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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) January 31, 2024 | | 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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Argentina — 0.3% | | | | | | |
YPF SA, ADR (a) | | | 934,504 | | | $ | 16,148,229 | |
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Austria — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Erste Group Bank AG
| | | 726,727 | | | | 31,306,237 | |
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Brazil — 9.7% | | | | | | |
Ambev SA | | | 23,709,515 | | | | 62,594,957 | |
Ambev SA, ADR | | | 7,291,789 | | | | 19,104,487 | |
Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA | | | 1,532,592 | | | | 19,361,564 | |
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao | | | 19,469,301 | | | | 51,439,761 | |
Banco Bradesco SA, ADR | | | 29,907,203 | | | | 92,712,329 | |
CCR SA | | | 9,109,988 | | | | 24,124,625 | |
GRUPO DE MODA SOMA SA | | | 14,366,791 | | | | 22,966,451 | |
Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA (a)(b) | | | 85,918,413 | | | | 67,286,340 | |
Lojas Renner SA | | | 11,194,390 | | | | 36,264,726 | |
Sendas Distribuidora S/A | | | 12,372,704 | | | | 34,113,341 | |
XP, Inc., Class A | | | 993,473 | | | | 24,419,567 | |
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| | | | | | | 454,388,148 | |
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Canada — 1.7% | | | | | | |
Barrick Gold Corp. | | | 3,053,206 | | | | 47,630,014 | |
Eldorado Gold Corp. (a) | | | 2,320,728 | | | | 28,360,713 | |
Eldorado Gold Corp. (a)(c) | | | 307,452 | | | | 3,753,989 | |
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| | | | | | | 79,744,716 | |
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Chile — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Banco de Chile | | | 226,977,711 | | | | 25,405,272 | |
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China — 17.2% | | | | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. | | | 11,934,600 | | | | 107,041,114 | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR | | | 321,795 | | | | 23,223,945 | |
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H | | | 75,876,000 | | | | 45,059,966 | |
China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. | | | 17,225,000 | | | | 38,165,779 | |
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 8,654,500 | | | | 31,548,984 | |
China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class A | | | 12,302,939 | | | | 26,298,846 | |
China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H | | | 22,388,000 | | | | 21,517,208 | |
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H | | | 71,794,000 | | | | 37,347,463 | |
China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 7,601,200 | | | | 25,815,791 | |
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 501,047 | | | | 10,574,116 | |
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. | | | 25,158,000 | | | | 18,508,474 | |
Hang Zhou Great Star Industrial Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 7,971,554 | | | | 20,680,669 | |
NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 8,647,834 | | | | 25,259,407 | |
NetEase, Inc. | | | 1,486,700 | | | | 28,898,637 | |
NetEase, Inc., ADR | | | 450,336 | | | | 43,970,807 | |
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. (a) | | | 614,600 | | | | 4,743,634 | |
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR (a)(c) | | | 573,620 | | | | 43,973,709 | |
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 5,749,900 | | | | 51,205,186 | |
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd. | | | 3,438,900 | | | | 21,136,796 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 2,935,200 | | | | 101,884,608 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd., ADR (c) | | | 666,864 | | | | 23,233,542 | |
Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR (a) | | | 4,030,448 | | | | 37,886,211 | |
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 6,996,000 | | | | 11,731,769 | |
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 5,076,000 | | | | 7,532,093 | |
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| | | | | | | 807,238,754 | |
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Greece — 0.4% | | | | | | |
National Bank of Greece SA (a) | | | 2,359,370 | | | | 17,938,480 | |
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Hong Kong — 1.2% | | | | | | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 3,805,000 | | | | 29,840,393 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Hong Kong (continued) | | | | | | |
Guangdong Investment Ltd. | | | 21,152,000 | | | $ | 12,297,074 | |
Link REIT | | | 2,737,400 | | | | 13,729,927 | |
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| | | | | | | 55,867,394 | |
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Hungary — 1.9% | | | | | | |
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC | | | 3,537,588 | | | | 28,992,470 | |
OTP Bank Nyrt | | | 720,688 | | | | 33,388,597 | |
Wizz Air Holdings PLC (a)(b) | | | 1,141,503 | | | | 28,535,800 | |
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| | | | | | | 90,916,867 | |
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India — 16.2% | | | | | | |
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd. (a) | | | 7,517,338 | | | | 15,485,091 | |
Axis Bank Ltd. | | | 5,216,370 | | | | 67,068,473 | |
Bharat Electronics Ltd. | | | 14,521,266 | | | | 32,524,231 | |
Cipla Ltd. | | | 2,714,655 | | | | 44,151,663 | |
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. | | | 4,249,303 | | | | 15,517,379 | |
GAIL India Ltd. | | | 20,306,849 | | | | 42,254,243 | |
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. | | | 3,781,375 | | | | 53,026,539 | |
Godrej Properties Ltd., Class A (a) | | | 634,380 | | | | 18,124,961 | |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | | 4,576,358 | | | | 80,479,186 | |
Infosys Ltd. | | | 2,591,987 | | | | 51,674,268 | |
Infosys Ltd., ADR | | | 2,240,420 | | | | 44,494,741 | |
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | | | 695,354 | | | | 29,111,158 | |
Marico Ltd. | | | 1,956,110 | | | | 12,442,016 | |
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | | | 203,997 | | | | 25,020,445 | |
NTPC Ltd. | | | 10,272,196 | | | | 39,328,643 | |
Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. | | | 8,988,018 | | | | 27,303,023 | |
Reliance Industries Ltd. | | | 2,194,792 | | | | 75,405,384 | |
SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd. | | | 2,322,538 | | | | 20,021,259 | |
UltraTech Cement Ltd. | | | 520,735 | | | | 63,671,269 | |
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| | | | | | | 757,103,972 | |
