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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
FXL icon
1401
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
$2.72B
$43K ﹤0.01%
815
– –
SCHM icon
1402
Schwab US Mid-Cap ETF
SCHM
$14.9B
$42K ﹤0.01%
2,604
+1,824
+234% +$31.9K
SDOG icon
1403
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
SDOG
$1.41B
$42K ﹤0.01%
+1,000
New +$43.3K
DDG
1404
DELISTED
Proshares Short Oil & Gas
DDG
$42K ﹤0.01%
1,520
– –
IEO icon
1405
iShares US Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
IEO
$545M
$41K ﹤0.01%
793
+18
+2% +$1.14K
QDEL icon
1406
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$1.11B
$41K ﹤0.01%
+850
New +$50.7K
TDIV icon
1407
First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund
TDIV
$4.38B
$41K ﹤0.01%
1,180
– –
VOOG icon
1408
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
VOOG
$27B
$41K ﹤0.01%
1,800
– –
BEST
1409
DELISTED
BEST Inc. American Depositary Shares, each representing twenty (20) Class A Ordinary Shares
BEST
$41K ﹤0.01%
500
– –
CSD icon
1410
Invesco S&P Spin-Off ETF
CSD
$227M
$40K ﹤0.01%
+760
New +$36.7K
FNDA icon
1411
Schwab Fundamental US Small Company Index ETF
FNDA
$9.27B
$39K ﹤0.01%
2,384
+2,304
+2,880% +$42.2K
ISCG icon
1412
iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
ISCG
$1,000M
$39K ﹤0.01%
1,410
– –
BMVP icon
1413
Invesco Bloomberg MVP Multi-factor ETF
BMVP
$106M
$38K ﹤0.01%
1,290
+300
+30% +$9.59K
DBKO
1414
DELISTED
Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF
DBKO
$38K ﹤0.01%
1,499
– –
CTIC
1415
DELISTED
CTI BioPharma Corp. (DE) Common Stock
CTIC
$38K ﹤0.01%
51,198
– –
SLYV icon
1416
State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF
SLYV
$4.99B
$37K ﹤0.01%
690
– –
EES icon
1417
WisdomTree US SmallCap Earnings Fund
EES
$726M
$36K ﹤0.01%
1,111
– –
SPTM icon
1418
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF
SPTM
$14B
$36K ﹤0.01%
1,150
– –
BATRA icon
1419
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series A
BATRA
$3.37B
$35K ﹤0.01%
1,414
– –
DIG icon
1420
ProShares Ultra Energy
DIG
$78.9M
$35K ﹤0.01%
1,212
– –
IFV icon
1421
First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF
IFV
$233M
$35K ﹤0.01%
2,000
– –
INTF icon
1422
iShares International Equity Factor ETF
INTF
$3.68B
$35K ﹤0.01%
1,470
– –
IYM icon
1423
iShares US Basic Materials ETF
IYM
$1.23B
$35K ﹤0.01%
412
-521
-56% -$46.6K
PFXF icon
1424
VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF
PFXF
$2.45B
$35K ﹤0.01%
2,000
-275
-12% -$5.07K
SMH icon
1425
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
SMH
$71.8B
$35K ﹤0.01%
+800
New +$37.5K
55 56
57
58 59

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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.