Equity

BACAX

Energy Opportunities Fund

  • NAV as of Apr 10, 2026 $18.11
    52 WK: 11.74 - 19.09
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of Apr 10, 2026 $-0.03 (-0.17%)
  • NAV Total Return as of Apr 10, 2026 YTD: 29.91%
  • Morningstar Rating

Overview

About this Fund

  • High Growth Potential Through Energy Equities
  • A Global, Multi-Cap Approach
  • Hedge Your Portfolio from Rising Energy Costs

Investment Approach

Invests primarily in securities of global energy companies and companies in associated businesses, in all capitalization ranges.
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Performance

Performance

Distributions

This fund does not have any distributions.
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Past distributions are not indicative of future distributions.

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  1y 3y 5y 10y
Total Return (%) 38.33 18.29 22.33 9.89
Return w/ Sales Charge (%) 31.07 16.18 21.02 9.30
Benchmark (%) 40.88 19.14 22.36 10.50
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 43.00 17.09 19.88 7.76
Morningstar Ranking 47/72 38/67 28/62 28/57
Morningstar Quartile 3 2 2 3
Lipper Category Avg. (%) 58.32 18.52 18.04 11.02
Lipper Ranking 61/66 35/62 12/59 34/54
Lipper Quartile 4 3 1 3
  YTD 1m 3m 1y 3y 5y 10y
Total Return (%) 35.80 9.93 35.80 38.33 65.51 173.92 156.76
Return w/ Sales Charge (%) 28.67 4.16 28.67 31.07 56.83 159.55 143.28
Benchmark (%) 36.86 11.55 36.86 40.88 69.10 174.31 171.42
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 30.97 7.03 30.97 43.00 60.55 147.63 111.23
Lipper Category Avg. (%) 23.32 1.57 23.32 58.32 67.39 134.30 188.04
  2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Return (%) 42.93 43.06 2.60 3.79 10.53
Annual w/ Sales Charge (%) 35.42 35.55 -2.79 -1.66 4.73
Benchmark (%) 40.09 46.01 2.54 2.70 13.32
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 44.81 45.02 1.61 1.17 11.96
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.

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Key Facts

Key Facts

Size of Fund (Millions)
as of Apr 10, 2026
$367.3 M
Share Class launch date
Feb 16, 2005
Benchmark Index
MSCI World Energy Index (USD) (Net)
Lipper Classification
Global Natural Resources
Max Offer Price
as of Apr 10, 2026
$19.11
Turnover Percent in the Annual Report
as of May 31, 2025
66%
Size of Class (Millions)
as of Apr 10, 2026
$227.8 M
Asset Class
Equity
Morningstar Category
Equity Energy
CUSIP
091937334
Open to New Investors
Yes

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings
as of Mar 31, 2026
30
P/E Ratio - Forward
as of Mar 31, 2026
18.53
Average Market Cap (Millions)
as of -
-
Fund Standard Deviation (3y)
as of Mar 31, 2026
17.37
Best 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years
3 months ending Mar 31, 2026
35.80%
Active Share
as of Mar 31, 2026
32.84%
P/B Ratio
as of Mar 31, 2026
2.59
Alpha (3y)
as of Mar 31, 2026
-0.02
R-Squared (3y)
as of Mar 31, 2026
98.49
Beta (3y)
as of Mar 31, 2026
0.97
Worst 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years
3 months ending May 31, 2025
-5.00%
For standardized performance, please see the Performance section above.

Fees

Fees

as of current prospectus
Gross Expense Ratio 1.31%
Net Expense Ratio 1.31%

Net Expense Ratio excluding Investment Related Expenses is 1.31%

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

Ratings

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

4 stars
Overall Morningstar Rating for Energy Opportunities Fund, as of Mar 31, 2026 rated against 67 Equity Energy Funds based on risk adjusted total return.

Holdings

Holdings

as of Mar 31, 2026
Name Weight (%)
EXXON MOBIL CORP 20.31
CHEVRON CORP 11.51
SHELL PLC 10.18
TOTALENERGIES SE 6.88
CONOCOPHILLIPS 4.65
Name Weight (%)
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION 4.35
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC 3.97
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD 3.86
CHENIERE ENERGY INC 3.84
TARGA RESOURCES CORP 3.59
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

as of Mar 31, 2026

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of Mar 31, 2026

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of Mar 31, 2026

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of Mar 31, 2026

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
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.

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Alastair Bishop
Alastair Bishop
Mark Hume
Mark Hume
Portfolio Manager

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

Literature

 

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