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Indonesia — 3.6% | | | | | | |
Astra International Tbk PT | | | 82,848,000 | | | | 26,846,091 | |
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | | | 80,745,500 | | | | 48,853,158 | |
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | | | 177,602,600 | | | | 63,978,727 | |
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | | | 122,957,900 | | | | 30,841,143 | |
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| | | | | | | 170,519,119 | |
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Kazakhstan — 1.4% | | | | | | |
Kaspi.KZ JSC, ADR | | | 122,160 | | | | 11,238,720 | |
Kaspi.KZ JSC, GDR | | | 566,131 | | | | 52,084,052 | |
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| | | | | | | 63,322,772 | |
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Malaysia — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Public Bank Bhd | | | 28,729,700 | | | | 26,632,912 | |
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Mexico — 4.3% | | | | | | |
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV | | | 9,909,839 | | | | 16,846,985 | |
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | | | 1,990,842 | | | | 27,000,682 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV, Class B | | | 3,412,627 | | | | 31,242,346 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, ADR | | | 121,566 | | | | 18,950,924 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B | | | 659,214 | | | | 10,262,696 | |
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | | | 23,232,157 | | | | 95,984,585 | |
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| | | | | | | 200,288,218 | |
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Netherlands — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Prosus NV | | | 1,461,382 | | | | 43,478,565 | |
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Panama — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Copa Holdings SA, Class A | | | 359,724 | | | | 34,555,087 | |
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Philippines — 1.2% | | | | | | |
Ayala Land, Inc. | | | 22,504,300 | | | | 13,599,476 | |
Bank of the Philippine Islands | | | 5,254,360 | | | | 10,296,296 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2024 | | 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. | | | 4,094,450 | | | $ | 10,540,292 | |
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. | | | 2,722,300 | | | | 11,771,241 | |
Jollibee Foods Corp. | | | 2,316,560 | | | | 10,452,194 | |
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| | | | | | | 56,659,499 | |
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Poland — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA | | | 2,371,713 | | | | 28,555,809 | |
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Qatar — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Qatar National Bank QPSC | | | 8,273,444 | | | | 35,147,419 | |
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Russia(d) — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Fix Price Group PLC, Registered Shares, GDR (a) | | | 532,872 | | | | 5,329 | |
Gazprom PJSC (a) | | | 8,520,027 | | | | 947 | |
LUKOIL PJSC | | | 1,370,026 | | | | 152 | |
Novatek PJSC | | | 295,922 | | | | 33 | |
Sberbank of Russia PJSC | | | 6,788,060 | | | | 754 | |
TCS Group Holding PLC, Class A, GDR (a) | | | 25,066 | | | | 3 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,218 | |
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Saudi Arabia — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Etihad Etisalat Co. | | | 967,793 | | | | 13,445,512 | |
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. | | | 950,354 | | | | 19,700,451 | |
Yanbu National Petrochemical Co. | | | 823,965 | | | | 8,427,449 | |
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| | | | | | | 41,573,412 | |
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Singapore — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | | | 19,784,500 | | | | 35,306,285 | |
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South Africa — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Absa Group Ltd. | | | 2,651,544 | | | | 23,152,003 | |
Shoprite Holdings Ltd. | | | 2,034,381 | | | | 29,500,019 | |
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| | | | | | | 52,652,022 | |
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South Korea — 7.6% | | | | | | |
Hansol Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 123,516 | | | | 18,487,374 | |
HYBE Co. Ltd. (a) | | | 133,044 | | | | 20,059,463 | |
KT&G Corp. | | | 414,209 | | | | 28,130,697 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 4,377,333 | | | | 237,850,396 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GDR | | | 19,331 | | | | 26,417,120 | |
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (a) | | | 92,344 | | | | 25,627,639 | |
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| | | | | | | 356,572,689 | |
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Taiwan — 13.3% | | | | | | |
Accton Technology Corp. | | | 2,730,000 | | | | 45,925,570 | |
Advantech Co. Ltd. | | | 641,000 | | | | 6,909,474 | |
Delta Electronics, Inc. | | | 5,668,000 | | | | 50,720,631 | |
Global Unichip Corp. | | | 101,000 | | | | 4,958,766 | |
Hiwin Technologies Corp. | | | 3,242,000 | | | | 22,755,887 | |
Phison Electronics Corp. | | | 1,617,000 | | | | 27,156,293 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 20,958,000 | | | | 419,547,554 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR | | | 403,984 | | | | 45,634,033 | |
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| | | | | | | 623,608,208 | |
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Thailand — 2.2% | | | | | | |
Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR | | | 3,799,600 | | | | 23,433,589 | |
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR | | | 22,898,400 | | | | 17,749,411 | |
CP ALL PCL, NVDR | | | 25,567,300 | | | | 37,637,665 | |
Thai Beverage PCL | | | 60,067,100 | | | | 23,450,841 | |
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| | | | | | | 102,271,506 | |
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United Arab Emirates — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC | | | 6,106,076 | | | | 14,962,001 | |
Emaar Properties PJSC | | | 3,159,802 | | | | 6,388,713 | |
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| | | | | | | 21,350,714 | |
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United Kingdom — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Anglogold Ashanti PLC | | | 688,759 | | | | 12,325,403 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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United Kingdom (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Anglogold Ashanti PLC (c) | | | 450,417 | | | $ | 7,936,348 | |
