UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-04612
Name of Fund: BlackRock EuroFund
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock EuroFund,
55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762
Date of fiscal year end: 06/30/2013
Date of reporting period: 06/30/2013
Item 1 – | Report to Stockholders |
JUNE 30, 2013
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BlackRock EuroFund
BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.
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Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee |
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One year ago, risk assets (such as equities) were on the rise as weakening global economic data spurred increasing optimism that the world’s largest central banks would intervene to stimulate growth. This theme, along with the European Central Bank’s (“ECB’s”) firm commitment to preserve the euro currency bloc, drove most asset classes higher through the summer of 2012. The much-anticipated monetary stimulus ultimately came in September when the ECB and the US Federal Reserve announced their plans for increasing global liquidity.
Although financial markets worldwide were buoyed by these aggressive policy actions, risk assets weakened later in the fall of 2012. Global trade slowed as many European countries fell into recession and growth continued to decelerate in China. In the United States, stocks slid on lackluster corporate earnings, and volatility rose in advance of the US Presidential election. In the post-election environment, investors became increasingly concerned about the “fiscal cliff” of tax increases and spending cuts that had been scheduled to take effect at the beginning of 2013. High levels of global market volatility persisted through year-end due to fears that bipartisan gridlock would preclude a timely resolution, putting the US economy at high risk for recession. As 2013 began, the worst of the fiscal cliff was averted with a last-minute tax deal.
Investors shook off the nerve-wracking finale to 2012 and the New Year started with a powerful relief rally. Money that had been pulled to the sidelines amid year-end tax-rate uncertainty poured back into the markets in January. Key indicators signaling modest but broad-based improvements in the world’s major economies underpinned the rally. Underlying this aura of comfort was the absence of negative headlines from Europe. Global equities surged, while rising US Treasury yields pressured high quality fixed income assets. (Bond prices move inversely with yields.)
However, February brought a slowdown in global economic momentum and investors toned down their risk appetite. In the months that followed, US equities outperformed international markets, as the US economic recovery showed greater stability compared to most other regions. Slow, but positive growth in the United States was sufficient to support corporate earnings, while uncomfortably high unemployment reinforced investors’ expectations that the US Federal Reserve would keep interest rates low. US equities moved higher through the spring, with major indices notching a string of all-time highs until finally peaking in late May. Markets abruptly reversed course on May 22 when the US Federal Reserve hinted at a gradual pull-back on monetary policy accommodation. Volatility picked up considerably after this announcement and risk assets broadly slid through the remainder of the period.
Volatility has been higher in financial markets outside the United States in 2013. International equities weakened in the middle of the first quarter when political instability in Italy and a severe banking crisis in Cyprus reminded investors that the eurozone was still vulnerable to a number of macro risks. A poor outlook for European economies already mired in recession further dampened sentiment. Emerging markets significantly lagged the rest of the world as growth in these economies (particularly China and Brazil) fell short of expectations.
Despite recent weakness, most risk asset classes generated positive returns for the 6- and 12-month periods ended June 30, 2013, while high quality fixed income assets posted modestly negative results. US equities were particularly strong. International equities also performed well, although rising uncertainty in Europe resulted in less impressive gains for the last six months. Emerging markets were especially hurt by slowing growth and concerns about a shrinking global money supply. US Treasury yields remained low from a historical perspective, but were highly volatile and rose sharply in the final two months of the period amid concerns about monetary policy tightening. In this volatile rate environment, US Treasury and investment grade corporate bond prices declined. Returns on high yield and tax-exempt municipal bonds, which had benefited from supportive market conditions during most of the period, were also weighed down by the recent spike in rates. Short-term interest rates, however, remained near zero, keeping yields on money market securities near historical lows.
Market conditions remain volatile, and investors still face a number of uncertainties in the current environment. At BlackRock, we believe investors need to think globally and extend their scope across a broader array of asset classes in a portfolio that moves freely as market conditions change over time. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit www.blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s world.
Sincerely,
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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“Despite recent weakness, most risk asset classes generated positive returns for the 6- and 12-month periods ended June 30, 2013, while high quality fixed income assets posted modestly negative results.”
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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Total Returns as of June 30, 2013 | |
| | 6-month | | | 12-month | |
US large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) | | | 13.82 | % | | | 20.60 | % |
US small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) | | | 15.86 | | | | 24.21 | |
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | | 4.10 | | | | 18.62 | |
Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) | | | (9.57 | ) | | | 2.87 | |
3-month Treasury bill (BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month US Treasury Bill Index) | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.11 | |
US Treasury securities (BofA Merrill Lynch 10-Year US Treasury Index) | | | (4.88 | ) | | | (4.21 | ) |
US investment grade bonds (Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index) | | | (2.44 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) |
Tax-exempt municipal bonds (S&P Municipal Bond Index) | | | (2.55 | ) | | | 0.51 | |
US high yield bonds (Barclays US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | | | 1.42 | | | | 9.49 | |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. | |
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Fund Summary as of June 30, 2013 | | BlackRock EuroFund |
BlackRock EuroFund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek capital appreciation primarily through investment in equities of corporations domiciled in European countries.
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Portfolio Management Commentary | | |
How did the Fund perform?
Ÿ | | For the 12-month period ended June 30, 2013, the Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Europe Index. |
What factors influenced performance?
Ÿ | | The Fund’s investments in financials provided the largest contribution to returns for the period. Positions in banks Barclays Plc, BNP Paribas SA, Deutsche Bank AG and KBC Groep NV and insurers AXA SA and Prudential Plc boosted performance. The Fund also benefited from closing its bank index futures contracts while taking direct positions in the underlying holdings in the first quarter of 2013. This was later rewarded in the month of May, during which financials was the best performing sector in the post-Italian election environment, with the strongest performance coming from banks domiciled in peripheral European countries and insurance stocks. |
Ÿ | | Another source of outperformance was the consumer discretionary sector, where shares of cable operator Kabel Deutschland Holding AG rallied after the announcement of a takeover bid from Vodafone Group Plc. Low cost airline operator Ryanair Holdings Plc was among the Fund’s strongest individual contributors for the period. The company continued to deliver strong profits as its geographical expansion drove significant traffic growth and meaningful gains in its share of many of Europe’s largest markets. Within the automobile industry, positions in Renault SA and German tire and auto parts manufacturer Continental AG performed well. |
Ÿ | | At the sector level, the Fund’s overweight exposures to industrials and information technology (“IT”) aided performance, as did an underweight exposure to the energy sector, which lagged European equities overall during the period. |
Ÿ | | Detracting from performance relative to the benchmark index was the Fund’s positioning within the materials sector, which declined amid falling commodity prices and continued downward revisions to global growth estimates. The Fund’s exposure to mining and chemicals stocks hurt returns as these segments sold off indiscriminately during the period. In addition, although the Fund benefited from maintaining an underweight position in energy, stock selection within the sector had a negative impact on returns. |
Describe recent portfolio activity.
Ÿ | | Broadly speaking, the Fund held a preference for cyclical stocks from the fourth quarter of 2012 through February of 2013. During that time period, the Fund reduced exposure to the health care sector and increased exposure to the materials sector by initiating a new position in cement company Lafarge SA and adding to an existing position in Glencore Xstrata Plc. Since the end of February, the Fund has removed some risk by taking profits in select holdings that had performed well such as car manufacturer Renault SA, insurer Prudential Plc and banks BNP Paribas SA and Deutsche Bank AG. Additionally, the Fund reduced positions within materials while increasing exposure and ultimately moving to an overweight in health care, with new positions in Novartis AG and Roche Holding AG. |
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
Ÿ | | Relative to the MSCI Europe Index, the Fund ended the period overweight in the industrials, consumer discretionary, health care, materials and IT sectors, and underweight in financials, energy, consumer staples, utilities and telecommunication services sectors. |
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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Ten Largest Holdings | | Percent of Long-Term Investments |
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Vodafone Group Plc | | | 4 | % |
Roche Holding AG | | | 4 | |
Sanofi | | | 3 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV | | | 3 | |
Novo-Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 3 | |
AXA SA | | | 3 | |
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Class B | | | 3 | |
ING Groep NV-CVA | | | 3 | |
Bayer AG, Registered Shares | | | 3 | |
Barclays Plc | | | 3 | |
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Geographic Allocation | | Percent of Long-Term Investments |
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France | | | 21 | % |
United Kingdom | | | 19 | |
Germany | | | 16 | |
Switzerland | | | 10 | |
Netherlands | | | 8 | |
Belgium | | | 5 | |
Ireland | | | 4 | |
Sweden | | | 4 | |
Denmark | | | 3 | |
Italy | | | 3 | |
Finland | | | 2 | |
Portugal | | | 2 | |
Spain | | | 2 | |
Luxembourg | | | 1 | |
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Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment | | |
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| 1 | | Assuming maximum sales charge, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including investment advisory fees. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge. |
| 2 | | Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities, including common stock and convertible securities, of companies located in Europe. The Fund currently expects that a majority of the Fund’s assets will be invested in equity securities of companies in Western European countries, but may also invest in emerging markets in Eastern European countries. |
| 3 | | This unmanaged broad-based capitalization-weighted index is comprised of a representative sampling of large-, medium- and small-capitalization companies in developed European countries. |
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Performance Summary for the Period Ended June 30, 2013 | | |
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| | 6-Month Total Returns | | | w/o sales charge | | | w/sales charge | | | w/o sales charge | | | w/sales charge | | | w/o sales charge | | | w/sales charge | |
Institutional | | | 3.97 | % | | | 22.10 | % | | | N/A | | | | (1.46 | )% | | | N/A | | | | 7.38 | % | | | N/A | |
Investor A | | | 3.81 | | | | 21.89 | | | | 15.48 | % | | | (1.66 | ) | | | (2.71 | )% | | | 7.15 | | | | 6.57 | % |
Investor C | | | 3.42 | | | | 20.83 | | | | 19.83 | | | | (2.49 | ) | | | (2.49 | ) | | | 6.27 | | | | 6.27 | |
Class R | | | 3.72 | | | | 21.32 | | | | N/A | | | | (2.25 | ) | | | N/A | | | | 6.73 | | | | N/A | |
MSCI Europe Index | | | 2.18 | | | | 18.87 | | | | N/A | | | | (1.35 | ) | | | N/A | | | | 7.50 | | | | 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. |
| | | N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge. |
| | | Past performance is not indicative of future results. |
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| | Beginning Account Value January 1, 2013 | | | Ending Account Value June 30, 2013 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period5 | | | Beginning Account Value January 1, 2013 | | | Ending Account Value June 30, 2013 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period5 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Institutional | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,039.70 | | | $ | 5.16 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.74 | | | $ | 5.11 | | | | 1.02 | % |
Investor A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,038.10 | | | $ | 6.72 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.20 | | | $ | 6.66 | | | | 1.33 | % |
Investor C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,034.20 | | | $ | 10.44 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,014.53 | | | $ | 10.34 | | | | 2.07 | % |
Class R | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,037.20 | | | $ | 8.23 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.71 | | | $ | 8.15 | | | | 1.63 | % |
| 5 | | For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). |
| 6 | | 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. |
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Fund Summary as of June 30, 2013 | | BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. |
BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in a portfolio of equity securities of small cap issuers located in various foreign countries and in the United States.
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Portfolio Management Commentary | | |
How did the Fund perform?
Ÿ | | Effective October 1, 2012, the Fund changed its benchmark from the MSCI World Small Cap Index to the MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index. Fund management believes the MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index more accurately reflects the investment strategy of the Fund. |
Ÿ | | For the 12-month period ended June 30, 2013, all of the Fund’s share classes outperformed the MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index with the exception of the Investor B Share Class, which underperformed the benchmark. For the same period, the Fund’s Institutional Shares outperformed the former benchmark, the MSCI World Small Cap Index, while all other share classes underperformed the former benchmark. All of the Fund’s share classes outperformed the broader MSCI World Index for the period. The following discussion pertains to the Fund’s performance relative to the MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index. |
What factors influenced performance?
Ÿ | | Stock selection within consumer discretionary had a positive impact on performance, notably in the apparel and household durables industries. Selection also boosted returns in health care, where portfolio holdings in pharmaceuticals, health care providers & services and biotechnology all performed well. The Fund’s underweight to the materials sector proved beneficial, with an underweight to metals & mining companies particularly helpful to relative results. Stock selection within industrials contributed positively as well. Most notably, an overweight and selection in airlines enhanced performance, as did stock selection among electrical equipment manufacturers. |
Ÿ | | Conversely, stock selection in the energy sector detracted from performance, particularly due to the Fund’s overweight and selection in oil exploration & production companies. Additionally, stock selection within information technology (“IT”) had a negative impact on results, with poor performance from holdings in the communications equipment and IT services industries. |
Describe recent portfolio activity.
Ÿ | | During the 12-month period, the Fund decreased its allocations to the utilities and industrials sectors. Within industrials, the Fund reduced holdings in transportation-related stocks and the professional services industry. The Fund increased exposure to health care, especially within the equipment & supplies and pharmaceuticals industries. |
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
Ÿ | | Relative to the MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index, the Fund ended the period overweight in health care and energy and underweight in financials, industrials, consumer staples and materials. From a geographical perspective, the Fund was underweight to Asia, especially Japan, as well as Australia, while it was overweight to continental Europe, with concentrations in Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. |
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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Ten Largest Holdings | | Percent of Long-Term Investments |
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Africa Oil Corp. | | | 2 | % |
Vestas Wind Systems A/S | | | 1 | |
Hospira, Inc. | | | 1 | |
Endo Health Solutions, Inc. | | | 1 | |
Myriad Genetics, Inc. | | | 1 | |
Timken Co. | | | 1 | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | 1 | |
PrivateBancorp, Inc. | | | 1 | |
Constant Contact, Inc. | | | 1 | |
Ryanair Holdings Plc-ADR | | | 1 | |
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Geographic Allocation | | Percent of Long-Term Investments |
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United States | | | 56 | % |
United Kingdom | | | 8 | |
Canada | | | 5 | |
Switzerland | | | 4 | |
Germany | | | 4 | |
Japan | | | 3 | |
Denmark | | | 2 | |
France | | | 2 | |
India | | | 2 | |
Other1 | | | 14 | |
| 1 | | Other includes a 1% or less investment in each of the following countries: Hong Kong, Australia, Norway, Singapore, Italy, Belgium, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, China, United Arab Emirates, Spain, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Finland, Argentina, Brazil, Thailand and Portugal. |
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Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment | | |
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| 1 | | Assuming maximum sales charge, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including investment advisory fees. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge. |
| 2 | | The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio primarily consisting of equity securities of small cap issuers in various foreign countries and in the United States. |
| 3 | | This unmanaged market-capitalization weighted index is comprised of a representative sampling of stocks of large-, medium- and small-capitalization companies in 24 countries, including the United States. |
| 4 | | This unmanaged index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market results of smaller capitalization companies in both developed and emerging markets. The Fund now uses this index as one of its benchmarks rather than the MSCI World Small Cap Index because Fund management believes it more accurately reflects the investment strategy of the Fund. |
| 5 | | This unmanaged broad-based index is comprised of small cap companies from 24 developed markets. |
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Performance Summary for the Period Ended June 30, 2013 | | |
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| | | | | Average Annual Total Returns6 | |
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| | 6-Month Total Returns | | | w/o sales charge | | | w/sales charge | | | w/o sales charge | | | w/sales charge | | | w/o sales charge | | | w/sales charge | |
Institutional | | | 10.71 | % | | | 22.20 | % | | | N/A | | | | 4.06 | % | | | N/A | | | | 9.94 | % | | | N/A | |
Investor A | | | 10.47 | | | | 21.78 | | | | 15.39 | % | | | 3.73 | | | | 2.62 | % | | | 9.62 | | | | 9.03 | % |
Investor B | | | 10.02 | | | | 20.55 | | | | 16.05 | | | | 2.78 | | | | 2.42 | | | | 8.89 | | | | 8.89 | |
Investor C | | | 10.04 | | | | 20.80 | | | | 19.80 | | | | 2.87 | | | | 2.87 | | | | 8.73 | | | | 8.73 | |
Class R | | | 10.28 | | | | 21.28 | | | | N/A | | | | 3.29 | | | | N/A | | | | 9.23 | | | | N/A | |
MSCI World Index | | | 8.43 | | | | 18.58 | | | | N/A | | | | 2.70 | | | | N/A | | | | 7.24 | | | | N/A | |
MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index | | | 8.77 | | | | 20.65 | | | | N/A | | | | 6.35 | | | | N/A | | | | 11.11 | | | | N/A | |
MSCI World Small Cap Index | | | 10.42 | | | | 22.06 | | | | N/A | | | | 6.50 | | | | N/A | | | | 10.65 | | | | N/A | |
| 6 | | 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. |
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| | Beginning Account Value January 1, 2013 | | | Ending Account Value June 30, 2013 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period7 | | | Beginning Account Value January 1, 2013 | | | Ending Account Value June 30, 2013 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period7 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Institutional | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,107.10 | | | $ | 5.07 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.98 | | | $ | 4.86 | | | | 0.97 | % |
Investor A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,104.70 | | | $ | 7.25 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.90 | | | $ | 6.95 | | | | 1.39 | % |
Investor B | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,100.20 | | | $ | 11.82 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,013.54 | | | $ | 11.33 | | | | 2.27 | % |
Investor C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,100.40 | | | $ | 11.20 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,014.13 | | | $ | 10.74 | | | | 2.15 | % |
Class R | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,102.80 | | | $ | 8.97 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.27 | | | $ | 8.60 | | | | 1.72 | % |
| 7 | | For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). |
| 8 | | 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. |
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Ÿ | | Institutional Shares are not subject to any sales charge. These shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only to eligible investors. |
Ÿ | | Investor A Shares are subject to a maximum initial sales charge (front-end load) of 5.25% and a service fee of 0.25% per year (but no distribution fee). On June 10, 2013, all of the issued and outstanding shares of EuroFund’s Investor B Shares were converted into Investor A Shares with the same relative aggregate net asset value. |
Ÿ | | Investor B Shares (available only in BlackRock Global SmallCap, Inc.) are subject to a maximum contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 4.50% declining to 0% after six years. In addition, these 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.) These shares are only available through exchanges and dividend reinvestments by existing shareholders and for purchase by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. Effective on June 10, 2013, all issued and outstanding Investor B Shares of EuroFund were converted into Investor A Shares. |
Ÿ | | Investor C Shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. In addition, these shares are subject to a distribution fee of 0.75% per year and a service fee of 0.25% per year. |
Ÿ | | Class R Shares are not subject to any sales charge. These shares are subject to a distribution fee of 0.25% per year and a service fee of 0.25% per year. These shares are available only to certain employer-sponsored retirement plans and other similar plans. |
Performance information reflects past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to www.blackrock.com/funds to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Figures shown in the performance tables on the previous pages assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) 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 available to be paid to shareholders.
