N-CSR 1 d202886dncsr.htm BLACKROCK EUROFUND BLACKROCK EUROFUND

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: 811-04612

Name of Fund: BlackRock EuroFund

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

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

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

Date of fiscal year end: 06/30/2016

Date of reporting period: 06/30/2016


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders


JUNE 30, 2016

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

 

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BlackRock EuroFund

BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee


Table of Contents     

 

     Page  

The Markets in Review

    3   

Annual Report:

 

Fund Summaries

    4   

About Fund Performance

    9   

Disclosure of Expenses

    10   

Derivative Financial Instruments

    10   
Financial Statements:  

Schedules of Investments

    13   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    18   

Statements of Operations

    20   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    21   

Financial Highlights

    23   

Notes to Financial Statements

    32   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    43   

Important Tax Information

    43   

Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreement

    44   

Officers and Directors

    49   

Additional Information

    52   

 

 

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The Markets in Review

 

Dear Shareholder,

Uneven economic outlooks and divergence of monetary policies across regions have been the overarching themes driving financial markets over the past couple of years. In the latter half of 2015, as U.S. growth outpaced other developed markets, investors were focused largely on the timing of the Federal Reserve’s (the “Fed”) decision to end its near-zero interest rate policy. The Fed ultimately hiked rates in December, whereas the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan took additional steps to stimulate growth, even introducing negative interest rates. The U.S. dollar had strengthened considerably ahead of these developments, causing profit challenges for U.S. companies that generate revenues overseas, and pressuring emerging market currencies and commodities prices.

Also during this time period, oil prices collapsed due to excess global supply. China, one of the world’s largest consumers of oil, was another notable source of stress for financial markets as the country showed signs of slowing economic growth and took measures to devalue its currency. Declining confidence in the country’s policymakers stoked investors’ worries about the potential impact of China’s weakness on the global economy. Global market volatility increased and risk assets (such as equities and high yield bonds) suffered in this environment.

The elevated market volatility spilled over into 2016, but as the first quarter wore on, fears of a global recession began to fade, allowing markets to calm and risk assets to rebound. Central bank stimulus in Europe and Japan, combined with a more tempered outlook for rate hikes in the United States, helped bolster financial markets. A softening in U.S. dollar strength brought relief to U.S. exporters and emerging market economies. Oil prices rebounded as the world’s largest producers agreed to reduce supply.

Volatility spiked again in late June when the United Kingdom shocked investors with its vote to leave the European Union. Uncertainty around how the British exit might affect the global economy and political landscape long term drove investors to high quality assets, pushing already-low global yields to even lower levels.

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

Sincerely,

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of June 30, 2016  
    6-month     12-month  

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

    3.84     3.99

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

    2.22        (6.73

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

    (4.42     (10.16

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging
Markets Index)

    6.41        (12.05

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

    0.15        0.19   

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

    7.95        9.49   

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

    5.31        6.00   

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

    4.35        7.80   

U.S. high yield bonds

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

    9.06        1.65   
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.    

 

                
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Fund Summary as of June 30, 2016    BlackRock EuroFund

 

Investment Objective      

BlackRock EuroFund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek capital appreciation primarily through investment in equities of corporations domiciled in European countries.

 

Portfolio Management Commentary      

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the 12-month period ended June 30, 2016, the Fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI Europe Index.

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The Fund’s sector allocations were a key detractor from its 12-month results. Specifically, the Fund was hurt by an underweight position in the outperforming consumer staples sector. Stock selection also hindered performance, particularly within health care.

 

 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom), Bank of Ireland (Ireland) and Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Italy) were among the largest individual detractors in the period. Uncertainty about banks’ profitability and capital strength, together with concerns surrounding the surprising result of the United Kingdom’s referendum on its membership in the European Union, weighed on the performance of banking stocks in the past 12 months.

 

 

The mining company BHP Billiton PLC (United Kingdom) also detracted from performance. The stock was hurt by the bursting of a dam at one of its properties, as well as the general weakness in metals and mining stocks during the first half of the period.

 

 

The Fund’s lack of a position in Nestle SA (Switzerland) further detracted from returns. As was the case with most defensive stocks, Nestle was boosted by investors’ search for “safe haven” companies with attractive yields.

 

 

Adidas AG (Germany) was the largest contributor to Fund performance. The stock benefited from the announcement of a new chief executive officer in 2015, along with robust earnings momentum stemming from both increased revenues and cost-cutting initiatives.

 

 

Positions in the tobacco company Imperial Brands PLC (United Kingdom) and select telecommunications services stocks — such as KPN NV (Netherlands) — performed well for the Fund. These holdings

   

generated particularly strong results in the first half of 2016, when defensive sectors outperformed amid elevated investor uncertainty.

 

 

The Fund’s position in the integrated energy company Royal Dutch Shell PLC (United Kingdom) experienced some volatility given the fluctuations in oil prices, but the stock nevertheless contributed to relative performance on the strength of its rally in the second half of the period.

 

 

The industrial stock Assa Abloy AB (Sweden), which benefited from the weaker Swedish krona and its exposure to the U.S. construction market, also finished among the top contributors to performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

The Fund added to its weighting in the information technology sector, partially as a result of its participation in two initial public offerings — WorldPay Group PLC (United Kingdom) and Scout24 AG (Germany) — in the first half of the period.

 

 

Conversely, the Fund moved to an underweight in financials. The most notable reduction occurred in the banking sector, where the Fund sold its positions in Nordea Bank AB (Denmark) and Banco Santander SA (Spain) due to the uncertainty in the sector.

 

 

Toward the end of the period, the Fund reduced its exposure to cyclical (economically sensitive) stocks across a number of sectors in response to a potential slowdown in global growth. In turn, the Fund rotated the proceeds to more defensive sectors such as consumer staples and utilities.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

The Fund was overweight in the telecommunications services, information technology, energy and industrials sectors, and it was underweight in consumer discretionary, materials, health care, financials, consumer staples and utilities.

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

 

                
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     BlackRock EuroFund

 

 

Portfolio Information      

 

Ten Largest Holdings   Percent of
Net Assets

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

     6

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA

     4   

AstraZeneca PLC

     4   

British American Tobacco PLC

     4   

Vodafone Group PLC

     3   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     3   

Vinci SA

     3   

Shire PLC

     3   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

     3   

BT Group PLC

     2   
Geographic Allocation   Percent of
Net Assets

United Kingdom

     32

France

     10   

Netherlands

     10   

Germany

     9   

Sweden

     8   

Denmark

     8   

Ireland

     6   

Italy

     6   

Belgium

     5   

Switzerland

     3   

Finland

     2   

Other Assets Less Liabilities

     1   
 

 

Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment      

 

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  1   

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

 

  2   

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities, including common stock and convertible securities, of companies located in Europe. The Fund currently expects that a majority of the Fund’s assets will be invested in equity securities of companies in Western European countries, but may also invest in emerging markets in Eastern European countries.

 

  3   

A free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of the developed markets in Europe.

 

                
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Fund Summary as of June 30, 2016    BlackRock EuroFund

 

 

Performance Summary for the Period Ended June 30, 2016     

 

             Average Annual Total Returns4  
             1 Year        5 Years        10 Years  
        6-Month
Total Returns
    w/o sales
charge
     w/sales
charge
       w/o sales
charge
     w/sales
charge
       w/o sales
charge
     w/sales
charge
 

Institutional

       (7.15 )%      (13.22 )%       N/A           1.15      N/A           1.19      N/A   

Investor A

       (7.22     (13.41      (17.96 )%         0.95         (0.13 )%         0.99         0.45

Investor C

       (7.56     (14.08      (14.93        0.11         0.11           0.15         0.15   

Class R

       (7.48     (13.82      N/A           0.40         N/A           0.44         N/A   

MSCI Europe Index

       (5.13     (11.22      N/A           1.02         N/A           1.52         N/A   

 

  4   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 9 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

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

 

      Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

Expense Example     

 

     Actual      Hypothetical6         
      Beginning
Account Value
January 1, 2016
     Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2016
     Expenses Paid
During the
Period5
     Beginning
Account Value
January 1, 2016
     Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2016
     Expenses Paid
During the
Period5
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
 

Institutional

   $ 1,000.00       $ 928.50       $ 5.27       $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.39       $ 5.52         1.10

Investor A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 927.80       $ 6.47       $ 1,000.00       $ 1,018.15       $ 6.77         1.35

Investor C

   $ 1,000.00       $ 924.40       $ 10.24       $ 1,000.00       $ 1,014.22       $ 10.72         2.14

Class R

   $ 1,000.00       $ 925.20       $ 8.42       $ 1,000.00       $ 1,016.11       $ 8.82         1.76

 

  5  

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

  6  

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

 

      See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 10 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

                
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Fund Summary as of June 30, 2016    BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

Investment Objective      

BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in a portfolio of equity securities of small cap issuers located in various foreign countries and in the United States.

