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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) July 31, 2021 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
Common Stocks | |
|
Brazil — 3.7% | |
Banco Bradesco SA, ADR | | | 2,273,497 | | | $ | 10,617,231 | |
Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA | | | 5,036,644 | | | | 77,364,090 | |
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR | | | 2,569,103 | | | | 27,412,329 | |
Suzano SA(a) | | | 3,637,341 | | | | 37,761,441 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 153,155,091 | |
|
China — 26.1% | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(a) | | | 283,883 | | | | 55,411,123 | |
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H | | | 66,394,000 | | | | 46,246,300 | |
China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 51,857,145 | | | | 55,569,433 | |
China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 10,740,000 | | | | 7,861,042 | |
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H | | | 123,874,000 | | | | 56,643,916 | |
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 592,013 | | | | 50,739,340 | |
Enn Energy Holdings Ltd. | | | 3,392,700 | | | | 70,799,847 | |
Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 3,132,341 | | | | 54,840,236 | |
Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 8,581,474 | | | | 33,180,924 | |
Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 7,544,554 | | | | 43,095,575 | |
Jiumaojiu International Holdings Ltd.(b) | | | 14,148,000 | | | | 42,222,204 | |
Joinn Laboratories China Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 1,231,550 | | | | 36,267,352 | |
Joinn Laboratories China Co. Ltd., Class H(b) | | | 722,680 | | | | 12,095,463 | |
Kanzhun Ltd., ADR(a) | | | 714,635 | | | | 24,619,176 | |
Meituan, Class B(a)(b) | | | 2,410,200 | | | | 66,693,639 | |
NetEase, Inc., ADR | | | 680,225 | | | | 69,525,797 | |
Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 3,458,524 | | | | 20,053,949 | |
Shenzhen Topband Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 21,405,575 | | | | 56,420,644 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,819,600 | | | | 109,736,705 | |
Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 4,260,500 | | | | 65,075,942 | |
XPeng, Inc., ADR(a) | | | 759,537 | | | | 30,784,034 | |
Yum China Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,268,399 | | | | 78,881,734 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1,086,764,375 | |
|
Egypt — 0.2% | |
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE(a) | | | 2,838,956 | | | | 10,329,296 | |
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Hong Kong — 4.5% | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 4,792,200 | | | | 57,342,318 | |
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | | | 14,768,000 | | | | 38,225,317 | |
Kuaishou Technology, (Acquired 01/29/21, Cost: $42,377,963)(c) | | | 2,828,600 | | | | 40,008,211 | |
Linklogis, Inc., (Acquired 03/31/21, Cost: $15,477,351)(c) | | | 6,776,000 | | | | 11,573,266 | |
SJM Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 43,233,000 | | | | 38,992,654 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 186,141,766 | |
|
India — 12.3% | |
Axis Bank Ltd.(a) | | | 9,599,250 | | | | 91,660,007 | |
Bandhan Bank Ltd.(b) | | | 9,810,645 | | | | 38,468,502 | |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | | 4,340,753 | | | | 83,534,249 | |
ICICI Bank Ltd. | | | 1,017,512 | | | | 9,359,456 | |
ICICI Bank Ltd., ADR | | | 292,831 | | | | 5,443,728 | |
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(b) | | | 5,581,229 | | | | 47,517,186 | |
Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. | | | 6,847,390 | | | | 25,390,209 | |
Infosys Ltd., ADR | | | 3,840,941 | | | | 84,961,615 | |
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 1,662,278 | | | | 36,758,484 | |
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | | | 392,247 | | | | 36,854,271 | |
UltraTech Cement Ltd. | | | 507,376 | | | | 52,022,909 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 511,970,616 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
Italy — 1.3% | |
PRADA SpA | | | 6,669,300 | | | $ | 52,258,858 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Kazakhstan — 1.7% | |
Kaspi.KZ JSC, GDR | | | 637,199 | | | | 72,130,927 | |
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Mexico — 3.2% | |
Cemex SAB de CV(a) | | | 15,780,917 | | | | 12,874,453 | |
Cemex SAB de CV, ADR(a) | | | 7,271,690 | | | | 59,118,840 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, ADR | | | 168,621 | | | | 19,342,515 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B | | | 3,553,490 | | | | 40,871,941 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 132,207,749 | |
|
Panama — 1.0% | |
Copa Holdings SA, Class A(a) | | | 560,941 | | | | 39,776,326 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Peru — 0.9% | |
Credicorp Ltd.(a) | | | 380,117 | | | | 38,376,612 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Russia — 8.1% | |
Fix Price Group Ltd., GDR(a) | | | 3,867,820 | | | | 29,569,484 | |
LUKOIL PJSC, ADR | | | 1,151,642 | | | | 98,679,335 | |
Ozon Holdings PLC, ADR(a) | | | 1,143,895 | | | | 59,722,758 | |
Sberbank of Russia PJSC | | | 11,456,636 | | | | 47,897,614 | |
Sberbank of Russia PJSC, ADR | | | 3,583,581 | | | | 59,636,131 | |
TCS Group Holding PLC, GDR | | | 499,254 | | | | 41,325,961 | |
TCS Group Holding PLC, Registered Shares | | | 24,868 | | | | 2,073,467 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 338,904,750 | |
|
Saudi Arabia — 1.6% | |
Saudi National Bank | | | 4,562,229 | | | | 66,905,556 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
South Korea — 10.6% | |
Kakao Corp. | | | 504,968 | | | | 64,643,440 | |
KB Financial Group, Inc. | | | 958,646 | | | | 42,579,103 | |
