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: 06/30/2018
Date of reporting period: 12/31/2017
Item 1 – Report to Stockholders
DECEMBER 31, 2017
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The Markets in Review
Dear Shareholder,
In the 12 months ended December 31, 2017, risk assets, such as stocks and high-yield bonds, continued to deliver strong performance. The equity market advanced, month after month, despite geopolitical uncertainty and relatively high valuations, while bond returns were constrained by higher interest rates.
Rising interest rates worked against high-quality assets with more interest rate sensitivity. Consequently, longer-term U.S. Treasuries posted modest returns, as rising energy prices, modest wage increases, and steady job growth led to expectations of higher inflation and interest rate increases by the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”).
The market’s performance reflected reflationary expectations early in the reporting period, as investors began to sense that a global recovery was afoot. Thereafter, many countries throughout the world experienced sustained and synchronized growth for the first time since the financial crisis. Growth rates and inflation are still relatively low, but they are finally rising together.
The Fed responded to these positive developments by increasing short-term interest rates three times and setting expectations for additional interest rate increases. The Fed also began reducing the vast balance sheet reserves that had accumulated in the wake of the financial crisis. In October 2017, the Fed reduced its $4.5 trillion balance sheet by only $10 billion, while setting expectations for additional modest reductions and rate hikes in 2018.
By contrast, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) and the Bank of Japan (“BoJ”) both continued to expand their balance sheets despite nascent signs of sustained economic growth. The Eurozone and Japan are both approaching the limits of central banks’ ownership share of national debt, which is a structural pressure point that limits their capacity to deliver additional monetary stimulus. In October 2017, the ECB announced plans to cut the amount of its bond purchases in half for 2018, while the BoJ reiterated its commitment to economic stimulus until the inflation rate rises to its target of 2%.
Emerging market growth also stabilized, as accelerating growth in China, the second largest economy in the world and the most influential of all developing economies, improved the outlook for corporate profits and economic growth across most developing nations. Chinese demand for commodities and other raw materials allayed concerns about the country’s banking system, leading to rising equity prices and foreign investment flows.
While escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea and our nation’s divided politics are concerning, benign credit conditions, modest inflation, solid corporate earnings, and the positive outlook for growth in the world’s largest economies have kept markets relatively tranquil.
Rising consumer confidence and improving business sentiment are driving momentum for the U.S. economy. If the Fed maintains a measured pace of stimulus reduction, to the extent that inflation rises, it’s likely to be accompanied by rising real growth and higher wages. That could lead to a favorable combination of moderately higher inflation, steadily rising interest rates, and improving growth in 2018.
Further fueling optimism, Congress passed a sweeping tax reform bill in December 2017. The U.S. tax overhaul is likely to accentuate the reflationary themes already in place, including faster growth and rising interest rates. Changing the corporate tax rate to a flat 21% will create many winners and losers among high-and-low tax companies, while the windfall from lower taxes could boost business and consumer spending.
In this environment, investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.
Sincerely,
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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Total Returns as of December 31, 2017 |
| | 6-month | | 12-month |
U.S. large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) | | 11.42% | | 21.83% |
U.S. small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) | | 9.20 | | 14.65 |
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | 9.86 | | 25.03 |
Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) | | 15.92 | | 37.28 |
3-month Treasury bills (ICE BofAML 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index) | | 0.55 | | 0.86 |
U.S. Treasury securities (ICE BofAML 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index) | | (0.01) | | 2.07 |
U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) | | 1.24 | | 3.54 |
Tax-exempt municipal bonds (S&P Municipal Bond Index) | | 1.64 | | 4.95 |
U.S. high yield bonds (Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | | 2.46 | | 7.50 |
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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Table of Contents
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2017 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Investment Objective
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
On March 27, 2017, the Fund’s Board approved a proposal to change the name of BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. to BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. The Board also approved certain changes to the Fund’s investment objective and investment strategies. In addition, Fund management has determined to change the benchmark indices against which the Fund compares its performance. At a joint special meeting held on August 24, 2017, the shareholders of the Fund approved the change to the Fund’s investment objective. These changes became effective on October 26, 2017. On December 27, 2017, the Fund’s issued and outstanding Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares.
Portfolio Management Commentary
How did the Fund perform?
For the six-month period ended December 31, 2017, the Fund outperformed its former benchmarks, the MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index and the MSCI World Index, and its new benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index.
On October 26, 2017, the Fund changed its name to BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, and there were concurrent changes to its investment strategy. Its benchmark changed from the MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index and the MSCI World Index to the MSCI All Country World Index on the same date. Concurrently, there were changes to the Fund’s investment strategy. The investment adviser believes the MSCI All Country World Index is more relevant to the Fund’s new investment objective and investment strategies. Following the conversion, the Fund became managed by BlackRock’s Systematic Active Equity (SAE) team, which incorporates a research-driven, systematic approach to identifying differentiated performance opportunities across markets. Performance prior to that date is attributable to the previous portfolio management team.
What factors influenced performance?
Prior to the Fund’s changes, stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector was the largest contributor to relative performance. Specifically, the Fund generated strong results in the hotels, restaurants & leisure industry, where Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. and Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. were the leading contributors. Stock selection in the materials, real estate, financials and industrials sectors also added value.
Stock selection in the health care sector, which was weakest within the health care providers & services industry, was the largest detractor from returns under the previous management team. Selection in energy and utilities detracted, as well.
Stock selection was the primary driver of performance following the transition to the new management team. Insights led by more traditional measures of financial quality — specifically, signals preferring dividend growers with a track record of shareholder-friendly capital allocation decisions — outperformed. Trending sentiment-based signals also delivered positive results at the stock and industry levels. Non-traditional cross-asset comparisons of company fundamentals delivered strong returns, as well. Further contributions came from overweight positions in the industrials and materials sectors, as well as overweight positions in the United States and Canada.
Stock selection signals that focused on relative comparisons of valuations detracted following the transition. Underperformance within the macro thematic signals basket was concentrated in signals that assess broad measures of market risk as well as those that capture supply-chain dynamics at the industry level. The Fund’s underexposure to the Pacific ex-Japan region also detracted in this interval.
The Fund held a modest position in index derivatives in order to maintain equity exposure during the transition of management teams. This aspect of its positioning had no material impact on performance.
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
The Fund was overweight in the United States, with a preference for higher-quality stocks trading at attractive valuations. The Fund was underweight in Europe, which was a reflection of signals related to investor sentiment. From a sector perspective, the Fund’s value signal composite preferred materials and industrials over financials and energy.
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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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2017 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Portfolio Information
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | | Percent of Net Assets | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 2 | % |
Facebook, Inc., Class A | | | 2 | |
Walt Disney Co. | | | 1 | |
Boeing Co. | | | 1 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 1 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 1 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 1 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 1 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 1 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 1 | |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
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Country | | Percent of Net Assets | |
United States | | | 53 | % |
Japan | | | 8 | |
Canada | | | 4 | |
United Kingdom | | | 4 | |
Australia | | | 4 | |
Germany | | | 4 | |
Netherlands | | | 3 | |
Switzerland | | | 2 | |
Sweden | | | 2 | |
China | | | 2 | |
Norway | | | 2 | |
Finland | | | 1 | |
France | | | 1 | |
Taiwan | | | 1 | |
Hong Kong | | | 1 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | 2 | |
Other(a) | | | 6 | |
| (a) | Includes holdings within countries that are 1% or less of net assets. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for such countries. | |
Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2017
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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 | | | 13.05 | % | | | | | | | 23.89 | % | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 11.63 | % | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 6.16 | % | | | N/A | |
Investor A | | | 12.92 | | | | | | | | 23.50 | | | | 17.02 | % | | | | | | | 11.24 | | | | 10.05 | % | | | | | | | 5.82 | | | | 5.25 | % |
Investor C | | | 12.41 | | | | | | | | 22.52 | | | | 21.66 | | | | | | | | 10.36 | | | | 10.36 | | | | | | | | 4.95 | | | | 4.95 | |
Class R | | | 12.69 | | | | | | | | 23.04 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 10.85 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 5.40 | | | | N/A | |
MSCI World Index(c) | | | 10.61 | | | | | | | | 22.40 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 11.64 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 5.03 | | | | N/A | |
MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index(d) | | | 12.19 | | | | | | | | 23.81 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 12.36 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 7.23 | | | | N/A | |
MSCI All Country World Index(e) | | | 11.21 | | | | | | | | 23.97 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 10.80 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 4.65 | | | | N/A | |
| (a) | 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. | |
| (b) | The Fund primarily intends to invest in equity securities or other financial instruments that are components of, or have characteristics similar to, the securities included in the MSCI All Country World Index. The Fund’s total returns prior to October 26, 2017, are the returns of the Fund when it followed a different investment objective and different investment strategies under the name BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. | |
| (c) | A free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. The MSCI World Index consists of the following 23 developed market country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. | |
| (d) | 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. | |
| (e) | A free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets countries. The MSCI All Country World Index consists of 47 country indexes comprising of 23 developed and 24 emerging market country indexes. | |
N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Expense Example
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| | Beginning Account Value (07/01/2017) | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/2017) | | | Expenses Paid During the Period (a) | | | | | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/2017) | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/2017) | | | Expenses Paid During the Period (a) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Institutional | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,130.50 | | | $ | 5.37 | | | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.16 | | | $ | 5.09 | | | | 1.00 | % |
Investor A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,129.20 | | | | 7.19 | | | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.45 | | | | 6.82 | | | | 1.34 | |
Investor C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,124.10 | | | | 11.46 | | | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,014.42 | | | | 10.87 | | | | 2.14 | |
Class R | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,126.90 | | | | 8.74 | | | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,016.99 | | | | 8.29 | | | | 1.63 | |
| (a) | 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 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). | |
| (b) | Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365. | |
See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 9 for further information on how expenses were calculated.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2017 | | BlackRock EuroFund |
Investment Objective
BlackRock EuroFund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek capital appreciation primarily through investment in equities of corporations domiciled in European countries.
Portfolio Management Commentary
How did the Fund perform?
For the six-month period ended December 31, 2017, the Fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI Europe Index.
What factors influenced performance?
Both sector allocation and stock selection played a role in the Fund’s underperformance.
The Fund’s positioning in the health care sector was a key factor in its shortfall. The overall category was affected by pricing pressures in the United States and the weaker U.S. dollar, which made European companies less competitive. In addition, a number of the Fund’s individual holdings were hurt by company-specific issues. Shire PLC (United Kingdom) underperformed on concerns about competitive threats to the company’s hemophilia business, but the investment adviser retained the position on the belief that the issue was reflected in the stock price. Later in the year, Shire sold off further on the news that the company’s chief financial officer was leaving. However, the investment adviser did not believe this development significantly changed the investment case, especially in light of Shire’s cost-cutting efforts. Merck KGaA (Germany), which fell due to caution surrounding growing threats from Chinese competitors and questions about the company’s 2018 outlook, was another notable detractor in health care. AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) also detracted due to a key drug trial that failed to show the expected benefits.
Outside of health care, the Fund lost ground through a position in the consumer staples stock Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (United Kingdom), which came under pressure after the company posted weak organic growth and downgraded its guidance. An underweight in Royal Dutch Shell PLC (United Kingdom) also detracted amid the broader strength in the energy sector.
On the positive side, the luxury goods producer Kering SA (France)—whose third quarter results showed a continuation of the company’s robust operating trends — was the Fund’s best-performing stock in the semi-annual period. The Gucci brand registered strong organic sales growth that was significantly above consensus expectations, with the brand adding new customers and showing an increased retention rate among its existing customer base.
The Fund’s positioning in the information technology sector also had a positive effect on relative performance. The U.K. payment provider Worldpay Group PLC, which received an acquisition bid from its U.S. rival Vantiv at a 23% premium to the pre-offer price, was the top contributor in the sector.
The U.K.-based engineering stock Weir Group PLC, whose focus on the mining and energy markets positioned it to benefit from the rally in commodity prices, was also among the Fund’s leading performers. The Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro ASA was another leading contributor, as the prices of industrial metals benefitted from rising confidence that Chinese authorities could tackle the excess supply from domestic producers.
The Fund further benefited from its zero weighting in the food conglomerate Nestle SA (Switzerland), which lagged the overall market.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
The investment adviser increased the Fund’s allocation to the industrials sector given the tailwinds of accelerating global growth and favorable policy developments regarding infrastructure. The Fund exited a number of stocks the investment adviser believed had reached fair value, and it rotated the proceeds into new investments in Konecranes OYJ (Finland), Eiffage SA (France), Safran SA (France) and OSRAM Licht AG (Germany). The investment adviser believes OSRAM Licht has repositioned its portfolio around high-margin and fast-growing areas while exiting segments of the lighting business that have struggled.
In the consumer staples sector, the Fund sold its investment in the tobacco producer Imperial Brands PLC (United Kingdom). The past year brought increased evidence that the “heat-not-burn” technology is a threat to traditional cigarettes, and Imperial Brands does not have a product that can compete in this area. The Fund continued to hold British American Tobacco PLC, which the investment adviser believes is better positioned for this potential industry change, at the close of the period.
The Danish biotechnology company Genmab A/S was a new holding in the health care sector. The investment adviser initiated the position on the belief that the stock had reached an attractive valuation after falling due to weaker-than-expected results. Conversely, the Fund sold its remaining investment in Bayer AG (Germany) due to concerns about its pending deal with the U.S. company Monsanto Co.
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
The Fund was overweight in the industrials, consumer discretionary, information technology, real estate, telecommunications services sectors, and it was underweight in health care, energy, consumer staples, financials, utilities and materials.
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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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2017 | | BlackRock EuroFund |
Portfolio Information
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | | Percent of Net Assets | |
British American Tobacco PLC | | | 4 | % |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A | | | 4 | |
Danske Bank A/S | | | 3 | |
Prudential PLC | | | 3 | |
SAP SE | | | 3 | |
ING Groep NV | | | 3 | |
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 2 | |
Allianz SE, Registered Shares | | | 2 | |
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | | | 2 | |
Continental AG | | | 2 | |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
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Country | | Percent of Net Assets | |
United Kingdom | | | 26 | % |
France | | | 14 | |
Germany | | | 14 | |
Denmark | | | 7 | |
Spain | | | 7 | |
Netherlands | | | 6 | |
Italy | | | 6 | |
Sweden | | | 5 | |
Switzerland | | | 5 | |
Finland | | | 5 | |
Belgium | | | 3 | |
Other(a) | | | 2 | |
| (a) | Includes holdings within countries that are 1% or less of net assets. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for such countries. | |
Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2017
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| | | | | | | | 1 Year | | | | | | 5 Years | | | | | | 10 Years | |
| | 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 | | | 6.20 | % | | | | | | | 22.34 | % | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 5.42 | % | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 0.39 | % | | | N/A | |
Investor A | | | 6.16 | | | | | | | | 22.08 | | | | 15.67 | % | | | | | | | 5.20 | | | | 4.07 | % | | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | (0.35 | )% |
Investor C | | | 5.82 | | | | | | | | 21.21 | | | | 20.21 | | | | | | | | 4.35 | | | | 4.35 | | | | | | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) |
Class R | | | 5.86 | | | | | | | | 21.49 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 4.71 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | N/A | |
MSCI Europe Index(c) | | | 8.80 | | | | | | | | 25.51 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 7.37 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 1.34 | | | | N/A | |
| (a) | 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. | |
| (b) | 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. | |
| (c) | A free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of the developed markets in Europe. | |
N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Expense Example
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| | Beginning Account Value (07/01/2017) | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/2017) | | | Expenses Paid During the Period (a) | | | | | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/2017) | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/2017) | | | Expenses Paid During the Period (a) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Institutional | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,062.00 | | | $ | 5.51 | | | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.86 | | | $ | 5.40 | | | | 1.06 | % |
Investor A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,061.60 | | | | 6.50 | | | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.90 | | | | 6.36 | | | | 1.25 | |
Investor C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,058.20 | | | | 10.63 | | | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,014.87 | | | | 10.41 | | | | 2.05 | |
Class R | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,058.60 | | | | 8.98 | | | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,016.48 | | | | 8.79 | | | | 1.73 | |
| (a) | 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 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). | |
| (b) | Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating 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.
