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: 06/30/2020
Date of reporting period: 12/31/2019
Item 1 – Report to Stockholders
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| | DECEMBER 31, 2019 |
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| | 2019 Semi-Annual Report (Unaudited) |
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.
BlackRock EuroFund
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The Markets in Review
Dear Shareholder,
U.S. equities and bonds finished the last year of the decade with impressive returns, putting an exclamation point on a decade of strong performance despite the fears and doubts about the economy that were ultimately laid to rest with unprecedented monetary stimulus and a sluggish yet resolute performance from the U.S. economy. In many ways, it was fitting that the themes of 2019 — geopolitical uncertainty, fears of recession, and decisive monetary stimulus — put the capstone on a decade that was defined by grappling with these competing forces.
Equity and bond markets posted solid returns, particularly in the second half of the year, as investors began to realize that the U.S. economy was maintaining the modest yet steady growth that has characterized this economic cycle. U.S. large cap equities advanced the most, while equities at the high end of the risk spectrum — emerging markets and U.S. small cap — lagged while still posting solid returns.
Fixed-income securities played an important role in diversified portfolios by delivering strong returns amid economic uncertainty, as interest rates declined (and bond prices rose). Long-term bonds, particularly long-term Treasuries, generally posted the strongest returns, as inflation remained low. Investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds also posted solid returns, as the credit fundamentals in corporate markets remained relatively solid.
As equity performance faltered in late 2018 and global economic growth slowed, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) shifted away from policies designed to decrease inflation in favor of renewed efforts to stimulate economic activity. The Fed left interest rates unchanged in January 2019, then reduced interest rates three times thereafter, starting in July 2019. Similarly, the Fed took measures to support liquidity in short-term lending markets. Following in the Fed’s footsteps, the European Central Bank announced aggressive economic stimulus measures, including lower interest rates and the return of its bond purchasing program. The Bank of Japan signaled a continuation of accommodative monetary policy, while China committed to looser credit conditions and an increase in fiscal spending.
The outpouring of global economic stimulus led to a sharp rally in risk assets throughout the world despite the headwind of rising geopolitical and trade tensions. Hopes continued to remain high as the current economic expansion became the longest in U.S. history.
Looking ahead, we believe U.S. economic growth will stabilize and gradually improve in 2020. The primary drivers of recent market performance — trade and monetary policies — could take a back seat to a nascent expansion in manufacturing and a recent uptick in global growth. The headwinds of policy uncertainty in 2019 could become tailwinds in 2020 due topro-cyclical policy shifts.
Overall, we favor increasing investment risk to benefit from the brighter outlook. In addition to having a positive view for equities overall, we favor emerging market equities over developed market equities. Increasing cyclical exposure through value-style investing and maintaining a meaningful emphasis on high-quality companies through quality factors also makes sense for diversified investors. In fixed income, government bonds continue to be important portfolio stabilizers, while emerging market bonds, particularly local currency bonds, offer relatively attractive income opportunities.
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
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Total Returns as of December 31, 2019 |
| | 6-month | | 12-month |
U.S. large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) | | 10.92% | | 31.49% |
U.S. small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) | | 7.30 | | 25.52 |
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | 7.01 | | 22.01 |
Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) | | 7.09 | | 18.42 |
3-month Treasury bills (ICE BofAML3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index) | | 1.03 | | 2.28 |
U.S. Treasury securities (ICE BofAML10-Year U.S. Treasury Index) | | 1.36 | | 8.91 |
U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) | | 2.45 | | 8.72 |
Tax-exempt municipal bonds (S&P Municipal Bond Index) | | 2.21 | | 7.26 |
U.S. high yield bonds (Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | | 3.98 | | 14.32 |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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Table of Contents
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2019 | | 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, 2019, the Fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index.
What factors influenced performance?
Stock selection detracted over the reporting period. Specifically, the fundamental insights composite was most challenged across both value and quality buckets. Nontraditional value insights were the biggest detractors including a cross-asset measure comparing a company’s stock price to the price of its bond, an insight that looks to avoid crowded mutual fund positions and finally an exchange-traded fund flow-based measure. Quality insights struggled as well, specifically a traditional insight betting against low quality earnings and a nontraditional insight betting on companies led by their founders were the biggest underachievers there. Sentiment-based insights were not far behind as deteriorating company fundamentals proved to be a headwind to stocks favored by brokers. Stock specific earnings misses in the consumer discretionary and financials sectors detracted as well.
Performance over the reporting period was driven primarily by macro-thematic insights. After closing 2018 on a losing note and spending much of the front end of 2019 in recovery mode, the global equity markets seemingly flatlined through the summer. Coming into September, investors faced a confluence of continued pressure on macro-economic data, escalating tensions on the geopolitical front, softening corporate earnings and uncertainty stemming from the U.S.-China trade standoff. This escalation in trade tensions gave rise to renewed fears of recession, resulting in a historic reversal of positive performance for momentum-based trades. A timely readout from momentum insights and a related reduction in risk helped the portfolio avoid the worst of the momentum drawdown. At the country level, a Brexit-inspired underweight to the United Kingdom proved additive. Finally, a contrarian overweight to Australia contributed as wildfire and China trade-related selling proved overdone. At the sector level, facing a low growth environment, an underweight to the growth-challenged utilities sector proved accretive.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
The Fund maintained a balanced allocation of risk across all major return drivers over the period. However, within the macro thematic composite the investment adviser reduced the size of the long growth-short value trade due to the historic performance spread between the two factors and the potential for a rebound in value relative performance, which in fact materialized in September. Furthermore, several new insights were added including a measure that tracks stocks with scheduled roadshows as a sign of improving company prospects.
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
The Fund was positioned for the continuation of a low rate, low inflation and moderate growth environment while staying well diversified across geographies, industries and other drivers of risk. Industry selection models retained a pro-growth stance, with an overweight to secular growth plays in health care and information technology. At the country level, forward-looking growth indicators resulted in a positive stance on core Eurozone countries such as Germany and France, hedged by a negative view on the Italian economy.
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, 2019 (continued) | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2019
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| | 6-Month Total Returns | | | | | | w/o sales charge | | | w/sales charge | | | | | | w/o sales charge | | | w/sales charge | | | | | | w/o sales charge | | | w/sales charge | |
Institutional | | | 7.67 | % | | | | | | | 25.86 | % | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 7.08 | % | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 9.15 | % | | | N/A | |
Investor A | | | 7.58 | | | | | | | | 25.54 | | | | 18.95 | % | | | | | | | 6.76 | | | | 5.61 | % | | | | | | | 8.81 | | | | 8.22 | % |
Investor C | | | 7.17 | | | | | | | | 24.62 | | | | 23.62 | | | | | | | | 5.93 | | | | 5.93 | | | | | | | | 7.94 | | | | 7.94 | |
Class K | | | 7.73 | | | | | | | | 25.93 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 7.11 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 9.16 | | | | N/A | |
Class R | | | 7.38 | | | | | | | | 25.23 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 6.42 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 8.42 | | | | N/A | |
MSCI All Country World Index(c) | | | 8.92 | | | | | | | | 26.60 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 8.41 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 8.79 | | | | 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 10 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 weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The index consists of 49 country indexes comprising of 23 developed and 26 emerging market country indexes. | |
N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Expense Example
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| | Beginning Account Value (07/01/19) | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/19) | | | Expenses Paid During the Period (a) | | | | | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/19) | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/19) | | | Expenses Paid During the Period (a) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Institutional | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,076.70 | | | $ | 3.71 | | | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.57 | | | $ | 3.61 | | | | 0.71 | % |
Investor A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,075.80 | | | | 5.01 | | | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,020.31 | | | | 4.88 | | | | 0.96 | |
Investor C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,071.70 | | | | 8.90 | | | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,016.54 | | | | 8.67 | | | | 1.71 | |
Class K | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,077.30 | | | | 3.45 | | | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,021.82 | | | | 3.35 | | | | 0.66 | |
Class R | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,073.80 | | | | 6.31 | | | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,019.05 | | | | 6.14 | | | | 1.21 | |
| (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 184/366 (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 366. | |
See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 10 for further information on how expenses were calculated.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2019 (continued) | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Portfolio Information
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | | Percent of Net Assets | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 3 | % |
Apple, Inc. | | | 2 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 2 | |
Facebook, Inc. | | | 2 | |
Sumitomo Bank Tokyo | | | 1 | |
Visa, Inc. | | | 1 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 1 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 1 | |
salesforce.com, Inc. | | | 1 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 1 | |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
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Country/Geographic Region | | Percent of Net Assets | |
United States | | | 56 | % |
Japan | | | 7 | |
China | | | 5 | |
United Kingdom | | | 4 | |
Canada | | | 4 | |
France | | | 4 | |
Australia | | | 3 | |
Switzerland | | | 3 | |
Germany | | | 2 | |
Taiwan | | | 2 | |
Netherlands | | | 2 | |
India | | | 1 | |
South Africa | | | 1 | |
Brazil | | | 1 | |
South Korea | | | 1 | |
Belgium | | | 1 | |
Other(a) | | | 3 | |
| (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, 2019 | | BlackRock EuroFund |
Investment Objective
BlackRock EuroFund’s (the “Fund”)investment objective is to seek capital appreciation primarily through investment in equities of corporations domiciled in European countries.
Portfolio Management Commentary
How did the Fund perform?
For the six-month period ended December 31, 2019, the Fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI EMU Index.
What factors influenced performance?
Europe’s equity markets performed well in the second half of 2019, as the accommodative policies of the world’s central banks lifted sentiment and created a tailwind for higher-risk assets across the globe. In addition, the results of the U.K. election in December provided greater clarity regarding Brexit. European stocks lagged the broader world markets, reflecting investors’ persistent concerns about the economic outlook.
Underweight allocations to the materials, financials and utility sectors detracted from Fund performance. With respect to financials, banking stocks performed particularly well due to favourable interest-rate trends and supportive regulatory changes. However, the investment adviser retained an underweight in the industry based on the lack of evidence showing an improvement in banks’ fundamentals.
A position in the pharmaceutical company Ipsen SA (France), whose stock slid after trials for a key drug were put on hold due to safety issues, was a key detractor from Fund performance. In addition, Ipsen’s chief executive officer departed. Holdings in the French companies Pernod Ricard SA and Remy Cointreau SA also lagged following the re-opening of discussions regarding U.S. tariffs on European imports.
On the positive side, an underweight allocation to the communication services sector — particularly large, legacy telecommunications companies — aided Fund returns. An underweight in consumer staples was a further plus, largely as a result of zero weightings in a number of underperforming personal care and food/beverage stocks.
The Fund’s overweight in the industrial sector also contributed, as did an out-of-benchmark position in the Danish transportation and logistics company DSV Panalpina A/S. The company, formerly known as DSV AS, agreed to purchase Panalpina Welttransport (Holding) AG in April. The stock rallied due to better-than-expected synergies from the merger, improved earnings guidance, and the announcement of a stock buyback. The Fund also generated robust returns in the information technology sector due to the combination of an overweight position and effective stock selection. The semiconductor stock ASML Holdings NV (Netherlands), which benefited from evidence of a recovery in its end market, was a particularly strong performer.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
The Fund’s investment adviser team continued to rotate the portfolio’s positions to capture opportunities or sell holdings that either hit its price targets or that failed to meet expectations. Among the notable additions for the period were the oil refining company Neste OYJ (Finland), Teleperformance SE (France), Schneider Electric SE (France) and the aircraft-engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines AG (Germany). The Fund exited one of its positions in the communication services sector, Ubisoft Entertainment SA (France), on evidence of weaker fundamental prospects. The Fund also sold its holdings in Wartsila OYJ (Finland), Tenaris SA (Luxembourg), Sampo OYJ (Finland), and Capgemini SE (France).
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
The Fund was overweight in the industrials, information technology and health care sectors, and it was underweight in consumer discretionary, materials, energy, financials, utilities, communication services and consumer staples. The Fund kept a neutral weighting in real estate.
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, 2019 (continued) | | BlackRock EuroFund |
Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2019
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| | | | | Average Annual Total Returns (a)(b) | |
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| | 6-Month Total Returns | | | w/o sales charge | | | w/sales charge | | | w/o sales charge | | | w/sales charge | | | w/o sales charge | | | w/sales charge | |
Institutional | | | 5.35 | % | | | 25.17 | % | | | N/A | | | | 2.59 | % | | | N/A | | | | 3.54 | % | | | N/A | |
Investor A | | | 5.23 | | | | 24.88 | | | | 18.32 | % | | | 2.37 | | | | 1.27 | % | | | 3.32 | | | | 2.76 | % |
Investor C | | | 4.80 | | | | 23.91 | | | | 22.91 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 2.47 | | | | 2.47 | |
Class K | | | 5.43 | | | | 25.36 | | | | N/A | | | | 2.64 | | | | N/A | | | | 3.56 | | | | N/A | |
Class R | | | 4.93 | | | | 24.13 | | | | N/A | | | | 1.85 | | | | N/A | | | | 2.76 | | | | N/A | |
MSCI EMU Index(c) | | | 6.24 | | | | 23.20 | | | | N/A | | | | 5.55 | | | | N/A | | | | 3.99 | | | | 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 10 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 ‘‘Eurozone’’). 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. | |
N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Expense Example
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| | Beginning Account Value (07/01/19) | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/19) | | | Expenses Paid During the Period (a) | | | | | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/19) | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/19) | | | Expenses Paid During the Period (a) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Institutional | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,053.50 | | | $ | 6.30 | | | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.00 | | | $ | 6.19 | | | | 1.22 | % |
Investor A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,052.30 | | | | 7.22 | | | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.10 | | | | 7.10 | | | | 1.40 | |
Investor C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,048.00 | | | | 11.22 | | | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,014.18 | | | | 11.04 | | | | 2.18 | |
Class K | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,054.30 | | | | 5.37 | | | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,019.91 | | | | 5.28 | | | | 1.04 | |
Class R | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,049.30 | | | | 10.25 | | | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,015.13 | | | | 10.08 | | | | 1.99 | |
| (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 184/366 (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 366. | |
See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 10 for further information on how expenses were calculated.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2019 (continued) | | BlackRock EuroFund |
Portfolio Information
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | | Percent of Net Assets | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | 7 | % |
Safran SA | | | 5 | |
ASML Holding NV | | | 5 | |
SAP SE | | | 4 | |
Allianz SE, Registered Shares | | | 4 | |
Sanofi | | | 4 | |
Airbus SE | | | 4 | |
adidas AG | | | 4 | |
Schneider Electronic SE | | | 4 | |
Vinci SA | | | 3 | |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
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Country/Geographic Region | | Percent of Net Assets | |
France | | | 39 | % |
Germany | | | 25 | |
Netherlands | | | 10 | |
United Kingdom | | | 5 | |
Italy | | | 5 | |
Spain | | | 4 | |
Denmark | | | 3 | |
Belgium | | | 3 | |
Switzerland | | | 2 | |
Ireland | | | 1 | |
Finland | | | 1 | |
Portugal | | | 1 | |
Europe | | | 1 | |
United States | | | — | (b) |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | | | — | (b) |
| (a) | Includes holdings within countries that are 1% or less of net assets. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for such countries. | |
| (b) | Represents less than 1%. | |
About Fund Performance
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 Shares inception date of January 25, 2018 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. These shares automatically convert to Investor A Shares after approximately ten years.
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 toblackrock.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Figures shown in the performance tables on the previous pages assume reinvestment of all distributions, if any, at net asset value (‘‘NAV’’) on 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, has contractually and/or voluntarily agreed to waive and/or reimburse a portion of each Fund’s expenses. Without such waiver and/or reimbursement, each Fund’s performance would have been lower. With respect to each Fund’s voluntary waiver, 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. With respect to each Fund’s contractual waiver, the Manager is under no obligation to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees after the applicable termination date of such agreement. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on waivers and/or reimbursements.
