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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
APA icon
1001
APA Corp
APA
$12.9B
$372K ﹤0.01%
14,167
+3,528
+33% +$130K
DGX icon
1002
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$26.3B
$372K ﹤0.01%
4,464
+289
+7% +$27.1K
SJNK icon
1003
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF
SJNK
$4.75B
$372K ﹤0.01%
14,291
+6,972
+95% +$187K
SWKS icon
1004
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$10.1B
$368K ﹤0.01%
5,493
+2,618
+91% +$202K
TFI icon
1005
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal Bond ETF
TFI
$3.13B
$368K ﹤0.01%
+7,651
New +$362K
UAL icon
1006
United Airlines
UAL
$41.9B
$368K ﹤0.01%
4,391
-1,700
-28% -$149K
MLPI
1007
DELISTED
UBS E-TRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure ETN
MLPI
$368K ﹤0.01%
14,884
+17
+0.1% +$374
SCHP icon
1008
Schwab US TIPS ETF
SCHP
$16.3B
$367K ﹤0.01%
+13,800
New +$367K
LABL
1009
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
$367K ﹤0.01%
4,651
– –
IMGN
1010
DELISTED
Immunogen Inc
IMGN
$366K ﹤0.01%
+65,473
New +$397K
TLTD icon
1011
FlexShares Morningstar Developed Markets ex-US Factor Tilt Index Fund
TLTD
$681M
$365K ﹤0.01%
6,579
– –
BIV icon
1012
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.8B
$364K ﹤0.01%
4,330
-567
-12% -$45.4K
APPN icon
1013
Appian
APPN
$2.23B
$363K ﹤0.01%
+13,592
New +$363K
BHP icon
1014
BHP
BHP
$223B
$363K ﹤0.01%
8,438
-11,658
-58% -$488K
BIP icon
1015
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
BIP
$17.9B
$363K ﹤0.01%
17,648
-5,040
-22% -$115K
OVV icon
1016
Ovintiv
OVV
$16.6B
$363K ﹤0.01%
12,561
+7,406
+144% +$319K
PLD icon
1017
Prologis
PLD
$132B
$363K ﹤0.01%
6,178
+612
+11% +$39.7K
SRC
1018
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$363K ﹤0.01%
10,300
– –
LM
1019
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
$362K ﹤0.01%
14,174
+174
+1% +$4.88K
CF icon
1020
CF Industries
CF
$17.7B
$361K ﹤0.01%
8,299
+1,607
+24% +$75.4K
CORT icon
1021
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$11.7B
$361K ﹤0.01%
27,000
– –
AZTA icon
1022
Azenta
AZTA
$1.42B
$359K ﹤0.01%
13,710
-666
-5% -$19.5K
FV icon
1023
First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF
FV
$3.7B
$357K ﹤0.01%
14,141
+2,126
+18% +$57.8K
FNDX icon
1024
Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index ETF
FNDX
$27.2B
$356K ﹤0.01%
31,407
+30,237
+2,584% +$373K
TT icon
1025
Trane Technologies
TT
$105B
$356K ﹤0.01%
3,902
+7
+0.2% +$688
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41
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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.