C000023030 Performance — BlackRock Advantage International Fund, Investor A

Data updated: 2026-09-24

C000023030 returned +10.33% year to date and +23.09% over one year to May 2026. Annualised returns are +19.77% over 3 years and +10.04% over 5 years. The fund beat its International Large Blend category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $172, against $161 for the category, and to $123 over one year, against $122. Volatility over the past three years was 12.52% a year. In the 12 months to May 2026 the fund took in a net $2.8B, and assets reached $8.69B.

C000023030 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in BlackRock Advantage International Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the International Large Blend category average over the same months.

PeriodC000023030Category average
1 year (Jun 2025 – May 2026)$123$122
3 years (Jun 2023 – May 2026)$172$161
5 years (Jun 2021 – May 2026)$161$144
Since data start (Jul 2019 – May 2026)$203$188

C000023030 Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
YTD+10.33%
1 year+23.09%
3 years (annualised)+19.77%
5 years (annualised)+10.04%

C000023030 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of BlackRock Advantage International Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–May)+10.33%
2025+32.07%
2024+6.54%
2023+19.10%
2022−13.69%
2021+12.74%
2020+7.04%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+5.51%

C000023030 Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+5.0%+4.5%−7.6%+5.6%+3.0%———————
2025+5.2%+3.4%+0.6%+3.2%+4.9%+2.2%−2.4%+4.4%+3.2%+0.3%+0.5%+3.0%
2024−0.7%+3.0%+3.4%−3.2%+6.1%−1.3%+2.8%+3.1%+0.7%−5.2%+0.7%−2.3%
2023+7.7%−2.2%+3.1%+2.9%−3.7%+5.1%+2.6%−3.6%−3.5%−2.8%+8.4%+4.7%
2022−4.2%−3.6%+0.1%−6.2%+2.3%−9.3%+5.1%−5.5%−8.6%+6.1%+12.9%−1.3%
2021−0.9%+3.1%+1.9%+3.0%+4.1%−1.4%+0.4%+1.3%−3.4%+2.7%−3.6%+5.3%
2020−3.0%−8.1%−15.5%+7.1%+5.9%+3.3%+1.9%+4.6%−1.8%−3.6%+14.4%+4.9%
2019——————−2.6%−2.4%+2.8%+3.6%+1.5%+2.8%

C000023030 Risk

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

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 12.52%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 1.22 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +8.44% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −7.65% (Mar 2026)

C000023030 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of BlackRock Advantage International Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $2.8B
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $4.7B
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 2.46×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
May 2026$269.8M$192.5M$77.3M
Apr 2026$533.3M$150.1M$383.2M
Mar 2026$644.6M$209.9M$434.7M
Feb 2026$233.5M$189.4M$44.1M
Jan 2026$285.7M$204.0M$81.7M
Dec 2025$613.6M$211.3M$402.2M
Nov 2025$241.7M$101.1M$140.6M
Oct 2025$568.6M$141.6M$426.9M
Sep 2025$328.2M$228.2M$100.0M
Aug 2025$238.3M$92.2M$146.1M
Jul 2025$424.9M$141.7M$283.2M
Jun 2025$364.6M$70.9M$293.7M

C000023030 Assets Under Management

Net assets of BlackRock Advantage International Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-05-29$8.69B
2026-02-27$7.69B
2025-11-28$6.55B
2025-08-29$5.65B
2025-05-30$4.87B
2025-02-28$3.60B
2024-11-29$2.28B
2024-08-30$1.91B
2024-05-31$1.75B
2024-02-29$1.58B
2023-11-30$1.41B
2023-08-31$1.30B

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.