C000017803 Performance — BlackRock Bond Income Portfolio, Class B

Data updated: 2026-08-27

C000017803 returned +0.61% year to date and +3.96% over one year to Jun 2026. Annualised returns are +4.12% over 3 years and −0.15% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Intermediate Core Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $113, against $115 for the category, and to $104 over one year, against $104. Volatility over the past three years was 5.86% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2026 the fund lost a net $86.2M, and assets reached $2.49B.

C000017803 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in BlackRock Bond Income Portfolio grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Intermediate Core Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodC000017803Category average
1 year (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)$104$104
3 years (Jul 2023 – Jun 2026)$113$115
5 years (Jul 2021 – Jun 2026)$99$102
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Jun 2026)$109$112

C000017803 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jun 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+0.61%
1 year+3.96%
3 years (annualised)+4.12%
5 years (annualised)−0.15%

C000017803 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of BlackRock Bond Income Portfolio, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jun)+0.61%
2025+7.68%
2024+1.24%
2023+5.57%
2022−14.37%
2021−0.70%
2020+8.33%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+2.62%

C000017803 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+0.4%+1.7%−2.3%+0.2%+0.4%+0.2%——————
2025+0.6%+2.2%−0.1%+0.1%−0.4%+1.8%−0.2%+1.4%+1.1%+0.6%+0.6%−0.2%
2024−0.1%−1.4%+1.0%−2.5%+1.7%+0.9%+2.4%+1.5%+1.3%−2.6%+1.2%−1.9%
2023+3.5%−2.5%+2.5%+0.6%−1.1%−0.4%−0.1%−0.8%−2.8%−1.8%+4.8%+3.8%
2022−2.2%−1.4%−2.8%−4.0%+0.4%−2.2%+2.8%−2.7%−4.9%−1.4%+3.7%−0.4%
2021−0.6%−1.1%−1.2%+0.9%+0.2%+1.0%+0.9%−0.1%−0.7%+0.1%+0.1%−0.2%
2020+1.9%+1.5%−3.9%+2.8%+1.5%+1.1%+2.0%−0.4%0.0%−0.3%+1.4%+0.5%
2019——————+0.4%+2.3%−0.5%+0.2%0.0%+0.2%

C000017803 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jul 2023 – Jun 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 5.86%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.06 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +4.78% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −2.75% (Sep 2023)

C000017803 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of BlackRock Bond Income Portfolio, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$86.2M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $188.6M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.69×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jun 2026$126.5M$9.5M$117.0M
May 2026$4.2M$7.1M−$2.9M
Apr 2026$12.0M$23.6M−$11.6M
Mar 2026$3.3M$60.9M−$57.6M
Feb 2026$6.6M$15.1M−$8.5M
Jan 2026$4.2M$9.9M−$5.8M
Dec 2025$4.3M$16.6M−$12.4M
Nov 2025$2.5M$24.4M−$21.9M
Oct 2025$4.1M$14.2M−$10.1M
Sep 2025$5.1M$13.0M−$7.9M
Aug 2025$6.3M$10.5M−$4.2M
Jul 2025$9.6M$69.9M−$60.3M

C000017803 Assets Under Management

Net assets of BlackRock Bond Income Portfolio by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-06-30$2.49B
2026-03-31$2.48B
2025-12-31$2.56B
2025-09-30$2.57B
2025-06-30$2.59B
2025-03-31$2.53B
2024-12-31$2.61B
2024-09-30$2.87B
2024-06-30$2.81B
2024-03-31$2.78B
2023-12-31$2.81B
2023-09-30$2.69B

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.