About Fund Performance
Institutional Shares are not subject to any sales charge. These shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only to certain eligible investors.
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). Certain redemptions of these shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. These shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. On December 27, 2017, all issued and outstanding Investor B Shares of BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. were converted into Investor A Shares with the same relative aggregate net asset value (“NAV”).
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. These shares are generally available through financial intermediaries.
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.
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 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 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. Distributions 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.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), each Fund’s investment adviser, voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed a portion of each Fund’s expenses. Without such waiver and/or reimbursement, each Fund’s performance would have been lower. The Manager is under no obligation to waive and/or reimburse or to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees and such voluntary waiver may be reduced or discontinued at any time. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on waivers and/or reimbursements.
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, acquired fund fees and expenses and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown on previous pages (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2017 and held through December 31, 2017) 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 shareholder reports of other funds.
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.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and 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 instrument. The Funds’ successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation a Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Funds’ investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.
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8 | | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
Common Stocks — 98.1% | |
|
Australia — 3.8% | |
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. | | | 250,490 | | | $ | 4,612,571 | |
Beach Energy Ltd. | | | 23,168 | | | | 22,375 | |
BHP Billiton Ltd. | | | 96,477 | | | | 2,216,164 | |
BHP Billiton PLC | | | 34,053 | | | | 688,563 | |
BlueScope Steel Ltd. | | | 78,245 | | | | 931,941 | |
Caltex Australia Ltd. | | | 62,515 | | | | 1,656,099 | |
Carsales.com Ltd. | | | 9,292 | | | | 104,713 | |
CIMIC Group Ltd. | | | 13,276 | | | | 530,979 | |
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. | | | 22,658 | | | | 150,106 | |
Cochlear Ltd. | | | 12,465 | | | | 1,661,617 | |
CSL Ltd. | | | 7,127 | | | | 783,212 | |
CSR Ltd. | | | 42,383 | | | | 156,695 | |
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. | | | 532,449 | | | | 2,014,983 | |
GPT Group | | | 8,812 | | | | 35,053 | |
Macquarie Group Ltd. | | | 15,262 | | | | 1,180,437 | |
Medibank Pvt Ltd. | | | 32,311 | | | | 82,743 | |
Mineral Resources Ltd. | | | 2,681 | | | | 43,995 | |
OZ Minerals Ltd. | | | 37,400 | | | | 265,633 | |
Qantas Airways Ltd. | | | 1,307,489 | | | | 5,126,724 | |
Rio Tinto Ltd. | | | 7,137 | | | | 419,620 | |
South32 Ltd. | | | 112,887 | | | | 305,986 | |
Star Entertainment Group Ltd. | | | 4,457 | | | | 21,059 | |
Stockland | | | 67,836 | | | | 236,635 | |
Telstra Corp. Ltd. | | | 1,074,885 | | | | 3,038,533 | |
Wesfarmers Ltd. | | | 15,022 | | | | 519,429 | |
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. | | | 2,712 | | | | 69,774 | |
Woolworths Group Ltd. | | | 30,644 | | | | 651,072 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 27,526,711 | |
Austria — 0.7% | |
OMV AG | | | 80,630 | | | | 5,110,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Belgium — 0.2% | |
Bekaert SA NV | | | 774 | | | | 33,753 | |
bpost SA | | | 4,878 | | | | 148,428 | |
KBC Group NV | | | 1,008 | | | | 85,895 | |
UCB SA | | | 11,757 | | | | 932,167 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1,200,243 | |
Bermuda — 0.0% | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | | 1,280 | | | | 43,320 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Brazil — 0.3% | |
AMBEV SA | | | 41,172 | | | | 264,129 | |
Cia. Hering | | | 79,653 | | | | 615,201 | |
Hypermarcas SA | | | 58,630 | | | | 636,303 | |
JBS SA | | | 110,360 | | | | 326,376 | |
Metalurgica Gerdau SA, Preference Shares | | | 19,897 | | | | 34,730 | |
Porto Seguro SA | | | 17,922 | | | | 196,288 | |
Vale SA | | | 12,130 | | | | 147,223 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2,220,250 | |
Canada — 4.6% | |
Bank of Nova Scotia | | | 113,355 | | | | 7,315,256 | |
Barrick Gold Corp. | | | 16,498 | | | | 238,611 | |
BCE, Inc. | | | 1,502 | | | | 72,148 | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | 16,082 | | | | 1,567,771 | |
Canadian National Railway Co. | | | 38,150 | | | | 3,145,782 | |
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. | | | 14,007 | | | | 2,559,147 | |
Celestica, Inc.(a) | | | 5,532 | | | | 58,005 | |
Detour Gold Corp.(a) | | | 2,559 | | | | 30,089 | |
Intact Financial Corp. | | | 1,325 | | | | 110,670 | |
Lundin Mining Corp. | | | 7,292 | | | | 48,497 | |
Manulife Financial Corp. | | | 77,589 | | | | 1,618,443 | |
Maple Leaf Foods, Inc. | | | 9,265 | | | | 264,019 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
Canada (continued) | |
National Bank of Canada | | | 21,140 | | | $ | 1,054,814 | |
Norbord, Inc. | | | 776 | | | | 26,268 | |
Royal Bank of Canada | | | 89,591 | | | | 7,316,160 | |
Sun Life Financial, Inc. | | | 50,715 | | | | 2,093,154 | |
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B | | | 67,955 | | | | 1,776,993 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | 65,163 | | | | 3,818,023 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 33,113,850 | |
China — 1.9% | |
3SBio, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 16,000 | | | | 31,363 | |
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H | | | 1,167,000 | | | | 542,351 | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. — ADR(a) | | | 5,546 | | | | 956,297 | |
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 6,500 | | | | 30,509 | |
Bank of China Ltd., Class H | | | 2,234,001 | | | | 1,094,070 | |
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 285,000 | | | | 210,943 | |
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H | | | 2,403,001 | | | | 2,212,087 | |
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H | | | 356,000 | | | | 1,110,191 | |
China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 39,000 | | | | 186,638 | |
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H | | | 922,000 | | | | 675,303 | |
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 20,000 | | | | 51,669 | |
CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 51,000 | | | | 104,899 | |
CNOOC Ltd. | | | 884,000 | | | | 1,269,085 | |
Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 196,000 | | | | 236,578 | |
Huaneng Power International, Inc. Class H | | | 176,000 | | | | 110,313 | |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H | | | 1,325,000 | | | | 1,062,165 | |
PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 974,000 | | | | 677,268 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 62,800 | | | | 3,250,397 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13,812,126 | |
Denmark — 0.0% | |
Carlsberg A/S, Class B | | | 1,123 | | | | 134,571 | |
Genmab A/S(a) | | | 952 | | | | 157,881 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 292,452 | |
Finland — 1.3% | |
Sampo OYJ, Class A | | | 61,377 | | | | 3,368,444 | |
Tieto OYJ | | | 6 | | | | 187 | |
UPM-Kymmene OYJ | | | 180,194 | | | | 5,594,059 | |
Valmet OYJ | | | 19,009 | | | | 375,090 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9,337,780 | |
France — 1.3% | |
Arkema SA | | | 2,343 | | | | 285,482 | |
AtoS SE | | | 3,751 | | | | 545,359 | |
AXA SA | | | 49,407 | | | | 1,464,059 | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 18,675 | | | | 1,389,207 | |
Bouygues SA | | | 1,966 | | | | 102,011 | |
Capgemini SE | | | 1,845 | | | | 218,525 | |
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain | | | 19,917 | | | | 1,096,156 | |
Faurecia | | | 3,896 | | | | 303,635 | |
Kering SA | | | 961 | | | | 452,369 | |
Klepierre SA | | | 2,487 | | | | 109,314 | |
Nexity SA(a) | | | 1,044 | | | | 62,102 | |
Orange SA | | | 3,822 | | | | 66,238 | |
Peugeot SA | | | 130,253 | | | | 2,645,577 | |
Renault SA | | | 2,586 | | | | 259,578 | |
Societe Television Francaise 1 | | | 14,788 | | | | 217,977 | |
SOITEC(a) | | | 284 | | | | 20,258 | |
Veolia Environnement SA | | | 852 | | | | 21,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9,259,572 | |
Germany — 3.6% | |
Aareal Bank AG | | | 9,108 | | | | 411,246 | |
adidas AG | | | 255 | | | | 50,997 | |
Aurubis AG | | | 19,969 | | | | 1,853,594 | |
BASF SE | | �� | 488 | | | | 53,500 | |
Bayer AG, Registered Shares | | | 12,738 | | | | 1,582,863 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) December 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
Germany (continued) | |
CECONOMY AG | | | 10,778 | | | $ | 162,668 | |
Covestro AG(b) | | | 17,193 | | | | 1,770,302 | |
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA | | | 1,331 | | | | 61,880 | |
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares | | | 18,466 | | | | 678,140 | |
Deutsche Post AG, Registered Shares | | | 7,360 | | | | 349,847 | |
E.ON SE | | | 575,215 | | | | 6,233,113 | |
Evonik Industries AG | | | 2,826 | | | | 106,142 | |
Hannover Rueck SE | | | 1,387 | | | | 174,018 | |
Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA | | | 1,214 | | | | 74,932 | |
Hochtief AG | | | 34,494 | | | | 6,091,895 | |
Infineon Technologies AG | | | 3,031 | | | | 82,547 | |
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, Registered Shares | | | 1,916 | | | | 413,760 | |
Puma SE | | | 36 | | | | 15,680 | |
Rheinmetall AG | | | 3,120 | | | | 394,566 | |
Salzgitter AG | | | 2,326 | | | | 132,130 | |
SAP SE | | | 23,033 | | | | 2,576,822 | |
Siltronic AG(a) | | | 942 | | | | 136,187 | |
Software AG | | | 1,142 | | | | 64,056 | |
Steinhoff International Holdings NV | | | 10,110 | | | | 3,795 | |
Suedzucker AG | | | 70,434 | | | | 1,524,664 | |
Talanx AG(a) | | | 9,056 | | | | 369,047 | |
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG | | | 121,414 | | | | 607,640 | |
Wacker Chemie AG | | | 661 | | | | 128,073 | |
Wirecard AG | | | 1,665 | | | | 185,052 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 26,289,156 | |
Hong Kong — 1.2% | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 141,200 | | | | 1,200,997 | |
China Mobile Ltd. | | | 283,500 | | | | 2,866,763 | |
CLP Holdings Ltd. | | | 129,000 | | | | 1,320,075 | |
GOME Retail Holdings Ltd. | | | 554,001 | | | | 66,555 | |
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | | | 35,000 | | | | 85,259 | |
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. | | | 19,150 | | | | 585,766 | |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | | | 114,000 | | | | 1,897,991 | |
WH Group Ltd.(b) | | | 365,001 | | | | 412,052 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8,435,458 | |
Hungary — 0.3% | |
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC | | | 86,168 | | | | 999,049 | |
OTP Bank PLC | | | 24,217 | | | | 1,000,146 | |
Richter Gedeon Nyrt | | | 3,613 | | | | 94,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2,093,790 | |
India — 0.6% | |
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. | | | 43,100 | | | | 463,839 | |
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | | | 6,811 | | | | 63,391 | |
HCL Technologies Ltd. | | | 11,622 | | | | 162,146 | |
Hero MotoCorp Ltd. | | | 1,635 | | | | 96,844 | |
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | | | 12,835 | | | | 275,059 | |
Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd.(a) | | | 26,115 | | | | 26,706 | |
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. | | | 16,641 | | | | 445,623 | |
IndusInd Bank Ltd. | | | 4,503 | | | | 116,180 | |
Infosys Ltd. | | | 16,465 | | | | 267,612 | |
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | | | 16,166 | | | | 255,598 | |
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | | | 13,668 | | | | 160,576 | |
Page Industries Ltd. | | | 110 | | | | 44,018 | |
Petronet LNG Ltd. | | | 13,428 | | | | 53,478 | |
Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd. | | | 13,148 | | | | 41,203 | |
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | | | 60,714 | | | | 543,280 | |
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | | | 9,648 | | | | 407,936 | |
Tech Mahindra Ltd. | | | 7,936 | | | | 62,671 | |
Titan Co. Ltd. | | | 2,792 | | | | 37,538 | |
UltraTech Cement Ltd. | | | 1,254 | | | | 84,780 | |
United Spirits Ltd.(a) | | | 7,721 | | | | 443,137 | |
Wipro Ltd. | | | 6,344 | | | | 31,111 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4,082,726 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
Indonesia — 0.2% | |
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | | | 402,601 | | | $ | 649,572 | |
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | | | 2,230,401 | | | | 729,995 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1,379,567 | |
Ireland — 0.1% | |
DCC PLC | | | 6,970 | | | | 701,341 | |
ICON PLC(a) | | | 142 | | | | 15,813 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 717,154 | |
Isle of Man — 0.0% | |
Playtech PLC | | | 2,243 | | | | 26,020 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Israel — 0.0% | |
Wix.com Ltd.(a)(c) | | | 359 | | | | 20,603 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Italy — 0.2% | |
Assicurazioni Generali SpA | | | 60,907 | | | | 1,108,577 | |
Azimut Holding SpA | | | 1,692 | | | | 32,370 | |
Banca Mediolanum SpA | | | 1,981 | | | | 17,149 | |
Ferrari NV | | | 1,653 | | | | 173,202 | |
Moncler SpA | | | 5,749 | | | | 179,699 | |
Snam SpA | | | 6,847 | | | | 33,528 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1,544,525 | |
Japan — 7.9% | |
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | | 446,701 | | | | 5,674,551 | |
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 10,900 | | | | 135,200 | |
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,700 | | | | 55,491 | |
Daicel Corp. | | | 3,000 | | | | 34,045 | |
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. | | | 22,900 | | | | 4,665,442 | |
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. | | | 7,000 | | | | 43,796 | |
Disco Corp. | | | 100 | | | | 22,164 | |
Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,000 | | | | 31,392 | |
Fujitsu Ltd. | | | 91,000 | | | | 645,147 | |
Gree, Inc. | | | 17,500 | | | | 109,692 | |
Hitachi Ltd. | | | 428,000 | | | | 3,320,508 | |
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc. | | | 3,900 | | | | 60,768 | |
Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 30,500 | | | | 574,091 | |
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 15,800 | | | | 180,972 | |
JTEKT Corp. | | | 18,100 | | | | 310,128 | |
JXTG Holdings, Inc. | | | 633,401 | | | | 4,070,422 | |
KDDI Corp. | | | 54,100 | | | | 1,343,818 | |
Kinden Corp. | | | 4,100 | | | | 66,755 | |
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | | | 313,700 | | | | 3,432,483 | |
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. | | | 1,200 | | | | 31,110 | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | | | 239,500 | | | | 433,037 | |
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | | | 27,200 | | | | 917,468 | |
Nichirei Corp. | | | 2,100 | | | | 58,049 | |
Nihon Unisys Ltd. | | | 1,200 | | | | 24,916 | |
Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd. | | | 5,600 | | | | 83,037 | |
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. | | | 7,900 | | | | 201,840 | |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | | 86,200 | | | | 4,052,613 | |
Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,600 | | | | 112,917 | |
NTT DOCOMO, Inc. | | | 254,000 | | | | 6,005,574 | |
Resona Holdings, Inc. | | | 399,700 | | | | 2,381,721 | |
Secom Co. Ltd. | | | 22,800 | | | | 1,720,098 | |
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 1,800 | | | | 19,593 | |
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. | | | 12,500 | | | | 675,436 | |
Skylark Co. Ltd. | | | 2,100 | | | | 29,840 | |
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 500 | | | | 23,724 | |
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 59,000 | | | | 422,183 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | | 164,600 | | | | 7,094,999 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,000 | | | | 276,962 | |
T&D Holdings, Inc. | | | 15,900 | | | | 271,262 | |
Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. | | | 2,800 | | | | 34,549 | |
Tokai Rika Co. Ltd. | | | 2,500 | | | | 52,460 | |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | | | 21,000 | | | | 3,788,178 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) December 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
Japan (continued) | |
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. | | | 94,300 | | | $ | 2,154,607 | |
Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. | | | 16,000 | | | | 144,530 | |
Ulvac, Inc. | | | 3,200 | | | | 200,694 | |
West Japan Railway Co. | | | 10,900 | | | | 795,198 | |
Zeon Corp. | | | 9,200 | | | | 132,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 56,916,230 | |
Jersey — 0.0% | |
Centamin PLC | | | 11,990 | | | | 25,534 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Luxembourg — 0.0% | |
APERAM SA | | | 4,700 | | | | 241,403 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Malaysia — 0.1% | |
Axiata Group Bhd | | | 119,901 | | | | 162,313 | |
Malayan Banking Bhd | | | 86,301 | | | | 208,853 | |
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd | | | 74,300 | | | | 141,366 | |
Public Bank Bhd | | | 46,200 | | | | 237,222 | |
Tenaga Nasional Bhd | | | 71,600 | | | | 269,751 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1,019,505 | |
Mexico — 0.0% | |
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | | | 13,502 | | | | 33,087 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Netherlands — 2.6% | |
ASML Holding NV | | | 15,236 | | | | 2,648,904 | |
ASR Nederland NV | | | 6,523 | | | | 268,531 | |
BE Semiconductor Industries NV | | | 23,558 | | | | 1,967,908 | |
Gemalto NV | | | 7,049 | | | | 417,442 | |
ING Groep NV | | | 86,835 | | | | 1,594,006 | |
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | | | 107,875 | | | | 2,371,390 | |
Koninklijke DSM NV | | | 71,516 | | | | 6,831,483 | |
