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Blackrock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. Investor A Shares (MDDCX)
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- Total Assets: 303.81M
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Blackrock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. Investor A Shares Overview
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Blackrock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. Investor A Shares. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of MDDCX among other information.
Investment Strategy
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities of issuers located in countries with developing capital markets. Countries with developing capital markets can be found in regions such as Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa. For this purpose, developing capital markets include, but are not limited to, the markets of all countries that comprise the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. It normally invests in at least three countries at any given time.
Contact Information
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12 Throgmorton Avenue
London,RI EC2N 2DL
United Kingdom
London,RI EC2N 2DL
United Kingdom
Phone
020 7743 3000
Top Executives
| Name | Title | Since | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Fletcher | Portfolio Manager | 2024 | Now |
| Biography | Emily Fletcher, CFA, Managing Director, is a portfolio manager and a research analyst on the Global Emerging Markets Equities Team within BlackRock’s Fundamental Equity Group. She is responsible for co-managing the BlackRock Frontier Investment Trust, the Emerging Frontier hedge fund, Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity and the Emerging Market Equity Income strategies. Mrs. Fletcher joined the Emerging Markets team in 2008 and since then has covered African, ASEAN, Frontier and Latam equities and is based in London. Prior to moving to her current role in 2008, Ms. Fletcher was a member of the Multi-Asset Portfolio Strategies (MAPS) group and the UK Equity team. She joined BlackRock as an Analyst in 2006. Mrs. Fletcher earned a BA degree and an MSc degree in experimental and theoretical physics, both from the University of Cambridge in 2005 and 2006, respectively. | ||
| Kevin Jia | Portfolio Manager | 2020 | Now |
| Biography | Kevin Jia, Director, is a portfolio manager and research analyst on the Global Emerging Markets Equities Team within BlackRock’s Fundamental Equity Group. Mr Jia co-manages the Global Emerging Markets Core Strategy with Gordon Fraser. He is also a member of the North Asia Consumers and Communication Services research pod. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2015, Mr. Jia was with KKR, based in Beijing, responsible for private equity investment due diligence and portfolio company management. Mr. Jia earned a BA degree in Economics & Finance from Tsinghua University in 2013. | ||
| Gordon Fraser | Portfolio Manager | 2017 | Now |
| Biography | Gordon Fraser, CFA, Managing Director, is Co-Head of Global Emerging Markets Equities for BlackRock’s Fundamental Equity Group. Mr. Fraser is lead portfolio manager for the Core Global Emerging Markets strategy and co-manages the Emerging Frontiers Hedge Fund. Mr. Fraser is also named manager on the Emerging Markets Equity Strategies Fund. Mr. Fraser is platform lead for macroeconomic analysis. He joined BlackRock as an Analyst in 2006. Mr. Fraser earned a BA (1st class) and an MPhil (distinction) in Economics from Cambridge University in 2006. He is also a CFA Charterholder. | ||
| Andrew Swan | Managing Director | 2017 | 2020 |
| Biography | Andrew Swan is Head of Asia (ex-Japan) Equities at Man GLG. Based in Australia, he focuses on Asia ex-Japan strategies. Andrew joined Man GLG in August 2020. Before that, he was at Blackrock for nine years where he held the titles of Head of Fundamental Asian Equities and Head of Fundamental Emerging Markets. Prior to that, Andrew was a portfolio manager at JPMorgan Asset Management between 2005 and 2011 and the Head of Asia Pacific Media and Internet Research at JPMorgan between 2002 and 2004. He started his career as a research analyst at Ord Minnett Securities in 1994. Andrews holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours in Accounting and Finance) from the University of New South Wales. | ||
| Luiz Soares | Managing Director | 2012 | 2017 |
| Biography | Luiz Soares, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, is head of BlackRock's Global Emerging Markets Equity Team. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2012, Mr Soares began his career in 1993 with Andersen Consulting in Brazil, moving to Reuters in the US in 1997 to work on fixed income derivatives. In 2000, he joined Axiom International Investors where he was initially a research analyst covering Latin America. Mr. Soares was appointed to manage the Axiom Emerging Markets Equity Fund in August 2007. Mr. Soares holds a B. S. in Business Management and Applied Economics from Cornell University. | ||
| Dhiren Shah | Head | 2009 | 2017 |
| Biography | Dhiren Shah is the Head of All Cap Equity Investment team of Ashmore Investment Advisors Limited. Prior to joining the firm in 2017, Mr. Shah was with BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited (formerly Merrill Lynch Investment Managers). He has been involved in the management of a range of Emerging Markets Equity products for both retail and institutional clients. In recent roles, Mr. Shah also had the responsibility as co-head and head of research for the Global Emerging Markets team at BlackRock. He is a CFA charter holder and gained a 1st in Economics from University College London. | ||
| Sam Vecht | Portfolio Manager | 2009 | 2012 |
| Biography | Sam Vecht, CFA, Managing Director, is Head of Emerging Europe, Frontiers and Alternative Strategies and a portfolio manager within BlackRock’s Fundamental Equity Group. Mr. Vecht is lead portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets Equity Strategies Fund and also co-manages the Latin America, Emerging Europe, Emerging Frontiers Hedge Fund, Frontiers, and Asia Pacific Absolute Return strategies. He is also a research pod leader of the EMEA & Frontiers and Latin America pods. Mr. Vecht's service with the firm dates back to 2000, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. Mr. Vecht earned a BSc degree, with honours, in international relations and history from the London School of Economics | ||
| Daniel Tubbs | Member | 2007 | 2012 |
| Biography | Daniel Tubbs, Head of Global Emerging Markets Equities within Mirabaud Asset Management, manages the Mirabaud - Equities Global Emerging Markets and the Mirabaud - Equities Asia ex-Japan funds. He has experience in the portfolio management industry since 1997. Prior to joining Mirabaud Asset Management in June 2012, Mr Tubbs spent over four years at BlackRock, where he co-headed the Global Emerging Market team and managed around USD 2.5bn. Mr Tubbs previously spent six years at West LB Asset Management as Head of Asia ex-Japan, managing an Asian Equity fund and contributing to the Global Emerging Markets long-only and hedge funds. Mr Tubbs started his career at the accounting firm Arthur Andersen. Mr Tubbs holds a degree in Accountancy and European Studies from Exeter University and is also a ACA Chartered Accountant and is a CFA Charterholder. | ||
| Plamen Monovski | - | 2009 | 2010 |
| Biography | Plamen Monovski joined Renaissance Asset Managers in 2010 as President and CIO, having built his reputation over 13 successful years at BlackRock and Merrill Lynch Investment Management, where he was Head of Emerging Markets and prior to that the co-Head of the Emerging Europe multi-billion franchise which encompassed institutional, retail and the long-short book. A highly respected and leading emerging markets investor, Plamen co-managed the BlackRock Global Funds Emerging Europe Fund. At its peak, the fund was twice the size of its nearest competitor with $9 billion under management, and was rated AAA by Standard & Poor’s. Plamen has an MSc. in Finance (Distinction) from the London School of Economics. | ||
| Alain Bourrier | Director, Member | 2004 | 2007 |
| Biography | Bourrier is a director of BlackRock Advisor, LLC. Prior to that, he was a Director of and portfolio manager with BlacRock. Bourrier has been a member of the Developing Capital Markets group since 1998 and a member of the Funds portfolio management team since 2004. | ||
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