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Notes to Financial Statements | BlackRock International Index Fund |
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
BlackRock International Index Fund (the “Fund”), is a series of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The Corporation is organized as a Maryland corporation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its assets in Master International Index Series (the “Series”) of Quantitative Master Series LLC, which has the same investment objective and strategies as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Series reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Series. The percentage of the Series owned by the Fund at December 31, 2009 was 33.5%. The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Series. The financial statements of the Series, including the Summary 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 Fund offers two classes of shares. Institutional and Investor A Shares are generally sold without the imposition of a front-end or deferred 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.
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 assets and liabilities |
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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 active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs) |
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• | Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions 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.
As of December 31, 2009, the Fund’s investment in the Series was classified as Level 2. More relevant disclosure regarding fair value measurements relates to the Series, which is disclosed in the Series’ Summary Schedule of Investments included elsewhere in this report.
Investment Transactions and Net Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, 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: 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. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates.
The Fund files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s US federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended December 31, 2009. 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 Standards: In June 2009, amended guidance was issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) for transfers of financial assets. This guidance is intended to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness and comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial statements about a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; and a transferor’s continuing involvement, if any, in transferred financial assets. The amended guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2009. Earlier application is prohibited. The recognition and measurement provisions of this guidance must be applied to transfers
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occurring on or after the effective date. Additionally, the enhanced disclosure provisions of the amended guidance should be applied to transfers that occurred both before and after the effective date of this guidance. The impact of this guidance on the Fund’s financial statements and disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.
In January 2010, the FASB issued amended guidance for improving disclosure about fair value measurements that adds new disclosure requirements about transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 and separate disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). It also clarifies existing disclosure requirements relating to the levels of disaggregation for fair value measurement and inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The amended guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2009 except for disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the rollforward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, which are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The impact of this guidance on the Fund’s financial statements and disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.
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. Administration Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”), Bank of America Corporation (“BAC”) and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”) are the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). Due to the ownership structure, PNC is an affiliate for 1940 Act purposes, but BAC and Barclays are not.
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, 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 0.34% of the average daily value of the Fund’s net assets.
The Administrator has entered into a voluntary arrangement with the Fund under which the annual operating expenses incurred by the Fund will not exceed 0.65% for Institutional Shares and 0.90% for Investor A Shares. The Administrator may discontinue the voluntary waiver at any time.
The Fund has entered into a Distribution Agreement and Distribution Plan with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), which is an affiliate of BlackRock.
Pursuant to the Distribution Plan adopted by the Fund in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund pays BRIL an ongoing service fee with respect to Investor A Shares. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.25% based upon the average daily net assets of Investor A Shares.
Pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, broker-dealers and BRIL provide shareholder servicing to the Fund. The ongoing service fee compensates BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing services to Investor A shareholders.
PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) 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.
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, 2009, the Fund reimbursed the Administrator the following amounts for costs incurred running the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statement of Operations.
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Investor A | | | $ | 1,392 | | |
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Certain officers and/or directors of the Corporation are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Fund reimburses the Administrator for compensation paid to the Corporation’s Chief Compliance Officer.
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. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The following permanent differences as of December 31,
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded) | BlackRock International Index Fund |
2009 attributable to foreign currency transactions, the sale of stock of passive foreign investment companies, in-kind withdrawals and non-deductible expenses were reclassified to the following accounts:
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Undistributed net investment income | | | | | $ | 1,772,503 | |
Accumulated net realized loss allocated from the Series | | | | | $ | (20,555,923 | ) |
Paid-in capital | | | | | $ | 18,783,420 | |
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Ordinary income | | $ | 5,476,018 | | $ | 7,339,400 | |
Long-term capital gains | | | — | | | 548,218 | |
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Total distributions | | $ | 5,476,018 | | $ | 7,887,618 | |
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As of December 31, 2009, the tax components of accumulated net losses were as follows:
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Undistributed ordinary income | | | | | $ | 1,703,466 | |
Capital loss carryforwards | | | | | | (11,982,215 | ) |
Net unrealized losses* | | | | | | (14,791,342 | ) |
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Total | | | | | $ | (25,070,091 | ) |
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As of December 31, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates:
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2016 | | | | | $ | 5,386,029 | |
2017 | | | | | | 6,596,186 | |
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Total | | | | | $ | 11,982,215 | |
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4. Capital Share Transactions: |
Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows: |
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Shares sold | | | 3,126,704 | | $ | 28,967,135 | | | 4,458,355 | | $ | 56,175,918 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 162,438 | | | 1,769,615 | | | 371,254 | | | 3,396,692 | |
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Total issued | | | 3,289,142 | | | 30,736,750 | | | 4,829,609 | | | 59,572,610 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (5,453,597 | ) | | (45,691,682 | ) | | (4,564,007 | ) | | (55,989,421 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (2,164,455 | ) | $ | (14,954,932 | ) | | 265,602 | | $ | 3,583,189 | |
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Shares sold | | | 2,365,417 | | $ | 21,951,884 | | | 3,811,876 | | $ | 43,249,950 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 310,951 | | | 3,361,868 | | | 472,470 | | | 4,314,568 | |
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Total issued | | | 2,676,368 | | | 25,313,752 | | | 4,284,346 | | | 47,564,518 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (3,543,706 | ) | | (31,400,245 | ) | | (2,366,852 | ) | | (28,499,031 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (867,338 | ) | $ | (6,086,493 | ) | | 1,917,494 | | $ | 19,065,487 | |
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There is a 2% redemption fee on shares redeemed or exchanged that have been held for 30 days or less. The redemption fees are collected and retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders. The redemption fees are recorded as a credit to paid-in capital.
5. Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through February 26, 2010, the date the financials statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | BlackRock International 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 International Index Fund, one of the series constituting BlackRock Index Funds, Inc., (the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2009, 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 International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. as of December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & ToucheLLP
Princeton, New Jersey
February 26, 2010
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The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary distributions paid by BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
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Qualified Dividend Income for Individuals1,2 | | | 100 | % | | 100 | % |
Foreign Source Income2 | | | 100 | % | | 89.21 | % |
Foreign Taxes Paid Per Share3 | | $ | 0.005669 | | $ | 0.025728 | |
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| 2 | Expressed as a percentage of the cash distribution grossed-up for foreign taxes. |
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| 3 | The foreign taxes paid represent taxes incurred by the Fund on income received by the Fund from foreign sources. Foreign taxes paid may be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or may be taken as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the appropriate treatment of foreign taxes paid. |
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Portfolio Information | Master International Index Series |
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Ten Largest Holdings | Percent of Long-Term Investments |
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HSBC Holdings Plc | 2 | % |
BP Plc | 2 | |
Nestlé SA, Registered Shares | 2 | |
Total SA | 1 | |
Banco Santander SA | 1 | |
BHP Billiton Ltd. | 1 | |
Roche Holding AG | 1 | |
Toyota Motor Corp. | 1 | |
Vodafone Group Plc | 1 | |
Novartis AG, Registered Shares | 1 | |
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Japan | 21 | |
France | 11 | |
Australia | 8 | |
Switzerland | 8 | |
Germany | 8 | |
Spain | 5 | |
Italy | 3 | |
Netherlands | 3 | |
Sweden | 2 | |
Hong Kong | 2 | |
Singapore | 2 | |
Other1 | 6 | |
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Summary Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009 | Master International 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, each investment of any issuer that exceeds 1% of the Series’ net assets and affiliated issues. “Other Securities” represents all issues not required to be disclosed under the rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. A complete schedule of investments is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 441-7762 or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Australia | | Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | | | 175,062 | | $ | 3,567,483 | | 0.5 | % | |
| | BHP Billiton Ltd. | | | 235,856 | | | 9,025,412 | | 1.2 | | |
| | Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd. | | | 108,214 | | | 5,283,200 | | 0.7 | | |
| | National Australia Bank Ltd. | | | 146,693 | | | 3,579,900 | | 0.5 | | |
| | Westpac Banking Corp. | | | 205,646 | | | 4,645,276 | | 0.6 | | |
| | Other Securities | | | | | | 33,587,838 | | 4.5 | | |
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Austria | | Other Securities | | | | | | 2,469,114 | | 0.3 | | |
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Belgium | | Other Securities | | | | | | 7,170,804 | | 1.0 | | |
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Bermuda | | Other Securities | | | | | | 695,365 | | 0.1 | | |
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Cayman Islands | | Other Securities | | | | | | 352,666 | | 0.1 | | |
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Denmark | | Other Securities | | | | | | 6,569,630 | | 0.9 | | |
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Finland | | Nokia Oyj | | | 260,135 | | | 3,363,540 | | 0.4 | | |
| | Other Securities | | | | | | 4,931,862 | | 0.7 | | |
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France | | BNP Paribas SA | | | 66,723 | | | 5,292,332 | | 0.7 | | |
| | France Telecom SA | | | 127,575 | | | 3,187,876 | | 0.4 | | |
| | GDF Suez | | | 87,797 | | | 3,803,453 | | 0.5 | | |
| | Sanofi-Aventis | | | 73,274 | | | 5,762,470 | | 0.8 | | |
| | Société Générale SA | | | 43,036 | | | 2,990,138 | | 0.4 | | |
| | Total SA | | | 148,344 | | | 9,528,118 | | 1.3 | | |
| | Other Securities | | | | | | 45,852,337 | | 6.1 | | |
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Germany | | Allianz AG, Registered Shares | | | 32,101 | | | 3,979,237 | | 0.5 | | |
| | BASF SE | | | 65,061 | | | 4,026,667 | | 0.5 | | |
| | Bayer AG | | | 57,376 | | | 4,591,427 | | 0.6 | | |
| | DaimlerChrysler AG | | | 62,353 | | | 3,321,145 | | 0.5 | | |
| | E.ON AG | | | 133,923 | | | 5,621,288 | | 0.8 | | |
| | Siemens AG | | | 57,947 | | | 5,317,843 | | 0.7 | | |
| | Other Securities | | | | | | 29,842,346 | | 4.0 | | |
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Greece | | Other Securities | | | | | | 3,857,171 | | 0.5 | | |
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Hong Kong | | Other Securities | | | | | | 16,607,378 | | 2.2 | | |
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Ireland | | Other Securities | | | | | | 2,055,882 | | 0.3 | | |
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Italy | | Eni SpA | | | 182,935 | | | 4,658,582 | | 0.6 | | |
| | UniCredit SpA | | | 977,959 | | | 3,270,057 | | 0.4 | | |
| | Other Securities | | | | | | 16,350,598 | | 2.2 | | |
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To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Summary Schedule of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:
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AUD | Australian Dollar |
EUR | Euro |
GBP | British Pound |
JPY | Japanese Yen |
SEK | Swedish Krona |
USD | US Dollar |
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Summary Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master International Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Japan | | Canon, Inc. | | | 75,500 | | $ | 3,211,655 | | 0.4 | % | |
| | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 116,800 | | | 3,962,872 | | 0.5 | | |
| | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 891,774 | | | 4,392,688 | | 0.6 | | |
| | Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 207,800 | | | 8,761,048 | | 1.2 | | |
| | Other Securities | | | | | | 127,639,885 | | 17.1 | | |
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Kazakhstan | | Other Securities | | | | | | 257,020 | | 0.0 | | |
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Luxembourg | | Other Securities | | | | | | 3,998,531 | | 0.5 | | |
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Netherlands | | Unilever NV | | | 115,438 | | | 3,757,134 | | 0.5 | | |
| | Other Securities | | | | | | 15,736,687 | | 2.1 | | |
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| | | | | | | | 19,493,821 | | 2.6 | | |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Zealand | | Other Securities | | | | | | 808,698 | | 0.1 | | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Norway | | Other Securities | | | | | | 5,390,433 | | 0.7 | | |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portugal | | Other Securities | | | | | | 2,310,358 | | 0.3 | | |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Singapore | | Other Securities | | | | | | 11,172,972 | | 1.5 | | |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spain | | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | | | 246,340 | | | 4,489,549 | | 0.6 | | |
| | Banco Santander SA | | | 573,683 | | | 9,479,911 | | 1.3 | | |
| | Telefonica SA | | | 295,654 | | | 8,275,065 | | 1.1 | | |
| | Other Securities | | | | | | 10,904,494 | | 1.4 | | |
| | | | | | |
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|
|
|
|
|
| | | | | | | | 33,149,019 | | 4.4 | | |
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|
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|
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|
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Sweden | | Other Securities | | | | | | 17,420,607 | | 2.3 | | |
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Switzerland | | ABB Ltd. | | | 160,090 | | | 3,084,827 | | 0.4 | | |
| | Credit Suisse Group AG | | | 82,164 | | | 4,070,517 | | 0.5 | | |
| | Nestlé SA, Registered Shares | | | 256,418 | | | 12,444,897 | | 1.7 | | |
| | Novartis AG, Registered Shares | | | 154,654 | | | 8,445,538 | | 1.1 | | |
| | Roche Holding AG | | | 52,024 | | | 8,896,774 | | 1.2 | �� | |
| | UBS AG | | | 264,485 | | | 4,118,620 | | 0.6 | | |
| | Other Securities | | | | | | 16,784,756 | | 2.2 | | |
| | | | | | |
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|
|
|
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| | | | | | | | 57,845,929 | | 7.7 | | |
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|
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United Kingdom | | Anglo American Plc (a) | | | 92,120 | | | 3,989,485 | | 0.5 | | |
| | AstraZeneca Plc | | | 101,396 | | | 4,765,323 | | 0.6 | | |
| | BG Group Plc | | | 235,247 | | | 4,247,679 | | 0.6 | | |
| | BHP Billiton Plc | | | 154,491 | | | 4,925,163 | | 0.7 | | |
| | BP Plc | | | 1,311,741 | | | 12,666,379 | | 1.7 | | |
| | Barclays Plc | | | 798,732 | | | 3,519,574 | | 0.5 | | |
| | British American Tobacco Plc | | | 139,745 | | | 4,536,580 | | 0.6 | | |
| | Diageo Plc | | | 174,907 | | | 3,051,444 | | 0.4 | | |
| | GlaxoSmithKline Plc | | | 362,949 | | | 7,696,642 | | 1.0 | | |
| | HSBC Holdings Plc | | | 1,213,396 | | | 13,842,812 | | 1.9 | | |
| | Rio Tinto Plc, Registered Shares | | | 95,402 | | | 5,151,391 | | 0.7 | | |
| | Royal Dutch Shell Plc | | | 248,191 | | | 7,510,303 | | 1.0 | | |
| | Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Class B | | | 188,629 | | | 5,493,474 | | 0.7 | | |
| | Standard Chartered Plc | | | 140,697 | | | 3,552,016 | | 0.5 | | |
| | Tesco Plc | | | 555,601 | | | 3,832,965 | | 0.5 | | |
| | Vodafone Group Plc | | | 3,680,257 | | | 8,522,398 | | 1.1 | | |
| | Other Securities | | | | | | 56,091,237 | | 7.5 | | |
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|
|
|
|
|
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| | | | | | | | 153,394,865 | | 20.5 | | |
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|
|
|
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|
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| | Total Common Stocks | | | | | | 718,368,836 | | 95.9 | | |
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| | Preferred Securities | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Preferred Stocks | | | | | | | | | | |
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Germany | | Other Securities | | | | | | 1,729,654 | | 0.2 | | |
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|
|
|
|
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|
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| | Total Preferred Securities | | | | | | 1,729,654 | | 0.2 | | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | |
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BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2009 | 17 |
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Summary Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master International Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Country | | Rights | | Shares | | Value | | Percent | |
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Australia | | Other Securities | | | | | $ | 7,718 | | 0.0 | % | |
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Belgium | | Other Securities | | | | | | 3 | | 0.0 | | |
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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Japan | | Other Securities | | | | | | — | | 0.0 | | |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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| | Total Rights | | | | | | 7,721 | | 0.0 | | |
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|
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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Warrants (b) | | | | | | | | | | |
