Actively seeking alpha from your bond portfolio? .. Seek out BlackRock ..

  • Is your core bond allocation working hard enough and not leaving out important performance sources like sector rotation and active security selection?
  • Has the manager demonstrated skill both in crisis and in recovery?

BlackRock is one of the largest Fixed Income managers in the world. Our dedicated European Fixed Income team is made up of local, experienced professionals focused on European markets but draws on expertise globally with approximately €34 billion* in assets under management. This area of our product offering has seen strong growth in recent times and here we focus on our core Euro Fixed Income Funds:

 Fund Name Standard & Poor's Fund Manager
BGF Euro Bond AA Managed by Michael Krautzberger
BGF Euro Short Duration Bond AA Managed by Michael Krautzberger
BSF Fixed Income Strategies AA Managed by Michael Krautzberger
BGF Euro Corporate Bond Managed by Tom Mondelaers

The Team employs one global, disciplined and risk-aware investment process which seeks to add value incrementally from a widely-diversified portfolio. There is a strong emphasis on top-down, macro strategies as well as in-depth credit research on individual issues combined with active sector rotation.

S&P comment that “Michael Krautzberger draws on a well-resourced team and has demonstrated skill and flair in the past four years” in its report on BGF Euro Bond. Michael's active management of the portfolios leading to outperformance of the benchmark has not been achieved by taking undue risks but by the application of diversified alpha sources. 

Local expertise and state-of-the-art risk management tools are vital in this respect, and we believe that BlackRock offers that in an outstanding combination.

 “It is sensible, especially in times of uncertainty, that investors dedicate a reasonable allocation of their portfolio to high quality fixed income since this can offer attractive long-term returns and can outperform in times of crisis, low growth or risk aversion.”
– Michael Krautzberger

*as at 30.06.2010

Please refer to the simplified prospectus for more detail regarding the nature of these specific risks. 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 funds invest in 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. Past performance is not a guide to future performance and should not be the sole factor of consideration when selecting a product.

Audio and Webcasts

BGF Euro Corporate Bond Fund - Fund Introduction Video


Tom Mondelaers, Fund Manager, is interviewed by Alex Popplewell, Head of Investment Communications at BlackRock. In this video, Tom discusses the Fund and its positioning against the benchmark. He also describes his interaction with the Portfolio Management and Credit Analysis team in the USA, gives his view on investment grade credit and discusses his strategy for security selection.