Blackrock Balanced Fund Investor A Shares (MDCPX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Allocation--50% to 70% Equity

Fund Family BlackRock

Fund Style Large Blend

ISIN US09251C1009

CUSIP 09251C100

Inception Date 1973-11-08

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End September

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $1.73 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $954.58 Million

Expense Ratio 0.78%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-09-26

Dividend Yield 0.03%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 3.08%

1-Year Return 16.38%

3-Year Return 13.77%

5-Year Return 8.87%

NAV $28.10

Previous Close Price $27.90

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 Balanced Fund Investor A Shares

The fund invests in a combination of equity securities, fixed-income securities and derivatives. The proportion the fund invests in each category at any given time depends on fund management’s view of how attractive that category appears relative to the others. The advisor intends to invest at least 25% of its assets in equity securities and at least 25% of its assets in senior fixed-income securities, such as U.S. government debt securities, corporate debt securities, and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 249251.31%

Giant 25.86%

Large 17.61%

Medium 5.73%

Micro 0.00%

Small 0.90%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 5.63%

Cash-Flow Growth % 9.61%

Dividend Yield % 1.88%

Historical Earnings % 9.43%

Long-Term Earnings % 10.17%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	40.38%	40.38%	0.00%	42.35%	35.37%
Cash	9.40%	30.20%	20.80%	12.77%	0.00%
Non US Stock	17.40%	17.40%	0.00%	8.75%	8.03%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.66%	0.00%
Other	0.06%	0.06%	0.00%	8.25%	4.52%
US Stock	32.76%	32.76%	0.00%	53.77%	52.06%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
Apple Inc	2.70%	-	-
Microsoft Corp	2.78%	-	-
NVIDIA Corp	3.02%	-	-
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF	1.14%	-	-
United States Treasury Note/Bond	0.90%	-	-
Amazon.com Inc	1.57%	-	-
Alphabet Inc	1.00%	-	-
BLACKROCK LIQUIDITY FUNDS T-FUND PORTFOLIO	5.30%	-	-
Meta Platforms Inc	1.00%	-	-
United States Treasury Bill	0.94%	-	-

