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William Blair Investment Management

William Blair Investment Management Portfolio holdings

AUM $33.3B
1-Year Est. Return 44.76%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-14.81%
1 Year Est. Return
+44.76%
3 Year Est. Return
+140.8%
5 Year Est. Return
+166.51%
10 Year Est. Return
+978.6%
AUM
$20.1B
AUM Growth
-$8.75B
Cap. Flow
-$4.18B
Cap. Flow %
-20.77%
Top 10 Hldgs %
19.04%
Holding
450
New
31
Increased
192
Reduced
174
Closed
46

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CNI icon
Canadian National Railway
CNI
+$128M
2
WW
WW International
WW
+$107M
3
INGN icon
Inogen
INGN
+$106M
4
TREX icon
Trex
TREX
+$106M
5
SABR icon
Sabre
SABR
+$95.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.34%
2 Healthcare 14.5%
3 Financials 13.62%
4 Consumer Discretionary 13.1%
5 Industrials 12.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
PACW
226
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$16.6M 0.08%
499,764
+478,763
+2,280% +$19.1M
RNST icon
227
Renasant Corp
RNST
$3.96B
$16.6M 0.08%
548,777
+88,414
+19% +$3.1M
SJI
228
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$16.5M 0.08%
592,959
+90,667
+18% +$2.87M
PXD
229
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$16.3M 0.08%
124,082
+636
+0.5% +$97.2K
AVT icon
230
Avnet
AVT
$8.07B
$16.3M 0.08%
450,950
+9,656
+2% +$395K
PLD icon
231
Prologis
PLD
$133B
$16.2M 0.08%
275,408
+2,279
+0.8% +$148K
LXFR icon
232
Luxfer Holdings
LXFR
$457M
$16.1M 0.08%
912,999
+145,538
+19% +$3.31M
OCFC icon
233
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.86B
$16M 0.08%
712,041
+127,444
+22% +$3.19M
AWI icon
234
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$7.73B
$16M 0.08%
275,284
+6,276
+2% +$401K
WUBA
235
DELISTED
58.com Inc
WUBA
$15.8M 0.08%
292,285
-2,724
-0.9% -$166K
VRNS icon
236
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$4.84B
$15.8M 0.08%
896,142
+50,337
+6% +$993K
LHCG
237
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$15.7M 0.08%
167,681
-92,211
-35% -$8.82M
CWST icon
238
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.89B
$15.7M 0.08%
552,462
+19,899
+4% +$604K
CHDN icon
239
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.11B
$15.6M 0.08%
383,988
+363,582
+1,782% +$16M
AGYS icon
240
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.98B
$15.6M 0.08%
1,084,821
+65,992
+6% +$1.04M
IPHI
241
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
$15.3M 0.08%
477,201
+6,847
+1% +$238K
WSFS icon
242
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$4.17B
$15.3M 0.08%
403,714
-90,010
-18% -$3.79M
MOG.A icon
243
Moog Inc Class A
MOG.A
$13.4B
$15.3M 0.08%
197,370
-8,164
-4% -$646K
PEB icon
244
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$2.03B
$15.3M 0.08%
539,787
+13,221
+3% +$439K
EQC
245
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$15M 0.07%
499,524
+11,409
+2% +$348K
LUV icon
246
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$22B
$14.8M 0.07%
317,872
-394,489
-55% -$21M
SXT icon
247
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.57B
$14.6M 0.07%
260,766
+5,071
+2% +$331K
SHO icon
248
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.01B
$14.4M 0.07%
1,110,259
+16,502
+2% +$243K
SSD icon
249
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$8B
$14.1M 0.07%
260,820
+27,697
+12% +$1.63M
PENN icon
250
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.59B
$14.1M 0.07%
746,376
+144,508
+24% +$3.44M

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William Blair Investment Management's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, William Blair Investment Management held 450 positions worth $20.1B, down 30% from $28.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.

William Blair Investment Management withdrew a net $4.18B in Q4 2018, closing 46 positions and reducing 174 holdings. Its most notable exit was Hexcel, an estimated $187M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

Against the trend, William Blair Investment Management opened a new position in Inogen worth $80.2M.

  • William Blair Investment Management's largest Q4 2018 buy was Inogen: 646,263 shares worth $80.2M.
  • William Blair Investment Management added most to Canadian National Railway in Q4 2018, an estimated $128M increase.
  • William Blair Investment Management's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Suncor Energy, cutting an estimated $195M.
  • William Blair Investment Management fully exited Hexcel in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $187M.
  • William Blair Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $20.1B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • William Blair Investment Management opened 31 new positions and closed 46 in Q4 2018.
  • William Blair Investment Management's portfolio value fell 30% quarter-over-quarter to $20.1B.

Based on William Blair Investment Management's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 13 Feb 2019.