N-CSRS 1 d111755dncsrs.htm BLACKROCK FUNDS BLACKROCK FUNDS

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: 811-05742

Name of Fund: BlackRock Funds

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund

BlackRock Macro Themes Fund

BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund

BlackRock Short Obligations Fund

BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Funds, 55 East 52nd             Street, New York, NY 10055

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762

Date of fiscal year end: 07/31/2016

Date of reporting period: 01/31/2016


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders


JANUARY 31, 2016        

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT (UNAUDITED)

 

      BLACKROCK®

 

BlackRock FundsSM

  BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund

  BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund

   BlackRock Macro Themes Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Not FDIC Insured ¡ May Lose Value ¡ No Bank Guarantee  

 


Table of Contents     

 

       Page   

The Markets in Review

     3   

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summaries

     4   

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

     13   

About Fund Performance

     13   

Disclosure of Expenses

     14   

Derivative Financial Instruments

     14   

Financial Statements:

  

Schedules of Investments

     15   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     73   

Statements of Operations

     75   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     76   

Financial Highlights

     81   

Notes to Financial Statements

     85   

Officers and Trustees

     106   

Additional Information

     107   

 

 

 

 

LOGO

 

  

 

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The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Diverging monetary policies and shifting economic outlooks across regions have been the overarching themes driving financial markets over the past couple of years. With U.S. growth outpacing the global economic recovery while inflationary pressures remained low, investors spent most of 2015 anticipating a short-term rate hike from the Federal Reserve, which ultimately came to fruition in December. In contrast, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan moved to a more accommodative stance over the year. In this environment, the U.S. dollar strengthened considerably, causing profit challenges for U.S. exporters and high levels of volatility in emerging market currencies and commodities.

Market volatility broadly increased in the latter part of 2015 and continued into 2016 given a collapse in oil prices and decelerating growth in China, while global growth and inflation failed to pick up. Oil prices were driven lower due to excess supply while the world’s largest oil producers had yet to negotiate a deal that would stabilize oil prices. In China, slower economic growth combined with a depreciating yuan and declining confidence in the country’s policymakers stoked worries about the potential impact to the broader global economy. After a long period in which global central bank policies had significant influence on investor sentiment and hence the direction of financial markets, in recent months, the underperformance of markets in Europe and Japan — where central banks had taken aggressive measures to stimulate growth and stabilize their currencies — highlighted the possibility that central banks could be losing their effectiveness.

In this environment, higher quality assets such as municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries and investment grade corporate bonds outperformed risk assets including equities and high yield bonds. Large cap U.S. equities fared better than international developed and emerging markets.

At BlackRock, we believe investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes and be prepared to move freely as market conditions change over time. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

 

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of January 31, 2016  
    6-month     12-month  

U.S large cap equities
(S&P 500® Index)

    (6.77 )%      (0.67 )% 

U.S. small cap equities
(Russell 2000® Index)

    (15.80     (9.92

International equities
(MSCI Europe, Australasia,
Far East Index)

    (14.58     (8.43

Emerging market
equities (MSCI Emerging
Markets Index)

    (16.96     (20.91

3-month Treasury bills
(BofA Merrill Lynch
3-Month U.S. Treasury
Bill Index)

    0.05        0.05   

U.S. Treasury securities
(BofA Merrill Lynch
10-Year U.S. Treasury
Index)

    3.36        (0.41

U.S. investment grade
bonds (Barclays U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index)

    1.33        (0.16

Tax-exempt municipal
bonds (S&P Municipal
Bond Index)

    3.67        2.66   

U.S. high yield bonds
(Barclays U.S. Corporate
High Yield 2% Issuer
Capped Index)

    (7.75     (6.58
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.     
 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2016      BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund   

 

 

      Investment Objective

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek total return.

 

      Portfolio Management Commentary

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the six-month period ended January 31, 2016, the Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Commodity Index Total ReturnSM.

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The Fund’s allocation to equities had a mixed effect on performance relative to the commodity-only benchmark. However, the Fund’s investments in precious metals equities had the largest positive impact on relative performance, as the industry was buoyed by a modest increase in the gold price. The majority of gold’s positive performance was generated during January, when the metal benefited from “safe-haven” buying at a time of global equity market weakness, currency market volatility and rising geopolitical uncertainty. Gold stocks outperformed gold, which in part reflected the proximity of the gold price to the average cost of production for companies in the industry. At the individual stock level, the Fund’s position in Barrick Gold Corp. was a notable contributor to performance. The stock benefited from its high sensitivity to the price of gold, as well as the market’s positive response to the company’s larger-than-expected reduction of debt.

 

 

The portion of the Fund invested in commodity futures based investments also made a positive contribution to six-month performance, with curve strategies in the energy sector aiding relative performance. Oil prices continued to trend downward due to resilient global supply and a weaker demand outlook. Natural gas prices also declined, reflecting both robust supply and above-average winter temperatures in the United States. At a time in which shorter-dated contracts declined more than longer-dated contracts for both commodities, the Fund added value by emphasizing the latter.

 

 

The Fund’s allocation to agricultural stocks also made a modest contribution relative to performance. While the industry was pressured by the broader weakness in the global equity markets, it outperformed due in part to its lower sensitivity to moves in the underlying commodity prices.

 

 

The Fund’s position in mining stocks represented the largest drag on relative performance. The mining sector was negatively impacted by deteriorating sentiment regarding China’s economic outlook, as the country consumes roughly half the world’s mined commodities.

 

 

The Fund’s investments in energy stocks, which were hit hard by the decline in oil prices, also weighed on relative performance. While energy

   

stocks generally held up better than oil prices, they underperformed the Bloomberg Commodity Index total return. The Fund’s exposure to this sector therefore detracted from relative performance.

 

 

Approximately 50% of the Fund’s portfolio was held in fully collateralized, commodity-linked notes tied to commodity indices, using an enhanced index approach. This aspect of the Fund’s strategy contributed positively to relative performance, with the majority of outperformance occurring during the second half of the period.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

The Fund sought to maintain generally equal weightings in the equity and commodity futures based investments strategies, as well as balanced and broad equity exposure across commodity sectors. The Fund rebalanced its weightings in equities and commodity-linked notes at the end of January 2016 by increasing its position in equities and reducing its allocation to commodity-based investments.

 

 

The Fund reduced its position in energy stocks during the period. While the investment advisor held a positive longer-term view on the sector, it also believed the near-term risks were significant. The Fund added to its exposure in mining stocks following their significant underperformance, and it moderately increased its allocation to precious-metals stocks. The Fund also increased its exposure to the agriculture stocks. The investment advisor continued to identify potentially attractive opportunities in the downstream agricultural companies, such as those in the livestock and grain-handling industries.

 

 

The Fund maintained a position in cash and cash equivalents, predominantly comprised of U.S. Treasury bills, as collateral against its exposure to commodity-linked notes. The Fund’s cash balance did not have a material impact on performance.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

The Fund ended the period with approximately 50% of net assets exposed to the commodity-related equity strategy and 50% exposed to the commodity-linked derivatives strategy (including collateral held against the commodity-linked note exposure). In the aggregate, the Fund was overweight relative to the benchmark in the agriculture & livestock and precious metals sub-sectors and underweight in the energy and industrial metals sub-sectors.

 

 

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 January 31, 2016      BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund   

 

 

      Portfolio Information

 

Ten Largest Holdings    Percent of
Total Investments1

UBS AG, 3-month LIBOR, 2/13/172

       8 %

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 3-month LIBOR, 12/19/162

       6  

Morgan Stanley B.V. 3-month LIBOR, 2/10/172

       6  

Bank of America Corp. 3-month LIBOR, 12/27/162

       6  

Monsanto Co.

       3  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

       3  

Syngenta AG, Registered Shares

       2  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

       2  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares

       2  

Chevron Corp.

       2  

 

  1  

Total investments exclude short-term securities.

 

  2  

Represents a commodity-linked note.

Portfolio Composition    Percent of
Total Investments3

Common Stocks

       73 %

Commodity-Linked Notes

       26  

Preferred Stocks

       1  

 

  3   

Total investments exclude short-term securities.

 

 

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       BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund   

 

 

      Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment

 

 

LOGO

 

  1 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including investment advisory fees and administration fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge.

 

  2 

The Fund utilizes two strategies and under normal circumstances expects to invest approximately 50% of its total assets in each strategy; provided, however, that from time to time, Fund management may alter the weightings if it deems it prudent to do so based on market conditions, trends or movements or other similar factors.

 

  3 

An unmanaged commodity index currently composed of futures contracts on 20 physical commodities, and assumes that the futures positions are fully collateralized. Prior to July 1, 2014, the Bloomberg Commodity Index Total ReturnSM was known as the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total ReturnSM.

 

  4 

Commencement of operations.

 

      Performance Summary for the Period Ended January 31, 2016
              Average Annual Total Returns5
              1 Year      Since Inception6
        6-Month
Total Returns
     w/o sales
charge
     w/ sales
charge
     w/o sales
charge
     w/ sales
charge

Institutional

         (14.90 )%          (24.33 )%          N/A            (10.78 )%          N/A  

Investor A

         (15.13 )          (24.49 )          (28.45 )%          (10.97 )          (12.07 )%

Investor C

         (15.28 )          (24.97 )          (25.72 )          (11.62 )          (11.62 )

Bloomberg Commodity Index Total ReturnSM

         (15.81 )          (23.36 )          N/A            (12.84 )          N/A  

 

  5   

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” on page 13 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

  6   

The Fund commenced operations on October 3, 2011.

 

       N/A—Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

      Expense Example
   

Actual

 

Hypothetical8

   
    

Beginning

Account Value
August 1, 2015

 

Ending

Account Value
January 31, 2016

  Expenses Paid
During the Period7
 

Beginning

Account Value
August 1, 2015

 

Ending

Account Value
January 31, 2016

  Expenses Paid
During the  Period7
 

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

Institutional

  $1,000.00   $851.00   $  5.96   $1,000.00   $1,018.70   $  6.50   1.28%

Investor A

  $1,000.00   $848.70   $  6.97   $1,000.00   $1,017.60   $  7.61   1.50%

Investor C

  $1,000.00   $847.20   $10.45   $1,000.00   $1,013.83   $11.39   2.25%

 

  7   

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 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). The fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests are not included in the Fund’s annualized expense ratio.

 

  8   

Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 366.

 

       See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 14 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

       Performance results do not include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and may differ from amounts reported in the financial highlights on pages 78-80.

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2016      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   

 

      Investment Objective

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek absolute total returns over a complete market cycle.

 

      Portfolio Management Commentary

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the six-month period ended January 31, 2016, the Fund underperformed the benchmark, the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index.

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The largest detractors from Fund returns were from event-based strategies, namely long positions in a Portuguese bank and in a Spanish infrastructure credit. In the case of the former, the bond’s value was negatively impacted by an unexpected recapitalization put forward by Portugal’s central bank that may have breached a number of banking regulation principles, and the managers are assessing possible next steps from a legal perspective.

 

 

Long positions in U.S. and European high yield bonds detracted throughout the period as credit spreads widened due to commodity weakness, poor sentiment and liquidity concerns for the sector. Likewise, long positions in European hybrid securities from telecommunications, utility and transportation issuers detracted as asset prices reflected the broader deterioration in risk sentiment.

 

 

Positioning in European financials hindered results, as the sector broadly moved with risk assets and responded to investor concerns around the Bank of Portugal’s bondholder-unfriendly actions and recent earnings woes.

 

 

U.S. bank loans and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) came under pressure with the selloff in U.S. high yield bonds. Additionally, tactical long positions in technology credits and capital structure trades in technology and energy credits detracted modestly.

 

 

On the positive side, given poor credit market sentiment for much of the period, the most significant contributors to performance were short positions and derivative strategies, as well as exposure to assets with lower volatility. The leading positive contributors to performance were short positions in several energy-related credits given the collapse in commodity prices during the period. Additionally, short positions in financial and cyclical credits in anticipation of spread widening was beneficial. In Europe, long positions in convertible bonds versus short positions in the corresponding equities performed well. Long positions in European bank loans and CLOs contributed positively, as did security selection in U.S. financial and industrial credits.

 

 

As part of its investment strategy, the Fund uses derivatives to manage duration (sensitivity to interest rate movements) and currency risk. The Fund also has the flexibility to utilize derivatives in order to express a positive or negative view on a particular issuer or sector, or to manage overall credit risk. Derivatives may also serve as a more liquid way to express exposures and depending on the market environment the Fund

   

may utilize various instruments, including not but limited to: bonds, equities and derivatives. During the period, the Fund’s derivative holdings had a net positive impact on performance. This included the use of options to manage exposure to downside moves in the equity market and potential downside moves on single issuers, credit default swaps to express long and short views on credit issuers and credit indices, and forward foreign currency contracts, which help manage non-dollar currency exposure back to U.S. dollars.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

During the six-month period, while fundamentals for corporate issuers remained strong, the broader market backdrop experienced substantial volatility. In the midst of this volatility, the Fund sought to reduce risk, using market strength in October as an opportunity to reduce exposures in Europe. In particular, positions were lowered with respect to chemicals and telecommunications/cable credits, senior and subordinated securities of core and peripheral banks, and investment grade hybrid securities. In addition, certain convertible bond positions, which have performed well to date, were closed out.

 

 

In the United States, the Fund essentially maintained its overall exposures, rotating out of core high yield and investment grade credit bond positions while building positions through the new issue market. Exposure was reduced with respect to CLOs, while positions were initiated in commercial mortgage-backed securities. Toward the end of the period, exposure to financials was reduced and short positions were built in certain investment grade credit issuers vulnerable to potential spread widening, namely energy and other cyclical credits. In derivative strategies, a mix of equity options and credit indices was utilized.

 

 

The Fund’s cash exposure had no material impact on performance as the Fund may express long and short positions via the credit default swap market, which does not require a cash outlay like that of traditional cash bonds.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

As of period end, the Fund’s positioning reflected a view that macro factors have become less supportive, with slowing global growth dynamics, heightened volatility and credit-based investment vehicles vulnerable to outflows given recent underperformance. The Fund was also positioned in the expectation that traditional credit sectors such as high yield and investment grade corporates will play a reduced role in return generation for 2016. The focus within the Fund was on security selection and on the utilization of market-neutral, idiosyncratic approach to capitalize on dislocations across credits and sectors.

 

 

The Fund ended the period with a net long credit position in Europe at 19% of net assets, 21% in the United States, 3% in Asia and emerging markets, and 42% overall.

 

 

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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       BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   

 

      Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment

 

 

LOGO

 

  1 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including investment advisory fees and administration fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge.

 

  2 

The Fund seeks to provide absolute total returns over a complete market cycle through diversified long and short exposure to the global fixed income markets. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in credit-related instruments.

 

  3 

An unmanaged index that tracks 3-month U.S. Treasury securities.

 

  4 

Commencement of operations.

 

      Performance Summary for the Period Ended January 31, 2016             
                 Average Annual Total Returns5
                 1 Year   Since Inception6
     

Standardized

30-Day Yield

 

Unsubsidized

30-Day Yield

 

6-Month

Total Returns

 

w/o sales

charge

 

w/ sales

charge

 

w/o sales

charge

 

w/ sales

charge

Institutional

       2.59 %       2.59 %       (2.73 )%       (1.98 )%       N/A         2.42 %       N/A  

Investor A

       2.24         2.23         (2.85 )       (2.20 )       (6.11 )%       2.19         1.23 %

Investor C

       1.60         1.59         (3.25 )       (2.97 )       (3.90 )       1.43         1.43  

BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

                       0.05         0.05         N/A         0.06         N/A  

 

  5   

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” on page 13 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

  6   

The Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2011.

 

       N/A—Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

      Expense Example
   

Actual

 

Hypothetical9

           

Including
Interest Expense

 

Excluding
Interest Expense

     

Including

Interest Expense

 

Excluding

Interest Expense

     Beginning
Account Value
August 1, 2015
 

Ending

Account Value
January 31, 2016

 

Expenses

Paid During

the Period7

 

Expenses

Paid During

the Period8

  Beginning
Account Value
August 1, 2015
 

Ending

Account Value
January 31, 2016

 

Expenses

Paid During

the Period7

 

Ending

Account Value
January 31, 2016

 

Expenses

Paid During

the Period8

Institutional

  $1,000.00   $972.70   $  9.37   $  5.31   $1,000.00   $1,015.63   $  9.58   $1,019.76   $  5.43

Investor A

  $1,000.00   $971.50   $10.70   $  6.69   $1,000.00   $1,014.28   $10.94   $1,018.35   $  6.85

Investor C

  $1,000.00   $967.50   $14.24   $10.24   $1,000.00   $1,010.66   $14.56   $1,014.73   $10.48

 

  7   

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (1.89% for Institutional, 2.16% for Investor A and 2.88% for Investor C), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). The fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests are not included in the Fund’s annualized expense ratio.

 

  8   

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (1.07% for Institutional, 1.35% for Investor A and 2.07% for Investor C), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). The fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests are not included in the Fund’s annualized expense ratio.

 

  9   

Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 366.

 

       See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 14 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

8    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


      

 

      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund’s Portfolio Information

 

      Percent of Total Investments1
Geographic Allocation    Long   Short   Total

United States

       43 %       19 %       62 %

United Kingdom

       4         1         5  

Italy

       4                 4  

France

       3         1         4  

Spain

       3                 3  

Netherlands

       3                 3  

Germany

       2                 2  

Luxembourg

       2                 2  

Ireland

       2                 2  

Cayman Islands

       2                 2  

Canada

       1         1         2  

Belgium

       1         1         2  

Other2

       6         1         7  

Total

       76 %       24 %       100 %

 

  1   

Total investments include the gross market values of long and short positions and exclude short-term securities.

 

  2   

Includes holdings within countries that are 1% or less of long-term investments. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for such countries.

Credit Quality Allocation3    Percent of
Total Investments4

AAA/Aaa5

       7 %

AA/Aa

       2  

A

       13  

BBB/Baa

       24  

BB/Ba

       26  

B

       18  

CCC/Caa

       2  

N/R

       8  

 

  3   

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

 

  4   

Total investments exclude Short-Term Securities, Options Purchased, Options Written, Borrowed Bonds and Investments Sold Short.

 

  5   

The investment advisor evaluates the credit quality of not-rated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors, individual investments and/or issuers. Using this approach, the investment advisor has deemed not-rated U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities and U.S. Treasury Obligations as AAA/ Aaa.

 

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    9


Fund Summary as of January 31, 2016      BlackRock Macro Themes Fund   

 

 

      Investment Objective

BlackRock Macro Themes Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek total return.

 

      Portfolio Management Commentary

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the six-month period ended January 31, 2016, the Fund underperformed its BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index benchmark and outperformed its MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) benchmark.

Underlying Fund Strategies

 

 

The Fund utilizes underlying investment strategies, which are diversified across various asset classes, including equity, fixed income, commodities, foreign exchange, and assets associated with market volatility. However, notwithstanding their categorization for financial reporting purposes, many of the positions held by the Fund provided exposure to multiple types of underlying strategies. These include:

 

   

Tactical strategies use short-term positions to manage risk and boost returns through temporary asset price dislocations.

 

   

Thematic strategies use global multi-asset strategies that seek to exploit medium-term macro-economic trends.

 

   

Cyclical strategies use high conviction positions held for long-term growth.

 

   

Discretionary volatility strategies are based on fundamental research that benefits from current and expected volatility levels of different asset classes.

 

   

Systematic volatility strategies utilize algorithms to benefit from current and expected volatility levels of different asset classes.

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The Fund employs a top down, dynamic approach to asset allocation and seeks to achieve total return by investing in a global portfolio that uses multiple strategies across a variety of asset classes, including equity securities, fixed and floating rate debt securities, and currency, commodity and cash instruments. Asset allocation is expected to be highly dynamic over time so that the Fund can adapt to a range of different market environments. The portfolio will be comprised of strategies that seek to generate growth over multiple time horizons in order to diversify sources of returns.

 

 

For the six-month period, the largest detractors from performance were related to the Fund’s long equity positions. A customized basket of stocks designed to provide exposure to domestically focused European peripheral companies was the largest detractor, followed by a customized equity basket of global consumer brand stocks. U.S. equity exposure also weighed on returns, principally via homebuilders and a basket of companies that exhibit above average lobbying intensity. Finally, as interest rates fell during the period, short exposure to U.S. Treasury bonds detracted from results.

 

 

Elsewhere, short exposures were the primary contributors to performance, as many global equity markets experienced double-digit declines. Concerns surrounding China, commodities, global growth, and policy all weighed on investors during the time period. Short exposure to European auto stocks was the largest contributor, followed by a short position in a customized equity basket of global industrial companies. Within currencies, a short position in the pound versus the U.S. dollar was additive, as risks of a U.K. exit from the European Union increased. The Fund’s bearish stance on commodities via short crude oil exposure benefited performance as well.

 

The Fund utilizes derivatives to a material degree on a regular basis. These include, but are not limited to, total return, variance, interest rate and credit default swaps, options, futures, options on futures and swaps, indexed and inverse securities and foreign exchange transactions, to manage exposure to certain risks, as well as to enhance returns. During the period, the use of financial futures contracts and swaps detracted from performance.

 

 

The Fund had a significant cash allocation in order to cover derivatives positions and foreign exchange positions across different currencies, for both managing exposure to certain risks and to enhance returns. The cash balance did not have a material impact on performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

As market volatility increased in the third quarter of 2015, the Fund tactically reduced sensitivity to equities and increased sensitivity to fixed income. This defensive positioning was somewhat reversed during the fourth quarter, as markets rebounded and concerns around policy and the macro-economic backdrop abated. However, as macro-economic risks increased, resulting in equity markets dropping sharply at the outset of 2016, the Fund reduced risk exposure once again to close the period with an overall defensive positioning.

 

 

Within equities, the Fund reduced exposure to both developed and emerging markets over the period. In developed markets, the Fund reduced exposure to North America, Japan, and the United Kingdom, while increasing exposure to both core and peripheral European equities. In emerging markets, the Fund moved from an overall long stance to a more bearish positioning, with outright short positions in Chinese equities. From a sector perspective, the Fund reduced exposure to technology, consumer staples, and materials, increased short exposure to energy, and increased exposure to health care and transportation stocks.

 

 

The Fund actively managed sensitivity to fixed income as markets experienced heightened volatility. After initially increasing fixed income exposure, the Fund gradually reduced this position and finished the period with significantly less exposure to fixed income assets, primarily through a decreased weighting in international bonds. Within currencies, the Fund significantly increased long exposure to the U.S. dollar and correspondingly shorted Asian and commodity-sensitive currencies.

 

 

In terms of alternative asset classes, the Fund reduced exposure to commodities during the period and tactically traded both volatility products and crude oil to take advantage of extreme market movements. In addition, toward the end of the period, the Fund initiated long positions in gold and silver as diversifiers for the broader portfolio.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At the end of the period, the Fund’s risk (including derivatives) was diversified across equity 32%, fixed income 7%, cash and foreign exchange 56%, commodities 3%, and volatility strategies 3%. Geographically, the portfolio was allocated in Europe 45%, North America 15%, Emerging Markets 27%, Global Diversified 9%, and Japan 4%. Overall, the portfolio was positioned defensively with lower risk relative to historical averages, lower sensitivity to equity markets due to targeted short exposures versus longs, and generally low sensitivity to interest rate risk.

 

 

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

 

 

10    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


       BlackRock Macro Themes Fund   

 

 

      Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

 

  1   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including investment advisory fees and administration fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge.

 

  2   

The Fund invests in a broad range of global asset classes, such as equity securities, fixed and floating rate debt securities, and currency, commodity and cash instruments.

 

  3   

An unmanaged index that tracks 3-month U.S. Treasury securities.

 

  4   

A free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI All Country World Index consists of 46 country indexes comprising 23 developed and 23 emerging market country indexes.

 

  5   

Commencement of operations.

 

      Performance Summary for the Period Ended January 31, 2016
              Average Annual Total  Returns6
              1 Year      Since Inception7
        6-Month
Total Returns
     w/o sales
charge
     w/ sales
charge
     w/o sales
charge
     w/ sales
charge

Institutional

         (6.47 )%          (6.00 )%          N/A            (5.42 )%          N/A  

Investor A

         (6.55 )          (6.27 )          (11.19 )%          (5.68 )          (9.97 )%

Investor C

         (6.88 )          (6.97 )          (7.88 )          (6.360 )          (6.36 )

BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

         0.05            0.05            N/A            0.05            N/A  

MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)

         (11.40 )          (6.80 )          N/A            (8.48 )          N/A  

 

  6   

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” on page 13 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

  7   

The Fund commenced operations on December 4, 2014.

 

       N/A—Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

       Performance results include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

      Expense Example
   

Actual

 

Hypothetical9

   
    

Beginning

Account Value

August 1, 2015

  Ending
Account Value
January 31, 2016
  Expenses Paid
During the  Period8
 

Beginning

Account Value

August 1, 2015

  Ending
Account Value
January 31, 2016
  Expenses Paid
During the Period8
  Annualized Expense
Ratio

Institutional

  $1,000.00   $935.30   $  5.84   $1,000.00   $1,019.10   $  6.09   1.20%

Investor A

  $1,000.00   $934.50   $  7.05   $1,000.00   $1,017.85   $  7.35   1.45%

Investor C

  $1,000.00   $931.20   $10.68   $1,000.00   $1,014.08   $11.14   2.20%

 

  8   

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 184/366. The fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests are not included in the Fund’s annualized expense ratio.

 

  9   

Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal period divided by 366.

 

       See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 14 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    11


      

 

      BlackRock Macro Themes Fund’s Portfolio Information

 

Ten Largest Holdings   

Percent of

Total Investments1

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes

       16 %

Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT

       6  

U.S. Treasury Note

       4  

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

       3  

Canada Housing Trust No 1

       2  

South Africa Government Bonds

       2  

Republic of Turkey

       2  

Republic of Indonesia

       2  

Nordea Bank AB

       2  

Source Physical Gold P-ETC

       1  

 

  1   

Total investments exclude short-term securities, options purchased and options written.

Portfolio Composition    Percent of
Total Investments2

Corporate Bonds

       44 %

Foreign Government Obligations

       21  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

       21  

Common Stocks

       7  

Investment Companies

       6  

Foreign Agency Obligations

       1  

 

  2   

Total investments exclude short-term securities, options purchased and options written.

 

 

 

12    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging     

 

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund may utilize leverage to seek to enhance yield and net asset value (“NAV”). However, these objectives cannot be achieved in all interest rate environments.

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund may utilize leverage by entering into reverse repurchase agreements. In general, the concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the financing cost of leverage, which is based on short-term interest rates, is normally lower than the income earned by BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund on its longer-term portfolio investments purchased with the proceeds from leverage. To the extent that the total assets of BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund’s shareholders benefit from the incremental net income.

The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage is distributed to BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund shareholders, and the value of these portfolio holdings is reflected in BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund’s per share NAV. However, in order to benefit shareholders, the return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds must exceed the ongoing costs associated with the leverage. If interest and other ongoing costs of leverage exceed BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund’s return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds, income to shareholders is lower than if BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund had not used leverage.

Furthermore, the value of BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund’s portfolio investments generally varies inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other factors can also influence the value of portfolio investments. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund’s NAV positively or negatively in addition to the impact on BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund performance from leverage. Changes in the direction of interest rates are difficult to predict accurately, and there is no assurance that a Fund’s leveraging strategy will be successful.

The use of leverage also generally causes greater changes in BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund’s NAV and distribution rates than a comparable fund that does not use leverage. In a declining market, leverage is likely to cause a greater decline in the NAV of BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund’s shares than if BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund were not leveraged. In addition, BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times or at distressed values in order to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to the use of leverage or as required by the terms of leverage instruments, which may cause BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund’s ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund incurs expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund shareholders and may reduce income.

 

 

About Fund Performance     

 

 

Institutional 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.

 

 

Investor A Shares are subject to a maximum initial sales charge (front-end load) of 5.25% for BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund and BlackRock Macro Themes Fund and 4.00% for BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund. These shares are subject to 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.

Performance information reflects past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to www.blackrock.com/funds 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/payable dates. 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”), the Funds’ investment advisor, has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse a portion of each Fund’s expenses. Without such waiver and/or reimbursement, each Fund’s performance would have been lower. The Manager is under no obligation to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees after the applicable termination date of such agreement. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on waivers and/or reimbursements. The standardized 30-day yield includes the effects of any waivers and/or reimbursements. The unsubsidized 30-day yield excludes the effects of any waiver and/or reimbursements.

 

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    13


Disclosure of Expenses     

 

Shareholders of the Funds may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses, such as sales charges; and (b) operating expenses, including investment advisory fees, administration fees, service and distribution fees, including 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other Fund expenses. The expense examples shown on the previous pages (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2015 and held through January 31, 2016) 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 headings 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 any 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. Derivative financial instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, index and/or market without owning or taking physical custody of securities 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. Derivative financial instruments also 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

derivative financial instrument. The Funds’ ability to use a derivative financial instrument successfully depends on the investment advisor’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative financial instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation the Funds 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.

 

 

14    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)      BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Commodity-Linked Notes   

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Bank of America Corp. 3-month LIBOR (Indexed to the Bloomberg Commodity Index Roll Select Total Return, multiplied by 3), 12/27/16

   $ 5,000       $ 4,294,767   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 3-month LIBOR (Indexed to the Performance of the J.P. Morgan Enhanced Beta Select Alternative Benchmark Total Return Index, multiplied by 3), 12/19/16 (a)

     5,000         4,581,385   

Morgan Stanley B.V. 3-month LIBOR (Indexed to the Morgan Stanley HDX RADAR MS Dynamic Roll Total Return IndexSM, multiplied by 3), 2/10/17 (a)

     4,000         4,330,266   

UBS AG, 3-month LIBOR (Indexed to the Bloomberg Commodity Total Return IndexSM, multiplied by 3), 2/13/17 (a)

     5,000         5,561,451   

Total Commodity-Linked Notes — 16.9%

              18,767,869   
     
Common Stocks    Shares          

Chemicals — 6.3%

     

Albemarle Corp.

     8,722         459,126   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     28,556         856,680   

Highfield Resources Ltd. (b)(c)

     175,917         239,962   

Monsanto Co.

     23,122         2,094,853   

Mosaic Co.

     14,952         360,343   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     46,296         754,625   

Syngenta AG, Registered Shares

     4,662         1,716,620   

Umicore SA

     7,051         259,232   

Yara International ASA

     6,354         240,879   
     

 

 

 
                6,982,320   

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.9%

     

Halliburton Co.

     4,500         143,055   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     11,357         820,770   
     

 

 

 
                963,825   

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.6%

     

Fyffes PLC

     319,951         499,106   

Total Produce PLC (b)

     74,359         110,760   
     

 

 

 
                609,866   

    

Common Stocks

   Shares      Value  

Food Products — 9.9%

     

Adecoagro SA (b)

     18,468       $ 220,139   

Agt Food & Ingredients, Inc.

     11,031         276,543   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     19,878         702,687   

Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT

     508,700         636,291   

BRF SA — ADR

     25,067         304,063   

Bumitama Agri Ltd.

     53,300         25,442   

Bunge Ltd.

     18,350         1,137,884   

Calavo Growers, Inc.

     3,244         167,877   

First Resources Ltd.

     409,300         504,169   

Glanbia PLC

     48,741         925,362   

Hormel Foods Corp.

     3,938         316,655   

Ingredion, Inc.

     2,340         235,685   

Input Capital Corp. (b)

     63,587         78,071   

Kerry Group PLC (b)

     5,290         431,359   

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

     9,518         365,033   

Marine Harvest ASA

     25,936         353,489   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     5,569         403,697   

MG Unit Trust (b)

     183,745         311,691   

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

     41,146         912,618   

Purecircle Ltd. (b)

     26,185         152,043   

Sao Martinho SA

     17,554         209,781   

Select Harvests Ltd. (c)

     47,375         180,545   

SunOpta, Inc. (b)

     40,095         237,362   

Synlait Milk Ltd. (b)

     71,890         134,322   

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     25,855         1,379,623   

Wilmar International Ltd.

     201,300         406,998   
     

 

 

 
                11,009,429   

Machinery — 0.4%

     

Kubota Corp.

     33,000         487,740   

Metals & Mining — 14.4%

     

Acacia Mining PLC

     35,758         105,649   

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

     5,425         19,663   

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     33,235         985,022   

Alamos Gold, Inc.

     55,807         182,053   

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (b)

     38,345         331,069   

AuRico Metals, Inc. (b)

     9,962         4,124   

Aurubis AG

     284         11,579   

Barrick Gold Corp.

     85,309         845,747   
 
      Portfolio Abbreviations         
ADR    American Depositary Receipts   DKK    Danish Krone   LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate   S&P    Standard & Poor’s
AKA    Also Known As   ETF    Exchange Traded Fund   LP    Limited Partnership   SEK    Swedish Krona
AUD    Australian Dollar   EUR    Euro   MXN    Mexican Peso   SGD    Singapore Dollar
BBSW    Bank-Bill Reference Rate   EURIBOR    Euro Interbank Offered Rate   MYR    Malaysian Ringgit   SOR    Swap Offer Rate
BRL    Brazilian Real   FKA    Formerly Known As   NIBOR    Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate   SPDR    Standard & Poor’s
BUBOR    Budapest Interbank Offer Rate   GBP    British Pound   NOK    Norwegian Krone      Depositary Receipts
CAD    Canadian Dollar   HIBOR    Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate   NZD    New Zealand Dollar   TELBOR    Tel Aviv Interbank
CDI    Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate   HKD    Hong Kong Dollar   OTC    Over-the-counter      Offered Rate
   Annualized   HUF    Hungarian Forint   PIK    Payment-in-kind   TRY    Turkish Lira
CDO    Collateralized Debt Obligation   IDR    Indonesian Rupiah   PHP    Philippine Peso   TWD    Taiwan Dollar
CHF    Swiss Franc   ILS    Israeli Shekel   PLN    Polish Zloty   USD    U.S. Dollar
CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation   INR    Indian Rupee   PRIBOR    Prague Interbank Offered Rate   WIBOR    Warsaw Interbank
CNH    Chinese Yuan   JIBAR    Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate   REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust      Offered Rate
CNY    Chinese Yuan Renmimbi   JPY    Japanese Yen   RON    Romanian New Leu   WOP    Worst of Put
CZK    Czech Republic Koruna   KRW    Korean Won   RUB    Russian Ruble   ZAR    South African Rand

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    15


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund   
  

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Metals & Mining (continued)

     

Belo Sun Mining Corp. (b)

     466,642       $ 86,606   

BHP Billiton PLC

     80,568         782,330   

Boliden AB

     15,171         211,068   

Centamin PLC

     255,029         247,358   

Detour Gold Corp. (b)

     40,620         494,086   

Dominion Diamond Corp.

     29,835         318,390   

Eldorado Gold Corp.

     237,160         538,346   

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

     60,912         131,746   

Franco-Nevada Corp.

     10,465         463,376   

Fresnillo PLC

     67,384         697,489   

Glencore PLC

     582,900         751,534   

Gold Fields Ltd. — ADR

     97,809         332,551   

Goldcorp, Inc.

     57,749         657,916   

HudBay Minerals, Inc.

     19,909         39,224   

Iluka Resources Ltd.

     51,011         200,139   

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

     6,967         66,444   

Kinross Gold Corp. (b)

     42,317         69,778   

Lundin Mining Corp. (b)

     147,698         365,845   

MAG Silver Corp. (b)

     47,889         313,813   

Metals X Ltd.

     364,858         258,069   

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC — ADR

     26,167         301,706   

Mountain Province Diamonds, Inc. (b)

     320         982   

Nevsun Resources Ltd.

     54,854         149,185   

New Gold, Inc. (b)

     49,615         122,187   

Newcrest Mining Ltd. (b)

     80,025         752,290   

Newmont Mining Corp.

     21,336         425,867   

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

     60,641         127,858   

Oceanagold Corp.

     219,298         452,403   

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.

     12,761         129,714   

OZ Minerals Ltd.

     37,000         101,209   

Petra Diamonds Ltd.

     41,097         51,825   

Polymetal International PLC

     8,763         72,268   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

     4,150         294,528   

Randgold Resources Ltd. — ADR

     17,049         1,205,705   

Rio Tinto PLC

     24,146         592,106   

Sandfire Resources NL

     339         1,200   

Sierra Metals, Inc. (b)

     176,284         128,353   

Silver Wheaton Corp.

     52,270         616,017   

Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde SAA (b)

     5,514         77,196   

Tahoe Resources, Inc.

     28,050         217,849   

TMAC Resources, Inc. (b)

     70,129         312,875   

Trevali Mining Corp. (b)

     139,147         34,764   

Volcan Cia Minera SAA, Class B

     588,947         40,554   

Western Areas Ltd.

     70,607         96,076   

Yamana Gold, Inc.

     53,680         92,347   
     

 

 

 
                15,908,078   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 14.0%

     

Altagas Ltd.

     21,450         501,914   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     4,711         184,153   

BG Group PLC

     56,830         860,002   

BP PLC

     146,300         790,056   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     12,500         259,375   

Cairn Energy PLC (b)

     76,928         157,252   

Cameco Corp.

     19,609         238,096   

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (b)

     4,200         113,946   

Chevron Corp.

     14,285         1,235,224   

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., H Shares

     19,500         29,443   

Cimarex Energy Co.

     4,099         381,207   

Concho Resources, Inc. (b)

     1,800         171,234   

ConocoPhillips

     20,154         787,618   

Devon Energy Corp.

     7,899         220,382   

Enbridge, Inc.

     23,893         829,919   

EnCana Corp.

     33,900         148,822   

Energen Corp.

     2,900         102,283   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     10,675         758,140   
Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

     

EQT Corp.

     6,500       $ 401,310   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     25,091         1,953,334   

Green Plains, Inc.

     9,183         174,018   

Hess Corp.

     9,480         402,900   

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (b)

     22,921         104,749   

Marathon Oil Corp.

     18,291         177,971   

Noble Energy, Inc.

     9,455         306,058   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     11,238         773,512   

Oil Search Ltd.

     67,050         315,087   

Phillips 66

     4,601         368,770   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     4,124         511,170   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares

     62,300         1,360,982   

Tesoro Corp.

     1,000         87,250   

TOTAL SA

     12,716         564,854   

Valero Energy Corp.

     4,200         285,054   
     

 

 

 
                15,556,085   

Paper & Forest Products — 0.7%

     

Interfor Corp. (b)

     30,469         235,983   

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (b)

     21,960         345,211   

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

     4,453         153,053   
     

 

 

 
                734,247   

Total Common Stocks — 47.2%

              52,251,590   
     
Preferred Stocks                

Food Products — 0.5%

     

Tyson Foods, Inc., 4.75%

     10,085         605,503   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $73,801,328) — 64.6%

  

  

     71,624,962   
     
Short-Term Securities                

Money Market Funds

                 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.32% (d)(e)

     1,191,073         1,191,073   
      Beneficial
Interest
(000)
         

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.51% (d)(e)(f)

   $ 459         459,321   

Total Money Market Funds — 1.5%

  

     1,650,394   
U.S. Treasury Obligations   

Par  

(000)

         

U.S. Treasury Bills (g):

     

0.09%, 2/11/16

     6,000         5,999,652   

0.14%, 3/10/16

     7,000         6,998,208   

0.22%, 4/07/16

     8,000         7,996,008   

0.27%, 4/28/16

     8,000         7,993,920   

0.42%, 7/28/16

     6,000         5,987,436   

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 31.6%

              34,975,224   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $36,628,388) — 33.1%

  

  

     36,625,618   

Total Investments (Cost — $110,429,716) — 97.7%

  

   $ 108,250,580   

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 2.3%

  

     2,550,291   
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

  

   $ 110,800,871   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

16    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund   

 

      Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a) 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.

 

(b) Non-income producing security.

 

(c) Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.

 

(d) During the six months ended January 31, 2016, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   

Shares/Beneficial
Interest Held at

July 31, 2015

    

Net

Activity

    Shares/Beneficial
Interest Held at
January 31, 2016
     Income  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     3,481,404         (2,290,331     1,191,073       $ 2,820   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series

     $2,239,796       $ (1,780,475     $    459,321       $ 44,294 1 

 

  1  

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.

 

(e) Current yield as of period end.

 

(f) Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. The Fund may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

 

(g) Rates are discount rates or a range of discount rates at the time of purchase.

 

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment advisor. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

      Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Investments:

          

Long-Term Investments:

          

Commodity-Linked Notes

           $ 18,767,869              $ 18,767,869   

Common Stocks:

          

Chemicals

   $ 4,525,627         2,456,693                6,982,320   

Energy Equipment & Services

     963,825                        963,825   

Food & Staples Retailing

     609,866                        609,866   

Food Products

     6,760,170         4,249,259                11,009,429   

Machinery

             487,740                487,740   

Metals & Mining

     10,254,596         5,653,482                15,908,078   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     11,478,409         4,077,676                15,556,085   

Paper & Forest Products

     734,247                        734,247   

Preferred Stocks

     605,503                        605,503   

Short-Term Securities:

          

Money Market Funds

     1,191,073         459,321                1,650,394   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

             34,975,224                34,975,224   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $   37,123,316       $   71,127,264              $ 108,250,580   
  

 

 

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

   

      Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Cash

   $ 3,594,375                      $ 3,594,375   

Liabilities:

          

Collateral on securities loaned at value

           $ (459,321             (459,321
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,594,375       $ (459,321           $ 3,135,054   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    17


Schedule of Investments (concluded)      BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund   

 

During the six months ended January 31, 2016, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

      Commodity-Linked
Notes
 

Assets:

  

Opening Balance, as of July 31, 2015

     $  18,806,085   

Transfers into Level 3

  

Transfers out of Level 3

       

Accrued discounts/premiums

       

Net realized gain (loss)

     (8,990,423

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)1,2

     5,193,915   

Purchases

       

Sales

     (15,009,577
  

 

 

 

Closing Balance, as of January 31, 2016

       
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at January 31, 20162

       
  

 

 

 

 

  1  

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations.

 

  2  

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at January 31, 2016, is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

18    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Asset-Backed Securities          Par  
(000)
    Value  

Cayman Islands — 1.7%

     

ACAS CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class C,
3.22%, 7/18/26 (a)(b)

    USD        1,795      $   1,685,011   

Adirondack Park CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class D,
3.97%, 4/15/24 (a)(b)

      1,000        920,220   

ALM VIII Ltd.:

     

Series 2013-8A, Class B, 3.07%, 1/20/26 (a)(b)

      1,520        1,438,521   

Series 2013-8A, Class D, 4.82%, 1/20/26 (a)(b)

      1,450        972,732   

ALM XIV Ltd.:

     

Series 2014-14A, Class B, 3.27%, 7/28/26 (a)(b)

      2,290        2,194,275   

Series 2014-14A, Class C, 3.77%, 7/28/26 (a)(b)

      2,375        2,092,634   

Apidos CLO XII, Series 2013-12A, Class D,
3.37%, 4/15/25 (a)(b)

      1,500        1,332,929   

Apidos CLO XVII, Series 2014-17A, Class B,
3.17%, 4/17/26 (a)(b)

      1,080        1,032,277   

Apidos CLO XVIII, Series 2014-18A, Class C,
3.97%, 7/22/26 (a)(b)

      880        774,119   

Ares XXV CLO Ltd., Series 2012-3X, Class C,
3.47%, 1/17/24 (b)

      1,300        1,257,238   

Atlas Senior Loan Fund IV Ltd., Series 2013-2A, Class A3L, 3.06%, 2/17/26 (a)(b)

      1,800        1,700,151   

Atlas Senior Loan Fund V Ltd.:

     

Series 2014-1A, Class C, 3.62%, 7/16/26 (a)(b)

      500        478,153   

Series 2014-1A, Class D, 4.07%, 7/16/26 (a)(b)

      980        835,885   

Avalon IV Capital Ltd., Series 2012-1AR, Class CR,
3.17%, 4/17/23 (a)(b)

      1,185        1,178,925   

Benefit Street Partners CLO III Ltd., Series 2013-IIIA, Class C, 3.57%, 1/20/26 (a)(b)

      1,070        880,699   

Benefit Street Partners CLO IV Ltd., Series 2014-IVA,
Class C, 3.82%, 7/20/26 (a)(b)

      1,000        877,670   

BlueMountain CLO Ltd., Series 2011-1A, Class D,
4.36%, 8/16/22 (a)(b)

      2,000        1,971,464   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.:

     

Series 2012-3A, Class C, 4.82%, 10/04/24 (a)(b)

      3,495        3,389,300   

Series 2012-4A, Class D, 5.12%, 1/20/25 (a)(b)

      726        706,186   

Cedar Funding III CLO Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class D,
3.92%, 5/20/26 (a)(b)

      1,105        954,634   

CIFC Funding Ltd.:

     

Series 2012-1AR, Class B1R, 4.46%, 8/14/24 (a)(b)

      1,500        1,414,584   

Series 2014-2A, Class B1L, 3.88%, 5/24/26 (a)(b)

      1,355        1,191,912   

Series 2014-4A, Class D, 4.02%, 10/17/26 (a)(b)

      3,250        2,824,305   

Dryden 34 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2014-34A, Class C, 3.12%, 10/15/26 (a)(b)

      1,000        947,906   

Eaton Vance CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class INC,
0.00%, 7/15/26 (a)(b)

      4,000        951,799   

Flatiron CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A1,
1.72%, 1/17/26 (a)(b)

      3,205        3,157,440   

Fraser Sullivan CLO VII Ltd.:

     

Series 2012-7A, Class ER, 8.54%, 4/20/23 (a)(b)

      1,045        805,726   

Series 2012-7A, Class SUBR, 0.00%, 4/20/23 (a)(c)

      1,455        322,659   

Galaxy XV CLO Ltd., Series 2013-15A, Class C,
2.92%, 4/15/25 (a)(b)

      1,000        945,546   

Gramercy Park CLO Ltd., Series 2012-1AR, Class DR,
6.12%, 7/17/23 (a)(b)

      1,000        922,196   
Asset-Backed Securities          Par  
(000)
    Value  

Cayman Islands (continued)

     

KKR Financial CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A1,
1.47%, 7/15/25 (a)(b)

    USD        1,640      $   1,605,560   

LCM X LP:

     

Series 10AR, Class CR, 3.17%, 4/15/22 (a)(b)

      645        637,943   

Series 10AR, Class DR, 4.07%, 4/15/22 (a)(b)

      2,000        1,940,486   

Madison Park Funding IX Ltd., Series 2012-9AR, Class DR, 4.17%, 8/15/22 (a)(b)

      1,500        1,419,689   

Madison Park Funding Ltd.:

     

Series 2012-8AR, Class CR, 3.12%, 4/22/22 (a)(b)

      1,252        1,251,180   

Series 2012-8AR, Class DR, 4.17%, 4/22/22 (a)(b)

      864        827,732   

Madison Park Funding X Ltd., Series 2012-10A, Class D, 4.57%, 1/20/25 (a)(b)

      2,630        2,528,513   

Madison Park Funding XI Ltd., Series 2013-11A, Class C, 3.07%, 10/23/25 (a)(b)

      2,680        2,482,137   

Mountain Hawk II CLO Ltd., Series 2013-2A, Class A1,
1.78%, 7/22/24 (a)(b)

      2,320        2,291,000   

Neuberger Berman CLO XII Ltd., Series 2012-12AR,
Class DR, 4.32%, 7/25/23 (a)(b)

      2,000        1,881,876   

Neuberger Berman CLO XVII Ltd., Series 2014-17A,
Class D, 3.88%, 8/04/25 (a)(b)

      568        492,457   

Octagon Investment Partners XVII Ltd., Series 2013-1A,
Class D, 3.82%, 10/25/25 (a)(b)

      1,000        879,226   

Octagon Investment Partners XVIII Ltd., Series 2013-1A,
Class C, 4.06%, 12/16/24 (a)(b)

      1,000        913,206   

OHA Credit Partners VII Ltd., Series 2012-7A, Class A,
1.79%, 11/20/23 (a)(b)

      3,350        3,338,481   

OZLM Funding IV Ltd., Series 2013-4A, Class C,
3.82%, 7/22/25 (a)(b)

      1,000        895,545   

OZLM VII Ltd., Series 2014-7A, Class C,
4.22%, 7/17/26 (a)(b)

      1,062        934,692   

OZLM VIII Ltd.:

     

Series 2014-8A, Class B, 3.62%, 10/17/26 (a)(b)

      3,000        2,848,493   

Series 2014-8A, Class C, 4.12%, 10/17/26 (a)(b)

      1,700        1,487,506   

Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class C,
4.47%, 10/17/22 (a)(b)

      1,215        1,171,195   

Pinnacle Park CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class D,
3.82%, 4/15/26 (a)(b)

      1,050        928,768   

Race Point V CLO Ltd., Series 2011-5AR, Class DR,
4.09%, 12/15/22 (a)(b)

      1,645        1,641,631   

RAIT Preferred Funding II Ltd., Series 2007-2A, Class A1T, 0.72%, 6/25/45 (a)(b)

      2,163        2,022,088   

Regatta IV Funding Ltd.:

     

Series 2014-1A, Class C, 3.27%, 7/25/26 (a)(b)

      550        519,991   

Series 2014-1A, Class D, 3.82%, 7/25/26 (a)(b)

      660        563,714   

Seneca Park CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class D,
3.82%, 7/17/26 (a)(b)

      1,435        1,267,995   

Steele Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class C,
3.58%, 8/21/26 (a)(b)

      1,110        1,094,338   

TICP CLO II Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Class B,
3.62%, 7/26/26 (a)(b)

      870        836,827   

Tyron Park CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class C,
3.82%, 7/15/25 (a)(b)

      1,000        911,093   

Venture XIII CLO Ltd., Series 2013-13A, Class D,
4.04%, 6/10/25 (a)(b)

      500        448,565   

Venture XVI CLO Ltd., Series 2014-16A, Class A3L,
3.07%, 4/15/26 (a)(b)

      1,750        1,632,971   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    19


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
  

 

Asset-Backed Securities          Par  
(000)
    Value  

Cayman Islands (continued)

     

Voya CLO Ltd.:

     

Series 2012-1RA, Class CR, 4.20%, 3/14/22 (a)(b)

    USD        2,350      $ 2,235,797   

Series 2013-3A, Class B, 3.02%, 1/18/26 (a)(b)

      2,120        1,999,838   

Series 2014-3A, Class C, 3.92%, 7/25/26 (a)(b)

      765        673,616   
     

 

 

 
                      86,761,245   

Iceland — 0.0%

     

Avoca CLO XV Ltd., Series 15X, Class F,
6.79%, 11/28/28 (b)

    EUR        2,650        2,571,560   

Ireland — 2.0%

     

ALME Loan Funding II Ltd.:

     

Series 2014-2X, Class A, 1.40%, 8/15/27 (b)

      6,285        6,741,263   

Series 2X, Class E, 5.10%, 8/15/27 (b)

      5,710        5,560,446   

Series 2X, Class F, 5.85%, 8/15/27 (b)

      3,825        3,587,074   

Arbour CLO Ltd.:

     

Series 2014-1X, Class E, 5.00%, 7/15/27 (b)

      5,313        5,226,652   

Series 2014-1X, Class F, 5.75%, 7/15/27 (b)

      2,883        2,656,363   

Avoca CLO XIII Ltd, Series 13X, Class E,
5.37%, 12/29/27 (b)

      3,530        3,521,336   

Avoca CLO XIV Ltd.:

     

Series 14X, Class E, 4.75%, 7/12/28 (b)

      1,070        1,066,395   

Series 14X, Class SUB, 0.00%, 7/12/28

      1,500        1,397,450   

Avoca CLO XV Ltd.:

     

Series 15X, Class E, 5.04%, 11/28/28 (b)

      7,040        6,857,842   

Series 15X, Class M1, 0.00%, 11/28/28 (b)

      6,300        5,577,662   

CVC Cordatus Loan Fund III Ltd., Series 3X, Class A1, 1.35%, 7/08/27 (b)

      21,280        22,819,516   

CVC Cordatus Loan Fund IV Ltd.:

     

Series 4X, Class E, 5.95%, 1/22/28 (b)

      1,300        1,352,841   

Series 4X, Class F, 6.55%, 1/22/28 (b)

      4,400        4,279,369   

Series 4X, Class SUB, 0.21%, 1/22/28 (b)

      21,100        17,512,584   

Harvest CLO:

     

Series 11X, Class E, 5.21%, 3/26/29 (b)

      3,120        3,075,340   

Series 11X, Class SUB, 0.00%, 3/26/29 (b)

      8,080        7,002,416   

Sorrento Park CLO Ltd., Series 1X, Class E,
6.24%, 11/16/27 (b)

      4,200        4,039,424   
     

 

 

 
                      102,273,973   

Italy — 0.4%

     

Arianna SPV Srl:

     

Series 2014-1, Class A, 3.60%, 10/20/30

      12,985        14,339,298   

Series 2014-1, Class B, 5.50%, 10/20/30

      5,200        5,903,848   

Colombo Srl, Series 2014-1, Class B, 0.65%, 8/28/26 (b)

      2,749        2,948,551   
     

 

 

 
                      23,191,697   

Netherlands — 1.2%

     

Euro-Galaxy IV CLO BV:

     

Series 2015-4X, Class D, 3.42%, 7/30/28 (b)

      1,480        1,515,096   

Series 2015-4X, Class E, 4.50%, 7/30/28 (b)

      1,965        1,890,262   

Series 2015-4X, Class F, 6.32%, 7/30/28 (b)

      750        701,975   
Asset-Backed Securities          Par  
(000)
    Value  

Netherlands (continued)

     

Jubilee CDO BV, Series 2014-VIII-X, Class SUB,
5.05%, 1/15/24 (b)

    EUR        11,440      $ 6,734,979   

North Westerly CLO IV BV:

     

Series 2014-IV-X, Class A-1, 0.00%, 1/15/26 (c)

      6,166        5,218,297   

Series 2014-IV-X, Class A-1, 1.40%, 1/15/26 (b)

      21,350        23,122,609   

St. Pauls CLO, Series 4X, Class A1, 1.35%, 4/25/28 (b)

      19,500        21,117,219   
     

 

 

 
                      60,300,437   

Portugal — 0.1%

     

TAGUS-Sociedade de Titularizacao de Creditos
SA/Volta II Electricity Receivables, Series 2,
Class SNR, 2.98%, 2/16/18

            3,847        4,186,701   

United Kingdom — 0.1%

     

Ludgate Funding PLC, Series 2007-1, Class R,
0.00%, 1/01/61 (b)

    GBP        119,000        4,900,398   

United States — 2.6%

     

Aircraft Loan Trust, Series 2015-1, Class X,
0.00%, 3/20/22 (c)

    USD        (d)      2,551,005   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-BC5, Class 2A3, 0.60%, 3/25/37 (b)

      7,134        7,399,745   

Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust:

     

Series 2014-2A, Class B, 2.67%, 9/15/22 (a)

      2,000        2,010,192   

Series 2015-1A, Class B, 2.61%, 1/17/23 (a)

      4,240        4,254,226   

Series 2015-1A, Class C, 3.30%, 7/17/23 (a)

      1,500        1,494,103   

Series 2015-2A, Class B, 3.04%, 8/15/23 (a)

      3,695        3,717,739   

Series 2015-2A, Class C, 3.76%, 2/15/24 (a)

      2,000        2,004,215   

DCP Rights LLC, Series 2014-1A, Class A,
5.46%, 10/25/44 (a)

      4,641        4,636,599   

Navient Private Education Loan Trust:

     

Series 2015-AA, Class A3, 2.03%, 11/15/30 (a)(b)

      4,705        4,428,071   

Series 2015-AA, Class B, 3.50%, 12/15/44 (a)

      1,400        1,196,724   

Series 2014-CTA, Class A, 1.13%, 9/16/24 (a)(b)

      782        772,592   

Series 2014-CTA, Class B, 2.18%, 10/17/44 (a)(b)

      1,500        1,424,148   

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust:

     

Series 2015-1A, Class B, 3.85%, 3/18/26 (a)

      4,710        4,736,093   

Series 2014-1A, Class A, 2.43%, 6/18/24 (a)

      6,590        6,582,918   

Series 2014-2A, Class A, 2.47%, 9/18/24 (a)

      4,000        3,977,500   

Series 2014-2A, Class B, 3.02%, 9/18/24 (a)

      1,000        992,040   

Series 2015-1A, Class A, 3.19%, 3/18/26 (a)

      4,710        4,698,225   

Series 2015-2A, Class A, 2.57%, 7/18/25 (a)

      9,235        9,113,070   

Series 2015-2A, Class B, 3.10%, 7/18/25 (a)

      1,845        1,820,369   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust:

     

Series 2012-AA, 0.00%, 12/16/19 (a)(c)

      (d)      2,316,990   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

20    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
  

 

Asset-Backed Securities          Par  
(000)
    Value  

United States (continued)

     

Series 2014-3, Class C, 2.13%, 8/17/20

    USD        1,500      $ 1,502,439   

Series 2014-3, Class D, 2.65%, 8/17/20

      5,000        5,005,607   

Series 2014-4, Class D, 3.10%, 11/16/20

      1,250        1,260,523   

Series 2014-S2, 0.00% 11/16/18 (a)(c)

      (d)      4,214,925   

Series 2014-S3, 0.00% 2/19/19 (a)(c)

      (d)      6,045,650   

Series 2014-S4, 0.00%, 4/16/19 (a)(c)

      (d)      6,700,650   

Series 2014-S5, 0.00%, 6/18/19 (a)(c)

      (d)      2,687,100   

Series 2014-S6, 0.00%, 12/16/19 (a)(c)

      (d)      3,549,000   

SLM Private Education Loan Trust:

     

Series 2011-B, Class A3, 2.68%, 6/16/42 (a)(b)

      9,870        10,031,091   

Series 2013-B, Class B, 3.00%, 5/16/44 (a)

      5,640        5,497,642   

SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2015-C,
Class B, 3.50%, 9/15/43 (a)

      9,225        8,445,773   

Springleaf Funding Trust, Series 2015-AA, Class A, 3.16%, 11/15/24 (a)

      7,525        7,464,570   
     

 

 

 
                      132,531,534   

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 8.1%

                    416,717,545   
     
Common Stocks          Shares         

Luxembourg — 0.0%

     

Concrete Investment II SCA (e)(f)

            11,824          

United States — 1.0%

     

Apple, Inc.

      71,450        6,954,943   

EMC Corp.

      602,228        14,917,188   

HCA Holdings, Inc.

      9,000        626,220   

Infrareit, Inc.

      75,000        1,449,750   

Oracle Corp.

      99,000        3,594,690   

Ovation Acquisition I, LLC (Acquired 12/28/15,
cost $10,049) (e)(g)

      10,049        10,049   

Paypal Holdings, Inc.

      349,675        12,637,255   

Project Ivy

      55,550,000        55,550   

Sabre Corp.

