497 1 d600860d497.htm BLACKROCK ADVANTAGE GLOBAL FUND, INC. BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Advantage U.S. Total Market Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Asian Dragon Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Total Return Fund

BlackRock California Municipal Series Trust

BlackRock California Municipal Opportunities Fund

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund

BlackRock EuroFund

BlackRock Focus Growth Fund, Inc.

BlackRock FundsSM

BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund

BlackRock Advantage International Fund

BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Growth Fund

BlackRock Advantage Small Cap Core Fund

BlackRock Advantage Small Cap Growth Fund

BlackRock All-Cap Energy & Resources Portfolio

BlackRock Alternative Capital Strategies Fund

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund

BlackRock Emerging Markets Dividend Fund

BlackRock Emerging Markets Equity Strategies Fund

BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund

BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio

BlackRock High Equity Income Fund

BlackRock Impact Bond Fund

BlackRock Impact U.S. Equity Fund

BlackRock International Dividend Fund

BlackRock Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

BlackRock Real Estate Securities Fund

BlackRock Short Obligations Fund

BlackRock Tactical Opportunities Fund

BlackRock Technology Opportunities Fund

BlackRock Total Emerging Markets Fund

BlackRock Total Factor Fund

iShares Developed Real Estate Index Fund

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE Index Fund

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA Index Fund

iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor Intl Index Fund

iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor USA Index Fund

iShares Edge MSCI USA Momentum Factor Index Fund

iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor Index Fund

iShares Edge MSCI USA Size Factor Index Fund

iShares Edge MSCI USA Value Factor Index Fund

iShares MSCI Asia ex Japan Index Fund

iShares MSCI Developed World Index Fund

iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Index Fund

iShares Russell Small/Mid-Cap Index Fund

iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund

iShares Total U.S. Stock Market Index Fund

BlackRock Funds II

BlackRock 20/80 Target Allocation Fund

BlackRock 40/60 Target Allocation Fund

BlackRock 60/40 Target Allocation Fund

BlackRock 80/20 Target Allocation Fund

BlackRock Core Bond Portfolio

BlackRock Credit Strategies Income Fund

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

BlackRock Emerging Markets Bond Fund

BlackRock Emerging Markets Flexible Dynamic Bond Portfolio

BlackRock Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond Fund

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio

BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio

BlackRock GNMA Portfolio

BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio

BlackRock LifePath® Smart Beta 2020 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Smart Beta 2025 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Smart Beta 2030 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Smart Beta 2035 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Smart Beta 2040 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Smart Beta 2045 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Smart Beta 2050 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Smart Beta 2055 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Smart Beta 2060 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Smart Beta Retirement Fund

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

BlackRock Managed Income Fund

 

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio

BlackRock U.S. Government Bond Portfolio

BlackRock Funds III

BlackRock CoreAlpha Bond Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic Retirement Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2020 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2025 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2030 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2035 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2040 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2045 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2050 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2055 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2060 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Index Retirement Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Index 2020 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Index 2025 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Index 2030 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Index 2035 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Index 2040 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Index 2045 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Index 2050 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Index 2055 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Index 2060 Fund

iShares MSCI Total International Index Fund

iShares Russell 1000 Large-Cap Index Fund

iShares S&P 500 Index Fund

iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index Fund

BlackRock Funds VI

BlackRock CoreAlpha Bond Fund

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.

iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund

iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund

BlackRock Large Cap Series Funds, Inc.

BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Core Fund

BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Value Fund

BlackRock Event Driven Equity Fund

BlackRock Large Cap Focus Growth Fund

BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Long-Horizon Equity Fund

BlackRock Mid Cap Dividend Series, Inc.

BlackRock Mid Cap Dividend Fund

BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund

BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

BlackRock Municipal Series Trust

BlackRock Strategic Municipal Opportunities Fund

BlackRock Natural Resources Trust

BlackRock Series, Inc.

