Fixed Income

BlackRock Solutions Funds ICAV - Coutts Europe Enhanced Index Government Bond Fund

  • NAV as of 25/Apr/2024 USD 9.16
    52 WK: 8.79 - 9.68
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of 25/Apr/2024 -0.02 (-0.23%)

Overview

Investment Approach


The Fund aims to achieve a total return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income, which aims to provide some outperformance (before deduction of the Fund’s fees and expenses) of the return of the Bloomberg Custom European Government Bond Index – GBP Hedged, the Fund’s benchmark index (Index).

The Fund has an enhanced index strategy which differs from a pure-index tracking strategy. Although both strategies invest in a similar range of fixed income (FI) securities (such as bonds), enhanced index strategies aim to take overweight and/or underweight positions relative to the Index in order to achieve some outperformance of the Index (before deduction of the Fund’s fees and expenses).

The Fund invests in the FI securities that predominantly make up the Index and instruments related to such FI securities, including financial derivative instruments (FDI) (i.e. investments the prices of which are based on one or more underlying assets). The Index predominantly comprises fixed rate government bonds of certain developed market countries in Europe and will have a credit rating which reflects that of the public authority which issued them.

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.

Credit risk, changes to interest rates and/or issuer defaults will have a significant impact on the performance of fixed income securities. Potential or actual credit rating downgrades may increase the level of risk.
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Performance

Performance

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Source: For UK-domiciled funds (such as the BlackRock Retail Authorised Unit Trusts and BlackRock Collective Investment Funds 'BCIF'), performance is shown on a bid to bid price basis, with net income reinvested, in the currency indicated on the chart. Performance is shown net of fees. For Luxembourg-domiciled funds (such as BlackRock Global Funds 'BGF' and BlackRock Strategic Funds 'BSF'), performance is shown on a net asset value basis, with gross income reinvested, in the currency indicated in the chart. Performance is shown net of fees. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.

Distributions

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This chart shows the fund's performance as the percentage loss or gain per year over the last 1 years.

  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Return (%) 8.7
Target Benchmark 1 (%) 7.3

Performance is shown after deduction of ongoing charges. Any entry and exit charges are excluded from the calculation.

  1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) 4.51 - - - -0.99
Target Benchmark 1 (%) 3.66 - - - -2.59
  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) -0.67 1.31 -0.67 7.28 4.51 - - - -1.65
Target Benchmark 1 (%) -0.72 1.31 -0.72 6.94 3.66 - - - -4.30
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Total Return (%)

as of 31/Mar/2024

- - - - 4.51
Target Benchmark 1 (%)

as of 31/Mar/2024

- - - - 3.66

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 USD, hedged share class benchmark performance is displayed in GBP.

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 25/Apr/2024 GBP 1,470,549,781
Share Class launch date 27/Jul/2022
Fund Launch Date 22/Jul/2022
Share Class Currency USD
Fund Base Currency GBP
Asset Class Fixed Income
Target Benchmark 1 BBG Custom European Government Bond Index Hedge Composite
SFDR Classification Other
Initial Charge -
Ongoing Charges Figures 0.08%
ISIN IE000JOTEHJ8
Annual Management Fee 0.06%
Performance Fee 0.00%
Minimum Initial Investment USD 200,000,000.00
Minimum Subsequent Investment USD 1,000.00
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Use of Income Distributing
Domicile Ireland
Regulatory Structure UCITS
Management Company -
Morningstar Category -
Dealing Settlement Trade Date + 2 days
Dealing Frequency Daily, forward pricing basis
Bloomberg Ticker BRCEGCU ID
SEDOL BPNZXJ6

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings as of 28/Mar/2024 100
12 Month Trailing Dividend Distribution Yield as of 31/Mar/2024 3.18
Standard Deviation (3y) as of - -
3y Beta as of - -
Yield to Maturity as of 28/Mar/2024 3.27
Modified Duration as of 28/Mar/2024 7.72
Weighted Average YTM as of 28/Mar/2024 3.27%
Effective Duration as of 28/Mar/2024 7.78
Weighted Avg Maturity as of 28/Mar/2024 10.00
WAL to Worst as of 28/Mar/2024 10.00

ESG Integration

ESG Integration

ESG integration is the practice of incorporating financially material environmental, social and governance (ESG) data or information into the investment decision process with the objective of enhancing risk-adjusted returns of our clients’ portfolios. Unless otherwise stated in Fund documentation or included within the Fund's investment objective, inclusion of this statement does not imply that the Fund has an ESG-aligned investment objective or strategy, but rather describes how ESG data or information is considered as part of the overall investment process.

The Fund manager includes ESG considerations in combination with other information in the research and due diligence stage of the investment process. The Fund manager has developed internal research signals to help evaluate corporate issuers on climate, governance and human capital issues. ESG information may be sourced from both internal and external sources. The Fund manager conducts regular portfolio risk reviews with the Risk and Quantitative Analysis group. These reviews include discussion, where appropriate, of the portfolio's exposure to material ESG risks, as well as exposure to sustainability-related business involvements, climate-related metrics, and other factors.

Risk Indicator

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Ratings

Holdings

Holdings

as of 28/Mar/2024
Name Weight (%)
GERMANY (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF) 2.4 11/15/2030 3.23
FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) 2.5 09/24/2026 3.11
FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) 2.75 02/25/2029 3.05
UK CONV GILT 3.5 10/22/2025 2.96
UK CONV GILT 4.375 07/31/2054 2.36
Name Weight (%)
FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) 0 11/25/2030 2.21
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AN 4.5 06/07/2028 2.19
GERMANY (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF) 2.1 11/15/2029 1.99
FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) 2.5 09/24/2027 1.97
UK CONV GILT 0.5 1/31/29 0.5 01/31/2029 1.96
Holdings subject to change

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of 28/Mar/2024

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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
Class C Dist Hedged USD Quarterly 9.16 -0.02 -0.23 25/Apr/2024 9.68 8.79 IE000JOTEHJ8
Class C Dist GBP Quarterly 9.00 -0.02 -0.22 25/Apr/2024 9.52 8.66 IE000A6XO1K6
Class NC Dist GBP Quarterly 9.00 -0.02 -0.22 25/Apr/2024 9.51 8.66 IE000388WY57
Class C Dist Hedged EUR Quarterly 8.66 -0.02 -0.24 25/Apr/2024 9.20 8.39 IE0007QQUF61

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Vish Acharya
Vish Acharya

Literature

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