BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (BLSIX)

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BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (BLSIX) is up 30.0% since the beginning of the year. BLSIX is currently trading at $16 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of BLSIX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,385.

BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (BLSIX) has returned 30.01% so far this year and 51.65% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, BLSIX has returned 7.10% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.75% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Oct 7, 2011, BLSIX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.47%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 12.3 years.

Historically, 55% of months were positive and 45% were negative. The best month was Nov 2022 with a return of +16.2%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -17.0%. The longest winning streak lasted 6 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, BLSIX closed higher 48% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +7.1%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -11.1%.

BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund has an annualized alpha of -2.42%, beta of 0.58, and R2 of 0.43 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since October 07, 2011.

• This fund participated in 68.54% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 45.73% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.58 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.43 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.43 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

BLSIX has an expense ratio of 0.85%, placing it in the medium range.

BLSIX ranks 82 for risk / return — in the top 82% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund provided a 3.49% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.56 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the BlackRock 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 Advantage Emerging Markets Fund was 41.34%, occurring on Oct 24, 2022. Recovery took 754 trading sessions.

The current BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund drawdown is 1.84%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.