UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-07899 and 811-07885
Name of Fund: BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.
BlackRock International Index Fund
BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund
BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund
Quantitative Master Series LLC:
Master International Index Series
Master S&P 500 Index Series
Master Small Cap Index Series
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.
and Quantitative Master Series LLC, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055
Registrants’ telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2012
Date of reporting period: 12/31/2012
Item 1 – | Report to Stockholders |
DECEMBER 31, 2012
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ANNUAL REPORT | | | | | | |
BlackRock International Index Fund | of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.
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Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee |
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2 | | BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
Financial markets substantially improved in 2012 as compared to the prior year, due largely to central bank intervention and considerable relief from the global turmoil seen in 2011. Although 2012 brought its share of headwinds, the strongest returns came from higher-risk asset classes as investors reached for yield in an environment of extremely low interest rates.
The year opened with investor confidence on the rise as global liquidity had been restored and financial news headlines became less daunting. Equity markets moved higher through the first two months of 2012, while climbing US Treasury yields pressured higher-quality fixed income assets. However, markets reversed course in the spring when Europe’s debt crisis boiled over once again. Political instability in Greece and severe deficit and liquidity problems in Spain raised the prospect of a euro collapse. Government borrowing costs in peripheral European countries soared while the region’s finance leaders deliberated over the fiscal integration of the currency bloc. Alongside the drama in Europe, investors were discouraged by gloomy economic reports from various parts of the world. A slowdown in China, a key powerhouse for global growth, emerged as a particular concern. In the United States, disappointing jobs reports signaled that the recovery was losing steam. Risk assets sold off as investors retreated to safe-haven assets.
As the outlook for the global economy worsened, investors grew increasingly optimistic that the world’s largest central banks soon would intervene to stimulate growth. This theme, along with increased cooperation among finance ministers in Europe, fueled a powerful risk-asset rebound in June. In July, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) president stated that the bank would do “whatever it takes” to preserve the euro currency bloc. This assurance along with expectations for policy stimulus from central banks in Europe and the United States drove most asset classes higher through the summer. Early in September, the ECB announced its decision to support the eurozone’s troubled peripheral countries with unlimited purchases of short term sovereign debt. Days later, the US Federal Reserve announced an aggressive stimulus package involving open-ended monthly purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities.
Going into the fall, US stocks slid on lackluster corporate earnings reports and market volatility rose leading up to the US Presidential election. Global trade slowed as many European countries fell into recession and growth continued to decelerate in China, where a once-a-decade leadership change compounded uncertainty. In the United States, automatic tax increases and spending cuts that had been scheduled to take effect at the beginning of 2013 (known as the “fiscal cliff”) threatened to push the nation into recession unless politicians could agree upon alternate measures to reduce the deficit before the end of 2012. Worries that bipartisan gridlock would preclude a budget deal prior to the deadline drove high levels of volatility in financial markets around the world in the months leading up to the last day of the year. Ultimately, the United States averted the worst of the fiscal cliff with a last-minute tax deal. Relief from US fiscal worries, however, was only partial as decisions relating to spending cuts and the debt ceiling remained pending as financial markets closed for the year.
All major asset classes generated positive returns for the 6- and 12-month periods ended December 31, 2012. Riskier assets outperformed higher quality investments as investors sought meaningful returns in a low interest rate environment. International and emerging market equities were the strongest performers. US Treasury yields were volatile, but declined overall, resulting in moderate gains for higher quality fixed income sectors. Tax-exempt municipal bonds benefited from a favorable supply-and-demand environment. Near-zero short term interest rates continued to keep yields on money market securities near their all-time lows.
The New Year brings a host of unknowns, but we believe new opportunities abound. BlackRock was built to provide the global market insight, breadth of capabilities, unbiased investment advice and deep risk management expertise these times require. With access to every asset class, geography and investment style, and extensive market intelligence, we help investors of all sizes build dynamic, diverse portfolios to achieve better, more consistent returns over time. We encourage you to visit www.blackrock.com/newworld for more information.
Sincerely,
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors,LLC
“Although 2012 brought its share of headwinds, the strongest returns came from higher-risk asset classes as investors reached for yield in an environment of extremely low interest rates.”
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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Total Returns as of December 31, 2012 | |
| | 6-month | | | 12-month | |
US large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) | | | 5.95 | % | | | 16.00 | % |
US small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) | | | 7.20 | | | | 16.35 | |
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | | 13.95 | | | | 17.32 | |
Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) | | | 13.75 | | | | 18.22 | |
3-month Treasury bill (BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month US Treasury Bill Index) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.11 | |
US Treasury securities (BofA Merrill Lynch 10-Year US Treasury Index) | | | 0.71 | | | | 4.18 | |
US investment grade bonds (Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index) | | | 1.80 | | | | 4.21 | |
Tax-exempt municipal bonds (S&P Municipal Bond Index) | | | 3.15 | | | | 7.42 | |
US high yield bonds (Barclays US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | | | 7.97 | | | | 15.78 | |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. | |
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2012 | | BlackRock International Index Fund |
BlackRock International Index Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to match the performance of the MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) (the “MSCI EAFE Index”) in U.S. dollars with net dividends as closely as possible before the deduction of Fund expenses.
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Portfolio Management Commentary | | |
How did the Fund perform?
Ÿ | | The Fund invests all of its assets in Master International Index Series (the “Series”), a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC. For the 12 months ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s Institutional, Investor A and Class K Shares returned 18.58%, 18.33% and 18.65%, respectively, while the benchmark MSCI EAFE Index returned 17.32%. The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. |
Describe the market environment.
Ÿ | | Following a tumultuous 2011, equity markets began the new year with a strong rally amid lower volatility. The debt situation in Europe had stabilized and global liquidity conditions improved as the European Central Bank (“ECB”) implemented its long-term refinancing operations. Positive economic indicators out of the United States brightened the outlook for the world economy and equities moved higher through the first two months of 2012. |
Ÿ | | A flare-up in the European debt crisis halted the rally in the spring. Political instability in Greece caused anxiety about whether the country would continue its membership in the eurozone. Spain faced severe deficit and policymaking issues and a liquidity crisis in the nation’s banks. Alongside the drama in Europe, investors became discouraged by gloomy economic reports from various parts of the world. A slowdown in China, a key powerhouse for global growth, was of particular concern. Many European countries fell into recession. In the United States, disappointing jobs reports signaled that the recovery was losing steam. International equities gave back all of their year-to-date gains by the end of May. |
Ÿ | | As the global economic picture dimmed, investors grew increasingly optimistic that the world’s central banks would intervene to stimulate growth. Meanwhile, European leaders took meaningful steps toward fiscal integration in the euro currency bloc. These positive themes drove a powerful equity rebound in June. In July, ECB president Mario Draghi boosted investor confidence by stating that the ECB was committed to do “whatever it takes” to hold the eurozone together. This assurance along with growing hopes for additional central bank stimulus overshadowed concerns about the dreary economic landscape and international stock markets continued their advance through the third quarter. In September, the ECB announced its decision to backstop eurozone governments with unlimited purchases of short-term sovereign debt. Days later, the US Federal Reserve announced an aggressive stimulus program involving purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities. |
Ÿ | | Concerns about the world economy resurfaced in the fall amid political uncertainty in key nations. Global trade slowed as Europe’s recession deepened, US growth remained lackluster and growth continued to decelerate in China, where a once-in-a-decade leadership change compounded uncertainty. In the United States, automatic tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect at the beginning of 2013, known as the “fiscal cliff,” threatened to push the nation into recession unless politicians could agree upon alternate measures to reduce the deficit before the end of 2012. Worries that political gridlock would preclude a budget deal prior to the deadline drove high levels of volatility in equity markets around the world in the months leading up to the last day of the year. Ultimately, the United States averted the fiscal cliff with a last-minute tax deal, spurring relief rallies in stock markets globally. However, relief from US fiscal worries was only partial as decisions relating to spending cuts and the national debt ceiling remained pending as financial markets closed for the year. Despite a downtrodden economic environment and a suspenseful lead-up to the US fiscal cliff deadline, international stock prices moved higher through the final months of 2012 as investors took on more risk to achieve meaningful returns in the low interest rate environment. |
Ÿ | | For the 12 months ended December 31, 2012, stocks in all of the 22 developed nations represented in the MSCI EAFE Index posted gains (in USD) with the exception of Israel (-4.68%). Belgium led the index with a return of 39.55%. Stocks in Europe’s core economies, Germany (+30.90%) and France (+21.29%), staged a strong rebound and outperformed markets in the debt-laden peripheral countries, Italy (+12.48%), Ireland (+5.74%), Greece (+4.52%), Portugal (+3.53%) and Spain (+3.00%). Asian markets were pressured by slowing global trade and domestic economic weakness; however, Japanese equities (+8.18%) were buoyed by monetary easing as a weaker yen benefited the nation’s exporters. |
Describe recent portfolio activity.
Ÿ | | During the period, as changes were made to the composition of the MSCI EAFE Index, the Series purchased and sold securities to maintain its objective of replicating the risks and return of the benchmark index. |
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
Ÿ | | The Series remains positioned to match the risk characteristics of its benchmark index, irrespective of the future direction of international markets. |
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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4 | | BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment |
| 1 | | Assuming transaction costs and other operating expenses, including administration fees, if any. |
| 2 | | The Fund invests all of its assets in the Series. The Series may invest in a statistically selected sample of the equity securities included in the MSCI EAFE Index and in derivative instruments linked to the MSCI EAFE Index. |
| 3 | | This unmanaged index is a free-float adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. |
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Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2012 |
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| | 6-Month Total Returns | | | Average Annual Total Returns4 | |
| | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | |
Institutional | | | 14.30 | % | | | 18.58 | % | | | (3.78 | )% | | | 7.96 | % |
Investor A | | | 14.16 | | | | 18.33 | | | | (4.04 | ) | | | 7.68 | |
Class K5 | | | 14.26 | | | | 18.65 | | | | (3.74 | ) | | | 8.01 | |
MSCI EAFE Index | | | 13.95 | | | | 17.32 | | | | (3.69 | ) | | | 8.21 | |
| 4 | | Average annual total returns reflect reductions for service fees, if any. See “About Fund Performance” on page 6 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related fees. |
| 5 | | Class K Shares commenced operations on March 31, 2011. |
| | | Past performance is not indicative of future results. |
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| | Actual | | | Hypothetical7 | | | | |
| | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2012 | | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2012 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period6 | | | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2012 | | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2012 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period6 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Institutional | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,143.00 | | | $ | 1.72 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,023.54 | | | $ | 1.63 | | | | 0.32 | % |
Investor A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,141.60 | | | $ | 3.23 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.14 | | | $ | 3.05 | | | | 0.60 | % |
Class K | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,142.60 | | | $ | 1.56 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,023.64 | | | $ | 1.48 | | | | 0.29 | % |
| 6 | | For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Because the Fund invests significantly in the Series, the expense example reflects the net expenses of both the Fund and the Series in which it invests. |
| 7 | | Hypothetical 5% return before expenses is calculated by pro rating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 366. |
| | | See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 6 for further information on how expenses were calculated. |
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Ÿ | | Institutional and Class K Shares are not subject to any sales charge. These shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only to eligible investors. Prior to March 31, 2011, Class K Shares’ performance results are those of Institutional Shares restated to reflect Class K Shares’ fees. |
Ÿ | | Investor A Shares are not subject to any sales charge and bear no ongoing distribution fee. These shares are subject to an ongoing service fee of 0.25% per year. |
Performance information reflects past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to www.blackrock.com/funds to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Figures shown in the performance table on the previous page assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) on the ex-dividend date. Investment return and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Dividends paid to each class of shares will vary because of the different levels of service and transfer agency fees applicable to each class, which are deducted from the income available to be paid to shareholders. The Fund’s administrator waived and/or reimbursed a portion of the Fund’s fee. Without such waiver and/or reimbursement, the Fund’s performance would have been lower.
Shareholders of the Fund may incur the following charges: (a) expenses related to transactions, including exchange fees; and (b) operating expenses, including administration fees, service fees, including 12b-1 fees, and other Fund expenses. The expense example on the previous page (which is based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2012 and held through December 31, 2012) is intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in the Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The expense example provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number corresponding to their share class under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
The expense example also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Fund and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in other funds’ shareholder reports.
The expenses shown in the expense example are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as sales charges or exchange fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical example is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
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Derivative Financial Instruments |
The Series may invest in various derivative financial instruments, including financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts, as specified in Note 2 of the Series’ Notes to Financial Statements, which may constitute forms of economic leverage. Such derivative financial instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, index and/or market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to hedge market, equity and/or foreign currency exchange rate risks. Derivative financial instruments involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the derivative financial instrument. The Series’ ability to use a derivative financial instrument successfully depends on the investment advisor’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative financial instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require the Series to sell or purchase portfolio investments at inopportune times or for distressed values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Series can realize on an investment, may result in lower dividends paid to shareholders or may cause the Series to hold an investment that it might otherwise sell. The Series’ investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Series’ Notes to Financial Statements.
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6 | | BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | BlackRock International Index Fund |
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December 31, 2012 | | | |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments at value — Master International Index Series (the “Series”) (cost — $244,121,601) | | $ | 277,176,858 | |
Withdrawals receivable from the Series | | | 935,201 | |
Capital shares sold receivable | | | 564,005 | |
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Total assets | | | 278,676,064 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Capital shares redeemed payable | | | 1,499,206 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 54,990 | |
Service fees payable | | | 45,873 | |
Officer’s fees payable | | | 108 | |
Other accrued expenses payable | | | 23,270 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 1,623,447 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 277,052,617 | |
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Net Assets Consist of | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 294,301,172 | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (1,509,001 | ) |
Accumulated net realized loss allocated from the Series | | | (48,794,811 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation allocated from the Series | | | 33,055,257 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 277,052,617 | |
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Net Asset Value | | | | |
Institutional — Based on net assets of $52,588,815 and 4,754,839 shares outstanding, 125 million shares authorized, $0.0001 par value | | $ | 11.06 | |
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Investor A — Based on net assets of $223,753,750 and 20,364,232 shares outstanding, 125 million shares authorized, $0.0001 par value | | $ | 10.99 | |
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Class K — Based on net assets of $710,052 and 64,181 shares outstanding, 125 million shares authorized, $0.0001 par value | | $ | 11.06 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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Statement of Operations | | BlackRock International Index Fund |
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Year Ended December 31, 2012 | | | |
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Investment Income | | | | |
Net investment income allocated from the Series: | | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | $ | 9,456,652 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (663,878 | ) |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 1,710 | |
Expenses | | | (158,386 | ) |
Fees waived | | | 3,665 | |
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Total income | | | 8,639,763 | |
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Fund Expenses | | | | |
Administration | | | 600,731 | |
Service — Investor A | | | 487,644 | |
Transfer agent — Institutional | | | 30,554 | |
Transfer agent — Investor A | | | 153,778 | |
Transfer agent — Class K | | | 36 | |
Professional | | | 67,144 | |
Printing | | | 43,404 | |
Registration | | | 28,395 | |
Officer | | | 145 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 12,217 | |
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Total expenses | | | 1,424,048 | |
Less fees waived by administrator | | | (167,255 | ) |
Less transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed — class specific | | | (54,703 | ) |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 1,202,090 | |
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Net investment income | | | 7,437,673 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Allocated from the Series | | | | |
Net realized loss from investments, financial futures contracts and foreign currency transactions | | | (20,249,413 | ) |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, financial futures contracts and foreign currency translations | | | 56,355,838 | |
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Total realized and unrealized gain | | | 36,106,425 | |
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 43,544,098 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets | | BlackRock International Index Fund |
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| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 7,437,673 | | | $ | 8,027,957 | |
Net realized loss | | | (20,249,413 | ) | | | (5,481,644 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | 56,355,838 | | | | (37,431,256 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 43,544,098 | | | | (34,884,943 | ) |
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Dividends to Shareholders From1 | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Institutional | | | (1,661,118 | ) | | | (3,165,026 | ) |
Investor A | | | (6,510,024 | ) | | | (5,380,392 | ) |
Class K | | | (21,576 | ) | | | (737 | ) |
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Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders | | | (8,192,718 | ) | | | (8,546,155 | ) |
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Capital Share Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | 3,246,488 | | | | 6,705,760 | |
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Redemption Fee | | | | | | | | |
Redemption fee | | | — | | | | 1,682 | |
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Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 38,597,868 | | | | (36,723,656 | ) |
Beginning of year | | | 238,454,749 | | | | 275,178,405 | |
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End of year | | $ | 277,052,617 | | | $ | 238,454,749 | |
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Distributions in excess of net investment income | | $ | (1,509,001 | ) | | $ | (978,961 | ) |
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Financial Highlights | | BlackRock International Index Fund |
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| | Institutional | | | | | Investor A | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
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Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 9.63 | | | $ | 11.42 | | | $ | 10.97 | | | $ | 8.75 | | | $ | 15.73 | | | | | $ | 9.57 | | | $ | 11.36 | | | $ | 10.91 | | | $ | 8.71 | | | $ | 15.65 | |
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Net investment income1 | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.40 | | | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.36 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.45 | | | | (1.79 | )2 | | | 0.53 | 2 | | | 2.25 | 2 | | | (7.03 | )2 | | | | | 1.45 | | | | (1.77 | )2 | | | 0.52 | 2 | | | 2.23 | 2 | | | (6.98 | )2 |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 1.78 | | | | (1.44 | ) | | | 0.78 | | | | 2.48 | | | | (6.63 | ) | | | | | 1.75 | | | | (1.46 | ) | | | 0.75 | | | | 2.44 | | | | (6.62 | ) |
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Dividends and distributions from:3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) |
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Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 11.06 | | | $ | 9.63 | | | $ | 11.42 | | | $ | 10.97 | | | $ | 8.75 | | | | | $ | 10.99 | | | $ | 9.57 | | | $ | 11.36 | | | $ | 10.91 | | | $ | 8.71 | |
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Total Investment Return4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 18.58 | % | | | (12.55 | )% | | | 7.26 | % | | | 28.38 | % | | | (42.24 | )% | | | | | 18.33 | % | | | (12.84 | )% | | | 7.02 | % | | | 28.00 | % | | | (42.41 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.42 | %6 | | | 0.44 | %6 | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | | | 0.69 | %6 | | | 0.70 | %6 | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.79 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 0.34 | %6 | | | 0.35 | %6 | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | | | 0.60 | %6 | | | 0.60 | %6 | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.79 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 3.22 | %6 | | | 3.14 | %6 | | | 2.35 | % | | | 2.43 | % | | | 3.11 | % | | | | | 2.90 | %6 | | | 2.84 | %6 | | | 2.16 | % | | | 2.27 | % | | | 2.83 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 52,589 | | | $ | 70,169 | | | $ | 112,145 | | | $ | 89,889 | | | $ | 90,688 | | | | | $ | 223,754 | | | $ | 168,266 | | | $ | 163,033 | | | $ | 160,964 | | | $ | 136,073 | |
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Portfolio turnover of the Series | | | 21 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 30 | % | | | | | 21 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 30 | % |
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| 1 | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 2 | | Includes a redemption fee, which is less than $0.01 per share. |
| 3 | | Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
| 4 | | Where applicable, total investment returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. |
| 5 | | Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated expenses and/or net investment income. |
| 6 | | Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated fees waived of less than 0.01%. |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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10 | | BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Financial Highlights (concluded) | | BlackRock International Index Fund |
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| | Class K | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | | | Period March 31, 20111 to December 31, 2011 | |
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Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.63 | | | $ | 11.80 | |
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Net investment income2 | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.26 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.57 | | | | (2.08 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 1.79 | | | | (1.82 | ) |
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Dividends from net investment income3 | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 11.06 | | | $ | 9.63 | |
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Total Investment Return4 | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 18.65 | % | | | (15.38 | )%5 |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets6,7 | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.33 | % | | | 0.48 | %8 |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.30 | %8 |
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Net investment income | | | 2.11 | % | | | 3.27 | %8 |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 710 | | | $ | 20 | |
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Portfolio turnover of the Series | | | 21 | % | | | 6 | % |
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| 1 | | Commencement of operations. |
| 2 | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 3 | | Dividends are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
| 4 | | Where applicable, total investment returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. |
| 5 | | Aggregate total investment return. |
| 6 | | Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated expenses and/or net investment income. |
| 7 | | Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated fees waived of less than 0.01%. |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | BlackRock International Index Fund |
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
BlackRock International Index Fund (the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”), is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Corporation is organized as a Maryland corporation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its assets in Master International Index Series (the “Series”) of Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”), an affiliate of the Fund, which has the same investment objective and strategies as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Series reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Series. The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Series. The percentage of the Series owned by the Fund at December 31, 2012 was 36.6%. The financial statements of the Series, including the Schedule of Investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund offers multiple classes of shares. Institutional Shares and Class K Shares are sold without a sales charge and only to certain eligible investors. Investor A Shares are generally sold without a front-end sales charge. All classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except that Investor A Shares bear certain expenses related to the shareholder servicing of such shares. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund:
Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Fund’s policy is to fair value its financial instruments at market value. The Fund records its investment in the Series at fair value based on the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Series. Valuation of securities held by the Series is discussed in Note 1 of the Series’ Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, contributions to and withdrawals from the Series are accounted on a trade date basis. The Fund records daily its proportionate share of the Series’ income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are adjusted for utilizing partnership tax allocation rules. In addition, the Fund accrues its own expenses. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.
Dividends and Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. The portion of distributions that exceeds a Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which are measured on a tax basis, will constitute a nontaxable return of capital. Distributions in excess of a Fund’s taxable income and net capital gains, but not in excess of a Fund’s earnings and profits, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income and will not constitute a nontaxable return of capital. Capital losses carried forward from years beginning before 2011 do not reduce earnings and profits, even if such carried forward losses offset current year realized gains. The character and timing of dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP.
Income Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
The Fund files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s US federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended December 31, 2012. The statutes of limitations on the Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. Management does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
Other: Expenses directly related to the Fund or its classes are charged to the Fund or class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses directly related to the Fund and other shared expenses pro rated to the Fund are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
2. Administration Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) is the largest stockholder and an affiliate, for 1940 Act purposes, of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”).
The Corporation, on behalf of the Fund, entered into an Administration Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Administrator”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide administrative services (other than investment advice and related portfolio activities). For such services, the Fund pays the Administrator a monthly
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12 | | BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) | | BlackRock International Index Fund |
fee at an annual rate of 0.24% of the average daily value of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund does not pay an investment advisory fee or investment management fee.
The Administrator contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses, excluding interest expense, dividend expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other fund expenses, which constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, in order to limit expenses. The expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets is as follows: 0.35% for Institutional, 0.60% for Investor A and 0.30% for Class K Shares. The Administrator has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual waiver or reimbursement prior to May 1, 2013 unless approved by the Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), including a majority of the Independent Directors. These amounts are shown as fees waived by administrator and transfer agent fees reimbursed, respectively, in the Statement of Operations.
For the year ended December 31, 2012, the amounts shown as transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed – class specific were as follows:
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Institutional | | $ | 7,744 | |
Investor A | | $ | 46,926 | |
Class K | | $ | 33 | |
In addition, the Administrator waived $167,255, which is shown as fees waived by administrator in the Statement of Operations.
The Corporation, on behalf of the Fund, entered into a Distribution Agreement and Distribution Plan with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BlackRock. Pursuant to the Distribution Plan and in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund pays BRIL ongoing service fees with respect to its Investor A Shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.25% based upon the average daily net assets attributable to Investor A Shares.
Pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, broker-dealers and BRIL provide shareholder servicing services to the Fund. The ongoing service fee compensates BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing to Investor A shareholders.
Pursuant to written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which may be affiliates, provide the Fund with sub-accounting, recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency and other administrative services with respect to sub-accounts they service. For these services, these entities receive an annual fee per shareholder account, which will vary depending on share class and/or net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund did not pay any amounts to affiliates in return for these services.
The Administrator maintains a call center, which is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Fund, such as responding to shareholder inquiries and processing transactions based upon instructions from shareholders with respect to the subscription and redemption of Fund shares. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund reimbursed the Administrator the following amounts for costs incurred in running the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statement of Operations:
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Institutional | | $ | 3,812 | |
Investor A | | $ | 641 | |
Class K | | $ | 2 | |
Certain officers and/or directors of the Corporation are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Fund reimburses the Administrator for a portion of the compensation paid to the Corporation’s Chief Compliance Officer.
3. Income Tax Information:
US GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The following permanent differences as of December 31, 2012 attributable to foreign currency transactions and the sale of stock of passive foreign investment companies by the Fund were reclassified to the following accounts:
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Distributions in excess of net investment income | | $ | 225,005 | |
Accumulated net realized loss allocated from the Series | | $ | (225,005 | ) |
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was as follows:
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| | 12/31/12 | | | 12/31/11 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 8,192,718 | | | $ | 8,546,155 | |
As of December 31, 2012, the tax components of accumulated net losses were as follows:
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Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 280,642 | |
Capital loss carryforwards | | | (36,696,961 | ) |
Net unrealized gains1 | | | 20,064,843 | |
Qualified late-year losses2 | | | (897,079 | ) |
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Total | | $ | (17,248,555 | ) |
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| 1 | | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains was attributable primarily to the timing and recognition of partnership income. |
| 2 | | The Fund has elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the year ending December 31, 2013. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded) | | BlackRock International Index Fund |
As of December 31, 2012, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:
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Expires December 31, | | | |
2016 | | $ | 4,270,741 | |
2017 | | | 6,596,186 | |
No expiration date1 | | | 25,830,034 | |
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Total | | $ | 36,696,961 | |
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| 1 | | Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration. |
4. Capital Share Transactions:
Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
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| | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | | | | | Year Ended December 31, 20112 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Institutional | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 2,586,365 | | | $ | 27,014,746 | | | | | | 2,419,978 | | | $ | 27,001,665 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | 133,467 | | | | 1,452,499 | | | | | | 302,801 | | | | 2,862,205 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (5,251,574 | ) | | | (54,524,964 | ) | | | | | (5,253,420 | ) | | | (55,609,457 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (2,531,742 | ) | | $ | (26,057,719 | ) | | | | | (2,530,641 | ) | | $ | (25,745,587 | ) |
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Investor A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 6,287,982 | | | $ | 64,635,262 | | | | | | 5,442,480 | | | $ | 57,248,032 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | 597,968 | | | | 6,462,313 | | | | | | 567,625 | | | | 5,330,566 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (4,100,677 | ) | | | (42,432,223 | ) | | | | | (2,785,511 | ) | | | (30,152,251 | ) |
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Net increase | | | 2,785,273 | | | $ | 28,665,352 | | | | | | 3,224,594 | | | $ | 32,426,347 | |
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Class K | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 72,801 | | | $ | 753,833 | | | | | | 2,119 | | | $ | 25,000 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,909 | | | | 20,814 | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Shares redeemed | | | (12,648 | ) | | | (135,792 | ) | | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Net increase | | | 62,062 | | | $ | 638,855 | | | | | | 2,119 | | | $ | 25,000 | |
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Total Net Increase | | | 315,593 | | | $ | 3,246,488 | | | | | | 696,072 | | | $ | 6,705,760 | |
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| 2 | | For the period March 31, 2011 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2011 for Class K. |
At December 31, 2012, affiliates owned 2,119 shares of Class K.
Prior to April 1, 2011, there was a 2% redemption fee on shares redeemed or exchanged that have been held for 30 days or less. The redemption fees were collected and retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders. The redemption fees were recorded as a credit to paid-in-capital. Effective April 1, 2011, the redemption fee was terminated and is no longer charged by the Fund.
5. Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
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14 | | BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | BlackRock International Index Fund |
To the Shareholders of BlackRock International Index Fund and Board of Directors of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of BlackRock International Index Fund, one of the series constituting BlackRock Index Funds, Inc., (the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of BlackRock International Index Fund, of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc., as of December 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 15, 2013
Important Tax Information (Unaudited)
The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid by the Fund for the taxable year ended December 31, 2012.
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| | Payable Date | | July 19, 2012 | | | December 17, 2012 | |
Qualified Dividend Income for Individuals1,2 | | | 100% | | | | 99.02% | |
Foreign Source Income2 | | | 93.43% | | | | 93.43% | |
Foreign Taxes Paid Per Share3 | | | $0.002142 | | | | $0.026992 | |
| 1 | | The Fund hereby designates the percentage indicated or the maximum amount allowable by law. |
| 2 | | Expressed as a percentage of the cash distribution grossed-up for foreign taxes. |
| 3 | | The foreign taxes paid represent taxes incurred by the Fund on income received by the Fund from foreign sources. Foreign taxes paid may be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or may be taken as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the appropriate treatment of foreign taxes paid. |
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Series Portfolio Information | | Master International Index Series |
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Ten Largest Holdings | | Percent of Long-Term Investments |
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Nestlé SA, Registered Shares | | | 2 | % |
HSBC Holdings Plc | | | 2 | |
Novartis AG, Registered Shares | | | 1 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 1 | |
BP Plc | | | 1 | |
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Class A | | | 1 | |
Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 1 | |
BHP Billiton Ltd. | | | 1 | |
Vodafone Group Plc | | | 1 | |
Sanofi | | | 1 | |
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Geographic Allocation | | Percent of Long-Term Investments |
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United Kingdom | | | 22 | % |
Japan | | | 20 | |
France | | | 10 | |
Australia | | | 9 | |
Germany | | | 9 | |
Switzerland | | | 9 | |
Hong Kong | | | 3 | |
Sweden | | | 3 | |
Spain | | | 3 | |
Netherlands | | | 3 | |
Italy | | | 2 | |
Singapore | | | 2 | |
Other1 | | | 5 | |
| 1 | | Other includes a 1% or less investment in each of the following countries: Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Israel, Ireland, Austria, Portugal, New Zealand and Greece. |
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16 | | BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2012 | | Master International Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Australia — 8.6% | | | | | | | | |
AGL Energy Ltd. | | | 36,321 | | | $ | 583,899 | |
ALS Ltd./Queensland | | | 23,053 | | | | 262,974 | |
Alumina Ltd. | | | 160,837 | | | | 154,361 | |
Amcor Ltd. | | | 80,303 | | | | 678,700 | |
AMP Ltd. | | | 192,688 | | | | 977,385 | |
APA Group | | | 54,879 | | | | 316,818 | |
Asciano Ltd. | | | 65,230 | | | | 319,105 | |
ASX Ltd. | | | 11,837 | | | | 386,291 | |
Aurizon Holdings Ltd. | | | 119,562 | | | | 470,164 | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | | | 180,841 | | | | 4,762,716 | |
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd. | | | 25,925 | | | | 230,943 | |
BGP Holdings Plc (a) | | | 783,183 | | | | 10 | |
BHP Billiton Ltd. | | | 214,704 | | | | 8,382,135 | |
Boral Ltd. | | | 52,018 | | | | 238,682 | |
Brambles Ltd. | | | 104,179 | | | | 826,065 | |
Caltex Australia Ltd. | | | 8,911 | | | | 179,732 | |
Centro Retail Australia | | | 91,777 | | | | 217,267 | |
CFS Retail Property Trust | | | 133,352 | | | | 266,766 | |
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. | | | 38,338 | | | | 538,776 | |
Cochlear Ltd. | | | 3,730 | | | | 309,215 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | | | 106,014 | | | | 6,904,306 | |
Computershare Ltd. | | | 29,768 | | | | 280,819 | |
Crown Ltd. | | | 27,165 | | | | 303,595 | |
CSL Ltd. | | | 33,658 | | | | 1,900,239 | |
Dexus Property Group | | | 300,204 | | | | 318,848 | |
Echo Entertainment Group Ltd. | | | 48,819 | | | | 176,318 | |
Flight Centre Ltd. | | | 3,423 | | | | 96,856 | |
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. | | | 94,491 | | | | 470,890 | |
Goodman Group | | | 113,434 | | | | 516,867 | |
GPT Group | | | 94,248 | | | | 362,778 | |
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. | | | 31,404 | | | | 62,516 | |
Iluka Resources Ltd. | | | 28,027 | | | | 270,852 | |
Incitec Pivot Ltd. | | | 110,317 | | | | 376,112 | |
Insurance Australia Group Ltd. | | | 138,359 | | | | 681,465 | |
Leighton Holdings Ltd. | | | 9,898 | | | | 186,845 | |
Lend Lease Group | | | 35,581 | | | | 347,476 | |
Macquarie Group Ltd. | | | 21,542 | | | | 806,985 | |
Metcash Ltd. | | | 58,890 | | | | 204,156 | |
Mirvac Group | | | 231,349 | | | | 360,034 | |
National Australia Bank Ltd. | | | 151,351 | | | | 3,980,996 | |
Newcrest Mining Ltd. | | | 50,924 | | | | 1,191,249 | |
Orica Ltd. | | | 24,331 | | | | 640,055 | |
Origin Energy Ltd. | | | 72,792 | | | | 894,810 | |
OZ Minerals Ltd. | | | 19,462 | | | | 138,211 | |
Qantas Airways Ltd. (a) | | | 77,541 | | | | 121,422 | |
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | | | 78,658 | | | | 901,256 | |
Ramsay Health Care Ltd. | | | 8,478 | | | | 241,812 | |
Rio Tinto Ltd. | | | 29,010 | | | | 2,039,664 | |
Santos Ltd. | | | 64,222 | | | | 752,466 | |
Sims Metal Management Ltd. | | | 11,568 | | | | 114,307 | |
Sonic Healthcare Ltd. | | | 25,257 | | | | 352,553 | |
SP AusNet | | | 112,082 | | | | 130,251 | |
Stockland | | | 146,669 | | | | 542,311 | |
Suncorp Group Ltd. | | | 85,700 | | | | 915,176 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Australia (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Sydney Airport | | | 13,793 | | | $ | 48,587 | |
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. | | | 47,647 | | | | 152,185 | |
Tatts Group Ltd. | | | 91,221 | | | | 287,325 | |
Telstra Corp. Ltd. | | | 289,910 | | | | 1,321,040 | |
Toll Holdings Ltd. | | | 46,738 | | | | 224,012 | |
Transurban Group | | | 87,545 | | | | 556,488 | |
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. | | | 43,719 | | | | 215,182 | |
Wesfarmers Ltd. | | | 67,017 | | | | 2,585,591 | |
Westfield Group | | | 142,962 | | | | 1,578,851 | |
Westfield Retail Trust | | | 193,076 | | | | 609,146 | |
Westpac Banking Corp. | | | 205,085 | | | | 5,619,281 | |
Whitehaven Coal Ltd. | | | 30,229 | | | | 112,658 | |
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. | | | 43,879 | | | | 1,563,629 | |
Woolworths Ltd. | | | 82,047 | | | | 2,517,065 | |
WorleyParsons Ltd. | | | 13,599 | | | | 334,983 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 65,412,523 | |
Austria — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Andritz AG | | | 4,889 | | | | 314,161 | |
Erste Group Bank AG (a) | | | 14,254 | | | | 453,200 | |
Immoeast AG NPV (a) | | | 30,711 | | | | — | |
IMMOFINANZ AG (a) | | | 60,647 | | | | 255,311 | |
OMV AG | | | 9,760 | | | | 353,664 | |
Raiffeisen Bank AG | | | 3,286 | | | | 136,694 | |
Telekom Austria AG | | | 13,873 | | | | 105,341 | |
Verbund AG | | | 4,748 | | | | 117,928 | |
Vienna Insurance Group | | | 2,605 | | | | 139,039 | |
Voestalpine AG | | | 7,473 | | | | 274,583 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,149,921 | |
Belgium — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Ageas | | | 15,325 | | | | 452,811 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV | | | 53,477 | | | | 4,657,021 | |
Belgacom SA | | | 9,973 | | | | 293,322 | |
Colruyt SA | | | 5,194 | | | | 257,093 | |
Delhaize Group | | | 6,874 | | | | 276,876 | |
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA | | | 5,350 | | | | 426,696 | |
KBC Group Holding | | | 15,841 | | | | 552,095 | |
Solvay SA | | | 3,985 | | | | 579,866 | |
Telenet Group Holding NV | | | 3,836 | | | | 180,508 | |
UCB SA | | | 7,394 | | | | 423,590 | |
Umicore SA | | | 7,605 | | | | 421,112 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,520,990 | |
Denmark — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A | | | 38 | | | | 270,647 | |
A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B | | | 88 | | | | 666,393 | |
Carlsberg A/S, Class B | | | 7,119 | | | | 701,338 | |
Coloplast A/S, Class B | | | 7,715 | | | | 378,345 | |
Danske Bank A/S (a) | | | 43,225 | | | | 734,141 | |
DSV A/S | | | 12,590 | | | | 325,734 | |
Novo-Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 27,117 | | | | 4,415,641 | |
Novozymes A/S, Class B | | | 16,127 | | | | 457,791 | |
TDC A/S | | | 32,329 | | | | 229,055 | |
Tryg A/S | | | 1,666 | | | | 126,091 | |
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To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedule of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list: | | AUD | | Australian Dollar | | NOK | | Norwegian Krone |
| EUR | | Euro | | SEK | | Swedish Krona |
| GBP | | British Pound | | SGD | | Singapore Dollar |
| HKD | | Hong Kong Dollar | | USD | | US Dollar |
| ILS | | Israeli New Shekel | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master International Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Denmark (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
William Demant Holding A/S (a) | | | 1,739 | | | $ | 149,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,454,576 | |
Finland — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Elisa Oyj | | | 9,184 | | | | 203,607 | |
Fortum Oyj | | | 29,837 | | | | 558,576 | |
Kesko Oyj, Class B | | | 4,450 | | | | 146,093 | |
Kone Oyj, Class B | | | 10,442 | | | | 772,287 | |
Metso Oyj | | | 8,429 | | | | 359,849 | |
Neste Oil Oyj | | | 8,875 | | | | 115,057 | |
Nokia Oyj | | | 249,824 | | | | 987,232 | |
Nokian Renkaat Oyj | | | 7,335 | | | | 293,819 | |
Orion Oyj, Class B | | | 6,361 | | | | 187,286 | |
Pohjola Bank Plc, Class A | | | 9,274 | | | | 138,865 | |
Sampo Oyj, Class A | | | 27,898 | | | | 903,495 | |
Stora Enso Oyj, Class R | | | 35,753 | | | | 250,250 | |
UPM-Kymmene Oyj | | | 35,010 | | | | 411,884 | |
Wartsila Oyj | | | 11,026 | | | | 480,026 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,808,326 | |
France — 9.2% | | | | | | | | |
Accor SA | | | 9,663 | | | | 344,650 | |
Aeroports de Paris | | | 1,990 | | | | 154,071 | |
Air Liquide SA | | | 20,769 | | | | 2,623,907 | |
Alstom SA | | | 13,906 | | | | 560,188 | |
ArcelorMittal | | | 62,338 | | | | 1,086,890 | |
Arkema | | | 4,137 | | | | 434,379 | |
Atos Origin SA | | | 3,685 | | | | 258,786 | |
AXA SA | | | 117,705 | | | | 2,113,485 | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 66,780 | | | | 3,801,788 | |
Bouygues SA | | | 12,430 | | | | 369,881 | |
Bureau Veritas SA | | | 3,673 | | | | 411,852 | |
Cap Gemini SA | | | 9,826 | | | | 429,667 | |
Carrefour SA | | | 40,125 | | | | 1,033,112 | |
Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA | | | 3,774 | | | | 361,483 | |
Christian Dior SA | | | 3,653 | | | | 622,668 | |
Cie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas (a) | | | 10,523 | | | | 319,755 | |
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Class B | | | 12,115 | | | | 1,160,846 | |
CNP Assurances | | | 11,119 | | | | 171,151 | |
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain | | | 26,511 | | | | 1,138,485 | |
Credit Agricole SA (a) | | | 67,413 | | | | 549,016 | |
Danone SA | | | 38,538 | | | | 2,538,581 | |
Dassault Systemes SA | | | 4,221 | | | | 471,939 | |
Edenred | | | 11,514 | | | | 356,109 | |
EDF SA | | | 15,751 | | | | 291,874 | |
Essilor International SA | | | 13,475 | | | | 1,359,051 | |
Eurazeo | | | 1,897 | | | | 91,847 | |
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. NV | | | 27,521 | | | | 1,084,912 | |
Eutelsat Communications SA | | | 8,836 | | | | 293,887 | |
Fonciere Des Regions | | | 1,752 | | | | 147,436 | |
France Telecom SA | | | 123,432 | | | | 1,369,332 | |
GDF Suez | | | 85,018 | | | | 1,751,036 | |
Gecina SA | | | 1,450 | | | | 164,202 | |
Groupe Eurotunnel SA | | | 36,810 | | | | 286,041 | |
ICADE | | | 1,573 | | | | 140,441 | |
Iliad SA | | | 1,480 | | | | 254,056 | |
Imerys SA | | | 2,274 | | | | 145,851 | |
JC Decaux SA | | | 4,659 | | | | 111,205 | |
Klepierre | | | 6,465 | | | | 258,401 | |
L’Oreal SA | | | 16,058 | | | | 2,234,349 | |
Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
France (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Lafarge SA | | | 12,324 | | | $ | 795,789 | |
Lagardere S.C.A. | | | 7,712 | | | | 259,400 | |
Legrand SA | | | 15,775 | | | | 669,429 | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA | | | 16,919 | | | | 3,122,524 | |
Natixis | | | 60,061 | | | | 205,295 | |
Pernod Ricard SA | | | 14,130 | | | | 1,639,376 | |
Peugeot SA (a) | | | 16,412 | | | | 119,766 | |
PPR | | | 5,031 | | | | 944,875 | |
Publicis Groupe SA | | | 11,791 | | | | 709,383 | |
Remy Cointreau SA | | | 1,488 | | | | 162,489 | |
Renault SA | | | 12,792 | | | | 694,708 | |
Rexel SA | | | 7,434 | | | | 152,046 | |
Safran SA | | | 15,263 | | | | 660,994 | |
Sanofi | | | 79,407 | | | | 7,530,153 | |
Schneider Electric SA | | | 34,990 | | | | 2,562,693 | |
Scor SE | | | 11,009 | | | | 297,557 | |
SES SA | | | 20,384 | | | | 587,074 | |
Societe BIC SA | | | 1,868 | | | | 223,913 | |
Societe Generale SA (a) | | | 46,751 | | | | 1,777,588 | |
Sodexo | | | 6,353 | | | | 536,820 | |
Suez Environnement Co. | | | 18,139 | | | | 218,807 | |
Technip SA | | | 6,775 | | | | 783,434 | |
Thales SA | | | 5,907 | | | | 205,815 | |
Total SA | | | 141,734 | | | | 7,374,833 | |
Unibail-Rodamco SE | | | 6,122 | | | | 1,484,604 | |
Vallourec SA | | | 6,829 | | | | 358,468 | |
Veolia Environnement SA | | | 21,974 | | | | 266,392 | |
Vinci SA | | | 30,641 | | | | 1,475,276 | |
Vivendi SA | | | 86,622 | | | | 1,959,038 | |
Wendel SA | | | 2,140 | | | | 220,595 | |
Zodiac Aerospace | | | 2,220 | | | | 245,779 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 69,541,523 | |
Germany — 8.4% | | | | | | | | |
Adidas AG | | | 13,927 | | | | 1,242,974 | |
Allianz SE, Registered Shares | | | 30,315 | | | | 4,225,819 | |
Axel Springer AG | | | 2,723 | | | | 116,571 | |
BASF SE | | | 61,156 | | | | 5,782,904 | |
Bayer AG, Registered Shares | | | 55,061 | | | | 5,250,718 | |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | | | 22,043 | | | | 2,145,026 | |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares | | | 3,394 | | | | 219,860 | |
Beiersdorf AG | | | 6,773 | | | | 554,577 | |
Brenntag AG | | | 3,405 | | | | 448,593 | |
Celesio AG | | | 5,979 | | | | 103,562 | |
Commerzbank AG (a) | | | 249,380 | | | | 477,751 | |
Continental AG | | | 7,324 | | | | 853,636 | |
Daimler AG, Registered Shares | | | 60,396 | | | | 3,325,135 | |
Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares | | | 61,885 | | | | 2,722,618 | |
Deutsche Boerse AG | | | 12,733 | | | | 780,813 | |
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares | | | 15,510 | | | | 293,205 | |
Deutsche Post AG, Registered Shares | | | 60,361 | | | | 1,329,481 | |
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares | | | 187,001 | | | | 2,128,614 | |
E.ON AG | | | 119,897 | | | | 2,248,791 | |
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide | | | 2,480 | | | | 144,674 | |
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | | | 14,071 | | | | 971,068 | |
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA | | | 8,285 | | | | 953,341 | |
GEA Group AG | | | 11,794 | | | | 383,491 | |
Hannover Rueckversicherung AG, Registered Shares | | | 4,082 | | | | 319,717 | |
HeidelbergCement AG | | | 9,491 | | | | 580,771 | |
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | | | 8,644 | | | | 593,246 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master International Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Germany (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares | | | 11,859 | | | $ | 975,652 | |
Hochtief AG (a) | | | 1,911 | | | | 111,781 | |
Hugo Boss AG | | | 1,594 | | | | 169,403 | |
Infineon Technologies AG | | | 73,039 | | | | 595,008 | |
K+S AG | | | 11,603 | | | | 538,887 | |
Kabel Deutschland Holding AG | | | 5,865 | | | | 441,432 | |
Lanxess AG | | | 5,465 | | | | 481,900 | |
Linde AG | | | 12,317 | | | | 2,154,837 | |
MAN SE | | | 2,811 | | | | 301,960 | |
Merck KGaA | | | 4,332 | | | | 570,935 | |
Metro AG | | | 8,809 | | | | 244,726 | |
