After being ranked for the first time in Bloomberg Intelligence’s 2024 U.S. institutional trading study for being among the 25 most widely used brokers, William Blair improved its ranking among our competitors in the 2025 list to the top 20. The higher ranking reflects our growth as a trusted, well-established, and widely used broker in the U.S. institutional equity trading space by head and senior traders, and it mirrors William Blair’s dedication to being a top brokerage service provider.
About William Blair
William Blair is a premier global partnership with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management. We provide advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet our clients’ evolving needs. As an independent and employee-owned firm, together with our strategic partners, we operate in more than 20 offices worldwide.*
William Blair provides customized investment strategies and trade execution in all market conditions, along with value-added perspective for nearly 650 companies across seven growth-oriented sectors: consumer; energy and sustainability; financial services and technology; industrials; global services; healthcare; and technology, media, and communications. William Blair’s equity research is well-diversified geographically and ranges in market capitalization with an emphasis on small- and mid-cap stocks.
*Includes strategic partnerships with Allier Capital, BDA Partners, and Poalim Capital Markets.