Fixed Income

BGF Fixed Income Global Opportunities Fund

  • NAV as of 13-Dec-24 GBP 11.26
    52 WK: 10.57 - 11.33
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of 13-Dec-24 -0.03 (-0.27%)
  • Morningstar Rating

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 fixed income securities. These include bonds and money market instruments (i.e. debt securities with short term maturities).

The fixed income securities are denominated in various currencies and may be issued by governments, government agencies, companies and supranationals (e.g. the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development).

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 8 years.

  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Return (%) 2.03 2.78 -2.90 5.08 4.36 -0.27 -7.19 5.69

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 (%) 7.35 0.88 1.43 - 1.20
  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) 4.36 0.99 0.54 4.36 7.35 2.65 7.35 - 12.40
  From
30-Sep-2019
To
30-Sep-2020		 From
30-Sep-2020
To
30-Sep-2021		 From
30-Sep-2021
To
30-Sep-2022		 From
30-Sep-2022
To
30-Sep-2023		 From
30-Sep-2023
To
30-Sep-2024
Total Return (%)

as of 30-Sep-24

2.39 3.08 -8.79 1.79 10.34

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 GBP, 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 13-Dec-24
USD 6,736,381,700
Fund Launch Date
31-Jan-07
Base Currency
USD
SFDR Classification
Other
Ongoing Charges Figures
1.22%
ISIN
LU1181257202
Use of Income
Accumulating
Regulatory Structure
UCITS
Morningstar Category
Global Flexible Bond - GBP Hedged
Dealing Frequency
Daily, forward pricing basis
SEDOL
BVXLRM7
Inception Date
25-Feb-15
Share Class Currency
GBP
Asset Class
Fixed Income
Initial Charge
5.00%
Management Fee
1.00%
Performance Fee
0.00%
Domicile
Luxembourg
Management Company
BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A.
Dealing Settlement
Trade Date + 3 days
Bloomberg Ticker
BFIGAGH

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings
as of 29-Nov-24
3569
Yield to Maturity
as of 29-Nov-24
5.49
Weighted Average YTM
as of 29-Nov-24
5.37%
Weighted Avg Maturity
as of 29-Nov-24
6.27
Standard Deviation (3y)
as of 30-Nov-24
4.45%
Modified Duration
as of 29-Nov-24
3.87
Effective Duration
as of 29-Nov-24
3.26
WAL to Worst
as of 29-Nov-24
6.27

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.

Risk Indicator

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Ratings

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

3 stars
Overall Morningstar Rating for BGF Fixed Income Global Opportunities Fund, Class A2 Hedged, as of 30-Nov-24 rated against 646 Global Flexible Bond - GBP Hedged Funds.

Morningstar Medalist Rating

Morningstar Medalist Rating - GOLD
Morningstar has awarded the Fund a Gold medal. (Effective 13-Feb-24)
Analyst-Driven % as of 13-Feb-24
100.00
Data Coverage % as of 13-Feb-24
100.00

Holdings

Holdings

as of 29-Nov-24
Name Weight (%)
UMBS 30YR TBA(REG A) 17.82
FNMA 30YR UMBS 1.05
IRELAND (GOVERNMENT) 2.6 10/18/2034 0.56
INDIA (REPUBLIC OF) 7.37 10/23/2028 0.44
TREASURY NOTE 5 09/30/2025 0.42
Name Weight (%)
TREASURY NOTE 4.5 11/15/2025 0.42
TREASURY NOTE 3.25 06/30/2029 0.40
INDIA (REPUBLIC OF) 7.18 08/14/2033 0.37
TREASURY BOND 2.875 05/15/2052 0.33
JAPAN (GOVERNMENT OF) 20YR #186 1.5 09/20/2043 0.33
Holdings subject to change