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG, Registered Shares | | | 11,940 | | | | 2,155,501 | |
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares | | | 10,092 | | | | 830,721 | |
ProSieben SAT.1 Media AG, Preference Shares | | | 5,820 | | | | 165,776 | |
RWE AG | | | 32,577 | | | | 1,351,212 | |
RWE AG, Non-Voting Preference Shares | | | 2,740 | | | | 103,605 | |
Salzgitter AG | | | 2,650 | | | | 138,883 | |
SAP AG | | | 61,340 | | | | 4,932,510 | |
Siemens AG, Registered Shares | | | 54,784 | | | | 5,990,663 | |
Suedzucker AG | | | 5,533 | | | | 227,113 | |
ThyssenKrupp AG | | | 25,925 | | | | 612,156 | |
United Internet AG | | | 6,744 | | | | 145,841 | |
Volkswagen AG | | | 1,966 | | | | 426,498 | |
Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares | | | 9,629 | | | | 2,209,363 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 64,073,319 | |
Greece — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA (a) | | | 13,339 | | | | 311,641 | |
OPAP SA | | | 15,543 | | | | 111,452 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 423,093 | |
Hong Kong — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 721,600 | | | | 2,862,108 | |
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. | | | 13,304 | | | | 163,334 | |
Bank of East Asia Ltd. | | | 92,732 | | | | 360,107 | |
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. | | | 248,400 | | | | 781,412 | |
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. | | | 79,263 | | | | 147,223 | |
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. | | | 92,835 | | | | 1,444,456 | |
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. | | | 34,500 | | | | 213,107 | |
CLP Holdings Ltd. | | | 120,187 | | | | 1,009,791 | |
First Pacific Co. Ltd. | | | 142,000 | | | | 156,813 | |
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (a) | | | 142,000 | | | | 569,389 | |
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | | | 148,000 | | | | 595,613 | |
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. | | | 51,253 | | | | 791,190 | |
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | | | 64,491 | | | | 461,704 | |
HKT Trust/HKT Ltd. | | | 156,000 | | | | 153,225 | |
Hong Kong & China Gas Ltd. | | | 347,295 | | | | 954,196 | |
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. | | | 72,727 | | | | 1,258,625 | |
Hopewell Holdings Ltd. | | | 37,849 | | | | 164,107 | |
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. | | | 142,176 | | | | 1,506,631 | |
Hysan Development Co. Ltd. | | | 41,791 | | | | 203,223 | |
Kerry Properties Ltd. | | | 46,500 | | | | 244,288 | |
Li & Fung Ltd. | | | 389,980 | | | | 703,713 | |
The Link REIT | | | 151,914 | | | | 760,801 | |
MGM China Holdings Ltd. | | | 59,600 | | | | 109,773 | |
MTR Corp. | | | 95,000 | | | | 376,442 | |
New World Development Co. Ltd. | | | 243,226 | | | | 385,069 | |
NWS Holdings Ltd. | | | 91,500 | | | | 155,516 | |
Orient Overseas International Ltd. | | | 15,057 | | | | 99,401 | |
Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Hong Kong (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
PCCW Ltd. | | | 276,000 | | | $ | 121,991 | |
Power Assets Holdings Ltd. | | | 91,500 | | | | 785,030 | |
Sands China Ltd. | | | 160,600 | | | | 717,989 | |
Shangri-La Asia Ltd. | | | 107,905 | | | | 217,367 | |
Sino Land Co. Ltd. | | | 201,263 | | | | 368,541 | |
SJM Holdings Ltd. | | | 131,000 | | | | 309,168 | |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | | | 104,324 | | | | 1,582,097 | |
Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A | | | 45,077 | | | | 563,865 | |
Swire Properties Ltd. | | | 78,600 | | | | 264,726 | |
Wharf Holdings Ltd. | | | 100,357 | | | | 799,817 | |
Wheelock & Co. Ltd. | | | 62,000 | | | | 316,267 | |
Wing Hang Bank Ltd. | | | 11,500 | | | | 121,133 | |
Wynn Macau Ltd. (a) | | | 103,200 | | | | 284,180 | |
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. | | | 49,285 | | | | 166,692 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23,250,120 | |
Ireland — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
CRH Plc | | | 48,102 | | | | 978,208 | |
Elan Corp. Plc (a) | | | 34,169 | | | | 350,356 | |
Experian Plc | | | 67,203 | | | | 1,083,105 | |
Irish Bank Resolution Corp. Ltd. (a) | | | 62,641 | | | | 1 | |
James Hardie Industries SE | | | 29,405 | | | | 284,694 | |
Kerry Group Plc | | | 10,046 | | | | 530,639 | |
Prothena Corp. Plc (a) | | | 833 | | | | 6,109 | |
Ryanair Holdings Plc | | | 10,891 | | | | 68,519 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,301,631 | |
Israel — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Bank Hapoalim BM (a) | | | 70,522 | | | | 302,570 | |
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM (a) | | | 83,927 | | | | 285,673 | |
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. | | | 131,348 | | | | 152,142 | |
Delek Group Ltd. | | | 296 | | | | 69,653 | |
Israel Chemicals Ltd. | | | 30,115 | | | | 362,679 | |
The Israel Corp. Ltd. | | | 157 | | | | 103,272 | |
Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (a) | | | 2,298 | | | | 142,342 | |
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. (a) | | | 7,472 | | | | 77,490 | |
Nice Systems Ltd. (a) | | | 4,090 | | | | 136,987 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | | | 62,794 | | | | 2,333,391 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,966,199 | |
Italy — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Assicurazioni Generali SpA | | | 77,728 | | | | 1,420,456 | |
Atlantia SpA | | | 22,405 | | | | 406,843 | |
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (a) | | | 399,301 | | | | 119,430 | |
Banco Popolare SC (a) | | | 115,161 | | | | 191,762 | |
Enel Green Power SpA | | | 113,673 | | | | 211,746 | |
Enel SpA | | | 438,202 | | | | 1,822,693 | |
Eni SpA | | | 169,380 | | | | 4,149,390 | |
Exor SpA | | | 4,458 | | | | 112,350 | |
Fiat Industrial SpA | | | 56,948 | | | | 623,898 | |
Fiat SpA (a) | | | 57,559 | | | | 289,948 | |
Finmeccanica SpA (a) | | | 27,245 | | | | 157,673 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | | | 670,677 | | | | 1,159,809 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Non-Convertible Savings Shares | | | 56,017 | | | | 79,558 | |
Luxottica Group SpA | | | 10,836 | | | | 447,254 | |
Mediobanca SpA | | | 33,549 | | | | 207,233 | |
Pirelli & C SpA | | | 15,554 | | | | 179,208 | |
Prysmian SpA | | | 13,841 | | | | 276,280 | |
Saipem SpA | | | 17,813 | | | | 693,869 | |
Snam Rete Gas SpA | | | 114,239 | | | | 533,217 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master International Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Italy (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Telecom Italia SpA | | | 630,665 | | | $ | 572,055 | |
Telecom Italia SpA, Non-Convertible Savings Shares | | | 396,336 | | | | 315,440 | |
Tenaris SA | | | 31,423 | | | | 655,181 | |
Terna SpA | | | 85,205 | | | | 340,969 | |
UniCredit SpA (a) | | | 269,658 | | | | 1,327,918 | |
Unione di Banche Italiane ScpA | | | 56,556 | | | | 263,726 | |
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Japan — 19.4% | | | | | | | | |
ABC-Mart, Inc. | | | 1,600 | | | | 69,657 | |
Acom Co. Ltd. (a) | | | 2,450 | | | | 70,568 | |
Advantest Corp. | | | 10,100 | | | | 159,510 | |
Aeon Co. Ltd. | | | 39,700 | | | | 453,712 | |
Aeon Credit Service Co. Ltd. | | | 4,400 | | | | 89,032 | |
Aeon Mall Co. Ltd. | | | 5,000 | | | | 123,005 | |
Air Water, Inc. | | | 10,000 | | | | 127,988 | |
Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd. | | | 13,000 | | | | 405,953 | |
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | | | 43,000 | | | | 568,995 | |
Alfresa Holdings Corp. | | | 2,900 | | | | 113,353 | |
All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd. | | | 80,000 | | | | 168,072 | |
Amada Co. Ltd. | | | 24,000 | | | | 156,169 | |
Aozora Bank Ltd. | | | 40,000 | | | | 122,989 | |
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. | | | 67,100 | | | | 489,937 | |
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 25,900 | | | | 551,482 | |
Asahi Kasei Corp. | | | 84,000 | | | | 496,701 | |
Asics Corp. | | | 10,000 | | | | 152,765 | |
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | | 29,500 | | | | 1,326,367 | |
The Bank of Kyoto Ltd. | | | 21,000 | | | | 177,850 | |
The Bank of Yokohama Ltd. | | | 83,000 | | | | 385,918 | |
Benesse Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,300 | | | | 178,950 | |
Bridgestone Corp. | | | 43,300 | | | | 1,127,166 | |
Brother Industries Ltd. | | | 15,700 | | | | 169,018 | |
Calbee, Inc. | | | 1,000 | | | | 70,463 | |
Canon, Inc. | | | 75,500 | | | | 2,926,360 | |
Casio Computer Co. Ltd. | | | 14,000 | | | | 122,881 | |
Central Japan Railway Co. | | | 9,700 | | | | 787,247 | |
The Chiba Bank Ltd. | | | 50,000 | | | | 292,908 | |
Chiyoda Corp. | | | 10,000 | | | | 143,252 | |
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 43,000 | | | | 573,824 | |
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 15,100 | | | | 289,317 | |
The Chugoku Bank Ltd. | | | 13,000 | | | | 181,451 | |
The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 19,300 | | | | 303,709 | |
Citizen Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 19,000 | | | | 100,366 | |
Coca-Cola West Co. Ltd. | | | 3,900 | | | | 60,217 | |
Cosmo Oil Co. Ltd. | | | 38,000 | | | | 85,104 | |
Credit Saison Co. Ltd. | | | 10,200 | | | | 255,129 | |
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. | | | 38,000 | | | | 297,975 | |
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | | | 566 | | | | 796,395 | |
Daicel Corp. | | | 21,000 | | | | 138,943 | |
Daido Steel Co. Ltd. | | | 21,000 | | | | 106,486 | |
Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd. | | | 12,000 | | | | 239,074 | |
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. | | | 44,500 | | | | 683,174 | |
Daikin Industries Ltd. | | | 15,400 | | | | 528,976 | |
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. | | | 10,800 | | | | 129,748 | |
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. | | | 4,900 | | | | 463,099 | |
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 33,000 | | | | 567,361 | |
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | | | 110,000 | | | | 613,694 | |
Dena Co. Ltd. | | | 6,900 | | | | 226,350 | |
Denki Kagaku Kogyo KK | | | 29,000 | | | | 99,290 | |
Denso Corp. | | | 32,400 | | | | 1,128,304 | |
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Dentsu, Inc. | | | 12,113 | | | $ | 324,455 | |
Don Quijote Co. Ltd. | | | 3,700 | | | | 136,108 | |
East Japan Railway Co. | | | 22,649 | | | | 1,464,577 | |
Eisai Co. Ltd. | | | 16,800 | | | | 701,279 | |
Electric Power Development Co. Ltd. | | | 7,700 | | | | 182,628 | |
FamilyMart Co. Ltd. | | | 4,000 | | | | 164,792 | |
FANUC Corp. | | | 12,700 | | | | 2,362,828 | |
Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. | | | 3,500 | | | | 893,238 | |
Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. | | | 40,800 | | | | 100,385 | |
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 40,000 | | | | 504,413 | |
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | | | 31,100 | | | | 625,727 | |
Fujitsu Ltd. | | | 125,000 | | | | 524,246 | |
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. | | | 50,000 | | | | 200,238 | |
Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. (a) | | | 46,000 | | | | 103,459 | |
Gree, Inc. | | | 6,400 | | | | 99,325 | |
GS Yuasa Corp. | | | 25,000 | | | | 100,795 | |
The Gunma Bank Ltd. | | | 26,000 | | | | 127,206 | |
The Hachijuni Bank Ltd. | | | 28,000 | | | | 140,477 | |
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,640 | | | | 106,126 | |
Hamamatsu Photonics KK | | | 4,900 | | | | 178,158 | |
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. | | | 75,000 | | | | 387,774 | |
Hino Motors Ltd. | | | 18,000 | | | | 162,698 | |
Hirose Electric Co. Ltd. | | | 2,100 | | | | 251,453 | |
The Hiroshima Bank Ltd. | | | 35,000 | | | | 146,772 | |
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. | | | 4,000 | | | | 199,081 | |
Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 7,400 | | | | 111,542 | |
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. | | | 7,300 | | | | 153,524 | |
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. | | | 4,400 | | | | 91,052 | |
Hitachi Ltd. | | | 309,000 | | | | 1,818,312 | |
Hitachi Metals Ltd. | | | 12,000 | | | | 102,335 | |
Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 12,400 | | | | 150,533 | |
Hokuriku Electric Power Co. | | | 11,400 | | | | 135,290 | |
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. | | | 108,500 | | | | 4,018,256 | |
Hoya Corp. | | | 29,000 | | | | 571,414 | |
Hulic Co. Ltd. | | | 15,900 | | | | 107,880 | |
Ibiden Co. Ltd. | | | 8,400 | | | | 134,417 | |
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. | | | 1,500 | | | | 130,708 | |
IHI Corp. | | | 87,000 | | | | 225,600 | |
Inpex Corp. | | | 147 | | | | 786,209 | |
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. | | | 23,105 | | | | 226,114 | |
Isuzu Motors Ltd. | | | 80,000 | | | | 477,394 | |
ITOCHU Corp. | | | 100,200 | | | | 1,059,023 | |
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. | | | 1,700 | | | | 70,003 | |
The Iyo Bank Ltd. | | | 17,000 | | | | 134,758 | |
J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd. | | | 31,600 | | | | 175,138 | |
Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. (a) | | | 3,940 | | | | 169,355 | |
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. | | | 2,000 | | | | 70,635 | |
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. | | | 52 | | | | 150,291 | |
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. | | | 40 | | | | 394,085 | |
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. | | | 136 | | | | 250,004 | |
The Japan Steel Works Ltd. | | | 21,000 | | | | 136,813 | |
Japan Tobacco, Inc. | | | 59,900 | | | | 1,692,137 | |
JFE Holdings, Inc. | | | 33,200 | | | | 625,709 | |
JGC Corp. | | | 13,000 | | | | 405,099 | |
The Joyo Bank Ltd. | | | 44,000 | | | | 209,056 | |
JS Group Corp. | | | 17,900 | | | | 399,269 | |
JSR Corp. | | | 11,600 | | | | 221,416 | |
JTEKT Corp. | | | 15,100 | | | | 143,955 | |
Jupiter Telecommunications Co. Ltd. | | | 143 | | | | 178,100 | |
JX Holdings, Inc. | | | 150,560 | | | | 850,027 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Kajima Corp. | | | 57,800 | | | $ | 191,242 | |
Kamigumi Co. Ltd. | | | 15,000 | | | | 119,682 | |
Kaneka Corp. | | | 20,000 | | | | 101,193 | |
The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 49,500 | | | | 519,856 | |
Kansai Paint Co. Ltd. | | | 15,000 | | | | 161,653 | |
Kao Corp. | | | 35,000 | | | | 912,014 | |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 92,000 | | | | 250,197 | |
KDDI Corp. | | | 17,900 | | | | 1,265,481 | |
Keikyu Corp. | | | 32,000 | | | | 284,084 | |
Keio Corp. | | | 38,000 | | | | 283,294 | |
Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd. | | | 18,000 | | | | 151,898 | |
Keyence Corp. | | | 2,992 | | | | 829,755 | |
Kikkoman Corp. | | | 12,000 | | | | 171,350 | |
Kinden Corp. | | | 10,000 | | | | 65,168 | |
Kintetsu Corp. | | | 108,000 | | | | 442,553 | |
Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 58,000 | | | | 682,428 | |
Kobe Steel Ltd. (a) | | | 166,000 | | | | 212,103 | |
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 6,000 | | | | 87,505 | |
Komatsu Ltd. | | | 62,200 | | | | 1,596,076 | |
Konami Corp. | | | 6,700 | | | | 150,879 | |
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. | | | 31,000 | | | | 223,086 | |
Kubota Corp. | | | 74,000 | | | | 850,807 | |
Kuraray Co. Ltd. | | | 23,100 | | | | 302,822 | |
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. | | | 7,500 | | | | 164,708 | |
Kyocera Corp. | | | 10,300 | | | | 933,852 | |
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd. | | | 17,000 | | | | 167,709 | |
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 28,000 | | | | 319,234 | |
Lawson, Inc. | | | 4,100 | | | | 278,124 | |
M3, Inc. | | | 39 | | | | 62,247 | |
Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd. | | | 1,800 | | | | 76,759 | |
Makita Corp. | | | 7,600 | | | | 353,053 | |
Marubeni Corp. | | | 111,000 | | | | 796,451 | |
Marui Group Co. Ltd. | | | 15,700 | | | | 125,422 | |
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. | | | 3,400 | | | | 78,360 | |
Mazda Motor Corp. (a) | | | 175,400 | | | | 359,976 | |
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd. | | | 4,500 | | | | 118,746 | |
Medipal Holdings Corp. | | | 9,900 | | | | 109,765 | |
Meiji Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 3,993 | | | | 173,167 | |
Miraca Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,700 | | | | 149,187 | |
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | | | 90,500 | | | | 450,833 | |
Mitsubishi Corp. | | | 93,600 | | | | 1,802,076 | |
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | | | 129,000 | | | | 1,098,352 | |
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | | | 83,000 | | | | 1,987,078 | |
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. | | | 27,000 | | | | 165,614 | |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 203,200 | | | | 982,925 | |
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. | | | 9,000 | | | | 129,143 | |
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. | | | 73,000 | | | | 249,563 | |
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (a) | | | 262,000 | | | | 270,880 | |
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. | | | 14,800 | | | | 193,017 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 848,474 | | | | 4,591,189 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd. | | | 3,840 | | | | 165,182 | |
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. | | | 115,700 | | | | 1,734,212 | |
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | | | 57,000 | | | | 148,545 | |
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | | | 55,000 | | | | 1,345,469 | |
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. | | | 76,000 | | | | 226,400 | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1,521,364 | | | | 2,789,398 | |
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings | | | 33,670 | | | | 671,951 | |
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 13,400 | | | | 790,484 | |
Nabtesco Corp. | | | 6,600 | | | | 147,419 | |
Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc. | | | 11,800 | | | | 152,954 | |
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NEC Corp. (a) | | | 157,000 | | | $ | 331,166 | |
Nexon Co. Ltd. (a) | | | 7,300 | | | | 73,935 | |
NGK Insulators Ltd. | | | 19,000 | | | | 225,391 | |
NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd. | | | 13,000 | | | | 173,177 | |
NHK Spring Co. Ltd. | | | 10,700 | | | | 88,168 | |
Nidec Corp. | | | 7,300 | | | | 426,311 | |
Nikon Corp. | | | 22,700 | | | | 670,204 | |
Nintendo Co. Ltd. | | | 7,200 | | | | 768,796 | |
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. | | | 41 | | | | 424,136 | |
Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd. | | | 23,500 | | | | 133,809 | |
Nippon Express Co. Ltd. | | | 59,000 | | | | 243,802 | |
Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. | | | 11,000 | | | | 152,482 | |
Nippon Paper Group, Inc. | | | 7,094 | | | | 98,566 | |
Nippon Steel Corp. | | | 506,265 | | | | 1,246,511 | |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | | 29,076 | | | | 1,224,186 | |
Nippon Yusen KK | | | 104,000 | | | | 244,798 | |
The Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd. | | | 48,000 | | | | 119,104 | |
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. | | | 165,500 | | | | 1,570,409 | |
Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. | | | 12,500 | | | | 156,427 | |
Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 3,900 | | | | 147,959 | |
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 2,300 | | | | 168,513 | |
Nitto Denko Corp. | | | 11,010 | | | | 542,228 | |
NKSJ Holdings, Inc. | | | 24,575 | | | | 527,110 | |
NOK Corp. | | | 7,100 | | | | 111,180 | |
Nomura Holdings, Inc. | | | 241,700 | | | | 1,430,692 | |
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,500 | | | | 124,296 | |
Nomura Real Estate Office Fund, Inc. | | | 19 | | | | 109,450 | |
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. | | | 6,800 | | | | 141,649 | |
NSK Ltd. | | | 29,000 | | | | 206,354 | |
NTT Data Corp. | | | 86 | | | | 269,199 | |
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | | | 1,017 | | | | 1,466,026 | |
NTT Urban Development Corp. | | | 84 | | | | 81,474 | |
Obayashi Corp. | | | 43,000 | | | | 242,439 | |
Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd. | | | 42,000 | | | | 436,977 | |
OJI Paper Co. Ltd. | | | 52,000 | | | | 179,366 | |
Olympus Corp. (a) | | | 14,800 | | | | 287,131 | |
Omron Corp. | | | 13,600 | | | | 326,445 | |
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 5,500 | | | | 280,963 | |
Oracle Corp. Japan | | | 2,600 | | | | 108,310 | |
Oriental Land Co. Ltd. | | | 3,400 | | | | 411,755 | |
ORIX Corp. | | | 6,910 | | | | 780,543 | |
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. | | | 123,000 | | | | 446,776 | |
Otsuka Corp. | | | 1,100 | | | | 83,227 | |
Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 24,000 | | | | 676,111 | |
Panasonic Corp. | | | 145,700 | | | | 890,434 | |
Park24 Co. Ltd. | | | 7,000 | | | | 110,550 | |
Rakuten, Inc. | | | 48,400 | | | | 377,445 | |
Resona Holdings, Inc. | | | 126,756 | | | | 579,575 | |
Ricoh Co. Ltd. | | | 43,000 | | | | 456,421 | |
Rinnai Corp. | | | 2,300 | | | | 156,271 | |
Rohm Co. Ltd. | | | 6,400 | | | | 209,215 | |
Sankyo Co. Ltd. | | | 3,200 | | | | 126,976 | |
Sanrio Co. Ltd. | | | 3,200 | | | | 102,092 | |
Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 4,800 | | | | 184,382 | |
SBI Holdings, Inc. | | | 15,240 | | | | 136,235 | |
Secom Co. Ltd. | | | 14,100 | | | | 710,389 | |
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. | | | 13,432 | | | | 226,723 | |
Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 29,000 | | | | 252,987 | |
Sekisui House Ltd. | | | 36,000 | | | | 394,188 | |
Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 50,200 | | | | 1,415,176 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Japan (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Seven Bank Ltd. | | | 33,800 | | | $ | 89,157 | |
Sharp Corp. | | | 64,000 | | | | 223,836 | |
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 11,200 | | | | 178,677 | |
Shimadzu Corp. | | | 16,000 | | | | 109,180 | |
Shimamura Co. Ltd. | | | 1,600 | | | | 155,481 | |
Shimano, Inc. | | | 5,100 | | | | 326,569 | |
Shimizu Corp. | | | 41,000 | | | | 154,124 | |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 27,300 | | | | 1,666,120 | |
Shinsei Bank Ltd. | | | 102,000 | | | | 204,157 | |
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. | | | 19,700 | | | | 328,277 | |
Shiseido Co. Ltd. | | | 23,800 | | | | 335,948 | |
The Shizuoka Bank Ltd. | | | 36,000 | | | | 351,652 | |
Showa Denko KK | | | 91,000 | | | | 139,087 | |
Showa Shell Sekiyu KK | | | 13,200 | | | | 74,768 | |
SMC Corp. | | | 3,500 | | | | 635,791 | |
Softbank Corp. | | | 59,000 | | | | 2,161,831 | |
Sojitz Corp. | | | 87,100 | | | | 128,781 | |
Sony Corp. | | | 66,900 | | | | 750,314 | |
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 11,400 | | | | 204,952 | |
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 4,600 | | | | 58,516 | |
Stanley Electric Co. Ltd. | | | 9,600 | | | | 136,446 | |
Sumco Corp. (a) | | | 7,000 | | | | 68,855 | |
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 101,000 | | | | 318,295 | |
Sumitomo Corp. | | | 74,900 | | | | 960,952 | |
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. | | | 50,600 | | | | 584,876 | |
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 38,000 | | | | 182,116 | |
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. | | | 36,000 | | | | 508,171 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | | 89,450 | | | | 3,250,773 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | | | 206,820 | | | | 728,690 | |
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. | | | 23,000 | | | | 766,219 | |
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. | | | 11,500 | | | | 139,061 | |
Suruga Bank Ltd. | | | 12,000 | | | | 147,589 | |
Suzuken Co. Ltd. | | | 4,900 | | | | 138,048 | |
Suzuki Motor Corp. | | | 24,500 | | | | 641,123 | |
Sysmex Corp. | | | 4,700 | | | | 216,429 | |
T&D Holdings, Inc. | | | 38,400 | | | | 467,530 | |
Taiheiyo Cement Corp. | | | 76,000 | | | | 208,947 | |
Taisei Corp. | | | 68,000 | | | | 226,119 | |
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 2,400 | | | | 164,839 | |
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. | | | 15,000 | | | | 86,298 | |
Takashimaya Co. Ltd. | | | 19,000 | | | | 135,205 | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 52,600 | | | | 2,350,957 | |
TDK Corp. | | | 8,400 | | | | 305,901 | |
Teijin Ltd. | | | 63,000 | | | | 156,892 | |
Terumo Corp. | | | 10,100 | | | | 401,070 | |
THK Co. Ltd. | | | 8,100 | | | | 145,684 | |
Tobu Railway Co. Ltd. | | | 69,000 | | | | 365,917 | |
Toho Co. Ltd. | | | 7,700 | | | | 135,524 | |
Toho Gas Co. Ltd. | | | 27,000 | | | | 144,787 | |
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (a) | | | 30,700 | | | | 286,263 | |
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | | 46,100 | | | | 1,284,311 | |
The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (a) | | | 95,000 | | | | 228,955 | |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | | | 11,300 | | | | 521,170 | |
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. | | | 162,000 | | | | 740,187 | |
Tokyu Corp. | | | 77,000 | | | | 433,797 | |
Tokyu Land Corp. | | | 28,000 | | | | 205,159 | |
TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK | | | 19,000 | | | | 164,307 | |
Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. | | | 36,000 | | | | 223,168 | |
Toray Industries, Inc. | | | 96,700 | | | | 594,030 | |
Toshiba Corp. | | | 269,000 | | | | 1,064,761 | |
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Toto Ltd. | | | 20,000 | | | $ | 150,361 | |
Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd. | | | 10,300 | | | | 138,798 | |
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. | | | 6,000 | | | | 159,863 | |
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. | | | 4,100 | | | | 83,340 | |
Toyota Boshoku Corp. | | | 3,600 | | | | 41,740 | |
Toyota Industries Corp. | | | 10,600 | | | | 338,415 | |
Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 183,700 | | | | 8,578,078 | |
Toyota Tsusho Corp. | | | 14,200 | | | | 350,495 | |
Trend Micro, Inc. | | | 6,900 | | | | 208,484 | |
Tsumura & Co. | | | 4,100 | | | | 123,945 | |
Ube Industries Ltd. | | | 68,000 | | | | 163,352 | |
Uni-charm Corp. | | | 7,700 | | | | 400,127 | |
Ushio, Inc. | | | 6,300 | | | | 69,084 | |
USS Co. Ltd. | | | 1,460 | | | | 152,029 | |
West Japan Railway Co. | | | 11,300 | | | | 445,182 | |
Yahoo Japan Corp. | | | 962 | | | | 311,491 | |
Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. | | | 6,300 | | | | 275,953 | |
Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. | | | 5,960 | | | | 230,360 | |
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. | | | 14,000 | | | | 123,639 | |
Yamaha Corp. | | | 10,800 | | | | 114,543 | |
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. | | | 18,200 | | | | 201,615 | |
Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 25,400 | | | | 386,004 | |
Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. | | | 2,900 | | | | 84,933 | |
Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd. | | | 8,000 | | | | 89,142 | |
Yaskawa Electric Corp. | | | 15,000 | | | | 144,750 | |
Yokogawa Electric Corp. | | | 13,900 | | | | 152,417 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 146,785,904 | |
Netherlands — 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Aegon NV | | | 116,809 | | | | 754,565 | |
Akzo Nobel NV | | | 15,857 | | | | 1,049,682 | |
ASML Holding NV | | | 20,962 | | | | 1,344,369 | |
Corio NV | | | 4,309 | | | | 197,594 | |
DE Master Blenders 1753 NV (a) | | | 38,966 | | | | 447,669 | |
Delta Lloyd NV | | | 9,644 | | | | 158,872 | |
Fugro NV | | | 4,564 | | | | 270,818 | |
Gemalto NV | | | 5,200 | | | | 469,377 | |
Heineken Holding NV | | | 6,580 | | | | 362,312 | |
Heineken NV | | | 15,336 | | | | 1,028,179 | |
ING Groep NV (a) | | | 255,006 | | | | 2,422,042 | |
Koninklijke Ahold NV | | | 67,086 | | | | 899,556 | |
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV | | | 4,972 | | | | 225,067 | |
Koninklijke DSM NV | | | 10,262 | | | | 625,424 | |
Koninklijke KPN NV | | | 66,783 | | | | 330,264 | |
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV | | | 69,203 | | | | 1,832,509 | |
Koninklijke Vopak NV | | | 4,783 | | | | 338,099 | |
QIAGEN NV (a) | | | 15,859 | | | | 288,018 | |
Randstad Holding NV | | | 8,087 | | | | 300,166 | |
Reed Elsevier NV | | | 45,782 | | | | 678,841 | |
STMicroelectronics NV | | | 42,937 | | | | 311,703 | |
TNT Express NV | | | 22,393 | | | | 249,171 | |
Unilever NV CVA | | | 108,462 | | | | 4,150,147 | |
Wolters Kluwer NV | | | 20,149 | | | | 413,894 | |
Ziggo NV | | | 8,074 | | | | 263,874 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,412,212 | |
New Zealand — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Auckland International Airport Ltd. | | | 62,385 | | | | 138,086 | |
Contact Energy Ltd. (a) | | | 25,128 | | | | 108,502 | |
Fletcher Building Ltd. | | | 45,486 | | | | 319,280 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master International Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
New Zealand (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd. | | | 39,154 | | | $ | 122,958 | |
Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd. | | | 125,692 | | | | 237,911 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 926,737 | |
Norway — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Aker Solutions ASA | | | 10,661 | | | | 220,775 | |
DnB NOR ASA | | | 65,362 | | | | 835,435 | |
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA | | | 13,051 | | | | 187,550 | |
Norsk Hydro ASA | | | 61,657 | | | | 312,942 | |
Orkla ASA | | | 51,153 | | | | 448,281 | |
Seadrill Ltd. | | | 23,427 | | | | 863,095 | |
Statoil ASA | | | 74,298 | | | | 1,872,651 | |
Subsea 7 SA | | | 18,626 | | | | 447,626 | |
Telenor ASA | | | 46,723 | | | | 951,365 | |
Yara International ASA | | | 12,442 | | | | 620,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,760,061 | |
Portugal — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Banco Espirito Santo SA, Registered Shares (a) | | | 140,243 | | | | 166,799 | |
EDP—Energias de Portugal SA | | | 124,913 | | | | 379,958 | |
Galp Energia SGPS SA | | | 18,070 | | | | 280,494 | |
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA | | | 14,755 | | | | 285,308 | |
Portugal Telecom SGPS SA, Registered Shares | | | 41,589 | | | | 207,105 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,319,664 | |
Singapore — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 129,962 | | | | 254,325 | |
CapitaCommercial Trust | | | 137,000 | | | | 190,118 | |
CapitaLand Ltd. | | | 169,749 | | | | 522,506 | |
CapitaMall Trust | | | 157,700 | | | | 277,122 | |
CapitaMalls Asia Ltd. | | | 91,000 | | | | 146,560 | |
City Developments Ltd. | | | 33,535 | | | | 358,656 | |
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd. | | | 124,816 | | | | 183,620 | |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 121,407 | | | | 1,490,454 | |
Fraser and Neave Ltd. | | | 61,096 | | | | 488,192 | |
Genting Singapore Plc | | | 405,227 | | | | 465,548 | |
Global Logistic Properties Ltd. | | | 136,000 | | | | 314,529 | |
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. | | | 456,251 | | | | 245,531 | |
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust | | | 351,000 | | | | 280,929 | |
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. | | | 6,721 | | | | 267,696 | |
Keppel Corp. Ltd. | | | 96,577 | | | | 881,899 | |
Keppel Land Ltd. | | | 51,000 | | | | 170,812 | |
Noble Group Ltd. | | | 265,840 | | | | 256,834 | |
Olam International Ltd. | | | 108,900 | | | | 139,885 | |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. | | | 171,914 | | | | 1,385,280 | |
SembCorp Industries Ltd. | | | 66,590 | | | | 290,354 | |
Sembcorp Marine Ltd. | | | 55,197 | | | | 210,863 | |
Singapore Airlines Ltd. | | | 36,009 | | | | 319,383 | |
Singapore Exchange Ltd. | | | 57,000 | | | | 331,232 | |
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. | | | 84,316 | | | | 279,212 | |
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. | | | 102,213 | | | | 322,605 | |
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | | | 531,132 | | | | 1,445,225 | |
StarHub Ltd. | | | 39,157 | | | | 122,648 | |
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | | | 84,572 | | | | 1,387,322 | |
UOL Group Ltd. | | | 32,457 | | | | 160,074 | |
Wilmar International Ltd. | | | 125,670 | | | | 346,948 | |
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. | | | 135,183 | | | | 108,306 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,644,668 | |
Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Spain — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Abertis Infraestructuras SA | | | 24,845 | | | $ | 410,349 | |
Acciona SA | | | 1,687 | | | | 125,983 | |
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA | | | 9,222 | | | | 233,718 | |
Amadeus IT Holding SA, Class A | | | 20,550 | | | | 519,327 | |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | | | 362,784 | | | | 3,370,566 | |
Banco de Sabadell SA (a) | | | 189,193 | | | | 494,792 | |
Banco Popular Espanol SA | | | 363,656 | | | | 284,244 | |
Banco Santander SA | | | 687,221 | | | | 5,585,050 | |
Bankia SA (a) | | | 64,874 | | | | 33,482 | |
Caixa Bank | | | 54,079 | | | | 189,442 | |
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA | | | 39,673 | | | | 253,477 | |
Enagas SA | | | 12,424 | | | | 266,172 | |
Ferrovial SA | | | 26,864 | | | | 399,907 | |
Gas Natural SDG SA | | | 23,527 | | | | 424,129 | |
Grifols SA (a) | | | 9,819 | | | | 343,352 | |
Iberdrola SA | | | 265,625 | | | | 1,483,437 | |
Inditex SA | | | 14,524 | | | | 2,040,713 | |
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (a) | | | 61,141 | | | | 181,505 | |
Mapfre SA | | | 51,574 | | | | 158,906 | |
Red Electrica Corp. SA | | | 7,069 | | | | 349,180 | |
Repsol YPF SA | | | 54,351 | | | | 1,109,452 | |
Telefonica SA | | | 272,711 | | | | 3,692,246 | |
Zardoya Otis SA | | | 10,398 | | | | 148,228 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,097,657 | |
Sweden — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Alfa Laval AB | | | 22,201 | | | | 464,218 | |
Assa Abloy AB, Class B | | | 22,252 | | | | 837,625 | |
Atlas Copco AB, Class A | | | 44,700 | | | | 1,239,543 | |
Atlas Copco AB, Class B | | | 25,967 | | | | 637,399 | |
Boliden AB | | | 17,900 | | | | 340,118 | |
Electrolux AB, Class B | | | 15,948 | | | | 421,257 | |
Elekta AB, B Shares | | | 24,237 | | | | 377,914 | |
Getinge AB, Class B | | | 13,246 | | | | 450,269 | |
Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B | | | 63,209 | | | | 2,190,636 | |
Hexagon AB, Class B | | | 15,935 | | | | 402,968 | |
Husqvarna AB, Class B | | | 27,598 | | | | 167,493 | |
Industrivarden AB, Class C | | | 7,998 | | | | 133,252 | |
Investor AB, Class B | | | 30,313 | | | | 796,327 | |
Kinnevik Investment AB, Class B | | | 13,966 | | | | 292,133 | |
Lundin Petroleum AB (a) | | | 15,138 | | | | 350,327 | |
Millicom International Cellular SA | | | 4,298 | | | | 373,070 | |
Nordea Bank AB | | | 175,249 | | | | 1,685,706 | |
Ratos AB, Class B | | | 12,958 | | | | 124,796 | |
Sandvik AB | | | 66,796 | | | | 1,073,528 | |
Scania AB, Class B | | | 21,133 | | | | 439,384 | |
Securitas AB, Class B | | | 20,839 | | | | 182,689 | |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A | | | 94,711 | | | | 810,316 | |
Skanska AB, Class B | | | 25,589 | | | | 419,938 | |
SKF AB, Class B | | | 26,090 | | | | 660,797 | |
Svenska Cellulosa AB, B Shares | | | 38,818 | | | | 844,004 | |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A | | | 33,004 | | | | 1,186,556 | |
Swedbank AB, Class A | | | 53,331 | | | | 1,047,707 | |
Swedish Match AB | | | 13,535 | | | | 454,369 | |
Tele2 AB, Class B | | | 21,497 | | | | 388,555 | |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B | | | 202,608 | | | | 2,046,594 | |
TeliaSonera AB | | | 144,106 | | | | 978,334 | |
Volvo AB, Class B | | | 92,868 | | | | 1,280,568 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23,098,390 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master International Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Switzerland — 8.4% | | | | | | | | |
ABB Ltd., Registered Shares (a) | | | 146,409 | | | $ | 3,036,160 | |
Actelion Ltd., Registered Shares (a) | | | 7,187 | | | | 343,904 | |
Adecco SA, Registered Shares (a) | | | 8,765 | | | | 464,179 | |
Aryzta AG (a) | | | 5,754 | | | | 296,074 | |
Baloise Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 3,186 | | | | 275,184 | |
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | | | 189 | | | | 100,656 | |
Barry Callebaut AG (a) | | | 122 | | | | 118,028 | |
Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A Shares | | | 34,754 | | | | 2,728,033 | |
Credit Suisse Group AG (a) | | | 83,491 | | | | 2,037,712 | |
EMS-Chemie Holding AG | | | 575 | | | | 135,559 | |
Geberit AG, Registered Shares (a) | | | 2,480 | | | | 549,754 | |
Givaudan SA, Registered Shares (a) | | | 557 | | | | 588,631 | |
Holcim Ltd., Registered Shares (a) | | | 15,240 | | | | 1,122,503 | |
Julius Baer Group Ltd. (a) | | | 14,587 | | | | 519,338 | |
Kuehne & Nagel International AG, Registered Shares | | | 3,569 | | | | 430,275 | |
Lindt & Spruengli AG (a) | | | 56 | | | | 182,622 | |
Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered Shares (a) | | | 6 | | | | 227,098 | |
Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares (a) | | | 3,610 | | | | 195,612 | |
Nestle SA, Registered Shares | | | 214,730 | | | | 14,009,725 | |
Novartis AG, Registered Shares | | | 153,166 | | | | 9,675,997 | |
Pargesa Holding SA | | | 1,833 | | | | 126,329 | |
Partners Group Holding AG | | | 1,166 | | | | 269,555 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 46,781 | | | | 9,458,235 | |
Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates | | | 3,207 | | | | 463,911 | |
Schindler Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 1,408 | | | | 199,683 | |
SGS SA, Registered Shares | | | 367 | | | | 815,130 | |
Sika AG | | | 143 | | | | 330,751 | |
Sonova Holding AG, Registered Shares (a) | | | 3,206 | | | | 355,424 | |
Sulzer AG | | | 1,637 | | | | 259,086 | |
The Swatch Group AG, Bearer Shares | | | 2,053 | | | | 1,041,085 | |
The Swatch Group AG, Registered Shares | | | 2,804 | | | | 242,560 | |
Swiss Life Holding, Registered Shares (a) | | | 2,072 | | | | 276,563 | |
Swiss Prime Site AG (a) | | | 3,698 | | | | 308,689 | |
Swiss Re AG (a) | | | 23,445 | | | | 1,699,734 | |
Swisscom AG, Registered Shares | | | 1,551 | | | | 672,069 | |
Syngenta AG, Registered Shares | | | 6,200 | | | | 2,504,715 | |
Transocean Ltd. | | | 23,922 | | | | 1,072,511 | |
UBS AG, Registered Shares (a) | | | 242,452 | | | | 3,794,100 | |
Zurich Insurance Group AG (a) | | | 9,813 | | | | 2,629,471 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 63,556,645 | |
United Kingdom — 21.7% | | | | | | | | |
3i Group Plc | | | 62,540 | | | | 223,201 | |
Aberdeen Asset Management Plc | | | 57,655 | | | | 346,934 | |
Admiral Group Plc | | | 13,656 | | | | 260,127 | |
Aggreko Plc | | | 17,856 | | | | 509,584 | |
AMEC Plc | | | 20,890 | | | | 345,332 | |
Anglo American Plc | | | 92,571 | | | | 2,918,127 | |
Antofagasta Plc | | | 26,454 | | | | 579,738 | |
ARM Holdings Plc | | | 91,789 | | | | 1,159,179 | |
Associated British Foods Plc | | | 23,897 | | | | 610,528 | |
AstraZeneca Plc | | | 83,028 | | | | 3,934,672 | |
Aviva Plc | | | 194,259 | | | | 1,202,064 | |
Babcock International Group Plc | | | 24,207 | | | | 382,108 | |
BAE Systems Plc | | | 216,291 | | | | 1,202,185 | |
Balfour Beatty Plc | | | 45,076 | | | | 202,884 | |
Barclays Plc | | | 774,166 | | | | 3,362,961 | |
BG Group Plc | | | 226,211 | | | | 3,773,153 | |
BHP Billiton Plc | | | 140,628 | | | | 4,960,439 | |
Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
United Kingdom (continued) | | | | | | | | |
BP Plc | | | 1,267,884 | | | $ | 8,815,480 | |
British American Tobacco Plc | | | 129,400 | | | | 6,578,043 | |
British Land Co. Plc | | | 55,373 | | | | 511,570 | |
British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc | | | 71,959 | | | | 907,575 | |
BT Group Plc | | | 524,175 | | | | 1,999,833 | |
Bunzl Plc | | | 21,616 | | | | 357,782 | |
Burberry Group Plc | | | 29,213 | | | | 587,224 | |
The Capita Group Plc | | | 43,969 | | | | 543,320 | |
Capital Shopping Centres Group Plc | | | 36,294 | | | | 208,801 | |
Carnival Plc | | | 12,294 | | | | 477,404 | |
Centrica Plc | | | 345,962 | | | | 1,888,155 | |
Cobham Plc | | | 72,474 | | | | 263,336 | |
Compass Group Plc | | | 123,909 | | | | 1,470,893 | |
Croda International Plc | | | 8,808 | | | | 344,261 | |
Diageo Plc | | | 166,882 | | | | 4,860,705 | |
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. Plc | | | 15,477 | | | | 73,198 | |
Evraz Plc | | | 22,376 | | | | 96,031 | |
Fresnillo Plc | | | 12,128 | | | | 371,984 | |
G4S Plc | | | 94,373 | | | | 395,423 | |
GKN Plc | | | 107,702 | | | | 406,336 | |
GlaxoSmithKline Plc | | | 331,182 | | | | 7,210,596 | |
Glencore International Plc | | | 253,463 | | | | 1,464,212 | |
Hammerson Plc | | | 48,213 | | | | 386,607 | |
Hargreaves Lansdown Plc | | | 16,256 | | | | 181,814 | |
HSBC Holdings Plc | | | 1,219,277 | | | | 12,920,391 | |
ICAP Plc | | | 36,602 | | | | 185,083 | |
IMI Plc | | | 21,278 | | | | 385,116 | |
Imperial Tobacco Group Plc | | | 66,025 | | | | 2,559,891 | |
Inmarsat Plc | | | 30,104 | | | | 290,173 | |
InterContinental Hotels Group Plc | | | 17,841 | | | | 500,268 | |
Intertek Group Plc | | | 10,804 | | | | 548,807 | |
Invensys Plc | | | 52,741 | | | | 282,246 | |
Investec Plc | | | 37,184 | | | | 258,861 | |
ITV Plc | | | 243,198 | | | | 421,891 | |
J Sainsbury Plc | | | 80,871 | | | | 457,539 | |
Johnson Matthey Plc | | | 13,776 | | | | 541,164 | |
Kazakhmys Plc | | | 14,031 | | | | 181,346 | |
Kingfisher Plc | | | 156,502 | | | | 731,266 | |
Land Securities Group Plc | | | 51,934 | | | | 692,852 | |
Legal & General Group Plc | | | 393,269 | | | | 943,007 | |
Lloyds Banking Group Plc (a) | | | 2,809,886 | | | | 2,239,180 | |
London Stock Exchange Group Plc | | | 11,712 | | | | 208,920 | |
Marks & Spencer Group Plc | | | 106,980 | | | | 672,008 | |
Meggitt Plc | | | 51,057 | | | | 319,706 | |
Melrose Industries Plc | | | 79,012 | | | | 290,229 | |
National Grid Plc | | | 242,212 | | | | 2,778,029 | |
Next Plc | | | 11,023 | | | | 669,123 | |
Old Mutual Plc | | | 325,287 | | | | 955,379 | |
Pearson Plc | | | 54,336 | | | | 1,059,093 | |
Petrofac Ltd. | | | 17,115 | | | | 457,414 | |
Prudential Plc | | | 170,209 | | | | 2,428,430 | |
Randgold Resources Ltd. | | | 5,806 | | | | 574,371 | |
Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc | | | 43,332 | | | | 2,750,697 | |
Reed Elsevier Plc | | | 81,338 | | | | 858,737 | |
Resolution Ltd. | | | 94,233 | | | | 383,381 | |
Rexam Plc | | | 58,249 | | | | 416,783 | |
Rio Tinto Plc | | | 89,254 | | | | 5,205,795 | |
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc (a) | | | 124,643 | | | | 1,787,802 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (a) | | | 141,210 | | | | 754,758 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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24 | | BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master International Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
United Kingdom (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Class A | | | 247,420 | | | $ | 8,587,996 | |
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Class B | | | 175,162 | | | | 6,249,133 | |
RSA Insurance Group Plc | | | 234,527 | | | | 484,338 | |
SABMiller Plc | | | 63,696 | | | | 2,956,202 | |
The Sage Group Plc | | | 80,883 | | | | 388,926 | |
Schroders Plc | | | 7,376 | | | | 204,939 | |
Scottish & Southern Energy Plc | | | 62,890 | | | | 1,463,079 | |
Segro Plc | | | 48,415 | | | | 196,518 | |
Serco Group Plc | | | 32,671 | | | | 286,190 | |
Severn Trent Plc | | | 15,833 | | | | 407,413 | |
Shire Plc | | | 37,445 | | | | 1,151,850 | |
Smith & Nephew Plc | | | 59,839 | | | | 661,454 | |
Smiths Group Plc | | | 25,887 | | | | 507,064 | |
Standard Chartered Plc | | | 159,299 | | | | 4,122,617 | |
Standard Life Plc | | | 157,759 | | | | 862,382 | |
Tate & Lyle Plc | | | 31,359 | | | | 387,980 | |
Tesco Plc | | | 535,376 | | | | 2,949,158 | |
Tui Travel Plc | | | 28,239 | | | | 131,036 | |
Tullow Oil Plc | | | 60,387 | | | | 1,258,912 | |
Unilever Plc | | | 85,454 | | | | 3,321,675 | |
United Utilities Group Plc | | | 44,694 | | | | 492,023 | |
Vedanta Resources Plc | | | 6,701 | | | | 129,379 | |
Vodafone Group Plc | | | 3,274,276 | | | | 8,242,217 | |
The Weir Group Plc | | | 14,092 | | | | 435,768 | |
Whitbread Plc | | | 11,733 | | | | 471,484 | |
WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc | | | 151,269 | | | | 649,497 | |
Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
United Kingdom (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Wolseley Plc | | | 17,897 | | | $ | 855,811 | |
WPP Plc (a) | | | 84,080 | | | | 1,228,340 | |
Xstrata Plc | | | 139,938 | | | | 2,442,728 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 164,609,644 | |
Total Common Stocks — 96.8% | | | | | | | 733,671,709 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Rights | | | | | | |
Singapore — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Olam International Ltd. (a) | | | 34,085 | | | | — | |
Spain — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Repsol SA (a) | | | 54,351 | | | | 33,144 | |
Total Rights — 0.0% | | | | | | | 33,144 | |
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost — $586,314,295) — 96.8% | | | | | | | 733,704,853 | |
Total Investments (Cost — $586,314,295*) — 96.8% | | | | 733,704,853 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 3.2% | | | | 24,438,776 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 758,143,629 | |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments |
* | | As of December 31, 2012, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows: |
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Tax cost | | $ | 628,318,296 | |
| | | | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 167,219,681 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (61,833,124 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 105,386,557 | |
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(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
Ÿ | | Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Series during the year ended December 31, 2012, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
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Affiliate | | Shares Held at December 31, 2011 | | | Net Activity | | | Shares Held at December 31, 2012 | | Income | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash, Institutional Class | | | 1,969,251 | | | | (1,969,251) | | | — | | | $4,682 | |
Ÿ | | Financial futures contracts as of December 31, 2012 were as follows: |
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Contracts Purchased | | Issue | | Exchange | | Expiration | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
71 | | DJ Euro Stoxx 50 Index | | Eurex | | | March 2013 | | | $ | 2,450,687 | | | $ | (6,714 | ) |
8 | | E-Mini MSCI EAFE Index | | Chicago Mercantile | | | March 2013 | | | $ | 648,120 | | | | 6,235 | |
29 | | FTSE 100 Index | | Euronext LIFFE | | | March 2013 | | | $ | 2,754,937 | | | | (9,089 | ) |
28 | | Nikkei 225 Index | | Singapore Exchange | | | March 2013 | | | $ | 1,676,574 | | | | 115,977 | |
9 | | SPI 200 Index | | Australian Securities Exchange | | | March 2013 | | | $ | 1,078,534 | | | | 12,693 | |
Total | | | $ | 119,102 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master International Index Series |
Ÿ | | Foreign currency exchange contracts as of December 31, 2012 were as follows: |
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Currency Purchased | | | Currency Sold | | | Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
USD | | | 96,374 | | | EUR | | | 73,000 | | | HSBC Holdings Plc | | | 1/02/13 | | | $ | 18 | |
USD | | | 491,052 | | | GBP | | | 302,000 | | | HSBC Holdings Plc | | | 1/02/13 | | | | 468 | |
SEK | | | 50,000 | | | USD | | | 7,689 | | | HSBC Holdings Plc | | | 1/03/13 | | | | — | |
USD | | | 290,021 | | | AUD | | | 279,000 | | | HSBC Holdings Plc | | | 1/03/13 | | | | 293 | |
USD | | | 22,578 | | | HKD | | | 175,000 | | | HSBC Holdings Plc | | | 1/03/13 | | | | — | |
USD | | | 5,091 | | | ILS | | | 19,000 | | | HSBC Holdings Plc | | | 1/03/13 | | | | 4 | |
USD | | | 36,347 | | | NOK | | | 202,000 | | | HSBC Holdings Plc | | | 1/03/13 | | | | 2 | |
USD | | | 4,093 | | | SGD | | | 5,000 | | | HSBC Holdings Plc | | | 1/03/13 | | | | — | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 785 | |
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Ÿ | | Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows: |
Ÿ | | Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities that the Series has the ability to access |
Ÿ | | Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs) |
Ÿ | | Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Series’ own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments) |
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Series’ policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in the securities. For information about the Series’ policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (concluded) | | Master International Index Series |
The following tables summarize the Series’ investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of December 31, 2012:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia | | | — | | | $ | 65,412,513 | | | $ | 10 | | | $ | 65,412,523 | |
Austria | | | — | | | | 2,149,921 | | | | — | | | | 2,149,921 | |
Belgium | | $ | 437,601 | | | | 8,083,389 | | | | — | | | | 8,520,990 | |
Denmark | | | — | | | | 8,454,576 | | | | — | | | | 8,454,576 | |
Finland | | | — | | | | 5,808,326 | | | | — | | | | 5,808,326 | |
France | | | 2,955,126 | | | | 66,586,397 | | | | — | | | | 69,541,523 | |
Germany | | | — | | | | 64,073,319 | | | | — | | | | 64,073,319 | |
Greece | | | 311,641 | | | | 111,452 | | | | — | | | | 423,093 | |
Hong Kong | | | — | | | | 23,250,120 | | | | — | | | | 23,250,120 | |
Ireland | | | 6,109 | | | | 3,295,521 | | | | 1 | | | | 3,301,631 | |
Israel | | | — | | | | 3,966,199 | | | | — | | | | 3,966,199 | |
Italy | | | — | | | | 16,557,906 | | | | — | | | | 16,557,906 | |
Japan | | | 628,286 | | | | 146,157,618 | | | | — | | | | 146,785,904 | |
Netherlands | | | 513,045 | | | | 18,899,167 | | | | — | | | | 19,412,212 | |
New Zealand | | | — | | | | 926,737 | | | | — | | | | 926,737 | |
Norway | | | — | | | | 6,760,061 | | | | — | | | | 6,760,061 | |
Portugal | | | 280,494 | | | | 1,039,170 | | | | — | | | | 1,319,664 | |
Singapore | | | — | | | | 13,644,668 | | | | — | | | | 13,644,668 | |
Spain | | | 181,710 | | | | 21,915,947 | | | | — | | | | 22,097,657 | |
Sweden | | | 377,914 | | | | 22,720,476 | | | | — | | | | 23,098,390 | |
Switzerland | | | 664,113 | | | | 62,892,532 | | | | — | | | | 63,556,645 | |
United Kingdom | | | — | | | | 164,609,644 | | | | — | | | | 164,609,644 | |
Rights | | | 33,144 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 33,144 | |
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Total | | $ | 6,389,183 | | | $ | 727,315,659 | | | $ | 11 | | | $ | 733,704,853 | |
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Derivative Financial Instruments1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity contracts | | $ | 134,905 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 134,905 | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | | | — | | | $ | 785 | | | | — | | | | 785 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity contracts | | | (15,803 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (15,803 | ) |
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Total | | $ | 119,102 | | | $ | 785 | | | | — | | | $ | 119,887 | |
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| 1 | | Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts. Financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
Certain of the Series’ assets and liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of December 31, 2012, such assets and liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts | | $ | 504,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 504,000 | |
Foreign currency at value | | | 7,681,374 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,681,374 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank overdraft | | | — | | | $ | (258,219 | ) | | | — | | | | (258,219 | ) |
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Total | | $ | 8,185,374 | | | $ | (258,219 | ) | | | — | | | $ | 7,927,155 | |
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There were no transfers between levels during the year ended December 31, 2012.
Certain of the Series’ investments are categorized as Level 3 and were valued utilizing transaction prices or third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in the unobservable inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher value in such Level 3 investments.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | Master International Index Series |
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December 31, 2012 | | | |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments at value — (cost — $586,314,295) | | $ | 733,704,853 | |
Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts | | | 504,000 | |
Contributions receivable from investors | | | 13,072,800 | |
Foreign currency at value (cost — $7,716,155) | | | 7,681,374 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 3,674,849 | |
Investments sold receivable | | | 13,662 | |
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 785 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 4,723 | |
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Total assets | | | 758,657,046 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Bank overdraft | | | 258,219 | |
Variation margin payable | | | 54,492 | |
Investment advisory fees payable | | | 5,936 | |
Other affiliates payable | | | 4,545 | |
Directors’ fees payable | | | 1,418 | |
Other accrued expenses payable | | | 188,807 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 513,417 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 758,143,629 | |
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Net Assets Consist of | | | | |
Investors’ capital | | $ | 610,445,186 | |
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | 147,698,443 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 758,143,629 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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Statement of Operations | | Master International Index Series |
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Year Ended December 31, 2012 | | | |
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Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | $ | 25,030,521 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (1,630,575 | ) |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 4,682 | |
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Total income | | | 23,404,628 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Investment advisory | | | 68,180 | |
Accounting services | | | 121,777 | |
Custodian | | | 104,462 | |
Professional | | | 84,325 | |
Directors | | | 21,397 | |
Printing | | | 13,476 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 28,518 | |
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Total expenses | | | 442,135 | |
Less fees waived and/or reimbursed by Manager | | | (9,147 | ) |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 432,988 | |
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Net investment income | | | 22,971,640 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investments | | | (62,826,904 | ) |
Financial futures contracts | | | 1,868,337 | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (346,091 | ) |
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| | | (61,304,658 | ) |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 182,459,563 | |
Financial futures contracts | | | 62,492 | |
Foreign currency translations | | | 51,260 | |
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| | | 182,573,315 | |
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Total realized and unrealized gain | | | 121,268,657 | |
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 144,240,297 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets | | Master International Index Series |
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| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 22,971,640 | | | $ | 31,591,898 | |
Net realized loss | | | (61,304,658 | ) | | | (26,277,530 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | 182,573,315 | | | | (123,722,751 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 144,240,297 | | | | (118,408,383 | ) |
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Capital Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from contributions | | | 279,030,661 | | | | 277,608,631 | |
Value of withdrawals | | | (520,908,247 | ) | | | (226,119,685 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital transactions | | | (241,877,586 | ) | | | 51,488,946 | |
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Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Total decrease in net assets | | | (97,637,289 | ) | | | (66,919,437 | ) |
Beginning of year | | | 855,780,918 | | | | 922,700,355 | |
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End of year | | $ | 758,143,629 | | | $ | 855,780,918 | |
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Financial Highlights | | Master International Index Series |
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| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
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Total Investment Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return | | | 19.01% | | | | (12.34 | )% | | | 7.66% | | | | 28.99% | | | | (41.94 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.06% | | | | 0.08% | | | | 0.11% | | | | 0.09% | | | | 0.11% | |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 0.06% | | | | 0.08% | | | | 0.10% | | | | 0.09% | | | | 0.10% | |
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Net investment income | | | 3.36% | | | | 3.38% | | | | 2.73% | | | | 2.98% | | | | 3.54% | |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 758,144 | | | $ | 855,781 | | | $ | 922,700 | | | $ | 749,280 | | | $ | 706,119 | |
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Portfolio turnover | | | 21% | | | | 6% | | | | 8% | | | | 30% | | | | 30% | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | Master International Index Series |
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
Master International Index Series (the “Series”), a non-diversified open-end management investment company, is a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”). The Master LLC is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and is organized as a Delaware limited liability company. The Master LLC’s Limited Liability Company Agreement permits the Board of Directors of the Master LLC (the “Board”) to issue non-transferable interests in the Master LLC, subject to certain limitations. The Series’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Series:
Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Series would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Series determines the fair values of its financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to provide oversight of the pricing function for the Series for all financial instruments.
Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last reported sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last available bid price. If no bid price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the security. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at NAV each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into US dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available.
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that the Series might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deem relevant consistent with the principles of fair value measurement which include the market approach, income approach and/or in the case of recent investments, the cost approach, as appropriate. A market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions. The income approach generally is used to discount future cash flows to present value and adjusted for liquidity as appropriate. These factors include but are not limited to: (i) attributes specific to the investment or asset; (ii) the principal market for the investment or asset; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment or asset; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment or asset, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. The Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Series’ pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices and large movements in market values and reviews of any market related activity. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.
Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of the Series’ net assets. If events (for example, a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur during such periods that are expected to affect the value of such instruments materially, those instruments may be Fair Value Assets and valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) | | Master International Index Series |
by the Global Valuation Committee using a pricing service and/or policies approved by the Board. Each business day, the Series uses a pricing service to assist with the valuation of certain foreign exchange-traded equity securities and foreign exchange-traded and over-the-counter (“OTC”) options (the “Systematic Fair Value Price”). Using current market factors, the Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities and foreign options at fair value as of the close of business on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.
Foreign Currency: The Series’ books and records are maintained in US dollars. Purchases and sales of investment securities are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective date of such transactions. Generally, when the US dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the Series’ investments denominated in that currency will lose value because that currency is worth fewer US dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the US dollar falls in relative value.
The Series does not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statement of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. The Series reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.
Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Series either deliver collateral or segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts), the Series will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on its books and records cash or liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, a Series engaging in such transactions may have requirements to deliver/deposit securities to/with an exchange or broker-dealer as collateral for certain investments.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Series is informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.
Income Taxes: The Series is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Series is treated as the owner of its proportionate share of net assets, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Series. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. It is intended that the Series’ assets will be managed so an investor in the Series can satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
The Series files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Series’ US federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended December 31, 2012. The statutes of limitations on the Series’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. Management does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
Recent Accounting Standards: In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued guidance that will expand current disclosure requirements on the offsetting of certain assets and liabilities. The new disclosures will be required for investments and derivative financial instruments subject to master netting or similar agreements, which are eligible for offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and will require an entity to disclose both gross and net information about such investments and transactions in the financial statements. In January 2013, the FASB issued guidance that clarifies which investments and transactions are subject to the offsetting disclosure requirements. The scope of the disclosure requirements for offsetting will be limited to derivative instruments, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Series’ financial statement disclosures.
Other: Expenses directly related to the Series are charged to the Series. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
The Series has an arrangement with the custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statement of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.
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2. Derivative Financial Instruments:
The Series engages in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Series and/or to economically hedge, or protect, its exposure to certain risks such as equity risk or foreign currency exchange rate risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.
Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The Series’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral pledged by/posted to the counterparty. Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures contracts is deemed to be minimal due to the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which these contracts trade.
The Series may mitigate counterparty risk by procuring collateral and through netting provisions included within an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) implemented between the Series and each of its respective counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement allows the Series to offset with each separate counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held. The amount of collateral moved to/from applicable counterparties is generally based upon minimum transfer amounts of up to $500,000. To the extent amounts due to the Series from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Series bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. See Note 1 “Segregation and Collateralization” for information with respect to collateral practices. In addition, the Series manages counterparty risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Series’ net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Series fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the Series to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.
Financial Futures Contracts: The Series purchases or sells financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Series and counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, financial futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date. Pursuant to the contract, the Series agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Series as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Series records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest or foreign currency exchange rates and the underlying assets.
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Series enters into foreign currency exchange contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). A foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a future date. Foreign currency exchange contracts, when used by the Series, help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Series are denominated. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Series as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Series records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a foreign currency exchange contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies and the risk that the counterparty to the contract does not perform its obligations under the agreement.
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Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure: | |
Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012 | |
| | Asset Derivatives | |
| | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Value | |
Equity contracts | | Net unrealized appreciation1 | | $ | 134,905 | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 785 | |
Total | | | | $ | 135,690 | |
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| | Liability Derivatives | |
| | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Value | |
Equity contracts | | Net unrealized depreciation1 | | $ | (15,803 | ) |
| 1 | | Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on financial futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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The Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Statement of Operations Year Ended December 31, 2012 | |
| | Net Realized Gain (Loss) From | |
Equity contracts: | | | | |
Financial futures contracts | | $ | 1,868,337 | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts: | | | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (1,711,983) | |
Total | | $ | 156,354 | |
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| | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation on | |
Equity contracts: | | | | |
Financial futures contracts | | $ | 62,492 | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts: | | | | |
Foreign currency translations | | | (32,584) | |
Total | | $ | 29,908 | |
For the year ended December 31, 2012, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:
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Financial futures contracts: | | | | |
Average number of contracts purchased | | | 167 | |
Average number of contracts sold | | | 18 | |
Average notional value of contracts purchased | | $ | 8,814,626 | |
Average notional value of contracts sold | | $ | 562,254 | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts: | | | | |
Average number of contracts – US dollars purchased | | | 5 | |
Average number of contracts – US dollars sold | | | 2 | |
Average US dollar amounts purchased | | $ | 1,827,447 | |
Average US dollar amounts sold | | $ | 240,358 | |
3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) is the largest stockholder and an affiliate, for 1940 Act purposes, of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”).
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Series’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services. The Manager is responsible for the management of the Series’ portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Series. For such services, the Series pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.01% of the Series’ average daily net assets.
The Manager contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses, excluding interest expense, dividend expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other fund expenses, which constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Series’ business, in order to limit expenses. The expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets is 0.12%. The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual waiver or reimbursement prior to May 1, 2013 unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Series waived $8,275, which is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by Manager in the Statement of Operations.
The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Series pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds. However, the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid in connection with the Series’ investment in other affiliated investment companies, if any. This amount is included in fees waived by Manager in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the amount waived was $872.
The Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (���BIM”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIM, for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by the Series to the Manager.
For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Series reimbursed the Manager $9,957 for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services in the Statement of Operations.
Certain officers and/or directors of the Master LLC are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates.
4. Investments:
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the year ended December 31, 2012, were $141,674,787 and $369,185,448, respectively.
5. Borrowings:
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates, is a party to a $500 million credit agreement with a group of lenders. The Series may borrow under the credit agreement to fund shareholder redemptions. Effective November 2011 to November 2012, the credit agreement had the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.065% per annum based on the Series’ pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. In addition, the Series paid administration and arrangement fees which were allocated to the Series based on its net assets as of October 31, 2011. The
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credit agreement, which expired in November 2012, was renewed with the same terms until November 2013. Effective November 2012 to November 2013, the credit agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.065% per annum based on the Series’ pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. In addition, the Series paid administration and arrangement fees which were allocated to the Series based on its net assets as of October 31, 2012. The Series did not borrow under the credit agreement during the year ended December 31, 2012.
6. Concentration, Market and Credit Risk:
In the normal course of business, the Series invests in securities and enters into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Series may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Series; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Series may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Series has unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Series manages counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Series to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Series’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Series.
The Series invests a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When the Series concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries may have a significant impact on its investment performance. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the US. Foreign securities markets may also be less liquid, more volatile, and less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in US securities. Please see the Schedule of Investments for concentrations in specific countries.
The Series invests a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns about economic downturns in, or rising government debt levels of several European countries, including Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. As of December 31, 2012, these events have adversely affected the exchange rate of the euro and may continue to spread to other countries in Europe, including countries that do not use the euro. These events may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Series’ investments.
As of December 31, 2012, the Series had the following industry classifications:
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Industry | | Percent of Long-Term Investments | |
Commercial Banks | | | 13 | % |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 8 | % |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | 7 | % |
Metals and Mining | | | 5 | % |
Insurance | | | 5 | % |
Other1 | | | 62 | % |
| 1 | | All other industries held were less than 5% of long-term investments. |
7. Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Series through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | Master International Index Series |
To the Investors of Master International Index Series and Board of Directors of Quantitative Master Series LLC:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Master International Index Series, one of the series constituting Quantitative Master Series LLC, (the “Series”) as of December 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Series’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Series is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Series’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2012, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Master International Index Series, of Quantitative Master Series LLC, as of December 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 15, 2013
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Corporation/ Master LLC | | Length of Time Served as a Director2 | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of BlackRock- Advised Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) Consisting of Investment Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen | | Public Directorships |
Independent Directors1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Ronald W. Forbes 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1940 | | Co-Chairman of the Board and Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor Emeritus of Finance, School of Business, State University of New York at Albany since 2000. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
Rodney D. Johnson 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1941 | | Co-Chairman of the Board and Director | | Since 2007 | | President, Fairmount Capital Advisors, Inc. since 1987; Member of the Archdiocesan Investment Committee of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia since 2004; Director, The Committee of Seventy (civic) since 2006; Director, Fox Chase Cancer Center from 2004 to 2011. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
David O. Beim 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1940 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor of Professional Practice at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business since 1991; Trustee, Phillips Exeter Academy since 2002; Chairman, Wave Hill, Inc. (public garden and cultural center) from 1990 to 2006. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
Dr. Matina S. Horner 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1939 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Executive Vice President of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund from 1989 to 2003. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | NSTAR (electric and gas utility) |
Herbert I. London 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1939 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor Emeritus, New York University since 2005; John M. Olin Professor of Humanities, New York University from 1993 to 2005 and Professor thereof from 1980 to 2005; President Emeritus, Hudson Institute (policy research organization) since 2011, President thereof from 1997 to 2011 and Trustee since 1980; Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Grantham University since 2006; Director, InnoCentive, Inc. (strategic solutions company) since 2005; Director, Cerego, LLC (software development and design) since 2005; Director, Cybersettle (dispute resolution technology) since 2009. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | AIMS Worldwide, Inc. (marketing) |
Ian A. MacKinnon 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1948 | | Director | | Since 2012 | | Director, Kennett Capital, Inc. (investments) since 2006; Director, Free Library of Philadelphia from 1999 to 2008. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
Cynthia A. Montgomery 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1952 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor, Harvard Business School since 1989; Director, McLean Hospital since 2005; Director, Harvard Business School Publishing from 2005 to 2010. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (manufacturing) |
Joseph P. Platt 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1947 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Director, The West Penn Allegheny Health System (a not-for-profit health system) since 2008; Director, Jones and Brown (Canadian insurance broker) since 1998; General Partner, Thorn Partners, LP (private investments) since 1998; Director, WQED Multi-Media (public broadcasting not-for-profit) since 2001; Partner, Amarna Corporation, LLC (private investment company) from 2002 to 2008. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (reinsurance company) |
Robert C. Robb, Jr. 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1945 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Partner, Lewis, Eckert, Robb and Company (management and financial consulting firm) since 1981. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Corporation/ Master LLC | | Length of Time Served as a Director2 | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of BlackRock- Advised Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) Consisting of Investment Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen | | Public Directorships |
Independent Directors1 (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Toby Rosenblatt 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1938 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | President, Founders Investments Ltd. (private investments) since 1999; Director, Forward Management, LLC since 2007; Director, College Access Foundation of California (philanthropic foundation) since 2009; Director, A.P. Pharma, Inc. (specialty pharmaceuticals) from 1983 to 2011; Director, The James Irvine Foundation (philanthropic foundation) from 1998 to 2008. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
Kennath L. Urish 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1941 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Managing Partner, Urish Popeck & Co., LLC (certified public accountants and consultants) since 1976; Chairman Elect of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Committee Member thereof since 2007; Member of External Advisory Board, The Pennsylvania State University Accounting Department since 2001; Trustee, The Holy Family Institute from 2001 to 2010; President and Trustee, Pittsburgh Catholic Publishing Associates from 2003 to 2008; Director, Inter-Tel from 2006 to 2007. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
Frederick W. Winter 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1945 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor and Dean Emeritus of the Joseph M. Katz School of Business, University of Pittsburgh since 2005 and Dean thereof from 1997 to 2005; Director, Alkon Corporation (pneumatics) since 1992; Director, Tippman Sports (recreation) since 2005; Director, Indotronix International (IT services) from 2004 to 2008. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
| | 1 Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. The Board has approved one-year extensions in terms of Directors who turn 72 prior to December 31, 2013. |
| | 2 Date shown is the earliest date a person has served for the Corporation/Master LLC covered by this annual report. Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock Fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new Fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows certain Directors as joining the Corporation’s/Master LLC’s board in 2007, each Director first became a member of the board of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock Funds as follows: David O. Beim, 1998; Ronald W. Forbes, 1977; Dr. Matina S.Horner, 2004; Rodney D. Johnson, 1995; Herbert I. London, 1987; Cynthia A. Montgomery, 1994; Joseph P. Platt, 1999; Robert C. Robb, Jr., 1998; Toby Rosenblatt, 2005; Kenneth L. Urish, 1999; and Frederick W. Winter, 1999. |
Interested Directors3 | | | | | | | | | | |
Paul L. Audet 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1953 | | Director | | Since 2011 | | Senior Managing Director of BlackRock and Head of U.S. Mutual Funds since 2011; Chair of the U.S. Mutual Funds Committee reporting to the Global Executive Committee since 2011; Head of BlackRock’s Real Estate business from 2008 to 2011; Member of BlackRock’s Global Operating and Corporate Risk Management Committees and of the BlackRock Alternative Investors Executive Committee and Investment Committee for the Private Equity Fund of Funds business since 2008; Head of BlackRock’s Global Cash Management business from 2005 to 2010; Acting Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from 2007 to 2008; Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from 1998 to 2005. | | 155 RICs consisting of 278 Portfolios | | None |
Henry Gabbay 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1947 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Consultant, BlackRock from 2007 to 2008; Managing Director, BlackRock from 1989 to 2007; Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares from 2005 to 2007 and Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006. | | 155 RICs consisting of 278 Portfolios | | None |
| | 3 Mr.Audet is an “interested person,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Corporation/Master LLC based on his position with BlackRock and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay is an “interested person” of the Corporation/Master LLC based on his former positions with BlackRock and its affiliates as well as his owner-ship of BlackRock and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. securities. Mr. Audet and Mr. Gabbay are also Directors of the BlackRock registered closed-end funds and Directors of other BlackRock registered open-end funds. Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. |
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Officers and Directors (concluded) | | BlackRock International Index Fund |
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Corporation/ Master LLC | | Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | | | |
Officers1 | | | | | | | | | | |
John M. Perlowski 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1964 | | President and Chief Executive Officer | | Since 2010 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2009; Global Head of BlackRock Fund Administration since 2009; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 2003 to 2009; Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds from 2003 to 2009 and Senior Vice President thereof from 2007 to 2009; Director of Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds from 2002 to 2009; Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009. |
Brendan Kyne 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1977 | | Vice President | | Since 2009 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2010; Director of BlackRock from 2008 to 2009; Head of Product Development and Management for BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group since 2009 and Co-head thereof from 2007 to 2009; Vice President of BlackRock from 2005 to 2008. |
Neal Andrews 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1966 | | Chief Financial Officer | | Since 2007 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2006; Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. from 1992 to 2006. |
Jay Fife 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1970 | | Treasurer | | Since 2007 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2007; Director of BlackRock in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the MLIM and Fund Asset Management, L.P. advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006. |
Brian Kindelan 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1959 | | Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer | | Since 2007 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised funds since 2007; Managing Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock since 2005. |
Benjamin Archibald 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1975 | | Secretary | | Since 2012 | | Director of BlackRock since 2010; Assistant Secretary to the funds from 2010 to 2012; General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of Uhuru Capital Management from 2009 to 2010; Executive Director and Counsel of Goldman Sachs Asset Management from 2005 to 2009. |
| | 1 Officers of the Corporation/Master LLC serve at the pleasure of the Board. |
| | Further information about the Officers and Directors is available in the Corporation’s/Master LLC’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling (800) 441-7762. |
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Investment Advisor BlackRock Advisors, LLC Wilmington, DE 19809 | | Custodian JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Brooklyn, NY 11245 | | Distributor BlackRock Investments, LLC New York, NY 10022 | | Accounting Agent State Street Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA 02110 | | Address of the Fund 100 Bellevue Parkway Wilmington, DE 19809 |
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Sub-Advisor BlackRock Investment Management, LLC Princeton, NJ 08540 | | Transfer Agent BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. Wilmington, DE 19809 | | Legal Counsel Sidley Austin LLP New York, NY 10019 | | Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Deloitte & Touche LLP Boston, MA 02116 | | |
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Electronic Delivery
Electronic copies of most financial reports and prospectuses are available on the Fund’s website or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports and prospectuses by enrolling in the Fund’s electronic delivery program.
To enroll:
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:
Please contact your financial advisor. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts Directly with BlackRock:
1) | Access the BlackRock website at |
| http://www.blackrock.com/edelivery |
2) | Select “eDelivery” under the “More Information” section |
Householding
The Fund will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Fund at (800) 441-7762.
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Fund/Series file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s/Series’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.The Fund’s/Series’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
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A World-Class Mutual Fund Family | | |
BlackRock offers a diverse lineup of open-end mutual funds crossing all investment styles and managed by experts in equity, fixed income and tax-exempt investing.
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BlackRock Index Equity Portfolio
BlackRock India Fund
BlackRock International Fund
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BlackRock Large Cap Core Fund
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BlackRock Natural Resources Trust
BlackRock Pacific Fund
BlackRock Real Estate Securities Fund
BlackRock Russell 1000 Index Fund
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BlackRock Small Cap Growth Equity Portfolio
BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II
BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund
BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund
BlackRock S&P 500 Stock Fund
BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock Value Opportunities Fund
BlackRock World Gold Fund
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BlackRock Bond Index Fund
BlackRock Core Bond Portfolio
BlackRock CoreAlpha Bond Fund
BlackRock Emerging Market Local Debt Portfolio
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio
BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund
BlackRock GNMA Portfolio
BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio
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BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
BlackRock Secured Credit Portfolio
BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock Total Return Fund
BlackRock U.S. Government Bond Portfolio
BlackRock U.S. Mortgage Portfolio
BlackRock World Income Fund
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BlackRock California Municipal Bond Fund
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund
BlackRock Intermediate Municipal Fund
BlackRock National Municipal Fund
BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund
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BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund
BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund
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BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund | | | | 2030 | | 2050 | | | | | | | | 2030 | | 2055 |
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Moderate Prepared Portfolio | | | | 2020 | | 2045 | | | | | | | | | | |
Growth Prepared Portfolio | | | | 2025 | | 2050 | | | | | | | | | | |
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This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Fund unless accompanied or preceded by the Fund’s current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a description of risks associated with global investments.
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DECEMBER 31, 2012
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ANNUAL REPORT | | | | | | |
BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund | of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.
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Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee |
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2 | | BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
Financial markets substantially improved in 2012 as compared to the prior year, due largely to central bank intervention and considerable relief from the global turmoil seen in 2011. Although 2012 brought its share of headwinds, the strongest returns came from higher-risk asset classes as investors reached for yield in an environment of extremely low interest rates.
The year opened with investor confidence on the rise as global liquidity had been restored and financial news headlines became less daunting. Equity markets moved higher through the first two months of 2012, while climbing US Treasury yields pressured higher-quality fixed income assets. However, markets reversed course in the spring when Europe’s debt crisis boiled over once again. Political instability in Greece and severe deficit and liquidity problems in Spain raised the prospect of a euro collapse. Government borrowing costs in peripheral European countries soared while the region’s finance leaders deliberated over the fiscal integration of the currency bloc. Alongside the drama in Europe, investors were discouraged by gloomy economic reports from various parts of the world. A slowdown in China, a key powerhouse for global growth, emerged as a particular concern. In the United States, disappointing jobs reports signaled that the recovery was losing steam. Risk assets sold off as investors retreated to safe-haven assets.
As the outlook for the global economy worsened, investors grew increasingly optimistic that the world’s largest central banks soon would intervene to stimulate growth. This theme, along with increased cooperation among finance ministers in Europe, fueled a powerful risk-asset rebound in June. In July, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) president stated that the bank would do “whatever it takes” to preserve the euro currency bloc. This assurance along with expectations for policy stimulus from central banks in Europe and the United States drove most asset classes higher through the summer. Early in September, the ECB announced its decision to support the eurozone’s troubled peripheral countries with unlimited purchases of short term sovereign debt. Days later, the US Federal Reserve announced an aggressive stimulus package involving open-ended monthly purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities.
Going into the fall, US stocks slid on lackluster corporate earnings reports and market volatility rose leading up to the US Presidential election. Global trade slowed as many European countries fell into recession and growth continued to decelerate in China, where a once-a-decade leadership change compounded uncertainty. In the United States, automatic tax increases and spending cuts that had been scheduled to take effect at the beginning of 2013 (known as the “fiscal cliff”) threatened to push the nation into recession unless politicians could agree upon alternate measures to reduce the deficit before the end of 2012. Worries that bipartisan gridlock would preclude a budget deal prior to the deadline drove high levels of volatility in financial markets around the world in the months leading up to the last day of the year. Ultimately, the United States averted the worst of the fiscal cliff with a last-minute tax deal. Relief from US fiscal worries, however, was only partial as decisions relating to spending cuts and the debt ceiling remained pending as financial markets closed for the year.
All major asset classes generated positive returns for the 6- and 12-month periods ended December 31, 2012. Riskier assets outperformed higher quality investments as investors sought meaningful returns in a low interest rate environment. International and emerging market equities were the strongest performers. US Treasury yields were volatile, but declined overall, resulting in moderate gains for higher quality fixed income sectors. Tax-exempt municipal bonds benefited from a favorable supply-and-demand environment. Near-zero short term interest rates continued to keep yields on money market securities near their all-time lows.
The New Year brings a host of unknowns, but we believe new opportunities abound. BlackRock was built to provide the global market insight, breadth of capabilities, unbiased investment advice and deep risk management expertise these times require. With access to every asset class, geography and investment style, and extensive market intelligence, we help investors of all sizes build dynamic, diverse portfolios to achieve better, more consistent returns over time. We encourage you to visit www.blackrock.com/newworld for more information.
Sincerely,
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
“Although 2012 brought its share of headwinds, the strongest returns came from higher-risk asset classes as investors reached for yield in an environment of extremely low interest rates.”
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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Total Returns as of December 31, 2012 | |
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US large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) | | | 5.95 | % | | | 16.00 | % |
US small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) | | | 7.20 | | | | 16.35 | |
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | | 13.95 | | | | 17.32 | |
Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) | | | 13.75 | | | | 18.22 | |
3-month Treasury bill (BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month US Treasury Bill Index) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.11 | |
US Treasury securities (BofA Merrill Lynch 10-Year US Treasury Index) | | | 0.71 | | | | 4.18 | |
US investment grade bonds (Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index) | |
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Tax-exempt municipal bonds (S&P Municipal Bond Index) | | | 3.15 | | | | 7.42 | |
US high yield bonds (Barclays US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | | | 7.97 | | | | 15.78 | |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. | |
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2012 | | BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund |
BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund’s (the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”), investment objective is to match the performance of the Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500® Index as closely as possible before the deduction of Fund expenses.
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Portfolio Management Commentary | | |
Ÿ | | On May 16, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Corporation approved a plan of reorganization whereby BlackRock S&P 500 Stock Fund, a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Acquiring Fund”) will acquire substantially all of the assets and assume certain stated liabilities of the Fund in exchange for newly issued shares of the Acquiring Fund (the “Reorganization”). The Reorganization is subject to shareholder approval by the Fund’s shareholders and certain other conditions. The Reorganization is contingent on the completion of the reorganization of Master S&P 500 Index Series (the “Series”), a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC, with the S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio, a series of Master Investment Portfolio. If the Reorganization is approved by shareholders, each reorganization is expected to contemporaneously close in 2013. |
How did the Fund perform?
Ÿ | | For the 12 months ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s Institutional and Investor A Shares returned 15.65% and 15.31%, respectively, while the benchmark S&P 500® Index returned 16.00%. The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that covers 500 industrial, utility, transportation and financial companies of the US markets (mostly New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) issues), representing 75% of NYSE market capitalization and 30% of NYSE issues. |
Ÿ | | Returns for the Fund’s respective share classes differ from the benchmark index based on individual share-class expenses. The Fund invests all of its assets in the Series. |
Describe the market environment.
Ÿ | | Following a tumultuous 2011, equity markets began the new year with a strong rally amid lower volatility. The debt situation in Europe had stabilized and global liquidity conditions improved as the ECB implemented its long-term refinancing operations. Positive economic indicators out of the United States brightened the outlook for the world economy and equities moved boldly higher through the first two months of 2012. |
Ÿ | | A flare-up in the European debt crisis halted the rally in the spring. Political instability in Greece caused anxiety about whether the country would continue its membership in the eurozone. Spain faced severe deficit and policymaking issues and a liquidity crisis in the nation’s banks. Alongside the drama in Europe, investors became discouraged by gloomy economic reports from various parts of the world. A slowdown in China, a key powerhouse for global growth, was of particular concern. Many European countries fell into recession. In the United States, disappointing jobs reports signaled that the recovery was losing steam. US equities gave back half of their year-to-date gains by the end of May. |
Ÿ | | As the global economic picture dimmed, investors grew increasingly optimistic that the world’s central banks would intervene to stimulate growth. Meanwhile, European leaders took meaningful steps toward fiscal integration in the euro currency bloc. These positive themes drove a powerful equity rebound in June. In July, ECB president Mario Draghi boosted investor confidence by stating that the ECB was committed to do “whatever it takes” to hold the eurozone together. This assurance, along with growing hopes for additional central bank stimulus, overshadowed concerns about the dreary economic landscape and US stocks continued their advance through the third quarter. In September, the ECB announced its decision to backstop eurozone governments with unlimited purchases of short-term sovereign debt. Days later, the US Federal Reserve announced an aggressive stimulus program involving purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities. |
Ÿ | | Concerns about the world economy resurfaced in the fall amid political uncertainty in key nations. Global trade slowed as Europe’s recession deepened, US growth remained lackluster and growth continued to decelerate in China, where a once-in-a-decade leadership change compounded uncertainty. In the United States, automatic tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect at the beginning of 2013, known as the “fiscal cliff,” threatened to push the nation into recession unless politicians could agree upon alternate measures to reduce the deficit before the end of 2012. Worries that political gridlock would preclude a budget deal prior to the deadline drove high levels of volatility in equity markets around the world in the months leading up to the last day of the year. Ultimately, the United States averted the fiscal cliff with a last-minute tax deal, spurring relief rallies in stock markets globally. However, relief from US fiscal worries was only partial as decisions relating to spending cuts and the national debt ceiling remained pending as financial markets closed for the year. Despite a downtrodden economic environment and a suspenseful lead-up to the US fiscal cliff deadline, US stock prices moved higher through the final months of 2012 as investors took on more risk to achieve meaningful returns in the low interest rate environment. |
Describe recent portfolio activity.
Ÿ | | During the period, as changes were made to the composition of the S&P 500® Index, the Series purchased and sold securities to maintain its objective of replicating the risks and return of the benchmark index. |
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
Ÿ | | The Series remains positioned to match the risk characteristics of its benchmark index, irrespective of the market’s future direction. |
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment | | |
| 1 | | Assuming transaction costs and other operating expenses, including investment advisory fees and administration fees, if any. |
| 2 | | The Fund invests all of its assets in the Series. The Series’ investments are allocated among common stocks in approximately the same weightings as the S&P 500® Index. |
| 3 | | This unmanaged index covers 500 industrial, utility, transportation and financial companies of the US markets (mostly NYSE), representing about 75% of NYSE market capitalization and 30% of NYSE issues. |
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Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2012 | | |
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| | 6-Month Total Returns | | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | |
Institutional | | | 5.80 | % | | | 15.65 | % | | | 1.37 | % | | | 6.81 | % |
Investor A | | | 5.61 | | | | 15.31 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 6.53 | |
S&P 500® Index | | | 5.95 | | | | 16.00 | | | | 1.66 | | | | 7.10 | |
| 4 | | Average annual total returns reflect reductions for service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 6 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related fees. |
| | | Past performance is not indicative of future results. |
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| | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2012 | | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2012 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period5 | | | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2012 | | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2012 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period5 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Institutional | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,058.00 | | | $ | 1.81 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,023.38 | | | $ | 1.78 | | | | 0.35 | % |
Investor A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,056.10 | | | $ | 3.10 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.12 | | | $ | 3.05 | | | | 0.60 | % |
| 5 | | For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Because the Fund invests significantly in the Series, the expense example reflects the net expenses of both the Fund and the Series in which it invests. |
| 6 | | Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by pro rating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 366. |
| | | See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 6 for further information on how expenses were calculated. |
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Ÿ | | Institutional Shares are not subject to any sales charge. These shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only to eligible investors. |
Ÿ | | Investor A Shares are not subject to any sales charge and bear no ongoing distribution fee. These shares are subject to an ongoing service fee of 0.25% per year. |
Performance information reflects past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to www.blackrock.com/funds to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Figures shown in the performance table on the previous page assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) on the ex-dividend date. Investment return and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Dividends paid to each class of shares will vary because of the different levels of service and transfer agency fees applicable to each class, which are deducted from the income available to be paid to shareholders. The Fund’s administrator waived a portion of its fee. Without such waiver, the Fund’s performance would have been lower.
Shareholders of the Fund may incur the following charges: (a) expenses related to transactions, including exchange fees; and (b) operating expenses, including administration fees, service fees, including 12b-1 fees, and other Fund expenses. The expense example on the previous page (which is based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2012 and held through December 31, 2012) is intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in the Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The expense example provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number corresponding to their share class under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
The expense example also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Fund and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in other funds’ shareholder reports.
The expenses shown in the expense example are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as sales charges or exchange fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical example is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
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Derivative Financial Instruments |
The Series may invest in various derivative financial instruments, including financial futures contracts, as specified in Note 2 of the Series’ Notes to Financial Statements, which may constitute forms of economic leverage. Such derivative financial instruments are used to obtain exposure to an index and/or market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to hedge market and/or equity risks. Derivative financial instruments involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the derivative financial instrument. The Series’ ability to use a derivative financial instrument successfully depends on the investment advisor’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative financial instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require the Series to sell or purchase portfolio investments at inopportune times or for distressed values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Series can realize on an investment, may result in lower dividends paid to shareholders or may cause the Series to hold an investment that it might otherwise sell. The Series’ investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Series’ Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund |
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December 31, 2012 | | | |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments at value — Master S&P 500 Index Series (cost — $1,349,585,234) | | $ | 1,932,353,093 | |
Capital shares sold receivable | | | 9,453,724 | |
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Total assets | | | 1,941,806,817 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Capital shares redeemed payable | | | 9,176,586 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 317,294 | |
Service fees payable | | | 161,522 | |
Contributions payable to Master | | | 277,138 | |
Reorganization expense payable | | | 216,671 | |
Officer’s fees payable | | | 263 | |
Other accrued expenses payable | | | 205,970 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 10,355,444 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 1,931,451,373 | |
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Net Assets Consist of | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 1,500,541,062 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 913,001 | |
Accumulated net realized loss allocated from the Series | | | (152,770,549 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation allocated from the Series | | | 582,767,859 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 1,931,451,373 | |
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Net Asset Value | | | | |
Institutional — Based on net assets of $1,153,272,621 and 66,213,585 shares outstanding, 250 million shares authorized, $0.0001 par value | | $ | 17.42 | |
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Investor A — Based on net assets of $778,178,752 and 44,751,182 shares outstanding, 250 million shares authorized, $0.0001 par value | | $ | 17.39 | |
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Statement of Operations | | BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund |
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Year Ended December 31, 2012 | | | |
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Investment Income | | | | |
Net investment income allocated from the Series: | | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | $ | 43,330,651 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (94,297 | ) |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 275,516 | |
Securities lending — affiliated — net | | | 110,300 | |
Expenses | | | (971,197 | ) |
Fees waived | | | 234,424 | |
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Total income | | | 42,885,397 | |
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Fund Expenses | | | | |
Administration | | | 3,708,018 | |
Service — Investor A | | | 1,923,596 | |
Transfer agent — Institutional | | | 626,255 | |
Transfer agent — Investor A | | | 456,397 | |
Reorganization costs | | | 489,854 | |
Registration | | | 123,582 | |
Printing | | | 64,400 | |
Professional | | | 61,187 | |
Officer | | | 1,080 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 10,990 | |
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Total expenses | | | 7,465,359 | |
Less fees waived by administrator — class specific | | | (3,133 | ) |
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Total expenses after fees waived | | | 7,462,226 | |
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Net investment income | | | 35,423,171 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain Allocated from the Series | | | | |
Net realized gain from investments and financial futures contracts | | | 23,738,601 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and financial futures contracts | | | 213,732,978 | |
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Total realized and unrealized gain | | | 237,471,579 | |
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 272,894,750 | |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets | | BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund |
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| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 35,423,171 | | | $ | 30,463,163 | |
Net realized gain | | | 23,738,601 | | | | 10,124,645 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | 213,732,978 | | | | (7,501,223 | ) |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 272,894,750 | | | | 33,086,585 | |
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Dividends to Shareholders From1 | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Institutional | | | (22,290,574 | ) | | | (19,464,643 | ) |
Investor A | | | (13,172,560 | ) | | | (11,312,293 | ) |
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Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders | | | (35,463,134 | ) | | | (30,776,936 | ) |
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Capital Share Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | (78,484,222 | ) | | | 9,550,070 | |
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Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Total increase in net assets | | | 158,947,394 | | | | 11,859,719 | |
Beginning of year | | | 1,772,503,979 | | | | 1,760,644,260 | |
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End of year | | $ | 1,931,451,373 | | | $ | 1,772,503,979 | |
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Undistributed net investment income | | $ | 913,001 | | | $ | 463,110 | |
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| 1 | | Dividends are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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Financial Highlights | | BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund |
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| | Institutional | | | | | Investor A | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
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Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 15.36 | | | $ | 15.38 | | | $ | 13.63 | | | $ | 11.00 | | | $ | 18.01 | | | | | $ | 15.34 | | | $ | 15.35 | | | $ | 13.61 | | | $ | 10.98 | | | $ | 17.96 | |
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Net investment income1 | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.31 | | | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.27 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.07 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 1.77 | | | | 2.64 | | | | (7.01 | ) | | | | | 2.06 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 1.75 | | | | 2.64 | | | | (6.98 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 2.40 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 2.01 | | | | 2.87 | | | | (6.70 | ) | | | | | 2.35 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 1.96 | | | | 2.84 | | | | (6.71 | ) |
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Dividends from net investment income2 | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 17.42 | | | $ | 15.36 | | | $ | 15.38 | | | $ | 13.63 | | | $ | 11.00 | | | | | $ | 17.39 | | | $ | 15.34 | | | $ | 15.35 | | | $ | 13.61 | | | $ | 10.98 | |
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Total Investment Return3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 15.65% | | | | 1.80% | | | | 14.75% | | | | 26.15% | | | | (37.20)% | | | | | | 15.31% | | | | 1.58% | | | | 14.42% | | | | 25.92% | | | | (37.36)% | |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.33% | 5 | | | 0.30% | 6 | | | 0.33% | | | | 0.35% | | | | 0.35% | | | | | | 0.58% | 5 | | | 0.56% | 6 | | | 0.58% | | | | 0.61% | | | | 0.60% | |
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Total expenses after fees waived | | | 0.33% | 5 | | | 0.30% | 6 | | | 0.33% | | | | 0.35% | | | | 0.35% | | | | | | 0.58% | 5 | | | 0.56% | 6 | | | 0.58% | | | | 0.61% | | | | 0.60% | |
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Net investment income | | | 1.97% | 5 | | | 1.80% | 6 | | | 1.74% | | | | 2.02% | | | | 2.00% | | | | | | 1.71% | 5 | | | 1.53% | 6 | | | 1.49% | | | | 1.76% | | | | 1.75% | |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 1,153,273 | | | $ | 1,059,689 | | | $ | 1,018,080 | | | $ | 951,380 | | | $ | 813,527 | | | | | $ | 778,179 | | | $ | 712,815 | | | $ | 742,564 | | | $ | 705,608 | | | $ | 579,920 | |
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Portfolio turnover of the Series | | | 6% | | | | 6% | | | | 5% | | | | 7% | | | | 8% | | | | | | 6% | | | | 6% | | | | 5% | | | | 7% | | | | 8% | |
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| 1 | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 2 | | Dividends are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
| 3 | | Where applicable, total investment returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. |
| 4 | | Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated net expenses and/or net investment income. |
| 5 | | Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated fees waived of 0.01%. |
| 6 | | Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated fees waived of less than 0.01%. |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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10 | | BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund |
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”), is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Corporation is organized as a Maryland corporation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its assets in Master S&P 500 Index Series (the “Series”), a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”), an affiliate of the Fund, which has the same investment objective and strategies as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Series reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Series. The percentage of the Series owned by the Fund at December 31, 2012 was 78.5%. The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Series. The financial statements of the Series, including the Schedule of Investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund offers two classes of shares. Institutional Shares are sold without a sales charge and only to certain eligible investors. Investor A Shares are sold without a sales charge. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except that Investor A Shares bear certain expenses related to the shareholder servicing of such shares and have exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing expenditures.
Reorganization: On May 16, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) approved a plan of reorganization whereby BlackRock S&P 500 Stock Fund, a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Acquiring Fund”), will acquire substantially all of the assets and assume certain stated liabilities of the Fund in exchange for newly issued shares of the Acquiring Fund (the “Reorganization”). The Reorganization is subject to shareholder approval by the Fund’s shareholders and certain other conditions. The Reorganization is contingent on the completion of the reorganization of the Series with the S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio, a series of Master Investment Portfolio. If the Reorganization is approved by shareholders, each reorganization is expected to contemporaneously close in 2013.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund:
Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Fund’s policy is to fair value its financial instruments at market value. The Fund records its investment in the Series at fair value based on the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Series. Valuation of securities held by the Series is discussed in Note 1 of the Series’ Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, contributions to and withdrawals from the Series are accounted for on a trade date basis. The Fund records daily its proportionate share of the Series’ income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are adjusted for utilizing partnership tax allocation rules. In addition, the Fund accrues its own expenses. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.
Dividends and Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. The portion of distributions that exceeds a Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which are measured on a tax basis, will constitute a nontaxable return of capital. Distributions in excess of a Fund’s taxable income and net capital gains, but not in excess of a Fund’s earnings and profits, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income and will not constitute a nontaxable return of capital. Capital losses carried forward from years beginning before 2011 do not reduce earnings and profits, even if such carried forward losses offset current year realized gains. The character and timing of dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP.
Income Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
The Fund files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s US federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended December 31, 2012. The statutes of limitations on the Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. Management does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
Other: Expenses directly related to the Fund or its classes are charged to the Fund or class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses directly related to the Fund and other shared expenses pro rated to the Fund are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) | | BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund |
2. Administration Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) is the largest stockholder and an affiliate, for 1940 Act purposes, of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”).
The Corporation, on behalf of the Fund, entered into an Administration Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Administrator”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide administrative services (other than investment advice and related portfolio activities). For such services, the Fund pays the Administrator a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.195% of the average daily value of the Fund’s average net assets. The Fund does not pay an investment advisory fee or investment management fee.
The Administrator voluntarily agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses, excluding interest expense, dividend expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other fund expenses, which constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, in order to limit expenses. The expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets is as follows: 0.40% for Institutional Shares and 0.65% for Investor A Shares. The Administrator may reduce or discontinue this waiver and/or reimbursement at any time without notice. This amount is shown as fees waived by administrator — class specific in the Statement of Operations.
The Corporation, on behalf of the Fund, entered into a Distribution Agreement and Distribution Plan with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BlackRock. Pursuant to the Distribution Plan and in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund pays BRIL ongoing service fees with respect to its Investor A Shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.25% based upon the average daily net assets attributable to Investor A Shares.
Pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, broker-dealers and BRIL provide shareholder servicing related services to the Fund. The ongoing service fee compensates BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing related services to Investor A shareholders.
Pursuant to written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which may be affiliates, provide the Fund with sub-accounting, recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency and other administrative services with respect to sub-accounts they service. For these services, these entities receive an annual fee per shareholder account, which will vary depending on share class and/or net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund paid the following to affiliates in return for these services, which is included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statement of Operations:
The Administrator maintains a call center, which is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Fund, such as responding to shareholder inquiries and processing transactions based upon instructions from shareholders with respect to the subscription and redemption of Fund shares. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund reimbursed the Administrator the following amounts for costs incurred in running the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statement of Operations:
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Institutional | | $ | 4,374 | |
Investor A | | $ | 9,173 | |
Certain officers and/or directors of the Corporation are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Fund reimburses the Administrator for a portion of the compensation paid to the Corporation’s Chief Compliance Officer.
3. Income Tax Information:
US GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The following permanent differences as of December 31, 2012 attributable to non-deductible expenses was reclassified to the following accounts:
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Paid-in capital | | $ | (489,854 | ) |
Undistributed net investment income | | $ | 489,854 | |
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was as follows:
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| | 12/31/12 | | | 12/31/11 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 35,463,134 | | | $ | 30,776,936 | |
As of December 31, 2012, the tax components of accumulated net earnings were as follows:
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Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 913,001 | |
Capital loss carryforwards | | | (45,924,676 | ) |
Net unrealized gains1 | | | 476,198,291 | |
Qualified late-year losses2 | | | (276,305 | ) |
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Total | | $ | 430,910,311 | |
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| 1 | | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains was attributable primarily to the timing and recognition of partnership income. |
| 2 | | The Fund has elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the year ending December 31, 2013. |
As of December 31, 2012, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:
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Expires December 31, | | | |
2013 | | $ | 4,458,464 | |
2014 | | | 26,517,609 | |
2017 | | | 14,948,603 | |
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Total | | $ | 45,924,676 | |
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During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund utilized $37,140,520 of its capital loss carryforward.
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded) | | BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund |
4. Capital Share Transactions:
Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
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| | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Institutional | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 33,715,786 | | | $ | 572,417,368 | | | | | | 32,311,858 | | | $ | 503,490,398 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,227,560 | | | | 21,425,669 | | | | | | 1,252,755 | | | | 18,576,495 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (37,722,243 | ) | | | (643,199,513 | ) | | | | | (30,773,695 | ) | | | (480,523,283 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (2,778,897 | ) | | $ | (49,356,476 | ) | | | | | 2,790,918 | | | $ | 41,543,610 | |
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Investor A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 8,235,943 | | | $ | 139,409,780 | | | | | | 11,381,733 | | | $ | 176,069,705 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | 698,547 | | | | 12,170,498 | | | | | | 706,429 | | | | 10,464,979 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (10,665,030 | ) | | | (180,708,024 | ) | | | | | (13,975,275 | ) | | | (218,528,224 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (1,730,540 | ) | | $ | (29,127,746 | ) | | | | | (1,887,113 | ) | | $ | (31,993,540 | ) |
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Total Net Increase (Decrease) | | | (4,509,437 | ) | | $ | (78,484,222 | ) | | | | | 903,805 | | | $ | 9,550,070 | |
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5. Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund |
To the Shareholders of BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund and Board of Directors of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund, one of the series constituting BlackRock Index Funds, Inc., (the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. as of December 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 22, 2013
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Important Tax Information (Unaudited) |
All of the ordinary income distributions paid by BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporations and consist entirely of qualified dividend income for individuals.
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14 | | BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Series Portfolio Information | | Master S&P 500 Index Series |
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Ten Largest Holdings | | Percent of Long-Term Investments |
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Apple, Inc. | | | 4 | % |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 3 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 2 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 2 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 2 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 2 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 2 | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 2 | |
Google, Inc., Class A | | | 1 | |
The Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 1 | |
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Sector Allocation | | Percent of Long-Term Investments |
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Information Technology | | | 19 | % |
Financials | | | 16 | |
Health Care | | | 12 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 11 | |
Energy | | | 11 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 11 | |
Industrials | | | 10 | |
Materials | | | 4 | |
Utilities | | | 3 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 3 | |
For Series compliance purposes, the Series’ sector classifications refer to any one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Series management. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.
