SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 S&P 500 Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Master S&P 500 Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: Donald C. Burke, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Master S&P 500 Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC, 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536. Mailing address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ, 08543-9011
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2008
Date of reporting period: 12/31/2008
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Item 1 – | Report to Stockholders |
EQUITIES FIXED INCOME REAL ESTATE LIQUIDITY ALTERNATIVES BLACKROCK SOLUTIONS
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BlackRock S&P 500 | |
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ANNUAL REPORT | DECEMBER 31, 2008 |
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NOT FDIC INSURED
MAY LOSE VALUE
NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Table of Contents |
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Annual Report: |
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Fund Financial Statements: |
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Fund Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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Series Financial Statements: |
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Series Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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2 | BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2008 |
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Dear Shareholder
The present time may well be remembered as one of the most tumultuous periods in financial market history. Over the past year, the bursting of the housing bubble and the resultant credit crisis swelled into an all-out global financial market meltdown that featured the collapse of storied financial firms, volatile swings in the world’s financial markets and monumental government responses designed to prop up the economy and stabilize the financial system.
The US economy appeared relatively resilient through the first half of 2008, when rising food and energy prices stoked fears of inflation. The tenor changed dramatically in the second half, as inflationary pressure subsided amid plummeting oil prices, while economic pressures escalated in the midst of a rapid deterioration in consumer spending, employment and other key indicators. By period-end, the National Bureau of Economic Research had confirmed what most already knew — the United States was in a recession, which officially began in December 2007. The Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”), after slashing interest rates aggressively in the early months of the year, resumed that rate-cutting campaign in the fall, with the final reduction in December bringing the target federal funds rate to a record low range of between zero and 0.25%. Importantly, the central bank pledged that future policy moves to revive the global economy and financial markets would comprise primarily of nontraditional and quantitative easing measures, such as capital injections, lending programs and government guarantees.
Against this backdrop, US equity markets experienced intense volatility, with periods of downward pressure punctuated by sharp rebounds. Declines were significant and broad-based, though smaller cap stocks posted somewhat better relative performance. Non-US stocks started off the year stronger, but quickly lost ground as the credit crisis revealed itself to be global in nature and as the global economy turned south. Overall, domestic equities notched better results than non-US equities, reversing the prior years’ trend of international equity outperformance.
In fixed income markets, investors shunned risky assets and sought the safety and liquidity of US Treasury issues. Prices soared, while yields fell to record lows, with the Treasury sector topping all other asset classes over the reporting period. Amid spillover from historic events in the financial sector, municipals contended with fewer market participants, lack of liquidity, a challenging funding environment and a backlog of new-issue supply, all of which contributed to the sector’s underperformance relative to taxable issues. At the same time, economic turmoil combined with dislocated credit markets and substantial technical pressures resulted in the worst year on record for the high yield market.
In all, an investor flight to safety prevailed, as evidenced in the six- and 12-month returns of the major benchmark indexes:
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Total Returns as of December 31, 2008 |
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US equities (S&P 500 Index) |
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| (28.48 | )% |
| (37.00 | )% |
Small cap US equities (Russell 2000 Index) |
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| (26.94 | ) |
| (33.79 | ) |
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) |
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| (36.41 | ) |
| (43.38 | ) |
US Treasury securities (Merrill Lynch 10-Year US Treasury Index) |
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| 17.70 |
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Taxable fixed income (Barclays Capital US Aggregate Index*) |
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| 4.07 |
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| 5.24 |
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Tax-exempt fixed income (Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index*) |
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| (2.49 | ) |
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High yield bonds (Barclays Capital US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index*) |
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| (25.07 | ) |
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* | Formerly a Lehman Brothers index. |
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| Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
Through periods of market turbulence, as ever, BlackRock’s full resources are dedicated to the management of our clients’ assets. For our most current views on the economy and financial markets, we invite you to visit www.blackrock.com/funds. As always, we thank you for entrusting BlackRock with your investments, and we look forward to continuing to serve you in the months and years ahead.
Sincerely,
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2008
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Portfolio Management Commentary |
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• | For the 12 months ended December 31,2008,the Fund generated returns, through its investment in Master S&P 500 Index Series (the “Series”), that generally tracked that of the benchmark Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index, a market-weighted index composed of 500 common stocks issued by large-capitalization companies in a wide range of business. The stocks included in the index collectively represent a substantial portion of all common stocks publicly traded in the United States. |
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• | Returns for the portfolio’s respective share classes differ from the benchmark based on individual share-class expenses. |
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• | 2008 turned out to be a year investors would like to forget, but instead will vividly remember. The economy and financial markets remained relatively resilient throughout the first part of the year before collapsing outright in September, producing the worst year for stocks since the Great Depression. With the exception of government bonds and cash, nearly every asset class, including stocks, credit-related fixed income, commodities and real estate, saw sharp declines. Credit issues dominated the financial headlines, resulting in the collapse of several storied financial institutions. Government responses around the world were rapid and inventive, with the U.S. Federal Reserve and other policymakers adopting new lending and asset purchase programs in an effort to restore some measure of liquidity to the system. |
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• | The Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”), after slashing interest rates aggressively in the early months of 2008, resumed that rate-cutting campaign in the fall, bringing the target federal funds rate to a “target range” of between zero and 0.25% on December 16, its lowest level in history. The Fed acknowledged that “weak economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for some time,” and indicated that it will continue to pursue unconventional policies of quantitative easing (in which the Fed injects cash into the financial system by purchasing assets). |
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• | In this environment, all 10 sectors within the S&P 500 Index posted negative returns. Losses were most prominent in financials, which lost 55.3% for the year amid unprecedented difficulties in the banking and credit systems. Materials and information technology were also hit hard, declining 45.7% and 43.1%, respectively. At the top was the defensive consumer staples sector, which posted a comparatively smaller loss of 15.4%. |
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• | Throughout the 12-month 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. |
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| Describe portfolio positioning at period end. |
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• | In keeping with its investment objective, the Series remains positioned to match the risk characteristics of its benchmark, 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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| $ 714.50 |
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Investor A |
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| $ 713.40 |
| $ 2.63 |
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| $ 1,022.03 |
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1 | For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (0.35% for Institutional and 0.61% for Investor A), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Because the Fund is a feeder fund, the expense table example reflects the expenses of both the feeder fund and the master in which it invests. |
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2 | 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. |
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4 | BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2008 |
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Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment |
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1 | Assuming transaction costs, if any, and other operating expenses, including advisory fees. |
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2 | The Fund invests all of its assets in the Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC. The Series’ investments are allocated among common stocks in approximately the same weightings as the S&P 500 Index. |
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3 | This unmanaged Index covers 500 industrial, utility, transportation and financial companies of the U.S. markets (mostly NYSE issues), representing about 75% of NYSE market capitalization and 30% of NYSE issues. |
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Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2008 |
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| (37.20 | )% |
| (2.45 | )% |
| (1.71 | )% |
Investor A |
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| (37.36 | ) |
| (2.72 | ) |
| (1.96 | ) |
S&P 500 Index |
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| (28.48 | ) |
| (37.00 | ) |
| (2.19 | ) |
| (1.38 | ) |
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BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2008 | 5 |
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• | Institutional Shares are not subject to any sales charge. Institutional Shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only to eligible investors. |
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• | Investor A Shares are not subject to any sales charge and bear no ongoing distribution fee. Investor A Shares are subject to an ongoing service fee of 0.25% per year. |
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| 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 page 5 assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, at net asset value 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. |
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Shareholders of this Fund may incur the following charges: (a) expenses related to transactions, including redemption fees and exchange fees; and (b) operating expenses including advisory fees, distribution fees including 12b-1 fees and other Fund expenses. The expense example on page 4 (which is based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2008 and held through December 31, 2008) 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 table 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 table 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 this 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 table are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. 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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6 | BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2008 |
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BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund |
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December 31, 2008 |
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Assets |
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Investment at value — Master S&P 500 Index Series (the “Series”) (cost — $1,545,607,763) |
| $ | 1,394,520,038 |
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Withdrawals receivable from the Series |
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| 228,791,079 |
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Capital shares sold receivable |
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| 3,463,034 |
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Prepaid expenses |
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| 22,944 |
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Total assets |
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| 1,626,797,095 |
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Liabilities |
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Capital shares redeemed payable |
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| 232,254,113 |
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Administration fees payable |
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| 325,038 |
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Distribution fees payable |
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| 116,976 |
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Other affiliates payable |
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| 14,873 |
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Income dividends payable |
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| 2,943 |
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Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable |
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Other accrued expenses payable |
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Total liabilities |
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| 233,350,588 |
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Net Assets |
| $ | 1,393,446,507 |
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Net Assets Consist of |
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Institutional Shares, $0.0001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized |
| $ | 7,397 |
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Investor A Shares, $0.0001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized |
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| 5,279 |
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Paid-in capital in excess of par |
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| 1,734,754,689 |
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Undistributed net investment income |
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| 1,157,759 |
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Accumulated net realized loss allocated from the Series |
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| (191,390,892 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation allocated from the Series |
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| (151,087,725 | ) |
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Net Assets |
| $ | 1,393,446,507 |
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Institutional — Based on net assets of $813,526,750 and 73,972,130 shares outstanding |
| $ | 11.00 |
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Investor A — Based on net assets of $579,919,757 and 52,794,708 shares outstanding |
| $ | 10.98 |
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BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2008 | 7 |
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Year Ended December 31, 2008 |
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Investment Income |
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Net investment income allocated from the Series: |
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Dividends |
| $ | 50,741,085 |
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Securities lending — affiliated |
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| 1,220,332 |
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Income — affiliated |
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| 766,075 |
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| (795,689 | ) |
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Total income |
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| 51,931,803 |
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Administration |
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| 5,481,235 |
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Service — Investor A |
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| 2,023,512 |
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Transfer agent — Institutional |
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| 773,522 |
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Transfer agent — Investor A |
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| 514,088 |
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Licensing |
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| 100,000 |
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Printing |
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| 88,595 |
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Registration |
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| 58,077 |
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Professional |
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| 25,446 |
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| 19,282 |
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Total expenses |
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| 9,083,757 |
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Net investment income |
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| 42,848,046 |
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Realized and Unrealized Loss Allocated from the Series |
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Net realized loss from investments and futures |
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| (20,544,529 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and futures |
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| (989,955,628 | ) |
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Total realized and unrealized loss |
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| (1,010,500,157 | ) |
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Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
| $ | (967,652,111 | ) |
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Net investment income |
| $ | 42,848,046 |
| $ | 43,358,304 |
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Net realized gain (loss) |
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| (20,544,529 | ) |
| 91,193,164 |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation |
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| (989,955,628 | ) |
| 3,858,140 |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
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| (967,652,111 | ) |
| 138,409,608 |
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Net investment income: |
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Investor A |
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Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders |
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| (42,458,330 | ) |
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Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions |
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| 40,403,273 |
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Beginning of year |
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| $ | 1,393,446,507 |
| $ | 2,709,406,958 |
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| $ | 1,157,759 |
| $ | 758,147 |
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Net asset value, beginning of year |
| $ | 18.01 |
| $ | 17.40 |
| $ | 15.29 |
| $ | 14.84 |
| $ | 13.64 |
| $ | 17.96 |
| $ | 17.36 |
| $ | 15.26 |
| $ | 14.81 |
| $ | 13.62 |
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| 0.62 |
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| 0.46 |
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| 1.19 |
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| 0.61 |
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| 0.92 |
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| 0.86 |
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| (0.26 | ) |
| (0.24 | ) |
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| (0.27 | ) |
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| $ | 11.00 |
| $ | 18.01 |
| $ | 17.40 |
| $ | 15.29 |
| $ | 14.84 |
| $ | 10.98 |
| $ | 17.96 |
| $ | 17.36 |
| $ | 15.26 |
| $ | 14.81 |
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| 5.29 | % |
| 15.49 | % |
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| 10.55 | % |
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| 4.97 | % |
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| 0.35 | % |
| 0.34 | % |
| 0.35 | % |
| 0.35 | % |
| 0.34 | % |
| 0.60 | % |
| 0.60 | % |
| 0.60 | % |
| 0.60 | % |
| 0.59 | % |
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Net investment income |
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| 2.00 | % |
| 1.64 | % |
| 1.61 | % |
| 1.52 | % |
| 1.68 | % |
| 1.75 | % |
| 1.38 | % |
| 1.36 | % |
| 1.27 | % |
| 1.42 | % |
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Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of year (000) |
| $ | 813,527 |
| $ | 1,779,030 |
| $ | 1,699,791 |
| $ | 1,544,023 |
| $ | 1,653,423 |
| $ | 579,920 |
| $ | 930,377 |
| $ | 969,213 |
| $ | 896,796 |
| $ | 939,608 |
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Portfolio turnover of the Series |
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| 8 | % |
| 4 | % |
| 4 | % |
| 11 | % |
| 6 | % |
| 8 | % |
| 4 | % |
| 4 | % |
| 11 | % |
| 6 | % |
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1 | Based on average shares outstanding. |
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2 | Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated expenses and/or net investment income. |
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BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2008 | 9 |
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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 non-diversified, management investment company. The Fund 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”) of Quantitative Master Series LLC. 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 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, which may require the use of management accruals and estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The percentage of the Series owned by the Fund at December 31, 2008 was 71.4%. The Fund offers multiple classes of shares. Institutional Shares are sold without a sales charge and only to certain eligible investors. Investor A Shares are generally sold with a front-end 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.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund:
Valuation of Investments: The Fund records its investment in the Series at fair value. 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.
Effective January 1, 2008, the Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Various updates are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:
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| • | Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities |
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| • | Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for 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) |
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| • | Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstance, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumption used in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following table summarizes the inputs used as of December 31, 2008 in determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments:
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Valuation Inputs |
| Investments in |
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| Assets |
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Level 1 |
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| — |
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Level 2 |
| $ | 1,394,520,038 |
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Level 3 |
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| — |
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Total |
| $ | 1,394,520,038 |
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Investment Transactions and Net Investment Income: Investment transactions in 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. In addition, the Fund accrues its own expenses. Income and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions paid by the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates.
Income Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code 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 the years ended December 31, 2005 through December 31, 2007. The statutes of limitations on the Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.
Recent Accounting Pronouncement: In March 2008, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“FAS 161”), was issued. FAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position. FAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The impact on the Fund’s financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.
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10 | BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2008 |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) | BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund |
Other: Expenses directly related to the Fund or its classes are charged to that 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. Other expenses of the Fund are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.
2. Transactions with Affiliates:
The Corporation, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into an Administration Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Administrator”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. 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 0.245% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) are the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. As of December 31, 2008, Merrill Lynch and PNC are affiliates of BlackRock.
The Administrator has entered into a separate sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management LLC (“BIM”), an affiliate of the Administrator, under which the Administrator pays BIM, for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor.
