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3 Top Black Rock Mutual Funds for Strong Returns

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BlackRock Inc. (BLK - Free Report) offers an array of risk management, strategic advisor and enterprise investment system services. Its offerings range from individual and institutional separate accounts to mutual funds and other pooled investment options. In order to strike a balance between risk and opportunities, BlackRock aims to provide a wide range of investment solutions to its clients.

BlackRock had a total of $6.28 trillion assets under management (as of Dec 31, 2017) across equity, fixed income, cash management, alternative investment, real estate and advisory strategies. It caters to institutional, intermediary and individual investors through a wide range of products and services.

Below we share with you three top-ranked BlackRock funds. Each has earned a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and is expected to outperform its peers in the future. Investors can click here to see the complete list of BlackRock funds, their Zacks Rank and past performance.

BlackRock Advantage Small Cap Core Investor A (BDSAX - Free Report) seeks growth of capital for the long run. The fund invests a bulk of its assets in equity securities of companies that are included in the Russell 2000 Index. BDSAX aims to buy both preferred and common stocks. BlackRock Advantage Small Cap Core Investor Ahas returned 8.8% in the last one-year period.

As of February 2018, BDSAX held 501 issues with 1.28% of its assets invested in Wintrust Financial Corp.

BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio Service Shares (BHYSX - Free Report) seeks to boost total return on investment. BHYSX invests heavily in non-investment grade bonds which mature within 10 years or earlier. It invests the lion’s share of its assets in high yield bonds. BHYSX normally invests about 30% of its assets in foreign currency denominated issuers located offshore. BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio Service Shares has returned 4.4% in the last one-year period.

David Delbos is one of the fund managers of BHYSX since 2014.

BlackRock Natural Resources Investor A (MDGRX - Free Report) seeks growth of capital for the long run. MDGRX invests a large chunk of its assets in securities of companies that are engaged in the natural resources industry, like energy, oil and mining. BlackRock Natural Resources Investor A has returned 6.4% in the last one-year period.

MDGRX has an expense ratio of 1.13% as compared to the category average of 1.38%.

To view the Zacks Rank and past performance of all BlackRock mutual funds, investors can click here to see the complete list of BlackRock funds.

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