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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2012 | | Master S&P 500 Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Aerospace & Defense — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
The Boeing Co. | | | 130,245 | | | $ | 9,815,263 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 63,697 | | | | 4,412,291 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 150,339 | | | | 9,542,016 | |
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 17,973 | | | | 1,377,091 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 51,546 | | | | 4,757,180 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 47,109 | | | | 3,183,626 | |
Precision Castparts Corp. | | | 27,932 | | | | 5,290,880 | |
Raytheon Co. | | | 63,312 | | | | 3,644,239 | |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | | 26,840 | | | | 1,561,283 | |
Textron, Inc. | | | 54,298 | | | | 1,346,048 | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 161,822 | | | | 13,271,022 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 30,942 | | | | 1,956,153 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 40,070 | | | | 1,584,769 | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 56,061 | | | | 5,141,915 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 137,315 | | | | 10,124,235 | |
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Airlines — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 141,144 | | | | 1,445,315 | |
Auto Components — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
BorgWarner, Inc. (a) | | | 22,423 | | | | 1,605,935 | |
Delphi Automotive Plc (a) | | | 56,689 | | | | 2,168,354 | |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a) | | | 47,001 | | | | 649,084 | |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | 131,241 | | | | 4,029,099 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,452,472 | |
Automobiles — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 731,703 | | | | 9,475,554 | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 43,403 | | | | 2,119,802 | |
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| | | | | | | 11,595,356 | |
Beverages — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Beam, Inc. | | | 30,543 | | | | 1,865,872 | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | | | 28,963 | | | | 1,831,910 | |
The Coca-Cola Co. | | | 740,224 | | | | 26,833,120 | |
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | | | 51,679 | | | | 1,639,774 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 29,074 | | | | 1,028,929 | |
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | | | 39,902 | | | | 1,762,870 | |
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B | | | 30,023 | | | | 1,284,684 | |
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) | | | 28,518 | | | | 1,508,032 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 296,851 | | | | 20,313,514 | |
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| | | | | | | 58,068,705 | |
Biotechnology — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 37,290 | | | | 3,498,175 | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 147,263 | | | | 12,711,742 | |
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) | | | 45,407 | | | | 6,659,845 | |
Celgene Corp. (a) | | | 81,179 | | | | 6,390,411 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | | | 145,401 | | | | 10,679,703 | |
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| | | | | | | 39,939,876 | |
Building Products — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Masco Corp. | | | 68,261 | | | | 1,137,228 | |
Capital Markets — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 39,506 | | | | 2,474,261 | |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 224,279 | | | | 5,763,970 | |
BlackRock, Inc. (b) | | | 24,079 | | | | 4,977,370 | |
The Charles Schwab Corp. | | | 210,476 | | | | 3,022,435 | |
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E*Trade Financial Corp. (a) | | | 49,346 | | | $ | 441,647 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 26,485 | | | | 3,329,165 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 84,776 | | | | 10,814,027 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 85,234 | | | | 2,223,755 | |
Legg Mason, Inc. | | | 22,684 | | | | 583,433 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 265,243 | | | | 5,071,446 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 41,888 | | | | 2,101,102 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 89,210 | | | | 4,193,762 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 48,918 | | | | 3,186,029 | |
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| | | | | | | 48,182,402 | |
Chemicals — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 40,853 | | | | 3,432,469 | |
Airgas, Inc. | | | 13,424 | | | | 1,225,477 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,068 | | | | 2,451,735 | |
The Dow Chemical Co. | | | 230,152 | | | | 7,438,513 | |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | | | 178,955 | | | | 8,047,606 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 29,440 | | | | 2,003,392 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 50,597 | | | | 3,637,924 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 26,246 | | | | 1,535,916 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 15,591 | | | | 1,037,425 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 72,860 | | | | 4,159,577 | |
Monsanto Co. | | | 102,596 | | | | 9,710,712 | |
The Mosaic Co. | | | 53,105 | | | | 3,007,336 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 29,432 | | | | 3,983,621 | |
Praxair, Inc. | | | 57,024 | | | | 6,241,277 | |
The Sherwin-Williams Co. | | | 16,426 | | | | 2,526,647 | |
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. | | | 23,093 | | | | 1,699,183 | |
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| | | | | | | 62,138,810 | |
Commercial Banks — 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
BB&T Corp. | | | 134,282 | | | | 3,908,949 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 36,220 | | | | 1,098,915 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 172,264 | | | | 2,616,690 | |
First Horizon National Corp. | | | 47,494 | | | | 470,665 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 165,165 | | | | 1,055,404 | |
KeyCorp | | | 179,236 | | | | 1,509,167 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 23,342 | | | | 2,298,487 | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (b) | | | 101,499 | | | | 5,918,407 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 270,444 | | | | 1,925,561 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 103,422 | | | | 2,932,014 | |
US Bancorp | | | 360,863 | | | | 11,525,964 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 939,521 | | | | 32,112,828 | |
Zions Bancorporation | | | 35,695 | | | | 763,873 | |
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| | | | | | | 68,136,924 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6% | | | | | |
The ADT Corp. | | | 44,624 | | | | 2,074,570 | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 19,207 | | | | 670,708 | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 20,486 | | | | 837,877 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 31,838 | | | | 988,570 | |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | | | 38,806 | | | | 412,896 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 57,306 | | | | 1,680,785 | |
Stericycle, Inc. (a) | | | 16,489 | | | | 1,537,929 | |
Tyco International Ltd. | | | 89,391 | | | | 2,614,687 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 83,698 | | | | 2,823,971 | |
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| | | | | | | 13,641,993 | |
Communications Equipment — 2.0% | | | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 1,018,880 | | | | 20,020,992 | |
F5 Networks, Inc. (a) | | | 15,145 | | | | 1,471,337 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Harris Corp. | | | 21,730 | | | $ | 1,063,901 | |
JDS Uniphase Corp. (a) | | | 44,751 | | | | 605,929 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a) | | | 98,968 | | | | 1,946,701 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 53,839 | | | | 2,997,755 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 327,015 | | | | 20,281,470 | |
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| | | | | | | 48,388,085 | |
Computers & Peripherals — 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 180,522 | | | | 96,223,642 | |
Dell, Inc. | | | 280,098 | | | | 2,837,393 | |
EMC Corp. (a) | | | 404,292 | | | | 10,228,588 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 377,349 | | | | 5,377,223 | |
NetApp, Inc. (a) | | | 68,772 | | | | 2,307,301 | |
SanDisk Corp. (a) | | | 46,413 | | | | 2,021,750 | |
Seagate Technology Plc | | | 64,488 | | | | 1,965,594 | |
Western Digital Corp. | | | 42,031 | | | | 1,785,897 | |
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| | | | | | | 122,747,388 | |
Construction & Engineering — 0.2% | | | | | |
Fluor Corp. | | | 31,963 | | | | 1,877,506 | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a) | | | 25,110 | | | | 1,068,933 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. (a) | | | 41,045 | | | | 1,120,118 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,066,557 | |
Construction Materials — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 24,766 | | | | 1,289,070 | |
Consumer Finance — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
American Express Co. | | | 186,842 | | | | 10,739,678 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 111,636 | | | | 6,467,074 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 96,882 | | | | 3,734,801 | |
SLM Corp. | | | 88,399 | | | | 1,514,275 | |
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| | | | | | | 22,455,828 | |
Containers & Packaging — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Ball Corp. | | | 29,483 | | | | 1,319,364 | |
Bemis Co. | | | 19,614 | | | | 656,284 | |
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) | | | 31,944 | | | | 679,449 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 37,754 | | | | 661,073 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,316,170 | |
Distributors — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 29,779 | | | | 1,893,349 | |
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1% | | | | | |
Apollo Group, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 19,279 | | | | 403,317 | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 52,415 | | | | 973,346 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,376,663 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 3.6% | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 2,068,377 | | | | 23,993,173 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 562,769 | | | | 22,263,142 | |
CME Group, Inc. | | | 58,871 | | | | 2,985,348 | |
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (a) | | | 13,909 | | | | 1,722,073 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 729,507 | | | | 32,076,423 | |
Leucadia National Corp. | | | 38,163 | | | | 907,898 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 37,226 | | | | 1,873,212 | |
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. | | | 22,595 | | | | 565,101 | |
NYSE Euronext | | | 46,466 | | | | 1,465,538 | |
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| | | | | | | 87,851,908 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.7% | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 1,090,016 | | | | 36,744,439 | |
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CenturyLink, Inc. | | | 119,812 | | | $ | 4,687,045 | |
Frontier Communications Corp. (c) | | | 192,506 | | | | 823,926 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 547,684 | | | | 23,698,287 | |
Windstream Corp. | | | 111,961 | | | | 927,037 | |
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| | | | | | | 66,880,734 | |
Electric Utilities — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 93,133 | | | | 3,974,916 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 135,154 | | | | 8,622,825 | |
Edison International | | | 62,536 | | | | 2,826,002 | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 34,116 | | | | 2,174,895 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 163,957 | | | | 4,876,081 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 80,270 | | | | 3,352,075 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 81,222 | | | | 5,619,750 | |
Northeast Utilities, Inc. | | | 60,170 | | | | 2,351,444 | |
Pepco Holdings, Inc. | | | 44,363 | | | | 869,958 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 20,913 | | | | 1,066,145 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 111,650 | | | | 3,196,540 | |
The Southern Co. | | | 167,755 | | | | 7,181,592 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 93,547 | | | | 2,498,640 | |
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| | | | | | | 48,610,863 | |
Electrical Equipment — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Eaton Corp. Plc | | | 88,625 | | | | 4,803,475 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 138,974 | | | | 7,360,063 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 26,741 | | | | 2,245,977 | |
Roper Industries, Inc. | | | 18,886 | | | | 2,105,411 | |
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| | | | | | | 16,514,926 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4% | |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 30,651 | | | | 1,983,120 | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 283,645 | | | | 3,579,600 | |
Flir Systems, Inc. | | | 29,007 | | | | 647,146 | |
Jabil Circuit, Inc. | | | 36,092 | | | | 696,215 | |
Molex, Inc. | | | 26,273 | | | | 718,041 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 81,108 | | | | 3,010,729 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,634,851 | |
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.8% | |
Baker Hughes, Inc. | | | 84,383 | | | | 3,446,202 | |
Cameron International Corp. (a) | | | 47,355 | | | | 2,673,663 | |
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | | | 13,277 | | | | 902,305 | |
Ensco Plc, Class A | | | 44,586 | | | | 2,643,058 | |
FMC Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 45,616 | | | | 1,953,733 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 178,098 | | | | 6,178,220 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 20,163 | | | | 1,129,330 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | | | 55,987 | | | | 809,012 | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 81,932 | | | | 5,600,052 | |
Noble Corp. (a) | | | 48,278 | | | | 1,681,040 | |
Rowan Cos. Plc, Class A (a) | | | 23,983 | | | | 749,948 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 254,771 | | | | 17,653,083 | |
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| | | | | | | 45,419,646 | |
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 82,988 | | | | 8,196,725 | |
CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 239,254 | | | | 11,567,931 | |
The Kroger Co. | | | 98,621 | | | | 2,566,118 | |
Safeway, Inc. | | | 45,910 | | | | 830,512 | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 112,818 | | | | 3,571,818 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 320,986 | | | | 21,900,875 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Walgreen Co. | | | 164,876 | | | $ | 6,102,061 | |
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | | | 33,117 | | | | 3,024,575 | |
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| | | | | | | 57,760,615 | |
Food Products — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 126,400 | | | | 3,462,096 | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 34,235 | | | | 1,194,459 | |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | | | 78,225 | | | | 2,307,638 | |
Dean Foods Co. (a) | | | 36,034 | | | | 594,921 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 123,833 | | | | 5,004,092 | |
H.J. Heinz Co. | | | 61,544 | | | | 3,549,858 | |
The Hershey Co. | | | 28,706 | | | | 2,073,147 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 25,541 | | | | 797,135 | |
The J.M. Smucker Co. | | | 20,722 | | | | 1,787,065 | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 47,469 | | | | 2,651,144 | |
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. | | | 113,696 | | | | 5,169,757 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 25,331 | | | | 1,609,278 | |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | | | 38,969 | | | | 2,567,667 | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 341,048 | | | | 8,686,493 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 55,356 | | | | 1,073,906 | |
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| | | | | | | 42,528,656 | |
Gas Utilities — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
AGL Resources, Inc. | | | 22,567 | | | | 902,003 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 39,243 | | | | 1,677,638 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,579,641 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.7% | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 105,435 | | | | 7,028,297 | |
Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | 37,804 | | | | 2,955,895 | |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | | | 262,719 | | | | 1,505,380 | |
C.R. Bard, Inc. | | | 14,635 | | | | 1,430,425 | |
CareFusion Corp. (a) | | | 42,398 | | | | 1,211,735 | |
Covidien Plc | | | 90,854 | | | | 5,245,910 | |
DENTSPLY International, Inc. | | | 27,117 | | | | 1,074,104 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) | | | 22,154 | | | | 1,997,626 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) | | | 7,632 | | | | 3,742,504 | |
Medtronic, Inc. | | | 194,095 | | | | 7,961,777 | |
St. Jude Medical, Inc. | | | 59,155 | | | | 2,137,862 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 55,461 | | | | 3,040,372 | |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 21,003 | | | | 1,475,251 | |
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. | | | 33,304 | | | | 2,220,044 | |
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| | | | | | | 43,027,182 | |
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.9% | |
Aetna, Inc. | | | 64,220 | | | | 2,973,386 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 45,201 | | | | 1,951,779 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 65,218 | | | | 2,685,677 | |
Cigna Corp. | | | 54,873 | | | | 2,933,511 | |
Coventry Health Care, Inc. | | | 25,824 | | | | 1,157,690 | |
DaVita, Inc. (a) | | | 16,073 | | | | 1,776,549 | |
Express Scripts Holding Co. (a) | | | 156,679 | | | | 8,460,666 | |
Humana, Inc. | | | 30,372 | | | | 2,084,430 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)(c) | | | 18,263 | | | | 1,581,941 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 45,302 | | | | 4,392,482 | |
Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 16,182 | | | | 553,910 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 30,355 | | | | 1,768,786 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) | | | 20,666 | | | | 671,025 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 196,036 | | | | 10,632,993 | |
WellPoint, Inc. | | | 58,281 | | | | 3,550,478 | |
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Health Care Technology — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Cerner Corp. (a) | | | 27,992 | | | $ | 2,173,299 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.8% | |
Carnival Corp. | | | 85,577 | | | | 3,146,666 | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a) | | | 6,047 | | | | 1,798,740 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 24,496 | | | | 1,104,035 | |
International Game Technology | | | 50,836 | | | | 720,346 | |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 47,184 | | | | 1,758,548 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 192,671 | | | | 16,995,509 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 142,708 | | | | 7,652,003 | |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | | | 37,618 | | | | 2,157,768 | |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | | | 26,814 | | | | 1,426,773 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 15,175 | | | | 1,707,036 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 86,712 | | | | 5,757,677 | |
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| | | | | | | 44,225,101 | |
Household Durables — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 53,506 | | | | 1,058,349 | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 21,116 | | | | 861,955 | |
Harman International Industries, Inc. | | | 12,905 | | | | 576,079 | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 26,997 | | | | 734,858 | |
Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 31,340 | | | | 1,211,918 | |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | | | 55,375 | | | | 1,233,201 | |
PulteGroup, Inc. (a)(c) | | | 65,206 | | | | 1,184,141 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 14,912 | | | | 1,517,296 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,377,797 | |
Household Products — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
The Clorox Co. | | | 25,045 | | | | 1,833,795 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 85,235 | | | | 8,910,467 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 75,095 | | | | 6,340,271 | |
The Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 524,711 | | | | 35,622,629 | |
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| | | | | | | 52,707,162 | |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.1% | |
The AES Corp. | | | 118,337 | | | | 1,266,206 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 61,757 | | | | 1,419,793 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,685,999 | |
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
3M Co. | | | 122,166 | | | | 11,343,113 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 111,670 | | | | 6,242,353 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 2,012,361 | | | | 42,239,458 | |
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| | | | | | | 59,824,924 | |
Insurance — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
ACE Ltd. | | | 65,217 | | | | 5,204,317 | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 89,995 | | | | 4,780,534 | |
The Allstate Corp. | | | 92,468 | | | | 3,714,440 | |
American International Group, Inc. (a) | | | 283,321 | | | | 10,001,231 | |
Aon Plc | | | 61,163 | | | | 3,400,663 | |
Assurant, Inc. | | | 15,392 | | | | 534,102 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a) | | | 350,045 | | | | 31,399,036 | |
The Chubb Corp. | | | 50,275 | | | | 3,786,713 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 28,313 | | | | 1,108,737 | |
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 95,386 | | | | 716,349 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 83,754 | | | | 1,879,440 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 52,533 | | | | 1,360,605 | |
Loews Corp. | | | 59,685 | | | | 2,432,164 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 104,485 | | | | 3,601,598 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 209,390 | | | | 6,897,307 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master S&P 500 Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Insurance (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 52,980 | | | $ | 1,510,990 | |
The Progressive Corp. | | | 106,599 | | | | 2,249,239 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 89,053 | | | | 4,749,196 | |
Torchmark Corp. | | | 18,390 | | | | 950,211 | |
The Travelers Cos., Inc. | | | 73,208 | | | | 5,257,798 | |
Unum Group | | | 52,352 | | | | 1,089,969 | |
XL Group Plc | | | 57,454 | | | | 1,439,797 | |
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| | | | | | | 98,064,436 | |
Internet & Catalog Retail — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | | 69,541 | | | | 17,464,527 | |
Expedia, Inc. | | | 18,031 | | | | 1,108,005 | |
Netflix, Inc. (a) | | | 10,570 | | | | 980,685 | |
priceline.com, Inc. (a) | | | 9,571 | | | | 5,945,505 | |
TripAdvisor, Inc. (a) | | | 21,148 | | | | 887,370 | |
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| | | | | | | 26,386,092 | |
Internet Software & Services — 2.2% | | | | | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 34,228 | | | | 1,400,267 | |
eBay, Inc. (a) | | | 223,497 | | | | 11,402,817 | |
Google, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 51,078 | | | | 36,233,201 | |
VeriSign, Inc. (a) | | | 29,653 | | | | 1,151,129 | |
Yahoo! Inc. (a) | | | 199,754 | | | | 3,975,105 | |
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| | | | | | | 54,162,519 | |
IT Services — 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture Plc, Class A | | | 122,542 | | | | 8,149,043 | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 93,173 | | | | 5,311,793 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (a) | | | 57,615 | | | | 4,266,391 | |
Computer Sciences Corp. | | | 29,999 | | | | 1,201,460 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 47,828 | | | | 1,664,893 | |
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | | | 25,621 | | | | 2,024,828 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 203,829 | | | | 39,043,445 | |
MasterCard, Inc., Class A | | | 20,509 | | | | 10,075,661 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 62,094 | | | | 1,933,607 | |
SAIC, Inc. | | | 54,737 | | | | 619,623 | |
Teradata Corp. (a) | | | 32,460 | | | | 2,008,949 | |
Total System Services, Inc. | | | 31,242 | | | | 669,204 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 100,045 | | | | 15,164,821 | |
The Western Union Co. | | | 114,155 | | | | 1,553,649 | |
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| | | | | | | 93,687,367 | |
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.1% | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 21,936 | | | | 787,502 | |
Mattel, Inc. | | | 65,863 | | | | 2,411,903 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,199,405 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.4% | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 66,881 | | | | 2,738,108 | |
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | | | 32,962 | | | | 1,617,775 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 21,811 | | | | 692,281 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 69,135 | | | | 4,409,431 | |
Waters Corp. (a)(c) | | | 16,750 | | | | 1,459,260 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,916,855 | |
Machinery — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 125,497 | | | | 11,242,021 | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 33,926 | | | | 3,675,882 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 75,168 | | | | 6,496,019 | |
Dover Corp. | | | 34,361 | | | | 2,257,861 | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 9,550 | | | | 1,401,940 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 81,831 | | | | 4,976,143 | |
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Machinery (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Ingersoll-Rand Plc | | | 53,731 | | | $ | 2,576,939 | |
Joy Global, Inc. | | | 20,225 | | | | 1,289,951 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 67,760 | | | | 3,063,430 | |
Pall Corp. | | | 21,201 | | | | 1,277,572 | |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 28,620 | | | | 2,434,417 | |
Pentair Ltd., Registered Shares | | | 40,367 | | | | 1,984,038 | |
Snap-On, Inc. | | | 11,267 | | | | 889,980 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 32,372 | | | | 2,394,557 | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 35,893 | | | | 972,700 | |
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| | | | | | | 46,933,450 | |
Media — 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
Cablevision Systems Corp., New York Group, Class A | | | 41,755 | | | | 623,820 | |
CBS Corp., Class B | | | 113,412 | | | | 4,315,327 | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 509,947 | | | | 19,061,819 | |
DIRECTV (a) | | | 115,946 | | | | 5,815,851 | |
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 45,846 | | | | 2,910,304 | |
Gannett Co., Inc. | | | 43,814 | | | | 789,090 | |
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 82,844 | | | | 912,941 | |
The McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. | | | 53,302 | | | | 2,914,020 | |
News Corp., Class A | | | 386,953 | | | | 9,882,780 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 50,708 | | | | 2,533,372 | |
Scripps Networks Interactive, Class A | | | 16,727 | | | | 968,828 | |
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | | | 57,917 | | | | 5,628,953 | |
Time Warner, Inc. | | | 181,715 | | | | 8,691,428 | |
Viacom, Inc., Class B | | | 88,670 | | | | 4,676,456 | |
The Walt Disney Co. | | | 340,084 | | | | 16,932,782 | |
The Washington Post Co., Class B | | | 869 | | | | 317,367 | |
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| | | | | | | 86,975,138 | |
Metals & Mining — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Alcoa, Inc. | | | 203,936 | | | | 1,770,164 | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | | | 20,917 | | | | 635,040 | |
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. | | | 27,114 | | | | 1,045,516 | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | | | 182,193 | | | | 6,231,001 | |
Newmont Mining Corp. | | | 95,279 | | | | 4,424,757 | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 60,968 | | | | 2,632,598 | |
United States Steel Corp. | | | 28,023 | | | | 668,909 | |
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| | | | | | | 17,407,985 | |
Multi-Utilities — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 46,319 | | | | 1,422,920 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 81,589 | | | | 1,570,588 | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 50,378 | | | | 1,228,216 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 56,213 | | | | 3,122,070 | |
Dominion Resources, Inc. | | | 110,279 | | | | 5,712,452 | |
DTE Energy Co. | | | 33,030 | | | | 1,983,451 | |
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. | | | 14,880 | | | | 777,034 | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 59,317 | | | | 1,476,400 | |
PG&E Corp. | | | 82,528 | | | | 3,315,975 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 97,105 | | | | 2,971,413 | |
SCANA Corp. | | | 25,367 | | | | 1,157,750 | |
Sempra Energy | | | 43,171 | | | | 3,062,551 | |
TECO Energy, Inc. | | | 39,407 | | | | 660,461 | |
Wisconsin Energy Corp. | | | 44,031 | | | | 1,622,542 | |
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| | | | | | | 30,083,823 | |
Multiline Retail — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Big Lots, Inc. (a)(c) | | | 11,174 | | | | 318,012 | |
Dollar General Corp. (a) | | | 50,405 | | | | 2,222,356 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) | | | 43,551 | | | | 1,766,429 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master S&P 500 Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Multiline Retail (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | | | 18,464 | | | $ | 1,170,802 | |
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. (c) | | | 27,166 | | | | 535,442 | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 40,567 | | | | 1,743,570 | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 75,869 | | | | 2,960,408 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 29,186 | | | | 1,561,451 | |
Target Corp. | | | 124,898 | | | | 7,390,215 | |
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| | | | | | | 19,668,685 | |
Office Electronics — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Xerox Corp. | | | 242,156 | | | | 1,651,504 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.1% | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 95,912 | | | | 7,127,221 | |
Apache Corp. | | | 75,095 | | | | 5,894,958 | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 40,202 | | | | 1,999,647 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | 99,308 | | | | 1,650,499 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 375,591 | | | | 40,616,411 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 232,958 | | | | 13,509,234 | |
CONSOL Energy, Inc. | | | 43,490 | | | | 1,396,029 | |
Denbury Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 74,575 | | | | 1,208,115 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 72,290 | | | | 3,761,972 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 51,987 | | | | 6,279,510 | |
EQT Corp. | | | 28,587 | | | | 1,686,061 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. (d) | | | 874,950 | | | | 75,726,923 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 57,033 | | | | 3,020,468 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 121,374 | | | | 4,288,143 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 135,581 | | | | 4,156,913 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 65,099 | | | | 4,101,237 | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 35,389 | | | | 2,107,415 | |
Newfield Exploration Co. (a) | | | 26,334 | | | | 705,225 | |
Noble Energy, Inc. | | | 34,143 | | | | 3,473,709 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 155,483 | | | | 11,911,553 | |
Peabody Energy Corp. | | | 51,271 | | | | 1,364,321 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 120,104 | | | | 6,377,522 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 23,654 | | | | 2,521,280 | |
QEP Resources, Inc. | | | 34,353 | | | | 1,039,865 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | 31,104 | | | | 1,954,264 | |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | | | 67,073 | | | | 2,240,909 | |
Spectra Energy Corp. | | | 127,792 | | | | 3,498,945 | |
Tesoro Corp. | | | 27,044 | | | | 1,191,288 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 106,242 | | | | 3,624,977 | |
The Williams Cos., Inc. | | | 129,326 | | | | 4,234,133 | |
WPX Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 37,835 | | | | 562,985 | |
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| | | | | | | 223,231,732 | |
Paper & Forest Products — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
International Paper Co. | | | 84,287 | | | | 3,357,994 | |
MeadWestvaco Corp. | | | 33,810 | | | | 1,077,525 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,435,519 | |
Personal Products — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Avon Products, Inc. | | | 82,321 | | | | 1,182,130 | |
The Estée Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A | | | 46,078 | | | | 2,758,229 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,940,359 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 6.1% | | | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 303,341 | | | | 19,868,836 | |
Allergan, Inc. | | | 59,023 | | | | 5,414,180 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 316,787 | | | | 10,324,088 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 195,981 | | | | 9,665,783 | |
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a) | | | 44,689 | | | | 1,578,415 | |
Hospira, Inc. (a) | | | 31,488 | | | | 983,685 | |
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Pharmaceuticals (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 531,817 | | | $ | 37,280,372 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 583,407 | | | | 23,884,683 | |
Mylan, Inc. (a) | | | 78,226 | | | | 2,149,650 | |
Perrigo Co. | | | 16,941 | | | | 1,762,372 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 1,412,910 | | | | 35,435,783 | |
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(c) | | | 24,523 | | | | 2,108,978 | |
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| | | | | | | 150,456,825 | |
Professional Services — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
The Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | | | 8,514 | | | | 669,626 | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 22,962 | | | | 1,242,704 | |
Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 26,733 | | | | 850,644 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,762,974 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.2% | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 75,876 | | | | 5,862,939 | |
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A | | | 28,088 | | | | 760,061 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 21,954 | | | | 2,976,743 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 28,956 | | | | 3,063,834 | |
Equity Residential | | | 61,752 | | | | 3,499,486 | |
HCP, Inc. | | | 86,765 | | | | 3,920,043 | |
Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 49,843 | | | | 3,054,877 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 139,117 | | | | 2,179,963 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 78,692 | | | | 1,520,329 | |
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. | | | 30,854 | | | | 1,368,992 | |
ProLogis, Inc. | | | 88,465 | | | | 3,228,088 | |
Public Storage | | | 27,673 | | | | 4,011,478 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 59,368 | | | | 9,385,487 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 56,726 | | | | 3,671,307 | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | 32,513 | | | | 2,603,641 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 103,941 | | | | 2,891,639 | |
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| | | | | | | 53,998,907 | |
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0% | |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 57,430 | | | | 1,142,857 | |
Road & Rail — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
CSX Corp. | | | 197,952 | | | | 3,905,593 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 60,658 | | | | 3,751,091 | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 9,855 | | | | 492,060 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 90,274 | | | | 11,349,247 | |
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| | | | | | | 19,497,991 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.0% | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)(c) | | | 114,729 | | | | 275,350 | |
Altera Corp. | | | 61,535 | | | | 2,119,265 | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 57,845 | | | | 2,432,961 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 229,883 | | | | 2,629,861 | |
Broadcom Corp., Class A | | | 99,591 | | | | 3,307,417 | |
First Solar, Inc. (a) | | | 11,703 | | | | 361,389 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 954,928 | | | | 19,700,165 | |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | 31,943 | | | | 1,525,598 | |
Lam Research Corp. (a) | | | 32,653 | | | | 1,179,753 | |
Linear Technology Corp. | | | 44,421 | | | | 1,523,640 | |
LSI Corp. (a) | | | 107,363 | | | | 760,130 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 37,561 | | | | 1,224,113 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 196,603 | | | | 1,248,429 | |
NVIDIA Corp. (a) | | | 119,701 | | | | 1,471,125 | |
Teradyne, Inc. (a) | | | 35,581 | | | | 600,963 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 215,102 | | | | 6,655,256 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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20 | | BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master S&P 500 Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 49,856 | | | $ | 1,789,830 | |
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| | | | | | | 48,805,245 | |
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Software — 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 95,017 | | | | 3,580,241 | |
Autodesk, Inc. (a) | | | 43,340 | | | | 1,532,069 | |
BMC Software, Inc. (a) | | | 27,130 | | | | 1,075,976 | |
CA, Inc. | | | 64,089 | | | | 1,408,676 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 35,840 | | | | 2,356,480 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | | | 59,097 | | | | 858,679 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 53,414 | | | | 3,178,133 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 1,453,637 | | | | 38,855,717 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 721,347 | | | | 24,035,282 | |
Red Hat, Inc. (a) | | | 37,110 | | | | 1,965,346 | |
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)(c) | | | 25,073 | | | | 4,214,771 | |
Symantec Corp. (a) | | | 133,192 | | | | 2,505,341 | |
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| | | | | | | 85,566,711 | |
Specialty Retail — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A | | | 15,353 | | | | 736,484 | |
AutoNation, Inc. (a) | | | 7,434 | | | | 295,130 | |
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | | | 7,089 | | | | 2,512,554 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) | | | 43,994 | | | | 2,459,705 | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 51,261 | | | | 607,443 | |
CarMax, Inc. (a)(c) | | | 43,697 | | | | 1,640,385 | |
GameStop Corp., Class A | | | 23,454 | | | | 588,461 | |
The Gap, Inc. | | | 57,059 | | | | 1,771,111 | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 286,936 | | | | 17,746,992 | |
Limited Brands, Inc. | | | 45,944 | | | | 2,162,125 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 215,843 | | | | 7,666,743 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | | | 22,003 | | | | 1,967,508 | |
PetSmart, Inc. | | | 20,633 | | | | 1,410,059 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 42,653 | | | | 2,309,660 | |
Staples, Inc. | | | 129,992 | | | | 1,481,909 | |
Tiffany & Co. | | | 23,042 | | | | 1,321,228 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 139,958 | | | | 5,941,217 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) | | | 20,855 | | | | 820,853 | |
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| | | | | | | 53,439,567 | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6% | |
Coach, Inc. | | | 54,450 | | | | 3,022,519 | |
Fossil, Inc. (a) | | | 10,361 | | | | 964,609 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 140,078 | | | | 7,228,025 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 11,766 | | | | 1,763,959 | |
VF Corp. | | | 16,915 | | | | 2,553,658 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,532,770 | |
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1% | |
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. | | | 92,005 | | | $ | 748,001 | |
People’s United Financial, Inc. | | | 66,334 | | | | 801,978 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,549,979 | |
Tobacco — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 388,638 | | | | 12,211,006 | |
Lorillard, Inc. | | | 24,846 | | | | 2,898,783 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 320,588 | | | | 26,813,980 | |
Reynolds American, Inc. | | | 62,226 | | | | 2,578,023 | |
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| | | | | | | 44,501,792 | |
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2% | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 51,731 | | | | 2,415,321 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 11,455 | | | | 2,318,148 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,733,469 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3% | |
Crown Castle International Corp. (a) | | | 56,266 | | | | 4,060,154 | |
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (a) | | | 60,987 | | | | 606,211 | |
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | | | 576,695 | | | | 3,269,861 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,936,226 | |
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost — $1,724,316,484) — 99.4% | | | $ | 2,444,928,991 | |
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Short-Term Securities Shares | | | | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.11% (b)(e) | | | 21,128,527 | | | | 21,128,527 | |
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| | Beneficial Interest (000) | | | | |
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series, 0.29% (b)(e)(f) | | $ | 8,630 | | | | 8,629,550 | |
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost — $29,758,077) — 1.2% | | | | 29,758,077 | |
Total Investments (Cost — $1,754,074,561*) — 100.6% | | | | 2,474,687,068 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.6)% | | | | (14,354,232 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 2,460,332,836 | |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments |
* | | As of December 31, 2012, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows: |
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Tax cost | | $ | 1,404,527,442 | |
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Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 1,129,568,948 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (59,409,322 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 1,070,159,626 | |
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(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master S&P 500 Index Series |
(b) | | Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Series during the year ended December 31, 2012, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
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Affiliate | | Shares/ Beneficial Interest Held at December 31, 2011 | | | Shares Purchased | | | Shares/ Beneficial Interest Sold | | | Shares/ Beneficial Interest Held at December 31, 2012 | | | Value at December 31, 2012 | | | Income | | | Realized Gain/Loss | |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | 19,881 | | | | 6,275 | | | | (2,077 | ) | | | 24,079 | | | $ | 4,977,370 | | | $ | 140,765 | | | $ | (21,549 | ) |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class | | | 20,822,036 | | | | 306,491 | 1 | | | — | | | | 21,128,527 | | | $ | 21,128,527 | | | $ | 50,960 | | | $ | 309 | |
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series | | $ | 21,533,097 | | | | — | | | $ | (12,903,547 | )2 | | $ | 8,629,550 | | | $ | 8,629,550 | | | $ | 142,282 | | | | — | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 104,451 | | | | 5,177 | | | | (8,129) | | | | 101,499 | | | $ | 5,918,407 | | | $ | 159,771 | | | $ | 30,398 | |
1 Represents net shares purchased. | |
2 Represents net beneficial interest sold. | |
(c) | | Security, or a portion of security, is on loan. |
(d) | | All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open financial futures contracts. |
(e) | | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
(f) | | Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. The Series may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the BlackRock Liquidity Series LLC, Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day. |
Ÿ | | Financial futures contracts as of December 31, 2012 were as follows: |
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Contracts Purchased | | | Issue | | Exchange | | Expiration | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
| 342 | | | S&P 500 E-Mini | | Chicago Mercantile | | March 2013 | | $ | 24,283,710 | | | $ | (36,230 | ) |
Ÿ | | Fair Value Measurements—Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows: |
Ÿ | | Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities that the Series has the ability to access |
Ÿ | | Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs) |
Ÿ | | Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Series’ own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments) |
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Series’ policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in the securities. For information about the Series’ policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following tables summarize the Series’ investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of December 31, 2012:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments3 | | $ | 2,442,760,637 | | | $ | 2,168,354 | | | | — | | | $ | 2,444,928,991 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | 21,128,527 | | | | 8,629,550 | | | | — | | | | 29,758,077 | |
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Total | | $ | 2,463,889,164 | | | $ | 10,797,904 | | | | — | | | $ | 2,474,687,068 | |
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3 See above Schedule of Investments for values in each industry excluding Level 2, Auto Components, within the table. | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (concluded) | | Master S&P 500 Index Series |
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Derivative Financial Instruments1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity contracts | | $ | (36,230 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | (36,230 | ) |
1 Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. | |
Certain of the Series’ assets and liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of December 31, 2012, such assets and liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 20,521 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 20,521 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral on securities loaned at value | | | — | | | $ | (8,629,550 | ) | | | — | | | | (8,629,550 | ) |
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Total | | $ | 20,521 | | | $ | (8,629,550 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (8,609,029 | ) |
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There were no transfers between levels during the year ended December 31, 2012.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | Master S&P 500 Index Series |
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December 31, 2012 | | | |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments at value — unaffiliated (including securities loaned of $8,563,010) (cost — $1,715,354,684) | | $ | 2,434,033,214 | |
Investments at value — affiliated (cost — $38,719,877) | | | 40,653,854 | |
Cash | | | 20,521 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 2,718,894 | |
Variation margin receivable | | | 644,755 | |
Investments sold receivable | | | 361,558 | |
Securities lending income receivable — affiliated | | | 7,280 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 21,264 | |
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Total assets | | | 2,478,461,340 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Collateral on securities loaned at value | | | 8,629,550 | |
Withdrawals payable to investors | | | 9,306,643 | |
Investment advisory fees payable | | | 8,812 | |
Other affiliates payable | | | 5,929 | |
Directors’ fees payable | | | 1,389 | |
Other accrued expenses payable | | | 176,181 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 18,128,504 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 2,460,332,836 | |
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Net Assets Consist of | | | | |
Investors’ capital | | $ | 1,739,756,559 | |
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | 720,576,277 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 2,460,332,836 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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Statement of Operations | | Master S&P 500 Index Series |
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Year Ended December 31, 2012 | | | |
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Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | $ | 55,933,299 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (122,393 | ) |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 351,496 | |
Securities lending — affiliated — net | | | 142,282 | |
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Total income | | | 56,304,684 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Investment advisory | | | 245,447 | |
Accounting services | | | 429,117 | |
Professional | | | 155,015 | |
Reorganization costs | | | 154,216 | |
Custodian | | | 114,066 | |
Directors | | | 67,841 | |
Printing | | | 27,093 | |
Registration | | | 19,628 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 40,128 | |
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Total expenses | | | 1,252,551 | |
Less fees waived by Manager | | | (147,182 | ) |
Less reorganization costs reimbursed | | | (154,216 | ) |
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Total expenses after fees waived | | | 951,153 | |
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Net investment income | | | 55,353,531 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain | | | | |
Net realized gain from: | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | 18,854,905 | |
Investments — affiliated | | | 8,849 | |
Capital gain distributions received from affiliated companies | | | 309 | |
Financial futures contracts | | | 5,298,508 | |
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| | | 24,162,571 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 279,503,556 | |
Financial futures contracts | | | 8,491 | |
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| | | 279,512,047 | |
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Total realized and unrealized gain | | | 303,674,618 | |
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 359,028,149 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets | | Master S&P 500 Index Series |
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| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 55,353,531 | | | $ | 48,668,634 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 24,162,571 | | | | (4,743,580 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | 279,512,047 | | | | 9,221,993 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 359,028,149 | | | | 53,147,047 | |
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Capital Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from contributions | | | 827,271,601 | | | | 758,612,964 | |
Value of withdrawals | | | (1,007,033,492 | ) | | | (894,677,279 | ) |
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Net decrease in net assets derived from capital transactions | | | (179,761,891 | ) | | | (136,064,315 | ) |
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Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 179,266,258 | | | | (82,917,268 | ) |
Beginning of year | | | 2,281,066,578 | | | | 2,363,983,846 | |
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End of year | | $ | 2,460,332,836 | | | $ | 2,281,066,578 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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Financial Highlights | | Master S&P 500 Index Series |
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| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
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Total Investment Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return | | | 15.95% | | | | 2.06% | | | | 15.11% | | | | 26.61% | | | | (36.92 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.05% | | | | 0.04% | | | | 0.04% | | | | 0.05% | | | | 0.04% | |
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Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly | | | 0.04% | | | | 0.03% | | | | 0.04% | | | | 0.04% | | | | 0.04% | |
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Net investment income | | | 2.25% | | | | 2.06% | | | | 2.03% | | | | 2.32% | | | | 2.31% | |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 2,460,333 | | | $ | 2,281,067 | | | $ | 2,363,984 | | | $ | 2,278,659 | | | $ | 1,953,848 | |
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Portfolio turnover | | | 6% | | | | 6% | | | | 5% | | | | 7% | | | | 8% | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | Master S&P 500 Index Series |
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
Master S&P 500 Index Series (the “Series”), a diversified, open-end management investment company, is a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”). The Master LLC is registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and is organized as a Delaware limited liability company. The Master LLC’s Limited Liability Company Agreement permits the Board of Directors of the Master LLC (the “Board”) to issue non-transferable interests in the Master LLC, subject to certain limitations. The Series’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Reorganization: On May 16, 2012, the Board approved a plan of reorganization whereby S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio, a series of Master Investment Portfolio, will acquire substantially all of the assets and assume certain stated liabilities of the Series in exchange for beneficial interests of the S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio (the “Master Reorganization”). The Master Reorganization is subject to shareholder approval by the feeder funds that invest their assets in the Series and certain other conditions. On December 12, 2012, the Master Reorganization was approved by the shareholders of each feeder fund of the Series. However, the Master Reorganization is not expected to close until the reorganization of BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund (“S&P 500 Index Fund”), a series of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc., with BlackRock S&P 500 Stock Fund, a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “S&P 500 Fund Reorganization”) is approved by S&P 500 Index Fund’s shareholders. If the S&P 500 Fund Reorganization is not approved, the Board will consider other options, including whether to proceed with the Master Reorganization or other alternatives.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Series:
Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Series would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Series determines the fair values of its financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to provide oversight of the pricing function for the Series for all financial instruments.
Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last reported sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the security. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at Net Asset Value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
The Series values its investments in BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series (the “Money Market Series”) at fair value, which is ordinarily based upon its pro rata ownership in the underlying fund’s net assets. The Money Market Series seeks current income consistent with maintaining liquidity and preserving capital. Although the Money Market Series is not registered under the 1940 Act, its investments will follow the parameters of investments by a money market fund that is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Series may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor in the Money Market Series to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that the Series might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deem relevant consistent with the principles of fair value measurement, which include the market approach, income approach and/or in the case of recent investments, the cost approach, as appropriate. A market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions. The income approach generally is used to discount future cash flows to present value and adjusted for liquidity as appropriate. These factors include but are not limited to: (i) attributes specific to the investment or asset; (ii) the principal market for the investment or asset; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment or asset; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment or asset, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. The Global Valuation Commit-
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) | | Master S&P 500 Index Series |
tee, or its delegate, employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Series’ pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices and large movements in market values and reviews of any market related activity. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.
Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Series either deliver collateral or segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts), the Series will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on its books and records cash or liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, a Series engaging in such transactions may have requirements to deliver/deposit securities to/with an exchange or broker-dealer as collateral for certain investments.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.
Securities Lending: The Series may lend securities to approved borrowers, such as banks, brokers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges cash, securities issued or guaranteed by the US government or irrevocable letters of credit issued by a bank as collateral. The initial collateral received by the Series is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on US exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter in an amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Series and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Series on the next business day. Securities lending income, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, represents the income earned from the investment of the cash collateral, net of rebates paid to, or fees paid by, borrowers and less the fees paid to the securities lending agent. During the term of the loan, the Series earns dividend or interest income on the securities loaned but does not receive interest income on the securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions. The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate this risk the Series benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. The Series also could suffer a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. During the year ended December 31, 2012, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash.
Income Taxes: The Series is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Series is treated as the owner of its proportionate share of net assets, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Series. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. It is intended that the Series’ assets will be managed so an investor in the Series can satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
The Series files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Series’ US federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended December 31, 2012. The statutes of limitations on the Series’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. Management does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
Recent Accounting Standards: In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued guidance that will expand current disclosure requirements on the offsetting of certain assets and liabilities. The new disclosures will be required for investments and derivative financial instruments subject to master netting or similar agreements, which are eligible for offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and will require an entity to disclose both gross and net information about such investments and transactions in the financial statements. In January 2013, the FASB issued guidance that clarifies which investments and transactions are subject to the offsetting disclosure requirements. The scope of the disclosure requirements for offsetting will be limited to derivative instruments, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Series’ financial statement disclosures.
Other: Expenses directly related to the Series are charged to the Series. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) | | Master S&P 500 Index Series |
The Series has an arrangement with the custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statement of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.
2. Derivative Financial Instruments:
The Series engages in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the return of the Series and/or to economically hedge, or protect, its exposure to certain risks such as equity risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange.
Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures contracts is deemed to be minimal due to the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which these contracts trade.
Financial Futures Contracts: The Series purchases or sells financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Series and counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, financial futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date. Pursuant to the contract, the Series agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Series as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Series records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.
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Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure: | |
Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012 | |
| | Liability Derivatives | |
| Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Value | |
Equity contracts | | Net unrealized depreciation1 | | $ | (36,230 | ) |
1 | | Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on financial futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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The Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Statement of Operations Year Ended December 31, 2012 | |
| | Net Realized Gain From | |
Equity contracts: | | | | |
Financial futures contracts | | | $5,298,508 | |
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| | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on | |
Equity contracts: | | | | |
Financial futures contracts | | | $ 8,491 | |
For the year ended December 31, 2012, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:
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Average number of contracts purchased | | | 472 | |
Average notional value of contracts purchased | | $ | 33,114,438 | |
3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) is the largest stockholder and an affiliate, for 1940 Act purposes, of BlackRock.
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Series’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services. The Manager is responsible for the management of the Series’ portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Series. For such services, the Series pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.01% of the Series’ average daily net assets.
The Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee by 0.005% of the Series’ average daily net assets. The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual waiver prior to May 1, 2013 unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Manager waived $122,723, which is included in fees waived by Manager in the Statement of Operations.
The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Series pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds. However, the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid in connection with the Series’ investment in other affiliated investment companies, if any. This amount is included in fees waived by Manager in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the amount waived was $24,459.
The Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIM, for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by the Series to the Manager.
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded) | | Master S&P 500 Index Series |
For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Series reimbursed the Manager $26,066 for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services in the Statement of Operations.
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, received an exemptive order from the SEC permitting it, among other things, to pay an affiliated securities lending agent a fee based on a share of the income derived from the securities lending activities and has retained BIM as the securities lending agent. BIM may, on behalf of the Series, invest cash collateral received by the Series for such loans, among other things, in a private investment company managed by the Manager or in registered money market funds advised by the Manager or its affiliates. The market value of securities on loan and the value of the related collateral, if applicable, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as securities loaned at value and collateral on securities loaned at value, respectively. The cash collateral invested by BIM is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments, if any. Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of rebates paid to, or fees paid by, borrowers of securities. The Series retains 65% of securities lending income and pays a fee to BIM equal to 35% of such income. The Series benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock. As securities lending agent, BIM bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending as well as the cost of borrower default indemnification. BIM does not receive any fees for managing the cash collateral. The share of income earned by the Series is shown as securities lending — affiliated — net in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2012, BIM received $93,550 in securities lending agent fees related to securities lending activities for the Series.
Certain officers and/or directors of the Master LLC are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates.
4. Investments:
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities for the year ended December 31, 2012, were $152,384,232 and $267,024,174 respectively.
5. Borrowings:
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates, is a party to a $500 million credit agreement with a group of lenders. The Series may borrow under the credit agreement to fund shareholder redemptions. Effective November 2011 to November 2012, the credit agreement had the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.065% per annum based on the Series’ pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. In addition, the Series paid administration and arrangement fees which were allocated to the Series based on its net assets as of October 31, 2011. The credit agreement, which expired in November 2012, was renewed with the same terms until November 2013. Effective November 2012 to November 2013, the credit agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.065% per annum based on the Series’ pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. In addition, the Series paid administration and arrangement fees which were allocated to the Series based on its net assets as of October 31, 2012. The Series did not borrow under the credit agreement during the year ended December 31, 2012.
6. Market and Credit Risk:
In the normal course of business, the Series invests in securities and enters into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Series may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Series; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Series may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Series has unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Series manages counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Series to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Series’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Series.
7. Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Series through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | Master S&P 500 Index Series |
To the Investors of Master S&P 500 Index Series and Board of Directors of Quantitative Master Series LLC:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Master S&P 500 Index Series, one of the portfolios constituting Quantitative Master Series LLC, (the “Series”) as of December 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Series’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Series is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Series’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2012, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Master S&P 500 Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC as of December 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 22, 2013
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Corporation/ Master LLC | | Length of Time Served as a Director2 | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of BlackRock- Advised Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) Consisting of Investment Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen | | Public Directorships |
Independent Directors1 | | | | | | | | |
Ronald W. Forbes 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1940 | | Co-Chairman of the Board and Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor Emeritus of Finance, School of Business, State University of New York at Albany since 2000. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
Rodney D. Johnson 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1941 | | Co-Chairman of the Board and Director | | Since 2007 | | President, Fairmount Capital Advisors, Inc. since 1987; Member of the Archdiocesan Investment Committee of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia since 2004; Director, The Committee of Seventy (civic) since 2006; Director, Fox Chase Cancer Center from 2004 to 2011. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
David O. Beim 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1940 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor of Professional Practice at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business since 1991; Trustee, Phillips Exeter Academy since 2002; Chairman, Wave Hill, Inc. (public garden and cultural center) from 1990 to 2006. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
Dr. Matina S. Horner 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1939 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Executive Vice President of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund from 1989 to 2003. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | NSTAR (electric and gas utility) |
Herbert I. London 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1939 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor Emeritus, New York University since 2005; John M. Olin Professor of Humanities, New York University from 1993 to 2005 and Professor thereof from 1980 to 2005; President Emeritus, Hudson Institute (policy research organization) since 2011, President thereof from 1997 to 2011 and Trustee since 1980; Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Grantham University since 2006; Director, InnoCentive, Inc. (strategic solutions company) since 2005; Director, Cerego, LLC (software development and design) since 2005; Director, Cybersettle (dispute resolution technology) since 2009. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | AIMS Worldwide, Inc. (marketing) |
Ian A. MacKinnon 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1948 | | Director | | Since 2012 | | Director, Kennett Capital, Inc. (investments) since 2006; Director, Free Library of Philadelphia from 1999 to 2008. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
Cynthia A. Montgomery 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1952 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor, Harvard Business School since 1989; Director, McLean Hospital since 2005; Director, Harvard Business School Publishing from 2005 to 2010. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (manufacturing) |
Joseph P. Platt 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1947 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Director, The West Penn Allegheny Health System (a not-for-profit health system) since 2008; Director, Jones and Brown (Canadian insurance broker) since 1998; General Partner, Thorn Partners, LP (private investments) since 1998; Director, WQED Multi-Media (public broadcasting not-for-profit) since 2001; Partner, Amarna Corporation, LLC (private investment company) from 2002 to 2008. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (reinsurance company) |
Robert C. Robb, Jr. 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1945 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Partner, Lewis, Eckert, Robb and Company (management and financial consulting firm) since 1981. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
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Officers and Directors (continued) | | |
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Corporation/ Master LLC | | Length of Time Served as a Director2 | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of BlackRock- Advised Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) Consisting of Investment Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen | | Public Directorships |
Independent Directors1 (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Toby Rosenblatt 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1938 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | President, Founders Investments Ltd. (private investments) since 1999; Director, Forward Management, LLC since 2007; Director, College Access Foundation of California (philanthropic foundation) since 2009; Director, A.P. Pharma, Inc. (specialty pharmaceuticals) from 1983 to 2011; Director, The James Irvine Foundation (philanthropic foundation) from 1998 to 2008. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
Kenneth L. Urish 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1951 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Managing Partner, Urish Popeck & Co., LLC (certified public accountants and consultants) since 1976; Chairman Elect of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Committee Member thereof since 2007; Member of External Advisory Board, The Pennsylvania State University Accounting Department since 2001; Trustee, The Holy Family Institute from 2001 to 2010; President and Trustee, Pittsburgh Catholic Publishing Associates from 2003 to 2008; Director, Inter-Tel from 2006 to 2007. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
Frederick W. Winter 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1945 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor and Dean Emeritus of the Joseph M. Katz School of Business, University of Pittsburgh since 2005 and Dean thereof from 1997 to 2005; Director, Alkon Corporation (pneumatics) since 1992; Director, Trippman Sports (recreation) since 2005; Director, Indotronix International (IT services) from 2004 to 2008. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
| | 1 Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. The Board has approved one-year extensions in terms of Directors who turn 72 prior to December 31,2013. |
| | 2 Date shown is the earliest date a person has served for the Corporation/Master LLC covered by this annual report. Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, LP. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock Fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows certain Directors as joining the Corporation’s/Master LLC’s board in 2007, each Director first became a member of the board of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock Funds as follows: David O. Beim, 1998; Ronald W. Forbes, 1977; Dr. Matina S. Horner, 2004; Rodney D. Johnson, 1995; Herbert I. London, 1987; Cynthia A. Montgomery, 1994; Joseph P. Platt, 1999; Robert C. Robb, Jr., 1998; Toby Rosenblatt, 2005; Kenneth L. Urish, 1999; and Frederick W. Winter, 1999. |
Interested Directors3 | | | | | | | | | | |
Paul L. Audet 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1953 | | Director | | Since 2011 | | Senior Managing Director of BlackRock and Head of U.S. Mutual Funds since 2011; Chair of the U.S. Mutual Funds Committee reporting to the Global Executive Committee since 2011; Head of BlackRock’s Real Estate business from 2008 to 2011; Member of BlackRock’s Global Operating and Corporate Risk Management Committees and of the BlackRock Alternative Investors Executive Committee and Investment Committee for the Private Equity Fund of Funds business since 2008; Head of BlackRock’s Global Cash Management business from 2005 to 2010; Acting Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from 2007 to 2008; Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from 1998 to 2005. | | 155 RICs consisting of 278 Portfolios | | None |
Henry Gabbay 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1947 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Consultant, BlackRock from 2007 to 2008; Managing Director, BlackRock from 1989 to 2007; Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares from 2005 to 2007 and Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006. | | 155 RICs consisting of 278 Portfolios | | None |
| | 3 Mr. Audet is an “interested person,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Corporation/Master LLC based on his position with BlackRock and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay is an “interested person” of the Corporation/Master LLC based on his former positions with BlackRock and its affiliates as well as his ownership of BlackRock and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. securities. Mr. Audet and Mr. Gabbay are also Directors of the BlackRock registered closed-end funds and Directors of other BlackRock registered open-end funds. Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. |
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Officers and Directors (concluded) | | |
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Corporation/ Master LLC | | Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | | | |
Officers1 | | | | | | |
John M. Perlowski 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1964 | | President and Chief Executive Officer | | Since 2010 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2009; Global Head of BlackRock Fund Administration since 2009; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 2003 to 2009; Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds from 2003 to 2009 and Senior Vice President thereof from 2007 to 2009; Director of Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds from 2002 to 2009; Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009. |
Brendan Kyne 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1977 | | Vice President | | Since 2009 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2010; Director of BlackRock from 2008 to 2009; Head of Product Development and Management for BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group since 2009 and Co-head thereof from 2007 to 2009; Vice President of BlackRock from 2005 to 2008. |
Neal Andrews 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1966 | | Chief Financial Officer | | Since 2007 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2006; Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. from 1992 to 2006. |
Jay Fife 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1970 | | Treasurer | | Since 2007 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2007; Director of BlackRock in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the MLIM and Fund Asset Management, L.P. advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006. |
Brian Kindelan 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1959 | | Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer | | Since 2007 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised funds since 2007; Managing Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock since 2005. |
Benjamin Archibald 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1975 | | Secretary | | Since 2012 | | Director of BlackRock since 2010; Assistant Secretary to the funds from 2010 to 2012; General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of Uhuru Capital Management from 2009 to 2010; Executive Director and Counsel of Goldman Sachs Asset Management from 2005 to 2009. |
| | 1 Officers of the Corporation/Master LLC serve at the pleasure of the Board. |
| | Further information about the Officers and Directors is available in the Corporation’s/Master LLC’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling (800) 441-7762. |
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Investment Advisor BlackRock Advisors, LLC Wilmington, DE 19809 | | Custodian and Accounting Agent State Street Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA 02110 | | Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Deloitte & Touche LLP Boston, MA 02116 | | Legal Counsel Sidley Austin LLP New York, NY 10019 |
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Sub-Advisor BlackRock Investment Management, LLC Princeton, NJ 08540 | | Transfer Agent BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. Wilmington, DE 19809 | | Distributor BlackRock Investments, LLC New York, NY 10022 | | Address of the Fund 100 Bellevue Parkway Wilmington, DE 19809 |
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A Special Meeting of Shareholders was held on multiple dates in 2012 for shareholders of record on August 14, 2012 to seek approval of the Reorganization and to seek instructions from the Fund’s shareholders as to how the Fund should vote its shares of the Series with respect to the Master Reorganization. On December 12, 2012, shareholders instructed the Fund to approve the Master Reorganization.
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| | Votes For | | | Votes Withheld | | | Abstain | |
Instructed the Fund to approve the Master Reorganization as follows: | | | 53,082,511 | | | | 787,735 | | | | 1,415,173 | |
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The Special Meeting has been adjourned to solicit additional votes with respect to the proposal seeking approval of the Reorganization. In connection with the continuing solicitation, a new record date of December 28, 2012 was set for the adjourned Special Meeting. The Special Meeting has been reconvened to March 15, 2013.
Electronic Delivery
Electronic copies of most financial reports and prospectuses are available on the Fund’s website or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports and prospectuses by enrolling in the Fund’s electronic delivery program.
To enroll:
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:
Please contact your financial advisor. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts Directly with BlackRock:
1) | Access the BlackRock website at http://www.blackrock.com/edelivery |
2) | Select “eDelivery” under the “More Information” section |
Householding
The Fund will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Fund at (800) 441-7762.
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Fund/Series file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s/Series’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC- 0330. The Fund’s/Series’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800)441-7762.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund/Series use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Availability of Proxy Voting Record
Information about how the Fund/Series voted proxies relating to securities held in the Fund’s/Series’ portfolio during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Additional Information (concluded) | | |
Account Information
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38 | | BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
This report is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Fund unless accompanied or preceded by the Fund’s current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.
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BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund | of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.
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Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee |
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2 | | BLACKROCK SMALL CAP INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
Financial markets substantially improved in 2012 as compared to the prior year, due largely to central bank intervention and considerable relief from the global turmoil seen in 2011. Although 2012 brought its share of headwinds, the strongest returns came from higher-risk asset classes as investors reached for yield in an environment of extremely low interest rates.
The year opened with investor confidence on the rise as global liquidity had been restored and financial news headlines became less daunting. Equity markets moved higher through the first two months of 2012, while climbing US Treasury yields pressured higher-quality fixed income assets. However, markets reversed course in the spring when Europe’s debt crisis boiled over once again. Political instability in Greece and severe deficit and liquidity problems in Spain raised the prospect of a euro collapse. Government borrowing costs in peripheral European countries soared while the region’s finance leaders deliberated over the fiscal integration of the currency bloc. Alongside the drama in Europe, investors were discouraged by gloomy economic reports from various parts of the world. A slowdown in China, a key powerhouse for global growth, emerged as a particular concern. In the United States, disappointing jobs reports signaled that the recovery was losing steam. Risk assets sold off as investors retreated to safe-haven assets.
As the outlook for the global economy worsened, investors grew increasingly optimistic that the world’s largest central banks soon would intervene to stimulate growth. This theme, along with increased cooperation among finance ministers in Europe, fueled a powerful risk-asset rebound in June. In July, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) president stated that the bank would do “whatever it takes” to preserve the euro currency bloc. This assurance along with expectations for policy stimulus from central banks in Europe and the United States drove most asset classes higher through the summer. Early in September, the ECB announced its decision to support the eurozone’s troubled peripheral countries with unlimited purchases of short term sovereign debt. Days later, the US Federal Reserve announced an aggressive stimulus package involving open-ended monthly purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities.