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France | | Other Securities | | | | | | 1,617 | | 0.0 | | |
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|
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|
|
Italy | | Other Securities | | | | | | 3,743 | | 0.0 | | |
|
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|
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| | Total Warrants | | | | | | 5,360 | | 0.0 | | |
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| | Total Long-Term Securities (Cost — $716,040,453) | | | | | | 720,111,571 | | 96.1 | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash, Institutional Class, 0.17% (c)(d) | | | 6,620,218 | | | 6,620,218 | | 0.9 | | |
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| | Total Short-Term Securities (Cost — $6,620,218) | | | | | | 6,620,218 | | 0.9 | | |
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| | Total Investments (Cost — $722,660,671*) | | | | | | 726,731,789 | | 97.0 | | |
| | Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | | | 22,548,127 | | 3.0 | | |
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|
|
| | Net Assets | | | | | $ | 749,279,916 | | 100.0 | % | |
| | | | | | |
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* | The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of December 31, 2009, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows: |
| | | | |
Aggregate cost | | $ | 755,115,777 | |
| |
|
| |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 84,372,030 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (112,756,018 | ) |
| |
|
| |
Net unrealized depreciation | | $ | (28,383,988 | ) |
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
| |
(b) | Warrants entitle the Series to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date. |
| |
(c) | 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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Affiliate | | Net Activity | | Income | |
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BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash, Institutional Class | | $ | 6,620,218 | | $ | 18,139 | |
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Cash Sweep Series | | $ | (11,259,665 | ) | $ | 3,568 | |
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(d) | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
| | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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18 | BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2009 |
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Summary Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master International Index Series |
| |
• | Financial futures contracts purchased as of December 31, 2009 were as follows: |
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Contracts | | Issue | | Exchange | | Expiration Date | | Notional Value | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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2 | | | | Hang Seng Index Futures | | | Hong Kong | | | January 2010 | | $ | 277,554 | | $ | 5,225 | |
97 | | | | OMXS30 Index Futures | | | Stockholm | | | January 2010 | | $ | 1,301,611 | | | (10,248 | ) |
146 | | | | DJ Euro Stoxx 50 | | | Eurex | | | March 2010 | | $ | 6,046,911 | | | 173,425 | |
79 | | | | FTSE 100 Index Futures | | | LIFFE | | | March 2010 | | $ | 6,742,774 | | | 98,525 | |
25 | | | | SPI 200 Index Futures | | | Sydney | | | March 2010 | | $ | 2,624,954 | | | 114,137 | |
75 | | | | TOPIX Index Futures | | | Tokyo | | | March 2010 | | $ | 7,158,072 | | | 125,710 | |
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Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 506,774 | |
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• | Foreign currency exchange contracts as of December 31, 2009 were as follows: |
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Currency Purchased | | Currency Sold | | Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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EUR | | | 401,000 | | USD | | | 574,112 | | UBS AG | | | 1/04/10 | | $ | 741 | |
GBP | | | 246,000 | | USD | | | 397,612 | | UBS AG | | | 1/04/10 | | | (274 | ) |
JPY | | | 40,968,000 | | USD | | | 440,185 | | UBS AG | | | 1/04/10 | | | (308 | ) |
AUD | | | 315,000 | | USD | | | 287,457 | | Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | | | 1/15/10 | | | (4,942 | ) |
EUR | | | 8,980,000 | | USD | | | 13,243,561 | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 1/15/10 | | | (370,429 | ) |
EUR | | | 2,830,000 | | USD | | | 4,238,803 | | UBS AG | | | 1/15/10 | | | (181,903 | ) |
GBP | | | 5,700,000 | | USD | | | 9,352,215 | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 1/15/10 | | | (146,362 | ) |
GBP | | | 100,000 | | USD | | | 162,387 | | UBS AG | | | 1/15/10 | | | (881 | ) |
JPY | | | 513,770,000 | | USD | | | 5,700,111 | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 1/15/10 | | | (183,271 | ) |
JPY | | | 195,255,000 | | USD | | | 2,168,918 | | UBS AG | | | 1/15/10 | | | (72,278 | ) |
SEK | | | 6,150,000 | | USD | | | 865,368 | | Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | | | 1/15/10 | | | (5,709 | ) |
USD | | | 276,649 | | AUD | | | 315,000 | | UBS AG | | | 1/15/10 | | | (5,866 | ) |
USD | | | 3,718,021 | | EUR | | | 2,552,000 | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 1/15/10 | | | 59,643 | |
USD | | | 10,939,441 | | EUR | | | 7,340,000 | | UBS AG | | | 1/15/10 | | | 417,304 | |
USD | | | 1,709,400 | | GBP | | | 1,050,000 | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 1/15/10 | | | 13,585 | |
USD | | | 3,689,929 | | GBP | | | 2,265,000 | | UBS AG | | | 1/15/10 | | | 31,814 | |
USD | | | 564,052 | | JPY | | | 50,020,000 | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 1/15/10 | | | 26,940 | |
USD | | | 4,725,345 | | JPY | | | 414,175,000 | | UBS AG | | | 1/15/10 | | | 277,952 | |
USD | | | 149,693 | | SEK | | | 1,095,000 | | Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | | | 1/15/10 | | | (3,369 | ) |
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Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (147,613 | ) |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | |
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BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2009 | 19 |
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| |
Summary Schedule of Investments (concluded) | Master International Index Series |
| | |
• | 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 assets and liabilities |
| | |
| | |
| • | Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs) |
| | |
| | |
| • | Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Series’ own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments) |
| | |
| 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. |
| | |
| The following table summarizes the inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in determining the fair valuation of the Series’ investments: |
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| Valuation Inputs | | Investments in Securities | |
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| | | Assets | |
| | |
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| Level 1 | | | | |
| Long-Term Investments: | | | | |
| Belgium | | $ | 175 | |
| Cayman Islands | | | 149,097 | |
| France | | | 1,617 | |
| Italy | | | 3,743 | |
| Japan | | | 90,791 | |
| Norway | | | 158,756 | |
| Singapore | | | 148,258 | |
| Spain | | | 4,771 | |
| Switzerland | | | 486,802 | |
| Short-Term Securities | | | 6,620,218 | |
| | |
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|
| Total Level 1 | | | 7,664,228 | |
| | |
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|
| Level 2 | | | | |
| Long-Term Investments: | | | | |
| Australia | | | 59,696,816 | |
| Austria | | | 2,469,114 | |
| Belgium | | | 7,170,629 | |
| Bermuda | | | 695,365 | |
| Cayman Islands | | | 203,569 | |
| Denmark | | | 6,569,630 | |
| Finland | | | 8,295,402 | |
| France | | | 76,416,724 | |
| Germany | | | 58,429,607 | |
| Greece | | | 3,857,171 | |
| Hong Kong | | | 16,607,378 | |
| Ireland | | | 2,055,881 | |
| Italy | | | 24,279,237 | |
| Japan | | | 147,877,357 | |
| Kazakhstan | | | 257,020 | |
| Luxembourg | | | 3,998,531 | |
| Netherlands | | | 19,493,821 | |
| New Zealand | | | 808,698 | |
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| Valuation Inputs (concluded) | | Investments in Securities | |
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| | | Assets | |
| | |
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| Norway | | $ | 5,231,677 | |
| Portugal | | | 2,310,358 | |
| Singapore | | | 11,024,714 | |
| Spain | | | 33,144,248 | |
| Sweden | | | 17,420,607 | |
| Switzerland | | | 57,359,127 | |
| United Kingdom | | | 153,394,865 | |
| | |
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|
| Total Level 2 | | | 719,067,546 | |
| | |
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|
| Level 3 | | | | |
| Long-Term Investments: | | | | |
| Australia | | | 11 | |
| Belgium | | | 3 | |
| Ireland | | | 1 | |
| | |
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|
| Total Level 3 | | | 15 | |
| | |
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| Total | | $ | 726,731,789 | |
| | |
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|
| Valuation Inputs | | Other Financial Instruments1 | |
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| | | Assets | | Liabilities | |
| | |
| |
|
|
| Level 1 | | $ | 517,022 | | $ | (10,248 | ) |
| Level 2 | | | 827,979 | | | (975,592 | ) |
| Level 3 | | | — | | | — | |
| | |
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| Total | | $ | 1,345,001 | | $ | (985,840 | ) |
| | |
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| | | |
| | 1 | Other financial instruments are financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts, which are shown at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
| | | |
| The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value: |
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| | | Investments in Securities | |
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|
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| Balance, as of December 31, 2008 | | $ | 26,500 | |
| Accrued discounts/premiums | | | — | |
| Realized gain (loss) | | | — | |
| Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2 | | | (1,493 | ) |
| Net purchases (sales) | | | 12 | |
| Net transfers in/out of level 3 | | | (25,004 | ) |
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| Balance, as of December 31, 2009 | | $ | 15 | |
| | |
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| | | |
| | 2 | Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the Statement of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities still held at December 31, 2009 was $12. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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|
20 | BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2009 |
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| |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Master International Index Series |
| | | | |
December 31, 2009 | | | | |
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Assets | | | | |
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Investments at value — unaffiliated (cost — $716,040,453) | | $ | 720,111,571 | |
Investments at value — affiliated (cost — $6,620,218) | | | 6,620,218 | |
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 827,979 | |
Cash | | | 309,308 | |
Foreign currency at value (cost — $14,506,460) | | | 14,449,072 | |
Cash pledged for financial futures contracts | | | 4,451,000 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 3,614,124 | |
Contributions receivable from investors | | | 100,427 | |
Investments sold receivable | | | 14,346 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 62,805 | |
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Total assets | | | 750,560,850 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
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Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 975,592 | |
Margin variation payable | | | 138,091 | |
Investments purchased payable | | | 17,274 | |
Investment advisory fees payable | | | 5,922 | |
Other affiliates payable | | | 4,302 | |
Directors’ fees payable | | | 449 | |
Other accrued expenses payable | | | 137,193 | |
Other liabilities | | | 2,111 | |
| |
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Total liabilities | | | 1,280,934 | |
| |
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|
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Net Assets | | $ | 749,279,916 | |
| |
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| | | | |
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|
Net Assets Consist of | | | | |
|
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|
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Investors’ capital | | $ | 744,745,518 | |
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | 4,534,398 | |
| |
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Net Assets | | $ | 749,279,916 | |
| |
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|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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|
BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | DECEMBER 31, 2009 | 21 |
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Statement of Operations | Master International Index Series |
| | | | |
Year Ended December 31, 2009 | | | | |
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Investment Income | | | | |
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Dividends | | $ | 25,323,037 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (2,351,811 | ) |
Income — affiliated | | | 21,707 | |
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Total income | | | 22,992,933 | |
| |
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Custodian | | | 216,809 | |
Accounting services | | | 159,506 | |
Pricing | | | 117,648 | |
Professional | | | 79,487 | |
Investment advisory | | | 74,764 | |
Directors | | | 26,110 | |
Printing | | | 2,419 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 29,749 | |
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Total expenses | | | 706,492 | |
Less fees waived by advisor | | | (18,879 | ) |
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Total expenses after fees waived | | | 687,613 | |
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Net investment income | | | 22,305,320 | |
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Investments | | | (68,061,699 | ) |
In-kind redemptions | | | 63,030,935 | |
Financial futures contracts | | | 3,356,669 | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | 2,194,635 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 184,556,567 | |
Financial futures contracts | | | 102,377 | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (530,150 | ) |
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Total realized and unrealized gain | | | 184,649,334 | |
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 206,954,654 | |
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Net investment income | | $ | 22,305,320 | | $ | 33,039,462 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 520,540 | | | (52,309,895 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | 184,128,794 | | | (468,096,168 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 206,954,654 | | | (487,366,601 | ) |
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Proceeds from contributions | | | 359,210,927 | | | 589,551,495 | |
Value of withdrawals | | | (523,005,063 | ) | | (539,237,057 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital transactions | | | (163,794,136 | ) | | 50,314,438 | |
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 43,160,518 | | | (437,052,163 | ) |
Beginning of year | | | 706,119,398 | | | 1,143,171,561 | |
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End of year | | $ | 749,279,916 | | $ | 706,119,398 | |
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Total investment return | | | 28.99 | % | | (41.94 | )% | | 10.80 | % | | 26.61 | % | | 13.64 | % |
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Total expenses | | | 0.09 | % | | 0.11 | % | | 0.10 | % | | 0.11 | % | | 0.10 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived | | | 0.09 | % | | 0.10 | % | | 0.09 | % | | 0.10 | % | | 0.10 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 2.98 | % | | 3.54 | % | | 2.86 | % | | 2.70 | % | | 2.53 | % |
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Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 749,280 | | $ | 706,119 | | $ | 1,143,172 | | $ | 829,986 | | $ | 523,155 | |
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Portfolio turnover | | | 30 | % | | 30 | % | | 30 | % | | 23 | % | | 11 | % |
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Notes to Financial Statements | Master International Index Series |
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
Master International Index Series (the “Series”), a non-diversified open-end management investment company, is a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”). The Master LLC is registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and is organized as a Delaware limited liability company. The Master LLC’s Limited Liability Company Agreement permits the Board of Directors (the “Board”) to issue non-transferable interests, 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: The Series’ policy is to value instruments at fair value. 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. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with maturities less than 60 days may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into US dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mid between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available.
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment or is not available, the investment will be valued by a method approved by 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.
Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. The values of such instruments used in computing the net assets of the Series are determined as of such times. Foreign currency exchange rates will be determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments and such exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of the Series’ net assets. If events (for example, a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur during such periods that are expected to materially affect the value of such instruments, those instruments may be Fair Value Assets and be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Board or by the investment advisor using a pricing service and/or procedures approved by the Board.
Foreign Currency Transactions: Foreign currency amounts are translated into United States dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the current rate of exchange; and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
The Series reports foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.
Preferred Stock: The Series may invest in preferred stocks. Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well) but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.
Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Series either deliver collateral or segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., foreign currency exchange contracts and financial futures contracts) the Series will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on its books and records cash or other liquid
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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, each party has requirements to deliver/deposit securities as collateral for certain investments.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Series has determined the ex-dividend dates. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as of reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis.
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. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates. 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’ US federal tax returns remain open for each of the four years ended December 31, 2009. 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 Standards: In June 2009, amended guidance was issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) for transfers of financial assets. This guidance is intended to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness and comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial statements about a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; and a transferor’s continuing involvement, if any, in transferred financial assets. The amended guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2009. Earlier application is prohibited. The recognition and measurement provisions of this guidance must be applied to transfers occurring on or after the effective date. Additionally, the enhanced disclosure provisions of the amended guidance should be applied to transfers that occurred both before and after the effective date of this guidance. The impact of this guidance on the Series’ financial statements and disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.
In January 2010, the FASB issued amended guidance for improving disclosure about fair value measurements that adds new disclosure requirements about transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 and separate disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). It also clarifies existing disclosure requirements relating to the levels of disaggregation for fair value measurement and inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The amended guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2009 except for disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the rollforward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, which are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The impact of this guidance on the Series’ financial statements and disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.
