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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
-14.81%
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
$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
ILMN icon
251
Illumina
ILMN
$29.1B
$14M 0.07%
47,929
+196
+0.4% +$60.7K
MCHP icon
252
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$44B
$14M 0.07%
388,170
-779,960
-67% -$27.5M
CRS icon
253
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$26.7B
$13.6M 0.07%
381,818
+8,557
+2% +$386K
COR
254
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
$13.5M 0.07%
154,940
+19,169
+14% +$1.86M
ORBC
255
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$13.5M 0.07%
1,630,690
+228,489
+16% +$2.13M
NOAH
256
Noah Holdings
NOAH
$591M
$13.4M 0.07%
310,254
+127,061
+69% +$5.28M
IR icon
257
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$33B
$13.4M 0.07%
657,126
+622,647
+1,806% +$15.3M
COST icon
258
Costco
COST
$419B
$13.3M 0.07%
65,171
+2,016
+3% +$450K
EPAM icon
259
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.15B
$13.1M 0.06%
112,691
+6,896
+7% +$846K
THRM icon
260
Gentherm
THRM
$1.27B
$13M 0.06%
325,317
-83,615
-20% -$3.54M
NUAN
261
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$13M 0.06%
1,133,477
+29,988
+3% +$420K
UMPQ
262
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$12.8M 0.06%
807,903
+17,535
+2% +$330K
EPI icon
263
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
$2.05B
$12.8M 0.06%
516,120
-98,964
-16% -$2.31M
MTX icon
264
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.3B
$12.7M 0.06%
248,109
+5,165
+2% +$288K
AVNT icon
265
Avient
AVNT
$4.17B
$12.6M 0.06%
441,092
+9,682
+2% +$324K
AZUL
266
DELISTED
Azul
AZUL
$12.6M 0.06%
+455,440
New +$11.1M
SASR
267
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$12.5M 0.06%
399,504
+5,753
+1% +$203K
LPSN icon
268
LivePerson
LPSN
$33.6M
$12.5M 0.06%
44,233
+11,463
+35% +$3.53M
ANF icon
269
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$5.24B
$12.5M 0.06%
622,975
-111,783
-15% -$2.09M
EAF icon
270
GrafTech
EAF
$206M
$12.5M 0.06%
109,041
+9,956
+10% +$1.52M
BPFH
271
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
$12.5M 0.06%
1,179,075
+16,894
+1% +$212K
CVBF icon
272
CVB Financial
CVBF
$4.02B
$12.4M 0.06%
614,511
+8,847
+1% +$192K
AIN icon
273
Albany International
AIN
$1.79B
$12.3M 0.06%
196,968
+11,949
+6% +$833K
AYI icon
274
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.7B
$12.2M 0.06%
106,254
-24,281
-19% -$3M
MGLN
275
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$12M 0.06%
211,694
+4,071
+2% +$251K

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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.