This section includes investor type descriptions for professional clients and market counterparties.
Professional client
A Professional Client is either: (i) a ‘deemed’ professional client; (ii) serviced-based professional client; or (iii) an assessed professional Client
(i) Deemed Professional Client
A person is a “deemed” professional client if the person is:
(ii) Service-based Professional Clients
A person is a ‘serviced-based’ professional client if
(iii) Assessed-based Professional Clients
Assessed-based professional clients can be either (i) individuals; or (ii) undertakings
Individuals
An individual (and associated joint account holders) would be classified as an ‘assessed-based professional client’ if:
Where there is a joint account in place, the secondary account holder must obtain confirmation in writing that investment decisions relating to the joint account are made for or on behalf of the secondary account holder
Undertakings
Undertakings, which are generally not individuals, would be classified as ‘assessed-based’ professional clients if it:
Market counterparties
A Market Counterparty is any person who is either:
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.
Shares in smaller companies typically trade in less volume and experience greater price variations than larger companies. Investment risk is concentrated in specific sectors, countries, currencies or companies. This means the Fund is more sensitive to any localised economic, market, political, sustainability-related or regulatory events. The value of equities and equity-related securities can be affected by daily stock market movements, political factors, economic news, company earnings and significant corporate events. The Fund seeks to exclude companies engaging in certain activities inconsistent with ESG criteria. Investors should therefore make a personal ethical assessment of the Fund’s ESG screening prior to investing in the Fund. Such ESG screening may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments compared to a fund without such screening.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
To the extent the Fund undertakes securities lending to reduce costs, the Fund will receive 62.5% of the associated revenue generated and the remaining 37.5% will be received by BlackRock as the securities lending agent. As securities lending revenue sharing does not increase the costs of running the Fund, this has been excluded from the ongoing charges.
This chart shows the fund's performance as the percentage loss or gain per year over the last 10 years.
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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Total Return (%) | -3.3 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 40.1 | -22.2 | 27.3 | 9.2 | 2.5 | -22.1 | 12.2 |
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%) | 0.5 | 13.0 | 6.9 | 30.1 | -15.9 | 17.9 | 5.3 | -2.5 | -12.9 | 14.2 |
Performance is shown after deduction of ongoing charges. Any entry and exit charges are excluded from the calculation.
1y | 3y | 5y | 10y | Incept. | |
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Total Return (%) | 17.44 | -1.11 | 2.25 | 5.68 | 7.36 |
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%) | 9.62 | 1.71 | 1.60 | 5.26 | 6.55 |
YTD | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y | 3y | 5y | 10y | Incept. | |
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Total Return (%) | 11.24 | 5.93 | -1.33 | 7.13 | 17.44 | -3.28 | 11.79 | 73.67 | 137.44 |
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%) | 4.29 | 1.26 | -2.77 | 4.34 | 9.62 | 5.21 | 8.24 | 67.02 | 116.40 |
From 30-Sep-2019 To 30-Sep-2020 |
From 30-Sep-2020 To 30-Sep-2021 |
From 30-Sep-2021 To 30-Sep-2022 |
From 30-Sep-2022 To 30-Sep-2023 |
From 30-Sep-2023 To 30-Sep-2024 |
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Total Return (%)
as of 30-Sep-2024 |
7.31 | 22.87 | -33.09 | 12.30 | 25.47 |
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%)
as of 30-Sep-2024 |
5.02 | 14.60 | -28.39 | 19.43 | 17.32 |
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 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
Name | Weight (%) |
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FUKUOKA FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 2.13 |
77 BANK LTD/THE | 2.11 |
OBAYASHI CORPORATION | 1.94 |
HASEKO CORPORATION | 1.86 |
SANKI ENGINEERING CO LTD | 1.80 |
Name | Weight (%) |
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KONOIKE TRANSPORT CO LTD | 1.75 |
NIPPON SODA CO LTD | 1.71 |
MITSUBISHI LOGISTICS CORPORATION | 1.69 |
DAI-DAN CO LTD | 1.65 |
DAIWABO HOLDINGS CO LTD | 1.62 |
Investor Class | Currency | NAV | NAV Amount Change | NAV % Change | NAV As Of | 52wk High | 52wk Low | ISIN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Class D2 | USD | 85.33 | -1.09 | -1.26 | 13-Dec-2024 | 88.79 | 73.36 | LU0827883108 |
Class A10 Hedged | USD | 11.17 | -0.04 | -0.36 | 13-Dec-2024 | 11.52 | 9.13 | LU2728923348 |
Class A2 Hedged | EUR | 74.24 | -0.26 | -0.35 | 13-Dec-2024 | 74.50 | 59.13 | LU0255399742 |
Class D4 | GBP | 60.97 | -0.28 | -0.46 | 13-Dec-2024 | 62.82 | 52.31 | LU0827883017 |
Class A2 | USD | 75.10 | -0.95 | -1.25 | 13-Dec-2024 | 78.27 | 64.73 | LU0006061252 |
Class D2 Hedged | EUR | 81.34 | -0.28 | -0.34 | 13-Dec-2024 | 81.62 | 64.31 | LU0827883280 |
Class A2 Hedged | USD | 25.12 | -0.08 | -0.32 | 13-Dec-2024 | 25.20 | 19.70 | LU0931342652 |
Class A4 | GBP | 59.05 | -0.26 | -0.44 | 13-Dec-2024 | 60.85 | 50.45 | LU0204063480 |
Class A2 | EUR | 71.59 | -0.72 | -1.00 | 13-Dec-2024 | 73.77 | 58.99 | LU0171289068 |
Class D2 | EUR | 81.35 | -0.82 | -1.00 | 13-Dec-2024 | 83.81 | 66.85 | LU0252965594 |