WBIIX Fees and Costs — William Blair Institutional International Growth Fund, Institutional Class
Data updated: 2026-08-14
The net expense ratio is 0.85%: a 0.85% management fee plus 0.06% other expenses, less a 0.06% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $931K in broker commissions, 0.1000% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 79%.
WBIIX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WBIIX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.85% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.06% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.91% |
| Fee waiver | −0.06% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.85% |
| 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 |
WBIIX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in WBIIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $595 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.00% 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 0.85%) | $89 | $279 | $483 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $10 | $33 | $57 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $15 | $55 |
| Total costs | $100 | $327 | $595 |
| Value after costs | $10,400 | $11,249 | $12,168 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
WBIIX 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): 0.1000%
- Total broker commissions: $931K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 79%
- Securities lending: none during the year
WBIIX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $163K | 22.15% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $109K | 14.85% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $102K | 13.90% |
| CLSA Americas, LLC | $68K | 9.29% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $64K | 8.77% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $59K | 8.06% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $48K | 6.53% |
| Jefferies LLC | $45K | 6.09% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $42K | 5.65% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $35K | 4.72% |
WBIIX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $3.4B | 99.88% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2.4M | 0.07% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1.8M | 0.05% |
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.