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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
+512.03%
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
CMCSA icon
176
Comcast
CMCSA
$87.1B
$16M 0.11%
469,057
+11,357
+2% +$441K
EEM icon
177
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$29.6B
$15.9M 0.11%
329,625
+20,370
+7% +$999K
MO icon
178
Altria Group
MO
$114B
$15.7M 0.11%
252,629
-12,745
-5% -$844K
AMGN icon
179
Amgen
AMGN
$221B
$15.7M 0.11%
91,902
-5,075
-5% -$932K
MKTX icon
180
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$5.72B
$15.6M 0.11%
71,969
-20,367
-22% -$4.19M
FITB
181
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$52.5B
$14.8M 0.1%
467,383
+183,329
+65% +$5.99M
BIDU icon
182
Baidu
BIDU
$37.9B
$14.8M 0.1%
66,358
+3,554
+6% +$876K
KMI icon
183
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$69.4B
$14.6M 0.1%
970,963
+28,698
+3% +$497K
NVS icon
184
Novartis
NVS
$294B
$14.6M 0.1%
200,947
-122,456
-38% -$9.32M
CVS icon
185
CVS Health
CVS
$126B
$14.5M 0.1%
233,520
-123,867
-35% -$8.89M
SBNY
186
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$14.5M 0.1%
102,327
-5,551
-5% -$837K
IUSV icon
187
iShares Core S&P US Value ETF
IUSV
$27.6B
$14.5M 0.1%
272,478
+17,520
+7% +$971K
AXDX
188
DELISTED
Accelerate Diagnostics
AXDX
$14.4M 0.1%
63,094
-38,882
-38% -$10.2M
TRMB icon
189
Trimble
TRMB
$13.7B
$14.3M 0.1%
399,650
+15,283
+4% +$616K
EMR icon
190
Emerson Electric
EMR
$92B
$14.3M 0.1%
209,815
-2,315
-1% -$165K
BUD icon
191
AB InBev
BUD
$168B
$14.2M 0.1%
129,414
-17,286
-12% -$1.92M
VOO icon
192
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$1.01T
$14.2M 0.1%
58,663
+314
+0.5% +$78.8K
WFC icon
193
Wells Fargo
WFC
$270B
$14.1M 0.1%
269,357
-19,125
-7% -$1.14M
PANW icon
194
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$297B
$13.8M 0.1%
456,384
+39,480
+9% +$1.1M
HON icon
195
Honeywell
HON
$78.6B
$13.7M 0.1%
105,302
-2,938
-3% -$407K
CERN
196
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$13.7M 0.1%
236,431
-150,897
-39% -$9.8M
BP icon
197
BP
BP
$108B
$13.7M 0.1%
363,122
-46,355
-11% -$1.75M
LKQ icon
198
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.09B
$13.6M 0.1%
357,558
-1,969
-0.5% -$79.9K
CB icon
199
Chubb
CB
$135B
$13.5M 0.1%
98,884
+258
+0.3% +$37.4K
KO icon
200
Coca-Cola
KO
$373B
$13.3M 0.09%
307,170
-22,348
-7% -$1M

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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.