Disclosure of Expenses
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 the previous pages (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2019 and held through December 31, 2019) 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 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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10 | | 2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) December 31, 2019 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks — 96.6% | |
|
Australia — 3.0% | |
AGL Energy Ltd. | | | 38,184 | | | $ | 549,605 | |
ALS Ltd. | | | 36,894 | | | | 237,538 | |
Altium Ltd. | | | 1,220 | | | | 29,727 | |
Ansell Ltd. | | | 12,297 | | | | 250,403 | |
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. | | | 141,233 | | | | 3,337,216 | |
AusNet Services | | | 71,707 | | | | 85,510 | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | | | 3,550 | | | | 61,223 | |
Beach Energy Ltd. | | | 13,028 | | | | 23,043 | |
BHP Group Ltd. | | | 27,209 | | | | 745,045 | |
Brambles Ltd. | | | 3,512 | | | | 28,906 | |
Carsales.com Ltd. | | | 1,875 | | | | 21,866 | |
CIMIC Group Ltd. | | | 14,071 | | | | 327,145 | |
Cochlear Ltd. | | | 3,314 | | | | 522,306 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | | | 5,932 | | | | 332,772 | |
Computershare Ltd. | | | 3,465 | | | | 40,852 | |
Crown Resorts Ltd. | | | 1,933 | | | | 16,297 | |
CSL Ltd. | | | 3,775 | | | | 731,905 | |
Goodman Group | | | 3,498 | | | | 32,871 | |
GPT Group | | | 22,308 | | | | 87,872 | |
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. | | | 67,757 | | | | 193,521 | |
IDP Education Ltd. | | | 15,033 | | | | 181,213 | |
JBHi-Fi Ltd. | | | 927 | | | | 24,534 | |
Macquarie Group Ltd. | | | 13,628 | | | | 1,319,794 | |
Magellan Financial Group Ltd. | | | 4,485 | | | | 179,691 | |
Oil Search Ltd. | | | 6,818 | | | | 34,765 | |
Orica Ltd. | | | 2,728 | | | | 42,067 | |
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | | | 4,836 | | | | 43,700 | |
REA Group Ltd. | | | 3,676 | | | | 267,050 | |
Scentre Group | | | 504,093 | | | | 1,356,643 | |
Sonic Healthcare Ltd. | | | 8,909 | | | | 179,631 | |
Sydney Airport | | | 3,269 | | | | 19,862 | |
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. | | | 60,367 | | | | 191,913 | |
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. | | | 71,862 | | | | 818,562 | |
Vicinity Centres | | | 21,663 | | | | 37,890 | |
Wesfarmers Ltd. | | | 7,240 | | | | 210,407 | |
Woolworths Group Ltd. | | | 19,705 | | | | 499,787 | |
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| | | | | | | 13,063,132 | |
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Austria — 0.1% | |
Raiffeisen Bank International AG | | | 1,251 | | | | 31,312 | |
Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe | | | 1,168 | | | | 33,087 | |
Wienerberger AG | | | 8,434 | | | | 249,944 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 314,343 | |
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Belgium — 0.7% | |
Galapagos NV(a) | | | 351 | | | | 73,095 | |
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA | | | 10,926 | | | | 1,152,921 | |
Sofina SA | | | 185 | | | | 40,018 | |
Solvay SA | | | 597 | | | | 69,487 | |
UCB SA | | | 20,403 | | | | 1,623,560 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,959,081 | |
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Brazil — 0.3% | |
Ambev SA | | | 109,972 | | | | 510,398 | |
B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao | | | 4,800 | | | | 51,273 | |
Cia. Hering | | | 5,552 | | | | 46,981 | |
Cosan Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 1,072 | | | | 24,484 | |
CPFL Energia SA | | | 3,200 | | | | 28,280 | |
EDP — Energias do Brasil SA | | | 8,100 | | | | 44,500 | |
Energisa SA | | | 2,300 | | | | 30,606 | |
Equatorial Energia SA | | | 9,300 | | | | 52,688 | |
Iochpe-Maxion SA | | | 2,100 | | | | 12,205 | |
Lojas Renner SA | | | 4,560 | | | | 63,695 | |
Petroleo Brasileiro SA | | | 15,700 | | | | 124,891 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Brazil (continued) | |
Porto Seguro SA | | | 13,222 | | | $ | 206,217 | |
Vale SA | | | 6,300 | | | | 83,474 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,279,692 | |
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Canada — 3.2% | |
Bank of Montreal | | | 23,276 | | | | 1,803,933 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia | | | 5,870 | | | | 331,573 | |
BCE, Inc. | | | 19,052 | | | | 882,652 | |
Capital Power Corp. | | | 662 | | | | 17,532 | |
CCL Industries, Inc., Class B | | | 2,669 | | | | 113,703 | |
CGI, Inc.(a) | | | 3,031 | | | | 253,651 | |
FirstService Corp. | | | 219 | | | | 20,388 | |
Franco-Nevada Corp. | | | 5,012 | | | | 517,546 | |
Gibson Energy, Inc. | | | 1,183 | | | | 24,224 | |
Great-West Lifeco, Inc. | | | 15,215 | | | | 389,705 | |
Hydro One Ltd.(b) | | | 11,923 | | | | 230,279 | |
Manulife Financial Corp. | | | 7,741 | | | | 157,139 | |
Northland Power, Inc. | | | 13,511 | | | | 283,007 | |
Nutrien Ltd. | | | 15,368 | | | | 735,766 | |
Open Text Corp. | | | 1,054 | | | | 46,444 | |
Power Financial Corp. | | | 27,516 | | | | 740,371 | |
Quebecor, Inc., Class B | | | 29,583 | | | | 754,981 | |
Restaurant Brands International, Inc. | | | 10,412 | | | | 663,745 | |
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc. | | | 535 | | | | 22,957 | |
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B | | | 13,376 | | | | 664,190 | |
Royal Bank of Canada | | | 2,471 | | | | 195,522 | |
TFI International, Inc. | | | 10,303 | | | | 347,281 | |
Thomson Reuters Corp. | | | 2,184 | | | | 156,230 | |
TMX Group Ltd. | | | 309 | | | | 26,758 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | 74,369 | | | | 4,171,033 | |
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | | | 11,599 | | | | 345,143 | |
WSP Global, Inc. | | | 1,114 | | | | 76,068 | |
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| | | | | | | 13,971,821 | |
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China — 4.5% | |
3SBio, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 16,000 | | | | 20,728 | |
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H | | | 329,000 | | | | 144,813 | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. — ADR(a) | | | 17,947 | | | | 3,806,559 | |
Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class H(a) | | | 39,000 | | | | 16,228 | |
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 4,900 | | | | 38,604 | |
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 11,000 | | | | 80,147 | |
BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class H(b) | | | 81,000 | | | | 46,026 | |
Bank of China Ltd., Class A | | | 46,400 | | | | 24,610 | |
Bank of China Ltd., Class H | | | 1,975,000 | | | | 844,269 | |
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 92,500 | | | | 74,865 | |
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 164,000 | | | | 116,536 | |
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 43,260 | | | | 35,714 | |
BBMG Corp., Class H | | | 100,000 | | | | 30,688 | |
BeiGene Ltd., ADR(a) | | | 339 | | | | 56,193 | |
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. | | | 3,000 | | | | 13,766 | |
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. | | | 132,500 | | | | 459,964 | |
BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd. | | | 10,000 | | | | 19,252 | |
Changchun High & New Technology Industry Group, Inc., Class A | | | 500 | | | | 32,137 | |
China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd. | | | 48,000 | | | | 25,425 | |
China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 200,000 | | | | 79,370 | |
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H | | | 448,000 | | | | 388,435 | |
China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 167,400 | | | | 106,137 | |
China Hongqiao Group Ltd. | | | 65,500 | | | | 39,502 | |
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 284,000 | | | | 789,991 | |
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 30,200 | | | | 27,391 | |
China Mobile Ltd. | | | 91,500 | | | | 773,162 | |
China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 23,200 | | | | 91,408 | |
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A | | | 711,577 | | | | 523,478 | |
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H | | | 1,208,000 | | | | 727,374 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2019 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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China (continued) | |
China Railway Signal & Communication Corp. Ltd., Class H(b) | | | 82,000 | | | $ | 45,785 | |
China Reinsurance Group Corp., Class H | | | 397,000 | | | | 65,250 | |
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 11,500 | | | | 24,045 | |
China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H | | | 36,000 | | | | 14,832 | |
China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. | | | 70,000 | | | | 65,913 | |
CNOOC Ltd. | | | 1,068,000 | | | | 1,775,902 | |
Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd.(b) | | | 89,000 | | | | 65,936 | |
Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 242,000 | | | | 46,268 | |
Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd., Class A | | | 21,000 | | | | 27,770 | |
Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 32,000 | | | | 30,105 | |
Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 2,100 | | | | 32,488 | |
Greentown China Holdings Ltd. | | | 20,000 | | | | 24,561 | |
Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 22,000 | | | | 75,158 | |
Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class H(b) | | | 93,200 | | | | 165,127 | |
Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class H | | | 120,000 | | | | 45,596 | |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A | | | 34,300 | | | | 28,996 | |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H | | | 889,000 | | | | 685,889 | |
Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 11,200 | | | | 31,880 | |
Innovent Biologics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 6,000 | | | | 20,479 | |
JD.com, Inc. — ADR(a) | | | 33,235 | | | | 1,170,869 | |
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 12,700 | | | | 159,873 | |
Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 57,000 | | | | 27,210 | |
Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 200 | | | | 34,056 | |
KWG Group Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 30,000 | | | | 42,033 | |
Legend Holdings Corp., Class H(b) | | | 22,100 | | | | 50,106 | |
Lenovo Group Ltd. | | | 112,000 | | | | 75,214 | |
Li Ning Co. Ltd. | | | 21,500 | | | | 64,485 | |
Logan Property Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 52,000 | | | | 87,251 | |
Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 20,000 | | | | 105,180 | |
Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class H | | | 343,000 | | | | 77,025 | |
MMG Ltd.(a) | | | 48,000 | | | | 14,423 | |
NetEase, Inc. — ADR | | | 300 | | | | 91,992 | |
New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 4,700 | | | | 20,206 | |
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. — ADR(a) | | | 1,157 | | | | 140,286 | |
Oppein Home Group, Inc., Class A | | | 3,200 | | | | 53,790 | |
PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 1,468,000 | | | | 738,984 | |
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H | | | 9,000 | | | | 106,501 | |
Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 2,700 | | | | 34,825 | |
Shenzhen Investment Ltd. | | | 76,000 | | | | 30,459 | |
Shui On Land Ltd. | | | 75,000 | | | | 16,483 | |
Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 41,500 | | | | 24,839 | |
Sinotrans Ltd., Class H | | | 60,000 | | | | 20,408 | |
Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd. | | | 26,000 | | | | 55,491 | |
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd. | | | 1,100 | | | | 19,059 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 57,700 | | | | 2,779,762 | |
Towngas China Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 27,000 | | | | 18,703 | |
Uni-President China Holdings Ltd. | | | 42,000 | | | | 44,124 | |
Vipshop Holdings Ltd. — ADR(a) | | | 4,931 | | | | 69,872 | |
Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 15,173 | | | | 290,550 | |
Yihai International Holding Ltd.(a) | | | 9,000 | | | | 52,832 | |
Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd. | | | 118,000 | | | | 27,259 | |
Yum China Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,347 | | | | 160,690 | |
Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd. | | | 39,000 | | | | 21,456 | |
Zhejiang Semir Garment Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 19,600 | | | | 27,815 | |
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| | | | | | | 19,458,863 | |
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Czech Republic — 0.0% | |
CEZ AS | | | 4,099 | | | | 92,123 | |
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Denmark — 0.4% | |
Carlsberg A/S, Class B | | | 5,185 | | | | 773,788 | |
Chr Hansen Holding A/S | | | 3,119 | | | | 247,859 | |
Genmab A/S(a) | | | 543 | | | | 120,765 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Denmark (continued) | |
GN Store Nord A/S | | | 4,400 | | | $ | 206,979 | |
H Lundbeck A/S | | | 3,760 | | | | 143,747 | |
Royal Unibrew A/S | | | 1,470 | | | | 134,650 | |
SimCorp A/S | | | 790 | | | | 89,829 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,717,617 | |
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Finland — 0.5% | |
Fortum OYJ | | | 10,905 | | | | 269,173 | |
Kone OYJ, Class B | | | 29,876 | | | | 1,953,527 | |
TietoEVRY OYJ | | | 6 | | | | 186 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,222,886 | |
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France — 3.7% | |
Bouygues SA | | | 22,447 | | | | 956,847 | |
Christian Dior SE | | | 2,778 | | | | 1,427,868 | |
Credit Agricole SA | | | 23,321 | | | | 339,352 | |
Dassault Systemes SE | | | 199 | | | | 32,820 | |
Edenred | | | 13,988 | | | | 724,920 | |
Eiffage SA | | | 305 | | | | 34,992 | |
Electricite de France SA | | | 10,535 | | | | 117,552 | |
Engie SA | | | 26,375 | | | | 427,231 | |
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA | | | 1,086 | | | | 104,600 | |
Kering SA | | | 697 | | | | 459,263 | |
L’Oreal SA | | | 11,073 | | | | 3,274,368 | |
Lagardere SCA | | | 2,609 | | | | 56,862 | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | 6,338 | | | | 2,953,214 | |
Nexity SA | | | 398 | | | | 20,004 | |
Pernod Ricard SA | | | 6,547 | | | | 1,171,504 | |
Publicis Groupe SA | | | 7,891 | | | | 357,789 | |
Renault SA | | | 7,682 | | | | 364,798 | |
Rexel SA | | | 2,765 | | | | 36,776 | |
Rubis SCA | | | 942 | | | | 57,967 | |
Safran SA | | | 1,932 | | | | 298,415 | |
Sanofi | | | 881 | | | | 88,477 | |
Sartorius Stedim Biotech | | | 465 | | | | 77,184 | |
Schneider Electric SE | | | 5,621 | | | | 577,500 | |
SCOR SE | | | 2,451 | | | | 103,177 | |
SPIE SA | | | 1,317 | | | | 26,917 | |
Teleperformance | | | 330 | | | | 80,625 | |
TOTAL SA | | | 34,223 | | | | 1,899,052 | |
Veolia Environnement SA | | | 1,144 | | | | 30,440 | |
Vinci SA | | | 372 | | | | 41,431 | |
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| | | | | | | 16,141,945 | |
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Germany — 2.3% | |
adidas AG | | | 489 | | | | 158,959 | |
Allianz SE, Registered Shares | | | 12,454 | | | | 3,051,576 | |
alstria officeREIT-AG | | | 6,291 | | | | 118,198 | |
Aroundtown SA | | | 43,389 | | | | 389,710 | |
BASF SE | | | 1,756 | | | | 132,291 | |
Bayer AG, Registered Shares | | | 565 | | | | 45,933 | |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | | | 9,893 | | | | 810,293 | |
CompuGroup Medical SE | | | 653 | | | | 46,695 | |
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA | | | 2,410 | | | | 151,211 | |
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(b) | | | 6,365 | | | | 103,664 | |
Deutsche Post AG, Registered Shares | | | 36,978 | | | | 1,406,057 | |
DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA(b) | | | 160 | | | | 5,681 | |
Evonik Industries AG | | | 12,430 | | | | 379,641 | |
Fielmann AG | | | 852 | | | | 68,764 | |
Freenet AG | | | 1,393 | | | | 31,938 | |
Grand City Properties SA | | | 2,641 | | | | 63,387 | |
HeidelbergCement AG | | | 316 | | | | 22,962 | |
Hochtief AG | | | 1,673 | | | | 213,000 | |
Jenoptik AG | | | 4 | | | | 114 | |
Merck KGaA | | | 3,407 | | | | 401,664 | |
MTU Aero Engines AG | | | 90 | | | | 25,643 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2019 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Germany (continued) | |
Rational AG | | | 83 | | | $ | 66,493 | |
SAP SE | | | 6,515 | | | | 876,907 | |
Siemens AG, Registered Shares | | | 712 | | | | 92,981 | |
Software AG | | | 11,767 | | | | 409,698 | |
Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA | | | 224 | | | | 18,047 | |
TAG Immobilien AG(a) | | | 633 | | | | 15,721 | |
Talanx AG | | | 533 | | | | 26,379 | |
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG | | | 230,284 | | | | 667,472 | |
TUI AG | | | 7 | | | | 88 | |
Uniper SE | | | 1,666 | | | | 55,064 | |
Volkswagen AG | | | 1,309 | | | | 253,534 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,109,765 | |
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Hong Kong — 0.3% | |
CK Asset Holdings Ltd. | | | 8,500 | | | | 61,338 | |
CLP Holdings Ltd. | | | 3,500 | | | | 36,741 | |
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. | | | 82,600 | | | | 475,120 | |
Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd. | | | 29,500 | | | | 36,567 | |
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. — ADR | | | 7,185 | | | | 173,661 | |
Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A | | | 16,000 | | | | 148,635 | |
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. | | | 22,000 | | | | 179,557 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,111,619 | |
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Hungary — 0.3% | |
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC | | | 86,321 | | | | 860,458 | |
OTP Bank Nyrt | | | 9,845 | | | | 515,484 | |
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| | | | 1,375,942 | |
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India — 1.0% | |
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. | | | 22,418 | | | | 143,485 | |
Bharat Electronics Ltd. | | | 15,988 | | | | 22,416 | |
Bharat Forge Ltd. | | | 6,014 | | | | 40,731 | |
Birlasoft Ltd. | | | 4,888 | | | | 4,842 | |
Century Textiles & Industries Ltd. | | | 1,239 | | | | 8,288 | |
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. | | | 608 | | | | 24,505 | |
GAIL India Ltd. | | | 17,584 | | | | 29,807 | |
HCL Technologies Ltd. | | | 26,932 | | | | 214,352 | |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | | 16,440 | | | | 293,348 | |
HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(b) | | | 18,923 | | | | 166,039 | |
Hexaware Technologies Ltd. | | | 3,256 | | | | 15,268 | |
Hindalco Industries Ltd. | | | 15,879 | | | | 48,139 | |
Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. | | | 7,395 | | | | 27,353 | |
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | | | 20,295 | | | | 546,930 | |
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. | | | 19,279 | | | | 651,870 | |
Indraprastha Gas Ltd. | | | 3,927 | | | | 23,564 | |
IndusInd Bank Ltd. | | | 3,486 | | | | 73,760 | |
Infosys Ltd. | | | 36,345 | | | | 374,282 | |
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.(a) | | | 15,033 | | | | 35,378 | |
Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd. | | | 1,486 | | | | 11,180 | |
KEC International Ltd. | | | 2,445 | | | | 10,352 | |
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | | | 9,069 | | | | 214,048 | |
KPIT Technologies Ltd.(a) | | | 4,888 | | | | 6,417 | |
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | | | 5,657 | | | | 102,904 | |
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | | | 7,717 | | | | 57,503 | |
Mphasis Ltd. | | | 1,076 | | | | 13,903 | |
