| Quick Stats | |||||
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| Fund currency | GBX | Change on day | 9.60 p | Sector | IMA Specialist |
| Bid price | 860.10 p | Change on day | 1.07% | Fund Size | £15.09 B 22/05/2013 |
| Mid price | - | Yield | 0.00% | Fund type | Unit Trust |
| Offer price | 908.60 p | Unit type | Accumulation | Available as | ISA |
| Price date | 22/05/2013 | Crown Rating |  |
Launch date | 07/04/1988 |
| Fund Objective | Purchase Information | ||||||||||
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| The BlackRock Gold and General fund seeks to achieve long-term capital growth primarily through an actively managed portfolio of gold mining, commodity and precious-metal related shares. The fund may also invest in other transferable securities and units in collective investment schemes. Derivatives may also be used for the purposes of efficient portfolio management. |
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| Manager Information | |
|---|---|
| Manager name | Evy Hambro |
| Manager since | 01/04/2009 |
| Manager's biography | Evy Hambro, Managing Director, is the joint Chief Investment Officer of the Natural Resources Equity team within BlackRock's EMEA Fundamental Equity Portfolio Management Group. He is responsible for the management of BGF World Mining, BGF World Gold, BlackRock Gold and General Fund and BlackRock World Mining Trust. He is also co-manager of BlackRock's Natural Resources Hedge Fund and manger of a number of segregated portfolios. Mr. Hambro's service with the firm dates back to 1994, including his years with Mercury Asset Management & Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. Mr. Hambro earned a BSc degree, with honours, in Agricultural Food marketing, from Newcastle University in 1994. |
Performance Chart
| Cumulative Performance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 mth |
6 mth |
1 yr |
3 yr |
5 yr |
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| Fund | -24.62 | -35.23 | -27.23 | -35.33 | -26.61 |
| Sector | 2.52 | 11.30 | 18.02 | 16.46 | 16.28 |
| Relative to sector | -26.47 | -41.81 | -38.35 | -44.47 | -36.89 |
| Rank within sector | 208 / 212 | 200 / 205 | 198 / 202 | 157 / 161 | 111 / 119 |
| Discrete Performance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/05/2012 -22/05/2013 |
22/05/2011 -22/05/2012 |
22/05/2010 -22/05/2011 |
22/05/2009 -22/05/2010 |
22/05/2008 -22/05/2009 |
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| Fund | -27.23 | -21.98 | 13.91 | 25.59 | -9.64 |
| Sector | 18.02 | -13.09 | 13.53 | 23.96 | -19.46 |
| Relative to sector | -38.35 | -10.23 | 0.33 | 1.32 | 12.19 |
| Top 10 Holdings | % of Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEWCREST MINING | 7.20 |
| 2 | RANDGOLD RESOURCES | 6.30 |
| 3 | FRESNILLO PLC | 5.90 |
| 4 | GOLDCORP INC | 5.90 |
| 5 | FRANCO NEVADA CORP | 5.80 |
| 6 | ELDORADO GOLD CORP | 4.50 |
| 7 | KINROSS GOLD CORP | 4.00 |
| 8 | INDUSTRIAS PENOLES SAB DE CV | 3.80 |
| 9 | NEW GOLD INC | 3.00 |
| 10 | NEWMONT MINING CORP | 2.90 |
Region Weighting - as at April 30, 2013
| Region | % of Fund | Chart | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 37.90% | ||
| 2 | UK | 21.20% | ||
| 3 | USA | 16.70% | ||
| 4 | Australasia | 9.50% | ||
| 5 | Latin America | 5.70% | ||
| 6 | South Africa | 4.20% | ||
| 7 | Russia | 1.90% | ||
| 8 | Money Market | 1.60% | ||
| 9 | Others | 1.30% | ||
Asset Weighting - as at April 30, 2013
| Asset | % of Fund | Chart | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commodity & Energy | 100.00% | ||
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