Equity

MDBAX

Large Cap Focus Value Fund, Inc.

  • NAV as of Oct 09, 2026 $19.39
    52 WK: 18.49 - 22.25
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of Oct 09, 2026 $0.17 (0.88%)
  • NAV Total Return as of Oct 09, 2026 YTD: 14.90%

Overview

About this Fund

1. A large cap value holding
2. Flexible approach to identifying undervalued equites
3. Seeks long-term capital growth, with a focus on risk management

Investment Approach

Large Cap Focus Value Fund, Inc. applies flexible valuation metrics to identify a diversified and risk-managed portfolio of mispriced stocks.
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Performance

Performance

Distributions

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

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  1y 3y 5y 10y
Total Return (%) 18.96 19.48 12.22 10.81
Return w/ Sales Charge (%) 12.72 17.35 11.01 10.21
Benchmark (%) 23.81 20.07 11.92 11.43
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 15.60 17.37 10.84 11.14
Morningstar Ranking 321/1117 239/1055 232/994 498/842
Morningstar Quartile 2 2 2 3
Lipper Category Avg. (%) 15.23 18.10 11.22 11.47
Lipper Ranking 229/640 157/609 151/575 279/468
Lipper Quartile 2 2 2 3
  YTD 1m 3m 1y 3y 5y 10y
Total Return (%) 11.70 -4.02 1.85 18.96 70.56 77.94 179.13
Return w/ Sales Charge (%) 5.84 -9.06 -3.50 12.72 61.60 68.59 164.47
Benchmark (%) 19.27 -3.13 2.61 23.81 73.12 75.60 195.07
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 12.01 -3.82 0.64 15.60 61.70 67.28 187.66
Lipper Category Avg. (%) 11.37 -3.30 0.20 15.23 65.13 70.91 199.03
  2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Return (%) 22.24 -4.86 15.92 10.08 25.01
Annual w/ Sales Charge (%) 15.82 -9.85 9.84 4.30 18.45
Benchmark (%) 25.16 -7.54 11.46 14.37 15.91
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 26.22 -5.90 11.63 14.28 14.97
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 Oct 09, 2026
$2,024.7 M
Share Class launch date
Oct 21, 1994
Benchmark Index
Russell 1000 Value Index
Lipper Classification
Multi-Cap Value Funds
Max Offer Price
as of Oct 09, 2026
$20.46
Turnover Percent in the Annual Report
as of Jun 30, 2026
91%
Size of Class (Millions)
as of Oct 09, 2026
$902.9 M
Asset Class
Equity
Morningstar Category
Large Value
CUSIP
09251G101
Open to New Investors
Yes

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings
as of Sep 30, 2026
50
P/E Ratio - Forward
as of Sep 30, 2026
14.87
Average Market Cap (Millions)
as of -
-
Fund Standard Deviation (3y)
as of Sep 30, 2026
12.36
Best 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years
3 months ending Jan 31, 2024
14.77%
Active Share
as of Sep 30, 2026
77.35%
P/B Ratio
as of Sep 30, 2026
2.58
Alpha (3y)
as of Sep 30, 2026
0.03
R-Squared (3y)
as of Sep 30, 2026
90.18
Beta (3y)
as of Sep 30, 2026
0.95
Worst 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years
3 months ending Mar 31, 2026
-3.56%
For standardized performance, please see the Performance section above.

Fees

Fees

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

Net Expense Ratio excluding Investment Related Expenses is 0.82%

  • Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.00%
  • 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, 2026 out of 609, 11,953, 609, 231 and 609 Funds, respectively in Lipper's Multi-Cap Value Funds classification.

Holdings

Holdings

as of Sep 30, 2026
Name Weight (%)
AMAZON.COM INC 8.51
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 7.87
APPLE INC 3.88
BP PLC 3.09
MERCK & CO INC 3.00
Name Weight (%)
THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION 2.88
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.77
FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC (DELAWARE) 2.70
META PLATFORMS INC 2.65
AVANTOR INC 2.58
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 Sep 30, 2026

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of Sep 30, 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

David Zhao
David Zhao
Portfolio Manager, Managing Director

  

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David Zhao, Managing Director, is Co-Director of Research for the US Income & Value team within the Fundamental Active Equity business of BlackRock's Active Equities Group. Mr. Zhao is a Portfolio Manager for the BlackRock Equity Dividend portfolios.

 

He also has partial research coverage for the information technology and telecoms sectors. Prior to joining BlackRock, David was a Global Equity Senior Research Analyst and Principal at Pzena Investment Management covering technology, US banks/brokers, medical technology, non-life insurance, financial technology and select industrials. David began his career as an Analyst at Lehman Brothers covering technology M&A; and later within the Institutional Equities Corporate Strategy Group.

 

David holds a BA of Arts with degrees in Economics and Computer Information Systems and graduated Cum Laude from Northwestern University.

Portfolio Manager

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

Literature

 

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