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