 

Portfolio Management Commentary      

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

During the 12-month period ended June 30, 2016, the Fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index, as well as the broad-market MSCI World Index. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to the MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index.

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The bulk of the Fund’s underperformance occurred in the first six weeks of 2016, when its tilt toward growth stocks — particularly those in the information technology and financials sectors — detracted from performance. Stock selection in the consumer staples sector, most notably in the food products industry, was the most significant detractor from returns for the full period. Stock selection in financials also weighed on relative returns, especially within the real estate management and development industry. Selection in the consumer discretionary sector further hindered performance, mostly due to specific holdings in the leisure products industry.

 

 

Stock selection in the health care sector, particularly in the health care providers and services industry, made the largest contribution to performance. Selection in the telecommunication services and materials sectors also aided results.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

The Fund’s weightings in the energy, consumer staples, utilities and information technology sectors increased during the period, while its allocations to the financials, consumer discretionary, materials, industrials and telecommunications services sectors declined.

 

 

On a geographic basis, the Fund reduced its allocations to Europe and Japan in favor of opportunities in the United States and emerging markets.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

Relative to the MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index, the Fund ended the period with overweight positions in the health care, energy, information technology and materials sectors. Conversely, it was underweight in the financials, consumer discretionary, industrials, consumer staples, utilities and telecommunications services sectors.

 

 

From a geographic perspective, the Fund’s largest overweights were in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. Its most significant underweights were in Japan, Europe (ex-U.K.), Asia-Pacific (ex-Japan) and the emerging 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.

 

Portfolio Information      

 

Ten Largest Holdings    Percent of
Net Assets

Cable One, Inc .

     1

CyrusOne, Inc .

     1   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc .

     1   

Orocobre Ltd .

     1   

NuVasive, Inc .

     1   

Continental Gold, Inc .

     1   

Yelp, Inc .

     1   

Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd .

     1   

Owens & Minor, Inc .

     1   

VWR Corp .

     1   
Geographic Allocation    Percent of
Net Assets

United States

     67

Canada

     9   

United Kingdom

     6   

Japan

     4   

India

     3   

France

     3   

Australia

     2   

Brazil

     2   

Hong Kong

     2   

Luxembourg

     2   

Indonesia

     1   

Sweden

     1   

Argentina

     1   

Other 1

     8   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (11

 

  1   

Includes holdings within countries that are 1% or less of net assets. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for such countries.

 

 

                
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     BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment      

 

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  1   

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

 

  2   

The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio primarily consisting of equity securities of small cap issuers located in various foreign countries and in the United States.

 

  3   

A free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. The MSCI World Index consists of the following 23 developed market country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

 

  4   

A free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market results of smaller capitalization companies in both developed and emerging markets.

 

Performance Summary for the Period Ended June 30, 2016     

 

             Average Annual Total Returns5  
             1 Year        5 Years        10 Years  
        6-Month
Total Returns
    w/o sales
charge
     w/sales
charge
       w/o sales
charge
     w/sales
charge
       w/o sales
charge
     w/sales
charge
 

Institutional

       (1.00 )%      (10.94 )%       N/A           5.16      N/A           6.00      N/A   

Investor A

       (1.18     (11.21      (15.88 )%         4.81         3.69        5.67         5.11

Investor B

       (1.59     (12.06      (15.80        3.85         3.55           4.93         4.93   

Investor C

       (1.57     (11.93      (12.76        3.97         3.97           4.81         4.81   

Class R

       (1.32     (11.54      N/A           4.42         N/A           5.26         N/A   

MSCI World Index

       0.66        (2.78      N/A           6.63         N/A           4.43         N/A   

MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index

       2.22        (4.72      N/A           5.83         N/A           6.00         N/A   

 

  5   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 9 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

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

 

      Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

Expense Example     

 

     Actual      Hypothetical7         
      Beginning
Account Value
January 1, 2016
     Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2016
    

Expenses Paid
During the

Period6

     Beginning
Account Value
January 1, 2016
     Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2016
    

Expenses Paid
During the

Period6

     Annualized
Expense Ratio
 

Institutional

   $ 1,000.00       $ 990.00       $ 5.29       $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.54       $ 5.37         1.07

Investor A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 988.20       $ 7.12       $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.70       $ 7.22         1.44

Investor B

   $ 1,000.00       $ 984.10       $ 11.35       $ 1,000.00       $ 1,013.43       $ 11.51         2.30

Investor C

   $ 1,000.00       $ 984.30       $ 11.05       $ 1,000.00       $ 1,013.72       $ 11.22         2.24

Class R

   $ 1,000.00       $ 986.80       $ 8.84       $ 1,000.00       $ 1,015.96       $ 8.97         1.79

 

  6   

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

  7   

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

 

      See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 10 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

                
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About Fund Performance     

 

 

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

 

 

Investor A Shares are subject to a maximum initial sales charge (front-end load) of 5.25% and a service fee of 0.25% per year (but no distribution fee). Certain redemptions of these shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. These shares are generally available through financial intermediaries.

 

 

Investor B Shares (available only in BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.) are subject to a maximum CDSC of 4.50% declining to 0% after six years. In addition, these shares are subject to a distribution fee of 0.75% per year and a service fee of 0.25% per year. These shares automatically convert to Investor A Shares after approximately 8 years. (There is no initial sales charge for automatic share conversions.) These shares are only available through exchanges and distribution reinvestments by current holders and for purchase by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans.

 

 

Investor C Shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. In addition, these shares are subject to a distribution fee of 0.75% per year and a service fee of 0.25% per year. These shares are generally available through financial intermediaries.

 

 

Class R Shares are not subject to any sales charge. These shares are subject to a distribution fee of 0.25% per year and a service fee of 0.25% per year. These shares are available only to certain employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Performance information reflects past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to www.blackrock.com/funds to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Figures shown in the performance tables on the previous pages assume reinvestment of all distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) on the ex-dividend date. Investment return and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Distributions paid to each class of shares will vary because of the different levels of service, distribution and transfer agency fees applicable to each class, which are deducted from the income available to be paid to shareholders.

BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Funds’ investment adviser, has voluntarily waived a portion of the Funds’ expenses. Without such waiver, the Funds’ performance would have been lower. The Manager is under no obligation to waive or to continue waiving its fees and such voluntary waiver may be reduced or discontinued at any time. See Note 5 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on waivers.