The Administrator has entered into a voluntary arrangement with the Fund under which the expenses incurred by each class of shares of the Fund (excluding service fees) will not exceed 0.40%. This arrangement has a one-year term and is renewable.
Effective October 1, 2008, the Corporation, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into a Distribution Agreement and an Account Maintenance Plan with BlackRock Investments, Inc. (“BII”), which replaced FAM Distributors, Inc. (“FAMD”) and BlackRock Distributors, Inc. and its affiliates (“BDI”) (collectively the “Distributor”) as the sole distributor of the Fund. FAMD is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch Group, Inc. BII and BDI are affiliates of BlackRock, Inc. The service fee did not change as a result of this transaction.
Pursuant to the Account Maintenance Plan adopted by the Corporation in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund pays the Distributor an ongoing service fee with respect to Investor A Shares. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rate of 0.25% based upon the average daily net assets of Investor A Shares.
Pursuant to sub-agreements with the Distributor, broker-dealers, including Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch, and the Distributor provide shareholder servicing to the Fund. The ongoing service fee compensates the Distributor and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing services to Investor A.
PNC Global Investment Servicing (US) Inc., formerly PFPC Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of PNC and an affiliate of the Administrator, serves as transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent. Each class of the Fund bears the costs of transfer agent fees associated with such respective classes. Transfer agency fees borne by each class of the Fund are comprised of those fees charged for all shareholder communications including mailing of shareholder reports, dividend and distribution notices, and proxy materials for shareholders meetings; as well as per account and per transaction fees related to servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts, including the issuing, redeeming and transferring of shares of each class of the Fund, 12b-1 fee calculation, check writing, anti-money laundering services, and customer identification services.
Pursuant to written agreements, certain 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 affiliates receive an annual fee per shareholder account which will vary depending on share class. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Fund paid $1,129,005 in return for these services, which are a component of the transfer agent fees in the accompanying Statement of Operations.
The Fund may earn income on positive cash balances in demand deposit accounts that are maintained by the transfer agent on behalf of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Fund earned $9,546, which is included in income — affiliated 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, 2008, the following amounts have been accrued by the Fund to reimburse the Administrator for costs incurred running the call center, which are a component of the transfer agent fees in the accompanying Statement of Operations.
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| Call Center Fees |
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Institutional |
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| $ | 9,144 |
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Investor A |
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| $ | 14,989 |
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Certain officers and/or directors of the Corporation are officers and/or directors of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. The Fund reimburses the Administrator for its allocated share of compensation paid to the Corporation’s Chief Compliance Officer.
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BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2008 | 11 |
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded) | BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund |
3. Income Tax Information:
Reclassifications: Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. The following permanent differences as of December 31, 2008 attributable to classification of settlement proceeds, were reclassified to the following accounts:
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Paid-in capital |
| $ | 3,086 |
|
Undistributed net investment income |
| $ | 9,896 |
|
Accumulated net realized loss |
| $ | (12,982 | ) |
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was as follows:
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| 12/31/2008 |
| 12/31/2007 |
| ||
Distributions paid from: |
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|
Ordinary Income |
| $ | 42,458,330 |
| $ | 43,738,485 |
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| ||||||
Total taxable distributions |
| $ | 42,458,330 |
| $ | 43,738,485 |
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|
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As of December 31, 2008, the components of accumulated losses on a tax basis were as follows:
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|
|
Undistributed ordinary net income |
| $ | 1,157,759 |
|
Capital loss carryforward |
|
| (87,618,119 | ) |
Net unrealized losses |
|
| (254,860,498 | )* |
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| ||
Total accumulated net losses |
| $ | (341,320,858 | ) |
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* | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized losses is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain futures contracts, the deferral of post-October capital losses for tax purposes and the difference between the book and tax treatment of certain stock lending transactions. |
As of December 31, 2008, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates:
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Expires December 31, |
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2010 |
| $ | 3,255,552 |
|
2011 |
|
| 7,823,922 |
|
2012 |
|
| 21,618,948 |
|
2013 |
|
| 28,402,088 |
|
2014 |
|
| 26,517,609 |
|
Total |
| $ | 87,618,119 |
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4. Capital Share Transactions:
Transactions in shares for each class were as follows:
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|
| Year Ended |
|
| Year Ended |
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| Shares |
| Amount |
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| Shares |
| Amount |
| ||||
Institutional |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Shares sold |
|
| 38,049,016 |
| $ | 551,610,604 |
|
|
| 31,473,402 |
| $ | 573,268,833 |
|
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends |
|
| 2,486,856 |
|
| 27,497,073 |
|
|
| 1,628,519 |
|
| 29,084,218 |
|
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|
| ||||||||||||
Total issued |
|
| 40,535,872 |
|
| 579,107,677 |
|
|
| 33,101,921 |
|
| 602,353,051 |
|
Shares redeemed |
|
| (65,367,132 | ) |
| (900,768,886 | ) |
|
| (31,960,698 | ) |
| (583,460,577 | ) |
|
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| ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) |
|
| (24,831,260 | ) | $ | (321,661,209 | ) |
|
| 1,141,223 |
| $ | 18,892,474 |
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| ||||||||||||
Investor A |
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Shares sold |
|
| 18,980,933 |
| $ | 282,115,397 |
|
|
| 10,990,071 |
| $ | 199,586,598 |
|
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends |
|
| 1,152,672 |
|
| 12,743,352 |
|
|
| 713,622 |
|
| 12,721,725 |
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|
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| ||||||||||||
Total issued |
|
| 20,133,605 |
|
| 294,858,749 |
|
|
| 11,703,693 |
|
| 212,308,323 |
|
Shares redeemed |
|
| (19,127,902 | ) |
| (279,047,550 | ) |
|
| (15,730,807 | ) |
| (285,468,647 | ) |
|
|
| ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) |
|
| 1,005,703 |
| $ | 15,811,199 |
|
|
| (4,027,114 | ) | $ | (73,160,324 | ) |
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5. Subsequent Event:
On January 1, 2009, Bank of America Corporation announced that it had completed its acquisition of Merrill Lynch, one of the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc.
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12 | BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2008 |
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BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund |
To the Shareholders 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, 2008, 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, 2008, 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 its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
February 27, 2009
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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, 2008 qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporations and consist entirely of qualified dividend income for individuals.
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BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2008 | 13 |
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Master S&P 500 Index Series |
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As of December 31, 2008 |
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Ten Largest Holdings |
| Percent of |
| |||
Exxon Mobil |
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| 5 | % |
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The Procter & Gamble Co |
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| 2 |
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General Electric Co |
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| 2 |
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AT&T Inc. |
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| 2 |
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Johnson & Johnson |
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| 2 |
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Chevron Corp. |
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| 2 |
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Microsoft Corp. |
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| 2 |
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
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| 2 |
|
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Pfizer, Inc. |
|
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| 2 |
|
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
|
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| 2 |
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Sector Allocation |
| Percent of |
| |||
Information Technology |
|
|
| 15 | % |
|
Health Care |
|
|
| 15 |
|
|
Financials |
|
|
| 13 |
|
|
Energy |
|
|
| 13 |
|
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Consumer Staples |
|
|
| 13 |
|
|
Industrials |
|
|
| 11 |
|
|
Consumer Discretionary |
|
|
| 9 |
|
|
Utilities |
|
|
| 4 |
|
|
Telecommunication Services |
|
|
| 4 |
|
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Materials & Processing |
|
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| 3 |
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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. This definition may not apply for this report, which may combine sector sub-classifications for reporting ease. |
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Derivative Instruments |
The Series may invest in various derivative instruments, including futures contracts, and other instruments specified in the Notes to Financial Statements, which constitute forms of economic leverage. Such instruments are used to obtain exposure to a market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to hedge market and/or interest rate risks. Such derivative instruments involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the other party to the transaction and lliquidity of the derivative instrument. The Series’ ability to successfully use a derivative instrument depends on the Advisor’s ability to accurately predict pertinent market movements, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require the Series to sell or purchase portfolio securities at inopportune times or for prices other than current market values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Series can realize on an investment or may cause the Series to hold a security that it might otherwise sell. The Series’ investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.
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14 | BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2008 |
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Master S&P 500 Index Series | |
| (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
This summary schedule of investments is presented to help investors focus on the Series’ principal holdings. It includes the Series’ 50 largest holdings and each investment of any issuer that exceeds 1% of the Series’ net assets, and affiliated investments. “Other Securities” represent all issues not required to be disclosed under the rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). A complete schedule of investments is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800-441-7762 or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Industry |
| Common Stocks |
| Shares |
| Value |
| Percent |
| |||
Aerospace & Defense |
| United Technologies Corp. |
|
| 232,111 |
| $ | 12,441,150 |
| 0.6 | % |
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 41,316,014 |
| 2.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 53,757,164 |
| 2.7 |
|
|
Air Freight & Logistics |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B |
|
| 242,987 |
|
| 13,403,163 |
| 0.7 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 8,868,262 |
| 0.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 22,271,425 |
| 1.1 |
|
|
Airlines |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 1,557,375 |
| 0.1 |
|
|
Auto Components |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 2,986,600 |
| 0.2 |
|
|
Automobiles |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 2,777,199 |
| 0.1 |
|
|
Beverages |
| The Coca-Cola Co. |
|
| 485,783 |
|
| 21,991,396 |
| 1.1 |
|
|
|
| PepsiCo, Inc. |
|
| 379,124 |
|
| 20,764,621 |
| 1.1 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 6,440,547 |
| 0.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 49,196,564 |
| 2.5 |
|
|
Biotechnology |
| Amgen, Inc. (a) |
|
| 258,640 |
|
| 14,936,460 |
| 0.7 |
|
|
|
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) |
|
| 224,582 |
|
| 11,485,123 |
| 0.6 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 15,243,113 |
| 0.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 41,664,696 |
| 2.1 |
|
|
Building Products |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 978,405 |
| 0.1 |
|
|
Capital Markets |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
|
| 107,963 |
|
| 9,110,998 |
| 0.5 |
|
|
|
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (b) |
|
| 390,938 |
|
| 4,550,518 |
| 0.2 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 31,714,389 |
| 1.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 45,375,905 |
| 2.3 |
|
|
Chemicals |
| Monsanto Co. |
|
| 133,772 |
|
| 9,410,860 |
| 0.5 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 24,145,319 |
| 1.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 33,556,179 |
| 1.7 |
|
|
Commercial Banks |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (b) |
|
| 84,949 |
|
| 4,162,501 |
| 0.2 |
|
|
|
| U.S. Bancorp |
|
| 428,311 |
|
| 10,712,058 |
| 0.6 |
|
|
|
| Wells Fargo & Co. |
|
| 925,190 |
|
| 27,274,601 |
| 1.4 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 18,205,390 |
| 0.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 60,354,550 |
| 3.1 |
|
|
Commercial Services & Supplies |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 10,558,248 |
| 0.5 |
|
|
Communications Equipment |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) |
|
| 1,429,404 |
|
| 23,299,285 |
| 1.2 |
|
|
|
| QUALCOMM, Inc. |
|
| 404,101 |
|
| 14,478,939 |
| 0.8 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 10,322,440 |
| 0.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 48,100,664 |
| 2.5 |
|
|
Computers & Peripherals |
| Apple, Inc. (a) |
|
| 217,003 |
|
| 18,521,206 |
| 1.0 |
|
|
|
| Hewlett-Packard Co. |
|
| 597,911 |
|
| 21,698,190 |
| 1.1 |
|
|
|
| International Business Machines Corp. |
|
| 327,991 |
|
| 27,603,723 |
| 1.4 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 13,461,851 |
| 0.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 81,284,970 |
| 4.2 |
|
|
Construction & Engineering |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 3,432,356 |
| 0.2 |
|
|
Construction Materials |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 1,869,754 |
| 0.1 |
|
|
Consumer Finance |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 10,435,853 |
| 0.5 |
|
|
Containers & Packaging |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 4,022,697 |
| 0.2 |
|
|
Distributors |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 1,472,640 |
| 0.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements. | ||
| ||
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|
|
| |
Summary Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master S&P 500 Index Series |
| (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industry |
| Common Stocks |
| Shares |
| Value |
| Percent |
| |||
Diversified Consumer Services |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
| $ | 3,874,257 |
| 0.2 | % |
|
Diversified Financial Services |
| Bank of America Corp. |
|
| 1,224,941 |
|
| 17,247,169 |
| 0.9 |
|
|
|
| Citigroup, Inc. |
|
| 1,330,479 |
|
| 8,927,514 |
| 0.4 |
|
|
|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
|
| 911,147 |
|
| 28,728,465 |
| 1.5 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 9,654,888 |
| 0.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 64,558,036 |
| 3.3 |
|
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services |
| AT&T Inc. |
|
| 1,438,691 |
|
| 41,002,694 |
| 2.1 |
|
|
|
| Verizon Communications, Inc. |
|
| 693,457 |
|
| 23,508,192 |
| 1.2 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 4,882,676 |
| 0.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 69,393,562 |
| 3.6 |
|
|
Electric Utilities |
| Exelon Corp. |
|
| 160,611 |
|
| 8,931,578 |
| 0.4 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 38,452,354 |
| 2.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 47,383,932 |
| 2.4 |
|
|
Electrical Equipment |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 9,205,016 |
| 0.5 |
|
|
Electronic Equipment & Instruments |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 6,057,085 |
