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October 28, 2011 |
Summary Prospectus
BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. | Investor and Institutional Shares
} BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund
Fund | Investor A Shares |
Investor C Shares |
Institutional Shares |
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund | MDYHX | MCYHX | MAYHX |
Before you invest, you may want to review the Funds prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Funds prospectus (including amendments and supplements) and other information about the Fund, including the Funds statement of additional information and shareholder report, online at http://www.blackrock.com/prospectus. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (800) 441-7762 or by sending an e-mail request to prospectus.request@blackrock.com, or from your financial professional. The Funds prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated October 28, 2011, as amended and supplemented from time to time, are incorporated by reference into (legally made a part of) this Summary Prospectus.
This Summary Prospectus contains information you should know before investing, including information about risks. Please read it before you invest and keep it for future reference.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this Summary Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Not FDIC Insured No Bank Guarantee May Lose Value |
Summary Prospectus
Key Facts about BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (the High Yield Fund or the Fund) is to provide shareholders with as high a level of income exempt from Federal income taxes as is consistent with the investment policies of the Fund.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the BlackRock-advised fund complex. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Details about the Share Classes section on page 30 of the Funds prospectus and in the Purchase of Shares section on page II-68 of the Funds statement of additional information.
Shareholder Fees | Investor A | Investor C | Institutional | |||||
(fees paid directly from your investment) | Shares | Shares | Shares | |||||
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases | ||||||||
(as percentage of offering price) | 4.25 | % | None | None | ||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as percentage of | ||||||||
offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) | None | 1 | 1.00 | %2 | None | |||
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Investor
A Shares | Investor
C Shares |
Institutional Shares | |||||
Management Fee | 0.55 | % | 0.55 | % | 0.55 | % | ||
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | None | |||
Other Expenses3 | 0.25 | % | 0.27 | % | 0.23 | % | ||
Interest Expense | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% | |||||
Miscellaneous Other Expenses | 0.20% | 0.22% | 0.18% | |||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses4 | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses3,4 | 1.06 | % | 1.83 | % | 0.79 | % |
1 | A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor A Shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase of an investment of $1,000,000 or more. |
2 | There is no CDSC on Investor C Shares after one year. |
3 | Other Expenses have been restated to reflect current fees. |
4 | The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Funds most recent annual report, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. |
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Example:
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Investor A Shares | $528 | $748 | $985 | $1,664 |
Investor C Shares | $286 | $576 | $990 | $2,148 |
Institutional Shares | $ 81 | $252 | $439 | $ 978 |
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Investor C Shares | $186 | $576 | $990 | $2,148 |
Portfolio Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover rate was 31% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
Under normal circumstances, the High Yield Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds. Municipal bonds include debt obligations issued by or on behalf of a governmental entity or other qualifying issuer that pay interest that is, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, generally excludable from gross income for Federal income tax purposes (except that the interest may be includable in taxable income for purposes of the Federal alternative minimum tax). Municipal bonds may be obligations of a variety of issuers, including governmental entities or other qualifying issuers. Issuers may be states, territories and possessions of the United States and the District of Columbia and their political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities. Municipal bonds also include short-term tax-exempt obligations like municipal notes and variable rate demand obligations.
The High Yield Fund may invest in municipal bonds rated in any rating category or in unrated municipal bonds. Although the Fund may invest in municipal bonds in any rating category, Fund management presently intends to invest at least 65% of the Funds net assets in medium- to low-quality bonds as rated by at least one independent rating agency (BBB or lower by Standard & Poors (S&P) or Fitch Ratings (Fitch) or Baa or lower by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys)), or if unrated, judged to be of comparable quality by BlackRock. Obligations rated below BBB or Baa are commonly known as junk bonds. It is possible that the Fund could invest up to 100% of its assets in junk bonds.
The Fund may also invest up to 10% of its assets in municipal bonds that are distressed securities. Distressed securities are securities that are the subject of bankruptcy proceedings or otherwise in default as to the repayment of principal and/or payment of interest at the time of acquisition or are rated in the lowest rating categories by at least one independent rating agency (CC or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ca or lower by Moodys), or if unrated, judged to be of comparable quality by BlackRock. The Fund will usually invest in municipal bonds that have a maturity of five years or longer.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
Risk is inherent in all investing. The value of your investment in the Fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly from day to day and over time. You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The following is a summary description of certain risks of investing in the Fund.
