Multi Asset

BAICX

Multi-Asset Income Fund

  • NAV as of Dec 04, 2025 $10.62
    52 WK: 9.69 - 10.68
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of Dec 04, 2025 $-0.01 (-0.09%)
  • NAV Total Return as of Dec 04, 2025 YTD: 10.93%

Overview

About this Fund

1. Flexible, core income solution
2. Focused on managing volatility
3. Seeks attractive income and total return

Investment Approach

Seeks to achieve attractive income with less risk by tactically managing a portfolio of equities, fixed income and non-traditional sources of income.

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Performance

Performance

  1y 3y 5y 10y
Total Return (%) 7.72 11.05 5.52 5.26
Return w/ Sales Charge (%) 2.06 9.07 4.39 4.69
Benchmark (%) 6.01 10.51 5.28 5.65
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 7.82 10.96 5.47 5.50
Morningstar Ranking 99/226 102/219 85/212 98/172
Morningstar Quartile 3 2 2 3
Lipper Category Avg. (%) 9.99 13.13 8.17 7.23
Lipper Ranking 299/415 274/385 299/348 210/243
Lipper Quartile 3 3 4 4
  YTD 1m 3m 1y 3y 5y 10y
Total Return (%) 9.68 1.11 3.09 7.72 36.95 30.85 66.95
Return w/ Sales Charge (%) 3.92 -4.19 -2.32 2.06 29.76 23.98 58.18
Benchmark (%) 9.17 0.82 3.02 6.01 34.94 29.31 73.22
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 10.31 1.80 4.04 7.82 36.63 30.52 70.81
Lipper Category Avg. (%) 11.46 2.38 5.20 9.99 45.54 49.86 106.21
  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Return (%) 6.32 6.87 -11.73 10.80 7.12
Annual w/ Sales Charge (%) 0.74 1.26 -16.36 4.98 1.50
Benchmark (%) 12.49 9.69 -15.33 14.43 9.70
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 8.42 7.76 -13.32 10.13 7.28

Performance is shown after deduction of ongoing charges. Any entry and exit charges are excluded from the calculation.

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The Fund’s returns prior to November 28, 2011 are the returns of the Fund when it followed different investment strategies under the name “BlackRock Income Portfolio.” 

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Key Facts

Key Facts

Size of Fund (Millions)
as of Dec 04, 2025
$10,578.3 M
Share Class launch date
Apr 07, 2008
Benchmark Index
33.34% MSCI World High Div (Net) / 33.33% US Agg / 33.33% BBG HY 2% Issuer Capped
Lipper Classification
Flexible Portfolio Funds
Max Offer Price
as of Dec 04, 2025
$11.21
Turnover Percent in the Annual Report
as of Jul 31, 2025
99.00%
Size of Class (Millions)
as of Dec 04, 2025
$3,589.5 M
Asset Class
Multi Asset
Morningstar Category
Global Moderately Conservative Allocation
CUSIP
09256H351
Open to New Investors
Yes

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings
as of Oct 31, 2025
3,910
Modified Duration
as of Oct 31, 2025
2.69 yrs
Fund Standard Deviation (3y)
as of Nov 30, 2025
6.71
Unsubsidized 30-Day SEC Yield
as of Oct 31, 2025
5.20%
Effective Duration
as of Oct 31, 2025
2.43 yrs
Worst 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years
3 months ending Oct 31, 2023
-5.00%
30 Day SEC Yield
as of Oct 31, 2025
5.29%
R-Squared (3y)
as of Nov 30, 2025
92.09
Beta (3y)
as of Nov 30, 2025
0.97
Weighted Avg Maturity
as of Oct 31, 2025
2.51 yrs
Best 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years
3 months ending Jan 31, 2024
9.86%

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Fees

Fees

as of current prospectus
Gross Expense Ratio 0.92%
Net Expense Ratio 0.82%

Net Expense Ratio excluding Investment Related Expenses is 0.80%

  • Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.02%
  • Interest expense 0.00%

Ratings

Ratings

Lipper Leader

 
 
 
Overall Lipper Leaders ratings based on an equal-weighted average of percentile ranks for each measure over 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods (if applicable) and do not take into account the effects of sales charges for these categories (Consistent Return, Preservation, Total Return, Expense, and Tax Efficiency) as of Sep 30, 2025 out of 385, 4,124, 385, 150 and 385 Funds, respectively in Lipper's Flexible Portfolio Funds classification.