 

 

                
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Disclosure of Expenses     

 

Shareholders of these Funds may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses, such as sales charges; and (b) operating expenses, including investment advisory fees, service and distribution fees, including 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown on previous pages (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on January 1, 2016 and held through June 30, 2016) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number corresponding to their Fund and share class under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in these Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as sales charges, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments     

 

The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the

counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. The Funds’ successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the Investment Adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation a Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Funds’ investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments June 30, 2016

  

BlackRock EuroFund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Common Stocks    Shares     Value  

Belgium — 5.3%

    

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA

     101,256      $ 13,389,720   

KBC Groep NV (a)

     108,312        5,326,879   
    

 

 

 
               18,716,599   

Denmark — 7.4%

    

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

     81,358        7,762,200   

Danske Bank A/S

     153,723        4,046,047   

DONG Energy A/S (a)(b)

     46,506        1,667,484   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     192,789        10,382,243   

Pandora A/S

     17,843        2,430,205   
    

 

 

 
               26,288,179   

Finland — 2.1%

    

Nokia OYJ

     699,648        3,984,803   

Wartsila OYJ

     87,659        3,576,599   
    

 

 

 
               7,561,402   

France — 9.9%

    

Cap Gemini SA

     13,433        1,159,170   

Kering

     14,940        2,405,071   

Renault SA

     97,686        7,375,046   

Safran SA

     71,425        4,809,885   

Schneider Electric SE

     44,077        2,571,481   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

     28,398        7,346,387   

Vinci SA

     135,175        9,538,868   
    

 

 

 
               35,205,908   

Germany — 9.4%

    

adidas AG

     49,775        7,145,161   

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares

     426,017        7,264,552   

Deutsche Wohnen AG, Bearer Shares

     84,420        2,874,336   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

     72,652        6,328,455   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

     63,525        4,667,656   

SAP SE

     40,541        3,044,837   

Scout24 AG (a)(b)

     54,098        2,010,856   
    

 

 

 
               33,335,853   

Ireland — 5.7%

    

Bank of Ireland (a)

     20,728,530        4,273,173   

CRH PLC

     176,752        5,183,003   

Paddy Power Betfair PLC

     13,484        1,417,118   

Shire PLC

     154,089        9,523,076   
    

 

 

 
               20,396,370   

Italy — 6.4%

    

Atlantia SpA

     328,044        8,196,156   

Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl

     2,107,859        866,490   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     1,730,422        3,295,952   

Luxottica Group SpA

     86,636        4,222,434   

Tenaris SA

     439,265        6,348,743   
    

 

 

 
               22,929,775   

Netherlands — 10.0%

    

ASML Holding NV

     58,110        5,720,239   

Koninklijke KPN NV

     2,248,459        8,014,484   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

     789,341        21,808,365   

Steinhoff International Holdings NV

     15,659        89,634   
    

 

 

 
               35,632,722   
Common Stocks    Shares     Value  

Sweden — 7.5%

    

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

     304,603      $ 6,266,547   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

     91,636        2,696,005   

Hexagon AB, Class B

     178,184        6,520,814   

Lundin Petroleum AB (a)

     173,954        3,169,983   

Sandvik AB

     398,197        3,986,720   

Volvo AB, Class B

     402,906        4,002,592   
    

 

 

 
               26,642,661   

Switzerland — 3.0%

    

Sika AG, Bearer Shares

     391        1,639,486   

Zurich Insurance Group AG (a)

     36,534        9,037,879   
    

 

 

 
               10,677,365   

United Kingdom — 31.8%

    

Associated British Foods PLC

     116,332        4,238,943   

AstraZeneca PLC

     221,911        13,266,607   

Auto Trader Group PLC (b)

     666,723        3,151,785   

BHP Billiton PLC

     315,526        3,993,589   

British American Tobacco PLC

     196,342        12,728,657   

BT Group PLC

     1,591,500        8,747,832   

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

     230,439        3,843,957   

Imperial Brands PLC

     160,517        8,705,272   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     9,172,733        6,643,709   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     200,580        6,815,394   

Merlin Entertainments PLC (b)

     870,861        5,128,479   

Prudential PLC

     224,238        3,805,072   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

     48,936        5,491,469   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     2,137        214,280   

RELX NV

     185,834        3,215,044   

Rio Tinto PLC

     91,820        2,852,527   

Tesco PLC (a)

     1,400,521        3,289,254   

Vodafone Group PLC

     3,849,874        11,737,715   

Worldpay Group PLC (a)(b)

     1,381,133        5,026,901   
    

 

 

 
               112,896,486   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $347,837,406) — 98.5%
             350,283,320   
    
                  
Short-Term Securities               

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.40% (c)(d)

     916,097      $ 916,097   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $916,097) — 0.3%
             916,097   
Total Investments (Cost — $348,753,503) — 98.8%        351,199,417   
Other Assets Less Liabilities1.2%        4,320,443   
    

 

 

 
Net Assets100.0%      $ 355,519,860   
    

 

 

 
 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

 

ADR    American Depositary Receipts
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock EuroFund

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.

 

(b)   Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

(c)   During the year ended June 30, 2016, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares/Beneficial
Interest Held at
June 30,
2015
       Net
Activity
      

Shares/Beneficial
Interest Held at
June 30,

2016

    Value at
June 30,
2016
       Income  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

       2,077,341           (1,161,244        916,097      $ 916,097         $ 2,109   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series1

                                            1,401 2 

Total

                 $ 916,097         $ 3,510   
                

 

 

 

1   No longer held by the Fund as of period end.

 

2   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.

      

       

 

(d)   Current yield as of period end.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

The following table summarizes the Fund’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Common Stocks:

                

Belgium

            $ 18,716,599              $ 18,716,599   

Denmark

  $ 1,667,484           24,620,695                26,288,179   

Finland

              7,561,402                7,561,402   

France

              35,205,908                35,205,908   

Germany

              33,335,853                33,335,853   

Ireland

              20,396,370                20,396,370   

Italy

              22,929,775                22,929,775   

Netherlands

              35,632,722                35,632,722   

Sweden

              26,642,661                26,642,661   

Switzerland

              10,677,365                10,677,365   

United Kingdom

              112,896,486                112,896,486   

Short-Term Securities

    916,097                          916,097   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,583,581         $ 348,615,836              $ 351,199,417   
 

 

 

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, foreign bank overdraft of $1,976 is categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy.

During the year ended June 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments June 30, 2016

  

BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Common Stocks    Shares     Value  

Argentina — 1.1%

    

Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

     1,045,152      $ 4,985,375   

Grupo Supervielle SA, ADR (a)

     353,382        4,519,756   
    

 

 

 
               9,505,131   

Australia — 2.3%

    

Orocobre Ltd. (a)(b)

     3,427,840        12,310,860   

OZ Minerals, Ltd.

     1,629,390        6,992,412   

Parnell Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd. (a)(b)

     572,696        933,495   
    

 

 

 
               20,236,767   

Austria — 1.0%

    

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

     143,700        8,693,577   

Belgium — 0.7%

    

Nyrstar NV (a)

     202,118        1,902,067   

Ontex Group NV

     129,580        4,085,512   
    

 

 

 
               5,987,579   

Brazil — 1.8%

    

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo — ADR

     801,000        7,176,960   

Companhia Hering SA

     1,190,131        5,498,099   

Totvs SA

     411,364        3,910,923   
    

 

 

 
               16,585,982   

Canada — 8.7%

    

Africa Oil Corp. (a)(b)

     5,412,600        7,876,224   

Canadian Western Bank

     166,000        3,167,228   

Continental Gold, Inc. (a)(b)

     4,062,083        11,413,260   

Diagnocure, Inc. (c)

     3,952,880        45,894   

Dollarama, Inc.

     78,600        5,487,612   

Element Financial Corp.

     414,300        4,393,289   

Entertainment One Ltd.

     1,678,600        3,854,746   

Kinross Gold Corp. (a)

     1,112,800        5,460,855   

Lithium Americas Corp. (a)(b)

     2,628,800        2,217,882   

Lundin Mining Corp. (a)

     1,361,250        4,593,870   

Methanex Corp.

     222,100        6,463,110   

Mogo Finance Technology, Inc. (a)

     478,996        741,509   

Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd. (a)

     1,798,838        10,553,963   

Torex Gold Resources, Inc. (a)

     5,411,700        9,676,092   

Trevali Mining Corp. (a)(b)

     1,505,623        652,617   

Trevali Mining Corp.

     4,848,800        2,101,728   
    

 

 

 
               78,699,879   

China — 0.4%

    

Colour Life Services Group Co. Ltd. (b)

     4,096,000        2,846,415   

Fu Shou Yuan International Group, Ltd.

