Equity

iShares Europe Index Fund (IE)

  • NAV as of 03/Dec/2024 USD 18.16
    52 WK: 16.89 - 19.77
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of 03/Dec/2024 0.16 (0.86%)
  • Morningstar Rating

Overview

Investment Approach


The Fund aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the European equity market.

The Fund is passively managed and invests so far as possible and practicable in equity securities (e.g. shares) that make up the MSCI Europe Index, the Fund’s benchmark index.

The benchmark index measures the performance of the equity market of the developed markets in Europe and is a free float-adjusted market capitalisation weighted index. Free float-adjusted means that only shares readily available in the market rather than all of a company’s issued shares are used in calculating the benchmark index. Free float-adjusted market capitalisation is the share price of a company multiplied by the number of shares readily available in the market. As at the end of November 2018 the benchmark index consists of the following 15 developed market country indices: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Important Information: Capital at Risk. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and are not guaranteed. Investors may not get back the amount originally invested.

All financial investments involve an element of risk. Therefore, the value of your investment and the income from it will vary and your initial investment amount cannot be guaranteed. The fund invests a large portion of assets which are denominated in other currencies; hence changes in the relevant exchange rate will affect the value of the investment. The Fund may be exposed to finance sector companies, as a service provider or as counterparty for financial contracts. Liquidity in the financial markets has been severely restricted, causing a number of firms to withdrawn from the market, or in some extreme cases, becoming insolvent. This may have an adverse affect on the activities of the fund. The Fund uses derivatives as part of its investment strategy. Compared to a fund which only invests in traditional instruments such as stocks and bonds, derivatives are potentially subject to a higher level of risk.
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Performance

Performance

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Source: For UK-domiciled funds (such as the BlackRock Retail Authorised Unit Trusts and BlackRock Collective Investment Funds 'BCIF'), performance is shown on a bid to bid price basis, with net income reinvested, in the currency indicated on the chart. Performance is shown net of fees. For Luxembourg-domiciled funds (such as BlackRock Global Funds 'BGF' and BlackRock Strategic Funds 'BSF'), performance is shown on a net asset value basis, with gross income reinvested, in the currency indicated in the chart. Performance is shown net of fees. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.

Distributions

Ex-Date Total Distribution
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Ex-Date Total Distribution
For more information: +353 1 612 3394 • www.blackrock.com • investor.services@blackrock.com

This chart shows the fund's performance as the percentage loss or gain per year over the last 10 years.

  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Return (%) -6.3 -2.9 0.0 26.0 -14.6 24.1 20.8 16.5 -15.0 20.0
Benchmark (%) -6.2 -2.8 -0.4 25.5 -14.9 23.8 5.4 16.3 -15.1 19.9

Performance is shown after deduction of ongoing charges. Any entry and exit charges are excluded from the calculation.

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30-Sept-2021		 From
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30-Sept-2022		 From
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Total Return (%)

as of 30/Sept/2024

- 27.78 -24.76 29.01 25.49
Benchmark (%)

as of 30/Sept/2024

- 27.25 -24.80 28.85 25.23
  1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) 22.67 3.15 - - -
Benchmark (%) 22.43 3.00 - - -
  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) 6.37 -5.88 -1.80 2.91 22.67 9.74 - - -
Benchmark (%) 6.13 -5.89 -1.80 2.80 22.43 9.27 - - -

The figures shown relate to past performance. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Markets could develop very differently in the future. It can help you to assess how the fund has been managed in the past

Share Class and Benchmark performance displayed in USD, hedged share class benchmark performance is displayed in EUR.

Performance is shown on a Net Asset Value (NAV) basis, with gross income reinvested where applicable. The return of your investment may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations if your investment is made in a currency other than that used in the past performance calculation. Source: Blackrock

Key Facts

Key Facts

Net Assets
as of 03/Dec/2024
USD 4,312,883
Inception Date
31/Aug/2011
Share Class Currency
USD
Asset Class
Equity
SFDR Classification
Other
Ongoing Charges Figures
0.26%
ISIN
IE00B4L8GV30
Use of Income
Distributing
Regulatory Structure
UCITS
Morningstar Category
Europe Large-Cap Blend Equity
Dealing Frequency
Daily, forward pricing basis
SEDOL
B4L8GV3
Net Assets of Fund
as of 03/Dec/2024
EUR 113,112,301
Fund Launch Date
27/Jul/2011
Base Currency
EUR
Benchmark Index
MSCI Europe Index
Initial Charge
0.00%
Management Fee
0.15%
Performance Fee
0.00%
Domicile
Ireland
Management Company
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
Dealing Settlement
Trade Date + 3 days
Bloomberg Ticker
BGEIUID

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings
as of 31/Oct/2024
414
Standard Deviation (3y)
as of 31/Oct/2024
18.35%
P/E Ratio
as of 31/Oct/2024
15.23
12 Month Trailing Dividend Distribution Yield
as of 30/Nov/2024
2.89%
3y Beta
as of 31/Oct/2024
1.000
P/B Ratio
as of 31/Oct/2024
2.07

Risk Indicator

Risk Indicator

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Ratings

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

4 stars
Overall Morningstar Rating for iShares Europe Index Fund (IE), Inst, as of 30/Nov/2024 rated against 1721 Europe Large-Cap Blend Equity Funds.

Morningstar Medalist Rating

Morningstar Medalist Rating - BRONZE
Morningstar has awarded the Fund a Bronze medal. (Effective 31/Oct/2024)
Analyst-Driven % as of 31/Oct/2024
100.00
Data Coverage % as of 31/Oct/2024
100.00

Holdings

Holdings

as of 31/Oct/2024
Name Weight (%)
NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 3.31
ASML HOLDING NV 2.49
NESTLE SA 2.29
SAP 2.25
ASTRAZENECA PLC 2.04
Name Weight (%)
ROCHE HOLDING PAR AG 2.01
NOVARTIS AG 1.98
SHELL PLC 1.93
LVMH 1.69
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.56
Holdings subject to change

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of 31/Oct/2024

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of 31/Oct/2024

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
Negative weightings may result from specific circumstances (including timing differences between trade and settle dates of securities purchased by the funds) and/or the use of certain financial instruments, including derivatives, which may be used to gain or reduce market exposure and/or risk management. Allocations are subject to change.

Pricing & Exchange

Pricing & Exchange

Investor Class Currency NAV NAV Amount Change NAV % Change NAV As Of 52wk High 52wk Low ISIN
Inst USD 18.16 0.16 0.86 03/Dec/2024 19.77 16.89 IE00B4L8GV30
Inst EUR 27.51 0.11 0.40 03/Dec/2024 28.09 24.21 IE00B4K9F548
Flex EUR 27.83 0.11 0.40 03/Dec/2024 28.41 24.46 IE00B4L8LJ62
Flex EUR 24.00 1.00 4.35 10/Jul/2024 24.00 14.69 IE00B4K5N706
Class D EUR 16.31 0.07 0.40 03/Dec/2024 16.65 14.33 IE00BDRK7L36

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Dharma Laloobhai
Dharma Laloobhai
Group Index Equity PM Core DM EMEA
Group Index Equity PM Core DM EMEA

Literature

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