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BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series M Portfolio (BRAMX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated May 30, 2025

The fund will principally invest in the following securities: commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities; asset-backed securities; collateralized mortgage obligations; U.S. Treasury and agency securities; cash equivalent investments; when-issued and delayed delivery securities; derivatives; and dollar rolls.

Fund Info

ISIN

US0924802012

Issuer

Blackrock

Inception Date

Sep 30, 2004

Category

Short-Term Bond

Min. Investment

$0

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

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

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BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series M Portfolio

Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series M Portfolio (BRAMX) returned 1.92% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.95% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BRAMX returned 1.44% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.

BRAMX

YTD

1.92%

1M

-1.08%

6M

1.05%

1Y

6.95%

3Y*

1.38%

5Y*

-0.45%

10Y*

1.44%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.60%2.52%-0.11%0.36%-1.43%1.92%
2024-0.30%-1.47%1.06%-2.81%1.97%1.32%2.53%1.65%1.27%-2.69%1.32%-1.55%2.14%
20233.30%-2.43%1.74%0.64%-0.78%-0.42%0.06%-0.77%-2.97%-1.96%5.12%4.26%5.56%
2022-1.51%-1.11%-2.61%-3.35%0.98%-1.59%3.00%-3.00%-4.83%-1.54%4.01%-0.66%-11.87%
20210.25%-0.56%-0.60%0.70%-0.23%0.07%0.58%-0.05%-0.26%-0.28%-0.29%-0.06%-0.73%
20200.79%0.87%-0.32%1.42%0.48%0.46%0.37%0.26%-0.04%0.17%0.13%0.34%5.04%
20190.93%0.09%1.49%-0.09%1.26%1.04%0.52%0.92%-0.02%0.45%0.05%0.30%7.14%
2018-1.09%-0.59%0.48%-0.36%0.82%-0.04%-0.04%0.72%-0.63%-0.56%0.86%1.59%1.14%
2017-0.05%0.57%-0.04%0.77%0.57%-0.26%0.46%0.77%-0.33%-0.02%-0.02%0.18%2.63%
20161.31%0.58%0.27%0.27%0.16%0.94%0.32%0.02%0.33%-0.25%-1.76%0.04%2.23%
20151.08%-0.15%0.31%0.18%-0.11%-0.69%0.54%0.03%0.57%0.08%-0.12%-0.16%1.56%
20142.28%0.48%-0.36%0.97%1.19%0.28%-0.43%0.87%-0.12%0.89%0.70%0.17%7.11%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of BRAMX is 70, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of BRAMX is 7070
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of BRAMX is 8282
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of BRAMX is 7979
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of BRAMX is 7373
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of BRAMX is 5353
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of BRAMX is 6262
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 M Portfolio (BRAMX) 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 M Portfolio Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.21
  • 5-Year: -0.07
  • 10-Year: 0.30
  • All Time: 0.45

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 M 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 M Portfolio provided a 4.56% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.38 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.4020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.38$0.37$0.31$0.23$0.21$0.32$0.34$0.32$0.31$0.30$0.33$0.21

Dividend yield

4.56%4.43%3.65%2.79%2.16%3.18%3.52%3.42%3.23%3.08%3.41%2.12%

Monthly Dividends

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.00$0.12
2024$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.06$0.37
2023$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.31
2022$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.23
2021$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.21
2020$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.32
2019$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.34
2018$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.32
2017$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.31
2016$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.30
2015$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.07$0.33
2014$0.02$0.02$0.01$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.21

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 M 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 M Portfolio was 23.93%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 212 trading sessions.

The current BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series M Portfolio drawdown is 4.16%.

Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-23.93%May 21, 2008128Nov 20, 2008212Sep 25, 2009340
-17.09%Aug 3, 2021310Oct 24, 2022———
-12.87%Dec 11, 2012185Sep 5, 2013613Feb 11, 2016798
-5.7%Sep 1, 2010111Feb 8, 201175May 26, 2011186
-5.52%Jan 16, 200835Mar 6, 200851May 19, 200886
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.

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