About WESNX
The William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund is a mutual fund focused on achieving long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity securities of small-cap companies located in emerging markets. The fund’s strategy emphasizes a diversified portfolio, typically holding 120 to 175 stocks spanning various regions, industries, and stages of the corporate life cycle. Its investment approach combines in-depth fundamental research and systematic analysis to identify small-cap companies with strong management, robust growth potential, and high-quality characteristics. Key target sectors include technology, industrials, and consumer-related industries, with top holdings often concentrated in dynamic and under-researched areas such as China A-shares and frontier market equities. Managed by a team with decades of experience in emerging markets, the fund plays a critical role in offering exposure to segments of the global market that may be overlooked by larger-cap investment strategies, aiming to capture growth opportunities unique to these regions and companies.
Fund Family William Blair
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol WESNX
Share Class Class N
Index MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Small Cap NR USD
WESNX had a total return of 35.37% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's
inception, the average annual return has been 8.94%.
