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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 811-07899 and 811-07885

 

Name of Fund: BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

 

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Name and address of agent for service: Anne F. Ackerley, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2009

 

Date of reporting period: 12/31/2009

 

Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

 


EQUITIES    FIXED INCOME    REAL ESTATE    LIQUIDITY    ALTERNATIVES    BLACKROCK SOLUTIONS

 

 

BlackRock International
Index Fund

(BLACKROCK LOGO)

OF BLACKROCK INDEX FUNDS, INC.

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT | DECEMBER 31, 2009

 


NOT FDIC INSURED
MAY LOSE VALUE
NO BANK GUARANTEE



 


 

Table of Contents


 

 

 

 





 

 

Page





Dear Shareholder

 

3

Annual Report:

 

 

Fund Summary

 

4

About Fund Performance

 

6

Disclosure of Expenses

 

6

Fund Financial Statements:

 

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

7

Statement of Operations

 

8

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

9

Fund Financial Highlights

 

10

Fund Notes to Financial Statements

 

11

Fund Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

14

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

14

Series Portfolio Information

 

15

Series Financial Statements:

 

 

Summary Schedule of Investments

 

16

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

21

Statement of Operations

 

22

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

23

Series Financial Highlights

 

23

Series Notes to Financial Statements

 

24

Series Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

28

Officers and Directors

 

29

Additional Information

 

32

Mutual Fund Family

 

34


 

 

 


2

BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009




 


Dear Shareholder

In 2009, investors worldwide witnessed a seismic shift in market sentiment as the fear and pessimism that characterized 2008 were replaced by guarded optimism. The single most important reason for this change was the swing from a deep global recession to the beginnings of a global recovery.

At the outset of the year, markets were still reeling from 2008’s nearly unprecedented global financial and economic meltdown. The looming threat of further collapse in global markets prompted stimulus packages and central bank interventions on an extraordinary scale worldwide. Ultimately, these actions helped stabilize the financial system, and the economic contraction began to abate.

Stocks fell sharply to start 2009 as investor confidence remained low on fears of an economic depression. After touching their lows in March, stocks galloped higher as massive, coordinated global monetary and fiscal stimulus began to reflate world economies. Sidelined cash poured into the markets, triggering a dramatic and steep upward rerating of stocks and other risk assets. The financial sector and low-quality securities that had been battered most in the downturn enjoyed the sharpest recovery. The experience in international markets was similar to that seen in the United States. European stocks slightly edged out other developed markets for the year, but emerging markets were the clear winners in 2009. To some extent, this outperformance reflected the stronger recoveries in emerging economies and corporate earnings, but emerging market stocks also saw significant expansion in valuations.

The improvement in the economic backdrop was reflected in fixed income markets as well, where non-Treasury assets made a robust recovery. One of the major themes for 2009 was the reversal of the flight-to-quality trade seen in 2008. As investors grew more comfortable with risk, high yield finished the year as the strongest-performing fixed income sector in both the taxable and tax-exempt space. Overall, the municipal market made a strong showing, outpacing most taxable sectors. Despite fundamental challenges, the technical picture remained supportive of the asset class. Municipal fund inflows had a record-setting year; investor expectations of higher taxes boosted demand; and the Build America Bonds program was deemed a success, adding $65 billion of taxable supply to the municipal marketplace in 2009. Notably, the program has alleviated tax-exempt supply pressure and attracted the attention of a global audience.

All told, the rebound in sentiment and global market conditions propelled virtually every major benchmark index into positive territory for both the 6- and 12-month periods, with the notable exception of Treasury bonds, which were negatively affected by rising long-term rates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Returns as of December 31, 2009

 

6-month

 

12-month

 


US equities (S&P 500 Index)

 

 

22.59

%

 

26.46

%









Small cap US equities (Russell 2000 Index)

 

 

23.90

 

 

27.17

 









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

 

 

22.07

 

 

31.78

 









US Treasury securities (BofA Merrill Lynch 10-Year US Treasury Index)

 

 

(1.06

)

 

(9.71

)









Taxable fixed income (Barclays Capital US Aggregate Bond Index)

 

 

3.95

 

 

5.93

 









Tax-exempt fixed income (Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index)

 

 

6.10

 

 

12.91

 









High yield bonds (Barclays Capital US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)

 

 

21.27

 

 

58.76

 










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

The market environment improved dramatically in the past year, but uncertainty and risk remain. Through periods of market turbulence, as ever, BlackRock’s full resources are dedicated to the management of our clients’ assets. For additional market perspective and investment insight, visit the most recent issue of our award-winning Shareholder® magazine at www.blackrock.com/shareholdermagazine. As always, we thank you for entrusting BlackRock with your investments, and we look forward to continuing to serve you in the new year and beyond.

Sincerely,

-s- Rob Kapito

Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 


Announcement to Shareholders


On December 1, 2009, BlackRock, Inc. and Barclays Global Investors, N.A. combined to form one of the world’s preeminent investment management firms. The new company, operating under the BlackRock name, manages $3.346 trillion in assets* and offers clients a full complement of worldwide active management, enhanced and index investment strategies and products, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares platform of exchange traded funds.

 

 

*

Data is as of December 31, 2009.


 

 

 


 

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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2009

BlackRock International Index Fund


 

 


Portfolio Management Commentary


 

 

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

For the 12 months ended December 31,2009,the Fund, through its investment in Master International Index Series (the “Series”) of Quantitative Master Series LLC, underperformed the benchmark Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) (Cap Weighted) Index. The MSCI EAFE (Cap Weighted) Index is a free-float adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada.

 

 

Returns for the Fund’s respective share classes differ from the benchmark based on individual share class expenses.

 

 

 

Describe the market environment.

 

 

International equity markets experienced a dramatic recovery during 2009, with the MSCI EAFE (Cap Weighted) Index gaining 31.78% for the year. The declines that plagued 2008 continued in the early months of the year as investor confidence remained depressed on fears of a deep recession. However, as the risk of further collapse in global markets loomed, governments implemented fiscal stimulus packages on an unprecedented scale worldwide, which succeeded in somewhat stabilizing the global economy. As signs of a slowdown in economic contraction emerged, investors returned to risk assets and relished the opportunity to purchase companies at generationally low valuations. There was distinct sector leadership during most of the rebound as cyclical sectors outperformed. However, in the fourth quarter, returns broadened out as investors locked in profits and focused more on stock-specific factors.

 

 

From a global sector perspective, materials, financials and consumer discretionary emerged as the best performers, while utilities, telecommunication services and health care posted comparatively smaller gains. At the country level, Norway, Australia and Singapore were on top, while Japan, Finland and Ireland posted the lowest returns for the period.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

Throughout the 12-month period, as changes were made to the composition of the MSCI EAFE Index, the Series purchased and sold securities to maintain its objective of replicating the risks and return of the benchmark.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

In keeping with its investment objective, the Series remains positioned to match the risk characteristics of its benchmark, irrespective of the future direction of international markets.

 

 

 

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.


 

 


Derivative Financial Instruments


 

 

The Series may invest in various derivative instruments, including financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts as specified in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements, which constitute forms of economic leverage. Such instruments are used to obtain exposure to a market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to hedge market, equity and/or foreign currency exchange rate risks. Such derivative instruments involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the derivative instrument. The Series’ ability to successfully use a derivative instrument depends on the investment advisor’s ability to accurately predict pertinent market movements, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require the Series to sell or purchase portfolio securities at inopportune times or for distressed values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Series can realize on an investment or may cause the Series to hold a security that it might otherwise sell. The Series’ investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

 


4

BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009




 



 


Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment


(LINE GRAPH)


 

 

1

Assuming transaction costs and other operating expenses, including administration fees, if any.

 

 

2

The Fund invests all of its assets in the Series. The Series may invest in a statistically selected sample of the equity securities included in the MSCI EAFE (Cap Weighted) Index and other types of financial instruments.

 

 

3

This unmanaged capitalization weighted index is a free-float adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2009


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns4

 

 

 

6-Month
Total Returns

 


 

 

 

 

1 Year

 

 

5 Years

 

 

10 Years

 














Institutional

 

 

21.18

%

 

28.38

%

 

3.14

%

 

0.32

%

Investor A

 

 

21.05

 

 

28.00

 

 

2.85

 

 

0.06

 

MSCI EAFE (Cap Weighted) Index

 

 

22.07

 

 

31.78

 

 

3.54

 

 

1.17

 














 

 

4

Average annual total returns reflect reductions for service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 6 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related fees.


 

 

 

 

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

 


 

BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009

5




 


 

About Fund Performance


 

 

Institutional Shares are not subject to any sales charge. Institutional Shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only to eligible investors.

 

 

Investor A Shares are not subject to any sales charge and bear no ongoing distribution fee. Investor A Shares are subject to an ongoing service fee of 0.25% per year.

 

 

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. The Fund may charge a 2% redemption fee for sales or exchanges of shares within 30 days of purchase or exchange. Performance data does not reflect this potential fee. Figures shown in the performance table on the previous page assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain 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. Dividends paid to each class of shares will vary because of the different levels of service and transfer agency fees applicable to each class, which are deducted from the income available to be paid to shareholders. The Fund’s administrator reimbursed a portion of the Fund’s fee. Without such reimbursement, the Fund’s performance would have been lower.


 


 

Disclosure of Expenses

Shareholders of this Fund may incur the following charges: (a) expenses related to transactions, including redemption fees and exchange fees; and (b) operating expenses including advisory fees, service and distribution fees including 12b-1 fees and other Fund expenses. The expense example shown below (which is based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2009 and held through December 31, 2009) is 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 table 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 share class under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

The table 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 this Fund and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in other funds’ shareholder reports.

The expenses shown in the table are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. 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.

 


Expense Example



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

Hypothetical2

 

 

 


 



 

 

Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2009

 

Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2009

 

Expenses Paid
During the Period1

 

Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2009

 

Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2009

 

Expenses Paid
During the Period1

 















Institutional

 

 

$

1,000

 

 

 

$

1,211.80

 

 

 

$

2.84

 

 

 

$

1,000

 

 

 

$

1,022.63

 

 

 

$

2.60

 

 

Investor A

 

 

$

1,000

 

 

 

$

1,210.50

 

 

 

$

4.29

 

 

 

$

1,000

 

 

 

$

1,021.32

 

 

 

$

3.92

 

 


































 

 

1

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (0.51% for Institutional and 0.77% for Investor A), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Because the Fund is a feeder fund, the expense table example reflects the expenses of both the feeder fund and the master series in which it invests.

 

 

2

Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by pro rating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365.


 

 

 




6

BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009




 

 


 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

BlackRock International Index Fund


 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2009

 

 

 

 






Assets

 

 

 

 






Investment at value — Master International Index Series (the “Series”) (cost — $255,164,383)

 

$

250,979,442

 

Capital shares sold receivable

 

 

324,906

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

12,122

 

 

 




Total assets

 

 

251,316,470

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 






Liabilities

 

 

 

 






Capital shares redeemed payable

 

 

299,324

 

Administration fees payable

 

 

72,009

 

Service fees payable

 

 

34,403

 

Contributions payable to the Series

 

 

25,582

 

Other affiliates payable

 

 

2,956

 

Officer’s fees payable

 

 

30

 

Other accrued expenses payable

 

 

29,651

 

Total liabilities

 

 

463,955

 

 

 




Net Assets

 

$

250,852,515

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 






Net Assets Consist of

 

 

 

 






Paid-in capital

 

$

275,922,606

 

Undistributed net investment income

 

 

1,120,122

 

Accumulated net realized loss allocated from the Series

 

 

(22,005,272

)

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation allocated from the Series

 

 

(4,184,941

)

 

 




Net Assets

 

$

250,852,515

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 






Net Asset Value

 

 

 

 






Institutional — Based on net assets of $89,888,782 and 8,194,534 shares outstanding, 125 million shares authorized, $0.0001 par value

 

$

10.97

 

 

 




Investor A — Based on net assets of $160,963,733 and 14,754,498 shares outstanding, 125 million shares authorized, $0.0001 par value

 

$

10.91

 

 

 





 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.




BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009

7




 

 


 

 

Statement of Operations

BlackRock International Index Fund


 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2009

 

 

 

 






Investment Income

 

 

 

 






Net investment income allocated from the Series:

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

$

7,083,387

 

Foreign taxes withheld

 

 

(664,560

)

Income — affiliated

 

 

6,177

 

Expenses

 

 

(196,183

)

 

 




Total income

 

 

6,228,821

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 






Expenses

 

 

 

 






Administration

 

 

721,423

 

Service — Investor A

 

 

345,904

 

Transfer agent — Institutional

 

 

34,528

 

Transfer agent — Investor A

 

 

63,238

 

Printing

 

 

56,303

 

Registration

 

 

38,418

 

Professional

 

 

24,448

 

Officer

 

 

97

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

9,945

 

 

 




Total expenses

 

 

1,294,304

 

 

 




Net investment income

 

 

4,934,517

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 






Realized and Unrealized Gain Allocated from the Series

 

 

 

 






Net realized gain from investments, in-kind redemptions, financial futures contracts and foreign currency transactions

 

 

14,623,210

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, financial futures contracts and foreign currency transactions

 

 

31,049,900

 

 

 




Total realized and unrealized gain

 

 

45,673,110

 

 

 




Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

50,607,627

 

 

 





 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


8

BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009




 

 


 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

BlackRock International Index Fund


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 



Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

2009

 

2008

 







Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Net investment income

 

$

4,934,517

 

$

9,114,716

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

14,623,210

 

 

(13,912,767

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

31,049,900

 

 

(156,376,351

)

 

 







Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

50,607,627

 

 

(161,174,402

)

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Net investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional

 

 

(2,060,309

)

 

(3,141,391

)

Investor A

 

 

(3,415,709

)

 

(3,858,639

)

Net realized gain:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional

 

 

 

 

(373,410

)

Investor A

 

 

 

 

(514,178

)

 

 







Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

 

(5,476,018

)

 

(7,887,618

)

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Capital Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

 

 

(21,041,425

)

 

22,648,676

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Redemption Fee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Redemption fee

 

 

1,294

 

 

12,292

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

24,091,478

 

 

(146,401,052

)

Beginning of year

 

 

226,761,037

 

 

373,162,089

 

 

 







End of year

 

$

250,852,515

 

$

226,761,037

 

 

 







Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

1,120,122

 

$

(110,880

)

 

 








 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009

9




 

 


 

Financial Highlights

BlackRock International Index Fund


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional

 

 

Investor A

 

 

 



 



 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 



 



 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 
























Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


































Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

8.75

 

$

15.73

 

$

15.14

 

$

12.47

 

$

11.19

 

 

$

8.71

 

$

15.65

 

$

15.07

 

$

12.41

 

$

11.15

 

 

 
















 
















Net investment income1

 

 

0.23

 

 

0.40

 

 

0.39

 

 

0.32

 

 

0.23

 

 

 

0.21

 

 

0.36

 

 

0.34

 

 

0.29

 

 

0.21

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)2

 

 

2.25

 

 

(7.03

)

 

1.16

 

 

2.92

 

 

1.24

 

 

 

2.23

 

 

(6.98

)

 

1.16

 

 

2.91

 

 

1.21

 

 

 
















 
















Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

2.48

 

 

(6.63

)

 

1.55

 

 

3.24

 

 

1.47

 

 

 

2.44

 

 

(6.62

)

 

1.50

 

 

3.20

 

 

1.42

 

 

 
















 
















Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.47

)

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.19

)

 

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.43

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.16

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.49

)

 

(0.20

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.49

)

 

(0.20

)

 

 

 

 
















 
















Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.96

)

 

(0.57

)

 

(0.19

)

 

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.92

)

 

(0.54

)

 

(0.16

)

 

 
















 
















Net asset value, end of year

 

$

10.97

 

$

8.75

 

$

15.73

 

$

15.14

 

$

12.47

 

 

$

10.91

 

$

8.71

 

$

15.65

 

$

15.07

 

$

12.41

 

 

 
















 
















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


































Total Investment Return3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


































Based on net asset value

 

 

28.38

%

 

(42.24

)%

 

10.28

%

 

26.09

%

 

13.19

%

 

 

28.00

%

 

(42.41

)%

 

9.98

%

 

25.85

%

 

12.81

%

 

 
















 
















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


































Ratios to Average Net Assets4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


































Total expenses

 

 

0.54

%

 

0.54

%

 

0.54

%

 

0.52

%

 

0.56

%

 

 

0.79

%

 

0.79

%

 

0.79

%

 

0.78

%

 

0.81

%

 

 
















 
















Total expenses after fees waived

 

 

0.54

%

 

0.54

%

 

0.54

%

 

0.47

%

 

0.55

%

 

 

0.79

%

 

0.79

%

 

0.79

%

 

0.72

%

 

0.80

%

 

 
















 
















Net investment income

 

 

2.43

%

 

3.11

%

 

2.37

%

 

2.31

%

 

1.98

%

 

 

2.27

%

 

2.83

%

 

2.11

%

 

2.11

%

 

1.84

%

 

 
















 
















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


































Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


































Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

89,889

 

$

90,688

 

$

158,740

 

$

133,267

 

$

90,157

 

 

$

160,964

 

$

136,073

 

$

214,422

 

$

197,524

 

$

160,177

 

 

 
















 
















Portfolio turnover of the Series

 

 

30

%

 

30

%

 

30

%

 

23

%

 

11

%

 

 

30

%

 

30

%

 

30

%

 

23

%

 

11

%

 

 
















 

















 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

2

Includes a redemption fee, which is less than $0.01 per share.

 

 

3

Where applicable, total investment returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

4

Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated expenses and/or net investment income.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


10

BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009




 

 


 

Notes to Financial Statements

BlackRock International Index Fund

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:

BlackRock International Index Fund (the “Fund”), is a series of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The Corporation is organized as a Maryland corporation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its assets in Master International Index Series (the “Series”) of Quantitative Master Series LLC, which has the same investment objective and strategies as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Series reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Series. The percentage of the Series owned by the Fund at December 31, 2009 was 33.5%. The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Series. The financial statements of the Series, including the Summary Schedule of Investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require the use of management accruals and estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The Fund offers two classes of shares. Institutional and Investor A Shares are generally sold without the imposition of a front-end or deferred sales charge. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except that Investor A Shares bear certain expenses related to the shareholder servicing of such shares and have exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing expenditures.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund:

Valuation of Investments: The Fund records its investment in the Series at fair value. Valuation of securities held by the Series is discussed in Note 1 of the Series’ Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

Fair Value Measurements: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

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 inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

As of December 31, 2009, the Fund’s investment in the Series was classified as Level 2. More relevant disclosure regarding fair value measurements relates to the Series, which is disclosed in the Series’ Summary Schedule of Investments included elsewhere in this report.

Investment Transactions and Net Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions in the Series are accounted for on a trade date basis. The Fund records daily its proportionate share of the Series’ income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses. In addition, the Fund accrues its own expenses. Income and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.

Dividends and Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates.

Income Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code 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. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates.

