BlackRock has launched two new active thematic funds within its BlackRock Global Funds (BGF) range – the BGF Next Generation Health Care fund and the BGF Future Consumer fund.
The two new funds will invest in themes positioned to benefit from long-term global trends and both will incorporate ESG and sustainability criteria into their investment processes. The funds are benchmark-agnostic and aim to outperform the MSCI All-Country World index (ACWI) over time. Both vehicles have an OCF of 1.82% for the A2 USD share class and an OCF of 1% for the D2 USD share class. European investors' appetite for thematic investing to grow over next three years The healthcare fund invests in next generation health companies across new and emerging themes in areas such...
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