Morningstar Fund Report  | 17/04/2025Print

BlackRock Global Funds - Emerging Europe Fund A2

Performance History28/02/2022
Growth of 1,000 (GBP) Advanced Graph
BlackRock Global Funds - Emerging Europe Fund A2
Fund-10.625.8-7.815.3-59.1
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+/-B’mrk-----
 
Key Stats
NAV
28/02/2022
 EUR 53.60
Day Change -37.67%
Morningstar Category™ Other Equity
ISIN LU0011850392
Fund Size (Mil)
31/03/2025
 EUR 18.08
Share Class Size (Mil)
28/02/2022
 EUR 228.34
Max Initial Charge 5.26%
Ongoing Charge
07/02/2022
  2.07%
Investment Objective: BlackRock Global Funds - Emerging Europe Fund A2
The Fund seeks to maximise total return. The Fund invests at least 70% of its total assets in the equity securities of companies domiciled in, or exercising the predominant part of their economic activity in, emerging European countries. It may also invest in companies domiciled in and around, or exercising the predominant part of their economic activity in and around, the Mediterranean region.
Returns
Trailing Returns (GBP)28/02/2022
YTD-59.10
3 Years Annualised-19.41
5 Years Annualised-11.59
10 Years Annualised-5.49
12 Month Yield 0.00
Management
Manager Name
Start Date
Sam Vecht
01/04/2009
Christopher Colunga
01/02/2019
Inception Date
29/12/1995

Category Benchmark
Fund BenchmarkMorningstar Benchmark
MSCI EM Europe 10/40 NR EUR-
Portfolio Profile for  BlackRock Global Funds - Emerging Europe Fund A231/03/2025
Morningstar Style Box®
Equity Style
Asset Allocation
  % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock0.030.000.03
Bond0.000.000.00
Property0.000.000.00
Cash99.970.0099.97
Other0.000.000.00
Top 5 Regions%
Europe - Emerging100.00
United States0.00
Canada0.00
Latin America0.00
United Kingdom0.00
Top 5 Sectors%
Energy51.92
Financial Services33.54
Basic Materials10.34
Consumer Defensive4.20
Top 5 HoldingsSector%
Sberbank of Russia PJSCFinancial ServicesFinancial Services0.01
Gazprom PJSCEnergyEnergy0.01
Tatneft PJSCEnergyEnergy0.00
Novolipetsk Steel PJSCBasic MaterialsBasic Materials0.00
NOVATEK PJSCEnergyEnergy0.00
BlackRock Global Funds - Emerging Europe Fund A2
Growth Of 1000 (GBP) 28/02/2022
Fund:  BlackRock Global Funds - Emerging Europe Fund A2
Category:  Other Equity
Category Index: 
Growth of 1,000 GBP
Annual Returns (GBP)28/02/2022
 201520162017201820192020202128/02
Price Return-4.7844.9512.17-10.6425.76-7.7715.28-59.10
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% Rank in Category-----100
Trailing Returns (GBP)28/02/2022
   Total Returns   +/- Category   +/- Category Index
1 Day-37.67   --
1 Week-50.15   --
1 Month-56.68   --
3 Months-59.84   --
6 Months-61.10   --
YTD-59.10   --
1 Year-52.79   --
3 Years Annualised-19.41   --
5 Years Annualised-11.59   --
10 Years Annualised-5.49   --
 
Quarterly Returns (GBP)28/02/2022
 Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
20213.1914.347.15-8.82
2020-34.4323.20-7.9824.08
20194.8919.29-1.912.47
2018-1.88-2.97-0.30-5.85
20172.410.456.812.09
 
 
 
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 Measurements28/02/2022
 
3-Yr Std Dev41.80 %
3-Yr Mean Return-8.96 %
 
3-Yr Sharpe Ratio-0.23
 
Modern Portfolio Statistics-28/02/2022
 Standard IndexBest Fit Index
   JPM EMBI Plus TR USD
3-Yr Beta-3.03
3-Yr Alpha--1.84
 
