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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
DAN icon
276
Dana Inc
DAN
$3.27B
$12M 0.06%
883,504
+13,048
+1% +$198K
KAI icon
277
Kadant
KAI
$4B
$11.9M 0.06%
+145,981
New +$13.7M
CBPX
278
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
CBPX
$11.8M 0.06%
464,314
+18,143
+4% +$530K
TTWO icon
279
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$46.8B
$11.7M 0.06%
+113,231
New +$13M
WCN
280
Waste Connections
WCN
$42B
$11.7M 0.06%
156,980
-346,340
-69% -$26.4M
CVCO icon
281
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.57B
$11.5M 0.06%
88,233
+2,566
+3% +$464K
BLD
282
DELISTED
TopBuild
BLD
$11.5M 0.06%
255,594
+13,351
+6% +$649K
MATX icon
283
Matsons
MATX
$6.11B
$11.4M 0.06%
357,107
-53,526
-13% -$1.98M
MRCY icon
284
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$6.55B
$11.4M 0.06%
241,457
-41,278
-15% -$2.01M
W icon
285
Wayfair
W
$14.1B
$11.4M 0.06%
126,346
-43,596
-26% -$4.59M
SLGN icon
286
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.35B
$11.4M 0.06%
481,457
+6,894
+1% +$173K
CNO icon
287
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5.05B
$11.1M 0.06%
749,278
+15,761
+2% +$287K
CBLK
288
DELISTED
Carbon Black, Inc. Common Stock
CBLK
$11.1M 0.05%
824,294
+207,500
+34% +$3.41M
RRC icon
289
Range Resources
RRC
$9.5B
$11M 0.05%
1,153,082
+26,718
+2% +$406K
CAG icon
290
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.14B
$11M 0.05%
516,595
-484,835
-48% -$15.7M
ULTI
291
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$11M 0.05%
44,907
-185,822
-81% -$49.3M
XENT
292
DELISTED
Intersect ENT, Inc
XENT
$11M 0.05%
389,624
+120,010
+45% +$3.51M
CARS icon
293
Cars.com
CARS
$635M
$11M 0.05%
509,578
+6,490
+1% +$162K
SAIA icon
294
Saia
SAIA
$9.52B
$10.9M 0.05%
196,162
+31,482
+19% +$1.91M
AROC icon
295
Archrock
AROC
$5.78B
$10.9M 0.05%
1,453,918
+20,830
+1% +$211K
SEI
296
Solaris Energy Infrastructure
SEI
$3.87B
$10.8M 0.05%
896,493
+13,342
+2% +$190K
PDCE
297
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$10.8M 0.05%
361,482
+5,356
+2% +$215K
WNS
298
DELISTED
WNS Holdings
WNS
$10.7M 0.05%
259,730
+15,675
+6% +$749K
NPKI
299
NPK International
NPKI
$1.18B
$10.7M 0.05%
1,558,597
+23,249
+2% +$190K
AORT icon
300
Artivion
AORT
$1.38B
$10.7M 0.05%
376,625
+22,847
+6% +$687K

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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.