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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
+6.74%
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
$24.7B
AUM Growth
-$24.3B
Cap. Flow
-$25.2B
Cap. Flow %
-102.22%
Top 10 Hldgs %
14.96%
Holding
1,115
New
48
Increased
227
Reduced
160
Closed
671

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 13.37%
2 Financials 12.97%
3 Consumer Discretionary 12.77%
4 Industrials 11.86%
5 Technology 11.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
MA icon
26
Mastercard
MA
$493B
$245M 0.99%
2,518,637
+274,552
+12% +$26.9M
TDG icon
27
TransDigm Group
TDG
$67.6B
$234M 0.95%
1,024,957
+127,361
+14% +$28.7M
SBAC icon
28
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.2B
$231M 0.94%
2,198,824
+169,295
+8% +$18.3M
ABEV icon
29
Ambev
ABEV
$45.4B
$228M 0.92%
51,022,487
+10,851,424
+27% +$53M
SIX
30
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$226M 0.91%
4,104,723
+459,113
+13% +$23.7M
BMY icon
31
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$132B
$215M 0.87%
3,129,706
+424,364
+16% +$28M
MTD icon
32
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.6B
$214M 0.87%
629,987
+67,613
+12% +$21.7M
SU icon
33
Suncor Energy
SU
$73.4B
$208M 0.84%
8,080,039
-213,252
-3% -$5.89M
BC icon
34
Brunswick
BC
$5.21B
$199M 0.81%
3,949,453
-7,137
-0.2% -$368K
SIRO
35
DELISTED
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK
SIRO
$199M 0.81%
1,815,182
-606,290
-25% -$64.9M
AMZN icon
36
Amazon
AMZN
$3T
$196M 0.79%
5,790,940
-293,080
-5% -$9.24M
COL
37
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$194M 0.79%
2,100,040
-285,965
-12% -$25.3M
VRSK icon
38
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$23.6B
$185M 0.75%
2,410,729
-615,934
-20% -$46.8M
NWL icon
39
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.51B
$184M 0.74%
+4,167,620
New +$182M
IDXX icon
40
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$46.9B
$179M 0.72%
2,450,857
+218,502
+10% +$15.6M
AME icon
41
Ametek
AME
$58B
$175M 0.71%
3,269,989
-95,122
-3% -$5.22M
SBH icon
42
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.57B
$174M 0.71%
6,251,521
+1,194,407
+24% +$30M
BAH icon
43
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$9.37B
$173M 0.7%
5,601,438
+2,554,025
+84% +$74.1M
TW
44
DELISTED
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
$169M 0.69%
1,317,994
-463,252
-26% -$59.3M
PII icon
45
Polaris
PII
$3.97B
$169M 0.68%
1,963,535
+276,969
+16% +$29.4M
ZD icon
46
Ziff Davis
ZD
$2B
$168M 0.68%
2,347,076
-628,564
-21% -$42.7M
META icon
47
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.52T
$165M 0.67%
1,574,676
+150,036
+11% +$15.4M
EFX icon
48
Equifax
EFX
$21.3B
$162M 0.66%
1,454,593
-32,833
-2% -$3.55M
MIDD icon
49
Middleby
MIDD
$5.89B
$158M 0.64%
1,460,303
+271,109
+23% +$30.2M
HDB icon
50
HDFC Bank
HDB
$120B
$157M 0.64%
10,199,556
+903,708
+10% +$13.7M

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William Blair Investment Management's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, William Blair Investment Management held 1,115 positions worth $24.7B, down 50% from $49B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

William Blair Investment Management withdrew a net $25.2B in Q4 2015, closing 671 positions and reducing 160 holdings. Its most notable exit was KEURIG GREEN MTN INC, an estimated $118M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 5.3% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, William Blair Investment Management opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $287M.

  • William Blair Investment Management's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,377,340 shares worth $287M.
  • William Blair Investment Management added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2015, an estimated $225M increase.
  • William Blair Investment Management's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $210M.
  • William Blair Investment Management fully exited KEURIG GREEN MTN INC in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $118M.
  • William Blair Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $24.7B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair Investment Management opened 48 new positions and closed 671 in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair Investment Management's portfolio value fell 50% quarter-over-quarter to $24.7B.

Based on William Blair Investment Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.