BlackRock has expanded its thematics equity range with the launch of three actively-managed funds and an ETF, giving investors exposure to different megatrends in the market.
The group said the funds have been launched in order to capture the "seismic" shifts occurring in the world's economic, social and technological landscapes. Its first new actively-managed equity fund is the BGF Future of Transport fund, run by portfolio managers Alastair Bishop, Charles Lilford and Hannah Gray. The fund will focus on companies that generate revenues from the transition to electric, autonomous and digitally-connected vehicles. Meanwhile, the BGF Next Generation Technology fund will be managed by managing director and portfolio manager Tony Kim and will focus on themes ...
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