C000202315 Performance — BlackRock Sustainable Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Class K

Data updated: 2023-11-28

C000202315 returned +12.02% over one year to Sep 2023. The annualised 3-year return is −3.57%. Against its Emerging Markets Bond category average the fund came out behind over three years but ahead over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $90, against $92 for the category, and to $112 over one year, against $109. Volatility over the past three years was 11.49% a year. In the 12 months to Sep 2023 the fund took in a net $254K, and assets reached $17.72M.

C000202315 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in BlackRock Sustainable Emerging Markets Bond Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Emerging Markets Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodC000202315Category average
1 year (Oct 2022 – Sep 2023)$112$109
3 years (Oct 2020 – Sep 2023)$90$92
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Sep 2023)$91$94

C000202315 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Sep 2023, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+12.02%
3 years (annualised)−3.57%

C000202315 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of BlackRock Sustainable Emerging Markets Bond Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2023 (Jan–Sep)+2.56%
2022−17.39%
2021−1.78%
2020+7.19%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+2.47%

C000202315 Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023+3.7%−2.8%+1.3%+0.1%−0.6%+3.0%+2.3%−1.7%−2.5%———
2022−3.0%−6.7%+1.4%−6.0%+0.7%−7.7%+3.3%−2.0%−6.6%+0.4%+8.4%+0.3%
2021−1.0%−2.0%−1.0%+2.6%+1.6%+0.2%−0.2%+1.1%−2.0%−0.5%−2.3%+1.9%
2020+0.6%−0.8%−15.2%+2.3%+7.6%+3.5%+4.1%+1.1%−2.0%+0.4%+4.5%+2.7%
2019——————+1.3%−1.2%−0.2%0.0%−0.7%+3.3%

C000202315 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Oct 2020 – Sep 2023.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 11.49%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.70 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +8.42% (Nov 2022)
  • Worst month: −7.74% (Jun 2022)

C000202315 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of BlackRock Sustainable Emerging Markets Bond Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $254K
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $303K
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 6.24×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Sep 2023$243K$4K$240K
Aug 2023$1K$15K−$14K
Jul 2023$775$37$738
Jun 2023$702$0$702
May 2023$714$0$714
Apr 2023$724$38$687
Mar 2023$674$0$674
Feb 2023$438$399$38
Jan 2023$50K$1K$49K
Dec 2022$3K$353$2K
Nov 2022$540$0$540
Oct 2022$616$27K−$27K

C000202315 Assets Under Management

Net assets of BlackRock Sustainable Emerging Markets Bond Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2023-09-30$17.72M
2023-06-30$18.06M
2023-03-31$17.83M
2022-12-31$17.65M
2022-09-30$16.69M
2022-06-30$17.92M
2022-03-31$20.68M
2021-12-31$22.90M
2021-09-30$26.67M
2021-06-30$28.42M
2021-03-31$27.48M
2020-12-31$24.44M

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.