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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
+5.14%
1 Year Est. Return
+18.88%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.84%
5 Year Est. Return
+90.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+512.03%
AUM
$14.1B
AUM Growth
-$591M
Cap. Flow
-$1.14B
Cap. Flow %
-8.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
20.02%
Holding
1,654
New
292
Increased
437
Reduced
658
Closed
147

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
P
Everpure Inc
P
+$31.8M
2
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$24.9M
3
TYL icon
Tyler Technologies
TYL
+$24.4M
4
NTNX icon
Nutanix
NTNX
+$15.6M
5
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
+$15.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$70.7M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$47.1M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$43.1M
4
EXEL icon
Exelixis
EXEL
+$33M
5
V icon
Visa
V
+$31.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 18.97%
2 Healthcare 17.83%
3 Financials 14.24%
4 Industrials 10.29%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
MAR icon
126
Marriott International
MAR
$94.2B
$24.2M 0.17%
178,314
-42,454
-19% -$5.95M
T icon
127
AT&T
T
$158B
$24.2M 0.17%
900,340
+23,497
+3% +$654K
RMD icon
128
ResMed
RMD
$32.5B
$23.8M 0.17%
242,080
-3,248
-1% -$307K
BRK.A icon
129
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.12T
$23.3M 0.17%
78
-5
-6% -$1.54M
PCTY icon
130
Paylocity
PCTY
$7.91B
$23.2M 0.16%
452,387
-54,447
-11% -$2.7M
GWW icon
131
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$60.7B
$22.8M 0.16%
80,773
-3,603
-4% -$943K
PAYX icon
132
Paychex
PAYX
$42.1B
$22.7M 0.16%
368,418
-84,285
-19% -$5.57M
PM icon
133
Philip Morris
PM
$294B
$22.7M 0.16%
228,261
-1,953
-0.8% -$203K
ATVI
134
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$22.7M 0.16%
336,105
+44,656
+15% +$3.15M
IBM icon
135
IBM
IBM
$222B
$22.3M 0.16%
152,203
+4,132
+3% +$625K
MRK icon
136
Merck
MRK
$317B
$22.3M 0.16%
428,975
-22,504
-5% -$1.22M
TIP icon
137
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$22.1M 0.16%
195,725
-2,550
-1% -$287K
LGND icon
138
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$6.06B
$21.8M 0.15%
211,942
+15,728
+8% +$1.56M
VZ icon
139
Verizon
VZ
$193B
$21.6M 0.15%
451,539
-12,981
-3% -$652K
SMG icon
140
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.85B
$21.5M 0.15%
250,314
+10,146
+4% +$966K
PRAA icon
141
PRA Group
PRAA
$656M
$21.2M 0.15%
557,206
+71,072
+15% +$2.59M
EPD icon
142
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$81.6B
$21.1M 0.15%
860,768
+13,228
+2% +$352K
IWM icon
143
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$82.5B
$21.1M 0.15%
138,774
-2,542
-2% -$393K
TXN icon
144
Texas Instruments
TXN
$254B
$21M 0.15%
201,811
-1,684
-0.8% -$182K
IWV icon
145
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
IWV
$20.2B
$20.7M 0.15%
132,500
+8,951
+7% +$1.45M
PXD
146
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$20.7M 0.15%
120,321
-12,697
-10% -$2.24M
ZBRA icon
147
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$17.6B
$20.6M 0.15%
147,767
-36,265
-20% -$4.64M
NKTR icon
148
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.47B
$20.5M 0.15%
12,864
-9,543
-43% -$12.3M
HEI icon
149
HEICO Corp
HEI
$51.3B
$20.3M 0.14%
292,926
-105,304
-26% -$6.89M
GE icon
150
GE Aerospace
GE
$396B
$20.3M 0.14%
314,167
-62,756
-17% -$4.65M

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William Blair & Company's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, William Blair & Company held 1,654 positions worth $14.1B, down 4% from $14.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 20% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $1.14B in Q1 2018, closing 147 positions and reducing 658 holdings. Its most notable exit was Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF, an estimated $6.64M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Worldpay, Inc. worth $6.54M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q1 2018 buy was Worldpay, Inc.: 79,468 shares worth $6.54M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Everpure Inc in Q1 2018, an estimated $31.8M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $70.7M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $6.64M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 20% of its $14.1B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • William Blair & Company opened 292 new positions and closed 147 in Q1 2018.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 4% quarter-over-quarter to $14.1B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.