# William Blair Large Cap Growth Fund Class I (LCGFX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/lcgfx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: — · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 1999-12-28 This investment vehicle aims to deliver significant long-term capital appreciation. It typically allocates a minimum of 80% of its net assets—including any funds acquired through borrowing for investment purposes—to stocks of large-capitalization companies. The fund predominantly focuses its investments on a collection of equity instruments, encompassing common shares and other forms of equity (like securities convertible into common stock), issued by large-cap, domestically-based growth enterprises that are anticipated to demonstrate high-quality growth attributes. It's important to note t... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $30.58 | | Expense Ratio | 0.65% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $2.70B | | NAV | $30.58 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 8.44% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $2.58 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $25.49 – $34.93 | | Beta | 1.22 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $2.5799 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-18 - Pay date: 2025-12-19 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does LCGFX invest in? This investment vehicle aims to deliver significant long-term capital appreciation. It typically allocates a minimum of 80% of its net assets—including any funds acquired through borrowing for investment purposes—to stocks of large-capitalization companies. The fund predominantly focuses its investments on a collection of equity instruments, encompassing common shares and other forms of equity (like securities convertible into common stock), issued by large-cap, domestically-based growth enterprises that are anticipated to demonstrate high-quality growth attributes. It's important to note that this fund operates on a non-diversified basis. ### What is the expense ratio of LCGFX? William Blair Large Cap Growth Fund Class I (LCGFX) charges an expense ratio of 0.65%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is LCGFX? William Blair Large Cap Growth Fund Class I (LCGFX) is one share class of a fund that manages $2.70B across all of its share classes (LCGNX reports the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is LCGFX actively managed or an index fund? LCGFX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (LCGFX's is 0.65%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was LCGFX launched? William Blair Large Cap Growth Fund Class I (LCGFX) launched in December 1999 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has LCGFX performed? LCGFX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does LCGFX pay a dividend? William Blair Large Cap Growth Fund Class I (LCGFX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 8.44%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does LCGFX pay dividends? William Blair Large Cap Growth Fund Class I pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is LCGFX's dividend yield? LCGFX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 8.44%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is LCGFX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for LCGFX was 2025-12-18. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will LCGFX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.65% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does LCGFX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from LCGFX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does LCGFX cost more than a fund like VOO? LCGFX is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.65%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether LCGFX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to LCGFX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as LCGFX (0.65%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/lcgfx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/lcgfx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/lcgfx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/lcgfx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/lcgfx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.