The Fund files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s US federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended December 31, 2009. The statutes of limitations on the Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Recent Accounting Standards: In June 2009, amended guidance was issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) for transfers of financial assets. This guidance is intended to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness and comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial statements about a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; and a transferor’s continuing involvement, if any, in transferred financial assets. The amended guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2009. Earlier application is prohibited. The recognition and measurement provisions of this guidance must be applied to transfers

 

 

 


BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009

11




 

 



 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

BlackRock International Index Fund

occurring on or after the effective date. Additionally, the enhanced disclosure provisions of the amended guidance should be applied to transfers that occurred both before and after the effective date of this guidance. The impact of this guidance on the Fund’s financial statements and disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.

In January 2010, the FASB issued amended guidance for improving disclosure about fair value measurements that adds new disclosure requirements about transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 and separate disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). It also clarifies existing disclosure requirements relating to the levels of disaggregation for fair value measurement and inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The amended guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2009 except for disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the rollforward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, which are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The impact of this guidance on the Fund’s financial statements and disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.

Other: Expenses directly related to the Fund or its classes are charged to that Fund or class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Other expenses of the Fund are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.

2. Administration Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”), Bank of America Corporation (“BAC”) and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”) are the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). Due to the ownership structure, PNC is an affiliate for 1940 Act purposes, but BAC and Barclays are not.

The Corporation, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into an Administration Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Administrator”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide administrative services (other than investment advice and related portfolio activities). For such services, the Fund pays the Administrator a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.34% of the average daily value of the Fund’s net assets.

The Administrator has entered into a voluntary arrangement with the Fund under which the annual operating expenses incurred by the Fund will not exceed 0.65% for Institutional Shares and 0.90% for Investor A Shares. The Administrator may discontinue the voluntary waiver at any time.

The Fund has entered into a Distribution Agreement and Distribution Plan with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), which is an affiliate of BlackRock.

Pursuant to the Distribution Plan adopted by the Fund in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund pays BRIL an ongoing service fee with respect to Investor A Shares. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.25% based upon the average daily net assets of Investor A Shares.

Pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, broker-dealers and BRIL provide shareholder servicing to the Fund. The ongoing service fee compensates BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing services to Investor A shareholders.

PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of PNC and an affiliate of the Administrator, serves as transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent. Each class of the Fund bears the costs of transfer agent fees associated with such respective classes. Transfer agency fees borne by each class of the Fund are comprised of those fees charged for all shareholder communications including mailing of shareholder reports, dividend and distribution notices, and proxy materials for shareholders meetings; as well as per account and per transaction fees related to servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts, including the issuing, redeeming and transferring of shares of each class of the Fund, 12b-1 fee calculation, check writing, anti-money laundering services, and customer identification services.

The Administrator maintains a call center, which is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Fund, such as responding to shareholder inquiries and processing transactions based upon instructions from shareholders with respect to the subscription and redemption of Fund shares. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund reimbursed the Administrator the following amounts for costs incurred running the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statement of Operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Call Center Fees


Institutional

 

 

$

233

 

 

Investor A

 

 

$

1,392

 

 








Certain officers and/or directors of the Corporation are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Fund reimburses the Administrator for compensation paid to the Corporation’s Chief Compliance Officer.

3. Income Tax Information:

Reclassifications: Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The following permanent differences as of December 31,

 

 

 


12

BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009




 

 



 

Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

BlackRock International Index Fund

2009 attributable to foreign currency transactions, the sale of stock of passive foreign investment companies, in-kind withdrawals and non-deductible expenses were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Undistributed net investment income

 

 

 

 

$

1,772,503

 

Accumulated net realized loss allocated from the Series

 

 

 

 

$

(20,555,923

)

Paid-in capital

 

 

 

 

$

18,783,420

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was as follows:

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

12/31/09

 

 

12/31/08

 


Distributions paid from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary income

 

$

5,476,018

 

$

7,339,400

 

Long-term capital gains

 

 

 

 

548,218

 

 

 







Total distributions

 

$

5,476,018

 

$

7,887,618

 

 

 







As of December 31, 2009, the tax components of accumulated net losses were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Undistributed ordinary income

 

 

 

 

$

1,703,466

 

Capital loss carryforwards

 

 

 

 

 

(11,982,215

)

Net unrealized losses*

 

 

 

 

 

(14,791,342

)

 

 

 

 

 




Total

 

 

 

 

$

(25,070,091

)

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

*

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized losses was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain foreign currency contracts, the deferral of post-October capital losses for tax purposes and other temporary differences.


As of December 31, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Expires December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2016

 

 

 

 

$

5,386,029

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

6,596,186

 

 

 

 

 

 




Total

 

 

 

 

$

11,982,215

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

4. Capital Share Transactions:

Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2009

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2008

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 



Institutional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Shares sold

 

 

3,126,704

 

$

28,967,135

 

 

4,458,355

 

$

56,175,918

 

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

 

 

162,438

 

 

1,769,615

 

 

371,254

 

 

3,396,692

 

 

 






 







Total issued

 

 

3,289,142

 

 

30,736,750

 

 

4,829,609

 

 

59,572,610

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(5,453,597

)

 

(45,691,682

)

 

(4,564,007

)

 

(55,989,421

)

 

 






 






 

Net increase (decrease)

 

 

(2,164,455

)

$

(14,954,932

)

 

265,602

 

$

3,583,189

 

 

 






 








Investor A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Shares sold

 

 

2,365,417

 

$

21,951,884

 

 

3,811,876

 

$

43,249,950

 

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

 

 

310,951

 

 

3,361,868

 

 

472,470

 

 

4,314,568

 

 

 






 







Total issued

 

 

2,676,368

 

 

25,313,752

 

 

4,284,346

 

 

47,564,518

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(3,543,706

)

 

(31,400,245

)

 

(2,366,852

)

 

(28,499,031

)

 

 






 






 

Net increase (decrease)

 

 

(867,338

)

$

(6,086,493

)

 

1,917,494

 

$

19,065,487

 

 

 






 







There is a 2% redemption fee on shares redeemed or exchanged that have been held for 30 days or less. The redemption fees are collected and retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders. The redemption fees are recorded as a credit to paid-in capital.

5. Subsequent Events:

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through February 26, 2010, the date the financials statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

 


BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009

13




 

 


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

BlackRock International Index Fund

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, of BlackRock International Index Fund, one of the series constituting BlackRock Index Funds, Inc., (the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2009, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. as of December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
February 26, 2010

 


Important Tax Information (Unaudited)


The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary distributions paid by BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

Payable Date

 





 

 

7/24/09

 

12/17/09

 







Qualified Dividend Income for Individuals1,2

 

 

100

%

 

100

%

Foreign Source Income2

 

 

100

%

 

89.21

%

Foreign Taxes Paid Per Share3

 

$

0.005669

 

$

0.025728

 










 

 

 

 

1

The Fund hereby designates the percentage indicated above or the maximum amount allowable by law.

 

 

 

 

2

Expressed as a percentage of the cash distribution grossed-up for foreign taxes.

 

 

 

 

3

The foreign taxes paid represent taxes incurred by the Fund on income received by the Fund from foreign sources. Foreign taxes paid may be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or may be taken as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the appropriate treatment of foreign taxes paid.


 

 

 




14

BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009




 

 


 

Portfolio Information

Master International Index Series


 


As of December 31, 2009



 

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings

Percent of
Long-Term Investments




HSBC Holdings Plc

2

%

BP Plc

2

 

Nestlé SA, Registered Shares

2

 

Total SA

1

 

Banco Santander SA

1

 

BHP Billiton Ltd.

1

 

Roche Holding AG

1

 

Toyota Motor Corp.

1

 

Vodafone Group Plc

1

 

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

1

 





 

 

 

Geographic Allocation

Percent of
Long-Term Investments




United Kingdom

21

%

Japan

21

 

France

11

 

Australia

8

 

Switzerland

8

 

Germany

8

 

Spain

5

 

Italy

3

 

Netherlands

3

 

Sweden

2

 

Hong Kong

2

 

Singapore

2

 

Other1

6

 





 

 

 

 

1

Other includes a 1% holding in each of the following countries: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Luxembourg and Norway.


 

 

 


BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009

15




 

 



 

 

Summary Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

Master International Index Series
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

This summary schedule of investments is presented to help investors focus on the Series’ principal holdings. It includes the Series’ 50 largest holdings, each investment of any issuer that exceeds 1% of the Series’ net assets and affiliated issues. “Other Securities” represents all issues not required to be disclosed under the rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. A complete schedule of investments is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 441-7762 or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 














Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Percent














Australia

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

 

 

175,062

 

$

3,567,483

 

0.5

%

 

 

 

BHP Billiton Ltd.

 

 

235,856

 

 

9,025,412

 

1.2

 

 

 

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd.

 

 

108,214

 

 

5,283,200

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

National Australia Bank Ltd.

 

 

146,693

 

 

3,579,900

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

Westpac Banking Corp.

 

 

205,646

 

 

4,645,276

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

33,587,838

 

4.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,689,109

 

8.0

 

 














Austria

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

2,469,114

 

0.3

 

 














Belgium

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

7,170,804

 

1.0

 

 














Bermuda

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

695,365

 

0.1

 

 














Cayman Islands

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

352,666

 

0.1

 

 














Denmark

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

6,569,630

 

0.9

 

 














Finland

 

Nokia Oyj

 

 

260,135

 

 

3,363,540

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

4,931,862

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,295,402

 

1.1

 

 














France

 

BNP Paribas SA

 

 

66,723

 

 

5,292,332

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

France Telecom SA

 

 

127,575

 

 

3,187,876

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

GDF Suez

 

 

87,797

 

 

3,803,453

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

Sanofi-Aventis

 

 

73,274

 

 

5,762,470

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

Société Générale SA

 

 

43,036

 

 

2,990,138

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

Total SA

 

 

148,344

 

 

9,528,118

 

1.3

 

 

 

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

45,852,337

 

6.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76,416,724

 

10.2

 

 














Germany

 

Allianz AG, Registered Shares

 

 

32,101

 

 

3,979,237

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

BASF SE

 

 

65,061

 

 

4,026,667

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

Bayer AG

 

 

57,376

 

 

4,591,427

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

DaimlerChrysler AG

 

 

62,353

 

 

3,321,145

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

E.ON AG

 

 

133,923

 

 

5,621,288

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

Siemens AG

 

 

57,947

 

 

5,317,843

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

29,842,346

 

4.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56,699,953

 

7.6

 

 














Greece

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

3,857,171

 

0.5

 

 














Hong Kong

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

16,607,378

 

2.2

 

 














Ireland

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

2,055,882

 

0.3

 

 














Italy

 

Eni SpA

 

 

182,935

 

 

4,658,582

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

UniCredit SpA

 

 

977,959

 

 

3,270,057

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

16,350,598

 

2.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,279,237

 

3.2

 

 















 


Portfolio Abbreviations


To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Summary Schedule of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:

 

 

AUD

Australian Dollar

EUR

Euro

GBP

British Pound

JPY

Japanese Yen

SEK

Swedish Krona

USD

US Dollar


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


16

BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009




 

 



 

 

Summary Schedule of Investments (continued)

Master International Index Series
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Percent

 














Japan

 

Canon, Inc.

 

 

75,500

 

$

3,211,655

 

0.4

%

 

 

 

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

 

 

116,800

 

 

3,962,872

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

891,774

 

 

4,392,688

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

Toyota Motor Corp.

 

 

207,800

 

 

8,761,048

 

1.2

 

 

 

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

127,639,885

 

17.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

147,968,148

 

19.8

 

 














Kazakhstan

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

257,020

 

0.0

 

 














Luxembourg

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

3,998,531

 

0.5

 

 














Netherlands

 

Unilever NV

 

 

115,438

 

 

3,757,134

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

15,736,687

 

2.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,493,821

 

2.6

 

 














New Zealand

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

808,698

 

0.1

 

 














Norway

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

5,390,433

 

0.7

 

 














Portugal

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

2,310,358

 

0.3

 

 














Singapore

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

11,172,972

 

1.5

 

 














Spain

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

 

 

246,340

 

 

4,489,549

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

Banco Santander SA

 

 

573,683

 

 

9,479,911

 

1.3

 

 

 

 

Telefonica SA

 

 

295,654

 

 

8,275,065

 

1.1

 

 

 

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

10,904,494

 

1.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,149,019

 

4.4

 

 














Sweden

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

17,420,607

 

2.3

 

 














Switzerland

 

ABB Ltd.

 

 

160,090

 

 

3,084,827

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Group AG

 

 

82,164

 

 

4,070,517

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

Nestlé SA, Registered Shares

 

 

256,418

 

 

12,444,897

 

1.7

 

 

 

 

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

 

 

154,654

 

 

8,445,538

 

1.1

 

 

 

 

Roche Holding AG

 

 

52,024

 

 

8,896,774

 

1.2

 

 

 

 

UBS AG

 

 

264,485

 

 

4,118,620

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

16,784,756

 

2.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,845,929

 

7.7

 

 














United Kingdom

 

Anglo American Plc (a)

 

 

92,120

 

 

3,989,485

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

AstraZeneca Plc

 

 

101,396

 

 

4,765,323

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

BG Group Plc

 

 

235,247

 

 

4,247,679

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

BHP Billiton Plc

 

 

154,491

 

 

4,925,163

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

BP Plc

 

 

1,311,741

 

 

12,666,379

 

1.7

 

 

 

 

Barclays Plc

 

 

798,732

 

 

3,519,574

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

British American Tobacco Plc

 

 

139,745

 

 

4,536,580

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

Diageo Plc

 

 

174,907

 

 

3,051,444

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

GlaxoSmithKline Plc

 

 

362,949

 

 

7,696,642

 

1.0

 

 

 

 

HSBC Holdings Plc

 

 

1,213,396

 

 

13,842,812

 

1.9

 

 

 

 

Rio Tinto Plc, Registered Shares

 

 

95,402

 

 

5,151,391

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

Royal Dutch Shell Plc

 

 

248,191

 

 

7,510,303

 

1.0

 

 

 

 

Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Class B

 

 

188,629

 

 

5,493,474

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

Standard Chartered Plc

 

 

140,697

 

 

3,552,016

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

Tesco Plc

 

 

555,601

 

 

3,832,965

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

Vodafone Group Plc

 

 

3,680,257

 

 

8,522,398

 

1.1

 

 

 

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

56,091,237

 

7.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

153,394,865

 

20.5

 

 














 

 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

718,368,836

 

95.9

 

 














 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 














 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 














Germany

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

1,729,654

 

0.2

 

 














 

 

Total Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

1,729,654

 

0.2

 

 















 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 




BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009

17




 

 



 

 

Summary Schedule of Investments (continued)

Master International Index Series
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country

 

Rights

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Percent

 














Australia

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

$

7,718

 

0.0

%

 














Belgium

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

0.0

 

 














Japan

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

 

 














 

 

Total Rights

 

 

 

 

 

7,721

 

0.0

 

 














 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 














France

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

1,617

 

0.0

 

 














Italy

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

 

 

3,743

 

0.0

 

 














 

 

Total Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

5,360

 

0.0

 

 














 

 

Total Long-Term Securities (Cost — $716,040,453)

 

 

 

 

 

720,111,571

 

96.1

 

 














 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 














 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash, Institutional Class, 0.17% (c)(d)

 

 

6,620,218

 

 

6,620,218

 

0.9

 

 














 

 

Total Short-Term Securities (Cost — $6,620,218)

 

 

 

 

 

6,620,218

 

0.9

 

 














 

 

Total Investments (Cost — $722,660,671*)

 

 

 

 

 

726,731,789

 

97.0

 

 

 

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

22,548,127

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

$

749,279,916

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of December 31, 2009, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

755,115,777

 

 

 



 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

84,372,030

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(112,756,018

)

 

 



 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(28,383,988

)

 

 



 


 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

Warrants entitle the Series to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date.

 

 

(c)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Series, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Affiliate

 

Net
Activity

 

Income

 









BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash, Institutional Class

 

$

6,620,218

 

$

18,139

 

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Cash Sweep Series

 

$

(11,259,665

)

$

3,568

 










 

 

(d)

Represents the current yield as of report date.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


18

BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009




 

 



 

 

Summary Schedule of Investments (continued)

Master International Index Series


 

 

Financial futures contracts purchased as of December 31, 2009 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



















Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 













2

 

 

 

Hang Seng Index Futures

 

 

Hong Kong

 

 

January 2010

 

$

277,554

 

$

5,225

 

97

 

 

 

OMXS30 Index Futures

 

 

Stockholm

 

 

January 2010

 

$

1,301,611

 

 

(10,248

)

146

 

 

 

DJ Euro Stoxx 50

 

 

Eurex

 

 

March 2010

 

$

6,046,911

 

 

173,425

 

79

 

 

 

FTSE 100 Index Futures

 

 

LIFFE

 

 

March 2010

 

$

6,742,774

 

 

98,525

 

25

 

 

 

SPI 200 Index Futures

 

 

Sydney

 

 

March 2010

 

$

2,624,954

 

 

114,137

 

75

 

 

 

TOPIX Index Futures

 

 

Tokyo

 

 

March 2010

 

$

7,158,072

 

 

125,710

 



















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

506,774

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of December 31, 2009 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



















Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 



















EUR

 

 

401,000

 

USD

 

 

574,112

 

UBS AG

 

 

1/04/10

 

$

741

 

GBP

 

 

246,000

 

USD

 

 

397,612

 

UBS AG

 

 

1/04/10

 

 

(274

)

JPY

 

 

40,968,000

 

USD

 

 

440,185

 

UBS AG

 

 

1/04/10

 

 

(308

)

AUD

 

 

315,000

 

USD

 

 

287,457

 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

 

 

1/15/10

 

 

(4,942

)

EUR

 

 

8,980,000

 

USD

 

 

13,243,561

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

 

1/15/10

 

 

(370,429

)

EUR

 

 

2,830,000

 

USD

 

 

4,238,803

 

UBS AG

 

 

1/15/10

 

 

(181,903

)

GBP

 

 

5,700,000

 

USD

 

 

9,352,215

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

 

1/15/10

 

 

(146,362

)

GBP

 

 

100,000

 

USD

 

 

162,387

 

UBS AG

 

 

1/15/10

 

 

(881

)

JPY

 

 

513,770,000

 

USD

 

 

5,700,111

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

 

1/15/10

 

 

(183,271

)

JPY

 

 

195,255,000

 

USD

 

 

2,168,918

 

UBS AG

 

 

1/15/10

 

 

(72,278

)

SEK

 

 

6,150,000

 

USD

 

 

865,368

 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

 

 

1/15/10

 

 

(5,709

)

USD

 

 

276,649

 

AUD

 

 

315,000

 

UBS AG

 

 

1/15/10

 

 

(5,866

)

USD

 

 

3,718,021

 

EUR

 

 

2,552,000

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

 

1/15/10

 

 

59,643

 

USD

 

 

10,939,441

 

EUR

 

 

7,340,000

 

UBS AG

 

 

1/15/10

 

 

417,304

 

USD

 

 

1,709,400

 

GBP

 

 

1,050,000

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

 

1/15/10

 

 

13,585

 

USD

 

 

3,689,929

 

GBP

 

 

2,265,000

 

UBS AG

 

 

1/15/10

 

 

31,814

 

USD

 

 

564,052

 

JPY

 

 

50,020,000

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

 