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

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	1.65%	15.88%	18.70%	0.01%
Bond Sector	Corporate	1.65%	19.62%	28.24%	27.47%
Bond Sector	Derivative	1.65%	6.52%	24.07%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	1.65%	40.60%	16.17%	49.10%
Bond Sector	Municipal	1.65%	0.16%	0.00%	0.03%
Bond Sector	Securitized	1.65%	17.23%	12.82%	23.39%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	3.22%	2.83%	0.00%	2.56%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	10.38%	10.42%	0.00%	10.55%
Cyclical	Financial Services	17.44%	15.67%	0.00%	14.67%
Cyclical	Real Estate	1.25%	1.76%	0.00%	2.24%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	4.22%	4.96%	0.00%	4.70%
Defensive	Healthcare	8.67%	10.74%	0.00%	9.66%
Defensive	Utilities	1.65%	3.08%	0.00%	2.34%
Sensitive	Communication Services	10.22%	9.41%	0.00%	9.67%
Sensitive	Energy	3.99%	3.23%	0.00%	3.05%
Sensitive	Industrials	9.96%	9.83%	0.00%	9.66%
Sensitive	Technology	28.99%	28.07%	0.00%	30.89%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.33%	1.31%	0.29%
Americas	North America	87.25%	67.85%	87.95%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	1.82%	5.72%	0.94%
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	1.03%	4.06%	0.95%
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.42%	1.68%	0.70%
Greater Asia	Japan	1.84%	5.19%	2.46%
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.25%	0.19%	0.29%
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	5.12%	9.93%	4.93%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	0.06%	0.04%	0.08%
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	1.88%	4.03%	1.42%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-20	$0.373	$0.373	USD	-	-	-	-
2024-07-18	$0.645	$0.645	USD	-	2024-07-17	2024-07-19	Other
2023-12-19	$0.180	$0.180	USD	-	2023-12-18	2023-12-20	Semiannual
2023-07-20	$0.468	$0.468	USD	-	2023-07-19	2023-07-21	Semiannual
2022-07-14	$0.109	$0.109	USD	2022-07-14	2022-07-13	2022-07-15	Semiannual
2021-12-21	$0.079	$0.079	USD	-	2021-12-20	2021-12-22	Semiannual
2021-07-15	$0.048	$0.048	USD	-	2021-07-14	2021-07-16	Semiannual
2020-12-22	$0.133	$0.133	USD	2020-12-21	2020-12-21	2020-12-22	Semiannual
2020-07-16	$0.111	$0.111	USD	2020-06-16	2020-07-15	2020-07-16	Semiannual
2019-12-20	$0.196	$0.196	USD	2019-12-20	2019-12-19	2019-12-23	Other
2019-07-18	$0.169	$0.169	USD	2019-07-18	2019-07-18	2019-07-18	Semiannual
2018-12-20	$0.177	$0.177	USD	2018-12-20	2018-12-19	2018-12-21	Other
2018-07-19	$0.193	$0.193	USD	2018-07-19	2018-07-18	2018-07-20	SemiAnnual
2017-12-21	$0.210	$0.210	USD	2017-12-21	2017-12-20	2017-12-22	Other
2017-07-20	$0.144	$0.144	USD	2017-07-20	2017-07-19	2017-07-21	SemiAnnual
2016-12-22	$0.192	$0.192	USD	2016-12-22	2016-12-21	2016-12-23	Other
2016-07-21	$0.119	$0.119	USD	2016-07-21	2016-07-20	2016-07-22	SemiAnnual
2015-12-23	$0.226	$0.226	USD	2015-12-23	2015-12-22	2015-12-24	Other
2015-07-16	$0.091	$0.091	USD	2015-07-16	2015-07-15	2015-07-17	SemiAnnual
2014-12-22	$0.270	$0.270	USD	2014-12-22	2014-12-19	2014-12-23	Other
2014-07-17	$0.173	$0.173	USD	2014-07-17	2014-07-16	2014-07-18	SemiAnnual
2013-12-20	$0.312	$0.312	USD	2013-12-20	2013-12-19	2013-12-23	Other
2013-07-18	$0.186	$0.186	USD	2013-07-18	2013-07-17	2013-07-19	SemiAnnual
2012-12-21	$0.231	$0.231	USD	2012-12-21	2012-12-20	2012-12-24	Other
2012-07-19	$0.235	$0.235	USD	-	2012-07-18	2012-07-20	SemiAnnual
2011-12-21	$0.202	$0.202	USD	-	2011-12-20	2011-12-22	SemiAnnual
2011-07-21	$0.218	$0.218	USD	-	2011-07-20	2011-07-22	SemiAnnual
2010-12-22	$0.193	$0.193	USD	-	2010-12-21	2010-12-23	SemiAnnual
2010-07-22	$0.211	$0.211	USD	-	2010-07-21	2010-07-23	SemiAnnual
2009-12-22	$0.274	$0.274	USD	-	2009-12-21	2009-12-23	SemiAnnual
2009-07-23	$0.204	$0.204	USD	-	2009-07-22	2009-07-24	SemiAnnual
2008-12-23	$0.352	$0.352	USD	-	2008-12-22	2008-12-24	Other
2008-07-17	$0.294	$0.294	USD	-	2008-07-16	2008-07-18	SemiAnnual
2007-12-20	$0.385	$0.385	USD	-	2007-12-19	2007-12-21	Other
2007-07-19	$0.254	$0.254	USD	-	2007-07-18	2007-07-20	SemiAnnual
2006-12-19	$0.445	$0.445	USD	-	2006-12-18	2006-12-20	Other
2006-07-14	$0.142	$0.142	USD	-	-	-	-
2005-12-19	$0.329	$0.329	USD	-	-	-	-
2005-07-22	$0.220	$0.220	USD	-	-	-	-
2004-12-20	$0.351	$0.351	USD	-	-	-	-
2004-08-31	$0.027	$0.027	USD	-	-	-	-
2004-07-22	$0.182	$0.182	USD	-	-	-	-
2003-12-10	$0.239	$0.239	USD	-	-	-	-
2003-07-17	$0.279	$0.279	USD	-	-	-	-
2002-12-10	$0.298	$0.298	USD	-	-	-	-
2002-07-16	$0.327	$0.327	USD	-	-	-	-
2001-12-04	$0.323	$0.323	USD	-	-	-	-
2001-07-11	$0.366	$0.366	USD	-	-	-	-
2000-12-04	$0.442	$0.442	USD	-	-	-	-
2000-07-06	$0.488	$0.488	USD	-	-	-	-
1999-12-07	$0.461	$0.461	USD	-	-	-	-
1999-07-07	$0.402	$0.402	USD	-	-	-	-
1998-12-10	$0.446	$0.446	USD	-	-	-	-
1998-07-06	$0.675	$0.675	USD	-	-	-	-
1997-12-10	$0.475	$0.475	USD	-	-	-	-
1997-07-03	$0.556	$0.556	USD	-	-	-	-
1996-12-11	$0.591	$0.591	USD	-	-	-	-
1996-07-02	$0.584	$0.584	USD	-	-	-	-
1995-12-12	$0.653	$0.653	USD	-	-	-	-
1995-06-23	$0.474	$0.474	USD	-	-	-	-
1994-12-13	$0.455	$0.455	USD	-	-	-	-

BlackRock Balanced Fund Investor A Shares NMFQS:MDCPX