      194,925        4,992,029   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

      62,750        4,164,090   
     

 

 

 
                      49,401,764   

Total Common Stocks — 1.0%

                    49,401,764   
     
Corporate Bonds         

Par  

(000)

        

Australia — 0.4%

     

APT Pipelines Ltd.:

     

3.88%, 10/11/22

    USD        379        379,284   

4.20%, 3/23/25

      1,300        1,280,565   

Goodman Funding Pty Ltd., 6.00%, 3/22/22

      900        1,013,144   

National Australia Bank Ltd., 3.38%, 1/14/26

      1,000        1,016,630   

SGSP Australia Assets Pty Ltd., 3.30%, 4/09/23

      400        387,124   

Virgin Australia Trust:

     

Series 2013-1, Class B, 6.00%, 4/23/22 (a)

      3,216        3,248,188   

Series 2013-1, Class C, 7.13%, 10/23/18 (a)

      6,914        6,948,179   

Series 2013-1, Class D, 8.50%, 10/23/16 (a)

      4,704        4,774,893   
     

 

 

 
                      19,048,007   
Corporate Bonds          Par  
(000)
    Value  

Belgium — 0.8%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.:

     

2.65%, 2/01/21

    USD        12,905      $   12,983,875   

4.90%, 2/01/46

      13,225        13,695,466   

Solvay Finance America LLC, 4.45%, 12/03/25 (a)

      15,435        15,404,238   
     

 

 

 
                      42,083,579   

Canada — 0.8%

     

Air Canada, 6.75%, 10/01/19 (a)

      8,000        8,200,000   

Air Canada Pass-Through Trust:

     

Series 2013-1, Class B, 5.38%, 11/15/22 (a)

      1,693        1,663,076   

Series 2013-1, Class C, 6.63%, 5/15/18 (a)

      3,045        3,041,194   

Series 2015-2, Class B, 5.00%, 12/15/23 (a)

      20,000        19,984,000   

BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 6.00%, 4/01/22 (a)

      8,490        8,861,437   
     

 

 

 
                      41,749,707   

Cayman Islands — 0.1%

     

Goodman HK Finance, 4.38%, 6/19/24

      400        408,676   

Hutchison Whampoa International 11 Ltd., 4.63%, 1/13/22

      1,076        1,169,488   

Hutchison Whampoa International 14 Ltd., 3.63%, 10/31/24

      1,500        1,514,004   
     

 

 

 
                      3,092,168   

China — 0.2%

     

China Aoyuan Property Group Ltd., 10.88%, 5/26/18

      450        470,255   

China New Town Finance I Ltd., 5.50%, 5/06/18

    CNH        3,750        542,409   

China Overseas Finance Cayman III Ltd., 6.38%, 10/29/43

    USD        680        717,779   

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd., 7.75%, 6/05/20

      1,350        1,323,502   

Far East Horizon Ltd., 5.55% (b)(h)

      400        404,392   

Fuqing Investment Management Ltd., 4.85%, 7/21/18

    CNH        3,500        506,601   

Jingneng Clean Energy Investment Holdings Ltd.,
4.30%, 12/23/17

      6,000        875,811   

Proven Honour Capital Ltd., 4.13%, 5/19/25

    USD        1,500        1,490,016   

Wanda Properties International Co. Ltd., 7.25%, 1/29/24

      950        973,969   

Wanda Properties Overseas Ltd., 4.88%, 11/21/18

      700        702,379   

Zhaohai Investment BVI Ltd, 4.00%, 7/23/20

      1,350        1,352,767   
     

 

 

 
                      9,359,880   

Cyprus — 0.5%

     

Aroundtown Property Holdings PLC:

     

3.00%, 5/05/20 (i)

    EUR        13,000        16,899,394   

3.00%, 12/09/21

      7,800        8,284,928   
     

 

 

 
                      25,184,322   

Czech Republic — 0.1%

     

CE Energy A/S, 7.00%, 2/01/21

            3,387        3,577,391   

France — 1.3%

     

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.:

     

4.63%, 7/01/17 (a)

    USD        2,790        2,908,575   

6.75%, 11/15/20 (a)

      3,521        3,785,075   

6.45%, 3/15/29

      300        310,500   

BNP Paribas Cardif SA, 4.03% (b)(h)

    EUR        14,000        14,142,000   

Dakar Finance SA, 9.00% (9.00% Cash or 9.00% PIK), 11/15/20 (j)

      2,500        2,589,074   

Dry Mix Solutions Investissements SAS, 4.12%, 6/15/21 (b)

      2,903        3,046,875   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    21


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
  

 

Corporate Bonds          Par  
(000)
    Value  

France (continued)

     

Lion/Seneca France 2, 7.88%, 4/15/19

    EUR        9,210      $ 7,832,057   

Numericable-SFR SAS:

     

5.38%, 5/15/22

      3,828        4,250,523   

5.63%, 5/15/24

      5,459        5,993,776   

6.25%, 5/15/24 (a)

    USD        4,305        4,197,375   

SGD Group SAS, 5.63%, 5/15/19

    EUR        5,574        5,935,633   

Société Générale SA, 4.75%, 11/24/25 (a)

    USD        12,258        11,624,335   
     

 

 

 
                      66,615,798   

Germany — 0.8%

     

Commerzbank AG, 7.75%, 3/16/21

    EUR        6,800        8,689,887   

Deutsche Bank AG, 2.75%, 2/17/25

      3,082        2,971,442   

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance II, Inc.,
4.75%, 10/15/24 (a)

    USD        710        713,550   

Pfleiderer GmbH, 7.88%, 8/01/19

    EUR        3,318        3,707,594   

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV:

     

6.25% (6.25% Cash or 6.50% PIK), 11/15/19 (a)(j)

    USD        3,202        3,338,085   

6.75% (6.75% Cash or 7.00% PIK), 11/15/22 (a)(j)

      4,069        4,252,105   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH:

     

5.63%, 4/15/23

    EUR        1,237        1,415,036   

4.00%, 1/15/25

      5,330        5,637,001   

3.50%, 1/15/27

      120        122,521   

6.25%, 1/15/29

      4,949        5,804,062   

ZF North America Capital, Inc., 2.75%, 4/27/23

      4,800        4,788,768   
     

 

 

 
                      41,440,051   

Greece — 0.1%

     

Intralot Capital Luxembourg SA, 6.00%, 5/15/21

      697        665,220   

Intralot Finance Luxembourg SA, 9.75%, 8/15/18

      2,585        2,850,722   
     

 

 

 
                      3,515,942   

Guernsey — 0.1%

     

Doric Nimrod Air Alpha Pass-Through Trust,
Series 2013-1, 5.25%, 5/30/23 (a)

    USD        3,577        3,639,210   

Hong Kong — 0.1%

     

Aia Group Ltd., 3.20%, 3/11/25

      1,350        1,331,994   

Noble Group Ltd., 6.75%, 1/29/20

      250        129,688   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Capital Market Ltd.,
4.50%, 2/14/22

      260        281,128   

Swire Properties MTN Financing Ltd., 3.63%, 1/13/26

      1,500        1,514,100   
     

 

 

 
                      3,256,910   

India — 0.0%

     

Greenko Dutch BV, 8.00%, 8/01/19

      200        209,445   

Lodha Developers International Ltd., 12.00%, 3/13/20

      900        783,000   

Reliance Holding USA, Inc., 5.40%, 2/14/22

      1,000        1,099,248   

Vedanta Resources PLC, 8.25%, 6/07/21

      811        463,527   
     

 

 

 
                      2,555,220   

Indonesia — 0.0%

     

Pacific Emerald Pte Ltd., 9.75%, 7/25/18

      200        190,000   

Pratama Agung Pte Ltd., 6.25%, 2/24/20

      1,700        1,668,045   
     

 

 

 
                      1,858,045   

Ireland — 0.1%

     

Allied Irish Banks PLC, 4.13%, 11/26/25 (b)

    EUR        2,975        3,105,169   
Corporate Bonds          Par  
(000)
    Value  

Italy — 3.4%

     

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, 3.63%, 4/01/19

    EUR        1,804      $ 1,846,779   

Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl, 7.13%, 3/01/21

      1,780        2,013,416   

Banco Popolare SC, 3.50%, 3/14/19

      28,038        29,992,620   

Buzzi Unicem SpA, 1.38%, 7/17/19 (i)

      2,500        3,093,618   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 6.63%, 9/13/23

      11,995        15,330,798   

Meccanica Holdings USA, Inc.:

     

7.38%, 7/15/39 (a)

    USD        6,850        7,175,375   

6.25%, 1/15/40 (a)

      9,890        8,950,450   

Mercury Bondco PLC, 8.25% (8.25% Cash or
9.00% PIK), 5/30/21 (j)

    EUR        13,216        13,672,211   

Snai SpA, 7.63%, 6/15/18

      1,899        2,036,769   

Telecom Italia Capital SA:

     

6.38%, 11/15/33

    USD        6,733        6,345,853   

6.00%, 9/30/34

      6,047        5,412,065   

7.72%, 6/04/38

      3,875        3,990,475   

Telecom Italia Finance SA, 7.75%, 1/24/33

    EUR        13,060        18,225,796   

UniCredit SpA:

     

6.95%, 10/31/22

      4,520        5,480,124   

5.75%, 10/28/25 (b)

      38,390        43,460,785   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 4.00%, 7/15/20

      4,701        4,977,985   
     

 

 

 
                      172,005,119   

Japan — 0.1%

     

Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co., 5.00% (b)(h)

    USD        379        378,773   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 4.35%, 10/20/25

      900        912,240   

SoftBank Group Corp., 4.75%, 7/30/25

    EUR        2,500        2,525,430   
     

 

 

 
                      3,816,443   

Luxembourg — 1.6%

     

Actavis Funding SCS, 4.75%, 3/15/45

    USD        33,814        33,812,039   

Altice Financing SA:

     

6.50%, 1/15/22 (a)

      3,975        3,955,125   

5.25%, 2/15/23

    EUR        6,508        6,850,916   

6.63%, 2/15/23 (a)

    USD        2,329        2,288,243   

Altice Luxembourg SA, 7.25%, 5/15/22

    EUR        4,656        4,772,714   

Altice SA:

     

7.75%, 5/15/22 (a)

    USD        3,520        3,282,400   

6.25%, 2/15/25

    EUR        5,502        5,037,634   

7.63%, 2/15/25 (a)

    USD        1,982        1,763,980   

APERAM SA, 0.63%, 7/08/21 (i)

      11,600        12,008,320   

Bilbao Luxembourg SA, 10.50% (10.50% Cash or
11.25% PIK), 12/01/18 (j)

    EUR        5,672        4,726,461   

Swissport Investments SA, 6.75%, 12/15/21

      3,915        4,378,934   

Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo

     

Materials Finance, Inc., 6.38%, 5/01/22

      1,000        1,035,261   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 7.00%, 4/23/21

      600        628,852   
     

 

 

 
                      84,540,879   

Netherlands — 1.0%

     

Achmea BV, 6.00%, 4/04/43 (b)

      3,612        4,070,489   

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust:

     

4.25%, 7/01/20

    USD        9,981        9,706,523   

4.63%, 7/01/22

      6,469        6,291,103   

Atrium European Real Estate Ltd., 4.00%, 4/20/20

    EUR        1,440        1,659,512   

Constellium NV, 8.00%, 1/15/23 (a)

    USD        2,020        1,732,150   

Hema Bondco I BV:

     

5.12%, 6/15/19 (b)

    EUR        1,457        1,097,118   

6.25%, 6/15/19

      1,918        1,516,889   

Hema Bondco II BV, 8.50%, 12/15/19

      476        213,994   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

22    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
  

 

Corporate Bonds          Par  
(000)
    Value  

Netherlands (continued)

     

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC:

     

3.75%, 6/01/18 (a)

    USD        9,385      $ 9,446,003   

5.75%, 2/15/21 (a)

      3,300        3,415,500   

4.63%, 6/15/22 (a)

      5,600        5,446,000   

Sensata Technologies BV, 5.00%, 10/01/25 (a)

      3,155        3,036,687   

Ziggo Bond Finance BV, 4.63%, 1/15/25

    EUR        4,591        4,615,071   
     

 

 

 
                      52,247,039   

New Zealand — 0.1%

     

ANZ New Zealand International Ltd., 2.75%, 2/03/21

    USD        1,300        1,306,591   

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA/Beverage Packaging Holdings II Is, 6.00%, 6/15/17 (a)

      2,995        2,890,175   
     

 

 

 
                      4,196,766   

Philippines — 0.1%

     

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., 4.25%, 1/22/20

      400        417,655   

Royal Capital BV, 6.25% (b)(h)

      2,150        2,140,647   

Security Bank Corp., 3.95%, 2/03/20

      421        433,267   
     

 

 

 
                      2,991,569   

Poland — 0.1%

     

Play Finance 1 SA, 6.50%, 8/01/19

    EUR        3,665        4,090,971   

Portugal — 0.4%

     

Banco Espirito Santo SA:

     

2.63%, 5/08/17 (e)(k)

      6,100        2,279,793   

4.75%, 1/15/18 (e)(k)

      19,300        7,213,117   

4.00%, 1/21/19 (e)(k)

      22,800        8,521,195   
     

 

 

 
                      18,014,105   

Puerto Rico — 0.1%

     

Popular, Inc., 7.00%, 7/01/19

    USD        7,405        6,895,906   

Singapore — 0.0%

     

Global A&T Electronics Ltd., 10.00%, 2/01/19

            2,850        2,080,500   

South Korea — 0.0%

     

Woori Bank Co. Ltd., 4.75%, 4/30/24

            2,130        2,210,450   

Spain — 2.5%

     

Abengoa Finance SAU, 6.00%, 3/31/21

    EUR        3,229        516,369   

Bankia SA:

     

3.50%, 1/17/19

      18,700        21,092,221   

4.00%, 5/22/24 (b)

      55,700        57,632,312   

BPE Financiaciones SA, 2.00%, 2/03/20

      19,300        20,046,944   

CaixaBank SA:

     

4.50%, 11/22/16 (i)

      10,000        5,818,375   

5.00%, 11/14/23 (b)

      4,600        5,092,261   

Cirsa Funding Luxembourg SA, 5.88%, 5/15/23

      2,893        2,914,593   

Obrascon Huarte Lain SA, 5.50%, 3/15/23

      5,466        4,544,588   

PortAventura Entertainment Barcelona BV,
7.25%, 12/01/20

      8,186        8,954,310   

Santander Issuances SAU, 2.50%, 3/18/25

      4,000        4,066,714   
     

 

 

 
                      130,678,687   

Sri Lanka — 0.0%

     

Republic of Sri Lanka, 6.85%, 11/03/25

    USD        600        545,939   

Sweden — 0.1%

     

Verisure Holding AB, 6.00%, 11/01/22

    EUR        3,725        4,161,374   
Corporate Bonds          Par  
(000)
    Value  

Switzerland — 0.4%

     

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.,
3.13%, 12/10/20 (a)

    USD        20,000      $ 20,060,480   

UBS AG, 4.75%, 5/22/23 (b)

      1,560        1,573,347   
     

 

 

 
                      21,633,827   

Turkey — 0.3%

     

Turkish Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class A, 4.20%, 3/15/27 (a)

            15,136        14,455,224   

United Kingdom — 2.6%

     

Annington Finance No. 4 PLC, 1.56%, 1/10/23 (b)

    GBP        (d)      654   

Annington Finance No. 5 PLC, 13.00% (13.00% Cash or 13.50% PIK), 1/15/23 (j)

      5,486        8,989,870   

AstraZeneca PLC:

     

2.38%, 11/16/20

    USD        5,675        5,691,826   

3.38%, 11/16/25

      25,410        25,528,893   

Care UK Health & Social Care PLC, 5.58%, 7/15/19 (b)

    GBP        335        421,256   

CNH Industrial Finance Europe SA, 2.75%, 3/18/19

    EUR        9,925        10,542,040   

Cognita Financing PLC, 7.75%, 8/15/21

    GBP        1,325        1,916,322   

Enterprise Funding Ltd., 3.50%, 9/10/20 (i)

      4,600        5,230,549   

New Look Senior Issuer PLC, 8.00%, 7/01/23

      264        355,486   

Pension Insurance Corp. PLC, 6.50%, 7/03/24

      2,925        3,885,856   

Punch Taverns Finance B Ltd.:

     

Series A3, 7.37%, 9/30/21

      829        1,179,117   

Series A6, 5.94%, 9/30/22

      3,963        5,429,009   

Series A7, 5.27%, 3/30/24

      2,420        3,078,417   

Punch Taverns Finance PLC, 0.58%, 7/15/21 (b)

      3,522        4,616,307   

Punch Taverns Finance PLC, Series 2014,
6.08%, 10/15/27 (a)(b)

      10,514        13,183,696   

Silk Bidco A/S, 7.50%, 2/01/22

    EUR        3,350        3,665,327   

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC:

     

7.40%, 3/28/24

    GBP        3,366        4,724,293   

5.66%, 6/30/27

      10,099        14,217,672   

6.46%, 3/30/32

      5,595        6,725,957   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC:

     

5.50%, 1/15/25

      1,035        1,445,283   

6.25%, 3/28/29

      1,111        1,574,206   

Vougeot Bidco PLC, 7.88%, 7/15/20

      2,359        3,512,886   

Voyage Care Bondco PLC, 11.00%, 2/01/19

      5,000        7,160,870   
     

 

 

 
                      133,075,792   

United States — 33.5%

     

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.63%, 2/15/23

    USD        740        697,450   

Actavis Funding SCS:

     

3.45%, 3/15/22

      11,340        11,507,276   

3.80%, 3/15/25

      14,023        14,228,016   

Actavis, Inc., 3.25%, 10/01/22

      8,850        8,822,769   

Aircastle Ltd., 5.13%, 3/15/21

      580        572,750   

Alcoa, Inc., 5.13%, 10/01/24

      1,660        1,361,200   

Alere, Inc., 6.38%, 7/01/23 (a)

      430        406,350   

Ally Financial, Inc.:

     

3.75%, 11/18/19

      5,000        4,881,250   

4.13%, 3/30/20

      7,500        7,387,500   

5.13%, 9/30/24

      5,925        6,006,469   

8.00%, 11/01/31

      2,441        2,746,125   

Altice U.S. Finance I Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/23 (a)

      4,491        4,513,455   

AMC Networks, Inc., 4.75%, 12/15/22

      250        248,750   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    23


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
  

 

Corporate Bonds          Par  
(000)
    Value  

United States (continued)

     

American Airlines Group, Inc., 4.63%, 3/01/20 (a)

    USD        8,135      $ 7,758,756   

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust:

     

Series 2001-1, Class A-1, 6.98%, 5/23/21

      11,498        11,843,261   

Series 2011-1, Class B, 7.00%, 1/31/18 (a)

      3,356        3,490,659   

Series 2013-1, Class C, 6.13%, 7/15/18 (a)

      12,304        12,550,080   

Series 2013-2, Class C, 6.00%, 1/15/17 (a)

      32,632        32,713,837   

American Capital Ltd., 6.50%, 9/15/18 (a)

      10,775        11,071,313   

American Tire Distributors, Inc., 10.25%, 3/01/22 (a)

      410        340,300   

American Tower Corp.:

     

3.30%, 2/15/21

      1,610        1,616,509   

4.40%, 2/15/26

      525        531,391   

Amsurg Corp., 5.63%, 7/15/22

      8,473        8,504,774   

AT&T Inc.:

     

0.00%, 11/27/22 (a)(c)

      50,000        38,628,050   

4.12%, 2/17/26

      7,500        7,495,050   

Aviation Capital Group Corp., 4.88%, 10/01/25 (a)

      13,488        13,420,560   

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 5.25%, 3/15/25 (a)

      180        162,900   

Bank of America Corp.:

     

2.63%, 10/19/20

      40,000        39,573,520   

3.30%, 1/11/23 (l)

      65,977        64,987,477   

4.20%, 8/26/24

      30,000        29,780,550   

Belden, Inc., 5.50%, 4/15/23

    EUR        580        610,404   

Blackstone CQP Holdco LP, 9.30%, 3/31/19

    USD        10,310        9,485,161   

Blue Coat Holdings, Inc., 8.38%, 6/01/23 (a)

      8,092        8,172,920   

Boyd Gaming Corp., 6.88%, 5/15/23

      1,080        1,096,200   

Building Materials Corp. of America, 6.00%, 10/15/25 (a)

      3,425        3,493,500   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC,
8.00%, 10/01/20

      1,220        1,134,600   

Calpine Corp.:

     

5.38%, 1/15/23

      8,581        7,808,710   

5.50%, 2/01/24

      970        848,750   

5.75%, 1/15/25

      4,448        3,997,640   

Capital One Financial Corp.:

     

4.75%, 7/15/21

      4,035        4,382,280   

4.20%, 10/29/25

      45,965        46,042,819   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,
5.88%, 5/01/27 (a)

      7,500        7,387,500   

CCO Safari II LLC:

     

6.48%, 10/23/45 (a)

      4,365        4,394,411   

6.83%, 10/23/55 (a)

      20,281        20,191,906   

CCOH Safari LLC, 5.75%, 2/15/26 (a)

      4,259        4,235,022   

Centene Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/22

      630        604,800   

Centene Escrow Corp.:

     

5.63%, 2/15/21 (a)

      2,220        2,258,850   

6.13%, 2/15/24 (a)

      656        674,040   

Citigroup, Inc.:

     

3.75%, 6/16/24

      20,000        20,216,100   

4.40%, 6/10/25

      30,000        29,960,370   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/22

      4,595        4,256,119   

CommScope Technologies Finance LLC, 6.00%, 6/15/25 (a)

      1,233        1,199,093   

CommScope, Inc., 5.50%, 6/15/24 (a)

      1,723        1,658,387   

Concho Resources, Inc., 5.50%, 4/01/23

      490        444,425   

Constellation Brands, Inc., 3.88%, 11/15/19

      290        298,700   

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Certificates:

     

Series 2012-2, Class A, 4.00%, 4/29/26

      2,512        2,570,842   

Series 2012-3, Class C, 6.13%, 4/29/18

      4,500        4,702,500   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

United States (continued)

        

Continental Resources, Inc.:

        

4.50%, 4/15/23

        8,910       $ 6,114,764   

3.80%, 6/01/24

        9,212         5,952,076   

Corrections Corp. of America, 4.63%, 5/01/23

        270         265,950   

Crown Castle International Corp.:

        

3.40%, 2/15/21

        1,396         1,405,913   

4.45%, 2/15/26

        9,231         9,296,496   

CSC Holdings LLC, 5.25%, 6/01/24

        1,785         1,575,263   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., 5.00%, 5/01/25

        3,862         3,799,243   

Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class B, 4.25%, 7/30/23

        19,001         18,905,995   

DISH DBS Corp., 5.88%, 11/15/24

        5,996         5,343,935   

DJO Finco, Inc./DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., 8.13%, 6/15/21 (a)

        2,555         2,146,200   

Dollar Tree, Inc.:

        

5.25%, 3/01/20 (a)

        471         494,550   

5.75%, 3/01/23 (a)

        4,921         5,185,504   

Dynegy, Inc., 6.75%, 11/01/19

        640         617,600   

E*TRADE Financial Corp., 4.63%, 9/15/23

        690         679,650   

Eastman Chemical Co., 4.65%, 10/15/44

        20,000         16,529,640   

EMC Corp., 1.88%, 6/01/18

        6,559         6,272,247   

Endo International PLC:

        

6.00%, 7/15/23 (a)

        18,653         18,746,265   

6.00%, 2/01/25 (a)

        2,698         2,664,599   

Energy Transfer Partners LP:

        

4.05%, 3/15/25

        4,352         3,565,842   

4.75%, 1/15/26

        18,480         15,614,288   

Equinix, Inc.:

        

5.38%, 1/01/22

        6,456         6,714,240   

5.75%, 1/01/25

        4,554         4,679,235   

5.88%, 1/15/26

        2,296         2,376,360   

Expedia, Inc., 5.00%, 2/15/26 (a)

        10,000         9,819,430   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.,
3.63%, 10/15/20

        3,100         3,157,350   

FireEye, Inc., 1.00%, 6/01/35 (a)(i)

        7,150         5,863,000   

First Data Corp.:

        

5.38%, 8/15/23 (a)

        2,652         2,705,040   

7.00%, 12/01/23 (a)

        10,179         10,255,343   

5.00%, 1/15/24 (a)

        3,076         3,076,000   

5.75%, 1/15/24 (a)

        3,564         3,537,270   

Flextronics International Ltd., 4.75%, 6/15/25

        8,995         8,635,200   

Florida East Coast Holdings Corp., 6.75%, 5/01/19 (a)

        5,985         5,476,275   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 5.00%, 5/15/21 (a)

        2,600         2,652,000   

Frontier Communications Corp.:

        

7.13%, 1/15/23

        85         70,763   

7.63%, 4/15/24

        340         283,900   

6.88%, 1/15/25

        856         680,520   

Gates Global LLC/Gates Global Co., 5.75%, 7/15/22

     EUR         1,200         935,758   

Genworth Holdings, Inc.:

        

6.52%, 5/22/18

     USD         13,765         11,252,887   

7.70%, 6/15/20

        1,201         921,767   

4.80%, 2/15/24

        5,000         2,900,000   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.:

        

2.55%, 9/01/20

        11,464         11,608,022   

3.65%, 3/01/26

        29,071         29,696,288   

4.75%, 3/01/46

        4,000         4,080,520   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

        

4.00%, 3/03/24

        40,000         41,003,080   

3.75%, 5/22/25

        25,000         25,110,325   

Halliburton Co., 3.38%, 11/15/22

        2,645         2,597,848   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

24    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
  

 

Corporate Bonds          Par  
(000)
    Value  

United States (continued)

     

HCA, Inc.:

     

4.25%, 10/15/19

    USD        9,075      $ 9,301,875   

7.50%, 2/15/22

      610        677,100   

5.38%, 2/01/25

      2,318        2,344,077   

5.25%, 4/15/25

      10,598        10,862,950   

5.88%, 2/15/26

      1,924        1,962,480   

HD Supply, Inc.:

     

7.50%, 7/15/20

      1,999        2,078,960   

5.25%, 12/15/21 (a)

      10,696        11,003,510   

HealthSouth Corp., 5.75%, 11/01/24

      170        167,805   

Hertz Corp., 7.38%, 1/15/21

      560        567,000   

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 5.63%, 10/15/21

      5,575        5,742,250   

Hologic, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/22 (a)

      1,881        1,946,835   

HSBC USA, Inc., 1.70%, 3/05/18

      44,255        44,075,546   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 5.00%, 12/15/21 (a)

      7,183        7,416,447   

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.88%, 2/01/22

      5,186        4,634,987   

Iron Mountain, Inc., 6.00%, 10/01/20 (a)

      660        702,900   

Italics Merger Sub, Inc., 7.13%, 7/15/23 (a)

      11,592        10,374,840   

Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC, 6.38%, 8/01/23 (a)

      2,992        2,947,120   

John Deere Capital Corp., 3.35%, 6/12/24

      15,000        15,429,225   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

     

3.20%, 1/25/23

      20,000        19,871,520   

3.90%, 7/15/25

      40,000        41,006,920   

KLA-Tencor Corp., 4.65%, 11/01/24

      17,755        17,984,714   

L Brands, Inc., 6.88%, 11/01/35 (a)

      680        702,950   

Lennar Corp., 4.50%, 11/15/19

      6,751        6,936,653   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

     

6.13%, 1/15/21

      9,808        10,273,880   

5.13%, 5/01/23

      2,754        2,767,770   

5.38%, 1/15/24 (a)

      1,120        1,131,200   

5.38%, 5/01/25

      3,224        3,244,150   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 7.00%, 9/01/20 (a)

      270        283,500   

Mallinckrodt International Finance

     

SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC:

     

4.88%, 4/15/20 (a)

      709        678,868   

5.75%, 8/01/22 (a)

      14,935        14,262,925   

5.50%, 4/15/25 (a)

      614        546,460   

McDonald’s Corp.:

     

2.75%, 12/09/20

      1,850        1,876,266   

3.70%, 1/30/26

      2,665        2,694,494   

4.70%, 12/09/35

      3,060        3,086,527   

4.88%, 12/09/45

      7,220        7,293,868   

MGM Resorts International, 6.00%, 3/15/23

      4,650        4,635,469   

Micron Technology, Inc.:

     

5.25%, 8/01/23 (a)

      22,146        17,938,260   

5.25%, 1/15/24 (a)

      4,240        3,445,000   

5.50%, 2/01/25

      11,530        9,108,700   

5.63%, 1/15/26 (a)

      11,600        8,990,000   

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20

      940        958,800   

Morgan Stanley:

     

3.88%, 4/29/24

      20,000        20,301,800   

4.00%, 7/23/25

      9,990        10,188,401   

3.88%, 1/27/26

      19,340        19,557,730   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.:

     

3.50%, 9/01/21

      6,481        6,147,274   

3.75%, 5/15/22

      10,719        9,889,499   

MSCI, Inc., 5.75%, 8/15/25 (a)

      430        454,725   

Mylan NV, 3.75%, 12/15/20 (a)

      10,000        10,113,190   

Neptune Finco Corp.:

     

10.13%, 1/15/23 (a)

      1,984        2,098,080   

6.63%, 10/15/25 (a)

      4,671        4,846,163   
Corporate Bonds          Par  
(000)
    Value  

United States (continued)

     

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd., 5.88%, 11/15/21 (a)

    USD        600      $ 603,000   

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5.00%, 4/15/22 (a)

      470        474,113   

Northwest Florida Timber Finance LLC, 4.75%, 3/04/29 (a)

      8,970        8,015,762   

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20

      780        708,942   

Nuance Communications, Inc., 5.38%, 8/15/20 (a)

      4,654        4,654,000   

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 5.63%, 2/15/24

      630        644,175   

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 5.88%, 8/15/23

      2,725        2,673,906   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc., 5.75%, 10/01/22

      190        188,575   

Perrigo Finance PLC, 3.90%, 12/15/24

      17,576        17,249,702   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.:

     

3.45%, 1/15/21

      4,220        3,955,165   

4.45%, 1/15/26

      10,715        9,768,223   

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.,
4.65%, 10/15/25

      18,849        16,129,033   

Post Holdings, Inc.:

     

7.75%, 3/15/24 (a)

      2,561        2,727,465   

8.00%, 7/15/25 (a)

      1,083        1,164,225   

Project Homestake Merger Corp., 8.88%, 3/01/23 (a)

      6,430        5,875,413   

Qorvo, Inc.:

     

6.75%, 12/01/23 (a)

      8,875        8,764,063   

7.00%, 12/01/25 (a)

      11,125        11,041,563   

Radian Group, Inc.:

     

5.50%, 6/01/19

      7,000        6,755,000   

5.25%, 6/15/20

      7,500        6,862,500   

Rite Aid Corp., 6.13%, 4/01/23 (a)

      11,855        12,507,025   

Rolta Americas LLC, 8.88%, 7/24/19

      650        305,500   

RSP Permian, Inc., 6.63%, 10/01/22

      3,130        2,785,700   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC:

     

5.63%, 2/01/21

      10,085        9,227,775   

6.25%, 3/15/22

      2,628        2,421,045   

5.75%, 5/15/24

      1,050        921,375   

Sabine Pass LNG LP, 7.50%, 11/30/16

      2,755        2,844,537   

Sabre GLBL, Inc.:

     

5.38%, 4/15/23 (a)

      9,957        10,006,785   

5.25%, 11/15/23 (a)

      1,456        1,441,440   

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., 5.75%, 6/01/22

      390        407,063   

SBA Communications Corp., 4.88%, 7/15/22

      5,765        5,765,000   

Schlumberger Holdings Corp., 3.00%, 12/21/20 (a)

      29,004        28,369,421   

Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.88%, 6/01/27 (a)

      3,100        2,335,069   

Sealed Air Corp., 5.13%, 12/01/24 (a)

      3,486        3,486,000   

Service Corp. International, 4.50%, 11/15/20

      700        714,875   

Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp.,
5.88%, 4/01/23 (a)

      680        680,000   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.38%, 4/15/25 (a)

      470        472,350   

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/25 (a)

      4,679        4,795,975   

Sprint Communications, Inc., 9.00%, 11/15/18 (a)

      3,009        3,069,180   

Sprint Corp., 7.13%, 6/15/24

      2,305        1,555,875   

Station Casinos LLC, 7.50%, 3/01/21

      680        700,400   

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.13%, 10/01/21

      2,795        2,606,337   

Synchrony Financial, 4.50%, 7/23/25

      4,744        4,774,437   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    25


Schedule of Investments (continued)    BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund
  

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

United States (continued)

        

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

        

5.00%, 3/01/19

     USD         6,812       $ 6,420,310   

4.01%, 6/15/20 (a)(b)

        6,100         5,993,250   

6.00%, 10/01/20

        3,227         3,412,553   

8.13%, 4/01/22

        5,845         5,859,613   

6.75%, 6/15/23

        2,623         2,426,275   

Tesoro Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/22 (a)

        2,003         1,822,730   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/TCEH Finance, Inc.:

        

10.25%, 11/01/15 (e)(k)

        469         25,209   

10.50%, 11/01/16 (e)(k)

        312         15,600   

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.00%, 2/01/20

        14,897         15,845,611   

T-Mobile USA, Inc.:

        

6.63%, 4/28/21

        2,895         2,992,706   

6.73%, 4/28/22

        1,490         1,529,113   

6.00%, 3/01/23

        1,642         1,651,031   

6.50%, 1/15/24

        2,810         2,838,100   

6.38%, 3/01/25

        6,975         6,992,437   

6.50%, 1/15/26

        4,054         4,054,000   

TransDigm, Inc.:

        

6.00%, 7/15/22

        3,770         3,694,600   

6.50%, 7/15/24

        5,335         5,214,963   

TRI Pointe Holdings, Inc., 4.38%, 6/15/19

        3,785         3,671,450   

U.S. Airways Pass-Through Trust:

        

Series 2012-1, Class B, 8.00%, 4/01/21

        835         897,329   

Series 2012-2, Class B, 6.75%, 12/03/22

        2,618         2,722,687   

Series 2012-2, Class C, 5.45%, 6/03/18

        12,800         12,768,000   

Series 2013-1, Class B, 5.38%, 11/15/21

        6,550         6,598,926   

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust:

        

Series 2013-1, Class A, 4.30%, 2/15/27

        5,664         5,905,055   

Series 2014-2, Class B, 4.63%, 9/03/22

        8,940         8,984,700   

United Rentals North America, Inc., 6.13%, 6/15/23

        5,825         5,606,563   

Univision Communications, Inc.:

        

8.50%, 5/15/21 (a)

        5,275         5,235,437   

5.13%, 5/15/23 (a)

        13,525         13,119,250   

5.13%, 2/15/25 (a)

        1,369         1,297,127   

USG Corp., 9.75%, 1/15/18

        1,160         1,276,000   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.:

        

6.75%, 8/15/18 (a)

        5,664         5,639,220   

5.38%, 3/15/20 (a)

        3,217         3,034,033   

6.38%, 10/15/20 (a)

        11,519         11,058,240   

7.50%, 7/15/21 (a)

        7,800         7,736,625   

5.63%, 12/01/21 (a)

        14,500         13,195,000   

5.50%, 3/01/23 (a)

        1,702         1,502,015   

4.50%, 5/15/23

     EUR         13,224         12,288,402   

5.88%, 5/15/23 (a)

     USD         8,587         7,685,365   

6.13%, 4/15/25 (a)

        2,878         2,586,603   

Weatherford International Ltd., 5.50%, 2/15/16

        9,299         9,302,720   

Wells Fargo & Co., 4.30%, 7/22/27

        30,000         30,853,020   

XPO Logistics, Inc.:

        

7.88%, 9/01/19 (a)

        460         458,850   

6.50%, 6/15/22 (a)

        2,834         2,536,430   

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 6.00%, 4/01/23

        760         742,900   
        

 

 

 
                         1,718,728,537   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Vietnam — 0.0%

        

Vingroup JSC, 11.63%, 5/07/18

     USD         810       $ 850,690   

Total Corporate Bonds — 51.7%

                       2,647,301,216   
        
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)                        

British Virgin Islands — 0.0%

        

Baring Private Equity Asia VI Holding Ltd.:

        

Initial Euro Term Loan (First Lien),
4.75%, 10/26/22

     EUR         1,314         1,425,808   

Initial Euro Term Loan (Second Lien),
9.00%, 10/26/23

        525         567,308   
        

 

 

 
                         1,993,116   

Canada — 0.4%

        

B.C. Unlimited Liability Co. (New Red Finance, Inc.) (AKA Burger King/Tim Hortons), Term B-2 Loan, 3.75%, 12/10/21

     USD         8,416         8,358,847   

Ceva Logistics Canada ULC (FKA TNT Canada ULC), Canadian Term Loan, 6.50%, 3/19/21

        128         105,131   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Series F-1 Tranche B Term Loan, 4.00%, 4/01/22

        10,467         10,060,703   
        

 

 

 
                         18,524,681   

Cayman Islands — 0.2%

        

Avago Technologies Cayman Ltd. (Avago Technologies Holdings Luxembourg S.à r.l.), Term Loan, 3.75%, 5/06/21

              11,749         11,730,503   

Denmark — 0.2%

        

Nassa Midco AS, Facility B (EUR),
3.75%, 7/09/21

     EUR         8,500         9,073,014   

France — 0.4%

        

Horizon Holdings III, Facility B, 5.00%, 10/31/22

        2,202         2,380,524   

Lully Finance S.à r.l. (Lully Finance LLC), Initial Term B-2 Loan (First Lien), 4.25%, 10/14/22

        1,640         1,773,423   

Numericable Group SA, Euro Denominated Tranche B-1 Loan, 4.50%, 5/21/20

        9,165         9,712,988   

Vivarte, Term Loan, 4.00% - 7.00%, 10/29/19

        8,150         8,737,497   
        

 

 

 
                         22,604,432   

Germany — 0.6%

        

IVG Immobilien AG:

        

Facility A1 Loan, 9.50%, 6/02/17

        2,313         2,493,026   

Facility A2 Loan, 9.50%, 6/02/17

        3,382         3,645,788   

Kleopatra Holdings 2 SCA:

        

Initial Erste Euro Term Loan, 5.00%, 4/28/20

        2,803         3,040,193   

Initial GmbH Euro Term Loan, 5.00%, 4/28/20

        2,480         2,690,436   

PAW Luxco II S.à r.l. (Jack Wolfskin), Facility B,
5.05%, 7/29/18

        5,548         4,672,892   

Springer SBM Two GmbH:

        

Initial Term B8 Loan, 4.75%, 8/14/20

        4,089         4,350,886   

Term Loan, 8.00%, 8/14/21 (a)

        3,000         3,314,881   

Wittur GmbH, Term Loan B, 6.13%, 3/31/22

        4,352         4,588,762   
        

 

 

 
                         28,796,864   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

26    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
  

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Italy — 0.2%

        

Sit SpA, Medium Term Facility B, 5.53%, 4/30/20

     EUR         12,000       $  12,739,543   

Luxembourg — 0.9%

        

Azelis Finance SA (Azelis U.S. Holding, Inc.):

        

Euro Term Loan (First Lien), 6.50%, 12/16/22

        2,250         2,415,062   

Euro Term Loan (Second Lien), 9.12%, 12/18/23

        5,040         5,364,258   

BSN Medical Luxembourg Finance Holding S.à r.l. (FKA Boston Luxembourg III S.à r.l.), Facility C, 4.00%, 8/28/19

        4,828         5,212,190   

Constantinople Luxembourg I S.à r.l.:

        

Facility B1 (EUR), 4.75%, 4/30/22

        3,464         3,763,812   

Facility B2 (EUR), 4.75%, 4/30/22

        517         561,864   

ConvaTec, Inc., Euro Term Loan, 4.25%, 6/15/20

        4,318         4,664,846   

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I S.à r.l., 2015 Incremental Term B Loan, 3.75%, 9/26/22

     USD         3,355         3,310,446   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.75%, 6/30/19

        1,196         1,144,085   

IVG Immobilien AG:

        

Facility A3, 1.93%, 6/02/17

     EUR         38         2,074   

Facility A3 (EUR), 1.89%, 6/02/17

        10         518   

Tranche B, 1.94%, 6/02/17

        69         3,735   

Tranche C, 1.94%, 6/02/17

        100         5,428   

Lully Finance S.à r.l. (Lully Finance LLC), Initial Term B-2 Loan (Second Lien), 9.25%, 10/16/23

        1,090         1,177,839   

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA, Initial Term B Loan, 3.25%, 3/19/21

     USD         764         735,440   

Oxea Finance & Cy SCA (Oxea Finance LLC), Tranche B-2 Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25%, 1/15/20

        2,590         2,491,941   

SS&C European Holdings S.à r.l., Term B-2 Loan, 4.00% - 4.08%, 7/08/22

        411         408,529   

Swissport International Ltd., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 12/02/21

     EUR         6,860         7,427,908   

Xella International SA, Facility G, 3.75%, 3/31/19

        6,020         6,472,522   
        

 

 

 
                         45,162,497   

Netherlands — 0.8%

        

Action Holding BV (FKA Peer Holdings BV), Term B (A2), 4.25%, 1/13/21

        2,497         2,698,401   

Amaya Holdings BV, Initial Term B Loan (First Lien), 5.00%, 8/01/21

     USD         4,666         4,289,933   

Ceva Intercompany BV, Dutch BV Term Loan, 6.50%, 3/19/21

        745         609,762   

Charger OpCo BV, Term B-1 EUR Loan, 4.25%, 7/02/22

     EUR         4,712         5,091,785   

MacDermid European Holdings BV (MacDermid Funding LLC), Euro Tranche C-2 Term Loan, 5.50%, 6/07/20

        5,586         5,811,773   

Maxeda DIY BV (FKA Maxeda DIY Group BV):

        

Facility E1, 7.00%, 6/28/19

        265         229,673   

Facility E2, 7.00%, 6/28/19

        2,566         2,225,440   

Pelican Rouge (Akorn) (FKA Autobar), Super Senior Term Loan B, 3.75%, 10/31/19

        3,200         3,466,542   

Yellow Maple Holding BV:

        

Facility B1, 4.00%, 9/17/21

        3,089         3,326,420   

Facility B3, 5.09%, 9/23/21

     GBP         3,875         5,442,170   

Ziggo BV:

        

EUR B1 Facility, 3.75%, 1/15/22

     EUR         1,862         1,961,321   

EUR B2 Facility, 3.75%, 1/15/22

        1,200         1,263,645   

EUR B3 Facility, 3.75%, 1/15/22

        3,370         3,549,700   
        

 

 

 
                         39,966,565   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Serbia — 0.1%

        

Charter Communications Operating LLC (AKA CCO Safari LLC), Term I Loan, 3.50%, 1/24/23

     USD         4,960       $ 4,951,965   

South Korea — 0.0%

        

CCC Information Services, Inc. (FKA CCC Holdings, Inc.), Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/20/19

              456         441,083   

Spain — 0.1%

        

Car Rentals Subsidiary, S.L.U. (AKA Goldcar), Facility B, 6.50%, 6/18/20

     EUR         5,620         5,901,697   

Sweden — 0.2%

        

Verisure Holding AB (Verisure Cayman 2), Facility B1, 5.25%, 10/21/22

              8,170         8,842,197   

United Kingdom — 0.9%

        

CD&R Firefly Bidco Ltd., Facility B, 6.00%, 7/18/22

     GBP         5,510         7,654,957   

Ceva Group PLC (FKA Louis No.1 PLC/TNT Logistics), Pre-Funded L/C Loan, 6.50%, 3/19/21

     USD         719         588,522   

Euro Garages (Project Ultimo):

        

Term Loan-B1, 0.00%, 1/21/23

     GBP         1,800         2,528,489   

Term Loan-B2, 0.00%, 1/21/23

     EUR         3,888         4,214,503   

INEOS Finance PLC, 2020 Euro Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/15/20

        8,976         9,343,106   

LGC Science (Figaro Bidco Ltd.), Term Loan-B2, 0.00%, 1/25/23

        1,319         1,429,824   

RAC Bidco Ltd. (formerly Nelson Bidco Ltd.):

        

Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25% - 5.34%, 12/10/21

     GBP         2,484         3,533,579   

Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 8.25%, 12/09/22

        6,800         9,716,595   

Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd.:

        

E Facility, 4.25%, 6/30/23

        4,270         5,961,145   

F Facility, 3.50%, 6/30/23

     USD         347         339,472   
        

 

 

 
                         45,310,192   

United States — 5.5%

        

Accudyne Industries Borrower SCA/Accudyne Industries LLC (AKA Hamilton Sundstrand), Refinancing Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/13/19

        894         742,980   

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25%, 7/23/21

        4,597         4,380,395   

Alere, Inc. (FKA IM U.S. Holdings LLC), B Term Loan, 4.25%, 6/20/22

        593         586,328   

Allied Security Holdings LLC, Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25%, 2/12/21

        3,593         3,516,382   

American Capital Ltd. (FKA American Capital Strategies Ltd.), Term Loan B, 3.50%, 8/22/17

        213         210,776   

American Energy — Marcellus LLC, Initial Loan (Second Lien), 8.50%, 8/04/21

        9,433         212,231   

Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, Term B Loan, 6.75%, 4/10/18

        193         177,485   

Avago Technologies, Term Loan B, 3.50%, 11/11/22

        34,420         33,844,498   

Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV (Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc.), Refinanced Term B Loan, 3.75%, 2/01/20

        1,079         1,069,359   

B/E Aerospace, Inc., Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/16/21

        1,937         1,934,924   

Bass Pro Group LLC, New Term Loan (2015), 4.00%, 6/05/20

        1,231         1,175,539   

Berry Plastics Corp., Term F Loan, 4.00%, 10/03/22

        1,753         1,743,249   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    27


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
  

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)          

Par  

(000)

     Value  

United States (continued)

       

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc., New 2013 (November) Replacement Loan (First Lien), 4.50%, 9/26/19

    USD         1,389       $ 1,316,362   

Blue Coat Holdings, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 4.50%, 5/20/22

       3,097         2,985,737   

Boyd Gaming Corp., Term B Loan, 4.00%, 8/14/20

       2,403         2,379,755   

Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC (FKA Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.), Term B Loan, 4.00%, 1/30/20

       2,566         2,556,077   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC, Term B Loan, 7.00%, 10/11/20

       9,970         8,669,022   

Capsugel Holdings U.S., Inc., Initial Term Loan, 3.50%, 8/01/18

       1,726         1,701,523   

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. (FKA Cardinal Health 409, Inc.), Dollar Term Loan, 4.25%, 5/20/21

       3,448         3,427,891   

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA TL Acquisitions, Inc.), Term Loan, 7.00%, 3/31/20

       2,666         2,594,249   

Ceva Logistics U.S. Holdings, Inc. (FKA Louis U.S. Holdco, Inc.), U.S. Term Loan, 6.50%, 3/19/21

       1,028         841,051   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Incremental 2019 Term G Loan, 3.75%, 12/31/19

       8,706         8,353,647   

Continental Building Products LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 8/28/20

       1,789         1,745,481   

Cotiviti Corp. (FKA Connolly Intermediate, Inc.), Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50%, 5/14/21

       3,891         3,803,208   

CPG International, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 9/30/20

       2,693         2,517,967   

CSC Holdings LLC (FKA CSC Holdings, Inc. (Cablevision)), Initial Term Loan, 5.00%, 10/09/22

       3,170         3,161,092   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (FKA DaVita, Inc.), Tranche B Term Loan, 3.50%, 6/24/21

       1,384         1,381,343   

Dell International LLC, Term C Loan, 3.75%, 10/29/18

       10,872         10,845,021   

Dollar Tree, Inc., Term B-1 Loan, 2.75%, 7/06/22

       1,801         1,794,075   

DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC (DTZ AUS Holdco PTY Ltd.), 2015-1 Additional Term Loan (First Lien), 3.25%, 11/04/21

       2,368         2,295,091   

Dynegy, Inc., Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 4.00%, 4/23/20

       1,155         1,112,372   

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC (EFIH Finance, Inc.), Term Loan, 4.25%, 12/19/16

       3,665         3,648,984   

Epicor Software Corporation (FKA Eagle Parent, Inc.), Term B Loan, 4.75%, 6/01/22

       2,960         2,821,384   

First Data Corp.:

       

2018 New Dollar Term Loan, 3.93%, 3/23/18

       11,745         11,581,040   

2018B Second New Term Loan, 3.93%, 9/24/18

       1,005         990,106   

Gates Global LLC, Initial Dollar Term Loan, 4.25%, 7/06/21

       8,853         7,960,296   

Gol Luxco SA, Term Loan, 6.50%, 8/31/20

       19,925         18,829,125   

Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd., U.S. Tranche B Term Loan, 3.43%, 2/27/21

       8,911         8,875,630   

IMS Health, Inc., Term B Dollar Loan, 3.50%, 3/17/21

       8,302         8,127,836   

Informatica Corp., Dollar Term Loan, 4.50%, 8/05/22

       11,185         10,658,996   

Jaguar Holding Co. I (AKA Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.), Initial Term Loan, 4.25%, 8/18/22

       1,627         1,593,715   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)           Par  
(000)
     Value  

United States (continued)

       

Kronos, Inc., Incremental Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50%, 10/30/19

    USD         1,739       $ 1,705,313   

Las Vegas Sands LLC, Term B Loan, 3.25%, 12/19/20

       5,292         5,261,412   

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Tranche B 2020 Term Loan, 4.00%, 1/15/20

       405         403,988   

MacDermid, Inc. (Platform Specialty Products Corp.):

       

Term Loan B3 USD, 5.50%, 6/07/20

       1,746         1,620,935   

Tranche B Term Loan (First Lien), 5.50%, 6/07/20

       1,121         1,037,717   

MGM Resorts International (MGM Grand Detroit LLC), Term B Loan, 3.50%, 12/20/19

       825         816,255   

Michaels Stores, Inc., Term B Loan, 3.75%, 1/28/20

       1,293         1,274,994   

Microsemi Corp., Closing Date Term B Loan, 5.25%, 1/15/23

       800         794,600   

Northwest Airlines, Inc.:

       

B757-300, 1.77%, 3/10/17

       273         264,810   

B757-300, 2.39%, 3/10/17

       225         223,080   

Loan B757-200, 1.77%, 9/10/18

       277         268,690   

Loan B757-200, 1.77%, 9/10/18

       275         266,750   

Loan B757-300, 2.39%, 3/10/17

       225         222,420   

Novelis, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 4.00%, 6/02/22

       7,835         7,237,708   

NXP BV (NXP Funding LLC), Tranche B Loan, 3.75%, 12/07/20

       23,378         23,319,486   

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Holdings Luxembourg S.à r.l., Initial Term Loan, 4.75%, 6/30/21

       3,694         3,237,572   

PetCo Animal Supplies, Inc., Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 4.75%, 1/15/23

       2,484         2,431,270   

PetSmart, Inc., Tranche B-1 Loan, 4.25%, 3/11/22

       811         785,085   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.75%, 8/13/20

       390         389,657   

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, Tranche H Term Loan, 3.00%, 4/29/20

       1,339         1,322,435   

Realogy Group LLC (FKA Realogy Corp.),

       

Extended Synthetic Commitment, 0.28% - 4.40%, 10/10/16

       6         5,975   

Rexnord LLC/RBS Global, Inc., Term B Loan, 4.00%, 8/21/20

       2,348         2,235,263   

Rite Aid Corp., Tranche 1 Term Loan (Second Lien), 5.75%, 8/21/20

       360         360,000   

ROC Finance LLC, Funded Term B Loan, 5.00%, 6/20/19

       401         355,187   

Sequa Corp., Initial Term Loan, 5.25%, 6/19/17

       172         111,951   

Servicemaster Co. LLC, Initial Term Loan, 4.25%, 7/01/21

       8,547         8,459,208   

Spectrum Brands, Inc.:

       

Euro Term Loan, 3.50%, 6/23/22

    EUR         3,168         3,418,803   

USD Term Loan, 3.50%, 6/23/22

    USD         2,013         2,006,842   

Spin Holdco, Inc., Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25%, 11/14/19

       2,974         2,821,793   

SS&C Technologies, Inc., Term B-1 Loan, 4.00% - 4.08%, 7/08/22

       2,858         2,843,380   

Staples Escrow LLC, Term Loan B, 0.00%, 1/28/22

       4,600         4,563,568   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25%, 11/03/20

       2,197         2,152,909   

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 4.25%, 3/17/22

       794         789,371   

Telesat Canada, U.S. Term B-2 Loan, 2.75%, 3/28/19

       1,065         1,043,700   

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Senior Lien Term Loan, 3.50%, 11/09/22

       2,470         2,470,469   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

28    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
  

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

United States (continued)

        

Tribune Media Co. (FKA Tribune Co.), Term B Loan, 3.75%, 12/27/20

     USD         321       $ 315,240   

Univision Communications, Inc., Replacement First-Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 3/01/20

        6,494         6,327,803   

WESCO Distribution, Inc., Tranche B-1 Loan, 3.75%, 12/12/19

        142         142,030   

Wilsonart LLC, Initial Term Loan, 4.00%, 10/31/19

        2,565         2,499,074   
        

 

 

 
                         283,968,965   

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 10.5%

                       540,007,314   
        
Foreign Agency Obligations                        

Brazil — 0.3%

        

Petrobras Global Finance BV:

        

5.38%, 10/01/29

     GBP         2,405         1,956,576   

6.63%, 1/16/34

        6,460         5,632,579   

7.25%, 3/17/44

     USD         14,735         9,651,425   
        

 

 

 
                         17,240,580   

British Virgin Islands — 0.0%

        

China Cinda Finance 2014 Ltd., 5.63%, 5/14/24

              820         859,378   

Canada — 0.1%

        

NOVA Chemicals Corp., 5.00%, 5/01/25 (a)

              2,160         2,025,000   

China — 0.4%

        

BAIC Inalfa HK Investment Co. Ltd., 1.90%, 11/02/20

     EUR         1,600         1,715,899   

Baosteel Financing 2015 Pty. Ltd., 3.88%, 1/28/20

        410         414,708   

CCBL Cayman Corp. Ltd., 3.25%, 7/28/20

        1,050         1,061,288   

CCCI Treasure Ltd., 3.50% (b)(h)

        2,700         2,664,052   

China Cinda Finance 2015 I Ltd., 4.25%, 4/23/25

        1,940         1,843,452   

CITIC Pacific Ltd., 6.80%, 1/17/23

        2,000         2,326,072   

CNPC HK Overseas Capital Ltd., 4.50%, 4/28/21

        2,000         2,136,912   

COSCO Finance 2011 Ltd., 4.00%, 12/03/22

        1,950         1,988,741   

Eastern Creation II Investment Holdings Ltd., 1.50%, 7/29/19

        220         236,163   

Export-Import Bank of China/The Via Avi Funding Co. Ltd., 2.85%, 9/16/20

        1,100         1,113,862   

Huarong Finance II Co. Ltd., 5.00%, 11/19/25

        1,593         1,612,036   

ICBCIL Finance Co. Ltd., 3.20%, 11/10/20

        1,900         1,914,345   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., 2.91%, 11/13/20

        1,100         1,113,073   

Minmetals Bounteous Finance BVI Ltd., 4.75%, 7/30/25

        1,900         1,934,390   
        

 

 

 
                         22,074,993   

Germany — 0.6%

        

Bayerische Landesbank, 0.74%, 2/07/19 (b)

        3,950         4,113,022   

HSH Nordbank AG:

        

0.72%, 2/14/17 (b)

        18,000         17,412,876   

0.76%, 2/14/17 (b)

        9,359         9,048,659   
        

 

 

 
                         30,574,557   

India — 0.1%

        

Bank of India, 6.25%, 2/16/21

     USD         430         484,799   

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd., 4.63%, 10/25/22

        200         207,435   

Export-Import Bank of India, 3.13%, 7/20/21

        941         937,659   
Foreign Agency Obligations           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

India (continued)

        

NTPC Ltd., 5.63%, 7/14/21

     USD         1,100       $ 1,224,104   
        

 

 

 
                         2,853,997   

Indonesia — 0.1%

        

Pelabuhan Indonesia II PT:

        

4.25%, 5/05/25

        1,938         1,715,130   

5.38%, 5/05/45

        400         310,000   

Pertamina Persero PT:

        

5.63%, 5/20/43

        2,680         2,088,221   

6.45%, 5/30/44

        1,000         860,366   
        

 

 

 
                         4,973,717   

Malaysia — 0.0%

        

Axiata SPV2 BHD, 3.47%, 11/19/20

              1,305         1,320,309   

Mongolia — 0.1%

        

Development Bank of Mongolia LLC, 5.75%, 3/21/17

        1,000         930,769   

Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia LLC, 9.38%, 5/19/20

        2,050         1,819,601   
        

 

 

 
                         2,750,370   

South Korea — 0.0%

        

Korea Midland Power Co. Ltd., 2.50%, 7/21/21

              1,490         1,492,745   

Venezuela — 0.1%

        

Petroleos de Venezuela SA:

        

5.25%, 4/12/17

        4,700         1,833,000   

6.00%, 11/15/26

        4,200         1,244,880   
        

 

 

 
                         3,077,880   

Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 1.8%

                       89,243,526   
        
Foreign Government Obligations                        

Angola — 0.0%

        

Republic of Angola, 9.50%, 11/12/25

              2,800         2,338,560   

Croatia — 0.0%

        

Republic of Croatia, 3.88%, 5/30/22

     EUR         1,800         1,985,029   

Dominican Republic — 0.1%

        

Dominican Republic International Bond, 7.45%, 4/30/44

     USD         2,800         2,702,000   

Hungary — 0.1%

        

Hungary Government International Bond, 5.38%, 3/25/24

              4,500         4,957,470   

Indonesia — 0.2%

        

Republic of Indonesia:

        

2.88%, 7/08/21

     EUR         3,700         3,975,162   

5.88%, 1/15/24

     USD         950         1,040,962   

3.38%, 7/30/25

     EUR         1,300         1,333,571   

4.75%, 1/08/26

     USD         1,096         1,113,920   

6.75%, 1/15/44

        4,100         4,469,951   

5.95%, 1/08/46

        900         931,440   
        

 

 

 
                         12,865,006   

Mongolia — 0.0%

        

Mongolian People’s Republic, 7.50%, 6/30/18

     CNH         4,000         539,695   

Portugal — 0.3%

        

Republic of Portugal, 5.13%, 10/15/24

     USD         12,875         13,222,625   

Russia — 0.1%

        

Russian Federation, 3.25%, 4/04/17

              4,600         4,610,065   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    29


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
  

 

Foreign Government Obligations            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Serbia — 0.2%

        

Republic of Serbia, 5.88%, 12/03/18

     USD         7,400       $ 7,751,500   

Slovenia — 0.1%

        

Republic of Slovenia, 4.63%, 9/09/24

     EUR         3,400         4,644,627   

Sri Lanka — 0.0%

        

Republic of Sri Lanka:

        

6.00%, 1/14/19

     USD         429         418,719   

6.25%, 10/04/20

        997         955,581   
        

 

 

 
                         1,374,300   

Venezuela — 0.0%

        

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 11.75%, 10/21/26

              1,500         551,250   

Total Foreign Government Obligations — 1.1%

                       57,542,127   
        
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities                        

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1%

        

United Kingdom — 0.1%

        

Paragon Mortgages No. 13 PLC, Series 2006-13X, Class A2C, 0.50%, 1/15/39 (b)

              5,843         5,168,246   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 2.3%

        

Ireland — 0.1%

        

German Residential Funding Ltd., Series 2013-1, Class E, 4.05%, 8/27/24 (b)

     EUR         3,512         3,880,123   

United States — 2.2%

        

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2007-3, Class AJ, 5.74%, 6/10/49 (b)

     USD         4,000         3,991,810   

BXHTL Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2015-JWRZ, Class DR3,
4.22%, 5/15/29 (a)(b)

        7,500         6,995,513   

Series 2015-JWRZ, Class GL3,
4.00%, 5/15/29 (a)(b)

        9,280         8,606,853   

CDGJ Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2014-BXCH, Class EPA,
4.58%, 12/15/27 (a)(b)

        4,700         4,450,902   

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2014-KYO, Class F, 3.80%, 6/11/27 (a)(b)

        18,510         18,302,333   

Commercial Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2014-PAT, Class E,
3.47%, 8/13/27 (a)(b)

        1,000         965,532   

Series 2014-PAT, Class F,
2.76%, 8/13/27 (a)(b)

        2,000         1,887,819   

Series 2014-PAT, Class G,
1.91%, 8/13/27 (a)(b)

        2,000         1,846,520   

Core Industrial Trust:

        

Series 2015-CALW, Class F,
3.98%, 2/10/34 (a)(b)

        4,620         4,170,377   

Series 2015-CALW, Class G,
3.98%, 2/10/34 (a)(b)

        5,640         5,214,744   

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2007-C4, Class AJ, 6.15%, 9/15/39 (b)

        3,300         3,325,092   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-C2, Class AMFX, 4.88%, 4/15/37

        278         252,059   

GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2015-NRF, Class EFX,
3.49%, 12/15/19 (a)(b)

        8,740         8,129,632   

Series 2015-NRF, Class FFX,
3.38%, 12/15/19 (a)(b)

        4,620         4,213,297   
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

  

  

United States (continued)

        

Series 2015-NRF, Class GFX,
3.38%, 12/15/19 (a)(b)

     USD         14,125       $ 12,827,041   

GRACE Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-GRCE,
Class F, 3.71%, 6/10/28 (a)(b)

        2,545         2,404,620   

Hilton USA Trust, Series 2013-HLT, Class EFX, 5.61%, 11/05/30 (a)(b)

        4,673         4,680,889   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2006-C4, Class B,
6.05%, 6/15/38 (b)

        4,710         4,771,928   

Series 2007-C1, Class AJ, 5.48%, 2/15/40

        3,040         3,031,908   

Lone Star Portfolio Trust, Series 2015-LSP,
Class E, 6.03%, 9/15/20 (a)(b)

        6,246         6,132,831   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C33, Class AJ, 6.15%, 2/15/51 (b)

        2,286         2,302,589   

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2015-C31, Class D, 3.85%, 11/15/25

        4,630         3,303,028   
        

 

 

 
                         111,807,317   

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 2.4%

  

     120,855,686   
        
Preferred Securities                        

Capital Trusts

                          

Australia — 0.0%

        

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 4.50%, 12/09/25

              1,400         1,407,347   

China — 0.1%

        

Central Plaza Development Ltd., 7.13% (b)(h)

        900         924,165   

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 4.00%, 7/03/75 (b)

        2,800         2,753,800   

CITIC Ltd., 8.63% (b)(h)

        2,000         2,242,134   
        

 

 

 
                         5,920,099   

France — 1.4%

        

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA, 4.87% (b)(h)

     EUR         2,300         1,968,720   

Credit Agricole Assurances SA, 4.25% (b)(h)

        24,000         24,084,029   

Credit Agricole SA, 8.13% (a)(b)(h)

     USD         15,000         14,991,000   

Electricite de France SA:

        

5.00% (b)(h)

     EUR         6,400         6,253,643   

5.88% (b)(h)

     GBP         5,900         7,330,021   

Orange SA:

        

4.00% (b)(h)

     EUR         3,450         3,634,588   

4.25% (b)(h)

        4,269         4,659,269   

5.00% (b)(h)

        5,825         6,133,707   
        

 

 

 
                         69,054,977   

Germany — 0.6%

        

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, 3.50%, 4/23/75 (b)

        3,400         3,099,598   

HSH Nordbank AG, 7.25% (b)(h)

     USD         25,165         6,271,118   

Volkswagen International Finance NV, 3.50% (b)(h)

     EUR         12,855         11,140,601   

Vonovia Finance BV, 4.00% (b)(h)

        11,600         11,812,243   
        

 

 

 
                         32,323,560   

Hong Kong — 0.0%

        

Bank of East Asia Ltd., 5.50% (b)(h)

     USD         1,800         1,710,090   

Noble Group Ltd., 6.00% (b)(h)

        1,400         427,000   
        

 

 

 
                         2,137,090   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

30    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
  

 

Preferred Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

India — 0.0%

        

ICICI Bank Ltd., 6.38%, 4/30/22 (b)

     USD         1,400       $ 1,410,706   

Italy — 0.5%

        

Enel SpA:

        

6.50%, 1/10/74 (b)

     EUR         7,900         9,093,066   

5.00%, 1/15/75 (b)

        2,720         3,016,542   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA:

