UNITEDSTATES
SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION
Washington,D.C.20549
FORM N-CSRS
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-08327
Name of Fund: BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: Anne F. Ackerley, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock
Global Growth Fund, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762
Date of fiscal year end: 08/31/2010
Date of reporting period: 02/28/2010
Item 1 – Report to Stockholders
Semi-Annual Report
FEBRUARY 28, 2010 I (UNAUDITED)
BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Focus Growth Fund, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED
MAY LOSE VALUE
NO BANK GUARANTEE
Table of Contents | |
Page | |
Dear Shareholder | 3 |
Semi-Annual Report: | |
Fund Summaries | 4 |
About Fund Performance | 8 |
Disclosure of Expenses | 8 |
Derivative Financial Instruments | 8 |
Fund Financial Statements: | |
Schedules of Investments | 9 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 13 |
Statements of Operations | 15 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 16 |
Fund Financial Highlights | 17 |
Fund Notes to Financial Statements | 22 |
Master LLC Portfolio Information | 29 |
Master LLC Financial Statements: | |
Schedule of Investments | 30 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 32 |
Statement of Operations | 32 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 33 |
Master LLC Financial Highlights | 33 |
Master LLC Notes to Financial Statements | 34 |
Officers and Directors | 36 |
Additional Information | 37 |
Mutual Fund Family | 39 |
2 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010
Dear Shareholder
The past year marked a pivotal turning point for global markets as the Great Recession that started in December 2007 began to recede and give way to recov-
ery. The dramatic about-face could be attributed to a confluence of factors, most notably the extraordinary policy actions of global governments and central
banks, a resurgence in corporate profits and growing signs of stability and healing in world economies.
After reaching a trough in early March 2009, stocks galloped higher as investors were lured back into the markets by depressed valuations, desire for higher
yields and increasing confidence that all-out financial disaster had been averted. The result was a powerful upswing in global equities and other higher-risk
assets through the end of 2009. More recently, the combination of mixed economic data, lingering deflation issues (especially in Europe) and proposed fees
and levies on banks dampened investor conviction, resulting in a several-week bout of profit-taking. The selloff had a more pronounced negative effect on inter-
national and emerging market equities due primarily to concerns of higher interest rates in Asia and negative headlines out of Europe, particularly in Greece.
Generally speaking, investors’ renewed affinity for risk was notable in the fixed income markets as well, where non-Treasury assets made a robust recovery. One
of the major themes in 2009 was the reversal of the flight-to-quality trade. High yield, one of the most battered areas during the financial crisis, emerged as
the strongest-performing fixed income sector in both the taxable and tax-exempt space. Despite weak fundamentals, the municipal market produced solid
returns as technical conditions remained supportive of the asset class. Municipal bond mutual funds enjoyed strong inflows and tax-exempt issuance remained
low thanks to the ever-increasing popularity of the Build America Bond program. Nevertheless, state and local fiscal woes and bankruptcy fears remain firmly in
the spotlight, and bear close monitoring.
At the same time, yields on money market securities declined throughout the reporting period and remain near all-time lows, with the Federal Open Market
Committee reiterating that economic circumstances are likely to necessitate an accommodative interest rate stance for an “extended period.” Investor assets in
money market funds declined from the peak registered in early 2009, but remain above levels registered prior to the financial crisis that began in 2007.
Against this backdrop, the major market averages posted the following returns:
Total Returns as of February 28, 2010 | 6-month | 12-month |
US equities (S&P 500 Index) | 9.32% | 53.62% |
Small cap US equities (Russell 2000 Index) | 10.59 | 63.95 |
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | 0.72 | 54.58 |
3-month Treasury bill (BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index) | 0.07 | 0.20 |
US Treasury securities (BofA Merrill Lynch 10-Year US Treasury Index) | 0.07 | (1.54) |
Taxable fixed income (Barclays Capital US Aggregate Bond Index) | 3.19 | 9.32 |
Tax-exempt fixed income (Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index) | 4.13 | 9.98 |
High yield bonds (Barclays Capital US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | 13.86 | 55.20 |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
The market continues to show signs of improvement, but questions about the strength and sustainability of the recovery abound. Through periods of uncer-
tainty, BlackRock’s full resources are dedicated to the management of our clients’ assets. For additional market perspective and investment insight, visit
www.blackrock.com/shareholdermagazine, where you’ll find the most recent issue of our award-winning Shareholder® magazine, as well as its quarterly com-
panion newsletter, Shareholder Perspectives. As always, we thank you for entrusting BlackRock with your investments, and we look forward to your continued
partnership in the months and years ahead.
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Fund Summary as of February 28, 2010 BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.
Portfolio Management Commentary
How did the Fund perform?
• Effective January 1, 2010, the Fund changed the benchmark against which
it measures its performance from the Standard and Poor’s Global Broad
Market Index (the “S&P Global BMI”) to the MSCI All Country World Index
(the “MSCI ACWI”), a broad measure of market performance. The MSCI ACWI
represents the industry standard benchmark for global multi-cap strategies
such as the Fund’s and is widely used by the Fund’s peer group.
• For the six-month period, the Fund underperformed both the MSCI ACWI and
the S&P Global BMI.
What factors influenced performance?
• Stock selection in the information technology sector was the biggest det-
ractor from Fund performance relative to the MSCI ACWI, primarily due to
underperformance within semiconductors & semiconductors equipment.
Other areas of weakness included disappointing results among airline and
steel holdings. In addition, while consumer staples was the best-performing
sector for the period, an underweight and stock selection hindered Fund
returns. Geographically, a modest underweight in emerging markets, Latin
America in particular, hurt return comparisons as they generally outper-
formed developed markets. Lastly, the Fund’s cash position somewhat ham-
pered results as the markets experienced positive returns during the period.
• On the positive side, an underweight in Europe was a positive factor as
the region lagged due to sovereign default concerns and a less-favorable
economic outlook. Maintaining an overweight in North America also yielded
positive results. Japan was another source of strength, as an underweight
earlier in the period and subsequent overweight due to additions in the
exporting space both contributed to Fund returns. At the sector level, our
preference for energy stocks with greater exposure to rising energy prices
resulted in strong stock selection effects, and cyclical improvements in
media industries helped the Fund outperform within consumer discretionary.
Finally, our generally cautious positioning among banks aided results within
the financials sector.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
• After rebounding dramatically off of March 2009 lows, equities began to
consolidate toward the end of the period. This is typical following recessions
or financial crises as investors await clarity on the sustainability of economic
recovery. We reduced risk in the Fund by cutting back on higher-beta and
extended positions, and adding back to lower-beta, more attractively valued
names. This resulted in reduced exposure to financials (particularly insur-
ance and real estate companies) consumer discretionary and energy
stocks with greater sensitivity to energy prices. Conversely, we increased
our exposure most notably to technology and major oil stocks.
Describe Fund positioning at period end.
• At period end, given our opinion that markets will remain range-bound until
the sustainability of economic recovery becomes apparent, overall active risk
exposures are being kept in check and we are maintaining exposure to both
cyclical and defensive industries.
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These
views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
Portfolio Information | |
Percent of | |
Long-Term | |
Ten Largest Holdings | Investments |
Microsoft Corp. | 2% |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1 |
Chevron Corp. | 1 |
Marubeni Corp. | 1 |
Novartis AG, Registered Shares | 1 |
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | 1 |
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | 1 |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 1 |
GlaxoSmithKline Plc | 1 |
Itochu Corp. | 1 |
Percent of | |
Long-Term | |
Geographic Allocation | Investments |
United States | 50% |
Japan | 10 |
United Kingdom | 6 |
Canada | 3 |
France | 3 |
Switzerland | 3 |
Germany | 2 |
South Korea | 2 |
Sweden | 2 |
Hong Kong | 2 |
Spain | 2 |
Netherlands | 2 |
Singapore | 2 |
India | 2 |
Taiwan | 2 |
Other1 | 7 |
1 Other includes a 1% holding in each of the following countries: Australia, Belgium, | |
India, Ireland, Israel, Italy and Luxembourg. |
4 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010
BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.
Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment
1 Assuming maximum sales charge, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including advisory fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not
have a sales charge.
2 The Fund invests primarily in common stock of companies of any market capitalization located in various foreign countries and the United
States, selected for their above average return potential.
3 This is a comprehensive, rules based index designed to measure global stock market performance.
4 This unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index is made up of equities from 23 countries, including the United States. The Fund
now uses this index as its benchmark rather than the S&P Global Broad Market Index because Fund management believes it is a more
appropriate measure of Fund management’s investment style and is better aligned with the Fund’s investment strategies.
Performance Summary for the Period Ended February 28, 2010 | |||||||
Average Annual Total Returns5 | |||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||
6-Month | w/o sales | w/sales | w/o sales | w/sales | w/o sales | w/sales | |
Total Returns | charge | charge | charge | charge | charge | charge | |
Institutional | 5.28% | 59.08% | N/A | 6.84% | N/A | (1.47)% | N/A |
Investor A | 5.18 | 58.69 | 50.35% | 6.55 | 5.40% | (1.73) | (2.25)% |
Investor B | 4.73 | 57.29 | 52.79 | 5.65 | 5.33 | (2.35) | (2.35) |
Investor C | 4.71 | 57.32 | 56.32 | 5.69 | 5.69 | (2.51) | (2.51) |
Class R | 4.93 | 58.02 | N/A | 6.18 | N/A | (1.92) | N/A |
S&P Global Broad Market Index | 6.70 | 62.27 | N/A | 3.11 | N/A | 2.24 | N/A |
MSCI All Country World Index | 6.03 | 58.12 | N/A | 2.19 | N/A | 0.64 | N/A |
5 Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund | |||||||
Performance” on page 8 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees. | |||||||
N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge. | |||||||
Past performance is not indicative of future results. |
Expense Example | ||||||
Actual | Hypothetical7 | |||||
Beginning | Ending | Beginning | Ending | |||
Account Value | Account Value | Expenses Paid | Account Value | Account Value | Expenses Paid | |
September 1, 2009 February 28, 2010 During the Period6 | September 1, 2009 February 28, 2010 During the Period6 | |||||
Institutional | $1,000 | $1,052.80 | $ 5.55 | $1,000 | $1,019.39 | $ 5.46 |
Investor A | $1,000 | $1,051.80 | $ 6.82 | $1,000 | $1,018.16 | $ 6.71 |
Investor B | $1,000 | $1,047.30 | $11.52 | $1,000 | $1,013.54 | $11.33 |
Investor C | $1,000 | $1,047.10 | $10.91 | $1,000 | $1,014.14 | $10.74 |
Class R | $1,000 | $1,049.30 | $ 8.74 | $1,000 | $1,016.27 | $ 8.60 |
6 For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (1.09% for Institutional, 1.34% for Investor A, 2.27% for Investor B, 2.15% for Investor C | ||||||
and 1.72% for Class R), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). | ||||||
7 Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by pro rating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365. | ||||||
See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 8 for further information on how expenses were calculated. |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010 5
Fund Summary as of February 28, 2010 BlackRock Focus Growth Fund, Inc.
Portfolio Management Commentary
How did the Fund perform?
• For the six-month period, through its investment in Master Focus Growth LLC
(the “Master LLC”), the Fund’s Institutional, Investor A and Investor C Shares
outperformed the benchmark Russell 1000 Growth Index, while Investor B
Shares trailed the index.
What factors influenced performance?
• During the reporting period, the Master LLC received the settlement pro-
ceeds from a class action lawsuit related to fraud in one of the Master LLC’s
investments from several years ago. This resulted in a one-time cash inflow,
which was distributed across all investors and boosted the Master
LLC’s return.
• In addition, stock selection in the industrials sector contributed to relative
performance. The Master LLC’s two largest positions in the sector, Delta Air
Lines, Inc. and Danaher Corp., each returned more than 20% as the global
economic recovery gained momentum. In the materials sector, a preference
for metals & mining companies, United States Steel Corp. and Freeport-
McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Class B, over chemical producers also
added value during the six-month period.
• Conversely, negative stock selection in the health care sector detracted from
relative returns. The Master LLC’s investment in Boston Scientific Corp. hurt
return comparisons as the stock declined substantially after releasing a dis-
appointing earnings report in October. Other detractors in health care
included Genzyme Corp. and UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
• Despite producing very good results in the internet software & services and
computers & peripherals industries, the information technology sector also
detracted from the Master LLC’s performance. Competition in the smart-
phone market hindered both wireless chip manufacturer QUALCOMM, Inc.
and smartphone maker Palm, Inc. as shares of both companies declined
significantly over the period.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
• The Master LLC’s sector positioning remained stable during the six months,
with each trade reflecting a stock-specific decision. A combination of trading
and market movement led to slight increases in the Master LLC’s allocations
to industrials and consumer discretionary at the expense of health care
and energy.
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
• At period end, the Master LLC held overweight positions in the industrials
and health care sectors, while it was underweight in consumer staples
and utilities.
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These
views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
6 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010
BlackRock Focus Growth Fund, Inc.
Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment
1 Assuming maximum sales charge, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including advisory and administration fees, if any.
Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge.
2 The Fund invests all of its assets in Master Focus Growth LLC (the “Master LLC”). The Master LLC invests primarily in common stocks of approxi-
mately 25 to 35 companies that Fund management believes have strong earnings and revenue growth and capital appreciation potential.
3 This unmanaged broad-based index is a subset of the Russell 1000 Index consisting of those Russell 1000 securities with a greater-than-
average growth orientation.
