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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) July 31, 2023 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
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Austria — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Erste Group Bank AG | | | 760,745 | | | $ | 28,753,020 | |
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Brazil — 9.4% | | | | | | |
Ambev SA | | | 21,060,074 | | | | 66,180,851 | |
Ambev SA, ADR | | | 7,633,140 | | | | 23,815,396 | |
Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA | | | 867,632 | | | | 15,118,768 | |
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao | | | 20,698,673 | | | | 65,220,244 | |
Banco Bradesco SA, ADR | | | 21,699,328 | | | | 76,598,628 | |
Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes | | | 7,694,188 | | | | 38,757,718 | |
Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA(a)(b) | | | 70,742,741 | | | | 71,808,651 | |
Pagseguro Digital Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 3,575,016 | | | | 40,612,182 | |
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR | | | 2,507,777 | | | | 36,814,166 | |
Sendas Distribuidora S/A | | | 18,399,463 | | | | 52,411,476 | |
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| | | | | | | 487,338,080 | |
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Canada — 1.4% | | | | | | |
Barrick Gold Corp. | | | 2,571,269 | | | | 44,457,241 | |
Eldorado Gold Corp.(a) | | | 2,751,208 | | | | 26,978,377 | |
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| | | | | | | 71,435,618 | |
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Chile — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Banco de Chile | | | 97,314,980 | | | | 10,834,106 | |
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China — 23.8% | | | | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a) | | | 16,107,100 | | | | 205,838,707 | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(a)(c) | | | 680,104 | | | | 69,479,424 | |
Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 1,034,062 | | | | 18,051,823 | |
Baidu, Inc., ADR(a) | | | 293,422 | | | | 45,770,898 | |
Baidu, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2,271,950 | | | | 44,418,410 | |
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H | | | 131,552,000 | | | | 76,676,199 | |
China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. | | | 17,068,000 | | | | 64,827,483 | |
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 16,221,500 | | | | 80,665,138 | |
China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class A | | | 8,038,639 | | | | 17,101,273 | |
China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H | | | 22,186,000 | | | | 26,191,422 | |
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 939,547 | | | | 31,321,669 | |
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. | | | 3,568,900 | | | | 43,379,234 | |
Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 2,316,202 | | | | 12,294,760 | |
Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H(b) | | | 5,386,400 | | | | 24,002,966 | |
Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class H(b) | | | 1,464,000 | | | | 9,431,688 | |
Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 9,841,221 | | | | 34,081,273 | |
Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 9,752,600 | | | | 32,071,323 | |
Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 206,199 | | | | 54,420,913 | |
NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 5,861,026 | | | | 19,959,450 | |
Satellite Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 10,086,885 | | | | 22,755,576 | |
Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 3,020,688 | | | | 20,077,136 | |
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 902,774 | | | | 37,461,762 | |
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,988,900 | | | | 21,111,799 | |
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd. | | | 3,407,600 | | | | 33,408,357 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 2,031,800 | | | | 93,383,805 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd., ADR(c) | | | 922,753 | | | | 42,391,273 | |
Yum China Holdings, Inc. | | | 895,768 | | | | 54,659,763 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,235,233,524 | |
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Colombia — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Ecopetrol SA, ADR | | | 1,651,969 | | | | 19,361,077 | |
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Egypt — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE | | | 4,261,251 | | | | 5,493,243 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Hong Kong — 0.9% | | | | | | |
China Gas Holdings Ltd. | | | 19,706,200 | | | $ | 22,074,792 | |
Guangdong Investment Ltd. | | | 16,232,000 | | | | 14,052,316 | |
Link REIT | | | 1,923,500 | | | | 10,812,292 | |
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| | | | | | | 46,939,400 | |
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Hungary — 1.5% | | | | | | |
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC | | | 2,427,597 | | | | 19,165,150 | |
OTP Bank Nyrt | | | 1,251,513 | | | | 45,512,677 | |
Wizz Air Holdings PLC(a)(b) | | | 392,277 | | | | 11,954,708 | |
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| | | | | | | 76,632,535 | |
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India — 13.1% | | | | | | |
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.(a) | | | 11,524,008 | | | | 27,465,739 | |
Axis Bank Ltd. | | | 8,439,987 | | | | 97,983,971 | |
Cipla Ltd. | | | 2,626,178 | | | | 37,560,244 | |
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.(a) | | | 3,958,389 | | | | 49,902,279 | |
Godrej Properties Ltd.(a) | | | 1,411,162 | | | | 29,893,631 | |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | | 4,790,589 | | | | 96,176,279 | |
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | | | 897,576 | | | | 27,960,035 | |
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(b) | | | 4,097,342 | | | | 28,902,158 | |
Infosys Ltd. | | | 2,271,236 | | | | 37,591,488 | |
Infosys Ltd., ADR | | | 2,236,553 | | | | 37,260,973 | |
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 482,958 | | | | 15,238,027 | |
Jio Financial Services Ltd. | | | 2,297,535 | | | | 6,364,758 | |