Investment Style Details31/03/2025
Morningstar Style Box®
Equity Style
SizeRel to Cat
Average Mkt Cap (Mil)EUR --
Market Capitalisation% of Equity
Giant-
Large-
Medium-
Small-
Micro-
Valuations and Growth RatesEquity PortfolioRelative to Category
Price/Prospective Earnings--
Price/Book--
Price/Sales--
Price/Cash Flow--
Dividend-Yield Factor--
 
Long-Term Projected Earnings Growth--
Historical Earnings Growth--
Sales Growth--
Cash-Flow Growth--
Book-Value Growth--
 
Asset Allocation31/03/2025
Asset Allocation
 % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock0.030.000.03
Bond0.000.000.00
Property0.000.000.00
Cash99.970.0099.97
Other0.000.000.00
World Regions31/03/2025
 % of EquityRelative to Category
United States0.000.00
Canada0.000.00
Latin America0.000.00
United Kingdom0.000.00
Eurozone0.000.00
Europe - ex Euro0.000.00
Europe - Emerging100.0040.07
Africa0.000.00
Middle East0.000.00
Japan0.000.00
Australasia0.000.00
Asia - Developed0.000.00
Asia - Emerging0.000.00
 
Sector Weightings31/03/2025
 % of EquityRelative to Category
Basic MaterialsBasic Materials10.340.71
Financial ServicesFinancial Services33.542.05
Consumer DefensiveConsumer Defensive4.200.71
EnergyEnergy51.9214.57
 
Top 10 Holdings31/03/2025
 Portfolio NEW
Total Number of Equity Holdings15
Total Number of Bond Holdings0
Assets in Top 10 Holdings0.03
NameSectorCountry% of Assets
Sberbank of Russia PJSC103Russian Federation0.01
Gazprom PJSC309Russian Federation0.01
Tatneft PJSC309Russian Federation0.00
Novolipetsk Steel PJSC101Russian Federation0.00
NOVATEK PJSC309Russian Federation0.00
Rosneft Oil Co309Russian Federation0.00
Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC101Russian Federation0.00
NovaBev Group205Russian Federation0.00
Tatneft PJSC Participating Preferred309Russian Federation0.00
PJSC Lukoil309Russian Federation0.00
 
 
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 Date29/12/1995
Fund Advisor(s)
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.
Fund ManagerSam Vecht
Manager Start Date01/04/2009
Career Start Year2000
Education
2000, London School of Economics, B.S.
 
Biography
Sam Vecht, CFA, Managing Director, is Head of Emerging Europe, Frontiers and Alternative Strategies and a portfolio manager within BlackRock’s Fundamental Equity Group. Mr. Vecht is lead portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets Equity Strategies Fund and also co-manages the Latin America, Emerging Europe, Emerging Frontiers Hedge Fund, Frontiers, and Asia Pacific Absolute Return strategies. He is also a research pod leader of the EMEA & Frontiers and Latin America pods. Mr. Vecht's service with the firm dates back to 2000, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. Mr. Vecht earned a BSc degree, with honours, in international relations and history from the London School of Economics
Fund ManagerChristopher Colunga
Manager Start Date01/02/2019
Career Start Year2004
Education
University of Michigan, B.A.
 
Biography
Chris Colunga, Director, is a Portfolio Manager and a research analyst on the Global Emerging Markets Equities Team within BlackRock’s Fundamental Equity Group. He specialized in Central Eastern European and Russian Equities. He is a member of the EMEA & Frontiers research pod. Prior to moving to BlackRock, Mr. Colunga spent five years managing long/short equity strategies focused on the EMEA and MENA regions at Charlemagne Capital and Och-Ziff Capital Management. From 2007, Mr. Colunga was an EMEA equity analyst at Schroders specialising in Russia, Turkey and the Czech Republic. He began his career as an auditor at Ernst & Young in 2004. Mr. Colunga earned a BA (Hons) in Political Science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Fees and Expenses
Sales Charges (Maximum) 
Max Initial Charge5.26%
Max Exit Charge*n/a
Annual Charges
Max Annual Management Charge1.75%
Ongoing Charge2.07%
Purchase Details
Minimum Investments
Initial-
Additional-
Savings-
Tax Free Savings Schemes
ISAsNo