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BlackRock Unconstrained Equity Fund Investor A Sha...
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

CUSIP
09251W106
Issuer
BlackRock
Inception Date
Nov 4, 2005
Index Tracked
No Index (Active)
Distribution Policy
Accumulating
Asset Class
Equity
Asset Class Size
Large-Cap
Asset Class Style
Growth

Share Price Chart


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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in BlackRock Unconstrained Equity Fund Investor A Shares, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period

BlackRock Unconstrained Equity Fund Investor A Shares (MDEGX) has returned -8.49% so far this year and 10.05% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, MDEGX has returned 9.76% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.


BlackRock Unconstrained Equity Fund Investor A Shares

1D
-1.04%
1M
-11.17%
YTD
-8.49%
6M
-7.96%
1Y
10.05%
3Y*
7.83%
5Y*
6.16%
10Y*
9.76%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Nov 4, 2005, MDEGX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.76%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 7.6 years.

Historically, 64% of months were positive and 36% were negative. The best month was Jul 2022 with a return of +13.5%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -15.5%. The longest winning streak lasted 15 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, MDEGX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 9, 2025 with a return of +10.8%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -10.0%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20262.64%0.38%-11.17%-8.49%
20254.90%-2.54%-8.82%2.09%8.94%5.29%1.52%-1.63%2.25%3.10%-0.94%-1.52%12.11%
20243.48%5.53%2.34%-6.23%3.03%2.87%-3.48%3.68%-0.07%-4.60%3.87%-2.53%7.27%
202311.02%-2.50%7.99%2.38%0.77%4.01%0.33%-1.55%-6.07%-2.04%10.93%5.29%33.16%
2022-7.43%-1.63%1.44%-9.83%-2.89%-7.31%13.52%-7.22%-10.17%6.47%10.74%-4.90%-20.47%
2021-3.02%3.88%3.33%5.87%0.79%2.36%1.75%2.55%-3.69%4.67%-4.13%5.03%20.42%

Benchmark Metrics

BlackRock Unconstrained Equity Fund Investor A Shares has an annualized alpha of 0.66%, beta of 0.88, and R² of 0.86 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since November 07, 2005.

  • With beta of 0.88 and R² of 0.86, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index — much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

Alpha
0.66%
Beta
0.88
0.86
Upside Capture
99.52%
Downside Capture
101.07%

Expense Ratio

MDEGX has a high expense ratio of 1.16%, indicating above-average management fees.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

MDEGX ranks 17 for risk / return — in the bottom 17% of mutual funds on our site. This means you're taking on significantly more risk than the returns justify. Consider whether the potential upside is worth the volatility, or explore alternatives with better risk / return profiles.


MDEGX Risk / Return Rank: 1717
Overall Rank
MDEGX Sharpe Ratio Rank: 1616
Sharpe Ratio Rank
MDEGX Sortino Ratio Rank: 1717
Sortino Ratio Rank
MDEGX Omega Ratio Rank: 1616
Omega Ratio Rank
MDEGX Calmar Ratio Rank: 1818
Calmar Ratio Rank
MDEGX Martin Ratio Rank: 2020
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for BlackRock Unconstrained Equity Fund Investor A Shares (MDEGX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


MDEGXBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

0.45

0.90

-0.44

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

0.81

1.39

-0.57

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.11

1.21

-0.10

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

0.57

1.40

-0.83

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

2.23

6.61

-4.38

Explore MDEGX risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

Dividends

Dividend History

BlackRock Unconstrained Equity Fund Investor A Shares provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.00$2.50$3.00$3.5020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.77$3.27$0.94$1.59$0.95$0.50$0.07$0.91

Dividend yield

0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%18.18%22.48%6.30%11.68%8.21%3.81%0.62%7.88%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BlackRock Unconstrained Equity Fund Investor A Shares. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$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$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.77$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.77
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.70$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.56$3.27

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 Unconstrained Equity Fund Investor A Shares. 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 Unconstrained Equity Fund Investor A Shares was 48.79%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 973 trading sessions.

The current BlackRock Unconstrained Equity Fund Investor A Shares drawdown is 12.75%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-48.79%May 20, 2008202Mar 9, 2009973Jan 17, 20131175
-31.98%Jan 21, 202044Mar 23, 2020109Aug 26, 2020153
-31.49%Nov 9, 2021236Oct 14, 2022186Jul 14, 2023422
-22.47%Jul 20, 2015144Feb 11, 2016399Sep 12, 2017543
-21.14%Jan 27, 202551Apr 8, 202541Jun 6, 202592

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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