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | | | 1,156,584 | | | | 37,737,864 | |
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | | | 306,325 | | | | 36,606,748 | |
PB Fintech Ltd.(a) | | | 1,926,845 | | | | 17,173,992 | |
Reliance Industries Ltd. | | | 2,297,535 | | | | 71,322,288 | |
SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd. | | | 2,431,261 | | | | 25,309,558 | |
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| | | | | | | 680,450,032 | |
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Indonesia — 4.2% | | | | | | |
Astra International Tbk PT | | | 86,726,200 | | | | 39,412,232 | |
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | | | 124,409,300 | | | | 75,346,170 | |
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | | | 185,916,500 | | | | 69,607,866 | |
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | | | 128,713,800 | | | | 31,711,959 | |
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| | | | | | | 216,078,227 | |
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Italy — 0.5% | | | | | | |
PRADA SpA(c) | | | 3,994,200 | | | | 28,430,025 | |
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Kazakhstan — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Kaspi.KZ JSC, GDR, Registered Shares | | | 608,176 | | | | 55,747,989 | |
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Macau — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Sands China Ltd.(a) | | | 11,886,800 | | | | 45,794,043 | |
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Malaysia — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Public Bank Bhd | | | 30,074,400 | | | | 27,819,073 | |
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Mexico — 3.0% | | | | | | |
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV | | | 2,802,466 | | | | 4,210,812 | |
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | | | 2,932,674 | | | | 33,237,556 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, ADR | | | 133,520 | | | | 25,416,867 | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O | | | 4,943,572 | | | | 46,855,438 | |
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | | | 11,234,849 | | | | 46,771,056 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 156,491,729 | |
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Netherlands — 1.0% | | | | | | |
Prosus NV | | | 670,482 | | | | 53,040,062 | |
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Panama — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Copa Holdings SA, Class A | | | 376,563 | | | | 44,441,965 | |
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Philippines — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Ayala Land, Inc. | | | 12,890,800 | | | | 6,437,085 | |
Bank of the Philippine Islands | | | 5,281,770 | | | | 11,013,287 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) July 31, 2023 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Philippines (continued) | | | | | | | | |
BDO Unibank, Inc. | | | 4,115,810 | | | $ | 10,884,466 | |
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. | | | 2,819,250 | | | | 11,141,686 | |
Jollibee Foods Corp. | | | 1,204,420 | | | | 5,594,203 | |
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| | | | | | | 45,070,727 | |
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Poland — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA | | | 1,909,819 | | | | 56,392,906 | |
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Russia(d) — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Fix Price Group PLC, GDR, Registered Shares(a) | | | 3,792,724 | | | | 7,775,084 | |
Gazprom PJSC(a) | | | 8,520,027 | | | | 929 | |
LUKOIL PJSC | | | 1,370,026 | | | | 149 | |
Magnit PJSC | | | 686,994 | | | | 75 | |
Novatek PJSC | | | 295,922 | | | | 32 | |
Sberbank of Russia PJSC | | | 6,788,060 | | | | 740 | |
TCS Group Holding PLC, GDR, Registered Shares(a) | | | 426,925 | | | | 4,021 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,781,030 | |
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Saudi Arabia — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. | | | 994,841 | | | | 22,736,531 | |
Yanbu National Petrochemical Co. | | | 862,535 | | | | 10,538,317 | |
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| | | | | | | 33,274,848 | |
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Singapore — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | | | 20,710,500 | | | | 41,546,610 | |
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South Africa — 1.7% | | | | | | |
Absa Group Ltd. | | | 1,503,124 | | | | 15,930,765 | |
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. | | | 720,999 | | | | 15,991,528 | |
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., ADR | | | 471,502 | | | | 10,467,344 | |
Nedbank Group Ltd. | | | 1,078,770 | | | | 14,175,492 | |
Shoprite Holdings Ltd. | | | 2,129,614 | | | | 30,770,518 | |
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| | | | | | | 87,335,647 | |
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South Korea — 10.3% | | | | | | |
Hansol Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 89,307 | | | | 13,726,572 | |
Hanwha Solutions Corp.(a) | | | 837,843 | | | | 24,866,529 | |
JYP Entertainment Corp. | | | 141,411 | | | | 15,139,864 | |
LG Chem Ltd. | | | 85,379 | | | | 43,432,792 | |
Orion Corp. | | | 175,652 | | | | 15,633,946 | |
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. | | | 213,945 | | | | 24,406,601 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 5,849,526 | | | | 320,276,922 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GDR, Registered Shares | | | 20,235 | | | | 27,567,072 | |
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. | | | 96,666 | | | | 50,460,089 | |
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| | | | | | | 535,510,387 | |
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Taiwan — 10.8% | | | | | | |
Accton Technology Corp. | | | 3,717,000 | | | | 45,348,730 | |
Asia Vital Components Co. Ltd. | | | 3,550,000 | | | | 36,481,900 | |
Delta Electronics, Inc. | | | 4,358,000 | | | | 50,874,005 | |
eMemory Technology, Inc. | | | 425,000 | | | | 25,184,801 | |
Hiwin Technologies Corp. | | | 1,057,000 | | | | 7,115,013 | |
