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Global Flexible Bond

BlackRock Absolute Return Bond Fund

Managed by BlackRock Fund Managers Ltd
Latest factsheet
Jul 2026
Fund size
£696.3m
Yearly charge
0.57%
Manager fee
0.50%
Income yield
Holdings
804
Launched
30 Sept 2011

The Fund seeks to achieve a positive absolute return on your investment (i.e. an increase in the overall value of the Fund) over a period of 12 months regardless of market conditions. As such, the Fund will not be managed against any fixed income benchmark. The Fund will be managed with the aim of delivering absolute (more than zero) returns on a 12 month basis in any market conditions. However, an absolute return is not guaranteed over a 12 month or any period and the Fund may experience periods of negative return. The Fund’s capital is at risk. The Fund aims to gain investment exposure to fixed income (FI) securities, FI-related securities and money-market instruments (MMIs) issued by, or giving exposure to, companies, governments, government agencies and supranationals (i.e. the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) worldwide.

Joseph Di Censo · Leopold Lansing · Rekesh Varsani

Cumulative performance

PeriodFundSector averageBenchmarkvs sector
1M-0.22%+0.32%
3M+1.23%+0.94%
6M+0.74%+1.87%
YTD+1.62%+2.19%
1Y+3.76%+3.90%
3Y+6.12%+4.65%
5Y+2.91%+3.56%
Since launch+2.13%+1.56%

Calendar-year performance

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
+1.49%+2.66%-1.61%+2.72%+4.86%-1.26%+0.85%+1.15%+5.96%+6.26%

Top holdings · top 10: 16.25%

#HoldingWeight
1BSF Em Mrkts Shrt Dur Bd Fd X2 USD2.72%
2ISHARES EUR FLEXIBLE INCOME EURHD2.32%
3BSF EM FLEXI DYNAMIC BD FD X2 USD2.18%
4BEIGNET INVESTOR LLC 144A 6.581 05/30/20491.59%
5BLK STERL STRAT BD X ACC1.49%
6NATWEST GROUP PLC MTN RegS 7.416 06/06/20331.27%
7BANCO SANTANDER SA MTN RegS 2.25 10/04/20321.21%
8COLOMBIA (REPUBLIC OF) 13.25 02/09/20331.19%
9FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY LLC (FXD 5.918 03/20/2028)1.16%
10VOLKSWAGEN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE N RegS 3.875 12/31/20791.12%

Share classes

ClassISINSEDOLTypeHedgedManager feeYearly chargeMinimum
Class D British PoundGB00B618DS31acc0.50%0.57%
GB00B5LVV365
GB00B66YXP33

Source factsheets

MonthPublished by the managerRead on
Jul 2026View original factsheet ↗23 Aug 2026
Jun 2026View original factsheet ↗2 Aug 2026
FCA reference 565741 · Check this fund on the FCA register ↗
Figures are read from the manager’s own published factsheet and may lag the market. Past performance is not a guide to future returns, and your capital is at risk. This is information, not advice.