Blackrock Glbl Sm Cap A: (MF: MDGCX)

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$26.33

NAV Day Change

0.05 (0.19%)

 

 

May 21 06:05 PM ET

General Information As Of 04/30/13

%Yield 2.42
%SEC Yield NA
%YTD Return (as of 04/30/13) 9.72
Objective* Equity - Small Cap
Peer* SC SG

Portfolio Statistics

%Unrealized Gain YTD 17.56
Net Assets (Mil $) 04/30/2013 354.10
%Turnover 04/30/2013 73.00

Fees

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

Expenses

%Max 12b-1 Fee 0.25
%Max Management Fee 0.85
Redemption Fee NA
Expense Ratio 1.41

Allocation

Large Growth 18.61
Large Value 0.00
Small Growth 31.38
Small Value 0.00
Foreign Stock 29.03
Emerging Market 16.12
Precious Metal 0.00
Intermediate Bond 0.00
Foreign Bond 0.00
High Yield Bond 0.00

Portfolio Information

Composition

As of 12/31/2012 %of Net Assets
Stock 99.09
Cash 12.28
Bonds 0.00
Preferred 0.00
Convertibles 0.00
Foreign Stock 45.89
Foreign Bonds 0.00
Hedge 0.00
Other -11.37

Sector / Country Weightings

As of 04/30/2013 % of Portfolio
Other 19.48
Technology 14.12
Industrial Cyclical 13.43
Finance 11.59
Services 9.23
Energy 8.26
Health 6.47
Retail Trade 5.59
Consumer Durables 5.00
Non-Durable 4.13
Utilities 2.70

Portfolio Holdings

Top Equity Holdings (As of 12/31/2012) % of Portfolio Value (Mil$)
AFRICA OIL CORP 2.12 17.45
POLARCUS LTD 1.34 11.01
PANDORA AS 1.14 9.34
TOKYU LAND CORP 1.02 8.37
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC 1.02 8.37
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.98 8.09
CONSTANT CONTACT 0.97 8.01
TIMKEN 0.97 8.00
LKQ CORP 0.96 7.89

Contact Information

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

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Zacks Mutual Fund Rank: 5 - Strong Sell

 
 
 
 
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Fund Description

The fund was incepted in August 1994 and is managed by Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. The fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in a portfolio of equity securities of smallcap issuers located in various foreign countries and in the United States. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-cap issuers. The fund invests in securities of issuers from a variety of countries, including those in emerging markets. The fund may also invest in debt securities in any rating category. The fund may invest in high yield bonds (also known as 'junk' bonds) and in certain types of derivative securities. Dividends and capital gains are distributed annually.

Stock Holding % of Net Assets

As Of 12/31/2012
Total Issues 206
Avg. P/E 29.33
Avg. P/Book 3.54
Avg. EPS Growth 6.04
Avg. Market Value (Mil $) 3,276

Risk

3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Beta 1.17 1.09 1.11
Alpha -5.62 -1.55 2.74
R Squared 0.92 0.91 0.83
Std. Dev. 18.30 21.56 18.03
Sharpe 0.54 0.27 1.00

Shareholder Information

Manager Murali Balaraman
Since 03/05
Manager Rating 0.10
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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