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iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E) - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The BlackRock Wholesale Indexed International Equity Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the market, before fees, as measured by the return of the MSCI World ex-Australia Index (unhedged in AUD with net dividends reinvested).
Fund Strategy
The Fund gains exposure to the world's developed share markets, ex-Australia, using an index tracking approach to managing securities. The Fund gains exposure to regional index Funds in weights given by the market cap of each region in the MSCI Index. In turn, each of these regional funds use a full-replication methodology to track the performance of the appropriate regional index.

Fund Performance Comparison

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Fund performance

  1M 3M 6M 1Y p.a. 2Y p.a. 3Y p.a. 5Y p.a. 10Y p.a.
Total return 3.93% 2.19% 10.3% 29.57% 20.51% 11.68% 12.08% 12.8%
Growth return 3.93% 2.19% 6.87% 25.54% 15.85% 7.19% 8.45% 6.67%
Income return 0% 0% 3.43% 4.03% 4.66% 4.49% 3.63% 6.13%
Market index (MSCI World Ex Australia NR AUD)
Total return 3.92% 2.14% 10.2% 29.31% 20.19% 11.39% 13.27% 13.18%
As at 31 Oct 2024. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E)
International Equities
97.80%
Cash
1.22%
Property
0.97%
Australian Equities
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
International Equities
93.18%
Cash
2.48%
Property
1.50%
Australian Equities
2.64%
Fixed Interest
0.11%
Alternatives
0.09%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E) (Wholesale)
BlackRock Investment Mgmt (AUS) Ltd
BGL0104AU
Equity World Large Blend
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Investment Fund
8 Nov 1993
$10284.42 million (as at 31 Aug 2024)
$26.99292 (as at 20 Nov 2024)
$26.96864 (as at 20 Nov 2024)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0% (as at 25 Oct 2023)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0% (as at 30 Jun 2023)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $2,000,000
Minimum additional investments
Minimum redemption amount $1.00

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Aug 2022)

Holding (as at 31 Aug 2022) Type % of Portfolio
Apple Inc Equity 5.10%
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FAQs about the iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E)

The objective of the iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E) managed fund is The BlackRock Wholesale Indexed International Equity Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the market, before fees, as measured by the return of the MSCI World ex-Australia Index (unhedged in AUD with net dividends reinvested).

The strategy of the iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E) managed fund is The Fund gains exposure to the world's developed share markets, ex-Australia, using an index tracking approach to managing securities. The Fund gains exposure to regional index Funds in weights given by the market cap of each region in the MSCI Index. In turn, each of these regional funds use a full-replication methodology to track the performance of the appropriate regional index.

The APIR code of the iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E) managed fund is BGL0104AU.

iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E)’s total return last month was 3.93%. This was made up of a growth return of 3.93% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E)’s total return for the last three months was 2.19%. This was made up of a growth return of 2.19% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E)’s one-year total return is 29.57%. This was made up of a growth return of 25.54% and an income return of 4.03%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E)’s one-year total return is 11.68%. This was made up of a growth return of 7.19% and an income return of 4.49%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

The asset allocation of the iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E) managed fund is :

International Equities
97.80%
Cash
1.22%
Property
0.97%
Australian Equities
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E) managed fund is BlackRock Investment Mgmt (AUS) Ltd.

The iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E) managed fund belongs to the Equity World Large Blend sector/asset class.

As at 31 Aug 2024, the size of the iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E) managed fund was $10284.42 million.

The iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E) managed fund has an inception date of 8 Nov 1993.

The current entry price of the iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E) managed fund is $26.99292 per unit and the current exit price is $26.96864 per unit (as at 20 Nov 2024).

The current exit price of the iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E) managed fund is $26.96864 per unit and the current entry price is $26.99292 per unit (as at 20 Nov 2024).

The minimum initial investment amount for the iShares Wholesale International Equities Index (Class E) managed fund is $2,000,000. Minimum additional investment is $0.

Fund data sourced from Morningstar. Some material is copyright and published under licence from ASX Operations Pty Limited ACN 004 523 782 ("ASXO"). Data and content is provided for personal use only. Whilst every care has been taken in producing these numbers, neither Morningstar nor InvestSMART can make any guarantees around the complete accuracy of these figures. Should you decide to change investments, please read all relevant disclosure documents including the Product Disclosure Statements and if required, you may consider speaking to a financial professional for further guidance. A tax event may be realised as a result of switching investments. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.