Equity

BlackRock manages a full range of equity funds that span the risk/return spectrum and which reflect three approaches to equity investing: Index, Scientific Active, and Fundamental strategies. These approaches are differentiated in terms of the level of tracking error and degree of manager discretion applied. Investment teams benefit from open access to firmwide proprietary research, the sharing of investment ideas, and BlackRock's Risk and Quantitative Analysis Group. This group collaborates with investment teams to manage various types of risk (investment, market, liquidity, counterparty, and operational) and improve the investment process.

Three Distinct Equity Approaches to Meet Client-Specific Needs
Fundamental Equity

Global
Long/Short Hedge Funds
Regional
Sector-Specific
130/30

Scientific Active Equity

Long Only Alpha Tilts
Partial Short 130/30
Total Return/Equity Market Neutral

Index Equity

Institutional Indexing
   Developed Markets
   Emerging Markets
   Frontier Markets
   Commodities Markets
   REITs
iShares® Exchange Traded Funds