UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORMN-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: 06/30/2019
Date of reporting period: 12/31/2018
Item 1 – Report to Stockholders
DECEMBER 31, 2018
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT (UNAUDITED) |
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.
BlackRock EuroFund
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Dear Shareholder,
In the 12 months ended December 31, 2018, concerns about a variety of political risks and a modest slowdown in global growth worked against the equity market despite solid corporate earnings, while rising interest rates constrained bond returns. Though the market’s appetite for risk remained healthy for most of the reporting period, risk-taking declined sharply later in the reporting period. As a result, bonds held their value better than stocks, which posted negative returns across the globe. Shorter-term, higher-quality securities led the bond market, and U.S. equities outperformed most international stock markets.
Volatility rose in emerging market stocks, as the rising U.S. dollar and higher interest rates in the U.S. disrupted economic growth abroad. U.S.-China trade relations and debt concerns adversely affected the Chinese stock market, while Turkey and Argentina became embroiled in currency crises, largely due to hyperinflation in both countries. An economic slowdown in Europe also led to negative performance for European equities.
In fixed income markets, short-term U.S. Treasury interest rates rose the fastest, while longer-term rates slightly increased. This led to a negative return for long-term U.S. Treasuries and a substantial flattening of the yield curve. Many investors are concerned with the flattening yield curve as a harbinger of recession. However, given the extraordinary monetary measures in the last decade, we believe a more accurate barometer for the economy is the returns along the risk spectrums in stock and bond markets. Although the fundamentals in credit markets remained relatively solid, investment-grade bonds posted flat returns, and high-yield bonds declined slightly. Recent sell-offs in risk assets have flattened asset returns along the risk spectrum somewhat, which bears further scrutiny in the months ahead.
In response to rising growth and inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) increased short-term interest rates four times during the reporting period. The Fed also continued to reduce its balance sheet, gradually reversing the unprecedented stimulus measures it enacted after the financial crisis. By our estimation, the Fed’s neutral interest rate, or the theoretical rate that is neither stimulative nor restrictive to the economy, is approximately 3.0%. With that perspective, the Fed’s current policy is still mildly stimulative to the U.S. economy, which leaves room for further Fed rate hikes to arrive at monetary policy that is a neutral factor for economic growth.
Volatility in the U.S. equity market spiked in October, as a wide range of risks were brought to bear on markets, ranging from rising interest rates and slowing global growth to heightened trade tensions and political turmoil in several countries, including the United States. This was accompanied by a broad based risk-off in December — which was the worst December performance on record since 1931. Although fears of recession drove equity volatility higher at the end of 2018, we continue to believe the probability of recession in 2019 remains relatively low.
Economic growth and global earnings are likely to slow somewhat in 2019 — the tax cut stimulus will be less pronounced, and the Fed’s rate hikes in 2018 will gain traction in 2019. Trade frictions look more baked into asset prices than a year ago, but markets may be overlooking European political risks. Consequently, we are cautious on European equities, as European unity remains tenuous with a history of flare-ups. We continue to prefer to take risk in U.S. and emerging market equities. Within U.S. equities, we believe that companies with high-quality earnings and strong balance sheets offer the most attractive risk/reward trade-off. Going into 2019, we also favor short-term bonds over long-term bonds because they offer nearly equivalent yields with far lower volatility.
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 visitblackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.
Sincerely,
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Total Returns as of December 31, 2018 | ||||
6-month | 12-month | |||
U.S. large cap equities | (6.85)% | (4.38)% | ||
U.S. small cap equities | (17.35) | (11.01) | ||
International equities | (11.35) | (13.79) | ||
Emerging market equities | (8.48) | (14.57) | ||
3-month Treasury bills | 1.06 | 1.87 | ||
U.S. Treasury securities | 2.72 | (0.03) | ||
U.S. investment grade bonds | 1.65 | 0.01 | ||
Tax-exempt municipal bonds | 1.38 | 1.36 | ||
U.S. high yield bonds | (2.24) | (2.08) | ||
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2018 | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Investment Objective
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
Portfolio Management Commentary
How did the Fund perform?
For the six-month period ended December 31, 2018, the Fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index.
What factors influenced performance?
The Fund underperformed during the period after a strong start. At the regional level, overweight positions to the United States and Europe detracted as investors rotated away from growth-oriented positioning due to growing macroeconomic uncertainty. A contrarian preference for Europe supported by our macro policy insights proved to be a headwind to performance for the full period despite being rewarded in the fourth quarter. In the United States, investor optimism with respect to corporate earnings waned due to a confluence of factors including tightening financial conditions, late cycle dynamics and the negative impacts of an escalating trade war with China. Stock selection also detracted as sentiment insights based on analyst earnings revisions suffered during the market drawdown even as quality- and value-based fundamental insights failed to add value. At the signal level, sentiment-based insights that look at a variety of key corporate events and a contrarian macroeconomic insight betting against exchange traded fund flows were the top detractors.
At the regional level, the Fund’s overweight position to Latin America contributed to performance as Brazil’s equity market rallied on improved investor sentiment after October’s general elections. With respect to stock selection, the Fund’s trend-based insights outperformed. While momentum stocks led the extreme drawdown in the fourth quarter, the Fund’s differentiated momentum insights utilizing advanced natural language processing techniques to extract information from company earnings calls transcripts helped mitigate the negative impact of hedge fund deleveraging. Specifically, insights based on identifying overlooked connections between companies, predicting changes to long-term company fundamentals, and extracting company executive sentiment performed admirably.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
Over the period, the Fund maintained a balanced allocation of risk across all major return drivers. However, a number of new stock selection insights were added to the portfolio. These included an advanced trending sentiment insight that captures company hiring intentions while adjusting for wage inflation as a way to gauge company prospects. A stock selection model that evaluates companies on the basis of governance as well as the sustainability of their business practices from a social and environmental perspective was added as well.
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
The Fund’s positioning continued to be largely region and sector neutral. At the country level, the Fund was overweight in the Netherlands and underweight in the United Kingdom, reflecting uncertainty around Brexit. At the sector level, the Fund was underweight in the more cyclical materials and consumer discretionary sectors, and overweight in consumer staples and information technology.
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, 2018 (continued) | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2018
Average Annual Total Returns (a)(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | (11.00 | )% | (11.49 | )% | N/A | 2.45 | % | N/A | 9.93 | % | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A | (11.08 | ) | (11.72 | ) | (16.35 | )% | 2.12 | 1.03 | % | 9.58 | 8.99 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C | (11.43 | ) | (12.37 | ) | (13.21 | ) | 1.32 | 1.32 | 8.70 | 8.70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class K | (10.95 | ) | (11.44 | ) | N/A | 2.46 | N/A | 9.93 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R | (11.24 | ) | (11.95 | ) | N/A | 1.78 | N/A | 9.17 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI All Country World Index(c) | (9.02 | ) | (9.41 | ) | N/A | 4.26 | N/A | 9.46 | 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 9 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees, and how performance was calculated for certain share classes. |
(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 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 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
Actual | Hypothetical (b) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (07/01/2018) | Ending Account Value (12/31/2018) | Expenses Paid During the Period (a) | Beginning Account Value (07/01/2018) | Ending Account Value (12/31/2018) | Expenses Paid During the Period (a) | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 890.00 | $ | 3.43 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.58 | $ | 3.67 | 0.72 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Investor A | 1,000.00 | 889.20 | 4.62 | 1,000.00 | 1,020.32 | 4.94 | 0.97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C | 1,000.00 | 885.70 | 8.18 | 1,000.00 | 1,016.53 | 8.74 | 1.72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class K | 1,000.00 | 890.50 | 3.19 | 1,000.00 | 1,021.83 | 3.41 | 0.67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R | 1,000.00 | 887.60 | 5.80 | 1,000.00 | 1,019.06 | 6.21 | 1.22 |
(a) | For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect theone-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.
FUND SUMMARY | 5 |
Fund Summary as of December 31, 2018 (continued) | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Portfolio Information
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
Security | Percent of Net Assets | |||
Apple, Inc. | 2 | % | ||
Microsoft Corp. | 2 | |||
Amazon.com, Inc. | 1 | |||
Roche Holding AG | 1 | |||
Toronto-Dominion Bank | 1 | |||
Johnson & Johnson | 1 | |||
L’Oreal SA | 1 | |||
Danaher Corp. | 1 | |||
Citigroup, Inc. | 1 | |||
China Mobile Ltd. | 1 |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
Country | Percent of Net Assets | |||
United States | 54 | % | ||
Japan | 8 | |||
United Kingdom | 4 | |||
Canada | 3 | |||
China | 3 | |||
Germany | 3 | |||
France | 3 | |||
Switzerland | 3 | |||
Australia | 3 | |||
Netherlands | 2 | |||
Brazil | 1 | |||
Hong Kong | 1 | |||
India | 1 | |||
Taiwan | 1 | |||
Mexico | 1 | |||
Italy | 1 | |||
Norway | 1 | |||
Spain | 1 | |||
South Korea | 1 | |||
Denmark | 1 | |||
Short-Term Securities | 2 | |||
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. |
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2018 | 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.
On September 20, 2018, the Fund’s Board of Trustees approved certain changes to the Fund’s investment strategies. As such, the Fundtransitioned from a Pan-European mandate (including the United Kingdom) to a Eurozone mandate, focusing primarily on countries that use the euro as their currency. In addition, the Fund’s benchmark was changed from the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Europe Index to the MSCI EMU Index in USD. These changes became effective on October 23, 2018.
Portfolio Management Commentary
How did the Fund perform?
For the six-month period ended December 31, 2018, the Fund underperformed its new benchmark, the MSCI EMU Index as well as its former benchmark, the MSCI Europe Index.
What factors influenced performance?
Consistent with the weakness that occurred across the global markets, European equities fell sharply in the second half of 2018. Concerns about slowing economic growth and rising interest rates weighed heavily on investor sentiment, as did region-specific issues such as the ongoing Brexit negotiations, violent protests in France, and Italy’s elevated government debt.
Underweight positions in the consumer staples and utilities sectors, which outperformed amid a rotation to the defensive areas of the market, detracted from Fund performance. Within the consumer staples sector, an underweight in the food producers industry was particularly detrimental. An overweight position in industrials also detracted, as investors shied away from stocks with above-average sensitivity to economic trends. Stock selection in industrials sector detracted as well.
At the individual stock level, Danske Bank A/S (Denmark) — which fell following continued allegations of money laundering in its since-closed Estonian unit — was the largest detractor. The oil services company Tenaris SA (Luxembourg) also hurt results, as did the dialysis specialist Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. (Germany).
On the positive side, an underweight in consumer discretionary stocks — especially auto-related companies — helped performance. An underweight in financials, particularly banks, also aided results. Among individual stocks, positions in the payment company Worldpay Group PLC (United Kingdom), Lonza AG (Switzerland) and Safran SA (France) contributed. A zero weighting in Bayer AG (Germany), which lost ground due to litigation involving its Monsanto unit, was a further plus.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
The composition of the portfolio changed considerably in the semi-annual period, reflecting the shift to the Fund’s new investment mandate.
Separately, the Fund moved to a more defensive posture in response to the weakening prospects for economic growth. This was accomplished by reducing the Fund’s weighting in the financials sector, largely by decreasing its allocation to insurance and banking stocks. The Fund also decreased its position in information technology. Conversely, the Fund added to defensive sectors such as consumer staples, health care and utilities. Although companies in these areas tend to have lower potential profit growth than the market as a whole, the investment adviser believes their earnings could be more resilient in an environment of slowing growth.
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
The Fund was overweight in the industrials, health care and real estate sectors, and was underweight in financials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, materials, utilities, communication services and energy. The Fund had a neutral weighting in the information technology sector.
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.
FUND SUMMARY | 7 |
Fund Summary as of December 31, 2018 (continued) | BlackRock EuroFund |
Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2018
Average Annual Total Returns (a)(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | (17.32 | )% | (19.77 | )% | N/A | (3.86 | )% | N/A | 4.18 | % | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A | (17.48 | ) | (19.92 | ) | (24.13 | )% | (4.06 | ) | (5.09 | )% | 3.96 | 3.40 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C | (17.81 | ) | (20.57 | ) | (21.34 | ) | (4.83 | ) | (4.83 | ) | 3.10 | 3.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class K | (17.33 | ) | (19.67 | ) | N/A | (3.84 | ) | N/A | 4.19 | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R | (17.71 | ) | (20.36 | ) | N/A | (4.53 | ) | N/A | 3.39 | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI EMU Index(c) | (14.18 | ) | (16.90 | ) | N/A | (0.53 | ) | N/A | 4.66 | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Europe Index(d) | (12.02 | ) | (14.86 | ) | N/A | (0.61 | ) | N/A | 6.15 | 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 9 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees, and how performance was calculated for certain share classes. |
(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 located in countries participating in the European Monetary Union. The Fund’s total returns prior to October 23, 2018, are the returns of the Fund when it followed different investment strategies. |
(c) | MSCI EMU Index captures large and mid-cap representation across the 10 Developed Markets countries in the European Economic and Monetary Union (“EMU”). With 247 constituents, the MSCI EMU Index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization of the EMU. |
(d) | 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
Actual | Hypothetical (b) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (07/01/2018) | Ending Account Value (12/31/2018) | Expenses Paid During the Period (a) | Beginning Account Value (07/01/2018) | Ending Account Value (12/31/2018) | Expenses Paid During the Period (a) | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 826.80 | $ | 5.11 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,019.61 | $ | 5.65 | 1.11 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Investor A | 1,000.00 | 825.20 | 6.21 | 1,000.00 | 1,018.40 | 6.87 | 1.35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C | 1,000.00 | 821.90 | 9.64 | 1,000.00 | 1,014.62 | 10.66 | 2.10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class K | 1,000.00 | 826.70 | 4.56 | 1,000.00 | 1,020.21 | 5.04 | 0.99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R | 1,000.00 | 822.90 | 8.78 | 1,000.00 | 1,015.58 | 9.70 | 1.91 |
(a) | For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect theone-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.
Portfolio Information
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
Security | Percent of Net Assets | |||
Sanofi | 6 | % | ||
Safran SA | 5 | |||
SAP SE | 5 | |||
Unilever NV CVA | 4 | |||
Allianz SE, Registered Shares | 4 | |||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 4 | |||
Iberdrola SA | 4 | |||
Vinci SA | 3 | |||
Galp Energia SGPS SA | 3 | |||
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares | 3 |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
Country | Percent of Net Assets | |||
France | 36 | % | ||
Germany | 26 | |||
Netherlands | 10 | |||
Spain | 6 | |||
Finland | 5 | |||
United Kingdom | 4 | |||
Portugal | 3 | |||
Belgium | 2 | |||
Luxembourg | 2 | |||
Italy | 2 | |||
Ireland | 2 | |||
Short-Term Securities | 2 |
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Institutional Shares and Class K 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. Class K Shares performance shown prior to the Class K January 25, 2018 inception date is that of Institutional Shares. The performance of each Fund’s Class K Shares would be substantially similar to Institutional Shares because Class K Shares and Institutional Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities and performance would only differ to the extent that Class K Shares and Institutional Shares have different expenses. The actual returns of Class K Shares would have been higher than those of the Institutional Shares because Class K Shares have lower expenses than the Institutional Shares.