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of 29-Nov-24

% of Market Value

Type Fund
¹Allocations are subject to change. Source: BlackRock
as of 29-Nov-24

% of Market Value

Type Fund
as of 29-Nov-24

% of Market Value

Type Fund
Allocations subject to change.
as of 29-Nov-24

% of Market Value

Type Fund
as of 29-Nov-24

% of Market Value

Type Fund
as of 29-Nov-24

% of Market Value

Type Fund
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 GBP 11.26 -0.03 -0.27 13-Dec-24 11.33 10.57 LU1181257202
Class A5 Hedged EUR 6.28 -0.02 -0.32 13-Dec-24 6.38 6.10 LU0280467159
Class D2 Hedged PLN 19.64 -0.05 -0.25 13-Dec-24 19.71 18.21 LU0827879684
Class I2 Hedged CHF 11.40 -0.03 -0.26 13-Dec-24 11.55 11.01 LU1270847004
Class C5 USD 10.12 -0.03 -0.30 13-Dec-24 10.25 9.74 LU0280466938
Class I3 Hedged CAD 9.42 -0.02 -0.21 13-Dec-24 9.58 9.15 LU1234671672
Class A5 Hedged SGD 13.97 -0.04 -0.29 13-Dec-24 14.20 13.57 LU0280468637
Class E2 USD 14.92 -0.04 -0.27 13-Dec-24 15.03 14.03 LU0278469472
Class X2 Hedged SEK 11.66 -0.03 -0.26 13-Dec-24 11.75 10.99 LU1153584724
Class I2 Hedged EUR 11.47 -0.03 -0.26 13-Dec-24 11.56 10.84 LU0368231436
Class A2 USD 16.36 -0.04 -0.24 13-Dec-24 16.46 15.30 LU0278466700
Class E2 Hedged EUR 9.28 -0.03 -0.32 13-Dec-24 9.38 8.88 LU0278456818
Class D5 USD 10.70 -0.03 -0.28 13-Dec-24 10.84 10.27 LU0737136415
Class A5 USD 10.18 -0.02 -0.20 13-Dec-24 10.30 9.77 LU0280465617
Class A2 Hedged EUR 10.14 -0.03 -0.29 13-Dec-24 10.23 9.65 LU0278453476
Class A2 Hedged PLN 18.48 -0.05 -0.27 13-Dec-24 18.55 17.22 LU0480534915
Class D4 Hedged CAD 9.63 -0.02 -0.21 13-Dec-24 9.92 9.35 LU1270847186
Class C2 USD 13.10 -0.04 -0.30 13-Dec-24 13.22 12.41 LU0278467773
Class D4 Hedged EUR 8.58 -0.02 -0.23 13-Dec-24 8.86 8.40 LU1340096590
Class A2 Hedged SGD 22.50 -0.06 -0.27 13-Dec-24 22.72 21.44 LU0278465488
Class D2 Hedged EUR 11.04 -0.03 -0.27 13-Dec-24 11.13 10.45 LU0278456651
Class A3G USD 10.37 -0.02 -0.19 13-Dec-24 10.54 10.08 LU2621334601
Class D5 Hedged EUR 6.30 -0.02 -0.32 13-Dec-24 6.40 6.11 LU0827879841
Class AI2 Hedged EUR 10.34 -0.02 -0.19 13-Dec-24 10.43 9.83 LU1960221809
Class D2 USD 17.37 -0.04 -0.23 13-Dec-24 17.45 16.16 LU0278469043
Class I5 Hedged JPY 824.00 -2.00 -0.24 13-Dec-24 851.00 819.00 LU1791183194
Class X2 Hedged GBP 12.87 -0.03 -0.23 13-Dec-24 12.92 11.90 LU0278465058
Class D4 EUR 13.00 0.00 0.00 13-Dec-24 13.04 12.06 LU1085283973
Class D2 Hedged GBP 12.50 -0.03 -0.24 13-Dec-24 12.57 11.68 LU0278463947
Class A8 Hedged CNH 88.90 -0.22 -0.25 13-Dec-24 90.25 86.27 LU1165523371
Class A6 USD 11.35 -0.03 -0.26 13-Dec-24 11.53 11.00 LU1051767835
Class D2 Hedged SGD 23.90 -0.06 -0.25 13-Dec-24 24.10 22.65 LU0827879767
Class I2 Hedged JPY 1,072.00 -3.00 -0.28 13-Dec-24 1,089.00 1,043.00 LU1005243172
Class X3 Hedged EUR 8.30 -0.02 -0.24 13-Dec-24 8.47 8.14 LU1003077317
Class AI2 EUR 12.38 0.00 0.00 13-Dec-24 12.41 11.16 LU1960221981
Class S5 USD 10.25 -0.03 -0.29 13-Dec-24 10.38 9.83 LU1992159068
Class D5 Hedged CHF 8.12 -0.02 -0.25 13-Dec-24 8.31 8.01 LU1681056062
Class A2 Hedged JPY 996.00 -3.00 -0.30 13-Dec-24 1,013.00 974.00 LU1005243099
