Fixed Income

BlackRock World Bond Fund

IMPORTANT:
• Use of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) criteria as the investing principles may impact the Fund’s performance. The evaluation methodology adopted by different investment managers may vary due to a lack of standardized taxonomy on ESG criteria and sustainable themes or sectors. Reliance on third party data may lead to incorrect evaluation of a security or issuer based on ESG criteria. There may also be a risk of incorrectly applying the relevant ESG criteria on the Fund.
• The Fund may invest in debt securities that are subject to actual or perceived ratings downgrade. An increase in interest rates may adversely affect the value of the bonds held by the Fund. The Fund invests in bonds issued or guaranteed by governments or authorities, which may involve political, economic, default or other risks.
• The Fund is subject to currency risks, delayed delivery transactions risk, emerging market risk, securities lending counterparty risk, risks associated with investments in asset/ mortgage backed securities, currency conversion risk including Renminbi denominated Classes, liquidity risk and contingent convertible bonds risk.
Class 6 Shares pay dividends gross of expenses and/or from capital at the Directors’ discretion. Class 8 Shares pay dividends gross of expenses and/or from capital at the Directors’ discretion and include interest rate differentials arising from share class currency hedging. Negative interest rate differentials may decrease the dividends paid. Paying dividends gross of expenses may result in more income being available for distribution; however these shares may effectively pay dividends from capital – may amount to a partial return or withdrawal of an investor’s original investment or capital gains. All declared dividends result in an immediate reduction in the NAV price of the share class on the ex-dividend date.
• The Fund may use derivatives for hedging and extensively for investment purposes. Risks associated with derivatives include counterparty/credit, liquidity, valuation, volatility and market risks. The Fund’s volatility may increase or decrease from its derivative usage, and may suffer losses.
• The value of the Fund can be volatile and can go down substantially within a short period of time. It is possible that a certain amount of your investment could be lost.
• Investors should not make investment decisions based on this document alone. Investors should refer to the Prospectus and Key Facts Statement for details including risk factors.

Overview

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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

Performance

Performance

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  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Return (%) USD 3.07 3.51 0.27 8.93 7.04 -1.29 -13.38 7.23 3.20 4.95
Benchmark 1 USD 3.95 3.04 1.76 8.22 5.58 -1.39 -11.22 7.15 3.40 4.86

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

  1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
2.26 4.12 -0.20 1.57 3.07
Benchmark 1 USD 2.20 4.14 0.42 1.76 3.34
  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
-0.25 -1.28 0.12 -0.69 2.26 12.86 -1.00 16.91 78.25
Benchmark 1 USD 0.12 -1.02 -0.03 -0.12 2.20 12.93 2.13 19.06 87.43
Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Investors may not get back the full amount invested.

Performance is calculated based on the period NAV-to-NAV with dividend reinvested. Performance figures are calculated net of fees.

These figures show by how much the Share Class of the Fund increased or decreased in value during the period being shown. Performance is calculated in the relevant share class currency, including ongoing charges and taxes and excluding subscription and redemption fees, if applicable.

Where no past performance is shown there was insufficient data available in that period to provide performance.

Please refer to the Key Facts section for the inception date of the Fund and the Share Class.

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

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 28-Aug-2026
USD 964,276,353
Fund Inception
04-Sept-1985
Fund Base Currency
USD
Benchmark 1
BBG Global Aggregate Index (USD Hedged) (USD)
Initial Charge
5.00%
Management Fee
0.40%
Management Fee (incl Distribution Fee, if any)
0.40%
Minimum Initial Investment
USD 100000
Use of Income
Accumulating
Regulatory Structure
UCITS
Morningstar Category
Global Diversified Bond - USD Hedged
Dealing Frequency
Daily, forward pricing basis
SEDOL
B43DK14
Share Class Inception Date
08-Jun-2007
Share Class Currency
USD
Asset Class
Fixed Income
SFDR Classification
Article 8
Ongoing Charge
0.63%
ISIN
LU0297941972
Performance Fee
0.00%
Minimum Subsequent Investment
USD 1000
Domicile
Luxembourg
Management Company
BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A.
Dealing Settlement
Trade date + 3 days
Bloomberg Ticker
MERWBD2
SFC-authorised ESG fund
No

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings
as of 31-Jul-2026
1835
3y Beta
as of 31-Jul-2026
1.109
Modified Duration
as of 31-Jul-2026
6.45 yrs
Effective Duration
as of 31-Jul-2026
6.21
WAL to Worst
as of 31-Jul-2026
6.71
Standard Deviation (3y)
as of 31-Jul-2026
4.63%
Yield to Maturity
as of 31-Jul-2026
5.10
Yield to Worst
as of 31-Jul-2026
5.05
Weighted Avg Maturity
as of 31-Jul-2026
6.71