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.
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. Effective November 8, 2018, the Funds adopted an automatic conversion feature whereby Investor C Shares held for approximately ten years will be automatically converted into Investor A Shares and, thereafter, investors will be subject to lower ongoing fees.
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 towww.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 NAV on theex-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.
Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses, such as sales charges; and (b) operating expenses, including investment advisory fees, service and distribution fees, including12b-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, 2018 and held through December 31, 2018) 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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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) December 31, 2018 | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks — 98.7% |
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Australia — 2.5% | ||||||||
AGL Energy Ltd. | 15,352 | $ | 222,945 | |||||
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. | 72,131 | 1,110,369 | ||||||
Aurizon Holdings Ltd. | 36,520 | 110,181 | ||||||
BHP Group Ltd. | 106,943 | 2,584,923 | ||||||
Carsales.com Ltd. | 2,007 | 15,558 | ||||||
CIMIC Group Ltd. | 12,683 | 387,845 | ||||||
Coles Group Ltd.(a) | 1,032 | 8,534 | ||||||
Computershare Ltd. | 28,804 | 349,083 | ||||||
Crown Resorts Ltd. | 1,867 | 15,603 | ||||||
CSL Ltd. | 4,699 | 613,773 | ||||||
CSR Ltd. | 45,617 | 90,307 | ||||||
Downer EDI Ltd. | 3,979 | 18,954 | ||||||
DuluxGroup Ltd. | 10,153 | 46,921 | ||||||
Goodman Group | 5,139 | 38,496 | ||||||
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. | 22,687 | 50,498 | ||||||
Iluka Resources Ltd. | 13,746 | 73,859 | ||||||
Macquarie Group Ltd. | 3,435 | 263,107 | ||||||
Metcash Ltd. | 19,990 | 34,525 | ||||||
National Australia Bank Ltd. | 30,198 | 512,440 | ||||||
Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd. | 24,173 | 23,520 | ||||||
Qantas Airways Ltd. | 438,442 | 1,788,634 | ||||||
REA Group Ltd. | 2,430 | 126,779 | ||||||
Santos Ltd. | 107,616 | 415,035 | ||||||
Scentre Group | 82,040 | 225,542 | ||||||
South32 Ltd. | 9,942 | 23,650 | ||||||
Spark Infrastructure Group | 16,079 | 25,050 | ||||||
Stockland | 24,963 | 61,928 | ||||||
Sydney Airport | 53,128 | 251,924 | ||||||
Telstra Corp. Ltd. | 130,219 | 261,331 | ||||||
Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd. | 1,195 | 20,956 | ||||||
Wesfarmers Ltd. | 25,331 | 575,486 | ||||||
Westpac Banking Corp. | 12,148 | 214,654 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,562,410 | ||||||||
Austria — 0.1% | ||||||||
Verbund AG | 1,591 | 68,113 | ||||||
Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe | 1,168 | 27,139 | ||||||
Wienerberger AG | 12,380 | 255,482 | ||||||
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| |||||||
350,734 | ||||||||
Belgium — 0.4% | ||||||||
Solvay SA | 3,764 | 376,409 | ||||||
UCB SA | 15,741 | 1,285,671 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,662,080 | ||||||||
Brazil — 0.7% | ||||||||
Ambev SA | 282,772 | 1,122,114 | ||||||
Banco do Brasil SA | 3,400 | 40,783 | ||||||
Cia. Hering | 39,852 | 300,657 | ||||||
Hypera SA | 61,030 | 475,548 | ||||||
Iochpe-Maxion SA | 2,100 | 12,901 | ||||||
IRB Brasil Resseguros S/A | 2,900 | 62,448 | ||||||
JBS SA | 78,609 | 235,072 | ||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SA | 33,000 | 216,268 | ||||||
Porto Seguro SA | 16,422 | 220,966 | ||||||
TIM Participacoes SA | 33,300 | 101,814 | ||||||
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| |||||||
2,788,571 | ||||||||
Canada — 3.4% | ||||||||
Bank of Montreal | 10,756 | 702,701 | ||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia | 38,115 | 1,899,887 | ||||||
BCE, Inc. | 29,481 | 1,164,599 | ||||||
BRP, Inc. | 5,714 | 147,914 | ||||||
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. | 381 | 67,604 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Canada (continued) | ||||||||
Cineplex, Inc. | 1,208 | $ | 22,511 | |||||
Enbridge, Inc. | 34,852 | 1,082,702 | ||||||
Fortis, Inc. | 7,572 | 252,419 | ||||||
Franco-Nevada Corp. | 2,330 | 163,383 | ||||||
Great-West Lifeco, Inc. | 11,291 | 233,065 | ||||||
Manulife Financial Corp. | 84,111 | 1,193,400 | ||||||
Methanex Corp. | 340 | 16,353 | ||||||
Power Corp. of Canada | 7,195 | 129,280 | ||||||
Power Financial Corp. | 2,563 | 48,493 | ||||||
Quebecor, Inc., Class B | 14,258 | 300,157 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada | 34,466 | 2,358,997 | ||||||
TFI International, Inc. | 10,775 | 278,609 | ||||||
Thomson Reuters Corp. | 3,557 | 171,779 | ||||||
Toronto-Dominion Bank | 76,108 | 3,783,101 | ||||||
WSP Global, Inc. | 282 | 12,119 | ||||||
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| |||||||
14,029,073 | ||||||||
China — 3.2% | ||||||||
360 Security Technology, Inc., Class A | 49,500 | 147,551 | ||||||
3SBio, Inc.(b) | 16,000 | 20,455 | ||||||
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H | 479,000 | 209,800 | ||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. — ADR(a) | 14,165 | 1,941,597 | ||||||
Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class H | 30,000 | 20,695 | ||||||
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A | 4,900 | 20,965 | ||||||
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H | 6,500 | 31,433 | ||||||
BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class H(b) | 81,000 | 42,850 | ||||||
Baidu, Inc. — ADR(a) | 1,136 | 180,170 | ||||||
Bank of China Ltd., Class A | 46,400 | 24,405 | ||||||
Bank of China Ltd., Class H | 2,013,000 | 867,809 | ||||||
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A | 92,500 | 78,036 | ||||||
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H | 164,000 | 128,056 | ||||||
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A | 43,260 | 41,003 | ||||||
BBMG Corp., Class H | 100,000 | 31,491 | ||||||
BeiGene Ltd., ADR(a) | 339 | 47,548 | ||||||
China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H | 200,000 | 78,680 | ||||||
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H | 411,000 | 336,549 | ||||||
China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A | 167,400 | 90,264 | ||||||
China Hongqiao Group, Ltd. | 65,500 | 37,248 | ||||||
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H | 318,000 | 672,488 | ||||||
China Oriental Group Co., Ltd. | 30,000 | 17,882 | ||||||
China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H | 23,200 | 74,970 | ||||||
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A | 711,577 | 523,575 | ||||||
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H | 1,152,000 | 821,156 | ||||||
China Railway Signal & Communication Corp. Ltd., Class H(b) | 82,000 | 57,434 | ||||||
China Reinsurance Group Corp., Class H | 397,000 | 81,112 | ||||||
China Resources Land Ltd. | 6,000 | 23,080 | ||||||
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H | 11,500 | 25,081 | ||||||
China Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. | 89,700 | 55,620 | ||||||
China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H | 36,000 | 18,445 | ||||||
CNOOC Ltd. | 810,000 | 1,247,661 | ||||||
CNPC Capital Co., Ltd., Class A | 32,700 | 51,439 | ||||||
Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd.(b) | 89,000 | 65,661 | ||||||
Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd., Class H | 242,000 | 56,918 | ||||||
Dongfang Electric Corp., Ltd., Class A(a) | 21,000 | 24,211 | ||||||
Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H | 74,000 | 67,258 | ||||||
Evergrande Health Industry Group Ltd.(a)(c) | 60,000 | 78,989 | ||||||
Greentown China Holdings Ltd. | 20,000 | 15,041 | ||||||
Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H | 22,000 | 78,747 | ||||||
Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class H(b) | 93,200 | 188,005 | ||||||
Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class H | 120,000 | 54,119 | ||||||
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A | 34,300 | 26,453 | ||||||
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H | 889,000 | 632,310 | ||||||
Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A | 11,200 | 24,399 |
10 | 2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2018 | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
China (continued) | ||||||||
Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.(a) | 57,000 | $ | 18,184 | |||||
KWG Property Holding Ltd.(a) | 30,000 | 26,581 | ||||||
Legend Holdings Corp., Class H(b) | 22,100 | 57,823 | ||||||
Li Ning Co. Ltd.(a) | 17,000 | 18,261 | ||||||
Logan Property Holdings Co. Ltd. | 52,000 | 64,929 | ||||||
Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class H | 84,000 | 37,059 | ||||||
Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class H | 343,000 | 82,344 | ||||||
New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H | 4,700 | 18,649 | ||||||
Oppein Home Group, Inc., Class A | 3,200 | 37,249 | ||||||
PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H | 1,336,000 | 828,983 | ||||||
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H | 9,000 | 79,398 | ||||||
Renhe Commercial Holdings Co., Ltd.(a) | 74,000 | 2,553 | ||||||
S/F Holding Co. Ltd., Class A | 20,400 | 97,380 | ||||||
Shui On Land Ltd. | 75,000 | 16,700 | ||||||
Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class H | 41,500 | 34,064 | ||||||
Sinotrans Ltd., Class H | 60,000 | 26,031 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 55,600 | 2,228,466 | ||||||
Towngas China Co. Ltd.(a) | 27,000 | 20,006 | ||||||
Uni-President China Holdings Ltd. | 42,000 | 36,370 | ||||||
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. | 315,800 | 290,170 | ||||||
Yihai International Holding, Ltd. | 9,000 | 21,907 | ||||||
Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd. | 39,000 | 16,096 | ||||||
Zhejiang Semir Garment Co. Ltd., Class A | 19,600 | 25,429 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,443,291 | ||||||||
Czech Republic — 0.0% | ||||||||
CEZ AS | 504 | 12,014 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Denmark — 0.6% | ||||||||
Carlsberg A/S, Class B | 20,670 | 2,198,855 | ||||||
Genmab A/S(a) | 698 | 114,766 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,313,621 | ||||||||
Finland — 0.4% | ||||||||
Kesko OYJ, Class B | 8,057 | 434,824 | ||||||
Kone OYJ, Class B | 2,577 | 123,030 | ||||||
Sampo OYJ, Class A | 20,056 | 888,875 | ||||||
Tieto OYJ | 6 | 162 | ||||||
UPM-Kymmene OYJ | 15,523 | 392,946 | ||||||
Valmet OYJ | 863 | 17,775 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,857,612 | ||||||||
France — 3.1% | ||||||||
Air Liquide SA | 1,168 | 145,037 | ||||||
Arkema SA | 5,000 | 429,241 | ||||||
Atos SE | 7,450 | 610,420 | ||||||
AXA SA | 33,013 | 712,483 | ||||||
Capgemini SE | 4,882 | 485,588 | ||||||
Christian Dior SE | 2,602 | 995,637 | ||||||
Cie de Saint-Gobain | 54,096 | 1,795,797 | ||||||
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA | 13,467 | 1,325,516 | ||||||
Faurecia SA | 29,932 | 1,129,373 | ||||||
Kering SA | 411 | 192,541 | ||||||
Klepierre SA | 5,605 | 173,217 | ||||||
L’Oreal SA | 16,074 | 3,678,121 | ||||||
Lagardere SCA | 1,939 | 48,931 | ||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 53 | 15,517 | ||||||
Pernod Ricard SA | 4,093 | 671,745 | ||||||
Peugeot SA | 9,342 | 199,244 | ||||||
Sartorius Stedim Biotech | 711 | 71,185 | ||||||
Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a) | 691 | 55,668 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
12,735,261 | ||||||||
Germany — 3.1% | ||||||||
adidas AG | 3,979 | 831,567 | ||||||
Allianz SE, Registered Shares | 2,556 | 513,641 | ||||||
Continental AG | 1,377 | 191,728 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Germany (continued) | ||||||||
Deutsche Boerse AG | 5,079 | $ | 607,221 | |||||
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares | 32,070 | 545,085 | ||||||
Evonik Industries AG | 29,656 | 740,248 | ||||||
HOCHTIEF AG | 21,003 | 2,836,484 | ||||||
Linde AG | 831 | 184,464 | ||||||
MTU Aero Engines AG | 6,216 | 1,128,836 | ||||||
Nemetschek SE | 146 | 16,062 | ||||||
Puma SE | — | 1 | ||||||
SAP SE | 26,745 | 2,654,431 | ||||||
Siemens AG, Registered Shares | 10,706 | 1,194,806 | ||||||
Siemens Healthineers AG(a)(b) | 850 | 35,519 | ||||||
Software AG | 9,427 | 340,553 | ||||||
Steinhoff International Holdings NV(a)(c) | 162,033 | 19,371 | ||||||
Suedzucker AG | 29,868 | 387,086 | ||||||
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG | 84,849 | 333,959 | ||||||
TUI AG | 2,161 | 31,059 | ||||||
Uniper SE | 2,044 | 52,726 | ||||||
Wirecard AG | 3,033 | 457,232 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,102,079 | ||||||||
Hong Kong — 1.3% | ||||||||
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. | 3,000 | 15,907 | ||||||
China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd. | 48,000 | 17,096 | ||||||
China Ding Yi Feng Holdings Ltd.(a) | 16,000 | 42,995 | ||||||
China Mobile Ltd. | 367,500 | 3,556,148 | ||||||
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. | 31,500 | 302,344 | ||||||
CLP Holdings Ltd. | 9,500 | 107,358 | ||||||
Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd. | 29,500 | 24,368 | ||||||
MMG Ltd.(a) | 48,000 | 20,621 | ||||||
New World Development Co. Ltd. | 30,000 | 39,623 | ||||||
Shenzhen Investment Ltd. | 76,000 | 25,122 | ||||||
Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd. | 26,000 | 39,198 | ||||||
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | 72,500 | 1,034,692 | ||||||
Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd. | 118,000 | 21,686 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,247,158 | ||||||||
Hungary — 0.5% | ||||||||
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC | 83,752 | 919,124 | ||||||
OTP Bank Nyrt | 25,138 | 1,015,904 | ||||||
Richter Gedeon Nyrt | 3,613 | 69,983 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,005,011 | ||||||||
India — 1.0% | ||||||||
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. | 22,418 | 235,076 | ||||||
Bharat Forge Ltd. | 6,014 | 43,789 | ||||||
Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. | 1,991 | 42,233 | ||||||
GAIL India Ltd. | 8,792 | 45,365 | ||||||
HCL Technologies Ltd. | 13,466 | 186,078 | ||||||
HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)(b) | 18,923 | 104,862 | ||||||
Hexaware Technologies Ltd. | 3,256 | 15,512 | ||||||
Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. | 7,395 | 26,871 | ||||||
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 19,620 | 511,228 | ||||||
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. | 13,562 | 382,100 | ||||||
Indraprastha Gas Ltd. | 3,927 | 15,017 | ||||||
IndusInd Bank Ltd. | 4,205 | 96,285 | ||||||
Infosys Ltd. | 40,460 | 382,279 | ||||||
Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd. | 1,486 | 15,113 | ||||||
KEC International Ltd. | 2,445 | 10,542 | ||||||
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | 9,069 | 163,143 | ||||||
KPIT Technologies Ltd. | 4,888 | 15,263 | ||||||
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 12,222 | 140,628 | ||||||
Mindtree Ltd. | 4,386 | 54,288 | ||||||
Mphasis Ltd. | 1,076 | 15,693 | ||||||
NIIT Technologies Ltd. | 3,593 | 59,128 | ||||||
Petronet LNG Ltd. | 9,296 | 29,831 | ||||||
Pidilite Industries Ltd. | 4,792 | 76,005 |
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 11 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2018 | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
