Multi Asset

MDLOX

Global Allocation Fund

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  • NAV as of Mar 24, 2023 $16.80
    52 WK: 15.41 - 19.65
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of Mar 24, 2023 -0.01 (-0.06%)
  • NAV Total Return as of Mar 24, 2023 YTD: 2.07%
  • Morningstar Rating

Overview

About this Fund

1. Unconstrained in search of opportunity
2. One of the most well-resourced multi-asset teams
3. Seeks returns competitive with global stocks with less volatility

Investment Approach

The Fund seeks to provide high total investment return through a fully managed investment policy utilizing U.S. and foreign equity, debt and money market securities, the combination of which will be varied from time to time both with respect to types of securities and markets in response to changing market and economic trends.

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Performance

Performance

Growth of Hypothetical $10,000

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Cum. Fund Perf. Since Inception: 1,612.55

Source: Lipper. Data reflects different methodology from the BlackRock calculated returns in the Returns tab. The $10,000 Hypothetical Over Time chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the investor class of shares noted and does not assume the max sales charge. Had sales charge been included, returns would have been lower. The chart uses total return NAV performance and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including 12b-1 fees, management fees and other expenses were deducted. Performance for other share classes will vary.

Distributions

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  1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) -16.05 2.58 3.17 4.71 8.69
Return w/ Sales Charge (%) -20.45 0.75 2.06 4.15 8.52
Benchmark (%) -15.59 1.76 3.59 5.57 7.03
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) -12.34 1.21 2.25 4.09 -
Morningstar Ranking 286/418 123/401 106/359 106/256 -
Morningstar Quartile 3 2 2 2 -
Lipper Category Avg. (%) -13.35 2.20 2.89 5.00 -
Lipper Ranking 330/477 181/423 159/379 122/224 -
Lipper Quartile 3 2 2 3 -
FTSE World Index -17.54 5.08 6.22 8.91 -
  YTD 1m 3m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) -16.05 -2.72 6.13 -16.05 7.95 16.87 58.51 1,587.94
Return w/ Sales Charge (%) -20.45 -7.83 0.55 -20.45 2.28 10.74 50.18 1,499.32
Benchmark (%) -15.59 -2.31 7.90 -15.59 5.36 19.31 72.01 901.75
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) -12.34 -2.18 7.75 -12.34 3.69 11.75 49.26 -
Lipper Category Avg. (%) -13.35 -2.53 5.54 -13.35 7.17 15.95 66.82 -
FTSE World Index - -4.00 10.28 -17.54 16.02 35.21 134.84 -
  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Return (%) -7.63 17.21 20.79 6.45 -16.05
Benchmark (%) -4.68 18.79 13.34 10.13 -15.59
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) -8.26 16.10 6.18 11.31 -12.34
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.

Key Facts

Key Facts

Size of Class (Millions) as of Mar 24, 2023 $8,976.7 M
Size of Fund (Millions) $18,116.7 M
Share Class launch date Oct 21, 1994
Asset Class MultiAsset
Morningstar Category Global Allocation
Lipper Classification Flexible Portfolio Funds
Benchmark Index 36% S&P 500, 24% FTSE World (ex.US), 24% ICE BofA/ML Cur 5-yr US Treasury, 16% FTSE Non-USD WGBI
CUSIP 09251T103
Number of Issuers as of Feb 28, 2023 1,270
Distribution Frequency Semi-Annual
Max Offer Price as of Mar 24, 2023 $17.73
Open to New Investors Yes
Turnover Percent in the Annual Report 112%

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

P/E Ratio as of Feb 28, 2023 25.43
Average Market Cap (Millions) as of Feb 28, 2023 $ 275,522.1 M
Fund Sharpe Ratio (3y) as of Feb 28, 2023 0.31
Benchmark Sharpe Ratio (3y) as of Feb 28, 2023 0.30
Fund Standard Deviation (3y) as of Feb 28, 2023 14.55
Benchmark Standard Deviation (3y) as of Feb 28, 2023 13.81
Effective Duration as of Feb 28, 2023 2.07 yrs
Effective Duration Fixed Income as of Feb 28, 2023 6.26 yrs
Effective Duration Fixed Income and Casha as of Feb 28, 2023 5.02 yrs
Best 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years 3 months ending Jun 30, 2020 14.63%
Worst 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years 3 months ending Jun 30, 2022 -10.26%
Secondary Benchmark Sharpe Ratio (3y) as of Feb 28, 2023 0.53
Secondary Benchmark Standard Deviation (3y) as of Feb 28, 2023 20.45
This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. For standardized performance, please see the Performance section above.

