BGF Japan Flexible Equity Fund

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NAV as of Jul 9, 2020 EUR 9.26
52 WK: 6.97 - 9.77
1 Day NAV Change as of Jul 9, 2020 0.02 (0.22%)

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, Japan.

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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 30-Jun-2015 To 30-Jun-2016	From 30-Jun-2016 To 30-Jun-2017	From 30-Jun-2017 To 30-Jun-2018	From 30-Jun-2018 To 30-Jun-2019	From 30-Jun-2019 To 30-Jun-2020
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. as of Jun 30, 2020	-22.66	29.01	6.67	-8.58	6.84
Benchmark (%) Index: MSCI Developed - Japan Index - Net Returns in JPY<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 Jun 30, 2020	-23.66	30.53	8.94	-6.80	3.24

	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 Jun 30, 2020	6.84	1.37	0.78	6.66	-0.90
Benchmark (%) Index: MSCI Developed - Japan Index - Net Returns in JPY.<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 Jun 30, 2020	3.24	1.58	0.88	8.22	1.47

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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 Jun 30, 2020	-3.56	0.99	13.41	6.84	4.18	3.95	90.50	-11.94
Benchmark (%) Index: MSCI Developed - Japan Index - Net Returns in JPY.<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 Jun 30, 2020	-7.80	0.13	11.54	3.24	4.82	4.45	120.25	22.79

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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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BGF Japan Flexible Equity Fund (EUR)

Share Class performance displayed in EUR and Benchmark performance displayed in JPY. Source: BlackRock. Performance is shown on a net asset value basis, with gross income reinvested. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.

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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 Jul 9, 2020 JPY 10,664.782

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 Jun 30, 2020 50

Base Currency Japanese Yen

Fund Inception Date Feb 18, 2005

Share Class Inception Date May 29, 2006

Asset Class Equity

Morningstar Category Other Equity

Benchmark Index MSCI Developed - Japan Index - Net Returns in JPY

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. 1.86%

ISIN LU0255399239

Bloomberg Ticker MLJVAEH

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 B43CRH6

Bloomberg Benchmark Ticker NDDLJN

Dealing Settlement Trade Date + 3 days

Dealing Frequency Daily, forward pricing basis

Minimum Initial Investment EUR 5000

Minimum Subsequent Investment EUR 1000

Use of Income Accumulating

Portfolio Characteristics

3y Volatility - Benchmark as of Jun 30, 2020 15.19

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.<br/><br/>Calculated vs. Benchmark Index as of Jun 30, 2020 1.026

5y Volatility - Benchmark as of Jun 30, 2020 16.38

5y Beta as of Jun 30, 2020 1.019

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Holdings

Top Holdings

as of Jun 30, 2020

Name	Weight (%)
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION	5.70
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP	4.95
SONY CORPORATION	4.01
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD	3.32
SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO LTD	3.06

Name	Weight (%)
KEYENCE CORP	3.00
NIDEC CORPORATION	2.97
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO LTD	2.95
KAO CORPORATION	2.92
SMC CORP (JAPAN)	2.70

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Exposure Breakdowns

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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
A2 Hgd	EUR	Accumulating	9.26	0.02	0.22	9.77	6.97	-	LU0255399239	-	-
D2	EUR	Accumulating	13.92	0.09	0.65	14.68	10.72	-	LU0827883447	-	-
A2 Hgd	USD	Accumulating	15.39	0.05	0.33	16.18	11.54	-	LU0940328577	-	-
C2	USD	Accumulating	11.82	0.08	0.68	12.12	8.97	-	LU0212924863	-	-
A2	EUR	Accumulating	12.63	0.09	0.72	13.36	9.74	-	LU0212924608	-	-
D2	USD	Accumulating	15.76	0.10	0.64	16.12	11.90	-	LU0827883520	-	-
C2	EUR	Accumulating	10.43	0.07	0.68	11.10	8.08	-	LU0212925241	-	-
D2 Hgd	EUR	Accumulating	9.83	0.03	0.31	10.34	7.37	-	LU0827883793	-	-
E2	EUR	Accumulating	11.74	0.07	0.60	12.45	9.08	-	LU0212925324	-	-
A4	GBP	Annual	11.14	0.01	0.09	11.46	8.68	-	LU0236176334	-	-
E2	JPY	Accumulating	1,425.00	4.00	0.28	1,494.00	1,071.00	-	LU0249411165	-	-
I2	JPY	Accumulating	1,368.00	4.00	0.29	1,425.00	1,023.00	-	LU1495982941	-	-
D4	GBP	Annual	11.37	0.01	0.09	11.69	8.84	-	LU0827883363	-	-
C2	JPY	Accumulating	1,266.00	4.00	0.32	1,331.00	954.00	-	LU0249411082	-	-
A2	USD	Accumulating	14.30	0.09	0.63	14.63	10.82	-	LU0212924517	-	-
Class X2 GBP	GBP	-	13.54	0.01	0.07	13.92	10.49	-	LU1967588366	-	-
X2 Hgd	EUR	-	11.22	0.04	0.36	11.74	8.39	-	LU2004776857	-	-
X2	JPY	Accumulating	1,836.00	5.00	0.27	1,907.00	1,370.00	-	LU0497860428	-	-
E2 Hgd	EUR	Accumulating	8.68	0.02	0.23	9.18	6.54	-	LU0277197835	-	-
E2	USD	Accumulating	13.30	0.08	0.61	13.61	10.08	-	LU0212924947	-	-

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