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The William Blair Funds are managed by the firm's Investment Management Department, which also offers separately managed accounts to private clients and institutional investors. This group includes 34 portfolio managers averaging over 26 years of industry experience. As of December 31, 2005, assets under management were more than33 billion dollars, including over 9 billion dollars in mutual funds.
 
There are many types of mutual funds such as William Blair Emerging Mkts Growth I, William Blair Growth I, William Blair Income I, William Blair Instl International Equity, William Blair International SmCap Gr Ins and William Blair Small Cap Growth I
 
William Blair Emerging Markets Growth Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80 percent of net assets in emerging markets' securities. Currently emerging markets include every country in the world other than the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and most Western European countries. It invests in primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, including common stocks, issued by companies in emerging markets.
 
William Blair Growth Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of the common stocks of domestic growth companies with sustainable, above-average growth from one business cycle to the next. It generally does not invest in cyclical industries, but may do so when the adviser expects a multi-year period of sustained growth. The fund may invest in companies of all sizes. Class A shares have front loads and 12b-1 fees; B shares have deferred loads, 12b-1 fees, and offer a conversion feature; C shares charge a level load and 12b-1 fees; I shares have certain eligibility requirements.
 
William Blair Income Fund seeks a high level of current income. The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of high-grade intermediate-term debt securities. Under normal conditions at least 90 percent of the fund's assets will be invested in U.S. dollar-denominated corporate debt securities with long-term ratings of "A" or better, obligations of or guaranteed by the United States government, collateralized obligations, and commercial paper obligations rated within the highest grade. The anticipated dollar-weighted average maturity of the fund is three to seven years. Up to 10 percent of the fund's total assets may be invested in non-rated debt securities. 

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