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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) January 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
Common Stocks — 89.3% | |
|
Brazil — 5.8% | |
B2W Cia Digital(a) | | | 504,326 | | | $ | 8,384,629 | |
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA | | | 1,231,722 | | | | 10,003,104 | |
Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao, Preference Shares, ADR | | | 136,731 | | | | 2,718,212 | |
Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA | | | 171,254 | | | | 2,807,580 | |
Petroleo Brasileiro SA — ADR | | | 978,878 | | | | 13,811,969 | |
Vale SA — ADR | | | 725,276 | | | | 8,507,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 46,232,981 | |
|
China — 24.1% | |
Air China Ltd., Class H | | | 9,218,000 | | | | 7,564,928 | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. — ADR(a) | | | 250,579 | | | | 51,767,116 | |
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 2,051,000 | | | | 13,090,896 | |
Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 845,600 | | | | 16,672,901 | |
Beijing New Building Materials PLC | | | 2,316,686 | | | | 7,672,691 | |
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H | | | 9,036,000 | | | | 6,845,095 | |
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,169,600 | | | | 13,596,480 | |
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. | | | 4,391,000 | | | | 6,958,008 | |
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. | | | 7,474,000 | | | | 5,789,161 | |
Meituan Dianping, Class B(a) | | | 599,700 | | | | 7,592,104 | |
Momo, Inc., ADR | | | 187,444 | | | | 5,735,786 | |
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H | | | 1,430,000 | | | | 16,170,227 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 697,000 | | | | 33,240,050 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 192,695,443 | |
|
Egypt — 1.1% | |
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE | | | 1,658,684 | | | | 8,931,698 | |
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Hong Kong — 1.4% | |
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | | | 5,214,000 | | | | 10,891,660 | |
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India — 7.4% | |
Axis Bank Ltd. | | | 1,068,899 | | | | 10,910,592 | |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | | 702,762 | | | | 12,037,731 | |
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.(a) | | | 2,147,910 | | | | 5,236,978 | |
Petronet LNG Ltd. | | | 2,229,976 | | | | 8,317,001 | |
Tech Mahindra Ltd. | | | 936,704 | | | | 10,456,902 | |
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. | | | 3,200,794 | | | | 12,072,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 59,032,128 | |
|
Indonesia — 2.8% | |
Astra International Tbk PT | �� | | 28,782,900 | | | | 13,287,261 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Indonesia (continued) | |
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT | | | 17,290,100 | | | $ | 9,454,145 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 22,741,406 | |
|
Italy — 1.1% | |
Prada SpA(b) | | | 2,254,500 | | | | 8,693,930 | |
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|
Macau — 1.8% | |
SJM Holdings Ltd. | | | 12,930,000 | | | | 14,415,610 | |
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|
Mexico — 6.9% | |
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | | | 737,907 | | | | 6,653,289 | |
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV — ADR | | | 101,949 | | | | 9,192,741 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, ADR | | | 52,921 | | | | 6,545,269 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B | | | 785,654 | | | | 9,710,335 | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Series O | | | 1,733,885 | | | | 10,652,627 | |
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | | | 4,320,209 | | | | 12,540,735 | |
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| | | | 55,294,996 | |
|
Panama — 1.2% | |
Copa Holdings SA, Class A | | | 99,714 | | | | 9,767,983 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Philippines — 1.4% | |
Bank of the Philippine Islands | | | 6,944,350 | | | | 11,271,078 | |
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Poland — 1.3% | |
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA | | | 422,453 | | | | 10,776,180 | |
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Russia — 6.4% | |
Lukoil PJSC — ADR | | | 131,719 | | | | 13,401,669 | |
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC | | | 728,310 | | | | 3,714,565 | |
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC — ADR | | | 1,269,084 | | | | 12,931,966 | |
Sberbank of Russia PJSC | | | 694,867 | | | | 2,738,094 | |
Sberbank of Russia PJSC — ADR | | | 1,157,198 | | | | 18,458,493 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 51,244,787 | |
|
South Korea — 12.4% | |
NCSoft Corp. | | | 21,068 | | | | 11,160,719 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 1,011,246 | | | | 46,854,050 | |
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. | | | 55,679 | | | | 12,674,663 | |
SK Hynix, Inc. | | | 224,983 | | | | 17,118,132 | |
Woongjin Coway Co. Ltd. | | | 150,282 | | | | 11,070,822 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 98,878,386 | |
|
Taiwan — 8.4% | |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 5,908,000 | | | | 16,063,887 | |
Largan Precision Co. Ltd. | | | 76,000 | | | | 11,804,892 | |
Silicon Motion Technology Corp. — ADR | | | 158,982 | | | | 7,295,684 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 1,910,000 | | | | 19,700,128 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
