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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
REXR icon
351
Rexford Industrial Realty
REXR
$8.05B
$3.4M 0.02%
115,420
+7,809
+7% +$247K
CRZO
352
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
$3.4M 0.02%
301,280
+18,330
+6% +$326K
NVS icon
353
Novartis
NVS
$290B
$3.23M 0.02%
+42,079
New +$3.28M
SCI icon
354
Service Corp International
SCI
$11.4B
$3.15M 0.02%
+78,364
New +$3.4M
HYG icon
355
PUT
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$17.9B
$2.78M 0.01%
2,506,900
+2,900
+0.1% +$243K
APLE icon
356
Apple Hospitality REIT
APLE
$3.69B
$2.72M 0.01%
190,707
+20,667
+12% +$329K
GSK icon
357
GSK
GSK
$101B
$2.7M 0.01%
56,466
+4,094
+8% +$202K
PRMW
358
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
$2.57M 0.01%
184,282
-18,220
-9% -$268K
CNQ icon
359
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$98.1B
$2.42M 0.01%
204,688
-1,717,432
-89% -$23.1M
ORLY icon
360
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$74.5B
$2.4M 0.01%
104,505
RIO icon
361
Rio Tinto
RIO
$166B
$2.38M 0.01%
49,181
+5,363
+12% +$262K
NXPI icon
362
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$59.5B
$2.35M 0.01%
32,027
+19,842
+163% +$1.57M
NDSN icon
363
Nordson
NDSN
$17.3B
$2.34M 0.01%
19,584
-1,936
-9% -$238K
VTWO icon
364
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
VTWO
$17.3B
$2.33M 0.01%
43,348
-4,296
-9% -$257K
FMX icon
365
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$40.3B
$2.28M 0.01%
+26,510
New +$2.35M
RS icon
366
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$21.7B
$2.13M 0.01%
29,960
-2,962
-9% -$234K
CDK
367
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$2.13M 0.01%
44,406
-633,866
-93% -$33.4M
CASH icon
368
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.79B
$1.38M 0.01%
71,188
-374,759
-84% -$8.74M
FANG icon
369
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$56.1B
$1.35M 0.01%
14,611
-535,567
-97% -$59.9M
IEX icon
370
IDEX
IEX
$17.6B
$1.29M 0.01%
10,192
+4,884
+92% +$654K
ATO icon
371
Atmos Energy
ATO
$28.5B
$1.16M 0.01%
12,549
+1,830
+17% +$175K
CDNS icon
372
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$89.7B
$1.11M 0.01%
25,624
+3,746
+17% +$163K
MMS icon
373
Maximus
MMS
$2.81B
$1.11M 0.01%
17,062
+2,496
+17% +$164K
RVTY icon
374
Revvity
RVTY
$12.8B
$1.11M 0.01%
14,144
+2,068
+17% +$175K
EPR icon
375
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.62B
$1.11M 0.01%
17,333
-207
-1% -$14.2K

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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.