Disclosure of Expenses
Shareholders of these Funds may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses, such as sales charges; and (b) operating expenses, including investment advisory fees, service and distribution fees, including 12b-1 fees, and other Fund expenses. The expense examples shown on the previous pages (which are based on hypothetical investments of $1,000 invested on January 1, 2013 and held through June 30, 2013) 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 expense examples 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 corresponding to their Fund and share class under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a 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 examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in other funds’ shareholder reports.
The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as sales charges, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
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Derivative Financial Instruments | | |
The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments, including financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts, as specified in Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements, which may constitute forms of economic leverage. Such derivative financial instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, index and/or market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to hedge market and/or foreign currency exchange rate risk. Derivative financial instruments involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the derivative financial instrument. The Funds’ ability to use a derivative financial instrument successfully depends on the investment advisor’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative financial instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require a Fund to sell or purchase portfolio investments at inopportune times or for distressed values, may limit the amount of appreciation a Fund can realize on an investment, may result in lower dividends paid to shareholders or may cause a Fund to hold an investment that it might otherwise sell. The Funds’ investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments June 30, 2013 | | BlackRock EuroFund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
Belgium — 4.7% | | | | | | | | | | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV | | | | | 81,071 | | | $ | 7,299,075 | |
KBC Groep NV | | | | | 121,197 | | | | 4,518,147 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 11,817,222 | |
Denmark — 2.8% | | | | | | | | | | |
Novo-Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | | | 46,350 | | | | 7,205,680 | |
Finland — 2.4% | | | | | | | | | | |
Kone Oyj, Class B | | | | | 46,557 | | | | 3,692,873 | |
Wartsila Oyj | | | | | 54,519 | | | | 2,368,578 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 6,061,451 | |
France — 20.8% | | | | | | | | | | |
AXA SA | | | | | 363,541 | | | | 7,166,377 | |
Cap Gemini SA | | | | | 20,701 | | | | 1,005,277 | |
GDF Suez | | | | | 275,465 | | | | 5,403,198 | |
Kering | | | | | 11,620 | | | | 2,364,009 | |
L’Oreal SA | | | | | 36,938 | | | | 6,072,029 | |
Lafarge SA | | | | | 81,036 | | | | 4,975,856 | |
Legrand SA | | | | | 117,721 | | | | 5,458,161 | |
Pernod Ricard SA | | | | | 43,205 | | | | 4,795,490 | |
Sanofi | | | | | 77,342 | | | | 7,995,656 | |
Societe Generale SA | | | | | 86,029 | | | | 2,960,728 | |
Vinci SA | | | | | 90,099 | | | | 4,519,416 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 52,716,197 | |
Germany — 15.3% | | | | | | | | | | |
BASF SE | | | | | 38,536 | | | | 3,437,160 | |
Bayer AG, Registered Shares | | | | | 61,675 | | | | 6,566,569 | |
Continental AG | | | | | 33,088 | | | | 4,410,928 | |
Kabel Deutschland Holding AG | | | | | 27,300 | | | | 2,997,573 | |
Linde AG | | | | | 26,158 | | | | 4,874,475 | |
Merck KGaA | | | | | 30,577 | | | | 4,650,141 | |
SAP AG | | | | | 88,053 | | | | 6,429,892 | |
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG | | | | | 161,631 | | | | 1,169,391 | |
Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares | | | | | 21,763 | | | | 4,395,769 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 38,931,898 | |
Ireland — 4.0% | | | | | | | | | | |
Experian Plc | | | | | 283,347 | | | | 4,924,502 | |
Ryanair Holdings Plc - ADR | | | | | 101,981 | | | | 5,255,081 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 10,179,583 | |
Italy — 2.4% | | | | | | | | | | |
Atlantia SpA | | | | | 189,476 | | | | 3,090,398 | |
Luxottica Group SpA | | | | | 61,992 | | | | 3,136,507 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 6,226,905 | |
Luxembourg — 1.4% | | | | | | | | | | |
AZ Electronic Materials SA | | | | | 748,543 | | | $ | 3,491,094 | |
Netherlands — 8.3% | | | | | | | | | | |
ASML Holding NV | | | | | 59,446 | | | | 4,692,709 | |
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. NV | | | | | 81,880 | | | | 4,380,638 | |
ING Groep NV - CVA (a) | | | | | 724,265 | | | | 6,619,117 | |
Reed Elsevier NV | | | | | 315,964 | | | | 5,262,222 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 20,954,686 | |
Portugal — 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | |
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA | | | | | 282,005 | | | | 5,943,686 | |
Spain — 2.0% | | | | | | | | | | |
Inditex SA | | | | | 40,559 | | | | 5,002,759 | |
Sweden — 3.4% | | | | | | | | | | |
Assa Abloy AB, Class B | | | | | 125,131 | | | | 4,890,341 | |
Nordea Bank AB | | | | | 345,154 | | | | 3,854,425 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 8,744,766 | |
Switzerland — 10.3% | | | | | | | | | | |
Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A | | | | | 41,804 | | | | 3,686,620 | |
Nestle SA, Registered Shares | | | | | 34,093 | | | | 2,237,195 | |
Novartis AG, Registered Shares | | | | | 73,275 | | | | 5,190,109 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | | | 35,543 | | | | 8,821,670 | |
UBS AG, Registered Shares (a) | | | | | 365,222 | | | | 6,199,215 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 26,134,809 | |
United Kingdom — 18.8% | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Plc | | | | | 1,533,376 | | | | 6,530,251 | |
BG Group Plc | | | | | 335,305 | | | | 5,698,187 | |
Glencore Xstrata Plc | | | | | 974,256 | | | | 4,032,912 | |
Imperial Tobacco Group Plc | | | | | 99,316 | | | | 3,443,742 | |
Johnson Matthey Plc | | | | | 103,764 | | | | 4,145,883 | |
Prudential Plc | | | | | 157,293 | | | | 2,567,458 | |
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc | | | | | 267,156 | | | | 4,599,995 | |
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Class B | | | | | 207,430 | | | | 6,869,860 | |
Vodafone Group Plc | | | | | 3,386,117 | | | | 9,703,508 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 47,591,796 | |
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost — $218,914,980) — 98.9% | | | | 251,002,532 | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds — 0.1% | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.05% (b)(c) | | | | | 196,705 | | | | 196,705 | |
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To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedules of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list: | | ADR | | American Depositary Receipts |
| AUD | | Australian Dollar |
| CAD | | Canadian Dollar |
| DKK | | Danish Krone |
| EUR | | Euro |
| GBP | | British Pound |
| HKD | | Hong Kong Dollar |
| IDR | | Indonesian Rupiah |
| JPY | | Japanese Yen |
| NOK | | Norwegian Krone |
| SEK | | Swedish Krona |
| SGD | | Singapore Dollar |
| USD | | US Dollar |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | BlackRock EuroFund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Time Deposits | | | | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Europe — 0.2% | |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.06%, 7/01/13 | | | EUR | | | | 285 | | | $ | 371,618 | |
United Kingdom — 0.0% | |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.24%, 7/01/13 | | | GBP | | | | 42 | | | | 64,463 | |
Total Time Deposits – 0.2% | | | | 436,081 | |
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost — $632,786) — 0.3% | | | | 632,786 | |
Total Investments (Cost — $219,547,766) — 99.2% | | | | 251,635,318 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.8% | | | | 2,049,743 | |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 253,685,061 | |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments |
(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | | Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund during the year ended June 30, 2013, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
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Affiliate | | Shares Held at June 30, 2012 | | | Net Activity | | | Shares Held at June 30, 2013 | | | Income | | | Realized Gain | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class | | | 5,906,844 | | | | (5,710,139 | ) | | | 196,705 | | | $ | 9,492 | | | $ | 126 | |
(c) | | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
Ÿ | | Foreign currency exchange contracts as of June 30, 2013 were as follows: |
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Currency Purchased | | | Currency Sold | | | Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
GBP | | | 196,678 | | | USD | | | 299,153 | | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | 7/01/13 | | | $ | (16 | ) |
SEK | | | 3,778,331 | | | USD | | | 561,099 | | | JPMorgan Chase Bank | | | 7/01/13 | | | | 2,318 | |
USD | | | 186,565 | | | EUR | | | 143,280 | | | Citibank NA | | | 7/01/13 | | | | 65 | |
USD | | | 477,409 | | | EUR | | | 365,916 | | | Citibank NA | | | 7/01/13 | | | | 1,115 | |
USD | | | 1,727,589 | | | EUR | | | 1,324,127 | | | Citibank NA | | | 7/02/13 | | | | 4,039 | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 7,521 | |
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Ÿ | | Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows: |
Ÿ | | Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access |
Ÿ | | 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) |
Ÿ | | 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 and derivative 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.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument 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 investments and derivative financial instruments, please refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (concluded) | | BlackRock EuroFund |
The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of June 30, 2013:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Belgium | | | — | | | $ | 11,817,222 | | | | — | | | $ | 11,817,222 | |
Denmark | | | — | | | | 7,205,680 | | | | — | | | | 7,205,680 | |
Finland | | | — | | | | 6,061,451 | | | | — | | | | 6,061,451 | |
France | | | — | | | | 52,716,197 | | | | — | | | | 52,716,197 | |
Germany | | | — | | | | 38,931,898 | | | | — | | | | 38,931,898 | |
Ireland | | $ | 5,255,081 | | | | 4,924,502 | | | | — | | | | 10,179,583 | |
Italy | | | — | | | | 6,226,905 | | | | — | | | | 6,226,905 | |
Luxembourg | | | — | | | | 3,491,094 | | | | — | | | | 3,491,094 | |
Netherlands | | | — | | | | 20,954,686 | | | | — | | | | 20,954,686 | |
Portugal | | | — | | | | 5,943,686 | | | | — | | | | 5,943,686 | |
Spain | | | — | | | | 5,002,759 | | | | — | | | | 5,002,759 | |
Sweden | | | — | | | | 8,744,766 | | | | — | | | | 8,744,766 | |
Switzerland | | | — | | | | 26,134,809 | | | | — | | | | 26,134,809 | |
United Kingdom | | | — | | | | 47,591,796 | | | | — | | | | 47,591,796 | |
Short-Term Securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 196,705 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 196,705 | |
Time Deposits | | | — | | | | 436,081 | | | | — | | | | 436,081 | |
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Total | | $ | 5,451,786 | | | $ | 246,183,532 | | | | — | | | $ | 251,635,318 | |
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Derivative Financial Instruments1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | | | — | | | $ | 7,537 | | | | — | | | $ | 7,537 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | | | — | | | | (16 | ) | | | — | | | | (16 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | — | | | $ | 7,521 | | | | — | | | $ | 7,521 | |
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| 1 | | Derivative financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
Certain of the Fund’s assets are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of June 30, 2013, foreign currency at value of $14 is categorized as Level 1 within the disclosure hierarchy.
