Fixed Income

MKMTX

Strategic Municipal Opportunities Fund

  • NAV as of Jan 12, 2026 $10.44
    52 WK: 9.93 - 10.60
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of Jan 12, 2026 $0.00 (0.00%)
  • NAV Total Return as of Jan 12, 2026 YTD: 0.62%
  • Morningstar Rating

Overview

About this Fund

1. Flexible municipal bond approach
2. Adapts to changing bond markets
3. Seeks tax-advantaged income through different rate environments

Investment Approach

The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Opportunities Fund is an adaptable municipal strategy seeking to provide attractive tax-advantaged income and returns through diverse environments.

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Performance

Performance

  1y 3y 5y 10y
Total Return (%)

as of Dec 31, 2025

2.76 3.75 0.95 2.19
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)

as of Dec 31, 2025

3.34 4.21 0.44 2.11
Morningstar Ranking

as of Dec 31, 2025

108/160 116/156 29/153 -
Morningstar Quartile

as of Dec 31, 2025

3 4 1 2
Lipper Ranking

as of Dec 31, 2025

214/283 184/270 64/257 -
Lipper Quartile

as of Dec 31, 2025

4 3 1 -
  YTD 1m 3m 1y 3y 5y 10y
Total Return (%)

as of Dec 31, 2025

2.76 -0.14 0.72 2.76 11.69 4.83 24.22
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)

as of Dec 31, 2025

3.34 0.03 1.54 3.34 13.17 2.24 23.28
  2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Return (%) 5.90 -11.37 5.16 3.35 2.76
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 2.88 -11.88 6.97 2.34 3.34

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 performance information for periods prior to January 25, 2018, the commencement of operations of the share class, shows the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Shares. The performance of this share class would be substantially similar to Institutional Shares because this share class and Institutional Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities and performance would only differ to the extent that this share class and Institutional Shares have different expenses.

The Fund’s returns prior to January 27, 2014 are the returns of the Fund when it followed different investment strategies under the name “BlackRock Intermediate Municipal Fund.”

See the Fund’s prospectus for more details.

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Key Facts

Key Facts

Size of Fund (Millions)
as of Jan 12, 2026
$3,325.6 M
Share Class launch date
Jan 25, 2018
Morningstar Category
Muni National Long
CUSIP
09253E807
Open to New Investors
No
Size of Class (Millions)
as of Jan 12, 2026
$48.9 M
Asset Class
Fixed Income
Lipper Classification
Gen & Ins Muni Debt Fds
Max Offer Price
as of Jan 12, 2026
$10.44
Turnover Percent in the Annual Report
as of May 31, 2025
66.00%

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings
as of Dec 31, 2025
551
Alpha (3y)
as of Dec 31, 2025
-0.01
R-Squared (3y)
as of Dec 31, 2025
90.37
Beta (3y)
as of Dec 31, 2025
0.99
Unsubsidized 30-Day SEC Yield
as of Dec 31, 2025
4.10%
Nominal WAL
as of Dec 31, 2025
9.32 yrs
Best 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years
3 months ending Jan 31, 2024
9.15%
30 Day SEC Yield
as of Dec 31, 2025
4.15%
Yield to Maturity
as of Dec 31, 2025
5.66%
Fund Standard Deviation (3y)
as of Dec 31, 2025
6.12
Average Coupon
as of Dec 31, 2025
4.39%
Yield to Worst
as of Dec 31, 2025
5.38%
Effective Duration
as of Dec 31, 2025
9.06 yrs
Worst 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years
3 months ending Oct 31, 2023
-4.94%

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This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. For standardized performance, please see the Performance section above.

Fees

Fees

as of current prospectus
Gross Expense Ratio 0.72%
Net Expense Ratio 0.67%

Net Expense Ratio excluding Investment Related Expenses is 0.50%

  • Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.02%
  • Interest expense 0.15%

Ratings

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

4 stars
Overall Morningstar Rating for Strategic Municipal Opportunities Fund, as of Dec 31, 2025 rated against 156 Muni National Long Funds based on risk adjusted total return.

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 Dec 31, 2025 out of 270, 5,996, 270, 108 and 270 Funds, respectively in Lipper's Gen & Ins Muni Debt Fds classification.

Holdings

Holdings

as of Dec 31, 2025
Name Weight (%)
PUERTO RICO COMWLTH 0 11/01/2051 1.79
ENERGY SOUTHEAST ALA COOP DIST 5.75 04/01/2054 1.58
TOB 5 73358XHF2 PORTRN 144A 1.25
ENERGY SOUTHEAST ALA COOP DIST 5.5 11/01/2053 1.02
BLACK BELT ENERGY GAS DIST ALA 5.25 01/01/2054 1.02
Name Weight (%)
SOUTHEAST ENERGY AUTH COOP DIS 5 01/01/2054 1.01
CALIFORNIA INFRASTRUCTURE & EC 12 01/01/2065 0.96
TOB 5.25 682001JU7 OMAPWR 144A 0.92
TOB 5 48542RU93 KSSDEV 144A 0.85
BLACK BELT ENERGY GAS DIST ALA 5.5 10/01/2054 0.83
Name Market Value Weight (%) Shares Maturity Coupon (%)
Detailed Holdings and Analytics
References to holdings in “Restructured Puerto Rico Electric” reflects a contingent forward gross commitment on restructured Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) bonds. The future purchase of the restructured PREPA bonds is contingent on the PREPA bankruptcy plan being confirmed.

