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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) July 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
Common Stocks | |
|
Brazil — 5.2% | |
B2W Cia Digital(a) | | | 722,474 | | | $ | 16,525,404 | |
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA | | | 1,908,386 | | | | 10,181,132 | |
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR | | | 2,866,660 | | | | 24,853,942 | |
Vale SA, ADR | | | 1,674,668 | | | | 19,493,136 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 71,053,614 | |
|
Canada — 1.2% | |
Eldorado Gold Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,314,282 | | | | 16,540,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Chile — 1.0% | |
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, ADR | | | 436,227 | | | | 13,326,735 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
China — 35.3% | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a) | | | 398,700 | | | | 12,509,626 | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(a) | | | 291,691 | | | | 73,220,275 | |
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 3,032,500 | | | | 22,932,208 | |
Beijing New Building Materials PLC, Class A | | | 3,009,362 | | | | 13,266,144 | |
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 6,011,000 | | | | 13,788,703 | |
CNOOC Ltd. | | | 15,473,000 | | | | 16,331,754 | |
CNOOC Ltd., ADR | | | 71,165 | | | | 7,518,582 | |
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. | | | 2,649,300 | | | | 32,114,163 | |
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. | | | 8,152,000 | | | | 17,101,131 | |
Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 4,196,071 | | | | 24,002,924 | |
Huazhu Group Ltd., ADR | | | 634,378 | | | | 21,778,197 | |
JD.com, Inc., ADR(a) | | | 278,622 | | | | 17,773,297 | |
JD.com, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 232,050 | | | | 7,209,739 | |
Jinyu Bio-Technology Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 3,681,200 | | | | 15,377,620 | |
LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 1,887,000 | | | | 15,388,300 | |
Meituan Dianping, Class B(a) | | | 566,100 | | | | 14,008,989 | |
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR | | | 833,018 | | | | 13,711,476 | |
Sunac China Holdings Ltd. | | | 3,316,000 | | | | 15,635,785 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,505,400 | | | | 103,267,661 | |
Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 1,351,863 | | | | 15,638,756 | |
Weimob, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 5,548,000 | | | | 7,667,565 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 480,242,895 | |
|
Egypt — 0.6% | |
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE | | | 2,092,799 | | | | 8,236,889 | |
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Hong Kong — 4.4% | |
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | | | 8,398,000 | | | | 20,603,315 | |
PRADA SpA(a)(b) | | | 3,562,600 | | | | 13,752,647 | |
SJM Holdings Ltd. | | | 22,423,000 | | | | 25,301,241 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 59,657,203 | |
|
Hungary(a) — 1.6% | |
OTP Bank Nyrt | | | 441,809 | | | | 15,824,218 | |
Wizz Air Holdings PLC(c) | | | 135,690 | | | | 5,690,615 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 21,514,833 | |
|
India — 9.1% | |
Bharti Airtel Ltd.(a) | | | 2,055,471 | | | | 15,223,875 | |
ICICI Bank Ltd.(a) | | | 4,239,484 | | | | 19,729,032 | |
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c) | | | 2,424,219 | | | | 14,641,547 | |
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | | | 269,770 | | | | 22,547,381 | |
Petronet LNG Ltd. | | | 5,679,203 | | | | 18,795,230 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
India (continued) | |
Tech Mahindra Ltd. | | | 1,700,437 | | | $ | 15,430,659 | |
Titan Co. Ltd. | | | 1,270,216 | | | | 17,666,065 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 124,033,789 | |
|
Indonesia — 3.6% | |
Astra International Tbk PT | | | 67,427,600 | | | | 23,752,284 | |
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT | | | 62,415,900 | | | | 24,807,185 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 48,559,469 | |
|
Mexico — 2.0% | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, ADR | | | 103,943 | | | | 6,973,536 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B(b) | | | 1,086,015 | | | | 7,209,031 | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O | | | 3,635,994 | | | | 13,053,962 | |
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| | | | 27,236,529 | |
|
Panama — 0.5% | |
Copa Holdings SA, Class A | | | 168,236 | | | | 6,971,700 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Philippines — 0.4% | |
Bank of the Philippine Islands | | | 4,087,620 | | | | 5,676,441 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Russia — 6.3% | |
LUKOIL PJSC, ADR | | | 406,418 | | | | 27,569,512 | |
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC | | | 1,790,473 | | | | 7,886,800 | |
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR | | | 1,631,038 | | | | 14,450,997 | |
Sberbank of Russia PJSC | | | 2,923,076 | | | | 8,752,524 | |
Sberbank of Russia PJSC, ADR | | | 1,514,756 | | | | 17,974,554 | |
Tatneft PJSC, ADR(a) | | | 222,733 | | | | 9,913,729 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 86,548,116 | |
|
South Korea— 9.2% | |
