Mutual Fund Insights: BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX)

In-depth Analysis of BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX)

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See BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

Last Trade: $12.17 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.14 (-1.14%)

  

Fund Manager - James A. MacMillan

Fund Manager Tenure: 9.9 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: C (Score: 0.51)     (What does this score mean?)

James A. MacMillan is a managing director of BlackRock, Inc. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2006, James A. MacMillan was a managing director of MLIM . James A. MacMillan has been a portfolio manager with BlackRock or MLIM for over 5 years. James A. MacMillan holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.  Get more insights on James A. MacMillan

  

 What we like about BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX)

Data for BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) as of February 28, 2010

• BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) management has been with BlackRock EuroFund A Fund for 9.9 years
• BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -8.97% vs -8.95 % Europe Stock category average)
• BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 124.00% vs Europe Stock average of 160.10%. It is good that BlackRock EuroFund A management does not trade extensively for its return.
• BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 27.26, lower than category average of 28.45
• BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) has a lower management fee than its Europe Stock average: 1.30% vs 1.73%

  

 What we are cautious about BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX)

Data for BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) as of February 28, 2010

• BlackRock EuroFund A Fund is a focused fund with 36.56% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 57.13% vs 68.46 % Europe Stock category average)
• BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return 1.12% vs 2.40 % Europe Stock category average)
• BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) is less safe compared to its Europe Stock peers
• BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of 0.75 is worse than category average of 1.4, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.27
• BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) carries a 5.25% load

See BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$400.24M
01/2010	$240.10M
11/2009	$266.76M

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BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	17.92%	79.52%	0%	2.57%
06/2009	28.2%	71.8%	0%	0%
03/2009	4.93%	93.43%	0%	1.64%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in BlackRock EuroFund A Fund (MDEFX)

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30-Sep-09 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC [4.66%] BP Plc [4.37%] NESTLE N ORD [3.91%] BANCO SANTANDER CHI [3.52%] Vodafone Group PLC [3.45%] BlackRock Liquidity TempFund Instl [3.18%] Novartis [3.07%] E.ON AG [2.99%] TOTAL SA [2.8%] UniCredit [2.76%]

30-Jun-09 BP PLC [4.81%] NESTLE N ORD [4.27%] BANCO SANTANDER CHI [3.9%] HSBC HOLDINGS PLC [3.88%] Vodafone Group PLC [3.68%] TELEFONICA SA [3.56%] Roche Holding AG [3.48%] TOTAL SA [3.3%] E.ON AG [3.1%] PROTECTED AB RTN S&P [3.07%]

31-Mar-09 BP PLC [4.98%] Nestle [4.66%] Telefonica, S.A. [4.41%] Vodafone Group PLC [4.03%] Total SA [3.67%] Roche Holding AG [3.53%] HSBC Holdings PLC [3.26%] Sanofi-Aventis [3.15%] BNP Paribas [2.79%] Bayer AG [2.67%]

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