Koninklijke KPN NV | | | 197,952 | | | | 691,102 | |
NN Group NV | | | 4,814 | | | | 208,222 | |
PostNL NV | | | 12,720 | | | | 62,092 | |
Randstad Holding NV | | | 2,765 | | | | 169,658 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A | | | 27,069 | | | | 903,650 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B | | | 16,216 | | | | 546,058 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 18,680,446 | |
Norway — 1.7% | |
DNB ASA | | | 12,759 | | | | 236,187 | |
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA | | | 8,919 | | | | 168,233 | |
Leroy Seafood Group ASA | | | 103,815 | | | | 556,084 | |
Norsk Hydro ASA | | | 523,556 | | | | 3,968,972 | |
Orkla ASA | | | 70,853 | | | | 750,835 | |
Salmar ASA | | | 3,123 | | | | 93,826 | |
Statoil ASA | | | 94,019 | | | | 2,012,799 | |
Storebrand ASA | | | 8,915 | | | | 72,525 | |
Telenor ASA | | | 219,966 | | | | 4,708,745 | |
TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA | | | 3,685 | | | | 87,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12,655,456 | |
Peru — 0.1% | |
Credicorp Ltd. | | | 482 | | | | 99,774 | |
Southern Copper Corp. | | | 10,109 | | | | 479,624 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 579,398 | |
Poland — 0.2% | |
Bank Pekao SA | | | 11,256 | | | | 418,003 | |
KGHM Polska Miedz SA | | | 4,064 | | | | 129,408 | |
PGE SA(a) | | | 17,114 | | | | 59,150 | |
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA | | | 25,622 | | | | 778,744 | |
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA | | | 18,274 | | | | 221,024 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1,606,329 | |
Portugal — 0.0% | |
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA | | | 4,147 | | | | 80,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
Russia — 0.2% | |
Evraz PLC | | | 12,190 | | | $ | 55,958 | |
Lukoil PJSC | | | 6,751 | | | | 390,000 | |
Magnit PJSC — GDR | | | 4,646 | | | | 126,447 | |
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC | | | 794 | | | | 149,062 | |
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC — ADR | | | 9,210 | | | | 93,850 | |
Novatek PJSC — GDR | | | 1,432 | | | | 172,126 | |
Severstal PJSC | | | 2,220 | | | | 34,143 | |
Surgutneftegas OJSC | | | 127,476 | | | | 61,657 | |
Tatneft PJSC | | | 16,981 | | | | 140,751 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1,223,994 | |
Singapore — 0.3% | |
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 38,000 | | | | 77,123 | |
CapitaLand Ltd. | | | 407,701 | | | | 1,072,531 | |
CapitaLand Mall Trust | | | 12,500 | | | | 19,887 | |
Genting Singapore PLC | | | 14,900 | | | | 14,552 | |
Venture Corp. Ltd. | | | 52,701 | | | | 804,575 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1,988,668 | |
South Africa — 0.2% | |
Bidvest Group Ltd. | | | 33,632 | | | | 590,213 | |
FirstRand Ltd. | | | 27,699 | | | | 149,946 | |
Investec Ltd. | | | 9,546 | | | | 69,223 | |
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. | | | 7,303 | | | | 223,785 | |
Mondi PLC | | | 2,581 | | | | 67,077 | |
Standard Bank Group Ltd. | | | 15,017 | | | | 236,449 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1,336,693 | |
South Korea — 0.3% | |
Celltrion, Inc.(a) | | | 1,219 | | | | 251,447 | |
Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction(a) | | | 4,259 | | | | 153,233 | |
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 1,702 | | | | 57,707 | |
Korea Electric Power Corp.(a) | | | 4,314 | | | | 153,312 | |
LG Electronics, Inc.(a) | | | 525 | | | | 51,909 | |
Medy-Tox, Inc. | | | 76 | | | | 34,424 | |
Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 133 | | | | 24,799 | |
SillaJen, Inc.(a) | | | 770 | | | | 67,159 | |
SK Hynix, Inc.(a) | | | 14,166 | | | | 1,006,087 | |
SK Innovation Co. Ltd. | | | 3,732 | | | | 711,956 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2,512,033 | |
Spain — 0.3% | |
Atlantica Yield PLC | | | 1,080 | | | | 22,907 | |
Grifols SA | | | 4,562 | | | | 133,388 | |
Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA | | | 167,578 | | | | 1,879,352 | |
Repsol SA | | | 5,843 | | | | 103,149 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2,138,796 | |
Sweden — 2.1% | |
Axfood AB | | | 805 | | | | 15,508 | |
Boliden AB | | | 74,207 | | | | 2,537,710 | |
Electrolux AB, Class B | | | 24,487 | | | | 788,368 | |
Essity AB, Class B(a) | | | 2,706 | | | | 76,899 | |
Fabege AB | | | 2,475 | | | | 52,739 | |
JM AB | | | 13,269 | | | | 302,271 | |
Loomis AB, Class B | | | 502 | | | | 21,088 | |
Melker Schorling AB | | | 197 | | | | 13,651 | |
NCC AB, -B Shares | | | 12,996 | | | | 249,207 | |
Sandvik AB | | | 68,502 | | | | 1,199,106 | |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A | | | 9,458 | | | | 111,060 | |
SSAB AB, A Shares(a) | | | 60,397 | | | | 330,048 | |
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, B Shares | | | 40,757 | | | | 420,086 | |
Swedish Match AB | | | 103,989 | | | | 4,096,260 | |
Volvo AB, Class B | | | 250,641 | | | | 4,667,387 | |
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| | | | 14,881,388 | |
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Switzerland — 2.7% | |
Bucher Industries AG, Registered Shares | | | 39 | | | $ | 15,849 | |
Ferguson PLC | | | 12,416 | | | | 891,021 | |
Georg Fischer AG, Registered Shares | | | 689 | | | | 909,595 | |
Glencore PLC(a) | | | 71,568 | | | | 374,579 | |
Helvetia Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 329 | | | | 185,049 | |
IWG PLC | | | 10,114 | | | | 35,149 | |
Logitech International SA, Registered Shares | | | 46,613 | | | | 1,570,268 | |
OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Registered Shares(a) | | | 1,073 | | | | 18,112 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 30,400 | | | | 7,686,798 | |
STMicroelectronics NV | | | 218,760 | | | | 4,772,015 | |
Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered Shares(a) | | | 48 | | | | 16,967 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 29,367 | | | | 2,791,039 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 19,266,441 | |
Taiwan — 1.2% | |
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. | | | 142,000 | | | | 181,764 | |
AU Optronics Corp. | | | 391,000 | | | | 162,498 | |
Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | | | 301,000 | | | | 539,255 | |
Chipbond Technology Corp. | | | 8,000 | | | | 15,105 | |
CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | | | 445,000 | | | | 305,896 | |
Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | | | 598,001 | | | | 1,016,579 | |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 1,370,001 | | | | 4,356,035 | |
Inventec Co. Ltd. | | | 331,000 | | | | 263,422 | |
MediaTek, Inc. | | | 12,000 | | | | 117,958 | |
Novatek Microelectronics Corp. | | | 25,000 | | | | 95,041 | |
Pegatron Corp. | | | 126,000 | | | | 303,586 | |
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. | | | 44,000 | | | | 160,388 | |
TaiMed Biologics, Inc.(a) | | | 2,000 | | | | 12,383 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 104,000 | | | | 796,335 | |
Uni-President Enterprises Corp. | | | 71,000 | | | | 157,239 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8,483,484 | |
Thailand — 0.6% | |
Kasikornbank PCL — NVDR | | | 186,100 | | | | 1,321,741 | |
Krung Thai Bank PCL — NVDR | | | 216,901 | | | | 127,499 | |
PTT Exploration & Production PCL — NVDR | | | 43,500 | | | | 133,310 | |
PTT Global Chemical PCL — NVDR | | | 79,100 | | | | 206,163 | |
PTT PCL — NVDR | | | 70,400 | | | | 948,727 | |
Siam Commercial Bank PCL — NVDR | | | 85,000 | | | | 390,147 | |
Total Access Communication PCL(a) | | | 156,200 | | | | 234,316 | |
True Corp. PCL — NVDR(a) | | | 3,243,501 | | | | 615,268 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3,977,171 | |
Turkey — 0.7% | |
Akbank TAS | | | 206,826 | | | | 536,754 | |
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS | | | 9,318 | | | | 191,622 | |
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS(a)(c) | | | 264,322 | | | | 195,732 | |
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS | | | 120,649 | | | | 353,460 | |
KOC Holding AS | | | 45,255 | | | | 220,492 | |
Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS | | | 10,499 | | | | 336,455 | |
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS | | | 211,575 | | | | 597,877 | |
Turkiye Halk Bankasi | | | 239,956 | | | | 681,910 | |
Turkiye Is Bankasi, Class C | | | 832,547 | | | | 1,528,710 | |
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao, Class D | | | 299,593 | | | | 534,368 | |
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi(a) | | | 202,047 | | | | 231,037 | |
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| | | | 5,408,417 | |
United Kingdom — 3.5% | |
Anglo American PLC | | | 94,770 | | | | 1,958,382 | |
ASOS PLC(a) | | | 886 | | | | 79,932 | |
Associated British Foods PLC | | | 26,187 | | | | 997,051 | |
Barratt Developments PLC | | | 25,310 | | | | 220,791 | |
British American Tobacco PLC | | | 57,596 | | | | 3,893,421 | |
Close Brothers Group PLC | | | 2,349 | | | | 45,923 | |
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC | | | 18,298 | | | | 729,175 | |
Croda International PLC | | | 2,423 | | | | 144,441 | |
Diageo PLC | | | 92,447 | | | | 3,388,587 | |
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Dialog Semiconductor PLC(a)(c) | | | 18,147 | | | $ | 561,966 | |
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC | | | 23,450 | | | | 120,669 | |
DS Smith PLC | | | 23,932 | | | | 166,818 | |
Electrocomponents PLC | | | 6,705 | | | | 56,601 | |
Fevertree Drinks PLC | | | 1,496 | | | | 45,991 | |
GKN PLC | | | 44,968 | | | | 193,377 | |
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | | | 34,609 | | | | 612,898 | |
Hammerson PLC | | | 19,726 | | | | 145,537 | |
Hays PLC | | | 55,770 | | | | 137,357 | |
Imperial Brands PLC | | | 76,946 | | | | 3,282,104 | |
Inchcape PLC | | | 8,154 | | | | 85,898 | |
Indivior PLC(a) | | | 15,011 | | | | 82,433 | |
Intertek Group PLC | | | 33,622 | | | | 2,351,307 | |
Legal & General Group PLC | | | 66,741 | | | | 245,713 | |
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC | | | 12,085 | | | | 58,070 | |
National Grid PLC | | | 55,970 | | | | 659,804 | |
Old Mutual PLC | | | 34,049 | | | | 104,274 | |
Persimmon PLC | | | 6,634 | | | | 245,240 | |
Qinetiq Group PLC | | | 76,990 | | | | 240,224 | |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | | | 7,509 | | | | 700,541 | |
RELX PLC | | | 7,570 | | | | 177,503 | |
Rentokil Initial PLC | | | 213,176 | | | | 913,276 | |
Rightmove PLC | | | 3,048 | | | | 184,970 | |
Rio Tinto PLC | | | 2,821 | | | | 147,983 | |
Royal Mail PLC | | | 15,301 | | | | 93,483 | |
Schroders PLC | | | 789 | | | | 37,348 | |
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC | | | 6,747 | | | | 510,105 | |
Subsea 7 SA | | | 3,302 | | | | 49,471 | |
Taylor Wimpey PLC | | | 14,337 | | | | 39,953 | |
Thomas Cook Group PLC | | | 435,453 | | | | 722,561 | |
Unilever PLC | | | 15,665 | | | | 868,877 | |
WPP PLC | | | 8,656 | | | | 156,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 25,456,432 | |
United States — 53.1% | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 24,744 | | | | 2,392,992 | |
Adobe Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 26,580 | | | | 4,657,879 | |
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 491 | | | | 33,133 | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 68,653 | | | | 4,597,691 | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 20,949 | | | | 3,437,312 | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 3,550 | | | | 424,545 | |
Alkermes PLC(a) | | | 2,434 | | | | 133,213 | |
Allstate Corp. | | | 30,805 | | | | 3,225,592 | |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 1,403 | | | | 178,251 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2,464 | | | | 2,595,578 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a) | | | 2,619 | | | | 2,740,522 | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 58,862 | | | | 4,203,335 | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 4,553 | | | | 5,324,597 | |
AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,013 | | | | 54,783 | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | | 17,259 | | | | 1,130,119 | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 9,140 | | | | 539,169 | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 281 | | | | 25,709 | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 21,124 | | | | 3,579,884 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 20,884 | | | | 1,917,569 | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 11,389 | | | | 1,980,547 | |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 158 | | | | 13,872 | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 90,219 | | | | 15,267,761 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 17,124 | | | | 875,379 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 107,093 | | | | 4,292,287 | |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 368 | | | | 22,282 | |
Aspen Technology, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 2,904 | | | | 192,245 | |
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | | | 2,881 | | | | 144,799 | |
Baker Hughes a GE Co. | | | 4,727 | | | | 149,562 | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 10,091 | | | | 297,886 | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 78,856 | | | | 5,097,252 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) December 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2 | | | $ | 595,200 | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 12,062 | | | | 825,885 | |
Biogen, Inc.(a) | | | 3,338 | | | | 1,063,387 | |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a) | | | 2,701 | | | | 240,848 | |
Boeing Co. | | | 29,472 | | | | 8,691,588 | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 5,019 | | | | 256,421 | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(a) | | | 2,421 | | | | 141,967 | |
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | | | 34,688 | | | | 647,278 | |
Bruker Corp. | | | 2,228 | | | | 76,465 | |
Bunge Ltd. | | | 7,893 | | | | 529,462 | |
Burlington Stores, Inc.(a) | | | 1,020 | | | | 125,491 | |
Cabot Corp. | | | 6,103 | | | | 375,884 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 703 | | | | 29,399 | |
Carnival Corp. | | | 70,633 | | | | 4,687,912 | |
Carnival PLC | | | 27,932 | | | | 1,837,799 | |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 3,943 | | | | 170,771 | |
CBS Corp., Class B | | | 51,804 | | | | 3,056,436 | |
Celgene Corp.(a) | | | 12,282 | | | | 1,281,750 | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 2,089 | | | | 104,805 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 176,759 | | | | 6,769,870 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 138,229 | | | | 5,802,853 | |
CME Group, Inc. | | | 28,401 | | | | 4,147,966 | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 40,325 | | | | 1,907,373 | |
Colfax Corp.(a) | | | 966 | | | | 38,273 | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 189,621 | | | | 7,594,281 | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 17,898 | | | | 674,218 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 852 | | | | 46,766 | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 9,912 | | | | 317,085 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 27,508 | | | | 5,119,789 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 153 | | | | 14,481 | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 6,042 | | | | 1,067,259 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 46,943 | | | | 3,403,367 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 1,034 | | | | 95,976 | |
DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. | | | 2,840 | | | | 166,935 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 391 | | | | 16,187 | |
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A | | | 447 | | | | 27,714 | |
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | | | 30,300 | | | | 2,940,918 | |
DTE Energy Co. | | | 1,507 | | | | 164,956 | |
Duke Realty Corp. | | | 7,001 | | | | 190,497 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 11,029 | | | | 1,021,727 | |
eBay, Inc.(a) | | | 3,420 | | | | 129,071 | |
Edison International | | | 4,840 | | | | 306,082 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc.(a) | | | 257 | | | | 27,000 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 4,057 | | | | 282,732 | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A | | | 12,411 | | | | 1,579,176 | |
Evercore, Inc., Class A | | | 190 | | | | 17,100 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 384 | | | | 24,841 | |
Express Scripts Holding Co.(a) | | | 26,085 | | | | 1,946,984 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 9,668 | | | | 808,632 | |
Facebook, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 64,703 | | | | 11,417,491 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 314 | | | | 29,544 | |
First Horizon National Corp. | | | 11,039 | | | | 220,670 | |
Flex Ltd.(a) | | | 56,865 | | | | 1,023,001 | |
Fluor Corp. | | | 2,057 | | | | 106,244 | |
FNF Group | | | 2,432 | | | | 95,432 | |
Fortinet, Inc.(a) | | | 9,117 | | | | 398,322 | |
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | | | 4,226 | | | | 289,227 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 2,933 | | | | 127,087 | |
Genpact Ltd. | | | 36,860 | | | | 1,169,936 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 20,298 | | | | 1,454,149 | |
Great Plains Energy, Inc. | | | 977 | | | | 31,498 | |
Guidewire Software, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 620 | | | | 46,041 | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 1,364 | | | | 35,764 | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 193 | | | | 20,859 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 10,212 | | | | 574,731 | |
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Hasbro, Inc. | | | 42,725 | | | $ | 3,883,275 | |
Hershey Co. | | | 30,481 | | | | 3,459,898 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 61,915 | | | | 889,099 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 12,763 | | | | 1,957,334 | |
HP, Inc. | | | 205,817 | | | | 4,324,194 | |
Humana, Inc. | | | 26,511 | | | | 6,576,584 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 6,997 | | | | 1,094,191 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 24,878 | | | | 4,150,894 | |
Incyte Corp.(a) | | | 2,744 | | | | 259,884 | |
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | | | 39,957 | | | | 3,563,765 | |
Ingredion, Inc. | | | 6,431 | | | | 899,054 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 26,805 | | | | 1,237,319 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 12,776 | | | | 901,475 | |
InterDigital, Inc. | | | 3,534 | | | | 269,114 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 24,555 | | | | 3,767,228 | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 106,132 | | | | 2,139,621 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 23,197 | | | | 3,660,023 | |
