Equity

BOKAX

BlackRock Emerging Markets 529 Option

  • NAV as of Oct 02, 2026 $19.60
    52 WK: 14.38 - 21.34
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of Oct 02, 2026 $0.29 (1.50%)
  • NAV Total Return as of Oct 02, 2026 YTD: 25.72%

Overview

About this Fund

  • A high conviction emerging markets solution
  • Hong Kong based team using local expertise to drive stock selection
  • Seeks outperformance while employing a risk aware approach

Investment Approach

Invests in emerging market equities aiming to outperform the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. By combining top down macro views with in-depth fundamental research, the fund seeks to deliver consistent, long-term capital appreciation to investors.
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Performance

Performance

Distributions

This fund does not have any distributions.
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  1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) 30.29 19.93 - - 17.82
Return w/ Sales Charge (%) 26.38 18.72 - - 16.93
Benchmark (%) 29.22 24.09 - - 20.87
  YTD 1m 3m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) 23.61 -2.28 -6.91 30.29 72.52 - - 92.70
Return w/ Sales Charge (%) 19.90 -5.21 -9.70 26.38 67.34 - - 86.92
Benchmark (%) 23.38 -0.56 -0.37 29.22 91.10 - - 113.46
  2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Return (%) - - - -1.40 30.24
Annual w/ Sales Charge (%) - - - -4.36 26.34
Benchmark (%) - - - 7.50 33.57
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 02, 2026
$2.4 M
Share Class launch date
Sep 30, 2022
Benchmark Index
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net)
Max Offer Price
as of Oct 02, 2026
$20.21
Size of Class (Millions)
as of Oct 02, 2026
$2.1 M
Asset Class
Equity
CUSIP
09261E401
Open to New Investors
Yes

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

P/E Ratio - Forward
as of Aug 31, 2026
12.08
Average Market Cap (Millions)
as of Aug 31, 2026
$ 453,914.8 M
Fund Standard Deviation (3y)
as of Aug 31, 2026
18.63
Active Share
as of Aug 31, 2026
60.67%
Alpha (3y)
as of Aug 31, 2026
-0.30
R-Squared (3y)
as of Aug 31, 2026
88.41
Beta (3y)
as of Aug 31, 2026
1.01
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Fees

Fees

as of current program description
Gross Expense Ratio 1.25%
Net Expense Ratio 1.25%

Net Expense Ratio excluding Investment Related Expenses is 0.39%

  • Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.86%
  • Interest expense 0.00%

Holdings

Holdings

as of Aug 31, 2026
Name Weight (%)
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 11.88
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 6.74
SK HYNIX INC 6.14
ELITE MATERIAL CO LTD 3.32
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 3.19
Name Weight (%)
ZIJIN MINING GROUP CO LTD 2.97
SANY HEAVY INDUSTRY CO LTD 2.57
OTP BANK NYRT 2.35
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LTD 2.33
CAPITEC LIMITED 2.32
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 Aug 31, 2026

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
Allocations subject to change.
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

Gordon Fraser
Gordon Fraser
Co-Head of Fundamental Equities Emerging Markets and Frontiers Team, Portfolio Manager, Managing Director

  

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Gordon Fraser, CFA, Managing Director, is Co-Head of the Emerging Markets & Frontiers team as a part of BlackRock's Fundamental Equity Global Emerging Markets Platform.

 

Mr. Fraser is a named portfolio manager on the Emerging Frontiers Hedge Fund and is also the co-portfolio manager on the long-biased Emerging Markets Equity Strategies Fund and long-only Latin America strategies. Mr. Fraser's research coverage is across Asian markets, and he is the platform lead for macroeconomic analysis. He joined BlackRock as an Analyst in 2006.

 

Mr. Fraser earned a BA (1st class) and an MPhil (distinction) in Economics from Cambridge University in 2006. He is also a CFA Charterholder.

Kevin Jia
Kevin Jia
Member of Fundamental Equity’s EM and Asia Core Team, Portfolio Manager, Director

  

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Kevin Jia, Director, is a member of the EM & Asia Core Team as a part of BlackRock's Fundamental Equity Global Emerging Markets Platform. Mr. Jia is the co-portfolio manager on the long-only Global Emerging Markets portfolios, including the Global Emerging Markets Core strategies. He is also responsible for North Asia research coverage for the EM & Asia Core Team.

 

Prior to joining BlackRock in 2015, Mr. Jia was with KKR, based in Beijing, responsible for private equity investment due diligence and portfolio company management.

 

Mr. Jia earned a BA in Economics & Finance from Tsinghua University in 2013.

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

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