Mutual Fund Insights: BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX)

In-depth Analysis of BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX)

3 months 6 months 1 year 3 year 5 year

See BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $10.69 on 3/15/2010, Change: -0.01 (-0.09%)

  

Fund Manager - Stuart Spodek

Fund Manager Tenure: 5.7 years   [Similar Funds: BPLBX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: A (Score: 0.78)     (What does this score mean?)

Spodek, managing director and portfolio manager, is co-head of US Fixed Income within BlackRock's Fixed Income Portfolio Management Group. He is responsible for managing fixed income portfolios, with a sector emphasis on global government bonds, derivative instruments, and implementing yield curve strategy across global portfolios.  Get more insights on Stuart Spodek

  

 What we like about BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX)

Data for BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX) as of January 31, 2010

• BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX) management has been with BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund for 5.7 years
• BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 6.88% vs 5.79% Inflation-Protected Bond category average)
• BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 4.56% vs 4.00% Inflation-Protected Bond category average)
• BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 193.00% vs Inflation-Protected Bond average of 225.32%. It is good that BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B management does not trade extensively for its return.
• BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 8.5, lower than category average of 9.17

  

 What we are cautious about BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX)

Data for BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX) as of January 31, 2010

• BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund is a focused fund with 88.86% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 10.20% vs 12.14% Inflation-Protected Bond category average)
• BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX) ratio of up-years vs down years can be improved
• BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX) has a higher management fee of 1.43% than its Inflation-Protected Bond average of 0.85%
• BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX) carries a 4.5% load

See BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

Interested in other top mutual funds in similar Inflation-Protected Bond category?

Below are some additional Inflation-Protected Bond mutual funds generated out of our database

• See top fund managers for Inflation-Protected Bond Category Funds
• Browse other funds in Inflation-Protected Bond Category

  

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B fund (BPIBX)

Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$12.40M
11/2009	$12.70M
10/2009	$12.64M

More historic net asset information on BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX)

  

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B fund (BPIBX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	56.47%	0%	43.53%	0%
06/2009	8.73%	0%	91.27%	0%
03/2009	7.23%	1.21%	87.32%	4.24%

Click here to see more historic asset allocation information on BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX)

  

Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX)

Discover what BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX) manager is buying

30-Sep-09 Blackrock Liquidity Funds [17.98%] Receive A Fixed Rate Of 1.41% And Pay A Floating R [10.72%] Receive A Fixed Rate Of 1.41% And Pay A Floating R [10.66%] Bought Credit Default Protection On Cdx.Na.Ig.12.V [9.59%] Bought Credit Default Protection On Cdx.Na.Ig.12.V [9.55%] Pay A Fixed Rate Of 1.27% And Receive A Floating R [6.24%] Pay A Fixed Rate Of 1.27% And Receive A Floating R [6.22%] US Treasury Bond 2.5% [6.1%] US Treasury Bond 3.875% [5.98%] US Treasury Note 2% [5.82%]

30-Jun-09 Receive A Fixed Rate Of 1.41% And Pay A Floating R [15.65%] Receive A Fixed Rate Of 1.41% And Pay A Floating R [15.63%] Pay A Fixed Rate Of 1.27% And Receive A Floating R [9.13%] Pay A Fixed Rate Of 1.27% And Receive A Floating R [9.1%] US Treasury Note 0.625% [8.1%] US Treasury Note 1.875% [7.11%] US Treasury Bond 2.375% [6.58%] US TREASURY NOTE [5.88%] US Treasury Note 2% [5.8%] US Treasury Bond 1.75% [5.51%]

31-Mar-09 US Treasury Note 0.875% [8.29%] US Treasury Note 2% [8%] US TREASURY NOTE [7.51%] US Treasury Bond 2.375% [6.09%] US Treasury Note [5.56%] US Treasury Note 3% [5.56%] US Treasury Note 1.875% [5.09%] US Treasury Note 1.625% [4.88%] US Treasury Bond 3.875% [4.55%] US Treasury Bond 1.75% [4.4%]

Click here for Stock Holding Change Map in BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX)

  

Related books and products to BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX)

  

Latest News on BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B (BPIBX)

See what is happening with BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX)

Yahoo! Finance: RSS feed not found See more news on BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX)

 

Books and Resources

 

 

See more information on BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund (BPIBX)

• BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund Insights
• BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund Performance Data
• BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund News
• BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund Score Explaination
• BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund Manager Information
• Historic BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund Asset Allocation Report
• Historic BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund Top 10 Holding Tracking
• Historic BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond B Fund Asset Under Management Tracking