Holdings

Holdings

as of Oct 31, 2025
Name Weight (%)
ISHARES CORE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS 2.04
NVIDIA CORP - ELN 1.00
APPLE INC - ELN 0.81
MICROSOFT CORP - ELN 0.66
MICROSOFT CORP 0.52
Name Weight (%)
BROADCOM INC 0.40
ALPHABET INC CLASS A 0.36
BROADCOM INC - ELN 0.34
HOME DEPOT INC - ELN 0.32
WALMART INC - ELN 0.31
as of Oct 31, 2025
Name Weight (%)
ISHARES 5-10 YR INV GRD CRP BD ETF 2.11
ISHARES IBOXX $ HIGH YIELD CORPORA 2.02
BEIGNET INVESTOR LLC 144A 6.581 05/30/2049 0.50
ISHARES 1-5 YR INV GRD CORP BD ETF 0.29
BSP_22-29AR AR 144A 0.19
Name Weight (%)
BARC_25-NQM4 PT2 144A 0.19
BARC_25-NQM5 PT2 144A 0.18
HOUSTON CENTER (A) CML Prvt 0.17
BX_24-AIRC A 144A 0.17
BAMLL_24-BHP A 144A 0.17
Name Market Value Weight (%) Shares
Detailed Holdings and Analytics
Holdings are subject to change. Fund holdings and allocations shown are unaudited, and may not be representative of current or future investments. The Fund is actively managed and its details, holdings and characteristics will vary. Holdings shown should not be deemed as a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The user relies on this data at its own risk and neither BlackRock nor any other party makes any representations or express or implied warranties (which are expressly disclaimed) nor shall they incur any liability for any errors or omissions in the data.

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

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as of Oct 31, 2025

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of Oct 31, 2025

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
Allocations subject to change.
as of Oct 31, 2025

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
The fund itself has not been rated by an independent rating agency. Credit quality ratings on underlying securities of the fund are received from S&P, Moody’s and Fitch and converted to the equivalent S&P major rating category. This breakdown is provided by BlackRock and takes the median rating of the three agencies when all three agencies rate a security the lower of the two ratings if only two agencies rate a security and one rating if that is all that is provided. Unrated securities do not necessarily indicate low quality. Below investment-grade is represented by a rating of BB and below. Ratings and portfolio credit quality may change over time.

Negative weightings may result from specific circumstances (including timing differences between trade and settle dates of securities purchased by the funds) and/or the use of certain financial instruments, including derivatives, which may be used to gain or reduce market exposure and/or risk management.

Allocations are subject to change.

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Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Justin Christofel, CFA
Justin Christofel, CFA
Co-Head of Income Investing, Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions

   

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Justin Christofel, CFA, CAIA, Managing Director, is co-head of Income Investing for BlackRock’s Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions group. He is a portfolio manager for a number of income strategies including the Multi-Asset Income Fund, Dynamic High Income Fund, Managed Income Fund, and Multi-Asset Income model portfolios.

 

Justin’s service with the firm dates back to 2007, where prior to the launch of the Income strategies, he managed customized asset allocation portfolios for institutional investors.

 

Justin earned his BA, with honors, in economics and mathematics from Yale University.

 

Justin’s interests include exploring the intersection of macroeconomic drivers and asset class returns and constructing portfolios that offer clients resilience in a variety of market regimes. Outside of work, he enjoys nearly any activity that allows him to be active, particularly tennis.

 

Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS) meets client demand for active asset allocation strategies and whole portfolio solutions through funds, model portfolios, and more. MASS draws on the toolkit of BlackRock's index, factor, and alpha-seeking capabilities to deliver cutting-edge insights and investment outcomes.

Alex Shingler, CFA
Alex Shingler, CFA
Co-Head of Income Investing, Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions

     

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Alex Shingler, CFA, Managing Director, is co-head of Income Investing for BlackRock’s Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions group. He is a portfolio manager for a number of income strategies including the Multi-Asset Income Fund, Dynamic High Income Fund, Managed Income Fund, and Multi-Asset Income model portfolios.

 

Alex’s service with the firm dates back to 2009, where he joined as a portfolio manager and research analyst within BlackRock’s European and US credit businesses. Alex has spent his career investing across equity and fixed income markets and before joining BlackRock in London, Alex focused on special situation equity investments.

 

Alex earned his AB in philosophy from Princeton University. He resides in the New York City area with his wife and daughter.

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ESG Integration

ESG Integration

BlackRock considers many investment risks in our processes. In order to seek the best risk-adjusted returns for our clients, we manage material risks and opportunities that could impact portfolios, including financially material Environmental, Social and/or Governance (ESG) data or information, where available. See our Firm Wide ESG Integration Statement for more information on this approach and fund documentation for how these material risks are considered within this product, where applicable.

This fund does not seek to follow a sustainable, impact or ESG investment strategy. For more information regarding the fund's investment strategy, please see the fund's prospectus or, as applicable, shareholder report.

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