# William Blair Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund;I (WSMDX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wsmdx 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: 2003-12-30 The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal conditions, the Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, including common stocks and other forms of equity investments (e.g., securities convertible into common stocks), of small and medium capitalized domestic growth companies. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $30.48 | | Expense Ratio | 0.99% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $1.18B | | NAV | $30.48 (2026-10-30 close) | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 2.53% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.77 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $25.85 – $32.47 | | Beta | 1.11 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.7704 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-18 - Pay date: 2025-12-19 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does WSMDX invest in? The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal conditions, the Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, including common stocks and other forms of equity investments (e.g., securities convertible into common stocks), of small and medium capitalized domestic growth companies. ### What is the expense ratio of WSMDX? William Blair Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund;I (WSMDX) charges an expense ratio of 0.99%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is WSMDX? William Blair Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund;I (WSMDX) is one share class of a fund that manages $1.18B across all of its share classes (WSMNX 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 WSMDX actively managed or an index fund? WSMDX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (WSMDX's is 0.99%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was WSMDX launched? William Blair Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund;I (WSMDX) launched in December 2003 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has WSMDX performed? WSMDX'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 WSMDX pay a dividend? William Blair Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund;I (WSMDX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 2.53%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does WSMDX pay dividends? William Blair Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund;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 WSMDX's dividend yield? WSMDX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 2.53%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is WSMDX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for WSMDX 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 WSMDX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.99% 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 WSMDX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from WSMDX'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 WSMDX cost more than a fund like VOO? WSMDX is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.99%). 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 WSMDX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to WSMDX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as WSMDX (0.99%) 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/wsmdx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wsmdx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wsmdx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wsmdx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wsmdx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.