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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

SEC-registered adviser

William Blair Investment Management, LLC

Other adviserChicago, IllinoisCRD 173961SEC 801-80640websiteIAPD
Latest filing Apr 9, 2026
First filing on the tape Nov 18, 2014 · 45 filings
SEC status approved since Dec 4, 2014
RAUM
$66B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$18.3M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
388
142 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
9
reported on Schedule D
History
45 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$66B as of Apr 9, 2026
Mar 31, 2015$117M then
HNW client RAUM$18.3M as of Apr 9, 2026
Mar 27, 2018$45.6M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Apr 9, 2026
Mar 31, 201542 then
Employees (5.A)388 as of Apr 9, 2026
Mar 31, 2015205 then
Private funds9 as of Apr 9, 2026
Mar 30, 201621 then
RAUM -8.4% over the last fiscal year+5.4% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 9, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Broker-dealer affiliated · Item 7.A.1 (broker-dealer affiliate) and at least 50 registered representatives (Item 5.B.2), or the adviser is itself a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$9.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$96.2MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
41%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-8.4%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-50%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 5.I
Custody
$464M, 4 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$22B34%
  • Investment companies$16B24%
  • State and municipal entities$12B18%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$12B18%
  • Charitable organizations$2.3B3.6%
  • Sovereign wealth funds$721M1.1%
  • Other investment advisers$321M0.5%
  • Corporations and businesses$210M0.3%
  • Insurance companies$23.5M0.0%
  • High-net-worth individuals$18.3M0.0%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
2reported
Pension plan clients
73reported
Charitable clients
68reported
Accounts
682reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $193M managedreported
Custody of client assets
$464M for 4 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.58 institutional_share=0.41 related_bd=true related_bank=true bd_reps=119.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      32 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      William Blair Emerging Markets Growth Fund LLCOther Private Fund$383M19Mar 26, 2019
      William Blair International Leaders Fund LLCOther Private Fund$329M6Mar 29, 2017
      William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund LLCOther Private Fund$308M3Mar 26, 2019
      William Blair China A-Shares Growth Fund LPOther Private Fund$9.8M20Mar 27, 2018
      William Blair Global Leaders Concentrated Fund LLCOther Private Fund$6.1M10Mar 25, 2020
      William Blair Emerging Markets Ex China Growth Fund LLCOther Private Fund$3.1M12Mar 30, 2012
      William Blair U.S. Equity Sustainability Fund LLCOther Private Fund$2.6M14Mar 30, 2021
      William Blair International Leaders Concentrated Fund LLCOther Private Fund$1.6M7Mar 26, 2019
      William Blair New Energy Opportunities Fund LLCOther Private Fund$1.6M10Mar 29, 2023
      William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Concentrated Fund LLCOther Private Fund$1.4M7Mar 27, 2018
      William Blair Black Terrain Fund, L.P.no longer reportedHedge Fund$00Mar 30, 2012
      William Blair Master Fund, LLC - Green Seriesno longer reportedHedge Fund$00Mar 30, 2012
      William Blair Global Commodity Specialist Fund LLCno longer reportedHedge Fund$00Mar 28, 2014
      William Blair Macro Allocation Fund LLCHedge Fund$00Mar 31, 2015
      William Blair Gcs Spv, LLCno longer reportedOther Private Fund$00Mar 31, 2015