Class I2 Hedged AUD 11.40 -0.03 -0.26 13-Dec-24 11.47 10.72 LU1786038098
Class X2 Hedged CHF 12.05 -0.03 -0.25 13-Dec-24 12.20 11.60 LU1263143379
Class I5 JPY 1,531.00 10.00 0.66 13-Dec-24 1,573.00 1,370.00 LU1926936912
Class A1 EUR 9.64 0.00 0.00 13-Dec-24 9.67 8.97 LU1005244220
Class S2 Hedged EUR 10.69 -0.02 -0.19 13-Dec-24 10.77 10.11 LU1992159654
Class C1 EUR 9.64 0.00 0.00 13-Dec-24 9.67 8.97 LU1005244493
Class E2 EUR 14.23 0.01 0.07 13-Dec-24 14.26 12.88 LU1005243685
Class A1 USD 10.11 -0.03 -0.30 13-Dec-24 10.25 9.76 LU1003076855
Class I2 USD 13.93 -0.03 -0.21 13-Dec-24 13.99 12.94 LU0986736956
Class J3 USD 10.13 -0.03 -0.30 13-Dec-24 10.28 9.78 LU1003077150
Class X2 USD 13.89 -0.03 -0.22 13-Dec-24 13.94 12.84 LU0278469985
Class C1 USD 10.11 -0.03 -0.30 13-Dec-24 10.25 9.76 LU1003077077
Class A3 USD 10.12 -0.02 -0.20 13-Dec-24 10.26 9.76 LU1003076939
Class I5 GBP Hedged GBP 9.71 -0.02 -0.21 13-Dec-24 9.83 9.33 LU1877503935
Class A4 Hedged EUR 8.58 -0.02 -0.23 13-Dec-24 8.82 8.40 LU0973708182
Class X10 USD 10.09 -0.02 -0.20 13-Dec-24 10.27 9.83 LU2736587853
Class X10 Hedged SGD 10.01 -0.03 -0.30 13-Dec-24 10.19 9.78 LU2728923694
Class S4 Hedged EUR 9.24 -0.03 -0.32 13-Dec-24 9.54 9.05 LU1992161049
Class X2 Hedged SGD 10.47 -0.03 -0.29 13-Dec-24 10.55 9.93 LU2728923777
Class X3 Hedged SGD 10.07 -0.02 -0.20 13-Dec-24 10.25 9.82 LU2728923850
Class I5 USD 9.97 -0.02 -0.20 13-Dec-24 10.09 9.56 LU1083819141
Class D2 EUR 16.56 0.01 0.06 13-Dec-24 16.60 14.84 LU1005243503
Class A6 Hedged HKD 82.69 -0.21 -0.25 13-Dec-24 84.15 80.75 LU1051769021
Class A2 EUR 15.60 0.00 0.00 13-Dec-24 15.64 14.05 LU1005243255
Class I2 Hedged GBP 12.71 -0.04 -0.31 13-Dec-24 12.77 11.86 LU0999670564
Class X3 USD 10.12 -0.03 -0.30 13-Dec-24 10.27 9.77 LU1003077234
Class X2 Hedged AUD 13.78 -0.03 -0.22 13-Dec-24 13.84 12.88 LU1093512371
Class A3 EUR 9.65 0.01 0.10 13-Dec-24 9.69 8.97 LU1005243339
Class S2 USD 11.86 -0.03 -0.25 13-Dec-24 11.92 11.02 LU1992160157
Class C2 EUR 12.49 0.00 0.00 13-Dec-24 12.53 11.39 LU1005243412
Class S2 Hedged CHF 10.12 -0.03 -0.30 13-Dec-24 10.26 9.78 LU1992159902
Class D2 Hedged CHF 10.61 -0.02 -0.19 13-Dec-24 10.75 10.26 LU0972027022
Class D4 Hedged GBP 4.58 -0.01 -0.22 13-Dec-24 4.70 4.42 LU1294567364
Class I2 Hedged CAD 12.65 -0.03 -0.24 13-Dec-24 12.74 11.85 LU1136394076
Class X5 Hedged GBP 9.19 -0.02 -0.22 13-Dec-24 9.30 8.82 LU1165522217
Class X3 Hedged AUD 10.07 -0.03 -0.30 13-Dec-24 10.22 9.75 LU1003077820
Class X5 Hedged EUR 8.64 -0.02 -0.23 13-Dec-24 8.78 8.37 LU1685502194
Class A8 Hedged AUD 8.58 -0.02 -0.23 13-Dec-24 8.69 8.30 LU1165522480
Class A2 Hedged CHF 9.63 -0.02 -0.21 13-Dec-24 9.77 9.34 LU1121327164
Class A10 USD 10.15 -0.03 -0.29 13-Dec-24 10.36 9.97 LU2708802827
Class X2 Hedged EUR 12.37 -0.03 -0.24 13-Dec-24 12.45 11.64 LU0278456909
Class X2 Hedged CAD 13.03 -0.03 -0.23 13-Dec-24 13.11 12.15 LU1214678283
Class A2 Hedged SEK 104.18 -0.27 -0.26 13-Dec-24 105.24 99.42 LU1121320748
Class A4 USD 10.06 -0.02 -0.20 13-Dec-24 10.29 9.68 LU1153584997
Class I5 Hedged EUR 8.35 -0.02 -0.24 13-Dec-24 8.48 8.09 LU1129992308

