BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio Investor A Shares (BASIX)

Fund Assets	48.38B
Expense Ratio	0.98%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	1,006.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.44
Dividend Yield	4.49%
Dividend Growth	1.39%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Jul 31, 2026

Previous Close	9.69
YTD Return	1.81%
1-Year Return	4.70%
5-Year Return	14.24%
52-Week Low	9.58
52-Week High	9.86
Beta (5Y)	0.20
Holdings	10685
Inception Date	Feb 5, 2008

About BASIX

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Fund Investor A is an actively managed mutual fund in the nontraditional bond category that seeks total return consistent with preservation of capital. The strategy is flexible across the global fixed income spectrum, allocating dynamically among developed and emerging market debt, high yield bonds, securitized assets, and interest rate and currency positions to pursue diversified sources of income and return. The portfolio employs a broad toolkit—including mortgages, Treasuries, corporate credit, and derivatives for hedging and tactical exposure—aiming to manage duration and credit risk through changing market cycles. The fund is positioned as a core bond complement rather than a benchmark-constrained holding, with an emphasis on risk-aware positioning supported by BlackRock’s multi-sector research and trading platform. It distributes income monthly and maintains a front-load share class structure with a relatively low minimum initial investment for individual investors. Over multiple periods, performance and risk characteristics are evaluated against nontraditional bond peer groups and cash-like benchmarks to reflect its unconstrained, outcome-oriented mandate.

• Fund Family: BlackRock
• Category: Nontraditional Bond
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: BASIX
• Index: ICE BofA US 3-Month T Bill TR IX

Performance

BASIX had a total return of 4.70% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.76%.

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Jul 31, 2026	$0.0366	Jul 31, 2026
Jun 30, 2026	$0.0362	Jun 30, 2026
May 29, 2026	$0.037	May 29, 2026
Apr 30, 2026	$0.03483	Apr 30, 2026
Mar 31, 2026	$0.0359	Mar 31, 2026
Feb 27, 2026	$0.0357	Feb 27, 2026

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Last checked:

Aug 27, 2026

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