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BMOAX Mutual Fund — BlackRock Bond Index Fund Investor A
BlackRock Bond Index Fund Investor A (BMOAX)
Updated November 12, 2026.
Verdict as of November 12, 2026 close
BMOAX's distribution is rated safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (95/100, high confidence). It pays monthly and its distribution rate is 3.92%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.029 with an ex-date of October 30, 2026, was 3.6% higher than the previous $0.028. It is not yet confirmed whether this is an increase in the regular payout or a one-off difference.
Sources: BlackRock, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
BMOAX is a mutual fund. Its distribution rate is 3.92%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.84%, its expense ratio is 0.34%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 95/100 (Safe). Total return is 32.2% over the past 15.6 years, 613.7 points behind SPY at 645.9%.
BlackRock Bond Index Fund Investor A is a mutual fund that tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index, investing at least 90% of its assets in a broad portfolio of U.S. bonds spanning government, corporate, and mortgage-backed securities. The fund distributes income monthly and carries a modest current distribution rate. This fund appeals to income-focused investors seeking broad exposure to the overall U.S. bond market with low-cost, passive index-tracking management.
BMOAX dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-11-12.
The distribution rate (3.92%) uses provider-reported trailing yield; special policy and denominator follow the provider. Trailing 12-mo distributions (incl. capital gains) (3.84%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date, capital gains included, divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.029. The ex-dividend date is 10/30/2026.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | $0.029 | 3.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-09-30 | $0.028 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-08-31 | $0.028 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-07-31 | $0.028 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-06-30 | $0.028 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-05-29 | $0.028 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-04-30 | $0.028 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-03-31 | $0.028 | 3.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-02-27 | $0.027 | -3.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-01-30 | $0.028 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.028 | 3.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.027 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-10-31 | $0.027 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-09-30 | $0.027 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-08-29 | $0.027 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-07-31 | $0.027 | 3.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.026 | -3.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-05-30 | $0.027 | 3.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-04-30 | $0.026 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.026 | 4.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.025 | -3.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-01-31 | $0.026 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-12-31 | $0.026 | 4.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-11-29 | $0.025 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-10-31 | $0.025 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-09-30 | $0.025 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-08-30 | $0.025 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-07-31 | $0.025 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.025 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-05-31 | $0.025 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-04-30 | $0.025 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-03-28 | $0.025 | 4.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-02-29 | $0.024 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-01-31 | $0.024 | 4.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-12-29 | $0.023 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-11-30 | $0.023 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-10-31 | $0.023 | 4.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-09-29 | $0.022 | -4.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-08-31 | $0.023 | 4.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-07-31 | $0.022 | 4.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-06-30 | $0.021 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-05-31 | $0.021 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-04-28 | $0.021 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-03-31 | $0.021 | 5.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-02-28 | $0.02 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-01-31 | $0.02 | N/A |
| 2022-12-13 | $0.022 | N/A |
| 2022-11-30 | $0.02 | 17.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-10-31 | $0.017 | -5.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-09-30 | $0.018 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-08-31 | $0.018 | 12.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-07-29 | $0.016 | -15.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-06-30 | $0.019 | 18.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-05-31 | $0.016 | 14.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-04-29 | $0.014 | -12.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-03-31 | $0.016 | 14.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-02-28 | $0.014 | N/A |
| 2022-01-31 | $0.013 | N/A |
| 2021-12-09 | $0.019 | N/A |
| 2021-11-30 | $0.015 | 7.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-10-29 | $0.014 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-09-30 | $0.014 | -6.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-08-31 | $0.015 | 7.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-07-30 | $0.014 | -12.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-06-30 | $0.016 | 14.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-05-28 | $0.014 | -6.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-04-30 | $0.015 | -11.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-03-31 | $0.017 | 13.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-02-26 | $0.015 | 7.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-01-29 | $0.014 | N/A |
| 2020-12-10 | $0.044 | N/A |
| 2020-11-30 | $0.016 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-10-30 | $0.016 | -11.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-09-30 | $0.018 | 5.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-08-31 | $0.017 | -5.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-07-31 | $0.018 | -10.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-06-30 | $0.02 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-05-29 | $0.02 | -13.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-04-30 | $0.023 | -4.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-03-31 | $0.024 | 20.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-02-28 | $0.02 | -4.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-01-31 | $0.021 | N/A |
| 2019-12-12 | $0.027 | N/A |