| 0.3 |
|
|
Energy Equipment & Services |
| Schlumberger Ltd. |
|
| 291,990 |
|
| 12,359,937 |
| 0.6 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 17,490,148 |
| 0.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 29,850,085 |
| 1.5 |
|
|
Food & Staples Retailing |
| CVS Caremark Corp. |
|
| 350,652 |
|
| 10,077,738 |
| 0.5 |
|
|
|
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
|
| 545,809 |
|
| 30,598,053 |
| 1.6 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 22,624,250 |
| 1.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 63,300,041 |
| 3.2 |
|
|
Food Products |
| Kraft Foods, Inc. |
|
| 358,651 |
|
| 9,629,779 |
| 0.5 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 25,045,123 |
| 1.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 34,674,902 |
| 1.8 |
|
|
Gas Utilities |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 2,837,056 |
| 0.2 |
|
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
|
| 272,957 |
|
| 8,576,309 |
| 0.4 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 33,195,247 |
| 1.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 41,771,556 |
| 2.1 |
|
|
Health Care Providers & Services |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 40,390,936 |
| 2.1 |
|
|
Health Care Technology |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 673,119 |
| 0.0 |
|
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
| McDonald’s Corp. |
|
| 272,101 |
|
| 16,921,961 |
| 0.9 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 12,771,475 |
| 0.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 29,693,436 |
| 1.5 |
|
|
Household Durables |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 7,467,075 |
| 0.4 |
|
|
Household Products |
| The Procter & Gamble Co. |
|
| 728,894 |
|
| 45,060,227 |
| 2.3 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 15,652,656 |
| 0.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 60,712,883 |
| 3.1 |
|
|
IT Services |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 18,684,279 |
| 1.0 |
|
|
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 2,694,096 |
| 0.1 |
|
|
Industrial Conglomerates |
| 3M Co. |
|
| 169,185 |
|
| 9,734,905 |
| 0.5 |
|
|
|
| General Electric Co. |
|
| 2,564,137 |
|
| 41,539,019 |
| 2.1 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 3,310,905 |
| 0.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 54,584,829 |
| 2.8 |
|
|
Insurance |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 51,332,456 |
| 2.6 |
|
|
Internet & Catalog Retail |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 4,450,445 |
| 0.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements. | ||
| ||
16 | BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2008 |
|
|
| |
Summary Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master S&P 500 Index Series |
| (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industry |
| Common Stocks |
| Shares |
| Value |
| Percent |
| |||
Internet Software & Services |
| Google, Inc. Class A (a) |
|
| 58,399 |
| $ | 17,966,452 |
| 0.9 | % |
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 9,315,678 |
| 0.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 27,282,130 |
| 1.4 |
|
|
Leisure Equipment & Products |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 2,712,685 |
| 0.1 |
|
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 6,446,750 |
| 0.3 |
|
|
Machinery |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 31,689,454 |
| 1.6 |
|
|
Media |
| Comcast Corp. Class A |
|
| 703,066 |
|
| 11,867,754 |
| 0.6 |
|
|
|
| Time Warner, Inc. (c) |
|
| 875,797 |
|
| 8,810,518 |
| 0.5 |
|
|
|
| Walt Disney Co. |
|
| 451,840 |
|
| 10,252,250 |
| 0.5 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 18,524,527 |
| 0.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 49,455,049 |
| 2.5 |
|
|
Metals & Mining |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 14,603,740 |
| 0.7 |
|
|
Multi-Utilities |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 28,420,034 |
| 1.5 |
|
|
Multiline Retail |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 13,396,176 |
| 0.7 |
|
|
Office Electronics |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 1,685,344 |
| 0.1 |
|
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
| Chevron Corp. |
|
| 496,029 |
|
| 36,691,265 |
| 1.9 |
|
|
|
| ConocoPhillips |
|
| 363,905 |
|
| 18,850,279 |
| 1.0 |
|
|
|
| Exxon Mobil Corp. (d) |
|
| 1,241,827 |
|
| 99,135,049 |
| 5.1 |
|
|
|
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
|
| 197,719 |
|
| 11,861,163 |
| 0.6 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 59,250,901 |
| 3.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 225,788,657 |
| 11.6 |
|
|
Paper & Forest Products |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 3,278,365 |
| 0.2 |
|
|
Personal Products |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 3,377,673 |
| 0.2 |
|
|
Pharmaceuticals |
| Abbott Laboratories |
|
| 378,754 |
|
| 20,214,102 |
| 1.0 |
|
|
|
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
|
| 483,331 |
|
| 11,237,446 |
| 0.6 |
|
|
|
| Eli Lilly & Co. |
|
| 244,256 |
|
| 9,836,189 |
| 0.5 |
|
|
|
| Johnson & Johnson |
|
| 677,337 |
|
| 40,525,073 |
| 2.1 |
|
|
|
| Merck & Co., Inc. |
|
| 516,125 |
|
| 15,690,200 |
| 0.8 |
|
|
|
| Pfizer, Inc. |
|
| 1,646,130 |
|
| 29,152,962 |
| 1.5 |
|
|
|
| Wyeth |
|
| 325,034 |
|
| 12,192,025 |
| 0.6 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 13,713,163 |
| 0.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 152,561,160 |
| 7.8 |
|
|
Professional Services |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 2,989,516 |
| 0.2 |
|
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 18,580,576 |
| 1.0 |
|
|
Real Estate Management & Development |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 201,705 |
| 0.0 |
|
|
Road & Rail |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 19,000,797 |
| 1.0 |
|
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
| Intel Corp. |
|
| 1,357,853 |
|
| 19,906,125 |
| 1.0 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 20,915,089 |
| 1.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 40,821,214 |
| 2.1 |
|
|
Software |
| Microsoft Corp. |
|
| 1,867,587 |
|
| 36,305,891 |
| 1.9 |
|
|
|
| Oracle Corp. (a) |
|
| 956,319 |
|
| 16,955,536 |
| 0.9 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 16,620,278 |
| 0.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 69,881,705 |
| 3.6 |
|
|
Specialty Retail |
| Home Depot, Inc. |
|
| 413,873 |
|
| 9,527,356 |
| 0.5 |
|
|
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 24,658,549 |
| 1.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 34,185,905 |
| 1.8 |
|
|
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 8,461,214 |
| 0.4 |
|
|
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 3,963,066 |
| 0.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements. | ||
| ||
BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2008 | 17 |
|
|
|
|
Summary Schedule of Investments (concluded) | Master S&P 500 Index Series |
| (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industry |
| Common Stocks |
| Shares |
| Value |
| Percent | |||
Tobacco |
| Philip Morris International, Inc. |
|
| 493,837 |
| $ | 21,486,848 |
| 1.1 | % |
|
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 14,062,678 |
| 0.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 35,549,526 |
| 1.8 |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 2,342,816 |
| 0.1 |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services |
| Other Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 4,114,696 |
| 0.2 |
|
|
| Total Common Stocks (Cost — $2,279,324,740) |
|
|
|
|
| 1,920,032,279 |
| 98.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Short-Term Securities |
| Beneficial |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Cash Sweep Series, 1.64% (b)(e) |
| $ | 36,541 |
|
| 36,541,122 |
| 1.9 |
|
|
| BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series, 0.80% (b)(e)(f) |
|
| 28,856 |
|
| 28,855,645 |
| 1.4 |
|
|
| Total Short-Term Securities (Cost — $65,396,767) |
|
|
|
|
| 65,396,767 |
| 3.3 |
|
|
| Total Investments (Cost — $2,344,721,507*) |
|
|
|
|
| 1,985,429,046 |
| 101.6 |
|
|
| Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets |
|
|
|
|
| (31,580,712 | ) | (1.6 | ) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||
|
| Net Assets |
|
|
|
| $ | 1,953,848,334 |
| 100.0 | % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* | The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of December 31, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Aggregate cost |
| $ | 1,847,711,751 |
|
|
|
|
| ||
| Gross unrealized appreciation |
| $ | 420,896,699 |
|
| Gross unrealized depreciation |
|
| (283,179,404 | ) |
|
|
|
| ||
| Net unrealized appreciation |
| $ | 137,717,295 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
|
|
(b) | Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Series, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||
| Affiliate |
| Purchase |
| Sales |
| Realized |
| Income |
| ||||
| ||||||||||||||
| Blackrock Liquidity Series, LLC Cash Sweep Series |
| $ | 32,884,230 | * |
| — |
|
| — |
| $ | 308,139 |
|
| BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series |
|
| — |
| $ | 323,709,255 | ** |
| — |
| $ | 1,662,188 |
|
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. |
| $ | 6,422,946 |
| $ | 3,861,353 |
| $ | (2,273,466 | ) | $ | 465,868 |
|
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. |
| $ | 346,237 |
| $ | 1,387,121 |
| $ | (123,641 | ) | $ | 256,421 |
|
|
|
|
|
| * | Represents net purchase cost. |
|
|
|
| ** | Represents net sale cost. |
|
|
(c) | Security, or a portion of security, is on loan. |
|
|
(d) | All or a portion of security held 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 proceeds from securities loans. |
|
|
• | 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 ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Series management. This definition may not apply for this report, which may combine industry sub-classification for reporting ease. These industry classifications are unaudited. |
|
|
• | Financial futures contracts purchased as of December 31,2008 were as follows: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||||||
| Contracts |
| Issue |
| Expiration |
| Face |
| Unrealized |
| |||
| |||||||||||||
| 174 |
|
| S&P 500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Index |
| March 2009 |
| $ | 38,259,103 |
| $ | 895,247 |
| |
|
|
|
|
• | Effective January 1,2008,the Series adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows: | |
|
|
|
| • | Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities |
|
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|
| • | Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for 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) |
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| • | Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstance, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Series’ own assumption used in determining the fair value of investments) |
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| The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Series’ policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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| The following table summarizes the inputs used as of December 31, 2008 in determining the fair valuation of the Series’ investments: |
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| Investments in |
| Other Financial |
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| Assets |
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| Level 1 |
| $ | 1,920,032,279 |
| $ | 895,247 |
|
| Level 2 |
|
| 65,396,767 |
|
| — |
|
| Level 3 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
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| Total |
| $ | 1,985,429,046 |
| $ | 895,247 |
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| * | Other financial instruments are futures. |
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Master S&P 500 Index Series |
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December 31, 2008 |
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Assets |
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Investments at value — unaffiliated (including securities loaned of $28,063,967) (cost — $2,263,187,185) |
| $ | 1,911,319,260 |
|
Investments at value — affiliated (cost — $81,534,322) |
|
| 74,109,786 |
|
Cash |
|
| 508,089 |
|
Investments sold receivable |
|
| 224,011,871 |
|
Dividends receivable |
|
| 4,893,523 |
|
Margin variation receivable |
|
| 551,917 |
|
Securities lending income receivable — affiliated |
|
| 134,004 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
| 78,420 |
|
Other assets |
|
| 29,992 |
|
|
| |||
Total assets |
|
| 2,215,636,862 |
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Withdrawals payable to investors |
|
| 229,572,081 |
|
Collateral at value — securities loaned |
|
| 28,855,645 |
|
Investments purchased payable |
|
| 3,161,068 |
|
Other accrued expenses payable |
|
| 180,603 |
|
Other affiliates payable |
|
| 9,589 |
|
Investment advisory fees payable |
|
| 8,962 |
|
Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable |
|
| 580 |
|
|
| |||
Total liabilities |
|
| 261,788,528 |
|
|
| |||
Net Assets |
| $ | 1,953,848,334 |
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets Consist of |
|
|
|
|
Investors’ capital |
| $ | 2,312,245,548 |
|
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation |
|
| (358,397,214 | ) |
|
| |||
Net Assets |
| $ | 1,953,848,334 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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|
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| |
| |
Master S&P 500 Index Series |
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
Investment Income |
|
|
|
|
Dividends |
| $ | 69,103,314 |
|
Securities lending — affiliated |
|
| 1,662,188 |
|
Income — affiliated |
|
| 1,043,342 |
|
|
| |||
Total income |
|
| 71,808,844 |
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
Accounting services |
|
| 513,882 |
|
Investment advisory |
|
| 304,955 |
|
Custodian |
|
| 168,397 |
|
Professional |
|
| 112,222 |
|
Officer and Directors |
|
| 53,649 |
|
Licensing |
|
| 20,000 |
|
Printing |
|
| 7,015 |
|
Miscellaneous |
|
| 56,920 |
|
|
| |||
Total expenses before waiver and fees paid indirectly |
|
| 1,237,040 |
|
Less fees waived by advisor |
|
| (152,477 | ) |
Less fees paid indirectly |
|
| (582 | ) |
|
| |||
Total expenses |
|
| 1,083,981 |
|
|
| |||
Net investment income |
|
| 70,724,863 |
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
|
|
|
Net realized loss from: |
|
|
|
|
Investments |
|
| (104,693,114 | ) |
Investments — affiliated |
|
| (2,397,107 | ) |
Futures |
|
| (6,325,386 | ) |
|
| |||
|
|
| (113,415,607 | ) |
|
| |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: |
|
|
|
|
Investments |
|
| (1,271,988,494 | ) |
Futures |
|
| 800,416 |
|
|
| |||
|
|
| (1,271,188,078 | ) |
|
| |||
Total realized and unrealized loss |
|
| (1,384,603,685 | ) |
|
| |||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
| $ | (1,313,878,822 | ) |
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements. | ||
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|
|
|
Master S&P 500 Index Series |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Year Ended |
| ||||
|
|
| |||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: |
| 2008 |
| 2007 |
| ||
Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
| $ | 70,724,863 |
| $ | 68,144,242 |
|
Net realized gain (loss) |
|
| (113,415,607 | ) |
| 72,971,959 |
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation |
|
| (1,271,188,078 | ) |
| (17,251,673 | ) |
|
| ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
|
| (1,313,878,822 | ) |
| 123,864,528 |
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital Transactions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from contributions |
|
| 937,675,170 |
|
| 1,916,951,681 | 1 |
Fair value of withdrawals |
|
| (1,391,118,850 | ) |
| (1,130,278,630 | ) |
|
| ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital transactions |
|
| (453,443,680 | ) |
| 786,673,051 |
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
|
| (1,767,322,502 | ) |
| 910,537,579 |
|
Beginning of year |
|
| 3,721,170,836 |
|
| 2,810,633,257 |
|
|
| ||||||
End of year |
| $ | 1,953,848,334 |
| $ | 3,721,170,836 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 | Amount includes in-kind contribution of $1,099,448,117 from an affiliated fund. |
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|
|
|
Master S&P 500 Index Series |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
| Year Ended December 31, |
| |||||||||||||
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| ||||||||||||||
|
| 2008 |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| 2004 |
| |||||
Total Investment Return |
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investment return |
|
| (36.92 | )% |
| 5.56 | % |
| 15.85 | % |
| 4.96 | % |
| 10.90 | % |
|
| |||||||||||||||
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly |
|
| 0.04 | % |
| 0.03 | % |
| 0.04 | % |
| 0.03 | % |
| 0.03 | % |
|
| |||||||||||||||
Total expenses |
|
| 0.04 | % |
| 0.04 | % |
| 0.04 | % |
| 0.03 | % |
| 0.03 | % |
|
| |||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
|
| 2.31 | % |
| 1.95 | % |
| 1.92 | % |
| 1.84 | % |
| 1.99 | % |
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Supplemental Data |
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|
Net assets, end of year (000) |
| $ | 1,953,848 |
| $ | 3,721,171 |
| $ | 2,810,633 |
| $ | 2,945,782 |
| $ | 2,938,391 |
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|
| |||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover |
|
| 8 | % |
| 4 | % |
| 4 | % |
| 11 | % |
| 6 | % |
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Master S&P 500 Index Series |
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
Master S&P 500 Index Series (the “Series”), a non-diversified 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 Limited Liability Company Agreement permits the Board of Directors (the “Directors”) 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, which may require the use of management accruals and estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Series:
Valuation of Investments: Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System 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. Short-term securities with maturities less than 60 days are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value each business day. The Series values its investments in Cash Sweep Series and Money Market Series, each of the BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC at fair value, which is ordinarily based upon their pro-rata ownership in the net assets of the underlying fund.