India (continued) | ||||||||
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | 8,982 | $ | 55,350 | |||||
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | 33,494 | 908,185 | ||||||
Tata Global Beverages Ltd. | 16,645 | 52,256 | ||||||
Tech Mahindra Ltd. | 23,607 | 244,492 | ||||||
United Spirits Ltd.(a) | 37,280 | 339,199 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,265,811 | ||||||||
Indonesia — 0.1% | ||||||||
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | 172,300 | 311,596 | ||||||
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 52,100 | 31,957 | ||||||
Bukit Asam Tbk PT | 92,500 | 27,711 | ||||||
Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk PT | 24,400 | 18,848 | ||||||
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 142,700 | 37,307 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
427,419 | ||||||||
Ireland — 0.3% | ||||||||
AerCap Holdings NV(a) | 341 | 13,504 | ||||||
Allegion PLC | 1,107 | 88,239 | ||||||
Kingspan Group PLC | 1,756 | 75,275 | ||||||
Medtronic PLC | 11,009 | 1,001,379 | ||||||
Seagate Technology PLC | 415 | 16,015 | ||||||
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC | 2,295 | 61,064 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,255,476 | ||||||||
Israel — 0.0% | ||||||||
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a) | 995 | 102,137 | ||||||
Wix.com Ltd. (a) | 471 | 42,550 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
144,687 | ||||||||
Italy — 0.9% | ||||||||
A2A SpA | 13,484 | 24,318 | ||||||
Eni SpA | 20,946 | 330,888 | ||||||
Ferrari NV | 14,601 | 1,452,858 | ||||||
Hera SpA | 16,214 | 49,465 | ||||||
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA | 12,863 | 108,840 | ||||||
Moncler SpA | 45,312 | 1,507,876 | ||||||
Saras SpA | 6,637 | 12,877 | ||||||
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA | 65,043 | 369,388 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,856,510 | ||||||||
Japan — 7.8% | ||||||||
Advantest Corp. | 29,700 | 607,680 | ||||||
Aoyama Trading Co. Ltd. | 700 | 16,789 | ||||||
Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd. | 1,000 | 42,305 | ||||||
Asahi Kasei Corp. | 3,600 | 36,948 | ||||||
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | 199,000 | 2,542,548 | ||||||
Canon, Inc. | 5,400 | 148,585 | ||||||
Capcom Co. Ltd. | 1,200 | 23,793 | ||||||
Chiyoda Corp. | 9,700 | 27,256 | ||||||
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. | 1,900 | 26,998 | ||||||
Citizen Watch Co. Ltd. | 4,900 | 24,132 | ||||||
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. | 1,600 | 33,399 | ||||||
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. | 15,700 | 243,815 | ||||||
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. | 2,200 | 301,188 | ||||||
Denso Corp. | 1,200 | 53,121 | ||||||
DMG Mori Co. Ltd. | 2,500 | 28,079 | ||||||
East Japan Railway Co. | 20,700 | 1,828,018 | ||||||
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | 6,900 | 267,475 | ||||||
Hitachi Ltd. | 5,400 | 143,155 | ||||||
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc. | 2,400 | 26,919 | ||||||
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. | 1,300 | 34,249 | ||||||
Horiba Ltd. | 500 | 20,379 | ||||||
Hoya Corp. | 1,300 | 78,390 | ||||||
Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd. | 4,800 | 83,141 | ||||||
ITOCHU Corp. | 35,500 | 602,889 | ||||||
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. | 800 | 15,492 | ||||||
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. | 16,800 | 193,973 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Japan (continued) | ||||||||
Japan Tobacco, Inc. | 127,000 | $ | 3,017,657 | |||||
JXTG Holdings, Inc. | 406,200 | 2,109,610 | ||||||
KDDI Corp. | 3,200 | 76,464 | ||||||
Kikkoman Corp. | 700 | 37,460 | ||||||
Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. | 48,900 | 1,019,641 | ||||||
Konami Holdings Corp. | 2,100 | 92,278 | ||||||
Kose Corp. | 200 | 31,416 | ||||||
Leopalace21 Corp. | 17,400 | 68,989 | ||||||
Lintec Corp. | 700 | 15,035 | ||||||
LIXIL Group Corp. | 6,200 | 76,861 | ||||||
Marubeni Corp. | 20,200 | 141,733 | ||||||
Miraca Holdings, Inc. | 600 | 13,543 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | 237,000 | 1,790,526 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | 1,100 | 17,307 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. | 7,200 | 107,853 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. | 24,700 | 134,509 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 50,000 | 245,383 | ||||||
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. | 80,800 | 1,241,355 | ||||||
Mixi, Inc. | 1,700 | 35,676 | ||||||
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | 10,100 | 287,095 | ||||||
Nikon Corp. | 6,700 | 99,797 | ||||||
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. | 4 | 25,187 | ||||||
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. | 8,500 | 146,038 | ||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | 53,600 | 2,186,843 | ||||||
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. | 2,100 | 16,799 | ||||||
Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc. | 1,800 | 13,583 | ||||||
Nitto Denko Corp. | 4,600 | 230,710 | ||||||
NTT DOCOMO, Inc. | 104,800 | 2,354,774 | ||||||
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 1,200 | 24,505 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. Japan | 1,000 | 63,478 | ||||||
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. | 1,300 | 23,715 | ||||||
Otsuka Corp. | 2,000 | 55,043 | ||||||
Pigeon Corp. | 2,800 | 119,428 | ||||||
Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. | 9,200 | 247,923 | ||||||
Resona Holdings, Inc. | 170,700 | 818,759 | ||||||
Rohm Co. Ltd. | 800 | 51,060 | ||||||
SCSK Corp. | 2,700 | 95,671 | ||||||
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. | 4,800 | 208,584 | ||||||
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. | 13,500 | 1,037,243 | ||||||
Showa Shell Sekiyu KK | 900 | 12,469 | ||||||
Sompo Holdings, Inc. | 1,700 | 57,749 | ||||||
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. | 76,300 | 369,499 | ||||||
Sumitomo Corp. | 7,800 | 110,672 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 57,500 | 1,895,491 | ||||||
Suruga Bank Ltd. | 127,000 | 468,094 | ||||||
Sysmex Corp. | 400 | 18,996 | ||||||
Takashimaya Co. Ltd. | 1,100 | 14,045 | ||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 51,900 | 1,759,123 | ||||||
TDK Corp. | 400 | 28,002 | ||||||
TIS, Inc. | 700 | 27,561 | ||||||
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | 13,600 | 646,118 | ||||||
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | 7,100 | 799,277 | ||||||
Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd. | 2,100 | 21,770 | ||||||
Toyota Motor Corp. | 4,200 | 243,124 | ||||||
Ulvac, Inc. | 4,800 | 138,576 | ||||||
Unicharm Corp. | 2,100 | 67,918 | ||||||
Yahoo! Japan Corp. | 19,500 | 48,510 | ||||||
Zeon Corp. | 9,200 | 84,227 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
32,641,468 | ||||||||
Luxembourg — 0.0% | ||||||||
Reinet Investments SCA | 1,326 | 20,133 | ||||||
RTL Group SA | 2,063 | 110,557 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
130,690 |
12 | 2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2018 | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Malaysia — 0.1% | ||||||||
Public Bank Bhd | 38,200 | $ | 228,694 | |||||
QL Resources Bhd | 12,500 | 20,594 | ||||||
Tenaga Nasional Bhd | 19,800 | 65,232 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
314,520 | ||||||||
Malta — 0.0% | ||||||||
Kindred Group PLC | 6 | 55 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Mexico — 0.9% | ||||||||
Alsea SAB de CV | 7,900 | 20,562 | ||||||
America Movil SAB de CV, Series L | 2,040,700 | 1,450,689 | ||||||
Banco del Bajio SA(b) | 9,700 | 18,939 | ||||||
Cemex SAB de CV CPO(a) | 366,910 | 177,184 | ||||||
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | 29,200 | 250,711 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV | 4,800 | 22,874 | ||||||
Grupo Elektra SAB de CV | 307 | 14,871 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Series O | 22,400 | 109,175 | ||||||
Grupo Televisa SAB CPO | 9,890 | 24,831 | ||||||
Megacable Holdings SAB de CV CPO | 6,900 | 30,947 | ||||||
Mexichem SAB de CV | 12,300 | 31,258 | ||||||
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | 712,700 | 1,812,237 | ||||||
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| |||||||
3,964,278 | ||||||||
Netherlands — 2.3% | ||||||||
Adyen NV(a)(b) | 180 | 97,243 | ||||||
BE Semiconductor Industries NV | 900 | 18,972 | ||||||
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | 70,572 | 1,782,802 | ||||||
Koninklijke DSM NV | 27,981 | 2,269,977 | ||||||
Koninklijke KPN NV | 266,490 | 778,416 | ||||||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A | 20,799 | 612,174 | ||||||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B | 11,695 | 349,651 | ||||||
Unilever NV CVA | 14,466 | 783,656 | ||||||
Wereldhave NV | 559 | 17,393 | ||||||
Wolters Kluwer NV | 47,368 | 2,785,579 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,495,863 | ||||||||
New Zealand — 0.0% | ||||||||
a2 Milk Co., Ltd.(a) | 4,891 | 35,548 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Norway — 0.9% | ||||||||
Aker Solutions ASA(a) | 11,537 | 52,944 | ||||||
Austevoll Seafood ASA | 1,326 | 16,369 | ||||||
Storebrand ASA | 10,223 | 72,929 | ||||||
Subsea 7 SA | 4,501 | 43,860 | ||||||
Telenor ASA | 162,113 | 3,148,282 | ||||||
TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA | 19,676 | 475,403 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,809,787 | ||||||||
Philippines — 0.0% | ||||||||
San Miguel Corp. | 230 | 644 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Poland — 0.4% | ||||||||
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA | 12,203 | 355,769 | ||||||
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(a) | 17,114 | 45,889 | ||||||
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA | 29,031 | 841,137 | ||||||
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA | 8,001 | 84,519 | ||||||
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA | 28,458 | 335,280 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,662,594 | ||||||||
Russia — 0.3% | ||||||||
Alrosa PJSC | 26,770 | 37,709 | ||||||
Gazprom PJSC | 109,654 | 240,021 | ||||||
Inter RAO UES PJSC | 386,000 | 21,426 | ||||||
LUKOIL PJSC | 5,064 | 361,915 | ||||||
Magnit PJSC — GDR | 4,646 | 59,129 | ||||||
Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC | 28,400 | 17,548 | ||||||
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC | 594 | 111,338 | ||||||
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC — ADR | 5,512 | 38,584 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Russia (continued) | ||||||||
Novatek PJSC — GDR | 972 | $ | 166,080 | |||||
Severstal PJSC | 2,180 | 29,475 | ||||||
Surgutneftegas PJSC | 96,675 | 37,250 | ||||||
Tatneft PJSC | 16,630 | 175,161 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,295,636 | ||||||||
Singapore — 0.3% | ||||||||
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust | 320,000 | 603,901 | ||||||
CapitaLand Ltd. | 53,900 | 122,915 | ||||||
CapitaLand Mall Trust | 149,100 | 247,251 | ||||||
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd. | 18,900 | 29,853 | ||||||
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | 1,900 | 33,041 | ||||||
Genting Singapore Ltd. | 96,100 | 68,790 | ||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. | 1,600 | 13,235 | ||||||
Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust | 16,400 | 21,393 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,140,379 | ||||||||
South Africa — 0.3% | ||||||||
Barloworld Ltd. | 2,010 | 16,113 | ||||||
Bidvest Group Ltd. | 31,477 | 452,156 | ||||||
Clicks Group Ltd. | 2,327 | 30,936 | ||||||
FirstRand Ltd. | 23,954 | 109,107 | ||||||
Investec Ltd. | 9,546 | 52,151 | ||||||
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. | 7,303 | 143,623 | ||||||
Mr Price Group Ltd. | 1,667 | 28,480 | ||||||
Naspers Ltd., Class N | 594 | 118,929 | ||||||
Sanlam Ltd. | 1,973 | 10,929 | ||||||
Standard Bank Group Ltd. | 24,395 | 303,096 | ||||||
Tiger Brands Ltd. | 1,230 | 23,392 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,288,912 | ||||||||
South Korea — 0.6% | ||||||||
Amorepacific Corp.(a) | 195 | 36,690 | ||||||
Celltrion, Inc.(a) | 902 | 181,202 | ||||||
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.(a) | 833 | 25,589 | ||||||
Fila Korea Ltd.(a) | 516 | 24,924 | ||||||
KB Financial Group, Inc. | 591 | 24,655 | ||||||
Kia Motors Corp.(a) | 869 | 26,193 | ||||||
Korea Electric Power Corp. | 989 | 29,296 | ||||||
LG Electronics, Inc. | 2,875 | 161,210 | ||||||
LG Household & Health Care Ltd.(a) | 46 | 45,462 | ||||||
Medy-Tox, Inc. | 53 | 27,542 | ||||||
POSCO | 1,017 | 222,450 | ||||||
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.(a) | 206 | 19,204 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 46,729 | 1,626,715 | ||||||
SillaJen, Inc.(a) | 770 | 50,968 | ||||||
SK Innovation Co. Ltd. | 131 | 21,027 | ||||||
SK Telecom Co. Ltd. | 95 | 22,922 | ||||||
ViroMed Co. Ltd.(a) | 166 | 38,029 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,584,078 | ||||||||
Spain — 0.8% | ||||||||
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA | 6,611 | 255,894 | ||||||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 66,077 | 350,989 | ||||||
EDP Renovaveis SA | 17 | 152 | ||||||
Endesa SA | 32,414 | 747,488 | ||||||
Grifols SA | 3,525 | 92,538 | ||||||
Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA | 274,628 | 1,726,362 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,173,423 | ||||||||
Sweden — 0.4% | ||||||||
SSAB AB, A Shares | 9,179 | 31,657 | ||||||
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, B Shares | 53,704 | 417,316 | ||||||
Swedish Match AB | 21,580 | 849,549 | ||||||
Volvo AB, Class B | 18,070 | 236,610 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,535,132 |
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 13 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2018 | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Switzerland — 2.8% | ||||||||
Barry Callebaut AG, Registered Shares | 19 | $ | 29,653 | |||||
Ferguson PLC | 11,416 | 729,462 | ||||||
Flughafen Zuerich AG, Registered Shares | 143 | 23,664 | ||||||
IWG PLC | 8,974 | 23,879 | ||||||
Logitech International SA, Registered Shares | 17,266 | 545,408 | ||||||
Nestle SA, Registered Shares | 17,252 | 1,400,220 | ||||||
Novartis AG, Registered Shares | 30,956 | 2,651,201 | ||||||
OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Registered Shares(a) | 2,997 | 33,747 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG | 16,670 | 4,138,475 | ||||||
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 25,654 | 1,940,212 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,515,921 | ||||||||
Taiwan — 1.0% | ||||||||
Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 279,000 | 427,101 | ||||||
China Steel Corp. | 90,000 | 71,070 | ||||||
Chipbond Technology Corp. | 10,000 | 20,080 | ||||||
CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 458,000 | 301,242 | ||||||
Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 596,000 | 914,441 | ||||||
MediaTek, Inc. | 15,000 | 111,637 | ||||||
Novatek Microelectronics Corp. | 13,000 | 60,017 | ||||||
Quanta Computer, Inc. | 10,000 | 17,115 | ||||||
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp. | 7,000 | 19,328 | ||||||
TaiMed Biologics, Inc.(a) | 2,000 | 10,694 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 217,000 | 1,575,687 | ||||||
