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William Blair Investment Management

William Blair Investment Management Portfolio holdings

AUM $30.3B
1-Year Est. Return 33.75%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+6.55%
1 Year Est. Return
+33.75%
3 Year Est. Return
+108.55%
5 Year Est. Return
+126.9%
10 Year Est. Return
+788.31%
AUM
$25.7B
AUM Growth
-$2.19B
Cap. Flow
-$3.7B
Cap. Flow %
-14.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.87%
Holding
463
New
30
Increased
148
Reduced
245
Closed
36

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WP
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
+$346M
2
SBAC icon
SBA Communications
SBAC
+$258M
3
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
+$212M
4
ALGN icon
Align Technology
ALGN
+$207M
5
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$194M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 14.64%
2 Consumer Discretionary 14.51%
3 Technology 13.93%
4 Industrials 13.62%
5 Healthcare 11.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
MTX icon
251
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.32B
$18.9M 0.07%
273,906
-2,536
-0.9% -$180K
SXT icon
252
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.51B
$18.8M 0.07%
257,083
-2,448
-0.9% -$187K
PDCE
253
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$18.6M 0.07%
361,793
-2,116
-0.6% -$100K
KAI icon
254
Kadant
KAI
$3.94B
$18.6M 0.07%
185,197
-26,048
-12% -$2.64M
HIW icon
255
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.41B
$18.3M 0.07%
358,938
-2,776
-0.8% -$143K
SASR
256
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$18.2M 0.07%
466,221
-4,656
-1% -$187K
CRS icon
257
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$27.8B
$18.1M 0.07%
355,942
-2,336
-0.7% -$116K
PLD icon
258
Prologis
PLD
$132B
$17.7M 0.07%
275,082
-9,363
-3% -$611K
COST icon
259
Costco
COST
$423B
$17.7M 0.07%
95,109
-326,485
-77% -$56.4M
OCFC icon
260
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.87B
$17.6M 0.07%
669,647
-9,391
-1% -$256K
MMYT icon
261
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$5.73B
$17.3M 0.07%
579,272
-455,935
-44% -$12.6M
AROC icon
262
Archrock
AROC
$5.81B
$17.2M 0.07%
1,641,069
-22,876
-1% -$248K
ERF
263
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$17.1M 0.07%
1,740,853
-12,927
-0.7% -$118K
GNBC
264
DELISTED
Green Bancorp, Inc
GNBC
$16.5M 0.06%
814,037
-10,333
-1% -$229K
PXD
265
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$16.5M 0.06%
95,243
-13,633
-13% -$2.1M
EPI icon
266
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
$2.05B
$16.4M 0.06%
589,225
-127,657
-18% -$3.4M
LDL
267
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$16.4M 0.06%
322,194
-3,580
-1% -$196K
CVBF icon
268
CVB Financial
CVBF
$3.97B
$16.4M 0.06%
693,980
-9,715
-1% -$231K
NBHC icon
269
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.91B
$16.3M 0.06%
502,698
-7,050
-1% -$235K
TGS icon
270
Transportadora de Gas del Sur
TGS
$4.41B
$15.9M 0.06%
741,298
+418,703
+130% +$8.7M
SLGN icon
271
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.35B
$15.8M 0.06%
538,936
-7,615
-1% -$220K
SPTN
272
DELISTED
SpartanNash
SPTN
$15.8M 0.06%
592,205
-8,294
-1% -$206K
FAST icon
273
Fastenal
FAST
$59.8B
$15.2M 0.06%
1,110,252
-1,284,824
-54% -$15.9M
CBB
274
DELISTED
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
CBB
$15.1M 0.06%
726,544
-10,108
-1% -$205K
CASH icon
275
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.81B
$14.7M 0.06%
476,295
-169,524
-26% -$4.92M

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William Blair Investment Management's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, William Blair Investment Management held 463 positions worth $25.7B, down 7.9% from $27.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair Investment Management withdrew a net $3.7B in Q4 2017, closing 36 positions and reducing 245 holdings. Its most notable exit was Worldpay, Inc., an estimated $346M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 15% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

Against the trend, William Blair Investment Management opened a new position in Teledyne Technologies worth $121M.

  • William Blair Investment Management's largest Q4 2017 buy was Teledyne Technologies: 669,495 shares worth $121M.
  • William Blair Investment Management added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2017, an estimated $206M increase.
  • William Blair Investment Management's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was SBA Communications, cutting an estimated $258M.
  • William Blair Investment Management fully exited Worldpay, Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $346M.
  • William Blair Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $25.7B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • William Blair Investment Management opened 30 new positions and closed 36 in Q4 2017.
  • William Blair Investment Management's portfolio value fell 7.9% quarter-over-quarter to $25.7B.

Based on William Blair Investment Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.