1/15/10

 

 

26,940

 

USD

 

 

4,725,345

 

JPY

 

 

414,175,000

 

UBS AG

 

 

1/15/10

 

 

277,952

 

USD

 

 

149,693

 

SEK

 

 

1,095,000

 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

 

 

1/15/10

 

 

(3,369

)



















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(147,613

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 




BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009

19




 

 


 

 

Summary Schedule of Investments (concluded)

Master International Index Series


 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Series’ own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Series’ policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in determining the fair valuation of the Series’ investments:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 

Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in
Securities

 

 





 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 



 

Level 1

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

Belgium

 

$

175

 

 

Cayman Islands

 

 

149,097

 

 

France

 

 

1,617

 

 

Italy

 

 

3,743

 

 

Japan

 

 

90,791

 

 

Norway

 

 

158,756

 

 

Singapore

 

 

148,258

 

 

Spain

 

 

4,771

 

 

Switzerland

 

 

486,802

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

6,620,218

 

 

 

 




 

Total Level 1

 

 

7,664,228

 

 

 

 




 

Level 2

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

 

59,696,816

 

 

Austria

 

 

2,469,114

 

 

Belgium

 

 

7,170,629

 

 

Bermuda

 

 

695,365

 

 

Cayman Islands

 

 

203,569

 

 

Denmark

 

 

6,569,630

 

 

Finland

 

 

8,295,402

 

 

France

 

 

76,416,724

 

 

Germany

 

 

58,429,607

 

 

Greece

 

 

3,857,171

 

 

Hong Kong

 

 

16,607,378

 

 

Ireland

 

 

2,055,881

 

 

Italy

 

 

24,279,237

 

 

Japan

 

 

147,877,357

 

 

Kazakhstan

 

 

257,020

 

 

Luxembourg

 

 

3,998,531

 

 

Netherlands

 

 

19,493,821

 

 

New Zealand

 

 

808,698

 


 






 

Valuation Inputs (concluded)

 

Investments in
Securities

 

 





 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 



 

Norway

 

$

5,231,677

 

 

Portugal

 

 

2,310,358

 

 

Singapore

 

 

11,024,714

 

 

Spain

 

 

33,144,248

 

 

Sweden

 

 

17,420,607

 

 

Switzerland

 

 

57,359,127

 

 

United Kingdom

 

 

153,394,865

 

 

 

 




 

Total Level 2

 

 

719,067,546

 

 

 

 




 

Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

 

11

 

 

Belgium

 

 

3

 

 

Ireland

 

 

1

 

 

 

 




 

Total Level 3

 

 

15

 

 

 

 




 

Total

 

$

726,731,789

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Valuation Inputs

 

Other Financial Instruments1

 

 





 

 

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 


 



 

Level 1

 

$

517,022

 

$

(10,248

)

 

Level 2

 

 

827,979

 

 

(975,592

)

 

Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

Total

 

$

1,345,001

 

$

(985,840

)

 

 

 








 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Other financial instruments are financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts, which are shown at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

 

 

 

 

 

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 

 

 

Investments in
Securities

 

 





 

Balance, as of December 31, 2008

 

$

26,500

 

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

 

 

Realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

(1,493

)

 

Net purchases (sales)

 

 

12

 

 

Net transfers in/out of level 3

 

 

(25,004

)

 

 

 




 

Balance, as of December 31, 2009

 

$

15

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the Statement of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities still held at December 31, 2009 was $12.


See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 


20

BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009




 

 


 

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Master International Index Series


 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2009

 

 

 

 






Assets

 

 

 

 






Investments at value — unaffiliated (cost — $716,040,453)

 

$

720,111,571

 

Investments at value — affiliated (cost — $6,620,218)

 

 

6,620,218

 

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

827,979

 

Cash

 

 

309,308

 

Foreign currency at value (cost — $14,506,460)

 

 

14,449,072

 

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

 

 

4,451,000

 

Dividends receivable

 

 

3,614,124

 

Contributions receivable from investors

 

 

100,427

 

Investments sold receivable

 

 

14,346

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

62,805

 

 

 




Total assets

 

 

750,560,850

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 






Liabilities

 

 

 

 






Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

975,592

 

Margin variation payable

 

 

138,091

 

Investments purchased payable

 

 

17,274

 

Investment advisory fees payable

 

 

5,922

 

Other affiliates payable

 

 

4,302

 

Directors’ fees payable

 

 

449

 

Other accrued expenses payable

 

 

137,193

 

Other liabilities

 

 

2,111

 

 

 




Total liabilities

 

 

1,280,934

 

 

 




Net Assets

 

$

749,279,916

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 






Net Assets Consist of

 

 

 

 






Investors’ capital

 

$

744,745,518

 

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

4,534,398

 

 

 




Net Assets

 

$

749,279,916

 

 

 





See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 


BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009

21




 

 


 

 

Statement of Operations

Master International Index Series


 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2009

 

 

 

 






Investment Income

 

 

 

 






Dividends

 

$

25,323,037

 

Foreign taxes withheld

 

 

(2,351,811

)

Income — affiliated

 

 

21,707

 

 

 




Total income

 

 

22,992,933

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 






Expenses

 

 

 

 






Custodian

 

 

216,809

 

Accounting services

 

 

159,506

 

Pricing

 

 

117,648

 

Professional

 

 

79,487

 

Investment advisory

 

 

74,764

 

Directors

 

 

26,110

 

Printing

 

 

2,419

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

29,749

 

 

 




Total expenses

 

 

706,492

 

Less fees waived by advisor

 

 

(18,879

)

 

 




Total expenses after fees waived

 

 

687,613

 

 

 




Net investment income

 

 

22,305,320

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 






Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 






Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(68,061,699

)

In-kind redemptions

 

 

63,030,935

 

Financial futures contracts

 

 

3,356,669

 

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

2,194,635

 

 

 




 

 

 

520,540

 

 

 




Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

184,556,567

 

Financial futures contracts

 

 

102,377

 

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

(530,150

)

 

 




 

 

 

184,128,794

 

 

 




Total realized and unrealized gain

 

 

184,649,334

 

 

 




Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

206,954,654

 

 

 





See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Master International Index Series


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 



Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

2009

 

2008

 







Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Net investment income

 

$

22,305,320

 

$

33,039,462

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

520,540

 

 

(52,309,895

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

184,128,794

 

 

(468,096,168

)

 

 







Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

206,954,654

 

 

(487,366,601

)

 

 






 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Capital Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Proceeds from contributions

 

 

359,210,927

 

 

589,551,495

 

Value of withdrawals

 

 

(523,005,063

)

 

(539,237,057

)

 

 







Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital transactions

 

 

(163,794,136

)

 

50,314,438

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

43,160,518

 

 

(437,052,163

)

Beginning of year

 

 

706,119,398

 

 

1,143,171,561

 

 

 







End of year

 

$

749,279,916

 

$

706,119,398

 

 

 








 

 


 

Financial Highlights

Master International Index Series


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 



 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 













Total Investment Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Total investment return

 

 

28.99

%

 

(41.94

)%

 

10.80

%

 

26.61

%

 

13.64

%

 

 
















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Total expenses

 

 

0.09

%

 

0.11

%

 

0.10

%

 

0.11

%

 

0.10

%

 

 
















Total expenses after fees waived

 

 

0.09

%

 

0.10

%

 

0.09

%

 

0.10

%

 

0.10

%

 

 
















Net investment income

 

 

2.98

%

 

3.54

%

 

2.86

%

 

2.70

%

 

2.53

%

 

 
















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

749,280

 

$

706,119

 

$

1,143,172

 

$

829,986

 

$

523,155

 

 

 
















Portfolio turnover

 

 

30

%

 

30

%

 

30

%

 

23

%

 

11

%

 

 

















 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 




BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2009

23




 

 


 

Notes to Financial Statements

Master International Index Series

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:

Master International Index Series (the “Series”), a non-diversified open-end management investment company, is a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”). The Master LLC is registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and is organized as a Delaware limited liability company. The Master LLC’s Limited Liability Company Agreement permits the Board of Directors (the “Board”) to issue non-transferable interests, subject to certain limitations. The Series’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require the use of management accruals and estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Series:

Valuation: The Series’ policy is to value instruments at fair value. Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System are valued at the last reported sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale 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 are valued at the last available bid price. If no bid price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the security. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with maturities less than 60 days may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into US dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mid 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.

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment or is not available, the investment will be valued by a method approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor seeks to determine the price that the Series might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. The values of such instruments used in computing the net assets of the Series are determined as of such times. Foreign currency exchange rates will be determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments and such exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of the Series’ net assets. If events (for example, a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur during such periods that are expected to materially affect the value of such instruments, those instruments may be Fair Value Assets and be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Board or by the investment advisor using a pricing service and/or procedures approved by the Board.

Foreign Currency Transactions: Foreign currency amounts are translated into United States dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the current rate of exchange; and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

The Series reports foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Preferred Stock: The Series may invest in preferred stocks. Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well) but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Series either deliver collateral or segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., foreign currency exchange contracts and financial futures contracts) the Series will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on its books and records cash or other liquid

 

 

 




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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Master International Index Series

securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, each party has requirements to deliver/deposit securities as collateral for certain investments.

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 security transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Series has determined the ex-dividend dates. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as of reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis.

Income Taxes: The Series is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Series is treated as owner of its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Series. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates. It is intended that the Series’ assets will be managed so an investor in the Series can satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code.

The Series files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Series’ US federal tax returns remain open for each of the four years ended December 31, 2009. The statutes of limitations on the Series’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Recent Accounting Standards: In June 2009, amended guidance was issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) for transfers of financial assets. This guidance is intended to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness and comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial statements about a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; and a transferor’s continuing involvement, if any, in transferred financial assets. The amended guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2009. Earlier application is prohibited. The recognition and measurement provisions of this guidance must be applied to transfers occurring on or after the effective date. Additionally, the enhanced disclosure provisions of the amended guidance should be applied to transfers that occurred both before and after the effective date of this guidance. The impact of this guidance on the Series’ financial statements and disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.

In January 2010, the FASB issued amended guidance for improving disclosure about fair value measurements that adds new disclosure requirements about transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 and separate disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). It also clarifies existing disclosure requirements relating to the levels of disaggregation for fair value measurement and inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The amended guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2009 except for disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the rollforward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, which are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The impact of this guidance on the Series’ financial statements and disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.

Other: Expenses directly related to the Series are charged to that Series. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

2. Derivative Financial Instruments:

The Series may engage in various portfolio investment strategies both to increase the returns of the Series and to economically hedge, or protect, its exposure to certain risks such as equity and foreign currency exchange rate risks. Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying security or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The Series may mitigate counterparty risk through master netting agreements included within an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreement between the Series and its counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreement allows the Series to offset with its counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held with each counterparty. The amount of collateral moved to/from applicable counterparties is based upon minimum transfer amounts of up to $500,000. To the extent amounts due to the Series from its counterparties are not fully collateralized contractually or otherwise, the Series bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. See Note 1 “Segregation and Collateralization” for additional information with respect to collateral practices.

The Series’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain in excess of any collateral pledged by the counterparty to the Series. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Series’ net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Series fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the Series to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures contracts is minimal

 

 

 


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DECEMBER 31, 2009

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Master International Index Series

because of the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which they trade.

Financial Futures Contracts: The Series may purchase or sell financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in the value of interest rates (interest rate risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). Financial futures contracts are contracts for delayed delivery of securities at a specific future date and at a specific price or yield. Pursuant to the contract, the Series agrees 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 margin variation and are recognized by the Series as unrealized gains or losses. When the contract is closed, the Series records 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 and the underlying assets.

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Series may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio positions (foreign currency exchange rate risk). A 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. Foreign currency exchange contracts, when used by the Series, help to manage the overall exposure to the currency backing some of the investments held by the Series. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Series as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Series records 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 foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that counterparties may not meet the terms of the agreement or unfavorable movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the US dollar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure:

 

 

 

 















Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2009

 















 

 

Asset Derivatives

 

Liability Derivatives

 

 

 


 



 

 

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

 

 

Value

 

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

 

 

Value

 















Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

$

827,979

 

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

$

975,592

 













Equity contracts*

 

Net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation

 

$

517,022

 

Net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation

 

$

10,248

 














 

 

 

 

*

Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of financial futures contracts as reported in the Summary Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s margin variation is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2009

 



 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

 

 

 



 

 

Financial
Futures
Contracts

 

Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts

 









Foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

$

3,045,619

 

Equity contracts

 

$

3,356,669

 

 

 









 

 

Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on

 

 

 



 

 

Financial
Futures
Contracts

 

Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts

 









Foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

$

(444,129

)

Equity contracts

 

$

102,377

 

 

 









For the year ended December 31, 2009, the average derivative activity was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 


Futures:

 

 

 

 

Average number of contracts

 

 

537

 

Average value

 

$

447,752

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

 

 

 

Average number of contracts

 

 

81

 

Average US dollar amount

 

$

43,305,771

 






3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”), Bank of America Corporation (“BAC”) and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”) are the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). Due to the ownership structure, PNC is an affiliate for 1940 Act purposes, but BAC and Barclays are not.

The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Master LLC’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 Series’ investments and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Series. For such services, the Series pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.01% of the average daily value of the Series’ net assets.

The Manager has entered into a contractual arrangement with the Master LLC with respect to the Series under which the Manager will waive and/or reimburse its fees and/or expenses so that the total annual operating expenses incurred by the Series (excluding interest expense, acquired fund fees and certain other Series’ expenses) will not exceed 0.12% of the average daily value of the Series’ net assets. This arrangement has a one-year term and is renewable. For the year ended December 31, 2009,

 

 

 




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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

Master International Index Series

the Series waived $14,094, which is included in fees waived by advisor in the Statement of Operations.

The Manager has voluntarily agreed to waive its advisory fee by the amount of investment advisory fees the Series pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Series waived $4,785, which is included in fees waived by advisor in the Statement of Operations.

The Manager has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), an affiliate of the Manager, with respect to the Series under which the Manager pays BIM for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fee paid by the Series to the Manager.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Series reimbursed the Manager $15,780 for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services in the Statement of Operations.

Certain officers and/or directors of the Master LLC are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates.

4. Investments:

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the year ended December 31, 2009, were $210,297,699 and $355,604,095, respectively.

5. Borrowings:

The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates, is a party to a $500 million credit agreement with a group of lenders, which was renewed until November 2010. The Series may borrow under the credit agreement to fund shareholder redemptions and for other lawful purposes other than for leverage. The Series may borrow up to the maximum amount allowable under the Series’ current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, subject to various other legal, regulatory or contractual limits. Prior to its renewal, the credit agreement had the following terms: 0.02% upfront fee on the aggregate commitment amount which was allocated to the Series based on its net assets as of October 31, 2008; a commitment fee of 0.08% per annum based on the Series’ pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement, which is included in miscellaneous in the Statement of Operations, and interest at a rate equal to the higher of the (a) federal funds effective rate and (b) reserve adjusted one-month LIBOR, plus, in each case, the higher of (i) 1.50% and (ii) 50% of the CDX Index (as defined in the credit agreement) on amounts borrowed. Effective November 2009, the credit agreement was renewed with the following terms: 0.02% upfront fee on the aggregate commitment amount which was allocated to the Series based on its net assets as of October 31, 2009, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum based on the Series’ pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR plus 1.25% per annum and (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 1.25% per annum on amounts borrowed. The Series did not borrow under the credit agreement during the year ended December 31, 2009.

6. Concentration, Market and Credit Risk:

In the normal course of business, the Series invests in securities and enters 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 (credit risk). The value of securities held by the Series may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Series; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to credit risk, the Series may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Series has unsettled or open transactions may default. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Series to credit and counterparty risks, consist principally of investments and cash due from counterparties. The extent of the Series’ exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Series’ Summary Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Series.

The Series invests from time to time a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When the Series 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.

As of December 31, 2009, the Series had the following industry classifications:

 

 

 

 

 






Industry

 

Percent of
Long-Term
Investments

 





Commercial Banks

 

 

 

14

%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

8

 

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

7

 

 

Metals & Mining

 

 

 

6

 

 

Other*

 

 

 

65

 

 









 

 

 

 

*

All other industries held were each less than 5% of long-term investments.

7. Subsequent Events:

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Series’ financial statements through February 24, 2010, 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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DECEMBER 31, 2009

27




 

 


 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Master International Index Series

To the Investors and Board of Directors of Quantitative Master Series LLC:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the summary schedule of investments, of Master International Index Series, one of the portfolios constituting Quantitative Master Series LLC, (the “Master LLC”) as of December 31, 2009, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Master LLC’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Master LLC is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Master LLC’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2009, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC as of December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
February 24, 2010

 

 

 


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Officers and Directors


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name, Address
and Year of Birth

 

Position(s)
Held with
Corporation/
Master LLC

 

Length
of Time
Served as
a Director2

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

 

Number of BlackRock-
Advised Registered
Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of
Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen

 

Public
Directorships












Non-Interested Directors1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Ronald W. Forbes
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1940

 

Co-Chair of the Board and Director

 

Since
2007

 

Professor Emeritus of Finance, School of Business, State University of New York at Albany since 2000.

 

36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios

 

None












Rodney D. Johnson
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1941

 

Co-Chair of the Board and Director

 

Since
2007

 

President, Fairmount Capital Advisors, Inc. since 1987; Director, Fox Chase Cancer Center since 2004; Member of the Archdiocesan Investment Committee of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia since 2004; Director, The Committee of Seventy (civic) since 2006.

 

36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios

 

None












David O. Beim
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1940

 

Director

 

Since
2007

 

Professor of Finance and Economics at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business since 1991; Trustee, Phillips Exeter Academy since 2002; Chairman, Wave Hill, Inc. (public garden and cultural center) from 1990 to 2006.

 

36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios

 

None












Dr. Matina Horner
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1939

 

Director

 

Since
2007

 

Executive Vice President of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund from 1989 to 2003.

 

36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios

 

NSTAR (electric and gas utility)












Herbert I. London
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1939

 

Director and Member of the Audit Committee

 

Since
2007

 

Professor Emeritus, New York University since 2005; John M. Olin Professor of Humanities, New York University from 1993 to 2005 and Professor thereof from 1980 to 2005; President, Hudson Institute (policy research organization) since 1997 and Trustee thereof since 1980; Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Grantham University since 2006; Director, InnoCentive, Inc. (strategic solutions company) since 2005; Director, Cerego, LLC (software development and design) since 2005.

 

36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios

 

AIMS Worldwide, Inc.
(marketing)












Cynthia A. Montgomery
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1952

 

Director

 

Since
2007

 

Professor, Harvard Business School since 1989; Director, Harvard Business School Publishing since 2005; Director, McLean Hospital since 2005.

 

36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios

 

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (manufacturing)












Joseph P. Platt, Jr.
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1947

 

Director

 

Since
2007

 

Director, The West Penn Allegheny Health System (a not-for-profit health system) since 2008; Director, Jones and Brown (Canadian insurance broker) since 1998; General Partner, Thorn Partners, LP (private investment) since 1998; Partner, Amarna Corporation, LLC (private investment company) from 2002 to 2008.

