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BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfo...
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Fund Info

ISIN

US0924807060

Issuer

Blackrock

Inception Date

Sep 21, 2015

Min. Investment

$0

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

BATAX has an expense ratio of 0.00%, meaning no management fees are charged.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio (BATAX) returned 2.43% year-to-date (YTD) and 8.13% over the past 12 months.


BATAX

YTD

2.43%

1M

0.73%

6M

3.27%

1Y

8.13%

3Y*

6.27%

5Y*

4.69%

10Y*

N/A

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of BATAX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.82%0.89%0.30%0.31%0.11%2.43%
20241.18%0.29%0.86%0.11%1.02%0.78%1.22%0.88%0.95%-0.11%0.83%0.20%8.51%
20232.00%0.22%0.05%0.91%0.27%0.38%0.84%0.63%0.09%-0.03%1.36%1.62%8.63%
2022-0.27%-0.92%-1.31%-0.80%-1.10%-0.68%0.75%0.03%-1.56%-0.89%1.01%0.62%-5.03%
20210.73%0.13%-0.17%0.52%0.43%0.41%0.52%0.09%0.01%0.02%0.11%-0.17%2.66%
20201.36%0.81%-10.94%3.11%2.81%2.41%1.14%0.89%0.67%0.04%0.82%0.66%3.04%
20191.06%0.61%0.84%0.61%1.03%0.61%0.30%0.98%0.19%0.07%0.26%0.06%6.82%
20180.33%0.00%0.53%0.37%0.50%0.20%0.29%0.52%0.32%0.19%-0.08%-0.56%2.61%
20170.95%0.43%0.26%0.74%0.78%0.20%0.69%0.90%0.14%0.40%0.42%0.33%6.42%
2016-0.95%-1.05%1.21%2.23%1.19%0.83%1.89%0.64%0.55%0.07%-0.12%0.48%7.15%
20150.30%1.43%0.86%0.31%2.93%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 98, BATAX is among the top 2% 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.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of BATAX is 9898
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of BATAX is 9898
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of BATAX is 9999
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of BATAX is 9898
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of BATAX is 9898
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of BATAX is 9898
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio (BATAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 3.49
  • 5-Year: 2.20
  • All Time: 1.45

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio provided a 6.45% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.61 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$0.61$0.62$0.55$0.37$0.27$0.35$0.48$0.57$0.53$0.71$0.19

Dividend yield

6.45%6.52%5.91%4.05%2.74%3.46%4.76%5.78%5.24%7.04%1.89%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.00$0.19
2024$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.06$0.62
2023$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.04$0.06$0.55
2022$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.06$0.37
2021$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.27
2020$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.35
2019$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.48
2018$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.09$0.57
2017$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.10$0.53
2016$0.06$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.08$0.71
2015$0.03$0.06$0.10$0.19

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 Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio. 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 Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio was 17.42%, occurring on Mar 25, 2020. Recovery took 176 trading sessions.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-17.42%Mar 9, 202013Mar 25, 2020176Dec 3, 2020189
-6.92%Dec 6, 2021231Nov 3, 2022226Sep 29, 2023457
-3.09%Jan 7, 201645Mar 11, 201626Apr 19, 201671
-1.15%Apr 4, 20256Apr 11, 202512Apr 30, 202518
-1.07%Nov 2, 201836Dec 26, 201824Jan 31, 201960
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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