BlackRock Science & Technology Opportunities Portfolio Class R Shares (BGSRX)

10.33
Net Asset Value
+1.37%
1 Day
+10.13%
Year-to-Date
Overall Morningstar Rating
Technology
Style or Category
No Load
Sales Expenses
2.01%
Expense Ratio
Below Average
Morningstar Risk Rating™
Investment Objective The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets in equity securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. science and technology companies in all market capitalization ranges, selected for their rapid and sustainable growth potential from the development, advancement and use of science and/or use of technology. It may invest up to 25% of net assets in emerging market countries. The fund primarily invests in common stock but may also invest in preferreds and convertibles. It may also invest in Rule 144A securities, which are privately placed securities purchased by qualified institutional buyers.

Performance

1 month+8.51% 3 years+7.05%
3 months+5.19% 5 years--
1 year+11.80% Since inception+6.12%
Data through --

Peer Comparisonvs. Technology

 BGSRXCategory
Performance 5-yr return--+7.24%
Expense ratio2.01%1.63%
Risk 5 year sharpe ratio0.260.35
Net assets$147.5M$503.2M
Average market cap$34.8B$29.5B
Average P/E20.318.6
Portfolio turnover320%320%

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Fund Management and Purchase Info

Fund familyBlackRock
Fund manager & tenureThomas Callan / 12 Years
Minimal initial investment$100.00
Minimum IRA investment$100.00

Holdings

Other100.00%
U.S. stock--
International stock--
Fixed income--
Cash--
Top 5 Sectors
Portfolio weighting
Hardware 42.53%
Telecommunication 18.07%
Healthcare 4.54%
Consumer service 3.77%
Consumer goods 2.05%
Top 10 Holdings
Portfolio weighting
AAPL Apple Inc5.93%
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc5.62%
QCOM Qualcomm, Inc.4.83%
GOOG Google, Inc. Class A4.74%
CRM Salesforce.com, Inc.3.77%
IBM International Business Machines Corp3.50%
EBAY eBay Inc3.30%
V Visa, Inc.2.71%
ORCL Oracle Corporation2.66%
XLNX Xilinx Inc2.61%

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