     590,000        417,869   
    

 

 

 
               3,264,284   

Denmark — 0.4%

    

ALK-Abello A/S

     22,841        4,004,614   

Finland — 0.1%

    

Ferratum OYJ (b)

     54,390        1,116,335   

France — 2.9%

    

Elior SCA (d)

     306,320        6,646,877   

Elis SA

     447,477        7,836,151   

UbiSoft Entertainment SA (a)

     153,100        5,577,574   

Virbac SA (a)

     31,311        5,653,375   
    

 

 

 
               25,713,977   

Georgia — 0.6%

    

BGEO Group PLC

     150,600        5,274,315   
Common Stocks    Shares     Value  

Germany — 0.9%

    

Aixtron SE (a)(b)

     747,400      $ 4,557,307   

Rheinmetall AG

     55,100        3,277,277   
    

 

 

 
               7,834,584   

Hong Kong — 1.7%

    

Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd. (b)

     1,146,000        2,030,622   

Clear Media Ltd.

     2,105,000        1,839,888   

EVA Precision Industrial Holdings Ltd.

     16,904,000        1,629,585   

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

     2,895,000        2,162,783   

Melco International Development Ltd. (b)

     3,500,000        3,282,996   

PAX Global Technology, Ltd. (b)

     4,909,000        4,321,267   
    

 

 

 
               15,267,141   

India — 3.0%

    

Container Corp. of India

     161,650        3,433,467   

Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. (a)

     638,200        886,235   

Jubilant Foodworks, Ltd.

     302,400        5,107,628   

MakeMyTrip Ltd. (a)

     292,200        4,342,092   

Oberoi Realty Ltd.

     1,382,200        5,574,683   

Yes Bank Ltd.

     226,800        3,736,842   

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

     603,700        4,097,786   
    

 

 

 
               27,178,733   

Indonesia — 1.4%

    

Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk PT

     68,319,500        8,918,943   

Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT

     7,730,076        3,874,966   
    

 

 

 
               12,793,909   

Ireland — 1.0%

    

Greencore Group PLC

     654,900        2,695,144   

Ryanair Holdings PLC — ADR

     84,181        5,853,947   
    

 

 

 
               8,549,091   

Italy — 0.7%

    

Beni Stabili SpA SIIQ

     10,230,040        6,332,436   

Japan — 3.5%

    

Asics Corp.

     78,750        1,330,473   

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd.

     89,900        3,340,928   

Horiba Ltd.

     94,700        4,166,686   

JGC Corp.

     449,000        6,427,707   

METAWATER Co., Ltd. (b)

     129,600        3,521,288   

NGK Insulators Ltd.

     214,400        4,334,580   

NOK Corp.

     65,600        1,115,570   

Pioneer Corp. (a)(b)

     1,744,700        3,063,102   

Rohm Co. Ltd.

     115,800        4,570,634   
    

 

 

 
               31,870,968   

Luxembourg — 1.5%

    

Eurofins Scientific SE

     6,175        2,287,667   

Grand City Properties SA

     320,243        6,589,877   

Stabilus SA (a)

     104,686        4,981,757   
    

 

 

 
               13,859,301   

Mexico — 0.1%

    

Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

     692,260        1,070,051   

Netherlands — 0.5%

    

Intertrust NV (a)(d)

     189,700        4,233,624   

Norway — 0.3%

    

Storebrand ASA (a)

     676,200        2,565,114   

Panama — 0.1%

    

Copa Holdings SA, Class A

     22,600        1,181,076   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    JUNE 30, 2016    13


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

Common Stocks    Shares     Value  

Poland — 0.2%

    

Alior Bank SA (a)(b)

     160,144      $ 2,126,675   

Russia — 0.4%

    

Globaltrans Investment PLC — GDR

     943,200        3,697,344   

Singapore — 0.1%

    

Yanlord Land Group, Ltd.

     1,207,500        1,019,587   

Sweden — 1.1%

    

Hoist Finance AB (b)(d)

     527,417        4,657,920   

SSAB AB, A Shares (a)(b)

     1,125,430        2,620,938   

SSAB AB, B Shares (a)(b)

     1,264,900        2,377,098   
    

 

 

 
               9,655,956   

Switzerland — 0.8%

    

Aryzta AG

     75,322        2,783,590   

EFG International AG

     503,300        1,907,025   

Leonteq AG (b)

     49,500        2,747,122   
    

 

 

 
               7,437,737   

Taiwan — 0.3%

    

Mercuries Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

     6,123,000        2,747,003   

United Kingdom — 5.6%

    

Arrow Global Group PLC

     1,612,100        4,276,119   

Ashmore Group PLC (b)

     1,114,555        4,437,787   

Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Ltd. (a)

     733,725        2,861,527   

Balfour Beatty PLC (a)

     632,500        1,818,017   

Drax Group PLC (b)

     927,600        4,025,941   

Exova Group PLC

     1,986,919        4,746,306   

Filtrona PLC

     252,700        1,733,772   

Hunting PLC

     88,000        566,011   

IMI PLC

     214,500        2,779,768   

Intertek Group PLC

     123,300        5,744,949   

Michael Page International PLC

     373,100        1,481,432   

Nomad Foods Ltd. (a)

     407,046        3,248,227   

Poundland Group PLC

     1,251,824        3,441,302   

Rentokil Initial PLC

     1,890,200        4,881,268   

UNITE Group PLC

     29,671        245,453   

Virgin Money Holdings UK PLC

     1,130,687        3,793,332   
    

 

 

 
               50,081,211   

United States — 56.2%

    

Albemarle Corp.

     88,500        7,018,934   

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

     155,500        4,389,765   

ARRIS International PLC (a)

     168,785        3,537,734   

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. (a)

     180,516        6,045,481   

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

     141,405        5,366,320   

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

     103,200        889,584   

Bottomline Technologies, Inc. (a)

     285,782        6,152,886   

Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)

     68,873        4,594,518   

Cable One, Inc.

     26,039        13,316,605   

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

     328,081        4,297,861   

Chart Industries, Inc. (a)

     200,289        4,832,974   

Ciena Corp. (a)(b)

     398,700        7,475,625   

ComScore, Inc. (a)

     105,500        2,519,340   

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

     28,000        295,400   

CyrusOne, Inc.

     231,097        12,862,859   

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)(b)

     50,834        2,923,972   

DSP Group, Inc. (a)

     257,678        2,733,964   

DSW, Inc., Class A

     75,297        1,594,790   

DXP Enterprises, Inc. (a)(b)

     111,528        1,665,113   

Endologix, Inc. (a)(b)

     605,354        7,542,711   

Energen Corp.

     200,300        9,656,463   
Common Stocks    Shares     Value  

Essent Group Ltd. (a)

     235,900      $ 5,144,979   

FirstMerit Corp.

     260,278        5,275,835   

Five Below, Inc. (a)(b)

     112,200        5,207,202   

Flowers Foods, Inc.

     161,860        3,034,875   

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a)

     121,900        5,573,268   

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

     132,100        4,618,216   

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

     73,300        4,321,035   

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A

     207,600        5,042,604   

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (a)

     98,100        4,880,475   

Halyard Health, Inc. (a)

     257,944        8,388,339   

Haynes International, Inc.

     161,000        5,164,880   

Iberiabank Corp.

     67,500        4,031,775   

IDEX Corp.

     94,250        7,737,925   

Insulet Corp. (a)

     288,950        8,737,848   

Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

     209,041        2,704,991   

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (a)

     288,098        5,799,413   

Invacare Corp.

     417,782        5,067,696   

Itron, Inc. (a)

     124,000        5,344,400   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     33,300        2,906,091   

Joy Global, Inc.

     93,600        1,978,704   

KBR, Inc.

     436,400        5,777,936   

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

     9,214        268,035   

KLX, Inc. (a)

     229,200        7,105,200   

LKQ Corp. (a)

     220,485        6,989,374   

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

     22,700        1,460,518   

Marcus & Millichap, Inc. (a)

     312,807        7,948,426   

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     236,920        5,686,080   

Mentor Graphics Corp.