        

7.00% (b)(h)

        7,420         7,937,779   

7.70% (a)(b)(h)

     USD         2,775         2,677,875   
        

 

 

 
                         22,725,262   

Japan — 0.4%

        

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co.,
5.20%, 10/20/45 (b)

        1,150         1,204,683   

Nippon Life Insurance Co., 5.00%, 1/20/46 (a)(b)

        18,255         18,346,275   
        

 

 

 
                         19,550,958   

Netherlands — 0.2%

        

ABN AMRO Bank NV, 5.75% (b)(h)

     EUR         7,900         8,316,699   

South Korea — 0.0%

        

Shinsegae Co. Ltd., 2.63%, 5/08/45 (b)

     USD         900         892,620   

Spain — 1.5%

        

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA:

        

7.00% (b)(h)

     EUR         13,400         13,656,762   

9.00% (b)(h)

     USD         4,000         4,180,000   

Banco Popular Espanol SA:

        

8.25% (b)(h)

     EUR         6,400         5,873,460   

11.50% (b)(h)

        8,300         8,890,192   

Banco Santander SA, 6.25% (b)(h)

        10,900         10,863,277   

Gas Natural Fenosa Finance BV, 4.13% (b)(h)

        6,700         6,523,556   

Telefonica Europe BV:

        

4.20% (b)(h)

        13,200         13,575,161   

5.00% (b)(h)

        9,900         10,354,402   

5.88% (b)(h)

        1,800         1,841,222   
        

 

 

 
                         75,758,032   

Switzerland — 0.0%

        

UBS Group AG, 5.75% (b)(h)

              1,500         1,677,752   

United Kingdom — 0.9%

        

Barclays PLC, 7.88% (b)(h)

     GBP         9,425         12,841,405   

Centrica PLC, 3.00%, 4/10/76 (b)

     EUR         5,290         4,905,738   

Coventry Building Society, 6.38% (b)(h)

     GBP         3,600         4,817,782   

HBOS Capital Funding LP, 6.85% (b)(h)

     USD         4,341         4,372,516   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 6.38% (b)(h)

     EUR         12,714         14,151,764   

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, 7.38% (b)(h)

     GBP         3,810         5,313,532   
        

 

 

 
                         46,402,737   

United States — 1.4%

        

Citigroup, Inc., 6.13% (b)(h)

     USD         20,385         20,505,883   

General Electric Co., 5.00% (b)(h)

        8,773         9,014,257   

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXI, 1.28%, 2/02/37 (b)

        15,000         11,362,500   

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., 5.25% (a)(h)

        4,000         4,240,000   

State Street Capital Trust IV, 1.51%, 6/15/37 (b)

        34,140         26,816,970   
        

 

 

 
                         71,939,610   

Total Capital Trusts — 7.0%

                       359,517,449   
        
                          
Preferred Stocks                
Shares
     Value  

Israel — 0.2%

        

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., 7.00% (h)

              10,509       $ 10,265,613   

Luxembourg — 0.0%

        

Concrete Investment I SCA:

        

0.00% (e)(h)

        10,000         1,245,789   

0.00% (e)(f)(h)

        10,000           

Concrete Investment II SCA,
0.00%, 8/27/44 (e)

        11,824         1,447,403   

Novartex Holding Luxembourg SCA Equity,
0.00% (e)(h)

        3,800           
        

 

 

 
                         2,693,192   

Netherlands — 0.5%

        

RBS Capital Funding Trust V, Series E,
5.90% (h)

        185,913         4,577,178   

RBS Capital Funding Trust VI, 6.25% (h)

        151,363         3,781,048   

RBS Capital Funding Trust VII, 6.08% (h)

        728,691         18,144,406   
        

 

 

 
                         26,502,632   

Spain — 0.1%

        

Santander Finance Preferred SAU, 4.00% (h)

              164,000         3,514,520   

United Kingdom — 0.1%

        

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC:

        

6.13% (h)

        19,117         478,116   

6.60% (h)

        95,580         2,416,262   
        

 

 

 
                         2,894,378   

United States — 0.2%

        

Allergan PLC, Series A, 1.38% (h)

              9,950         9,435,486   

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.1%

                       55,305,821   

Total Preferred Securities — 8.1%

                       414,823,270   
        
U.S. Treasury Obligations            Par  
(000)
         

U.S. Treasury Bonds:

        

2.88%, 8/15/45

     USD         73,053         74,662,328   

3.00%, 11/15/45

        120,730         126,705,163   

U.S. Treasury Notes:

        

1.13%, 1/15/19

        972         976,366   

2.25%, 11/15/25

              17,368         17,863,635   

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 4.3%

                       220,207,492   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $4,905,937,548) — 89.0%

                       4,556,099,940   
        
Short-Term Securities                        

Borrowed Bond Agreements — 23.9%

        

Barclays Bank PLC, (2.75)%, Open (o)

        883         882,810   

(Purchased on 1/15/16 to be repurchased at $882,001, collateralized by Standard Chartered PLC, 6.50% (h), par and fair value of USD 900,000 and $849,033, respectively)

        

Barclays Bank PLC, (2.00)%, Open (o)

        2,504         2,503,807   

(Purchased on 8/27/15 to be repurchased at $2,481,968, collateralized by Federal Republic of Nigeria, 6.38% due at 7/12/23, par and fair value of USD 2,700,000 and $2,387,880, respectively)

        
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    31


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
  

 

Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Borrowed Bond Agreements (continued)

        

Barclays Bank PLC, (1.50)%, Open (o)

     EUR         565       $ 612,270   

(Purchased on 1/14/16 to be repurchased at EUR 564,863, collateralized by Grupo Antolin Dutch BV, 5.13% due at 6/30/22, par and fair value of EUR 560,000 and $621,811, respectively)

        

Barclays Bank PLC, (1.50)%, Open (o)

        316         342,833   

(Purchased on 1/15/16 to be repurchased at EUR 316,301, collateralized by Grupo Antolin Dutch BV, 5.13% due at 6/30/22, par and fair value of EUR 313,000 and $347,548, respectively)

        

Barclays Bank PLC, (1.35)%, Open (o)

        2,435         2,637,486   

(Purchased on 1/21/16 to be repurchased at EUR 2,434,051, collateralized by Wendel SA, 1.88% due at 4/10/20, par and fair value of EUR 2,600,000 and $2,748,687, respectively)

        

Barclays Bank PLC, (1.25)%, Open (o)

     USD         1,073         1,073,156   

(Purchased on 1/07/16 to be repurchased at $1,072,411, collateralized by HSBC Holdings PLC, 5.63% (h), par and fair value of USD 1,050,000 and $1,023,159, respectively)

        

Barclays Bank PLC, (1.00)%, Open (o)

        1,584         1,584,271   

(Purchased on 1/08/16 to be repurchased at $1,583,434, collateralized by HSBC Holdings PLC, 5.63% (h), par and fair value of USD 1,550,000 and $1,510,377, respectively)

        

Barclays Bank PLC, (0.85)%, Open (o)

     EUR         1,235         1,338,303   

(Purchased on 1/19/16 to be repurchased at EUR 1,235,080, collateralized by Rexel SA, 3.25% due at 6/15/22, par and fair value of EUR 1,318,000 and $1,370,671, respectively)

        

Barclays Bank PLC, (0.85)%, Open (o)

        1,543         1,671,881   

(Purchased on 1/19/16 to be repurchased at EUR 1,542,929, collateralized by Total Capital International SA, 1.38% due at 3/19/25, par and fair value of EUR 1,600,000 and $1,728,546, respectively)

        

Barclays Bank PLC, (0.85)%, Open (o)

        984         1,066,046   

(Purchased on 1/19/16 to be repurchased at EUR 983,822, collateralized by Rexel SA, 3.25% due at 6/15/22, par and fair value of EUR 1,049,000 and $1,090,921, respectively)

        

Barclays Bank PLC, (0.65)%, Open (o)

        1,130         1,223,837   

(Purchased on 10/13/15 to be repurchased at EUR 1,127,513, collateralized by SABMiller Holdings, Inc., 1.88% due at 1/20/20, par and fair value of EUR 1,075,000 and $1,221,398, respectively)

        

Barclays Bank PLC, (0.65)%, Open (o)

        2,133         2,310,641   

(Purchased on 10/13/15 to be repurchased at EUR 2,128,778, collateralized by SABMiller Holdings, Inc., 1.88% due at 1/20/20, par and fair value of EUR 2,030,000 and $2,306,454, respectively)

        

Barclays Bank PLC, 0.00%, Open (o)

     USD         3,126         3,126,222   

(Purchased on 1/15/16 to be repurchased at $3,126,222, collateralized by Barclays PLC, 4.38% due at 9/11/24, par and fair value of USD 3,135,000 and $3,055,559, respectively)

        
Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Borrowed Bond Agreements (continued)

        

Barclays Capital, Inc., 0.00%, Open (o)

     USD         5,279       $ 5,279,165   

(Purchased on 1/27/16 to be repurchased at $5,279,165, collateralized by Bank of Nova Scotia, 4.50% due at 12/16/25, par and fair value of USD 5,266,000 and $5,205,178, respectively)

        

Barclays Capital, Inc., 0.05%, Open (o)

        31,023         31,022,557   

(Purchased on 1/29/16 to be repurchased at $31,022,687, collateralized by Royal Bank of Canada, 2.15% due at 3/15/19, par and fair value of USD 30,489,000 and $30,740,016, respectively)

        

Barclays Capital, Inc., 0.05%, Open (o)

        21,199         21,198,940   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $21,200,265, collateralized by Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc., 5.63% due at 12/01/40, par and fair value of USD 19,999,000 and $21,421,429, respectively)

        

Barclays Capital, Inc., 0.05%, Open (o)

        24,600         24,600,000   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $24,601,538, collateralized by Total Capital International SA, 3.75% due at 4/10/24, par and fair value of USD 24,000,000 and $24,301,272, respectively)

        

Barclays Capital, Inc., 0.05%, Open (o)

        34,743         34,743,461   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $34,745,633, collateralized by International Business Machines Corp., 4.00% due at 6/20/42, par and fair value of USD 36,717,000 and $33,224,479, respectively)

        

Barclays Capital, Inc., 0.10%, Open (o)

        239         238,500   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $238,530, collateralized by Standard Chartered PLC, 5.70% due at 3/26/44, par and fair value of USD 240,000 and $234,159, respectively)

        

Barclays Capital, Inc., 0.10%, Open (o)

        9,965         9,965,250   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $9,966,496, collateralized by Citigroup, Inc., 5.88% due at 1/30/42, par and fair value of USD 8,600,000 and $9,815,154, respectively)

        

BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 0.38%, 2/01/16

        4,105         4,105,000   

(Purchased on 1/28/16 to be repurchased at $4,105,173, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.13% due at 12/31/22, par and fair value of USD 4,000,000 and $4,121,408, respectively)

        

BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 0.40%, Open (o)

        12,026         12,026,000   

(Purchased on 12/31/15 to be repurchased at $12,030,276, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.25% due at 11/15/25, par and fair value of USD 12,026,000 and $12,369,403, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd., (1.75)%, Open (o)

        2,806         2,806,180   

(Purchased on 1/12/16 to be repurchased at $2,803,725, collateralized by Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., 5.00% (h), par and fair value of USD 2,600,000 and $2,619,370, respectively)

        
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

32    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
  

 

Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Borrowed Bond Agreements (continued)

        

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd., (0.75)%, Open (o)

     EUR         2,288       $ 2,479,049   

(Purchased on 10/29/15 to be repurchased at EUR 2,284,096, collateralized by EDP — Energias de Portugal SA, 5.38% due at 9/16/75, par and fair value of EUR 2,200,000 and $2,276,002, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., (0.25)%, Open (o)

     USD         2,163         2,163,000   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $2,162,309, collateralized by Tribune Media Co., 5.88% due at 7/15/22, par and fair value of USD 2,100,000 and $2,094,750, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., (0.20)%, Open (o)

        17,214         17,214,413   

(Purchased on 11/27/15 to be repurchased at $17,208,387, collateralized by Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3. 75% due at 2/15/25, par and fair value of USD 18,002,000 and $16,408,733, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.00%, Open (o)

        438         437,546   

(Purchased on 1/12/16 to be repurchased at $437,546, collateralized by Kennametal, Inc., 3.88% due at 2/15/22, par and fair value of USD 437,000 and $435,935, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.05%, Open (o)

        19,725         19,725,000   

(Purchased on 1/22/16 to be repurchased at $19,725,192, collateralized by Target Corp., 4.00% due at 7/01/42, par and fair value of USD 20,000,000 and $19,797,520, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.10%, Open (o)

        14,732         14,731,781   

(Purchased on 1/22/16 to be repurchased at $14,732,068, collateralized by Merck & Co., Inc., 3.70% due at 2/10/45, par and fair value of USD 15,207,000 and $14,194,776, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.10%, Open (o)

        2,191         2,190,500   

(Purchased on 1/22/16 to be repurchased at $2,190,543, collateralized by Infor U.S., Inc., 6.50% due at 5/15/22, par and fair value of USD 2,600,000 and $2,268,500, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.10%, Open (o)

        20,125         20,125,000   

(Purchased on 1/22/16 to be repurchased at $20,125,391, collateralized by Novartis Capital Corp., 4.00% due at 11/20/45, par and fair value of USD 20,000,000 and $20,200,140, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.10%, Open (o)

        36,006         36,006,250   

(Purchased on 10/06/15 to be repurchased at $36,018,052, collateralized by Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 3.70% due at 2/01/24, par and fair value of USD 35,000,000 and $36,187,620, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.10%, Open (o)

        14,396         14,395,625   

(Purchased on 12/10/15 to be repurchased at $14,397,704, collateralized by Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.70% due at 2/15/26, par and fair value of USD 15,500,000 and $13,941,165, respectively)

        
Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Borrowed Bond Agreements (continued)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.10%, Open (o)

     USD         4,808       $ 4,808,377   

(Purchased on 12/21/15 to be repurchased at $4,808,925, collateralized by BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., 6.75% due at 10/19/75, par and fair value of USD 4,938,000 and $4,641,720, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.10%, Open (o)

        8,681         8,681,250   

(Purchased on 6/08/15 to be repurchased at $8,686,989, collateralized by PepsiCo, Inc., 5.50% due at 1/15/40, par and fair value of USD 7,500,000 and $8,906,093, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.10%, Open (o)

        11,460         11,460,000   

(Purchased on 6/09/15 to be repurchased at $11,467,545, collateralized by PepsiCo, Inc., 2.75% due at 4/30/25, par and fair value of USD 12,000,000 and $11,915,376, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.10%, Open (o)

        1,439         1,439,000   

(Purchased on 6/10/15 to be repurchased at $1,439,939, collateralized by Eastman Chemical Co., 3.60% due at 8/15/22, par and fair value of USD 1,425,000 and $1,382,241, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.10%, Open (o)

        10,750         10,750,000   

(Purchased on 8/05/15 to be repurchased at $10,755,375, collateralized by Bank of America Corp., 4.88% due at 4/01/44, par and fair value of USD 10,000,000 and $10,210,660, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.10%, Open (o)

        33,418         33,418,000   

(Purchased on 8/13/15 to be repurchased at $33,433,966, collateralized by Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.50% due at 11/01/24, par and fair value of USD 34,100,000 and $33,813,731, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.10%, Open (o)

        31,425         31,425,000   

(Purchased on 8/18/15 to be repurchased at $31,439,578, collateralized by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 4.30% due at 4/22/44, par and fair value of USD 30,000,000 and $31,076,970, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.10%, Open (o)

        3,557         3,556,875   

(Purchased on 9/03/15 to be repurchased at $3,558,367, collateralized by Medtronic, Inc., 3.50% due at 3/15/25, par and fair value of USD 3,500,000 and $3,593,660, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.15%, Open (o)

        19,750         19,750,000   

(Purchased on 1/14/16 to be repurchased at $19,751,481, collateralized by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 4.90% due at 10/15/25, par and fair value of USD 20,000,000 and $19,036,200, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.15%, Open (o)

        11,547         11,546,987   

(Purchased on 12/22/15 to be repurchased at $11,548,960, collateralized by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 4.80% due at 7/08/44, par and fair value of USD 11,170,000 and $11,056,457, respectively)

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.15%, Open (o)

        3,228         3,227,875   

(Purchased on 12/22/15 to be repurchased at $3,228,426, collateralized by Amazon.com, Inc., 3.80% due at 12/05/24, par and fair value of USD 3,100,000 and $3,250,530, respectively)

        
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    33


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
  

 

Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Borrowed Bond Agreements (continued)

        

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC,
0.00%, Open (o)

     USD         11,128       $ 11,128,145   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $11,128,145, collateralized by Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.75% due at 2/15/25, par and fair value of USD 11,998,000 and $10,936,117, respectively)

        

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC,
0.10%, Open (o)

        11,058         11,058,320   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $11,059,702, collateralized by Royal Bank of Canada, 2.15% due at 3/15/19, par and fair value of USD 10,976,000 and $11,066,365, respectively)

        

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC,
0.10%, Open (o)

        23,063         23,062,500   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $23,065,383, collateralized by Wells Fargo & Co., 3.90% due at 5/01/45, par and fair value of USD 25,000,000 and $22,816,400, respectively)

        

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., (0.38)%, Open (o)

        24,540         24,540,000   

(Purchased on 9/18/15 to be repurchased at $24,504,771, collateralized by Statoil ASA, 3.70% due at 3/01/24, par and fair value of USD 24,000,000 and $24,116,880, respectively)

        

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., (0.25)%, Open (o)

        20,225         20,225,000   

(Purchased on 1/22/16 to be repurchased at $20,224,017, collateralized by Roche Holdings, Inc., 3.00% due at 11/10/25, par and fair value of USD 20,000,000 and $20,184,840, respectively)

        

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.05%, Open (o)

        4,661         4,660,500   

(Purchased on 12/22/15 to be repurchased at $4,660,765, collateralized by Amazon.com, Inc., 2.50% due at 11/29/22, par and fair value of USD 4,780,000 and $4,710,217, respectively)

        

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.38%, 2/01/16

        41,258         41,257,686   

(Purchased on 1/29/16 to be repurchased at $41,258,993, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.25% due at 11/15/25, par and fair value of USD 39,910,700 and $41,050,350, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, (0.12)%, Open (o)

        22,830         22,830,000   

(Purchased on 12/15/15 to be repurchased at $22,826,347, collateralized by ConocoPhillips Co., 3.35% due at 11/15/24, par and fair value of USD 24,000,000 and $20,611,272, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, (0.06)%, Open (o)

        140,667         140,666,581   

(Purchased on 1/26/16 to be repurchased at $140,665,409, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.75% due at 12/31/20, par and fair value of USD 138,417,300 and $141,147,853, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 0.05%, Open (o)

        8,234         8,234,375   

(Purchased on 12/30/15 to be repurchased at $8,234,752, collateralized by Bank of America Corp., 5.00% due at 1/21/44, par and fair value of USD 7,750,000 and $7,992,033, respectively)

        
Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Borrowed Bond Agreements (continued)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 0.41%, Open (o)

     USD         105,984       $   105,983,975   

(Purchased on 1/26/16 to be repurchased at $105,990,010, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.13% due at 12/31/22, par and fair value of USD 103,399,000 and $106,537,366, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (3.00)%, Open (o)

     EUR         1,434         1,553,426   

(Purchased on 1/19/16 to be repurchased at EUR 1,432,669, collateralized by Repsol International Finance BV, 3.63% due at 10/07/21, par and fair value of EUR 1,400,000 and $1,526,543, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (2.50)%, Open (o)

        794         859,863   

(Purchased on 1/18/16 to be repurchased at EUR 793,087, collateralized by Faurecia, 3.13% due at 6/15/22, par and fair value of EUR 800,000 and $834,137, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.60)%, Open (o)

        310         336,222   

(Purchased on 1/15/16 to be repurchased at EUR 310,190, collateralized by Repsol International Finance BV, 3.63% due at 10/07/21, par and fair value of EUR 300,000 and $327,116, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.60)%, Open (o)

        414         448,296   

(Purchased on 1/15/16 to be repurchased at EUR 413,587, collateralized by Repsol International Finance BV, 3.63% due at 10/07/21, par and fair value of EUR 400,000 and $436,156, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.50)%, Open (o)

        1,189         1,288,440   

(Purchased on 1/18/16 to be repurchased at EUR 1,188,777, collateralized by Eni SpA, 1.50% due at 2/02/26, par and fair value of EUR 1,200,000 and $1,250,263, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.50)%, Open (o)

        1,373         1,487,459   

(Purchased on 1/18/16 to be repurchased at EUR 1,372,402, collateralized by Solvay SA, 1.63% due at 12/02/22, par and fair value of EUR 1,300,000 and $1,421,839, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.50)%, Open (o)

        396         429,480   

(Purchased on 1/18/16 to be repurchased at EUR 396,259, collateralized by Eni SpA, 1.50% due at 2/02/26, par and fair value of EUR 400,000 and $416,754, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.30)%, Open (o)

        1,044         1,130,547   

(Purchased on 1/25/16 to be repurchased at EUR 1,043,430, collateralized by Vodafone Group PLC, 1.88% due at 9/11/25, par and fair value of EUR 1,000,000 and $1,087,017, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.30)%, Open (o)

        1,879         2,034,984   

(Purchased on 1/25/16 to be repurchased at EUR 1,878,175, collateralized by Vodafone Group PLC, 1.88% due at 9/11/25, par and fair value of EUR 1,800,000 and $1,956,630, respectively)

        
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

34    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
  

 

Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Borrowed Bond Agreements (continued)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.30)%, Open (o)

     EUR         1,045       $ 1,131,528   

(Purchased on 1/26/16 to be repurchased at EUR 1,044,374, collateralized by Vodafone Group PLC, 1.88% due at 9/11/25, par and fair value of EUR 1,000,000 and $1,087,017, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.30)%, Open (o)

        1,462         1,584,139   

(Purchased on 1/26/16 to be repurchased at EUR 1,462,124, collateralized by Vodafone Group PLC, 1.88% due at 9/11/25, par and fair value of EUR 1,400,000 and $1,521,823, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.25)%, Open (o)

        612         663,465   

(Purchased on 1/14/16 to be repurchased at EUR 612,153, collateralized by Gestamp Funding Luxembourg SA, 5.88% due at 5/31/20, par and fair value of EUR 560,000 and $622,569, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.25)%, Open (o)

        907         982,060   

(Purchased on 1/14/16 to be repurchased at EUR 906,108, collateralized by Gestamp Funding Luxembourg SA, 5.88% due at 5/31/20, par and fair value of EUR 840,000 and $933,854, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.25)%, Open (o)

        343         372,088   

(Purchased on 1/18/16 to be repurchased at EUR 343,335, collateralized by Lock AS, 7.00% due at 8/15/21, par and fair value of EUR 313,000 and $347,928, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.20)%, Open (o)

        1,362         1,474,982   

(Purchased on 1/21/16 to be repurchased at EUR 1,361,253, collateralized by Solvay SA, 1.63% due at 12/02/22, par and fair value of EUR 1,300,000 and $1,421,839, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.10)%, Open (o)

        228         246,677   

(Purchased on 1/18/16 to be repurchased at EUR 227,627, collateralized by Rexel SA, 3.25% due at 6/15/22, par and fair value of EUR 233,000 and $242,311, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.10)%, Open (o)

        1,293         1,400,581   

(Purchased on 9/25/15 to be repurchased at EUR 1,287,952, collateralized by Glencore Finance Europe SA, 5.25% due at 3/22/17, par and fair value of EUR 1,200,000 and $1,286,954, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.10)%, Open (o)

        862         933,720   

(Purchased on 9/25/15 to be repurchased at EUR 858,635, collateralized by Glencore Finance Europe SA, 5.25% due at 3/22/17, par and fair value of EUR 800,000 and $857,969, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.05)%, Open (o)

        574         622,081   

(Purchased on 1/14/16 to be repurchased at EUR 574,015, collateralized by Faurecia, 3.13% due at 6/15/22, par and fair value of EUR 560,000 and $583,896, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (1.00)%, Open (o)

        952         1,031,750   

(Purchased on 1/08/16 to be repurchased at EUR 951,916, collateralized by EDP Finance BV, 2.63% due at 1/18/22, par and fair value of EUR 900,000 and $961,776, respectively)

        
Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Borrowed Bond Agreements (continued)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (0.75)%, Open (o)

     USD         774       $ 774,199   

(Purchased on 1/14/16 to be repurchased at $774,006, collateralized by Societe Generale SA, 6.00% (h), par and fair value of USD 765,000 and $700,908, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (0.40)%, Open (o)

        1,857         1,857,387   

(Purchased on 1/15/16 to be repurchased at $1,857,160, collateralized by Societe Generale SA, 6.00% (h), par and fair value of USD 1,835,000 and $1,681,264, respectively)

        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, (0.25)%, Open (o)

        2,220         2,219,737   

(Purchased on 1/08/16 to be repurchased at $2,219,428, collateralized by Republic of Ecuador, 7.95% due at 6/20/24, par and fair value of USD 3,000,000 and $2,077,500, respectively)

        

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.00%, Open (o)

        6,256         6,256,125   

(Purchased on 12/16/15 to be repurchased at $6,256,125, collateralized by Standard Chartered PLC, 5.70% due at 3/26/44, par and fair value of USD 6,225,000 and $6,073,496, respectively)

        

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.00%, Open (o)

        15,518         15,518,475   

(Purchased on 8/05/15 to be repurchased at $15,518,475, collateralized by Morgan Stanley, 6.38% due at 7/24/42, par and fair value of USD 12,390,000 and $15,040,679, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, (3.50)%, Open (o)

        9,163         9,163,125   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $9,123,036, collateralized by Molson Coors Brewing Co., 3.50% due at 5/01/22, par and fair value of USD 9,050,000 and $9,219,326, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        17,535         17,535,000   

(Purchased on 1/11/16 to be repurchased at $17,536,534, collateralized by Citigroup, Inc., 6.68% due at 9/13/43, par and fair value of USD 14,000,000 and $16,733,136, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        18,519         18,518,500   

(Purchased on 1/11/16 to be repurchased at $18,520,120, collateralized by Wells Fargo & Co., 4.90% due at 11/17/45, par and fair value of USD 18,200,000 and $18,281,117, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        18,529         18,528,750   

(Purchased on 1/11/16 to be repurchased at $18,530,371, collateralized by Merrill Lynch & Co., 7.75% due at 5/14/38, par and fair value of USD 13,500,000 and $18,190,913, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        5,341         5,340,600   

(Purchased on 1/15/16 to be repurchased at $5,340,889, collateralized by Netflix Inc., 5.50% due at 2/15/22, par and fair value of USD 5,160,000 and $5,314,800, respectively)

        
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    35


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund  
  

 

Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Borrowed Bond Agreements (continued)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

     USD         779       $ 778,844   

(Purchased on 1/15/16 to be repurchased at $778,899, collateralized by Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.63% due at 3/01/25, par and fair value of USD 875,000 and $752,500, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        5,385         5,384,500   

(Purchased on 1/20/16 to be repurchased at $5,384,747, collateralized by Cimarex Energy Co., 4.38% due at 6/01/24, par and fair value of USD 6,050,000 and $5,296,231, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        1,812         1,811,563   

(Purchased on 1/21/16 to be repurchased at $1,811,638, collateralized by Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.50% due at 10/01/24, par and fair value of USD 2,125,000 and $1,917,813, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        46,224         46,224,000   

(Purchased on 1/21/16 to be repurchased at $46,225,926, collateralized by JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.85% due at 2/01/44, par and fair value of USD 42,800,000 and $45,413,197, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        11,730         11,730,000   

(Purchased on 1/26/16 to be repurchased at $11,730,293, collateralized by ConocoPhillips Co., 6.50% due at 2/01/39, par and fair value of USD 11,500,000 and $11,045,808, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        2,766         2,765,820   

(Purchased on 1/27/16 to be repurchased at $2,765,866, collateralized by Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 6.50% due at 1/15/24, par and fair value of USD 2,974,000 and $2,713,775, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        11,634         11,634,375   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $11,636,556, collateralized by Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., 3.75% due at 6/15/25, par and fair value of USD 12,750,000 and $11,437,949, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        13,331         13,331,250   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $13,333,750, collateralized by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.15% due at 5/22/45, par and fair value of USD 13,500,000 and $13,158,477, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        15,188         15,187,500   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $15,190,348, collateralized by Caterpillar, Inc., 3.40% due at 5/15/24, par and fair value of USD 15,000,000 and $15,234,885, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        18,225         18,225,000   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $18,228,417, collateralized by Verizon Communications, Inc., 6.55% due at 9/15/43, par and fair value of USD 15,000,000 and $17,511,840, respectively)

        
Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Borrowed Bond Agreements (continued)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

     USD         2,827       $ 2,827,187   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $2,827,718, collateralized by Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 5.88% due at 8/15/23, par and fair value of USD 2,725,000 and $2,673,906, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        20,000         20,000,000   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $20,003,750, collateralized by Time Warner, Inc., 3.60% due at 7/15/25, par and fair value of USD 20,000,000 and $19,415,040, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        20,050         20,050,000   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $20,053,759, collateralized by Abbott Laboratories, 2.95% due at 3/15/25, par and fair value of USD 20,000,000 and $19,985,080, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        24,540         24,540,000   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $24,544,601, collateralized by BP Capital Markets PLC, 3.81% due at 2/10/24, par and fair value of USD 24,000,000 and $23,774,400, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        25,476         25,475,587   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $25,480,364, collateralized by CCO Safari II LLC, 4.91% due at 7/23/25, par and fair value of USD 24,915,000 and $24,939,691, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        3,360         3,360,000   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $3,360,630, collateralized by LyondellBasell Industries NV, 5.75% due at 4/15/24, par and fair value of USD 3,000,000 and $3,252,933, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        3,930         3,930,000   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $3,930,737, collateralized by Merck & Co., Inc., 2.75% due at 2/10/25, par and fair value of USD 4,000,000 and $3,959,664, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        6,987         6,987,000   

(Purchased on 12/17/15 to be repurchased at $6,988,310, collateralized by Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.55% due at 5/01/37, par and fair value of USD 6,850,000 and $6,837,903, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        11,190         11,190,375   

(Purchased on 12/18/15 to be repurchased at $11,192,473, collateralized by Seagate HDD, 4.75% due at 6/01/23, par and fair value of USD 13,050,000 and $11,212,312, respectively)

        

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

        14,406         14,406,000   

(Purchased on 12/21/15 to be repurchased at $14,408,521, collateralized by Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.70% due at 2/15/23, par and fair value of USD 14,700,000 and $13,614,626, respectively)

        
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

36    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
  

 

Short-Term Securities         

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Borrowed Bond Agreements (continued)

  

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.15%, Open (o)

    USD        1,339      $ 1,339,000   

(Purchased on 12/28/15 to be repurchased at $1,339,195, collateralized by LifePoint Health, Inc., 5.50% due at 12/01/21, par and fair value of USD 1,300,000 and $1,319,500, respectively)

     
                      1,226,438,913   
Short-Term Securities          Shares         

Money Market Funds — 8.7%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.32% (m)(n)

            444,946,963        444,946,963   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $1,671,820,245) — 32.6%

  

  

    1,671,385,876   
     
Options Purchased                     

(Cost — $10,068,539) — 0.1%

                    6,627,378   

Total Investments Before Options Written, Borrowed Bonds and Investments Sold Short

   

 

(Cost — $6,587,826,332) — 121.7%

                    6,234,113,194   
     
Options Written                     

(Premiums Received — $1,591,991) — (0.0)%

  

    (689,777
     
Borrowed Bonds         

Par  

(000)

        

Corporate Bonds — (17.1)%

     

Abbott Laboratories, 2.95%, 3/15/25

    USD        20,000        (19,985,080

Amazon.com, Inc.:

     

2.50%, 11/29/22

      4,780        (4,710,217

3.80%, 12/05/24

      3,100        (3,250,530

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 3.70%, 2/01/24

      35,000        (36,187,620

Bank of America Corp.:

     

5.00%, 1/21/44

      7,750        (7,992,033

4.88%, 4/01/44

      10,000        (10,210,660

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., 5.00% (b)(h)

      2,600        (2,619,370

Bank of Nova Scotia, 4.50%, 12/16/25

      5,266        (5,205,178

Barclays PLC, 4.38%, 9/11/24

      3,135        (3,055,559

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., 6.75%, 10/19/75 (a)(b)

      4,938        (4,641,720

BP Capital Markets PLC, 3.81%, 2/10/24

      24,000        (23,774,400

Caterpillar, Inc., 3.40%, 5/15/24

      15,000        (15,234,885

CCO Safari II LLC, 4.91%, 7/23/25 (a)

      24,915        (24,939,691

Cimarex Energy Co., 4.38%, 6/01/24

      6,050        (5,296,231

Citigroup, Inc.:

     

5.88%, 1/30/42

      8,600        (9,815,154

6.68%, 9/13/43

      14,000        (16,733,136

ConocoPhillips Co.:

     

3.35%, 11/15/24

      24,000        (20,611,272

6.50%, 2/01/39

      11,500        (11,045,808

Eastman Chemical Co., 3.60%, 8/15/22

      1,425        (1,382,241

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA, 5.38%, 9/16/75 (b)

    EUR        2,200        (2,276,002

EDP Finance BV, 2.63%, 1/18/22

      900        (961,776
Borrowed Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

        

Eni SpA, 1.50%, 2/02/26

     EUR         1,600       $ (1,667,017

Enterprise Products Operating LLC:

        

3.75%, 2/15/25

     USD         30,000         (27,344,850

3.70%, 2/15/26

        15,500         (13,941,165

Faurecia, 3.13%, 6/15/22

     EUR         1,360         (1,418,033

Gestamp Funding Luxembourg SA, 5.88%, 5/31/20

        1,400         (1,556,423

Glencore Finance Europe SA, 5.25%, 3/22/17

        2,000         (2,144,923

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

        

4.80%, 7/08/44

     USD         11,170         (11,056,457

5.15%, 5/22/45

        13,500         (13,158,477

Grupo Antolin Dutch BV, 5.13%, 6/30/22

     EUR         873         (969,359

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 4.90%, 10/15/25 (a)

     USD         20,000         (19,036,200

HSBC Holdings PLC, 5.63% (b)(h)

        2,600         (2,533,536

Infor U.S., Inc., 6.50%, 5/15/22 (a)

        2,600         (2,268,500

International Business Machines Corp., 4.00%, 6/20/42

        36,717         (33,224,479

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.85%, 2/01/44

        42,800         (45,413,197

Kennametal, Inc., 3.88%, 2/15/22

        437         (435,935

LifePoint Health, Inc., 5.50%, 12/01/21

        1,300         (1,319,500

Lock A/S, 7.00%, 8/15/21

     EUR         313         (347,928

LyondellBasell Industries NV, 5.75%, 4/15/24

     USD         3,000         (3,252,933

Medtronic, Inc., 3.50%, 3/15/25

        3,500         (3,593,660

Merck & Co., Inc.:

        

2.75%, 2/10/25

        4,000         (3,959,664

3.70%, 2/10/45

        15,207         (14,194,776

Merrill Lynch & Co., 7.75%, 5/14/38

        13,500         (18,190,913

Molson Coors Brewing Co., 3.50%, 5/01/22

        9,050         (9,219,326

Morgan Stanley, 6.38%, 7/24/42

        12,390         (15,040,679

Netflix, Inc., 5.50%, 2/15/22 (a)

        5,160         (5,314,800

Novartis Capital Corp., 4.00%, 11/20/45

        20,000         (20,200,140

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.70%, 2/15/23

        14,700         (13,614,626

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 5.88%, 8/15/33

        2,725         (2,673,906

PepsiCo, Inc.:

        

2.75%, 4/30/25

        12,000         (11,915,376

5.50%, 1/15/40

        7,500         (8,906,093

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc., 5.63%, 12/01/40

        19,999         (21,421,429

Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 6.50%, 1/15/24 (a)

        2,974         (2,713,775

Repsol International Finance BV, 3.63%, 10/07/21

     EUR         2,100         (2,289,815

Rexel SA, 3.25%, 6/15/22

        2,600         (2,703,903

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., 3.75%, 6/15/25

     USD         12,750         (11,437,949

Roche Holdings, Inc., 3.00%, 11/10/25 (a)

        20,000         (20,184,840

Royal Bank of Canada, 2.15%, 3/15/19

        41,465         (41,806,381

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.63%, 3/01/25

        875         (752,500

SABMiller Holdings, Inc., 1.88%, 1/20/20

     EUR         3,105         (3,527,852

Seagate HDD, 4.75%, 6/01/23

     USD         13,050         (11,212,312

Société Générale SA, 6.00% (b)(h)

        2,600         (2,382,172

Solvay SA, 1.63%, 12/02/22

     EUR         2,600         (2,843,678

Standard Chartered PLC:

        

6.50% (b)(h)

     USD         900         (849,033

5.70%, 3/26/44 (a)

        6,465         (6,307,655

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.50%, 10/01/24

        2,125         (1,917,813

Target Corp., 4.00%, 7/01/42

        20,000         (19,797,520

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.55%, 5/01/37

        6,850         (6,837,903

Time Warner, Inc., 3.60%, 7/15/25

        20,000         (19,415,040

Total Capital International SA:

        

3.75%, 4/10/24

        24,000         (24,301,272

1.38%, 3/19/25

     EUR         1,600         (1,728,546
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    37


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   
  

 

Borrowed Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

        

Tribune Media Co., 5.88%, 7/15/22 (a)

     USD         2,100       $ (2,094,750

Verizon Communications, Inc.:

        

3.50%, 11/01/24

        34,100         (33,813,731

6.55%, 9/15/43

        15,000         (17,511,840

Vodafone Group PLC, 1.88%, 9/11/25

     EUR         5,200         (5,652,487

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 4.30%, 4/22/44

     USD         30,000         (31,076,970

Wells Fargo & Co.:

        

3.90%, 5/01/45

        25,000         (22,816,400

4.90%, 11/17/45

        18,200         (18,281,117

Wendel SA, 1.88%, 4/10/20

     EUR         2,600         (2,748,687
        

 

 

 
                         (876,268,804

Foreign Agency Obligations — (0.5)%

        

Statoil ASA, 3.70%, 3/01/24

     USD         24,000         (24,116,880

Foreign Government Obligations — (0.1)%

        

Federal Republic of Nigeria, 6.38%, 7/12/23

        2,700         (2,387,880

Republic of Ecuador, 7.95%, 6/20/24

        3,000         (2,077,500
        

 

 

 
                         (4,465,380

U.S. Treasury Obligations — (5.9)%

        

U.S. Treasury Notes:

        

1.75%, 12/31/20

        138,417         (141,147,853

2.13%, 12/31/22

        107,399         (110,658,774

2.25%, 11/15/25

        51,937         (53,419,753
        

 

 

 
                         (305,226,380

Total Borrowed Bonds

(Proceeds — $1,234,534,715) — (23.6)%

                       (1,210,077,444
        
                          
Investments Sold Short           

    

Shares

     Value  

Common Stocks — (0.9)%

                          

Allergan PLC

        8,335       $ (2,370,724

Amazon.com, Inc. (e)

        900         (528,300

Calpine Corp.

        81,000         (1,240,110

Caterpillar, Inc.

        121,250         (7,546,600

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

        28,025         (842,151

Community Health Systems, Inc.

        30,750         (660,510

Continental Resources, Inc.

        35,000         (738,850

Endo International PLC

        14,750         (818,183

General Electric Co.

        185,000         (5,383,500

HCA Holdings, Inc.

        9,000         (626,220

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

        203,210         (2,796,170

Hewlett-Packard Co.

        133,210         (1,293,469

Mallinckrodt PLC

        21,500         (1,248,935

Micron Technology, Inc.

        342,750         (3,780,532

Powershares Senior Loan Portfolio

        500,000         (11,090,000

Qorvo, Inc.

        24,150         (956,340

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

        45,500         (1,233,960

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

        50,050         (4,515,511
        

 

 

 
                         (47,670,065
Corporate Bonds — (1.6)%           

Par  

(000)

         

AbbVie, Inc., 3.60%, 05/14/25

     USD         25,000         (24,979,828

AT&T Inc., 3.90%, 03/11/24

        15,000         (15,414,900

Bank of Nova Scotia, 4.50%, 12/16/25

        12,111         (11,971,118

Health Care REIT, Inc., 4.00%, 06/01/25

        6,527         (6,500,422

Pfizer, Inc., 3.40%, 05/15/24

        15,000         (15,624,960

Ventas Realty LP, 3.50%, 02/01/25

        7,398         (7,160,746
        

 

 

 
                         (81,651,974
Investment Companies — (2.5)%            Shares          

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

        20,000         (999,800

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (m)

        1,300,000         (103,064,000

iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (m)

        163,600         (6,293,692

Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF

        100,000         (4,972,000

Powershares QQQ Trust Series 1

        92,600         (9,642,438

SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

        75,000         (2,136,750
        

 

 

 
                         (127,108,680
U.S. Treasury Obligations — (0.4)%           

Par  

(000)

         

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.75%, 12/31/20

     USD         17,063         (17,399,193

Total Investments Sold Short

(Proceeds — $283,289,829) — (5.4)%

                       (273,829,912

Total Investments Net of Options Written, Borrowed Bonds and Investments Sold Short — 92.7%

   

     4,749,516,061   

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 7.3%

  

     373,754,752   
        

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

         $ 5,123,270,813   
        

 

 

 
 
      Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a) 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.

 

(b) Variable rate security. Rate as of period end.

 

(c) Zero-coupon bond.

 

(d) Amount is less than $500.

 

(e) Non-income producing security.

 

(f) Stapled Security — A security contractually bound to one or more other securities to form a single saleable unit which cannot be sold separately.

 

(g) Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144a securities. As of period end, the Fund held restricted securities with a current value of $10,049 and an original cost of $10,049 which was 0.0% of its net assets.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(h) Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

 

(i) Convertible security.

 

(j) Payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.

 

(k) Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

(l) All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding borrowed bonds.

 

(m) During the period ended January 31, 2016, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares Held at
July 31, 2015
    

Shares

Purchased

   

Shares

Sold

    Shares Held at
January 31, 2016
     Value at
January 31, 2016
     Income      Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class

             444,946,963 1             444,946,963         $444,946,963         $451,761         $   25,723   

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

             440,000        (440,000                     $  92,543         $(296,056

 

  1   

Represents net shares purchased.

 

Affiliate    Shares Held at
July 31, 2015
   

Shares

Purchased

    

Shares

Sold

    Shares Held at
January 31, 2016
   

Value at

January 31, 2016

    Expense     Realized
Gain
(Loss)
 

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     (134,125     441,625         (1,607,500     (1,300,000     $(103,064,000     $(884,997     $ 901,452   

iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF

            623,000         (786,600     (163,600     $    (6,293,692     $(146,456     $(360,188

 

(n) Current yield as of period end.

 

(o) The amount to be repurchased assumes the maturity will be the day after the period end.

 

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment advisor. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

      Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

Financial Futures Contracts

Contracts

Long (Short)

  Issue   Expiration  

Notional

Value

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
(15)   E-Mini S&P 500 Index   March 2016     USD        1,447,575      $ 53,098   
242   Euro STOXX 50 Index   March 2016     USD        7,938,122        (761,467
(1,093)   Euro-Bobl   March 2016     USD        156,802,537        (707,844
(1,226)   Euro-Bund   March 2016     USD        216,948,251        (4,169,331
(1,078)   Euro-Schatz   March 2016     USD        130,588,283        (76,759
(455)   Long Gilt British   March 2016     USD        78,007,389        (1,951,974
(106)   NASDAQ 100 E-Mini Index   March 2016     USD        9,037,560        (94,153
(192)   U.S. Treasury Bonds (30 Year)   March 2016     USD        30,918,000        (1,638,022
2   U.S. Treasury Notes (2 Year)   March 2016     USD        437,250        2,063   
(329)   U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year)   March 2016     USD        39,701,047        (661,170
(460)   U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)   March 2016     USD        59,605,937        (1,570,069
(274)   U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds   March 2016     USD        45,535,375        (2,532,060
(1)   U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds (10 Year)   March 2016     USD        139,594        (2,157
250   Euro-Bund 8.5 to 10.5-Year Bond Futures Put Options,  Strike Price
EUR 156
  March 2016     EUR        170,619        (89,610
234   Euro-Bund 8.5 to 10.5-Year Bond Futures Put Options, Strike Price
EUR 159.5
  March 2016     EUR        233,212        (15,433
(242)   Euro Dollar Futures   December 2016     USD        60,006,925        (535,754
Total           $ (14,750,642
         

 

 

 

 

      Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Currency
Purchased
       Currency
Sold
            Counterparty  

Settlement

Date

      

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
EUR        1,800,000,000         USD        1,968,566,585      Citibank N.A.     2/03/16         $ (18,413,579
EUR        10,000,000         USD        10,892,374      Citibank N.A.     2/03/16           (58,191
EUR        697,971,000         USD        758,153,613      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     2/03/16           (1,959,033

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Currency

Purchased

       Currency
Sold
    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
EUR        3,600,000           USD           3,923,515      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     2/03/16         $ (23,209
EUR        1,500,000           USD           1,631,395      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     2/03/16           (6,268
EUR        14,000,000           USD           15,298,286      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     2/03/16           (130,429
EUR        31,500,000           USD           34,231,138      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     2/03/16           (103,461
EUR        10,200,000           USD           10,985,844      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     2/03/16           65,023   
GBP        100,000,000           USD           143,320,400      Citibank N.A.     2/03/16           (829,020
USD        1,551,187           CNH           10,331,000      Goldman Sachs International     2/03/16           (14,329
USD        14,045,827           EUR           12,885,000      Citibank N.A.     2/03/16           85,982   
USD        1,968,773,502           EUR           1,800,000,000      Citibank N.A.     2/03/16           18,620,497   
USD        3,847,181           EUR           3,563,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     2/03/16           (13,038
USD        2,016,418           EUR           1,857,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     2/03/16           4,510   
USD        2,176,070           EUR           2,000,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     2/03/16           9,233   
USD        3,668,924           EUR           3,352,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     2/03/16           37,306   
USD        148,085,900           GBP           100,000,000      Citibank N.A.     2/03/16           5,594,520   
USD        27,304,372           GBP           18,547,000      UBS AG     2/03/16           876,496   
EUR        97,209,048           USD           105,769,963      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           (420,464
EUR        10,100,000           USD           10,926,292      Citibank N.A.     2/22/16           21,008   
EUR        20,200,000           USD           21,899,326      Deutsche Bank AG     2/22/16           (4,726
EUR        10,100,000           USD           10,908,404      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     2/22/16           38,896   
EUR        10,100,000           USD           10,899,770      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     2/22/16           47,531   
USD        1,518,356           EUR           1,400,000      Citibank N.A.     2/22/16           908   
USD        1,518,356           EUR           1,400,000      Citibank N.A.     2/22/16           908   
USD        1,518,356           EUR           1,400,000      Citibank N.A.     2/22/16           908   
USD        3,042,135           EUR           2,805,000      Citibank N.A.     2/22/16           1,820   
USD        6,350,509           EUR           5,855,000      Citibank N.A.     2/22/16           4,327   
USD        6,350,509           EUR           5,855,000      Citibank N.A.     2/22/16           4,327   
USD        6,350,509           EUR           5,855,000      Citibank N.A.     2/22/16           4,327   
USD        12,701,019           EUR           11,710,000      Citibank N.A.     2/22/16           8,654   
USD        3,085,787           EUR           2,845,000      Goldman Sachs International     2/22/16           2,117   
USD        3,085,787           EUR           2,845,000      Goldman Sachs International     2/22/16           2,117   
USD        3,085,787           EUR           2,845,000      Goldman Sachs International     2/22/16           2,117   
USD        6,166,150           EUR           5,685,000      Goldman Sachs International     2/22/16           4,229   
USD        25,019,447           EUR           23,000,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/29/16           85,719   
EUR        4,400,000           USD           4,771,518      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     3/03/16           (1,127
EUR        748,462,000           USD           817,867,638      UBS AG     3/03/16           (6,400,225
USD        1,969,862,418           EUR           1,800,000,000      Citibank N.A.     3/03/16           18,338,701   
USD        143,321,700           GBP           100,000,000      Citibank N.A.     3/03/16           825,150   
USD        4,249,892           GBP           2,975,000      UBS AG     3/03/16           10,619   
Total                         $ 16,320,851   
                       

 

 

 

 

      Exchange-Traded Options Purchased
Description      Put/
Call
      

Expiration

Date

      

Strike

Price

       Contracts        Value  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       Call           2/19/16           USD           62.50           1,000         $ 27,000   

Oracle Corp.

       Call           3/18/16           USD           38.00           1,000           51,500   

VMware, Inc.

       Call           3/18/16           USD           50.00           500           41,250   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description    Put/
Call
     Expiration
Date
    

Strike

Price

     Contracts        Value  

Amazon.com, Inc.

   Put      2/19/16        USD           560.00         100         $ 95,000   

Avago Technologies Ltd.

   Put      2/19/16        USD           120.00         500           48,750   

Continental Resources, Inc.

   Put      2/19/16        USD           22.00         500           117,500   

EURO STOXX 50 Index

   Put      2/19/16        EUR           2,850.00         729           179,267   

EURO STOXX 50 Index

   Put      2/19/16        EUR           2,900.00         582           200,492   

General Electric Co.

   Put      2/19/16        USD           28.00         1,500           40,500   

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

   Put      2/19/16        USD           78.00         1,500           100,500   

iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF

   Put      2/19/16        USD           98.00         1,000           82,000   

iShares US Preferred Stock ETF

   Put      2/19/16        USD           38.00         1,500           37,500   

PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 ETF

   Put      2/19/16        USD           100.00         1,000           93,500   

PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 ETF

   Put      2/19/16        USD           94.00         1,000           21,000   

S&P 500 Index

   Put      2/19/16        USD           1,850.00         205           219,350   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

   Put      2/19/16        USD           181.00         1,000           60,000   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

   Put      2/19/16        USD           90.00         500           290,000   

PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 ETF

   Put      2/26/16        USD           102.00         1,250           218,125   

Citigroup, Inc.

   Put      3/18/16        USD           40.00         1,000           96,500   

EURO STOXX 50 Index

   Put      3/18/16        EUR           2,900.00         325           238,352   

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

   Put      3/18/16        USD           20.00         2,000           48,000   

General Electric Co.

   Put      3/18/16        USD           27.00         1,000           34,500   

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

   Put      3/18/16        USD           67.00         1,000           246,000   

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

   Put      3/18/16        USD           79.00         4,000           700,000   

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

   Put      3/18/16        USD           75.00         1,250           68,125   

iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF

   Put      3/18/16        USD           92.00         1,000           81,000   

Micron Technology, Inc.

   Put      3/18/16        USD           12.00         1,250           195,000   

PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 ETF

   Put      3/18/16        USD           100.00         1,000           204,000   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR

   Put      3/18/16        USD           60.00         1,000           193,000   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

   Put      3/18/16        USD           85.00         100           72,750   

Endo International PLC

   Put      4/15/16        USD           45.00         500           72,500   

Mallinckrodt PLC

   Put      4/15/16        USD           55.00         200           90,000   

Micron Technology, Inc.

   Put      4/15/16        USD           11.00         1,000           125,500   

Qorvo, Inc.

   Put      5/20/16        USD           35.00         150           44,250   

Total

                          $ 4,432,711   
                         

 

 

 

 

  

OTC Options Purchased

 

Description   

Put/

Call

   Counterparty   

Expiration

Date

  

Strike

Price

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Value  

EUR Currency

   Call    BNP Paribas S.A.    2/18/16      USD         1.09         EUR         29,270       $ 178,253   

EUR Currency

   Call    BNP Paribas S.A.    2/25/16      USD         1.09         EUR         50,100         368,232   

Total

                        $ 546,485   
                       

 

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaptions Purchased

 

Description   Counterparty   Put/
Call
    Strike Price     Pay/Receive
Floating
Rate Index
 

Floating Rate

Index

  Expiration
Date
 

Notional
Amount

(000)

    Value  

Bought protection on 5-Year Credit Default Swaps

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     Put        EUR        350.00      Receive   iTraxx Crossover Series 24 Version 1   2/17/16     EUR        41,600      $ 626,669   

Bought protection on 5-Year Credit Default Swaps

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     Put        EUR        350.00      Receive   iTraxx Crossover Series 24 Version 1   2/17/16     EUR        41,600        626,669   

Bought protection on 5-Year Credit Default Swaps

  Credit Suisse International     Put        EUR        375.00      Receive   iTraxx Crossover Series 24 Version 1   2/17/16     EUR        41,600        370,969   

Total

                    $ 1,624,307   
                   

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
   Exercise Rate   Pay/Receive
Exercise Rate
   Floating Rate
Index
   Expiration
Date
  

Notional
Amount

(000)

     Value  

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

   Goldman Sachs
Bank USA
   Put    2.50%   Pay    3-month LIBOR    3/18/16      USD         61,000       $ 12,601   

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

   Goldman Sachs
Bank USA
   Put    2.05%   Pay    3-month LIBOR    3/18/16      USD         133,000         11,274   

Total

                          $ 23,875   
                         

 

 

 

 

  

Exchange-Traded Options Written

 

Description    Put/
Call
     Expiration
Date
    

Strike

Price

   Contracts      Value

Avago Technologies Ltd.

       Put            2/19/16            USD            110.00          500          $ (18,750 )

Continental Resources, Inc.

       Put            2/19/16            USD            18.00          500            (33,750 )

General Electric Co.

       Put            2/19/16            USD            25.00          1,500            (8,250 )

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

       Put            2/19/16            USD            75.00          1,500            (24,750 )

iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF

       Put            2/19/16            USD            93.00          1,000            (24,500 )

PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 ETF

       Put            2/19/16            USD            95.00          1,000            (28,500 )

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

       Put            2/19/16            USD            174.00          1,000            (22,500 )

PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 ETF

       Put            2/26/16            USD            96.00          1,250            (68,750 )

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

       Put            3/18/16            USD            61.00          1,000            (69,500 )

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

       Put            3/18/16            USD            73.00          4,000            (138,000 )

PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 ETF

       Put            3/18/16            USD            92.00          1,000            (66,000 )

Total

                                      $ (503,250 )
                                     

 

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaptions Written

 

Description   Counterparty   Put/
Call
    Strike Price     Pay/Receive
Floating
Rate Index
  Floating Rate Index   Credit
Rating1
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
(000)2
    Value  

Sold protection on 5-Year Credit Default Swaps

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     Put        EUR        450.00      Pay   iTraxx Crossover Series 24 Version 1   A+   2/17/16     EUR        41,600      $ (72,463

Sold protection on 5-Year Credit Default Swaps

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     Put        EUR        450.00      Pay   iTraxx Crossover Series 24 Version 1   A+   2/17/16     EUR        41,600        (72,463

Sold protection on 5-Year Credit Default Swaps

  Credit Suisse International     Put        EUR        475.00      Pay   iTraxx Crossover Series 24 Version 1   A   2/17/16     EUR        41,600        (41,601

Total

                      $ (186,527
                     

 

 

 

 

  1

Using S&P’s rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable.

 

  2

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

Index    Pay
Fixed
Rate
  Expiration
Date
  

Notional
Amount

(000)

     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

iTraxx Crossover Series 22 Version 2

   5.00%   12/20/19      EUR         121,252       $ 14,948,825   

iTraxx Sub Financials Series 22 Version 1

   1.00%   12/20/19      EUR         6,100         7,788   

iTraxx Crossover Series 24 Version 1

   5.00%   12/20/20      EUR         54,430         (40,620

Total

              $ 14,915,993   
             

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

Index    Receive
Fixed
Rate
   Expiration
Date
     Credit
Rating1
    

Notional

Amount

(000)2

       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

iTraxx Crossover Series 21 Version 2

   5.00%    6/20/19      BB-        EUR           25,944           $(553,287

iTraxx Europe Series 21 Version 1

   1.00%    6/20/19      BBB+        EUR           22,298           (154,963

CDX.NA.IG Series 24 Version 1

   1.00%    6/20/20      BBB+        USD           7,889           (33,272

iTraxx Crossover Series 23 Version 2

   5.00%    6/20/20      B+        EUR           86,511           (534,684

iTraxx Europe Series 23 Version 1

   1.00%    6/20/20      BBB+        EUR           15,348           (180,897

CDX.NA.HY Series 25 Version 1

   5.00%    12/20/20      B+        USD           25,000           317,679   

CDX.NA.IG Series 25 Version 1

   1.00%    12/20/20      BBB+        USD           601,820           744,687   

Total

                            $(394,737
                         

 

 

 

 

  1

Using S&P’s rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable.

 

  2 

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

        

Expiration

Date

        

Notional
Amount

(000)

           Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

0.81%1

   3-month LIBOR       9/23/16         USD         5,000              $ (14,656

1.03%1

   3-month LIBOR       4/07/17         USD         8,000            (50,850

1.01%1

   3-month LIBOR       4/28/17         USD         9,000            (54,655

0.92%1

   3-month LIBOR       5/16/17         USD         5,000            (18,169

1.03%1

   3-month LIBOR       6/16/17         USD         3,000            (13,144

1.30%1

   3-month LIBOR       9/23/17         USD         3,250            (39,810

1.10%1

   3-month LIBOR       1/26/18         USD         5,700            (29,066

1.02%1

   3-month LIBOR       1/30/18         USD         12,000            (92,858

1.25%1

   3-month LIBOR       2/13/18         USD         10,500            (138,749

1.25%2

   3-month LIBOR       2/13/18         USD         3,660            48,196   

1.24%1

   3-month LIBOR       5/14/18         USD         4,000            (39,474

1.22%1

   3-month LIBOR       8/14/18         USD         6,300            (76,380

1.89%1

   3-month LIBOR       9/11/19         USD         5,000            (174,845

1.99%1

   3-month LIBOR       9/23/19         USD         7,500            (288,161

1.78%1

   3-month LIBOR       12/23/19         USD         6,000            (154,719

1.44%2

   3-month LIBOR       1/22/20         USD         2,790            32,289   

1.44%1

   3-month LIBOR       1/22/20         USD         2,480            (28,889

1.67%1

   3-month LIBOR       2/13/20         USD         1,930            (52,607

1.69%1

   3-month LIBOR       2/20/20         USD         4,000            (110,826

1.69%1

   3-month LIBOR       5/29/20         USD         6,000            (138,087

1.92%1

   3-month LIBOR       6/12/20         USD         4,000            (129,910

1.54%1

   3-month LIBOR       11/04/20         USD         9,000            (147,037

2.38%1

   3-month LIBOR       9/23/21         USD         1,000            (63,153

1.91%1

   3-month LIBOR       2/13/22         USD         2,080            (75,460

1.80%1

   3-month LIBOR       4/02/22         USD         3,000            (80,237

1.92%1

   3-month LIBOR       1/22/25         USD         4,230            (70,475

1.92%1

   3-month LIBOR       1/22/25         USD         920            (15,367

2.01%1

   3-month LIBOR       10/23/25         USD         8,200            (210,392

2.10%1

   3-month LIBOR         11/02/25           USD         1,500              (50,294

Total

                            $ (2,277,785
                       

 

 

 

 

  1 

Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

  2

Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

 

  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    43


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

Issuer/Index    Pay
Fixed
Rate
    Counterparty    Expiration
Date
    

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Weatherford International Ltd.

     1.00   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC      3/20/16       USD      9,407       $ 45,118      $ 12,240      $ 32,878   

Altice Finco SA

     5.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/16       EUR      4,160         (172,213     (135,852     (36,361

CDX.NA.IG Series 17 Version 1

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/16       USD      4,000         (26,122     16,630        (42,752

CDX.NA.IG Series 17 Version 1

     1.00   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC      12/20/16       USD      1,000         (10,482     189        (10,671

Glencore International AG

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/16       EUR      3,700         43,049        95,276        (52,227

Numericable-SFR SAS

     5.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/16       EUR      4,160         (199,712     (173,691     (26,021

Stena AB

     5.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/16       EUR      4,100         (115,571     (81,663     (33,908

Republic of Ireland

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      3/20/17       USD      500         (5,597     21,326        (26,923

ArcelorMittal

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/17       EUR      1,250         70,602        100,942        (30,340

Volkswagen AG

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/17       EUR      2,156         24,743        25,074        (331

Volkswagen AG

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/17       EUR      2,154         24,720        24,184        536   

Republic of Italy

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC      3/20/18       USD      6,750         (61,915     176,694        (238,609

Dell, Inc.

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC      6/20/18       USD      1,750         58,818        42,322        16,496   

Dell, Inc.

