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William Blair International Sm Cap Gr I (WISIX)On Nov 30: 10.41  Up 0.09 (0.87%)  
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William Blair International Sm Cap Gr I
222 W Adams St Chicago IL 60606
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FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:Foreign Small/Mid Growth
Fund Family:William Blair
Net Assets:188.97M
Year-to-Date Return:50.07%
Yield:0.00%
Morningstar Rating:3 stars
Fund Inception Date:01-Nov-05
MORNINGSTAR STYLE BOX 
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
Jeffrey A. Urbina
Lead Manager since 01-Nov-05
Jeff Urbina joined William Blair & Company in 1996 as part of the International Growth Team. He oversees small cap and emerging markets strategy and research and is the lead portfolio manager for the William Blair international small cap growth and emerging markets portfolios, including the William Blair International Small Cap Growth Fund and the William Blair Emerging Markets Growth Fund.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION 
Min Initial Investment:$500,000
Min Initial Investment, IRA:$3,000
Min Initial Investment, AIP:$5,000
Min Subsequent Investment:$0
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:$1,000
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:$250
WISIX can be purchased from 14 brokerages.
FUND SUMMARY 
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets in small cap companies. It primarily invests in stocks of small cap companies located in countries included in the MSCI World Small Cap ex-US index. The fund may invest no more than 50% of the funds equity securities in securities of issuers of any one country at any given time. It may invest in new companies, which are companies with continuous operations of less than three years.
FUND OPERATIONS 
Last Dividend (28-Dec-07): 0.00
Last Cap Gain (18-Dec-08): 0.12
Annual Holdings Turnover 78.00%
Average for Category: 83.77%
FEES & EXPENSES 
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Total Expense Ratio:1.28% 1.64%
Max 12b1 Fee:% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:% 5.39%
Max Deferred Sales Load:% 2.71%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 406$688
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 702$1,096
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 1,545$2,171
* Per $10,000 invested


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