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BlackRock Sustainable High Yield Bond Fund

mutual fund
BSHAX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$8.99 -0.03 -0.33%
primary theme
High Yield Bond
share class
Instl (BSIHX) K (BSHKX) A (BSHAX)
BSHAX (Mutual Fund)

BlackRock Sustainable High Yield Bond Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$8.99 -0.03 -0.33%
primary theme
High Yield Bond
share class
Instl (BSIHX) K (BSHKX) A (BSHAX)
BSHAX (Mutual Fund)

BlackRock Sustainable High Yield Bond Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$8.99 -0.03 -0.33%
primary theme
High Yield Bond
share class
Instl (BSIHX) K (BSHKX) A (BSHAX)

Name

As of 12/18/2024

Price

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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BlackRock Sustainable High Yield Bond Fund

BSHAX | Fund

$8.99

$45.8 M

6.25%

$0.56

1.83%

Vitals

YTD Return

7.7%

1 yr return

8.2%

3 Yr Avg Return

2.3%

5 Yr Avg Return

N/A

Net Assets

$45.8 M

Holdings in Top 10

12.2%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$9.0
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.83%

SALES FEES

Front Load 4.00%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 10.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,000

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 12/18/2024

Price

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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BlackRock Sustainable High Yield Bond Fund

BSHAX | Fund

$8.99

$45.8 M

6.25%

$0.56

1.83%

BSHAX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 7.7%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 2.3%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
  • Net Income Ratio 2.55%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 6.2%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    BlackRock Sustainable High Yield Bond Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    BlackRock-advised Funds
  • Inception Date
    Jul 22, 2021
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Ashley Schulten