| 2019-11-29 | $0.02 | -13.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-10-31 | $0.023 | 9.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-09-27 | $0.021 | -4.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-08-30 | $0.022 | -8.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-07-31 | $0.024 | 14.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-06-28 | $0.021 | -8.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-05-31 | $0.023 | -8.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-04-30 | $0.025 | 25.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-03-28 | $0.02 | -9.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-02-28 | $0.022 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-01-31 | $0.022 | N/A |
| 2018-12-14 | $0.024 | N/A |
| 2018-11-30 | $0.021 | -4.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-10-31 | $0.022 | 15.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-09-28 | $0.019 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-08-31 | $0.019 | -9.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-07-31 | $0.021 | 10.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-06-29 | $0.019 | -9.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-05-31 | $0.021 | 10.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-04-30 | $0.019 | 5.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-03-29 | $0.018 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-02-28 | $0.018 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-01-31 | $0.018 | N/A |
| 2017-12-15 | $0.016 | N/A |
| 2017-11-30 | $0.018 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-10-31 | $0.018 | 12.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-09-29 | $0.016 | -5.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-08-31 | $0.017 | 6.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-07-31 | $0.016 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-06-30 | $0.016 | -11.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-05-31 | $0.018 | 20.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-04-28 | $0.015 | -6.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-03-31 | $0.016 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-02-28 | $0.016 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-01-31 | $0.016 | N/A |
| 2016-12-16 | $0.026 | N/A |
| 2016-11-30 | $0.017 | 21.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-10-31 | $0.014 | -6.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-09-30 | $0.015 | -6.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-08-31 | $0.016 | 14.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-07-29 | $0.014 | -17.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-06-30 | $0.017 | 13.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-05-31 | $0.015 | -6.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-04-29 | $0.016 | -11.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-03-31 | $0.018 | 20.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-02-29 | $0.015 | 7.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-01-29 | $0.014 | N/A |
| 2015-12-09 | $0.035 | N/A |
| 2015-11-30 | $0.015 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-10-30 | $0.015 | -6.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-09-30 | $0.016 | 14.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-08-31 | $0.014 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-07-31 | $0.014 | -6.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-06-30 | $0.015 | 15.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-05-29 | $0.013 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-04-30 | $0.013 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-03-31 | $0.013 | -7.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-02-27 | $0.014 | N/A |
| 2015-01-30 | $0.012 | N/A |
| 2014-12-10 | $0.098 | N/A |
| 2014-11-28 | $0.01 | -9.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-10-31 | $0.011 | -15.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-09-30 | $0.013 | 8.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-08-29 | $0.012 | -7.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-07-31 | $0.013 | -18.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-06-30 | $0.016 | 33.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-05-30 | $0.012 | -14.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-04-30 | $0.014 | 27.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-03-31 | $0.011 | -8.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-02-28 | $0.012 | N/A |
| 2014-01-31 | $0.01 | N/A |
| 2013-12-11 | $0.37 | N/A |
| 2013-11-29 | $0.011 | -15.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-10-31 | $0.013 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-09-30 | $0.013 | 30.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-08-30 | $0.01 | -16.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-07-31 | $0.012 | -65.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-06-28 | $0.035 | 218.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-05-31 | $0.011 | -15.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-04-30 | $0.013 | 18.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-03-28 | $0.011 | -8.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-02-28 | $0.012 | -7.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-01-31 | $0.013 | N/A |
| 2012-12-12 | $0.119 | N/A |
| 2012-11-30 | $0.015 | 7.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-11-01 | $0.014 | 16.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-09-28 | $0.012 | -7.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-08-31 | $0.013 | 8.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-07-31 | $0.012 | -40.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-06-29 | $0.02 | 5.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-05-31 | $0.019 | 11.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-04-30 | $0.017 | -10.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-03-30 | $0.019 | -13.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-02-29 | $0.022 | -4.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-01-31 | $0.023 | N/A |
| 2011-12-14 | $0.034 | N/A |
| 2011-11-30 | $0.026 | 13.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-10-31 | $0.023 | -8.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-09-30 | $0.025 | -10.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-08-31 | $0.028 | 15.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-07-29 | $0.02431 | -19.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-06-30 | $0.03035 | 19.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-05-31 | $0.02544 | -2.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-04-29 | $0.02608 | — |
| 2011 total (partial launch year) | $0.24218 | — |
| 2012 total | $0.305 | — |
| 2013 total | $0.524 | 71.8% |
| 2014 total | $0.232 | -55.7% |
| 2015 total | $0.189 | -18.5% |
| 2016 total | $0.197 | 4.2% |
| 2017 total | $0.198 | 0.5% |
| 2018 total | $0.239 | 20.7% |
| 2019 total | $0.27 | 13.0% |
| 2020 total | $0.257 | -4.8% |
| 2021 total | $0.182 | -29.2% |
| 2022 total | $0.203 | 11.5% |
| 2023 total | $0.26 | 28.1% |
| 2024 total | $0.299 | 15.0% |
| 2025 total | $0.319 | 6.7% |
| 2026 YTD total | $0.28 | 6.1% vs prior-year YTD |
BMOAX dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +6.3%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -5.14%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | +6.3% |
| 3Y | 30.9% |
| 5Y | 61.1% |
| 10Y | 64.2% |
BMOAX holdings and sector exposure
The top 10 holdings are 19.6% of the fund.
