UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-07171
Name of Fund: | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Fund Address: | | 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809 |
Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762
Date of fiscal year end: 06/30/2021
Date of reporting period: 12/31/2020
Item 1 – | Report to Stockholders |
(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.
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| | DECEMBER 31, 2020 |
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| | 2020 Semi-Annual Report (Unaudited) |
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.
BlackRock EuroFund
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Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee |
The Markets in Review
Dear Shareholder,
The 12-month reporting period as of December 31, 2020 has been a time of sudden change in global financial markets, as the emergence and spread of the coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) led to a vast disruption in the global economy and financial markets. The threat from the coronavirus became increasingly apparent throughout February and March 2020, and countries around the world took economically disruptive countermeasures. Stay-at-home orders and closures of non-essential businesses became widespread, many workers were laid off, and unemployment claims spiked, causing a global recession and a sharp fall in equity prices.
After markets hit their lowest point of the reporting period in late March 2020, a steady recovery ensued, as businesses began to re-open and governments learned to adapt to life with the virus. Equity prices continued to rise throughout the summer, fed by strong fiscal and monetary support and improving economic indicators. Many equity indices neared or surpassed all-time highs late in the reporting period following a series of successful vaccine trials and passage of additional stimulus. In the United States, both large- and small-capitalization stocks posted a significant advance. International equities from developed economies grew at a more modest pace, lagging emerging market stocks, which rebounded sharply.
During the market downturn, the performance of different types of fixed-income securities initially diverged due to a reduced investor appetite for risk. U.S. Treasuries benefited from the risk-off environment, and posted solid returns, as the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) touched an all-time low. In the corporate bond market, support from the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) assuaged credit concerns and both investment-grade and high-yield bonds recovered to post positive returns.
Following the coronavirus outbreak, the Fed instituted two emergency interest rate cuts, pushing short-term interest rates, already low as the year began, close to zero. To stabilize credit markets, the Fed also implemented a new bond-buying program, as did several other central banks around the world, including the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan.
Looking ahead, while coronavirus-related disruptions have clearly hindered worldwide economic growth, we believe that the global expansion is likely to accelerate as vaccination efforts get under way. The results of the U.S. elections also cleared the way for additional stimulus spending in 2021, which is likely to be a solid tailwind for economic growth. Inflation should increase as the expansion continues, but a shift in central bank policy means that moderate inflation is less likely to be followed by interest rate hikes that could threaten the equity expansion.
Overall, we favor a positive stance toward risk, with an overweight in both equities and credit. We see U.S. and Asian equities benefiting from structural growth trends in tech, while emerging markets should be particularly helped by a vaccine-led economic expansion. In credit, rising inflation should provide tailwinds for inflation-protected bonds, and Euro area peripherals and Asian bonds also provide attractive opportunities. We believe that international diversification and a focus on sustainability can help provide portfolio resilience, and the disruption created by the coronavirus appears to be accelerating the shift toward sustainable investments.
In this environment, our view is that investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.
Sincerely,
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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Total Returns as of December 31, 2020 |
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| | 6-Month | | 12-Month |
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U.S. large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) | | 22.16% | | 18.40% |
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U.S. small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) | | 37.85 | | 19.96 |
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International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | 21.61 | | 7.82 |
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Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) | | 31.14 | | 18.31 |
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3-month Treasury bills (ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index) | | 0.07 | | 0.67 |
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U.S. Treasury securities (ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index) | | (1.87) | | 10.58 |
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U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) | | 1.29 | | 7.51 |
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Tax-exempt municipal bonds (S&P Municipal Bond Index) | | 2.92 | | 4.95 |
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U.S. high yield bonds (Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | | 11.32 | | 7.05 |
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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2 | | T H I S P A G E I S N O T P A R T O F Y O U R F U N D R E P O R T |
Table of Contents
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Investment Objective
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
Portfolio Management Commentary
How did the Fund perform?
For the six-month period ended December 31, 2020, the Fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index.
What factors influenced performance?
The Fund’s performance was challenged against the shifting backdrop during the period, with November 2020 the primary driver of weakness. Despite markets touching new highs, and in many cases having historically strong returns in November, the rise was accompanied by a sharp change in market leadership. After the better-than-expected news on vaccine efficacy, momentum styles, which had driven market gains to that point, experienced the worst relative performance since the global financial crisis. As investors brought forward expectations of a robust economic recovery due to vaccine development, they increasingly sought out contrarian opportunities, adversely impacting the portfolio’s trend-based sentiment insights.
Signals with a slower moving fundamental footprint proved overly conservative, while insights using internet search data and conference call transcripts also lagged. As November saw growth reestablish performance leadership relative to value, value signals and measures that look at cash flow and research and development expenses across companies, as well as exchange-traded product flows, showed renewed weakness. While December 2020 saw an improvement in portfolio performance, November’s lagging returns for momentum and sentiment signals ultimately weighed on relative performance for the period.
While portfolio performance initially held up well as U.S. technology companies sold off in September 2020, an underweight to Japanese technology companies motivated by their lower quality profile ultimately weighed on relative returns as the group soundly outperformed their U.S. counterparts. Elsewhere, fundamental- and sentiment-motivated underweight positions in Europe, food retail, and logistics stocks detracted amid the resurgence of COVID late in the period.
On the positive side, higher frequency trend-based measures seeking to track consumer activity were a strong contributor to relative performance over the third quarter of 2020. Collectively, the combination of online, transactional and mobile application-based activity correctly positioned the Fund during earnings season as economies reopened. Specifically, contrarian positioning in U.S. retail driven by these measures proved additive early in the period, although macro concerns due to fading stimulus hopes pressured this positioning in September.
During the final months of 2020, macro-thematic insights were able to partially offset weaker results across fundamental- and sentiment-based signals. A positive stance with respect to select European economies such as France and Denmark added value, while a modest overweight to the U.S. detracted. Performance gains were supported by new research introduced in November designed to select stocks based on their sensitivity to vaccine-related news flow. Further aiding performance were quality-driven signals focused on business culture and sustainability measures.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
The Fund maintained a balanced allocation of risk across all major return drivers over the period. There were, however, several new signals added within the stock selection group of insights. Given the dynamism of the current environment, the Fund has instituted enhanced signal constructs to best identify emerging trends due to COVID-19, such as “work from home” and vaccine development. Additionally, a new alternative data-driven insight that looks to capture brand sentiment from consumers was added.
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
The Fund was positioned essentially neutrally from a geographic and sector perspective at period end. The Fund had a slight underweight allocation to the consumer staples sector and slight overweight positions to health care and energy. In country terms, the Fund had a slight overweight to Taiwan and a slight underweight to the United Kingdom.
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2020 (continued) | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2020
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| | | | | Average Annual Total Returns(a)(b) | |
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| | 6-Month Total Returns | | | Without Sales Charge | | | With Sales Charge | | | Without Sales Charge | | | With Sales Charge | | | Without Sales Charge | | | With Sales Charge | |
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Institutional | | | 23.42 | % | | | 15.87 | % | | | N/A | | | | 11.55 | % | | | N/A | | | | 8.88 | % | | | N/A | |
Investor A | | | 23.26 | | | | 15.54 | | | | 9.47 | % | | | 11.22 | | | | 10.03 | % | | | 8.55 | | | | 7.96 | % |
Investor C | | | 22.79 | | | | 14.70 | | | | 13.70 | | | | 10.37 | | | | 10.37 | | | | 7.85 | | | | 7.85 | |
Class K | | | 23.43 | | | | 15.88 | | | | N/A | | | | 11.58 | | | | N/A | | | | 8.90 | | | | N/A | |
Class R | | | 23.06 | | | | 15.26 | | | | N/A | | | | 10.90 | | | | N/A | | | | 8.18 | | | | N/A | |
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MSCI All Country World Index(c) | | | 24.01 | | | | 16.25 | | | | N/A | | | | 12.26 | | | | N/A | | | | 9.13 | | | | N/A | |
| (a) | Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees, and how performance was calculated for certain share classes. | |
| (b) | The Fund primarily intends to invest in equity securities or other financial instruments that are components of, or have characteristics similar to, the securities included in the MSCI All Country World Index. The Fund’s returns prior to October 26, 2017, are the returns of the Fund when it followed a different investment objective and different investment strategies under the name “BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.” | |
| (c) | MSCI All Country World Index comprises large and mid-capitalization developed and emerging market equities. | |
N/A — Not applicable as the share class and index do not have a sales charge.
Past performance is not an indication of future results.
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Expense Example
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Account Value (12/31/20) |
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Account Value (07/01/20) |
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| Annualized
Expense Ratio |
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Institutional | | | $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,234.20 | | | | $ 4.00 | | | | | | $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,021.63 | | | | $ 3.62 | | | | 0.71 | % |
Investor A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,232.60 | | | | 5.40 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,020.37 | | | | 4.89 | | | | 0.96 | |
Investor C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,227.90 | | | | 9.60 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,016.59 | | | | 8.69 | | | | 1.71 | |
Class K | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,234.30 | | | | 3.72 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,021.88 | | | | 3.36 | | | | 0.66 | |
Class R | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,230.60 | | | | 6.80 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,019.11 | | | | 6.16 | | | | 1.21 | |
| (a) | Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365. | |
| (b) | For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the six-month period shown). | |
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2020 (continued) | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Portfolio Information
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TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS | |
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Security | | Percent of Net Assets | |
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Apple, Inc. | | | 3 | % |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 3 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 2 | |
Facebook, Inc., Class A | | | 2 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 1 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 1 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 1 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 1 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 1 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 1 | |
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GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION | |
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Country/Geographic Region | | Percent of Net Assets | |
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United States | | | 57 | % |
Japan | | | 6 | |
China | | | 6 | |
France | | | 3 | |
Germany | | | 3 | |
Switzerland | | | 3 | |
Taiwan | | | 2 | |
United Kingdom | | | 2 | |
Canada | | | 2 | |
Netherlands | | | 2 | |
Australia | | | 2 | |
South Korea | | | 2 | |
India | | | 2 | |
Brazil | | | 1 | |
Ireland | | | 1 | |
Denmark | | | 1 | |
Hong Kong | | | 1 | |
Spain | | | 1 | |
South Africa | | | 1 | |
Sweden | | | 1 | |
Finland | | | 1 | |
Other | | | — | # |
Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | — | (a) |
(a) | Rounds to less than 1% of net assets. |
# | Includes holdings within countries that are 1% or less of net assets. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for such countries. |
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2020 | | BlackRock EuroFund |
Investment Objective
BlackRock EuroFund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek capital appreciation primarily through investment in equities of corporations domiciled in European countries.
Portfolio Management Commentary
How did the Fund perform?
For the six-month period ended December 31, 2020, the Fund outperformed its benchmark, the MSCI EMU Index.
What factors influenced performance?
European equities produced strong gains in the second half of 2020, with nearly all of the positive returns occurring in November and December. The global markets rallied in this time, as investors reacted positively to news that a COVID-19 vaccine had been approved – indicating a possible return to normal economic conditions in 2021. The conclusion of the U.S. election provided an additional boost to the market, as did expectations that world central banks would maintain their highly accommodative monetary policies.
The Fund outperformed with stock selection and sector allocations both contributing to results. An underweight in the health care sector, which experienced volatility ahead of the U.S. elections, contributed positively. A zero weighting in the German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG, which issued a profit warning and wrote down assets in its agricultural business, was particularly helpful. In the consumer discretionary sector, holdings in LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France) and Moncler SpA (Italy) continued to benefit from the rotation of discretionary spending away from experiences and travel. The Fund also capitalized on the ongoing momentum in the renewables space, with the renewable diesel company Neste OYJ (Finland) aiding returns. The travel-related holdings MTU Aero Engines AG (Germany) and Safran SA (France) were also among the Fund’s top performers, as the positive vaccine news indicated a better chance of air travel returning to normal levels. The Fund was further helped by strength in several high-conviction holdings that continued to generate strong performance, such as Rational AG (Germany), DSV Panalpina AS (Denmark) and Sika AG (Switzerland).
The Fund’s zero weightings in a number of cyclical stocks, including the German companies Daimler AG and Siemens AG, detracted from relative performance. Similarly, the Fund was hurt by its lack of a position in the airplane manufacturer Airbus SE. Among stocks the Fund held, positions in Sanofi (France) and SAP (Germany) were key detractors. Additionally, shares of the publishing company RELX PLC (United Kingdom) remained weak as its exhibitions business was disrupted by lockdowns and concerns about the effects of coronavirus-related disruptions on library budgets.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
The Fund increased its weighting in the consumer discretionary sector by adding a new holding in Ferrari SpA (Italy). In health care, the Fund established a position in the German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA. A position was added in Qiagen NV, a specialist in making tests and machines used to diagnose various diseases, including COVID-19.
Within industrials, the Fund sold its position in the Italian packaging company Industria Macchine Automatiche SpA. The Fund increased its weighting in the chemicals distributor IMCD NV when the company raised equity to fund the acquisition of the Indian pharmaceutical ingredients distributor Signet. The Fund also increased its position in the French banking stock BNP Paribas SA on the day of the vaccine approval in an effort to capitalize on the financial sector’s previous underperformance. The Fund sold its position in the Spanish utility Iberdrola SA and rotated the proceeds into EDP Renováveis, SA based on the investment adviser’s belief that the latter has greater upside due to its larger exposure to renewable energy.
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
The investment adviser has been adding cyclicality to the portfolio since the market decline in March. The Fund continued to have a pro-cyclical bias at the end of 2020, with overweight positions in the industrials, information technology, consumer discretionary, financials and real estate sectors. The Fund was underweight in consumer staples, communication services, utilities, energy, health care and materials.
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2020 (continued) | | BlackRock EuroFund |
Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2020
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| | | | | Average Annual Total Returns(a)(b) | |
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| | 6-Month Total Returns | | | Without Sales Charge | | | With Sales Charge | | | Without Sales Charge | | | With Sales Charge | | | Without Sales Charge | | | With Sales Charge | |
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Institutional | | | 25.93 | % | | | 19.34 | % | | | N/A | | | | 6.19 | % | | | N/A | | | | 5.28 | % | | | N/A | |
Investor A | | | 25.76 | | | | 19.15 | | | | 12.90 | % | | | 5.98 | | | | 4.84 | % | | | 5.07 | | | | 4.51 | % |
Investor C | | | 25.41 | | | | 18.32 | | | | 17.32 | | | | 5.17 | | | | 5.17 | | | | 4.37 | | | | 4.37 | |
Class K | | | 26.02 | | | | 19.56 | | | | N/A | | | | 6.29 | | | | N/A | | | | 5.33 | | | | N/A | |
Class R | | | 25.62 | | | | 18.81 | | | | N/A | | | | 5.46 | | | | N/A | | | | 4.53 | | | | N/A | |
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MSCI EMU Index(c) | | | 23.05 | | | | 7.89 | | | | N/A | | | | 7.47 | | | | N/A | | | | 5.24 | | | | N/A | |
| (a) | Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees, and how performance was calculated for certain share classes. | |
| (b) | Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities, including common stock and convertible securities, of companies located in Europe. The Fund currently expects that a majority of the Fund’s assets will be invested in equity securities of companies located in countries participating in the European Monetary Union (the ‘‘Eurozone’’). The Fund’s total returns prior to October 23, 2018, are the returns of the Fund when it followed different investment strategies. | |
| (c) | MSCI EMU Index captures large and mid-cap representation across the 10 Developed Markets countries in the European Economic and Monetary Union (“EMU”). With 246 constituents, the MSCI EMU Index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization of the EMU. | |
N/A — Not applicable as the share class and index do not have a sales charge.
Past performance is not an indication of future results.
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Expense Example
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Institutional | | | $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,259.30 | | | | $ 6.72 | | | | | | $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,019.26 | | | | $ 6.01 | | | | 1.18 | % |
Investor A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,257.60 | | | | 7.74 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.35 | | | | 6.92 | | | | 1.36 | |
Investor C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,254.10 | | | | 12.16 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,014.42 | | | | 10.87 | | | | 2.14 | |
Class K | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,260.20 | | | | 5.70 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,020.16 | | | | 5.09 | | | | 1.00 | |
Class R | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,256.20 | | | | 9.10 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,017.14 | | | | 8.13 | | | | 1.60 | |
| (a) | Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365. | |
| (b) | For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the six-month period shown). | |
Portfolio Information
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TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS | |
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Security | | Percent of Net Assets | |
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LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | 7 | % |
ASML Holding NV | | | 7 | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 4 | |
Schneider Electric SE | | | 4 | |
Safran SA | | | 3 | |
Sanofi | | | 3 | |
Allianz SE | | | 3 | |
Kering SA | | | 3 | |
DSV Panalpina A/S | | | 3 | |
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA | | | 3 | |
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GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION | |
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Country/Geographic Region | | Percent of Net Assets | |
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France | | | 36 | % |
Germany | | | 20 | |
Netherlands | | | 13 | |
Italy | | | 9 | |
Finland | | | 5 | |
Switzerland | | | 4 | |
United Kingdom | | | 4 | |
Denmark | | | 3 | |
Belgium | | | 2 | |
Spain | | | 1 | |
Portugal | | | 1 | |
Ireland | | | 1 | |
United States | | | 1 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | | | (— | )(a) |
(a) | Rounds to less than 1% of net assets. |
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About Fund Performance
Institutional and Class K Shares are not subject to any sales charge. These shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only to certain eligible investors. Class K Shares performance shown prior to the Class K Shares inception date of January 25, 2018 is that of Institutional Shares. The performance of each Fund’s Class K Shares would be substantially similar to Institutional Shares because Class K Shares and Institutional Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities and performance would only differ to the extent that Class K Shares and Institutional Shares have different expenses. The actual returns of Class K Shares would have been higher than those of the Institutional Shares because Class K Shares have lower expenses than the Institutional Shares.
Investor A Shares are subject to a maximum initial sales charge (front-end load) of 5.25% and a service fee of 0.25% per year (but no distribution fee). Certain redemptions of these shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. These shares are generally available through financial intermediaries.
Investor C Shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. In addition, these shares are subject to a distribution fee of 0.75% per year and a service fee of 0.25% per year. These shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. These shares automatically convert to Investor A Shares after approximately eight years.
