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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
BWXT icon
201
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.6B
$12.7M 0.09%
332,835
-489,331
-60% -$24.3M
KMI icon
202
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$68.7B
$12.7M 0.09%
823,902
-124,615
-13% -$2.11M
DEO icon
203
Diageo
DEO
$53.6B
$12.7M 0.09%
89,303
-5,500
-6% -$774K
IRM icon
204
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36.1B
$12.6M 0.09%
389,783
+1,072
+0.3% +$35.2K
NOW icon
205
ServiceNow
NOW
$129B
$12.5M 0.09%
352,015
+14,520
+4% +$515K
BP icon
206
BP
BP
$107B
$12.5M 0.09%
339,126
-12,736
-4% -$508K
HLT icon
207
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$71.5B
$12.3M 0.09%
170,850
-215
-0.1% -$15.5K
ANET icon
208
Arista Networks
ANET
$238B
$12.2M 0.09%
927,760
+541,104
+140% +$7.77M
VOE icon
209
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF
VOE
$24B
$12.2M 0.09%
128,192
-60,883
-32% -$6.39M
FIS icon
210
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$22.1B
$12.2M 0.09%
118,793
+1,250
+1% +$130K
SPSB icon
211
State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPSB
$10.7B
$12M 0.09%
390,707
+97,092
+33% +$2.92M
QCOM icon
212
Qualcomm
QCOM
$176B
$11.9M 0.09%
209,983
-5,855
-3% -$356K
EEM icon
213
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$29.5B
$11.8M 0.09%
301,605
+1,044
+0.3% +$41.8K
APD icon
214
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$67.6B
$11.8M 0.09%
73,504
+787
+1% +$125K
MDY icon
215
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$27.3B
$11.8M 0.09%
38,827
-23,162
-37% -$7.71M
NTNX icon
216
Nutanix
NTNX
$16.9B
$11.7M 0.09%
282,127
-111,503
-28% -$4.6M
BL icon
217
BlackLine
BL
$1.72B
$11.7M 0.09%
285,120
-170,134
-37% -$7.23M
SHAK icon
218
Shake Shack
SHAK
$2.87B
$11.6M 0.08%
254,713
-11,923
-4% -$615K
BAX icon
219
Baxter International
BAX
$14.2B
$11.5M 0.08%
174,655
-8,401
-5% -$564K
RP
220
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
$11.5M 0.08%
238,399
-22,972
-9% -$1.2M
WFC icon
221
Wells Fargo
WFC
$264B
$11.4M 0.08%
248,456
-1,321
-0.5% -$67.7K
CMG icon
222
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$41.5B
$11.4M 0.08%
1,316,750
-21,050
-2% -$190K
ORCL icon
223
Oracle
ORCL
$423B
$11.2M 0.08%
247,927
+11,931
+5% +$572K
XLV icon
224
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$42.7B
$11.1M 0.08%
128,648
+603
+0.5% +$54.6K
C icon
225
Citigroup
C
$226B
$10.8M 0.08%
208,184
-57,705
-22% -$3.65M
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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.