Industry description
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation.
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of small capitalized ("small cap") companies. It invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, including common stocks and other forms of equity investments, of small cap U.S. growth companies that are expected to exhibit quality growth characteristics. For purposes of the fund, the advisor considers a company to be a small cap company if it has a market capitalization no larger than the largest capitalized company included in the Russell 2000® Index at the time of the fund's investment.
Market Cap
The average market capitalization across the William Blair Small Cap Growth I MF is 12.78B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 4.13B to 59.14B. SMCI holds the highest valuation in this group at 59.14B. The lowest valued company is BCO at 4.13B.
Volume
The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the William Blair Small Cap Growth I MF was 17%. For the same stocks of the MF, the average monthly volume growth was 43% and the average quarterly volume growth was 64%
Fundamental Analysis Ratings
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
Valuation Rating: 74
P/E Growth Rating: 27
Price Growth Rating: 46
SMR Rating: 52
Profit Risk Rating: 21
Seasonality Score: 30 (-100 ... +100)