# William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund Class N (WESNX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wesnx 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: 2011-10-25 The fund's primary objective is to achieve substantial long-term growth of capital. Ordinarily, it allocates a minimum of 80% of its total assets (including any borrowed funds utilized for investment) to equity securities issued by small-capitalization companies operating in emerging markets. The strategy involves building a diversified portfolio predominantly comprised of various equity instruments, such as common shares and other equity-linked investments (like convertible securities). These investments are chosen from emerging market small-cap enterprises that the Adviser identifies as p... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $23.66 | | Expense Ratio | 1.40% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $413.0M | | NAV | $23.66 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 8.80% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $2.08 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Irregular | | 52-Week Range | $21.13 – $27.50 | | Beta | 0.94 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $2.0812 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-18 - Pay date: 2025-12-19 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does WESNX invest in? The fund's primary objective is to achieve substantial long-term growth of capital. Ordinarily, it allocates a minimum of 80% of its total assets (including any borrowed funds utilized for investment) to equity securities issued by small-capitalization companies operating in emerging markets. The strategy involves building a diversified portfolio predominantly comprised of various equity instruments, such as common shares and other equity-linked investments (like convertible securities). These investments are chosen from emerging market small-cap enterprises that the Adviser identifies as possessing superior growth potential, robust profitability, and high-quality attributes. ### What is the expense ratio of WESNX? William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund Class N (WESNX) charges an expense ratio of 1.40%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is WESNX? William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund Class N (WESNX) is one share class of a fund that manages $413.0M across all of its share classes (BESIX, WESJX report 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 WESNX actively managed or an index fund? WESNX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (WESNX's is 1.40%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was WESNX launched? William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund Class N (WESNX) launched in October 2011 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has WESNX performed? WESNX'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 WESNX pay a dividend? William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund Class N (WESNX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 8.80%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does WESNX pay dividends? William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund Class N pays dividends Irregular. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is WESNX's dividend yield? WESNX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 8.80%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is WESNX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for WESNX was 2025-12-18. The next ex-date typically follows Irregular; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will WESNX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.40% 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 WESNX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from WESNX'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 WESNX cost more than a fund like VOO? WESNX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.40%). 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 WESNX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to WESNX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as WESNX (1.40%) 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/wesnx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wesnx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wesnx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wesnx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wesnx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.