C000047292 Performance — BlackRock Unconstrained Equity Fund, Class R

Data updated: 2026-09-25

C000047292 returned +15.49% year to date and +16.68% over one year to Jul 2026. Annualised returns are +13.43% over 3 years and +8.57% over 5 years. Against its US Large Blend category average the fund came out behind over three years but ahead over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $146, against $153 for the category, and to $117 over one year, against $116. Volatility over the past three years was 17.93% a year. In the 12 months to Jul 2026 the fund lost a net $195.7M, and assets reached $953.92M.

C000047292 Growth of $100

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

PeriodC000047292Category average
1 year (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)$117$116
3 years (Aug 2023 – Jul 2026)$146$153
5 years (Aug 2021 – Jul 2026)$151$159
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Jul 2026)$230$226

C000047292 Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
YTD+15.49%
1 year+16.68%
3 years (annualised)+13.43%
5 years (annualised)+8.57%

C000047292 Annual Returns

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

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jul)+15.49%
2025+11.77%
2024+7.02%
2023+32.67%
2022−20.73%
2021+19.81%
2020+21.20%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+8.83%

C000047292 Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+2.7%+0.4%−7.7%+16.9%+4.1%+2.7%−2.9%—————
2025+4.9%−2.6%−8.8%+2.1%+8.9%+5.2%+1.5%−1.6%+2.2%+3.1%−1.0%−1.6%
2024+3.5%+5.5%+2.3%−6.2%+3.0%+2.8%−3.5%+3.6%−0.1%−4.7%+3.9%−2.6%
2023+10.9%−2.6%+8.1%+2.2%+0.9%+4.0%+0.3%−1.5%−6.1%−2.0%+10.8%+5.2%
2022−7.4%−1.7%+1.4%−9.8%−3.0%−7.3%+13.3%−7.2%−10.2%+6.5%+10.8%−4.9%
2021−3.1%+3.9%+3.3%+5.8%+0.8%+2.3%+1.7%+2.6%−3.8%+4.6%−4.1%+4.9%
2020−2.2%−7.0%−11.9%+11.1%+5.2%+0.5%+6.9%+7.0%−2.3%−2.7%+12.1%+5.4%
2019———————−0.7%+0.9%+3.8%+2.9%+1.7%

C000047292 Risk

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

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 17.93%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.50 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +16.89% (Apr 2026)
  • Worst month: −8.79% (Mar 2025)

C000047292 Fund Flows

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

  • 12-month net flow: −$195.7M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $176.5M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.47×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jul 2026$58.4M$23.5M$34.9M
Jun 2026$15.8M$31.2M−$15.3M
May 2026$7.5M$23.8M−$16.3M
Apr 2026$11.4M$32.8M−$21.4M
Mar 2026$7.9M$37.4M−$29.4M
Feb 2026$8.4M$21.2M−$12.8M
Jan 2026$11.5M$35.4M−$23.9M
Dec 2025$12.3M$26.4M−$14.2M
Nov 2025$6.7M$16.5M−$9.8M
Oct 2025$13.5M$54.4M−$40.9M
Sep 2025$12.6M$36.1M−$23.5M
Aug 2025$10.6M$33.6M−$23.0M

C000047292 Assets Under Management

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

Report dateNet assets
2026-07-31$953.92M
2026-04-30$969.22M
2026-01-31$958.38M
2025-10-31$1.01B
2025-07-31$1.06B
2025-04-30$1.29B
2025-01-31$1.49B
2024-10-31$1.35B
2024-07-31$1.24B
2024-04-30$1.12B
2024-01-31$653.94M
2023-10-31$398.82M

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.