WEX Inc.

Frequently Asked Questions About WEX

What does WEX invest in?

WEX Inc., a financial technology enterprise established in 1983 and headquartered in Portland, Maine, delivers diverse services across the United States and globally. The company, which operated as Wright Express Corporation until its name change in October 2012, structures its operations into three primary divisions. The Fleet Solutions segment specializes in comprehensive payment processing for vehicle fleets. Its offerings include complete customer and account management (spanning activation, retention, credit, and billing support), merchant services, and robust web-based analytics platforms designed to offer fleet managers crucial insights for optimizing expenses and capital. WEX distributes these solutions to commercial and governmental fleets of varying sizes, from local to long-haul, through both direct channels and co-branded or private label alliances. The Travel and Corporate Solutions segment provides sophisticated payment systems, which feature embedded payment functionalities, automated accounts payable, and spend management tools. A key product includes virtual cards, specifically engineered for secure, card-not-present transactions. This segment serves commercial and government entities through a mix of direct and indirect marketing approaches. Finally, the Health and Employee Benefit Solutions segment offers specialized healthcare payment products and consumer-centric software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms for the healthcare sector. It also encompasses payroll and employee benefit solutions, with a particular focus on Brazil. This segment reaches its clientele via a broad network comprising health plans, third-party administrators, financial institutions, payroll providers, benefits consultants, software companies, and individual consumers.

What is the expense ratio of WEX?

An expense ratio for WEX Inc. (WEX) is not available from our data sources — neither our market-data feed nor the SEC's structured prospectus and annual-report datasets report one for this share class. The fund's prospectus on the issuer's site carries the authoritative fee.

How big is WEX?

WEX Inc. (WEX) manages $6.11B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.

Is WEX actively managed or an index fund?

WEX's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy.

When was WEX launched?

WEX Inc. (WEX) launched in February 2005 and is managed by the fund issuer.

How has WEX performed?

WEX'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.