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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
STPZ icon
1301
PIMCO 1-5 Year US TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund
STPZ
$516M
$107K ﹤0.01%
2,095
-1,007
-32% -$51.3K
VOOV icon
1302
Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF
VOOV
$6.68B
$105K ﹤0.01%
+1,075
New +$113K
ATCO
1303
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
$105K ﹤0.01%
+13,376
New +$116K
EVER icon
1304
EverQuote
EVER
$839M
$104K ﹤0.01%
+24,949
New +$231K
QDF icon
1305
FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
QDF
$2.27B
$104K ﹤0.01%
2,617
+16
+0.6% +$703
FDIQ
1306
Invesco Bloomberg Financial Data Providers ETF
FDIQ
$50.1M
$103K ﹤0.01%
+2,303
New +$117K
SH icon
1307
ProShares Short S&P500
SH
$902M
$103K ﹤0.01%
825
+124
+18% +$14.6K
KNOW
1308
DELISTED
Direxion All Cap Insider Sentiment Shares
KNOW
$103K ﹤0.01%
+2,491
New +$93.6K
VERU icon
1309
Veru
VERU
$37.1M
$102K ﹤0.01%
7,263
-9,220
-56% -$127K
ATHX
1310
DELISTED
Athersys, Inc. Common Stock
ATHX
$102K ﹤0.01%
2,836
-1,080
-28% -$51.5K
PGJ icon
1311
Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF
PGJ
$97.9M
$101K ﹤0.01%
3,200
– –
VOX icon
1312
Vanguard Communication Services ETF
VOX
$5.73B
$101K ﹤0.01%
1,364
-746
-35% -$59.6K
BOE icon
1313
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust
BOE
$683M
$99K ﹤0.01%
10,520
-5,000
-32% -$50.5K
SBUX icon
1314
CALL
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
$97K ﹤0.01%
1,500
– –
CVIA
1315
DELISTED
Covia Holdings Corporation Common Stock
CVIA
$97K ﹤0.01%
28,442
+1,765
+7% +$10.6K
SOIL
1316
DELISTED
Global X Fertilizers/Potash ETF
SOIL
$97K ﹤0.01%
+9,500
New +$93.5K
DVYE icon
1317
iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF
DVYE
$1.22B
$95K ﹤0.01%
+2,550
New +$97.2K
BGC icon
1318
BGC Group
BGC
$4.97B
$94K ﹤0.01%
18,118
-2,445
-12% -$16.1K
EWT icon
1319
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$10.6B
$94K ﹤0.01%
2,985
-498
-14% -$16.5K
GRBK icon
1320
Green Brick Partners
GRBK
$3.07B
$94K ﹤0.01%
13,000
– –
HYLS icon
1321
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
HYLS
$1.63B
$94K ﹤0.01%
2,094
+324
+18% +$15.1K
IWC icon
1322
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
IWC
$1.5B
$94K ﹤0.01%
1,140
-50
-4% -$4.64K
IXJ icon
1323
iShares Global Healthcare ETF
IXJ
$4.14B
$89K ﹤0.01%
1,578
-2,000
-56% -$120K
SPIP icon
1324
State Street SPDR Portfolio TIPS ETF
SPIP
$999M
$89K ﹤0.01%
3,286
+1,686
+105% +$45.3K
SPTS icon
1325
State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF
SPTS
$6.11B
$89K ﹤0.01%
3,000
– –
51 52
53
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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.