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Name

As of 03/27/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Vitals

YTD Return

5.3%

1 yr return

15.9%

3 Yr Avg Return

1.1%

5 Yr Avg Return

6.9%

Net Assets

$21.9 B

Holdings in Top 10

16.4%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$19.2
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.12%

SALES FEES

Front Load 5.25%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 58.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,000

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 03/27/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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MDLOX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 5.3%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 1.1%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 6.9%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 0.78%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 1.8%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Semi-Annually

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Blackrock Global Allocation Fund Inc - BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, USD - Investor A
  • Fund Family Name
    BlackRock
  • Inception Date
    Nov 16, 1994
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    Other
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States
  • Manager
    Russ Koesterich

Fund Description


MDLOX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MDLOX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 5.3% -23.7% 16.4% 68.67%
1 Yr 15.9% -8.9% 48.3% 85.41%
3 Yr 1.1%* -2.2% 16.4% 23.39%
5 Yr 6.9%* -0.7% 13.4% 35.51%
10 Yr 5.0%* 0.9% 11.8% 53.48%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MDLOX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 11.1% -40.8% 20.6% 83.59%
2022 -20.9% -21.0% 24.5% 7.74%
2021 -3.4% -24.2% 27.8% 68.22%
2020 12.1% -23.1% 11.7% 59.20%
2019 11.0% -100.0% 20.6% 66.21%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MDLOX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 5.3% -23.7% 16.4% 67.60%
1 Yr 15.9% -12.8% 48.3% 96.19%
3 Yr 1.1%* -3.4% 16.4% 50.00%
5 Yr 6.9%* -1.1% 13.4% 62.47%
10 Yr 5.0%* 0.9% 11.8% 64.92%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MDLOX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 12.3% -40.8% 20.6% 83.59%
2022 -16.0% -21.0% 24.5% 7.74%
2021 6.2% -24.2% 27.8% 70.33%
2020 20.8% -23.1% 11.7% 24.07%
2019 17.2% -2.9% 23.1% 48.23%

NAV & Total Return History


MDLOX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

MDLOX Category Low Category High MDLOX % Rank
Net Assets 21.9 B 1.12 M 110 B 10.58%
Number of Holdings 2089 2 10961 1.04%
Net Assets in Top 10 2.93 B -31.7 M 22 B 12.53%
Weighting of Top 10 16.39% 10.8% 100.0% 91.57%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Umbs 30Yr Tba(Reg A) 2.93%
  2. Umbs 30Yr Tba(Reg A) 2.93%
  3. Umbs 30Yr Tba(Reg A) 2.93%
  4. Umbs 30Yr Tba(Reg A) 2.93%
  5. Umbs 30Yr Tba(Reg A) 2.93%
  6. Umbs 30Yr Tba(Reg A) 2.93%
  7. Umbs 30Yr Tba(Reg A) 2.93%
  8. Umbs 30Yr Tba(Reg A) 2.93%
  9. Umbs 30Yr Tba(Reg A) 2.93%
  10. Umbs 30Yr Tba(Reg A) 2.93%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High MDLOX % Rank
Stocks
68.80% -45.72% 98.42% 20.25%
Bonds
22.28% -39.76% 93.84% 54.70%
Other
4.70% -1.25% 197.12% 21.71%
Cash
3.81% -97.12% 185.58% 91.65%
Preferred Stocks
0.29% -0.03% 14.00% 32.36%
Convertible Bonds
0.13% 0.00% 25.49% 67.22%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MDLOX % Rank
Technology
19.47% 0.00% 39.48% 25.05%
Healthcare
14.01% 0.00% 30.30% 20.17%
Consumer Cyclical
14.00% 0.00% 20.84% 9.77%
Financial Services
10.58% 0.00% 30.34% 73.46%
Industrials
9.07% 0.09% 32.39% 28.66%
Energy
8.73% 0.00% 38.61% 43.74%
Communication Services
7.98% 0.00% 28.59% 21.02%
Basic Materials
7.76% 0.00% 60.23% 33.12%
Consumer Defense
4.43% 0.00% 31.85% 80.04%
Utilities
2.29% 0.00% 40.29% 62.21%
Real Estate
1.68% 0.00% 90.14% 84.08%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MDLOX % Rank
US
46.37% -4.82% 95.75% 6.89%
Non US
22.43% -46.69% 57.06% 67.22%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MDLOX % Rank
Corporate
42.71% 0.00% 99.90% 23.38%
Securitized
24.80% 0.00% 83.28% 13.99%
Government
16.28% 0.00% 98.64% 62.84%
Cash & Equivalents
15.65% 0.10% 100.00% 87.06%
Municipal
0.32% 0.00% 31.28% 51.15%
Derivative
0.24% 0.00% 41.88% 34.86%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MDLOX % Rank
US
14.43% -177.12% 87.76% 60.75%
Non US
7.85% -39.00% 137.36% 35.07%

