Fixed Income

BGF Asian Tiger Bond Fund

Overview

Important Information: Capital at Risk. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and are not guaranteed. Investors may not get back the amount originally invested.

All currency hedged share classes of this fund use derivatives to hedge currency risk. The use of derivatives for a share class could pose a potential risk of contagion (also known as spill-over) to other share classes in the fund. The fund’s management company will ensure appropriate procedures are in place to minimise contagion risk to other share class. Using the drop down box directly below the name of the fund, you can view a list of all share classes in the fund – currency hedged share classes are indicated by the word “Hedged” in the name of the share class. In addition, a full list of all currency hedged share classes is available on request from the fund’s management company

To the extent the Fund undertakes securities lending to reduce costs, the Fund will receive 62.5% of the associated revenue generated and the remaining 37.5% will be received by BlackRock as the securities lending agent. As securities lending revenue sharing does not increase the costs of running the Fund, this has been excluded from the ongoing charges.

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Performance

Performance

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This chart shows the fund's performance as the percentage loss or gain per year over the last 2 years.

  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Return (%) -16.7 4.5
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%) -11.0 7.0

Performance is shown after deduction of ongoing charges. Any entry and exit charges are excluded from the calculation.

  1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
3.76 -6.53 - - -6.69
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%) 5.70 -2.05 - - -2.20
  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
0.77 0.05 3.81 5.25 3.76 -18.34 - - -18.84
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%) 0.36 0.09 2.97 5.06 5.70 -6.02 - - -6.50
  From
31.Dec.2018
To
31.Dec.2019
From
31.Dec.2019
To
31.Dec.2020
From
31.Dec.2020
To
31.Dec.2021
From
31.Dec.2021
To
31.Dec.2022
From
31.Dec.2022
To
31.Dec.2023
Total Return (%)

as of 31-Dec-2023

- - - -16.73 4.48
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%)

as of 31-Dec-2023

- - - -11.02 7.02

The figures shown relate to past performance. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Markets could develop very differently in the future. It can help you to assess how the fund has been managed in the past

Share Class and Benchmark performance displayed in HKD, hedged share class benchmark performance is displayed in USD.

Performance is shown on a Net Asset Value (NAV) basis, with gross income reinvested where applicable. The return of your investment may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations if your investment is made in a currency other than that used in the past performance calculation. Source: Blackrock

Key Facts

Key Facts

Net Assets of Fund as of 18-Mar-2024 USD 2’236’353’443.57
Share Class launch date 24-Feb-2021
Fund Launch Date 02-Feb-1996
Share Class Currency HKD
Base Currency USD
Asset Class Fixed Income
Constraint Benchmark 1 J.P. Morgan Asia Credit Index
SFDR Classification Other
Initial Charge 5.00%
Ongoing Charges Figures 1.20%
ISIN LU2290525943
Annual Management Fee 1.00%
Performance Fee 0.00%
Minimum Initial Investment HKD 5’000.00
Minimum Subsequent Investment HKD 1’000.00
Use of Income Accumulating
Domicile Luxembourg
Regulatory Structure UCITS
Management Company BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A.
Morningstar Category -
Dealing Settlement Trade Date + 3 days
Dealing Frequency Daily, forward pricing basis
Bloomberg Ticker BGATBAH
SEDOL BMFN8N6

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings as of 29-Feb-2024 437
Standard Deviation (3y) as of 29-Feb-2024 7.43%
3y Beta as of 29-Feb-2024 1.11
Yield to Maturity as of 29-Feb-2024 6.55%
Modified Duration as of 29-Feb-2024 5.27
Weighted Avg YTM as of 29-Feb-2024 6.74%
Effective Duration as of 29-Feb-2024 5.10 yrs
Weighted Avg Maturity as of 29-Feb-2024 5.71 yrs
WAL to Worst as of 29-Feb-2024 5.71 yrs

Sustainability Characteristics

Sustainability Characteristics

Sustainability Characteristics provide investors with specific non-traditional metrics. Alongside other metrics and information, these enable investors to evaluate funds on certain environmental, social and governance characteristics. Sustainability Characteristics do not provide an indication of current or future performance nor do they represent the potential risk and reward profile of a fund. They are provided for transparency and for information purposes only. Sustainability Characteristics should not be considered solely or in isolation, but instead are one type of information that investors may wish to consider when assessing a fund.


The metrics are not indicative of how or whether ESG factors will be integrated into a fund. Unless otherwise stated in fund documentation and included within a fund’s investment objective, the metrics do not change a fund’s investment objective or constrain the fund’s investable universe, and there is no indication that an ESG or Impact focused investment strategy or exclusionary screens will be adopted by a fund. For more information regarding a fund's investment strategy, please see the fund's prospectus.


