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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
CTLT
51
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$128M 0.63%
4,091,357
-272,820
-6% -$10.5M
HTHT icon
52
Huazhu Hotels Group
HTHT
$12.8B
$121M 0.6%
4,239,510
-112,382
-3% -$3.24M
GWRE icon
53
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$14.6B
$121M 0.6%
1,506,233
-1,010,759
-40% -$88.1M
WEX icon
54
WEX
WEX
$6.47B
$120M 0.59%
853,439
-201,352
-19% -$33.1M
NICE icon
55
Nice
NICE
$5.94B
$119M 0.59%
1,103,769
-28,257
-2% -$3.09M
MSFT icon
56
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.73T
$116M 0.57%
1,138,582
-1,097,207
-49% -$118M
RBA icon
57
RB Global
RBA
$16.9B
$114M 0.57%
3,485,534
-14,255
-0.4% -$479K
NATI
58
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
$110M 0.55%
2,433,165
-332,697
-12% -$15.5M
VIRT icon
59
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$4.91B
$110M 0.55%
4,269,107
-98,685
-2% -$2.38M
GWR
60
DELISTED
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
GWR
$110M 0.54%
1,481,154
-8,000
-0.5% -$641K
MA icon
61
Mastercard
MA
$494B
$108M 0.53%
570,439
-288,245
-34% -$57.2M
FTNT icon
62
Fortinet
FTNT
$118B
$108M 0.53%
7,632,515
-76,045
-1% -$1.16M
EWZ icon
63
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$8.58B
$105M 0.52%
2,761,000
+1,505,800
+120% +$58.3M
TREX icon
64
Trex
TREX
$5.07B
$101M 0.5%
+3,387,822
New +$106M
FSV icon
65
FirstService
FSV
$6.33B
$98.5M 0.49%
1,438,310
-6,112
-0.4% -$457K
AZPN
66
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
$98.3M 0.49%
1,196,304
-11,768
-1% -$967K
WW
67
DELISTED
WW International
WW
$97.8M 0.49%
2,535,824
+1,956,984
+338% +$107M
CBM
68
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
$97.6M 0.48%
2,583,819
+53,422
+2% +$2.7M
HGV icon
69
Hilton Grand Vacations
HGV
$3.35B
$94.4M 0.47%
3,575,904
-851,877
-19% -$24.7M
ICE icon
70
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$84.7B
$91.1M 0.45%
1,209,352
-520,078
-30% -$39.9M
JLL icon
71
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$16.7B
$89.2M 0.44%
704,673
-15,455
-2% -$2.09M
QGEN icon
72
Qiagen
QGEN
$8.86B
$89.1M 0.44%
2,438,824
-49,534
-2% -$1.84M
NBIS
73
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$48.3B
$88.6M 0.44%
3,238,596
-25,169
-0.8% -$739K
RTN
74
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$85.6M 0.43%
558,276
-114,094
-17% -$20.4M
PEN icon
75
Penumbra
PEN
$12.9B
$84.4M 0.42%
+690,902
New +$92.5M

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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.