Class R Shares are not subject to any sales charge. These shares are subject to a distribution fee of 0.25% per year and a service fee of 0.25% per year. These shares are available only to certain employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time, and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of the fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to blackrock.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Figures shown in the performance tables on the previous pages assume reinvestment of all distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) on the ex-dividend date or payable date, as applicable. Investment return and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Distributions paid to each class of shares will vary because of the different levels of service, distribution and transfer agency fees applicable to each class, which are deducted from the income available to be paid to shareholders.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), each Fund’s investment adviser, has contractually and/or voluntarily agreed to waive and/or reimburse a portion of each Fund’s expenses. Without such waivers and/or reimbursements, each Fund’s performance would have been lower. With respect to each Fund’s voluntary waiver(s), if any, the Manager is under no obligation to waive and/or reimburse or to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees and such voluntary waiver(s) may be reduced or discontinued at any time. With respect to each Fund’s contractual waiver(s), if any, the Manager is under no obligation to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees after the applicable termination date of such agreement. See the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on waivers and/or reimbursements.
Disclosure of Expenses
Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses, such as sales charges; and (b) operating expenses, including investment advisory fees, service and distribution fees, 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2020 and held through December 31, 2020) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number corresponding to their Fund and share class under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in these Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect transactional expenses, such as sales charges, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. The Funds’ successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation a Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Funds’ investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.
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A B O U T F U N D P E R F O R M A N C E / D I S C L O S U R E O F E X P E N S E S / D E R I V A T I V E F I N A N C I A L I N S T R U M E N T S | | 9 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) December 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Advantage Global 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 — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Globant SA(a) | | | 314 | | | $ | 68,329 | |
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Australia — 1.4% | | | | | | |
Alumina Ltd. | | | 21,662 | | | | 30,713 | |
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. | | | 31,006 | | | | 744,484 | |
ASX Ltd. | | | 1,253 | | | | 69,538 | |
Atlas Arteria Ltd. | | | 8,104 | | | | 40,750 | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | | | 12,119 | | | | 212,666 | |
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd. | | | 31,647 | | | | 227,992 | |
BHP Group Ltd. | | | 6,359 | | | | 207,777 | |
BHP Group PLC | | | 5,713 | | | | 150,848 | |
Brambles Ltd. | | | 101,558 | | | | 833,008 | |
Challenger Ltd.(a) | | | 6,529 | | | | 32,443 | |
CIMIC Group Ltd.(a) | | | 3,585 | | | | 67,434 | |
Cochlear Ltd.(a) | | | 1,822 | | | | 265,858 | |
CSL Ltd. | | | 3,337 | | | | 729,109 | |
Goodman Group | | | 36,712 | | | | 536,637 | |
IDP Education Ltd.(a) | | | 9,995 | | | | 153,200 | |
Iluka Resources Ltd.(a) | | | 56,341 | | | | 282,914 | |
IOOF Holdings Ltd. | | | 27,675 | | | | 75,040 | |
Macquarie Group Ltd. | | | 1,928 | | | | 205,794 | |
Medibank Pvt Ltd. | | | 37,170 | | | | 86,091 | |
Perpetual Ltd. | | | 785 | | | | 21,053 | |
South32 Ltd. | | | 22,236 | | | | 42,497 | |
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 16,829 | | | | 50,668 | |
Westpac Banking Corp. | | | 23,827 | | | | 354,577 | |
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. | | | 17,037 | | | | 298,925 | |
Worley Ltd. | | | 2,488 | | | | 21,976 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,741,992 | |
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Austria — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Raiffeisen Bank International AG(a) | | | 831 | | | | 16,888 | |
Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe | | | 1,168 | | | | 29,679 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 46,567 | |
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Bangladesh — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Athene Holding Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 8,437 | | | | 363,972 | |
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Belgium — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Umicore SA | | | 10,168 | | | | 488,725 | |
Warehouses De Pauw CVA | | | 834 | | | | 28,914 | |
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| | | | | | | 517,639 | |
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Brazil — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Ambev SA | | | 56,425 | | | | 170,580 | |
B2W Cia Digital(a) | | | 1,318 | | | | 19,193 | |
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao | | | 19,114 | | | | 228,848 | |
Banco do Brasil SA | | | 11,725 | | | | 88,145 | |
Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais-COPASA | | | 5,604 | | | | 17,768 | |
EDP - Energias do Brasil SA | | | 3,700 | | | | 14,070 | |
Marfrig Global Foods SA(a) | | | 7,368 | | | | 20,583 | |
Petroleo Brasileiro SA | | | 5,091 | | | | 28,124 | |
Porto Seguro SA | | | 11,122 | | | | 105,151 | |
Telefonica Brasil SA | | | 2,130 | | | | 19,151 | |
Ultrapar Participacoes SA(a) | | | 53,424 | | | | 244,567 | |
Vale SA | | | 30,458 | | | | 512,646 | |
WEG SA | | | 11,442 | | | | 167,108 | |
XP, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,045 | | | | 41,455 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,677,389 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Canada — 2.0% | | | | | | |
ARC Resources Ltd. | | | 5,405 | | | $ | 25,477 | |
Bank of Montreal | | | 1,361 | | | | 103,478 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia | | | 2,742 | | | | 148,205 | |
Canada Goose Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 481 | | | | 14,319 | |
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT | | | 798 | | | | 31,339 | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | 553 | | | | 47,232 | |
CGI, Inc.(a) | | | 2,433 | | | | 193,031 | |
Constellation Software, Inc. | | | 58 | | | | 75,316 | |
Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a) | | | 1,089 | | | | 63,694 | |
FirstService Corp. | | | 179 | | | | 24,499 | |
Franco-Nevada Corp. | | | 2,111 | | | | 264,683 | |
Great-West Lifeco, Inc. | | | 9,505 | | | | 226,630 | |
Hydro One Ltd.(b) | | | 1,512 | | | | 34,032 | |
Lightspeed POS Inc.(a) | | | 510 | | | | 35,995 | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a) | | | 2,525 | | | | 878,776 | |
Metro, Inc. | | | 2,541 | | | | 113,386 | |
Onex Corp. | | | 8,968 | | | | 514,732 | |
Parex Resources Inc.(a) | | | 2,895 | | | | 39,846 | |
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B | | | 2,086 | | | | 97,114 | |
Royal Bank of Canada | | | 9,864 | | | | 810,492 | |
Shopify, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 951 | | | | 1,073,840 | |
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B(a) | | | 3,849 | | | | 69,850 | |
TMX Group Ltd. | | | 763 | | | | 76,210 | |
Topicus.com Inc.(a) | | | 107 | | | | 405 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | 51,279 | | | | 2,897,310 | |
Tourmaline Oil Corp. | | | 1,989 | | | | 26,814 | |
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | | | 16,252 | | | | 678,731 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,565,436 | |
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China — 5.7% | | | | | | |
3SBio, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 16,000 | | | | 14,607 | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(a) | | | 13,353 | | | | 3,107,644 | |
BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class H(b) | | | 81,000 | | | | 30,057 | |
Baidu, Inc., ADR(a) | | | 234 | | | | 50,600 | |
Bank of China Ltd., Class H | | | 61,000 | | | | 20,646 | |
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 58,000 | | | | 30,680 | |
BBMG Corp., Class H | | | 100,000 | | | | 19,363 | |
BeiGene Ltd., ADR(a) | | | 72 | | | | 18,604 | |
BYD Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 23,039 | | | | 690,164 | |
CanSino Biologics, Inc., Class H(a)(b) | | | 800 | | | | 18,219 | |
China Aoyuan Group Ltd. | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,595 | |
China Construction Bank Corp., Class A | | | 15,300 | | | | 14,782 | |
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H | | | 233,000 | | | | 175,747 | |
China Hongqiao Group Ltd. | | | 65,500 | | | | 60,051 | |
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 189,000 | | | | 416,079 | |
China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 15,100 | | | | 30,836 | |
China Mobile Ltd. | | | 24,000 | | | | 136,811 | |
China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 21,500 | | | | 20,705 | |
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. | | | 19,000 | | | | 41,277 | |
China Railway Group Ltd., Class A | | | 17,800 | | | | 14,438 | |
China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. | | | 42,000 | | | | 23,960 | |
China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 136,300 | | | | 601,634 | |
CNOOC Ltd. | | | 123,000 | | | | 112,843 | |
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. | | | 126,080 | | | | 128,367 | |
Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd.(b) | | | 89,000 | | | | 50,869 | |
Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd., Class H(c) | | | 242,000 | | | | 31,264 | |
East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 6,300 | | | | 30,020 | |
Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class H(b) | | | 3,000 | | | | 35,931 | |
GDS Holdings Ltd., ADR(a) | | | 587 | | | | 54,967 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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China (continued) | | | | | | |
GDS Holdings Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 1,400 | | | $ | 16,316 | |
Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. | | | | | | | | |
Ltd., Class H, Class H | | | 22,000 | | | | 53,827 | |
Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class H(b) | | | 10,800 | | | | 15,737 | |
Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 6,800 | | | | 129,837 | |
Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class H | | | 120,000 | | | | 30,200 | |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H | | | 484,000 | | | | 310,965 | |
Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 74,672 | | | | 239,841 | |
JD.com, Inc., ADR(a) | | | 23,812 | | | | 2,093,075 | |
JD.com, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 13,050 | | | | 574,753 | |
Jiangsu Zhongnan Construction Group Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 25,000 | | | | 33,967 | |
Jinke Properties Group Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 30,200 | | | | 32,920 | |
JOYY, Inc., ADR | | | 771 | | | | 61,665 | |
Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 57,000 | | | | 28,188 | |
KE Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 2,252 | | | | 138,588 | |
Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 18,000 | | | | 73,486 | |
KWG Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 16,000 | | | | 21,860 | |
Lenovo Group Ltd. | | | 148,000 | | | | 139,918 | |
Logan Group Co. Ltd. | | | 52,000 | | | | 85,185 | |
LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 23,200 | | | | 329,421 | |
Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 11,148 | | | | 96,354 | |
Meituan, Class B(a) | | | 54,700 | | | | 2,059,097 | |
Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class H | | | 343,000 | | | | 60,661 | |
NetEase, Inc. | | | 3,500 | | | | 66,857 | |
NetEase, Inc., ADR | | | 9,533 | | | | 912,975 | |
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR(a) | | | 365 | | | | 67,821 | |
NIO, Inc., ADR(a) | | | 11,036 | | | | 537,895 | |
PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 594,000 | | | | 183,928 | |
Pinduoduo, Inc., ADR(a) | | | 3,704 | | | | 658,090 | |
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H | | | 47,500 | | | | 578,057 | |
Poly Developments and Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 143,000 | | | | 347,427 | |
Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H(b) | | | 328,000 | | | | 185,340 | |
SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 54,400 | | | | 738,190 | |
Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 7,800 | | | | 112,025 | |
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 9,002 | | | | 588,927 | |
Shui On Land Ltd.(a) | | | 75,000 | | | | 10,443 | |
Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd. | | | 26,000 | | | | 66,600 | |
Spring Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 2,700 | | | | 23,081 | |
Sunac China Holdings Ltd. | | | 11,000 | | | | 40,661 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 70,900 | | | | 5,101,522 | |
Uni-President China Holdings Ltd. | | | 42,000 | | | | 42,768 | |
WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 6,200 | | | | 128,392 | |
WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(b) | | | 3,380 | | | | 66,306 | |
Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 21,000 | | | | 278,488 | |
Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(b) | | | 65,600 | | | | 278,818 | |
Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(b) | | | 64,000 | | | | 132,256 | |
Yango Group Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 29,300 | | | | 29,375 | |
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. | | | 30,800 | | | | 22,265 | |
Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 39,000 | | | | 14,094 | |
Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 12,500 | | | | 152,611 | |
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Czech Republic — 0.0% | | | | | | |
CEZ AS | | | 4,099 | | | | 98,311 | |
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Denmark — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Chr Hansen Holding A/S(a) | | | 4,040 | | | | 417,419 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Denmark (continued) | | | | | | |
ISS A/S(a) | | | 1,135 | | | $ | 19,524 | |
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 20,021 | | | | 1,396,648 | |
Novozymes A/S, B Shares | | | 7,335 | | | | 417,801 | |
Orsted A/S(b) | | | 2,735 | | | | 559,595 | |
Rockwool International AS, -B Shares | | | 485 | | | | 181,514 | |
Vestas Wind Systems A/S | | | 2,458 | | | | 580,652 | |
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Finland — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Neste OYJ | | | 5,242 | | | | 380,589 | |
Nordea Bank Abp(a) | | | 174,733 | | | | 1,432,005 | |
Sampo OYJ, A Shares | | | 13 | | | | 556 | |
Wartsila OYJ Abp | | | 23,863 | | | | 238,830 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,051,980 | |
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France — 3.2% | | | | | | |
Air Liquide SA | | | 6,321 | | | | 1,036,308 | |
Alstom SA(a) | | | 4,678 | | | | 266,454 | |
Amundi SA(a)(b) | | | 1,379 | | | | 112,391 | |
AXA SA | | | 46,335 | | | | 1,111,221 | |
BNP Paribas SA(a) | | | 6,376 | | | | 336,603 | |
Bureau Veritas SA(a) | | | 4,135 | | | | 110,383 | |
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA(a) | | | 687 | | | | 21,119 | |
Christian Dior SE | | | 987 | | | | 548,142 | |
Cie de Saint-Gobain(a) | | | 12,025 | | | | 553,058 | |
CNP Assurances(a) | | | 6,440 | | | | 104,631 | |
Danone SA | | | 1,379 | | | | 90,747 | |
Dassault Systemes SE | | | 272 | | | | 55,167 | |
Electricite de France SA(a) | | | 14,808 | | | | 234,327 | |
Engie SA(a) | | | 22,974 | | | | 352,192 | |
Eutelsat Communications SA | | | 18,040 | | | | 204,077 | |
Faurecia SE(a) | | | 4,349 | | | | 222,828 | |
Gecina SA | | | 546 | | | | 84,903 | |
Hermes International | | | 211 | | | | 226,884 | |
Ipsen SA | | | 168 | | | | 13,892 | |
Kering SA | | | 276 | | | | 200,302 | |
Klepierre SA | | | 1,467 | | | | 33,087 | |
Legrand SA | | | 10,233 | | | | 915,409 | |
L’Oreal SA | | | 6,527 | | | | 2,490,390 | |
Natixis SA(a) | | | 39,394 | | | | 134,984 | |
Nexans SA(a) | | | 3,102 | | | | 224,460 | |
Orange SA | | | 36,459 | | | | 434,045 | |
Peugeot SA(a) | | | 4,127 | | | | 113,020 | |
Renault SA(a) | | | 5,131 | | | | 224,594 | |
Rexel SA(a) | | | 14,281 | | | | 225,402 | |
Sanofi | | | 3,511 | | | | 340,297 | |
Schneider Electric SE | | | 3,787 | | | | 547,325 | |
Societe Generale SA(a) | | | 38,083 | | | | 791,692 | |
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield | | | 3,283 | | | | 255,696 | |
Valeo SA | | | 6,915 | | | | 272,757 | |
Vinci SA(a) | | | 5,104 | | | | 508,406 | |
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Germany — 2.8% | | | | | | |
adidas AG(a) | | | 2,565 | | | | 933,159 | |
Allianz SE, Registered Shares | | | 706 | | | | 173,445 | |
BASF SE | | | 8,536 | | | | 674,708 | |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | | | 4,072 | | | | 359,381 | |
Beiersdorf AG | | | 24,393 | | | | 2,804,209 | |
Covestro AG(b) | | | 4,080 | | | | 251,383 | |
Daimler AG, Registered Shares | | | 8,233 | | | | 583,549 | |
Deutsche Post AG, Registered Shares | | | 10,921 | | | | 540,980 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Germany (continued) | | | | | | |
Deutsche Wohnen SE | | | 1,775 | | | $ | 94,705 | |
E.ON SE | | | 61,598 | | | | 682,089 | |
Fielmann AG(a) | | | 1,571 | | | | 127,532 | |
HeidelbergCement AG | | | 506 | | | | 37,674 | |
Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA(a) | | | 2,539 | | | | 164,084 | |
HUGO BOSS AG | | | 14,837 | | | | 493,017 | |
Infineon Technologies AG | | | 13,598 | | | | 519,289 | |
Jenoptik AG | | | 4 | | | | 122 | |
KION Group AG | | | 1,071 | | | | 92,879 | |
Knorr-Bremse AG | | | 2,256 | | | | 307,795 | |
RWE AG | | | 8,225 | | | | 347,977 | |
SAP SE | | | 1,945 | | | | 251,914 | |
Siemens AG, Registered Shares | | | 11,973 | | | | 1,724,667 | |
Talanx AG(a) | | | 429 | | | | 16,681 | |
thyssenkrupp AG(a) | | | 16,837 | | | | 166,839 | |
TUI AG | | | 7 | | | | 44 | |
Volkswagen AG | | | 235 | | | | 48,998 | |
Wacker Chemie AG | | | 1,172 | | | | 167,907 | |
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Hong Kong — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.(a) | | | 210,000 | | | | 26,048 | |
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. | | | 204,000 | | | | 618,370 | |
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.(a) | | | 30,000 | | | | 27,787 | |
China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd. | | | 38,000 | | | | 17,503 | |
CK Asset Holdings Ltd. | | | 13,332 | | | | 68,218 | |
CLP Holdings Ltd. | | | 20,000 | | | | 184,933 | |
ESR Cayman Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 5,000 | | | | 17,948 | |
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. | | | 14,400 | | | | 248,516 | |
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | | | 29,000 | | | | 112,655 | |
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. | | | 49,700 | | | | 205,269 | |
Kerry Properties Ltd. | | | 7,500 | | | | 18,970 | |
Link REIT | | | 44,300 | | | | 402,322 | |
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR(a) | | | 5,814 | | | | 107,850 | |
MTR Corp. Ltd. | | | 66,000 | | | | 369,114 | |
Shenzhen Investment Ltd. | | | 76,000 | | | | 26,079 | |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | | | 7,000 | | | | 89,523 | |
Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A | | | 21,000 | | | | 115,676 | |
Swire Properties Ltd. | | | 80,000 | | | | 232,594 | |
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. | | | 19,000 | | | | 271,575 | |
Towngas China Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 27,000 | | | | 12,182 | |
Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd. | | | 2,000 | | | | 7,790 | |
Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd. | | | 118,000 | | | | 23,743 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,204,665 | |
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Hungary(a) — 0.2% | | | | | | |
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC | | | 83,972 | | | | 619,093 | |
OTP Bank Nyrt | | | 7,479 | | | | 337,038 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 956,131 | |
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India — 1.4% | | | | | | |
Asian Paints Ltd. | | | 17,482 | | | | 662,189 | |
Axis Bank Ltd.(a) | | | 9,331 | | | | 79,425 | |
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | | | 3,939 | | | | 26,601 | |
HCL Technologies Ltd. | | | 31,964 | | | | 414,857 | |
HDFC Bank Ltd.(a) | | | 45,000 | | | | 886,342 | |
HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 23,683 | | | | 219,849 | |
Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. | | | 18,130 | | | | 54,105 | |
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | | | 7,404 | | | | 243,066 | |
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. | | | 33,995 | | | | 1,191,047 | |
Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. | | | 15,882 | | | | 47,930 | |
Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. | | | 14,153 | | | | 17,637 | |
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IndusInd Bank Ltd.(a) | | | 2,836 | | | $ | 34,802 | |
Infosys Ltd. | | | 26,993 | | | | 462,735 | |
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 1,561 | | | | 36,893 | |
ITC Ltd. | | | 50,066 | | | | 143,380 | |
KEC International Ltd. | | | 2,445 | | | | 12,206 | |
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.(a) | | | 16,184 | | | | 442,319 | |
L&T Finance Holdings Ltd. | | | 21,198 | | | | 27,223 | |
Nestle India Ltd. | | | 255 | | | | 64,267 | |
Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. | | | 17,525 | | | | 22,358 | |
Pidilite Industries Ltd. | | | 3,970 | | | | 96,044 | |
Reliance Industries Ltd. | | | 9,962 | | | | 271,055 | |
State Bank of India(a) | | | 5,480 | | | | 20,664 | |
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | | | 13,892 | | | | 545,471 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,022,465 | |
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Indonesia — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | | | 213,800 | | | | 515,371 | |
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | | | 125,800 | | | | 55,394 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 570,765 | |
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Ireland — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 2,127 | | | | 555,594 | |
AerCap Holdings NV(a) | | | 918 | | | | 41,843 | |
Allegion PLC | | | 8,961 | | | | 1,042,881 | |