Ratings

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

3 stars
As of 31-Jul-2026

Morningstar Medalist Rating

Morningstar Medalist Rating - SILVER
Effective 27-Apr-2026
Analyst-Driven % as of 27-Apr-2026
100.00
Data Coverage % as of 27-Apr-2026
100.00
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Holdings

Holdings

as of 31-Jul-2026
Name Weight (%)
UMBS 30YR TBA(REG A) 7.71
GERMANY (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF) 1.3 10/15/2027 5.00
TREASURY NOTE 4.25 07/31/2028 4.51
GERMANY (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF) 2.2 10/10/2030 4.10
TREASURY NOTE 4.125 06/30/2031 1.98
Name Weight (%)
GNMA2 30YR TBA(REG C) 1.78
CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNM 2.75 02/17/2032 1.24
SPAIN (KINGDOM OF) 3.15 04/30/2035 1.23
CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 3.5 03/01/2034 1.19
CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNM 2.52 08/25/2033 1.15
The Fund is actively managed and its composition will vary. Holdings shown are for illustrative purposes only and should not be deemed as a recommendation to buy or sell the securities listed. Fund details, holdings and characteristics are as of the date noted and subject to change.
Holdings subject to change.

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of 31-Jul-2026

% of Weight

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of 31-Jul-2026

% of Weight

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of 31-Jul-2026

% of Weight

Type Fund Benchmark Net
Allocations are subject to change. Source: BlackRock
as of 31-Jul-2026

% of Weight

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of 31-Jul-2026

% of Weight

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.
Due to rounding, the total may not be equal to 100%

Pricing & Exchange

Pricing & Exchange

Share Class Currency NAV NAV Amount Change NAV % Change NAV As Of 52wk High 52wk Low ISIN
D2 USD 91.41 -0.06 -0.07 28-Aug-2026 92.83 89.49 LU0297941972
A2 EUR 72.68 0.01 0.01 28-Aug-2026 75.26 71.79 LU3263932587
A2 USD 84.63 -0.06 -0.07 28-Aug-2026 86.11 83.18 LU0184696937
A2 Hedged EUR 177.11 -0.12 -0.07 28-Aug-2026 181.87 175.83 LU0330917880
D2 Hedged SGD 9.82 -0.01 -0.10 28-Aug-2026 10.11 9.77 LU3225976144
A2 Hedged SGD 10.24 -0.01 -0.10 28-Aug-2026 10.56 10.21 LU2776001021
A1 USD 52.85 -0.04 -0.08 28-Aug-2026 54.64 52.71 LU0012053665
D2 Hedged EUR 187.01 -0.12 -0.06 28-Aug-2026 191.66 185.35 LU0827888594
C1 USD 53.12 -0.04 -0.08 28-Aug-2026 54.93 52.98 LU0184697588
A6 Hedged SGD 7.98 -0.01 -0.13 28-Aug-2026 8.52 7.97 LU1830001282
D2 Hedged CHF 9.00 0.00 0.00 28-Aug-2026 9.35 8.98 LU0308772333
A8 Hedged CNH 86.59 -0.04 -0.05 28-Aug-2026 89.98 86.39 LU1529944784
A2 Hedged GBP 12.00 0.00 0.00 28-Aug-2026 12.21 11.80 LU0808759830
D3 USD 52.92 -0.03 -0.06 28-Aug-2026 54.68 52.72 LU0827888321
A3 USD 52.85 -0.03 -0.06 28-Aug-2026 54.61 52.67 LU0184696853
D2 Hedged GBP 12.36 -0.01 -0.08 28-Aug-2026 12.56 12.12 LU0871639547
Unless otherwise specified, all information as of the month end.

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Rick Rieder
Managing Director, CIO of Global Fixed Income

  

Russell Brownback
Managing Director, Head of Global Macro Positioning for Fixed-Income

  

Aidan Doyle, CFA
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

  

Dylan Price
Dylan Price

Sustainability Characteristics

Sustainability Characteristics

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. MSCI Ratings are currently unavailable for this fund.

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
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MSCI - Nuclear Weapons
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MSCI - Civilian Firearms
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MSCI - Tobacco
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MSCI - UN Global Compact Violators
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MSCI - Thermal Coal
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MSCI - Oil Sands
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Business Involvement Coverage
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Percentage of Fund not covered
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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 -% and for Oil Sands -%.

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

BlackRock considers many investment risks in our processes. In order to seek the best risk-adjusted returns for our clients, we manage material risks and opportunities that could impact portfolios, including financially material Environmental, Social and/or Governance (ESG) data or information, where available. See our Firm Wide ESG Integration Statement for more information on this approach and fund documentation for how these material risks are considered within this product, where applicable.

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