William Blair Funds Liquidates Bond, Short Duration Bond, and Ultra-Short Duration Bond Funds

 

April 14, 2022

 

Upon recommendation of the Adviser, the Board of Trustees of William Blair Funds (the “Trust”) determined that it was in the best interests of each of the William Blair Bond Fund, William Blair Short Duration Bond Fund, and William Blair Ultra-Short Duration Bond Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) to redeem all the shares of the Funds on or before April 15, 2022, and then terminate the Funds. The Funds' Liquidation Date was April 14, 2022, and each Fund's final net asset value ("NAV") per share as of April 14, 2022 is as follows: 

 

 Fund  Ticker  CUSIP  Fund ID #

Final NAV Per Share

 Bond Fund - Class N  WBBNX  969251206  2150  9.8424
 Bond Fund - Class I  WBFIX  969251107  2151  9.7220
 Bond Fund - Class R6  BBFIX  969251305  2152  9.7179
 Short Duration Bond Fund - Class N  WBRRX  093001204  213  8.2885
 Short Duration Bond Fund - Class I  BIFIX  093001683  1743  8.2317
 Short Duration Bond Fund - Class R6  BIFJX  969251545  8387  8.2337
 Ultra-Short Duration Bond Fund - Class N  WBLNX  969251701  2242  8.3352
 Ultra-Short Duration Bond Fund - Class I  WBLIX  969251602  2243  8.3288
 Ultra-Short Duration Bond Fund - Class R6  WBLJX  969251800  2244  8.3352

 

Any shares of the Funds that have not been redeemed or exchanged prior to the Liquidation Date will be redeemed automatically at their NAV per share on the Liquidation Date.

 

For more information on the liquidation, please call William Blair Funds Shareholder Services or your William Blair client representative at the following numbers:

 

For Class N and Class I Shares:
Call: 1-800-635-2886


For Class R6 Shares
Call: 1-800-742-7272

 

If you are invested in the Fund through a financial intermediary, please contact that financial intermediary if you have any questions.

For more information on the Funds, please see the Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report here.