4 Commencement of operations.
Performance Summary for the Period Ended February 28, 2010 | |||||||
Average Annual Total Returns4 | |||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception5 | |||||
6-Month | w/o sales | w/sales | w/o sales | w/sales | w/o sales | w/sales | |
Total Returns | charge | charge | charge | charge | charge | charge | |
Institutional | 11.73% | 47.97% | N/A | 5.83% | N/A | (14.10)% | N/A |
Investor A | 11.58 | 47.22 | 39.49% | 5.40 | 4.27% | (14.38) | (14.84)% |
Investor B | 10.80 | 46.62 | 42.12 | 4.56 | 4.23 | (14.97) | (14.97) |
Investor C | 11.43 | 46.62 | 45.62 | 4.56 | 4.56 | (15.09) | (15.09) |
Russell 1000 Growth Index | 11.32 | 54.19 | N/A | 1.89 | N/A | (4.42) | N/A |
4 Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund | |||||||
Performance” on page 8 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees. | |||||||
5 The Fund commenced operations on 3/03/00. | |||||||
N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge. | |||||||
Past performance is not indicative of future results. |
Expense Example | ||||||
Actual | Hypothetical7 | |||||
Beginning | Ending | Beginning | Ending | |||
Account Value | Account Value | Expenses Paid | Account Value | Account Value | Expenses Paid | |
September 1, 2009 February 28, 2010 During the Period6 | September 1, 2009 February 28, 2010 During the Period6 | |||||
Institutional | $1,000 | $1,117.30 | $ 8.03 | $1,000 | $1,017.21 | $ 7.65 |
Investor A | $1,000 | $1,115.80 | $10.81 | $1,000 | $1,014.58 | $10.29 |
Investor B | $1,000 | $1,108.00 | $13.75 | $1,000 | $1,011.76 | $13.12 |
Investor C | $1,000 | $1,114.30 | $15.20 | $1,000 | $1,010.42 | $14.46 |
6 For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (1.53% for Institutional, 2.06% for Investor A, 2.63% for Investor B, and 2.90% for | ||||||
Investor C), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). | ||||||
7 Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by pro rating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365. | ||||||
See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 8 for further information on how expenses were calculated. |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010 7
About Fund Performance
• Institutional Shares are not subject to any sales charge. Institutional
Shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only
to eligible investors.
• Investor A Shares incur a maximum initial sales charge (front-end load) of
5.25% and a service fee of 0.25% per year (but no distribution fee).
• Investor B Shares are subject to a maximum contingent deferred sales
charge of 4.50% declining to 0% after six years. In addition, Investor B
Shares are subject to a distribution fee of 0.75% per year and a service
fee of 0.25% per year. These shares automatically convert to Investor A
Shares after approximately eight years. (There is no initial sales charge for
automatic share conversions.) All returns for periods greater than eight
years reflect this conversion. Investor B Shares are only available for
purchase through exchanges, dividend reinvestments or for purchase by
certain qualified employee benefit plans.
• Investor C Shares are subject to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge
if redeemed within one year of purchase. In addition, Investor C Shares
are subject to a distribution fee of 0.75% per year and a service fee of
0.25% per year.
• Class R Shares (available only to BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.) do
not incur a maximum initial sales charge (front-end load) or deferred sales
charge. These shares are subject to a distribution fee of 0.25% per year and
a service fee of 0.25% per year. Class R Shares are available only to certain
retirement plans. Prior to January 3, 2003, Class R Share performance
results are those of Institutional Shares (which have no distribution or service
fees) restated to reflect the Class R Share fees.
Performance information reflects past performance and does not guarantee
future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the per-
formance data quoted. Refer to www.blackrock.com/funds to obtain per-
formance data current to the most recent month-end. Performance results
do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on
fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Figures shown in
the performance tables on the previous pages assume reinvestment of all
dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, at net asset value on the
ex-dividend date. Investment return and principal value of shares will
fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less
than their original cost. Dividends paid to each class of shares will vary
because of the different levels of service, distribution and transfer agency
fees applicable to each class, which are deducted from the income avail-
able to be paid to shareholders.
Disclosure of Expenses
Shareholders of the Funds may incur the following charges: (a) expenses
related to transactions, including sales charges, redemption fees and
exchange fees; and (b) operating expenses including advisory fees, serv-
ice and distribution fees including 12b-1 fees and other Fund expenses.
The expense examples on the previous pages (which are based on a
hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on September 1, 2009 and
held through February 28, 2010) are intended to assist shareholders
both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and
in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other
mutual funds.
The tables provide information about actual account values and actual
expenses. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during
the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account
value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number correspon-
ding to their Fund and share class under the heading “Expenses Paid
During the Period.”
The tables also provide information about hypothetical account values and
hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an
assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist
shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in these
Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the
5% hypothetical examples that appear in other funds’ shareholder reports.
The expenses shown in the tables are intended to highlight shareholders’
ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as
sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypotheti-
cal examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not
help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning differ-
ent funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder
expenses would have been higher.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Funds may invest in various derivative instruments, including foreign
currency exchange contracts, as specified in Note 2 of the Notes to
Financial Statements, which constitute forms of economic leverage. Such
instruments are used to obtain exposure to a market without owning or
taking physical custody of securities or to hedge market and/or foreign
currency exchange rate risks. Such derivative instruments involve risks,
including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative
instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty
to the transaction or illiquidity of the derivative instrument.
The Funds’ ability to successfully use a derivative instrument depends
on the investment advisor’s ability to accurately predict pertinent market
movements, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative instruments
may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require
the Funds to sell or purchase portfolio securities at inopportune times or
for distressed values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Funds can
realize on an investment or may cause the Funds to hold a security that
they might otherwise sell. The Funds’ investments in these instruments are
discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.
8 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010
Schedule of Investments February 28, 2010 (Unaudited)
BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Common Stocks | Shares | Value |
Australia — 1.0% | ||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | 52,800 | $ 1,092,728 |
BHP Billiton Ltd. — ADR | 31,500 | 2,309,895 |
CSL Ltd. | 19,800 | 608,917 |
4,011,540 | ||
Belgium — 0.6% | ||
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV | 44,000 | 2,197,246 |
Bermuda — 0.4% | ||
Invesco Ltd. | 84,300 | 1,652,280 |
Brazil — 0.4% | ||
BM&F Bovespa SA | 110,100 | 717,083 |
Banco Santander Brasil SA — ADR | 63,800 | 763,048 |
1,480,131 | ||
Canada — 3.2% | ||
Enbridge, Inc. | 66,100 | 2,929,960 |
Pan American Silver Corp. | 108,700 | 2,337,050 |
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. | 17,500 | 1,933,050 |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | 43,200 | 1,248,538 |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 23,500 | 1,501,749 |
TransCanada Corp. | 87,700 | 2,898,884 |
12,849,231 | ||
Cayman Islands — 0.1% | ||
AirMedia Group, Inc. — ADR (a)(b) | 69,300 | 454,608 |
Noah Education Holdings Ltd. — ADR (a) | 29,200 | 130,232 |
584,840 | ||
China — 0.4% | ||
China Coal Energy Co. | 1,028,200 | 1,638,292 |
Finland — 0.4% | ||
Fortum Oyj | 69,100 | 1,761,553 |
France — 3.0% | ||
AXA SA | 74,500 | 1,496,772 |
BNP Paribas SA | 12,500 | 903,086 |
Cie de Saint-Gobain SA | 49,500 | 2,323,452 |
Renault SA | 32,400 | 1,330,845 |
Societe Generale SA | 16,800 | 923,337 |
Total SA | 61,500 | 3,426,954 |
Unibail — Rodamco | 8,800 | 1,736,302 |
12,140,748 | ||
Germany — 2.1% | ||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 34,400 | 1,394,412 |
Deutsche Boerse AG | 16,400 | 1,139,866 |
Deutsche Lufthansa AG | 110,700 | 1,652,022 |
K+S AG | 32,200 | 1,955,977 |
RWE AG | 25,200 | 2,134,150 |
8,276,427 | ||
Hong Kong — 1.7% | ||
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. | 181,000 | 2,207,733 |
China Construction Bank, Class H | 1,293,600 | 977,825 |
China Mobile Ltd. | 153,400 | 1,514,408 |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. | 1,443,600 | 1,020,802 |
Wing Hang Bank Ltd. | 106,400 | 891,698 |
6,612,466 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value |
India — 1.5% | ||
Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd. | 199,200 | $ 1,206,693 |
Punjab National Bank Ltd. | 75,900 | 1,482,048 |
Sterlite Industries India Ltd. — ADR | 192,100 | 3,244,569 |
5,933,310 | ||
Ireland — 0.8% | ||
Accenture Plc | 48,500 | 1,938,545 |
Covidien Plc | 22,000 | 1,080,640 |
3,019,185 | ||
Israel — 0.5% | ||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. — ADR | 33,400 | 2,004,334 |
Italy — 1.0% | ||
Eni SpA | 95,200 | 2,148,580 |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 475,000 | 1,670,446 |
3,819,026 | ||
Japan — 8.9% | ||
Amada Co., Ltd. | 317,200 | 2,374,367 |
Canon, Inc. | 61,200 | 2,539,427 |
Eisai Co., Ltd. | 26,700 | 1,040,591 |
Fujitsu Ltd. | 263,000 | 1,705,261 |
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | 115,700 | 4,001,917 |
Itochu Corp. | 479,700 | 3,859,490 |
Japan Tobacco, Inc. | 800 | 2,905,839 |
Marubeni Corp. | 684,600 | 4,084,800 |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. | 574,200 | 2,127,907 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 320,500 | 1,632,469 |
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | 257,400 | 3,989,359 |
NTN Corp. | 153,900 | 637,700 |
Nomura Holdings, Inc. | 263,300 | 1,938,604 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 24,700 | 793,406 |
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | 66,600 | 1,877,033 |
35,508,170 | ||
Luxembourg — 0.7% | ||
ArcelorMittal | 68,700 | 2,621,555 |
Malaysia — 0.3% | ||
CIMB Group Holdings Berhad | 345,600 | 1,322,078 |
Mexico — 0.3% | ||
Fomento Economico Mexicano, SA de CV — ADR | 29,900 | 1,279,720 |
Netherlands — 1.5% | ||
Aegon NV (a) | 329,900 | 2,077,250 |
Corio NV | 17,300 | 1,069,979 |
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Class A | 109,500 | 2,991,370 |
6,138,599 | ||
New Zealand — 0.4% | ||
Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd. | 969,400 | 1,577,141 |
Russia — 0.4% | ||
AO VimpelCom — ADR | 84,200 | 1,561,910 |
Singapore — 1.5% | ||
CapitaLand Ltd. | 374,400 | 1,005,984 |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | 113,000 | 1,123,918 |
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | 915,500 | 1,984,621 |
Wilmar International Ltd. | 438,400 | 2,024,036 |
6,138,559 |
Portfolio Abbreviations
To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the
Schedule of Investments, the names and descriptions of
many of the securities have been abbreviated according
to the following list:
ADR | American Depositary Receipt | HKD | Hong Kong Dollar |
AUD | Australian Dollar | JPY | Japanese Yen |
CAD | Canadian Dollar | NOK | Norwegian Krone |
