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BlackRock Market Advantage Strategy Fund

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BlackRock Market Advantage Strategy Fund

Overview

Investment Approach

The Fund seeks to provide a total return, taking into account both capital and income returns over the long term. This objective will be effected through strategic exposure to multiple asset classes which, through diversification, is expected to generate growth with comparatively lower risk than exposure to worldwide equities alone.
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Performance

Performance

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Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund.

as of Mar 31, 2019

11.73 -4.49 10.49 6.76 6.24
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.

Growth of Hypothetical 10,000 The growth of hypothetical $10,000 chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including management fees and other expenses were deducted.

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Share Class and Benchmark performance displayed in GBP. Source: BlackRock. Performance is shown on a Net Asset Value (NAV) basis, with gross income reinvested. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.

Reinvestments

This fund does not have any distributions data as of now.
Record Date Ex-Date Payable Date Total Distribution Current year distributions are not classified as “Income,” “Short-Term Capital Gains,” “Long-Term Capital Gains,” or “Return of Capital” until calendar year-end.

Key Facts

Key Facts

Size of Fund (Millions) as of Jun 17, 2019 EUR 852.885
Fund Inception Date Jul 31, 2007
Share Class Inception Date Sep 7, 2007
12m Trailing Yield The yield an investor would have received if they had held the fund over the last twelve months assuming the most recent NAV. The 12-Month yield is calculated by assuming any income distributions over the past twelve months and dividing by the sum of the most recent NAV and any capital gain distributions made over the past twelve months. -
Number of Holdings The number of holdings in the fund excluding cash positions and derivatives exposures. Derivatives are contracts used by the fund to gain exposure to an investment without buying it directly. They can be used in a number of ways. For example a 'currency forward' derivative contract can be used to 'hedge' or aim to mitigate the effects of changes in exchange rates. as of May 31, 2019 111
Base Currency Euro
Asset Class Multi Asset
Morningstar Category GBP Flexible Allocation
Domicile Ireland
Regulatory Structure UCITS
Management Company BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
Ongoing Charge Ongoing Charges Figure (OCF)- this is a measure of the total costs associated with managing and operating an investment fund. These costs consist primarily of management fees and other expenses such as trustee, custody, transaction and registration fees and other operating expenses. The total cost for the fund is divided by the fund’s total assets and expressed as a percentage which represents the OCF. 0.36%
ISIN IE00B1XFCG84
Bloomberg Ticker BGIGBPB
Annual Management Fee As reported in the fund's most recent Annual Management Report of Fund Performance. MER includes all management fees and GST/HST paid by the fund for the period, including fees paid indirectly as a result of holdings of other ETFs. 0.30%
Initial Charge 0.00%
Performance Fee 0.00%
SEDOL B1XFCG8
Dealing Settlement Trade Date + 3 days
Dealing Frequency Daily, forward pricing basis
Minimum Initial Investment GBP 1000000
Minimum Subsequent Investment GBP 100000
Use of Income Accumulating

Ratings

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

4
Overall Morningstar Rating for BlackRock Market Advantage Strategy Fund, Class B, as of May 31, 2019 rated against 285 GBP Flexible Allocation Funds.

Risk Indicator

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Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of May 31, 2019

% of Market Value

Type Fund
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

Investor Class Currency Distribution Frequency NAV NAV Amount Change NAV % Change 52wk High 52wk Low Bid Price ISIN Offer Price TIS
B GBP Accumulating 15.84 -0.02 -0.13 15.87 13.82 15.82 IE00B1XFCG84 15.86 -
A GBP Quarterly 12.25 -0.02 -0.13 12.27 10.80 12.23 IE00B91QJN52 12.26 -
E EUR Accumulating 13.30 -0.02 -0.14 13.33 11.66 13.28 IE00B884ZV52 13.32 -
E GBP - 10.87 -0.01 -0.14 10.89 9.49 10.86 IE00B91N1B80 10.88 -
B GBP Quarterly 10.90 0.00 0.00 10.90 10.90 - IE00B70CRS17 - -
B EUR Accumulating 13.63 -0.02 -0.14 13.66 11.94 13.61 IE00B1XFCH91 13.64 -
A GBP Accumulating 14.81 -0.02 -0.13 14.85 12.91 14.80 IE00B1XFCB30 14.83 -
E GBP Quarterly 11.73 -0.02 -0.14 11.76 10.35 11.72 IE00B7WF0L28 11.75 -

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Ked Hogan, PhD
Ked Hogan, PhD
Managing Director, BlackRock Global Market Strategies Group

Ked Hogan, PhD, Managing Director, is a member of BlackRock's Global Market Strategies Group.

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Ked Hogan, PhD, Managing Director, is a member of BlackRock's Global Market Strategies Group. Dr. Hogan is the head of the Market Advantage Group which manages factor based risk parity strategies for institutional and retail clients. He is also a member of the Systemetic Active Equity Research Approval Board and the Global Markets Strategies Group Research Oversight Board.

 

Dr. Hogan's service with the firm dates back to 1997, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. Previously, Dr. Hogan has served as the head of Thematic Equity Investing for SAE, and as the Head of Equity and Emerging Market Research in GMSG. Prior to joining BGI, Dr. Hogan was a professor of finance at McGill University. He has published in many academic journals including the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Quantitative Analysis and the Journal of International Economics. In addition, Dr. Hogan was rewarded the William Sharpe award for the best paper of 2007 in the Journal of Financial Quantitative Analysis.

 

Dr. Hogan earned a BA degree and PhD both in economics from Arizona State University in 1982 and 1990, respectively.

Philip Hodges, PhD
Philip Hodges, PhD
Managing Director, Head of Research for Blackrock's Factor-Based Strategies Group

Philip Hodges

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Philip Hodges, PhD, Managing Director, is Head of Research for BlackRock's Factor-Based Strategies Group which manages macro and style factor multi-asset funds. The group optimizes factors to help meet investment outcomes, such as retirement savings, factor advisory mandates and bespoke factor solutions, and develops factor analytics tools leveraging BlackRock's Aladdin platform. Dr. Hodges is deputy CIO for the team's flagship factor strategies: Market Advantage and Style Advantage.

 

Dr. Hodges' service with the firm dates back to 2007, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. Previously, Dr. Hodges has served as a research officer within the Client Solutions group in San Francisco and a quantitative analyst within the Liability Driven Investment team in London. Prior to joining BGI, Dr. Hodges was a post-doctoral research associate in physical chemistry at the University of Oxford and University Lyon I.

 

Dr. Hodges earned a MChem degree in chemistry and a D.Phil. in molecular spectroscopy from the University of Oxford in 2002 and 2006, respectively.

Jack Davies, CFA
Jack Davies, CFA
Vice President, Factor-Based Strategies Group

Jack Davies, CFA, Vice President, is a Portfolio Manager for the Factor Based Strategies Group (FBSG)within Multi-Asset Strategies (MAS).

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Jack Davies, CFA, Vice President, is a Portfolio Manager for the Factor Based Strategies Group (FBSG)within Multi-Asset Strategies (MAS). His primary responsibilities involve the development and implementation of BlackRock's flagship macro and style factor investment strategies; Market Advantage and Style Advantage.

Mr. Davies' service with the firm dates back to 2011. Prior to joining FBSG, he worked as a Portfolio Manager for the firm's global macro hedge fund team, and as an Investment Strategist within the broader Multi-Asset Strategies Group. Mr. Davies began his career as a member of the BlackRock graduate scheme.

Mr. Davies earned a BSc degree, with first class honours, in Chemistry from University College London in 2011, and is a CFA charterholder.

Literature

Literature

 

 

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