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC      6/20/18       USD      1,750         58,818        42,322        16,496   

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      6/20/18       USD      9,000         1,615,391        377,926        1,237,465   

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      6/20/18       USD      1,612         289,335        65,999        223,336   

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      6/20/18       USD      1,611         289,156        65,292        223,864   

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      6/20/18       USD      1,540         276,412        76,491        199,921   

iTraxx Europe Series 9 3-6%

     5.00   Citibank N.A.      6/20/18       EUR      10,350         (541,024     720,343        (1,261,367

Republic of France

     0.25   Barclays Bank PLC      6/20/18       USD      6,590         (24,310     56,477        (80,787

Republic of France

     0.25   Citibank N.A.      6/20/18       USD      7,125         (26,283     69,157        (95,440

Republic of France

     0.25   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      6/20/18       USD      7,135         (26,320     53,172        (79,492

Dow Chemical Co.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      9/20/18       USD      5,000         (81,736     (12,251     (69,485

Abbott Laboratories

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/18       USD      15,000         (372,273     (295,468     (76,805

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/18       EUR      5,200         (37,182     (2,886     (34,296

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC      12/20/18       USD      15,000         (414,826     (256,432     (158,394

Dell, Inc.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      12/20/18       USD      4,000         204,826        60,217        144,609   

Dell, Inc.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/18       USD      2,000         102,413        30,111        72,302   

International Business Machines Corp.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/18       USD      15,000         (305,055     (256,432     (48,623

iTraxx Financials Series 20 Version 1

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC      12/20/18       EUR      17,690         (245,431     (70,106     (175,325

iTraxx Financials Series 20 Version 1

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/18       EUR      37,890         (525,684     (147,221     (378,463

Microsoft Corp.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/18       USD      11,841         (294,662     (195,492     (99,170

Microsoft Corp.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/18       USD      3,159         (78,606     (53,092     (25,514

Sony Corp.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/20/19       JPY      2,000,000         (302,737     834,638        (1,137,375

Federal Republic of Brazil

     1.00   Bank of America N.A.      6/20/19       USD      14,735         1,361,589        391,100        970,489   

Federal Republic of Brazil

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      6/20/19       USD      13,910         1,285,354        429,332        856,022   

GDF Suez

     1.00   Bank of America N.A.      6/20/19       EUR      11,095         (121,804     (257,420     135,616   

GDF Suez

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      6/20/19       EUR      6,355         (69,766     (134,963     65,197   

GDF Suez

     1.00   Deutsche Bank AG      6/20/19       EUR      6,350         (69,712     (147,330     77,618   

iTraxx Financials Series 21 Version 1

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      6/20/19       EUR      26,460         (334,239     (215,331     (118,908

iTraxx Financials Series 21 Version 1

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      6/20/19       EUR      25,363         (320,735     (218,274     (102,461

Radian Group, Inc.

     5.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      6/20/19       USD      8,750         (324,799     (703,155     378,356   

Radian Group, Inc.

     5.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      6/20/19       USD      6,600         (244,991     (543,178     298,187   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

44    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   

 

 

Issuer/Index    Pay
Fixed
Rate
    Counterparty    Expiration
Date
    

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Republic of Portugal

     1.00   BNP Paribas S.A.      9/20/19       USD      12,875       $ 312,107      $ 275,578      $ 36,529   

Ally Financial, Inc.

     5.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/19       USD      2,500         (223,679     (294,308     70,629   

Lennar Corp.

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/19       USD      4,000         (449,492     (411,930     (37,562

Navient Corp.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/19       USD      2,000         351,560        105,531        246,029   

Southwest Airlines Co.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/19       USD      10,000         (222,652     (128,863     (93,789

AT&T Inc.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      3/20/20       USD      30,000         (272,169     (399,580     127,411   

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      3/20/20       USD      5,647         1,710,926        694,362        1,016,564   

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      3/20/20       USD      1,129         342,065        140,473        201,592   

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      3/20/20       USD      1,435         434,776        180,858        253,918   

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/20/20       USD      5,083         1,540,046        639,186        900,860   

Raytheon Co.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      3/20/20       USD      15,555         (569,392     (518,640     (50,752

Raytheon Co.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      3/20/20       USD      15,485         (566,829     (516,151     (50,678

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      3/20/20       USD      7,554         (102,375     (103,709     1,334   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      3/20/20       USD      3,451         (46,772     (50,120     3,348   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      3/20/20       USD      3,313         (44,892     (41,467     (3,425

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/20/20       USD      3,028         (41,030     (41,531     501   

Ally Financial, Inc.

     5.00   Citibank N.A.      6/20/20       USD      3,900         (353,237     (482,209     128,972   

Boston Scientific Corp.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      6/20/20       USD      15,000         (423,293     (314,440     (108,853

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      6/20/20       USD      808         254,751        82,417        172,334   

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      6/20/20       USD      1,112         350,598        107,138        243,460   

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      6/20/20       USD      706         222,592        73,475        149,117   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      6/20/20       USD      8,250         (98,979     277,346        (376,325

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      6/20/20       USD      766         (9,195     22,480        (31,675

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      6/20/20       USD      449         (5,386     15,251        (20,637

Anthem, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      9/20/20       USD      20,000         (388,089     (306,610     (81,479

Bank of America Corp.

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC      9/20/20       USD      15,000         (80,740     (145,680     64,940   

Bank of America Corp.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      9/20/20       USD      15,000         (80,932     (104,847     23,915   

Caterpillar, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      9/20/20       USD      14,900         (23,452     (329,427     305,975   

Citigroup, Inc.

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC      9/20/20       USD      5,231         (14,235     (10,816     (3,419

Citigroup, Inc.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      9/20/20       USD      15,000         (40,820     (38,677     (2,143

Citigroup, Inc.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      9/20/20       USD      9,769         (26,584     (54,909     28,325   

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      9/20/20       USD      8,425         2,753,670        764,860        1,988,810   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     1.00   Bank of America N.A.      9/20/20       USD      15,000         (49,371     21,601        (70,972

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     1.00   Bank of America N.A.      9/20/20       USD      15,000         (49,371     26,946        (76,317

JPMorgan Chase and Co.

     1.00   Bank of America N.A.      9/20/20       USD      5,263         (59,506     (39,175     (20,331

JPMorgan Chase and Co.

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      9/20/20       USD      7,131         (80,629     (59,124     (21,505

JPMorgan Chase and Co.

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      9/20/20       USD      7,130         (80,615     (52,573     (28,042

JPMorgan Chase and Co.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      9/20/20       USD      5,722         (64,696     (57,844     (6,852

JPMorgan Chase and Co.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      9/20/20       USD      4,754         (53,687     (46,168     (7,519

Louis Dreyfus Commodities BV

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      9/20/20       EUR      590         4,036        (56,770     60,806   

Morgan Stanley

     1.00   Bank of America N.A.      9/20/20       USD      9,444         (30,223     (66,540     36,317   

Morgan Stanley

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      9/20/20       USD      15,000         (48,004     (45,269     (2,735

Morgan Stanley

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      9/20/20       USD      5,556         (17,781     (41,370     23,589   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     1.00   Bank of America N.A.      9/20/20       USD      4,625         85,031        128,097        (43,066

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    45


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   

 

 

Issuer/Index    Pay
Fixed
Rate
    Counterparty    Expiration
Date
    

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC      9/20/20       USD      650       $ 11,950      $ 18,003      $ (6,053

Navient Corp.

     5.00   Citibank N.A.      9/20/20       USD      2,000         133,908        13,995        119,913   

Textron, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      9/20/20       USD      8,000         (79,064     (44,836     (34,228

Wells Fargo & Co.

     1.00   Bank of America N.A.      9/20/20       USD      9,743         (211,656     (182,144     (29,512

Wells Fargo & Co.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      9/20/20       USD      5,257         (114,270     (85,872     (28,398

Wells Fargo & Co.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      9/20/20       USD      15,000         (326,052     (225,352     (100,700

21st Century Fox America, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      11,110         (292,591     (171,147     (121,444

21st Century Fox America, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      8,890         (234,126     (140,997     (93,129

American Express Co.

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      20,000         (428,740     (583,364     154,624   

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      1,245         (49,740     (44,620     (5,120

Arrow Electronics, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      10,000         (104,103     (82,408     (21,695

Arrow Electronics, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      15,000         (156,153     (153,832     (2,321

Avnet, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      24,500         (289,744     (137,347     (152,397

Banco Comercial Portugues SA

     5.00   BNP Paribas S.A.      12/20/20       EUR      1,284         17,664        (22,166     39,830   

Bank of America N.A.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       USD      40,000         (159,372     (106,958     (52,414

Bank of America N.A.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       USD      24,500         (97,615     (180,560     82,945   

Bank of America N.A.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       USD      20,000         (79,685     (235,014     155,329   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      5,100         (508     (39,213     38,705   

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      4,133         (46,319     (41,123     (5,196

Brisa Concessao Rodoviaria SA

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      1,288         (240,864     (281,538     40,674   

Brisa Concessao Rodoviaria SA

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      1,287         (240,677     (284,723     44,046   

Brisa Concessao Rodoviaria SA

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      1,284         (240,117     (263,635     23,518   

Cable & Wireless Ltd.

     5.00   Bank of America N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      314         (33,512     (40,887     7,375   

Cable & Wireless Ltd.

     5.00   Barclays Bank PLC      12/20/20       EUR      2,306         (245,752     (293,648     47,896   

Capital One Financial Corp.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      5,000         (68,309     (104,950     36,641   

Caterpillar, Inc.

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      5,000         5,308        (92,978     98,286   

Caterpillar, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      17,145         18,200        (262,773     280,973   

Caterpillar, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      17,500         18,577        (293,294     311,871   

Caterpillar, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      10,000         10,615        79,467        (68,852

Centurylink, Inc.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       USD      5,000         752,572        647,800        104,772   

Citigroup, Inc.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       USD      20,000         (15,973     (155,402     139,429   

Clariant AG

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC      12/20/20       EUR      205         2,633        2,967        (334

Clariant AG

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC      12/20/20       EUR      204         2,620        2,952        (332

Clariant AG

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC      12/20/20       EUR      204         2,620        2,952        (332

Clariant AG

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC      12/20/20       EUR      204         2,620        3,155        (535

Clariant AG

     1.00   BNP Paribas S.A.      12/20/20       EUR      1,225         15,735        22,029        (6,294

Clariant AG

     1.00   BNP Paribas S.A.      12/20/20       EUR      408         5,241        2,153        3,088   

Clariant AG

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      2,450         31,494        (10,132     41,626   

Comcast Corp.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      7,615         (251,224     (230,978     (20,246

Comcast Corp.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      7,385         (243,636     (227,012     (16,624

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

46    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   

 

 

Issuer/Index    Pay
Fixed
Rate
    Counterparty    Expiration
Date
    

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       EUR      1,666       $ (6,260   $ (8,551   $ 2,291   

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      2,500         (9,393     (11,513     2,120   

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      942         (3,548     2,064        (5,612

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      940         (3,541     2,542        (6,083

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      830         (3,118     (818     (2,300

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA

     5.00   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC      12/20/20       EUR      2,110         (306,290     (377,656     71,366   

Cox Communications, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      7,615         (165,044     (124,546     (40,498

Cox Communications, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      7,385         (160,059     (130,830     (29,229

Daimler AG

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      5,100         (30,654     (57,966     27,312   

DIRECTV

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      11,110         (132,295     (134,314     2,019   

DIRECTV

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      4,630         (55,132     (55,974     842   

DIRECTV

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      4,260         (50,726     (53,212     2,486   

Galapagos Holding SA

     5.00   Bank of America N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      1,738         134,014        83,587        50,427   

Galapagos Holding SA

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      1,600         123,451        159,829        (36,378

Galapagos Holding SA

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      1,200         92,588        113,349        (20,761

GKN Holdings PLC

     1.00   BNP Paribas S.A.      12/20/20       EUR      2,500         65,078        56,634        8,444   

GKN Holdings PLC

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      1,250         32,527        36,202        (3,675

GKN Holdings PLC

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      1,250         32,527        33,106        (579

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     1.00   Bank of America N.A.      12/20/20       USD      20,000         (31,286     (136,752     105,466   

HCA, Inc.

     5.00   Barclays Bank PLC      12/20/20       USD      6,000         (823,954     (679,550     (144,404

HCA, Inc.

     5.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      2,500         (343,314     (233,847     (109,467

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      7,500         269,611        202,867        66,744   

Home Depot, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      15,000         (578,143     (592,946     14,803   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      20,000         (207,653     (230,316     22,663   

Kohl’s Corp.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      20,000         685,233        1,138,810        (453,577

Ladbrokes PLC

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      457         26,048        32,024        (5,976

Lanxess AG

     1.00   Bank of America N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      2,050         9,983        26,557        (16,574

Lanxess AG

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC      12/20/20       EUR      661         3,225        (1,344     4,569   

Lanxess AG

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      2,358         10,350        (7,135     17,485   

Lanxess AG

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      2,050         9,982        22,229        (12,247

Lanxess AG

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      2,707         13,182        40,502        (27,320

Lanxess AG

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      1,682         8,190        30,257        (22,067

Lanxess AG

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      1,682         8,190        30,257        (22,067

Louis Dreyfus Commodities BV

     5.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      861         10,975        9,826        1,149   

Louis Dreyfus Commodities BV

     5.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      223         2,842        2,545        297   

Louis Dreyfus Commodities BV

     5.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       EUR      800         10,193        (6,628     16,821   

Louis Dreyfus Commodities BV

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      780         9,942        (43,940     53,882   

Lowes Corp.

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      20,000         (646,771     (651,391     4,620   

Lowes Corp.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      15,000         (628,303     (592,946     (35,357

Marriott International, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      7,615         (163,212     (146,326     (16,886

Marriott International, Inc.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       USD      7,385         (158,282     (144,946     (13,336

Matterhorn Telecom Holding SA

     5.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      1,245         (40,386     (22,172     (18,214

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    47


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   

 

 

Issuer/Index    Pay
Fixed
Rate
    Counterparty    Expiration
Date
    

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Matterhorn Telecom Holding SA

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      830       $ (26,966   $ (5,273   $ (21,693

Melia Hotels International SA

     5.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      2,890         (538,359     (578,029     39,670   

Melia Hotels International SA

     5.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      2,145         (399,578     (416,710     17,132   

Melia Hotels International SA

     5.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      1,250         (232,804     (234,574     1,770   

Melia Hotels International SA

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      2,145         (399,578     (419,624     20,046   

Melia Hotels International SA

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      1,250         (232,865     (237,673     4,808   

MetLife, Inc.

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      5,365         10,009        (4,396     14,405   

Metro AG

     1.00   BNP Paribas S.A.      12/20/20       EUR      2,050         42,179        40,434        1,745   

Monitchem HoldCo 3 SA

     5.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       EUR      1,743         (111,408     (151,696     40,288   

Monitchem HoldCo 3 SA

     5.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       EUR      1,307         (83,556     (111,777     28,221   

Monitchem HoldCo 3 SA

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      1,320         (84,387     (53,533     (30,854

Morgan Stanley

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      20,000         (29,444     (136,752     107,308   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       USD      6,870         161,471        161,712        (241

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       USD      3,155         74,154        57,688        16,466   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      6,000         141,022        201,799        (60,777

New Look

     5.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       EUR      1,400         (4,517     (23,950     19,433   

New Look

     5.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       EUR      600         (1,932     (13,126     11,194   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      6,481         (203,795     (168,224     (35,571

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      4,630         (145,580     (120,170     (25,410

People’s Republic of China

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       USD      10,000         104,226        139,918        (35,692

Pernod Ricard SA

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      3,900         (53,644     (35,092     (18,552

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      5,712         (3,870     (15,258     11,388   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       USD      5,413         (3,668     (37,218     33,550   

Rallye SA

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      2,010         675,195        307,675        367,520   

Repsol SA

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      2,400         297,955        369,098        (71,143

Repsol SA

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      2,400         297,955        301,749        (3,794

Rexel SA

     5.00   Barclays Bank PLC      12/20/20       EUR      820         (108,604     (91,528     (17,076

Rexel SA

     5.00   Barclays Bank PLC      12/20/20       EUR      647         (85,692     (84,285     (1,407

Rexel SA

     5.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       EUR      832         (110,195     (118,867     8,672   

Rexel SA

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      2,080         (275,486     (289,141     13,655   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      2,500         33,958        34,642        (684

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions

     5.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      2,075         (372,826     (408,340     35,514   

Société Générale SA

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      5,200         (50,372     (58,775     8,403   

Solvay SA

     1.00   Bank of America N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      1,950         44,163        (13,185     57,348   

Solvay SA

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC      12/20/20       EUR      580         13,136        (4,003     17,139   

Solvay SA

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      1,160         26,271        (7,938     34,209   

Solvay SA

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       EUR      429         9,715        10,932        (1,217

Solvay SA

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      1,170         26,498        (6,179     32,677   

Sprint Nextel Corp.

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       USD      4,600         1,109,277        1,562,177        (452,900

Staples, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      13,278         890,006        755,989        134,017   

Staples, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      2,300         154,038        160,116        (6,078

STMicroelectronics NV

     1.00   Bank of America N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      2,070         14,555        16,249        (1,694

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

48    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   

 

 

Issuer/Index    Pay
Fixed
Rate
    Counterparty    Expiration
Date
    

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

STMicroelectronics NV

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC      12/20/20       EUR      2,070       $ 14,554      $ 22,562      $ (8,008

STMicroelectronics NV

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      2,080         14,624        21,618        (6,994

Target Corp.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      15,000         (565,188     (519,270     (45,918

TDC A/S

     1.00   BNP Paribas S.A.      12/20/20       EUR      1,500         33,151        27,023        6,128   

TDC A/S

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      1,500         33,151        28,534        4,617   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      7,615         (68,232     (17,229     (51,003

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      7,385         (66,171     (16,098     (50,073

Time Warner, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      11,110         (225,461     (144,815     (80,646

Time Warner, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      8,890         (180,409     (144,943     (35,466

Time Warner, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      7,615         (154,534     (74,189     (80,345

Time Warner, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      7,385         (149,867     (78,298     (71,569

Total SA

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC      12/20/20       EUR      5,000         (4,286     299        (4,585

Unilabs Subholding AB

     5.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      390         (76,161     (83,579     7,418   

Unilabs Subholding AB

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      1,170         (228,486     (247,735     19,249   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG

     5.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      4,070         (704,494     (624,429     (80,065

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG

     5.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      3,970         (687,185     (396,775     (290,410

Valeo SA

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC      12/20/20       EUR      372         488        (1,321     1,809   

Valeo SA

     1.00   BNP Paribas S.A.      12/20/20       EUR      4,200         5,461        (23,508     28,969   

Valeo SA

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      672         881        743        138   

Valero Energy Corp.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       USD      7,977         131,924        66,374        65,550   

Valero Energy Corp.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       USD      4,363         72,156        41,956        30,200   

Valero Energy Corp.

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       USD      2,660         43,991        25,740        18,251   

Valero Energy Corp.

     1.00   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC      12/20/20       USD      15,000         248,072        361,979        (113,907

Valero Energy Corp.

     1.00   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC      12/20/20       USD      7,814         128,795        143,269        (14,474

Valero Energy Corp.

     1.00   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC      12/20/20       USD      6,927         114,560        197,864        (83,304

Valero Energy Corp.

     1.00   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC      12/20/20       USD      5,259         86,974        143,264        (56,290

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      11,110         (204,515     (134,314     (70,201

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      8,890         (163,649     (111,536     (52,113

Volkswagen AG

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      2,600         107,329        157,974        (50,645

Volkswagen AG

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      1,960         80,909        137,476        (56,567

Volkswagen AG

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      2,120         87,514        114,018        (26,504

Volkswagen AG

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      2,120         87,514        115,014        (27,500

Volvo AB

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      12/20/20       EUR      1,980         43,938        24,121        19,817   

Volvo AB

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/20       EUR      3,960         87,875        54,689        33,186   

Walt Disney Co.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      11,110         (449,515     (402,314     (47,201

Walt Disney Co.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      8,890         (359,692     (321,923     (37,769

Western Union Co.

     1.00   Credit Suisse International      12/20/20       USD      7,640         158,063        112,469        45,594   

XLIT Ltd.

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      7,385         (246,056     (237,628     (8,428

XLIT Ltd.

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      3,690         (122,944     (104,600     (18,344

XLIT Ltd.

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      2,080         (69,302     (57,006     (12,296

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    49


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   

 

 

Issuer/Index    Pay
Fixed
Rate
    Counterparty    Expiration
Date
    

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

XLIT Ltd.

     1.00   Citibank N.A.      12/20/20       USD      1,845       $ (61,473   $ (50,509   $ (10,964

Republic of Korea

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International      3/20/21       USD      4,006         (71,515     (79,043     7,528   

Total

                 $ (4,777,224   $ (9,761,007   $ 4,983,783   
                

 

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

Issuer/Index    Receive
Fixed
Rate
    Counterparty    Expiration
Date
   Credit
Rating1
   Notional
Amount
(000)2
     Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

CDX.NA.IG Series 17 Version 1

     1.00   Credit Suisse International    12/20/16    BBB+    USD      5,000       $ 32,653      $ (16,921   $ 49,574   

Glencore International AG

     5.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    12/20/17    BBB    EUR      1,980         (248,502     (109,214     (139,288

Republic of Italy

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC    3/20/18    BBB-    EUR      5,050         61,996        (145,563     207,559   

Republic of Italy

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC    3/20/18    BBB-    USD      59         541        (2,024     2,565   

Bayerische Landesbank

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC    12/20/18    Not Rated    EUR      8,870         107,209        17,705        89,504   

iTraxx Sub Financials Series 20 Version 1

     5.00   Barclays Bank PLC    12/20/18    BBB    EUR      14,150         1,764,212        2,138,315        (374,103

iTraxx Sub Financials Series 20 Version 1

     5.00   Citibank N.A.    12/20/18    BBB    EUR      20,210         2,519,770        3,026,501        (506,731

iTraxx Sub Financials Series 20 Version 1

     5.00   Deutsche Bank AG    12/20/18    BBB    EUR      10,120         1,261,755        1,522,402        (260,647

CNH Industrial NV

     5.00   Citibank N.A.    3/20/19    BB+    EUR      2,950         178,460        404,913        (226,453

CNH Industrial NV

     5.00   Citibank N.A.    3/20/19    BB+    EUR      2,950         178,461        412,779        (234,318

ArcelorMittal

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC    9/20/19    BB    EUR      2,133         (579,178     (144,536     (434,642

ArcelorMittal

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC    9/20/19    BB    EUR      2,130         (578,499     (138,544     (439,955

ArcelorMittal

     1.00   Citibank N.A.    9/20/19    BB    EUR      4,265         (1,158,356     (285,352     (873,004

ArcelorMittal

     1.00   Credit Suisse International    9/20/19    BB    EUR      4,260         (1,156,998     (277,086     (879,912

ArcelorMittal

     1.00   Citibank N.A.    12/20/19    BB    EUR      3,255         (932,989     (209,254     (723,735

Hertz Corp.

     5.00   Barclays Bank PLC    6/20/20    B    USD      2,000         21,265        95,079        (73,814

Hertz Corp.

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International    6/20/20    B    USD      2,000         21,265        108,482        (87,217

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    6/20/20    BBB+    USD      15,000         70,384        91,945        (21,561

Vougeot Bidco PLC

     5.00   Credit Suisse International    6/20/20    B    EUR      2,710         235,396        278,890        (43,494

Community Health Systems, Inc.

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International    9/20/20    B-    USD      3,500         (58,590     271,850        (330,440

Glencore International AG

     1.00   Citibank N.A.    9/20/20    BBB    EUR      2,590         (750,987     (232,766     (518,221

Glencore International AG

     1.00   Citibank N.A.    9/20/20    BBB    EUR      350         (101,484     (31,455     (70,029

Glencore International AG

     1.00   Credit Suisse International    9/20/20    BBB    EUR      920         (266,759     (86,417     (180,342

Calpine Corp.

     5.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    12/20/20    B    USD      1,850         40,284        64,746        (24,462

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC    12/20/20    BBB-    EUR      5,265         (819,677     (410,303     (409,374

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC    12/20/20    BBB-    EUR      4,106         (639,240     (318,175     (321,065

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC    12/20/20    BBB-    EUR      1,980         (308,254     (137,278     (170,976

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC    12/20/20    BBB-    EUR      880         (137,009     (165,192     28,183   

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International    12/20/20    BBB-    EUR      1,960         (305,141     (128,363     (176,778

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    12/20/20    BBB-    EUR      1,159         (180,438     (90,322     (90,116

Community Health Systems, Inc.

     5.00   Barclays Bank PLC    12/20/20    B-    USD      3,000         (81,322     191,564        (272,886

Community Health Systems, Inc.

     5.00   Citibank N.A.    12/20/20    B-    USD      2,500         (67,769     (8,549     (59,220

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

50    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   

 

Issuer/Index    Receive
Fixed
Rate
    Counterparty    Expiration
Date
   Credit
Rating1
   Notional
Amount
(000)2
     Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Community Health Systems, Inc.

     5.00   Citibank N.A.    12/20/20    B-    USD      2,000       $ (54,215   $ (8,875   $ (45,340

Community Health Systems, Inc.

     5.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    12/20/20    B-    USD      2,300         (62,348     98,191        (160,539

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International    12/20/20    B+    EUR      1,320         71,685        72,801        (1,116

Hertz Corp.

     5.00   Barclays Bank PLC    12/20/20    B    USD      2,500         (30,680     187,837        (218,517

Hertz Corp.

     5.00   Goldman Sachs International    12/20/20    B    USD      1,850         (22,703     98,498        (121,201

Hertz Corp.

     5.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    12/20/20    B    USD      1,700         (20,862     107,274        (128,136

iTraxx Asia ex-Japan IG Series 24 Version 1

     1.00   Goldman Sachs International    12/20/20    A-    USD      3,750         (86,249     (102,409     16,160   

Macy’s, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    12/20/20    BBB+    USD      20,000         (822,697     (1,138,811     316,114   

Macy’s, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    12/20/20    BBB+    USD      7,722         (317,643     (428,945     111,302   

Macy’s, Inc.

     1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    12/20/20    BBB+    USD      5,556         (228,545     (308,896     80,351   

MGIC Investment Corp.

     5.00 %   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC    12/20/20    B+    USD      1,835         71,517        6,275        65,242   

Radian Group, Inc.

     5.00   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC    12/20/20    B+    USD      5,000         15,606        (193,457     209,063   

Republic of Indonesia

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC    12/20/20    BB+    USD      1,750         (100,099     (120,125     20,026   

Republic of Indonesia

     1.00   HSBC Bank PLC    12/20/20    BB+    USD      3,750         (214,498     (249,774     35,276   

Volkswagen AG

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC    12/20/20    BBB+    EUR      1,740         (71,828     (115,284     43,456   

Volkswagen AG

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC    12/20/20    BBB+    EUR      60         (2,477     (3,975     1,498   

Glencore International AG

     1.00   BNP Paribas S.A.    6/20/21    BBB    EUR      2,057         (658,837     (206,892     (451,945

Glencore International AG

     1.00   Citibank N.A.    6/20/21    BBB    EUR      4,113         (1,317,674     (425,910     (891,764

Republic of France

     0.25   Barclays Bank PLC    6/20/23    AA    USD      4,035         (55,372     (230,662     175,290   

Republic of France

     0.25   Citibank N.A.    6/20/23    AA    USD      4,350         (59,695     (262,610     202,915   

Republic of France

     0.25   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    6/20/23    AA    USD      4,350         (59,695     (244,014     184,319   

Total

                    $ (5,904,850   $ 2,218,094      $ (8,122,944
                   

 

 

 

 

  1   

Using S&P’s rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable.

 

  2   

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

Reference Entity   Floating Rate   Counterparty   Expiration
Date
    Contract
Amount
    Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1

  3-month LIBOR1   Bank of America N.A.     2/26/16        55,500      $ 550,427             $ 550,427   

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

  3-month LIBOR minus 0.30%1   Bank of America N.A.     7/17/16        7,500        (286            (286

Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF

  3-month LIBOR minus 0.20%1   BNP Paribas S.A.     7/23/16        9,400        (18,325            (18,325

Abengoa SA, Class B

  3-month LIBOR minus 50.00%2   Credit Suisse International     11/12/16        641,418        455,653               455,653   

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

  3-month LIBOR minus 0.90%1   BNP Paribas S.A.     12/05/16        120,000        367,845               367,845   

Total

          $ 1,355,314             $ 1,355,314   
         

 

 

 

 

  1   

Fund pays the total return of the reference entity and receives the floating rate.

 

  2   

Fund pays the total return of the reference entity and receives the floating rate. Net payment made at termination.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    51


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   

 

      OTC Total Return Swaps1

 

Reference Entity    Counterparty    Expiration
Date
        

Notional
Amount

         Unrealized
Depreciation
        Net Value of
Reference
Entity

Equity Securities Long/Short:

   Bank of America N.A.    2/26/16         USD    3,538,012         $(1,715,754)2        $1,331,487

 

  1   

The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark, plus or minus a spread in a range of 0.15%-40.0% basis points. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions. The following are the specified benchmarks used in determining the variable rate of interest:

 

Canada Bankers Acceptances 1 Month

      1 Week AUD BBSW

Copenhagen Interbank Offered Rates 1 Week

      1 Week BRL CDI

Garban Intercapital Federal Funds Rate Open

      1 Week CZK PRIBOR

Intercontinental Exchange LIBOR:

      1 Week EURIBOR
   CHF 1 Week       1 Week HKD HIBOR
   GBP 1 Week       1 Week HUF BUBOR
   JPY 1 Week       1 Week ILS TELBOR
   MXN 1 Week       1 Week NIBOR
   RUB 1 Week       1 Week NZD Bank
   SEK 1 Week       1 Week PLN WIBOR
   TRY 1 Week       1 Week SGD SOR
   USD 1 Month       1 Week ZAR JIBAR
   USD 1 Week      

 

  2   

Amount includes $490,771 of net dividends and financing fees.

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of equity securities underlying the total return swap with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, as of period end, expiration date 2/26/16:

 

      Shares      Value  

Reference Entity — Long

                 

AA PLC

     303,241       $ $1,278,255   

Altice NV, Class A

     102,421         1,477,108   

Barclays PLC

     1,797,243         4,809,219   

Eurobank Ergasias SA

     2,850,347         2,369,702   

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

     1,211,648         10,549,651   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     6,209,454         5,817,411   

Numericable-SFR SAS

     108,399         4,303,886   

Smurfit Kappa Group Plc

     102,026         2,213,612   

Total Reference Entity — Long

  

     32,818,844   
     
                  
      Shares     Value  

Reference Entity — Short

                

Abengoa SA

     (121,977   $ (24,578

Anglo American PLC

     (1,493,752     (5,958,189

APERAM SA

     (79,771     (2,492,027

ArcelorMittal

     (757,075     (2,872,146

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

     (296,240     (1,906,762

Banco Popular Espanol SA

     (1,508,199     (4,075,050

Banco Popular Espanol SA Rights

     (1,633,326     (24,771

Buzzi Unicem SpA

     (103,285     (1,565,179

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     (60,540     (2,744,200

Repsol YPF SA

     (489,160     (5,071,824

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

     (1,312,780     (4,752,631

Total Reference Entity — Short

             (31,487,357

Net Value of Reference Entity — Bank of
America N.A.

           $ 1,331,487   
 

 

      Transactions in Options Written for the Six Months Ended January 31, 2016

 

     Calls          Puts  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
                              Notional (000)          
     Contracts     Premiums
Received
         Contracts     EUR     Premiums
Received
 
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of period

     2,000      $ 77,527           13,600        222,900      $ 1,863,813   

Options written

     4,000        78,975           86,250        247,200        7,524,538   

Options expired

     (6,000     (156,502        (33,400     (345,300     (4,971,805

Options closed

                      (52,200            (2,824,555
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Outstanding options, end of period

                      14,250        124,800      $ 1,591,991   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

52    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   

 

 

      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:

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments    Commodity
Contracts
   Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
    

Interest

Rate
Contracts

     Other
Contracts
   Total  

Financial futures contracts

   Net unrealized appreciation1               $ 53,098               $ 2,063          $ 55,161   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                      $ 44,697,950                    44,697,950   

Options purchased

  

Investments at value — unaffiliated2

      $ 1,624,307         4,432,711         546,485         23,875            6,627,378   

Swaps — OTC

  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

        41,760,363         1,373,925                            43,134,288   

Swaps — centrally cleared

  

Net unrealized appreciation1

        16,018,979                         80,485            16,099,464   
  

 

 

Total

         $ 59,403,649       $ 5,859,734       $ 45,244,435       $ 106,423          $ 110,614,241   
  

 

 
                       
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments    Commodity
Contracts
   Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
   Total  

Financial futures contracts

  

Net unrealized depreciation1

              $ 855,620               $ 13,950,183          $ 14,805,803   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                      $ 28,377,099                    28,377,099   

Options written

  

Options written, at value

      $ 186,527         503,250                            689,777   

Swaps — OTC

  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

        52,442,437         1,734,365                            54,176,802   

Swaps — centrally cleared

  

Net unrealized depreciation1

        1,497,723                         2,358,270            3,855,993   
  

 

 

Total

         $ 54,126,687       $ 3,093,235       $ 28,377,099       $ 16,308,453          $ 101,905,474   
  

 

 

 

  1   

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

  2   

Includes options purchased at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments.

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:   

Commodity

Contracts

       Credit
Contracts
         Equity
Contracts
         Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
        

Interest

Rate

Contracts

         Other
Contracts
  Total  

Financial futures contracts

                $ 2,798,654                 $ (15,412,209       $ (12,613,555

Forward foreign currency transactions

                         $ 9,684,124                     9,684,124   

Options purchased1

       $ (3,692,427       38,664,401          (438,475       (3,169,331         31,364,168   

Options written

         1,978,013          (3,005,666                70,843            (956,810

Swaps

         (40,845,877       60,003,958                   (4,798,409         14,359,672   
  

 

 

Total

       $ (42,560,291     $ 98,461,347        $ 9,245,649        $ (23,309,106       $ 41,837,599   
  

 

 

 

1    Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investments.

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation

(Depreciation) on:

   Commodity
Contracts
       Credit
Contracts
         Equity
Contracts
         Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
        

Interest

Rate

Contracts

         Other
Contracts
  Total  

Financial futures contracts

           $ (988,016              $ (10,617,222       $ (11,605,238

Forward foreign currency translations

               $ 11,162,908                     11,162,908   

Options purchased1

       $  1,571,090          (235,082       (395,620       (121,155         819,233   

Options written

         (1,237,113       500,950                         (736,163

Swaps

         19,278,483          (14,181,832           1,216,419            6,313,070   
  

 

 

Total

       $  19,612,460        $ (14,903,980     $ 10,767,288        $ (9,521,958       $ 5,953,810   
  

 

 

 

  1   

Options purchased are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    53


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   

 

 

      Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Financial futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 4,675,018   

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 925,500,068   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 4,408,536,532   

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 3,644,722,103   

Options:

  

Average value of option contracts purchased

   $ 14,982,929   

Average value of option contracts written

   $ 366,588   

Average notional value of swaption contracts purchased

   $ 487,396,177   

Average notional value of swaption contracts written

   $ 134,896,177   

Credit default swaps:

  

Average notional value — buy protection

   $ 1,837,345,923   

Average notional value — sell protection

   $ 706,583,626   

Interest rate swaps:

  

Average notional value — pays fixed rate

   $ 164,690,000   

Average notional value — receives fixed rate

   $ 12,150,000   

Total return swaps:

  

Average notional value

   $ 30,445,138   

For information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

      Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

            Assets           Liabilities       

Derivative Financial Instruments:

            

Financial futures contracts

      $ 141,971         $ 3,473,169     

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

        44,697,950           28,377,099     

Options

        6,627,378 1         689,777     

Swaps — Centrally cleared

        900,609               

Swaps — OTC2

        43,134,288           54,176,802     
  

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

      $ 95,502,196         $ 86,716,847     
  

 

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

        (5,475,291        (3,976,419  
  

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

      $ 90,026,905         $ 82,740,428     
  

 

 

  1   

Includes options purchased at value which is included in Investments at value — unaffiliated in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and reported in the Schedule of Investments.

 

  2   

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid/received in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

54    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

      Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities
and Subject to an MNA
 
Counterparty          Derivative Assets
Subject to an MNA by
Counterparty
           Derivatives Available
for Offset1
          Non-cash
Collateral
Received
         Cash
Collateral
Received2
          Net Amount of
Derivative Assets3
 

Bank of America N.A.

        $  2,607,602            $  (2,607,602                          

Barclays Bank PLC

        3,738,631            (3,738,631                          

BNP Paribas S.A.

        1,462,914            (729,130                        $    733,784   

Citibank N.A.

        55,113,049            (33,033,680                        22,079,369   

Credit Suisse International

        2,971,757            (2,971,757                          

Deutsche Bank AG

        1,600,020            (412,703              $(1,187,317          

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

        360,794            (360,794                          

Goldman Sachs International

        9,825,566            (6,280,374              (3,545,192          

HSBC Bank PLC

        35,276            (35,276                          

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

        9,978,053            (9,978,053                          

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

        86,427            (86,427                          

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

        1,243,629            (849,759                        393,870   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

        65,023            (65,023                          

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

        51,049            (13,038                        38,011   

UBS AG

        887,115            (887,115                          
  

 

 

Total

        $90,026,905            $(62,049,362              $(4,732,509        $23,245,034   
  

 

 
                           
Counterparty          Derivative Liabilities
Subject to an MNA by
Counterparty
           Derivatives Available
for Offset1
          Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
         Cash
Collateral
Pledged4
          Net Amount of
Derivative Liabilities5
 

Bank of America N.A.

        $  2,710,609            $  (2,607,602                        $    103,007   

Barclays Bank PLC

        7,125,306            (3,738,631              $  (3,386,675          

BNP Paribas S.A.

        729,130            (729,130                          

Citibank N.A.

        33,033,680            (33,033,680                          

Credit Suisse International

        7,943,278            (2,971,757              (4,150,000        821,521   

Deutsche Bank AG

        412,703            (412,703                          

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

        1,734,522            (360,794              (1,373,728          

Goldman Sachs International

        6,280,374            (6,280,374                          

HSBC Bank PLC

        249,774            (35,276                        214,498   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

        13,034,503            (9,978,053              (2,200,000        856,450   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

        1,988,510            (86,427                        1,902,083   

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

        849,759            (849,759                          

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

        235,017            (65,023                        169,994   

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

        13,038            (13,038                          

UBS AG

        6,400,225            (887,115                        5,513,110   
  

 

 

Total

        $82,740,428            $(62,049,362              $(11,110,403        $9,580,663   
  

 

 

 

  1  

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 

  2  

Excess of collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 

  3   

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

  4  

Excess of collateral pledged to the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 

  5  

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default. Net amount may be offset further by the options written receivable/payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

      Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Assets:

                   

Investments:

                   

Long-Term Investments:

                   

Asset-Backed Securities

              $ 347,006,867        $ 69,710,678        $ 416,717,545  

Common Stocks

     $   49,336,165                   65,599          49,401,764  

Corporate Bonds

                2,633,199,748          14,101,468          2,647,301,216  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

                484,009,019          55,998,295          540,007,314  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    55


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   

 

 

      Level 1   Level 2   Level 3    Total

Foreign Agency Obligations

             $ 89,243,526                $ 89,243,526  

Foreign Government Obligations

               57,542,127                  57,542,127  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

               105,253,320       $ 15,602,366          120,855,686  

Preferred Securities

     $ 52,612,629         359,517,449         2,693,192          414,823,270  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

               220,207,492                  220,207,492  

Short-Term Securities:

                 

Borrowed Bond Agreements

               1,226,438,913                  1,226,438,913  

Money Market Funds

       444,946,963                          444,946,963  

Options Purchased:

                 

Credit Contracts

               1,624,307                  1,624,307  

Equity Contracts

       4,432,711                          4,432,711  

Interest Rate Contracts

               23,875                  23,875  

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

               546,485                  546,485  

Liabilities:

                 

Investments:

                 

Borrowed Bonds

               (1,210,077,444 )                (1,210,077,444 )

Investments Sold Short

       (174,778,745 )       (99,051,167 )                (273,829,912 )

Unfunded floating rate loan interests1

               (634,623 )                (634,623 )
    

 

 

 

Total

     $   376,549,723       $ 4,214,849,894       $ 158,171,598        $ 4,749,571,215  
    

 

 

 

 

1    Unfunded floating rate loan interests are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the commitment.

 

       

      Level 1   Level 2   Level 3    Total

Derivative Financial Instruments1

                 

Assets:

                 

Credit contracts

             $ 32,504,418                $ 32,504,418  

Equity contracts

     $ 53,098         1,373,925                  1,427,023  

Foreign currency exchange contracts

               44,697,950                  44,697,950  

Interest rate contracts

       2,063         80,485                  82,548  

Liabilities:

                 

Credit contracts

               (21,308,850 )                (21,308,850 )

Equity contracts

       (1,358,870 )       (1,734,365 )                (3,093,235 )

Foreign currency exchange contracts

               (28,377,099 )                (28,377,099 )

Interest rate contracts

       (13,950,183 )       (2,358,270 )                (16,308,453 )
    

 

 

 

Total

     $ (15,253,892 )     $ 24,878,194                $ 9,624,302  
    

 

 

 

 

 

1    Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and options written. Swaps, financial futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument and options written are shown at value.

        

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

   

      Level 1   Level 2   Level 3    Total

Assets:

                 

Cash

     $ 271,975,405                        $ 271,975,405  

Foreign currency at value

       25,854,357                          25,854,357  

Cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives

       29,070,000                          29,070,000  

Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps

       20,770,760                          20,770,760  

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

       11,672,880                          11,672,880  

Liabilities:

                 

Cash received as collateral for borrowed bonds

             $ (2,804,000 )                (2,804,000 )

Cash received as collateral for OTC derivatives

               (5,410,000 )                (5,410,000 )
    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 359,343,402       $ (8,214,000 )              $ 351,129,402  
    

 

 

 

During the six months ended January 31, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

56    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (concluded)      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

      Asset-Backed
Securities
    Common Stocks     Corporate Bonds     Floating Rate
Loan Interests
    Non-Agency
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
    Preferred
Securities
     Total  

Assets:

               

Opening Balance, as of July 31, 2015

   $ 84,924,584      $ 11,926,249      $ 22,294,306      $ 26,338,997      $ 23,085,617              $ 168,569,753   

Transfers into Level 3

     4,455,413               14,046,438        2,427,867                       20,929,718   

Transfers out of Level 3

     (28,694,736            (11,930,366     (578,023     (5,249,148             (46,452,273

Other1

            (1,447,403                        $ 1,447,403           

Accrued discounts/premiums

     30,758               119,476        55,897        31,701                237,832   

Net realized gain (loss)

     448,619        (461,874     411,001        19,451        13,531                430,728   

Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)2,3

     (2,394,192     2,945,614        (1,637,506     (1,431,524     (532,135     4,913         (3,044,830

Purchases

     18,176,470        10,055        475,018        31,989,498               1,240,876         51,891,917   

Sales

     (7,236,238     (12,907,042     (9,676,899     (2,823,868     (1,747,200             (34,391,247
  

 

 

 

Closing Balance, as of January 31, 2016

   $ 69,710,678      $ 65,599      $ 14,101,468      $ 55,998,295      $ 15,602,366      $ 2,693,192       $ 158,171,598   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at January 31, 20163

   $ (2,394,192   $ 319,169      $ (1,637,506   $ (1,419,532   $ (532,136   $ 4,913       $ (5,659,284
  

 

 

 

 

  1  

Certain Level 3 investments were re-classified between Common Stocks and Preferred Securities.

 

  2  

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations.

 

  3  

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at January 31, 2016, is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

The Fund’s investments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 investments.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    57


Consolidated Schedule of Investments January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)      BlackRock Macro Themes Fund   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%

     

Boeing Co.

     201       $ 24,146   

General Dynamics Corp.

     203         27,155   

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     234         27,341   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     131         27,641   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     154         28,499   

Raytheon Co.

     237         30,393   

Textron, Inc.

     683         23,372   
     

 

 

 
                188,547   

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%

     

FedEx Corp.

     179         23,786   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     281         26,189   
     

 

 

 
                49,975   

Airlines — 0.1%

     

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     676         26,357   

Auto Components — 0.1%

     

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

     895         25,427   

Beverages — 0.1%

     

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     277         27,102   

Biotechnology — 0.2%

     

Amgen, Inc.

     188         28,713   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     231         20,963   
     

 

 

 
                49,676   

Chemicals — 0.4%

     

Dow Chemical Co.

     560         23,520   

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     430         22,687   

FMC Corp.

     697         24,897   

Monsanto Co.

     304         27,542   
     

 

 

 
                98,646   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%

     

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

     1,390         27,216   

Communications Equipment — 0.3%

     

Harris Corp.

     359         31,222   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     414         27,643   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     548         24,846   
     

 

 

 
                83,711   

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

     

Fluor Corp.

     604         27,114   

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%

     

H&R Block, Inc.

     794         27,036   

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

     

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

     304         25,846   

Electric Utilities — 0.1%

     

Southern Co.

     646         31,602   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1%

     

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     1,008         29,474   

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.1%

     

CVS Health Corp.

     309         29,846   

Food Products — 0.1%

     

Kellogg Co.

     432         31,726   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.2%

     

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

     376         29,407   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

     365         28,152   
     

 

 

 
                57,559   
Common Stocks            Shares      Value  

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.1%

        

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (a)

              394       $ 26,445   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.1%

        

Yum! Brands, Inc.

              420         30,395   

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.1%

        

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

              46         27,002   

Internet Software & Services — 0.2%

        

Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)

        277         31,082   

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

        347         26,233   
        

 

 

 
                         57,315   

IT Services — 0.3%

        

Accenture Plc, Class A

        272         28,707   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

        294         26,175   

Teradata Corp. (a)

        1,098         26,725   
        

 

 

 
                         81,607   

Media — 0.3%

        

CBS Corp., Class B

        568         26,980   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

        156         28,394   

Viacom, Inc., Class B

        556         25,376   
        

 

 

 
                         80,750   

Metals & Mining — 0.1%

        

Nucor Corp.

              704         27,505   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%

        

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

              385         26,500   

Pharmaceuticals — 0.1%

        

Eli Lilly & Co.

              355         28,081   

Professional Services — 0.2%

        

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

        271         26,672   

Equifax, Inc.

        271         28,672   
        

 

 

 
                         55,344   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

        

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

              614         24,873   

Software — 0.1%

        

Intuit, Inc.

              299         28,557   

Tobacco — 0.1%

        

Altria Group, Inc.

              510         31,166   

Total Common Stocks — 5.0%

                       1,362,400   
        
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
         

Aerospace & Defense — 0.3%

        

L-3 Communications Corp., 1.50%, 5/28/17

     USD         80         79,354   

Lockheed Martin Corp., 3.55%, 1/15/26

        10         10,259   
        

 

 

 
                         89,613   

Auto Components — 0.1%

        

Hella KGaA Hueck & Co., 1.25%, 9/07/17

     EUR         35         38,405   

Automobiles — 0.5%

        

BMW Finance NV, 0.50%, 9/05/18

        10         10,900   

Renault SA, 3.13%, 3/05/21

        25         29,015   

Volkswagen International Finance NV,
0.55%, 4/15/19 (b)

        100         104,879   
        

 

 

 
                         144,794   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

58    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Macro Themes Fund   
  

 

Corporate Bonds          Par  
(000)
    Value  

Banks — 11.8%

     

Abbey National Treasury Services PLC, 2.00%, 1/14/19

    EUR        100      $ 112,982   

Bank of America Corp., 5.75%, 12/01/17

    USD        110        116,993   

Bank of America NA, 2.05%, 12/07/18

      250        250,191   

Bank of Ireland, 2.00%, 5/08/17

    EUR        100        110,436   

Bankia SA, 3.50%, 1/17/19

      100        112,793   

BNP Paribas SA, 5.43%, 9/07/17

      90        104,990   

BPCE SA:

     

2.13%, 3/17/21

      100        116,111   

2.75%, 7/08/26 (b)

      100        109,232   

Citigroup, Inc., 5.50%, 9/13/25

    USD        40        42,917   

Commerzbank AG, 6.38%, 3/22/19

    EUR        30        35,749   

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 3.75%, 11/09/20

      50        59,609   

Credit Agricole SA, 1.88%, 10/18/17

      100        111,792   

ICICI Bank Ltd., 4.75%, 11/25/16

    USD        200        204,949   

ING Bank NV, 6.13%, 5/29/23 (b)

    EUR        80        95,727   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA:

     

2.38%, 1/13/17

    USD        200        200,765   

5.00%, 9/23/19

    EUR        50        58,462   

KFW:

     

2.75%, 4/16/20

    AUD        200        142,270   

0.13%, 6/01/20

    EUR        90        98,788   

Lloyds Bank PLC, 10.75%, 12/16/21 (b)

    GBP        60        91,434   

Nordea Bank AB:

     

4.50%, 3/26/20

    EUR        80        97,791   

2.50%, 9/17/20 (c)

    USD        200        201,164   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, 4.35%, 1/23/17

    EUR        100        111,282   

Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 3.45%, 8/27/18

    USD        110        112,405   

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC:

     

2.88%, 10/16/20

      25        24,953   

3.13%, 1/08/21

      40        40,494   

Société Générale SA, 4.75%, 3/02/21

    EUR        100        130,959   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 2.66%, 1/15/24 (b)

      100        112,042   

UniCredit SpA, 5.75%, 9/26/17

      90        103,938   

Wells Fargo & Co.:

     

2.55%, 12/07/20

    USD        45        45,180   

3.00%, 2/19/25

      30        29,281   

3.90%, 5/01/45

      25        22,816   
     

 

 

 
                      3,208,495   

Beverages — 0.6%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 2.65%, 2/01/21

      65        65,397   

Coca-Cola Co., 0.75%, 3/09/23

    EUR        100        107,279   
     

 

 

 
                      172,676   

Biotechnology — 0.5%

     

AbbVie, Inc.:

     

1.80%, 5/14/18

      90        89,738   

2.50%, 5/14/20

      35        34,740   
     

 

 

 
                      124,478   

Capital Markets — 1.6%

     

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

     

6.13%, 5/14/17

    GBP        20        29,956   

6.25%, 9/01/17

    USD        110        117,007   

4.25%, 10/21/25

      20        19,934   

Morgan Stanley:

     

4.75%, 3/22/17

      110        113,929   

2.20%, 12/07/18

      15        15,111   

4.88%, 11/01/22

      60        63,814   

3.88%, 1/27/26

      65        65,732   
     

 

 

 
                      425,483   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Communications Equipment — 0.1%

        

QUALCOMM, Inc., 2.25%, 5/20/20

     USD         25       $ 25,070   

Construction Materials — 0.3%

        

HeidelbergCement Finance Luxembourg SA,
8.00%, 1/31/17

     EUR         80         92,513   

Consumer Finance — 0.4%

        

John Deere Capital Corp., 2.38%, 7/14/20

     USD         75         75,491   

Synchrony Financial, 2.60%, 1/15/19

        45         44,932   
        

 

 

 
                         120,423   

Diversified Financial Services — 1.4%

        

European Investment Bank, 4.00%, 4/15/30

     EUR         65         98,992   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.00%, 9/25/17

     USD         180         180,667   

Shell International Finance B.V., 1.25%, 11/10/17

        100         99,764   
        

 

 

 
                         379,423   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0%

        

Telecom Italia SpA, 7.38%, 12/15/17

     GBP         100         154,272   

Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.63%, 2/21/20

     USD         120         120,691   
        

 

 

 
                         274,963   

Electric Utilities — 0.2%

        

Duke Energy Progress LLC, 3.25%, 8/15/25

        25         25,553   

Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series B, 4.20%, 5/15/45

        20         20,301   
        

 

 

 
                         45,854   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1%

        

Medtronic, Inc., 3.50%, 3/15/25

              30         30,803   

Household Products — 0.1%

        

Procter & Gamble Co., 2.70%, 2/02/26

              30         30,087   

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2%

        

General Electric Co., 4.38%, 9/16/20

              50         54,991   

IT Services — 0.4%

        

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.,
3.50%, 4/15/23

        50         48,298   

Visa, Inc., 2.20%, 12/14/20

        65         65,526   
        

 

 

 
                         113,824   

Media — 1.4%

        

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 4.60%, 2/15/21

        60         63,617   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 3.75%, 2/15/23

        14         13,554   

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., 1.66%, 4/15/18 (c)

        100         100,316   

Sky PLC, 2.50%, 9/15/26

     EUR         100         111,753   

WPP Finance SA, 6.38%, 11/06/20

     GBP         50         84,177   
        

 

 

 
                         373,417   

Metals & Mining — 0.4%

        

Alcoa, Inc., 6.75%, 7/15/18

     USD         50         51,900   

Barrick Gold Corp., 4.10%, 5/01/23

        10         8,596   

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., 3.85%, 9/30/23

        60         56,868   
        

 

 

 
                         117,364   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.4%

        

Chevron Corp., 1.34%, 11/09/17

        115         114,718   

Devon Energy Corp., 3.25%, 5/15/22

        11         8,746   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 4.25%, 9/01/24

        20         17,040   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.:

        

2.00%, 12/01/17

        60         57,872   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Macro Themes Fund   
  

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

        

3.05%, 12/01/19

     USD         60       $ 55,538   

Petroleos Mexicanos:

        

5.50%, 2/04/19

        73         73,730   

6.88%, 8/04/26

        83         83,896   

Phillips 66, 2.95%, 5/01/17

        125         126,778   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 1.63%, 11/09/17

        100         98,321   
        

 

 

 
                         636,639   

Pharmaceuticals — 1.6%

        

Actavis Funding SCS, 1.30%, 6/15/17

        90         89,598   

Forest Laboratories LLC, 5.00%, 12/15/21 (c)

        30         32,885   

Novartis Finance SA, 0.75%, 11/09/21

     EUR         100         110,657   

Roche Holdings, Inc., 2.88%, 9/29/21 (c)

     USD         200         206,783   
        

 

 

 
                         439,923   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.7%

        

American Tower Corp., 3.45%, 9/15/21

        40         40,091   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.:

        

4.20%, 12/15/23

        20         21,401   

3.45%, 6/01/25

        20         20,161   

HCP, Inc., 3.88%, 8/15/24

        18         17,594   

Host Hotels & Resorts LP, Series E, 4.00%, 6/15/25

        25         24,280   

Ventas Realty LP, 3.75%, 5/01/24

        60         59,676   
        

 

 

 
                         183,203   

Road & Rail — 0.3%

        

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.15%, 4/01/45

        10         9,257   

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp., 3.75%, 5/11/17 (c)

        60         61,158   
        

 

 

 
                         70,415   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.5%

  

     

ASML Holding NV, 3.38%, 9/19/23

     EUR         100         121,961   

Software — 0.8%

        

Amadeus Finance BV, 0.63%, 12/02/17

        100         108,772   

SAP SE, 0.21%, 11/20/18 (b)

        100         108,495   
        

 

 

 
                         217,267   

Specialty Retail — 0.4%

        

Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 3.88%, 9/15/23

     USD         60         64,448   

QVC, Inc., 4.45%, 2/15/25

        49         45,383   
        

 

 

 
                         109,831   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.5%

        

Apple, Inc., 0.90%, 5/12/17

              125         125,101   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 1.3%

        

Nordea Kredit Realkreditaktieselskab:

        

2.00%, 1/01/17

     DKK         1,410         208,180   

2.00%, 10/01/47

        110         14,685   

Nykredit Realkredit A/S:

        

1.00%, 7/01/18

        240         35,502   

2.00%, 10/01/47

        565         75,496   

Realkredit Danmark A/S, Series 27S, 2.00%, 10/01/47

        180         23,962   
        

 

 

 
                         357,825   

 

Corporate Bonds           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Tobacco — 0.4%

        

Reynolds American, Inc.:

        

2.30%, 6/12/18

     USD         30       $ 30,288   

4.85%, 9/15/23

        60         65,490   
        

 

 

 
                         95,778   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.4%

        

Eutelsat SA, 4.13%, 3/27/17

     EUR         50         56,563   

Vodafone Group PLC, 1.63%, 3/20/17

     USD         60         60,049   
        

 

 

 
                         116,612   

Total Corporate Bonds — 30.7%

                       8,337,231   
        
Foreign Agency Obligations                        

Brazil — 0.3%

        

Petrobras Global Finance BV:

        

3.25%, 3/17/17

        60         56,400   

6.85%, 6/05/2115

        20         12,650   
        

 

 

 
                         69,050   

Luxembourg — 0.4%

        

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA, 5.14%, 3/22/17

     EUR         105         115,736   

Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.7%

                       184,786   
        
Foreign Government Obligations                        

Brazil — 0.4%

        

Federal Republic of Brazil, 2.88%, 4/01/21

              100         96,906   

Canada — 1.9%

        

Canada Housing Trust No 1, 2.35%, 12/15/18

     CAD         605         451,213   

Canadian Government Bonds, 2.25%, 6/01/25

        100         78,082   
        

 

 

 
                         529,295   

Cyprus — 0.3%

        

Cyprus Government International Bond:

        

4.75%, 6/25/19

     EUR         25         28,952   

3.88%, 5/06/22

        40         44,701   
        

 

 

 
                         73,653   

Germany — 0.4%

        

Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 2.50%, 8/15/46

        20         29,647   

Bundesschatzanweisungen, 0.00%, 6/16/17 (d)

        75         81,766   
        

 

 

 
                         111,413   

Greece — 0.9%

        

Hellenic Republic:

        

4.75%, 4/17/19

        8         7,123   

2.00%, 2/24/23 (e)

        17         12,071   

2.00%, 2/24/24 (e)

        17         12,001   

2.00%, 2/24/25 (e)

        18         12,289   

2.00%, 2/24/26 (e)

        19         12,598   

2.00%, 2/24/27 (e)

        19         12,422   

2.00%, 2/24/28 (e)

        20         12,461   

2.00%, 2/24/29 (e)

        20         12,438   

2.00%, 2/24/30 (e)

        20         12,531   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Macro Themes Fund   
  

 

 

Foreign Government Obligations            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Hellenic Republic (continued):

        

2.00%, 2/24/31 (e)

     EUR         21       $ 12,335   

2.00%, 2/24/32 (e)

        21         12,381   

2.00%, 2/24/33 (e)

        21         12,151   

2.00%, 2/24/34 (e)

        21         12,309   

2.00%, 2/24/35 (e)

        22         12,075   

2.00%, 2/24/36 (e)

        22         12,009   

2.00%, 2/24/37 (e)

        22         12,143   

2.00%, 2/24/38 (e)

        22         11,916   

2.00%, 2/24/39 (e)

        22         12,135   

2.00%, 2/24/40 (e)

        22         12,154   

2.00%, 2/24/41 (e)

        22         12,170   

2.00%, 2/24/42 (e)

        22         12,201   
        

 

 

 
                         251,913   

Indonesia — 1.2%

        

Republic of Indonesia:

        

2.88%, 7/08/21

        200         214,874   

3.38%, 7/30/25

        100         102,582   
        

 

 

 
                         317,456   

Italy — 1.2%

        

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro:

        

1.15%, 5/15/17

        120         132,001   

1.05%, 12/01/19

        85         94,988   

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro Inflation Linked Bond, 2.15%, 11/12/17

        90         100,862   
        

 

 

 
                         327,851   

Portugal — 4.4%

        

Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT:

        

3.85%, 4/15/21

        33         40,134   

5.65%, 2/15/24

        8         9,962   

2.88%, 10/15/25

        4         4,403   

2.88%, 7/21/26

        75         81,219   

3.88%, 2/15/30

        314         360,727   

4.10%, 2/15/45

        620         699,078   
        

 

 

 
                         1,195,523   

Slovenia — 0.9%

        

Republic of Slovenia, 5.85%, 5/10/23

     USD         200         229,420   

Slovenia Government Bonds, 2.13%, 7/28/25

     EUR         21         23,997   
        

 

 

 
                         253,417   

South Africa — 1.4%

        

South Africa Government Bonds:

        

8.25%, 3/31/32

     ZAR         4,000         222,985   

6.25%, 3/31/36

        520         22,789   

8.50%, 1/31/37

        2,200         122,165   
        

 

 

 
                         367,939   

Spain — 0.5%

        

Kingdom of Spain, 5.50%, 7/30/17

     EUR         105         123,085   

Kingdom of Spain Inflation Linked Bond,
1.80%, 11/30/24

        20         23,694   
        

 

 

 
                         146,779   

Turkey — 1.3%

        

Republic of Turkey, 7.50%, 7/14/17

     USD         320         342,429   
Foreign Government Obligations           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

United Kingdom — 0.3%

        

United Kingdom Gilt Inflation Linked Bond, 2.50%, 7/26/16

     GBP         20       $ 91,501   

Total Foreign Government Obligations — 15.1%

  

     4,106,075   
        
Investment Companies            Shares          

ETFS 1X Daily Short WTI Crude Oil (a)(f)

        1,200         144,288   

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (g)

        23,978         520,562   

Lyxor ETF FTSE Athex 20

        270,000         215,572   

Source Physical Gold P-ETC (a)(f)

              2,500         273,700   

Total Investment Companies — 4.3%

                       1,154,122   
        
U.S. Treasury Obligations           

Par  

(000)

         

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes:

        

0.25%, 1/15/25

     USD         1,603         1,561,626   

0.38%, 7/15/25

        1,601         1,581,826   

U.S. Treasury Note, 0.63%, 12/31/16

              790         789,908   

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 14.5%

                       3,933,360   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $20,150,251) — 70.3%

                       19,077,974   
        
Short-Term Securities            Shares          

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.32% (f)(h)(i)

     4,394,584         4,394,584   
             

Beneficial
Interest

(000)

         

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.51%, (h)(i)(j)

     USD         508         508,486   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $4,903,070) — 18.1%

  

  

     4,903,070   
        
Options Purchased                        

(Cost — $485,054) — 1.5%

                       415,862   

Total Investments Before Options Written

(Cost — $25,538,375) — 89.9%

                       24,396,906   
        
Options Written                        

(Premiums Received — $446,614) — (1.9)%

                       (502,554

Total Investments Net of Options Written
(Cost — $25,091,761) — 88.0%

           23,894,352   

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 12.0%

           3,255,072   
        

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

         $ 27,149,424   
        

 

 

 
 

 

      Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(b) Variable rate security. Rate as of period end.

 

(c) 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.

 

(d) Zero-coupon bond.

 

(e) Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate as of period end.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(f) All or a portion of security is held by a wholly owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details on the wholly owned subsidiary.

 

(g) Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.