TPK Holding Co. Ltd. | 11,000 | 17,387 | ||||||
Uni-President Enterprises Corp. | 250,000 | 567,164 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,112,963 | ||||||||
Thailand — 0.4% | ||||||||
Berli Jucker PCL — NVDR | 191,500 | 298,723 | ||||||
Gulf Energy Development PCL | 4,700 | 11,764 | ||||||
Gulf Energy Development PCL — NVDR | 8,300 | 20,797 | ||||||
Muangthai Leasing PCL — NVDR | 16,600 | 25,014 | ||||||
PTT Global Chemical PCL — NVDR | 32,600 | 71,430 | ||||||
PTT PCL — NVDR | 470,400 | 663,399 | ||||||
Thanachart Capital PCL — NVDR | 9,300 | 14,221 | ||||||
Total Access Communication PCL — NVDR | 144,900 | 192,622 | ||||||
True Corp. PCL — NVDR | 1,612,300 | 257,839 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,555,809 | ||||||||
Turkey — 0.2% | ||||||||
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS | 2,865 | 47,093 | ||||||
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS | 114,104 | 161,903 | ||||||
KOC Holding AS | 57,770 | 154,620 | ||||||
Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C | 461,266 | 393,664 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
757,280 | ||||||||
United Kingdom — 4.1% | ||||||||
Anglo American PLC | 60,224 | 1,348,764 | ||||||
Ashmore Group PLC | 3,136 | 14,624 | ||||||
Ashtead Group PLC | 5,725 | 119,420 | ||||||
Associated British Foods PLC | 31,879 | 830,879 | ||||||
Auto Trader Group PLC(b) | 22,006 | 127,709 | ||||||
Barratt Developments PLC | 25,310 | 149,297 | ||||||
boohoo Group PLC(a) | 13,486 | 27,821 | ||||||
BP PLC | 2,866 | 18,118 | ||||||
Burberry Group PLC | 977 | 21,454 | ||||||
Carnival PLC | 30,210 | 1,450,739 | ||||||
Centrica PLC | 62,166 | 107,235 | ||||||
Close Brothers Group PLC | 1,573 | 28,868 | ||||||
Compass Group PLC | 25,056 | 527,299 | ||||||
Croda International PLC | 1,054 | 62,946 | ||||||
Diageo PLC | 87,342 | 3,121,114 | ||||||
Dialog Semiconductor PLC(a) | 578 | 14,978 | ||||||
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC | 23,450 | 95,323 | ||||||
Electrocomponents PLC | 19,157 | 123,742 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
United Kingdom (continued) | ||||||||
Fevertree Drinks PLC | 1,496 | $ | 41,948 | |||||
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 7,376 | 140,572 | ||||||
Halma PLC | 1,511 | 26,322 | ||||||
Hays PLC | 27,609 | 49,287 | ||||||
IG Group Holdings PLC | 16,047 | 116,665 | ||||||
Imperial Brands PLC | 46,696 | 1,417,304 | ||||||
Inchcape PLC | 2,513 | 17,683 | ||||||
Intertek Group PLC | 37,076 | 2,269,156 | ||||||
Land Securities Group PLC | 3,167 | 32,518 | ||||||
Legal & General Group PLC | 209,533 | 617,361 | ||||||
Liberty Global PLC, Class A(a)(c) | 5,717 | 122,001 | ||||||
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC | 12,085 | 42,430 | ||||||
National Grid PLC | 81,975 | 801,988 | ||||||
Pagegroup PLC | 6,085 | 34,955 | ||||||
Pearson PLC | 3,017 | 36,143 | ||||||
Persimmon PLC | 6,634 | 163,367 | ||||||
Petrofac Ltd. | 31,063 | 188,557 | ||||||
RELX PLC | 7,570 | 156,096 | ||||||
Rentokil Initial PLC | 192,921 | 829,945 | ||||||
Rightmove PLC | 17,246 | 95,044 | ||||||
Rio Tinto Ltd. | 8,616 | 476,861 | ||||||
Royal Mail PLC | 31,049 | 107,767 | ||||||
Schroders PLC | 789 | 24,572 | ||||||
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC | 478 | 38,047 | ||||||
SSP Group PLC | 4,584 | 37,840 | ||||||
STERIS PLC | 629 | 67,209 | ||||||
Tate & Lyle PLC | 3,889 | 32,725 | ||||||
Taylor Wimpey PLC | 14,337 | 24,930 | ||||||
TechnipFMC PLC | 6,947 | 136,022 | ||||||
Unilever PLC | 5,923 | 310,974 | ||||||
Victrex PLC | 1,204 | 35,135 | ||||||
Vodafone Group PLC | 51,960 | 101,025 | ||||||
William Hill PLC | 9,343 | 18,461 | ||||||
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC | 41,578 | 113,032 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,914,272 | ||||||||
United States — 53.5% | ||||||||
3M Co. | 4,980 | 948,889 | ||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 1,786 | 129,181 | ||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 15,385 | 1,418,343 | ||||||
Accenture PLC, Class A | 5,201 | 733,393 | ||||||
ADT, Inc. | 3,069 | 18,445 | ||||||
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | 758 | 73,860 | ||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 34,638 | 2,336,680 | ||||||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 441 | 70,582 | ||||||
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.(c) | 196 | 22,587 | ||||||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 2,320 | 225,875 | ||||||
Alkermes PLC(a) | 1,820 | 53,708 | ||||||
Alliance Data Systems Corp. | 1,203 | 180,546 | ||||||
Allstate Corp. | 39,117 | 3,232,238 | ||||||
Ally Financial, Inc. | 6,835 | 154,881 | ||||||
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(c) | 1,094 | 79,764 | ||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | 1,811 | 1,892,423 | ||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a)(c) | 2,266 | 2,346,692 | ||||||
Altice USA, Inc., Class A | 2,980 | 49,230 | ||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 27,612 | 1,363,757 | ||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 3,400 | 5,106,698 | ||||||
AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(a) | 439 | 24,092 | ||||||
Ameren Corp. | 7,295 | 475,853 | ||||||
American Campus Communities, Inc. | 373 | 15,438 | ||||||
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | 6,658 | 128,699 | ||||||
American Express Co. | 27,307 | 2,602,903 | ||||||
American Financial Group, Inc. | 5,708 | 516,745 | ||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 18,087 | 1,345,673 | ||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 6,600 | 1,284,822 |
14 | 2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2018 | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
United States (continued) | ||||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 17,543 | $ | 769,085 | |||||
Anthem, Inc. | 275 | 72,223 | ||||||
Apache Corp. | 4,131 | 108,439 | ||||||
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A | 3,500 | 153,580 | ||||||
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. | 4,551 | 64,897 | ||||||
Apple, Inc. | 48,112 | 7,589,187 | ||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 13,239 | 433,445 | ||||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 25,401 | 1,040,679 | ||||||
Atmos Energy Corp. | 14,574 | 1,351,301 | ||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 13,411 | 1,758,450 | ||||||
BancorpSouth Bank | 563 | 14,717 | ||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 139,964 | 3,448,713 | ||||||
Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(a) | 2,082 | 38,508 | ||||||
BB&T Corp. | 23,897 | 1,035,218 | ||||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a) | 1,539 | 314,233 | ||||||
Biogen, Inc.(a) | 2,093 | 629,826 | ||||||
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a) | 1,843 | 156,931 | ||||||
Boeing Co. | 8,534 | 2,752,215 | ||||||
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | 5,629 | 253,699 | ||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. | 21,130 | 734,056 | ||||||
Brandywine Realty Trust | 5,593 | 71,982 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 38,358 | 1,993,849 | ||||||
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | 1,193 | 17,525 | ||||||
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 1,637 | 157,561 | ||||||
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 300 | 25,227 | ||||||
Cabot Corp. | 334 | 14,342 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 465 | 35,149 | ||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 17,145 | 764,667 | ||||||
Carnival Corp. | 33,668 | 1,659,832 | ||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 5,026 | 638,654 | ||||||
Celgene Corp.(a) | 7,306 | 468,242 | ||||||
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 97,568 | 2,754,345 | ||||||
Charles Schwab Corp. | 37,523 | 1,558,330 | ||||||
Chevron Corp. | 23,879 | 2,597,796 | ||||||
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 3,101 | 203,922 | ||||||
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | 3,223 | 115,383 | ||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 58,957 | 2,554,607 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 68,581 | 3,570,327 | ||||||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 90,942 | 2,703,706 | ||||||
Clorox Co. | 380 | 58,573 | ||||||
CME Group, Inc. | 2,224 | 418,379 | ||||||
Comcast Corp., Class A | 43,502 | 1,481,243 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips | 45,122 | 2,813,357 | ||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | 1,573 | 252,970 | ||||||
CoreSite Realty Corp. | 389 | 33,932 | ||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 8,024 | 1,634,569 | ||||||
Crane Co. | 10,711 | 773,120 | ||||||
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | 1,293 | 113,706 | ||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 393 | 52,521 | ||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 5,713 | 374,316 | ||||||
Danaher Corp. | 34,687 | 3,576,923 | ||||||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 17,302 | 1,727,778 | ||||||
DexCom, Inc.(a) | 556 | 66,609 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services | 2,347 | 138,426 | ||||||
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | 3,809 | 944,594 | ||||||
Dropbox, Inc., Class A(a) | 22,581 | 461,330 | ||||||
DTE Energy Co. | 1,844 | 203,393 | ||||||
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. | 1,490 | 95,539 | ||||||
EastGroup Properties, Inc.(c) | 1,024 | 93,932 | ||||||
Eastman Chemical Co. | 609 | 44,524 | ||||||
Eaton Corp. PLC | 893 | 61,313 | ||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 9,390 | 1,086,611 | ||||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 396 | 23,661 | ||||||
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.(c) | 1,611 | 156,476 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
United States (continued) | ||||||||
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A | 7,790 | $ | 1,013,479 | |||||
Evercore, Inc., Class A | 1,527 | 109,272 | ||||||
Evergy, Inc. | 1,331 | 75,561 | ||||||
Eversource Energy | 5,085 | 330,728 | ||||||
Extended Stay America, Inc. | 4,749 | 73,610 | ||||||
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | 433 | 39,178 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 24,313 | 1,657,903 | ||||||
Facebook, Inc., Class A(a) | 24,660 | 3,232,679 | ||||||
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | 4,047 | 127,238 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 14,948 | 1,532,917 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 8,928 | 210,076 | ||||||
First American Financial Corp. | 5,789 | 258,421 | ||||||
First Data Corp., Class A(a) | 3,499 | 59,168 | ||||||
First Republic Bank | 2,101 | 182,577 | ||||||
FirstEnergy Corp. | 467 | 17,536 | ||||||
Five Below, Inc.(a) | 676 | 69,168 | ||||||
Fortinet, Inc.(a) | 1,591 | 112,054 | ||||||
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | 38,534 | 1,463,907 | ||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 3,014 | 89,395 | ||||||
Garmin Ltd. | 1,227 | 77,694 | ||||||
GATX Corp. | 241 | 17,065 | ||||||
General Electric Co. | 14,439 | 109,303 | ||||||
Genpact Ltd. | 9,389 | 253,409 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 13,219 | 826,848 | ||||||
H&R Block, Inc. | 40,352 | 1,023,730 | ||||||
Halliburton Co. | 22,659 | 602,276 | ||||||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 34,271 | 1,523,346 | ||||||
HEICO Corp. | 336 | 26,033 | ||||||
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(a) | 504 | 29,711 | ||||||
Hershey Co. | 3,958 | 424,218 | ||||||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 12,153 | 160,541 | ||||||
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | 448 | 17,333 | ||||||
Home Depot, Inc. | 8,472 | 1,455,659 | ||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 3,128 | 133,503 | ||||||
HP, Inc. | 146,900 | 3,005,574 | ||||||
Hubbell, Inc. | 461 | 45,796 | ||||||
Humana, Inc. | 2,687 | 769,772 | ||||||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 32,546 | 387,948 | ||||||
IDACORP, Inc. | 1,860 | 173,092 | ||||||
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)(c) | 4,355 | 810,117 | ||||||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 1,016 | 128,717 | ||||||
Incyte Corp.(a) | 1,956 | 124,382 | ||||||
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | 23,525 | 2,146,186 | ||||||
Insperity, Inc. | 3,229 | 301,459 | ||||||
Intel Corp. | 58,531 | 2,746,860 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 7,442 | 845,932 | ||||||
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | 30,341 | 625,935 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc. | 11,531 | 2,269,877 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) | 35 | 16,762 | ||||||
Invesco Ltd. | 5,892 | 98,632 | ||||||
j2 Global, Inc. | 301 | 20,883 | ||||||
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 1,337 | 124,394 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 28,731 | 3,707,736 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 21,565 | 2,105,175 | ||||||
Kellogg Co. | 13,290 | 757,663 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 160,700 | 2,471,566 | ||||||
Kohl’s Corp. | 16,615 | 1,102,239 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 385 | 52,425 | ||||||
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A(c) | 1,387 | 95,953 | ||||||
Landstar System, Inc. | 7,194 | 688,250 | ||||||
Liberty Media Corp. — Liberty SiriusXM, Class C(a) | 2,845 | 105,208 | ||||||
Lincoln National Corp. | 4,876 | 250,188 | ||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 693 | 181,455 | ||||||
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a) | 886 | 107,746 |
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 15 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2018 | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
United States (continued) | ||||||||
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. | 6,033 | $ | 220,566 | |||||
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | 2,979 | 193,039 | ||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 1,412 | 83,322 | ||||||
Masimo Corp.(a) | 1,635 | 175,550 | ||||||
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 16,601 | 3,131,779 | ||||||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 16,974 | 863,128 | ||||||
McDonald’s Corp. | 4,981 | 884,476 | ||||||
McKesson Corp. | 17,021 | 1,880,310 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 42,423 | 3,241,541 | ||||||
MetLife, Inc. | 7,749 | 318,174 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 69,810 | 7,090,602 | ||||||
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B | 1,468 | 82,443 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | 88,416 | 3,505,694 | ||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 12,297 | 1,414,647 | ||||||
National Instruments Corp. | 5,039 | 228,670 | ||||||
NetApp, Inc. | 13,896 | 829,174 | ||||||
Netflix, Inc.(a) | 1,205 | 322,530 | ||||||
New Jersey Resources Corp. | 924 | 42,199 | ||||||
New Relic, Inc.(a) | 2,719 | 220,157 | ||||||
Newmont Mining Corp. | 907 | 31,428 | ||||||
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 24,992 | 1,852,907 | ||||||
Nordstrom, Inc. | 18,495 | 862,052 | ||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 16,607 | 2,483,411 | ||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 235 | 57,552 | ||||||
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a) | 2,427 | 102,881 | ||||||
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A | 312 | 19,135 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 897 | 119,750 | ||||||
