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Data as at: 24/04/2025

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Objective
To achieve long-term capital growth by investing in companies domiciled or listed in, or exercising the predominant part of their economic activity in, less developed countries.
AIC sector
Global Emerging Markets
Management group
BlackRock Investment Management (UK)
Company website
BlackRock Frontiers website
Launch date
17/12/2010
Financial year end
September
Domicile
United Kingdom
Fund manager
Sam Vecht, Emily Fletcher
Dividend frequency
Semi-Annually
Wind-up provisions
The Company does not have a fixed life, however before the Company's fifth AGM, and at subsequent five yearly intervals, the Board will formulate proposals for Shareholders to realise the value of their ordinary shares at NAV less costs. The next opportunity to do so will take place in February 2026
Continuation vote
5 yearly
Market Cap (m) Total assets (m) Price (last close) NAV Discount / premium (%) Gearing (%) Dividend yield (%) Dividend dates Ongoing charge (%)
277.28 380.98 146.50 158.92 -7.82 22 5.11 May, Dec 1.41 (30/09/2024)
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Dividends

Dividends declared in last 12 months

Ex-dividend date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
09/01/2025 14/02/2025 4.812 No 2024
13/06/2024 02/07/2024 2.752 No 2024
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Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
BlackRock Frontiers Share price total return 4.6 26.7 111.0 94.9
Global Emerging Markets AIC sector Share price total return 5.4 14.3 37.0 67.4
Morningstar Emerging Markets * Total return 0.8 7.2 38.2 63.3
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* The Morningstar market index is not necessarily the official benchmark of the investment trust, but it has been identified as an appropriate comparative index. Please hover over the definition for further detail on the index construction.

Share structure

Number of shares
189,270,248
Number of treasury shares
52,552,553

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 624,114 6,162,168 63,655,685 404,475,761
Average N/A 316,065 253,577 320,906
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 0.91 8.89 95.23 508.92
Average N/A 0.46 0.38 0.40
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Trading details

ISIN TIDM Traded currency Stock exchange
GB00B3SXM832 BRFI GBX London Stock Exchange - MAIN
Chi-x Europe Limited
London Stock Exchange
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Top holdings

Data as at : 31/12/2024

Investment % of total assets
Emaar Properties PJSC 4.5
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk 4.5
Short Cfd Positions - Cash Offset 4.0
LPP SA 3.8
OTP Bank PLC 3.7
Etihad Etisalat Co JSC 3.3
Kaspi.kz JSC ADS 3.2
EPAM Systems Inc 3.1
Turkiye Is Bankasi AS Class C 3.0
Short Cfd Positions -4.0

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