 

(h) During the six months ended January 31, 2016, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   

Shares/Beneficial
Interest Held

at July 31,

2015

     Shares/
Beneficial Interest
Purchased
     Shares
Sold
   

Shares/Beneficial
Interest Held

at January 31,

2016

     Value at
December 31,
2015
     Income      Realized
Gain
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     8,688,635                 (4,294,051 )1      4,394,584         $4,394,584         $5,193         $198   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

             $508,4862                $    508,486         $   508,486         $  1073           

iShares STOXX Europe 600 Real Estate UCITS ETF

             21,000         (21,000                     $3,156           

 

  1   

Represents net shares sold.

 

  2   

Represents net beneficial interest purchased.

 

  3   

Represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment expenses.

 

(i) Current yield as of period end.

 

(j) Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. The Fund may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

 

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment advisor. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

      Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Financial Futures Contracts

 

Contracts
Long (Short)
  Issue   Expiration  

Notional

Value

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
(217)   BIST National-30 Index1   February 2016     USD        666,102        $(20,894)   
(11)   Hang Seng China Enterprises Index1   February 2016     USD        585,919        (20,567
12   Australian Government Bonds (10 Year)1   March 2016     USD        8,204,698        13,961   
(1)   Canadian Government Bonds (10 Year)   March 2016     USD        101,963        434   
(2)   DAX Index1   March 2016     USD        528,431        (7,816
(14)   E-Mini S&P 500 Index1   March 2016     USD        1,351,070        (31,079
(24)   Euro STOXX 600 Automobiles & Parts Index1   March 2016     USD        612,018        68,675   
(8)   Euro STOXX 600 Food & Beverages Index1   March 2016     USD        275,850        (3,199
21   Euro STOXX 600 Large 200 Index1   March 2016     USD        393,788        (14,143
(51)   Euro STOXX 600 Oil & Gas Index1   March 2016     USD        703,584        (44,540
(11)   Euro STOXX 600 Personal & Household Goods  Index1   March 2016     USD        442,033        (935
106   Euro STOXX 600 Real Estate Index1   March 2016     USD        996,718        (32,959
(31)   Euro STOXX 600 Small 200 Index1   March 2016     USD        402,146        21,989   
87   Euro STOXX Banks Index1   March 2016     USD        497,622        (91,670
30   Euro STOXX Healthcare Index1   March 2016     USD        1,187,507        (42,150
(12)   Euro-Bund1   March 2016     USD        2,123,474        (53,503
(4)   Euro-Schatz   March 2016     USD        484,558        (285
5   FTSE 100 Index1   March 2016     USD        427,971        5,063   
(15)   FTSE 250 Index Futures1   March 2016     USD        703,747        1,637   
7   German Midcap Stock Index1   March 2016     USD        735,443        (44,763
1   Long Gilt British   March 2016     USD        171,445        4,872   
(12)   Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index1   March 2016     USD        448,680        (16,657
(5)   Mini-DAX Index1   March 2016     USD        264,216        (513
(4)   S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index1   March 2016     USD        429,895        1,105   
2   TOPIX Index1   March 2016     USD        237,724        (20,360
(12)   U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)   March 2016     USD        1,554,937        (37,767
5   U.S. Treasury Notes (2 Year)   March 2016     USD        1,093,125        5,463   
5   U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year)   March 2016     USD        603,359        10,384   
1   U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds   March 2016     USD        166,188        8,358   
4   Canadian Bankers Acceptance   December 2016     USD        709,258        993   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

62    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


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Contracts
Long (Short)
     Issue      Expiration     

Notional

Value

     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
(12)      Three Month Sterling      December 2016        USD         2,124,964         $  (12,712

Total

                       $(353,578
                    

 

 

 

 

  1  

All or a portion of security is held by a wholly owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details on the wholly owned subsidiary.

 

 
      Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Currency
Purchased
       Currency
Sold
    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
AUD        195,000         USD        137,929      Westpac Banking Corp.     2/03/16           $      605   
CAD        747,000         USD        530,823      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/03/16           5,391   
DKK        750,054         USD        108,756      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/03/16           722   
DKK        60,000         USD        8,764      UBS AG     2/03/16           (53
EUR        4,055,000         USD        4,387,831      Deutsche Bank AG     2/03/16           29,294   
EUR        260,000         USD        283,688      Goldman Sachs International     2/03/16           (1,999
EUR        20,000         USD        21,810      Goldman Sachs International     2/03/16           (142
GBP        332,000         USD        471,008      Barclays Bank PLC     2/03/16           8,366   
USD        141,669         AUD        195,000      Westpac Banking Corp.     2/03/16           3,690   
USD        439,226         CAD        640,000      Goldman Sachs International     2/03/16           (17,623
USD        77,030         CAD        107,000      UBS AG     2/03/16           650   
USD        117,997         DKK        810,054      Deutsche Bank AG     2/03/16           396   
USD        2,353,420         EUR        2,165,000      Goldman Sachs International     2/03/16           7,819   
USD        2,358,857         EUR        2,170,000      UBS AG     2/03/16           7,840   
USD        243,218         GBP        165,000      Barclays Bank PLC     2/03/16           8,107   
USD        246,165         GBP        167,000      HSBC Bank PLC     2/03/16           8,204   
USD        23,753         ZAR        370,000      HSBC Bank PLC     2/03/16           482   
ZAR        370,000         USD        23,266      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/03/16           (57
EUR        20,000         USD        21,928      Bank of America N.A.     2/16/16           (253
EUR        7,225         USD        7,919      Bank of America N.A.     2/16/16           (89
EUR        10,000         USD        10,792      Barclays Bank PLC     2/16/16           46   
EUR        30,000         USD        31,853      Barclays Bank PLC     2/16/16           659   
EUR        55,000         USD        60,184      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           (578
EUR        20,000         USD        21,930      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           (255
EUR        20,000         USD        21,728      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           (53
EUR        27,500         USD        30,057      UBS AG     2/16/16           (254
GBP        20,000         USD        28,731      Deutsche Bank AG     2/16/16           (232
GBP        20,000         USD        28,542      HSBC Bank PLC     2/16/16           (43
GBP        25,000         USD        35,485      HSBC Bank PLC     2/16/16           138   
GBP        20,000         USD        28,410      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           88   
GBP        20,000         USD        28,223      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           276   
GBP        40,000         USD        57,846      UBS AG     2/16/16           (849
INR        1,795,000         USD        26,771      HSBC Bank PLC     2/16/16           (404
INR        1,700,000         USD        25,298      HSBC Bank PLC     2/16/16           (326
INR        1,790,000         USD        26,707      UBS AG     2/16/16           (414
MXN        1,300,000         USD        76,957      Deutsche Bank AG     2/16/16           (5,369
NOK        328,500         USD        38,118      UBS AG     2/16/16           (286
PHP        1,150,000         USD        24,344      HSBC Bank PLC     2/16/16           (233
PHP        690,000         USD        14,600      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           (134
PHP        460,000         USD        9,742      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           (97
SEK        500,000         USD        57,847      Deutsche Bank AG     2/16/16           432   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Macro Themes Fund   

 

Currency
Purchased
       Currency
Sold
    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
SEK        500,000         USD        58,847      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           $      (569
USD        104,528         EUR        97,500      Deutsche Bank AG     2/16/16           (1,137
USD        32,674         EUR        30,000      Deutsche Bank AG     2/16/16           162   
USD        27,305         EUR        25,000      Deutsche Bank AG     2/16/16           211   
USD        32,576         EUR        30,000      HSBC Bank PLC     2/16/16           64   
USD        27,185         EUR        25,000      HSBC Bank PLC     2/16/16           91   
USD        32,432         EUR        30,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           (81
USD        65,019         EUR        60,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           (5
USD        32,704         EUR        30,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           192   
USD        65,126         EUR        60,000      UBS AG     2/16/16           102   
USD        21,227         GBP        15,000      Bank of America N.A.     2/16/16           (147
USD        6,794         GBP        4,800      Bank of America N.A.     2/16/16           (45
USD        28,353         GBP        20,000      UBS AG     2/16/16           (146
USD        40,667         JPY        5,000,000      Barclays Bank PLC     2/16/16           (646
USD        10,184         MXN        190,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           (279
USD        16,923         MXN        300,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           403   
USD        13,667         MXN        250,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     2/16/16           (100
USD        22,956         NOK        200,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           (77
USD        14,732         NOK        128,500      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           (66
USD        59,446         SEK        500,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           1,168   
USD        48,753         SGD        70,000      HSBC Bank PLC     2/16/16           (367
USD        9,505         ZAR        160,000      Deutsche Bank AG     2/16/16           (534
USD        21,345         ZAR        325,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           953   
ZAR        100,000         USD        6,874      Deutsche Bank AG     2/16/16           (600
ZAR        1,205,000         USD        83,430      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/16/16           (7,824
USD        137,734         AUD        195,000      Westpac Banking Corp.     3/03/16           (616
USD        530,810         CAD        747,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     3/03/16           (5,395
USD        35,829         DKK        250,000      Goldman Sachs International     3/03/16           (494
USD        108,838         DKK        750,054      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     3/03/16           (726
USD        4,390,762         EUR        4,055,000      Deutsche Bank AG     3/03/16           (29,332
USD        471,030         GBP        332,000      Barclays Bank PLC     3/03/16           (8,355
USD        23,137         ZAR        370,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     3/03/16           50   
EUR        155,000         CHF        170,846      Barclays Bank PLC     4/07/16           943   
EUR        155,000         JPY        19,925,808      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     4/07/16           3,337   
EUR        250,000         PLN        1,117,268      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     4/07/16           (2,185
EUR        1,250,000         USD        1,356,776      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     4/07/16           (73
GBP        400,000         EUR        525,043      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     4/07/16           187   
JPY        64,890,650         USD        550,000      Barclays Bank PLC     4/07/16           (13,003
MXN        5,379,363         USD        290,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     4/07/16           5,144   
PHP        42,116,700         USD        870,000      HSBC Bank PLC     4/07/16           10,536   
PLN        1,127,285         EUR        250,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     4/07/16           4,637   
USD        720,000         BRL        3,024,360      Citibank N.A.     4/07/16           (20,090
USD        355,000         CHF        359,171      Barclays Bank PLC     4/07/16           3,309   
USD        870,000         CHF        880,223      Barclays Bank PLC     4/07/16           8,108   
USD        275,000         CNH        1,835,075      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     4/07/16           (120
USD        820,296         EUR        750,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     4/07/16           6,274   
USD        1,852,269         EUR        1,700,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     4/07/16           7,153   
USD        2,000,000         GBP        1,399,747      Barclays Bank PLC     4/07/16           5,190   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Macro Themes Fund   

 

Currency
Purchased
       Currency
Sold
    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD        813,000         KRW        975,071,550      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     4/07/16         $ 1,066   
USD        815,000         SGD        1,164,391      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     4/07/16           (1,086
USD        290,000         TRY        886,721      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     4/07/16           (4,243
USD        135,000         TRY        414,632      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     4/07/16           (2,588
USD        590,000         TWD        19,815,150      HSBC Bank PLC     4/07/16           (4,632
USD        90,000         TWD        3,015,000      HSBC Bank PLC     4/07/16           (477
USD        289,403         ZAR        4,809,100      Barclays Bank PLC     4/07/16           (9,268
USD        214,077         DKK        1,500,000      Commonwealth Bank of Australia     5/13/16           (4,377
CNH        4,588,920         USD        720,000      Goldman Sachs International     7/08/16           (39,351
USD        720,000         CNH        4,598,280      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     7/08/16           37,963   
Total                         $ (8,329
                       

 

 

 

 

 
      Exchange-Traded Options Purchased

 

Description1   

Put/

Call

  

Expiration

Date

  

Strike

Price

   Contracts    Value

S&P 500 Index

       Call          2/19/16          USD          2,150.00          14        $ 140  

Nikkei 225 Index

       Call          3/11/16          JPY          18,000.00          5          21,476  

FTSE MIB Index

       Call          3/18/16          EUR          23,000.00          15          487  

NASDAQ 100 Index

       Call          3/18/16          USD          4,400.00          6          41,730  

EURO STOXX 50 Index

       Call          6/17/16          EUR          2,925.00          84          180,174  

S&P 500 Index

       Call          6/17/16          USD          2,075.00          15          31,050  

EURO STOXX 50 Index

       Call          12/15/17          EUR          4,000.00          11          4,469  

FTSE 100 Index

       Put          3/18/16          GBP          6,000.00          10          25,292  

S&P 500 Index

       Put          3/18/16          USD          1,950.00          6          36,750  

Euro Dollar 3-Month Future

       Put          4/15/16          USD          98.75          136          13,600  

Total

                              $ 355,168  
                             

 

 

 

1     All or a portion of security is held by a wholly owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details on the wholly owned subsidiary.

        

 

OTC Options Purchased                                                           
Description1    Put/
Call
     Counterparty        

Expiration

Date

       

Strike

Price(s)

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Contracts    Value

USD Currency

     Call       Bank of America N.A.      3/09/16      CNH      6.60       USD      315          $   4,086

USD Currency

     Call       Citibank N.A.      3/09/16      CNH      6.60       USD      580          7,524

USD Currency

     Call       HSBC Bank PLC      3/09/16      CNH      6.60       USD      265          3,438

SPDR Gold Shares (U.S.)

     Call       Citibank N.A.      3/18/16      USD      108.00                  11,000    21,175

USD Currency

     Call       Bank of America N.A.      4/19/16      JPY      121.00       USD      1,375          24,308

WOP:SPX/CMS2

     Put       Bank of America N.A.        3/18/16        USD      2,050/2.34       USD      1,200          163

Total

                               $ 60,694
                              

 

1     All or a portion of security is held by a wholly owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details on the wholly owned subsidiary.

2     Composed of two or more options. Only the worst performing (least performing) option can be exercised at expiration.

 

 
      Exchange-Traded Options Written

 

Description1   

Put/

Call

    

Expiration

Date

  

Strike

Price

     Contracts      Value  

Nikkei 225 Index

     Call       3/11/16    JPY      18,750.00         10             $(18,998

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     Call       3/18/16    EUR      3,400.00         25             (1,787

NASDAQ 100 Index

     Call       3/18/16    USD      4,600.00         6             (9,120

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     Call       6/17/16    EUR      3,200.00         84             (67,247

S&P 500 Index

     Call       6/17/16    USD      1,875.00         15             (180,000

EURO STOXX Utilities Index

     Put       3/18/16    EUR      250.00         36             (8,970

FTSE 100 Index

     Put       3/18/16    GBP      5,700.00         20             (25,363

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Macro Themes Fund   

 

Description1    Put/
Call
       Expiration
Date
  

Strike

Price

       Contracts      Value  

FTSE MIB Index

     Put         3/18/16      EUR         21,000.00         15      $ (100,340

S&P 500 Index

     Put         3/18/16      USD         1,875.00         6        (20,400

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     Put         6/17/16      EUR         2,975.00         16        (33,088

Total

                        $ (465,313
                       

 

 

 

 

  1   

All or a portion of security is held by a wholly owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details on the wholly owned subsidiary.

OTC Options Written

 

Description1    Put/
Call
       Counterparty      Expiration
Date
   Strike
Price
       Notional
Amount
(000)
       Contracts        Value  

USD Currency

     Call         Bank of America N.A.      3/09/16    CNH  7.00           USD         315                   $ (600

USD Currency

     Call         Citibank N.A.      3/09/16    CNH 7.00           USD         580                     (1,106

USD Currency

     Call         HSBC Bank PLC      3/09/16    CNH 7.00           USD         265                     (505

SPDR Gold Shares (U.S.)

     Call         Citibank N.A.      3/18/16    USD  103.00                        5,500           (26,538

USD Currency

     Call         Bank of America N.A.      4/19/16    JPY 125.00           USD         1,375                     (8,492

Total

                                  $ (37,241
                                 

 

 

 

 

  1   

All or a portion of security is held by a wholly owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details on the wholly owned subsidiary.

 

  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

Fixed

    Rate    

         

Floating

Rate

   Effective
Date
     Expiration
Date
    

Notional
Amount

(000)

      

Unrealized

Depreciation

 
  0.99%1         6-Month JPY LIBOR    N/A      1/19/36        JPY         4,000         $ (850
  0.97%1         6-Month JPY LIBOR    N/A      1/21/36        JPY         4,000           (751
  0.85%2           6-Month JPY LIBOR    2/02/163      2/02/36        JPY         7,985           (59
  Total                              $ (1,660
                         

 

 

 

 

  1   

Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

  2   

Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

 

  3   

Forward swap.

 

  

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

Issuer    Pay
Fixed
Rate
    Counterparty    Expiration
Date
  

Notional
Amount
(000)

     Value      Premiums
Paid
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Emirate of Abu Dhabi

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC    12/20/20      USD         6       $ 77       $ 9       $ 68   

Emirate of Abu Dhabi

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC    12/20/20      USD         5         61         26         35   

Total

                 $ 138       $ 35       $ 103   
                

 

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

Issuer    Receive
Fixed
Rate
    Counterparty    Expiration
Date
   Credit
Rating1
     Notional
Amount
(000)2
     Value     Premiums
Received
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Glencore International AG

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC    9/20/20      BBB         EUR   30,000         $ (8,675)      $ (2,696)      $ (5,979) 

 

  1   

Using S&P’s rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable.

 

  2   

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Macro Themes Fund   

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaps

 

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

   Counterparty    Expiration
Date
  

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

1.89%1

   6-Month BUBOR    Citibank N.A.    6/26/18    HUF      17,100       $ (1,524           $ (1,524

1.91%1

   6-Month BUBOR    Citibank N.A.    6/26/18    HUF      17,100         (1,549             (1,549

1.86%1

   6-Month BUBOR    Citibank N.A.    7/27/18    HUF      4,070         (345             (345

1.83%1

   6-Month BUBOR    Goldman Sachs International    7/27/18    HUF      19,240         (1,583             (1,583

6.79%2,3

   1-day MIBOR    Citibank N.A.    11/16/20    INR      5,220         993                993   

6.77%2,3

   1-day MIBOR    Citibank N.A.    11/16/20    INR      4,760         846                846   

6.79%2,3

   1-day MIBOR    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    11/16/20    INR      8,175         1,530                1,530   

6.76%2,3

   1-day MIBOR    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    11/16/20    INR      6,800         1,144                1,144   

6.70%2,3

   1-day MIBOR    Bank of America N.A.    11/17/20    INR      5,800         742                742   

6.68%2,3

   1-day MIBOR    Goldman Sachs International    11/17/20    INR      4,530         551                551   

6.70%2,3

   1-day MIBOR    Goldman Sachs International    11/17/20    INR      3,405         462                462   

Total

                  $ 1,267              $ 1,267   
                 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

  2   

All or a portion of security is held by a wholly owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details on the wholly owned subsidiary.

 

  3   

Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

Reference Entity1  

Fixed Notional

Amount/

Fixed Rate/

Floating Rate

  Counterparty   Expiration
Date
   

Contract

Amount/
Notional

Amount (000)

    Value    

Premiums
Paid

(Received)

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

JPEBEUOB Performance Shell Index7

  3-month LIBOR plus 0.39%2   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/01/16        7,200 3    $ (72,578          $ (72,578

JPEBRUOB Index7

  3-month LIBOR plus 0.43%2   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/01/16        1,460 3      (10,889            (10,889

JPEBRUOB Index7

  3-month LIBOR plus 0.43%2   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/01/16        1,194 3      (13,894            (13,894

Long Gilt British Future

  GBP 35,316,1804   Bank of America N.A.     2/24/16        3 3      (11,112            (11,112

Long Gilt British Future

  GBP 35,131,4404   Bank of America N.A.     2/24/16        3 3      (13,744            (13,744

U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year) Future

  USD 454,413,6004   Bank of America N.A.     2/25/16        36 3      (120,676            (120,676

U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds Future

  USD 142,364,8804   Bank of America N.A.     2/25/16        3 3      24,013               24,013   

Merrill Lynch Commodity Volatility Carry Index7

  3-month T-Bill Auction Average Discount2   Bank of America N.A.     3/16/16        1,370 3      (9,470            (9,470

Merrill Lynch Commodity Volatility Carry Index7

  3-month T-Bill Auction Average Discount2   Bank of America N.A.     3/16/16        1,370 3      (10,685            (10,685

U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year) Future

  USD 64,397,9504   Bank of America N.A.     3/21/16        5 3      (3,911            (3,911

Dow Jones U.S. Select Home Builders Total Return Index

  3-month LIBOR plus 0.50%5   Bank of America N.A.     3/23/16        80 3      (54,008            (54,008

Dow Jones U.S. Select Home Builders Total Return Index

  3-month LIBOR plus 0.35%5   Bank of America N.A.     3/23/16        19 3      (12,811            (12,811

Dow Jones U.S. Select Home Builders Total Return Index

  3-month LIBOR plus 0.55%5   Bank of America N.A.     3/23/16        19 3      (12,832            (12,832

Goldman Sachs Volatility Carry Basket Index7

  USD 200,0004   Goldman Sachs International     4/07/16      USD   200        (11,181            (11,181

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    67


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Macro Themes Fund   

 

 

Reference Entity1  

Fixed Notional

Amount/

Fixed Rate/

Floating Rate

  Counterparty   Expiration
Date
   

Contract

Amount/
Notional

Amount (000)

    Value    

Premiums
Paid

(Received)

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Goldman Sachs Volatility Carry Basket Index7

  USD 200,0004   Goldman Sachs International     4/07/16      USD 200      $ (11,918          $ (11,918

DB V2V Index7

  USD 900,5174   Deutsche Bank AG     7/15/16        650 3      (4,836            (4,836

JPM European Periphery Basket7

  3-month EURIBOR plus 0.35%2   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     8/11/16        11,676 3      (203,394            (203,394

Citi Emerging Lifestyle Trends Series 3 Basket Index7

  6-month LIBOR plus 0.22%2   Citibank N.A.     9/02/16        1,025 3      (20,710            (20,710

DB Global Industrials Basket Performance Index7

  3-month LIBOR minus 0.26%6   Deutsche Bank AG     10/17/16        580 3      53,651               53,651   

DB Global Industrials Basket Performance Index7

  3-month LIBOR minus 0.26%6   Deutsche Bank AG     10/17/16        226 3      23,608               23,608   

DB Global Industrials Basket Performance Index7

  3-month LIBOR minus 0.26%6   Deutsche Bank AG     10/17/16        148 3      17,135               17,135   

MLBX WDC2 Total Return Index7

  3-month T-Bill Auction Average Discount2   Bank of America N.A.     11/18/16        185 3      10,676               10,676   

MLBX WDC2 Total Return Index7

  3-month T-Bill Auction Average Discount2   Bank of America N.A.     11/18/16        167 3      3,235               3,235   

MLBX WDC2 Total Return Index7

  3-month T-Bill Auction Average Discount2   Bank of America N.A.     11/18/16        67 3      1,033               1,033   

MLBX WDC2 Total Return Index7

  3-month T-Bill Auction Average Discount2   Bank of America N.A.     11/18/16        60 3      (1,138            (1,138

MLBX WDC2 Total Return Index7

  3-month T-Bill Auction Average Discount2   Bank of America N.A.     11/18/16        38 3      (427            (427

MLBX WDC2 Total Return Index7

  3-month T-Bill Auction Average Discount2   Bank of America N.A.     11/18/16        34 3      (970            (970

ML Vortex Alpha Index7

  USD 844,9862   Bank of America N.A.     9/17/18        4,497 3      (4,187            (4,187

ML Vortex Alpha Index7

  USD 580,0414   Bank of America N.A.     9/17/18        3,175 3      13,287               13,287   

Total

          $ (458,733          $ (458,733
         

 

 

 

 

  1   

All or a portion of security is held by a wholly owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details on the wholly owned subsidiary.

 

  2   

Fund pays the floating rate and receives the total return of the reference entity. Net payment made at termination.

 

  3   

Contract amount shown.

 

  4   

Fund pays the fixed amount and receives the total return of the reference entity. Net payment made at termination.

 

  5   

Fund pays the floating rate and receives the total return of the reference entity.

 

  6   

Fund pays the total return of the reference entity and receives the floating rate. Net payment made at termination.

 

  7   

Represents a custom basket swap that contains stocks and/or derivatives.

 

      Transactions in Options Written for the Period Ended January 31, 2016

 

     Calls          Puts  
           Notional (000)                       Notional (000)        
     Contracts     EUR     USD      Premiums
Received
         Contracts     GBP     USD     Premiums
Received
 

Outstanding options, beginning of period

     5,345                     $ 123,362           174                    $ 160,028   

Options written

     26,545        4,160        2,535         617,833           394        3,400        97,250        457,672   

Options expired

     (14,408                    (48,020        (67     (3,400            (78,085

Options closed

     (11,842     (4,160             (398,677        (408       (97,250     (387,499
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Outstanding options, end of period

     5,640               2,535       $ 294,498           93                    $ 152,116   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

68    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Macro Themes Fund   

 

      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:      
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments   Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Financial futures contracts

  Net unrealized appreciation1                 $ 98,469             $ 44,465             $ 142,934   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                       $ 180,448                      180,448   

Options purchased

  Investments at value — unaffiliated2                   362,743        39,356        13,600      $ 163 3      415,862   

Swaps — OTC

 

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

         $ 138        122,625               30,281               153,044   

Total

             $ 138      $ 583,837      $ 219,804      $ 88,346      $ 163      $ 892,288   
               
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments  

Commodity

Contracts

    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Financial futures contracts

  Net unrealized depreciation1                 $ 392,245             $ 104,267             $ 496,512   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                       $ 188,777                      188,777   

Options written

  Options written at value                   491,851        10,703                      502,554   
 

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps;

             

Swaps — OTC

 

Swap premiums received

         $ 8,675        455,928               154,444               619,047   

Swaps — centrally cleared

  Net unrealized depreciation1                                  1,660               1,660   

Total

             $ 8,675      $ 1,340,024      $ 199,480      $ 260,371             $ 1,808,550   

 

  1   

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

  2   

Includes options purchased at value as reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

  3   

Includes worst of put options at value.

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:   

Commodity

Contracts

     Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Financial futures contracts

                  $ (365,772          $ (24,848          $ (390,620

Forward foreign currency transactions

                         $ 599,437                      599,437   

Options purchased1

                    (150,044     345        (12,105   $ (22,610     (184,414

Options written

                    212,201        (10,945     36,898               238,154   

Swaps

           $ 4,779        (137,107            (82,762            (215,090

Total

           $ 4,779      $ (440,722   $ 588,837      $ (82,817   $ (22,610   $ 47,467   

1    Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investments.

 

       

 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:    Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Financial futures contracts

                  $ (286,348          $ (61,990          $ (348,338

Forward foreign currency translations

                         $ (334,985                   (334,985

Options purchased1

                    142,261        12,837        (15,278   $ 4,078        143,898   

Options written

                    (231,881     (900                   (232,781

Swaps

           $ (6,491     (582,702            (61,967            (651,160

Total

           $ (6,491   $ (958,670   $ (323,048   $ (139,235   $ 4,078      $ (1,423,366

 

  1   

Options purchased are included in the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    69


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Macro Themes Fund   

 

 

      Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Financial futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long.

   $ 10,848,871   

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 12,214,270   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 28,182,986   

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 12,424,877   

Options:

  

Average value of option contracts purchased

   $ 338,856   

Average value of option contracts written

   $ 332,539   

Average notional value of swaption contracts purchased

   $ 5,245,706   

Average notional value of swaption contracts written

   $ 5,245,706   

Credit default swaps:

  

Average notional value — buy protection

   $ 30,500   

Average notional value — sell protection

   $ 57,744,172   

Interest rate swaps:

  

Average notional value — pays fixed rate

   $ 234,887   

Average notional value — receives fixed rate

   $ 317,977   

Total return swaps:

  

Average notional value

   $ 16,777,015   

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

  

 

      Derivative Financial Instruments – Offsetting as of Period End

      The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

  

      Assets        Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

       

Financial futures contracts

   $ 113,131         $ 197,126   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     180,448           188,777   

Options

     415,862 1         502,554   

Swaps - Centrally cleared

               1,660   

Swaps - OTC2

     153,044           619,047   
  

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   $ 862,485         $ 1,509,164   

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

     (468,299        (664,099
  

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $ 394,186         $ 845,065   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Includes options purchased at value which is included in Investments at value — unaffiliated in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

  2   

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid/received in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

70    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Macro Themes Fund   

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

      Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities
and Subject to an MNA
 
Counterparty    Derivative Assets
Subject to an MNA by
Counterparty
     Derivatives Available
for Offset1
    Non-cash
Collateral
Received
   Cash
Collateral
Received
   Net Amount of
Derivative Assets2
 

Bank of America N.A.

     $  81,543         $  (81,543             

Barclays Bank PLC

     34,866         (34,866             

Citibank N.A.

     30,538         (30,538             

Deutsche Bank AG

     124,889         (42,040           $  82,849   

Goldman Sachs International

     8,832         (8,832             

HSBC Bank PLC

     22,953         (6,987           15,966   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     76,612         (76,612             

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     1,066         (100           966   

UBS AG

     8,592         (2,002           6,590   

Westpac Banking Corp.

     4,295         (616           3,679   
  

 

 

 

Total

     $394,186         $(284,136           $110,050   
  

 

 

 
             
Counterparty    Derivative Liabilities
Subject to an MNA by
Counterparty
     Derivatives Available
for Offset1
    Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
   Cash
Collateral
Pledged
   Net Amount of
Derivative Liabilities3
 

Bank of America N.A.

     $265,597         $  (81,543           $184,054   

Barclays Bank PLC

     39,947         (34,866           5,081   

Citibank N.A.

     71,862         (30,538           41,324   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     4,377                      4,377   

Deutsche Bank AG

     42,040         (42,040             

Goldman Sachs International

     84,291         (8,832           75,459   

HSBC Bank PLC

     6,987         (6,987             

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     327,246         (76,612           250,634   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     100         (100             

UBS AG

     2,002         (2,002             

Westpac Banking Corp.

     616         (616             
  

 

 

 

Total

     $845,065         $(284,136           $560,929   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 

  2   

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

  3   

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default. Net amount may be offset further by the options written receivable/payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

      Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                 

Investments:

                 

Long-Term Investments:

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,362,400                             $ 1,362,400   

Corporate Bonds

             $ 8,337,231                     8,337,231   

Foreign Agency Obligations

               184,786                     184,786   

Foreign Government Obligations

               4,106,075                     4,106,075   

Investment Companies

     938,550           215,572                     1,154,122   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

               3,933,360                     3,933,360   

Short-Term Securities:

                 

Money Market Funds

     4,394,584           508,486                     4,903,070   

Options Purchased:

                 

Equity Contracts

     341,568           21,175                     362,743   

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

               39,356                     39,356   

Interest Rate Contracts

     13,600                               13,600   

Other Contracts

               163                     163   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $     7,050,702         $   17,346,204                   $   24,396,906   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    71


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (concluded)      BlackRock Macro Themes Fund   

 

      Level 1   Level 2   Level 3    Total

Derivative Financial Instruments1

                 

Assets:

                 

Credit contracts

             $ 103                $ 103  

Equity contracts

     $ 98,469         122,625                  221,094  

Foreign currency exchange contracts

               180,448                  180,448  

Interest rate contracts

       44,465         30,281                  74,746  

Liabilities:

                 

Credit contracts

               (5,979 )                (5,979 )

Equity contracts

       (857,558 )       (482,466 )                (1,340,024 )

Foreign currency exchange contracts

               (199,480 )                (199,480 )

Interest rate contracts

       (104,267 )       (156,104 )                (260,371 )
    

 

 

 

Total

     $ (818,891 )     $ (510,572 )              $ (1,329,463 )
    

 

 

 

1     Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and options written. Swaps, financial futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument and options written are shown at value.

         

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:    
                 
      Level 1   Level 2   Level 3    Total

Assets:

                 

Cash

     $ 79,027                        $ 79,027  

Cash pledged as collateral for exchange-traded options

       3,943,124                          3,943,124  

Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps

       3,000                          3,000  

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

       492,700                          492,700  

Foreign currency at value

       186,400                          186,400  

Liabilities:

                 

Collateral on securities loaned at value

             $ (508,486 )                (508,486 )
    

 

 

 

Total

     $             4,704,251       $                     (508,486                       —        $                 4,195,765  
    

 

 

 

During the six months ended January 31, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

72    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Statements of Assets and Liabilities     

 

January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)    BlackRock
Commodity
Strategies Fund1
    

BlackRock

Global Long/Short

Credit Fund

     BlackRock
Macro Themes
Fund1
 
        
      Assets                           

Investments at value — unaffiliated2,3

   $ 106,600,186       $ 5,789,166,231       $ 19,493,836   

Investments at value — affiliated4

     1,650,394         444,946,963         4,903,070   

Cash

     3,594,375         271,975,405         79,027   

Cash pledged:

        

Collateral — options written

                     3,943,124   

Collateral — OTC derivatives

             29,070,000           

Financial futures contracts

             11,672,880         492,700   

Centrally cleared swaps

             20,770,760         3,000   

Foreign currency at value5

             25,854,357         186,400   

Receivables:

        

Investments sold

     4,673,259         184,084,129         134,849   

Securities lending income — affiliated

     856                 107   

Swaps

             1,387,084           

Capital shares sold

     1,278,730         17,498,365           

Dividends — affiliated

                     936   

Dividends — unaffiliated

     115,901         233,182         1,006   

Interest

     10,616         44,330,490         172,987   

From the Manager

     14,243                 650   

Swap premiums paid

             25,274,924         35   

Unrealized appreciation on:

        

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

             44,697,950         180,448   

OTC swaps

             17,859,364         153,009   

Variation margin receivable on financial futures contracts

             141,971         113,131   

Variation margin receivable on centrally cleared swaps

             900,609           

Prepaid expenses

     30,581         60,544         29,303   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     117,969,141         6,929,925,208         29,887,618   
  

 

 

 
        
      Liabilities                           

Investments sold short at value — unaffiliated6

             164,472,220           

Investments sold short at value — affiliated7

             109,357,692           

Cash received:

        

Collateral — borrowed bond agreements

             2,804,000           

Collateral — OTC derivatives

             5,410,000           

Borrowed bonds at value8

             1,210,077,444           

Collateral on securities loaned at value

     459,321                 508,486   

Options written at value9

             689,777         502,554   

Payables:

        

Investments purchased — unaffiliated

     5,680,314         174,246,491         601,157   

Investments purchased — affiliated

             10,381,878           

Swaps

             807,027           

Administration fees

     5,127         226,389         1,071   

Capital shares redeemed

     825,420         23,071,970           

Custodian

     12,408         167,038         6,661   

Dividends on short sales — unaffiliated

             106,662           

Interest expense

             12,016,147           

Investment advisory fees

     82,789         3,901,132         7,062   

Offering costs

                     50,179   

Officer’s and Trustees’ fees

     5,733         31,677         2,592   

Other accrued expenses

     2,980         329,610         15,998   

Other affiliates

     572         72,440           

Professional fees

     64,296         116,899         35,447   

Service and distribution fees

     6,807         403,224         43   

Transfer agent fees

     22,503         1,302,985         334   

Swap premiums received

             32,817,837         2,696   

Unrealized depreciation on:

        

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

             28,377,099         188,777   

OTC swaps

             21,358,965         616,351   

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

             634,623           

Variation margin payable on financial futures contracts

             3,473,169         197,126   

Variation margin payable on centrally cleared swaps

                     1,660   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     7,168,270         1,806,654,395         2,738,194   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 110,800,871       $ 5,123,270,813       $ 27,149,424   
  

 

 

 

1    Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

        

2    Investments at cost — unaffiliated

   $ 108,779,322       $ 6,142,879,369       $ 20,635,305   

3    Securities loaned at value

   $ 339,486               $ 511,075   

4    Investments at cost — affiliated

   $ 1,650,394       $ 444,946,963       $ 4,903,070   

5    Foreign currency at cost

           $ 24,357,091       $ 186,859   

6    Proceeds received from investments sold short at value — unaffiliated

           $ 171,830,592           

7    Proceeds received from investments sold short at value — affiliated

           $ 111,459,237           

8    Proceeds received from borrowed bonds

           $ 1,234,534,715           

9    Premiums received

           $ 1,591,991       $ 446,614   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    73


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)     

 

January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)    BlackRock
Commodity
Strategies Fund1
    BlackRock
Global Long/Short
Credit Fund
    BlackRock
Macro Themes
Fund1
 
      
      Net Assets Consist of                         

Paid-in capital

   $ 297,534,829      $ 5,690,558,789      $ 30,005,035   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     (402,279     65,105,538        (314,338

Accumulated net realized loss

     (184,143,006     (331,535,601     (488,557

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (2,188,673     (300,857,913     (2,052,716
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 110,800,871      $ 5,123,270,813      $ 27,149,424   
  

 

 

 
      
      Net Asset Value                         

Institutional

      

Net assets

   $ 92,997,517      $ 4,201,798,933      $ 27,010,045   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding2

     15,664,936        432,217,716        2,997,481   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value

   $ 5.94      $ 9.72      $ 9.01   
  

 

 

 

Investor A

      

Net assets

   $ 13,396,475      $ 644,031,280      $ 116,854   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding2

     2,274,374        66,351,275        12,998   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value

   $ 5.89      $ 9.71      $ 8.99   
  

 

 

 

Investor C

      

Net assets

   $ 4,406,879      $ 277,440,600      $ 22,525   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding2

     772,800        28,846,234        2,500   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value

   $ 5.70      $ 9.62      $ 9.01   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

  2   

Unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.001 par value.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

74    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Statements of Operations     

 

Six Months Ended January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)    BlackRock
Commodity
Strategies Fund1
    BlackRock
Global Long/Short
Credit Fund
    BlackRock
Macro Themes
Fund1
 
      
      Investment Income                         

Dividends — unaffiliated

   $ 1,521,588      $ 2,859,098      $ 19,851   

Dividends — affiliated

     2,820        544,304        8,349   

Interest

     73,679        123,479,713        6,691   

Securities lending — affiliated — net

     44,294               107   

Foreign taxes withheld

     (80,405            (2,351
  

 

 

 

Total income

     1,561,976        126,883,115        32,647   
  

 

 

 
      
      Expenses                         

Investment advisory

     1,374,185        25,249,127        123,431   

Professional

     60,439        135,008        46,531   

Administration

     50,785        1,023,877        6,171   

Transfer agent — class specific

     45,122        2,747,564        222   

Service and distribution — class specific

     41,806        2,666,075        198   

Accounting services

     32,644        587,328        5,675   

Administration — class specific

     23,909        429,543        2,903   

Custodian

     12,483        235,385        7,034   

Officer and Trustees

     7,830        80,876        3,375   

Offering

                   81,376   

Miscellaneous

     64,004        505,956        31,875   

Recoupment of past waived fees — class specific

            4,992          
  

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest and dividend expense

     1,713,207        33,665,731        308,791   

Interest expense

            21,703,531          

Dividend expense — affiliated

            1,031,453          

Dividend expense — unaffiliated

            479,684          
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,713,207        56,880,399        308,791   

Less:

      

Fees waived by the Manager

     (111,216     (193,560     (106,768

Administration fees waived

                   (4,277

Administration fees waived — class specific

     (3,016            (1,891

Transfer agent fees waived — class specific

     (762            (40

Transfer agent fees reimbursed — class specific

     (26,756            (80

Expenses reimbursed by the Manager

                   (21,477
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     1,571,457        56,686,839        174,258   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (9,481     70,196,276        (141,611
  

 

 

 
      
      Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                         

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments — unaffiliated

     (69,197,611     (235,280,844     (683,863

Investments — affiliated

            (296,056     17,742   

Capital gain distributions received from affiliated investment companies

            25,723        198   

Options written

            (956,810     238,154   

Financial futures contracts

            (12,613,555     (390,620

Swaps

            14,359,672        (215,090

Foreign currency transactions

     (152,352     10,786,147        566,457   

Short sales — unaffiliated

            2,295,574          

Short sales — affiliated

            541,264          

Borrowed bonds

            21,267,414          
  

 

 

 
     (69,349,963     (199,871,471     (467,022
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

      

Investments — unaffiliated

     39,246,793        (56,395,576     219,066   

Options written

            (736,163     (232,781

Financial futures contracts

            (11,605,238     (348,338

Swaps

            6,313,070        (651,160

Foreign currency translations

     (6,309     21,178,503        (285,957

Unfunded loan commitments

            (617,759       

Short sales — unaffiliated

            5,439,700          

Short sales — affiliated

            1,852,302          

Borrowed bonds

            2,863,789          
  

 

 

 
     39,240,484        (31,707,372     (1,299,170
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (30,109,479     (231,578,843     (1,766,192
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $         (30,118,960   $       (161,382,567   $         (1,907,803
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    75


Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

     BlackRock
Commodity
Strategies Fund1
    BlackRock
Global Long/Short
Credit Fund
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:    Six Months Ended
January 31, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
July 31, 2015
    Six Months Ended
January 31, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
July 31, 2015
 
        
      Operations                                 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (9,481   $ (100,867   $ 70,196,276      $ 157,310,075   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (69,349,963     (82,373,021     (199,871,471     212,452,698   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     39,240,484        (58,093,131     (31,707,372     (375,824,275
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (30,118,960     (140,567,019     (161,382,567     (6,061,502
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
        
      Distributions to Shareholders2                                 

From net investment income:

        

Institutional

            (89,086     (221,093,317     (154,488,941

Investor A

                   (33,094,847     (35,435,750

Investor C

                   (12,441,201     (10,075,168

From net realized gain:

        

Institutional

                          (55,897,505

Investor A

                          (13,695,239

Investor C

                          (4,396,026
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (89,086     (266,629,365     (273,988,629
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
        
      Capital Share Transactions                                 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (223,979,062     61,203,635        (329,205,860     (428,498,179
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
        
      Net Assets                                 

Total decrease in net assets

     (254,098,022     (79,452,470     (757,217,792     (708,548,310

Beginning of period

     364,898,893        444,351,363        5,880,488,605        6,589,036,915   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $     110,800,871      $     364,898,893      $     5,123,270,813      $     5,880,488,605   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, at end of period

   $ (402,279   $ (392,798   $ 65,105,538      $ 261,538,627   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

  2  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

76    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (concluded)     

 

     BlackRock
Macro Themes
Fund1
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:    Six Months Ended
January 31, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Period
December 4, 20142
to July 31, 2015
 
    
      Operations                 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (141,611   $ 79,941   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (467,022     736,978   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (1,299,170     (753,546
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (1,907,803     63,373   
  

 

 

 
    
      Distributions to Shareholders3                 

From net investment income:

    

Institutional

     (1,089,851     (39,974

Investor A

     (4,492     (26

Investor C

     (660     (2
  

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

     (1,095,003     (40,002
  

 

 

 
    
      Capital Share Transactions                 

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     110,899        30,017,960   
  

 

 

 
    
      Net Assets                 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (2,891,907     30,041,331   

Beginning of period

     30,041,331          
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $     27,149,424      $     30,041,331   
  

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, at end of period

   $ (314,338   $ 922,276   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

  2   

Commencement of operations.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    77


Consolidated Financial Highlights      BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund   

 

 

     Institutional  
     Six Months
Ended
January 31,
2016
        
Year Ended July 31,
   

Period
October 3,
20111

to

 
     (Unaudited)     2015     2014     2013     July 31, 2012  
          
      Per Share Operating Performance                                         

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 6.98      $ 9.89      $ 9.17      $ 9.93      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)2

     0.00 3      0.00 3      (0.02     (0.03     (0.01

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.04     (2.91     0.74        (0.73     0.22   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (1.04     (2.91     0.72        (0.76     0.21   
  

 

 

 

Distributions:4

          

From net investment income

            (0.00 )5             (0.00 )5      (0.01

From net realized gain

                                 (0.27
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

            (0.00 )5             (0.00 )5      (0.28
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 5.94      $ 6.98      $ 9.89      $ 9.17      $ 9.93   
  

 

 

 
          
      Total Return6                                         

Based on net asset value

     (14.90 )%7      (29.41 )%      7.85     (7.63 )%      2.00 %7 
  

 

 

 
          
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                         

Total expenses8

     1.37 %9      1.33     1.33     1.38     1.87 %9,10 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees8

     1.37 %9      1.33     1.33     1.38     1.87 %9,10 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed8

     1.28 %9      1.28     1.29     1.29     1.30 %9 
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)8

     0.04 %9      0.00 %11      (0.22 )%      (0.24 )%      (0.08 )%9 
  

 

 

 
          
      Supplemental Data                                         

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 92,998      $ 348,529      $ 413,506      $ 378,747      $ 62,974   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     93     85     71     63     127
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

 

  4   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  5  

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

  6  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  7  

Aggregate total return.

 

  8  

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    

Six Months
Ended
January 31,
2016

(Unaudited)

         

Year Ended July 31,
    

Period
October 3,
20111

to

July 31, 2012

 
         2015      2014      2013     

Investments in underlying funds

     0.02      0.01      0.05      0.01        

 

  9  

Annualized.

 

  10  

Organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 1.89%.

 

  11   

Amount is less than 0.005%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

78    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Consolidated Financial Highlights (continued)      BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund   

 

 

     Investor A  
    

Six Months
Ended
January 31,
2016

(Unaudited)

        

Year Ended July 31,
   

Period
October 3,
20111

to

July 31, 2012

 
       2015     2014     2013    
          
      Per Share Operating Performance                                         

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 6.94      $ 9.85      $ 9.15      $ 9.93      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss2

     (0.01     (0.02     (0.04     (0.04     (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.04     (2.89     0.74        (0.74     0.22   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (1.05     (2.91     0.70        (0.78     0.20   
  

 

 

 

Distributions:3

          

From net investment income

                                 (0.00 )4 

From net realized gain

                                 (0.27
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

                                 (0.27
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 5.89      $ 6.94      $ 9.85      $ 9.15      $ 9.93   
  

 

 

 
          
      Total Return5                                         

Based on net asset value

     (15.13 )%6      (29.54 )%      7.65     (7.86 )%      1.97 %6 
  

 

 

 
          
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                         

Total expenses7

     1.96 %8      1.85     1.78     1.79     2.08 %8,9 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees7

     1.96 %8      1.85     1.78     1.79     2.08 %8,9 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed7

     1.50 %8      1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50 %8 
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss7

     (0.36 )%8      (0.23 )%      (0.43 )%      (0.39 )%      (0.26 )%8 
  

 

 

 
          
      Supplemental Data                                         

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 13,396      $ 11,308      $ 21,402      $ 17,399      $ 15,274   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     93     85     71     63     127
  

 

 

 

 

  1  

Commencement of operations.

 

  2  

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4  

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

  5  

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  6  

Aggregate total return.

 

  7  

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    

Six Months
Ended
January 31,
2016

(Unaudited)

         

Year Ended July 31,
    

Period
October 3,
20111

to

July 31, 2012

 
        2015      2014      2013     

Investments in underlying funds

     0.02      0.01      0.05      0.01        

 

  8   

Annualized.

 

  9   

Organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 2.08%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    79


Consolidated Financial Highlights (concluded)      BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund   

 

 

     Investor C  
     Six Months
Ended
January 31,
2016
        

Year Ended July 31,
   

Period
October 3,
20111

to

 
     (Unaudited)     2015     2014     2013     July 31, 2012  
          
      Per Share Operating Performance                                         

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 6.74      $ 9.64      $ 9.02      $ 9.87      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss2

     (0.03     (0.08     (0.11     (0.11     (0.08

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.01     (2.82     0.73        (0.74     0.22   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (1.04     (2.90     0.62        (0.85     0.14   
  

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gain3

                                 (0.27
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 5.70      $ 6.74      $ 9.64      $ 9.02      $ 9.87   
  

 

 

 
          
      Total Return4                                         

Based on net asset value

     (15.43 )%5      (30.08 )%      6.87     (8.61 )%      1.29 %5 
  

 

 

 
          
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                         

Total expenses6

     2.67 %7      2.50     2.43     2.49     2.85 %7,8 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees6

     2.67 %7      2.50     2.43     2.49     2.85 %7,8 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed6

     2.25 %7      2.25     2.25     2.25     2.24 %7 
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss6

     (1.05 )%7      (0.99 )%      (1.17 )%      (1.14 )%      (0.97 )%7 
  

 

 

 
          
      Supplemental Data                                         

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 4,407      $ 5,062      $ 9,443      $ 10,332      $ 8,651   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     93     85     71     63     127
  

 

 

 

 

  1  

Commencement of operations.

 

  2  

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4  

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5  

Aggregate total return.

 

  6  

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

     Six Months
Ended
January 31,
2016
    

    

Year Ended July 31,

    

Period
October 3,
20111

to

 
     (Unaudited)      2015      2014      2013      July 31, 2012  

Investments in underlying funds

     0.02      0.01      0.05      0.01        

 

  7  

Annualized.

 

  8  

Organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 2.85%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

80    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Financial Highlights      BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund   

 

     Institutional  
    

Six Months
Ended
January 31,

2016

(Unaudited)

        
Year Ended July 31,
   

Period
September 30,

20111 to

July 31, 2012

 
       2015     2014     2013    
          
      Per Share Operating Performance                                         

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.51      $ 10.95      $ 10.63      $ 10.32      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income2

     0.13        0.28        0.20        0.15        0.06   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.42     (0.26     0.26        0.41        0.30   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.29     0.02        0.46        0.56        0.36   
  

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

          

Net investment income

     (0.50     (0.34     (0.14     (0.13     (0.03

Net realized gain

            (0.12            (0.11     (0.01

Return of capital

                          (0.01       
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.50     (0.46     (0.14     (0.25     (0.04
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 9.72      $ 10.51      $ 10.95      $ 10.63      $ 10.32   
  

 

 

 
          
      Total Return4                                         

Based on net asset value

     (2.73 )%5      0.20     4.36     5.45     3.55 %5 
  

 

 

 
          
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                         

Total expenses6

     1.89 %7      1.73     1.61     1.56     1.73 %7,8 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees6

     1.89 %7      1.73     1.61     1.54     1.73 %7,8 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed6

     1.89 %7      1.72     1.59     1.53     1.46 %7 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived, reimbursed and excluding interest and dividend expense6

     1.07 %7      1.07     1.03     1.18     1.20 %7 
  

 

 

 

Net investment income6

     2.54 %7      2.63     1.83     1.38     0.70 %7 
  

 

 

 
          
      Supplemental Data                                         

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 4,201,799      $ 4,505,530      $ 4,623,194      $ 1,335,924      $ 133,444   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     69     211     207     185     355
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    

Six Months
Ended
January 31,

2016

(Unaudited)

    

    

Year Ended July 31,

      

Period
September 30,
20111

to

July 31, 2012

 
         2015        2014      2013       

Investments in underlying funds

     0.01                0.05                  

 

  7   

Annualized.

 

  8   

Organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 1.75%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    81


Financial Highlights (continued)    BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund

 

     Investor A  
    

Six Months
Ended
January 31,

2016

        
Year Ended July 31,
   

Period
September 30,

20111 to

 
     (Unaudited)    

2015

    2014     2013     July 31, 2012  
          
      Per Share Operating Performance                                         

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.48      $ 10.93      $ 10.61      $ 10.30      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income2

     0.12        0.25        0.16        0.12        0.06   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.41     (0.27     0.27        0.42        0.28   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.29     (0.02     0.43        0.54        0.34   
  

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

          

Net investment income

     (0.48     (0.31     (0.11     (0.11     (0.03

Net realized gain

            (0.12            (0.11     (0.01

Return of capital

                          (0.01       
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.48     (0.43     (0.11     (0.23     (0.04
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 9.71      $ 10.48      $ 10.93      $ 10.61      $ 10.30   
  

 

 

 
          
      Total Return4                                         

Based on net asset value

     (2.85 )%5      (0.10 )%      4.09     5.23     3.32 %5 
  

 

 

 
          
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                         

Total expenses6

     2.16 %7      1.98     1.91     1.79     1.93 %7,8 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees6

     2.16 %7      1.98     1.91     1.77     1.93 %7,8 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed6

     2.16 %7      1.98     1.89     1.75     1.66 %7 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived, reimbursed and excluding interest and dividend expense6

     1.35 %7      1.33     1.32     1.40     1.39 %7 
  

 

 

 

Net investment income6

     2.29 %7      2.36     1.48     1.11     0.67 %7 
  

 

 

 
          
      Supplemental Data                                         

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 644,031      $ 1,032,811      $ 1,575,812      $ 910,247      $ 71,053   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     69     211     207     185     355
  

 

 

 

 

  1  

Commencement of operations.

 

  2  

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4  

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5  

Aggregate total return.

 

  6  

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    

Six Months
Ended
January 31,

2016

(Unaudited)

    

    

Year Ended July 31,

      

Period
September 30,
20111

to

July 31, 2012

 
         2015        2014      2013       

Investments in underlying funds

     0.01                0.05                  

 

  7  

Annualized.

 

  8  

Organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 1.93%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

82    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Financial Highlights (concluded)    BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund

 

 

     Investor C  
    

Six Months
Ended
January 31,

2016

        
Year Ended July 31,
   

Period
September 30,

20111 to

 
     (Unaudited)     2015     2014     2013     July 31, 2012  
          
      Per Share Operating Performance                                         

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.38      $ 10.87      $ 10.56      $ 10.26      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)2

     0.08        0.17        0.08        0.04        (0.01

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.41     (0.26     0.27        0.41        0.29   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.33     (0.09     0.35        0.45        0.28   
  

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

          

Net investment income

     (0.43     (0.28     (0.04     (0.03     (0.01

Net realized gain

            (0.12            (0.11     (0.01

Return of capital

                          (0.01       
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.43     (0.40     (0.04     (0.15     (0.02
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 9.62      $ 10.38      $ 10.87      $ 10.56      $ 10.26   
  

 

 

 
          
      Total Return4                                         

Based on net asset value

     (3.25 )%5      (0.82 )%      3.31     4.39     2.79 %5 
  

 

 

 
          
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                         

Total expenses6

     2.89 %7      2.72     2.63     2.50     2.66 %7,8 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees6

     2.89 %7      2.72     2.63     2.48     2.66 %7,8 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed6

     2.88 %7      2.72     2.62     2.47     2.40 %7 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived, reimbursed and excluding interest and dividend expense6

     2.07 %7      2.07     2.05     2.12     2.14 %7 
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)6

     1.55 %7      1.64     0.76     0.39     (0.16 )%7 
  

 

 

 
          
      Supplemental Data                                         

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 277,441      $ 342,148      $ 390,031      $ 156,619      $ 13,132   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     69     211     207     185     355
  

 

 

 

 

  1  

Commencement of operations.

 

  2  

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4  

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5  

Aggregate total return.

 

  6  

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    

Six Months
Ended
January 31,

2016

(Unaudited)

    

    

Year Ended July 31,

      

Period
September 30,
20111

to

July 31, 2012

 
         2015        2014      2013       

Investments in underlying funds

     0.01                0.05                  

 

  7  

Annualized.

 

  8  

Organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 2.66%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    83


Consolidated Financial Highlights      BlackRock Macro Themes Fund   

 

 

     Institutional     Investor A     Investor C  
     Six Months
Ended
January 31,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Period
December 4,
20141 to
July 31,
2015
    Six Months
Ended
January 31,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Period
December 4,
20141
to July 31,
2015
    Six Months
Ended
January 31,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Period
December 4,
20141
to July 31,
2015
 
            
      Per Share Operating Performance                                                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.01      $ 10.00      $ 9.99      $ 10.00      $ 9.95      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)2

     (0.05     0.03        (0.11     0.01        (0.09     (0.04

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (0.59     (0.01     (0.53     (0.01     (0.59     (0.01
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.64     0.02        (0.64            (0.68     (0.05
  

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income

     (0.36     (0.01     (0.36     (0.01     (0.26     (0.00 )3 
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 9.01      $ 10.01      $ 8.99      $ 9.99      $ 9.01      $ 9.95   
  

 

 

 
            
      Total Returns4,5                                                 

Based on net asset value

     (6.47 )%      0.23 %6      (6.55 )%      0.00 %6      (6.88 )%      (0.49 )%6 
            
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                 

Total expenses7,8

     1.84 %9      2.72 %10      2.20 %9      3.28 %10      3.09 %9      4.02 %10 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed7,8

     1.20     1.20     1.45     1.45     2.20     2.20
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)7,8

     (0.97 )%      0.41     (2.31 )%      0.16     (1.98 )%      (0.59 )% 
  

 

 

 
            
      Supplemental Data                                                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 27,010      $ 29,991      $ 117      $ 26      $ 23      $ 25   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     54     68     54     68     54     68
  

 

 

 

 

  1  

Commencement of operations.

 

  2  

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3  

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

  4  

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5  

Aggregate total return.

 

  6  

For financial reporting purposes, the market value of a variance swap was adjusted as of report date. Accordingly, the net asset value (“NAV”) per share and total return performance presented herein are different than the information previously published on July 31, 2015.

 

  7  

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

      Six Months
Ended
January 31,
2016
(Unaudited)
   Period
December  4,
20141
to July 31, 2015
Investments in underlying funds    0.06%    0.10%

 

  8  

Annualized.

 

  9  

Offering costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses for Institutional, Investor A and Investor C would have been 2.12%, 2.36% and 3.37%, respectively.

 

  10  

Organization and offering costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses for Institutional, Investor A and Investor C would have been 2.87%, 3.44% and 4.18%, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

84    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)     

 

1. Organization:

BlackRock FundsSM (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The following are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually, a “Fund”:

 

Fund Name    Herein Referred To As    Diversification Classification

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund

   Commodity Strategies    Non-diversified

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund

   Global Long/Short Credit    Diversified

BlackRock Macro Themes Fund

   Macro Themes    Non-diversified

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 Shares are sold only to certain eligible investors. Investor A and Investor C Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures.

 

Share Class      Initial Sales Charge      CDSC      Conversion Privilege

Institutional Shares

         No            No            None  

Investor A Shares

         Yes            No 1          None  

Investor C Shares

         No            Yes            None  

 

  1   

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.

The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by the BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of open-end funds referred to as the Equity-Liquidity Complex.

Basis of Consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Commodity Strategies and Macro Themes include the accounts of BlackRock Cayman Commodity Strategies Fund, Ltd. (“Cayman Commodity Strategies”) and BlackRock Cayman Macro Themes Fund, Ltd. (“Cayman Macro Themes”) (the “Subsidiaries”), respectively, which are wholly owned subsidiaries of each respective Fund and primarily invest in commodity-related instruments and other derivatives. The Subsidiaries enable the Funds to hold these commodity-related instruments and other derivatives and satisfy regulated investment company tax requirements. Each Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in its respective Subsidiary. The accompanying Consolidated Schedules of Investments and consolidated financial statements of each Fund include the positions and accounts, respectively, of its Subsidiary. The net assets of Cayman Commodity Strategies at January 31, 2016 were $1 representing 0.0% of Commodity Strategies’ consolidated net assets. The net assets of Cayman Macro Themes at January 31, 2016 were $5,896,449 representing 21.7% of Macro Themes’ consolidated net assets. Intercompany accounts and transactions, if any, have been eliminated. The Subsidiaries are subject to the same investment policies and restrictions that apply to the Funds, except that the Subsidiaries may invest without limitation in commodity-related instruments.

The following table shows a summary of the selected financial information of Cayman Macro Themes included in the consolidated financial statements:

 

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities         

Total assets

   $ 6,865,820   

Total liabilities

     (969,371
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 5,896,449   
Consolidated Statements of Operations         

Net investment income

   $ 3,393   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments — unaffiliated

     (10,448

Financial futures contracts

     (363,463

Foreign currency transactions

     (17,652

Options written

     238,154   

Swaps

     (221,346
  

 

 

 
     (374,755
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    85


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments — unaffiliated

   $ 144,532   

Financial futures contracts

     (311,977

Foreign currency transactions

     (9,136

Options written

     (232,782

Swaps

     (638,515
  

 

 

 
     (1,047,878
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1,422,633
  

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (1,419,240
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets         

Net investment income

   $ 3,393   

Net realized loss

     (374,755

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (1,047,878
  

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (1,419,240

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:

Foreign Currency: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. 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 changes in the exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold 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 are reported as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Defensive Positions: Investment policies may vary for temporary defensive purposes during periods in which the investment advisor believes that conditions in the securities markets or other economic, financial or political conditions warrant. Under such conditions, a Fund may invest up to 100% of its total assets in, U.S. Government securities, certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements that involve purchases of debt securities, bankers’ acceptances and other bank obligations, commercial paper, money market funds and/or other debt securities, or may hold its assets in cash. The investment advisor applies this defensive posture as applicable and consistent with each Fund prospectus.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, options written, swaps and short sales) or certain borrowings (e.g., reverse repurchase transactions) 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 or borrowings. Doing so allows the investment or borrowing 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.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.

Distributions: Distributions paid by the Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

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Net income and realized gains from investments held by the Subsidiaries are treated as ordinary income for tax purposes. If a net loss is realized by the Subsidiaries in any taxable year, the loss will generally not be available to offset the Funds’ ordinary income and/or capital gains for that year.

Offering Costs: Offering costs are amortized over a 12-month period beginning with the commencement of operations.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, 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. 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. Expenses directly related to the Funds and other shared expenses prorated to the Funds are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Funds have an arrangement with their custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statements of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.

3. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements:

Investment Valuation Policies: The Funds’ investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) (or if the reporting date falls on a day the NYSE is closed, investments are valued at fair value as of the report date). U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Funds determine the fair values of their financial instruments using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). 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 provide oversight of the pricing function for the Funds for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods (or “techniques”) 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 the official close price each day, if available. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the official close price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. 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.

 

 

Bond investments are valued on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more brokers or dealers as obtained from a pricing service. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche-specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche.

