Investment Approach

The Fund is a sub-fund of BlackRock Authorised Contractual Scheme I taking the form of a Co-ownership Scheme. As a consequence of this, the Fund may be treated as tax transparent for the purpose of income and/or capital gains by relevant taxing jurisdictions. Each investor should take appropriate professional advice as to the tax treatment of their investment in the Fund. Investors in the Fund must be Eligible Investors as defined in the Fund’s prospectus and must have completed all relevant documentation prior to the purchase of units in the Fund. The aim of the Fund is to provide exposure to companies within the FTSE Developed World Index (Index) that are well-positioned to maximise the opportunities and minimise the potential risks associated with certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes and considerations relative to other companies in the Index, using a combination of ESG exclusionary screens and the Investment Manager’s (IM’s) Sustainable Investing Material BlackRock Analysis (SIMBA) methodology. It aims to achieve this whilst also seeking to provide a return on your investment (generated through an increase to the value of the assets held by the Fund and/or income received from those assets) and maintaining a risk and return profile (i.e. an evaluation of the risks (e.g. risk of losses) associated with the portfolio) which generally reflects the risk and return profile of the Index. Although the Fund aims to achieve its investment objective, there is no guarantee that this will be achieved. The Fund's capital is at risk, meaning that the Fund could suffer a decrease in value and the value of your investment could decrease as a result.