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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
+10.92%
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
$16.3B
AUM Growth
+$1.62B
Cap. Flow
+$161M
Cap. Flow %
0.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.12%
Holding
1,696
New
110
Increased
623
Reduced
570
Closed
77

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DLB icon
Dolby
DLB
+$37M
2
DSI icon
iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF
DSI
+$20M
3
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$19.6M
4
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$19.2M
5
TYL icon
Tyler Technologies
TYL
+$18.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$35.1M
2
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$18.3M
3
INGN icon
Inogen
INGN
+$14.6M
4
MKTX icon
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
+$13M
5
PF
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
+$12.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 21.34%
2 Healthcare 18.9%
3 Financials 12.91%
4 Industrials 9.71%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.37%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DBI icon
1626
Designer Brands
DBI
$340M
– –
-32,680
Closed -$844K
EBND icon
1627
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF
EBND
$2.27B
$0 ﹤0.01%
4
– –
EINC icon
1628
VanEck Energy Income ETF
EINC
$81.3M
– –
-20
Closed -$1K
ELF icon
1629
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$5.47B
– –
-100,418
Closed -$1.53M
EVR icon
1630
Evercore
EVR
$12.1B
– –
-1,917
Closed -$202K
FHN icon
1631
First Horizon
FHN
$12.2B
– –
-10,485
Closed -$187K
FMS icon
1632
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$12.8B
– –
-12,203
Closed -$614K
GEF.B icon
1633
Greif Class B
GEF.B
$4.27B
– –
-400
Closed -$23K
GEF icon
1634
Greif
GEF
$5.05B
– –
-7,892
Closed -$417K
GPMT
1635
Granite Point Mortgage Trust
GPMT
$58.9M
– –
-20,850
Closed -$383K
GXC icon
1636
State Street SPDR S&P China ETF
GXC
$477M
– –
-476
Closed -$50K
HDMV icon
1637
First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Developed International ETF
HDMV
$17.6M
– –
-34
Closed -$1K
HUSV icon
1638
First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Domestic ETF
HUSV
$74.6M
– –
-105
Closed -$2K
ICFI icon
1639
ICF International
ICFI
$1.54B
– –
-3,968
Closed -$282K
IEUR icon
1640
iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF
IEUR
$9.09B
– –
-848
Closed -$40K
IEUS icon
1641
iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF
IEUS
$184M
– –
-2,500
Closed -$141K
IGLB icon
1642
iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGLB
$2.83B
– –
-138
Closed -$8K
IGV icon
1643
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
IGV
$14B
– –
-75
Closed -$3K
ILCV icon
1644
iShares Morningstar Value ETF
ILCV
$1.35B
– –
-64
Closed -$3K
INCO icon
1645
Columbia India Consumer ETF
INCO
$237M
– –
-250
Closed -$11K
IPAC icon
1646
iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF
IPAC
$2.73B
– –
-931
Closed -$54K
IYT icon
1647
iShares US Transportation ETF
IYT
$2.28B
– –
-400
Closed -$19K
KBA icon
1648
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A 50 Connect Index ETF
KBA
$148M
– –
-1,500
Closed -$45K
KIE icon
1649
State Street SPDR S&P Insurance ETF
KIE
$643M
– –
-5,451
Closed -$162K
KWEB icon
1650
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
KWEB
$5.61B
– –
-2,985
Closed -$178K
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William Blair & Company's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, William Blair & Company held 1,696 positions worth $16.3B, up 11% from $14.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q3 2018 filing shows 110 new, 623 increased, 570 reduced and 77 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Marvell Technology: 234,218 shares worth $4.52M. The largest sale was Starbucks, an estimated $35.1M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2018 buy was Marvell Technology: 234,218 shares worth $4.52M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Dolby in Q3 2018, an estimated $37M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Starbucks, cutting an estimated $35.1M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Williams Partners L.P. in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $7.8M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $16.3B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • William Blair & Company opened 110 new positions and closed 77 in Q3 2018.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $16.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.