William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund Class I (BESIX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
21.54
-2.27 (-9.53%)
Dec 19, 2025, 8:05 AM EST
| Fund Assets | 377.52M |
| Expense Ratio | 1.15% |
| Min. Investment | $500,000 |
| Turnover | 188.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | n/a |
| Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Dividend Growth | n/a |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
| Previous Close | 23.81 |
| YTD Return | -0.42% |
| 1-Year Return | n/a |
| 5-Year Return | 12.72% |
| 52-Week Low | 17.51 |
| 52-Week High | 25.07 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.68 |
| Holdings | 134 |
| Inception Date | Oct 25, 2011 |
About BESIX
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of emerging market small capitalization ("small cap") companies. The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, including common stocks and other forms of equity investments (e.g., securities convertible into common stocks), issued by emerging market small cap companies, that the Adviser believes have above average growth, profitability and quality characteristics.
Fund Family William Blair
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol BESIX
Share Class Class I
Index MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Small Cap NR USD
Top 10 Holdings
19.37% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Hyosung Heavy Industries Corporation | 298040 | 2.94% |
| ISU Petasys Co., Ltd. | 007660 | 2.39% |
| WuXi XDC Cayman Inc. | 2268 | 1.91% |
| Neway Valve (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. | 603699 | 1.78% |
| BizLink Holding Inc. | 3665 | 1.78% |
| Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS | ASELS.E.IS | 1.78% |
| Inter & Co, Inc. | INTR | 1.72% |
| GE Vernova T&D India Limited | GVT&D | 1.70% |
| Chroma ATE Inc. | 2360 | 1.69% |
| Gentera, S.A.B. de C.V. | GENTERA | 1.67% |