C000023534 Performance — William Blair Short Duration Bond Fund, Class I

Data updated: 2022-05-24

C000023534 returned −1.96% over one year to Mar 2022. Over one year the fund beat its International Bond category average: $100 grew to $98, against $97 for the category. Volatility over the past 12 months was 1.16% a year. In the 12 months to Mar 2022 the fund lost a net $40.7M, and assets reached $22.61M.

C000023534 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in William Blair Short Duration Bond Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the International Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodC000023534Category average
1 year (Apr 2021 – Mar 2022)$98$97
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Mar 2022)$103$107

C000023534 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Mar 2022, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−1.96%
3 years (annualised)+1.01%

C000023534 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of William Blair Short Duration Bond Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2022 (Jan–Mar)−1.59%
2021−1.49%
2020+4.38%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+1.60%

C000023534 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2022−0.5%−0.6%−0.5%—————————
2021−0.1%−0.5%−0.5%+0.3%0.0%0.0%+0.5%−0.2%−0.4%−0.4%−0.1%−0.1%
2020+0.8%+1.5%−2.1%+1.4%+1.0%+0.8%+0.8%0.0%+0.1%+0.1%+0.2%0.0%
2019——————+0.2%+1.0%−0.2%+0.4%+0.1%+0.2%

C000023534 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Apr 2021 – Mar 2022.

  • 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.16%
  • Best month: +0.50% (Jul 2021)
  • Worst month: −0.63% (Feb 2022)

C000023534 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of William Blair Short Duration Bond Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$40.7M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $8.7M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.18×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Mar 2022$35K$8.1M−$8.0M
Feb 2022$341K$6.5M−$6.1M
Jan 2022$212K$1.6M−$1.4M
Dec 2021$336K$1.5M−$1.1M
Nov 2021$433K$6.6M−$6.2M
Oct 2021$253K$1.5M−$1.2M
Sep 2021$394K$780K−$386K
Aug 2021$401K$2.0M−$1.6M
Jul 2021$424K$2.3M−$1.9M
Jun 2021$5.0M$10.3M−$5.2M
May 2021$420K$6.3M−$5.9M
Apr 2021$426K$2.0M−$1.6M

C000023534 Assets Under Management

Net assets of William Blair Short Duration Bond Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2022-03-31$22.61M
2021-12-31$38.81M
2021-09-30$47.78M
2021-06-30$51.88M
2021-03-31$64.58M
2020-12-31$68.27M
2020-09-30$71.29M
2020-06-30$52.76M
2020-03-31$51.03M
2019-12-31$51.24M
2019-09-30$62.15M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.