WBELX — William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-28
WBELX — William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Emerging Markets Information Technology Equity · $93.46M AUM · 1.55% expense ratio · 23.1% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
WBELX Fund Overview
WBELX — William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund is a US mutual fund managed by William Blair Funds, categorised as Emerging Markets Information Technology Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: William Blair Funds
- Category: Emerging Markets Information Technology Equity
- Assets under management: $93.46M
- 1-year return: 23.1%
- Ticker: WBELX
- SEC CIK: 0000822632
- SEC series ID: S000021052
- Share class ID: C000059867
WBELX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 9.10% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 8.18% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 5.42% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | 4.31% |
| SK hynix Inc | 3.99% |
| Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd | 3.06% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | 2.96% |
| NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands | 2.70% |
| Naspers Ltd | 2.35% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd | 2.25% |
WBELX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 97.9% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.9% |
WBELX Performance
Total returns for WBELX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -2.4% |
| 1 year | 23.1% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 10.1% |
| 5 years (annualised) | -1.1% |
WBELX Risk Information
Risk metrics for WBELX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 18.2%
WBELX Costs and Fees
WBELX costs about $155 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.55%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.27%
- Portfolio turnover: 79%
- Brokerage commissions: 16.31 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
WBELX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund had net outflows of $97.73M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | −$131.63K |
| 2026-02 | −$320.69K |
| 2026-01 | $430.11K |
| 2025-12 | $1.47M |
| 2025-11 | −$3.12M |
| 2025-10 | −$11.38M |
WBELX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
WBELX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.