WEDRX Fees and Costs — William Blair Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Class R6
Data updated: 2026-08-14
The net expense ratio is 0.65%: a 0.65% management fee plus 0.42% other expenses, less a 0.42% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $0 in broker commissions, and portfolio turnover was 120%.
WEDRX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WEDRX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.65% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.42% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.07% |
| Fee waiver | −0.42% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.65% |
| 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 |
WEDRX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in WEDRX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $409 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.68% 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 0.65%) | $68 | $214 | $372 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $11 | $37 |
| Total costs | $68 | $224 | $409 |
| Value after costs | $10,432 | $11,352 | $12,353 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.68% | 0.68% | 0.68% |
WEDRX 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): —
- Total broker commissions: $0
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $515.7M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 120%
- Securities lending: none during the year
WEDRX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $0 | 100.00% |
WEDRX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $260.0M | 54.75% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $122.5M | 25.80% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $21.9M | 4.61% |
| Jefferies LLC | $12.2M | 2.56% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $11.9M | 2.50% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $11.8M | 2.48% |
| Euroclear Bank | $10.4M | 2.19% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $8.9M | 1.87% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $8.8M | 1.85% |
| Santander Securities LLC | $6.5M | 1.38% |
William Blair Emerging Markets Debt Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEDRX | Class R6 | 0.65% | none |
| WEDIX | Class I | 0.70% | 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.