BlackRock European Absolute Alpha Class D Acc
Report And Accounts
Simplified Prospectus / KIID
Performance
Discrete performance - to last month end
| 31/03/20 to 31/03/21 |
31/03/21 to 31/03/22 |
31/03/22 to 31/03/23 |
31/03/23 to 31/03/24 |
31/03/24 to 31/03/25 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | 1.9% | 10.8% | 0.0% | 12.5% | -0.9% |
| Sector | 10.1% | 2.5% | 0.3% | 6.3% | 4.7% |
| Rank | 58/62 | 4/64 | 35/70 | 7/70 | 67/71 |
| Quartile | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Annualised performance
| Annualised | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Years to 31/03/25 |
5 Years to 31/03/25 |
10 Years to 31/03/25 |
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| Fund | 3.7% | 4.7% | 4.2% | |
| Sector | 3.7% | 4.7% | 2.4% | |
| Rank | 26/70 | 30/62 | 10/43 | |
| Quartile | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Top 10 Holdings
| Stock | % Weight |
|---|---|
| MIZUHO BANK LTD (LONDON BRANCH) | 6.62 |
| OMERS FINANCE TRUST | 5.66 |
| PSP CAPITAL INC | 4.73 |
| SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST BANK LTD (LO | 4.47 |
| ANTALIS SA | 4.39 |
| TOYOTA MOTOR FINANCE (NETHERLANDS) | 3.13 |
| MTU AERO ENGINES AG | 2.99 |
| LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 2.92 |
| COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (LO | 2.82 |
| NOVO NORDISK A/S | 2.70 |
| Total | 40.41 |
Fund Aims
BlackRock European Absolute Alpha Fund seeks to achieve a positive absolute return for investors and, as such, the Fund will not be managed against any European equity index. The Fund will seek to achieve this investment objective by taking long positions and using derivatives to take synthetic long and synthetic short investment positions. The Fund will be managed with the aim of delivering absolute (more than zero) returns on a 12 month basis in any market conditions. However, an absolute return is not guaranteed over a 12 month or any period and the Fund may experience periods of negative return. The Fund’s capital is at risk. The Fund primarily aims to gain investment exposure to equities and equity-related securities of, or giving exposure to, companies incorporated or listed in the European Economic Area and Switzerland. In order to gain this exposure, the Fund invests primarily in derivatives, equities and equity-related securities and, when determined appropriate, cash and near cash. The Fund may also invest in other transferable securities, permitted money-market instruments, permitted deposits and units in collective investment schemes.
Fund Manager
Stefan Gries, Director, is the co-portfolio manager of Continental European funds and European Absolute Return portfolios.
He is a member of the European Equity team within the Fundamental Equity division of BlackRock’s Active Equity Group.
Prior to joining Blackrock in 2008, Mr Gries spent 2 years at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership where he completed a 2 year graduate program.
Since joining BlackRock, he has worked both as a portfolio manager and as an analyst covering, at various times, energy, pharmaceuticals and insurance on behalf of the European Equity team. Mr Gries earned an MA in Economics & Spanish from the University of St. Andrews in 2005.
David Tovey, CFA, Director and portfolio manager is a member of BlackRock's European equity team within BlackRock's Alpha Strategies group. He manages the BGF Swiss Small & Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund, the BlackRock Aletsch Fund, BSF European Opportunities Extension Fund, and is a co-manager of the BSF European Absolute Return Fund.
Mr. Tovey's service with the firm dates back to 1998, when he joined the graduate programme of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. At MLIM, Mr. Tovey initially worked as an analyst on the US Small Cap team before joining the European Specialist team in September 1999, which joined the European Equity team in 2013.
Mr. Tovey earned a BSc degree in economics from Warwick University in 1998.
Fund Overview
| Bid (03/04/2025) | 188.97p |
| Offer (03/04/2025) | 189.05p |
| Historic yield | 2.54% |
| Fund size (31/01/2025) | £316.57m |
| Number of holdings | 470 |
| Entry Charge | 0.00% |
| Ongoing Charges | 0.91% |
| Launch date | 31/03/2009 |
Asset Allocation
| Cash and Equivalents | 39.29% | |
| International Equities | 10.01% | |
| Money Market | 9.23% | |
| International Bonds | 4.47% | |
| UK Corporate Bonds | 4.07% | |
| Alternative Trading Strategies | 0.33% | |
| UK Equities | 0.25% | |
| Other Assets | 32.36% |
Important Information
Source of portfolio data: Broadridge. Source of performance data: FE fundinfo. We can’t predict the future. Past performance isn’t a guide to future performance. The figures shown are intended only to demonstrate performance history of the fund, after allowing for the impact of ongoing charges, but take no account of product charges. Ongoing charges may vary in the future and may be higher than they are now. Fund performance is based upon the movement of the daily price and is shown as total return in GBP with income reinvested. The value of your client’s investment can go down as well as up and the amount your client gets back may be less than they put in.
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