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BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund
mutual fund
BGCAX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$8.98
-0.02
-0.22%
primary theme
Bond Sector Diversified
share class
BGCAX (Mutual Fund)
BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$8.98
-0.02
-0.22%
primary theme
Bond Sector Diversified
share class
BGCAX (Mutual Fund)
BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$8.98
-0.02
-0.22%
primary theme
Bond Sector Diversified
share class
Name
As of 12/19/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.
Exp Ratio
Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.
Watchlist
Vitals
YTD Return
7.8%
1 yr return
8.1%
3 Yr Avg Return
2.5%
5 Yr Avg Return
2.9%
Net Assets
$873 M
Holdings in Top 10
22.9%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
$9.0
N/A
N/A
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 1.71%
SALES FEES
Front Load 4.00%
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover 156.00%
Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
$1,000
IRA
N/A
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
Name
As of 12/19/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.
Exp Ratio
Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.
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BGCAX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 7.8%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 2.5%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 2.9%
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
- Net Income Ratio 3.53%
- Dividend Yield 3.0%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual
Fund Details
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Legal NameBlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund
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Fund Family NameBlackRock-advised Funds
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Inception DateSep 30, 2011
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Shares Outstanding14343270
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Share ClassA
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUS
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ManagerJoshua Tarnow
Fund Description
The Fund seeks to provide absolute total returns over a complete market cycle through diversified long and short exposure to the global fixed-income markets. A complete market cycle for fixed income funds such as the Fund is typically three to five years.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in credit-related instruments. Credit-related instruments include, but are not limited to, U.S. Government and agency securities, foreign government and supranational debt securities, corporate bonds, including bonds of companies principally engaged in the aircraft or air transportation industries, mortgage-related securities and asset-backed securities, collateralized debt and loan obligations, including bonds collateralized by aircraft and/or aircraft equipment, emerging market debt securities, preferred securities, structured products, mezzanine securities, senior secured floating rate and fixed rate loans or debt, second lien or other subordinated or unsecured floating rate and fixed rate loans or debt, convertible debt securities, and derivatives with similar economic characteristics. The Fund’s investments in derivatives will be counted toward the Fund’s 80% policy to the extent that they provide investment exposure to the securities included within that policy or to one or more market risk factors associated with such securities. The Fund may invest in fixed, variable and floating rate instruments, including participations and assignments, of any duration or maturity.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund anticipates it will allocate a substantial amount (approximately 40% or more, unless market conditions are not deemed favorable by BlackRock, in which case the Fund would invest at least 30%) of its total assets in securities (or derivatives with similar economic characteristics) of (i) foreign government issuers, (ii) issuers organized or located outside the United States, (iii) issuers whose securities primarily trade in a market located outside the United States, or (iv) issuers doing a substantial amount of business outside the United States, which the Fund considers to be companies that derive at least 50% of their revenue or profits from business outside the United States or have at least 50% of their sales or assets outside the United States. The Fund will allocate its assets among various regions and countries, including the United States (but in no less than three different countries).
The Fund may invest in credit-related instruments rated below investment grade or deemed equivalent by Fund management, which are commonly referred to as “junk bonds.”
The Fund may invest in non-U.S. dollar denominated investments, including investments denominated in European and Asian currencies and in other non-U.S. and emerging market currencies. The Fund’s investments in non-U.S. dollar based assets may be made on a currency hedged or unhedged basis.
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in equity instruments, including common stock, depositary receipts, rights, warrants and other instruments whose price is linked to the value of common stock. The Fund may hold long or short positions in equity instruments, and may invest in equity instruments of issuers of any market capitalization.
The Fund may also gain both long and short exposure to credit-related instruments by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts or by investing in, among other instruments, swaps, including total return, credit default, index and interest rate swaps; options; forward contracts; futures contracts and options on futures contracts that provide long or short exposure to other credit obligations; credit-linked notes that provide long or short exposure to other credit obligations; repurchase agreements; reverse repurchase agreements; dollar rolls; exchange-traded funds and closed-end registered investment companies, which may be managed by BlackRock or one of its affiliates; and other similar transactions.
The Fund may engage in short sales for hedging purposes or to enhance total return. The Fund also may make short sales “against the box” without limitation. In this type of short sale, at the time of the sale, the Fund owns or has the immediate and unconditional right to acquire the identical security at no additional cost.