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, the investment will be valued by a method approved by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor 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 deems relevant. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof.
Derivative Financial Instruments: The Series may engage in various portfolio investment strategies both to increase the return of the Series and to hedge, or protect, its exposure to interest rate movements and movements in the securities markets. Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying security, or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
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| • | Financial futures contracts — The Series may purchase or sell financial futures contracts and options on such financial futures contracts for investment purposes or to manage its interest rate risk. Futures contracts are contracts for delayed delivery of securities at a specific future date and at a specific price or yield. 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 margin variation and are recognized by the Series as unrealized gains or losses. 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 futures transactions involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets, and the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. |
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 segregates assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts), the Series will, consistent with certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, designate on its books and records cash or other 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, the Series may also be required to deliver or deposit securities as collateral for certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts).
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: Investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on security 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. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis.
Securities Lending: The Series may lend securities to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government as collateral, which will be maintained at all times 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. The Series typically receives the income on the loaned securities but does not receive the income on the collateral. Where the Series receives cash collateral, it may invest such collateral and retain the amount earned on such investment, net of any amount rebated to the borrower. The Series may receive a flat fee for its loans. Loans of securities
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) | Master S&P 500 Index Series |
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 Series may pay reasonable lending agent, administrative and custodial fees in connection with its loans. In the event that the borrower defaults on its obligation to return borrowed securities because of insolvency or for any other reason, the Series could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Series also could suffer a loss where the value of the invested collateral falls below the market value of the borrowed securities either in the event of borrower default or in the event of losses on investments made with cash collateral. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Series received only cash collateral for any securities loaned.
Income Taxes: The Series is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Series is treated as owner of its proportionate share of the 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.
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’ tax returns remains open for the years ended December 31, 2005 through December 31, 2007. The statutes of limitations on the Series’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.
Recent Accounting Pronouncement: In March 2008, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“FAS 161”), was issued. FAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position. FAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The impact on the Series’ financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.
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.
2. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., to provide investment advisory and administration services. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) are the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. As of December 31, 2008, Merrill Lynch and PNC are affiliates of BlackRock, Inc.
The Advisor is responsible for the management of the Series’ investments 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 Advisor a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.01% of the average daily value of the Series’ net assets. However, the Advisor has entered into a contract with the Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, that provides that the investment advisory fee for the Series, when combined with the administrative fee of a certain feeder fund, will not exceed a specified amount. As a result, the Series pays a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.005% of the average daily value of the Series’ net assets. The waiver is shown as fees waived by the Advisor on the Statement of Operations.
The Advisor has entered into a separate sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), an affiliate of the Advisor, under which the Advisor pays BIM, for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fee paid by the Series to the Advisor.
For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Series reimbursed the Advisor $51,427 for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services in the Statement of Operations.
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, has received an exemptive order from the SEC permitting it to lend portfolio securities to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch, or its affiliates. As of December 31, 2008, the Series lent securities with a value of $2,361,780 to its affiliates. Pursuant to that order, the Series has retained BIM as the securities lending agent for a fee based on a share of the returns on investment of cash collateral. 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 Advisor or in registered money market funds advised by the Advisor or its affiliates. The share of income earned by the Series on such investments is shown as securities lending — affiliated on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2008, BIM received $391,365 in securities lending fees.
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded) | Master S&P 500 Index Series |
The Series may earn income on positive cash balances in demand deposit accounts that are maintained by the transfer agent on behalf of the Series. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Series earned $12,914, which is included in income from affiliates in the Statement of Operations.
Pursuant to the terms of the custody agreement, custodian fees may be reduced by amounts calculated on uninvested cash balance (“custody credits”), which are on the Statement of Operations as fees paid indirectly.
During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Series received litigation proceeds of $35,898 from an affiliate which are included in net realized loss from investments — affiliated on the Statement of Operations.
Certain officers and/or directors of the Master LLC are officers and/or directors of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. The Series reimburses the Advisor for its allocated share of compensation paid to the Master LLC’s Chief Compliance Officer.
3. Investments:
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the year ended December 31, 2008 were $228,000,949 and $633,847,869, respectively.
4. Short-Term Borrowings:
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, along with certain other funds managed by the Advisor and its affiliates, is a party to a $500,000,000 credit agreement with a group of lenders, which expired November 2008 and was subsequently renewed until November 2009. The Series may borrow under the credit agreement to fund shareholder redemptions and for other lawful purposes other than for leverage. The Series may borrow up to the maximum amount allowable under the Series’ current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, subject to various other legal, regulatory or contractual limits. The Series paid its pro rata share of a 0.02% upfront fee on the aggregate commitment amount based on its net assets as of October 31, 2008. The Series pays a commitment fee of 0.08% per annum based on the Series’ pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement, which is included in miscellaneous in the Statement of Operations. Amounts borrowed under the credit agreement bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the (a) federal funds effective rate and (b) reserve adjusted one month LIBOR, plus, in each case, the higher of (i) 1.50% and (ii) 50% of the CDX Index (as defined in the credit agreement) in effect from time to time. The Series did not borrow under the credit agreement during the year ended December 31, 2008.
5. 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 (credit risk). The value of securities held by the Series may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the companies 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 credit risk, the Series may be exposed to counter-party risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Series has unsettled or open transactions may default. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Series to credit and counterparty risks, consist principally of investments and cash due from counterparties. The extent of the Series’ exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to these financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in the Series’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
6. Subsequent Event:
On January 1, 2009, Bank of America Corporation announced that it had completed its acquisition of Merrill Lynch, one of the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc.
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Master S&P 500 Index Series |
To the Investors and Board of Directors of Quantitative Master Series LLC:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the summary schedule of investments, of Master S&P 500 Index Series, one of the portfolios constituting Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”), as of December 31, 2008, 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 Master LLC’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 Master LLC 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 Master LLC’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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2008, 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 S&P 500 Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC as of December 31, 2008, 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 its 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 & ToucheLLP
Princeton, New Jersey
February 27, 2009
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Name, Address |
| Position(s) |
| Length of |
| Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
| Number of |
| Public Directorships |
Non-Interested Directors1 |
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Ronald W. Forbes |
| Director and Co-Chair of the Board of Directors |
| Since 2007 |
| Professor Emeritus of Finance, School of Business, State University of New York at Albany since 2000. |
| 34 Funds |
| None |
Rodney D. Johnson |
| Director and Co-Chair of the Board of Directors |
| Since 2007 |
| President, Fairmount Capital Advisors, Inc. since 1987; Director, Fox Chase Cancer Center since 2002; Member of the Archdiocesan Investment Committee of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia since 2003; Director, The Committee of Seventy (civic) since 2006. |
| 34 Funds |
| None |
David O. Beim |
| Director |
| Since 2007 |
| Professor of Finance and Economics at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business since 1991; Trustee, Phillips Exeter Academy since 2002; Formerly Chairman, Wave Hill Inc. (public garden and cultural center) from 1990 to 2006. |
| 34 Funds |
| None |
Dr. Matina Horner |
| Director |
| Since 2007 |
| Formerly Executive Vice President of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund from 1989 to 2003. |
| 34 Funds |
| NSTAR (electric and gas utility) |
Herbert I. London |
| Director and Member of the Audit Committee |
| 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, Hudson Institute (policy research organization) since 1997 and Trustee thereof 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. |
| 34 Funds |
| AIMS Worldwide, Inc. (marketing) |
Cynthia A. Montgomery |
| Director |
| Since 2007 |
| Professor, Harvard Business School since 1989; Director, Harvard Business School Publishing since 2005; Director, McLean Hospital since 2005. |
| 34 Funds |
| Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (manufacturing) |
Joseph P. Platt, Jr. |
| 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 investment) since 1998; Formerly Partner, Amarna Corporation, LLC (private investment company) from 2002 to 2008. |
| 34 Funds |
| Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd (reinsurance company) |
Robert C. Robb, Jr. |
| Director |
| Since 2007 |
| Partner, Lewis, Eckert, Robb and Company (management and financial consulting firm) since 1981. |
| 34 Funds |
| None |
Toby Rosenblatt |
| Director |
| Since 2007 |
| President, Founders Investments Ltd. (private investments) since 1999; Director of Forward Management, LLC since 2007; Director, The James Irvine Foundation (philanthropic foundation) since 1997; Formerly Trustee, State Street Research Mutual Funds from 1990 to 2005; Formerly Trustee, Metropolitan Series Funds, Inc. from 2001 to 2005. |
| 34 Funds |
| A.P. Pharma, Inc. (specialty pharmaceuticals) |
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Officers and Directors (continued)
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| Length of |
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| Number of |
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Non-Interested Directors1 (concluded) |
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Kenneth L. Urish |
| Director and Chair of the Audit Committee |
| Since 2007 |
| Managing Partner, Urish Popeck & Co., LLC (certified public accountants and consultants) since 1976; Member of External Advisory Board, The Pennsylvania State University Accounting Department since 2001; Trustee, The Holy Family Foundation since 2001; Committee Member/ Professional Ethics Committee of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 2007; Formerly President and Trustee, Pittsburgh Catholic Publishing Associates from 2003 to 2008; Formerly Director, Inter-Tel from 2006 to 2007. |
| 34 Funds |
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Frederick W. Winter |
| Director and Member of the Audit Committee |
| 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; Formerly Director, Indotronix International (IT services) from 2004 to 2008; Director, Tippman Sports (recreation) since 2005. |
| 34 Funds |
| None |
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1 | Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. |
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2 | 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 directors as joining the Corporation’s/Master LLC’s board in 2007, each director first became a member of the board of directors of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock Funds as follows: David O. Beim since 1998; Ronald W. Forbes since 1977; Matina Horner since 2004; Rodney D. Johnson since 1995; Herbert I. London since 1987; Cynthia A. Montgomery since 1994; Joseph P. Platt since 1999; Robert C. Robb, Jr. since 1999; Toby Rosenblatt since 2005; Kenneth L. Urish since 1999; and Frederick W. Winter since 1999. |
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Richard S. Davis |
| Director |
| Since 2007 |
| Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. since 2005; Formerly Chief Executive Officer, State Street Research & Management Company from 2000 to 2005; Formerly Chairman of the Board of Trustees, State Street Research Mutual Funds from 2000 to 2005; Formerly Chairman, SSR Realty from 2000 to 2004. |
| 174 Funds |
| None |
Henry Gabbay |
| Director |
| Since 2007 |
| Formerly Consultant, BlackRock, Inc. from 2007 to 2008; Formerly Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. from 1989 to 2007; Formerly Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; Formerly 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. |
| 174 Funds |
| None |
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3 | Mr. Davis is an “interested person” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, of the Corporation/Master LLC based on his position with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay is an “interested person” of the Corporation/Master LLC based on his former positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates as well as his ownership of BlackRock, Inc. and PNC securities. Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. |
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Donald C. Burke |
| Fund President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Since 2007 |
| Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and Fund Asset Management, L.P. (“FAM”) in 2006, First Vice President thereof from 1997 to 2005, Treasurer thereof from 1999 to 2006 and Vice President thereof from 1990 to 1997. |
Anne F. Ackerley |
| Vice President |
| Since 2007 |
| Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2000; Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock’s US Retail Group since 2006; Formerly Head of BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Group from 2000 to 2006. |
Neal J. Andrews |
| Chief Financial Officer |
| Since 2007 |
| Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (formerly PFPC Inc.) from 1992 to 2006. |
Jay M. Fife |
| Treasurer |
| Since 2007 |
| Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007 and Director in 2006; Formerly Assistant Treasurer of the MLIM/FAM-advised Funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006. |
Brian P. Kindelan |
| Chief Compliance Officer |
| Since 2007 |
| Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised Funds since 2007; Managing Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock, Inc. since 2005; Formerly Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock Advisors, Inc. from 2001 to 2004. |
Howard B. Surloff |
| Secretary |
| Since 2007 |
| Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. and General Counsel of US Funds at BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly General Counsel (US) of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 1993 to 2006. |
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1 | Officers of the Corporation/Master LLC serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. |
Further information about the Corporation’s/Master LLC’s Officers and Directors is available in the Corporation’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling (800) 441-7762. | |
Custodian
State Street Bank and
Trust Company
North Quincy, MA 02171
Transfer Agent
PNC Global Investment
Servicing (U.S.) Inc.
Wilmington, DE 19809
Accounting Agent
State Street Bank and
Trust Company
Princeton, NJ 08540
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, NJ 08540
Legal Counsel
Sidley Austin LLP
New York, NY 10019
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28 | BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2008 |
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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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Availability of Additional Information |
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:
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1) | Access the BlackRock website at |
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2) | Click on the applicable link and follow the steps to sign up |
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3) | Log into your account |
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 it 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 contact the Fund at (800) 441-7762.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free (800) 441-7762; (2) at www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Additional Information (concluded) |
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Availability of Additional Information (concluded) |
Availability of Proxy Voting Record
Information about how the Fund votes proxies relating to securities held in the Fund’s portfolio during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Fund files its 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 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, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.
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Shareholder Privileges |
Account Information
Call us at (800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also reach us on the Web at 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 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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30 | BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2008 |
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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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Equity Funds |
BlackRock All-Cap Energy & Resources Portfolio
BlackRock Asset Allocation Portfolio†
BlackRock Aurora Portfolio
BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund†
BlackRock Basic Value Fund
BlackRock Capital Appreciation Portfolio
BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio
BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund
BlackRock EuroFund
BlackRock Focus Growth Fund
BlackRock Focus Value Fund
BlackRock Fundamental Growth Fund
BlackRock Global Allocation Fund†
BlackRock Global Dynamic Equity Fund
BlackRock Global Emerging Markets Fund
BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund
BlackRock Global Growth Fund
BlackRock Global Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund
BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock Healthcare Fund
BlackRock Index Equity Portfolio*
BlackRock International Fund
BlackRock International Diversification Fund
BlackRock International Index Fund
BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock International Value Fund
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 Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio
BlackRock Mid-Cap Value Equity Portfolio
BlackRock Mid Cap Value Opportunities Fund
BlackRock Natural Resources Trust
BlackRock Pacific Fund
BlackRock Science & Technology Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock Small Cap Core Equity Portfolio
BlackRock Small Cap Growth Equity Portfolio
BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II
BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund
BlackRock Small Cap Value Equity Portfolio*
BlackRock Small/Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund
BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock Utilities and Telecommunications Fund
BlackRock Value Opportunities Fund
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Fixed Income Funds |
BlackRock Emerging Market Debt Portfolio
BlackRock Enhanced Income Portfolio
BlackRock GNMA Portfolio
BlackRock Government Income Portfolio
BlackRock High Income Fund
BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio
BlackRock Income Portfolio†
BlackRock Income Builder Portfolio†
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio
BlackRock Intermediate Bond Portfolio II
BlackRock Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio
BlackRock International Bond Portfolio
BlackRock Long Duration Bond Portfolio
BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
BlackRock Managed Income Portfolio
BlackRock Short-Term Bond Fund
BlackRock Strategic Income Portfolio
BlackRock Total Return Fund
BlackRock Total Return Portfolio II
BlackRock World Income Fund
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Municipal Bond Funds |
BlackRock AMT-Free Municipal Bond Portfolio
BlackRock California Insured Municipal Bond Fund
BlackRock Delaware Municipal Bond Portfolio
BlackRock Florida Municipal Bond Fund
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund
BlackRock Intermediate Municipal Fund
BlackRock Kentucky Municipal Bond Portfolio
BlackRock Municipal Insured Fund
BlackRock National Municipal Fund
BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund
BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Fund
BlackRock Ohio Municipal Bond Portfolio
BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund
BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund
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Target Risk & Target Date Funds |
Conservative Prepared Portfolio
Moderate Prepared Portfolio
Growth Prepared Portfolio
Aggressive Growth Prepared Portfolio
Prepared Portfolios
Prepared Portfolio 2010
Prepared Portfolio 2015
Prepared Portfolio 2020
Prepared Portfolio 2025
Prepared Portfolio 2030
Prepared Portfolio 2035
Prepared Portfolio 2040
Prepared Portfolio 2045
Prepared Portfolio 2050
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* | See the prospectus for information on specific limitations on investments in the fund. |
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† | Mixed asset fund. |
BlackRock mutual funds are currently distributed by BlackRock Investments, Inc. 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) 882-0052 or from your financial advisor. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
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BLACKROCK S&P 500 INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2008 | 31 |
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.
BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund of
BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
#Index 4-12/08
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Item 2 – | Code of Ethics – The 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 and principal accounting officer, 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. |
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Item 3 – | Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors or trustees, as applicable (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 |
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| 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 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. |
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Item 4 – | Principal Accountant Fees and Services |
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| (b) Audit-Related Fees1 |
| (c) Tax Fees2 |
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BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund |
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| $ | 0 |
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| $ | 0 |
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| $ | 6,100 |
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| $ | 6,100 |
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| $ | 1,049 |
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| $ | 1,042 |
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Master S&P 500 Index Series |
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| $ | 35,500 |
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| $ | 17,000 |
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1 The nature of the services include 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 include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
3 The nature of the services include a review of compliance procedures and attestation thereto.
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| (e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures: |
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| The registrant’s audit committee (the “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 Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the registrant’s affiliated 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 operation 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 for all of the registrants the Committee oversees. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels. |
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| Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible |
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BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund |
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| $ | 291,642 |
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Master S&P 500 Index Series |
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| $ | 422,000 |
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| $ | 301,500 |
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| (h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any non-affiliated sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by the registrant’s investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant 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. |
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| Regulation S-X Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) – $405,000, 0% |
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Item 5 – | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable |
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Item 6 – | Investments |
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| (a) Master S&P 500 Index Series - Schedule of Investments |
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Master S&P 500 Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC | |
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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2008 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Aerospace & Defense - 2.7% |
| Boeing Co. |
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| 178,861 |
| $ | 7,631,999 |
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| General Dynamics Corp. |
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| 95,157 |
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| 5,480,092 |
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| Goodrich Corp. |
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| 30,049 |
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| 1,112,414 |
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| Honeywell International, Inc. |
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| 177,274 |
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| 5,819,905 |
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| L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. |
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| 29,167 |
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| 2,151,941 |
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| Lockheed Martin Corp. |
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| 81,251 |
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| 6,831,584 |
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| Northrop Grumman Corp. |
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| 79,862 |
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| 3,596,984 |
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| Precision Castparts Corp. |
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| 34,000 |
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| 2,022,320 |
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| Raytheon Co. |
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| 101,083 |
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| 5,159,276 |
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| Rockwell Collins, Inc. |
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| 38,616 |
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| 1,509,499 |
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| United Technologies Corp. |
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| 232,111 |
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| 12,441,150 |
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| 53,757,164 |
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Air Freight & Logistics - 1.1% |
| C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. |
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| 41,292 |
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| 2,272,299 |
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| Expeditors International Washington, Inc. |
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| 51,800 |
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| 1,723,386 |
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| FedEx Corp. |
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| 75,956 |
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| 4,872,577 |
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| United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B |
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| 242,987 |
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| 13,403,163 |
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| 22,271,425 |
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Airlines - 0.1% |
| Southwest Airlines Co. |
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| 180,670 |
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| 1,557,375 |
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Auto Components - 0.2% |
| The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a) |
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| 58,983 |
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| 352,129 |
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| Johnson Controls, Inc. |
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| 145,070 |
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| 2,634,471 |
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| 2,986,600 |
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Automobiles - 0.1% |
| Ford Motor Co. (a)(b) |
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| 583,274 |
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| 1,335,697 |
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| General Motors Corp. (b) |
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| 149,098 |
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| 477,114 |
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| Harley-Davidson, Inc. |
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| 56,829 |
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| 964,388 |
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| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,777,199 |
|
| |||||||||
Beverages - 2.5% |
| Brown-Forman Corp. Class B |
|
| 23,991 |
|
| 1,235,297 |
|
|
| The Coca-Cola Co. |
|
| 485,783 |
|
| 21,991,396 |
|
|
| Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. |
|
| 77,423 |
|
| 931,399 |
|
|
| Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (a) |
|
| 47,556 |
|
| 749,958 |
|
|
| Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (a) |
|
| 61,900 |
|
| 1,005,875 |
|
|
| Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B |
|
| 36,300 |
|
| 1,775,796 |
|
|
| Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. |
|
| 32,973 |
|
| 742,222 |
|
|
| PepsiCo, Inc. |
|
| 379,124 |
|
| 20,764,621 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 49,196,564 |
|
| |||||||||
Biotechnology - 2.1% |
| Amgen, Inc. (a) |
|
| 258,640 |
|
| 14,936,460 |
|
|
| Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) |
|
| 71,222 |
|
| 3,392,304 |
|
|
| Celgene Corp. (a) |
|
| 111,836 |
|
| 6,182,294 |
|
|
| Cephalon, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
| 16,700 |
|
| 1,286,568 |
|
|
| Genzyme Corp. (a) |
|
| 66,023 |
|
| 4,381,947 |
|
|
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) |
|
| 224,582 |
|
| 11,485,123 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 41,664,696 |
|
| |||||||||
Building Products - 0.1% |
| Masco Corp. |
|
| 87,907 |
|
| 978,405 |
|
| |||||||||
Capital Markets - 2.3% |
| American Capital Ltd. (b) |
|
| 50,600 |
|
| 163,944 |
|
|
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
|
| 52,873 |
|
| 1,235,113 |
|
|
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. |
|
| 280,177 |
|
| 7,937,414 |
|
|
| The Charles Schwab Corp. |
|
| 228,394 |
|
| 3,693,131 |
|
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Industry |
| Common Stocks |
| Shares |
| Value |
| ||
| |||||||||
|
| E*Trade Financial Corp. (a)(b) |
|
| 137,482 |
| $ | 158,104 |
|
|
| Federated Investors, Inc. Class B |
|
| 21,648 |
|
| 367,150 |
|
|
| Franklin Resources, Inc. |
|
| 36,922 |
|
| 2,354,885 |
|
|
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
|
| 107,963 |
|
| 9,110,998 |
|
|
| Invesco Ltd. (c) |
|
| 94,000 |
|
| 1,357,360 |
|
|
| Janus Capital Group, Inc. |
|
| 38,632 |
|
| 310,215 |
|
|
| Legg Mason, Inc. |
|
| 34,654 |
|
| 759,269 |
|
|
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (d) |
|
| 390,938 |
|
| 4,550,518 |
|
|
| Morgan Stanley |
|
| 259,233 |
|
| 4,158,097 |
|
|
| Northern Trust Corp. |
|
| 54,461 |
|
| 2,839,597 |
|
|
| State Street Corp. |
|
| 105,415 |
|
| 4,145,972 |
|
|
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
|
| 63,040 |
|
| 2,234,138 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 45,375,905 |
|
| |||||||||
Chemicals - 1.7% |
| Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. |
|
| 51,118 |
|
| 2,569,702 |
|
|
| CF Industries Holdings, Inc. |
|
| 13,900 |
|
| 683,324 |
|
|
| The Dow Chemical Co. |
|
| 225,553 |
|
| 3,403,595 |
|
|
| E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. |
|
| 220,337 |
|
| 5,574,526 |
|
|
| Eastman Chemical Co. |
|
| 17,662 |
|
| 560,062 |
|
|
| Ecolab, Inc. |
|
| 40,895 |
|
| 1,437,459 |
|
|
| International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. |
|
| 19,164 |
|
| 569,554 |
|
|
| Monsanto Co. |
|
| 133,772 |
|
| 9,410,860 |
|
|
| PPG Industries, Inc. |
|
| 40,047 |
|
| 1,699,194 |
|
|
| Praxair, Inc. |
|
| 75,257 |
|
| 4,467,256 |
|
|
| Rohm & Haas Co. |
|
| 30,526 |
|
| 1,886,202 |
|
|
| Sigma-Aldrich Corp. |
|
| 30,645 |
|
| 1,294,445 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 33,556,179 |
|
| |||||||||
Commercial Banks - 3.1% |
| BB&T Corp. (b) |
|
| 134,896 |
|
| 3,704,244 |
|
|
| Comerica, Inc. |
|
| 36,743 |
|
| 729,349 |
|
|
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
|
| 141,097 |
|
| 1,165,461 |
|
|
| First Horizon National Corp. |
|
| 50,158 |
|
| 530,168 |
|
|
| Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (b) |
|
| 89,429 |
|
| 685,026 |
|
|
| KeyCorp |
|
| 120,982 |
|
| 1,030,767 |
|
|
| M&T Bank Corp. (b) |
|
| 18,866 |
|
| 1,083,097 |
|
|
| Marshall & Ilsley Corp. |
|
| 63,521 |
|
| 866,426 |
|
|
| National City Corp. |
|
| 497,205 |
|
| 899,941 |
|
|
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (d) |
|
| 84,949 |
|
| 4,162,501 |
|
|
| Regions Financial Corp. |
|
| 169,048 |
|
| 1,345,622 |
|
|
| SunTrust Banks, Inc. |
|
| 86,411 |
|
| 2,552,581 |
|
|
| U.S. Bancorp |
|
| 428,311 |
|
| 10,712,058 |
|
|
| Wachovia Corp. |
|
| 527,661 |
|
| 2,923,242 |
|
|
| Wells Fargo & Co. |
|
| 925,190 |
|
| 27,274,601 |
|
|
| Zions Bancorporation (b) |
|
| 28,130 |
|
| 689,466 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 60,354,550 |
|
| |||||||||
Commercial Services & |
| Avery Dennison Corp. |
|
| 25,912 |
|
| 848,100 |
|
|
| Cintas Corp. |
|
| 32,097 |
|
| 745,613 |
|
|
| Pitney Bowes, Inc. |
|
| 50,362 |
|
| 1,283,224 |
|
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Industry |
| Common Stocks |
| Shares |
| Value |
| ||
| |||||||||
|
| R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. |
|
| 50,022 |
| $ | 679,299 |
|
|
| Republic Services, Inc. Class A |
|
| 78,400 |
|
| 1,943,534 |
|
|
| Stericycle, Inc. (a) |
|
| 20,900 |
|
| 1,088,472 |
|
|
| Waste Management, Inc. |
|
| 119,795 |
|
| 3,970,006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 10,558,248 |
|
| |||||||||
Communications Equipment - 2.5% |
| Ciena Corp. (a) |
|
| 22,101 |
|
| 148,077 |
|
|
| Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) |
|
| 1,429,404 |
|
| 23,299,285 |
|
|
| Corning, Inc. |
