BLACKROCK FUNDSSM
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, Delaware 19809
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re:BlackRock Advantage Small Cap Growth Fund, a series of BlackRock FundsSM (File No. 333-216992)
May 4, 2017
Dear Commissioners:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, BlackRock FundsSM, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series BlackRock Advantage Small Cap Growth Fund, hereby respectfully requests acceleration of the effective date of its Registration Statement on FormN-14 (FileNo. 333-216992) so that such Registration Statement may be declared effective as soon as practicable on May 4, 2017.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| BLACKROCK FUNDSSM | ||
| By: | /s/ Benjamin Archibald | |
| Name: Benjamin Archibald | ||
| Title: Secretary | ||
BLACKROCK FUNDSSM
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, Delaware 19809
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | BlackRock Advantage Small Cap Growth Fund, a series of BlackRock FundsSM (the “Registrant”) — Registration Statement on FormN-14 (File No. 333-216992) |
May 4, 2017
Dear Commissioners:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned hereby joins the Registrant’s request that the effective date for the above-captioned Registration Statement be accelerated so that it may be declared effective as soon as practicable on May 4, 2017.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Gregory Rosta | |
Name: Gregory Rosta Title: Vice President | ||