 

36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios

 

Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (reinsurance company)












Robert C. Robb, Jr.
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1945

 

Director

 

Since
2007

 

Partner, Lewis, Eckert, Robb and Company (management and financial consulting firm) since 1981.

 

36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios

 

None












Toby Rosenblatt
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1938

 

Director

 

Since
2007

 

President, Founders Investments Ltd. (private investments) since 1999; Director, College Access Foundation of California (philanthropic foundation) since 2009; Director, Forward Management, LLC since 2007; Director, The James Irvine Foundation (philanthropic foundation) from 1998 to 2008.

 

36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios

 

A. P. Pharma, Inc. (specialty pharmaceuticals)













 

 

 




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Officers and Directors (continued)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name, Address
and Year of Birth

 

Position(s)
Held with
Corporation/
Master LLC

 

Length
of Time
Served as
a Director2

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

 

Number of BlackRock-
Advised Registered
Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of
Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen

 

Public
Directorships












Non-Interested Directors1 (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Kenneth L. Urish
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1951

 

Chair of the Audit Committee and Director

 

Since
2007

 

Managing Partner, Urish Popeck & Co., LLC (certified public accountants and consultants) since 1976; Member of External Advisory Board, The Pennsylvania State University Accounting Department since 2001; Trustee, The Holy Family Foundation since 2001; Committee Member, Professional Ethics Committee of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants from 2007 to 2010; President and Trustee, Pittsburgh Catholic Publishing Associates from 2003 to 2008; Director, Inter-Tel from 2006 to 2007.

 

36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios

 

None












Frederick W. Winter
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1945

 

Director and Member of the Audit Committee

 

Since
2007

 

Professor and Dean Emeritus of the Joseph M. Katz School of Business, University of Pittsburgh since 2005 and Dean thereof from 1997 to 2005; Director, Alkon Corporation (pneumatics) since 1992; Director, Tippman Sports (recreation) since 2005; Director, Indotronix International (IT services) from 2004 to 2008.

 

36 RICs consisting of 106 Portfolios

 

None













 

 

1

Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. The Board has approved one-year extensions in terms of Directors who turn 72 prior to December 31, 2013.

 

 

2

Date shown is the earliest date a person has served as a director for the Corporation/Master LLC covered by this annual report. Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new Fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows directors as joining the Corporation/Master LLC board in 2007, each director first became a member of the board of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock Funds as follows: David O. Beim, 1998; Ronald W. Forbes, 1977; Matina Horner, 2004; Rodney D. Johnson, 1995; Herbert I. London, 1987; Cynthia A. Montgomery, 1994; Joseph P. Platt, Jr., 1999; Robert C. Robb, Jr., 1998; Toby Rosenblatt, 2005; Kenneth L. Urish, 1999 and Frederick W. Winter, 1999.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Interested Directors3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Richard S. Davis
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1945

 

Director

 

Since
2007

 

Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. since 2005; Chief Executive Officer, State Street Research & Management Company from 2000 to 2005; Chairman of the Board of Directors, State Street Research Mutual Funds from 2000 to 2005; Chairman, SSR Realty from 2000 to 2004.

 

173 RICs consisting of 304 Portfolios

 

None












Henry Gabbay
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1947

 

Director

 

Since
2007

 

Consultant, BlackRock, Inc. from 2007 to 2008; Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. from 1989 to 2007; Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares from 2005 to 2007 and Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006.

 

173 RICs consisting of 304 Portfolios

 

None













 

 

3

Mr. Davis is an “interested person” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, of the Corporation/Master LLC based on his position with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay is an “interested person” of the Corporation/Master LLC based on his former positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates as well as his ownership of BlackRock, Inc. and PNC securities. Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. The Board has approved one-year extensions in terms of Directors who turn 72 prior to December 31, 2013.


 

 

 


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Officers and Directors (concluded)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name, Address
and Year of Birth

 

Position(s)
Held with
Corporation/
Master LLC

 

Length
of Time
Served

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years








Corporation/Master LLC Officers1

 

 








Anne F. Ackerley
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1962

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Since
2009

 

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2000; Vice President of the BlackRock-advised funds from 2007 to 2009; Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock’s Global Client Group (GCG) since 2009; Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group from 2006 to 2009; Head of BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Group from 2000 to 2006.








Jeffrey Holland, CFA
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1971

 

Vice President

 

Since
2009

 

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2010; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2006 to 2009; Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group since 2009; Co-head of Product Development and Management for BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group from 2007 to 2009; Product Manager of Raymond James & Associates from 2003 to 2006.








Brendan Kyne
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1977

 

Vice President

 

Since
2009

 

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2010; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2008 to 2009; Head of Product Development and Management for BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group since 2009, Co-head thereof from 2007 to 2009; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2005 to 2008.








Brian Schmidt
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1958

 

Vice President

 

Since
2009

 

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2004; Various positions with U.S. Trust Company from 1991 to 2003 including Director from 2001 to 2003 and Senior Vice President from 1998 to 2003; Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Excelsior Funds, Inc., Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc. and Excelsior Funds Trust from 2001 to 2003.








Neal J. Andrews
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1966

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

Since
2007

 

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. from 1992 to 2006.








Jay M. Fife
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1970

 

Treasurer

 

Since
2007

 

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007 and Director in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and Fund Asset Management, L.P. advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006.








Brian P. Kindelan
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1959

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Since
2007

 

Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised funds since 2007; Managing Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock, Inc. since 2005.








Howard B. Surloff
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1965

 

Secretary

 

Since
2007

 

Managing Director and General Counsel of U.S. Funds at BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; General Counsel (U.S.) of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 1993 to 2006.









 

 

 



1

Officers of the Corporation/Master LLC serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.



Further information about the Corporation/Master LLC’s Officers and Directors is available in the Corporation/Master LLC’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.


Investment Advisor

BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Wilmington, DE 19809

Sub-Advisor

BlackRock Investment
Management, LLC
Plainsboro, NJ 08536

Custodian

JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A.
Brooklyn, NY 11245

Transfer Agent

PNC Global Investment
Servicing (U.S.) Inc.
Wilmington, DE 19809

Accounting Agent

State Street Bank
and Trust Company
Princeton, NJ 08540

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
Princeton, NJ 08540

Address of the Fund

100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809

 

 

 




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Additional Information


 


General Information


Electronic Delivery

Electronic copies of most financial reports and prospectuses are available on the Fund’s website or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports and prospectuses by enrolling in the Fund’s electronic delivery program.

To enroll:

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

 

http://www.blackrock.com/edelivery

 

 

2)

Click on the applicable link and follow the steps to sign up

 

 

3)

Log into your account

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 it 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 contact the Fund at (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund/Series uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) at www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

Information on how the Fund/Series voted proxies relating to securities held in the Fund’s/Series’ portfolio during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

The Fund/Series files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC or the first and third quarters of its fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s/Series’ 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 the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (202) 551-8090. The Fund’s/Series’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

 

 

 


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Additional Information (concluded)


 


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 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.

 


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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A World-Class 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.

 


Equity Funds


 

BlackRock All-Cap Energy & Resources Portfolio

BlackRock Asset Allocation Portfolio†

BlackRock Aurora Portfolio

BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund†

BlackRock Basic Value Fund

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Portfolio

BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund

BlackRock EuroFund

BlackRock Focus Growth Fund

BlackRock Focus Value Fund

BlackRock Fundamental Growth Fund

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund†

BlackRock Global Dynamic Equity Fund

BlackRock Global Emerging Markets Fund

BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund

BlackRock Global Growth Fund

BlackRock Global Opportunities Portfolio

BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund

BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio

BlackRock Healthcare Fund

BlackRock Index Equity Portfolio*

BlackRock International Fund

BlackRock International Index Fund

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio

BlackRock International Value Fund

BlackRock Large Cap Core Fund

BlackRock Large Cap Core Plus Fund

BlackRock Large Cap Growth Fund

BlackRock Large Cap Value Fund

BlackRock Latin America Fund

BlackRock Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

BlackRock Mid-Cap Value Equity Portfolio

BlackRock Mid Cap Value Opportunities Fund

BlackRock Natural Resources Trust

BlackRock Pacific Fund

BlackRock Science & Technology Opportunities Portfolio

BlackRock Small Cap Core Equity Portfolio

BlackRock Small Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II

BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund

BlackRock Small/Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio

BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund

BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Portfolio

BlackRock Utilities and Telecommunications Fund

BlackRock Value Opportunities Fund


 


Fixed Income Funds


 

BlackRock Bond Portfolio

BlackRock Emerging Market Debt Portfolio

BlackRock GNMA Portfolio

BlackRock Government Income Portfolio

BlackRock High Income Fund

BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio

BlackRock Income Portfolio†

BlackRock Income Builder Portfolio†

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio

BlackRock Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio

BlackRock International Bond Portfolio

BlackRock Long Duration Bond Portfolio

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

BlackRock Managed Income Portfolio

BlackRock Short-Term Bond Fund

BlackRock Strategic Income Portfolio

BlackRock Total Return Fund

BlackRock Total Return Portfolio II

BlackRock World Income Fund


 


Municipal Bond Funds


 

BlackRock AMT-Free Municipal Bond Portfolio

BlackRock California Municipal Bond Fund

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

BlackRock Intermediate Municipal Fund

BlackRock Kentucky Municipal Bond Portfolio

BlackRock Municipal Insured Fund

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Fund

BlackRock Ohio Municipal Bond Portfolio

BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund


 


Target Risk & Target Date Funds


 

BlackRock Prepared Portfolios

Conservative Prepared Portfolio

Moderate Prepared Portfolio

Growth Prepared Portfolio

Aggressive Growth Prepared Portfolio

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolios

Prepared Portfolio 2010

Prepared Portfolio 2015

Prepared Portfolio 2020

Prepared Portfolio 2025

Prepared Portfolio 2030

Prepared Portfolio 2035

Prepared Portfolio 2040

Prepared Portfolio 2045

Prepared Portfolio 2050


 

 

*

See the prospectus for information on specific limitations on investments in the fund.

 

 

Mixed asset fund.

BlackRock mutual funds are currently distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC. You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds under consideration carefully before investing. Each fund’s prospectus contains this and other information and is available at www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 or from your financial advisor. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

 

 

 


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(PAPERLESS LOGO)

This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Fund unless accompanied or preceded 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.

(BLACKROCK LOGO)

#Index 2-12/09


Item 2 –

Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, there have been no amendments to or waivers granted under the code of ethics. A copy of the code of ethics is available without charge at www.blackrock.com.

   

Item 3 –

Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors or trustees, as applicable (the “board of directors”) has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent:

 

Kenneth L. Urish

   

 

Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification.

 

 

Item 4 –

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

 

(a) Audit Fees

(b) Audit-Related Fees1

(c) Tax Fees2

(d) All Other Fees3

Entity Name

Current Fiscal Year End

Previous Fiscal Year End

Current Fiscal Year End

Previous Fiscal Year End

Current Fiscal Year End

Previous Fiscal Year End

Current Fiscal Year End

Previous Fiscal Year End

BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.

$6,800

$6,800

$0

$0

$6,100

$6,100

$1,028

$1,049

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

$35,700

$35,300

$0

$0

$17,000

$17,000

$0

$0

 

1 The nature of the services include assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements not included in Audit Fees.

2 The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

3 The nature of the services include a review of compliance procedures and attestation thereto.

 

 

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:

 

 

 

 

           The registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the registrant’s affiliated service providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a different period. Tax or other non-audit services provided to the registrant which have a direct impact on the operation or financial reporting of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 for all of the registrants the Committee oversees. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels.

   

 

 

 

           Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for ratification. The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members the authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels.

 

 

 

(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

 

 

(f) Not Applicable

 

 

 

(g) Affiliates’ Aggregate Non-Audit Fees:

 

Entity Name

Current Fiscal Year End

Previous Fiscal Year End

BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.

$414,628

$412,149

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

$424,500

$422,000

 

 

(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any non-affiliated sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by the registrant’s investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

 

 

Regulation S-X Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) – $407,500, 0%

   

Item 5 –

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable

   

Item 6 –

Investments

 

(a) Master International Index Series - Schedule of Investments


 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 











Australia - 8.0%

 

AGL Energy Ltd.

 

 

32,318

 

$

406,212

 

 

 

AMP Ltd.

 

 

134,396

 

 

811,796

 

 

 

AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd.

 

 

63,768

 

 

372,847

 

 

 

Alumina Ltd.

 

 

176,221

 

 

288,088

 

 

 

Amcor Ltd.

 

 

85,527

 

 

476,158

 

 

 

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

 

 

23,258

 

 

83,319

 

 

 

Arrow Energy Ltd. (a)

 

 

43,525

 

 

161,871

 

 

 

Asciano Group

 

 

177,084

 

 

286,684

 

 

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

 

 

175,062

 

 

3,567,483

 

 

 

Australian Stock Exchange Ltd.

 

 

12,589

 

 

392,483

 

 

 

BGP Holdings Plc (a)

 

 

783,183

 

 

11

 

 

 

BHP Billiton Ltd.

 

 

235,856

 

 

9,025,412

 

 

 

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd.

 

 

23,903

 

 

209,819

 

 

 

Billabong International Ltd.

 

 

14,236

 

 

139,288

 

 

 

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

 

 

116,707

 

 

321,571

 

 

 

Boral Ltd.

 

 

47,833

 

 

253,889

 

 

 

Brambles Ltd.

 

 

93,900

 

 

569,494

 

 

 

CFS Retail Property Trust

 

 

120,545

 

 

205,259

 

 

 

CSL Ltd.

 

 

40,498

 

 

1,177,658

 

 

 

CSR Ltd.

 

 

95,827

 

 

154,301

 

 

 

Caltex Australia Ltd.

 

 

5,477

 

 

45,560

 

 

 

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

 

 

39,909

 

 

411,482

 

 

 

Cochlear Ltd.

 

 

3,996

 

 

246,768

 

 

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd.

 

 

108,214

 

 

5,283,200

 

 

 

Computershare Ltd.

 

 

31,128

 

 

318,487

 

 

 

Crown Ltd.

 

 

32,826

 

 

234,880

 

 

 

DB RREEF Trust

 

 

326,593

 

 

247,777

 

 

 

Energy Resources of Australia Ltd.

 

 

5,323

 

 

113,596

 

 

 

Fairfax Media Ltd.

 

 

157,547

 

 

244,876

 

 

 

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (a)

 

 

90,869

 

 

359,429

 

 

 

Foster’s Group Ltd.

 

 

132,582

 

 

652,198

 

 

 

General Property Trust

 

 

635,242

 

 

341,354

 

 

 

Goodman Fielder Ltd.

 

 

76,606

 

 

111,554

 

 

 

Goodman Group

 

 

480,536

 

 

271,860

 

 

 

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

 

 

47,593

 

 

179,423

 

 

 

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

 

 

103,113

 

 

326,158

 

 

 

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

 

 

153,545

 

 

551,484

 

 

 

James Hardie Industries NV (a)

 

 

26,387

 

 

200,707

 

 

 

Leighton Holdings Ltd.

 

 

11,460

 

 

388,474

 


 


Portfolio Abbreviations


To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedules of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:

 

 

ADR

American Depository Receipt

AUD

Australian Dollar

EUR

Euro

GBP

British Pound

JPY

Japanese Yen

SEK

Swedish Krona

USD

US Dollar

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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 











 

 

Lend Lease Group

 

 

36,073

 

$

332,987

 

 

 

Macquarie Group Ltd.

 

 

22,862

 

 

979,548

 

 

 

Macquarie Infrastructure Group (a)

 

 

168,493

 

 

200,681

 

 

 

Map Group

 

 

48,201

 

 

130,463

 

 

 

Metcash Ltd.

 

 

53,350

 

 

213,920

 

 

 

Mirvac Group

 

 

179,774

 

 

250,829

 

 

 

National Australia Bank Ltd.

 

 

146,693

 

 

3,579,900

 

 

 

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

 

 

34,140

 

 

1,081,373

 

 

 

Nufarm Ltd.

 

 

12,318

 

 

119,571

 

 

 

OZ Mineral Ltd.

 

 

222,416

 

 

237,068

 

 

 

OneSteel Ltd.

 

 

99,214

 

 

297,996

 

 

 

Orica Ltd.

 

 

25,432

 

 

591,292

 

 

 

Origin Energy Ltd.

 

 

63,616

 

 

957,118

 

 

 

Paladin Resources Ltd. (a)

 

 

42,215

 

 

157,584

 

 

 

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

 

 

69,424

 

 

1,584,275

 

 

 

Qantas Airways Ltd.

 

 

59,212

 

 

157,983

 

 

 

Rio Tinto Ltd.

 

 

30,300

 

 

2,022,666

 

 

 

SP AusNet

 

 

73,836

 

 

60,594

 

 

 

Santos Ltd.

 

 

61,585

 

 

775,636

 

 

 

Sims Metal Management Ltd.

 

 

10,713

 

 

209,905

 

 

 

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

 

 

25,851

 

 

356,033

 

 

 

Stockland

 

 

156,090

 

 

549,937

 

 

 

Suncorp-Metway Ltd.

 

 

101,353

 

 

784,667

 

 

 

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

 

 

49,709

 

 

308,411

 

 

 

Tatts Group Ltd.

 

 

85,322

 

 

186,136

 

 

 

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

 

 

274,890

 

 

845,114

 

 

 

Toll Holdings Ltd.

 

 

50,305

 

 

392,830

 

 

 

Transurban Group

 

 

89,765

 

 

444,253

 

 

 

Wesfarmers Ltd. Ordinary Shares

 

 

68,858

 

 

1,924,912

 

 

 

Wesfarmers Ltd. Partially Protected Shares

 

 

11,123

 

 

310,577

 

 

 

Westfield Group

 

 

142,576

 

 

1,595,692

 

 

 

Westpac Banking Corp.

 

 

205,646

 

 

4,645,276

 

 

 

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

 

 

35,566

 

 

1,499,891

 

 

 

Woolworths Ltd.

 

 

86,641

 

 

2,173,023

 

 

 

WorleyParsons Ltd.

 

 

11,479

 

 

298,058

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,689,109

 











Austria - 0.3%

 

Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG

 

 

14,801

 

 

549,989

 

 

 

Immoeast Immobilien Anlagen AG (a)

 

 

30,711

 

 

168,610

 

 

 

OMV AG

 

 

11,416

 

 

500,890

 

 

 

Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AG

 

 

3,837

 

 

214,358

 

 

 

Telekom Austria AG

 

 

25,749

 

 

367,559

 

 

 

Verbund - Oesterreichische Elektrizitaetswirtschafts

 

 

5,338

 

 

226,342

 

 

 

Vienna Insurance Group

 

 

2,435

 

 

124,986

 

 

 

Voestalpine AG

 

 

8,660

 

 

316,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,469,114

 











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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 











Belgium - 1.0%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

 

 

51,402

 

$

2,660,933

 

 

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV VVPR Strip (a)

 

 

24,368

 

 

175

 

 

 

Belgacom SA

 

 

11,277

 

 

409,389

 

 

 

Colruyt SA

 

 

1,193

 

 

287,815

 

 

 

Delhaize Group

 

 

6,859

 

 

524,708

 

 

 

Dexia NV

 

 

39,474

 

 

248,479

 

 

 

Fortis

 

 

164,508

 

 

608,952

 

 

 

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

 

 

6,169

 

 

582,511

 

 

 

KBC Bancassurance Holding

 

 

12,538

 

 

538,697

 

 

 

Mobistar SA

 

 

1,543

 

 

105,781

 

 

 

Nationale A Portefeuille

 

 

3,141

 

 

167,141

 

 

 

Solvay SA

 

 

4,453

 

 

479,567

 

 

 

UCB SA

 

 

7,495

 

 

312,838

 

 

 

Umicore SA

 

 

7,309

 

 

243,818

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,170,804

 











Bermuda - 0.1%

 

Mongolia Energy Co., Ltd. (a)

 

 

187,757

 

 

95,536

 

 

 

SeaDrill Ltd.

