C000081289 Performance — William Blair Ultra-Short Duration Bond Fund, Class I

Data updated: 2022-05-24

C000081289 returned −1.30% over one year to Mar 2022. Over one year the fund trailed its Money Market category average: $100 grew to $99, against $101 for the category. Volatility over the past 12 months was 0.67% a year. In the 12 months to Mar 2022 the fund lost a net $122.5M, and assets reached $40.46M.

C000081289 Growth of $100

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

PeriodC000081289Category average
1 year (Apr 2021 – Mar 2022)$99$101
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Mar 2022)$102$115

C000081289 Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
1 year−1.30%
3 years (annualised)+0.79%

C000081289 Annual Returns

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

YearTotal return
2022 (Jan–Mar)−1.00%
2021−0.47%
2020+2.72%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+0.95%

C000081289 Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2022−0.2%−0.3%−0.5%—————————
2021+0.1%−0.2%−0.1%+0.2%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%−0.1%−0.2%−0.3%−0.1%0.0%
2020+0.5%+1.0%−1.1%+0.8%+0.5%+0.2%+0.4%+0.1%+0.1%0.0%+0.1%0.0%
2019——————+0.2%+0.4%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%

C000081289 Risk

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

  • 1-year volatility (annualised): 0.67%
  • Best month: +0.17% (Apr 2021)
  • Worst month: −0.48% (Mar 2022)

C000081289 Fund Flows

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

  • 12-month net flow: −$122.5M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $52.4M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.30×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Mar 2022$365K$19.0M−$18.6M
Feb 2022$1.9M$43.7M−$41.9M
Jan 2022$417K$4.7M−$4.3M
Dec 2021$3.2M$16.5M−$13.2M
Nov 2021$1.5M$12.3M−$10.8M
Oct 2021$4.9M$7.4M−$2.5M
Sep 2021$10.6M$6.6M$4.0M
Aug 2021$5.8M$14.9M−$9.0M
Jul 2021$2.2M$3.1M−$860K
Jun 2021$11.4M$24.3M−$12.9M
May 2021$4.5M$13.0M−$8.6M
Apr 2021$5.7M$9.5M−$3.7M

C000081289 Assets Under Management

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

Report dateNet assets
2022-03-31$40.46M
2021-12-31$106.09M
2021-09-30$133.76M
2021-06-30$140.59M
2021-03-31$166.26M
2020-12-31$158.12M
2020-09-30$142.50M
2020-06-30$110.15M
2020-03-31$75.72M
2019-12-31$76.40M
2019-09-30$91.86M

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.