Prudential PLC | | | 1,939,996 | | | | 19,928,739 | |
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| | | | | | | 40,190,490 | |
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United States — 2.1% | | | | | | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 598,291 | | | | 46,140,202 | |
EPAM Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 191,307 | | | | 53,204,390 | |
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| | | | | | | 99,344,592 | |
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Total Common Stocks — 93.3% (Cost: $4,328,413,480) | | | | | | | 4,368,094,605 | |
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Preferred Securities | | | | | | | | |
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Preferred Stocks — 2.0% | | | | | | |
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Brazil — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares | | | 3,118,290 | | | | 9,661,261 | |
Banco Nacional SA, Preference Shares(d) | | | 42,567,626 | | | | 86 | |
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| | | | | | | 9,661,347 | |
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South Korea — 1.8% | | | | | | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares | | | 1,956,150 | | | | 85,593,015 | |
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Total Preferred Securities — 2.0% (Cost: $91,232,544) | | | | | | | 95,254,362 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 95.3% (Cost: $4,419,646,024) | | | | | | | 4,463,348,967 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | 2 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2024 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 5.4% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 5.21%(e)(f) | | | 173,015,781 | | | $ | 173,015,781 | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 5.50%(e)(f)(g) | | | 77,681,684 | | | | 77,712,757 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 5.4% (Cost: $250,713,695) | | | | | | | 250,728,538 | |
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Total Investments — 100.7% (Cost: $4,670,359,719) | | | | | | | 4,714,077,505 | |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.7)% | | | | (30,535,138 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 4,683,542,367 | |
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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. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended January 31, 2024 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 Sale | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 01/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 01/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | | | | |
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| | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class | | $ | 202,549,764 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (29,533,983 | )(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 173,015,781 | | | | 173,015,781 | | | $ | 10,577,335 | | | $ | — | | | | | |
| | SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series | | | 25,671,028 | | | | 52,045,732 | (a) | | | — | | | | (11,089 | ) | | | 7,086 | | | | 77,712,757 | | | | 77,681,684 | | | | 208,248 | (b) | | | — | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (11,089 | ) | | $ | 7,086 | | | $ | 250,728,538 | | | | | | | $ | 10,785,583 | | | $ | — | | | | | |
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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) | |
Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | 956 | | | | 03/15/24 | | | $ 46,882 | | $ | (467,929 | ) |
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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 | | Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b) | | 08/17/26 | | $ | 40,977,678 | | | $ (5,003,786)(c) | | $ | 36,057,170 | | | | 0.9 | % |
| | Monthly | | HSBC Bank PLC(d) | | 02/10/28 | | | 11,619,536 | | | (526,278)(e) | | | 11,123,331 | | | | 0.2 | |
| | Monthly | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.(f) | | 02/08/24 | | | 28,990,767 | | | (382,679)(g) | | | 28,870,700 | | | | 0.6 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2024 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. |
Equity Securities Long (continued)
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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 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $(5,912,743 | ) | | $ | 76,051,201 | | | | | |
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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 $(83,278) of net dividends and financing fees. | |
| (e) | Amount includes $(30,073) of net dividends and financing fees. | |
| (g) | Amount includes $(262,612) 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: | | 0-67 basis points | | 40 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) |
The following table represents the individual short positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of period end, termination date 8/17/26:
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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 | | | $ | 10,962,282 | | | | 30.4 | % |
Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd. | | | 2,861,400 | | | | 5,014,018 | | | | 13.9 | |
Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co. Ltd. | | | 6,873,915 | | | | 20,080,870 | | | | 55.7 | |
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| | | | | | | 36,057,170 | | | | | |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | $ | 36,057,170 | | | | | |
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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 2/10/28:
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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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Hong Kong | | | | |
Prudential PLC | | | 1,082,819 | | | $ | 11,123,331 | | | | 100.0 | % |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC | | | $ | 11,123,331 | | | | | |
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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 2/8/24:
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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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China | | | | |
Prosus NV | | | 970,389 | | | $ | 28,870,700 | | | | 100.0 | % |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | $ | 28,870,700 | | | | | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | 4 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2024 | | 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 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.
