BlackRock Mid-Cap Value Fund (MARFX)
The investment seeks capital appreciation and secondarily, income, by investing in securities, primarily equity securities that fund management believes are undervalued and therefore represent an investment value. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities of mid cap companies and at least 80% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in dividend-paying securities.
Fund Info
US09255V5003
09255V500
Feb 1, 1995
$2,000,000
Mid-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
MARFX has an expense ratio of 0.74%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
BlackRock Mid-Cap Value Fund (MARFX) returned 1.07% year-to-date (YTD) and 4.23% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, MARFX returned 8.64% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
MARFX
1.07%
4.09%
-5.61%
4.23%
5.39%
14.39%
8.64%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of MARFX, 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 | 2.72% | 0.04% | -3.21% | -2.38% | 4.09% | 1.07% | |||||||
| 2024 | -0.89% | 3.32% | 4.04% | -3.21% | 4.18% | -2.73% | 5.59% | 1.42% | 0.70% | -1.22% | 5.17% | -6.61% | 9.32% |
| 2023 | 8.49% | -3.64% | -2.26% | 1.98% | -4.30% | 7.20% | 3.09% | -3.60% | -4.01% | -3.66% | 8.72% | 5.40% | 12.57% |
| 2022 | -0.31% | 2.08% | 1.91% | -4.35% | 2.76% | -10.53% | 6.19% | -2.60% | -8.99% | 8.76% | 7.22% | -4.16% | -4.06% |
| 2021 | 0.95% | 7.04% | 7.08% | 5.01% | 1.98% | -2.22% | -0.55% | 2.04% | -2.47% | 4.19% | -5.24% | 6.79% | 26.44% |
| 2020 | -2.72% | -9.29% | -20.84% | 12.99% | 4.65% | 0.83% | 2.57% | 3.62% | -2.65% | 1.93% | 16.01% | 5.21% | 7.20% |
| 2019 | 10.01% | 2.19% | -0.58% | 5.17% | -7.55% | 7.98% | 2.29% | -3.49% | 4.52% | 0.38% | 3.62% | 2.87% | 29.56% |
| 2018 | 4.54% | -4.76% | -0.22% | 1.80% | 0.71% | 0.86% | 2.61% | 1.91% | 0.10% | -7.12% | 1.23% | -10.30% | -9.30% |
| 2017 | 2.36% | 1.65% | -1.57% | -0.66% | -2.08% | 1.35% | 1.26% | -2.01% | 3.51% | 1.93% | 2.57% | 0.35% | 8.80% |
| 2016 | -7.24% | 2.24% | 9.35% | 1.62% | 1.92% | -0.21% | 4.51% | 1.25% | 0.50% | -3.45% | 10.41% | 1.09% | 22.83% |
| 2015 | -3.00% | 5.52% | -0.04% | 0.04% | 0.80% | -2.11% | -0.56% | -4.17% | -4.40% | 6.09% | 0.24% | -4.48% | -6.55% |
| 2014 | -2.43% | 5.32% | 0.90% | -0.28% | 1.98% | 4.09% | -4.12% | 4.13% | -5.34% | 1.91% | 0.45% | 0.75% | 6.98% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of MARFX is 22, meaning it’s performing worse than 78% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for BlackRock Mid-Cap Value Fund (MARFX) 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 Mid-Cap Value Fund provided a 9.93% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.25 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $2.25 | $2.25 | $0.83 | $0.93 | $2.53 | $0.43 | $0.76 | $1.30 | $4.06 | $1.13 | $2.80 | $3.36 |
Dividend yield | 9.93% | 10.04% | 3.69% | 4.50% | 11.17% | 2.13% | 3.94% | 8.41% | 22.19% | 5.43% | 15.72% | 15.25% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BlackRock Mid-Cap Value 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 | $0.81 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.44 | $2.25 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.74 | $0.83 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.75 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.93 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.45 | $2.53 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.43 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.55 | $0.76 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.32 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.82 | $1.30 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.82 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $4.06 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.13 | $1.13 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.80 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.00 | $2.80 |
| 2014 | $0.69 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.67 | $3.36 |
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 Mid-Cap Value 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 Mid-Cap Value Fund was 55.39%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 460 trading sessions.
The current BlackRock Mid-Cap Value Fund drawdown is 5.61%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -55.39% | Jul 16, 2007 | 415 | Mar 9, 2009 | 460 | Jan 3, 2011 | 875 |
| -42.09% | Feb 14, 2020 | 26 | Mar 23, 2020 | 171 | Nov 23, 2020 | 197 |
| -39.12% | Mar 20, 2002 | 141 | Oct 9, 2002 | 319 | Jan 16, 2004 | 460 |
| -25.88% | Oct 22, 1997 | 224 | Aug 31, 1998 | 694 | May 16, 2001 | 918 |
| -25.31% | May 2, 2011 | 108 | Oct 3, 2011 | 111 | Mar 13, 2012 | 219 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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