CHF | Swiss Franc | SEK | Swedish Krona |
DKK | Danish Krone | SGD | Singapore Dollar |
EUR | Euro | USD | US Dollar |
GBP | British Pound |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010 9
Schedule of Investments (continued)
BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Common Stocks | Shares | Value |
South Africa — 0.4% | ||
Naspers Ltd. | 38,700 | $ 1,443,286 |
South Korea — 2.0% | ||
Hyosung Corp. | 42,700 | 3,222,812 |
Korea Zinc Co. Ltd. | 12,500 | 1,969,182 |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 4,509 | 2,890,648 |
8,082,642 | ||
Spain — 1.6% | ||
Banco Santander SA | 214,200 | 2,784,870 |
Inditex SA | 28,500 | 1,679,436 |
Telefonica SA | 73,200 | 1,716,581 |
6,180,887 | ||
Sweden — 1.9% | ||
Atlas Copco AB, Class A | 222,800 | 3,153,190 |
Nordea Bank AB | 194,700 | 1,899,611 |
Svenska Cellulosa AB | 173,500 | 2,564,249 |
7,617,050 | ||
Switzerland — 2.7% | ||
ACE Ltd. | 40,000 | 1,999,600 |
Nestle SA, Registered Shares | 36,800 | 1,831,908 |
Novartis AG, Registered Shares | 72,600 | 4,022,708 |
Roche Holding AG | 17,500 | 2,923,716 |
10,777,932 | ||
Taiwan — 1.4% | ||
China Steel Corp. | 1,922,900 | 1,930,152 |
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. — ADR | 81,818 | 1,528,360 |
Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 2,148,700 | 1,188,483 |
Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. — ADR | 175,200 | 1,023,168 |
5,670,163 | ||
Thailand — 0.2% | ||
Bangkok Bank Plc, Foreign Shares | 230,400 | 824,906 |
United Kingdom — 5.3% | ||
BG Group Plc | 112,800 | 1,971,574 |
BP Plc | 312,000 | 2,748,999 |
Barclays Plc | 199,300 | 952,435 |
GlaxoSmithKline Plc | 210,600 | 3,893,589 |
HSBC Holdings Plc | 207,483 | 2,276,157 |
Standard Chartered Plc | 48,900 | 1,165,494 |
Tesco Plc | 305,000 | 1,953,017 |
Unilever Plc | 71,500 | 2,102,533 |
Vodafone Group Plc — ADR | 95,100 | 2,070,327 |
WPP Plc | 196,200 | 1,801,055 |
20,935,180 | ||
United States — 47.3% | ||
AT&T, Inc. | 56,800 | 1,409,208 |
Abbott Laboratories | 37,700 | 2,046,356 |
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | 54,200 | 1,878,030 |
Aetna, Inc. | 13,200 | 395,868 |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 57,000 | 1,916,340 |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 60,600 | 2,425,818 |
Apache Corp. | 18,900 | 1,958,796 |
Apple, Inc. (a) | 16,200 | 3,314,844 |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 186,200 | 2,279,088 |
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a) | 16,500 | 1,220,670 |
Arch Coal, Inc. | 74,100 | 1,666,509 |
Bank of America Corp. | 131,098 | 2,184,093 |
Becton Dickinson & Co. | 26,400 | 2,055,768 |
Black & Decker Corp. | 28,200 | 2,043,654 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 100,500 | 2,463,255 |
Bunge Ltd. (b) | 27,200 | 1,620,848 |
CBS Corp., Class B | 120,000 | 1,558,800 |
The Charles Schwab Corp. | 80,500 | 1,473,955 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value |
United States (continued) | ||
Chevron Corp. | 66,300 | $ 4,793,490 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 138,200 | 3,362,406 |
Citigroup, Inc. (a) | 362,300 | 1,231,820 |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 34,300 | 2,844,842 |
Comerica, Inc. | 38,300 | 1,381,864 |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | 88,400 | 2,162,264 |
ConocoPhillips | 49,200 | 2,361,600 |
Consol Energy, Inc. | 49,800 | 2,507,928 |
Corning, Inc. | 160,700 | 2,833,141 |
Deere & Co. | 65,700 | 3,764,610 |
Dominion Resources, Inc. | 47,200 | 1,793,128 |
EMC Corp. (a) | 140,200 | 2,452,098 |
eBay, Inc. (a) | 112,100 | 2,580,542 |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (a) | 23,700 | 1,373,415 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 75,200 | 4,888,000 |
FMC Corp. | 42,600 | 2,435,442 |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | 17,400 | 1,199,904 |
Focus Media Holding Ltd. — ADR (a) | 55,600 | 857,908 |
General Electric Co. | 216,800 | 3,481,808 |
General Mills, Inc. | 25,600 | 1,843,456 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | 21,400 | 1,018,854 |
Google, Inc., Class A (a) | 5,300 | 2,792,040 |
Halliburton Co. | 51,100 | 1,540,665 |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (b) | 43,200 | 1,750,464 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 66,200 | 3,362,298 |
Home Depot, Inc. | 71,300 | 2,224,560 |
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. | 76,800 | 1,038,336 |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 44,600 | 2,030,192 |
Intel Corp. | 109,800 | 2,254,194 |
International Business Machines Corp. | 25,700 | 3,268,012 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 59,300 | 2,488,821 |
Johnson & Johnson | 26,800 | 1,688,400 |
KeyCorp (b) | 323,000 | 2,309,450 |
Kohl’s Corp. (a) | 35,800 | 1,926,756 |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (a)(b) | 100,900 | 1,677,967 |
LaSalle Hotel Properties | 34,100 | 661,881 |
Liberty Global, Inc. (a)(b) | 75,500 | 2,029,440 |
Manpower, Inc. | 29,900 | 1,540,448 |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) | 12,200 | 771,528 |
Merck & Co, Inc. | 37,800 | 1,394,064 |
Microsoft Corp. | 206,200 | 5,909,692 |
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 107,100 | 1,494,045 |
Morgan Stanley | 45,000 | 1,268,100 |
The Mosaic Co. | 33,000 | 1,926,870 |
NII Holdings, Inc. (a) | 38,300 | 1,433,186 |
Newmont Mining Corp. | 58,400 | 2,877,952 |
News Corp., Class A | 150,600 | 2,013,522 |
Nike, Inc., Class B (b) | 29,700 | 2,007,720 |
Oracle Corp. | 97,600 | 2,405,840 |
Parametric Technology Corp. (a) | 119,200 | 2,075,272 |
People’s United Financial, Inc. | 58,500 | 922,545 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | 49,000 | 3,061,030 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 76,600 | 1,344,330 |
Piper Jaffray Cos. (a) | 19,900 | 861,471 |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 82,600 | 1,917,146 |
Progress Energy, Inc. | 63,700 | 2,439,073 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 35,200 | 1,291,488 |
Sempra Energy | 44,800 | 2,202,816 |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | 54,700 | 2,327,485 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) | 25,900 | 989,898 |
State Street Corp. | 22,800 | 1,023,948 |
Stryker Corp. | 40,000 | 2,124,000 |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 93,100 | 2,216,711 |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 29,100 | 1,475,079 |
Target Corp. | 27,600 | 1,421,952 |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 94,300 | 2,299,034 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
10 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010
Schedule of Investments (continued)
BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Common Stocks | Shares | Value |
United States (concluded) | ||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a) | 42,800 | $ 2,087,356 |
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) | 53,200 | 1,713,572 |
Virgin Media, Inc. | 90,800 | 1,470,960 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 45,100 | 2,438,557 |
U.S. Bancorp | 85,700 | 2,109,077 |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 66,400 | 3,900,336 |
Walt Disney Co. | 47,100 | 1,471,404 |
188,351,403 | ||
Total Common Stocks – 93.9% | 374,011,790 | |
Preferred Securities | ||
Preferred Stocks | ||
Germany — 0.5% | ||
Volkswagen AG, 4.35% | 24,100 | 1,962,562 |
Total Preferred Securities – 0.5% | 1,962,562 | |
Total Long-Term Investments | ||
(Cost – $351,685,593) – 94.4% | 375,974,352 | |
Short-Term Securities | ||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, | ||
Institutional Class, 0.09% (c)(d) | 18,601,453 | 18,601,453 |
Beneficial | ||
Interest | ||
(000) | ||
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC | ||
Money Market Series, 0.27% (c)(d)(e) | $ 8,941 | 8,941,000 |
Total Short-Term Securities | ||
(Cost — $27,542,453) — 6.9% | 27,542,453 | |
Total Investments (Cost — $379,228,046*) — 101.3% | 403,516,805 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.3)% | (5,134,516) | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ 398,382,289 | |
* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of | ||
February 28, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows: | ||
Aggregate cost | $ 380,257,310 | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 37,756,735 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (14,497,240) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | $ 23,259,495 | |
(a) Non-income producing security. | ||
(b) Security, or a portion of security, is on loan. | ||
(c) Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund, for purposes of | ||
Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows: | ||
Net | ||
Affiliate | Activity | Income |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, | ||
Institutional Class | $6,228,267 | $3,089 |
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC | ||
Money Market Series | $4,321,400 | $9,724 |
(d) Represents the current yield as of report date. | |||||||
(e) Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. | |||||||
• | Foreign currency exchange contracts as of February 28, 2010 were as follows: | ||||||
Unrealized | |||||||
Currency | Currency | Settlement Appreciation | |||||
Purchased | Sold | Counterparty | Date (Depreciation) | ||||
AUD | 94,000 | USD | 83,842 | Deutsche Bank AG | 3/01/10 $ | 375 | |
GBP | 1,298,000 | USD | 2,000,690 | Deutsche Bank AG | 3/01/10 | (21,541) | |
USD | 902,095 | CAD | 962,000 | Citibank, NA | 3/01/10 | (12,179) | |
USD | 732,986 | EUR | 544,000 | Citibank, NA | 3/01/10 | (7,755) | |
GBP | 515,000 | USD | 785,317 | Deutsche Bank AG | 3/02/10 | (68) | |
USD | 741,921 | CAD | 788,000 | Deutsche Bank AG | 3/02/10 | (6,982) | |
USD | 345,465 | EUR | 254,000 | Deutsche Bank AG | 3/02/10 | (395) | |
GBP | 265,000 | USD | 413,151 | Citibank, NA | 3/04/10 | (9,097) | |
JPY | 76,382,000 | USD | 855,167 | Citibank, NA | 3/04/10 | 4,573 | |
AUD | 13,320,000 | USD | 12,210,577 | Citibank, NA | 4/27/10 | (350,441) | |
CAD | 962,000 | USD | 902,017 | Citibank, NA | 4/27/10 | 12,162 | |
CAD | 788,000 | USD | 741,857 | Deutsche Bank AG | 4/27/10 | 6,972 | |
CAD | 8,197,000 | USD | 7,761,811 | Morgan Stanley Co. | 4/27/10 | 27,719 | |
CHF | 6,058,000 | USD | 5,697,732 | Citibank, NA | 4/27/10 | (56,190) | |
EUR | 20,410,000 | USD | 27,880,344 | Citibank, NA | 4/27/10 | (91,220) | |
EUR | 2,727,000 | USD | 3,699,968 | Deutsche Bank AG | 4/27/10 | 12,964 | |
GBP | 1,401,000 | USD | 2,175,763 | Citibank, NA | 4/27/10 | (40,450) | |
GBP | 12,372,000 | USD | 20,041,712 | Morgan Stanley Co. | 4/27/10 | (1,185,118) | |
HKD 40,782,000 | USD | 5,250,907 | Citibank, NA | 4/27/10 | 5,250 | ||
JPY 181,564,000 | USD | 2,015,595 | Citibank, NA | 4/27/10 | 28,670 | ||
JPY 223,518,000 | USD | 2,474,524 | Deutsche Bank AG | 4/27/10 | 42,110 | ||
JPY 134,089,000 | USD | 1,490,613 | Royal Bank | ||||
of Scotland | 4/27/10 | 19,121 | |||||
JPY 507,365,000 | USD | 5,617,596 | UBS AG | 4/27/10 | 94,928 | ||
NOK | 7,000,000 | USD | 1,198,080 | Citibank, NA | 4/27/10 | (16,933) | |
SEK | 21,412,000 | USD | 3,033,653 | Citibank, NA | 4/27/10 | (30,112) | |
SEK | 810,000 | USD | 109,074 | Deutsche Bank AG | 4/27/10 | 4,548 | |
USD | 1,585,199 | AUD | 1,775,500 | Citibank, NA | 4/27/10 | 4,292 | |
USD | 83,344 | AUD | 94,000 | Deutsche Bank AG | 4/27/10 | (354) | |
USD | 10,064,990 | AUD 11,450,500 | Goldman Sachs | 4/27/10 | (130,542) | ||
USD | 336,966 | CAD | 356,000 | Citibank, NA | 4/27/10 | (1,337) | |
USD | 1,784,534 | CHF | 1,909,000 | Citibank, NA | 4/27/10 | 6,769 | |
USD | 161,871 | DKK | 858,000 | Royal Bank | |||
of Scotland | 4/27/10 | 5,018 | |||||
USD | 20,366,040 | EUR | 14,524,500 | Citibank, NA | 4/27/10 | 590,287 | |
USD | 2,117,582 | EUR | 1,504,000 | Deutsche Bank AG | 4/27/10 | 69,819 | |
USD | 2,543,686 | GBP | 1,631,000 | Citibank, NA | 4/27/10 | 57,822 | |
USD | 1,813,000 | GBP | 2,784,904 | Deutsche Bank AG | 4/27/10 | 21,647 | |
USD | 4,363,215 | JPY 396,722,000 | Citibank, NA | 4/27/10 | (103,557) | ||
USD | 6,638,966 | JPY 604,932,000 | Deutsche Bank AG | 4/27/10 | (172,084) | ||
USD | 2,151,333 | SEK | 15,545,500 | Citibank, NA | 4/27/10 | (29,292) | |
USD | 569,218 | SEK | 4,113,000 | Morgan Stanley Co. | 4/27/10 | (7,728) | |
USD | 987,675 | SEK | 7,123,000 | Royal Bank | |||
of Scotland | 4/27/10 | (11,495) | |||||
USD | 1,210,393 | SGD | 1,685,000 | Deutsche Bank AG | 4/27/10 | 12,426 | |
Total | $ (1,257,398) | ||||||
• | For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one | ||||||
or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized | |||||||
market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. | |||||||
This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine | |||||||
industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010 11
Schedule of Investments (concluded) BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.
