William Blair Investment Management’s Microsoft MSFT Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $1.07B | Sell |
2,896,782
-593,520
| -17% | -$248M | 3.54% | 4 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $1.69B | Sell |
3,490,302
-346,524
| -9% | -$174M | 4.71% | 3 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $1.99B | Sell |
3,836,826
-144,895
| -4% | -$73.9M | 5.14% | 2 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $1.98B | Sell |
3,981,721
-145,482
| -4% | -$63.2M | 5.26% | 1 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $1.55B | Sell |
4,127,203
-303,951
| -7% | -$124M | 4.35% | 1 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $1.87B | Sell |
4,431,154
-131,324
| -3% | -$55.9M | 4.56% | 1 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $1.96B | Buy |
4,562,478
+56,022
| +1% | +$23.9M | 4.84% | 1 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $2.01B | Buy |
4,506,456
+178,718
| +4% | +$75.5M | 5.28% | 1 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $1.82B | Buy |
4,327,738
+405,344
| +10% | +$164M | 4.71% | 1 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $1.47B | Buy |
3,922,394
+119,738
| +3% | +$42.6M | 4.29% | 1 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $1.2B | Buy |
3,802,656
+314,571
| +9% | +$104M | 3.99% | 1 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $1.19B | Buy |
3,488,085
+124,931
| +4% | +$39.2M | 3.81% | 1 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $970M | Buy |
3,363,154
+147,886
| +5% | +$37.7M | 3.38% | 2 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $771M | Sell |
3,215,268
-6,534
| -0.2% | -$1.57M | 2.95% | 1 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $750M | Buy |
3,221,802
+12,606
| +0.4% | +$3.33M | 2.97% | 1 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $824M | Buy |
3,209,196
+525,013
| +20% | +$142M | 3.05% | 1 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $828M | Buy |
2,684,183
+165,512
| +7% | +$49.8M | 2.47% | 2 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $847M | Buy |
2,518,671
+636,404
| +34% | +$206M | 2.29% | 2 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $531M | Sell |
1,882,267
-80,538
| -4% | -$23.4M | 1.5% | 2 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $532M | Buy |
1,962,805
+36,267
| +2% | +$9.22M | 1.67% | 3 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $454M | Buy |
1,926,538
+244,392
| +15% | +$56.7M | 1.47% | 4 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $374M | Buy |
1,682,146
+213,201
| +15% | +$45.8M | 1.25% | 11 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $309M | Sell |
1,468,945
-25,584
| -2% | -$5.37M | 1.2% | 11 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $304M | Buy |
1,494,529
+286,751
| +24% | +$52.1M | 1.24% | 10 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $190M | Sell |
1,207,778
-3,237
| -0.3% | -$532K | 0.93% | 27 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $191M | Buy |
1,211,015
+146,867
| +14% | +$21.6M | 0.76% | 36 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $148M | Sell |
1,064,148
-31,934
| -3% | -$4.39M | 0.63% | 53 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $147M | Sell |
1,096,082
-21,024
| -2% | -$2.67M | 0.62% | 57 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $132M | Sell |
1,117,106
-21,476
| -2% | -$2.34M | 0.55% | 58 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $116M | Sell |
1,138,582
-1,097,207
| -49% | -$118M | 0.57% | 56 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $256M | Sell |
2,235,789
-118,971
| -5% | -$12.9M | 0.89% | 19 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $232M | Sell |
2,354,760
-84,818
| -3% | -$8.22M | 0.86% | 19 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $223M | Sell |
2,439,578
-270,927
| -10% | -$24.8M | 0.85% | 25 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $232M | Sell |
2,710,505
-918,608
| -25% | -$75.4M | 0.9% | 21 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $270M | Sell |
3,629,113
-649,648
| -15% | -$47.5M | 0.97% | 25 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $295M | Sell |
4,278,761
-148,521
| -3% | -$10.2M | 1.07% | 16 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $292M | Sell |
4,427,282
-196,426
| -4% | -$12.6M | 1.1% | 13 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $287M | Sell |
4,623,708
-45,401
| -1% | -$2.73M | 1.15% | 15 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $269M | Buy |
4,669,109
+844,634
| +22% | +$47.7M | 1.02% | 19 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $196M | Buy |
3,824,475
+20,890
| +0.5% | +$1.09M | 0.77% | 37 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $210M | Buy |
3,803,585
+2,274,329
| +149% | +$119M | 0.83% | 33 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $84.8M | Buy |
1,529,256
+1,520,324
| +17,021% | +$80M | 0.34% | 104 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $395K | Buy |
+8,932
| New | +$401K | ﹤0.01% | 1014 |
|
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William Blair Investment Management's MSFT Position: Q1 2026 in Review
William Blair Investment Management reduced its Microsoft (MSFT) stake by 17% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $248M and leaving 2,896,782 shares worth $1.07B. The position accounts for 3.54% of the portfolio, ranked #4.
William Blair Investment Management first reported a position in MSFT in Q3 2015 and has held it in 43 quarters since. The position peaked at $2.01B in Q2 2024. 6,183 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MSFT as of Q1 2026.
- William Blair Investment Management held 2,896,782 shares of Microsoft worth $1.07B as of Q1 2026.
- William Blair Investment Management sold 593,520 Microsoft shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $248M.
- Microsoft made up 3.54% of William Blair Investment Management's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #4 holding.
- William Blair Investment Management first reported a position in Microsoft in Q3 2015 and has held it in 43 quarters since.
- William Blair Investment Management's Microsoft position peaked at $2.01B in Q2 2024.
- 6,183 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Microsoft as of Q1 2026.
Based on William Blair Investment Management's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 8 May 2026.