Equity

BlackRock Charities UK Equity ESG Fund

  • Bid price as of 06-Feb-23 GBP 2.28
  • Offer price as of 06-Feb-23 GBP 2.29
  • Morningstar Rating

Overview

Investment Approach

The Fund aims to provide a return on your investment (net of fees) over a period of 5 or more consecutive years beginning at the point of investment, generated through an increase in the value of the assets held by the Fund and/or income received from those assets whilst adhering to the Sub-Fund’s ESG Policy. The investment manager (IM) may use derivatives (i.e. investments the prices of which are based on one or more underlying assets) for investment purposes in order to seek to achieve the Fund’s investment objective and for efficient portfolio management purposes in order to reduce risk within the Fund, reduce investment costs, or to generate additional income for the Fund. Further investments may be used (including derivatives) to protect the value of the Fund, in whole or in part, from changes in currency exchange rates against its base currency.

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. Investment risk is concentrated in specific sectors, countries, currencies or companies or because the Fund has only a small number of investments. This means the Fund is more sensitive to any localised economic, market, political or regulatory events. Concentrated investment exposure by the Fund could magnify the other risks to which the Fund is exposed. The Fund uses derivatives as part of its investment strategy. Compared to a fund which only invests in traditional instruments such as stocks and bonds, derivatives are potentially subject to a higher level of risk. The insolvency of any institutions providing services such as safekeeping of assets or acting as counterparty to derivatives or other instruments, may expose the Fund to financial loss. The Fund seeks to exclude companies engaging in certain activities inconsistent with ESG criteria. Investors should therefore make a personal ethical assessment of the funds 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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The figures shown relate to past performance. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results and should not be the sole factor of consideration when selecting a product.
The Fund was previously structured as Common Investment Fund (‘CIF’). On 06 12 2019, the CIF closed and the assets were transferred to a Charity Authorised Investment Fund (‘CAIF’). The CAIF is being run with the same investment objective and policy. Please note that the historical performance shown before 06 12 2019 is indicative and is provided when the fund was run as a CIF.
Unit Class and Benchmark performance displayed in GBP, hedged Unit Class Benchmark performance is displayed in GBP. Source: BlackRock. Performance is based on closing bid prices for UK funds with net income reinvested.

Distributions

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This chart shows the fund's performance as the percentage loss or gain per year over the last 10 years. It can help you to assess how the fund has been managed in the past and compare it to its benchmark.

  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Return (%) 19.1 3.4 5.3 15.1 14.1 -6.4 22.1 -5.2 14.8 -0.6
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%) 21.1 0.5 0.2 16.7 13.4 -8.3 19.0 -11.4 18.2 0.6
  1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%)

as of 31-Dec-22

-0.62 2.67 4.28 7.77 -
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%)

as of 31-Dec-22

0.65 1.78 2.85 6.40 -
  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%)

as of 31-Dec-22

-0.62 -0.55 10.00 6.07 -0.62 8.24 23.33 111.41 -
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%)

as of 31-Dec-22

0.65 -1.39 9.98 5.55 0.65 5.45 15.09 85.89 -
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Total Return (%)

as of 31-Dec-22

-6.39 22.12 -5.17 14.77 -0.62
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%)

as of 31-Dec-22

-8.26 18.98 -11.39 18.23 0.65
The figures shown relate to past performance. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results and should not be the sole factor of consideration when selecting a product.

The Fund was previously structured as Common Investment Fund (‘CIF’). On 06 12 2019, the CIF closed and the assets were transferred to a Charity Authorised Investment Fund (‘CAIF’). The CAIF is being run with the same investment objective and policy. Please note that the historical performance shown before 06 12 2019 is indicative and is provided when the fund was run as a CIF.

Unit Class and Benchmark performance displayed in GBP, hedged Unit Class Benchmark performance is displayed in GBP.

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 06-Feb-23 GBP 20,142,070
Share Class launch date 13-Nov-97
Fund Launch Date 11-Feb-97
Share Class Currency GBP
Fund Base Currency GBP
Asset Class Equity
Constraint Benchmark 1 FTSE Custom All-Share ex Tobacco Defense Aerospace Beverages and Inv. Trust
Investment Association Category UK All Companies
Initial Charge 0.00%
Ongoing Charges Figures 0.53%
Annual Management Fee 0.50%
Performance Fee 0.00%
Minimum Initial Investment GBP 1,000.00
Minimum Subsequent Investment GBP 100.00
Distribution Frequency -
Use of Income Distributing
Domicile United Kingdom
Regulatory Structure PRIIPs KID Required
Management Company BlackRock Fund Managers Ltd
Morningstar Category UK Large-Cap Equity
Dealing Settlement Trade Date + 3 days
Dealing Frequency Daily, forward pricing basis
Bloomberg Ticker BCUESAI
ISIN GB00BFBFWP77
SEDOL BFBFWP7

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings as of 31-Jan-23 39
12m Trailing Yield as of 31-Dec-22 3.39
Standard Deviation (3y) as of 31-Dec-22 16.14%
3y Beta as of 31-Dec-22 0.926
P/E Ratio as of 31-Jan-23 12.21
P/B Ratio as of 31-Jan-23 1.86

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 phase of the investment process. This may include relevant third-party insights, as well as internal engagement commentary and input from BlackRock Investment Stewardship on governance issues. The Fund manager conducts regular portfolio reviews 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.

Risk Indicator

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Ratings

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

5 stars
Overall Morningstar Rating for BlackRock Charities UK Equity ESG Fund, Class A, as of 31-Jan-23 rated against 625 UK Large-Cap Equity Funds.

Holdings

Holdings

as of 31-Jan-23
Name Weight (%)
BLACKROCK GROWTH AND RECOVERY FUND 8.38
ASTRAZENECA PLC 7.84
SHELL PLC 7.49
RIO TINTO PLC 5.96
RELX PLC 4.64
Name Weight (%)
PRUDENTIAL PLC 4.00
RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC 3.90
STANDARD CHARTERED PLC 3.36
3I GROUP PLC 3.30
UNILEVER PLC 3.26
Holdings subject to change

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of 31-Jan-23

% 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 Distribution Frequency Bid Price Offer Price ISIN TIS
Class A GBP - 2.28 2.29 GB00BFBFWP77 -
Class A GBP - 5.06 5.07 GB00BFBFWQ84 -

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Adam Avigdori
Adam Avigdori
Director and portfolio manager

  

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Adam Avigdori, Director and portfolio manager, is a member of BlackRock's UK Equity team within Equity division of BlackRock's Fundamental Active Equity Group. Mr Avigdori is responsible for the UK equity income and charity portfolios, with a research emphasis on Defensives. Mr Avigdori's service with the firm dates back to 2001, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. Mr Avigdori earned a BSc (Hons) in Management Sciences from UMIST in 2001.

David Goldman
David Goldman
Director and Portfolio Manager

  

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David Goldman, CFA, Director and portfolio manager, is a member of BlackRocks’s UK Equity team within BlackRock's Fundamental Active Equity Group. He is responsible for the UK equity income and charity portfolios, with a research emphasis on Industrials. Mr. Goldman's service with the firm dates back to 2004, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. At MLIM, Mr. Goldman held a variety of positions on both the UK equity team and in the fixed income division. He was previously responsible for research in the travel and leisure, real estate, construction, banks and oil & gas sectors. Mr. Goldman began his investment career with MLIM in 2004 as a member of the investment training program. Mr. Goldman earned a BSc degree, with first class honours, in economics from Bristol University in 2004.

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