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William Blair Macro Allocation I (WMCIX)

12.30 Down 0.20(1.60%) May 23


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William Blair Macro Allocation I
William Blair Funds222 W Adams StChicago, IL 60606
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Phone: 800-635-2886
Fund Overview 
Category:Multialternative
Fund Family:William Blair
Net Assets:87.24M
Year-to-Date Return:2.29%
Yield:0.99%
Morningstar Rating:N/A
Fund Inception Date:Nov 28, 2011
Morningstar Style Box 
Multialternative
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Management Information 
Brian Singer
Lead Manager since Nov 28, 2011
Brian Singer is the Head of the Dynamic Allocation Strategies Team. Prior to joining William Blair and Company in 2011, he was the Head of Investment Strategies of Singer Partners, LLC. Mr. Singer was the former head of Global Investment Solutions and Americas Chief Investment Officer for UBS Global Asset Management. He was a member of the UBS Group Managing Board and Global Asset Management Executive Committee. Brian is a board member and former chair of the CFA Institute Board of Governors and is also a former member of the Research Foundation of CFA Institute Board of Trustees.
Investment Information 
Min Initial Investment:0
Min Initial Investment, IRA:N/A
Min Initial Investment, AIP:N/A
Min Subsequent Investment:N/A
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:N/A
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:N/A
WMCIX can be purchased from 18 brokerages.

Fund Summary 
The investment seeks to maximize long-term risk-adjusted total return. The fund may invest its assets in any markets, including emerging markets, or asset classes that the advisor believes to be appropriate for meeting the fund's investment objective. It may invest in or seek exposure to a wide range of asset classes including, without limitation, equity and fixed income (including asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities and other collateralized obligations and all grades and maturities of domestic and foreign credit, including high yield (junk bonds)), commodities and real estate, and currencies.

Fund Operations 
Last Dividend (Dec 18, 2012) : 0.12
Last Cap Gain : 0.00
Annual Holdings Turnover (May 16, 2013) : 40.00%
Average for Category:145.08%
Fees & Expenses 
ExpenseWMCIXCategory Avg
Annual Report Expense Ratio (net):1.10%1.79%
Prospectus Net Expense Ratio:1.34%N/A
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio:3.18%N/A
Max 12b1 Fee:N/AN/A
Max Front End Sales Load:N/A5.40%
Max Deferred Sales Load: N/A1.28%
3 Yr Expense Projection*:815982
5 Yr Expense Projection*:1,5111,667
10 Yr Expense Projection*:3,3633,299
* Per $10,000 invested