Other: Expenses directly related to the Series are charged to that 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. Derivative Financial Instruments:
The Series may engage in various portfolio investment strategies both to increase the returns of the Series and to economically hedge, or protect, its exposure to certain risks such as equity and foreign currency exchange rate risks. 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. The Series may mitigate counterparty risk through master netting agreements included within an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreement between the Series and its counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreement allows the Series to offset with its counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held with each counterparty. The amount of collateral moved to/from applicable counterparties is based upon minimum transfer amounts of up to $500,000. To the extent amounts due to the Series from its counterparties are not fully collateralized contractually or otherwise, the Series bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. See Note 1 “Segregation and Collateralization” for additional information with respect to collateral practices.
The Series’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain in excess of any collateral pledged by the counterparty to the Series. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Series’ net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Series fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the Series to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures contracts is minimal
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because of the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which they trade.
Financial Futures Contracts: The Series may purchase or sell financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in the value of interest rates (interest rate risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). Financial 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 financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Series may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio positions (foreign currency exchange rate risk). A foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a future date. Foreign currency exchange contracts, when used by the Series, help to manage the overall exposure to the currency backing some of the investments held by the Series. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Series as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Series records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that counterparties may not meet the terms of the agreement or unfavorable movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the US dollar.
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Foreign currency exchange contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | | $ | 827,979 | | Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | | $ | 975,592 | |
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Equity contracts* | | Net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation | | $ | 517,022 | | Net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation | | $ | 10,248 | |
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Foreign currency transactions | | | — | | $ | 3,045,619 | |
Equity contracts | | $ | 3,356,669 | | | — | |
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Average number of contracts | | | 537 | |
Average value | | $ | 447,752 | |
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Average number of contracts | | | 81 | |
Average US dollar amount | | $ | 43,305,771 | |
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3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”), Bank of America Corporation (“BAC”) and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”) are the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). Due to the ownership structure, PNC is an affiliate for 1940 Act purposes, but BAC and Barclays are not.
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Master LLC’s investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services.
The Manager is responsible for the management of the Series’ 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 Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.01% of the average daily value of the Series’ net assets.
The Manager has entered into a contractual arrangement with the Master LLC with respect to the Series under which the Manager will waive and/or reimburse its fees and/or expenses so that the total annual operating expenses incurred by the Series (excluding interest expense, acquired fund fees and certain other Series’ expenses) will not exceed 0.12% of the average daily value of the Series’ net assets. This arrangement has a one-year term and is renewable. For the year ended December 31, 2009,
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the Series waived $14,094, which is included in fees waived by advisor in the Statement of Operations.
The Manager has voluntarily agreed to waive its advisory fee by the amount of investment advisory fees the Series pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Series waived $4,785, which is included in fees waived by advisor in the Statement of Operations.
The Manager has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), an affiliate of the Manager, with respect to the Series under which the Manager pays BIM for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fee paid by the Series to the Manager.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Series reimbursed the Manager $15,780 for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services in the Statement of Operations.
Certain officers and/or directors of the Master LLC are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates.
4. Investments:
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the year ended December 31, 2009, were $210,297,699 and $355,604,095, respectively.
5. Borrowings:
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates, is a party to a $500 million credit agreement with a group of lenders, which was renewed until November 2010. 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. Prior to its renewal, the credit agreement had the following terms: 0.02% upfront fee on the aggregate commitment amount which was allocated to the Series based on its net assets as of October 31, 2008; 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, and 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) on amounts borrowed. Effective November 2009, the credit agreement was renewed with the following terms: 0.02% upfront fee on the aggregate commitment amount which was allocated to the Series based on its net assets as of October 31, 2009, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum based on the Series’ pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR plus 1.25% per annum and (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 1.25% per annum on amounts borrowed. The Series did not borrow under the credit agreement during the year ended December 31, 2009.
6. Concentration, Market and Credit Risk:
In the normal course of business, the Series invests in securities and enters into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (credit risk). The value of securities held by the Series may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Series; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to credit risk, the Series may be exposed to counterparty 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 generally approximated by their value recorded in the Series’ Summary Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Series.
The Series invests from time to time a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When the Series concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries may have a significant impact on its investment performance.
As of December 31, 2009, the Series had the following industry classifications:
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | | 8 | | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | | 7 | | |
Metals & Mining | | | | 6 | | |
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7. Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Series’ financial statements through February 24, 2010, the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
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To the Investors 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 International Index Series, one of the portfolios constituting Quantitative Master Series LLC, (the “Master LLC”) as of December 31, 2009, 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, 2009, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC as of December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
February 24, 2010
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Corporation/ Master LLC | | Length of Time Served as a Director2 | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of BlackRock- Advised Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) Consisting of Investment Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen | | Public Directorships |
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Ronald W. Forbes 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1940 | | Co-Chair of the Board and Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor Emeritus of Finance, School of Business, State University of New York at Albany since 2000. | | 36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
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Rodney D. Johnson 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1941 | | Co-Chair of the Board and Director | | Since 2007 | | President, Fairmount Capital Advisors, Inc. since 1987; Director, Fox Chase Cancer Center since 2004; Member of the Archdiocesan Investment Committee of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia since 2004; Director, The Committee of Seventy (civic) since 2006. | | 36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
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David O. Beim 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1940 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor of Finance and Economics at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business since 1991; Trustee, Phillips Exeter Academy since 2002; Chairman, Wave Hill, Inc. (public garden and cultural center) from 1990 to 2006. | | 36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
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Dr. Matina Horner 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1939 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Executive Vice President of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund from 1989 to 2003. | | 36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | NSTAR (electric and gas utility) |
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Herbert I. London 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1939 | | 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. | | 36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | AIMS Worldwide, Inc. (marketing) |
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Cynthia A. Montgomery 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1952 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Professor, Harvard Business School since 1989; Director, Harvard Business School Publishing since 2005; Director, McLean Hospital since 2005. | | 36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (manufacturing) |
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Joseph P. Platt, Jr. 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1947 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Director, The West Penn Allegheny Health System (a not-for-profit health system) since 2008; Director, Jones and Brown (Canadian insurance broker) since 1998; General Partner, Thorn Partners, LP (private investment) since 1998; Partner, Amarna Corporation, LLC (private investment company) from 2002 to 2008. | | 36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (reinsurance company) |
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Robert C. Robb, Jr. 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1945 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Partner, Lewis, Eckert, Robb and Company (management and financial consulting firm) since 1981. | | 36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
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Toby Rosenblatt 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1938 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | President, Founders Investments Ltd. (private investments) since 1999; Director, College Access Foundation of California (philanthropic foundation) since 2009; Director, Forward Management, LLC since 2007; Director, The James Irvine Foundation (philanthropic foundation) from 1998 to 2008. | | 36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | A. P. Pharma, Inc. (specialty pharmaceuticals) |
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Kenneth L. Urish 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1951 | | Chair of the Audit Committee and Director | | 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 from 2007 to 2010; President and Trustee, Pittsburgh Catholic Publishing Associates from 2003 to 2008; Director, Inter-Tel from 2006 to 2007. | | 36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
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Frederick W. Winter 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1945 | | 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; Director, Tippman Sports (recreation) since 2005; Director, Indotronix International (IT services) from 2004 to 2008. | | 36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios | | None |
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Richard S. Davis 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1945 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. since 2005; Chief Executive Officer, State Street Research & Management Company from 2000 to 2005; Chairman of the Board of Directors, State Street Research Mutual Funds from 2000 to 2005; Chairman, SSR Realty from 2000 to 2004. | | 173 RICs consisting of 304 Portfolios | | None |
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Henry Gabbay 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1947 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Consultant, BlackRock, Inc. from 2007 to 2008; Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. from 1989 to 2007; Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares from 2005 to 2007 and Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006. | | 173 RICs consisting of 304 Portfolios | | 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. The Board has approved one-year extensions in terms of Directors who turn 72 prior to December 31, 2013. |
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Anne F. Ackerley 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1962 | | President and Chief Executive Officer | | Since 2009 | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2000; Vice President of the BlackRock-advised funds from 2007 to 2009; Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock’s Global Client Group (GCG) since 2009; Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group from 2006 to 2009; Head of BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Group from 2000 to 2006. |
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Jeffrey Holland, CFA 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1971 | | Vice President | | Since 2009 | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2010; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2006 to 2009; Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group since 2009; Co-head of Product Development and Management for BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group from 2007 to 2009; Product Manager of Raymond James & Associates from 2003 to 2006. |
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Brendan Kyne 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1977 | | Vice President | | Since 2009 | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2010; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2008 to 2009; Head of Product Development and Management for BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group since 2009, Co-head thereof from 2007 to 2009; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2005 to 2008. |
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Brian Schmidt 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1958 | | Vice President | | Since 2009 | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2004; Various positions with U.S. Trust Company from 1991 to 2003 including Director from 2001 to 2003 and Senior Vice President from 1998 to 2003; Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Excelsior Funds, Inc., Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc. and Excelsior Funds Trust from 2001 to 2003. |
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Neal J. Andrews 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1966 | | Chief Financial Officer | | Since 2007 | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. from 1992 to 2006. |
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Jay M. Fife 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1970 | | Treasurer | | Since 2007 | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007 and Director in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and Fund Asset Management, L.P. advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006. |
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Brian P. Kindelan 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1959 | | 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. |
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Howard B. Surloff 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1965 | | Secretary | | Since 2007 | | Managing Director and General Counsel of U.S. Funds at BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; General Counsel (U.S.) of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 1993 to 2006. |
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| Further information about the Corporation/Master LLC’s Officers and Directors is available in the Corporation/Master LLC’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling (800) 441-7762. |
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Investment Advisor
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Wilmington, DE 19809
Sub-Advisor
BlackRock Investment
Management, LLC
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
Custodian
JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A.
Brooklyn, NY 11245
Transfer Agent
PNC Global Investment
Servicing (U.S.) Inc.
Wilmington, DE 19809
Accounting Agent
State Street Bank
and Trust Company
Princeton, NJ 08540
Distributor
BlackRock
Investments, LLC
New York, NY 10022
Legal Counsel
Sidley AustinLLP
New York, NY 10019
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & ToucheLLP
Princeton, NJ 08540
Address of the Fund
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
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Electronic Delivery
Electronic copies of most financial reports and prospectuses are available on the Fund’s website or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports and prospectuses by enrolling in the Fund’s electronic delivery program.
To enroll:
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:
Please contact your financial advisor. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts Directly with BlackRock:
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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/Series uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (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.
Availability of Proxy Voting Record
Information on how the Fund/Series voted proxies relating to securities held in the Fund’s/Series’ portfolio during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at 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/Series files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC or the first and third quarters of its fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s/Series’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (202) 551-8090. The Fund’s/Series’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.
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Additional Information (concluded) |
Account Information
Call us at (800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST on any business day to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also reach us on the Web at www.blackrock.com/funds.
Automatic Investment Plans
Investor Class shareholders who want to invest regularly can arrange to have $50 or more automatically deducted from their checking or savings account and invested in any of the BlackRock funds.
Systematic Withdrawal Plans
Investor Class shareholders can establish a systematic withdrawal plan and receive periodic payments of $50 or more from their BlackRock funds, as long as their account balance is at least $10,000.
Retirement Plans
Shareholders may make investments in conjunction with Traditional, Rollover, Roth, Coverdell, Simple IRAs, SEP IRAs and 403(b) Plans.
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BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.
If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.
BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.
BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.
We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.
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A World-Class Mutual Fund Family |
BlackRock offers a diverse lineup of open-end mutual funds crossing all investment styles and managed by experts in equity, fixed income and tax-exempt investing.
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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 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/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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BlackRock Emerging Market Debt 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 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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BlackRock AMT-Free Municipal Bond Portfolio |
BlackRock California 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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Conservative Prepared Portfolio |
Moderate Prepared Portfolio |
Growth Prepared Portfolio |
Aggressive Growth Prepared Portfolio |
BlackRock Lifecycle 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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† | Mixed asset fund. |
BlackRock mutual funds are currently distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC. You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds under consideration carefully before investing. Each fund’s prospectus contains this and other information and is available at www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 or from your financial advisor. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
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This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Fund unless accompanied or preceded by the Fund’s current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.
#Index 2-12/09
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 |
| (a) Audit Fees | (b) Audit-Related Fees1 | (c) Tax Fees2 | (d) All Other Fees3 |
Entity Name | Current Fiscal Year End | Previous Fiscal Year End | Current Fiscal Year End | Previous Fiscal Year End | Current Fiscal Year End | Previous Fiscal Year End | Current Fiscal Year End | Previous Fiscal Year End |
BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. | $6,800 | $6,800 | $0 | $0 | $6,100 | $6,100 | $1,028 | $1,049 |
Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC | $35,700 | $35,300 | $0 | $0 | $17,000 | $17,000 | $0 | $0 |
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.
