BlackRock's Zoellinger: How we handled the European sell-off

'How we handled the European sell-off'

BlackRock Continental European Income fund manager reveals how to make money from the periphery and find income in times of low growth.

BlackRock’s Continental European Income fund launched in 2011, hot on the heels of the financial crisis and the near-collapse of the eurozone. However, manager Andreas Zoellinger has managed to navigate the portfolio through these rough seas. Over one and three years, the fund is firmly in the first quartile of the IMA Europe ex UK sector, beating the average return of 46% over three years to deliver 57%. Over one year, the fund has managed to deliver a positive return, in contrast to the losses suffered by many of its peers. The fund’s strong performance has attracted attention from ...