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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
BZUN
276
Baozun
BZUN
$170M
$14.3M 0.06%
452,384
-326,993
-42% -$10.6M
LHO
277
DELISTED
LaSalle Hotel Properties
LHO
$13.9M 0.05%
496,541
-255,544
-34% -$7.32M
BLBD icon
278
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
$2.07B
$13.6M 0.05%
685,354
+17,791
+3% +$352K
LAUR icon
279
Laureate Education
LAUR
$5.13B
$13.6M 0.05%
1,004,747
-400,382
-28% -$5.25M
NWPX icon
280
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.1B
$13.6M 0.05%
711,677
-9,949
-1% -$184K
VRNS icon
281
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$4.87B
$13.3M 0.05%
824,049
-121,728
-13% -$1.91M
AWI icon
282
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$7.75B
$13.3M 0.05%
219,195
-13,527
-6% -$745K
PLOW icon
283
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$984M
$13.1M 0.05%
345,867
-31,411
-8% -$1.25M
ALOG
284
DELISTED
Analogic Corp
ALOG
$12.9M 0.05%
154,324
-2,172
-1% -$180K
NPKI
285
NPK International
NPKI
$1.15B
$12.7M 0.05%
1,482,006
-21,719
-1% -$197K
HK
286
DELISTED
Halcon Resources Corporation
HK
$12.5M 0.05%
+1,656,878
New +$11.4M
RP
287
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
$12.4M 0.05%
279,550
-44,690
-14% -$1.95M
EXTN
288
DELISTED
Exterran Corporation
EXTN
$12.2M 0.05%
389,462
-3,338
-0.8% -$103K
CDXS icon
289
Codexis
CDXS
$161M
$11.8M 0.05%
1,418,063
-95,381
-6% -$660K
PRMW
290
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
$11.5M 0.04%
917,727
+34,460
+4% +$413K
LHCG
291
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$11.5M 0.04%
187,927
-1,170
-0.6% -$77.3K
NVR icon
292
NVR
NVR
$16.8B
$11.5M 0.04%
3,270
-30
-0.9% -$97.6K
BHP icon
293
BHP
BHP
$230B
$11.3M 0.04%
276,013
+239
+0.1% +$9K
NOAH
294
Noah Holdings
NOAH
$605M
$11.3M 0.04%
+244,680
New +$10.1M
GDEN
295
DELISTED
Golden Entertainment
GDEN
$11.2M 0.04%
344,489
-252,706
-42% -$7.48M
ESE icon
296
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$7.79B
$11.2M 0.04%
186,235
-126,557
-40% -$7.69M
AX icon
297
Axos Financial
AX
$5.63B
$10.9M 0.04%
364,801
-58,450
-14% -$1.59M
MGPI icon
298
MGP Ingredients
MGPI
$381M
$10.6M 0.04%
137,372
-22,027
-14% -$1.55M
LAD icon
299
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.35B
$10.4M 0.04%
91,133
-14,606
-14% -$1.7M
SUPN icon
300
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.74B
$10.2M 0.04%
254,697
+62,961
+33% +$2.49M

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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.