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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) January 31, 2024 | | BlackRock Sustainable Emerging Markets Equity Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
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Brazil — 8.9% | | | | | | | | |
Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA | | | 76,256 | | | $ | 963,359 | |
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao | | | 582,321 | | | | 1,538,548 | |
Banco Bradesco SA, ADR | | | 42,114 | | | | 130,553 | |
Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA (a)(b) | | | 2,539,820 | | | | 1,989,040 | |
Lojas Renner SA | | | 357,826 | | | | 1,159,193 | |
Sendas Distribuidora S/A | | | 376,325 | | | | 1,037,583 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,818,276 | |
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China — 16.6% | | | | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. | | | 269,592 | | | | 2,417,963 | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR | | | 12,548 | | | | 905,589 | |
Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 59,000 | | | | 703,634 | |
China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. | | | 437,000 | | | | 968,270 | |
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 150,800 | | | | 645,295 | |
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 277,000 | | | | 1,009,772 | |
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 56,600 | | | | 1,194,489 | |
Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class H (b) | | | 199,400 | | | | 532,658 | |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H | | | 1,805,000 | | | | 879,269 | |
KE Holdings, Inc., ADR | | | 81,134 | | | | 1,149,669 | |
LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 198,810 | | | | 535,221 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 10,600 | | | | 367,940 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd., ADR | | | 2,421 | | | | 84,348 | |
Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 228,000 | | | | 599,990 | |
Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 244,800 | | | | 715,138 | |
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| | | | | | | 12,709,245 | |
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Greece — 0.8% | | | | | | |
National Bank of Greece SA (a) | | | 78,794 | | | | 599,077 | |
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Hong Kong — 1.7% | | | | | | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 167,200 | | | | 1,311,252 | |
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Hungary — 1.8% | | | | | | |
OTP Bank Nyrt | | | 29,581 | | | | 1,370,452 | |
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India — 14.2% | | | | | | |
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd. (a) | | | 402,525 | | | | 829,168 | |
Alkem Laboratories Ltd. | | | 14,942 | | | | 898,366 | |
Axis Bank Ltd. | | | 109,587 | | | | 1,408,994 | |
Cipla Ltd. | | | 50,805 | | | | 826,302 | |
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. | | | 248,101 | | | | 906,002 | |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | | 145,289 | | | | 2,555,032 | |
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | | | 28,554 | | | | 853,812 | |
Infosys Ltd. | | | 77,107 | | | | 1,537,217 | |
Marico Ltd. | | | 158,931 | | | | 1,010,895 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,825,788 | |
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Indonesia — 4.2% | | | | | | |
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | | | 2,303,200 | | | | 1,393,497 | |
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | | | 5,041,700 | | | | 1,816,198 | |
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Kazakhstan — 2.0% | | | | | | |
Kaspi.KZ JSC, ADR | | | 2,000 | | | | 184,000 | |
Kaspi.KZ JSC, GDR | | | 14,272 | | | | 1,313,024 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,497,024 | |
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Mexico — 5.9% | | | | | | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV, Class B | | | 118,522 | | | | 1,085,060 | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O | | | 168,898 | | | | 1,717,880 | |
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | | | 406,607 | | | | 1,679,913 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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South Africa — 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
Gold Fields Ltd. | | | 49,568 | | | $ | 731,389 | |
Gold Fields Ltd., ADR | | | 47,710 | | | | 706,108 | |
Naspers Ltd., Class N | | | 12,403 | | | | 2,078,311 | |
Shoprite Holdings Ltd. | | | 58,044 | | | | 841,681 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,357,489 | |
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South Korea — 10.6% | | | | | | |
Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd. (a)(b) | | | 2,620 | | | | 1,649,217 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 93,936 | | | | 5,104,184 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GDR | | | 993 | | | | 1,357,002 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,110,403 | |
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Taiwan — 13.7% | | | | | | |
Accton Technology Corp. | | | 60,000 | | | | 1,009,353 | |
Delta Electronics, Inc. | | | 123,000 | | | | 1,100,677 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 365,000 | | | | 7,306,750 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR | | | 9,291 | | | | 1,049,511 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,466,291 | |
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Thailand — 2.6% | | | | | | |
Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR | | | 166,400 | | | | 1,026,253 | |
CP ALL PCL, NVDR | | | 682,300 | | | | 1,004,415 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,030,668 | |
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United Arab Emirates — 2.7% | | | | | | |
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC | | | 314,089 | | | | 769,627 | |