There were no transfers between levels during the year ended June 30, 2013.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments June 30, 2013 | | BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
Argentina — 0.3% | |
Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | | | 233,100 | | | $ | 2,722,608 | |
Australia — 1.3% | | | | | | | | | | |
Atlas Iron Ltd. | | | | | 2,084,000 | | | | 1,415,479 | |
Bank of Queensland Ltd. | | | | | 466,400 | | | | 3,694,058 | |
Mirvac Group | | | | | 2,907,284 | | | | 4,256,257 | |
Orocobre Ltd. (a)(b) | | | | | 1,501,359 | | | | 1,909,908 | |
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL (a) | | | | | 12,390,900 | | | | 559,908 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 11,835,610 | |
Belgium — 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | |
Ageas | | | | | 127,900 | | | | 4,487,806 | |
Befimmo SCA Sicafi (a) | | | | | 74,523 | | | | 4,710,192 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9,197,998 | |
Brazil — 0.3% | |
Santos Brasil Participacoes SA | | | | | 183,900 | | | | 2,403,264 | |
Canada — 4.3% | | | | | | | | | | |
Africa Oil Corp. (a)(b) | | | | | 2,482,800 | | | | 16,643,282 | |
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. | | | | | 34,200 | | | | 941,868 | |
Cathedral Energy Services Ltd. | | | | | 652,500 | | | | 2,866,359 | |
Detour Gold Corp. (a) | | | | | 298,100 | | | | 2,338,428 | |
Diagnocure, Inc. (a)(c) | | | | | 4,934,180 | | | | 1,055,615 | |
Dollarama, Inc. | | | | | 54,600 | | | | 3,821,533 | |
Halogen Software, Inc. (a) | | | | | 224,700 | | | | 3,354,369 | |
Lundin Mining Corp. (a)(b) | | | | | 894,100 | | | | 3,400,590 | |
Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd. (a) | | | | | 382,025 | | | | 3,080,320 | |
Trevali Mining Corp. (a) | | | | | 727,142 | | | | 387,182 | |
Trevali Mining Corp. (a)(d) | | | | | 3,211,000 | | | | 1,709,765 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 39,599,311 | |
China — 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | |
51job, Inc. - ADR (a)(b) | | | | | 28,400 | | | | 1,917,284 | |
Parkson Retail Group Ltd. (b) | | | | | 1,104,000 | | | | 453,959 | |
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. | | | | | 2,170,500 | | | | 4,269,645 | |
Sitoy Group Holdings Ltd. | | | | | 1,924,553 | | | | 794,034 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7,434,922 | |
Denmark — 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | |
Alk-Abello A/S | | | | | 26,500 | | | | 2,023,307 | |
Bavarian Nordic A/S (a) | | | | | 153,221 | | | | 1,577,170 | |
Pandora A/S | | | | | 176,900 | | | | 5,979,646 | |
Vestas Wind Systems A/S (a)(b) | | | | | 814,660 | | | | 11,515,519 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 21,095,642 | |
Finland — 0.3% | |
Ramirent Oyj | | | | | 316,150 | | | | 2,728,917 | |
France — 1.6% | | | | | | | | | | |
Eurofins Scientific SA | | | | | 23,975 | | | | 5,059,266 | |
GameLoft SE (a)(b) | | | | | 776,183 | | | | 5,435,512 | |
Saft Groupe SA | | | | | 196,200 | | | | 4,661,919 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 15,156,697 | |
Germany — 3.4% | | | | | | | | | | |
Aareal Bank AG (a) | | | | | 187,000 | | | | 4,354,244 | |
Celesio AG | | | | | 364,825 | | | | 7,919,528 | |
GEA Group AG | | | | | 78,850 | | | | 2,791,860 | |
Gerresheimer AG | | | | | 80,100 | | | | 4,625,342 | |
Rheinmetall AG | | | | | 97,100 | | | | 4,516,471 | |
Symrise AG | | | | | 118,600 | | | | 4,800,316 | |
Wacker Chemie AG | | | | | 24,100 | | | | 1,806,148 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 30,813,909 | |
Common Stocks | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
Hong Kong — 1.6% | | | | | | | | | | |
Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd. (b) | | | | | 1,562,000 | | | $ | 3,143,539 | |
Clear Media Ltd. | | | | | 2,695,000 | | | | 1,825,632 | |
Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd. | | | | | 518,000 | | | | 2,072,579 | |
Daphne International Holdings Ltd. (b) | | | | | 4,024,300 | | | | 3,429,937 | |
Ming Fai International Holdings Ltd. | | | | | 8,195,100 | | | | 869,921 | |
Poly Property Group Co. Ltd. | | | | | 5,188,000 | | | | 2,783,085 | |
Techtronic Industries Co. | | | | | 406,400 | | | | 964,803 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 15,089,496 | |
India — 1.6% | | | | | | | | | | |
Container Corp. of India (a) | | | | | 116,500 | | | | 2,114,448 | |
DEN Networks Ltd. (a) | | | | | 1,038,680 | | | | 3,190,351 | |
DLF Ltd. | | | | | 493,100 | | | | 1,495,871 | |
Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd. | | | | | 182,874 | | | | 2,181,102 | |
Sintex Industries Ltd. (a) | | | | | 1,763,900 | | | | 1,193,906 | |
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. | | | | | 1,241,200 | | | | 4,925,530 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 15,101,208 | |
Indonesia — 0.4% | |
Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT (a) | | | | | 6,868,276 | | | | 3,586,653 | |
Ireland — 1.0% | |
Ryanair Holdings Plc - ADR | | | | | 175,096 | | | | 9,022,697 | |
Israel — 0.9% | |
SodaStream International Ltd. (a)(b) | | | | | 116,000 | | | | 8,427,400 | |
Italy — 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | |
Mediolanum SpA | | | | | 1,254,600 | | | | 7,777,310 | |
Salvatore Ferragamo Italia SpA | | | | | 60,300 | | | | 1,875,208 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9,652,518 | |
Japan — 2.9% | | | | | | | | | | |
Asics Corp. | | | | | 228,850 | | | | 3,606,594 | |
Bit-isle, Inc. (b) | | | | | 194,100 | | | | 1,943,590 | |
Credit Saison Co. Ltd. | | | | | 226,000 | | | | 5,678,715 | |
Don Quijote Co. Ltd. | | | | | 99,800 | | | | 4,844,738 | |
Hisaka Works Ltd. | | | | | 220,000 | | | | 1,875,085 | |
NGK Insulators Ltd. | | | | | 252,400 | | | | 3,119,050 | |
Rohm Co. Ltd. | | | | | 129,200 | | | | 5,246,974 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 26,314,746 | |
Malaysia — 0.3% | |
AirAsia BHD | | | | | 2,978,600 | | | | 2,997,056 | |
Netherlands — 0.9% | |
BinckBank NV | | | | | 423,700 | | | | 3,575,050 | |
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV | | | | | 126,297 | | | | 4,600,849 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 8,175,899 | |
Norway — 1.3% | | | | | | | | | | |
Electromagnetic GeoServices (a)(b) | | | | | 2,000,079 | | | | 3,370,434 | |
Hoegh Liquified Natural Gas Holdings Ltd. (a) | | | | | 635,100 | | | | 4,893,146 | |
Storebrand ASA (a) | | | | | 690,500 | | | | 3,333,560 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 11,597,140 | |
Portugal — 0.1% | |
Banco BPI SA Registered Shares (a) | | | | | 581,793 | | | | 688,646 | |
Singapore — 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | |
Avago Technologies Ltd. | | | | | 161,400 | | | | 6,033,132 | |
Olam International Ltd. (b) | | | | | 1,595,000 | | | | 2,053,043 | |
Yanlord Land Group Ltd. (b) | | | | | 2,259,000 | | | | 2,182,044 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 10,268,219 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
South Korea — 0.5% | |
Kangwon Land, Inc. | | | | | 167,070 | | | $ | 4,604,199 | |
Spain — 0.6% | |
Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA | | | | | 584,462 | | | | 5,294,922 | |
Switzerland — 3.7% | | | | | | | | | | |
Addex Therapeutics Ltd. (a)(b) | | | | | 72,633 | | | | 264,525 | |
Aryzta AG | | | | | 152,077 | | | | 8,536,586 | |
Basilea Pharmaceutica (a) | | | | | 42,400 | | | | 3,139,236 | |
OC Oerlikon Corp. AG (a) | | | | | 258,400 | | | | 3,061,367 | |
Straumann Holding AG, Registered Shares (b) | | | | | 40,600 | | | | 6,070,536 | |
Sulzer AG | | | | | 40,850 | | | | 6,523,053 | |
Swiss Life Holding, Registered Shares (a) | | | | | 39,300 | | | | 6,379,260 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 33,974,563 | |
Thailand — 0.2% | |
Mermaid Maritime PCL | | | | | 7,267,805 | | | | 1,999,922 | |
United Arab Emirates — 0.8% | |
Polarcus Ltd. (a) | | | | | 9,013,991 | | | | 7,361,877 | |
United Kingdom — 7.4% | | | | | | | | | | |
APR Energy Plc (b) | | | | | 336,196 | | | | 5,138,938 | |
Babcock International Group Plc | | | | | 414,300 | | | | 6,956,471 | |
Bahamas Petroleum Co. Plc (a) | | | | | 15,651,234 | | | | 870,063 | |
BowLeven Plc (a) | | | | | 3,522,400 | | | | 3,176,205 | |
Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc (a) | | | | | 1,325,890 | | | | 6,453,158 | |
easyJet Plc | | | | | 412,616 | | | | 8,133,039 | |
Filtrona Plc | | | | | 176,381 | | | | 1,886,111 | |
Inchcape Plc | | | | | 515,900 | | | | 3,927,814 | |
Intertek Group Plc | | | | | 98,800 | | | | 4,391,816 | |
Invensys Plc | | | | | 462,240 | | | | 2,894,545 | |
London Stock Exchange Group Plc | | | | | 245,700 | | | | 4,994,095 | |
Manchester United Plc, Class A (a) | | | | | 136,232 | | | | 2,168,813 | |
Michael Page International Plc | | | | | 667,000 | | | | 3,772,826 | |
Ophir Energy Plc (a) | | | | | 865,809 | | | | 4,707,521 | |
Rexam Plc | | | | | 846,334 | | | | 6,142,036 | |
Sirius Minerals Plc (a)(b) | | | | | 6,511,500 | | | | 2,666,819 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 68,280,270 | |
United States — 53.5% | | | | | | | | | | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A | | | | | 95,571 | | | | 4,324,588 | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | | | 116,000 | | | | 7,225,640 | |
Allete, Inc. | | | | | 123,600 | | | | 6,161,460 | |
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (a)(b) | | | | | 245,400 | | | | 1,285,896 | |
American Superconductor Corp. (a) | | | | | 265,800 | | | | 701,712 | |
Apollo Group, Inc., Class A (a) | | | | | 101,400 | | | | 1,796,808 | |
ARRIS Group, Inc. (a) | | | | | 348,500 | | | | 5,000,975 | |
Axiall Corp. | | | | | 146,864 | | | | 6,253,469 | |
Aéropostale, Inc. (a)(b) | | | | | 233,243 | | | | 3,218,753 | |
Bankrate, Inc. (a)(b) | | | | | 350,067 | | | | 5,026,962 | |
BBCN Bancorp, Inc. | | | | | 363,400 | | | | 5,167,548 | |
Bill Barrett Corp. (a)(b) | | | | | 146,500 | | | | 2,962,230 | |
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. | | | | | 266,900 | | | | 5,399,387 | |
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. (a) | | | | | 232,500 | | | | 4,143,150 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)(b) | | | | | 239,950 | | | | 3,474,476 | |
Celanese Corp., Series A | | | | | 118,300 | | | | 5,299,840 | |
The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (a) | | | | | 103,100 | | | | 5,649,880 | |
Constant Contact, Inc. (a) | | | | | 563,555 | | | | 9,056,329 | |
Covanta Holding Corp. | | | | | 225,250 | | | | 4,509,505 | |
DDR Corp. (b) | | | | | 345,100 | | | | 5,745,915 | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a) | | | | | 66,300 | | | | 3,348,813 | |
Dendreon Corp. (a)(b) | | | | | 924,227 | | | | 3,807,815 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | | | 111,600 | | | | 5,316,624 | |
United States (continued) | | | | | | | | | | |
Drew Industries, Inc. | | | | | 76,500 | | | $ | 3,007,980 | |
DSP Group, Inc. (a) | | | | | 520,749 | | | | 4,327,424 | |
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (b) | | | | | 131,837 | | | | 3,183,864 | |
E*Trade Financial Corp. (a) | | | | | 189,300 | | | | 2,396,538 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)(b) | | | | | 132,482 | | | | 8,902,790 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | | | | | 252,100 | | | | 5,790,737 | |
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (a)(b) | | | | | 57,600 | | | | 2,596,032 | |
Endo Health Solutions, Inc. (a) | | | | | 266,768 | | | | 9,814,395 | |
Express, Inc. (a) | | | | | 203,800 | | | | 4,273,686 | |
F5 Networks, Inc. (a) | | | | | 95,700 | | | | 6,584,160 | |
Flowers Foods, Inc. | | | | | 209,400 | | | | 4,617,270 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | | | | 145,600 | | | | 5,114,928 | |
Forest City Enterprises, Inc., Class A (a) | | | | | 379,833 | | | | 6,802,809 | |
Francesca’s Holdings Corp. (a) | | | | | 33,700 | | | | 936,523 | |
The Fresh Market, Inc. (a)(b) | | | | | 49,365 | | | | 2,454,428 | |
Guess?, Inc. | | | | | 45,250 | | | | 1,404,108 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | | | 44,919 | | | | 2,309,735 | |
Hospira, Inc. (a) | | | | | 285,580 | | | | 10,940,570 | |
IAC/InterActiveCorp. | | | | | 9,550 | | | | 454,198 | |
IDEX Corp. | | | | | 132,050 | | | | 7,105,610 | |
Informatica Corp. (a) | | | | | 114,300 | | | | 3,998,214 | |
Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | | | | 393,400 | | | | 5,444,656 | |
j2 Global, Inc. (b) | | | | | 168,400 | | | | 7,158,684 | |
Kennametal, Inc. | | | | | 76,700 | | | | 2,978,261 | |
The KEYW Holding Corp. (a)(b) | | | | | 266,100 | | | | 3,525,825 | |
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (a) | | | | | 539,776 | | | | 7,087,259 | |
Leap Wireless International, Inc. (a) | | | | | 554,300 | | | | 3,730,439 | |
LKQ Corp. (a) | | | | | 165,126 | | | | 4,251,995 | |
MannKind Corp. (a)(b) | | | | | 497,757 | | | | 3,235,421 | |
Manpower, Inc. | | | | | 59,900 | | | | 3,282,520 | |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a)(b) | | | | | 773,894 | | | | 8,628,918 | |
Mistras Group, Inc. (a)(b) | | | | | 125,000 | | | | 2,197,500 | |
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc. | | | | | 140,500 | | | | 3,570,105 | |
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a) | | | | | 350,783 | | | | 9,425,539 | |
Noodles & Co. (a) | | | | | 13,600 | | | | 499,800 | |
Nordson Corp. | | | | | 97,600 | | | | 6,764,656 | |
NorthWestern Corp. | | | | | 107,100 | | | | 4,273,290 | |
Nuance Communications, Inc. (a) | | | | | 95,888 | | | | 1,762,421 | |
NuVasive, Inc. (a) | | | | | 212,583 | | | | 5,269,933 | |
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (a) | | | | | 176,300 | | | | 6,852,781 | |
OfficeMax, Inc. | | | | | 172,900 | | | | 1,768,767 | |
Omnicare, Inc. | | | | | 161,917 | | | | 7,725,060 | |
OSI Systems, Inc. (a)(b) | | | | | 103,300 | | | | 6,654,586 | |
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust | | | | | 351,403 | | | | 6,634,489 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (a) | | | | | 345,400 | | | | 8,880,234 | |
Pinnacle Foods, Inc. | | | | | 116,400 | | | | 2,811,060 | |
PMC-Sierra, Inc. (a) | | | | | 937,200 | | | | 5,951,220 | |
PNM Resources, Inc. | | | | | 253,200 | | | | 5,618,508 | |
PrivateBancorp, Inc. | | | | | 431,100 | | | | 9,143,631 | |
Procera Networks, Inc. (a)(b) | | | | | 255,900 | | | | 3,513,507 | |
Proofpoint, Inc. (a) | | | | | 311,100 | | | | 7,537,953 | |
PVH Corp. | | | | | 41,800 | | | | 5,227,090 | |
Regis Corp. | | | | | 201,735 | | | | 3,312,489 | |
ResMed, Inc. | | | | | 86,963 | | | | 3,924,640 | |
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a)(b) | | | | | 64,200 | | | | 998,952 | |
Rock-Tenn Co., Class A | | | | | 37,100 | | | | 3,705,548 | |
SciQuest, Inc. (a) | | | | | 164,386 | | | | 4,117,869 | |
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. | | | | | 243,300 | | | | 2,184,834 | |
Shutterfly, Inc. (a)(b) | | | | | 60,400 | | | | 3,369,716 | |
Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp. | | | | | 289,890 | | | | 4,800,578 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
United States (concluded) | | | | | | | | | | |
SM Energy Co. | | | | | 50,300 | | | $ | 3,016,994 | |
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A (a) | | | | | 275,600 | | | | 5,919,888 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | | | 344,700 | | | | 5,139,477 | |
Support.com, Inc. (a) | | | | | 939,479 | | | | 4,293,419 | |
Tableau Software, Inc., Class A (a) | | | | | 33,400 | | | | 1,851,028 | |
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. (a) | | | | | 93,900 | | | | 2,289,282 | |
TECO Energy, Inc. | | | | | 160,500 | | | | 2,758,995 | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | | | 121,088 | | | | 9,383,109 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) | | | | | 103,754 | | | | 4,783,059 | |
TIBCO Software, Inc. (a) | | | | | 381,100 | | | | 8,155,540 | |
Timken Co. | | | | | 167,300 | | | | 9,415,644 | |
Trimble Navigation Ltd. (a)(b) | | | | | 197,900 | | | | 5,147,379 | |
Umpqua Holdings Corp. | | | | | 272,700 | | | | 4,093,227 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) | | | | | 140,100 | | | | 5,634,822 | |
Vera Bradley, Inc. (a)(b) | | | | | 283,200 | | | | 6,134,112 | |
WebMD Health Corp. (a) | | | | | 81,000 | | | | 2,378,970 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | | | 101,203 | | | | 2,598,893 | |
Western Alliance Bancorp (a)(b) | | | | | 248,276 | | | | 3,930,209 | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a) | | | | | 50,200 | | | | 2,313,718 | |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | | | | | 62,200 | | | | 3,396,742 | |
Wright Medical Group, Inc. (a) | | | | | 329,063 | | | | 8,624,741 | |
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| | | | | | | | | 490,973,756 | |
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost — $707,078,215) — 95.5% | | | | 876,400,065 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | | |
Money Market Funds | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.05% (e)(f) | | | | | | | 39,123,915 | | | $ | 39,123,915 | |
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| | | | | Beneficial Interest (000) | | | | |
BlackRock Liquidity Series LLC, Money Market Series, 0.21% (e)(f)(g) | | | USD | | | | 98,615 | | | | 98,615,100 | |
Total Money Market Funds — 15.0% | | | | 137,739,015 | |
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Time Deposits | | | | | Par (000) | | | | |
Hong Kong — 0.1% | |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.01%, 7/02/13 | | | HKD | | | | 5,045 | | | | 650,513 | |
Japan — 0.0% | |
Citibank NA, New York, 0.01%, 7/01/13 | | | JPY | | | | 14,714 | | | | 148,360 | |
Singapore — 0.1% | |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.01%, 7/01/13 | | | SGD | | | | 967 | | | | 762,885 | |
United Kingdom — 0.1% | |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.07%, 7/03/13 | | | GBP | | | | 901 | | | | 1,370,945 | |
Total Time Deposits — 0.3% | | | | 2,932,703 | |
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost — $140,671,718) — 15.3% | | | | 140,671,718 | |
Total Investments (Cost — $847,749,933) — 110.8% | | | | 1,017,071,783 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (10.8)% | | | | (99,026,850 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 918,044,933 | |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments |
(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | | Security, or a portion of security, is on loan. |
(c) | | Investments in issuers (whereby the Fund held 5% or more of the companies’ outstanding securities) that were considered to be an affiliate during the year, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
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Affiliate | | Shares Held at June 30, 2012 | | | Shares Purchased | | | Shares Sold | | | Shares Held at June 30, 2013 | | | Value at June 30, 2013 | | | Realized Loss | | | Income | |
Diagnocure, Inc. | | | 5,062,680 | | | | — | | | | (128,500 | ) | | | 4,934,180 | | | $ | 1,055,615 | | | $ | (547,814 | ) | | | — | |
(d) | | When-issued security. Unsettled when-issued transactions were as follows: |
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Counterparty | | Value | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
Dundee Securities Co. | | $ | 1,709,765 | | | $ | (151,325 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. |
(e) | | Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund during the year ended June 30, 2013, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
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Affiliate | | Shares/Beneficial Interest Held at June 30, 2012 | | | Net Activity | | | Shares/Beneficial Interest Held at June 30, 2013 | | | Income | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class | | | 62,456,087 | | | | (23,332,172 | ) | | | 39,123,915 | | | $ | 26,309 | |
