BlackRock Event Driven Equity Fund Investor A Shares (BALPX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
9.76
+0.02 (0.21%)
Apr 25, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
2.95% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 4.58B |
| Expense Ratio | n/a |
| Min. Investment | $1,000 |
| Turnover | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.18 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.79% |
| Dividend Growth | 0.21% |
| Payout Frequency | Annual |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Previous Close | 9.74 |
| YTD Return | 2.63% |
| 1-Year Return | 6.97% |
| 5-Year Return | 23.53% |
| 52-Week Low | 9.45 |
| 52-Week High | 9.77 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.15 |
| Holdings | 247 |
| Inception Date | Dec 20, 2007 |
About BALPX
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.
Category Event Driven
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol BALPX
Index Russell 1000 TR USD
Performance
BALPX had a total return of 6.97% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.31%.
Top 10 Holdings
81.04% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Liquidity Funds - T-Fund | TSTXX | 44.36% |
| USD CASH(Alpha Committed) | n/a | 6.25% |
| Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc. | ITCI | 5.04% |
| Kellanova | K | 4.52% |
| iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | HYG | 4.49% |
| Hess Corporation | HES | 4.39% |
| SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF | JNK | 3.50% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown plc | HL | 3.15% |
| Cash Offset | n/a | 3.11% |
| Direct Line Insurance Group plc | DLG | 2.23% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2024 | $0.18464 | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | $0.18425 | Dec 22, 2023 |
| Dec 21, 2022 | $0.22805 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| Jul 14, 2022 | $0.00717 | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | $0.24353 | Jul 16, 2021 |
| Jul 16, 2020 | $0.28768 | Jul 17, 2020 |