Aldar Properties PJSC | | | 927,994 | | | | 1,288,547 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,058,174 | |
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United Kingdom — 1.4% | | | | | | |
Prudential PLC | | | 106,621 | | | | 1,095,271 | |
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United States — 3.9% | | | | | | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 20,838 | | | | 1,607,026 | |
EPAM Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 4,979 | | | | 1,384,711 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,991,737 | |
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Total Common Stocks — 96.7% (Cost: $68,311,671) | | | | | 73,933,695 | |
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Preferred Securities | | | | | | | | |
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Preferred Stocks — 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
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Brazil — 1.9% | | | | | | |
Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares | | | 458,083 | | | | 1,419,258 | |
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South Korea — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares | | | 13,064 | | | | 571,627 | |
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Total Preferred Securities — 2.6% (Cost: $1,777,384) | | | | | 1,990,885 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 99.3% (Cost: $70,089,055) | | | | | 75,924,580 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2024 | | BlackRock Sustainable Emerging Markets Equity Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 5.21%(c)(d) | | | 344,389 | | | $ | 344,389 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 0.4% (Cost: $344,389) | | | | | | | 344,389 | |
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Total Investments — 99.7% (Cost: $70,433,444) | | | | | | | 76,268,969 | |
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Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.3% | | | | | | | 206,436 | |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 76,475,405 | |
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(c) | Affiliate of the Fund. |
(d) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended January 31, 2024 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 04/30/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sale | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 01/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 01/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class | | $ | 1,651,403 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1,307,014 | )(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 344,389 | | | | 344,389 | | | $ | 40,046 | | | $ | — | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series(b) | | | — | | | | 298 | (a) | | | — | | | | (298 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 270 | (c) | | | — | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (298 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | 344,389 | | | | | | | $ | 40,316 | | | $ | — | |
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| (a) | Represents net amount purchased (sold). | |
| (b) | As of period end, the entity is no longer held. | |
| (c) | 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. | |
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); and |
| • | | Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the 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 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 its most recent financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2024 | | BlackRock Sustainable Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brazil | | $ | 6,818,276 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 6,818,276 | |
China | | | 2,139,606 | | | | 10,569,639 | | | | — | | | | 12,709,245 | |
Greece | | | — | | | | 599,077 | | | | — | | | | 599,077 | |
Hong Kong | | | — | | | | 1,311,252 | | | | — | | | | 1,311,252 | |
Hungary | | | 1,370,452 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,370,452 | |
India | | | — | | | | 10,825,788 | | | | — | | | | 10,825,788 | |
Indonesia | | | — | | | | 3,209,695 | | | | — | | | | 3,209,695 | |
Kazakhstan | | | 1,497,024 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,497,024 | |
Mexico | | | 4,482,853 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,482,853 | |
South Africa | | | 3,626,100 | | | | 731,389 | | | | — | | | | 4,357,489 | |
South Korea | | | — | | | | 8,110,403 | | | | — | | | | 8,110,403 | |
Taiwan | | | 1,049,511 | | | | 9,416,780 | | | | — | | | | 10,466,291 | |
Thailand | | | — | | | | 2,030,668 | | | | — | | | | 2,030,668 | |
United Arab Emirates | | | 2,058,174 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,058,174 | |
United Kingdom | | | — | | | | 1,095,271 | | | | — | | | | 1,095,271 | |
United States | | | 2,991,737 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,991,737 | |
Preferred Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
South Korea | | | — | | | | 571,627 | | | | — | | | | 571,627 | |
Brazil | | | 1,419,258 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,419,258 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 344,389 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 344,389 | |
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| | $ | 27,797,380 | | | $ | 48,471,589 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 76,268,969 | |
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Portfolio Abbreviation |
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
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GDR | | Global Depositary Receipt |
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JSC | | Joint Stock Company |
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NVDR | | Non-Voting Depositary Receipt |
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PCL | | Public Company Limited |
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PJSC | | Public Joint Stock Company |