| (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 services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for ratification. The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members the authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels. |
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| (e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
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| (f) Not Applicable |
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| (g) Affiliates’ Aggregate Non-Audit Fees: |
Entity Name | Current Fiscal Year End | Previous Fiscal Year End |
BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. | $414,628 | $412,149 |
Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC | $424,500 | $422,000 |
| (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) – $407,500, 0% |
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Item 5 – | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable |
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Item 6 – | Investments |
| (a) Master International Index Series - Schedule of Investments |
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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Australia - 8.0% | | AGL Energy Ltd. | | | 32,318 | | $ | 406,212 | |
| | AMP Ltd. | | | 134,396 | | | 811,796 | |
| | AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd. | | | 63,768 | | | 372,847 | |
| | Alumina Ltd. | | | 176,221 | | | 288,088 | |
| | Amcor Ltd. | | | 85,527 | | | 476,158 | |
| | Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. | | | 23,258 | | | 83,319 | |
| | Arrow Energy Ltd. (a) | | | 43,525 | | | 161,871 | |
| | Asciano Group | | | 177,084 | | | 286,684 | |
| | Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | | | 175,062 | | | 3,567,483 | |
| | Australian Stock Exchange Ltd. | | | 12,589 | | | 392,483 | |
| | BGP Holdings Plc (a) | | | 783,183 | | | 11 | |
| | BHP Billiton Ltd. | | | 235,856 | | | 9,025,412 | |
| | Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd. | | | 23,903 | | | 209,819 | |
| | Billabong International Ltd. | | | 14,236 | | | 139,288 | |
| | BlueScope Steel Ltd. | | | 116,707 | | | 321,571 | |
| | Boral Ltd. | | | 47,833 | | | 253,889 | |
| | Brambles Ltd. | | | 93,900 | | | 569,494 | |
| | CFS Retail Property Trust | | | 120,545 | | | 205,259 | |
| | CSL Ltd. | | | 40,498 | | | 1,177,658 | |
| | CSR Ltd. | | | 95,827 | | | 154,301 | |
| | Caltex Australia Ltd. | | | 5,477 | | | 45,560 | |
| | Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. | | | 39,909 | | | 411,482 | |
| | Cochlear Ltd. | | | 3,996 | | | 246,768 | |
| | Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd. | | | 108,214 | | | 5,283,200 | |
| | Computershare Ltd. | | | 31,128 | | | 318,487 | |
| | Crown Ltd. | | | 32,826 | | | 234,880 | |
| | DB RREEF Trust | | | 326,593 | | | 247,777 | |
| | Energy Resources of Australia Ltd. | | | 5,323 | | | 113,596 | |
| | Fairfax Media Ltd. | | | 157,547 | | | 244,876 | |
| | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (a) | | | 90,869 | | | 359,429 | |
| | Foster’s Group Ltd. | | | 132,582 | | | 652,198 | |
| | General Property Trust | | | 635,242 | | | 341,354 | |
| | Goodman Fielder Ltd. | | | 76,606 | | | 111,554 | |
| | Goodman Group | | | 480,536 | | | 271,860 | |
| | Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. | | | 47,593 | | | 179,423 | |
| | Incitec Pivot Ltd. | | | 103,113 | | | 326,158 | |
| | Insurance Australia Group Ltd. | | | 153,545 | | | 551,484 | |
| | James Hardie Industries NV (a) | | | 26,387 | | | 200,707 | |
| | Leighton Holdings Ltd. | | | 11,460 | | | 388,474 | |
To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedules of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:
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ADR | American Depository Receipt |
AUD | Australian Dollar |
EUR | Euro |
GBP | British Pound |
JPY | Japanese Yen |
SEK | Swedish Krona |
USD | US Dollar |
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| | Lend Lease Group | | | 36,073 | | $ | 332,987 | |
| | Macquarie Group Ltd. | | | 22,862 | | | 979,548 | |
| | Macquarie Infrastructure Group (a) | | | 168,493 | | | 200,681 | |
| | Map Group | | | 48,201 | | | 130,463 | |
| | Metcash Ltd. | | | 53,350 | | | 213,920 | |
| | Mirvac Group | | | 179,774 | | | 250,829 | |
| | National Australia Bank Ltd. | | | 146,693 | | | 3,579,900 | |
| | Newcrest Mining Ltd. | | | 34,140 | | | 1,081,373 | |
| | Nufarm Ltd. | | | 12,318 | | | 119,571 | |
| | OZ Mineral Ltd. | | | 222,416 | | | 237,068 | |
| | OneSteel Ltd. | | | 99,214 | | | 297,996 | |
| | Orica Ltd. | | | 25,432 | | | 591,292 | |
| | Origin Energy Ltd. | | | 63,616 | | | 957,118 | |
| | Paladin Resources Ltd. (a) | | | 42,215 | | | 157,584 | |
| | QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | | | 69,424 | | | 1,584,275 | |
| | Qantas Airways Ltd. | | | 59,212 | | | 157,983 | |
| | Rio Tinto Ltd. | | | 30,300 | | | 2,022,666 | |
| | SP AusNet | | | 73,836 | | | 60,594 | |
| | Santos Ltd. | | | 61,585 | | | 775,636 | |
| | Sims Metal Management Ltd. | | | 10,713 | | | 209,905 | |
| | Sonic Healthcare Ltd. | | | 25,851 | | | 356,033 | |
| | Stockland | | | 156,090 | | | 549,937 | |
| | Suncorp-Metway Ltd. | | | 101,353 | | | 784,667 | |
| | Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. | | | 49,709 | | | 308,411 | |
| | Tatts Group Ltd. | | | 85,322 | | | 186,136 | |
| | Telstra Corp. Ltd. | | | 274,890 | | | 845,114 | |
| | Toll Holdings Ltd. | | | 50,305 | | | 392,830 | |
| | Transurban Group | | | 89,765 | | | 444,253 | |
| | Wesfarmers Ltd. Ordinary Shares | | | 68,858 | | | 1,924,912 | |
| | Wesfarmers Ltd. Partially Protected Shares | | | 11,123 | | | 310,577 | |
| | Westfield Group | | | 142,576 | | | 1,595,692 | |
| | Westpac Banking Corp. | | | 205,646 | | | 4,645,276 | |
| | Woodside Petroleum Ltd. | | | 35,566 | | | 1,499,891 | |
| | Woolworths Ltd. | | | 86,641 | | | 2,173,023 | |
| | WorleyParsons Ltd. | | | 11,479 | | | 298,058 | |
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Austria - 0.3% | | Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG | | | 14,801 | | | 549,989 | |
| | Immoeast Immobilien Anlagen AG (a) | | | 30,711 | | | 168,610 | |
| | OMV AG | | | 11,416 | | | 500,890 | |
| | Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AG | | | 3,837 | | | 214,358 | |
| | Telekom Austria AG | | | 25,749 | | | 367,559 | |
| | Verbund - Oesterreichische Elektrizitaetswirtschafts | | | 5,338 | | | 226,342 | |
| | Vienna Insurance Group | | | 2,435 | | | 124,986 | |
| | Voestalpine AG | | | 8,660 | | | 316,380 | |
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Belgium - 1.0% | | Anheuser-Busch InBev NV | | | 51,402 | | $ | 2,660,933 | |
| | Anheuser-Busch InBev NV VVPR Strip (a) | | | 24,368 | | | 175 | |
| | Belgacom SA | | | 11,277 | | | 409,389 | |
| | Colruyt SA | | | 1,193 | | | 287,815 | |
| | Delhaize Group | | | 6,859 | | | 524,708 | |
| | Dexia NV | | | 39,474 | | | 248,479 | |
| | Fortis | | | 164,508 | | | 608,952 | |
| | Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA | | | 6,169 | | | 582,511 | |
| | KBC Bancassurance Holding | | | 12,538 | | | 538,697 | |
| | Mobistar SA | | | 1,543 | | | 105,781 | |
| | Nationale A Portefeuille | | | 3,141 | | | 167,141 | |
| | Solvay SA | | | 4,453 | | | 479,567 | |
| | UCB SA | | | 7,495 | | | 312,838 | |
| | Umicore SA | | | 7,309 | | | 243,818 | |
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Bermuda - 0.1% | | Mongolia Energy Co., Ltd. (a) | | | 187,757 | | | 95,536 | |
| | SeaDrill Ltd. | | | 19,162 | | | 487,537 | |
| | Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. | | | 38,785 | | | 112,292 | |
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Cayman Islands - 0.1% | | Foxconn International Holdings Ltd. (a) | | | 134,900 | | | 155,298 | |
| | Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd. | | | 25,966 | | | 48,271 | |
| | Sands China Ltd. (a) | | | 122,200 | | | 149,097 | |
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Denmark - 0.9% | | A P Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A | | | 41 | | | 276,953 | |
| | A P Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B | | | 103 | | | 723,667 | |
| | Carlsberg A/S | | | 7,349 | | | 540,994 | |
| | Coloplast A/S, Class B | | | 1,414 | | | 127,871 | |
| | Danske Bank A/S | | | 35,051 | | | 786,874 | |
| | Dsv A/S | | | 15,864 | | | 287,501 | |
| | H Lundbeck A/S | | | 5,000 | | | 90,336 | |
| | Novo-Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 32,752 | | | 2,090,944 | |
| | Novozymes A/S, Class B | | | 3,292 | | | 342,492 | |
| | Topdanmark A/S (a) | | | 1,251 | | | 168,477 | |
| | TrygVesta A/S | | | 1,800 | | | 118,322 | |
| | Vestas Wind Systems A/S (a) | | | 14,971 | | | 911,476 | |
| | William Demant Holding (a) | | | 1,380 | | | 103,723 | |
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Finland - 1.1% | | Elisa Corp. | | | 10,641 | | | 242,874 | |
| | Fortum Oyj | | | 34,445 | | | 934,474 | |
| | Kesko Oyj, Class B | | | 5,035 | | | 166,269 | |
| | Kone Oyj, Class B | | | 11,564 | | | 495,563 | |
| | Metso Oyj | | | 8,556 | | | 300,960 | |
| | Neste Oil Oyj | | | 9,709 | | | 172,529 | |
| | Nokia Oyj | | | 260,135 | | | 3,363,540 | |
| | Nokian Renkaat Oyj | | | 7,815 | | | 189,506 | |
| | OKO Bank | | | 9,023 | | | 97,315 | |
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| | Orion Oyj | | | 4,981 | | $ | 107,422 | |
| | Outokumpu Oyj | | | 10,168 | | | 192,482 | |
| | Rautaruukki Oyj | | | 5,746 | | | 132,914 | |
| | Sampo Oyj | | | 32,840 | | | 799,981 | |
| | Sanoma Oyj | | | 4,340 | | | 97,917 | |
| | Stora Enso Oyj, Class R | | | 47,345 | | | 332,069 | |
| | UPM-Kymmene Oyj | | | 35,654 | | | 423,883 | |
| | Wartsila Oyj | | | 6,130 | | | 245,704 | |
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France - 10.2% | | AXA SA | | | 118,646 | | | 2,785,685 | |
| | Accor SA | | | 9,993 | | | 546,837 | |
| | Aeroports de Paris | | | 1,945 | | | 156,335 | |
| | Air France-KLM | | | 9,956 | | | 156,242 | |
| | Air Liquide | | | 17,514 | | | 2,082,901 | |
| | Alcatel SA | | | 160,264 | | | 539,644 | |
| | Alstom | | | 13,602 | | | 951,267 | |
| | Atos Origin SA | | | 3,828 | | | 175,374 | |
| | BNP Paribas SA | | | 66,723 | | | 5,292,332 | |
| | BioMerieux | | | 968 | | | 113,099 | |
| | Bouygues | | | 17,021 | | | 881,657 | |
| | Bureau Veritas SA | | | 3,272 | | | 170,562 | |
| | CNP Assurances | | | 2,634 | | | 255,064 | |
| | Cap Gemini SA | | | 9,826 | | | 448,263 | |
| | Carrefour SA | | | 43,624 | | | 2,092,501 | |
| | Casino Guichard Perrachon SA | | | 3,996 | | | 356,024 | |
| | Christian Dior SA | | | 4,796 | | | 491,493 | |
| | Cie de Saint-Gobain SA | | | 26,026 | | | 1,411,813 | |
| | Cie Generale d’Optique Essilor International SA | | | 15,575 | | | 931,564 | |
| | Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA (a) | | | 10,011 | | | 212,800 | |
| | Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin | | | 10,861 | | | 831,831 | |
| | Credit Agricole SA | | | 66,650 | | | 1,169,697 | |
| | Dassault Systemes SA | | | 4,640 | | | 264,224 | |
| | EDP Renovaveis SA (a) | | | 14,456 | | | 137,064 | |
| | Eiffage | | | 2,707 | | | 152,574 | |
| | Electricite de France SA | | | 18,214 | | | 1,082,518 | |
| | Eramet | | | 374 | | | 117,126 | |
| | Eurazeo | | | 2,034 | | | 141,087 | |
| | European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. | | | 31,850 | | | 640,221 | |
| | Eutelsat Communications | | | 7,237 | | | 232,192 | |
| | Fonciere Des Regions | | | 1,915 | | | 195,815 | |
| | France Telecom SA | | | 127,575 | | | 3,187,876 | |
| | GDF Suez | | | 87,797 | | | 3,803,453 | |
| | Gecina SA | | | 1,263 | | | 137,332 | |
| | Groupe Danone | | | 38,312 | | | 2,348,594 | |
| | Hermes International | | | 4,098 | | | 545,536 | |
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| | ICADE | | | 1,246 | | $ | 119,295 | |
| | Iliad SA | | | 1,024 | | | 122,372 | |
| | Imerys SA | | | 2,046 | | | 122,485 | |
| | Ipsen | | | 1,770 | | | 98,145 | |
| | JC Decaux SA | | | 4,548 | | | 110,393 | |
| | Klepierre | | | 6,678 | | | 270,561 | |
| | L’Oreal SA | | | 17,178 | | | 1,918,537 | |
| | LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA | | | 17,330 | | | 1,943,172 | |
| | Lafarge SA | | | 15,271 | | | 1,257,629 | |
| | Lagardere S.C.A. | | | 9,747 | | | 394,612 | |
| | Legrand Promesses | | | 7,653 | | | 212,995 | |
| | M6-Metropole Television SA | | | 4,449 | | | 113,869 | |
| | Natixis | | | 70,340 | | | 351,232 | |
| | Neopost SA | | | 2,223 | | | 183,476 | |
| | PagesJaunes Groupe SA | | | 9,088 | | | 101,298 | |
| | Pernod-Ricard SA | | | 14,580 | | | 1,246,730 | |
| | Peugeot SA | | | 10,153 | | | 341,318 | |
| | Pinault-Printemps-Redoute | | | 5,920 | | | 710,607 | |
| | Publicis Groupe | | | 9,773 | | | 397,371 | |
| | Renault SA | | | 12,929 | | | 663,255 | |
| | STMicroelectronics NV | | | 55,598 | | | 513,738 | |
| | Safran SA | | | 13,442 | | | 262,647 | |
| | Sanofi-Aventis | | | 73,274 | | | 5,762,470 | |
| | Schneider Electric SA | | | 16,032 | | | 1,864,081 | |
| | Scor SE | | | 12,536 | | | 314,930 | |
| | Societe BIC SA | | | 1,501 | | | 103,697 | |
| | Societe Des Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhone | | | 1,166 | | | 89,774 | |
| | Societe Generale SA | | | 43,036 | | | 2,990,138 | |
| | Societe Television Francaise 1 | | | 8,432 | | | 154,857 | |
| | Sodexho Alliance SA | | | 6,923 | | | 393,918 | |
| | Suez Environnement SA | | | 20,117 | | | 463,880 | |
| | Technip SA | | | 7,614 | | | 535,695 | |
| | Thales SA | | | 7,489 | | | 384,899 | |
| | Total SA | | | 148,344 | | | 9,528,118 | |
| | Unibail - Rodamco | | | 6,571 | | | 1,443,516 | |
| | Vallourec SA | | | 3,982 | | | 720,417 | |
| | Veolia Environnement SA | | | 30,342 | | | 1,000,166 | |
| | Vinci SA | | | 29,687 | | | 1,670,518 | |
| | Vivendi SA | | | 84,277 | | | 2,501,316 | |
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Germany - 7.6% | | Adidas-Salomon AG | | | 13,451 | | | 728,579 | |
| | Allianz AG, Registered Shares | | | 32,101 | | | 3,979,237 | |
| | BASF SE | | | 65,061 | | | 4,026,667 | |
| | Bayer AG | | | 57,376 | | | 4,591,427 | |
| | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | | | 23,433 | | | 1,066,723 | |
| | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Preference Shares) | | | 4,306 | | | 142,528 | |
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| | Beiersdorf AG | | | 6,565 | | $ | 432,695 | |
| | Celesio AG | | | 6,095 | | | 154,328 | |
| | Commerzbank AG | | | 52,877 | | | 443,786 | |
| | DaimlerChrysler AG | | | 62,353 | | | 3,321,145 | |
| | Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares | | | 40,836 | | | 2,887,512 | |
| | Deutsche Boerse AG | | | 14,154 | | | 1,172,086 | |
| | Deutsche Lufthansa AG | | | 14,269 | | | 240,942 | |
| | Deutsche Post AG | | | 64,142 | | | 1,239,659 | |
| | Deutsche Postbank AG | | | 6,288 | | | 205,419 | |
| | Deutsche Telekom AG | | | 198,099 | | | 2,906,073 | |
| | E.ON AG | | | 133,923 | | | 5,621,288 | |
| | Fraport AG | | | 2,369 | | | 122,309 | |
| | Fresenius AG | | | 2,242 | | | 139,858 | |
| | Fresenius AG (Preference Shares) | | | 6,590 | | | 473,069 | |
| | Fresenius Medical Care AG | | | 14,944 | | | 792,733 | |
| | GEA Group AG | | | 10,961 | | | 244,167 | |
