Performance & holdings
Targeting capital growth, the Trust focuses on the world’s most dynamic countries, investing in a carefully curated selection of businesses in the economies of tomorrow. Frontier markets can thrive independently of the wider global economy, which means they can be a source of diversification in any portfolio.
The Company’s investment objective is to achieve long term capital growth by investing in companies domiciled or listed in, or exercising the predominant part of their economic activity in, less developed countries. These countries (the “Frontiers Universe”) are any country which is neither part of the MSCI World Index of developed markets nor one of the eight largest countries by market capitalisation in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index as at 1 April 2018: being Brazil, China, India, Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, and Taiwan.
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.
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Valuation statistics
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Latest dividends
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† Morningstar IT Global Emerging Markets
‡ MSCI Emerging Markets ex Selected Countries + Frontier Markets + Saudi Arabia Index
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 or strategy.
Price Chart:
BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc. Ordinary share price and cum fair Net Asset Value (NAV). Pence Sterling. Source Morningstar, updated daily for period selected. Time period can either be selected from options available, or on chart below (line is for illustration purposes only and does not reflect actual value). Price chart does not include ongoing charges, transaction fees or other expenses.
Net Asset Value (NAV) performance statistics are based on an NAV with income included with any income reinvested on the ex-dividend date, net of ongoing charges and any applicable performance fee.
Share price performance figures are calculated on a mid market basis in sterling terms with income reinvested on the ex-dividend date.
Net Asset Value (NAV) performance is not the same as share price performance, and shareholders may realise returns that are lower or higher than NAV performance.
Price/Trading Table:
BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc. Pound Sterling, Source Morningstar, updated every second day, excluding non-trading days.
Cumulative Returns:
Pound Sterling. BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc. and benchmark (MSCI Frontier Markets Index). Pound, Sterling. Source Morningstar, updated daily.
Valuation Statistics:
Pound Sterling. BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc. Source Morningstar, updated daily.
Latest dividends:
Pound Sterling. BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc. Source Morningstar, updated daily.
Annual Performance:
BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc, benchmark (MSCI Frontier Markets Index) and Morningstar Investment Trust Global Emerging Category. Pound Sterling. Source: Morningstar, as at last quarter end.
BlackRock performance figures are calculated on a total return basis with net income reinvested including management & operating charges and any performance fees.
Net Asset Value (NAV) performance is not the same as share price performance, and shareholders may realise returns that are lower or higher than NAV performance.
Holdings breakdown
Sector and Country:
BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc. Source: BlackRock, as at .
Last reported holdings (as at )
Last Reported Holdings:
BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc. Source: BlackRock, as at . The specific companies identified and described above do not represent all of the companies purchased or sold, and no assumptions should be made that the companies identified and discussed were or will be profitable. Allocations are as of the date shown and do not necessarily represent current or future portfolio holdings.
Sector allocation (as at )
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Annual performance to last quarter end (%) (GBP)
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2015
Cumulative returns % (GBP) ()
Annual returns % (GBP)
† Morningstar IT Global Emerging Markets
‡ MSCI Emerging Markets ex Selected Countries + Frontier Markets + Saudi Arabia Index
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results and should not be the sole factor of consideration when selecting a product or strategy.
Performance Chart:
Pound Sterling. Compares BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc, benchmark (MSCI Frontier Markets Index) and Morningstar Investment Trust Global Emerging Category, at period selected. Source: Morningstar, update daily. Time period can either be selected from options available, or on chart below (line is for illustration purposes only and does not reflect actual value). Price chart and benchmark do not include ongoing charges, transaction fees or other expenses and are not available for actual investment.
BlackRock performance figures are calculated on a total return basis with net income reinvested including management & operating charges and any performance fees.
Net Asset Value (NAV) performance is not the same as share price performance, and shareholders may realise returns that are lower or higher than NAV performance.
Cumulative Returns:
Pound Sterling. BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc, benchmark and Morningstar category. Pound, Sterling. Source Morningstar, updated daily.
Annual Performance:
BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc, benchmark (MSCI Frontier Markets Index) and Morningstar Investment Trust Global Emerging Category. Pound Sterling. Source: Morningstar, as at last quarter end.
Annual Returns:
Pound Sterling. BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc, benchmark and Morningstar category. Source Morningstar, updated daily.
BlackRock performance figures are calculated on a total return basis with net income reinvested including management & operating charges and any performance fees.
Net Asset Value (NAV) performance is not the same as share price performance, and shareholders may realise returns that are lower or higher than NAV performance.
What are the risks?
- 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.
- Overseas investment will be affected by movements in currency exchange rates.
- Emerging market investments are usually associated with higher investment risk than developed market investments. Therefore the value of these investments may be unpredictable and subject to greater variation.
- Investment strategies, such as borrowing, used by the Trust can result in even larger losses suffered when the value of the underlying investments fall.
- Frontier markets are generally more sensitive to economic and political conditions than developed and emerging markets. Other factors include greater 'Liquidity Risk', restrictions on investment or transfer of assets and failed/delayed delivery of securities or payments to the Fund. There may be larger fluctuations to the value of your investment and increased risk of losing your capital.
