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
Expense Ratio
MADVX features an expense ratio of 0.68%, falling within the medium range.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in BlackRock Equity Dividend 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 Equity Dividend Fund had a return of 9.78% year-to-date (YTD) and 11.11% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund had an annualized return of 4.25%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.06%, indicating that BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
MADVX
9.78%
-3.88%
2.56%
11.11%
8.28%
4.25%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
24.34%
0.23%
8.53%
24.95%
13.01%
11.06%
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 | |
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2024 | 0.73% | 2.48% | 4.44% | -2.23% | 2.63% | -1.11% | 4.71% | 1.66% | -0.10% | -1.45% | 4.41% | 9.78% | |
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% | -4.44% | 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% | 4.63% | 1.57% | -0.08% | -5.24% | -8.61% | -8.60% | -16.29% |
2017 | 0.09% | 3.63% | -0.56% | 0.69% | 0.69% | 1.75% | -6.70% | -0.90% | 3.32% | 1.71% | 2.70% | -3.23% | 2.73% |
2016 | -4.57% | -0.70% | 6.08% | 2.08% | 1.12% | 0.97% | 2.45% | 0.54% | -0.98% | -0.64% | 6.96% | -3.57% | 9.52% |
2015 | -4.41% | 5.37% | -1.71% | 0.86% | 0.97% | -1.76% | 1.87% | -5.93% | -1.92% | 7.92% | 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% | -3.79% | 4.59% |
2013 | 4.31% | 1.06% | 2.86% | 1.86% | 0.82% | -1.13% | 4.18% | -3.49% | 2.47% | 4.15% | 2.89% | 2.47% | 24.55% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of MADVX is 69, 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.
Dividends
Dividend History
BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund provided a 11.20% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.13 per share.
Period | TTM | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
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Dividend | $2.13 | $1.36 | $2.47 | $2.63 | $1.29 | $2.75 | $0.44 | $0.40 | $0.44 | $0.48 | $0.49 | $0.45 |
Dividend yield | 11.20% | 7.08% | 13.50% | 12.15% | 6.35% | 13.15% | 2.33% | 1.77% | 1.95% | 2.30% | 1.96% | 1.86% |
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 | |
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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 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.44 |
2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.40 |
2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.44 |
2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.48 |
2014 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.49 |
2013 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.45 |
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 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 50.66%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 750 trading sessions.
The current BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund drawdown is 6.23%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-50.66% | Oct 15, 2007 | 351 | Mar 9, 2009 | 750 | Feb 28, 2012 | 1101 |
-38.75% | Apr 20, 1998 | 1137 | Oct 9, 2002 | 557 | Dec 28, 2004 | 1694 |
-35.97% | Dec 8, 2014 | 1331 | Mar 23, 2020 | 172 | Nov 24, 2020 | 1503 |
-21.81% | Sep 16, 1993 | 326 | Dec 15, 1994 | 374 | May 22, 1996 | 700 |
-18.05% | Apr 21, 2022 | 113 | Sep 30, 2022 | 199 | Jul 19, 2023 | 312 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund volatility is 3.36%, 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.