ITT, Inc. | | | 1,174 | | | | 62,656 | |
Jabil, Inc. | | | 6,190 | | | | 162,488 | |
Jack in the Box, Inc. | | | 179 | | | | 17,562 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 9,424 | | | | 1,316,721 | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | 288 | | | | 42,892 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 9,468 | | | | 1,012,508 | |
Kansas City Southern | | | 7,631 | | | | 802,934 | |
KAR Auction Services, Inc. | | | 8,856 | | | | 447,317 | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 7,627 | | | | 518,483 | |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | 4,739 | | | | 497,927 | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 10,756 | | | | 583,298 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 487 | | | | 89,642 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 311 | | | | 17,556 | |
Landstar System, Inc. | | | 3,337 | | | | 347,382 | |
Lear Corp. | | | 18,038 | | | | 3,186,593 | |
Legg Mason, Inc. | | | 5,052 | | | | 212,083 | |
Liberty Media Corp. — Liberty SiriusXM, Class A(a) | | | 6,087 | | | | 241,410 | |
Liberty Media Corp. — Liberty SiriusXM, Class C(a) | | | 10,712 | | | | 424,838 | |
Liberty Property Trust | | | 992 | | | | 42,666 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 3,746 | | | | 287,955 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 60,578 | | | | 5,630,119 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 18,698 | | | | 2,062,763 | |
Madison Square Garden Co., Class A(a) | | | 857 | | | | 180,698 | |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 26,137 | | | | 3,296,137 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 8,349 | | | | 550,867 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 42,031 | | | | 1,846,842 | |
Masimo Corp.(a) | | | 2,418 | | | | 205,046 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 55,168 | | | | 8,350,228 | |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 68,051 | | | | 3,557,706 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 50,054 | | | | 8,615,294 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 9,352 | | | | 1,458,444 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a) | | | 2,653 | | | | 1,643,587 | |
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 4,212 | | | | 265,145 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 58,048 | | | | 4,965,426 | |
MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 207 | | | | 19,562 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 1,201 | | | | 108,498 | |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | | | 511 | | | | 49,393 | |
MSCI, Inc. | | | 280 | | | | 35,431 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 68,708 | | | | 3,800,927 | |
Newmont Mining Corp. | | | 90,848 | | | | 3,408,617 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 29,081 | | | | 4,213,837 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a) | | | 1,737 | | | | 36,373 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 167,132 | | | | 7,902,001 | |
Oshkosh Corp. | | | 3,856 | | | | 350,472 | |
Outfront Media, Inc. | | | 1,574 | | | | 36,517 | |
Owens Corning | | | 21,201 | | | | 1,949,220 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 81,143 | | | | 5,767,644 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 3,754 | | | | 544,105 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) December 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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United States (continued) | |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 2,466 | | | $ | 70,898 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 3,971 | | | | 792,532 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 7,684 | | | | 565,696 | |
Peabody Energy Corp.(a) | | | 1,980 | | | | 77,953 | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 314 | | | | 15,025 | |
Performance Food Group Co.(a) | | | 407 | | | | 13,472 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 312 | | | | 22,813 | |
PG&E Corp. | | | 1,833 | | | | 82,173 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a) | | | 594 | | | | 18,450 | |
Pinnacle Foods, Inc. | | | 733 | | | | 43,592 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 4,960 | | | | 422,493 | |
Portland General Electric Co. | | | 4,967 | | | | 226,396 | |
Post Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 265 | | | | 20,996 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 22,150 | | | | 685,543 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 24,489 | | | | 1,727,944 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 3,752 | | | | 242,042 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 32,960 | | | | 3,789,741 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 2,231 | | | | 142,829 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 27,727 | | | | 2,875,013 | |
Raytheon Co. | | | 2,297 | | | | 431,491 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 1,213 | | | | 456,039 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 1,065 | | | | 166,065 | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 4,161 | | | | 356,972 | |
Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 2,897 | | | | 160,899 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 10,697 | | | | 2,100,356 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 27,782 | | | | 2,229,506 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | 583 | | | | 69,540 | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 16,339 | | | | 1,375,254 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 30,469 | | | | 5,161,449 | |
Seattle Genetics, Inc.(a) | | | 1,790 | | | | 95,765 | |
Shire PLC | | | 14,281 | | | | 740,058 | |
Sims Metal Management Ltd. | | | 1,614 | | | | 19,740 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 11,508 | | | | 1,092,685 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 804 | | | | 136,431 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 15,799 | | | | 681,411 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 53,550 | | | | 3,458,794 | |
SYNNEX Corp. | | | 394 | | | | 53,564 | |
Synopsys, Inc.(a) | | | 15,710 | | | | 1,339,120 | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc.(a) | | | 837 | | | | 53,158 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a) | | | 485 | | | | 53,243 | |
Target Corp. | | | 69,019 | | | | 4,503,490 | |
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | | | 22,909 | | | | 1,171,337 | |
Tenneco, Inc. | | | 2,308 | | | | 135,110 | |
Teradyne, Inc. | | | 3,710 | | | | 155,338 | |
TESARO, Inc.(a) | | | 672 | | | | 55,689 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 77,477 | | | | 8,091,698 | |
Tiffany & Co. | | | 150 | | | | 15,593 | |
Time Warner, Inc. | | | 12,113 | | | | 1,107,976 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 75,506 | | | | 5,773,189 | |
Toro Co. | | | 651 | | | | 42,465 | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 609 | | | | 45,523 | |
Trinseo SA | | | 988 | | | | 71,729 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 23,131 | | | | 1,875,230 | |
UGI Corp. | | | 9,972 | | | | 468,185 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 59,489 | | | | 7,977,475 | |
United Therapeutics Corp.(a) | | | 785 | | | | 116,141 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 10,794 | | | | 2,379,645 | |
Unum Group | | | 21,561 | | | | 1,183,483 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc.(a) | | | 915 | | | | 32,080 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 80,515 | | | | 7,400,134 | |
Vectren Corp. | | | 6,131 | | | | 398,638 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 1,708 | | | | 102,497 | |
Verint Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 571 | | | | 23,896 | |
VeriSign, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 34,997 | | | | 4,005,057 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 3,957 | | | | 592,996 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
United States (continued) | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 36,284 | | | $ | 4,137,102 | |
VMware, Inc., Class A(a)(c) | | | 13,530 | | | | 1,695,580 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 14,142 | | | | 1,026,992 | |
Walt Disney Co. | | | 81,837 | | | | 8,798,296 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 14,579 | | | | 1,258,168 | |
Weingarten Realty Investors | | | 18,095 | | | | 594,783 | |
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.(a) | | | 772 | | | | 155,257 | |
WESCO International, Inc.(a) | | | 306 | | | | 20,854 | |
Westar Energy, Inc. | | | 49,529 | | | | 2,615,131 | |
WR Grace & Co. | | | 9,825 | | | | 689,027 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 5,667 | | | | 272,639 | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 660 | | | | 44,497 | |
Zions Bancorporation | | | 554 | | | | 28,160 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 14,324 | | | | 1,031,901 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 384,313,482 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks — 98.1% (Cost — $679,566,698) | | | | 709,331,104 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Preferred Stocks — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Brazil — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares | | | 70,888 | | | | 723,268 | |
Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares | | | 128,483 | | | | 1,649,107 | |
Itausa — Investimentos Itau SA, Preference Shares | | | 128,339 | | | | 418,585 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2,790,960 | |
Russia — 0.0% | |
Surgutneftegas OJSC, Preference Shares | | | 123,831 | | | | 60,408 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Preferred Stocks — 0.4% (Cost — $3,004,960) | | | | 2,851,368 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Rights — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Spain — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Repsol SA (Expires 01/10/18)(a) | | | 2,724 | | | | 1,239 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Rights—0.0% (Cost — $1,248) | | | | 1,239 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Long-Term Investments — 98.5% (Cost — $682,572,906) | | | | 712,183,711 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Short-Term Securities — 1.6% | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, | | | | | | | | |
1.17%(d)(f) | | | 9,220,987 | | | | 9,220,987 | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, | | | | | | | | |
1.48%(d)(e)(f) | | | 2,589,316 | | | | 2,589,058 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Short-Term Securities — 1.6% (Cost — $11,810,081) | | | | 11,810,045 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Investments — 100.1% (Cost — $694,382,987) | | | | 723,993,756 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)% | | | | (728,641 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 723,265,115 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(c) | Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan. |
(d) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
(e) | Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) December 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
(f) | During the period ended December 31, 2017, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund 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 06/30/17 | | | Net Activity | | | Shares Held at 12/31/17 | | | Value at 12/31/17 | | | Income | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) (a) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class | | | — | | | | 9,220,987 | | | | 9,220,987 | | | $ | 9,220,987 | | | $ | 50,662 | | | $ | 43 | | | $ | — | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series | | | 88,690,601 | | | | (86,101,285 | ) | | | 2,589,316 | | | | 2,589,058 | | | | 437,642 | (b) | | | 1,569 | | | | (6,617 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 11,810,045 | | | $ | 488,304 | | | $ | 1,612 | | | $ | (6,617 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable. | |
| (b) | Represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Euro Stoxx 50 Index | | | 41 | | | | 03/16/18 | | | $ | 1,718 | | | $ | (32,055 | ) |
FTSE 100 Index | | | 8 | | | | 03/16/18 | | | | 825 | | | | 23,907 | |
MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini Index | | | 16 | | | | 03/16/18 | | | | 931 | | | | 35,749 | |
S&P 500 E-Mini Index | | | 45 | | | | 03/16/18 | | | | 6,021 | | | | 15,477 | |
S&P/TSX 60 Index | | | 2 | | | | 03/15/18 | | | | 305 | | | | 495 | |
SPI 200 Index | | | 2 | | | | 03/15/18 | | | | 235 | | | | (199 | ) |
Yen Denom Nikkei Index | | | 14 | | | | 03/08/18 | | | | 1,410 | | | | 963 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 44,337 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 76,591 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 76,591 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net unrealized depreciation(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 32,254 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 32,254 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. | |
For the period ended December 31, 2017, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 701,516 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 701,516 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 44,337 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 44,337 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) December 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
| | | | |
Futures contracts: | | | | |
Average notional value of contracts — long | | $ | 5,722,532 | |
Average notional value of contracts — short | | $ | 23,478,590 | (a) |
| (a) | Actual amounts for the period are shown due to limited outstanding derivative financial instruments as of each quarter end. | |
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia | | $ | — | | | $ | 27,526,711 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 27,526,711 | |
Austria | | | 5,110,851 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,110,851 | |
Belgium | | | — | | | | 1,200,243 | | | | — | | | | 1,200,243 | |
Bermuda | | | 43,320 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 43,320 | |
Brazil | | | 2,220,250 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,220,250 | |
Canada | | | 33,113,850 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 33,113,850 | |
China | | | 956,297 | | | | 12,855,829 | | | | — | | | | 13,812,126 | |
Denmark | | | 157,881 | | | | 134,571 | | | | — | | | | 292,452 | |
Finland | | | — | | | | 9,337,780 | | | | — | | | | 9,337,780 | |
France | | | 523,718 | | | | 8,735,854 | | | | — | | | | 9,259,572 | |
Germany | | | 15,680 | | | | 26,273,476 | | | | — | | | | 26,289,156 | |
Hong Kong | | | 1,732,127 | | | | 6,703,331 | | | | — | | | | 8,435,458 | |
Hungary | | | 94,595 | | | | 1,999,195 | | | | — | | | | 2,093,790 | |
India | | | 1,124,713 | | | | 2,958,013 | | | | — | | | | 4,082,726 | |
Indonesia | | | — | | | | 1,379,567 | | | | — | | | | 1,379,567 | |
Ireland | | | 15,813 | | | | 701,341 | | | | — | | | | 717,154 | |
Isle of Man | | | — | | | | 26,020 | | | | — | | | | 26,020 | |
Israel | | | 20,603 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 20,603 | |
Italy | | | 17,149 | | | | 1,527,376 | | | | — | | | | 1,544,525 | |
Japan | | | — | | | | 56,916,230 | | | | — | | | | 56,916,230 | |
Jersey | | | — | | | | 25,534 | | | | — | | | | 25,534 | |
Luxembourg | | | — | | | | 241,403 | | | | — | | | | 241,403 | |
Malaysia | | | 378,588 | | | | 640,917 | | | | — | | | | 1,019,505 | |
Mexico | | | 33,087 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 33,087 | |
Netherlands | | | — | | | | 18,680,446 | | | | — | | | | 18,680,446 | |
Norway | | | 556,084 | | | | 12,099,372 | | | | — | | | | 12,655,456 | |
Peru | | | 579,398 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 579,398 | |
Poland | | | — | | | | 1,606,329 | | | | — | | | | 1,606,329 | |
Portugal | | | 80,563 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 80,563 | |
Russia | | | 321,935 | | | | 902,059 | | | | — | | | | 1,223,994 | |
Singapore | | | — | | | | 1,988,668 | | | | — | | | | 1,988,668 | |
South Africa | | | 293,009 | | | | 1,043,684 | | | | — | | | | 1,336,693 | |
South Korea | | | 34,423 | | | | 2,477,610 | | | | — | | | | 2,512,033 | |
Spain | | | 22,907 | | | | 2,115,889 | | | | — | | | | 2,138,796 | |
Sweden | | | 690,381 | | | | 14,191,007 | | | | — | | | | 14,881,388 | |
Switzerland | | | 2,842,038 | | | | 16,424,403 | | | | — | | | | 19,266,441 | |
Taiwan | | | — | | | | 8,483,484 | | | | — | | | | 8,483,484 | |
Thailand | | | — | | | | 3,977,171 | | | | — | | | | 3,977,171 | |
Turkey | | | — | | | | 5,408,417 | | | | — | | | | 5,408,417 | |
United Kingdom | | | 3,066,118 | | | | 22,390,314 | | | | — | | | | 25,456,432 | |
United States | | | 381,715,885 | | | | 2,597,597 | | | | — | | | | 384,313,482 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | 2,790,960 | | | | 60,408 | | | | — | | | | 2,851,368 | |
Rights | | | 1,239 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,239 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | 9,220,987 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,220,987 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subtotal | | $ | 447,774,449 | | | $ | 273,630,249 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 721,404,698 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments Valued at NAV(a) | | | | | | | 2,589,058 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | | | | | $ | 723,993,756 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) December 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Derivative Financial Instruments (b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity contracts | | $ | 76,591 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 76,591 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity contracts | | | (32,254 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (32,254 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 44,337 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 44,337 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | As of December 31, 2017, certain of the Fund’s investments were fair valued using NAV per share and have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy. | |
| (b) | Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. | |
During the period ended December 31, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
See notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | | | 17 | |
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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | | BlackRock EuroFund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
Common Stocks — 99.2% | |
|
Belgium — 3.1% | |
KBC Group NV | | | 57,382 | | | $ | 4,890,394 | |
