BlackRock launches iShares active ETF range for portfolios

• BlackRock launches five iShares Equity Enhanced Active UCITS ETFs providing clients access to consistent alpha portfolio tools through ETFs.
• The range offers low-cost, equity building blocks to add alpha at the core of portfolios.
• The actively managed strategies leverage a combination of proprietary stock insights to deliver consistent, repeatable alpha whilst controlling for tracking error and cost.
• Launch brings investors a powerful combination of BlackRock’s active management capabilities and experience, and the breadth and scale of the world’s leading ETF provider.

iShares World Equity Enhanced Active UCITS ETF

iShares U.S. Equity Enhanced Active UCITS ETF

IShares Europe Equity Enhanced Active UCITS ETF

iShares Emerging Markets Equity Enhanced Active UCITS ETF

iShares Asia ex Japan Equity Enhanced Active UCITS ETF

 BlackRock today announces the launch of five European-listed equity enhanced active ETFs that provide investors with access to low-cost, asset allocation building blocks that offer consistent alpha-generating potential at the core of their portfolio. The range brings a powerful combination of BlackRock’s leading active management expertise with the breadth and scale of iShares, the world leader in ETFs.

Client needs are evolving as investors are taking a more dynamic approach amidst a new market regime of greater macroeconomic and market volatility. This requires a broader set of investment strategies across index and active, to enable access to differentiated sources of return. The range allows investors to create active asset allocation strategies from the bottom up or as alternative alpha components in existing portfolios.

The new funds are devised to outperform their parent benchmarks and target consistent, repeatable alpha with low tracking error. The innovative investment process gives access to hundreds of small, evidence-based positions across a vast universe of securities in real time, combining the passion, creativity, and investment expertise of BlackRock’s Systematic Equity investment team.

With over 37 years of experience, the combination of human expertise and big data remains a competitive edge at BlackRock’s Systematic Investing team. The team’s disciplined portfolio construction techniques focus on delivering differentiated investment outcomes. The new funds offer investors access to BlackRock’s leading investment management platform consisting of over 220 Systematic investment professionals covering multiple asset classes, sectors, and regions.

“These exciting new launches build on over 10 years of experience in using cutting-edge technologies like AI, alternative data and machine learning to uncover the insights that drive future returns,” said Raffaele Savi, Global Head of BlackRock Systematic.

iShares is the global leader in the ETF marketplace with over 1,400 funds reaching over 43 million investors. This launch brings a powerful combination of BlackRock’s leading active management expertise and the breadth and scale of the global leader in ETFs.

BlackRock believes asset management is at an inflection point where active ETFs are becoming an integral part of investor portfolios around the world.

“The active ETF industry is expected to reach $4 trillion by 20303 as investors seek efficient risk taking through ETFs in a way that is scalable and repeatable. We continue to innovate to deliver our clients unique strategies that can enhance their portfolios,” said Jane Sloan, EMEA Head of iShares & Global Product Solutions at BlackRock. “This ETF range can bring alpha seeking strategies to the core of client portfolios.”