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

as of Dec 31, 2025

% of Market Value

Type Fund
as of Dec 31, 2025

% of Market Value

Type Fund
as of Dec 31, 2025

% of Market Value

Type Fund
as of Dec 31, 2025

% of Market Value

Type Fund
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.

Notional value represents a fund’s use of derivatives, including but not limited to futures, options, and swaps. This value captures the fund exposures as if the derivative was replaced with the underlying asset and the corresponding financing or lending, such that all exposures sum to the net asset value. For non-derivatives, the market value and the notional value are identical.

Allocations are subject to change.

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Sean Carney
Sean Carney
CIO of Municipal Bond Funds and Head of Municipal Strategy

   

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Sean Carney, Managing Director, is Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Municipal Bond Funds and Head of the Municipal Strategy team within BlackRock's Municipal Fixed Income business in BlackRock's Portfolio Management Group (PMG). He is also a member of the firm's Investment Strategy Team, a five-member committee tasked with setting the strategic direction of BlackRock's taxable and tax-exempt product suite and a member of the Municipal Bond Operating Committee responsible for setting the overall direction of the Municipal Bond Business. Mr. Carney has 20 plus years' of experience in the industry, having joined BlackRock in 2007 as a municipal bond trader on the Private Investor (SMA) platform and previously working as a municipal bond broker at Chapdelaine & Co. in New York City. During his tenure at Blackrock he was instrumental in building out the Municipal Strategy platform as well as the Primary Markets Group. In his current role as CIO of Municipal Bond Funds and Head of Municipal Strategist, Mr. Carney monitors market developments on a daily basis and offers analysis and interpretation of technical and fundamental developments for BlackRock's broader municipal bond organization. He is a frequent commentator on the market and is a lead author of the firm's monthly municipal market review and outlook. In seven out of the past eight years Mr. Carney received recognition as the industry’s top buy-side Municipal Strategist by Smith's Research and Grading covering over 80 buy-side and sell-side firms polling more than 1,000 institutional investors. Mr. Carney holds a bachelor's degree from Moravian University and served six years as an infantryman in the U.S. Army National Guard.

Kevin Maloney, CFA
Kevin Maloney, CFA
Managing Director, Co-Head and Portfolio Manager, Municipal Mutual Funds

  

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Kevin Maloney, CFA, Managing Director and Co-Head of the Municipal Funds team, is a Portfolio Manager within the Municipal Fixed Income business in BlackRock's Portfolio Management Group. He is also a member of the Municipal Management Committee, which oversees all municipal bond portfolio management, research, and trading activities.

 

Mr. Maloney began his career at BlackRock in 2011 as a research analyst on the Municipal Credit Research Team.

 

He graduated from Drexel University in 2011 with a BS degree in Finance.

Ryan McDonald, CFA
Ryan McDonald, CFA
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Municipal Mutual Funds

    

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Ryan McDonald, CFA, Managing Director, is Head of the Municipal High Yield Franchise and a Portfolio Manager in BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group. He is also a member of the Municipal Management Committee, which oversees all municipal bond portfolio management, research and trading activities. Prior to becoming a Portfolio Manager, Mr. McDonald was a high yield credit research analyst with a particular focus on distressed securities and special situations in the municipal market.

 

Prior to joining BlackRock in 2014, Mr. McDonald was a vice president at Moelis & Co. where his responsibilities included the analysis of distressed municipal bonds and derivative products. His work also encompassed the analysis of monoline insurers and their various municipal/structured finance exposures. Prior to Moelis, Mr. McDonald was a financial analyst at MAEVA Group, LLC where he was responsible for analyzing state and local pension plans and making restructuring recommendations. Prior to MAEVA, Mr. McDonald spent 8 years at JPMorgan where he worked in both the Public Finance and Structured Credit areas.

 

Mr. McDonald graduated summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 2004.

Michael Kalinoski, CFA 
Michael Kalinoski, CFA 
Director, Portfolio Manager, Municipal Mutual Funds
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Michael Kalinoski, CFA , Director, is a portfolio manager on the Municipal Mutual Fund Desk within BlackRock's Municipal Fixed Income business in BlackRock's Portfolio Management Group.

 

Mr. Kalinoski's service with the firm dates back to 1999, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. At MLIM, he was a member of the tax-exempt fixed income team responsible for managing a number of national and state funds. Prior to joining MLIM in 1999, Mr. Kalinoski was a municipal trader with Strong Capital Management.

 

Mr. Kalinoski earned a BS degree in accounting from Marquette University in 1992.

Phillip Soccio, CFA
Phillip Soccio, CFA
Director, Portfolio Manager, Municipal Mutual Funds

  

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Phillip Soccio, CFA, Director, is a Portfolio Manager for the Municipal Fixed Income business in BlackRock's Portfolio Management Group. Prior to assuming his current role in 2007, Mr. Soccio was a member of BlackRock's Cash Management Group, where he was responsible for managing various tax-exempt money market funds. From 1998 to 2000, he was a member of BlackRock's Account Management Group responsible for institutional client service and marketing support. Mr. Soccio began his career at BlackRock in 1998.

Mr. Soccio earned a BS degree in finance from Wilmington University.

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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.

Literature

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