Taiwan (continued) | |
Wiwynn Corp. | | | 522,000 | | | $ | 11,999,491 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 66,864,082 | |
|
Thailand — 1.9% | |
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL — NVDR | | | 11,913,000 | | | | 11,396,854 | |
Land & Houses PCL, Foreign Registered Shares | | | 1,142,300 | | | | 340,821 | |
Land & Houses PCL — NVDR | | | 10,785,000 | | | | 3,197,275 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14,934,950 | |
|
Turkey — 2.7% | |
Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS(a) | | | 643,961 | | | | 8,618,568 | |
Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS | | | 422,143 | | | | 7,930,840 | |
Turk Hava Yollari AO(a)(b) | | | 2,321,547 | | | | 5,306,615 | |
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| | | | 21,856,023 | |
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United Kingdom — 1.2% | |
Prudential PLC | | | 518,985 | | | | 9,227,745 | |
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Total Common Stocks — 89.3% (Cost — $653,864,746) | | | | 713,751,066 | |
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Preferred Stocks — 1.0% | |
|
Brazil — 1.0% | |
Banco Nacional SA, Preference Shares, 0.00%(a)(c) | | | 42,567,626 | | | | 99 | |
Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao, Preference Shares, 0.00% | | | 394,726 | | | | 7,841,799 | |
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Total Preferred Stocks — 1.0% (Cost — $8,743,044) | | | | 7,841,898 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 90.3% (Cost — $662,607,790) | | | | 721,592,964 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Short-Term Securities — 12.7% | |
|
Short-Term Securities — 12.7% | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds,T-Fund, Institutional Class, 1.50%(d)(f) | | | 96,008,544 | | | $ | 96,008,544 | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 1.78%(d)(e)(f) | | | 5,202,967 | | | | 5,204,528 | |
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| |
Total Short-Term Securities — 12.7% (Cost — $101,212,830) | | | | 101,213,072 | |
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| | Par (000) | | | | |
|
Time Deposits — 0.0% | |
|
United States — 0.0% | |
Citibank NA, New York, 0.00%, 02/03/20 | | $ | 172 | | | | 172,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 172,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Time Deposits — 0.0% (Cost — $172,103) | | | | 172,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Short-Term Securities — 12.7% (Cost — $101,384,933) | | | | 101,385,174 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Investments — 103.0% (Cost — $763,992,723) | | | | 822,978,138 | |
| |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.0)% | | | | (23,961,084 | ) |
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| |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 799,017,054 | |
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan. |
(c) | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
(d) | Annualized7-day yield as of period end. |
(e) | All or a portion of the security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. |
| (f) | During the period ended January 31, 2020, 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: | |
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Affiliate | | Shares Held at 10/31/19 | | | Net Activity | | | Shares Held at 01/31/20 | | | Value at 01/31/20 | | | Income | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) (a) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds,T-Fund, Institutional Class | | | 60,286,005 | | | | 35,722,539 | | | | 96,008,544 | | | $ | 96,008,544 | | | $ | 290,959 | | | $ | 163 | | | $ | — | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series | | | 202,871 | | | | 5,000,096 | | | | 5,202,967 | | | | 5,204,528 | | | | 16,380 | (b) | | | 123 | | | | 187 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 101,213,072 | | | $ | 307,339 | | | $ | 286 | | | $ | 187 | |
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| (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. | |
Currency Abbreviations
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HKD | | Hong Kong Dollar |
KRW | | South Korean Won |
USD | | United States Dollar |
Portfolio Abbreviations
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipts |
MSCI | | Morgan Stanley Capital International |
NVDR | | Non-voting Depository Receipts |
PCL | | Public Company Limited |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | 447 | | | | 03/20/20 | | | $ | 23,470 | | | $ | (1,366,304 | ) |
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Short Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MSCI Taiwan Index | | | 127 | | | | 02/26/20 | | | | 5,596 | | | | 75,973 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (1,290,331 | ) |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
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Currency Purchased | | | Currency Sold | | | Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
USD | | | 11,235,446 | | | KRW | | | 13,044,352,303 | | | HSBC Bank PLC. | | | 02/07/20 | | | $ | 311,756 | |
USD | | | 28,252,335 | | | HKD | | | 222,006,846 | | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 08/26/20 | | | | (279,379 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation | | | $ | 32,377 | |
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OTC Total Return Swaps(a)
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Reference Entity | | Counterparty | | Termination Date | | | Net Notional | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Net Value of Reference Entity | | | Gross Notional Amount Net Asset Percentage | |