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General Obligation Bonds Risks Timely payments depend on the issuers credit quality, ability to raise tax revenues and ability to maintain an adequate tax base.
Revenue Bonds Risks These payments depend on the money earned by the particular facility or class of facilities, or the amount of revenues derived from another source.
Private Activity Bonds Risks Municipalities and other public authorities issue private activity bonds to finance development of industrial facilities for use by a private enterprise. The private enterprise pays the principal and interest on the bond, and the issuer does not pledge its faith, credit and taxing power for repayment.
Moral Obligation Bonds Risks Moral obligation bonds are generally issued by special purpose public authorities of a state or municipality. If the issuer is unable to meet its obligations, repayment of these bonds becomes a moral commitment, but not a legal obligation, of the state or municipality.
Municipal Notes Risks Municipal notes are shorter term municipal debt obligations. If there is a shortfall in the anticipated proceeds, the notes may not be fully repaid and the Fund may lose money.
Municipal Lease Obligations Risks In a municipal lease obligation, the issuer agrees to make payments when due on the lease obligation. Although the issuer does not pledge its unlimited taxing power for payment of the lease obligation, the lease obligation is secured by the leased property.
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Performance Information
The information shows you how the Funds performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the Funds performance to that of the S&P/Investortools Main Municipal Bond Index and the S&P/Investortools Customized High Yield Municipal Bond Index, which are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Funds investment strategies. As with all such investments, past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future results. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. If the Funds investment manager and its affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain Fund expenses during these periods, the Funds returns would have been lower. Updated information on the Funds performance can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com/funds or can be obtained by phone at 800-882-0052.
Institutional Shares
ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund
As of 12/31
During the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 16.53% (quarter ended September 30, 2009) and the lowest return for a quarter was 19.35% (quarter ended December 31, 2008). The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2011 was 9.89%.
As of 12/31/10 Average Annual Total Returns |
1 Year | Since Inception (August 1, 2006) | |||
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund Institutional | |||||
Return Before Taxes | 5.60 | % | 0.84 | % | |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 5.58 | % | 0.82 | % | |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares | 5.61 | % | 1.44 | % | |
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund Investor A | |||||
Return Before Taxes | 0.72 | % | (0.46 | )% | |
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund Investor C | |||||
Return Before Taxes | 3.37 | % | (0.17 | )% | |
S&P/Investortools Main Municipal Bond Index | |||||
(Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | 2.45 | % | 3.92 | % | |
S&P/Investortools Customized High Yield Municipal Bond Index | |||||
(Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | 6.68 | % | 1.51 | % |
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual Federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investors tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Investor A and Investor C Shares will vary.
Investment Manager
The Funds investment manager is BlackRock Advisors, LLC (BlackRock). The Funds sub-adviser is BlackRock Investment Management, LLC. Where applicable, the use of the term BlackRock also refers to the Funds sub-adviser.
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Portfolio Managers
Name | Portfolio Manager of the Fund Since |
Title |
Walter OConnor, CFA | 2006 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. |
Theodore R. Jaeckel, CFA | 2006 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. |
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase or redeem shares of the Fund each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open. To purchase or sell shares you should contact your financial intermediary or financial professional, or, if you hold your shares through the Fund, you should contact the Fund by phone at (800) 441-7762, by mail (c/o BlackRock Funds, P.O. Box 9819, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-8019), or by the Internet at www.blackrock.com/funds. The Funds initial and subsequent investment minimums generally are as follows, although the Fund may reduce or waive the minimums in some cases:
Investor A and Investor C Shares | Institutional Shares | |
Minimum Initial Investment | $1,000 for all accounts except: $250 for certain fee-based programs. $100 for retirement plans. $50, if establishing Automatic Investment Plan (AIP). |
$2 million for institutions and individuals. Institutional Shares are available to clients of registered investment advisors who have $250,000 invested in the Fund. |
Minimum Additional Investment | $50 for all accounts except certain retirement plans and payroll deduction programs may have a lower minimum. |
No subsequent minimum. |
Tax Information
The Funds dividends and distributions may be subject to Federal income taxes and may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are a tax-exempt investor or are investing through a retirement plan, in which case you may be subject to Federal income tax upon withdrawal from such tax deferred arrangements. The Fund intends to make distributions most of which will be excludable from gross income for Federal income tax purposes.
Payments to Broker/Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Fund and BlackRock Investments, LLC, the Funds distributor, or its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and other services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your individual financial professional to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your individual financial professional or visit your financial intermediarys website for more information.
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