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BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust : 1 director
A director at BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust bought 4,000 shares at 599p and the significance rating of the trade was 53/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the...
- Pedro Fonseca
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust - High-quality fund in under...
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust’s (BRGE’s) co-managers Stefan Gries and Alexandra Dangoor remain positive on the trust’s prospects despite a mixed macroeconomic backdrop. Although the Chinese economy is weaker than forecast (China is an important European export market), and there are some weaker US economic indicators, European purchasing managers indices are rising and employment data is strong. The managers are selective, seeking high-quality European-based companies. Hence, investo...
Edison issues update on BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRG...
Edison Investment Research Limited Edison issues update on BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE): Long-term outperformance from high-quality fund 14-Dec-2023 / 13:02 GMT/BST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. London, UK, 14 December 2023 Edison issues update on BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE): Long-term outperformance from high-quality fund BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE) has two co-managers: Stefan Gries (since June 2017) and newly appointed Alexandra Dangoor (since September 2023). They hig...
- Pedro Fonseca
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust - Long-term outperformance f...
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE) has two co-managers: Stefan Gries (since June 2017) and newly appointed Alexandra Dangoor (since September 2023). They highlight that Europe is very attractively valued and as the managers seek the best businesses that are based in Europe, investors do not need to have a positive view on the European economy to consider BRGE. The trust has outperformed the Europe ex-UK market over the last one, five and 10 years, and its NAV total returns also ran...
- Pedro Fonseca
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust - Remaining selective in sea...
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE) manager Stefan Gries seeks high-quality growth stocks that he can hold for the long term. The manager prides himself on being an ‘investor in businesses, not a trader in shares’ and stresses that his selective approach of focusing on the best businesses that are based in Europe means that investors do not need to have a positive view on the European economy to consider the trust. BRGE has a solid five- and 10-year record of outperformance versus t...
- Pedro Fonseca
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust - Europe is undervalued and ...
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE) is managed by Stefan Gries, who seeks to invest in the best wealth-creating businesses on a minimum three- to five-year view. The process has proved successful as the trust’s NAV has outperformed the Europe ex-UK market over the last one, three, five and 10 years. BRGE is one of seven funds in the AIC Europe sector, and its NAV total returns rank first over the last one, five and 10 years. It has also generated very acceptable double-digit absolut...
- Pedro Fonseca
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust - Sticking to successful lon...
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust’s (BRGE) manager Stefan Gries (developed markets, c 95% of the fund) is continuing with his successful long-term approach of being ‘an investor in businesses rather a trader in shares’. He believes that stock market volatility will persist as the extended period of low interest rates has come to an end, with central banks tightening monetary policy in response to higher inflation. The manager is confident about the earnings prospects for the fund’s inves...
- Pedro Fonseca
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust - Planning ahead for increas...
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE) offers a broad exposure to European equities. It benefits from two co-managers: Stefan Gries (since June 2017, covering developed European markets, which make up c 95% of the fund) and Sam Vecht (since the fund’s launch in September 2004, emerging European markets, c 5%). The trust’s performance has suffered this year due to the market rotation away from high-quality growth stocks and the write down of BRGE’s Russian assets. Despite this, the trus...
- Pedro Fonseca
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust - Philosophy and process dri...
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust’s (BRGE) shareholders benefit from the input from two of BlackRock’s investment teams. The trust has two co-managers: Stefan Gries, since June 2017, covering developed European markets (c 90% of the portfolio); and Sam Vecht, since the fund’s launch in September 2004, covering emerging European markets (c 10% of the portfolio). BRGE has a clearly defined investment philosophy and process, which has resulted in a very commendable performance track record....
- Pedro Fonseca
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust - Philosophy and process dri...
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust’s (BRGE) shareholders benefit from the input from two of BlackRock’s investment teams. The trust has two co-managers: Stefan Gries, since June 2017, covering developed European markets (c 90% of the portfolio); and Sam Vecht, since the fund’s launch in September 2004, covering emerging European markets (c 10% of the portfolio). BRGE has a clearly defined investment philosophy and process, which has resulted in a very commendable performance track record....
- Pedro Fonseca
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust - Consistency in philosophy ...
