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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
DGS icon
1276
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
DGS
$1.76B
$134K ﹤0.01%
2,575
-100
-4% -$4.25K
IXN icon
1277
iShares Global Tech ETF
IXN
$8.74B
$133K ﹤0.01%
5,544
-3,444
-38% -$90K
EPP icon
1278
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
EPP
$2.26B
$132K ﹤0.01%
3,245
+896
+38% +$38K
FSTX
1279
DELISTED
F-star Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
FSTX
$132K ﹤0.01%
3,169
+613
+24% +$27.6K
LBRDA icon
1280
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$5.32B
$131K ﹤0.01%
1,828
+5
+0.3% +$402
GARS
1281
DELISTED
Garrison Capital Inc.
GARS
$128K ﹤0.01%
19,950
-7,000
-26% -$53.1K
PVG
1282
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
$127K ﹤0.01%
15,025
– –
FPI
1283
Farmland Partners
FPI
$434M
$125K ﹤0.01%
27,425
– –
PID icon
1284
Invesco International Dividend Achievers ETF
PID
$917M
$125K ﹤0.01%
+7,300
New +$109K
SPY icon
1285
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$818B
$125K ﹤0.01%
500
– –
EWC icon
1286
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$6.26B
$124K ﹤0.01%
5,180
-3,935
-43% -$104K
IXUS icon
1287
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
IXUS
$59.5B
$124K ﹤0.01%
2,355
+105
+5% +$5.83K
DBEU icon
1288
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
DBEU
$782M
$122K ﹤0.01%
4,866
-3,089
-39% -$82.7K
XSLV icon
1289
Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF
XSLV
$247M
$122K ﹤0.01%
+2,867
New +$132K
LSXMA
1290
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
$122K ﹤0.01%
4,597
+28
+0.6% +$807
SONO icon
1291
Sonos
SONO
$1.83B
$117K ﹤0.01%
+11,900
New +$149K
FSP
1292
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$47.1M
$115K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
DLS icon
1293
WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund
DLS
$1.07B
$114K ﹤0.01%
1,891
– –
DDM icon
1294
ProShares Ultra Dow30
DDM
$542M
$113K ﹤0.01%
+6,000
New +$131K
VDE icon
1295
Vanguard Energy ETF
VDE
$9.84B
$113K ﹤0.01%
1,465
+375
+34% +$34.3K
ILF icon
1296
iShares Latin America 40 ETF
ILF
$3.8B
$111K ﹤0.01%
3,588
– –
MGV icon
1297
Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Value ETF
MGV
$13.4B
$111K ﹤0.01%
1,547
– –
EMES
1298
DELISTED
Emerge Energy Services LP
EMES
$111K ﹤0.01%
72,075
+31,920
+79% +$86K
EWU icon
1299
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU
$4.13B
$110K ﹤0.01%
3,596
+348
+11% +$11K
IGV icon
1300
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
IGV
$14.1B
$108K ﹤0.01%
+2,820
New +$102K
50 51
52
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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.