Equity

BGF European Fund

The value of equities and equity-related securities can be affected by daily stock market movements. Other influential factors include political, economic news, company earnings and significant corporate events. The Fund seeks to exclude companies engaging in certain activities inconsistent with ESG criteria. Investors should therefore make a personal ethical assessment of the Fund’s ESG screening prior to investing in the Fund. Such ESG screening may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments compared to a fund without such screening.

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Performance

Performance

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  1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
19.51 0.12 9.95 7.41 6.69
18.56 -1.28 8.92 6.48 6.95
13.53 -1.58 8.82 6.86 6.18
12.63 -2.96 7.81 5.94 6.77
  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
5.77 -4.68 -4.04 -2.78 19.51 0.35 60.66 104.40 99.70
5.20 -4.74 -4.04 -2.98 18.56 -3.80 53.32 87.37 698.47
0.48 -9.44 -8.83 -7.64 13.53 -4.67 52.63 94.18 89.72
-0.06 -9.50 -8.84 -7.83 12.63 -8.61 45.65 78.00 658.54

  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Return (%) 10.17 -5.43 8.33 -13.25 34.73 19.88 29.57 -23.16 19.57
Performance of the Fund is calculated on NAV to NAV basis on the assumption that all dividends and distributions are reinvested, taking into account all charges which would have been payable upon such reinvestment.

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 CAD, hedged share class benchmark performance is displayed in EUR.

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

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

Key Facts

Key Facts

Net Assets of Fund
as of 08-Nov-2024
EUR 1,405,987,434
Fund Inception
30-Nov-1993
Fund Base Currency
EUR
Benchmark
MSCI Europe (Net)
Initial Charge
5.00%
ISIN
LU1023060079
Performance Fee
0.00%
Domicile
Luxembourg
Management Company
BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A.
Dealing Settlement
Trade date + 3 days
Bloomberg Ticker
BGEUA2C
MAS ESG Fund
No
Share Class Inception Date
26-Feb-2014
Share Class Currency
CAD
Asset Class
Equity
SFDR Classification
Article 8
Management Fee
1.50%
Management Fee (incl. Distribution Fee, if any)
1.50%
Use of Income
Accumulating
Regulatory Structure
UCITS
Morningstar Category
Other Equity
Dealing Frequency
Daily, forward pricing basis
SEDOL
BJMZFB1

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings
as of 31-Oct-2024
33
3y Beta
as of 31-Oct-2024
1.208
P/B Ratio
as of 31-Oct-2024
4.26
Since Share Inception – Annualised Volatility
as of 31-Oct-2024
15.47
Standard Deviation (3y)
as of 31-Oct-2024
18.76%
P/E Ratio
as of 31-Oct-2024
25.09
5Y Annualised Volatility
as of 31-Oct-2024
18.58

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-Sept-2024
AA
MSCI ESG Quality Score (0-10)
as of 21-Sept-2024
8.15
Fund Lipper Global Classification
as of 21-Sept-2024
Equity Europe
MSCI Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons CO2E/$M SALES)
as of 21-Sept-2024
143.21
MSCI ESG % Coverage
as of 21-Sept-2024
98.06
MSCI ESG Quality Score - Peer Percentile
as of 21-Sept-2024
75.14
Funds in Peer Group
as of 21-Sept-2024
1,050
MSCI Weighted Average Carbon Intensity % Coverage
as of 21-Sept-2024
96.34
All data is from MSCI ESG Fund Ratings as of 21-Sept-2024, based on holdings as of 31-May-2024. 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 31-Oct-2024
0.00%
MSCI - Nuclear Weapons
as of 31-Oct-2024
0.00%
MSCI - Civilian Firearms
as of 31-Oct-2024
2.20%
MSCI - Tobacco
as of 31-Oct-2024
0.00%
MSCI - UN Global Compact Violators
as of 31-Oct-2024
0.00%
MSCI - Thermal Coal
as of 31-Oct-2024
0.00%
MSCI - Oil Sands
as of 31-Oct-2024
0.00%

Business Involvement Coverage
as of 31-Oct-2024
96.52%
Percentage of Fund not covered
as of 31-Oct-2024
3.40%
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

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.

Ratings

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

4 stars
As of 31-Jul-2018

Morningstar Medalist Rating

Morningstar Medalist Rating - Silver
Effective 06-Jul-2015
Analyst-Driven % as of -
-
Data Coverage % as of -
-

Holdings

Holdings

as of 31-Oct-2024
Name Weight (%)
NOVO NORDISK A/S 8.02
MTU AERO ENGINES AG 5.00
ASML HOLDING NV 4.97
LINDE PLC 4.66
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 4.31
Name Weight (%)
RELX PLC 3.82
UNICREDIT SPA 3.73
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC 3.62
ABB LTD 3.27
DSV A/S 3.23

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of 31-Oct-2024

% of Weight

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of 31-Oct-2024

% of Weight

Type Fund Benchmark Net
Geographic exposure relates principally to the domicile of the issuers of the securities held in the product, added together and then expressed as a percentage of the product’s total holdings. However, in some instances it can reflect the country where the issuer of the securities carries out much of their business.
as of 31-Oct-2024

% 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
A2 Hedged CAD 20.40 -0.17 -0.83 08-Nov-2024 21.82 17.34 LU1023060079
A2 Hedged GBP 19.32 -0.16 -0.82 08-Nov-2024 20.58 16.34 LU1023060665
A4 GBP 146.39 -1.44 -0.97 08-Nov-2024 159.21 131.48 LU0204061864
A2 Hedged HKD 29.69 -0.24 -0.80 08-Nov-2024 31.73 25.26 LU0788108743
D2 EUR 217.48 -1.82 -0.83 08-Nov-2024 232.12 184.74 LU0252966055
A2 Hedged SGD 22.66 -0.19 -0.83 08-Nov-2024 24.28 19.41 LU0963555726
D4 EUR 180.40 -1.51 -0.83 08-Nov-2024 193.48 153.99 LU1852330817
A2 Hedged USD 31.64 -0.26 -0.82 08-Nov-2024 33.65 26.64 LU0526926950
A4 EUR 175.38 -1.47 -0.83 08-Nov-2024 187.75 150.09 LU0408221439
A2 EUR 188.82 -1.59 -0.84 08-Nov-2024 202.15 161.60 LU0011846440
D2 Hedged USD 30.52 -0.25 -0.81 08-Nov-2024 32.36 25.50 LU0827890574
D4 GBP 149.87 -1.48 -0.98 08-Nov-2024 163.30 134.26 LU0827879098
A2 USD 202.98 -2.82 -1.37 08-Nov-2024 219.62 172.42 LU0171280430
A2 Hedged NZD 21.93 -0.18 -0.81 08-Nov-2024 23.40 18.58 LU1023060319
A2 Hedged CNH 188.83 -1.59 -0.83 08-Nov-2024 203.51 163.49 LU1210724834
A2 Hedged AUD 20.51 -0.17 -0.82 08-Nov-2024 22.02 17.57 LU1023059733
D2 USD 233.79 -3.24 -1.37 08-Nov-2024 252.72 197.11 LU0411709727

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Stefan Gries
Stefan Gries

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