Performance analysis of BCX (BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, BCX has had an average annual return of +18.45%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, BCX has had an average annual return of +10.95%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Over the past 10 years, BCX has had an average annual return of +12.35%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.45% annual.
Since Mar 29, 2011, BCX has had an average annual return of +4.48%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.15% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +12.72% | +40.33% | +3.21% | -4.85% | +12.83% | +32.89% | -0.12% | +23.78% | -22.55% | +26.73% | +25.86% | -19.56% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||
| -9.02% | -0.82% | +6.02% | -28.96% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +14.24% | +9.31% | -10.62% | +3.65% | -2.24% | -0.33% | +12.72% | ||||||
| 2025 | +5.95% | +1.21% | +4.22% | -3.08% | +3.68% | +3.14% | +1.80% | +6.64% | +1.29% | -2.46% | +5.81% | +6.76% | +40.33% |
| 2024 | -3.49% | -1.85% | +9.90% | +2.01% | +1.97% | -1.03% | +3.40% | -1.24% | +4.04% | -2.38% | +2.18% | -9.12% | +3.21% |
| 2023 | +6.25% | -4.55% | -4.17% | +1.48% | -8.93% | +4.61% | +9.21% | -3.33% | -2.21% | -5.86% | +3.98% | +0.24% | -4.85% |
| 2022 | +4.26% | +7.22% | +6.93% | -2.06% | +0.80% | -16.56% | +2.79% | +2.78% | -7.01% | +8.57% | +8.79% | -1.25% | +12.83% |
| 2021 | +7.39% | +12.13% | +0.77% | +6.67% | +4.66% | -3.70% | -1.37% | +0.86% | -3.46% | +6.84% | -2.33% | +1.64% | +32.89% |
| 2020 | -6.35% | -11.25% | -23.06% | +11.95% | +7.05% | +3.89% | +4.25% | +3.16% | -8.03% | -3.74% | +19.02% | +10.71% | -0.12% |
| 2019 | +14.21% | +2.54% | +0.77% | -0.98% | -6.84% | +10.66% | -2.92% | -4.01% | +0.13% | +1.50% | +2.28% | +6.06% | +23.78% |
| 2018 | +2.14% | -3.90% | -5.90% | +8.02% | +0.53% | -2.09% | -1.17% | -0.96% | +1.48% | -12.03% | -2.02% | -7.90% | -22.55% |
| 2017 | +6.47% | -1.79% | +1.10% | +0.47% | -1.14% | -4.50% | +8.42% | +0.98% | +3.26% | +0.92% | +0.91% | +9.77% | +26.73% |
Drawdown analysis of BCX (BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust)
The maximum drawdown for the BCX was -62.40%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 233 trading sessions.
The current BCX drawdown is -10.27%.
Since Mar 29, 2011 BCX has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 1 time
- 20% or more: 2 times
- 10% or more: 4 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -62.40% | Apr 7, 2011 | 2250 | Mar 18, 2020 | 233 | Feb 19, 2021 | 2483 |
| -29.22% | Apr 18, 2022 | 54 | Jul 6, 2022 | 725 | May 27, 2025 | 779 |
| -16.17% | Mar 2, 2026 | 14 | Mar 20, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -15.87% | Jun 14, 2021 | 24 | Jul 19, 2021 | 123 | Jan 11, 2022 | 147 |
| -9.00% | Mar 10, 2022 | 3 | Mar 15, 2022 | 5 | Mar 22, 2022 | 8 |
| -6.79% | Mar 15, 2021 | 11 | Mar 30, 2021 | 22 | Apr 30, 2021 | 33 |
| -6.16% | Jan 18, 2022 | 4 | Jan 24, 2022 | 12 | Feb 9, 2022 | 16 |
| -5.90% | Jan 29, 2026 | 2 | Feb 2, 2026 | 6 | Feb 10, 2026 | 8 |
| -5.53% | Oct 1, 2025 | 12 | Oct 17, 2025 | 17 | Nov 11, 2025 | 29 |
| -4.97% | Nov 11, 2025 | 8 | Nov 21, 2025 | 3 | Nov 26, 2025 | 11 |
| -4.54% | May 10, 2021 | 8 | May 20, 2021 | 15 | Jun 11, 2021 | 23 |
| -4.10% | Mar 25, 2022 | 11 | Apr 11, 2022 | 3 | Apr 14, 2022 | 14 |
| -4.09% | Feb 11, 2026 | 5 | Feb 19, 2026 | 5 | Feb 26, 2026 | 10 |
| -3.92% | Feb 24, 2021 | 2 | Feb 26, 2021 | 2 | Mar 2, 2021 | 4 |
| -3.51% | Feb 11, 2022 | 6 | Feb 22, 2022 | 3 | Feb 25, 2022 | 9 |
| -3.48% | Jul 24, 2025 | 6 | Aug 1, 2025 | 15 | Aug 22, 2025 | 21 |
| -3.45% | Mar 8, 2022 | 1 | Mar 9, 2022 | 1 | Mar 10, 2022 | 2 |
| -3.01% | Dec 11, 2025 | 3 | Dec 16, 2025 | 5 | Dec 23, 2025 | 8 |
| -2.44% | Dec 23, 2025 | 3 | Dec 29, 2025 | 3 | Jan 2, 2026 | 6 |
| -2.43% | Jun 10, 2025 | 10 | Jun 25, 2025 | 4 | Jul 1, 2025 | 14 |
| -2.05% | Jul 10, 2025 | 3 | Jul 15, 2025 | 6 | Jul 23, 2025 | 9 |
| -1.29% | May 27, 2025 | 3 | May 30, 2025 | 2 | Jun 3, 2025 | 5 |
| -1.23% | Jul 3, 2025 | 1 | Jul 7, 2025 | 3 | Jul 10, 2025 | 4 |
| -1.22% | Dec 5, 2025 | 1 | Dec 8, 2025 | 2 | Dec 10, 2025 | 3 |
| -1.19% | Aug 29, 2025 | 3 | Sep 4, 2025 | 4 | Sep 10, 2025 | 7 |