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE) has a long-term record of outperformance versus its peers and the broad European market. It has two co-managers: Stefan Gries, since June 2017, covering developed European markets (c 90% of the fund); and Sam Vecht, since the trust’s launch in September 2004, covering emerging European markets (c 10% of the fund). While all the trust’s positions are selected following thorough fundamental analysis rather than taking a view on the macro environment...
- Pedro Fonseca
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust - Evidence of a successful i...
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE) has two co-managers: Stefan Gries (since June 2017, developed Europe – c 90% of the fund) and Sam Vecht (since launch in September 2004, emerging Europe – c 10% of the fund). This note focuses on a recent webinar with Gries where he discussed BRGE’s investment strategy, the fund’s 2020 performance and his outlook for Europe and the trust’s prospects. For more information about BRGE please see our latest review, published on 19 November 2020.
- Pedro Fonseca
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust - Philosophy and process shi...
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE) has passed an important test, with its investment philosophy and process continuing to deliver despite an unprecedented shock to markets and economic growth. Co-managers Stefan Gries (developed Europe) and Sam Vecht (emerging Europe) remain constructive on the outlook for Europe in 2021; they believe the region is dealing with the coronavirus outbreak better than some other areas and there has been an enormous fiscal and monetary response to the c...
- Pedro Fonseca
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust - Finding new opportunities ...
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE) is co-managed by Stefan Gries (developed markets) and Sam Vecht (emerging markets). Gries explains that one of their jobs as active investors is to identify parts of the market that will be problematic and therefore will not create value on a multi-year basis. This informs their focus on high-quality growth businesses that can be held for the long term and on avoiding ‘value traps’. Gries believes that ultimately, the coronavirus-led market se...
- Pedro Fonseca
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust - Continued outperformance f...
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE) is co-managed by Stefan Gries (since June 2017) and Sam Vecht (since launch in 2004). Gries believes that investors do not have to be positive on the prospects for Europe to consider this trust, as it seeks to invest in companies with potential to create shareholder wealth over the medium to long term. He says that investor sentiment towards the region is very negative, which may provide an incremental opportunity when opinions change. Gries remai...
- Mel Jenner
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust - Exposure to niche, attract...
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE) has been co-managed by Stefan Gries since June 2017. Since then, there has been a marked improvement in the trust’s investment performance. Gries is constructive on the prospects for the trust, suggesting it provides access to winning franchises in niche, attractively valued companies that ‘just happen to be based in Europe’. In aggregate, BRGE’s portfolio companies have a meaningfully higher return on capital and greater forecast earnings...
- Mel Jenner
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust - Building on the record of ...
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE) has two co-managers: Stefan Gries focuses on developed markets in Europe (the large majority of the portfolio), while Sam Vecht focuses on emerging markets. Gries believes that the investment backdrop remains relatively robust, but stresses the importance of remaining selective. He seeks quality companies that can be held for the long term, where their earnings and cash flow potential is not reflected in their current share prices. Since Gries bec...
- Mel Jenner
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust - Improved performance under...
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE) is co-managed by Stefan Gries (appointed on 20 June 2017), who focuses on developed European markets, and Sam Vecht, who focuses on emerging Europe. They aim to generate long-term capital growth from a relatively concentrated portfolio of 35-40 European equities, mostly from developed markets. BRGE’s investment performance has improved following Gries’ appointment, since when the trust has outperformed the FTSE World Europe ex-UK reference ind...
- Mel Jenner
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust - New co-manager appointed i...
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE) aims to generate capital growth from a relatively concentrated portfolio invested across the greater European region. In June 2017, it was announced that Stefan Gries would replace Vincent Devlin as co-manager. He will continue to adopt BRGE’s flexible bottom-up stock selection approach, drawing on the wider resources of BlackRock’s European and emerging markets equity teams, but is reducing the number of holdings and intends opportunistically...
- Mel Jenner
New co-manager appointed in June 2017
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE) aims to generate capital growth from a relatively concentrated portfolio invested across the greater European region. In June 2017, it was announced that Stefan Gries would replace Vincent Devlin as co-manager. He will continue to adopt BRGE’s flexible bottom-up stock selection approach, drawing on the wider resources of BlackRock’s European and emerging markets equity teams, but is reducing the number of holdings and intends opportunistically to ...
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