William Blair Emerging Markets Fund Class N (WBENX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
12.37
-0.03 (-0.24%)
May 9, 2025, 8:09 AM EDT
3.51%
Fund Assets 848.58M
Expense Ratio 1.24%
Min. Investment $2,500
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.03
Dividend Yield 0.26%
Dividend Growth n/a
Payout Frequency n/a
Ex-Dividend Date n/a
Previous Close 12.40
YTD Return -1.04%
1-Year Return 3.77%
5-Year Return 31.96%
52-Week Low 10.58
52-Week High 13.18
Beta (5Y) 0.79
Holdings 134
Inception Date Jun 7, 2005

About WBENX

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in emerging markets securities. It 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 companies of all sizes, that the adviser believes have above-average growth, profitability and quality characteristics.

Fund Family Wm Blair Funds Cl N
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol WBENX
Share Class Class N
Index MSCI Emerging Markets IMI NR USD

Performance

WBENX had a total return of 3.77% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.43%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
BIEMX Class R6 0.94%
WBEIX Class I 0.99%

Top 10 Holdings

37.55% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited TSM 9.87%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0700 6.22%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 9988 3.71%
Meituan 3690 2.87%
MercadoLibre, Inc. MELI 2.77%
SK hynix Inc. 000660 2.61%
Xiaomi Corporation 1810 2.48%
BYD Co Ltd Class H BY6.DE 2.39%
MediaTek Inc. 2454 2.34%
Sea Limited SE 2.27%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 14, 2023 $0.03297 Dec 15, 2023
Dec 15, 2022 $0.01669 Dec 16, 2022
Dec 16, 2021 $3.36216 Dec 17, 2021
Dec 17, 2020 $0.75843 Dec 18, 2020
Dec 12, 2019 $0.56119 Dec 13, 2019
Dec 13, 2018 $1.58265 Dec 14, 2018
Full Dividend History