National Aluminium Co. Ltd. | | | 18,292 | | | | 11,186 | |
Nestle India Ltd. | | | 151 | | | | 31,278 | |
Petronet LNG Ltd. | | | 9,296 | | | | 34,909 | |
Pidilite Industries Ltd. | | | 4,792 | | | | 93,110 | |
Reliance Industries Ltd. | | | 3,128 | | | | 66,351 | |
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | | | 3,120 | | | | 18,907 | |
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | | | 10,029 | | | | 303,730 | |
Tata Global Beverages Ltd. | | | 16,645 | | | | 74,937 | |
Tech Mahindra Ltd. | | | 22,153 | | | | 236,588 | |
UltraTech Cement Ltd. | | | 925 | | | | 52,452 | |
United Breweries Ltd. | | | 1,364 | | | | 24,270 | |
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India (continued) | |
United Spirits Ltd.(a) | | | 37,280 | | | $ | 313,248 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4,421,630 | |
|
Indonesia — 0.1% | |
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | | | 160,300 | | | | 385,522 | |
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT | | | 208,900 | | | | 115,431 | |
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | | | 52,100 | | | | 29,411 | |
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | | | 55,900 | | | | 17,694 | |
Bukit Asam Tbk PT | | | 92,500 | | | | 17,693 | |
Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk PT | | | 24,400 | | | | 18,033 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 583,784 | |
|
Ireland — 0.1% | |
AerCap Holdings NV(a) | | | 349 | | | | 21,453 | |
Kingspan Group PLC | | | 1,756 | | | | 107,250 | |
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC | | | 2,295 | | | | 88,489 | |
UDG Healthcare PLC | | | 2,201 | | | | 23,532 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 240,724 | |
|
Israel — 0.1% | |
Bank LeumiLe-Israel BM | | | 12,294 | | | | 89,659 | |
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a) | | | 2,056 | | | | 228,134 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 317,793 | |
|
Italy — 0.2% | |
A2A SpA | | | 10,882 | | | | 20,435 | |
Ferrari NV | | | 4,999 | | | | 830,012 | |
Interpump Group SpA | | | 1,103 | | | | 34,940 | |
Italgas SpA | | | 2,605 | | | | 15,926 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 901,313 | |
|
Japan — 6.0% | |
Advantest Corp. | | | 200 | | | | 11,280 | |
AGC, Inc. | | | 9,300 | | | | 332,549 | |
Asahi Kasei Corp. | | | 7,800 | | | | 87,582 | |
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | | 23,900 | | | | 407,973 | |
Canon, Inc. | | | 1,600 | | | | 43,790 | |
Central Japan Railway Co. | | | 1,600 | | | | 321,710 | |
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 1,900 | | | | 26,858 | |
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 2,100 | | | | 193,400 | |
Citizen Watch Co. Ltd. | | | 4,900 | | | | 26,686 | |
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. | | | 45,200 | | | | 744,908 | |
Daikin Industries Ltd. | | | 200 | | | | 28,218 | |
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 3,700 | | | | 114,540 | |
Denka Co. Ltd. | | | 600 | | | | 17,837 | |
Dentsu, Inc. | | | 1,000 | | | | 34,456 | |
DIC Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 19,319 | |
East Japan Railway Co. | | | 9,900 | | | | 893,593 | |
Eisai Co. Ltd. | | | 3,300 | | | | 246,926 | |
Electric Power Development Co. Ltd. | | | 500 | | | | 12,136 | |
Fancl Corp. | | | 800 | | | | 21,299 | |
Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. | | | 1,700 | | | | 1,009,926 | |
Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,100 | | | | 15,618 | |
Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. | | | 700 | | | | 17,920 | |
GS Yuasa Corp. | | | 400 | | | | 8,622 | |
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. | | | 23,500 | | | | 665,086 | |
Inpex Corp. | | | 2,200 | | | | 22,791 | |
Isuzu Motors Ltd. | | | 1,700 | | | | 20,095 | |
Izumi Co. Ltd. | | | 500 | | | | 18,009 | |
Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd. | | | 3,300 | | | | 31,663 | |
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 44,300 | | | | 416,618 | |
Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd. | | | 13,200 | | | | 225,014 | |
JFE Holdings, Inc. | | | 20,400 | | | | 261,761 | |
JXTG Holdings, Inc. | | | 351,000 | | | | 1,593,040 | |
Kajima Corp. | | | 7,600 | | | | 101,043 | |
Kaneka Corp. | | | 1,400 | | | | 44,837 | |
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 11,400 | | | | 132,067 | |
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | | | 13 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2019 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Japan (continued) | |
Kao Corp. | | | 8,200 | | | $ | 676,296 | |
KDDI Corp. | | | 27,700 | | | | 826,467 | |
Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 38,100 | | | | 831,592 | |
Kobe Steel Ltd.(a) | | | 15,500 | | | | 83,051 | |
Konica Minolta, Inc. | | | 22,700 | | | | 147,870 | |
Lintec Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 15,584 | |
LIXIL Group Corp. | | | 6,200 | | | | 106,992 | |
Mazda Motor Corp. | | | 25,600 | | | | 218,149 | |
MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 200 | | | | 13,516 | |
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | | | 18,500 | | | | 137,847 | |
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. | | | 8,300 | | | | 126,444 | |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 6,900 | | | | 267,560 | |
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. | | | 21,300 | | | | 88,784 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 411,800 | | | | 2,226,328 | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | | | 60,700 | | | | 93,503 | |
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,300 | | | | 240,963 | |
Nichirei Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 16,352 | |
Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd. | | | 13,000 | | | | 288,599 | |
Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd. | | | 700 | | | | 43,378 | |
Nippon Steel Corp. | | | 11,200 | | | | 168,817 | |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | | 4,800 | | | | 121,314 | |
Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,500 | | | | 20,012 | |
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. | | | 169,200 | | | | 980,469 | |
Nitto Denko Corp. | | | 8,500 | | | | 477,936 | |
NTN Corp. | | | 6,100 | | | | 19,075 | |
Oji Holdings Corp. | | | 36,300 | | | | 196,310 | |
ORIX Corp. | | | 41,600 | | | | 689,369 | |
Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 5,100 | | | | 227,329 | |
Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd. | | | 3,100 | | | | 19,191 | |
PeptiDream, Inc.(a) | | | 800 | | | | 40,883 | |
Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. | | | 14,500 | | | | 345,376 | |
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 13,100 | | | | 490,665 | |
Resona Holdings, Inc. | | | 24,400 | | | | 106,348 | |
Sanwa Holdings Corp. | | | 1,400 | | | | 15,688 | |
SCSK Corp. | | | 900 | | | | 46,669 | |
Secom Co. Ltd. | | | 2,300 | | | | 205,258 | |
Seino Holdings Co Ltd. | | | 1,000 | | | | 13,511 | |
Seria Co. Ltd. | | | 800 | | | | 21,795 | |
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 13,600 | | | | 498,513 | |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 1,600 | | | | 175,957 | |
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. | | | 300 | | | | 18,558 | |
Sompo Holdings, Inc. | | | 500 | | | | 19,635 | |
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 76,300 | | | | 346,445 | |
Sumitomo Corp. | | | 16,300 | | | | 242,109 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | | 39,200 | | | | 1,447,866 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,300 | | | | 90,921 | |
Sundrug Co. Ltd. | | | 3,600 | | | | 130,255 | |
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. | | | 1,000 | | | | 41,749 | |
T&D Holdings, Inc. | | | 34,200 | | | | 432,483 | |
Taiheiyo Cement Corp. | | | 800 | | | | 23,482 | |
Taisei Corp. | | | 10,900 | | | | 451,489 | |
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 300 | | | | 22,138 | |
Takashimaya Co. Ltd. | | | 1,500 | | | | 16,826 | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 31,200 | | | | 1,234,028 | |
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,000 | | | | 111,978 | |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | | | 1,200 | | | | 261,996 | |
Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 2,100 | | | | 147,969 | |
Trend Micro, Inc. | | | 5,500 | | | | 281,434 | |
Ube Industries Ltd. | | | 20,900 | | | | 452,657 | |
Ulvac, Inc. | | | 1,800 | | | | 71,035 | |
Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. | | | 4,100 | | | | 21,755 | |
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. | | | 11,800 | | | | 236,389 | |
Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 10,700 | | | | 182,431 | |
Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd. | | | 600 | | | | 25,477 | |
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Japan (continued) | |
Zeon Corp. | | | 9,200 | | | $ | 114,490 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 25,924,525 | |
|
Luxembourg — 0.0% | |
Aperam SA | | | 1,442 | | | | 46,321 | |
Reinet Investments SCA | | | 1,326 | | | | 26,272 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 72,593 | |
|
Macau — 0.0% | |
Sands China Ltd. | | | 9,600 | | | | 51,293 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Malaysia — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Genting Bhd | | | 26,800 | | | | 39,658 | |
Public Bank Bhd | | | 38,200 | | | | 181,684 | |
QL Resources Bhd | | | 12,500 | | | | 24,849 | |
Tenaga Nasional Bhd | | | 19,800 | | | | 64,221 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 310,412 | |
|
Mexico — 0.4% | |
Alsea SAB de CV(a) | | | 7,900 | | | | 20,820 | |
America Movil SAB de CV, Series L | | | 1,475,900 | | | | 1,178,690 | |
Cemex SAB de CV CPO | | | 323,810 | | | | 121,252 | |
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | | | 3,045 | | | | 28,774 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV | | | 4,800 | | | | 36,006 | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Series O | | | 8,900 | | | | 49,731 | |
Megacable Holdings SAB de CV CPO | | | 6,900 | | | | 28,261 | |
Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV | | | 12,300 | | | | 26,230 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1,489,764 | |
|
Netherlands — 1.7% | |
ABN AMRO Group NV CVA(b) | | | 13,276 | | | | 241,973 | |
Aegon NV | | | 159,217 | | | | 728,832 | |
Akzo Nobel NV | | | 1,906 | | | | 194,648 | |
ASM International NV | | | 1,787 | | | | 201,703 | |
ASR Nederland NV | | | 14,052 | | | | 526,605 | |
BE Semiconductor Industries NV(c) | | | 984 | | | | 38,202 | |
GrandVision NV(b) | | | 575 | | | | 17,683 | |
ING Groep NV | | | 3,263 | | | | 39,229 | |
NN Group NV | | | 90,275 | | | | 3,432,505 | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | | 2,075 | | | | 264,065 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B Shares | | | 20,241 | | | | 600,827 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A | | | 37,596 | | | | 1,113,376 | |
Wereldhave NV | | | 1 | | | | 23 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7,399,671 | |
|
Norway — 0.0% | |
Schibsted ASA, Class A | | | 914 | | | | 27,653 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Poland — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA | | | 8,716 | | | | 230,656 | |
Grupa Lotos SA | | | 4,354 | | | | 95,919 | |
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(a) | | | 17,114 | | | | 35,862 | |
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA | | | 37,111 | | | | 839,434 | |
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA | | | 8,547 | | | | 77,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1,279,466 | |
|
Russia — 0.3% | |
Alrosa PJSC | | | 26,770 | | | | 36,368 | |
Gazprom PJSC | | | 88,684 | | | | 366,414 | |
Inter RAO UES PJSC | | | 386,000 | | | | 31,395 | |
LUKOIL PJSC | | | 3,353 | | | | 332,788 | |
Magnit PJSC — GDR | | | 3,609 | | | | 43,507 | |
Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC | | | 28,400 | | | | 19,207 | |
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC | | | 540 | | | | 166,130 | |
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC — ADR | | | 5,512 | | | | 55,947 | |
Novatek PJSC — GDR | | | 760 | | | | 154,280 | |
PhosAgro PJSC, — GDR | | | 1,139 | | | | 14,465 | |
Severstal PJSC | | | 2,180 | | | | 32,970 | |
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14 | | 2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2019 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Russia (continued) | |
Surgutneftegas PJSC | | | 63,375 | | | $ | 51,555 | |
Tatneft PJSC | | | 13,770 | | | | 168,689 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1,473,715 | |
|
Singapore — 0.1% | |
CapitaLand Mall Trust | | | 69,700 | | | | 127,590 | |
Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 69,200 | | | | 94,731 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 222,321 | |
|
South Africa — 0.9% | |
Anglo American Platinum Ltd. | | | 4,469 | | | | 417,139 | |
Anglo American PLC(c) | | | 59,540 | | | | 1,695,954 | |
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. | | | 742 | | | | 16,855 | |
Barloworld Ltd. | | | 2,010 | | | | 16,178 | |
Bidvest Group Ltd. | | | 31,477 | | | | 460,199 | |
Clicks Group Ltd. | | | 2,327 | | | | 42,631 | |
FirstRand Ltd. | | | 23,954 | | | | 107,481 | |
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 2,545 | | | | 26,003 | |
Investec Ltd. | | | 9,546 | | | | 56,600 | |
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. | | | 7,303 | | | | 217,281 | |
MultiChoice Group Ltd.(a) | | | 845 | | | | 7,040 | |
Naspers Ltd., Class N | | | 1,795 | | | | 293,746 | |
Standard Bank Group Ltd. | | | 27,747 | | | | 333,740 | |
Tiger Brands Ltd. | | | 1,230 | | | | 18,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3,709,362 | |
|
South Korea — 0.7% | |
Amorepacific Corp.(a) | | | 195 | | | | 33,582 | |
Celltrion, Inc.(a) | | | 853 | | | | 132,971 | |
Fila Korea Ltd.(a) | | | 516 | | | | 23,578 | |
Helixmith Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 207 | | | | 16,492 | |
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 368 | | | | 13,424 | |
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. | | | 381 | | | | 84,293 | |
Hyundai Motor Co. | | | 698 | | | | 72,701 | |
KB Financial Group, Inc. | | | 591 | | | | 24,348 | |
Kia Motors Corp.(a) | | | 1,403 | | | | 53,581 | |
Korea Electric Power Corp. | | | 2,185 | | | | 52,424 | |
LG Electronics, Inc. | | | 2,875 | | | | 178,587 | |
LG Household & Health Care Ltd.(a) | | | 46 | | | | 49,968 | |
Medy-Tox, Inc. | | | 54 | | | | 14,043 | |
POSCO | | | 4,388 | | | | 891,921 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 30,068 | | | | 1,448,882 | |
SillaJen, Inc.(a) | | | 770 | | | | 9,638 | |
SK Innovation Co. Ltd. | | | 131 | | | | 16,954 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3,117,387 | |
|
Spain — 0.3% | |
Acciona SA | | | 2,856 | | | | 301,127 | |
Acerinox SA | | | 2,583 | | | | 29,187 | |
Aena SME SA(b) | | | 164 | | | | 31,442 | |
CaixaBank SA | | | 9,008 | | | | 28,367 | |
EDP Renovaveis SA | | | 17 | | | | 200 | |
Endesa SA | | | 1,047 | | | | 27,960 | |
Grifols SA | | | 2,493 | | | | 88,081 | |
Repsol SA | | | 15,649 | | | | 245,848 | |
Telefonica SA | | | 72,653 | | | | 508,070 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1,260,282 | |
|
Sweden — 0.4% | |
Assa Abloy AB, Class B | | | 7,531 | | | | 176,040 | |
Kinnevik AB, Class B | | | 1,457 | | | | 35,704 | |
Volvo AB, Class B | | | 87,971 | | | | 1,472,739 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1,684,483 | |
|
Switzerland — 3.0% | |
Barry Callebaut AG, Registered Shares | | | 16 | | | | 35,320 | |
Bucher Industries AG, Registered Shares | | | 36 | | | | 12,634 | |
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Switzerland (continued) | |
Clariant AG, Registered Shares(a) | | | 768 | | | $ | 17,163 | |
Flughafen Zuerich AG, Registered Shares | | | 424 | | | | 77,393 | |
LafargeHolcim Ltd., Registered Shares(a) | | | 20,295 | | | | 1,125,915 | |
Logitech International SA, Registered Shares | | | 22,023 | | | | 1,043,290 | |
Nestle SA, Registered Shares | | | 14,911 | | | | 1,614,342 | |
Novartis AG, Registered Shares | | | 26,689 | | | | 2,527,170 | |
Pargesa Holding SA, Bearer Shares | | | 905 | | | | 75,189 | |
PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered Shares | | | 2,623 | | | | 362,170 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 13,982 | | | | 4,544,187 | |
Sika AG, Registered Shares | | | 558 | | | | 104,790 | |
Straumann Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 601 | | | | 589,540 | |
Sunrise Communications Group AG(a)(b) | | | 6,466 | | | | 507,986 | |
Zurich Insurance Group AG | | | 867 | | | | 355,643 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12,992,732 | |
|
Taiwan — 2.0% | |
Accton Technology Corp. | | | 5,000 | | | | 28,068 | |
Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | | | 288,595 | | | | 409,768 | |
Chailease Holding Co. Ltd. | | | 4,120 | | | | 18,993 | |
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 22,883 | | | | 19,536 | |
China Steel Corp. | | | 90,000 | | | | 71,809 | |
Chipbond Technology Corp. | | | 10,000 | | | | 22,473 | |
Compeq Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 14,000 | | | | 21,111 | |
CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | | | 458,000 | | | | 342,649 | |
Delta Electronics, Inc. | | | 28,000 | | | | 141,690 | |
Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | | | 596,000 | | | | 922,986 | |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 36,000 | | | | 109,207 | |
Largan Precision Co. Ltd. | | | 3,000 | | | | 501,115 | |
MediaTek, Inc. | | | 66,000 | | | | 977,927 | |
Novatek Microelectronics Corp. | | | 19,000 | | | | 139,213 | |
Quanta Computer, Inc. | | | 41,000 | | | | 88,073 | |
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp. | | | 27,000 | | | | 108,105 | |
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. | | | 24,000 | | | | 188,597 | |
TaiMed Biologics, Inc.(a) | | | 2,000 | | | | 6,607 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 316,000 | | | | 3,497,432 | |
TPK Holding Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 11,000 | | | | 20,862 | |
Uni-President Enterprises Corp. | | | 311,000 | | | | 771,226 | |
Unimicron Technology Corp. | | | 20,000 | | | | 28,181 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8,435,628 | |
|
Thailand — 0.2% | |
B Grimm Power PCL | | | 10,200 | | | | 17,844 | |
Berli Jucker PCL — NVDR | | | 218,700 | | | | 306,261 | |
CP ALL PCL — NVDR | | | 137,400 | | | | 331,075 | |
Gulf Energy Development PCL | | | 2,500 | | | | 13,855 | |
Gulf Energy Development PCL — NVDR | | | 8,300 | | | | 45,917 | |
Muangthai Leasing PCL — NVDR | | | 16,600 | | | | 35,280 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 750,232 | |
|
Turkey — 0.4% | |
Akbank TAS(a) | | | 110,584 | | | | 150,629 | |
Enerjisa Enerji AS(b) | | | 11,627 | | | | 14,433 | |
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS | | | 155,714 | | | | 249,742 | |
KOC Holding AS | | | 57,770 | | | | 197,428 | |
Migros Ticaret AS(a) | | | 3,866 | | | | 15,737 | |
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS(a) | | | 1,356 | | | | 19,685 | |
Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS(a) | | | 30,411 | | | | 19,474 | |
Tekfen Holding AS | | | 22,921 | | | | 74,446 | |
Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS | | | 6,588 | | | | 140,372 | |
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS(a) | | | 81,933 | | | | 101,446 | |
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS(a) | | | 251,254 | | | | 470,554 | |
Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C(a) | | | 140,511 | | | | 151,321 | |
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS | | | 20,981 | | | | 18,577 | |
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS(c) | | | 68,856 | | | | 28,693 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1,652,537 | |