• 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, repayment 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
Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indi-
cation of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about
the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting
policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following tables summarize the inputs used as of February 28, 2010 in deter-
mining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments:
Investments in Securities | ||||
Valuation Inputs | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Assets: | ||||
Long-Term Investments: | ||||
Australia | $ 2,309,895 | $ 1,701,645 | — | $ 4,011,540 |
Belgium | — | 2,197,246 | — | 2,197,246 |
Bermuda | 1,652,280 | — | — | 1,652,280 |
Brazil | 1,480,131 | — | — | 1,480,131 |
Canada | 12,849,231 | — | — | 12,849,231 |
Cayman Islands | 584,840 | — | — | 584,840 |
China | — | 1,638,292 | — | 1,638,292 |
Finland | — | 1,761,553 | — | 1,761,553 |
France | — | 12,140,748 | — | 12,140,748 |
Germany | — | 10,238,989 | — | 10,238,989 |
Hong Kong | — | 6,612,466 | — | 6,612,466 |
India | 3,244,569 | 2,688,741 | — | 5,933,310 |
Ireland | 3,019,185 | — | — | 3,019,185 |
Israel | 2,004,334 | — | — | 2,004,334 |
Italy | — | 3,819,026 | — | 3,819,026 |
Japan | — | 35,508,170 | — | 35,508,170 |
Luxembourg | — | 2,621,555 | — | 2,621,555 |
Malaysia | — | 1,322,078 | — | 1,322,078 |
Mexico | 1,279,720 | — | — | 1,279,720 |
Netherlands | 6,138,599 | — | 6,138,599 | |
New Zealand | 1,577,141 | — | — | 1,577,141 |
Russia | 1,561,910 | — | — | 1,561,910 |
Singapore | — | 6,138,559 | — | 6,138,559 |
South Africa | — | 1,443,286 | — | 1,443,286 |
South Korea | — | 8,082,642 | — | 8,082,642 |
Spain | — | 6,180,887 | — | 6,180,887 |
Sweden | — | 7,617,050 | — | 7,617,050 |
Switzerland | 1,999,600 | 8,778,332 | — | 10,777,932 |
Taiwan | 2,551,528 | 3,118,635 | — | 5,670,163 |
Thailand | — | 824,906 | — | 824,906 |
United Kingdom | 2,070,327 | 18,864,853 | — | 20,935,180 |
United States | 188,351,403 | — | — | 188,351,403 |
Short-Term Securities | 18,601,453 | 8,941,000 | — | 27,542,453 |
Total | $245,137,547 | $158,379,258 | — | $403,516,805 |
Other Financial Instruments1 | ||||
Valuation Inputs | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Assets | — | $ 1,027,472 | — | $ 1,027,472 |
Liabilites | — | (2,284,870) | — | (2,284,870) |
Total | — | $(1,257,398) | — | $(1,257,398) |
1 Other financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts, which are | ||||
shown at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
12 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | ||
BlackRock | ||
Global | BlackRock | |
Growth | Focus Growth | |
February 28, 2010 (Unaudited) | Fund, Inc. | Fund, Inc. |
Assets | ||
Investments at value — unaffiliated1,2 | $ 375,974,352 | — |
Investment at value — Master Focus Growth LLC (the “Master LLC”) (cost — $50,345,130) | — | $ 58,096,028 |
Investments at value — affiliated3 | 27,542,453 | — |
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | 1,027,472 | — |
Foreign currency at value4 | 402,009 | — |
Investments sold receivable | 8,202,220 | — |
Dividends receivable | 742,058 | — |
Capital shares sold receivable | 371,200 | 37,147 |
Withdrawals receivable from the Master LLC | — | 279,984 |
Securities lending income receivable — affiliated | 1,809 | — |
Prepaid expenses | 119,587 | 21,193 |
Other assets | 95 | — |
Total assets | 414,383,255 | 58,434,352 |
Liabilities | ||
Collateral at value — securities loaned | 8,941,000 | — |
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | 2,284,870 | — |
Investments purchased payable | 3,363,453 | — |
Capital shares redeemed payable | 866,088 | 317,131 |
Investment advisory fees payable | 210,752 | — |
Administration fees payable | — | 10,291 |
Service and distribution fees payable | 99,626 | 18,132 |
Other affiliates payable | 25,686 | 7,749 |
Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable | 237 | 31 |
Other accrued expenses payable | 209,254 | 54,534 |
Total liabilities | 16,000,966 | 407,868 |
Net Assets | $ 398,382,289 | $ 58,026,484 |
Net Assets Consist of | ||
Paid-in capital | $ 809,417,879 | $ 327,693,064 |
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | (514,168) | 144,036 |
Accumulated net realized loss | (433,596,066) | — |
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 23,074,644 | — |
Accumulated net realized loss allocated from the Master LLC | — | (277,561,514) |
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation allocated from the Master LLC | — | 7,750,898 |
Net Assets | $ 398,382,289 | $ 58,026,484 |
1 Investments at cost — unaffiliated | $ 351,685,593 | — |
2 Securities loaned — at value | $ 8,675,260 | — |
3 Investments at cost — affiliated | $ 27,542,453 | — |
4 Foreign currency at cost | $ 402,723 | — |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010 13
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded) | ||
BlackRock | ||
Global | BlackRock | |
Growth | Focus Growth | |
February 28, 2010 (Unaudited) | Fund, Inc. | Fund, Inc. |
Net Asset Value | ||
Institutional | ||
Net Assets | $ 74,833,528 | $ 11,057,762 |
Shares outstanding | 5,526,958 | 5,052,065 |
Net asset value | $ 13.54 | $ 2.19 |
Par value per share | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 |
Shares authorized | 100 million | 100 million |
Investor A | ||
Net Assets | $ 234,260,440 | $ 28,492,551 |
Shares outstanding | 17,522,275 | 13,440,025 |
Net asset value | $ 13.37 | $ 2.12 |
Par value per share | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 |
Shares authorized | 100 million | 100 million |
Investor B | ||
Net Assets | $ 9,116,847 | $ 2,510,927 |
Shares outstanding | 713,511 | 1,284,728 |
Net asset value | $ 12.78 | $ 1.95 |
Par value per share | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 |
Shares authorized | 300 million | 300 million |
Investor C | ||
Net Assets | $ 62,759,684 | $ 15,965,244 |
Shares outstanding | 4,941,912 | 8,206,502 |
Net asset value | $ 12.70 | $ 1.95 |
Par value per share | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 |
Shares authorized | 100 million | 300 million |
Class R | ||
Net Assets | $ 17,411,790 | — |
Shares outstanding | 1,344,268 | — |
Net asset value | $ 12.95 | — |
Par value per share | $ 0.10 | — |
Shares authorized | 300 million | — |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations | ||
BlackRock | ||
Global | BlackRock | |
Growth | Focus Growth | |
Six Months Ended February 28, 2010 (Unaudited) | Fund, Inc. | Fund, Inc. |
Investment Income | ||
Dividends | $ 2,994,681 | — |
Foreign taxes withheld | (113,476) | — |
Income — affiliated | 3,089 | — |
Securities lending — affiliated | 9,724 | — |
Net investment income allocated from the Master LLC: | ||
Dividends | — | $ 276,838 |
Foreign taxes withheld | — | (2,078) |
Litigation proceeds | — | 471,040 |
Income — affiliated | — | 857 |
Expenses | — | (192,821) |
Total income | 2,894,018 | 553,836 |
Expenses | ||
Investment advisory | 1,516,322 | — |
Service — Investor A | 295,476 | 32,780 |
Service and distribution — Investor B | 321,885 | 13,808 |
Service and distribution — Investor C | 50,621 | 74,735 |
Service and distribution — Class R | 40,928 | — |
Transfer agent — Institutional | 63,972 | 14,517 |
Transfer agent — Investor A | 197,670 | 74,527 |
Transfer agent — Investor B | 17,869 | 5,645 |
Transfer agent — Investor C | 73,732 | 49,569 |
Transfer agent — Class R | 24,744 | — |
Accounting services | 89,199 | — |
Printing | 69,889 | 15,111 |
Professional | 61,424 | 28,595 |
Custodian | 53,825 | — |
Registration | 35,098 | 26,326 |
Officer and Directors | 12,142 | 36 |
Administration | — | 67,901 |
Miscellaneous | 24,152 | 7,459 |
Total expenses | 2,948,948 | 411,009 |
Less fees waived by advisor | (1,272) | — |
Less transfer agent fees reimbursed — class specific | — | (1,209) |
Total expenses after fees waived | 2,947,676 | 409,800 |
Net investment income (loss) | (53,658) | 144,036 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||
Net realized gain from: | ||
Investments | 50,312,574 | — |
Litigation proceeds | 197,892 | — |
Foreign currency transactions | 1,442,763 | — |
Allocated from the Master LLC | — | 2,462,341 |
51,953,229 | 2,462,341 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||
Investments | (29,998,052) | — |
Foreign currency transactions | (1,669,874) | — |
Allocated from the Master LLC | — | 2,923,419 |
(31,667,926) | 2,923,419 | |
Total realized and unrealized gain | 20,285,303 | 5,385,760 |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ 20,231,645 | $ 5,529,796 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets | ||
BlackRock | ||
Global Growth Fund, Inc. | ||
Six Months | ||
Ended | Year | |
February 28, | Ended | |
2010 | August 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | (Unaudited) | 2009 |
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $ (53,658) | $ 2,492,918 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 51,953,229 | (187,387,077) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (31,667,926) | 41,603,421 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 20,231,645 | (143,290,738) |
Dividends to Shareholders From | ||
Net investment income: | ||
Institutional | (1,465,634) | (1,313,821) |
Investor A | (4,156,077) | (1,299,919) |
Investor B | (30,918) | — |
Investor C | (713,213) | — |
Class R | (256,528) | (61,432) |
Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders | (6,622,370) | (2,675,172) |
Capital Share Transactions | ||
Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions | (10,187,144) | (128,045,971) |
Redemption Fees | ||
Redemption fees | 7,038 | 16,810 |
Net Assets | ||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 3,429,169 | (273,995,071) |
Beginning of period | 394,953,120 | 668,948,191 |
End of period | $ 398,382,289 | $ 394,953,120 |
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | $ (514,168) | $ 6,161,860 |
BlackRock | ||
Focus Growth Fund, Inc. | ||
Six Months | ||
Ended | ||
February 28, | Year Ended | |
2010 | August 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | (Unaudited) | 2009 |
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $ 144,036 | $ (653,173) |
Net realized gain (loss) | 2,462,341 | (13,326,054) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 2,923,419 | 2,301,685 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 5,529,796 | (11,677,542) |
Capital Share Transactions | ||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions | 2,794,514 | (3,704,691) |
Net Assets | ||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 8,324,310 | (15,382,233) |
Beginning of period | 49,702,174 | 65,084,407 |
End of period | $ 58,026,484 | $ 49,702,174 |
Undistributed net investment income | $ 144,036 | — |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc. | ||||||
Six Months | |||||||
Ended | |||||||
February 28, | |||||||
2010 | Year Ended August 31, | ||||||
(Unaudited) | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||
Institutional | |||||||
Per Share Operating Performance | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.10 | $ 15.85 | $ 16.66 | $ 12.71 | $ 10.72 | $ 8.56 | |
Net investment income1 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.16 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)2 | 0.68 | (2.74) | (0.84) | 3.80 | 2.07 | 2.03 | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.70 | (2.64) | (0.68) | 3.96 | 2.16 | 2.19 | |
Dividends from net investment income | (0.26) | (0.11) | (0.13) | (0.01) | (0.17) | (0.03) | |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 13.54 | $ 13.10 | $ 15.85 | $ 16.66 | $ 12.71 | $ 10.72 | |
Total Investment Return4 | |||||||
Based on net asset value | 5.28%5 | (16.45)% | (4.21)% | 31.17% | 20.41% | 25.58% | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | |||||||
Total expenses | 1.09%6 | 1.08% | 0.97% | 1.01% | 1.12% | 1.13% | |
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly | 1.09%6 | 1.07% | 0.97% | 1.01% | 1.12% | 1.13% | |
Net investment income | 0.34%6 | 0.94% | 0.87% | 1.07% | 0.71% | 1.60% | |
Supplemental Data | |||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $ 74,834 | $ 76,121 | $ 216,839 | $ 284,754 | $ 144,560 | $ 114,007 | |
Portfolio turnover | 76% | 222% | 94% | 91% | 80% | 109% |
Investor A | ||||||
Per Share Operating Performance | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.93 | $ 15.63 | $ 16.44 | $ 12.57 | $ 10.60 | $ 8.47 |
Net investment income1 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.13 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)2 | 0.67 | (2.71) | (0.83) | 3.76 | 2.05 | 2.00 |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.68 | (2.63) | (0.72) | 3.87 | 2.11 | 2.13 |
Dividends from net investment income | (0.24) | (0.07) | (0.09) | — | (0.14) | (0.00)3 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 13.37 | $ 12.93 | $ 15.63 | $ 16.44 | $ 12.57 | $ 10.60 |
Total Investment Return4 | ||||||
Based on net asset value | 5.18%5 | (16.71)% | (4.47)% | 30.79% | 20.13% | 25.17% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | ||||||
Total expenses | 1.34%6 | 1.38% | 1.25% | 1.30% | 1.35% | 1.38% |
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly | 1.34%6 | 1.38% | 1.25% | 1.30% | 1.35% | 1.38% |
Net investment income | 0.09%6 | 0.73% | 0.62% | 0.75% | 0.53% | 1.35% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $ 234,260 | $ 229,382 | $ 316,147 | $ 288,912 | $ 227,792 | $ 93,408 |
Portfolio turnover | 76% | 222% | 94% | 91% | 80% | 109% |
1 Based on average shares outstanding. | ||||||
2 Includes a redemption fee, which is less than $0.01 per share. | ||||||
3 Amount is less than ($0.01) per share. | ||||||
4 Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. | ||||||
5 Aggregate total investment return. | ||||||
6 Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued) | BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc. | ||||||
Six Months | |||||||
Ended | |||||||
February 28, | |||||||
2010 | Year Ended August 31, | ||||||
(Unaudited) | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||
Investor B | |||||||
Per Share Operating Performance | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.24 | $ 14.83 | $ 15.66 | $ 12.07 | $ 10.17 | $ 8.19 | |
Net investment income (loss)1 | (0.05) | (0.03) | (0.04) | (0.01) | (0.06) | 0.05 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)2 | 0.63 | (2.56) | (0.79) | 3.60 | 2.00 | 1.93 | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.58 | (2.59) | (0.83) | 3.59 | 1.94 | 1.98 | |
Dividends from net investment income | (0.04) | — | — | — | (0.04) | — | |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 12.78 | $ 12.24 | $ 14.83 | $ 15.66 | $ 12.07 | $ 10.17 | |
Total Investment Return3 | |||||||
Based on net asset value | 4.73%4 | (17.46)% | (5.30)% | 29.74% | 19.18% | 24.18% | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | |||||||
Total expenses | 2.27%5 | 2.31% | 2.11% | 2.15% | 2.18% | 2.16% | |
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly | 2.27%5 | 2.31% | 2.11% | 2.15% | 2.18% | 2.16% | |
Net investment income (loss) | (0.84)%5 | (0.26)% | (0.25)% | (0.10)% | (0.56)% | 0.56% | |
Supplemental Data | |||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $ 9,117 | $ 10,946 | $ 27,988 | $ 47,186 | $ 62,390 | $ 212,353 | |
Portfolio turnover | 76% | 222% | 94% | 91% | 80% | 109% |
Investor C | ||||||
Per Share Operating Performance | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.26 | $ 14.83 | $ 15.65 | $ 12.06 | $ 10.17 | $ 8.19 |
