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8 Apr 2014 - BlackRock Multi Opportunity Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date07 April 2014
ManagerBlackRock Asset Management Australia Limited
Fund NameBlackRock Multi Opportunity Fund
StrategyMulti Strategy
Latest Return DateFebruary 2014
Latest Return-0.29%
Latest 6 Months3.59%
Latest 12 Months6.55%
Latest 24 Months17.26%
Annualised Since Inception8.67%
Inception Date30 July 2004
FUM (millions)AU$927
Fund OverviewThe BlackRock Multi Opportunity Fund (the Fund) is a multi-strategy fund that seeks to benefit from BlackRock's ability to systematically exploit inefficiencies across a broad range of global investment markets. The Fund harnesses BlackRock's best research ideas that are based on sound economic principles which are implemented via a systematic investment process and combined into one investment vehicle. The Fund gains exposure to a diversified group of absolute return strategies which currently include:
- Australian and International Equity Long/Short
- Global Fixed Income Long/Short
- Global Macro
- Commodity Alpha
- Alpha Transport

The Fund's goal is to provide investors with a source of consistent, risk-controlled, absolute returns that are over time, expected to have low correlations with the returns of major asset classes. The Fund aims to achieve a return of 8% p.a. before fees, above the RBA Cash Rate Target over rolling 3 year periods. In order to achieve its expected return objective, the Fund will target a total expected risk of between 4-6% p.a. over the same rolling 3 year period.
Manager CommentsBlackRock Multi Opportunity Fund returned -0.29% in February and 6.55% for the previous twelve months with a volatility of 2.50% (11.49 % ASX 200 Acc Index). The Fund's largest draw-down was -0.45%, indicative of the multi-asset strategy, with the Index -6.72%.

The Fund Update comments 'Strong positive contributions from Fixed Income Global Alpha, European Equity Long/Short and Australian Equity Long/Short were offset by detractions from the Global Macro, Global Equity Long/Short and International Alpha Transport strategies.

The Australian Equity Long/Short strategy added value in February benefitting from stock selection in the gold sector and a takeover bid in the oil stock Aurora Oil & Gas Ltd (AUT). The underweight exposure in mining services was again a positive contributor. Stock selection in infrastructure, consumer cyclicals and insurance detracted.'
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