BlackRock Liquidity Series LLC, Money Market Series | | $ | 66,142,660 | | | $ | 32,472,440 | | | $ | 98,615,100 | | | $ | 1,191,752 | |
(f) | | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
(g) | | Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. The Fund may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the BlackRock Liquidity Series LLC, Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day. |
Ÿ | | Foreign currency exchange contracts as of June��30, 2013 were as follows: |
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Currency Purchased | | | Currency Sold | | | Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
AUD | | | 140,000 | | | USD | | | 130,048 | | | Bank of America NA | | | 7/01/13 | | | | | $ | (2,011 | ) | | |
IDR | | | 2,112,976,524 | | | USD | | | 210,456 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | | | 7/01/13 | | | | | | 2,439 | | | |
NOK | | | 1,860,000 | | | USD | | | 307,271 | | | Bank of America NA | | | 7/01/13 | | | | | | (1,066 | ) | | |
USD | | | 316,608 | | | GBP | | | 207,181 | | | Bank of America NA | | | 7/01/13 | | | | | | 1,496 | | | |
USD | | | 1,122,882 | | | GBP | | | 731,000 | | | Citibank NA | | | 7/01/13 | | | | | | 11,068 | | | |
CAD | | | 184,000 | | | USD | | | 176,192 | | | Bank of America NA | | | 7/02/13 | | | | | | (1,238 | ) | | |
NOK | | | 1,936,000 | | | USD | | | 320,919 | | | Bank of America NA | | | 7/02/13 | | | | | | (2,202 | ) | | |
USD | | | 26,428 | | | DKK | | | 150,727 | | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | 7/02/13 | | | | | | 124 | | | |
USD | | | 163,474 | | | EUR | | | 125,000 | | | Citibank NA | | | 7/02/13 | | | | | | 768 | | | |
USD | | | 572,474 | | | EUR | | | 439,252 | | | UBS AG | | | 7/02/13 | | | | | | 722 | | | |
USD | | | 157,050 | | | GBP | | | 103,000 | | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | 7/02/13 | | | | | | 392 | | | |
USD | | | 315,271 | | | HKD | | | 2,445,624 | | | JPMorgan Chase Bank | | | 7/02/13 | | | | | | (47 | ) | | |
USD | | | 887,880 | | | JPY | | | 87,933,000 | | | Citibank NA | | | 7/02/13 | | | | | | 1,280 | | | |
USD | | | 1,567,483 | | | SGD | | | 1,980,590 | | | JPMorgan Chase Bank | | | 7/02/13 | | | | | | 4,887 | | | |
AUD | | | 65,000 | | | USD | | | 59,952 | | | UBS AG | | | 7/03/13 | | | | | | (506 | ) | | |
CAD | | | 115,000 | | | USD | | | 109,568 | | | UBS AG | | | 7/03/13 | | | | | | (221 | ) | | |
USD | | | 247,099 | | | HKD | | | 1,916,585 | | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | 7/03/13 | | | | | | (10 | ) | | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 15,875 | | | |
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Ÿ | | Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows: |
Ÿ | | Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access |
Ÿ | | 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) |
Ÿ | | 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 and derivative 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.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument 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 investments and derivative financial instruments, please refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (concluded) | | BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. |
The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of June 30, 2013:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Argentina | | $ | 2,722,608 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 2,722,608 | |
Australia | | | — | | | $ | 11,835,610 | | | | — | | | | 11,835,610 | |
Belgium | | | — | | | | 9,197,998 | | | | — | | | | 9,197,998 | |
Brazil | | | 2,403,264 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,403,264 | |
Canada | | | 39,599,311 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 39,599,311 | |
China | | | 2,711,318 | | | | 4,723,604 | | | | — | | | | 7,434,922 | |
Denmark | | | 2,023,307 | | | | 19,072,335 | | | | — | | | | 21,095,642 | |
Finland | | | — | | | | 2,728,917 | | | | — | | | | 2,728,917 | |
France | | | 5,435,512 | | | | 9,721,185 | | | | — | | | | 15,156,697 | |
Germany | | | — | | | | 30,813,909 | | | | — | | | | 30,813,909 | |
Hong Kong | | | — | | | | 15,089,496 | | | | — | | | | 15,089,496 | |
India | | | 2,114,448 | | | | 12,986,760 | | | | — | | | | 15,101,208 | |
Indonesia | | | — | | | | 3,586,653 | | | | — | | | | 3,586,653 | |
Ireland | | | 9,022,697 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,022,697 | |
Israel | | | 8,427,400 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,427,400 | |
Italy | | | — | | | | 9,652,518 | | | | — | | | | 9,652,518 | |
Japan | | | — | | | | 26,314,746 | | | | — | | | | 26,314,746 | |
Malaysia | | | — | | | | 2,997,056 | | | | — | | | | 2,997,056 | |
Netherlands | | | — | | | | 8,175,899 | | | | — | | | | 8,175,899 | |
Norway | | | 4,893,146 | | | | 6,703,994 | | | | — | | | | 11,597,140 | |
Portugal | | | — | | | | 688,646 | | | | — | | | | 688,646 | |
Singapore | | | 6,033,132 | | | | 4,235,087 | | | | — | | | | 10,268,219 | |
South Korea | | | — | | | | 4,604,199 | | | | — | | | | 4,604,199 | |
Spain | | | 5,294,922 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,294,922 | |
Switzerland | | | 264,525 | | | | 33,710,038 | | | | — | | | | 33,974,563 | |
Thailand | | | — | | | | 1,999,922 | | | | — | | | | 1,999,922 | |
United Arab Emirates | | | — | | | | 7,361,877 | | | | — | | | | 7,361,877 | |
United Kingdom | | | 14,630,972 | | | | 53,649,298 | | | | — | | | | 68,280,270 | |
United States | | | 490,973,756 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 490,973,756 | |
Short-Term Securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 39,123,915 | | | | 98,615,100 | | | | — | | | | 137,739,015 | |
Time Deposits | | | — | | | | 2,932,703 | | | | — | | | | 2,932,703 | |
| | | | |
Total | | $ | 635,674,233 | | | $ | 381,397,550 | | | | — | | | $ | 1,017,071,783 | |
| | | | |
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Derivative Financial Instruments1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | | | — | | | $ | 23,176 | | | | — | | | $ | 23,176 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | | | — | | | | (7,301 | ) | | | — | | | | (7,301 | ) |
| | | | |
Total | | | — | | | $ | 15,875 | | | | — | | | $ | 15,875 | |
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| 1 | | Derivative financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
Certain of the Fund’s assets and liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes.
As of June 30, 2013, such assets and liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency at value | | $ | 609,147 | | | | — | | | — | | $ | 609,147 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank overdraft | | | — | | | $ | (20,670 | ) | | — | | | (20,670 | ) |
Collateral on securities loaned at value | | | — | | | | (98,615,100 | ) | | — | | | (98,615,100 | ) |
| | | | |
Total | | $ | 609,147 | | | $ | (98,635,770 | ) | | — | | $ | (98,026,623 | ) |
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Certain foreign securities are fair valued utilizing an external pricing service to reflect any significant market movements between the time the Fund values such foreign securities and the earlier closing of foreign markets. Such fair valuations are categorized as Level 2 in the disclosure hierarchy. As of June 30, 2012, there were securities with a value of $25,417,114 that were systematically fair valued due to significant market movements, but were not valued using systematic fair values as of June 30, 2013. Therefore, these securities were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the period June 30, 2012 to June 30, 2013.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | | |
| | | | | | | | |
June 30, 2013 | | BlackRock EuroFund
| | | BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | |
Investments at value — unaffiliated1,2 | | $ | 251,438,613 | | | $ | 878,277,153 | |
Investments at value — affiliated3 | | | 196,705 | | | | 138,794,630 | |
Investments sold receivable | | | 4,627,896 | | | | 8,380,952 | |
Capital shares sold receivable | | | 68,673 | | | | 2,146,562 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 705,633 | | | | 989,583 | |
Foreign currency at value4 | | | 14 | | | | 609,147 | |
Securities lending income receivable — affiliated | | | — | | | | 105,723 | |
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 7,537 | | | | 23,176 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 32,778 | | | | 54,416 | |
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Total assets | | | 257,077,849 | | | | 1,029,381,342 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Bank overdraft | | | — | | | | 20,670 | |
Collateral on securities loaned at value | | | — | | | | 98,615,100 | |
Investments purchased payable | | | 2,691,276 | | | | 9,475,768 | |
Capital shares redeemed payable | | | 269,127 | | | | 1,672,350 | |
Investment advisory fees payable | | | 161,362 | | | | 642,822 | |
Service and distribution fees payable | | | 44,381 | | | | 319,611 | |
Other affiliates payable | | | 2,238 | | | | 6,613 | |
Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable | | | 1,947 | | | | 5,973 | |
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 16 | | | | 7,301 | |
Other accrued expenses payable | | | 222,441 | | | | 570,201 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 3,392,788 | | | | 111,336,409 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 253,685,061 | | | $ | 918,044,933 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 349,304,866 | | | $ | 721,269,419 | |
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | | | 4,230,408 | | | | (23,703,933 | ) |
Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated net realized loss) | | | (131,923,913 | ) | | | 51,171,204 | |
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | 32,073,700 | | | | 169,308,243 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 253,685,061 | | | $ | 918,044,933 | |
| | | | | | | | |
1 Investments at cost — unaffiliated | | $ | 219,351,061 | | | $ | 695,711,106 | |
2 Securities loaned at value | | | — | | | $ | 94,541,829 | |
3 Investments at cost — affiliated | | $ | 196,705 | | | $ | 152,038,827 | |
4 Foreign currency at cost | | $ | 14 | | | $ | 621,246 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded) | | |
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June 30, 2013 | | BlackRock EuroFund
| | | BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value | | | | | | | | |
Institutional: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 88,713,397 | | | $ | 244,523,162 | |
| | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 6,511,553 | | | | 9,427,524 | |
| | | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 13.62 | | | $ | 25.94 | |
| | | | |
Par value | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
| | | | |
Shares authorized | | | Unlimited | | | | 100 million | |
| | | | |
Investor A: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 149,425,711 | | | $ | 364,036,350 | |
| | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 11,189,068 | | | | 14,371,683 | |
| | | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 13.35 | | | $ | 25.33 | |
| | | | |
Par value | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
| | | | |
Shares authorized | | | Unlimited | | | | 100 million | |
| | | | |
Investor B: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | — | | | $ | 7,355,343 | |
| | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | — | | | | 305,896 | |
| | | | |
Net asset value | | | — | | | $ | 24.05 | |
| | | | |
Par value | | | — | | | $ | 0.10 | |
| | | | |
Shares authorized | | | — | | | | 100 million | |
| | | | |
Investor C: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 13,982,384 | | | $ | 273,018,485 | |
| | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 1,445,930 | | | | 11,803,313 | |
| | | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 9.67 | | | $ | 23.13 | |
| | | | |
Par value | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
| | | | |
Shares authorized | | | Unlimited | | | | 100 million | |
| | | | |
Class R: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,563,569 | | | $ | 29,111,593 | |
| | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 151,519 | | | | 1,206,673 | |
| | | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 10.32 | | | $ | 24.13 | |
| | | | |
Par value per share | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
| | | | |
Shares authorized | | | Unlimited | | | | 100 million | |
| | | | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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Year Ended June 30, 2013 | | BlackRock EuroFund
| | | BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Investment Income | | | | | | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | $ | 9,041,995 | | | $ | 14,201,807 | |
Securities lending — affiliated — net | | | — | | | | 1,191,752 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 9,492 | | | | 26,309 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (446,677 | ) | | | (345,905 | ) |
| | | | |
Total income | | | 8,604,810 | | | | 15,073,963 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Expenses | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory | | | 2,152,442 | | | | 7,276,346 | |
Service — Investor A | | | 456,509 | | | | 851,676 | |
Service and distribution — Investor B | | | 8,457 | | | | 95,426 | |
Service and distribution — Investor C | | | 144,260 | | | | 2,627,285 | |
Service and distribution — Class R | | | 7,520 | | | | 146,264 | |
Transfer agent — Institutional | | | 154,991 | | | | 198,235 | |
Transfer agent — Investor A | | | 274,611 | | | | 748,601 | |
Transfer agent — Investor B | | | 13,277 | | | | 47,606 | |
Transfer agent — Investor C | | | 34,909 | | | | 724,807 | |
Transfer agent — Class R | | | 6,114 | | | | 105,845 | |
Accounting services | | | 84,106 | | | | 211,166 | |
Professional | | | 115,828 | | | | 156,865 | |
Custodian | | | 92,165 | | | | 173,891 | |
Printing | | | 35,474 | | | | 73,915 | |
Registration | | | 45,877 | | | | 45,159 | |
Officer and Directors | | | 20,027 | | | | 32,224 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 12,327 | | | | 13,088 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 3,658,894 | | | | 13,528,399 | |
Less fees waived by Manager | | | (4,840 | ) | | | (15,943 | ) |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived | | | 3,654,054 | | | | 13,512,456 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 4,950,756 | | | | 1,561,507 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | 25,443,494 | | | | 84,906,037 | |
Investments — affiliated | | | — | | | | (547,814 | ) |
Capital gain distributions received from affiliated investment companies | | | 126 | | | | — | |
Financial futures contracts | | | 3,694,510 | | | | — | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (166,502 | ) | | | (71,798 | ) |
| | | | |
| | | 28,971,628 | | | | 84,286,425 | |
| | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 23,861,242 | | | | 77,675,433 | |
Foreign currency translations | | | 730 | | | | 14,910 | |
| | | | |
| | | 23,861,972 | | | | 77,690,343 | |
| | | | |
Total realized and unrealized gain | | | 52,833,600 | | | | 161,976,768 | |
| | | | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 57,784,356 | | | $ | 163,538,275 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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20 | | ANNUAL REPORT | | JUNE 30, 2013 | | |
| | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock EuroFund | | | | | BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. | |
| | Year Ended June 30, | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 4,950,756 | | | $ | 3,222,275 | | | | | $ | 1,561,507 | | | $ | (1,207,822 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 28,971,628 | | | | (34,222,282 | ) | | | | | 84,286,425 | | | | 24,518,699 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | 23,861,972 | | | | (25,042,035 | ) | | | | | 77,690,343 | | | | (134,394,390 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 57,784,356 | | | | (56,042,042 | ) | | | | | 163,538,275 | | | | (111,083,513 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends to Shareholders From1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional | | | (1,036,094 | ) | | | (3,113,501 | ) | | | | | (5,938,089 | ) | | | (4,875,911 | ) |
Investor A | | | (2,325,850 | ) | | | (5,301,625 | ) | | | | | (8,860,041 | ) | | | (3,701,248 | ) |
Investor B | | | — | | | | (9,005 | ) | | | | | (96,225 | ) | | | — | |
Investor C | | | (84,491 | ) | | | (563,107 | ) | | | | | (5,424,300 | ) | | | (479,989 | ) |
Class R | | | (11,724 | ) | | | (67,144 | ) | | | | | (666,507 | ) | | | (217,067 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders | | | (3,458,159 | ) | | | (9,054,382 | ) | | | | | (20,985,162 | ) | | | (9,274,215 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Share Transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | (74,147,203 | ) | | | (12,649,664 | ) | | | | | (28,819,112 | ) | | | (313,230,096 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (19,821,006 | ) | | | (77,746,088 | ) | | | | | 113,734,001 | | | | (433,587,824 | ) |
Beginning of year | | | 273,506,067 | | | | 351,252,155 | | | | | | 804,310,932 | | | | 1,237,898,756 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of year | | $ | 253,685,061 | | | $ | 273,506,067 | | | | | $ | 918,044,933 | | | $ | 804,310,932 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | | $ | 4,230,408 | | | $ | 3,032,828 | | | | | $ | (23,703,933 | ) | | $ | (6,427,385 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Dividends are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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| | ANNUAL REPORT | | JUNE 30, 2013 | | 21 |
| | |
Financial Highlights | | BlackRock EuroFund |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Institutional | |
| | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 11.29 | | | $ | 13.97 | | | $ | 10.41 | | | $ | 10.65 | | | $ | 18.07 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income1 | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.33 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.22 | | | | (2.43 | ) | | | 3.41 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (6.63 | ) |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 2.49 | | | | (2.27 | ) | | | 3.77 | | | | 0.16 | | | | (6.30 | ) |
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Dividends and distributions from:2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.72 | ) |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (1.12 | ) |
| | | | |
Redemption fee | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.00 | 3 | | | 0.00 | 3 | | | 0.00 | 3 |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 13.62 | | | $ | 11.29 | | | $ | 13.97 | | | $ | 10.41 | | | $ | 10.65 | |
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Total Investment Return4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 22.10% | | | | (15.99)% | | | | 36.42% | 5 | | | 0.78% | 5 | | | (34.12)% | 5 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1.07% | | | | 1.17% | | | | 1.05% | | | | 1.09% | | | | 1.11% | |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived | | | 1.07% | | | | 1.17% | | | | 1.05% | | | | 1.08% | | | | 1.11% | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 2.09% | | | | 1.40% | | | | 2.80% | | | | 1.73% | | | | 2.83% | |
| | | | |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 88,713 | | | $ | 81,040 | | | $ | 114,551 | | | $ | 101,632 | | | $ | 133,540 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 115% | | | | 162% | | | | 148% | | | | 161% | | | | 124% | |