     262,600        5,582,876   

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

     457,038        9,063,063   

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

     87,600        6,181,056   

Murphy USA, Inc. (a)

     67,700        5,020,632   

National Instruments Corp.

     118,584        3,249,202   

Netscout Systems, Inc. (a)(b)

     298,300        6,637,175   

Nordson Corp.

     76,200        6,371,082   

NuVasive, Inc. (a)

     199,941        11,940,476   

OPKO Health, Inc. (a)(b)

     593,671        5,544,887   

Opus Bank

     166,600        5,631,080   

OSI Systems, Inc. (a)

     75,800        4,406,254   

Owens & Minor, Inc.

     268,578        10,039,446   

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (a)(b)

     803,568        5,653,101   

Party City Holdco, Inc. (a)(b)

     194,315        2,702,922   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (b)

     297,425        7,807,406   

Performance Sports Group Ltd. (a)(b)

     596,580        1,789,740   

Pfenex, Inc. (a)

     713,089        5,968,555   

Pinnacle Foods, Inc.

     80,109        3,708,246   

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (a)

     95,951        5,315,685   

PTC, Inc. (a)

     212,500        7,985,750   

Qorvo, Inc. (a)(b)

     99,400        5,492,844   

Quotient Ltd. (a)

     698,451        5,412,995   

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (a)

     148,400        3,095,624   

Rambus, Inc. (a)(b)

     321,700        3,886,136   

Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.

     496,672        8,458,324   

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (a)

     120,161        4,084,272   

Smart & Final Stores, Inc. (a)

     307,600        4,580,164   

South Jersey Industries, Inc.

     200,300        6,333,486   

Superior Energy Services, Inc.

     370,600        6,822,746   

Supervalu, Inc. (a)

     1,472,481        6,950,110   

Tableau Software, Inc., Class A (a)

     39,400        1,927,448   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (b)

     313,143        12,582,086   

Teleflex, Inc.

     53,541        9,493,355   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)(b)

     52,400        5,378,860   

Triumph Group, Inc.

     152,200        5,403,100   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

Common Stocks    Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

    

U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.

     140,300      $ 4,836,141   

Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (a)(b)

     27,900        5,867,091   

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)(b)

     63,339        1,741,822   

Verint Systems, Inc. (a)

     228,264        7,562,386   

VWR Corp. (a)(b)

     345,482        9,984,430   

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a)(b)

     465,700        4,312,382   

Yelp, Inc. (a)(b)

     361,539        10,976,324   

Zynga, Inc., Class A (a)

     1,781,100        4,434,939   
    

 

 

 
               506,124,718   
Total Common Stocks — 99.4%        894,708,699   
    
                  
Warrants — 0.0%               

United Kingdom — 0.0%

    

Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Ltd. (a)

     549,800        10,996   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $841,175,503) — 99.4%
        894,719,695   
Short-Term Securities    Shares     Value  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.40% (e)(f)

     4,449,500      $ 4,449,500   
     

Beneficial

Interest

(000)

        

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.59% (e)(f)(g)

   $ 94,140        94,140,099   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $98,589,599) — 11.0%
             98,589,599   
Total Investments (Cost — $939,765,102) — 110.4%        993,309,294   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (10.4)%        (93,429,985
    

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 899,879,309   
    

 

 

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.

 

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

 

(c)   During the year ended June 30, 2016, investments in issuers that are affiliated persons and/or related parties of the Fund, as applicable, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   

Shares Held
at June 30,

2015

     Shares
Purchased
  

Shares

Sold

    

Shares Held
at June 30,

2016

    

Value at

June 30,

2016

     Income      Realized
Loss
 

Diagnocure, Inc.

     4,745,180            (792,300      3,952,880       $ 45,894       $ 426,824       $ (3,350,101

 

(d)   Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

(e)   During the year ended June 30, 2016, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   

Shares/Beneficial
Interest Held at
June 30,

2015

    

Net

Activity

    

Shares/Beneficial
Interest Held at
June 30,

2016

   

Value at

June 30,
2016

     Income  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     122,722         4,326,778         4,449,500      $ 4,449,500       $ 18,548   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

   $ 33,012,761       $ 61,127,338       $ 94,140,099        94,140,099         1,258,814 1 

Total

  

     $ 98,589,599       $ 1,277,362   
    

 

 

 

1    Represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

        

  

 

(f)   Current yield as of period end.

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    JUNE 30, 2016    15


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

 

Investments:   

Common Stocks:

  

Argentina

  $ 9,505,131                        $ 9,505,131   

Australia

    933,495         $ 19,303,272                20,236,767   

Austria

              8,693,577                8,693,577   

Belgium

    1,902,067           4,085,512                5,987,579   

Brazil

    16,585,982                          16,585,982   

Canada

    76,552,257           2,147,622                78,699,879   

China

              3,264,284                3,264,284   

Denmark

              4,004,614                4,004,614   

Finland

              1,116,335                1,116,335   

France

    7,836,151           17,877,826                25,713,977   

Georgia

              5,274,315                5,274,315   

Germany

              7,834,584                7,834,584   

Hong Kong

              15,267,141                15,267,141   

India

    4,342,092           22,836,641                27,178,733   

Indonesia

              12,793,909                12,793,909   

Ireland

    5,853,947           2,695,144                8,549,091   

Italy

              6,332,436                6,332,436   

Japan

              31,870,968                31,870,968   

Luxembourg

              13,859,301                13,859,301   

Mexico

    1,070,051                          1,070,051   

Netherlands

              4,233,624                4,233,624   

Norway

              2,565,114                2,565,114   

Panama

    1,181,076                          1,181,076   

Poland

    2,126,675                          2,126,675   

Russia

    3,697,344                          3,697,344   

Singapore

              1,019,587                1,019,587   

Sweden

    2,377,098           7,278,858                9,655,956   

Switzerland

    1,907,025           5,530,712                7,437,737   

Taiwan

              2,747,003                2,747,003   

United Kingdom

    11,941,932           38,139,279                50,081,211   

United States

    506,124,718                          506,124,718   

Warrants

              10,996                10,996   

Short-Term Securities

    4,449,500           94,140,099                98,589,599   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 658,386,541         $ 334,922,753              $ 993,309,294   
 

 

 

 

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

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

 

Foreign currency at value

  $ 89,964                        $ 89,964   

Liabilities:

 

Collateral on securities loaned at value

            $ (94,140,099             (94,140,099
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 89,964         $ (94,140,099           $ (94,050,135
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
16    ANNUAL REPORT    JUNE 30, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 were as follows: 

 

    

Transfers Into

Leve11

      

Transfers Out

of Level 12

      

Transfers Into

Level 22

      

Transfers Out

of Level 21

 

Assets:

  

         
Investments:                 

Common Stocks:

                

Australia

            $ (5,437,844      $ 5,437,844             

Canada

              (436,906        436,906             

Denmark

              (3,010,948        3,010,948             

Indonesia

              (5,180,029        5,180,029             

Russia

  $ 2,871,361                   $ (2,871,361

United Kingdom

              (10,347,587        10,347,587             
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,871,361         $ (24,413,314      $ 24,413,314         $ (2,871,361
 

 

 

 

1   Systematic Fair Value Prices were not utilized at period end for these investments.

      

2    External pricing service used to reflect any significant market movements between the time the Fund valued such foreign securities and the earlier closing of foreign markets.

        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    JUNE 30, 2016    17


Statements of Assets and Liabilities     

 

June 30, 2016   BlackRock
EuroFund
    BlackRock
Global SmallCap
Fund, Inc.
 