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | | | 15 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2019 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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United Kingdom — 4.3% | |
Ashtead Group PLC | | | 5,187 | | | $ | 165,853 | |
AstraZeneca PLC | | | 3,568 | | | | 357,128 | |
Auto Trader Group PLC(b) | | | 21,606 | | | | 170,626 | |
Aviva PLC | | | 3,014 | | | | 16,729 | |
Barratt Developments PLC | | | 9,367 | | | | 92,747 | |
Bellway PLC | | | 1,480 | | | | 74,699 | |
boohoo Group PLC(a) | | | 13,486 | | | | 53,216 | |
BP PLC | | | 5,225 | | | | 32,869 | |
British American Tobacco PLC | | | 16,246 | | | | 690,489 | |
Britvic PLC | | | 1,423 | | | | 17,054 | |
Centrica PLC | | | 160,157 | | | | 189,445 | |
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. | | | 106,500 | | | | 1,015,529 | |
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC | | | 1,599 | | | | 81,357 | |
Compass Group PLC | | | 23,453 | | | | 587,774 | |
DCC PLC | | | 1,016 | | | | 88,127 | |
Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC | | | 2,843 | | | | 109,313 | |
Diageo PLC | | | 70,282 | | | | 2,961,448 | |
Dialog Semiconductor PLC(a) | | | 11,409 | | | | 579,431 | |
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC | | | 23,450 | | | | 97,026 | |
Electrocomponents PLC | | | 14,259 | | | | 128,247 | |
Experian PLC | | | 31,871 | | | | 1,080,409 | |
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | | | 74,042 | | | | 1,739,767 | |
Greggs PLC | | | 1,453 | | | | 44,320 | |
Halma PLC | | | 1,511 | | | | 42,312 | |
HomeServe PLC | | | 11,147 | | | | 186,634 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC | | | 12,111 | | | | 94,810 | |
IG Group Holdings PLC | | | 16,047 | | | | 147,728 | |
Imperial Brands PLC | | | 10,662 | | | | 263,781 | |
Intertek Group PLC | | | 17,044 | | | | 1,320,708 | |
J. Sainsbury PLC | | | 129,089 | | | | 393,625 | |
JD Sports Fashion PLC | | | 18,123 | | | | 201,303 | |
John Wood Group PLC | | | 7,585 | | | | 40,229 | |
Liberty Global PLC, Class C(a) | | | 1,554 | | | | 33,869 | |
Linde PLC | | | 213 | | | | 45,348 | |
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC | | | 11,247 | | | | 49,372 | |
National Grid PLC | | | 63,945 | | | | 799,131 | |
Pearson PLC | | | 1,295 | | | | 10,940 | |
Pennon Group PLC | | | 3,393 | | | | 46,022 | |
Petrofac Ltd. | | | 31,063 | | | | 158,389 | |
RELX PLC | | | 796 | | | | 20,094 | |
Rentokil Initial PLC | | | 182,963 | | | | 1,096,601 | |
Rightmove PLC | | | 26,290 | | | | 220,603 | |
Rotork PLC | | | 3,832 | | | | 17,034 | |
Royal Mail PLC | | | 30,588 | | | | 91,992 | |
Severn Trent PLC | | | 1,294 | | | | 43,108 | |
SSE PLC | | | 6,612 | | | | 126,106 | |
SSP Group PLC | | | 12,134 | | | | 104,466 | |
Subsea 7 SA | | | 64,242 | | | | 768,534 | |
Taylor Wimpey PLC | | | 14,337 | | | | 36,761 | |
TechnipFMC PLC | | | 1,486 | | | | 31,860 | |
Unilever PLC | | | 7,713 | | | | 441,512 | |
Virgin Money UK PLC | | | 11,228 | | | | 27,608 | |
Vodafone Group PLC | | | 390,991 | | | | 759,059 | |
WH Smith PLC | | | 1,562 | | | | 53,832 | |
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC | | | 197,753 | | | | 523,363 | |
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3M Co. | | | 11,918 | | | | 2,102,574 | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 6,000 | | | | 521,160 | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 12,356 | | | | 1,094,000 | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 4,328 | | | | 911,347 | |
ACI Worldwide, Inc.(a) | | | 3 | | | | 114 | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 2,166 | | | | 128,704 | |
Adobe, Inc.(a) | | | 1,540 | | | | 507,907 | |
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AGCO Corp. | | | 1,176 | | | $ | 90,846 | |
Alcoa Corp.(a) | | | 1,021 | | | | 21,962 | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 1,931 | | | | 208,838 | |
Allegion PLC | | | 13,195 | | | | 1,643,305 | |
Allergan PLC | | | 2,715 | | | | 519,027 | |
Allstate Corp. | | | 3,462 | | | | 389,302 | |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 897 | | | | 103,307 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 3,028 | | | | 4,055,673 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a) | | | 2,554 | | | | 3,414,749 | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 23,236 | | | | 1,159,709 | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 4,440 | | | | 8,204,410 | |
Amcor PLC | | | 65,707 | | | | 718,454 | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | | 456 | | | | 32,919 | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 1,377 | | | | 105,754 | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 472 | | | | 108,475 | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 5,012 | | | | 1,208,243 | |
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a) | | | 655 | | | | 40,813 | |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 173 | | | | 18,724 | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 2,103 | | | | 249,921 | |
Anthem, Inc. | | | 2,161 | | | | 652,687 | |
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A | | | 351 | | | | 18,129 | |
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. | | | 62,577 | | | | 1,016,876 | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 28,491 | | | | 8,366,382 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 1,904 | | | | 116,220 | |
Associated Banc-Corp | | | 768 | | | | 16,927 | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 65,289 | | | | 2,551,494 | |
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(a) | | | 987 | | | | 118,776 | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 229 | | | | 39,045 | |
AutoZone, Inc.(a) | | | 444 | | | | 528,942 | |
Avangrid, Inc. | | | 2,905 | | | | 148,620 | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 582 | | | | 76,137 | |
Avista Corp. | | | 5,378 | | | | 258,628 | |
Avnet, Inc. | | | 1,292 | | | | 54,832 | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 658 | | | | 62,615 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 2,723 | | | | 137,049 | |
Bank OZK | | | 770 | | | | 23,489 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(a) | | | 2,147 | | | | 64,267 | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,627 | | | | 602,039 | |
Biogen, Inc.(a) | | | 1,541 | | | | 457,261 | |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a) | | | 1,483 | | | | 125,388 | |
Booking Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 84 | | | | 172,513 | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 471 | | | | 20,432 | |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 756 | | | | 113,619 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 29,763 | | | | 1,910,487 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 1,039 | | | | 328,345 | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 1,776 | | | | 219,407 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 1,266 | | | | 49,982 | |
BRP, Inc. | | | 323 | | | | 14,715 | |
Bruker Corp. | | | 607 | | | | 30,939 | |
Burlington Stores, Inc.(a) | | | 1,055 | | | | 240,572 | |
Cable One, Inc. | | | 18 | | | | 26,792 | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 119 | | | | 29,749 | |
Camden Property Trust | | | 672 | | | | 71,299 | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 497 | | | | 80,434 | |
CDW Corp. | | | 10,697 | | | | 1,527,959 | |
Centene Corp.(a) | | | 4,902 | | | | 308,189 | |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2,488 | | | | 1,206,879 | |
Chimera Investment Corp. | | | 1,141 | | | | 23,459 | |
Cigna Corp. | | | 2,204 | | | | 450,696 | |
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,934 | | | | 268,566 | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 2,783 | | | | 748,850 | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a) | | | 1,400 | | | | 115,374 | |
CIT Group, Inc. | | | 24,007 | | | | 1,095,439 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 53,098 | | | | 2,156,310 | |
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Citrix Systems, Inc. | | | 1,419 | | | $ | 157,367 | |
Coca-Cola Co. | | | 29,933 | | | | 1,656,792 | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 81,849 | | | | 3,680,750 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 4,116 | | | | 295,323 | |
Copart, Inc.(a) | | | 9,604 | | | | 873,388 | |
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.(a) | | | 491 | | | | 28,748 | |
CoStar Group, Inc.(a) | | | 1,914 | | | | 1,145,146 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 876 | | | | 257,474 | |
Crane Co. | | | 10,972 | | | | 947,761 | |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 1,068 | | | | 150,471 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 18,767 | | | | 1,394,200 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 2,176 | | | | 333,972 | |
DexCom, Inc.(a) | | | 137 | | | | 29,967 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 1,966 | | | | 166,756 | |
Discovery, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 8,978 | | | | 293,940 | |
Discovery, Inc., Class C(a) | | | 2,876 | | | | 87,689 | |
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A | | | 275 | | | | 18,920 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 9,093 | | | | 1,418,326 | |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 567 | | | | 24,891 | |
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. | | | 6,310 | | | | 476,657 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 14,357 | | | | 921,719 | |
DXC Technology Co. | | | 1,636 | | | | 61,497 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 12,161 | | | | 592,241 | |
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | 193 | | | | 25,605 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 3,130 | | | | 248,084 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 3,881 | | | | 367,608 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 18,745 | | | | 3,617,598 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) | | | 6,359 | | | | 1,483,491 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc.(a) | | | 1,331 | | | | 143,096 | |
Entegris, Inc. | | | 1,150 | | | | 57,604 | |
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | | | 147 | | | | 10,347 | |
Essent Group Ltd. | | | 344 | | | | 17,885 | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A | | | 6,783 | | | | 1,400,961 | |
Evergy, Inc. | | | 13,511 | | | | 879,431 | |
Exact Sciences Corp.(a) | | | 1,207 | | | | 111,623 | |
Extended Stay America, Inc. | | | 47,093 | | | | 699,802 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 28,350 | | | | 1,978,263 | |
Facebook, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 36,324 | | | | 7,455,501 | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 1,132 | | | | 303,716 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 5,429 | | | | 166,887 | |
First American Financial Corp. | | | 10,046 | | | | 585,883 | |
First Horizon National Corp. | | | 72,410 | | | | 1,199,110 | |
FirstCash, Inc. | | | 218 | | | | 17,577 | |
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 1,048 | | | | 301,531 | |
Fluor Corp. | | | 3,046 | | | | 57,508 | |
FNB Corp. | | | 3,964 | | | | 50,343 | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 182,992 | | | | 1,701,826 | |
Fortinet, Inc.(a) | | | 6,682 | | | | 713,370 | |
Gartner, Inc.(a) | | | 803 | | | | 123,742 | |
GATX Corp. | | | 190 | | | | 15,742 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 6,483 | | | | 1,143,277 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 2,613 | | | | 139,952 | |
Gentex Corp. | | | 5,290 | | | | 153,304 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 10,504 | | | | 682,550 | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 908 | | | | 165,764 | |
Globe Life, Inc. | | | 3,812 | | | | 401,213 | |
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 444 | | | | 26,143 | |
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 30,181 | | | | 2,049,894 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 3,293 | | | | 51,223 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 8,881 | | | | 1,312,701 | |
HEICO Corp. | | | 6,342 | | | | 723,939 | |
HEICO Corp., Class A | | | 1,262 | | | | 112,987 | |
Henry Schein, Inc.(a) | | | 257 | | | | 17,147 | |
Hexcel Corp. | | | 264 | | | | 19,354 | |
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Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | | | 8,660 | | | $ | 983,170 | |
Hologic, Inc.(a) | | | 9,706 | | | | 506,750 | |
Home Depot, Inc. | | | 5,983 | | | | 1,306,568 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 24,842 | | | | 4,397,034 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | | 530 | | | | 78,345 | |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | 9,060 | | | | 967,608 | |
IDEX Corp. | | | 2,056 | | | | 353,632 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 1,584 | | | | 413,630 | |
IHS Markit Ltd.(a) | | | 19,998 | | | | 1,506,849 | |
Incyte Corp.(a) | | | 1,577 | | | | 137,704 | |
Ingredion, Inc. | | | 1,011 | | | | 93,972 | |
Insulet Corp.(a) | | | 413 | | | | 70,706 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 21,337 | | | | 1,277,019 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 14,063 | | | | 1,301,531 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 2,315 | | | | 310,303 | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 73,026 | | | | 1,686,901 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 7,899 | | | | 2,068,985 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 15,223 | | | | 273,710 | |
Investors Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,927 | | | | 46,790 | |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 1,262 | | | | 76,237 | |
j2 Global, Inc.(a) | | | 316 | | | | 29,612 | |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 325 | | | | 47,343 | |
James Hardie Industries PLC | | | 14,288 | | | | 279,251 | |
JBS SA | | | 52,261 | | | | 335,181 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 33,991 | | | | 4,958,267 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 6,983 | | | | 973,430 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 4,605 | | | | 113,421 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 554 | | | | 56,857 | |
KLA Corp. | | | 1,888 | | | | 336,385 | |
Kraft Heinz Co. | | | 3,850 | | | | 123,700 | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,229 | | | | 441,052 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a) | | | 825 | | | | 139,565 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 3,589 | | | | 1,049,424 | |
Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 5,361 | | | | 299,090 | |
Life Storage, Inc. | | | 5,507 | | | | 596,298 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 7,405 | | | | 2,883,359 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 254 | | | | 30,419 | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a) | | | 200 | | | | 46,334 | |
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a) | | | 1,350 | | | | 107,662 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 487 | | | | 54,257 | |
Masimo Corp.(a) | | | 698 | | | | 110,326 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 11,523 | | | | 3,440,653 | |
Match Group, Inc.(a) | | | 997 | | | | 81,864 | |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 1,142 | | | | 70,244 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 109 | | | | 18,501 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 17,359 | | | | 3,430,312 | |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 15,674 | | | | 465,675 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 12,577 | | | | 1,426,861 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 5,993 | | | | 545,063 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 20,059 | | | | 1,022,407 | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 3,564 | | | | 50,502 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 77,478 | | | | 12,218,281 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 874 | | | | 115,246 | |
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B | | | 6,747 | | | | 363,663 | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 200 | | | | 35,604 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 2,292 | | | | 544,144 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 57,911 | | | | 2,960,410 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 6,992 | | | | 1,126,691 | |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | | | 4,584 | | | | 359,706 | |
MSCI, Inc. | | | 219 | | | | 56,541 | |
National Instruments Corp. | | | 11,561 | | | | 489,493 | |
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(a) | | | 727 | | | | 78,145 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 17,814 | | | | 1,804,736 | |
Nordson Corp. | | | 225 | | | | 36,639 | |
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nVent Electric PLC | | | 840 | | | $ | 21,487 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 6,010 | | | | 1,414,153 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | | | 539 | | | | 236,222 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 661 | | | | 53,554 | |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | | | 624 | | | | 26,302 | |
Oshkosh Corp. | | | 378 | | | | 35,778 | |
Outfront Media, Inc. | | | 4,526 | | | | 121,387 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 1,701 | | | | 134,549 | |
PacWest Bancorp | | | 34,634 | | | | 1,325,443 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 878 | | | | 203,037 | |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 83,606 | | | | 2,162,887 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 17,790 | | | | 1,513,217 | |
Paylocity Holding Corp.(a) | | | 1,181 | | | | 142,688 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 2,617 | | | | 283,081 | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 9,242 | | | | 464,133 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 3,867 | | | | 528,503 | |
Performance Food Group Co.(a) | | | 2,948 | | | | 151,763 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 103,498 | | | | 4,055,052 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 14,277 | | | | 1,214,830 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 2,511 | | | | 225,814 | |
Pool Corp. | | | 82 | | | | 17,415 | |
PotlatchDeltic Corp. | | | 2 | | | | 87 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 6,777 | | | | 904,662 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 14,395 | | | | 516,493 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 25,646 | | | | 3,203,185 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 912 | | | | 81,296 | |
Proofpoint, Inc.(a) | | | 171 | | | | 19,627 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 29,587 | | | | 2,773,485 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 8,551 | | | | 754,455 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 7,203 | | | | 769,208 | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 887 | | | | 22,317 | |
Raytheon Co. | | | 2,318 | | | | 509,357 | |
Regal-Beloit Corp. | | | 2,353 | | | | 201,440 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 692 | | | | 259,832 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 7,944 | | | | 136,319 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 91 | | | | 14,838 | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 1,049 | | | | 125,628 | |
RingCentral, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 3,588 | | | | 605,188 | |
RLJ Lodging Trust | | | 45,326 | | | | 803,177 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 356 | | | | 126,106 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 220 | | | | 25,612 | |
RPM International, Inc. | | | 492 | | | | 37,766 | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 2,286 | | | | 124,153 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 15,230 | | | | 4,158,551 | |
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 1,282 | | | | 27,358 | |
