William Blair International Growth Fund
Name
As of 10/04/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
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Vitals
YTD Return
8.7%
1 yr return
25.4%
3 Yr Avg Return
-2.8%
5 Yr Avg Return
7.8%
Net Assets
$1.54 B
Holdings in Top 10
18.4%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 1.00%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover 19.00%
Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
$1,000,000
IRA
N/A
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
Name
As of 10/04/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
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WBIRX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 8.7%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -2.8%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 7.8%
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
- Net Income Ratio -0.25%
- Dividend Yield 0.9%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual
Fund Details
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Legal NameWilliam Blair International Growth Fund
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Fund Family NameWilliam Blair
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Inception DateMay 02, 2019
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Shares OutstandingN/A
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Share ClassR6
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUS
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ManagerSimon Fennell
Fund Description
WBIRX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | WBIRX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 8.7% | -0.1% | 35.6% | 83.25% |
1 Yr | 25.4% | 13.7% | 53.7% | 56.19% |
3 Yr | -2.8%* | -8.2% | 9.8% | 75.58% |
5 Yr | 7.8%* | 0.6% | 15.4% | 40.06% |
10 Yr | N/A* | 2.4% | 10.3% | 54.37% |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | WBIRX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 11.4% | -0.4% | 28.6% | 74.55% |
2022 | -33.5% | -49.5% | -13.3% | 83.68% |
2021 | -2.4% | -22.2% | 19.3% | 64.88% |
2020 | 30.6% | -3.7% | 85.0% | 17.75% |
2019 | N/A | -4.0% | 45.1% | N/A |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | WBIRX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 8.7% | -0.1% | 35.6% | 83.25% |
1 Yr | 25.4% | 13.7% | 53.7% | 56.19% |
3 Yr | -2.8%* | -8.2% | 9.8% | 75.58% |
5 Yr | 7.8%* | 0.6% | 15.4% | 40.06% |
10 Yr | N/A* | 2.4% | 10.3% | 51.78% |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | WBIRX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 15.5% | 1.8% | 28.6% | 55.27% |
2022 | -28.3% | -44.4% | -11.0% | 72.80% |
2021 | 9.1% | -20.6% | 20.5% | 45.58% |
2020 | 32.2% | 7.6% | 97.1% | 20.00% |
2019 | N/A | 0.5% | 45.3% | N/A |
NAV & Total Return History
WBIRX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
WBIRX | Category Low | Category High | WBIRX % Rank | |
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Net Assets | 1.54 B | 191 K | 140 B | 49.10% |
Number of Holdings | 167 | 4 | 1830 | 10.03% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 272 M | 65.4 K | 36.7 B | 59.90% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 18.42% | 10.6% | 99.9% | 98.46% |
Top 10 Holdings
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 3.62%
- Novo Nordisk A/S 2.65%
- ASML Holding NV 2.55%
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.52%
- London Stock Exchange Group PLC 1.43%
- 3i Group PLC 1.37%
- Reliance Industries Ltd 1.36%
- Keyence Corp 1.35%
- Tokio Marine Holdings Inc 1.33%
- SK Hynix Inc 1.25%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | WBIRX % Rank | |
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Stocks | 98.91% | 85.22% | 105.20% | 23.65% |
Other | 1.20% | -0.31% | 3.49% | 6.43% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 10.21% | 53.73% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.45% | 29.90% |
Cash | 0.00% | 0.00% | 11.43% | 98.97% |
Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% | 29.82% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | WBIRX % Rank | |
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Industrials | 25.33% | 0.68% | 31.28% | 4.64% |
Financial Services | 16.02% | 0.00% | 38.62% | 40.46% |
Technology | 14.88% | 1.51% | 38.21% | 74.48% |
Healthcare | 14.77% | 1.36% | 29.58% | 45.88% |
Consumer Cyclical | 11.71% | 0.00% | 46.28% | 44.07% |
Basic Materials | 4.65% | 0.00% | 23.15% | 72.42% |
Energy | 4.57% | 0.00% | 24.97% | 21.13% |
Consumer Defense | 4.50% | 0.00% | 25.77% | 88.14% |
Communication Services | 1.34% | 0.00% | 41.13% | 85.82% |
Real Estate | 1.23% | 0.00% | 6.64% | 17.01% |
Utilities | 1.01% | 0.00% | 9.05% | 33.76% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | WBIRX % Rank | |
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Non US | 88.08% | 0.00% | 99.95% | 31.36% |
US | 10.82% | 0.00% | 99.87% | 53.47% |
WBIRX - Expenses
Operational Fees
WBIRX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 1.00% | 0.01% | 13.07% | 53.49% |
Management Fee | 0.94% | 0.00% | 1.50% | 91.26% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.03% | 0.80% | N/A |
Sales Fees
WBIRX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Front Load | N/A | 3.50% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 5.00% | N/A |
Trading Fees
WBIRX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 0.25% | 2.00% | N/A |
Related Fees
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
WBIRX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | 19.00% | 7.00% | 149.00% | 27.78% |
WBIRX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
WBIRX | Category Low | Category High | WBIRX % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 0.87% | 0.00% | 12.70% | 7.47% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
WBIRX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | Annual | Annual | SemiAnnual | Annual |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
WBIRX | Category Low | Category High | WBIRX % Rank | |
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Net Income Ratio | -0.25% | -1.69% | 3.16% | 79.22% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
WBIRX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
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Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Semi-Annually | Annually |
Distributions History
Date | Amount | Type |
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Dec 14, 2023 | $0.274 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 14, 2023 | $0.750 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 15, 2022 | $2.037 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 16, 2021 | $4.413 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 17, 2020 | $0.470 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 12, 2019 | $0.406 | OrdinaryDividend |
WBIRX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Simon Fennell
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
May 01, 2013
9.09
9.1%
Simon Fennell, partner, is a portfolio manager for William Blair’s International Growth, International Small Cap Growth, and International Leaders strategies. He joined William Blair in 2011 as a technology, media, and telecommunications research analyst focusing on idea generation and strategy more broadly. Before joining William Blair, Simon was a managing director in the equities division at Goldman Sachs in London and Boston, responsible for institutional equity research coverage for European and international stocks. Previously, Simon was in the corporate finance group at Lehman Brothers
Kenneth McAtamney
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Oct 16, 2017
4.62
4.6%
Ken McAtamney, partner, is the head of the global equity team and a portfolio manager for William Blair’s International Growth, Global Leaders, International Leaders, and Emerging Markets Leaders strategies. Ken is also a member of the Investment Management leadership team. He was previously co-director of research and a mid-large-cap industrials and healthcare analyst. Before joining William Blair in 2005, Ken was a vice president at Goldman Sachs and Co., where he was responsible for institutional equity research coverage for both international and U.S. equity. Before that, he was a corporat
Andrew Siepker
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jan 24, 2022
0.35
0.4%
Andrew Siepker, CFA, Partner, has co-managed the International Growth Fund and the Institutional International Growth Fund since 2022 along with associated separate account and commingled fund portfolios. Mr. Siepker is also a global equity research analyst covering industrial companies. Previously, he was a research analyst conducting non-U.S. consumer research and worked on William Blair’s sell-side as a research associate focused on e-commerce and hardline retailers. Before joining William Blair in 2006, Andy was a financial analyst in a finance training program at First Data Corporation. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Chicago. Andrew received a B.S. in Finance, with high distinction, from the University of Nebraska.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.08 | 26.94 | 7.71 | 20.01 |