|
| 379,549 |
|
| 3,617,102 |
|
|
| Harris Corp. |
|
| 32,900 |
|
| 1,251,845 |
|
|
| JDS Uniphase Corp. (a) |
|
| 53,772 |
|
| 196,268 |
|
|
| Juniper Networks, Inc. (a) |
|
| 128,883 |
|
| 2,256,741 |
|
|
| Motorola, Inc. |
|
| 553,408 |
|
| 2,451,597 |
|
|
| QUALCOMM, Inc. |
|
| 404,101 |
|
| 14,478,939 |
|
|
| Tellabs, Inc. (a) |
|
| 97,284 |
|
| 400,810 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 48,100,664 |
|
| |||||||||
Computers & Peripherals - 4.2% |
| Apple, Inc. (a) |
|
| 217,003 |
|
| 18,521,206 |
|
|
| Dell, Inc. (a) |
|
| 422,521 |
|
| 4,326,615 |
|
|
| EMC Corp. (a) |
|
| 498,238 |
|
| 5,216,552 |
|
|
| Hewlett-Packard Co. |
|
| 597,911 |
|
| 21,698,190 |
|
|
| International Business Machines Corp. |
|
| 327,991 |
|
| 27,603,723 |
|
|
| Lexmark International, Inc. Class A (a) |
|
| 19,144 |
|
| 514,974 |
|
|
| NetApp, Inc. (a) |
|
| 80,600 |
|
| 1,125,982 |
|
|
| QLogic Corp. (a) |
|
| 31,281 |
|
| 420,417 |
|
|
| SanDisk Corp. (a) |
|
| 55,247 |
|
| 530,371 |
|
|
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) |
|
| 180,432 |
|
| 689,250 |
|
|
| Teradata Corp. (a) |
|
| 43,000 |
|
| 637,690 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 81,284,970 |
|
| |||||||||
Construction & Engineering - 0.2% |
| Fluor Corp. |
|
| 44,336 |
|
| 1,989,356 |
|
|
| Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a) |
|
| 30,000 |
|
| 1,443,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3,432,356 |
|
| |||||||||
Construction Materials - 0.1% |
| Vulcan Materials Co. (b) |
|
| 26,872 |
|
| 1,869,754 |
|
| |||||||||
Consumer Finance - 0.5% |
| American Express Co. |
|
| 283,174 |
|
| 5,252,878 |
|
|
| Capital One Financial Corp. |
|
| 95,619 |
|
| 3,049,290 |
|
|
| Discover Financial Services, Inc. |
|
| 117,266 |
|
| 1,117,545 |
|
|
| SLM Corp. (a) |
|
| 114,173 |
|
| 1,016,140 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 10,435,853 |
|
| |||||||||
Containers & Packaging - 0.2% |
| Ball Corp. |
|
| 23,133 |
|
| 962,101 |
|
|
| Bemis Co. |
|
| 24,330 |
|
| 576,134 |
|
|
| Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) |
|
| 40,600 |
|
| 1,109,598 |
|
|
| Pactiv Corp. (a) |
|
| 32,089 |
|
| 798,374 |
|
|
| Sealed Air Corp. |
|
| 38,587 |
|
| 576,490 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 4,022,697 |
|
| |||||||||
Distributors - 0.1% |
| Genuine Parts Co. |
|
| 38,897 |
|
| 1,472,640 |
|
| |||||||||
Diversified Consumer |
| Apollo Group, Inc. Class A (a) |
|
| 26,031 |
|
| 1,994,495 |
|
|
| H&R Block, Inc. |
|
| 82,736 |
|
| 1,879,762 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3,874,257 |
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Industry |
| Common Stocks |
| Shares |
| Value |
| ||
| |||||||||
Diversified Financial Services - 3.3% |
| Bank of America Corp. |
|
| 1,224,941 |
| $ | 17,247,169 |
|
|
| CIT Group, Inc. (b) |
|
| 88,089 |
|
| 399,924 |
|
|
| CME Group, Inc. |
|
| 16,354 |
|
| 3,403,431 |
|
|
| Citigroup, Inc. |
|
| 1,330,479 |
|
| 8,927,514 |
|
|
| IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (a) |
|
| 17,600 |
|
| 1,450,944 |
|
|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
|
| 911,147 |
|
| 28,728,465 |
|
|
| Leucadia National Corp. (b) |
|
| 43,200 |
|
| 855,360 |
|
|
| Moody’s Corp. (b) |
|
| 47,455 |
|
| 953,371 |
|
|
| The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (a) |
|
| 33,200 |
|
| 820,372 |
|
|
| NYSE Euronext |
|
| 64,700 |
|
| 1,771,486 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 64,558,036 |
|
| |||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.6% |
| AT&T Inc. |
|
| 1,438,691 |
|
| 41,002,694 |
|
|
| CenturyTel, Inc. |
|
| 24,415 |
|
| 667,262 |
|
|
| Embarq Corp. |
|
| 35,056 |
|
| 1,260,614 |
|
|
| Frontier Communications Corp. |
|
| 76,104 |
|
| 665,149 |
|
|
| Qwest Communications International Inc. (b) |
|
| 357,726 |
|
| 1,302,123 |
|
|
| Verizon Communications, Inc. |
|
| 693,457 |
|
| 23,508,192 |
|
|
| Windstream Corp. |
|
| 107,340 |
|
| 987,528 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 69,393,562 |
|
| |||||||||
Electric Utilities - 2.4% |
| Allegheny Energy, Inc. |
|
| 41,318 |
|
| 1,399,027 |
|
|
| American Electric Power Co., Inc. |
|
| 98,555 |
|
| 3,279,910 |
|
|
| Duke Energy Corp. |
|
| 308,934 |
|
| 4,637,099 |
|
|
| Edison International |
|
| 79,547 |
|
| 2,555,050 |
|
|
| Entergy Corp. |
|
| 46,270 |
|
| 3,846,425 |
|
|
| Exelon Corp. |
|
| 160,611 |
|
| 8,931,578 |
|
|
| FPL Group, Inc. |
|
| 99,764 |
|
| 5,021,122 |
|
|
| FirstEnergy Corp. |
|
| 74,434 |
|
| 3,616,004 |
|
|
| PPL Corp. |
|
| 91,569 |
|
| 2,810,253 |
|
|
| Pepco Holdings, Inc. |
|
| 52,784 |
|
| 937,444 |
|
|
| Pinnacle West Capital Corp. |
|
| 24,658 |
|
| 792,262 |
|
|
| Progress Energy, Inc. |
|
| 64,260 |
|
| 2,560,761 |
|
|
| Progress Energy, Inc. (a) |
|
| 900 |
|
| 297 |
|
|
| The Southern Co. |
|
| 189,100 |
|
| 6,996,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 47,383,932 |
|
| |||||||||
Electrical Equipment - 0.5% |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. Class A |
|
| 42,350 |
|
| 1,237,891 |
|
|
| Emerson Electric Co. |
|
| 187,230 |
|
| 6,854,490 |
|
|
| Rockwell Automation, Inc. |
|
| 34,511 |
|
| 1,112,635 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9,205,016 |
|
| |||||||||
Electronic Equipment & |
| Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a) |
|
| 85,449 |
|
| 1,335,568 |
|
|
| Amphenol Corp. Class A |
|
| 42,900 |
|
| 1,028,742 |
|
|
| Flir Systems, Inc. (a) |
|
| 33,800 |
|
| 1,036,984 |
|
|
| Jabil Circuit, Inc. |
|
| 51,486 |
|
| 347,531 |
|
|
| Molex, Inc. |
|
| 34,340 |
|
| 497,587 |
|
|
| Tyco Electronics Ltd. |
|
| 111,701 |
|
| 1,810,673 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 6,057,085 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Industry |
| Common Stocks |
| Shares |
| Value |
| ||
| |||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.5% |
| BJ Services Co. |
|
| 71,233 |
| $ | 831,289 |
|
|
| Baker Hughes, Inc. |
|
| 75,045 |
|
| 2,406,693 |
|
|
| Cameron International Corp. (a) |
|
| 53,600 |
|
| 1,098,800 |
|
|
| ENSCO International, Inc. |
|
| 34,609 |
|
| 982,550 |
|
|
| Halliburton Co. |
|
| 218,151 |
|
| 3,965,985 |
|
|
| Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) |
|
| 69,479 |
|
| 831,664 |
|
|
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a) |
|
| 101,890 |
|
| 2,490,192 |
|
|
| Noble Corp. |
|
| 64,446 |
|
| 1,423,612 |
|
|
| Rowan Cos., Inc. |
|
| 27,540 |
|
| 437,886 |
|
|
| Schlumberger Ltd. |
|
| 291,990 |
|
| 12,359,937 |
|
|
| Smith International, Inc. |
|
| 53,401 |
|
| 1,222,349 |
|
|
| Weatherford International Ltd. (a) |
|
| 166,278 |
|
| 1,799,128 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 29,850,085 |
|
| |||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing - 3.2% |
| CVS Caremark Corp. |
|
| 350,652 |
|
| 10,077,738 |
|
|
| Costco Wholesale Corp. |
|
| 105,424 |
|
| 5,534,760 |
|
|
| The Kroger Co. |
|
| 159,241 |
|
| 4,205,555 |
|
|
| SUPERVALU, Inc. |
|
| 51,710 |
|
| 754,966 |
|
|
| SYSCO Corp. |
|
| 146,315 |
|
| 3,356,466 |
|
|
| Safeway, Inc. |
|
| 104,610 |
|
| 2,486,580 |
|
|
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
|
| 545,809 |
|
| 30,598,053 |
|
|
| Walgreen Co. |
|
| 241,644 |
|
| 5,961,357 |
|
|
| Whole Foods Market, Inc. (b) |
|
| 34,382 |
|
| 324,566 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 63,300,041 |
|
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Food Products - 1.8% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. |
|
| 156,618 |
|
| 4,515,297 |
|
|
| Campbell Soup Co. |
|
| 50,262 |
|
| 1,508,363 |
|
|
| ConAgra Foods, Inc. |
|
| 109,120 |
|
| 1,800,480 |
|
|
| Dean Foods Co. (a) |
|
| 37,549 |
|
| 674,756 |
|
|
| General Mills, Inc. |
|
| 81,560 |
|
| 4,954,770 |
|
|
| H.J. Heinz Co. |
|
| 76,807 |
|
| 2,887,943 |
|
|
| The Hershey Co. |
|
| 40,446 |
|
| 1,405,094 |
|
|
| The J.M. Smucker Co. |
|
| 28,900 |
|
| 1,253,104 |
|
|
| Kellogg Co. |
|
| 61,486 |
|
| 2,696,161 |
|
|
| Kraft Foods, Inc. |
|
| 358,651 |
|
| 9,629,779 |
|
|
| McCormick & Co., Inc. |
|
| 31,748 |
|
| 1,011,491 |
|
|
| Sara Lee Corp. |
|
| 172,705 |
|
| 1,690,782 |
|
|
| Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A |
|
| 73,845 |
|
| 646,882 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 34,674,902 | �� |
| |||||||||
Gas Utilities - 0.2% |
| Equitable Resources, Inc. |
|
| 31,900 |
|
| 1,070,245 |
|
|
| Nicor, Inc. |
|
| 11,058 |
|
| 384,155 |
|
|
| Questar Corp. |
|
| 42,296 |
|
| 1,382,656 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,837,056 |
|
| |||||||||
Health Care Equipment & |
| Baxter International, Inc. |
|
| 151,377 |
|
| 8,112,293 |
|
|
| Becton Dickinson & Co. |
|
| 59,324 |
|
| 4,057,168 |
|
|
| Boston Scientific Corp. (a) |
|
| 366,713 |
|
| 2,838,359 |
|
|
| C.R. Bard, Inc. |
|
| 24,206 |
|
| 2,039,598 |
|
|
| Covidien Ltd. |
|
| 122,901 |
|
| 4,453,932 |
|
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| Shares |
| Value |
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| |||||||||
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| Dentsply International, Inc. |
|
| 36,400 |
| $ | 1,027,936 |
|
|
| Hospira, Inc. (a) |
|
| 38,927 |
|
| 1,044,022 |
|
|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) |
|
| 9,550 |
|
| 1,212,755 |
|
|
| Medtronic, Inc. |
|
| 272,957 |
|
| 8,576,309 |
|
|
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) |
|
| 84,015 |
|
| 2,769,134 |
|
|
| Stryker Corp. |
|
| 59,139 |
|
| 2,362,603 |
|
|
| Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) |
|
| 30,309 |
|
| 1,062,027 |
|
|
| Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a) |
|
| 54,810 |
|
| 2,215,420 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 41,771,556 |
|
| |||||||||
Health Care Providers & |
| Aetna, Inc. |
|
| 112,611 |
|
| 3,209,414 |
|
|
| AmerisourceBergen Corp. |
|
| 38,091 |
|
| 1,358,325 |
|
|
| Cardinal Health, Inc. |
|
| 87,816 |
|
| 3,027,018 |
|
|
| Cigna Corp. |
|
| 67,057 |
|
| 1,129,910 |
|
|
| Coventry Health Care, Inc. (a) |
|
| 36,399 |
|
| 541,617 |
|
|
| DaVita, Inc. (a) |
|
| 25,300 |
|
| 1,254,121 |
|
|
| Express Scripts, Inc. (a) |
|
| 60,370 |
|
| 3,319,143 |
|
|
| Humana, Inc. (a) |
|
| 41,184 |
|
| 1,535,340 |
|
|
| Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a) |
|
| 26,323 |
|
| 1,695,464 |
|
|
| McKesson Corp. |
|
| 67,391 |
|
| 2,610,053 |
|
|
| Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) |
|
| 121,536 |
|
| 5,093,574 |
|
|
| Patterson Cos., Inc. (a) |
|
| 22,266 |
|
| 417,488 |
|
|
| Quest Diagnostics, Inc. |
|
| 38,642 |
|
| 2,005,906 |
|
|
| Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) |
|
| 101,485 |
|
| 116,708 |
|
|
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
|
| 294,845 |
|
| 7,842,877 |
|
|
| WellPoint, Inc. (a) |
|
| 124,234 |
|
| 5,233,978 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 40,390,936 |
|
| |||||||||
Health Care Technology - 0.0% |
| IMS Health, Inc. |
|
| 44,401 |
|
| 673,119 |
|
| |||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.5% |
| Carnival Corp. |
|
| 106,685 |
|
| 2,594,579 |
|
|
| Darden Restaurants, Inc. |
|
| 33,859 |
|
| 954,147 |
|
|
| International Game Technology |
|
| 71,968 |
|
| 855,700 |
|
|
| Marriott International, Inc. Class A |
|
| 71,619 |
|
| 1,392,990 |
|
|
| McDonald’s Corp. |
|
| 272,101 |
|
| 16,921,961 |
|
|
| Starbucks Corp. (a) |
|
| 179,691 |
|
| 1,699,877 |
|
|
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. |
|
| 44,711 |
|
| 800,327 |
|
|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corp. |
|
| 43,385 |
|
| 284,172 |
|
|
| Wynn Resorts Ltd. (a)(b) |
|
| 15,000 |
|
| 633,900 |
|
|
| Yum! Brands, Inc. |
|
| 112,882 |
|
| 3,555,783 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 29,693,436 |
|
| |||||||||
Household Durables - 0.4% |
| Black & Decker Corp. |
|
| 14,707 |
|
| 614,900 |
|
|
| Centex Corp. |
|
| 30,354 |
|
| 322,967 |
|
|
| D.R. Horton, Inc. |
|
| 67,311 |
|
| 475,889 |
|
|
| Fortune Brands, Inc. |
|
| 36,551 |
|
| 1,508,825 |
|
|
| Harman International Industries, Inc. |
|
| 14,257 |
|
| 238,520 |
|
|
| KB Home |
|
| 18,391 |
|
| 250,485 |
|
|
| Leggett & Platt, Inc. |
|
| 38,152 |
|
| 579,529 |
|
|
| Lennar Corp. Class A |
|
| 34,591 |
|
| 299,904 |
|
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| Common Stocks |
| Shares |
| Value |
| ||
| |||||||||
|
| Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. |
|
| 67,633 |
| $ | 661,451 |
|
|
| Pulte Homes, Inc. |
|
| 52,125 |
|
| 569,726 |
|
|
| Snap-On, Inc. |
|
| 13,979 |
|
| 550,493 |
|
|
| The Stanley Works |
|
| 19,189 |
|
| 654,345 |
|
|
| Whirlpool Corp. |
|
| 17,897 |
|
| 740,041 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 7,467,075 |
|
| |||||||||
Household Products - 3.1% |
| Clorox Co. |
|
| 33,837 |
|
| 1,879,984 |
|
|
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. |
|
| 123,184 |
|
| 8,443,031 |
|
|
| Kimberly-Clark Corp. |
|
| 101,055 |
|
| 5,329,641 |
|
|
| The Procter & Gamble Co. |
|
| 728,894 |
|
| 45,060,227 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 60,712,883 |
|
| |||||||||
IT Services - 1.0% |
| Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A (a) |
|
| 23,838 |
|
| 1,095,356 |
|
|
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
|
| 123,943 |
|
| 4,875,918 |
|
|
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (a) |
|
| 71,102 |
|
| 1,284,102 |
|
|
| Computer Sciences Corp. (a) |
|
| 36,951 |
|
| 1,298,458 |
|
|
| Convergys Corp. (a) |
|
| 29,881 |
|
| 191,537 |
|
|
| Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. |
|
| 46,364 |
|
| 754,342 |
|
|
| Fiserv, Inc. (a) |
|
| 39,082 |
|
| 1,421,412 |
|
|
| MasterCard, Inc. Class A |
|
| 17,669 |
|
| 2,525,430 |
|
|
| Paychex, Inc. |
|
| 78,379 |
|
| 2,059,800 |
|
|
| Total System Services, Inc. |
|
| 48,100 |
|
| 673,400 |
|
|
| The Western Union Co. |
|
| 174,653 |
|
| 2,504,524 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18,684,279 |
|
| |||||||||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.1% |
| The AES Corp. (a) |
|
| 164,363 |
|
| 1,354,350 |
|
|
| Constellation Energy Group, Inc. |
|
| 43,549 |
|
| 1,092,644 |
|
|
| Dynegy, Inc. Class A (a) |
|
| 123,551 |
|
| 247,102 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,694,096 |
|
| |||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates - 2.8% |
| 3M Co. |
|
| 169,185 |
|
| 9,734,905 |
|
|
| General Electric Co. |
|
| 2,564,137 |
|
| 41,539,019 |
|
|
| Textron, Inc. |
|
| 58,838 |
|
| 816,083 |
|
|
| Tyco International Ltd. |
|
| 115,501 |
|