Experian PLC | | | 21,757 | | | | 826,519 | |
Flutter Entertainment PLC(a) | | | 1,062 | | | | 215,942 | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a) | | | 2,185 | | | | 360,634 | |
Kingspan Group PLC(a) | | | 3,589 | | | | 251,670 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 2,708 | | | | 317,215 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,612,298 | |
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Israel — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Bank Hapoalim BM(a) | | | 19,488 | | | | 133,848 | |
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM | | | 2,551 | | | | 15,058 | |
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a) | | | 5,351 | | | | 711,201 | |
CyberArk Software Ltd.(a) | | | 815 | | | | 131,696 | |
JFrog Ltd.(a) | | | 544 | | | | 34,180 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(a) | | | 5,911 | | | | 57,107 | |
Wix.com Ltd.(a) | | | 1,317 | | | | 329,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,412,287 | |
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Italy — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Enel SpA | | | 77,513 | | | | 788,674 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA(a) | | | 41,966 | | | | 99,196 | |
Pirelli & C SpA(a)(b) | | | 9,977 | | | | 54,086 | |
Prysmian SpA | | | 6,783 | | | | 241,425 | |
UniCredit SpA(a) | | | 15,983 | | | | 149,751 | |
Unipol Gruppo SpA(a) | | | 58,511 | | | | 281,169 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,614,301 | |
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Japan — 6.3% | | | | | | |
Amada Co. Ltd. | | | 25,500 | | | | 280,607 | |
ANA Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 1,400 | | | | 30,934 | |
Asahi Kasei Corp. | | | 14,600 | | | | 149,652 | |
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | | 41,400 | | | | 641,028 | |
Benesse Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,500 | | | | 87,914 | |
Bridgestone Corp. | | | 9,600 | | | | 314,840 | |
Brother Industries Ltd. | | | 1,100 | | | | 22,708 | |
Canon, Inc. | | | 15,400 | | | | 298,337 | |
Central Japan Railway Co. | | | 1,700 | | | | 240,386 | |
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 8,300 | | | | 442,848 | |
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. | | | 9,400 | | | | 169,084 | |
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. | | | 1,500 | | | | 51,405 | |
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 8,900 | | | | 264,621 | |
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Denso Corp. | | | 2,000 | | | $ | 119,041 | |
DIC Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 17,701 | |
Dip Corp. | | | 800 | | | | 21,377 | |
East Japan Railway Co. | | | 5,500 | | | | 366,935 | |
Eisai Co. Ltd. | | | 2,800 | | | | 200,237 | |
Electric Power Development Co. Ltd. | | | 4,900 | | | | 67,621 | |
FANUC Corp. | | | 3,300 | | | | 814,602 | |
Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. | | | 3,100 | | | | 2,779,705 | |
Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,000 | | | | 32,019 | |
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | | | 4,900 | | | | 258,485 | |
House Foods Group, Inc. | | | 400 | | | | 15,204 | |
Inpex Corp. | | | 21,900 | | | | 118,092 | |
Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 4,900 | | | | 94,493 | |
Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd. | | | 4,600 | | | | 37,810 | |
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 154,300 | | | | 1,201,864 | |
Japan Tobacco, Inc. | | | 17,500 | | | | 356,775 | |
Kajima Corp. | | | 2,600 | | | | 34,879 | |
Kaneka Corp. | | | 1,400 | | | | 49,048 | |
Kao Corp. | | | 20,900 | | | | 1,614,654 | |
KDDI Corp. | | | 32,500 | | | | 963,633 | |
Keyence Corp. | | | 3,500 | | | | 1,968,808 | |
Konica Minolta, Inc. | | | 28,700 | | | | 109,898 | |
Kyocera Corp. | | | 5,400 | | | | 331,443 | |
Lintec Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 15,477 | |
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. | | | 3,900 | | | | 82,158 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd. | | | 36,300 | | | | 174,308 | |
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 3,100 | | | | 280,641 | |
Nexon Co. Ltd. | | | 8,000 | | | | 246,839 | |
Nidec Corp. | | | 8,200 | | | | 1,037,365 | |
Nihon Kohden Corp. | | | 500 | | | | 18,622 | |
Nikon Corp. | | | 2,900 | | | | 18,322 | |
Nintendo Co. Ltd. | | | 1,000 | | | | 641,941 | |
Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 700 | | | | 76,918 | |
Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd. | | | 700 | | | | 39,253 | |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | | 23,200 | | | | 595,288 | |
Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,500 | | | | 16,353 | |
Nitto Denko Corp. | | | 3,000 | | | | 268,740 | |
Oriental Land Co. Ltd. | | | 5,100 | | | | 842,680 | |
Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. | | | 10,000 | | | | 203,065 | |
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 27,900 | | | | 1,171,882 | |
Resona Holdings, Inc. | | | 86,300 | | | | 302,116 | |
Resorttrust, Inc. | | | 1,300 | | | | 18,602 | |
Ricoh Co. Ltd. | | | 2,800 | | | | 18,412 | |
Rohm Co. Ltd. | | | 1,700 | | | | 164,799 | |
Sansan Inc.(a) | | | 500 | | | | 32,989 | |
Seiko Epson Corp. | | | 3,900 | | | | 57,954 | |
Sekisui House Ltd. | | | 3,000 | | | | 61,115 | |
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 12,500 | | | | 442,632 | |
Shimano, Inc. | | | 100 | | | | 23,408 | |
Shinsei Bank Ltd. | | | 3,300 | | | | 40,768 | |
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. | | | 2,600 | | | | 142,146 | |
Shiseido Co. Ltd. | | | 300 | | | | 20,767 | |
Shizuoka Bank Ltd. | | | 4,100 | | | | 30,095 | |
SMC Corp. | | | 300 | | | | 183,221 | |
Softbank Corp. | | | 20,600 | | | | 258,571 | |
SoftBank Group Corp. | | | 10,900 | | | | 846,222 | |
Sojitz Corp. | | | 7,700 | | | | 17,195 | |
Sony Corp. | | | 1,800 | | | | 181,382 | |
Subaru Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 20,009 | |
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 44,400 | | | | 178,967 | |
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | | 10,500 | | | $ | 325,481 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,100 | | | | 188,214 | |
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. | | | 15,500 | | | | 133,366 | |
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. | | | 3,300 | | | | 116,884 | |
Sysmex Corp. | | | 2,900 | | | | 348,947 | |
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 300 | | | | 20,229 | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 2,600 | | | | 94,092 | |
Teijin Ltd. | | | 11,100 | | | | 208,881 | |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | | | 200 | | | | 74,713 | |
Toray Industries, Inc. | | | 3,600 | | | | 21,353 | |
Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 3,200 | | | | 246,944 | |
Unicharm Corp. | | | 11,900 | | | | 564,369 | |
Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. | | | 5,700 | | | | 287,462 | |
Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 63,400 | | | | 336,845 | |
Yaskawa Electric Corp. | | | 1,400 | | | | 69,797 | |
Z Holdings Corp. | | | 28,400 | | | | 171,855 | |
Zeon Corp. | | | 8,100 | | | | 116,358 | |
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| | | | | | | 26,665,700 | |
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Luxembourg — 0.0% | | | | | | |
APERAM SA | | | 3 | | | | 125 | |
RTL Group SA(a) | | | 1,457 | | | | 70,884 | |
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| | | | | | | 71,009 | |
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Macau — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Sands China Ltd.(a) | | | 106,400 | | | | 464,691 | |
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Malaysia — 0.2% | | | | | | |
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd | | | 21,600 | | | | 23,126 | |
Genting Bhd | | | 38,000 | | | | 42,208 | |
Hartalega Holdings Bhd | | | 18,100 | | | | 54,784 | |
Inari Amertron Bhd | | | 34,600 | | | | 23,825 | |
Kossan Rubber Industries | | | 10,800 | | | | 12,142 | |
Malayan Banking Bhd | | | 9,700 | | | | 20,420 | |
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings BHD | | | 39,500 | | | | 82,524 | |
Public Bank Bhd(a) | | | 50,800 | | | | 260,482 | |
QL Resources BHD | | | 18,750 | | | | 27,042 | |
Supermax Corp. Bhd(a) | | | 47,328 | | | | 71,103 | |
Tenaga Nasional Bhd | | | 19,800 | | | | 51,363 | |
Top Glove Corp. Bhd | | | 11,800 | | | | 18,029 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 687,048 | |
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Malta — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Kindred Group PLC(a) | | | 1,859 | | | | 18,189 | |
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Mexico — 0.2% | | | | | | |
America Movil SAB de CV, Series L | | | 896,454 | | | | 652,761 | |
Cemex SAB de CV(a) | | | 199,607 | | | | 103,016 | |
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | | | 11,414 | | | | 86,232 | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O(a) | | | 6,378 | | | | 35,234 | |
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B | | | 6,399 | | | | 27,050 | |
Megacable Holdings SAB de CV, CPO | | | 6,900 | | | | 25,201 | |
Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV | | | 12,300 | | | | 28,897 | |
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| | | | | | | 958,391 | |
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Netherlands — 1.8% | | | | | | |
ABN AMRO Bank NV(a)(b) | | | 20,569 | | | | 201,553 | |
Aegon NV | | | 172,711 | | | | 688,921 | |
Akzo Nobel NV | | | 5,162 | | | | 554,061 | |
ASML Holding NV | | | 666 | | | | 322,462 | |
ASR Nederland NV | | | 3,244 | | | | 129,796 | |
Euronext NV(b) | | | 1,650 | | | | 181,747 | |
EXOR NV | | | 369 | | | | 29,973 | |
Flow Traders(b) | | | 812 | | | | 26,883 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Netherlands (continued) | | | | | | |
ING Groep NV(a) | | | 44,833 | | | $ | 416,850 | |
Koninklijke DSM NV | | | 7,510 | | | | 1,291,504 | |
Koninklijke Philips NV(a) | | | 8,879 | | | | 478,290 | |
Koninklijke Vopak NV | | | 2,767 | | | | 145,319 | |
NN Group NV | | | 2,605 | | | | 112,615 | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | | 1,931 | | | | 307,048 | |
Prosus NV(a) | | | 6,241 | | | | 673,895 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares | | | 76,701 | | | | 1,333,239 | |
SBM Offshore NV | | | 3,327 | | | | 62,853 | |
Signify NV(a)(b) | | | 13,557 | | | | 569,207 | |
Wereldhave NV | | | 1 | | | | 13 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,526,229 | |
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New Zealand — 0.0% | | | | | | |
a2 Milk Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 4,159 | | | | 36,700 | |
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd. | | | 1,991 | | | | 47,284 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 83,984 | |
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Norway — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Equinor ASA | | | 92,627 | | | | 1,563,218 | |
NEL ASA(a) | | | 55,956 | | | | 189,337 | |
Telenor ASA | | | 2,545 | | | | 43,201 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,795,756 | |
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Peru — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Southern Copper Corp. | | | 10,216 | | | | 665,266 | |
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Poland(a) — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA | | | 1,449 | | | | 23,800 | |
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA | | | 17,114 | | | | 29,909 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 53,709 | |
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Portugal — 0.1% | | | | | | |
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA | | | 59,120 | | | | 371,067 | |
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Russia — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Gazprom PJSC | | | 25,386 | | | | 72,901 | |
Lukoil PJSC | | | 2,944 | | | | 204,976 | |
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC | | | 439 | | | | 140,698 | |
Novatek PJSC, GDR, Registered Shares | | | 348 | | | | 56,671 | |
PhosAgro PJSC, GDR, Registered Shares | | | 1,139 | | | | 15,533 | |
Tatneft PJSC | | | 10,670 | | | | 74,350 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 565,129 | |
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Saudi Arabia — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Al Rajhi Bank | | | 4,231 | | | | 83,005 | |
Al Tayyar Travel Group Holding Co.(a) | | | 10,534 | | | | 53,228 | |
Saudi Arabian Mining Co.(a) | | | 2,637 | | | | 28,493 | |
Saudi Arabian Oil Co.(b) | | | 5,086 | | | | 47,464 | |
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| | | | | | | 212,190 | |
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Singapore — 0.2% | | | | | | |
CapitaLand Ltd. | | | 57,200 | | | | 141,929 | |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 2,600 | | | | 49,272 | |
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. | | | 7,300 | | | | 108,149 | |
NetLink NBN Trust | | | 47,800 | | | | 34,937 | |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. | | | 21,100 | | | | 160,792 | |
Singapore Airlines Ltd.(a) | | | 79,800 | | | | 258,929 | |
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. | | | 18,600 | | | | 53,830 | |
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | | | 47,100 | | | | 82,243 | |
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | | | 5,100 | | | | 86,926 | |
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| | | | | | | 977,007 | |
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South Africa — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Absa Group Ltd. | | | 8,184 | | | | 66,905 | |
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Anglo American Platinum Ltd. | | | 3,301 | | | $ | 324,824 | |
Barloworld Ltd.(a) | | | 2,010 | | | | 12,461 | |
Bidvest Group Ltd.(a) | | | 21,606 | | | | 231,343 | |
FirstRand Ltd.(a) | | | 37,728 | | | | 131,460 | |
Gold Fields Ltd. | | | 2,296 | | | | 21,314 | |
Investec Ltd. | | | 9,546 | | | | 23,800 | |
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. | | | 965 | | | | 40,899 | |
MTN Group Ltd.(a) | | | 9,428 | | | | 38,911 | |
Naspers Ltd., N Shares | | | 3,513 | | | | 719,373 | |
Sanlam Ltd. | | | 5,194 | | | | 20,731 | |
Standard Bank Group Ltd. | | | 22,345 | | | | 193,529 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,825,550 | |
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South Korea — 1.5% | | | | | | |
Celltrion, Inc.(a) | | | 143 | | | | 47,333 | |
Hanjin Kal Corp.(a) | | | 552 | | | | 32,089 | |
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 1,448 | | | | 340,810 | |
Hyundai Motor Co. | | | 938 | | | | 166,263 | |
Kakao Corp. | | | 628 | | | | 225,339 | |
KB Financial Group, Inc.(a) | | | 1,284 | | | | 50,997 | |
Korea Electric Power Corp.(a) | | | 1,764 | | | | 44,524 | |
Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 269 | | | | 99,616 | |
KT Corp(a) | | | 13,267 | | | | 293,261 | |
LG Corp.(a) | | | 649 | | | | 52,370 | |
LG Household & Health Care Ltd.(a) | | | 37 | | | | 55,223 | |
NAVER Corp.(a) | | | 2,651 | | | | 714,628 | |
POSCO | | | 3,610 | | | | 902,065 | |
Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 95 | | | | 72,330 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 22,696 | | | | 1,694,834 | |
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 103 | | | | 17,793 | |
Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 1,590 | | | | 116,025 | |
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 277 | | | | 160,535 | |
Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. | | | 20,515 | | | | 608,743 | |
SillaJen, Inc.(a)(d) | | | 770 | | | | 7,290 | |
SK Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 448 | | | | 99,393 | |
SK Hynix, Inc. | | | 881 | | | | 96,230 | |
SK Innovation Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 890 | | | | 156,106 | |
SK Telecom Co. Ltd. | | | 1,140 | | | | 250,532 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,304,329 | |
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Spain — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA(a) | | | 46,643 | | | | 231,191 | |
Banco Santander SA(a) | | | 89,683 | | | | 279,662 | |
EDP Renovaveis SA | | | 7,124 | | | | 198,429 | |
Iberdrola SA | | | 53,526 | | | | 769,184 | |
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | | | 26,744 | | | | 848,850 | |
Mapfre SA | | | 11,807 | | | | 23,074 | |
Naturgy Energy Group SA | | | 9,928 | | | | 230,867 | |
Repsol SA | | | 26,640 | | | | 268,375 | |
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA | | | 6,319 | | | | 256,591 | |
Zardoya Otis SA | | | 4,655 | | | | 32,700 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,138,923 | |
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Sweden — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Atlas Copco AB, A Shares | | | 25,235 | | | | 1,251,055 | |
Boliden AB | | | 2,273 | | | | 80,640 | |
Castellum AB | | | 5 | | | | 128 | |
Epiroc AB, Class A | | | 2,432 | | | | 44,201 | |
Kinnevik AB, Class B(a) | | | 5,991 | | | | 300,967 | |
Loomis AB(a) | | | 1,329 | | | | 36,538 | |
Pandox AB(a) | | | 5,121 | | | | 89,860 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB | | | 17,052 | | | $ | 59,687 | |
SSAB AB, -A Shares(a) | | | 48,991 | | | | 173,667 | |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, A Shares(a) | | | 15,510 | | | | 156,341 | |
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Switzerland — 2.6% | | | | | | |
Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered Shares | | | 7,139 | | | | 644,951 | |
Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered Shares | | | 54,466 | | | | 703,204 | |
Givaudan SA, Registered Shares | | | 251 | | | | 1,061,936 | |
Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered Shares | | | 1,285 | | | | 291,590 | |
Nestle SA, Registered Shares | | | 30,508 | | | | 3,606,389 | |
Novartis AG, Registered Shares | | | 914 | | | | 86,060 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 4,779 | | | | 1,664,519 | |
SGS SA, Registered Shares | | | 80 | | | | 241,150 | |
Sika AG, Registered Shares | | | 7,062 | | | | 1,925,054 | |
STMicroelectronics NV | | | 8,899 | | | | 329,225 | |
Swiss Re AG | | | 1,971 | | | | 185,694 | |
UBS Group AG, Registered Shares | | | 27,085 | | | | 381,352 | |
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Taiwan — 2.4% | | | | | | |
ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd. | | | 18,000 | | | | 52,215 | |
ASPEED Technology, Inc. | | | 1,000 | | | | 61,164 | |
Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | | | 101,595 | | | | 152,980 | |
CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | | | 468,000 | | | | 328,476 | |
Delta Electronics, Inc. | | | 19,000 | | | | 178,181 | |
E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | | | 62,000 | | | | 56,431 | |
Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.(a) | | | 25,000 | | | | 36,299 | |
First Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | | | 36,000 | | | | 27,395 | |
Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | | | 595,000 | | | | 990,885 | |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 20,000 | | | | 65,579 | |
Largan Precision Co. Ltd. | | | 2,000 | | | | 227,924 | |
MediaTek, Inc. | | | 72,000 | | | | 1,920,044 | |
Parade Technologies Ltd. | | | 2,000 | | | | 79,183 | |
Primax Electronics Ltd. | | | 21,000 | | | | 36,533 | |
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. | | | 21,000 | | | | 292,560 | |
Shin Foong Specialty & Applied Materials Co. Ltd. | | | 2,000 | | | | 10,582 | |
Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd. | | | 8,000 | | | | 28,159 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 260,000 | | | | 4,918,540 | |
TPK Holding Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 11,000 | | | | 18,185 | |
Uni-President Enterprises Corp. | | | 296,000 | | | | 711,932 | |
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Thailand — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Gulf Energy Development PCL | | | 11,000 | | | | 12,575 | |
Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR(a) | | | 194,500 | | | | 733,379 | |
Siam Cement PCL, NVDR | | | 3,400 | | | | 42,891 | |
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Turkey(a) — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Arcelik | | | 7,069 | | | | 28,959 | |
Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS | | | 12,826 | | | | 26,729 | |
Turkiye Is Bankasi, Class C | | | 40,453 | | | | 38,052 | |
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Abcam PLC(a) | | | 3,049 | | | | 64,627 | |
Anglo American PLC | | | 37,239 | | | | 1,235,961 | |
AstraZeneca PLC | | | 9,957 | | | | 992,845 | |
Aviva PLC | | | 40,387 | | | | 179,643 | |
Babcock International Group PLC(a) | | | 13,765 | | | | 52,600 | |
British American Tobacco PLC | | | 5,504 | | | | 204,401 | |
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BT Group PLC(a) | | | 418,931 | | | $ | 755,106 | |
Centrica PLC(a) | | | 160,157 | | | | 101,623 | |
ConvaTec Group PLC(b) | | | 34,099 | | | | 92,888 | |
Diageo PLC | | | 3,220 | | | | 127,411 | |
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC | | | 23,450 | | | | 102,563 | |
Dunelm Group PLC(a) | | | 4,217 | | | | 69,819 | |
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | | | 40,655 | | | | 743,904 | |
Howden Joinery Group PLC(a) | | | 2,934 | | | | 27,640 | |
IG Group Holdings PLC | | | 5 | | | | 59 | |
IHS Markit Ltd. | | | 1,271 | | | | 114,174 | |
Imperial Brands PLC | | | 21,577 | | | | 452,569 | |
Informa PLC(a) | | | 52,540 | | | | 392,861 | |
Intertek Group PLC | | | 3,101 | | | | 239,522 | |
ITV PLC(a) | | | 43,053 | | | | 62,736 | |
J Sainsbury PLC | | | 14,391 | | | | 44,234 | |
JD Sports Fashion PLC(a) | | | 8,833 | | | | 103,772 | |
Johnson Matthey PLC | | | 9,737 | | | | 322,593 | |
KAZ Minerals PLC | | | 4,263 | | | | 38,262 | |
Liberty Global PLC, Class C(a) | | | 1,368 | | | | 32,353 | |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC(a) | | | 260,519 | | | | 129,884 | |
Marks & Spencer Group PLC(a) | | | 83,770 | | | | 155,383 | |
Meggitt PLC(a) | | | 15,011 | | | | 95,457 | |
Rentokil Initial PLC(a) | | | 101,396 | | | | 706,950 | |
Rio Tinto PLC | | | 145 | | | | 10,915 | |
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a) | | | 310,034 | | | | 469,213 | |
SSE PLC | | | 27,536 | | | | 564,025 | |
TechnipFMC PLC | | | 22,596 | | | | 212,402 | |
Tesco PLC | | | 70,238 | | | | 221,655 | |
WH Smith PLC(a) | | | 2,660 | | | | 54,853 | |
Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC | | | 114,042 | | | | 275,948 | |
WPP PLC | | | 12,446 | | | | 134,865 | |
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10X Genomics, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 805 | | | | 113,988 | |
3M Co. | | | 20,220 | | | | 3,534,254 | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 12,876 | | | | 1,409,793 | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 10,241 | | | | 1,097,323 | |
ABIOMED, Inc.(a) | | | 588 | | | | 190,630 | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 6,114 | | | | 567,685 | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 177 | | | | 21,433 | |
