William Blair International Leaders Fund (WILIX)
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally 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 companies of all sizes domiciled outside the U.S. that the advisor believes have above-average growth, profitability and quality characteristics. Under normal market conditions, it typically holds a limited number of securities (i.e., 40-70 securities).
Fund Info
US9692517199
969251719
Aug 15, 2012
$500,000
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
WILIX has an expense ratio of 0.90%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
William Blair International Leaders Fund (WILIX) returned 11.91% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.89% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, WILIX returned 6.26% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
WILIX
11.91%
5.49%
7.94%
5.89%
5.83%
6.01%
6.26%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of WILIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.02% | 0.55% | -3.25% | 4.84% | 5.49% | 11.91% | |||||||
| 2024 | -0.20% | 5.11% | 1.80% | -5.30% | 4.59% | 0.19% | 0.58% | 2.82% | -0.98% | -4.23% | -0.74% | -3.55% | -0.50% |
| 2023 | 7.98% | -3.08% | 3.68% | 0.58% | -1.21% | 3.52% | 0.67% | -5.27% | -5.72% | -3.95% | 10.49% | 6.20% | 13.10% |
| 2022 | -10.86% | -4.41% | 0.05% | -9.42% | -1.70% | -9.23% | 10.05% | -7.02% | -10.81% | 7.75% | 10.76% | -4.80% | -28.55% |
| 2021 | -0.70% | 0.75% | -1.40% | 5.42% | 2.78% | -0.53% | 2.93% | 4.09% | -6.08% | 5.13% | -4.25% | 2.30% | 10.16% |
| 2020 | -0.66% | -5.44% | -13.39% | 8.14% | 6.71% | 5.29% | 7.25% | 6.09% | -0.98% | -2.08% | 10.67% | 5.06% | 26.79% |
| 2019 | 7.23% | 4.11% | 1.94% | 4.13% | -4.94% | 7.12% | -0.90% | -1.27% | 0.86% | 3.58% | 2.99% | 3.73% | 31.76% |
| 2018 | 6.33% | -5.03% | -1.27% | 1.95% | 1.20% | -1.66% | 1.98% | 0.06% | -0.59% | -10.79% | 0.40% | -4.72% | -12.43% |
| 2017 | 3.64% | 0.60% | 2.90% | 3.46% | 3.63% | 0.34% | 3.35% | 0.97% | 2.64% | 2.32% | 1.04% | 1.76% | 30.03% |
| 2016 | -7.28% | -2.42% | 8.39% | 1.34% | 1.17% | -1.85% | 4.95% | 1.35% | 2.51% | -2.74% | -3.63% | 0.24% | 1.10% |
| 2015 | 1.96% | 4.08% | 0.85% | 2.52% | 0.07% | -1.86% | -0.53% | -6.85% | -2.21% | 8.70% | 1.00% | -0.94% | 6.17% |
| 2014 | -4.43% | 5.13% | -1.81% | -0.24% | 2.01% | 2.28% | -1.62% | 0.24% | -3.12% | 0.97% | 1.44% | -2.88% | -2.42% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of WILIX is 23, meaning it’s performing worse than 77% 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.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for William Blair International Leaders Fund (WILIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
William Blair International Leaders Fund provided a 0.52% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.11 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.11 | $0.11 | $0.09 | $0.03 | $0.69 | $0.18 | $0.10 | $0.57 | $0.36 | $0.13 | $0.10 | $0.09 |
Dividend yield | 0.52% | 0.58% | 0.44% | 0.18% | 2.82% | 0.80% | 0.56% | 4.14% | 2.17% | 1.01% | 0.74% | 0.76% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for William Blair International Leaders Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $0.11 | $0.11 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.09 |
| 2022 | $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 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.69 | $0.69 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.18 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.57 | $0.57 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.36 | $0.36 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.13 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| 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 International Leaders 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 International Leaders Fund was 41.01%, occurring on Sep 26, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current William Blair International Leaders Fund drawdown is 14.82%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -41.01% | Sep 8, 2021 | 265 | Sep 26, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -31.94% | Feb 13, 2020 | 27 | Mar 23, 2020 | 72 | Jul 6, 2020 | 99 |
| -21.54% | Jan 29, 2018 | 229 | Dec 24, 2018 | 214 | Oct 30, 2019 | 443 |
| -19.02% | May 22, 2015 | 183 | Feb 11, 2016 | 131 | Aug 18, 2016 | 314 |
| -11.96% | Jul 7, 2014 | 73 | Oct 16, 2014 | 104 | Mar 18, 2015 | 177 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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