William Blair Emerg Mkts Sm Cp Gr R6 (WESJX)

Fund Assets	372.20M
Expense Ratio	1.10%
Min. Investment	$1,000,000
Turnover	188.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.06
Dividend Yield	0.27%
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	n/a
Ex-Dividend Date	n/a

Previous Close	24.19
YTD Return	12.12%
1-Year Return	12.02%
5-Year Return	43.60%
52-Week Low	17.57
52-Week High	24.33
Beta (5Y)	0.56
Holdings	147
Inception Date	Dec 24, 2012

About WESJX

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
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: WESJX
• Share Class: Class R6
• Index: MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Small Cap NR USD

Performance

WESJX had a total return of 12.02% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.84%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
BESIX	Class I	1.15%
WESNX	Class N	1.40%

Top 10 Holdings

16.78% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Hyosung Heavy Industries Corporation	298040	2.18%
WuXi XDC Cayman Inc.	2268	1.99%
Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS	ASELS.E.IS	1.87%
GE Vernova T&D India Limited	GVT&D	1.72%
Gentera, S.A.B. de C.V.	GENTERA	1.70%
Piraeus Financial Holdings S.A.	TPEIR	1.55%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV Class B	OMAB.MX	1.54%
Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.	2368	1.48%
Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Company Limited	3692	1.39%
OUTsurance Group Limited	OUT	1.38%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 14, 2023	$0.05994	Dec 15, 2023
Dec 15, 2022	$0.79206	Dec 16, 2022
Dec 16, 2021	$2.03694	Dec 17, 2021
Dec 17, 2020	$0.01921	Dec 18, 2020
Dec 12, 2019	$0.03711	Dec 13, 2019
Dec 13, 2018	$0.3411	Dec 14, 2018