salesforce.com, Inc.(a) | | | 27,745 | | | | 4,512,447 | |
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 664 | | | | 85,683 | |
ScottsMiracle-Gro Co. | | | 210 | | | | 22,298 | |
Seattle Genetics, Inc.(a) | | | 958 | | | | 109,461 | |
ServiceNow, Inc.(a) | | | 3,861 | | | | 1,090,038 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | | | 3,000 | | | | 1,750,620 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 14,104 | | | | 2,100,932 | |
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 314,038 | | | | 2,245,372 | |
SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 3,049 | | | | 280,142 | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 4,016 | | | | 680,310 | |
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 1,105 | | | | 83,947 | |
STAG Industrial, Inc. | | | 3,485 | | | | 110,021 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | | | 1,085 | | | | 26,973 | |
Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 208 | | | | 12,615 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 10,508 | | | | 2,206,050 | |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | | | 1,338 | | | | 18,625 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | 1,162 | | | | 41,844 | |
Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 17,730 | | | | 695,016 | |
TCF Financial Corp. | | | 2,322 | | | | 108,670 | |
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TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 1,230 | | | $ | 117,883 | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 9,018 | | | | 3,125,098 | |
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | | | 2,113 | | | | 53,734 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(a) | | | 259 | | | | 22,549 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 1,429 | | | | 183,326 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 1,674 | | | | 543,832 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 2,318 | | | | 141,537 | |
TransDigm Group, Inc. | | | 26 | | | | 14,560 | |
TransUnion | | | 4,650 | | | | 398,086 | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. | | | 372 | | | | 50,945 | |
Two Harbors Investment Corp. | | | 6,860 | | | | 100,293 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 1,335 | | | | 79,152 | |
UGI Corp. | | | 7,215 | | | | 325,829 | |
Umpqua Holdings Corp. | | | 4,008 | | | | 70,942 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 964 | | | | 112,846 | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 10,961 | | | | 1,641,519 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 6,542 | | | | 1,923,217 | |
Unum Group | | | 35,466 | | | | 1,034,189 | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 84 | | | | 20,146 | |
Valvoline, Inc. | | | 877 | | | | 18,777 | |
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 6,340 | | | | 891,784 | |
VeriSign, Inc.(a) | | | 1,402 | | | | 270,137 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 56,848 | | | | 3,490,467 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 2,184 | | | | 478,187 | |
VF Corp. | | | 738 | | | | 73,549 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 32,391 | | | | 6,086,269 | |
Voya Financial, Inc. | | | 804 | | | | 49,028 | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 306 | | | | 44,061 | |
Watsco, Inc. | | | 1,871 | | | | 337,061 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 3,332 | | | | 177,796 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 33,668 | | | | 1,811,338 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 252 | | | | 37,883 | |
Westrock Co. | | | 18,379 | | | | 788,643 | |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 2,146 | | | | 152,151 | |
Woodward, Inc. | | | 652 | | | | 77,223 | |
WR Grace & Co. | | | 534 | | | | 37,300 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 949 | | | | 60,252 | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 3,003 | | | | 236,606 | |
Yelp, Inc.(a) | | | 3,333 | | | | 116,088 | |
Zendesk, Inc.(a) | | | 768 | | | | 58,852 | |
Zions Bancorp. NA | | | 3,709 | | | | 192,571 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 16,498 | | | | 2,183,510 | |
Zynga, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 6,676 | | | | 40,857 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 235,947,253 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Common Stocks — 96.6% (Cost — $366,852,423) | | | | 416,655,719 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Preferred Stocks — 0.6% | |
|
Brazil — 0.5% | |
Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares, 0.00%(a) | | | 85,487 | | | | 768,654 | |
Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares, 0.00% | | | 160,865 | | | | 1,483,603 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2,252,257 | |
|
Germany — 0.1% | |
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, 0.00% | | | 2,238 | | | | 231,186 | |
Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, 0.00% | | | 867 | | | | 185,332 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 416,518 | |
|
Russia — 0.0% | |
Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, 0.00% | | | 81,693 | | | | 49,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
South Korea — 0.0% | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares, 0.00% | | | 1,243 | | | | 48,666 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Preferred Stocks — 0.6% (Cost — $2,605,389) | | | | 2,767,184 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2019 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
Rights — 0.0% | |
|
China — 0.0% | |
Legend Holdings Corp. (Expires 02/05/20) | | | 1,700 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Spain — 0.0% | |
Repsol SA, (Expires 01/21/20)(a) | | | 56,493 | | | | 26,805 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
United States — 0.0% | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., (Expires 03/31/21)(a) | | | 6,002 | | | | 18,066 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Rights — 0.0% (Cost — $39,500) | | | | 44,871 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Long-Term Investments — 97.2% (Cost — $369,497,312) | | | | 419,467,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Short-Term Securities — 5.2% | |
|
Money Market Funds — 1.0% | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds,T-Fund, Institutional Class, 1.52%(d)(f) | | USD | 2,267,986 | | | | 2,267,986 | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 1.87%(d)(e)(f) | | | 1,941,170 | | | | 1,941,559 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Money Market Funds — 1.0% (Cost — $4,209,496) | | | | 4,209,545 | |
| | |
| | Par (000) | | | | |
|
Time Deposits — 4.2% | |
|
Australia — 0.4% | |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.35%, 01/02/20 | | AUD | 2,492 | | | | 1,748,477 | |
|
Canada — 1.0% | |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.84%, 01/02/20 | | CAD | 5,595 | | | | 4,308,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
|
Europe — 0.4% | |
BNP Paribas SA, (0.67%), 01/02/20 | | EUR | 1,454 | | | $ | 1,630,583 | |
|
Hong Kong — 0.3% | |
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., 0.79%, 01/02/20 | | HKD | 8,836 | | | | 1,134,004 | |
|
Japan — 1.4% | |
Sumitomo Bank Tokyo, (0.25%), 01/02/20 | | JPY | 681,011 | | | | 6,267,643 | |
|
Norway — 0.2% | |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.66%, 01/02/20 | | NOK | 6,128 | | | | 698,031 | |
|
Singapore — 0.4% | |
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., 0.63%, 01/02/20 | | SGD | 2,421 | | | | 1,800,036 | |
|
United Kingdom — 0.1% | |
Citibank NA, New York, 0.37%, 01/02/20 | | GBP | 250 | | | | 330,549 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Time Deposits — 4.2% (Cost — $17,859,248) | | | | 17,917,929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Short-Term Securities — 5.2% (Cost — $22,068,744) | | | | 22,127,474 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Investments — 102.4% (Cost — $391,566,056) | | | | 441,595,248 | |
| |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.4)% | | | | (10,326,237 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 431,269,011 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(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) | Annualized7-day yield as of period end. |
(e) | Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
(f) | During the six months ended December 31, 2019, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate/affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Affiliate | | Share sHeld at 06/30/19 | | | Net Activity | | | Shares Held at 12/31/19 | | | Value at 12/31/19 | | | Income | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) (a) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds,T-Fund, Institutional Class | | | 2,101,908 | | | | 166,078 | | | | 2,267,986 | | | $ | 2,267,986 | | | $ | 29,541 | | | $ | 8 | | | $ | — | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series | | | 2,916,085 | | | | (974,915 | ) | | | 1,941,170 | | | | 1,941,559 | | | | 5,323 | (b) | | | (436 | ) | | | (47 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 4,209,545 | | | $ | 34,864 | | | $ | (428 | ) | | $ | (47 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable. | |
| (b) | All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2019 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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 | | | 14 | | | | 03/12/20 | | | $ | 1,509 | | | $ | 6,220 | |
S&P/TSX 60 Index | | | 2 | | | | 03/19/20 | | | | 312 | | | | 102 | |
SPI 200 Index | | | 2 | | | | 03/19/20 | | | | 232 | | | | (6,355 | ) |
Euro Stoxx 50 Index | | | 45 | | | | 03/20/20 | | | | 1,882 | | | | (4,248 | ) |
FTSE 100 Index | | | 7 | | | | 03/20/20 | | | | 695 | | | | 3,676 | |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | 18 | | | | 03/20/20 | | | | 1,008 | | | | 17,102 | |
S&P 500E-Mini Index | | | 39 | | | | 03/20/20 | | | | 6,301 | | | | 102,976 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 119,473 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 130,076 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 130,076 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 10,603 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 10,603 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss). | |
For the period ended December 31, 2019, 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 | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,169,400 | | | $ | — | | | $ | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,169,400 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (93,822 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | | | | $ | — | | | $ | (93,822 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
| | | | |
Futures contracts: | | | | |
Average notional value of contracts — long | | $ | 12,270,281 | |
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 | | $ | — | | | $ | 13,063,132 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 13,063,132 | |
Austria | | | 249,944 | | | | 64,399 | | | | — | | | | 314,343 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2019 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Belgium | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,959,081 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,959,081 | |
Brazil | | | 1,279,692 | | �� | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,279,692 | |
Canada | | | 13,971,821 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 13,971,821 | |
China | | | 5,496,461 | | | | 13,962,402 | | | | — | | | | 19,458,863 | |
Czech Republic | | | 92,123 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 92,123 | |
Denmark | | | 337,688 | | | | 1,379,929 | | | | — | | | | 1,717,617 | |
Finland | | | 186 | | | | 2,222,700 | | | | — | | | | 2,222,886 | |
France | | | 56,862 | | | | 16,085,083 | | | | — | | | | 16,141,945 | |
Germany | | | 1,023,262 | | | | 9,086,503 | | | | — | | | | 10,109,765 | |
Hong Kong | | | 173,661 | | | | 937,958 | | | | — | | | | 1,111,619 | |
Hungary | | | — | | | | 1,375,942 | | | | — | | | | 1,375,942 | |
India | | | 1,203,453 | | | | 3,218,177 | | | | — | | | | 4,421,630 | |
Indonesia | | | — | | | | 583,784 | | | | — | | | | 583,784 | |
Ireland | | | 128,703 | | | | 112,021 | | | | — | | | | 240,724 | |
Israel | | | 228,134 | | | | 89,659 | | | | — | | | | 317,793 | |
Italy | | | — | | | | 901,313 | | | | — | | | | 901,313 | |
Japan | | | — | | | | 25,924,525 | | | | — | | | | 25,924,525 | |
Luxembourg | | | 26,272 | | | | 46,321 | | | | — | | | | 72,593 | |
Macau | | | — | | | | 51,293 | | | | — | | | | 51,293 | |
Malaysia | | | — | | | | 310,412 | | | | — | | | | 310,412 | |
Mexico | | | 1,489,764 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,489,764 | |
Netherlands | | | 264,065 | | | | 7,135,606 | | | | — | | | | 7,399,671 | |
Norway | | | — | | | | 27,653 | | | | — | | | | 27,653 | |
Poland | | | 95,919 | | | | 1,183,547 | | | | — | | | | 1,279,466 | |
Russia | | | 304,567 | | | | 1,169,148 | | | | — | | | | 1,473,715 | |
Singapore | | | — | | | | 222,321 | | | | — | | | | 222,321 | |
South Africa | | | 936,147 | | | | 2,773,215 | | | | — | | | | 3,709,362 | |
South Korea | | | — | | | | 3,117,387 | | | | — | | | | 3,117,387 | |
Spain | | | 200 | | | | 1,260,082 | | | | — | | | | 1,260,282 | |
Sweden | | | — | | | | 1,684,483 | | | | — | | | | 1,684,483 | |
Switzerland | | | — | | | | 12,992,732 | | | | — | | | | 12,992,732 | |
Taiwan | | | — | | | | 8,435,628 | | | | — | | | | 8,435,628 | |
Thailand | | | 13,855 | | | | 736,377 | | | | — | | | | 750,232 | |
Turkey | | | — | | | | 1,652,537 | | | | — | | | | 1,652,537 | |
United Kingdom | | | 1,335,928 | | | | 17,234,409 | | | | — | | | | 18,570,337 | |
United States | | | 234,949,548 | | | | 997,705 | | | | — | | | | 235,947,253 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | 2,252,257 | | | | 514,927 | | | | — | | | | 2,767,184 | |
Rights | | | 44,871 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 44,871 | |
Short-Term Securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 2,267,986 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,267,986 | |
Time Deposits | | | — | | | | 17,917,929 | | | | — | | | | 17,917,929 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 268,223,369 | | | $ | 171,430,320 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 439,653,689 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments Valued at NAV(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,941,559 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 441,595,248 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivative Financial Instruments(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity contracts | | $ | 130,076 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 130,076 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity contracts | | | (10,603 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (10,603 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 119,473 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 119,473 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Certain investments of the Fund were fair valued using NAV per share or its equivalent as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy. | |
| (b) | Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. | |
See notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | | | 21 | |
| | |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) December 31, 2019 | | BlackRock EuroFund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
Common Stocks — 99.1% | |
|
Belgium — 2.9% | |
KBC Group NV | | | 43,161 | | | $ | 3,254,106 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Denmark — 2.9% | |
DSV Panalpina A/S | | | 28,868 | | | | 3,327,131 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Finland — 1.3% | | | | | | |
Neste OYJ | | | 40,925 | | | | 1,423,991 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
France — 39.0% | | | | | | |
Airbus SE | | | 30,761 | | | | 4,514,642 | |
Dassault Systemes SE | | | 13,594 | | | | 2,241,994 | |
Eiffage SA | | | 12,896 | | | | 1,479,516 | |
Ipsen SA | | | 11,527 | | | | 1,023,214 | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | 15,860 | | | | 7,390,024 | |
Pernod Ricard SA | | | 20,800 | | | | 3,721,901 | |
Remy Cointreau SA | | | 12,711 | | | | 1,561,243 | |
Safran SA | | | 38,359 | | | | 5,924,904 | |
Sanofi | | | 46,028 | | | | 4,622,474 | |
Schneider Electric SE | | | 39,028 | | | | 4,009,726 | |
Teleperformance | | | 9,469 | | | | 2,313,445 | |
Thales SA | | | 13,193 | | | | 1,372,795 | |
Vinci SA | | | 34,785 | | | | 3,874,129 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 44,050,007 | |
| | |
Germany — 24.6% | | | | | | |
adidas AG | | | 13,307 | | | | 4,325,689 | |
Allianz SE, Registered Shares | | | 19,766 | | | | 4,843,219 | |
Deutsche Boerse AG | | | 14,699 | | | | 2,304,988 | |
Deutsche Wohnen SE, Bearer Shares | | | 58,119 | | | | 2,364,096 | |
Knorr-Bremse AG | | | 16,833 | | | | 1,713,503 | |
MorphoSys AG(a) | | | 5,843 | | | | 826,555 | |
MTU Aero Engines AG | | | 7,048 | | | | 2,008,156 | |
Puma SE | | | 20,888 | | | | 1,601,733 | |
SAP SE | | | 36,671 | | | | 4,935,848 | |
Symrise AG | | | 27,473 | | | | 2,887,656 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 27,811,443 | |
| | |
Ireland — 1.4% | | | | | | |
Kingspan Group PLC | | | 25,886 | | | | 1,581,028 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Italy — 4.7% | | | | | | |
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA | | | 258,134 | | | | 3,096,525 | |
Moncler SpA | | | 47,765 | | | | 2,149,779 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,246,304 | |
| | |
Netherlands — 10.4% | | | | | | |
ASML Holding NV | | | 18,794 | | | | 5,564,084 | |
ASR Nederland NV | | | 42,830 | | | | 1,605,075 | |
IMCD NV | | | 25,408 | | | | 2,224,649 | |
Koninklijke Philips NV | | | 48,081 | | | | 2,350,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,744,185 | |
| | |
Portugal — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Galp Energia SGPS SA | | | 77,071 | | | | 1,293,872 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Spain — 4.0% | | | | | | |
Amadeus IT Group SA | | | 24,644 | | | | 2,018,263 | |
Iberdrola SA | | | 244,705 | | | | 2,521,824 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,540,087 | |
| | |
Switzerland — 1.9% | | | | | | |
Straumann Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 2,167 | | | | 2,125,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
United Kingdom — 4.9% | | | | | | |
Linde PLC | | | 15,951 | | | | 3,422,619 | |
RELX PLC | | | 81,984 | | | | 2,069,549 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,492,168 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.1% (Cost — $89,624,730) | | | | 111,890,002 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
Short-Term Securities — 1.0% | |
|
Money Market Funds — 0.3% | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds,T-Fund, Institutional Class, 1.52%(b)(c) | | USD | 314,105 | | | $ | 314,105 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Money Market Funds — 0.3% (Cost — $314,105) | | | | 314,105 | |
|
Time Deposits — 0.7% | |
| | |
| | Par (000) | | | | |
| | |
Europe — 0.7% | | | | | | |
BNP Paribas SA, (0.67%), 01/02/20 | | EUR | 714 | | | | 800,795 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Time Deposits — 0.7% (Cost — $799,331) | | | | 800,795 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Short-Term Securities — 1.0% (Cost — $1,113,436) | | | | 1,114,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Investments — 100.1% (Cost — $90,738,166) | | | | 113,004,902 | |
| |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)% | | | | (130,641 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 112,874,261 | |
| | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Annualized7-day yield as of period end. |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2019 | | BlackRock EuroFund |
