William Blair Investment Management
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William Blair Investment Management’s Alphabet (Google) Class A GOOGL Stock Holding History

William Blair Investment Management’s Portfolio GOOGL Stock Details GOOGL Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q1 		$720M Sell
2,504,605
-650,368
-21% -$204M 2.38% 5
2025
Q4 		$988M Buy
3,154,973
+668,971
+27% +$191M 2.75% 6
2025
Q3 		$604M Buy
2,486,002
+2,126,770
+592% +$445M 1.56% 10
2025
Q2 		$63.3M Sell
359,232
-262,156
-42% -$42.9M 0.17% 129
2025
Q1 		$96.1M Sell
621,388
-209,316
-25% -$38M 0.27% 103
2024
Q4 		$157M Sell
830,704
-111,906
-12% -$19.6M 0.38% 85
2024
Q3 		$156M Sell
942,610
-6,962,832
-88% -$1.17B 0.39% 91
2024
Q2 		$1.44B Buy
7,905,442
+212,150
+3% +$35.8M 3.78% 4
2024
Q1 		$1.16B Buy
7,693,292
+695,581
+10% +$99.5M 3% 3
2023
Q4 		$978M Buy
6,997,711
+464,435
+7% +$62.4M 2.84% 3
2023
Q3 		$855M Buy
6,533,276
+856,170
+15% +$111M 2.84% 3
2023
Q2 		$680M Buy
5,677,106
+529,658
+10% +$61M 2.18% 3
2023
Q1 		$534M Buy
5,147,448
+579,936
+13% +$55.6M 1.86% 3
2022
Q4 		$403M Sell
4,567,512
-128,315
-3% -$12.2M 1.54% 5
2022
Q3 		$449M Sell
4,695,827
-1,613
-0% -$179K 1.78% 4
2022
Q2 		$512M Buy
4,697,440
+656,800
+16% +$77.3M 1.9% 3
2022
Q1 		$562M Buy
4,040,640
+214,940
+6% +$29.2M 1.68% 4
2021
Q4 		$554M Buy
3,825,700
+884,120
+30% +$127M 1.5% 5
2021
Q3 		$393M Sell
2,941,580
-235,240
-7% -$32M 1.11% 9
2021
Q2 		$388M Sell
3,176,820
-82,320
-3% -$9.61M 1.22% 10
2021
Q1 		$336M Buy
3,259,140
+5,680
+0.2% +$561K 1.09% 12
2020
Q4 		$285M Sell
3,253,460
-325,520
-9% -$27.4M 0.95% 22
2020
Q3 		$262M Sell
3,578,980
-328,180
-8% -$25M 1.02% 19
2020
Q2 		$277M Buy
3,907,160
+521,760
+15% +$35.2M 1.13% 15
2020
Q1 		$197M Sell
3,385,400
-23,580
-0.7% -$1.6M 0.96% 25
2019
Q4 		$228M Buy
3,408,980
+294,560
+9% +$19M 0.91% 25
2019
Q3 		$190M Sell
3,114,420
-38,760
-1% -$2.3M 0.81% 33
2019
Q2 		$171M Buy
3,153,180
+11,480
+0.4% +$665K 0.72% 43
2019
Q1 		$185M Sell
3,141,700
-6,500
-0.2% -$367K 0.78% 38
2018
Q4 		$164M Sell
3,148,200
-1,084,520
-26% -$58.6M 0.82% 30
2018
Q3 		$255M Buy
4,232,720
+17,700
+0.4% +$1.07M 0.88% 20
2018
Q2 		$238M Buy
4,215,020
+94,080
+2% +$5.12M 0.89% 17
2018
Q1 		$214M Sell
4,120,940
-400,260
-9% -$22.2M 0.82% 29
2017
Q4 		$238M Sell
4,521,200
-1,619,220
-26% -$83.6M 0.93% 19
2017
Q3 		$299M Sell
6,140,420
-750,940
-11% -$35.6M 1.07% 16
2017
Q2 		$320M Sell
6,891,360
-236,280
-3% -$11.1M 1.17% 10
2017
Q1 		$302M Sell
7,127,640
-619,060
-8% -$26M 1.14% 10
2016
Q4 		$307M Sell
7,746,700
-36,600
-0.5% -$1.46M 1.23% 8
2016
Q3 		$313M Buy
7,783,300
+160,040
+2% +$6.26M 1.18% 12
2016
Q2 		$268M Sell
7,623,260
-258,640
-3% -$9.49M 1.06% 15
2016
Q1 		$301M Buy
7,881,900
+504,560
+7% +$18.6M 1.19% 10
2015
Q4 		$287M Buy
+7,377,340
New +$273M 1.16% 12

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BlackRock
BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return
VCM
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.04T AUM
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $1.9T AUM 41.92% 1-Year Est. Return
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.66T AUM 25.57% 1-Year Est. Return
VPM
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $1.91T AUM
Invesco
Invesco Atlanta, Georgia $1.02T AUM 30.18% 1-Year Est. Return
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates Baltimore, Maryland $865B AUM 30.76% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of America
Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.37T AUM 24.88% 1-Year Est. Return

William Blair Investment Management's GOOGL Position: Q1 2026 in Review

William Blair Investment Management reduced its Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) stake by 21% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $204M and leaving 2,504,605 shares worth $720M. The position accounts for 2.38% of the portfolio, ranked #5.

William Blair Investment Management first reported a position in GOOGL in Q4 2015 and has held it in 42 quarters since. The position peaked at $1.44B in Q2 2024. 5,627 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold GOOGL as of Q1 2026.

  • William Blair Investment Management held 2,504,605 shares of Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $720M as of Q1 2026.
  • William Blair Investment Management sold 650,368 Alphabet (Google) Class A shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $204M.
  • Alphabet (Google) Class A made up 2.38% of William Blair Investment Management's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #5 holding.
  • William Blair Investment Management first reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q4 2015 and has held it in 42 quarters since.
  • William Blair Investment Management's Alphabet (Google) Class A position peaked at $1.44B in Q2 2024.
  • 5,627 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Alphabet (Google) Class A as of Q1 2026.

Based on William Blair Investment Management's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 8 May 2026.