Adobe, Inc.(a) | | | 5,695 | | | | 2,848,183 | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 1,981 | | | | 88,095 | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 7,410 | | | | 878,011 | |
Air Lease Corp. | | | 1,740 | | | | 77,291 | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 6,270 | | | | 1,713,089 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 1,877 | | | | 197,066 | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a) | | | 11,996 | | | | 623,792 | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A(a) | | | 3,999 | | | | 70,302 | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 1,579 | | | | 246,703 | |
Align Technology, Inc.(a) | | | 311 | | | | 166,192 | |
Allakos, Inc.(a) | | | 187 | | | | 26,180 | |
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.(a) | | | 1,160 | | | | 30,926 | |
Ally Financial, Inc. | | | 527 | | | | 18,793 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2,152 | | | | 3,771,681 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a) | | | 1,489 | | | | 2,608,549 | |
Alteryx, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 298 | | | | 36,293 | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 2,944 | | | | 9,588,402 | |
American Express Co. | | | 14,609 | | | | 1,766,374 | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 5,951 | | | | 225,305 | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 6,700 | | | | 1,503,882 | |
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Amgen, Inc. | | | 4,999 | | | $ | 1,149,370 | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 5,005 | | | | 739,389 | |
ANSYS, Inc.(a) | | | 643 | | | | 233,923 | |
Antero Midstream Corp. | | | 2,868 | | | | 22,112 | |
Anthem, Inc. | | | 759 | | | | 243,707 | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 108,292 | | | | 14,368,981 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 700 | | | | 60,410 | |
Aptiv PLC(a) | | | 440 | | | | 57,328 | |
Aramark | | | 2,631 | | | | 101,241 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 3,937 | | | | 198,464 | |
Arista Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 1,616 | | | | 469,561 | |
Asana, Inc.(a) | | | 494 | | | | 14,598 | |
Aspen Technology, Inc.(a) | | | 335 | | | | 43,634 | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 48,170 | | | | 1,385,369 | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 2,711 | | | | 477,678 | |
Avangrid, Inc. | | | 16,732 | | | | 760,469 | |
Baker Hughes, Inc. Class A | | | 5,672 | | | | 118,261 | |
Ball Corp. | | | 283 | | | | 26,370 | |
Bandwidth, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,046 | | | | 160,739 | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 45,975 | | | | 1,393,502 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 37,347 | | | | 1,585,007 | |
Bank OZK | | | 557 | | | | 17,417 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(a) | | | 2,159 | | | | 44,795 | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. | | | 7,145 | | | | 1,787,822 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1 | | | | 347,815 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a) | | | 3,110 | | | | 721,116 | |
Biogen, Inc.(a) | | | 1,610 | | | | 394,225 | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 389 | | | | 226,764 | |
Boeing Co.(a) | | | 2,427 | | | | 519,524 | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 942 | | | | 36,399 | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | | | 15,697 | | | | 564,307 | |
Boyd Gaming Corp.(a) | | | 1,416 | | | | 60,775 | |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 1,380 | | | | 238,726 | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(a) | | | 1,717 | | | | 62,164 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 68,725 | | | | 4,263,012 | |
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | | | 5,715 | | | | 94,583 | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | | | 1,261 | | | | 100,161 | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 366 | | | | 34,356 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 6,609 | | | | 901,666 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 2,082 | | | | 154,630 | |
Camden Property Trust | | | 1,375 | | | | 137,390 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 3,024 | | | | 298,922 | |
CarMax, Inc.(a) | | | 1,900 | | | | 179,474 | |
Carrier Global Corp. | | | 2,201 | | | | 83,022 | |
Catalent, Inc.(a) | | | 918 | | | | 95,536 | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 1,930 | | | | 351,299 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 4,232 | | | | 394,084 | |
Centene Corp.(a) | | | 11,051 | | | | 663,392 | |
Cerner Corp. | | | 17,516 | | | | 1,374,656 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. | | | 4,699 | | | | 249,235 | |
Chegg, Inc.(a) | | | 1,004 | | | | 90,691 | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 10,142 | | | | 608,824 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 6,978 | | | | 589,292 | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a) | | | 324 | | | | 449,294 | |
Ciena Corp.(a) | | | 1,569 | | | | 82,922 | |
Cigna Corp. | | | 2,477 | | | | 515,662 | |
Cimarex Energy Co. | | | 600 | | | | 22,506 | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a) | | | 385 | | | | 31,647 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 15,837 | | | | 708,706 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 16,993 | | | | 1,047,788 | |
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2,694 | | | | 204,717 | |
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Coca-Cola Co. | | | 54,396 | | | $ | 2,983,077 | |
Cognex Corp. | | | 2,639 | | | | 211,872 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 1,106 | | | | 90,637 | |
Coherent, Inc.(a) | | | 201 | | | | 30,154 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 5,736 | | | | 490,485 | |
Columbia Sportswear Co.(a) | | | 1,652 | | | | 144,352 | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 16,288 | | | | 853,491 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 4,681 | | | | 261,481 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 430 | | | | 28,251 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 35,421 | | | | 2,559,876 | |
Continental Resources, Inc.(a) | | | 6,636 | | | | 108,167 | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. | | | 586 | | | | 212,906 | |
Copart, Inc.(a) | | | 5,016 | | | | 638,286 | |
CoStar Group, Inc.(a) | | | 479 | | | | 442,730 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 1,364 | | | | 513,928 | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 8,502 | | | | 1,930,804 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 6,767 | | | | 462,186 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 14,538 | | | | 3,229,471 | |
Datadog, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,628 | | | | 160,260 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 1,935 | | | | 520,612 | |
Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C(a) | | | 4,392 | | | | 321,890 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc.(a) | | | 5,509 | | | | 221,517 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 6,401 | | | | 101,200 | |
DexCom, Inc.(a) | | | 414 | | | | 153,064 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 3,750 | | | | 181,500 | |
Discovery, Inc., Class C(a) | | | 4,041 | | | | 105,834 | |
DocuSign, Inc.(a) | | | 1,011 | | | | 224,745 | |
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A | | | 3,936 | | | | 382,304 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | | 474 | | | | 26,487 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 859 | | | | 61,083 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,494 | | | | 75,761 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 2,621 | | | | 314,887 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 3,974 | | | | 859,815 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) | | | 15,048 | | | | 1,372,829 | |
Elanco Animal Health, Inc.(a) | | | 8,356 | | | | 256,279 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 2,114 | | | | 356,928 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 746 | | | | 59,956 | |
EQT Corp.(a) | | | 18,073 | | | | 229,708 | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 2,718 | | | | 1,941,141 | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,356 | | | | 85,880 | |
Equitrans Midstream Corp. | | | 14,385 | | | | 115,655 | |
Essent Group Ltd. | | | 7,938 | | | | 342,922 | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A | | | 2,087 | | | | 555,539 | |
Eversource Energy | | | 2,211 | | | | 191,274 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 46,506 | | | | 1,916,977 | |
Facebook, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 21,915 | | | | 5,986,301 | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 2,747 | | | | 913,377 | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 2,401 | | | | 623,348 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 660 | | | | 93,364 | |
First Horizon Corp. | | | 18,669 | | | | 238,216 | |
First Republic Bank | | | 2,409 | | | | 353,954 | |
First Solar, Inc.(a) | | | 2,672 | | | | 264,314 | |
Fiserv, Inc.(a) | | | 6,948 | | | | 791,099 | |
FLIR Systems, Inc. | | | 1,958 | | | | 85,819 | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 699 | | | | 25,758 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 1,870 | | | | 75,623 | |
Fox Corp., Class A | | | 3,764 | | | | 109,608 | |
Fox Corp., Class B(a) | | | 1,616 | | | | 46,670 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 19,736 | | | | 493,203 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.(a) | | | 5,670 | | | | 147,533 | |
Gap, Inc.(a) | | | 20,221 | | | | 408,262 | |
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General Electric Co. | | | 64,113 | | | $ | 692,420 | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 1,450 | | | | 145,624 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 12,039 | | | | 701,392 | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 81 | | | | 17,449 | |
GoodRx Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(c) | | | 954 | | | | 38,484 | |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a) | | | 309 | | | | 28,771 | |
Guardant Health, Inc.(a) | | | 111 | | | | 14,306 | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 14,044 | | | | 222,738 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 24,431 | | | | 461,746 | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 1,107 | | | | 40,627 | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 5,142 | | | | 480,983 | |
HealthEquity, Inc.(a) | | | 485 | | | | 33,809 | |
Henry Schein, Inc.(a) | | | 11,968 | | | | 800,180 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 6,842 | | | | 361,189 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 88,084 | | | | 1,043,795 | |
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | | | 991 | | | | 97,088 | |
HollyFrontier Corp. | | | 1,130 | | | | 29,211 | |
Home Depot, Inc. | | | 9,276 | | | | 2,463,891 | |
Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a) | | | 2,964 | | | | 216,817 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 15,425 | | | | 718,959 | |
HubSpot, Inc.(a) | | | 1,161 | | | | 460,267 | |
Humana, Inc. | | | 895 | | | | 367,192 | |
Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(a) | | | 8,844 | | | | 656,667 | |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | 3,677 | | | | 353,102 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 1,209 | | | | 604,343 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 634 | | | | 129,260 | |
Illumina, Inc.(a) | | | 2,295 | | | | 849,150 | |
Incyte Corp.(a) | | | 3,588 | | | | 312,084 | |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(a) | | | 4,230 | | | | 192,719 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 22,018 | | | | 1,096,937 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 11,886 | | | | 1,496,210 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 1,941 | | | | 211,258 | |
International Game Technology PLC(a) | | | 31,424 | | | | 532,323 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 5,385 | | | | 2,045,492 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 11,854 | | | | 206,615 | |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 2,949 | | | | 166,736 | |
JetBlue Airways Corp.(a) | | | 3,995 | | | | 58,087 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 17,044 | | | | 2,682,385 | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 3,209 | | | | 149,507 | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a) | | | 643 | | | | 95,402 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 3,079 | | | | 391,249 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 5,455 | | | | 122,792 | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 569 | | | | 35,409 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 1,022 | | | | 134,996 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 5,890 | | | | 88,409 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 86,752 | | | | 1,185,900 | |
Kohl’s Corp.(a) | | | 1,039 | | | | 42,277 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a) | | | 824 | | | | 167,725 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 122 | | | | 57,617 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a) | | | 6,548 | | | | 390,261 | |
LendingTree, Inc.(a) | | | 554 | | | | 151,680 | |
Lennox International, Inc. | | | 542 | | | | 148,492 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 3,714 | | | | 186,851 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 1,566 | | | | 555,899 | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 337 | | | | 31,948 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 2,992 | | | | 380,882 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 12,203 | | | | 81,394 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 1,892 | | | | 78,253 | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.(a) | | | 650 | | | | 89,193 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 18,545 | | | | 2,169,765 | |
Masimo Corp.(a) | | | 1,914 | | | | 513,679 | |
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Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 12,132 | | | $ | 4,330,396 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 38,407 | | | | 3,141,693 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 5,130 | | | | 240,854 | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 14,218 | | | | 178,436 | |
MGM Resorts International | | | 5,681 | | | | 179,008 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 47,835 | | | | 10,639,461 | |
Moderna, Inc.(a) | | | 463 | | | | 48,370 | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 1,103 | | | | 64,492 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 3,630 | | | | 1,053,571 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 5,832 | | | | 399,667 | |
National Instruments Corp. | | | 6,431 | | | | 282,578 | |
Netflix, Inc.(a) | | | 3,046 | | | | 1,647,064 | |
New Relic, Inc.(a) | | | 2,140 | | | | 139,956 | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 13,048 | | | | 137,656 | |
Newmont Corp. | | | 3,019 | | | | 180,808 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 4,249 | | | | 327,810 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 23,821 | | | | 3,369,957 | |
Nordstrom, Inc.(a) | | | 1,133 | | | | 35,361 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 1,987 | | | | 605,479 | |
NOV, Inc. | | | 9,979 | | | | 137,012 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 7,825 | | | | 4,086,215 | |
Oak Street Health, Inc.(a) | | | 309 | | | | 18,898 | |
Okta, Inc.(a) | | | 987 | | | | 250,955 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 202 | | | | 39,426 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 1,271 | | | | 48,781 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 14,722 | | | | 952,366 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 197 | | | | 70,012 | |
Paylocity Holding Corp.(a) | | | 155 | | | | 31,916 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 8,384 | | | | 1,963,533 | |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | | | 7,031 | | | | 461,374 | |
Penumbra, Inc.(a) | | | 1,914 | | | | 334,950 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 13,219 | | | | 1,960,378 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 36,649 | | | | 2,563,231 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 4,085 | | | | 263,074 | |
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 7,218 | | | | 560,333 | |
PotlatchDeltic Corp. | | | 2 | | | | 100 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 3,338 | | | | 481,406 | |
Premier, Inc., Class A | | | 2,164 | | | | 75,956 | |
Progressive Corp. | | | 1,193 | | | | 117,964 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 10,441 | | | | 1,040,550 | |
Proto Labs, Inc.(a) | | | 191 | | | | 29,299 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 8,192 | | | | 639,549 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 7,560 | | | | 440,748 | |
Qualcomm, Inc. | | | 2,101 | | | | 320,066 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 3,214 | | | | 383,012 | |
Quidel Corp.(a) | | | 498 | | | | 89,466 | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 11,292 | | | | 228,663 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp.(a) | | | 429 | | | | 44,504 | |
Regency Centers Corp. | | | 2,390 | | | | 108,960 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 1,116 | | | | 539,151 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 142 | | | | 16,458 | |
ResMed, Inc. | | | 3,185 | | | | 677,004 | |
Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A(a)(c) | | | 24,498 | | | | 495,350 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 1,818 | | | | 455,973 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,261 | | | | 543,604 | |
salesforce.com, Inc.(a) | | | 13,642 | | | | 3,035,754 | |
SBA Communications Corp. | | | 886 | | | | 249,967 | |
Schlumberger NV | | | 25,613 | | | | 559,132 | |
SEI Investments Co. | | | 660 | | | | 37,930 | |
ServiceNow, Inc.(a) | | | 2,806 | | | | 1,544,507 | |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 4,146 | | | | 527,952 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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United States (continued) | | | | | | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 6,998 | | | $ | 596,789 | |
Skechers USA, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 16,459 | | | | 591,536 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 2,431 | | | | 371,651 | |
SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 1,761 | | | | 104,920 | |
South State Corp. | | | 860 | | | | 62,178 | |
Southwest Airlines Co.(a) | | | 7,195 | | | | 335,359 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 548 | | | | 39,883 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 738 | | | | 180,840 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 1,442 | | | | 218,304 | |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(a) | | | 1,166 | | | | 111,563 | |
Tapestry, Inc.(a) | | | 4,943 | | | | 153,628 | |
Teladoc Health, Inc.(a) | | | 3,524 | | | | 704,659 | |
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 527 | | | | 26,882 | |
Tesla, Inc.(a) | | | 5,159 | | | | 3,640,552 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 16,389 | | | | 2,689,927 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 2,839 | | | | 1,322,349 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 19,593 | | | | 1,338,006 | |
Toro Co. | | | 5,161 | | | | 489,469 | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. | | | 14,014 | | | | 1,967,145 | |
Truist Financial Corp. | | | 6,605 | | | | 316,578 | |
Twitter, Inc.(a) | | | 30,634 | | | | 1,658,831 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 14,109 | | | | 657,338 | |
Ubiquiti, Inc. | | | 526 | | | | 146,496 | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 26,806 | | | | 460,259 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 6,571 | | | | 1,106,556 | |
United Therapeutics Corp.(a) | | | 388 | | | | 58,895 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 6,600 | | | | 2,314,488 | |
Universal Display Corp. | | | 95 | | | | 21,831 | |
Unum Group | | | 10,962 | | | | 251,468 | |
Vail Resorts, Inc.(a) | | | 3,162 | | | | 882,072 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 2,577 | | | | 145,781 | |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 98 | | | | 17,151 | |
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,314 | | | | 357,736 | |
VEREIT Inc. | | | 3,011 | | | | 113,786 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 2,729 | | | | 644,972 | |
VF Corp. | | | 872 | | | | 74,478 | |
Viatris, Inc.(a) | | | 36,387 | | | | 681,892 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 17,420 | | | | 3,810,277 | |
VMware, Inc., Class A(a)(c) | | | 2,364 | | | | 331,575 | |
Vontier Corp.(a) | | | 1,117 | | | | 37,308 | |
W.R. Berkley Corp. | | | 1,501 | | | | 99,696 | |
Walt Disney Co.(a) | | | 13,097 | | | | 2,372,914 | |
Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 673 | | | | 69,030 | |
Waters Corp.(a) | | | 1,450 | | | | 358,759 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 36,012 | | | | 1,086,842 | |
Wendy’s Co. | | | 12,937 | | | | 283,579 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 970 | | | | 274,811 | |
Western Alliance Bancorp | | | 655 | | | | 39,267 | |
Williams Cos., Inc. | | | 34,048 | | | | 682,662 | |
Workday, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 538 | | | | 128,910 | |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 2,937 | | | | 174,575 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 826 | | | | 55,069 | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 508 | | | | 72,019 | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 10,673 | | | | 1,086,405 | |
Zendesk, Inc.(a) | | | 698 | | | | 99,898 | |
Zions Bancorp NA | | | 4,302 | | | | 186,879 | |
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United States (continued) | | | | | | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 4,940 | | | $ | 817,570 | |
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,674 | | | | 564,674 | |
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| | | | | | | 231,961,243 | |
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Total Common Stocks — 96.7% (Cost: $327,391,342) | | | | | | | 407,367,899 | |
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Preferred Securities | | | | | | |
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Preferred Stocks — 0.6% | | | | | | |
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Brazil — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares | | | 346,938 | | | | 1,824,761 | |
Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares | | | 32,049 | | | | 196,143 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,020,904 | |
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Germany — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares | | | 228 | | | | 15,359 | |
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares | | | 2,520 | | | | 174,074 | |
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| | | | | | | 189,433 | |
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Russia — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares | | | 56,893 | | | | 32,155 | |
