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BlackRock Global Funds - Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond Fund A6 GBP Hedged

Performance History31/03/2025
Growth of 1,000 (GBP) Advanced Graph
BlackRock Global Funds - Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond Fund A6 GBP Hedged
Fund-8.5-10.413.8-6.74.5
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Key Stats
NAV
04/04/2025
 GBP 5.24
Day Change -0.19%
Morningstar Category™ Other Bond
IA (formerly IMA) Sector -
ISIN LU1408528302
Fund Size (Mil)
31/03/2025
 USD 1560.27
Share Class Size (Mil)
03/04/2025
 GBP 0.94
Max Initial Charge 5.00%
Ongoing Charge
04/02/2025
  1.24%
Investment Objective: BlackRock Global Funds - Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond Fund A6 GBP Hedged
The Fund seeks to maximise total return. The Fund invests at least 70% of its total assets in local currency-denominated fixed income transferable securities issued by governments and agencies of, and companies domiciled or exercising the predominant part of their economic activity in, emerging markets. The full spectrum of available securities, including noninvestment grade, may be utilised. Currency exposure is flexibly managed.
Returns
Trailing Returns (GBP)04/04/2025
YTD5.28
3 Years Annualised2.56
5 Years Annualised2.63
10 Years Annualised-
12 Month Yield 8.19
Dividend Paying Frequency Monthly
Management
Manager Name
Start Date
Laurent Develay
27/07/2012
Michal Wozniak
05/11/2015
Inception Date
11/05/2016

Category Benchmark
Fund BenchmarkMorningstar Benchmark
JPM GBI-EM Global Diversified TR USD-
Portfolio Profile for  BlackRock Global Funds - Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond Fund A6 GBP Hedged28/02/2025
Fixed Income
Effective Maturity7.25
Effective Duration6.06
Morningstar Style Box®
Fixed Income Style
Asset Allocation
  % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock0.000.000.00
Bond98.882.3396.56
Property0.000.000.00
Cash482.74478.714.03
Other0.060.65-0.59
Growth Of 1000 (GBP) 31/03/2025
Fund:  BlackRock Global Funds - Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond Fund A6 GBP Hedged
Category:  Other Bond
Category Index: 
Growth of 1,000 GBP
Annual Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 201820192020202120222023202431/03
Price Return-14.279.430.03-8.51-10.4513.80-6.664.48
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% Rank in Category-
Trailing Returns (GBP)04/04/2025
   Total Returns   +/- Category   +/- Category Index
1 Day-0.19   --
1 Week1.07   --
1 Month1.26   --
3 Months5.07   --
6 Months-3.23   --
YTD5.28   --
1 Year0.58   --
3 Years Annualised2.56   --
5 Years Annualised2.63   --
10 Years Annualised-   --
 
Quarterly Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
20254.48---
2024-2.47-2.208.53-9.84
20234.543.69-5.1110.63
2022-7.18-8.18-3.639.04
2021-6.743.59-3.27-2.10
2020-18.9010.011.6410.33
 
 
 
Morningstar Rating™(Relative to Category)-
 Morningstar ReturnMorningstar RiskMorningstar Rating™
3-Year--Not Rated
5-Year--Not Rated
10-Year--Not Rated
Overall--Not Rated
 
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Volatility Measurements31/03/2025
 
3-Yr Std Dev12.12 %
3-Yr Mean Return3.03 %
 
3-Yr Sharpe Ratio-0.08
 
Modern Portfolio Statistics-31/03/2025
 Standard IndexBest Fit Index
   Morningstar EU Cau Gbl Tgt Alloc NR EUR
3-Yr Beta-1.59
3-Yr Alpha-5.29
 
Fixed Income Style28/02/2025
Morningstar Style Box®
Fixed Income Style
SizeRel to Cat
Total Market Value (Mil)USD 1500
Maturity Distribution %
1 to 313.97
3 to 518.93
5 to 717.77
7 to 1025.97
10 to 1510.36
15 to 204.75
20 to 304.94
Over 300.00
Effective Maturity7.25
Effective Duration6.06
Credit Quality Breakdown %     %
AAA1.52   BB28.91
AA6.12   B0.78
A20.06   Below B1.00
BBB41.58   Not Rated0.02
 
