Expands Megatrends Platform with Emergent Food
and Blockchain ETFs
From an industrial renaissance to medical breakthroughs and the
new consumer, BlackRock’s new paper highlights how permanent
changes have created underestimated investment opportunities.
“Today, there is more potential for rapid change than at any
other point in history,” said Armando Senra, Head of Americas
ETF and Index Investing at BlackRock. “The emergence of
transformative growth trends, born of permanent changes in the way
we live and work, have uncovered new investment opportunities for
investors. We believe that there has never been a more exciting
time for thematic investing which enables investors to own the
future, regardless of how fast it unfolds.”
BlackRock Study: Permanent Changes Unleash Exponential Growth
Opportunities
By leveraging the firm’s deep fundamental and quantitative
research expertise and strong active and index platforms, BlackRock
is positioned to identify long-term, structural changes we believe
are driving the next phase of growth. New insights published today
unveil three areas experiencing significant permanent changes – new
consumer, industrial renaissance and medical breakthroughs.
- New Consumer: Millennials are major spenders driving the
global economy. Coupled with emerging spending power from
developing market consumers, these new consumers’ unique
preferences for decentralized digital ecosystems and greener goods
could transform commerce.
- Industrial Renaissance: While virtual technology drove
many investor returns through the pandemic, real-world, physical
technologies are where innovation and return potential sit today.
Global inflation and supply chain disruption make industrial
investments in automation, infrastructure, and the future of
transportation immediately critical.
- Medical Breakthroughs: The progress made in genomics,
immunology and precision medicine technologies is at an inflection
point, leading to an acceleration of medical breakthroughs and
treatments. The lessons learned through the speed with which COVID
vaccines came to market could help accelerate precision medicine
treatments more broadly.
BlackRock Expands Megatrends Platform
BlackRock has expanded its Megatrends suite with the launch of
two new products - the iShares Emergent Food and AgTech Multisector
ETF (IVEG) and the iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF (IBLC).
“The expansion of our megatrends line-up today reflects the
power of the millennial and rise of the self-directed investor,
whose buying habits have reshaped mainstream consumer behaviors,
and in turn, the companies in which they invest,” said Rachel
Aguirre, Head of U.S. iShares Product at BlackRock. “We believe
the moment is now to embrace these forward-looking investment
themes before the market recognizes their full potential.”
IVEG provides access to companies shaping the future of food by
investing in agricultural technologies and innovative food products
and services. IBLC seeks exposure to global companies at the
forefront of development, innovation, and utilization of blockchain
and crypto technologies. The ETF does not invest directly in
cryptocurrencies.
Fund Name
Ticker
Index
Expense Ratio
iShares Emergent Food and AgTech
Multisector ETF
IVEG
Morningstar Global Food Innovation
Index
0.47%
iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF
IBLC
NYSE® FactSet® Global Blockchain
Technologies Index
0.47%
Providing Flexibility and Choice
BlackRock offers the largest active and index thematic platform
in the world, spanning 43 products with over $50 billion in AUM1.
BlackRock has a long history in thematic investing, launching one
of the world’s first active thematic mutual funds in Europe in
2001. The platform brings together deep fundamental and
quantitative research expertise, strong active and index platforms,
and a commitment to innovation.
iShares index ETFs can help investors seek to capture stocks
across the value chain of a particular theme, while BlackRock
active ETFs provide clients access to hand-picked companies by
BlackRock’s portfolio managers, providing unparalleled flexibility
and choice. For more information, please visit
https://www.ishares.com/us/strategies/megatrends
About BlackRock
BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience
financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading
provider of financial technology, we help millions of people build
savings that serve them throughout their lives by making investing
easier and more affordable. For additional information on
BlackRock, please visit www.blackrock.com/corporate | Twitter:
@blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock
About iShares
iShares unlocks opportunity across markets to meet the evolving
needs of investors. With more than twenty years of experience, a
global line-up of 900+ exchange traded funds (ETFs) and $3.15
trillion in assets under management as of March 31, 2022, iShares
continues to drive progress for the financial industry. iShares
funds are powered by the expert portfolio and risk management of
BlackRock.
Important Information
Carefully consider the Funds' investment objectives, risk
factors, and charges and expenses before investing. This and other
information can be found in the Funds' prospectuses or, if
available, the summary prospectuses which may be obtained by
visiting www.iShares.com or www.blackrock.com. Read the
prospectus carefully before investing. Investing involves risk,
including loss of principal.
Companies that are involved in the development, innovation, and
utilization of blockchain and crypto technologies are subject to a
number of risks: the technology is new and many of its uses may be
untested; intense competition; slow adoption rates and the
potential for product obsolescence; volatility and limited
liquidity; loss or destruction of keys to access accounts or the
blockchain; reliance on the internet; cybersecurity risks; and the
lack of regulation and the potential for new laws and regulation
that may be difficult to predict. In addition, blockchain companies
involved in cryptocurrencies may be adversely affected by
fluctuations in, and manipulation of, the price of
cryptocurrencies. Moreover, the extent to which companies utilize
blockchain technology may vary, and it is possible that even
widespread adoption of blockchain technology may not result in a
material increase in the value of such companies.
International investing involves risks, including risks related
to foreign currency, limited liquidity, less government regulation
and the possibility of substantial volatility due to adverse
political, economic or other developments. These risks often are
heightened for investments in emerging/developing markets and in
concentrations of single countries. Funds that concentrate
investments in specific industries, sectors, markets or asset
classes may underperform or be more volatile than other industries,
sectors, markets or asset classes and the general securities
market.
Technology companies may be subject to severe competition and
product obsolescence.
Small-capitalization companies may be less stable and more
susceptible to adverse developments, and their securities may be
more volatile and less liquid than larger capitalization
companies.
This information should not be relied upon as research,
investment advice, or a recommendation regarding any products,
strategies, or any security in particular. This material is
strictly for illustrative, educational, or informational purposes
and is subject to change.
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1 BlackRock as of 4/27/2022, largest claim based on AUM;
Morningstar’s Global Thematic Funds Landscape Report.
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