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

Fund Assets	410.36M
Expense Ratio	1.441%
Min. Investment	$2,500
Turnover	261.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.19
Dividend Yield	0.77%
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 18, 2025

Previous Close	26.07
YTD Return	13.51%
1-Year Return	15.64%
5-Year Return	18.51%
52-Week Low	21.13
52-Week High	27.50
Beta (5Y)	0.77
Holdings	186
Inception Date	Oct 24, 2011

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: Average
• 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 15.64% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.14%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
WESJX	Class R6	1.10%
BESIX	Class I	1.15%

Top 10 Holdings

14.40% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Optima bank S.A.	OPTIMA	1.69%
Grupo Cibest SA ADR	CIB1N.MX	1.62%
Lion Finance Group PLC	BGEO	1.60%
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corporation	8046	1.50%
Navin Fluorine International Limited	NAVINFLUOR	1.43%
ITEQ Corporation	6213	1.42%
Sunway Construction Group Berhad	SUNCON	1.39%
Apr Corp/Korea Common Stock Krw100.0	n/a	1.31%
Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited	NAM.INDIA	1.26%
Gek Terna S.A.	GEKTERNA	1.18%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 18, 2025	$0.19105	Dec 19, 2025
Dec 14, 2023	$0.00775	Dec 15, 2023
Dec 15, 2022	$0.79206	Dec 16, 2022
Dec 16, 2021	$2.02571	Dec 17, 2021
Dec 13, 2018	$0.30388	Dec 14, 2018
Dec 14, 2017	$0.54803	Dec 15, 2017

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Last checked:

Oct 16, 2026

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