BlackRock Global Funds - Euro Short Duration Bond Fund D4 GBP Hedged

Category Other Bond

This fund can be held in an Investment ISA, SIPP and Investment Account

Last buy/sell price

£11.46

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Fund Code

BGSBD

B57BW93

LU0555993434

Prices updated as at 17 May 2024

Prices in GBP

Investment objective

The fund seeks to maximise total return in a manner consistent with the principles of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) investing. The Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in investment grade fixed income transferable securities. At least 70% of total assets will be invested in fixed income transferable securities denominated in Euro with a duration of less than five years. The average duration is not more than three years. Currency exposure is flexibly managed.

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Company name

BlackRock (Luxembourg) SA

Fund launch date

04 Jan 1999

Domicile

Luxembourg

UCITS

Yes

Lead manager

Michael Krautzberger

Lead manager start date

30 Jun 2006

Lead fund manager biography

Michael Krautzberger, CFA, EFFAS, Managing Director, is Chief Investment Officer and member of the board of BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG. Michael heads the Euro Fixed Income team within BlackRock's Fundamental Fixed Income Portfolio Management Group and is a member of Blackrock's EMEA Leadership Committee. Mr. Krautzberger's service with the firm dates back to 2005, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. He joined MLIM as head of the European Fixed Income Aggregate portfolio team and was responsible for the UCITS III restructuring of the MLIIF Euro Bond Funds. Prior to joining MLIM, Mr. Krautzberger was head of European fixed income at Union Investment in Frankfurt since 1999. Previously, he spent five years with Deutsche Bank's DWS, where he managed global fixed income portfolios and was responsible for the pre-Euro European currency unit and structured products. Mr. Krautzberger earned a BA degree in business administration and computer science from the European Business School in 1994, and a MA degree in economics from the University of Hagen in 1996.

Fund manager

Christopher Allen

Manager start date

01 Jan 2015

Fund manager biography

Chris Allen, CFA, director, is a member of the Euro Fixed Income team within BlackRock's Fundamental Fixed Income Portfolio Management Group. He is responsible for managing both institutional and retail mandates, specialising in government-only and aggregate strategies with a focus on rates, sovereigns and inflation-linked bonds. He is co-portfolio manager on the BlackRock Global Funds (BGF) Euro Short Duration Bond Fund. Chris’ service with the firm dates back to 2004, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. He began his career a

Head office

35 A, avenue J.F. Kennedy,

Luxembourg

L-1855

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