Equity

BlackRock Systematic Global Long/Short Equity Fund

  • NAV as of 09/Jun/2023 GBP 105.75
    52 WK: 101.11 - 107.47
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of 09/Jun/2023 -0.15 (-0.14%)

Overview

Investment Approach


The Fund aims to achieve a positive absolute return through a combination of capital growth and income on your investment regardless of market conditions.

The Fund seeks to gain at least 70% of any investment exposure to equity securities (e.g. shares) of companies domiciled in, or the main business of which is in, developed countries worldwide. This is achieved by investing at least 70% of its assets in equity securities, other equity-related securities and, when determined appropriate fixed income (FI) securities (such as bonds), money market instruments (MMIs) (i.e. debt securities with short-term maturities), deposits and cash.

The equity-related securities include financial derivative instruments (FDIs) (i.e. contracts the value of which is based on one or more underlying assets). FDIs may be used to help achieve the Fund’s investment objective and the Fund may, via FDIs, generate market leverage (i.e. where the Fund gains market exposure in excess of the value of its assets). At any one time, a substantial amount, or even all of the Fund’s assets may be held as cash to provide cover for the exposure created by the use of FDIs or to assist in achieving its investment objective.

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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Share Class performance displayed in  British Pound. Performance is show on a net asset value basis, with gross income reinvested.

This chart shows the fund's performance as the percentage loss or gain per year over the last 8 years.

  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Return (%) -0.6 -5.6 10.4 -0.5 -2.4 -0.8 2.9 0.2
Comparator Benchmark 1 (%) 0.1 0.3 0.9 1.9 2.3 0.7 0.0 1.5

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 (%) 1.98 0.11 -0.15 - 0.55
Comparator Benchmark 1 (%) 3.14 1.12 1.49 - 1.07
  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) -0.11 -1.73 -0.50 2.10 1.98 0.32 -0.73 - 4.88
Comparator Benchmark 1 (%) 1.79 0.39 1.14 2.16 3.14 3.41 7.69 - 9.72
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Total Return (%)

as of 31/Mar/2023

0.95 -5.08 8.21 -3.45 1.96
Comparator Benchmark 1 (%)

as of 31/Mar/2023

2.12 2.25 0.12 0.06 2.50

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 09/Jun/2023 USD 36,875,142
Share Class launch date 10/Sep/2014
Fund Launch Date 02/Jun/2014
Share Class Currency GBP
Fund Base Currency USD
Asset Class Equity
Comparator Benchmark 1 ICE BofAML 3-MO US Treasury Bill
SFDR Classification Other
Initial Charge 5.00%
Ongoing Charges Figures 1.67%
Annual Management Fee 1.20%
Performance Fee 0.00%
Minimum Initial Investment GBP 100,000.00
Minimum Subsequent Investment GBP 0.00
Use of Income Accumulating
Domicile Luxembourg
Regulatory Structure UCITS
Management Company BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A.
Morningstar Category Equity Market Neutral Other
Dealing Settlement Trade Date + 3 days
Dealing Frequency Daily, forward pricing basis
Bloomberg Ticker BSLSD2G
ISIN LU1103452089
SEDOL BQ717R3

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings as of 31/May/2023 4332
Standard Deviation (3y) as of 31/May/2023 4.58%
3y Beta as of 31/May/2023 1.198
P/E Ratio as of 31/May/2023 -17.00
P/B Ratio as of 31/May/2023 -2.78

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 the research and decision phases of the investment process. This may include relevant, internal ESG research which along with multiple other research insights, informs active portfolio weighting versus a reference benchmark (or weighting implemented to achieve an absolute return outcome, if applicable). 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 Analyst Rating

Morningstar Analyst Rating - Bronze
Morningstar has awarded the Fund a Bronze medal. (Effective 12/Jul/2022)

Holdings

Holdings

as of 31/May/2023
Name Weight (%)
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2.60
NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.08
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 1.75
VERISIGN INC 1.65
ALTRIA GROUP INC 1.38
Name Weight (%)
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC 1.15
VISA INC 1.13
AMAZON.COM INC 1.08
TERADYNE INC 0.92
COCA-COLA CO 0.91
Holdings subject to change

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of 31/May/2023

% of Market Value

Type Fund
as of 31/May/2023

% of Market Value

Type Fund
as of 30/Jun/2016

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of 31/May/2023

% 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 Distribution Frequency NAV NAV Amount Change NAV % Change NAV As Of 52wk High 52wk Low ISIN TIS
Class D2 Hedged GBP None 105.75 -0.15 -0.14 09/Jun/2023 107.47 101.11 LU1103452089 -
Class A2 Hedged SEK None 927.88 -1.40 -0.15 09/Jun/2023 946.09 899.05 LU1122056838 -
Class A2 Hedged EUR None 91.22 -0.14 -0.15 09/Jun/2023 93.12 88.64 LU1162516717 -
Class D2 USD None 110.35 -0.15 -0.14 09/Jun/2023 112.07 104.76 LU1153525040 -
Class D2 Hedged EUR None 99.84 -0.15 -0.15 09/Jun/2023 101.70 96.57 LU1069250972 -
Class I2 Hedged EUR None 93.93 -0.14 -0.15 09/Jun/2023 95.57 90.68 LU1139081738 -
Class A2 USD None 109.38 -0.15 -0.14 09/Jun/2023 111.15 104.30 LU1069250113 -

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Kevin Franklin
Kevin Franklin
Andrew Huzzey
Andrew Huzzey

Literature

Literature