BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Growth Fund (BMCAX)
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in large cap equity securities of U.S. issuers and derivatives that have similar economic characteristics to such securities. Large cap equity securities are equity securities that at the time of purchase have a market capitalization within the range of companies included in the Russell 1000 Growth Index. In order to manage cash flows into or out of the fund effectively, it may buy and sell financial futures contracts or options on such contracts.
Fund Info
US0919287880
091928788
Aug 26, 1986
$1,000
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
BMCAX has an expense ratio of 0.87%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Growth Fund (BMCAX) returned 0.51% year-to-date (YTD) and 16.78% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BMCAX delivered an annualized return of 14.24%, outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
BMCAX
0.51%
8.78%
1.54%
16.78%
18.13%
15.94%
14.24%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of BMCAX, 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 | 2.60% | -3.70% | -8.34% | 2.22% | 8.58% | 0.51% | |||||||
| 2024 | 2.57% | 6.53% | 1.81% | -4.50% | 6.13% | 6.83% | -1.80% | 2.70% | 2.87% | -0.48% | 6.17% | 0.18% | 32.28% |
| 2023 | 7.86% | -1.53% | 6.75% | 0.28% | 3.57% | 7.65% | 2.75% | -1.27% | -5.28% | -1.30% | 11.19% | 4.28% | 39.38% |
| 2022 | -8.46% | -5.39% | 3.51% | -11.41% | -1.94% | -8.26% | 10.98% | -4.95% | -9.77% | 6.03% | 4.52% | -7.61% | -30.37% |
| 2021 | -0.87% | 0.34% | 1.75% | 6.55% | -0.72% | 5.83% | 3.13% | 2.90% | -5.46% | 7.98% | 0.72% | 2.41% | 26.61% |
| 2020 | 2.65% | -6.87% | -10.28% | 14.55% | 6.44% | 4.27% | 7.03% | 9.88% | -5.22% | -3.74% | 9.91% | 4.28% | 34.11% |
| 2019 | 9.41% | 3.59% | 2.11% | 4.46% | -5.61% | 6.08% | 1.78% | -1.50% | -0.19% | 2.93% | 4.14% | 2.74% | 33.40% |
| 2018 | 8.03% | -1.97% | -2.59% | -0.27% | 3.94% | 0.58% | 2.81% | 5.90% | 0.29% | -9.58% | 0.32% | -8.08% | -2.09% |
| 2017 | 2.14% | 4.58% | -0.37% | 1.79% | 0.51% | 0.44% | 2.32% | 1.77% | 1.60% | 3.02% | 2.59% | 0.64% | 23.07% |
| 2016 | -6.76% | -1.40% | 6.79% | -0.71% | 1.60% | -1.40% | 4.00% | 0.94% | 0.09% | -1.10% | 6.07% | 2.19% | 9.99% |
| 2015 | -1.15% | 4.22% | -1.51% | -0.16% | 1.94% | -1.43% | 2.25% | -6.05% | -2.93% | 8.10% | -0.08% | -1.35% | 1.15% |
| 2014 | -3.74% | 3.31% | -0.91% | 1.12% | 2.15% | 3.26% | -2.93% | 1.16% | -5.01% | 0.21% | 1.63% | 0.87% | 0.75% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of BMCAX is 56, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Growth Fund (BMCAX) 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 Advantage Large Cap Growth Fund provided a 22.39% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $5.27 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $5.27 | $5.27 | $0.17 | $0.03 | $3.27 | $1.49 | $0.69 | $1.27 | $0.94 | $0.07 | $0.86 | $2.35 |
Dividend yield | 22.39% | 22.50% | 0.79% | 0.19% | 14.39% | 7.19% | 4.13% | 9.78% | 6.44% | 0.56% | 7.42% | 19.24% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Growth 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 | $2.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.18 | $5.27 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.17 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.73 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.54 | $3.27 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.33 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.15 | $1.49 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.69 | $0.69 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.27 | $1.27 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.94 | $0.94 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.07 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.86 | $0.86 |
| 2014 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.21 | $2.35 |
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 Advantage Large Cap Growth 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 Large Cap Growth Fund was 58.55%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1003 trading sessions.
The current BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Growth Fund drawdown is 4.00%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -58.55% | Jul 16, 2007 | 415 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1003 | Mar 5, 2013 | 1418 |
| -54.61% | Jul 6, 1998 | 1082 | Oct 9, 2002 | 552 | Dec 20, 2004 | 1634 |
| -51.3% | Dec 26, 1989 | 212 | Oct 17, 1990 | 551 | Nov 26, 1992 | 763 |
| -50.23% | Jul 6, 1987 | 119 | Dec 17, 1987 | 377 | May 29, 1989 | 496 |
| -46.11% | May 28, 1996 | 58 | Aug 15, 1996 | 132 | Feb 17, 1997 | 190 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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