WISNX Fees and Costs — William Blair International Small Cap Growth Fund, Class N

Data updated: 2026-08-14

The net expense ratio is 1.35%: a 1.00% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.36% other expenses, less a 0.26% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $183K in broker commissions, 0.1164% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 69%.

WISNX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WISNX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.00%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.36%
Gross expense ratio1.61%
Fee waiver−0.26%
Net expense ratio1.35%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

WISNX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in WISNX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $909 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.54% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.35%)$142$440$760
Trading costs (broker commissions)$12$38$65
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$24$84
Total costs$154$502$909
Value after costs$10,346$11,074$11,854
Impact on return, per year1.54%1.54%1.54%

WISNX 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): 0.1164%
  • Total broker commissions: $183K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $593.9M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 69%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

WISNX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
BofA Securities, Inc.$27K18.25%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$25K17.44%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$20K13.40%
UBS Securities LLC$15K10.26%
Nomura Securities International, Inc.$13K9.17%
Carnegie, Inc.$11K7.86%
Jefferies LLC$11K7.39%
CLSA Americas, LLC$10K6.77%
SG Americas Securities, LLC$8K5.76%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$5K3.71%

WISNX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$593.0M99.86%
Berenberg Capital Markets LLC$428K0.07%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$188K0.03%
Jefferies LLC$126K0.02%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$114K0.02%

William Blair International Small Cap Growth Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
WIISXClass R61.05%none
WISIXClass I1.10%none
WISNXClass N1.35%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.