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The Fund seeks to maximise total return and invest in a manner consistent with the principles of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) investing. The Fund invests globally at least 70% of its total assets in the equity securities of companies whose predominant economic activity is in the real estate sector. This may include residential and/or commercial real estate focused companies as well as real estate operating companies and real estate holding companies (for example, real estate investment trusts).
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Benjamin Tai | Portfolio Manager | 2024 | Now |
Biography | Portfolio Manager of the portfolio since 2024; Director; Portfolio Manager with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC since 2018; Portfolio Manager and Senior Analyst with the Global Real Estate Securities Group | ||
Rajan Rehan | Director | 2023 | Now |
Biography | Rajan Rehan, Director of Blackrock, is jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, including setting the Fund's overall investment strategy and overseeing the management of the Fund. He has 13 years of real estate investment experience, both in private equity and listed securities. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2013, Rajan was a founding and senior member of the Global Real Estate Securities team at Aviva Investors, he was responsible for the U.S. and broader Americas portfolios. Rajan has a first class honours, BSc degree in Economics from the University of Warwick. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder. | ||
James Wilkinson | Portfolio Manager | 2013 | Now |
Mark Howard-Johnson | Managing Director | 2013 | 2024 |
Biography | Mark Howard-Johnson, Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. and Global Head of the Real Estate Securities Team since May 2012; Chief Investment Officer for the Real Estate Securities Group of Building and Land Technology from January 2012 to May 2012; Managing Principal for Occom Capital Partners, LLC from 2009 to 2011; Global Head and Chief Investment Officer of the Real Estate Securities Team at Goldman Sachs Asset Management from 1998 to 2009. | ||
Alastair Gillespie | Portfolio Manager | 2013 | 2024 |
Biography | Alastair Gillespie, CFA - Managing Director - Portfolio Management Alastair is a portfolio manager for Principal Real Estate Investors, the dedicated real estate unit of Principal Global Investors. Based in Singapore, he is responsible for the firm’s Asian real estate capability in REITs and listed property securities, and is assisted by team members based in Sydney. Alastair joined the firm in 2009, after 11 years as a sell-side real estate analyst. His most recent role was as an executive director, and co-head of Asian real estate research at UBS AG in Singapore. From 2006-2009, he was also a management board member of the Asian Public Real Estate Association (APREA). Prior to working in Asia, Alastair covered the Australian market for eight years with UBS, ABN Amro and BT Alex Brown. He received a bachelor of commerce degree in finance from the University of Wollongong in Australia. Alastair holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and holds a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia. | ||
Sherry L. Rexroad | Senior Director | 2013 | 2017 |
Biography | Sherry Rexroad, Managing Director, joined BlackRock in 2012 as Chief Investment Officer of the Global Real Estate Securities Group in real estate and real estate securities. Ms. Rexroad most recently served as the Senior Portfolio Manager, REITs-Americas for Aviva Investors Global Listed Real Estate Securities Team. She was previously a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager with ING Clarion Real Estate Securities in assets under management. Ms. Rexroad's experience includes global, U.S., income and long short hedge fund mandates. Prior to ING, she worked for AEW Capital Management, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the General Services Administration. Ms. Rexroad graduated from Haverford College and holds an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute, the CFA Society of Philadelphia and NAREIT. |
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