Blackrock Emerging Markets Fd Cl: (MF: MDDCX)

NAV

$19.84

NAV Day Change

-0.09 (-0.45%)

 

 

May 16 06:05 PM ET

General Information As Of 04/30/13

%Yield 1.03
%SEC Yield NA
%YTD Return (as of 04/30/13) -0.35
Objective* Equity - Non US
Peer* FO EM

Portfolio Statistics

%Unrealized Gain YTD 17.26
Net Assets (Mil $) 04/30/2013 198.84
%Turnover 04/30/2013 155.00

Fees

%Max Sales Load 5.25
%Min Sales Load .00
%Max Deferred Load NA

Expenses

%Max 12b-1 Fee 0.25
%Max Management Fee 1.00
Redemption Fee NA
Expense Ratio 1.67

Allocation

Large Growth 7.46
Large Value 0.00
Small Growth 0.00
Small Value 0.00
Foreign Stock 0.00
Emerging Market 79.61
Precious Metal 0.00
Intermediate Bond 8.16
Foreign Bond 0.00
High Yield Bond 0.00

Portfolio Information

Composition

As of 01/31/2013 %of Net Assets
Stock 96.53
Cash 1.36
Bonds 0.00
Preferred 1.03
Convertibles 0.00
Foreign Stock 77.53
Foreign Bonds 0.00
Hedge 0.00
Other 1.09

Sector / Country Weightings

As of 04/30/2013 % of Portfolio
United States 20.94
Brazil 14.79
Other 8.93
China 8.02
Hong Kong 6.43
Russian Fed. 5.89
Taiwan 5.09
Thailand 4.98
India 4.35
Mexico 4.02

Portfolio Holdings

Top Equity Holdings (As of 01/31/2013) % of Portfolio Value (Mil$)
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LT 4.53 21.14
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANU 3.11 14.52
UNIBANCO HOLDINGS SA 3.07 14.31
SBERBANK - GDR 2.56 11.94
BANK OF CHINA - H 2.39 11.15
CHINA MOBILE LTD SPON ADR 1.94 9.08
VALE SA PREFERRED 1.89 8.83
SANDS CHINA LTD 1.80 8.42
CIA DE CONCESSOES RODOVIA 1.79 8.37

Contact Information

Family BlackRock
Addrerss 40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
Phone 800 441-7762

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Fund Description

The fund was incepted in September 1989 and is managed by Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in securities, principally equity securities, of issuers in countries having smaller capital markets. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in the equity securities of issuers located in countries with developing capital markets. The fund also invests in fixed-income securities issued by companies and governments in these countries. The fund can invest in securities denominated in either U.S. dollars or foreign currencies. The fund also invests in high yield or 'junk bonds' and in certain types of 'derivative' securities. Dividends and capital gains are distributed at least annually.

Stock Holding % of Net Assets

As Of 01/31/2013
Total Issues NA
Avg. P/E 29.19
Avg. P/Book 6.92
Avg. EPS Growth 9.76
Avg. Market Value (Mil $) 65,645

Risk

3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Beta 1.12 1.31 1.32
Alpha -8.36 -4.95 8.54
R Squared 0.66 0.74 0.61
Std. Dev. 20.60 28.76 24.77
Sharpe 0.29 0.13 1.00

Shareholder Information

Manager Dhiren Shah
Since 04/09
Manager Rating 0.20
Inception Date 10/21/1994
Shareholders NA
Dividends Paid A
Minimum Initial Investment $1,000
Minimum Subsequent Investment $50
IRA Minimum $100
IRA Available Y Check Writing N Phone Invest Y
Phone Exchange Y Phone Redeem Y Auto Invest Y
Wire Redeem Y Wire Fee Y Wire Transfer Y

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