Telenet Group Holding NV(a) | | | 36,371 | | | | 2,534,402 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,424,796 | |
Denmark — 7.1% | |
Danske Bank A/S | | | 177,085 | | | | 6,892,656 | |
DSV A/S | | | 31,062 | | | | 2,444,453 | |
Genmab A/S(a)(b) | | | 10,399 | | | | 1,725,255 | |
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 107,306 | | | | 5,766,354 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,828,718 | |
Finland — 4.5% | |
Kone OYJ, Class B | | | 72,913 | | | | 3,915,948 | |
Konecranes OYJ | | | 72,452 | | | | 3,316,272 | |
Wartsila OYJ | | | 54,980 | | | | 3,470,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,702,437 | |
France — 14.4% | |
Arkema SA | | | 31,495 | | | | 3,837,742 | |
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin | | | 20,425 | | | | 2,922,187 | |
Eiffage SA | | | 34,244 | | | | 3,747,932 | |
Iliad SA | | | 15,482 | | | | 3,709,978 | |
Kering SA | | | 8,536 | | | | 4,018,596 | |
Renault SA | | | 35,570 | | | | 3,570,647 | |
Safran SA | | | 40,071 | | | | 4,133,351 | |
Sanofi | | | 51,974 | | | | 4,474,714 | |
Thales SA | | | 35,428 | | | | 3,812,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 34,228,115 | |
Germany — 14.1% | |
adidas AG | | | 23,625 | | | | 4,725,155 | |
Allianz SE, Registered Shares | | | 25,000 | | | | 5,721,650 | |
Continental AG | | | 20,856 | | | | 5,608,295 | |
Deutsche Wohnen SE, Bearer Shares | | | 108,090 | | | | 4,714,666 | |
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | | | 47,356 | | | | 4,973,047 | |
OSRAM Licht AG | | | 15,063 | | | | 1,348,970 | |
SAP SE | | | 55,660 | | | | 6,227,309 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 33,319,092 | |
Ireland — 0.8% | |
Kingspan Group PLC | | | 46,008 | | | | 2,016,328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Italy — 6.0% | |
Atlantia SpA | | | 145,662 | | | | 4,592,353 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | | | 1,575,592 | | | | 5,227,607 | |
Tenaris SA | | | 280,086 | | | | 4,445,611 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,265,571 | |
Netherlands — 5.6% | |
ASML Holding NV | | | 23,235 | | | | 4,040,291 | |
ING Groep NV | | | 335,015 | | | | 6,149,870 | |
Unilever NV CVA | | | 56,009 | | | | 3,153,696 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,343,857 | |
Norway — 1.1% | |
Marine Harvest ASA(a) | | | 156,535 | | | | 2,647,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Spain — 6.6% | |
Banco Santander SA | | | 709,728 | | | | 4,653,180 | |
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | | | 161,932 | | | | 5,630,830 | |
Telefonica SA | | | 557,388 | | | | 5,427,758 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,711,768 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
Sweden — 5.2% | |
Alfa Laval AB | | | 162,507 | | | $ | 3,843,938 | |
Hexagon AB, Class B | | | 82,250 | | | | 4,126,244 | |
Volvo AB, Class B | | | 228,509 | | | | 4,255,378 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,225,560 | |
Switzerland — 4.9% | |
Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Registered Shares | | | 54,357 | | | | 4,923,539 | |
Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares(a) | | | 15,098 | | | | 4,073,374 | |
Sika AG, Bearer Shares | | | 314 | | | | 2,530,945 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,527,858 | |
United Kingdom — 25.8% | |
Associated British Foods PLC | | | 105,615 | | | | 4,021,250 | |
Auto Trader Group PLC (c) | | | 281,620 | | | | 1,341,459 | |
British American Tobacco PLC | | | 127,077 | | | | 8,590,389 | |
CRH PLC | | | 67,008 | | | | 2,404,954 | |
Diageo PLC | | | 128,428 | | | | 4,707,521 | |
Experian PLC | | | 197,598 | | | | 4,355,770 | |
London Stock Exchange Group PLC | | | 90,688 | | | | 4,638,452 | |
Prudential PLC | | | 246,289 | | | | 6,307,592 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A | | | 256,599 | | | | 8,566,226 | |
Shire PLC | | | 90,431 | | | | 4,686,288 | |
Unilever PLC | | | 48,241 | | | | 2,675,797 | |
Weir Group PLC | | | 167,685 | | | | 4,806,530 | |
Worldpay Group PLC(c) | | | 658,915 | | | | 3,781,256 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 60,883,484 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.2% (Cost — $216,910,228) | | | | 235,124,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Short-Term Securities — 0.6% | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, | | | | | | | | |
1.17%(d)(f) | | | 1,326,368 | | | | 1,326,368 | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, | | | | | | | | |
1.48%(d)(e)(f) | | | 235,209 | | | | 235,185 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.6% (Cost — $1,561,565) | | | | 1,561,553 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Investments — 99.8% (Cost — $218,471,793) | | | | 236,686,521 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2% | | | | 418,478 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 237,104,999 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan. |
(c) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(d) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
(e) | All or a portion of security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) December 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | | BlackRock EuroFund |
(f) | During the period ended December 31, 2017, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Affiliate | | Shares Held at 06/30/17 | | | Net Activity | | | Shares Held at 12/31/17 | | | Value at 12/31/17 | | | Income | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) (a) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class | | | 1,465,665 | | | | (139,297 | ) | | | 1,326,368 | | | $ | 1,326,368 | | | $ | 3,259 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series | | | — | | | | 235,209 | | | | 235,209 | | | | 235,185 | | | | 35 | (b) | | | (2 | ) | | | (12 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,561,553 | | | $ | 3,294 | | | $ | (2 | ) | | $ | (12 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable. | |
| (b) | Represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Belgium | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,424,796 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,424,796 | |
Denmark | | | 1,725,255 | | | | 15,103,463 | | | | — | | | | 16,828,718 | |
Finland | | | 3,470,217 | | | | 7,232,220 | | | | — | | | | 10,702,437 | |
France | | | 3,837,742 | | | | 30,390,373 | | | | — | | | | 34,228,115 | |
Germany | | | — | | | | 33,319,092 | | | | — | | | | 33,319,092 | |
Ireland | | | — | | | | 2,016,328 | | | | — | | | | 2,016,328 | |
Italy | | | — | | | | 14,265,571 | | | | — | | | | 14,265,571 | |
Netherlands | | | — | | | | 13,343,857 | | | | — | | | | 13,343,857 | |
Norway | | | — | | | | 2,647,384 | | | | — | | | | 2,647,384 | |
Spain | | | — | | | | 15,711,768 | | | | — | | | | 15,711,768 | |
Sweden | | | — | | | | 12,225,560 | | | | — | | | | 12,225,560 | |
Switzerland | | | — | | | | 11,527,858 | | | | — | | | | 11,527,858 | |
United Kingdom | | | 10,169,239 | | | | 50,714,245 | | | | — | | | | 60,883,484 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | 1,326,368 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,326,368 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subtotal | | $ | 20,528,821 | | | $ | 215,922,515 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 236,451,336 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments Valued at NAV(a) | | | | | | | 235,185 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 236,686,521 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | As of December 31, 2017, certain of the Fund’s investments were fair valued using NAV per share and have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy. | |
During the period ended December 31, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
See notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | | | 19 | |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | | | BlackRock EuroFund | |
| | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Investments at value — unaffiliated(a)(b) | | $ | 712,183,711 | | | $ | 235,124,968 | |
Investments at value — affiliated(c) | | | 11,810,045 | | | | 1,561,553 | |
Foreign currency at value(d) | | | 5,074 | | | | — | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 3,829,564 | | | | 634,909 | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | | 1,180,896 | | | | 634,756 | |
Capital shares sold | | | 311,595 | | | | 208,198 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 9,907 | | | | 542 | |
Securities lending income — affiliated | | | 1,162 | | | | 31 | |
Variation margin on futures contracts | | | 509,258 | | | | — | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 60,678 | | | | 44,856 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 729,901,890 | | | | 238,209,813 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | |
Cash collateral on securities loaned at value | | | 2,585,670 | | | | 235,200 | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | |
Capital shares redeemed | | | 2,881,918 | | | | 218,930 | |
Investments purchased | | | — | | | | 191,763 | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 379,278 | | | | 120,762 | |
Service and distribution fees | | | 178,875 | | | | 40,741 | |
Directors’ and Officer’s fees | | | 7,212 | | | | 5,047 | |
Other affiliates | | | 2,863 | | | | 1,056 | |
Other accrued expenses | | | 600,959 | | | | 291,315 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 6,636,775 | | | | 1,104,814 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 723,265,115 | | | $ | 237,104,999 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 681,876,432 | | | $ | 321,823,191 | |
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | | | (11,652,931 | ) | | | 392,589 | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | | | 23,381,288 | | | | (103,318,998 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 29,660,326 | | | | 18,208,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 723,265,115 | | | $ | 237,104,999 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
(a) Investments at cost — unaffiliated | | $ | 682,572,906 | | | $ | 216,910,228 | |
(b) Securities loaned at value | | $ | 2,514,707 | | | $ | 223,389 | |
(c) Investments at cost — affiliated | | $ | 11,810,081 | | | $ | 1,561,565 | |
(d) Foreign currency at cost | | $ | 5,022 | | | $ | — | |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
December 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | | | BlackRock EuroFund | |
| | |
NET ASSET VALUE | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Institutional: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 222,487,799 | | | $ | 69,509,739 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 10,227,530 | | | | 4,480,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 21.75 | | | $ | 15.51 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Par value | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares authorized | | | 100 million | | | | Unlimited | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Investor A: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 368,021,940 | | | $ | 158,825,522 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 17,773,552 | | | | 10,428,211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 20.71 | | | $ | 15.23 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Par value | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares authorized | | | 100 million | | | | Unlimited | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Investor C: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 113,350,696 | | | $ | 8,007,634 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 6,647,176 | | | | 747,323 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 17.05 | | | $ | 10.72 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Par value | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares authorized | | | 100 million | | | | Unlimited | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Class R: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 19,404,680 | | | $ | 762,104 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 1,034,872 | | | | 66,220 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 18.75 | | | $ | 11.51 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Par value | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares authorized | | | 100 million | | | | Unlimited | |
| | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
Statements of Operations
Six Months Ended December 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | | | BlackRock EuroFund | |
| | |
INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | $ | 6,188,756 | (a) | | $ | 2,450,493 | |
Securities lending income — affiliated — net | | | 437,642 | | | | 35 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 50,662 | | | | 3,259 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (268,590 | ) | | | (203,469 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 6,408,470 | | | | 2,250,318 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
EXPENSES | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory | | | 3,268,155 | | | | 1,174,159 | |
Service and distribution — class specific | | | 1,165,324 | | | | 249,676 | |
Transfer agent — class specific | | | 792,951 | | | | 264,632 | |
Printing | | | 565,963 | | | | 11,995 | |
Custodian | | | 116,142 | | | | 58,443 | |
Accounting services | | | 112,119 | | | | 40,072 | |
Professional | | | 62,696 | | | | 48,975 | |
Registration | | | 48,568 | | | | 35,317 | |
Directors and Officer | | | 13,868 | | | | 10,123 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 18,878 | | | | 13,767 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 6,164,664 | | | | 1,907,159 | |
Less fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager | | | (602,313 | ) | | | (47,223 | ) |
Less transfer agent fees reimbursed — class specific | | | (275,100 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 5,287,251 | | | | 1,859,936 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 1,121,219 | | | | 390,382 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | 199,722,227 | | | | 33,219,117 | |
Investments — affiliated | | | 1,569 | | | | (2 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | 701,516 | | | | — | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | 153,570 | | | | (10,429 | ) |
Capital gain distributions from investment companies — affiliated | | | 43 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 200,578,925 | | | | 33,208,686 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | (109,854,998 | ) | | | (15,744,057 | ) |
Investments — affiliated | | | (6,617 | ) | | | (12 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | 44,337 | | | | — | |
Foreign currency translations | | | 4,816 | | | | 9,027 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | (109,812,462 | ) | | | (15,735,042 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 90,766,463 | | | | 17,473,644 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 91,887,682 | | | $ | 17,864,026 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | Includes non-recurring dividends in the amount of $380,666. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | | | | | | BlackRock EuroFund | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 06/30/17 | | | | | | Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 06/30/17 | |
| | | | | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 1,121,219 | | | $ | (455,782 | ) | | | | | | $ | 390,382 | | | $ | 3,288,153 | |
Net realized gain | | | 200,578,925 | | | | 65,771,914 | | | | | | | | 33,208,686 | | | | 5,566,543 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (109,812,462 | ) | | | 85,945,330 | | | | | | | | (15,735,042 | ) | | | 31,559,027 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 91,887,682 | | | | 151,261,462 | | | | | | | | 17,864,026 | | | | 40,413,723 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional | | | (3,192,349 | ) | | | (2,750,170 | ) | | | | | | | (1,693,589 | ) | | | (3,163,969 | ) |
Investor A | | | (3,732,983 | ) | | | (2,433,397 | ) | | | | | | | (1,574,352 | ) | | | (3,145,485 | ) |
Investor C | | | — | | | | — | | | | | | | | (23,309 | ) | | | (214,011 | ) |
Class R | | | (129,667 | ) | | | (43,752 | ) | | | | | | | (6,223 | ) | | | (19,276 | ) |
From net realized gain: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional | | | (60,337,167 | ) | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Investor A | | | (96,502,725 | ) | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Investor B | | | (83,314 | ) | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Investor C | | | (35,126,324 | ) | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Class R | | | (5,274,116 | ) | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (204,378,645 | ) | | | (5,227,319 | ) | | | | | | | (3,297,473 | ) | | | (6,542,741 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | 26,589,091 | | | | (236,746,465 | ) | | | | | | | (98,628,519 | ) | | | (68,223,877 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total decrease in net assets | | | (85,901,872 | ) | | | (90,712,322 | ) | | | | | | | (84,061,966 | ) | | | (34,352,895 | ) |
Beginning of period | | | 809,166,987 | | | | 899,879,309 | | | | | | | | 321,166,965 | | | | 355,519,860 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 723,265,115 | | | $ | 809,166,987 | | | | | | | $ | 237,104,999 | | | $ | 321,166,965 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income, end of period | | $ | (11,652,931 | ) | | $ | (5,719,151 | ) | | | | | | $ | 392,589 | | | $ | 3,299,680 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | |
| | Institutional | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (Unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 25.83 | | | | | | | $ | 21.85 | | | $ | 25.78 | | | $ | 30.82 | | | $ | 25.94 | | | $ | 21.87 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.09 | (b) | | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.18 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 3.14 | | | | | | | | 4.15 | | | | (2.87 | ) | | | (1.17 | ) | | | 8.09 | | | | 4.58 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 3.23 | | | | | | | | 4.26 | | | | (2.83 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | 8.18 | | | | 4.76 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions:(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | (6.94 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (3.84 | ) | | | (3.06 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (7.31 | ) | | | | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (3.95 | ) | | | (3.30 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 21.75 | | | | | | | $ | 25.83 | | | $ | 21.85 | | | $ | 25.78 | | | $ | 30.82 | | | $ | 25.94 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 13.05 | %(e) | | | | | | | 19.60 | % | | | (10.94 | )% | | | (2.45 | )% | | | 33.28 | % | | | 22.20 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1.12 | %(f)(g) | | | | | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.02 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly | | | 0.96 | %(f)(g) | | | | | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.02 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 0.71 | %(b)(f)(g) | | | | | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.31 | % | | | 0.76 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 222,488 | | | | | | | $ | 258,047 | | | $ | 250,041 | | | $ | 265,841 | | | $ | 320,705 | | | $ | 244,523 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 121 | % | | | | | | | 59 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 77 | % | | | 73 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend. |
