Equity

BlackRock Japan Equity 1 Fund

  • NAV as of 20/Nov/2024 GBP 218.12
    52 WK: 178.59 - 241.70
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of 20/Nov/2024 -1.00 (-0.46%)

Overview

Investment Approach


The Fund aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the equity market in Japan.

The Fund is passively managed and invests so far as possible and practicable in equity securities (e.g. shares) that make up the MSCI Japan Index (the Index), the Fund's benchmark index. The Index should be used by investors to compare the performance of the Fund.

The benchmark index measures the performance of large and mid capitalisation Japanese equity securities, which are subject to MSCI’s size, liquidity and free-float criteria. The Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalisation weighted index. Free float-adjusted means that only shares readily available in the market rather than all of a company’s issued shares are used in calculating the Index. Free float adjusted market capitalisation is the share price of a company multiplied by the number of shares readily available in the market. Securities that are liquid means that they can be easily bought or sold in the market in normal market conditions.

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 financial investments involve an element of risk. Therefore, the value of your investment and the income from it will vary and your initial investment amount cannot be guaranteed. Overseas investment will be affected by movements in currency exchange rates. Investment risk is concentrated in specific sectors, countries, currencies or companies. This means the Fund is more sensitive to any localised economic, market, political or regulatory events. 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.

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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Source: For UK-domiciled funds (such as the BlackRock Retail Authorised Unit Trusts and BlackRock Collective Investment Funds 'BCIF'), performance is shown on a bid to bid price basis, with net income reinvested, in the currency indicated on the chart. Performance is shown net of fees. For Luxembourg-domiciled funds (such as BlackRock Global Funds 'BGF' and BlackRock Strategic Funds 'BSF'), performance is shown on a net asset value basis, with gross income reinvested, in the currency indicated in the chart. Performance is shown net of fees. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.

Distributions

Ex-Date Total Distribution
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For more information: +353 1 612 3394 • www.blackrock.com • investor.services@blackrock.com

This chart shows the fund's performance as the percentage loss or gain per year over the last 7 years.

  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Return (%) 19.5 -15.2 18.8 8.0 13.2 -4.6 34.1
Benchmark (%) 19.7 -15.1 18.5 8.8 13.4 -4.5 28.6

Performance is shown after deduction of ongoing charges. Any entry and exit charges are excluded from the calculation.

  From
30-Sept-2019
To
30-Sept-2020 		From
30-Sept-2020
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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
Total Return (%)

as of 30/Sept/2024

3.61 28.97 -8.68 34.16 20.28
Benchmark (%)

as of 30/Sept/2024

4.40 29.06 -8.28 29.82 16.52
  1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) 26.99 15.31 14.03 - 11.41
Benchmark (%) 23.04 12.86 12.77 - 10.83
  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) 19.37 2.71 -2.89 -0.18 26.99 53.33 92.79 - 152.88
Benchmark (%) 16.66 2.34 -2.77 -1.04 23.04 43.77 82.39 - 141.80

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 JPY.

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 20/Nov/2024
JPY 228,656,147,577
Fund Launch Date
31/Mar/2016
Fund Base Currency
JPY
Benchmark Index
MSCI Japan Index
Initial Charge
0.00%
Management Fee
0.04%
Performance Fee
0.00%
Use of Income
Distributing
Regulatory Structure
UCITS
Morningstar Category
Other Equity
Dealing Frequency
Daily, forward pricing basis
Share Class launch date
31/Mar/2016
Share Class Currency
GBP
Asset Class
Equity
SFDR Classification
Other
Ongoing Charges Figures
0.08%
ISIN
IE00BZCTKG50
Distribution Frequency
Annual
Domicile
Ireland
Management Company
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
Dealing Settlement
Trade Date + 2 days
SEDOL
BZCTKG5

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings
as of 31/Oct/2024
198
Standard Deviation (3y)
as of 31/Oct/2024
12.98%
P/E Ratio
as of 31/Oct/2024
15.84
12 Month Trailing Dividend Distribution Yield
as of 31/Oct/2024
1.81
3y Beta
as of 31/Oct/2024
1.018
P/B Ratio
as of 31/Oct/2024
1.53

Risk Indicator

Risk Indicator

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Ratings

Holdings

Holdings

as of 31/Oct/2024
Name Weight (%)
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 4.78
HITACHI LTD 3.16
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 3.14
SONY GROUP CORP 2.95
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 2.46
Name Weight (%)
KEYENCE CORP 2.36
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP IN 2.13
TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 1.82
TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS INC 1.82
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL LTD 1.80
Holdings subject to change

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of 31/Oct/2024

% 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 NAV NAV Amount Change NAV % Change NAV As Of 52wk High 52wk Low ISIN
Class J Hedged GBP Annual 218.12 -1.00 -0.46 20/Nov/2024 241.70 178.59 IE00BZCTKG50
Class J Hedged USD None 281.79 -1.36 -0.48 20/Nov/2024 306.50 225.97 IE00BZCTKD20
Class J Hedged EUR None 237.11 -1.14 -0.48 20/Nov/2024 259.03 191.45 IE00BZCTKF44
Class J USD - 96.80 -1.51 -1.54 20/Nov/2024 108.87 87.78 IE000A0JN870
Class J JPY None 25,857.13 -127.32 -0.49 20/Nov/2024 28,227.00 21,136.40 IE00BZCTKC13
Class J EUR - 99.69 -0.92 -0.92 20/Nov/2024 105.65 86.73 IE000OQYDOW4
Class J GBP - 96.92 -1.41 -1.43 20/Nov/2024 105.11 87.26 IE00087SFKB5

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Kieran Doyle
Kieran Doyle
Group Index Equity PM Core DM EMEA
Group Index Equity PM Core DM EMEA

Literature

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