MDLOX - Expenses

Operational Fees

MDLOX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.12% 0.16% 2.71% 50.73%
Management Fee 0.75% 0.00% 1.70% 63.17%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 27.09%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.70% N/A

Sales Fees

MDLOX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 5.25% 0.00% 5.75% 54.02%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.50% N/A

Trading Fees

MDLOX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 2.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

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.

MDLOX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 58.00% 0.00% 441.00% 50.24%

MDLOX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

MDLOX Category Low Category High MDLOX % Rank
Dividend Yield 1.81% 0.00% 10.92% 47.19%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

MDLOX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Semi-Annually Annually Monthly Monthly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

MDLOX Category Low Category High MDLOX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.78% -5.20% 6.33% 76.25%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

MDLOX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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MDLOX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Russ Koesterich


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 01, 2017

5.41

5.4%

Russ Koesterich, CFA, JD, Managing Director and portfolio manager, is a member of the Global Allocation team as well as the lead portfolio manager on the GA Selects model portfolio strategies. Mr. Koesterich's service with the firm dates back to 2005, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. He joined the BlackRock Global Allocation team in 2016 as Head of Asset Allocation and was named a portfolio manager of the Fund in 2017. Previously, he was BlackRock's Global Chief Investment Strategist and Chairman of the Investment Committee for the Model Portfolio Solutions business, and formerly served as the Global Head of Investment Strategy for scientific active equities and as senior portfolio manager in the US Market Neutral Group. Prior to joining BGI, Mr. Koesterich was the Chief North American Strategist at State Street Bank and Trust. He began his investment career at Instinet Research Partners where he occupied several positions in research, including Director of Investment Strategy for both U.S. and European research, and Equity Analyst. He is a frequent contributor to financials news media and the author of three books, including his most recent ""Portfolio Construction for Today's Markets. Mr. Koesterich earned a BA in history from Brandeis University, a JD from Boston College and an MBA from Columbia University. He is a CFA Charterholder.

David Clayton


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 01, 2017

5.41

5.4%

David Clayton, CFA, JD, Managing Director and portfolio manager, is a member of the Global Allocation team. Mr. Clayton joined the BlackRock Global Allocation team in 2010 and was named a portfolio manager of the Fund in 2017. Prior to his current role, he was head of portfolio oversight, as well as a senior investor and investment group leader, on the Fund, primarily responsible for coverage of the energy, real estate, autos, industrials, materials and utilities sectors. Prior to joining BlackRock, he was Of Counsel in the Financial Restructuring Group at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP. Previously he was a Managing Director and analyst with The Blackstone Group, responsible for distressed and special situations investments across multiple industries. Prior to joining Blackstone, Mr. Clayton spent six years at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), initially as an attorney specializing in corporate finance transactions and restructurings, and most recently as a Vice President and analyst in the Global High Yield Bond & Bank Debt Group. Mr. Clayton began his career as an attorney specializing in corporate finance transactions, first at Blake, Cassels & Graydon in Toronto and then at Milbank in New York. Mr. Clayton earned a BA degree, with honors, in economics from the University of Western Ontario in 1990 and MBA and LLB degrees from Dalhousie University in 1994. He is a CFA Charterholder.

Rick Rieder


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Apr 01, 2019

3.17

3.2%

Rick Rieder, Managing Director, is BlackRock's Global Chief Investment Officer of Fixed Income, and Co-head of BlackRock's Global Fixed Income platform, a member of BlackRock's Global Operating Committee and Chairman of the BlackRock firm-wide Investment Council. 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 inducted into the Fixed Income Analysts Society Fixed Income Hall of Fame in 2013, and was nominated for Fixed Income Manager of the Year by Institutional Investor for 2014. 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. Mr. Rieder is 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 eleven 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 Leadership Council of the Communities in Schools Educational Foundation and on the board of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Newark and Essex County Mr. Rieder was honored at the Choose Success Awards ceremony in Atlanta in 2015 for his dedication to public education in Atlanta through CIS and Graduation Generation.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.03 30.27 6.52 9.25