Blackrock Event Driven Equity Fund Investor A Shares (BALPX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Event Driven

Fund Family BlackRock

Fund Style Large

ISIN US09250J7596

CUSIP 09250J759

Inception Date 2007-12-19

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End May

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $4.72 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $97.34 Million

Expense Ratio 1.51%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-09-26

Dividend Yield 0.03%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 0.71%

1-Year Return 7.82%

3-Year Return 5.01%

5-Year Return 3.36%

NAV $9.92

Previous Close Price $9.92

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.03%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About BlackRock Event Driven Equity Fund Investor A Shares

Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities and related derivative instruments with similar economic characteristics. The manager seeks to achieve its investment objective by employing an event driven strategy, primarily investing in companies that have announced a material change or in companies that BlackRock expects to undergo a material change.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 22409.70%

Giant 1.43%

Large 13.24%

Medium 46.90%

Micro 2.06%

Small 31.39%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 1.87%

Cash-Flow Growth % 3.92%

Dividend Yield % 0.97%

Historical Earnings % 2.23%

Long-Term Earnings % 8.41%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	15.26%	15.26%	0.00%	12.12%	77.92%
Cash	21.37%	27.08%	5.71%	25.09%	0.00%
Non US Stock	5.57%	8.52%	2.95%	13.66%	8.20%
Not Classified	1.89%	1.89%	0.00%	0.99%	0.00%
Other	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	2.13%	2.01%
US Stock	55.90%	86.79%	30.89%	70.10%	11.87%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
BLACKROCK LIQUIDITY FUNDS T-FUND PORTFOLIO	34.78%	-	-
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	4.35%	-	-
SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	3.38%	-	-
Howmet Aerospace Inc	1.68%	-	-
Danaher Corp	1.31%	-	-
MEDLINE BORROWER LP	1.31%	-	-
GFL Environmental Inc	1.14%	-	-
Coty Inc	1.07%	-	-
CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP INC	1.01%	-	-
DoubleVerify Holdings Inc	0.94%	-	-
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc	5.04%	-	-
Kellanova	4.98%	-	-
Juniper Networks Inc	1.85%	-	-
HE Equipment Services Inc	1.61%	-	-
BlackRock Cash Funds - Institutional	5.80%	-	-
Verona Pharma PLC	5.26%	-	-
Chart Industries Inc	4.18%	-	-
Frontier Communications Parent Inc	3.56%	-	-
WNS Holdings Ltd	1.72%	-	-

See the full breakdown of BALPX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.00%	63.56%	61.23%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.00%	32.85%	38.77%	18.10%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.00%	0.65%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.00%	2.27%	0.00%	51.18%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.00%	0.32%	0.00%	0.03%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.00%	0.35%	0.00%	30.69%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	6.32%	4.24%	0.00%	4.84%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	1.17%	4.09%	0.00%	9.89%
Cyclical	Financial Services	5.61%	17.60%	0.00%	19.70%
Cyclical	Real Estate	1.48%	2.37%	0.00%	8.19%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	6.93%	7.74%	0.00%	5.41%
Defensive	Healthcare	20.78%	14.55%	0.00%	9.88%
Defensive	Utilities	0.00%	2.49%	0.00%	2.98%
Sensitive	Communication Services	15.80%	13.68%	0.00%	5.29%
Sensitive	Energy	0.45%	1.33%	0.00%	3.93%
Sensitive	Industrials	18.84%	14.29%	0.00%	12.16%
Sensitive	Technology	22.62%	17.61%	0.00%	17.74%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.33%	0.28%	0.93%
Americas	North America	86.99%	93.20%	62.76%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	0.28%	-	4.31%
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.12%	-	5.02%
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.06%	-	1.92%
Greater Asia	Japan	0.32%	0.33%	6.75%
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.01%	-	1.33%
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	5.09%	3.22%	12.97%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	-	-	0.28%
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	6.82%	2.98%	3.74%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-19	$0.135	$0.135	USD	-	-	-	-
2023-12-21	$0.184	$0.184	USD	-	2023-12-20	2023-12-22	Annual
2022-12-21	$0.099	$0.099	USD	-	2022-12-20	2022-12-22	Annual
2021-07-15	$0.024	$0.024	USD	2021-07-15	2021-07-14	2021-07-16	Other
2019-12-20	$0.037	$0.037	USD	2019-12-20	2019-12-19	2019-12-23	Other
2018-12-20	$0.042	$0.042	USD	2018-12-20	2018-12-19	2018-12-21	Other
2009-12-16	$0.149	$0.149	USD	-	2009-12-15	2009-12-17	Annual

BlackRock Event Driven Equity Fund Investor A Shares NMFQS:BALPX