 

 

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of business 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 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 business on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

 

 

Commodity-Linked Notes are valued utilizing quotes received daily by the Funds’ pricing service or through brokers. The Funds’ pricing service utilizes valuation models, which incorporate a number of transaction specific data factors, such as the performance return multiple and upfront interest paid, as well as the price of the underlying index.

 

 

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at net asset value each business day.

 

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The Funds value their investment in BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series (the “Money Market Series”) at fair value, which is ordinarily based upon its pro rata ownership in the underlying fund’s net assets. 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 will follow the parameters of investments by a money market fund that is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Funds may withdraw up to 25% of their investment daily, although the manager of the Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

 

 

Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price.

 

 

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 business on the NYSE. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available.

 

 

Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade. An exchange-traded option for which there is no mean price is valued at the last bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that the prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the option. OTC options and options on swaps (“swaptions”) are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model, which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of the underlying instruments.

 

 

Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by the Funds’ pricing service or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

If events (e.g., a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such instruments, or in the event that the 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”). 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 consistent with the principles of fair value measurement, which include the market approach, income approach and/or in the case of recent investments, the cost approach, as appropriate. The market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions. The income approach generally is used to discount future cash flows to present value and is adjusted for liquidity as appropriate. These factors include but are not limited to: (i) attributes specific to the investment or asset; (ii) the principal market for the investment or asset; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment or asset; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment or asset, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. The Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of each Fund’s pricing vendors, regular reviews of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices and large movements in market values and reviews of any market related activity. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement 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)

 

   

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including each Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative 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

 

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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. The significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments are typically categorized as Level 3. The fair value hierarchy for each Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments have been included in the Schedules of Investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with each Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investments and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

4. Securities and Other Investments:

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates or as debt instruments. Asset-backed securities issued as pass-through certificates represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets. Asset-backed securities issued as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, are typically issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an asset-backed security will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. In addition, a Fund may subsequently have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates. If a Fund has purchased such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the premium paid.

For mortgage pass-through securities (the “Mortgage Assets”) there are a number of important differences among the agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the securities that they issue. For example, mortgage-related securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by Ginnie Mae and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. However, mortgage-related securities issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, including Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates, which are solely the obligations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States, but are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury.

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities are securities issued by non-governmental issuers and have no direct or indirect government guarantees of payment and are subject to various risks. Non-agency mortgage loans are obligations of the borrowers thereunder only and are not typically insured or guaranteed by any other person or entity. The ability of a borrower to repay a loan is dependent upon the income or assets of the borrower. A number of factors, including a general economic downturn, acts of God, terrorism, social unrest and civil disturbances, may impair a borrower’s ability to repay its loans.

Collateralized Debt Obligations: Collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), include collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”) and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), are types of asset-backed securities. A CDO is an entity that is backed by a diversified pool of debt securities (CBOs) or syndicated bank loans (CLOs). The cash flows of the CDO can be split into multiple segments, called “tranches,” which will vary in risk profile and yield. The riskiest segment is the subordinated or “equity” tranche. This tranche bears the greatest risk of defaults from the underlying assets in the CDO and serves to protect the other, more senior, tranches from default in all but the most severe circumstances. Since it is shielded from defaults by the more junior tranches, a “senior” tranche will typically have higher credit ratings and lower yields than their underlying securities, and often receive investment grade ratings from one or more of the nationally recognized rating agencies. Despite the protection from the more junior tranches, senior tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to future defaults and the disappearance of one or more protecting tranches as a result of changes in the credit profile of the underlying pool of assets.

Inflation-Indexed Bonds: Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. If the index measuring inflation rises or falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted upward or downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a larger or smaller principal amount) will be increased or reduced, respectively. Any upward or downward adjustment in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be included as interest income in the Statements of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

Multiple Class Pass-Through Securities: Multiple class pass-through securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities may be issued by Ginnie Mae, U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities or by trusts formed by private originators of,

 

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or investors in, mortgage loans. In general, CMOs are debt obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by, a pool of residential or commercial mortgage loans or Mortgage Assets. The payments on these are used to make payments on the CMOs or multiple pass-through securities. Multiple class pass-through securities represent direct ownership interests in the Mortgage Assets. Classes of CMOs include interest only (“IOs”), principal only (“POs”), planned amortization classes and targeted amortization classes. IOs and POs are stripped mortgage-backed securities representing interests in a pool of mortgages, the cash flow from which has been separated into interest and principal components. IOs receive the interest portion of the cash flow while POs receive the principal portion. IOs and POs can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise and fall, the value of IOs tends to move in the same direction as interest rates. POs perform best when prepayments on the underlying mortgages rise since this increases the rate at which the principal is returned and the yield to maturity on the PO. When payments on mortgages underlying a PO are slower than anticipated, the life of the PO is lengthened and the yield to maturity is reduced. If the underlying Mortgage Assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund’s initial investment in the IOs may not fully recoup.

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities: Stripped mortgage-backed securities issued by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest (IOs) and principal (POs) distributions on a pool of Mortgage Assets. A Fund also may invest in stripped mortgage-backed securities that are privately issued.

Zero-Coupon Bonds: Zero-coupon bonds are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.

Commodity-Linked Notes: Commodity-linked notes to provide exposure to the investment returns of the commodities markets, without investing directly in commodities. In a commodity-linked note, a Fund purchases a note and, in return, the issuer typically provides for an interest payment and a principal payment at maturity linked to the price movement of the underlying commodity index less an agreed-upon fee. These notes may be issued by U.S. and foreign banks, brokerage firms, insurance companies and other corporations. In addition to credit, interest rate and counterparty risk typically associated with traditional debt investments, commodity-linked notes are subject to risks affecting the underlying commodity index. The value of the commodity-linked notes may fluctuate by changes in overall market movements, volatility of the underlying benchmark, changes in interest rates or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The commodity-linked notes have an automatic redemption feature if the underlying index declines from the original trade date by the amount specified in the agreement. A Fund has the option to request prepayment from the issuer at any time.

Capital Securities and Trust Preferred Securities: Capital securities, including trust preferred securities, are typically issued by corporations, generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities characteristics, or in the case of trust preferred securities, by an affiliated business trust of a corporation, generally in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly structured securities. The securities can be structured as either fixed or adjustable coupon securities that can have either a perpetual or stated maturity date. For trust preferred securities, the issuing bank or corporation pays interest to the trust, which is then distributed to holders of the trust preferred securities as a dividend. Dividends can be deferred without creating an event of default or acceleration, although maturity cannot take place unless all cumulative payment obligations have been met. The deferral of payments does not affect the purchase or sale of these securities in the open market. Payments on these securities are treated as interest rather than dividends for federal income tax purposes. These securities generally are rated below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities and are freely callable at the issuer’s option.

Preferred Stock: 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.

Floating Rate Loan Interests: Floating rate loan interests are typically issued to companies (the “borrower”) by banks, other financial institutions, or privately and publicly offered corporations (the “lender”). Floating rate loan interests are generally non-investment grade, often involve borrowers whose financial condition is troubled or uncertain and companies that are highly leveraged. A Fund may invest in obligations of borrowers who are in bankruptcy proceedings. In addition, transactions in floating rate loan interests may settle on a delayed basis, which may result to proceeds from the sale to not be readily available for a Fund to make additional investments or meet its redemption obligations. Floating rate loan interests may include fully funded term loans or revolving lines of credit. Floating rate loan interests are typically senior in the corporate capital structure of the borrower. Floating rate loan interests generally pay interest at rates that are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. The base lending rates are generally the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the prime rate offered by one or more U.S. banks or the certificate of deposit rate. Floating rate loan interests may involve foreign borrowers, and investments may be denominated in foreign currencies. These investments are treated as investments in debt securities for purposes of a Fund’s investment policies.

 

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When a Fund purchases a floating rate loan interest, it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan interest, it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, a Fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit amount of a floating rate loan interest. Facility and commitment fees are typically amortized to income over the term of the loan or term of the commitment, respectively. Consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned. Prepayment penalty fees, which may be received by a Fund upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded as realized gains. A Fund may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.

Floating rate loan interests are usually freely callable at the borrower’s option. A Fund may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans (“Participations”) or assignments (“Assignments”) of all or a portion of loans from third parties. Participations typically will result in a Fund having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. A Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the Participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing Participations, a Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of offset against the borrower. A Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, a Fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. A Fund’s investment in loan participation interests involves the risk of insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the Participation, a Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower. Assignments typically result in a Fund having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and a Fund may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

In connection with floating rate loan interests, a Fund may also enter into unfunded floating rate loan interests (“commitments”). In connection with these commitments, Global Long/Short Credit earns a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is included in interest income in the Statements of Operations, is recognized ratably over the commitment period. Unfunded floating rate loan interests are marked-to-market daily, and any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations. As of period end, Global Long/Short Credit had the following unfunded floating rate loan interests:

 

Borrower      Par      Commitment
Balance
     Value      Unrealized
Depreciation

Telenet International Finance SA, Term Loan AA

     $9,610,000      $10,731,624      $10,097,001      $(634,623)

Borrowed Bond Agreements: Certain Funds may enter into borrowed bond agreements. In a borrowed bond agreement, the Funds borrow a bond from a counterparty in exchange for cash collateral. The borrowed bond agreement contains a commitment that the security and the cash will be returned to the counterparty and the Funds at a mutually agreed upon date. Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time. Borrowed bond agreements are entered into primarily in connection with short sales of bonds. Earnings on cash collateral and compensation to the lender of the bond are based on agreed upon rates between the Funds and the counterparty. The value of the underlying cash collateral approximates the market value and accrued interest of the borrowed bond. To the extent that a borrowed bond transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the cash collateral in the possession of the counterparty is monitored on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. As the market value of the borrowed bond changes, the cash collateral is periodically increased or decreased with a frequency and in amounts prescribed in the borrowed bond agreement. The Funds may also experience delays in gaining access to the collateral.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: Reverse repurchase agreements are agreements with qualified third party broker dealers in which a Fund sells securities to a bank or broker-dealer and agrees to repurchase the same securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. A Fund receives cash from the sale to use for other investment purposes. During the term of the reverse repurchase agreement, a Fund continues to receive the principal and interest payments on the securities sold. Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time. Interest on the value of the reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based upon competitive market rates determined at the time of issuance. A Fund may utilize reverse repurchase agreements when it is anticipated that the interest income to be earned from the investment of the proceeds of the transaction is greater than the interest expense of the transaction. Reverse repurchase agreements involve leverage risk. If a Fund suffers a loss on its investment of the transaction proceeds from a reverse repurchase agreement, a Fund would still be required to pay the full repurchase price. Further, a Fund remains subject to the risk that the market value of the securities repurchased declines below the repurchase price. In such cases, a Fund would be required to return a portion of the cash received from the transaction or provide additional securities to the counterparty.

Cash received in exchange for securities delivered plus accrued interest due to the counterparty is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at face value including accrued interest. Due to the short- term nature of the reverse repurchase agreements, face value approximates fair value. Interest payments made by a Fund to the counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense in the Statements of Operations. In periods of increased demand for the security, a Fund may receive a fee for use of the security by the counterparty, which may result in interest income to a Fund.

 

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For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding and the daily weighted average interest rate for Global Long/Short Credit were $11,952,872 and (0.82)%, respectively.

Borrowed bond agreements and reverse repurchase transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Repurchase Agreements (each, an “MRA”), which permit the Funds, under certain circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Funds. With borrowed bond agreements and reverse repurchase transactions, typically the Funds and the counterparties are permitted to sell, re-pledge, or use the collateral associated with the transaction. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of the MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, the Funds receive or post securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be paid or received by the Funds upon the maturity of the transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Funds are considered an unsecured creditor with respect to excess collateral and, as such, the return of excess collateral may be delayed.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of Global Long/Short Credit’s open borrowed bond agreements and reverse repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MRA on a net basis:

 

Counterparty    Borrowed
Bond
Agreements1
  

Borrowed
Bonds

at Value
including
Accrued
Interest2

 

Exposure Due

(to) from
Counterparty before
Collateral

  Non-cash
Collateral
Received
  Cash
Collateral
Received
  Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
   Net
Collateral
(Received)
Pledged
  Net Exposure
Due (to)/from
Counterparty3

Barclays Bank PLC

     $ 20,373,563        $ (20,404,955 )     $ (31,392 )                                      $ (31,392 )

Barclays Capital, Inc.

       127,047,873          (126,125,895 )       921,978               $ (921,978 )              $ (921,978 )        

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

       16,131,000          (16,557,418 )       (426,418 )                                        (426,418 )

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.

       5,285,229          (5,009,978 )       275,251                                          275,251  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

       267,052,479          (267,640,338 )       (587,859 )                                        (587,859 )

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

       45,248,965          (45,363,589 )       (114,624 )                     $ 114,624          114,624          

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

       90,683,186          (90,789,398 )       (106,212 )                                        (106,212 )

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

       277,714,931          (276,878,250 )       836,681       $ (836,681 )                        (836,681 )        

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC

       24,863,111          (23,859,483 )       1,003,628                                          1,003,628  

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

       21,774,600          (21,256,308 )       518,292                                          518,292  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

       330,263,976          (327,641,606 )       2,622,370         (2,622,370 )                        (2,622,370 )        
    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 1,226,438,913        $ (1,221,527,218 )     $ 4,911,695       $ (3,459,051 )     $ (921,978 )     $ 114,624        $ (4,266,405 )     $ 645,290  
    

 

 

 

 

  1  

Included in Investments at value — unaffiliated in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

  2   

Includes accrued interest on borrowed bonds in the amount of $11,449,773 which is included in interest expense payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

  3   

Net exposure represents the net receivable (payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default.

When the Funds enter into an MRA and an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) and/or Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) with the same counterparty, the agreements may contain a set-off provision allowing a fund to offset a net amount payable with a net amount receivable upon default of the counterparty. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may restrict or prohibit the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. For example, regardless of the contractual rights included in an MRA, such laws may prohibit the Funds from setting off amounts owed to a defaulting counterparty under an MRA against amounts owed to the Funds by affiliates of the defaulting counterparty. However, the insolvency regimes of many jurisdictions generally permit set-off of simultaneous payables and receivables with the same legal entity under certain types of financial contracts. These rules would apply upon a default of the legal entity, regardless of the existence of a contractual set-off right in those contracts.

In the event the counterparty of securities under an MRA files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Funds use of the proceeds from the agreement may be restricted while the counterparty, or its trustee or receiver, determines whether or not to enforce the Funds obligation to repurchase the securities.

Short Sales (Borrowed Bonds): Certain Funds may enter into short sale transactions in which the Funds sell a security they do not hold in anticipation of a decline in the market price of that security. When the Funds make a short sale, they will borrow the security sold short (borrowed bond) and deliver the security to the counterparty to which they sold the security short. An amount equal to the proceeds received by the Funds is reflected as an

 

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asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the market value of the short sale. The Funds are required to repay the counterparty interest on the security sold short, which is shown as interest expense in the Statements of Operations. The Funds are exposed to market risk based on the amount, if any, that the market value of the security increases beyond the market value at which the position was sold. Thus, a short sale of a security involves the risk that instead of declining, the price of the security sold short will rise. The short sale of securities involves the possibility of a theoretically unlimited loss since there is a theoretically unlimited potential for the market price of the security sold short to increase. A gain, limited to the price at which the Funds sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited as to the dollar amount, will be recognized upon the termination of a short sale if the market price is either less than or greater than the proceeds originally received. There is no assurance the Funds will be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price.

Short Sales (Investments Sold Short): Certain Funds may enter into short sale transactions in which the Funds sell a security they do not hold in anticipation of a decline in the market price of that security. When the Funds make a short sale, they will borrow the security sold short from a broker/ counterparty and deliver the security to the purchaser. To close out a short position, the Funds deliver the same security to the broker and record a liability to reflect the obligation to return the security to the broker. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the market value of the short sale. The Funds maintain a segregated account of securities or deposit cash with the broker-dealer as collateral for the short sales. Cash deposited with the broker is recorded as an asset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Securities segregated as collateral are denoted in the Schedules of Investments. The Funds may pay a financing fee for the difference between the market value of the short position and the cash collateral deposited with the broker which would be recorded as interest expense. The Funds are required to repay the counterparty any dividends received on the security sold short, which is shown as dividend expense in the Statements of Operations. The Funds may pay a fee on the assets borrowed from the counterparty, which is shown as stock loan fees in the Statements of Operations. The Funds are exposed to market risk based on the amount, if any, that the market value of the security increases beyond the market value at which the position was sold. Thus, a short sale of a security involves the risk that instead of declining, the price of the security sold short will rise. The short sale of securities involves the possibility of a theoretically unlimited loss since there is a theoretically unlimited potential for the market price of the security sold short to increase. A gain, limited to the price at which the Funds sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited as to the dollar amount, will be recognized upon the termination of a short sale if the market price is either less than or greater than the proceeds originally received. There is no assurance the Funds will be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price.

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 a 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 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 is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. 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 the 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. The 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 MSLAs 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.

 

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As of period end, the following table is a summary of the Funds’ securities lending agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

Commodity Strategies                      
Counterparty    Securities Loaned
at Value
     Cash Collateral
Received1
     Net Amount

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     $190,969             $(190,969)          

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

     33,967             (33,967)          

SG Americas Securities LLC

     114,550             (114,550)          
  

 

 

Total

     $339,486             $(339,486)          
  

 

 

        
Macro Themes                      
Counterparty                      

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     $511,075             $(511,075)          
  

 

 

 

  1   

Collateral with a value of $459,321 and $508,486 has been received by Commodity Strategies and Macro Themes, respectively, in connection with securities lending agreements. Collateral received in excess of the value of securities loaned from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes in the table above.

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 if the collateral received does not cover the value on the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could suffer 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.

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 economically their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk or foreign currency exchange rate risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.

Financial Futures Contracts: Certain Funds invest in long and/or short positions in financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk), changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, financial futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date.

Upon entering into a financial 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. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged for financial futures contracts. 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 value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin. Variation margin is recorded by the Funds as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if applicable, as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates or foreign currency exchange rates and the underlying assets.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Certain Funds enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to, or hedge exposure away from, foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a future date. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, when used by the Funds, help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Funds are denominated. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies.

 

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Options: Certain Funds purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease their exposure to underlying instruments (including credit risk and/or equity risk) and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums. A call option gives the purchaser (holder) of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller (writer) to sell (when the option is exercised) the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. When the Funds purchase (write) an option, an amount equal to the premium paid (received) by the Funds is reflected as an asset (liability). The amount of the asset (liability) is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased (written). When an instrument is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the instrument acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the instrument sold. When an option expires (or the Funds enter into a closing transaction), the Funds realize a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid). When the Funds write a call option, such option is “covered,” meaning that the Funds hold the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Funds write a put option, such option is covered by cash in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation.

Options on swaps (“swaptions”) are similar to options on securities except that instead of selling or purchasing the right to buy or sell a security, the writer or purchaser of the swaptions is granting or buying the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default swap agreement (interest rate risk and/or credit risk) at any time before the expiration of the option.

The Funds also purchase or sell listed or OTC foreign currency options, foreign currency futures and related options on foreign currency futures as a short or long hedge against possible variations in foreign exchange rates or to gain exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). When foreign currency is purchased or sold through an exercise of a foreign currency option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the foreign currency acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the foreign currency sold (receipts from the foreign currency purchased). Such transactions may be effected with respect to hedges on non-U.S. dollar denominated instruments owned by the Funds but not yet delivered, or committed or anticipated to be purchased by the Funds.

In purchasing and writing options, the Funds bear the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that the Funds may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Funds purchasing or selling a security when it otherwise would not, or at a price different from the current market value.

Swaps: Certain Funds enter into swap agreements in which the Funds and a counterparty agree either to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid are recorded as assets and any upfront fees received are recorded as liabilities and are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the OTC swap. Payments received or made by the Funds for OTC swaps are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, the Funds will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Funds’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid.

In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Funds’ counterparty on the swap agreement becomes the CCP. The Funds are required to interface with the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, 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 the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps. The daily change in valuation of centrally cleared swaps is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, are recorded as realized gain (loss) in the Statements of Operations.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

 

 

Credit default swaps — Certain Funds enter into credit default swaps to manage their exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce their risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which they are not otherwise exposed (credit risk). The Funds may either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit default swaps on single-name issuers are agreements in which

 

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the protection buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the protection seller to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation accelerators, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). Credit default swaps on traded indexes are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a write-down, principal or interest shortfall or default of all or individual underlying securities included in the index occur. As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either (i) receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index, or (ii) receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index.

 

 

Total return swaps — Certain Funds enter into total return swaps to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in that market or to transfer the risk/return of one market (e.g., fixed income) to another market (e.g., equity or commodity prices) (equity risk, commodity price risk and/or interest rate risk). Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (coupons plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. To the extent the total return of the instrument or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.

Certain Funds enter into total return swaps to obtain exposure to a portfolio of long and short securities without owning such securities. Under the terms of an agreement, the swap is designed to function as a portfolio of direct investments in long and short equity. This means that each Fund has the ability to trade in and out of long and short positions within the swap and will receive the economic benefits and risks equivalent to direct investment in these positions such as: capital appreciation (depreciation), corporate actions and dividends received and paid, all of which are reflected in the swap value. The swap value also includes interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a specified spread determined based upon the country and/or currency of the positions in the portfolio. A change in the market value of a total return swap is included in change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps in the Statements of Operations. Positions within the swap are reset periodically, and financing fees are reset monthly. During a reset, any unrealized gains (losses) on positions and accrued financing fees become available for cash settlement between the Funds and the swap counterparty. The amounts that are available for cash settlement are included in realized gains (losses) on swaps in the Statements of Operations. Cash settlement in and out of the swap may occur at a reset date or any other date, at the discretion of the Funds and the counterparty, over the life of the agreement, and is generally determined based on limits and thresholds established as part of an ISDA Master Agreement between the Funds and the counterparty. Certain swaps have no stated expiration and can be terminated by either party at any time.

 

 

Variance swap agreements — Certain Funds enter into variance swap agreements to gain or mitigate exposure to the underlying reference securities. Variance swap agreements involve two parties agreeing to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a “fixed rate” or strike price payment for the “floating rate” or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price is generally chosen such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the maturity date, a net cash flow is exchanged, where the payoff amount is equivalent to the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. As a receiver of the realized price variance, each Fund would receive the payoff amount when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would owe the payoff amount when the variance is less than the strike price. As a payer of the realized price variance, each Fund would owe the payoff amount when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive the payoff amount when the variance is less than the strike. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

 

 

Interest rate swaps — Certain Funds enter into interest rate swaps to gain or reduce exposure to interest rates or to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of the fixed rate bonds, which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk). Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. In more complex swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.

 

 

Forward interest rate swaps — Certain Funds enter into forward interest rate swaps and forward total return swaps. In a forward swap, the Fund and the counterparty agree to make either periodic net payments beginning on a specified future effective date or a net payment at termination, unless terminated earlier.

 

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Master Netting Arrangements: In order to better define the Funds’ contractual rights and to secure rights that will help them mitigate their counterparty risk, the Funds may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with their counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between each Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, each Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may restrict or prohibit the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. In addition, certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Funds’ net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Funds fail to meet the terms of their ISDA Master Agreements. The result would cause the Funds to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

Collateral Requirements: For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (typically either $250,000 or $500,000) before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, a Fund’s counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, a Fund may pay interest pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from their counterparties are not fully collateralized, the Funds bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stands ready to perform under the terms of their agreement with such counterparty, the Funds bear the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required to all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

6. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder and an affiliate of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) for 1940 Act purposes.

Investment Advisory Fees

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment advisor, and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory 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, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

 

           Global     
    

Commodity

Strategies

  Long/Short
Credit
  Macro    
Themes    
Average Daily Net Assets    Investment Advisory Fee

First $1 Billion

       1.15 %       0.95 %       0.85 %  

$1 Billion - $3 Billion

       1.08 %       0.89 %       0.80 %  

$3 Billion - $5 Billion

       1.04 %       0.86 %       0.77 %  

$5 Billion - $10 Billion

       1.00 %       0.83 %       0.74 %  

Greater than $10 Billion

       0.98 %       0.81 %       0.72 %  

The Manager, with the respect to each Fund, voluntarily agreed to waive its management fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds. This amount is included in fees waived by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. However, the Manager does not waive its management fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid in connection with the Fund’s investment in other affiliated investment companies, if any. For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the Manager waived $3,113, $193,560 and $1,051 for Commodity Strategies, Global Long/Short Credit and Macro Themes, respectively.

 

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For Commodity Strategies and Macro Themes, the Manager provides investment management and other services to the Subsidiaries. The Manager does not receive separate compensation from the Subsidiaries for providing investment management or administrative services. However, Commodity Strategies and Macro Themes pay the Manager based on the Funds’ net assets, which includes the assets of the Subsidiaries.

With respect to each Fund, the Manager entered into separate sub-advisory agreements with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. With respect to Global Long/Short Credit, the Manager has also entered into a separate sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (“BRS”), which is also an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIL and BRS, for services they provide, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by each Fund to the Manager.

Service and Distribution Fees

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into a Distribution Agreement and a Distribution and a 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:

 

      Investor A   Investor C

Service Fee

       0.25 %       0.25 %

Distribution Fee

               0.75 %

Pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, broker-dealers and BRIL provide shareholder servicing and distribution services to each Fund. The ongoing service and/or distribution fee compensates BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing and/or distribution related services to Investor A and Investor C shareholders.

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each class of each Fund:

 

      Investor A      Investor C      Total  

Commodity Strategies

   $ 17,531       $ 24,275       $ 41,806   

Global Long/Short Credit

   $ 1,078,729       $ 1,587,346       $ 2,666,075   

Macro Themes

   $ 79       $ 119       $ 198   

Other Fees

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 sub-accounts they service. 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 January 31, 2016, Global Long/Short Credit paid the following amounts to affiliates of BlackRock in return for these services, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations:

 

      Institutional    Investor A    Investor C    Total

Global Long/Short Credit

     $ 262,001        $ 93        $ 52        $ 262,146  

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 subscriptions and redemptions based upon instructions from shareholders. For the six months ended January 31, 2016, 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:

 

      Institutional    Investor A    Investor C    Total

Commodity Strategies

     $ 621        $ 549        $ 213        $ 1,383  

Global Long/Short Credit

     $ 5,382        $ 2,439        $ 1,984        $ 9,805  

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each class of each Fund:

 

      Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Total  

Commodity Strategies

   $ 17,252       $ 21,373       $ 6,497       $ 45,122   

Global Long/Short Credit

   $ 2,090,817       $ 513,512       $ 143,235       $ 2,747,564   

Macro Themes

   $ 138       $ 53       $ 31       $ 222   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into an Administration Agreement with the Manager, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide administrative services. For these services, the Manager receives an administration fee computed daily and payable monthly, based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund. The administration fee, which is shown as administration in the Statements of Operations, is paid at the annual rates below:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Administration Fee

First $500 Million

       0.425 %

$500 Million - $1 Billion

       0.040 %

$1 Billion - $2 Billion

       0.038 %

$2 Billion - $4 Billion

       0.035 %

$4 Billion - $13 Billion

       0.033 %

Greater than $13 Billion

       0.030 %

In addition, the Manager charges each of the share classes an administration fee, which is shown as administration – class specific in the Statements of Operations, at an annual rate of 0.02% for Commodity Strategies and Macro Themes and 0.15% for Global Long/Short Credit of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

For the period ended January 31, 2016, the following table shows the class specific administration fees borne directly by each class of each Fund:

 

      Institutional    Investor A    Investor C    Total

Commodity Strategies

     $ 22,021        $ 1,402        $ 486        $ 23,909  

Global Long/Short Credit

     $ 341,009        $ 64,724        $ 23,810        $ 429,543  

Macro Themes

     $ 2,895        $ 6        $ 2        $ 2,903  

The Manager may have, at its discretion, voluntarily waived all or any portion of their administration fees for a Fund or a share class, which are included in administration fees waived in the Statements of Operations.

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of each Fund’s Investor A Shares as follows:

 

Commodity Strategies

     $ 1,643  

Global Long/Short Credit

     $ 7,749  

Macro Themes

     $ 256  

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:

 

      Investor A    Investor C

Commodity Strategies

     $ 1,535        $ 1,039  

Global Long/Short Credit

     $ 32,873        $ 27,676  

Expense Limitations, Waivers and Recoupments

The Manager, with respect to the Funds, 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 the Funds’ business. The expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:

 

      Institutional   Investor A   Investor C

Commodity Strategies1

       1.30 %       1.50 %       2.25 %

Global Long/Short Credit1

       1.20 %       1.40 %       2.15 %

Macro Themes1

       1.20 %       1.45 %       2.20 %

 

  1   

The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual waiver or reimbursement prior to December 1, 2016 unless approved by the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the independent Trustees, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such Fund.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

These amounts waived or reimbursed are included in fees waived by Manager, and shown as administration fees waived — class specific, transfer agent fees waived — class specific and transfer agent fees reimbursed — class specific, respectively, in the Statements of Operations. For the period ended January 31, 2016, the Manager waived $108,103 and $105,717 of investment advisory fees for Commodity Strategies and Macro Themes, respectively, which is included in fees waived by Manager.

Class specific expense waivers or reimbursements are as follows:

 

Administration Fees Waived    Institutional    Investor A    Investor C    Total

Commodity Strategies

       $1,128          $1,402          $486          $3,016  

Macro Themes

       $1,883          $       6          $    2          $1,891  
                   
Transfer Agent Fees Waived    Institutional    Investor A    Investor C    Total

Commodity Strategies

                $549          $213          $762  

Macro Themes

       $24          $  10          $    6          $  40  
                   
Transfer Agent Fees Reimbursed    Institutional    Investor A    Investor C    Total

Commodity Strategies

                $20,583          $6,173          $26,756  

Macro Themes

       $16          $       41          $     23          $       80  

If during the Funds’ fiscal year the operating expenses of a share class, that at any time during the prior two fiscal years received a waiver or reimbursement from the Manager, are less than the expense limit for that share class, the Manager is entitled to be reimbursed by such share class up to the lesser of (a) the amount of fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed during those prior two fiscal years under the agreement and (b) the amount by which the expense limit for that share class exceeds the operating expenses of the share class for the current fiscal year, provided that: (1) the Fund, of which the share class is a part, has more than $50 million in assets for the fiscal year, and (2) the Manager or an affiliate continues to serve as the Fund’s investment advisor or administrator. In the event the expense limit for a share class is changed subsequent to a fiscal year in which the Manager becomes entitled to reimbursement for fees waived and/or reimbursed, the amount available to reimburse the Manager shall be calculated by reference to the expense limit for that share class in effect at the time the Manager became entitled to receive such reimbursement, rather than the subsequently changed expense limit for that share class.

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the Manager recouped waivers and/or reimbursements previously recorded of $4,992 for Global Long/ Short Credit Investor A Shares.

On January 31, 2016, the Fund level and class specific waivers and/or reimbursements subject to possible future recoupment under the expense limitation agreement are as follows:

 

      Expires July 31,  
      2016      2017      2018  

Commodity Strategies

        

Fund Level

   $ 172,275       $ 187,877       $ 108,004   

Institutional

                   $ 1,128   

Investor A

   $ 43,837       $ 43,817       $ 22,534   

Investor C

   $ 13,297       $ 14,369       $ 6,871   

Macro Themes

        

Fund Level

           $ 225,228       $ 131,471   

Institutional

           $ 3,392       $ 1,923   

Investor A

           $ 53       $ 57   

Investor C

           $ 52       $ 30   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

Securities Lending

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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 managed by the Manager or its affiliates. However, BIM has agreed to cap the collateral investment expenses of the private investment company to an annual rate of 0.04%. The investment advisor to the private investment company will not charge any advisory fees with respect to shares purchased by the Funds.

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. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remits a remaining portion to BIM as compensation for its services as securities lending agent. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, BIM may lend securities only when the difference between the borrower rebate rate and the risk free rate exceeds a certain level (such securities, the “specials only securities”).

Pursuant to such agreement, the Funds retain 80% of securities lending income. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income earned across certain funds in the Equity-Liquidity Complex in a calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, the Funds, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of the calendar year securities lending income in an amount equal to 85% of securities lending income. The share of securities lending income earned by the Funds is shown as securities lending — affiliated — net in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2016, Commodity Strategies, Global Long/Short Credit and Macro Themes paid BIM $10,868, $0 and $27 for securities lending agent services, respectively.

Officers and Trustees Fees

Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in officer and trustees in the Statements of Operations.

Interfund Transactions

Global Long/Short Credit and Macro Themes may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees. For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the purchase and sale transactions with an affiliated fund in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

      Global Long/Short Credit      Macro Themes

Purchases

     $ 43,989,982             

Sales

     $ 16,904,438          $ 9,782  

7. Purchases and Sales:

For the period ended January 31, 2016, purchases and sales of investments, including paydowns and excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

Purchases    Commodity
Strategies
    

Global

Long/Short

Credit

     Macro
Themes
 

Non-U.S. Government Securities

   $ 129,868,888       $ 2,437,704,824       $ 8,304,259   

U.S. Government Securities

             1,123,962,005         2,670,604   
  

 

 

 

Total Purchases

   $ 129,868,888       $ 3,561,666,829       $ 10,974,863   
  

 

 

 
        
Sales    Commodity
Strategies
    

Global

Long/Short

Credit

     Macro
Themes
 

Non-U.S. Government Securities

   $ 248,704,627       $ 3,629,000,687       $ 10,169,421   

U.S. Government Securities

             1,201,502,403         299,917   
  

 

 

 

Total Sales

   $ 248,704,627       $ 4,830,503,090       $ 10,469,338   
  

 

 

 

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    101


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

8. Income Tax Information:

It is the Funds’ 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 their taxable income to their shareholders. Therefore, no 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 Commodity Strategies’ and Global Long/Short Credit’s U.S. federal tax returns remains open for each of the three years ended July 31, 2015 and the period ended July 31, 2012. The statute of limitations on Macro Themes’ U.S. federal tax return remains open for the period ended July 31, 2015. 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 January 31, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

As of period end, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards, with no expiration dates, available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

    
      Commodity
Strategies
     Global
Long/Short
Credit
     Macro
Themes

No expiration date

     $ 109,797,492          $ 130,238,700          $ 21,315  

As of period end, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      Commodity
Strategies
   

Global

Long/Short
Credit

    Macro
Themes
 

Tax cost

   $ 115,820,112      $ 6,593,764,187      $ 25,450,067   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 4,784,194      $ 37,474,537      $ 109,368   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (12,353,726     (397,125,530     (1,162,529
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (7,569,532   $ (359,650,993   $ (1,053,161
  

 

 

 

9. Bank Borrowings:

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a 364-day, $2.1 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders, under which 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 $1.6 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 0.06% 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 2016 unless extended or renewed. Participating Funds paid administration, legal and arrangement fees, which, if applicable, are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statements of Operations, and along with commitment 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 January 31, 2016, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.

10. Principal Risks:

In the normal course of business, certain Funds invest in securities and enter into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer to meet all its obligations, including the ability to pay principal and interest when due (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Funds may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers of securities owned by the Funds. Changes arising from the general economy, the overall market and local, regional or global political and/or social instability, as well as currency, interest rate and price fluctuations, may also affect the securities’ value.

Each Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force each Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Fund’s portfolio will decline if each Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed income securities at market interest rates that are below each Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

Counterparty Credit Risk: Similar to issuer 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. 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.

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.

The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain less the value of any collateral held by such Fund.

For OTC options purchased, each Fund bears the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Funds should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Funds do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Funds, and not the counterparty, to perform. The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk with respect to options written to the extent the Funds deposit collateral with their counterparty to a written option.

With exchange-traded options purchased and futures and centrally cleared swaps, 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 and centrally cleared swaps 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: Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.

Commodity Strategies invests a significant portion of its assets in securities in the materials and energy sectors. Changes in economic conditions affecting such sectors would have a greater impact on Commodity Strategies and could affect the value, income and/or liquidity of positions in such securities.

Global Long/Short Credit invests a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When Global Long/Short Credit concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries may have a significant impact on its investment performance. 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 less liquid, more volatile, and 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.

Global Long/Short Credit invests a significant portion of its 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 Global Long/Short Credit’s investments.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

11. Capital Share Transactions:

Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
January 31, 2016
    Year Ended
July 31, 2015
 
Commodity Strategies    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Institutional

                                

Shares sold

     5,067,952      $ 32,619,495        17,977,177      $ 149,387,904   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                   10,565        85,894   

Shares redeemed

     (39,305,116     (260,981,778     (9,881,876     (81,650,117
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (34,237,164   $ (228,362,283     8,105,866      $ 67,823,681   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
        

Investor A

                                

Shares sold

     1,463,028      $ 9,231,550        943,492      $ 7,864,459   

Shares redeemed

     (817,980     (5,021,813     (1,487,782     (12,690,947
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     645,048      $ 4,209,737        (544,290   $ (4,826,488
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
        

Investor C

                                

Shares sold

     245,413      $ 1,504,985        299,272      $ 2,368,474   

Shares redeemed

     (223,102     (1,331,501     (528,146     (4,162,032
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     22,311      $ 173,484        (228,874   $ (1,793,558
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Increase (Decrease)

     (33,569,805   $ (223,979,062     7,332,702      $ 61,203,635   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
        

Global Long/Short Credit

                                
        

Institutional

                                

Shares sold

     133,060,592      $ 1,369,620,218        228,253,989      $ 2,444,158,662   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     14,414,698        141,840,624        15,417,114        159,875,473   

Shares redeemed

     (144,090,789     (1,467,303,205     (236,987,664     (2,511,305,901
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     3,384,501      $ 44,157,637        6,683,439      $ 92,728,234   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
        

Investor A

                                

Shares sold

     11,889,496      $ 121,124,966        34,051,796      $ 363,097,514   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     3,298,567        32,424,910        4,692,418        48,613,450   

Shares redeemed

     (47,362,310     (484,955,095     (84,357,244     (902,901,373
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (32,174,247   $ (331,405,219     (45,613,030   $ (491,190,409
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
        

Investor C

                                

Shares sold

     1,751,641      $ 17,715,879        7,672,781      $ 81,545,683   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     1,183,266        11,536,847        1,340,373        13,805,842   

Shares redeemed

     (7,053,565     (71,211,004     (11,923,168     (125,387,529
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (4,118,658   $ (41,958,278     (2,910,014   $ (30,036,004
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Decrease

     (32,908,404   $ (329,205,860     (41,839,605   $ (428,498,179
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)     

 

     Six Months Ended
January 31, 2016
    Period from
December 4, 20141 to
July 31, 2015
 
Macro Themes    Shares     Amount     Shares      Amount  

Institutional

                                 

Shares sold

     5,390      $ 51,703        2,996,705       $ 29,967,000   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     278        2,576                  

Shares redeemed

     (4,892     (44,026               
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     776      $ 10,253        2,996,705       $ 29,967,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Investor A

                                 

Shares sold

     10,015      $ 97,044        2,595       $ 25,960   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     388        3,602                  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     10,403      $ 100,646        2,595       $ 25,960   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Investor C

                                 

Shares sold

                   2,500       $ 25,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

                   2,500         25,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

     11,179      $ 110,899        3,001,800       $ 30,017,960   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

At January 31, 2016, shares of Macro Themes owned by BlackRock HoldCo 2, Inc., an affiliate of the Funds, were as follows:

 

Institutional    Investor A    Investor C

2,995,000

   2,500    2,500

12. Subsequent Events:

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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Officers and Trustees     

 

Rodney D. Johnson, Chair of the Board and Trustee

David O. Beim, Trustee

Susan J. Carter, Trustee

Collette Chilton, Trustee

Neil A. Cotty, Trustee

Frank J. Fabozzi, Trustee

Dr. Matina S. Horner, Trustee

Cynthia A. Montgomery, Trustee

Barbara G. Novick, Trustee

Joseph P. Platt, Trustee

Robert C. Robb, Jr., Trustee

Mark Stalnecker, Trustee

Kenneth L. Urish, Trustee

Claire A. Walton, Trustee

Frederick W. Winter, Trustee

John M. Perlowski, Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer

Richard Hoerner, CFA, Vice President

Jennifer McGovern, Vice President

Neal Andrews, Chief Financial Officer

Jay Fife, Treasurer

Charles Park, Chief Compliance Officer

Fernanda Piedra, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

Benjamin Archibald, Secretary

 

Effective September 25, 2015, John M. Perlowski was appointed to serve as an Interested Trustee of the Trust.

Effective December 31, 2015, Herbert I. London and Toby Rosenblatt retired as Trustees of the Trust.

Effective February 5, 2016, Frank J. Fabozzi resigned as a Trustee of the Trust.

Effective February 8, 2016, Susan J. Carter, Neil A. Cotty and Claire A. Walton were appointed to serve as Trustees of the Trust.

 

       

Investment Advisor and

Administrator

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Sub-Advisors

BlackRock International Limited

Edinburgh, EH3 8BL

United Kingdom

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited1

079912 Singapore

 

Accounting Agent and

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment

Servicing (US) Inc.

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

New York, NY 10286

     

Distributor

BlackRock Investments, LLC

New York, NY 10022

 

Legal Counsel

Sidley Austin LLP

New York, NY 10019

 

Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Address of the Trust

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

  1  

For Global Long/Short Credit.

 

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Additional Information     

 

 

      General Information

Householding

The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports 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.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available upon request and without charge (1) by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Family

BlackRock offers a diverse lineup of open-end mutual funds crossing all investment styles and managed by experts in equity, fixed income and tax-exempt investing. Visit http://www.blackrock.com for more information.

 

      Shareholder Privileges

Account Information

Call us at (800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST on any business day to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also reach us on the Web at http://www.blackrock.com/funds.

Automatic Investment Plans

Investor Class shareholders who want to invest regularly can arrange to have $50 or more automatically deducted from their checking or savings account and invested in any of the BlackRock funds.

Systematic Withdrawal Plans

Investor Class shareholders can establish a systematic withdrawal plan and receive periodic payments of $50 or more from their BlackRock funds, as long as their account balance is at least $10,000.

Retirement Plans

Shareholders may make investments in conjunction with Traditional, Rollover, Roth, Coverdell, Simple IRAs, SEP IRAs and 403(b) Plans.

 

 

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Additional Information (concluded)     

 

 

      BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

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.

 

 

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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.

 

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JANUARY 31, 2016        

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT (UNAUDITED)

 

      BLACKROCK®

 

 

  BlackRock Short Obligations Fund   

of BlackRock FundsSM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not FDIC Insured ¡ May Lose Value ¡ No Bank Guarantee  

 


Table of Contents     

 

       Page   

The Markets in Review

     3   

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

     4   

About Fund Performance

     6   

Disclosure of Expenses

     6   

Financial Statements:

  

Schedule of Investments

     7   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     10   

Statement of Operations

     11   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     12   

Financial Highlights

     13   

Notes to Financial Statements

     15   

Officers and Trustees

     22   

Additional Information

     23   

 

 

 

 

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Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual shareholder reports and prospectuses by enrolling in the electronic delivery program. Electronic copies of shareholder reports and prospectuses are also available on BlackRock’s website.

 

TO ENROLL IN ELECTRONIC DELIVERY:

 

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:

Please contact your financial advisor. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

 

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts Directly with BlackRock:

1. Access the BlackRock website at blackrock.com

2. Select "Access Your Account"

3. Next, select "eDelivery" in the "Related Resources" box and follow the sign-up

    instructions

 

 

 

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The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Diverging monetary policies and shifting economic outlooks across regions have been the overarching themes driving financial markets over the past couple of years. With U.S. growth outpacing the global economic recovery while inflationary pressures remained low, investors spent most of 2015 anticipating a short-term rate hike from the Federal Reserve, which ultimately came to fruition in December. In contrast, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan moved to a more accommodative stance over the year. In this environment, the U.S. dollar strengthened considerably, causing profit challenges for U.S. exporters and high levels of volatility in emerging market currencies and commodities.

Market volatility broadly increased in the latter part of 2015 and continued into 2016 given a collapse in oil prices and decelerating growth in China, while global growth and inflation failed to pick up. Oil prices were driven lower due to excess supply while the world’s largest oil producers had yet to negotiate a deal that would stabilize oil prices. In China, slower economic growth combined with a depreciating yuan and declining confidence in the country’s policymakers stoked worries about the potential impact to the broader global economy. After a long period in which global central bank policies had significant influence on investor sentiment and hence the direction of financial markets, in recent months, the underperformance of markets in Europe and Japan — where central banks had taken aggressive measures to stimulate growth and stabilize their currencies — highlighted the possibility that central banks could be losing their effectiveness.

In this environment, higher quality assets such as municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries and investment grade corporate bonds outperformed risk assets including equities and high yield bonds. Large cap U.S. equities fared better than international developed and emerging markets.

At BlackRock, we believe investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes and be prepared to move freely as market conditions change over time. 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

 

Total Returns as of January 31, 2016  
    6-month     12-month  

U.S. large cap equities
(S&P 500® Index)

    (6.77 )%      (0.67 )% 

U.S. small cap equities
(Russell 2000® Index)

    (15.80     (9.92

International equities
(MSCI Europe, Australasia,
Far East Index)

    (14.58     (8.43

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets
Index)

    (16.96     (20.91

3-month Treasury bills
(BofA Merrill Lynch
3-Month U.S. Treasury
Bill Index)

    0.05        0.05   

U.S. Treasury securities
(BofA Merrill Lynch
10- Year U.S. Treasury
Index)

    3.36        (0.41

U.S. investment grade
bonds (Barclays U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index)

    1.33        (0.16

Tax-exempt municipal
bonds (S&P Municipal
Bond Index)

    3.67        2.66   

U.S. high yield bonds
(Barclays U.S. Corporate
High Yield 2% Issuer
Capped Index)

    (7.75     (6.58
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.     
 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2016     

 

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Short Obligations Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek current income consistent with preservation of capital.

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the six-month period ended January 31, 2016, the Fund outperformed its benchmark, the BofA Merrill Lynch 6-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index.

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The Fund’s relative outperformance was principally attributable to its overweight position within credit sectors relative to the benchmark. In addition, the Fund had a slightly underweight stance with respect to overall portfolio duration (and corresponding sensitivity to changes in interest rates) relative to the benchmark in anticipation of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s December 16 rate hike, which further contributed to Fund performance.

 

 

Conversely, the Fund’s longer duration positioning within credit instruments detracted from returns as market volatility increased.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

Over the period, the Fund’s portfolio positioning was held relatively constant.

Describe Fund positioning at period end.

 

 

At the end of the period, the Fund was overweight in credit instruments and variable rate securities, and retained a shorter duration than the benchmark.

 

 

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.

 

Portfolio Information

 

Portfolio Composition    Percent of
Net Assets
 

Corporate Bonds

     57

Certificates of Deposit

     14   

Commercial Paper

     13   

Repurchase Agreements

     9   

Asset-Backed Securities

     7   
Maturity Breakdown    Percent of
Net Assets
 

1-7 days

     6

8-14 days

     7   

15-30 days

     1   

31-60 days

     2   

61-90 days

     6   

91-120 days

     4   

121-150 days

     4   

> 150 days

     70   
 

 

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Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment

 

 

 

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  1 

Assuming transaction costs and other operating expenses, including investment advisory fees and administration fees, if any. Class K and Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge.

 

  2 

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest in U.S. dollar denominated investment grade and short-term fixed and floating rate debt securities maturing in three years or less (with certain exceptions) and will maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of 180 days or less and a dollar-weighted average life of 365 days or less.

 

  3 

An unmanaged index that tracks 6-Month U.S. Treasury securities.

 

  4 

Commencement of operations.

 

Performance Summary for the Period Ended January 31, 2016                         
                                  Average Annual Total Returns  
        Standardized
30-Day Yield5
       Unsubsidized
30-Day Yield5
       6-Month
Total Returns
       1 Year        Since  Inception6  

Class K

       0.79        0.32        0.24        0.54        0.54

Institutional

       0.76           0.27           0.23           0.42           0.47   

BofA Merrill Lynch 6-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

                           0.20           0.28           0.20   

 

  5   

The standardized 30-day yield includes the effects of any waivers and/or reimbursements. The unsubsidized 30-day yield excludes the effects of any waivers and/or reimbursements.

 

  6   

The Fund commenced operations on November 15, 2012.

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

Expense Example                            
   

Actual

 

Hypothetical7

   
    

Beginning

Account Value

August 1, 2015

 

Ending

Account Value
January 31, 2016

  Expenses Paid
During the  Period8
 

Beginning

Account Value

August 1, 2015

 

Ending

Account Value
January 31, 2016

  Expenses Paid
During the  Period8
  Annualized
Expense Ratio

Class K

  $1,000.00   $1,002.40   $0.50   $1,000.00   $1,024.63   $0.51   0.10%

Institutional

  $1,000.00   $1,002.30   $0.60   $1,000.00   $1,024.53   $0.61   0.12%

 

  7   

Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal period divided by 366.

 

  8   

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 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

       See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 6 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

 

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About Fund Performance     

 

 

Class K and Institutional 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. Prior to July 9, 2013, the Fund’s Institutional Shares performance results are those of BlackRock Shares restated to reflect Institutional Shares fees. On the close of business on September 1, 2015, all of the issued and outstanding BlackRock Shares of the Fund were redesignated as Class K Shares.

Performance information reflects past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to www.blackrock.com/funds 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 these distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) on the ex-dividend/payable dates. 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 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”), the Fund’s investment advisor, waived and/or reimbursed a portion of the Fund’s expenses. Without such waiver and/or reimbursement, the Fund’s performance would have been lower. The Manager is under no obligation to continue waiving or reimbursing its fees after the applicable termination date of the agreement. See Note 5 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on waivers and/or reimbursements. The standardized 30-day yield includes the effects of any waivers and/or reimbursements. The unsubsidized 30-day yield excludes the effects of any waivers and/or reimbursements.

 

 

 

Disclosure of Expenses

 

Shareholders of the Fund may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses and (b) operating expenses, including investment advisory fees, administration fees, service and distribution fees, including 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other fund expenses. The expense examples on the previous pages (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2015 and held through January 31, 2016) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in the Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The expense example provides 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 example also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 the Fund and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical example that appear in shareholder reports of other Funds.

The expenses shown in the expense example is intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as sales charges, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical example is 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.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)      (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Asset-Backed Securities    Par  
(000)
     Value  

CarMax Auto Owner Trust:

     

0.82%, 6/15/18

   $ 214       $ 213,200   

1.09%, 4/15/19

     500         499,918   

CNH Equipment Trust:

     

0.48%, 8/15/17

     4         4,092   

0.84%, 8/15/18

     241         240,269   

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust:

     

0.69%, 8/21/17

     249         249,114   

0.92%, 11/20/17

     300         300,051   

0.82%, 7/21/18

     500         499,576   

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, 0.69%, 4/15/18

     200         199,453   

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 0.67%, 9/15/17

     207         207,175   

Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust, 0.42%, 3/20/17

     5         4,532   

Volkswagen Credit Auto Master Trust,
0.78%, 7/22/19 (a)(b)

     100         98,946   

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 6.8%

              2,516,326   
     
Corporate Bonds                

Automobiles — 5.4%

     

Daimler Finance North America LLC, 2.95%, 1/11/17 (a)

     500         506,600   

Volkswagen International Finance NV:

     

2.88%, 4/01/16 (a)

     500         500,622   

0.80%, 11/18/16 (a)(b)

     1,000         986,726   
     

 

 

 
                1,993,948   

Banks — 26.7%

     

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 1.00%, 1/10/17 (a)(b)

     250         250,014   

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., 1.00%, 2/26/16 (a)

     500         500,126   

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA, 1.47%, 1/20/17 (a)(b)

     500         501,361   

BP Capital Markets PLC:

     

0.76%, 11/07/16 (b)

     750         748,394   

0.69%, 2/10/17 (b)

     250         249,321   

BPCE S.A., 1.19%, 2/10/17 (b)

     250         250,559   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 1.35%, 7/18/16

     600         601,438   

Capital One N.A., 1.51%, 8/17/18 (b)

     500         503,171   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia:

     

0.86%, 3/13/17 (a)(b)

     500         499,571   

1.12%, 11/02/18 (a)(b)

     495         495,133   

Credit Suisse, New York, 0.97%, 4/29/16 (b)

     500         499,974   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 0.88%, 2/15/17 (b)

     500         499,927   

Macquarie Bank Ltd.:

     

0.96%, 6/15/16 (a)(b)

     275         274,953   

1.25%, 10/27/17 (a)(b)

     250         248,713   

Mizuho Bank Ltd. New York, 1.06%, 5/17/17 (b)

     1,000         1,000,000   

Nordea Bank AB, 1.37%, 9/17/18 (a)(b)

     500         501,114   

Rabobank Nederland, New York, 0.95%, 4/28/17 (b)

     500         499,491   

Suncorp Metway Ltd., 0.85%, 5/23/16 (a)(b)

     500         500,000   
Corporate Bonds    Par  
(000)
     Value  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB:

     

1.02%, 3/21/16 (b)

   $ 500       $ 500,283   

1.06%, 9/23/16 (b)

     250         250,329   

UBS AG, Stamford, 1.10%, 9/26/16 (b)

     500         500,104   
     

 

 

 
                9,873,976   

Beverages — 0.7%

     

Sabmiller Holdings, Inc., 2.45%, 1/15/17 (a)

     250         252,045   

Consumer Finance — 1.3%

     

American Express Credit Corp., 1.11%, 11/05/18 (b)

     500         499,053   

Diversified Financial Services — 3.7%

     

Citigroup Inc., 1.31%, 12/07/18 (b)

     500         497,975   

Shell International Finance BV:

     

0.57%, 11/15/16 (b)

     375         374,607   

0.66%, 5/10/17 (b)

     500         498,652   
     

 

 

 
                1,371,234   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 6.0%

     

AT&T, Inc.:

     

0.74%, 2/12/16 (b)

     500         499,968   

2.95%, 5/15/16

     290         291,581   

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 5.75%, 3/23/16

     250         251,724   

Verizon Communications, Inc.:

     

2.04%, 9/15/16 (b)

     1,000         1,005,887   

2.50%, 9/15/16

     166         167,307   
     

 

 

 
                2,216,467   

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.8%

     

CVS Health Corp., 1.20%, 12/05/16

     300         299,918   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.8%

     

Baxter International, Inc.:

     

0.95%, 6/01/16

     520         519,833   

1.85%, 1/15/17

     500         502,575   
     

 

 

 
                1,022,408   

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.0%

     

Principal Life Global Funding II, 0.78%, 5/27/16 (a)(b)

     500         500,242   

Unitedhealth Group, Inc., 1.45%, 7/17/17

     250         250,737   
     

 

 

 
                750,979   

Insurance — 1.1%

     

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 1.30%, 4/10/17 (a)

     410         410,264   

Machinery — 2.7%

     

John Deere Capital Corp.:

     

1.07%, 7/11/17 (b)

     500         500,423   

1.19%, 1/08/19 (b)

     500         500,004   
     

 

 

 
                1,000,427   

Metals & Mining — 1.3%

     

Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC, 1.37%, 6/17/16 (b)

     500         498,851   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.7%

     

TransCanada Pipelines Ltd., 1.28%, 6/30/16 (b)

     250         249,436   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK SHORT OBLIGATIONS FUND    JANUARY 31, 2016    7


Schedule of Investments (continued)     
  

 

Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Pharmaceuticals — 0.7%

     

Bayer US Finance LLC, 0.87%, 10/07/16 (a)(b)

   $ 250       $ 249,711   

Specialty Retail — 0.5%

     

Lowe’s Cos Inc., 1.10%, 9/14/18 (b)

     195         195,338   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.7%

     

America Movil Sab de CV, 2.38%, 9/08/16

     250         250,622   

Total Corporate Bonds — 57.1%

              21,134,677   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $23,677,158) — 63.9%

              23,651,003   
     
Short-Term Securities                
Certificates of Deposit                

Domestic — 1.4%

     

Wells Fargo Bank N.A., 0.87%, 10/13/16 (b)

     500         499,935   

Yankee — 12.8% (c)

     

Bank of Montreal, Chicago, 0.76%, 11/30/16 (b)

     500         499,856   

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Bank Corp., 0.75%, 4/08/16

     250         250,092   

Natixis, New York, 1.05%, 12/01/16

     1,000         1,000,420   

Toronto Dominion Bank, New York, 0.87%, 10/17/16 (b)

     1,500         1,498,907   

Westpac Banking Corp New York, 0.87%, 10/21/16 (b)

     1,500         1,497,965   

Total Certificates of Deposit — 14.2%

              5,247,175   
     
Commercial Paper                

Lloyds Bank PLC, 1.00%, 10/21/16 (d)

     1,500         1,488,994   

Macquarie Bank Ltd., 1.04%, 10/20/16 (a)(b)

     1,000         999,805   

NBCuniversal Enterprise Inc, 0.65%, 2/09/16 (d)

     990         989,862   

Omnicom Capital Inc, 0.67%, 2/10/16 (d)

     1,260         1,259,807   

Total Commercial Paper — 12.8%

              4,738,468   
     
Money Market Funds — 0.3%    Shares          

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.32% (e)(f)

     102,433         102,433   
     
                  
Repurchase Agreements    Par  
(000)
     Value  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.,
0.97%, 2/01/16 (g)
(Purchased on 1/29/16 to be repurchased at $500,041, collateralized by corporate/debt obligation, 1.50% due at 9/25/42, original par and fair value of $9,952,885 and $535,000, respectively)

    

$

    

500

  

  

    

$

    

500,785

  

  

Total Value of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
(Collateral value of $535,000)

              500,785   

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.,
0.87%, 2/01/16 (g)
(Purchased on 1/29/16 to be repurchased at $1,000,073, collateralized by corporate/debt obligation, 1.34% due at 12/21/36, original par and fair value of $11,495,531 and $1,250,000, respectively)

    

 

    

1,000

  

  

    

 

    

1,000,515

  

  

Total Value of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
(Collateral value of $1,250,000)

              1,000,515   

Mizuho Securities USA, Inc.,
1.45%, 2/01/16 (g)
(Purchased on 1/29/16 to be repurchased at $750,090, collateralized by U.S Treasury Note, 1.88% due at 6/30/20, original par and fair value of $746,900 and $765,055, respectively)

    

 

    

750

  

  

    

 

    

750,000

  

  

Total Value of Mizuho Securities USA, Inc.
(Collateral value of $765,055)

              750,000   

Wells Fargo Securities LLC,
0.89%, 4/05/16
(Purchased on 1/05/16 to be repurchased at $1,002,250, collateralized by various corporate/debt obligations, 3.62% to 5.61% due from 10/10/35 to 11/18/43, aggregate original par and fair value of $1,044,849 and $1,070,001, respectively)

    

 

    

1,000

  

  

    

 

    

1,000,642

  

  

Total Value of Wells Fargo Securities LLC
(Collateral value of $1,070,001)

              1,000,642   

Total Repurchase Agreements — 8.8%

              3,251,942   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $13,341,121) — 36.1%

  

  

     13,340,018   

Total Investments (Cost — $37,018,279) — 100.0%

  

     36,991,021   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — 0.0%

  

     (17,485
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $ 36,973,536   
     

 

 

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a) 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.

 

(b) Variable rate security. Rate as of period end.

 

(c) Issuer is a U.S. branch of a foreign domiciled bank.

 

(d) Rates are discount rates or a range of discount rates at the time of purchase.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

8    BLACKROCK SHORT OBLIGATIONS FUND    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (concluded)     

 

 

(e) During the period ended January 31, 2016, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares Held at
July 31, 2015
     Net
Activity
     Shares Held at
January 31, 2016
     Income  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     47,370         55,063         102,433       $ 285   

 

(f) Current yield as of period end.

 

(g) Variable rate security. Rate as of period end and maturity is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.

