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William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fu...
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Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
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Fund Info

ISIN

US9692518593

CUSIP

969251859

Inception Date

Oct 23, 2011

Min. Investment

$500,000

Asset Class

Multi-Asset

Asset Class Size

Mid-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

BESIX has a high expense ratio of 1.30%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund (BESIX) returned -7.03% year-to-date (YTD) and -4.65% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BESIX returned 2.09% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.46%.


BESIX

YTD

-7.03%

1M

12.03%

6M

-7.24%

1Y

-4.65%

5Y*

5.50%

10Y*

2.09%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-3.77%

1M

7.44%

6M

-5.60%

1Y

8.37%

5Y*

14.12%

10Y*

10.46%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of BESIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025-7.12%-6.07%1.38%4.03%1.06%-7.03%
2024-1.00%3.54%0.68%0.49%2.51%3.77%-3.91%1.80%0.93%-1.01%-0.42%0.93%8.37%
20234.70%-1.87%2.44%-0.93%2.46%4.92%3.11%-1.74%-2.58%-5.19%11.24%4.78%22.25%
2022-6.52%-4.54%0.66%-7.81%-2.94%-9.15%2.65%2.02%-5.06%2.66%2.54%-9.96%-31.19%
20212.41%1.87%-1.75%3.48%3.28%3.79%-2.63%4.52%-1.39%1.06%-2.01%-6.01%6.21%
20200.47%-2.89%-18.86%14.50%5.68%5.56%10.65%1.90%-3.37%1.40%8.53%9.37%32.61%
20193.42%1.10%2.93%0.33%-3.50%4.58%-0.85%-0.99%2.13%6.32%-2.33%6.27%20.58%
20183.47%-3.71%0.64%-1.81%-1.63%-6.39%-0.06%-4.60%-5.68%-8.19%4.56%-4.08%-24.92%
20175.16%3.52%3.27%3.55%1.87%0.86%4.61%3.19%-0.51%3.22%2.41%3.23%40.19%
2016-5.30%-4.68%7.58%0.90%-0.75%3.80%4.45%1.08%0.13%-1.51%-8.37%-1.48%-5.12%
20152.30%0.30%0.83%3.10%0.51%-1.36%-2.52%-7.34%-1.14%2.31%-1.82%-4.91%-9.81%
2014-4.56%5.61%2.62%-0.51%3.92%4.08%0.47%4.79%-2.99%2.56%1.30%-7.07%9.76%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of BESIX is 10, meaning it’s performing worse than 90% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of BESIX is 1010
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of BESIX is 1010
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of BESIX is 99
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of BESIX is 99
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of BESIX is 1313
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of BESIX is 1010
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund (BESIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 11, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.29
  • 5-Year: 0.35
  • 10-Year: 0.13
  • All Time: 0.39

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.


0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%2.50%3.00%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.5020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.03$0.02$0.55$0.37$0.00$0.09

Dividend yield

0.00%0.00%0.26%0.00%0.00%0.04%0.17%0.16%2.93%2.67%0.00%0.53%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.05
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.01
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.03
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.02
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.55$0.55
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.37$0.37
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2014$0.09$0.09

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund was 39.37%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 114 trading sessions.

The current William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund drawdown is 24.54%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-39.37%Jan 29, 2018541Mar 23, 2020114Sep 2, 2020655
-39.11%Nov 10, 2021288Jan 3, 2023
-26.69%Sep 4, 2014364Feb 12, 2016388Aug 28, 2017752
-18.93%May 29, 201365Aug 28, 2013129Mar 5, 2014194
-11.58%May 4, 201221Jun 4, 201270Sep 13, 201291

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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