Fund Research for BlackRock Natural Resources A (MDGRX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Oct 21, 1994
    Category: Natural Resources
    Overall Risk: Average
    Fund Family: BlackRock
    Return Since Inception: 10.06%
    YTD Return: 47.83%
    Yield (TTM): 0.00%
    Net Assets: 269.04 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    4 of 5

    The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of companies with substantial natural resource assets. It invests at least 80% of assets in companies with substantial natural resource assets or in securities the value of which is related to the market value of some natural resource asset. The fund normally invests in a portfolio consisting of companies in a variety of natural resource related sectors. It may concentrate its investments in one or more of these sectors. The fund is nondiversified.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $16,923 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 26.30%
    Large 46.43%
    Medium 22.33%
    Small 4.95%
    Micro 0.00%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/24/2009    		 Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 12/31/1998 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 47.83% 51.22% 3.24% 11.84% 14.49% 10.06%
    +/- Category 9.28% 4.61% 3.86% 3.62% 3.27% —
    +/- S&P 500 TR 22.63% 9.38% 8.84% 11.00% -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 33.81% 17.73% 0.97% 11.24% 13.87% 9.67%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 34.16% -12.08% 2.78% 11.51% 13.45% 9.74%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/24/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/24/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 10/21/1994
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 0.00%
    Service 0.78%
    Manufacturing 85.55%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash 0.00% 13.33% 13.33%
    Stocks 0.00% 87.34% 87.34%
    Bonds 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
    Other 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 0.00% 30.50% 30.50%
    Data as of 10/31/2009 Data as of 10/31/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    + BlackRock Liquidity TempFund Instl — — — 11.28%
    = EOG RES INC (EOG) Energy 36.59 25.52% 4.07%
    = MURPHY OIL CORP (MUR) Energy 20.11 44.26% 3.75%
    = TRANSOCEAN LTD (RIG) Energy 8.13 81.82% 3.13%
    = DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW (DVN) Energy — 1.86% 2.98%
    = APACHE CORP (APA) Energy — 31.93% 2.77%
    = CHEVRON CORP NEW (CVX) Energy 12.85 6.37% 2.53%
    = TALISMAN ENERGY INC (TLM) Energy 12.00 71.90% 2.42%
    = TALISMAN ENERGY INC (TLM) Energy 12.11 71.90% 2.42%
    = EXXON MOBIL CORP (XOM) Energy 17.63 -8.58% 2.37%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    P/E as of 11/24/2009
    All other data as of 07/31/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial 5.25%
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 11/25/2008
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.22%
    Taken from annual report dated 07/31/2009

  • Fund Management

    Robert M. Shearer
    Start Date: 12/10/1997
    Shearer has been a Managing Director of and portfolio manager with BlackRock, Inc. since 2006. Prior to joining BlackRock, he was a Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) from 2000 to 2006 and was First Vice President of MLIM from 1998 to 2000. He has been a portfolio manager since 1997. Shearer holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.