      William Blair Green Terrain Fund, L.P.no longer reportedHedge Fund$00Mar 30, 2012
      William Blair Sg Capital Spv, LLCno longer reportedOther Private Fund$00Mar 28, 2014
      William Blair Managed Futures Fund LLCno longer reportedHedge Fund$00Mar 30, 2012
      William Blair Global Opportunity Fund LLCno longer reportedHedge Fund$00Mar 30, 2012
      William Blair Macro Allocation Te Fund LPHedge Fund$00Mar 29, 2017
      William Blair Marble Place Fund, L.P.no longer reportedHedge Fund$00Mar 28, 2014
      William Blair All Terrain Te Fund, L.P.no longer reportedHedge Fund$00Mar 30, 2012
      William Blair Green Terrain Disbursement Fund LLCno longer reportedHedge Fund$00Mar 31, 2015
      William Blair Blue Terrain Te Fund, L.P.no longer reportedHedge Fund$00Mar 30, 2012
      William Blair Global Diversified Return Fund LLCHedge Fund$00Mar 28, 2013
      William Blair Master Fund, LLC - Blue Seriesno longer reportedHedge Fund$00Mar 30, 2012
      William Blair Black Terrain Te Fund, L.P.no longer reportedHedge Fund$00Mar 30, 2012
      William Blair Marble Place Te Fund, L.P.no longer reportedHedge Fund$00Mar 28, 2014
      William Blair Blue Terrain Fund, L.P.no longer reportedHedge Fund$00Mar 30, 2012
      William Blair Absolute Return Currency Fund LLCHedge Fund$00Mar 26, 2019
      William Blair All Terrain Fund, L.P.no longer reportedHedge Fund$00Mar 30, 2012
      William Blair Green Terrain Te Fund, L.P.no longer reportedHedge Fund$00Mar 30, 2012
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Dawn Lisa Anderson · Director Of Operationscontrol
        since 12/2017 · owns less than 5%
      • Grieser Stephanie Braming · Global Head Of Investment Management, Executive Committee Membercontrol
        since 10/2017 · owns less than 5%
      • Cissie Citardi · General Counsel, Executive Committee Membercontrol
        since 01/2021 · owns less than 5%
      • Plenk Peter Dalrymple · Executive Committee Membercontrol
        since 02/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • Jacob Ryan Devore · Executive Committee Membercontrol
        since 11/2017 · owns less than 5%
      • J Robert Duwa · Executive Committee Membercontrol
        since 01/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • Walker Brent Gledhill · President, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Committee Membercontrol
        since 10/2014 · owns less than 5%
      • Thomas Scott Mclaughlin · Executive Committee Membercontrol
        since 01/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • Patrick Michael Quinn · Executive Committee Membercontrol
        since 01/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • Ramsay Walter Randall · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 10/2014 · owns less than 5%
      • A Beth Satterfield · Chief Operating Officer, Executive Committee Membercontrol
        since 01/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • Anurag Sharma · Managing Director, Executive Committee Membercontrol
        since 01/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • William Michael Trimberger · Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 07/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • Montgomery Matthew Zimmer · Executive Committee Membercontrol
        since 02/2022 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Wbc Holdings, L.P. · Holding Company
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Wbc Gp L.L.C. · General Partner
        indirect · owns F of Wbc Holdings, L.P.
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • Systm Wealth Solutions
        investment advisernRAUM $839M
      • William Blair & Company L.L.C.
        broker-dealerinvestment advisernRAUM $64B
      • William Blair Advanced Strategies, L.L.C.
        bankpooled vehicle sponsorn
      • William Blair B.V.
