William Blair International Growth Fund

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William Blair International Growth I (BIGIX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

54
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

D
33.9
percentile

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Group: International Equity

Ranking: 724 out of 1,094 funds


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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
25/40
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Equal compensation and work life balance
Equal compensation and work life balance
11/30
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Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
17/20
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Commitment, transparency, and accountability
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
1/10
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Top scoring holdings
Top scoring holdings
The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. QBE Insurance Group Ltd
    0.34% of assets
    $4.64M invested
  • 2. UCB SA
    0.59% of assets
    $8.02M invested
  • 3. Unilever PLC
    0.64% of assets
    $8.69M invested
  • 4. Haleon PLC
    0.71% of assets
    $9.64M invested
  • 5. Xero Ltd
    0.38% of assets
    $5.16M invested
  • 6. Enel SpA
    0.5% of assets
    $6.8M invested
  • 7. Beazley PLC
    0.49% of assets
    $6.63M invested
  • 8. BAE Systems PLC
    1.49% of assets
    $20.14M invested
  • 9. Schneider Electric SE
    0.85% of assets
    $11.42M invested
  • 10. Spirax Group PLC
    0.19% of assets
    $2.62M invested
Bottom scoring holdings
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. ABC-Mart Inc
    0.16% of assets
    $2.13M invested
  • 2. Constellation Software Inc
    0.83% of assets
    $11.17M invested
  • 3. Rakuten Bank Ltd
    0.28% of assets
    $3.84M invested
  • 4. Keyence Corp
    0.72% of assets
    $9.72M invested
  • 5. Shimamura Co Ltd
    0.14% of assets
    $1.88M invested
  • 6. Boyd Group Services Inc Ordinary Shares
    0.12% of assets
    $1.65M invested
  • 7. BayCurrent Inc
    0.25% of assets
    $3.4M invested
  • 8. VAT Group AG
    0.41% of assets
    $5.49M invested
  • 9. Daifuku Co Ltd
    0.38% of assets
    $5.14M invested
  • 10. Internet Initiative Japan Inc
    0.17% of assets
    $2.32M invested
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on BIGIX at Morningstar.com
Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for William Blair International Growth Fund
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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.
Benchmarking tool
Current fund
BIGIX
William Blair International Growth Fund
Family
William Blair
Category
Foreign Large Growth
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 7/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
0.36% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
3 / 100 points lower
Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
0 / 40 points 
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
2 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
BIGIX
William Blair International Growth Fund
Family
William Blair
Category
Foreign Large Growth
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 7/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
0.36% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
3 / 100 points lower
Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
0 / 40 points 
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
2 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
BIGIX
William Blair International Growth Fund
Family
William Blair
Category
Foreign Large Growth
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 7/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
0.36% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
3 / 100 points lower
Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
0 / 40 points 
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
2 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gender-lens analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Overall gender equality score
This fund
BIGIX - William Blair International Growth Fund
6.39%
7.43%
4.56%
5.58%
54  / 100 points
Benchmark
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
14%
12%
8.87%
5.93%
57  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-7.63%
-4.72%
-4.31%
-0.36%
3  / 100 points lower
Find more financial data on BIGIX at Morningstar.com
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