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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
DD icon
126
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$19.2B
$23.8M 0.17%
175,824
+16,370
+10% +$2.35M
GRUB
127
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$23.8M 0.17%
154,815
+41,967
+37% +$7.87M
IWD icon
128
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
$83.7B
$23.7M 0.17%
213,720
+87,655
+70% +$10.5M
PAYX icon
129
Paychex
PAYX
$42.7B
$23.6M 0.17%
362,231
-11,592
-3% -$785K
IWV icon
130
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
IWV
$20.3B
$23.5M 0.17%
160,023
+10,158
+7% +$1.61M
T icon
131
AT&T
T
$163B
$23M 0.17%
1,067,049
+60,682
+6% +$1.41M
IWM icon
132
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$83B
$22.7M 0.17%
169,845
+7,311
+4% +$1.09M
INFO
133
DELISTED
IHS Markit Ltd. Common Shares
INFO
$22.7M 0.17%
472,469
+19,861
+4% +$1.02M
SPLK
134
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$22.6M 0.16%
215,216
+124,777
+138% +$12.6M
SU icon
135
Suncor Energy
SU
$70.3B
$22.1M 0.16%
789,977
-57,007
-7% -$1.89M
ZBRA icon
136
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$17.8B
$22M 0.16%
138,297
-4,505
-3% -$750K
MAR icon
137
Marriott International
MAR
$92.3B
$22M 0.16%
202,440
+15,609
+8% +$1.79M
EPD icon
138
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$81.7B
$21.9M 0.16%
889,467
+39,686
+5% +$1.06M
AMGN icon
139
Amgen
AMGN
$222B
$21.5M 0.16%
110,505
+7,577
+7% +$1.48M
NKE icon
140
Nike
NKE
$61.9B
$21.4M 0.16%
288,951
+8,725
+3% +$653K
ILMN icon
141
Illumina
ILMN
$28.4B
$20.9M 0.15%
71,551
-1,485
-2% -$460K
OKTA icon
142
Okta
OKTA
$25.8B
$20.9M 0.15%
327,055
+234,815
+255% +$13.9M
TEAM icon
143
Atlassian
TEAM
$37.8B
$20.8M 0.15%
233,418
+21,922
+10% +$1.74M
GBCI icon
144
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.35B
$20.7M 0.15%
521,393
+9,748
+2% +$419K
IBM icon
145
IBM
IBM
$224B
$20.3M 0.15%
186,510
+14,927
+9% +$1.79M
IUSV icon
146
iShares Core S&P US Value ETF
IUSV
$27.7B
$20.2M 0.15%
412,132
+21,543
+6% +$1.15M
GWW icon
147
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$60.2B
$20.2M 0.15%
71,528
-5,307
-7% -$1.58M
HEI icon
148
HEICO Corp
HEI
$51.4B
$20M 0.15%
258,743
-8,294
-3% -$692K
USFD icon
149
US Foods
USFD
$24B
$19.9M 0.15%
628,605
-262,662
-29% -$8.1M
JBHT icon
150
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$25.2B
$19.8M 0.14%
212,541
-36,298
-15% -$3.85M
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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.