| | | | |
| 1 | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 2 | | Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
| 3 | | Amount is less than $0.01 per share. |
| 4 | | Where applicable, total investment returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. |
| 5 | | Total return calculation includes redemption fees received by the Fund. The impact to the return is less than 0.01%. |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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22 | | ANNUAL REPORT | | JUNE 30, 2013 | | |
| | |
Financial Highlights (continued) | | BlackRock EuroFund |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Investor A | |
| | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 11.08 | | | $ | 13.71 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 10.47 | | | $ | 17.78 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income1 | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.30 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.22 | | | | (2.39 | ) | | | 3.35 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (6.52 | ) |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 2.42 | | | | (2.25 | ) | | | 3.68 | | | | 0.13 | | | | (6.22 | ) |
| | | | |
Dividends and distributions from:2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.72 | ) |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) |
| | | | |
Redemption fee | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.00 | 3 | | | 0.00 | 3 | | | 0.00 | 3 |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 13.35 | | | $ | 11.08 | | | $ | 13.71 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 10.47 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Return4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 21.89% | | | | (16.18)% | | | | 36.15% | 5 | | | 0.53% | 5 | | | (34.21)% | 5 |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1.29% | | | | 1.33% | | | | 1.25% | | | | 1.28% | | | | 1.30% | |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived | | | 1.29% | | | | 1.33% | | | | 1.25% | | | | 1.28% | | | | 1.30% | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 1.62% | | | | 1.21% | | | | 2.56% | | | | 1.51% | | | | 2.68% | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 149,426 | | | $ | 176,609 | | | $ | 210,047 | | | $ | 189,788 | | | $ | 219,697 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 115% | | | | 162% | | | | 148% | | | | 161% | | | | 124% | |
| | | | |
| 1 | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 2 | | Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
| 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 | | Total return calculation includes redemption fees received by the Fund. The impact to the return is less than 0.01%. |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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| | |
Financial Highlights (continued) | | BlackRock EuroFund |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Investor C | |
| | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 8.05 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 7.54 | | | $ | 7.81 | | | $ | 13.67 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income1 | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.15 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.58 | | | | (1.75 | ) | | | 2.47 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (5.02 | ) |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 1.67 | | | | (1.72 | ) | | | 2.63 | | | | 0.03 | | | | (4.87 | ) |
| | | | |
Dividends and distributions from:2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.72 | ) |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.99 | ) |
| | | | |
Redemption fee | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.00 | 3 | | | 0.00 | 3 | | | 0.00 | 3 |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 9.67 | | | $ | 8.05 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 7.54 | | | $ | 7.81 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Return4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 20.83% | | | | (16.88)% | | | | 35.01% | 5 | | | (0.36)% | 5 | | | (34.75)% | 5 |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 2.14% | | | | 2.22% | | | | 2.11% | | | | 2.13% | | | | 2.15% | |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived | | | 2.14% | | | | 2.22% | | | | 2.11% | | | | 2.13% | | | | 2.15% | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.99% | | | | 0.30% | | | | 1.66% | | | | 0.64% | | | | 1.73% | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 13,982 | | | $ | 13,470 | | | $ | 22,169 | | | $ | 20,997 | | | $ | 25,504 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 115% | | | | 162% | | | | 148% | | | | 161% | | | | 124% | |
| | | | |
| 1 | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 2 | | Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
| 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 | | Total return calculation includes redemption fees received by the Fund. The impact to the return is less than 0.01%. |
| | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
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24 | | ANNUAL REPORT | | JUNE 30, 2013 | | |
| | |
Financial Highlights (concluded) | | BlackRock EuroFund |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class R | |
| | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 8.57 | | | $ | 10.72 | | | $ | 8.02 | | | $ | 8.29 | | | $ | 14.50 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income1 | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.20 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.69 | | | | (1.87 | ) | | | 2.65 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (5.36 | ) |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 1.82 | | | | (1.83 | ) | | | 2.84 | | | | 0.06 | | | | (5.16 | ) |
| | | | |
Dividends and distributions from:2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.72 | ) |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (1.05 | ) |
| | | | |
Redemption fee | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.00 | 3 | | | 0.00 | 3 | | | 0.00 | 3 |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 10.32 | | | $ | 8.57 | | | $ | 10.72 | | | $ | 8.02 | | | $ | 8.29 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Return4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 21.32% | | | | (16.81)% | | | | 35.54% | 5 | | | (0.05)% | 5 | | | (34.73)% | 5 |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1.80% | | | | 1.96% | | | | 1.85% | | | | 1.87% | | | | 2.02% | |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived | | | 1.80% | | | | 1.96% | | | | 1.85% | | | | 1.86% | | | | 2.02% | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 1.34% | | | | 0.46% | | | | 1.90% | | | | 0.87% | | | | 2.29% | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 1,564 | | | $ | 1,405 | | | $ | 2,275 | | | $ | 2,083 | | | $ | 2,713 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 115% | | | | 162% | | | | 148% | | | | 161% | | | | 124% | |
| | | | |
| 1 | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 2 | | Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
| 3 | | Amount is less than $0.01 per share. |
| 4 | | Where applicable, total investment returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. |
| 5 | | Total return calculation includes redemption fees received by the Fund. The impact to the return is less than 0.01%. |
| | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
| | | | | | |
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| | |
Financial Highlights | | BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Institutional | |
| | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 21.87 | | | $ | 24.41 | | | $ | 18.32 | | | $ | 16.17 | | | $ | 24.45 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income1 | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.11 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 4.58 | | | | (2.31 | ) | | | 6.13 | 2 | | | 2.09 | 2 | | | (6.59 | )2 |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 4.76 | | | | (2.24 | ) | | | 6.26 | | | | 2.15 | | | | (6.48 | ) |
| | | | |
Dividends and distributions from:3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1.76 | ) |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.80 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 25.94 | | | $ | 21.87 | | | $ | 24.41 | | | $ | 18.32 | | | $ | 16.17 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Return4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 22.20% | | | | (9.11)% | | | | 34.25% | 5 | | | 13.30% | 5 | | | (27.75)% | 5 |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1.02% | | | | 1.12% | | | | 1.08% | | | | 1.12% | | | | 1.20% | |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived | | | 1.02% | | | | 1.12% | | | | 1.08% | | | | 1.12% | | | | 1.20% | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.76% | | | | 0.30% | | | | 0.58% | | | | 0.31% | | | | 0.65% | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 244,523 | | | $ | 186,022 | | | $ | 461,012 | | | $ | 326,440 | | | $ | 250,720 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 73% | | | | 73% | | | | 82% | | | | 73% | | | | 114% | |
| | | | |
| 1 | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 2 | | Includes a redemption fee, which is less than $0.01 per share. |
| 3 | | Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
| 4 | | Where applicable, total investment returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. |
| 5 | | Total return calculation includes redemption fees received by the Fund. The impact to the return is less than 0.01%. |
| | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
| | | | | | |
26 | | ANNUAL REPORT | | JUNE 30, 2013 | | |
| | |
Financial Highlights (continued) | | BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Investor A | |
| | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 21.40 | | | $ | 23.91 | | | $ | 17.95 | | | $ | 15.89 | | | $ | 24.10 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss)1 | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.06 | | | | (0.00 | )2 | | | 0.06 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 4.49 | | | | (2.29 | ) | | | 6.01 | 3 | | | 2.06 | 3 | | | (6.50 | )3 |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 4.57 | | | | (2.27 | ) | | | 6.07 | | | | 2.06 | | | | (6.44 | ) |
| | | | |
Dividends and distributions from:4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1.76 | ) |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.77 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 25.33 | | | $ | 21.40 | | | $ | 23.91 | | | $ | 17.95 | | | $ | 15.89 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Return5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 21.78% | | | | (9.44)% | | | | 33.88% | 6 | | | 12.96% | 6 | | | (27.99)% | 6 |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1.40% | | | | 1.42% | | | | 1.38% | | | | 1.42% | | | | 1.50% | |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived | | | 1.40% | | | | 1.42% | | | | 1.38% | | | | 1.42% | | | | 1.50% | |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.35% | | | | 0.08% | | | | 0.27% | | | | (0.01)% | | | | 0.36% | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 364,036 | | | $ | 326,001 | | | $ | 360,144 | | | $ | 264,526 | | | $ | 226,362 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 73% | | | | 73% | | | | 82% | | | | 73% | | | | 114% | |
| | | | |
| 1 | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 2 | | Amount is greater than $(0.01) per share. |
| 3 | | Includes a redemption fee, which is less than $0.01 per share. |
| 4 | | Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
| 5 | | Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. |
| 6 | | Total return calculation includes redemption fees received by the Fund. The impact to the return is less than 0.01%. |
| | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | ANNUAL REPORT | | JUNE 30, 2013 | | 27 |
| | |
Financial Highlights (continued) | | BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Investor B | |
| | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 20.15 | | | $ | 22.45 | | | $ | 16.93 | | | $ | 15.12 | | | $ | 23.13 | |
| | | | |
Net investment loss1 | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 4.27 | | | | (2.11 | ) | | | 5.66 | 2 | | | 1.98 | 2 | | | (6.23 | )2 |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 4.11 | | | | (2.30 | ) | | | 5.52 | | | | 1.81 | | | | (6.32 | ) |
| | | | |
Dividends and distributions from:3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.21 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1.69 | ) |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.21 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1.69 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 24.05 | | | $ | 20.15 | | | $ | 22.45 | | | $ | 16.93 | | | $ | 15.12 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Return4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 20.55% | | | | (10.25)% | | | | 32.60% | 5 | | | 11.97% | 5 | | | (28.62)% | 5 |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 2.43% | | | | 2.39% | | | | 2.29% | | | | 2.33% | | | | 2.37% | |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived | | | 2.43% | | | | 2.39% | | | | 2.29% | | | | 2.33% | | | | 2.37% | |
| | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.74)% | | | | (0.92)% | | | | (0.67)% | | | | (0.96)% | | | | (0.56)% | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 7,355 | | | $ | 11,968 | | | $ | 25,054 | | | $ | 28,247 | | | $ | 40,600 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 73% | | | | 73% | | | | 82% | | | | 73% | | | | 114% | |
| | | | |
| 1 | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 2 | | Includes a redemption fee, which is less than $0.01 per share. |
| 3 | | Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
| 4 | | Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. |
| 5 | | Total return calculation includes redemption fees received by the Fund. The impact to the return is less than 0.01%. |
| | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
| | | | | | |
28 | | ANNUAL REPORT | | JUNE 30, 2013 | | |
| | |
Financial Highlights (continued) | | BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Investor C | |
| | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 19.57 | | | $ | 21.83 | | | $ | 16.45 | | | $ | 14.68 | | | $ | 22.50 | |
| | | | |
Net investment loss1 | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 4.11 | | | | (2.08 | ) | | | 5.49 | 2 | | | 1.92 | 2 | | | (6.05 | )2 |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 4.01 | | | | (2.23 | ) | | | 5.38 | | | | 1.77 | | | | (6.13 | ) |
| | | | |
Dividends and distributions from:3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1.69 | ) |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1.69 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 23.13 | | | $ | 19.57 | | | $ | 21.83 | | | $ | 16.45 | | | $ | 14.68 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Return4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 20.80% | | | | (10.19)% | | | | 32.71% | 5 | | | 12.06% | 5 | | | (28.58)% | 5 |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 2.21% | | | | 2.27% | | | | 2.21% | | | | 2.27% | | | | 2.35% | |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived | | | 2.21% | | | | 2.27% | | | | 2.21% | | | | 2.27% | | | | 2.35% | |
| | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.45)% | | | | (0.78)% | | | | (0.57)% | | | | (0.86)% | | | | (0.51)% | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 273,018 | | | $ | 251,459 | | | $ | 345,372 | | | $ | 293,633 | | | $ | 281,387 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 73% | | | | 73% | | | | 82% | | | | 73% | | | | 114% | |
| | | | |
| 1 | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 2 | | Includes a redemption fee, which is less than $0.01 per share. |
| 3 | | Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
| 4 | | Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. |
| 5 | | Total return calculation includes redemption fees received by the Fund. The impact to the return is less than 0.01%. |
| | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | ANNUAL REPORT | | JUNE 30, 2013 | | 29 |
| | |
Financial Highlights (concluded) | | BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class R | |
| | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
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Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 20.38 | | | $ | 22.72 | | | $ | 17.09 | | | $ | 15.18 | | | $ | 23.18 | |
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Net investment loss1 | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 4.28 | | | | (2.14 | ) | | | 5.71 | 2 | | | 1.99 | 2 | | | (6.25 | )2 |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 4.27 | | | | (2.22 | ) | | | 5.68 | | | | 1.91 | | | | (6.27 | ) |
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Dividends and distributions from:3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1.73 | ) |
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Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.73 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 24.13 | | | $ | 20.38 | | | $ | 22.72 | | | $ | 17.09 | | | $ | 15.18 | |
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Total Investment Return4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 21.28% | | | | (9.76)% | | | | 33.24% | 5 | | | 12.58% | 5 | | | (28.37)% | 5 |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1.79% | | | | 1.83% | | | | 1.81% | | | | 1.84% | | | | 2.00% | |
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Total expenses after fees waived | | | 1.79% | | | | 1.83% | | | | 1.81% | | | | 1.84% | | | | 2.00% | |
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Net investment loss | | | (0.04)% | | | | (0.37)% | | | | (0.16)% | | | | (0.42)% | | | | (0.13)% | |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 29,112 | | | $ | 28,861 | | | $ | 46,316 | | | $ | 38,378 | | | $ | 33,571 | |
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Portfolio turnover | | | 73% | | | | 73% | | | | 82% | | | | 73% | | | | 114% | |
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| 1 | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 2 | | Includes a redemption fee, which is less than $0.01 per share. |
| 3 | | Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
| 4 | | Where applicable, total investment returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. |
| 5 | | Total return calculation includes redemption fees received by the Fund. The impact to the return is less than 0.01%. |
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1. Organization:
BlackRock EuroFund (“EuroFund”) and BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. (“Global SmallCap”) (the “Funds”), are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as diversified, open-end management investment companies. EuroFund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Global SmallCap is organized as a Maryland corporation. Each Fund offers multiple classes of shares. Institutional Shares are sold without a sales charge and only to certain eligible investors. Investor A Shares are generally sold with a front-end sales charge. Investor B and Investor C Shares may be subject to a CDSC. Class R Shares are sold without a sales charge and only to certain employer-sponsored retirement 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 eight years. On June 10, 2013, all of the issued and oustanding shares of EuroFund’s Investor B Shares were converted into Investor A Shares with the same relative aggregate net asset value.
