BlackRock Sustainable Balanced Fund (MACPX)
The fund invests in a combination of equity securities, fixed-income securities and derivatives. The proportion the fund invests in each category at any given time depends on fund management’s view of how attractive that category appears relative to the others. The advisor intends to invest at least 25% of its assets in equity securities and at least 25% of its assets in senior fixed-income securities, such as U.S. government debt securities, corporate debt securities, and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.
Fund Info
US09251C5067
09251C506
Nov 7, 1973
$2,000,000
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
MACPX has an expense ratio of 0.50%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in BlackRock Sustainable Balanced Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
BlackRock Sustainable Balanced Fund (MACPX) returned 1.24% year-to-date (YTD) and 4.78% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, MACPX returned 2.58% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.43%.
MACPX
1.24%
9.02%
-3.91%
4.78%
5.12%
2.58%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.70%
13.67%
-5.18%
9.18%
14.14%
10.43%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of MACPX, 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 | 2.35% | 0.49% | -2.48% | 0.50% | 0.42% | 1.24% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.16% | 2.42% | 2.84% | -2.72% | 4.09% | 1.63% | 1.18% | 2.30% | 1.92% | -2.13% | 2.03% | -4.70% | 8.98% |
| 2023 | 5.96% | -2.77% | 3.16% | 1.38% | -1.28% | 3.75% | 1.89% | -1.92% | -3.48% | -2.15% | 7.60% | 4.29% | 16.88% |
| 2022 | -4.36% | -2.65% | 1.28% | -6.16% | 0.76% | -5.85% | 1.80% | -3.64% | -7.37% | 3.68% | 6.87% | -3.24% | -18.21% |
| 2021 | -0.81% | 1.48% | 2.03% | 3.68% | 0.72% | 1.83% | 1.94% | 1.53% | -3.32% | 4.14% | -0.20% | -8.28% | 4.17% |
| 2020 | 0.89% | -4.85% | -9.36% | 9.64% | 3.57% | 1.72% | 4.03% | 4.38% | -2.32% | -2.13% | 7.84% | -0.61% | 11.85% |
| 2019 | 6.24% | 2.04% | 1.77% | 2.50% | -2.91% | 4.39% | 0.73% | -0.60% | 0.78% | 1.37% | 2.20% | -1.90% | 17.52% |
| 2018 | 3.70% | -2.08% | -1.17% | 0.04% | 1.36% | 0.09% | 2.06% | 2.23% | 0.25% | -5.18% | 1.23% | -10.67% | -8.65% |
| 2017 | 1.43% | 3.04% | -0.04% | 1.37% | 0.72% | 0.28% | 1.25% | 0.71% | 1.64% | 1.34% | 1.63% | -14.74% | -2.66% |
| 2016 | -3.66% | -0.32% | 4.63% | -0.13% | 1.00% | -0.09% | 2.67% | 0.59% | 0.17% | -0.84% | 3.00% | -1.86% | 5.01% |
| 2015 | -2.58% | 4.31% | -0.70% | -0.04% | 1.03% | -1.43% | 1.68% | -3.81% | -1.74% | 5.11% | -0.08% | -4.45% | -3.12% |
| 2014 | -1.01% | 2.90% | 0.56% | -0.43% | 2.06% | 1.20% | -0.51% | 2.61% | -1.18% | 2.22% | 1.50% | -10.11% | -0.88% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of MACPX is 51, 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 Sustainable Balanced Fund (MACPX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
BlackRock Sustainable Balanced Fund provided a 4.14% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.09 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 | $1.09 | $1.09 | $0.74 | $0.13 | $0.20 | $0.30 | $0.43 | $0.44 | $0.43 | $0.38 | $0.38 | $0.52 |
Dividend yield | 4.14% | 4.19% | 3.00% | 0.61% | 0.73% | 1.17% | 1.82% | 2.14% | 1.88% | 1.59% | 1.68% | 2.16% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BlackRock Sustainable Balanced 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 | $0.67 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.41 | $1.09 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.53 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.74 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.20 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.30 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.43 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.44 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.43 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.38 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.38 |
| 2014 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 | $0.52 |
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the BlackRock Sustainable Balanced 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 Sustainable Balanced Fund was 49.81%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1160 trading sessions.
The current BlackRock Sustainable Balanced Fund drawdown is 5.17%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -49.81% | May 14, 1999 | 2468 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1160 | Oct 17, 2013 | 3628 |
| -31.75% | Dec 9, 2021 | 213 | Oct 14, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -30.16% | Apr 7, 1987 | 201 | Jan 21, 1988 | 774 | Feb 11, 1991 | 975 |
| -28.65% | Dec 19, 2017 | 559 | Mar 23, 2020 | 113 | Sep 2, 2020 | 672 |
| -23.76% | Apr 27, 1981 | 329 | Aug 12, 1982 | 99 | Jan 4, 1983 | 428 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current BlackRock Sustainable Balanced Fund volatility is 5.29%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.