(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
(g) | Certain non-recurring expenses have been included in the ratio but not annualized. If these expenses were annualized, the ratios of total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and net investment income would have been 1.19%, 1.00%, and 0.67%, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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24 | | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (continued) | |
| | Investor A | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (Unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 24.85 | | | | | | | $ | 21.00 | | | $ | 24.90 | | | $ | 29.95 | | | $ | 25.33 | | | $ | 21.40 | |
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | 0.04 | (b) | | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(c) | | | (0.00 | )(c) | | | 0.08 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 3.03 | | | | | | | | 3.99 | | | | (2.76 | ) | | | (1.15 | ) | | | 7.87 | | | | 4.49 | |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 3.07 | | | | | | | | 4.00 | | | | (2.80 | ) | | | (1.15 | ) | | | 7.87 | | | | 4.57 | |
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Distributions:(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | (6.94 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (3.84 | ) | | | (3.06 | ) | | | — | |
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Total distributions | | | (7.21 | ) | | | | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (3.90 | ) | | | (3.25 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 20.71 | | | | | | | $ | 24.85 | | | $ | 21.00 | | | $ | 24.90 | | | $ | 29.95 | | | $ | 25.33 | |
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| | | | | | | |
Total Return(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 12.92 | %(f) | | | | | | | 19.10 | % | | | (11.21 | )% | | | (2.74 | )% | | | 32.81 | % | | | 21.78 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1.51 | %(g)(h) | | | | | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.38 | % | | | 1.37 | % | | | 1.40 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly | | | 1.31 | %(g)(h) | | | | | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.38 | % | | | 1.37 | % | | | 1.40 | % |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.36 | %(b)(g)(h) | | | | | | | 0.06 | % | | | (0.20 | )% | | | (0.02 | )% | | | (0.01 | )% | | | 0.35 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 368,022 | | | | | | | $ | 395,690 | | | $ | 382,069 | | | $ | 474,107 | | | $ | 520,436 | | | $ | 364,036 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 121 | % | | | | | | | 59 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 77 | % | | | 73 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend. |
(c) | Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share. |
(d) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(e) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(f) | Aggregate total return. |
(h) | Certain non-recurring expenses have been included in the ratio but not annualized. If these expenses were annualized, the ratios of total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and net investment income would have been 1.58%, 1.34%, and 0.33%, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (continued) | |
| | Investor C | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (Unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 21.45 | | | | | | | $ | 18.15 | | | $ | 21.86 | | | $ | 26.92 | | | $ | 23.13 | | | $ | 19.57 | |
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Net investment loss(a) | | | (0.05 | )(b) | | | | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.58 | | | | | | | | 3.46 | | | | (2.42 | ) | | | (1.07 | ) | | | 7.15 | | | | 4.11 | |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 2.53 | | | | | | | | 3.30 | | | | (2.61 | ) | | | (1.26 | ) | | | 6.94 | | | | 4.01 | |
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Distributions:(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | (6.93 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (3.80 | ) | | | (3.06 | ) | | | — | |
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Total distributions | | | (6.93 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (3.80 | ) | | | (3.15 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 17.05 | | | | | | | $ | 21.45 | | | $ | 18.15 | | | $ | 21.86 | | | $ | 26.92 | | | $ | 23.13 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 12.41 | %(e) | | | | | | | 18.18 | % | | | (11.93 | )% | | | (3.53 | )% | | | 31.79 | % | | | 20.80 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 2.33 | %(f)(g) | | | | | | | 2.32 | % | | | 2.22 | % | | | 2.17 | % | | | 2.16 | % | | | 2.21 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly | | | 2.10 | %(f)(g) | | | | | | | 2.29 | % | | | 2.22 | % | | | 2.17 | % | | | 2.16 | % | | | 2.21 | % |
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Net investment loss | | | (0.44 | )%(b)(f)(g) | | | | | | | (0.81 | )% | | | (1.01 | )% | | | (0.81 | )% | | | (0.82 | )% | | | (0.45 | )% |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 113,351 | | | | | | | $ | 135,507 | | | $ | 245,795 | | | $ | 318,616 | | | $ | 348,937 | | | $ | 273,018 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 121 | % | | | | | | | 59 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 77 | % | | | 73 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend. |
(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
(g) | Certain non-recurring expenses have been included in the ratio but not annualized. If these expenses were annualized, the ratios of total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and net investment income would have been 2.40%, 2.14%, and (0.47)%, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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26 | | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (continued) | |
| | Class R | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (Unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 23.07 | | | | | | | $ | 19.48 | | | $ | 23.27 | | | $ | 28.30 | | | $ | 24.13 | | | $ | 20.38 | |
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | 0.00 | (b)(c) | | | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.79 | | | | | | | | 3.70 | | | | (2.58 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | 7.47 | | | | 4.28 | |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 2.79 | | | | | | | | 3.63 | | | | (2.69 | ) | | | (1.19 | ) | | | 7.37 | | | | 4.27 | |
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Distributions from:(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.00 | )(e) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | (6.94 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (3.84 | ) | | | (3.06 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (7.11 | ) | | | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (3.84 | ) | | | (3.20 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 18.75 | | | | | | | $ | 23.07 | | | $ | 19.48 | | | $ | 23.27 | | | $ | 28.30 | | | $ | 24.13 | |
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Total Return(f) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 12.69 | %(g) | | | | | | | 18.67 | % | | | (11.54 | )% | | | (3.08 | )% | | | 32.32 | % | | | 21.28 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1.82 | %(h)(g) | | | | | | | 1.92 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.73 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.79 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly | | | 1.60 | %(h)(g) | | | | | | | 1.88 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.73 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.79 | % |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.07 | %(c)(h)(g) | | | | | | | (0.33 | )% | | | (0.56 | )% | | | (0.39 | )% | | | (0.38 | )% | | | (0.04 | )% |
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| | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 19,405 | | | | | | | $ | 19,642 | | | $ | 21,091 | | | $ | 26,019 | | | $ | 33,944 | | | $ | 29,112 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 121 | % | | | | | | | 59 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 77 | % | | | 73 | % |
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
(c) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend. |
(d) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(e) | Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share. |
(f) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(g) | Aggregate total return. |
(g) | Certain non-recurring expenses have been included in the ratio but not annualized. If these expenses were annualized, the ratios of total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and net investment income would have been 1.89%, 1.63%, and 0.04%, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | BlackRock EuroFund | |
| | Institutional | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (Unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 14.78 | | | | | | | $ | 13.25 | | | $ | 15.51 | | | $ | 16.68 | | | $ | 13.62 | | | $ | 11.29 | |
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Net investment income(a) | | | 0.03 | | | | | | | | 0.16 | (b) | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.61 | | | | 0.27 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.88 | | | | | | | | 1.67 | | | | (2.28 | ) | | | (1.00 | ) | | | 2.65 | | | | 2.22 | |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 0.91 | | | | | | | | 1.83 | | | | (2.03 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | 3.26 | | | | 2.49 | |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 15.51 | | | | | | | $ | 14.78 | | | $ | 13.25 | | | $ | 15.51 | | | $ | 16.68 | | | $ | 13.62 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 6.20 | %(e) | | | | | | | 14.14 | % | | | (13.22 | )% | | | (4.10 | )% | | | 24.06 | % | | | 22.10 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1.09 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.07 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly | | | 1.06 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.07 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 0.40 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.19 | %(b) | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 3.81 | % | | | 2.09 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 69,510 | | | | | | | $ | 146,685 | | | $ | 162,627 | | | $ | 221,463 | | | $ | 187,718 | | | $ | 88,713 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 56 | % | | | | | | | 93 | % | | | 100 | % | | | 117 | % | | | 129 | % | | | 115 | % |
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend. |
(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
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28 | | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock EuroFund (continued) | |
| | Investor A | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (Unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 14.49 | | | | | | | $ | 12.98 | | | $ | 15.23 | | | $ | 16.37 | | | $ | 13.35 | | | $ | 11.08 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.01 | | | | | | | | 0.13 | (b) | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.20 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.88 | | | | | | | | 1.64 | | | | (2.23 | ) | | | (1.03 | ) | | | 2.65 | | | | 2.22 | |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 0.89 | | | | | | | | 1.77 | | | | (2.03 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | 3.17 | | | | 2.42 | |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 15.23 | | | | | | | $ | 14.49 | | | $ | 12.98 | | | $ | 15.23 | | | $ | 16.37 | | | $ | 13.35 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 6.16 | %(e) | | | | | | | 13.92 | % | | | (13.41 | )% | | | (4.30 | )% | | | 23.83 | % | | | 21.89 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1.28 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.32 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.29 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly | | | 1.25 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.32 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.29 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 0.18 | %(f) | | | | | | | 0.97 | %(b) | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.88 | %�� | | | 3.30 | % | | | 1.62 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 158,826 | | | | | | | $ | 165,427 | | | $ | 178,374 | | | $ | 258,675 | | | $ | 195,548 | | | $ | 149,426 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 56 | % | | | | | | | 93 | % | | | 100 | % | | | 117 | % | | | 129 | % | | | 115 | % |
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend. |
(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | BlackRock EuroFund (continued) | |
| | Investor C | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (Unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.16 | | | | | | | $ | 9.17 | | | $ | 10.82 | | | $ | 11.76 | | | $ | 9.67 | | | $ | 8.05 | |
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | | | | 0.01 | (b) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.09 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.62 | | | | | | | | 1.15 | | | | (1.58 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | 1.88 | | | | 1.58 | |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 0.59 | | | | | | | | 1.16 | | | | (1.51 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) | | | 2.19 | | | | 1.67 | |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.72 | | | | | | | $ | 10.16 | | | $ | 9.17 | | | $ | 10.82 | | | $ | 11.76 | | | $ | 9.67 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 5.82 | %(e) | | | | | | | 12.94 | % | | | (14.08 | )% | | | (5.09 | )% | | | 22.76 | % | | | 20.83 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 2.08 | %(f) | | | | | | | 2.13 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 2.07 | % | | | 2.14 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly | | | 2.05 | %(f) | | | | | | | 2.13 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 2.07 | % | | | 2.14 | % |
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Net investment income | | | (0.62 | )%(f) | | | | | | | 0.14 | %(b) | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 2.72 | % | | | 0.99 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 8,008 | | | | | | | $ | 8,038 | | | $ | 13,659 | | | $ | 18,021 | | | $ | 21,838 | | | $ | 13,982 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 56 | % | | | | | | | 93 | % | | | 100 | % | | | 117 | % | | | 129 | % | | | 115 | % |
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend. |
(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | BlackRock EuroFund (continued) | |
| | Class R | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (Unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.96 | | | | | | | $ | 9.89 | | | $ | 11.66 | | | $ | 12.58 | | | $ | 10.32 | | | $ | 8.57 | |
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | | | | 0.05 | (b) | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.13 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.66 | | | | | | | | 1.24 | | | | (1.71 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | 2.04 | | | | 1.69 | |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 0.64 | | | | | | | | 1.29 | | | | (1.60 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | 2.37 | | | | 1.82 | |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 11.51 | | | | | | | $ | 10.96 | | | $ | 9.89 | | | $ | 11.66 | | | $ | 12.58 | | | $ | 10.32 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 5.86 | %(e) | | | | | | | 13.42 | % | | | (13.82 | )% | | | (4.68 | )% | | | 23.05 | % | | | 21.32 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1.76 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.80 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly | | | 1.73 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.80 | % |
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Net investment income | | | (0.30 | )%(f) | | | | | | | 0.54 | %(b) | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 2.77 | % | | | 1.34 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 762 | | | | | | | $ | 1,017 | | | $ | 859 | | | $ | 1,122 | | | $ | 1,471 | | | $ | 1,564 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 56 | % | | | | | | | 93 | % | | | 100 | % | | | 117 | % | | | 129 | % | | | 115 | % |
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend. |
(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc., (the “Corporation”) and BlackRock EuroFund (the “Trust”) are each registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as open-end management investment companies. The Board of Trustees of the Trust and the Board of Directors of the Corporation are referred to throughout this report as the “Board of Directors” or the “Board.” BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. is organized as a Maryland corporation. BlackRock EuroFund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The following are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually as a “Fund”:
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Fund Name | | Herein Referred to As | | Diversification Classification |
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Formerly Known As BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.) | | Advantage Global | | Diversified |
BlackRock EuroFund | | EuroFund | | Diversified |
Each Fund offers multiple classes of shares. All classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and are subject to the same terms and conditions, except that certain classes bear expenses related to the shareholder servicing and distribution of such shares. Institutional Shares are sold only to certain eligible investors. Class R Shares are available only to certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. Investor A and Investor C Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures.
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Share Class | | Initial Sales Charge | | CDSC | | | Conversion Privilege |
Institutional and Class R Shares | | No | | | No | | | None |
Investor A Shares | | Yes | | | No | (a) | | None |
Investor C Shares | | No | | | Yes | | | None |
| (a) | Investor A Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for certain redemptions where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. | |
On December 27, 2017, Advantage Global’s issued and outstanding Investor B Shares converted into Investor A Shares, with the same relative aggregate NAV as the original shares held immediately prior to conversion.
The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of open-end funds referred to as the Equity-Bond Complex.
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of 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. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:
Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: 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 date. 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 an accrual basis. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.
Foreign Currency Translation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.
Each Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in 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. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.
Distributions: Distributions paid by the Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund or its classes are charged to that Fund or the applicable class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses directly related to the Funds and other shared expenses prorated to the Funds are allocated daily to each class based on their relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
The Funds have an arrangement with their custodian whereby credits are earned on uninvested cash balances, which could be used to reduce custody fees and/or overdraft charges. The Funds may incur charges on certain uninvested cash balances and overdrafts, subject to certain conditions.
3. | INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
Investment Valuation Policies: The Funds’ investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) as of the close of trading on the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) (or if the reporting date falls on a day the NYSE is closed, investments are valued at fair value as of the period end). U.S. 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 using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of each Fund (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 oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.
Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:
| • | | Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at the official closing price each day, if available. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the official closing 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 may be valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. |
| | Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of trading on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of the Funds’ net assets. 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 trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets. |
| • | | Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at NAV each business day. |
| • | | The Funds value their investment in SL 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 may follow the parameters of investments by a money market fund that is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. |
| • | | Futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. |
If events (e.g., a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investments, or in the event that the 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 Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee will include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.
Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:
| • | | Level 1 — Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access |
| • | | Level 2 — Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs) |
| • | | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including each 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. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. Level 3 investments may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Global Valuation Committee in the absence of market information.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with each Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value 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 investments and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.
As of December 31, 2017, certain investments of the Funds were valued using NAV as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.
4. | SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS |
Preferred Stocks: Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well), but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.
Securities Lending: Certain Funds may lend their securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Funds collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund, or excess collateral returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Funds are entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities, but do not receive interest income on 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 any securities on loan, all of which were classified as common stocks in the Funds’ Schedules of Investments, and the value of any related collateral are shown separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a component of investments at value-unaffiliated, and collateral on securities loaned at value, respectively. As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. 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 (each, an “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 or request additional collateral. 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. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left 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 an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.
As of period end, the following table is a summary of the Funds’ securities lending agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:
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Advantage Global | |
Counterparty | | Securities Loaned at Value | | | Cash Collateral Received (a) | | | Net Amount | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | $ | 26,480 | | | $ | (26,480 | ) | | $ | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. | | | 400,533 | | | | (400,533 | ) | | | — | |
JP Morgan Securities LLC | | | 400,564 | | | | (400,564 | ) | | | — | |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. | | | 1,678,536 | | | | (1,678,536 | ) | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | | | 8,594 | | | | (8,594 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 2,514,707 | | | $ | (2,514,707 | ) | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Cash collateral with a value of $2,585,670 has been received in connection with securities lending agreements. Collateral received in excess of the value of securities loaned from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes in the table above. | |
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Euro Fund | |
Counterparty | | Securities Loaned at Value | | | Cash Collateral Received (a) | | | Net Amount | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | | $ | 223,389 | | | $ | (223,389 | ) | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Cash collateral with a value of $235,200 has been received in connection with securities lending agreements. Collateral received in excess of the value of securities loaned from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes in the table above. | |
The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BIM. BIM’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned if the collateral received does not cover the value on the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur 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.
5. | 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 manage their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedules of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.
Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk), changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).
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 on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a 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 in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, is shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. 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 market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.
6. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder and an affiliate of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) for 1940 Act purposes.
Investment Advisory: Each Fund entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment adviser, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administrative services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio and provides the 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 at an annual rate equal to the following percentages of the average daily value of each Fund’s net assets as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | EuroFund | | | Advantage Global | |
First $1 Billion | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.85 | % |
$1 Billion — $3 Billion | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.80 | |
$3 Billion — $5 Billion | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.77 | |
$5 Billion — $10 Billion | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.74 | |
Greater than $10 Billion | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.72 | |
The Manager, with respect to EuroFund, entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIL, for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by EuroFund to the Manager.
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Service and Distribution Fees: Each Fund entered into a Distribution Agreement and a 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 relevant share class of each Fund as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Distribution Fees | | | Service Fees | |
Investor A | | | — | % | | | 0.25 | % |
Investor C | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.25 | |
Class R | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.25 | |
BRIL and broker-dealers, pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, provide shareholder servicing and distribution services to the Funds. The ongoing service and/or distribution fee compensates BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing and/or distribution related services to shareholders.
For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Investor A | | | Investor B (a) | | | Investor C | | | Class R | | | Total | |
Advantage Global | | $ | 484,756 | | | $ | 1,431 | | | $ | 630,262 | | | $ | 48,875 | | | $ | 1,165,324 | |
EuroFund | | | 206,187 | | | | N/A | | | | 41,397 | | | | 2,092 | | | | 249,676 | |
| (a) | On December 27, 2017, Advantage Global’s Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. | |
Transfer Agent: 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 asset-based fee or an annual fee per shareholder account, which will vary depending on share class and/or net assets. For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the Funds paid the following amounts to affiliates of BlackRock in return for these services, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations:
| | | | |
| | Institutional | |
Advantage Global | | $ | 61 | |
EuroFund | | | 1 | |
The Manager maintains a call center that is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Funds. Shareholder services include responding to inquiries and processing subscriptions and redemptions based upon instructions from shareholders. For the six months ended December 31, 2017, each Fund 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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| | Institutional | | | Investor A | | | Investor B (a) | | | Investor C | | | Class R | | | Total | |
Advantage Global | | $ | 546 | | | $ | 4,970 | | | $ | 28 | | | $ | 1,858 | | | $ | 162 | | | $ | 7,564 | |
EuroFund | | | 1,214 | | | | 2,164 | | | | N/A | | | | 56 | | | | 16 | | | | 3,450 | |
| (a) | On December 27, 2017, Advantage Global’s Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. | |
For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each class of each Fund:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Institutional | | | Investor A | | | Investor B (a) | | | Investor C | | | Class R | | | Total | |
Advantage Global | | $ | 113,450 | | | $ | 455,022 | | | $ | 586 | | | $ | 194,374 | | | $ | 29,519 | | | $ | 792,951 | |
EuroFund | | | 139,288 | | | | 116,056 | | | | N/A | | | | 7,719 | | | | 1,569 | | | | 264,632 | |
| (a) | On December 27, 2017, Advantage Global’s Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. | |
Other Fees: For the six months ended December 31, 2017, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of each Fund’s Investor A Shares as follows:
| | | | |
| | Investor A | |
Advantage Global | | $ | 3,387 | |
EuroFund | | | 759 | |
For the six months ended December 31, 2017, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Investor A | | | Investor C | |
Advantage Global | | $ | 4,721 | | | $ | 4,123 | |
EuroFund | | | 113 | | | | 157 | |
Expense Waivers and Reimbursements: With respect to each Fund, 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 (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”). The amount of waivers and/or reimbursements of fees and expenses made pursuant to the expense limitation will be reduced by the amount of the affiliated money market fund waiver.
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These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the amounts waived were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Advantage Global | | | EuroFund | |
Amounts waived | | $ | 4,031 | | | $ | 257 | |
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of each Fund’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through October 31, 2018. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the independent directors who are not “interested persons” of a Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”), or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. For the six months ended December 31, 2017, there were no fees waived by the Manager.
The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees equal to the annual rate of 0.03% of EuroFund’s average daily net assets. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. During the six months ended December 31, 2017, the Manager waived $46,966 pursuant to this agreement.
For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the Funds reimbursed the Manager for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services in the Statements of Operations. The reimbursements were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Institutional | | | Investor A | | | Investor B (a) | | | Investor C | | | Class R | | | Total | |
Advantage Global | | $ | 1,392 | | | $ | 2,323 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 756 | | | $ | 117 | | | $ | 4,590 | |
EuroFund | | | 759 | | | | 910 | | | | N/A | | | | 46 | | | | 5 | | | | 1,720 | |
| (a) | On December 27, 2017, Advantage Global’s Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. | |
In regards to Advantage Global, the Manager reimbursed the Fund $272,686, which is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations.
Effective October 26, 2017, with respect to Advantage Global, the Manager contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit expenses, excluding interest expense, dividend expense, tax expense, acquired fund fees and expenses, and certain other fund expenses, which constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of Advantage Global’s business (“expense limitations”). The expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional | | | | | | Investor A | | | | Investor B (a) | | | | | | Investor C | | | | Class R | |
| 0.71% | | | | | | | 0.96% | | | | | 1.71% | | | | | | | 1.71% | | | | | 1.21% | |
| (a) | On December 27, 2017, Advantage Global’s Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. | |
The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue these contractual expense limitations through October 31, 2018, unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of Advantage Global. For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the Manager waived and/or reimbursed $325,596, which is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations.
These amounts waived and/or reimbursed are shown as transfer agent fees waived — class specific, in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2017, class specific waivers were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional | | | | | | Investor A | | | | Investor B (a) | | | | | | Investor C | | | | Class R | | | | | | Total |
$ | 41,042 | | | | | | | $ 155,208 | | | | $ | 162 | | | | | | | $ 68,886 | | | | $ | 9,802 | | | | | | | $ 275,100 |
| (a) | On December 27, 2017, Advantage Global’s Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. | |
With respect to the contractual expense limitation, if during the Fund’s fiscal year the operating expenses of a share class, that at any time during the prior two fiscal years received a waiver and/or reimbursement from the Manager, are less than the current expense limitation for that share class, the Manager is entitled to be reimbursed by such share class up to the lesser of: (a) the amount of fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed during those prior two fiscal years under the agreement and (b) an amount not to exceed either the current expense limitation of that share class or the expense limitation of the share class in effect at the time that the share class received the applicable waiver and/or reimbursement, provided that:
| (1) | the Fund, of which the share class is a part, has more than $50 million in assets for the fiscal year, and | |
| (2) | the Manager or an affiliate continues to serve as the Fund’s investment adviser or administrator. | |
This repayment applies only to the contractual expense limitation on net expenses and does not apply to the contractual investment advisory fee waiver described above or any voluntary waivers that may be in effect from time to time.
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On December 31, 2017, Advantage Global’s fund level and class specific waivers and/or reimbursements subject to possible future recoupment under the expense limitation agreement are as follows:
| | | | |
| | Expiring June 30, 2020 | |
Fund Level | | $ | 325,596 | |
Institutional | | | 41,042 | |
Investor A | | | 155,208 | |
Investor B(a) | | | 162 | |
Investor C | | | 68,886 | |
Class R | | | 9,802 | |
| | | | |
| | $ | 600,696 | |
| | | | |
| (a) | On December 27, 2017, Advantage Global’s Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. | |
Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BIM, an affiliate of the Manager, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BIM bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. The Funds are responsible for expenses in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment expenses”). The cash collateral is invested in a private investment company managed by the Manager or its affiliates. However, BIM has agreed to cap the collateral investment expenses of the private investment company to an annual rate of 0.04%. The investment adviser to the private investment company will not charge any advisory fees with respect to shares purchased by the Funds. The private investment company in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value withdrawn or temporarily restrict withdrawals for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the private investment company’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.
Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment expenses. Each Fund retains a portion of securities lending income and remits a remaining portion to BIM as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income, and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment expenses.
In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income earned across the Equity-Bond Complex in a calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year securities lending income as follows: 85% of securities lending income, and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment expenses.