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South Korea — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Hyundai Motor Co., Preference Shares(a) | | | 427 | | | | 35,323 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares | | | 1,047 | | | | 71,026 | |
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| | | | | | | 106,349 | |
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Total Preferred Securities — 0.6% (Cost: $1,817,319) | | | | | | | 2,348,841 | |
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Rights | | | | | | |
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China — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Legend Holdings Corp., (Expires 05/19/23)(a) | | | 1,700 | | | | — | |
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Spain — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Repsol SA, (Expires 01/26/21)(a) | | | 26,640 | | | | 9,135 | |
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United States — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., (Expires 03/31/21)(a)(c) | | | 6,002 | | | | 4,142 | |
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Total Rights — 0.0% (Cost: $22,133) | | | | | | | 13,277 | |
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Warrants | | | | | | |
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Switzerland — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Cie Financiere Richemont SA, (Expires 09/13/23)(a) | | | 58,924 | | | | 15,308 | |
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Total Warrants — 0.0% (Cost: $ — ) | | | | | | | 15,308 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 97.3% (Cost: $329,230,794) | | | | | | | 409,745,325 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Advantage Global 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 — 2.1% | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.00%(e)(f) | | | | | | | 8,459,813 | | | $ | 8,459,813 | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.17%(e)(f)(g) | | | | | | | 611,117 | | | | 611,301 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | 9,071,114 | |
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Time Deposits — 0.5% | | | | | | | | | |
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Australia — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(0.22%), 02/01/21 | | | AUD | | | | 446 | | | | 344,023 | |
(0.20%), 02/01/21 | | | NOK | | | | 3,886 | | | | 453,140 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | 797,163 | |
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Canada — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.01%, 02/01/21 | | | CAD | | | | 785 | | | | 617,076 | |
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France — 0.0% | | | | | | | | | |
BNP Paribas SA, (0.70%), 02/01/21 | | | EUR | | | | 49 | | | | 60,472 | |
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Hong Kong — 0.0% | | | | | | | | | |
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., 0.01%, 02/01/21 | | | HKD | | | | 498 | | | | 64,279 | |
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Japan — 0.0% | | | | | | | | | |
Sumitomo Bank Tokyo, (0.30%), 02/01/21 | | | JPY | | | | 3,682 | | | | 35,657 | |
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Security | | | | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
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Singapore — 0.0% | | | | | | | | | |
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., 0.01%, 02/01/21 | | | SGD | | | | 3 | | | $ | 1,933 | |
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South Africa — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 3.45%, 02/01/21 | | | ZAR | | | | 7,092 | | | | 482,591 | |
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United Kingdom — 0.0% | | | | | | | | | |
Citibank NA, New York, 0.01%, 02/01/21 | | | GBP | | | | 17 | | | | 23,133 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | 2,082,304 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 2.6% (Cost: $11,153,125) | | | | | | | | | | | 11,153,418 | |
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Total Investments — 99.9% (Cost: $340,383,919) | | | | | | | | | | | 420,898,743 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | 305,031 | |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | | | | | $ | 421,203,774 | |
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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 six-months ended December 31, 2020 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, as amended, were as follows:
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| | Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 06/30/20 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 12/31/20 | | | Shares Held at 12/31/20 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | | | |
| | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class | | $ | 7,390,660 | | | $ | 1,069,153 | (a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 8,459,813 | | | | 8,459,813 | | | $ | 2,151 | | | $ | — | | | |
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| | SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series | | | 4,381,498 | | | | — | | | | (3,769,673 | )(a) | | | (492 | ) | | | | | | | (32 | ) | | | 611,301 | | | | 611,117 | | | | 8,135 | (b) | | | — | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (492 | ) | | | | | | $ | (32 | ) | | $ | 9,071,114 | | | | | | | $ | 10,286 | | | $ | — | | | |
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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 EAFE Index | | | 28 | | | | 03/19/21 | | | $ | 2,983 | | | $ | 29,004 | |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | 20 | | | | 03/19/21 | | | | 1,288 | | | | 32,156 | |
S&P 500 E-Mini Index | | | 34 | | | | 03/19/21 | | | | 6,373 | | | | 182,220 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 243,380 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 243,380 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 243,380 | |
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| (a) | Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss). | |
For the six months ended December 31, 2020, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,339,966 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,339,966 | |
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 66,936 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 66,936 | |
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
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Futures contracts | | | | |
Average notional value of contracts — long | | $ | 11,013,473 | |
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For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Argentina | | $ | 68,329 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 68,329 | |
Australia | | | — | | | | 5,741,992 | | | | — | | | | 5,741,992 | |
Austria | | | 29,679 | | | | 16,888 | | | | — | | | | 46,567 | |
Bangladesh | | | 363,972 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 363,972 | |
Belgium | | | — | | | | 517,639 | | | | — | | | | 517,639 | |
Brazil | | | 41,455 | | | | 1,635,934 | | | | — | | | | 1,677,389 | |
Canada | | | 8,565,031 | | | | 405 | | | | — | | | | 8,565,436 | |
China | | | 7,718,240 | | | | 16,268,593 | | | | — | | | | 23,986,833 | |
Czech Republic | | | — | | | | 98,311 | | | | — | | | | 98,311 | |
Denmark | | | — | | | | 3,573,153 | | | | — | | | | 3,573,153 | |
Finland | | | — | | | | 2,051,980 | | | | — | | | | 2,051,980 | |
France | | | 548,142 | | | | 12,849,051 | | | | — | | | | 13,397,193 | |
Germany | | | 599,411 | | | | 10,965,616 | | | | — | | | | 11,565,027 | |
Hong Kong | | | 107,850 | | | | 3,096,815 | | | | — | | | | 3,204,665 | |
Hungary | | | — | | | | 956,131 | | | | — | | | | 956,131 | |
India | | | — | | | | 6,022,465 | | | | — | | | | 6,022,465 | |
Indonesia | | | — | | | | 570,765 | | | | — | | | | 570,765 | |
Ireland | | | 2,569,837 | | | | 1,042,461 | | | | — | | | | 3,612,298 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2020 | | BlackRock Advantage Global 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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Common Stocks (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Israel | | $ | 1,206,274 | | | $ | 206,013 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,412,287 | |
Italy | | | — | | | | 1,614,301 | | | | — | | | | 1,614,301 | |
Japan | | | — | | | | 26,665,700 | | | | — | | | | 26,665,700 | |
Luxembourg | | | — | | | | 71,009 | | | | — | | | | 71,009 | |
Macau | | | — | | | | 464,691 | | | | — | | | | 464,691 | |
Malaysia | | | — | | | | 687,048 | | | | — | | | | 687,048 | |
Malta | | | — | | | | 18,189 | | | | — | | | | 18,189 | |
Mexico | | | 958,391 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 958,391 | |
Netherlands | | | 452,367 | | | | 7,073,862 | | | | — | | | | 7,526,229 | |
New Zealand | | | — | | | | 83,984 | | | | — | | | | 83,984 | |
Norway | | | — | | | | 1,795,756 | | | | — | | | | 1,795,756 | |
Peru | | | 665,266 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 665,266 | |
Poland | | | — | | | | 53,709 | | | | — | | | | 53,709 | |
Portugal | | | — | | | | 371,067 | | | | — | | | | 371,067 | |
Russia | | | — | | | | 565,129 | | | | — | | | | 565,129 | |
Saudi Arabia | | | 83,005 | | | | 129,185 | | | | — | | | | 212,190 | |
Singapore | | | — | | | | 977,007 | | | | — | | | | 977,007 | |
South Africa | | | 53,360 | | | | 1,772,190 | | | | — | | | | 1,825,550 | |
South Korea | | | — | | | | 6,297,039 | | | | 7,290 | | | | 6,304,329 | |
Spain | | | 198,429 | | | | 2,940,494 | | | | — | | | | 3,138,923 | |
Sweden | | | 36,538 | | | | 2,156,546 | | | | — | | | | 2,193,084 | |
Switzerland | | | — | | | | 11,121,124 | | | | — | | | | 11,121,124 | |
Taiwan | | | — | | | | 10,193,247 | | | | — | | | | 10,193,247 | |
Thailand | | | 12,575 | | | | 776,270 | | | | — | | | | 788,845 | |
Turkey | | | 26,729 | | | | 67,011 | | | | — | | | | 93,740 | |
United Kingdom | | | 516,444 | | | | 9,069,272 | | | | — | | | | 9,585,716 | |
United States | | | 231,961,243 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 231,961,243 | |
Preferred Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stocks | | | — | | | | 2,348,841 | | | | — | | | | 2,348,841 | |
Rights | | | 13,277 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 13,277 | |
Warrants | | | 15,308 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 15,308 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 8,459,813 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,459,813 | |
Time Deposits | | | — | | | | 2,082,304 | | | | — | | | | 2,082,304 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 265,270,965 | | | $ | 155,009,187 | | | $ | 7,290 | | | | 420,287,442 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments Valued at NAV(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 611,301 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 420,898,743 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivative Financial Instruments(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 243,380 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 243,380 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (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 futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. | |
See notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) December 31, 2020 | | BlackRock EuroFund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Belgium — 1.8% | | | | | | |
KBC Group NV(a) | | | 31,351 | | | $ | 2,193,979 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Denmark — 2.8% | | | | | | |
DSV Panalpina A/S | | | 20,389 | | | | 3,426,611 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Finland — 4.7% | | | | | | |
Kone OYJ, Class B | | | 39,337 | | | | 3,205,184 | |
Neste OYJ | | | 35,484 | | | | 2,576,272 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,781,456 | |
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France — 35.7% | | | | | | |
BNP Paribas SA(a) | | | 99,425 | | | | 5,248,864 | |
Dassault Systemes SE | | | 8,816 | | | | 1,788,056 | |
Eiffage SA(a) | | | 14,412 | | | | 1,393,091 | |
Kering SA | | | 4,769 | | | | 3,461,023 | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | 14,024 | | | | 8,779,037 | |
Pernod Ricard SA | | | 13,846 | | | | 2,659,075 | |
Safran SA(a) | | | 27,474 | | | | 3,893,993 | |
Sanofi | | | 39,073 | | | | 3,787,073 | |
Schneider Electric SE | | | 32,944 | | | | 4,761,311 | |
Teleperformance | | | 7,891 | | | | 2,619,664 | |
Vinci SA(a) | | | 27,001 | | | | 2,689,552 | |
Worldline SA(a)(b) | | | 28,060 | | | | 2,725,974 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 43,806,713 | |
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Germany — 19.9% | | | | | | |
adidas AG(a) | | | 8,046 | | | | 2,927,172 | |
Allianz SE, Registered Shares | | | 14,647 | | | | 3,598,370 | |
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA(a) | | | 15,309 | | | | 1,023,273 | |
Deutsche Boerse AG | | | 12,178 | | | | 2,073,576 | |
Deutsche Wohnen SE | | | 52,098 | | | | 2,779,678 | |
Merck KGaA | | | 15,022 | | | | 2,576,488 | |
MTU Aero Engines AG | | | 10,230 | | | | 2,666,645 | |
Puma SE(a) | | | 17,262 | | | | 1,942,439 | |
Rational AG | | | 2,595 | | | | 2,414,094 | |
Symrise AG | | | 18,439 | | | | 2,451,342 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,453,077 | |
| | |
Ireland — 1.2% | | | | | | |
Kingspan Group PLC(a) | | | 20,435 | | | | 1,432,958 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Italy — 8.7% | | | | | | |
Enel SpA | | | 270,791 | | | | 2,755,225 | |
Ferrari NV | | | 9,526 | | | | 2,209,473 | |
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA(a) | | | 204,441 | | | | 3,371,645 | |
Moncler SpA(a) | | | 38,524 | | | | 2,368,478 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,704,821 | |
| | |
Netherlands — 12.8% | | | | | | |
ASML Holding NV | | | 17,872 | | | | 8,653,211 | |
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Security | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Netherlands (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
ASR Nederland NV | | | | | | | 26,812 | | | $ | 1,072,776 | |
BE Semiconductor Industries NV | | | | | | | 25,926 | | | | 1,556,890 | |
IMCD NV | | | | | | | 21,571 | | | | 2,745,556 | |
QIAGEN NV(a) | | | | | | | 32,825 | | | | 1,702,273 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 15,730,706 | |
| | | |
Portugal — 1.4% | | | | | | | | | |
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA | | | | | | | 272,432 | | | | 1,709,921 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Spain — 1.4% | | | | | | | | | |
Amadeus IT Group SA(a) | | | | | | | 23,751 | | | | 1,753,234 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Switzerland — 4.0% | | | | | | | | | |
Sika AG, Registered Shares | | | | | | | 7,874 | | | | 2,146,399 | |
STMicroelectronics NV | | | | | | | 74,284 | | | | 2,748,192 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4,894,591 | |
| | | |
United Kingdom — 3.9% | | | | | | | | | |
Linde PLC(a) | | | | | | | 11,974 | | | | 3,157,262 | |
RELX PLC | | | | | | | 69,418 | | | | 1,698,479 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4,855,741 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 98.3% (Cost: $81,932,639) | | | | 120,743,808 | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 0.8% | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.00% | | | | | | | 997,543 | | | | 997,543 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | Par (000) | | | | |
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| | | |
Time Deposits — 1.0% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
France — 1.0% | | | | | | | | | |
BNP Paribas SA, (0.70%), 02/01/21(c)(d) | | | EUR | | | | 912 | | | | 1,175,956 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 1.8% (Cost: $2,181,042) | | | | 2,173,499 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Investments — 100.1% (Cost: $84,113,681) | | | | 122,917,307 | |
| |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)% | | | | (69,237 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | | | | | $ | 122,848,070 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
(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) | Affiliate of the Fund. |
(d) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2020 | | BlackRock EuroFund |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six-months ended December 31, 2020 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, as amended, were as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 06/30/20 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 12/31/20 | | | Shares Held at 12/31/20 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
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BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class | | $ | 453,145 | | | $ | 544,398 | (a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 997,543 | | | | 997,543 | | | $ | 144 | | | $ | — | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series(b) | | | — | | | | 214 | (a) | | | — | | | | (214 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,480 | (c) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (214 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | 997,543 | | | | | | | $ | 1,624 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Represents net amount purchased (sold). | |
| (b) | As of period end, the entity is no longer held. | |
| (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 financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
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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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Belgium | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,193,979 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,193,979 | |
Denmark | | | — | | | | 3,426,611 | | | | — | | | | 3,426,611 | |
Finland | | | — | | | | 5,781,456 | | | | — | | | | 5,781,456 | |
France | | | — | | | | 43,806,713 | | | | — | | | | 43,806,713 | |
Germany | | | 2,414,094 | | | | 22,038,983 | | | | — | | | | 24,453,077 | |
Ireland | | | 1,432,958 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,432,958 | |
Italy | | | — | | | | 10,704,821 | | | | — | | | | 10,704,821 | |
Netherlands | | | 1,702,273 | | | | 14,028,433 | | | | — | | | | 15,730,706 | |
Portugal | | | — | | | | 1,709,921 | | | | — | | | | 1,709,921 | |
Spain | | | — | | | | 1,753,234 | | | | — | | | | 1,753,234 | |
Switzerland | | | — | | | | 4,894,591 | | | | — | | | | 4,894,591 | |
United Kingdom | | | — | | | | 4,855,741 | | | | — | | | | 4,855,741 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 997,543 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 997,543 | |
Time Deposits | | | — | | | | 1,175,956 | | | | — | | | | 1,175,956 | |
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| | $ | 6,546,868 | | | $ | 116,370,439 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 122,917,307 | |
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See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
December 31, 2020
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| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | | | BlackRock EuroFund | |
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ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments at value — unaffiliated(a)(b) | | | | | | $ | 411,827,629 | | | | | | | $ | 121,919,764 | |
Investments at value — affiliated(c) | | | | | | | 9,071,114 | | | | | | | | 997,543 | |
Cash pledged for futures contracts | | | | | | | 699,000 | | | | | | | | — | |
Foreign currency at value(d) | | | | | | | 380,420 | | | | | | | | — | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities lending income — affiliated | | | | | | | 4,037 | | | | | | | | 501 | |
Capital shares sold | | | | | | | 190,819 | | | | | | | | 504,324 | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | | | | | | 742,225 | | | | | | | | 211,800 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | | | | | 240 | | | | | | | | 11 | |
Variation margin on futures contracts | | | | | | | 41,820 | | | | | | | | — | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | | | | 55,761 | | | | | | | | 56,889 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | | | | | 423,013,065 | | | | | | | | 123,690,832 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank overdraft | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 214 | |
Foreign bank overdraft(e) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 67,967 | |
Collateral on securities loaned at value | | | | | | | 605,175 | | | | | | | | — | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | | | | | 12,672 | | | | | | | | — | |
Accounting services fees | | | | | | | 267,239 | | | | | | | | 43,478 | |
Capital shares redeemed | | | | | | | 480,715 | | | | | | | | 554,183 | |
Deferred foreign capital gain tax | | | | | | | 68,099 | | | | | | | | — | |
Investment advisory fees | | | | | | | 174,873 | | | | | | | | 70,320 | |
Directors’ and Officer’s fees | | | | | | | 4,534 | | | | | | | | 3,514 | |
Other accrued expenses | | | | | | | 92,735 | | | | | | | | 83,441 | |
Other affiliates | | | | | | | 3,579 | | | | | | | | 910 | |
Service and distribution fees | | | | | | | 73,490 | | | | | | | | 18,735 | |
Variation margin on futures contracts | | | | | | | 26,180 | | | | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | | | | | 1,809,291 | | | | | | | | 842,762 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | $ | 421,203,774 | | | | | | | $ | 122,848,070 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | | | | $ | 333,213,199 | | | | | | | $ | 117,106,518 | |
Accumulated earnings | | | | | | | 87,990,575 | | | | | | | | 5,741,552 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | | | $ | 421,203,774 | | | | | | | $ | 122,848,070 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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(a) Investments at cost — unaffiliated | | | | | | $ | 331,312,813 | | | | | | | $ | 83,116,138 | |
(b) Securities loaned at value | | | | | | $ | 569,388 | | | | | | | $ | — | |
(c) Investments at cost — affiliated | | | | | | $ | 9,071,106 | | | | | | | $ | 997,543 | |
(d) Foreign currency at cost | | | | | | $ | 387,253 | | | | | | | $ | — | |
(e) Foreign bank overdraft at cost | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 68,096 | |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)
December 31, 2020
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| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | | | BlackRock EuroFund | |
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NET ASSET VALUE | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Institutional | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 87,340,869 | | | $ | 39,370,526 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Shares outstanding | | | 3,424,274 | | | | 2,185,064 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net asset value | | $ | 25.51 | | | $ | 18.02 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Shares authorized | | | 100 million | | | | Unlimited | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Par value | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
