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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
+5.14%
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
$14.1B
AUM Growth
-$591M
Cap. Flow
-$1.14B
Cap. Flow %
-8.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
20.02%
Holding
1,654
New
292
Increased
437
Reduced
658
Closed
147

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
P
Everpure Inc
P
+$31.8M
2
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$24.9M
3
TYL icon
Tyler Technologies
TYL
+$24.4M
4
NTNX icon
Nutanix
NTNX
+$15.6M
5
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
+$15.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$70.7M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$47.1M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$43.1M
4
EXEL icon
Exelixis
EXEL
+$33M
5
V icon
Visa
V
+$31.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 18.97%
2 Healthcare 17.83%
3 Financials 14.24%
4 Industrials 10.29%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TWOU
1001
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
$390K ﹤0.01%
155
-181
-54% -$418K
VVC
1002
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$390K ﹤0.01%
6,102
-65
-1% -$4.02K
PEG icon
1003
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$37.7B
$385K ﹤0.01%
7,656
-71
-0.9% -$3.48K
ROG icon
1004
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.4B
$383K ﹤0.01%
3,202
-501
-14% -$76.2K
PRAH
1005
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
$383K ﹤0.01%
4,615
-740
-14% -$65.8K
GPMT
1006
Granite Point Mortgage Trust
GPMT
$61.2M
$380K ﹤0.01%
22,982
+441
+2% +$7.58K
IDCC icon
1007
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.89B
$375K ﹤0.01%
5,096
+462
+10% +$35.4K
BECN
1008
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$374K ﹤0.01%
7,049
+1,167
+20% +$67.1K
PSLV icon
1009
Sprott Physical Silver Trust
PSLV
$13.2B
$373K ﹤0.01%
61,783
+2,970
+5% +$18.4K
HPE icon
1010
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$70.5B
$370K ﹤0.01%
21,067
-1,565
-7% -$26.6K
IXUS icon
1011
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
IXUS
$60.1B
$370K ﹤0.01%
+5,871
New +$378K
VIAV icon
1012
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$9.66B
$370K ﹤0.01%
38,061
-1,843
-5% -$17.6K
VTRS icon
1013
Viatris
VTRS
$19.1B
$370K ﹤0.01%
8,991
– –
TFX icon
1014
Teleflex
TFX
$5.98B
$369K ﹤0.01%
1,446
-3,988
-73% -$1.05M
CMD
1015
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$366K ﹤0.01%
3,285
-600
-15% -$67.2K
CCL icon
1016
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$39.7B
$364K ﹤0.01%
5,549
-690
-11% -$46.9K
DWM icon
1017
WisdomTree International Equity Fund
DWM
$697M
$363K ﹤0.01%
6,612
+1
+0% +$56
AZTA icon
1018
Azenta
AZTA
$1.48B
$362K ﹤0.01%
+13,359
New +$364K
CWI icon
1019
State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF
CWI
$2.85B
$362K ﹤0.01%
13,992
– –
MDGL icon
1020
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
MDGL
$11.8B
$360K ﹤0.01%
+3,079
New +$380K
VCR icon
1021
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF
VCR
$6.33B
$360K ﹤0.01%
+2,268
New +$371K
BIP icon
1022
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
BIP
$18B
$359K ﹤0.01%
14,498
– –
ANIK icon
1023
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$287M
$357K ﹤0.01%
7,177
+1,157
+19% +$65.4K
EMES
1024
DELISTED
Emerge Energy Services LP
EMES
$356K ﹤0.01%
57,925
-10,250
-15% -$79.8K
ABM icon
1025
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.84B
$354K ﹤0.01%
10,586
– –
39 40
41
42 43

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William Blair & Company's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, William Blair & Company held 1,654 positions worth $14.1B, down 4% from $14.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 20% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $1.14B in Q1 2018, closing 147 positions and reducing 658 holdings. Its most notable exit was Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF, an estimated $6.64M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Worldpay, Inc. worth $6.54M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q1 2018 buy was Worldpay, Inc.: 79,468 shares worth $6.54M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Everpure Inc in Q1 2018, an estimated $31.8M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $70.7M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $6.64M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 20% of its $14.1B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • William Blair & Company opened 292 new positions and closed 147 in Q1 2018.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 4% quarter-over-quarter to $14.1B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.