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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
DBC icon
976
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
DBC
$1.66B
$403K ﹤0.01%
+27,818
New +$457K
SKYY icon
977
First Trust Cloud Computing ETF
SKYY
$3.01B
$403K ﹤0.01%
8,317
-1,952
-19% -$100K
SHOO icon
978
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.53B
$400K ﹤0.01%
13,203
-933
-7% -$28.7K
LRCX icon
979
Lam Research
LRCX
$383B
$399K ﹤0.01%
29,320
+6,990
+31% +$100K
HPE icon
980
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$69.4B
$397K ﹤0.01%
30,049
+8,854
+42% +$133K
ENLK
981
DELISTED
EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
ENLK
$397K ﹤0.01%
36,065
-2,000
-5% -$29.5K
A icon
982
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.9B
$395K ﹤0.01%
5,857
+1,242
+27% +$83.6K
PRI icon
983
Primerica
PRI
$10.2B
$392K ﹤0.01%
4,011
-95
-2% -$10.6K
NEM icon
984
Newmont
NEM
$111B
$389K ﹤0.01%
11,238
+489
+5% +$15.9K
UYG icon
985
ProShares Ultra Financials
UYG
$853M
$388K ﹤0.01%
11,895
-501
-4% -$19.2K
CX icon
986
Cemex
CX
$16.3B
$386K ﹤0.01%
80,082
+29,258
+58% +$156K
AIVL icon
987
WisdomTree US AI Enhanced Value Fund
AIVL
$433M
$385K ﹤0.01%
5,000
-251
-5% -$21.2K
AKBA icon
988
Akebia Therapeutics
AKBA
$264M
$385K ﹤0.01%
+69,575
New +$544K
PEG icon
989
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$37.4B
$385K ﹤0.01%
7,389
-486
-6% -$26.2K
OFG icon
990
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.24B
$384K ﹤0.01%
23,317
-45,000
-66% -$757K
FFIN icon
991
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$4.97B
$383K ﹤0.01%
13,266
-314
-2% -$9.44K
THO icon
992
Thor Industries
THO
$4.04B
$382K ﹤0.01%
7,348
-248
-3% -$16.8K
CAC icon
993
Camden National
CAC
$992M
$381K ﹤0.01%
+10,600
New +$425K
EWX icon
994
State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF
EWX
$688M
$381K ﹤0.01%
9,300
– –
MOS icon
995
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.46B
$379K ﹤0.01%
12,990
+3,589
+38% +$118K
RY icon
996
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$294B
$379K ﹤0.01%
5,529
-49
-0.9% -$3.58K
LNC icon
997
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.93B
$375K ﹤0.01%
7,306
-1,273
-15% -$77.4K
NDAQ icon
998
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$52.9B
$375K ﹤0.01%
12,501
– –
PKX icon
999
POSCO
PKX
$17B
$375K ﹤0.01%
6,829
+2,062
+43% +$118K
VKTXW
1000
DELISTED
Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
VKTXW
$375K ﹤0.01%
61,505
-49,300
-44% -$517K
38 39
40
41 42

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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.