The BlackRock Global Funds (BGF) Strategic Global Bond Fund is an actively managed multicurrency global bond fund with a focus on delivering alpha via macro-driven fixed income opportunities worldwide, including rates and foreign exchange across emerging and developed markets.
Allocations to different securities are evaluated and sized relative to a customised benchmark, which consists of 80% Barclays Global Aggregate Index (unhedged) and 20% emerging markets exposure.
The five-strong portfolio management team employ a comprehensive risk management approach, assessing portfolio risk across 4,000 unique risk factors.
Scott Thiel, Deputy CIO Fixed Income at BlackRock and one of the fund’s portfolio managers, said: