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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) August 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Value Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Investment Value | | | Value | |
Investment Companies | | | | | | | | |
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Equity Funds — 100.0% | | | | | | |
Master Advantage Large Cap Value Portfolio(a) | | $ | 515,946,608 | | | $ | 515,946,608 | |
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Total Investments — 100.0% | | | | | | |
(Cost: $462,620,947) | | | | | | | 515,946,608 | |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0)% | | | (227,851) | |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | $515,718,757 | |
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(a) | Affiliate of the Fund. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended August 31, 2020 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 05/31/20 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sale | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 08/31/20 | | | Investment Value Held at 08/31/20 | | | Income (Expense) | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
Master Advantage Large Cap Value Portfolio | | $ | 497,398,150 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (19,571,874 | )(a)(b) | | $ | (497,685 | ) | | $ | 38,618,017 | | | $ | 515,946,608 | | | $ | 515,946,608 | | | $ | 2,307,521 | | | $ | — | |
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| (a) | Represents net amount purchased (sold). | |
| (b) | Inclusive of income and expense, allocated from the Master Portfolio. | |
BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its assets in Master Advantage Large Cap Value Portfolio (the “Master Portfolio”), which has the same investment objective and strategies as the Fund. As of period end, the value of the investment and the percentage owned by the Fund of the Master Portfolio was $515,946,608 and 99.9%, respectively.
The Fund records its investment in the Master Portfolio at fair value. The Fund’s investment in the Master Portfolio is valued pursuant to the pricing policies approved by the Board of Directors of the Master Portfolio.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
| • | | Level 1 — Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access |
| • | | Level 2 — Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs) |
| • | | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee’s (the “Global Valuation Committee’s”) assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments) |
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Financial instruments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Fund’s most recent financial statements.
Certain investments of the Fund were fair valued using net asset value (“NAV”) per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) August 31, 2020 | | Master Advantage Large Cap Value Portfolio (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
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Aerospace & Defense — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a) | | | 2,311 | | | $ | 198,006 | |
Boeing Co. | | | 1,758 | | | | 302,060 | |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 14,050 | | | | 1,437,596 | |
Hexcel Corp. | | | 6,511 | | | | 256,468 | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 7,324 | | | | 1,323,740 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 1,229 | | | | 479,630 | |
Mercury Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 3,211 | | | | 243,201 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 1,874 | | | | 642,051 | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | | 8,244 | | | | 502,884 | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 3,218 | | | | 1,009,197 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,394,833 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2% | | | | | | |
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 864 | | | | 84,931 | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 5,133 | | | | 1,128,439 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,213,370 | |
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Airlines — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | 30,486 | | | | 1,187,430 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 60,472 | | | | 1,865,561 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,052,991 | |
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Auto Components — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Aptiv PLC | | | 23,608 | | | | 2,033,121 | |
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Automobiles — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 7,525 | | | | 208,518 | |
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Banks — 6.7% | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 301,094 | | | | 7,750,160 | |
Bank OZK | | | 8,073 | | | | 186,002 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 31,992 | | | | 1,635,431 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 50,806 | | | | 1,314,351 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 14,006 | | | | 553,657 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 17,732 | | | | 1,231,665 | |
First Hawaiian, Inc. | | | 7,916 | | | | 130,851 | |
First Horizon National Corp. | | | 80,776 | | | | 771,411 | |
First Republic Bank | | | 2,235 | | | | 252,354 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 103,552 | | | | 10,374,875 | |
PacWest Bancorp | | | 4,790 | | | | 91,393 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 3,390 | | | | 376,968 | |
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 3,508 | | | | 191,256 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 14,456 | | | | 167,111 | |
US Bancorp | | | 39,533 | | | | 1,439,001 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 303,040 | | | | 7,318,416 | |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 3,203 | | | | 139,395 | |
Zions Bancorp NA | | | 24,421 | | | | 785,379 | |
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| | | | | | | 34,709,676 | |
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Beverages — 1.6% | | | | | | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | | | 6,764 | | | | 494,922 | |
