Investment objective & strategy
As of Jan. 28, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The investment objective of the BlackRock Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund (the Fund) (formerly, BlackRock GNMA Portfolio) is to seek to maximize total return, consistent with income generation and prudent investment management.
Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and derivatives that provide investment exposure to such securities or to one or more market risk factors associated with such securities. Such securities include, but are not limited to, securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) as well as other U.S. Government securities. The Fund may participate in to be announced (TBA) transactions. A TBA transaction is a method of trading MBS where the buyer and seller agree upon general trade parameters such as agency, settlement date, par amount and price at … Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and derivatives that provide investment exposure to such securities or to one or more market risk factors associated with such securities. Such securities include, but are not limited to, securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) as well as other U.S. Government securities. The Fund may participate in to be announced (TBA) transactions. A TBA transaction is a method of trading MBS where the buyer and seller agree upon general trade parameters such as agency, settlement date, par amount and price at the time the contract is entered into but the MBS are delivered in the future, generally 30 days later. The actual pools of MBS delivered in a TBA transaction typically are not determined until two days prior to settlement date. The Fund measures its performance against the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index (the Benchmark). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to maintain an average portfolio duration that is within 1 year of the duration of the Benchmark. The Fund makes investments in residential and commercial MBS as well as other asset backed securities. The Fund may buy or sell options or futures on a security or an index of securities, or enter into credit default swaps and interest rate transactions, including swaps (collectively, commonly known as derivatives). The Fund may seek to obtain market exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts or by using other investment techniques (such as reverse repurchase agreements or dollar rolls). The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities to achieve its primary investment strategies.
Top holdings
As of Dec. 31, 2025 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA | FNMA | $26.70M | 15.14% |
| FNCL 5.5 1/26 | — | $21.30M | 12.08% |
| FNCL 2.5 1/26 | — | $18.58M | 10.54% |
| Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA | FNMA | $18.46M | 10.47% |
| G2SF 3 1/26 | — | $11.17M | 6.34% |
| FNCI 2 1/26 | — | $8.60M | 4.88% |
| G2SF 5.5 1/25 | — | $8.21M | 4.66% |
| Government National Mortgage Association | — | $7.12M | 4.04% |
| Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | $6.99M | 3.96% |
| FNCL 3 1/26 | — | $6.91M | 3.92% |
Portfolio moves
Sep 30, 2025 → Dec 31, 2025How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF | 32% | 0.25% |
| Goldman Sachs Government Income Fund · GSOIX, GSOSX, GSGOX, GSOCX, GSORX, GSOTX, GSOUX, GGTPX | 12% | 0.49% |
| Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF · JMBS | 11% | 0.21% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Net assets and holdings count as of December 31, 2025, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
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