This section includes investor type descriptions for professional clients and market counterparties.
Professional client
A Professional Client is either: (i) a ‘deemed’ professional client; (ii) serviced-based professional client; or (iii) an assessed professional Client
(i) Deemed Professional Client
A person is a “deemed” professional client if the person is:
(ii) Service-based Professional Clients
A person is a ‘serviced-based’ professional client if
(iii) Assessed-based Professional Clients
Assessed-based professional clients can be either (i) individuals; or (ii) undertakings
Individuals
An individual (and associated joint account holders) would be classified as an ‘assessed-based professional client’ if:
Where there is a joint account in place, the secondary account holder must obtain confirmation in writing that investment decisions relating to the joint account are made for or on behalf of the secondary account holder
Undertakings
Undertakings, which are generally not individuals, would be classified as ‘assessed-based’ professional clients if it:
Market counterparties
A Market Counterparty is any person who is either:
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Currency Risk: The Fund invests in other currencies. Changes in exchange rates will therefore affect the value of the investment. 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. This Share Class may pay dividends or take charges from capital.While this may allow more income to be distributed, it may reduce the value of your holdings and impact the potential for long term capital growth. 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.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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This chart shows the fund's performance as the percentage loss or gain per year over the last 10 years.
This chart shows the fund’s performance as the percentage loss or gain per year over the last 10 years against its benchmark. It can help you to assess how the fund has been managed in the past and compare it to its benchmark.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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Total Return (%) | 15.0 | -7.6 | 11.1 | -12.2 | 27.5 | -0.8 | 20.5 | -10.9 | 15.6 | 9.4 |
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%) | 8.2 | 2.6 | 10.2 | -10.6 | 26.0 | -3.3 | 25.1 | -9.5 | 15.8 | 8.6 |
Performance is shown after deduction of ongoing charges. Any entry and exit charges are excluded from the calculation.
1y | 3y | 5y | 10y | Incept. | |
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Total Return (%)
as of 31-Dec-2024 |
9.35 | 4.02 | 6.12 | 5.93 | 6.48 |
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%)
as of 31-Dec-2024 |
8.59 | 4.41 | 6.61 | 6.63 | 6.69 |
YTD | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y | 3y | 5y | 10y | Incept. | |
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Total Return (%)
as of 31-Dec-2024 |
9.35 | -0.61 | -2.16 | 0.90 | 9.35 | 12.54 | 34.58 | 77.98 | 95.78 |
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%)
as of 31-Dec-2024 |
8.59 | -0.49 | -2.72 | -0.43 | 8.59 | 13.84 | 37.71 | 89.98 | 99.96 |
From 31-Dec-2019 To 31-Dec-2020 |
From 31-Dec-2020 To 31-Dec-2021 |
From 31-Dec-2021 To 31-Dec-2022 |
From 31-Dec-2022 To 31-Dec-2023 |
From 31-Dec-2023 To 31-Dec-2024 |
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Total Return (%)
as of 31-Dec-2024 |
-0.78 | 20.52 | -10.94 | 15.56 | 9.35 |
Constraint Benchmark 1 (%)
as of 31-Dec-2024 |
-3.32 | 25.13 | -9.49 | 15.83 | 8.59 |
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 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
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.
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 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.
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.
Name | Weight (%) |
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ENEL SPA | 3.87 |
NOVO NORDISK A/S | 3.58 |
COMPAGNIE DE SAINT GOBAIN SA | 3.20 |
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG | 3.18 |
SAP SE | 3.13 |
Name | Weight (%) |
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LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC | 2.91 |
SANOFI SA | 2.83 |
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE | 2.80 |
PARTNERS GROUP HOLDING AG | 2.73 |
COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA | 2.73 |
% of Market Value
Type | Fund | Benchmark | Net |
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Industrials | 32.60 | 17.47 | 15.13 |
Financials | 27.09 | 20.34 | 6.75 |
Health Care | 11.28 | 14.98 | -3.70 |
Consumer Discretionary | 6.27 | 9.65 | -3.38 |
Information Technology | 6.25 | 7.71 | -1.47 |
Materials | 4.23 | 5.90 | -1.67 |
Consumer Staples | 3.94 | 10.46 | -6.52 |
Utilities | 3.87 | 4.00 | -0.13 |
Communication | 3.18 | 3.94 | -0.76 |
Cash and/or Derivatives | 1.30 | 0.00 | 1.30 |
Investor Class | Currency | NAV | NAV Amount Change | NAV % Change | NAV As Of | 52wk High | 52wk Low | ISIN |
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Class A2 | USD | 29.72 | 0.34 | 1.16 | 17-Jan-2025 | 32.30 | 27.19 | LU2091194634 |
Class A2 | EUR | 28.85 | 0.27 | 0.94 | 17-Jan-2025 | 28.99 | 25.06 | LU0562822386 |
Class A2 Hedged | USD | 21.36 | 0.20 | 0.95 | 17-Jan-2025 | 21.39 | 18.28 | LU1153584641 |
Class A4G | EUR | 17.15 | 0.16 | 0.94 | 17-Jan-2025 | 17.61 | 15.43 | LU0619515397 |
Class A5G | EUR | 16.17 | 0.15 | 0.94 | 17-Jan-2025 | 16.55 | 14.56 | LU0561744862 |
Class A5G Hedged | USD | 26.08 | 0.25 | 0.97 | 17-Jan-2025 | 26.44 | 23.13 | LU1003076772 |
Class A6 | EUR | 12.04 | 0.11 | 0.92 | 17-Jan-2025 | 12.23 | 10.85 | LU1051768569 |
Class A6 Hedged | GBP | 15.99 | 0.16 | 1.01 | 17-Jan-2025 | 16.16 | 14.22 | LU1051771274 |
Class A6 Hedged | USD | 14.62 | 0.14 | 0.97 | 17-Jan-2025 | 14.79 | 12.97 | LU1019632923 |
Class A8 Hedged | USD | 11.31 | 0.10 | 0.89 | 17-Jan-2025 | 11.50 | 10.18 | LU2114397693 |
Brian Hall, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, is a member of the European Equity team within the Fundamental Equity division of BlackRock’s Active Equity Group. He has had responsibility for the management of the BGF European Value portfolio since December 2010 and co-manages Pan-European portfolios across the team.
Prior to joining BlackRock in 2007, Mr. Hall was with Lehman Brothers, where he was a Director responsible for equity research on the European Capital Goods team. He began his career with Lehman in 1999.
Mr. Hall earned a BSC degree, first class honours in economics with study in continental Europe from Bristol University in 1999.
Review the MSCI methodology behind the Sustainability Characteristics and Business Involvement metrics: 1ESG Fund Ratings; 2Index Carbon Footprint Metrics; 3Business Involvement Screening Research; 4ESG Screened Index Methodology; 5ESG Controversies; 6MSCI Implied Temperature Rise
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The fund invests a large portion of assets which are denominated in other currencies; hence changes in the relevant exchange rate will affect the value of the investment. Investors in this Fund should understand that capital growth is not a priority and values may fluctuate and the level of income may vary from time to time and is not guaranteed.
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