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BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Gr Inv A Overview

BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Gr Inv A (BMCAX) is an actively managed U.S. Equity Large Growth fund. BlackRock launched the fund in 1986.

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in large cap growth equity securities of U.S. issuers and derivatives that provide investment exposure to such securities or to one or more market risk factors associated with such securities. The fund is a growth fund and management primarily intends to invest in equity securities, which include common stock and preferred stock, or other financial instruments that are components of, or have characteristics similar to, the securities included in the Growth Indices.

About BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Gr Inv A (BMCAX)

There are 3 members of the management team with an average tenure of 9.14 years: Travis Cooke (2017), Richard Mathieson (2017), Raffaele Savi (2017). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: Russell 1000 TR USD index with a weighting of 100% and Russell 1000 Growth TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Gr Inv A has 160 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 49.9% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Gr Inv A is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity fund group. BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Gr Inv A has 1.0% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 100.0%. There is 1.0% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Gr Inv A has -1.2% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $733 million in total assets, which is below the $2 billion average for the Large Growth category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

BMCAX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Gr Inv A expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Large Growth category. BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Gr Inv A has an expense ratio of 0.87%, which is 9% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a C. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Gr Inv A has a portfolio turnover rate of 149%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 54% for the Large Growth category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Gr Inv A returned -4.2%, which earned it a grade of D, as the Large Growth category had an average return of -3.1%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Gr Inv A has a trailing yield of 0.00%, which is below the 0.06% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Gr Inv A Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 6.6%, 2.8 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of B. The fund has returned 16.7% over the past year (grade of A), 22.3% over the past three years (grade of A) and 12.4% per year over the past five years (grade of A) and 17.1% per year over the past 10 years (grade of A).

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