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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
FXN icon
1551
First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund
FXN
$376M
$7K ﹤0.01%
400
– –
LMBS icon
1552
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF
LMBS
$6.36B
$7K ﹤0.01%
144
– –
SMOG icon
1553
VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF
SMOG
$131M
$7K ﹤0.01%
115
– –
GCVRZ
1554
DELISTED
Sanofi Contingent Value Rights
GCVRZ
$7K ﹤0.01%
14,660
+14,005
+2,138% +$6.53K
SCHV
1555
Schwab US Large-Cap Value ETF
SCHV
$15.8B
$6K ﹤0.01%
315
-2,073
-87% -$37K
SPYG icon
1556
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
SPYG
$53B
$6K ﹤0.01%
+163
New +$5.66K
VNM icon
1557
VanEck Vietnam ETF
VNM
$506M
$6K ﹤0.01%
383
– –
VTWV icon
1558
Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF
VTWV
$1.31B
$6K ﹤0.01%
50
– –
PZI
1559
DELISTED
Invesco Zacks Micro Cap ETF
PZI
$6K ﹤0.01%
292
– –
ZIONW
1560
DELISTED
Zions Bancorporation N.A. Warrants
ZIONW
$6K ﹤0.01%
300
– –
IXP icon
1561
iShares Global Comm Services ETF
IXP
$574M
$5K ﹤0.01%
85
-40
-32% -$2.26K
PNQI icon
1562
Invesco NASDAQ Internet ETF
PNQI
$533M
$5K ﹤0.01%
190
– –
SRLN icon
1563
State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF
SRLN
$5.31B
$5K ﹤0.01%
96
-1,605
-94% -$75.9K
XLC icon
1564
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLC
$22.4B
$5K ﹤0.01%
+100
New +$4.98K
FNI
1565
DELISTED
First Trust Chindia ETF
FNI
$5K ﹤0.01%
132
– –
AIA icon
1566
iShares Asia 50 ETF
AIA
$4.69B
$4K ﹤0.01%
66
– –
IEZ icon
1567
iShares US Oil Equipment & Services ETF
IEZ
$356M
$4K ﹤0.01%
100
– –
MLPX icon
1568
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF
MLPX
$3.6B
$4K ﹤0.01%
+105
New +$4.01K
NORW icon
1569
Global X MSCI Norway ETF
NORW
$87.7M
$4K ﹤0.01%
+198
New +$4.41K
SCHE icon
1570
Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF
SCHE
$12.6B
$4K ﹤0.01%
142
+19
+15% +$522
SCJ icon
1571
iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF
SCJ
$255M
$4K ﹤0.01%
55
– –
EIS icon
1572
iShares MSCI Israel ETF
EIS
$879M
$3K ﹤0.01%
50
– –
IGV icon
1573
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
IGV
$13.8B
$3K ﹤0.01%
75
– –
ILCV icon
1574
iShares Morningstar Value ETF
ILCV
$1.34B
$3K ﹤0.01%
64
– –
SLQD icon
1575
iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
SLQD
$2.37B
$3K ﹤0.01%
65
– –
61 62
63
64 65

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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.