OGE Energy Corp. | 9,863 | 386,531 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. | 62,367 | 2,815,870 | ||||||
Outfront Media, Inc. | 2,276 | 41,241 | ||||||
PACCAR, Inc. | 8,863 | 506,432 | ||||||
PacWest Bancorp | 28,866 | 960,661 | ||||||
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 2,803 | 72,822 | ||||||
Patterson Cos., Inc. | 735 | 14,450 | ||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 1,005 | 111,032 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 8,366 | 365,176 | ||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 21,132 | 1,410,772 | ||||||
Phillips 66 | 17,381 | 1,497,373 | ||||||
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | 387 | 17,841 | ||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 5,858 | 499,102 | ||||||
Portland General Electric Co. | 11,436 | 524,341 | ||||||
PotlatchDeltic Corp. | 2 | 63 | ||||||
PPL Corp. | 20,304 | 575,212 | ||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 970 | 42,845 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. | 8,507 | 781,963 | ||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 54,244 | 3,185,208 | ||||||
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | 524 | 32,645 | ||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 29,049 | 2,368,946 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 12,300 | 699,993 | ||||||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 12,896 | 1,073,850 | ||||||
Ralph Lauren Corp. | 201 | 20,795 | ||||||
Raytheon Co. | 14,740 | 2,260,379 | ||||||
Realty Income Corp.(c) | 32,817 | 2,068,784 | ||||||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 836 | 312,246 | ||||||
Regions Financial Corp. | 20,172 | 269,901 | ||||||
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 1,282 | 91,240 | ||||||
Republic Services, Inc. | 538 | 38,784 | ||||||
Robert Half International, Inc. | 9,553 | 546,432 | ||||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 7,411 | 1,115,207 | ||||||
Ryder System, Inc. | 21,715 | 1,045,577 | ||||||
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | 695 | 46,350 | ||||||
salesforce.com, Inc.(a) | 1,748 | 239,424 | ||||||
Seattle Genetics, Inc.(a) | 1,280 | 72,525 | ||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 6,115 | 1,027,259 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
United States (continued) | ||||||||
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A | 577 | $ | 15,198 | |||||
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | 7,203 | 41,129 | ||||||
SL Green Realty Corp. | 8,316 | 657,629 | ||||||
Snap-on, Inc. | 4,904 | 712,502 | ||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 21,128 | 982,029 | ||||||
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. | 1,190 | 41,948 | ||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 1,921 | 123,712 | ||||||
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 7,350 | 220,794 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. | 5,484 | 859,617 | ||||||
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 5,777 | 291,392 | ||||||
Synchrony Financial | 19,980 | 468,731 | ||||||
Synovus Financial Corp. | 13,232 | 423,292 | ||||||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 931 | 85,950 | ||||||
Target Corp. | 44,512 | 2,941,798 | ||||||
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | 7,604 | 372,292 | ||||||
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | 6,119 | 199,112 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 31,526 | 2,979,207 | ||||||
TJX Cos., Inc. | 15,251 | 682,330 | ||||||
Twilio, Inc., Class A(a) | 1,155 | 103,142 | ||||||
U.S. Bancorp | 2,070 | 94,599 | ||||||
UGI Corp. | 6,991 | 372,970 | ||||||
Umpqua Holdings Corp. | 916 | 14,564 | ||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 2,441 | 238,071 | ||||||
United Technologies Corp. | 993 | 105,735 | ||||||
United Therapeutics Corp.(a) | 511 | 55,648 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 12,955 | 3,227,350 | ||||||
Unum Group | 75,032 | 2,204,440 | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 10,349 | 775,865 | ||||||
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a) | 2,296 | 205,079 | ||||||
VeriSign, Inc.(a) | 7,523 | 1,115,586 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 820 | 46,100 | ||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 2,631 | 435,983 | ||||||
VF Corp. | 3,637 | 259,464 | ||||||
Visa, Inc., Class A | 9,520 | 1,256,069 | ||||||
VMware, Inc., Class A | 8,550 | 1,172,462 | ||||||
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 1,325 | 374,127 | ||||||
Walmart, Inc. | 26,265 | 2,446,585 | ||||||
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 5,692 | 394,228 | ||||||
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.(a)(c) | 1,600 | 377,744 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 60,421 | 2,784,200 | ||||||
Western Union Co. | 45,669 | 779,113 | ||||||
Westrock Co. | 17,182 | 648,792 | ||||||
Williams Cos., Inc. | 1,677 | 36,978 | ||||||
Yelp, Inc.(a) | 5,963 | 208,645 | ||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 294 | 27,024 | ||||||
Zoetis, Inc. | 17,301 | 1,479,928 | ||||||
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222,483,640 | ||||||||
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Total Common Stocks — 98.7% |
| 410,471,710 | ||||||
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Preferred Stocks — 0.7% | ||||||||
Brazil — 0.7% | ||||||||
Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares, 0.00% | 34,823 | 347,264 | ||||||
Braskem SA, Preference ‘A’ Shares, Class A, 0.00% | 1,500 | 18,337 | ||||||
Cia Paranaense de Energia, Preference ‘B’ Shares, 0.00% | 7,100 | 55,965 | ||||||
Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, 0.00% | 30,300 | 115,860 | ||||||
Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares, 0.00% | 238,155 | 2,181,385 | ||||||
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2,718,811 | ||||||||
Russia — 0.0% | ||||||||
Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, 0.00% | 81,693 | 46,104 | ||||||
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16 | 2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2018 | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
South Korea — 0.0% | ||||||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares, 0.00% | 1,243 | $ | 35,517 | |||||
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Total Preferred Stocks — 0.7% |
| 2,800,432 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4% |
| 413,272,142 | ||||||
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Short-Term Securities — 2.1% | ||||||||
Money Market Fund — 1.1% | ||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, | 412,639 | 412,639 | ||||||
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 2.57%(d)(e)(f) | 4,307,348 | 4,306,917 | ||||||
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Money Market Fund — 1.1% |
| 4,719,556 | ||||||
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Time Deposits — 1.0% | ||||||||||||
Australia — 0.3% | ||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.83%, 01/02/19 | AUD | 1,503 | 1,058,292 | |||||||||
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Canada — 0.3% | ||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.84%, 01/02/19 | CAD | 1,874 | 1,372,546 | |||||||||
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Europe — 0.2% | ||||||||||||
Citibank, New York, (0.57)%, 01/02/19 | EUR | 773 | 886,260 | |||||||||
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Hong Kong — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 1.52%, 01/02/19 | HKD | 23 | 2,979 | |||||||||
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Norway — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.24%, 01/02/19 | NOK | 1,018 | $ | 117,718 | ||||||||
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Singapore — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.51%, 01/02/19 | SGD | 3 | 2,039 | |||||||||
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United Kingdom — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
Citibank, New York, 0.37%, 01/02/19 | GBP | 314 | 400,552 | |||||||||
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United States — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase, New York, 2.42%, 01/02/19 | USD | 207 | 206,875 | |||||||||
|
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Total Time Deposits — 1.0% |
| 4,047,261 | ||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Total Short-Term Securities — 2.1% |
| 8,766,817 | ||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Total Investments — 101.5% |
| 422,038,959 | ||||||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.5)% |
| (6,273,476 | ) | |||||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% |
| $ | 415,765,483 | |||||||||
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(c) | Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan. |
(d) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
(e) | All or a portion of the security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
(f) | During the period ended December 31, 2018, 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 06/30/18 | Net Activity | Shares Held at 12/31/18 | Value at 12/31/18 | Income | Net Realized Gain (Loss) (a) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class | 9,847,320 | (9,434,681 | ) | 412,639 | $ | 412,639 | $ | 86,140 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series | 3,423,052 | 884,296 | 4,307,348 | 4,306,917 | 13,992 | (b) | 177 | (37 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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$ | 4,719,556 | $ | 100,132 | $ | 177 | $ | (37 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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(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: | ||||||||||||||||
Yen Denom Nikkei Index | 7 | 03/07/19 | $ | 633 | $ | (36,739 | ) | |||||||||
S&P/TSX 60 Index | 1 | 03/14/19 | 126 | (1,145 | ) | |||||||||||
Euro Stoxx 50 Index | 26 | 03/15/19 | 886 | (16,177 | ) | |||||||||||
FTSE 100 Index | 4 | 03/15/19 | 340 | (504 | ) | |||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini Index | 8 | 03/15/19 | 387 | (732 | ) | |||||||||||
S&P 500 E-Mini Index | 19 | 03/15/19 | 2,380 | (42,788 | ) | |||||||||||
SPI 200 Index | 1 | 03/21/19 | 98 | 1,231 | ||||||||||||
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$ | (96,854 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 17 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2018 | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements 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 |
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Net unrealized appreciation(a) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,231 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,231 | ||||||||||||||
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Futures contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net unrealized depreciation(a) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 98,085 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 98,085 | ||||||||||||||
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(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, 2018, 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 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (1,462,678 | ) | $ | — | $ | $ | — | $ | (1,462,678 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 152,582 | $ | — | $ | $ | — | $ | 152,582 | |||||||||||||||
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts: |
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Average notional value of contracts — long | $ | 10,364,680 |
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. 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: | ||||||||||||||||
Australia | $ | 8,534 | $ | 10,553,876 | $ | — | $ | 10,562,410 | ||||||||
Austria | 27,139 | 323,595 | — | 350,734 | ||||||||||||
Belgium | — | 1,662,080 | — | 1,662,080 | ||||||||||||
Brazil | 2,788,571 | — | — | 2,788,571 | ||||||||||||
Canada | 14,029,073 | — | — | 14,029,073 | ||||||||||||
China | 2,169,315 | 11,273,976 | — | 13,443,291 | ||||||||||||
Czech Republic | — | 12,014 | — | 12,014 | ||||||||||||
Denmark | — | 2,313,621 | — | 2,313,621 | ||||||||||||
Finland | — | 1,857,612 | — | 1,857,612 | ||||||||||||
France | — | 12,735,261 | — | 12,735,261 | ||||||||||||
Germany | 19,372 | 13,082,707 | — | 13,102,079 | ||||||||||||
Hong Kong | — | 5,247,158 | — | 5,247,158 | ||||||||||||
Hungary | — | 2,005,011 | — | 2,005,011 | ||||||||||||
India | — | 4,265,811 | — | 4,265,811 | ||||||||||||
Indonesia | — | 427,419 | — | 427,419 | ||||||||||||
Ireland | 1,119,137 | 136,339 | — | 1,255,476 | ||||||||||||
Israel | 144,687 | — | — | 144,687 |
18 | 2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2018 | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Italy | $ | — | $ | 3,856,510 | $ | — | $ | 3,856,510 | ||||||||
Japan | — | 32,641,468 | — | 32,641,468 | ||||||||||||
Luxembourg | 20,133 | 110,557 | — | 130,690 | ||||||||||||
Malaysia | — | 314,520 | — | 314,520 | ||||||||||||
Malta | — | 55 | — | 55 | ||||||||||||
Mexico | 3,964,278 | — | — | 3,964,278 | ||||||||||||
Netherlands | — | 9,495,863 | — | 9,495,863 | ||||||||||||
New Zealand | — | 35,548 | — | 35,548 | ||||||||||||
Norway | — | 3,809,787 | — | 3,809,787 | ||||||||||||
Philippines | — | 644 | — | 644 | ||||||||||||
Poland | — | 1,662,594 | — | 1,662,594 | ||||||||||||
Russia | 38,584 | 1,257,052 | — | 1,295,636 | ||||||||||||
Singapore | — | 1,140,379 | — | 1,140,379 | ||||||||||||
South Africa | — | 1,288,912 | — | 1,288,912 | ||||||||||||
South Korea | — | 2,584,078 | — | 2,584,078 | ||||||||||||
Spain | — | 3,173,423 | — | 3,173,423 | ||||||||||||
Sweden | — | 1,535,132 | — | 1,535,132 | ||||||||||||
Switzerland | 1,940,212 | 9,575,709 | — | 11,515,921 | ||||||||||||
Taiwan | — | 4,112,963 | — | 4,112,963 | ||||||||||||
Thailand | 11,764 | 1,544,045 | — | 1,555,809 | ||||||||||||
Turkey | — | 757,280 | — | 757,280 | ||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 325,232 | 16,589,040 | — | 16,914,272 | ||||||||||||
United States | 222,483,640 | — | — | 222,483,640 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 2,718,811 | 81,621 | — | 2,800,432 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Securities: | ||||||||||||||||
Money Market Fund | 412,639 | — | — | 412,639 | ||||||||||||
Time Deposits | — | 4,047,261 | — | 4,047,261 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 252,221,121 | $ | 165,510,921 | $ | — | $ | 417,732,042 | |||||||||
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Investments Valued at NAV(a) | 4,306,917 | |||||||||||||||
|
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$ | 422,038,959 | |||||||||||||||
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Derivative Financial Instruments(b) | ||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Equity contracts | $ | 1,231 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,231 | ||||||||
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Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Equity contracts | $ | (98,085 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (98,085 | ) | ||||||
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$ | (96,854 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (96,854 | ) | |||||||
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(a) | As of December 31, 2018, 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, 2018, there were no transfers between levels.