(c) | During the six months ended December 31, 2019, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate/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 06/30/19 | | | Net Activity | | | Shares Held at 12/31/19 | | | Value at 12/31/19 | | | Income | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) (a) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds,T-Fund, Institutional Class | | | — | | | | 314,105 | | | | 314,105 | | | $ | 314,105 | | | $ | 4,608 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | — | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series(b) | | | 31,839 | | | | (31,839 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1 | (c) | | | 3 | | | | (3 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 314,105 | | | $ | 4,609 | | | $ | 4 | | | $ | (3 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable. | |
| (b) | As of period end, the entity is no longer held by the Fund. | |
| (c) | All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Belgium | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,254,106 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,254,106 | |
Denmark | | | 3,327,131 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,327,131 | |
Finland | | | 1,423,991 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,423,991 | |
France | | | 1,561,243 | | | | 42,488,764 | | | | — | | | | 44,050,007 | |
Germany | | | 6,039,192 | | | | 21,772,251 | | | | — | | | | 27,811,443 | |
Ireland | | | 1,581,028 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,581,028 | |
Italy | | | — | | | | 5,246,304 | | | | — | | | | 5,246,304 | |
Netherlands | | | — | | | | 11,744,185 | | | | — | | | | 11,744,185 | |
Portugal | | | — | | | | 1,293,872 | | | | — | | | | 1,293,872 | |
Spain | | | — | | | | 4,540,087 | | | | — | | | | 4,540,087 | |
Switzerland | | | — | | | | 2,125,680 | | | | — | | | | 2,125,680 | |
United Kingdom | | | — | | | | 5,492,168 | | | | — | | | | 5,492,168 | |
Short-Term Securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 314,105 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 314,105 | |
Time Deposits | | | — | | | | 800,795 | | | | — | | | | 800,795 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 14,246,690 | | | $ | 98,758,212 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 113,004,902 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | | | BlackRock EuroFund | |
| | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Investments at value — unaffiliated(a)(b) | | $ | 437,385,703 | | | $ | 112,690,797 | |
Investments at value — affiliated(c) | | | 4,209,545 | | | | 314,105 | |
Cash | | | 1,357 | | | | — | |
Cash pledged for futures contracts | | | 544,000 | | | | — | |
Foreign currency at value(d) | | | 91,614 | | | | 645 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 3,195 | | | | — | |
Securities lending income — affiliated | | | 981 | | | | — | |
Capital shares sold | | | 77,818 | | | | 11,292 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 3,034 | | | | 418 | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | | 870,381 | | | | 663,663 | |
Variation margin on futures contracts | | | 19,093 | | | | — | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 58,063 | | | | 52,761 | |
Other assets | | | — | | | | 4,315 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 443,264,784 | | | | 113,737,996 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | |
Cash collateral on securities loaned at value | | | 1,936,015 | | | | — | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 8,020,702 | | | | 400,712 | |
Board realignment and consolidation | | | — | | | | 7,596 | |
Capital shares redeemed | | | 947,804 | | | | 84,575 | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 363,014 | | | | 128,305 | |
Offering costs | | | 15,272 | | | | — | |
Directors’ and Officer’s fees | | | 7,401 | | | | 5,358 | |
Other accrued expenses | | | 560,665 | | | | 215,677 | |
Other affiliates | | | 2,833 | | | | 860 | |
Service and distribution fees | | | 99,688 | | | | 19,057 | |
Variation margin on futures contracts | | | 42,379 | | | | — | |
Other liabilities | | | — | | | | 1,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 11,995,773 | | | | 863,735 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 431,269,011 | | | $ | 112,874,261 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 381,362,239 | | | $ | 125,262,715 | |
Accumulated earnings (loss) | | | 49,906,772 | | | | (12,388,454 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 431,269,011 | | | $ | 112,874,261 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSET VALUE | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Institutional | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 87,600,639 | | | $ | 32,074,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 3,827,911 | | | | 2,124,827 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 22.88 | | | $ | 15.10 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Par Value | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares authorized | | | 100 million | | | | Unlimited | |
| | |
Investor A | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 281,771,300 | | | $ | 75,890,694 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 12,972,984 | | | | 5,117,450 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 21.72 | | | $ | 14.83 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Par Value | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares authorized | | | 100 million | | | | Unlimited | |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | | | BlackRock EuroFund | |
| | |
Investor C | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 46,502,389 | | | $ | 3,897,656 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 2,619,895 | | | | 379,719 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 17.75 | | | $ | 10.26 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Par Value | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares authorized | | | 100 million | | | | Unlimited | |
|
Class K | |
Net assets | | $ | 7,629,611 | | | $ | 681,074 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 333,440 | | | | 45,329 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 22.88 | | | $ | 15.03 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Par Value | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares authorized | | | 2 billion | | | | Unlimited | |
|
Class R | |
Net assets | | $ | 7,765,072 | | | $ | 330,242 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 396,711 | | | | 29,865 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 19.57 | | | $ | 11.06 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Par Value | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares authorized | | | 100 million | | | | Unlimited | |
| | |
(a) Investments at cost — unaffiliated | | $ | 387,356,560 | | | $ | 90,424,061 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(b) Securities loaned at value | | $ | 1,872,098 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
(c) Investments at cost — affiliated | | $ | 4,209,496 | | | $ | 314,105 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(d) Foreign currency at cost | | $ | 91,858 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
Statements of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | | | BlackRock EuroFund | |
|
INVESTMENT INCOME | |
Dividends — affiliated | | $ | 29,541 | | | $ | 4,608 | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | | 5,083,348 | | | | 521,271 | |
Interest — unaffiliated | | | — | | | | 5,008 | |
Securities lending income — affiliated — net | | | 5,323 | | | | 1 | |
Non-cash dividends — unaffiliated | | | — | | | | 98,845 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (258,912 | ) | | | (61,369 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 4,859,300 | | | | 568,364 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
EXPENSES | |
Investment advisory | | | 1,829,412 | | | | 416,945 | |
Service and distribution — class specific | | | 613,852 | | | | 113,910 | |
Transfer agent — class specific | | | 415,434 | | | | 82,881 | |
Custodian | | | 126,088 | | | | 41,439 | |
Professional | | | 48,647 | | | | 47,578 | |
Accounting services | | | 45,533 | | | | 19,130 | |
Registration | | | 40,212 | | | | 36,713 | |
Printing | | | 30,488 | | | | 22,100 | |
Directors and Officer | | | 7,778 | | | | 4,649 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 26,111 | | | | 11,453 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 3,183,555 | | | | 796,798 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Less: | | | | | | | | |
Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager | | | (733,726 | ) | | | (33,525 | ) |
Transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | (309,680 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 2,140,149 | | | | 763,273 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 2,719,151 | | | | (194,909 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
|
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | |
Capital gain distributions from investment companies — affiliated | | | 8 | | | | 1 | |
Futures contracts | | | 1,169,400 | | | | — | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (57,514 | ) | | | (2,988 | ) |
Investments — affiliated | | | (436 | ) | | | 3 | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | 8,270,885 | | | | (673,967 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 9,382,343 | | | | (676,951 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | (93,822 | ) | | | — | |
Foreign currency translations | | | 1,975 | | | | (1,015 | ) |
Investments — affiliated | | | (47 | ) | | | (3 | ) |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | 18,519,450 | | | | 6,358,570 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 18,427,556 | | | | 6,357,552 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 27,809,899 | | | | 5,680,601 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 30,529,050 | | | $ | 5,485,692 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/19 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 06/30/19 | |
| | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
|
OPERATIONS | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,719,151 | | | $ | 6,785,690 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 9,382,343 | | | | (8,141,079 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 18,427,556 | | | | 16,003,426 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 30,529,050 | | | | 14,648,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
DISTRIBUTIONS(a) | |
Institutional | | | (1,613,181 | ) | | | (3,311,041 | ) |
Investor A | | | (4,905,774 | ) | | | (10,968,689 | ) |
Investor C | | | (635,057 | ) | | | (2,040,798 | ) |
Class K | | | (147,736 | ) | | | (172,264 | ) |
Class R | | | (132,081 | ) | | | (514,018 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (7,433,829 | ) | | | (17,006,810 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
|
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | |
Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | (42,493,673 | ) | | | (98,451,408 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
|
NET ASSETS | |
Total decrease in net assets | | | (19,398,452 | ) | | | (100,810,181 | ) |
Beginning of period | | | 450,667,463 | | | | 551,477,644 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 431,269,011 | | | $ | 450,667,463 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock EuroFund
| |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/19 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 06/30/19 | |
| | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
|
OPERATIONS | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (194,909 | ) | | $ | 893,745 | |
Net realized loss | | | (676,951 | ) | | | (22,475,209 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 6,357,552 | | | | 11,584,386 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 5,485,692 | | | | (9,997,078 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
|
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) | |
Institutional | | | (145,120 | ) | | | (859,624 | ) |
Investor A | | | (91,353 | ) | | | (1,899,369 | ) |
Investor C | | | — | | | | (128,586 | ) |
Class K | | | (3,865 | ) | | | (23,568 | ) |
Class R | | | — | | | | (12,765 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (240,338 | ) | | | (2,923,912 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | (9,218,896 | ) | | | (72,780,593 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
|
NET ASSETS | |
Total decrease in net assets | | | (3,973,542 | ) | | | (85,701,583 | ) |
Beginning of period | | | 116,847,803 | | | | 202,549,386 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 112,874,261 | | | $ | 116,847,803 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | |
| |
| | Institutional | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/19 (unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
| | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 21.66 | | | | | | | $ | 21.63 | | | $ | 25.83 | | | $ | 21.85 | | | $ | 25.78 | | | $ | 30.82 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.17 | | | | | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.08 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.48 | | | | | | | | 0.43 | | | | 2.82 | | | | 4.15 | | | | (2.87 | ) | | | (1.17 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 1.65 | | | | | | | | 0.79 | | | | 3.11 | | | | 4.26 | | | | (2.83 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Distributions(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.43 | ) | | | | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.11 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | — | | | | | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (6.94 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (3.84 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (0.43 | ) | | | | | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (7.31 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (3.95 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 22.88 | | | | | | | $ | 21.66 | | | $ | 21.63 | | | $ | 25.83 | | | $ | 21.85 | | | $ | 25.78 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 7.67 | %(d) | | | | | | | 4.03 | % | | | 12.43 | % | | | 19.60 | % | | | (10.94 | )% | | | (2.45 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1.13 | %(e) | | | | | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.05 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly | | | 0.71 | %(e) | | | | | | | 0.72 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.05 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 1.54 | %(e) | | | | | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.29 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 87,601 | | | | | | | $ | 87,759 | | | $ | 114,870 | | | $ | 258,047 | | | $ | 250,041 | | | $ | 265,841 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 69 | % | | | | | | | 137 | % | | | 189 | % | | | 59 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 73 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(c) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (continued) | |
| |
| | Investor A | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/19 (unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
| | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 20.55 | | | | | | | $ | 20.56 | | | $ | 24.85 | | | $ | 21.00 | | | $ | 24.90 | | | $ | 29.95 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | 0.13 | | | | | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.01 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(b) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.42 | | | | | | | | 0.40 | | | | 2.67 | | | | 3.99 | | | | (2.76 | ) | | | (1.15 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 1.55 | | | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | 2.92 | | | | 4.00 | | | | (2.80 | ) | | | (1.15 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Distributions(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | — | | | | | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (6.94 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (3.84 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (7.21 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (3.90 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 21.72 | | | | | | | $ | 20.55 | | | $ | 20.56 | | | $ | 24.85 | | | $ | 21.00 | | | $ | 24.90 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 7.58 | %(e) | | | | | | | 3.77 | % | | | 12.10 | % | | | 19.10 | % | | | (11.21 | )% | | | (2.74 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1.45 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.38 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly | | | 0.96 | %(f) | | | | | | | 0.97 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.38 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1.30 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | (0.20 | )% | | | (0.02 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 281,771 | | | | | | | $ | 289,752 | | | $ | 324,978 | | | $ | 395,690 | | | $ | 382,069 | | | $ | 474,107 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 69 | % | | | | | | | 137 | % | | | 189 | % | | | 59 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 73 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share. |
(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
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30 | | 2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (continued) | |
| |
| | Investor C | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/19 (unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
| | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 16.79 | | | | | | | $ | 16.87 | | | $ | 21.45 | | | $ | 18.15 | | | $ | 21.86 | | | $ | 26.92 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | 0.05 | | | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.15 | | | | | | | | 0.34 | | | | 2.31 | | | | 3.46 | | | | (2.42 | ) | | | (1.07 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 1.20 | | | | | | | | 0.45 | | | | 2.35 | | | | 3.30 | | | | (2.61 | ) | | | (1.26 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Distributions(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
From net realized gain | | | — | | | | | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (6.93 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (3.80 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (6.93 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (3.80 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 17.75 | | | | | | | $ | 16.79 | | | $ | 16.87 | | | $ | 21.45 | | | $ | 18.15 | | | $ | 21.86 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 7.17 | %(d) | | | | | | | 2.99 | % | | | 11.23 | % | | | 18.18 | % | | | (11.93 | )% | | | (3.53 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 2.31 | %(e) | | | | | | | 2.28 | % | | | 2.34 | % | | | 2.32 | % | | | 2.22 | % | | | 2.17 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly | | | 1.71 | %(e) | | | | | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 2.29 | % | | | 2.22 | % | | | 2.17 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.55 | %(e) | | | | | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.23 | % | | | (0.81 | )% | | | (1.01 | )% | | | (0.81 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 46,502 | | | | | | | $ | 52,125 | | | $ | 90,299 | | | $ | 135,507 | | | $ | 245,795 | | | $ | 318,616 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 69 | % | | | | | | | 137 | % | | | 189 | % | | | 59 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 73 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(c) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (continued) | |
| |
| | Class K | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/19 (unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | | | Period from 01/25/18 (a) to 06/30/18 | |
| | 2019 | |
| | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 21.66 | | | | | | | $ | 21.63 | | | $ | 23.12 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(b) | | | 0.17 | | | | | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.29 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.49 | | | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | (1.78 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 1.66 | | | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | (1.49 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Distributions | |
From net investment income | | | (0.44 | ) | | | | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | — | |
From net realized gain | | | — | | | | | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (0.44 | ) | | | | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 22.88 | | | | | | | $ | 21.66 | | | $ | 21.63 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Total Return(c) | |
Based on net asset value | | | 7.73 | %(d) | | | | | | | 4.09 | % | | | (6.44 | )%(d) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets | |
Total expenses | | | 1.01 | %(e) | | | | | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.07 | %(e)(f) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly | | | 0.66 | %(e) | | | | | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.66 | %(e) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 1.58 | %(e) | | | | | | | 1.98 | % | | | 3.09 | %(e) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 7,630 | | | | | | | $ | 10,625 | | | $ | 4,616 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 69 | % | | | | | | | 137 | % | | | 189 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
(f) | Offering costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 1.07%. |
See notes to financial statements.
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32 | | 2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (continued) | |
| |
| | Class R | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/19 (unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
| | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 18.52 | | | | | | | $ | 18.60 | | | $ | 23.07 | | | $ | 19.48 | | | $ | 23.27 | | | $ | 28.30 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | 0.10 | | | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.17 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.26 | | | | | | | | 0.37 | | | | 2.47 | | | | 3.70 | | | | (2.58 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 1.36 | | | | | | | | 0.58 | | | | 2.64 | | | | 3.63 | | | | (2.69 | ) | | | (1.19 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Distributions(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.00 | )(c) |
From net realized gain | | | — | | | | | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (6.94 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (3.84 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (7.11 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (3.84 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 19.57 | | | | | | | $ | 18.52 | | | $ | 18.60 | | | $ | 23.07 | | | $ | 19.48 | | | $ | 23.27 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 7.38 | %(e) | | | | | | | 3.52 | % | | | 11.79 | % | | | 18.67 | % | | | (11.54 | )% | | | (3.08 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1.76 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.87 | % | | | 1.92 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.73 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly | | | 1.21 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.88 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.73 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1.06 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.18 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | (0.33 | )% | | | (0.56 | )% | | | (0.39 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 7,765 | | | | | | | $ | 10,407 | | | $ | 16,716 | | | $ | 19,642 | | | $ | 21,091 | | | $ | 26,019 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 69 | % | | | | | | | 137 | % | | | 189 | % | | | 59 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 73 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(c) | Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share. |
(d) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock EuroFund | |
| |
| | Institutional | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/19 (unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
| | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 14.40 | | | | | | | $ | 15.06 | | | $ | 14.78 | | | $ | 13.25 | | | $ | 15.51 | | | $ | 16.68 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.16 | (b) | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.28 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.78 | | | | | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | 0.33 | | | | 1.67 | | | | (2.28 | ) | | | (1.00 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 0.77 | | | | | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 0.46 | | | | 1.83 | | | | (2.03 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 15.10 | | | | | | | $ | 14.40 | | | $ | 15.06 | | | $ | 14.78 | | | $ | 13.25 | | | $ | 15.51 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 5.35 | %(e) | | | | | | | (1.77 | )% | | | 3.12 | % | | | 14.14 | % | | | (13.22 | )% | | | (4.10 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1.28 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.00 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 1.22 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.00 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.19 | )%(f) | | | | | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.87 | % | | | 1.19 | %(b) | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.81 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 32,075 | | | | | | | $ | 33,178 | | | $ | 43,686 | | | $ | 146,685 | | | $ | 162,627 | | | $ | 221,463 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 15 | % | | | | | | | 153 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 93 | % | | | 100 | % | | | 117 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend. |
(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
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34 | | 2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock EuroFund (continued) | |
| |
| | Investor A | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/19 (unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
| | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 14.11 | | | | | | | $ | 14.78 | | | $ | 14.49 | | | $ | 12.98 | | | $ | 15.23 | | | $ | 16.37 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.13 | (b) | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.29 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.77 | | | | | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | 0.26 | | | | 1.64 | | | | (2.23 | ) | | | (1.03 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 0.74 | | | | | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 0.44 | | | | 1.77 | | | | (2.03 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 14.83 | | | | | | | $ | 14.11 | | | $ | 14.78 | | | $ | 14.49 | | | $ | 12.98 | | | $ | 15.23 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 5.23 | %(e) | | | | | | | (2.08 | )% | | | 3.02 | % | | | 13.92 | % | | | (13.41 | )% | | | (4.30 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1.46 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.31 | % | | | 1.32 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.22 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 1.40 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.32 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.22 | % |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.37 | )%(f) | | | | | | | 0.56 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 0.97 | %(b) | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.88 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 75,891 | | | | | | | $ | 78,418 | | | $ | 149,540 | | | $ | 165,427 | | | $ | 178,374 | | | $ | 258,675 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 15 | % | | | | | | | 153 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 93 | % | | | 100 | % | | | 117 | % |
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend. |
(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | BlackRock EuroFund (continued) | |
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| | Investor C | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/19 (unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.79 | | | | | | | $ | 10.36 | | | $ | 10.16 | | | $ | 9.17 | | | $ | 10.82 | | | $ | 11.76 | |
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.01 | (b) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.08 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.53 | | | | | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 0.18 | | | | 1.15 | | | | (1.58 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 0.47 | | | | | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 0.23 | | | | 1.16 | | | | (1.51 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | — | | | | | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.26 | | | | | | | $ | 9.79 | | | $ | 10.36 | | | $ | 10.16 | | | $ | 9.17 | | | $ | 10.82 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 4.80 | %(e) | | | | | | | (2.82 | )% | | | 2.27 | % | | | 12.94 | % | | | (14.08 | )% | | | (5.09 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 2.24 | %(f) | | | | | | | 2.20 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | 2.13 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.05 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 2.18 | %(f) | | | | | | | 2.14 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 2.13 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.05 | % |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | (1.14 | )%(f) | | | | | | | (0.17 | )% | | | 0.43 | % | | | 0.14 | %(b) | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.70 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 3,898 | | | | | | | $ | 4,179 | | | $ | 7,533 | | | $ | 8,038 | | | $ | 13,659 | | | $ | 18,021 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 15 | % | | | | | | | 153 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 93 | % | | | 100 | % | | | 117 | % |
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend. |
(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | BlackRock EuroFund (continued) | |
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| | Class K | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/19 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended June 30, 2019 | | | Period from 01/25/18 (a) to 06/30/18 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 14.34 | | | $ | 15.08 | | | $ | 16.57 | |
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Net investment income (loss)(b) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.26 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.80 | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (1.75 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 0.78 | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (1.49 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | — | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 15.03 | | | $ | 14.34 | | | $ | 15.08 | |
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Total Return(d) | |
Based on net asset value | | | 5.43 | %(e) | | | (1.70 | )% | | | (8.99 | )%(e) |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | |
Total expenses | | | 1.10 | %(f) | | | 1.11 | % | | | 0.98 | %(f)(g) |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 1.04 | %(f) | | | 1.05 | % | | | 0.95 | %(f) |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.31 | )%(f) | | | 1.00 | % | | | 3.86 | %(f) |
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Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 681 | | | $ | 710 | | | $ | 1,005 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 15 | % | | | 153 | % | | | 98 | % |
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(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
(g) | 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.
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | BlackRock EuroFund (continued) | |
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| | Class R | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/19 (unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.54 | | | | | | | $ | 11.14 | | | $ | 10.96 | | | $ | 9.89 | | | $ | 11.66 | | | $ | 12.58 | |
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.05 | (b) | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.12 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.57 | | | | | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 0.18 | | | | 1.24 | | | | (1.71 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 0.52 | | | | | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | 0.27 | | | | 1.29 | | | | (1.60 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | — | | | | | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 11.06 | | | | | | | $ | 10.54 | | | $ | 11.14 | | | $ | 10.96 | | | $ | 9.89 | | | $ | 11.66 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 4.93 | %(e) | | | | | | | (2.66 | )% | | | 2.46 | % | | | 13.42 | % | | | (13.82 | )% | | | (4.68 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 2.05 | %(f) | | | | | | | 2.07 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.69 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 1.99 | %(f) | | | | | | | 2.01 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.69 | % |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.96 | )%(f) | | | | | | | (0.07 | )% | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.54 | %(b) | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.03 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 330 | | | | | | | $ | 363 | | | $ | 786 | | | $ | 1,017 | | | $ | 859 | | | $ | 1,122 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 15 | % | | | | | | | 153 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 93 | % | | | 100 | % | | | 117 | % |
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend. |
(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc., (the “Corporation”) and BlackRock EuroFund (the “Trust”) are each registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), asopen-end management investment companies. BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. is organized as a Maryland corporation. BlackRock EuroFund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The following are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually as a “Fund”:
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Fund Name | | Herein Referred To As | | Diversification Classification |
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | | 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 only to certain eligible investors. Class R Shares are sold only to certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. Investor A, Investor C and Class R Shares bear certain expenses related to shareholder servicing of such shares, and Investor C and Class R Shares also bear certain expenses related to the distribution of such shares. Investor A and Investor C Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures (except that Investor C shareholders may vote on material changes to the Investor A Shares distribution and service plan).
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Share Class | | Initial Sales Charge | | CDSC | | | Conversion Privilege |
Institutional, Class K and Class R Shares | | No | | | No | | | None |
Investor A Shares | | Yes | | | No | (a) | | None |
Investor C Shares | | No | | | Yes | (b) | | To Investor A Shares after approximately 10 years |
| (a) | Investor A Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for certain redemptions where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. | |
| (b) | A CDSC of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor C Shares made within one year after purchase. | |
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.”
The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds referred to as the BlackRock Multi-Asset 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 executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income andnon-cash dividend income are 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. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, are recognized on an accrual basis. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.
Foreign Currency Translation:Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.
Each Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Segregation and Collateralization:In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on 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.
Distributions: Distributions paid by the Funds 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
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. 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 net asset value (“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) |
| • | | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Global Valuation Committee’s 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
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for 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, 2019, certain investments of the Funds were valued using NAV per share or its equivalent 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:The 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:
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Counterparty | | Securities Loaned at Value | | | Cash Collateral Received (a) | | | Net Amount | |
Advantage Global | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | $ | 1,477,133 | | | $ | (1,477,133 | ) | | $ | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. | | | 380,619 | | | | (380,619 | ) | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley & Co LLC | | | 14,346 | | | | (14,346 | ) | | | — | |
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| | $ | 1,872,098 | | | $ | (1,872,098 | ) | | $ | — | |
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| (a) | Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s Statements of Assets and Liabilities. | |
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 to the extent 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. Such losses are borne entirely by the Funds.
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.
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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, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.
6. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
Investment Advisory:Each Fund entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment adviser and an indirect, and wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“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:
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| | Investment Advisory Fee | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Advantage Global | | | EuroFund | |
First $1 Billion | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.75 | % |
$1 Billion — $3 Billion | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.71 | |
$3 Billion — $5 Billion | | | 0.77 | | | | 0.68 | |
$5 Billion — $10 Billion | | | 0.74 | | | | 0.65 | |
Greater than $10 Billion | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.64 | |
With respect to EuroFund, the Manager entered into asub-advisory agreement with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIL for services it provides for that portion of the Fund for which BIL acts assub-adviser, a monthly fee that is equal to a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by EuroFund to the Manager.
