0001752724-21-259662.txt : 20211126 0001752724-21-259662.hdr.sgml : 20211126 20211126102749 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-21-259662 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-P PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20210930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20211126 PERIOD START: 20211231 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000355916 IRS NUMBER: 133093080 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: NPORT-P SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-03290 FILM NUMBER: 211449783 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-441-7762 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FAM Variable Series Funds, Inc. 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Ann Frechette Ann Frechette Assistant Treasurer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 9.30.21_Basic_Value_VI.htm PART F BASIC VAL VI
BlackRock
Basic
Value
V.I.
Fund
2
(Percentages
shown
are
based
on
Net
Assets)
Schedule
of
Investments
(unaudited)
September
30,
2021
Security
Shares
Shares
Value
Common
Stocks
99.2%
Aerospace
&
Defense
5.2%
BAE
Systems
plc,
ADR
(a)(b)
.............
282,509
$
8,636,300
Huntington
Ingalls
Industries,
Inc.
........
20,430
3,944,216
Raytheon
Technologies
Corp.
..........
73,490
6,317,200
18,897,716
Auto
Components
0.8%
Lear
Corp.
.......................
19,500
3,051,360
Automobiles
2.9%
General
Motors
Co.
(c)
................
195,551
10,307,493
Banks
10.7%
Citigroup,
Inc.
.....................
209,364
14,693,165
First
Citizens
BancShares
,
Inc.,
Class
A
(a)
..
9,240
7,790,891
Wells
Fargo
&
Co.
..................
349,138
16,203,495
38,687,551
Beverages
0.6%
Coca-Cola
Co.
(The)
................
43,050
2,258,834
Capital
Markets
4.0%
Apollo
Global
Management,
Inc.
.........
102,020
6,283,412
Morgan
Stanley
....................
82,717
8,049,191
14,332,603
Chemicals
1.9%
Axalta
Coating
Systems
Ltd.
(c)
..........
231,210
6,749,020
Communications
Equipment
3.1%
Cisco
Systems,
Inc.
.................
204,302
11,120,158
Consumer
Finance
2.3%
Capital
One
Financial
Corp.
............
51,307
8,310,195
Diversified
Financial
Services
1.5%
Equitable
Holdings,
Inc.
..............
180,750
5,357,430
Electric
Utilities
1.9%
American
Electric
Power
Co.,
Inc.
........
35,650
2,894,067
Edison
International
.................
32,824
1,820,747
Exelon
Corp.
......................
40,990
1,981,457
6,696,271
Equity
Real
Estate
Investment
Trusts
(REITs)
1.0%
CyrusOne
,
Inc.
....................
47,420
3,670,782
Food
Products
2.0%
Danone
SA
.......................
107,470
7,327,084
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Supplies
3.5%
Dentsply
Sirona,
Inc.
................
77,960
4,525,578
Zimmer
Biomet
Holdings,
Inc.
..........
56,450
8,262,022
12,787,600
Health
Care
Providers
&
Services
8.3%
Anthem,
Inc.
(a)
.....................
23,510
8,764,528
Cigna
Corp.
......................
36,813
7,368,490
CVS
Health
Corp.
(a)
.................
75,170
6,378,926
Laboratory
Corp.
of
America
Holdings
(c)
....
26,253
7,388,645
29,900,589
Household
Durables
0.7%
Panasonic
Corp.
...................
196,900
2,440,654
Industrial
Conglomerates
1.1%
General
Electric
Co.
.................
39,500
4,069,685
Security
Shares
Shares
Value
Insurance
4.1%
American
International
Group,
Inc.
.......
195,240
$
10,716,724
Fidelity
National
Financial,
Inc.
..........
90,560
4,105,990
14,822,714
IT
Services
6.4%
Cognizant
Technology
Solutions
Corp.,
Class
A
80,436
5,969,155
Fidelity
National
Information
Services,
Inc.
..
14,510
1,765,577
Fiserv,
Inc.
(a)(c)
.....................
66,780
7,245,630
FleetCor
Technologies,
Inc.