Review the MSCI methodologies behind Sustainability Characteristics using the links below.

MSCI ESG Fund Rating (AAA-CCC) as of 21-Feb-2024 BBB
MSCI ESG % Coverage as of 21-Feb-2024 82.76
MSCI ESG Quality Score (0-10) as of 21-Feb-2024 5.15
MSCI ESG Quality Score - Peer Percentile as of 21-Feb-2024 49.31
Fund Lipper Global Classification as of 21-Feb-2024 Bond Asia Pacific HC
Funds in Peer Group as of 21-Feb-2024 144
MSCI Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons CO2E/$M SALES) as of 21-Feb-2024 492.26
MSCI Weighted Average Carbon Intensity % Coverage as of 21-Feb-2024 75.33
All data is from MSCI ESG Fund Ratings as of 21-Feb-2024, based on holdings as of 30-Sept-2023. As such, the fund’s sustainable characteristics may differ from MSCI ESG Fund Ratings from time to time.

To be included in MSCI ESG Fund Ratings, 65% (or 50% for bond funds and money market funds) of the fund’s gross weight must come from securities with ESG coverage by MSCI ESG Research (certain cash positions and other asset types deemed not relevant for ESG analysis by MSCI are removed prior to calculating a fund’s gross weight; the absolute values of short positions are included but treated as uncovered), the fund’s holdings date must be less than one year old, and the fund must have at least ten securities.

Business Involvement

Business Involvement

Business Involvement metrics can help investors gain a more comprehensive view of specific activities in which a fund may be exposed through its investments.


Business Involvement metrics are not indicative of a fund’s investment objective, and, unless otherwise stated in fund documentation and included within a fund’s investment objective, do not change a fund’s investment objective or constrain the fund’s investable universe, and there is no indication that an ESG or Impact focused investment strategy or exclusionary screens will be adopted by a fund. For more information regarding a fund's investment strategy, please see the fund's prospectus.


Review the MSCI methodology behind the Business Involvement metrics, using links below.

MSCI - Controversial Weapons as of 29-Feb-2024 0.00%
MSCI - UN Global Compact Violators as of 29-Feb-2024 0.00%
MSCI - Nuclear Weapons as of 29-Feb-2024 0.00%
MSCI - Thermal Coal as of 29-Feb-2024 0.01%
MSCI - Civilian Firearms as of 29-Feb-2024 0.00%
MSCI - Oil Sands as of 29-Feb-2024 0.00%
MSCI - Tobacco as of 29-Feb-2024 0.00%

Business Involvement Coverage as of 29-Feb-2024 64.88%
Percentage of Fund not covered as of 29-Feb-2024 35.10%
BlackRock business involvement exposures as shown above for Thermal Coal and Oil Sands are calculated and reported for companies that generate more than 5% of revenue from thermal coal or oil sands as defined by MSCI ESG Research. For the exposure to companies that generate any revenue from thermal coal or oil sands (at a 0% revenue threshold), as defined by MSCI ESG Research, it is as follows: Thermal Coal 2.71% and for Oil Sands 1.32%.

Business Involvement metrics are calculated by BlackRock using data from MSCI ESG Research which provides a profile of each company’s specific business involvement. BlackRock leverages this data to provide a summed up view across holdings and translates it to a fund's market value exposure to the listed Business Involvement areas above.


Business Involvement metrics are designed only to identify companies where MSCI has conducted research and identified as having involvement in the covered activity. As a result, it is possible there is additional involvement in these covered activities where MSCI does not have coverage. This information should not be used to produce comprehensive lists of companies without involvement. Business Involvement metrics are only displayed if at least 1% of the fund’s gross weight includes securities covered by MSCI ESG Research.

ESG Integration

ESG Integration

ESG integration is the practice of incorporating financially material environmental, social and governance (ESG) data or information into the investment decision process with the objective of enhancing risk-adjusted returns of our clients’ portfolios. Unless otherwise stated in Fund documentation or included within the Fund's investment objective, inclusion of this statement does not imply that the Fund has an ESG-aligned investment objective or strategy, but rather describes how ESG data or information is considered as part of the overall investment process.

The Fund manager includes ESG considerations in combination with other information during the investment process. In the initial idea generation and credit research process this may include an assessment of each company's positive ESG attributes or material risks or the use of internal sovereign or corporate ESG due diligence templates alongside third-party ESG data. Positive ESG attributes and material ESG risks and their potential financial impact are generally highlighted in credit research reports and may influence investment decisions and security selection by portfolio managers. From a top-down perspective, ESG aggregate portfolio metrics are available for the Fund manager to review through BlackRock's Aladdin system. The Fund manager also considers environmental, social and governance criteria during post-investment monitoring and conducts regular portfolio risk reviews between the investment team and BlackRock’s Risk and Quantitative Analysis group. These reviews include the analysis and discussion of portfolio exposure to material ESG risks, where appropriate.

