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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
+563.35%
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
DBI icon
1526
Designer Brands
DBI
$333M
– –
-11,180
Closed -$239K
DLX icon
1527
Deluxe
DLX
$1.15B
– –
-4,237
Closed -$326K
ESE icon
1528
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$7.92B
– –
-10,390
Closed -$626K
ETR icon
1529
Entergy
ETR
$50B
– –
-7,532
Closed -$307K
ETSY icon
1530
Etsy
ETSY
$7.85B
– –
-14,630
Closed -$299K
FNV icon
1531
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$46B
– –
-3,016
Closed -$241K
FSLR icon
1532
First Solar
FSLR
$26.9B
– –
-12,875
Closed -$869K
GDEN
1533
DELISTED
Golden Entertainment
GDEN
– –
-16,139
Closed -$527K
GME icon
1534
GameStop
GME
$8.6B
– –
-69,812
Closed -$313K
GRMN
1535
Garmin
GRMN
$60B
– –
-3,525
Closed -$210K
HOMB icon
1536
Home BancShares
HOMB
$6.18B
– –
-17,200
Closed -$400K
HST icon
1537
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$16B
– –
-10,851
Closed -$215K
IFN
1538
Aberdeen India Fund
IFN
$504M
– –
-7,808
Closed -$204K
IMAX icon
1539
IMAX
IMAX
$2.66B
– –
-24,668
Closed -$571K
IMUX icon
1540
Immunic
IMUX
$195M
– –
-249
Closed -$592K
KLAC icon
1541
KLA
KLAC
$259B
– –
-101,890
Closed -$1.07M
KMI icon
1542
CALL
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$68.7B
– –
-700
Closed -$13K
LAD icon
1543
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.26B
– –
-5,084
Closed -$577K
LAUR icon
1544
Laureate Education
LAUR
$5.28B
– –
-66,153
Closed -$897K
LOCO icon
1545
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$462M
– –
-14,785
Closed -$146K
LULU icon
1546
CALL
lululemon athletica
LULU
$14.6B
– –
-300
Closed -$24K
META icon
1547
CALL
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.51T
– –
-200
Closed -$35K
MFA
1548
MFA Financial
MFA
$933M
– –
-8,028
Closed -$254K
MMS icon
1549
Maximus
MMS
$3.11B
– –
-10,521
Closed -$753K
MWA icon
1550
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$4.17B
– –
-20,500
Closed -$257K
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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.