| | Hannover Rueckversicherung AG, Registered Shares | | | 4,328 | | | 202,206 | |
| | HeidelbergCement AG | | | 10,390 | | | 718,799 | |
| | Henkel KGaA | | | 9,649 | | | 432,286 | |
| | Hochtief AG | | | 3,185 | | | 242,910 | |
| | Infineon Technologies AG (a) | | | 73,728 | | | 410,177 | |
| | K+S AG | | | 12,192 | | | 695,350 | |
| | Linde AG | | | 11,102 | | | 1,337,593 | |
| | MAN SE | | | 7,221 | | | 560,293 | |
| | Merck KGaA | | | 4,278 | | | 401,138 | |
| | Metro AG | | | 8,625 | | | 526,752 | |
| | Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG, Registered | | | 13,539 | | | 2,108,829 | |
| | Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Preference Shares) | | | 6,736 | | | 421,230 | |
| | Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport | | | 465 | | | 154,794 | |
| | Qiagen NV (a) | | | 16,748 | | | 377,173 | |
| | RWE AG | | | 29,091 | | | 2,823,057 | |
| | SAP AG | | | 60,153 | | | 2,867,680 | |
| | Salzgitter AG | | | 2,546 | | | 249,479 | |
| | Siemens AG | | | 57,947 | | | 5,317,843 | |
| | Solarworld AG | | | 6,166 | | | 135,697 | |
| | Suedzucker AG | | | 4,456 | | | 92,843 | |
| | TUI AG | | | 14,453 | | | 120,835 | |
| | ThyssenKrupp AG | | | 23,610 | | | 887,553 | |
| | United Internet AG | | | 9,255 | | | 121,963 | |
| | Volkswagen AG | | | 3,304 | | | 366,076 | |
| | Wacker Chemie AG | | | 1,122 | | | 195,167 | |
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Greece - 0.5% | | Alpha Bank AE | | | 30,397 | | | 354,709 | |
| | Bank of Cyprus Public Co., Ltd. | | | 38,379 | | | 268,714 | |
| | Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA | | | 15,028 | | | 342,088 | |
| | EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA (a) | | | 27,772 | | | 310,373 | |
| | Hellenic Petroleum SA | | | 7,916 | | | 88,626 | |
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| | Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA | | | 21,199 | | $ | 311,147 | |
| | Marfin Investment Group SA | | | 53,258 | | | 150,969 | |
| | National Bank of Greece SA | | | 44,706 | | | 1,148,580 | |
| | OPAP SA | | | 16,937 | | | 372,110 | |
| | Piraeus Bank SA (a) | | | 21,954 | | | 251,930 | |
| | Public Power Corp. | | | 8,529 | | | 158,179 | |
| | Titan Cement Co. SA | | | 3,439 | | | 99,746 | |
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Hong Kong - 2.2% | | ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. | | | 12,004 | | | 113,494 | |
| | BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. | | | 282,400 | | | 634,460 | |
| | Bank of East Asia Ltd. | | | 96,532 | | | 379,232 | |
| | CLP Holdings Ltd. | | | 155,687 | | | 1,053,622 | |
| | Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. | | | 86,263 | | | 160,198 | |
| | Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. | | | 97,835 | | | 1,257,197 | |
| | Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. | | | 25,500 | | | 96,969 | |
| | Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd. | | | 64,000 | | | 109,046 | |
| | Esprit Holdings Ltd. | | | 77,888 | | | 516,758 | |
| | Hang Lung Group Ltd. | | | 63,000 | | | 311,568 | |
| | Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | | | 158,000 | | | 619,415 | |
| | Hang Seng Bank Ltd. | | | 58,753 | | | 864,373 | |
| | Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. | | | 81,491 | | | 608,960 | |
| | The Hong Kong & China Gas Ltd. | | | 306,290 | | | 768,222 | |
| | Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd. | | | 2,400 | | | 31,048 | |
| | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. | | | 72,927 | | | 1,297,546 | |
| | HongKong Electric Holdings Ltd. | | | 109,000 | | | 593,753 | |
| | Hopewell Holdings Ltd. | | | 45,349 | | | 146,215 | |
| | Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. | | | 154,176 | | | 1,054,851 | |
| | Hysan Development Co., Ltd. | | | 45,791 | | | 129,592 | |
| | Kerry Properties Ltd. | | | 52,000 | | | 263,017 | |
| | Li & Fung Ltd. | | | 173,990 | | | 719,351 | |
| | The Link REIT | | | 141,914 | | | 362,125 | |
| | MTR Corp. | | | 104,000 | | | 358,286 | |
| | NWS Holdings Ltd. | | | 64,000 | | | 117,464 | |
| | New World Development Ltd. | | | 172,484 | | | 351,419 | |
| | Orient Overseas International Ltd. | | | 16,057 | | | 74,460 | |
| | PCCW Ltd. | | | 333,000 | | | 80,206 | |
| | Shangri-La Asia Ltd. | | | 86,990 | | | 162,983 | |
| | Sino Land Co. | | | 104,421 | | | 201,033 | |
| | Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | | | 100,324 | | | 1,491,729 | |
| | Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A | | | 54,077 | | | 653,973 | |
| | Television Broadcasts Ltd. | | | 14,000 | | | 67,262 | |
| | Wharf Holdings Ltd. | | | 108,870 | | | 624,806 | |
| | Wheelock and Co., Ltd. | | | 74,000 | | | 225,721 | |
| | Wing Hang Bank Ltd. | | | 11,500 | | | 107,024 | |
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Ireland - 0.3% | | Anglo Irish Bank Corp. Plc (a) | | | 62,641 | | $ | 1 | |
| | CRH Plc | | | 50,149 | | | 1,363,521 | |
| | Elan Corp. Plc (a) | | | 35,769 | | | 225,738 | |
| | Kerry Group Plc | | | 10,099 | | | 297,001 | |
| | Ryanair Holdings Plc (a) | | | 35,968 | | | 169,621 | |
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Italy - 3.2% | | A2A SpA | | | 75,591 | | | 158,590 | |
| | Assicurazioni Generali SpA | | | 79,436 | | | 2,140,030 | |
| | Autogrill SpA | | | 11,318 | | | 142,660 | |
| | Autostrade SpA | | | 17,781 | | | 465,011 | |
| | Banca Carige SpA | | | 50,030 | | | 133,550 | |
| | Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA | | | 157,305 | | | 274,995 | |
| | Banca Popolare di Milano Scrl | | | 35,046 | | | 248,993 | |
| | Banco Popolare SpA | | | 43,205 | | | 323,656 | |
| | Enel SpA | | | 454,261 | | | 2,629,891 | |
| | Eni SpA | | | 182,935 | | | 4,658,582 | |
| | Exor SpA | | | 6,689 | | | 130,284 | |
| | Fiat SpA | | | 54,154 | | | 792,487 | |
| | Finmeccanica SpA | | | 32,731 | | | 524,051 | |
| | Fondiaria-Sai SpA | | | 6,981 | | | 110,980 | |
| | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | | | 523,040 | | | 2,353,690 | |
| | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Non-Convertible Savings Shares) | | | 62,426 | | | 209,160 | |
| | Italcementi SpA | | | 5,021 | | | 68,680 | |
| | Luxottica Group SpA | | | 9,899 | | | 255,946 | |
| | Mediaset SpA | | | 46,410 | | | 381,580 | |
| | Mediobanca SpA (a) | | | 35,249 | | | 418,746 | |
| | Mediolanum SpA | | | 22,232 | | | 138,877 | |
| | Parmalat SpA | | | 141,422 | | | 395,375 | |
| | Pirelli & C. SpA | | | 171,223 | | | 102,541 | |
| | Prysmian SpA | | | 5,678 | | | 99,111 | |
| | Saipem SpA | | | 18,261 | | | 630,194 | |
| | Snam Rete Gas SpA | | | 108,602 | | | 539,336 | |
| | Telecom Italia SpA | | | 712,453 | | | 1,111,388 | |
| | Telecom Italia SpA (Non-Convertible Savings Shares) | | | 456,819 | | | 507,383 | |
| | Terna SpA | | | 85,253 | | | 366,636 | |
| | Unicredit SpA | | | 977,959 | | | 3,270,057 | |
| | Unione Di Banche Italiane ScpA | | | 44,370 | | | 635,996 | |
| | Unipol SpA | | | 44,435 | | | 60,781 | |
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Japan - 19.8% | | The 77 Bank Ltd. | | | 18,000 | | | 95,769 | |
| | Abc-Mart Inc. | | | 1,800 | | | 49,933 | |
| | Acom Co., Ltd. | | | 3,370 | | | 51,307 | |
| | Advantest Corp. | | | 10,000 | | | 260,510 | |
| | Aeon Co., Ltd. | | | 44,400 | | | 360,378 | |
| | Aeon Credit Service Co., Ltd. | | | 7,200 | | | 69,509 | |
| | Aeon Mall Co., Ltd. | | | 4,600 | | | 89,119 | |
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| | Aioi Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 36,000 | | $ | 172,564 | |
| | Air Water Inc. | | | 6,000 | | | 70,674 | |
| | Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. | | | 13,400 | | | 387,140 | |
| | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | | | 52,000 | | | 489,422 | |
| | Alfresa Holdings Corp. | | | 1,900 | | | 75,543 | |
| | All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. | | | 69,000 | | | 187,287 | |
| | Amada Co., Ltd. | | | 25,000 | | | 156,590 | |
| | Aozora Bank Ltd. | | | 57,000 | | | 60,586 | |
| | Asahi Breweries Ltd. | | | 24,700 | | | 454,908 | |
| | Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. | | | 66,100 | | | 628,748 | |
| | Asahi Kasei Corp. | | | 91,000 | | | 455,955 | |
| | Asics Corp. | | | 11,000 | | | 98,724 | |
| | Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | | 30,600 | | | 1,141,651 | |
| | The Bank of Kyoto Ltd. | | | 21,000 | | | 169,736 | |
| | The Bank of Yokohama Ltd. | | | 80,000 | | | 364,757 | |
| | Benesse Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,300 | | | 263,409 | |
| | Bridgestone Corp. | | | 40,200 | | | 709,120 | |
| | Brother Industries Ltd. | | | 18,700 | | | 215,061 | |
| | Canon Marketing Japan Inc. | | | 3,800 | | | 55,997 | |
| | Canon, Inc. | | | 75,500 | | | 3,211,655 | |
| | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | | | 20,700 | | | 165,712 | |
| | Central Japan Railway Co. | | | 110 | | | 736,262 | |
| | The Chiba Bank Ltd. | | | 61,000 | | | 364,851 | |
| | Chiyoda Corp. | | | 7,000 | | | 54,063 | |
| | Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 44,700 | | | 1,066,344 | |
| | Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 17,700 | | | 330,841 | |
| | The Chugoku Bank Ltd. | | | 13,000 | | | 161,222 | |
| | Chugoku Electric Power Co. | | | 19,700 | | | 376,233 | |
| | Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | | | 77,000 | | | 259,386 | |
| | Citizens Holding Co., Ltd. | | | 26,300 | | | 151,983 | |
| | Coca-Cola West Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 2,700 | | | 47,637 | |
| | Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd. | | | 34,000 | | | 71,442 | |
| | Credit Saison Co., Ltd. | | | 13,900 | | | 155,671 | |
| | Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. | | | 41,000 | | | 522,756 | |
| | Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd. | | | 20,000 | | | 117,479 | |
| | Daido Steel Co., Ltd. | | | 19,000 | | | 70,535 | |
| | Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 16,000 | | | 159,935 | |
| | Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. | | | 49,600 | | | 1,040,186 | |
| | Daikin Industries Ltd. | | | 16,400 | | | 647,755 | |
| | Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. | | | 14,000 | | | 146,938 | |
| | Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 6,300 | | | 298,295 | |
| | Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 39,000 | | | 419,356 | |
| | Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. | | | 108,000 | | | 543,525 | |
| | Dena Co., Ltd. | | | 14 | | | 82,934 | |
| | Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | | | 25,000 | | | 111,762 | |
| | Denso Corp. | | | 35,700 | | | 1,078,749 | |
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| | Dentsu, Inc. | | | 13,313 | | $ | 306,507 | |
| | Diamond Lease Co., Ltd. | | | 3,300 | | | 99,416 | |
| | Dowa Mining Co., Ltd. | | | 14,000 | | | 77,463 | |
| | East Japan Railway Co. | | | 23,149 | | | 1,464,886 | |
| | Eisai Co., Ltd. | | | 18,800 | | | 691,205 | |
| | Electric Power Development Co. | | | 9,400 | | | 267,269 | |
| | Elpida Memory, Inc. (a) | | | 10,600 | | | 172,759 | |
| | FamilyMart Co., Ltd. | | | 2,600 | | | 76,756 | |
| | Fanuc Ltd. | | | 13,500 | | | 1,258,227 | |
| | Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. | | | 3,200 | | | 601,406 | |
| | Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 25,800 | | | 44,619 | |
| | Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 32,000 | | | 156,362 | |
| | Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. | | | 44 | | | 60,966 | |
| | Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. | | | 33,400 | | | 1,008,702 | |
| | Fujitsu Ltd. | | | 123,000 | | | 798,075 | |
| | Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. | | | 54,000 | | | 188,190 | |
| | Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 45,000 | | | 187,934 | |
| | GS Yuasa Corp. | | | 23,000 | | | 170,033 | |
| | The Gunma Bank Ltd. | | | 22,000 | | | 112,517 | |
| | The Hachijuni Bank Ltd. | | | 26,000 | | | 151,728 | |
| | Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. | | | 920 | | | 44,814 | |
| | Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. | | | 81,000 | | | 361,266 | |
| | Hino Motors Ltd. | | | 18,000 | | | 62,277 | |
| | Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 2,300 | | | 241,155 | |
| | The Hiroshima Bank Ltd. | | | 28,000 | | | 107,889 | |
| | Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 5,100 | | | 164,706 | |
| | Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 7,100 | | | 144,702 | |
| | Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. | | | 6,700 | | | 175,626 | |
| | Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. | | | 3,500 | | | 69,441 | |
| | Hitachi Ltd. | | | 303,000 | | | 931,460 | |
| | Hitachi Metals Ltd. | | | 11,000 | | | 105,830 | |
| | Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 12,900 | | | 234,017 | |
| | Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc. | | | 77,100 | | | 157,641 | |
| | Hokuriku Electric Power | | | 13,000 | | | 283,843 | |
| | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 116,800 | | | 3,962,872 | |
| | Hoya Corp. | | | 27,300 | | | 728,433 | |
| | IHI Corp. | | | 79,000 | | | 125,986 | |
| | Ibiden Co., Ltd. | | | 9,500 | | | 340,712 | |
| | Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. | | | 1,600 | | | 93,407 | |
| | Inpex Corp. | | | 61 | | | 461,228 | |
| | Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. | | | 24,405 | | | 220,360 | |
| | Isuzu Motors Ltd. | | | 83,000 | | | 155,911 | |
| | Ito En, Ltd. | | | 4,700 | | | 70,774 | |
| | Itochu Corp. | | | 100,000 | | | 738,677 | |
| | Itochu Techno-Science Corp. | | | 1,100 | | | 29,539 | |
| | The Iyo Bank Ltd. | | | 19,000 | | | 154,573 | |
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| | J Front Retailing Co., Ltd. | | | 29,600 | | $ | 130,722 | |
| | JFE Holdings, Inc. | | | 33,500 | | | 1,324,216 | |
| | JGC Corp. | | | 16,000 | | | 294,843 | |
| | JS Group Corp. | | | 18,900 | | | 325,360 | |
| | JSR Corp. | | | 12,900 | | | 262,538 | |
| | JTEKT Corp. | | | 12,700 | | | 163,344 | |
| | Jafco Co., Ltd. | | | 1,500 | | | 36,302 | |
| | Japan Airlines Corp. (a) | | | 17,000 | | | 12,220 | |
| | Japan Petroleum Explora | | | 2,400 | | | 105,823 | |
| | Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. | | | 50 | | | 103,894 | |
| | Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. | | | 30 | | | 221,154 | |
| | Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. | | | 30 | | | 134,917 | |
| | The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. | | | 21,000 | | | 267,773 | |
| | Japan Tobacco, Inc. | | | 326 | | | 1,100,737 | |
| | The Joyo Bank Ltd. | | | 42,000 | | | 168,776 | |
| | Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd. | | | 145 | | | 143,481 | |
| | KDDI Corp. | | | 196 | | | 1,038,156 | |
| | Kajima Corp. | | | 54,800 | | | 110,879 | |
| | Kamigumi Co., Ltd. | | | 19,000 | | | 138,639 | |
| | Kaneka Corp. | | | 21,000 | | | 133,799 | |
| | The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 52,500 | | | 1,184,744 | |
| | Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. | | | 11,000 | | | 92,185 | |
| | Kao Corp. | | | 36,000 | | | 843,722 | |
| | Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 84,000 | | | 213,209 | |
| | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. | | | 30,000 | | | 85,719 | |
| | Keihin Electric Express Railway Co., Ltd. | | | 28,000 | | | 206,123 | |
| | Keio Electric Railway Co., Ltd. | | | 38,000 | | | 229,310 | |
| | Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. | | | 25,000 | | | 136,763 | |
| | Keyence Corp. | | | 3,120 | | | 647,536 | |
| | Kikkoman Corp. | | | 13,000 | | | 159,290 | |
| | Kinden Corp. | | | 6,000 | | | 50,842 | |
| | Kintetsu Corp. | | | 126,000 | | | 417,638 | |
| | Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 59,000 | | | 946,183 | |
| | Kobe Steel Ltd. | | | 169,000 | | | 306,262 | |
| | Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 5,000 | | | 80,251 | |
| | Komatsu Ltd. | | | 64,700 | | | 1,354,441 | |
| | Konami Corp. | | | 8,600 | | | 153,548 | |
| | Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. | | | 33,500 | | | 345,225 | |
| | Kubota Corp. | | | 73,000 | | | 669,836 | |
| | Kuraray Co., Ltd. | | | 20,500 | | | 241,280 | |
| | Kurita Water Industries Ltd. | | | 8,600 | | | 270,191 | |
| | Kyocera Corp. | | | 10,900 | | | 959,968 | |
| | Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. | | | 18,000 | | | 190,347 | |
| | Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 28,500 | | | 587,012 | |
| | Lawson, Inc. | | | 3,500 | | | 154,578 | |
| | Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 1,600 | | | 79,297 | |
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| | Makita Corp. | | | 6,900 | | $ | 237,002 | |
| | Marubeni Corp. | | | 108,000 | | | 596,590 | |
| | Marui Group Co., Ltd. | | | 20,400 | | | 125,610 | |
| | Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. | | | 3,600 | | | 71,878 | |
| | Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 6,400 | | | 44,590 | |
| | Mazda Motor Corp. | | | 89,400 | | | 205,569 | |
| | McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd. | | | 5,700 | | | 109,020 | |
| | Medipal Holdings Corp. | | | 8,100 | | | 100,397 | |
| | Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 4,293 | | | 162,231 | |
| | Minebea Co., Ltd. | | | 19,000 | | | 103,103 | |
| | Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | | | 83,500 | | | 355,571 | |
| | Mitsubishi Corp. | | | 90,200 | | | 2,246,755 | |
| | Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | | | 142,000 | | | 1,054,869 | |
| | Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. | | | 85,000 | | | 1,357,099 | |
| | Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. | | | 25,000 | | | 125,980 | |
| | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 223,200 | | | 787,219 | |
| | Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. | | | 7,000 | | | 82,582 | |
| | Mitsubishi Materials Corp. | | | 95,000 | | | 232,350 | |
| | Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (a) | | | 251,000 | | | 348,877 | |
| | Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. | | | 27,000 | | | 108,604 | |
| | Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. | | | 16,000 | | | 199,646 | |
| | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 891,774 | | | 4,392,688 | |
| | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | | | 119,000 | | | 1,688,148 | |
| | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | | | 45,000 | | | 116,518 | |
| | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. | | | 47,000 | | | 113,197 | |
| | Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. | | | 56,000 | | | 946,861 | |
| | Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. | | | 58,000 | | | 150,745 | |
| | Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. | | | 74,000 | | | 390,918 | |
| | Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | 28,457 | | | 726,826 | |
| | Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 5,500 | | | 97,145 | |
| | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | | | 942,240 | | | 1,694,432 | |
| | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 16,000 | | | 798,515 | |
| | NEC Corp. | | | 165,000 | | | 426,512 | |
| | NGK Insulators Ltd. | | | 19,000 | | | 415,519 | |
| | NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. | | | 12,000 | | | 136,133 | |
| | NHK Spring Co., Ltd. | | | 8,000 | | | 74,487 | |
| | NOK Corp. | | | 8,600 | | | 118,618 | |
| | NSK Ltd. | | | 27,000 | | | 198,126 | |
| | NTN Corp. | | | 43,000 | | | 194,283 | |
| | NTT Data Corp. | | | 92 | | | 285,280 | |
| | NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | | | 1,105 | | | 1,542,015 | |
| | NTT Urban Development Co. | | | 57 | | | 38,050 | |
| | Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc. | | | 13,500 | | | 128,965 | |
| | Nidec Corp. | | | 8,100 | | | 748,626 | |
| | Nikon Corp. | | | 20,000 | | | 394,929 | |
| | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | | | 6,800 | | | 1,624,092 | |
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| | Nippon Building Fund, Inc. | | | 36 | | $ | 273,605 | |
| | Nippon Electric Glass Co. | | | 21,500 | | | 295,923 | |
| | Nippon Express Co., Ltd. | | | 69,000 | | | 284,953 | |
| | Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. | | | 10,000 | | | 115,773 | |
| | Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc. | | | 61,500 | | | 263,946 | |
| | Nippon Oil Corp. | | | 77,000 | | | 356,980 | |
| | Nippon Paper Group, Inc. | | | 6,894 | | | 175,938 | |
| | Nippon Sanso Corp. | | | 20,000 | | | 212,853 | |
| | Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. | | | 33,000 | | | 94,571 | |
| | Nippon Steel Corp. | | | 367,000 | | | 1,487,080 | |
| | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | | 36,660 | | | 1,448,183 | |
| | Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha | | | 90,000 | | | 277,186 | |
| | Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 43,000 | | | 244,822 | |
| | The Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd. | | | 39,000 | | | 95,498 | |
| | Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd. | | | 13,000 | | | 185,305 | |
| | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 179,600 | | | 1,578,310 | |
| | Nissay Dowa General Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 6,000 | | | 28,790 | |
| | Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. | | | 1,300 | | | 64,043 | |
| | Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. | | | 11,000 | | | 148,654 | |
| | Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd. | | | 49,000 | | | 86,628 | |
| | Nisshinbo Industries, Inc. | | | 11,000 | | | 101,920 | |
| | Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 6,100 | | | 199,255 | |
| | Nitori Co., Ltd. | | | 2,600 | | | 193,524 | |
| | Nitto Denko Corp. | | | 10,610 | | | 381,152 | |
| | Nomura Holdings, Inc. | | | 249,100 | | | 1,852,476 | |
| | Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,500 | | | 96,424 | |
| | Nomura Real Estate Office Fund, Inc. | | | 16 | | | 87,018 | |
| | Nomura Research Institute Ltd. | | | 7,100 | | | 139,629 | |
| | OJI Paper Co., Ltd. | | | 59,000 | | | 247,201 | |
| | ORIX Corp. | | | 6,940 | | | 472,505 | |
| | Obayashi Corp. | | | 40,000 | | | 136,154 | |
| | Obic Co., Ltd. | | | 350 | | | 57,144 | |
| | Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. | | | 43,000 | | | 329,995 | |
| | Olympus Corp. | | | 16,000 | | | 515,856 | |
| | Omron Corp. | | | 13,000 | | | 233,802 | |
| | Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 6,200 | | | 268,162 | |
| | Oracle Corp. Japan | | | 1,900 | | | 79,164 | |
| | Oriental Land Co., Ltd. | | | 3,300 | | | 217,138 | |
| | Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 130,000 | | | 438,137 | |
| | Otsuka Shokai Co., Ltd. | | | 600 | | | 29,927 | |
| | Panasonic Corp. | | | 141,000 | | | 2,029,893 | |
| | Panasonic Electric Works Ltd. | | | 29,873 | | | 361,940 | |
| | Rakuten, Inc. | | | 510 | | | 388,278 | |
| | Resona Holdings, Inc. | | | 36,256 | | | 368,352 | |
| | Ricoh Co., Ltd. | | | 51,000 | | | 730,767 | |
| | Rinnai Corp. | | | 3,100 | | | 149,807 | |
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| | Rohm Co., Ltd. | | | 7,500 | | $ | 489,472 | |
| | SBI Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,385 | | | 247,962 | |
| | SMC Corp. | | | 4,000 | | | 456,728 | |
| | Sankyo Co., Ltd. (Gunma) | | | 4,500 | | | 225,330 | |
| | Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 3,900 | | | 123,807 | |
| | Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (a) | | | 104,000 | | | 192,101 | |
| | Sapporo Hokuyo Holdings, Inc. | | | 13,789 | | | 50,049 | |
| | Sapporo Holdings Ltd. | | | 19,000 | | | 104,695 | |
| | Secom Co., Ltd. | | | 13,800 | | | 655,467 | |
| | Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. | | | 14,332 | | | 171,507 | |
| | Seiko Epson Corp. | | | 8,400 | | | 135,747 | |
| | Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 32,000 | | | 199,069 | |
| | Sekisui House Ltd. | | | 32,000 | | | 290,506 | |
| | Senshu Ikeda Holdings, Inc. | | | 24,870 | | | 90,791 | |
| | Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 56,000 | | | 1,143,433 | |
| | Seven Bank Ltd. | | | 18 | | | 35,934 | |
| | Sharp Corp. | | | 67,000 | | | 846,096 | |
| | Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 13,100 | | | 338,475 | |
| | Shimadzu Corp. | | | 21,000 | | | 139,873 | |
| | Shimamura Co., Ltd. | | | 1,500 | | | 143,322 | |
| | Shimano, Inc. | | | 4,500 | | | 181,674 | |
| | Shimizu Corp. | | | 43,000 | | | 154,448 | |
| | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 29,700 | | | 1,676,813 | |
| | Shinko Electric Industries | | | 7,100 | | | 103,352 | |
| | Shinko Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 32,300 | | | 97,738 | |
| | Shinsei Bank Ltd. | | | 81,000 | | | 88,243 | |
| | Shionogi & Co., Ltd. | | | 23,000 | | | 498,671 | |
| | Shiseido Co., Ltd. | | | 22,000 | | | 422,818 | |
| | The Shizuoka Bank Ltd. | | | 43,000 | | | 374,298 | |
| | Showa Denko KK | | | 82,000 | | | 163,305 | |
| | Showa Shell Sekiyu KK | | | 18,700 | | | 152,412 | |
| | Softbank Corp. | | | 52,500 | | | 1,230,744 | |
| | Sojitz Corp. | | | 86,500 | | | 163,666 | |
| | Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc. | | | 69,800 | | | 450,033 | |
| | Sony Corp. | | | 70,100 | | | 2,037,931 | |
| | Sony Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 62 | | | 161,351 | |
| | Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 5,400 | | | 113,922 | |
| | Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 11,600 | | | 235,287 | |
| | Sumco Corp. | | | 9,200 | | | 162,568 | |
| | Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 114,000 | | | 500,171 | |
| | Sumitomo Corp. | | | 74,800 | | | 761,669 | |
| | Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. | | | 49,500 | | | 616,566 | |
| | Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 48,000 | | | 243,007 | |
| | Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. | | | 248,000 | | | 666,634 | |
| | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | | | 35,000 | | | 516,514 | |
| | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | | 62,450 | | | 1,792,026 | |
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| | Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. | | | 25,000 | | $ | 471,937 | |
| | Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. | | | 16,100 | | | 139,964 | |
| | The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. | | | 106,000 | | | 520,464 | |
| | Suruga Bank Ltd. | | | 15,000 | | | 130,715 | |
| | Suzuken Co., Ltd. | | | 4,400 | | | 144,706 | |
| | Suzuki Motor Corp. | | | 22,900 | | | 563,959 | |
| | Sysmex Corp. | | | 1,800 | | | 94,117 | |
| | T&D Holdings, Inc. | | | 21,900 | | | 450,381 | |
| | TDK Corp. | | | 7,700 | | | 470,566 | |
| | THK Co., Ltd. | | | 7,500 | | | 133,372 | |
| | Taiheiyo Cement Corp. | | | 92,000 | | | 104,950 | |
| | Taisei Corp. | | | 75,000 | | | 128,685 | |
| | Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 9,000 | | | 154,850 | |
| | Takashimaya Co., Ltd. | | | 19,000 | | | 121,063 | |
| | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 51,500 | | | 2,121,865 | |
| | Teijin Ltd. | | | 66,000 | | | 213,238 | |
| | Terumo Corp. | | | 11,800 | | | 711,185 | |
| | Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. | | | 56,000 | | | 292,336 | |
| | Toho Co., Ltd. | | | 6,000 | | | 97,461 | |
| | Toho Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 36,000 | | | 191,283 | |
| | Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 31,600 | | | 626,231 | |
| | Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | | 50,000 | | | 1,364,460 | |
| | Tokuyama Corp. | | | 23,000 | | | 128,605 | |
| | The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 85,300 | | | 2,140,897 | |
| | Tokyo Electron Ltd. | | | 11,500 | | | 738,163 | |
| | Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 151,000 | | | 602,736 | |
| | Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 9,900 | | | 111,451 | |
| | Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. | | | 18,000 | | | 69,241 | |
| | Tokyu Corp. | | | 79,000 | | | 314,590 | |
| | Tokyu Land Corp. | | | 23,000 | | | 85,437 | |
| | TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK | | | 20,000 | | | 167,110 | |
| | Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. | | | 40,000 | | | 325,687 | |
| | Toray Industries, Inc. | | | 101,700 | | | 553,312 | |
| | Toshiba Corp. | | | 274,000 | | | 1,520,399 | |
| | Tosoh Corp. | | | 40,000 | | | 110,469 | |
| | Toto Ltd. | | | 18,000 | | | 114,455 | |
| | Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd. | | | 11,200 | | | 170,622 | |
| | Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. | | | 8,000 | | | 184,485 | |
| | Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. | | | 5,900 | | | 178,735 | |
| | Toyota Boshoku Corp. | | | 3,600 | | | 80,379 | |
| | Toyota Industries Corp. | | | 12,500 | | | 373,327 | |
| | Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 207,800 | | | 8,761,048 | |
| | Toyota Tsusho Corp. | | | 13,500 | | | 199,767 | |
| | Trend Micro, Inc. | | | 8,500 | | | 322,866 | |
| | Tsumura & Co. | | | 3,000 | | | 96,986 | |
| | UNY Co., Ltd. | | | 13,000 | | | 91,676 | |
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| | USS Co., Ltd. | | | 1,170 | | $ | 71,424 | |
| | Ube Industries Ltd. | | | 86,000 | | | 235,297 | |
| | Uni-Charm Corp. | | | 2,400 | | | 224,991 | |
| | Ushio, Inc. | | | 6,300 | | | 105,060 | |
| | West Japan Railway Co. | | | 108 | | | 362,086 | |
| | Yahoo! Japan Corp. | | | 1,035 | | | 311,192 | |
| | Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. | | | 6,400 | | | 193,757 | |
| | Yamada Denki Co., Ltd. | | | 6,600 | | | 445,247 | |
| | Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. | | | 17,000 | | | 157,805 | |
| | Yamaha Corp. | | | 9,700 | | | 116,870 | |
| | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 18,500 | | | 233,972 | |
| | Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 2,800 | | | 91,547 | |
| | Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. | | | 24,000 | | | 334,081 | |
| | Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd. | | | 6,000 | | | 71,365 | |
| | Yaskawa Electric Corp. | | | 13,000 | | | 108,298 | |
| | The Yasuda Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. | | | 118,000 | | | 110,091 | |
| | Yokogawa Electric Corp. | | | 14,000 | | | 123,642 | |