ESG Integration

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 Global Allocation Investment Team believes that a company’s ability to manage material environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues may be essential to the company’s ability to sustain growth and generate value for shareholders over the long term, and thus ESG performance indicators are considered as part of our investment process. For long-term investors like Global Allocation, incorporating ESG information into its research and investment decisions has been, and remains, very important to our fundamental investment process and our goal of seeking to maximize risk-adjusted returns.


The team analyzes ESG data when conducting research and due diligence on new investments, and when monitoring existing investments within the portfolio. The team’s ongoing monitoring of the portfolio involves regular portfolio risk reviews with the Risk and Quantitative Analysis group. These reviews include discussion of the portfolio's exposure to material ESG risks, as well as exposure to sustainability-related business involvements, climate-related metrics, and other factors.

Fees

Fees

as of current prospectus
Gross Expense Ratio 1.14%
Net Expense Ratio 1.09%

Net Expense Ratio excluding Investment Related Expenses is 1.06%

  • Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.01%
  • Interest expense 0.02%

Ratings

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

4 stars
Overall Morningstar Rating for Global Allocation Fund, Class A, as of Feb 28, 2023 rated against 381 Global Allocation Funds based on risk adjusted total return.

Morningstar Analyst Rating

Morningstar Analyst Rating - Bronze
Morningstar has awarded the Fund a Bronze medal. Fewer than 10% of US open-end funds hold medalist ratings. (Effective Mar 31, 2022)

Holdings

Holdings

as of Feb 28, 2023
Name Weight (%)
MICROSOFT CORP 1.81
APPLE INC 1.56
ALPHABET INC CLASS C 1.36
AMAZON COM INC 1.01
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 0.82
Name Weight (%)
LVMH 0.82
MASTERCARD INC CLASS A 0.77
ING GROEP NV 0.70
MARSH & MCLENNAN INC 0.69
BNP PARIBAS SA 0.66
as of Feb 28, 2023
Name Weight (%)
UMBS 30YR TBA(REG A) 6.75
TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 0.625 01/15/2024 1.61
SPAIN (KINGDOM OF) 2.55 10/31/2032 1.33
SPAIN (KINGDOM OF) 3.15 04/30/2033 0.95
TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 0.5 04/15/2024 0.92
Name Weight (%)
BRAZIL FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF (GOV 0 07/01/2024 0.53
QUINTIS 1ST LIEN SR SEC PIK TOGGLE 144A 7.5 10/01/2026 0.52
CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 0.25 03/01/2026 0.52
SWP: OIS 2.430000 02-MAY-2052 0.49
GREEN PLAINS - SECURED NOTES 144A 11.75 02/08/2026 0.48

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of Feb 28, 2023

% of Net Assets

Type Fund Benchmark Net
Allocations subject to change.
as of Feb 28, 2023

% of Net Assets

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of Feb 28, 2023

% of Net Assets

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of Feb 28, 2023

% of Net Assets

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of Feb 28, 2023

% of Net Assets

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.


% of Net Assets represents the Fund’s exposure based on the economic value of securities and is adjusted for futures, options, and swaps (except with respect to fixed income securities), and convertible bonds.

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Rick Rieder
Rick Rieder
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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 U.S. 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.

Russ Koesterich
Russ Koesterich, CFA, JD
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Russ Koesterich, CFA, JD, Managing Director and portfolio manager, is a member of the Global Allocation team within BlackRock's Multi-Asset Strategies Group.

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 two books, including his most recent "The Ten Trillion Dollar Gamble."

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
David Clayton, CFA, JD
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David Clayton, CFA, JD, Managing Director and portfolio manager, is a member of the Global Allocation team within BlackRock's Multi-Asset Strategies Group.

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.

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