Coca-Cola Co. | | | 17,111 | | | | 847,508 | |
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC | | | 12,404 | | | | 510,548 | |
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | | | 8,949 | | | | 266,949 | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B | | | 13,152 | | | | 495,041 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 40,246 | | | | 5,636,855 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,251,823 | |
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Biotechnology — 2.9% | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 46,036 | | | | 4,408,868 | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 5,104 | | | | 1,292,945 | |
Biogen, Inc.(a) | | | 7,720 | | | | 2,220,581 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 104,377 | | | | 6,967,165 | |
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| | | | | | | 14,889,559 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Building Products — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | | | 4,034 | | | $ | 223,806 | |
Allegion PLC | | | 44,539 | | | | 4,604,887 | |
Lennox International, Inc. | | | 279 | | | | 78,212 | |
Owens Corning | | | 4,676 | | | | 316,285 | |
Trex Co., Inc.(a) | | | 1,730 | | | | 258,618 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,481,808 | |
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Capital Markets — 4.3% | | | | | | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 8,022 | | | | 1,257,850 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 44,215 | | | | 1,635,071 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 16,532 | | | | 1,517,472 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. | | | 93,994 | | | | 3,339,607 | |
CME Group, Inc. | | | 18,264 | | | | 3,212,090 | |
E*TRADE Financial Corp. | | | 1,501 | | | | 81,204 | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 2,466 | | | | 864,086 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 17,069 | | | | 359,473 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 16,141 | | | | 1,714,658 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 31,969 | | | | 326,084 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 3,652 | | | | 1,076,025 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 31,000 | | | | 1,620,060 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 8,043 | | | | 658,641 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 4,623 | | | | 1,693,960 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 12,456 | | | | 848,129 | |
T Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 11,064 | | | | 1,540,220 | |
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | | | 7,459 | | | | 286,276 | |
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| | | | | | | 22,030,906 | |
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Chemicals — 3.5% | | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 10,403 | | | | 3,040,381 | |
Chemours Co. | | | 4,828 | | | | 99,746 | |
Corteva, Inc. | | | 3,955 | | | | 112,915 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 11,143 | | | | 621,334 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 31,779 | | | | 6,263,005 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 8,080 | | | | 863,429 | |
Linde PLC | | | 10,223 | | | | 2,553,092 | |
Mosaic Co. | | | 87,960 | | | | 1,603,511 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 23,022 | | | | 2,771,849 | |
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| | | | | | | 17,929,262 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 1,960 | | | | 653,150 | |
MSA Safety, Inc. | | | 1,329 | | | | 167,388 | |
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| | | | | | | 820,538 | |
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Communications Equipment — 1.5% | | | | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 182,185 | | | | 7,691,851 | |
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Construction & Engineering — 0.3% | | | | | | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 4,176 | | | | 313,242 | |
MasTec, Inc.(a) | | | 17,992 | | | | 831,410 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 3,543 | | | | 181,579 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,326,231 | |
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Consumer Finance — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Ally Financial, Inc. | | | 66,082 | | | | 1,511,956 | |
American Express Co. | | | 18,270 | | | | 1,856,049 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 4,680 | | | | 323,061 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,691,066 | |
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Containers & Packaging — 0.3% | | | | | | |
International Paper Co. | | | 11,169 | | | | 405,100 | |
Westrock Co. | | | 38,924 | | | | 1,180,565 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,585,665 | |
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Distributors — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 8,609 | | | | 813,034 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) August 31, 2020 | | Master Advantage Large Cap Value Portfolio (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 8,953 | | | $ | 1,190,839 | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 57,903 | | | | 839,593 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,030,432 | |
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Diversified Financial Services — 3.2% | | | | | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a) | | | 76,110 | | | | 16,595,025 | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,777 | | | | 101,225 | |
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| | | | | | | 16,696,250 | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.9% | | | | |
AT&T Inc. | | | 252,065 | | | | 7,514,058 | |
CenturyLink, Inc. | | | 66,355 | | | | 713,316 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 110,450 | | | | 6,546,371 | |
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| | | | | | | 14,773,745 | |
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Electric Utilities — 3.8% | | | | | | |
Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 70,993 | | | | 3,844,271 | |
