BlackRock Energy and Resources Income Trust Plc - Final Results
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(LEI: 54930040ALEAVPMMDC31)
PERFORMANCE RECORD
80.76
2
4,900
4.31
4.00
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1 The change in net assets reflects market movements, the buyback of shares and dividends paid during the year.
2 Alternative Performance Measures, see Glossary contained within the Annual Report which can be found on the Company s website at wwww.blackrock.com/uk/beri.
CHAIRMAN S STATEMENT
MARKET OVERVIEW
This year has been challenging for investors with the COVID-19 pandemic creating deep uncertainty about the prospects for economies and triggering extreme volatility in markets. As the pandemic took hold, demand for commodities collapsed and significant operational and supply disruption exacerbated sharp falls in their prices. Stock markets subsequently rallied, aided by positive economic data from China and the oil price staged a partial recovery on the back of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Coun
This article is reprinted from the Indexology blog of S&P Dow Jones Indices.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that power generation coming from renewable sources, such as wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal, should provide the majority of the world’s energy needs by 2050.1 The use of renewable energy has been increasing significantly over the last decade, however its current level of consumption still lags those of traditional sources of energy.
The primary driver behind the shift from traditional energy sources, such as petroleum, natural gas, and coal, to renewables comes from a “critical mass” of governments around the world looking to adopt policies that seek to lower the global carbon footprint.
SMOG seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Ardour Global IndexSM (Extra Liquid). “Low carbon energy companies” refers to companies primarily engaged in alternative energy, including renewable energy, alternative fuels, and related enabling technologies (such as advanced batteries). The fund offers:
One-Trade Access to Low Carbon Energy: A dynamic industry driven by growing demand for clean and alternative energy sources
A Pure Play with Global Scope: Global companies must derive at least 50% of total revenues from low carbon energy (i.e., alternative energy) to be added to the Index
January 23, 2021
Themes like clean energy are showing up in some iShares strong performers. Other sectors are seeing noticeable gains in small cap China equities and home builders.
Small cap equity performance isn’t just relegated to the U.S. China is also seeing small cap strength in ETFs like the
ECNS seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI China Small Cap Index. The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index.
January 15, 2021
Small cap equities, emerging markets, and bonds are a few themes that are grabbing attention to start the new year. iShares offers an impressive suite of ETFs to check all these boxes and more.
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): IWM seeks to track the investment results of the Russell 2000® Index, which measures the performance of the small-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. It may invest the remainder of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents, as well as in securities not included in the underlying index, but which the advisor believes will help the fund track the underlying index. IWM has a relatively low 0.19% expense ratio.