Net investment income (loss)1 | (0.05) | (0.01) | (0.02) | (0.01) | (0.04) | 0.05 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)2 | 0.63 | (2.56) | (0.80) | 3.60 | 1.98 | 1.93 |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.58 | (2.57) | (0.82) | 3.59 | 1.94 | 1.98 |
Dividends from net investment income | (0.14) | — | — | — | (0.05) | — |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 12.70 | $ 12.26 | $ 14.83 | $ 15.65 | $ 12.06 | $ 10.17 |
Total Investment Return3 | ||||||
Based on net asset value | 4.71%4 | (17.33)% | (5.24)% | 29.77% | 19.15% | 24.18% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | ||||||
Total expenses | 2.15%5 | 2.21% | 2.03% | 2.10% | 2.16% | 2.18% |
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly | 2.15%5 | 2.21% | 2.03% | 2.10% | 2.16% | 2.18% |
Net investment income (loss) | (0.72)%5 | (0.10)% | (0.15)% | (0.04)% | (0.36)% | 0.55% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $ 62,760 | $ 63,637 | $ 92,737 | $ 70,835 | $ 56,567 | $ 55,507 |
Portfolio turnover | 76% | 222% | 94% | 91% | 80% | 109% |
1 Based on average shares outstanding. | ||||||
2 Includes a redemption fee, which is less than $0.01 per share. | ||||||
3 Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. | ||||||
4 Aggregate total investment return. | ||||||
5 Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (concluded) | BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
Six Months | |||||||||
Ended | |||||||||
February 28, | |||||||||
2010 | Year Ended August 31, | ||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||
Class R | |||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance | |||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.53 | $ 15.20 | $ 16.04 | $ 12.30 | $ 10.42 | $ 8.36 | |||
Net investment income (loss)1 | (0.02) | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.06 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)2 | 0.64 | (2.64) | (0.80) | 3.68 | 2.00 | 2.01 | |||
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.62 | (2.61) | (0.76) | 3.74 | 2.03 | 2.07 | |||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.20) | (0.06) | (0.08) | — | (0.15) | (0.01) | |||
Net asset value, end of period | $ 12.95 | $ 12.53 | $ 15.20 | $ 16.04 | $ 12.30 | $ 10.42 | |||
Total Investment Return3 | |||||||||
Based on net asset value | 4.93%4 | (17.06)% | (4.81)% | 30.41% | 19.78% | 24.81% | |||
Ratios to Average Net Assets | |||||||||
Total expenses | 1.72%5 | 1.85% | 1.63% | 1.63% | 1.62% | 1.79% | |||
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly | 1.72%5 | 1.85% | 1.63% | 1.63% | 1.62% | 1.79% | |||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.29)%5 | 0.30% | 0.26% | 0.44% | 0.23% | 0.99% | |||
Supplemental Data | |||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $ 17,412 | $ 14,867 | $ 15,236 | $ 3,880 | $ 1,475 | $ 705 | |||
Portfolio turnover | 76% | 222% | 94% | 91% | 80% | 109% | |||
1 Based on average shares outstanding. | |||||||||
2 Includes a redemption fee, which is less than $0.01 per share. | |||||||||
3 Where applicable, total investment returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. | |||||||||
4 Aggregate total investment return. | |||||||||
5 Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | BlackRock Focus Growth Fund, Inc. | ||||||
Six Months | Period | ||||||
Ended | December 1, | ||||||
February 28, | Year Ended | 2007 to | |||||
2010 | August 31, | August 31, | Year Ended November 30, | ||||
(Unaudited) | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |
Institutional | |||||||
Per Share Operating Performance | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 1.96 | $ 2.34 | $ 2.52 | $ 2.01 | $ 1.82 | $ 1.65 | $ 1.57 |
Net investment income (loss)1 | 0.01 | (0.01) | (0.02) | (0.02) | (0.01) | (0.02) | (0.01) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.22 | (0.37) | (0.16) | 0.53 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.09 |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.23 | (0.38) | (0.18) | 0.51 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.08 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 2.19 | $ 1.96 | $ 2.34 | $ 2.52 | $ 2.01 | $ 1.82 | $ 1.65 |
Total Investment Return2 | |||||||
Based on net asset value | 11.73%3 | (16.24)%4 | (7.14)%5 | 25.37% | 10.44% | 10.30% | 5.10% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets6 | |||||||
Total expenses | 1.53%7 | 1.78% | 1.53%7 | 1.40% | 1.55% | 1.63% | 1.70% |
Total expenses after fees reimbursed | 1.53%7 | 1.78% | 1.47%7 | 1.40% | 1.55% | 1.63% | 1.70% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.20%7 | (0.82)% | (0.86)%7 | (0.98)% | (0.66)% | (0.92)% | (0.83)% |
Supplemental Data | |||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $ 11,058 | $ 9,673 | $ 13,073 | $ 15,357 | $ 14,217 | $ 16,277 | $ 20,962 |
Portfolio turnover of the Master LLC | 46% | 185% | 105% | 145% | 117% | 143% | 183% |
Investor A | |||||||
Per Share Operating Performance | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 1.90 | $ 2.28 | $ 2.47 | $ 1.98 | $ 1.80 | $ 1.63 | $ 1.56 |
Net investment income (loss)1 | 0.01 | (0.01) | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.02) | (0.02) | (0.02) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.21 | (0.37) | (0.16) | 0.52 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.09 |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.22 | (0.38) | (0.19) | 0.49 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.07 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 2.12 | $ 1.90 | $ 2.28 | $ 2.47 | $ 1.98 | $ 1.80 | $ 1.63 |
Total Investment Return2 | |||||||
Based on net asset value | 11.58%3 | (16.67)%4 | (7.69)%5 | 24.75% | 10.00% | 10.43% | 4.49% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets6 | |||||||
Total expenses | 2.06%7 | 2.49% | 2.09%7 | 1.84% | 1.80% | 1.88% | 1.95% |
Total expenses after fees reimbursed | 2.06%7 | 2.22% | 2.03%7 | 1.84% | 1.80% | 1.88% | 1.95% |
Net investment income (loss) | 0.71%7 | (1.26)% | (1.42)%7 | (1.41)% | (0.92)% | (1.17)% | (1.08)% |
Supplemental Data | |||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $ 28,493 | $ 23,042 | $ 23,111 | $ 9,291 | $ 8,534 | $ 10,146 | $ 13,494 |
Portfolio turnover of the Master LLC | 46% | 185% | 105% | 145% | 117% | 143% | 183% |
1 Based on average shares outstanding. | |||||||
2 Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. | |||||||
3 Aggregate total investment return. Includes proceeds received from a settlement of litigation, through its investment in the Master LLC, which impacted the Fund’s total return. | |||||||
Not including these proceeds the total return for Institutional Shares would have been 9.18% and Investor A Shares would have been 8.95%. | |||||||
4 Includes proceeds received from a settlement of litigation, through its investment in the Master LLC, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Not including these proceeds | |||||||
the total return for Institutional Shares would have been (28.21)% and Investor A Shares would have been (28.51)%. | |||||||
5 Aggregate total investment return. | |||||||
6 Includes the Fund’s share of the Master LLC’s allocated expenses and/or net investment income (loss). | |||||||
7 Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (concluded) | BlackRock Focus Growth Fund, Inc. | ||||||
Six Months | Period | ||||||
Ended | December 1, | ||||||
February 28, | Year Ended | 2007 to | |||||
2010 | August 31, | August 31, | Year Ended November 30, | ||||
(Unaudited) | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |
Investor B | |||||||
Per Share Operating Performance | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 1.76 | $ 2.12 | $ 2.31 | $ 1.87 | $ 1.71 | $ 1.57 | $ 1.51 |
Net investment loss1 | (0.00)2 | (0.02) | (0.04) | (0.05) | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.03) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.19 | (0.34) | (0.15) | 0.49 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.09 |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.19 | (0.36) | (0.19) | 0.44 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.06 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 1.95 | $ 1.76 | $ 2.12 | $ 2.31 | $ 1.87 | $ 1.71 | $ 1.57 |
Total Investment Return3 | |||||||
Based on net asset value | 10.80%4 | (16.98)%5 | (8.23)%6 | 23.53% | 9.36% | 8.92% | 3.97% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets7 | |||||||
Total expenses | 2.66%8 | 3.07% | 2.97%8 | 2.71% | 2.66% | 2.75% | 2.81% |
Total expenses after fees reimbursed | 2.63%8 | 2.79% | 2.91%8 | 2.71% | 2.66% | 2.75% | 2.81% |
Net investment loss | (0.02)%8 | (1.85)% | (2.32)%8 | (2.29)% | (1.77)% | (2.04)% | (1.93)% |
Supplemental Data | |||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $ 2,511 | $ 3,307 | $ 10,367 | $ 29,326 | $ 33,161 | $ 45,104 | $ 67,922 |
Portfolio turnover of the Master LLC | 46% | 185% | 105% | 145% | 117% | 143% | 183% |
Investor C | ||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance | ||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 1.75 | $ 2.12 | $ 2.31 | $ 1.86 | $ 1.71 | $ 1.56 | $ 1.51 | |
Net investment loss1 | (0.00)2 | (0.02) | (0.04) | (0.05) | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.03) | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.20 | (0.35) | (0.15) | 0.50 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.08 | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.20 | (0.37) | (0.19) | 0.45 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.05 | |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 1.95 | $ 1.75 | $ 2.12 | $ 2.31 | $ 1.86 | $ 1.71 | $ 1.56 | |
Total Investment Return3 | ||||||||
Based on net asset value | 11.43%4 | (17.45)%5 | (8.23)%6 | 24.19% | 8.77% | 9.62% | 3.31% | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets7 | ||||||||
Total expenses | 2.91%8 | 3.27% | 2.93%8 | 2.75% | 2.68% | 2.77% | 2.83% | |
Total expenses after fees reimbursed | 2.90%8 | 2.98% | 2.87%8 | 2.75% | 2.68% | 2.77% | 2.83% | |
Net investment loss | (0.16)%8 | (2.02)% | (2.27)%8 | (2.32)% | (1.79)% | (2.06)% | (1.95)% | |
Supplemental Data | ||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $ 15,965 | $ 13,681 | $ 18,534 $ | 20,998 | $ 20,928 | $ 27,457 | $ 41,234 | |
Portfolio turnover of the Master LLC | 46% | 185% | 105% | 145% | 117% | 143% | 183% | |
1 Based on average shares outstanding. | ||||||||
2 Amount is less than $(0.01). | ||||||||
3 Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. | ||||||||
4 Aggregate total investment return. Includes proceeds received from a settlement of litigation, through its investment in the Master LLC, which impacted the Fund’s total return. | ||||||||
Not including these proceeds the total return for Investor B Shares would have been 8.52% and Investor C Shares would have been 8.57%. | ||||||||
5 Includes proceeds received from a settlement of litigation, through its investment in the Master LLC, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Not including these proceeds | ||||||||
the total return for Investor B Shares would have been (28.77)% and Investor C shares would have been (28.77)%. | ||||||||
6 Aggregate total investment return. | ||||||||
7 Includes the Fund’s share of the Master LLC’s allocated expenses and/or net investment loss. | ||||||||
8 Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc. (“Global Growth”) and BlackRock
Focus Growth Fund, Inc. (“Focus Growth”) (collectively referred to as the
“Funds” or individually as the “Fund”), are registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Funds are
organized as Maryland corporations. Focus Growth is registered as a
non-diversified, open-end management investment company. Global
Growth is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment
company. The Funds’ 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 Board of Directors is referred
to throughout this report as the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”. The
Funds offers multiple classes of shares. Institutional Shares are sold
without a sales charge and only to certain eligible investors. Investor A
Shares are generally sold with a front-end sales charge. Investor B and
Investor C Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
Class R Shares are offered only by Global Growth and are sold only to
certain retirement or similar plans. All classes of shares have identical
voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and
conditions, except that Investor A, Investor B, Investor C and Class R
Shares bear certain expenses related to the shareholder servicing of
such shares, and Investor B, Investor C and Class R Shares also bear
certain expenses related to the distribution of such shares. Investor B
Shares automatically convert to Investor A Shares after approximately
8 years. Investor B Shares are only available for purchase through
exchanges, dividend reinvestments or for purchase by certain qualified
employee benefit plans. Each class has exclusive voting rights with
respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution
expenditures (except that Investor B shareholders may vote on material
changes to the Investor A distribution plan).
Focus Growth seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all
of its assets in the Master Focus Growth LLC (the “Master LLC”), which
has the same investment objective and strategies as the Fund. The value
of Focus Growth’s investment in the Master LLC reflects the Fund’s propor-
tionate interest in the net assets of the Master LLC. The performance
of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Master LLC.
The financial statements of the Master LLC, including the Schedule of
Investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in
conjunction with Focus Growth’s financial statements. The percentage of
the Master LLC owned by Focus Growth at February 28, 2010 was 100%.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by
the Funds:
Valuation: The Funds’ policy is to fair value their financial instruments
at market 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 appli-
cable. 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. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued
at net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining
maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which
approximates fair value.
Global Growth values its investment in BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC
Money Market Series (the “Money Market Series”) at fair value, which is
ordinarily based upon their pro rata ownership in the net assets of the
underlying fund. The Money Market Series seeks current income consistent
with maintaining liquidity and preserving capital. Although the Money
Market Series is not registered under the 1940 Act, its investments will
follow the parameters of investments by a money market fund that is
subject to Rule 2a-7 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) under the 1940 Act. The Fund may withdraw up
to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the Money Market
Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than
25% on any one day.
Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign curren-
cies 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 Funds’ Board as reflecting fair value
(“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the
investment advisor and/or the sub-advisor seeks to determine the price
that the Funds might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of
that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall
be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or
sub-advisor deems relevant. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subse-
quently reported to the Board or a committee thereof.
Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed
each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE.
Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur
between the foreign market close and the close of business on the NYSE
that may not be reflected in the computation of the Funds’ net assets. If
events (for example, a company announcement, market volatility or a nat-
ural 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. Each business day, the Funds use
a pricing service selected under the supervision of the Funds’ Board to
assist with the valuation of certain foreign exchange-traded equity securi-
ties and foreign exchange-traded and over-the-counter (“OTC”) options
(the “Systematic Fair Value Price”). Using current market factors, the
Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities
22 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
and foreign options at fair value as of the close of business on the NYSE,
which follows the close of the local markets.
Focus Growth records its investment in the Master LLC at fair value.
Valuation of securities held by the Master LLC is discussed in Note 1 of
the Master LLC’s Notes to Financial Statements, which are included else-
where in this report.
Fair Value Measurements for Focus Growth: 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, volatili-
ties, 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 Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair
value of investments)
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not
necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in
those securities.
As of February 28, 2010, Focus Growth’s investment in the Master LLC
was classified as level 2. More relevant disclosure regarding fair value
measurements relating to the Master LLC which is disclosed in the Master
LLC’s Schedule of Investments included elsewhere in this report.
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 Funds report foreign currency related transactions as components of
realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such compo-
nents are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.
Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and
the interpretive positions of the SEC require that each Fund either delivers
collateral or segregates assets in connection with certain investments
(e.g., foreign currency exchange contracts), each Fund 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
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 trans-
actions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses
on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends from
foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subse-
quently recorded when the Funds have determined the ex-dividend date.
Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received from
a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost
of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income is recog-
nized on the accrual basis. Income and realized and unrealized gains and
losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.
Focus Growth records daily its proportionate share of the Master LLC’s
income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses. In addi-
tion, the Fund accrues its own expenses.
Dividends and Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each
Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates.
Securities Lending: The Funds may lend securities to financial institutions
that provide cash as collateral, which will be maintained at all times in an
amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned
securities. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the
close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is
delivered to each Fund on the next business day. Securities lending
income, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, represents the
income earned from the investment of the cash collateral, net of rebates
paid to, or fees paid by, borrowers and less the fees paid to the securities
lending agent. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the bor-
rower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the
standard time period for settlement of securities transactions. In the event
that the borrower defaults on its obligation to return borrowed securities
because of insolvency or for any other reason, the Funds could experience
delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Funds also could
suffer a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral
falls below the market value of loaned securities or if the value of an
investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the
original cash collateral received.
Income Taxes: It is each 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 applica-
ble foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, divi-
dends and capital gains at various rates.
Each Fund files US federal and various state local tax returns. No income
tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations
on each Fund’s US federal tax returns remains open for the four years
ended August 31, 2009 for Global Growth; and for the three years ended
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
November 30, 2007 and the periods ended August 31, 2008 and 2009
for Focus Growth. The statutes of limitations on the Funds’ state and
local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending
on 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 issued for fiscal years and interim periods begin-
ning 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 Funds’ financial
statements and disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.
In January 2010, the FASB issued amended guidance to improve dis-
closure about fair value measurements which will require additional
disclosures 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 pur-
chases, sales, issuances and settlements in the rollforward of activity in
Level 3 fair value measurements, which are effective for fiscal years begin-
ning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal
years. The impact of this guidance on the Funds’ financial statements and
disclosures is currently being assessed.
Other: Expenses directly related to each 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 each Fund are allocated daily to
each class based on its relative net assets. Global Growth has an arrange-
ment with its custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned
on uninvested cash balances, which if applicable are shown as fees paid
indirectly in the Statements of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on
overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits
earned or may result in additional custody charges.
2. Derivative Financial Instruments:
The Funds may engage in various portfolio investment strategies both to
increase the returns of the Funds and to economically hedge, or protect,
their exposure to certain risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk.
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 coun-
terparty does not perform under the contract. The Funds may mitigate
counterparty risk through master netting agreements included within an
International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master
Agreement between a Fund and each of its counterparties. The ISDA
Master Agreement allows each Fund to offset with its counterparty certain
derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collat-
eral 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 Funds from their counter-
parties are not fully collateralized contractually or otherwise, the Funds
bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. See Note 1
“Segregation and Collateralization” for information with respect to
collateral practices.
The Funds’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC
derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain in excess of any
collateral pledged by the counterparty to the Funds. Certain ISDA Master
Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative
contracts prior to maturity in the event a Fund’s net assets decline by a
stated percentage or a Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master
Agreements, which would cause a Fund to accelerate payment of any net
liability owed to the counterparty. Counterparty risk related to exchange-
traded financial futures contracts is minimal because of the protection
against defaults provided by the exchange on which they trade.
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Funds 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 Funds, help to manage
the overall exposure to the currency backing some of the investments held
by the Funds. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in
market value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. When
the contract is closed, the Funds record 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 agree-
ment or unfavorable movements in the value of a foreign currency relative
to the US dollar.
Global Growth | |||
Derivative Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure: | |||
Values of Derivative Instruments as of February 28, 2010 | |||
Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | ||
Statements | Statements | ||
of Assets and | of Assets and | ||
Liabilities | Liabilities | ||
Location Value | Location | Value | |
Unrealized | Unrealized | ||
appreciation | depreciation | ||
on foreign | on foreign | ||
currency | currency | ||
Foreign currency | exchange | exchange | |
exchange contracts | contracts $1,027,472 | contracts $2,284,870 |
24 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Global Growth (concluded) | |
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations | |
Six Months Ended February 28, 2010 | |
Net Realized Gain from | |
Foreign | |
Currency | |
Transactions | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | $ 1,631,927 |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on | |
Foreign | |
Currency | |
Transactions | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | $ (1,682,839) |
For the six months ended February 28, 2010, the average quarterly bal- | |
ance of outstanding derivative financial instruments for Global Growth was | |
as follows: | |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: | |
Average number of contracts — US dollars purchased | 24 |
Average number of contracts — US dollars sold | 26 |
Average US dollar amounts purchased | $36,450,918 |
Average US dollar amounts sold | $85,057,527 |
3. Investment Advisory Agreements 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.
Global Growth entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with
BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Fund’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 Fund’s portfolio
and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain
other services necessary to the operations of the Fund. For such services,
Global Growth pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate of
0.75% of the average daily value of the Fund’s net assets not exceeding
$1.5 billion and 0.725% of the average daily value of the Fund’s net
assets in excess of $1.5 billion.
Focus Growth has entered into an Administration Agreement with the
Manager to provide administrative services (other than investment advice
and related portfolio activities). For such services, the Fund pays the
Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily
value of the Fund’s net assets.
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive the administration fee
of Focus Growth paid to the Master LLC and the administration fee of
Focus Growth, as necessary, to reduce the sum of the advisory fee (as
a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Master LLC) and the
administration fee (as a percentage of the daily net assets of the Fund)
from 0.85% to 0.65%. In addition, the Manager has contractually agreed
to waive and/or reimburse fees and/or expenses in order to limit net
expenses for Focus Growth (including service and distribution fees and
excluding interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain
other Fund expenses) as a percentage of average daily net assets allo-
cated to each class as follows: 2.25% (for Investor A Shares), 3.00%
(for Investor B and Investor C Shares) and 2.00% (for Institutional Shares)
of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These contractual waiver agree-
ments have a one-year term and are renewable annually. These amounts
are shown as transfer agent fees reimbursed — class specific in the
Statements of Operations.
The transfer agent fees reimbursed – class specific amounts were
as follows:
Investor A | $145 |
Investor B | $398 |
Investor C | $666 |
The Manager has voluntarily agreed to waive its advisory fees by the
amount of investment advisory fees Global Growth pays to the Manager
indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds; however,
the Manager does not waive its advisory fees by the amount of investment
advisory fees through its investment in other affiliated investment compa-
nies. This amount is included in fees waived by advisor in the Statements
of Operations.
The Manager has entered into a separate sub-advisory agreement with
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), an affiliate of the
Manager, under which the Manager pays BIM for services it provides, a
monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by
each Fund to the Manager.
For the six months ended February 28, 2010, Global Growth
reimbursed the Manager for certain accounting services in the amount
of $3,860, which is included in accounting services in the Statements
of Operations.
The Funds have entered into a Distribution Agreement and Distribution
Plans with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), which is an affiliate
of BlackRock.
Pursuant to the Distribution Plans adopted by the Funds in accordance
with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, each Fund pays BRIL ongoing
service and distribution fees. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly
at annual rates based upon the average daily net assets of the shares of
each Fund as follows:
Service Fees | ||
Global | Focus | |
Growth | Growth | |
Investor A | 0.25% | 0.25% |
Investor B | 0.25% | 0.25% |
Investor C | 0.25% | 0.25% |
Class R | 0.25% | — |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Distribution Fees | ||
Global | Focus | |
Growth | Growth | |
Investor B | 0.75% | 0.75% |
Investor C | 0.75% | 0.75% |
Class R | 0.25% | — |
Pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, broker-dealers and BRIL provide
shareholder servicing and distribution services to each Fund. The ongoing
service and/or distribution fee compensates BRIL and each broker-dealer
for providing shareholder servicing and/or distribution-related services to
Investor A, Investor B, Investor C, and Class R shareholders.
For the six months ended February 28, 2010, affiliates earned underwrit-
ing discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of
each Fund’s Investor A Shares as follows:
Investor A | |
Global Growth | $ 5,708 |
Focus Growth | $ 4,909 |
For the six months ended February 28, 2010, affiliates received contin-
gent deferred sales charges relating to transactions in Investor B and
Investor C Shares:
Investor B | Investor C | |
Global Growth | $ 6,685 | $ 5,954 |
Focus Growth | $ 3,677 | $ 759 |
Furthermore, for the six months ended February 28, 2010, affiliates
received contingent deferred sales charges relating to transactions subject
to front-end sales charge waivers relating to Investor A Shares as follows:
Investor A | |
Global Growth | $ 204 |
PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc., an indirect, wholly owned
subsidiary of PNC and an affiliate of the Manager, serves as transfer agent
and dividend disbursing agent. Each class of the Funds bears the costs
of transfer agent fees associated with such respective classes. Transfer
agency fees borne by each class of the Funds are comprised of those
fees charged for all shareholder communications including mailing of
shareholder reports, dividend and distribution notices, and proxy materials
for shareholder 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
Funds, 12b-1 fee calculation, check writing, anti-money laundering serv-
ices and customer identification services.
The Manager maintains a call center, which is responsible for providing
certain shareholder services to the Funds, such as responding to share-
holder inquiries and processing transactions based upon instructions
from shareholders with respect to the subscription and redemption of
Fund shares. For the six months ended February 28, 2010, the following
amounts have been accrued by the Funds to reimburse the Manager for
costs incurred running the call center, which are included in transfer
agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations.
Global | Focus | |
Growth | Growth | |
Institutional | $ 1,152 | $ 150 |
Investor A | $ 2,651 | $ 1,553 |
Investor B | $ 452 | $ 248 |
Investor C | $ 1,571 | $ 949 |
Class R | $ 160 | $ — |
The Funds have received an exemptive order from the SEC permitting
them to, among other things, pay an affiliated securities lending agent a
fee based on a share of the income derived from the securities lending
activities and has retained BIM as the securities lending agent. BIM may,
on behalf of the Funds, invest cash collateral received by the Funds for
such loans, among other things, in a private investment company man-
aged by the Manager or in registered money market funds advised by
the Manager or its affiliates. The share of income earned by the Funds
on such investments is shown as securities lending — affiliated in the
Statements of Operations. For the six months ended February 28, 2010,
BIM received $2,426 in securities lending agent fees from Global Growth.
Certain officers and/or directors of the Funds are officers and/or
directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager
for compensation paid to the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer.
4. Investments:
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for
the six months ended February 28, 2010 for Global Growth were
$300,859,086 and $329,974,823, respectively.
5. Borrowings:
Global Growth and Focus Growth (through its investment in the Master
LLC), along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its
affiliates, are a party to a $500 million credit agreement with a group of
lenders, which was renewed until November 2010. The Funds may borrow
under the credit agreement to fund shareholder redemptions and for other
lawful purposes other than for leverage. The Funds may borrow up to the
maximum amount allowable under each Fund’s current Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information, subject to various other legal, regula-
tory 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 each Fund based on its net assets as of October
31, 2008; a commitment fee of 0.08% per annum based on each Fund’s
pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement, which is
included in miscellaneous in the Statements 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 agree-
ment) on amounts borrowed. Effective November 2009, the credit agree-
ment was renewed with the following terms: 0.02% upfront fee on the
aggregate commitment amount which was allocated to each Fund based
26 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
on its net assets as of October 31, 2009, a commitment fee of 0.10% per
annum on each Fund’s pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit
agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of the (a) one-month
LIBOR plus 1.25% per annum and (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 1.25% per
annum on amounts borrowed. The Funds did not borrow under the credit
agreement during the six months ended February 28, 2010.
6. Concentration, Market and Credit Risk:
In the normal course of business, the Funds invest in securities and enter
into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (mar-
ket risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations
(credit risk). The value of securities held by the Funds may decline in
response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers
whose securities are owned by the Funds; conditions affecting the general
economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social
or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctua-
tions. Similar to credit risk, the Funds may be exposed to counterparty
risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Funds have unsettled or open
transactions may default. Financial assets, which potentially expose the
Funds to credit and counterparty risks, consist principally of investments
and cash due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to
credit and counterparty risks with respect to these financial assets is
generally approximated by their value recorded in the Funds’ Statements
of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.