Going into the fall, US stocks slid on lackluster corporate earnings reports and market volatility rose leading up to the US Presidential election. Global trade slowed as many European countries fell into recession and growth continued to decelerate in China, where a once-a-decade leadership change compounded uncertainty. In the United States, automatic tax increases and spending cuts that had been scheduled to take effect at the beginning of 2013 (known as the “fiscal cliff”) threatened to push the nation into recession unless politicians could agree upon alternate measures to reduce the deficit before the end of 2012. Worries that bipartisan gridlock would preclude a budget deal prior to the deadline drove high levels of volatility in financial markets around the world in the months leading up to the last day of the year. Ultimately, the United States averted the worst of the fiscal cliff with a last-minute tax deal. Relief from US fiscal worries, however, was only partial as decisions relating to spending cuts and the debt ceiling remained pending as financial markets closed for the year.
All major asset classes generated positive returns for the 6- and 12-month periods ended December 31, 2012. Riskier assets outperformed higher quality investments as investors sought meaningful returns in a low interest rate environment. International and emerging market equities were the strongest performers. US Treasury yields were volatile, but declined overall, resulting in moderate gains for higher quality fixed income sectors. Tax-exempt municipal bonds benefited from a favorable supply-and-demand environment. Near-zero short term interest rates continued to keep yields on money market securities near their all-time lows.
The New Year brings a host of unknowns, but we believe new opportunities abound. BlackRock was built to provide the global market insight, breadth of capabilities, unbiased investment advice and deep risk management expertise these times require. With access to every asset class, geography and investment style, and extensive market intelligence, we help investors of all sizes build dynamic, diverse portfolios to achieve better, more consistent returns over time. We encourage you to visit www.blackrock.com/newworld for more information.
Sincerely,
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
“ Although 2012 brought its share of headwinds, the strongest returns came from higher-risk asset classes as investors reached for yield in an environment of extremely low interest rates.”
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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Total Returns as of December 31, 2012 | |
| | 6-month | | | 12-month | |
US large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) | | | 5.95 | % | | | 16.00 | % |
US small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) | | | 7.20 | | | | 16.35 | |
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | | 13.95 | | | | 17.32 | |
Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) | | | 13.75 | | | | 18.22 | |
3-month Treasury bill (BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month US Treasury Bill Index) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.11 | |
US Treasury securities (BofA Merrill Lynch 10-Year US Treasury Index) | | | 0.71 | | | | 4.18 | |
US investment grade bonds (Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index) | | | 1.80 | | | | 4.21 | |
Tax-exempt municipal bonds (S&P Municipal Bond Index) | | | 3.15 | | | | 7.42 | |
US high yield bonds (Barclays US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | | | 7.97 | | | | 15.78 | |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. | |
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2012 | | BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund |
BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund’s (the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”), investment objective is to match the performance of the Russell 2000® Index (the “Russell 2000®”) as closely as possible before the deduction of Fund expenses.
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How did the Fund perform?
Ÿ | | For the 12 months ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s Institutional Shares returned 16.10% while the benchmark Russell 2000® Index returned 16.35%. For the same period, the Fund’s Investor A and Class K Shares returned 15.96% and 16.30%, respectively. The Russell 2000® Index is a market-weighted index composed of approximately 2,000 common stocks issued by small-capitalization US companies in a range of businesses. |
Ÿ | | Returns for the Fund’s respective share classes differ from the benchmark index based on individual share-class expenses. The Fund invests all of its assets in Master Small Cap Index Series (the “Series”), a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC. |
Describe the market environment.
Ÿ | | Following a tumultuous 2011, equity markets began the new year with a strong rally amid lower volatility. The debt situation in Europe had stabilized and global liquidity conditions improved as the European Central Bank (“ECB”) implemented its long-term refinancing operations. Positive economic indicators out of the United States brightened the outlook for the world economy and equities moved boldly higher through the first two months of 2012. |
Ÿ | | A flare-up in the European debt crisis halted the rally in the spring. Political instability in Greece caused anxiety about whether the country would continue its membership in the eurozone. Spain faced severe deficit and policymaking issues and a liquidity crisis in the nation’s banks. Alongside the drama in Europe, investors became discouraged by gloomy economic reports from various parts of the world. A slowdown in China, a key powerhouse for global growth, was of particular concern. Many European countries fell into recession. In the United States, disappointing jobs reports signaled that the recovery was losing steam. US equities gave back half of their year-to-date gains by the end of May. |
Ÿ | | As the global economic picture dimmed, investors grew increasingly optimistic that the world’s central banks would intervene to stimulate growth. Meanwhile, European leaders took meaningful steps toward fiscal integration in the euro currency bloc. These positive themes drove a powerful equity rebound in June. In July, ECB president Mario Draghi boosted investor confidence by stating that the ECB was committed to do “whatever it takes” to hold the eurozone together. This assurance along with growing hopes for additional central bank stimulus overshadowed concerns about the dreary economic landscape and US stocks continued their advance through the third quarter. In September, the ECB announced its decision to backstop eurozone governments with unlimited purchases of short-term sovereign debt. Days later, the US Federal Reserve announced an aggressive stimulus program involving purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities. |
Ÿ | | Concerns about the world economy resurfaced in the fall amid political uncertainty in key nations. Global trade slowed as Europe’s recession deepened, US growth remained lackluster and growth continued to decelerate in China, where a once-in-a-decade leadership change compounded uncertainty. In the United States, automatic tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect at the beginning of 2013, known as the “fiscal cliff,” threatened to push the nation into recession unless politicians could agree upon alternate measures to reduce the deficit before the end of 2012. Worries that political gridlock would preclude a budget deal prior to the deadline drove high levels of volatility in equity markets around the world in the months leading up to the last day of the year. Ultimately, the United States averted the fiscal cliff with a last-minute tax deal, spurring relief rallies in stock markets globally. However, relief from US fiscal worries was only partial as decisions relating to spending cuts and the national debt ceiling remained pending as financial markets closed for the year. Despite a downtrodden economic environment and a suspenseful lead-up to the US fiscal cliff deadline, US stock prices moved higher through the final months of 2012 as investors took on more risk to achieve meaningful returns in the low interest rate environment. |
Describe recent portfolio activity.
Ÿ | | During the period, as changes were made to the composition of the Russell 2000® Index, the Series purchased and sold securities to maintain its objective of replicating the risks and return of the benchmark index. |
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
Ÿ | | The Series remains positioned to match the risk characteristics of its benchmark index, irrespective of the market’s future direction. |
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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4 | | BLACKROCK SMALL CAP INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment | | |
| 1 | | Assuming transaction costs and other operating expenses, including investment advisory fees and administration fees, if any. |
| 2 | | The Fund invests all of its assets in the Series. The Series may invest in a statistically selected sample of the stocks included in the Russell 2000® Index and other types of financial instruments linked to the Russell 2000® Index. |
| 3 | | This unmanaged index is comprised of approximately 2,000 smaller-capitalization common stocks from various industrial sectors. |
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Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2012 | | |
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| | 6-Month Total Returns | | | Average Annual Total Returns4 | |
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Institutional | | | 7.07 | % | | | 16.10 | % | | | 3.28 | % | | | 9.27 | % |
Investor A | | | 6.95 | | | | 15.96 | | | | 3.02 | | | | 8.99 | |
Class K5 | | | 7.09 | | | | 16.30 | | | | 3.36 | | | | 9.34 | |
Russell 2000® Index | | | 7.20 | | | | 16.35 | | | | 3.56 | | | | 9.72 | |
| 4 | | Average annual total returns reflect reductions for service fees, if any. See “About Fund Performance” on page 6 for a detailed description of share classes, including related fees, if any. |
| 5 | | Class K commenced operations on March 31, 2011. |
| Past | | performance is not indicative of future results. |
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| | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2012 | | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2012 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period6 | | | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2012 | | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2012 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period6 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Institutional | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,070.70 | | | $ | 1.41 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,023.84 | | | $ | 1.37 | | | | 0.27 | % |
Investor A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,069.50 | | | $ | 2.81 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.44 | | | $ | 2.75 | | | | 0.54 | % |
Class K | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,070.90 | | | $ | 1.30 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,023.84 | | | $ | 1.27 | | | | 0.25 | % |
| 6 | | For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Because the Fund invests significantly in the Series, the expense example reflects the net expenses of both the Fund and the Series in which it invests. |
| 7 | | Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by pro rating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 366. |
| See | | “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 6 for further information on how expenses were calculated. |
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Ÿ | | Institutional and Class K Shares are not subject to any sales charge. These shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only to eligible investors. Prior to March 31, 2011, Class K Shares’ performance results are those of Institutional Shares restated to reflect Class K Shares’ fees. |
Ÿ | | Investor A Shares are not subject to any sales charge and bear no ongoing distribution fee. These shares are subject to an ongoing service fee of 0.25% per year. |
Performance information reflects past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to www.blackrock.com/funds to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Figures shown in the performance table on the previous page assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) on the ex-dividend date. Investment return and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Dividends paid to each class of shares will vary because of the different levels of service and transfer agency fees applicable to each class, which are deducted from the income available to be paid to shareholders. The Fund’s administrator waived and/or reimbursed a portion of the Fund’s fee expenses. Without such waiver and/or reimbursement, the Fund’s performance would have been lower.
Shareholders of the Fund may incur the following charges: (a) expenses related to transactions, including exchange fees; and (b) operating expenses, including administration fees, service fees, including 12b-1 fees, and other Fund expenses. The expense example on the previous page (which is based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2012 and held through December 31, 2012) is intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in the Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The expense example provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number corresponding to their share class under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.
The expense example also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Fund and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in other funds’ shareholder reports.
The expenses shown in the expense example are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as sales charges or exchange fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical example is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
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Derivative Financial Instruments |
The Series may invest in various derivative financial instruments, including financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts, as specified in Note 2 of the Series’ Notes to Financial Statements, which may constitute forms of economic leverage. Such derivative financial instruments are used to obtain exposure to an index and/or market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to hedge market, foreign currency exchange rate and/or equity risks. Derivative financial instruments involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the derivative financial instrument. The Series’ ability to use a derivative financial instrument successfully depends on the investment advisor’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative financial instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require the Series to sell or purchase portfolio investments at inopportune times or for distressed values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Series can realize on an investment, may result in lower dividends paid to shareholders or may cause the Series to hold an investment that it might otherwise sell. The Series’ investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Series’ Notes to Financial Statements.
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6 | | BLACKROCK SMALL CAP INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund |
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December 31, 2012 | | | |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments at value — Master Small Cap Index Series (the “Series”) (cost — $78,359,385) | | $ | 93,724,726 | |
Withdrawals receivable from the Series | | | 910,231 | |
Capital shares sold receivable | | | 117,019 | |
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Total assets | | | 94,751,976 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Capital shares redeemed payable | | | 1,027,250 | |
Service fees payable | | | 9,648 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 6,873 | |
Officer’s fees payable | | | 20 | |
Other accrued expenses payable | | | 36,571 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 1,080,362 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 93,671,614 | |
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Net Assets Consist of | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 87,698,338 | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (42,220) | |
Accumulated net realized loss allocated from the Series | | | (9,349,845) | |
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation allocated from the Series | | | 15,365,341 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 93,671,614 | |
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Net Asset Value | | | | |
Institutional — Based on net assets of $44,328,499 and 3,412,052 shares outstanding, 125 million shares authorized, $0.0001 par value | | $ | 12.99 | |
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Investor A — Based on net assets of $49,302,689 and 3,790,601 shares outstanding, 125 million shares authorized, $0.0001 par value | | $ | 13.01 | |
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Class K — Based on net assets of $40,426 and 3,108 shares outstanding, 125 million shares authorized, $0.0001 par value | | $ | 13.01 | |
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Statement of Operations | | BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund |
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Year Ended December 31, 2012 | | | |
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Investment Income | | | | |
Net investment income allocated from the Series: | | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | $ | 1,797,085 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (2,377 | ) |
Securities lending — affiliated — net | | | 142,195 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 14,741 | |
Expenses | | | (131,116 | ) |
Fees waived | | | 55,597 | |
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Total income | | | 1,876,125 | |
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Fund Expenses | | | | |
Administration | | | 260,289 | |
Service — Investor A | | | 113,537 | |
Transfer agent — Institutional | | | 20,359 | |
Transfer agent — Investor A | | | 34,571 | |
Transfer agent — Class K | | | 49 | |
Professional | | | 64,409 | |
Printing | | | 63,472 | |
Registration | | | 20,917 | |
Officer | | | 58 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 10,194 | |
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Total expenses | | | 587,855 | |
Less fees waived by administrator | | | (260,289) | |
Less transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed — class specific | | | (29,518) | |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 298,048 | |
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Net investment income | | | 1,578,077 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain Allocated from the Series | | | | |
Net realized gain from investments, financial futures contracts and foreign currency transactions | | | 6,203,776 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, financial futures contracts and foreign currency translations | | | 6,639,561 | |
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Total realized and unrealized gain | | | 12,843,337 | |
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 14,421,414 | |
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8 | | BLACKROCK SMALL CAP INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets | | BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund |
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
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Operations | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,578,077 | | | $ | 1,269,149 | |
Net realized gain | | | 6,203,776 | | | | 9,515,016 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | 6,639,561 | | | | (17,093,077) | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 14,421,414 | | | | (6,308,912) | |
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Dividends to Shareholders From1 | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Institutional | | | (1,228,601) | | | | (898,403) | |
Investor A | | | (1,136,281) | | | | (451,389) | |
Class K | | | (1,125) | | | | (285) | |
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Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders | | | (2,366,007) | | | | (1,350,077) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | (13,497,292) | | | | (15,925,751) | |
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Redemption Fee | | | | | | | | |
Redemption fee | | | — | | | | 2,818 | |
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Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Total decrease in net assets | | | (1,441,885) | | | | (23,581,922) | |
Beginning of year | | | 95,113,499 | | | | 118,695,421 | |
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End of year | | $ | 93,671,614 | | | $ | 95,113,499 | |
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Distributions in excess of net investment income | | $ | (42,220) | | | $ | (29,319) | |
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Financial Highlights | | BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund |
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| | Year Ended December 31, | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | |
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Per Share Operating Performance | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 11.51 | | | $ | 12.21 | | | $ | 9.70 | | | $ | 7.71 | | | $ | 13.79 | | | | | $ | 11.51 | | | $ | 12.21 | | | $ | 9.71 | | | $ | 7.72 | | | $ | 13.79 | |
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Net investment income1 | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.11 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.61 | | | | (0.69 | )2 | | | 2.51 | 2 | | | 1.98 | 2 | | | (4.86 | )2 | | | | | 1.62 | | | | (0.70 | )2 | | | 2.50 | 2 | | | 1.98 | 2 | | | (4.85 | )2 |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 1.85 | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 2.59 | | | | 2.05 | | | | (4.72 | ) | | | | | 1.83 | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | 2.56 | | | | 2.03 | | | | (4.74 | ) |
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Dividends and distributions from: 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1.09 | ) | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1.09 | ) |
Tax return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.12 | ) |
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Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 0.15 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (1.36 | ) | | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (1.33 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 12.99 | | | $ | 11.51 | | | $ | 12.21 | | | $ | 9.70 | | | $ | 7.71 | | | | | $ | 13.01 | | | $ | 11.51 | | | $ | 12.21 | | | $ | 9.71 | | | $ | 7.72 | |
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Total Investment Return4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 16.10% | | | | (4.49)% | | | | 26.77% | | | | 26.67% | | | | (34.01)% | | | | | | 15.96% | | | | (4.76)% | | | | 26.35% | | | | 26.36% | | | | (34.19)% | |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.60%6 | | | | 0.61%6 | | | | 0.57% | | | | 0.56% | | | | 0.53% | | | | | | 0.88%6 | | | | 0.88%6 | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.82% | | | | 0.80% | |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 0.28%6 | | | | 0.30%6 | | | | 0.52% | | | | 0.56% | | | | 0.52% | | | | | | 0.55%6 | | | | 0.55%6 | | | | 0.78% | | | | 0.82% | | | | 0.79% | |
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Net investment income | | | 1.88%6 | | | | 1.14%6 | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.85% | | | | 1.19% | | | | | | 1.64%6 | | | | 0.88%6 | | | | 0.53% | | | | 0.59% | | | | 0.91% | |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 44,328 | | | $ | 49,829 | | | $ | 71,443 | | | $ | 55,744 | | | $ | 46,285 | | | | | $ | 49,303 | | | $ | 45,263 | | | $ | 47,252 | | | $ | 38,340 | | | $ | 29,787 | |
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Portfolio turnover of the Series | | | 68% | | | | 31% | | | | 42% | | | | 43% | | | | 42% | | | | | | 68% | | | | 31% | | | | 42% | | | | 43% | | | | 42% | |
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| 1 | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 2 | | Includes a redemption fee, which is less than $0.01 per share. |
| 3 | | Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
| 4 | | Where applicable, total investment returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. |
| 5 | | Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated expenses and/or net investment income. |
| 6 | | Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated fees waived of less than 0.01%. |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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10 | | BLACKROCK SMALL CAP INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Financial Highlights (concluded) | | BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund |
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| | Class K | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | | | Period March 31, 20111 to December 31, 2011 | |
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Per Share Operating Performance | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 11.51 | | | $ | 13.17 | |
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Net investment income2 | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.11 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.62 | | | | (1.62 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 1.87 | | | | (1.51 | ) |
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Dividends from net investment income3 | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 13.01 | | | $ | 11.51 | |
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Total Investment Return4 | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 16.30% | | | | (11.42)%5 | |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets6,7 | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.68% | | | | 0.68%8 | |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.25%8 | |
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Net investment income | | | 1.99% | | | | 1.28%8 | |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 40 | | | $ | 22 | |
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Portfolio turnover of the Series | | | 68% | | | | 31% | |
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| 1 | | Commencement of operations. |
| 2 | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 3 | | Dividends are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
| 4 | | Where applicable, total investment returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. |
| 5 | | Aggregate total investment return. |
| 6 | | Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated expenses and/or net investment income. |
| 7 | | Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated fees waived of less than 0.01%. |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund |
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund (the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. (“the Corporation”), is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Corporation is organized as a Maryland corporation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its assets in Master Small Cap Index Series (the “Series”), a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”), which has the same investment objective and strategies as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Series reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Series. The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Series. The percentage of the Series owned by the Fund at December 31, 2012 was 16.1%. The financial statements of the Series, including the Schedule of Investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund offers multiple classes of shares. Institutional Shares and Class K Shares are sold without a sales charge and only to certain eligible investors. Investor A Shares are generally sold without a front-end sales charge. All classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except that Investor A Shares bear certain expenses related to the shareholder servicing of such shares. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund:
Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Fund’s policy is to fair value its financial instruments at market value. The Fund records its investment in the Series at fair value based on the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Series. Valuation of securities held by the Series is discussed in Note 1 of the Series’ Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, contributions to and withdrawals from the Series are accounted for on a trade date basis. The Fund records daily its proportionate share of the Series’ income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are adjusted for utilizing partnership tax allocation rules. In addition, the Fund accrues its own expenses. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.
Dividends and Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. The portion of distributions that exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which are measured on a tax basis, will constitute a nontaxable return of capital. Distributions in excess of the Fund’s taxable income and net capital gains, but not in excess of the Fund’s earnings and profits, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income and will not constitute a nontaxable return of capital. Capital losses carried forward from years beginning before 2011 do not reduce earnings and profits, even if such carried forward losses offset current year realized gains. The character and timing of dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP.
Income Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
The Fund files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s US federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended December 31, 2012. The statutes of limitations on the Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. Management does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
Other: Expenses directly related to the Fund or its classes are charged to the Fund or class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses directly related to the Fund and other shared expenses pro rated to the Fund are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
2 . Administration Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) is the largest stockholder and an affiliate, for 1940 Act purposes, of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”).
The Corporation, on behalf of the Fund, entered into an Administration Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Administrator”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide administrative services (other than investment advice and related portfolio activities). For such services, the Fund pays the Administrator a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.29% of the average daily value of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund does not pay an investment advisory fee or investment management fee.
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12 | | BLACKROCK SMALL CAP INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) | | BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund |
The Administrator contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses, excluding interest expense, dividend expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other fund expenses, which constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, in order to limit expenses. The expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets is as follows: 0.30% for Institutional Shares, 0.55% for Investor A Shares, and 0.25% for Class K Shares. The Administrator has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual waiver or reimbursement prior to May 1, 2013 unless approved by the Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), including a majority of the Independent Directors.
As a result of this agreement, the Administrator waived and/or reimbursed the following amounts, which are shown as transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed—class specific in the Statement of Operations.
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Institutional | | $ | 10,724 | |
Investor A | | $ | 18,746 | |
Class K | | $ | 48 | |
In addition, the Administrator waived $260,289, which is shown as fees waived by administrator in the Statement of Operations.
The Corporation, on behalf of the Fund, entered into a Distribution Agreement and Distribution Plan with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Administrator. Pursuant to the Distribution Plan and in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund pays BRIL ongoing service fees with respect to its Investor A Shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.25% based upon the average daily net assets attributable to Investor A Shares.
Pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, broker-dealers and BRIL provide shareholder servicing to the Fund. The ongoing service fee compensates BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing to Investor A shareholders.
Pursuant to written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which may be affiliates, provide the Fund with sub-accounting, recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency and other administrative services with respect to sub-accounts they service. For these services, these entities receive an annual fee per shareholder account, which will vary depending on share class and/or net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund paid the following to affiliates in return for these services, which is included in transfer agent – class specific in the Statement of Operations:
The Administrator maintains a call center, which is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Fund, such as responding to shareholder inquiries and processing transactions based upon instructions from shareholders with respect to the subscription and redemption of Fund shares. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund reimbursed the Administrator the following amounts for costs incurred in running the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statement of Operations:
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Institutional | | $ | 370 | |
Investor A | | $ | 1,166 | |
Certain officers and/or directors of the Corporation are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Fund reimburses the Administrator for a portion of the compensation paid to the Corporation’s Chief Compliance Officer.
3. Income Tax Information:
US GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The following permanent differences as of December 31, 2012 attributable to foreign currency transactions, distributions in excess of taxable income and the sale of stock of passive foreign investment companies were reclassified to the following accounts:
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Paid-in capital | | $
| (772,373
| )
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Distributions in excess of net investment income | | $ | 775,029 | |
Accumulated net realized loss . . . . . . . . . . . . | | $ | (2,656 | ) |
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was as follows:
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| | 12/31/12 | | | 12/31/11 | |
Ordinary income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | $ | 2,366,007 | | | $ | 1,350,077 | |
As of December 31, 2012, the tax components of accumulated net earnings were as follows:
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Capital loss carryforwards | | $ | (5,382,674 | ) |
Net unrealized gains1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | | 11,355,950 | |
| | | | |
Total | | $ | 5,973,276 | |
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| 1 | | The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains were attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies, the treatment of certain security lending transactions, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain futures contracts and other temporary differences. |
As of December 31, 2012, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward available to offset future realized capital gains of $5,382,674, all of which is due to expire December 31, 2017.
During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund utilized $8,200,607 of its capital loss carryforward.
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded) | | BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund |
4. Capital Share Transactions:
Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
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| | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | | | | | Year Ended December 31, 20111 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Institutional | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,580,057 | | | $ | 19,997,150 | | | | | | 2,230,820 | | | $ | 27,256,806 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | 92,861 | | | | 1,184,913 | | | | | | 74,998 | | | | 854,792 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (2,591,654 | ) | | | (32,891,463 | ) | | | | | (3,827,916 | ) | | | (45,027,943 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (918,736 | ) | | $ | (11,709,400 | ) | | | | | (1,522,098 | ) | | $ | (16,916,345 | ) |
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Investor A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,177,051 | | | $ | 14,949,308 | | | | | | 920,917 | | | $ | 11,298,590 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | 81,185 | | | | 1,037,519 | | | | | | 37,402 | | | | 414,562 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,400,945 | ) | | | (17,787,742 | ) | | | | | (895,970 | ) | | | (10,747,558 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (142,709 | ) | | $ | (1,800,915 | ) | | | | | 62,349 | | | $ | 965,594 | |
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Class K | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 2,476 | | | $ | 29,350 | | | | | | 1,898 | | | $ | 25,000 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | 33 | | | | 423 | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,299 | ) | | | (16,750 | ) | | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Net increase | | | 1,210 | | | $ | 13,023 | | | | | | 1,898 | | | $ | 25,000 | |
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Total Net Decrease | | | (1,060,235 | ) | | $ | (13,497,292 | ) | | | | | (1,457,851 | ) | | $ | (15,925,751 | ) |
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| 1 | | For the period March 31, 2011 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2011 for Class K. |
At December 31, 2012, affiliates owned 1,898 shares of Class K.
Prior to April 1, 2011, there was a 2% redemption fee on shares redeemed or exchanged that have been held for 30 days or less. The redemption fees were collected and retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders. The redemption fees were recorded as a credit to paid-in-capital. Effective April 1, 2011, the redemption fee was terminated and is no longer charged by the Fund.
5. Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
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14 | | BLACKROCK SMALL CAP INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund |
To the Shareholders of BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund and Board of Directors of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund, one of the series constituting BlackRock Index Funds, Inc., (the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund, of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc., as of December 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 15, 2013
Important Tax Information (Unaudited)
The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid by the Fund for the taxable year ended December 31, 2012.
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| | Payable Date | | | Percentage | |
Qualified Dividend Income for Individuals1 | | | 12/17/12 | | | | 55.67% | |
Dividends Qualifying for the Dividend Received Deduction for Corporations1 | | | 12/17/12 | | | | 55.73% | |
| 1 | | The Fund hereby designates the percentage indicated or the maximum amount allowable by law. |
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| | BLACKROCK SMALL CAP INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | 15 |
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Series Portfolio Information | | Master Small Cap Index Series |
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Ten Largest Holdings | | Percent of Long-Term Investments |
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Ocwen Financial Corp. | | | 0.3 | % |
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A | | | 0.3 | |
Two Harbors Investment Corp. | | | 0.3 | |
Pharmacyclics, Inc. | | | 0.3 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | | | 0.3 | |
CommVault Systems, Inc. | | | 0.3 | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | 0.3 | |
Warnaco Group, Inc. | | | 0.2 | |
Dril-Quip, Inc. | | | 0.2 | |
WEX, Inc. | | | 0.2 | |
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Sector Allocation | | Percent of Long-Term Investments |
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Financials | | | 23 | % |
Information Technology | | | 16 | |
Industrials | | | 16 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 14 | |
Health Care | | | 12 | |
Energy | | | 6 | |
Materials | | | 5 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 4 | |
Utilities | | | 3 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 1 | |
For Series compliance purposes, the Series’ sector classifications refer to any one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes, and/or as defined by Series management. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.
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16 | | BLACKROCK SMALL CAP INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2012 | | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Advertising Agencies — 0.6% | |
Arbitron, Inc. | | | 12,300 | | | $ | 574,164 | |
Constant Contact, Inc. (a) | | | 14,183 | | | | 201,541 | |
Digital Generation, Inc. (a) | | | 12,824 | | | | 139,269 | |
Harte-Hanks, Inc. | | | 20,823 | | | | 122,856 | |
Marchex, Inc., Class B | | | 10,467 | | | | 43,019 | |
MDC Partners, Inc., Class A | | | 11,903 | | | | 134,504 | |
National CineMedia, Inc. | | | 26,061 | | | | 368,242 | |
QuinStreet, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 15,217 | | | | 102,258 | |
ReachLocal, Inc. (a) | | | 4,634 | | | | 59,825 | |
Travelzoo, Inc. (a) | | | 3,310 | | | | 62,857 | |
Valassis Communications, Inc. | | | 18,526 | | | | 477,600 | |
ValueClick, Inc. (a) | | | 34,918 | | | | 677,758 | |
Viad Corp. | | | 9,405 | | | | 255,440 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,219,333 | |
Aerospace — 1.2% | |
AAR Corp. | | | 18,723 | | | | 349,746 | |
AeroVironment, Inc. (a) | | | 8,039 | | | | 174,768 | |
API Technologies Corp. (a) | | | 14,894 | | | | 43,788 | |
Astronics Corp. (a) | | | 5,599 | | | | 128,105 | |
CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (a) | | | 3,010 | | | | 30,130 | |
Cubic Corp. | | | 7,370 | | | | 353,539 | |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 21,788 | | | | 715,300 | |
Esterline Technologies Corp. (a) | | | 14,253 | | | | 906,633 | |
GenCorp, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 27,753 | | | | 253,940 | |
Heico Corp. | | | 24,502 | | | | 1,096,709 | |
Kaman Corp., Class A | | | 12,276 | | | | 451,757 | |
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (a) | | | 18,609 | | | | 93,603 | |
LMI Aerospace, Inc. (a) | | | 4,108 | | | | 79,449 | |
Moog, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 21,022 | | | | 862,533 | |
Orbital Sciences Corp. (a) | | | 27,376 | | | | 376,968 | |
SIFCO Industries, Inc. | | | 1,115 | | | | 17,561 | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 17,083 | | | | 1,111,591 | |
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Agriculture, Fishing & Ranching — 0.4% | |
Alico, Inc. | | | 1,588 | | | | 58,168 | |
The Andersons, Inc. | | | 8,636 | | | | 370,484 | |
Cadiz, Inc. (a) | | | 5,989 | | | | 47,433 | |
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | | | 6,712 | | | | 269,957 | |
Calavo Growers, Inc. | | | 5,514 | | | | 139,008 | |
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. | | | 17,694 | | | | 466,237 | |
Limoneira Co. | | | 3,786 | | | | 73,411 | |
Pilgrims Pride Corp. (a) | | | 28,118 | | | | 203,855 | |
Sanderson Farms, Inc. | | | 10,678 | | | | 507,739 | |
Seaboard Corp. | | | 142 | | | | 359,243 | |
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Air Transport — 1.1% | |
Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (a) | | | 24,875 | | | | 99,749 | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a) | | | 33,126 | | | | 1,427,399 | |
Allegiant Travel Co. | | | 6,976 | | | | 512,108 | |
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 12,302 | | | | 545,102 | |
Bristow Group, Inc. | | | 16,648 | | | | 893,332 | |
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 23,753 | | | | 156,057 | |
JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)(b) | | | 108,840 | | | | 621,476 | |
PHI, Inc. (a) | | | 6,046 | | | | 202,481 | |
Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 22,488 | | | | 127,732 | |
SkyWest, Inc. | | | 23,752 | | | | 295,950 | |
Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a) | | | 19,446 | | | | 344,583 | |
US Airways Group, Inc. (a) | | | 75,629 | | | | 1,020,991 | |
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Alternative Energy — 0.1% | |
Ameresco, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 9,317 | | | $ | 91,400 | |
Amyris, Inc. (a) | | | 14,050 | | | | 43,836 | |
EnerNOC, Inc. (a) | | | 11,483 | | | | 134,925 | |
Gevo, Inc. (a) | | | 15,328 | | | | 23,605 | |
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 11,665 | | | | 92,270 | |
Rex American Resources Corp. (a) | | | 2,536 | | | | 48,920 | |
Solazyme, Inc. (a) | | | 15,692 | | | | 123,339 | |
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Aluminum — 0.2% | |
Century Aluminum Co. (a) | | | 24,040 | | | | 210,590 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | | | 8,981 | | | | 554,038 | |
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. | | | 15,628 | | | | 95,487 | |
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Asset Management & Custodian — 1.1% | |
Apollo Investment Corp. | | | 94,882 | | | | 793,214 | |
Arlington Asset Investment Corp. | | | 5,125 | | | | 106,446 | |
Artio Global Investors, Inc. | | | 15,458 | | | | 29,370 | |
Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | | 9,113 | | | | 96,324 | |
Capital Southwest Corp. | | | 1,381 | | | | 137,589 | |
CIFC Corp. (a) | | | 3,076 | | | | 24,608 | |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | | | 8,682 | | | | 264,541 | |
Cowen Group, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 41,037 | | | | 100,541 | |
Diamond Hill Investments Group, Inc. | | | 1,254 | | | | 85,096 | |
Epoch Holding Corp. | | | 7,477 | | | | 208,608 | |
Fifth Street Finance Corp. | | | 49,186 | | | | 512,518 | |
Financial Engines, Inc. (a) | | | 21,600 | | | | 599,400 | |
GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A | | | 3,005 | | | | 159,475 | |
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. | | | 7,434 | | | | 118,795 | |
GSV Capital Corp. (a) | | | 9,151 | | | | 77,143 | |
Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (a) | | | 14,233 | | | | 46,969 | |
Horizon Technology Finance Corp. | | | 3,632 | | | | 54,081 | |
JMP Group, Inc. | | | 7,709 | | | | 46,794 | |
KCAP Financial, Inc. | | | 10,375 | | | | 95,346 | |
Manning & Napier, Inc. | | | 6,370 | | | | 80,262 | |
MCG Capital Corp. | | | 35,674 | | | | 164,100 | |
Medley Capital Corp. | | | 13,422 | | | | 195,424 | |
MVC Capital, Inc. | | | 11,160 | | | | 135,594 | |
National Financial Partners Corp. (a) | | | 18,957 | | | | 324,923 | |
New Mountain Finance Corp. | | | 8,969 | | | | 133,638 | |
NGP Capital Resources Co. | | | 10,374 | | | | 74,900 | |
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,865 | | | | 84,019 | |
Pzena Investment Management, Inc., Class A | | | 4,938 | | | | 26,665 | |
Resource America, Inc., Class A | | | 5,783 | | | | 38,573 | |
Solar Capital Ltd. | | | 18,159 | | | | 434,182 | |
Solar Senior Capital Ltd. | | | 4,498 | | | | 83,933 | |
TCP Capital Corp. | | | 2,691 | | | | 39,665 | |
THL Credit, Inc. | | | 7,202 | | | | 106,518 | |
TICC Capital Corp. | | | 19,481 | | | | 197,148 | |
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 2,824 | | | | 341,535 | |
Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. | | | 3,106 | | | | 127,035 | |
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (a) | | | 27,240 | | | | 166,709 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,311,681 | |
Auto Parts — 0.7% | |
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 31,058 | | | | 347,850 | |
Dana Holding Corp. | | | 68,804 | | | | 1,074,030 | |
Dorman Products, Inc. | | | 11,418 | | | | 403,512 | |
Exide Technologies (a) | | | 36,413 | | | | 124,533 | |
Federal-Mogul Corp., Class A (a) | | | 8,519 | | | | 68,322 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc. (a) | | | 6,855 | | | $ | 100,769 | |
Gentherm, Inc. (a) | | | 13,726 | | | | 182,556 | |
Meritor, Inc. (a) | | | 44,933 | | | | 212,533 | |
Standard Motor Products, Inc. | | | 9,272 | | | | 206,024 | |
Stoneridge, Inc. (a) | | | 13,024 | | | | 66,683 | |
Superior Industries International, Inc. | | | 10,686 | | | | 217,994 | |
Tenneco, Inc. (a) | | | 28,265 | | | | 992,384 | |
Tower International, Inc. (a) | | | 2,558 | | | | 20,592 | |
U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. (a) | | | 7,304 | | | | 13,366 | |
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Auto Services — 0.1% | |
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 29,053 | | | | 736,784 | |
Back Office Support, HR & Consulting — 2.0% | |
The Advisory Board Co. (a) | | | 15,951 | | | | 746,347 | |
Angie’s List, Inc. (a) | | | 16,583 | | | | 198,830 | |
Barrett Business Services, Inc. | | | 3,249 | | | | 123,754 | |
CBIZ, Inc. (a) | | | 17,168 | | | | 101,463 | |
CDI Corp. | | | 6,366 | | | | 109,050 | |
Convergys Corp. | | | 53,463 | | | | 877,328 | |
The Corporate Executive Board Co. | | | 15,605 | | | | 740,613 | |
CoStar Group, Inc. (a) | | | 13,122 | | | | 1,172,713 | |
CRA International, Inc. (a) | | | 4,789 | | | | 94,679 | |
Dice Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 20,940 | | | | 192,229 | |
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 10,849 | | | | 287,499 | |
Forrester Research, Inc. | | | 6,512 | | | | 174,522 | |
FTI Consulting, Inc. (a) | | | 19,527 | | | | 644,391 | |
GP Strategies Corp. (a) | | | 6,848 | | | | 141,411 | |
The Hackett Group, Inc. | | | 11,244 | | | | 48,124 | |
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | | | 8,391 | | | | 128,047 | |
Hudson Global, Inc. (a) | | | 15,527 | | | | 69,561 | |
Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a) | | | 10,638 | | | | 358,394 | |
ICF International, Inc. (a) | | | 9,221 | | | | 216,140 | |
Innodata Corp. (a) | | | 10,328 | | | | 39,040 | |
Insperity, Inc. | | | 10,557 | | | | 343,736 | |
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A | | | 12,406 | | | | 195,270 | |
Kforce, Inc. | | | 13,346 | | | | 191,248 | |
Korn/Ferry International (a) | | | 22,225 | | | | 352,489 | |
Liquidity Services, Inc. (a) | | | 10,957 | | | | 447,703 | |
MAXIMUS, Inc. | | | 15,796 | | | | 998,623 | |
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a) | | | 56,507 | | | | 317,569 | |
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (a) | | | 24,018 | | | | 268,041 | |
On Assignment, Inc. (a) | | | 20,005 | | | | 405,701 | |
PDI, Inc. (a) | | | 4,553 | | | | 34,603 | |
PRGX Global, Inc. (a) | | | 10,776 | | | | 69,505 | |
Resources Connection, Inc. | | | 19,740 | | | | 235,696 | |
RPX Corp. (a) | | | 9,854 | | | | 89,080 | |
ServiceSource International, Inc. (a) | | | 23,217 | | | | 135,820 | |
SYKES Enterprises, Inc. (a) | | | 18,052 | | | | 274,752 | |
TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 10,619 | | | | 189,018 | |
TrueBlue, Inc. (a) | | | 18,795 | | | | 296,021 | |
WageWorks, Inc. (a) | | | 3,199 | | | | 56,942 | |
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| | | | | | | 11,365,952 | |
Banks: Diversified — 6.3% | |
1st Source Corp. | | | 7,013 | | | | 154,917 | |
1st United Bancorp, Inc. | | | 13,995 | | | | 87,469 | |
Access National Corp. | | | 3,557 | | | | 46,241 | |
Alliance Financial Corp. | | | 2,279 | | | | 99,159 | |
American National BankShares, Inc. | | | 3,740 | | | | 75,511 | |
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Ameris Bancorp (a) | | | 11,128 | | | $ | 138,989 | |
Ames National Corp. | | | 3,914 | | | | 85,717 | |
Arrow Financial Corp. | | | 4,915 | | | | 122,629 | |
Bancfirst Corp. | | | 3,068 | | | | 129,960 | |
Banco Latinoamericana De Comercio Exterior SA | | | 13,251 | | | | 285,692 | |
The Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | | 13,603 | | | | 149,225 | |
BancorpSouth, Inc. | | | 44,167 | | | | 642,188 | |
Bank of Kentucky Financial Corp. | | | 2,788 | | | | 68,947 | |
Bank of Marin Bancorp | | | 2,530 | | | | 94,774 | |
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. | | | 13,698 | | | | 458,472 | |
Banner Corp. | | | 9,010 | | | | 276,877 | |
Bar Harbor Bankshares | | | 1,796 | | | | 60,435 | |
BBCN Bancorp, Inc. | | | 36,431 | | | | 421,507 | |
Berkshire Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | | 1,934 | | | | 15,859 | |
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 36,549 | | | | 329,306 | |
Bridge Bancorp, Inc. | | | 4,066 | | | | 82,702 | |
Bridge Capital Holdings (a) | | | 4,392 | | | | 68,340 | |
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. | | | 5,399 | | | | 120,236 | |
C&F Financial Corp. | | | 1,525 | | | | 59,383 | |
Camden National Corp. | | | 3,639 | | | | 123,617 | |
Cape Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | | 5,211 | | | | 45,284 | |
Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (a) | | | 5,548 | | | | 63,081 | |
Cardinal Financial Corp. | | | 13,683 | | | | 222,622 | |
Cascade Bancorp (a) | | | 3,055 | | | | 19,124 | |
Cathay General Bancorp | | | 36,767 | | | | 716,956 | |
Center Bancorp, Inc. | | | 5,572 | | | | 64,524 | |
Centerstate Banks, Inc. | | | 14,074 | | | | 120,051 | |
Central Pacific Financial Corp. (a) | | | 10,136 | | | | 158,020 | |
Century Bancorp, Inc., Class A | | | 1,580 | | | | 52,061 | |
Chemical Financial Corp. | | | 12,933 | | | | 307,288 | |
Citizens & Northern Corp. | | | 5,761 | | | | 108,883 | |
Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | | 18,713 | | | | 354,986 | |
City Holding Co. | | | 6,950 | | | | 242,207 | |
CNB Financial Corp. | | | 5,901 | | | | 96,658 | |
CoBiz Financial, Inc. | | | 16,414 | | | | 122,613 | |
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | 18,701 | | | | 335,496 | |
Community Bank System, Inc. | | | 18,512 | | | | 506,488 | |
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. | | | 6,613 | | | | 216,774 | |
Crescent Financial Bancshares, Inc. (b) | | | 1,441 | | | | 6,614 | |
CVB Financial Corp. | | | 41,386 | | | | 430,414 | |
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | | 8,556 | | | | 170,863 | |
Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,866 | | | | 47,346 | |
Enterprise Financial Services Corp. | | | 8,319 | | | | 108,729 | |
EverBank Financial Corp. | | | 10,518 | | | | 156,823 | |
Farmers National Banc Corp. | | | 8,859 | | | | 54,926 | |
Fidelity Southern Corp. (a) | | | 4,416 | | | | 42,173 | |
Financial Institutions, Inc. | | | 6,539 | | | | 121,822 | |
First Bancorp, Inc. | | | 4,211 | | | | 69,355 | |
First Bancorp, North Carolina | | | 7,155 | | | | 91,727 | |
First Bancorp, Puerto Rico (a) | | | 33,140 | | | | 151,781 | |
First Busey Corp. | | | 35,161 | | | | 163,499 | |
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | | | 49,338 | | | | 336,485 | |
First Community Bancshares, Inc. | | | 8,316 | | | | 132,807 | |
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. | | | 8,273 | | | | 113,754 | |
First Financial Bancorp | | | 27,586 | | | | 403,307 | |
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | | | 14,780 | | | | 576,568 | |
First Financial Corp. | | | 5,287 | | | | 159,879 | |
First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc. | | | 7,643 | | | | 117,931 | |
First Merchants Corp. | | | 13,378 | | | | 198,530 | |
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. | | | 35,002 | | | | 438,225 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Banks: Diversified (continued) | |
The First of Long Island Corp. | | | 3,643 | | | $ | 103,170 | |
FirstMerit Corp. | | | 51,387 | | | | 729,182 | |
FNB Corp. | | | 65,443 | | | | 695,005 | |
FNB United Corp. (a) | | | 4,751 | | | | 55,112 | |
German American Bancorp, Inc. | | | 5,954 | | | | 129,321 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 33,704 | | | | 495,786 | |
Guaranty Bancorp (a) | | | 36,400 | | | | 70,980 | |
Hancock Holding Co. | | | 35,666 | | | | 1,132,039 | |
Hanmi Financial Corp. (a) | | | 14,786 | | | | 200,942 | |
Heartland Financial USA, Inc. | | | 6,825 | | | | 178,474 | |
Heritage Commerce Corp. (a) | | | 9,861 | | | | 68,830 | |
Heritage Oaks Bancorp (a) | | | 9,537 | | | | 55,315 | |
Home Bancshares, Inc. | | | 10,337 | | | | 341,328 | |
Horizon Bancorp | | | 3,096 | | | | 60,836 | |
Hudson Valley Holding Corp. | | | 7,397 | | | | 115,171 | |
IBERIABANK Corp. | | | 13,813 | | | | 678,495 | |
Independent Bank Corp. | | | 10,429 | | | | 301,920 | |
International Bancshares Corp. | | | 25,012 | | | | 451,467 | |
Investors Bancorp, Inc. | | | 20,612 | | | | 366,481 | |
Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | | | 13,923 | | | | 141,736 | |
Lakeland Financial Corp. | | | 7,695 | | | | 198,839 | |
MainSource Financial Group, Inc. | | | 9,453 | | | | 119,769 | |
MB Financial, Inc. | | | 25,544 | | | | 504,494 | |
Mercantile Bank Corp. | | | 4,089 | | | | 67,468 | |
Merchants Bancshares, Inc. | | | 2,445 | | | | 65,453 | |
Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | | 3,884 | | | | 65,174 | |
Metro Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | | 6,631 | | | | 87,662 | |
MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. (a) | | | 7,525 | | | | 82,700 | |
Middleburg Financial Corp. | | | 2,550 | | | | 45,033 | |
Midsouth Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,979 | | | | 65,057 | |
NASB Financial, Inc. (a) | | | 1,947 | | | | 41,607 | |
National Bank Holdings Corp. Class A | | | 3,386 | | | | 64,300 | |
National Bankshares, Inc. | | | 3,304 | | | | 107,017 | |
National Penn Bancshares, Inc. | | | 57,844 | | | | 539,106 | |
NBT Bancorp, Inc. | | | 15,630 | | | | 316,820 | |
Northrim BanCorp, Inc. | | | 3,092 | | | | 70,034 | |
OFS Capital Corp. | | | 3,085 | | | | 42,234 | |
Old National Bancorp | | | 47,475 | | | | 563,528 | |
Oriental Financial Group, Inc. | | | 21,362 | | | | 285,183 | |
Pacific Continental Corp. | | | 8,540 | | | | 83,094 | |
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (a) | | | 5,006 | | | | 31,488 | |
PacWest Bancorp | | | 14,262 | | | | 353,412 | |
Park National Corp. | | | 5,348 | | | | 345,641 | |
Park Sterling Corp. (a) | | | 20,844 | | | | 109,014 | |
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. | | | 4,204 | | | | 59,192 | |
Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,823 | | | | 68,198 | |
Peoples Bancorp, Inc. | | | 5,054 | | | | 103,253 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (a) | | | 16,148 | | | | 304,228 | |
Preferred Bank (a) | | | 5,538 | | | | 78,640 | |
PrivateBancorp, Inc. | | | 28,263 | | | | 432,989 | |
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 22,211 | | | | 932,862 | |
Provident Financial Services, Inc. | | | 28,124 | | | | 419,610 | |
Renasant Corp. | | | 11,821 | | | | 226,254 | |
Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A | | | 4,692 | | | | 99,142 | |
Rockville Financial, Inc. | | | 13,426 | | | | 173,195 | |
Roma Financial Corp. | | | 3,490 | | | | 52,769 | |
S&T Bancorp, Inc. | | | 13,609 | | | | 245,915 | |
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. | | | 11,340 | | | | 220,223 | |
SCBT Financial Corp. | | | 7,762 | | | | 311,877 | |
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida (a) | | | 35,215 | | | | 56,696 | |
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Sierra Bancorp | | | 5,783 | | | $ | 66,100 | |
Simmons First National Corp., Class A | | | 8,058 | | | | 204,351 | |
Southside Bancshares, Inc. | | | 8,114 | | | | 170,881 | |
Southwest Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | | 9,184 | | | | 102,861 | |
State Bank Financial Corp. | | | 14,771 | | | | 234,563 | |
StellarOne Corp. | | | 10,813 | | | | 152,896 | |
Stellus Capital Investment Corp. | | | 884 | | | | 14,480 | |
Sterling Bancorp | | | 14,636 | | | | 133,334 | |
Sterling Financial Corp. | | | 12,602 | | | | 263,130 | |
Suffolk Bancorp (a) | | | 4,627 | | | | 60,614 | |
Sun Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | | 19,018 | | | | 67,324 | |
Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. | | | 87,747 | | | | 919,589 | |
SY Bancorp, Inc. | | | 5,765 | | | | 129,251 | |
Taylor Capital Group, Inc. (a) | | | 7,636 | | | | 137,830 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a) | | | 18,736 | | | | 839,747 | |
Tompkins Trustco, Inc. | | | 5,237 | | | | 207,595 | |