| Ticker | Name | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| — | BlackRock Cash Funds Instl SL Agency | 6.73% |
| — | Federal National Mortgage Association 2.5% | 2.26% |
| — | Federal National Mortgage Association 2% | 2.08% |
| — | Federal National Mortgage Association 2% | 1.36% |
| — | Federal National Mortgage Association 2% | 1.29% |
| — | Federal National Mortgage Association 2% | 1.28% |
| — | Federal National Mortgage Association 2% | 1.19% |
| — | Federal National Mortgage Association 2.5% | 1.14% |
| — | Federal National Mortgage Association 2.5% | 1.14% |
| — | Government National Mortgage Association 2.5% | 1.13% |
To see how this fund's sectors add up across your own holdings, use True Exposure.
BMOAX performance versus SPY
Total return is 32.2% over the past 15.6 years, 613.7 points behind SPY at 645.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -1.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 5.0%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 0.9% | — |
| 3M | -1.3% | — |
| 6M | -1.7% | — |
| YTD | -1.8% | — |
| 1Y | -1.6% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 2.30% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 4.10% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | -0.60% |
| 10Y CAGR | — | 1.20% |
| Since inception 2011-04-01 · 15.6 years | 32.2% | 1.80% |
BMOAX key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 95 · Safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 3.72%
- Issuer
- BlackRock
- Asset type
- Mutual Fund
- Asset class
- Fixed Income
- Inception date
- 04/01/2011
- Expense ratio
- 0.34%
- Distribution rate
- 3.92%
- Distribution frequency
- Monthly
- Trailing yield
- 3.84%
- Last close
- $8.73 (as of 2026-11-12)
- NAV
- $9.18; NAV date unknown
- Premium / discount
- Premium not shown · NAV date unknown
- AUM
- $3,273,780,000
- Average volume
- 0
- Dividend
- $0.029
- Ex-dividend date
- 10/30/2026
- Beta
- 0.98
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (3.92%) uses provider-reported trailing yield; special policy and denominator follow the provider. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing 12-mo distributions (incl. capital gains) (3.84%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: BlackRock; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
BMOAX risks and drawbacks
BMOAX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 5.0%.
Who may consider BMOAX — and who may not
BMOAX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Frequently asked questions
Does BMOAX pay monthly?
Yes. BMOAX currently pays monthly.
What is BMOAX's expense ratio?
BMOAX's expense ratio is 0.34%.
What is BMOAX's dividend yield?
BMOAX's distribution rate is 3.92%, paid monthly, with a 0.34% expense ratio — provider-reported trailing yield; special policy and denominator follow the provider.
How has BMOAX's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +6.3%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does BMOAX pay a dividend?
BMOAX pays monthly. The dividend amount is $0.029. The ex-dividend date is 10/30/2026.
How has BMOAX performed?
Total return is 32.2% over the past 15.6 years, 613.7 points behind SPY at 645.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -1.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 5.0%.
Is BMOAX a good investment?
BMOAX's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 95 (Safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 3.92% (provider-reported trailing yield; special policy and denominator follow the provider). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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BMOAX's distribution is rated safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (95/100, high confidence). It pays monthly and its distribution rate is 3.92%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.029 with an ex-date of October 30, 2026, was 3.6% higher than the previous $0.028. It is not yet confirmed whether this is an increase in the regular payout or a one-off difference.
Sources: BlackRock, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
Holdings as-of date unavailable.
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