(c)
...........
30,800
8,047,116
23,027,478
Machinery
1.8%
Komatsu
Ltd.
.....................
268,500
6,430,152
Media
2.3%
Comcast
Corp.,
Class
A
..............
148,108
8,283,680
Metals
&
Mining
1.2%
Steel
Dynamics,
Inc.
.................
75,434
4,411,380
Multiline
Retail
1.9%
Dollar
General
Corp.
(a)
...............
8,260
1,752,276
Dollar
Tree,
Inc.
(c)
...................
53,057
5,078,616
6,830,892
Multi-Utilities
2.0%
NiSource,
Inc.
.....................
115,020
2,786,935
Public
Service
Enterprise
Group,
Inc.
.....
45,220
2,753,898
Sempra
Energy
....................
13,460
1,702,690
7,243,523
Oil,
Gas
&
Consumable
Fuels
5.9%
BP
plc,
ADR
(a)(b)
....................
245,241
6,702,437
ConocoPhillips
(a)
...................
100,181
6,789,266
EQT
Corp.
(c)
......................
189,050
3,867,963
Marathon
Petroleum
Corp.
(a)
...........
64,121
3,963,319
21,322,985
Personal
Products
1.9%
Unilever
plc,
ADR
(a)(b)
................
127,649
6,921,129
Pharmaceuticals
4.4%
Bayer
AG
(Registered)
...............
100,400
5,449,261
Sanofi,
ADR
(a)(b)
....................
173,700
8,374,077
Viatris
,
Inc.
.......................
162,942
2,207,864
16,031,202
Professional
Services
1.7%
CACI
International,
Inc.,
Class
A
(a)(c)
......
23,530
6,167,213
Real
Estate
Management
&
Development
1.3%
Howard
Hughes
Corp.
(The)
(c)
..........
53,960
4,738,228
Software
2.7%
CDK
Global,
Inc.
...................
51,390
2,186,645
SS&C
Technologies
Holdings,
Inc.
.......
111,330
7,726,302
9,912,947
Specialty
Retail
1.4%
Ross
Stores,
Inc.
...................
44,880
4,885,188
Textiles,
Apparel
&
Luxury
Goods
4.6%
(a)
Gildan
Activewear
,
Inc.
...............
231,796
8,462,872
Ralph
Lauren
Corp.
.................
74,975
8,325,224
16,788,096
Tobacco
1.9%
British
American
Tobacco
plc,
ADR
(a)(b)
.....
191,930
6,771,290
BlackRock
Basic
Value
V.I.
Fund
3
(Percentages
shown
are
based
on
Net
Assets)
Schedule
of
Investments
(unaudited)
(continued)
September
30,
2021
Security
Shares
Shares
Value
Wireless
Telecommunication
Services
2.2%
Rogers
Communications,
Inc.,
Class
B
(a)
...
168,580
$
7,872,657
Total
Common
Stocks
99.2%
(Cost:
$321,333,320)
.............................
358,425,779
Total
Long-Term
Investments
99.2%
(Cost:
$321,333,320)
.............................
358,425,779
Security
Shares
Shares
Value
Short-Term
Securities
10.3%
(d)(e)
BlackRock
Liquidity
Funds,
T-Fund,
Institutional
Class,
0.01%
...................
265,575
$
265,575
SL
Liquidity
Series,
LLC,
Money
Market
Series,
0.13%
(f)
.......................
36,993,260
37,004,358
Total
Short-Term
Securities
10.3%
(Cost:
$37,269,933)
..............................
37,269,933
Total
Investments
109.5%
(Cost:
$358,603,253
)
.............................
395,695,712
Liabilities
in
Excess
of
Other
Assets
(9.5)%
............
(34,215,088)
Net
Assets
100.0%
..............................
$
361,480,624
(a)
All
or
a
portion
of
this
security
is
on
loan.
(b)
U.S.
dollar
denominated
security
issued
by
foreign
domiciled
entity.
(c)
Non-income
producing
security.
(d)
Affiliate
of
the
Fund.