As part of its normal operations, the Fund may hold high quality money market securities and invest in money market funds, including affiliated money market funds, pending investments or when it expects to need cash to pay redeeming shareholders. The Fund also may invest in these securities in order to achieve its investment goal. Money market securities are short term securities consisting primarily of short term U.S. Government securities, U.S. Government agency securities, securities issued by U.S. Government sponsored enterprises and U.S. Government instrumentalities, bank obligations, commercial paper, including asset backed commercial paper, corporate notes and repurchase agreements.
The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities to achieve its primary investment strategies.
The Fund may borrow from banks for investment purposes.
BGCAX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
| Period | BGCAX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YTD | 7.8% | -14.3% | 18.7% | 92.11% |
| 1 Yr | 8.1% | -13.8% | 19.7% | 75.54% |
| 3 Yr | 2.5%* | -17.0% | 13.3% | 71.75% |
| 5 Yr | 2.9%* | -15.1% | 13.1% | 67.14% |
| 10 Yr | N/A* | -7.0% | 6.9% | 80.22% |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
| Period | BGCAX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.3% | -12.0% | 8.9% | 7.88% |
| 2022 | -14.8% | -31.8% | 18.4% | 68.94% |
| 2021 | -0.2% | -16.2% | 25.7% | 26.56% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -31.1% | 18.7% | 65.06% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -6.1% | 15.3% | 67.05% |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
| Period | BGCAX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YTD | 7.8% | -14.3% | 18.7% | 92.11% |
| 1 Yr | 8.1% | -13.8% | 19.7% | 75.54% |
| 3 Yr | 2.5%* | -17.0% | 13.3% | 71.75% |
| 5 Yr | 2.9%* | -15.1% | 13.1% | 67.14% |
| 10 Yr | N/A* | -7.0% | 6.9% | 87.36% |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
| Period | BGCAX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.6% | -6.9% | 22.2% | 38.18% |
| 2022 | -8.2% | -31.8% | 21.1% | 45.80% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -13.5% | 49.9% | 30.82% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -28.6% | 24.1% | 65.42% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -4.8% | 19.1% | 67.44% |
NAV & Total Return History
BGCAX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
| BGCAX | Category Low | Category High | BGCAX % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Assets | 873 M | 2.63 M | 143 B | 45.86% |
| Number of Holdings | 896 | 4 | 9638 | 29.49% |
| Net Assets in Top 10 | 199 M | -204 M | 89.4 B | 47.43% |
| Weighting of Top 10 | 22.86% | 5.8% | 265.8% | 57.23% |
Top 10 Holdings
- BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class 10.21%
- British Airways Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class A 2.34%
- Lions Gate Capital Holdings 1, Inc. 1.80%
- Frontier Communications Holdings LLC 1.36%
- Palomino Funding Trust I 1.33%
- Altar BidCo, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan 1.29%
- Alexander Funding Trust II 1.23%
- SUN Country Marine, Inc. 1.19%
- Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. 1.12%
- Uniti Group LP 1.00%
Asset Allocation
| Weighting | Return Low | Return High | BGCAX % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonds | 84.14% | 0.00% | 199.60% | 60.84% |
| Cash | 10.78% | -94.66% | 99.97% | 16.07% |
| Other | 3.03% | -75.22% | 147.15% | 50.86% |
| Stocks | 1.20% | -6.18% | 99.68% | 40.25% |
| Convertible Bonds | 0.53% | 0.00% | 33.50% | 64.74% |
| Preferred Stocks | 0.35% | 0.00% | 21.58% | 26.68% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
| Weighting | Return Low | Return High | BGCAX % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Services | 39.47% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 4.35% |
| Technology | 28.30% | 0.00% | 28.30% | 0.87% |
| Real Estate | 7.04% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 21.16% |
| Financial Services | 6.03% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 42.90% |
| Energy | 4.71% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 57.39% |
| Basic Materials | 4.67% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 20.87% |
| Healthcare | 3.38% | 0.00% | 18.60% | 24.64% |
| Industrials | 3.07% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 38.26% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 2.59% | 0.00% | 89.95% | 35.07% |
| Utilities | 0.74% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 40.29% |
| Consumer Defense | 0.00% | 0.00% | 99.97% | 96.52% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
| Weighting | Return Low | Return High | BGCAX % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | 1.19% | -6.18% | 99.68% | 36.97% |
| Non US | 0.01% | -0.30% | 17.73% | 15.44% |
Bond Sector Breakdown
| Weighting | Return Low | Return High | BGCAX % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate | 61.70% | 0.00% | 96.66% | 20.45% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 10.78% | 0.00% | 94.89% | 15.34% |
| Securitized | 10.43% | 0.00% | 99.65% | 66.99% |
| Government | 1.79% | 0.00% | 99.43% | 77.29% |
| Municipal | 0.00% | 0.00% | 54.26% | 95.17% |
| Derivative | -0.51% | -75.22% | 147.15% | 87.32% |
