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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
MXL icon
101
MaxLinear
MXL
$6.25B
$54M 0.27%
3,071,006
-375,867
-11% -$6.88M
UNP icon
102
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$53.6M 0.27%
387,988
+2,034
+0.5% +$301K
BA icon
103
Boeing
BA
$184B
$53.5M 0.27%
166,043
+507
+0.3% +$175K
HD icon
104
Home Depot
HD
$354B
$52.2M 0.26%
303,792
+1,051
+0.3% +$188K
ATHM icon
105
Autohome
ATHM
$2.65B
$50.6M 0.25%
646,822
-138,846
-18% -$10.5M
GLOB icon
106
Globant
GLOB
$1.69B
$50.6M 0.25%
897,745
+221,713
+33% +$11.9M
BSAC icon
107
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$16.4B
$50.4M 0.25%
1,684,194
-23,233
-1% -$708K
JPM icon
108
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$963B
$49.8M 0.25%
509,886
-96,247
-16% -$10.3M
BLK icon
109
Blackrock
BLK
$177B
$47.7M 0.24%
121,451
+357
+0.3% +$146K
PR
110
Permian Resources
PR
$18B
$47.2M 0.23%
4,279,251
+3,532,295
+473% +$60.6M
RHT
111
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$46.5M 0.23%
264,672
-522,047
-66% -$82.7M
ACN icon
112
Accenture
ACN
$110B
$46.2M 0.23%
327,631
-216,293
-40% -$34.2M
CRM icon
113
Salesforce
CRM
$161B
$45.9M 0.23%
335,196
+23,938
+8% +$3.29M
ABEV icon
114
Ambev
ABEV
$44B
$45.3M 0.22%
11,548,767
+101,518
+0.9% +$433K
TMO icon
115
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$223B
$43.2M 0.21%
193,104
+561
+0.3% +$132K
SQM icon
116
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$20.6B
$42.4M 0.21%
1,105,700
+273,803
+33% +$11.8M
AAMI
117
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$3.25B
$41.9M 0.21%
3,923,671
-54,972
-1% -$661K
ABMD
118
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$41.5M 0.21%
127,827
-139,450
-52% -$48.4M
WIX icon
119
WIX.com
WIX
$2.79B
$41.5M 0.21%
459,706
-265,627
-37% -$25.1M
META icon
120
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.53T
$41.5M 0.21%
316,480
-551,832
-64% -$79.9M
ROP icon
121
Roper Technologies
ROP
$39.5B
$40.7M 0.2%
152,675
-2,826
-2% -$799K
EOG icon
122
EOG Resources
EOG
$75.1B
$40.4M 0.2%
462,740
-206,884
-31% -$22.2M
ASR icon
123
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$8.11B
$40.3M 0.2%
267,584
+45,618
+21% +$7.39M
VRSK icon
124
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$23.4B
$40M 0.2%
366,675
-847,383
-70% -$99.1M
NEE icon
125
NextEra Energy
NEE
$178B
$39.8M 0.2%
916,116
+3,448
+0.4% +$151K

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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.