Investment Management

William Blair Investment Management employs disciplined, analytical research processes across a wide range of strategies, including U.S. equity, non-U.S. equity, emerging markets debt, and multi-asset.

Recent Insights

Evaluating Climate Change Critical in ESG Integration

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Climate change, if left unchecked, will likely have such widespread implications that it could threaten the stability of the global financial system.

Metals of the Future Drive Opportunities in Frontier Markets

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Metal exporters in emerging markets may be underappreciated because regulation and consumer preferences are creating demand for clean transportation, and we believe this demand will drive strong growth in copper, aluminum, nickel, cobalt, and lithium.

Collaborative Learning Drives Outcomes

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Deep expertise is essential in investment management, but operating in silos limits potential investment outcomes. Here are some examples of how we learn as a team—and why failing is as important as succeeding.

Creating a Discipline for Creative Investing

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Future cash flows at investible companies are enhanced by things that don’t show up on a balance sheet, such as culture, brand, and leadership. Here’s how to identify them.

Growth Investing Requires a Growth Mindset

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Identifying possible future growth drivers requires curious, creative thinkers who have an innate need to solve puzzles.

Should Emerging Markets Debt Investors Be Afraid of the Fed Hiking Cycle?

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Should emerging markets debt investors be concerned about recent U.S. rate hikes, or could this be a buying opportunity?

About Us

At William Blair, we are passionate about the profession of investment management. We are an independent, 100% active employee-owned firm with no distractions from our sole priority: creating strong, risk-adjusted returns for our clients.

Our Capabilities
Who We Serve
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Institutional Strategies

William Blair is committed to building enduring relationships with our clients. We work closely with private and public pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, and sovereign wealth funds, as well as financial advisors. We are 100% active-employee-owned with broad-based ownership. Our investment teams are solely focused on active management and employ disciplined, analytical research processes across a wide range of strategies, including U.S. equity, non-U.S. equity, and emerging markets debt. William Blair is based in Chicago with global resources providing expertise and solutions to meet our clients’ evolving needs.

Overview

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Capabilities

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Social Responsibility

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*William Blair International (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. is regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore under a Capital Markets Services License to conduct fund management activities.

We provide investment solutions to corporations, pension funds, governments and public agencies, endowments, foundations, Taft-Hartley plans, and other leading institutional investors across the globe.

Consultants

Our senior relationship managers—who average more than 29 years of experience*—are committed to providing the highest quality service to the investment consultant community.
Foundations and Endowments

Building on our long tradition of serving not-for-profit organizations and their boards, we provide a broad range of investment strategies to more than 150 endowments and foundations*.
Public Funds

We have deep experience working with government-sponsored plans and their consultants to help them meet participants’ needs, and oversee more than $15.5 billion* in assets for public pension plans.
Corporations

Through customized investment strategies for corporations and their defined-contribution and defined-benefit plans, we oversee more than $11.2 billion* in assets for corporations across numerous industries.
Taft-Hartley

We are dedicated to providing customized investment strategies for our Taft-Hartley clients, and oversee more than $2.8 billion* of Taft-Hartley assets via separate accounts and commingled funds.
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Financial Institutions

Based on a philosophy of building enduring partnerships, we have a long history of working with financial institutions.
Financial Advisors

We offer actively managed mutual funds across a wide range of strategies, including U.S. equity, global equity, emerging markets debt, fixed income, and global macro.

*As of June 30, 2022

William Blair Investment Management, LLC offers a number of investment vehicles, including separate accounts, mutual funds, CITs, and SICAVs.

Separate Accounts

William Blair provides customized management of separate accounts across U.S. and non-U.S. strategies.
Collective Investment Trusts

CITs are pooled investing vehicles through which assets of qualified clients (which include only employee benefit plans governed by ERISA and certain government-sponsored entities) are commingled for investment purposes. CITs offer qualified retirement plan sponsors help controlling costs due to increased regulatory scrutiny of fees and costs.
Mutual Funds

By drawing on the firm’s deep investment talent and research capabilities, William Blair mutual funds are designed to meet a variety of investment objectives, from current income to capital appreciation.
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SICAV Funds

For non-U.S. citizens or residents, William Blair offers a series of Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV products that provide active management and quality growth investment expertise in U.S., global, and emerging markets.
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See how our deep-conviction strategies can help you meet your investment needs.

$56.2+

billion in client assets

350

Investment Management employees

24

average years of experience for portfolio managers

As of June 30, 2022
Client asset disclosures

William Blair Funds

William Blair Funds manages $11.8 billion in assets (as of June 30, 2022) through actively managed mutual funds across a wide range of strategies, including U.S. equity, global equity, emerging markets debt, fixed income, and global macro.

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SICAV Funds

For non-U.S. citizens or residents, William Blair offers a series of Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV products that provide active management and quality growth investment expertise across markets and asset classes.

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Awards and Recognition

Benefits Canada Magazine Recognizes William Blair Among Fastest Growing Money Managers

Thursday, July 14, 2022

William Blair topped the list of fastest growing money managers in Canada in the $1 billion to $10 billion assets under management category of Benefits Canada's 2022 Top 40 Money Managers Report.

Stephanie Braming Named a Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance

Monday, March 7, 2022

Stephanie Braming, CFA, partner, global head of William Blair Investment Management LLC, was named one of the most influential women in U.S. finance by Barron’s.