Bond Geographic Breakdown
| Weighting | Return Low | Return High | BGCAX % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | 44.72% | 0.00% | 199.60% | 80.97% |
| Non US | 39.41% | 0.00% | 74.14% | 6.71% |
BGCAX - Expenses
Operational Fees
| BGCAX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expense Ratio | 1.71% | 0.03% | 34.13% | 28.46% |
| Management Fee | 0.95% | 0.00% | 2.29% | 83.75% |
| 12b-1 Fee | 0.25% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 54.20% |
| Administrative Fee | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.70% | 24.41% |
Sales Fees
| BGCAX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front Load | 4.00% | 0.00% | 5.75% | 48.31% |
| Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 1.50% | N/A |
Trading Fees
| BGCAX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 0.50% | 2.00% | N/A |
Related Fees
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
| BGCAX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 156.00% | 0.00% | 632.00% | 85.28% |
BGCAX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
| BGCAX | Category Low | Category High | BGCAX % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 3.04% | 0.00% | 23.30% | 88.56% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
| BGCAX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Distribution Frequency | Annual | Annually | Monthly | Monthly |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
| BGCAX | Category Low | Category High | BGCAX % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Ratio | 3.53% | -1.55% | 11.51% | 28.05% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
| BGCAX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Distributions History
| Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2023 | $0.273 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Dec 19, 2022 | $0.656 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Dec 22, 2021 | $0.330 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Dec 23, 2020 | $0.357 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Dec 23, 2019 | $0.345 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Dec 21, 2018 | $0.544 | OrdinaryDividend |
BGCAX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Joshua Tarnow
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Sep 30, 2011
10.67
10.7%
Joshua Tarnow, Managing Director, is a member of the Corporate Credit Group within BlackRock Fundamental Fixed Income. He is a portfolio manager on the Leveraged Finance Portfolio Team. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2009, Mr. Tarnow was a Senior Partner and head of Aviation and Private Investment at R3 Capital. Prior to R3, he was a Managing Director and head of the Aviation Group for Lehman Brothers' Global Principal Strategies team, which he joined in 2006. He built a unique business model that included a fleet of corporate and commercial aircraft, private equity investments, and a trading platform with positions in the credit, equity, and structured volatility markets of the aerospace sector. In 2003, Mr. Tarnow formed the Aviation Finance Group within the firm's Fixed Income Division. Earlier in his 17-year career at Lehman Brothers, Mr. Tarnow was a member of the Corporate Bond Trading Desk and traded in sectors including Industrials, Utilities, and Transportation. Mr. Tarnow earned a BA degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1990
Carly Wilson
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jul 25, 2017
4.85
4.9%
Carly Wilson, Director, is a portfolio manager on the Global Long Short Credit team. Before this role, she was a portfolio manager on the Leveraged Finance Credit Team responsible for managing Bank Loan strategies. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2009, Ms. Wilson was an Associate and trader in the US Leveraged Loans group at R3 Capital Partners. Previously, she was with Lehman Brothers for four years, most recently in the Global Principal Strategies team. Earlier, she was in Lehman Brothers' Equity and Capital Structure Arbitrage Group. Ms. Wilson earned a BS degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business in 2004.
Jose Aguilar
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jul 25, 2017
4.85
4.9%
Jose Aguilar is Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2016 and Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2013 to 2016. Previously, Jose was Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2011 to 2013 and Associate of BlackRock, Inc. from 2009 to 2011. Prior to this, Jose was Associate of R3 Capital Partners from 2008 to 2009.
Stephen Gough
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jul 25, 2017
4.85
4.9%
Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2014; Portfolio Manager at Goldentree Asset Management from 2013 to 2014; Analyst at Claren Road Asset Management from 2007 to 2013; Director at UBS from 2006 to 2007; Portfolio Manager at Standard Bank from 2004 to 2005.
David Taerstein
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
May 19, 2021
1.03
1.0%
Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2013; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2007 to 2013; Associate at BlackRock, Inc. from 2004 to 2007
Tenure Analysis
| Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.08 | 28.19 | 5.71 | 3.19 |
