Equity

BlackRock Developed Markets Equity Fund (UK)

  • Bid price as of 04/Dec/2025 GBP 2.89
  • Offer price as of 04/Dec/2025 GBP 2.90
  • Morningstar Rating

Overview

Investment Approach

The Fund aims to provide a return on your investment (generated through an increase in the value of the assets held by the Fund and/or income received from those assets) over the medium to long term (3 to 5 or more consecutive years beginning at the point of investment), whilst incorporating the environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments described below. The Fund invests globally at least 70% of its total assets in the equity securities (i.e. shares) of companies domiciled in, or whose main business is in, developed markets. The Fund may also invest in emerging market companies. Investment decisions are based on the fundamental research of the investment manager (IM) focusing on company-specific analysis that seeks to identify and select equity and equity-related securities that can, as a portfolio, deliver the Fund’s investment objective. The Fund’s portfolio is expected to be concentrated (i.e. a less diverse portfolio).

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.

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. Shares in smaller companies typically trade in less volume and experience greater price variations than larger companies. Investment risk is concentrated in specific sectors, countries, currencies or companies. This means the Fund is more sensitive to any localised economic, market, political, sustainability-related or regulatory events. The Fund seeks to exclude companies engaging in certain activities inconsistent with ESG criteria. Such ESG screening may reduce the potential investment universe and this may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments compared to a fund without such screening.

The value of your investment and the income from it will vary and your initial investment amount is not guaranteed.



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

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Performance

Performance

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This chart shows the product's performance as the percentage loss or gain per year over the last 10 years.

*On 6 September 2021, the Fund changed its name and investment objective and policy. The Fund used a different benchmark which is reflected in the benchmark data.

  2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Return (%) GBP 4.6 25.1 9.6 -6.0 18.4 2.6 18.0 -14.3 11.3 14.3
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%) GBP 3.3 28.7 13.2 -3.8 21.7 12.7 20.8 -7.8 16.8 20.8

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 (%) GBP 2.91 9.64 6.16 7.77 6.82
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%) GBP 12.23 14.94 12.76 13.15 11.49
  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) GBP 5.48 -1.66 6.68 11.46 2.91 31.81 34.84 111.43 158.88
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%) GBP 13.54 -0.56 7.65 16.50 12.23 51.87 82.29 243.86 379.41
  From
30-Sept-2020
To
30-Sept-2021 		From
30-Sept-2021
To
30-Sept-2022 		From
30-Sept-2022
To
30-Sept-2023 		From
30-Sept-2023
To
30-Sept-2024 		From
30-Sept-2024
To
30-Sept-2025
Total Return (%) GBP

as of 30/Sept/2025

16.60 -10.03 6.04 18.07 3.93
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%) GBP

as of 30/Sept/2025

22.13 -2.93 11.54 20.50 16.82

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 04/Dec/2025
GBP 93,632,621
Fund Launch Date
31/Jan/2000
Fund Base Currency
GBP
Constraint Benchmark 1
MSCI World Index (GBP)
SDR Classification
ESG un-labelled
Initial Charge
0.00%
Management Fee
0.75%
Performance Fee
0.00%
Minimum Subsequent Investment
GBP 50.00
Domicile
United Kingdom
Management Company
BlackRock Fund Managers Ltd
Dealing Settlement
Trade Date + 3 days
Bloomberg Ticker
MERGLDA
Ongoing Charges Figure ex. Discount
0.92%
Share Class launch date
10/Jun/2011
Share Class Currency
GBP
Asset Class
Equity
SFDR Classification
Other
Investment Association Category
Global
Ongoing Charges Figures
0.92%
ISIN
GB00B4XLYS34
Minimum Initial Investment
GBP 100,000.00
Use of Income
Accumulating
Regulatory Structure
UCITS
Morningstar Category
Global Large-Cap Growth Equity
Dealing Frequency
Daily, forward pricing basis
SEDOL
B4XLYS3
The Ongoing Charge may be discounted depending on the size of the fund.

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings
as of 28/Nov/2025
37
3y Beta
as of 30/Nov/2025
0.883
P/B Ratio
as of 28/Nov/2025
5.47
Standard Deviation (3y)
as of 30/Nov/2025
10.98%
P/E Ratio
as of 28/Nov/2025
30.59

Risk Indicator

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Ratings

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

3 stars
Overall Morningstar Rating for BlackRock Developed Markets Equity Fund (UK), Class D, as of 30/Nov/2025 rated against 2568 Global Large-Cap Growth Equity Funds.

Holdings

Holdings

as of 28/Nov/2025
Name Weight (%)
MICROSOFT CORP 7.15
BROADCOM INC 6.06
ALPHABET INC CLASS A 5.46
AMAZON COM INC 4.21
APPLIED MATERIAL INC 3.67
Name Weight (%)
MASTERCARD INC CLASS A 3.64
APPLE INC 3.37
ASSA ABLOY B 3.22
SERVICENOW INC 3.20
HUBBELL INC 3.09
Holdings subject to change

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of 28/Nov/2025

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of 28/Nov/2025

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of 28/Nov/2025

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of 28/Nov/2025

% of Market Value

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.

Pricing & Exchange

Pricing & Exchange

Investor Class Currency Bid Price Offer Price ISIN
Class D GBP 2.89 2.90 GB00B4XLYS34
Class X ACC GBP 1.73 1.73 GB00BFBFW576
Class D GBP 2.44 2.44 GB00B8DDP952
Class A GBP 2.60 2.60 GB0000646421
Class A GBP 2.38 2.38 GB0000645019

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Olivia Treharne
Olivia Treharne
Molly Greenen
Molly Greenen

Literature

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