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BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio (BATAX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Mar 21, 2023

The fund will principally invest in the following securities: asset-backed securities; commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, various agencies of the U.S. government or various instrumentalities that have been established or sponsored by the U.S. government; commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities issued by banks and other financial institutions; CMOs; loans backed by commercial or residential real estate; derivatives; and repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements.

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $13,122 for a total return of roughly 31.22%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%5.00%10.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
2.64%
7.43%
BATAX (BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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Return

BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio had a return of 1.86% year-to-date (YTD) and -0.74% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio had an annualized return of 3.70%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.05%, indicating that BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-0.22%-3.13%
Year-To-Date1.86%2.92%
6 months1.69%2.02%
1 year-0.74%-11.46%
5 years (annualized)2.18%7.79%
10 years (annualized)3.70%10.05%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20231.97%0.22%
2022-1.56%-0.89%1.00%0.77%

Sharpe Ratio Chart

The Sharpe ratio shows whether the portfolio's excess returns are due to smart investment decisions or a result of taking a higher risk. The higher a portfolio's Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance.

The current BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio Sharpe ratio is -0.31. A negative Sharpe ratio means that the risk-free rate is higher than the portfolio's return. This value does not convey any meaningful information.

The chart below displays rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio.


-3.50-3.00-2.50-2.00-1.50-1.00-0.500.00NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-0.31
-0.45
BATAX (BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio granted a 5.27% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.48 per share.


PeriodTTM20222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$0.48$0.38$0.27$0.35$0.48$0.53$0.53$0.71$0.19

Dividend yield

5.27%4.24%2.88%3.75%5.33%6.27%6.48%9.17%2.64%

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.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023$0.04$0.04
2022$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.07
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
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
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
2018$0.04$0.04$0.00$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.09
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
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
2015$0.03$0.06$0.10

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-3.29%
-17.62%
BATAX (BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio. A maximum drawdown is an indicator of risk. It shows a reduction in portfolio value from its maximum due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown since January 2010 for the BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio is 17.42%, recorded on Mar 25, 2020. It took 176 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-17.42%Mar 9, 202013Mar 25, 2020176Dec 3, 2020189
-6.92%Dec 6, 2021231Nov 3, 2022
-3.09%Jan 7, 201645Mar 11, 201626Apr 19, 201671
-1.07%Nov 2, 201836Dec 26, 201824Jan 31, 201960
-0.79%Sep 5, 20197Sep 13, 201913Oct 2, 201920
-0.69%Oct 9, 201914Oct 28, 201923Nov 29, 201937
-0.69%Nov 8, 201613Nov 25, 201624Dec 30, 201637
-0.6%Jun 14, 201610Jun 27, 20163Jun 30, 201613
-0.49%Feb 2, 201813Feb 21, 20185Feb 28, 201818
-0.4%May 12, 20165May 18, 20168May 31, 201613

Volatility Chart

Current BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio volatility is 2.44%. The chart below shows the rolling 10-day volatility. Volatility is a statistical measure showing how big price swings are in either direction. The higher asset volatility, the riskier it is, because the price movements are less predictable.


0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
2.44%
20.82%
BATAX (BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfolio)
Benchmark (^GSPC)