Coway Co. Ltd. | | | 183,532 | | | | 11,831,665 | |
NCSoft Corp. | | | 18,051 | | | | 12,299,877 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 1,178,796 | | | | 57,612,287 | |
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. | | | 67,430 | | | | 22,574,315 | |
SK Hynix, Inc. | | | 291,720 | | | | 20,425,140 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 124,743,284 | |
|
Taiwan — 11.2% | |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 4,907,000 | | | | 13,114,585 | |
Largan Precision Co. Ltd. | | | 153,000 | | | | 19,964,734 | |
Silicon Motion Technology Corp., ADR | | | 315,014 | | | | 13,032,129 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 4,032,000 | | | | 58,680,105 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR | | | 180,315 | | | | 14,225,051 | |
Unimicron Technology Corp. | | | 1,820,000 | | | | 3,994,811 | |
Win Semiconductors Corp. | | | 1,320,000 | | | | 14,234,473 | |
Wiwynn Corp. | | | 599,000 | | | | 16,059,731 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 153,305,619 | |
|
United Kingdom — 0.7% | |
Prudential PLC | | | 683,591 | | | | 9,769,032 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Common Stocks — 92.3% (Cost: $1,108,226,649) | | | | 1,257,416,770 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) July 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Preferred Securities | | | | | | | | |
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Preferred Stocks — 1.1% | |
|
Brazil — 1.1% | |
Banco Nacional SA, Preference Shares(a)(d) | | | 42,567,626 | | | $ | 82 | |
Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares | | | 2,842,136 | | | | 14,650,494 | |
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Total Preferred Securities — 1.1% (Cost: $15,871,972) | | | | | | | 14,650,576 | |
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Rights | | | | | | | | |
|
Brazil — 0.0% | |
B2W Cia Digital (Expires 08/25/20)(a) | | | 47,892 | | | | 64,265 | |
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Total Rights — 0.0% (Cost: $ — ) | | | | 64,265 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Long-Term Investments —93.4% (Cost: $1,124,098,621) | | | | 1,272,131,611 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | |
|
Money Market Funds — 7.1% | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.08%(e)(f) | | | 88,021,339 | | | | 88,021,339 | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.38%(e)(f)(g) | | | 7,884,187 | | | | 7,888,918 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 95,910,257 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
|
Time Deposits | |
|
Hong Kong — 0.0% | |
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., 0.01%, 08/05/20 | | HKD | 1,090 | | | $ | 140,640 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 140,640 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Short-Term Securities — 7.1% (Cost: $96,051,335) | | | | 96,050,897 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Investments — 100.5% (Cost: $1,220,149,956) | | | | 1,368,182,508 | |
| |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.5)% | | | | (6,483,645 | ) |
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| |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 1,361,698,863 | |
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(c) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(d) | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
(e) | Affiliate of the Fund. |
(f) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
(g) | All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate/affiliates of the Fund during the period ended July 31, 2020, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | | Shares Held at 04/30/20 | | | Shares Purchased | | | Shares Sold | | | Shares Held at 07/31/20 | | | Value at 07/31/20 | | | Income | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss)(a) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class | | | 130,852,320 | | | | — | | | | (42,830,981)(b) | | | | 88,021,339 | | | $ | 88,021,339 | | | $ | 24,273 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series | | | 12,141,753 | | | | — | | | | (4,257,566 | )(b) | | | 7,884,187 | | | | 7,888,918 | | | | 14,724 | (c) | | | 5,748 | | | | (7,910 | ) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 95,910,257 | | | $ | 38,997 | | | $ | 5,748 | | | $ | (7,910 | ) |
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| (a) | Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable. | |
| (b) | Represents net shares purchased (sold). | |
| (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. | |
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 | | | 370 | | | | 09/18/20 | | | $ | 19,782 | | | $ | 139,768 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) July 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 | | | 28,252,335 | | | HKD | | | 222,006,846 | | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 08/26/20 | | | $ | (393,059 | ) |
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OTC Total Return Swaps
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Reference Entity | | Payment Frequency | | Counterparty | | | Termination Date | | | Net Notional | | | Accrued Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Net Value of Reference Entity | | | Gross Notional Amount Net Asset Percentage | |
