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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
UN
326
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$7.17M 0.04%
133,221
+21,077
+19% +$1.15M
DEO icon
327
Diageo
DEO
$52.8B
$7.11M 0.04%
50,125
+5,438
+12% +$765K
NVR icon
328
NVR
NVR
$17.1B
$6.92M 0.03%
2,839
ASPU
329
DELISTED
ASPEN GROUP, INC.
ASPU
$6.69M 0.03%
1,220,498
+73,595
+6% +$427K
ACC
330
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$6.44M 0.03%
155,652
+35,735
+30% +$1.48M
XOG
331
DELISTED
Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. Common Stock
XOG
$5.8M 0.03%
1,352,570
+423,745
+46% +$3.16M
FET icon
332
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$934M
$4.82M 0.02%
58,293
+1,368
+2% +$207K
MGA icon
333
Magna International
MGA
$18.8B
$4.67M 0.02%
102,873
-158,535
-61% -$7.68M
CVGW
334
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$4.65M 0.02%
63,709
-102,112
-62% -$9.54M
SAP icon
335
SAP
SAP
$242B
$4.6M 0.02%
46,252
+4,054
+10% +$431K
RDS.A
336
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$4.55M 0.02%
78,158
+7,868
+11% +$488K
JBTM
337
JBT Marel
JBTM
$6.32B
$4.55M 0.02%
63,321
-125,987
-67% -$11.2M
FMC icon
338
FMC
FMC
$1.3B
$4.4M 0.02%
68,604
-28,660
-29% -$2.01M
PUK icon
339
Prudential
PUK
$34B
$4.36M 0.02%
127,114
+9,425
+8% +$360K
HK
340
DELISTED
Halcon Resources Corporation
HK
$4.26M 0.02%
2,508,092
+36,647
+1% +$115K
DEI icon
341
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$1.92B
$4.2M 0.02%
123,019
+19,302
+19% +$693K
SMIN icon
342
iShares MSCI India Small-Cap ETF
SMIN
$773M
$4.04M 0.02%
104,782
-1,318
-1% -$47.9K
MMYT icon
343
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$5.78B
$4.01M 0.02%
164,658
-857,274
-84% -$20.6M
RSX
344
DELISTED
VanEck Russia ETF
RSX
$3.97M 0.02%
211,800
+18,100
+9% +$372K
VEDL
345
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$3.91M 0.02%
339,079
-397,219
-54% -$4.54M
IX icon
346
ORIX
IX
$43.1B
$3.9M 0.02%
272,765
-119,075
-30% -$1.87M
DCI icon
347
Donaldson
DCI
$11.2B
$3.81M 0.02%
87,710
-1,541,753
-95% -$79.7M
ITUB icon
348
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$82.7B
$3.76M 0.02%
564,871
+797
+0.1% +$5.12K
EFA icon
349
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$79.9B
$3.72M 0.02%
+63,298
New +$3.95M
SBNY
350
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$3.48M 0.02%
+33,864
New +$3.81M

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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.