BlackRock International Fund

BlackRock Strategic Global Bond Fund, Inc.

FDP Series, Inc.

FDP BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

FDP BlackRock CoreAlpha Bond Fund

FDP BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund

FDP BlackRock International Fund

Managed Account Series

BlackRock U.S. Mortgage Portfolio

Managed Account Series II

BlackRock U.S. Mortgage Portfolio

 

 

(each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”)

Supplement dated August 3, 2018 to the Institutional Shares Prospectus of each Fund (each, a “Prospectus”)

 

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Effective immediately, each Prospectus is amended as follows:

In the section of each Prospectus entitled “Fund Overview—Key Facts About [the Fund]—Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” or “Fund Overview—Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” as applicable, the Institutional Shares column of the table is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

    Institutional Shares
Minimum Initial Investment  

There is no minimum initial investment for:

 

•  Employer-sponsored retirement plans (not including SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs or SARSEPs), state sponsored 529 college savings plans, collective trust funds, investment companies or other pooled investment vehicles, unaffiliated thrifts and unaffiliated banks and trust companies, each of which may purchase shares of the Fund through a Financial Intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Fund’s distributor to purchase such shares.

 

•  Clients of Financial Intermediaries that: (i) charge such clients a fee for advisory, investment consulting, or similar services or (ii) have entered into an agreement with the Fund’s distributor to offer Institutional Shares through a no-load program or investment platform.

 

$2 million for individuals and “Institutional Investors,” which include, but are not limited to, endowments, foundations, family offices, local, city, and state governmental institutions, corporations and insurance company separate accounts who may purchase shares of the Fund through a Financial Intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Fund’s distributor to purchase such shares.

 

$1,000 for:

 

•  Clients investing through Financial Intermediaries that offer such shares on a platform that charges a transaction based sales commission outside of the Fund.

 

•  Tax-qualified accounts for insurance agents that are registered representatives of an insurance company’s broker-dealer that has entered into an agreement with the Fund’s distributor to offer Institutional Shares, and the family members of such persons.

Minimum Additional Investment   No subsequent minimum.

In the section of each Prospectus entitled “Account Information—How to Choose the Share Class that Best Suits Your Needs,” “Account Information—Details About the Share Class—Institutional Shares at a Glance,” “Account Information—Details About the Share Class—Institutional Shares,” “Account Information—Details About the Share Class” or “Account Information—How to Choose the Share

 

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Class that Best Suits Your Needs—Share Classes at a Glance,” the first two rows of the Institutional Shares column of the table are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:

 

     Institutional
Availability  

Limited to certain investors, including:

 

•  Individuals and “Institutional Investors,” which include, but are not limited to, endowments, foundations, family offices, local, city, and state governmental institutions, corporations and insurance company separate accounts, who may purchase shares of the Fund through a Financial Intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to purchase such shares.

 

•  Employer-sponsored retirement plans (not including SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs or SARSEPs), state sponsored 529 college savings plans, collective trust funds, investment companies or other pooled investment vehicles, unaffiliated thrifts and unaffiliated banks and trust companies, each of which may purchase shares of the Fund through a Financial Intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to purchase such shares.

 

•  Employees, officers and directors/trustees of BlackRock or its affiliates and immediate family members of such persons, if they open an account directly with BlackRock.

 

•  Participants in certain programs sponsored by BlackRock or its affiliates or other Financial Intermediaries.

 

•  Tax-qualified accounts for insurance agents that are registered representatives of an insurance company’s broker-dealer that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to offer Institutional Shares, and the family members of such persons.

 

•  Clients investing through Financial Intermediaries that have entered into an agreement with the Distributor to offer such shares on a platform that charges a transaction based sales commission outside of the Fund.

Minimum Investment  

There is no investment minimum for:

 

•  Employer-sponsored retirement plans (not including SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs or SARSEPs), state sponsored 529 college savings plans, collective trust funds, investment companies or other pooled investment vehicles, unaffiliated thrifts and unaffiliated banks and trust companies.

