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William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund Class I (BESIX)

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21.62 +0.20 +0.93%

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Total Assets: 152.24M

Type: Fund

Market: United States

Issuer: William Blair

Asset Class: Equity

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BESIX Overview

On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund Class I. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of BESIX among other information.

Investment Strategy

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of emerging market small capitalization ("small cap") companies. 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), issued by emerging market small cap companies, that the Adviser believes have above average growth, profitability and quality characteristics.

Contact Information

Address 150 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago,IL 60606
United States

Phone +1 312 236-1600

Web www.williamblair.com

Top Executives

Name	Title	Since	Until
D. J. Neiman	Portfolio Manager & Co-Director of Research	2021	Now
Biography	D.J. Neiman, CFA, partner, is a portfolio manager for the International Small Cap Growth and Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth strategies, and co-director of research for the global equity team. Before becoming a portfolio manager, D.J. was a global research analyst covering small‐cap financial stocks. Before joining Investment Management in 2009, D.J. was an analyst in the firm’s sell‐side research group, covering the financials sector with a focus on the asset‐management and advisory investment‐banking industries. Previously, D.J. was a senior accountant with William Blair Funds and a fund analyst at Scudder Kemper Investments. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Chicago. He received a B.S. from Miami University and an M.B.A., with high distinction, from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
Casey Preyss	Portfolio Mangeer	2016	Now
Biography	Casey Preyss, CFA, is a Partner of William Blair Investment Management, LLC. Having joined William Blair in 2000, Mr. Preyss was previously a research analyst covering the Industrials, IT and Resources sectors and also served as the Global Industrials Sector Team Leader. Prior to his research responsibilities, Mr. Preyss was a Quantitative Analyst with the team. Prior to joining William Blair, Mr. Preyss was with Thomas White International as an International Equity Research Sales Associate. Education: B.S. B.A., The Ohio State University; M.B.A., University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Todd M. McClone	Partner	2011	Now
Biography	Todd McClone, CFA, partner, is a portfolio manager for William Blair’s emerging markets strategies, including Emerging Markets Leaders, Emerging Markets Growth, Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth, and Emerging Markets ex China Growth. Before joining the firm in 2000, he was a senior research analyst specializing in international equity for Strong Capital Management. Previously, he was a corporate finance research analyst with Piper Jaffray, where he worked with the corporate banking financials team on a variety of transactions, including initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and subordinated debt offerings. He also issued fairness opinions and conducted private company valuations. Todd received a B.B.A. and B.A. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Jeffrey A. Urbina	Partner	2011	2016
Biography	Jeffrey A. Urbina, CFA, is a Partner of William Blair. Mr. Urbina joined William Blair's Investment Management Department in 1996 as an international portfolio manager. He is the lead portfolio manager for the international small cap growth and emerging markets growth strategies, and is a portfolio manager for the emerging leaders strategy. From 1991 to 1996, he was Senior Vice President/Director of Emerging Market Research and a Portfolio Manager at Van Kampen American Capital, Inc. During his five years at Van Kampen American Capital, Inc., he also served as Director of Fixed Income Research and was a member of the Investment Policy Committee. Before joining Van Kampen American Capital, Inc., he spent ten years at Citicorp, Inc. in various capacities, including as a Vice President in the commercial real estate group in Chicago and as commercial lending officer in the bank's Denver office. He began his banking career at Harris N.A. in Chicago, where he was an International Banking officer. He holds a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

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