2. Significant Accounting Policies:
The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds:
Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Funds determine the fair values of their financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to provide oversight of the pricing function for the Funds for all financial instruments.
Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last reported sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the security. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at NAV each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
The Funds value their investments 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 underlying fund’s net assets. 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 under the 1940 Act. The Funds may withdraw up to 25% of their 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 currencies are translated into US dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean 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 that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund 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 Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deem relevant consistent with the principles of fair value measurement which include the market approach, income approach and/or in the case of recent investments, the cost approach, as appropriate. The market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions. The income approach generally is used to discount future cash flows to present value and adjusted for liquidity as appropriate. These factors include but are not limited to: (i) attributes specific to the investment or asset; (ii) the principal market for the investment or asset; (iii) the
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customary participants in the principal market for the investment or asset; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment or asset, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. The Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Funds’ pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices and large movements in market values and reviews of any market related activity. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.
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 each Fund’s net assets. If events (for example, a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur during such periods that are expected to affect the value of such instruments materially, those instruments may be Fair Value Assets and valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, using a pricing service and/or policies approved by the Board. Each business day, the Funds use a pricing service to assist with the valuation of certain foreign exchange-traded equity securities 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 and foreign options at fair value as of the close of business on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.
Foreign Currency: The Funds’ books and records are maintained in US dollars. Purchases and sales of investment securities are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective date of such transactions. Generally, when the US dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the Funds’ investments denominated in that currency will lose value because that currency is worth fewer US dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the US dollar falls in relative value.
The Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. The Funds report realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that each Fund either deliver collateral or segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts and 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 their books and records cash or 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, a fund engaging in such transactions may have requirements to deliver/deposit securities to/with an exchange or broker-dealer as collateral for certain investments.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on 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 subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. 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, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis. Income and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.
Dividends and Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by the Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. The portion of distributions that exceeds a Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which are measured on a tax basis, will constitute a nontaxable return of capital. Distributions in excess of a Fund’s taxable income and net capital gains, but not in excess of a Fund’s earnings and profits, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income and will not constitute a nontaxable return of capital. Capital losses carried forward from years beginning before 2011 do not reduce earnings and profits, even if such
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carried forward losses offset current year realized gains. The character and timing of dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP.
Income Taxes: It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of their taxable income to their shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
Each Fund files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Funds’ US federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended June 30, 2013. The statutes of limitations on each Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. Management does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
Recent Accounting Standards: In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued guidance that will expand current disclosure requirements on the offsetting of certain assets and liabilities. The new disclosures will be required for investments and derivative financial instruments subject to master netting or similar agreements, which are eligible for offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and will require an entity to disclose both gross and net information about such investments and transactions in the financial statements. In January 2013, the FASB issued guidance that clarifies which investments and transactions are subject to the offsetting disclosure requirements. The scope of the disclosure requirements for offsetting will be limited to derivative instruments, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Funds’ financial statement disclosures.
Other: Expenses directly related to a 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. Expenses directly related to the Funds and other shared expenses pro rated to the Funds are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
The Funds have an arrangement with the 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.
3. Securities and Other Investments:
Securities Lending: The Funds may lend securities to approved borrowers, such as banks, brokers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges cash, securities issued or guaranteed by the US government or irrevocable letters of credit issued by a bank as collateral. The initial collateral received by the Funds should have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on US exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter 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 the Funds 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. During the term of the loan, the Funds earn dividend or interest income on the securities loaned but do not receive interest income on the securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.
The market value of securities on loan and the value of the related collateral are shown separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a component of investments at value, and collateral on securities loaned at value, respectively. The cash collateral invested by the securities lending agent BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), if any, is disclosed in the Schedules of Investments.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of a MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, the Funds can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or repledge the collateral.
The risks of securities lending also include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate this risk, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. The
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Fund 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. During the year ended June 30, 2013, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash.
4. Derivative Financial Instruments:
The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and/or to economically hedge their exposure to certain risks such as foreign currency exchange rate risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.
Financial Futures Contracts: The Funds purchase and/or sell financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, financial futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged for financial futures contracts. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Funds as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Funds enter into foreign currency exchange contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to or hedge exposure away from foreign currencies (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 currencies, in which some of the investments held by the Funds are denominated. 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 the value of a foreign currency exchange contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies.
The following is a summary of the Funds’ derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure:
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Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2013 | |
| | Derivative Assets | |
| | Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location | | EuroFund | | | Global SmallCap | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | | $ | 7,537 | | | $ | 23,176 | |
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| | Derivative Liabilities | |
| | Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location | | EuroFund | | | Global SmallCap | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | | Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | | $ | 16 | | | $ | 7,301 | |
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The Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Statements of Operations Year Ended June 30, 2013 | |
| | Net Realized Gain (Loss) From | |
| | EuroFund | | | Global SmallCap | |
Equity contracts: | | | | | | | | |
Financial futures contracts | | $ | 3,694,510 | | | | — | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts: | | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (326,990 | ) | | $ | (120,754 | ) |
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Total | | $ | 3,367,520 | | | $ | (120,754 | ) |
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| | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on | |
| | EuroFund | | | Global SmallCap | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts: | | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency translations | | $ | (528 | ) | | $ | 12,840 | |
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For the year ended June 30, 2013, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:
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| | EuroFund | | | Global SmallCap | |
Financial futures contracts: | | | | | | | | |
Average number of contracts purchased | | | 631 | | | | — | |
Average number of contracts sold | | | — | | | | — | |
Average notional value of contracts purchased | | | $4,404,537 | | | | — | |
Average notional value of contracts sold | | | — | | | | — | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts: | | | | | | | | |
Average number of contracts — US dollars purchased | | | 3 | | | | 8 | |
Average number of contracts — US dollars sold | | | 2 | | | | 3 | |
Average US dollar amounts purchased | | | $1,695,372 | | | | $3,387,322 | |
Average US dollar amounts sold | | | $863,421 | | | | $1,088,353 | |
Counterparty Credit Risk: A derivative contract may suffer a mark to market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
In order to better define their contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Funds mitigate their counterparty risk, the Funds may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between each Fund and a counterparty that governs OTC derivatives and foreign exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, each Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting) including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. In addition, certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Funds’ net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Funds fail to meet the terms of their ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the Funds to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.
Collateral Requirements: For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Funds and the counterparty.
Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g. $500,000) before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds and additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. To the extent amounts due to each Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, each Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Each Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
5. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) is the largest stockholder and an affiliate, for 1940 Act purposes, of BlackRock.
Each Fund entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Funds’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund. For such services, each Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | EuroFund | | | Global SmallCap | |
First $1 Billion | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.85 | % |
$1 — $3 Billion | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.80 | % |
$3 — $5 Billion | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.77 | % |
$5 to $10 Billion | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.74 | % |
Greater than $10 Billion | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.72 | % |
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The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds. However, the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid in connection with each Fund’s investment in other affiliated investment companies, if any. These amounts are shown as fees waived by Manager in the Statements of Operations.
The Manager, with respect to EuroFund, entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BIM and BlackRock International Ltd, (“BIL”), both affiliates of the Manager. The Manager pays BIM and BIL, for services they provide, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by the Fund to the Manager.
The Manager, with respect to Global SmallCap, entered into a subadvisory agreement with BIM. The Manager pays BIM, for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by the Fund to the Manager.
For the year ended June 30, 2013, each Fund reimbursed the Manager for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services in the Statements of Operations. The reimbursements were as follows:
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EuroFund | | $ | 2,853 | |
Global SmallCap | | $ | 7,740 | |
The Funds entered into a Distribution Agreement and Distribution and Service Plan with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. Pursuant to the Distribution and Service Plan and 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:
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Investor A | | | 0.25 | % | | | — | |
Investor B | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.75 | % |
Investor C | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.75 | % |
Class R | | | 0.25 | % | | | 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.
Pursuant to written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which may be affiliates, provide the Funds with sub-accounting, recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency and other administrative services with respect to sub-accounts they service. For these services, these entities receive an annual fee per shareholder account, which will vary depending on share class and/or net assets. For the year ended June 30, 2013, the Funds paid the following to affiliates in return for these services, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations:
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| | EuroFund | | | Global SmallCap | |
Institutional | | $ | 118,315 | | | $ | 168,025 | |
Investor A | | $ | 202,411 | | | $ | 665,295 | |
Investor B | | | 10,254 | | | | 42,163 | |
Investor C | | | 29,432 | | | | 650,516 | |
Class R | | | 4,703 | | | | 93,379 | |
The Manager maintains a call center, which is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Funds, such as responding to shareholder inquiries and processing transactions based upon instructions from shareholders with respect to the subscription and redemption of Fund shares. For the year ended June 30, 2013, the Funds reimbursed the Manager the following amounts for costs incurred in running the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations:
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| | EuroFund | | | Global SmallCap | |
Institutional | | $ | 3,118 | | | $ | 3,240 | |
Investor A | | $ | 7,311 | | | $ | 8,975 | |
Investor B | | $ | 237 | | | $ | 468 | |
Investor C | | $ | 444 | | | $ | 5,643 | |
Class R | | $ | 54 | | | $ | 781 | |
For the year ended June 30, 2013, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of the Funds’ Investor A Shares as follows:
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| | Investor A | |
EuroFund | | $ | 1,972 | |
Global SmallCap | | $ | 75,440 | |
For the year ended June 30, 2013, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:
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| | Investor A | | | Investor B | | | Investor C | |
EuroFund | | $ | 4 | | | $ | 953 | | | $ | 20 | |
Global SmallCap | | $ | 3,241 | | | $ | 5,982 | | | $ | 16,934 | |
The Funds received an exemptive order from the SEC permitting them, among other things, to 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 in a private investment company managed by the Manager or in registered money market funds advised by the Manager or its affiliates. The market value of securities on loan and the value of the related collateral, if applicable, is shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as securities loaned at value and collateral on securities loaned at value, respectively. The cash collateral invested by BIM, if any,
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is disclosed in the Schedules of Investments. Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of rebates paid to, or fees paid by, borrowers of securities. The Funds retain 65% of securities lending income and pay a fee to BIM equal to 35% of such income. The Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock. As securities lending agent, BIM bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending as well as the cost of borrower default indemnification. BIM does not receive any fees for managing the cash collateral. The share of income earned by the Funds is shown as securities lending — affiliated — net in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended June 30, 2013, BIM received $648,505 in securities lending agent fees related to securities lending activities for Global SmallCap.
Certain officers and/or directors of the Funds are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in officer and directors in the Statements of Operations.
The Funds may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is solely due to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common trustees. For the year ended June 30, 2013, the purchase and sale transactions with an affiliated fund in compliance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Global SmallCap | | $ | 1,688,546 | | | $ | 2,060,777 | |
6. Purchases and Sales:
Purchases and sales of investments excluding short-term securities for the year ended June 30, 2013, were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
EuroFund | | $ | 316,771,172 | | | $ | 380,498,013 | |
Global SmallCap | | $ | 608,867,490 | | | $ | 636,612,362 | |
7. Income Tax Information:
US GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The following permanent differences as of June 30, 2013 attributable to foreign currency transactions, the sale of stock of passive foreign investment companies and income recognized from pass-through entities were reclassified to the following accounts:
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| | EuroFund | | | Global SmallCap | |
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | | $ | (295,017 | ) | | $ | 2,147,107 | |
Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated net realized loss) | | $ | 295,017 | | | $ | (2,147,107 | ) |
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 was as follows:
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| | | | | EuroFund | | | Global SmallCap | |
Ordinary income | | | 6/30/13 | | | $ | 3,458,159 | | | $ | 20,985,162 | |
| | | 6/30/12 | | | $ | 9,054,382 | | | $ | 9,274,215 | |
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Total | | | 6/30/13 | | | $ | 3,458,159 | | | $ | 20,985,162 | |
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| | | 6/30/12 | | | $ | 9,054,382 | | | $ | 9,274,215 | |
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As of June 30, 2013, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:
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| | EuroFund | | | Global SmallCap | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 4,298,005 | | | | — | |
Undistributed long-term capital gains | | | — | | | $ | 56,875,001 | |
Capital loss carryforwards | | | (129,915,917 | ) | | | — | |
Net unrealized gains1 | | | 29,998,107 | | | | 142,737,701 | |
Qualified late-year losses2 | | | — | | | | (2,837,188 | ) |
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Total | | $ | (95,619,805 | ) | | $ | 196,775,514 | |
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1 | | The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains were attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain foreign currency exchange contracts, the timing and recognition of partnership income, the accounting for real estate investment trusts, the timing of expense recognition and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies. |
2 | | The Fund has elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the year ending June 30, 2014. |
As of June 30, 2013, EuroFund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:
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Expires June 30, | | | |
2017 | | $ | 38,781,995 | |
2018 | | | 85,950,061 | |
No expiration date3 | | | 5,183,861 | |
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Total | | $ | 129,915,917 | |
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3 | | Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration. |
During the year ended June 30, 2013, the Funds utilized the following amounts of their respective capital loss carryforward as follows:
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EuroFund. | | $ | 6,470,229 | |
Global SmallCap | | $ | 9,368,351 | |
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As of June 30, 2013, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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| | EuroFund | | | Global SmallCap | |
Tax cost | | $ | 221,560,080 | | | $ | 874,311,992 | |
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Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 36,060,287 | | | $ | 209,849,966 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (5,985,049 | ) | | | (67,090,175 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 30,075,238 | | | $ | 142,759,791 | |
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8. Bank Borrowings:
The Funds, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), are parties to a 364-day, $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders, under which the Funds may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. The agreement expires in April 2014. Excluding commitments designated for a certain individual fund, other Participating Funds, including the Funds, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $500 million, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.065% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. Participating Funds paid administration and arrangement fees, which, along with commitment fees, were allocated among such funds based upon portions of the aggregate commitment available to them and relative net assets of Participating Funds. The Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement during the year ended June 30, 2013.
9. 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 (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all their obligations (issuer 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 fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Funds have unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.
The Funds invest a substantial amount of their assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When the Funds concentrate their investments in this manner, they assume the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries may have a significant impact on their investment performance. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the United States. Foreign securities markets may also be less liquid, more volatile, and less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in US securities. Please see the Schedules of Investments for concentrations in specific countries.
Each Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns about economic downturns in, or rising government debt levels of several European countries, including Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. As of June 30, 2013, these events have adversely affected the exchange rate of the euro and may continue to spread to other countries in Europe, including countries that do not use the euro. These events may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Funds’ investments.