See notes to financial statements.
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 19 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) December 31, 2018 | BlackRock EuroFund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks — 99.4% |
| |||||||
Belgium — 2.5% | ||||||||
KBC Group NV | 40,876 | $ | 2,629,916 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Finland — 5.2% | ||||||||
Konecranes OYJ | 51,578 | 1,563,709 | ||||||
Sampo OYJ, Class A | 38,703 | 1,715,303 | ||||||
Wartsila OYJ | 144,113 | 2,300,469 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,579,481 | ||||||||
France — 36.2% | ||||||||
Airbus SE | 35,281 | 3,363,681 | ||||||
Arkema SA | 22,182 | 1,904,283 | ||||||
Capgemini SE | 20,085 | 1,997,754 | ||||||
Eiffage SA | 27,221 | 2,275,871 | ||||||
Ipsen SA | 9,220 | 1,192,945 | ||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 14,213 | 4,161,221 | ||||||
Maisons du Monde SA(a) | 58,471 | 1,119,537 | ||||||
Remy Cointreau SA | 13,483 | 1,528,594 | ||||||
Safran SA | 47,027 | 5,640,179 | ||||||
Sanofi | 79,288 | 6,878,221 | ||||||
Thales SA | 26,228 | 3,064,929 | ||||||
Ubisoft Entertainment SA(b) | 27,203 | 2,191,527 | ||||||
Vinci SA | 43,478 | 3,575,281 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
38,894,023 | ||||||||
Germany — 25.6% | ||||||||
Allianz SE, Registered Shares | 22,043 | 4,429,654 | ||||||
Deutsche Boerse AG | 19,824 | 2,370,063 | ||||||
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares(c) | 201,511 | 3,425,026 | ||||||
Deutsche Wohnen SE, Bearer Shares | 71,884 | 3,285,152 | ||||||
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA(c) | 39,669 | 2,571,393 | ||||||
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA(c) | 28,856 | 1,394,729 | ||||||
Knorr-Bremse AG(b) | 22,386 | 2,016,505 | ||||||
Puma SE | 3,754 | 1,836,592 | ||||||
SAP SE(c) | 53,096 | 5,269,758 | ||||||
Wirecard AG | 5,965 | 899,237 | ||||||
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| |||||||
27,498,109 | ||||||||
Ireland — 1.7% | ||||||||
Kingspan Group PLC | 41,551 | 1,781,185 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Italy — 1.9% | ||||||||
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA | 207,085 | 2,083,570 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Luxembourg — 2.1% | ||||||||
Tenaris SA | 213,681 | 2,296,596 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Netherlands — 10.5% | ||||||||
ASML Holding NV | 7,188 | 1,126,068 | ||||||
Heineken NV | 19,802 | 1,750,235 | ||||||
IMCD NV | 25,051 | 1,603,604 | ||||||
Koninklijke Philips NV | 59,776 | 2,095,716 | ||||||
Unilever NV CVA | 86,869 | 4,705,890 | ||||||
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11,281,513 | ||||||||
Portugal — 3.3% | ||||||||
Galp Energia SGPS SA | 225,793 | 3,555,297 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Spain — 5.9% | ||||||||
Iberdrola SA | 508,162 | 4,080,479 | ||||||
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | 90,312 | 2,305,184 | ||||||
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6,385,663 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
United Kingdom — 4.5% | ||||||||
Linde PLC | 19,502 | $ | 3,095,818 | |||||
RELX PLC | 84,434 | 1,741,062 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,836,880 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4% |
| 106,822,233 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Short-Term Securities — 1.7% |
| |||||||
Money Market Fund — 1.7% | ||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds,T-Fund, | 5,474 | 5,474 | ||||||
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market | 1,860,206 | 1,860,020 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Total Money Market Fund — 1.7% |
| 1,865,494 | ||||||
|
|
Par (000) | ||||||||||||
Time Deposits — 0.0% |
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Europe — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Citibank, New York, 0.00%, 01/02/19 | EUR | 35 | 39,668 | |||||||||
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| |||||||||||
Total Time Deposits — 0.0% |
| 39,668 | ||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Total Short-Term Securities — 1.7% |
| 1,905,162 | ||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Total Investments — 101.1% |
| 108,727,395 | ||||||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.1)% |
| (1,194,560 | ) | |||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
| $ | 107,532,835 | |||||||||
|
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(a) | 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. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan. |
(d) | Annualized7-day yield as of period end. |
(e) | All or a portion of security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
20 | 2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2018 | BlackRock EuroFund |
(f) | During the period ended December 31, 2018, 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 06/30/18 | Net Activity | Shares Held at 12/31/18 | Value at 12/31/18 | Income | Net Realized Gain (Loss) (a) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds,T-Fund, Institutional Class | 836,840 | (831,366 | ) | 5,474 | $ | 5,474 | $ | 6,662 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series | 87,751 | 1,772,455 | 1,860,206 | 1,860,020 | 7,728 | (b) | (384 | ) | (185 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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$ | 1,865,494 | $ | 14,390 | $ | (384 | ) | $ | (185 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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(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: |
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Investments: |
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Common Stocks: |
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Belgium | $ | — | $ | 2,629,916 | $ | — | $ | 2,629,916 | ||||||||
Finland | — | 5,579,481 | — | 5,579,481 | ||||||||||||
France | 1,528,594 | 37,365,429 | — | 38,894,023 | ||||||||||||
Germany | 3,853,097 | 23,645,012 | — | 27,498,109 | ||||||||||||
Ireland | — | 1,781,185 | — | 1,781,185 | ||||||||||||
Italy | — | 2,083,570 | — | 2,083,570 | ||||||||||||
Luxembourg | — | 2,296,596 | — | 2,296,596 | ||||||||||||
Netherlands | — | 11,281,513 | — | 11,281,513 | ||||||||||||
Portugal | — | 3,555,297 | — | 3,555,297 | ||||||||||||
Spain | — | 6,385,663 | — | 6,385,663 | ||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 3,095,818 | 1,741,062 | — | 4,836,880 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Securities: | ||||||||||||||||
Money Market Fund | 5,474 | — | — | 5,474 | ||||||||||||
Time Deposits | — | 39,668 | — | 39,668 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 8,482,983 | $ | 98,384,392 | $ | — | $ | 106,867,375 | |||||||||
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Investments Valued at NAV(a) | 1,860,020 | |||||||||||||||
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$ | 108,727,395 | |||||||||||||||
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(a) | As of December 31, 2018, certain of the Fund’s Investments were fair valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy. |
During the period ended December 31, 2018, there were no transfers between levels.
See notes to financial statements.
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 21 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
December 31, 2018
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | BlackRock EuroFund | |||||||
ASSETS |
| |||||||
Investments at value — unaffiliated(a)(b) | $ | 417,319,403 | $ | 106,861,901 | ||||
Investments at value — affiliated(c) | 4,719,556 | 1,865,494 | ||||||
Cash | 27 | — | ||||||
Cash pledged for futures contracts | 299,000 | — | ||||||
Foreign currency at value(d) | 450,139 | — | ||||||
Receivables: |
| |||||||
Investments sold | 1,005,912 | 584,635 | ||||||
Dividends — unaffiliated | 876,926 | 573,146 | ||||||
Capital shares sold | 437,860 | 84,219 | ||||||
From the Manager | 41,724 | — | ||||||
Dividends — affiliated | 3,710 | 1,024 | ||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated | 1,498 | 262 | ||||||
Variation margin on futures contracts | 11,199 | — | ||||||
Deferred offering costs | 2,742 | 2,742 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | 55,150 | 52,852 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total assets | 425,224,846 | 110,026,275 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
LIABILITIES |
| |||||||
Cash collateral on securities loaned at value | 4,302,403 | 1,860,590 | ||||||
Bank overdraft | — | 128 | ||||||
Payables: |
| |||||||
Capital shares redeemed | 3,994,950 | 313,895 | ||||||
Investments purchased | 206,709 | 649 | ||||||
Investment advisory fees | 171,491 | 65,026 | ||||||
Service and distribution fees | 105,761 | 19,713 | ||||||
Board realignment and consolidation | 83,111 | 24,139 | ||||||
Offering costs | 30,534 | 1,789 | ||||||
Directors’ and Officer’s fees | 5,192 | 3,458 | ||||||
Other affiliates | 2,426 | 896 | ||||||
Other accrued expenses | 556,786 | 203,157 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total liabilities | 9,459,363 | 2,493,440 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 415,765,483 | $ | 107,532,835 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF |
| |||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 457,410,150 | $ | 144,568,428 | ||||
Accumulated loss | $ | (41,644,667 | ) | $ | (37,035,593 | ) | ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net Assets | $ | 415,765,483 | $ | 107,532,835 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
(a) Investments at cost — unaffiliated | $ | 444,587,732 | $ | 111,559,008 | ||||
(b) Securities loaned at value | $ | 4,197,395 | $ | 1,753,709 | ||||
(c) Investments at cost — affiliated | $ | 4,719,556 | $ | 1,865,679 | ||||
(d) Foreign currency at cost | $ | 444,433 | $ | — |
See notes to financial statements.
22 | 2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)
December 31, 2018
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc | BlackRock EuroFund | |||||||
Institutional |
| |||||||
Net assets | $ | 77,061,846 | $ | 30,256,149 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares outstanding | 4,158,164 | 2,496,124 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net asset value | $ | 18.53 | $ | 12.12 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Par Value | $ | 0.10 | 0.10 | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares authorized | 100 million | Unlimited | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Investor A |
| |||||||
Net assets | $ | 267,097,379 | $ | 71,767,879 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares outstanding | 15,169,813 | 6,035,287 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net asset value | $ | 17.61 | $ | 11.89 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Par Value | $ | 0.10 | 0.10 | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares authorized | 100 million | Unlimited | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Investor C |
| |||||||
Net assets | $ | 54,793,960 | $ | 4,357,212 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares outstanding | 3,794,701 | 526,045 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net asset value | $ | 14.44 | $ | 8.28 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Par Value | $ | 0.10 | 0.10 | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares authorized | 100 million | Unlimited | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Class K |
| |||||||
Net assets | $ | 4,595,136 | $ | 709,014 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares outstanding | 247,982 | 58,774 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net asset value | $ | 18.53 | $ | 12.06 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Par Value | $ | 0.10 | 0.10 | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares authorized | 2 billion | Unlimited | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Class R |
| |||||||
Net assets | $ | 12,217,162 | $ | 442,581 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares outstanding | 769,250 | 49,663 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net asset value | $ | 15.88 | $ | 8.91 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Par Value | $ | 0.10 | 0.10 | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares authorized | 100 million | Unlimited | ||||||
|
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 23 |
Statements of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended December 31, 2018
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | BlackRock EuroFund | |||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME |
| |||||||
Dividends — unaffiliated(a) | $ | 5,387,849 | $ | 1,066,660 | ||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net | 13,992 | 7,728 | ||||||
Dividends — affiliated | 86,140 | 6,662 | ||||||
Foreign taxes withheld | (285,689 | ) | (90,851 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total investment income | 5,202,292 | 990,199 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
EXPENSES |
| |||||||
Investment advisory | 2,175,616 | 647,626 | ||||||
Service and distribution — class specific | 824,751 | 190,947 | ||||||
Transfer agent — class specific | 484,279 | 124,191 | ||||||
Custodian | 227,231 | 43,660 | ||||||
Accounting services | 65,176 | 32,875 | ||||||
Professional | 61,901 | 49,360 | ||||||
Registration | 47,920 | 37,499 | ||||||
Board realignment and consolidation | 56,867 | 15,639 | ||||||
Offering | 20,190 | 20,190 | ||||||
Printing | 12,365 | 16,961 | ||||||
Directors and Officer | 9,798 | 7,418 | ||||||
Miscellaneous | 23,923 | 11,777 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total expenses | 4,010,017 | 1,198,143 | ||||||
Less: | ||||||||
Fees paid indirectly | (135 | ) | — | |||||
Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager | (982,644 | ) | (52,049 | ) | ||||
Transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed — class specific | (357,478 | ) | — | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | 2,669,760 | 1,146,094 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net investment income (loss) | 2,532,532 | (155,895 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) |
| |||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: |
| |||||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (11,781,330 | ) | (19,597,571 | ) | ||||
Investments — affiliated | 177 | (384 | ) | |||||
Futures contracts | (1,462,678 | ) | — | |||||
Foreign currency transactions | 4,262 | (600,170 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
(13,239,569 | ) | (20,198,125 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (43,243,841 | ) | (9,018,483 | ) | ||||
Investments — affiliated | (37 | ) | (185 | ) | ||||
Futures contracts | 152,582 | — | ||||||
Foreign currency translations | 10,288 | (3,032 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
(43,081,008 | ) | (9,021,700 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net realized and unrealized loss | (56,320,577 | ) | (29,219,825 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (53,788,045 | ) | $ | (29,375,720 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|
(a) | Includesnon-recurring dividends in the amount of $732,682. |
See notes to financial statements.
