BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (BADEX)
Fund Info
Dec 20, 2020
$1,000
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
BADEX has a high expense ratio of 1.06%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (BADEX) returned 5.79% year-to-date (YTD) and 12.25% over the past 12 months.
BADEX
5.79%
8.02%
4.63%
12.25%
N/A
N/A
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.77%
3.72%
-5.60%
8.55%
14.11%
10.45%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of BADEX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.49% | -0.39% | 2.45% | 1.91% | 1.22% | 5.79% | |||||||
| 2024 | -1.16% | 4.39% | -0.00% | -0.72% | -0.21% | 2.38% | 2.14% | 2.29% | 3.99% | -3.00% | -0.68% | 0.54% | 10.15% |
| 2023 | 4.40% | -3.44% | 3.44% | 2.33% | -2.28% | 3.22% | 3.86% | -4.17% | -1.85% | -3.10% | 5.38% | 4.01% | 11.67% |
| 2022 | -0.60% | -0.50% | -0.51% | -4.18% | -0.32% | -5.97% | 1.33% | -1.34% | -7.26% | 0.37% | 10.37% | -2.30% | -11.33% |
| 2021 | 1.17% | 1.44% | 0.95% | 1.60% | 2.31% | -0.18% | -7.77% | 3.65% | -1.81% | -0.39% | -2.62% | 1.06% | -1.09% |
| 2020 | 2.73% | 2.73% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 86, BADEX is among the top 14% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (BADEX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund provided a 2.14% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.23 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.23 | $0.23 | $0.18 | $0.21 | $0.18 | $0.00 |
Dividend yield | 2.14% | 2.27% | 1.92% | 2.43% | 1.81% | 0.03% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.23 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.18 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.21 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.18 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund was 26.03%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 487 trading sessions.
The current BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund drawdown is 0.09%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -26.03% | Jun 3, 2021 | 346 | Oct 14, 2022 | 487 | Sep 24, 2024 | 833 |
| -8.08% | Oct 3, 2024 | 127 | Apr 7, 2025 | 16 | Apr 30, 2025 | 143 |
| -5.98% | Feb 17, 2021 | 14 | Mar 8, 2021 | 58 | May 28, 2021 | 72 |
| -3.44% | Jan 22, 2021 | 6 | Jan 29, 2021 | 6 | Feb 8, 2021 | 12 |
| -0.75% | Jan 15, 2021 | 1 | Jan 15, 2021 | 1 | Jan 19, 2021 | 2 |
Volatility
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