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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
NVDA icon
1701
PUT
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.42T
– –
-20,000
Closed -$141K
NZF icon
1702
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund
NZF
$2.45B
– –
-10,610
Closed -$153K
OR icon
1703
OR Royalties Inc
OR
$6.2B
– –
-11,000
Closed -$65K
OXLC
1704
Oxford Lane Capital
OXLC
$898M
– –
-37,151
Closed -$1.97M
OZK icon
1705
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.61B
– –
-13,681
Closed -$519K
PPT
1706
Franklin Premier Income Trust
PPT
$328M
– –
-10,000
Closed -$53K
PRGO icon
1707
CALL
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.78B
– –
-1,500
Closed -$106K
PTY icon
1708
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund
PTY
$2.51B
– –
-11,240
Closed -$201K
QCLN icon
1709
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund
QCLN
$634M
– –
-525
Closed -$10K
QGEN icon
1710
Qiagen
QGEN
$8.72B
– –
-11,540
Closed -$464K
RFDI icon
1711
First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Developed International ETF
RFDI
$168M
– –
-3,377
Closed -$209K
RFI
1712
Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund
RFI
$310M
– –
-10,269
Closed -$125K
RIO icon
1713
Rio Tinto
RIO
$164B
– –
-5,252
Closed -$268K
RJF icon
1714
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$34B
– –
-5,925
Closed -$364K
ROG icon
1715
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.4B
– –
-3,010
Closed -$443K
RQI icon
1716
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund
RQI
$1.69B
– –
-23,339
Closed -$286K
SABA
1717
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II
SABA
$223M
– –
-6,234
Closed -$76K
SCHD icon
1718
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
SCHD
$105B
$0 ﹤0.01%
30
+3
+11% +$50
SEE
1719
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
– –
-5,275
Closed -$212K
SEIC icon
1720
SEI Investments
SEIC
$12.6B
– –
-6,926
Closed -$423K
SMIN icon
1721
iShares MSCI India Small-Cap ETF
SMIN
$776M
– –
-1,000
Closed -$37K
SNAP icon
1722
Snap
SNAP
$9.01B
– –
-10,746
Closed -$91K
SOXX icon
1723
iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX
$48.7B
– –
-78
Closed -$5K
SPWH icon
1724
Sportsman's Warehouse
SPWH
$46M
– –
-10,288
Closed -$60K
SSNC icon
1725
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$18.6B
– –
-4,058
Closed -$231K
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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.