Equity

BGSRX

Technology Opportunities Fund

  • NAV as of Mar 28, 2025 $57.46
    52 WK: 53.26 - 71.49
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of Mar 28, 2025 -1.47 (-2.49%)
  • NAV Total Return as of Mar 28, 2025 YTD: -12.53%
  • Morningstar Rating

Overview

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Performance

Performance

  1y 3y 5y 10y
Total Return (%) 34.42 4.29 17.83 19.43
Benchmark (%) 28.35 9.88 18.93 18.55
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 21.96 3.27 14.61 16.26
Morningstar Ranking 65/271 154/239 82/206 43/156
Morningstar Quartile 1 3 2 2
Lipper Category Avg. (%) 28.25 6.26 17.10 16.76
Lipper Ranking 16/114 34/93 21/72 11/30
Lipper Quartile 1 2 2 2
  YTD 1m 3m 1y 3y 5y 10y
Total Return (%) 34.42 0.14 5.33 34.42 13.42 127.10 490.61
Benchmark (%) 28.35 0.51 3.36 28.35 32.66 137.92 448.09
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 21.96 -1.16 5.96 21.96 10.15 97.75 351.16
Lipper Category Avg. (%) 28.25 -0.91 7.45 28.25 21.43 125.42 392.63
  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Return (%) 85.76 7.80 -43.27 48.73 34.42
Benchmark (%) 45.61 27.36 -31.07 51.02 28.35
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 55.91 15.09 -37.39 43.43 21.96

Performance is shown after deduction of ongoing charges. Any entry and exit charges are excluded from the calculation.

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The Fund’s returns prior to December 30, 2017 are the returns of the Fund when it followed different investment strategies under the name “BlackRock Science & Technology Opportunities Portfolio.”
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Key Facts

Key Facts

Size of Fund (Millions)
as of Mar 28, 2025
$5,227.1 M
Share Class launch date
Sep 10, 2008
Benchmark Index
MSCI ACWI Information Technology 10/40 (2013) Index
Morningstar Category
Technology
CUSIP
091929224
Open to New Investors
Yes
Size of Class (Millions)
as of Mar 28, 2025
$43.3 M
Asset Class
Equity
Distribution Frequency
Annual
Lipper Classification
Global Science/Tech
Max Offer Price
as of Mar 28, 2025
$57.46
Turnover Percent in the Annual Report
as of May 31, 2024
21%

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings
as of Feb 28, 2025
71
P/E Ratio - Forward
as of Feb 28, 2025
32.67
Average Market Cap (Millions)
as of -
-
Fund Standard Deviation (3y)
as of Feb 29, 2024
26.16
Best 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years
3 months ending Jan 31, 2024
24.65%
Active Share
as of Feb 28, 2025
52.13%
P/B Ratio
as of Feb 28, 2025
10.57
Alpha (3y)
as of Feb 29, 2024
-1.05
R-Squared (3y)
as of Feb 29, 2024
91.65
Beta (3y)
as of Feb 29, 2024
1.08
Worst 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years
3 months ending Jun 30, 2022
-27.13%

This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. For standardized performance, please see the Performance section above.

Fees

Fees

as of current prospectus
Gross Expense Ratio 1.55%
Net Expense Ratio 1.42%

Net Expense Ratio excluding Investment Related Expenses is 1.42%

  • Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.00%
  • Interest expense 0.00%

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

4 stars
Overall Morningstar Rating for Technology Opportunities Fund, as of Feb 28, 2025 rated against 243 Technology Funds based on risk adjusted total return.

Morningstar Medalist Rating

Morningstar Medalist Rating - SILVER
Morningstar has awarded the Fund a Silver medal. (Effective Jun 06, 2024)
Analyst-Driven % as of Jun 06, 2024
100.00
Data Coverage % as of Jun 06, 2024
100.00

Lipper Leader

 
 
 
Overall Lipper Leaders ratings based on an equal-weighted average of percentile ranks for each measure over 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods (if applicable) and do not take into account the effects of sales charges for these categories (Consistent Return, Preservation, Total Return, Expense, and Tax Efficiency) as of Feb 28, 2025 out of 94, 12,253, 94, 21 and 94 Funds, respectively in Lipper's Global Science/Tech classification.

Holdings

Holdings

as of Feb 28, 2025
Name Weight (%)
NVIDIA CORPORATION 13.11
APPLE INC 7.80
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 7.74
BROADCOM INC 5.67
META PLATFORMS INC 4.59
Name Weight (%)
AMAZON.COM INC 2.99
ORACLE CORPORATION 2.68
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC 2.44
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA 2.17
TESLA INC 2.12
Detailed Holdings and Analytics
Holdings are subject to change. Fund holdings and allocations shown are unaudited, and may not be representative of current or future investments. The Fund is actively managed and its details, holdings and characteristics will vary. Holdings shown should not be deemed as a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The user relies on this data at its own risk and neither BlackRock nor any other party makes any representations or express or implied warranties (which are expressly disclaimed) nor shall they incur any liability for any errors or omissions in the data.

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of Feb 28, 2025

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Negative weightings may result from specific circumstances (including timing differences between trade and settle dates of securities purchased by the funds) and/or the use of certain financial instruments, including derivatives, which may be used to gain or reduce market exposure and/or risk management.

Allocations are subject to change.

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Tony Kim
Tony Kim
Head of Fundamental Equities’ Global Technology Team, Portfolio Manager, Managing Director

 

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Tony Kim, Managing Director, is Head of the Global Technology Team within the Fundamental Equities division of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group. He is lead portfolio manager of the BlackRock Technology Opportunities Fund and related global strategies.


Mr. Kim joined BlackRock in 2013. His 30 years of experience in technology investments also includes key roles at Artisan Partners, Credit Suisse Asset Management, Neuberger Berman, Merrill Lynch and SG Warburg. 

 

Mr. Kim is a member of the Advisory Board for Columbia Business School’s Digital Future Initiative, which brings together Columbia faculty members and leaders from across industries to help organizations, governments and communities optimize and accelerate the technological advances of the future.

 

Mr. Kim earned a BS degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Columbia University.

Reid Menge
Reid Menge
Portfolio Manager, Managing Director, Fundamental Equities Global Technology Team
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Reid Menge, Managing Director, is a member of the Fundamental Equities division of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group. He is co-portfolio manager for the Global Technology equity portfolios and responsible for coverage of the technology sector.

 

Prior to joining BlackRock in 2014, Mr. Menge was an Associate Director of Equity Research at UBS covering global technology. From 2006 to 2009, he was an investment research analyst at Citigroup responsible for global software. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Menge was a member of the Prudential Equity Group, where he was responsible for enterprise software coverage. Mr. Menge began his investment career in 2001 at Credit Suisse First Boston as an analyst for fixed income sales.

 

Mr. Menge earned a BA degree in History from Cornell University in 2001.

Portfolio Manager

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