WBELX Fees and Costs — William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund, Class I
Data updated: 2026-08-14
The net expense ratio is 0.99%: a 0.94% management fee plus 0.33% other expenses, less a 0.28% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $234K in broker commissions, 0.1631% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 79%.
WBELX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WBELX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.94% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.33% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.27% |
| Fee waiver | −0.28% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.99% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | 0.00% |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
WBELX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in WBELX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $719 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.21% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.99%) | $104 | $324 | $561 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $17 | $53 | $92 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $19 | $66 |
| Total costs | $121 | $396 | $719 |
| Value after costs | $10,379 | $11,180 | $12,044 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.21% | 1.21% | 1.21% |
WBELX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1631%
- Total broker commissions: $234K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $368.2M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 79%
- Securities lending: none during the year
WBELX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $56K | 28.72% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $36K | 18.34% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $34K | 17.24% |
| CLSA Americas, LLC | $24K | 12.47% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $10K | 4.96% |
| CICC US Securities, Inc. | $9K | 4.56% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $7K | 3.85% |
| Jefferies LLC | $7K | 3.53% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $7K | 3.49% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $6K | 2.83% |
WBELX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $366.7M | 99.58% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $1.2M | 0.32% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $335K | 0.09% |
William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| WELIX | Class R6 | 0.94% | none |
| WBELX | Class I | 0.99% | none |
| WELNX | Class N | 1.24% | none |
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.