 

 

19,162

 

 

487,537

 

 

 

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

 

 

38,785

 

 

112,292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

695,365

 











Cayman Islands - 0.1%

 

Foxconn International Holdings Ltd. (a)

 

 

134,900

 

 

155,298

 

 

 

Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd.

 

 

25,966

 

 

48,271

 

 

 

Sands China Ltd. (a)

 

 

122,200

 

 

149,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

352,666

 











Denmark - 0.9%

 

A P Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

 

 

41

 

 

276,953

 

 

 

A P Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B

 

 

103

 

 

723,667

 

 

 

Carlsberg A/S

 

 

7,349

 

 

540,994

 

 

 

Coloplast A/S, Class B

 

 

1,414

 

 

127,871

 

 

 

Danske Bank A/S

 

 

35,051

 

 

786,874

 

 

 

Dsv A/S

 

 

15,864

 

 

287,501

 

 

 

H Lundbeck A/S

 

 

5,000

 

 

90,336

 

 

 

Novo-Nordisk A/S, Class B

 

 

32,752

 

 

2,090,944

 

 

 

Novozymes A/S, Class B

 

 

3,292

 

 

342,492

 

 

 

Topdanmark A/S (a)

 

 

1,251

 

 

168,477

 

 

 

TrygVesta A/S

 

 

1,800

 

 

118,322

 

 

 

Vestas Wind Systems A/S (a)

 

 

14,971

 

 

911,476

 

 

 

William Demant Holding (a)

 

 

1,380

 

 

103,723

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,569,630

 











Finland - 1.1%

 

Elisa Corp.

 

 

10,641

 

 

242,874

 

 

 

Fortum Oyj

 

 

34,445

 

 

934,474

 

 

 

Kesko Oyj, Class B

 

 

5,035

 

 

166,269

 

 

 

Kone Oyj, Class B

 

 

11,564

 

 

495,563

 

 

 

Metso Oyj

 

 

8,556

 

 

300,960

 

 

 

Neste Oil Oyj

 

 

9,709

 

 

172,529

 

 

 

Nokia Oyj

 

 

260,135

 

 

3,363,540

 

 

 

Nokian Renkaat Oyj

 

 

7,815

 

 

189,506

 

 

 

OKO Bank

 

 

9,023

 

 

97,315

 

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Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 











 

 

Orion Oyj

 

 

4,981

 

$

107,422

 

 

 

Outokumpu Oyj

 

 

10,168

 

 

192,482

 

 

 

Rautaruukki Oyj

 

 

5,746

 

 

132,914

 

 

 

Sampo Oyj

 

 

32,840

 

 

799,981

 

 

 

Sanoma Oyj

 

 

4,340

 

 

97,917

 

 

 

Stora Enso Oyj, Class R

 

 

47,345

 

 

332,069

 

 

 

UPM-Kymmene Oyj

 

 

35,654

 

 

423,883

 

 

 

Wartsila Oyj

 

 

6,130

 

 

245,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,295,402

 











France - 10.2%

 

AXA SA

 

 

118,646

 

 

2,785,685

 

 

 

Accor SA

 

 

9,993

 

 

546,837

 

 

 

Aeroports de Paris

 

 

1,945

 

 

156,335

 

 

 

Air France-KLM

 

 

9,956

 

 

156,242

 

 

 

Air Liquide

 

 

17,514

 

 

2,082,901

 

 

 

Alcatel SA

 

 

160,264

 

 

539,644

 

 

 

Alstom

 

 

13,602

 

 

951,267

 

 

 

Atos Origin SA

 

 

3,828

 

 

175,374

 

 

 

BNP Paribas SA

 

 

66,723

 

 

5,292,332

 

 

 

BioMerieux

 

 

968

 

 

113,099

 

 

 

Bouygues

 

 

17,021

 

 

881,657

 

 

 

Bureau Veritas SA

 

 

3,272

 

 

170,562

 

 

 

CNP Assurances

 

 

2,634

 

 

255,064

 

 

 

Cap Gemini SA

 

 

9,826

 

 

448,263

 

 

 

Carrefour SA

 

 

43,624

 

 

2,092,501

 

 

 

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

 

 

3,996

 

 

356,024

 

 

 

Christian Dior SA

 

 

4,796

 

 

491,493

 

 

 

Cie de Saint-Gobain SA

 

 

26,026

 

 

1,411,813

 

 

 

Cie Generale d’Optique Essilor International SA

 

 

15,575

 

 

931,564

 

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA (a)

 

 

10,011

 

 

212,800

 

 

 

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin

 

 

10,861

 

 

831,831

 

 

 

Credit Agricole SA

 

 

66,650

 

 

1,169,697

 

 

 

Dassault Systemes SA

 

 

4,640

 

 

264,224

 

 

 

EDP Renovaveis SA (a)

 

 

14,456

 

 

137,064

 

 

 

Eiffage

 

 

2,707

 

 

152,574

 

 

 

Electricite de France SA

 

 

18,214

 

 

1,082,518

 

 

 

Eramet

 

 

374

 

 

117,126

 

 

 

Eurazeo

 

 

2,034

 

 

141,087

 

 

 

European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co.

 

 

31,850

 

 

640,221

 

 

 

Eutelsat Communications

 

 

7,237

 

 

232,192

 

 

 

Fonciere Des Regions

 

 

1,915

 

 

195,815

 

 

 

France Telecom SA

 

 

127,575

 

 

3,187,876

 

 

 

GDF Suez

 

 

87,797

 

 

3,803,453

 

 

 

Gecina SA

 

 

1,263

 

 

137,332

 

 

 

Groupe Danone

 

 

38,312

 

 

2,348,594

 

 

 

Hermes International

 

 

4,098

 

 

545,536

 

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Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 











 

 

ICADE

 

 

1,246

 

$

119,295

 

 

 

Iliad SA

 

 

1,024

 

 

122,372

 

 

 

Imerys SA

 

 

2,046

 

 

122,485

 

 

 

Ipsen

 

 

1,770

 

 

98,145

 

 

 

JC Decaux SA

 

 

4,548

 

 

110,393

 

 

 

Klepierre

 

 

6,678

 

 

270,561

 

 

 

L’Oreal SA

 

 

17,178

 

 

1,918,537

 

 

 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

 

 

17,330

 

 

1,943,172

 

 

 

Lafarge SA

 

 

15,271

 

 

1,257,629

 

 

 

Lagardere S.C.A.

 

 

9,747

 

 

394,612

 

 

 

Legrand Promesses

 

 

7,653

 

 

212,995

 

 

 

M6-Metropole Television SA

 

 

4,449

 

 

113,869

 

 

 

Natixis

 

 

70,340

 

 

351,232

 

 

 

Neopost SA

 

 

2,223

 

 

183,476

 

 

 

PagesJaunes Groupe SA

 

 

9,088

 

 

101,298

 

 

 

Pernod-Ricard SA

 

 

14,580

 

 

1,246,730

 

 

 

Peugeot SA

 

 

10,153

 

 

341,318

 

 

 

Pinault-Printemps-Redoute

 

 

5,920

 

 

710,607

 

 

 

Publicis Groupe

 

 

9,773

 

 

397,371

 

 

 

Renault SA

 

 

12,929

 

 

663,255

 

 

 

STMicroelectronics NV

 

 

55,598

 

 

513,738

 

 

 

Safran SA

 

 

13,442

 

 

262,647

 

 

 

Sanofi-Aventis

 

 

73,274

 

 

5,762,470

 

 

 

Schneider Electric SA

 

 

16,032

 

 

1,864,081

 

 

 

Scor SE

 

 

12,536

 

 

314,930

 

 

 

Societe BIC SA

 

 

1,501

 

 

103,697

 

 

 

Societe Des Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhone

 

 

1,166

 

 

89,774

 

 

 

Societe Generale SA

 

 

43,036

 

 

2,990,138

 

 

 

Societe Television Francaise 1

 

 

8,432

 

 

154,857

 

 

 

Sodexho Alliance SA

 

 

6,923

 

 

393,918

 

 

 

Suez Environnement SA

 

 

20,117

 

 

463,880

 

 

 

Technip SA

 

 

7,614

 

 

535,695

 

 

 

Thales SA

 

 

7,489

 

 

384,899

 

 

 

Total SA

 

 

148,344

 

 

9,528,118

 

 

 

Unibail - Rodamco

 

 

6,571

 

 

1,443,516

 

 

 

Vallourec SA

 

 

3,982

 

 

720,417

 

 

 

Veolia Environnement SA

 

 

30,342

 

 

1,000,166

 

 

 

Vinci SA

 

 

29,687

 

 

1,670,518

 

 

 

Vivendi SA

 

 

84,277

 

 

2,501,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76,416,724

 











Germany - 7.6%

 

Adidas-Salomon AG

 

 

13,451

 

 

728,579

 

 

 

Allianz AG, Registered Shares

 

 

32,101

 

 

3,979,237

 

 

 

BASF SE

 

 

65,061

 

 

4,026,667

 

 

 

Bayer AG

 

 

57,376

 

 

4,591,427

 

 

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

 

 

23,433

 

 

1,066,723

 

 

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Preference Shares)

 

 

4,306

 

 

142,528

 

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Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

 

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 











 

 

Beiersdorf AG

 

 

6,565

 

$

432,695

 

 

 

Celesio AG

 

 

6,095

 

 

154,328

 

 

 

Commerzbank AG

 

 

52,877

 

 

443,786

 

 

 

DaimlerChrysler AG

 

 

62,353

 

 

3,321,145

 

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares

 

 

40,836

 

 

2,887,512

 

 

 

Deutsche Boerse AG

 

 

14,154

 

 

1,172,086

 

 

 

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

 

 

14,269

 

 

240,942

 

 

 

Deutsche Post AG

 

 

64,142

 

 

1,239,659

 

 

 

Deutsche Postbank AG

 

 

6,288

 

 

205,419

 

 

 

Deutsche Telekom AG

 

 

198,099

 

 

2,906,073

 

 

 

E.ON AG

 

 

133,923

 

 

5,621,288

 

 

 

Fraport AG

 

 

2,369

 

 

122,309

 

 

 

Fresenius AG

 

 

2,242

 

 

139,858

 

 

 

Fresenius AG (Preference Shares)

 

 

6,590

 

 

473,069

 

 

 

Fresenius Medical Care AG

 

 

14,944

 

 

792,733

 

 

 

GEA Group AG

 

 

10,961

 

 

244,167

 

 

 

Hannover Rueckversicherung AG, Registered Shares

 

 

4,328

 

 

202,206

 

 

 

HeidelbergCement AG

 

 

10,390

 

 

718,799

 

 

 

Henkel KGaA

 

 

9,649

 

 

432,286

 

 

 

Hochtief AG

 

 

3,185

 

 

242,910

 

 

 

Infineon Technologies AG (a)

 

 

73,728

 

 

410,177

 

 

 

K+S AG

 

 

12,192

 

 

695,350

 

 

 

Linde AG

 

 

11,102

 

 

1,337,593

 

 

 

MAN SE

 

 

7,221

 

 

560,293

 

 

 

Merck KGaA

 

 

4,278

 

 

401,138

 

 

 

Metro AG

 

 

8,625

 

 

526,752

 

 

 

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG, Registered

 

 

13,539

 

 

2,108,829

 

 

 

Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Preference Shares)

 

 

6,736

 

 

421,230

 

 

 

Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport

 

 

465

 

 

154,794

 

 

 

Qiagen NV (a)

 

 

16,748

 

 

377,173

 

 

 

RWE AG

 

 

29,091

 

 

2,823,057

 

 

 

SAP AG

 

 

60,153

 

 

2,867,680

 

 

 

Salzgitter AG

 

 

2,546

 

 

249,479

 

 

 

Siemens AG

 

 

57,947

 

 

5,317,843

 

 

 

Solarworld AG

 

 

6,166

 

 

135,697

 

 

 

Suedzucker AG

 

 

4,456

 

 

92,843

 

 

 

TUI AG

 

 

14,453

 

 

120,835

 

 

 

ThyssenKrupp AG

 

 

23,610

 

 

887,553

 

 

 

United Internet AG

 

 

9,255

 

 

121,963

 

 

 

Volkswagen AG

 

 

3,304

 

 

366,076

 

 

 

Wacker Chemie AG

 

 

1,122

 

 

195,167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56,699,953

 











Greece - 0.5%

 

Alpha Bank AE

 

 

30,397

 

 

354,709

 

 

 

Bank of Cyprus Public Co., Ltd.

 

 

38,379

 

 

268,714

 

 

 

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA

 

 

15,028

 

 

342,088

 

 

 

EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA (a)

 

 

27,772

 

 

310,373

 

 

 

Hellenic Petroleum SA

 

 

7,916

 

 

88,626

 

6



 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

 

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 











 

 

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

 

 

21,199

 

$

311,147

 

 

 

Marfin Investment Group SA

 

 

53,258

 

 

150,969

 

 

 

National Bank of Greece SA

 

 

44,706

 

 

1,148,580

 

 

 

OPAP SA

 

 

16,937

 

 

372,110

 

 

 

Piraeus Bank SA (a)

 

 

21,954

 

 

251,930

 

 

 

Public Power Corp.

 

 

8,529

 

 

158,179

 

 

 

Titan Cement Co. SA

 

 

3,439

 

 

99,746

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,857,171

 











Hong Kong - 2.2%

 

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

 

 

12,004

 

 

113,494

 

 

 

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

 

 

282,400

 

 

634,460

 

 

 

Bank of East Asia Ltd.

 

 

96,532

 

 

379,232

 

 

 

CLP Holdings Ltd.

 

 

155,687

 

 

1,053,622

 

 

 

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

 

 

86,263

 

 

160,198

 

 

 

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

 

 

97,835

 

 

1,257,197

 

 

 

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

 

 

25,500

 

 

96,969

 

 

 

Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd.

 

 

64,000

 

 

109,046

 

 

 

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

 

 

77,888

 

 

516,758

 

 

 

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

 

 

63,000

 

 

311,568

 

 

 

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

 

 

158,000

 

 

619,415

 

 

 

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

 

 

58,753

 

 

864,373

 

 

 

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.

 

 

81,491

 

 

608,960

 

 

 

The Hong Kong & China Gas Ltd.

 

 

306,290

 

 

768,222

 

 

 

Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd.

 

 

2,400

 

 

31,048

 

 

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

 

 

72,927

 

 

1,297,546

 

 

 

HongKong Electric Holdings Ltd.

 

 

109,000

 

 

593,753

 

 

 

Hopewell Holdings Ltd.

 

 

45,349

 

 

146,215

 

 

 

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

 

 

154,176

 

 

1,054,851

 

 

 

Hysan Development Co., Ltd.

 

 

45,791

 

 

129,592

 

 

 

Kerry Properties Ltd.

 

 

52,000

 

 

263,017

 

 

 

Li & Fung Ltd.

 

 

173,990

 

 

719,351

 

 

 

The Link REIT

 

 

141,914

 

 

362,125

 

 

 

MTR Corp.

 

 

104,000

 

 

358,286

 

 

 

NWS Holdings Ltd.

 

 

64,000

 

 

117,464

 

 

 

New World Development Ltd.

 

 

172,484

 

 

351,419

 

 

 

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

 

 

16,057

 

 

74,460

 

 

 

PCCW Ltd.

 

 

333,000

 

 

80,206

 

 

 

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

 

 

86,990

 

 

162,983

 

 

 

Sino Land Co.

 

 

104,421

 

 

201,033

 

 

 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

 

 

100,324

 

 

1,491,729

 

 

 

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

 

 

54,077

 

 

653,973

 

 

 

Television Broadcasts Ltd.

 

 

14,000

 

 

67,262

 

 

 

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

 

 

108,870

 

 

624,806

 

 

 

Wheelock and Co., Ltd.

 

 

74,000

 

 

225,721

 

 

 

Wing Hang Bank Ltd.

 

 

11,500

 

 

107,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,607,378

 











7



 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

 

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 











Ireland - 0.3%

 

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. Plc (a)

 

 

62,641

 

$

1

 

 

 

CRH Plc

 

 

50,149

 

 

1,363,521

 

 

 

Elan Corp. Plc (a)

 

 

35,769

 

 

225,738

 

 

 

Kerry Group Plc

 

 

10,099

 

 

297,001

 

 

 

Ryanair Holdings Plc (a)

 

 

35,968

 

 

169,621

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,055,882

 











Italy - 3.2%

 

A2A SpA

 

 

75,591

 

 

158,590

 

 

 

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

 

 

79,436

 

 

2,140,030

 

 

 

Autogrill SpA

 

 

11,318

 

 

142,660

 

 

 

Autostrade SpA

 

 

17,781

 

 

465,011

 

 

 

Banca Carige SpA

 

 

50,030

 

 

133,550

 

 

 

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA

 

 

157,305

 

 

274,995

 

 

 

Banca Popolare di Milano Scrl

 

 

35,046

 

 

248,993

 

 

 

Banco Popolare SpA

 

 

43,205

 

 

323,656

 

 

 

Enel SpA

 

 

454,261

 

 

2,629,891

 

 

 

Eni SpA

 

 

182,935

 

 

4,658,582

 

 

 

Exor SpA

 

 

6,689

 

 

130,284

 

 

 

Fiat SpA

 

 

54,154

 

 

792,487

 

 

 

Finmeccanica SpA

 

 

32,731

 

 

524,051

 

 

 

Fondiaria-Sai SpA

 

 

6,981

 

 

110,980

 

 

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

 

 

523,040

 

 

2,353,690

 

 

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Non-Convertible Savings Shares)

 

 

62,426

 

 

209,160

 

 

 

Italcementi SpA

 

 

5,021

 

 

68,680

 

 

 

Luxottica Group SpA

 

 

9,899

 

 

255,946

 

 

 

Mediaset SpA

 

 

46,410

 

 

381,580

 

 

 

Mediobanca SpA (a)

 

 

35,249

 

 

418,746

 

 

 

Mediolanum SpA

 

 

22,232

 

 

138,877

 

 

 

Parmalat SpA

 

 

141,422

 

 

395,375

 

 

 

Pirelli & C. SpA

 

 

171,223

 

 

102,541

 

 

 

Prysmian SpA

 

 

5,678

 

 

99,111

 

 

 

Saipem SpA

 

 

18,261

 

 

630,194

 

 

 

Snam Rete Gas SpA

 

 

108,602

 

 

539,336

 

 

 

Telecom Italia SpA

 

 

712,453

 

 

1,111,388

 

 

 

Telecom Italia SpA (Non-Convertible Savings Shares)

 

 

456,819

 

 

507,383

 

 

 

Terna SpA

 

 

85,253

 

 

366,636

 

 

 

Unicredit SpA

 

 

977,959

 

 

3,270,057

 

 

 

Unione Di Banche Italiane ScpA

 

 

44,370

 

 

635,996

 

 

 

Unipol SpA

 

 

44,435

 

 

60,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,279,237

 











Japan - 19.8%

 

The 77 Bank Ltd.