        investment advisern
      • William Blair Global Advanced Strategies
        bankpooled vehicle sponsorn
      • William Blair International (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
        investment advisern
      • William Blair International, Ltd
        investment advisern
      Advisers that list William Blair Investment Management, LLC as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Baltimore, MD11 employees
      • Boston, MA2 employees
      • New York, NY2 employees
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 1,047 to 682
        Feb 3, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 152 to 142
        Feb 3, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • BD registered reps · 129 to 119
        Feb 3, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Charity clients · 70 to 68
        Feb 3, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Corporate clients · 11 to 10
        Feb 3, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • HNW clients · 4 to 2
        Feb 3, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pension plan clients · 86 to 73
        Feb 3, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 64 to 51
        Feb 3, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $1.1B to $464M
        Feb 3, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Employees · 378 to 388
        Feb 3, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 55 to 25
        Feb 3, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $72B to $66B
        Feb 3, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $26.5M to $18.3M
        Feb 3, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pension RAUM · $12B to $12B
        Feb 3, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $23B to $22B
        Feb 3, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • RAUM · $72B to $66B
        Feb 3, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $393M to $193M
        Feb 3, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Private funds · 10 to 9
        Aug 7, 2025 to Jan 2, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Jun 4, 2025 to Jul 16, 2025
      • Accounts · 1,115 to 1,047
        Feb 5, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 146 to 152
        Feb 5, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
      • BD registered reps · 151 to 129
        Feb 5, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
      • Charity clients · 68 to 70
        Feb 5, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
      • Individual clients · unset to 0.0
        Feb 5, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
      • Pension plan clients · 87 to 86
        Feb 5, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 70 to 64
        Feb 5, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $1.0B to $1.1B
        Feb 5, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
      • Employees · 372 to 378
        Feb 5, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 65 to 55
        Feb 5, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $67B to $72B
        Feb 5, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $22.0M to $26.5M
        Feb 5, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
      • Pension RAUM · $11B to $12B
        Feb 5, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $21B to $23B
        Feb 5, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
      • RAUM · $67B to $72B
        Feb 5, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $387M to $393M
        Feb 5, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
      • Accounts · 1,094 to 1,115
        Jan 24, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 144 to 146
        Jan 24, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
      • BD registered reps · 126 to 151
        Jan 24, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Charity clients · 66 to 68
        Jan 24, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Corporate clients · 12 to 11
        Jan 24, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
      Signals
      17 dated events
      • J Robert Duwa (Executive Committee Member) appeared on Schedule A of William Blair Investment Management, Llc
        Jan 24, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • Thomas Scott Mclaughlin (Executive Committee Member) appeared on Schedule A of William Blair Investment Management, Llc
        Jan 24, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • Patrick Michael Quinn (Executive Committee Member) appeared on Schedule A of William Blair Investment Management, Llc
        Jan 24, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • William Michael Trimberger (Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of William Blair Investment Management, Llc
        Jul 14, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • Walter Jon Zindel (Chief Financial Officer, Executive Committee Member) no longer on Schedule A of William Blair Investment Management, Llc (listed 2023-03-29, absent 2023-07-14)
        Jul 14, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • William Blair Investment Management, Llc reported RAUM $56.0B, down 30% from $79.7B (2023-01-19 to 2023-03-29)
        Mar 29, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
      • Roger John Ettelson (Chairman, Executive Committee Member) no longer on Schedule A of William Blair Investment Management, Llc (listed 2022-09-15, absent 2023-01-19)
        Jan 19, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Anurag Sharma (Managing Director, Executive Committee Member) appeared on Schedule A of William Blair Investment Management, Llc
        Jan 19, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • A Beth Satterfield (Chief Operating Officer, Executive Committee Member) appeared on Schedule A of William Blair Investment Management, Llc
        Jan 19, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • David Edgar Coolidge (Vice Chairman) no longer on Schedule A of William Blair Investment Management, Llc (listed 2021-07-19, absent 2022-02-03)
        Feb 3, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      • Carroll John Moore (Executive Committee Member) no longer on Schedule A of William Blair Investment Management, Llc (listed 2021-07-19, absent 2022-02-03)
        Feb 3, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      • Montgomery Matthew Zimmer (Executive Committee Member) appeared on Schedule A of William Blair Investment Management, Llc
        Feb 3, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Plenk Peter Dalrymple (Executive Committee Member) appeared on Schedule A of William Blair Investment Management, Llc
        Feb 3, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Cissie Citardi (General Counsel) appeared on Schedule A of William Blair Investment Management, Llc
        Jan 19, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Joseph Arthur Simon (General Counsel, Executive Committee Member) no longer on Schedule A of William Blair Investment Management, Llc (listed 2020-05-22, absent 2021-01-19)
        Jan 19, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • Alan Jeffrey Urbina (Executive Committee Member) no longer on Schedule A of William Blair Investment Management, Llc (listed 2019-11-25, absent 2020-01-02)
        Jan 2, 2020 · Control person left · inference
      • William Blair Investment Management, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Nov 18, 2014 · First SEC registration · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Website
      williamblair.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      312-236-1600reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 9, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Other adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026