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S000008604 [Member] Annual Fund Operating Expenses - William Blair International Growth Fund
Dec. 31, 2025
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination April 30, 2027
Class N  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) 0.85% [1]
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): 0.21%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.31%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement 0.16% [2]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.15% [3]
Class I  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) 0.85% [1]
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.00%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): 0.18%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.03%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement 0.13% [2]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 0.90% [3]
Class R6  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) 0.85% [1]
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.00%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): 0.07%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 0.92%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement 0.07% [2]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 0.85% [3]
[1]
The Management Fee has been restated to reflect a reduction to 0.85% of average daily net assets effective May 1, 2025.
[2]
William Blair Investment Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) has entered into a contractual agreement with the Fund to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit the Fund’s operating expenses (excluding interest expenses, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend and interest expenses on short sales, other investment-related costs and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) to 1.15%, 0.90% and 0.85% of average daily net assets for Class N, Class I and Class R6 shares, respectively, until April 30, 2027. The Adviser may not terminate this arrangement prior to April 30, 2027 without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
[3]
The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement does not equal the net expense ratio to average daily net assets in the Financial Highlights section of this prospectus as a result of a change in the management fee and contractual expense limits.