B
$36.4M 0.27%
326,675
+1,682
+0.5% +$193K
IVV icon
94
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$902B
$35.6M 0.26%
141,468
+35,522
+34% +$9.65M
CELG
95
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$35.4M 0.26%
551,776
-159,285
-22% -$11.8M
MDT icon
96
Medtronic
MDT
$112B
$35.1M 0.26%
386,118
+7,596
+2% +$710K
XOM icon
97
ExxonMobil
XOM
$634B
$34.5M 0.25%
505,789
-5,107
-1% -$401K
AXP icon
98
American Express
AXP
$230B
$33.8M 0.25%
354,175
+9,904
+3% +$1.04M
CTAS icon
99
Cintas
CTAS
$81.3B
$33.7M 0.25%
803,140
-9,472
-1% -$423K
RMD icon
100
ResMed
RMD
$30.7B
$32.6M 0.24%
286,547
+4,562
+2% +$489K
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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.