   
Assets                

Investments at value —– unaffiliated1,2

  $ 350,283,320      $ 894,673,801   

Investments at value — affiliated3

    916,097        98,635,493   

Foreign currency at value4

           89,964   
Receivables:    

Capital shares sold

    179,935        807,769   

Dividends — unaffiliated

    1,071,265        1,130,384   

Dividends — affiliated

    260        55   

Investments sold

    9,576,032        10,151,894   

Securities lending income — affiliated

    25        133,474   

Prepaid expenses

    26,856        44,395   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    362,053,790        1,005,667,229   
 

 

 

 
   
Liabilities                

Collateral on securities loaned at value

           94,140,099   

Foreign bank overdraft4

    1,976          
Payables:    

Capital shares redeemed

    558,646        2,543,045   

Service and distribution fees

    49,631        296,062   

Other affiliates

    2,391        5,270   

Investment advisory fees

    224,464        639,414   

Investments purchased

    5,403,692        7,507,784   

Officer’s and Directors’ fees

    5,693        7,849   

Other accrued expenses

    287,437        648,397   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    6,533,930        105,787,920   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 355,519,860      $ 899,879,309   
 

 

 

 
   
Net Assets Consist of                

Paid-in capital

  $ 492,522,140      $ 892,033,806   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

    6,552,393        (11,260,496

Accumulated net realized loss

    (145,938,905     (34,421,459

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    2,384,232        53,527,458   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 355,519,860      $ 899,879,309   
 

 

 

 

1    Investments at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 347,837,406      $ 831,086,471   

2    Securities loaned at value

         $ 91,704,552   

3    Investments at cost — affiliated

  $ 916,097      $ 108,678,631   

4    Foreign currency at cost

  $ (1,976   $ 89,964   

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
18    ANNUAL REPORT    JUNE 30, 2016   


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)     

 

June 30, 2016   BlackRock
EuroFund
    BlackRock
Global SmallCap
Fund, Inc.
 
   
Net Asset Value                
Institutional    

Net assets

  $ 162,626,999      $ 250,040,826   
 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    12,278,333        11,441,516   
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 13.25      $ 21.85   
 

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.10      $ 0.10   
 

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        100 million   
 

 

 

 
Investor A    

Net assets

  $ 178,374,083      $ 382,069,076   
 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    13,739,916        18,195,163   
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 12.98      $ 21.00   
 

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.10      $ 0.10   
 

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        100 million   
 

 

 

 
Investor B    

Net assets

         $ 883,902   
 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

           45,968   
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

         $ 19.23   
 

 

 

 

Par value

         $ 0.10   
 

 

 

 

Shares authorized

           100 million   
 

 

 

 
Investor C    

Net assets

  $ 13,659,461      $ 245,794,823   
 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    1,489,855        13,542,396   
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 9.17      $ 18.15   
 

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.10      $ 0.10   
 

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        100 million   
 

 

 

 
Class R    

Net assets

  $ 859,317      $ 21,090,682   
 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    86,860        1,082,761   
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 9.89      $ 19.48   
 

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.10      $ 0.10   
 

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        100 million   
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
   ANNUAL REPORT    JUNE 30, 2016    19


Statements of Operations     

 

Year Ended June 30, 2016   BlackRock
EuroFund
    BlackRock
Global SmallCap
Fund, Inc.
 
   
Investment Income                

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 12,425,832      $ 10,133,633   

Securities lending — affiliated — net

    1,401        1,258,814   

Dividends — affiliated

    2,109        445,372   

Foreign taxes withheld

    (765,331     (270,073
 

 

 

 

Total income

    11,664,011        11,567,746   
 

 

 

 
   
Expenses                

Investment advisory

    3,163,065        8,053,914   

Service and distribution — class specific

    717,541        3,873,879   

Transfer agent — class specific

    661,761        2,012,960   

Accounting services

    152,532        282,802   

Custodian

    137,182        230,837   

Professional

    130,956        160,711   

Registration

    83,600        106,903   

Printing

    43,083        64,770   

Officer and Directors

    30,247        37,771   

Miscellaneous

    29,917        45,430   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    5,149,884        14,869,977   

Less fees waived by the Manager

    (571     (4,316
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    5,149,313        14,865,661   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    6,514,698        (3,297,915
 

 

 

 
   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                
Net realized gain (loss) from:    

Investments — unaffiliated

    (40,396,962     (9,714,467

Investments — affiliated

           (3,350,101

Foreign currency transactions

    (166,523     (130,812
 

 

 

 
    (40,563,485     (13,195,380
 

 

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:    

Investments — unaffiliated

    (27,786,194     (104,528,114

Investments — affiliated

           2,970,047   

Foreign currency translations

    (48,277     (5,738
 

 

 

 
    (27,834,471     (101,563,805
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (68,397,956     (114,759,185
 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ (61,883,258   $ (118,057,100
 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
20    ANNUAL REPORT    JUNE 30, 2016   


Statements of Changes in Net Assets    BlackRock EuroFund

 

    Year Ended June 30,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:   2016     2015  
   
Operations                

Net investment income

  $ 6,514,698      $ 8,228,877   

Net realized loss

    (40,563,485     (14,384,504

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (27,834,471     (17,741,375
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

    (61,883,258     (23,897,002
 

 

 

 
   
Distributions to Shareholders1                
From net investment income:    

Institutional

    (2,952,513     (7,567,115

Investor A

    (3,544,726     (4,208,952

Investor C

    (227,669     (487,187

Class R

    (17,596     (29,498
 

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (6,742,504     (12,292,752
 

 

 

 
   
Capital Share Transactions                

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

    (75,135,823     128,896,263   
 

 

 

 
   
Net Assets                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (143,761,585     92,706,509   

Beginning of year

    499,281,445        406,574,936   
 

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 355,519,860      $ 499,281,445   
 

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of year

  $ 6,552,393      $ 6,741,817   
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
   ANNUAL REPORT    JUNE 30, 2016    21


Statements of Changes in Net Assets    BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

    Year Ended June 30,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:   2016     2015  
   
Operations                

Net investment loss

  $ (3,297,915   $ (2,017,274

Net realized gain (loss)

    (13,195,380     116,689,720   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (101,563,805     (157,259,253
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

    (118,057,100     (42,586,807
 

 

 

 
   
Distributions to Shareholders1                
From net investment income:    

Institutional

           (1,114,270

Investor A

           (1,069,605

Class R

           (4,597
From net realized gain:    

Institutional

    (10,362,846     (39,378,923

Investor A

    (20,728,613     (65,151,603

Investor B

    (69,998     (458,909

Investor C

    (15,477,586     (48,850,849

Class R

    (1,196,436     (4,023,638
 

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (47,835,479     (160,052,394
 

 

 

 
   
Capital Share Transactions                

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

    (20,636,169     60,558,897   
 

 

 

 
   
Net Assets                

Total decrease in net assets

    (186,528,748     (142,080,304

Beginning of year

    1,086,408,057        1,228,488,361   
 

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 899,879,309      $ 1,086,408,057   
 

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income, end of year

  $ (11,260,496   $ (10,525,184
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
22    ANNUAL REPORT    JUNE 30, 2016   


Financial Highlights    BlackRock EuroFund

 

 

    Institutional  
    Year Ended June 30,  
    2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                                        

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 15.51      $ 16.68      $ 13.62      $ 11.29      $ 13.97   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.25        0.28        0.61        0.27        0.16   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.28     (1.00     2.65        2.22        (2.43
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (2.03     (0.72     3.26        2.49        (2.27
 

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income2

    (0.23     (0.45     (0.20     (0.16     (0.41
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 13.25      $ 15.51      $ 16.68      $ 13.62      $ 11.29   
 

 

 

 
         
Total Return3                                        

Based on net asset value

    (13.22)%        (4.10)%        24.06%        22.10%        (15.99)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                        

Total expenses

    1.07%        1.00%        1.02%        1.07%        1.17%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    1.07%        1.00%        1.02%        1.07%        1.17%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.72%        1.81%        3.81%        2.09%        1.40%   
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $  162,627      $  221,463      $  187,718      $    88,713      $  81,040   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    100%        117%        129%        115%        162%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Financial Highlights (continued)    BlackRock EuroFund

 

    Investor A  
    Year Ended June 30,  
    2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                                        

