LU3038557180
Emerging Markets Leaders Fund
Why Consider This Fund?
Approach
- Invests in a high-conviction emerging markets portfolio of approximately 50 to 80 stocks that we believe demonstrate consistent value creation, competitive dominance, and sustainability of critical inputs
- Focuses on companies at different stages of development that are leaders in their country, industry or globally in terms of products, services, or execution, and which it believes to have above-average growth, profitability, and quality characteristics
- Managed by a seasoned team with decades of emerging markets experience
- The Fund is classified as a financial product under Article 8 of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. The Fund promotes environmental or social characteristics but does not have a sustainable investment objective
Risk Considerations
- The value of shares and any income from them can increase or decrease and an investor may not get back the amount originally invested
- Where investments are made in currencies other than an investor’s base currency, the value of those investments will be affected (favourably or unfavourably) by movements in exchange rates
- Equity securities may decrease in value in response to the activities of an individual company or in response to general market, business, and economic conditions
- Emerging markets investments typically involve special risk considerations, including higher volatility, lower liquidity, economic and political risk
Fund Facts
OTHER VEHICLES:
| Fund Facts | As of 31.10.2025 |
|---|---|
| Total Net Assets ($Million) | $90 |
| Number of Holdings | 54 |
| Inception Date | 06.05.2025 |
| Ongoing Charge Figure* | 7.50% |
| ISIN | LU3038557180 |
| Bloomberg | WBEMLSU LX |
| WKN Number | A416H3 |
| Lipper | 68855021 |
| Benchmark** | MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net) |
*The ongoing charge figure (OCF), is the charge you’ll pay over a year for as long as you hold your investment. The OCF for a fund is quoted on the 'Key Investor Information' document and relates to the costs of running the fund.
**Reference to the Benchmark is only included for performance comparison purposes and does not have any bearing on how the investment manager invests the fund’s assets. The Benchmark has been selected because it is representative of the type of investments in which the fund is likely to invest.
Performance
RETURN:As of 31.10.2025 | |||
| Fund | Inception | Month | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerging Markets Leaders Fund Class S (USD) | 06.05.2025 | 4.89% | 24.84% |
| MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net) | - | 4.18% | 24.60% |
Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance. Returns for periods of one year or more are annualized. All charges and fees, except any entry, exit and switching charge, have been taken into account in calculating the Fund’s performance. Returns for other share classes will differ from those shown above. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, on any given day or when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Levels and bases for taxation may change.
Portfolio Characteristics
As of 31.10.2025
| Portfolio Composition | |
|---|---|
| Wgtd Avg Market Cap ($Billion) | $218.80 |
| Median Market Cap ($Billion) | $18.20 |
| P/E Ratio (Next 12 Months) | 17.2 |
| EPS Growth (Long-Term) | 18.2% |
| Trailing 1-Year Turnover | 85.1% |
| Cash | 1.3% |
| Top 10 Holdings | % of Fund |
|---|---|
| Tencent Holdings Limited | 7.8% |
| SK hynix Inc. | 7.4% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 6.5% |
| Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. | 5.7% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Limited | 3.5% |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 3.3% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited - ADR | 3.1% |
| HDFC Bank Limited | 2.6% |
| Nu Holdings Ltd. | 2.4% |
| Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.,Ltd. | 2.3% |
| Total | 44.6% |
Top ten holdings are shown as % of total net assets.
Portfolio Allocations
| Range | % of Fund |
|---|---|
| > $20.0B | 64.7% |
| $5.0B - $20.0B | 22.2% |
| < $5.0B | 13.1% |
| Total | 100.0% |
Sector, Market Cap and Geographic Diversification charts show % of investments for the Fund and exclude cash equivalents.
| Sector | % of Fund | % Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | 28.7% | 27.9% |
| Financials | 20.0% | 21.8% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 13.9% | 12.7% |
| Industrials | 13.5% | 6.9% |
| Communication Services | 13.1% | 9.8% |
| Health Care | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| Consumer Staples | 3.3% | 3.8% |
| Real Estate | 2.7% | 1.4% |
| Materials | 0.9% | 6.3% |
| Energy | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Utilities | 0.0% | 2.3% |
| Total | 100.0% |
Sector, Market Cap and Geographic Diversification charts show % of investments for the Fund and exclude cash equivalents.
| Geographic | % of Fund |
|---|---|
| Emerging Asia | 79.0% |
| Emerging Latin America | 10.4% |
| Emerging Europe, Mid-East, Africa | 9.2% |
| Asia Ex-Japan | 1.4% |
| Total | 100.0% |
Sector, Market Cap and Geographic Diversification charts show % of investments for the Fund and exclude cash equivalents.
Management
Global Equity Director of Research, Portfolio Manager
Tenure with William Blair:Since
2024
Head of the Global Equity Team, Portfolio Manager
Tenure with William Blair:Since
2018
Fund Literature
| Fund Literature | |
|---|---|
| Class S (USD) Fact Sheet | |
| Commentary | |
| Holdings | |
| Q3 Client Communication | |
| Why Emerging Markets Equities Now? | |
| Emerging Markets: 6 Key Themes for 2025 |
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