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.
The fund invests a large portion of assets which are denominated in other currencies; hence changes in the relevant exchange rate will affect the value of the investment. The strategies utilized by the Fund involve the use of derivatives to facilitate certain investment management techniques including the establishment of both 'long' and 'synthetic short' positions and creation of market leverage for the purposes of increasing the economic exposure of a Fund beyond the value of its net assets. The use of derivatives in this manner may have the effect of increasing the overall risk profile of the Funds. Investors in this fund should understand that the Fund is not guaranteed to produce a positive return and as an absolute return product, performance may not move in line with general stock market trends as both positive and negative share movements affect the overall value of the fund. The Manager employs a risk management process to oversee and manage derivative exposure within the Fund. The Fund may be exposed to finance sector companies, as a service provider or as counterparty for financial contracts. Liquidity in the financial markets has been severely restricted, causing a number of firms to withdrawn from the market, or in some extreme cases, becoming insolvent. This may have an adverse affect on the activities of the fund.
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 8 years.
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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Total Return (%) | -0.6 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 | -2.4 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 8.3 | ||
Comparator Benchmark 1 (%) | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
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 (%) | 7.57 | 7.96 | 5.63 | - | 4.20 |
Comparator Benchmark 1 (%) | 5.72 | 4.21 | 2.79 | - | 2.14 |
YTD | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y | 3y | 5y | 10y | Incept. | |
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Total Return (%) | 8.53 | -0.55 | -2.75 | 2.33 | 7.57 | 25.82 | 31.49 | - | 47.82 |
Comparator Benchmark 1 (%) | 5.21 | 0.41 | 1.31 | 2.76 | 5.72 | 13.17 | 14.77 | - | 22.30 |
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 |
0.26 | 1.14 | 6.08 | 7.51 | 16.49 |
Comparator Benchmark 1 (%)
as of 30-Sep-2024 |
1.57 | 0.21 | 0.98 | 5.03 | 5.82 |
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 USD.
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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BROWN & BROWN INC | 2.38 |
CINTAS CORPORATION | 2.28 |
MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 1.95 |
F.N.B CORP | 1.89 |
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION | 1.74 |
Name | Weight (%) |
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HEICO CORP | 1.73 |
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 1.64 |
KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST | 1.57 |
FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC | 1.48 |
FLOWSERVE CORPORATION | 1.47 |
Investor Class | Currency | NAV | NAV Amount Change | NAV % Change | NAV As Of | 52wk High | 52wk Low | ISIN |
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Class D2 | USD | 150.48 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 13-Dec-2024 | 153.73 | 135.87 | LU1238068321 |
Class D2 Hedged | GBP | 142.65 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 13-Dec-2024 | 145.57 | 129.32 | LU1246651910 |
Class A2 | USD | 172.19 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 13-Dec-2024 | 176.06 | 156.43 | LU0725887540 |
Class D2 Hedged | EUR | 153.65 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 13-Dec-2024 | 157.54 | 141.05 | LU0725892383 |
Class A2 | GBP | 217.07 | 2.00 | 0.93 | 13-Dec-2024 | 217.88 | 194.46 | LU0784324112 |
Class A2 | EUR | 138.55 | 0.52 | 0.38 | 13-Dec-2024 | 138.55 | 118.64 | LU1991022069 |
Class A2 Hedged | EUR | 146.56 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 13-Dec-2024 | 150.38 | 135.15 | LU0725892466 |
Travis Cooke, CFA, Managing Director, is Head of North American strategies within BlackRock’s Systematic investment team. In his current role, Mr. Cooke is responsible for US and Canadian long-only and long-short strategies for retail and institutional clients.