 

 

18,000

 

 

95,769

 

 

 

Abc-Mart Inc.

 

 

1,800

 

 

49,933

 

 

 

Acom Co., Ltd.

 

 

3,370

 

 

51,307

 

 

 

Advantest Corp.

 

 

10,000

 

 

260,510

 

 

 

Aeon Co., Ltd.

 

 

44,400

 

 

360,378

 

 

 

Aeon Credit Service Co., Ltd.

 

 

7,200

 

 

69,509

 

 

 

Aeon Mall Co., Ltd.

 

 

4,600

 

 

89,119

 

8



 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




Country

 

Common Stocks

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 











 

 

Aioi Insurance Co., Ltd.

 

 

36,000

 

$

172,564

 

 

 

Air Water Inc.

 

 

6,000

 

 

70,674

 

 

 

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

 

 

13,400

 

 

387,140

 

 

 

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

 

 

52,000

 

 

489,422

 

 

 

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

 

 

1,900

 

 

75,543

 

 

 

All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.

 

 

69,000

 

 

187,287

 

 

 

Amada Co., Ltd.

 

 

25,000

 

 

156,590

 

 

 

Aozora Bank Ltd.

 

 

57,000

 

 

60,586

 

 

 

Asahi Breweries Ltd.

 

 

24,700

 

 

454,908

 

 

 

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.

 

 

66,100

 

 

628,748

 

 

 

Asahi Kasei Corp.

 

 

91,000

 

 

455,955

 

 

 

Asics Corp.

 

 

11,000

 

 

98,724

 

 

 

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

 

 

30,600

 

 

1,141,651

 

 

 

The Bank of Kyoto Ltd.

 

 

21,000

 

 

169,736

 

 

 

The Bank of Yokohama Ltd.

 

 

80,000

 

 

364,757

 

 

 

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

 

 

6,300

 

 

263,409

 

 

 

Bridgestone Corp.

 

 

40,200

 

 

709,120

 

 

 

Brother Industries Ltd.

 

 

18,700

 

 

215,061

 

 

 

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

 

 

3,800

 

 

55,997

 

 

 

Canon, Inc.

 

 

75,500

 

 

3,211,655

 

 

 

Casio Computer Co., Ltd.

 

 

20,700

 

 

165,712

 

 

 

Central Japan Railway Co.

 

 

110

 

 

736,262

 

 

 

The Chiba Bank Ltd.

 

 

61,000

 

 

364,851

 

 

 

Chiyoda Corp.

 

 

7,000

 

 

54,063

 

 

 

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

 

 

44,700

 

 

1,066,344

 

 

 

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

 

 

17,700

 

 

330,841

 

 

 

The Chugoku Bank Ltd.

 

 

13,000

 

 

161,222

 

 

 

Chugoku Electric Power Co.

 

 

19,700

 

 

376,233

 

 

 

Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

 

 

77,000

 

 

259,386

 

 

 

Citizens Holding Co., Ltd.

 

 

26,300

 

 

151,983

 

 

 

Coca-Cola West Holdings Co., Ltd.

 

 

2,700

 

 

47,637

 

 

 

Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.

 

 

34,000

 

 

71,442

 

 

 

Credit Saison Co., Ltd.

 

 

13,900

 

 

155,671

 

 

 

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

 

 

41,000

 

 

522,756

 

 

 

Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd.

 

 

20,000

 

 

117,479

 

 

 

Daido Steel Co., Ltd.

 

 

19,000

 

 

70,535

 

 

 

Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.

 

 

16,000

 

 

159,935

 

 

 

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

 

 

49,600

 

 

1,040,186

 

 

 

Daikin Industries Ltd.

 

 

16,400

 

 

647,755

 

 

 

Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.

 

 

14,000

 

 

146,938

 

 

 

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

 

 

6,300

 

 

298,295

 

 

 

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.

 

 

39,000

 

 

419,356

 

 

 

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

 

 

108,000

 

 

543,525

 

 

 

Dena Co., Ltd.

 

 

14

 

 

82,934

 

 

 

Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

 

 

25,000

 

 

111,762

 

 

 

Denso Corp.

 

 

35,700

 

 

1,078,749

 

9



 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Country

 

Common Stocks

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 











 

 

Dentsu, Inc.

 

 

13,313

 

$

306,507

 

 

 

Diamond Lease Co., Ltd.

 

 

3,300

 

 

99,416

 

 

 

Dowa Mining Co., Ltd.

 

 

14,000

 

 

77,463

 

 

 

East Japan Railway Co.

 

 

23,149

 

 

1,464,886

 

 

 

Eisai Co., Ltd.

 

 

18,800

 

 

691,205

 

 

 

Electric Power Development Co.

 

 

9,400

 

 

267,269

 

 

 

Elpida Memory, Inc. (a)

 

 

10,600

 

 

172,759

 

 

 

FamilyMart Co., Ltd.

 

 

2,600

 

 

76,756

 

 

 

Fanuc Ltd.

 

 

13,500

 

 

1,258,227

 

 

 

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

 

 

3,200

 

 

601,406

 

 

 

Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd.

 

 

25,800

 

 

44,619

 

 

 

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

 

 

32,000

 

 

156,362

 

 

 

Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.

 

 

44

 

 

60,966

 

 

 

Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.

 

 

33,400

 

 

1,008,702

 

 

 

Fujitsu Ltd.

 

 

123,000

 

 

798,075

 

 

 

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

54,000

 

 

188,190

 

 

 

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.

 

 

45,000

 

 

187,934

 

 

 

GS Yuasa Corp.

 

 

23,000

 

 

170,033

 

 

 

The Gunma Bank Ltd.

 

 

22,000

 

 

112,517

 

 

 

The Hachijuni Bank Ltd.

 

 

26,000

 

 

151,728

 

 

 

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

 

 

920

 

 

44,814

 

 

 

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

 

 

81,000

 

 

361,266

 

 

 

Hino Motors Ltd.

 

 

18,000

 

 

62,277

 

 

 

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.

 

 

2,300

 

 

241,155

 

 

 

The Hiroshima Bank Ltd.

 

 

28,000

 

 

107,889

 

 

 

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

 

 

5,100

 

 

164,706

 

 

 

Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.

 

 

7,100

 

 

144,702

 

 

 

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

 

 

6,700

 

 

175,626

 

 

 

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

 

 

3,500

 

 

69,441

 

 

 

Hitachi Ltd.

 

 

303,000

 

 

931,460

 

 

 

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

 

 

11,000

 

 

105,830

 

 

 

Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.

 

 

12,900

 

 

234,017

 

 

 

Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

77,100

 

 

157,641

 

 

 

Hokuriku Electric Power

 

 

13,000

 

 

283,843

 

 

 

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

 

 

116,800

 

 

3,962,872

 

 

 

Hoya Corp.

 

 

27,300

 

 

728,433

 

 

 

IHI Corp.

 

 

79,000

 

 

125,986

 

 

 

Ibiden Co., Ltd.

 

 

9,500

 

 

340,712

 

 

 

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

 

 

1,600

 

 

93,407

 

 

 

Inpex Corp.

 

 

61

 

 

461,228

 

 

 

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

 

 

24,405

 

 

220,360

 

 

 

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

 

 

83,000

 

 

155,911

 

 

 

Ito En, Ltd.

 

 

4,700

 

 

70,774

 

 

 

Itochu Corp.

 

 

100,000

 

 

738,677

 

 

 

Itochu Techno-Science Corp.

 

 

1,100

 

 

29,539

 

 

 

The Iyo Bank Ltd.

 

 

19,000

 

 

154,573

 

10



 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Country

 

Common Stocks

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 











 

 

J Front Retailing Co., Ltd.

 

 

29,600

 

$

130,722

 

 

 

JFE Holdings, Inc.

 

 

33,500

 

 

1,324,216

 

 

 

JGC Corp.

 

 

16,000

 

 

294,843

 

 

 

JS Group Corp.

 

 

18,900

 

 

325,360

 

 

 

JSR Corp.

 

 

12,900

 

 

262,538

 

 

 

JTEKT Corp.

 

 

12,700

 

 

163,344

 

 

 

Jafco Co., Ltd.

 

 

1,500

 

 

36,302

 

 

 

Japan Airlines Corp. (a)

 

 

17,000

 

 

12,220

 

 

 

Japan Petroleum Explora

 

 

2,400

 

 

105,823

 

 

 

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

 

 

50

 

 

103,894

 

 

 

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

 

 

30

 

 

221,154

 

 

 

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

 

 

30

 

 

134,917

 

 

 

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.

 

 

21,000

 

 

267,773

 

 

 

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

 

 

326

 

 

1,100,737

 

 

 

The Joyo Bank Ltd.

 

 

42,000

 

 

168,776

 

 

 

Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

 

 

145

 

 

143,481

 

 

 

KDDI Corp.

 

 

196

 

 

1,038,156

 

 

 

Kajima Corp.

 

 

54,800

 

 

110,879

 

 

 

Kamigumi Co., Ltd.

 

 

19,000

 

 

138,639

 

 

 

Kaneka Corp.

 

 

21,000

 

 

133,799

 

 

 

The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

 

 

52,500

 

 

1,184,744

 

 

 

Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.

 

 

11,000

 

 

92,185

 

 

 

Kao Corp.

 

 

36,000

 

 

843,722

 

 

 

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

 

 

84,000

 

 

213,209

 

 

 

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

 

 

30,000

 

 

85,719

 

 

 

Keihin Electric Express Railway Co., Ltd.

 

 

28,000

 

 

206,123

 

 

 

Keio Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

 

 

38,000

 

 

229,310

 

 

 

Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

 

 

25,000

 

 

136,763

 

 

 

Keyence Corp.

 

 

3,120

 

 

647,536

 

 

 

Kikkoman Corp.

 

 

13,000

 

 

159,290

 

 

 

Kinden Corp.

 

 

6,000

 

 

50,842

 

 

 

Kintetsu Corp.

 

 

126,000

 

 

417,638

 

 

 

Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

 

 

59,000

 

 

946,183

 

 

 

Kobe Steel Ltd.

 

 

169,000

 

 

306,262

 

 

 

Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

 

 

5,000

 

 

80,251

 

 

 

Komatsu Ltd.

 

 

64,700

 

 

1,354,441

 

 

 

Konami Corp.

 

 

8,600

 

 

153,548

 

 

 

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.

 

 

33,500

 

 

345,225

 

 

 

Kubota Corp.

 

 

73,000

 

 

669,836

 

 

 

Kuraray Co., Ltd.

 

 

20,500

 

 

241,280

 

 

 

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

 

 

8,600

 

 

270,191

 

 

 

Kyocera Corp.

 

 

10,900

 

 

959,968

 

 

 

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.

 

 

18,000

 

 

190,347

 

 

 

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

 

 

28,500

 

 

587,012

 

 

 

Lawson, Inc.

 

 

3,500

 

 

154,578

 

 

 

Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.

 

 

1,600

 

 

79,297

 

11



 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 









 

 

Makita Corp.

 

 

6,900

 

$

237,002

 

 

 

Marubeni Corp.

 

 

108,000

 

 

596,590

 

 

 

Marui Group Co., Ltd.

 

 

20,400

 

 

125,610

 

 

 

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

 

 

3,600

 

 

71,878

 

 

 

Matsui Securities Co., Ltd.

 

 

6,400

 

 

44,590

 

 

 

Mazda Motor Corp.

 

 

89,400

 

 

205,569

 

 

 

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

 

 

5,700

 

 

109,020

 

 

 

Medipal Holdings Corp.

 

 

8,100

 

 

100,397

 

 

 

Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.

 

 

4,293

 

 

162,231

 

 

 

Minebea Co., Ltd.

 

 

19,000

 

 

103,103

 

 

 

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

 

 

83,500

 

 

355,571

 

 

 

Mitsubishi Corp.

 

 

90,200

 

 

2,246,755

 

 

 

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

 

 

142,000

 

 

1,054,869

 

 

 

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

 

 

85,000

 

 

1,357,099

 

 

 

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

 

 

25,000

 

 

125,980

 

 

 

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

 

 

223,200

 

 

787,219

 

 

 

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

 

 

7,000

 

 

82,582

 

 

 

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

 

 

95,000

 

 

232,350

 

 

 

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (a)

 

 

251,000

 

 

348,877

 

 

 

Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.

 

 

27,000

 

 

108,604

 

 

 

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

 

 

16,000

 

 

199,646

 

 

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

891,774

 

 

4,392,688

 

 

 

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

 

 

119,000

 

 

1,688,148

 

 

 

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

 

 

45,000

 

 

116,518

 

 

 

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

 

 

47,000

 

 

113,197

 

 

 

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

 

 

56,000

 

 

946,861

 

 

 

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

 

58,000

 

 

150,745

 

 

 

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

 

 

74,000

 

 

390,918

 

 

 

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

28,457

 

 

726,826

 

 

 

Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.

 

 

5,500

 

 

97,145

 

 

 

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

942,240

 

 

1,694,432

 

 

 

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

 

 

16,000

 

 

798,515

 

 

 

NEC Corp.

 

 

165,000

 

 

426,512

 

 

 

NGK Insulators Ltd.

 

 

19,000

 

 

415,519

 

 

 

NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.

 

 

12,000

 

 

136,133

 

 

 

NHK Spring Co., Ltd.

 

 

8,000

 

 

74,487

 

 

 

NOK Corp.

 

 

8,600

 

 

118,618

 

 

 

NSK Ltd.

 

 

27,000

 

 

198,126

 

 

 

NTN Corp.

 

 

43,000

 

 

194,283

 

 

 

NTT Data Corp.

 

 

92

 

 

285,280

 

 

 

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

 

 

1,105

 

 

1,542,015

 

 

 

NTT Urban Development Co.

 

 

57

 

 

38,050

 

 

 

Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc.

 

 

13,500

 

 

128,965

 

 

 

Nidec Corp.

 

 

8,100

 

 

748,626

 

 

 

Nikon Corp.

 

 

20,000

 

 

394,929

 

 

 

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

 

 

6,800

 

 

1,624,092

 

12



 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 









 

 

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

 

 

36

 

$

273,605

 

 

 

Nippon Electric Glass Co.

 

 

21,500

 

 

295,923

 

 

 

Nippon Express Co., Ltd.

 

 

69,000

 

 

284,953

 

 

 

Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.

 

 

10,000

 

 

115,773

 

 

 

Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc.

 

 

61,500

 

 

263,946

 

 

 

Nippon Oil Corp.

 

 

77,000

 

 

356,980

 

 

 

Nippon Paper Group, Inc.

 

 

6,894

 

 

175,938

 

 

 

Nippon Sanso Corp.

 

 

20,000

 

 

212,853

 

 

 

Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.

 

 

33,000

 

 

94,571

 

 

 

Nippon Steel Corp.

 

 

367,000

 

 

1,487,080

 

 

 

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

 

 

36,660

 

 

1,448,183

 

 

 

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

 

 

90,000

 

 

277,186

 

 

 

Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd.

 

 

43,000

 

 

244,822

 

 

 

The Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd.

 

 

39,000

 

 

95,498

 

 

 

Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.

 

 

13,000

 

 

185,305

 

 

 

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

 

 

179,600

 

 

1,578,310

 

 

 

Nissay Dowa General Insurance Co., Ltd.

 

 

6,000

 

 

28,790

 

 

 

Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.

 

 

1,300

 

 

64,043

 

 

 

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

 

 

11,000

 

 

148,654

 

 

 

Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.

 

 

49,000

 

 

86,628

 

 

 

Nisshinbo Industries, Inc.

 

 

11,000

 

 

101,920

 

 

 

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.

 

 

6,100

 

 

199,255

 

 

 

Nitori Co., Ltd.

 

 

2,600

 

 

193,524

 

 

 

Nitto Denko Corp.

 

 

10,610

 

 

381,152

 

 

 

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

 

 

249,100

 

 

1,852,476

 

 

 

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

 

 

6,500

 

 

96,424

 

 

 

Nomura Real Estate Office Fund, Inc.

 

 

16

 

 

87,018

 

 

 

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

 

 

7,100

 

 

139,629

 

 

 

OJI Paper Co., Ltd.

 

 

59,000

 

 

247,201

 

 

 

ORIX Corp.

 

 

6,940

 

 

472,505

 

 

 

Obayashi Corp.

 

 

40,000

 

 

136,154

 

 

 

Obic Co., Ltd.

 

 

350

 

 

57,144

 

 

 

Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

 

 

43,000

 

 

329,995

 

 

 

Olympus Corp.

 

 

16,000

 

 

515,856

 

 

 

Omron Corp.

 

 

13,000

 

 

233,802

 

 

 

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

 

 

6,200

 

 

268,162

 

 

 

Oracle Corp. Japan

 

 

1,900

 

 

79,164

 

 

 

Oriental Land Co., Ltd.

 

 

3,300

 

 

217,138

 

 

 

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

 

 

130,000

 

 

438,137

 

 

 

Otsuka Shokai Co., Ltd.

 

 

600

 

 

29,927

 

 

 

Panasonic Corp.

 

 

141,000

 

 

2,029,893

 

 

 

Panasonic Electric Works Ltd.

 

 

29,873

 

 

361,940

 

 

 

Rakuten, Inc.

 

 

510

 

 

388,278

 

 

 

Resona Holdings, Inc.

 

 

36,256

 

 

368,352

 

 

 

Ricoh Co., Ltd.

 

 

51,000

 

 

730,767

 

 

 

Rinnai Corp.

 

 

3,100

 

 

149,807

 

13



 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 









 

 

Rohm Co., Ltd.

 

 

7,500

 

$

489,472

 

 

 

SBI Holdings, Inc.

 

 

1,385

 

 

247,962

 

 

 

SMC Corp.

 

 

4,000

 

 

456,728

 

 

 

Sankyo Co., Ltd. (Gunma)

 

 

4,500

 

 

225,330

 

 

 

Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

 

 

3,900

 

 

123,807

 

 

 

Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (a)

 

 

104,000

 

 

192,101

 

 

 

Sapporo Hokuyo Holdings, Inc.

 

 

13,789

 

 

50,049

 

 

 

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

 

 

19,000

 

 

104,695

 

 

 

Secom Co., Ltd.

 

 

13,800

 

 

655,467

 

 

 

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

 

 

14,332

 

 

171,507

 

 

 

Seiko Epson Corp.

 

 

8,400

 

 

135,747

 

 

 

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

 

 

32,000

 

 

199,069

 

 

 

Sekisui House Ltd.

 

 

32,000

 

 

290,506

 

 

 

Senshu Ikeda Holdings, Inc.

 

 

24,870

 

 

90,791

 

 

 

Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.

 

 

56,000

 

 

1,143,433

 

 

 

Seven Bank Ltd.

