Interim Report and Unaudited Financial Statements
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Interim report and unaudited financial statements BlackRock Global Index Funds R.C.S. Luxembourg: B 171278 For the financial period ended 30 September 2019 Contents General Information 2 Chairman’s Letter to Shareholders 4 Investment Advisers’ Report 6 Statement of Net Assets 9 Three Year Summary of Net Asset Values 11 Statement of Operations and Changes in Net Assets 14 Statement of Changes in Shares Outstanding 17 Portfolio of Investments 19 iShares Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (LU) 19 iShares Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund (LU) 31 iShares Europe Equity Index Fund (LU) 49 iShares Euro Aggregate Bond Index Fund (LU) 54 iShares Euro Government Bond Index Fund (LU) 88 iShares Global Government Bond Index Fund (LU) 95 iShares Japan Equity Index Fund (LU) 111 iShares North America Equity Index Fund (LU) 115 iShares Pacific ex Japan Equity Index Fund (LU) 122 iShares World Equity Index Fund (LU) 125 Notes to Financial Statements 140 Appendix I – Share Classes 147 Appendix II – Global Market Risk Exposure 148 Supplementary Information 149 Subscriptions can only be made on the basis of the current Prospectus, the Key Investor Information Document (“KIID”) supplemented by the most recent Annual report and audited financial statements and Interim report and unaudited financial statements, if published after such annual report and audited financial statements. Copies are available at the registered office of the Company from the Local Investor Servicing team, the Transfer Agent, the Management Company or any of the Distributors. See General Information section for further details. Interim report and unaudited financial statements [1] General Information Board of Directors Cabinet de révision agréé Paul Freeman, Chairman Deloitte Audit, S.à.r.l. Martha Boeckenfeld (resigned effective 31 October 2019) 20, Boulevard de Kockelscheuer, Michael Gruener L-1821 Luxembourg, Robert Hayes Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Francine Keiser Barry O’Dwyer Legal Advisers Geoffrey D. Radcliffe Linklaters LLP 35, avenue J.F.Kennedy, All Directors are non-executive Directors. L-1855 Luxembourg, Robert Hayes, Geoffrey D. Radcliffe, Barry O’Dwyer and Michael Gruener are employees of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg BlackRock Group (the BlackRock Group of companies, the ultimate holding company of which is BlackRock, Inc., of which the Management Company and Investment Advisers are part of). Securities Lending Agent Paul Freeman is a former employee of the BlackRock Group. BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited Management Company 12 Throgmorton Avenue, BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A. London EC2N 2DL, 35A, avenue J.F.Kennedy, United Kingdom L-1855 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Paying Agents Austria: Investment Advisers Raiffeisen Bank International AG BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited Am Stadtpark 9, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, 1030 Vienna, London EC2N 2DL, Austria United Kingdom Denmark: BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. BlackRock Copenhagen Branch 400 Howard Street, Harbour House, San Francisco CA 94105, Sundkrogsgade 21, USA DK- 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark Principal Distributor BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited France: 12 Throgmorton Avenue, CACEIS Bank London EC2N 2DL, 1-3 Place Valhubert, 75013 Paris, United Kingdom France Depositary and Fund Accountant Germany: Until 4 November 2019: BlackRock Investment Management (UK) State Street Bank Luxembourg S.C.A. Limited, German Branch, 49, avenue J.F.Kennedy, Bockenheimer Landstraße 2-4, L-1855 Luxembourg, 60306 Frankfurt am Main, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Germany As from 4 November 2019: Ireland: State Street Bank International GmbH, Luxembourg Branch J.P. Morgan Bank Administration 49, avenue J.F.Kennedy, Services (Ireland) Limited L-1855 Luxembourg, J.P. Morgan House International Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1, Listing Agent, Registrar and Transfer Agent Ireland J.P. Morgan Bank Luxembourg S.A. European Bank & Business Centre, Luxembourg: 6, route de Trèves, Building C, (Central Paying Agent) L-2633 Senningerberg, J.P. Morgan Bank Luxembourg S.A. Grand Duchy of Luxembourg European Bank & Business Centre, 6, route de Trèves, Building C, L-2633 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg [2] BlackRock Global Index Funds General Information continued Sweden: Registered Office BlackRock Investment Management (UK) 49, avenue J.F.Kennedy, Limited-Stockholm Filial L-1855 Luxembourg, Norrlandsgatan 16, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 111 43 Stockholm, Sweden Enquiries In the absence of other arrangements, enquiries regarding Switzerland: the Company should be addressed as follows: State Street Bank International GmbH Munich Written Enquiries: Zurich Branch BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, Beethovenstrasse 19, c/o BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A. CH-8027 Zurich, P.O. Box 1058, Switzerland L-1010 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg United Kingdom: J.P. Morgan Europe Limited All other enquiries: 3 Lochside View, Telephone: + 44 207 743 3300, Edinburgh EH12 9DH, Fax: + 44 207 743 1143. United Kingdom Email: [email protected] Current Prospectus BlackRock Global Index Funds (the “Company”) Prospectus and the relevant KIID along with copies of the Application Form may be obtained from the Local Investor Servicing team, the Management Company or any of the Representatives or Distributors. Copies of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the Annual report and audited financial statements and Interim report and unaudited financial statements may also be obtained free of charge from any of these offices and from the Paying Agents. All these documents are also available from www.blackrockinternational.com. Representatives The representative in Denmark is BlackRock Copenhagen Branch, subsidiary of BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, United Kingdom, Harbour House, Sundkrogsgade 21, Copenhagen, DK 2100, Denmark. The representative in South Africa is BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited (South African Branch), Regus Convention Towers, Crn. Of Heerngracht and Coen Steyter Street, Cape Town 8001, South Africa. The representative in Switzerland is BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG, Bahnhofstrasse 39, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland. Portfolio of Investments Equities are primarily classified by the country of incorporation of the entity in which the Fund (each a “Fund”, together the “Funds”) holds shares. Corporate and government fixed and variable income securities are primarily classified by the country of incorporation of the issuer. Collective Investment Schemes (“CIS”) and Exchange Traded Funds (“ETF”) are primarily classified by the country of domicile of the CIS or ETF. Purchases and Sales A detailed list of investments purchased and sold for any Fund during the year is available upon request, free of charge, from the Registered Office, or the offices of the Representatives as mentioned above. Authorised Status The Company is an undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities (“UCITS”) under the part I of Luxembourg Law of 17 December 2010, as amended. Regulatory consents have been obtained or appropriate notifications have been made for the distribution of shares of all the Company’s Funds in the umbrella in the following countries: Austria, Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. The Company is duly registered with the Comisión Nacional de Mercado de Valores in Spain under number 1239. Interim report and unaudited financial statements [3] Chairman’s Letter to Shareholders September 2019 Dear Shareholder, I am writing to update you on the activities of BlackRock Global Index Funds (the “Company” or “BGIF”) over the six months to 30 September 2019. The BGIF range (Љthe rangeЉ) comprised 10 funds (each a “Fund”, together the “Funds”) as at 30 September 2019. The Funds’ performance is covered in more detail in the separate Investment Adviser’s Report. It has been an unsettled time in financial markets. Trade tensions between the US and China have deepened, and now appear to represent a more fundamental struggle for global economic power. Investors have been forced to lower expectations for any short-term resolution. In the meantime, the trade disruption is having a real effect on the global economy, particularly for export-focused economies such as Germany. Europe’s largest economy is likely to slip into recession this year. The manufacturing sectors in both China and the US are feeling the heat, with the recent Institute of Supply Management figures showing US manufacturing at its weakest level in a decade. In its July update, the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”) lowered its global growth forecast to 3.2% in 2019. Though it looks to pick up to 3.5% in 2020, this is 0.1% lower than in the April World Economic Outlook projections for both years. The IMF is quoted to have said: “GDP releases so far this year, together with generally softening inflation, point to weaker-than-anticipated global activity. Investment and demand for consumer durables have been subdued across advanced and emerging market economies as firms and households continue to hold back on long-range spending.” US economic strength started to wane as the impact of tax reform diminished. The US economy grew at a rate of 2% in the quarter, with its reduced growth largely attributable to falling business investment. However, the consumer has remained resilient and is likely to be supported by continued progress in the US housing market and