Equity Securities Long | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 02/08/23 | | | | USD | | | | 50,224,066 | | | $ | (2,292,257 | )(b) | | $ | 48,058,825 | | | | 6.3 | % |
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| (a) | In regards to total return swaps with multiple financing rate benchmarks, the Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark, plus or minus a spread in a range of55-95 basis points. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions. The following are the specified benchmarks used in determining the variable rate of interest: | |
HKD — 1M Hong Kong Interbank Offer rate (HIBOR)
USD — 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)
USD — 1M US Dollar LIBOR BBA
| (b) | Amount includes $ (127,016) of net dividends and financing fees. | |
The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as of January 31, 2020 expiration date 02/08/2023:
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| | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
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Reference Entity — Long | |
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China | |
Bank of China Ltd., Class H | | | 39,397,000 | | | $ | 15,239,815 | | | | 31.7 | % |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 571,100 | | | | 27,235,858 | | | | 56.7 | % |
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| | | | 42,475,673 | | | | | |
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Egypt | |
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE | | | 283,375 | | | | 1,525,921 | | | | 3.2 | |
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United Kingdom | |
Prudential PLC | | | 228,186 | | | | 4,057,231 | | | | 8.4 | |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | | | | $ | 48,058,825 | | | | | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
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 reporting purposes as follows:
| • | | Level 1 — Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee’s (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 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. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Trust’s most recent financial statements as contained in its annual report.
As of January 31, 2020, certain investments of the Fund were valued using net asset value per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | |
Investments: | |
Common Stocks: | |
Brazil | | $ | 46,232,981 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 46,232,981 | |
China | | | 57,502,902 | | | | 135,192,541 | | | | — | | | | 192,695,443 | |
Egypt | | | 8,931,698 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,931,698 | |
Hong Kong | | | — | | | | 10,891,660 | | | | — | | | | 10,891,660 | |
India | | | 22,529,826 | | | | 36,502,302 | | | | — | | | | 59,032,128 | |
Indonesia | | | — | | | | 22,741,406 | | | | — | | | | 22,741,406 | |
Italy | | | 8,693,930 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,693,930 | |
Macau | | | — | | | | 14,415,610 | | | | — | | | | 14,415,610 | |
Mexico | | | 55,294,996 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 55,294,996 | |
Panama | | | 9,767,983 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,767,983 | |
Philippines | | | 11,271,078 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,271,078 | |
Poland | | | — | | | | 10,776,180 | | | | — | | | | 10,776,180 | |
Russia | | | 12,931,966 | | | | 38,312,821 | | | | — | | | | 51,244,787 | |
South Korea | | | 11,070,822 | | | | 87,807,564 | | | | — | | | | 98,878,386 | |
Taiwan | | | 7,295,684 | | | | 59,568,398 | | | | — | | | | 66,864,082 | |
Thailand | | | 340,821 | | | | 14,594,129 | | | | — | | | | 14,934,950 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Common Stocks (continued): | |
Turkey | | | 5,306,616 | | | | 16,549,407 | | | | — | | | | 21,856,023 | |
United Kingdom | | | — | | | | 9,227,745 | | | | — | | | | 9,227,745 | |
Preferred Stocks(a) | | | 7,841,799 | | | | — | | | | 99 | | | | 7,841,898 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | 96,008,544 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 96,008,544 | |
Time Deposits | | | — | | | | 172,102 | | | | — | | | | 172,102 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subtotal | | $ | 361,021,646 | | | $ | 456,751,865 | | | $ | 99 | | | $ | 817,773,610 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments Valued at Net Asset Value (“NAV”)(b) | | | | 5,204,528 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 822,978,138 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivative Financial Instruments(c) | |
Assets: | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 75,973 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 75,973 | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | — | | | | 311,756 | | | | — | | | | 311,756 | |
Liabilities: | |
Equity Contracts | | | (1,366,304 | ) | | | (2,292,257 | ) | | | — | | | | (3,658,561 | ) |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | — | | | | (279,379 | ) | | | — | | | | (279,379 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | (1,290,331 | ) | | $ | (2,259,880 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (3,550,211 | ) |
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| (a) | See above Schedule of Investments for values in each country. | |
| (b) | Certain investments of the Fund were fair valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy. | |
| (c) | Derivative financial instruments are swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. | |