MDBAX : BlackRock Basic Value Fund Investor A Shares

Fund Summary

The investment seeks capital appreciation; income is a secondary consideration. The fund invests primarily in equity securities that fund management believes are undervalued, which means that their prices are less than fund management believes they are worth. Equity securities primarily consist of common stock, preferred stock, securities convertible into common stock, or securities or other instruments whose price is linked to the value of common stock. The fund focuses primarily on companies with market capitalizations of over $5 billion.