 

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     Institutional
   

 

•  Employees, officers and directors/trustees of BlackRock or its affiliates and immediate family members of such persons, if they open an account directly with BlackRock.

 

•  Clients of Financial Intermediaries that: (i) charge such clients a fee for advisory, investment consulting, or similar services or (ii) have entered into an agreement with the Distributor to offer Institutional Shares through a no-load program or investment platform.

 

$2 million for individuals and Institutional Investors.

 

$1,000 investment minimum for:

 

•  Clients investing through Financial Intermediaries that offer such shares on a platform that charges a transaction based sales commission outside of the Fund.

 

•  Tax-qualified accounts for insurance agents that are registered representatives of an insurance company’s broker-dealer that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to offer Institutional Shares, and the family members of such persons.

The section of each Prospectus entitled “Account Information—Details About the Share Classes—Institutional Shares,” “Account Information—Details About the Share Class—Institutional Shares” or “Account Information—Details About the Share Class,” or the fourth through seventh paragraphs in the section of each Prospectus entitled “Account Information—Details About the Share Class,” as applicable, are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:

Institutional Shares

Institutional Shares are not subject to any sales charge. Only certain investors are eligible to buy Institutional Shares. Your Financial Intermediary can help you determine whether you are eligible to buy Institutional Shares. The Fund may permit a lower initial investment for certain investors if their purchase, combined with purchases by other investors received together by the Fund, meets the minimum investment requirement.

Institutional Shares may also be available on certain brokerage platforms. An investor transacting in Institutional Shares on such brokerage platforms through a broker acting as an agent for the investor may be required to pay a commission and/or other forms of compensation to the broker. Shares of the Fund are available in other share classes that have different fees and expenses.

Eligible Institutional Share investors include the following:

 

  •  

Individuals and “Institutional Investors” with a minimum initial investment of $2 million who may purchase shares of the Fund through a Financial Intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to purchase such shares;

 

  •  

Clients of Financial Intermediaries that: (i) charge such clients a fee for advisory, investment consulting, or similar services or (ii) have entered into an agreement with the Distributor to offer Institutional Shares through a no-load program or investment platform, in each case, with no minimum initial investment;

 

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Clients investing through Financial Intermediaries that have entered into an agreement with the Distributor to offer such shares on a platform that charges a transaction based sales commission outside of the Fund, with a minimum initial investment of $1,000;

 

  •  

Employer-sponsored retirement plans (not including SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs or SARSEPs), state sponsored 529 college savings plans, collective trust funds, investment companies or other pooled investment vehicles, unaffiliated thrifts and unaffiliated banks and trust companies, each of which is not subject to any minimum initial investment and may purchase shares of the Fund through a Financial Intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to purchase such shares;

 

  •  

Trust department clients of PNC Bank and Bank of America, N.A. and their affiliates for whom they (i) act in a fiduciary capacity (excluding participant directed employee benefit plans); (ii) otherwise have investment discretion; or (iii) act as custodian for at least $2 million in assets, who are not subject to any minimum initial investment;

 

  •  

Holders of certain Bank of America Corporation (“BofA Corp.”) sponsored unit investment trusts (“UITs”) who reinvest dividends received from such UITs in shares of the Fund, who are not subject to any minimum initial investment;

 

  •  

Employees, officers and directors/trustees of BlackRock, Inc., BlackRock Funds, BofA Corp., PNC, Barclays or their respective affiliates and immediate family members of such persons, if they open an account directly with BlackRock, who are not subject to any minimum initial investment; and

 

  •  

Tax-qualified accounts for insurance agents that are registered representatives of an insurance company’s broker-dealer that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to offer Institutional Shares, and the family members of such persons.

The Fund reserves the right to modify or waive the above-stated policies at any time.

Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.

PRO-INST-EL-0818SUP

 

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