 

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Ratings

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Neeraj Seth
Neeraj Seth
Stephen Gough
Stephen Gough
Venn Saltirov
Venn Saltirov
Yii Hui Wong
Yii Hui Wong

Holdings

Holdings

as of 29-Feb-2024
Name Weight (%)
HDFC BANK LTD 7.69 01/27/2033 1.13
MINOR INTERNATIONAL PCL RegS 2.7 12/31/2079 1.10
CNAC HK FINBRIDGE CO LTD RegS 3 09/22/2030 0.98
STUDIO CITY CO LTD RegS 7 02/15/2027 0.95
STANDARD CHARTERED PLC RegS 6.301 01/09/2029 0.84
Name Weight (%)
AZURE POWER SOLAR ENERGY PRIVATE L MTN RegS 5.65 12/24/2024 0.81
VEDANTA RESOURCES FINANCE II PLC RegS 13.875 12/09/2028 0.81
INVENTIVE GLOBAL INVESTMENTS LTD MTN RegS 1.65 09/03/2025 0.81
KOREA HYDRO & NUCLEAR POWER CO LTD MTN RegS 5 07/18/2028 0.80
MINEJESA CAPITAL BV RegS 4.625 08/10/2030 0.79
Holdings subject to change

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of 29-Feb-2024

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of 29-Feb-2024

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of 29-Feb-2024

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of 29-Feb-2024

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
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