Towne Bank | | | 12,362 | | | | 191,487 | |
Trico Bancshares | | | 7,539 | | | | 126,278 | |
TrustCo Bank Corp. NY | | | 44,388 | | | | 234,369 | |
Trustmark Corp. | | | 30,411 | | | | 683,031 | |
UMB Financial Corp. | | | 15,136 | | | | 663,562 | |
Umpqua Holdings Corp. | | | 52,312 | | | | 616,758 | |
Union First Market Bankshares Corp. | | | 9,540 | | | | 150,446 | |
United Bankshares, Inc. | | | 10,792 | | | | 262,461 | |
United Community Banks, Inc. (a) | | | 15,149 | | | | 142,704 | |
Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania | | | 7,976 | | | | 136,390 | |
Virginia Commerce Bancorp (a) | | | 12,535 | | | | 112,188 | |
Washington Banking Co. | | | 7,254 | | | | 98,799 | |
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. | | | 6,761 | | | | 177,882 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 33,702 | | | | 692,576 | |
WesBanco, Inc. | | | 11,954 | | | | 265,618 | |
West Bancorp., Inc. | | | 7,422 | | | | 80,009 | |
West Coast Bancorp | | | 9,048 | | | | 200,413 | |
Westamerica Bancorp | | | 13,100 | | | | 557,929 | |
Western Alliance Bancorp (a) | | | 34,084 | | | | 358,904 | |
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 28,891 | | | | 169,590 | |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 16,973 | | | | 622,909 | |
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Banks: Savings, Thrift & Mortgage Lending — 1.4% | |
Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc. | | | 11,490 | | | | 231,983 | |
Astoria Financial Corp. | | | 40,733 | | | | 381,261 | |
Bank Mutual Corp. | | | 21,904 | | | | 94,187 | |
BankFinancial Corp. | | | 9,961 | | | | 73,911 | |
Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | | 15,302 | | | | 145,369 | |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | 11,565 | | | | 275,941 | |
BofI Holding, Inc. (a) | | | 5,176 | | | | 144,255 | |
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | | | 32,846 | | | | 279,191 | |
BSB Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | | 3,717 | | | | 45,459 | |
Charter Financial Corp. | | | 3,120 | | | | 33,072 | |
Clifton Savings Bancorp, Inc. | | | 4,070 | | | | 45,869 | |
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | | | 14,688 | | | | 204,016 | |
Doral Financial Corp. (a) | | | 51,829 | | | | 37,529 | |
ESB Financial Corp. | | | 4,890 | | | | 67,824 | |
ESSA Bancorp, Inc. | | | 4,410 | | | | 48,025 | |
First Defiance Financial Corp. | | | 4,567 | | | | 87,641 | |
First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, Inc. (a) | | | 1,745 | | | | 17,014 | |
First Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,769 | | | | 101,619 | |
First Financial Northwest, Inc. (a) | | | 7,541 | | | | 56,935 | |
First Pactrust Bancorp, Inc. | | | 5,091 | | | | 62,467 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Flushing Financial Corp. | | | 14,499 | | | $ | 222,415 | |
Fox Chase Bancorp., Inc. | | | 5,915 | | | | 98,485 | |
Franklin Financial Corp. | | | 6,480 | | | | 107,438 | |
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. | | | 4,798 | | | | 122,109 | |
Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 7,296 | | | | 107,178 | |
Heritage Financial Group, Inc. | | | 4,012 | | | | 55,325 | |
Hingham Institution for Savings | | | 563 | | | | 35,244 | |
Home Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | | 3,168 | | | | 57,816 | |
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. | | | 7,244 | | | | 90,043 | |
Home Loan Servicing Solutions Ltd. | | | 13,613 | | | | 257,286 | |
HomeStreet, Inc. (a) | | | 4,147 | | | | 105,956 | |
Kearny Financial Corp. | | | 7,124 | | | | 69,459 | |
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | | | 6,934 | | | | 105,743 | |
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | | | 45,760 | | | | 555,526 | |
OceanFirst Financial Corp. | | | 6,762 | | | | 92,977 | |
Ocwen Financial Corp. (a) | | | 50,114 | | | | 1,733,443 | |
OmniAmerican Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | | 5,198 | | | | 120,230 | |
Oritani Financial Corp. | | | 21,271 | | | | 325,872 | |
Peoples Federal Bancshares, Inc. | | | 2,761 | | | | 48,014 | |
Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,611 | | | | 80,692 | |
Provident New York Bancorp | | | 18,596 | | | | 173,129 | |
SI Financial Group, Inc. | | | 4,803 | | | | 55,234 | |
Simplicity Bancorp, Inc. | | | 4,143 | | | | 61,938 | |
Territorial Bancorp., Inc. | | | 5,119 | | | | 116,969 | |
United Financial Bancorp, Inc. | | | 9,738 | | | | 153,081 | |
ViewPoint Financial Group | | | 15,724 | | | | 329,261 | |
Waterstone Financial, Inc. (a) | | | 3,542 | | | | 27,628 | |
Westfield Financial, Inc. | | | 11,452 | | | | 82,798 | |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 3,540 | | | | 149,565 | |
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Beverage: Brewers & Distillers — 0.1% | |
Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A (a)(b) | | | 3,610 | | | | 485,365 | |
Central European Distribution Corp. (a)(b) | | | 30,305 | | | | 65,762 | |
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. (a) | | | 4,715 | | | | 30,553 | |
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| | | | | | | 581,680 | |
Beverage: Soft Drinks — 0.1% | |
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated | | | 2,123 | | | | 141,179 | |
Farmer Bros. Co. (a) | | | 3,139 | | | | 45,296 | |
Heckmann Corp. (a)(b) | | | 65,655 | | | | 264,590 | |
National Beverage Corp. | | | 5,224 | | | | 76,218 | |
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| | | | | | | 527,283 | |
Biotechnology — 3.3% | |
Accelrys, Inc. (a) | | | 25,756 | | | | 233,092 | |
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | | 18,709 | | | | 465,106 | |
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 11,671 | | | | 296,327 | |
Affymax, Inc. (a) | | | 16,869 | | | | 320,511 | |
Agenus, Inc. (a) | | | 11,683 | | | | 47,900 | |
Alkermes Plc (a) | | | 57,058 | | | | 1,056,714 | |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 21,666 | | | | 395,404 | |
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 9,923 | | | | 145,967 | |
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | | 14,216 | | | | 38,099 | |
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 101,042 | | | | 911,399 | |
Arqule, Inc. (a) | | | 27,879 | | | | 77,782 | |
Array Biopharma, Inc. (a) | | | 54,258 | | | | 201,840 | |
Astex Pharmaceuticals (a) | | | 43,694 | | | | 127,150 | |
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 18,238 | | | | 146,816 | |
BG Medicine, Inc. (a) | | | 5,052 | | | | 11,670 | |
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (a) | | | 12,616 | | | | 54,375 | |
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BioTime, Inc. (a) | | | 14,483 | | | $ | 45,477 | |
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | | 29,045 | | | | 194,892 | |
Cepheid, Inc. (a) | | | 30,556 | | | | 1,033,098 | |
ChemoCentryx, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 28,444 | |
Clovis Oncology, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 6,441 | | | | 103,056 | |
Codexis, Inc. (a) | | | 12,474 | | | | 27,568 | |
Cornerstone Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | | 3,809 | | | | 18,017 | |
Coronado Biosciences, Inc. (a) | | | 8,149 | | | | 36,752 | |
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 29,512 | | | | 1,241,275 | |
Curis, Inc. (a) | | | 37,015 | | | | 126,961 | |
Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 28,769 | | | | 81,129 | |
Dendreon Corp. (a)(b) | | | 55,929 | | | | 295,305 | |
Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (a) | | | 20,767 | | | | 43,818 | |
Durata Therapeutics, Inc. | | | 4,189 | | | | 32,004 | |
Dyax Corp. (a) | | | 46,202 | | | | 160,783 | |
Dynavax Technologies Corp. (a) | | | 81,519 | | | | 233,144 | |
Emergent Biosolutions, Inc. (a) | | | 12,083 | | | | 193,811 | |
Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 19,163 | | | | 84,892 | |
Exact Sciences Corp. (a) | | | 29,745 | | | | 315,000 | |
Exelixis, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 85,548 | | | | 390,954 | |
Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 3,427 | | | | 66,004 | |
Genomic Health, Inc. (a) | | | 7,513 | | | | 204,804 | |
Geron Corp. (a) | | | 62,263 | | | | 87,791 | |
GTx, Inc. (a) | | | 12,612 | | | | 52,970 | |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 42,018 | | | | 281,941 | |
Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (a) | | | 11,208 | | | | 49,091 | |
Horizon Pharma, Inc. (a) | | | 18,302 | | | | 42,644 | |
Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc. | | | 1,731 | | | | 19,526 | |
Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 42,207 | | | | 204,704 | |
ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Ltd. (a) | | | 24,384 | | | | 46,817 | |
ImmunoGen, Inc. (a) | | | 39,059 | | | | 498,002 | |
Immunomedics, Inc. (a) | | | 30,922 | | | | 90,292 | |
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 1,545 | | | | 52,901 | |
InterMune, Inc. (a) | | | 30,555 | | | | 296,078 | |
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 33,611 | | | | 88,061 | |
Lexicon Genetics, Inc. (a) | | | 99,189 | | | | 220,200 | |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 8,142 | | | | 168,865 | |
MannKind Corp. (a) | | | 52,913 | | | | 122,229 | |
Maxygen, Inc. | | | 12,679 | | | | 31,190 | |
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 7,296 | | | | 44,433 | |
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 21,878 | | | | 257,723 | |
Nektar Therapeutics (a) | | | 53,456 | | | | 396,109 | |
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 30,989 | | | | 231,798 | |
NewLink Genetics Corp. (a) | | | 5,973 | | | | 74,663 | |
Novavax, Inc. (a) | | | 60,775 | | | | 114,865 | |
NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 40,157 | | | | 365,429 | |
Omeros Corp. (a) | | | 12,111 | | | | 62,856 | |
OncoGenex Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a) | | | 6,792 | | | | 89,111 | |
Oncothyreon, Inc. (a) | | | 26,784 | | | | 51,425 | |
Opko Health, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 49,973 | | | | 240,370 | |
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | | 33,982 | | | | 179,085 | |
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 7,746 | | | | 69,559 | |
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (a) | | | 17,924 | | | | 30,471 | |
PDL BioPharma, Inc. | | | 65,462 | | | | 461,507 | |
Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. (a) | | | 2,891 | | | | 44,261 | |
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 19,568 | | | | 58,313 | |
Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. (a)(b) | | | 24,193 | | | | 141,529 | |
Regulus Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | | 2,484 | | | | 15,649 | |
Repligen Corp. (a) | | | 14,500 | | | | 91,205 | |
Repros Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | | 7,987 | | | | 125,795 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Biotechnology (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 39,758 | | | $ | 258,427 | |
RTI Biologics, Inc. (a) | | | 25,980 | | | | 110,935 | |
Sangamo Biosciences, Inc. (a) | | | 24,670 | | | | 148,267 | |
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a) | | | 44,329 | | | | 1,028,433 | |
Sequenom, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 53,487 | | | | 252,459 | |
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 5,093 | | | | 24,956 | |
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 14,099 | | | | 59,216 | |
Synageva BioPharma Corp. (a)(b) | | | 4,908 | | | | 227,191 | |
Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 19,336 | | | | 101,707 | |
Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (a) | | | 18,624 | | | | 167,988 | |
Targacept, Inc. (a) | | | 12,959 | | | | 56,760 | |
TESARO, Inc. (a) | | | 2,135 | | | | 36,188 | |
Theravance, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 28,283 | | | | 629,862 | |
Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 21,221 | | | | 89,340 | |
Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 6,000 | | | | 26,700 | |
Trius Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | | 12,272 | | | | 58,660 | |
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 13,535 | | | | 50,080 | |
Ventrus Biosciences, Inc. (a) | | | 5,566 | | | | 12,023 | |
Verastem, Inc. (a) | | | 2,984 | | | | 26,229 | |
ViroPharma, Inc. (a) | | | 31,975 | | | | 727,751 | |
XOMA Corp. (a) | | | 38,289 | | | | 91,702 | |
ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (a) | | | 31,213 | | | | 129,846 | |
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| | | | | | | 19,301,518 | |
Building Materials — 1.1% | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 19,721 | | | | 1,335,703 | |
BlueLinx Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 11,418 | | | | 32,085 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a) | | | 21,076 | | | | 117,604 | |
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 14,212 | | | | 226,255 | |
Griffon Corp. | | | 21,150 | | | | 242,379 | |
Headwaters, Inc. (a) | | | 28,637 | | | | 245,133 | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (a)(b) | | | 64,052 | | | | 1,237,485 | |
LSI Industries, Inc. | | | 9,138 | | | | 64,057 | |
NCI Building Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 8,446 | | | | 117,399 | |
Patrick Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 1,896 | | | | 29,502 | |
PGT, Inc. (a) | | | 9,234 | | | | 41,553 | |
Quanex Building Products Corp. | | | 17,146 | | | | 349,950 | |
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | | | 18,653 | | | | 611,632 | |
Texas Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 10,516 | | | | 536,421 | |
Trex Co., Inc. (a) | | | 6,949 | | | | 258,711 | |
Watsco, Inc. | | | 13,701 | | | | 1,026,205 | |
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Building: Climate Control — 0.1% | |
Aaon, Inc. | | | 8,644 | | | | 180,400 | |
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | | | 17,431 | | | | 211,961 | |
Nortek, Inc. (a) | | | 3,591 | | | | 237,904 | |
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| | | | | | | 630,265 | |
Building: Roofing, Wallboard & Plumbing — 0.3% | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a) | | | 21,833 | | | | 726,602 | |
USG Corp. (a)(b) | | | 34,516 | | | | 968,864 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,695,466 | |
Casinos & Gambling — 0.4% | |
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. | | | 15,011 | | | | 393,889 | |
Boyd Gaming Corp. (a) | | | 25,440 | | | | 168,922 | |
Caesars Entertainment Corp. (a) | | | 16,856 | | | | 116,643 | |
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (a) | | | 9,538 | | | | 53,413 | |
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (a) | | | 4,001 | | | | 43,651 | |
MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (a) | | | 10,516 | | | | 43,852 | |
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Multimedia Games Holding Co., Inc. (a) | | | 12,732 | | | $ | 187,288 | |
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (a) | | | 28,620 | | | | 453,054 | |
Scientific Games Corp., Class A (a) | | | 25,978 | | | | 225,229 | |
WMS Industries, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 25,615 | | | | 448,262 | |
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Cement — 0.2% | |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 22,776 | | | | 1,332,396 | |
Chemicals: Diversified — 1.1% | |
Aceto Corp. | | | 12,440 | | | | 124,898 | |
American Vanguard Corp. | | | 12,964 | | | | 402,791 | |
Chemtura Corp. (a) | | | 45,948 | | | | 976,854 | |
Georgia Gulf Corp. | | | 15,957 | | | | 658,705 | |
Hawkins, Inc. | | | 4,235 | | | | 163,640 | |
Innophos Holdings, Inc. | | | 10,143 | | | | 471,650 | |
KMG Chemicals, Inc. | | | 3,623 | | | | 63,656 | |
Landec Corp. (a) | | | 11,852 | | | | 112,475 | |
LSB Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 8,740 | | | | 309,571 | |
Olin Corp. | | | 37,290 | | | | 805,091 | |
OM Group, Inc. (a) | | | 15,060 | | | | 334,332 | |
Omnova Solutions, Inc. (a) | | | 21,456 | | | | 150,407 | |
PolyOne Corp. | | | 41,712 | | | | 851,759 | |
Sensient Technologies Corp. | | | 23,225 | | | | 825,881 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,251,710 | |
Chemicals: Specialty — 0.5% | |
Balchem Corp. | | | 13,623 | | | | 495,877 | |
Calgon Carbon Corp. (a) | | | 26,473 | | | | 375,387 | |
FutureFuel Corp. | | | 8,929 | | | | 105,720 | |
GSE Holding, Inc. (a) | | | 3,690 | | | | 22,878 | |
Innospec, Inc. | | | 10,735 | | | | 370,250 | |
Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (a) | | | 15,002 | | | | 360,498 | |
Quaker Chemical Corp. | | | 6,034 | | | | 324,991 | |
Stepan Co. | | | 7,674 | | | | 426,214 | |
Zep, Inc. | | | 10,276 | | | | 148,386 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,630,201 | |
Coal — 0.2% | |
Arch Coal, Inc. | | | 98,931 | | | | 724,175 | |
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 28,407 | | | | 549,107 | |
Hallador Energy Co. | | | 3,138 | | | | 25,920 | |
KiOR, Inc., Class A (a)(b) | | | 12,336 | | | | 79,074 | |
Westmoreland Coal Co. (a) | | | 5,123 | | | | 47,849 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,426,125 | |
Commercial Banks — 0.0% | |
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (a) | | | 9,906 | | | | 133,830 | |
Commercial Finance & Mortgage Companies — 0.2% | |
Asta Funding, Inc. | | | 4,739 | | | | 45,068 | |
Capital Bank Financial Corp., Class A | | | 4,375 | | | | 74,681 | |
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class B | | | 4,676 | | | | 151,970 | |
Medallion Financial Corp. | | | 8,729 | | | | 102,479 | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 9,003 | | | | 278,913 | |
NewStar Financial, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 12,322 | | | | 172,631 | |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (a) | | | 5,503 | | | | 91,680 | |
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| | | | | | | 917,422 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.0% | |
American Reprographics Co. (a) | | | 17,351 | | | | 44,419 | |
LifeLock, Inc. (a) | | | 8,241 | | | | 66,999 | |
Performant Financial Corp. (a) | | | 4,142 | | | | 41,834 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Commercial Services: Rental & Leasing — 0.5% | |
Aircastle Ltd. | | | 27,262 | | | $ | 341,866 | |
CAI International, Inc. (a) | | | 6,713 | | | | 147,350 | |
Electro Rent Corp. | | | 8,743 | | | | 134,467 | |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. | | | 13,421 | | | | 202,255 | |
Marlin Business Services, Inc. | | | 3,854 | | | | 77,311 | |
McGrath RentCorp | | | 11,506 | | | | 333,904 | |
MicroFinancial, Inc. | | | 4,226 | | | | 30,765 | |
Mobile Mini, Inc. (a) | | | 17,784 | | | | 370,441 | |
PHH Corp. (a) | | | 26,388 | | | | 600,327 | |
SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. | | | 5,039 | | | | 94,985 | |
TAL International Group, Inc. | | | 13,587 | | | | 494,295 | |
Willis Lease Finance Corp. (a) | | | 2,423 | | | | 34,673 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,862,639 | |
Commercial Vehicles & Parts — 0.2% | |
Accuride Corp. (a) | | | 21,965 | | | | 70,508 | |
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (a) | | | 11,364 | | | | 93,298 | |
Miller Industries, Inc. | | | 5,084 | | | | 77,531 | |
Modine Manufacturing Co. (a) | | | 21,794 | | | | 177,185 | |
Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 15,359 | | | | 317,471 | |
Spartan Motors, Inc. | | | 15,860 | | | | 78,190 | |
Sypris Solutions, Inc. | | | 5,141 | | | | 20,358 | |
Wabash National Corp. (a) | | | 31,873 | | | | 285,901 | |
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Communications Equipment — 0.0% | |
Envivio, Inc. (a) | | | 3,561 | | | | 6,054 | |
Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (a) | | | 3,855 | | | | 86,860 | |
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| | | | | | | 92,914 | |
Communications Technology — 2.1% | |
Adtran, Inc. | | | 29,702 | | | | 580,377 | |
Ambient Corp. (a) | | | 1,020 | | | | 3,070 | |
Anaren, Inc. (a) | | | 6,411 | | | | 124,694 | |
Anixter International, Inc. | | | 13,133 | | | | 840,249 | |
Aruba Networks, Inc. (a) | | | 52,065 | | | | 1,080,349 | |
Aviat Networks, Inc. (a) | | | 28,558 | | | | 93,956 | |
Bel Fuse, Inc. | | | 4,911 | | | | 96,010 | |
Black Box Corp. | | | 8,005 | | | | 194,842 | |
Calix, Inc. (a) | | | 18,327 | | | | 140,935 | |
Ciena Corp. (a)(b) | | | 46,151 | | | | 724,571 | |
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | | | 8,319 | | | | 211,136 | |
Datalink Corp. (a) | | | 7,132 | | | | 60,979 | |
Digi International, Inc. (a) | | | 11,860 | | | | 112,314 | |
DigitalGlobe, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 16,818 | | | | 411,032 | |
Echelon Corp. (a) | | | 17,957 | | | | 43,995 | |
Emulex Corp. (a) | | | 40,416 | | | | 295,037 | |
Extreme Networks, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 43,666 | | | | 158,944 | |
Finisar Corp. (a)(b) | | | 42,527 | | | | 693,190 | |
GeoEye, Inc. (a) | | | 6,929 | | | | 212,928 | |
Globecomm Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 10,674 | | | | 120,616 | |
GSI Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 9,566 | | | | 59,979 | |
Harmonic, Inc. (a) | | | 54,636 | | | | 277,004 | |
Infinera Corp. (a) | | | 51,111 | | | | 296,955 | |
InterDigital, Inc. | | | 20,326 | | | | 835,399 | |
Ixia (a) | | | 19,603 | | | | 332,859 | |
KVH Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 6,874 | | | | 96,098 | |
Loral Space & Communications Ltd. | | | 5,110 | | | | 279,313 | |
NeoPhotonics Corp. (a) | | | 8,775 | | | | 50,368 | |
NETGEAR, Inc. (a) | | | 17,663 | | | | 696,275 | |
Numerex Corp., Class A (a) | | | 4,650 | | | | 61,101 | |
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Oclaro, Inc. (a) | | | 34,870 | | | $ | 54,746 | |
Oplink Communications, Inc. (a) | | | 8,839 | | | | 137,712 | |
ParkerVision, Inc. (a) | | | 35,756 | | | | 72,585 | |
PC-Tel, Inc. | | | 8,294 | | | | 59,717 | |
Plantronics, Inc. | | | 19,790 | | | | 729,657 | |
Procera Networks, Inc. (a) | | | 8,981 | | | | 166,597 | |
QLogic Corp. (a) | | | 45,357 | | | | 441,324 | |
SeaChange International, Inc. (a) | | | 13,278 | | | | 128,398 | |
Shoretel, Inc. (a) | | | 22,452 | | | | 95,196 | |
Sonus Networks, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 99,130 | | | | 168,521 | |
Sycamore Networks, Inc. | | | 9,229 | | | | 20,673 | |
TeleNav, Inc. (a) | | | 7,753 | | | | 61,869 | |
Tellabs, Inc. | | | 170,769 | | | | 389,353 | |
Viasat, Inc. (a) | | | 17,443 | | | | 678,533 | |
Westell Technologies, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 22,140 | | | | 40,959 | |
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| | | | | | | 12,430,415 | |
Computer Services Software & Systems — 5.1% | |
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)(c) | | | 18,514 | | | | 808,877 | |
The Active Network, Inc. (a) | | | 18,216 | | | | 89,441 | |
Actuate Corp. (a) | | | 22,941 | | | | 128,470 | |
Acxiom Corp. (a) | | | 35,759 | | | | 624,352 | |
American Software, Inc., Class A | | | 10,942 | | | | 84,910 | |
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 43,559 | | | | 1,203,971 | |
AVG Technologies NV (a) | | | 3,819 | | | | 60,455 | |
Avid Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 13,944 | | | | 105,696 | |
Aware, Inc. | | | 5,633 | | | | 30,869 | |
Bankrate, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 21,539 | | | | 268,161 | |
Bazaarvoice, Inc. (a) | | | 4,931 | | | | 46,105 | |
Blackbaud, Inc. | | | 21,022 | | | | 479,932 | |
Blucora, Inc. (a) | | | 18,628 | | | | 292,646 | |
Bottomline Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 16,278 | | | | 429,576 | |
Brightcove, Inc. (a) | | | 2,802 | | | | 25,330 | |
BroadSoft, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 12,806 | | | | 465,242 | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 10,525 | | | | 579,191 | |
Callidus Software, Inc. (a) | | | 16,148 | | | | 73,312 | |
Ciber, Inc. (a) | | | 33,806 | | | | 112,912 | |
CommVault Systems, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 20,801 | | | | 1,450,038 | |
Computer Task Group, Inc. (a) | | | 7,094 | | | | 129,324 | |
ComScore, Inc. (a) | | | 16,440 | | | | 226,543 | |
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 101,915 | | | | 391,354 | |
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (a) | | | 15,657 | | | | 462,351 | |
CSG Systems International, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 15,757 | | | | 286,462 | |
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 19,760 | | | | 567,507 | |
Demand Media, Inc. | | | 13,930 | | | | 129,410 | |
Demandware, Inc. | | | 3,045 | | | | 83,189 | |
Digimarc Corp. | | | 3,288 | | | | 68,062 | |
Digital River, Inc. (a) | | | 17,131 | | | | 246,515 | |
EarthLink, Inc. | | | 49,263 | | | | 318,239 | |
Ebix, Inc. (b) | | | 13,187 | | | | 211,915 | |
Envestnet, Inc. (a) | | | 9,842 | | | | 137,296 | |
EPAM Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 2,305 | | | | 41,720 | |
EPIQ Systems, Inc. | | | 14,621 | | | | 186,856 | |
ePlus, Inc. | | | 1,796 | | | | 74,247 | |
ExactTarget, Inc. (a) | | | 4,551 | | | | 91,020 | |
FalconStor Software, Inc. (a) | | | 14,670 | | | | 34,181 | |
Guidance Software, Inc. (a) | | | 6,670 | | | | 79,173 | |
Guidewire Software, Inc. (a) | | | 9,521 | | | | 282,964 | |
ICG Group, Inc. (a) | | | 17,285 | | | | 197,568 | |
iGate Corp. (a) | | | 14,874 | | | | 234,563 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Imperva, Inc. (a) | | | 4,543 | | | $ | 143,241 | |
Infoblox, Inc. (a) | | | 3,667 | | | | 65,896 | |
Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc. (a) | | | 6,837 | | | | 229,313 | |
Internap Network Services Corp. (a) | | | 24,587 | | | | 170,634 | |
IntraLinks Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 16,989 | | | | 104,822 | |
Jive Software, Inc. (a) | | | 7,575 | | | | 110,065 | |
Keynote Systems, Inc. | | | 7,294 | | | | 102,772 | |
The KEYW Holding Corp. (a) | | | 11,514 | | | | 146,113 | |
Limelight Networks, Inc. (a) | | | 28,228 | | | | 62,666 | |
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 26,241 | | | | 105,489 | |
LivePerson, Inc. (a) | | | 25,612 | | | | 336,542 | |
LogMeIn, Inc. (a) | | | 10,288 | | | | 230,554 | |
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a) | | | 9,459 | | | | 570,756 | |
Mantech International Corp., Class A (b) | | | 10,722 | | | | 278,129 | |
Mattersight Corp. (a) | | | 4,772 | | | | 23,717 | |
MeetMe, Inc. (b) | | | 8,922 | | | | 31,138 | |
Mentor Graphics Corp. (a)(b) | | | 43,365 | | | | 738,072 | |
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 14,417 | | | | 132,636 | |
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 3,969 | | | | 370,625 | |
Millennial Media, Inc. (a) | | | 5,365 | | | | 67,223 | |
Moduslink Global Solutions, Inc. (a) | | | 18,607 | | | | 53,960 | |
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc. | | | 17,033 | | | | 272,187 | |
NetScout Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 17,110 | | | | 444,689 | |
NIC, Inc. | | | 29,991 | | | | 490,053 | |
OpenTable, Inc. (a) | | | 10,501 | | | | 512,449 | |
Parametric Technology Corp. (a) | | | 55,688 | | | | 1,253,537 | |
PDF Solutions, Inc. (a) | | | 11,244 | | | | 154,942 | |
Pegasystems, Inc. | | | 8,037 | | | | 182,279 | |
Perficient, Inc. (a) | | | 14,846 | | | | 174,886 | |
Pervasive Software, Inc. (a) | | | 6,172 | | | | 54,993 | |
Progress Software Corp. (a) | | | 29,274 | | | | 614,461 | |
Proofpoint, Inc. (a) | | | 2,958 | | | | 36,413 | |
PROS Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 10,177 | | | | 186,137 | |
QAD, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 2,847 | | | | 40,997 | |
QLIK Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 39,765 | | | | 863,696 | |
RealNetworks, Inc. (a) | | | 10,097 | | | | 76,333 | |
RealPage, Inc. (a) | | | 16,699 | | | | 360,197 | |
Responsys, Inc. (a) | | | 16,716 | | | | 99,627 | |
Saba Software, Inc. (a) | | | 13,888 | | | | 121,381 | |
Sapiens International Corp. NV (a) | | | 6,424 | | | | 25,696 | |
Sapient Corp. (a) | | | 57,424 | | | | 606,397 | |
SciQuest, Inc. (a) | | | 8,290 | | | | 131,479 | |
Shutterstock, Inc. (a) | | | 2,381 | | | | 61,906 | |
Sourcefire, Inc. (a) | | | 13,771 | | | | 650,267 | |
Spark Networks, Inc. (a) | | | 5,301 | | | | 41,348 | |
SPS Commerce, Inc. (a) | | | 5,742 | | | | 214,004 | |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 15,783 | | | | 364,903 | |
Support.com, Inc. (a) | | | 22,787 | | | | 95,250 | |
Synacor, Inc. (a) | | | 3,018 | | | | 16,508 | |
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 12,889 | | | | 271,829 | |
SYNNEX Corp. (a)(b) | | | 12,183 | | | | 418,852 | |
Syntel, Inc. | | | 7,169 | | | | 384,187 | |
Tangoe, Inc. (a) | | | 13,876 | | | | 164,708 | |
TechTarget, Inc. (a) | | | 7,117 | | | | 39,499 | |
TNS, Inc. (a) | | | 11,337 | | | | 235,016 | |
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 14,014 | | | | 678,838 | |
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (a) | | | 12,400 | | | | 1,170,684 | |
Unisys Corp. (a) | | | 20,391 | | | | 352,764 | |
United Online, Inc. | | | 42,243 | | | | 236,138 | |
Unwired Planet, Inc. (a) | | | 28,985 | | | | 34,782 | |
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VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (a) | | | 13,162 | | | $ | 107,402 | |
Verint Systems, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 10,124 | | | | 297,241 | |
VirnetX Holding Corp. (a)(b) | | | 19,548 | | | | 572,365 | |
Virtusa Corp. (a) | | | 8,635 | | | | 141,873 | |
Web.com Group, Inc. (a) | | | 16,289 | | | | 241,077 | |
Websense, Inc. (a) | | | 17,313 | | | | 260,387 | |
Yelp, Inc. (a) | | | 3,953 | | | | 74,514 | |
Zillow, Inc. (a) | | | 1,676 | | | | 46,509 | |
Zix Corp. (a) | | | 28,282 | | | | 79,190 | |
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| | | | | | | 29,869,178 | |
Computer Technology — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Cray, Inc. (a) | | | 17,224 | | | | 274,723 | |
Imation Corp. (a) | | | 14,132 | | | | 65,996 | |
Immersion Corp. (a) | | | 13,137 | | | | 90,251 | |
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 20,588 | | | | 357,614 | |
Intermec, Inc. (a) | | | 27,900 | | | | 275,094 | |
OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 31,331 | | | | 59,842 | |
PC Connection, Inc. | | | 4,000 | | | | 46,000 | |
Quantum Corp. (a) | | | 109,516 | | | | 135,800 | |
Radisys Corp. (a) | | | 10,630 | | | | 31,677 | |
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (a) | | | 9,704 | | | | 143,134 | |
Silicon Graphics International Corp. (a) | | | 14,893 | | | | 152,355 | |
STEC, Inc. (a) | | | 16,633 | | | | 82,001 | |
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a) | | | 13,563 | | | | 138,343 | |
Synaptics, Inc. (a) | | | 15,677 | | | | 469,840 | |
Telular Corp. | | | 7,767 | | | | 73,553 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,396,223 | |
Construction — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Aegion Corp. (a) | | | 18,267 | | | | 405,345 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 31,078 | | | | 1,075,610 | |
Granite Construction, Inc. | | | 18,008 | | | | 605,429 | |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. | | | 27,584 | | | | 246,325 | |
Orion Marine Group, Inc. (a) | | | 12,643 | | | | 92,420 | |
Primoris Services Corp. | | | 13,902 | | | | 209,086 | |
Sterling Construction Co., Inc. (a) | | | 7,599 | | | | 75,534 | |
Tutor Perini Corp. (a) | | | 16,633 | | | | 227,872 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,937,621 | |
Consumer Electronics — 0.2% | |
RealD, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 20,165 | | | | 226,050 | |
Skullcandy, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 7,547 | | | | 58,791 | |
TiVo, Inc. (a) | | | 58,057 | | | | 715,262 | |
Universal Electronics, Inc. (a) | | | 6,929 | | | | 134,076 | |
VOXX International Corp. (a) | | | 8,296 | | | | 55,832 | |
XO Group, Inc. (a) | | | 12,079 | | | | 112,335 | |
Zagg, Inc. (a) | | | 11,919 | | | | 87,724 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,390,070 | |
Consumer Lending — 0.8% | |
Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. (a) | | | 7,551 | | | | 33,979 | |
Cash America International, Inc. | | | 13,757 | | | | 545,740 | |
Credit Acceptance Corp. (a) | | | 3,689 | | | | 375,097 | |
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a) | | | 10,285 | | | | 314,927 | |
Ezcorp, Inc. (a) | | | 22,498 | | | | 446,810 | |
First Cash Financial Services, Inc. (a) | | | 13,430 | | | | 666,397 | |
The First Marblehead Corp. (a) | | | 24,003 | | | | 18,648 | |
MGIC Investment Corp. (a) | | | 88,270 | | | | 234,798 | |
MoneyGram International, Inc. (a) | | | 10,171 | | | | 135,173 | |
Nelnet, Inc., Class A | | | 11,240 | | | | 334,840 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Netspend Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 14,492 | | | $ | 171,295 | |
Nicholas Financial, Inc. | | | 4,819 | | | | 59,756 | |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 8,000 | | | | 854,880 | |
Regional Management Corp. (a) | | | 2,312 | | | | 38,264 | |
Tree.com, Inc. | | | 2,914 | | | | 52,539 | |
World Acceptance Corp. (a) | | | 4,897 | | | | 365,120 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,648,263 | |
Consumer Services: Miscellaneous — 0.7% | |
Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 3,136 | | | | 70,058 | |
Coinstar, Inc. (a) | | | 14,559 | | | | 757,214 | |
Collectors Universe, Inc. | | | 2,524 | | | | 25,316 | |
Core-Mark Holdings Co., Inc. | | | 5,290 | | | | 250,482 | |
Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (a) | | | 2,670 | | | | 41,625 | |
Move, Inc. (a) | | | 18,236 | | | | 138,411 | |
NutriSystem, Inc. | | | 13,252 | | | | 108,534 | |
Sotheby’s | | | 31,527 | | | | 1,059,938 | |
Steiner Leisure Ltd. (a) | | | 7,065 | | | | 340,462 | |
WEX, Inc. (a) | | | 18,084 | | | | 1,362,991 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,155,031 | |
Containers & Packaging — 0.2% | |
AEP Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 1,929 | | | | 114,255 | |
Berry Plastics Group, Inc. (a) | | | 13,607 | | | | 218,800 | |
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (a) | | | 77,925 | | | | 503,395 | |
Myers Industries, Inc. | | | 15,611 | | | | 236,507 | |
UFP Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 2,467 | | | | 44,209 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,117,166 | |
Copper — 0.0% | |
Revett Minerals, Inc. (a) | | | 11,432 | | | | 32,238 | |
Cosmetics — 0.1% | |
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (a) | | | 11,736 | | | | 528,237 | |
Inter Parfums, Inc. | | | 7,661 | | | | 149,083 | |
Revlon, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 5,199 | | | | 75,386 | |
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| | | | | | | 752,706 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7% | |
California First National Bancorp | | | 1,115 | | | | 16,669 | |
DFC Global Corp. (a) | | | 20,570 | | | | 380,751 | |
Duff & Phelps Corp. | | | 14,753 | | | | 230,442 | |
Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A | | | 13,365 | | | | 403,489 | |
FBR & Co. (a) | | | 17,694 | | | | 68,476 | |
Fidus Investment Corp. | | | 5,571 | | | | 91,643 | |
First California Financial Group, Inc. (a) | | | 10,627 | | | | 82,041 | |
Greenhill & Co., Inc. | | | 13,576 | | | | 705,816 | |
Intersections, Inc. | | | 4,230 | | | | 40,100 | |
Main Street Capital Corp. | | | 14,278 | | | | 435,622 | |
MidwestOne Financial Group, Inc. | | | 3,144 | | | | 64,483 | |
Piper Jaffray Cos. (a) | | | 7,105 | | | | 228,284 | |
Stifel Financial Corp. (a)(b) | | | 25,039 | | | | 800,497 | |
Triangle Capital Corp. | | | 12,772 | | | | 325,558 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,873,871 | |
Diversified Manufacturing Operations — 0.5% | |
A.M. Castle & Co. (a) | | | 7,774 | | | | 114,822 | |
Barnes Group, Inc. | | | 25,260 | | | | 567,340 | |
Federal Signal Corp. (a) | | | 28,853 | | | | 219,571 | |
Lydall, Inc. (a) | �� | | 7,917 | | | | 113,530 | |
OSI Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 9,257 | | | | 592,818 | |
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Raven Industries, Inc. | | | 16,861 | | | $ | 444,456 | |
Standex International Corp. | | | 5,872 | | | | 301,175 | |
Trimas Corp. (a) | | | 14,987 | | | | 419,036 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,772,748 | |
Diversified Materials & Processing — 0.8% | |
Belden, Inc. | | | 21,183 | | | | 953,023 | |
Cabot Microelectronics Corp. | | | 10,954 | | | | 388,977 | |
Clarcor, Inc. | | | 23,402 | | | | 1,118,148 | |
Encore Wire Corp. | | | 7,664 | | | | 232,296 | |
Harbinger Group, Inc. (a) | | | 19,157 | | | | 147,317 | |
Hexcel Corp. (a) | | | 46,343 | | | | 1,249,407 | |
Insteel Industries, Inc. | | | 8,208 | | | | 102,436 | |
Koppers Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,643 | | | | 367,880 | |
NL Industries, Inc. | | | 3,120 | | | | 35,724 | |
Tredegar Corp. | | | 11,259 | | | | 229,909 | |
Uranium Energy Corp. (a)(b) | | | 39,671 | | | | 101,558 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,926,675 | |
Diversified Media — 0.1% | |
Belo Corp., Class A | | | 43,605 | | | | 334,451 | |
EW Scripps Co. (a) | | | 13,914 | | | | 150,410 | |
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| | | | | | | 484,861 | |
Diversified Retail — 0.5% | |
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. | | | 5,872 | | | | 71,169 | |
Fred’s, Inc., CLass A | | | 16,979 | | | | 225,990 | |
Geeknet, Inc. (a) | | | 2,023 | | | | 32,570 | |
Gordmans Stores, Inc. (a) | | | 3,999 | | | | 60,065 | |
HSN, Inc. | | | 17,376 | | | | 957,070 | |
Overstock.com, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 5,385 | | | | 77,059 | |
PriceSmart, Inc. | | | 8,476 | | | | 653,076 | |
Saks, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 51,217 | | | | 538,291 | |
Tuesday Morning Corp. (a) | | | 19,492 | | | | 121,825 | |
Winmark Corp. | | | 1,012 | | | | 57,684 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,794,799 | |
Drug & Grocery Store Chains — 0.6% | |
Arden Group, Inc., Class A | | | 521 | | | | 46,874 | |
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | | | 17,735 | | | | 941,728 | |
Harris Teeter Supermarkets | | | 20,469 | | | | 789,285 | |
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A | | | 5,669 | | | | 97,847 | |
Nash Finch Co. | | | 5,630 | | | | 119,806 | |
The Pantry, Inc. (a) | | | 10,777 | | | | 130,725 | |
PetMed Express, Inc. | | | 9,432 | | | | 104,695 | |
Rite Aid Corp. (a) | | | 307,059 | | | | 417,600 | |
Spartan Stores, Inc. | | | 10,002 | | | | 153,631 | |
SUPERVALU, Inc. (b) | | | 99,200 | | | | 245,024 | |
Susser Holdings Corp. (a) | | | 5,204 | | | | 179,486 | |
Village Super Market, Inc., Class A | | | 3,925 | | | | 128,976 | |
Weis Markets, Inc. | | | 5,193 | | | | 203,410 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,559,087 | |
Education Services — 0.4% | |
American Public Education, Inc. (a) | | | 8,384 | | | | 302,746 | |
Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (a) | | | 8,164 | | | | 84,089 | |
Capella Education Co. (a) | | | 5,904 | | | | 166,670 | |
Career Education Corp. (a) | | | 24,263 | | | | 85,406 | |
Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (a) | | | 36,549 | | | | 89,180 | |
Education Management Corp. (a) | | | 12,320 | | | | 53,962 | |
Franklin Covey Co. (a) | | | 6,413 | | | | 82,728 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a) | | | 18,580 | | | $ | 436,073 | |
HealthStream, Inc. (a) | | | 9,079 | | | | 220,710 | |
K12, Inc. (a) | | | 12,426 | | | | 253,987 | |
Lincoln Educational Services Corp. | | | 10,659 | | | | 59,584 | |
National American University Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,853 | | | | 18,684 | |
Rosetta Stone, Inc. (a) | | | 5,003 | | | | 61,737 | |
Strayer Education, Inc. | | | 5,538 | | | | 311,069 | |
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. | | | 10,021 | | | | 100,611 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,327,236 | |
Electronic Components — 0.8% | |
3D Systems Corp. (a)(b) | | | 21,798 | | | | 1,162,923 | |
Acacia Research Corp. (a) | | | 23,141 | | | | 593,567 | |
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 18,737 | | | | 201,235 | |
InvenSense, Inc. (a) | | | 16,987 | | | | 188,726 | |
Kemet Corp. (a) | | | 20,973 | | | | 105,494 | |
Methode Electronics, Inc. | | | 17,212 | | | | 172,636 | |
Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. (a) | | | 4,087 | | | | 82,598 | |
Neonode, Inc. (a) | | | 10,334 | | | | 50,223 | |
NVE Corp. (a) | | | 2,244 | | | | 124,520 | |
Park Electrochemical Corp. | | | 9,652 | | | | 248,346 | |
Rogers Corp. (a) | | | 7,555 | | | | 375,181 | |
Sanmina Corp. (a) | | | 37,922 | | | | 419,797 | |
ScanSource, Inc. (a) | | | 12,782 | | | | 406,084 | |
TTM Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 24,660 | | | | 226,872 | |
Universal Display Corp. (a) | | | 18,505 | | | | 474,098 | |
Viasystems Group, Inc. (a) | | | 1,733 | | | | 21,143 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,853,443 | |
Electronic Entertainment — 0.1% | |
DTS, Inc. (a) | | | 8,543 | | | | 142,668 | |
Glu Mobile, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 25,667 | | | | 58,778 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a) | | | 36,432 | | | | 401,116 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 602,562 | |
Electronics — 0.4% | |
Agilysys, Inc. (a) | | | 6,684 | | | | 55,945 | |
American Science & Engineering, Inc. | | | 3,914 | | | | 255,232 | |
Coherent, Inc. | | | 11,001 | | | | 556,871 | |
Daktronics, Inc. | | | 16,889 | | | | 186,961 | |
II-VI, Inc. (a) | | | 24,450 | | | | 446,701 | |
iRobot Corp. (a) | | | 12,796 | | | | 239,797 | |
Newport Corp. (a)(b) | | | 17,717 | | | | 238,294 | |
Richardson Electronics Ltd. | | | 5,908 | | | | 66,878 | |
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 13,276 | | | | 287,824 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,334,503 | |
Energy Equipment — 0.3% | |
C&J Energy Services, Inc. (a) | | | 20,721 | | | | 444,258 | |
Capstone Turbine Corp. (a) | | | 133,145 | | | | 118,499 | |
Enphase Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 3,675 | | | | 13,414 | |
First Solar, Inc. (a) | | | 28,052 | | | | 866,246 | |
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 70,516 | | | | 64,663 | |
Matador Resources Co. (a) | | | 6,497 | | | | 53,275 | |
STR Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 14,231 | | | | 35,862 | |
SunPower Corp. (a) | | | 18,588 | | | | 104,465 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,700,682 | |
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Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1% | |
Geospace Technologies Corp. (a)(b) | | | 5,938 | | | $ | 527,710 | |
Pioneer Energy Services Corp. (a) | | | 28,789 | | | | 209,008 | |
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| | | | | | | 736,718 | |
Engineering & Contracting Services — 0.5% | |
Argan, Inc. | | | 4,571 | | | | 82,278 | |
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 15,682 | | | | 310,504 | |
Exponent, Inc. (a) | | | 6,202 | | | | 346,258 | |
Furmamite Corp. (a) | | | 17,467 | | | | 93,798 | |
Hill International, Inc. (a) | | | 10,600 | | | | 38,796 | |
Layne Christensen Co. (a) | | | 9,231 | | | | 224,036 | |
Mastec, Inc. (a) | | | 25,521 | | | | 636,239 | |
Michael Baker Corp. | | | 3,997 | | | | 99,645 | |
Mistras Group, Inc. (a) | | | 7,245 | | | | 178,879 | |
MYR Group, Inc. (a) | | | 9,533 | | | | 212,109 | |
Tetra Tech, Inc. (a) | | | 29,510 | | | | 780,539 | |
VSE Corp. | | | 1,801 | | | | 44,142 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,047,223 | |
Entertainment — 0.4% | |
Ascent Capital Group, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 6,560 | | | | 406,326 | |
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (a) | | | 8,268 | | | | 124,020 | |
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (a) | | | 39,493 | | | | 647,685 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 65,169 | | | | 606,723 | |
Reading International, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 7,494 | | | | 45,039 | |
Rentrak Corp. (a) | | | 4,348 | | | | 84,743 | |
SHFL Entertainment, Inc. (a) | | | 25,541 | | | | 370,345 | |
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. | | | 12,658 | | | | 99,872 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,384,753 | |
Environmental, Maintenance, & Security Service — 0.7% | |
ABM Industries, Inc. | | | 25,005 | | | | 498,850 | |
The Brink’s Co. | | | 21,995 | | | | 627,517 | |
G&K Services, Inc., Class A | | | 8,793 | | | | 300,281 | |
The Geo Group, Inc. | | | 32,834 | | | | 925,919 | |
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | | | 31,271 | | | | 726,425 | |
Mac-Gray Corp. | | | 5,509 | | | | 69,138 | |
Standard Parking Corp. (a) | | | 7,216 | | | | 158,680 | |
Swisher Hygiene, Inc. (a) | | | 52,371 | | | | 91,649 | |
Unifirst Corp. | | | 6,722 | | | | 492,857 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,891,316 | |
Fertilizers — 0.0% | |
Rentech, Inc. | | | 60,976 | | | | 160,367 | |
Financial Data & Systems — 0.5% | |
Advent Software, Inc. (a) | | | 14,696 | | | | 314,201 | |
Cardtronics, Inc. (a) | | | 20,510 | | | | 486,907 | |
Cass Information Systems, Inc. | | | 4,721 | | | | 199,226 | |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a) | | | 23,588 | | | | 556,677 | |
Fair Isaac Corp. | | | 15,947 | | | | 670,253 | |
Global Cash Access, Inc. (a) | | | 14,592 | | | | 114,401 | |
Green Dot Corp., Class A (a) | | | 11,303 | | | | 137,897 | |
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. | | | 18,046 | | | | 532,357 | |
Higher One Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 14,984 | | | | 157,931 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,169,850 | |
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.0% | |
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (a) | | | 3,273 | | | | 62,482 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Foods — 1.3% | |
Annie’s, Inc. (a) | | | 2,329 | | | $ | 77,858 | |
B&G Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 24,479 | | | | 693,000 | |
The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (a) | | | 5,045 | | | | 79,761 | |
Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (a) | | | 21,342 | | | | 176,072 | |
Diamond Foods, Inc. (b) | | | 10,303 | | | | 140,842 | |
Dole Food Co., Inc. (a) | | | 16,644 | | | | 190,907 | |
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 17,158 | | | | 930,307 | |
Inventure Foods, Inc. (a) | | | 6,015 | | | | 39,037 | |
J&J Snack Foods Corp. | | | 6,881 | | | | 439,971 | |
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | | | 3,657 | | | | 66,484 | |
Lancaster Colony Corp. | | | 8,596 | | | | 594,757 | |
Lifeway Foods, Inc. | | | 2,060 | | | | 18,004 | |
Medifast, Inc. (a) | | | 6,469 | | | | 170,717 | |
Natures Sunshine Prods, Inc. | | | 5,257 | | | | 76,121 | |
Nutraceutical International Corp. | | | 4,014 | | | | 66,392 | |
Omega Protein Corp. (a) | | | 8,946 | | | | 54,750 | |
Post Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 12,650 | | | | 433,262 | |
Roundy’s, Inc. (b) | | | 9,528 | | | | 42,400 | |
Seneca Foods Corp. (a) | | | 4,137 | | | | 125,765 | |
Smart Balance, Inc. (a) | | | 27,464 | | | | 354,286 | |
Snyders-Lance, Inc. | | | 20,553 | | | | 495,533 | |
Synutra International, Inc. (a) | | | 8,096 | | | | 37,484 | |
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | | | 11,000 | | | | 285,120 | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a) | | | 16,704 | | | | 870,780 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc. (a) | | | 22,728 | | | | 1,217,994 | |
Westway Group, Inc. (a) | | | 5,457 | | | | 36,398 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,714,002 | |
Forest Products — 0.1% | |
Deltic Timber Corp. | | | 5,057 | | | | 357,125 | |
Universal Forest Products, Inc. | | | 9,170 | | | | 348,827 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 705,952 | |
Forms & Bulk Printing Services — 0.3% | |
Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (a) | | | 3,650 | | | | 127,458 | |
Deluxe Corp. | | | 23,728 | | | | 764,991 | |
Ennis, Inc. | | | 12,109 | | | | 187,326 | |
Innerworkings, Inc. (a) | | | 14,775 | | | | 203,599 | |
Multi-Color Corp. | | | 6,209 | | | | 148,954 | |
Quad/Graphics, Inc. | | | 11,690 | | | | 238,359 | |
Schawk, Inc. | | | 5,512 | | | | 72,538 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,743,225 | |
Funeral Parlors & Cemeteries — 0.2% | |
Carriage Services, Inc. | | | 7,447 | | | | 88,396 | |
Hillenbrand, Inc. | | | 25,703 | | | | 581,145 | |
Matthews International Corp., Class A | | | 13,077 | | | | 419,772 | |
Stewart Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 34,929 | | | | 266,857 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,356,170 | |
Gas Pipeline — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Crosstex Energy, Inc. | | | 19,461 | | | | 279,071 | |
SemGroup Corp. (a) | | | 19,740 | | | | 771,439 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,050,510 | |
Glass — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 13,216 | | | | 316,788 | |
Gold — 0.3% | |
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. (a) | | | 41,843 | | | | 1,029,338 | |
Gold Reserve, Inc. (a) | | | 24,332 | | | | 80,539 | |
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Gold (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Gold Resource Corp. | | | 13,864 | | | $ | 213,644 | |
Golden Star Resources Ltd. (a) | | | 120,288 | | | | 221,330 | |
Midway Gold Corp. (a) | | | 59,782 | | | | 83,097 | |
Vista Gold Corp. (a) | | | 26,968 | | | | 72,813 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,700,761 | |
Health Care Facilities — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Amsurg Corp. (a) | | | 14,714 | | | | 441,567 | |
Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. | | | 9,142 | | | | 89,135 | |
Capital Senior Living Corp. (a) | | | 13,137 | | | | 245,531 | |
Emeritus Corp. (a) | | | 14,307 | | | | 353,669 | |
The Ensign Group, Inc. | | | 8,095 | | | | 220,103 | |
Five Star Quality Care, Inc. (a) | | | 14,232 | | | | 71,302 | |
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (a) | | | 15,869 | | | | 434,176 | |
HealthSouth Corp. (a) | | | 44,455 | | | | 938,445 | |
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (a) | | | 24,588 | | | | 266,042 | |
National Healthcare Corp. | | | 4,901 | | | | 230,445 | |
Select Medical Holdings Corp. | | | 16,302 | | | | 153,728 | |
Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 8,804 | | | | 56,081 | |
Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (a) | | | 27,137 | | | | 390,230 | |
US Physical Therapy, Inc. | | | 5,500 | | | | 151,470 | |
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 14,727 | | | | 180,406 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,222,330 | |
Health Care Management Services — 0.7% | | | | | |
Bioscript, Inc. (a) | | | 20,488 | | | | 220,656 | |
Centene Corp. (a) | | | 23,994 | | | | 983,754 | |
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. | | | 5,154 | | | | 259,452 | |
Magellan Health Services, Inc. (a) | | | 12,717 | | | | 623,133 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a) | | | 13,971 | | | | 378,055 | |
National Research Corp. | | | 1,138 | | | | 61,680 | |
Triple-S Management Corp. (a) | | | 8,966 | | | | 165,602 | |
Universal American Corp. | | | 17,503 | | | | 150,351 | |
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a) | | | 20,074 | | | | 977,403 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,820,086 | |
Health Care Services — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a)(b) | | | 12,564 | | | | 293,118 | |
Accretive Health, Inc. (a) | | | 26,257 | | | | 303,531 | |
Air Methods Corp. | | | 17,910 | | | | 660,700 | |
Almost Family, Inc. | | | 3,846 | | | | 77,920 | |
Amedisys, Inc. (a) | | | 14,015 | | | | 157,949 | |
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a) | | | 20,640 | | | | 238,392 | |
athenahealth, Inc. (a) | | | 16,685 | | | | 1,225,513 | |
Chemed Corp. | | | 8,958 | | | | 614,429 | |
Chindex International, Inc. (a) | | | 5,381 | | | | 56,501 | |
Corvel Corp. (a) | | | 2,929 | | | | 131,307 | |
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (a) | | | 12,638 | | | | 60,662 | |
ePocrates, Inc. (a) | | | 8,557 | | | | 75,473 | |
ExamWorks Group, Inc. (a) | | | 13,604 | | | | 190,320 | |
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (a) | | | 14,146 | | | | 142,167 | |
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 4,605 | | | | 48,306 | |
Greenway Medical Technologies (a) | | | 3,720 | | | | 57,139 | |
Healthways, Inc. (a) | | | 15,574 | | | | 166,642 | |
HMS Holdings Corp. (a)(b) | | | 40,004 | | | | 1,036,904 | |
IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc. (a) | | | 7,720 | | | | 306,561 | |
LHC Group, Inc. (a) | | | 7,298 | | | | 155,447 | |
Medidata Solutions, Inc. (a) | | | 10,337 | | | | 405,107 | |
MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (a) | | | 5,922 | | | | 651,420 | |
Omnicell, Inc. (a) | | | 15,571 | | | | 231,541 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Health Care Services (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
PharMerica Corp. (a)(b) | | | 13,721 | | | $ | 195,387 | |
Quality Systems, Inc. | | | 18,496 | | | | 321,091 | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties | | | 14,774 | | | | 568,208 | |
Team Health Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 13,170 | | | | 378,901 | |
WebMD Health Corp. (a) | | | 23,585 | | | | 338,209 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,088,845 | |
Health Care: Miscellaneous — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
MedAssets, Inc. (a) | | | 27,094 | | | | 454,367 | |
The Providence Service Corp. (a) | | | 6,081 | | | | 103,316 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 557,683 | |
Home Building — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a) | | | 11,496 | | | | 194,167 | |
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A (a)(b) | | | 49,147 | | | | 344,029 | |
KB Home | | | 35,971 | | | | 568,342 | |
M/I Homes, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 9,992 | | | | 264,788 | |
MDC Holdings, Inc. | | | 17,848 | | | | 656,093 | |
Meritage Homes Corp. (a) | | | 14,259 | | | | 532,574 | |
Ryland Group, Inc. | | | 20,790 | | | | 758,835 | |
Standard-Pacific Corp. (a) | | | 53,989 | | | | 396,819 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,715,647 | |
Hotel/Motel — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. (a) | | | 8,543 | | | | 133,613 | |
Marcus Corp. | | | 8,967 | | | | 111,818 | |
Morgans Hotel Group Co. (a) | | | 10,081 | | | | 55,849 | |
Orient Express Hotels Ltd., Class A (a) | | | 44,695 | | | | 522,485 | |
Red Lion Hotels Corp. (a) | | | 6,278 | | | | 49,533 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 873,298 | |
Household Appliances — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
National Presto Industries, Inc. | | | 2,250 | | | | 155,475 | |
Household Equipment & Products — 0.2% | |
American Greetings Corp., Class A | | | 14,709 | | | | 248,435 | |
Blyth, Inc. | | | 4,890 | | | | 76,040 | |
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A (a) | | | 17,941 | | | | 187,483 | |
CSS Industries, Inc. | | | 4,445 | | | | 97,301 | |
Helen of Troy Ltd. (a)(b) | | | 14,739 | | | | 492,135 | |
Libbey, Inc. (a) | | | 9,545 | | | | 184,696 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,286,090 | |
Household Furnishings — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
American Woodmark Corp. (a) | | | 4,523 | | | | 125,830 | |
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. | | | 5,277 | | | | 65,804 | |
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | | | 11,275 | | | | 289,880 | |
Flexsteel Industries, Inc. | | | 2,024 | | | | 43,415 | |
Hooker Furniture Corp. | | | 5,005 | | | | 72,723 | |
Kirkland’s, Inc. (a) | | | 6,195 | | | | 65,605 | |
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | | | 24,112 | | | | 341,185 | |
Lifetime Brands, Inc. | | | 4,516 | | | | 47,915 | |
Sealy Corp. (a)(b) | | | 23,014 | | | | 49,940 | |
Select Comfort Corp. (a) | | | 26,435 | | | | 691,804 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,794,101 | |
Insurance: Life — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | | | 27,578 | | | | 336,727 | |
Citizens, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 17,803 | | | | 196,723 | |
CNO Financial Group, Inc. | | | 97,189 | | | | 906,773 | |
FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A | | | 4,441 | | | | 151,927 | |
Independence Holding Co. | | | 3,730 | | | | 35,510 | |
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Insurance: Life (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Kansas City Life Insurance Co. | | | 1,881 | | | $ | 71,779 | |
National Western Life Insurance Co., Class A | | | 979 | | | | 154,428 | |
The Phoenix Cos., Inc. (a) | | | 2,667 | | | | 65,955 | |
Primerica, Inc. | | | 21,535 | | | | 646,265 | |
Symetra Financial Corp. | | | 35,641 | | | | 462,620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,028,707 | |
Insurance: Multi-Line — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. | | | 39,908 | | | | 1,125,006 | |
Crawford & Co., Class B | | | 12,359 | | | | 98,625 | |
Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,032 | | | | 51,787 | |
eHealth, Inc. (a) | | | 9,216 | | | | 253,256 | |
Fortegra Financial Corp. (a) | | | 3,345 | | | | 29,737 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | | 18,421 | | | | 367,683 | |
Maiden Holdings Ltd. | | | 23,516 | | | | 216,112 | |
Pico Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 10,622 | | | | 215,308 | |
Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. | | | 15,335 | | | | 705,410 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,062,924 | |
Insurance: Property-Casualty — 1.4% | | | | | |
American Safety Insurance Holdings Ltd. (a) | | | 4,236 | | | | 80,145 | |
Amerisafe, Inc. (a) | | | 8,487 | | | | 231,271 | |
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. | | | 12,618 | | | | 362,010 | |
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. | | | 12,060 | | | | 405,095 | |
Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class B | | | 4,338 | | | | 103,505 | |
Donegal Group, Inc., Class A | | | 3,743 | | | | 52,552 | |
EMC Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 2,177 | | | | 51,987 | |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 10,430 | | | | 214,649 | |
Enstar Group Ltd. (a) | | | 3,918 | | | | 438,738 | |
First American Financial Corp. | | | 49,554 | | | | 1,193,756 | |
Global Indemnity Plc (a) | | | 4,781 | | | | 105,804 | |
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. (a) | | | 13,111 | | | | 302,602 | |
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (a) | | | 6,614 | | | | 62,105 | |
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 18,546 | | | | 251,113 | |
Homeowners Choice, Inc. | | | 3,976 | | | | 82,661 | |
Infinity Property & Casualty Corp. | | | 5,526 | | | | 321,834 | |
Investors Title Co. | | | 578 | | | | 34,680 | |
Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 23,786 | | | | 137,483 | |
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (b) | | | 23,449 | | | | 536,044 | |
National Interstate Corp. | | | 2,977 | | | | 85,797 | |
Navigators Group, Inc. (a) | | | 4,660 | | | | 237,986 | |
OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. | | | 10,777 | | | | 149,800 | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 62,293 | | | | 380,610 | |
RLI Corp. | | | 9,942 | | | | 642,850 | |
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 5,988 | | | | 276,466 | |
SeaBright Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,351 | | | | 103,516 | |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 25,728 | | | | 495,779 | |
State Auto Financial Corp. | | | 7,014 | | | | 104,789 | |
Stewart Information Services Corp. | | | 8,572 | | | | 222,872 | |
Tower Group, Inc. | | | 16,288 | | | | 289,438 | |
United Fire Group, Inc. | | | 9,399 | | | | 205,274 | |
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,518 | | | | 41,689 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,204,900 | |
International Trade & Diversified Logistic — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Global Sources Ltd. (a) | | | 8,802 | | | | 57,037 | |
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.0% | |
Kayak Software Corp. (a) | | | 1,638 | | | | 65,061 | |
Vitacost.com, Inc. (a) | | | 10,259 | | | | 69,556 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 134,617 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Internet Software & Services — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
E2open, Inc. | | | 2,149 | | | $ | 30,430 | |
Leisure Time — 1.2% | |
Black Diamond, Inc. (a) | | | 9,501 | | | | 77,908 | |
Bluegreen Corp. (a) | | | 6,759 | | | | 63,399 | |
Callaway Golf Co. | | | 30,225 | | | | 196,463 | |
Churchill Downs, Inc. | | | 6,034 | | | | 400,959 | |
International Speedway Corp., Class A | | | 12,840 | | | | 354,641 | |
Interval Leisure Group, Inc. | | | 18,006 | | | | 349,136 | |
Johnson Outdoors, Inc. (a) | | | 2,544 | | | | 50,677 | |
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (a) | | | 19,934 | | | | 980,952 | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. (a) | | | 12,207 | | | | 508,666 | |
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (a) | | | 10,579 | | | | 28,775 | |
Pool Corp. | | | 22,082 | | | | 934,510 | |
Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (a) | | | 11,852 | | | | 32,119 | |
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. | | | 18,472 | | | | 1,130,486 | |
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (a) | | | 30,240 | | | | 255,226 | |
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. | | | 5,317 | | | | 94,855 | |
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (a) | | | 3,103 | | | | 65,628 | |
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. (b) | | | 8,919 | | | | 404,923 | |
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. | | | 10,756 | | | | 114,551 | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 16,707 | | | | 903,682 | |
West Marine, Inc. (a) | | | 6,885 | | | | 74,014 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,021,570 | |
Luxury Items — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Movado Group, Inc. | | | 8,199 | | | | 251,545 | |
