BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund (MADVX)
The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. Under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 80% of its assets in equity securities and at least 80% of its assets in dividend paying securities. The fund may invest in securities of companies with any market capitalization, but will generally focus on large cap securities. It may also invest in convertible securities and non-convertible preferred stock. The fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in securities of foreign issuers.
Fund Info
US09251M5040
09251M504
Nov 29, 1988
$2,000,000
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
MADVX has an expense ratio of 0.68%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund (MADVX) returned 6.29% year-to-date (YTD) and 8.05% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, MADVX returned 8.00% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.88%.
MADVX
6.29%
5.30%
-0.11%
8.05%
7.74%
12.72%
8.00%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.68%
7.17%
-1.66%
11.63%
12.51%
14.34%
10.88%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of MADVX, 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 | 4.32% | 1.92% | -1.69% | -2.37% | 4.15% | 6.29% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.73% | 2.48% | 4.44% | -2.23% | 2.63% | -1.11% | 4.71% | 1.66% | -0.10% | -1.45% | 4.41% | -6.33% | 9.67% |
| 2023 | 5.91% | -3.00% | -1.49% | 3.41% | -3.99% | 6.07% | 2.43% | -3.45% | -2.72% | -1.99% | 7.20% | 4.62% | 12.71% |
| 2022 | 1.11% | -0.27% | 1.01% | -4.43% | 3.04% | -8.86% | 5.20% | -2.66% | -8.51% | 9.65% | 6.46% | -3.94% | -3.97% |
| 2021 | -1.04% | 5.73% | 6.55% | 4.11% | 2.56% | -2.24% | -0.38% | 1.16% | -1.90% | 4.57% | -5.43% | 5.60% | 20.13% |
| 2020 | -2.59% | -9.05% | -14.59% | 10.17% | 3.70% | -0.17% | 2.88% | 2.51% | -2.72% | -2.20% | 15.63% | 3.89% | 4.03% |
| 2019 | 6.95% | 2.50% | 0.59% | 4.18% | -5.52% | 6.34% | 1.22% | -1.78% | 2.64% | 1.95% | 3.35% | 2.81% | 27.58% |
| 2018 | 5.05% | -4.93% | -2.51% | 1.89% | 0.22% | 0.18% | 4.62% | 1.57% | -0.08% | -5.24% | 1.37% | -8.60% | -7.15% |
| 2017 | 0.09% | 3.63% | -0.56% | 0.69% | 0.69% | 1.75% | 1.68% | -0.90% | 3.32% | 1.71% | 2.70% | 0.93% | 16.77% |
| 2016 | -4.57% | -0.70% | 6.08% | 2.08% | 1.12% | 0.97% | 2.45% | 0.54% | -0.98% | -0.65% | 6.96% | 2.36% | 16.24% |
| 2015 | -4.41% | 5.37% | -1.71% | 0.86% | 0.97% | -1.76% | 1.87% | -5.93% | -1.92% | 7.93% | 0.69% | -15.14% | -14.16% |
| 2014 | -4.15% | 3.52% | 2.03% | 0.90% | 1.13% | 1.40% | -2.08% | 3.40% | -1.10% | 2.13% | 1.48% | 0.50% | 9.25% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of MADVX 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 Equity Dividend Fund (MADVX) 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 Equity Dividend Fund provided a 10.50% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.11 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $2.11 | $2.13 | $1.36 | $2.47 | $2.63 | $1.29 | $2.75 | $2.63 | $3.36 | $1.80 | $3.87 | $1.59 |
Dividend yield | 10.50% | 11.21% | 7.08% | 13.50% | 12.15% | 6.35% | 13.15% | 14.04% | 14.77% | 7.99% | 18.45% | 6.35% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BlackRock Equity Dividend 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 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.08 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.88 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $1.05 | $2.13 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.43 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.73 | $1.36 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.49 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.82 | $0.00 | $2.47 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $1.43 | $0.00 | $2.63 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.47 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.62 | $0.00 | $1.29 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.54 | $0.00 | $2.75 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $2.30 | $0.00 | $2.63 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $1.06 | $3.36 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $1.48 | $1.80 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $3.53 | $3.87 |
| 2014 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $1.21 | $1.59 |
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 Equity Dividend 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 Equity Dividend Fund was 50.00%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 737 trading sessions.
The current BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund drawdown is 0.94%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -50% | Oct 15, 2007 | 351 | Mar 9, 2009 | 737 | Feb 8, 2012 | 1088 |
| -38.75% | Apr 20, 1998 | 1137 | Oct 9, 2002 | 557 | Dec 28, 2004 | 1694 |
| -35.94% | Jan 21, 2020 | 44 | Mar 23, 2020 | 172 | Nov 24, 2020 | 216 |
| -24.57% | Dec 2, 2015 | 49 | Feb 11, 2016 | 254 | Feb 14, 2017 | 303 |
| -21.81% | Sep 16, 1993 | 326 | Dec 15, 1994 | 374 | May 22, 1996 | 700 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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