NCSoft Corp. | | | 84,829 | | | | 60,841,352 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 2,161,840 | | | | 147,732,344 | |
SK Hynix, Inc. | | | 797,625 | | | | 78,084,514 | |
SK Innovation Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 208,761 | | | | 46,056,981 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 439,937,734 | |
|
Taiwan — 9.9% | |
Accton Technology Corp. | | | 1,918,000 | | | | 22,453,482 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 14,230,000 | | | | 297,399,825 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR | | | 111,216 | | | | 12,972,234 | |
Unimicron Technology Corp. | | | 9,100,000 | | | | 47,813,922 | |
Wiwynn Corp. | | | 904,000 | | | | 30,393,137 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 411,032,600 | |
|
Thailand — 0.9% | |
PTT PCL, NVDR | | | 33,892,500 | | | | 35,841,268 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
United States — 3.4% | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 502,629 | | | | 103,561,679 | |
Cree, Inc.(a)(d) | | | 432,570 | | | | 40,125,193 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 143,686,872 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total Common Stocks — 89.4% (Cost: $3,380,876,225) | | | | | | | 3,719,420,396 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) July 31, 2021 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Preferred Securities | | | | | | | | |
|
Preferred Stocks — 2.9% | |
|
Brazil — 2.9% | |
Azul SA, Preference Shares(a) | | | 4,939,046 | | | $ | 36,889,337 | |
Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares | | | 17,804,787 | | | | 82,900,414 | |
Banco Nacional SA, Preference Shares(e) | | | 42,567,626 | | | | 82 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 119,789,833 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Preferred Securities — 2.9% (Cost: $111,640,636) | | | | 119,789,833 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 92.3% (Cost: $3,492,516,861) | | | | 3,839,210,229 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | |
|
Money Market Funds — 7.6% | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.01%(f)(g) | | | 312,970,795 | | | | 312,970,795 | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.12%(f)(g)(h) | | | 4,849,086 | | | | 4,850,541 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 317,821,336 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | Par (000) | | | | |
|
Time Deposits — 0.0% | |
|
Hong Kong — 0.0% | |
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., 0.00%, 08/01/21 | | HKD | 195 | | | | 25,109 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 7.6% (Cost: $317,846,445) | | | | 317,846,445 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Investments — 99.9% (Cost: $3,810,363,306) | | | | 4,157,056,674 | |
| |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1% | | | | 4,327,291 | |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 4,161,383,965 | |
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(c) | Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Fund held restricted securities with a current value of $51,581,477, representing 1.2% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $57,855,314. |
(d) | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(e) | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
(f) | Affiliate of the Fund. |
(g) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
(h) | All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended July 31, 2021 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 | | Value at 04/30/21 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 07/31/21 | | | Shares Held at 07/31/21 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
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BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class | | $ | 321,271,043 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (8,300,248 | )(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 312,970,795 | | | | 312,970,795 | | | $ | 5,791 | | | $ | — | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series | | | 10,450,481 | | | | — | | | | (5,599,940 | )(a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,850,541 | | | | 4,849,086 | | | | 23,273 | (b) | | | — | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 317,821,336 | | | | | | | $ | 29,064 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Represents net amount purchased (sold). | |
| (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) July 31, 2021 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. |
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 | | | 2,347 | | | | 09/17/21 | | | $ | 149,938 | | | $ | (4,195,711 | ) |
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OTC Total Return Swaps
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Reference Entity | | Payment Frequency | | Counterparty(a) | | | Termination Date | | | Net Notional | | | Accrued Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Net Value of Reference Entity | | | Gross Notional Amount Net Asset Percentage | |
Equity Securities Long | | Monthly | | | HSBC Bank PLC(b) | | | | 02/10/23 | | | $ | 56,970,096 | | | $ | (1,384,126 | )(c) | | $ | 55,610,436 | | | | 1.4 | % |
| | Monthly | | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.(d) | | | | 02/08/23 | | | | 26,266,830 | | | | 497,645 | (e) | | | 26,798,508 | | | | 0.6 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (886,481 | ) | | $ | 82,408,944 | | | | | |
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| (a) | The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions. | |
| (c) | Amount includes $(24,466) of net dividends and financing fees. | |
| (e) | Amount includes $(34,033) of net dividends and financing fees. | |
The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:
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| | (b) | | (d) |