(e)
Annualized
7-day
yield
as
of
period
end.
(f)
All
or
a
portion
of
this
security
was
purchased
with
the
cash
collateral
from
loaned
securities.
Affiliates
Investments
in
issuers
considered
to
be
affiliate(s)
of
the
Fund
during
the
period
ended
September
30,
2021
for
purposes
of
Section
2(a)(3)
of
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended,
were
as
follows:
Affiliated
Issuer
Value
at
12/31/20
Purchases
at
Cost
Proceeds
from
Sale
Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
Change
in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Value
at
09/30/21
Shares
Held
at
09/30/21
Income
Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
BlackRock
Liquidity
Funds,
T-Fund,
Institutional
Class
(a)
..
$
1,793,464
$
$
(1,527,889)
$
$
$
265,575
265,575
$
277
$
SL
Liquidity
Series,
LLC,
Money
Market
Series
(a)
..........
23,859,305
13,144,026
1,027
37,004,358
36,993,260
31,839
(b)
$
1,027
$
$
37,269,933
$
32,116
$
(a)
Represents
net
amount
purchased
(sold).
(b)
All
or
a
portion
represents
securities
lending
income
earned
from
the
reinvestment
of
cash
collateral
from
loaned
securities,
net
of
fees
and
collateral
investment
expenses,
and
other
payments
to
and
from
borrowers
of
securities.
For
Fund
compliance
purposes,
the
Fund's
industry
classifications
refer
to
one
or
more
of
the
industry
sub-classifications
used
by
one
or
more
widely
recognized
market
indexes
or
rating
group
indexes,
and/or
as
defined
by
the
investment
adviser.
These
definitions
may
not
apply
for
purposes
of
this
report,
which
may
combine
such
industry
sub-classifications
for
reporting
ease.
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
Portfolio
Abbreviations
ADR
American
Depositary
Receipts
BlackRock
Basic
Value
V.I.
Fund
4
Schedule
of
Investments
(unaudited)
(continued)
September
30,
2021
Fair
Value
Hierarchy
as
of
Period
End
Various
inputs
are
used
in
determining
the
fair
value
of
financial
instruments.
These
inputs
to
valuation
techniques
are
categorized
into
a
fair
value
hierarchy
consisting
of
three
broad
levels
for
financial
reporting
purposes
as
follows:
•    
Level
1
Unadjusted
price
quotations
in
active
markets/exchanges
for
identical
assets
or
liabilities
that
the
Fund
has
the
ability
to
access;
•    
Level
2
Other
observable
inputs
(including,
but
not
limited
to,
quoted
prices
for
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
active,
quoted
prices
      for
identical
or
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
not
active,
inputs
other
than
quoted
prices
that
are
observable
for
the
assets
or
liabilities
      (such
as
interest
rates,
yield
curves,
volatilities,
prepayment
speeds,
loss
severities,
credit
risks
and
default
rates)
or
other
market-corroborated
      inputs);
and
•    
Level
3
Unobservable
inputs
based
on
the
best
information
available
in
the
circumstances,
to
the
extent
observable
inputs
are
not
available
      (including
the
BlackRock
Global
Valuation
Methodologies
Committee's
(the
"Global
Valuation
Committee's")
assumptions
used
in
determining
the
fair
value
of
financial
instruments).
The
hierarchy
gives
the
highest
priority
to
unadjusted
quoted
prices
in
active
markets
for
identical
assets
or
liabilities
(Level
1
measurements)
and
the
lowest
priority
to
unobservable
inputs
(Level
3
measurements).
Accordingly,
the
degree
of
judgment
exercised
in
determining
fair
value
is
greatest
for
instruments
categorized
in
Level
3.
The
inputs
used
to
measure
fair
value
may
fall
into
different
levels
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
In
such
cases,
for
disclosure
purposes,
the
fair
value
hierarchy
classification
is
determined
based
on
the
lowest
level
input
that
is
significant
to
the
fair
value
measurement
in
its
entirety.