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 | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Argentina | | $ | 16,148,229 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 16,148,229 | |
Austria | | | — | | | | 31,306,237 | | | | — | | | | 31,306,237 | |
Brazil | | | 454,388,148 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 454,388,148 | |
Canada | | | 79,744,716 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 79,744,716 | |
Chile | | | — | | | | 25,405,272 | | | | — | | | | 25,405,272 | |
China | | | 172,288,214 | | | | 634,950,540 | | | | — | | | | 807,238,754 | |
Greece | | | — | | | | 17,938,480 | | | | — | | | | 17,938,480 | |
Hong Kong | | | — | | | | 55,867,394 | | | | — | | | | 55,867,394 | |
Hungary | | | 62,381,067 | | | | 28,535,800 | | | | — | | | | 90,916,867 | |
India | | | 44,494,741 | | | | 712,609,231 | | | | — | | | | 757,103,972 | |
Indonesia | | | — | | | | 170,519,119 | | | | — | | | | 170,519,119 | |
Kazakhstan | | | 63,322,772 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 63,322,772 | |
Malaysia | | | — | | | | 26,632,912 | | | | — | | | | 26,632,912 | |
Mexico | | | 200,288,218 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 200,288,218 | |
Netherlands | | | 43,478,565 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 43,478,565 | |
Panama | | | 34,555,087 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 34,555,087 | |
Philippines | | | 10,452,194 | | | | 46,207,305 | | | | — | | | | 56,659,499 | |
Poland | | | — | | | | 28,555,809 | | | | — | | | | 28,555,809 | |
Qatar | | | — | | | | 35,147,419 | | | | — | | | | 35,147,419 | |
Russia | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,218 | | | | 7,218 | |
Saudi Arabia | | | 13,445,512 | | | | 28,127,900 | | | | — | | | | 41,573,412 | |
Singapore | | | — | | | | 35,306,285 | | | | — | | | | 35,306,285 | |
South Africa | | | 29,500,019 | | | | 23,152,003 | | | | — | | | | 52,652,022 | |
South Korea | | | — | | | | 356,572,689 | | | | — | | | | 356,572,689 | |
Taiwan | | | 45,634,033 | | | | 577,974,175 | | | | — | | | | 623,608,208 | |
Thailand | | | — | | | | 102,271,506 | | | | — | | | | 102,271,506 | |
United Arab Emirates | | | 14,962,001 | | | | 6,388,713 | | | | — | | | | 21,350,714 | |
United Kingdom | | | 7,936,348 | | | | 32,254,142 | | | | — | | | | 40,190,490 | |
United States | | | 99,344,592 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 99,344,592 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2024 | | BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Preferred Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
South Korea | | $ | — | | | $ | 85,593,015 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 85,593,015 | |
Brazil | | | 9,661,261 | | | | — | | | | 86 | | | | 9,661,347 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 173,015,781 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 173,015,781 | |
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| | $ | 1,575,041,498 | | | $ | 3,061,315,946 | | | $ | 7,304 | | | | 4,636,364,748 | |
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Investments Valued at NAV(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 77,712,757 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,714,077,505 | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | (467,929 | ) | | $ | (5,912,743 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (6,380,672 | ) |
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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 |
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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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REIT | | Real Estate Investment Trust |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | 6 |