Lotes Co. Ltd. | | | 1,469,000 | | | | 35,002,132 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 17,122,000 | | | | 309,182,208 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR | | | 254,669 | | | | 25,250,431 | |
Wiwynn Corp. | | | 511,000 | | | | 29,019,239 | |
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| | | | | | | 563,458,459 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Thailand — 2.5% | | | | | | |
Bangkok Bank PCL, NVDR | | | 5,592,400 | | | $ | 28,036,709 | |
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR | | | 29,912,500 | | | | 25,164,720 | |
CP ALL PCL, NVDR | | | 26,764,100 | | | | 49,679,792 | |
Thai Beverage PCL(c) | | | 62,878,800 | | | | 28,605,019 | |
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| | | | | | | 131,486,240 | |
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United Arab Emirates — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC | | | 15,440,702 | | | | 36,910,715 | |
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United Kingdom — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Prudential PLC | | | 657,449 | | | | 9,129,550 | |
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United States — 1.0% | | | | | | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 412,751 | | | | 27,253,948 | |
EPAM Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 95,423 | | | | 22,597,121 | |
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| | | | | | | 49,851,069 | |
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Total Common Stocks — 94.0% (Cost: $4,708,372,148) | | | | | | | 4,888,061,936 | |
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Preferred Securities | | | | | | | | |
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Preferred Stocks — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
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Brazil — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Banco Nacional SA(d) | | | 42,567,626 | | | | 90 | |
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Total Preferred Securities — 0.0% (Cost: $= — ) | | | | | | | 90 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 94.0% (Cost: $4,708,372,148) | | | | | | | 4,888,062,026 | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 6.5% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 5.16%(e)(f) | | | 305,476,787 | | | | 305,476,787 | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 5.47%(e)(f)(g) | | | 32,714,522 | | | | 32,721,065 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 6.5% (Cost: $338,189,054) | | | | | | | 338,197,852 | |
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Total Investments — 100.5% (Cost: $5,046,561,202) | | | | | | | 5,226,259,878 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.5)% | | | | (27,947,709 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 5,198,312,169 | |
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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) | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(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. |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) July 31, 2023 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended July 31, 2023 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 04/30/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 07/31/23 | | | Shares Held at 07/31/23 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
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BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class | | $ | 202,549,764 | | | $ | 102,927,023 | (a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 305,476,787 | | | | 305,476,787 | | | $ | 4,001,600 | | | $ | — | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series | | | 25,671,028 | | | | 7,058,418 | (a) | | | — | | | | (9,421 | ) | | | 1,040 | | | | 32,721,065 | | | | 32,714,522 | | | | 93,009 | (b) | | | — | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (9,421 | ) | | $ | 1,040 | | | $ | 338,197,852 | | | | | | | $ | 4,094,609 | | | $ | — | |
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| (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. | |
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) | |
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Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | 755 | | | | 09/15/23 | | | $ | 39,800 | | | $ | 1,443,482 | |
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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 | |
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Equity Securities Long | | Monthly | | Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b) | | | 08/17/26 | | | $ | 77,773,151 | | | $ | 1,218,415 | (c) | | $ | 78,992,084 | | | | 1.5 | % |
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| | Monthly | | HSBC Bank PLC(d) | | | 02/10/28 | | | | 18,563,356 | | | | 175,882 | (e) | | | 18,851,441 | | | | 0.4 | |
| | Monthly | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.(f) | | | 02/08/24 | | | | 35,014,292 | | | | 4,077,618 | (g) | | | 39,355,438 | | | | 0.7 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,471,915 | | | $ | 137,198,963 | | | | | |
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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 $(518) of net dividends and financing fees. | |
| (e) | Amount includes $(112,203) of net dividends and financing fees. | |
| (g) | Amount includes $(263,528) 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) | | (f) |
Range: | | 0-95 basis points | | 40-95 basis points | | 40 basis points |
Benchmarks: | | USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate (FEDL01) | | USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01) | | USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01) |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) July 31, 2023 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. |
The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of period end, termination date 08/17/26:
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 02/10/28:
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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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China | | | | | | | | | |
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. | | | 519,440 | | | $ | 17,316,566 | | | | 21.9 | % |
Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 2,796,000 | | | | 23,451,006 | | | | 29.7 | |
Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co. Ltd. | | | 9,793,815 | | | | 38,224,512 | | | | 48.4 | |
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| | | | | | | 78,992,084 | | | | | |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | $ | 78,992,084 | | | | | |
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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 HSBC Bank PLC as of period end, termination date 02/08/24:
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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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Egypt | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE | | | 1,587,902 | | | $ | 2,046,988 | | | | 10.9 | % |
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Total Egypt | | | | | | | 2,046,988 | | | | | |
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Hong Kong | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Prudential PLC | | | 1,210,144 | | | | 16,804,453 | | | | 89.1 | |
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Total Hong Kong | | | | | | | 16,804,453 | | | | | |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC | | | $ | 18,851,441 | | | | | |
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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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China | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Prosus NV | | | 497,494 | | | $ | 39,355,438 | | | | 100.0 | % |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A | | | $ | 39,355,438 | | | | | |
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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 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 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.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) July 31, 2023 | | 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”) as a practical expedient 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Austria | | $ | — | | | $ | 28,753,020 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 28,753,020 | |
Brazil | | | 487,338,080 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 487,338,080 | |
Canada | | | 71,435,618 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 71,435,618 | |
Chile | | | 10,834,106 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10,834,106 | |
China | | | 212,301,358 | | | | 1,022,932,166 | | | | — | | | | 1,235,233,524 | |
Colombia | | | 19,361,077 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 19,361,077 | |
Egypt | | | — | | | | 5,493,243 | | | | — | | | | 5,493,243 | |
Hong Kong | | | — | | | | 46,939,400 | | | | — | | | | 46,939,400 | |
Hungary | | | — | | | | 76,632,535 | | | | — | | | | 76,632,535 | |
India | | | 37,260,973 | | | | 643,189,059 | | | | — | | | | 680,450,032 | |
Indonesia | | | — | | | | 216,078,227 | | | | — | | | | 216,078,227 | |
Italy | | | — | | | | 28,430,025 | | | | — | | | | 28,430,025 | |
Kazakhstan | | | — | | | | 55,747,989 | | | | — | | | | 55,747,989 | |
Macau | | | — | | | | 45,794,043 | | | | — | | | | 45,794,043 | |
Malaysia | | | — | | | | 27,819,073 | | | | — | | | | 27,819,073 | |
Mexico | | | 156,491,729 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 156,491,729 | |
Netherlands | | | — | | | | 53,040,062 | | | | — | | | | 53,040,062 | |
Panama | | | 44,441,965 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 44,441,965 | |
Philippines | | | — | | | | 45,070,727 | | | | — | | | | 45,070,727 | |
Poland | | | — | | | | 56,392,906 | | | | — | | | | 56,392,906 | |
Russia | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,781,030 | | | | 7,781,030 | |
Saudi Arabia | | | — | | | | 33,274,848 | | | | — | | | | 33,274,848 | |
Singapore | | | — | | | | 41,546,610 | | | | — | | | | 41,546,610 | |
South Africa | | | 55,413,354 | | | | 31,922,293 | | | | — | | | | 87,335,647 | |
South Korea | | | — | | | | 535,510,387 | | | | — | | | | 535,510,387 | |
Taiwan | | | 25,250,431 | | | | 538,208,028 | | | | — | | | | 563,458,459 | |
Thailand | | | — | | | | 131,486,240 | | | | — | | | | 131,486,240 | |
United Arab Emirates | | | 36,910,715 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 36,910,715 | |
United Kingdom | | | — | | | | 9,129,550 | | | | — | | | | 9,129,550 | |
United States | | | 49,851,069 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 49,851,069 | |
Preferred Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stocks | | | — | | | | — | | | | 90 | | | | 90 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 305,476,787 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 305,476,787 | |
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| | $ | 1,512,367,262 | | | $ | 3,673,390,431 | | | $ | 7,781,120 | | | | 5,193,538,813 | |
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Investments Valued at NAV(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32,721,065 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,226,259,878 | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 1,443,482 | | | $ | 5,471,915 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 6,915,397 | |
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| (a) | Certain investments of the Fund were fair valued using NAV as a practical expedient 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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Portfolio Abbreviation | | Portfolio Abbreviation (continued) |
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt | | MSCI | | Morgan Stanley Capital International |
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GDR | | Global Depositary Receipt | | NVDR | | Non-Voting Depositary Receipt |
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JSC | | Joint Stock Company | | PCL | | Public Company Limited |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) July 31, 2023 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. |
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Portfolio Abbreviation (continued) |
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PJSC | | Public Joint Stock Company |
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REIT | | Real Estate Investment Trust |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | 6 |