Machinery: Agricultural — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Alamo Group, Inc. | | | 3,203 | | | | 104,546 | |
Lindsay Manufacturing Co. | | | 5,918 | | | | 474,150 | |
Titan International, Inc. | | | 22,230 | | | | 482,836 | |
Titan Machinery, Inc. (a) | | | 7,859 | | | | 194,117 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,255,649 | |
Machinery: Construction & Handling — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Astec Industries, Inc. | | | 9,318 | | | | 310,569 | |
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. | | | 10,293 | | | | 148,116 | |
NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A | | | 2,564 | | | | 155,609 | |
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| | | | | | | 614,294 | |
Machinery: Engines — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Briggs & Stratton Corp. | | | 22,665 | | | | 477,778 | |
Machinery: Industrial — 1.4% | |
Actuant Corp., Class A | | | 33,917 | | | | 946,623 | |
Altra Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,511 | | | | 275,868 | |
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | | | 19,658 | | | | 825,833 | |
Chart Industries, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 13,929 | | | | 928,646 | |
Columbus McKinnon Corp. (a) | | | 8,942 | | | | 147,722 | |
DXP Enterprises, Inc. (a) | | | 4,086 | | | | 200,500 | |
EnPro Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 9,535 | | | | 389,981 | |
Flow International Corp. (a) | | | 22,268 | | | | 77,938 | |
Graham Corp. | | | 4,621 | | | | 90,110 | |
Hardinge, Inc. | | | 5,437 | | | | 54,044 | |
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. | | | 5,098 | | | | 248,782 | |
John Bean Technologies Corp. | | | 13,418 | | | | 238,438 | |
Kadant, Inc. (a) | | | 5,402 | | | | 143,207 | |
Middleby Corp. (a) | | | 8,711 | | | | 1,116,837 | |
MTS Systems Corp. | | | 7,471 | | | | 380,498 | |
Omega Flex, Inc. | | | 1,265 | | | | 15,635 | |
Proto Labs, Inc. (a) | | | 2,349 | | | | 92,598 | |
Sauer-Danfoss, Inc. | | | 5,470 | | | | 291,934 | |
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Machinery: Industrial (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Tennant Co. | | | 8,766 | | | $ | 385,266 | |
Twin Disc, Inc. | | | 3,946 | | | | 68,779 | |
Woodward, Inc. | | | 32,207 | | | | 1,228,053 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,147,292 | |
Machinery: Specialty — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Albany International Corp., Class A | | | 12,825 | | | | 290,871 | |
Cascade Corp. | | | 4,232 | | | | 272,118 | |
Hurco Cos., Inc. (a) | | | 2,972 | | | | 68,356 | |
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| | | | | | | 631,345 | |
Manufactured Housing — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Cavco Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 3,193 | | | | 159,586 | |
Medical & Dental Instruments & Supplies — 2.4% | |
Abiomed, Inc. (a) | | | 15,605 | | | | 210,043 | |
Align Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 33,486 | | | | 929,236 | |
Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 25,854 | | | | 42,659 | |
AngioDynamics, Inc. (a) | | | 11,367 | | | | 124,923 | |
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | | 5,600 | | | | 55,664 | |
Antares Pharma, Inc. (a) | | | 49,879 | | | | 190,039 | |
AtriCure, Inc. (a) | | | 6,904 | | | | 47,638 | |
Atrion Corp. | | | 729 | | | | 142,884 | |
Cantel Medical Corp. | | | 9,874 | | | | 293,554 | |
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 7,847 | | | | 98,480 | |
Cerus Corp. (a) | | | 25,484 | | | | 80,529 | |
Conceptus, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 14,594 | | | | 306,620 | |
CONMED Corp. | | | 13,161 | | | | 367,850 | |
CryoLife, Inc. | | | 12,896 | | | | 80,342 | |
Derma Sciences, Inc. (a) | | | 5,362 | | | | 59,572 | |
Endologix, Inc. (a) | | | 25,787 | | | | 367,207 | |
Exactech, Inc. (a) | | | 3,907 | | | | 66,224 | |
Hansen Medical, Inc. (a) | | | 26,059 | | | | 54,203 | |
Heartware International, Inc. (a) | | | 6,572 | | | | 551,719 | |
ICU Medical, Inc. (a) | | | 5,817 | | | | 354,430 | |
Insulet Corp. (a) | | | 22,246 | | | | 472,060 | |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a) | | | 9,064 | | | | 353,224 | |
Invacare Corp. | | | 14,771 | | | | 240,767 | |
Landauer, Inc. | | | 4,382 | | | | 268,222 | |
MAKO Surgical Corp. (a) | | | 18,372 | | | | 236,448 | |
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | | | 19,271 | | | | 390,238 | |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 19,549 | | | | 271,731 | |
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 45,055 | | | | 127,506 | |
Neogen Corp. (a)(b) | | | 10,969 | | | | 497,115 | |
NuVasive, Inc. (a) | | | 20,108 | | | | 310,870 | |
OraSure Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 25,370 | | | | 182,157 | |
Orthofix International NV (a) | | | 8,701 | | | | 342,210 | |
Owens & Minor, Inc. | | | 29,592 | | | | 843,668 | |
PSS World Medical, Inc. (a) | | | 23,493 | | | | 678,478 | |
Quidel Corp. (a) | | | 13,101 | | | | 244,596 | |
Rochester Medical Corp. (a) | | | 4,949 | | | | 49,886 | |
Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 9,753 | | | | 78,512 | |
Staar Surgical Co. (a) | | | 16,991 | | | | 103,645 | |
Steris Corp. | | | 26,934 | | | | 935,418 | |
SurModics, Inc. (a) | | | 5,960 | | | | 133,266 | |
Symmetry Medical, Inc. (a) | | | 17,023 | | | | 179,082 | |
Tornier NV (a) | | | 7,418 | | | | 124,548 | |
Unilife Corp. (a) | | | 37,579 | | | | 85,304 | |
Utah Medical Products, Inc. | | | 1,467 | | | | 52,885 | |
Vascular Solutions, Inc. (a) | | | 7,546 | | | | 119,227 | |
Volcano Corp. (a) | | | 24,789 | | | | 585,268 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Medical & Dental Instruments & Supplies (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 15,775 | | | $ | 863,681 | |
Wright Medical Group, Inc. (a) | | | 18,295 | | | | 384,012 | |
Young Innovations, Inc. | | | 2,555 | | | | 100,692 | |
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| | | | | | | 13,678,532 | |
Medical Equipment — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Abaxis, Inc. | | | 10,103 | | | | 374,821 | |
Accuray, Inc. (a) | | | 33,255 | | | | 213,830 | |
Affymetrix, Inc. (a) | | | 33,145 | | | | 105,070 | |
Analogic Corp. | | | 5,709 | | | | 424,179 | |
ArthroCare Corp. (a) | | | 12,870 | | | | 445,173 | |
Cyberonics, Inc. (a) | | | 12,833 | | | | 674,117 | |
Cynosure, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 5,754 | | | | 138,729 | |
DexCom, Inc. (a) | | | 31,934 | | | | 434,622 | |
EnteroMedics, Inc. (a) | | | 12,573 | | | | 35,204 | |
Fluidigm Corp. (a)(b) | | | 11,288 | | | | 161,531 | |
Greatbatch, Inc. (a) | | | 10,948 | | | | 254,431 | |
Haemonetics Corp. (a) | | | 23,576 | | | | 962,844 | |
Luminex Corp. (a) | | | 19,473 | | | | 326,367 | |
Masimo Corp. | | | 23,255 | | | | 488,588 | |
Merge Healthcare, Inc. (a) | | | 27,642 | | | | 68,276 | |
Natus Medical, Inc. (a) | | | 13,693 | | | | 153,088 | |
NxStage Medical, Inc. (a) | | | 24,125 | | | | 271,406 | |
Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 9,075 | | | | 83,581 | |
Solta Medical, Inc. (a) | | | 32,064 | | | | 85,611 | |
Spectranetic Corp. (a) | | | 15,992 | | | | 236,202 | |
Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc. (a) | | | 8,059 | | | | 37,313 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,974,983 | |
Medical Services — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Bio-Reference Labs, Inc. (a) | | | 11,466 | | | | 328,960 | |
Parexel International Corp. (a) | | | 27,880 | | | | 824,969 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,153,929 | |
Metal Fabricating — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. | | | 3,999 | | | | 79,900 | |
Compx International, Inc. | | | 465 | | | | 6,478 | |
Dynamic Materials Corp. | | | 6,298 | | | | 87,542 | |
The Eastern Co. | | | 2,903 | | | | 45,926 | |
Haynes International, Inc. | | | 5,725 | | | | 296,956 | |
Kaydon Corp. | | | 14,951 | | | | 357,777 | |
L.B. Foster Co., Class A | | | 4,233 | | | | 183,882 | |
Metals USA Holdings Corp. | | | 5,401 | | | | 94,464 | |
Mueller Industries, Inc. | | | 9,235 | | | | 462,027 | |
Mueller Water Products, Inc., Series A | | | 73,107 | | | | 410,130 | |
NN, Inc. (a) | | | 7,984 | | | | 73,133 | |
Northwest Pipe Co. (a) | | | 4,324 | | | | 103,171 | |
RBC Bearings, Inc. (a) | | | 10,318 | | | | 516,622 | |
Rexnord Corp. (a) | | | 13,397 | | | | 285,356 | |
RTI International Metals, Inc. (a) | | | 14,102 | | | | 388,651 | |
Worthington Industries, Inc. | | | 24,361 | | | | 633,142 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,025,157 | |
Metals & Minerals: Diversified — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
AMCOL International Corp. | | | 11,748 | | | | 360,429 | |
General Moly, Inc. (a) | | | 31,299 | | | | 125,509 | |
Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. | | | 28,627 | | | | 393,621 | |
Hecla Mining Co. | | | 132,791 | | | | 774,172 | |
Materion Corp. | | | 9,497 | | | | 244,833 | |
McEwen Mining, Inc. (a) | | | 100,935 | | | | 386,581 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | | 16,483 | | | | 658,001 | |
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Metals & Minerals: Diversified (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Oil-Dri Corp. of America | | | 2,271 | | | $ | 62,680 | |
Paramount Gold and Silver Corp. (a) | | | 60,457 | | | | 140,260 | |
SunCoke Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 32,569 | | | | 507,751 | |
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (a) | | | 787 | | | | 37,083 | |
Uranerz Energy Corp. (a) | | | 30,659 | | | | 42,616 | |
US Antimony Corp. (a) | | | 25,527 | | | | 44,927 | |
US Silica Holdings, Inc. (b) | | | 5,497 | | | | 91,965 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,870,428 | |
Miscellaneous Consumer Staples — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 10,708 | | | | 481,110 | |
Office Supplies & Equipment — 0.6% | |
ACCO Brands Corp. (a) | | | 52,617 | | | | 386,209 | |
AT Cross Co., Class A (a) | | | 4,426 | | | | 47,712 | |
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (a) | | | 21,562 | | | | 409,462 | |
Herman Miller, Inc. | | | 27,152 | | | | 581,596 | |
HNI Corp. | | | 21,246 | | | | 638,655 | |
Kimball International, Inc., Class B | | | 15,177 | | | | 176,205 | |
Knoll, Inc. | | | 22,317 | | | | 342,789 | |
Steelcase, Inc., Class A | | | 35,506 | | | | 452,346 | |
United Stationers, Inc. | | | 18,909 | | | | 585,990 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,620,964 | |
Offshore Drilling & Other Services — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Hercules Offshore, Inc. (a) | | | 73,879 | | | | 456,572 | |
Vantage Drilling Co. (a) | | | 88,873 | | | | 162,638 | |
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| | | | | | | 619,210 | |
Oil Well Equipment & Services — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Basic Energy Services, Inc. (a) | | | 14,366 | | | | 163,916 | |
Bolt Technology Corp. | | | 3,962 | | | | 56,538 | |
Cal Dive International, Inc. (a) | | | 45,131 | | | | 78,077 | |
Dawson Geophysical Co. (a) | | | 3,684 | | | | 97,184 | |
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a) | | | 18,713 | | | | 1,366,985 | |
Edgen Group, Inc. (a) | | | 6,712 | | | | 47,387 | |
Exterran Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 30,191 | | | | 661,787 | |
Flotek Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 23,049 | | | | 281,198 | |
Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (a) | | | 6,579 | | | | 16,645 | |
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 10,344 | | | | 256,014 | |
Global Geophysical Services, Inc. (a) | | | 8,936 | | | | 34,404 | |
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. | | | 6,709 | | | | 161,217 | |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a) | | | 49,196 | | | | 1,015,405 | |
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (a) | | | 16,445 | | | | 564,721 | |
ION Geophysical Corp. (a)(b) | | | 61,436 | | | | 399,948 | |
Key Energy Services, Inc. (a) | | | 70,382 | | | | 489,155 | |
Lufkin Industries, Inc. | | | 15,652 | | | | 909,851 | |
Matrix Service Co. (a) | | | 11,981 | | | | 137,781 | |
Mitcham Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 5,934 | | | | 80,880 | |
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (a) | | | 5,695 | | | | 93,512 | |
Newpark Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 41,872 | | | | 328,695 | |
Parker Drilling Co. (a) | | | 54,790 | | | | 252,034 | |
RigNet, Inc. (a) | | | 5,641 | | | | 115,246 | |
Tesco Corp. (a) | | | 14,158 | | | | 161,260 | |
Tetra Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 36,155 | | | | 274,416 | |
TGC Industries, Inc. | | | 6,876 | | | | 56,314 | |
Willbros Group, Inc. (a) | | | 18,203 | | | | 97,568 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,198,138 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Emerald Oil, Inc. (a) | | | 7,470 | | | | 39,143 | |
EPL Oil & Gas, Inc. (a) | | | 12,942 | | | | 291,842 | |
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| | | | | | | 330,985 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Oil: Crude Producers — 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Abraxas Petroleum Corp. (a) | | | 38,555 | | | $ | 84,435 | |
Apco Oil and Gas International, Inc. | | | 4,305 | | | | 52,995 | |
Approach Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 15,502 | | | | 387,705 | |
Berry Petroleum Co., Class A | | | 24,395 | | | | 818,452 | |
Bill Barrett Corp. (a) | | | 22,417 | | | | 398,798 | |
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 4,631 | | | | 128,696 | |
BPZ Resources, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 48,687 | | | | 153,364 | |
Callon Petroleum Co. (a) | | | 18,453 | | | | 86,729 | |
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (a) | | | 18,422 | | | | 385,388 | |
Ceres, Inc. (a) | | | 3,130 | | | | 14,210 | |
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 2,746 | | | | 109,840 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 22,373 | | | | 338,504 | |
Contango Oil & Gas Co. | | | 5,933 | | | | 251,322 | |
Crimson Exploration, Inc. (a) | | | 9,888 | | | | 27,093 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 6,630 | | | | 126,766 | |
Endeavour International Corp. (a)(b) | | | 21,690 | | | | 112,354 | |
Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd. | | | 36,728 | | | | 1,182,274 | |
Evolution Petroleum Corp. (a)(b) | | | 7,613 | | | | 61,894 | |
Forest Oil Corp. (a)(b) | | | 54,873 | | | | 367,100 | |
FX Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 24,686 | | | | 101,459 | |
Gastar Exploration Ltd. (a) | | | 26,210 | | | | 31,714 | |
Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (a) | | | 12,112 | | | | 112,884 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp. (a) | | | 25,934 | | | | 991,197 | |
Halcon Resources Corp. (a) | | | 51,916 | | | | 359,259 | |
Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 18,296 | | | | 165,945 | |
Isramco, Inc. (a) | | | 470 | | | | 48,875 | |
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (a) | | | 122,722 | | | | 1,086,090 | |
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. (a) | | | 68,702 | | | | 274,121 | |
McMoRan Exploration Co. (a) | | | 47,292 | | | | 759,037 | |
Midstates Petroleum Co., Inc. (a) | | | 11,322 | | | | 78,009 | |
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (a) | | | 29,578 | | | | 497,502 | |
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (a) | | | 37,176 | | | | 1,182,197 | |
Panhandle Oil & Gas, Inc. | | | 3,226 | | | | 91,070 | |
PDC Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 13,950 | | | | 463,280 | |
Penn Virginia Corp. | | | 25,730 | | | | 113,469 | |
Petroquest Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 26,420 | | | | 130,779 | |
Quicksilver Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 54,761 | | | | 156,616 | |
Resolute Energy Corp. (a) | | | 22,386 | | | | 181,998 | |
Rex Energy Corp. (a) | | | 20,109 | | | | 261,819 | |
Rosetta Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 24,630 | | | | 1,117,217 | |
Sanchez Energy Corp. (a) | | | 5,393 | | | | 97,074 | |
Saratoga Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 9,520 | | | | 33,701 | |
Stone Energy Corp. (a) | | | 23,038 | | | | 472,740 | |
Swift Energy Co. (a) | | | 19,946 | | | | 306,969 | |
Synergy Resources Corp. (a) | | | 18,164 | | | | 97,904 | |
Triangle Petroleum Corp. (a) | | | 20,695 | | | | 123,963 | |
Vaalco Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 26,942 | | | | 233,048 | |
W&T Offshore, Inc. | | | 16,212 | | | | 259,878 | |
Warren Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 33,488 | | | | 94,101 | |
ZaZa Energy Corp. (a) | | | 11,631 | | | | 23,844 | |
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Oil: Integrated — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Targa Resources, Inc. | | | 13,479 | | | | 712,230 | |
Oil: Refining & Marketing — 0.4% | |
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. | | | 1,126 | | | | 39,489 | |
Alon USA Energy, Inc. | | | 4,818 | | | | 87,158 | |
Arabian American Development Co. (a) | | | 9,802 | | | | 81,455 | |
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (a)(b) | | | 31,149 | | | | 387,805 | |
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Oil: Refining & Marketing (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
CVR Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 7,842 | | | $ | 382,611 | |
Delek US Holdings, Inc. | | | 8,138 | | | | 206,054 | |
Miller Energy Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 14,671 | | | | 58,097 | |
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (a) | | | 3,734 | | | | 21,881 | |
Western Refining, Inc. | | | 26,864 | | | | 757,296 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,021,846 | |
Paints & Coatings — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Chase Corp. | | | 2,905 | | | | 54,033 | |
Ferro Corp. (a) | | | 40,478 | | | | 169,198 | |
H.B. Fuller Co. | | | 23,236 | | | | 809,078 | |
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Paper — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Boise, Inc. | | | 46,771 | | | | 371,829 | |
Buckeye Technologies, Inc. | | | 18,368 | | | | 527,345 | |
Clearwater Paper Corp. (a) | | | 10,857 | | | | 425,160 | |
Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp. | | | 18,780 | | | | 416,728 | |
Neenah Paper, Inc. | | | 7,348 | | | | 209,198 | |
P.H. Glatfelter Co. | | | 19,868 | | | | 347,293 | |
Resolute Forest Products (a) | | | 37,667 | | | | 498,711 | |
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | | | 14,513 | | | | 566,442 | |
Wausau Paper Corp. | | | 20,472 | | | | 177,288 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,539,994 | |
Personal Care — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Female Health Co. | | | 9,057 | | | | 65,029 | |
Orchids Paper Products Co. | | | 2,653 | | | | 53,644 | |
PhotoMedex, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 6,064 | | | | 87,988 | |
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 2,773 | | | | 91,315 | |
WD-40 Co. | | | 7,408 | | | | 348,991 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 646,967 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 27,792 | | | | 222,892 | |
Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 5,863 | | | | 13,016 | |
Akorn, Inc. (a) | | | 26,467 | | | | 353,599 | |
Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 12,259 | | | | 44,010 | |
Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 7,685 | | | | 39,962 | |
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 22,517 | | | | 417,240 | |
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 63,547 | | | | 167,129 | |
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 23,438 | | | | 33,282 | |
Biospecifics Technologies (a) | | | 2,295 | | | | 34,310 | |
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 28,106 | | | | 134,628 | |
Cambrex Corp. (a) | | | 13,815 | | | | 157,215 | |
Cempra, Inc. (a) | | | 2,014 | | | | 12,889 | |
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | | 23,709 | | | | 33,904 | |
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 5,501 | | | | 23,104 | |
Depomed, Inc. (a) | | | 25,927 | | | | 160,488 | |
Endocyte, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 13,806 | | | | 123,978 | |
Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc. | | | 4,984 | | | | 174,340 | |
Impax Laboratories, Inc. (a) | | | 31,196 | | | | 639,206 | |
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 13,214 | | | | 462,490 | |
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 35,080 | | | | 389,037 | |
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 46,763 | | | | 489,141 | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc (a) | | | 19,353 | | | | 1,029,579 | |
Lannett Co., Inc. (a) | | | 7,608 | | | | 37,736 | |
MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 13,142 | | | | 206,461 | |
The Medicines Co. (a) | | | 25,662 | | | | 615,118 | |
Obagi Medical Products, Inc. (a) | | | 8,551 | | | | 116,208 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Pharmaceuticals (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 21,973 | | | $ | 198,856 | |
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 8,619 | | | | 150,574 | |
Pain Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | | 17,953 | | | | 48,653 | |
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 4,120 | | | | 31,930 | |
Pharmacyclics, Inc. (a) | | | 25,350 | | | | 1,467,765 | |
Pozen, Inc. (a) | | | 12,495 | | | | 62,600 | |
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 23,394 | | | | 468,582 | |
Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) | | | 25,061 | | | | 669,630 | |
Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 4,410 | | | | 70,957 | |
Santarus, Inc. (a) | | | 25,582 | | | | 280,890 | |
Sciclone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 26,644 | | | | 114,836 | |
SIGA Technologies, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 16,565 | | | | 43,400 | |
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 27,762 | | | | 310,657 | |
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 2,025 | | | | 14,519 | |
Vical, Inc. (a) | | | 35,693 | | | | 103,867 | |
Vivus, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 46,471 | | | | 623,641 | |
Xenoport, Inc. (a) | | | 20,043 | | | | 155,734 | |
Zogenix, Inc. (a) | | | 26,241 | | | | 34,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,982,953 | |
Plastics — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
A. Schulman, Inc. | | | 13,728 | | | | 397,151 | |
Spartech Corp. (a) | | | 14,409 | | | | 130,690 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 527,841 | |
Power Transmission Equipment — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 18,438 | | | | 254,629 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 11,529 | | | | 395,560 | |
Global Power Equipment Group, Inc. | | | 7,986 | | | | 136,960 | |
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 13,582 | | | | 112,595 | |
Powell Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 4,131 | | | | 171,561 | |
Power-One, Inc. (a) | | | 31,248 | | | | 128,429 | |
Vicor Corp. (a) | | | 9,270 | | | | 50,243 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,249,977 | |
Precious Metals & Minerals — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Golden Minerals Co. (a)(b) | | | 15,599 | | | | 71,599 | |
Horsehead Holding Corp. (a) | | | 20,394 | | | | 208,223 | |
Stillwater Mining Co. (a)(b) | | | 53,943 | | | | 689,392 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 969,214 | |
Printing & Copying Services — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 17,449 | | | | 76,427 | |
Cenveo, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 25,175 | | | | 67,972 | |
VistaPrint NV (a)(b) | | | 15,884 | | | | 521,948 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 666,347 | |
Producer Durables: Miscellaneous — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Blount International, Inc. (a) | | | 22,690 | | | | 358,956 | |
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (a) | | | 4,028 | | | | 85,836 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 444,792 | |
Production Technology Equipment — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
ATMI, Inc. (a) | | | 14,839 | | | | 309,838 | |
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 49,958 | | | | 69,442 | |
Brooks Automation, Inc. | | | 30,916 | | | | 248,874 | |
Cognex Corp. | | | 19,940 | | | | 734,191 | |
Cohu, Inc. | | | 11,319 | | | | 122,698 | |
Cymer, Inc. (a) | | | 14,415 | | | | 1,303,548 | |
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. | | | 10,641 | | | | 105,878 | |
Entegris, Inc. (a) | | | 63,956 | | | | 587,116 | |
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Production Technology Equipment (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
FEI Co. | | | 17,650 | | | $ | 978,869 | |
GSI Group, Inc. (a) | | | 13,546 | | | | 117,308 | |
Intevac, Inc. (a) | | | 10,570 | | | | 48,305 | |
LTX-Credence Corp. (a) | | | 22,793 | | | | 149,522 | |
Mattson Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 23,752 | | | | 19,952 | |
MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 24,450 | | | | 630,321 | |
Nanometrics, Inc. (a) | | | 10,884 | | | | 156,947 | |
Photronics, Inc. (a) | | | 28,160 | | | | 167,834 | |
Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 14,927 | | | | 200,768 | |
Tessera Technologies, Inc. | | | 24,175 | | | | 396,953 | |
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 12,781 | | | | 62,755 | |
Ultratech, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 12,185 | | | | 454,500 | |
Veeco Instruments, Inc. (a) | | | 18,103 | | | | 534,401 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,400,020 | |
Publishing — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Courier Corp. | | | 4,443 | | | | 48,873 | |
Daily Journal Corp. (a) | | | 427 | | | | 39,519 | |
The Dolan Co. (a) | | | 14,376 | | | | 55,923 | |
Journal Communications, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 19,735 | | | | 106,766 | |
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., Class A | | | 12,884 | | | | 31,566 | |
McClatchy Co., Class A (a) | | | 27,194 | | | | 88,924 | |
Meredith Corp. (b) | | | 16,880 | | | | 581,516 | |
The New York Times Co., Class A (a) | | | 63,391 | | | | 540,725 | |
Scholastic Corp. | | | 12,077 | | | | 356,996 | |
Value Line, Inc. | | | 607 | | | | 5,445 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,856,253 | |
Radio & TV Broadcasters — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Beasley Broadcasting Group, Inc., Class A | | | 1,845 | | | | 9,022 | |
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (a) | | | 17,132 | | | | 105,019 | |
Crown Media Holdings, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 16,070 | | | | 29,730 | |
Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A (a)(b) | | | 28,888 | | | | 77,131 | |
Entercom Communications Corp. (a) | | | 11,203 | | | | 78,197 | |
Entravision Communications Corp., Class A | | | 23,679 | | | | 39,307 | |
Fisher Communications, Inc. | | | 4,080 | | | | 110,119 | |
Lin TV Corp., Class A (a) | | | 14,212 | | | | 107,016 | |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 5,200 | | | | 55,068 | |
Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,893 | | | | 52,387 | |
Saga Communications, Inc. | | | 1,632 | | | | 75,888 | |
Salem Communications Corp., Class A | | | 4,760 | | | | 25,990 | |
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A | | | 23,453 | | | | 295,977 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,060,851 | |
Railroad Equipment — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
American Railcar Industries, Inc. | | | 4,395 | | | | 139,453 | |
Freightcar America, Inc. | | | 5,532 | | | | 124,028 | |
Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (a) | | | 10,659 | | | | 172,356 | |
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| | | | | | | 435,837 | |
Railroads — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 20,629 | | | | 1,569,454 | |
Real Estate — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
AV Homes, Inc. (a) | | | 4,624 | | | | 65,753 | |
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. | | | 1,963 | | | | 60,873 | |
Forestar Group, Inc. (a) | | | 16,149 | | | | 279,862 | |
Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc. | | | 1,242 | | | | 33,534 | |
HFF, Inc., Class A | | | 15,398 | | | | 229,430 | |
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | | | 20,044 | | | | 280,215 | |
Market Leader, Inc. (a) | | | 10,137 | | | | 66,397 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Real Estate (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Tejon Ranch Co. (a) | | | 6,132 | | | $ | 172,187 | |
Thomas Properties Group, Inc. | | | 15,048 | | | | 81,410 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,269,661 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 7.9% | | | | | | | | |
Acadia Realty Trust | | | 23,691 | | | | 594,170 | |
AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. | | | 10,571 | | | | 248,207 | |
Agree Realty Corp. | | | 5,444 | | | | 145,845 | |
Alexander’s, Inc. | | | 978 | | | | 323,522 | |
American Assets Trust, Inc. | | | 15,472 | | | | 432,133 | |
American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. | | | 17,233 | | | | 406,182 | |
American Realty Capital Trust, Inc. | | | 74,142 | | | | 856,340 | |
AmREIT, Inc., Class B | | | 1,878 | | | | 32,208 | |
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. (b) | | | 65,126 | | | | 376,428 | |
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | | | 11,093 | | | | 180,039 | |
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. | | | 3,608 | | | | 59,243 | |
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. | | | 138,872 | | | | 898,502 | |
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. | | | 25,021 | | | | 262,971 | |
Associated Estates Realty Corp. (b) | | | 23,199 | | | | 373,968 | |
Campus Crest Communities, Inc. | | | 17,912 | | | | 219,601 | |
CapLease, Inc. | | | 31,224 | | | | 173,918 | |
Capstead Mortgage Corp. | | | 46,509 | | | | 533,458 | |
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 28,315 | | | | 149,503 | |
Chatham Lodging Trust | | | 6,511 | | | | 100,139 | |
Chesapeake Lodging Trust | | | 18,526 | | | | 386,823 | |
Colonial Properties Trust | | | 41,113 | | | | 878,585 | |
Colony Financial, Inc. | | | 24,561 | | | | 478,939 | |
Coresite Realty Corp. | | | 9,561 | | | | 264,457 | |
Cousins Properties, Inc. | | | 43,022 | | | | 359,234 | |
CreXus Investment Corp. | | | 31,652 | | | | 387,737 | |
CubeSmart | | | 57,650 | | | | 839,960 | |
CYS Investments, Inc. | | | 82,087 | | | | 969,447 | |
DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. (b) | | | 115,832 | | | | 751,750 | |
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | | | 87,947 | | | | 791,523 | |
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. | | | 28,643 | | | | 692,015 | |
Dynex Capital Corp. | | | 25,323 | | | | 239,049 | |
Eastgroup Properties, Inc. (b) | | | 13,338 | | | | 717,718 | |
Education Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 52,930 | | | | 563,175 | |
EPR Properties | | | 21,946 | | | | 1,011,930 | |
Equity One, Inc. | | | 25,919 | | | | 544,558 | |
Excel Trust, Inc. | | | 20,735 | | | | 262,712 | |
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (a) | | | 58,085 | | | | 271,257 | |
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 45,924 | | | | 646,610 | |
First Potomac Realty Trust | | | 23,900 | | | | 295,404 | |
Franklin Street Properties Corp. | | | 34,244 | | | | 421,544 | |
Getty Realty Corp. | | | 12,018 | | | | 217,045 | |
Gladstone Commercial Corp. | | | 5,207 | | | | 93,466 | |
Glimcher Realty Trust | | | 65,187 | | | | 722,924 | |
Government Properties Income Trust | | | 20,311 | | | | 486,855 | |
Gramercy Capital Corp. (a) | | | 21,895 | | | | 64,371 | |
Gyrodyne Co. of America, Inc. | | | 515 | | | | 37,111 | |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 40,865 | | | | 981,169 | |
Hersha Hospitality Trust | | | 80,812 | | | | 404,060 | |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. (b) | | | 26,706 | | | | 893,316 | |
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | | | 16,735 | | | | 352,439 | |
Inland Real Estate Corp. | | | 36,118 | | | | 302,669 | |
InvesCo. Mortgage Capital, Inc. | | | 54,158 | | | | 1,067,454 | |
Investors Real Estate Trust | | | 42,693 | | | | 372,710 | |
iStar Financial, Inc. (a) | | | 39,380 | | | | 320,947 | |
JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp. | | | 3,338 | | | | 63,722 | |
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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Kite Realty Group Trust | | | 30,833 | | | $ | 172,356 | |
KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 1,642 | | | | 49,818 | |
LaSalle Hotel Properties | | | 40,017 | | | | 1,016,032 | |
Lexington Realty Trust (b) | | | 61,947 | | | | 647,346 | |
LTC Properties, Inc. (b) | | | 14,297 | | | | 503,111 | |
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | | | 63,669 | | | | 761,481 | |
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., Class A | | | 18,917 | | | | 195,980 | |
National Health Investors, Inc. | | | 11,508 | | | | 650,547 | |
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (b) | | | 23,586 | | | | 149,064 | |
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. | | | 76,448 | | | | 538,194 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (b) | | | 52,470 | | | | 1,251,409 | |
One Liberty Properties, Inc. | | | 5,502 | | | | 111,636 | |
Parkway Properties, Inc. | | | 10,092 | | | | 141,187 | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | | | 28,373 | | | | 655,416 | |
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 26,041 | | | | 459,363 | |
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (d) | | | 27,689 | | | | 700,255 | |
Potlatch Corp. | | | 18,908 | | | | 741,005 | |
PS Business Parks, Inc. | | | 8,616 | | | | 559,868 | |
RAIT Financial Trust | | | 23,561 | | | | 133,120 | |
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust | | | 21,602 | | | | 287,523 | |
Redwood Trust, Inc. (b) | | | 36,984 | | | | 624,660 | |
Resource Capital Corp. | | | 46,765 | | | | 261,884 | |
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | | | 24,466 | | | | 314,633 | |
RLJ Lodging Trust | | | 49,901 | | | | 966,582 | |
Rouse Properties, Inc. | | | 10,257 | | | | 173,548 | |
Sabra Healthcare REIT, Inc. | | | 17,244 | | | | 374,540 | |
Saul Centers, Inc. | | | 3,524 | | | | 150,792 | |
Select Income REIT | | | 5,432 | | | | 134,551 | |
Sovran Self Storage, Inc. | | | 13,586 | | | | 843,691 | |
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. | | | 15,488 | | | | 275,377 | |
STAG Industrial, Inc. | | | 14,645 | | | | 263,171 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | | | 63,343 | | | | 1,454,355 | |
Strategic Hotel Capital, Inc. (a) | | | 84,582 | | | | 541,325 | |
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | | | 19,467 | | | | 184,937 | |
Sun Communities, Inc. | | | 13,934 | | | | 555,827 | |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 63,816 | | | | 683,469 | |
Terreno Realty Corp. | | | 6,112 | | | | 94,369 | |
Two Harbors Investment Corp. | | | 137,941 | | | | 1,528,386 | |
UMH Properties, Inc. | | | 6,528 | | | | 67,434 | |
Universal Health Realty Income Trust | | | 5,531 | | | | 279,924 | |
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A | | | 11,549 | | | | 227,284 | |
Walter Investment Management Corp. (a) | | | 16,644 | | | | 716,025 | |
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 31,138 | | | | 814,259 | |
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. | | | 8,783 | | | | 173,640 | |
Whitestone REIT | | | 6,576 | | | | 92,393 | |
Winthrop Realty Trust | | | 13,719 | | | | 151,595 | |
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| | | | | | | 46,194,424 | |
Recreational Vehicles & Boats — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Arctic Cat, Inc. (a) | | | 5,882 | | | | 196,400 | |
Brunswick Corp. | | | 41,594 | | | | 1,209,970 | |
Drew Industries, Inc. | | | 8,961 | | | | 288,992 | |
Marine Products Corp. | | | 4,795 | | | | 27,427 | |
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 13,626 | | | | 233,413 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,956,202 | |
Rental & Leasing Services: Consumer — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Amerco, Inc. | | | 4,023 | | | | 510,157 | |
Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 49,427 | | | | 979,643 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Rental & Leasing Services: Consumer (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Rent-A-Center, Inc. | | | 27,568 | | | $ | 947,236 | |
Zipcar, Inc. (a) | | | 12,562 | | | | 103,511 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,540,547 | |
Restaurants — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
AFC Enterprises, Inc. (a) | | | 11,291 | | | | 295,034 | |
Biglari Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 555 | | | | 216,461 | |
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 11,404 | | | | 375,192 | |
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. | | | 13,545 | | | | 544,509 | |
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. (a) | | | 9,029 | | | | 121,259 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 8,634 | | | | 628,728 | |
Caribou Coffee Co., Inc. (a) | | | 9,806 | | | | 158,759 | |
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (a) | | | 6,953 | | | | 41,579 | |
CEC Entertainment, Inc. | | | 8,467 | | | | 281,020 | |
The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. | | | 25,129 | | | | 822,221 | |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | | | 8,934 | | | | 574,099 | |
Denny’s Corp. (a) | | | 44,314 | | | | 216,252 | |
DineEquity, Inc. (a) | | | 7,106 | | | | 476,102 | |
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 26,920 | | | | 1,172,366 | |
Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | | | 2,843 | | | | 34,713 | |
Ellie Mae, Inc. (a) | | | 11,730 | | | | 325,508 | |
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (a) | | | 7,472 | | | | 114,471 | |
Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc. | | | 1,392 | | | | 25,752 | |
Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc. (a) | | | 3,050 | | | | 39,650 | |
Jack in the Box, Inc. (a) | | | 20,534 | | | | 587,272 | |
Jamba, Inc. (a) | | | 35,922 | | | | 80,465 | |
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (a) | | | 27,695 | | | | 259,779 | |
Luby’s, Inc. (a) | | | 9,261 | | | | 61,956 | |
Nathan’s Famous, Inc. (a) | | | 1,188 | | | | 40,036 | |
Papa John’s International, Inc. (a) | | | 8,326 | | | | 457,430 | |
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 6,814 | | | | 240,466 | |
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (a) | | | 29,725 | | | | 233,639 | |
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. (a) | | | 16,414 | | | | 119,330 | |
Sonic Corp. (a)(b) | | | 27,725 | | | | 288,617 | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A | | | 29,024 | | | | 487,603 | |
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| | | | | | | 9,320,268 | |
Scientific Instruments: Control & Filter — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Brady Corp. | | | 22,835 | | | | 762,689 | |
CIRCOR International, Inc. | | | 8,079 | | | | 319,848 | |
Energy Recovery, Inc. (a) | | | 20,459 | | | | 69,561 | |
ESCO Technologies, Inc. | | | 12,427 | | | | 464,894 | |
The Gorman-Rupp Co. | | | 7,052 | | | | 210,361 | |
Mine Safety Appliances Co. | | | 12,869 | | | | 549,635 | |
PMFG, Inc. (a) | | | 9,697 | | | | 88,146 | |
Robbins & Myers, Inc. | | | 17,921 | | | | 1,065,403 | |
Sun Hydraulics, Inc. | | | 9,650 | | | | 251,672 | |
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 6,825 | | | | 153,767 | |
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A | | | 13,082 | | | | 562,395 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,498,371 | |
Scientific Instruments: Electrical — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
A.O. Smith Corp. | | | 18,139 | | | | 1,144,027 | |
American Superconductor Corp. (a) | | | 18,474 | | | | 48,402 | |
AZZ, Inc. | | | 11,756 | | | | 451,783 | |
Coleman Cable, Inc. | | | 3,852 | | | | 35,708 | |
EnerSys (a) | | | 22,326 | | | | 840,127 | |
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | | | 10,905 | | | | 677,964 | |
Houston Wire & Cable Co. | | | 8,251 | | | | 101,240 | |
Littelfuse, Inc. | | | 10,083 | | | | 622,222 | |
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Preformed Line Products Co. | | | 1,081 | | | $ | 64,233 | |
Taser International, Inc. (a) | | | 25,538 | | | | 228,309 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,214,015 | |
Scientific Instruments: Gauges & Meters — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Badger Meter, Inc. | | | 6,768 | | | | 320,871 | |
Faro Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 7,872 | | | | 280,873 | |
Measurement Specialties, Inc. (a) | | | 7,019 | | | | 241,173 | |
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. | | | 1,172 | | | | 58,729 | |
Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (a) | | | 5,602 | | | | 74,058 | |
Zygo Corp. (a) | | | 7,554 | | | | 118,598 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,094,302 | |
Scientific Instruments: Pollution Control — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
ADA-ES, Inc. (a) | | | 4,212 | | | | 71,099 | |
Ceco Environmental Corp. | | | 3,310 | | | | 32,935 | |
Darling International, Inc. (a) | | | 54,737 | | | | 877,981 | |
EnergySolutions, Inc. (a) | | | 37,021 | | | | 115,506 | |
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. (a) | | | 3,593 | | | | 53,931 | |
Met-Pro Corp. | | | 6,776 | | | | 65,659 | |
Metalico, Inc. (a) | | | 18,672 | | | | 36,597 | |
Team, Inc. (a) | | | 9,249 | | | | 351,832 | |
TRC Cos., Inc. (a) | | | 7,021 | | | | 40,862 | |
US Ecology, Inc. | | | 8,534 | | | | 200,890 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,847,292 | |
Securities Brokerage & Services — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
BGC Partners, Inc. | | | 46,440 | | | | 160,682 | |
FXCM, Inc. | | | 11,027 | | | | 111,042 | |
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,364 | | | | 30,119 | |
GFI Group, Inc. | | | 32,715 | | | | 105,997 | |
Gladstone Investment Corp. | | | 12,382 | | | | 86,179 | |
International FCStone, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 6,418 | | | | 111,737 | |
Investment Technology Group, Inc. (a) | | | 18,185 | | | | 163,665 | |
KBW, Inc. | | | 16,282 | | | | 249,115 | |
Knight Capital Group, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 84,778 | | | | 297,571 | |
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc. (a) | | | 47,948 | | | | 67,127 | |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 17,042 | | | | 601,582 | |
SWS Group, Inc. (a) | | | 13,793 | | | | 72,965 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,057,781 | |
Semiconductors & Components — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Aeroflex Holding Corp. (a) | | | 9,176 | | | | 64,232 | |
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. (a) | | | 7,838 | | | | 65,839 | |
Amkor Technology, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 34,220 | | | | 145,435 | |
Anadigics, Inc. (a) | | | 33,397 | | | | 84,160 | |
Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (a) | | | 30,465 | | | | 255,906 | |
Audience, Inc. (a) | | | 2,803 | | | | 29,123 | |
AXT, Inc. (a) | | | 14,847 | | | | 41,720 | |
Cavium, Inc. (a) | | | 23,156 | | | | 722,699 | |
Ceva, Inc. (a) | | | 10,805 | | | | 170,179 | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc. (a) | | | 30,044 | | | | 870,375 | |
Diodes, Inc. (a) | | | 16,546 | | | | 287,073 | |
DSP Group, Inc. (a) | | | 10,152 | | | | 58,476 | |
Entropic Communications, Inc. (a) | | | 41,039 | | | | 217,096 | |
Exar Corp. (a) | | | 17,232 | | | | 153,365 | |
Formfactor, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 23,102 | | | | 105,345 | |
GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 55,186 | | | | 166,662 | |
Hittite Microwave Corp. (a) | | | 14,665 | | | | 910,696 | |
Inphi Corp. (a) | | | 10,902 | | | | 104,441 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 66,255 | | | $ | 483,662 | |
Integrated Silicon Solutions, Inc. (a) | | | 12,657 | | | | 113,913 | |
Intermolecular, Inc. (a) | | | 6,340 | | | | 56,426 | |
International Rectifier Corp. (a)(b) | | | 32,231 | | | | 571,456 | |
Intersil Corp., Class A | | | 59,477 | | | | 493,064 | |
IXYS Corp. | | | 11,399 | | | | 104,187 | |
Kopin Corp. (a) | | | 31,089 | | | | 103,526 | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a) | | | 54,973 | | | | 219,342 | |
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 2,840 | | | | 42,515 | |
MaxLinear, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 10,364 | | | | 52,027 | |
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (a) | | | 107,565 | | | | 345,284 | |
Micrel, Inc. | | | 22,586 | | | | 214,567 | |
Microsemi Corp. (a) | | | 41,339 | | | | 869,773 | |
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 17,027 | | | | 79,686 | |
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 22,271 | | | | 174,159 | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (b) | | | 14,214 | | | | 316,688 | |
MoSys, Inc. (a) | | | 15,815 | | | | 55,036 | |
Omnivision Technologies, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 24,394 | | | | 343,468 | |
Pericom Semiconductor Corp. (a) | | | 10,957 | | | | 87,985 | |
PLX Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 20,481 | | | | 74,346 | |
Power Integrations, Inc. | | | 13,215 | | | | 444,156 | |
QuickLogic Corp. (a) | | | 20,978 | | | | 45,522 | |
Rambus, Inc. (a) | | | 51,491 | | | | 251,276 | |
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 129,641 | | | | 580,792 | |
Rubicon Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 8,012 | | | | 48,953 | |
Semtech Corp. (a) | | | 30,508 | | | | 883,207 | |
Sigma Designs, Inc. (a) | | | 15,262 | | | | 78,599 | |
Silicon Image, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 38,798 | | | | 192,438 | |
Spansion, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 22,368 | | | | 311,139 | |
Supertex, Inc. | | | 4,766 | | | | 83,643 | |
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (a) | | | 78,560 | | | | 380,230 | |
Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (a)(b) | | | 11,811 | | | | 202,795 | |
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| | | | | | | 12,756,682 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0% | | | | | |
Ambarella, Inc. (a) | | | 2,773 | | | | 30,919 | |
Shipping — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Frontline Ltd. (b) | | | 24,152 | | | | 78,735 | |
GasLog Ltd. | | | 11,442 | | | | 142,224 | |
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. (a) | | | 14,389 | | | | 50,218 | |
Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., Class A | | | 12,489 | | | | 430,246 | |
International Shipholding Corp. | | | 2,493 | | | | 41,085 | |
Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd. | | | 11,622 | | | | 61,015 | |
Nordic American Tankers Ltd. | | | 24,757 | | | | 216,624 | |
Rand Logistics, Inc. (a) | | | 8,064 | | | | 52,416 | |
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. (a) | | | 26,078 | | | | 185,414 | |
Ship Finance International Ltd. | | | 22,774 | | | | 378,732 | |
Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A | | | 29,591 | | | | 85,814 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,722,523 | |
Software — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Comverse, Inc. (a) | | | 10,195 | | | | 290,863 | |
Eloqua, Inc. (a) | | | 4,326 | | | | 102,050 | |
Exa Corp. (a) | | | 2,867 | | | | 27,896 | |
FleetMatics Group Plc (a) | | | 4,091 | | | | 102,930 | |
Qualys, Inc. (a) | | | 3,934 | | | | 58,184 | |
Trulia, Inc. (a) | | | 3,225 | | | | 52,374 | |
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| | | | | | | 634,297 | |
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Specialty Retail — 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 11,902 | | | $ | 43,680 | |
America’s Car-Mart, Inc. (a) | | | 3,685 | | | | 149,316 | |
ANN, Inc. (a) | | | 22,711 | | | | 768,540 | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a) | | | 12,962 | | | | 415,173 | |
Aéropostale, Inc. (a) | | | 37,837 | | | | 492,259 | |
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (a) | | | 13,184 | | | | 198,947 | |
bebe Stores, Inc. | | | 17,447 | | | | 69,613 | |
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | | | 7,769 | | | | 101,774 | |
Blue Nile, Inc. (a) | | | 5,766 | | | | 221,991 | |
Body Central Corp. (a) | | | 7,564 | | | | 75,337 | |
Brown Shoe Co., Inc. | | | 19,935 | | | | 366,206 | |
The Buckle, Inc. (b) | | | 12,918 | | | | 576,659 | |
Cabela’s, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 21,712 | | | | 906,476 | |
CafePress, Inc. (a) | | | 2,129 | | | | 12,284 | |
Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. (a) | | | 19,622 | | | | 82,412 | |
The Cato Corp., Class A | | | 12,737 | | | | 349,376 | |
The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (a) | | | 11,295 | | | | 500,256 | |
Citi Trends, Inc. (a) | | | 6,917 | | | | 95,178 | |
Conn’s, Inc. (a) | | | 7,839 | | | | 240,500 | |
Destination Maternity Corp. | | | 6,211 | | | | 133,909 | |
Express, Inc. (a) | | | 41,670 | | | | 628,800 | |
The Finish Line, Inc., Class A | | | 23,645 | | | | 447,600 | |
Five Below, Inc. (a) | | | 5,154 | | | | 165,134 | |
Francesca’s Holdings Corp. (a)(b) | | | 16,198 | | | | 420,500 | |
Genesco, Inc. (a) | | | 11,385 | | | | 626,175 | |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | | | 10,650 | | | | 660,193 | |
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. | | | 8,873 | | | | 144,719 | |
hhgregg, Inc. (a) | | | 7,187 | | | | 50,453 | |
Hibbett Sports, Inc. (a) | | | 12,250 | | | | 645,575 | |
Hot Topic, Inc. | | | 19,647 | | | | 189,594 | |
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 12,943 | | | | 551,113 | |
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A | | | 10,104 | | | | 378,092 | |
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 12,816 | | | | 677,069 | |
MarineMax, Inc. (a) | | | 9,535 | | | | 85,243 | |
Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (a) | | | 5,143 | | | | 126,158 | |
The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. | | | 23,712 | | | | 738,866 | |
Monro Muffler, Inc. | | | 14,376 | | | | 502,729 | |
New York & Co. (a) | | | 12,637 | | | | 48,147 | |
Office Depot, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 132,226 | | | | 433,701 | |
OfficeMax, Inc. | | | 40,281 | | | | 393,143 | |
Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp., Class A (a) | | | 785 | | | | 5,817 | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 19,734 | | | | 593,796 | |
The Pep Boys—Manny, Moe & Jack | | | 24,504 | | | | 240,874 | |
Perfumania Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 2,341 | | | | 11,518 | |
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. | | | 45,232 | | | | 904,640 | |
RadioShack Corp. (b) | | | 46,382 | | | | 98,330 | |
Regis Corp. | | | 26,791 | | | | 453,304 | |
Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 2,534 | | | | 85,472 | |
Rue21, Inc. (a) | | | 7,180 | | | | 203,840 | |
Shoe Carnival, Inc. | | | 6,619 | | | | 135,623 | |
Shutterfly, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 16,657 | | | | 497,545 | |
Sonic Automotive, Inc. | | | 19,860 | | | | 414,875 | |
Stage Stores, Inc. | | | 14,274 | | | | 353,710 | |
Stamps.com, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 6,494 | | | | 163,649 | |
Stein Mart, Inc. | | | 12,731 | | | | 95,992 | |
Systemax, Inc. | | | 5,066 | | | | 48,887 | |
Teavana Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 4,138 | | | | 64,139 | |
Tilly’s, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 4,295 | | | | 57,940 | |
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 13,683 | | | | 784,857 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Specialty Retail (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
The Wet Seal, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 41,900 | | | $ | 115,644 | |
Zumiez, Inc. (a) | | | 10,196 | | | | 197,904 | |
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| | | | | | | 19,241,246 | |
Steel — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
AK Steel Holding Corp. | | | 63,479 | | | | 292,004 | |
Carbonite, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 5,311 | | | | 49,127 | |
Handy & Harman Ltd. (a) | | | 2,390 | | | | 36,017 | |
Olympic Steel, Inc. | | | 4,210 | | | | 93,209 | |
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A | | | 11,753 | | | | 356,469 | |
Shiloh Industries, Inc. | | | 2,654 | | | | 27,336 | |
TMS International Corp. (a) | | | 5,766 | | | | 72,190 | |
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (a) | | | 3,181 | | | | 116,965 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,043,317 | |
Synthetic Fibers & Chemicals — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Zoltek Cos., Inc. (a) | | | 12,799 | | | | 99,192 | |
Technology: Miscellaneous — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Acorn Energy, Inc. (b) | | | 8,398 | | | | 65,588 | |
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (a) | | | 26,756 | | | | 444,685 | |
CTS Corp. | | | 15,801 | | | | 167,965 | |
Fabrinet (a)(b) | | | 10,277 | | | | 135,040 | |
Key Tronic Corp. (a) | | | 4,823 | | | | 49,387 | |
Pendrell Corp. (a) | | | 74,415 | | | | 94,507 | |
Plexus Corp. (a) | | | 16,286 | | | | 420,179 | |
Vocus, Inc. (a) | | | 9,619 | | | | 167,178 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,544,529 | |
Telecommunications Equipment — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Arris Group, Inc. (a) | | | 52,587 | | | | 785,650 | |
CalAmp Corp. (a) | | | 13,409 | | | | 111,563 | |
Symmetricom, Inc. (a) | | | 19,252 | | | | 111,084 | |
Tessco Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,479 | | | | 54,885 | |
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. (b) | | | 4,872 | | | | 59,146 | |
Vocera Communications, Inc. (a) | | | 3,310 | | | | 83,081 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,205,409 | |
Textile Products — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Culp, Inc. | | | 4,004 | | | | 60,100 | |
Interface, Inc. | | | 27,276 | | | | 438,598 | |
Unifi, Inc. (a) | | | 6,506 | | | | 84,643 | |
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| | | | | | | 583,341 | |
Textiles Apparel & Shoes — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Cherokee, Inc. | | | 3,852 | | | | 52,811 | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | | | 5,694 | | | | 303,832 | |
Crocs, Inc. (a) | | | 41,872 | | | | 602,538 | |
Delta Apparel, Inc. (a) | | | 3,139 | | | | 43,883 | |
Fifth & Pacific Cos., Inc. (a) | | | 50,620 | | | | 630,219 | |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a) | | | 7,720 | | | | 264,256 | |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 32,954 | | | | 735,533 | |
The Jones Group, Inc. | | | 38,224 | | | | 422,758 | |
K-Swiss, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 12,334 | | | | 41,442 | |
Maidenform Brands, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 10,884 | | | | 212,129 | |
Oxford Industries, Inc. | | | 6,518 | | | | 302,175 | |
Perry Ellis International, Inc. | | | 5,508 | | | | 109,609 | |
Quiksilver, Inc. (a) | | | 60,798 | | | | 258,392 | |
R.G. Barry Corp. | | | 3,937 | | | | 55,787 | |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A (a) | | | 17,633 | | | | 326,211 | |
Steven Madden Ltd. (a) | | | 18,270 | | | | 772,273 | |
True Religion Apparel, Inc. | | | 12,012 | | | | 305,345 | |
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Tumi Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 10,020 | | | $ | 208,917 | |
Vera Bradley, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 9,374 | | | | 235,287 | |
The Warnaco Group, Inc. (a) | | | 19,111 | | | | 1,367,774 | |
Weyco Group, Inc. | | | 3,003 | | | | 70,150 | |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | | | 22,644 | | | | 927,951 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,249,272 | |
Tobacco — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Alliance One International, Inc. (a) | | | 40,255 | | | | 146,528 | |
Star Scientific, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 68,049 | | | | 182,372 | |
Universal Corp. | | | 10,819 | | | | 539,976 | |
Vector Group Ltd. | | | 25,899 | | | | 385,118 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,253,994 | |
Toys — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Jakks Pacific, Inc. | | | 10,182 | | | | 127,479 | |
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. (a) | | | 23,540 | | | | 203,150 | |
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| | | | | | | 330,629 | |
Transportation Miscellaneous — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (a) | | | 6,788 | | | | 121,980 | |
HUB Group, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 17,253 | | | | 579,701 | |
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (a) | | | 33,994 | | | | 100,962 | |
Pacer International, Inc. (a) | | | 16,493 | | | | 64,323 | |
Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 6,448 | | | | 202,854 | |
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 8,095 | | | | 106,935 | |
XPO Logistics, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 8,223 | | | | 142,916 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,319,671 | |
Truckers — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Arkansas Best Corp. | | | 11,919 | | | | 113,826 | |
Celadon Group, Inc. | | | 9,311 | | | | 168,250 | |
Forward Air Corp. | | | 13,542 | | | | 474,105 | |
Heartland Express, Inc. | | | 22,360 | | | | 292,245 | |
Knight Transportation, Inc. | | | 26,981 | | | | 394,732 | |
Marten Transport Ltd. | | | 7,202 | | | | 132,445 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (a) | | | 33,174 | | | | 1,137,205 | |
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (a) | | | 2,943 | | | | 83,670 | |
Quality Distribution, Inc. (a) | | | 9,981 | | | | 59,886 | |
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 6,594 | | | | 119,615 | |
Saia, Inc. (a) | | | 7,425 | | | | 171,666 | |
Swift Transportation Co. (a) | | | 36,724 | | | | 334,923 | |
Universal Truckload Services, Inc. | | | 2,587 | | | | 47,213 | |
Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 20,624 | | | | 446,922 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,976,703 | |
Utilities: Electrical — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Allete, Inc. | | | 17,783 | | | | 728,747 | |
American DG Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 11,599 | | | | 26,794 | |
Atlantic Power Corp. | | | 53,026 | | | | 606,087 | |
Avista Corp. | | | 27,348 | | | | 659,360 | |
Black Hills Corp. | | | 20,536 | | | | 746,278 | |
CH Energy Group, Inc. | | | 6,917 | | | | 451,127 | |
Cleco Corp. | | | 28,386 | | | | 1,135,746 | |
El Paso Electric Co. | | | 18,638 | | | | 594,738 | |
The Empire District Electric Co. | | | 19,591 | | | | 399,264 | |
Genie Energy Ltd. | | | 6,948 | | | | 49,331 | |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | 23,328 | | | | 1,011,269 | |
MGE Energy, Inc. | | | 10,782 | | | | 549,343 | |
NorthWestern Corp. | | | 16,971 | | | | 589,403 | |
Otter Tail Corp. | | | 16,846 | | | | 421,150 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Utilities: Electrical (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Pike Electric Corp. | | | 8,042 | | | $ | 76,801 | |
PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 37,117 | | | | 761,270 | |
Portland General Electric Co. | | | 35,167 | | | | 962,169 | |
UIL Holdings Corp. | | | 23,601 | | | | 845,152 | |
Unitil Corp. | | | 6,314 | | | | 163,659 | |
UNS Energy Corp. | | | 18,754 | | | | 795,545 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,573,233 | |
Utilities: Gas Distributors — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | | | 4,465 | | | | 202,711 | |
Delta Natural Gas Co., Inc. | | | 3,182 | | | | 62,208 | |
The Laclede Group, Inc. | | | 10,564 | | | | 407,876 | |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | | | 19,413 | | | | 769,143 | |
Northwest Natural Gas Co. | | | 12,519 | | | | 553,340 | |
Piedmont Natural Gas Co. | | | 33,494 | | | | 1,048,697 | |
South Jersey Industries, Inc. | | | 14,192 | | | | 714,283 | |
Southwest Gas Corp. | | | 21,509 | | | | 912,197 | |
WGL Holdings, Inc. | | | 24,060 | | | | 942,912 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,613,367 | |
Utilities: Miscellaneous — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Ormat Technologies, Inc. | | | 8,253 | | | | 159,118 | |
Utilities: Telecommunications — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
8x8, Inc. (a) | | | 32,967 | | | | 243,626 | |
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. | | | 4,319 | | | | 158,550 | |
Boingo Wireless, Inc. (a) | | | 7,405 | | | | 55,908 | |
Cbeyond Communications, Inc. (a) | | | 13,015 | | | | 117,656 | |
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (a) | | | 91,779 | | | | 502,949 | |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. | | | 21,773 | | | | 492,941 | |
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 19,073 | | | | 303,642 | |
Fairpoint Communications, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 9,843 | | | | 78,153 | |
General Communication, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 17,367 | | | | 166,550 | |
Hawaiian Telcom HoldCo, Inc. (a) | | | 4,915 | | | | 95,842 | |
HickoryTech Corp. | | | 6,738 | | | | 65,561 | |
IDT Corp., Class B | | | 7,407 | | | | 70,663 | |
inContact, Inc. (a) | | | 17,771 | | | | 92,054 | |
Ipass, Inc. (a) | | | 23,809 | | | | 43,570 | |
Iridium Communications, Inc. (a) | | | 23,559 | | | | 158,788 | |
j2 Global, Inc. | | | 21,539 | | | | 658,663 | |
Leap Wireless International, Inc. (a) | | | 25,065 | | | | 166,682 | |
Lumos Networks Corp. | | | 7,316 | | | | 73,306 | |
magicJack VocalTec Ltd. (a) | | | 6,935 | | | | 126,286 | |
Neutral Tandem, Inc. | | | 13,736 | | | | 35,301 | |
