BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Inc.Investor C Shares (MCSPX)

Fund Assets	972.01M
Expense Ratio	1.48%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	90.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.11
Dividend Yield	0.82%
Dividend Growth	-35.13%
Payout Frequency	Semi-Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Jul 22, 2026

Previous Close	13.33
YTD Return	23.39%
1-Year Return	29.97%
5-Year Return	51.17%
52-Week Low	11.19
52-Week High	14.07
Beta (5Y)	1.04
Holdings	868
Inception Date	May 5, 1978

About MCSPX

BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Inc. Investor C Shares is a diversified mutual fund focused on small- and mid-capitalization companies within the U.S. equity market. The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its assets in equity securities, mainly those comprising or resembling the Russell 2500 Index, an index representing the smallest 2,500 companies in the Russell 3000 universe. This approach allows the fund to capture opportunities across sectors such as industrials, technology, financials, energy, and consumer cyclicals, with a portfolio that typically holds over 500 securities at a time. The investment strategy combines growth and value styles, leveraging BlackRock’s data-driven, technology-enabled process to identify attractive stocks within its universe. The fund is managed by a team of experienced professionals and is characterized by relatively high portfolio turnover, reflecting an actively managed approach. Its expense ratio is notably higher than many peers in the mid-cap blend category. The fund’s role in the market is to provide investors with targeted exposure to the dynamic and potentially high-growth segment of U.S. small and mid-sized companies, offering broad diversification across industries and market themes.

• Fund Family: BlackRock
• Category: Small Blend
• Performance Rating: Above Average
• Risk Rating: Below Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: MCSPX
• Index: Russell 2500 TR

Performance

MCSPX had a total return of 29.97% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 13.35%.

Top 10 Holdings

11.00% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Icash	n/a	3.73%
RUSSELL 2000 EMINI CME SEP 26	n/a	1.27%
BlackRock Liquidity T-Fund Instl	TSTXX	1.02%
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.	CFR	0.90%
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.	FIX	0.84%
RBC Bearings Incorporated	RBC	0.83%
Carpenter Technology Corporation	CRS	0.63%
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.	HST	0.61%
Reliance, Inc.	RS	0.61%
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated	RGA	0.56%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Jul 22, 2026	$0.6287	Jul 23, 2026
Dec 11, 2025	$0.72338	Dec 12, 2025
Jul 17, 2025	$0.77686	Jul 18, 2025
Dec 10, 2024	$0.35372	Dec 11, 2024
Dec 8, 2023	$0.17766	Dec 11, 2023
Dec 8, 2022	$0.15898	Dec 9, 2022

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Last checked:

Aug 27, 2026

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