Pricing & Exchange

Investor Class Currency NAV NAV Amount Change NAV % Change NAV As Of 52wk High 52wk Low ISIN
Class A2 Hedged HKD 81.52 -0.05 -0.06 18-Mar-2024 82.01 74.85 LU2290525943
Class A6 Hedged CNH 100.60 -0.05 -0.05 18-Mar-2024 101.35 95.18 LU2644453024
Class A2 Hedged SGD 12.23 -0.01 -0.08 18-Mar-2024 12.30 11.27 LU0540000063
Class I2 Hedged EUR 9.43 0.00 0.00 18-Mar-2024 9.48 8.67 LU1250973911
Class C2 USD 28.81 -0.02 -0.07 18-Mar-2024 28.98 26.49 LU0147399470
Class A3 Hedged NZD 8.63 -0.01 -0.12 18-Mar-2024 8.72 8.08 LU0803752632
Class A8 Hedged CAD 7.71 0.00 0.00 18-Mar-2024 7.82 7.21 LU1200839881
Class A6 Hedged EUR 6.42 0.00 0.00 18-Mar-2024 6.64 6.06 LU1200839535
Class X3 USD 8.24 -0.01 -0.12 18-Mar-2024 8.30 7.70 LU0984171172
Class A2 Hedged EUR 8.88 -0.01 -0.11 18-Mar-2024 8.93 8.19 LU1250980452
Class D2 USD 13.24 -0.01 -0.08 18-Mar-2024 13.32 12.09 LU0776122383
Class A8 Hedged NZD 8.42 -0.01 -0.12 18-Mar-2024 8.49 7.88 LU1200839709
Class D4 Hedged GBP 7.38 0.00 0.00 18-Mar-2024 7.47 6.75 LU1250979793
Class A3 Hedged AUD 7.99 0.00 0.00 18-Mar-2024 8.16 7.51 LU0841155764
Class A6 Hedged SGD 6.54 -0.01 -0.15 18-Mar-2024 6.74 6.17 LU1149717156
Class C1 USD 9.98 -0.01 -0.10 18-Mar-2024 10.07 9.32 LU0147399041
Class A2 USD 38.94 -0.03 -0.08 18-Mar-2024 39.17 35.63 LU0063729296
Class A6 Hedged GBP 4.98 0.00 0.00 18-Mar-2024 5.09 4.68 LU1200839618
Class I4 Hedged GBP 7.38 -0.01 -0.14 18-Mar-2024 7.48 6.75 LU1250978043
Class A8 Hedged CNH 69.30 -0.04 -0.06 18-Mar-2024 71.27 65.01 LU1257007309
Class D3 Hedged SGD 7.33 -0.01 -0.14 18-Mar-2024 7.51 6.91 LU2250419038
Class I2 Hedged SGD 9.49 -0.01 -0.11 18-Mar-2024 9.55 8.72 LU1728037687
Class A10 USD 10.39 -0.01 -0.10 18-Mar-2024 10.45 10.00 LU2708802660
Class I5 EUR Hedged EUR 6.59 0.00 0.00 18-Mar-2024 6.70 6.14 LU1196525700
Class A3 Hedged HKD 8.29 0.00 0.00 18-Mar-2024 8.44 7.77 LU0496654236
Class E2 USD 34.96 -0.03 -0.09 18-Mar-2024 35.17 32.06 LU0147399801
Class A8 Hedged AUD 7.94 -0.01 -0.13 18-Mar-2024 8.05 7.44 LU0871639620
Class A6 Hedged HKD 60.15 -0.05 -0.08 18-Mar-2024 61.63 56.54 LU0784395997
Class D2 Hedged SGD 12.05 -0.01 -0.08 18-Mar-2024 12.13 11.09 LU0969580215
Class E2 EUR 32.12 -0.02 -0.06 18-Mar-2024 32.35 29.83 LU0277197249
Class A3 USD 9.87 -0.01 -0.10 18-Mar-2024 9.94 9.22 LU0172393414
Class I3 USD 8.56 -0.01 -0.12 18-Mar-2024 8.62 8.00 LU1456638573
Class I2 USD 11.80 -0.01 -0.08 18-Mar-2024 11.87 10.77 LU1111085012
Class I2 Hedged CHF 8.85 0.00 0.00 18-Mar-2024 8.90 8.21 LU2127175250
Class A1 USD 9.84 -0.01 -0.10 18-Mar-2024 9.93 9.19 LU0063728728
Class SR3 USD 7.60 0.00 0.00 18-Mar-2024 7.65 7.10 LU2319960956
Class D2 Hedged EUR 10.54 -0.01 -0.09 18-Mar-2024 10.60 9.70 LU0969580132
Class E2 Hedged EUR 9.11 -0.01 -0.11 18-Mar-2024 9.17 8.41 LU1062842700
Class A3 Hedged SGD 7.46 -0.01 -0.13 18-Mar-2024 7.65 7.03 LU0830182670
Class SR2 Hedged EUR 8.11 0.00 0.00 18-Mar-2024 8.15 7.45 LU2319960527
Class D6 USD 8.80 -0.01 -0.11 18-Mar-2024 8.88 8.23 LU0827875427
Class SR4 Hedged GBP 7.60 0.00 0.00 18-Mar-2024 7.70 6.95 LU2319960790
Class D3 USD 9.88 -0.01 -0.10 18-Mar-2024 9.95 9.23 LU0827875344
Class A6 USD 8.24 -0.01 -0.12 18-Mar-2024 8.36 7.72 LU0764618053
Class D3 Hedged HKD 8.30 0.00 0.00 18-Mar-2024 8.45 7.78 LU0827875690
Class SR2 USD 8.61 -0.01 -0.12 18-Mar-2024 8.66 7.86 LU2319960873
Class A8 Hedged ZAR 76.14 -0.06 -0.08 18-Mar-2024 76.83 71.24 LU1023054775
Class A3 Hedged EUR 6.48 -0.01 -0.15 18-Mar-2024 6.66 6.10 LU0841166456

PRIIPs Performance Scenarios

PRIIPs Performance Scenarios

The EU Packaged Retail and Insurance-Based Products Regulation (PRIIPs) prescribes the calculation methodology, and publication of the outcomes, of four hypothetical performance scenarios regarding how the product may perform under certain conditions and for such to be published on a monthly basis. The figures shown include all the costs of the product itself, but may not include all the costs that you pay to your advisor or distributor. The figures do not take into account your personal tax situation, which may also affect how much you get back. What you will get from this product depends on future market performance. Market developments in the future are uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted. The unfavourable, moderate, and favourable scenarios shown are illustrations using the worst, average, and best performance of the product, which may include input from benchmark(s) / proxy, over the last ten years.
Recommended holding period : 3 years
Example Investment HKD 100’000
Scenario
If you exit after 1 year
If you exit after 3 years

Minimum

There is no minimum guaranteed return. You could lose some or all of your investment.

Stress

What you might get back after costs
Average return each year
73’370 HKD
-26.6%
70’680 HKD
-10.9%

Unfavourable

What you might get back after costs
Average return each year
73’370 HKD
-26.6%
73’340 HKD
-9.8%

Moderate

What you might get back after costs
Average return each year
97’560 HKD
-2.4%
104’780 HKD
1.6%

Favourable

What you might get back after costs
Average return each year
106’700 HKD
6.7%
112’800 HKD
4.1%

The stress scenario shows what you might get back in extreme market circumstances.



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