Service and Distribution Fees:The Funds entered into a Distribution Agreement and Distribution Plans with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. Pursuant to the Distribution Plans 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:
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| | Service Fees | | | Distribution Fees | |
Investor A | | | 0.25 | % | | | — | % |
Investor C | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.75 | |
Class R | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.25 | |
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, 2019, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:
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| | Investor A | | | Investor C | | | Class R | | | Total | |
Advantage Global | | $ | 351,177 | | | $ | 240,156 | | | $ | 22,519 | | | $ | 613,852 | |
EuroFund | | | 93,665 | | | | 19,421 | | | | 824 | | | | 113,910 | |
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 to servicing of underlying investor accounts. 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, 2019, Advantage Global 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:
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| | Investor A | |
Advantage Global | | $ | 516 | |
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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, 2019, each Fund reimbursed the Manager the following amounts for costs incurred in running the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations:
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| | Institutional | | | Investor A | | | Investor C | | | Class K | | | Class R | | | Total | |
Advantage Global | | $ | 183 | | | $ | 3,340 | | | $ | 613 | | | $ | 19 | | | $ | 19 | | | $ | 4,174 | |
EuroFund | | | 668 | | | | 1,519 | | | | 93 | | | | 6 | | | | 6 | | | | 2,292 | |
For the six months ended December 31, 2019, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:
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| | Institutional | | | Investor A | | | Investor C | | | Class K | | | Class R | | | Total | |
Advantage Global | | $ | 54,670 | | | $ | 274,604 | | | $ | 74,032 | | | $ | 440 | | | $ | 11,688 | | | $ | 415,434 | |
EuroFund | | | 31,677 | | | | 47,327 | | | | 3,019 | | | | 83 | | | | 775 | | | | 82,881 | |
Other Fees:For the six months ended December 31, 2019, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of each Fund’s Investor A Shares as follows:
| | | | |
| | Investor A | |
Advantage Global | | $ | 1,245 | |
EuroFund | | | 190 | |
For the six months ended December 31, 2019, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:
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| | Advantage Global | | | EuroFund | |
Investor A | | $ | 508 | | | $ | — | |
Investor C | | | 194 | | | | 3 | |
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, 2019, the amounts waived were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Advantage Global | | | EuroFund | |
Amounts waived | | $ | 1,173 | | | $ | 169 | |
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, 2020. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” of the 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, 2019, there were no fees waived and/or reimbursed 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, 2019, the Manager waived $33,356 pursuant to this agreement.
For the six months ended December 31, 2019, 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:
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| | Institutional | | | Investor A | | | Investor C | | | Class K | | | Class R | | | Total | |
Advantage Global | | $ | 555 | | | $ | 1,835 | | | $ | 313 | | | $ | 48 | | | $ | 59 | | | $ | 2,810 | |
EuroFund | | | 205 | | | | 487 | | | | 25 | | | | 4 | | | | 2 | | | | 723 | |
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 each Fund’s business (“expense limitation”). The expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
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| | 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, 2020, unless approved by the Board of the Corporation, including a majority of the Independent Directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of Advantage Global. For the six months ended December 31, 2019, the Manager waived and/or reimbursed $732,553, which is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations.
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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, 2019, class specific waivers were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Institutional | | | Investor A | | | Investor C | | | Class K | | | Class R | | | Total | |
Advantage Global | | $ | 33,412 | | | $ | 204,369 | | | $ | 62,024 | | | $ | 439 | | | $ | 9,436 | | | $ | 309,680 | |
With respect to the contractual expense limitation, if during the Fund’s fiscal year the operating expenses of a share class, that at any time during the prior two fiscal years received a waiver and/or reimbursement from the Manager, are less than the current expense limitation for that share class, the Manager is entitled to be reimbursed by such share class up to the lesser of: (a) the amount of fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed during those prior two fiscal years under the agreement and (b) an amount not to exceed either the current expense limitation of that share class or the expense limitation of the share class in effect at the time that the share class received the applicable waiver and/or reimbursement, provided that:
(1) the Fund, of which the share class is a part, has more than $50 million in assets for the fiscal year, and
(2) the Manager or an affiliate continues to serve as the Fund’s investment adviser or administrator.
This repayment applies only to the contractual expense limitation on net expenses and does not apply to the contractual investment advisory fee waiver described above or any voluntary waivers that may be in effect from time to time. Effective December 1, 2019, the repayment arrangement between the Fund and the Manager pursuant to which such Fund may be required to repay amounts waived and/or reimbursed under the Fund’s contractual caps on net expenses was terminated.
The following fund level and class specific waivers and/or reimbursements previously recorded by Advantage Global Fund, which were subject to recoupment by the Manager, expired on December 1, 2019:
| | | | |
Fund Level | | $ | 3,664,549 | |
Institutional | | | 186,656 | |
Investor A | | | 1,017,033 | |
Investor C | | | 363,661 | |
Class K | | | 2,502 | |
Class R | | | 72,831 | |
Securities Lending:The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BIM, an affiliate of the Manager, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BIM bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. The Funds are responsible for expenses in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment expenses”). The cash collateral is invested in a private investment company managed by the Manager or its affiliates. However, BIM has agreed to cap the collateral investment expenses of the private investment company to an annual rate of 0.04%. The investment adviser to the private investment company will not charge any advisory fees with respect to shares purchased by the Funds. The private investment company in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value withdrawn or temporarily restrict withdrawals for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the private investment company’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.
Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment expenses. Each Fund retains a portion of securities lending income and remits a remaining portion to BIM as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.
Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment expenses), 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 BlackRock Multi-Asset 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 (which excludes collateral investment expenses), 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, 2019, each Fund paid BIM the following amounts for securities lending agent services:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Advantage Global | | | EuroFund | |
Securities lending agent services | | $ | 1,049 | | | $ | — | |
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. EuroFund is currently permitted to borrow under the Interfund Lending Program. Advantage Global is currently permitted to borrow and lend 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
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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 period ended December 31, 2019, 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.
For the six months ended December 31, 2019, purchases and sales of investments and excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Advantage Global | | | EuroFund | |
Purchases | | $ | 287,422,587 | | | $ | 16,350,270 | |
Sales | | | 332,558,885 | | | | 26,629,110 | |
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, 2019. 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, 2019, 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, 2019, the Funds hadnon-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:
| | | | |
Advantage Global | | EuroFund | |
$6,815,543 | | $ | 30,664,636 | |
As of December 31, 2019, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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| | Advantage Global | | | EuroFund | |
Tax cost | | $ | 394,274,328 | | | $ | 93,860,053 | |
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Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 56,794,219 | | | $ | 22,739,399 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (9,353,826 | ) | | | (3,594,550 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | 47,440,393 | | | $ | 19,144,849 | |
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The Funds along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), are parties 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 2020 unless extended or renewed. Prior to April 18, 2019, 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, 2019, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.
In the normal course of business, certain Funds invest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which each Fund is subject.
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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. An illiquid investment is any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A Fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid 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:The Funds invest a substantial amount of their assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When the Funds concentrate their investments in this manner, 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 more volatile and less liquid than U.S. securities and may be less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities. Investment percentages in specific countries are presented in the Schedules of Investments.
EuroFund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns about economic downturns in, or rising government debt levels of, several European countries. These events may spread to other countries in Europe and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments.
Responses to the financial problems by European governments, central banks and others, including austerity measures and reforms, may not work, may result in social unrest and may limit future growth and economic recovery or have other unintended consequences. Further defaults or restructurings by governments and others of their debt could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world. In addition, the United Kingdom has voted to withdraw from the European Union, and one or more other countries may withdraw from the European Union and/or abandon the Euro, the common currency of the European Union. The impact of these actions, especially if they occur in a disorderly fashion, is not clear but could be significant and far reaching.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
11. | CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
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| | Six Months Ended 12/31/19 | | | Year Ended 06/30/19 | |
Advantage Global | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Institutional | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 288,848 | | | $ | 6,292,212 | | | | 1,232,648 | | | $ | 24,912,052 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 68,864 | | | | 1,530,165 | | | | 159,143 | | | | 3,133,521 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (581,568 | ) | | | (12,506,428 | ) | | | (2,651,356 | ) | | | (55,309,098 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (223,856 | ) | | $ | (4,684,051 | ) | | | (1,259,565 | ) | | $ | (27,263,525 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investor A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares | | | 354,183 | | | $ | 7,258,236 | | | | 1,626,860 | | | $ | 32,489,716 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 211,298 | | | | 4,456,265 | | | | 538,218 | | | | 10,069,960 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,690,734 | ) | | | (34,889,418 | ) | | | (3,872,814 | ) | | | (76,347,695 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (1,125,253 | ) | | $ | (23,174,917 | ) | | | (1,707,736 | ) | | $ | (33,788,019 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investor C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 13,448 | | | $ | 227,004 | | | | 113,130 | | | $ | 1,800,863 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 33,866 | | | | 584,186 | | | | 124,565 | | | | 1,913,305 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (531,462 | ) | | | (8,928,581 | ) | | | (2,486,438 | ) | | | (40,904,182 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (484,148 | ) | | $ | (8,117,391 | ) | | | (2,248,743 | ) | | $ | (37,190,014 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class K | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 57,175 | | | $ | 1,243,844 | | | | 363,428 | | | $ | 7,674,626 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 6,480 | | | | 143,926 | | | | 8,407 | | | | 165,540 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (220,700 | ) | | | (4,836,563 | ) | | | (94,714 | ) | | | (1,971,467 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (157,045 | ) | | $ | (3,448,793 | ) | | | 277,121 | | | $ | 5,868,699 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 37,151 | | | $ | 691,916 | | | | 112,045 | | | $ | 2,021,830 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 6,948 | | | | 132,081 | | | | 30,451 | | | | 514,018 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (209,447 | ) | | | (3,892,518 | ) | | | (479,342 | ) | | | (8,614,397 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (165,348 | ) | | $ | (3,068,521 | ) | | | (336,846 | ) | | $ | (6,078,549 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Net Decrease | | | (2,155,650 | ) | | $ | (42,493,673 | ) | | | (5,275,769 | ) | | $ | (98,451,408 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/19 | | | Year Ended 06/30/19 | |
EuroFund | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Institutional | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 19,342 | | | $ | 271,659 | | | | 116,304 | | | $ | 1,632,133 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 7,943 | | | | 116,042 | | | | 55,526 | | | | 691,295 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (206,756 | ) | | | (2,923,566 | ) | | | (767,404 | ) | | | (10,555,926 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (179,471 | ) | | $ | (2,535,865 | ) | | | (595,574 | ) | | $ | (8,232,498 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investor A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 51,386 | | | $ | 713,655 | | | | 329,601 | | | $ | 4,582,724 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 5,312 | | | | 76,225 | | | | 131,602 | | | | 1,608,202 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (497,046 | ) | | | (6,919,723 | ) | | | (5,024,233 | ) | | | (67,280,467 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (440,348 | ) | | $ | (6,129,843 | ) | | | (4,563,030 | ) | | $ | (61,089,541 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investor C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 3,314 | | | $ | 32,136 | | | | 10,878 | | | $ | 104,553 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,884 | | | | 101,134 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (50,324 | ) | | | (480,367 | ) | | | (323,337 | ) | | | (3,029,797 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (47,010 | ) | | | $ (448,231 | ) | | | (300,575 | ) | | $ | (2,824,110 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class K | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 5,013 | | | $ | 71,459 | | | | 14,854 | | | $ | 200,174 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 195 | | | | 2,829 | | | | 1,495 | | | | 18,527 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (9,379 | ) | | | (134,100 | ) | | | (33,530 | ) | | | (459,486 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (4,171 | ) | | $ | (59,812 | ) | | | (17,181 | ) | | $ | (240,785 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/19 | | | Year Ended 06/30/19 | |
EuroFund | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 3,246 | | | $ | 33,568 | | | | 8,938 | | | $ | 89,980 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,394 | | | | 12,765 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (7,832 | ) | | | (78,713 | ) | | | (46,452 | ) | | | (496,404 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (4,586 | ) | | $ | (45,145 | ) | | | (36,120 | ) | | $ | (393,659 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Net Decrease | | | (675,586 | ) | | $ | (9,218,896 | ) | | | (5,512,480 | ) | | $ | (72,780,593 | ) |
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As of December 31, 2019, shares owned by BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., an affiliate of the Funds, were as follows:
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Board of Directors of BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc., on behalf of BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. and the Board of Trustees of BlackRock EuroFund, on behalf of BlackRock Euro Fund (together, the “Board”), met on November 12-13, 2019 (the “Meeting”) to review the liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) applicable to the BlackRock open-end funds, excluding money market funds (each, a “Fund”), pursuant to the Liquidity Rule. The Board has appointed BlackRock Advisors, LLC or BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), each an investment adviser to certain Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program, as applicable. BlackRock has delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the operation of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from December 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019 (the “Program Reporting Period”).
The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing a Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also described BlackRock’s methodology in establishing a Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually.
The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing a Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:
A. The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions:During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure with a focus on Funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a Fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Where a Fund participated in borrowings for investment purposes (such as tender option bonds and reverse repurchase agreements), such borrowings were factored into the Program’s calculation of a Fund’s liquidity bucketing. Derivative exposure was also considered in such calculation.
B. Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions:During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical net redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). Each Fund has adopted an in-kind redemption policy which may be utilized to meet larger redemption requests. The Committee may also take into consideration a Fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a Fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a Fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.
C. Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements:The Committee considered the terms of the credit facility applicable to the Funds, the financial health of the institution providing the facility and the fact that the credit facility is shared among multiple Funds (including that a portion of the aggregate commitment amount is specifically designated for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio and BlackRock Credit Strategies Income Fund, each a series of BlackRock Funds V). The Committee also considered other types of borrowing available to the Funds, such as the ability to use reverse repurchase agreements and interfund lending, as applicable.
There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.
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Director and Officer Information
Mark Stalnecker, Chair of the Board and Director
Bruce R. Bond, Director
Susan J. Carter, Director
Collette Chilton, Director
Neil A. Cotty, Director
Lena G. Goldberg, Director
Robert M. Hernandez, Director
Henry R. Keizer, Director
Cynthia A. Montgomery, Director
Donald C. Opatrny, Director
Joseph P. Platt, Director
Kenneth L. Urish, Director
Claire A. Walton, 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
Lisa Belle, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
Janey Ahn, Secretary
Effective September 19, 2019, Lisa Belle replaced John MacKessy as the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the Funds.
Effective September 19, 2019, Janey Ahn replaced Benjamin Archibald as the Secretary of the Funds.
Effective December 31, 2019, Robert M. Hernandez retired as Director/Trustee of the Funds.
Further information about the Funds’ Directors and Officers is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling (800)441-7762.
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
Sidley Austin 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
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Additional Information
General Information
Householding
The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Funds at(800) 441-7762.
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT, and for reporting periods ended prior to March 31, 2019, filed such information on FormN-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT andN-Q are available on the SEC’s website at 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) atblackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at 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) atblackrock.com; or by calling(800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at 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. Visitblackrock.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 visitblackrock.com for more information.
Automatic Investment Plans
Investor class shareholders who want to invest regularly can arrange to have $50 or more automatically deducted from their checking or savings account and invested in any of the BlackRock funds.
Systematic Withdrawal Plans
Investor class shareholders can establish a systematic withdrawal plan and receive periodic payments of $50 or more from their BlackRock funds, as long as their account balance is at least $10,000.
Retirement Plans
Shareholders may make investments in conjunction with Traditional, Rollover, Roth, Coverdell, Simple IRAs, SEP IRAs and 403(b) Plans.
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Additional Information (continued)
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.
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
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Currency |
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AUD | | Australian Dollar |
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CAD | | Canadian Dollar |
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EUR | | Euro |
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GBP | | British Pound |
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HKD | | Hong Kong Dollar |
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JPY | | Japanese Yen |
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NOK | | Norwegian Krone |
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SGD | | Singapore Dollar |
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USD | | U.S. Dollar |
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Portfolio Abbreviations |
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipts |
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CVA | | Certificaten Van Aandelen (Dutch Certificate) |
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GDR | | Global Depositary Receipt |
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NVDR | | Non-voting Depository Receipts |
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S&P | | Standard and Poor’s |
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Want to know more?
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This report is intended for current holders. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Funds unless preceded or accompanied by the Funds’ current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.
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Item 2 – | Code of Ethics – 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 |
(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 Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12 – | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities 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
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(a)(4) – Not Applicable
(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BlackRock EuroFund
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By: | | /s/ John M. Perlowski |
| | John M. Perlowski |
| | Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of |
| | BlackRock EuroFund |
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Date: March 6, 2020 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | | /s/ John M. Perlowski |
| | John M. Perlowski |
| | Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of |
| | BlackRock EuroFund |
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Date: March 6, 2020 |
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By: | | /s/ Neal J. Andrews |
| | Neal J. Andrews |
| | Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of |
| | BlackRock EuroFund |
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Date: March 6, 2020 |
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