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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
+6.68%
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
$14.7B
AUM Growth
+$562M
Cap. Flow
-$182M
Cap. Flow %
-1.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
20.54%
Holding
1,679
New
173
Increased
492
Reduced
677
Closed
92

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
P
Everpure Inc
P
+$58.5M
2
DOCU
DocuSign
DOCU
+$21.3M
3
BKE icon
Buckle
BKE
+$20.9M
4
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$18.4M
5
USFD icon
US Foods
USFD
+$14.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$47M
2
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$29.6M
3
SGEN
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
+$23.2M
4
ICE icon
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
+$18.9M
5
AMG icon
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
+$17.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 20.16%
2 Healthcare 17.99%
3 Financials 13.41%
4 Industrials 9.72%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AAPL icon
1
Apple
AAPL
$4.96T
$462M 3.14%
9,979,780
-115,264
-1% -$5.23M
AMZN icon
2
Amazon
AMZN
$2.43T
$425M 2.89%
4,995,740
-61,600
-1% -$4.89M
MSFT icon
3
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.9T
$378M 2.57%
3,836,440
+190,295
+5% +$18.4M
V icon
4
Visa
V
$703B
$345M 2.35%
2,608,371
-71,112
-3% -$9.15M
IDXX icon
5
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.9B
$343M 2.33%
1,574,390
-45,549
-3% -$9.39M
GOOG icon
6
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.1T
$233M 1.58%
4,175,540
+43,720
+1% +$2.36M
MA icon
7
Mastercard
MA
$498B
$224M 1.52%
1,137,557
-12,882
-1% -$2.42M
ADBE icon
8
Adobe
ADBE
$105B
$209M 1.42%
858,362
-23,988
-3% -$5.67M
ZTS icon
9
Zoetis
ZTS
$32.6B
$208M 1.41%
2,436,698
-75,601
-3% -$6.38M
RHT
10
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$193M 1.31%
1,435,927
+16,485
+1% +$2.66M
SBUX icon
11
Starbucks
SBUX
$118B
$163M 1.11%
3,339,826
-828,511
-20% -$47M
DHR icon
12
Danaher
DHR
$138B
$160M 1.09%
1,834,085
+19,363
+1% +$1.73M
VEEV icon
13
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$33.8B
$157M 1.07%
2,046,475
-49,788
-2% -$3.79M
GOOGL icon
14
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.11T
$154M 1.05%
2,730,140
-53,160
-2% -$2.89M
JPM icon
15
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$918B
$144M 0.98%
1,383,827
+5,164
+0.4% +$566K
SPY icon
16
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$771B
$144M 0.98%
529,028
-10,943
-2% -$2.96M
WSO icon
17
Watsco Inc
WSO
$13.1B
$143M 0.97%
803,249
-19,611
-2% -$3.57M
VUG icon
18
Vanguard Growth ETF
VUG
$212B
$142M 0.96%
5,673,954
+163,560
+3% +$4.01M
ULTI
19
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$137M 0.93%
532,341
-14,957
-3% -$3.84M
EOG icon
20
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.7B
$133M 0.9%
1,065,032
-4,327
-0.4% -$503K
CRM icon
21
Salesforce
CRM
$155B
$128M 0.87%
935,757
-46,636
-5% -$5.95M
ECL icon
22
Ecolab
ECL
$79.7B
$127M 0.86%
904,554
+12,815
+1% +$1.85M
PYPL icon
23
PayPal
PYPL
$50.3B
$125M 0.85%
1,500,926
+64,972
+5% +$5.18M
META icon
24
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.48T
$123M 0.84%
633,075
-163,993
-21% -$29.6M
WDAY icon
25
Workday
WDAY
$41.5B
$118M 0.8%
970,953
-22,701
-2% -$2.91M
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, William Blair & Company held 1,679 positions worth $14.7B, up 4% from $14.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2018 filing shows 173 new, 492 increased, 677 reduced and 92 closed positions. Its largest new stake was DocuSign: 422,114 shares worth $22.4M. The largest sale was Starbucks, an estimated $47M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2018 buy was DocuSign: 422,114 shares worth $22.4M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Everpure Inc in Q2 2018, an estimated $58.5M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Starbucks, cutting an estimated $47M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Cavium, Inc. in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $9.64M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $14.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • William Blair & Company opened 173 new positions and closed 92 in Q2 2018.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $14.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 13 Aug 2018.