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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.
Performance
Performance
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Returns
The figures shown relate to past performance. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of current or future results and should not be the sole factor of consideration when selecting a product or strategy.
Share Class and Benchmark performance displayed in USD, 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
Size of Fund (Millions)
as of 15-Jun-21
USD 12,836.157
Base Currency
U.S. Dollar
Fund Launch Date
06-Apr-01
Inception Date
28-Feb-18
Asset Class
Equity
Morningstar Category
Sector Equity Healthcare
Benchmark Index
MSCI World Health Care Index
Domicile
Luxembourg
Regulatory Structure
UCITS
Management Company
BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A.
ISIN
LU1728553774
Bloomberg Ticker
BGWHD4U
Initial Charge
5.00%
Performance Fee
0.00%
SEDOL
BG0QCX6
Bloomberg Benchmark Ticker
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Dealing Settlement
Trade Date + 3 days
Dealing Frequency
Daily, forward pricing basis
Minimum Initial Investment
USD 100000
Minimum Subsequent Investment
USD 1000
Use of Income
Distributing
Sustainability Characteristics
Sustainability Characteristics
Sustainability Characteristics can help investors integrate non-financial, sustainability considerations into their investment process. These metrics enable investors to evaluate funds based on their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities. This analysis can provide insight into the effective management and long-term financial prospects of a fund.
The metrics below have been provided for transparency and informational purposes only. The existence of an ESG rating is not indicative of how or whether ESG factors will be integrated into a fund. The metrics are based on MSCI ESG Fund Ratings 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 Sustainability Characteristics, using links below.
All data is from MSCI ESG Fund Ratings as of 07-Jun-21, based on holdings as of 31-Dec-20. 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% of the fund’s gross weight must come from securities covered 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. For newly launched funds, sustainability characteristics are typically available 6 months after launch.
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.
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 0.00% and for Oil Sands 0.00%.
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 material environmental, social and governance (ESG) information or insights alongside traditional measures into the investment decision process to improve long term financial outcomes of 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, but rather describes how ESG information is considered as part of the overall investment process.
The Fund manager includes ESG considerations in combination with other information in the research and decision phases of the investment process. The Fund manager conducts regular portfolio reviews between with the Risk and Quantitative Analysis group and with the Chief Investment Officers. These reviews include discussion of the portfolio’s exposure to material ESG risks, as well as exposure to sustainability-related business involvements, climate-related metrics, and other factors.
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Ratings
Ratings
Morningstar Analyst Rating
Morningstar has awarded the Fund a Bronze medal. Fewer than 10% of US open-end funds hold medalist ratings. (Effective 27-Nov-20)
Holdings
Holdings
as of 28-May-21
| Name | Weight (%) |
|---|---|
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 5.66 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 4.65 |
| PFIZER INC | 4.28 |
| SANOFI SA | 3.71 |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 3.42 |
| Name | Weight (%) |
|---|---|
| MEDTRONIC PLC | 3.15 |
| ROCHE HOLDING PAR AG | 2.89 |
| ELI LILLY | 2.67 |
| THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC | 2.59 |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP | 2.52 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class D4 | USD | Annual | 16.06 | 0.03 | 0.19 | 16.09 | 12.73 | - | LU1728553774 | - | - |
| Class A2 Hedged | AUD | None | 21.42 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 21.45 | 17.16 | - | LU1023059063 | - | - |
| Class AI2 | EUR | - | 13.95 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 13.97 | 11.96 | - | LU1960224654 | - | - |
| Class A4 | USD | Annual | 12.00 | 0.03 | 0.25 | 12.02 | 9.57 | - | LU2112291526 | - | - |
| Class A2 | USD | None | 63.55 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 63.65 | 50.68 | - | LU0122379950 | - | - |
| Class A2 Hedged | JPY | None | 1,369.00 | 3.00 | 0.22 | 1,371.00 | 1,098.00 | - | LU1948809360 | - | - |
| Class D2 Hedged | EUR | - | 12.39 | 0.03 | 0.24 | 12.40 | 9.90 | - | LU2168656341 | - | - |
| Class E2 | EUR | None | 47.43 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 47.51 | 40.81 | - | LU0171309270 | - | - |
| Class E2 | USD | None | 57.52 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 57.62 | 46.10 | - | LU0122380701 | - | - |