Eversource Energy | | | 19,350 | | | | 1,658,489 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 9,864 | | | | 364,080 | |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | 23,919 | | | | 2,150,318 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 26,525 | | | | 7,404,984 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 24,386 | | | | 1,788,713 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 32,891 | | | | 2,285,102 | |
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| | | | | | | 19,495,957 | |
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Electrical Equipment — 1.1% | | | | | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 15,051 | | | | 1,515,636 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 3,006 | | | | 571,080 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | | 25,630 | | | | 3,714,299 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,801,015 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6% | |
Avnet, Inc. | | | 43,476 | | | | 1,196,025 | |
National Instruments Corp. | | | 52,956 | | | | 1,900,591 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,096,616 | |
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Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Baker Hughes Co. | | | 52,088 | | | | 743,817 | |
ChampionX Corp.(a) | | | 9,199 | | | | 94,198 | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 17,916 | | | | 214,992 | |
Schlumberger NV | | | 84,195 | | | | 1,600,547 | |
TechnipFMC PLC | | | 25,396 | | | | 195,549 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,849,103 | |
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Entertainment — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Walt Disney Co. | | | 33,474 | | | | 4,414,216 | |
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Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.7% | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 4,245 | | | | 714,773 | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 462 | | | | 115,107 | |
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A | | | 2 | | | | 72 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 7,446 | | | | 1,176,915 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 23,632 | | | | 2,052,912 | |
Camden Property Trust | | | 6,567 | | | | 597,203 | |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 9,665 | | | | 269,847 | |
Equity Residential | | | 71,206 | | | | 4,019,579 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 1,533 | | | | 331,910 | |
Macerich Co.(b) | | | 28,379 | | | | 225,045 | |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 37,694 | | | | 357,716 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 75,643 | | | | 7,704,996 | |
Realty Income Corp. | | | 4,501 | | | | 279,197 | |
Regency Centers Corp. | | | 14,772 | | | | 586,596 | |
UDR, Inc. | | | 3,988 | | | | 138,822 | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 11,034 | | | | 634,676 | |
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| | | | | | | 19,205,366 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Food & Staples Retailing — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 11,503 | | | $ | 3,999,133 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 11,395 | | | | 1,582,196 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,581,329 | |
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Food Products — 2.8% | | | | | | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 2,432 | | | | 127,947 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 92,647 | | | | 5,924,776 | |
Hershey Co. | | | 26,718 | | | | 3,971,363 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 5,011 | | | | 255,461 | |
JM Smucker Co. | | | 1,150 | | | | 138,207 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 11,039 | | | | 2,276,242 | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 29,287 | | | | 1,710,947 | |
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| | | | | | | 14,404,943 | |
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Gas Utilities — 0.1% | | | | | | |
UGI Corp. | | | 22,133 | | | | 764,252 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.0% | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 41,764 | | | | 4,571,905 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | | 4,153 | | | | 186,345 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) | | | 37,269 | | | | 3,199,171 | |
Hologic, Inc.(a) | | | 11,518 | | | | 687,855 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 2,038 | | | | 796,980 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 39,192 | | | | 4,211,964 | |
SmileDirectClub, Inc.(a) | | | 17,679 | | | | 143,554 | |
STERIS PLC | | | 5,628 | | | | 898,454 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 3,952 | | | | 783,128 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 764 | | | | 216,946 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,696,302 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services — 2.4% | | | | | | |
1Life Healthcare, Inc.(a) | | | 4,536 | | | | 132,315 | |
Anthem, Inc. | | | 11,581 | | | | 3,260,283 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 13,944 | | | | 707,798 | |
Cigna Corp. | | | 8,843 | | | | 1,568,483 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 43,375 | | | | 2,694,455 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 8,760 | | | | 1,188,907 | |
Henry Schein, Inc.(a) | | | 1,262 | | | | 83,847 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a) | | | 1,896 | | | | 333,222 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 11,313 | | | | 1,735,867 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 4,235 | | | | 471,101 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 416 | | | | 130,021 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,306,299 | |
| | |
Health Care Technology — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Teladoc Health, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,450 | | | | 744,130 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.5% | | | | | | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 19,527 | | | | 894,337 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | | | 7,548 | | | | 749,441 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 15,656 | | | | 1,356,905 | |