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 15.23      $ 16.37      $ 13.35      $ 11.08      $ 13.71   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.20        0.29        0.52        0.20        0.14   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.23     (1.03     2.65        2.22        (2.39
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (2.03     (0.74     3.17        2.42        (2.25
 

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income2

    (0.22     (0.40     (0.15     (0.15     (0.38
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 12.98      $ 15.23      $ 16.37      $ 13.35      $ 11.08   
 

 

 

 
         
Total Return3                                        

Based on net asset value

    (13.41)%        (4.30)%        23.83%        21.89%        (16.18)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                        

Total expenses

    1.28%        1.22%        1.23%        1.29%        1.33%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    1.28%        1.22%        1.23%        1.29%        1.33%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.46%        1.88%        3.30%        1.62%        1.21%   
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $  178,374      $  258,675      $  195,548      $  149,426      $  176,609   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    100%        117%        129%        115%        162%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3  

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Financial Highlights (continued)    BlackRock EuroFund

 

    Investor C  
    Year Ended June 30,  
    2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                                        

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 10.82      $ 11.76      $ 9.67      $ 8.05      $ 10.06   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.07        0.08        0.31        0.09        0.03   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.58     (0.70     1.88        1.58        (1.75
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.51     (0.62     2.19        1.67        (1.72
 

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income2

    (0.14     (0.32     (0.10     (0.05     (0.29
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 9.17      $ 10.82      $ 11.76      $ 9.67      $ 8.05   
 

 

 

 
         
Total Return3                                        

Based on net asset value

     (14.08)%           (5.09)%           22.76%           20.83%         (16.88)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                        

Total expenses

    2.09%        2.05%        2.07%        2.14%        2.22%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    2.09%        2.05%        2.07%        2.14%        2.22%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.67%        0.70%        2.72%        0.99%        0.30%   
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 13,659      $ 18,021      $ 21,838      $ 13,982      $ 13,470   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    100%        117%        129%        115%        162%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3  

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
   ANNUAL REPORT    JUNE 30, 2016    25


Financial Highlights (concluded)    BlackRock EuroFund

 

    Class R  
    Year Ended June 30,  
    2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                                        

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 11.66      $ 12.58      $ 10.32      $ 8.57      $ 10.72   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.11        0.12        0.33        0.13        0.04   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.71     (0.73     2.04        1.69        (1.87
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.60     (0.61     2.37        1.82        (1.83
 

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income2

    (0.17     (0.31     (0.11     (0.07     (0.32
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 9.89      $ 11.66      $ 12.58      $ 10.32      $ 8.57   
 

 

 

 
         
Total Return3                                        

Based on net asset value

     (13.82)%           (4.68)%           23.05%           21.32%         (16.81)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                        

Total expenses

    1.72%        1.69%        1.79%        1.80%        1.96%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    1.72%        1.69%        1.79%        1.80%        1.96%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.08%        1.03%        2.77%        1.34%        0.46%   
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 859      $ 1,122      $ 1,471      $ 1,564      $ 1,405   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    100%        117%        129%        115%        162%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
26    ANNUAL REPORT    JUNE 30, 2016   


Financial Highlights    BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

    Institutional  
    Year Ended June 30,  
    2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                                        

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 25.78      $ 30.82      $ 25.94      $ 21.87      $ 24.41   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.04        0.08        0.09        0.18        0.07   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.87     (1.17     8.09        4.58        (2.31
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (2.83     (1.09     8.18        4.76        (2.24
 

 

 

 
Distributions:2          

From net investment income

           (0.11     (0.24     (0.69     (0.30

From net realized gain

    (1.10     (3.84     (3.06              
 

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.10     (3.95     (3.30     (0.69     (0.30
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 21.85      $ 25.78      $ 30.82      $ 25.94      $ 21.87   
 

 

 

 
         
Total Return3                                        

Based on net asset value

     (10.94)%        (2.45)%        33.28%        22.20%        (9.11)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                        

Total expenses

    1.07%        1.05%        1.03%        1.02%        1.12%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    1.07%        1.05%        1.03%        1.02%        1.12%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.17%        0.29%        0.31%        0.76%        0.30%   
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $  250,041      $  265,841      $  320,705      $  244,523      $  186,022   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    73%        73%        77%        73%        73%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
   ANNUAL REPORT    JUNE 30, 2016    27


Financial Highlights (continued)    BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

    Investor A  
    Year Ended June 30,  
    2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                                        

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 24.90      $ 29.95      $ 25.33      $ 21.40      $ 23.91   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)1

    (0.04     (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.08        0.02   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.76     (1.15     7.87        4.49        (2.29
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (2.80     (1.15     7.87        4.57        (2.27
 

 

 

 
Distributions:3          

From net investment income

           (0.06     (0.19     (0.64     (0.24

From net realized gain

    (1.10     (3.84     (3.06              
 

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.10     (3.90     (3.25     (0.64     (0.24
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 21.00      $ 24.90      $ 29.95      $ 25.33      $ 21.40   
 

 

 

 
         
Total Return4                                        

Based on net asset value

    (11.21)%        (2.74)%        32.81%        21.78%        (9.44)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                        

Total expenses

    1.42%        1.38%        1.37%        1.40%        1.42%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    1.42%        1.38%        1.37%        1.40%        1.42%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.20)%        (0.02)%        (0.01)%        0.35%        0.08%   
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $  382,069      $  474,107      $  520,436      $  364,036      $  326,001   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    73%        73%        77%        73%        73%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2  

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

  3  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4  

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Financial Highlights (continued)    BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

    Investor B  
    Year Ended June 30,  
    2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                                        

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 23.13      $ 28.19      $ 24.05      $ 20.15      $ 22.45   
 

 

 

 

Net investment loss1

    (0.24     (0.24     (0.25     (0.16     (0.19

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.56     (1.08     7.48        4.27        (2.11
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (2.80     (1.32     7.23        4.11        (2.30
 

 

 

 
Distributions:2          

From net investment income

                  (0.03     (0.21       

From net realized gain

    (1.10     (3.74     (3.06              
 

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.10     (3.74     (3.09     (0.21       
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 19.23      $ 23.13      $ 28.19      $ 24.05      $ 20.15   
 

 

 

 
         
Total Return3                                        

Based on net asset value

     (12.06)%           (3.62)%           31.74%           20.55%         (10.25)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                        

Total expenses

    2.38%        2.28%        2.22%        2.43%        2.39%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    2.38%        2.28%        2.22%        2.43%        2.39%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment (loss)

    (1.21)%        (0.99)%        (0.94)%        (0.74)%        (0.92)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 884      $ 1,825      $ 4,467      $ 7,355      $ 11,968   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    73%        73%        77%        73%        73%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3  

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Financial Highlights (continued)    BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

    Investor C  
    Year Ended June 30,  
    2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                                        

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 21.86      $ 26.92      $ 23.13      $ 19.57      $ 21.83   
 

 

 

 

Net investment loss1

    (0.19     (0.19     (0.21     (0.10     (0.15

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.42     (1.07     7.15        4.11        (2.08
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (2.61     (1.26     6.94        4.01        (2.23
 

 

 

 
Distributions:2          

From net investment income

                  (0.09     (0.45     (0.03

From net realized gain

    (1.10     (3.80     (3.06              
 

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.10     (3.80     (3.15     (0.45     (0.03
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 18.15      $ 21.86      $ 26.92      $ 23.13      $ 19.57   
 

 

 

 
         
Total Return3                                        

Based on net asset value

    (11.93)%        (3.53)%        31.79%        20.80%        (10.19)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                        

Total expenses

    2.22%        2.17%        2.16%        2.21%        2.27%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    2.22%        2.17%        2.16%        2.21%        2.27%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment (loss)

    (1.01)%        (0.81)%        (0.82)%        (0.45)%        (0.78)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $  245,795      $  318,616      $  348,937      $  273,018      $  251,459   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    73%        73%        77%        73%        73%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3  

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Financial Highlights (concluded)    BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

    Class R  
    Year Ended June 30,  
    2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  
         