24 | 2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | BlackRock EuroFund | |||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/18 (unaudited) | Year Ended 06/30/18 | Six Months Ended (unaudited) | Year Ended 06/30/18 | |||||||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS |
| |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 2,532,532 | $ | 6,739,571 | $ | (155,895 | ) | $ | 2,819,244 | |||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (13,239,569 | ) | 207,493,806 | (20,198,125 | ) | 38,700,638 | ||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (43,081,008 | ) | (123,755,416 | ) | (9,021,700 | ) | (29,640,804 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (53,788,045 | ) | 90,477,961 | (29,375,720 | ) | 11,879,078 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)(b) |
| |||||||||||||||||||
Institutional | (3,311,041 | ) | (63,529,516 | ) | (859,624 | ) | (1,693,589 | ) | ||||||||||||
Investor A | (10,968,689 | ) | (100,235,708 | ) | (1,899,369 | ) | (1,574,352 | ) | ||||||||||||
Investor B | — | (83,314 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Investor C | (2,040,798 | ) | (35,126,324 | ) | (128,586 | ) | (23,309 | ) | ||||||||||||
Class K | (172,264 | ) | — | (23,568 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
Class R | (514,018 | ) | (5,403,783 | ) | (12,765 | ) | (6,223 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||||||
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | (17,006,810 | ) | (204,378,645 | ) | (2,923,912 | ) | (3,297,473 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
| |||||||||||||||||||
Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions | (64,917,306 | ) | (143,788,659 | ) | (62,716,919 | ) | (127,199,184 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||||||
NET ASSETS(b) |
| |||||||||||||||||||
Total decrease in net assets | (135,712,161 | ) | (257,689,343 | ) | (95,016,551 | ) | (118,617,579 | ) | ||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 551,477,644 | 809,166,987 | 202,549,386 | 321,166,965 | ||||||||||||||||
|
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|
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|
|
|
| |||||||||||||
End of period | $ | 415,765,483 | $ | 551,477,644 | $ | 107,532,835 | $ | 202,549,386 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(b) | Prior year distribution character information and undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income has been modified or removed to conform with current year RegulationS-X presentation changes. Refer to Note 12 of Notes to Financial Statements for this prior year information. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 25 |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/18 (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 21.63 | $ | 25.83 | $ | 21.85 | $ | 25.78 | $ | 30.82 | $ | 25.94 | ||||||||||||||||
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| |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.08 | (b) | 0.29 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.42 | ) | 2.82 | 4.15 | (2.87 | ) | (1.17 | ) | 8.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | (2.34 | ) | 3.11 | 4.26 | (2.83 | ) | (1.09 | ) | 8.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Distributions(c) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.32 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.28 | ) | — | (0.11 | ) | (0.24 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.44 | ) | (6.94 | ) | — | (1.10 | ) | (3.84 | ) | (3.06 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.76 | ) | (7.31 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (1.10 | ) | (3.95 | ) | (3.30 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 18.53 | $ | 21.63 | $ | 25.83 | $ | 21.85 | $ | 25.78 | $ | 30.82 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total Return(d) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on net asset value | (11.00 | )%(e) | 12.43 | % | 19.60 | % | (10.94 | )% | (2.45 | )% | 33.28 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Ratios to Average Net Assets |
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Total expenses | 1.17 | %(f) | 1.16 | % | 1.17 | % | 1.07 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.03 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | 0.72 | %(f) | 0.88 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.07 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.03 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | 1.30 | %(b)(f) | 1.20 | % | 0.47 | % | 0.17 | % | 0.29 | % | 0.31 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 77,062 | $ | 114,870 | $ | 258,047 | $ | 250,041 | $ | 265,841 | $ | 320,705 | ||||||||||||||||
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(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.04%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring 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. |
(f) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
26 | 2018 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 12/31/18 (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 20.56 | $ | 24.85 | $ | 21.00 | $ | 24.90 | $ | 29.95 | $ | 25.33 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.34 | ) | 2.67 | 3.99 | (2.76 | ) | (1.15 | ) | 7.87 | |||||||||||||||||||
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From net realized gain | (0.44 | ) | (6.94 | ) | — | (1.10 | ) | (3.84 | ) | (3.06 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.71 | ) | (7.21 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (1.10 | ) | (3.90 | ) | (3.25 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 17.61 | $ | 20.56 | $ | 24.85 | $ | 21.00 | $ | 24.90 | $ | 29.95 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 267,097 | $ | 324,978 | $ | 395,690 | $ | 382,069 | $ | 474,107 | $ | 520,436 | ||||||||||||||||
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(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.04%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring 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. |
(g) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 27 |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/18 (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 16.87 | $ | 21.45 | $ | 18.15 | $ | 21.86 | $ | 26.92 | $ | 23.13 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.92 | ) | 2.31 | 3.46 | (2.42 | ) | (1.07 | ) | 7.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | (1.90 | ) | 2.35 | 3.30 | (2.61 | ) | (1.26 | ) | 6.94 | |||||||||||||||||||
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From net investment income | (0.09 | ) | — | — | — | — | (0.09 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.44 | ) | (6.93 | ) | — | (1.10 | ) | (3.80 | ) | (3.06 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.53 | ) | (6.93 | ) | — | (1.10 | ) | (3.80 | ) | (3.15 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 14.44 | $ | 16.87 | $ | 21.45 | $ | 18.15 | $ | 21.86 | $ | 26.92 | ||||||||||||||||
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Based on net asset value | (11.43 | )%(e) | 11.23 | % | 18.18 | % | (11.93 | )% | (3.53 | )% | 31.79 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 2.31 | %(f) | 2.34 | % | 2.32 | % | 2.22 | % | 2.17 | % | 2.16 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income (loss) | 0.29 | %(b)(f) | 0.23 | % | (0.81 | )% | (1.01 | )% | (0.81 | )% | (0.82 | )% | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 54,794 | $ | 90,299 | $ | 135,507 | $ | 245,795 | $ | 318,616 | $ | 348,937 | ||||||||||||||||
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(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.04%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring 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. |
(f) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
28 | 2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (continued) | ||||||||||||
Class K | ||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/18 (unaudited) | Period from to 06/30/18 | |||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 21.63 | $ | 23.12 | ||||||||
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(b) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.04%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring dividend. |
(d) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Offering costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 1.08%. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 29 |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/18 (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 18.60 | $ | 23.07 | $ | 19.48 | $ | 23.27 | $ | 28.30 | $ | 24.13 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | 0.07 | (b) | 0.17 | (0.07 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.10 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.13 | ) | 2.47 | 3.70 | (2.58 | ) | (1.09 | ) | 7.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | (2.06 | ) | 2.64 | 3.63 | (2.69 | ) | (1.19 | ) | 7.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
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From net investment income | (0.22 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.04 | ) | — | (0.00 | )(d) | (0.14 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.44 | ) | (6.94 | ) | — | (1.10 | ) | (3.84 | ) | (3.06 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.66 | ) | (7.11 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (1.10 | ) | (3.84 | ) | (3.20 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 15.88 | $ | 18.60 | $ | 23.07 | $ | 19.48 | $ | 23.27 | $ | 28.30 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 12,217 | $ | 16,716 | $ | 19,642 | $ | 21,091 | $ | 26,019 | $ | 33,944 | ||||||||||||||||
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(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Amount is greater than $(0.00005) per share. |
(e) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(f) | Aggregate total return. |
(g) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
30 | 2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock EuroFund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six Months Ended 12/31/18 (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 15.06 | $ | 14.78 | $ | 13.25 | $ | 15.51 | $ | 16.68 | $ | 13.62 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.60 | ) | 0.33 | 1.67 | (2.28 | ) | (1.00 | ) | 2.65 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Distributions from net investment income(e) | (0.34 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.20 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 30,256 | $ | 43,686 | $ | 146,685 | $ | 162,627 | $ | 221,463 | $ | 187,718 | ||||||||||||||||
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(c) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.04 per share and 0.43%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring dividend. |
(d) | 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. |
(e) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(f) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(g) | Aggregate total return. |
(h) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 31 |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock EuroFund (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 14.78 | $ | 14.49 | $ | 12.98 | $ | 15.23 | $ | 16.37 | $ | 13.35 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 71,768 | $ | 149,540 | $ | 165,427 | $ | 178,374 | $ | 258,675 | $ | 195,548 | ||||||||||||||||
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(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.04 per share and 0.43%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring dividend. |
(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) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(f) | Aggregate total return. |
(g) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 10.36 | $ | 10.16 | $ | 9.17 | $ | 10.82 | $ | 11.76 | $ | 9.67 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.80 | ) | 0.18 | 1.15 | (1.58 | ) | (0.70 | ) | 1.88 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 4,357 | $ | 7,533 | $ | 8,038 | $ | 13,659 | $ | 18,021 | $ | 21,838 | ||||||||||||||||
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(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.04 per share and 0.43%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring dividend. |
(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) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(f) | Aggregate total return. |
(g) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 33 |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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(b) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.04 per share and 0.43%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring dividend. |
(d) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(e) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(f) | Aggregate total return. |
(g) | Annualized. |
(h) | Offering costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 0.99%. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 11.14 | $ | 10.96 | $ | 9.89 | $ | 11.66 | $ | 12.58 | $ | 10.32 | ||||||||||||||||
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(f) | Aggregate total return. |
(g) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 35 |
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) |
1. | ORGANIZATION |
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”), asopen-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”:
Fund Name | Herein Referred To As | Diversification Classification | ||
BlackRock Advantage Global 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 and Class K Shares are sold without a sales charge and 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. Effective November 8, 2018, the Fund adopted an automatic conversion feature whereby Investor C Shares held for approximately ten years will be automatically converted into Investor A Shares, and, thereafter, investors will be subject to lower ongoing fees. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures.
Share Class | Initial Sales Charge | CDSC | Conversion Privilege | |||||
Institutional, Class K(a)and Class R Shares | No | No | None | |||||
Investor A Shares | Yes | No | (b) | None | ||||
Investor C Shares | No | Yes | To Investor A Shares after approximately 10 years |
(a) | Commenced operations on January 25, 2018. |
(b) | 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 were converted into Investor A Shares, with the same relative aggregate net asset value (“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 ofopen-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 theex-dividend date. Dividends from foreign securities where theex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of theex-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, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Income, 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 itsbooks 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.
36 | 2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Distributions: Distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on theex-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.
Offering costs:Offering costs are amortized over a12-month period beginning with the commencement of operations of a class of shares.
Recent Accounting Standards: In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update2018-13 “Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement” which modifies disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance to the Funds.
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.
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). 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 each Fund. 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 andover-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 inopen-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 Rule2a-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 anarm’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) |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
• | 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 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/ornon-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, 2018, certain investments of the Funds were valued using NAV per share 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 thenon-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 orre-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 orre-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:
Counterparty | Securities Loaned at Value | Cash Collateral Received (a) | Net Amount (b) | |||||||||
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | 55,038 | $ | (55,038 | ) | $ | — | |||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 60,740 | (60,740 | ) | — | ||||||||
JP Morgan Securities LLC | 3,859,821 | (3,859,821 | ) | — | ||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co LLC | 52,659 | (52,659 | ) | — | ||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 149,960 | (149,960 | ) | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 19,177 | (19,177 | ) | — | ||||||||
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Counterparty | Securities Loaned at Value | Cash Collateral Received (a) | Net Amount | |||||||||
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Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | $ | 1,753,709 | $ | (1,753,709 | ) | $ | — | |||||
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(a) | Cash collateral with a value of $4,302,403 and $1,860,590, respectively, 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. |
(b) | The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of December 31, 2018. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by the counterparty. |
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), and 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. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
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 AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
Investment Advisory:Each Fund entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment adviser and 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:
Investment Advisory Fee | ||||||||
Average Daily Net Assets | Advantage Global | EuroFund | ||||||
Not exceeding $1 billion | 0.85 | % | 0.75 | % | ||||
In excess of $1 billion but not more than $3 billion | 0.80 | 0.71 | ||||||
In excess of $3 billion but not more than $5 billion | 0.77 | 0.68 | ||||||
In excess of $5 billion but not more than $10 billion | 0.74 | 0.65 | ||||||
In excess of $10 billion | 0.72 | 0.64 |
The Manager, with respect to EuroFund, entered into asub-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.
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 Rule12b-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 |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
BRIL and broker-dealers, pursuant tosub-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, 2018, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:
Investor A | Investor C | Class R | Total | |||||||||||||
Advantage Global | $ | 391,559 | $ | 394,478 | $ | 38,714 | $ | 824,751 | ||||||||
EuroFund | 157,202 | 32,357 | 1,388 | 190,947 |
Transfer Agent: Pursuant to written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which may be affiliates, provide the Funds withsub-accounting, recordkeeping,sub-transfer agency and other administrative services with respect tosub-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, 2018, 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 | Class A | Total | ||||||||||
Advantage Global | $ | 20 | $ | 750 | $ | 770 |
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 purchases and sales based upon instructions from shareholders. For the six months ended December 31, 2018, 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:
Institutional | Investor A | Investor C | Class K | Class R | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Advantage Global | $ | 309 | $ | 4,361 | $ | 1,215 | $ | 12 | $ | 89 | $ | 5,986 | ||||||||||||
EuroFund | 978 | 2,063 | 182 | N/A | 12 | 3,235 |
For the six months ended December 31, 2018, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:
Institutional | Investor A | �� | Investor C | Class K | Class R | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Advantage Global | $ | 56,002 | $ | 308,358 | $ | 99,237 | $ | 452 | $ | 20,230, | $ | 484,279 | ||||||||||||
EuroFund | 28,621 | 89,652 | 4,589 | 93 | 1,236 | 124,191 |
Other Fees: For the six months ended December 31, 2018, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of each Fund’s Investor A Shares as follows:
Investor A | ||||
Advantage Global | $ | 2,037 | ||
EuroFund | 107 |
For the six months ended December 31, 2018, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:
Investor A | Investor C | |||||||
Advantage Global | $ | 146 | $ | 204 | ||||
EuroFund | 1,543 | 684 |
Expense Limitations, Waivers, Reimbursements and Recoupments: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 described below will be reduced by the amount of the affiliated money market fund waiver. 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, 2018, the amounts waived were as follows:
Advantage Global | EuroFund | |||||||
Amounts waived | $ | 3,240 | $ | 239 |
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 affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through October 31, 2019. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the directors/trustees 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, 2018, there were no fees waived by the manager pursuant to this arrangement.
The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees equal to the annual rate of 0.06% 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, 2018, the Manager waived $51,810 pursuant to this agreement.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
For the six months ended December 31, 2018, 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:
Advantage Global | $ | 3,197 | ||
EuroFund | 1,280 |
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 limitation”). The expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Institutional | Investor A | Investor C | Class K | Class R | ||||||||||||||||
Expense limitations | 0.71 | % | 0.96 | % | 1.71 | % | 0.66 | % | 1.21 | % |
The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue these contractual expense limitations through October 31, 2019, unless approved by the Board of the Corporation, including a majority of the directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of Advantage Global. For the six months ended December 31, 2018, the Manager waived and/or reimbursed $950,971, 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, 2018, class specific waivers were as follows:
Institutional | Investor A | Investor C | Class K | Class R | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Class specific waivers | $ | 31,109 | $ | 230,045 | $ | 79,513 | $ | 452 | $ | 16,359 | $ | 357,478 |
Each fund has begun to incur expenses in connection with a proposed realignment and consolidation of the boards of certain BlackRock-advised funds. The Manager has voluntarily agreed to reimburse Advantage Global for all or a portion of such expenses, which amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2018, the amount reimbursed for was $28,433.
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) each 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 a 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.
On December 31, 2018, 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:
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Fund Level | 1,445,672 | 950,971 | ||||||
Institutional | 83,582 | 31,109 | ||||||
Investor A | 400,595 | 230,045 | ||||||
Investor B(a) | 162 | — | ||||||
Investor C | 164,101 | 79,513 | ||||||
Class K | — | 452 | ||||||
Class R | 33,591 | 16,359 |
(a) | On December 27, 2017, Advantage Global’s Investor B Shares converted into 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
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 in an amount equal to 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, 2018, each Fund paid BIM the following amounts for securities lending agent services:
Advantage Global | EuroFund | |||||||
Amounts for securities lending agent services | $ | 2,943 | $ | 1,471 |
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, 2018, the Funds did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.