 

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes and/or as defined by Fund management. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

      Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           

Investments:1

           

Long-Term Investments

           $ 23,151,003       $ 500,000       $ 23,651,003   

Short-Term Securities

   $ 102,433         13,237,585                 13,340,018   

Total

   $ 102,433       $ 36,388,588       $ 500,000       $ 36,991,021   
  

 

 

 

1     See above Schedule of Investments for values in each security type.

  

During the period ended January 31, 2016, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

      Corporate
Bonds
 

Assets:

  

Opening Balance, as of July 31, 2015

   $ 500,000   

Transfers into Level 3

       

Transfers out of Level 3

       

Accrued discounts/premiums

       

Net realized gain (loss)

       

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)1,2

       

Purchases

  

Sales

       
  

 

 

 

Closing Balance, as of January 31, 2016

   $ 500,000   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at January 31, 20162

       
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at January 31, 2016 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

 

  2   

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund’s investments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 investments.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK SHORT OBLIGATIONS FUND    JANUARY 31, 2016    9


Statement of Assets and Liabilities     

 

 

January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)       
  
Assets         

Investments at value — unaffiliated1

   $     33,636,646   

Investments at value — affiliated2

     102,433   

Repurchase agreements at value3

     3,251,942   

Receivables:

  

Interest — unaffiliated

     54,270   

Dividends — affiliated

     87   

From the Manager

     11,433   

Prepaid expenses

     20,009   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     37,076,820   
  

 

 

 
  
Liabilities         

Payables:

  

Capital shares redeemed

     7,400   

Income dividends

     16,772   

Officer’s and Trustees’ fees

     2,582   

Other affiliates

     172   

Printing fees

     7,127   

Professional fees

     67,157   

Other accrued expenses

     2,074   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     103,284   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 36,973,536   
  

 

 

 
  
Net Assets Consist of         

Paid-in capital

   $ 37,005,495   

Accumulated net realized loss

     (4,701

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (27,258
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 36,973,536   
  

 

 

 
  
Net Asset Value         

Class K4

  

Net assets

   $ 26,740,263   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding5

     2,673,107   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value

   $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Institutional

  

Net assets

   $ 10,233,273   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding5

     1,023,915   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value

   $ 9.99   
  

 

 

 

1      Investments at cost — unaffiliated

   $ 33,665,846   

2      Investments at cost — affiliated

   $ 102,433   

3      Repurchase agreements at cost

   $ 3,250,000   

4      On the close of business on September 1, 2015, the Fund’s BlackRock Shares were redesignated as Class K Shares.

  

5      Unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.001 par value.

  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

10    BLACKROCK SHORT OBLIGATIONS FUND    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Statement of Operations     

 

Six Months Ended January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)       
  
Investment Income   

Interest — unaffiliated

   $     211,061   

Dividends — affiliated

     285   
  

 

 

 

Total Income

     211,346   
  

 

 

 
  
Expenses         

Investment advisory

     69,685   

Professional

     26,813   

Registration

     15,535   

Administration

     11,846   

Administration — class specific

     5,586   

Printing

     7,993   

Officer and Trustees

     3,821   

Accounting services

     2,785   

Custodian

     2,270   

Transfer agent — class specific

     157   

Recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed — Institutional

     4   

Miscellaneous

     4,074   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     150,569   

Less:

  

Fees waived by the Manager

     (69,685

Expenses reimbursed by the Manager

     (35,434

Administration fees waived

     (11,846

Administration fees waived — class specific

     (4,535

Transfer agent fees waived — class specific

     (51

Transfer agent fees reimbursed — class specific

     (46
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     28,972   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     182,374   
  

 

 

 
  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized loss from investments

     (12,172
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (27,521
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (39,693
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 142,681   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK SHORT OBLIGATIONS FUND    JANUARY 31, 2016    11


Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:    Six Months
Ended
January 31, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
July 31,
2015
 
    
Operations                 

Net investment income

   $ 182,374      $ 168,522   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (12,172     7,471   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (27,521     (37,842
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     142,681        138,151   
  

 

 

 
    
Distributions to Shareholders1                 

From net investment income:

    

Class K2

     (148,995     (113,830

Institutional

     (33,379     (54,692
  

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

     (182,374     (168,522
  

 

 

 
    
Capital Share Transactions                 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (14,829,214         26,831,577   
  

 

 

 
    
Net Assets                 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (14,868,907     26,801,206   

Beginning of period

          51,842,443        25,041,237   
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 36,973,536      $ 51,842,443   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

  2   

On the close of business on September 1, 2015, the Fund’s BlackRock Shares were redesignated as Class K Shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

12    BLACKROCK SHORT OBLIGATIONS FUND    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Financial Highlights     

 

 

     Class K1  
    

Six Months
Ended
January 31,
2016

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended July 31,    

Period
November 15,
20122 to

July 31,
2013

 
       2015     2014    
        
Per Share Operating Performance                                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.01      $ 10.02      $ 10.01      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income3

     0.03        0.06        0.05        0.03   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.01     (0.01     0.00 4      0.01   
  

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.02        0.05        0.05        0.04   
  

 

 

 

Distributions:5

        

From net investment income

     (0.03     (0.06     (0.04     (0.03

From net realized gain

                   (0.00 )6      (0.00 )6 
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.03     (0.06     (0.04     (0.03
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.00      $ 10.01      $ 10.02      $ 10.01   
  

 

 

 
        
Total Return7                                 

Based on net asset value

     0.24 %8      0.47     0.59     0.43 %8 
  

 

 

 
        
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                 

Total expenses

     0.54 %9      0.99     1.15     1.00 %9,10 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     0.10 %9      0.10     0.10     0.13 %9 
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     0.66 %9      0.57     0.49     0.46 %9 
  

 

 

 
        
Supplemental Data                                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 26,740      $ 41,660      $ 15,029      $ 15,017   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     72     68     50     35
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

On the close of business on September 1, 2015, the Fund’s BlackRock Shares were redesignated as Class K Shares.

  2   

Commencement of operations.

  3   

Based on average shares outstanding.

  4   

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

  5   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

  6   

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

  7   

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

  8   

Aggregate total return.

  9   

Annualized.

  10   

Organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratio. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses for Class K Shares (formerly BlackRock Shares) would have been 1.00%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK SHORT OBLIGATIONS FUND    JANUARY 31, 2016    13


Financial Highlights (concluded)     

 

 

     Institutional  
    

Six Months
Ended
January 31,
2016

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended July 31,    

Period
July 9,
20131 to

July 31,
2013

 
       2015     2014    
Per Share Operating Performance                                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.00      $ 10.01      $ 10.00      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income2

     0.03        0.05        0.05        0.003   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.01     (0.01     0.00 3      0.003   
  

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.02        0.04        0.05        0.00   
  

 

 

 

Distributions:4

        

From net investment income

     (0.03     (0.05     (0.04     (0.00 )5 

From net realized gain

                   (0.00 )5      (0.00 )5 
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.03     (0.05     (0.04     0.00   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 9.99      $ 10.00      $ 10.01      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 
        
Total Return6                                 

Based on net asset value

     0.23 %7      0.45     0.56     0.03 %7 
  

 

 

 
        
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                 

Total expenses

     0.55 %8      1.02     1.15     1.53 %8,9 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     0.12 %8      0.12     0.13     0.13 %8 
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     0.65 %8      0.55     0.46     0.51 %8 
  

 

 

 
        
Supplemental Data                                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 10,233      $ 10,182      $ 10,012      $ 10,004   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     72     68     50     35
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

  3   

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

  4   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

  5   

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

  6   

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

  7   

Aggregate total return.

  8   

Annualized.

  9   

Organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratio. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses for Institutional Shares would have been 1.53%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

14    BLACKROCK SHORT OBLIGATIONS FUND    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)     

 

1. Organization:

BlackRock FundsSM (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. BlackRock Short Obligations Fund (the “Fund”) is a series of the Trust. The Fund is classified as diversified.

The Fund offers multiple classes of shares. All classes of shares are sold without a sales charge and only to certain eligible investors and have equal voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that only shares of the respective classes are entitled to vote on matters concerning only that class.

The Fund, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, is included in a complex of open-end funds referred to as the Equity-Liquidity 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. The 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 Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.

Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Other: Expenses directly related to the Fund or its classes are charged to the Fund or the applicable class. 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. Expenses directly related to the Fund and other shared expenses prorated to the Fund are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statement of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.

3. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements:

Investment Valuation Policies: The Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, or if the reporting date falls on a day the NYSE is closed, investments are valued at fair value as of the report date). U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). 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 provide oversight of the pricing function for the Fund for all financial instruments.

 

     BLACKROCK SHORT OBLIGATIONS FUND    JANUARY 31, 2016    15


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods (or “techniques”) and inputs are used to establish the fair value of the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

 

Bond investments are valued on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more brokers or dealers as obtained from a pricing service. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche-specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche.

 

 

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at net asset value (“NAV”) each business day.

If events (e.g., a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such instruments, or in the event that the 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”). When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that the 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 consistent with the principles of fair value measurement, which include the market approach, income approach and/or in the case of recent investments, the cost approach, as appropriate. The market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions. The income approach generally is used to discount future cash flows to present value and is adjusted for liquidity as appropriate. These factors include but are not limited to: (i) attributes specific to the investment or asset; (ii) the principal market for the investment or asset; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment or asset; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment or asset, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. The Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Fund’s pricing vendors, regular reviews of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices and large movements in market values and reviews of any market related activity. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access

 

   

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs)

 

   

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments are typically categorized as Level 3. The fair value hierarchy for the Fund’s investments has been included in the Schedule of Investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments is based on the pricing transparency of the investments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

4. Securities and Other Investments:

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates or as debt instruments. Asset-backed securities issued as pass-through certificates represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets. Asset-backed securities issued as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, are typically issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an asset-backed security will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. In addition, the Fund may subsequently have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates. If the Fund has purchased such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the premium paid.

For mortgage pass through securities there are a number of important differences among the agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the securities that they issue. For example, mortgage-related securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by Ginnie Mae and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. However, mortgage-related securities issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, including Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates, which are solely the obligations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States, but are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury.

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities are securities issued by non-governmental issuers and have no direct or indirect government guarantees of payment and are subject to various risks. Non-agency mortgage loans are obligations of the borrowers thereunder only and are not typically insured or guaranteed by any other person or entity. The ability of a borrower to repay a loan is dependent upon the income or assets of the borrower. A number of factors, including a general economic downturn, acts of God, terrorism, social unrest and civil disturbances, may impair a borrower’s ability to repay its loans.

Repurchase Agreements: Repurchase agreements are commitments to purchase a security from a counterparty who agrees to repurchase the same security at a mutually agreed upon date and price. On a daily basis, the counterparty is required to maintain collateral subject to the agreement and in value no less than the agreed upon repurchase amount. Pursuant to the custodial undertaking associated with a tri-party repo arrangement, an unaffiliated third party custodian maintains accounts to hold collateral for the Fund and its counterparties. Typically, the Fund and counterparty are not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use the collateral absent a default by the counterparty or the Fund, respectively.

In the event the counterparty defaults and the fair value of the collateral declines, the Fund could experience losses, delays and costs in liquidating the collateral.

Repurchase agreements are entered into by the Fund under Master Repurchase Agreements (each, an “MRA”). The MRA permits the Fund, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables with collateral held by and/or posted to the counterparty. As a result, one single net payment is created. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of the MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Based on the terms of the MRA, the Fund receives securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price at maturity. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund would recognize a liability with respect to such excess collateral. The liability reflects the Fund’s obligation under bankruptcy law to return the excess to the counterparty.

5. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder and an affiliate of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) for 1940 Act purposes.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

Investment Advisory Fees

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Fund’s investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services. The Manager is responsible for the management of the Fund’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Fund. For such services, the Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee based on a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Investment Advisory Fee  

First $1 Billion

     0.25

$1 billion - $3 Billion

     0.24

$3 billion - $5 Billion

     0.23

$5 billion - $10 Billion

     0.22

Greater than $10 Billion

     0.21

The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds. These amounts are included in fees waived by the Manager in the Statement of Operations. However, the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid in connection with the Fund’s investments in other affiliated investment companies, if any. For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the Manager reimbursed $390, which is included in fees waived by the Manager the Statement of Operations.

Other Fees

Pursuant to written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which may be affiliates, provide the Fund with sub-accounting, recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency and other administrative services with respect to sub-accounts they service. 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.

The Manager maintains a call center, that is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Fund. Shareholder services include responding to inquiries and processing subscriptions and redemptions based upon instructions from shareholders. For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the 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 Statement of Operations.

 

Class K

   $ 17   

Institutional

   $ 52   

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each class of the Fund:

 

Class K

   $ 100   

Institutional

   $ 57   

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, entered into an Administration Agreement with the Manager, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide administrative services. For these services, the Manager receives an administration fee computed daily and payable monthly, based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund. The administration fee, which is shown as administration in the Statement of Operations, is paid at the annual rates below.

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Administration Fee  

First $500 Million

     0.0425

$500 Million - $1 Billion

     0.0400

$1 Billion - $2 Billion

     0.0375

$2 Billion - $4 Billion

     0.0350

$4 Billion - $13 Billion

     0.0325

Greater than $13 Billion

     0.0300

In addition, the Manager charges each of the share classes an administration fee, which is shown as administration — class specific in the Statement of Operations, at an annual rate of 0.02% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the following table shows the class specific administration fees borne directly by each class of the Fund:

 

Class K

   $ 4,558   

Institutional

   $ 1,028   

The Manager may have, at its discretion, voluntarily waived all or any portion of its administration fees for the Fund or a share class, which are included administration fees waived and administration fees waived — class specific in the Statement of Operations.

Expense Limitations, Waivers and Recoupments

The Manager, with respect to the Fund, contractually or voluntarily 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 the Fund’s business. The expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:

 

      Contractual1     Voluntary2,3  

Class K

     0.30     0.10

Institutional

     0.35     0.20

 

  1   

The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual waiver or reimbursement prior to December 1, 2016 unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the independent trustees, or by a vote of majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

 

  2   

The voluntary waiver or reimbursement may be reduced or discontinued at any time.

 

  3   

Prior to December 17, 2012, the Fund had a voluntary expense cap of 0.25% and from December 17, 2012 to January 22, 2013 a voluntary expense cap of 0.18% with respect to Class K shares.

These amounts waived or reimbursed are included in fees waived by the Manager and shown as administration fees waived, administration fees waived — class specific, transfer agent fees waived — class specific, transfer agent fees reimbursed — class specific and expenses reimbursed by the Manager, respectively, in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the Manager waived $69,295 of investment advisory fees, which is included in fees waived by the Manager in the Statement of Operations. The Manager reimbursed expenses, which are shown as expenses reimbursed by the Manager in the Statement of Operations.

Class specific waivers or reimbursements are as follows:

 

Administration Fees Waived  

Class K

     $4,535   
  
Transfer Agent Fees Waived  

Class K

     $51   
  
Transfer Agent Fees Reimbursed  

Class K

     $46   

If during the Fund’s fiscal year the operating expenses of a share class, that at any time during the prior two fiscal years received a waiver or reimbursement from the Manager, are less than the expense limit for that share class, the Manager is entitled to be reimbursed by such share class up to the lesser of (a) the amount of fees waived or expenses reimbursed during those prior two fiscal years under the agreement and (b) the amount by which the expense limit for that share class exceeds the operating expenses of the share class for the current fiscal year, provided that: (1) the Fund, of which the share class is a part, has more than $50 million in assets for the fiscal year and (2) the Manager or an affiliate continues to serve as the Fund’s investment advisor or administrator. In the event the expense limit for a share class is changed subsequent to a fiscal year in which the Manager becomes entitled to reimbursement for fees waived or reimbursed, the amount available to reimburse the Manager shall be calculated by reference to the expense limit for that share class in effect at the time the Manager became entitled to receive such reimbursement, rather than the subsequently changed expense limit for that share class.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the Manager recouped waivers and/or reimbursements previously recorded of $4 for Institutional Shares.

On January 31, 2016, the Fund level and class specific waivers and/or reimbursements subject to possible future recoupment under the expense limitation agreement are as follows:

 

        Expiring July 31,  
        2016        2017        2018  

Fund Level

     $ 205,526         $ 200,721         $ 116,575   

Class K

     $ 3,826         $ 4,291         $ 4,632   

Officers and Trustees Fees

Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Fund reimburses the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in officer and trustees in the Statement of Operations.

6. Purchases and Sales:

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, were $19,382,596 and $23,249,023, respectively.

7. Income Tax Information:

It is the 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 federal income tax provision is required.

The 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 the Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns remains open for each of the two years ended July 31, 2015 and the period ended July 31, 2013. The statutes of limitations on the 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 Fund as of January 31, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Fund’s financial statements.

As of period end, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax cost

   $ 37,018,279   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 11,958   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (39,216
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (27,258
  

 

 

 

8. Bank Borrowings:

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a 364-day, $2.1 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders, under which the Fund may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain funds, the Participating Funds, including the Fund, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.6 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 0.06% 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 2016 unless extended or renewed. Participating Funds paid administration, legal and arrangement fees, which, if applicable, are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations, and along with commitment 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 January 31, 2016, the Fund did not borrow under the credit agreement.

9. Principal Risks:

In the normal course of business, the Fund invests in securities and enters into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer to meet all its obligations, including the ability to pay principal and interest when due (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers of securities owned by the Fund.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)     

 

Changes arising from the general economy, the overall market and local, regional or global political or/and social instability, as well as currency, interest rate and price fluctuations, may also affect the securities’ value.

The Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force the Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. The Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from the Fund’s portfolio will decline if the Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed income securities at market interest rates that are below the Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.

Counterparty Credit Risk: Similar to issuer credit risk, the Fund 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. The Fund manages 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 Fund to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Fund’s exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Fund.

Concentration Risk: The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in fixed-income securities and/or uses derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.

10. Capital Share Transactions:

Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
January 31, 2016
         Year Ended
July 31, 2015
 
      Shares     Amount           Shares     Amount  

Class K1

                                     

Shares sold

     3,497,888      $ 35,013,856           4,557,787      $ 45,623,450   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     9,833        98,390           2,836        28,388   

Shares redeemed

     (4,997,503     (50,000,000        (1,898,184     (19,000,818
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,489,782   $ (14,887,754        2,662,439      $ 26,651,020   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Institutional

                                     

Shares sold

     8,708      $ 87,000           18,048      $ 180,486   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     74        743           7        71   

Shares redeemed

     (2,922     (29,203                 
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     5,860      $ 58,540           18,055      $ 180,557   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Increase (decrease)

     (1,483,922   $ (14,829,214        2,680,494      $ 26,831,577   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  1   

On the close of business on September 1, 2015, the Fund’s BlackRock Shares were redesignated as Class K Shares.

At January 31, 2016, 1,500,450 Class K Shares and 1,000,000 Institutional Shares of the Fund were owned by BlackRock HoldCo 2, Inc., an affiliate of the Fund.

11. Subsequent Events:

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund 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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Officers and Trustees     

 

Rodney D. Johnson, Chair of the Board and Trustee

David O. Beim, Trustee

Collette Chilton, Trustee

Frank J. Fabozzi, Trustee

Dr. Matina S. Horner, Trustee

Cynthia A. Montgomery, Trustee

Barbara G. Novick, Trustee

Joseph P. Platt, Trustee

Robert C. Robb, Jr., Trustee

Mark Stalnecker, Trustee

Kenneth L. Urish, Trustee

Frederick W. Winter, Trustee

John M. Perlowski, Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer

Richard Hoerner, Vice President

Jennifer McGovern, Vice President

Neal J. Andrews, Chief Financial Officer

Jay M. Fife, Treasurer

Charles Park, Chief Compliance Officer

Fernanda Piedra, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

Benjamin Archibald, Secretary

 

Effective September 25, 2015, John M. Perlowski was appointed to serve as an Interested Trustee of the Trust.

Effective December 31, 2015, Herbert I. London and Toby Rosenblatt retired as Trustees of the Trust.

Effective February 5, 2016, Frank J. Fabozzi resigned as a Trustee of the Trust.

Effective February 8, 2016, Susan J. Carter, Neil A. Cotty and Claire A. Walton were appointed to serve as Trustees of the Trust.

 

       

Investment Advisor and

Administrator

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Accounting Agent

and Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment

Servicing (US) Inc.

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Address of the Trust

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

     

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

New York, NY 10286

 

Distributor

BlackRock Investments, LLC

New York, NY 10022

 

Legal Counsel

Sidley Austin LLP

New York, NY 10019

 

 

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Additional Information     

 

General Information

Householding

The Fund will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports 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 Fund at (800) 537-4942.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 537-4942.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available upon request and without charge, (1) by calling (800) 537-4942; (2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

Information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to securities held in the Fund’s portfolio during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 537-4942 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http:// www.sec.gov.

BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Family

BlackRock offers a diverse lineup of open-end mutual funds crossing all investment styles and managed by experts in equity, fixed income and tax-exempt investing. Visit http://www.blackrock.com for more information.

 

Shareholder Privileges

Account Information

Call us at (800) 537-4942 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST on any business day to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also reach us on the Web at http://www.blackrock.com/funds.

Retirement Plans

Shareholders may make investments in conjunction with Traditional, Rollover, Roth, Coverdell, Simple IRAs, SEP IRAs and 403(b) Plans.

 

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Additional Information (concluded)     

 

BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safe-guarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

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.

 

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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 Fund unless preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s 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.

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Table of Contents     

 

       Page   

The Markets in Review

     3   

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summaries

     4   

About Fund Performance

     8   

Disclosure of Expenses

     8   

Derivative Financial Instruments

     9   

Consolidated Financial Statements:

  

Consolidated Schedules of Investments

     10   

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     28   

Consolidated Statements of Operations

     30   

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     31   

Consolidated Financial Highlights

     32   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     38   

Officers and Trustees

     53   

Additional Information

     54   

 

 

 

 

LOGO

 

  

 

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The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Diverging monetary policies and shifting economic outlooks across regions have been the overarching themes driving financial markets over the past couple of years. With U.S. growth outpacing the global economic recovery while inflationary pressures remained low, investors spent most of 2015 anticipating a short-term rate hike from the Federal Reserve, which ultimately came to fruition in December. In contrast, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan moved to a more accommodative stance over the year. In this environment, the U.S. dollar strengthened considerably, causing profit challenges for U.S. exporters and high levels of volatility in emerging market currencies and commodities.

Market volatility broadly increased in the latter part of 2015 and continued into 2016 given a collapse in oil prices and decelerating growth in China, while global growth and inflation failed to pick up. Oil prices were driven lower due to excess supply while the world’s largest oil producers had yet to negotiate a deal that would stabilize oil prices. In China, slower economic growth combined with a depreciating yuan and declining confidence in the country’s policymakers stoked worries about the potential impact to the broader global economy. After a long period in which global central bank policies had significant influence on investor sentiment and hence the direction of financial markets, in recent months, the underperformance of markets in Europe and Japan — where central banks had taken aggressive measures to stimulate growth and stabilize their currencies — highlighted the possibility that central banks could be losing their effectiveness.

In this environment, higher quality assets such as municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries and investment grade corporate bonds outperformed risk assets including equities and high yield bonds. Large cap U.S. equities fared better than international developed and emerging markets.

At BlackRock, we believe investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes and be prepared to move freely as market conditions change over time. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

Sincerely,

 

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of January 31, 2016  
    6-month     12-month  

U.S. large cap equities
(S&P 500® Index)

    (6.77)%        (0.67)%   

U.S. small cap equities
(Russell 2000® Index)

    (15.80)           (9.92)      

International equities
(MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

    (14.58)           (8.43)      

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    (16.96)           (20.91)      

3-month Treasury bills
(BofA Merrill Lynch
3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index)

    0.05            0.05       

U.S. Treasury securities
(BofA Merrill Lynch
10- Year U.S. Treasury
Index)

    3.36            (0.41)      

U.S. investment-grade
bonds (Barclays U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index)

    1.33            (0.16)      

Tax-exempt municipal
bonds (S&P Municipal Bond Index)

    3.67            2.66       

U.S. high yield bonds
(Barclays U.S. Corporate
High Yield 2% Issuer
Capped Index)

    (7.75)           (6.58)      
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.     
 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2016      BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund   

 

    Investment Objective

BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to generate returns in excess of the actual rate of inflation over a complete market cycle.

 

    Portfolio Management Commentary

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the six-month period ended January 31, 2016, the Fund underperformed both benchmarks, the Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (“TIPS”) Index and the U.S. Consumer Price Index.

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

Broad-based exposure to commodities via swaps on the S&P GSCI Commodity Index and the Bloomberg Brent Crude Commodity Sub-Index, Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) and an energy exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) were the most significant detractors from performance during the period. In addition, an allocation to U.S. equities weighed on returns, particularly overweight positions to the financials and health care sectors, an equity wage thematic basket (i.e., stocks positioned to benefit from a stronger labor market and rising wages in the United States), and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). Fixed-income allocations similarly hindered performance, including an allocation to floating-rate loans. Lastly, credit default swaps used to gain exposure to the high yield and commercial mortgage backed securities (“CMBS”) markets weighed on returns.

 

 

Exposure to the iShares Gold ETF added to performance as assets flowed into the commodity amid financial market distress.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

Over the six-month period, the Fund reduced overall exposure to equities, specifically health care and financials stocks, although this was

 

partially offset by an increased allocation to an equity wage thematic basket. Within fixed income, the Fund increased exposure to TIPS, floating rate loans and high yield swaps. Within commodities, overall exposure was modestly lowered by reducing allocations to commodity swaps. However, the Fund increased exposure to gold and MLPs during the period. Across real estate, the Fund introduced a CMBS credit default swap and left its allocation in REITs largely unchanged.

 

 

The Fund employs derivatives as part of its investment strategy. At the end of the period, derivative positions included total return swaps on the S&P GSCI Commodity Index and Bloomberg Brent Crude Commodity Sub-Index, to gain broad commodity and oil-related exposure, respectively. These derivative positions detracted from performance as commodities generally moved lower over the period. The Fund also held U.S. duration derivative positions as well as high yield and CMBS credit default swaps. These positions also detracted from overall performance.

 

 

During the period, cash was used as collateral for derivative positions, including commodity and credit swaps. The Fund’s cash position did not have a material impact on performance.

Describe Fund positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Fund was diversified across the following asset classes: TIPS, floating rate loans, high yield, equities, commodities, real estate, MLPs and cash.

 

 

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.

 

    Portfolio Information

 

Portfolio Composition   

Percent of

Total  Investments1

Investment Companies

     41 %          

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     40   

Common Stocks

     19   

 

  1   

Total investments exclude short-term securities.

Ten Largest Holdings   

Percent of

Net Assets

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes

     28 %   

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio, Institutional Class

     18   

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds

     9   

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     6   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

     6   

iShares Gold Trust

     5   

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

     5   

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

     3   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     3   

Enterprise Products Partners LP - MLP

     1   
 

 

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       BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund   

 

 

    Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment

 

 

 

LOGO

 

  1 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including investment advisory fees and administration fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge.

 

  2 

The Fund uses an asset allocation strategy, investing varying percentages of its portfolio in the following major categories: TIPS, equity securities, commodity-related securities, REITs, MLPs and bonds.

 

  3 

An unmanaged index that measures the performance of the inflation-protected public obligations of the U.S. Treasury.

 

  4 

A measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services.

 

  5 

Commencement of operations.

 

    Performance Summary for the Period Ended January 31, 2016
              Average Annual Total Returns6
              1 Year      Since Inception7
        6-Month
Total Returns
     w/o sales 
charge 
     w/ sales    
charge    
     w/o sales  
charge  
     w/ sales  
charge  

Institutional

        (7.97)%         (7.78)%      N/A          (1.72)%      N/A  

Investor A

        (8.05)            (7.95)         (12.78)%        (2.00)         (3.69)%

Investor C

        (8.42)            (8.71)         (9.62)         (2.70)         (2.70)   

Barclays U.S. TIPS Index

        (0.52)            (3.03)         N/A         (1.88)         N/A  

U.S. Consumer Price Index

        (0.89)             0.73          N/A          0.88          N/A  

 

  6   

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” on page 8 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

  7   

The Fund commenced operations on December 27, 2012.

 

       N/A—Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

    Expense Example   
     Actual    Hypothetical9     
     

Beginning

Account Value

August 1, 2015

  

Ending

Account Value

January 31, 2016

  

Expenses Paid

During the Period8

  

Beginning

Account Value

August 1, 2015

  

Ending

Account Value

January 31, 2016

  

Expenses Paid

During the Period8

  

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

Institutional

       $1,000.00          $920.30        $ 3.86          $1,000.00          $1,021.11        $ 4.06           0.80 %

Investor A

       $1,000.00          $919.50        $ 5.07          $1,000.00          $1,019.86        $ 5.33           1.05 %

Investor C

       $1,000.00          $915.80        $ 8.67          $1,000.00          $1,016.09        $ 9.12           1.80 %

 

  8   

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 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

  9   

Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal period divided by 366.

 

       See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 8 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    5


Fund Summary as of January 31, 2016      BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund   

 

    Investment Objective

BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek total return.

 

    Portfolio Management Commentary

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the six-month period ended January 31, 2016, the Fund underperformed its benchmark, a blend of 60% MSCI World Index Hedged USD Net/40% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned (5.09)%.

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The Fund has a global multi-asset strategy designed to balance sources of risk and return more optimally than traditional asset allocation portfolios. The Fund will determine the appropriate allocation across classes by seeking a balance of exposure to risks such as interest rate, credit, inflation, liquidity, economic and emerging market risks.

 

 

The Fund’s commodities exposure had the most significant negative impact on the Fund’s return for the period, driven in large part by a sharp decline in crude oil prices. Developed market small-cap equities and emerging market equities were the next largest detractors, while developed market large-cap equities and investment grade debt also hindered performance.

 

 

On the positive side, exposure to developed market sovereign debt added to performance. This was the only positive contributor for the period as risk-based assets broadly sold off during the period as investors moved into “safe-haven” assets such as government bonds.

 

 

The Fund uses derivatives as a part of its investment strategy. Derivatives are used by the Fund as a means of taking long-term positions in global markets and to

   

achieve and/or manage various risk exposures, which may include economic, interest rate, emerging markets, credit, inflation and liquidity risks. The Fund’s derivatives positions, in particular swaps designed to protect against any rapid rise in U.S. interest rates, had a negative impact on returns as rates declined over much of the period. This negative impact was somewhat offset by foreign currency transactions.

 

 

The Fund held cash in reserve in order to meet any potential margin calls. The cash balance did not have a material impact on performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

From a broad perspective, the decision was made in mid-October to return the Fund to its full risk level, as the sources of uncertainty that led to the de-risking in July appeared to have eased. However, investor sentiment again deteriorated as equities dropped sharply to start 2016, and the Fund reduced risk across all assets in early January. Sources of concern included increased uncertainty with respect to geopolitical risks and its impact on oil prices, confusion around foreign exchange policy and equity market controls in China, and early signs of a global economic slowdown.

Describe Fund positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Fund continued to seek to deliver total returns by balancing risks between bonds, equities and diversifying strategies. At the end of the period, the portfolio was underweight exposure to real (i.e., after inflation) interest rates, based on the view that real rates are likely to experience low returns and higher volatility as global interest rate expectations start to rise. The Fund remains balanced and continues to have protection in place against possible spikes in U.S. interest rates. Equities and fixed income each represented about 41% of total risk, with the remaining 17% of risk represented by volatility and commodities allocations.

 

 

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.

 

    Portfolio Information

 

Portfolio Composition   

Percent of

Total  Investments1

Foreign Government Obligations

     83 %          

Investment Companies

     17   

 

  1   

Total investments exclude short-term securities, options purchased and options written.

Ten Largest Holdings   

Percent of

Net Assets

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     37 %   

Sweden Inflation Linked Bond

     9   

Australia Government Inflation Linked Bond

     8   

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

     7   

Republic of France Inflation Linked Bond

     7   

Canadian Government Inflation Linked Bond

     4   

United Kingdom Gilt Inflation Linked Bond

     4   

Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond

     2   
 

 

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       BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund   

 

 

    Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment

 

 

LOGO

 

  1 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including investment advisory fees and administration fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge.

 

  2 

The Fund invests in a broad range of global asset classes, such as equity securities, fixed and floating rate debt instruments, derivatives, other investment companies, real estate investment trusts (“REITS”) and commodity-related instruments.

 

  3 

This customized weighted index is comprised of the returns of the 60% MSCI World Index Hedged USD Net/40% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

 

  4 

An index composed of the following 23 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States and calculated with net dividends reinvested daily on the ex-dividends date 100% hedged to USD using 1-month forward exchange rates.

 

  5 

A widely recognized unmanaged market-weighted index, comprised of investment-grade corporate bonds rated BBB or better, mortgages and U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government agency issues with at least one year to maturity.

 

  6 

Commencement of operations.

 

    Performance Summary for the Period Ended January 31, 2016
              Average Annual Total Returns7
              1 Year        Since Inception8
        6-Month  
Total Returns  
     w/o sales  
charge  
     w/ sales
charge 
       w/o sales    
charge    
     w/ sales  
charge  

Institutional

       (6.80)%         (7.18)%        N/A             0.19%       N/A  

Investor A

       (6.89)            (7.45)           (12.31 )%         (0.06)         (1.78)%

Investor C

       (7.30)            (8.05)           (8.94        (0.82)         (0.82)   

60% MSCI World Index Hedged USD Net/40% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

       (5.09)            (1.53)           N/A            7.17          N/A  

MSCI World Index Hedged USD Net

       (9.46)            (2.87)           N/A          10.61          N/A  

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

        1.33             (0.16)           N/A            1.82          N/A  

 

  7   

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” on page 8 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

  8   

The Fund commenced operations on December 27, 2012.

 

       N/A—Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

    Expense Example   
     Actual    Hypothetical10     
      Beginning
Account Value
August 1, 2015
   Ending
Account Value
January 31, 2016
   Expenses Paid
During the Period9
   Beginning
Account Value
August 1, 2015
   Ending
Account Value
January 31, 2016
   Expenses Paid
During the Period9
  

Annualized
Expense

Ratio

Institutional

     $ 1,000.00        $ 932.00        $ 4.86        $ 1,000.00        $ 1,020.11        $ 5.08           1.00 %

Investor A

     $ 1,000.00        $ 931.10        $ 6.07        $ 1,000.00        $ 1,018.85        $ 6.34           1.25 %

Investor C

     $ 1,000.00        $ 927.00        $ 9.69        $ 1,000.00        $ 1,015.08        $ 10.13           2.00 %

 

  9   

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/ 366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

  10   

Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal period divided by 366.

 

      See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 8 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    7


About Fund Performance     

 

 

Institutional 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.

 

 

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.

Performance information reflects past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to www.blackrock.com/funds 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 on the ex-dividend date. 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”), the Funds’ investment advisor, has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse a portion of the Funds’ expenses. Without such waiver and/or reimbursement, the Funds’ performance would have been lower. The Manager is under no obligation to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees after the applicable termination date of such agreement. See Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on waivers and/or reimbursements.

 

 

Disclosure of Expenses

 

Shareholders of these Funds may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses, such as sales charges; and (b) operating expenses, including investment advisory fees, administration fees, service and distribution fees, including 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown on the previous pages (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2015 and held through January 31, 2016) 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 headings 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 any 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.

 

 

8    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Derivative Financial Instruments     

 

The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments. Derivative financial instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, index and/or market without owning or taking physical custody of securities 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. Derivative financial instruments also 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 derivative financial instrument. The Funds’ ability to use a derivative financial

instrument successfully depends on the investment advisor’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative financial 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 Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    9


Consolidated Schedule of Investments January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value      

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.0%

     

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     235       $ 15,221   

Automobiles — 0.1%

     

Ford Motor Co.

     2,010         23,999   

General Motors Co.

     644         19,088   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     316         12,640   
     

 

 

 
                55,727   

Banks — 0.2%

     

Bank of America Corp.

     2,483         35,110   

Citigroup, Inc.

     519         22,099   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     709         42,186   

M&T Bank Corp.

     24         2,644   
     

 

 

 
                102,039   

Beverages — 0.0%

     

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     138         18,634   

Biotechnology — 0.3%

     

AbbVie, Inc.

     382         20,972   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     32         4,670   

Amgen, Inc.

     112         17,106   

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     66         18,022   

Celgene Corp. (a)

     222         22,271   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     536         44,488   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     10         4,201   
     

 

 

 
                131,730   

Capital Markets — 0.2%

     

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a)

     15         2,013   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     91         8,249   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     226         7,833   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     456         73,671   
     

 

 

 
                91,766   

Chemicals — 0.3%

     

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     375         11,250   

Dow Chemical Co.

     803         33,726   

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

     733         57,152   

Monsanto Co.

     110         9,966   

Mosaic Co.

     326         7,857   
     

 

 

 
                119,951   

Communications Equipment — 0.1%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     1,282         30,499   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     765         34,685   
     

 

 

 
                65,184   

Consumer Finance — 0.0%

     

American Express Co.

     31         1,658   
Common Stocks    Shares      Value      

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%

     

H&R Block, Inc.

     379       $ 12,905   

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

     

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

     60         7,786   

CME Group, Inc.

     330         29,651   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     7         1,847   

NASDAQ, Inc.

     37         2,294   
     

 

 

 
                41,578   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1%

     

AT&T, Inc.

     724         26,107   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     647         32,331   
     

 

 

 
                58,438   

Electric Utilities — 0.1%

     

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     354         39,545   

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.4%

     

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     723         109,260   

CVS Health Corp.

     259         25,017   

Sysco Corp.

     950         37,820   
     

 

 

 
                172,097   

Food Products — 0.2%

     

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     1,148         40,582   

JM Smucker Co.

     257         32,978   

Kraft Heinz Co.

     395         30,834   
     

 

 

 
                104,394   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.0%

     

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

     10         5,409   

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.5%

     

Aetna, Inc.

     237         24,136   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     762         68,245   

Anthem, Inc.

     234         30,535   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     420         34,175   

Express Scripts Holding Co. (a)

     458         32,916   

McKesson Corp.

     277         44,591   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     37         4,261   
     

 

 

 
                238,859   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

     

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     672         11,968   

Household Durables — 0.1%

     

DR Horton, Inc.

     716         19,697   

Lennar Corp., Class A

     14         590   

PulteGroup, Inc.

     308         5,162   
     

 

 

 
                25,449   
 
      Portfolio Abbreviations                      
ASX    Australian Securities Exchange      ILS    Israeli Shekel    REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
AUD    Australian Dollar      INR    Indian Rupee    RUB    Russian Ruble
BRL    Brazilian Real      JPY    Japanese Yen    S&P    Standard & Poor’s
CAD    Canadian Dollar      KRW    Korean Won    SEK    Swedish Krona
CBOE    Chicago Board Option Exchange      LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate    SGD    Singapore Dollar
CHF    Swiss Franc      LP    Limited Partnership    SPDR    Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund      MLP    Master Limited Partnership    SPI    Share Price Index Futures
EUR    Euro      MYR    Malaysian Ringgit    TIPS    Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
FTSE    Financial Times Stock Exchange      NOK    Norwegian Krone    TOPIX    Tokyo Stock Price Index
GBP    British Pound      NZD    New Zealand Dollar    TWD    Taiwan New Dollar
HKD    Hong Kong Dollar      OTC    Over-the-Counter    USD    U.S. Dollar

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

10    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund   
  

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value      

Household Products — 0.1%

  

Procter & Gamble Co.

     561       $ 45,828   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%

  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     51         543   

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2%

  

General Electric Co.

     2,668         77,639   

Insurance — 0.5%

  

Aflac, Inc.

     1,785         103,459   

American International Group, Inc.

     240         13,555   

Chubb Ltd.

     284         32,112   

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A (a)

     766         2,129   

Lincoln National Corp.

     284         11,207   

MetLife, Inc.

     266         11,877   

Torchmark Corp.

     903         49,069   

XL Group PLC

     1,131         41,010   
     

 

 

 
                264,418   

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.2%

  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     93         54,591   

Netflix, Inc. (a)

     427         39,216   

Priceline Group, Inc. (a)

     11         11,715   
     

 

 

 
                105,522   

Internet Software & Services — 0.5%

  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)

     127         96,691   

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)

     118         87,668   

Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)

     538         60,369   
     

 

 

 
                244,728   

IT Services — 0.3%

  

InterXion Holding NV (a)

     637         20,008   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

     463         41,221   

Visa, Inc., Class A

     1,312         97,731   
     

 

 

 
                158,960   

Leisure Products — 0.0%

  

Hasbro, Inc.

     56         4,160   

Machinery — 0.1%

  

PACCAR, Inc.

     654         32,092   

Pentair PLC

     220         10,366   
     

 

 

 
                42,458   

Media — 0.1%

  

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C (a)

     53         1,442   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A

     168         10,243   

Time Warner, Inc.

     102         7,185   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A

     962         25,945   

Viacom, Inc., Class B

     464         21,177   
     

 

 

 
                65,992   

Multiline Retail — 0.0%

  

Kohl’s Corp.

     205         10,199   

Multi-Utilities — 0.0%

  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     112         4,626   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.7%

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     206         8,053   

Antero Midstream Partners LP — MLP

     1,240         24,626   

Apache Corp.

     46         1,957   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     50         1,038   

Chevron Corp.

     628         54,303   

Columbia Pipeline Partners LP — MLP

     4,730         72,369   
Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

  

  

ConocoPhillips

     327       $ 12,779   

Delek Logistics Partners LP — MLP

     2,400         67,416   

Dominion Midstream Partners LP — MLP

     4,600         128,340   

Energy Transfer Equity LP — MLP

     1,870         16,232   

Energy Transfer Partners LP — MLP (a)

     1,610         47,881   

Enterprise Products Partners LP — MLP

     10,600         253,446   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     606         43,038   

EQT Midstream Partners LP — MLP

     1,220         83,045   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     1,650         128,453   

Genesis Energy LP — MLP

     2,720         77,302   

Magellan Midstream Partners LP — MLP

     3,470         222,878   

Marathon Oil Corp.

     886         8,621   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     134         5,600   

MPLX LP — MLP

     6,122         188,374   

Murphy Oil Corp.

     61         1,196   

ONEOK Partners LP — MLP

     1,420         38,823   

ONEOK, Inc.

     993         24,736   

Phillips 66

     565         45,285   

Phillips 66 Partners LP — MLP

     720         40,810   

Plains All American Pipeline LP — MLP

     4,450         93,939   

QEP Resources, Inc.

     98         1,256   

Rose Rock Midstream LP — MLP

     520         5,710   

Shell Midstream Partners LP — MLP

     6,480         230,429   

Sunoco Logistics Partners LP — MLP

     3,890         86,630   

Targa Resources Corp.

     260         5,842   

Targa Resources Partners LP — MLP

     1,490         20,473   

Tesoro Corp.

     92         8,027   

Tesoro Logistics LP — MLP

     1,535         68,047   

Valero Energy Corp.

     335         22,736   

Valero Energy Partners LP — MLP

     1,060         47,043   

Williams Cos., Inc.

     270         5,211   

Williams Partners LP — MLP

     3,895         85,768   
     

 

 

 
                2,277,712   

Pharmaceuticals — 0.2%

  

  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     143         8,889   

Johnson & Johnson

     483         50,445   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     333         16,873   

Pfizer, Inc.

     1,072         32,685   
     

 

 

 
                108,892   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 4.7%

  

  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     540         42,757   

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

     2,038         48,444   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     469         80,429   

Beni Stabili SpA SIIQ

     43,768         29,572   

Boston Properties, Inc.

     1,301         151,189   

British Land Co. PLC

     8,381         88,784   

Cambridge Industrial Trust

     61,100         22,350   

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

     2,910         29,857   

CubeSmart

     1,704         53,318   

CyrusOne, Inc.

     361         13,303   

Derwent London PLC

     740         34,322   

Duke Realty Corp.

     1,700         34,221   

Empiric Student Property PLC

     9,914         15,928   

EPR Properties

     417         24,999   

Equity One, Inc.

     1,549         42,938   

Equity Residential

     1,160         89,424   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     277         59,031   

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     664         60,218   

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     83         12,519   
 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    11


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund   
  

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

  

  

Gramercy Property Trust

     3,470       $ 25,366   

HCP, Inc.

     865         31,088   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     3,288         45,539   

Japan Rental Housing Investments, Inc.

     76         51,576   

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.

     22         44,721   

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     817         45,646   

Kimco Realty Corp.

     1,213         32,981   

Klepierre

     865         37,491   

Macerich Co.

     443         34,541   

Merlin Properties Socimi SA

     1,920         22,297   

National Health Investors, Inc.

     493         29,915   

Parkway Properties, Inc.

     2,137         28,785   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

     753         18,388   

Physicians Realty Trust

     921         15,721   

Prologis, Inc.

     1,793         70,770   

Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A

     3,769         58,457   

Sekisui House Reit, Inc.

     17         18,386   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     835         155,544   

SL Green Realty Corp.

     529         51,107   

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     1,629         27,579   

STORE Capital Corp.

     937         23,228   

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

     3,207         38,099   

Taubman Centers, Inc.

     432         30,689   

UDR, Inc.

     1,187         42,245   

Vastned Retail NV

     887         38,835   

Vicinity Centres

     40,520         84,357   

Welltower, Inc.

     2,500         155,550   

Wereldhave NV

     591         32,287   

Westfield Corp.

     9,278         66,046   
     

 

 

 
                2,290,837   

Real Estate Management & Development — 1.4%

  

  

Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.

     20,500         111,117   

China Resources Land Ltd.

     14,000         34,599   

Deutsche Wohnen AG (a)

     1,746         45,858   

Entra ASA (b)

     4,296         33,828   

First Capital Realty, Inc.

     1,640         21,915   

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

     3,800         39,360   

Howard Hughes Corp. (a)

     143         13,589   

Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate PLC

     830         13,238   

Kungsleden AB

     3,190         21,333   

KWG Property Holding Ltd.

     49,500         31,377   

LEG Immobilien AG

     340         27,598   

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

     2,900         50,927   

St. Modwen Properties PLC

     4,182         23,161   

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

     3,000         84,097   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     6,000         65,096   

VIB Vermoegen AG

     820         14,790   

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

     9,000         42,118   
     

 

 

 
                674,001   

Road & Rail — 0.0%

  

  

Union Pacific Corp.

     203         14,616   
Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%

  

  

Avago Technologies Ltd.

     400       $ 53,484   

Intel Corp.

     353         10,950   
     

 

 

 
                64,434   

Software — 0.2%

  

  

Microsoft Corp.

     1,574         86,712   

Specialty Retail — 0.1%

  

  

AutoNation, Inc. (a)

     386         16,695   

CarMax, Inc. (a)

     298         13,166   

GameStop Corp., Class A

     59         1,546   

L Brands, Inc.

     84         8,077   

Staples, Inc.

     362         3,229   

Tractor Supply Co.

     87         7,683   
     

 

 

 
                50,396   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.4%

  

  

Apple, Inc.

     1,659         161,487   

SanDisk Corp.

     82         5,797   
     

 

 

 
                167,284   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%

  

  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     738         45,763   

Tobacco — 0.5%

  

  

Altria Group, Inc.

     2,484         151,797   

Reynolds American, Inc.

     1,712         85,514   
     

 

 

 
                237,311   

Total Common Stocks — 17.1%

              8,355,583   
     
Investment Companies                

Equity Funds — 19.2%

  

  

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

     27,469         1,599,795   

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (c)

     130,767         2,838,952   

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

     34,723         2,308,038   

iShares Gold Trust (a)(d)(e)

     248,203         2,675,628   
     

 

 

 
                9,422,413   

Fixed Income Funds — 18.4%

     

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio, Institutional Class (e)

     914,958         8,994,035   

Total Investment Companies — 37.6%

  

     18,416,448   
     
                  
 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

12    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund   

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations            Par  
(000)
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds:

        

2.38%, 1/15/25-1/15/27

     USD         779       $ 909,029   

2.00%, 1/15/26

        359         407,484   

1.75%, 1/15/28

        289         321,955   

3.63%, 4/15/28

        242         322,198   

2.50%, 1/15/29

        276         333,542   

3.88%, 4/15/29

        296         409,228   

3.38%, 4/15/32

        114         157,047   

2.13%, 2/15/40-2/15/41

        349         422,294   

0.75%, 2/15/42-2/15/45

        765         689,658   

0.63%, 2/15/43

        253         221,311   

1.38%, 2/15/44

        380         398,085   

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes:

        

0.13%, 4/15/17-7/15/24

        6,625         6,581,009   

2.63%, 7/15/17

        269         281,680   

1.63%, 1/15/18

        283         293,492   

1.38%, 7/15/18-1/15/20

        637         668,479   

2.13%, 1/15/19

        260         277,142   

1.88%, 7/15/19

        295         315,636   

1.25%, 7/15/20

        550         580,325   

1.13%, 1/15/21

        629         659,726   

0.63%, 7/15/21-1/15/26

        1,702         1,728,361   

0.38%, 7/15/23-7/15/25

        1,505         1,494,525   

0.25%, 1/15/25

              747         727,132   

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 37.2%

  

              18,199,338   
                  
Value
 

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $47,119,868) — 91.9%

            $   44,971,369   
     
Short-Term Securities    Shares          

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.32% (e)(f)

     1,450,990         1,450,990   
      Beneficial
Interest
(000)
         

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.51% (e)(f)(g)

     2,796         2,796,315   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $4,247,305) — 8.7%

              4,247,305   

Total Investments (Cost — $51,367,173) — 100.6%

  

     49,218,674   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.6)%

  

     (289,394)   
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

        $48,929,280   
     

 

 

 
 

 

      Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments

 

(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) Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.

 

(d) All or a portion of security is held by a wholly owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for details on the wholly owned subsidiary.

 

(e) During the six months ended January 31, 2016, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   

Shares/
Beneficial Interest
Held at

July 31,

2015

     Shares/
Beneficial Interest
Purchased
     Shares
Sold
    Shares
Held at
January 31,
2016
     Value at
January 31,
2016
     Income     Realized
Loss
 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio, Institutional Class

     1,125,585         20,816         (231,443     914,958         $8,994,035       $ 208,891        $(100,537

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     2,372,967                 (921,977 )1      1,450,990         $1,450,990       $ 1,859          

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

             $2,796,3152                2,796,315         $2,796,315       $ 670 3        

iShares Gold Trust

     248,203                        248,203         $2,675,628                  

 

1 

Represents net shares sold.

 

2 

Represents net beneficial interest purchased.

 

3 

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.

 

(f) Current yield as of period end.

 

(g) Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. The Fund may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

 

   

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment advisor. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    13


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund   

 

       Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

       Financial Futures Contracts

 

Contracts
Short
   Issue    Expiration     

Notional

Value

       Unrealized
Depreciation
 
(33)    U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)    March 2016        USD         4,276,078           $(106,044

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

  

 

Currency

Purchased

      

Currency

Sold

    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
AUD        116,000         USD        80,108      HSBC Bank PLC     4/21/16           $  1,670   
CAD        7,800         USD        5,342      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     4/21/16           227   
CHF        25,800         USD        25,820      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     4/21/16           (542
EUR        34,000         USD        36,939      BNP Paribas S.A.     4/21/16           (22
EUR        3,500         USD        3,826      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     4/21/16           (25
EUR        2,000         USD        2,186      Northern Trust Corp.     4/21/16           (15
GBP        17,464         USD        24,742      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     4/21/16           148   
ILS        13,000         USD        3,278      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     4/21/16           12   
JPY        7,372,000         USD        63,493      HSBC Bank PLC     4/21/16           (2,469
NZD        4,248         USD        2,695      HSBC Bank PLC     4/21/16           42   
SEK        40,000         USD        4,717      Goldman Sachs International     4/21/16           (44
SEK        198,000         USD        23,224      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     4/21/16           (94
SEK        59,000         USD        6,883      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     4/21/16           9   
SGD        8,000         USD        5,606      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     4/21/16             
SGD        1,000         USD        694      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     4/21/16           7   
SGD        39,400         USD        27,321      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     4/21/16           284   
USD        61,966         AUD        90,800      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     4/21/16           (2,046
USD        22,795         EUR        21,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     4/21/16           (6
USD        3,285         EUR        3,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     4/21/16           28   
USD        5,429         EUR        5,000      UBS AG     4/21/16             
USD        4,308         GBP        3,000      Bank of America N.A.     4/21/16           33   
USD        5,744         GBP        4,000      Commonwealth Bank of Australia     4/21/16           43   
USD        5,714         GBP        4,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     4/21/16           13   
USD        2,850         GBP        2,000      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     4/21/16             
USD        1,426         GBP        1,000      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     4/21/16           1   
USD        5,698         GBP        4,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     4/21/16           (3
USD        26,028         HKD        203,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     4/21/16           (60
USD        1,154         HKD        9,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     4/21/16           (3
USD        4,983         HKD        39,000      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     4/21/16           (29
USD        56,516         HKD        443,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     4/21/16           (415
USD        3,194         JPY        386,000      Goldman Sachs International     4/21/16           (1
USD        1,677         JPY        196,000      HSBC Bank PLC     4/21/16           54   
USD        1,448         JPY        175,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     4/21/16           (1
USD        2,552         JPY        303,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     4/21/16           44   
USD        2,584         JPY        306,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     4/21/16           51   
USD        3,453         JPY        408,000      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     4/21/16           75   
USD        31,055         NOK        276,733      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     4/21/16           (796
USD        22,622         SEK        194,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     4/21/16           (41
Total                           $(3,871
                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund   

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

                            
Index    Receive
Fixed
Rate
         Expiration
Date
     Credit
Rating1
    

Notional
Amount

(000)2

       Unrealized
Appreciation
 

CDX.NA.HY Series 25 Version 1

   5.00%         12/20/20      B+        USD           5,572           $39,563   

 

  1   

Using S&P’s rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable.

 

  2   

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

                              
Index    Receive
Fixed
Rate
       Counterparty      Expiration
Date
     Credit
Rating1
      

Notional
Amount

(000)2

       Value      Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

CMBX.NA Series 7 BBB-

     3.00%         Credit Suisse International      1/17/47        BBB-            USD           2,000           $(259,861      $(101,176      $(158,685

 

  1   

Using S&P’s rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable.

 

  2   

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

  

                              
Reference Entity      Fixed Amount      Counterparty        Expiration
Date
             Contracts        Value      Premiums
Paid
(Received)
       Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Bloomberg Brent Crude Subindex1

       USD 663,065 2       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.         6/29/16             3,613           $  (54,035                $  (54,035

S&P GSCI Commodity Excess Return Index1

       USD 2,517,151 2       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.         6/29/16               12,632           (138,030                (138,030

Total

                              $(192,065                $(192,065
                           

 

 

 

 

  1   

All or a portion of security is held by a wholly owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for details on the wholly owned subsidiary.

 

  2   

Fund receives the total return of the reference entity and pays the fixed amount. Net payment made at termination.

 

OTC Total Return Swaps1

 

                      
Reference Entity    Counterparty        Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation
       Net Value of    
Reference    
Entity    

Equity Securities Long:

     Morgan Stanley         2/3/16        $10,649           $922           $10,656    

 

  1   

The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark, plus or minus 25 basis points. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions. The U.S. Federal Funds Rate is the specified benchmark used in determining the variable rate of interest.

 

  2   

Amount includes $85 of net dividends.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund   

 

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Morgan Stanley, as of period end, expiration date 2/3/16:

 

      Shares          Value  

Reference Entity — Long

                  

Taubman Centers, Inc.

   150           $10,656   

 

      Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

            Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
   Total  

Assets - Derivative Financial Instruments

                                                          

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     —                  —             $2,741                      $    2,741   

Swaps - OTC

  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps

     —                  $92             —                      92   

Swaps - centrally cleared

  

Net unrealized appreciation1

     —          $  39,563         —             —                      39,563   
     

 

 

 

Total

        —          $  39,563         $92             $2,741                      $  42,396   
     

 

 

 
                       
            Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
   Total  

Liabilities - Derivative Financial Instruments

                                                          

Financial futures contracts

  

Net unrealized depreciation1

     —                  —             —           $106,044            $106,044   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     —                  —             $6,612                      6,612   

Swaps - OTC

  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

     $192,065          $259,861         —             —                      451,926   
     

 

 

 

Total

        $192,065          $259,861         —             $6,612           $106,044            $564,582   
     

 

 

 

 

  1   

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)    BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund

 

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
          Commodity
      Contracts
       Credit
Contracts
         Equity
  Contracts
       Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
       Interest
Rate
Contracts
       Other
Contracts
     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                               

Financial futures contracts

                        $166,408                                  $ 166,408   

Foreign currency transactions

                                  $(2,738                       (2,738

Swaps

        $ (2,294,025        $(85,028                                           (2,379,053
 

 

 

 

Total

        $ (2,294,025        $(85,028        $166,408           $(2,738                     $ (2,215,383
 

 

 

 
                               

 

 
          Commodity
      Contracts
       Credit
Contracts
         Equity
  Contracts
       Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
       Interest
Rate
Contracts
       Other
Contracts
     Total  

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                               

Financial futures contracts

                                          $ (106,044           $ (106,044

Foreign currency translations

                                  $(3,987                       (3,987

Swaps

        $ 849,721           $(99,547        $         92                                    750,266   
 

 

 

 

Total

        $ 849,721           $(99,547        $         92           $(3,987        (106,044           $ 640,235   
 

 

 

 

 

 

        Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts - long

   $ 673,953   

Average notional value of contracts - short

   $ 2,138,039   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased - in USD

   $ 233,574   

Average amounts sold - in USD

   $ 260,288   

Credit default swaps:

  

Average notional value - sell protection

   $ 8,822,000   

Total return swaps:

  

Average notional value

   $ 3,685,428   

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

        Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

 

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

 

 
     Assets       Liabilities  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments:

    

Financial futures contracts

                                                   $ 18,047   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                                            $ 2,741        6,612   

Swaps - Centrally cleared

     30,773          

Swaps - OTC1

     92        451,926   
  

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

                                            $ 33,606                                               $ 476,585   

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

     (30,773     (18,047
  

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

                                            $ 2,833                                               $ 458,538   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid/received in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)    BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a Master Netting Agreement (“MNA”) and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund.

 

Counterparty   Derivative Assets
Subject to an MNA by
Counterparty
     Derivatives Available
for Offset1
   Non-cash
Collateral
Received
     Cash
Collateral
Received
   Net Amount of
Derivative Assets2

Bank of America N.A.

      $   125                                         $125      

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

      43                                         43      

HSBC Bank PLC

      1,766          $ (1,766 )                            —      

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

      268            (268 )                            —      

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

      303            (303 )                            —      

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

      328            (328 )                            —      

 

Total

      $2,833          $ (2,665 )                            $168      
                           
Counterparty   Derivative Liabilities
Subject to an MNA by
Counterparty
     Derivatives Available
for Offset1
   Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
   Net Amount of
Derivative Liabilities3

BNP Paribas S.A.

    $ 22                                       $ 22      

Credit Suisse International

      259,861                                         259,861      

Goldman Sachs International

      45                                         45      

HSBC Bank PLC

      2,469          $ (1,766 )                            703      

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

      192,065                              $ (192,065 )        —      

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

      1,020            (268 )                            752      

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

      2,075            (303 )                            1,772      

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

      966            (328 )                            638      

Northern Trust Corp.

      15                                         15      

 

Total

    $ 458,538          $ (2,665 )                 $ (192,065 )      $ 263,808      

 

  1   

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 

  2   

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

  3   

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

 

        Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

 

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total      

 

 

Assets:

                 

Investments:

                 

Long-Term Investments:

                 

Common Stocks1

       $ 7,206,710         $ 1,148,873              $ 8,355,583       

Investment Companies

      18,416,448           —                         18,416,448       

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     —                    18,199,338                18,199,338       

Short-Term Securities

     1,450,990           2,796,315                4,247,305       
  

 

 

 

 

Total

       $   27,074,148         $   22,144,526              $   49,218,674       
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

See above Consolidated Schedule of Investments for values in each industry.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (concluded)    BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments1

                 

Assets:

                 

Credit contracts

             $                 39,563              $                 39,563   

Equity contracts

               92                92   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

               2,741                2,741   

Liabilities:

                 

Commodity contracts

               (192,065             (192,065

Credit contracts

               (158,685             (158,685

Foreign currency exchange contracts

               (6,612             (6,612

Interest rate contracts

    $                 (106,044)                          (106,044
  

 

 

 

 

Total

    $ (106,044)         $ (314,966           $ (421,010
  

 

 

 

1    Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

        

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

   

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

 

 

Assets:

                 

Cash

    $ 2,061,602                        $ 2,061,602   

Foreign currency at value

     9,132                          9,132   

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

     45,000                          45,000   

Cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives

     510,000                          510,000   

Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps

     358,260                          358,260   

Liabilities:

                 

Collateral on securities loaned at value

             $ (2,796,315             (2,796,315
  

 

 

 

 

Total

    $ 2,983,994         $ (2,796,315           $ 187,679   
  

 

 

 

During the six months ended January 31, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    19


Consolidated Schedule of Investments January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)      BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Foreign Government Obligations            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Australia — 8.4%

        

Australia Government Inflation Linked Bond:

        

1.00%, 11/21/18

     AUD         813       $ 614,466   

4.00%, 8/20/20

        171         232,598   

1.25%, 2/21/22

        433         350,969   

3.00%, 9/20/25

        464         473,028   

2.50%, 9/20/30

        436         434,729   

2.00%, 8/21/35

        391         347,137   
        

 

 

 
                         2,452,927   

Canada — 4.4%

        

Canadian Government Inflation Linked Bond:

        

4.25%, 12/01/26

     CAD         255         378,075   

4.00%, 12/01/31

        244         374,153   

2.00%, 12/01/41

        179         192,686   

1.50%, 12/01/44

        281         266,082   

1.25%, 12/01/47

        96         83,040   
        

 

 

 
                         1,294,036   

France — 6.5%

        

Republic of France Inflation Linked Bond:

        

0.45%, 7/25/16

     EUR         184         210,589   

0.10%, 7/25/21

        334         381,302   

1.10%, 7/25/22

        339         444,188   

1.85%, 7/25/27

        346         497,688   

0.70%, 7/25/30

        306         368,013   
        

 

 

 
                         1,901,780   

Germany — 1.7%

        

Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond:

        

0.75%, 4/15/18

        119         140,664   

1.75%, 4/15/20

        46         59,664   

0.10%, 4/15/23

        157         187,088   

0.50%, 4/15/30

        75         93,060   
        

 

 

 
                         480,476   

Sweden — 8.9%

        

Sweden Inflation Linked Bond:

        

0.50%, 6/01/17

     SEK         3,515         432,735   

4.00%, 12/01/20

        855         160,055   

0.25%, 6/01/22

        4,880         618,790   

1.00%, 6/01/25

        3,410         461,244   

3.50%, 12/01/28

        4,335         933,585   
        

 

 

 
                         2,606,409   
Foreign Government Obligations           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

United Kingdom — 4.1%

        

United Kingdom Gilt Inflation Linked Bond:

        

0.13%, 3/22/24

     GBP         62       $ 101,990   

0.13%, 3/22/29

        74         129,635   

0.75%, 3/22/34

        61         126,804   

1.13%, 11/22/37

        103         276,762   

0.13%, 3/22/44

        175         348,623   

0.75%, 11/22/47

        75         212,992   
        

 

 

 
                         1,196,806   

Total Foreign Government Obligations — 34.0%

  

     9,932,434   
        
Investment Companies            Shares          

Fixed Income Funds — 7.0%

        

iShares TIPS Bond ETF (a)

              18,331         2,042,073   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $13,557,725) — 41.0%

  

  

     11,974,507   
        
Short-Term Securities                        

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.32% (a)(b)(c)

              10,672,284         10,672,284   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $10,672,284) — 36.6%

  

  

     10,672,284   
        
Options Purchased                        

(Cost — $520,576) — 0.4%

                       118,521   

Total Investments Before Options Written

(Cost — $24,750,585) — 78.0%

  

  

     22,765,312   
        
Options Written                        

(Premiums Received — $92,774) — (0.5)%

                       (156,837

Total Investments Net of Options Written — 77.5%

  

     22,608,475   

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 22.5%

  

     6,557,821   
        

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

         $ 29,166,296   
        

 

 

 
 
      Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments

 

(a) During the six months ended January 31, 2016, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliate    Shares
Held at
July 31,
2015
     Shares
Sold
     Shares
Held at
January 31,
2016
    

Value

at

January 31,
2016

     Income      Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     18,716,182         (8,043,898 )1       10,672,284       $ 10,672,284       $ 10,567         $        354   

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

     28,501         (10,170      18,331       $ 2,042,073       $ 10,527         $(116,959

 

 

 

  1   

Represents net shares sold.

