BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

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BlackRock Global Allocation Inv A (MDLOX)

Type

Open-end mutual fund

Manager

For each civilian firearm category, we show the fund's exposure. Click a category to see the breakdown of companies. When calculating a portfolio's exposure to a screen list, we only consider long investments, ignoring any shorts or liabilities.

Civilian firearms

Gun manufacturers

Manufacturers of civilian firearms

holdings

$13.69M

invested

0.08%

of portfolio

Major gun retailers

Largest public retailers of civilian firearms

holdings

$122.93M

invested

0.71%

of portfolio

Gun manufacturers and major gun retailers

2 holdings

1. Walmart Inc
$122.93M
0.71%
2. Northrop Grumman Corp
$13.69M
0.08%

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund $MDLOX is 0.79% ($136.63 MILLION) invested in gun manufacturer and major gun retailer stocks

Sustainability report card

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BlackRock Global Allocation Fund MDLOX

Environment

Fossil fuels

Investments in coal, oil, and natural gas energy and utility companies, and related financial companies

Deforestation

Investments in deforestation-risk agricultural commodities, and related financial companies and consumer brands

Social

Gender equality

Gender equality group ranking, based on Equileap company data

Civilian firearms

Investments in civilian firearms manufacturers, and related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex

Investments in prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons

Investments in military arms manufacturers and services companies, including nuclear weapon manufacturers and servicers

Tobacco

Investments in tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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Financial performance

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Current fund

MDLOX

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Family

BlackRock/iShares

Category

Global Allocation

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Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 10/31/24

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: Not available

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 10-yr returns

-7.82% less in annualized returns

Less invested in civilian firearms

0.09% less invested

Current fund

MDLOX

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Family

BlackRock/iShares

Category

Global Allocation

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vs.

Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 10/31/24

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: Not available

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 10-yr returns

-7.82% less in annualized returns

Less invested in civilian firearms

0.09% less invested

Current fund

MDLOX

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Family

BlackRock/iShares

Category

Global Allocation

Find another fund

vs.

Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 10/31/24

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: Not available

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 10-yr returns

-7.82% less in annualized returns

Less invested in civilian firearms

0.09% less invested

Month-end trailing returns

Performance as of date: 10/31/24

Morningstar suggested benchmark: Morningstar Mod Tgt Risk TR USD

Annualized returns

Gun investments

1-yr

3-yr

5-yr

10-yr

Civilian firearm

This fund
MDLOX - BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

21%

0.6%

6.41%

5.14%

0.79%

Benchmark

38%

9.05%

15%

13%

0.88%

Fund compared to benchmark

-17%

-8.45%

-8.83%

-7.82%

0.09% lower

Find more financial data on MDLOX at Morningstar.com

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