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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
MRK icon
101
Merck
MRK
$318B
$32.5M 0.24%
445,791
+15,472
+4% +$1.09M
PCTY icon
102
Paylocity
PCTY
$7.98B
$32.3M 0.24%
537,065
+10,216
+2% +$655K
IEMG icon
103
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$156B
$32M 0.23%
679,691
-48,730
-7% -$2.36M
BABA icon
104
Alibaba
BABA
$308B
$31.5M 0.23%
229,492
-85,459
-27% -$12.6M
BMY icon
105
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$132B
$31.2M 0.23%
600,442
-67,639
-10% -$3.63M
CME icon
106
CME Group
CME
$94.8B
$31M 0.23%
164,826
+2,459
+2% +$454K
VZ icon
107
Verizon
VZ
$196B
$31M 0.23%
551,532
+112,648
+26% +$6.39M
SDY icon
108
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
SDY
$23.9B
$31M 0.23%
346,137
-3,568
-1% -$336K
INTC icon
109
Intel
INTC
$513B
$30.8M 0.22%
657,307
+66,069
+11% +$3.09M
TMO icon
110
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$220B
$30.5M 0.22%
136,108
-4,280
-3% -$1M
LLY icon
111
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.06T
$29.5M 0.22%
255,327
+9,526
+4% +$1.06M
PEP icon
112
PepsiCo
PEP
$190B
$28.9M 0.21%
261,480
+1,991
+0.8% +$224K
CL icon
113
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$74.4B
$28.6M 0.21%
480,440
-89,305
-16% -$5.59M
DOCU
114
DocuSign
DOCU
$11.5B
$28.1M 0.2%
700,693
+73,781
+12% +$3.1M
VWO icon
115
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$124B
$27.7M 0.2%
727,483
-26,350
-3% -$1.02M
UPS icon
116
United Parcel Service
UPS
$88.9B
$27.4M 0.2%
280,960
-12,539
-4% -$1.36M
CPRT icon
117
Copart
CPRT
$27.5B
$27.1M 0.2%
2,270,172
+1,702,864
+300% +$21M
RTN
118
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$27M 0.2%
175,993
+2,577
+1% +$461K
TCMD icon
119
Tactile Systems Technology
TCMD
$665M
$26.4M 0.19%
579,092
+6,467
+1% +$373K
TIP icon
120
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$26M 0.19%
237,014
-1,681
-0.7% -$184K
LOW icon
121
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$125B
$25.8M 0.19%
279,701
-12,349
-4% -$1.19M
KRNT icon
122
Kornit Digital
KRNT
$791M
$25.2M 0.18%
1,348,170
-206,430
-13% -$4.04M
IEFA icon
123
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
IEFA
$196B
$25M 0.18%
455,396
+174,968
+62% +$10.3M
BRK.A icon
124
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.12T
$23.9M 0.17%
74
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ORLY icon
125
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$76.3B
$23.9M 0.17%
1,040,385
-47,325
-4% -$1.08M
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5
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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.