| 2,494,822 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 54,584,829 |
|
| |||||||||
Insurance - 2.6% |
| AON Corp. |
|
| 65,831 |
|
| 3,007,160 |
|
|
| Aflac, Inc. |
|
| 113,774 |
|
| 5,215,400 |
|
|
| The Allstate Corp. |
|
| 130,800 |
|
| 4,285,008 |
|
|
| American International Group, Inc. |
|
| 656,493 |
|
| 1,030,694 |
|
|
| Assurant, Inc. |
|
| 28,752 |
|
| 862,560 |
|
|
| Chubb Corp. |
|
| 86,797 |
|
| 4,426,647 |
|
|
| Cincinnati Financial Corp. |
|
| 39,662 |
|
| 1,152,974 |
|
|
| Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A |
|
| 105,875 |
|
| 299,626 |
|
|
| Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. |
|
| 73,524 |
|
| 1,207,264 |
|
|
| Lincoln National Corp. |
|
| 62,431 |
|
| 1,176,200 |
|
|
| Loews Corp. |
|
| 88,370 |
|
| 2,496,453 |
|
|
| MBIA, Inc. (b) |
|
| 46,059 |
|
| 187,460 |
|
|
| Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. |
|
| 125,460 |
|
| 3,044,914 |
|
|
| MetLife, Inc. |
|
| 193,746 |
|
| 6,753,986 |
|
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| Common Stocks |
| Shares |
| Value |
| ||
| |||||||||
|
| Principal Financial Group, Inc. |
|
| 63,298 |
| $ | 1,428,636 |
|
|
| The Progressive Corp. |
|
| 164,947 |
|
| 2,442,865 |
|
|
| Prudential Financial, Inc. |
|
| 103,539 |
|
| 3,133,090 |
|
|
| Torchmark Corp. |
|
| 20,720 |
|
| 926,184 |
|
|
| The Travelers Cos., Inc. |
|
| 142,746 |
|
| 6,452,119 |
|
|
| UnumProvident Corp. |
|
| 80,867 |
|
| 1,504,126 |
|
|
| XL Capital Ltd. Class A |
|
| 80,835 |
|
| 299,090 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 51,332,456 |
|
| |||||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.2% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. (a) |
|
| 78,560 |
|
| 4,028,557 |
|
|
| Expedia, Inc. (a) |
|
| 51,200 |
|
| 421,888 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 4,450,445 |
|
| |||||||||
Internet Software & Services - 1.4% |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) |
|
| 41,300 |
|
| 623,217 |
|
|
| eBay, Inc. (a) |
|
| 261,888 |
|
| 3,655,956 |
|
|
| Google, Inc. Class A (a) |
|
| 58,399 |
|
| 17,966,452 |
|
|
| VeriSign, Inc. (a) |
|
| 47,373 |
|
| 903,877 |
|
|
| Yahoo! Inc. (a) |
|
| 338,740 |
|
| 4,132,628 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 27,282,130 |
|
| |||||||||
Leisure Equipment & |
| Eastman Kodak Co. |
|
| 65,627 |
|
| 431,826 |
|
|
| Hasbro, Inc. |
|
| 30,204 |
|
| 881,051 |
|
|
| Mattel, Inc. |
|
| 87,488 |
|
| 1,399,808 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,712,685 |
|
| |||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.3% |
| Life Technologies Corp (a) |
|
| 42,167 |
|
| 982,913 |
|
|
| Millipore Corp. (a) |
|
| 13,383 |
|
| 689,492 |
|
|
| PerkinElmer, Inc. |
|
| 28,861 |
|
| 401,457 |
|
|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a) |
|
| 102,566 |
|
| 3,494,424 |
|
|
| Waters Corp. (a) |
|
| 23,969 |
|
| 878,464 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 6,446,750 |
|
| |||||||||
Machinery - 1.6% |
| Caterpillar, Inc. |
|
| 147,316 |
|
| 6,580,606 |
|
|
| Cummins, Inc. |
|
| 49,162 |
|
| 1,314,100 |
|
|
| Danaher Corp. |
|
| 62,451 |
|
| 3,535,351 |
|
|
| Deere & Co. |
|
| 104,208 |
|
| 3,993,251 |
|
|
| Dover Corp. |
|
| 45,387 |
|
| 1,494,140 |
|
|
| Eaton Corp. |
|
| 40,223 |
|
| 1,999,485 |
|
|
| Flowserve Corp. |
|
| 13,800 |
|
| 710,700 |
|
|
| ITT Corp. |
|
| 44,282 |
|
| 2,036,529 |
|
|
| Illinois Tool Works, Inc. |
|
| 96,129 |
|
| 3,369,321 |
|
|
| Ingersoll-Rand Co. Class A |
|
| 77,855 |
|
| 1,350,784 |
|
|
| Manitowoc Co. |
|
| 31,900 |
|
| 276,254 |
|
|
| PACCAR, Inc. |
|
| 88,577 |
|
| 2,533,302 |
|
|
| Pall Corp. |
|
| 28,875 |
|
| 820,916 |
|
|
| Parker Hannifin Corp. |
|
| 39,368 |
|
| 1,674,715 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 31,689,454 |
|
| |||||||||
Media - 2.5% |
| CBS Corp. Class B |
|
| 166,112 |
|
| 1,360,457 |
|
|
| Comcast Corp. Class A |
|
| 703,066 |
|
| 11,867,754 |
|
|
| The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a) |
|
| 133,368 |
|
| 3,055,461 |
|
|
| Gannett Co., Inc. (b) |
|
| 55,825 |
|
| 446,600 |
|
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Industry |
| Common Stocks |
| Shares |
| Value |
| ||
| |||||||||
|
| Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (a) |
|
| 116,446 |
| $ | 461,126 |
|
|
| The McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. |
|
| 76,801 |
|
| 1,781,015 |
|
|
| Meredith Corp. (b) |
|
| 8,845 |
|
| 151,426 |
|
|
| The New York Times Co. Class A (b) |
|
| 28,498 |
|
| 208,890 |
|
|
| News Corp. Class A |
|
| 561,593 |
|
| 5,104,880 |
|
|
| Omnicom Group Inc. |
|
| 75,914 |
|
| 2,043,605 |
|
|
| Scripps Networks Interactive |
|
| 22,000 |
|
| 484,000 |
|
|
| Time Warner, Inc. (b) |
|
| 875,797 |
|
| 8,810,518 |
|
|
| Viacom, Inc. Class B (a) |
|
| 149,829 |
|
| 2,855,741 |
|
|
| Walt Disney Co. |
|
| 451,840 |
|
| 10,252,250 |
|
|
| The Washington Post Co. Class B |
|
| 1,464 |
|
| 571,326 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 49,455,049 |
|
| |||||||||
Metals & Mining - 0.7% |
| AK Steel Holding Corp. |
|
| 27,400 |
|
| 255,369 |
|
|
| Alcoa, Inc. |
|
| 195,428 |
|
| 2,200,519 |
|
|
| Allegheny Technologies, Inc. |
|
| 23,513 |
|
| 600,287 |
|
|
| Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B |
|
| 92,175 |
|
| 2,252,757 |
|
|
| Newmont Mining Corp. |
|
| 110,877 |
|
| 4,512,694 |
|
|
| Nucor Corp. |
|
| 76,631 |
|
| 3,540,352 |
|
|
| Titanium Metals Corp. (b) |
|
| 20,900 |
|
| 184,129 |
|
|
| United States Steel Corp. |
|
| 28,431 |
|
| 1,057,633 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 14,603,740 |
|
| |||||||||
Multi-Utilities - 1.5% |
| Ameren Corp. |
|
| 51,662 |
|
| 1,718,278 |
|
|
| CMS Energy Corp. |
|
| 55,331 |
|
| 559,396 |
|
|
| CenterPoint Energy, Inc. |
|
| 84,058 |
|
| 1,060,812 |
|
|
| Consolidated Edison, Inc. |
|
| 66,802 |
|
| 2,600,602 |
|
|
| DTE Energy Co. |
|
| 39,753 |
|
| 1,417,990 |
|
|
| Dominion Resources, Inc. |
|
| 141,918 |
|
| 5,086,341 |
|
|
| Integrys Energy Group, Inc. |
|
| 18,670 |
|
| 802,437 |
|
|
| NiSource, Inc. |
|
| 66,915 |
|
| 734,058 |
|
|
| PG&E Corp. |
|
| 88,131 |
|
| 3,411,551 |
|
|
| Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. |
|
| 123,600 |
|
| 3,605,412 |
|
|
| SCANA Corp. |
|
| 28,600 |
|
| 1,018,160 |
|
|
| Sempra Energy |
|
| 59,438 |
|
| 2,533,842 |
|
|
| TECO Energy, Inc. (b) |
|
| 51,916 |
|
| 641,163 |
|
|
| Wisconsin Energy Corp. |
|
| 28,500 |
|
| 1,196,430 |
|
|
| Xcel Energy, Inc. |
|
| 109,626 |
|
| 2,033,562 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 28,420,034 |
|
|
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Industry |
| Common Stocks |
| Shares |
| Value |
| ||
| |||||||||
Multiline Retail - 0.7% |
| Big Lots, Inc. (a) |
|
| 20,082 |
| $ | 290,988 |
|
|
| Family Dollar Stores, Inc. |
|
| 34,133 |
|
| 889,847 |
|
|
| J.C. Penney Co., Inc. |
|
| 54,254 |
|
| 1,068,804 |
|
|
| Kohl’s Corp. (a) |
|
| 74,354 |
|
| 2,691,615 |
|
|
| Macy’s, Inc. |
|
| 102,766 |
|
| 1,063,628 |
|
|
| Nordstrom, Inc. |
|
| 38,932 |
|
| 518,185 |
|
|
| Sears Holdings Corp. (a)(b) |
|
| 13,577 |
|
| 527,738 |
|
|
| Target Corp. |
|
| 183,764 |
|
| 6,345,371 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 13,396,176 |
|
| |||||||||
Office Electronics - 0.1% |
| Xerox Corp. |
|
| 211,461 |
|
| 1,685,344 |
|
| |||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corp. |
|
| 112,087 |
|
| 4,320,954 |
|
|
| Apache Corp. |
|
| 81,703 |
|
| 6,089,325 |
|
|
| Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. Class A |
|
| 25,200 |
|
| 655,200 |
|
|
| Chesapeake Energy Corp. |
|
| 132,061 |
|
| 2,135,426 |
|
|
| Chevron Corp. |
|
| 496,029 |
|
| 36,691,265 |
|
|
| ConocoPhillips |
|
| 363,905 |
|
| 18,850,279 |
|
|
| Consol Energy, Inc. |
|
| 44,248 |
|
| 1,264,608 |
|
|
| Devon Energy Corp. |
|
| 107,864 |
|
| 7,087,743 |
|
|
| EOG Resources, Inc. |
|
| 60,922 |
|
| 4,056,187 |
|
|
| El Paso Corp. |
|
| 171,259 |
|
| 1,340,958 |
|
|
| Exxon Mobil Corp. (e) |
|
| 1,241,827 |
|
| 99,135,049 |
|
|
| Hess Corp. |
|
| 69,284 |
|
| 3,716,394 |
|
|
| Marathon Oil Corp. |
|
| 172,258 |
|
| 4,712,979 |
|
|
| Massey Energy Co. |
|
| 20,800 |
|
| 286,832 |
|
|
| Murphy Oil Corp. |
|
| 46,459 |
|
| 2,060,457 |
|
|
| Noble Energy, Inc. |
|
| 42,200 |
|
| 2,077,084 |
|
|
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
|
| 197,719 |
|
| 11,861,163 |
|
|
| Peabody Energy Corp. |
|
| 65,142 |
|
| 1,481,981 |
|
|
| Pioneer Natural Resources Co. |
|
| 28,700 |
|
| 464,366 |
|
|
| Range Resources Corp. |
|
| 37,900 |
|
| 1,303,381 |
|
|
| Southwestern Energy Co. (a) |
|
| 83,800 |
|
| 2,427,686 |
|
|
| Spectra Energy Corp. |
|
| 149,161 |
|
| 2,347,794 |
|
| �� | Sunoco, Inc. |
|
| 28,508 |
|
| 1,238,958 |
|
|
| Tesoro Corp. |
|
| 33,800 |
|
| 445,146 |
|
|
| Valero Energy Corp. |
|
| 125,960 |
|
| 2,725,774 |
|
|
| Williams Cos., Inc. |
|
| 141,267 |
|
| 2,045,546 |
|
|
| XTO Energy, Inc. |
|
| 140,803 |
|
| 4,966,122 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 225,788,657 |
|
| |||||||||
Paper & Forest Products - 0.2% |
| International Paper Co. |
|
| 104,384 |
|
| 1,231,731 |
|
|
| MeadWestvaco Corp. |
|
| 41,715 |
|
| 466,791 |
|
|
| Weyerhaeuser Co. |
|
| 51,612 |
|
| 1,579,843 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3,278,365 |
|
| |||||||||
Personal Products - 0.2% |
| Avon Products, Inc. |
|
| 104,058 |
|
| 2,500,514 |
|
|
| The Estée Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A |
|
| 28,332 |
|
| 877,159 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3,377,673 |
|
|
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|
|
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| |||||||||
Industry |
| Common Stocks |
| Shares |
| Value |
| ||
| |||||||||
Pharmaceuticals - 7.8% |
| Abbott Laboratories |
|
| 378,754 |
| $ | 20,214,102 |
|
|
| Allergan, Inc. |
|
| 75,108 |
|
| 3,028,355 |
|
|
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
|
| 483,331 |
|
| 11,237,446 |
|
|
| Eli Lilly & Co. |
|
| 244,256 |
|
| 9,836,189 |
|
|
| Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a) |
|
| 73,574 |
|
| 1,873,930 |
|
|
| Johnson & Johnson |
|
| 677,337 |
|
| 40,525,073 |
|
|
| King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
|
| 60,173 |
|
| 639,037 |
|
|
| Merck & Co., Inc. |
|
| 516,125 |
|
| 15,690,200 |
|
|
| Mylan, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
| 74,443 |
|
| 736,241 |
|
|
| Pfizer, Inc. |
|
| 1,646,130 |
|
| 29,152,962 |
|
|
| Schering-Plough Corp. |
|
| 396,822 |
|
| 6,757,879 |
|
|
| Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
|
| 25,507 |
|
| 677,721 |
|
|
| Wyeth |
|
| 325,034 |
|
| 12,192,025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 152,561,160 |
|
| |||||||||
Professional Services - 0.2% |
| Dun & Bradstreet Corp. |
|
| 13,200 |
|
| 1,019,040 |
|
|
| Equifax, Inc. |
|
| 30,854 |
|
| 818,248 |
|
|
| Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a) |
|
| 30,051 |
|
| 363,317 |
|
|
| Robert Half International, Inc. |
|
| 37,892 |
|
| 788,911 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,989,516 |
|
| |||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.0% |
| Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A |
|
| 24,765 |
|
| 286,037 |
|
|
| AvalonBay Communities, Inc. |
|
| 18,868 |
|
| 1,143,023 |
|
|
| Boston Properties, Inc. |
|
| 29,446 |
|
| 1,619,530 |
|
|
| Developers Diversified Realty Corp. |
|
| 29,475 |
|
| 143,838 |
|
|
| Equity Residential |
|
| 66,436 |
|
| 1,981,122 |
|
|
| HCP, Inc. |
|
| 61,700 |
|
| 1,713,409 |
|
|
| Host Marriott Corp. |
|
| 127,695 |
|
| 966,651 |
|
|
| Kimco Realty Corp. |
|
| 55,941 |
|
| 1,022,601 |
|
|
| Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. |
|
| 40,730 |
|
| 1,414,960 |
|
|
| ProLogis |
|
| 64,864 |
|
| 900,961 |
|
|
| Public Storage |
|
| 30,646 |
|
| 2,436,357 |
|
|
| Simon Property Group, Inc. |
|
| 55,083 |
|
| 2,926,560 |
|
|
| Vornado Realty Trust |
|
| 33,563 |
|
| 2,025,527 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18,580,576 |
|
| |||||||||
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.0% |
| CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (a) |
|
| 46,691 |
|
| 201,705 |
|
| |||||||||
Road & Rail - 1.0% |
| Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. |
|
| 68,502 |
|
| 5,186,286 |
|
|
| CSX Corp. |
|
| 96,310 |
|
| 3,127,186 |
|
|
| Norfolk Southern Corp. |
|
| 90,402 |
|
| 4,253,414 |
|
|
| Ryder System, Inc. |
|
| 13,547 |
|
| 525,353 |
|
|
| Union Pacific Corp. |
|
| 123,610 |
|
| 5,908,558 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 19,000,797 |
|
| |||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.1% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
| 148,682 |
|
| 321,153 |
|
|
| Altera Corp. |
|
| 72,604 |
|
| 1,213,213 |
|
|
| Analog Devices, Inc. |
|
| 71,098 |
|
| 1,352,284 |
|
|
| Applied Materials, Inc. |
|
| 327,580 |
|
| 3,318,385 |
|
|
| Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) |
|
| 108,464 |
|
| 1,840,634 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Industry |
| Common Stocks |
| Shares |
| Value |
| ||
| |||||||||
|
| Intel Corp. |
|
| 1,357,853 |
| $ | 19,906,125 |
|
|
| KLA-Tencor Corp. |
|
| 41,266 |
|
| 899,186 |
|
|
| LSI Corp. (a) |
|
| 157,575 |
|
| 518,422 |
|
|
| Linear Technology Corp. |
|
| 54,169 |
|
| 1,198,218 |
|
|
| MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (a) |
|
| 54,800 |
|
| 782,544 |
|
|
| Microchip Technology, Inc. (b) |
|
| 44,400 |
|
| 867,132 |
|
|
| Micron Technology, Inc. (a) |
|
| 186,543 |
|
| 492,474 |
|
|
| National Semiconductor Corp. |
|
| 47,634 |
|
| 479,674 |
|
|
| Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) |
|
| 23,892 |
|
| 294,827 |
|
|
| Nvidia Corp. (a) |
|
| 131,211 |
|
| 1,058,873 |
|
|
| Teradyne, Inc. (a) |
|
| 41,461 |
|
| 174,965 |
|
|
| Texas Instruments, Inc. |
|
| 316,512 |
|
| 4,912,266 |
|
|
| Xilinx, Inc. |
|
| 66,826 |
|
| 1,190,839 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 40,821,214 |
|
| |||||||||
Software - 3.6% |
| Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) |
|
| 129,576 |
|
| 2,758,673 |
|
|
| Autodesk, Inc. (a) |
|
| 55,223 |
|
| 1,085,132 |
|
|
| BMC Software, Inc. (a) |
|
| 45,789 |
|
| 1,232,182 |
|
|
| CA, Inc. |
|
| 96,124 |
|
| 1,781,178 |
|
|
| Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) |
|
| 44,298 |
|
| 1,044,104 |
|
|
| Compuware Corp. (a) |
|
| 60,271 |
|
| 406,829 |
|
|
| Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) |
|
| 78,382 |
|
| 1,257,247 |
|
|
| Intuit, Inc. (a) |
|
| 78,096 |
|
| 1,857,904 |
