William Blair International Small Cap Growth Fund
Name
As of 10/11/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
Vitals
YTD Return
3.8%
1 yr return
22.7%
3 Yr Avg Return
-8.8%
5 Yr Avg Return
4.4%
Net Assets
$236 M
Holdings in Top 10
18.3%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 1.53%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover 52.00%
Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
$2,500
IRA
$2,500
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
Name
As of 10/11/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
WISNX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 3.8%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -8.8%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 4.4%
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
- Net Income Ratio -0.67%
- Dividend Yield 0.6%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual
Fund Details
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Legal NameWilliam Blair International Small Cap Growth Fund
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Fund Family NameWilliam Blair
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Inception DateMay 28, 2009
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Shares OutstandingN/A
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Share ClassN
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUS
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ManagerAndrew Flynn
Fund Description
WISNX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | WISNX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 3.8% | -8.7% | 19.1% | 78.15% |
1 Yr | 22.7% | -4.0% | 37.5% | 58.82% |
3 Yr | -8.8%* | -24.5% | 5.0% | 84.35% |
5 Yr | 4.4%* | -10.2% | 10.6% | 59.63% |
10 Yr | 4.7%* | -3.0% | 8.8% | 80.52% |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | WISNX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 13.7% | -16.8% | 28.8% | 20.17% |
2022 | -35.1% | -46.4% | -21.4% | 76.52% |
2021 | -5.1% | -30.6% | 16.4% | 78.90% |
2020 | 26.0% | 0.3% | 62.2% | 33.03% |
2019 | 33.7% | 9.7% | 44.0% | 7.55% |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | WISNX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 3.8% | -8.7% | 19.1% | 78.15% |
1 Yr | 22.7% | -4.0% | 37.5% | 58.82% |
3 Yr | -8.8%* | -24.5% | 5.0% | 84.35% |
5 Yr | 4.4%* | -10.2% | 10.6% | 59.63% |
10 Yr | 4.7%* | -3.0% | 8.8% | 80.52% |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | WISNX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 14.4% | -16.5% | 30.7% | 30.25% |
2022 | -35.1% | -46.4% | -18.5% | 84.35% |
2021 | 10.9% | -30.6% | 24.7% | 51.38% |
2020 | 28.7% | 1.6% | 68.3% | 35.78% |
2019 | 33.8% | 9.7% | 44.0% | 7.55% |
NAV & Total Return History
WISNX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
WISNX | Category Low | Category High | WISNX % Rank | |
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Net Assets | 236 M | 25.2 K | 6.45 B | 59.66% |
Number of Holdings | 114 | 36 | 1313 | 37.82% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 38.4 M | 933 K | 1.04 B | 63.87% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 18.29% | 9.6% | 59.9% | 69.75% |
Top 10 Holdings
- Pro Medicus Ltd 2.37%
- Diploma PLC 2.02%
- FIXED INC CLEARING CORP.REPO 1.91%
- North West Co Inc/The 1.82%
- Beazley PLC 1.78%
- Lifco AB 1.73%
- Beijer Ref AB 1.69%
- ASPEED Technology Inc 1.68%
- Hemnet Group AB 1.65%
- CTS Eventim AG Co KGaA 1.64%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | WISNX % Rank | |
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Stocks | 98.27% | 91.79% | 101.99% | 35.29% |
Other | 1.91% | 0.00% | 4.63% | 5.88% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.13% | 47.90% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 27.73% |
Cash | 0.00% | 0.00% | 8.72% | 94.96% |
Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.77% | 29.41% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | WISNX % Rank | |
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Industrials | 27.63% | 0.00% | 40.13% | 25.21% |
Technology | 20.85% | 6.70% | 37.76% | 29.41% |
Consumer Cyclical | 14.05% | 1.31% | 28.28% | 15.13% |
Financial Services | 12.48% | 1.92% | 22.28% | 24.37% |
Healthcare | 11.85% | 1.74% | 29.97% | 51.26% |
Communication Services | 3.89% | 1.49% | 23.23% | 72.27% |
Utilities | 2.93% | 0.00% | 5.12% | 15.13% |
Consumer Defense | 2.70% | 1.61% | 17.90% | 94.96% |
Real Estate | 2.55% | 0.00% | 13.00% | 58.82% |
Energy | 0.97% | 0.00% | 9.29% | 57.14% |
Basic Materials | 0.11% | 0.00% | 18.70% | 94.96% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | WISNX % Rank | |
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Non US | 97.60% | 64.54% | 99.31% | 11.76% |
US | 0.68% | 0.00% | 33.08% | 80.67% |
WISNX - Expenses
Operational Fees
WISNX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 1.53% | 0.01% | 41.09% | 40.34% |
Management Fee | 1.00% | 0.00% | 1.75% | 63.87% |
12b-1 Fee | 0.25% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 28.57% |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.05% | 0.26% | 78.26% |
Sales Fees
WISNX 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% | 4.00% | N/A |
Trading Fees
WISNX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 2.00% | 2.00% | 29.79% |
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.