Extended Stay America, Inc. | | | 65,029 | | | | 812,212 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 6,290 | | | | 1,343,041 | |
MGM Resorts International | | | 38,505 | | | | 866,362 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc.(a) | | | 2,154 | | | | 110,069 | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | 4,348 | | | | 273,881 | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 4,562 | | | | 993,011 | |
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. | | | 18,476 | | | | 535,619 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,934,878 | |
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Household Durables — 0.1% | | | | | | |
DR Horton, Inc. | | | 6,336 | | | | 452,200 | |
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Household Products — 2.7% | | | | | | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 7,805 | | | | 747,953 | |
Clorox Co. | | | 15,528 | | | | 3,470,508 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) August 31, 2020 | | Master Advantage Large Cap Value Portfolio (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Household Products (continued) | | | | | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 47,330 | | | $ | 3,751,376 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 43,403 | | | | 6,003,937 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,973,774 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates — 1.6% | | | | | | |
3M Co. | | | 718 | | | | 117,048 | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 5,178 | | | | 678,059 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 123,070 | | | | 780,264 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 27,348 | | | | 4,527,461 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 5,635 | | | | 2,407,216 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,510,048 | |
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Insurance — 3.2% | | | | | | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 15,376 | | | | 558,456 | |
Allstate Corp. | | | 5,230 | | | | 486,390 | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 3,314 | | | | 348,964 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 9,877 | | | | 458,293 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 40,942 | | | | 3,251,204 | |
First American Financial Corp. | | | 13,385 | | | | 703,650 | |
Globe Life, Inc. | | | 12,688 | | | | 1,046,506 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 9,945 | | | | 402,275 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 6,280 | | | | 226,394 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 9,133 | | | | 1,049,473 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 21,128 | | | | 812,583 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 57,288 | | | | 3,882,408 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 8,871 | | | | 813,293 | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. | | | 7,803 | | | | 905,460 | |
Unum Group | | | 30,253 | | | | 559,076 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 4,839 | | | | 994,560 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,498,985 | |
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Interactive Media & Services — 1.8% | | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,858 | | | | 3,027,667 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a) | | | 2,175 | | | | 3,554,342 | |
Cargurus, Inc.(a) | | | 8 | | | | 195 | |
Twitter, Inc.(a) | | | 72,516 | | | | 2,942,699 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,524,903 | |
| | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 1.0% | | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 1,183 | | | | 4,082,486 | |
Etsy, Inc.(a) | | | 2,499 | | | | 299,130 | |
Wayfair, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2,098 | | | | 622,183 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,003,799 | |
| | |
IT Services — 2.6% | | | | | | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 1,105 | | | | 265,123 | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 13,090 | | | | 1,820,688 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 4,752 | | | | 317,719 | |
DXC Technology Co. | | | 11,605 | | | | 231,868 | |
Fiserv, Inc.(a) | | | 18,025 | | | | 1,794,929 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 28,789 | | | | 5,876,986 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 13,801 | | | | 2,925,674 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,232,987 | |
| | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 3,483 | | | | 349,763 | |
Avantor, Inc.(a) | | | 7,479 | | | | 168,801 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 518,564 | |
| | |
Machinery — 4.8% | | | | | | |
AGCO Corp. | | | 14,911 | | | | 1,060,172 | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 5,319 | | | | 756,947 | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 851 | | | | 176,370 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 30,451 | | | | 6,396,537 | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 20,295 | | | | 1,463,472 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 10,906 | | | | 2,154,480 | |
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Machinery (continued) | | | | | | |
Oshkosh Corp. | | | 36,049 | | | $ | 2,776,134 | |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 7,101 | | | | 446,653 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 34,601 | | | | 2,970,150 | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 11,587 | | | | 1,718,005 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 1,420 | | | | 229,046 | |
Toro Co. | | | 2,350 | | | | 176,908 | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 54,974 | | | | 4,407,815 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,732,689 | |
| | |
Media — 2.3% | | | | | | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 114,100 | | | | 5,112,821 | |
Discovery, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 51,316 | | | | 1,132,287 | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 156,027 | | | | 2,771,039 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty SiriusXM, Class A(a) | | | 2,406 | | | | 87,362 | |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A | | | 3,198 | | | | 307,040 | |
