William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund Class N (WELNX)

Fund Assets	168.04M
Expense Ratio	1.24%
Min. Investment	$2,500
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	0.01
Dividend Yield	0.06%
Dividend Growth	-88.26%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 19, 2024

Previous Close	10.35
YTD Return	10.86%
1-Year Return	8.34%
5-Year Return	4.46%
52-Week Low	8.25
52-Week High	10.35
Beta (5Y)	0.65
Holdings	65
Inception Date	May 3, 2010

About WELNX

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. Under normal market conditions, the fund typically holds a limited number of securities (i.e., 50-80 securities).

• Category: Diversified Emerging Mkts
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: WELNX
• Share Class: Class N
• Index: MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) NR USD

Performance

WELNX had a total return of 8.34% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.22%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FGOMX	Fidelity	Strategic Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund	0.36%
FPADX	Fidelity	Fidelity Emerging Markets Index Fund	0.08%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
WELIX	Class R6	0.94%
WBELX	Class I	0.99%

Top 10 Holdings

34.98% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Tencent Holdings Limited	0700	7.10%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	2330	5.83%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	TSM	4.50%
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk	BBCA	2.83%
HDFC Bank Limited	HDFCBANK	2.79%
NetEase, Inc.	9999	2.74%
Trip.com Group Limited	9961	2.51%
Meituan	3690	2.40%
MercadoLibre, Inc.	MELI	2.23%
Bharat Electronics Limited	BEL	2.07%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 19, 2024	$0.00628	Dec 20, 2024
Dec 14, 2023	$0.05347	Dec 15, 2023
Dec 15, 2022	$0.08223	Dec 16, 2022
Dec 16, 2021	$0.88912	Dec 17, 2021
Dec 17, 2020	$0.11075	Dec 18, 2020
Dec 12, 2019	$0.05947	Dec 13, 2019