Global Growth invests from time to time a substantial amount of its
assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of
countries. Please see the Schedule of Investments for concentrations in
specific countries.
As of February 28, 2010, Global Growth had the following industry
classifications:
Percent of | |
Long-Term | |
Industry | Investments |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 11% |
Commercial Banks | 9 |
Pharmaceuticals | 6 |
Metals & Mining | 5 |
Computers & Peripherals | 4 |
Other* | 65 |
* All other industries held were each less than 5% of long-term investments. |
7. Capital Loss Carryforwards:
As of August 31, 2009, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards
available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated
expiration dates:
Global | Focus | |
Expires August 31, | Growth | Growth |
2010 | $ 3,964,136 | $266,652,046 |
2011 | 291,266,565 | — |
2017 | 25,919,213 | 4,522,352 |
Total | $321,149,914 | $271,174,398 |
8. Capital Share Transactions:
Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
Six Months Ended | Year Ended | |||
February 28,2010 | August 31, 2009 | |||
Global Growth | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Institutional | ||||
Shares sold | 228,463 | $ 3,169,157 | 1,814,180 | $ 20,139,060 |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | 88,713 | 1,243,383 | 87,187 | 875,721 |
Total issued | 317,176 | 4,412,540 | 1,901,367 | 21,014,781 |
Shares redeemed | (600,868) | (8,303,175) | (9,772,949) | (103,436,943) |
Net decrease | (283,692) | $ (3,890,635) | (7,871,582) | $ (82,422,162) |
Investor A | ||||
Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares | 978,954 | $ 13,414,532 | 2,825,036 | $ 31,296,688 |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | 253,695 | 3,511,397 | 108,753 | 1,080,631 |
Total issued | 1,232,649 | 16,925,929 | 2,933,789 | 32,377,319 |
Shares redeemed | (1,447,423) | (19,794,106) | (5,423,403) | (58,780,082) |
Net decrease | (214,774) | $ (2,868,177) | (2,489,614) | $ (26,402,763) |
Investor B | ||||
Shares sold | 26,374 | $ 340,178 | 114,887 | $ 1,189,300 |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | 1,943 | 25,741 | — | — |
Total issued | 28,317 | 365,919 | 114,887 | 1,189,300 |
Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares | (208,791) | (2,710,421) | (1,107,637) | (11,468,610) |
Net decrease | (180,474) | $ (2,344,502) | (992,750) | $ (10,279,310) |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010 27
Notes to Financial Statements (concluded) | ||||
Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows: | ||||
Six Months Ended | Year Ended | |||
February 28,2010 | August 31, 2009 | |||
Global Growth (concluded) | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Investor C | ||||
Shares sold | 271,210 | $ 3,505,306 | 791,120 | $ 8,083,252 |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | 46,561 | 613,274 | — | — |
Total issued | 317,771 | 4,118,580 | 791,120 | 8,083,252 |
Shares redeemed | (568,204) | (7,347,064) | (1,850,288) | (18,960,971) |
Net decrease | (250,433) | $ (3,228,484) | (1,059,168) | $ (10,877,719) |
Class R | ||||
Shares sold | 354,397 | $ 4,724,939 | 758,117 | $ 7,966,785 |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | 19,074 | 255,979 | 6,333 | 61,239 |
Total issued | 373,471 | 4,980,918 | 764,450 | 8,028,024 |
Shares redeemed | (215,834) | (2,836,264) | (580,173) | (6,092,041) |
Net increase | 157,637 | $ 2,144,654 | 184,277 | $ 1,935,983 |
For Global Growth, there is a 2% redemption fee on shares redeemed or exchanged that have been held 30 days of 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. |
Six Months Ended | Year Ended | |||
February 28, 2010 | August 31, 2009 | |||
Focus Growth | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Institutional | ||||
Shares sold | 638,833 | $ 1,416,817 | 1,053,945 | $ 1,815,552 |
Shares redeemed | (525,554) | (1,120,985) | (1,698,424) | (2,909,275) |
Net increase (decrease) | 113,279 | $ 295,832 | (644,479) | $ (1,093,723) |
Investor A | ||||
Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares | 2,899,190 | $ 6,114,479 | 4,976,531 | $ 8,192,612 |
Shares redeemed | (1,573,412) | (3,281,616) | (2,983,300) | (4,943,569) |
Net increase | 1,325,778 | $ 2,832,863 | 1,993,231 | $ 3,249,043 |
Investor B | ||||
Shares sold | 18,968 | $ 37,688 | 191,035 | $ 283,346 |
Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares | (614,600) | (1,168,999) | (3,197,324) | (4,786,473) |
Net decrease | (595,632) | $ (1,131,311) | (3,006,289) | $ (4,503,127) |
Investor C | ||||
Shares sold | 1,055,519 | $ 2,049,660 | 1,326,427 | $ 2,053,645 |
Shares redeemed | (655,509) | (1,252,530) | (2,260,865) | (3,410,529) |
Net increase (decrease) | 400,010 | $ 797,130 | (934,438) | $ (1,356,884) |
9. Subsequent Events: | ||||
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined | ||||
that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements. |
28 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010
Portfolio Information Master Focus Growth LLC
As of February 28, 2010 | |
Percent of | |
Long-Term | |
Ten Largest Holdings | Investments |
Apple, Inc. | 6% |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 5 |
Danaher Corp. | 5 |
Abbot Laboratories | 5 |
Microsoft Corp. | 4 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 4 |
PACCAR, Inc. | 4 |
Google, Inc., Class A | 4 |
The Proctor & Gamble Co. | 4 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 3 |
Percent of | |
Long-Term | |
Industry Representation | Investments |
Computers & Peripherals | 12% |
Software | 9 |
Machinery | 9 |
Pharmaceuticals | 8 |
Internet Software & Services | 7 |
Airlines | 5 |
Beverages | 4 |
Household Products | 4 |
Biotechnology | 4 |
Internet & Catalog Retail | 3 |
Media | 3 |
Health Care Providers & Services | 3 |
Health Care Technology | 3 |
Personal Products | 3 |
Metals & Mining | 3 |
Communications Equipment | 3 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 3 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 3 |
Capital Markets | 3 |
Hotels Restaurants & Leisure | 2 |
Diversified Financial Services | 2 |
Specialty Retail | 2 |
Energy Equipment & Services | 2 |
For Master LLC compliance purposes, the Master LLC's industry classifications refer | |
to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely | |
recognized market indexes, and/or as defined by Master LLC management. This | |
definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry | |
sub-classifications for reporting ease. |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010 29
Schedule of Investments February 28, 2010 (Unaudited)
Master Focus Growth LLC
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Common Stocks | Shares | Value |
Airlines — 4.9% | ||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a) | 218,700 | $ 2,825,604 |
Beverages — 4.0% | ||
The Coca-Cola Co. | 44,500 | 2,346,040 |
Biotechnology — 3.4% | ||
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 23,800 | 1,347,318 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | 13,600 | 647,496 |
1,994,814 | ||
Capital Markets — 2.3% | ||
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 8,600 | 1,344,610 |
Communications Equipment — 2.8% | ||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 44,250 | 1,623,533 |
Computers & Peripherals — 12.0% | ||
Apple, Inc. (a) | 17,200 | 3,519,464 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 37,600 | 1,909,704 |
Seagate Technology | 75,800 | 1,509,178 |
6,938,346 | ||
Diversified Financial Services — 2.2% | ||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 30,800 | 1,292,676 |
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.9% | ||
Transocean Ltd. (a) | 13,850 | 1,105,507 |
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.2% | ||
Express Scripts, Inc. (a) | 19,600 | 1,881,796 |
Health Care Technology — 3.2% | ||
Cerner Corp. (a) | 22,600 | 1,874,670 |
Hotels Restaurants & Leisure — 2.3% | ||
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (a) | 80,200 | 1,333,726 |
Household Products — 3.8% | ||
The Procter & Gamble Co. | 34,700 | 2,195,816 |
Internet & Catalog Retail — 3.3% | ||
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 16,050 | 1,900,320 |
Internet Software & Services — 7.0% | ||
Baidu.com, Inc. — ADR (a) | 3,600 | 1,867,248 |
Google, Inc., Class A (a) | 4,200 | 2,212,560 |
4,079,808 | ||
Machinery — 8.7% | ||
Danaher Corp. | 37,900 | 2,803,463 |
PACCAR, Inc. | 62,900 | 2,223,515 |
5,026,978 | ||
Media — 3.3% | ||
CBS Corp., Class B | 145,100 | 1,884,849 |
Metals & Mining — 2.8% | ||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Class B | 12,850 | 965,806 |
United States Steel Corp. | 12,500 | 661,750 |
1,627,556 | ||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.5% | ||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 15,500 | 1,457,775 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | |
Personal Products — 2.9% | |||
Avon Products, Inc. | 55,600 | $ 1,692,464 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 7.7% | |||
Abbott Laboratories | 50,300 | 2,730,284 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. — ADR | 29,400 | 1,764,294 | |
4,494,578 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.5% | |||
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 160,800 | 1,456,848 | |
Software — 9.1% | |||
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a) | 46,800 | 1,525,680 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 86,500 | 2,479,090 | |
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | 18,550 | 1,260,472 | |
5,265,242 | |||
Specialty Retail — 2.1% | |||
Home Depot, Inc. | 39,100 | 1,219,920 | |
Total Long-Term Investments | |||
(Cost – $49,112,578) – 97.9% | 56,863,476 | ||
Short-Term Securities | |||
United States — 0.1% | |||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, | |||
0.09% (b)(c) | 42,378 | 42,378 | |
Total Short-Term Securities | |||
(Cost — $42,378) — 0.1% | 42,378 | ||
Total Investments (Cost — $49,154,956*) — 98.0% | 56,905,854 | ||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 2.0% | 1,190,174 | ||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ 58,096,028 | ||
* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of | |||
February 28, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows: | |||
Aggregate cost | $ 49,301,264 | ||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 8,594,573 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (989,983) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ 7,604,590 | ||
(a) Non-income producing security. | |||
(b) Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Master LLC, for pur- | |||
poses of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows: | |||
Net | |||
Affiliate | Activity | Income | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, | |||
Institutional Class | $(1,113,518) | $ 857 | |
(c) Represents the current yield as of report date. | |||
• For Master LLC compliance purposes, the Master LLC’s industry classifications refer | |||
to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely | |||
recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Master | |||
LLC management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which | |||
may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. |
Portfolio Abbreviation | |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
30 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010
Schedule of Investments (concluded) Master Focus Growth LLC
• 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 identi-
cal 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, repayment 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
Master LLC’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indi-
cation of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about
the Master LLC’s 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 February 28, 2010 in deter-
mining the fair valuation of the Master LLC’s investments:
Investments in Securities | ||||
Valuation Inputs | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Assets: | ||||
Long-Term | ||||
Investments1 | $ 56,863,476 | — | — $ | 56,863,476 |
Short-Term | ||||
Securities | 42,378 | — | — | 42,378 |
Total | $ 56,905,854 | $ 56,905,854 | ||
1 See above Schedule of Investments for values in each industry. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010 31
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Master Focus Growth LLC |
February 28, 2010 (Unaudited) | |
Assets | |
Investments at value — unaffiliated (cost — $49,112,578) | $ 56,863,476 |
Investments at value — affiliated (cost — $42,378) | 42,378 |
Investments sold receivable | 1,697,458 |
Dividends receivable | 47,850 |
Prepaid expenses | 1,176 |
Total assets | 58,652,338 |
Liabilities | |
Withdrawals payable to the investor | 279,984 |
Investments purchased payable | 212,232 |
Investment advisory fees payable | 16,452 |
Other affiliates payable | 172 |
Other accrued expenses payable | 45,980 |
Other liabilities | 1,490 |
Total liabilities | 556,310 |
Net Assets | $ 58,096,028 |
Net Assets Consist of | |
Investor’s capital | $ 50,345,130 |
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 7,750,898 |
Net Assets | $ 58,096,028 |
Statement of Operations | Master Focus Growth LLC |
Six Months Ended February 28, 2010 (Unaudited) | |
Investment Income | |
Dividends | $ 276,838 |
Foreign taxes withheld | (2,078) |
Litigation proceeds | 471,040 |
Income — affiliated | 857 |
Total income | 746,657 |
Expenses | |
Investment advisory | 163,124 |
Accounting services | 37,305 |
Professional | 25,607 |
Custodian | 8,328 |
Directors | 8,097 |
Printing | 1,588 |
Miscellaneous | 3,558 |
Total expenses | 247,607 |
Less fees waived by advisor | (54,786) |
Total expenses after fees waived | 192,821 |
Net investment income | 553,836 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain | |
Net realized gain from: | |
Investments | 1,615,526 |
Litigation proceeds | 846,815 |
2,462,341 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | 2,923,419 |
Total realized and unrealized gain | 5,385,760 |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ 5,939,596 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
32 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | Master Focus Growth LLC | |
Six Months | ||
Ended | ||
February 28, | Year Ended | |
2010 | August 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | (Unaudited) | 2009 |
Operations | ||
Net investment income | $ 553,836 | $ 66,455 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 2,462,341 | (13,326,054) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 2,923,419 | 2,301,685 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 5,939,596 | (10,957,914) |
Capital Transactions | ||
Proceeds from contributions | 9,618,644 | 12,345,155 |
Value of withdrawals | (7,244,681) | (16,822,060) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital transactions | 2,373,963 | (4,476,905) |
Net Assets | ||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 8,313,559 | (15,434,819) |
Beginning of period | 49,782,469 | 65,217,288 |
End of period | $ 58,096,028 | $ 49,782,469 |
Financial Highlights | Master Focus Growth LLC | ||||||
Six Months | Period | ||||||
Ended | December 1, | ||||||
February 28, | Year Ended | 2007 to | |||||
2010 | August 31, | August 31, | Year Ended November 30, | ||||
(Unaudited) | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |
Total Investment Return | |||||||
Total investment return | 12.14%1 | (15.36)%2 | (6.55)%3 | 26.17% | 11.40% | 11.30% | 6.07% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | |||||||
Total expenses | 0.91%4 | 1.01% | 0.87%4 | 0.82% | 0.79% | 0.75% | 0.73% |
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly | 0.71%4 | 0.81% | 0.67%4 | 0.62% | 0.59% | 0.63% | 0.71% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.04%4 | 0.15% | (0.07)%4 | (0.20)% | 0.30% | 0.07% | 0.17% |
Supplemental Data | |||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $ 58,096 $ | 49,782 | $ 65,217 $ | 75,086 | $ 76,961 $ | 99,197 | $ 143,964 |
Portfolio turnover | 46% | 185% | 105% | 145% | 117% | 143% | 183% |
1 Aggregate total investment return. Includes proceeds received from a settlement of litigation, which impacted the Master LLC’s total return. Not including these proceeds, the Master | |||||||
LLC’s total return would have been 9.59%. | |||||||
2 Includes proceeds received from a settlement of litigation, which impacted the Master LLC’s total return. Not including these proceeds, the Master LLC’s total return would | |||||||
have been (27.33)%. | |||||||
3 Aggregate total investment return. | |||||||
4 Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010 33
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) Master Focus Growth LLC
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
Master Focus Growth LLC (the “Master LLC”) is registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and
is organized as a Delaware limited liability corporation. The Master LLC’s
Limited Liability Agreement permits the Board of Directors of the Master
LLC (the “Board”) to issue nontransferable interests, subject to certain limi-
tations. The Master LLC’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 esti-
mates. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by
the Master LLC:
Valuation: The Master LLC’s policy is to fair value its financial instruments
at market 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 applica-
ble. 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. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at
net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining
maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which
approximates fair value.
