High Yield Bond Fund | BRHYX

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NAV as of Jun 02, 2023 $6.76
52 WK: 6.47 - 7.12
1 Day NAV Change as of Jun 02, 2023 0.03 (0.45%)
NAV Total Return as of Jun 02, 2023 YTD: 4.71%
Morningstar Rating

4 stars
Gold

Overview

About this Fund

1. A high income solution
2. Flexible in changing market conditions
3. Seeks high income to maximize total return

Investment Approach

Invests primarily in non-investment grade bonds with maturities of 10 years or less. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in high yield bonds, including convertible and preferred securities.

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Performance

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Historical NAVs

High Yield Bond Fund ($)

Cum. Fund Perf. Since Inception: 377.40

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Ex-Date	Payable Date	Record Date	Total Distribution	Income	ST Cap Gains	LT Cap Gains	Return of Capital

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Returns

	1y	3y	5y	10y
Total Return (%)	-2.99	6.46	3.38	4.31
Benchmark (%)	-3.35	5.88	3.19	4.09
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)	-3.56	5.56	2.51	3.22
Morningstar Ranking	246/684	152/617	76/575	27/411
Morningstar Quartile	2	2	1	1
Lipper Category Avg. (%)	-3.85	5.45	2.59	3.28
Lipper Ranking	167/529	110/479	67/437	23/308
Lipper Quartile	2	1	1	1

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	YTD	1m	3m	1y	3y	5y	10y
Total Return (%)	3.92	1.17	3.92	-2.99	20.65	18.07	52.57
Benchmark (%)	3.57	1.06	3.57	-3.35	18.71	17.02	49.37
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)	3.15	0.84	3.15	-3.56	17.62	13.19	37.27
Lipper Category Avg. (%)	3.23	0.94	3.23	-3.85	17.34	13.69	38.39

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	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total Return (%)	-2.76	15.58	5.93	5.84	-10.34
Benchmark (%)	-2.08	14.32	7.05	5.26	-11.18
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)	-2.59	12.62	4.91	4.77	-10.09

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 September 17, 2018 are the returns of a predecessor fund that reorganized into the Fund on September 17, 2018. The predecessor fund had the same investment objectives, strategies and policies, portfolio management team and contractual arrangements, including the same contractual fees and expenses, as the Fund as of the date of the reorganization. As a result, the performance of the Fund would have been substantially similar to that of the predecessor fund.

Key Facts

Size of Class (Millions) as of Jun 02, 2023 $6,359.5 M

Size of Fund (Millions) as of Jun 02, 2023 $18,804.2 M

Share Class launch date Nov 19, 1998

Asset Class Fixed Income

Morningstar Category High Yield Bond

Lipper Classification High Yield Funds

Benchmark Index Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index

CUSIP 09260B614

Distribution Frequency None

Number of Holdings as of Apr 28, 2023 1,459

Max Offer Price as of Jun 02, 2023 $6.76

Open to New Investors Yes

Turnover Percent in the Annual Report 67%

Portfolio Characteristics

Alpha (3y) as of Apr 30, 2023 0.04

R-Squared (3y) as of Apr 30, 2023 99.14

Beta (3y) as of Apr 30, 2023 1.01

30 Day SEC Yield as of Apr 30, 2023 7.52%

Unsubsidized 30-Day SEC Yield as of Apr 30, 2023 7.52%

Yield to Maturity as of Apr 28, 2023 8.33%

Yield to Worst as of Apr 28, 2023 8.28%

Weighted Average Life as of Apr 28, 2023 5.81 yrs

Effective Duration as of Apr 28, 2023 3.52 yrs

Best 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years 3 months ending Jul 31, 2020 10.07%

Worst 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years 3 months ending Jun 30, 2022 -10.06%

Fund Standard Deviation (3y) as of Apr 30, 2023 8.80

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

Sustainability Characteristics

To be included in MSCI ESG Fund Ratings, 65% (or 50% for bond funds and money market funds) of the fund’s gross weight must come from securities with ESG coverage by MSCI ESG Research (certain cash positions and other asset types deemed not relevant for ESG analysis by MSCI are removed prior to calculating a fund’s gross weight; the absolute values of short positions are included but treated as uncovered), the fund’s holdings date must be less than one year old, and the fund must have at least ten securities. MSCI Ratings are currently unavailable for this fund.

Business Involvement

Business Involvement metrics can help investors gain a more comprehensive view of specific activities in which a fund may be exposed through its investments.

Business Involvement metrics are not indicative of a fund’s investment objective, and, unless otherwise stated in fund documentation and included within a fund’s investment objective, do not change a fund’s investment objective or constrain the fund’s investable universe. For more information regarding a fund's investment strategy, please see the fund's prospectus.