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Kazakhstan - 0.0% | | Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. | | | 17,547 | | | 257,020 | |
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Luxembourg - 0.5% | | ArcelorMittal | | | 59,927 | | | 2,739,037 | |
| | SES Global | | | 21,161 | | | 476,700 | |
| | Tenaris SA | | | 36,323 | | | 782,794 | |
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Netherlands - 2.6% | | ASML Holding NV | | | 31,787 | | | 1,085,265 | |
| | Aegon NV | | | 104,935 | | | 671,962 | |
| | Akzo Nobel NV | | | 17,764 | | | 1,178,017 | |
| | Corio NV | | | 3,739 | | | 254,737 | |
| | Fugro NV | | | 5,693 | | | 327,001 | |
| | Heineken Holding NV | | | 8,300 | | | 347,132 | |
| | Heineken NV | | | 18,968 | | | 900,477 | |
| | ING Groep NV CVA | | | 250,557 | | | 2,412,959 | |
| | Koninklijke Ahold NV | | | 87,842 | | | 1,163,790 | |
| | Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV | | | 4,224 | | | 162,612 | |
| | Koninklijke DSM NV | | | 10,467 | | | 514,280 | |
| | Koninklijke KPN NV | | | 123,146 | | | 2,093,169 | |
| | Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV | | | 66,644 | | | 1,969,950 | |
| | Koninklijke Vopak NV (a) | | | 1,953 | | | 154,784 | |
| | Randstad Holdings NV | | | 8,053 | | | 400,696 | |
| | Reed Elsevier NV | | | 49,608 | | | 608,657 | |
| | SBM Offshore NV | | | 10,381 | | | 203,676 | |
| | TNT NV | | | 25,883 | | | 795,215 | |
| | Unilever NV | | | 115,438 | | | 3,757,134 | |
| | Wolters Kluwer NV | | | 22,511 | | | 492,308 | |
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New Zealand - 0.1% | | Auckland International Airport Ltd. | | | 44,629 | | | 65,248 | |
| | Contact Energy Ltd. (a) | | | 17,272 | | | 76,892 | |
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| | Fletcher Building Ltd. | | | 53,169 | | $ | 306,765 | |
| | Sky City Ltd. | | | 28,496 | | | 68,058 | |
| | Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd. | | | 162,398 | | | 291,735 | |
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Norway - 0.7% | | DnB NOR ASA | | | 63,032 | | | 680,476 | |
| | Norsk Hydro ASA | | | 44,429 | | | 373,222 | |
| | Orkla ASA | | | 58,937 | | | 578,221 | |
| | Renewable Energy Corp. ASA (a) | | | 20,857 | | | 161,006 | |
| | Statoil ASA | | | 84,582 | | | 2,109,443 | |
| | Telenor ASA | | | 52,195 | | | 729,148 | |
| | Telenor ASA (a) - ADR | | | 3,798 | | | 158,756 | |
| | Yara International ASA | | | 13,250 | | | 600,161 | |
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Portugal - 0.3% | | Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Registered Shares | | | 174,287 | | | 210,043 | |
| | Banco Espirito Santo SA, Registered Shares | | | 37,186 | | | 242,192 | |
| | Brisa-Auto Estradas de Portugal SA, Private Shares | | | 16,547 | | | 170,028 | |
| | Cimpor Cimentos de Portugal SA | | | 21,742 | | | 199,843 | |
| | Energias de Portugal SA | | | 134,285 | | | 597,846 | |
| | Galp Energia SGPS SA | | | 10,491 | | | 181,208 | |
| | Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA | | | 18,526 | | | 185,277 | |
| | Portugal Telecom SGPS SA, Registered Shares | | | 42,937 | | | 523,921 | |
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Singapore - 1.5% | | Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 136,962 | | | 215,002 | |
| | CapitaLand Ltd. | | | 184,749 | | | 548,069 | |
| | CapitaMall Trust | | | 202,700 | | | 258,721 | |
| | CapitaMalls Asia Ltd. (a) | | | 82,000 | | | 148,258 | |
| | City Developments Ltd. | | | 37,535 | | | 306,906 | |
| | ComfortDelgro Corp. Ltd. | | | 110,816 | | | 128,900 | |
| | Cosco Corp. (Singapore) Ltd. | | | 79,002 | | | 66,243 | |
| | DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 130,407 | | | 1,417,652 | |
| | Fraser and Neave Ltd. | | | 63,096 | | | 187,556 | |
| | Genting Singapore Plc (a) | | | 349,563 | | | 322,025 | |
| | Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. | | | 402,562 | | | 145,068 | |
| | Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. | | | 8,721 | | | 166,509 | |
| | Keppel Corp. Ltd. | | | 93,616 | | | 545,326 | |
| | Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. | | | 101,350 | | | 118,290 | |
| | Noble Group Ltd. | | | 99,720 | | | 228,733 | |
| | Olam International Ltd. | | | 99,900 | | | 187,698 | |
| | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. | | | 194,914 | | | 1,255,079 | |
| | SembCorp Industries Ltd. | | | 81,590 | | | 213,197 | |
| | Sembcorp Marine Ltd. | | | 71,197 | | | 185,765 | |
| | Singapore Airlines Ltd. | | | 39,009 | | | 413,143 | |
| | Singapore Exchange Ltd. | | | 70,000 | | | 412,172 | |
| | Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. | | | 105,316 | | | 274,162 | |
| | Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. | | | 92,213 | | | 212,235 | |
| | Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | | | 608,132 | | | 1,339,481 | |
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| | StarHub Ltd. | | | 54,157 | | $ | 82,712 | |
| | UOL Group Ltd. | | | 23,457 | | | 67,599 | |
| | United Overseas Bank Ltd. | | | 86,572 | | | 1,205,061 | |
| | Wilmar International Ltd. | | | 98,670 | | | 448,653 | |
| | Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. | | | 85,183 | | | 72,757 | |
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Spain - 4.4% | | ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios, SA | | | 11,364 | | | 568,060 | |
| | Abertis Infraestructuras SA | | | 21,211 | | | 479,563 | |
| | Acciona SA | | | 1,758 | | | 229,785 | |
| | Acerinox SA | | | 11,621 | | | 242,695 | |
| | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | | | 246,340 | | | 4,489,549 | |
| | Banco Popular Espanol SA | | | 58,737 | | | 431,448 | |
| | Banco Santander SA | | | 573,683 | | | 9,479,911 | |
| | Banco de Sabadell SA | | | 67,059 | | | 372,491 | |
| | Banco de Valencia SA | | | 11,587 | | | 88,082 | |
| | Bankinter SA | | | 21,946 | | | 226,099 | |
| | Corp. Mapfre SA | | | 51,177 | | | 214,919 | |
| | Criteria Caixacorp SA | | | 59,893 | | | 283,684 | |
| | Enagas | | | 14,796 | | | 328,002 | |
| | Ferrovial SA | | | 35,676 | | | 421,345 | |
| | Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA | | | 3,049 | | | 129,285 | |
| | Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA | | | 11,623 | | | 195,816 | |
| | Gas Natural SDG SA | | | 15,958 | | | 343,980 | |
| | Gestevision Telecinco SA | | | 8,666 | | | 126,048 | |
| | Grifols SA | | | 10,806 | | | 189,745 | |
| | Iberdrola Renovables | | | 60,286 | | | 287,081 | |
| | Iberdrola SA | | | 252,045 | | | 2,415,285 | |
| | Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana | | | 36,747 | | | 99,679 | |
| | Inditex SA | | | 16,079 | | | 1,004,173 | |
| | Indra Sistemas SA | | | 7,258 | | | 171,797 | |
| | Mapfre Sa Eur (a) | | | 1,137 | | | 4,771 | |
| | Red Electrica de Espana | | | 8,800 | | | 491,060 | |
| | Repsol YPF SA | | | 49,467 | | | 1,327,426 | |
| | Sacyr Vallehermoso SA | | | 5,142 | | | 59,014 | |
| | Telefonica SA | | | 295,654 | | | 8,275,065 | |
| | Zardoya Otis SA | | | 8,897 | | | 173,161 | |
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Sweden - 2.3% | | Alfa Laval AB | | | 19,718 | | | 272,674 | |
| | Assa Abloy AB, Series B | | | 19,177 | | | 369,445 | |
| | Atlas Copco AB, Class A | | | 45,887 | | | 674,533 | |
| | Atlas Copco AB, Class B | | | 27,049 | | | 352,694 | |
| | Electrolux AB | | | 14,469 | | | 340,009 | |
| | Getinge AB, Class B | | | 13,341 | | | 254,973 | |
| | Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares | | | 35,240 | | | 1,953,591 | |
| | Holmen AB, Class B | | | 2,545 | | | 64,839 | |
| | Husqvarna AB | | | 27,933 | | | 204,925 | |
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| | Investor AB | | | 34,000 | | $ | 629,758 | |
| | Lundin Petroleum AB (a) | | | 14,102 | | | 111,259 | |
| | Millicom International Cellular SA - ADR | | | 5,814 | | | 431,465 | |
| | Nordea Bank AB | | | 224,634 | | | 2,275,994 | |
| | SKB AB | | | 24,225 | | | 417,727 | |
| | SSAB AB | | | 15,106 | | | 248,954 | |
| | Sandvik AB | | | 67,813 | | | 816,599 | |
| | Scania AB | | | 21,585 | | | 278,754 | |
| | Securitas AB | | | 17,048 | | | 166,963 | |
| | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A | | | 96,949 | | | 599,327 | |
| | Skanska AB, Class B | | | 25,005 | | | 424,286 | |
| | Svenska Cellulosa AB | | | 41,311 | | | 550,788 | |
| | Svenska Handelsbanken, Class A | | | 34,112 | | | 971,844 | |
| | Swedbank AB-A Shares | | | 38,450 | | | 378,559 | |
| | Swedish Match AB | | | 17,350 | | | 379,328 | |
| | Tele2 AB | | | 22,966 | | | 352,787 | |
| | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson | | | 202,889 | | | 1,867,807 | |
| | TeliaSonera AB | | | 150,701 | | | 1,089,207 | |
| | Volvo AB, A Shares | | | 31,401 | | | 267,655 | |
| | Volvo AB, B Shares | | | 78,566 | | | 673,863 | |
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Switzerland - 7.7% | | ABB Ltd. | | | 160,090 | | | 3,084,827 | |
| | Actelion Ltd. (a) | | | 7,930 | | | 423,544 | |
| | Adecco SA, Registered Shares | | | 8,252 | | | 455,221 | |
| | Aryzta AG | | | 5,840 | | | 217,504 | |
| | BKW FMB Energie AG | | | 807 | | | 62,894 | |
| | Baloise Holding AG | | | 3,902 | | | 323,973 | |
| | Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA | | | 37,060 | | | 1,246,212 | |
| | Credit Suisse Group AG | | | 82,164 | | | 4,070,517 | |
| | GAM Holdings Ltd. | | | 18,341 | | | 222,092 | |
| | Geberit AG | | | 2,933 | | | 519,959 | |
| | Givaudan SA | | | 572 | | | 457,695 | |
| | Holcim Ltd. (a) | | | 17,483 | | | 1,358,734 | |
| | Julius Baer Group Ltd. | | | 13,842 | | | 486,802 | |
| | Kuehne & Nagel International AG | | | 3,968 | | | 385,806 | |
| | Lindt & Spruengli AG | | | 61 | | | 130,966 | |
| | Lindt & Spruengli AG ‘R’ | | | 7 | | | 171,906 | |
| | Logitech International SA (a) | | | 15,111 | | | 262,098 | |
| | Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares | | | 2,911 | | | 205,106 | |
| | Nestle SA, Registered Shares | | | 256,418 | | �� | 12,444,897 | |
| | Nobel Biocare Holding AG | | | 10,399 | | | 348,524 | |
| | Novartis AG, Registered Shares | | | 154,654 | | | 8,445,538 | |
| | Pargesa Holding SA | | | 2,165 | | | 188,370 | |
| | Roche Holding AG | | | 52,024 | | | 8,896,774 | |
| | SGS SA | | | 430 | | | 561,357 | |
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| | Schindler Holding AG | | | 5,210 | | $ | 396,813 | |
| | Sonova Holding AG | | | 3,530 | | | 427,660 | |
| | Straumann Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 654 | | | 183,686 | |
| | The Swatch Group Ltd. Bearer Shares | | | 2,162 | | | 547,246 | |
| | The Swatch Group Ltd., Registered Shares | | | 3,776 | | | 179,737 | |
| | Swiss Life Holding | | | 2,407 | | | 306,258 | |
| | Swiss Reinsurance Co., Registered Shares | | | 24,845 | | | 1,190,191 | |
| | Swisscom AG | | | 1,717 | | | 655,744 | |
| | Syngenta AG | | | 6,812 | | | 1,923,763 | |
| | Synthes, Inc. | | | 4,715 | | | 618,083 | |
| | UBS AG | | | 264,485 | | | 4,118,620 | |
| | Zurich Financial Services AG | | | 10,643 | | | 2,326,812 | |
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United Kingdom - 20.5% | | 3i Group Plc | | | 67,937 | | | 307,596 | |
| | Admiral Group Plc | | | 11,889 | | | 227,326 | |
| | Amec Plc | | | 23,434 | | | 298,560 | |
| | Anglo American Plc (a) | | | 92,120 | | | 3,989,485 | |
| | Antofagasta Plc | | | 27,604 | | | 439,112 | |
| | Associated British Foods Plc | | | 24,559 | | | 325,586 | |
| | AstraZeneca Plc | | | 101,396 | | | 4,765,323 | |
| | Autonomy Corp. Plc (a) | | | 15,017 | | | 364,678 | |
| | Aviva Plc | | | 191,729 | | | 1,219,614 | |
| | BAE Systems Plc | | | 247,781 | | | 1,434,075 | |
| | BG Group Plc | | | 235,247 | | | 4,247,679 | |
| | BHP Billiton Plc | | | 154,491 | | | 4,925,163 | |
| | BP Plc | | | 1,311,741 | | | 12,666,379 | |
| | BT Group Plc | | | 542,601 | | | 1,181,691 | |
| | Balfour Beatty Plc | | | 50,454 | | | 209,956 | |
| | Barclays Plc | | | 798,732 | | | 3,519,574 | |
| | British Airways Plc (a) | | | 39,996 | | | 120,293 | |
| | British American Tobacco Plc | | | 139,745 | | | 4,536,580 | |
| | British Land Co. Plc | | | 60,133 | | | 463,046 | |
| | British Sky Broadcasting Plc | | | 79,107 | | | 714,557 | |
| | Bunzl Plc | | | 24,344 | | | 264,627 | |
| | Burberry Group Plc | | | 31,090 | | | 298,607 | |
| | Cable & Wireless Plc | | | 179,589 | | | 408,553 | |
| | Cadbury Plc | | | 99,248 | | | 1,276,089 | |
| | Cairn Energy Plc (a) | | | 96,380 | | | 515,949 | |
| | Capita Group Plc | | | 43,577 | | | 526,910 | |
| | Carnival Plc (a) | | | 11,216 | | | 382,108 | |
| | The Carphone Warehouse Plc | | | 26,664 | | | 80,382 | |
| | Centrica Plc | | | 358,767 | | | 1,625,049 | |
| | Cobham Plc | | | 80,535 | | | 325,305 | |
| | Compass Group Plc | | | 129,497 | | | 926,744 | |
| | Diageo Plc | | | 174,907 | | | 3,051,444 | |
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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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| | Drax Group Plc | | | 23,972 | | $ | 159,817 | |
| | Experian Group Ltd. | | | 71,841 | | | 709,623 | |
| | Firstgroup Plc | | | 34,889 | | | 238,663 | |
| | Fresnillo Plc | | | 13,316 | | | 169,139 | |
| | GlaxoSmithKline Plc | | | 362,949 | | | 7,696,642 | |
| | Group 4 Securicor Plc | | | 88,209 | | | 369,734 | |
| | HSBC Holdings Plc | | | 1,213,396 | | | 13,842,812 | |
| | Hammerson Plc | | | 48,068 | | | 327,171 | |
| | Home Retail Group | | | 61,428 | | | 278,604 | |
| | ICAP Plc | | | 36,053 | | | 248,659 | |
| | Imperial Tobacco Group Plc | | | 71,152 | | | 2,244,653 | |
| | Inmarsat Plc | | | 30,487 | | | 339,722 | |
| | Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc | | | 17,940 | | | 257,762 | |
| | International Power Plc | | | 106,548 | | | 530,917 | |
| | Invensys Plc | | | 56,527 | | | 271,941 | |
| | Investec Plc | | | 28,233 | | | 192,907 | |
| | J Sainsbury Plc | | | 81,616 | | | 425,560 | |
| | Johnson Matthey Plc | | | 15,284 | | | 377,031 | |
| | Kazakhmys Plc | | | 14,981 | | | 317,200 | |
| | Kingfisher Plc | | | 165,329 | | | 608,610 | |
| | Land Securities Group Plc | | | 52,921 | | | 582,478 | |
| | Legal & General Group Plc | | | 410,318 | | | 527,862 | |
| | Liberty International Plc | | | 33,369 | | | 275,876 | |
| | Lloyds TSB Group Plc | | | 2,676,495 | | | 2,153,449 | |
| | London Stock Exchange Group Plc | | | 9,771 | | | 112,840 | |
| | Lonmin Plc (a) | | | 10,670 | | | 335,331 | |
| | Man Group Plc | | | 119,795 | | | 591,229 | |
| | Marks & Spencer Group Plc | | | 110,508 | | | 713,986 | |
| | National Grid Plc | | | 172,232 | | | 1,879,894 | |
| | Next Plc | | | 13,795 | | | 461,250 | |
| | Old Mutual Plc | | | 369,215 | | | 646,567 | |
| | Pearson Plc | | | 56,741 | | | 813,549 | |
| | Petrofac Ltd. | | | 14,306 | | | 239,481 | |
| | Prudential Plc | | | 176,684 | | | 1,808,580 | |
| | Rangold Resources Ltd. | | | 6,294 | | | 501,196 | |
| | Reckitt Benckiser Plc | | | 42,121 | | | 2,280,010 | |
| | Reed Elsevier Plc | | | 84,850 | | | 696,579 | |
| | Resolution Ltd. (a) | | | 167,965 | | | 242,649 | |
| | Rexam Plc | | | 61,337 | | | 286,743 | |
| | Rio Tinto Plc, Registered Shares | | | 95,402 | | | 5,151,391 | |
| | Rolls-Royce Group Plc | | | 129,743 | | | 1,010,362 | |
| | Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group | | | 235,791 | | | 458,089 | |
| | Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc | | | 1,183,159 | | | 549,233 | |
| | Royal Dutch Shell Plc | | | 248,191 | | | 7,510,303 | |
| | Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Class B | | | 188,629 | | | 5,493,474 | |
| | SABMiller Plc | | | 65,155 | | | 1,915,168 | |
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Country | | Common Stocks | | Shares | | Value | |
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| | Sage Group Plc | | | 91,802 | | $ | 325,094 | |
| | Schroders Plc | | | 8,942 | | | 191,104 | |
| | Scottish & Southern Energy Plc | | | 64,431 | | | 1,206,001 | |
| | Sego Plc | | | 52,680 | | | 292,204 | |
| | Serco Group Plc | | | 39,498 | | | 336,851 | |
| | Severn Trent Plc | | | 16,561 | | | 289,370 | |
| | Shire Ltd. | | | 39,224 | | | 766,432 | |
| | Smith & Nephew Plc | | | 61,878 | | | 636,500 | |
| | Smiths Group Plc | | | 27,238 | | | 444,031 | |
| | Standard Chartered Plc | | | 140,697 | | | 3,552,016 | |
| | Standard Life Plc | | | 162,910 | | | 565,845 | |
| | TUI Travel Plc | | | 39,643 | | | 162,470 | |
| | Tesco Plc | | | 555,601 | | | 3,832,965 | |
| | Thomas Cook Group Plc | | | 53,878 | | | 199,035 | |
| | Tomkins Plc | | | 63,755 | | | 198,120 | |
| | Tullow Oil Plc | | | 56,187 | | | 1,178,825 | |
| | Unilever Plc | | | 89,838 | | | 2,879,784 | |
| | United Utilities Group Plc | | | 47,732 | | | 381,531 | |
| | Vedanta Resources Plc | | | 9,549 | | | 399,394 | |
| | Vodafone Group Plc | | | 3,680,257 | | | 8,522,398 | |
| | WPP Plc | | | 87,706 | | | 857,789 | |
| | Whitbread Plc | | | 12,394 | | | 281,240 | |
| | William Morrison Supermarkets Plc | | | 146,459 | | | 653,445 | |
| | Wolseley Plc (a) | | | 19,874 | | | 397,814 | |
| | Xstrata Plc | | | 132,419 | | | 2,361,831 | |
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| | | | | | | | 153,394,865 | |
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| | Total Common Stocks - 95.9% | | | | | | 718,368,836 | |
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| | Preferred Securities | | | | | | | |
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| | Preferred Stocks | | | | | | | |
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Germany - 0.2% | | Henkel KGaA, 1.75% | | | 13,965 | | | 733,345 | |
| | RWE AG, 3.50% | | | 2,641 | | | 235,090 | |
| | Volkswagen AG, 4.35% | | | 8,070 | | | 761,219 | |
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| | Total Preferred Securities - 0.2% | | | | | | 1,729,654 | |
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| | Rights | | | | | | | |
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Australia - 0.0% | | Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Expires 1/29/10) | | | 2,963 | | | 7,718 | |
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Belgium - 0.0% | | Fortis (Expires 7/01/14) | | | 184,182 | | | 3 | |
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Japan - 0.0% | | Dowa Mining Co., Ltd. (Expires 1/29/10) | | | 7,000 | | | - | |
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| | Total Rights - 0.0% | | | | | | 7,721 | |
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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Country | | Warrants (b) | | Shares | | Value | |
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France - 0.0% | | Fonciere Des Regions (Expires 12/31/10) | | | 1,915 | | $ | 1,617 | |
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Italy - 0.0% | | Mediobanca SpA (Expires 3/18/11) | | | 38,564 | | | 1 | |
| | Unione Di Banche Italiane ScpA (Expires 6/30/11) | | | 53,164 | | | 3,742 | |
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| | | | | | | | 3,743 | |
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| | Total Warrants - 0.0% | | | | | | 5,360 | |
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| | Total Long-Term Securities (Cost - $716,040,453) - 96.1% | | | | | | 720,111,571 | |
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| | Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | |
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| | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash, Institutional Class, 0.17% (c)(d) | | | 6,620,218 | | | 6,620,218 | |
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| | Total Short-Term Securities (Cost - $6,620,218) - 0.9% | | | | | | 6,620,218 | |
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| | Total Investments | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost - $722,660,671*) - 97.0% | | | | | | 726,731,789 | |
| | Other Assets Less Liabilities - 3.0% | | | | | | 22,548,127 | |
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| | Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | $ | 749,279,916 | |
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| * | The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of December 31, 2009, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows: |
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Aggregate cost | | $ | 755,115,777 | |
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Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 84,372,030 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (112,756,018 | ) |
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Net unrealized depreciation | | $ | (28,383,988 | ) |
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| (a) | Non-income producing security. |
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| (b) | Warrants entitle the Series to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date. |
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| (c) | 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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Affiliate | | Activity | | Income | |
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BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash, Institutional Class | | $ | 6,620,218 | | $ | 18,139 | |
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Cash Sweep Series | | $ | (11,259,665 | ) | $ | 3,568 | |
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| (d) | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
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| • | Financial futures contracts purchased as of December 31, 2009 were as follows: |
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Contracts | | Issue | | Exchange | | Expiration Date | | Notional Value | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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2 | | | Hang Seng Index Futures | | Hong Kong | | January 2010 | | $ | 277,554 | | $ | 5,225 | |
97 | | | OMXS30 Index Futures | | Stockholm | | January 2010 | | $ | 1,301,611 | | | (10,248 | ) |
146 | | | DJ Euro Stoxx 50 | | Eurex | | March 2010 | | $ | 6,046,911 | | | 173,425 | |
79 | | | FTSE 100 Index Futures | | LIFFE | | March 2010 | | $ | 6,742,774 | | | 98,525 | |
25 | | | SPI 200 Index Futures | | Sydney | | March 2010 | | $ | 2,624,954 | | | 114,137 | |
75 | | | TOPIX Index Futures | | Tokyo | | March 2010 | | $ | 7,158,072 | | | 125,710 | |
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Total | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 506,774 | |
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| • | Foreign currency exchange contracts as of December 31, 2009 were as follows: |
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Currency Purchased | | Currency Sold | | Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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EUR | 401,000 | | USD | 574,112 | | UBS AG | | 1/04/10 | | $ | 741 | |
GBP | 246,000 | | USD | 397,612 | | UBS AG | | 1/04/10 | | | (274 | ) |
JPY | 40,968,000 | | USD | 440,185 | | UBS AG | | 1/04/10 | | | (308 | ) |
AUD | 315,000 | | USD | 287,457 | | Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | | 1/15/10 | | | (4,942 | ) |
EUR | 8,980,000 | | USD | 13,243,561 | | Goldman Sachs International | | 1/15/10 | | | (370,429 | ) |
EUR | 2,830,000 | | USD | 4,238,803 | | UBS AG | | 1/15/10 | | | (181,903 | ) |
GBP | 5,700,000 | | USD | 9,352,215 | | Goldman Sachs International | | 1/15/10 | | | (146,362 | ) |
GBP | 100,000 | | USD | 162,387 | | UBS AG | | 1/15/10 | | | (881 | ) |
JPY | 513,770,000 | | USD | 5,700,111 | | Goldman Sachs International | | 1/15/10 | | | (183,271 | ) |
JPY | 195,255,000 | | USD | 2,168,918 | | UBS AG | | 1/15/10 | | | (72,278 | ) |
SEK | 6,150,000 | | USD | 865,368 | | Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | | 1/15/10 | | | (5,709 | ) |
USD | 276,649 | | AUD | 315,000 | | UBS AG | | 1/15/10 | | | (5,866 | ) |
USD | 3,718,021 | | EUR | 2,552,000 | | Goldman Sachs International | | 1/15/10 | | | 59,643 | |
USD | 10,939,441 | | EUR | 7,340,000 | | UBS AG | | 1/15/10 | | | 417,304 | |
USD | 1,709,400 | | GBP | 1,050,000 | | Goldman Sachs International | | 1/15/10 | | | 13,585 | |
USD | 3,689,929 | | GBP | 2,265,000 | | UBS AG | | 1/15/10 | | | 31,814 | |
USD | 564,052 | | JPY | 50,020,000 | | Goldman Sachs International | | 1/15/10 | | | 26,940 | |
USD | 4,725,345 | | JPY | 414,175,000 | | UBS AG | | 1/15/10 | | | 277,952 | |
USD | 149,693 | | SEK | 1,095,000 | | Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | | 1/15/10 | | | (3,369 | ) |
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Total | | | | | | | | | $ | (147,613 | ) |
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• | 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 assets and liabilities |
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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 active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs) |
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| • | Level 3 - unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Series’ own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments) |
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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, 2009 in determining the fair valuation of the Series’ investments: |
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Long-Term Investments: | | | | |
Belgium | | $ | 175 | |
Cayman Islands | | | 149,097 | |
France | | | 1,617 | |
Italy | | | 3,743 | |
Japan | | | 90,791 | |
Norway | | | 158,756 | |
Singapore | | | 148,258 | |
Spain | | | 4,771 | |
Switzerland | | | 486,802 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | 6,620,218 | |
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Total Level 1 | | | 7,664,228 | |
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Long-Term Investments: | | | | |
Australia | | | 59,696,816 | |
Austria | | | 2,469,114 | |
Belgium | | | 7,170,629 | |
Bermuda | | | 695,365 | |
Cayman Islands | | | 203,569 | |
Denmark | | | 6,569,630 | |
Finland | | | 8,295,402 | |
France | | | 76,416,724 | |
Germany | | | 58,429,607 | |
Greece | | | 3,857,171 | |
Hong Kong | | | 16,607,378 | |
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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009 |
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Valuation Inputs | | Investments in Securities | |
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Ireland | | $ | 2,055,881 | |
Italy | | | 24,279,237 | |
Japan | | | 147,877,357 | |
Kazakhstan | | | 257,020 | |
Luxembourg | | | 3,998,531 | |
Netherlands | | | 19,493,821 | |
New Zealand | | | 808,698 | |
Norway | | | 5,231,677 | |
Portugal | | | 2,310,358 | |
Singapore | | | 11,024,714 | |
Spain | | | 33,144,248 | |
Sweden | | | 17,420,607 | |
Switzerland | | | 57,359,127 | |
United Kingdom | | | 153,394,865 | |
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Total Level 2 | | | 719,067,546 | |
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Level 3 | | | | |
Long-Term Investments: | | | | |
Australia | | | 11 | |
Belgium | | | 3 | |
Ireland | | | 1 | |
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Total Level 3 | | | 15 | |
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Total | | $ | 726,731,789 | |
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Valuation Inputs | | Other Financial Instruments1 | |
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Level 1 | | $ | 517,022 | | $ | (10,248 | ) |
Level 2 | | | 827,979 | | | (975,592 | ) |
Level 3 | | | — | | | — | |
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Total | | $ | 1,345,001 | | $ | (985,840 | ) |
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1 Other financial instruments are financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts, which are shown at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009 |
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The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
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Valuation Inputs | | Investments in Securities | |
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Balance, as of December 31, 2008 | | $ | 26,500 | |
Accrued discounts/premiums | | | — | |
Realized gain (loss) | | | — | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation2 | | | (1,493 | ) |
Net purchases (sales) | | | 12 | |
Net transfers in/out of level 3 | | | (25,004 | ) |
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Balance, as of December 31, 2009 | | $ | 15 | |
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2 Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the Statement of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities still held at December 31, 2009 was $12. |
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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 International Index Series, one of the portfolios constituting Quantitative Master Series LLC, (the “Master LLC”) as of December 31, 2009, and for the year then ended and have issued our report thereon dated February 24, 2010 which report and financial statements are included in Item 1 of this Certified Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR. Our audit also included the Master LLC’s Schedule of Investments (the “Schedule”) as of December 31, 2009 appearing in Item 6 of this Form N-CSR. This Schedule is the responsibility of the Master LLC’s 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 Master LLC referred to above, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
February 24, 2010
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. |
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| BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Anne F. Ackerley | |
| | Anne F. Ackerley |
| | Chief Executive Officer of |
| | BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC |
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| Date: February 23, 2010 |
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| 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/ Anne F. Ackerley | |
| | Anne F. Ackerley |
| | Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of |
| | BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC |
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| Date: February 23, 2010 |
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| By: | /s/ Neal J. Andrews | |
| | Neal J. Andrews |
| | Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of |
| | BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC |
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| Date: February 23, 2010 |