The fund normally invests in a combination of fixed income securities, including, but not limited to: high yield securities, international securities, emerging markets debt and mortgages. It may invest significantly in non-investment grade bonds (high yield or junk bonds). The fund may also invest significantly in non-dollar denominated bonds and bonds of emerging market issuers. It may invest up to 15% of its net assets in collateralized debt obligations, of which 10% (as a percentage of the fund's net assets) may be collateralized in loan obligations.
| Period | BSIIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | Quintile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YTD | 1.4% | -19.6% | 23.1% | 36.74% | 3 |
| 1 Yr | 5.0% | -15.5% | 18.5% | 13.01% | 1 |
| 3 Yr | 2.3% * | -6.1% | 8.7% | 37.00% | 2 |
| 5 Yr | 3.5% * | -2.4% | 13.6% | 12.97% | 1 |
| 10 Yr | N/A * | -1.3% | 10.1% | N/A | N/A |
* Annualized
| Period | BSIIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | Quintile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.6% | -10.9% | 192.8% | 30.45% | 3 |
| 2015 | -3.4% | -33.0% | 4.2% | 41.95% | 4 |
| 2014 | -0.5% | -9.3% | 14.9% | 44.99% | 4 |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -24.1% | 40.4% | 4.94% | 1 |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -100.0% | 18.7% | 7.18% | 1 |
| Period | BSIIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | Quintile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YTD | 1.4% | -19.6% | 23.1% | 36.77% | 3 |
| 1 Yr | 5.0% | -15.5% | 18.5% | 10.04% | 1 |
| 3 Yr | 2.3% * | -7.0% | 8.7% | 32.50% | 2 |
| 5 Yr | 3.5% * | -2.8% | 13.6% | 11.59% | 1 |
| 10 Yr | N/A * | -1.3% | 10.1% | N/A | N/A |
* Annualized
| Period | BSIIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | Quintile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.6% | -9.5% | 195.3% | 41.70% | 3 |
| 2015 | -2.5% | -32.5% | 7.4% | 51.07% | 4 |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -8.3% | 16.8% | 44.04% | 3 |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -12.9% | 58.5% | 12.44% | 1 |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -100.0% | 35.2% | 26.99% | 2 |
| BSIIX | Category Low | Category High | BSIIX % Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Assets | 30.1 B | 319 K | 189 B | 1.17% | 1 |
| Number of Holdings | 4404 | 1 | 17352 | 0.51% | 1 |
| Net Assets in Top 10 | -835 M | -36 B | 31.4 B | 34.13% | 5 |
| Weighting of Top 10 | 53.2% | 0.0% | 1168.9% | 6.66% | 2 |
| Weighting | Category Low | Category High | BSIIX % Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonds | 89.98% | -175.98% | 562.01% | 17.75% | 4 |
| Other | 4.27% | -24.51% | 99.99% | 4.93% | 1 |
| Convertible Bonds | 3.42% | 0.00% | 13.10% | 1.02% | 1 |
| Stocks | 1.71% | -3.75% | 97.71% | 2.59% | 1 |
| Cash | 0.62% | -461.99% | 275.92% | 24.57% | 5 |
| Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | -0.56% | 16.37% | 7.32% | 5 |
| Weighting | Category Low | Category High | BSIIX % Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Services | 0.60% | -0.15% | 24.41% | 3.32% | 1 |
| Technology | 0.29% | -1.56% | 17.00% | 3.92% | 1 |
| Energy | 0.26% | -0.88% | 10.38% | 3.62% | 1 |
| Consumer Cyclical | 0.16% | -0.36% | 11.16% | 4.12% | 1 |
| Industrials | 0.12% | -0.30% | 10.17% | 4.02% | 1 |
| Communication Services | 0.06% | -0.14% | 7.00% | 3.22% | 1 |
| Real Estate | 0.05% | -0.15% | 15.19% | 4.33% | 1 |
| Consumer Defense | 0.05% | -0.26% | 10.21% | 3.72% | 1 |
| Healthcare | 0.04% | -0.70% | 13.34% | 4.02% | 1 |
| Utilities | 0.00% | -0.08% | 7.07% | 6.04% | 5 |
| Basic Materials | -0.01% | -0.43% | 13.48% | 4.23% | 5 |
| Weighting | Category Low | Category High | BSIIX % Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | 1.52% | -12.82% | 89.60% | 2.39% | 1 |
| Non US | 0.19% | -0.82% | 95.51% | 2.44% | 1 |
| Weighting | Category Low | Category High | BSIIX % Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate | 39.33% | 0.00% | 221.70% | 14.70% | 3 |
| Securitized | 26.61% | 0.00% | 118.59% | 17.29% | 3 |
| Government | 22.66% | -389.49% | 503.27% | 13.33% | 2 |
| Municipal | 3.89% | 0.00% | 97.96% | 3.92% | 1 |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.24% | -462.00% | 275.92% | 23.45% | 4 |
| Derivative | -0.70% | -64.42% | 83.22% | 4.98% | 5 |
| Weighting | Category Low | Category High | BSIIX % Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | 56.83% | -482.62% | 500.82% | 25.18% | 4 |
| Non US | 33.15% | -124.80% | 530.33% | 3.51% | 1 |
| BSIIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Low | Category High | Rank in Category (%) | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expense Ratio | 0.74% | 0.00% | 32.76% | 10.59% | 2 |
| Management Fee | 0.46% | 0.00% | 2.15% | 2.54% | 4 |
| 12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | N/A | N/A |
| Administrative Fee | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.63% | 3.30% | 2 |
| BSIIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Low | Category High | BSIIX Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front Load | N/A | 0.00% | 5.75% | N/A | N/A |
| Deferred Load | N/A | 0.15% | 5.50% | N/A | N/A |
| BSIIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Low | Category High | BSIIX Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 0.25% | 2.00% | N/A | N/A |
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
| BSIIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Low | Category High | BSIIX Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 1541.00% | 0.00% | 1711.00% | 0.10% | 5 |
| BSIIX | Category Low | Category High | BSIIX % Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.5% | 0.00% | 1.38% | 6.55% | 1 |
| BSIIX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Distribution Frequency | Monthly | Annually | Monthly | Annually |
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Aug 02, 2010 | $0.042 |
| Jul 01, 2010 | $0.042 |
| Jun 01, 2010 | $0.036 |
| May 03, 2010 | $0.034 |
| Apr 01, 2010 | $0.046 |
| Mar 01, 2010 | $0.040 |
| Feb 01, 2010 | $0.050 |
| Jan 04, 2010 | $0.065 |
| Nov 30, 2009 | $0.041 |
| Oct 30, 2009 | $0.043 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | $0.040 |
| Aug 31, 2009 | $0.043 |
| Jul 31, 2009 | $0.043 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | $0.067 |
| May 29, 2009 | $0.038 |
| Apr 30, 2009 | $0.041 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | $0.044 |
| Feb 27, 2009 | $0.039 |
| Jan 30, 2009 | $0.045 |
| Dec 31, 2008 | $0.080 |
| Nov 28, 2008 | $0.050 |
| Oct 31, 2008 | $0.053 |
| Sep 30, 2008 | $0.048 |
| Aug 29, 2008 | $0.052 |
| Jul 31, 2008 | $0.052 |
| Jun 30, 2008 | $0.052 |
| May 30, 2008 | $0.053 |
| Apr 30, 2008 | $0.057 |
| BSIIX | Category Low | Category High | BSIIX % Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Ratio | 2.66% | -1.56% | 9.28% | 10.48% | 2 |
| BSIIX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Semi-Annually | Annually | Daily | Annually |
Manager
Start Date
Aug 06, 2010Tenure
7.07
Tenure Rank
4.6%
Rick Rieder, Managing Director, is BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer of Fundamental Fixed Income, Co-head of Americas Fixed Income and a member of the Executive Committee of the firm-wide Alpha Strategy business, and is a member of BlackRock's Global Operating Committee. Before joining BlackRock in 2009, Mr. Rieder was President and Chief Executive Officer of R3 Capital Partners. He served as Vice Chairman and member of the Borrowing Committee for the U.S. Treasury. Mr. Rieder is currently a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Investment Advisory Committee on Financial Markets, and was recently elected as the 2013 inductee into the Fixed Income Analysts Society Fixed Income Hall of Fame. From 1987 to 2008, Mr. Rieder was with Lehman Brothers, most recently as head of the firm's Global Principal Strategies team, a global proprietary investment platform. He was also global head of the firm's credit businesses, Chairman of the Corporate Bond and Loan Capital Commitment Committee, and a member of the Board of Trustees for the corporate pension fund. Before joining Lehman Brothers, Mr. Rieder was a credit analyst at SunTrust Banks in Atlanta. Mr. Rieder earned a BBA degree in Finance from Emory University in 1983 and an MBA degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1987. He is a member of the board of Emory University, Emory's Business School, and the University's Investment Committee and is the Vice Chairman of the Finance Committee, and founder and chairman of the business school's BBA investment fund and community financial literacy program. Mr. Rieder serves as Chairman of the Board of North Star Academy's nine Charter Schools in Newark, New Jersey and is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Graduation Generation Public School Collaboration in Atlanta. He is a Trustee for the US Olympic Committee, and on the board of advisors for the Hospital for Special Surgery. He serves on the National Leaderhip Council of the Communities in Schools Educational Foundation and the boards of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Newark and Essex County and the Newark Youth Foundation.
Manager
Start Date
Oct 17, 2011Tenure
5.88
Tenure Rank
5.3%
Bob Miller, Managing Director, is a member of the Multi-Sector Mutual Fund team within BlackRock Fundamental Fixed Income Portfolio Management Group. He is a portfolio manager of BlackRock's Core Bond, Total Return, and Strategic Income Opportunities Funds. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2011, Mr. Miller was a Co-Founder and Partner at the Round Table Investment Management Company, a multi-strategy, research-based investment company, where he managed a global macro strategy. Previously, Mr. Miller spent 20 years at Bank of America, where he served in a variety of roles, most recently as senior portfolio manager for the bank's proprietary multi-asset class investment portfolio. Mr. Miller managed global equity and credit, global interest rate derivative, and sovereign debt portfolios during his tenure at Bank of America. Mr. Miller is a Trustee of Davidson College, a member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Investment Committee. He is also actively involved with the Davidson July Experience program. Mr. Miller is a Trustee and past Chairman of the Board at Trinity Episcopal School in Charlotte, N.C. He earned a BA degree in economics from Davidson College.
Manager
Start Date
Apr 28, 2017Tenure
0.34
Tenure Rank
9.6%
Jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Total Return Portfolio’s portfolio, including setting the Total Return Portfolio’s overall investment strategy and overseeing the management of the Total Return Portfolio.
Category Low
0.0
Category High
28.7
Category Average
6.38
Category Mode
2.7
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