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Blackrock Credit Strategies Income Fund - Class A: (MF: BMSAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 26, 2026 10:55 AM ET
$9.15 USD
0.00 (NA)
Zacks MF Rank
4-Sell of 5 4
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 8.11 | 13 |
| 3 months | 1.44 | 10 |
| 6 months | 3.94 | 9 |
| 1 Year | 8.11 | 13 |
| 3 Year | 7.60 | 17 |
| 5 Year | 2.29 | 38 |
| 10 Year | 3.58 | 26 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 5.47 |
| 5 Year | 1.78 |
| 10 Year | 3.32 |
| Since Inception | 3.22 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.48 | 2.49 | 2.45 | 1.44 |
| 2024 | 1.12 | 0.86 | 4.07 | -0.41 |
| 2023 | 2.13 | 0.61 | 0.09 | 5.95 |
| 2022 | -4.32 | -6.76 | -2.27 | 3.62 |
| 2021 | 0.70 | 1.33 | -0.99 | -1.51 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 8.11 | 5.71 | 8.98 | -9.65 | -0.50 | 6.19 | 10.91 | -5.04 | 6.34 | 6.76 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 0.73 | 4.45 | 3.45 | 3.36 | 1.04 | -1.30 | 2.19 | -5.05 | 2.79 | 4.10 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 1.46 | 1.33 | 1.80 | 0.49 | -0.55 | -0.83 | 2.66 | -4.13 | 2.74 | 3.23 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.03 | 0.38 | 0.34 |
| % Yield | 5.07 | 5.54 | 5.18 | 3.99 | 3.09 | 3.46 | 3.83 | 0.32 | 3.68 | 3.30 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.93 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%