BlackRock World Gold Fund Institutional Shares (BWGIX)

5.83
Net Asset Value
+1.75%
1 Day
-39.33%
Year-to-Date
Overall Morningstar Rating
Equity precious metals
Style or Category
No Load
Sales Expenses
2.35%
Expense Ratio
--
Morningstar Risk Rating™
Investment Objective The investment seeks to maximize total return. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of gold-related companies. It will normally invests in both U.S. and non-U.S. companies, including companies located in emerging markets, such as Russia, and in securities denominated in both U.S. dollars and foreign currencies. The fund may invest in securities of issuers of any market capitalization. It will not invest more than 25% of its total assets (measured at the time of investment) in the Subsidiary. The fund is non-diversified.

Performance

1 month-5.20% 3 years--
3 months-26.30% 5 years--
1 year-32.37% Since inception-12.21%
Data through --

Peer Comparisonvs. Equity precious metals

 BWGIXCategory
Performance 5-yr return---3.46%
Expense ratio2.35%1.44%
Risk 5 year sharpe ratio--0.05
Net assets$6.9M$693.6M
Average market cap$6.2B$3.9B
Average P/E15.111.7
Portfolio turnover23%23%

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Fund Management and Purchase Info

Fund familyBlackRock
Fund manager & tenureEvy Hambro / 2 Years
Minimal initial investment$2,000,000.00
Minimum IRA investment--

Holdings

Other100.00%
U.S. stock--
International stock--
Fixed income--
Cash--
Top 5 Sectors
Portfolio weighting
Industrial materials 100.00%
Business service 0.00%
Consumer goods 0.00%
Consumer service 0.00%
Energy 0.00%
Top 10 Holdings
Portfolio weighting
-- Goldcorp, Inc.9.51%
-- Newcrest Mining Limited7.36%
-- Yamana Gold Inc7.15%
GOLD Randgold Resources Ltd ADR6.23%
-- Eldorado Gold Corp5.83%
-- New Gold, Inc.4.49%
-- Fresnillo PLC3.74%
-- Industrias PeƱoles, S. A.B. de C. V.3.72%
-- Alamos Gold Inc.3.67%
GLD SPDR Gold Shares3.33%

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