 

(b) All or a portion of security is held by a wholly owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for details on the wholly owned subsidiary.

 

(c) Current yield as of period end.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

20    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund   

 

      Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

Financial Futures Contracts

 

            

 

 
Contracts
Long
(Short)
   Issue    Expiration   

Notional

Value

           Unrealized
    Appreciation
    (Depreciation)
 

 

 

1

   ASX SPI 200 Index Futures1    March 2016      USD           87,849           $   1,626   

14

   Australian Government Bonds (10 Year)    March 2016      USD           1,282,284           28,000   

(16)

   CBOE Volatility Index Futures1    March 2016      USD           341,200           42,026   

16

   E-Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures1    March 2016      USD           598,240           (28,602

(1)

   E-Mini S&P 500 Index    March 2016      USD           96,505           5,430   

10

   E-Mini S&P 500 Index1    March 2016      USD           965,050           (53,502

11

   Euro STOXX 50 Index1    March 2016      USD           360,824           (24,247

2

   FTSE 100 Index1    March 2016      USD           171,188           (460

15

   Japanese Government Bonds (10 Year)    March 2016      USD           1,864,329           21,413   

2

   Russell 2000 Mini Index1    March 2016      USD           206,280           (19,408

1

   TOPIX Index1    March 2016      USD           118,862           (10,836

 

 

 

Total

                     $(38,560
                  

 

 

 

 

  1   

All or a portion of security is held by a wholly owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for details on the wholly owned subsidiary.

 

        

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

       

 

 

Currency

Purchased

           

Currency

Sold

            Counterparty    Settlement
Date
           Unrealized
    Appreciation
    (Depreciation)
 

 

 

AUD

     124,000 1       USD        86,365       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/02/16           $    1,261   

BRL

     360,000 1       USD        87,709       Deutsche Bank AG      3/02/16           1,430   

CAD

     82,000 1       USD        57,459       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/02/16           1,075   

EUR

     165,000 1       USD        180,595       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/02/16           (1,711

EUR

     106,000 1       USD        114,898       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/02/16           22   

JPY

     15,226,000 1       USD        129,220       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/02/16           (3,374

KRW

     122,359,000 1       USD        101,240       UBS AG      3/02/16           735   

SEK

     615,000 1       USD        71,931       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/02/16           (215

USD

     75,693 1       AUD        106,000       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/02/16           786   

USD

     93,075 1       AUD        128,000       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/02/16           2,622   

USD

     3,740,670 1       AUD        5,198,062       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/02/16           67,385   

USD

     169,863 1       BRL        658,000       Deutsche Bank AG      3/02/16           6,938   

USD

     185,803 1       CAD        258,000       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/02/16           1,636   

USD

     1,869,745 1       CAD        2,489,724       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/02/16           92,517   

USD

     4,768,086 1       EUR        4,485,702       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/02/16           (95,065

USD

     2,217,315 1       GBP        1,471,006       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/02/16           121,188   

USD

     183,094 1       INR        12,330,000       UBS AG      3/02/16           2,429   

USD

     932,931 1       JPY        114,357,633       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/02/16           (12,261

USD

     353,036 1       KRW        405,539,000       UBS AG      3/02/16           15,055   

USD

     92,907 1       MYR        391,000       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/02/16           (975

USD

     68,750 1       RUB        4,641,000       UBS AG      3/02/16           7,804   

USD

     4,094,657 1       SEK        35,748,468       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/02/16           (74,006

USD

     172,814 1       TWD        5,613,000       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3/02/16           4,431   

 

 

 

Total

                          $139,707   
                       

 

 

 

 

1 

All or a portion of security is held by a wholly owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for details on the wholly owned subsidiary.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    21


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund   

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

 

                    

 

 
Description   Counterparty  

Put/

Call

     Exercise Rate     

Pay/Receive

Exercise Rate

     Floating Rate
Index
   Expiration
Date
    

Notional
Amount

(000)

       Value      

 

 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Put      2.60%      Pay      3-month LIBOR    2/26/16        USD         4,400           $        27   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Put      2.60%      Pay      3-month LIBOR    2/26/16        USD         900           6   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Put      2.85%      Pay      3-month LIBOR    2/26/16        USD         11,900           5   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Put      2.85%      Pay      3-month LIBOR    2/26/16        USD         2,500           1   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Put      2.60%      Pay      3-month LIBOR    1/09/17        USD         2,000           20,276   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Put      2.60%      Pay      3-month LIBOR    1/09/17        USD         2,000           20,276   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Put      2.85%      Pay      3-month LIBOR    1/09/17        USD         6,250           38,965   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Put      2.85%      Pay      3-month LIBOR    1/09/17        USD         6,250           38,965   

 

 

Total

                                     $118,521   
                                  

 

 

 

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Written

 

                    

 

 
Description   Counterparty   Put/
Call
     Exercise Rate      Pay/Receive
Exercise Rate
     Floating Rate
Index
   Expiration
Date
    

Notional
Amount

(000)

       Value       

 

 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Call      1.90%      Pay      3-month LIBOR    1/09/17        USD         3,100           $  (78,418

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Call      1.90%      Pay      3-month LIBOR    1/09/17        USD         3,100           (78,419

 

 

Total

                                     $(156,837
                                  

 

 

 

 

        

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

                       

 

 
Index    Receive
Fixed
Rate
     Expiration
Date
       Credit
Rating1
    

Notional
Amount

(000)2

       Unrealized
  Appreciation
  (Depreciation)
 

 

 

CDX.NA.HY Series 25 Version 1

   5.00%        12/20/20         B+        USD         2,390         $  17,276   

CDX.NA.IG Series 25 Version 1

   1.00%        12/20/20         BBB+        USD         5,980         (31,768

iTraxx Crossover Series 24 Version 1

   5.00%        12/20/20         B+        EUR         725         (16,989

iTraxx Europe Series 24 Version 1

   1.00%        12/20/20         A-        EUR         5,150         (26,384

 

 

Total

                          $(57,865
                       

 

 

 

 

  1   

Using S&P’s rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable.

 

  2   

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

  

    

 

 
Index    Receive
Fixed
Rate
   Counterparty    Expiration
Date
   Credit
Rating1
     Notional
Amount
(000)2
     Value          Premiums  
Received  
    Unrealized 
Depreciation
 

 

 

CDX.EM Series 24 Version 2

   1.00%    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    12/20/20    BB+        USD         3,528         $(405,476      $(397,616     $(7,860

 

 

 

  1   

Using S&P’s rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable.

 

  2   

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

22    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund   

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

Reference Entity   

Fixed Rate

(Amount)/

Floating Rate

   Counterparty   

Expiration

Date

    

Contract

Amount

     Value    

Premiums

Paid

(Received)

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Canadian (10 Year) Bond Futures March 2016

   CAD 1,714,0802    Bank of America N.A.    2/23/16        12           $ 39,335                $   39,335   

Long Gilt Futures March 2016

   GBP 842,2402    Bank of America N.A.    2/24/16        7         30,869                30,869   

U.S. Treasury (10 Year) Notes Futures March 2016

   USD 5,571,8592    Bank of America N.A.    2/25/16        43         149,125                149,125   

U.S. Treasury (10 Year) Notes Futures March 2016

   USD 2,332,4062    Bank of America N.A.    2/25/16        18         17,703                17,703   

Euro-Bund Futures March 2016

   EUR 1,143,4502    Bank of America N.A.    3/04/16        7         46,329                46,329   

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index1

   3-month LIBOR minus  0.06%3    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    3/18/16        56         (6,855             (6,855

MSCI Emerging Markets Net Total Return Index1

   3-month LIBOR plus  0.10%3    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    3/18/16        2,362         (46,860             (46,860

S&P GSCI Excess Return on the Light Energy Index1

   USD 713,7722    BNP Paribas S.A.    3/18/16        3,948         (113,096             (113,096

S&P GSCI Excess Return on the Light Energy Index1

   USD 91,6622    BNP Paribas S.A.    3/18/16        507         (12,510             (12,510

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index1

   3-month LIBOR3    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    3/28/16        81         (17,469             (17,469

S&P GSCI Excess Return on the Light Energy Index1

   USD 609,6352    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    3/28/16        3,372         (14,898             (14,898

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index1

   3-month LIBOR minus  0.14%3    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    6/17/16        154         (18,802             (18,802

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index1

   3-month LIBOR minus  0.14%3    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    6/17/16        57         (6,959             (6,959

MSCI Emerging Markets Net Total Return Index1

   3-month LIBOR plus  0.10%3    BNP Paribas S.A.    6/17/16        2,478         (49,188             (49,188

MSCI World Small Cap Net Total Return Index1

   3-month LIBOR minus  0.14%3    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    6/17/16        5,802         (120,386             (120,386

MSCI World Small Cap Net Total Return Index1

   3-month LIBOR minus  0.14%3    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    6/17/16        724         (15,022             (15,022

MSCI World Small Cap Net Total Return Index1

   3-month LIBOR minus  0.14%3    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    6/17/16        434         (9,005             (9,005

S&P GSCI Excess Return on the Light Energy Index1

   USD 1,379,6332    BNP Paribas S.A.    6/20/16        7,631         (19,549             (19,549

Total

                     $ (167,238             $(167,238
                

 

 

 

 

  1   

All or a portion of security is held by a wholly owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for details on the wholly owned subsidiary.

 

  2   

Fund receives the total return of the reference entity and pays the fixed amount. Net payment made at termination.

 

  3   

Fund receives the total return of the reference entity and pays the floating amount. Net payment made at termination.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    23


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund   

 

      Transactions in Options Written for the Period Ended January 31, 2016

 

     Calls  
               Notional (000)               
  

 

 

 
     USD     

      Premiums          

Received    

 
  

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of period

     —                       —               

Options written

     6,200                       $92,774               
  

 

 

 

Outstanding options, end of period

     6,200                       $92,774               
  

 

 

 

 

      Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

           

Commodity

Contracts

     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

   Total  
Assets - Derivative Financial Instruments                                                           

Financial futures contracts

  

Net unrealized appreciation1

                   $ 49,082                 $  49,413          $ 98,495   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                             $327,314                    327,314   

Options purchased

  

Investments at value – unaffiliated2

                                     118,521            118,521   

Swaps - OTC

  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps;

                                283,361            283,361   

Swaps - centrally cleared

  

Net unrealized appreciation1

           $   17,276                                    17,276   
  

 

 

Total

              $   17,276       $ 49,082         $327,314         $451,295          $ 844,967   
     

 

 

 
                       
           

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

   Total  
Liabilities - Derivative Financial Instruments                                                           

Financial futures contracts

  

Net unrealized depreciation1

                     $137,055                            $   137,055   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                             $187,607                    187,607   

Options written

  

Options written, at value

                                     $156,837            156,837   

Swaps - OTC

  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

     $160,053         $405,476         290,546                            856,075   

Swaps - centrally cleared

  

Net unrealized depreciation1

             75,141                                    75,141   
  

 

 

Total

        $160,053         $480,617         $427,601         $187,607         $156,837            $1,412,715   
     

 

 

 

 

  1   

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

  2   

Includes options purchased at value as reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows:

 

     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

   Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Financial futures contracts

                     $   (502,164              $128,652            $   (373,512

Foreign currency transactions

                             $700,846                    700,846   

Swaps

         $(773,312      $(222,164      (696,515              331,476            (1,360,515
  

 

 

 

Total

         $(773,312      $(222,164      $(1,198,679      $700,846         $460,128            $(1,033,181
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

24    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund   

 

     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

   

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

   

Interest

Rate

Contracts

   

Other

Contracts

   Total  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                

Financial futures contracts

                    $  (33,865            $  (46,435        $  (80,300

Foreign currency translations

                           $(161,973               (161,973

Options1

                                  (374,437        (374,437

Swaps

     $140,759         $(63,920     (143,041            62,818           (3,384
  

 

 

 

Total

     $140,759         $(63,920     $(176,906     $(161,973     $(358,054        $(620,094
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investments and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments.

 

      Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Financial futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts - long

     $  8,037,894   

Average notional value of contracts - short

     $     435,415   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased - in USD

     $19,163,153   

Average amounts sold - in USD

     $     414,709   

Average notional value of swaption contracts purchased

     $27,950,000   

Average notional value of swaption contracts written

     $  3,100,000   

Credit default swaps:

  

Average notional value - sell protection

     $22,662,656   

Total return swaps:

  

Average notional value

     $25,450,585   

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

      Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) are as follows:

 

      Assets         Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

    

Financial futures contracts

                                            $ 100,297                                               $ 2,470   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     327,314        187,607   

Options

     118,521 1      156,837   

Swaps - Centrally cleared

     26,830          

Swaps - OTC2

     283,361        856,075   
  

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

                                            $ 737,802                                               $ 1,202,989   

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

     (127,127     (2,470
  

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

                                            $ 729,196                                               $ 1,200,519   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Includes options purchased at value which is included as Investments at value - unaffiliated in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities and reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

  2   

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid/received in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    25


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund   

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund.

 

                                        
Counterparty   

    Derivative Assets

    Subject to an MNA by

    Counterparty

    

Derivatives Available

for Offset1

    

Non-cash

Collateral

Received

  

Cash

Collateral
Received

     Net Amount of
Derivative Assets2
 

Bank of America N.A.

     $283,361                  —                             $283,361          

Deutsche Bank AG

     8,368                  —                             8,368          

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     411,444                  $(411,444)                            —          

UBS AG

     26,023                  —                             26,023          
  

 

 

 

Total

     $729,196                  $(411,444)                            $317,752          
  

 

 

 
              
Counterparty   

    Derivative Liabilities

    Subject to an MNA by

    Counterparty

    

Derivatives Available

for Offset1

    

Non-cash  

Collateral  

Pledged  

  

Cash

Collateral

Pledged

     Net Amount of
Derivative Liabilities
 

BNP Paribas S.A.

     $   194,343                  —                —        $(194,343)           

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     1,006,176                  $(411,444)               —        (594,732)           
  

 

 

 

Total

     $1,200,519                  $(411,444)               —        (789,075)           
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 

  2   

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

      Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1     Level 2     Level 3    Total  

Assets:

         

Investments:

         

Long-Term Investments:

         

Foreign Government Obligations

     —                        $ 9,932,434                 $ 9,932,434       

Investment Companies

       $ 2,042,073            —                         2,042,073       

Short-Term Securities

     10,672,284            —                         10,672,284       

Options Purchased:

         

Interest Rate Contracts

     —                      118,521               118,521       
  

 

 

 

Total

       $   12,714,357              $   10,050,955                 $   22,765,312       
  

 

 

 
         
      Level 1     Level 2     Level 3    Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments1

         

Assets:

         

Credit contracts

     —                    $ 17,276         $ 17,276   

Equity contracts

    $ 49,082        —                         49,082   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     —                      327,314           327,314   

Interest rate contracts

     49,413        283,361           332,774   

Liabilities:

         

Commodity contracts

     —                      (160,053        (160,053

Credit contracts

     —                      (83,001        (83,001

Equity contracts

     (137,055     (290,546        (427,601

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     —                      (187,607        (187,607

Interest rate contracts

     —                      (156,837        (156,837
  

 

 

 

Total

    $ (38,560   $ (250,093      $ (288,653
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and options written. Swaps, financial futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument and options written are shown at value.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

26    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (concluded)      BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund   

 

The Fund may hold assets in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, such assets are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

            Level 1                   Level 2                Level 3                Total         

Assets:

           

Cash

   $ 1             $ 1   

Foreign currency at value

     4,978,044               4,978,044   

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

     243,260               243,260   

Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps

     433,710               433,710   

Cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives

     1,220,000               1,220,000   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $       6,875,015             $       6,875,015   
  

 

 

 

During the six months ended January 31, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    27


Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities     

 

January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)   

BlackRock

Multi-Asset Real

Return Fund

   

BlackRock

Strategic Risk

Allocation Fund

 
    
      Assets                 

Investments at value — unaffiliated1,2

   $     33,301,706      $     10,050,955   

Investments at value — affiliated3

     15,916,968        12,714,357   

Cash

     2,061,602        1   

Cash pledged:

    

Collateral — OTC derivatives

     510,000        1,220,000   

Financial futures contracts

     45,000        243,260   

Centrally cleared swaps

     358,260        433,710   

Foreign currency at value4

     9,132        4,978,044   

Receivables:

    

Investments sold

     389,260          

Securities lending income — affiliated

     589          

Capital shares sold

     293,637        47   

Dividends — affiliated

            2,926   

Dividends — unaffiliated

     57,245          

Interest

     22,690        32,545   

From the Manager

     10,747        4,521   

Unrealized appreciation on:

    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     2,741        327,314   

OTC swaps

     92        283,361   

Variation margin receivable on financial futures contracts

            100,297   

Variation margin receivable on centrally cleared swaps

     30,773        26,830   

Prepaid expenses

     24,947        35,420   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     53,035,389        30,453,588   
  

 

 

 
    
      Liabilities                 

Collateral on securities loaned at value

     2,796,315          

Options written at value5

            156,837   

Payables:

    

Investments purchased

     524,996          

Capital shares redeemed

     190,056        95   

Investment advisory fees

     11,643        3,672   

Officer’s and Trustees’ fees

     2,801        2,608   

Other accrued expenses

     100,137        76,199   

Other affiliates

     1,755        1,041   

Service and distribution fees

     1,821        688   

Swap premiums received

     101,176        397,616   

Unrealized depreciation on:

    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     6,612        187,607   

OTC swaps

     350,750        458,459   

Variation margin payable on financial futures contracts

     18,047        2,470   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     4,106,109        1,287,292   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 48,929,280      $ 29,166,296   
  

 

 

 
    
      Net Assets Consist of                 

Paid-in capital

   $ 54,322,169      $ 33,215,444   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (220,908     (548,379

Accumulated net realized loss

     (2,602,362     (1,246,992

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (2,569,619     (2,253,777
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 48,929,280      $ 29,166,296   
  

 

 

 

1       Investments at cost — unaffiliated

   $ 34,485,660      $ 11,957,873   

2       Securities loaned at value

   $ 2,810,555          

3       Investments at cost — affiliated

   $ 16,881,513      $ 12,792,712   

3       Market value of securities loans

     2,810,555          

4       Foreign currency at cost

   $ 9,042      $ 5,050,211   

5       Premiums received

          $ 92,774   

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

28    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)     

 

January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)   

BlackRock

Multi-Asset Real

Return Fund

     BlackRock
Strategic Risk
Allocation Fund
 
     
      Net Asset Value                  

Institutional

     

Net assets

   $     44,787,238       $     27,317,912   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding6

     5,118,906         3,079,449   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value

   $ 8.75       $ 8.87   
  

 

 

 

Investor A

     

Net assets

   $ 2,689,285       $ 1,348,507   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding6

     308,091         152,188   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value

   $ 8.73       $ 8.86   
  

 

 

 

Investor C

     

Net assets

   $ 1,452,757       $ 499,877   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding6

     167,184         56,551   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value

   $ 8.69       $ 8.84   
  

 

 

 

 

  6   

Unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.001 par value.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    29


Consolidated Statements of Operations     

 

Six Months Ended January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)   

BlackRock

Multi-Asset Real

Return Fund

    BlackRock
Strategic Risk
Allocation Fund
 
    
        Investment Income                 

Dividends — affiliated

   $ 210,750      $ 21,094   

Dividends — unaffiliated

     211,278          

Interest1

     (5,309 )2      46,981   

Securities lending — affiliated — net

     670          

Foreign taxes withheld

     (1,320       
  

 

 

 

Total income

     416,069        68,075   
  

 

 

 
    
        Expenses                 

Investment advisory

     171,743        127,283   

Professional

     49,950        56,910   

Accounting services

     8,795        6,461   

Administration

     12,165        7,213   

Registration

     27,328        22,156   

Printing

     19,262        14,216   

Service and distribution — class specific

     12,694        5,063   

Administration — class specific

     5,748        3,400   

Officer and Trustees

     3,835        3,473   

Transfer agent — class specific

     23,655        6,476   

Custodian

     8,305        2,268   

Miscellaneous

     13,353        8,950   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     356,833        263,869   

Less:

    

Fees waived by the Manager

     (87,270     (78,838

Administration fees waived

     (227     (133

Administration fees waived — class specific

     (5,523     (3,399

Transfer agent fees waived — class specific

     (293     (198

Transfer agent fees reimbursed — class specific

     (20,925     (6,072

Expenses reimbursed by Manager

     (1,287     (522
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and reimbursed

     241,308        174,707   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     174,761        (106,632
  

 

 

 
    
        Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments — unaffiliated

     (15,407     53,565   

Investments — affiliated

     (100,537     (116,959

Capital gain distributions received from affiliated investment companies

            354   

Financial futures contracts

     166,408        (373,512

Swaps

     (2,379,053     (1,360,516

Foreign currency transactions

     (4,207     714,118   
  

 

 

 
     (2,332,796     (1,082,950
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

    

Investments — unaffiliated

     (2,920,892     (897,923

Investments — affiliated

     (300,329     72,285   

Options written

            (64,063

Financial futures contracts

     (106,044     (80,300

Swaps

     750,266        (3,384

Foreign currency translations

     (3,869     (217,656
  

 

 

 
     (2,580,868     (1,191,041
  

 

 

 

Total realized and unrealized loss

     (4,913,664     (2,273,991
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $     (4,738,903   $     (2,380,623
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Includes monthly inflationary and deflationary adjustments to income. See Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

  2   

Includes amortization of bond premiums and deflationary adjustments for U.S. Treasury and Foreign Government Inflation Bonds which exceeded the aggregate of interest accrued to income for the period.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

30    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

     BlackRock
Multi-Asset Real
Return Fund
    BlackRock
Strategic Risk
Allocation Fund
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:   

Six Months

Ended

January 31, 2016

(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

July 31,

2015

   

Six Months

Ended

January 31, 2016

(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

July 31,

2015

 
        
      Operations                                 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 174,761      $ 476,059      $ (106,632   $ (206,356

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,332,796     (4,945,297     (1,082,950     2,303,703   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (2,580,868     (198,270     (1,191,041     (1,768,720
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (4,738,903     (4,667,508     (2,380,623     328,627   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
        
      Distributions to Shareholders1                                 

From net investment income:

        

Institutional

     (685,024     (1,177,037     (1,283,526     (937,282

Investor A

     (36,647     (52,779     (59,585     (43,538

Investor C

     (3,336     (20,189     (15,733     (19,182

From net realized gain:

        

Institutional

            (1,400,718            (65,224

Investor A

            (76,175            (3,192

Investor C

            (46,178            (1,627
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

     (725,007     (2,773,076     (1,358,844     (1,070,045
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
        
      Capital Share Transactions                                 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (10,644,336     (4,546,434     (5,353,394     11,260,213   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
        
      Net Assets                                 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

         (16,108,246         (11,987,018     (9,092,861     10,518,795   

Beginning of period

     65,037,526        77,024,544        38,259,157        27,740,362   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 48,929,280      $ 65,037,526      $     29,166,296      $     38,259,157   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, end of period

   $ (220,908   $ 329,338      $ (548,379   $ 917,097   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    31


Consolidated Financial Highlights      BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund   

 

     Institutional  
    

Six Months

Ended

January 31,

2016

    Year Ended July 31,    

Period

December 27,

20121

to

 
  

(Unaudited)

 

   

2015

 

   

2014

 

   

July 31, 2013

 

 
      Per Share Operating Performance                                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 9.65      $ 10.66      $ 10.47      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income2

     0.03        0.07        0.18        0.09   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.80     (0.71     0.29        0.38   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.77     (0.64     0.47        0.47   
  

 

 

 

Distributions:3

        

From net investment income

     (0.13     (0.17     (0.20       

From net realized gain

            (0.20     (0.08       
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.13     (0.37     (0.28       
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 8.75      $ 9.65      $ 10.66      $                  10.47   
  

 

 

 
        
      Total Return4                                 

Based on net asset value

     (7.97 )%5      (5.99 )%      4.61     4.70 %5 
  

 

 

 
        
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                 

Total expenses6

     1.20 %7      1.17     1.28     3.48 %7,8 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and reimbursed6

     0.80 %7      0.80     0.80     0.79 %7 
  

 

 

 

Net investment income6

     0.66 %7      0.70     1.73     1.47 %7 
  

 

 

 
        
      Supplemental Data                                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $                44,787        $               60,082      $                65,182      $ 11,915   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     10     42     140     40
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    

Six Months

Ended
      January 31, 2016      

                   Year Ended July 31,                  

Period
    December 27, 20121    
to

     (Unaudited)   2015   2014   July 31, 2013

Investments in underlying funds

   0.17%   0.20%   0.35%   0.41%

 

 

  7   

Annualized.

 

  8   

Organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses for Institutional Shares would have been 3.60%.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

32    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Consolidated Financial Highlights (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund   

 

     Investor A  
    

Six Months

Ended

January 31,

2016

    Year Ended July 31,    

Period

December 27,
20121

to

 
    

(Unaudited)

 

   

2015

 

   

2014

 

   

July 31, 2013

 

 
      Per Share Operating Performance                                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 9.61      $ 10.62      $ 10.45      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income2

     0.01        0.04        0.15        0.08   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.78     (0.71     0.30        0.37   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.77     (0.67     0.45        0.45   
  

 

 

 

Distributions:3

        

From net investment income

     (0.11     (0.14     (0.20       

From net realized gain

            (0.20     (0.08       
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.11     (0.34     (0.28       
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 8.73      $ 9.61      $ 10.62      $                  10.45   
  

 

 

 
        
      Total Return4                                 

Based on net asset value

     (8.05 )%5      (6.30 )%      4.34     4.50 %5 
  

 

 

 
        
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                 

Total expenses6

     1.51 %7      1.48     1.65     3.73 %7,8 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and reimbursed6

     1.05 %7      1.05     1.05     1.05 %7 
  

 

 

 

Net investment income6

     0.32 %7      0.38     1.40     1.34 %7 
  

 

 

 
        
      Supplemental Data                                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $                  2,689      $                  2,917      $                  9,533      $ 464   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     10     42     140     40
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    

Six Months

Ended
      January 31, 2016      

                   Year Ended July 31,                  

Period
    December 27, 20121    
to

     (Unaudited)   2015   2014   July 31, 2013

Investments in underlying funds

   0.17%   0.20%   0.35%   0.41%

 

  7   

Annualized.

 

  8   

Organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses for Investor A Shares would have been 3.85%.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    33


Consolidated Financial Highlights (concluded)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund   

 

     Investor C  
     Six Months
Ended
January 31, 2016
    Year
Ended July 31,
   

Period
December 27,
20121

to

 
    

(Unaudited)

 

   

2015

 

   

2014

 

   

July 31, 2013

 

 
      Per Share Operating Performance                                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 9.51      $ 10.53      $ 10.41      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)2

     (0.01     (0.03     0.09        0.04   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.79     (0.70     0.28        0.37   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.80     (0.73     0.37        0.41   
  

 

 

 

Distributions:3

        

From net investment income

     (0.02     (0.09     (0.17       

From net realized gain

            (0.20     (0.08       
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.02     (0.29     (0.25       
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 8.69      $ 9.51      $ 10.53      $                  10.41   
  

 

 

 
        
      Total Return4                                 

Based on net asset value

     (8.42 )%5      (6.95 )%      3.56     4.10 %5 
  

 

 

 
        
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                 

Total expenses6

     2.27 %7      2.22     2.41     4.42 %7,8 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and reimbursed6

     1.80 %7      1.80     1.80     1.79 %7 
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)6

     (0.31 )%7      (0.30 )%      0.87     0.66 %7 
  

 

 

 
        
      Supplemental Data                                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $                  1,453      $                  2,038      $                  2,310      $ 271   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     10     42     140     40
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    

Six Months

Ended
      January 31, 2016      

                   Year Ended July 31,                  

Period
    December 27, 20121    
to

     (Unaudited)   2015   2014   July 31, 2013

Investments in underlying funds

   0.17%   0.20%   0.35%   0.41%

 

  7   

Annualized.

 

  8   

Organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses for Investor C Shares would have been 4.54%.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

34    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Consolidated Financial Highlights      BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund   

 

     Institutional  
    

Six Months
Ended

January 31,

2016

    Year Ended July 31,    

Period
December 27,
20121

to

 
    

(Unaudited)

 

   

2015

 

   

2014

 

   

July 31, 2013

 

 
      Per Share Operating Performance                                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 9.96      $ 10.11      $ 9.54      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss2

     (0.03     (0.06     (0.07     (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.64     0.28        1.02        (0.40
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.67     0.22        0.95        (0.42
  

 

 

 

Distributions:3

        

From net investment income

     (0.42     (0.35     (0.38     (0.04

From net realized gain

            (0.02              
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.42     (0.37     (0.38     (0.04
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 8.87      $ 9.96      $ 10.11      $ 9.54   
  

 

 

 
        
      Total Return4                                 

Based on net asset value

     (6.80 )%5      2.24     10.24     (4.25 )%5 
  

 

 

 
        
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                 

Total expenses6

     1.52 %7      1.52     1.69     2.36 %7,8 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and reimbursed6

     1.00 %7      1.00     1.00     0.99 %7 
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss6

     (0.60 )%7      (0.61 )%      (0.67 )%      (0.35 )%7 
  

 

 

 
        
      Supplemental Data                                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $                27,318      $                35,597      $                26,325      $                24,404   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     0     4     77     59
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    

Six Months

Ended

      January 31, 2016      

                   Year Ended July 31,                  

Period
    December 27, 20121    
to

     (Unaudited)   2015   2014   July 31, 2013

Investments in underlying funds

   0.09%   0.09%   0.10%   0.18%

 

  7   

Annualized.

 

  8   

Organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses for Institutional Shares would have been 2.57%.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    35


Consolidated Financial Highlights (continued)      BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund   

 

     Investor A  
    

Six Months
Ended

January 31, 2016

    Year Ended July 31,    

Period
December 27,
20121

to

 
    

(Unaudited)

 

   

2015

 

   

2014

 

   

July 31, 2013

 

 
      Per Share Operating Performance                                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 9.93      $ 10.09      $ 9.53      $                  10.00   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss2

     (0.04     (0.09     (0.08     (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.64     0.28        1.00        (0.41
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.68     0.19        0.92        (0.43
  

 

 

 

Distributions:3

        

From net investment income

     (0.39     (0.33     (0.36     (0.04

From net realized gain

            (0.02              
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.39     (0.35     (0.36     (0.04
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 8.86      $ 9.93      $ 10.09      $ 9.53   
  

 

 

 
        
      Total Return4                                 

Based on net asset value

     (6.89 )%5      1.97     9.92     (4.35 )%5 
  

 

 

 
        
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                 

Total expenses6

     1.94 %7      1.94     2.09     2.38 %7,8 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and reimbursed6

     1.25 %7      1.25     1.25     1.24 %7 
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss6

     (0.85 )%7      (0.86 )%      (0.81 )%      (0.30 )%7 
  

 

 

 
        
      Supplemental Data                                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $                  1,349      $                  1,811      $                  1,014      $ 378   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     0     4     77     59
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    

Six Months

Ended
      January 31, 2016      

                   Year Ended July 31,                  

Period
    December 27, 20121    
to

     (Unaudited)   2015   2014   July 31, 2013

Investments in underlying funds

   0.09%   0.09%   0.10%   0.18%

 

  7   

Annualized.

 

  8   

Organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses for Investor A Shares would have been 2.59%.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

36    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Consolidated Financial Highlights (concluded)      BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund   

 

     Investor C  
     Six Months
Ended
January 31, 2016
    Year Ended July 31,    

Period
December 27,
20121

to

 
    

(Unaudited)

 

   

2015

 

   

2014

 

   

July 31, 2013

 

 
      Per Share Operating Performance                                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 9.84      $ 10.02      $ 9.48      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss2

     (0.08     (0.16     (0.16     (0.06

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.63     0.29        1.00        (0.42
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.71     0.13        0.84        (0.48
  

 

 

 

Distributions:3

        

From net investment income

     (0.29     (0.29     (0.30     (0.04

From net realized gains

            (0.02              
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.29     (0.31     (0.30     (0.04
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 8.84      $ 9.84      $ 10.02      $ 9.48   
  

 

 

 
        
      Total Return4                                 

Based on net asset value

     (7.30 )%5      1.32     9.09     (4.86 )%5 
  

 

 

 
        
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                 

Total expenses6

     2.60 %7      2.59     2.80     3.00 %7,8 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and reimbursed6

     2.00 %7      2.00     2.00     1.98 %7 
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss6

                      (1.60 )%7                       (1.56 )%                       (1.67 )%                       (0.98 )%7 
  

 

 

 
        
      Supplemental Data                                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 500      $ 851      $ 402      $ 313   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     0     4     77     59
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    

Six Months

Ended
      January 31, 2016      

                   Year Ended July 31,                  

Period
    December 27, 20121    
to

     (Unaudited)   2015   2014   July 31, 2013

Investments in underlying funds

   0.09%   0.09%   0.10%   0.18%

 

  7   

Annualized.

 

  8   

Organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses for Investor C Shares would have been 3.21%.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    37


Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)     

 

1. Organization:

BlackRock FundsSM (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The following are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually, a “Fund”:

 

Fund Name        Herein Referred To As        Diversification Classification

BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund

   Multi-Asset Real Return    Diversified

BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund

   Strategic Risk Allocation    Non-diversified

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 each share class bears certain expenses and may have a conversion privilege as outlined below. Institutional Shares are sold only to certain eligible investors. Investor A and Investor C Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures.

 

Share Class        Initial Sales Charge                      CDSC                Conversion
Privilege

Institutional Shares

       No          No          None  

Investor A Shares

       Yes          No 1        None  

Investor C Shares

       No          Yes          None  

 

  1   

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.

As of January 31, 2016, Strategic Risk Allocation’s investment in BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund was 37% of the Fund’s net assets. The financial statements of BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, including the Schedules of Investments, can be read in conjunction with Strategic Risk Allocation’s financial statements. BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund financial statements are included in filings under BlackRock Liquidity Funds, which are available, without charge, on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

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 open-end funds referred to as the Equity-Liquidity Complex.

Basis of Consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Multi-Asset Real Return and Strategic Risk Allocation include the accounts of BlackRock Cayman Multi-Asset Real Return Fund Ltd. (“Cayman Multi-Asset Real Return”) and BlackRock Cayman Strategic Risk Allocation Fund Ltd. (“Cayman Strategic Risk Allocation”) (the “Subsidiaries”), which are wholly owned subsidiaries of the respective Fund and primarily invest in commodity-related instruments and other derivatives. The Subsidiaries enable the Funds to hold these commodity-related instruments and other derivatives and satisfy regulated investment company tax requirements. Each Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets measured at the time of investment in its respective Subsidiary. The net assets of Cayman Multi-Asset Real Return as of period end were $5,056,483, which is 10.3% of Multi-Asset Real Return’s consolidated net assets. The net assets of Cayman Strategic Risk Allocation as of period end were $2,775,995, which is 9.5% of Strategic Risk Allocation’s consolidated net assets. The accompanying Consolidated Schedules of Investments and consolidated financial statements of each Fund include the positions and accounts, respectively, of its Subsidiary. Intercompany accounts and transactions, if any, have been eliminated. The Subsidiaries are subject to the same investment policies and restrictions that apply to the Funds, except that the Subsidiaries may invest without limitation in commodity-related instruments.

The following table shows a summary of the selected financial information of each Subsidiary included in the consolidated financial statements:

 

      Cayman   
Multi-Asset
Real Return
                Cayman
Strategic Risk
Allocation
 

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

                     

Total assets

           $ 5,056,483             $ 2,775,995   

Total liabilities

                 
  

 

 

 

Net assets

           $ 5,056,483             $ 2,775,995   
  

 

 

 
       

Consolidated Statements of Operations

                     

Net investment income (loss)

           $ (3          $        1,873   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Financial futures contracts

               (513,324

Swaps

     (2,294,025        (1,471,822

Foreign currency transactions

               712,883   
  

 

 

 
           $ (2,294,025          $(1,272,263
  

 

 

 

 

38    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)     

 

     Cayman   
Multi-Asset
Real Return
               Cayman
Strategic Risk
Allocation
 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     

Investments - affiliated

          $ 49,641            

Financial futures contracts

               $     (46,793

Swaps

    849,721          (2,282

Foreign currency translations

             (161,973
 

 

 

 
    899,362          (211,048
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

          $ (1,394,666         $(1,481,438
 

 

 

 
     

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

                   

Net investment income

          $ 137            $        4,062   

Net realized loss

    (7,217,219       (117,511

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (30,647       341,258   
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

          $ (7,247,729         $    227,809   
 

 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

The consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated 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 polices:

Foreign Currency: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. 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 portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Consolidated 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. Realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions are reported as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Defensive Positions: Investment policies may vary for temporary defensive purposes during periods in which the investment advisor believes that conditions in the securities markets or other economic, financial or political conditions warrant. Under such conditions, a Fund may invest up to 100% of its total assets in U.S. Government securities, certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements that involve purchases of debt securities, bankers’ acceptances and other bank obligations, commercial paper, money market funds and/or other debt securities, or may hold its assets in cash. The Manager applies this defensive posture as applicable and consistent with each Fund prospectus.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, options written and swaps) 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.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have past 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. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016    39


Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)     

 

as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.

Distributions: Distributions paid by the Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Net income and realized gains from investments held by the Subsidiaries are treated as ordinary income for tax purposes. If a net loss is realized by the Subsidiaries in any taxable year, the loss will generally not be available to offset the Funds’ ordinary income and/or capital gains for that year.

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. 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. Expenses directly related to the Funds and other shared expenses prorated to the Funds are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Funds have an arrangement with their custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.

3. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements:

Investment Valuation Policies: The Funds’ investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the consolidated financial statements) as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) (or if the reporting date falls on a day the NYSE is closed, investments are valued at fair value as of the report date). U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Funds determine the fair values of their financial instruments using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). 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 provide oversight of the pricing function for the Funds for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods (or “techniques”) 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 the official close price each day, if available. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the official close price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. 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.

 

 

Bond investments are valued on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more brokers or dealers as obtained from a pricing service. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche-specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche.

 

 

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of business 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 business on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

 

40    BLACKROCK FUNDS    JANUARY 31, 2016     


Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)     

 

 

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at net asset value each business day.

 

 

The Funds value their investment in BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series (the “Money Market Series”) at fair value, which is ordinarily based upon its pro rata ownership in the underlying fund’s net assets. 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. The Funds may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

 

 

Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price.

 

 

Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated in U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available.

 

 

OTC options and options on swaps (“swaptions”) are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model, which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of the underlying instruments.

 

 

Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by the Funds’ pricing service or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

If events (e.g., a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such instruments, or in the event that the 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 instrument, 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”). 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 consistent with 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.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement 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)

 

   

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including each Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative 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. The significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments are typically categorized as Level 3. The fair value hierarchy for each Fund’s investments and derivative instruments have been included in the Consolidated Schedules of Investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with each Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization

 

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of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investments and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

4. Securities and Other Investments:

Inflation-Indexed Bonds: Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. If the index measuring inflation rises or falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted upward or downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a larger or smaller principal amount) will be increased or reduced, respectively. Any upward or downward adjustment in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be included as interest income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

Securities Lending: The 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 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 is 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. 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 securities on loan, all of which were classified as common stocks in the Funds’ Consolidated Schedule of Investments, and the value of the related collateral are shown separately in the Consolidated 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. The cash collateral invested by the securities lending agent, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), if any, is disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule 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 Multi-Asset Real Return securities lending agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

Counterparty     

Securities

Loaned

at Value

      

Cash

Collateral

Received1

       Net Amount  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     $ 2,810,555         $ (2,810,555        —           

 

  1   

Collateral with a value of $2,796,315 has been received in connection with securities lending agreements. Collateral received in excess of the value of securities loaned from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes in the table above.

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 if the collateral received does not cover the value on the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could

 

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suffer 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.

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 economically their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risk (e.g., inflation risk). These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.

Financial Futures Contracts: The Funds invest in long and/or short positions in financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) or changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, financial futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date.

Upon entering into a financial 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. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Consolidated Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, is recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged for financial futures contracts. 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 value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin. Variation margin is recorded by the Funds as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if applicable, as a receivable or payable for the variation margin in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest or foreign currency exchange rates and the underlying assets.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Funds enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to, or hedge exposure away from, foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a future date. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, when used by the Funds, help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Funds are denominated. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies.

Options: The Funds purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease their exposure to underlying instruments (including interest rate risk) and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums. A call option gives the purchaser (holder) of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller (writer) to sell (when the option is exercised), the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. When the Funds purchase (write) an option, an amount equal to the premium paid (received) by the Funds are reflected as an asset (liability). The amount of the asset (liability) is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased (written). When an instrument is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the instrument acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the instrument sold. When an option expires (or the Funds enter into a closing transaction), the Funds realize a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid). When the Funds write a call option, such option is “covered,” meaning that the Funds hold the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Funds write a put option, such option is covered by cash in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation.

Options on swaps (“swaptions”) are similar to options on securities except that instead of selling or purchasing the right to buy or sell a security, the writer or purchaser of the swaptions is granting or buying the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default swap agreement (interest rate risk and/or credit risk) at any time before the expiration of the option.

 

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In purchasing and writing options, the Funds bear the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that the Funds may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Funds purchasing or selling a security when it otherwise would not, or at a price different from the current market value.

Swaps: The Funds enter into swap agreements, in which the Funds and a counterparty agree either to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid are recorded as assets and any upfront fees received are recorded as liabilities and are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the OTC swap. Payments received or made by the Funds for OTC swaps are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, the Funds will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Funds’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid.

In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Funds’ counterparty on the swap agreement becomes the CCP. The Funds are required to interface with the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, 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 the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Consolidated Schedules of Investments and cash deposited is recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps. The daily change in valuation of centrally cleared swaps is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, are recorded as realized gain (loss) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

 

 

Credit default swaps — The Funds enter into credit default swaps to manage their exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce their risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which they are not otherwise exposed (credit risk). The Funds may either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit default swaps on single-name issuers are agreements in which the protection buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the protection seller to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation accelerators, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). Credit default swaps on traded indexes are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a write-down, principal or interest shortfall or default of all or individual underlying securities included in the index occur. As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either (i) receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index, or (ii) receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index.

 

 

Total return swaps — The Funds enter into total return swaps to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in that market or to transfer the risk/return of one market (e.g., fixed income) to another market (e.g., equity or commodity prices) (equity risk, commodity price risk and/or interest rate risk). Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (coupons plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. To the extent the total return of the instrument or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Funds will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.

 

 

Total return swaps (basket swaps) — The Funds enter into total return swap agreements to obtain exposure to a portfolio of long and short securities without owning such securities. Under the terms of an agreement, the swap is designed to function as a portfolio of direct investments in long

 

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and short equity. This means that each Fund has the ability to trade in and out of long and short positions within the swap and will receive the economic benefits and risks equivalent to direct investment in these positions such as: capital appreciation (depreciation), corporate actions and dividends received and paid, all of which are reflected in the swap value. The swap value also includes interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a specified spread determined based upon the country and/or currency of the positions in the portfolio. A change in the market value of a total return swap is included in change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Positions within the swap are reset periodically, and financing fees are reset monthly. During a reset, any unrealized gains (losses) on positions and accrued financing fees become available for cash settlement between the Funds and the swap counterparty. The amounts that are available for cash settlement are included in realized gains (losses) on swaps in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Cash settlement in and out of the swap may occur at a reset date or any other date, at the discretion of the Funds and the counterparty, over the life of the agreement, and is generally determined based on limits and thresholds established as part of an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) between the Funds and the counterparty. Certain swaps have no stated expiration and can be terminated by either party at any time.

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to better define the Funds’ contractual rights and to secure rights that will help them mitigate their counterparty risk, the Funds may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with their counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between each Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, each Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may restrict or prohibit the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. In addition, certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Funds’ net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Funds fail to meet the terms of their ISDA Master Agreements. The result would cause the Funds to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

Collateral Requirements: For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Funds and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Consolidated Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (typically either $250,000 or $500,000) before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, a Fund’s counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, a Fund may pay interest pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from their counterparties are not fully collateralized, the Funds bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stands ready to perform under the terms of their agreement with such counterparty, the Funds bear the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required to all derivative contracts.

6. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder and an affiliate of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) for 1940 Act purposes.

Investment Advisory Fees

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration 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

 

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services, each Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

 

     Multi-Asset    
Real Return    
   Strategic Risk
Allocation
Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fees

First $1 Billion

  0.60%            0.75%    

$1 Billion - $3 Billion

  0.56%            0.71%    

$3 Billion - $5 Billion

  0.54%            0.68%    

$5 Billion - $10 Billion

  0.52%            0.65%    

Greater than $10 Billion

  0.51%            0.64%    

The Manager, with respect to each Fund, voluntarily agreed to waive its management fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds. In addition, for Multi-Asset Real Return, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive the management fee on assets estimated to be attributed to the Fund’s investments in other equity and fixed income mutual funds managed by BlackRock or its affiliates. These amounts are included in fees waived by the Manager in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. However, for Strategic Risk Allocation, the Manager does not waive its management fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid in connection with the Fund’s investments in other affiliated investment companies, if any. For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

Multi-Asset Real Return

   $ 31,596   

Strategic Risk Allocation

   $ 4,801   

The Manager provides investment management and other services to the Subsidiaries. The Manager does not receive separate compensation from the Subsidiaries for providing investment management or administrative services. However, the Funds pay the Manager based on the Funds’ net assets, which includes the assets of the Subsidiaries.

The Manager, with respect to each Fund, entered into separate sub-advisory agreements with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. With respect to Multi-Asset Real Return, the Manager has also entered into a separate sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (“BRS”), which is also an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIL and BRS, as applicable, for services they provide a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by the Funds to the Manager.

Service and Distribution Fees

The Trust, on behalf of 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:

 

      Service
Fee
     Distribution
Fee

Investor A

     0.25%      

Investor C

     0.25%       0.75%

Pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, broker-dealers and 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 the shareholders.

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:

 

      Investor A    Investor C    Total  

Multi-Asset Real Return

   $4,027    $8,667      $12,694   

Strategic Risk Allocation

   $1,948    $3,115      $  5,063   

Other Fees

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 sub-accounts they service. 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.

 

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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 subscriptions and redemptions based upon instructions from shareholders. For the six months ended January 31, 2016, 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 Consolidated Statements of Operations:

 

      Institutional    Investor A    Investor C    Total

Multi-Asset Real Return

   $101    $100    $98    $299

Strategic Risk Allocation

   $108    $  62    $29    $199

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each class of each Fund:

 

      Institutional     Investor A     Investor C      Total   

Multi-Asset Real Return

   $20,220   $2,165   $1,270    $23,655

Strategic Risk Allocation

   $  4,561   $1,537   $   378    $  6,476

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into an Administration Agreement with the Manager, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide administrative services. For these services, the Manager receives an administration fee computed daily and payable monthly, based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Funds. The administration fees, which is shown as administration in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, is paid at the annual rates below.

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Administration Fees

First $500 Million

   0.0425%

$500 Million - $1 Billion

   0.0400%

$1 Billion - $2 Billion

   0.0375%

$2 Billion - $4 Billion

   0.0350%

$4 Billion - $13 Billion

   0.0325%

Greater than $13 Billion

   0.0300%

In addition, the Manager charges each of the share classes an administration fee, which is shown as administration — class specific in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, at an annual rate of 0.02% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the following table shows the class specific administration fees borne directly by each class of each Fund:

 

      Institutional     Investor A     Investor C      Total  

Multi-Asset Real Return

   $5,252   $322   $174    $5,748

Strategic Risk Allocation

   $3,182   $156   $  62    $3,400

The Manager may have, at its discretion, voluntarily waived all or any portion of its administration fees for a Fund or a share class, which are included in administration fees waived and administration fees waived — class specific in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of the Funds’ Investor A Shares as follows:

 

Multi-Asset Real Return

   $ 141   

Strategic Risk Allocation

   $ 56   

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, affiliates received CDSCs of $369 for Investor C Shares of Multi-Asset Real Return.

Expense Limitations, Waivers and Recoupments

The Manager, with respect to each Fund, 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 the Funds’ business.

 

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The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue these contractual expense limitations prior to December 1, 2016 unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a fund. The expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:

 

      Institutional      Investor A      Investor C  

Multi-Asset Real Return

     0.80%             1.05%           1.80%    

Strategic Risk Allocation

     1.00%             1.25%           2.00%    

These amounts waived and/or reimbursed are included in fees waived by the Manager, and shown as administration fees waived — class specific, transfer agent fees waived — class specific and transfer agent fees reimbursed — class specific, respectively, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the amounts included in fees waived by the Manager were as follows:

 

Multi-Asset Real Return

     $55,674   

Strategic Risk Allocation

     $74,037   

Class specific expense waivers or reimbursements are as follows:

 

Administration Fees Waived    Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Total 

Multi-Asset Real Return

   $5,028    $322    $173    $5,523

Strategic Risk Allocation

   $3,181    $156    $  62    $3,399
           
Transfer Agent Fees Waived    Institutional    Investor A    Investor C    Total

Multi-Asset Real Return

   $  96    $99    $98     $293

Strategic Risk Allocation

   $107    $62    $29     $198
           
Transfer Agent Fees Reimbursed    Institutional        Investor A        Investor C        Total  

Multi-Asset Real Return

   $17,897    $1,879      $1,149      $20,925

Strategic Risk Allocation

   $  4,262    $1,471      $   339      $  6,072

If during a Fund’s fiscal year the operating expenses of a share class, that at any time during the prior two fiscal years received a waiver and/or reimbursement from the Manager, are less than the expense limit for that share class, the Manager is entitled to be reimbursed by such share class up to the lesser of (a) the amount of fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed during those prior two fiscal years under the agreement and (b) the amount by which the expense limit for that share class exceeds the operating expenses of the share class for the current fiscal year, provided that: (1) each Fund, of which the share class is a part, has more than $50 million in assets for the fiscal year, and (2) the Manager or an affiliate continues to serve as a Fund’s investment advisor or administrator. In the event the expense limit for a share class is changed subsequent to a fiscal year in which the Manager becomes entitled to reimbursement for fees waived and/or reimbursed, the amount available to reimburse the Manager shall be calculated by reference to the expense limit for that share class in effect at the time the Manager became entitled to receive such reimbursement, rather than the subsequently changed expense limit for that share class.

On January 31, 2016, the Fund level and class specific waivers and/or reimbursements subject to possible future recoupment under the expense limitation agreement are as follows:

 

      Expiring July 31,  
      2016        2017        2018  

Multi-Asset Real Return

            

Fund Level

   $ 115,838         $ 112,927         $ 57,188   

Institutional

   $ 25,915         $ 56,679         $ 23,021   

Investor A

   $ 2,291         $ 7,648         $ 2,301   

Investor C

   $ 1,234         $ 3,102         $ 1,420   

Strategic Risk Allocation

            

Fund Level

   $ 162,792         $ 151,290         $ 74,692   

Institutional

   $ 6,828         $ 8,688         $ 7,550   

Investor A

   $ 641         $ 2,796         $ 1,689   

Investor C

   $ 480         $ 603         $ 430   

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)     

 

Securities Lending

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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 managed by the Manager or its affiliates. However, BIM has agreed to cap the collateral investment expenses of the private investment company to an annual rate of 0.04%. The investment advisor to the private investment company will not charge any advisory fees with respect to shares purchased by the Funds.

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. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, BIM may lend securities only when the difference between the borrower rebate rate and the risk free rate exceeds a certain level (such securities, the “specials only securities”).

Pursuant to such agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income earned across certain funds in the Equity-Liquidity Complex in a calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of the calendar year securities lending income in an amount equal to 85% of securities lending income.

The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending — affiliated — net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2016, Multi-Asset Real Return paid BIM $167 for securities lending agent services.

Officer and Trustees Fees

Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in officer and trustees in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

7. Purchases and Sales:

For the six months ended January 31, 2016, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities were as follows:

 

Purchases    Multi-Asset
Real Return
     Strategic Risk
Allocation
 

Non-U.S. Government Securities

     $3,482,587           

U.S. Government Securities

     1,690,153           
  

 

 

 

Total Purchases

     $5,172,740           
  

 

 

 
     
Sales    Multi-Asset
Real Return
     Strategic Risk
Allocation
 

Non-U.S. Government Securities

     $11,757,812         $5,526,591   

U.S. Government Securities

     6,284,677           
  

 

 

 

Total Sales

     $18,042,489         $5,526,591   
  

 

 

 

8. Income Tax Information:

It is the Funds’ 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 their taxable income to their shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

The Funds file U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Funds’ U.S. federal tax returns remains open for the two years ended July 31, 2015 and the period ended July 31, 2013. The statutes of limitations on the Funds’ 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 January 31, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ consolidated financial statements.

As of period end, Multi-Asset Real Return had a capital loss carryforward of $201,973, with no expiration dates, available to offset future realized capital gains.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)     

 

As of period end, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 
     Multi-Asset
Real Return
    Strategic Risk
Allocation
 
  

 

 

 

Tax cost

       $ 51,263,530          $ 24,842,006   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

       $ 1,142,590          $ 18,251   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (3,187,446     (2,094,945
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

       $ (2,044,856       $ (2,076,694
  

 

 

 

9. Bank Borrowings:

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a 364-day, $2.1 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders, under which the Funds may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain funds, the Participating Funds, including the Funds, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.6 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 0.06% 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 2016 unless extended or renewed. Participating Funds paid administration, legal and arrangement fees, which, if applicable, are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, and along with commitment 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 January 31, 2016, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.

10. Principal Risks:

In the normal course of business, the Funds invest in securities and enter into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations, including to pay principal and interest when due (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Funds may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Funds. Changes arising from the general economy, the overall market and local, regional or global political and/or social instability, as well as currency, interest rate and price fluctuations, may also affect the securities’ value.

Each Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force each Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Fund’s portfolio will decline if each Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed income securities at market interest rates that are below each Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.

Counterparty Credit Risk: Similar to issuer 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. The Funds manages 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 Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

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.

The Funds’ risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain less the value of any collateral held by such Fund.

For OTC options purchased, each Fund bears the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Funds should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Funds do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Funds, and not the counterparty, to perform. The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk with respect to options written to the extent the Funds deposit collateral with its counterparty to a written option.

With exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps, 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;

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)     

 

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: The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.

11. Capital Share Transactions:

Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

     Six Months
Ended
January 31, 2016
         Year
Ended
July 31, 2015
 
Multi-Asset Real Return    Shares      Amount           Shares      Amount  

Institutional

                                       

Shares sold

     455,917          $   4,201,000            2,762,567          $ 27,927,767    

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     15,886          142,655            85,894          834,881    

Shares redeemed

     (1,580,822)         (14,624,915)           (2,737,572)         (27,070,579)   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,109,019)         $(10,281,260)           110,889          $   1,692,069    
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
             

Investor A

                                       

Shares sold

     150,964          $ 1,395,597            155,266          $ 1,591,010    

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     3,958          35,460            12,726          123,436    

Shares redeemed

     (150,379)         (1,359,908)           (762,189)         (7,914,129)   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     4,543          $      71,149            (594,197)         $(6,199,683)   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
             

Investor C

                                       

Shares sold

     36,793          $      333,192            55,003          $    555,355    

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     364          3,252            6,861          66,138    

Shares redeemed

     (84,259)         (770,669)           (67,026)         (660,313)   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (47,102)         $     (434,225)           (5,162)         $     (38,820)   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Decrease

     (1,151,578)         $(10,644,336)           (488,470)         $(4,546,434)   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
             
Strategic Risk Allocation                                     

Institutional

                                       

Shares sold

     45,561          $    442,289            1,124,130          $11,494,501    

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     19,705          177,740            2,482          24,495    

Shares redeemed

     (559,901)         (5,401,043)           (157,069)         (1,573,355)   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (494,635)         $(4,781,014)           969,543          $  9,945,641    
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
             

Investor A

                                       

Shares sold

     13,323          $ 125,137            118,385          $1,207,729    

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     6,504          58,600            4,654          45,839    

Shares redeemed

     (49,991)         (471,040)           (41,191)         (413,225)   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (30,164)         $(287,303)           81,848          $   840,343    
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (concluded)     

 

     Six Months
Ended
January 31, 2016
          Year
Ended
July 31, 2015
 
Strategic Risk Allocation (concluded)    Shares     Amount            Shares     Amount  

Investor C

                                      

Shares sold

     6,290      $ 58,650             102,446      $ 1,032,359    

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     1,605        14,432             1,984        19,449    

Shares redeemed

     (37,872     (358,159)            (57,989     (577,579)   
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (29,977   $ (285,077)            46,441      $ 474,229    
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total Net Increase (Decrease)

     (554,776   $ (5,353,394)            1,097,832      $ 11,260,213    
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

At January 31, 2016, shares owned by BlackRock HoldCo 2, Inc., an affiliate of Strategic Risk Allocation, were as follows:

 

      Institutional      Investor A      Investor C    

Shares

   2,504,182      2,509      2,509    

12. Subsequent Events:

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Officers and Trustees     

 

Rodney D. Johnson, Chair of the Board and Trustee

David O. Beim, Trustee

Collette Chilton, Trustee

Frank J. Fabozzi, Trustee

Dr. Matina S. Horner, Trustee

Cynthia A. Montgomery, Trustee

Joseph P. Platt, Trustee

Robert C. Robb, Jr., Trustee

Mark Stalnecker, Trustee

Kenneth L. Urish, Trustee

Frederick W. Winter, Trustee

Barbara G. Novick, Trustee

John M. Perlowski, Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer

Richard Hoerner, CFA, Vice President

Jennifer McGovern, Vice President

Neal J. Andrews, Chief Financial Officer

Jay M. Fife, Treasurer

Charles Park, Chief Compliance Officer

Fernanda Piedra, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

Benjamin Archibald, Secretary

 

Effective September 25, 2015, John M. Perlowski was appointed to serve as an Interested Trustee of the Trust.

Effective December 31, 2015, Herbert I. London and Toby Rosenblatt retired as Trustees of the Trust.

Effective February 5, 2016, Frank J. Fabozzi resigned as a Trustee of the Trust.

Effective February 8, 2016, Susan J. Carter, Neil A. Cotty and Claire A. Walton were appointed to serve as Trustees of the Trust.

 

       

Investment Advisor and

Administrator

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Sub-Advisors

BlackRock International Limited

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

EH3 8BL

 

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited1

079912 Singapore

 

Accounting Agent and

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment

Servicing (US) Inc.

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

New York, NY 10286

     

Distributor

BlackRock Investments, LLC

New York, NY 10022

 

Legal Counsel

Sidley Austin LLP

New York, NY 10019

 

Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Address of the Trust

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

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For Multi-Asset Real Return.

 

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Additional Information     

 

        General Information

Householding

The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports 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.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available upon request and without charge, (1) by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Family

BlackRock offers a diverse lineup of open-end mutual funds crossing all investment styles and managed by experts in equity, fixed income and tax-exempt investing. Visit http://www.blackrock.com for more information.

 

        Shareholder Privileges

Account Information

Call us at (800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST on any business day to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also reach us on the Web at http://www.blackrock.com/funds.

Automatic Investment Plans

Investor Class shareholders who want to invest regularly can arrange to have $50 or more automatically deducted from their checking or savings account and invested in any of the BlackRock funds.

Systematic Withdrawal Plans

Investor Class shareholders can establish a systematic withdrawal plan and receive periodic payments of $50 or more from their BlackRock funds, as long as their account balance is at least $10,000.

Retirement Plans

Shareholders may make investments in conjunction with Traditional, Rollover, Roth, Coverdell, Simple IRAs, SEP IRAs and 403(b) Plans.

 

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Additional Information (concluded)     

 

      BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

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.

 

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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 Fund unless preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s 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.

    

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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 Registrants – Not Applicable

 

Item 6 – Investments

(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 second fiscal quarter of 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 – Exhibits attached hereto

(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto

(a)(3) – Not Applicable

(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto

 

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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 Funds

 

By:           /s/ John M. Perlowski                
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of 
  BlackRock Funds

Date: April 1, 2016

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.

 

By:           /s/ John M. Perlowski                
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of 
  BlackRock Funds

Date: April 1, 2016

 

By:           /s/ Neal J. Andrews                
  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of 
  BlackRock Funds

Date: April 1, 2016

 

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