• The Fund aims to generate positive absolute returns regardless of market direction, but it does not guarantee positive returns. The Fund's investments in equities could incur significant losses due to higher fluctuation of equity values.
• The Fund's investments in emerging markets may face higher risks, including liquidity, currency, political, economic, legal, taxation, settlement, custody, and regulatory risks, as well as high volatility.
• The Fund’s market neutral strategy involves risks and volatility, relying on the Investment Adviser’s quantitative models, with no guarantee of success in exploiting price discrepancies and may result in higher portfolio turnover and increased transaction costs.
• The Fund uses proprietary quantitative models to pursue its investment objective, but there is no guarantee that these models will perform as forecasted and result in effective investment decisions due to factors like data accuracy, historical trends, and technological issues.
• The Fund may use derivatives for hedging and extensively for investment purposes. Risks associated with derivatives include counterparty/credit, liquidity, valuation, volatility and over-the-counter (OTC) transaction risks, and may lead to substantial losses. The Fund's investment in total return swaps involves liquidity, counterparty, and legal risks, with bespoke terms that may affect their sale or liquidation and are traded in less regulated OTC markets lacking protection of organized exchanges.
• The Fund is subject to currency risk, foreign investments restrictions risk, geographical concentration risk in Asia Pacific region, small/mid cap companies’ volatility and liquidity risks, risks relating to securities lending transactions, liquidity risk, risks associated with performance fee charged by the Fund, and currency conversion risk for Renminbi denominated Classes.
• 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

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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Returns
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Return (%) | 2.84 | -4.36 | 7.24 | 9.65 | 6.89 | 15.01 | 24.45 | |||
| Benchmark (%) | 2.08 | 2.60 | 1.08 | 0.18 | 1.97 | 5.48 | 5.64 |
If the share class of the fund has been launched for less than 5 years, please refer to the fund factsheet for the performance information calculated from the launch date to the end of launch year.
Performance is calculated based on the calendar year end, NAV-to-NAV with dividend reinvested.
These figures show by how much the Share Class of the Fund increased or decreased in value during the calendar year 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 calendar year to provide performance.
Please refer to the Key Facts section on the right for the inception date of the Fund and the Share Class.
Performance is shown after deduction of ongoing charges. Any entry and exit charges are excluded from the calculation.
| 1y | 3y | 5y | 10y | Incept. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Return (%) | 6.48 | 13.51 | 12.53 | - | 6.62 |
| Benchmark (%) | 4.73 | 5.28 | 3.50 | - | 2.79 |
| YTD | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y | 3y | 5y | 10y | Incept. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Return (%) | 3.76 | 1.56 | -0.42 | -1.57 | 6.48 | 46.24 | 80.47 | - | 73.97 |
| Benchmark (%) | 4.30 | 0.35 | 1.12 | 2.32 | 4.73 | 16.67 | 18.75 | - | 26.77 |
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
Ratings
Ratings
Holdings
Holdings
| Name | Weight (%) |
|---|---|
| CITIC LTD | 1.83 |
| SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST GROUP INC | 1.69 |
| PING AN INSURANCE GROUP CO OF CHINA LTD | 1.45 |
| AIA GROUP LTD | 1.34 |
| HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO LTD | 1.34 |
| Name | Weight (%) |
|---|---|
| MIDEA GROUP CO LTD | 1.28 |
| SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING LTD | 1.25 |
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD | 1.19 |
| ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD | 1.14 |
| BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD | 1.12 |
Pricing & Exchange
Pricing & Exchange
| Share Class | Currency | NAV | NAV Amount Change | NAV % Change | NAV As Of | 52wk High | 52wk Low | ISIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D2 Hedged | EUR | 178.82 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 23-Dec-2025 | 179.31 | 167.32 | LU1593227850 |
| A2 Hedged | HKD | 1,034.27 | 0.20 | 0.02 | 23-Dec-2025 | 1,037.18 | 985.71 | LU3030294949 |
| A2 Hedged | EUR | 173.76 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 23-Dec-2025 | 174.25 | 163.26 | LU1508158430 |
| A2 Hedged | SGD | 134.91 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 23-Dec-2025 | 135.32 | 127.18 | LU2663582299 |
| D2 Hedged | GBP | 102.43 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 23-Dec-2025 | 102.70 | 97.21 | LU3055024726 |
| A2 Hedged | CAD | 103.76 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 23-Dec-2025 | 104.06 | 98.99 | LU3030295672 |
| A2 Hedged | JPY | 10,241.84 | 2.92 | 0.03 | 23-Dec-2025 | 10,293.18 | 9,797.61 | LU3030295326 |
| A2 | USD | 204.31 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 23-Dec-2025 | 204.88 | 187.90 | LU1508157978 |
| A2 Hedged | GBP | 104.85 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 23-Dec-2025 | 105.13 | 99.74 | LU3030295755 |
| A2 Hedged | CHF | 102.07 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 23-Dec-2025 | 102.91 | 97.79 | LU3030295599 |
| A2 Hedged | AUD | 104.59 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 23-Dec-2025 | 104.86 | 99.54 | LU3030295169 |
| D2 | USD | 211.99 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 23-Dec-2025 | 212.50 | 194.07 | LU1508158190 |
| A2 Hedged | CNH | 1,031.86 | 0.48 | 0.05 | 23-Dec-2025 | 1,034.86 | 985.95 | LU3030295243 |
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Managers
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.
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.