C000047894 Performance — William Blair Bond Fund, Class N

Data updated: 2022-05-24

C000047894 returned −3.40% over one year to Mar 2022. Over one year the fund trailed its International Bond category average: $100 grew to $97, against $97 for the category. Volatility over the past 12 months was 3.37% a year. In the 12 months to Mar 2022 the fund lost a net $226.3M, and assets reached $74.89M.

C000047894 Growth of $100

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

PeriodC000047894Category average
1 year (Apr 2021 – Mar 2022)$97$97
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Mar 2022)$104$107

C000047894 Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
1 year−3.40%
3 years (annualised)+1.27%

C000047894 Annual Returns

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

YearTotal return
2022 (Jan–Mar)−4.85%
2021−1.66%
2020+7.62%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+2.81%

C000047894 Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2022−1.7%−1.8%−1.5%—————————
2021−0.8%−1.6%−0.8%+0.6%+0.2%+1.1%+0.9%−0.3%−0.8%−0.1%+0.1%−0.3%
2020+1.5%+1.8%−4.3%+2.6%+1.3%+1.4%+2.4%−0.7%0.0%−0.1%+1.5%+0.1%
2019——————+0.5%+2.1%−0.4%+0.4%+0.1%+0.1%

C000047894 Risk

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

  • 1-year volatility (annualised): 3.37%
  • Best month: +1.11% (Jun 2021)
  • Worst month: −1.76% (Feb 2022)

C000047894 Fund Flows

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

  • 12-month net flow: −$226.3M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $77.1M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.25×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Mar 2022$291K$87.4M−$87.1M
Feb 2022$2.8M$123.6M−$120.8M
Jan 2022$3.8M$5.6M−$1.7M
Dec 2021$4.4M$5.9M−$1.4M
Nov 2021$5.4M$6.3M−$933K
Oct 2021$3.7M$33.9M−$30.2M
Sep 2021$5.0M$4.3M$649K
Aug 2021$7.6M$3.7M$3.9M
Jul 2021$5.9M$10.1M−$4.2M
Jun 2021$8.3M$12.2M−$3.9M
May 2021$20.4M$4.8M$15.6M
Apr 2021$9.5M$5.7M$3.7M

C000047894 Assets Under Management

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

Report dateNet assets
2022-03-31$74.89M
2021-12-31$297.22M
2021-09-30$332.63M
2021-06-30$334.87M
2021-03-31$315.30M
2020-12-31$320.32M
2020-09-30$302.04M
2020-06-30$274.70M
2020-03-31$271.00M
2019-12-31$281.67M
2019-09-30$282.67M

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.