The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income — affiliated — net in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2017, each Fund paid BIM the following amounts for securities lending agent services:
| | | | | | | | |
Advantage Global | | | | | EuroFund | |
$ | 78,291 | | | | | $ | 6 | |
Interfund Lending: In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, each Fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility for temporary purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by each Fund’s investment policies and restrictions. Advantage Global is currently permitted to borrow and lend under the Interfund Lending Program. EuroFund is currently permitted to borrow under the Interfund Lending Program.
A lending BlackRock fund may lend in aggregate up to 15% of its net assets, but may not lend more than 5% of its net assets to any one borrowing fund through the Interfund Lending Program. A borrowing BlackRock fund may not borrow through the Interfund Lending Program or from any other source more than 33 1/3% of its total assets (or any lower threshold provided for by the fund’s investment restrictions). If a borrowing BlackRock fund’s total outstanding borrowings exceed 10% of its total assets, each of its outstanding interfund loans will be subject to collateralization of at least 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan. All interfund loans are for temporary or emergency purposes and the interest rate to be charged will be the average of the highest current overnight repurchase agreement rate available to a lending fund and the bank loan rate, as calculated according to a formula established by the Board.
During the six months ended December 31, 2017, the Funds did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.
Officers and Directors: Certain directors and/or officers of the Funds are directors and/or officers 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 Directors and Officer in the Statements of Operations.
Other Transactions: The Funds may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common directors. For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the purchase and sale transactions and any net realized gains (losses) with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | |
Advantage Global | | $ | — | | | $ | 726,059 | | | $ | 12,287 | |
EuroFund | | | 909,841 | | | | 1,031,183 | | | | 21,277 | |
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For the six months ended December 31, 2017, purchases and sales of investments, including paydowns and mortgage dollar rolls and excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Advantage Global | | | EuroFund | |
Purchases | | $ | 918,402,078 | | | $ | 171,101,423 | |
Sales | | | 1,110,905,957 | | | | 272,185,973 | |
It is each Fund’s 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 U.S. federal income tax provision is required.
Each Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for each of the four years ended June 30, 2017. 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 has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of December 31, 2017, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.
As of December 31, 2017, EuroFund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:
| | | | |
Expires June 30, | | EuroFund | |
No expiration date(a) | | $ | 49,915,366 | |
2018 | | | 85,950,061 | |
| | | | |
| | $ | 135,865,427 | |
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As of December 31, 2017, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Advantage Global | | | EuroFund | |
Tax cost | | $ | 710,349,242 | | | $ | 219,134,048 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 37,816,670 | | | $ | 23,251,698 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (24,127,819 | ) | | | (5,699,225 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | 13,688,851 | | | $ | 17,552,474 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The Funds, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a 364-day, $2.1 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders. Under this agreement, the Funds may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain individual funds, the Participating Funds, including the Fund[s], can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.6 billion at any time outstanding, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.12% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) one-month LIBOR (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. The agreement expires in April 2018 unless extended or renewed. Participating Funds paid administration, legal and arrangement fees, which, if applicable, are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statements of Operations. These fees were allocated among such funds based upon portions of the aggregate commitment available to them and relative net assets of Participating Funds. During the six months ended December 31, 2017, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.
In the normal course of business, certain Funds invest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which each Fund is subject.
The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00 and which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.
Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A Fund may invest in illiquid investments and may experience difficulty in selling those investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the
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investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause each Fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a Fund invests.
Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes 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 approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.
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.
A Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to aggregated unrealized gain less the value of any collateral held by such Fund.
With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.
Concentration Risk: Certain 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, it assumes 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 U.S. securities. Investment percentages in specific countries are presented in the Schedules of Investments.
EuroFund 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. These events may spread to other countries in Europe and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments.
The United Kingdom voted on June 23, 2016 to withdraw from the European Union, which may introduce significant new uncertainties and instability in the financial markets across Europe.
11. | CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
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| | Six Months Ended 12/31/17 | | | Year Ended 06/30/17 | |
Advantage Global | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Institutional | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,994,680 | | | $ | 53,187,969 | | | | 3,025,590 | | | $ | 73,278,388 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 2,231,724 | | | | 47,625,004 | | | | 77,244 | | | | 1,846,908 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (3,989,099 | ) | | | (100,884,754 | ) | | | (4,554,125 | ) | | | (108,761,167 | ) |
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Net increase | | | 237,305 | | | $ | (71,781 | ) | | | (1,451,291 | ) | | $ | (33,635,871 | ) |
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Investor A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares | | | 506,369 | | | $ | 12,541,482 | | | | 3,531,283 | | | $ | 85,074,455 | |
Shares issued from conversion(a) | | | 14,836 | | | | 307,412 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 4,464,856 | | | | 90,725,938 | | | | 97,463 | | | | 2,247,539 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (3,132,693 | ) | | | (77,781,595 | ) | | | (5,903,725 | ) | | | (136,700,017 | ) |
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Net increase | | | 1,853,368 | | | $ | 25,793,237 | | | | (2,274,979 | ) | | $ | (49,378,023 | ) |
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Investor B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 6 | | | $ | 104 | | | | 539 | | | $ | 11,606 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 4,581 | | | | 83,114 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Shares converted(a) | | | (16,626 | ) | | | (307,412 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares | | | (314 | ) | | | (7,222 | ) | | | (34,154 | ) | | | (718,840 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase | | | (12,353 | ) | | $ | (231,416 | ) | | | (33,615 | ) | | $ | (707,234 | ) |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
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| | Six Months Ended 12/31/17 | | | Year Ended 06/30/17 | |
Advantage Global | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Investor C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 41,664 | | | $ | 910,633 | | | | 454,803 | | | $ | 8,968,158 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 1,955,492 | | | | 32,734,953 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,667,364 | ) | | | (35,374,137 | ) | | | (7,679,815 | ) | | | (156,979,803 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase | | | 329,792 | | | $ | (1,728,551 | ) | | | (7,225,012 | ) | | $ | (148,011,645 | ) |
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Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 71,295 | | | $ | 1,628,297 | | | | 194,469 | | | $ | 4,153,109 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 293,684 | | | | 5,403,788 | | | | 2,037 | | | | 43,690 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (181,561 | ) | | | (4,204,483 | ) | | | (427,813 | ) | | | (9,210,491 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase | | | 183,418 | | | | 2,827,602 | | | | (231,307 | ) | | $ | (5,013,692 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Net Increase | | | 2,591,530 | | | $ | 26,589,091 | | | | (11,216,204 | ) | | $ | (236,746,465 | ) |
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| (a) | On December 27, 2017, Advantage Global’s Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. |
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| | Six Months Ended 12/31/17 | | | Year Ended 06/30/17 | |
EuroFund | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Institutional | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 484,455 | | | $ | 7,406,715 | | | | 868,932 | | | $ | 11,863,461 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 101,284 | | | | 1,555,727 | | | | 218,566 | | | | 2,808,575 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (6,031,305 | ) | | | (91,998,387 | ) | | | (3,439,983 | ) | | | (46,043,608 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (5,445,566 | ) | | $ | (83,035,945 | ) | | | (2,352,485 | ) | | $ | (31,371,572 | ) |
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Investor A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 348,002 | | | $ | 5,276,099 | | | | 1,129,690 | | | $ | 15,619,424 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 94,217 | | | | 1,420,802 | | | | 225,372 | | | | 2,842,001 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,428,664 | ) | | | (21,532,637 | ) | | | (3,680,322 | ) | | | (48,597,155 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (986,445 | ) | | $ | (14,835,736 | ) | | | (2,325,260 | ) | | $ | (30,135,730 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investor C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 83,389 | | | $ | 882,399 | | | | 118,245 | | | $ | 1,141,854 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 1,841 | | | | 19,534 | | | | 20,011 | | | | 177,910 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (128,668 | ) | | | (1,362,654 | ) | | | (837,350 | ) | | | (8,092,171 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (43,438 | ) | | $ | (460,721 | ) | | | (699,094 | ) | | $ | (6,772,407 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 7,514 | | | $ | 85,664 | | | | 26,893 | | | $ | 267,564 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 535 | | | | 6,094 | | | | 1,981 | | | | 18,958 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (34,680 | ) | | | (387,875 | ) | | | (22,883 | ) | | | (230,690 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (26,631 | ) | | $ | (296,117 | ) | | | 5,991 | | | $ | 55,832 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Net Increase (Decrease) | | | (6,502,080 | ) | | $ | (98,628,519 | ) | | | (5,370,848 | ) | | $ | (68,223,877 | ) |
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Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
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Director and Officer Information
Robert M. Hernandez, Chair of the Board and Director
James H. Bodurtha, Director
Bruce R. Bond, Director
Donald W. Burton, Director
Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat, Director
Henry Gabbay, Director
Lena G. Goldberg, Director
Henry R. Keizer, Director
John F. O’Brien, Director
Donald C. Opatrny, Director
Roberta Cooper Ramo, Director
Robert Fairbairn, Director
John M. Perlowski, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Jennifer McGovern, Vice President
Neal J. Andrews, Chief Financial Officer
Jay M. Fife, Treasurer
Charles Park, Chief Compliance Officer
Fernanda Piedra, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
Benjamin Archibald, Secretary
Effective December 31, 2017, Roberta Cooper Ramo retired and Donald W. Burton resigned as Directors of the Funds.
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Investment Adviser | | Custodian |
BlackRock Advisors, LLC | | Brown Brothers |
Wilmington, DE 19809 | | Harriman & Co. |
| | Boston, MA 02109 |
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Sub-Adviser | | Transfer Agent |
BlackRock International Limited(a) | | BNY Mellon Investment |
Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, | | Servicing (US) Inc. |
United Kingdom | | Wilmington, DE 19809 |
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| | Accounting Agent |
| | State Street Bank and |
| | Trust Company |
| | Boston, MA 02111 |
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| | Distributor |
| | BlackRock Investments, LLC |
| | New York, NY 10022 |
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| | Legal Counsel |
| | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP |
| | New York, NY 10019 |
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| | Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
| | Deloitte & Touche LLP |
| | Boston, MA 02116 |
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| | Address of the Funds |
| | 100 Bellevue Parkway |
| | Wilmington, DE 19809 |
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Additional Information
Proxy Results
At the Special Meeting of Shareholders of BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. (subsequently renamed to BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.) held on August 24, 2017, shareholders were asked to vote on the following proposals:
Proposal 1. To approve the change in the Fund’s investment objective and to make the investment objective a non-fundamental policy of the Fund that may be changed by the Board of Directors of the Fund without shareholder approval. 1
With respect to this Proposal, the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
For | | | | | Against | | | | | Abstain | |
| 12,328,264 | | | | | | 4,507,896 | | | | | | 1,193,426 | |
Proposal 4. To approve the amendment or elimination of certain of the Fund’s fundamental investment restrictions as follows:
Proposal 4A. To amend the fundamental investment restriction regarding concentration.
With respect to this Proposal, the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
For | | | | | Against | | | | | Abstain | |
| 15,063,701 | | | | | | 1,579,895 | | | | | | 1,385,989 | |
Proposal 4B. To amend the fundamental investment restriction regarding borrowing.
With respect to this Proposal, the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
For | | | | | Against | | | | | Abstain | |
| 14,900,779 | | | | | | 1,769,846 | | | | | | 1,358,960 | |
Proposal 4C. To amend the fundamental investment restriction regarding the issuance of senior securities.
With respect to this Proposal, the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
For | | | | | Against | | | | | Abstain | |
| 15,033,711 | | | | | | 1,585,394 | | | | | | 1,410,480 | |
Proposal 4D. To amend the fundamental investment restriction regarding investing in real estate.
With respect to this Proposal, the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
For | | | | | Against | | | | | Abstain | |
| 15,167,506 | | | | | | 1,521,030 | | | | | | 1,341,049 | |
Proposal 4E. To amend the fundamental investment restriction regarding underwriting.
With respect to this Proposal, the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
For | | | | | Against | | | | | Abstain | |
| 14,954,478 | | | | | | 1,668,653 | | | | | | 1,406,454 | |
Proposal 4F. To amend the fundamental investment restriction regarding investing in commodities.
With respect to this Proposal, the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
For | | | | | Against | | | | | Abstain | |
| 15,109,536 | | | | | | 1,583,338 | | | | | | 1,336,711 | |
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Additional Information (continued)
Proposal 4G. To amend the fundamental investment restriction regarding lending.
With respect to this Proposal, the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
For | | | | | Against | | | | | Abstain | |
| 14,941,418 | | | | | | 1,725,404 | | | | | | 1,362,764 | |
Proposal 4H. To eliminate the fundamental investment restriction regarding investing for the purpose of exercising control or management.
With respect to this Proposal, the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
For | | | | | Against | | | | | Abstain | |
| 14,953,508 | | | | | | 1,689,835 | | | | | | 1,386,243 | |
Proposal 4I. To amend the fundamental investment restriction regarding diversification.
With respect to this Proposal, the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
For | | | | | Against | | | | | Abstain | |
| 15,207,198 | | | | | | 1,476,428 | | | | | | 1,345,959 | |
1 | | On July 28, 2017, (prior to the August 24, 2017 Special shareholder meeting) the Board adopted a policy (the “Policy”) whereby, contingent on shareholder approval of Proposal 1, the Board agreed to not change the Fund’s proposed investment objective in the future without obtaining the “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities” is defined in the 1940 Act as the lesser of the vote of (i) 67% or more of the voting securities of the Fund present at the Meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of such outstanding voting securities are present in person or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of such outstanding voting securities of the Fund (a “1940 Act Majority”). In addition, the Board agreed not to change the Policy without a 1940 Act Majority vote. The adoption of the Policy preserves the Fund’s shareholders’ right to vote on any future investment objective change. |
General Information
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, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room or 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 upon request and without charge (1) 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.
BlackRock’s 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. Visit http://www.blackrock.com for more information.
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Additional Information (continued)
Shareholder Privileges
Account Information
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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.
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.
Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
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Portfolio Abbreviations |
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipts |
GDR | | Global Depositary Receipt |
NVDR | | Non-voting Depository Receipts |
PCL | | Public Company Limited |
S&P | | S&P Global Ratings |
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This report is intended for current holders. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of a Fund unless preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.
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Item 2 – | Code of Ethics – During the period covered by this report, the code of ethics was amended to clarify an inconsistency as to whom persons covered by the code should report suspected violations of the code. The amendment clarifies that such reporting should be made to BlackRock Advisors, LLC’s General Counsel, and retains the alternative option of anonymous reporting following “whistleblower” policies. Other non-material changes were also made in connection with this amendment. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of the code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, who calls 1-800-441-7762. |
Item 3 – | Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report |
Item 4 – | Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report |
Item 5 – | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable |
(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 – | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
Item 13 – | Exhibits attached hereto |
(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
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(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto
(a)(3) – Not Applicable
(a)(4) – 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.
BlackRock EuroFund
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By: | | /s/ John M. Perlowski |
| | John M. Perlowski |
| | Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of |
| | BlackRock EuroFund |
Date: March 8, 2018
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 |
Date: March 8, 2018
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By: | | /s/ Neal J. Andrews |
| | Neal J. Andrews |
| | Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of |
| | BlackRock EuroFund |
Date: March 8, 2018
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