Equity

BlackRock Japan Equity 1 Fund

Overview

Important Information: Capital at Risk. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and are not guaranteed. Investors may not get back the amount originally invested. All financial investments involve an element of risk. Therefore, the value of your investment and the income from it will vary and your initial investment amount cannot be guaranteed. Overseas investment will be affected by movements in currency exchange rates. Investment risk is concentrated in specific sectors, countries, currencies or companies. This means the Fund is more sensitive to any localised economic, market, political or regulatory events. The Fund uses derivatives as part of its investment strategy. Compared to a fund which only invests in traditional instruments such as stocks and bonds, derivatives are potentially subject to a higher level of risk. The insolvency of any institutions providing services such as safekeeping of assets or acting as counterparty to derivatives or other instruments, may expose the Fund to financial loss.

All currency hedged share classes of this fund use derivatives to hedge currency risk. The use of derivatives for a share class could pose a potential risk of contagion (also known as spill-over) to other share classes in the fund. The fund’s management company will ensure appropriate procedures are in place to minimise contagion risk to other share class. Using the drop down box directly below the name of the fund, you can view a list of all share classes in the fund – currency hedged share classes are indicated by the word “Hedged” in the name of the share class. In addition, a full list of all currency hedged share classes is available on request from the fund’s management company

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Performance

Performance

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The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The figures shown relate to past performance. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Markets could develop very differently in the future. It can help you to assess how the fund has been managed in the past

Share Class and Benchmark performance displayed in GBP, hedged share class benchmark performance is displayed in JPY.

Performance is shown on a Net Asset Value (NAV) basis, with gross income reinvested where applicable. The return of your investment may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations if your investment is made in a currency other than that used in the past performance calculation. Source: Blackrock

Key Facts

Key Facts

Net Assets of Fund as of May 10, 2024 JPY 237,008,556,427
Share Class Inception Date Feb 27, 2024
Fund Inception Date Mar 31, 2016
Share Class Currency GBP
Base Currency JPY
Asset Class Equity
Benchmark Index MSCI Japan in Net GBP
SFDR Classification Other
Initial Charge 0.00%
Ongoing Charge 0.07%
ISIN IE00087SFKB5
Annual Management Fee 0.04%
Performance Fee 0.00%
Minimum Initial Investment GBP 1000000000
Minimum Subsequent Investment GBP 10000
Distribution Frequency -
Use of Income Distributing
Domicile Ireland
Regulatory Structure UCITS
Management Company BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
Morningstar Category -
Dealing Settlement Trade Date + 3 days
Dealing Frequency Daily, forward pricing basis
Bloomberg Ticker BLRJEJG
SEDOL BSLLDP3

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings as of Apr 30, 2024 218
12m Trailing Yield as of - -
Standard Deviation (3y) as of - -
3y Beta as of - -
P/E Ratio as of Apr 30, 2024 17.29
P/B Ratio as of Apr 30, 2024 1.68

Sustainability Characteristics

Sustainability Characteristics

To be included in MSCI ESG Fund Ratings, 65% (or 50% for bond funds and money market funds) of the fund’s gross weight must come from securities with ESG coverage by MSCI ESG Research (certain cash positions and other asset types deemed not relevant for ESG analysis by MSCI are removed prior to calculating a fund’s gross weight; the absolute values of short positions are included but treated as uncovered), the fund’s holdings date must be less than one year old, and the fund must have at least ten securities. MSCI Ratings are currently unavailable for this fund.

Business Involvement

Business Involvement

Business Involvement metrics can help investors gain a more comprehensive view of specific activities in which a fund may be exposed through its investments.


Business Involvement metrics are not indicative of a fund’s investment objective, and, unless otherwise stated in fund documentation and included within a fund’s investment objective, do not change a fund’s investment objective or constrain the fund’s investable universe, and there is no indication that an ESG or Impact focused investment strategy or exclusionary screens will be adopted by a fund. For more information regarding a fund's investment strategy, please see the fund's prospectus.


Review the MSCI methodology behind the Business Involvement metrics, using links below.

MSCI - Controversial Weapons as of Apr 30, 2024 0.00%
MSCI - UN Global Compact Violators as of Apr 30, 2024 0.25%
MSCI - Nuclear Weapons as of Apr 30, 2024 0.00%
MSCI - Thermal Coal as of Apr 30, 2024 0.18%
MSCI - Civilian Firearms as of Apr 30, 2024 0.00%
MSCI - Oil Sands as of Apr 30, 2024 0.00%
MSCI - Tobacco as of Apr 30, 2024 0.85%

Business Involvement Coverage as of Apr 30, 2024 99.80%
Percentage of Fund not covered as of Apr 30, 2024 0.00%
BlackRock business involvement exposures as shown above for Thermal Coal and Oil Sands are calculated and reported for companies that generate more than 5% of revenue from thermal coal or oil sands as defined by MSCI ESG Research. For the exposure to companies that generate any revenue from thermal coal or oil sands (at a 0% revenue threshold), as defined by MSCI ESG Research, it is as follows: Thermal Coal 6.06% and for Oil Sands 0.00%.

Business Involvement metrics are calculated by BlackRock using data from MSCI ESG Research which provides a profile of each company’s specific business involvement. BlackRock leverages this data to provide a summed up view across holdings and translates it to a fund's market value exposure to the listed Business Involvement areas above.


Business Involvement metrics are designed only to identify companies where MSCI has conducted research and identified as having involvement in the covered activity. As a result, it is possible there is additional involvement in these covered activities where MSCI does not have coverage. This information should not be used to produce comprehensive lists of companies without involvement. Business Involvement metrics are only displayed if at least 1% of the fund’s gross weight includes securities covered by MSCI ESG Research.

Ratings

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Holdings

Holdings

as of Apr 30, 2024
Name Weight (%)
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 6.45
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 2.94
TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 2.77
SONY GROUP CORP 2.76
KEYENCE CORP 2.29
Name Weight (%)
HITACHI LTD 2.27
MITSUBISHI CORP 2.09
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP IN 1.91
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL LTD 1.87
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 1.66
Holdings subject to change

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of Apr 30, 2024

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
Negative weightings may result from specific circumstances (including timing differences between trade and settle dates of securities purchased by the funds) and/or the use of certain financial instruments, including derivatives, which may be used to gain or reduce market exposure and/or risk management. Allocations are subject to change.

Pricing & Exchange

Pricing & Exchange

Investor Class Currency Distribution Frequency NAV NAV Amount Change NAV % Change NAV As Of 52wk High 52wk Low ISIN
J GBP - 99.87 0.38 0.38 May 10, 2024 105.11 97.57 IE00087SFKB5
Class J Hedged USD Accumulating 279.48 1.42 0.51 May 10, 2024 285.55 197.38 IE00BZCTKD20
J USD - 98.49 0.33 0.34 May 10, 2024 104.44 95.65 IE000A0JN870
J EUR - 99.25 0.45 0.46 May 10, 2024 104.75 97.24 IE000OQYDOW4
Class J Hedged GBP Annual 220.54 1.14 0.52 May 10, 2024 225.56 159.13 IE00BZCTKG50
Class J Hedged EUR Accumulating 236.91 1.22 0.52 May 10, 2024 242.60 169.92 IE00BZCTKF44
J JPY Accumulating 25,929.35 138.62 0.54 May 10, 2024 26,697.69 19,232.80 IE00BZCTKC13

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Kieran Doyle
Kieran Doyle
Group Index Equity PM Core DM EMEA
Group Index Equity PM Core DM EMEA

Literature

Literature