BlackRock High Yield V.I. Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-28
C000202342 — BlackRock High Yield V.I. Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Intermediate Corporate Bond · $1.16B AUM · 0.54% expense ratio · 7.9% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
C000202342 Fund Overview
BlackRock High Yield V.I. Fund is a US mutual fund managed by BlackRock Variable Series Funds II, Inc., categorised as Intermediate Corporate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: BlackRock Variable Series Funds II, Inc.
- Category: Intermediate Corporate Bond
- Assets under management: $1.16B
- 1-year return: 7.9%
- SEC CIK: 0001738072
- SEC series ID: S000062376
- Share class ID: C000202342
C000202342 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of BlackRock High Yield V.I. Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| BlackRock Liquidity Funds | 2.34% |
| Beignet Investor LLC | 1.58% |
| 1261229 BC Ltd. | 1.29% |
| HUB International Ltd. | 1.16% |
| Panther Escrow Issuer LLC | 0.75% |
| Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co. | 0.69% |
| Level 3 Financing, Inc. | 0.61% |
| Level 3 Financing, Inc. | 0.60% |
| EchoStar Corp. | 0.59% |
| SV RNO Property Owner 1 LLC | 0.58% |
C000202342 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of BlackRock High Yield V.I. Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 90.7% |
| Loans | 5.6% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 2.4% |
| Equity | 0.8% |
| Other | 0.3% |
C000202342 Performance
Total returns for C000202342 (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -0.5% |
| 1 year | 7.9% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 8.6% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 4.5% |
C000202342 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000202342, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 2.6%
C000202342 Costs and Fees
C000202342 costs about $54 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.54%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.65%
- Portfolio turnover: 56%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.10 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000202342 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, BlackRock High Yield V.I. Fund had net inflows of $135.13M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | −$10.91M |
| 2026-02 | $9.78M |
| 2026-01 | $8.37M |
| 2025-12 | $13.71M |
| 2025-11 | $8.05M |
| 2025-10 | $12.66M |
C000202342 Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of BlackRock High Yield V.I. Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Beignet Investor LLC | 1.58% |
| 1261229 BC Ltd. | 1.29% |
| HUB International Ltd. | 1.16% |
| Panther Escrow Issuer LLC | 0.75% |
| Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co. | 0.69% |
| Level 3 Financing, Inc. | 0.61% |
| Level 3 Financing, Inc. | 0.60% |
| EchoStar Corp. | 0.59% |
| SV RNO Property Owner 1 LLC | 0.58% |
| HUB International Ltd. | 0.57% |
C000202342 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official BlackRock High Yield V.I. Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.