William Blair Small Cap Value Fund Class I
BVDIX
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- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 150 North Riverside Plaza Chicago IL United States of America 60606
- IPO Date
- Jan 2, 2019
- CIK
- 0000822632
- Similar Companies
- Business
- William Blair Small Cap Value Fund Class I (BVDIX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-cap companies trading at discounts to their intrinsic value; it emphasizes quality firms with solid balance sheets, free cash flow generation, and strong management teams as stewards of capital allocation. The fund employs a bottom-up, research-driven approach harnessing sector analysts' expertise to identify undervalued small-cap stocks across sectors including financials, industrials, information technology, real estate, and consumer discretionary; its portfolio typically holds around 104 securities with a weighted average market capitalization of approximately $3.94 billion, median market cap of $3.23 billion, next-12-month P/E ratio of 14.1, and long-term EPS growth projection of 16.9%. Class I shares, identified by ticker BVDIX, target institutional and eligible investors with a net expense ratio of 0.89% (gross 0.92%), benchmarking against the Russell 2000 Value Index. The fund, with Class I inception on October 1, 1999, operates under William Blair Investment Management, LLC, part of the employee-owned William Blair & Company, L.L.C., founded in 1935 and headquartered at 150 North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois; it is available through U.S. mutual fund platforms with total net assets of about $925 million as of late 2025. Geographically, the fund focuses on U.S.-domiciled small-cap equities, serving long-term investors seeking value-oriented exposure in the small value category. In a significant reorganization effective July 16, 2021, the predecessor ICM Small Company Portfolio (Institutional Class) merged into the William Blair Small Cap Value Fund, adopting its performance history while transitioning management to William Blair's U.S. Value Equity Team led by Matthew Fleming, CFA (since 2021), alongside William Heaphy, CFA, and Mark Goodman, CFA (since 2025); this followed William Blair's 2021 acquisition of Investment Counselors of Maryland (ICM), enhancing its value equity capabilities and integrating ICM's small-cap expertise. Recent portfolio adjustments reflect ongoing active management, with top holdings as of November 2025 including Banc of California (1.6%), Gulfport Energy (1.6%), Texas Capital Bancshares (1.6%), and others comprising 14.9% of assets; trailing one-year turnover stands at 45.3%.