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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
COHR icon
1626
Coherent
COHR
$64.2B
– –
-14,558
Closed -$689K
CPB icon
1627
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.87B
– –
-34,795
Closed -$1.27M
CPRI icon
1628
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.84B
– –
-3,946
Closed -$271K
CRTO icon
1629
Criteo S.A. Ordinary Shares
CRTO
$857M
– –
-55,286
Closed -$1.27M
CSQ icon
1630
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ
$3.32B
– –
-12,778
Closed -$172K
CTLP
1631
DELISTED
Cantaloupe
CTLP
– –
-16,400
Closed -$118K
CVE icon
1632
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$51.1B
– –
-39,525
Closed -$396K
CXW icon
1633
CoreCivic
CXW
$3.09B
– –
-34,813
Closed -$847K
DHY
1634
Credit Suisse High Yield Credit Fund
DHY
$242M
– –
-30,000
Closed -$79K
DNP icon
1635
DNP Select Income Fund
DNP
$4.03B
– –
-60,003
Closed -$664K
DOC icon
1636
CALL
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$15B
– –
-1,000
Closed -$26K
DPZ icon
1637
Domino's
DPZ
$12.1B
– –
-1,212
Closed -$357K
DSL
1638
DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund
DSL
$1.22B
– –
-13,835
Closed -$279K
DSU icon
1639
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU
$593M
– –
-22,099
Closed -$246K
DVAX
1640
CALL
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
– –
-6,000
Closed -$74K
DXC icon
1641
DXC Technology
DXC
$1.78B
– –
-2,141
Closed -$200K
ECC
1642
Eagle Point Credit Company
ECC
$510M
– –
-19,800
Closed -$354K
EDEN icon
1643
iShares MSCI Denmark ETF
EDEN
$201M
– –
-150
Closed -$10K
EEFT icon
1644
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$2.78B
– –
-4,200
Closed -$421K
EEMA icon
1645
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF
EEMA
$856M
– –
-162
Closed -$11K
EFNL icon
1646
iShares MSCI Finland ETF
EFNL
$247M
– –
-290
Closed -$12K
EMN icon
1647
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8.39B
– –
-2,559
Closed -$245K
ERTH icon
1648
Invesco MSCI Sustainable Future ETF
ERTH
$136M
– –
-214
Closed -$9K
ETW
1649
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
ETW
$1.05B
– –
-11,600
Closed -$140K
EVV
1650
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
EVV
$1.07B
– –
-33,680
Closed -$427K
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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.