As of June 30, 2013, the Funds had the following industry classifications:
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Industry | | EuroFund | | | Global SmallCap | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 16 | % | | | 3 | % |
Commercial Banks | | | 7 | | | | 5 | |
Chemicals | | | 6 | | | | 3 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | 5 | | | | 6 | |
Beverages | | | 5 | | | | — | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | | — | | | | 6 | |
Software | | | 3 | | | | 5 | |
Machinery | | | 2 | | | | 5 | |
Other1 | | | 56 | | | | 67 | |
1 | | All other industries held were each less than 5% of long-term investments. |
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10. Capital Share Transactions:
Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
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| | Year Ended June 30, 2013 | | | | | Year Ended June 30, 2012 | |
EuroFund | | Shares | | | Amount | | | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Institutional | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 665,181 | | | $ | 8,730,734 | | | | | | 685,205 | | | $ | 8,168,297 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | 69,951 | | | | 900,947 | | | | | | 256,121 | | | | 2,673,909 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,403,525 | ) | | | (18,046,695 | ) | | | | | (1,959,636 | ) | | | (22,496,938 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (668,393 | ) | | $ | (8,415,014 | ) | | | | | (1,018,310 | ) | | $ | (11,654,732 | ) |
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Investor A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares | | | 2,563,311 | | | $ | 31,952,079 | | | | | | 3,690,951 | | | $ | 39,713,905 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | 161,813 | | | | 2,045,172 | | | | | | 433,126 | | | | 4,444,241 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (7,469,947 | ) | | | (96,349,545 | ) | | | | | (3,506,445 | ) | | | (39,515,691 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (4,744,823 | ) | | $ | (62,352,294 | ) | | | | | 617,632 | | | $ | 4,642,455 | |
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Investor B1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 4,998 | | | $ | 50,389 | | | | | | 6,126 | | | $ | 57,666 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | — | | | | — | | | | | | 938 | | | | 8,070 | |
Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares | | | (111,871 | ) | | | (1,238,438 | ) | | | | | (96,167 | ) | | | (890,975 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (106,873 | ) | | $ | (1,188,049 | ) | | | | | (89,103 | ) | | $ | (825,239 | ) |
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Investor C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 196,950 | | | $ | 1,832,496 | | | | | | 75,728 | | | $ | 634,022 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | 8,037 | | | | 73,852 | | | | | | 65,405 | | | | 489,907 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (432,802 | ) | | | (3,980,039 | ) | | | | | (670,043 | ) | | | (5,483,698 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (227,815 | ) | | $ | (2,073,691 | ) | | | | | (528,910 | ) | | $ | (4,359,769 | ) |
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Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 48,275 | | | $ | 484,895 | | | | | | 51,549 | | | $ | 442,462 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,197 | | | | 11,724 | | | | | | 8,434 | | | | 67,140 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (61,806 | ) | | | (614,774 | ) | | | | | (108,476 | ) | | | (961,981 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (12,334 | ) | | $ | (118,155 | ) | | | | | (48,493 | ) | | $ | (452,379 | ) |
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Total Net Decrease | | | (5,760,238 | ) | | $ | (74,147,203 | ) | | | | | (1,067,184 | ) | | $ | (12,649,664 | ) |
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1 At the close of business on June 10, 2013, all of the issued and outstanding Investor B Shares of EuroFund converted into Investor A Shares of the Fund. | |
Global SmallCap | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 2,690,237 | | | $ | 64,950,373 | | | | | | 3,090,218 | | | $ | 67,963,631 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | 198,443 | | | | 4,520,441 | | | | | | 203,893 | | | | 4,211,269 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,968,850 | ) | | | (47,109,236 | ) | | | | | (13,670,299 | ) | | | (306,491,274 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | 919,830 | | | $ | 22,361,578 | | | | | | (10,376,188 | ) | | $ | (234,316,374 | ) |
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Investor A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares | | | 3,420,485 | | | $ | 81,588,752 | | | | | | 4,100,069 | | | $ | 87,793,864 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | 350,900 | | | | 7,824,984 | | | | | | 160,457 | | | | 3,246,090 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (4,630,542 | ) | | | (107,465,319 | ) | | | | | (4,095,263 | ) | | | (88,021,246 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (859,157 | ) | | $ | (18,051,583 | ) | | | | | 165,263 | | | $ | 3,018,708 | |
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| | Year Ended June 30, 2013 | | | | | Year Ended June 30, 2012 | |
Global SmallCap (concluded) | | Shares | | | Amount | | | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Investor B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 19,237 | | | $ | 427,885 | | | | | | 29,526 | | | $ | 596,466 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | 3,416 | | | | 72,669 | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares | | | (310,754 | ) | | | (6,876,966 | ) | | | | | (551,371 | ) | | | (11,157,741 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (288,101 | ) | | $ | (6,376,412 | ) | | | | | (521,845 | ) | | $ | (10,561,275 | ) |
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Investor C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,587,817 | | | $ | 34,569,493 | | | | | | 1,754,462 | | | $ | 34,339,410 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | 227,597 | | | | 4,654,199 | | | | | | 21,917 | | | | 407,447 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (2,858,564 | ) | | | (61,288,987 | ) | | | | | (4,752,464 | ) | | | (93,431,307 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (1,043,150 | ) | | $ | (22,065,295 | ) | | | | | (2,976,085 | ) | | $ | (58,684,450 | ) |
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Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 351,551 | | | $ | 7,942,874 | | | | | | 511,380 | | | $ | 10,528,036 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | 31,312 | | | | 666,318 | | | | | | 11,241 | | | | 216,966 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (592,648 | ) | | | (13,296,592 | ) | | | | | (1,144,810 | ) | | | (23,431,707 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (209,785 | ) | | $ | (4,687,400 | ) | | | | | (622,189 | ) | | $ | (12,686,705 | ) |
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Total Net Decrease | | | (1,480,363 | ) | | $ | (28,819,112 | ) | | | | | (14,331,044 | ) | | $ | (313,230,096 | ) |
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11. Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on each Fund 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.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees/Directors of BlackRock EuroFund and BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of BlackRock EuroFund and BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc., (collectively, the “Funds”), including the schedules of investments, as of June 30, 2013, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, audits of their internal controls over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2013, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial positions of the BlackRock EuroFund and BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc., as of June 30, 2013, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
August 23, 2013
Important Tax Information (Unaudited)
The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013.
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| | Payable Date | | | EuroFund | | | Global SmallCap | |
Qualified Dividend Income for Individuals | | | 12/14/12 | | | | 100%1 | | | | 52.40%2 | |
Dividends Qualifying for the Dividend Received Deduction for Corporations | | | 12/14/12 | | | | — | | | | 21.16%2 | |
Foreign Source Income | | | 12/14/12 | | | | 100%1 | | | | — | |
Foreign Taxes Paid Per Share | | | 12/14/12 | | | | $0.021721 | | | | — | |
| 1 | | Expressed as a percentage of the cash distribution grossed up for foreign taxes. |
| 2 | | The Fund hereby designates the percentage indicated above or the maximum amount allowable by law. |
The foreign taxes paid represent taxes incurred by the Fund on income received by the Fund from foreign sources. Foreign taxes paid may be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or may be taken as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the appropriate treatment of foreign taxes paid.
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements |
The Board of Trustees of BlackRock EuroFund (the “EuroFund”) and the Board of Directors of BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. (the “Global SmallCap Fund”) (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) (the “Board,” and the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) met in person on April 9, 2013 (the “April Meeting”) and May 14-15, 2013 (the “May Meeting”) to consider the approval of each Fund’s investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreements”) with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), each Fund’s investment advisor. The Board also considered the approval of the sub-advisory agreements (collectively, the “Sub-Advisory Agreements”) between the Manager and each of (a) BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, and (b) BlackRock International Limited (collectively, the “Sub-Advisors”), with respect to the Funds, as applicable. The Manager and the Sub-Advisors are referred to herein as “BlackRock.” The Advisory Agreements and the Sub-Advisory Agreements are referred to herein as the “Agreements.”
Activities and Composition of the Board
The Board consists of thirteen individuals, ten of whom are not “interested persons” of each Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board Members are responsible for the oversight of the operations of the Funds and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Board Members have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chairman of the Board is an Independent Board Member. The Board has established five standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Performance Oversight Committee and an Executive Committee, each of which is chaired by an Independent Board Member and composed of Independent Board Members (except for the Performance Oversight Committee and the Executive Committee, each of which also has one interested Board Member).
The Agreements
Pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Board is required to consider the continuation of the Agreements on an annual basis. The Board has four quarterly meetings per year, each extending over two days, and a fifth one-day meeting to consider specific information surrounding the consideration of renewing the Agreements. In connection with this process, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, scope and quality of the services provided to each Fund by BlackRock, its personnel and its affiliates, including investment management, administrative and shareholder services, oversight of fund accounting and custody, marketing services, risk oversight, compliance and assistance in meeting applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
The Board, acting directly and through its committees, considers at each of its meetings, and from time to time as appropriate, factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to each Fund and its shareholders. Among the matters the Board considered were: (a) investment performance for one-year, three-year, five-year and/or since inception periods, as applicable, against peer funds, and applicable benchmarks, if any, as well as senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analysis of the reasons for any over performance or underperformance against its peers and/or benchmark, as applicable; (b) fees, including advisory, administration, if applicable, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by each Fund for services, such as marketing and distribution, call center and fund accounting; (c) Fund operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to each Fund; (d) the resources devoted to, risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of each Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions; (e) each Fund’s compliance with its Code of Ethics and other compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates; (g) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Board; (i) the use of brokerage commissions and execution quality of portfolio transactions; (j) BlackRock’s implementation of each Fund’s valuation and liquidity procedures; (k) an analysis of management fees for products with similar investment objectives across the open-end fund, exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), closed-end fund and institutional account product channels, as applicable; (l) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives it creates; and (m) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business.
The Board has engaged in an ongoing strategic review with BlackRock of opportunities to consolidate funds and of BlackRock’s commitment to investment performance. In addition, the Board requested and BlackRock provided an analysis of fair valuation and stale pricing policies. BlackRock also furnished information to the Board in response to specific questions. These questions covered issues such as BlackRock’s profitability, investment performance and management fee levels. The Board further considered the importance of: (i) organizational and structural variables to investment performance; (ii) rates of portfolio turnover; (iii) BlackRock’s performance accountability for portfolio managers; (iv) marketing support for the funds; (v) services provided to each Fund by BlackRock affiliates; and (vi) BlackRock’s oversight of relationships with third party service providers.
Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements
The Approval Process: Prior to the April Meeting, the Board requested and received materials specifically relating to the Agreements. The Board is engaged in a process with its independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review the nature and scope of the information provided to better assist its deliberations. The materials provided in connection with
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the April Meeting included (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) on Fund fees and expenses as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Lipper (“Expense Peers”) and the investment performance of each Fund as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Lipper1; (b) information on the profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates pursuant to the Agreements and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (c) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees charged to other clients, such as institutional clients, ETFs and closed-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as well as the performance of such other clients, as applicable; (d) review of non-management fees; (e) the existence, impact and sharing of potential economies of scale; (f) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by each Fund to BlackRock; (g) sales and redemption data regarding each Fund’s shares; and (h) if applicable, a comparison of management fees to similar BlackRock open-end funds, as classified by Lipper.
At the April Meeting, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the Agreements. As a result of the discussions that occurred during the April Meeting, and as a culmination of the Board’s year-long deliberative process, the Board presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these requests with additional written information in advance of the May Meeting.
At the May Meeting, the Board, including all the Independent Board Members, approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements between the Manager and each Fund, and the Sub-Advisory Agreements between the Manager and the Sub-Advisors with respect to each Fund, as applicable, each for a one-year term ending June 30, 2014. In approving the continuation of the Agreements, the Board considered: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of each Fund and BlackRock; (c) the advisory fee and the cost of the services and profits to be realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with each Fund; (d) each Fund’s costs to investors compared to the costs of Expense Peers and performance compared to the relevant performance comparison as previously discussed; (e) economies of scale; (f) fall-out benefits to BlackRock as a result of its relationship with each Fund; and (g) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.
The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to the distribution of Fund shares and securities lending, services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings, direct and indirect benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with each Fund and advice from independent legal counsel with respect to the review process and materials submitted for the Board’s review. The Board noted the willingness of BlackRock personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board did not identify any particular information as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items considered.
A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services and the resulting performance of each Fund. Throughout the year, the Board compared Fund performance to the performance of a comparable group of mutual funds and/or the performance of a relevant benchmark, if any. The Board met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment operations, including the senior investment officers. The Board also reviewed the materials provided by each Fund’s portfolio management team discussing Fund performance and each Fund’s investment objective, strategies and outlook.
The Board considered, among other factors, with respect to BlackRock: the number, education and experience of investment personnel generally and each Fund’s portfolio management team; investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage; portfolio trading capabilities; use of technology; commitment to compliance; credit analysis capabilities; risk analysis and oversight capabilities; and the approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Board engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to each Fund’s portfolio management team and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.
In addition to advisory services, the Board considered the quality of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided to each Fund. BlackRock and its affiliates provide each Fund with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to each Fund by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of each Fund. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide each Fund with the following administrative services including, among others: (i) preparing disclosure documents, such as the prospectus, the summary prospectus (as applicable), the statement of additional information and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) assisting with daily accounting and pricing; (iii) overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; (iv) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (v) providing legal and compliance support; (vi) furnishing analytical and other support to assist the Board in its consideration of strategic issues such as the merger or consolidation of certain open-end funds; and (vii) performing other administrative functions necessary for the operation of each Fund, such as tax reporting, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements and call center services. The
1 | | Lipper ranks funds in quartiles, ranging from first to fourth, where first is the most desirable quartile position and fourth is the least desirable. |
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Board reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, shareholder services, legal and compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
B. The Investment Performance of each Fund and BlackRock: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also reviewed and considered the performance history of each Fund. In preparation for the April Meeting, the Board worked with its independent legal counsel, BlackRock and Lipper to develop a template for, and was provided with, reports independently prepared by Lipper, which included a comprehensive analysis of each Fund’s performance. The Board also reviewed a narrative and statistical analysis of the Lipper data that was prepared by BlackRock, which analyzed various factors that affect Lipper’s rankings. In connection with its review, the Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of each Fund as compared to other funds in its applicable Lipper category. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select peer funds and periodically meets with Lipper representatives to review its methodology. The Board and its Performance Oversight Committee regularly review, and meet with Fund management to discuss, the performance of each Fund throughout the year.
The Board noted that the EuroFund ranked in the second, fourth and third quartiles against its Lipper Performance Universe for the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, respectively; the Fund’s one-year performance was in the 31st percentile of its Lipper Performance Universe. The Board noted the Fund’s improved performance, relative to its peers, during the one-year period. The Board and BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance during the three- and five-year periods compared to its Lipper Performance Universe. The Board was informed that, among other things, the underperformance of the Fund during these periods largely occurred during 2010. During that period, earnings growth was a dominant driver of stock performance, and therefore the growth investment style considerably outperformed value as investors focused on cyclical stocks with exposure to rapidly growing end markets such as China. Up until December 2010, the Fund was run with a value bias, which was a considerable hindrance for returns during 2010.
The Board and BlackRock also discussed BlackRock’s strategy for improving the EuroFund’s performance and BlackRock’s commitment to providing the resources necessary to assist the Fund’s portfolio managers and to improve the Fund’s performance.
The Board noted that the Global SmallCap Fund ranked in the third, third and second quartiles against its Lipper Performance Universe for the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, respectively. The Board and BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance during the one- and three-year periods compared to its Lipper Performance Universe. The Board was informed that, among other things, security selection detracted from performance, particularly in the healthcare sector, for the one-year period. Sector positioning of the portfolio also detracted, especially underweights to outperforming areas like consumer discretionary and industrials. Three-year underperformance is largely attributable to the portfolio’s tilt toward high quality growth companies with stable business models. Fund management believed this positioning would provide the best balance of downside risk and upside return potential given the broader environment, although this positioning proved to be overly conservative in hindsight.
The Board and BlackRock also discussed BlackRock’s strategy for improving the Global SmallCap Fund’s performance and BlackRock’s commitment to providing the resources necessary to assist the Fund’s portfolio managers and to improve the Fund’s performance.
The Board noted that BlackRock has recently made, and continues to make, changes to the organization of BlackRock’s overall portfolio management structure designed to result in strengthened leadership teams.
C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with each Fund: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed each Fund’s contractual management fee rate compared with the other funds in its Lipper category. The contractual management fee rate represents a combination of the advisory fee and any administrative fees, before taking into account any reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board compared each Fund’s total net operating expense ratio, as well as actual management fee rate, to those of other funds in its Lipper category. The total net operating expense ratio and actual management fee rate both give effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers that benefit the funds. The Board considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, including institutional accounts.
The Board received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition. The Board was also provided with a profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to each Fund. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to each Fund and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to available aggregate profitability data provided for the two prior years. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to certain other fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and
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expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, precision of expense allocations and business mix. As a result, comparing profitability is difficult.
The Board noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s overall operating margin, in general, compared to that of certain other publicly-traded asset management firms. The Board considered the differences between BlackRock and these other firms, including the contribution of technology at BlackRock, BlackRock’s expense management, and the relative product mix.
In addition, the Board considered the cost of the services provided to each Fund by BlackRock, and BlackRock’s and its affiliates’ profits relating to the management and distribution of each Fund and the other funds advised by BlackRock and its affiliates. As part of its analysis, the Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology in allocating its costs to the management of each Fund. The Board also considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Board.
The Board noted that each Fund’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the second quartile relative to the Fund’s Expense Peers. The Board also noted that each Fund has an advisory fee arrangement that includes breakpoints that adjust the fee rate downward as the size of the Fund increases above certain contractually specified levels.
D. Economies of Scale: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of each Fund increase, as well as the existence of expense caps, as applicable. The Board also considered the extent to which each Fund benefits from such economies and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or breakpoint structure in order to enable each Fund to participate in these economies of scale, for example through the use of revised breakpoints in the advisory fee based upon the asset level of each Fund. In its consideration, the Board Members took into account the existence of any expense caps and further considered the continuation and/or implementation, as applicable, of such caps.
E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates may derive from their respective relationships with each Fund, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to each Fund, including for administrative, distribution, securities lending and cash management services. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Board also noted that BlackRock may use and benefit from third party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts. The Board further noted that it had considered the investment by BlackRock’s funds in ETFs without any offset against the management fees payable by the funds to BlackRock.
In connection with its consideration of the Agreements, the Board also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Board received reports from BlackRock which included information on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices throughout the year.
The Board noted the competitive nature of the open-end fund marketplace, and that shareholders are able to redeem their Fund shares if they believe that each Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of each Fund.
