William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund Class N (WESNX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
22.19
+0.20 (0.91%)
Jul 16, 2025, 8:07 AM EDT
2.83%
Fund Assets342.28M
Expense Ratio1.40%
Min. Investment$2,500
Turnover188.00%
Dividend (ttm)0.01
Dividend Yield0.04%
Dividend Growthn/a
Payout Frequencyn/a
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Previous Close21.99
YTD Return3.48%
1-Year Return1.90%
5-Year Return38.76%
52-Week Low17.19
52-Week High22.19
Beta (5Y)0.66
Holdings133
Inception DateOct 25, 2011

About WESNX

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 WESNX
Share Class Class N
Index MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Small Cap NR USD

Performance

WESNX had a total return of 1.90% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.27%.

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
WESJXClass R61.10%
BESIXClass I1.15%

Top 10 Holdings

17.37% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
ASPEED Technology Inc.52742.08%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV Class BOMAB.MX1.84%
Nuvama Wealth Management LimitedNUVAMA1.78%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings LimitedCHOLAHLDNG1.75%
Gentera, S.A.B. de C.V.GENTERA1.74%
Direcional Engenharia S.A.DIRR31.69%
Eastroc Beverage(Group) Co., Ltd.6054991.65%
ASMedia Technology Inc.52691.63%
Piraeus Financial Holdings S.A.TPEIR1.62%
GE Vernova T&D India LimitedGVT&D1.58%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 14, 2023$0.00775Dec 15, 2023
Dec 15, 2022$0.79206Dec 16, 2022
Dec 16, 2021$2.02571Dec 17, 2021
Dec 13, 2018$0.30388Dec 14, 2018
Dec 14, 2017$0.54803Dec 15, 2017
Dec 15, 2016$0.31729Dec 16, 2016
Full Dividend History