Fund Description

The Fund invests primarily in non-investment grade bonds with maturities of ten years or less. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in high yield bonds.
The high yield securities (commonly called “junk bonds”) acquired by the Fund will generally be in the lower rating categories of the major rating agencies (BB or lower by S&P Global Ratings or Fitch Ratings, Inc. or Ba or lower by Moody’s Investor Services) or will be determined by the Fund management team to be of similar quality. Split rated bonds and other fixed-income securities (securities that receive different ratings from two or more rating agencies) are considered to have the median credit rating if three agencies rate the security and the lower credit rating if two agencies rate the security. High yield securities generally pay more interest than higher rated securities. The higher yield is an incentive to investors who otherwise may be hesitant to purchase the debt of a low-rated issuer. The Fund may invest in securities of any rating, and may invest up to 10% of its assets (measured at the time of investment) in distressed securities that are in default or the issuers of which are in bankruptcy.
To determine the Fund’s investable universe, Fund management will first seek to screen out certain issuers based on ESG criteria determined by BlackRock, subject to the considerations noted below. Such screening criteria principally includes: (i) issuers that derive more than zero percent of revenue from the production of controversial weapons; (ii) issuers that derive more than zero percent of revenue from the production of civilian firearms; (iii) issuers that derive more than zero percent of revenue from the production of tobacco-related products; (iv) issuers that derive more than five percent of revenue from thermal coal generation, unless such issuers either (a) have made certain commitments to reduce climate impact or (b) derive at least fifty percent of revenue from alternative energy sources; (v) issuers that derive more than five percent of revenue from thermal coal mining; (vi) issuers that derive more than five percent of revenue from oil sands extraction, unless the issuers have set certain targets to reduce climate impact; (vii) issuers identified as violators of the United Nations Global Compact, which are globally accepted principles covering corporate behavior in the areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption; and (viii) issuers receiving an ESG rating of CCC (or equivalent) by recognized third-party rating agencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fund may invest in green bonds of issuers that exceed the thresholds stated in (iv), (v), and (vi) above. The Fund relies on one or more third-party ratings agencies to identify issuers for purposes of the above screening criteria. Third-party rating agencies may base the above screening criteria on an estimate when revenue for a covered business activity is not disclosed by the issuer or publicly available.
The Fund’s screening criteria is measured at the time of investment and is dependent upon information and data that may be incomplete, inaccurate, unavailable or estimated. Where the Fund’s criteria looks solely to third-party ratings or data, issuers are only screened to the extent such ratings or data have been assigned or made available by the third parties. This screening criteria is subject to change over time at BlackRock’s discretion.
BlackRock utilizes a proprietary sustainability scoring system, fundamental sector research and third-party ESG data in constructing the Fund’s portfolio. Fund management identifies top-down investment themes and determines sector, industry and security weights. The management team evaluates sectors of the high yield market and individual bonds within these sectors. Securities are purchased for the Fund when Fund management determines that they have the potential for above-average total return. If a security’s credit rating declines, the management team will decide whether to continue to hold the security. A security will be sold if, in the opinion of Fund management, the risk of continuing to hold the security is unacceptable when compared to its total return potential.
Fund management also selects and weights securities based on an issuer’s ability to manage the ESG risks to which its business is exposed, as determined by BlackRock. Fund management makes such determinations based on BlackRock’s ESG research, which includes due diligence of the ESG risks and opportunities facing an issuer, as well as third-party ESG ratings. BlackRock researches and develops investment insights related to economic transition, which include target carbon transition readiness and climate opportunities.
The Fund seeks to maintain certain ESG characteristics, climate risk exposure and climate opportunities relative to the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (the “Benchmark”). Specifically, with respect to the Fund’s investments in high yield bonds, the Fund generally seeks to invest in a portfolio that, in BlackRock’s view, (i) has an aggregate ESG assessment that is better than that of the Benchmark, (ii) has an aggregate carbon emissions assessment that is lower than that of the Benchmark, and (iii) in the aggregate, includes issuers that BlackRock believes are better positioned to capture climate opportunities relative to the issuers in the Benchmark. The Fund may invest in other sectors that are not included in such assessments.
While Fund management considers ESG characteristics as well as climate risk exposure and climate opportunities, only one or two of these categories may be considered with respect to a particular investment or sector, and categories may be weighted differently according to the type of investment being considered. In addition, the Fund may gain indirect exposure (through, including but not limited to, derivatives and investments in other investment companies) to issuers with exposures that are inconsistent with the ESG-related criteria used by Fund management.
The Fund may invest up to 30% of its assets in foreign issuers, including securities and currencies in both developed and emerging markets and non-dollar denominated bonds of issuers located outside of the United States. The Fund’s investment in non-dollar denominated bonds may be on a currency hedged or unhedged basis.
The Fund may also invest in convertible and preferred securities. Convertible debt securities will be counted toward the Fund’s 80% policy to the extent they have ratings or equivalent quality characteristics similar to the securities included within that policy as described above. Convertible securities generally are debt securities or preferred stock that may be converted into common stock. Convertible securities typically pay current income as either interest (debt security convertibles) or dividends (preferred stock convertibles). A convertible security’s value usually reflects both the stream of current income payments and the market value of the underlying stock. Preferred securities are a class of stock that often pays dividends at a specified rate and has preference over common stock in dividend payments and liquidation of assets.
To add diversification, the management team can invest in a wide range of securities including investment grade corporate bonds, mezzanine investments, collateralized bond obligations, bank loans and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Mezzanine investments are subordinated debt securities that receive payments of interest and principal after other more senior security holders are paid. They are generally issued in private placements in connection with an equity security. Collateralized bond obligations are securities backed by a diversified pool of high yield securities. Bank loans are fixed and floating rate loans arranged through private negotiations between a company or a non-U.S. government and one or more financial institutions. The Fund considers such investments to be debt securities.
There is a wide variety of mortgage-backed securities involving commercial or residential, fixed rate or adjustable rate mortgages and mortgages issued by banks or government agencies. Asset-backed securities are bonds that are backed by a pool of assets, usually loans such as installment sale contracts or credit card receivables.
The Fund may buy or sell options or futures on a security or an index of securities, or enter into credit default swaps and interest rate or foreign currency transactions, including swaps (collectively, commonly known as derivatives). The Fund may use derivative instruments to hedge its investments or to seek to enhance returns. The Fund may seek to obtain market exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts or by using other investment techniques (such as reverse repurchase agreements or dollar rolls).
The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities to achieve its principal investment strategies.
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BSHAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period BSHAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 7.7% -8.0% 17.4% 48.85%
1 Yr 8.2% -8.2% 18.4% 51.81%
3 Yr 2.3%* -14.5% 21.2% 63.91%
5 Yr N/A* -11.8% 36.7% N/A
10 Yr N/A* -4.7% 20.2% N/A

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period BSHAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 6.0% -4.7% 14.3% 28.74%
2022 -15.5% -33.4% 3.6% 49.59%
2021 N/A -8.4% 8.2% N/A
2020 N/A -13.2% 302.7% N/A
2019 N/A -4.4% 13.3% N/A

