William Blair & Company’s Alphabet (Google) Class A GOOGL Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $701M | Sell |
2,436,117
-57,463
| -2% | -$18.1M | 2.01% | 6 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $780M | Sell |
2,493,580
-32,394
| -1% | -$9.26M | 2.09% | 6 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $614M | Buy |
2,525,974
+838
| +0% | +$176K | 1.63% | 9 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $445M | Sell |
2,525,136
-59,067
| -2% | -$9.67M | 1.24% | 12 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $400M | Sell |
2,584,203
-6,883
| -0.3% | -$1.25M | 1.21% | 15 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $490M | Sell |
2,591,086
-33,488
| -1% | -$5.86M | 1.43% | 10 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $435M | Sell |
2,624,574
-61,482
| -2% | -$10.3M | 1.28% | 14 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $489M | Buy |
2,686,056
+151,589
| +6% | +$25.6M | 1.51% | 7 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $383M | Sell |
2,534,467
-20,718
| -0.8% | -$2.96M | 1.2% | 16 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $357M | Buy |
2,555,185
+67,980
| +3% | +$9.13M | 1.22% | 16 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $325M | Buy |
2,487,205
+2,684
| +0.1% | +$347K | 1.25% | 13 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $297M | Buy |
2,484,521
+81,151
| +3% | +$9.34M | 1.09% | 17 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $249M | Sell |
2,403,370
-185,702
| -7% | -$17.8M | 1% | 19 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $228M | Buy |
2,589,072
+8,999
| +0.3% | +$855K | 0.99% | 17 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $247M | Buy |
2,580,073
+29,213
| +1% | +$3.24M | 1.13% | 13 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $278M | Sell |
2,550,860
-16,580
| -0.6% | -$1.95M | 1.23% | 12 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $357M | Sell |
2,567,440
-28,380
| -1% | -$3.85M | 1.25% | 11 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $376M | Buy |
2,595,820
+130,160
| +5% | +$18.7M | 1.18% | 14 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $330M | Buy |
2,465,660
+18,440
| +0.8% | +$2.51M | 1.12% | 17 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $299M | Buy |
2,447,220
+11,000
| +0.5% | +$1.28M | 1.04% | 17 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $251M | Sell |
2,436,220
-6,600
| -0.3% | -$651K | 0.95% | 19 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $214M | Buy |
2,442,820
+2,460
| +0.1% | +$207K | 0.78% | 22 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $179M | Buy |
2,440,360
+18,080
| +0.7% | +$1.38M | 0.76% | 24 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $172M | Buy |
2,422,280
+14,440
| +0.6% | +$974K | 0.82% | 23 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $140M | Buy |
2,407,840
+16,100
| +0.7% | +$1.09M | 0.87% | 23 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $160M | Buy |
2,391,740
+4,440
| +0.2% | +$286K | 0.82% | 22 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $146M | Sell |
2,387,300
-333,260
| -12% | -$19.7M | 0.84% | 25 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $147M | Buy |
2,720,560
+120,900
| +5% | +$7M | 0.84% | 23 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $153M | Buy |
2,599,660
+90,740
| +4% | +$5.12M | 0.93% | 18 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $131M | Sell |
2,508,920
-142,720
| -5% | -$7.71M | 0.96% | 21 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $160M | Sell |
2,651,640
-78,500
| -3% | -$4.75M | 0.98% | 14 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $154M | Sell |
2,730,140
-53,160
| -2% | -$2.89M | 1.05% | 14 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $144M | Sell |
2,783,300
-359,080
| -11% | -$19.9M | 1.02% | 16 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $166M | Buy |
3,142,380
+1,222,800
| +64% | +$63.1M | 1.12% | 13 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $93.5M | Sell |
1,919,580
-1,391,740
| -42% | -$66M | 0.7% | 31 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $154M | Buy |
3,311,320
+608,180
| +22% | +$28.4M | 1.16% | 10 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $114M | Buy |
2,703,140
+676,680
| +33% | +$28.5M | 0.92% | 16 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $80.3M | Buy |
2,026,460
+162,640
| +9% | +$6.5M | 0.72% | 30 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $74.9M | Buy |
1,863,820
+29,480
| +2% | +$1.15M | 0.66% | 36 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $64.5M | Buy |
1,834,340
+7,280
| +0.4% | +$267K | 0.6% | 44 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $69.7M | Buy |
1,827,060
+24,600
| +1% | +$906K | 0.66% | 36 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $70.1M | Buy |
+1,802,460
| New | +$66.7M | 0.66% | 35 |
|
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William Blair & Company's GOOGL Position: Q1 2026 in Review
William Blair & Company reduced its Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) stake by 2.3% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $18.1M and leaving 2,436,117 shares worth $701M. The position accounts for 2.01% of the portfolio, ranked #6.
William Blair & Company first reported a position in GOOGL in Q4 2015 and has held it in 42 quarters since. The position peaked at $780M in Q4 2025. 5,618 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold GOOGL as of Q1 2026.
- William Blair & Company held 2,436,117 shares of Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $701M as of Q1 2026.
- William Blair & Company sold 57,463 Alphabet (Google) Class A shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $18.1M.
- Alphabet (Google) Class A made up 2.01% of William Blair & Company's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #6 holding.
- William Blair & Company first reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q4 2015 and has held it in 42 quarters since.
- William Blair & Company's Alphabet (Google) Class A position peaked at $780M in Q4 2025.
- 5,618 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Alphabet (Google) Class A as of Q1 2026.
Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 8 May 2026.