Review the MSCI methodology behind the Business Involvement metrics, using links below.

MSCI - Controversial Weapons as of Apr 28, 2023 0.25%

MSCI - UN Global Compact Violators as of Apr 28, 2023 0.00%

MSCI - Nuclear Weapons as of Apr 28, 2023 0.25%

MSCI - Thermal Coal as of Apr 28, 2023 0.00%

MSCI - Civilian Firearms as of Apr 28, 2023 0.01%

MSCI - Oil Sands as of Apr 28, 2023 0.01%

MSCI - Tobacco as of Apr 28, 2023 0.01%

Business Involvement Coverage as of Apr 28, 2023 38.90%

Percentage of Fund not covered as of Apr 28, 2023 61.10%

BlackRock business involvement exposures as shown above for Thermal Coal and Oil Sands are calculated and reported for companies that generate more than 5% of revenue from thermal coal or oil sands as defined by MSCI ESG Research. For the exposure to companies that generate any revenue from thermal coal or oil sands (at a 0% revenue threshold), as defined by MSCI ESG Research, it is as follows: Thermal Coal 0.00% and for Oil Sands 0.06%.

Business Involvement metrics are calculated by BlackRock using data from MSCI ESG Research which provides a profile of each company’s specific business involvement. BlackRock leverages this data to provide a summed up view across holdings and translates it to a fund's market value exposure to the listed Business Involvement areas above.

Business Involvement metrics are designed only to identify companies where MSCI has conducted research and identified as having involvement in the covered activity. As a result, it is possible there is additional involvement in these covered activities where MSCI does not have coverage. This information should not be used to produce comprehensive lists of companies without involvement. Business Involvement metrics are only displayed if at least 1% of the fund’s gross weight includes securities covered by MSCI ESG Research.

ESG Integration

ESG integration is the practice of incorporating material environmental, social and governance (ESG) information or insights alongside traditional measures into the investment decision process to improve long term financial outcomes of portfolios. Unless otherwise stated in Fund documentation or included within the Fund’s investment objective, inclusion of this statement does not imply that the Fund has an ESG-aligned investment objective, but rather describes how ESG information is considered as part of the overall investment process.

The Fund manager includes ESG considerations in the investment research, portfolio construction, and investment monitoring phases of the investment process. The Fund manager maintains internal ESG scorecards for new primary issuers under consideration for investment and existing issuers of publicly traded securities. These scorecards analyze and track internal and external research views across a range of environmental, social, and governance factors sourced from primary and third party ESG information and research. Portfolio management teams consider the sector and issuer ESG views and scores when selecting individual investments during portfolio construction. ESG factors are debated and considered in investment decisions. The Fund manager also considers ESG criteria during post-investment monitoring and conducts regular portfolio risk reviews with the Risk and Quantitative Analysis group. These reviews include discussion of the portfolio’s exposure to material ESG risks.

Fees

as of current prospectus

Gross Expense Ratio	0.51%
Net Expense Ratio	0.51%

Net Expense Ratio excluding Investment Related Expenses is 0.49%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.02%
Interest expense 0.00%

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

Overall

4 stars

Overall Morningstar Rating for High Yield Bond Fund, Class K, as of May 31, 2023 rated against 619 High Yield Bond Funds based on risk adjusted total return.

Lipper Leader

Lipper Leader Ratings

Consistent Return

Expense

Total Return

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 Apr 30, 2023 out of 478, 6,259, 479, 289 and 479 Funds, respectively in Lipper's High Yield Funds classification.

Morningstar Analyst Rating

Morningstar has awarded the Fund a Gold medal, its highest level of conviction. (Effective Sep 09, 2022)

Holdings

Top

as of Apr 28, 2023

Name	Weight (%)
ISHARES IBOXX DOLLAR HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND FUND	2.55
TRANSDIGM INC	2.36
SPDR BLOOMBERG BARCLAYS HIGH YIELD BOND ETF	1.68
ALLIANT HOLDINGS INTERMEDIATE LLC	1.50
CLARIOS GLOBAL LP	1.47

Name	Weight (%)
CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INC	1.35
CCO HOLDINGS LLC	1.26
ASCENT RESOURCES UTICA HOLDINGS LLC	1.10
FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY LLC	1.06
ALLIED UNIVERSAL HOLDCO LLC	1.01

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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. Certain transactions the funds may utilize may give rise to a form of leverage through either (a) additional market exposure or (b) borrowing capital in an attempt to increase investment return. The use of such transactions includes certain leverage-related risks, including potential for higher volatility, greater decline of the fund’s net asset value and fluctuations of dividends and distributions paid by the fund.

Allocations are subject to change.