Range: | | 60 basis points | | 50-95 basis points |
Benchmarks: | | USD - 1M US Dollar LIBOR BBA | | USD - 1M US Dollar LIBOR BBA |
The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank PLC as of period end, termination date February 10, 2023:
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
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Reference Entity — Long | |
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Common Stocks | |
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United Kingdom | | | | | | | | | |
Standard Chartered Plc | | | 9,276,437 | | | $ | 55,610,436 | | | | 100.0 | % |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC | | | $ | 55,610,436 | | | | | |
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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 | |
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Reference Entity — Long | |
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Common Stocks | |
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Brazil | | | | | | | | | |
Suzano SA | | | 637,075 | | | $ | 6,613,862 | | | | 24.7 | % |
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Egypt | | | | | | | | | |
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE | | | 3,279,826 | | | | 11,933,363 | | | | 44.5 | |
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India | | | | | | | | | |
ICICI Bank Ltd. | | | 443,856 | | | | 8,251,283 | | | | 30.8 | |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | $26,798,508 | | | | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) July 31, 2021 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of 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); and |
| • | | 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 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 financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the 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 financial instruments, refer to its most recent financial statements.
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 table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments 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 | | $ | 153,155,091 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 153,155,091 | |
China | | | 315,642,508 | | | | 771,121,867 | | | | — | | | | 1,086,764,375 | |
Egypt | | | — | | | | 10,329,296 | | | | — | | | | 10,329,296 | |
Hong Kong | | | — | | | | 186,141,766 | | | | — | | | | 186,141,766 | |
India | | | 90,405,343 | | | | 421,565,273 | | | | — | | | | 511,970,616 | |
Italy | | | — | | | | 52,258,858 | | | | — | | | | 52,258,858 | |
Kazakhstan | | | 72,130,927 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 72,130,927 | |
Mexico | | | 132,207,749 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 132,207,749 | |
Panama | | | 39,776,326 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 39,776,326 | |
Peru | | | 38,376,612 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 38,376,612 | |
Russia | | | 89,292,242 | | | | 249,612,508 | | | | — | | | | 338,904,750 | |
Saudi Arabia | | | 66,905,556 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 66,905,556 | |
South Korea | | | — | | | | 439,937,734 | | | | — | | | | 439,937,734 | |
Taiwan | | | 12,972,234 | | | | 398,060,366 | | | | — | | | | 411,032,600 | |
Thailand | | | — | | | | 35,841,268 | | | | — | | | | 35,841,268 | |
United States | | | 143,686,872 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 143,686,872 | |
Preferred Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stocks | | | 119,789,751 | | | | — | | | | 82 | | | | 119,789,833 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 312,970,795 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 312,970,795 | |
Time Deposits | | | — | | | | 25,109 | | | | — | | | | 25,109 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 1,587,312,006 | | | $ | 2,564,894,045 | | | $ | 82 | | | | 4,152,206,133 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments Valued at NAV(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,850,541 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,157,056,674 | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | 497,645 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 497,645 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) July 31, 2021 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Derivative Financial Instruments(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | (4,195,711) | | | $ | (1,384,126) | | | $ | — | | | $ | (5,579,837) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | (4,195,711) | | | $ | (886,481) | | | $ | — | | | $ | (5,082,192) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (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 and futures contracts. Swaps and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. | |
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Currency Abbreviation |
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HKD | | Hong Kong Dollar |
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Portfolio Abbreviation |
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
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GDR | | Global Depositary Receipt |
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JSC | | Joint Stock Company |
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MSCI | | Morgan Stanley Capital International |
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NVDR | | Non-Voting Depositary Receipt |
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PCL | | Public Company Limited |
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PJSC | | Public Joint Stock Company |
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SAB | | Special Assessment Bonds |
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