BGF World Gold Fund

Equity

BGF World Gold 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 globally at least 70% of its total assets in the shares of companies the main business of which is gold-mining. The Fund does not hold physical gold or metal.
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

Performance

  • Returns

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

as of Mar 31, 2020

11.67 11.68 -13.76 -1.91 -1.74
Benchmark (%) Index: FTSE Gold Mines Index (Price Return)<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

19.34 13.35 -5.98 1.10 10.80
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 performance displayed in EUR and Benchmark performance displayed in USD. Source: BlackRock. Performance is shown on a net asset value basis, with gross income reinvested. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.

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.
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Key Facts

Key Facts

Size of Fund (Millions) as of Jun 3, 2020 USD 5,873.723
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, 2020 46
Base Currency U.S. Dollar
Fund Inception Date Dec 30, 1994
Share Class Inception Date Aug 18, 2009
Asset Class Equity
Morningstar Category Other Equity
Benchmark Index FTSE Gold Mines Index (Price Return)
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. 1.05%
ISIN LU0368236153
Bloomberg Ticker BGWLEI2
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. 1.00%
Initial Charge 0.00%
Performance Fee 0.00%
SEDOL B39TZR0
Bloomberg Benchmark Ticker FTGOLDINX
Dealing Settlement Trade Date + 3 days
Dealing Frequency Daily, forward pricing basis
Minimum Initial Investment EUR 10000000
Minimum Subsequent Investment EUR 1000
Use of Income Accumulating

Ratings

Ratings

Morningstar Analyst Rating

Morningstar Analyst Rating - Bronze
Morningstar has awarded the Fund a Bronze medal. Fewer than 10% of US open-end funds hold medalist ratings. (Effective Jun 13, 2019)
Ratings Report

Risk Indicator

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Holdings

Holdings

as of Apr 30, 2020
Name Weight (%)
BARRICK GOLD CORP 9.38
NEWMONT CORPORATION 8.91
NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LTD 4.93
ALAMOS GOLD INC 4.48
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD 4.23
Name Weight (%)
B2GOLD CORP 4.23
KINROSS GOLD CORP 4.17
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP 3.86
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD 3.86
FRANCO NEVADA CORP 3.52
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
I2 Hgd EUR Accumulating 6.46 -0.34 -5.00 7.10 3.90 - LU0368236153 - -
Class AI2 EUR - 14.33 -0.83 -5.47 16.12 8.74 - LU1960224068 - -
E2 EUR Accumulating 31.31 -1.83 -5.52 35.24 19.13 - LU0171306680 - -
Class AI2 Hedged EUR - 15.15 -0.82 -5.13 16.67 9.16 - LU1960220744 - -
D2 Hgd SGD Accumulating 7.05 -0.39 -5.24 7.77 4.25 - LU0827889303 - -
D2 Hgd EUR Accumulating 6.36 -0.35 -5.22 7.00 3.84 - LU0326423067 - -
D2 USD Accumulating 43.45 -2.43 -5.30 47.85 26.17 - LU0252968424 - -
X2 USD Accumulating 51.91 -2.90 -5.29 57.14 31.18 - LU0320298689 - -
D2 Hgd CHF Accumulating 6.39 -0.35 -5.19 7.04 3.86 - LU0669555244 - -
A2 Hgd PLN Accumulating 111.83 -6.12 -5.19 122.86 67.11 - LU1499592118 - -
A2 Hgd HKD Accumulating 7.56 -0.42 -5.26 8.32 4.55 - LU0788108826 - -
X2 EUR Accumulating 46.28 -2.69 -5.49 52.03 28.12 - LU0243984555 - -
A2 EUR Accumulating 34.80 -2.03 -5.51 39.16 21.23 - LU0171305526 - -
D4 EUR Annual 36.68 -2.13 -5.49 41.26 22.35 - LU0827889139 - -
D2 Hgd GBP Accumulating 23.46 -1.28 -5.17 25.84 14.21 - LU0827889212 - -
I2 EUR Accumulating 38.64 -2.26 -5.53 43.47 23.53 - LU0368236070 - -
A2 Hgd AUD Accumulating 11.70 -0.65 -5.26 12.90 7.10 - LU1023058768 - -
I2 USD Accumulating 43.35 -2.42 -5.29 47.73 26.09 - LU0368252358 - -
A4 EUR Annual 34.79 -2.03 -5.51 39.15 21.23 - LU0408222320 - -
Class S2 USD Accumulating 13.48 -0.75 -5.27 14.84 8.11 - LU1706558936 - -
C2 Hgd EUR Accumulating 4.93 -0.27 -5.19 5.43 2.99 - LU0326422762 - -
A4 USD Annual 39.03 -2.18 -5.29 42.99 23.54 - LU0724618789 - -
C2 USD Accumulating 29.98 -1.67 -5.28 33.04 18.13 - LU0147402951 - -
A2 Hgd SGD Accumulating 6.66 -0.37 -5.26 7.34 4.02 - LU0368265764 - -
E2 Hgd EUR Accumulating 5.43 -0.29 -5.07 5.98 3.29 - LU0326423224 - -
D2 EUR Accumulating 38.74 -2.26 -5.51 43.58 23.60 - LU0252963623 - -
C2 EUR Accumulating 26.72 -1.56 -5.52 30.09 16.35 - LU0331289594 - -
A2 Hgd EUR Accumulating 5.78 -0.31 -5.09 6.36 3.50 - LU0326422689 - -
Class S2 EUR - 12.01 -0.70 -5.51 13.51 7.31 - LU1733226077 - -
A2 Hgd CHF Accumulating 5.98 -0.34 -5.38 6.59 3.62 - LU0521028471 - -
E2 USD Accumulating 35.12 -1.96 -5.29 38.70 21.21 - LU0090841262 - -
A2 USD Accumulating 39.03 -2.19 -5.31 43.00 23.54 - LU0055631609 - -

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Evy Hambro
Evy Hambro
Tom Holl
Tom Holl

Literature

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