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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) July 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Latin America 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 — 1.2% | | | | | | |
MercadoLibre, Inc.(a) | | | 1,018 | | | $ | 1,144,863 | |
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Brazil — 61.2% | | | | | | |
Afya Ltd., Class A(a)(b) | | | 83,947 | | | | 2,195,214 | |
Ambev SA, ADR | | | 429,368 | | | | 1,150,706 | |
Arco Platform Ltd., Class A(a)(b) | | | 19,881 | | | | 865,818 | |
B2W Cia Digital(a) | | | 144,271 | | | | 3,299,962 | |
B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao | | | 458,416 | | | | 5,574,932 | |
Banco Bradesco SA, ADR | | | 1,013,541 | | | | 4,277,143 | |
Banco do Brasil SA | | | 97,847 | | | | 629,861 | |
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA | | | 423,535 | | | | 2,259,535 | |
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA | | | 263,310 | | | | 1,864,579 | |
Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao | | | 91,572 | | | | 1,246,343 | |
Cielo SA | | | 521,076 | | | | 536,404 | |
Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes | | | 113,466 | | | | 596,417 | |
Energisa SA | | | 207,412 | | | | 1,954,223 | |
Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, ADR(b) | | | 69,377 | | | | 473,845 | |
Itau Unibanco Holding SA, ADR, Preference Shares | | | 819,608 | | | | 4,180,001 | |
Lojas Americanas SA | | | 332,816 | | | | 1,964,403 | |
Lojas Renner SA | | | 271,738 | | | | 2,142,524 | |
Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA | | | 288,107 | | | | 1,167,550 | |
Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA | | | 60,550 | | | | 774,903 | |
Petrobras Distribuidora SA | | | 485,756 | | | | 2,113,784 | |
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR | | | 384,017 | | | | 3,329,427 | |
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR, Preference Shares | | | 626,048 | | | | 5,340,189 | |
Telefonica Brasil SA, ADR, Preference Shares(b) | | | 72,147 | | | | 727,963 | |
Vale SA, ADR | | | 819,204 | | | | 9,535,535 | |
Via Varejo SA(a) | | | 532,585 | | | | 1,992,899 | |
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Cayman Islands — 1.9% | | | | | | |
Vasta Platform Ltd.(a) | | | 97,930 | | | | 1,845,981 | |
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Chile — 4.4% | | | | | | |
Banco de Chile | | | 14,210,244 | | | | 1,364,226 | |
Banco Santander Chile, ADR | | | 93,438 | | | | 1,598,724 | |
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, ADR | | | 45,071 | | | | 1,376,919 | |
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Mexico — 20.1% | | | | | | |
America Movil SAB de CV, Class L, ADR | | | 440,974 | | | | 5,573,911 | |
Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV | | | 899,055 | | | | 1,342,826 | |
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV(b) | | | 2,185,547 | | | | 1,762,776 | |
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, ADR | | | 25,022 | | | | 1,539,103 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, ADR | | | 11,922 | | | | 799,847 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B | | | 89,110 | | | | 591,518 | |
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV | | | 145,679 | | | | 685,879 | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O(a) | | | 916,559 | | | | 3,290,634 | |
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B | | | 1,016,487 | | | | 2,567,366 | |
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | | | 672,837 | | | | 1,579,073 | |
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Panama — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Copa Holdings SA, Class A | | | 19,639 | | | | 813,840 | |
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Peru — 1.9% | | | | | | |
Southern Copper Corp | | | 43,972 | | | | 1,922,016 | |
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United States — 1.4% | | | | | | |
JBS SA | | | 328,846 | | | | 1,357,860 | |
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Total Common Stocks — 92.9% (Cost: $79,780,470) | | | | 91,351,522 | |
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Security | | | | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
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Corporate Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Brazil — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | |
Klabin SA, 1.00%, 06/15/22 | | | BRL | | | | 7 | | | $ | 27,153 | |
Lupatech SA, 6.50%, 04/15/21(a)(c)(d) | | | | | | | 2,128 | | | | — | |
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Total Corporate Bonds — 0.1% (Cost: $1,124,525) | | | | 27,153 | |
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Preferred Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Preferred Stocks — 6.6% | | | | | | | | | |
Brazil — 6.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Preference B Shares | | | | 137,890 | | | | 1,016,356 | |
Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares | | | | | | | 814,971 | | | | 1,874,736 | |
Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, Preference Shares | | | | 298,869 | | | | 1,026,108 | |
Lojas Americanas SA, Preference Shares | | | | | | | 251,821 | | | | 1,646,125 | |
Telefonica Brasil SA, Preference Shares | | | | | | | 94,086 | | | | 949,598 | |
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Total Preferred Securities — 6.6% (Cost: $7,410,463) | | | | 6,512,923 | |
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Rights | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Brazil — 0.0% | | | | | | | | | |
B2W Cia Digital (Expires 08/25/20) | | | | | | | 9,563 | | | | 12,833 | |
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Total Rights — 0.0% (Cost: $ — ) | | | | 12,833 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments —99.6% (Cost: $88,315,458) | | | | 97,904,431 | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 2.7% | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.08%(e)(f) | | | | | | | 1,436,897 | | | | 1,436,897 | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.38%(e)(f)(g) | | | | | | | 1,273,191 | | | | 1,273,955 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 2.7% (Cost: $2,710,393) | | | | 2,710,852 | |
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Total Investments — 102.3% (Cost: $91,025,851) | | | | 100,615,283 | |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.3)% | | | | (2,275,371 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | | | | | $ | 98,339,912 | |
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(c) | Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default. |
(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, 2020 | | BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc. |
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 | |
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Held at 04/30/20 |
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| Shares Purchased | | |
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Sold |
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Held at 07/31/20 |
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| Value at 07/31/20 | | | | Income | | |
| Net Realized Gain (Loss) | (a) | |
| Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class | | | 1,030,200 | | | | 406,697 | (b) | | | — | | | | 1,436,897 | | | $ | 1,436,897 | | | $ | 334 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series | | | 3,148,843 | | | | — | | | | (1,875,652 | )(b) | | | 1,273,191 | | | | 1,273,955 | | | | 5,151 | (c) | | | 319 | | | | (1,201 | ) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,710,852 | | | $ | 5,485 | | | $ | 319 | | | $ | (1,201 | ) |
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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. | |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. 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) |
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 is based on the pricing transparency of the investments 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, 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 investments 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 | |
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Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 91,351,522 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 91,351,522 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 27,153 | | | | — | | | | 27,153 | |
Preferred Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stocks | | | 6,512,923 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,512,923 | |
Rights | | | 12,833 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 12,833 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) July 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc. |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | $ | 1,436,897 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,436,897 | |
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| | $ | 99,314,175 | | | $ | 27,153 | | | $ | — | | | | 99,341,328 | |
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Investments Valued at NAV(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,273,955 | |
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| (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. | |
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Currency Abbreviation |
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BRL | | Brazilian Real |
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Portfolio Abbreviation |
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
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GOL | | General Obligation Ltd. |
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SAB | | Special Assessment Bonds |