BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund
(the Fund)
Supplement dated January 17, 2020 to the Summary Prospectuses, Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information of the Fund, each dated October 28, 2019, as supplemented to date
Effective February 1, 2020, the following changes are made to the Funds Summary Prospectuses, Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information (SAI), as applicable:
The section of the Summary Prospectuses entitled Key Facts About BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund Portfolio Managers and the section of the Prospectuses entitled Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund Portfolio Managers are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:
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. | ||
Michael Perilli, CFA | 2020 | Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. |
The section of the Prospectuses entitled Details About the Funds How Each Fund Invests High Yield Fund About the Portfolio Management of the High Yield Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
ABOUT THE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT OF THE HIGH YIELD FUND |
The Fund is managed by a team of financial professionals. Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr., CFA, Walter OConnor, CFA and Michael Perilli, CFA, are the portfolio managers and are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Please see Management of the Funds Portfolio Manager Information for additional information about the portfolio management team. |
The section of the Prospectuses entitled Management of the Funds Portfolio Manager Information High Yield Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
High Yield Fund
The Fund is managed by a team of financial professionals. Walter OConnor, CFA, Theodore Jaeckel, CFA, and Michael Perilli, CFA, are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Portfolio Manager | Primary Role | Since | Title and Recent Biography | |||
Walter OConner, CFA | Responsible for the day-to-day management of each Funds portfolio, including setting each Funds overall investment strategy and overseeing the management of each Fund. | 2006 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006. |
Portfolio Manager | Primary Role | Since | Title and Recent Biography | |||
Theodore R. Jaeckel, CFA | Responsible for the day-to-day management of each Funds portfolio, including setting each Funds overall investment strategy and overseeing the management of each Fund. | 2006 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006. | |||
Michael Perilli, CFA | Responsible for the day-to-day management of each Funds portfolio, including setting each Funds overall investment strategy and overseeing the management of each Fund. | 2020 | Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. since 2017; Associate of BlackRock, Inc. from 2011 to 2016. |
The third sentence of the section of the SAI entitled Management and Advisory Arrangements Information Regarding the Portfolio Managers is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr., CFA, Walter OConnor, CFA, and Michael Perilli, CFA, are the portfolio managers of the High Yield Fund and are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Fund.
The table in the section of the SAI entitled Management and Advisory Arrangements Information Regarding the Portfolio Managers Other Funds and Accounts Managed High Yield Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Number of Other Accounts Managed and Assets by Account Type |
Number of Other Accounts and Assets for Which Advisory Fee is Performance-Based | |||||||||||
Name of Portfolio Manager |
Other Registered Investment Companies |
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles |
Other Accounts |
Other Registered Investment Companies |
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles |
Other Accounts | ||||||
Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr., CFA | 33 $28.23 Billion |
0 $0 |
0 $0 |
0 $0 |
0 $0 |
0 $0 | ||||||
Walter OConnor, CFA | 29 $25.36 Billion |
0 $0 |
0 $0 |
0 $0 |
0 $0 |
0 $0 | ||||||
Michael Perilli, CFA* | 21 $5.54 Billion |
0 $0 |
0 $0 |
0 $0 |
0 $0 |
0 $0 |
* | Information as of December 31, 2019. |
The first paragraph in the section of the SAI entitled Management and Advisory Arrangements Information Regarding the Portfolio Managers Discretionary Incentive Compensation is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Discretionary Incentive Compensation
Discretionary incentive compensation is a function of several components: the performance of BlackRock, Inc., the performance of the portfolio managers group within BlackRock, the investment performance, including risk-adjusted returns, of the firms assets under management or supervision by that portfolio manager relative to predetermined benchmarks, and the individuals performance and contribution to the overall performance of these portfolios and BlackRock. In most cases, these benchmarks are the same as the benchmark or benchmarks
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against which the performance of the Corporation or other accounts managed by the portfolio managers are measured. Among other things, BlackRocks Chief Investment Officers make a subjective determination with respect to each portfolio managers compensation based on the performance of the Funds and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager relative to the various benchmarks. Performance of fixed-income funds is measured on a pre-tax and/or after-tax basis over various time periods including 1-, 3- and 5- year periods, as applicable. With respect to these portfolio managers, such benchmarks for the Funds and other accounts are:
Portfolio Manager | Benchmarks | |
Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr., CFA Walter OConnor, CFA Michael Perilli, CFA Kristi Manidis Michael Kalinoski Kevin A. Schiatta, CFA |
A combination of market-based indices (e.g., Standard & Poors Municipal Bond Index), certain customized indices and certain fund industry peer groups. |
The table following the first paragraph in the section of the SAI entitled Management and Advisory Arrangements Information Regarding the Portfolio Managers Portfolio Manager Beneficial Holdings is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Portfolio Manager |
Portfolio(s) Managed | Dollar Range of Securities Equity Beneficially Owned in the Fund | ||
Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr., CFA | High Yield Fund | $100,001-$500,000 | ||
Walter OConnor, CFA | National Fund High Yield Fund |
$50,001-$100,000 $10,001-$50,000 | ||
Michael Perilli* | High Yield Fund | None | ||
Kevin A. Schiatta, CFA | Short-Term Fund | None | ||
Kristi Manidis** | Short-Term Fund | None | ||
Michael Kalinoski, CFA | National Fund | $10,001-$50,000 |
* | Information as of December 31, 2019. |
** | Information as of July 31, 2019. |
Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.
PR2SAI-10051-0120
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