Conclusion
The Board, including all the Independent Board Members, approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements between the Manager and each Fund, as applicable, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2014, and the Sub-Advisory Agreements between the Manager and the Sub-Advisors with respect to each Fund for a one-year term ending June 30, 2014. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreements, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination. The contractual fee arrangements for each Fund reflect the results of several years of review by the Board Members and predecessor Board Members, and discussions between such Board Members (and predecessor Board Members) and BlackRock. As a result, the Board Members’ conclusions may be based in part on their consideration of these arrangements in prior years.
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Funds | | Length of Time Served as a Director2 | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of BlackRock- Advised Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) Consisting of Investment Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen | | Public Directorships |
Independent Directors1 |
Robert M. Hernandez 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1944 | | Chairman of the Board and Director | | Since 2007 | | Director, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of USX Corporation (energy and steel business) from 1991 to 2001; Director, TE Connectivity (electronics) from 2006 to 2012. | | 28 RICs consisting of 84 Portfolios | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Eastman Chemical Company; RTI International Metals, Inc. (metals) |
Fred G. Weiss 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1941 | | Vice Chairman of the Board and Director | | Since 2007 | | Managing Director, FGW Associates (consulting and investment company) since 1997; Director and Treasurer, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research since 2000; Director, BTG International PLC (medical technology commercialization company) from 2001 to 2007. | | 28 RICs consisting of 84 Portfolios | | Actavis, Inc. (pharmaceuticals) |
James H. Bodurtha 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1944 | | Director | | Since 2002 | | Director, The China Business Group, Inc. (consulting and investing firm) since 1996 and Executive Vice President thereof from 1996 to 2003; Chairman of the Board, Berkshire Holding Corporation since 1980. | | 28 RICs consisting of 84 Portfolios | | None |
Bruce R. Bond 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1946 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Trustee and Member of the Governance Committee, State Street Research Mutual Funds from 1997 to 2005; Board Member of Governance, Audit and Finance Committee, Avaya Inc. (computer equipment) from 2003 to 2007. | | 28 RICs consisting of 84 Portfolios | | None |
Donald W. Burton 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1944 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Managing General Partner, The Burton Partnership, LP (an investment partnership) since 1979; Managing General Partner, The South Atlantic Venture Funds from 1983 to 2012; Director, IDology, Inc. (technology solutions) since 2006; Director, Knology, Inc. (telecommunications) from 1996 to 2012; Director, Capital Southwest from 2006 to 2012. | | 28 RICs consisting of 84 Portfolios | | None |
Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1943 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Partner and Head of International Practice, Covington and Burling LLP (law firm) since 2001; International Advisory Board Member, The Coca-Cola Company from 2002 to 2011; Advisory Board Member, Veracity Worldwide, LLC (risk management) since 2007; Member of the International Advisory Board GML Ltd. (energy) since 2003; Advisory Board Member, BT Americas (telecommunications) from 2004 to 2010. | | 28 RICs consisting of 84 Portfolios | | Alcatel-Lucent (tele-communications); Global Specialty Metallurgical; UPS Corporation (delivery service) |
Kenneth A. Froot 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1957 | | Director | | Since 2005 | | Professor, Harvard University since 1992. | | 28 RICs consisting of 84 Portfolios | | None |
John F. O’Brien 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1943 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Chairman of the Corporation, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute since 2009 and Trustee thereof from 2003 to 2009; Director, Ameresco, Inc. (energy solutions company) from 2006 to 2007. | | 28 RICs consisting of 84 Portfolios | | Cabot Corporation (chemicals); LKQ Corporation (auto parts manufacturing); TJX Companies, Inc. (retailer) |
Roberta Cooper Ramo 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1942 | | Director | | Since 2002 | | Shareholder and attorney, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A. (law firm) since 1993; Chairman of the Board, Cooper’s Inc., (retail) since 1999; Director, ECMC Group (service provider to students, schools and lenders) since 2001; President, The American Law Institute (non-profit) since 2008. | | 28 RICs consisting of 84 Portfolios | | None |
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Funds | | Length of Time Served as a Director2 | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of BlackRock- Advised Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) Consisting of Investment Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen | | Public Directorships |
Independent Directors1 (concluded) |
David H. Walsh 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1941 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Director, National Museum of Wildlife Art since 2007; Trustee, University of Wyoming Foundation from 2008 to 2012; Director, Ruckelshaus Institute and Haub School of Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming from 2006 to 2008; Director, The American Museum of Fly Fishing since 1997. | | 28 RICs consisting of 84 Portfolios | | None |
| | 1 Each Independent Director holds office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as provided by the Fund’s by-laws or charter or statute. In no event may an Independent Director hold office beyond December 31 of the year in which he or she turns 74. |
| | 2 Date shown is the earliest date a person has served for the Funds covered by this annual report. Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows certain Directors as joining the Fund’s board in 2007, those Directors first became members of the boards of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock funds as follows: James H. Bodurtha, 1995; Bruce R. Bond, 2005; Donald W. Burton, 2002; Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat, 2001; Kenneth A. Froot, 2005; Robert M. Hernandez, 1996; John F. O’Brien, 2005; Roberta Cooper Ramo, 1999; David H. Walsh, 2003; and Fred G. Weiss, 1998. |
Interested Directors3 |
Paul L. Audet 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1953 | | President4 and Director | | Since 2011 | | Senior Managing Director of BlackRock and Head of U.S. Mutual Funds since 2011; Chair of the U.S. Mutual Funds Committee reporting to the Global Executive Committee since 2011; Head of BlackRock’s Real Estate business from 2008 to 2011; Member of BlackRock’s Global Operating and Corporate Risk Management Committees and of the BlackRock Alternative Investors Executive Committee and Investment Committee for the Private Equity Fund of Funds business since 2008; Head of BlackRock’s Global Cash Management business from 2005 to 2010; Acting Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from 2007 to 2008; Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from 1998 to 2005. | | 155 RICs consisting of 282 Portfolios | | None |
Laurence D. Fink 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1952 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock since its formation in 1998 and of BlackRock’s predecessor entities since 1988 and Chairman of the Executive and Management Committees; Formerly Managing Director, The First Boston Corp-oration, Member of its Management Committee, Co-head of its Taxable Fixed Income Division and Head of its Mortgage and Real Estate Products Group; Chairman of the Board of several of BlackRock’s alternative investment vehicles; Director of several of BlackRock’s offshore funds; Member of the Board of Trustees of New York University, Chair of the Financial Affairs Committee and a member of the Executive Committee, the Ad Hoc Committee on Board Governance, and the Committee on Trustees; Co-Chairman of the NYU Hospitals Center Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Development/Trustee Stewardship Committee and Chairman of the Finance Committee; Trustee, The Boys’ Club of New York. | | 28 RICs consisting of 84 Portfolios | | BlackRock |
Henry Gabbay 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1947 | | Director | | Since 2007 | | Consultant, BlackRock from 2007 to 2008; Managing Director, BlackRock from 1989 to 2007; Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares from 2005 to 2007 and Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006. | | 155 RICs consisting of 282 Portfolios | | None |
| | 3 Messrs. Audet and Fink are both “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Funds based on their positions with BlackRock and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay is an “interested person” of the Funds based on his former positions with BlackRock and its affiliates as well as his ownership of BlackRock and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. securities. Mr. Audet and Mr. Gabbay are also Directors of the BlackRock registered closed-end funds and Directors of other BlackRock registered open-end funds. Interested Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. |
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Funds | | Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
Officers1 |
John M. Perlowski 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1964 | | President2 and Chief Executive Officer | | Since 2010 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2009; Global Head of BlackRock Fund Services since 2009; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 2003 to 2009; Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds from 2003 to 2009 and Senior Vice President thereof from 2007 to 2009; Director of Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds from 2002 to 2009; Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009. |
Brendan Kyne 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1977 | | Vice President | | Since 2009 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2010; Director of BlackRock from 2008 to 2009; Head of Product Development and Management for BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group since 2009 and Co-head thereof from 2007 to 2009; Vice President of BlackRock from 2005 to 2008. |
Neal Andrews 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1966 | | Chief Financial Officer | | Since
2007 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2006; Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. from 1992 to 2006. |
Jay Fife 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1970 | | Treasurer | | Since 2007 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2007; Director of BlackRock in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the MLIM and Fund Asset Management, L.P. advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006. |
Brian Kindelan 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1959 | | Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer | | Since 2007 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised funds since 2007; Managing Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock since 2005. |
Benjamin Archibald 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1975 | | Secretary | | Since 2012 | | Director of BlackRock since 2010; Assistant Secretary to the funds from 2010 to 2012; General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of Uhuru Capital Management from 2009 to 2010; Executive Director and Counsel of Goldman Sachs Asset Management from 2005 to 2009. |
| | 1 Officers of the Funds serve at the pleasure of the Board. 2 For Global SmallCap. |
| | Further information about the Officers and Directors is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling (800) 441-7762. |
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Investment Advisor BlackRock Advisors, LLC Wilmington, DE 19809 | | Custodian Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Boston, MA 02109 | | Accounting Agent State Street Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA 02110 | | Legal Counsel Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP New York, NY 10019 | | Address of the Funds 100 Bellevue Parkway Wilmington, DE 19809 |
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Sub-Advisors BlackRock Investment Management, LLC Princeton, NJ 08540 | | Transfer Agent BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. Wilmington, DE 19809 | | Distributor BlackRock Investments, LLC New York, NY 10022 | | Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Deloitte & Touche LLP Boston, MA 02116 | | |
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Electronic Delivery
Electronic copies of most financial reports and prospectuses are available on the Funds’ websites 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 |
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 the Funds at (800) 441-7762.
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ 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, DC. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Funds’ 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 the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) at http://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 voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
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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 http://www.blackrock.com/funds.
Automatic Investment Plans
Investor Class shareholders who want to invest regularly can arrange to have $50 or more automatically deducted from their checking or savings account and invested in any of the BlackRock funds.
Systematic Withdrawal Plans
Investor Class shareholders can establish a systematic withdrawal plan and receive periodic payments of $50 or more from their BlackRock funds, as long as their account balance is at least $10,000.
Retirement Plans
Shareholders may make investments in conjunction with Traditional, Rollover, Roth, Coverdell, Simple IRAs, SEP IRAs and 403(b) Plans.
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BlackRock Privacy Principles | | |
BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.
If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.
BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.
BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.
We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.
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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.
BlackRock ACWI ex-US Index Fund
BlackRock All-Cap Energy & Resources Portfolio
BlackRock Basic Value Fund
BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund
BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund
BlackRock Disciplined Small Cap Core Fund
BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund
BlackRock Emerging Markets Dividend Fund
BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund
BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio
BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund
BlackRock EuroFund
BlackRock Flexible Equity Fund
BlackRock Focus Growth Fund
BlackRock Global Dividend Income Portfolio
BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund
BlackRock Global Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund
BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock India Fund
BlackRock International Fund
BlackRock International Index Fund
BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock Large Cap Core Fund
BlackRock Large Cap Core Plus Fund
BlackRock Large Cap Growth Fund
BlackRock Large Cap Value Fund
BlackRock Latin America Fund
BlackRock Long-Horizon Equity Fund
BlackRock Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio
BlackRock Mid Cap Value Opportunities Fund
BlackRock Natural Resources Trust
BlackRock Pacific Fund
BlackRock Real Estate Securities Fund
BlackRock Russell 1000 Index Fund
BlackRock Science & Technology Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock Small Cap Growth Equity Portfolio
BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II
BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund
BlackRock S&P 500 Stock Fund
BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock Value Opportunities Fund
BlackRock World Gold Fund
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Taxable Fixed Income Funds | | |
BlackRock Bond Index Fund
BlackRock Core Bond Portfolio
BlackRock CoreAlpha Bond Fund
BlackRock Emerging Market Local Debt Portfolio
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio
BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund
BlackRock GNMA Portfolio
BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio
BlackRock International Bond Portfolio
BlackRock Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
BlackRock Secured Credit Portfolio
BlackRock Short Obligations Fund
BlackRock Short-Term Treasury Fund
BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio
BlackRock Total Return Fund
BlackRock U.S. Government Bond Portfolio
BlackRock U.S. Mortgage Portfolio
BlackRock Ultra-Short Obligations Fund
BlackRock World Income Fund
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Municipal Fixed Income Funds | | |
BlackRock California Municipal Bond Fund
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund
BlackRock Intermediate Municipal Fund
BlackRock National Municipal Fund
BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund
BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Fund
BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund
BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund
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BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund | | LifePath Active Portfolios | | | | LifePath Index Portfolios |
BlackRock Emerging Market Allocation Portfolio | | | | 2015 | | 2040 | | | | | | | | Retirement | | 2040 |
BlackRock Global Allocation Fund | | | | 2020 | | 2045 | | | | | | | | 2020 | | 2045 |
BlackRock Managed Volatility Portfolio | | | | 2025 | | 2050 | | | | | | | | 2025 | | 2050 |
BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio | | | | 2030 | | 2055 | | | | | | | | 2030 | | 2055 |
BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund | | | | 2035 | | | | | | | | | | 2035 | | |
BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock Prepared Portfolios | | LifePath Portfolios | | | | | | | | |
Conservative Prepared Portfolio | | | | Retirement | | 2040 | | | | | | | | | | |
Moderate Prepared Portfolio | | | | 2020 | | 2045 | | | | | | | | | | |
Growth Prepared Portfolio | | | | 2025 | | 2050 | | | | | | | | | | |
Aggressive Growth Prepared Portfolio | | | | 2030 | | 2055 | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock mutual funds are currently distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC. You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds under consideration carefully before investing. Each fund’s prospectus contains this and other information and is available at www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 or from your financial advisor. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
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This report is transmitted to shareholders only. 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 that Fund’s current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change. Please see each Fund’s current prospectus for a description of risks associated with global investments.
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Item 2 – | Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, there have been no amendments to or waivers granted under the code of ethics. A copy of the code of ethics is available without charge at www.blackrock.com. |
Item 3 – | Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of trustees (the “board of trustees”), has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent: |
Robert M. Hernandez
Fred G. Weiss
Stuart E. Eizenstat
Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.
Item 4 – | Principal Accountant Fees and Services |
The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) in each of the last two fiscal years for the services rendered to the Fund:
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Entity Name | | Current Fiscal Year End | | Previous Fiscal Year End | | Current Fiscal Year End | | Previous Fiscal Year End | | Current Fiscal Year End | | Previous Fiscal Year End | | Current Fiscal Year End | | Previous Fiscal Year End |
BlackRock EuroFund | | $35,463 | | $35,200 | | $0 | | $0 | | $13,850 | | $13,350 | | $0 | | $0 |
The following table presents fees billed by D&T that were required to be approved by the registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) for services that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund and that are rendered on behalf of BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“Investment Adviser” or “BlackRock”) and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with BlackRock (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Fund Service Providers”):
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(b) Audit-Related Fees1 | | $0 | | $0 |
(c) Tax Fees2 | | $0 | | $0 |
(d) All Other Fees3 | | $2,865,000 | | $2,970,000 |
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1 The nature of the services includes assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements not included in Audit Fees.
2 The nature of the services includes tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
3 Aggregate fees borne by BlackRock in connection with the review of compliance procedures and attestation thereto performed by D&T with respect to all of the registered closed-end funds and some of the registered open-end funds advised by BlackRock.
(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:
The Committee has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the Investment Adviser and Fund Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are (a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and (b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a different period. Tax or other non-audit services provided to the registrant which have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 per project. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels.
Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for ratification. The Committee may delegate to the Committee Chairman the authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels.
(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception in paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not Applicable
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees paid to the accountant for services rendered by the accountant to the registrant, the Investment Adviser and the Fund Service Providers were:
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BlackRock EuroFund | | $13,850 | | $13,350 | | | | | | | | | | |
Additionally, SSAE 16 Review (Formerly, SAS No. 70) fees for the current and previous fiscal years of $2,865,000 and $2,970,000, respectively, were billed by D&T to the Investment Adviser.
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(h) The Committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Investment Adviser and the Fund Service Providers that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5 – | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable |
(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 – There have been no material changes to these procedures. |
Item 11 – | Controls and Procedures |
(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 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(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 |
(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – See Item 2
(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto
(a)(3) – Not Applicable
(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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BlackRock EuroFund |
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By: | | /s/ John M. Perlowski |
| | John M. Perlowski |
| | Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of |
| | BlackRock EuroFund |
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Date: August 29, 2013 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | | /s/ John M. Perlowski |
| | John M. Perlowski |
| | Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of |
| | BlackRock EuroFund |
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Date: August 29, 2013 |
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By: | | /s/ Neal J. Andrews |
| | Neal J. Andrews |
| | Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of |
| | BlackRock EuroFund |
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Date: August 29, 2013 |
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