WISNX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | 52.00% | 8.00% | 236.00% | 67.71% |
WISNX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
WISNX | Category Low | Category High | WISNX % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 0.60% | 0.00% | 5.44% | 58.82% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
WISNX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | Annual | Annual | SemiAnnual | Annual |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
WISNX | Category Low | Category High | WISNX % Rank | |
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Net Income Ratio | -0.67% | -1.81% | 1.51% | 85.96% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
WISNX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
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Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Distributions History
Date | Amount | Type |
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Dec 14, 2023 | $0.077 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 16, 2021 | $2.679 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 17, 2020 | $0.363 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 12, 2019 | $0.012 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 13, 2018 | $0.104 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 13, 2018 | $1.204 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 13, 2018 | $0.077 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 14, 2017 | $0.009 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 14, 2017 | $1.149 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 14, 2017 | $0.320 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 15, 2016 | $0.002 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 15, 2016 | $0.006 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 17, 2015 | $0.271 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 18, 2014 | $1.992 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 18, 2014 | $0.180 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 19, 2013 | $0.670 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 19, 2013 | $0.161 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 19, 2012 | $0.254 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 15, 2011 | $0.116 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 16, 2010 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 18, 2008 | $0.000 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 18, 2008 | $0.116 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 28, 2007 | $0.003 | ExtraDividend |
Dec 19, 2007 | $0.253 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 19, 2007 | $0.783 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 19, 2007 | $0.048 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 20, 2006 | $0.006 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 20, 2006 | $0.051 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
WISNX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Andrew Flynn
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
May 01, 2013
9.09
9.1%
Andy Flynn, CFA, partner, is a portfolio manager for William Blair’s International Small Cap Growth and Global Leaders strategies. Since joining William Blair in 2005, Andy has served as a U.S. industrials and consumer analyst and a non-U.S. consumer, healthcare, and IT analyst. He was also a portfolio manager for the firm’s Global Small Cap Growth strategy. Before joining the firm, Andy was a senior equity analyst and portfolio manager at Northern Trust, where he specialized in mid- and small-capitalization growth companies. Before that, he was a senior equity analyst at Scudder Kemper Investments and a research assistant at Fidelity Investments. Andy is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Chicago. He received a B.A. in economics from the University of Kansas and an M.B.A. with an emphasis in finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Simon Fennell
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Oct 16, 2017
4.62
4.6%
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
D. Neiman
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jul 12, 2021
0.88
0.9%
D.J. Neiman, CFA, partner, is a portfolio manager for the International Small Cap Growth and Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth strategies. Before becoming a portfolio manager, D.J. was a global research analyst covering small‐cap financial stocks. Before joining Investment Management in 2009, D.J. was an analyst in the firm’s sell‐side research group, covering the financials sector with a focus on the asset‐management and advisory investment‐banking industries. Previously, D.J. was a senior accountant with William Blair Funds and a fund analyst at Scudder Kemper Investments. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Chicago. He received a B.S. from Miami University and an M.B.A., with high distinction, from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.17 | 28.52 | 5.76 | 0.17 |