Asset Allocation28/02/2025
Asset Allocation
 % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock0.000.000.00
Bond98.882.3396.56
Property0.000.000.00
Cash482.74478.714.03
Other0.060.65-0.59
Top 10 Holdings28/02/2025
 Portfolio NEW
Total Number of Equity Holdings0
Total Number of Bond Holdings186
Assets in Top 10 Holdings21.35
NameSectorCountry% of Assets
Peru (Republic Of)Peru2.99
Colombia (Republic Of)Colombia2.38
Secretaria Do Tesouro NacionalBrazil2.28
Colombia (Republic Of)Colombia2.23
South Africa (Republic of)South Africa2.03
Turkey (Republic of)Turkey1.97
Secretaria Do Tesouro NacionalBrazil1.91
Poland (Republic of)Poland1.90
Colombia (Republic Of)Colombia1.85
South Africa (Republic of)South Africa1.82
 
 
Management
Name of CompanyBlackRock (Luxembourg) SA
Phone+44 20 77433000
Websitewww.blackrock.com
Address35 A, avenue J.F. Kennedy,
 Luxembourg   L-1855
 Luxembourg
DomicileLuxembourg
Legal StructureSICAV
UCITSYes
Inception Date11/05/2016
Fund Advisor(s)
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.
Blackrock Financial Management, Inc
BlackRock (Singapore) Ltd
Fund ManagerLaurent Develay
Manager Start Date27/07/2012
Career Start Year1999
Education
Grande Ecole program at Ecole Suprieure Libre des Sciences, B.A.
1998, University of California, Certificat
 
Biography
Laurent Develay, Director, is a portfolio manager on the Emerging Markets Debt team within BlackRock's Portfolio Management Group. He has responsibility for managing emerging market currencies and local debt investments. Prior to joining BlackRock in June 2012, Mr. Develay was a portfolio manager in the Emerging Markets Debt team at Fischer Francis Trees & Watts (FFTW, a BNP Paribas Investment Partner) with an alpha focus on EM currencies and regional research coverage of Latin America. Prior to the merger between BNP Paribas and Fortis, Mr. Develay was head of the currency and commodity trading team at Fortis Investments for five years in Paris and London with a strong focus on emerging markets currencies. Previously, Mr. Develay served as a currency trader at AXA Investment Managers where he started his career in 1999. Mr. Develay earned Master in Finance in 1996 from the E.S.L.S.C.A. in Paris and a Certificate in Finance from UC Berkeley Extension in 1998.
Fund ManagerMichal Wozniak
Manager Start Date05/11/2015
Career Start Year2000
Education
2001, Warsaw School of Economics, M.A.
 
Biography
Michal Wozniak, CFA, Director, is a Portfolio Manager for Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio Management team for Blackrock Global Fixed Income Group. He has responsibility for managing local rates within dedicated local currency bond portfolios and multi-segment strategies, including, local rates, sovereign debt emerging market currencies. Prior to joining BlackRock in November 2013, Mr. Wozniak was working as a portfolio manager in Emerging Markets Debt teams in Lombard Odier Investment Managers and JPMorgan Asset Management, focusing on global local and hard currency fixed income strategies. Before that, he was responsible for Eastern European strategies in Fortis Investments in London. From 2002 until 2007 he was working in Credit Suisse Asset Management in Warsaw, initially as a portfolio manager and later heading the fixed income team. Michal started his professional career in 2000 as an equity analyst in ABN AMRO Asset Management. Michal earned a Master’s in Finance and Banking from the Warsaw School of Economics in 2001.
Fees and Expenses
Sales Charges (Maximum) 
Max Initial Charge5.00%
Max Exit Charge*2.00%
Annual Charges
Max Annual Management Charge1.00%
Ongoing Charge1.24%
Purchase Details
Minimum Investments
Initial-
Additional-
Savings-
Tax Free Savings Schemes
ISAsYes