BGF European Focus Fund

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NAV as of Jun 5, 2020 USD 29.42
52 WK: 19.37 - 30.07
1 Day NAV Change as of Jun 5, 2020 0.35 (1.20%)
Morningstar Rating

3

Overall Morningstar Rating for BGF European Focus Fund as of Dec 31, 2017 rated against 1,421.00 Europe Large-Cap Blend Equity Funds.
Silver
Morningstar has awarded the Fund a Silver medal. Fewer than 10% of US open-end funds hold medalist ratings. (Effective Apr 24, 2017)

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 a concentrated portfolio of shares of companies domiciled in, or the main business of which is in, Europe.

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Important Information: Capital at Risk. All financial investments involve an element of risk. Therefore, the value of your investment and the income from it will vary and your initial investment amount cannot be guaranteed.

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Performance

Returns

	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	From 31-Mar-2019 To 31-Mar-2020
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. as of Mar 31, 2020	-6.21	-0.68	12.81	-8.60	-8.15
Benchmark (%) Index: MSCI Europe Index (Net Total Return USD)<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, 2020	-8.44	9.76	14.49	-3.72	-15.50

	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 May 31, 2020	10.14	0.69	-0.37	6.04	5.81
Benchmark (%) Index: MSCI Europe Index (Net Total Return USD).<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 May 31, 2020	-4.41	-1.68	0.03	5.15	3.32

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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 May 31, 2020	-4.47	7.65	4.07	10.14	2.07	-1.81	79.74	128.58
Benchmark (%) Index: MSCI Europe Index (Net Total Return USD).<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 May 31, 2020	-16.19	4.55	-5.24	-4.41	-4.97	0.13	65.30	61.19

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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.

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Historical NAVs

BGF European Focus Fund (USD)

Share Class and Benchmark performance displayed in USD. 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.

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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 Jun 5, 2020 EUR 327.499

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 29, 2020 43

Base Currency Euro

Fund Inception Date Sep 6, 2005

Share Class Inception Date Oct 14, 2005

Asset Class Equity

Morningstar Category Europe Large-Cap Blend Equity

Benchmark Index MSCI Europe Index (Net Total Return USD)

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. 1.98%

ISIN LU0252970834

Bloomberg Ticker MLEFA2U

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 B15DY64

Bloomberg Benchmark Ticker MSEUNETUSD

Dealing Settlement Trade Date + 3 days

Dealing Frequency Daily, forward pricing basis

Minimum Initial Investment USD 5000

Minimum Subsequent Investment -

Use of Income Accumulating

Portfolio Characteristics

3y Volatility - Benchmark as of May 31, 2020 16.06

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 May 31, 2020 0.952

5y Volatility - Benchmark as of May 31, 2020 15.20

5y Beta as of May 31, 2020 0.944

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

Overall BGF European Focus Fund received a Morningstar Rating of 1 stars for the 3-year period, 2 stars stars for the 5-year period and 4 stars stars for the 10-year period, rated against 1421, 1158 and 762 Europe Large-Cap Blend 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.

3

Overall Morningstar Rating for BGF European Focus Fund, Class A2, as of Dec 31, 2017 rated against 1421 Europe Large-Cap Blend Equity Funds.

Morningstar Analyst Rating

Morningstar has awarded the Fund a Silver medal. Fewer than 10% of US open-end funds hold medalist ratings. (Effective Apr 24, 2017)

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Holdings

Top Holdings

as of May 29, 2020

Name	Weight (%)
LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE	5.46
ASML HOLDING NV	5.30
SIKA AG	4.33
SAP SE	4.30
LONZA GROUP AG	4.22

Name	Weight (%)
NOVO NORDISK A/S	4.20
ROYAL UNIBREW A/S	4.04
SAFRAN SA	3.20
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC	3.20
RELX PLC	3.08

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	29.42	0.35	1.20	30.07	19.37	-	LU0252970834	-	-
A2 Hgd	USD	Accumulating	14.69	0.15	1.03	15.59	10.06	-	LU0969580306	-	-
I2	EUR	Accumulating	28.70	0.28	0.99	30.59	19.74	-	LU0603021113	-	-
Class AI2	EUR	-	11.54	0.12	1.05	12.33	7.95	-	LU1960221635	-	-
I2	USD	Accumulating	32.42	0.38	1.19	33.05	21.31	-	LU0541185541	-	-
D2	USD	Accumulating	32.17	0.38	1.20	32.81	21.15	-	LU0827878959	-	-
C2	USD	Accumulating	24.88	0.29	1.18	25.52	16.43	-	LU0331283712	-	-
C2	EUR	Accumulating	22.02	0.21	0.96	23.62	15.22	-	LU0331283639	-	-
A2 Hgd	SGD	Accumulating	20.03	0.20	1.01	21.51	13.80	-	LU1270847426	-	-
E2	EUR	Accumulating	24.37	0.24	0.99	26.08	16.81	-	LU0252967707	-	-
A2	EUR	Accumulating	26.04	0.25	0.97	27.83	17.95	-	LU0229084990	-	-
D2	EUR	Accumulating	28.48	0.28	0.99	30.37	19.60	-	LU0368266812	-	-

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