BGF US Growth Fund

Overview

Investment Approach

The Fund aims to maximise the return on your investment through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets. The Fund invests at least 70% of its total assets in the shares of companies domiciled in, or the main business of which is in, the United States. In particular, the Fund will invest in the shares of companies, which, in the Portfolio Manager’s opinion, have good growth potential.

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Performance

Returns

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	From 31-Mar-2014 To 31-Mar-2015	From 31-Mar-2015 To 31-Mar-2016	From 31-Mar-2016 To 31-Mar-2017	From 31-Mar-2017 To 31-Mar-2018	From 31-Mar-2018 To 31-Mar-2019
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. as of Mar 31, 2019	14.19	-4.62	15.16	24.23	12.89
Benchmark (%) Index: Russell 1000 Growth Index<br /><br /> Index returns are for illustrative purposes only. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance does not guarantee future results. as of Mar 31, 2019	16.09	2.52	15.76	21.25	12.75

	1Y	3Y	5Y	10y	Incept. Performance data for certain classes of shares of certain funds are based on pre-class inception information dating back to an older class of fund shares. This information may be considered when assessing a fund's performance, but it does not represent actual performance of these classes of shares. The inception date noted under Key Fund Facts is the date the class of shares was incepted. See fund prospectus or fact sheet for details.
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. as of Apr 30, 2019	12.97	19.79	13.95	13.70	4.44
Benchmark (%) Index: Russell 1000 Growth Index.<br /><br /> Index returns are for illustrative purposes only. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance does not guarantee future results. as of Apr 30, 2019	17.43	18.62	14.50	16.96	6.05

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	YTD	1m	3M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10y	Incept. Performance data for certain classes of shares of certain funds are based on pre-class inception information dating back to an older class of fund shares. This information may be considered when assessing a fund's performance, but it does not represent actual performance of these classes of shares. The inception date noted under Key Fund Facts is the date the class of shares was incepted. See fund prospectus or fact sheet for details.
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. as of Apr 30, 2019	22.11	5.16	11.86	12.97	71.90	92.11	260.97	138.60
Benchmark (%) Index: Russell 1000 Growth Index.<br /><br /> Index returns are for illustrative purposes only. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance does not guarantee future results. as of Apr 30, 2019	21.35	4.52	11.34	17.43	66.93	96.84	378.98	223.82

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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.

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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Reinvestments

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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

Size of Fund (Millions) as of May 24, 2019 USD 380.476

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 Apr 30, 2019 51

Base Currency U.S. Dollar

Fund Inception Date Apr 30, 1999

Share Class Inception Date Apr 30, 1999

Asset Class Equity

Morningstar Category US Large-Cap Growth Equity

Benchmark Index Russell 1000 Growth Index

Domicile Luxembourg

Regulatory Structure UCITS

Management Company BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A.

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. 1.82%

ISIN LU0097036916

Bloomberg Ticker MEREQGA

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. 1.50%

Initial Charge 5.00%

Performance Fee 0.00%

SEDOL 5740204

Bloomberg Benchmark Ticker RU10GRTR

Dealing Settlement Trade Date + 3 days

Dealing Frequency Daily, forward pricing basis

Minimum Initial Investment USD 5000

Minimum Subsequent Investment USD 1000

Use of Income Accumulating

Portfolio Characteristics

3y Volatility - Benchmark as of Apr 30, 2019 12.25

3y Beta Beta is a measure of the tendency of securities to move with the market as a whole. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta less than 1 indicates the security tends to be less volatile than the market, while a beta greater than 1 indicates the security is more volatile than the market. Calculated vs. Benchmark Index as of Apr 30, 2019 1.053

5y Volatility - Benchmark as of Apr 30, 2019 12.36

5y Beta as of Apr 30, 2019 1.059

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

Overall BGF US Growth Fund received a Morningstar Rating of 4 stars for the 3-year period, 4 stars stars for the 5-year period and 3 stars stars for the 10-year period, rated against 522, 436 and 289 US Large-Cap Growth Equity Funds, respectively. Performance results represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. For each U.S.-domiciled fund with at least a 3-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar RatingTM based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive five stars, the next 22.5% receive four stars, the next 35% receive three stars, the next 22.5% receive two stars and the bottom 10% receive one star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted-average of the performance figures associated with its 3-, 5- and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. Morningstar Ratings are for the share classes cited only; other classes may have different ratings.

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Overall Morningstar Rating for BGF US Growth Fund, Class A2, as of Apr 30, 2019 rated against 522 US Large-Cap Growth Equity Funds.

Morningstar Analyst Rating

Morningstar has awarded the Fund a Bronze medal. Fewer than 10% of US open-end funds hold medalist ratings. (Effective Aug 8, 2016)

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Holdings

Top Holdings

as of Apr 30, 2019

Name	Weight (%)
AMAZON.COM INC	9.21
MICROSOFT CORPORATION	5.96
VISA INC	4.79
MASTERCARD INC	4.23
ALPHABET INC	3.12

Name	Weight (%)
NETFLIX INC	3.07
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC	3.04
SALESFORCE.COM INC.	2.98
COSTAR GROUP INC	2.68
ADOBE INC	2.64

Holdings 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
A2	USD	Accumulating	23.21	0.11	0.48	23.86	18.94	-	LU0097036916	-	-
E2	EUR	Accumulating	19.09	-0.01	-0.05	19.70	15.30	-	LU0171298218	-	-
I2	USD	Accumulating	15.74	0.07	0.45	16.18	12.80	-	LU1495983162	-	-
D2	EUR	Accumulating	22.58	-0.01	-0.04	23.28	18.00	-	LU0827887604	-	-
D4	EUR	Annual	25.44	-0.02	-0.08	26.23	20.28	-	LU0938162269	-	-
E2	USD	Accumulating	21.37	0.10	0.47	21.98	17.48	-	LU0147387970	-	-
C2	USD	Accumulating	18.40	0.08	0.44	18.93	15.10	-	LU0147387467	-	-
Class AI2	EUR	-	10.01	-0.13	-1.28	10.32	9.82	-	LU1960224571	-	-
A4	EUR	Annual	25.94	-0.02	-0.08	26.77	20.74	-	LU0890295032	-	-
D2	USD	Accumulating	25.28	0.12	0.48	25.98	20.57	-	LU0341380367	-	-
A2	EUR	Accumulating	20.73	-0.01	-0.05	21.39	16.58	-	LU0171298135	-	-
A2 Hgd	EUR	Accumulating	20.29	0.10	0.50	20.97	16.77	-	LU0942511766	-	-

Portfolio Managers

Lawrence Kemp

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Performance

Performance

Returns

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Reinvestments

Key Facts

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Portfolio Characteristics

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Ratings

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