Investments
classified
within
Level
3
have
significant
unobservable
inputs
used
by
the
Global
Valuation
Committee
in
determining
the
price
for
Fair
Valued
Investments.
Level
3
investments
include
equity
or
debt
issued
by
privately
held
companies
or
funds.
There
may
not
be
a
secondary
market,
and/or
there
are
a
limited
number
of
investors.
The
categorization
of
a
value
determined
for
financial
instruments
is
based
on
the
pricing
transparency
of
the
financial
instruments
and
is
not
necessarily
an
indication
of
the
risks
associated
with
investing
in
those
securities.
For
information
about
the
Fund’s
policy
regarding
valuation
of
financial
instruments,
refer
to
its
most
recent
financial
statements.
Certain
investments
of
the
Fund
were
fair
valued
using
net
asset
value
("NAV")
per
share
as
no
quoted
market
value
is
available
and
therefore
have
been
excluded
from
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
The
following
table
summarizes
the
Fund’s
financial
instruments
categorized
in
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
The
breakdown
of
the
Fund's
financial
instruments
into
major
categories
is
disclosed
in
the
Schedule
of
Investments
above.
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Assets:
Investments:
Long-Term
Investments:
Common
Stocks:
Aerospace
&
Defense
....................................
$
18,897,716
$
$
$
18,897,716
Auto
Components
......................................
3,051,360
3,051,360
Automobiles
..........................................
10,307,493
10,307,493
Banks
...............................................
38,687,551
38,687,551
Beverages
...........................................
2,258,834
2,258,834
Capital
Markets
........................................
14,332,603
14,332,603
Chemicals
............................................
6,749,020
6,749,020
Communications
Equipment
................................
11,120,158
11,120,158
Consumer
Finance
......................................
8,310,195
8,310,195
Diversified
Financial
Services
...............................
5,357,430
5,357,430
Electric
Utilities
........................................
6,696,271
6,696,271
Equity
Real
Estate
Investment
Trusts
(REITs)
....................
3,670,782
3,670,782
Food
Products
.........................................
7,327,084
7,327,084
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Supplies
...........................
12,787,600
12,787,600
Health
Care
Providers
&
Services
............................
29,900,589
29,900,589
Household
Durables
.....................................
2,440,654
2,440,654
Industrial
Conglomerates
..................................
4,069,685
4,069,685
Insurance
............................................
14,822,714
14,822,714
IT
Services
...........................................
23,027,478
23,027,478
Machinery
............................................
6,430,152
6,430,152
Media
...............................................
8,283,680
8,283,680
Metals
&
Mining
........................................
4,411,380
4,411,380
Multiline
Retail
.........................................
6,830,892
6,830,892
Multi-Utilities
..........................................
7,243,523
7,243,523
Oil,
Gas
&
Consumable
Fuels
...............................
21,322,985
21,322,985
Personal
Products
......................................
6,921,129
6,921,129
Pharmaceuticals
.......................................
10,581,941
5,449,261
16,031,202
BlackRock
Basic
Value
V.I.
Fund
5
Schedule
of
Investments
(unaudited)
(continued)
September
30,
2021
Fair
Value
Hierarchy
as
of
Period
End
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Professional
Services
....................................
$
6,167,213
$
$
$
6,167,213
Real
Estate
Management
&
Development
.......................
4,738,228
4,738,228
Software
.............................................
9,912,947
9,912,947
Specialty
Retail
........................................
4,885,188
4,885,188
Textiles,
Apparel
&
Luxury
Goods
............................
16,788,096
16,788,096
Tobacco
.............................................
6,771,290
6,771,290
Wireless
Telecommunication
Services
.........................
7,872,657
7,872,657
Short-Term
Securities
.......................................
265,575
265,575
$
337,044,203
$
21,647,151
$
$
358,691,354
Investments
Valued
at
NAV
(a)
......................................
37,004,358
$
$
395,695,712
$
(a)
Certain
investments
of
the
Fund
were
fair
valued
using
NAV
per
share
as
no
quoted
market
value
is
available
and
therefore
have
been
excluded
from
the
fair
value
hierarchy.