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Fund Overview


International Growth Fund
Quarterly Review
June 30, 2010

 

 

 

  • William Blair International Growth Fund Honored with 2010 Lipper Fund Award
  • Investment Objective

       Long-term capital appreciation

    Equity Style:

    Fund Characteristics

    • Common stocks from a broad range of foreign growth companies of all sizes, including developed and emerging markets

    Investment Approach

    • Seeks to invest in stocks of well-managed, quality growth companies expected to maintain superior growth, profitability and quality relative to other companies in the same industry worldwide
    • The selection of individual stocks through in-depth, bottom-up research is the Fund’s primary focus. Industry sector allocation and country selection are the next most important investment criteria
    • Invests primarily in developed market economies, but will generally invest about 10-35% of its assets in emerging markets

    What Makes this Fund Different?

    • Rigorous bottom-up research, top-down analytical perspective; adherence to well-defined investment parameters and disciplines ensures quality selection and management of international securities
    • The Fund generates an overview of markets by region; looks at broader issues, including economic themes as well as sector and market trends
    • Risk management through its focus on the quality of company management, diversification across market sectors, capitalizations (small, medium and large) and countries, including emerging markets. Constant review of portfolio parameters
    • Experienced management; support from a team of seasoned analysts with more than 50 years of combined experience in international developed and emerging markets
    • No style drift; consistent focus on foreign quality growth companies of all sizes

    International investing involves special risk considerations, including currency fluctuations, lower liquidity, economic and political risk.