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Rick Rieder
Rick Rieder
Managing Director, CIO of Global Fixed Income

  

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Rick Rieder, Managing Director, is BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income, Head of the Fundamental Fixed Income business, and Head of the Global Allocation Investment Team. Mr. Rieder is responsible for roughly $2.4 trillion in assets. He is a member of BlackRock’s Executive Sub-Committee on Investments, a member of BlackRock's Global Operating Committee, and Chairman of the firm-wide BlackRock Investment Council.

 

Before joining BlackRock in 2009, Mr. Rieder was President and Chief Executive Officer of R3 Capital Partners. He served as Vice Chairman and member of the Borrowing Committee for the U.S. Treasury and member of the Federal Reserve’s Investment Advisory Committee on Financial Markets.

 

Mr. Rieder currently serves on the Alphabet/Google Investment Advisory Committee and the UBS Research Advisory Board. He was nominated for Outstanding Portfolio Manager by Morningstar in 2021, was awarded the Global Unconstrained Fixed Income Manager of the Year for 2015 by Institutional Investor, was nominated for Fixed Income Manager of the Year by Institutional Investor for 2014, and was inducted into the Fixed Income Analysts Society Fixed Income Hall of Fame in 2013. Four of the funds Mr. Rieder manages (Strategic Income Opportunities, Fixed Income Global Opportunities, Total Return, and Strategic Global Bond) have been awarded Gold Medals by Morningstar.

 

From 1987 to 2008, Mr. Rieder was with Lehman Brothers, most recently as head of the firm's Global Principal Strategies team, a global proprietary investment platform. He was also global head of the firm's credit businesses, Chairman of the Corporate Bond and Loan Capital Commitment Committee, and a member of the Board of Trustees for the corporate pension fund. Before joining Lehman Brothers, Mr. Rieder was a credit analyst at SunTrust Banks in Atlanta.

 

Mr. Rieder earned a BBA degree in Finance from Emory University in 1983 and an MBA degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1987. He is a member of the board of Emory University, Emory's Business School, and the University's Finance Committee, and is the Vice Chairman of the Investment Committee. Mr. Rieder is founder and chairman of the business school's BBA investment fund and community financial literacy program.

 

Mr. Rieder serves as Chairman and President of the Board of Education for North Star Academy's fourteen Charter Schools in Newark, New Jersey, and is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Graduation Generation Public School Collaboration in Atlanta. He is on the Board of the BlackRock Foundation, the Board of Advisors for the Hospital for Special Surgery, and the Board of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Newark and Essex County. Mr. Rieder formerly served on the Board and National Leadership Council of the Communities in Schools Educational Foundation, and Trustee for the US Olympic Foundation. Mr. Rieder was honored at the Choose Success Awards ceremony in Atlanta in 2015 for his dedication to public education in Atlanta through CIS and Graduation Generation.

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

  

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Russell J Brownback, Managing Director, is Head of Global Macro Positioning for Fixed-Income and a member of the Fundamental Fixed-Income Executive Committee. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2009, Mr. Brownback was a Senior Partner with R3 Capital Partners. From 1992 to 2008, he was with Lehman Brothers, most recently as a Managing Director and proprietary trader/portfolio manager for the Global Principal Strategies team. Previously, he was the head of the firm's Corporate and Emerging Markets bond trading desks.

 

Mr. Brownback earned a BA degree in economics from Hobart College in 1987 and an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University in 1992. He has been an adjunct professor for both graduate and undergraduate studies at Syracuse University's Whitman School of Business.

Aidan Doyle, CFA
Aidan Doyle, CFA
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

  

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Aidan Doyle, CFA, Managing Director, is a portfolio manager within the Global Bond Team. He is co-lead manager for the BGF World Bond Fund, the BGF Global Government Bond Fund, the BGF Fixed Income Global Opportunities Fund, BGF ESG Fixed Income Global Opportunities Fund, and the BGF US Dollar Bond Fund.

 

Mr. Doyle began his career at BlackRock in 2010 when he joined the Global Bond Team as a portfolio manager. He is responsible for developing macro directional and relative value investment strategies and managing the team's global aggregate and global government bond portfolios.

 

Mr. Doyle. has a MSc degree in Finance from the Imperial College London, with a focus on fixed income and derivatives. He earned a BA degree in Economics, with honors, from Trinity College Dublin, with a focus on financial economics.

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 GBP 10,000
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
8,340 GBP
-16.6%
7,070 GBP
-10.9%

Unfavourable

What you might get back after costs
Average return each year
8,650 GBP
-13.5%
9,050 GBP
-3.3%

Moderate

What you might get back after costs
Average return each year
9,650 GBP
-3.5%
9,770 GBP
-0.8%

Favourable

What you might get back after costs
Average return each year
10,640 GBP
6.4%
10,390 GBP
1.3%

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



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