About BLSCX
BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund Institutional Shares is a diversified mutual fund designed to provide exposure to equity securities within emerging market economies. The fund primarily seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in companies from countries with developing financial markets, including Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Africa. Its portfolio spans major sectors such as technology, communication services, consumer cyclicals, and financials, with significant holdings in prominent firms like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Tencent Holdings, Samsung Electronics, and Alibaba Group. Managed by a seasoned team at BlackRock, the fund utilizes a quantitative investment strategy to identify opportunities across a broad universe of emerging market stocks. It is positioned as an institutional share class, characterized by a competitive net expense ratio and a sizable minimum investment. This fund plays a key role in global asset allocation, enabling investors to diversify beyond developed markets and capture growth trends in rapidly expanding economies.
Fund Family BlackRock
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Performance Rating Below Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol BLSCX
Index MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) NR USD
BLSCX had a total return of 30.10% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's
inception, the average annual return has been 2.21%.
