William Blair Investment Management
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William Blair Investment Management’s Lincoln Electric LECO Stock Holding History

William Blair Investment Management’s Portfolio LECO Stock Details LECO Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q2 		$135M Sell
506,862
-27,989
-5% -$7.32M 0.4% 76
2026
Q1 		$133M Sell
534,851
-74,961
-12% -$20.1M 0.44% 61
2025
Q4 		$146M Buy
+609,812
New +$144M 0.41% 61
2024
Q2 		– Sell
-88,034
Closed -$22.5M – 437
2024
Q1 		$22.5M Sell
88,034
-8,549
-9% -$2.02M 0.06% 295
2023
Q4 		$21M Sell
96,583
-10,043
-9% -$1.94M 0.06% 286
2023
Q3 		$19.4M Buy
106,626
+10,415
+11% +$1.99M 0.06% 282
2023
Q2 		$19.1M Sell
96,211
-668,351
-87% -$116M 0.06% 287
2023
Q1 		$129M Sell
764,562
-52,603
-6% -$8.67M 0.45% 77
2022
Q4 		$118M Buy
817,165
+144,084
+21% +$20.2M 0.45% 76
2022
Q3 		$84.6M Sell
673,081
-472,775
-41% -$63.8M 0.33% 95
2022
Q2 		$141M Sell
1,145,856
-34,867
-3% -$4.59M 0.52% 67
2022
Q1 		$163M Sell
1,180,723
-8,644
-0.7% -$1.13M 0.49% 72
2021
Q4 		$166M Sell
1,189,367
-14,104
-1% -$1.96M 0.45% 80
2021
Q3 		$155M Sell
1,203,471
-23,422
-2% -$3.19M 0.44% 83
2021
Q2 		$162M Sell
1,226,893
-14,911
-1% -$1.91M 0.51% 81
2021
Q1 		$153M Buy
1,241,804
+24,965
+2% +$2.98M 0.49% 80
2020
Q4 		$141M Buy
1,216,839
+8,936
+0.7% +$979K 0.47% 85
2020
Q3 		$111M Buy
1,207,903
+38,645
+3% +$3.56M 0.43% 86
2020
Q2 		$98.5M Sell
1,169,258
-3,991
-0.3% -$316K 0.4% 95
2020
Q1 		$81M Buy
+1,173,249
New +$101M 0.39% 86

Other funds holding LECO

BlackRock
BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.22T AUM
Vanguard Capital Management
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return
Norges Bank
Norges Bank Oslo, Norway $1T AUM
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management San Antonio, Texas $178B AUM 37.23% 1-Year Est. Return
Invesco
Invesco Atlanta, Georgia $1.26T AUM 61.52% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management Greenwich, Connecticut $287B AUM 42.33% 1-Year Est. Return

William Blair Investment Management's LECO Position: Q2 2026 in Review

William Blair Investment Management reduced its Lincoln Electric (LECO) stake by 5.2% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $7.32M and leaving 506,862 shares worth $135M. The position accounts for 0.4% of the portfolio, ranked #76.

William Blair Investment Management first reported a position in LECO in Q1 2020 and has held it in 20 quarters since. The position peaked at $166M in Q4 2021. 700 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold LECO as of Q2 2026.

  • William Blair Investment Management held 506,862 shares of Lincoln Electric worth $135M as of Q2 2026.
  • William Blair Investment Management sold 27,989 Lincoln Electric shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $7.32M.
  • Lincoln Electric made up 0.4% of William Blair Investment Management's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #76 holding.
  • William Blair Investment Management first reported a position in Lincoln Electric in Q1 2020 and has held it in 20 quarters since.
  • William Blair Investment Management's Lincoln Electric position peaked at $166M in Q4 2021.
  • 700 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Lincoln Electric as of Q2 2026.

Based on William Blair Investment Management's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 12 Aug 2026.