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | | | 284,834 | | | | 1,671,976 | |
TEGNA, Inc. | | | 4,069 | | | | 50,944 | |
ViacomCBS, Inc., Class A | | | 8,277 | | | | 252,780 | |
ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B | | | 15,620 | | | | 435,017 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,821,266 | |
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Metals & Mining — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Alcoa Corp.(a)(b) | | | 22,250 | | | | 325,295 | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 13,497 | | | | 1,415,430 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 24,130 | | | | 712,318 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,453,043 | |
| | |
Multiline Retail — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 37,170 | | | | 793,951 | |
Nordstrom, Inc.(b) | | | 53,789 | | | | 860,624 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,654,575 | |
| | |
Multi-Utilities — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 40,159 | | | | 3,176,978 | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 16,771 | | | | 1,014,478 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 19,029 | | | | 1,357,529 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 6,833 | | | | 356,956 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,905,941 | |
| | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.3% | | | | | | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 50,198 | | | | 4,213,118 | |
Concho Resources, Inc. | | | 13,830 | | | | 718,883 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 57,294 | | | | 2,170,870 | |
Continental Resources, Inc. | | | 26,534 | | | | 455,854 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 50,379 | | | | 2,284,184 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 42,098 | | | | 1,681,394 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 68,636 | | | | 948,549 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 149,277 | | | | 788,183 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 9,340 | | | | 256,663 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 15,923 | | | | 931,018 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | | | 11,927 | | | | 191,190 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 25,842 | | | | 1,359,031 | |
Williams Cos., Inc. | | | 42,304 | | | | 878,231 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,877,168 | |
| | |
Pharmaceuticals — 4.8% | | | | | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 30,015 | | | | 1,866,933 | |
Catalent, Inc.(a) | | | 5,116 | | | | 473,230 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 76,240 | | | | 11,695,978 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 36,132 | | | | 3,080,976 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 182,528 | | | | 6,897,733 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 5,337 | | | | 854,454 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,869,304 | |
| | |
Professional Services — 0.2% | | | | | | |
IHS Markit Ltd. | | | 3,571 | | | | 285,395 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) August 31, 2020 | | Master Advantage Large Cap Value Portfolio (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Professional Services (continued) | | | | | | |
Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 12,021 | | | $ | 639,517 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 272 | | | | 50,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 975,686 | |
| |
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0% | | | | |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 2,503 | | | | 117,716 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Road & Rail — 0.9% | | | | | | |
AMERCO | | | 1,173 | | | | 416,286 | |
CSX Corp. | | | 26,515 | | | | 2,027,337 | |
Landstar System, Inc. | | | 3,789 | | | | 504,278 | |
Lyft, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 7,749 | | | | 229,913 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 3,392 | | | | 720,902 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 604 | | | | 122,116 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 3,789 | | | | 729,155 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,749,987 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.5% | | | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 417 | | | | 48,739 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 54,664 | | | | 3,367,302 | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a) | | | 5,015 | | | | 303,859 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 205,751 | | | | 10,483,014 | |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 1,823 | | | | 124,766 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 6,551 | | | | 3,504,654 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,832,334 | |
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Software — 1.9% | | | | | | |
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(a) | | | 2,616 | | | | 501,644 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc. | | | 6,358 | | | | 923,181 | |
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 12,337 | | | | 472,014 | |
DocuSign, Inc.(a) | | | 2,286 | | | | 509,778 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 607 | | | | 209,652 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 19,649 | | | | 4,431,439 | |
RingCentral, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,839 | | | | 534,726 | |
Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 16,211 | | | | 532,369 | |
Smartsheet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 9,465 | | | | 516,126 | |
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,687 | | | | 548,444 | |
Zscaler, Inc.(a) | | | 3,547 | | | | 508,427 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,687,800 | |
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Specialty Retail — 3.2% | | | | | | |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 13,800 | | | | 746,856 | |
Five Below, Inc.(a) | | | 6,510 | | | | 712,520 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 30,637 | | | | 929,220 | |
Gap, Inc. | | | 55,616 | | | | 967,162 | |
