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Blackrock Low Duration Bond Portfolio Institutional Shares (BFMSX)
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- Total Assets: 2.94B
BlackRock Low Duration Bond Instl
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BFMSX Overview
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Blackrock Low Duration Bond Portfolio Institutional Shares. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of BFMSX among other information.
Investment Strategy
The investment seeks total return in excess of the reference benchmark in a manner that is consistent with preservation of capital. The fund invests primarily in investment grade bonds and maintains an average portfolio duration that is between 0 and 3 years. It normally invests at least 80% of its assets in debt securities. The fund may invest up to 35% of its assets in non-investment grade bonds (commonly called "high yield" or "junk bonds"). It may also invest up to 35% of its assets in assets of foreign issuers, of which 10% (as a percentage of the fund's assets) may be invested in emerging markets issuers.
Contact Information
Address
12 Throgmorton Avenue
London,RI EC2N 2DL
United Kingdom
London,RI EC2N 2DL
United Kingdom
Phone
020 7743 3000
Top Executives
| Name | Title | Since | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Summers | Portfolio Manager | 2022 | Now |
| Biography | Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2022; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2018 to 2021. | ||
| Amanda Liu | Portfolio Manager | 2022 | Now |
| Biography | Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2020; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2015 to 2019. | ||
| Akiva Dickstein | Co-Portfolio Manager | 2020 | Now |
| Biography | Akiva Dickstein, Managing Director, is Head of Customized Multi-Sector Portfolios and co-Head of Global Inflation Linked Portfolios within BlackRock's Fundamental Fixed Income (FFI) group, and a member of the Fundamental Fixed Income executive team. He is also a portfolio manager of BlackRock's Core Bond Fund. Prior to taking on his current responsibilities, Mr. Dickstein was the lead portfolio manager on BlackRock's mortgage portfolios. Before joining BlackRock in 2009, Mr. Dickstein spent eight years at Merrill Lynch, where he served as Managing Director and head of the U.S. Rates & Structured Credit Research Group. He was responsible for the team that produced MBS, ABS, CMBS, Treasuries, swaps, and interest rate derivatives research. Mr. Dickstein's publications on MBS strategy included the weekly Mortgage Investor as well as numerous lengthier articles on topics such as optimal loan modifications, the valuation of credit-sensitive MBS and ABS, and the pricing of mortgage derivatives, options, and pass-throughs. In addition, he developed Merrill's prepayment models for fixed rate and hybrid MBS. From 1993 to 2001, Mr. Dickstein was with Lehman Brothers, most recently as a Senior Vice President in Mortgage Derivatives Trading. In this role, he traded mortgage derivatives and developed Lehman's credit default model. He joined Lehman as a mortgage and asset-backed securities analyst and was named to Institutional Investor's All American Fixed Income Research Team in pass-throughs, non-agency mortgages, and asset-backed securities. Mr. Dickstein earned a BA degree in economics, summa cum laude, from Yale University in 1990, and an MA degree in physics from Princeton University in 1993. | ||
| Scott MacLellan, CFA, CMT | Director | 2012 | Now |
| Biography | Scott MacLellan, CFA, CMT, Managing Director, is a portfolio manager in BlackRock's Global Fixed Income Group. He is the co-lead portfolio manager of BlackRock's Low Duration Bond Fund, BGF USD Short Duration Bond Fund and the iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (NEAR). As a lead portfolio manager on the USD short duration fixed income platform, he also focuses on managing a large number of multi sector fixed income separate accounts. Mr. MacLellan is named as lead portfolio manager for the BlackRock Target Allocation Shares Series P Fund and the lead portfolio manager for four multi-sector BlackRock closed end funds, the BlackRock Core Bond Trust, BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust, BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust and Enhanced Government Fund. He also served on BlackRock's Obsidian hedge fund team. Mr. MacLellan serves in number of capacities with regard to sustainable investing in the Fundamental Fixed Income Team, including as a member of the Global Fixed Income ESG Leadership Committee and a member of the ESG Advisory Group to the Fundamental Fixed Income Executive Committee. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities in 2012, Mr. MacLellan was a an account manager in the Global Client Group, covering clients in Asia and the Middle East. Previously, Mr. MacLellan spent four years with Nomura BlackRock Asset Management (NBAM) in Tokyo. Prior to joining NBAM in 2001, Mr. MacLellan spent a year at the Industrial Bank of Japan Leasing in Tokyo, investing in emerging markets. Mr. MacLellan earned a BA degree, with combined honors, in economics and international development studies from King's College, Dalhousie University in Canada. Mr. MacLellan attended the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego and Tohoku University in Japan. He has received both the Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Market Technician designations. He is proficient in Japanese. | ||
| Adam Carlin | Portfolio Manager | 2022 | 2024 |
| Biography | Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2015 to 2018. | ||
| Bob Miller | Managing Director | 2020 | 2023 |
| Biography | Bob Miller, Managing Director, is head of Americas Fundamental Fixed Income within BlackRock's Global Fixed Income group and a member of the Global Fixed Income Executive Committee. He is a portfolio manager of BlackRock's Core Bond, Total Return, and Strategic Income Opportunities Funds. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2011, Mr. Miller was a co-founder and partner at the Round Table Investment Management Company, a multi-strategy, research-based investment company, where he managed a global macro strategy. Previously, Mr. Miller spent 20 years at Bank of America, where he served in a variety | ||
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