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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
SMED
1426
DELISTED
Sharps Compliance Corp
SMED
$35K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
WLL
1427
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$35K ﹤0.01%
+21
New +$54K
VCLT icon
1428
Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCLT
$8.83B
$34K ﹤0.01%
400
– –
XHS icon
1429
State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF
XHS
$203M
$34K ﹤0.01%
549
-540
-50% -$38.5K
INOD icon
1430
Innodata
INOD
$2.14B
$33K ﹤0.01%
22,000
– –
BSJJ
1431
DELISTED
Invesco BulletShares 2019 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
BSJJ
$33K ﹤0.01%
+1,398
New +$33.6K
SCHE icon
1432
Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF
SCHE
$12.8B
$32K ﹤0.01%
1,375
+1,355
+6,775% +$32.8K
KBA icon
1433
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A 50 Connect Index ETF
KBA
$148M
$31K ﹤0.01%
+1,250
New +$33K
VERO
1434
DELISTED
Venus Concept
VERO
$31K ﹤0.01%
29
+5
+21% +$19.2K
SGDJ icon
1435
Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF
SGDJ
$310M
$30K ﹤0.01%
1,200
+200
+20% +$4.71K
BATRK icon
1436
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series B
BATRK
$3.14B
$29K ﹤0.01%
1,153
– –
HYD icon
1437
VanEck High Yield Muni ETF
HYD
$4.44B
$29K ﹤0.01%
+478
New +$29.1K
TDTF icon
1438
FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund
TDTF
$1.04B
$29K ﹤0.01%
1,189
– –
PES
1439
DELISTED
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
PES
$29K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
CNYA icon
1440
iShares MSCI China A ETF
CNYA
$206M
$28K ﹤0.01%
1,250
+900
+257% +$22K
EDIV icon
1441
State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF
EDIV
$1.22B
$28K ﹤0.01%
950
– –
FPX icon
1442
First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
FPX
$1.49B
$28K ﹤0.01%
+447
New +$29.9K
IDEV icon
1443
iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF
IDEV
$32.3B
$28K ﹤0.01%
+565
New +$29.4K
HEZU icon
1444
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF
HEZU
$583M
$27K ﹤0.01%
880
-4,000
-82% -$111K
MDYV icon
1445
State Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF
MDYV
$2.81B
$27K ﹤0.01%
600
– –
PALI icon
1446
Palisade Bio
PALI
$365M
$27K ﹤0.01%
1
– –
PSCH icon
1447
Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF
PSCH
$165M
$27K ﹤0.01%
+759
New +$31.1K
EWA icon
1448
iShares MSCI Australia ETF
EWA
$1.44B
$26K ﹤0.01%
1,271
-519
-29% -$10.7K
BOND icon
1449
PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
BOND
$8.45B
$25K ﹤0.01%
231
+21
+10% +$2.13K
ICLN icon
1450
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF
ICLN
$2.37B
$25K ﹤0.01%
3,000
– –
56 57
58
59 60

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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.