Home Depot, Inc. | | | 33,704 | | | | 9,606,988 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 9,850 | | | | 1,622,197 | |
RH(a) | | | 2,287 | | | | 755,968 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 20,499 | | | | 1,123,140 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,464,051 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.2% | | | | |
HP, Inc. | | | 46,814 | | | | 915,214 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 4,844 | | | | 229,557 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,144,771 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a) | | | 2,775 | | | $ | 1,042,484 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 7,016 | | | | 785,020 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 8,197 | | | | 564,200 | |
VF Corp. | | | 22,822 | | | | 1,500,546 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,892,250 | |
| | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0% | | | | | | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 29,343 | | | | 269,075 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 5,019 | | | | 245,228 | |
GATX Corp. | | | 18,575 | | | | 1,242,296 | |
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.(a) | | | 1,622 | | | | 202,831 | |
WESCO International, Inc.(a) | | | 3,010 | | | | 141,019 | |
WW Grainger, Inc. | | | 7,105 | | | | 2,596,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,427,754 | |
| | |
Water Utilities — 0.6% | | | | | | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 20,603 | | | | 2,912,028 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.5% | | | | |
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | | | 58,175 | | | | 1,345,588 | |
United States Cellular Corp.(a) | | | 29,546 | | | | 1,074,883 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,420,471 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 96.7% (Cost: $450,757,854) | | | | 498,842,254 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Short-Term Securities(c)(d) | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Money Market Funds — 3.5% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.04% | | | 14,710,717 | | | | 14,710,717 | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.31%(e) | | | 3,347,124 | | | | 3,348,797 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 3.5% (Cost: $18,058,025) | | | | 18,059,514 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Investments — 100.2% (Cost: $468,815,879) | | | | 516,901,768 | |
| |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)% | | | | (899,170 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 516,002,598 | |
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(c) | Affiliate of the Master Portfolio. |
(d) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
(e) | All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) August 31, 2020 | | Master Advantage Large Cap Value Portfolio |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Master Portfolio during the period ended August 31, 2020 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 05/31/20 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sale | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 08/31/20 | | | Shares Held at 08/31/20 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class | | $ | 14,191,241 | | | $ | 519,476 | (a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 14,710,717 | | | | 14,710,717 | | | $ | 3,047 | | | $ | — | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series | | | 1,284,575 | | | | 2,065,918 | (a) | | | — | | | | (876 | ) | | | (820 | ) | | | 3,348,797 | | | | 3,347,124 | | | | 18,413 | (b) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (876 | ) | | $ | (820 | ) | | $ | 18,059,514 | | | | | | | $ | 21,460 | | | $ | — | |
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| (a) | Represents net amount purchased (sold). | |
| (b) | All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
For Master Portfolio compliance purposes, the Master Portfolio’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500 E-Mini Index | | | 101 | | | | 09/18/20 | | | $ | 17,669 | | | $ | 1,296,572 | |
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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
| • | | Level 1 — Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Master Portfolio has the ability to access |
| • | | Level 2 — Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs) |
| • | | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee’s (the “Global Valuation Committee’s”) assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments) |
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Master Portfolio’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to its most recent financial statements.
Certain investments of the Master Portfolio were fair valued using net asset value (“NAV”) per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) August 31, 2020 | | Master Advantage Large Cap Value Portfolio |
The following table summarizes the Master Portfolio’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy. The breakdown of the Master Portfolio’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 498,842,254 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 498,842,254 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 14,710,717 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14,710,717 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 513,552,971 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | | 513,552,971 | |
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Investments Valued at NAV(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,348,797 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 516,901,768 | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 1,296,572 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,296,572 | |
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| (a) | Certain investments of the Master Portfolio were fair valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy. | |
| (b) | Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. | |
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Portfolio Abbreviation |
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S&P | | Standard & Poor’s |