| Class A2 Hedged | CNH | None | 183.48 | 0.34 | 0.19 | 183.81 | 143.37 | - | LU1254117382 | - | - |
| Class A4 | EUR | Annual | 9.89 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 9.91 | 8.48 | - | LU2112291799 | - | - |
| Class A2 | EUR | None | 52.40 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 52.49 | 44.93 | - | LU0171307068 | - | - |
| Class I2 Hedged | EUR | - | 12.42 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 12.44 | 9.90 | - | LU2178160680 | - | - |
| Class I2 | USD | - | 14.47 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 14.50 | 11.43 | - | LU1960219225 | - | - |
| Class A2 Hedged | HKD | None | 218.75 | 0.42 | 0.19 | 219.10 | 174.49 | - | LU1061106388 | - | - |
| Class D2 | USD | None | 70.44 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 70.55 | 55.75 | - | LU0329593007 | - | - |
| Class I4 | USD | - | 11.01 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 11.02 | 9.78 | - | LU2297183803 | - | - |
| Class C2 | USD | None | 49.80 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 49.89 | 40.21 | - | LU0147404148 | - | - |
| Class A2 Hedged | EUR | None | 14.54 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 14.57 | 11.71 | - | LU1822774284 | - | - |
| Class D2 | EUR | None | 58.08 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 58.17 | 49.43 | - | LU0827889485 | - | - |
| Class X2 | USD | None | 77.96 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 78.07 | 61.09 | - | LU0462856898 | - | - |
| Class I2 | JPY | - | 1,594.00 | 6.00 | 0.38 | 1,594.00 | 1,347.00 | - | LU2263536315 | - | - |
| Class E2 Hedged | EUR | - | 10.81 | 0.03 | 0.28 | 10.82 | 9.86 | - | LU2298322558 | - | - |
| Class C2 | EUR | None | 41.06 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 41.14 | 35.50 | - | LU0331289677 | - | - |
| Class A2 Hedged | SGD | None | 21.68 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 21.72 | 17.32 | - | LU1057294990 | - | - |
| Class D5 | GBP | Quarterly | 11.63 | 0.05 | 0.43 | 11.63 | 10.32 | - | LU2112292763 | - | - |
| Class I2 | EUR | - | 11.94 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 11.95 | 10.13 | - | LU1960219571 | - | - |
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Managers
Erin Xie
Jeff Lee
Xiang Liu
Literature
Literature
If the Fund invests in any underlying fund, certain portfolio information, including sustainability characteristics and business-involvement metrics, provided for the Fund may include information (on a look-through basis) of such underlying fund, to the extent available.
Important Information
Review the MSCI methodology behind the Sustainability Characteristics and Business Involvement metrics: 1ESG Ratings; 2Index Carbon Footprint Metrics; 3Business Involvement Screening Research; 4ESG Screened Index Methodology; 5ESG Controversies
For funds with an investment objective that include the integration of ESG criteria, there may be corporate actions or other situations that may cause the fund or index to passively hold securities that may not comply with ESG criteria. Please refer to the fund’s prospectus for more information. The screening applied by the fund's index provider may include revenue thresholds set by the index provider. The information displayed on this website may not include all of the screens that apply to the relevant index or the relevant fund. These screens are described in more detail in the fund’s prospectus, other fund documents, and the relevant index methodology document.
Certain information contained herein (the “Information”) has been provided by MSCI ESG Research LLC, a RIA under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and may include data from its affiliates (including MSCI Inc. and its subsidiaries (“MSCI”)), or third party suppliers (each an “Information Provider”), and it may not be reproduced or redisseminated in whole or in part without prior written permission. The Information has not been submitted to, nor received approval from, the US SEC or any other regulatory body. The Information may not be used to create any derivative works, or in connection with, nor does it constitute, an offer to buy or sell, or a promotion or recommendation of, any security, financial instrument or product or trading strategy, nor should it be taken as an indication or guarantee of any future performance, analysis, forecast or prediction. Some funds may be based on or linked to MSCI indexes, and MSCI may be compensated based on the fund’s assets under management or other measures. MSCI has established an information barrier between equity index research and certain Information. None of the Information in and of itself can be used to determine which securities to buy or sell or when to buy or sell them. The Information is provided “as is” and the user of the Information assumes the entire risk of any use it may make or permit to be made of the Information. Neither MSCI ESG Research nor any Information Party makes any representations or express or implied warranties (which are expressly disclaimed), nor shall they incur liability for any errors or omissions in the Information, or for any damages related thereto. The foregoing shall not exclude or limit any liability that may not by applicable law be excluded or limited.
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