BlackRock bets on securitized assets with a new global investment grade fund
6 NOV, 2025
By Joanna Piwko from RankiaPro Europe
BlackRock announced today the launch of the BGF Global Securitised Fund, a fund designed to offer investors diversified exposure to global securitised assets of investment grade.
The fund will invest in a broad universe of securitised assets, which includes Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS), Asset-Backed Securities (ABS), Collateralised Loan Obligations (CLOs) and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS). The strategy contemplates investments at a global level, with presence in the main securitised markets of the United States, Europe, United Kingdom and Australia.
Approach and management team
The approach seeks to reduce dependence on a single sector or region within the securitisation universe, while offering a low correlation with traditional fixed income. This flexibility allows the fund to access attractive risk-adjusted returns in the global investment grade securitisation market, with a focus on high-quality and resilient income for investors.
The fund is supported by BlackRock's global team of 40 securitisation specialists, based in London, New York and Sydney. It is co-managed by Kate Galustian, Samir Lakhani, Ibrahim Incoglu and Daanish Siddiqui, who have an average of 20 years of experience in the sector.
BlackRock's global securitisation platform manages more than 158,000 million dollars, within its global fixed income platform of 1.2 trillion dollars.
Securitised assets can offer attractive returns and low sensitivity to changes in interest rates compared to corporate bonds, which is ideal for those seeking diversification beyond traditional fixed income asset classes. This launch reflects our commitment to the development of fixed income investment through innovative and active management solutions that respond to the changing needs of investors.
Kate Galustian, head of the Securitised Assets team for EMEA and Australia at BlackRock and co-manager of the fund
We are delighted to collaborate with BlackRock in the design and launch of this fund. An allocation to securitised assets can offer clients a higher yield spread compared to corporate credit, in addition to further portfolio diversification.
