BlackRock has announced the launch of the iShares World Thematic Rotation Active UCITS ETF (THRW), described as an actively managed core thematic global equity strategy that seeks to dynamically capture the themes driving markets.
The firm writes that the fund offers an all-in-one investment solution that handles theme selection, timing, and portfolio management within one allocation. The strategy actively identifies, ranks, and rotates between short-, medium-, and long-term market themes, regularly updating its 200-300 equity holdings to take advantage of growing trends and limit involvement in declining ones.
“In the current market environment, the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) highlights that global equity returns are becoming increasingly dispersed, shaped by a narrow set of mega forces. Against this backdrop, BII emphasises the growing need for a more active approach, with investors needing to dynamically reposition as market leadership evolves across time horizons. We project that active ETF assets globally will reach USD4 trillion by 2030, while systematic strategies’ share of active equity expected to rise from 11 per cent in 2024 to 15 per cent by 2030.”
“Systematic investing is accelerating across Europe, forming a key part of what we call the ‘Next Gen Active’ barbell, bringing together outcome‑focused strategies and low‑tracking‑error building blocks that add precision and consistency to portfolios,” says Adam Riley, Head of International Wealth for BlackRock Systematic. “BlackRock strives to broaden investment options and increase accessibility through various wrappers, aiming to bring the transparency, flexibility, and convenience of ETFs to all types of investment approaches.”
