William Blair Growth N (WBGSX)

Fund Assets	241.64M
Expense Ratio	1.20%
Min. Investment	$2,500
Turnover	49.00%
Dividend (ttm)	3.04
Dividend Yield	31.79%
Dividend Growth	145.75%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 19, 2024

Previous Close	9.62
YTD Return	9.56%
1-Year Return	52.81%
5-Year Return	133.17%
52-Week Low	6.88
52-Week High	12.41
Beta (5Y)	1.15
Holdings	50
Inception Date	Jan 2, 1980

About WBGSX

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), of U.S. growth companies of all sizes that are expected to exhibit quality growth characteristics. It invests primarily in equity securities issued by companies that typically have market capitalizations no smaller than the smallest capitalized company, and no larger than the largest capitalized company, included in the Russell 3000® Index.

• Fund Family: William Blair
• Category: Large Growth
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: WBGSX
• Share Class: Class N
• Index: Russell 3000 Growth TR

Performance

WBGSX had a total return of 52.81% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.21%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FAOFX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Series Growth Opps	0.01%
FCGSX	Fidelity	Fidelity Series Growth Company	0.57%
FDGRX	Fidelity	Fidelity Growth Company Fund	0.52%
FGCKX	Fidelity	Fidelity Growth Company K	0.45%
FGKFX	Fidelity	Fidelity Growth Company K6	0.45%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
BGFRX	Class R6	0.85%
BGFIX	Class I	0.89%

Top 10 Holdings

52.89% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	11.50%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	8.60%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	4.90%
Broadcom Inc.	AVGO	4.84%
Apple Inc.	AAPL	4.68%
Meta Platforms, Inc.	META	4.47%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOGL	4.07%
Mastercard Incorporated	MA	3.45%
Walmart Inc.	WMT	3.28%
Oracle Corporation	ORCL	3.09%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 19, 2024	$3.03562	Dec 20, 2024
Dec 14, 2023	$1.23527	Dec 15, 2023
Dec 15, 2022	$0.36515	Dec 16, 2022
Dec 16, 2021	$1.75068	Dec 17, 2021
Dec 17, 2020	$1.67976	Dec 18, 2020
Dec 12, 2019	$0.97013	Dec 13, 2019