Trust issues: investing in frontier markets with BRFI

In this episode of Trust Issues, we speak to Thomas McMahon, Head of Investment Companies Research at Kepler Trust Intelligence, about BlackRock Frontiers (BRFI). We discuss his thoughts on the trust, including BRFI’s investable universe, current sector and geographic weightings, recent performance and the long-term growth drivers for frontier markets.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 Overview of the trust

01:28 Key attributes of investments

02:50 Current sector and geographic weightings

05:08 Level of current gearing (please note that both short and long positions through CFDs are a form of gearing that can amplify gains and losses)

06:14 Managing volatility and geopolitical risk

07:50 Overview of performance

09:29 Why sector lends itself to active management

10:41 Long-term growth drivers for the region

12:45 Further information

13:05 Risk warning

 

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