Directors and Officers: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, 2018, the purchase and sale transactions and any net realized gains (losses) with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | ||||||||||
EuroFund | $ | 47,267,813 | $ | — | $ | — |
7. | PURCHASES AND SALES |
For the six months ended December 31, 2018, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
Advantage Global | EuroFund | |||||||
Purchases | $ | 372,211,114 | $ | 193,622,166 | ||||
Sales | 439,986,107 | 257,300,868 |
8. | INCOME TAX INFORMATION |
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 its taxable income to its 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, 2018. 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, 2018, 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 June 30, 2018, EuroFund had a capital loss carryforward with no expiration of $11,743,061 available to offset future realized capital gains.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
As of December 31, 2018, 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 | $ | 450,807,914 | $ | 113,643,910 | ||||
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Gross unrealized depreciation | (43,796,199 | ) | (7,357,253 | ) | ||||
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9. | BANK BORROWINGS |
The Funds along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a364-day, $2.25 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 Funds, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.75 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 0.10% 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 2019 unless extended or renewed. Prior to April 19, 2018, the aggregate commitment amount was $2.1 billion and the fee was 0.12% per annum. Participating Funds paid an upfront commitment fee of 0.02% on the total commitment amounts, in addition to administration, legal and arrangement fees, which 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, 2018, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.
10. | PRINCIPAL RISKS |
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 the 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, 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 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 amark-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.
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 inexchange-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.
NOTESTO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 43 |
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
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 is scheduled to withdraw from the European Union in March 2019, 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:
Six Months Ended 12/31/18 | Year Ended 06/30/18 | |||||||||||||||
Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Institutional | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 361,189 | $ | 7,527,719 | 2,493,052 | $ | 64,282,041 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 159,143 | 3,133,521 | 2,231,724 | 47,625,004 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,673,500 | ) | (35,173,067 | ) | (9,403,669 | ) | (220,440,441 | ) | ||||||||
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| |||||||||
Net decrease | (1,153,168 | ) | $ | (24,511,827 | ) | (4,678,893 | ) | $ | (108,533,396 | ) | ||||||
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Investor A | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 1,151,611 | $ | 23,205,929 | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares | — | — | 1,048,150 | 23,996,146 | ||||||||||||
Shares issued from conversion(a) | — | — | 14,836 | 307,412 | ||||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 538,218 | 10,069,960 | 4,464,856 | 90,725,938 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (2,325,989 | ) | (45,926,014 | ) | (5,642,053 | ) | (130,749,317 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease | (636,160 | ) | $ | (12,650,125 | ) | (114,211 | ) | $ | (15,719,821 | ) | ||||||
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Investor B(a) | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | — | — | 4,588 | 83,214 | ||||||||||||
Shares converted(a) | — | — | (16,626 | ) | (307,412 | ) | ||||||||||
Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares | — | — | (315 | ) | (7,222 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net decrease | — | $ | — | (12,353 | ) | $ | (231,420 | ) | ||||||||
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Investor C | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 72,225 | $ | 1,143,861 | 99,113 | $ | 1,909,907 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 124,565 | 1,913,305 | 1,955,492 | 32,734,953 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,754,875 | ) | (29,104,163 | ) | (3,019,203 | ) | (58,840,195 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease | (1,558,085 | ) | $ | (26,046,997 | ) | (964,598 | ) | $ | (24,195,335 | ) | ||||||
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Period from 01/25/18 (b) to 06/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||
Class K | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 68,672 | $ | 1,423,120 | 233,540 | $ | 5,093,029 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 8,407 | 165,540 | ||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (42,461 | ) | (889,470 | ) | (20,176 | ) | (443,961 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) | 34,618 | $ | 699,190 | 213,364 | $ | 4,649,068 | ||||||||||
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Year Ended 06/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||
Class R | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 60,486 | $ | 1,105,408 | 163,877 | $ | 3,396,206 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 30,451 | 514,018 | 293,684 | 5,403,788 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (220,592 | ) | (4,026,973 | ) | (410,110 | ) | (8,557,749 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) | (129,655 | ) | $ | (2,407,547 | ) | 47,451 | $ | 242,245 | ||||||||
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| |||||||||
Total Net Decrease | (3,442,450 | ) | (64,917,306 | ) | (5,509,240 | ) | $ | (143,788,659 | ) | |||||||
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44 | 2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Six Months Ended 12/31/18 | Year Ended 06/30/18 | |||||||||||||||
EuroFund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Institutional | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 77,280 | $ | 1,121,933 | 663,248 | $ | 10,217,108 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 55,526 | 691,295 | 101,284 | 1,555,727 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (536,554 | ) | (7,450,551 | ) | (7,790,508 | ) | (119,474,736 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease | (403,748 | ) | $ | (5,637,323 | ) | (7,025,976 | ) | $ | (107,701,901 | ) | ||||||
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Investor A | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 285,826 | $ | 4,004,249 | 978,653 | $ | 14,902,810 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 131,602 | 1,608,202 | 94,217 | 1,420,802 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (4,502,969 | ) | (60,416,138 | ) | (2,366,698 | ) | (35,951,235 | ) | ||||||||
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|
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Net decrease | (4,085,541 | ) | $ | (54,803,687 | ) | (1,293,828 | ) | $ | (19,627,623 | ) | ||||||
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Investor C | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 7,093 | $ | 70,484 | 162,042 | $ | 1,748,678 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 11,884 | 101,134 | 1,841 | 19,534 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (220,236 | ) | (2,091,809 | ) | (227,340 | ) | (2,427,305 | ) | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Net decrease | (201,259 | ) | $ | (1,920,191 | ) | (63,457 | ) | $ | (659,093 | ) | ||||||
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Period from 01/25/18 (b) to 06/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||
Class K | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 10,425 | $ | 141,131 | 71,266 | $ | 1,105,835 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 1,495 | 18,527 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (19,827 | ) | (277,955 | ) | (4,585 | ) | (70,699 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | (7,907 | ) | $ | (118,297 | ) | 66,681 | $ | 1,035,136 | ||||||||
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Year Ended 06/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||
Class R | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 5,176 | $ | 52,935 | 35,624 | $ | 411,637 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 1,394 | 12,765 | 535 | 6,094 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (27,478 | ) | (303,121 | ) | (58,439 | ) | (663,434 | ) | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | (20,908 | ) | $ | (237,421 | ) | (22,280 | ) | $ | (245,703 | ) | ||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Total Net Decrease | (4,719,363 | ) | $ | (62,716,919 | ) | (8,338,860 | ) | $ | (127,199,184 | ) | ||||||
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(a) | On December 27, 2017, Advantage Global’s Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. |
(b) | Commencement of operations. |
As of December 31, 2018, shares owned by BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., an affiliate of the Funds, were as follows:
Class K | ||||
Advantage Global | 8,651 | |||
EuroFund | 12,070 |
12. | REGULATIONS-X AMENDMENTS |
On August 17, 2018, the SEC adopted amendments to certain disclosure requirements in Securities Act ReleaseNo. 33-10532,Disclosure Update and Simplification. The Funds have adopted the amendments pertinent to RegulationS-X in this shareholder report. The amendments impacted certain disclosure presentation on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, Statements of Changes in Net Assets and Notes to the Financial Statements.
Prior year distribution information and undistributed net investment income in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets has been modified to conform to the current year presentation in accordance with the RegulationsS-X changes.
NOTESTO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 45 |
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Distributions for the year ended June 30, 2018 were classified as follows:
Share Class | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gain | ||||||||
Advantage Global | Institutional | $ | (3,192,349 | ) | $ | (60,337,167 | ) | |||
Investor A | (3,732,983 | ) | (96,502,725 | ) | ||||||
Investor B(a) | — | (83,314 | ) | |||||||
Investor C | — | (35,126,324 | ) | |||||||
Class R | (129,667 | ) | (5,274,116 | ) | ||||||
EuroFund | Institutional | (1,693,589 | ) | — | ||||||
Investor A | (1,574,352 | ) | — | |||||||
Investor C | (23,309 | ) | — | |||||||
Class R | (6,223 | ) | — |
(a) | On December 27, 2017, Advantage Global’s Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. |
Undistributed net investment income as of June 30, 2018 is as follows:
Undistributed Net Investment Income | ||||
Advantage Global | $ | 3,788,365 | ||
EuroFund | 2,923,870 |
13. | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
46 | 2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Director and Officer Information
Robert M. Hernandez, Chair of the Board and Director
James H. Bodurtha, Director
Bruce R. Bond, 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
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
John MacKessy, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
Benjamin Archibald, Secretary
At a special meeting of shareholders held on November 21, 2018, each Fund’s shareholders and each Fund’s interestholders elected Directors who took office on January 1, 2019. The newly-elected Directors include seven former Directors and eight individuals who served as directors/trustees of the funds in the BlackRock Equity-Liquidity Complex. Information regarding the individuals who began serving as Directors effective January 1, 2019 can be found in the proxy statement for the special meeting of shareholders, which is available on the SEC’s EDGAR Database at http://www.sec.gov.
Investment Adviser
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Wilmington, DE 19809
Sub-Advisor
BlackRock International Limited(a)
Edinburgh, EH3 8BL,
United Kingdom
Custodian
Brown Brothers
Harriman & Co.
Boston, MA 02109
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment
Servicing (US) Inc.
Wilmington, DE 19809
Accounting Agent
State Street Bank and
Trust Company
Boston, MA 02111
Distributor
BlackRock Investments, LLC
New York, NY 10022
Legal Counsel
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
New York, NY 10019
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, MA 02116
Address of the Funds
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
(a) | For EuroFund only. |
DIRECTORAND OFFICER INFORMATION | 47 |
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.
A Special Meeting of Shareholders was held on November 21, 2018 for shareholders of record on September 24, 2018, to elect a Board of Directors of the Corporation. The newly elected Directors took office effective January 1, 2019.
Shareholders approved the Directors* of BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc, with voting results as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | ||||||||||
Bruce R. Bond | 22,072,242 | 859,497 | 754,830 | |||||||||
Susan J. Carter | 22,351,756 | 712,655 | 622,157 | |||||||||
Collette Chilton | 22,408,547 | 655,457 | 622,564 | |||||||||
Neil A. Cotty | 22,255,274 | 768,914 | 662,381 | |||||||||
Robert Fairbairn | 22,363,379 | 639,875 | 683,314 | |||||||||
Lena G. Goldberg | 22,194,888 | 823,808 | 667,873 | |||||||||
Robert M. Hernandez | 21,893,421 | 1,056,633 | 736,514 | |||||||||
Henry R. Keizer | 22,125,939 | 933,164 | 627,466 | |||||||||
Cynthia A. Montgomery | 22,351,991 | 712,016 | 622,561 | |||||||||
Donald C. Opatrny | 22,175,048 | 811,649 | 699,872 | |||||||||
John M. Perlowski | 22,281,441 | 707,749 | 697,379 | |||||||||
Joseph P. Platt | 21,999,616 | 987,082 | 699,870 | |||||||||
Mark Stalnecker | 22,157,120 | 773,773 | 755,676 | |||||||||
Kenneth L. Urish | 22,289,126 | 697,130 | 700,312 | |||||||||
Claire A. Walton | 22,411,555 | 589,772 | 685,241 |
* | Denotes Corporation wide proposal and voting results. |
The above Trustees, referred to as the BlackRock Multi-Asset Board, have also been elected to serve as trustees for other BlackRock-advised equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds.
BlackRock EuroFund
A Special Meeting of Shareholders was held on November 21, 2018 for shareholders of record on September 24, 2018, to elect a Board of Trustees of the Trust. The newly elected trustees took office effective January 1, 2019.
Shareholders approved the Trustees* of BlackRock EuroFund, with voting results as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | ||||||||||
Bruce R. Bond | 11,102,747 | 695,636 | 192,403 | |||||||||
Susan J. Carter | 11,073,299 | 741,571 | 175,916 | |||||||||
Collette Chilton | 11,026,901 | 786,791 | 177,094 | |||||||||
Neil A. Cotty | 11,143,688 | 667,985 | 179,113 | |||||||||
Robert Fairbairn | 11,111,601 | 700,307 | 178,878 | |||||||||
Lena G. Goldberg | 10,860,153 | 952,694 | 177,939 | |||||||||
Robert M. Hernandez | 11,058,063 | 748,815 | 183,908 | |||||||||
Henry R. Keizer | 11,052,682 | 761,552 | 176,552 | |||||||||
Cynthia A. Montgomery | 11,028,603 | 771,349 | 190,834 | |||||||||
Donald C. Opatrny | 11,076,330 | 736,092 | 178,364 | |||||||||
John M. Perlowski | 11,069,469 | 740,549 | 180,768 | |||||||||
Joseph P. Platt | 11,084,267 | 728,440 | 178,079 | |||||||||
Mark Stalnecker | 11,094,119 | 708,664 | 188,003 | |||||||||
Kenneth L. Urish | 11,082,932 | 722,228 | 185,626 | |||||||||
Claire A. Walton | 11,032,601 | 778,832 | 179,353 |
* | Denotes Trust wide proposal and voting results. |
The above Trustees, referred to as the BlackRock Multi-Asset Board, have also been elected to serve as trustees for other BlackRock-advised equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds.
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.
48 | 2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Additional Information (continued)
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 FormN-Q. The Funds’Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds’ FormsN-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) athttp://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 recent12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) athttp://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. Visithttp://www.blackrock.com for more information.
Shareholder Privileges
Account Information
Call us at(800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM ET on any business day to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also reach us on the Web athttp://www.blackrock.com.
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 theirnon-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 personalnon-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 tonon-affiliated third parties anynon-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. Thesenon-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 tonon-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 thenon-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | 49 |
Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
Currency | ||
AUD | Australian Dollar | |
CAD | Canadian Dollar | |
EUR | Euro | |
GBP | British Pound | |
HKD | Hong Kong Dollar | |
JPY | Japanese Yen | |
NOK | Norwegian Krone | |
SGD | Singapore Dollar | |
USD | U.S. Dollar | |
Portfolio Abbreviations | ||
ADR | American Depositary Receipts | |
CVA | Certificaten Van Aandelen (Dutch Certificate) | |
GDR | Global Depositary Receipt | |
NVDR | Non-voting Depository Receipts | |
S&P | S&P Global Ratings |
50 | 2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
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.
EGSC-12/18-SAR |
Item 2 – | Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report |
Item 3 – | Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report |
Item 4 – | Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report |
Item 5 – | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable |
Item 6 – | Investments |
(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous FormN-CSR filing.
Item 7 – | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures forClosed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
Item 8 – | Portfolio Managers ofClosed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
Item 9 – | Purchases of Equity Securities byClosed-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 Rule30a-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 Rule30a-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 Rule30a-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 forClosed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
Item 13 – | Exhibits attached hereto |
(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto
(a)(3) – Not Applicable
(a)(4) – Not Applicable
(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto
2
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
By: | /s/ John M. Perlowski | |
John M. Perlowski | ||
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of BlackRock EuroFund |
Date: March 8, 2019
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ John M. Perlowski | |
John M. Perlowski | ||
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of BlackRock EuroFund |
Date: March 8, 2019
By: | /s/ Neal J. Andrews | |
Neal J. Andrews | ||
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of BlackRock EuroFund |
Date: March 8, 2019
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