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period BSHAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 7.7% -8.0% 17.4% 48.85%
1 Yr 8.2% -8.2% 18.4% 51.81%
3 Yr 2.3%* -14.5% 21.2% 63.91%
5 Yr N/A* -11.8% 36.7% N/A
10 Yr N/A* -4.7% 20.2% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period BSHAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 12.3% -4.7% 18.7% 47.95%
2022 -11.2% -33.4% 47.8% 63.35%
2021 N/A -8.4% 12.4% N/A
2020 N/A -9.6% 325.6% N/A
2019 N/A -3.8% 19.4% N/A

NAV & Total Return History

BSHAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

BSHAX Category Low Category High BSHAX % Rank
Net Assets 45.8 M 3.13 M 25.3 B 93.29%
Number of Holdings 520 2 3879 31.25%
Net Assets in Top 10 5.58 M -492 M 5.25 B 95.56%
Weighting of Top 10 12.16% 4.2% 146.0% 58.22%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class 1.96%
  2. Big River Steel LLC 1.50%
  3. UKG, Inc. 1.32%
  4. HUB International Ltd. 1.27%
  5. Cloud Software Group, Inc. 1.22%
  6. Cloud Software Group, Inc. 1.03%
  7. HUB International Ltd. 1.02%
  8. EMRLD Borrower LP 1.00%
  9. Block, Inc. 0.93%
  10. TransDigm, Inc. 0.91%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High BSHAX % Rank
Bonds 		98.08% 0.00% 145.36% 12.60%
Cash 		1.96% -52.00% 48.02% 76.97%
Convertible Bonds 		0.96% 0.00% 17.89% 59.21%
Stocks 		0.20% 0.00% 97.54% 55.97%
Other 		0.00% -39.08% 99.86% 50.66%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 4.97% 68.42%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High BSHAX % Rank
Real Estate 		21.60% 0.00% 86.71% 3.56%
Basic Materials 		20.39% 0.00% 100.00% 6.82%
Technology 		12.43% 0.00% 33.17% 8.01%
Healthcare 		12.32% 0.00% 22.17% 3.56%
Energy 		10.48% 0.00% 100.00% 58.16%
Communication Services 		9.84% 0.00% 99.99% 35.01%
Industrials 		9.35% 0.00% 93.12% 10.09%
Consumer Cyclical 		3.59% 0.00% 100.00% 25.52%
Utilities 		0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 56.68%
Financial Services 		0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 59.05%
Consumer Defense 		0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 52.82%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High BSHAX % Rank
US 		0.20% 0.00% 97.54% 55.10%
Non US 		0.00% -0.01% 0.83% 54.61%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High BSHAX % Rank
Corporate 		98.83% 0.00% 100.00% 7.25%
Cash & Equivalents 		1.96% 0.00% 48.02% 66.28%
Derivative 		0.00% -14.58% 42.26% 35.36%
Securitized 		0.00% 0.00% 97.24% 70.68%
Municipal 		0.00% 0.00% 1.17% 45.63%
Government 		0.00% 0.00% 99.07% 60.30%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High BSHAX % Rank
US 		98.08% 0.00% 126.57% 9.87%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 96.91% 67.76%

BSHAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

BSHAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.83% 0.02% 38.33% 10.67%
Management Fee 0.50% 0.00% 1.75% 33.28%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 35.55%
Administrative Fee 0.04% 0.00% 0.50% 21.62%

Sales Fees

BSHAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 4.00% 2.25% 5.75% 55.32%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

BSHAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 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.

BSHAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 10.00% 1.00% 255.00% 1.08%

BSHAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

BSHAX Category Low Category High BSHAX % Rank
Dividend Yield 6.25% 0.00% 11.76% 55.72%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

BSHAX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly SemiAnnual Monthly Monthly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

BSHAX Category Low Category High BSHAX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 2.55% -2.39% 9.30% 96.98%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

BSHAX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Semi-Annually Annually

Distributions History

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BSHAX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Ashley Schulten

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 22, 2021

0.86

0.9%

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2018; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2012 to 2018.

David Delbos

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 22, 2021

0.86

0.9%

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2012; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2007 to 2011; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2005 to 2006.

Mitchell Garfin

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 22, 2021

0.86

0.9%

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009 and Co-Head of U.S. Leveraged Finance; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2005 to 2008.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.13 37.79 7.31 8.17

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