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 Master LLC’s Board as reflecting
fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value
Assets, the investment advisor and/or the sub-advisor seeks to determine
the price that the Master LLC might reasonably expect to receive from the
current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value deter-
minations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment
advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant. The pricing of all Fair Value
Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting
purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the trans-
actions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses
on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends from
foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are sub-
sequently recorded when the Master LLC has determined the ex-dividend
date. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received
from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of
cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.
Income Taxes: The Master LLC is disregarded as an entity separate from its
owner for tax purposes. As such, the owner of the Master LLC is treated as
the owner of the net assets, income, expenses and realized and unrealized
gains and losses of the Master LLC. Therefore, no federal tax provision is
required. It is intended that the Master LLC’s assets will be managed so
the owner of the Master LLC can satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M
of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a
withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at
various rates.
The Master LLC is disregarded for tax purposes; therefore, it is not required
to file income tax returns.
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 disclo-
sure 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 Master LLC’s financial statements and
disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.
In January 2010, the FASB issued amended guidance to improve
disclosure about fair value measurements which will require additional
disclosures 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 pur-
chases, sales, issuances and settlements in the rollforward of activity in
Level 3 fair value measurements, which are effective for fiscal years begin-
ning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal
years. The impact of this guidance on the Master LLC’s financial statements
and disclosures is currently being assessed.
Other: Expenses directly related to the Master LLC are charged to the
Master LLC. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro
rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other
appropriate methods. The Master LLC has an arrangement with its
custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested
cash balances, which if applicable are shown as fees paid indirectly in the
Statement of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash
balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result
in additional custody charges.
2. Investment Advisory Agreements 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.
34 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010
Notes to Financial Statements (concluded) Master Focus Growth LLC
The Master LLC 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 Master LLC’s
portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and
certain other services necessary to the operations of the Master LLC. For
such services, the Master LLC pays a monthly fee at an annual rate of
0.60% of the average daily value of the Master LLC’s net assets. The
Manager has agreed to contractually waive the administration fees of
BlackRock Focus Growth Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) and the investment
advisory fees of the Master LLC, as necessary to reduce the sum of the
administration fee and investment advisory fee (as a percentage of the
average daily net assets of the Master LLC) from 0.85% to 0.65% through
January 1, 2011, and also to waive the fees and/or reimburse direct
expenses of the Fund and/or Master LLC to the extent necessary to limit
the ordinary annual operating expenses of the Fund (after accounting
for the waiver described above), (including service and distribution fees
and excluding interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and cer-
tain other Fund expenses) as a percentage of average daily net assets allo-
cated to each class as follows: 2.25% (for Investor A Shares), 3.00% (for
Investor B and Investor C Shares) and 2.00% (for Institutional Shares) of
the Fund’s average daily net assets, so long as the sum of the fees waived
and the expenses reimbursed by the Manager do not exceed the amount of
fees actually due to the Manager under both the Master LLC’s investment
advisory agreement and the Fund’s administration agreement. For the six
months ended February 28, 2010, the Master LLC waived $54,372, 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 Master LLC pays to the Manager indirectly
through its investment in affiliated money market funds. For the six months
ended February 28, 2010, the Master LLC waived $414, which is included
in fees waived by advisor in the Statement of Operations.
The Manager has entered into a separate sub-advisory agreement with
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), an affiliate of the
Manager, under which the Manager pays BIM for services it provides, a
monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by
the Master LLC to the Manager.
For the six months ended February 28, 2010, the Master LLC reimbursed
the Manager $524 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.
3. Investments:
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities,
for the six months ended February 28, 2010 were $28,197,977 and
$24,485,923, respectively.
The Master LLC received proceeds from a settlement of litigation where the
Master LLC was able to recover a portion of investment income and losses
previously recorded by the Master LLC. These amounts are shown as litiga-
tion proceeds in the Statement of Operations.
4. Borrowings:
The Master LLC, 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 Master
LLC may borrow under the credit agreement to fund shareholder redemp-
tions and for other lawful purposes other than for leverage. The Master LLC
may borrow up to the maximum amount allowable under the Master LLC’s
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 Master LLC
based on its net assets as of October 31, 2008; a commitment fee
of 0.08% per annum based on the Master LLC’s 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 Master LLC based on its net assets as of October 31,
2009, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum on the Master LLC’s pro
rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at
a rate equal to the higher of the (a) one-month LIBOR plus 1.25% per
annum and (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 1.25% per annum on amounts
borrowed. The Master LLC did not borrow under the credit agreement
during the six months ended February 28, 2010.
6. Market and Credit Risk:
In the normal course of business, the Master LLC 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 Master LLC may decline
in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers
whose securities are owned by the Master LLC; 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 Master LLC may be exposed
to counterparty risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Master LLC
has unsettled or open transactions may default. Financial assets, which
potentially expose the Master LLC to credit and counterparty risks, consist
principally of investments and cash due from counterparties. The extent of
the Master LLC’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to
these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in
the Master LLC’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral
held by the Master LLC.
7. Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the
Master LLC through the date that the financial statements were issued and
has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment
or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010 35
Officers and Directors
Robert M. Hernandez, Chairman of the Board, Director and Member of the
Audit Committee
Fred G. Weiss, Vice Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Audit
Commitee and Director
James H. Bodurtha, Director
Bruce R. Bond, Director
Donald W. Burton, Director
Richard S. Davis, Director
Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat, Director
Laurence D. Fink, Director
Kenneth A Froot, Director
Henry Gabbay, Director
John F. ‘OBrien, Director
Roberta Cooper Ramo, Director
David H. Walsh, Director
Richard R. West, Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Anne Ackerley, Fund President and Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey Holland, Vice President
Brendan Kyne, Vice President
Brian Schmidt, Vice President
Neal Andrews, Chief Financial Officer
Jay Fife, Treasurer
Brian Kindelan, Chief Compliance Officer of the Funds
Howard Surloff, Secretary
Investment Advisor
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Wilmington, DE 19809
Sub-Advisor
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
Custodians
State Street Bank and Trust Company1
Boston, MA 02111
The Bank of New York Mellon2
New York, NY 10286
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
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, NJ 08540
Legal Counsel
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
New York, NY 10019
Address of the Funds
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
1 For BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.
2 For BlackRock Focus Growth Fund, Inc.
36 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010
Additional Information
General Information
Electronic Delivery
Electronic copies of most financial reports and prospectuses are available
on each 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 Funds’ electronic delivery program.
To enroll:
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or
Brokerages:
Please contact your financial advisor. Please note that not all investment
advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts Directly with BlackRock:
1) Access the BlackRock website at
http://www.blackrock.com/edelivery
2) Select “eDelivery” under the “More Information” section
3) Log into your account
Householding
The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including
prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to
shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is
commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses
and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of
your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you
instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents
to be combined with those for other members of your household, please
call (800) 441-7762.
Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
Each Fund/Master LLC files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third
quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each Fund’s/Master LLC’s Forms
N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may
also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in
Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference
Room may be obtained by calling (202) 551-8090. Each Fund’s/Master
LLC’s Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by
calling (800) 441-7762.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that each Fund/Master LLC
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 SEC’s website at
http://www.sec.gov.
Availability of Proxy Voting Record
Information about how the Funds/Master LLC voted proxies relating to
securities held in each Fund’s/Master LLC’s portfolio during the most
recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and
without charge (1) at www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762
and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Shareholder Privileges
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.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010 37
Additional Information (concluded)
BlackRock Privacy Principles
BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and
former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and
to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following infor-
mation 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 applica-
tions, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions
with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a con-
sumer 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 con-
fidentiality 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 pro-
cedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.
38 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010
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. | ||
Equity Funds | ||
BlackRock All-Cap Energy & Resources Portfolio | BlackRock Global Growth Fund | BlackRock Mid-Cap Value Equity Portfolio |
BlackRock Asset Allocation Portfolio† | BlackRock Global Opportunities Portfolio | BlackRock Mid Cap Value Opportunities Fund |
BlackRock Aurora Portfolio | BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund | BlackRock Natural Resources Trust |
BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund† | BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio | BlackRock Pacific Fund |
BlackRock Basic Value Fund | BlackRock Healthcare Fund | BlackRock Science & Technology |
BlackRock Capital Appreciation Portfolio | BlackRock Index Equity Portfolio* | Opportunities Portfolio |
BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio | BlackRock International Fund | BlackRock Small Cap Core Equity Portfolio |
BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund | BlackRock International Index Fund | BlackRock Small Cap Growth Equity Portfolio |
BlackRock EuroFund | BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio | BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II |
BlackRock Focus Growth Fund | BlackRock International Value Fund | BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund |
BlackRock Focus Value Fund | BlackRock Large Cap Core Fund | BlackRock Small/Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio |
BlackRock Fundamental Growth Fund | BlackRock Large Cap Core Plus Fund | BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund |
BlackRock Global Allocation Fund† | BlackRock Large Cap Growth Fund | BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Portfolio |
BlackRock Global Dynamic Equity Fund | BlackRock Large Cap Value Fund | BlackRock Utilities and Telecommunications Fund |
BlackRock Global Emerging Markets Fund | BlackRock Latin America Fund | BlackRock Value Opportunities Fund |
BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund | BlackRock Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio | |
Fixed Income Funds | ||
BlackRock Bond Portfolio | BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio | BlackRock Short-Term Bond Fund |
BlackRock Emerging Market Debt Portfolio | BlackRock Intermediate Government | BlackRock Strategic Income |
BlackRock GNMA Portfolio | Bond Portfolio | Opportunities Portfolio |
BlackRock Government Income Portfolio | BlackRock International Bond Portfolio | BlackRock Total Return Fund |
BlackRock High Income Fund | BlackRock Long Duration Bond Portfolio | BlackRock Total Return Portfolio II |
BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio | BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio | BlackRock World Income Fund |
BlackRock Income Portfolio† | BlackRock Managed Income Portfolio | |
BlackRock Income Builder Portfolio† | BlackRock Multi-Sector Bond Fund | |
Municipal Bond Funds | ||
BlackRock AMT-Free Municipal Bond Portfolio | BlackRock Kentucky Municipal Bond Portfolio | BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Fund |
BlackRock California Municipal Bond Fund | BlackRock Municipal Insured Fund | BlackRock Ohio Municipal Bond Portfolio |
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund | BlackRock National Municipal Fund | BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund |
BlackRock Intermediate Municipal Fund | BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund | BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund |
Target Risk & Target Date Funds | ||
BlackRock Prepared Portfolios | BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolios | |
Conservative Prepared Portfolio | Prepared Portfolio 2010 | Prepared Portfolio 2030 |
Moderate Prepared Portfolio | Prepared Portfolio 2015 | Prepared Portfolio 2035 |
Growth Prepared Portfolio | Prepared Portfolio 2020 | Prepared Portfolio 2040 |
Aggressive Growth Prepared Portfolio | Prepared Portfolio 2025 | Prepared Portfolio 2045 |
Prepared Portfolio 2050 | ||
* See the prospectus for information on specific limitations on investments in the fund. | ||
† 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. |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2010 39
This report is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Funds unless accompanied or preceded by the
Funds’ current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment
return 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.
Item 2 – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable
Item 6 – Investments
(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to
Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form.
(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since
the previous Form N-CSR filing.
Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management
Investment Companies – Not Applicable
Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable
Item 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and
Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable
Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – 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 that 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.
Item 11 – Controls and Procedures
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.
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.
Item 12 – Exhibits attached hereto
12(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
12(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto
12(a)(3) – Not Applicable
12(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.
By: /s/ Anne F. Ackerley
Anne F. Ackerley
Chief Executive Officer of
BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.
Date: April 28, 2010
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.
By: /s/ Anne F. Ackerley
Anne F. Ackerley
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.
Date: April 28, 2010
By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews
Neal J. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.
Date: April 28, 2010