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BlackRock European Absolute Alpha D Acc
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IA Targeted Absolute Return
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Discrete calendar year performance

Discrete calendar year performance
Investment	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
BlackRock European Absolute Alpha D Acc	1.85%	10.75%	0.03%	12.51%	-0.93%
IA Targeted Absolute Return	10.09%	2.50%	0.33%	6.33%	4.67%
N/A	N/A%	N/A%	N/A%	N/A%	N/A%

Trailing returns

(*annualised)

Trailing returns
Investment	3 months	6 months	1 year	3 years*	5 years*
BlackRock European Absolute Alpha D Acc	-3.06%	0.07%	3.04%	5.21%	4.28%
IA Targeted Absolute Return	0.74%	2.79%	4.64%	4.31%	4.43%
N/A	N/A%	N/A%	N/A%	N/A%	N/A%

Overview

Fund Objective: The investment strategy of the Fund is deemed by the Manager to be capacity constrained and therefore, when the net asset value of the Fund reaches £900,000,000, units in the Fund will not be available to buy until further notice except at the discretion of the Manager (you will still be able to sell your units daily). The Fund aims to achieve positive absolute returns on your investment (i.e. an increase in the overall value of the Fund) over a period of 12 months regardless of market conditions. As such, the Fund will not be managed against any European equity index. 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.

Manager name	BlackRock
Manager start date	01 July 2013
Manager Biography	Stefan Gries is co-manager of BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc. He is a member of the European Equity team within the Fundamental Equity division of BlackRock’s Active Equity Group. He is co-manager on the European Absolute return (long/short) portfolios as well as on Pan European and Europe ex UK long-only portfolios. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2008, he spent two years at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership. 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. He earned an MA in economics and Spanish.

Investment style:	Absolute Return
Region (geographical)	Europe

Benchmark	N/A
Sector	IA Targeted Absolute Return
FE fundinfo Rating	3 of 5

Fees & charges

Fees and Charges

Fees and Charges
Charge	Who receives this?	What is it?	Amount
Initial charge:	The fund manager	Charges applied by the fund management company for investing in their fund. Please note that Investment Managers may charge each time you buy new units or shares in a fund or trust. Where Investment Managers would have an entry charge, we will negotiate to have it waived so you will not be charged.	0.00%
Ongoing Charges:	The fund manager	The annual charge paid to a fund manager to cover the costs of running the fund. It is an estimate based on the actual amount charged in the previous year.	0.89%
Performance Fee:	The fund manager	A performance fee joins up the interest of the fund manager and their investors. A performance fee is taken when the fund beats pre-set conditions.	20%
Typical transaction cost:	The fund manager	The costs of dealing within a fund, which the Investment Manager must pay to continue managing the assets. This includes where the Manager decides to sell one stock and buy another. The costs will vary from one fund to another based on how often the Investment Manager trades and the costs applied when trading.	0.188%*
Dealing commission:	Halifax	The cost of buying or selling some or all of your investment.	£9.50 (per online trade)

*This is an indication based on the market average. The fund’s actual transaction cost will be shown before you place a trade.
Account charges are not included
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Breakdown

Asset Allocation

Fund size: 322,460,000.00 GBX

Chart date: May 20, 2025

Top 10 Holdings

Top 10 Holdings
Security	Weight
Mtu aero engines ag	2.51%
Relx plc	2.33%
Sap se	2.27%
London stock exchange group plc	2.23%
Lonza group ag	2.12%
Weir group plc (the)	2.08%
Thales	1.94%
Hermes international	1.92%
Compagnie de saint-gobain	1.90%
Linde public limited company	1.87%

Sectors

Sectors
Sectors	Weight
Industrials	16.16%
Financials	10.73%
Health Care	1.53%
Materials	-0.71%
Information Technology	-1.25%
Energy	-2.84%
Utilities	-3.13%
Consumer Discretionary	-5.92%
Consumer Staples	-6.87%
Communications	-7.83%

World regions

World regions
Country	Weight
Netherlands	3.61%
United States	3.52%
Germany	2.40%
France	1.93%
Switzerland	1.29%
Italy	0.93%
Ireland	0.03%
United Kingdom	-0.41%
Belgium	-0.91%
Portugal	-0.98%

ESG

What is ESG?

ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance and is an approach for evaluating to what extent a company works towards social goals. For investors this can be used in order to understand how their funds and the assets they are made up of work towards these goals and use that information to help make sustainable investment choices.

BlackRock European Absolute Alpha D Acc