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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>GeneDx Holdings Corp</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>GeneDx Holdings Corp</title>
        <cusip>81663L200</cusip>
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          <isin value="US81663L2007"/>
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        <balance>73218.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4702059.96000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Fixed Income Clearing Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300H47WTHXPU08X20</lei>
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          <other otherDesc="Internal Identifier" value="85748R009"/>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>16467704.06000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>RA</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
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          <transCat>Repurchase</transCat>
          <clearedCentCparty centralCounterparty="Fixed Income Clearing Corp." isCleared="Y"/>
          <isTriParty>N</isTriParty>
          <repurchaseRt>1.15000000</repurchaseRt>
          <maturityDt>2026-04-01</maturityDt>
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            <repurchaseCollateral>
              <principalAmt>16781400.00000000</principalAmt>
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              <collateralVal>16797058.14000000</collateralVal>
              <collateralCd>USD</collateralCd>
              <invstCat>UST</invstCat>
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          </repurchaseCollaterals>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>StepStone Group Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>StepStone Group Inc</title>
        <cusip>85914M107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US85914M1071"/>
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        <balance>199666.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>9528061.52000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Sterling Infrastructure Inc</name>
        <lei>549300RZIK6K1215XU51</lei>
        <title>Sterling Infrastructure Inc</title>
        <cusip>859241101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8592411016"/>
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        <balance>34700.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>14132269.00000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Synaptics Inc</name>
        <lei>549300AJ3LI4FWNRQX29</lei>
        <title>Synaptics Inc</title>
        <cusip>87157D109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US87157D1090"/>
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        <balance>157600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>11038304.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.980276797729</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>TPG Inc</name>
        <lei>549300NLO4R8MX77XJ02</lei>
        <title>TPG Inc</title>
        <cusip>872657101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8726571016"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>163324.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6616255.24000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.587568660876</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Talen Energy Corp</name>
        <lei>K5K33XN0PQAU1XF7NN66</lei>
        <title>Talen Energy Corp</title>
        <cusip>87422Q109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US87422Q1094"/>
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        <balance>66500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>21228795.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.885262009658</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>TransUnion</name>
        <lei>549300ZS772LUNUMRB03</lei>
        <title>TransUnion</title>
        <cusip>89400J107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US89400J1079"/>
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        <balance>113700.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>7866903.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.698634725125</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Twist Bioscience Corp</name>
        <lei>549300T23BL59LCOH584</lei>
        <title>Twist Bioscience Corp</title>
        <cusip>90184D100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US90184D1000"/>
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        <balance>512073.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>24333708.96000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.160999578938</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>WillScot Holdings Corp</name>
        <lei>549300HJ4VIXF476Q166</lei>
        <title>WillScot Holdings Corp</title>
        <cusip>971378104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9713781048"/>
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        <balance>286848.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4979681.28000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.442229713810</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Everest Group Ltd</name>
        <lei>549300N24XF2VV0B3570</lei>
        <title>Everest Group Ltd</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="BMG3223R1088"/>
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        <balance>59132.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>19327294.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.716395749487</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>BM</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>nVent Electric PLC</name>
        <lei>254900LK60A9DK5W5N81</lei>
        <title>nVent Electric PLC</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE00BDVJJQ56"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>159100.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>18818348.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.671197850322</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>SharkNinja Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>SharkNinja Inc</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="KYG8068L1086"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>128500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>13608150.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.208496677118</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KY</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Birkenstock Holding Plc</name>
        <lei>529900CQ8LQKQ7LIT631</lei>
        <title>Birkenstock Holding Plc</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="JE00BS44BN30"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>309300.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>11082219.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.984176749712</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>JE</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-04-29</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>John Raczek</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>John Raczek</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Principal Financial Officer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
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  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
