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BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (MAYHX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US09253C7699

CUSIP

09253C769

Issuer

Blackrock

Inception Date

Jul 31, 2006

Min. Investment

$2,000,000

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

MAYHX has an expense ratio of 0.59%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period


MAYHX

YTD

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1M

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6M

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1Y

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5Y*

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10Y*

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^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-3.77%

1M

7.44%

6M

-5.60%

1Y

8.37%

5Y*

14.12%

10Y*

10.46%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.03%0.65%1.69%
2024-0.66%1.14%0.91%-0.66%0.91%3.05%1.01%0.79%0.79%-1.70%2.55%-1.78%6.42%
20234.15%-2.87%1.60%0.22%-0.79%0.23%0.47%-2.05%-3.97%-1.95%9.05%3.48%7.11%
2022-3.13%-0.41%-4.71%-3.92%1.37%-4.16%3.87%-2.60%-6.42%-1.89%6.30%-0.11%-15.35%
20212.58%-1.19%1.16%1.64%1.51%1.68%1.37%-0.51%-0.79%-0.40%1.48%0.14%8.92%
20202.39%1.75%-11.36%-4.25%4.91%4.48%2.82%-0.20%0.11%-0.40%3.23%2.13%4.55%
20190.46%1.09%2.13%0.85%1.44%0.41%0.72%2.03%-0.38%0.11%0.30%0.50%10.04%
2018-0.49%-0.17%0.67%-0.07%1.19%0.23%0.34%0.54%-0.40%-0.92%0.35%0.88%2.17%
20170.79%1.23%0.58%0.90%1.73%0.14%0.67%0.87%0.14%0.13%0.14%1.39%9.04%
20161.08%0.04%1.29%1.16%1.04%2.16%0.02%0.52%-0.37%-1.36%-5.70%1.37%1.03%
20151.94%-0.69%0.27%-0.39%-0.16%-0.49%0.70%0.16%1.02%0.90%0.90%1.22%5.49%
20143.45%1.93%1.20%2.08%2.15%0.14%0.37%1.70%0.67%0.98%0.68%1.24%17.86%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 90, MAYHX is among the top 10% of 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.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of MAYHX is 9090
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of MAYHX is 9292
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of MAYHX is 9292
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of MAYHX is 9393
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of MAYHX is 8585
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of MAYHX is 9090
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 High Yield Municipal Fund (MAYHX) 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 High Yield Municipal Fund provided a 3.17% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.29 per share.


3.20%3.40%3.60%3.80%4.00%4.20%4.40%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.4020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.29$0.38$0.37$0.34$0.35$0.36$0.38$0.39$0.40$0.40$0.42$0.41

Dividend yield

3.17%4.20%4.12%3.94%3.27%3.57%3.74%4.16%4.16%4.30%4.36%4.36%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.03$0.00$0.03
2024$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.38
2023$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.37
2022$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.34
2021$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.05$0.35
2020$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.36
2019$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.38
2018$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.39
2017$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.40
2016$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.40
2015$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.42
2014$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.41

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 High Yield Municipal 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 High Yield Municipal Fund was 34.02%, occurring on Dec 15, 2008. Recovery took 400 trading sessions.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-34.02%Mar 6, 2007449Dec 15, 2008400Jul 20, 2010849
-21.11%Aug 3, 2021312Oct 26, 2022
-19.35%Mar 2, 202016Mar 23, 2020189Dec 18, 2020205
-14.26%May 3, 201387Sep 5, 2013225Jul 29, 2014312
-10.23%Oct 26, 201058Jan 18, 2011135Aug 1, 2011193

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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