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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
+6.68%
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
$14.7B
AUM Growth
+$562M
Cap. Flow
-$182M
Cap. Flow %
-1.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
20.54%
Holding
1,679
New
173
Increased
492
Reduced
677
Closed
92

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
P
Everpure Inc
P
+$58.5M
2
DOCU
DocuSign
DOCU
+$21.3M
3
BKE icon
Buckle
BKE
+$20.9M
4
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$18.4M
5
USFD icon
US Foods
USFD
+$14.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$47M
2
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$29.6M
3
SGEN
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
+$23.2M
4
ICE icon
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
+$18.9M
5
AMG icon
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
+$17.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 20.16%
2 Healthcare 17.99%
3 Financials 13.41%
4 Industrials 9.72%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ATVI
126
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$26.4M 0.18%
345,857
+9,752
+3% +$690K
CAT icon
127
Caterpillar
CAT
$375B
$26.3M 0.18%
194,105
-25,652
-12% -$3.83M
IWM icon
128
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$79.8B
$25.4M 0.17%
155,108
+16,334
+12% +$2.61M
MRK icon
129
Merck
MRK
$322B
$24.8M 0.17%
427,616
-1,359
-0.3% -$76.7K
GWW icon
130
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$65.3B
$24.8M 0.17%
80,275
-498
-0.6% -$149K
IWV icon
131
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
IWV
$19.6B
$24.5M 0.17%
150,915
+18,415
+14% +$2.96M
PAYX icon
132
Paychex
PAYX
$41.6B
$24.5M 0.17%
357,727
-10,691
-3% -$690K
TIP icon
133
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$24M 0.16%
212,676
+16,951
+9% +$1.9M
DD icon
134
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.5B
$23.6M 0.16%
141,369
-35,728
-20% -$5.98M
EPD icon
135
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82.3B
$23.5M 0.16%
847,623
-13,145
-2% -$359K
T icon
136
AT&T
T
$159B
$23M 0.16%
950,245
+49,905
+6% +$1.25M
GRUB
137
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$23M 0.16%
109,437
-17,923
-14% -$3.71M
MAR icon
138
Marriott International
MAR
$98.3B
$22.8M 0.16%
180,392
+2,078
+1% +$282K
ULTA icon
139
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$22B
$22.8M 0.16%
97,721
+47,684
+95% +$11.5M
BKE icon
140
Buckle
BKE
$2.25B
$22.7M 0.15%
+845,575
New +$20.9M
NTNX icon
141
Nutanix
NTNX
$16B
$22.6M 0.15%
437,960
+31,521
+8% +$1.73M
VZ icon
142
Verizon
VZ
$195B
$22.6M 0.15%
448,369
-3,170
-0.7% -$153K
TXN icon
143
Texas Instruments
TXN
$252B
$22.4M 0.15%
203,394
+1,583
+0.8% +$171K
DOCU
144
DocuSign
DOCU
$10.5B
$22.4M 0.15%
+422,114
New +$21.3M
ILMN icon
145
Illumina
ILMN
$31B
$22.3M 0.15%
82,164
+10,003
+14% +$2.54M
NKE icon
146
Nike
NKE
$61.9B
$22.3M 0.15%
279,858
+6,018
+2% +$424K
MMP
147
DELISTED
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
MMP
$22.2M 0.15%
321,381
+912
+0.3% +$61.3K
PRAA icon
148
PRA Group
PRAA
$663M
$21.3M 0.15%
553,263
-3,943
-0.7% -$152K
IBM icon
149
IBM
IBM
$211B
$20.9M 0.14%
156,643
+4,440
+3% +$619K
BRK.A icon
150
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.1T
$20.9M 0.14%
74
-4
-5% -$1.17M
4 5
6
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, William Blair & Company held 1,679 positions worth $14.7B, up 4% from $14.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2018 filing shows 173 new, 492 increased, 677 reduced and 92 closed positions. Its largest new stake was DocuSign: 422,114 shares worth $22.4M. The largest sale was Starbucks, an estimated $47M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2018 buy was DocuSign: 422,114 shares worth $22.4M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Everpure Inc in Q2 2018, an estimated $58.5M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Starbucks, cutting an estimated $47M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Cavium, Inc. in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $9.64M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $14.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • William Blair & Company opened 173 new positions and closed 92 in Q2 2018.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $14.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 13 Aug 2018.