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The investment seeks to maximize current income with consideration for risk-managed total return. The fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in fixed-income securities and up to 30% of its assets in equity securities. It may also gain exposure to such fixed-income securities and equity securities by investing in BlackRock fixed-income and/or equity mutual funds and affiliated and unaffiliated ETFs. With respect to the fund's fixed-income investments, the fund may invest in fixed-income securities such as corporate bonds and notes, commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, municipal securities, etc.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Justin Christofel | Managing Director | 2016 | Now |
Biography | Justin Christofel, CFA, CAIA, Managing Director, is a portfolio manager for a suite of income-oriented investment solutions. Mr. Christofel is a member of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions Income team, which is responsible for portfolio management, risk monitoring and tactical asset allocation across global income strategies. Prior to the launch of the Income strategies, Mr. Christofel managed customized asset allocation portfolios for institutional investors. He also managed volatility control strategies, and a multi-asset real return portfolio. Mr. Christofel joined Blackrock in 2007 from Oliver Wyman, a consulting firm specializing in financial services. His projects spanned from retail banking to structured finance. Mr. Christofel graduated from Yale University with a BA degree, with honors, in economics and mathematics. | ||
Alex Shingler | Managing Director | 2016 | Now |
Biography | Alex Shingler, CFA, Managing Director, is a portfolio manager for a suite of income-oriented investment solutions. Mr. Shingler is a member of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Income team, which is responsible for portfolio management, risk monitoring and tactical asset allocation across global income strategies. Prior to his current role, Mr. Shingler served as a research analyst and portfolio manager within BlackRock's European and US credit businesses. Before joining BlackRock in 2009 in London, he focused on special situation equity and debt investments. He began his career as an analyst with J.P. Morgan. Mr. Shingler earned an AB degree, summa cum laude, in philosophy from Princeton University. | ||
Michael Fredericks | Managing Director | 2016 | 2023 |
Biography | Michael Fredericks, Managing Director, is head of Income Investing for the Blackrock Multi-Asset Strategies group and lead portfolio manager for the Multi-Asset Income, Global Multi-Asset Income, Dynamic High Income, and Managed Income funds. Mr. Fredericks joined BlackRock in 2011 from JPMorgan Asset Management where he was an Executive Director and portfolio manager in the Global Multi-Asset Group (GMAG) responsible for retail asset allocation solutions. At JPMorgan he co-managed the JPMorgan Diversified Fund and the JPMorgan Income Builder Fund, and served on the GMAG New York investment committee. Previously he was an equity analyst responsible for global consumer discretionary stocks at Nicholas Applegate Capital Management. Mr. Fredericks holds a B.A. in Economics and History from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.P.I.A. from the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego. He regularly contributes to financial news media and has been featured in print and broadcast outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Associated Press, CNBC and Bloomberg TV, among others. | ||
Thomas Musmanno, CFA | Senior Managing Director | 2016 | 2019 |
Biography | Tom joined MacKay Shields in April 2021 and currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of MacKay’s non-Municipal fixed income business. In addition, Tom is a Portfolio Manager on the Global Fixed Income team. Prior to joining MacKay, he previously worked for more than twenty years at Blackrock where he was responsible for their $75 billion plus Short Duration strategies and worked closely with the multi sector teams. He also served as a Portfolio Manager within the Global Fixed Income division at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers prior to it being acquired by BlackRock in 2006. Tom earned his B.S. in Finance from Siena College and his MBA in Finance from St. John’s University and is a CFA charterholder. His career in the investment management industry began in 1991. | ||
Jeffrey Cucunato | Managing Director | 2009 | 2018 |
Biography | Jeffrey Cucunato, Managing Director, is a member of the US Bonds Portfolio Team within BlackRock's Fixed Income Portfolio Management Group. He is the lead manager for the Investment Grade Corporates and Long Duration Portfolio Team. Prior to joining the corporate bond team, Mr. Cucunato focused on interest rate products, including government and agency securities. He was also involved in the day-to-day management of BlackRock's inflation-linked bond portfolios. Mr. Cucunato joined the Portfolio Management Group in 1997. He began his career at BlackRock in 1995 as an analyst in the Account Management Group, working with international clients and alternative investments. | ||
Matthew Marra | Managing Director | 2007 | 2012 |
Biography | Deputy Head of Retail and Mutual Fund Products of BlackRock, Inc. and Co-head of Mutual Fund Multi Sector Portfolios since 2010; Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2002 to 2005. | ||
Andrew J. Phillips | Managing Director | 2007 | 2010 |
Biography | Andrew J. Phillips, Managing Director and fixed income portfolio manager, is a member of the Investment Strategy Group and the Fixed Income Operating Committee. He is also Chairman of the monthly Account Review Meeting, which examines performance, compliance, and operations for all client portfolios. Prior to joining BlackRock in 1991, Mr. Phillips was a portfolio manager at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. | ||
Stuart Spodek | Managing Director | 2007 | 2010 |
Biography | Stuart 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. Mr. Spodek joined BlackRock in 1993 as an analyst in BlackRock's Portfolio Management Group and became a portfolio manager in 1995. | ||
Keith Anderson | Vice Chairman | 2007 | 2007 |
Biography | Anderson is a vice chairman and member of the Executive and Management Committees of BlackRock. He was a founding member of BlackRock and has been with BlackRock since 1988. He is a member of the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee, which meets quarterly in Washington, DC with the Secretary and Staff of the US Treasury to advise on the financing and management of the Federal debt. |
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