Industry description
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation.
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of small capitalization ("small cap") companies. It invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, including common stocks and other forms of equity investments, issued by foreign small cap companies, that the adviser believes have above-average growth, profitability and quality characteristics. The fund's investments are normally allocated among at least six different countries and no more than 50% of the fund's equity holdings may be invested in securities of issuers in one country at any given time.
Market Cap
The average market capitalization across the William Blair International Sm Cap Gr I MF is 6.35B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 23.2M to 6.51B. BC holds the highest valuation in this group at 6.51B. The lowest valued company is PME at 23.2M.
Volume
The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the William Blair International Sm Cap Gr I MF was 9%. For the same stocks of the MF, the average monthly volume growth was -41% and the average quarterly volume growth was -29%
Fundamental Analysis Ratings
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
Valuation Rating: 60
P/E Growth Rating: 64
Price Growth Rating: 47
SMR Rating: 54
Profit Risk Rating: 51
Seasonality Score: 2 (-100 ... +100)