William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund (BESIX)

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William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund (BESIX) is up 21.7% since the beginning of the year. BESIX is currently trading at $27 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of BESIX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,386.

William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund (BESIX) has returned 21.68% so far this year and 42.72% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, BESIX has returned 9.77% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.66% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Oct 25, 2011, BESIX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.91%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 6.4 years.

Historically, 63% of months were positive and 37% were negative. The best month was Apr 2026 with a return of +15.4%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -18.9%. The longest winning streak lasted 12 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, BESIX closed higher 54% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +6.2%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -11.8%.

William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund has an annualized alpha of 3.44%, beta of 0.54, and R2 of 0.35 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since October 26, 2011.

• This fund participated in 77.60% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 72.13% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.54 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.35 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.35 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

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

BESIX ranks 67 for risk / return — better than 67% of mutual funds on our site. You're getting solid returns for the risk taken. A good sign, especially for investors who want growth without excessive volatility.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund (BESIX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund provided a 7.84% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.14 per share.

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.

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.

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 38.05%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 94 trading sessions.

The current William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund drawdown is 2.81%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.