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Investor A | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 303,640,744 | | | $ | 79,651,684 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Shares outstanding | | | 12,573,758 | | | | 4,507,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net asset value | | $ | 24.15 | | | $ | 17.67 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Shares authorized | | | 100 million | | | | Unlimited | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Par value | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
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Investor C | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 10,824,474 | | | $ | 2,698,233 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Shares outstanding | | | 547,074 | | | | 222,348 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net asset value | | $ | 19.79 | | | $ | 12.14 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Shares authorized | | | 100 million | | | | Unlimited | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Par value | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
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Class K | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 15,387,762 | | | $ | 731,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Shares outstanding | | | 603,335 | | | | 40,698 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net asset value | | $ | 25.50 | | | $ | 17.97 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Shares authorized | | | 2 billion | | | | Unlimited | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Par value | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
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Class R | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 4,009,925 | | | $ | 396,410 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Shares outstanding | | | 184,861 | | | | 30,171 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net asset value | | $ | 21.69 | | | $ | 13.14 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Shares authorized | | | 100 million | | | | Unlimited | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Par value | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | |
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See notes to financial statements.
Statements of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended December 31, 2020
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| | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | | | BlackRock EuroFund | |
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INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | | | | | $ | 3,156,524 | | | $ | 325,670 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | | | | | 2,151 | | | | 144 | |
Securities lending income — affiliated — net | | | | | | | 8,135 | | | | 1,480 | |
Non-cash dividends — unaffiliated | | | | | | | 162,177 | | | | 28,936 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | | | | | (189,880 | ) | | | (53,648 | ) |
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Total investment income | | | | | | | 3,139,107 | | | | 302,582 | |
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EXPENSES | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory | | | | | | | 1,688,608 | | | | 407,634 | |
Service and distribution — class specific | | | | | | | 447,942 | | | | 105,019 | |
Transfer agent — class specific | | | | | | | 349,879 | | | | 79,481 | |
Custodian | | | | | | | 178,175 | | | | 26,268 | |
Professional | | | | | | | 44,335 | | | | 51,505 | |
Registration | | | | | | | 43,787 | | | | 40,334 | |
Accounting services | | | | | | | 37,153 | | | | 13,823 | |
Printing and postage | | | | | | | 16,752 | | | | 11,046 | |
Directors and Officer | | | | | | | 6,003 | | | | 5,299 | |
Miscellaneous | | | | | | | 24,123 | | | | 10,882 | |
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Total expenses | | | | | | | 2,836,757 | | | | 751,291 | |
Less: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager | | | | | | | (727,724 | ) | | | (32,776 | ) |
Transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed — class specific | | | | | | | (254,010 | ) | | | — | |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | | | | | 1,855,023 | | | | 718,515 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | 1,284,084 | | | | (415,933 | ) |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | | | | | 31,646,257 | | | | 3,046,747 | |
Investments — affiliated | | | | | | | (492 | ) | | | (214 | ) |
Foreign currency transactions | | | | | | | (37,577 | ) | | | (19,124 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | 2,339,966 | | | | — | |
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| | | | | | | 33,948,154 | | | | 3,027,409 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | | | | | 47,142,803 | | | | 22,384,588 | |
Investments — affiliated | | | | | | | (32 | ) | | | — | |
Foreign currency translations | | | | | | | 13,650 | | | | 15,392 | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | 66,936 | | | | — | |
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| | | | | | | 47,223,357 | | | | 22,399,980 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain | | | | | | | 81,171,511 | | | | 25,427,389 | |
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | | | | | $ | 82,455,595 | | | $ | 25,011,456 | |
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See notes to financial statements.
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26 | | 2 0 2 0 BLACK ROCK SEMI - ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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| | | | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | | | BlackRock EuroFund | |
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| | Six Months Ended 12/31/20 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 06/30/20 | | | Six Months Ended 12/31/20 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 06/30/20 | |
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | $ | 1,284,084 | | | | | $ | 4,742,953 | | | | | | | $ | (415,933 | ) | | | | | | $ | 3,723 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | | | | | 33,948,154 | | | | | | (4,969,069 | ) | | | | | | | 3,027,409 | | | | | | | | (1,930,248 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation | | | | | | | 47,223,357 | | | | | | 1,768,991 | | | | | | | | 22,399,980 | | | | | | | | 530,767 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 82,455,595 | | | | | | 1,542,875 | | | | | | | | 25,011,456 | | | | | | | | (1,395,758 | ) |
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional | | | | | | | (3,176,490 | ) | | | | | (1,613,181 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (145,120 | ) |
Investor A | | | | | | | (11,106,083 | ) | | | | | (4,905,774 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (91,353 | ) |
Investor C | | | | | | | (373,623 | ) | | | | | (635,057 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Class K | | | | | | | (566,796 | ) | | | | | (147,736 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (3,865 | ) |
Class R | | | | | | | (162,625 | ) | | | | | (132,081 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
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Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (15,385,617 | ) | | | | | (7,433,829 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (240,338 | ) |
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | | | | | (15,840,612 | ) | | | | | (74,802,101 | ) | | | | | | | 1,425,631 | | | | | | | | (18,800,724 | ) |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | 51,229,366 | | | | | | (80,693,055 | ) | | | | | | | 26,437,087 | | | | | | | | (20,436,820 | ) |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 369,974,408 | | | | | | 450,667,463 | | | | | | | | 96,410,983 | | | | | | | | 116,847,803 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 421,203,774 | | | | | $ | 369,974,408 | | | | | | | $ | 122,848,070 | | | | | | | $ | 96,410,983 | |
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(a) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | | | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | |
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| | | | | Institutional | |
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| | Six Months Ended 12/31/20 (unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | | | | $ | 21.48 | | | | | | | $ | 21.66 | | | $ | 21.63 | | | $ | 25.83 | | | $ | 21.85 | | | $ | 25.78 | |
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Net investment income(a) | | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.04 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | | | | | 4.90 | | | | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.43 | | | | 2.82 | | | | 4.15 | | | | (2.87 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | | | | | 5.00 | | | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.79 | | | | 3.11 | | | | 4.26 | | | | (2.83 | ) |
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Distributions(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | — | |
From net realized gain | | | | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (6.94 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.10 | ) |
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Total distributions | | | | | | | (0.97 | ) | | | | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (7.31 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | | | | $ | 25.51 | | | | | | | $ | 21.48 | | | $ | 21.66 | | | $ | 21.63 | | | $ | 25.83 | | | $ | 21.85 | |
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Total Return(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | | | | | 23.42 | %(d) | | | | | | | 1.08 | % | | | 4.03 | % | | | 12.43 | % | | | 19.60 | % | | | (10.94 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | | | | 1.14 | %(e) | | | | | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.07 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | | | | | 0.71 | %(e) | | | | | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.72 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.07 | % |
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Net investment income | | | | | | | 0.87 | %(e) | | | | | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.17 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | | $ | 87,341 | | | | | | | $ | 75,805 | | | $ | 87,759 | | | $ | 114,870 | | | $ | 258,047 | | | $ | 250,041 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | | | 159 | % | | | | | | | 182 | % | | | 137 | % | | | 189 | % | | | 59 | % | | | 73 | % |
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(c) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
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28 | | 2 0 2 0 B L A C K R O C K S E M I - A N N U A L R E P O R T T O S H A R E H O L D E R S |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | | | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (continued) | |
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| | | | | Investor A | |
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| | | | | Six Months Ended 12/31/20 (unaudited) | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | | | | $ | 20.36 | | | | | $ | 20.55 | | | $ | 20.56 | | | $ | 24.85 | | | $ | 21.00 | | | $ | 24.90 | |
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.01 | | | | (0.04 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | | | | | 4.64 | | | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.40 | | | | 2.67 | | | | 3.99 | | | | (2.76 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | | | | | 4.71 | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.70 | | | | 2.92 | | | | 4.00 | | | | (2.80 | ) |
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Distributions(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | — | |
From net realized gain | | | | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | | | — | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (6.94 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.10 | ) |
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Total distributions | | | | | | | (0.92 | ) | | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (7.21 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | | | | $ | 24.15 | | | | | $ | 20.36 | | | $ | 20.55 | | | $ | 20.56 | | | $ | 24.85 | | | $ | 21.00 | |
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Total Return(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | | | | | 23.26 | %(d) | | | | | 0.84 | % | | | 3.77 | % | | | 12.10 | % | | | 19.10 | % | | | (11.21 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | | | | 1.47 | %(e) | | | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.42 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | | | | | 0.96 | %(e) | | | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.97 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.42 | % |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | 0.62 | %(e) | | | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | (0.20 | )% |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | | $ | 303,641 | | | | | $ | 242,123 | | | $ | 289,752 | | | $ | 324,978 | | | $ | 395,690 | | | $ | 382,069 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | | | 159 | % | | | | | 182 | % | | | 137 | % | | | 189 | % | | | 59 | % | | | 73 | % |
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(c) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
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F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S | | 29 |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | | | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (continued) | |
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| | | | | Investor C | |
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| | | | | Six Months Ended 12/31/20 (unaudited) | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | | | | $ | 16.58 | | | | | $ | 16.79 | | | $ | 16.87 | | | $ | 21.45 | | | $ | 18.15 | | | $ | 21.86 | |
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Net investment income(a) | | | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | | | | | 3.77 | | | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.34 | | | | 2.31 | | | | 3.46 | | | | (2.42 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | | | | | 3.76 | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 2.35 | | | | 3.30 | | | | (2.61 | ) |
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Distributions(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | | | | | — | | | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
From net realized gain | | | | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | | | — | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (6.93 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.10 | ) |
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Total distributions | | | | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (6.93 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.10 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | | | | $ | 19.79 | | | | | $ | 16.58 | | | $ | 16.79 | | | $ | 16.87 | | | $ | 21.45 | | | $ | 18.15 | |
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Total Return(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | | | | | 22.79 | %(d) | | | | | 0.11 | % | | | 2.99 | % | | | 11.23 | % | | | 18.18 | % | | | (11.93 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | | | | 2.42 | %(e) | | | | | 2.32 | % | | | 2.28 | % | | | 2.34 | % | | | 2.32 | % | | | 2.22 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | | | | | 1.71 | %(e) | | | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 2.29 | % | | | 2.22 | % |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | (0.10 | )%(e) | | | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.65 | %�� | | | 0.23 | % | | | (0.81 | )% | | | (1.01 | )% |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | | $ | 10,824 | | | | | $ | 35,626 | | | $ | 52,125 | | | $ | 90,299 | | | $ | 135,507 | | | $ | 245,795 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | | | 159 | % | | | | | 182 | % | | | 137 | % | | | 189 | % | | | 59 | % | | | 73 | % |
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(c) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | | | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (continued) | |
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| | | | | Class K | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/20 (unaudited) | | | | | | | | Period from | |
| | | | | Year Ended June 30, | | | | 01/25/18 | (a) |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | to 06/30/18 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | | | | $ | 21.48 | | | | | $ | 21.66 | | | $ | 21.63 | | | $ | 23.12 | |
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Net investment income(b) | | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.29 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | | | | | 4.89 | | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.39 | | | | (1.78 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | | | | | 5.00 | | | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.80 | | | | (1.49 | ) |
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Distributions(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | — | |
From net realized gain | | | | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | | | — | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | — | |
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Total distributions | | | | | | | (0.98 | ) | | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.77 | ) | | | — | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | | | | $ | 25.50 | | | | | $ | 21.48 | | | $ | 21.66 | | | $ | 21.63 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | | | | | 23.43 | %(e) | | | | | 1.13 | % | | | 4.09 | % | | | (6.44 | )%(e) |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | | | | 1.04 | %(f) | | | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.07 | %(f)(g) |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | | | | | 0.66 | %(f) | | | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.66 | %(f) |
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Net investment income | | | | | | | 0.92 | %(f) | | | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.98 | % | | | 3.09 | %(f) |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | | $ | 15,388 | | | | | $ | 12,108 | | | $ | 10,625 | | | $ | 4,616 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | | | 159 | % | | | | | 182 | % | | | 137 | % | | | 189 | % |
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(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
(g) | Offering costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 1.07%. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | | | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (continued) | |
| | |
| | | | | Class R | |
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| | | | | Six Months Ended 12/31/20 (unaudited) | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | | | | $ | 18.33 | | | | | $ | 18.52 | | | $ | 18.60 | | | $ | 23.07 | | | $ | 19.48 | | | $ | 23.27 | |
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.17 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | | | | | 4.16 | | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.37 | | | | 2.47 | | | | 3.70 | | | | (2.58 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | | | | | 4.20 | | | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.58 | | | | 2.64 | | | | 3.63 | | | | (2.69 | ) |
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Distributions(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | |
From net realized gain | | | | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | | | — | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (6.94 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.10 | ) |
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Total distributions | | | | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (7.11 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | | | | $ | 21.69 | | | | | $ | 18.33 | | | $ | 18.52 | | | $ | 18.60 | | | $ | 23.07 | | | $ | 19.48 | |
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Total Return(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | | | | | 23.06 | %(d) | | | | | 0.58 | % | | | 3.52 | % | | | 11.79 | % | | | 18.67 | % | | | (11.54 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | | | | 1.71 | %(e) | | | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.87 | % | | | 1.92 | % | | | 1.77 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | | | | | 1.21 | %(e) | | | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.88 | % | | | 1.77 | % |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | 0.37 | %(e) | | | | | 0.98 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | (0.33 | )% | | | (0.56 | )% |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | | $ | 4,010 | | | | | $ | 4,313 | | | $ | 10,407 | | | $ | 16,716 | | | $ | 19,642 | | | $ | 21,091 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | | | 159 | % | | | | | 182 | % | | | 137 | % | | | 189 | % | | | 59 | % | | | 73 | % |
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(c) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | BlackRock EuroFund | |
| | |
| | | | | Institutional | |
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| | Six Months Ended 12/31/20 (unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | | | | $ | 14.31 | | | | | | | $ | 14.40 | | | $ | 15.06 | | | $ | 14.78 | | | $ | 13.25 | | | $ | 15.51 | |
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.16 | (b) | | | 0.25 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | | | | | 3.76 | | | | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | 0.33 | | | | 1.67 | | | | (2.28 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | | | | | 3.71 | | | | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 0.46 | | | | 1.83 | | | | (2.03 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | | | | $ | 18.02 | | | | | | | $ | 14.31 | | | $ | 14.40 | | | $ | 15.06 | | | $ | 14.78 | | | $ | 13.25 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | | | | | 25.93 | %(e) | | | | | | | (0.17 | )% | | | (1.77 | )% | | | 3.12 | % | | | 14.14 | % | | | (13.22 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | | | | 1.24 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.07 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | | | | | 1.18 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.07 | % |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | (0.63 | )%(f) | | | | | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.87 | % | | | 1.19 | %(b) | | | 1.72 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | | $ | 39,371 | | | | | | | $ | 26,476 | | | $ | 33,178 | | | $ | 43,686 | | | $ | 146,685 | | | $ | 162,627 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | | | 17 | % | | | | | | | 39 | % | | | 153 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 93 | % | | | 100 | % |
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend. |
(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | BlackRock EuroFund (continued) | |
| | |
| | | | | Investor A | |
| | | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/20 (unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | | | | $ | 14.05 | | | | | | | $ | 14.11 | | | $ | 14.78 | | | $ | 14.49 | | | $ | 12.98 | | | $ | 15.23 | |
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | | | | (0.00 | )(b) | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.13 | (c) | | | 0.20 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | | | | | 3.68 | | | | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | 0.26 | | | | 1.64 | | | | (2.23 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | | | | | 3.62 | | | | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 0.44 | | | | 1.77 | | | | (2.03 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(d) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | | | | $ | 17.67 | | | | | | | $ | 14.05 | | | $ | 14.11 | | | $ | 14.78 | | | $ | 14.49 | | | $ | 12.98 | |
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Total Return(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | | | | | 25.76 | %(f) | | | | | | | (0.30 | )% | | | (2.08 | )% | | | 3.02 | % | | | 13.92 | % | | | (13.41 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | | | | 1.42 | %(g) | | | | | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.31 | % | | | 1.32 | % | | | 1.28 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | | | | | 1.36 | %(g) | | | | | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.32 | % | | | 1.28 | % |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | (0.80 | )%(g) | | | | | | | (0.01 | )% | | | 0.56 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 0.97 | %(c) | | | 1.46 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | | $ | 79,652 | | | | | | | $ | 65,887 | | | $ | 78,418 | | | $ | 149,540 | | | $ | 165,427 | | | $ | 178,374 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | | | 17 | % | | | | | | | 39 | % | | | 153 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 93 | % | | | 100 | % |
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share. |
(c) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend. |
(d) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(e) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(f) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | BlackRock EuroFund (continued) | |
| | |
| | | | | Investor C | |
| | | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/20 (unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | | | | $ | 9.68 | | | | | | | $ | 9.79 | | | $ | 10.36 | | | $ | 10.16 | | | $ | 9.17 | | | $ | 10.82 | |
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Net investment income(a) | | | | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.01 | (b) | | | 0.07 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | | | | | 2.54 | | | | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 0.18 | | | | 1.15 | | | | (1.58 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | | | | | 2.46 | | | | | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 0.23 | | | | 1.16 | | | | (1.51 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | | | | $ | 12.14 | | | | | | | $ | 9.68 | | | $ | 9.79 | | | $ | 10.36 | | | $ | 10.16 | | | $ | 9.17 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | | | | | 25.41 | %(e) | | | | | | | (1.12 | )% | | | (2.82 | )% | | | 2.27 | % | | | 12.94 | % | | | (14.08 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | | | | 2.20 | %(f) | | | | | | | 2.19 | % | | | 2.20 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | 2.13 | % | | | 2.09 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | | | | | 2.14 | %(f) | | | | | | | 2.13 | % | | | 2.14 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 2.13 | % | | | 2.09 | % |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | (1.51 | )%(f) | | | | | | | (0.85 | )% | | | (0.17 | )% | | | 0.43 | % | | | 0.14 | %(b) | | | 0.67 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | | $ | 2,698 | | | | | | | $ | 3,088 | | | $ | 4,179 | | | $ | 7,533 | | | $ | 8,038 | | | $ | 13,659 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | | | 17 | % | | | | | | | 39 | % | | | 153 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 93 | % | | | 100 | % |
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend. |
(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | | | | BlackRock EuroFund (continued) | |
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| | | | | Class K | |
| | Six Months Ended 12/31/20 (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | Period from | |
| | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | | | | 01/25/18 | (a) |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | to 06/30/18 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | | | | $ | 14.26 | | | | | | | $ | 14.34 | | | $ | 15.08 | | | $ | 16.57 | |
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Net investment income (loss)(b) | | | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.26 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | | | | | 3.75 | | | | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (1.75 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | | | | | 3.71 | | | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (1.49 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | — | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | | | | $ | 17.97 | | | | | | | $ | 14.26 | | | $ | 14.34 | | | $ | 15.08 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | | | | | 26.02 | %(e) | | | | | | | 0.03 | % | | | (1.70 | )% | | | (8.99 | )%(e) |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | | | | 1.06 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 0.98 | %(f)(g) |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | | | | | 1.00 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 0.95 | %(f) |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | (0.44 | )%(f) | | | | | | | 0.18 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 3.86 | %(f) |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | | $ | 731 | | | | | | | $ | 601 | | | $ | 710 | | | $ | 1,005 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | | | 17 | % | | | | | | | 39 | % | | | 153 | % | | | 98 | % |
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(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
(g) | Offering costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 0.99%. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | | | | BlackRock EuroFund (continued) | |
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| | | | | Class R | |
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| | Six Months Ended 12/31/20 (unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended June 30, | |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | | | | $ | 10.46 | | | | | | | $ | 10.54 | | | $ | 11.14 | | | $ | 10.96 | | | $ | 9.89 | | | $ | 11.66 | |
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.05 | (b) | | | 0.11 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | | | | | 2.74 | | | | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 0.18 | | | | 1.24 | | | | (1.71 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | | | | | 2.68 | | | | | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | 0.27 | | | | 1.29 | | | | (1.60 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | | | | $ | 13.14 | | | | | | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 10.54 | | | $ | 11.14 | | | $ | 10.96 | | | $ | 9.89 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | | | | | 25.62 | %(e) | | | | | | | (0.76 | )% | | | (2.66 | )% | | | 2.46 | % | | | 13.42 | % | | | (13.82 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | | | | 1.66 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.87 | % | | | 2.07 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.72 | % |
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | | | | | 1.60 | %(f) | | | | | | | 1.81 | % | | | 2.01 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.72 | % |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | (1.00 | )%(f) | | | | | | | (0.42 | )% | | | (0.07 | )% | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.54 | %(b) | | | 1.08 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | | $ | 396 | | | | | | | $ | 359 | | | $ | 363 | | | $ | 786 | | | $ | 1,017 | | | $ | 859 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | | | 17 | % | | | | | | | 39 | % | | | 153 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 93 | % | | | 100 | % |
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend. |
(c) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc., (the “Corporation”) and BlackRock EuroFund (the “Trust”) are each registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as open-end management investment companies. BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. is organized as a Maryland corporation. BlackRock EuroFund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The following are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually as a “Fund”:
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Fund Name | | Herein Referred To As | | | Diversification Classification | |
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BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. | | | Advantage Global | | | | Diversified | |
BlackRock EuroFund | | | EuroFund | | | | Diversified | |
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Each Fund offers multiple classes of shares. All classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and are subject to the same terms and conditions, except that certain classes bear expenses related to the shareholder servicing and distribution of such shares. Institutional and Class K Shares are sold only to certain eligible investors. Investor A, Investor C and Class R Shares bear certain expenses related to shareholder servicing of such shares, and Investor C and Class R Shares also bear certain expenses related to the distribution of such shares. Investor A and Investor C Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Class R Shares are sold only to certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures (except that Investor C shareholders may vote on material changes to the Investor A Shares distribution and service plan).
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Share Class | | Initial Sales Charge | | | CDSC | | | Conversion Privilege |
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Institutional, Class K and Class R Shares | | | No | | | | No | | | None |
Investor A Shares | | | Yes | | | | No | (a) | | None |
Investor C Shares | | | No | | | | Yes | (b) | | To Investor A Shares after approximately 8 years |
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| (a) | Investor A Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for certain redemptions where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. | |
| (b) | A CDSC of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor C Shares made within one year after purchase. | |
The Board of Trustees of the Trust and the Board of Directors of the Corporation are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board”, and the directors/trustees thereof are collectively referred to throughout this report as “Directors”.
The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds referred to as the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex.
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:
Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.
Foreign Currency Translation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.
Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Foreign Taxes: Certain Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Foreign taxes withheld”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of December 31, 2020, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Taxes withheld that are reclaimable under applicable foreign tax treaties are reflected in tax reclaims receivable. Reclaim amounts for which collection is uncertain are recorded upon receipt. Tax reclaims recorded or received during the period along with applicable fees associated with the filings of tax claims that result in the recovery of foreign withholding taxes, if any, are included in the Statements of Operations.
Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.
Distributions: Distributions paid by the Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.
Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund or its classes are charged to that Fund or the applicable class. Expenses directly related to the Funds and other shared expenses prorated to the Funds are allocated daily to each class based on their relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
The Funds have an arrangement with their custodian whereby credits are earned on uninvested cash balances, which could be used to reduce custody fees and/or overdraft charges. The Funds may incur charges on overdrafts, subject to certain conditions.
3. | INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund is open for business and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.
Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:
| • | | Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. |
Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of trading on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of the Funds’ net assets. Each business day, the Funds use a pricing service to assist with the valuation of certain foreign exchange-traded equity securities and foreign exchange-traded and over-the-counter (“OTC”) options (the “Systematic Fair Value Price”). Using current market factors, the Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities and foreign options at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.
| • | | Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”). |
| • | | The Funds value their investment in SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series (the “Money Market Series”) at fair value, which is ordinarily based upon their pro rata ownership in the underlying fund’s net assets. |
| • | | Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement price on the exchange where the contract is traded. |
If events (e.g., a market closure, market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
For investments in equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds (“Private Company” or collectively, the “Private Companies”) and other Fair Valued Investments, the fair valuation approaches that are used by the Global Valuation Committee and third party pricing services utilize one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs.
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Market approach | | (i) | | recent market transactions, including subsequent rounds of financing, in the underlying investment or comparable issuers; |
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| | (iii) | | market multiples of comparable issuers. |
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Income approach | | (i) | | future cash flows discounted to present and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks; |
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| | (iii) | | other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates. |
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Cost approach | | (i) | | audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications and financial or operational metrics issued by the Private Company; |
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| | (ii) | | changes in the valuation of relevant indices or publicly traded companies comparable to the Private Company; |
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| | (iii) | | relevant news and other public sources; and |
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| | (iv) | | known secondary market transactions in the Private Company’s interests and merger or acquisition activity in companies comparable to the Private Company. |
Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing market approach in determining the enterprise value of the company. Such investments often contain rights and preferences that differ from other series of preferred and common stock of the same issuer. Valuation techniques such as an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”) or a hybrid of those techniques are used in allocating enterprise value of the company, as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The use of OPM and PWERM techniques involve a determination of the exit scenarios of the investment in order to appropriately allocate the enterprise value of the company among the various parts of its capital structure.
The Private Companies are not subject to the public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards applicable to other investments held by a Fund. Typically, the most recently available information by a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date a Fund is calculating its NAV. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price a Fund could receive upon the sale of the investment.
Fair Value Hierarchy: 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 each 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 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 that may not have a secondary market, and/or may have 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.
As of December 31, 2020, certain investments of the Funds were fair valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.
4. | SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS |
Preferred Stocks: Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well), but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.
Securities Lending: Certain Funds may lend their securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Funds collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value
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of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund, or excess collateral returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Funds are entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities, but do not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.
The market value of any securities on loan, all of which were classified as common stocks in the Funds’ Schedules of Investments, and the value of any related collateral are shown separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a component of investments at value - unaffiliated, and collateral on securities loaned at value, respectively. As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested by the securities lending agent, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), if any, is disclosed in the Schedules of Investments.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”), which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.
As of period end, the following table is a summary of the Funds’ securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:
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Fund Name/Counterparty | |
| Securities
Loaned at Value |
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| Cash Collateral
Received |
(a) | |
| Net
Amount |
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Advantage Global | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | | $ | 36,306 | | | $ | (36,306 | ) | | $ | — | |
BofA Securities, Inc. | | | 25,838 | | | | (25,838 | ) | | | — | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | | 10,292 | | | | (10,292 | ) | | | — | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | | 58,780 | | | | (58,780 | ) | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. | | | 15,288 | | | | (15,288 | ) | | | — | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | 68,675 | | | | (68,675 | ) | | | — | |
State Street Bank & Trust Company | | | 354,209 | | | | (354,209 | ) | | | — | |
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| | $ | 569,388 | | | $ | (569,388 | ) | | $ | — | |
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| (a) | Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. | |
The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BIM. BIM’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value on the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by the Funds.
5. | DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS |
The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and/or to manage their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedules of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.
Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).
Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.
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6. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
Investment Advisory: Each Fund entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), to provide investment advisory and administrative services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund.
For such services, each Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to the following percentages of the average daily value of each Fund’s net assets:
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| | Investment Advisory Fees | |
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Advantage Global | | | EuroFund | |
| | |
First $1 billion | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.75 | % |
$1 billion — $3 billion | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.71 | |
$3 billion — $5 billion | | | 0.77 | | | | 0.68 | |
$5 billion — $10 billion | | | 0.74 | | | | 0.65 | |
Greater than $10 billion | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.64 | |
With respect to EuroFund, the Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIL for services it provides for that portion of the Fund for which BIL acts as sub-adviser, a monthly fee that is equal to a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by EuroFund to the Manager.
For the six months ended December 31, 2020, the Funds reimbursed the Manager for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services in the Statements of Operations. The reimbursements were as follows:
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Fund Name | | Amounts Reimbursed |
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Advantage Global | | $ 2,203 |
EuroFund | | 552 |
Service and Distribution Fees: The Funds entered into a Distribution Agreement and a Distribution and Service Plan with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. Pursuant to the Distribution and Service Plan and in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, each Fund pays BRIL ongoing service and distribution fees. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates based upon the average daily net assets of the relevant share class of each Fund as follows:
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Share Class | | Service Fees | | | Distribution Fees |
| | |
Investor A | | | 0.25 | % | | N/A |
Investor C | | | 0.25 | | | 0.75% |
Class R | | | 0.25 | | | 0.25 |
BRIL and broker-dealers, pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, provide shareholder servicing and distribution services to the Funds. The ongoing service and/or distribution fee compensates BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing and/or distribution related services to shareholders.
