William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund Class I

BESIX · NASDAQ

Market closed$25.11$-0.850000 (-3.27%)

Key statistics

Previous close$25.96

Open$25.11

Day high$25.11

Day low$25.11

52-week high$28.07

52-week low$21.54

Market cap408.81M

Volume—

Average volume—

P/E ratio19.03

Forward P/E—

EPS1.32

Dividend yield0.00%

Market context

Why it moved

BESIX shares declined amid broader market uncertainty, with no specific positive catalysts to support its valuation, while its parent company Orascom Development's backlog data offered limited immediate uplift to investor sentiment.

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What is happening

Recent company-specific developments and publisher coverage.

Reuters · July 1, 2026Global funds revisit Indian stocks as oil, rupee risks recede Reuters · February 2, 2026Indonesia, faced with Prabowo policies, 'stock frying,' left behind in rush to emerging markets The Straits Times · February 2, 2026Indonesia, faced with Prabowo policies, ‘stock frying’, left behind in rush to emerging markets

Peers

S&P 500SPX · $7,457.69-1.01%

Nuveen Mid Cap Value Fund Class CFACSX · $56.74-0.49%

FAM Small Cap Fund Investor ClassFAMFX · $22.90-1.17%

Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund Retirement ClassHNMVX · $33.63-0.30%

Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund Administrative ClassHRMVX · $34.21-0.29%

Madison Large Cap Fund Class YMINVX · $29.77-1.06%

Madison Large Cap AMNVAX · $29.68-1.07%

Columbia Select Small Cap Value Fund Class ASSCVX · $21.18-0.66%

William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund R6 ClassWESJX · $25.20-3.30%

William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund Class NWESNX · $24.59-3.27%

Company profile

William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund Class I (BESIX) is an open-end mutual fund managed by William Blair Investment Management, LLC, domiciled in the United States and listed on NASDAQ, that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies located in emerging markets. Launched on October 24, 2011, the fund maintains a diversified portfolio of approximately 120 to 175 stocks across regions such as Emerging Asia, Latin America, and Emerging Europe, with key sector exposures in industrials, financials, and information technology, benchmarked against the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index (net). With total net assets of approximately $428 million as of May 31, 2026, and a net expense ratio of 1.15%, the fund targets companies demonstrating superior growth potential, strong management, and high-quality characteristics, with a weighted average market capitalization of approximately $2.92 billion. Available primarily to institutional investors with a minimum initial investment of $500,000, BESIX is co-managed by portfolio managers Todd McClone, CFA (since inception), and Casey Preyss, CFA (since May 2016), leveraging a bottom-up, analyst-driven investment approach to identify undiscovered small-cap opportunities across developing economies.

Symbol: BESIX
Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Asset Management
Employees: 0
Country: US
IPO date: 2011-10-25
Website: im.williamblair.com

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