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Blackrock High Equity Income Fund - Class A: (MF: BMEAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Feb 4, 2026 05:55 PM ET
$26.11 USD
+0.13 (0.50%)
Zacks MF Rank
3-Hold of 5 3
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 16.74 | 29 |
| 3 months | 4.45 | 11 |
| 6 months | 9.16 | 39 |
| 1 Year | 16.75 | 29 |
| 3 Year | 11.21 | 82 |
| 5 Year | 10.57 | 51 |
| 10 Year | 8.88 | 85 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 190.86 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -45.71 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 605.15 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 10.92 |
| 5 Year | 9.44 |
| 10 Year | 8.33 |
| Since Inception | 11.44 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.58 | 4.25 | 4.51 | 4.45 |
| 2024 | 6.02 | -0.69 | 6.63 | -4.28 |
| 2023 | 1.35 | 3.69 | -4.11 | 8.79 |
| 2022 | 3.14 | -9.04 | -7.38 | 12.91 |
| 2021 | 11.18 | 4.56 | -0.18 | 5.51 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 16.74 | 7.46 | 9.63 | -1.89 | 22.45 | -0.49 | 21.66 | -6.39 | 17.22 | 6.72 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.47 | -17.55 | -16.61 | 16.31 | -6.22 | -18.89 | -9.82 | -1.99 | -4.57 | -5.21 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 4.03 | -11.93 | -13.36 | 17.80 | 0.39 | -20.41 | -6.76 | 0.47 | -3.45 | -1.09 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| % Dividends | 1.91 | 1.72 | 1.50 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 0.98 | 1.04 | 1.13 | 0.34 | 0.06 |
| % Yield | 7.22 | 6.99 | 7.67 | 6.29 | 5.76 | 4.23 | 4.22 | 5.10 | 0.89 | 0.16 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 1.04 | 13.73 | 1.99 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.25 | 1.31 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%