For the six months ended December 31, 2020, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:
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Fund Name | | Investor A | | | Investor C | | | Class R | | | Total |
| | | | |
Advantage Global | | $ | 350,550 | | | $ | 86,768 | | | $ | 10,624 | | | $ 447,942 |
EuroFund | | | 90,440 | | | | 13,681 | | | | 898 | | | 105,019 |
Transfer Agent: Pursuant to written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which may be affiliates, provide the Funds with sub-accounting, recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency and other administrative services with respect to servicing of underlying investor accounts. For these services, these entities receive an asset-based fee or an annual fee per shareholder account, which will vary depending on share class and/or net assets. For the six months ended December 31, 2020, the Funds did not pay any amounts to affiliates in return for these services.
The Manager maintains a call center that is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Funds. Shareholder services include responding to inquiries and processing purchases and sales based upon instructions from shareholders. For the six months ended December 31, 2020, each Fund reimbursed the Manager the following amounts for costs incurred in running the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations:
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Fund Name | | Institutional | | | Investor A | | | Investor C | | | Class K | | | Class R | | | Total |
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Advantage Global | | $ | 306 | | | $ | 3,717 | | | $ | 914 | | | $ | 18 | | | $ | 28 | | | $ 4,983 |
EuroFund | | | 858 | | | | 1,784 | | | | 155 | | | | 1 | | | | 12 | | | 2,810 |
For the six months ended December 31, 2020, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:
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Fund Name | | Institutional | | | Investor A | | | Investor C | | | Class R | | | Class K | | | Total |
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Advantage Global | | $ | 46,100 | | | $ | 265,006 | | | $ | 33,550 | | | $ | 3,972 | | | $ | 1,251 | | | $ 349,879 |
EuroFund | | | 31,720 | | | | 45,394 | | | | 2,103 | | | | 203 | | | | 61 | | | 79,481 |
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Other Fees: For the six months ended December 31, 2020, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of each Fund’s Investor A Shares as follows:
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Fund Name | | Investor A |
| |
Advantage Global | | $ 753 |
EuroFund | | 485 |
For the six months ended December 31, 2020, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:
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| | |
Fund Name | | Investor A | | | Investor C |
| | |
Advantage Global | | $ | 1 | | | $ 30 |
EuroFund | | | — | | | 50 |
Expense Limitations, Waivers, Reimbursements, and Recoupments: With respect to each Fund, the Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”) through October 31, 2021. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” of the Funds, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”), or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. The amount of waivers and/or reimbursements of fees and expenses made pursuant to the expense limitation described below will be reduced by the amount of the affiliated money market fund waiver. Prior to October 28, 2020, this waiver was voluntary. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2020, the amounts waived were as follows:
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Fund Name | | Amounts Waived |
| |
Advantage Global | | $ 3,142 |
EuroFund | | 165 |
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of each Fund’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through October 31, 2021. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. For the six months ended December 31, 2020, there were no fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager pursuant to this arrangement.
The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees equal to the annual rate of 0.06% of EuroFund’s average daily net assets. The voluntary waiver may be reduced or discontinued at any time. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. During the six months ended December 31, 2020, the Manager waived $32,611 pursuant to this agreement.
With respect to Advantage Global, the Manager contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit expenses, excluding interest expense, dividend expense, tax expense, acquired fund fees and expenses, and certain other fund expenses, which constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of each Fund’s business (“expense limitation”). The expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
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Fund Name | | Institutional | | | Investor A | | | Investor C | | | Class K | | | Class R |
| | | | | |
Advantage Global | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | 1.21% |
The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue these contractual expense limitations through October 31, 2021, unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of Advantage Global. For the six months ended December 31, 2020, the Manager waived and/or reimbursed $724,582 which is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations.
These amounts waived and/or reimbursed are included in transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed – class specific in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2020, class specific expense waivers and/or reimbursements were as follows:
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| | Transfer Agent Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed - Class Specific | | | |
| | | | | | |
Fund Name | | Institutional | | | Investor A | | | Investor C | | | Class K | | | Class R | | | Total |
| | | | | | |
Advantage Global | | | $ 25,741 | | | | $ 194,896 | | | | $ 29,212 | | | | $ 1,251 | | | | $ 2,910 | | | $ 254,010 |
Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BIM, an affiliate of the Manager, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BIM bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. The Funds are responsible for expenses in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment expenses”). The cash collateral is invested in a private investment company, SL Liquidity Series, LLC (“Money Market Series”), managed by the Manager or its affiliates. However, BIM has agreed to cap the collateral investment expenses of the Money Market Series to an annual rate of 0.04%. The investment adviser to the Money Market Series will not charge any advisory fees with respect to shares purchased by the Funds. The Money Market Series may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value withdrawn or temporarily restrict withdrawals for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the private investment company’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds. The Money Market Series seeks current income consistent with maintaining liquidity and preserving capital. Although the Money Market Series is not registered under the 1940 Act, its investments may follow the parameters of investments by a money market fund that is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act.
Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment expenses. Each Fund retains a portion of securities lending income and remits a remaining portion to BIM as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.
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Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment expenses), and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment expenses.
In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income earned across the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex in a calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year securities lending income in an amount equal to 85% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment expenses), and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment expenses.
The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income — affiliated – net in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2020, each Fund paid BIM the following amounts for securities lending agent services:
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Fund Name | | Amounts |
| |
Advantage Global | | $ 1,436 |
EuroFund | | 181 |
Interfund Lending: In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, each Fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility for temporary purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by each Fund’s investment policies and restrictions. EuroFund is currently permitted to borrow under the Interfund Lending Program. Advantage Global is currently permitted to borrow and lend under the Interfund Lending Program.
A lending BlackRock fund may lend in aggregate up to 15% of its net assets, but may not lend more than 5% of its net assets to any one borrowing fund through the Interfund Lending Program. A borrowing BlackRock fund may not borrow through the Interfund Lending Program or from any other source more than 33 1/3% of its total assets (or any lower threshold provided for by the fund’s investment restrictions). If a borrowing BlackRock fund’s total outstanding borrowings exceed 10% of its total assets, each of its outstanding interfund loans will be subject to collateralization of at least 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan. All interfund loans are for temporary or emergency purposes and the interest rate to be charged will be the average of the highest current overnight repurchase agreement rate available to a lending fund and the bank loan rate, as calculated according to a formula established by the Board.
During the six months ended December 31, 2020, the Funds did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.
Directors and Officers: Certain directors and/or officers of the Funds are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Directors and Officer in the Statements of Operations.
For the six months ended December 31, 2020, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments, were as follows:
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Fund Name | | Purchases | | | Sales |
| | |
Advantage Global | | $ | 604,576,048 | | | $ 631,305,340 |
EuroFund | | | 17,608,841 | | | 18,097,091 |
It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.
Each Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. The statutes of limitations on each Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.
Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of December 31, 2020, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.
As of June 30, 2020, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:
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| | Advantage Global | | | EuroFund |
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Non-expiring capital loss carryforwards | | $ | 8,961,241 | | | $ 34,130,399 |
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As of December 31, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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| | Advantage Global | | | EuroFund |
| | |
Tax cost | | $ | 345,550,533 | | | $ 85,658,251 |
| | | | | | |
| | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 84,831,961 | | | $ 38,811,170 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (9,240,371 | ) | | (1,552,113) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | 75,591,590 | | | $ 37,259,057 |
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The Funds, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), are a party to a 364-day, $2.25 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders. Under this agreement, the Funds may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain individual funds, the Participating Funds, including the Funds, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.75 billion at any time outstanding, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.10% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) one-month LIBOR (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. The agreement expires in April 2021 unless extended or renewed. These fees were allocated among such funds based upon portions of the aggregate commitment available to them and relative net assets of Participating Funds. During the six months ended December 31, 2020, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.
In the normal course of business, certain Funds invest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which each Fund is subject.
The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.
Market Risk: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. The duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.
Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A Fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A Fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause each Fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a Fund invests.
The price a Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from a Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore a Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by a Fund, and a Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. A Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third party service providers.
Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.
Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within certain Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.
Certain Funds invest a substantial amount of their assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions in those countries may have a significant impact on their investment performance and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the United States. Foreign securities markets may also be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. securities and may be less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities. Investment percentages in specific countries are presented in the Schedules of Investments.
Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns about economic downturns in, or rising government debt levels of, several European countries. These events may spread to other countries in Europe and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Funds’ investments.
Responses to the financial problems by European governments, central banks and others, including austerity measures and reforms, may not work, may result in social unrest and may limit future growth and economic recovery or have other unintended consequences. Further defaults or restructurings by governments and others of their debt could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world. In addition, the United Kingdom has withdrawn from the European Union, and one or more other countries may withdraw from the European Union and/or abandon the Euro, the common currency of the European Union. The impact of these actions, especially if they occur in a disorderly fashion, is not clear but could be significant and far reaching.
LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) by the end of 2021, and it is expected that LIBOR will cease to be published after that time. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against, instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.
11. | CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
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| | Six Months Ended 12/31/20 | | | Year Ended 06/30/20 | |
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Fund Name / Share Class | | Shares | | | Amounts | | | Shares | | | Amounts | |
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Advantage Global | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 187,717 | | | $ | 4,468,083 | | | | 530,504 | | | $ | 11,111,823 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 122,734 | | | | 3,013,121 | | | | 68,864 | | | | 1,530,165 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (415,440 | ) | | | (9,757,154 | ) | | | (1,121,872 | ) | | | (23,282,546 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (104,989 | ) | | $ | (2,275,950 | ) | | | (522,504 | ) | | $ | (10,640,558 | ) |
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Investor A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares | | | 1,355,659 | | | $ | 29,638,908 | | | | 717,729 | | | $ | 14,211,703 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 434,436 | | | | 10,100,634 | | | | 211,298 | | | | 4,456,265 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,108,271 | ) | | | (24,792,953 | ) | | | (3,135,330 | ) | | | (63,175,516 | ) |
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| | | 681,824 | | | $ | 14,946,589 | | | | (2,206,303 | ) | | $ | (44,507,548 | ) |
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Investor C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 12,621 | | | $ | 234,727 | | | | 37,181 | | | $ | 617,024 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 19,276 | | | | 367,401 | | | | 33,866 | | | | 584,186 | |
Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares | | | (1,634,021 | ) | | | (29,038,031 | ) | | | (1,025,892 | ) | | | (16,796,727 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (1,602,124 | ) | | $ | (28,435,903 | ) | | | (954,845 | ) | | $ | (15,595,517 | ) |
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| | Six Months Ended 12/31/20 | | | Year Ended 06/30/20 | |
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Fund Name / Share Class (continued) | | Shares | | | Amounts | | | Shares | | | Amounts | |
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Advantage Global (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class K | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 84,258 | | | $ | 1,998,036 | | | | 348,263 | | | $ | 7,664,452 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 23,087 | | | | 566,796 | | | | 6,480 | | | | 143,926 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (67,639 | ) | | | (1,613,294 | ) | | | (281,599 | ) | | | (6,028,708 | ) |
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| | | 39,706 | | | $ | 951,538 | | | | 73,144 | | | $ | 1,779,670 | |
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Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 20,604 | | | $ | 413,029 | | | | 62,857 | | | $ | 1,132,067 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 7,784 | | | | 162,607 | | | | 6,948 | | | | 132,081 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (78,882 | ) | | | (1,602,522 | ) | | | (396,509 | ) | | | (7,102,296 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (50,494 | ) | | $ | (1,026,886 | ) | | | (326,704 | ) | | $ | (5,838,148 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (1,036,077 | ) | | $ | (15,840,612 | ) | | | (3,937,212 | ) | | $ | (74,802,101 | ) |
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| | Six Months Ended 12/31/20 | | | Year Ended 06/30/20 | |
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Fund Name / Share Class | | Shares | | | Amounts | | | Shares | | | Amounts | |
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EuroFund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 444,348 | | | $ | 7,017,153 | | | | 130,041 | | | $ | 1,920,769 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,943 | | | | 116,042 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (109,583 | ) | | | (1,744,365 | ) | | | (591,983 | ) | | | (7,983,636 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 334,765 | | | $ | 5,272,788 | | | | (453,999 | ) | | $ | (5,946,825 | ) |
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Investor A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares | | | 165,775 | | | $ | 2,702,122 | | | | 96,451 | | | $ | 1,318,690 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,312 | | | | 76,225 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (349,178 | ) | | | (5,445,941 | ) | | | (969,030 | ) | | | (13,198,357 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (183,403 | ) | | $ | (2,743,819 | ) | | | (867,267 | ) | | $ | (11,803,442 | ) |
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Investor C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 15,623 | | | $ | 184,385 | | | | 9,055 | | | $ | 81,692 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares | | | (112,176 | ) | | | (1,218,232 | ) | | | (116,883 | ) | | | (1,025,607 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (96,553 | ) | | $ | (1,033,847 | ) | | | (107,828 | ) | | $ | (943,915 | ) |
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Class K | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 2,138 | | | $ | 33,756 | | | | 8,499 | | | $ | 115,317 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | 195 | | | | 2,829 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (3,583 | ) | | | (56,966 | ) | | | (16,051 | ) | | | (225,372 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (1,445 | ) | | $ | (23,210 | ) | | | (7,357 | ) | | $ | (107,226 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 2,134 | | | $ | 24,944 | | | | 10,440 | | | $ | 105,794 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Shares redeemed | | | (6,300 | ) | | | (71,225 | ) | | | (10,554 | ) | | | (105,110 | ) |
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| | | (4,166 | ) | | $ | (46,281 | ) | | | (114 | ) | | $ | 684 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 49,198 | | | $ | 1,425,631 | | | | (1,436,565 | ) | | $ | (18,800,724 | ) |
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As of December 31, 2020, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., an affiliate of the Fund, owned 12,070 Class K Shares of EuroFund.
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. and BlackRock EuroFund (the “Funds”) have adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Funds’ liquidity risk.
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Funds, met on November 10-11, 2020 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Advisors, LLC or BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), each an investment adviser to certain Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program, as applicable. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the operation of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020 (the “Program Reporting Period”).
The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing a Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish a Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the Funds and the overall market.
The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing a Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:
| a) | The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure with a focus on Funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a Fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Where a Fund participated in borrowings for investment purposes (such as tender option bonds and reverse repurchase agreements), such borrowings were factored into the Program’s calculation of a Fund’s liquidity bucketing. Derivative exposure was also considered in such calculation. |
| b) | Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical net redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). Each Fund has adopted an in-kind redemption policy which may be utilized to meet larger redemption requests. The Committee may also take into consideration a Fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a Fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a Fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections. |
| c) | Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered the terms of the credit facility committed to the Funds, the financial health of the institution providing the facility and the fact that the credit facility is shared among multiple Funds (including that a portion of the aggregate commitment amount is specifically designated for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio, a series of BlackRock Funds V). The Committee also considered other types of borrowing available to the Funds, such as the ability to use reverse repurchase agreements and interfund lending, as applicable. |
There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.
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Additional Information
Regulation Regarding Derivatives
On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by the third quarter of 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities so that a failure to comply with the limits would result in a statutory violation and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.
General Information
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Householding
The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports, Rule 30e-3 notices and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Funds at (800) 441-7762.
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The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at blackrock.com/fundreports.
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Additional Information (continued)
BlackRock Privacy Principles
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If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.
BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.
BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.
We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.
Fund and Service Providers
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Investment Adviser | | Distributor |
BlackRock Advisors, LLC | | BlackRock Investments, LLC |
Wilmington, DE 19809 | | New York, NY 10022 |
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Sub-Adviser | | Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
BlackRock International Limited(a) | | Deloitte & Touche LLP |
Edinburgh, EH3 8BL | | Boston, MA 02116 |
United Kingdom | | |
| | Legal Counsel |
Accounting Agent | | Sidley Austin LLP |
State Street Bank and Trust Company | | New York, NY 10019 |
Boston, MA 02111 | | |
| | Address of the Funds |
Custodian | | 100 Bellevue Parkway |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | | Wilmington, DE 19809 |
Boston, MA 02109 | | |
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Transfer Agent | | |
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. | | |
Wilmington, DE 19809 | | |
(a) | For BlackRock EuroFund. |
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
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Currency Abbreviation |
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AUD | | Australian Dollar |
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CAD | | Canadian Dollar |
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EUR | | Euro |
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GBP | | British Pound |
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HKD | | Hong Kong Dollar |
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JPY | | Japanese Yen |
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NOK | | Norwegian Krone |
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SGD | | Singapore Dollar |
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ZAR | | South African Rand |
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Portfolio Abbreviation |
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
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CPO | | Certificates of Participation (Ordinary) |
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CVA | | Certificaten Van Aandelen (Dutch Certificate) |
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DIP | | Debtor-In-Possession |
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GDR | | Global Depositary Receipt |
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MSCI | | Morgan Stanley Capital International |
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MTN | | Medium-Term Note |
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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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S&P | | Standard & Poor’s |
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SAB | | Special Assessment Bonds |
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This report is intended for current holders. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Funds unless preceded or accompanied by the Funds’ current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.
EGSC-12/20-SAR
(b) Not Applicable
Item 2 – | Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report |
Item 3 – | Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report |
Item 4 – | Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report |
Item 5 – | Audit Committee of Listed Registrant – Not Applicable |
(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.
Item 7 – | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
Item 8 – | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
Item 9 – | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable |
Item 10 – | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders –There have been no material changes to these procedures. |
Item 11 – | Controls and Procedures |
(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12 – | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment |
Companies – Not Applicable
Item 13 – | Exhibits attached hereto |
(a)(1) Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
(a)(2) Section 302 Certifications are attached
(a)(3) Not Applicable
(a)(4) Not Applicable
(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.
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| | By: | | /s/ John M. Perlowski |
| | | | John M. Perlowski |
| | | | Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of |
| | | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Date: March 5, 2021
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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| | By: | | /s/ John M. Perlowski |
| | | | John M. Perlowski |
| | | | Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of |
| | | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Date: March 5, 2021
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| | By: | | /s/ Trent Walker |
| | | | Trent Walker |
| | | | Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of |
| | | | BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. |
Date: March 5, 2021
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