NTELOS Holdings Corp. | | | 6,905 | | | | 90,525 | |
ORBCOMM, Inc. (a) | | | 16,561 | | | | 64,919 | |
Premiere Global Services, Inc. (a) | | | 23,201 | | | | 226,906 | |
Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. | | | 5,475 | | | | 59,513 | |
Shenandoah Telecom Co. | | | 11,205 | | | | 171,549 | |
Towerstream Corp. (a)(b) | | | 22,291 | | | | 72,446 | |
USA Mobility, Inc. | | | 8,134 | | | | 95,005 | |
Vonage Holdings Corp. (a) | | | 49,566 | | | | 117,471 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,605,025 | |
Utilities: Water — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
American States Water Co. | | | 8,803 | | | | 422,368 | |
Artesian Resources Corp., Class A | | | 3,504 | | | | 78,595 | |
California Water Service Group | | | 19,570 | | | | 359,109 | |
Connecticut Water Service, Inc. | | | 4,986 | | | | 148,483 | |
Consolidated Water Co., Inc. | | | 6,873 | | | | 50,860 | |
Middlesex Water Co. | | | 7,309 | | | | 142,964 | |
Common Stocks | | Shares | | | Value | |
Utilities: Water (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
SJW Corp. | | | 6,571 | | | $ | 174,789 | |
York Water Co. | | | 5,972 | | | | 104,928 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,482,096 | |
Total Common Stocks — 95.7% | | | | | | | 556,928,349 | |
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Investment Companies | | | | | | |
BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. (a)(d) | | | 24,999 | | | | 251,490 | |
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. (a) | | | 4,021 | | | | 70,126 | |
Gladstone Capital Corp. | | | 10,112 | | | | 82,514 | |
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. | | | 24,827 | | | | 276,325 | |
Pennantpark Investment Corp. | | | 30,781 | | | | 338,437 | |
Prospect Capital Corp. | | | 89,038 | | | | 967,843 | |
Total Investment Companies — 0.4% | | | | | | | 1,986,735 | |
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Other Interests (e) — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Machinery: Industrial — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Gerber Scientific, Inc. (a) | | | 12,866 | | | | — | |
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Rights — 0.0% | | | | | �� | |
Biotechnology — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Allos Therapeutcs, Inc. (a) | | | 29,014 | | | | — | |
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Warrants (f) — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Oil: Crude Producers — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. (Issued 08/31/12, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 10/14/13, Strike Price $10.50) | | | 5,700 | | | | — | |
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost — $445,087,990) — 96.1% | | | | | | | 558,915,084 | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.11% (d)(g) | | | 20,512,415 | | | | 20,512,415 | |
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| | Beneficial Interest (000) | | | | |
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series, 0.29% (d)(g)(h) | | $ | 36,878 | | | | 36,877,998 | |
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost — $57,390,413) — 9.8% | | | | | | | 57,390,413 | |
Total Investments (Cost — $502,478,403*) — 105.9% | | | | 616,305,497 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (5.9)% | | | | | | | (34,534,205 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 581,771,292 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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36 | | BLACKROCK SMALL CAP INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master Small Cap Index Series |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments | | |
* | | As of December 31, 2012, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows: |
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Tax cost | | $ | 520,579,483 | |
| | | | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 120,938,500 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (25,212,486 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 95,726,014 | |
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(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | | Security, or a portion of security, is on loan. |
(c) | | All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open financial futures contracts. |
(d) | | Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Series during the year ended December 31, 2012, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
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Affiliate | | Shares/Beneficial Interest Held at December 31, 2011 | | | Shares Purchased | | | Shares/Beneficial Interest Sold | | | Shares/Beneficial Interest Held at December 31, 2012 | | | Value at December 31, 2012 | | | Income | | | Realized Gain/Loss | |
BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. | | | 34,792 | | | | — | | | | (9,793 | ) | | | 24,999 | | | $ | 251,490 | | | $ | 28,317 | | | $ | (6,872 | ) |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class | | | 7,771,176 | | | | 12,741,239 | 1 | | | — | | | | 20,512,415 | | | $ | 20,512,415 | | | $ | 23,454 | | | $ | 246 | |
BlackRock Liquidity Series LLC, Money Market Series | | $ | 58,201,803 | | | | — | | | $ | (21,323,805 | )1 | | $ | 36,877,998 | | | $ | 36,877,998 | | | $ | 789,340 | | | | — | |
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | | | 13,158 | | | | 22,443 | | | | (7,912) | | | | 27,689 | | | $ | 700,255 | | | $ | 37,852 | | | | $4,231 | |
| 1 | | Represents net shares/beneficial interest purchased/sold. |
(e) | | Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities. |
(f) | | Warrants entitle the Series to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date of the warrants, if any. |
(g) | | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
(h) | | Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. The Series may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the BlackRock Liquidity Series LLC, Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day. |
Ÿ | | Financial futures contracts as of December 31, 2012 were as follows: |
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Contracts Purchased | | Issue | | | Exchange | | | Expiration | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
269 | | | Russell 2000 E-Mini | | | | ICE Futures US Indices | | | | March 2013 | | | | $22,773,540 | | | | $418,047 | |
Ÿ | | For Series compliance purposes, the Series’ industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Series management. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. |
Ÿ | | Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows: |
Ÿ | | Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities that the Series has the ability to access |
Ÿ | | Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs) |
Ÿ | | Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Series’ own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments) |
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Series’ policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in the securities. For information about the Series’ policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (concluded) | | Master Small Cap Index Series |
The following tables summarize the Series’ investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of December 31, 2012:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks1 | | $ | 555,899,011 | | | $ | 1,029,338 | | | | — | | | $ | 556,928,349 | |
Investment Companies | | | 1,986,735 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,986,735 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | 20,512,415 | | | | 36,877,998 | | | | — | | | | 57,390,413 | |
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Total | | $ | 578,398,161 | | | $ | 37,907,336 | | | | — | | | $ | 616,305,497 | |
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| 1 | | See above Schedule of Investments for values in each industry, excluding Level 2, Gold, within the table. |
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Derivative Financial Instruments2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity contracts | | $ | 418,047 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 418,047 | |
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| 2 | | Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
Certain of the Series’ assets and liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of December 31, 2012, such assets and liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 148,446 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 148,446 | |
Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts | | | 872,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 872,000 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral on securities loaned at value | | | — | | | $ | (36,877,998 | ) | | | — | | | | (36,877,998 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 1,020,446 | | | $ | (36,877,998 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (35,857,552 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
There were no transfers between levels during the year ended December 31, 2012.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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38 | | BLACKROCK SMALL CAP INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
| | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | Master Small Cap Index Series |
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December 31, 2012 | | | |
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Assets | |
Investments at value — unaffiliated (including securities loaned of $36,428,424) (cost — $444,317,909) | | $ | 557,963,339 | |
Investments at value — affiliated (cost — $58,160,494) | | | 58,342,158 | |
Cash | | | 148,446 | |
Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts | | | 872,000 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 800,025 | |
Variation margin receivable | | | 580,248 | |
Contributions receivable from investors | | | 225,503 | |
Securities lending income receivable — affiliated | | | 84,529 | |
Receivable from Manager | | | 13,416 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 3,359 | |
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Total assets | | | 619,033,023 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Collateral on securities loaned at value | | | 36,877,998 | |
Investments purchased payable | | | 121,043 | |
Other affiliates payable | | | 3,533 | |
Directors’ fees payable | | | 3,080 | |
Other accrued expenses payable | | | 256,077 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 37,261,731 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 581,771,292 | |
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Net Assets Consist of | | | | |
Investors’ capital | | $ | 467,526,156 | |
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | 114,245,136 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 581,771,292 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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Statement of Operations | | Master Small Cap Index Series |
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Year Ended December 31, 2012 | | | |
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Investment Income | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | $ | 10,392,018 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (13,884 | ) |
Securities lending — affiliated — net | | | 789,340 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 89,623 | |
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Total income | | | 11,257,097 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Investment advisory | | | 50,934 | |
Custodian | | | 350,913 | |
Accounting services | | | 139,407 | |
Professional | | | 116,387 | |
Directors | | | 18,523 | |
Printing | | | 9,717 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 8,559 | |
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Total expenses | | | 694,440 | |
Less fees waived and/or reimbursed by Manager | | | (303,134 | ) |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 391,306 | |
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Net investment income | | | 10,865,791 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | 7,436,504 | |
Investments — affiliated | | | (2,641 | ) |
Capital gain distributions received from affiliated investment companies | | | 246 | |
Financial futures contracts | | | 30,697 | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | 56 | |
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| | | 7,464,862 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 65,012,515 | |
Financial futures contracts | | | 425,122 | |
Foreign currency translations | | | (19 | ) |
| | | | |
| | | 65,437,618 | |
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Total realized and unrealized gain | | | 72,902,480 | |
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 83,768,271 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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40 | | BLACKROCK SMALL CAP INDEX FUND | | DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | |
| | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | | Master Small Cap Index Series |
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| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
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Operations | |
Net investment income | | $ | 10,865,791 | | | $ | 6,404,899 | |
Net realized gain | | | 7,464,862 | | | | 7,096,266 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | 65,437,618 | | | | (46,200,359 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 83,768,271 | | | | (32,699,194 | ) |
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Capital Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from contributions | | | 389,096,894 | | | | 449,939,216 | |
Value of withdrawals | | | (420,147,450 | ) | | | (226,358,426 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital transactions | | | (31,050,556 | ) | | | 223,580,790 | |
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Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Total increase in net assets | | | 52,717,715 | | | | 190,881,596 | |
Beginning of year | | | 529,053,577 | | | | 338,171,981 | |
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End of year | | $ | 581,771,292 | | | $ | 529,053,577 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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Financial Highlights | | Master Small Cap Index Series |
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| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
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Total Investment Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return | | | 16.52% | | | | (4.30 | )% | | | 27.19% | | | | 27.37% | | | | (33.57 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.14% | | | | 0.09% | | | | 0.12% | | | | 0.09% | | | | 0.08% | |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and fees paid indirectly | | | 0.08% | | | | 0.07% | | | | 0.08% | | | | 0.07% | | | | 0.07% | |
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Net investment income | | | 2.13% | | | | 1.46% | | | | 1.27% | | | | 1.27% | | | | 1.60% | |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 581,771 | | | $ | 529,054 | | | $ | 338,172 | | | $ | 229,637 | | | $ | 344,720 | |
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Portfolio turnover | | | 68% | | | | 31% | | | | 42% | | | | 43% | | | | 42% | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | Master Small Cap Index Series |
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
Master Small Cap Index Series (the “Series”), a diversified, open-end management investment company, is a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”). The Master LLC is registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and is organized as a Delaware limited liability company. The Master LLC’s Limited Liability Company Agreement permits the Board of Directors of the Master LLC (the “Board”) to issue non-transferable interests in the Master LLC, subject to certain limitations. The Series’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Series:
Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Series would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Series determines the fair values of its financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to provide oversight of the pricing function for the Series for all financial instruments.
Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last reported sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last available bid price. If no bid price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the security. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at NAV each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
The Series values its investments in BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series (the “Money Market Series”) at fair value, which is ordinarily based upon its pro rata ownership in the underlying fund’s net assets. The Money Market Series seeks current income consistent with maintaining liquidity and preserving capital. Although the Money Market Series is not registered under the 1940 Act, its investments will follow the parameters of investments by a money market fund that is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Series may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor in the Money Market Series to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that the Series might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deem relevant consistent with the principles of fair value measurement which include the market approach, income approach and/or in the case of recent investments, the cost approach, as appropriate. A market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions. The income approach generally is used to discount future cash flows to present value and adjusted for liquidity as appropriate. These factors include but are not limited to: (i) attributes specific to the investment or asset; (ii) the principal market for the investment or asset; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment or asset; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment or asset, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. The Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Series’ pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices and large movements in market values and reviews of any market related activity. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.
Foreign Currency: The Series’ books and records are maintained in US dollars. Purchases and sales of investment securities are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective date of such transactions. Generally, when the US dollar rises in value against a foreign
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currency, the Series’ investments denominated in that currency will lose value because that currency is worth fewer US dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the US dollar falls in relative value.
The Series does not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments are not segregated on the Statement of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. The Series reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.
Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Series either deliver collateral or segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., foreign currency exchange contracts, and financial futures contracts), the Series will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on its books and records cash or liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, a Series engaging in such transactions may have requirements to deliver/deposit securities to/with an exchange or broker-dealer as collateral for certain investments.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Series is informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.
Securities Lending: The Series may lend securities to approved borrowers, such as banks, brokers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges cash, securities issued or guaranteed by the US government or irrevocable letters of credit issued by a bank as collateral. The initial collateral received by the Series is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on US exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter in an amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Series and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Series on the next business day. Securities lending income, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, represents the income earned from the investment of the cash collateral, net of rebates paid to, or fees paid by, borrowers and less the fees paid to the securities lending agent. During the term of the loan, the Series earns dividend or interest income on the securities loaned but does not receive interest income on the securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions. The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate this risk the Series benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. The Series also could suffer a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. During the year ended December 31, 2012, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash.
Income Taxes: The Series is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Series is treated as the owner of its proportionate share of net assets, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Series. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. It is intended that the Series’ assets will be managed so an investor in the Series can satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
The Series files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Series’ US federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended December 31, 2012. The statutes of limitations on the Series’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. Management does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
Recent Accounting Standards: In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued guidance that will expand current disclosure requirements on the offsetting of certain assets and liabilities. The new disclosures will be required for investments and derivative financial instruments subject to master netting or similar agreements, which are eligible for offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and will require an entity to disclose both gross
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and net information about such investments and transactions in the financial statements. In January 2013, the FASB issued guidance that clarifies which investments and transactions are subject to the offsetting disclosure requirements. The scope of the disclosure requirements for offsetting will be limited to derivative instruments, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Series’ financial statement disclosures.
Other: Expenses directly related to the Series are charged to the Series. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
The Series has an arrangement with the custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statement of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.
2. Derivative Financial Instruments:
The Series engages in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the return of the Series and/or to economically hedge, or protect, its exposure to certain risks such as equity risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or over-the counter (“OTC”).
Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The Series’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral pledged by/posted to the counterparty. Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures contracts is deemed to be minimal due to the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which these contracts trade.
The Series may mitigate counterparty risk by procuring collateral and through netting provisions included within an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) implemented between the Series and each of its respective counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement allows the Series to offset with each separate counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held. The amount of collateral moved to/from applicable counterparties is generally based upon minimum transfer amounts of up to $500,000. To the extent amounts due to the Series from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Series bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. See Note 1 “Segregation and Collateralization” for information with respect to collateral practices. In addition, the Series manages counterparty risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor its obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Series’ net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Series fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the Series to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.
Financial Futures Contracts: The Series purchases or sells financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Series and the counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, financial futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date. Pursuant to the contract, the Series agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Series as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Series records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Series enters into foreign currency exchange contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). A foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a future date. Foreign currency exchange contracts, when used by the Series, help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Series are denominated. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Series as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Series records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a foreign currency exchange contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies and the risk that the counterparty to the contract does not perform its obligations under the agreement.
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Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure: | |
Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012 | |
Asset Derivatives | |
| | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Value | |
Equity contracts | | Net unrealized appreciation1 | | $ | 418,047 | |
1 | | Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on financial futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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The Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Statement of Operations Year Ended December 31, 2012 | |
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Equity contracts: | | | | |
Financial futures contracts | | $ | 30,697 | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts: | | | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (94 | ) |
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Total | | $ | 30,603 | |
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Equity contracts: | | | | |
Financial futures contracts | | $ | 425,122 | |
For the year ended December 31, 2012, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:
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Average number of contracts purchased | | | 212 | |
Average notional value of contracts purchased | | $ | 17,585,038 | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts: | | | | |
Average number of contracts — US dollars purchased2 | | | 3 | |
Average US dollar amounts purchased2 | | $ | 11,562 | |
2 | | Average contract amount shown due to limited activity. |
3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) is the largest stockholder and an affiliate, for 1940 Act purposes, of BlackRock.
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Series’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services. The Manager is responsible for the management of the Series’ portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Series. For such services, the Series pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.01% of the Series’ average daily net assets.
The Manager entered into a contractual arrangement with the Master LLC with respect to the Series under which the Manager will waive and/or reimburse its fees and/or expenses so that the total annual operating expenses incurred by the Series (excluding interest expense, acquired fund fees and certain other Series’ expenses, which constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Series’ business) will not exceed 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Series. The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual waiver or reimbursement prior to May 1, 2013 unless approved by the Board. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Series waived $291,996, which is included in fees waived by Manager in the Statement of Operations.
The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Series pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds. However, the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid in connection with the Series’ investment in other affiliated investment companies, if any. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the amount waived was $11,138.
The Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIM, for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by the Series to the Manager.
For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Series reimbursed the Manager $6,121 for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services in the Statement of Operations.
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, received an exemptive order from the SEC permitting it, among other things, to pay an affiliated securities lending agent a fee based on a share of the income derived from the securities lending activities and has retained BIM as the securities lending agent. BIM may, on behalf of the Series, invest cash collateral received by the Series for such loans, among other things, in a private investment company managed by the Manager or in registered money market funds advised by the Manager or its affiliates. The market value of securities on loan and the value of the related collateral, if applicable, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as securities loaned at value and collateral on securities loaned at value, respectively. The cash collateral invested by BIM is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments, if any. Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of rebates paid to, or fees paid by, borrowers of securities. The Series retains 65% of securities lending income and pays a fee to BIM equal to 35% of such income. The Series benefits from a borrower default
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indemnity provided by BlackRock. As securities lending agent, BIM bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending as well as the cost of borrower default indemnification. BIM does not receive any fees for managing the cash collateral. The share of income earned by the Series is shown as securities lending — affiliated – net in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2012, BIM received $451,080 in securities lending agent fees related to securities lending activities for the Series.
Certain officers and/or directors of the Master LLC are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates.
4. Investments:
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the year ended December 31, 2012, were $339,031,060 and $375,304,242, respectively.
5. Borrowings:
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates, is a party to a $500 million credit agreement with a group of lenders. The Series may borrow under the credit agreement to fund shareholder redemptions. Effective November 2011 to November 2012, the credit agreement had the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.065% per annum based on the Series’ pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. In addition, the Series paid administration and arrangement fees which were allocated to the Series based on its net assets as of October 31, 2011. The credit agreement, which expired in November 2012, was renewed with the same terms until November 2013. Effective November 2012 to November 2013, the credit agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.065% per annum based on the Series’ pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. In addition, the Series paid administration and arrangement fees which were allocated to the Series based on its net assets as of October 31, 2012. The Series did not borrow under the credit agreement during the year ended December 31, 2012.
6. Concentration, Market and Credit Risk:
In the normal course of business, the Series invests in securities and enters into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Series may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Series; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Series may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Series has unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Series manages counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Series to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Series’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Series.
As of December 31, 2012, the Series invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the financials sector. Changes in economic conditions affecting the financials sector would have a greater impact on the Series and could affect the value, income and/or liquidity of positions in such securities.
7. Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Series through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
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To the Investors of Master Small Cap Index Series and Board of Directors of Quantitative Master Series LLC:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Master Small Cap Index Series, one of the series constituting Quantitative Master Series LLC, (the “Series”) as of December 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Series’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Series is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Series’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2012, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Master Small Cap Index Series, of Quantitative Master Series LLC, as of December 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 15, 2013
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Corporation/ Master LLC | | Length of Time Served as a Director2 | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of BlackRock- Advised Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) Consisting of Investment Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen | | Public Directorships |
Independent Directors1 | | | | | | | | |
Ronald W. Forbes 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1940 | | Co-Chairman of the Board and Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor Emeritus of Finance, School of Business, State University of New York at Albany since 2000. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
Rodney D. Johnson 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1941 | | Co-Chairman of the Board and Director | | Since 2007 | | President, Fairmount Capital Advisors, Inc. since 1987; Member of the Archdiocesan Investment Committee of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia since 2004; Director, The Committee of Seventy (civic) since 2006; Director, Fox Chase Cancer Center from 2004 to 2011. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
David O. Beim 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1940 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor of Professional Practice at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business since 1991; Trustee, Phillips Exeter Academy since 2002; Chairman, Wave Hill, Inc. (public garden and cultural center) from 1990 to 2006. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
Dr. Matina S. Horner 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1939 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Executive Vice President of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund from 1989 to 2003. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | NSTAR (electric and gas utility) |
Herbert I. London 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1939 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor Emeritus, New York University since 2005; John M. Olin Professor of Humanities, New York University from 1993 to 2005 and Professor thereof from 1980 to 2005; President Emeritus, Hudson Institute (policy research organization) since 2011, President thereof from 1997 to 2011 and Trustee since 1980; Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Grantham University since 2006; Director, InnoCentive, Inc. (strategic solutions company) since 2005; Director, Cerego, LLC (software development and design) since 2005; Director, Cybersettle (dispute resolution technology) since 2009. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | AIMS Worldwide, Inc. (marketing) |
Ian A. MacKinnon 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1948 | | Director | | Since 2012 | | Director, Kennett Capital, Inc. (investments) since 2006; Director, Free Library of Philadelphia from 1999 to 2008. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
Cynthia A. Montgomery 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1952 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor, Harvard Business School since 1989; Director, McLean Hospital since 2005; Director, Harvard Business School Publishing from 2005 to 2010. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (manufacturing) |
Joseph P. Platt 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1947 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Director, The West Penn Allegheny Health System (a not-for-profit health system) since 2008; Director, Jones and Brown (Canadian insurance broker) since 1998; General Partner, Thorn Partners, LP (private investments) since 1998; Director, WQED Multi-Media (public broadcasting not-for-profit) since 2001; Partner, Amarna Corporation, LLC (private investment company) from 2002 to 2008. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (reinsurance company) |
Robert C. Robb, Jr. 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1945 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Partner, Lewis, Eckert, Robb and Company (management and financial consulting firm) since 1981. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Corporation/ Master LLC | | Length of Time Served as a Director2 | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of BlackRock- Advised Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) Consisting of Investment Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen | | Public Directorships |
Independent Directors1 (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
Toby Rosenblatt 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1938 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | President, Founders Investments Ltd. (private investments) since 1999; Director, Forward Management, LLC since 2007; Director, College Access Foundation of California (philanthropic foundation) since 2009; Director, A.P. Pharma, Inc. (specialty pharmaceuticals) from 1983 to 2011; Director, The James Irvine Foundation (philanthropic foundation) from 1998 to 2008. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
Kenneth L. Urish 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1951 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Managing Partner, Urish Popeck & Co., LLC (certified public accountants and consultants) since 1976; Chairman Elect of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Committee Member thereof since 2007; Member of External Advisory Board, The Pennsylvania State University Accounting Department since 2001; Trustee, The Holy Family Institute from 2001 to 2010; President and Trustee, Pittsburgh Catholic Publishing Associates from 2003 to 2008; Director, Inter-Tel from 2006 to 2007. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
Frederick W. Winter 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1945 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor and Dean Emeritus of the Joseph M. Katz School of Business, University of Pittsburgh since 2005 and Dean thereof from 1997 to 2005; Director, Alkon Corporation (pneumatics) since 1992; Director, Tippman Sports (recreation) since 2005; Director, Indotronix International (IT services) from 2004 to 2008. | | 33 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
| | 1 Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. The Board has approved one-year extensions in terms of Directors who turn 72 prior to December 31, 2013. |
| | 2 Date shown is the earliest date a person has served for the Corporation/Master LLC covered by this annual report. Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock Fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new Fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows certain Directors as joining the Corporation’s/Master LLC’s board in 2007, each Director first became a member of the board of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock Funds as follows: David O. Beim, 1998; Ronald W. Forbes, 1977; Dr. Matina S. Horner, 2004; Rodney D. Johnson, 1995; Herbert I. London, 1987; Cynthia A. Montgomery, 1994; Joseph P. Platt, 1999; Robert C. Robb, Jr., 1998; Toby Rosenblatt, 2005; Kenneth L. Urish, 1999; and Frederick W. Winter, 1999. |
Interested Directors3 | | | | | | | | | | |
Paul L. Audet 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1953 | | Director | | Since 2011 | | Senior Managing Director of BlackRock and Head of U.S. Mutual Funds since 2011; Chair of the U.S. Mutual Funds Committee reporting to the Global Executive Committee since 2011; Head of BlackRock’s Real Estate business from 2008 to 2011; Member of BlackRock’s Global Operating and Corporate Risk Management Committees and of the BlackRock Alternative Investors Executive Committee and Investment Committee for the Private Equity Fund of Funds business since 2008; Head of BlackRock’s Global Cash Management business from 2005 to 2010; Acting Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from 2007 to 2008; Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from 1998 to 2005. | | 155 RICs consisting of 278 Portfolios | | None |
Henry Gabbay 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1947 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Consultant, BlackRock from 2007 to 2008; Managing Director, BlackRock from 1989 to 2007; Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares from 2005 to 2007 and Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006. | | 155 RICs consisting of 278 Portfolios | | None |
| | 3 Mr. Audet is an “interested person,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Corporation/Master LLC based on his position with BlackRock and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay is an “interested person” of the Corporation/Master LLC based on his former positions with BlackRock and its affiliates as well as his ownership of BlackRock and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. securities. Mr. Audet and Mr. Gabbay are also Directors of the BlackRock registered closed-end funds and Directors of other BlackRock registered open-end funds. Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. |
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Corporation/ Master LLC | | Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | | | |
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John M. Perlowski 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1964 | | President and Chief Executive Officer | | Since 2010 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2009; Global Head of BlackRock Fund Administration since 2009; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 2003 to 2009; Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds from 2003 to 2009 and Senior Vice President thereof from 2007 to 2009; Director of Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds from 2002 to 2009; Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009. |
Brendan Kyne 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1977 | | Vice President | | Since 2009 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2010; Director of BlackRock from 2008 to 2009; Head of Product Development and Management for BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group since 2009 and Co-head thereof from 2007 to 2009; Vice President of BlackRock from 2005 to 2008. |
Neal Andrews 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1966 | | Chief Financial Officer | | Since 2007 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2006; Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. from 1992 to 2006. |
Jay Fife 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1970 | | Treasurer | | Since 2007 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2007; Director of BlackRock in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the MLIM and Fund Asset Management, L.P. advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006. |
Brian Kindelan 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1959 | | Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer | | Since 2007 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised funds since 2007; Managing Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock since 2005. |
Benjamin Archibald 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1975 | | Secretary | | Since 2012 | | Director of BlackRock since 2010; Assistant Secretary to the funds from 2010 to 2012; General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of Uhuru Capital Management from 2009 to 2010; Executive Director and Counsel of Goldman Sachs Asset Management from 2005 to 2009. |
| | 1 Officers of the Corporation/Master LLC serve at the pleasure of the Board. | | | | |
| | Further information about the Officers and Directors is available in the Corporation’s/Master LLC’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling (800) 441-7762. |
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Investment Advisor BlackRock Advisors, LLC Wilmington, DE 19809 | | Custodian and Accounting Agent State Street Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA 02110 | | Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Deloitte & Touche LLP Boston, MA 02116 | | Legal Counsel Sidley Austin LLP New York, NY 10019 |
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Sub-Advisor BlackRock Investment Management, LLC Princeton, NJ 08540 | | Transfer Agent BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. Wilmington, DE 19809 | | Distributor BlackRock Investments, LLC New York, NY 10022 | | Address of the Fund 100 Bellevue Parkway Wilmington, DE 19809 |
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Electronic Delivery
Electronic copies of most financial reports and prospectuses are available on the Fund’s website or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports and prospectuses by enrolling in the Fund’s electronic delivery program.
To enroll:
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:
Please contact your financial advisor. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts Directly with BlackRock:
1) | Access the BlackRock website at http://www.blackrock.com/edelivery |
2) | Select “eDelivery” under the “More Information” section |
Householding
The Fund will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Fund at (800) 441-7762.
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Fund/Series file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s/Series’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Fund’s/Series’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund/Series use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Availability of Proxy Voting Record
Information about how the Fund/Series voted proxies relating to securities held in the Fund’s/Series’ portfolio during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Additional Information (concluded) | | |
Account Information
Call us at (800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST on any business day to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also reach us on the Web at http://www.blackrock.com/funds.
Automatic Investment Plans
Investor Class shareholders who want to invest regularly can arrange to have $50 or more automatically deducted from their checking or savings account and invested in any of the BlackRock funds.
Systematic Withdrawal Plans
Investor Class shareholders can establish a systematic withdrawal plan and receive periodic payments of $50 or more from their BlackRock funds, as long as their account balance is at least $10,000.
Retirement Plans
Shareholders may make investments in conjunction with Traditional, Rollover, Roth, Coverdell, Simple IRAs, SEP IRAs and 403(b) Plans.
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BlackRock Privacy Principles | | |
BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.
If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.
BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.
BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.
We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.
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A World-Class Mutual Fund Family | | |
BlackRock offers a diverse lineup of open-end mutual funds crossing all investment styles and managed by experts in equity, fixed income and tax-exempt investing.
BlackRock ACWI ex-US Index Fund
BlackRock All-Cap Energy & Resources Portfolio
BlackRock Basic Value Fund
BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund
BlackRock China Fund
BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund
BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund
BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund
BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio
BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund
BlackRock EuroFund
BlackRock Flexible Equity Fund
BlackRock Focus Growth Fund
BlackRock Global Dividend Income Portfolio
BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund
BlackRock Global Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund
BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock Index Equity Portfolio
BlackRock India Fund
BlackRock International Fund
BlackRock International Index Fund
BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock Large Cap Core Fund
BlackRock Large Cap Core Plus Fund
BlackRock Large Cap Growth Fund
BlackRock Large Cap Value Fund
BlackRock Latin America Fund
BlackRock Long-Horizon Equity Fund
BlackRock Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio
BlackRock Mid Cap Value Opportunities Fund
BlackRock Natural Resources Trust
BlackRock Pacific Fund
BlackRock Real Estate Securities Fund
BlackRock Russell 1000 Index Fund
BlackRock Science & Technology Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock Small Cap Growth Equity Portfolio
BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II
BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund
BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund
BlackRock S&P 500 Stock Fund
BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock Value Opportunities Fund
BlackRock World Gold Fund
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Taxable Fixed Income Funds | | |
BlackRock Bond Index Fund
BlackRock Core Bond Portfolio
BlackRock CoreAlpha Bond Fund
BlackRock Emerging Market Local Debt Portfolio
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio
BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund
BlackRock GNMA Portfolio
BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio
BlackRock International Bond Portfolio
BlackRock Long Duration Bond Portfolio
BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
BlackRock Secured Credit Portfolio
BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock Total Return Fund
BlackRock U.S. Government Bond Portfolio
BlackRock U.S. Mortgage Portfolio
BlackRock World Income Fund
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Municipal Fixed Income Funds | | |
BlackRock California Municipal Bond Fund
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund
BlackRock Intermediate Municipal Fund
BlackRock National Municipal Fund
BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund
BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Fund
BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund
BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund
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BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund | | LifePath Active Portfolios | | | | LifePath Index Portfolios |
BlackRock Global Allocation Fund | | | | 2015 | | 2035 | | | | | | | | Retirement | | 2040 |
BlackRock Managed Volatility Portfolio | | | | 2020 | | 2040 | | | | | | | | 2020 | | 2045 |
BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio | | | | 2025 | | 2045 | | | | | | | | 2025 | | 2050 |
BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund | | | | 2030 | | 2050 | | | | | | | | 2030 | | 2055 |
BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2035 | | |
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BlackRock Prepared Portfolios | | LifePath Portfolios | | | | | | | | |
Conservative Prepared Portfolio | | | | Retirement | | 2040 | | | | | | | | | | |
Moderate Prepared Portfolio | | | | 2020 | | 2045 | | | | | | | | | | |
Growth Prepared Portfolio | | | | 2025 | | 2050 | | | | | | | | | | |
Aggressive Growth Prepared Portfolio | | | | 2030 | | 2055 | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock mutual funds are currently distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC. You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds under consideration carefully before investing. Each fund’s prospectus contains this and other information and is available at www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 or from your financial advisor. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
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This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Fund unless accompanied or preceded by the Fund’s current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.
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Item 2 – | Code of Ethics – Each registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, there have been no amendments to or waivers granted under the code of ethics. A copy of the code of ethics is available without charge at www.blackrock.com. |
Item 3 – | Audit Committee Financial Expert – Each registrant’s board of directors (the “board of directors”), has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent: |
Kenneth L. Urish
Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification.
Item 4 – | Principal Accountant Fees and Services |
The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) in each of the last two fiscal years for the services rendered to the Fund:
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| | (a) Audit Fees | | (b) Audit-Related Fees1 | | (c) Tax Fees2 | | (d) All Other Fees3 |
Entity Name | | Current Fiscal Year End | | Previous Fiscal Year End | | Current Fiscal Year End | | Previous Fiscal Year End | | Current Fiscal Year End | | Previous Fiscal Year End | | Current Fiscal Year End | | Previous Fiscal Year End |
BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. | | $7,100 | | $7,000 | | $0 | | $3,000 | | $9,200 | | $8,600 | | $0 | | $0 |
BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. | | $7,000 | | $6,800 | | $3,800 | | $0 | | $12,350 | | $12,350 | | $0 | | $0 |
BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. | | $7,100 | | $7,000 | | $0 | | $3,000 | | $10,700 | | $10,700 | | $0 | | $0 |
Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC | | $37,300 | | $36,800 | | $0 | | $1,750 | | $17,000 | | $17,000 | | $0 | | $0 |
Master S&P 500 Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC | | $34,500 | | $34,500 | | $3,800 | | $13,300 | | $18,600 | | $18,600 | | $0 | | $0 |
Master Small Cap Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC | | $38,500 | | $38,100 | | $0 | | $1,750 | | $17,000 | | $17,000 | | $0 | | $0 |
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The following table presents fees billed by D&T that were required to be approved by the registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) for services that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund and that are rendered on behalf of BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“Investment Adviser” or “BlackRock”) and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with BlackRock (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Fund Service Providers”):
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(b) Audit-Related Fees1 | | $0 | | $0 |
(c) Tax Fees2 | | $0 | | $0 |
(d) All Other Fees3 | | $2,970,000 | | $3,030,000 |
1 The nature of the services includes assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements not included in Audit Fees.
2 The nature of the services includes tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
3 Aggregate fees borne by BlackRock in connection with the review of compliance procedures and attestation thereto performed by D&T with respect to all of the registered closed-end funds and some of the registered open-end funds advised by BlackRock.
(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:
Each Committee has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the registrant’s Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the Investment Adviser and Fund Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are (a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and (b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a different period. Tax or other non-audit services provided to the registrant which have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 per project. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels.
Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the registrant’s Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for ratification. The Committee may delegate to the Committee Chairman the authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels.
(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by either Committee pursuant to the de minimus exception in paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not Applicable
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(g) The aggregate non-audit fees paid to the accountant for services rendered by the accountant to the registrant, the Investment Adviser and the Fund Service Providers were:
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BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. | | $9,200 | | $11,600 | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. | | $16,150 | | $12,350 | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. | | $10,700 | | $13,700 | | | | | | | | | | |
Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC | | $17,000 | | $18,750 | | | | | | | | | | |
Master S&P 500 Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC | | $22,400 | | $31,900 | | | | | | | | | | |
Master Small Cap Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC | | $18,600 | | $18,750 | | | | | | | | | | |
Additionally, SSAE 16 Review (Formerly, SAS No. 70) fees for the current and previous fiscal years of $2,970,000 and $3,030,000, respectively, were billed by D&T to the Investment Adviser.
(h) Each Committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Investment Adviser and the Fund Service Providers that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5 – | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable |
(a) The registrants’ Schedules of Investments are included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.
Item 7 – | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
Item 8 – | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
Item 9 – | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable |
Item 10 – | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures. |
Item 11 – | Controls and Procedures |
(a) The registrants’ principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrants’ disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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(b) There were no changes in the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12 – | Exhibits attached hereto |
(a)(1) Code of Ethics – See Item 2
(a)(2) Certifications – Attached hereto
(a)(3) Not Applicable
(b) Certifications – Attached hereto
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Quantitative Master Series LLC |
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By: | | /s/ John M. Perlowski |
| | John M. Perlowski |
| | Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of |
| | BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Quantitative Master Series LLC |
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Date: February 26, 2013 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of each registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | | /s/ John M. Perlowski |
| | John M. Perlowski |
| | Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of |
| | BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Quantitative Master Series LLC |
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Date: February 26, 2013 |
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By: | | /s/ Neal J. Andrews |
| | Neal J. Andrews |
| | Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of |
| | BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Quantitative Master Series LLC |
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Date: February 26, 2013 |
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