Equity Securities Long | | Monthly | | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | (a) | | | 02/08/23 | | | $ | 58,911,636 | | | $ | (2,289,591 | )(b) | | $ | 55,492,628 | | | | 4.3 | % |
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| (a) | The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark, plus or minus a spread in a range of 55-95 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) and USD - 1M US Dollar LIBOR BBA. | |
| (b) | Amount includes $1,129,417 of net dividends and financing fees. | |
The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as of period end, termination date February 8, 2023:
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
|
Reference Entity — Long | |
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Common Stocks | |
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China | |
Bank of China Ltd., Class H | | | 29,724,000 | | | $ | 9,898,710 | | | | 17.8 | % |
Tencent Holdings Ltd | | | 319,500 | | | | 21,917,832 | | | | 39.5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 31,816,542 | | | | | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
|
Egypt | |
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE | | | 960,578 | | | $ | 3,780,666 | | | | 6.8 | % |
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India | |
ICICI Bank Ltd. | | | 1,029,070 | | | | 9,662,967 | | | | 17.4 | |
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United Kingdom | |
Prudential Plc | | | 716,019 | | | | 10,232,453 | | | | 18.5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 55,492,628 | | | | | |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A | | | | | | $ | 55,492,628 | | | | | |
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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 Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to its most recent financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) July 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)
Certain investments of the Fund were fair valued using net asset value (“NAV”) per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.
The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets | |
Investments | |
Long-Term Investments | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brazil | | $ | 71,053,614 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 71,053,614 | |
Canada | | | 16,540,622 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16,540,622 | |
Chile | | | 13,326,735 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 13,326,735 | |
China | | | 141,211,566 | | | | 339,031,329 | | | | — | | | | 480,242,895 | |
Egypt | | | — | | | | 8,236,889 | | | | — | | | | 8,236,889 | |
Hong Kong | | | — | | | | 59,657,203 | | | | — | | | | 59,657,203 | |
Hungary | | | — | | | | 21,514,833 | | | | — | | | | 21,514,833 | |
India | | | — | | | | 124,033,789 | | | | — | | | | 124,033,789 | |
Indonesia | | | — | | | | 48,559,469 | | | | — | | | | 48,559,469 | |
Mexico | | | 27,236,529 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 27,236,529 | |
Panama | | | 6,971,700 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,971,700 | |
Philippines | | | — | | | | 5,676,441 | | | | — | | | | 5,676,441 | |
Russia | | | 14,450,997 | | | | 72,097,119 | | | | — | | | | 86,548,116 | |
South Korea | | | — | | | | 124,743,284 | | | | — | | | | 124,743,284 | |
Taiwan | | | 31,251,991 | | | | 122,053,628 | | | | — | | | | 153,305,619 | |
United Kingdom | | | — | | | | 9,769,032 | | | | — | | | | 9,769,032 | |
Preferred Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stocks | | | 14,650,494 | | | | — | | | | 82 | | | | 14,650,576 | |
Rights | | | 64,265 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 64,265 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 88,021,339 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 88,021,339 | |
Time Deposits | | | — | | | | 140,640 | | | | — | | | | 140,640 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 424,779,852 | | | $ | 935,513,656 | | | $ | 82 | | | | 1,360,293,590 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments Valued at NAV(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,888,918 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,368,182,508 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivative Financial Instruments(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 139,768 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 139,768 | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | | — | | | | (2,289,591 | ) | | | — | | | | (2,289,591 | ) |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | — | | | | (393,059 | ) | | | — | | | | (393,059 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 139,768 | | | $ | (2,682,650 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (2,542,882 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | 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. | |
| (b) | Derivative financial instruments are swaps, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and options written. Swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument and options written are shown at value. | |
Currency Abbreviation
| | |
HKD | | Hong Kong Dollar |
USD | | United States Dollar |
Portfolio Abbreviation
| | |
ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
MSCI | | Morgan Stanley Capital International |
PJSC | | Public Joint Stock Company |
SAB | | Special Assessment Bonds |