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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
TKR icon
301
Timken Company
TKR
$8.91B
$10.6M 0.05%
285,074
+10,967
+4% +$444K
ETSY icon
302
Etsy
ETSY
$7.29B
$10.6M 0.05%
222,742
+13,623
+7% +$641K
XYL icon
303
Xylem
XYL
$28.8B
$10.6M 0.05%
158,407
-559,491
-78% -$38.7M
LAD icon
304
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.32B
$10.5M 0.05%
137,932
+8,512
+7% +$673K
TILE icon
305
Interface
TILE
$2.24B
$10.5M 0.05%
734,822
+59,642
+9% +$1.03M
CPK icon
306
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$3.22B
$10.3M 0.05%
+127,111
New +$10.6M
RP
307
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
$10.3M 0.05%
213,271
+13,018
+7% +$680K
DIN icon
308
Dine Brands
DIN
$454M
$10.2M 0.05%
151,759
+4,221
+3% +$349K
KMX icon
309
CarMax
KMX
$8.26B
$10.1M 0.05%
161,549
-287,970
-64% -$19M
CHKP icon
310
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.2B
$10.1M 0.05%
98,516
+46,388
+89% +$5.09M
EXP icon
311
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.57B
$9.85M 0.05%
+161,465
New +$11.6M
IDXX icon
312
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$46.2B
$9.81M 0.05%
52,745
-97,236
-65% -$19.9M
BANC icon
313
Banc of California
BANC
$3.09B
$9.72M 0.05%
730,268
+148,676
+26% +$2.41M
LFUS icon
314
Littelfuse
LFUS
$11.5B
$9.58M 0.05%
55,887
+3,239
+6% +$578K
SBAC icon
315
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.3B
$9.09M 0.05%
56,127
-256,332
-82% -$41.7M
SPTN
316
DELISTED
SpartanNash
SPTN
$9.01M 0.04%
524,641
+7,499
+1% +$136K
INSP icon
317
Inspire Medical Systems
INSP
$1.71B
$8.97M 0.04%
+212,269
New +$9.02M
SLP icon
318
Simulations Plus
SLP
$370M
$8.87M 0.04%
445,926
+27,317
+7% +$540K
BIIB icon
319
Biogen
BIIB
$30.1B
$8.47M 0.04%
28,149
-39,469
-58% -$12.6M
G icon
320
Genpact
G
$5.71B
$8.43M 0.04%
312,444
+184,456
+144% +$5.25M
AMED
321
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$8.39M 0.04%
+71,635
New +$8.44M
TFIN icon
322
Triumph Financial Inc
TFIN
$1.82B
$8.25M 0.04%
277,752
+16,827
+6% +$594K
WLDN icon
323
Willdan Group
WLDN
$1.28B
$8.19M 0.04%
234,222
-108,742
-32% -$3.72M
HOME
324
DELISTED
At Home Group Inc.
HOME
$7.76M 0.04%
+415,639
New +$10.6M
AZN icon
325
AstraZeneca
AZN
$246B
$7.42M 0.04%
97,612
+13,017
+15% +$1.02M

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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.