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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
VXX
1376
DELISTED
iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019
VXX
$51K ﹤0.01%
+1,085
New +$40.2K
SHYG icon
1377
iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
SHYG
$7.6B
$50K ﹤0.01%
1,116
-103
-8% -$4.72K
XME icon
1378
State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF
XME
$4.22B
$50K ﹤0.01%
1,910
– –
DGRE icon
1379
WisdomTree Trust WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund
DGRE
$146M
$49K ﹤0.01%
2,200
+165
+8% +$3.72K
MLPA icon
1380
Global X MLP ETF
MLPA
$2.28B
$49K ﹤0.01%
1,075
+167
+18% +$8.8K
WIP icon
1381
State Street SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF
WIP
$472M
$49K ﹤0.01%
800
– –
MJ icon
1382
Amplify Alternative Harvest ETF
MJ
$103M
$48K ﹤0.01%
+124
New +$47.3K
VT icon
1383
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
VT
$79.1B
$48K ﹤0.01%
730
-327
-31% -$22.9K
DSKE
1384
DELISTED
Daseke, Inc. Common Stock
DSKE
$48K ﹤0.01%
13,175
-12,725
-49% -$68.2K
RESE
1385
DELISTED
WisdomTree Emerging Markets ESG Fund
RESE
$48K ﹤0.01%
+1,670
New +$49K
ECHO
1386
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
$48K ﹤0.01%
+2,384
New +$59.4K
ABUS icon
1387
Arbutus Biopharma
ABUS
$897M
$47K ﹤0.01%
12,200
+2,100
+21% +$10.3K
AWRE icon
1388
Aware
AWRE
$26.8M
$47K ﹤0.01%
13,000
– –
DFJ icon
1389
WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund
DFJ
$398M
$47K ﹤0.01%
695
+127
+22% +$8.92K
GE icon
1390
CALL
GE Aerospace
GE
$389B
$47K ﹤0.01%
1,294
-480
-27% -$21.7K
ITM icon
1391
VanEck Intermediate Muni ETF
ITM
$2.15B
$47K ﹤0.01%
1,000
– –
KBWB icon
1392
Invesco KBW Bank ETF
KBWB
$6.86B
$47K ﹤0.01%
+914
New +$45.8K
HAPN
1393
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.27B
$47K ﹤0.01%
3,575
-200
-5% -$3.3K
BIL icon
1394
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
BIL
$46.9B
$46K ﹤0.01%
+500
New +$45.8K
DTUS
1395
DELISTED
iPath US Treasury 2-year Bear ETN
DTUS
$45K ﹤0.01%
1,300
– –
AVP
1396
DELISTED
Avon Products, Inc.
AVP
$45K ﹤0.01%
29,400
-2,400
-8% -$4.6K
BBH icon
1397
VanEck Biotech ETF
BBH
$410M
$44K ﹤0.01%
400
-500
-56% -$60.4K
MDYG icon
1398
State Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF
MDYG
$2.89B
$44K ﹤0.01%
962
-5
-0.5% -$251
SGDM icon
1399
Sprott Gold Miners ETF
SGDM
$616M
$44K ﹤0.01%
2,500
– –
EWL icon
1400
iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF
EWL
$2.21B
$43K ﹤0.01%
1,281
-732
-36% -$23.9K
54 55
56
57 58

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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.