 

 

18

 

 

35,934

 

 

 

Sharp Corp.

 

 

67,000

 

 

846,096

 

 

 

Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

 

 

13,100

 

 

338,475

 

 

 

Shimadzu Corp.

 

 

21,000

 

 

139,873

 

 

 

Shimamura Co., Ltd.

 

 

1,500

 

 

143,322

 

 

 

Shimano, Inc.

 

 

4,500

 

 

181,674

 

 

 

Shimizu Corp.

 

 

43,000

 

 

154,448

 

 

 

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

 

 

29,700

 

 

1,676,813

 

 

 

Shinko Electric Industries

 

 

7,100

 

 

103,352

 

 

 

Shinko Securities Co., Ltd.

 

 

32,300

 

 

97,738

 

 

 

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

 

 

81,000

 

 

88,243

 

 

 

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

 

 

23,000

 

 

498,671

 

 

 

Shiseido Co., Ltd.

 

 

22,000

 

 

422,818

 

 

 

The Shizuoka Bank Ltd.

 

 

43,000

 

 

374,298

 

 

 

Showa Denko KK

 

 

82,000

 

 

163,305

 

 

 

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK

 

 

18,700

 

 

152,412

 

 

 

Softbank Corp.

 

 

52,500

 

 

1,230,744

 

 

 

Sojitz Corp.

 

 

86,500

 

 

163,666

 

 

 

Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc.

 

 

69,800

 

 

450,033

 

 

 

Sony Corp.

 

 

70,100

 

 

2,037,931

 

 

 

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

 

 

62

 

 

161,351

 

 

 

Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

 

 

5,400

 

 

113,922

 

 

 

Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.

 

 

11,600

 

 

235,287

 

 

 

Sumco Corp.

 

 

9,200

 

 

162,568

 

 

 

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

 

 

114,000

 

 

500,171

 

 

 

Sumitomo Corp.

 

 

74,800

 

 

761,669

 

 

 

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

 

 

49,500

 

 

616,566

 

 

 

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

 

 

48,000

 

 

243,007

 

 

 

Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd.

 

 

248,000

 

 

666,634

 

 

 

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

 

 

35,000

 

 

516,514

 

 

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

62,450

 

 

1,792,026

 

14



 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 









 

 

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

 

 

25,000

 

$

471,937

 

 

 

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.

 

 

16,100

 

 

139,964

 

 

 

The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.

 

 

106,000

 

 

520,464

 

 

 

Suruga Bank Ltd.

 

 

15,000

 

 

130,715

 

 

 

Suzuken Co., Ltd.

 

 

4,400

 

 

144,706

 

 

 

Suzuki Motor Corp.

 

 

22,900

 

 

563,959

 

 

 

Sysmex Corp.

 

 

1,800

 

 

94,117

 

 

 

T&D Holdings, Inc.

 

 

21,900

 

 

450,381

 

 

 

TDK Corp.

 

 

7,700

 

 

470,566

 

 

 

THK Co., Ltd.

 

 

7,500

 

 

133,372

 

 

 

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

 

 

92,000

 

 

104,950

 

 

 

Taisei Corp.

 

 

75,000

 

 

128,685

 

 

 

Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

 

 

9,000

 

 

154,850

 

 

 

Takashimaya Co., Ltd.

 

 

19,000

 

 

121,063

 

 

 

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

 

 

51,500

 

 

2,121,865

 

 

 

Teijin Ltd.

 

 

66,000

 

 

213,238

 

 

 

Terumo Corp.

 

 

11,800

 

 

711,185

 

 

 

Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.

 

 

56,000

 

 

292,336

 

 

 

Toho Co., Ltd.

 

 

6,000

 

 

97,461

 

 

 

Toho Gas Co., Ltd.

 

 

36,000

 

 

191,283

 

 

 

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

 

 

31,600

 

 

626,231

 

 

 

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

 

 

50,000

 

 

1,364,460

 

 

 

Tokuyama Corp.

 

 

23,000

 

 

128,605

 

 

 

The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.

 

 

85,300

 

 

2,140,897

 

 

 

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

 

 

11,500

 

 

738,163

 

 

 

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

 

 

151,000

 

 

602,736

 

 

 

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

 

 

9,900

 

 

111,451

 

 

 

Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.

 

 

18,000

 

 

69,241

 

 

 

Tokyu Corp.

 

 

79,000

 

 

314,590

 

 

 

Tokyu Land Corp.

 

 

23,000

 

 

85,437

 

 

 

TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK

 

 

20,000

 

 

167,110

 

 

 

Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

 

 

40,000

 

 

325,687

 

 

 

Toray Industries, Inc.

 

 

101,700

 

 

553,312

 

 

 

Toshiba Corp.

 

 

274,000

 

 

1,520,399

 

 

 

Tosoh Corp.

 

 

40,000

 

 

110,469

 

 

 

Toto Ltd.

 

 

18,000

 

 

114,455

 

 

 

Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd.

 

 

11,200

 

 

170,622

 

 

 

Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.

 

 

8,000

 

 

184,485

 

 

 

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

 

 

5,900

 

 

178,735

 

 

 

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

 

 

3,600

 

 

80,379

 

 

 

Toyota Industries Corp.

 

 

12,500

 

 

373,327

 

 

 

Toyota Motor Corp.

 

 

207,800

 

 

8,761,048

 

 

 

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

 

 

13,500

 

 

199,767

 

 

 

Trend Micro, Inc.

 

 

8,500

 

 

322,866

 

 

 

Tsumura & Co.

 

 

3,000

 

 

96,986

 

 

 

UNY Co., Ltd.

 

 

13,000

 

 

91,676

 

15



 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 









 

 

USS Co., Ltd.

 

 

1,170

 

$

71,424

 

 

 

Ube Industries Ltd.

 

 

86,000

 

 

235,297

 

 

 

Uni-Charm Corp.

 

 

2,400

 

 

224,991

 

 

 

Ushio, Inc.

 

 

6,300

 

 

105,060

 

 

 

West Japan Railway Co.

 

 

108

 

 

362,086

 

 

 

Yahoo! Japan Corp.

 

 

1,035

 

 

311,192

 

 

 

Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.

 

 

6,400

 

 

193,757

 

 

 

Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.

 

 

6,600

 

 

445,247

 

 

 

Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

17,000

 

 

157,805

 

 

 

Yamaha Corp.

 

 

9,700

 

 

116,870

 

 

 

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

 

 

18,500

 

 

233,972

 

 

 

Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.

 

 

2,800

 

 

91,547

 

 

 

Yamato Transport Co., Ltd.

 

 

24,000

 

 

334,081

 

 

 

Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.

 

 

6,000

 

 

71,365

 

 

 

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

 

 

13,000

 

 

108,298

 

 

 

The Yasuda Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.

 

 

118,000

 

 

110,091

 

 

 

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

 

 

14,000

 

 

123,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

147,968,148

 











Kazakhstan - 0.0%

 

Eurasian Natural Resources Corp.

 

 

17,547

 

 

257,020

 











Luxembourg - 0.5%

 

ArcelorMittal

 

 

59,927

 

 

2,739,037

 

 

 

SES Global

 

 

21,161

 

 

476,700

 

 

 

Tenaris SA

 

 

36,323

 

 

782,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,998,531

 











Netherlands - 2.6%

 

ASML Holding NV

 

 

31,787

 

 

1,085,265

 

 

 

Aegon NV

 

 

104,935

 

 

671,962

 

 

 

Akzo Nobel NV

 

 

17,764

 

 

1,178,017

 

 

 

Corio NV

 

 

3,739

 

 

254,737

 

 

 

Fugro NV

 

 

5,693

 

 

327,001

 

 

 

Heineken Holding NV

 

 

8,300

 

 

347,132

 

 

 

Heineken NV

 

 

18,968

 

 

900,477

 

 

 

ING Groep NV CVA

 

 

250,557

 

 

2,412,959

 

 

 

Koninklijke Ahold NV

 

 

87,842

 

 

1,163,790

 

 

 

Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV

 

 

4,224

 

 

162,612

 

 

 

Koninklijke DSM NV

 

 

10,467

 

 

514,280

 

 

 

Koninklijke KPN NV

 

 

123,146

 

 

2,093,169

 

 

 

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

 

 

66,644

 

 

1,969,950

 

 

 

Koninklijke Vopak NV (a)

 

 

1,953

 

 

154,784

 

 

 

Randstad Holdings NV

 

 

8,053

 

 

400,696

 

 

 

Reed Elsevier NV

 

 

49,608

 

 

608,657

 

 

 

SBM Offshore NV

 

 

10,381

 

 

203,676

 

 

 

TNT NV

 

 

25,883

 

 

795,215

 

 

 

Unilever NV

 

 

115,438

 

 

3,757,134

 

 

 

Wolters Kluwer NV

 

 

22,511

 

 

492,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,493,821

 











New Zealand - 0.1%

 

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

 

 

44,629

 

 

65,248

 

 

 

Contact Energy Ltd. (a)

 

 

17,272

 

 

76,892

 

16



 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 









 

 

Fletcher Building Ltd.

 

 

53,169

 

$

306,765

 

 

 

Sky City Ltd.

 

 

28,496

 

 

68,058

 

 

 

Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd.

 

 

162,398

 

 

291,735

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

808,698

 











Norway - 0.7%

 

DnB NOR ASA

 

 

63,032

 

 

680,476

 

 

 

Norsk Hydro ASA

 

 

44,429

 

 

373,222

 

 

 

Orkla ASA

 

 

58,937

 

 

578,221

 

 

 

Renewable Energy Corp. ASA (a)

 

 

20,857

 

 

161,006

 

 

 

Statoil ASA

 

 

84,582

 

 

2,109,443

 

 

 

Telenor ASA

 

 

52,195

 

 

729,148

 

 

 

Telenor ASA (a) - ADR

 

 

3,798

 

 

158,756

 

 

 

Yara International ASA

 

 

13,250

 

 

600,161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,390,433

 











Portugal - 0.3%

 

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Registered Shares

 

 

174,287

 

 

210,043

 

 

 

Banco Espirito Santo SA, Registered Shares

 

 

37,186

 

 

242,192

 

 

 

Brisa-Auto Estradas de Portugal SA, Private Shares

 

 

16,547

 

 

170,028

 

 

 

Cimpor Cimentos de Portugal SA

 

 

21,742

 

 

199,843

 

 

 

Energias de Portugal SA

 

 

134,285

 

 

597,846

 

 

 

Galp Energia SGPS SA

 

 

10,491

 

 

181,208

 

 

 

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

 

 

18,526

 

 

185,277

 

 

 

Portugal Telecom SGPS SA, Registered Shares

 

 

42,937

 

 

523,921

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,310,358

 











Singapore - 1.5%

 

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

136,962

 

 

215,002

 

 

 

CapitaLand Ltd.

 

 

184,749

 

 

548,069

 

 

 

CapitaMall Trust

 

 

202,700

 

 

258,721

 

 

 

CapitaMalls Asia Ltd. (a)

 

 

82,000

 

 

148,258

 

 

 

City Developments Ltd.

 

 

37,535

 

 

306,906

 

 

 

ComfortDelgro Corp. Ltd.

 

 

110,816

 

 

128,900

 

 

 

Cosco Corp. (Singapore) Ltd.

 

 

79,002

 

 

66,243

 

 

 

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

 

 

130,407

 

 

1,417,652

 

 

 

Fraser and Neave Ltd.

 

 

63,096

 

 

187,556

 

 

 

Genting Singapore Plc (a)

 

 

349,563

 

 

322,025

 

 

 

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

 

 

402,562

 

 

145,068

 

 

 

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

 

 

8,721

 

 

166,509

 

 

 

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

 

 

93,616

 

 

545,326

 

 

 

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.

 

 

101,350

 

 

118,290

 

 

 

Noble Group Ltd.

 

 

99,720

 

 

228,733

 

 

 

Olam International Ltd.

 

 

99,900

 

 

187,698

 

 

 

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.

 

 

194,914

 

 

1,255,079

 

 

 

SembCorp Industries Ltd.

 

 

81,590

 

 

213,197

 

 

 

Sembcorp Marine Ltd.

 

 

71,197

 

 

185,765

 

 

 

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

 

 

39,009

 

 

413,143

 

 

 

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

 

 

70,000

 

 

412,172

 

 

 

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.

 

 

105,316

 

 

274,162

 

 

 

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

 

 

92,213

 

 

212,235

 

 

 

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

 

 

608,132

 

 

1,339,481

 

17



 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 









 

 

StarHub Ltd.

 

 

54,157

 

$

82,712

 

 

 

UOL Group Ltd.

 

 

23,457

 

 

67,599

 

 

 

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

 

 

86,572

 

 

1,205,061

 

 

 

Wilmar International Ltd.

 

 

98,670

 

 

448,653

 

 

 

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

 

 

85,183

 

 

72,757

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,172,972

 











Spain - 4.4%

 

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios, SA

 

 

11,364

 

 

568,060

 

 

 

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

 

 

21,211

 

 

479,563

 

 

 

Acciona SA

 

 

1,758

 

 

229,785

 

 

 

Acerinox SA

 

 

11,621

 

 

242,695

 

 

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

 

 

246,340

 

 

4,489,549

 

 

 

Banco Popular Espanol SA

 

 

58,737

 

 

431,448

 

 

 

Banco Santander SA

 

 

573,683

 

 

9,479,911

 

 

 

Banco de Sabadell SA

 

 

67,059

 

 

372,491

 

 

 

Banco de Valencia SA

 

 

11,587

 

 

88,082

 

 

 

Bankinter SA

 

 

21,946

 

 

226,099

 

 

 

Corp. Mapfre SA

 

 

51,177

 

 

214,919

 

 

 

Criteria Caixacorp SA

 

 

59,893

 

 

283,684

 

 

 

Enagas

 

 

14,796

 

 

328,002

 

 

 

Ferrovial SA

 

 

35,676

 

 

421,345

 

 

 

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA

 

 

3,049

 

 

129,285

 

 

 

Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA

 

 

11,623

 

 

195,816

 

 

 

Gas Natural SDG SA

 

 

15,958

 

 

343,980

 

 

 

Gestevision Telecinco SA

 

 

8,666

 

 

126,048

 

 

 

Grifols SA

 

 

10,806

 

 

189,745

 

 

 

Iberdrola Renovables

 

 

60,286

 

 

287,081

 

 

 

Iberdrola SA

 

 

252,045

 

 

2,415,285

 

 

 

Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana

 

 

36,747

 

 

99,679

 

 

 

Inditex SA

 

 

16,079

 

 

1,004,173

 

 

 

Indra Sistemas SA

 

 

7,258

 

 

171,797

 

 

 

Mapfre Sa Eur (a)

 

 

1,137

 

 

4,771

 

 

 

Red Electrica de Espana

 

 

8,800

 

 

491,060

 

 

 

Repsol YPF SA

 

 

49,467

 

 

1,327,426

 

 

 

Sacyr Vallehermoso SA

 

 

5,142

 

 

59,014

 

 

 

Telefonica SA

 

 

295,654

 

 

8,275,065

 

 

 

Zardoya Otis SA

 

 

8,897

 

 

173,161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,149,019

 











Sweden - 2.3%

 

Alfa Laval AB

 

 

19,718

 

 

272,674

 

 

 

Assa Abloy AB, Series B

 

 

19,177

 

 

369,445

 

 

 

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

 

 

45,887

 

 

674,533

 

 

 

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

 

 

27,049

 

 

352,694

 

 

 

Electrolux AB

 

 

14,469

 

 

340,009

 

 

 

Getinge AB, Class B

 

 

13,341

 

 

254,973

 

 

 

Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares

 

 

35,240

 

 

1,953,591

 

 

 

Holmen AB, Class B

 

 

2,545

 

 

64,839

 

 

 

Husqvarna AB

 

 

27,933

 

 

204,925

 

18



 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 









 

 

Investor AB

 

 

34,000

 

$

629,758

 

 

 

Lundin Petroleum AB (a)

 

 

14,102

 

 

111,259

 

 

 

Millicom International Cellular SA - ADR

 

 

5,814

 

 

431,465

 

 

 

Nordea Bank AB

 

 

224,634

 

 

2,275,994

 

 

 

SKB AB

 

 

24,225

 

 

417,727

 

 

 

SSAB AB

 

 

15,106

 

 

248,954

 

 

 

Sandvik AB

 

 

67,813

 

 

816,599

 

 

 

Scania AB

 

 

21,585

 

 

278,754

 

 

 

Securitas AB

 

 

17,048

 

 

166,963

 

 

 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

 

 

96,949

 

 

599,327

 

 

 

Skanska AB, Class B

 

 

25,005

 

 

424,286

 

 

 

Svenska Cellulosa AB

 

 

41,311

 

 

550,788

 

 

 

Svenska Handelsbanken, Class A

 

 

34,112

 

 

971,844

 

 

 

Swedbank AB-A Shares

 

 

38,450

 

 

378,559

 

 

 

Swedish Match AB

 

 

17,350

 

 

379,328

 

 

 

Tele2 AB

 

 

22,966

 

 

352,787

 

 

 

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

 

 

202,889

 

 

1,867,807

 

 

 

TeliaSonera AB

 

 

150,701

 

 

1,089,207

 

 

 

Volvo AB, A Shares

 

 

31,401

 

 

267,655

 

 

 

Volvo AB, B Shares

 

 

78,566

 

 

673,863

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,420,607

 











Switzerland - 7.7%

 

ABB Ltd.

 

 

160,090

 

 

3,084,827

 

 

 

Actelion Ltd. (a)

 

 

7,930

 

 

423,544

 

 

 

Adecco SA, Registered Shares

 

 

8,252

 

 

455,221

 

 

 

Aryzta AG

 

 

5,840

 

 

217,504

 

 

 

BKW FMB Energie AG

 

 

807

 

 

62,894

 

 

 

Baloise Holding AG

 

 

3,902

 

 

323,973

 

 

 

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA

 

 

37,060

 

 

1,246,212

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Group AG

 

 

82,164

 

 

4,070,517

 

 

 

GAM Holdings Ltd.

 

 

18,341

 

 

222,092

 

 

 

Geberit AG

 

 

2,933

 

 

519,959

 

 

 

Givaudan SA

 

 

572

 

 

457,695

 

 

 

Holcim Ltd. (a)

 

 

17,483

 

 

1,358,734

 

 

 

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

 

 

13,842

 

 

486,802

 

 

 

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

 

 

3,968

 

 

385,806

 

 

 

Lindt & Spruengli AG

 

 

61

 

 

130,966

 

 

 

Lindt & Spruengli AG ‘R’

 

 

7

 

 

171,906

 

 

 

Logitech International SA (a)

 

 

15,111

 

 

262,098

 

 

 

Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares

 

 

2,911

 

 

205,106

 

 

 

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

 

 

256,418

 

 

12,444,897

 

 

 

Nobel Biocare Holding AG

 

 

10,399

 

 

348,524

 

 

 

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

 

 

154,654

 

 

8,445,538

 

 

 

Pargesa Holding SA

 

 

2,165

 

 

188,370

 

 

 

Roche Holding AG

 

 

52,024

 

 

8,896,774

 

 

 

SGS SA

 

 

430

 

 

561,357

 

19



 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

 

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 









 

 

Schindler Holding AG

 

 

5,210

 

$

396,813

 

 

 

Sonova Holding AG

 

 

3,530

 

 

427,660

 

 

 

Straumann Holding AG, Registered Shares

 

 

654

 

 

183,686

 

 

 

The Swatch Group Ltd. Bearer Shares

 

 

2,162

 

 

547,246

 

 

 

The Swatch Group Ltd., Registered Shares

 

 

3,776

 

 

179,737

 

 

 

Swiss Life Holding

 

 

2,407

 

 

306,258

 

 

 

Swiss Reinsurance Co., Registered Shares

 

 

24,845

 

 

1,190,191

 

 

 

Swisscom AG

 

 

1,717

 

 

655,744

 

 

 

Syngenta AG

 

 

6,812

 

 

1,923,763

 

 

 

Synthes, Inc.

