William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Strategy
Inefficient Markets Provide Alpha Opportunities
Under-owned segments of emerging markets, such as frontier and small-cap equities and China A-Shares, provide global investors with opportunities to pursue alpha.
Small-Cap Exposure
Emerging markets small cap portfolio of 120-175 stocks diversified across region, industry, and corporate lifecycle.
Uncovering Growth Opportunities
Dedicated small-cap analysts seek to identify undiscovered small-cap companies with strong management teams and unique capabilities.
Disciplined Investment Approach
Combines deep fundamental research with systematic inputs to consistently identify alpha opportunities.
EMERGING MARKET SMALL CAPS: NEARLY ONE THIRD OF GLOBAL SMALL-CAP UNIVERSE
- Emerging Markets 29%
- World ex-US 40%
- United States 31%
KEY TAKEAWAY
Emerging market stocks make up approximately one third of our global small-cap universe but represent a much smaller percentage of the typical investor’s portfolio.
Consistent Philosophy, Process
William Blair has over 20 years of experience investing in emerging markets with the same philosophy and process.
Long Experience in China
We have been investing in China since 1996 and in China A-Shares since 2013.
Significant AUM
We manage $15.6 billion in emerging market securities across all strategies, $11.9 billion in dedicated emerging market strategies, and $4.4 billion in Chinese equities (including $2.2 billion in China A-Shares) across all strategies as of March 31, 2023.
Emerging markets make up a disproportionate percentage of our quality growth universe: 47%
As of March 31, 2023
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