|
|
| McAfee, Inc. (a) |
|
| 37,300 |
|
| 1,289,461 |
|
|
| Microsoft Corp. |
|
| 1,867,587 |
|
| 36,305,891 |
|
|
| Novell, Inc. (a) |
|
| 84,431 |
|
| 328,437 |
|
|
| Oracle Corp. (a) |
|
| 956,319 |
|
| 16,955,536 |
|
|
| Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) |
|
| 25,600 |
|
| 819,456 |
|
|
| Symantec Corp. (a) |
|
| 204,118 |
|
| 2,759,675 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 69,881,705 |
|
| |||||||||
Specialty Retail - 1.8% |
| Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A |
|
| 21,282 |
|
| 490,976 |
|
|
| AutoNation, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
| 26,413 |
|
| 260,960 |
|
|
| AutoZone, Inc. (a) |
|
| 9,364 |
|
| 1,305,997 |
|
|
| Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) |
|
| 63,366 |
|
| 1,610,764 |
|
|
| Best Buy Co., Inc. |
|
| 82,457 |
|
| 2,317,866 |
|
|
| GameStop Corp. Class A (a) |
|
| 40,000 |
|
| 866,400 |
|
|
| The Gap, Inc. |
|
| 113,799 |
|
| 1,523,769 |
|
|
| Home Depot, Inc. |
|
| 413,873 |
|
| 9,527,356 |
|
|
| Limited Brands, Inc. |
|
| 66,043 |
|
| 663,072 |
|
|
| Lowe’s Cos., Inc. |
|
| 357,789 |
|
| 7,699,619 |
|
|
| Office Depot, Inc. (a) |
|
| 67,247 |
|
| 200,396 |
|
|
| RadioShack Corp. |
|
| 30,529 |
|
| 364,516 |
|
|
| The Sherwin-Williams Co. |
|
| 23,948 |
|
| 1,430,893 |
|
|
| Staples, Inc. |
|
| 174,193 |
|
| 3,121,539 |
|
|
| TJX Cos., Inc. |
|
| 101,672 |
|
| 2,091,393 |
|
|
| Tiffany & Co. |
|
| 30,063 |
|
| 710,389 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 34,185,905 |
|
|
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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2008 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Industry |
| Common Stocks |
| Shares |
| Value |
| ||
| |||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury |
| Coach, Inc. (a) |
|
| 79,808 |
| $ | 1,657,612 |
|
|
| Jones Apparel Group, Inc. |
|
| 20,467 |
|
| 119,937 |
|
|
| Nike, Inc. Class B |
|
| 95,755 |
|
| 4,883,505 |
|
|
| Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. |
|
| 13,718 |
|
| 622,934 |
|
|
| VF Corp. |
|
| 21,494 |
|
| 1,177,226 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8,461,214 |
|
| |||||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.2% |
| Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. |
|
| 127,219 |
|
| 2,030,415 |
|
|
| People’s United Financial, Inc. |
|
| 84,900 |
|
| 1,513,767 |
|
|
| Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. (a) |
|
| 140,565 |
|
| 418,884 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3,963,066 |
|
| |||||||||
Tobacco - 1.8% |
| Altria Group, Inc. |
|
| 503,037 |
|
| 7,575,737 |
|
|
| Lorillard, Inc. |
|
| 41,000 |
|
| 2,310,350 |
|
|
| Philip Morris International, Inc. |
|
| 493,837 |
|
| 21,486,848 |
|
|
| Reynolds American, Inc. |
|
| 41,261 |
|
| 1,663,231 |
|
|
| UST, Inc. |
|
| 36,226 |
|
| 2,513,360 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 35,549,526 |
|
| |||||||||
Trading Companies & |
| Fastenal Co. (b) |
|
| 31,500 |
|
| 1,097,775 |
|
|
| W.W. Grainger, Inc. |
|
| 15,792 |
|
| 1,245,041 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,342,816 |
|
| |||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication |
| American Tower Corp. Class A (a) |
|
| 96,800 |
|
| 2,838,176 |
|
|
| Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) |
|
| 697,552 |
|
| 1,276,520 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 4,114,696 |
|
| |||||||||
|
| Total Common Stocks |
|
|
|
|
| 1,920,032,279 |
|
| |||||||||
|
| Short-Term Securities |
| Beneficial |
|
|
|
| |
| |||||||||
|
| BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Cash Sweep Series, 1.64% (d)(f) |
| $ | 36,541 |
|
| 36,541,122 |
|
|
| BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series, 0.80% (d)(f)(g) |
|
| 28,856 |
|
| 28,855,645 |
|
| |||||||||
|
| Total Short-Term Securities |
|
|
|
|
| 65,396,767 |
|
| |||||||||
|
| Total Investments |
|
|
|
|
| 1,985,429,046 |
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| Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (1.6)% |
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| (31,580,712) |
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| Net Assets - 100.0% |
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| $ | 1,953,848,334 |
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| * | The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of December 31, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows: |
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| Aggregate cost |
| $ | 1,851,625,197 |
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| Gross unrealized appreciation |
| $ | 416,983,253 |
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| Gross unrealized depreciation |
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| (283,179,404 | ) |
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| Net unrealized appreciation |
| $ | 133,803,849 |
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| (a) | Non-income producing security. |
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| (b) | Security, or a portion of security, is on loan. |
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| (c) | Depositary receipts. |
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Master S&P 500 Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC |
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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2008 |
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| (d) | Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Series, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows: |
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| Purchase |
| Sales |
| Realized |
| Income |
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BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Cash Sweep Series |
| $ | 32,884,230 | * |
| — |
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| — |
| $ | 308,139 |
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BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series |
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| — |
| $ | 323,709,255 | ** |
| — |
| $ | 1,662,188 |
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Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. |
| $ | 6,422,946 |
| $ | 3,861,353 |
| $ | (2,273,466 | ) | $ | 465,868 |
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The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. |
| $ | 346,237 |
| $ | 1,387,121 |
| $ | (123,641 | ) | $ | 256,421 |
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* Represents net purchase cost. |
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** Represents net sale cost. |
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| (e) | All or a portion of security held as collateral in connection with open financial futures contracts. |
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| (f) | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
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| (g) | Security was purchased with the cash proceeds from securities loans. |
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| • | 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 ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Series management. This definition may not apply for this report, which may combine industry sub-classification for reporting ease. These industry classifications are unaudited. |
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| • | Financial futures contracts purchased as of December 31, 2008 were as follows: |
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Contracts |
| Issue |
| Expiration |
| Face |
| Unrealized |
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174 |
| S&P 500 Index |
| March 2009 |
| $ | 38,259,103 |
| $ | 895,247 |
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Master S&P 500 Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC |
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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2008 |
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• | Effective January 1, 2008, the Series adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows: | ||
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| • | Level 1 - price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities |
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| • | Level 2 - other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for 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) |
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| • | Level 3 - unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstance, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Series’ own assumption used in determining the fair value of investments) |
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| The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Series’ policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements. | ||
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| The following table summarizes the inputs used as of December 31, 2008 in determining the fair valuation of the Series’ investments: |
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| Valuation |
| Investments in |
| Other Financial |
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| Assets |
| Assets |
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| Level 1 |
| $ | 1,920,032,279 |
| $ | 895,247 |
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| Level 2 |
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| 65,396,767 |
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| — |
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| Level 3 |
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| — |
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| — |
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| Total |
| $ | 1,985,429,046 |
| $ | 895,247 |
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| * Other financial instruments are futures. |
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15
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON DETAILED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
To the Investors and Board of Directors of
Quantitative Master Series LLC:
We have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the financial statements of Master S&P 500 Index Series (“the Series”), one of the portfolios constituting Quantitative Master Series LLC, as of December 31, 2008, and for the year then ended and have issued our report thereon dated February 27, 2009 which report and financial statements are included in Item 1 of this Certified Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR. Our audit also included the Series' Schedule of Investments (the “Schedule”) as of December 31, 2008 appearing in Item 6 of this Form N-CSR. This Schedule is the responsibility of the Series’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audit. In our opinion, the Schedule referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole of the Series referred to above, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
February 27, 2009
Princeton, New Jersey
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| (b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing. |
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Item 7 – | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
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Item 8 – | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
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Item 9 – | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable |
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Item 10 – | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – The registrant’s Nominating and Governance Committee will consider nominees to the board of directors recommended by shareholders when a vacancy becomes available. Shareholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations which include biographical information and set forth the qualifications of the proposed nominee to the registrant’s Secretary. There have been no material changes to these procedures. |
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Item 11 – | Controls and Procedures |
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11(a) – | The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant’s 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 15(d)-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
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11(b) – | There were no changes in the registrant’s 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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
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Item 12 – | Exhibits attached hereto |
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12(a)(1) – | Code of Ethics – See Item 2 |
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12(a)(2) – | Certifications – Attached hereto |
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12(a)(3) – | Not Applicable |
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12(b) – | Certifications – Attached hereto |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Master S&P 500 Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC
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By: | /s/ Donald C. Burke | |
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| Donald C. Burke | |
| Chief Executive Officer of | |
| BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Master S&P 500 Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC |
Date: February 23, 2009
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 the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | /s/ Donald C. Burke | |
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| Donald C. Burke | |
| Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of | |
| BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Master S&P 500 Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC |
Date: February 23, 2009
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By: | /s/ Neal J. Andrews | |
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| Neal J. Andrews | |
| Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of | |
| BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Master S&P 500 Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC |
Date: February 23, 2009