 

 

4,715

 

 

618,083

 

 

 

UBS AG

 

 

264,485

 

 

4,118,620

 

 

 

Zurich Financial Services AG

 

 

10,643

 

 

2,326,812

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,845,929

 











United Kingdom - 20.5%

 

3i Group Plc

 

 

67,937

 

 

307,596

 

 

 

Admiral Group Plc

 

 

11,889

 

 

227,326

 

 

 

Amec Plc

 

 

23,434

 

 

298,560

 

 

 

Anglo American Plc (a)

 

 

92,120

 

 

3,989,485

 

 

 

Antofagasta Plc

 

 

27,604

 

 

439,112

 

 

 

Associated British Foods Plc

 

 

24,559

 

 

325,586

 

 

 

AstraZeneca Plc

 

 

101,396

 

 

4,765,323

 

 

 

Autonomy Corp. Plc (a)

 

 

15,017

 

 

364,678

 

 

 

Aviva Plc

 

 

191,729

 

 

1,219,614

 

 

 

BAE Systems Plc

 

 

247,781

 

 

1,434,075

 

 

 

BG Group Plc

 

 

235,247

 

 

4,247,679

 

 

 

BHP Billiton Plc

 

 

154,491

 

 

4,925,163

 

 

 

BP Plc

 

 

1,311,741

 

 

12,666,379

 

 

 

BT Group Plc

 

 

542,601

 

 

1,181,691

 

 

 

Balfour Beatty Plc

 

 

50,454

 

 

209,956

 

 

 

Barclays Plc

 

 

798,732

 

 

3,519,574

 

 

 

British Airways Plc (a)

 

 

39,996

 

 

120,293

 

 

 

British American Tobacco Plc

 

 

139,745

 

 

4,536,580

 

 

 

British Land Co. Plc

 

 

60,133

 

 

463,046

 

 

 

British Sky Broadcasting Plc

 

 

79,107

 

 

714,557

 

 

 

Bunzl Plc

 

 

24,344

 

 

264,627

 

 

 

Burberry Group Plc

 

 

31,090

 

 

298,607

 

 

 

Cable & Wireless Plc

 

 

179,589

 

 

408,553

 

 

 

Cadbury Plc

 

 

99,248

 

 

1,276,089

 

 

 

Cairn Energy Plc (a)

 

 

96,380

 

 

515,949

 

 

 

Capita Group Plc

 

 

43,577

 

 

526,910

 

 

 

Carnival Plc (a)

 

 

11,216

 

 

382,108

 

 

 

The Carphone Warehouse Plc

 

 

26,664

 

 

80,382

 

 

 

Centrica Plc

 

 

358,767

 

 

1,625,049

 

 

 

Cobham Plc

 

 

80,535

 

 

325,305

 

 

 

Compass Group Plc

 

 

129,497

 

 

926,744

 

 

 

Diageo Plc

 

 

174,907

 

 

3,051,444

 

20



 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

 

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 











 

 

Drax Group Plc

 

 

23,972

 

$

159,817

 

 

 

Experian Group Ltd.

 

 

71,841

 

 

709,623

 

 

 

Firstgroup Plc

 

 

34,889

 

 

238,663

 

 

 

Fresnillo Plc

 

 

13,316

 

 

169,139

 

 

 

GlaxoSmithKline Plc

 

 

362,949

 

 

7,696,642

 

 

 

Group 4 Securicor Plc

 

 

88,209

 

 

369,734

 

 

 

HSBC Holdings Plc

 

 

1,213,396

 

 

13,842,812

 

 

 

Hammerson Plc

 

 

48,068

 

 

327,171

 

 

 

Home Retail Group

 

 

61,428

 

 

278,604

 

 

 

ICAP Plc

 

 

36,053

 

 

248,659

 

 

 

Imperial Tobacco Group Plc

 

 

71,152

 

 

2,244,653

 

 

 

Inmarsat Plc

 

 

30,487

 

 

339,722

 

 

 

Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc

 

 

17,940

 

 

257,762

 

 

 

International Power Plc

 

 

106,548

 

 

530,917

 

 

 

Invensys Plc

 

 

56,527

 

 

271,941

 

 

 

Investec Plc

 

 

28,233

 

 

192,907

 

 

 

J Sainsbury Plc

 

 

81,616

 

 

425,560

 

 

 

Johnson Matthey Plc

 

 

15,284

 

 

377,031

 

 

 

Kazakhmys Plc

 

 

14,981

 

 

317,200

 

 

 

Kingfisher Plc

 

 

165,329

 

 

608,610

 

 

 

Land Securities Group Plc

 

 

52,921

 

 

582,478

 

 

 

Legal & General Group Plc

 

 

410,318

 

 

527,862

 

 

 

Liberty International Plc

 

 

33,369

 

 

275,876

 

 

 

Lloyds TSB Group Plc

 

 

2,676,495

 

 

2,153,449

 

 

 

London Stock Exchange Group Plc

 

 

9,771

 

 

112,840

 

 

 

Lonmin Plc (a)

 

 

10,670

 

 

335,331

 

 

 

Man Group Plc

 

 

119,795

 

 

591,229

 

 

 

Marks & Spencer Group Plc

 

 

110,508

 

 

713,986

 

 

 

National Grid Plc

 

 

172,232

 

 

1,879,894

 

 

 

Next Plc

 

 

13,795

 

 

461,250

 

 

 

Old Mutual Plc

 

 

369,215

 

 

646,567

 

 

 

Pearson Plc

 

 

56,741

 

 

813,549

 

 

 

Petrofac Ltd.

 

 

14,306

 

 

239,481

 

 

 

Prudential Plc

 

 

176,684

 

 

1,808,580

 

 

 

Rangold Resources Ltd.

 

 

6,294

 

 

501,196

 

 

 

Reckitt Benckiser Plc

 

 

42,121

 

 

2,280,010

 

 

 

Reed Elsevier Plc

 

 

84,850

 

 

696,579

 

 

 

Resolution Ltd. (a)

 

 

167,965

 

 

242,649

 

 

 

Rexam Plc

 

 

61,337

 

 

286,743

 

 

 

Rio Tinto Plc, Registered Shares

 

 

95,402

 

 

5,151,391

 

 

 

Rolls-Royce Group Plc

 

 

129,743

 

 

1,010,362

 

 

 

Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group

 

 

235,791

 

 

458,089

 

 

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc

 

 

1,183,159

 

 

549,233

 

 

 

Royal Dutch Shell Plc

 

 

248,191

 

 

7,510,303

 

 

 

Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Class B

 

 

188,629

 

 

5,493,474

 

 

 

SABMiller Plc

 

 

65,155

 

 

1,915,168

 

21



 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

 

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 









 

 

Sage Group Plc

 

 

91,802

 

$

325,094

 

 

 

Schroders Plc

 

 

8,942

 

 

191,104

 

 

 

Scottish & Southern Energy Plc

 

 

64,431

 

 

1,206,001

 

 

 

Sego Plc

 

 

52,680

 

 

292,204

 

 

 

Serco Group Plc

 

 

39,498

 

 

336,851

 

 

 

Severn Trent Plc

 

 

16,561

 

 

289,370

 

 

 

Shire Ltd.

 

 

39,224

 

 

766,432

 

 

 

Smith & Nephew Plc

 

 

61,878

 

 

636,500

 

 

 

Smiths Group Plc

 

 

27,238

 

 

444,031

 

 

 

Standard Chartered Plc

 

 

140,697

 

 

3,552,016

 

 

 

Standard Life Plc

 

 

162,910

 

 

565,845

 

 

 

TUI Travel Plc

 

 

39,643

 

 

162,470

 

 

 

Tesco Plc

 

 

555,601

 

 

3,832,965

 

 

 

Thomas Cook Group Plc

 

 

53,878

 

 

199,035

 

 

 

Tomkins Plc

 

 

63,755

 

 

198,120

 

 

 

Tullow Oil Plc

 

 

56,187

 

 

1,178,825

 

 

 

Unilever Plc

 

 

89,838

 

 

2,879,784

 

 

 

United Utilities Group Plc

 

 

47,732

 

 

381,531

 

 

 

Vedanta Resources Plc

 

 

9,549

 

 

399,394

 

 

 

Vodafone Group Plc

 

 

3,680,257

 

 

8,522,398

 

 

 

WPP Plc

 

 

87,706

 

 

857,789

 

 

 

Whitbread Plc

 

 

12,394

 

 

281,240

 

 

 

William Morrison Supermarkets Plc

 

 

146,459

 

 

653,445

 

 

 

Wolseley Plc (a)

 

 

19,874

 

 

397,814

 

 

 

Xstrata Plc

 

 

132,419

 

 

2,361,831

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

153,394,865

 











 

 

Total Common Stocks - 95.9%

 

 

 

 

 

718,368,836

 











 

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Germany - 0.2%

 

Henkel KGaA, 1.75%

 

 

13,965

 

 

733,345

 

 

 

RWE AG, 3.50%

 

 

2,641

 

 

235,090

 

 

 

Volkswagen AG, 4.35%

 

 

8,070

 

 

761,219

 











 

 

Total Preferred Securities - 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

1,729,654

 











 

 

Rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Australia - 0.0%

 

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Expires 1/29/10)

 

 

2,963

 

 

7,718

 











Belgium - 0.0%

 

Fortis (Expires 7/01/14)

 

 

184,182

 

 

3

 











Japan - 0.0%

 

Dowa Mining Co., Ltd. (Expires 1/29/10)

 

 

7,000

 

 

-

 











 

 

Total Rights - 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

7,721

 











22



 

 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

 

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Country

 

Warrants (b)

 

Shares

 

Value

 









France - 0.0%

 

Fonciere Des Regions (Expires 12/31/10)

 

 

1,915

 

$

1,617

 











Italy - 0.0%

 

Mediobanca SpA (Expires 3/18/11)

 

 

38,564

 

 

1

 

 

 

Unione Di Banche Italiane ScpA (Expires 6/30/11)

 

 

53,164

 

 

3,742

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,743

 











 

 

Total Warrants - 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

5,360

 











 

 

Total Long-Term Securities
(Cost - $716,040,453) - 96.1%

 

 

 

 

 

720,111,571

 











 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash,
Institutional Class, 0.17% (c)(d)

 

 

6,620,218

 

 

6,620,218

 











 

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost - $6,620,218) - 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

6,620,218

 











 

 

Total Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost - $722,660,671*) - 97.0%

 

 

 

 

 

726,731,789

 

 

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities - 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

22,548,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

749,279,916

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of December 31, 2009, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

755,115,777

 

 

 




Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

84,372,030

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(112,756,018

)

 

 




Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(28,383,988

)

 

 





 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

 

 

(b)

Warrants entitle the Series to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date.

 

 

 

 

(c)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Series, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

Net

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Activity

 

Income

 







BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash, Institutional Class

 

$

6,620,218

 

$

18,139

 

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Cash Sweep Series

 

$

(11,259,665

)

$

3,568

 










 

 

 

(d)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

23



 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

 



 

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts purchased as of December 31, 2009 were as follows:

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 













2

 

 

Hang Seng Index Futures

 

Hong Kong

 

January 2010

 

$

277,554

 

$

5,225

 

97

 

 

OMXS30 Index Futures

 

Stockholm

 

January 2010

 

$

1,301,611

 

 

(10,248

)

146

 

 

DJ Euro Stoxx 50

 

Eurex

 

March 2010

 

$

6,046,911

 

 

173,425

 

79

 

 

FTSE 100 Index Futures

 

LIFFE

 

March 2010

 

$

6,742,774

 

 

98,525

 

25

 

 

SPI 200 Index Futures

 

Sydney

 

March 2010

 

$

2,624,954

 

 

114,137

 

75

 

 

TOPIX Index Futures

 

Tokyo

 

March 2010

 

$

7,158,072

 

 

125,710

 
















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

506,774

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of December 31, 2009 were as follows:

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 












EUR

401,000

 

USD

574,112

 

UBS AG

 

1/04/10

 

$

741

 

GBP

246,000

 

USD

397,612

 

UBS AG

 

1/04/10

 

 

(274

)

JPY

40,968,000

 

USD

440,185

 

UBS AG

 

1/04/10

 

 

(308

)

AUD

315,000

 

USD

287,457

 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

 

1/15/10

 

 

(4,942

)

EUR

8,980,000

 

USD

13,243,561

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

1/15/10

 

 

(370,429

)

EUR

2,830,000

 

USD

4,238,803

 

UBS AG

 

1/15/10

 

 

(181,903

)

GBP

5,700,000

 

USD

9,352,215

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

1/15/10

 

 

(146,362

)

GBP

100,000

 

USD

162,387

 

UBS AG

 

1/15/10

 

 

(881

)

JPY

513,770,000

 

USD

5,700,111

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

1/15/10

 

 

(183,271

)

JPY

195,255,000

 

USD

2,168,918

 

UBS AG

 

1/15/10

 

 

(72,278

)

SEK

6,150,000

 

USD

865,368

 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

 

1/15/10

 

 

(5,709

)

USD

276,649

 

AUD

315,000

 

UBS AG

 

1/15/10

 

 

(5,866

)

USD

3,718,021

 

EUR

2,552,000

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

1/15/10

 

 

59,643

 

USD

10,939,441

 

EUR

7,340,000

 

UBS AG

 

1/15/10

 

 

417,304

 

USD

1,709,400

 

GBP

1,050,000

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

1/15/10

 

 

13,585

 

USD

3,689,929

 

GBP

2,265,000

 

UBS AG

 

1/15/10

 

 

31,814

 

USD

564,052

 

JPY

50,020,000

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

1/15/10

 

 

26,940

 

USD

4,725,345

 

JPY

414,175,000

 

UBS AG

 

1/15/10

 

 

277,952

 

USD

149,693

 

SEK

1,095,000

 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

 

1/15/10

 

 

(3,369

)














Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(147,613

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




24



 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

 



 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements - Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

 

 

 

Level 1 - price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

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 Series’ own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Series’ policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in determining the fair valuation of the Series’ investments:


 

 

 

 

 






Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in
Securities

 





 

 

Assets

 

 

 


Level 1

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

Belgium

 

$

175

 

Cayman Islands

 

 

149,097

 

France

 

 

1,617

 

Italy

 

 

3,743

 

Japan

 

 

90,791

 

Norway

 

 

158,756

 

Singapore

 

 

148,258

 

Spain

 

 

4,771

 

Switzerland

 

 

486,802

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

6,620,218

 

 

 




Total Level 1

 

 

7,664,228

 

 

 




Level 2

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

 

59,696,816

 

Austria

 

 

2,469,114

 

Belgium

 

 

7,170,629

 

Bermuda

 

 

695,365

 

Cayman Islands

 

 

203,569

 

Denmark

 

 

6,569,630

 

Finland

 

 

8,295,402

 

France

 

 

76,416,724

 

Germany

 

 

58,429,607

 

Greece

 

 

3,857,171

 

Hong Kong

 

 

16,607,378

 

25



 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

 



 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in
Securities

 





 

 

Assets

 

 

 



Ireland

 

$

2,055,881

 

Italy

 

 

24,279,237

 

Japan

 

 

147,877,357

 

Kazakhstan

 

 

257,020

 

Luxembourg

 

 

3,998,531

 

Netherlands

 

 

19,493,821

 

New Zealand

 

 

808,698

 

Norway

 

 

5,231,677

 

Portugal

 

 

2,310,358

 

Singapore

 

 

11,024,714

 

Spain

 

 

33,144,248

 

Sweden

 

 

17,420,607

 

Switzerland

 

 

57,359,127

 

United Kingdom

 

 

153,394,865

 

 

 




Total Level 2

 

 

719,067,546

 

 

 




Level 3

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

 

11

 

Belgium

 

 

3

 

Ireland

 

 

1

 

 

 




Total Level 3

 

 

15

 






Total

 

$

726,731,789

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Valuation Inputs

 

Other Financial
Instruments1

 





 

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

 

 


 


 

Level 1

 

$

517,022

 

$

(10,248

)

Level 2

 

 

827,979

 

 

(975,592

)

Level 3

 

 

 

 

 









Total

 

$

1,345,001

 

$

(985,840

)

 

 








 

 

1 Other financial instruments are financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts, which are shown at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

26



 

Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2009

 


          The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

 

 

 

 






Valuation Inputs

 

Investments
in Securities

 





Balance, as of December 31, 2008

 

$

26,500

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

 

Realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation2

 

 

(1,493

)

Net purchases (sales)

 

 

12

 

Net transfers in/out of level 3

 

 

(25,004

)






Balance, as of December 31, 2009

 

$

15

 

 

 





 

 

2 Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the Statement of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities still held at December 31, 2009 was $12.

27


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON DETAILED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

To the Investors and Board of Directors of
Quantitative Master Series LLC:

We have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the financial statements of Master International Index Series, one of the portfolios constituting Quantitative Master Series LLC, (the “Master LLC”) as of December 31, 2009, and for the year then ended and have issued our report thereon dated February 24, 2010 which report and financial statements are included in Item 1 of this Certified Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR. Our audit also included the Master LLC’s Schedule of Investments (the “Schedule”) as of December 31, 2009 appearing in Item 6 of this Form N-CSR. This Schedule is the responsibility of the Master LLC’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audit. In our opinion, the Schedule referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole of the Master LLC referred to above, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
February 24, 2010
Princeton, New Jersey

28


 

(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 – The registrant’s Nominating and Governance Committee will consider nominees to the board of directors recommended by shareholders when a vacancy becomes available. Shareholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations which include biographical information and set forth the qualifications of the proposed nominee to the registrant’s Secretary. There have been no material changes to these procedures.

   

Item 11 –

Controls and Procedures

   

11(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 15(d)-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

   

11(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

   

12(a)(1) –

Code of Ethics – See Item 2

   

12(a)(2) –

Certifications – Attached hereto

   

12(a)(3) –

Not Applicable

   

12(b) –

Certifications – Attached hereto

 


 

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 International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC

   
  By: /s/ Anne F. Ackerley  
    Anne F. Ackerley
    Chief Executive Officer of
    BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC
   
  Date: February 23, 2010
   
  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/ Anne F. Ackerley  
    Anne F. Ackerley
    Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
    BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC
   
  Date: February 23, 2010
   
  By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews  
    Neal J. Andrews
    Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
    BlackRock International Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC
     
  Date: February 23, 2010