Per Share Operating Performance   

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 23.27      $ 28.30      $ 24.13      $ 20.38      $ 22.72   
 

 

 

 

Net investment loss1

    (0.11     (0.10     (0.10     (0.01     (0.08

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.58     (1.09     7.47        4.28        (2.14
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (2.69     (1.19     7.37        4.27        (2.22
 

 

 

 
Distributions:2          

From net investment income

           (0.00 )3      (0.14     (0.52     (0.12

From net realized gain

    (1.10     (3.84     (3.06              
 

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.10     (3.84     (3.20     (0.52     (0.12
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 19.48      $ 23.27      $ 28.30      $ 24.13      $ 20.38   
 

 

 

 
         
Total Return4    

Based on net asset value

     (11.54)%           (3.08)%           32.32%           21.28%           (9.76)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets   

Total expenses

    1.77%        1.73%        1.72%        1.79%        1.83%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    1.77%        1.73%        1.72%        1.79%        1.83%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment (loss)

    (0.56)%        (0.39)%        (0.38)%        (0.04)%        (0.37)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data   

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 21,091      $ 26,019      $ 33,944      $ 29,112      $ 28,861   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    73%        73%        77%        73%        73%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3  

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

  4  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Notes to Financial Statements     

 

1. Organization:

BlackRock EuroFund and BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. are each registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as open-end management investment companies. BlackRock EuroFund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. is organized as a Maryland corporation. The following are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually, a “Fund”:

 

Fund Name   Herein Referred
To As
   Diversification
Classification

BlackRock EuroFund

  EuroFund    Diversified

BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

  Global SmallCap    Diversified

Each Fund offers multiple classes of shares. All classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and are subject to the same terms and conditions, except that certain classes bear expenses related to the shareholder servicing and distribution of such shares. Institutional Shares are sold only to certain eligible investors. Class R Shares are available only to certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. Investor A and Investor C Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Investor B Shares are available only through exchanges and dividend and capital gain reinvestments by existing shareholders, and for purchase by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures (except that Investor B shareholders may vote on material changes to the Investor A distribution and service plan).

 

Share Class   Initial Sales Charge    CDSC    Conversion Privilege

Institutional and Class R Shares

  No    No    None

Investor A Shares

  Yes    No1    None

Investor B Shares

  No    Yes    To Investor A Shares after approximately 8 years

Investor C Shares

  No    Yes    None

 

  1   

Investor A Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for certain redemptions where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase.

The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of open-end funds referred to as the Equity-Bond Complex.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Foreign Currency: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

Each Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be

 

                
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redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.

Distributions: Distributions paid by the Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund or its classes are charged to that Fund or the applicable class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses directly related to the Funds and other shared expenses prorated to the Funds are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Funds have an arrangement with their custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statements of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.

3. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements:

Investment Valuation Policies: The Funds’ investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Funds determine the fair values of their financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Directors of each Fund (the “Board”). The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods (or “techniques”) and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

 

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at the official closing price each day, if available. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the official close price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of the Funds’ net assets. Each business day, the Funds use a pricing service to assist with the valuation of certain foreign exchange-traded equity securities and foreign exchange-traded and over-the-counter (“OTC”) options (the “Systematic Fair Value Price”). Using current market factors, the Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities and foreign options at fair value as of the close of business on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

 

 

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at NAV each business day.

 

 

The Funds value their investment in BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series (the “Money Market Series”) at fair value, which is ordinarily based upon their pro rata ownership in the underlying fund’s net assets. The Money Market Series seeks current income consistent with maintaining liquidity and preserving capital. Although the Money Market Series is not registered under the 1940 Act, its investments may follow the parameters of investments by a money market fund that is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Funds may withdraw up to 25% of their investment daily, although the manager of the Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

 

 

Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available.

 

                
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If events (e.g., a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such instruments, or in the event that the application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs)

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including each Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments are typically categorized as Level 3. The fair value hierarchy for each Fund’s investments has been included in the Schedules of Investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with each Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments is based on the pricing transparency of the investments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

4. Securities and Other Investments:

Warrants: Warrants entitle a Fund to purchase a specified 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 of the warrants, if any. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the strike price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a Fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

Securities Lending: Certain Funds may lend their securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Funds collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund, or excess collateral returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Funds are entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

The market value of any securities on loan, all of which were classified as common stocks in the Funds’ Schedules of Investments, and the value of any related collateral are shown separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a component of investments at value-unaffiliated, and

 

                
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collateral on securities loaned at value, respectively. As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral invested by the securities lending agent, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”) if any, is disclosed in the Schedules of Investments.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”), which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the Funds’ securities lending agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

Global SmallCap                            
Counterparty   Securities
Loaned at Value
     Cash  Collateral
Received1
     Net
Amount
      

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 1,540,577       $ (1,540,577     

BNP Paribas S.A

    1,159,094         (1,159,094     

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    3,773,105         (3,773,105     

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    2,142,635         (2,142,635     

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    3,803,052         (3,803,052     

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    8,822,737         (8,822,737     

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    19,787,802         (19,787,802     

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

    3,125,302         (3,125,302     

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

    41,191,343         (41,191,343     

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    242,253         (242,253     

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    2,650,076         (2,650,076     

UBS Securities LLC

    3,466,576         (3,466,576     
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 91,704,552       $ (91,704,552     
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Collateral with a value of $ 94,140,099 has been received in connection with securities lending agreements. Collateral received in excess of the value of securities loaned from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes in the table above.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BIM. BIM’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned if the collateral received does not cover the value on the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received.

5. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder and an affiliate of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) for 1940 Act purposes.

Investment Advisory

Each Fund entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment adviser, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund.

 

                
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For such services, each Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee, which is determined by calculating a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets based on the following annual rates:

 

     Investment Advisory Fee  
Average Daily Net Assets   EuroFund      Global
SmallCap
 

First $1 Billion

    0.75%         0.85%   

$1 — $3 Billion

    0.71%         0.80%   

$3 — $5 Billion

    0.68%         0.77%   

$5 to $10 Billion

    0.65%         0.74%   

Greater than $10 Billion

    0.64%         0.72%   

The Manager, with respect to EuroFund entered into a sub-advisory agreements with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”) an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIL, for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by the Fund to the Manager.

Service and Distribution Fees

Each Fund entered into a Distribution Agreement and a Distribution and Service Plan with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. Pursuant to the Distribution and Service Plan and in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, each Fund pays BRIL ongoing service and distribution fees. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates based upon the average daily net assets of the relevant share class of each Fund as follows:

 

     Distribution Fees      Service Fees  

Investor A

            0.25%   

Investor B1

    0.75      0.25%   

Investor C

    0.75      0.25%   

Class R

    0.25      0.25%   

 

  1   

For Global SmallCap.

BRIL and broker-dealers, pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, provide shareholder servicing and distribution services to the Funds. The ongoing service and/or distribution fee compensates BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing and/or distribution related services to the shareholders.

For the year ended June 30, 2016, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:

 

Service and Distribution Fees                                       
     Investor A      Investor B      Investor C      Class R      Total  

EuroFund

  $ 549,417               $ 162,717       $ 5,407       $ 717,541   

Global SmallCap

  $ 1,037,493       $ 12,653       $ 2,712,078       $ 111,655       $ 3,873,879   

Transfer Agent

Pursuant to written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which may be affiliates, provide the Funds with sub-accounting, recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency and other administrative services with respect to sub-accounts they service. For these services, these entities receive an asset-based fee or an annual fee per shareholder account, which will vary depending on share class and/or net assets. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the Funds paid the following amounts to affiliates of BlackRock in return for these services, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations:

 

     Institutional      Investor A  

EuroFund

          $ 5   

Global SmallCap

  $ 99           

The Manager maintains a call center that is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Funds. Shareholder services include responding to inquiries and processing subscriptions and redemptions transactions based upon instructions from shareholders. For the year ended

 

                
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June 30, 2016, each Fund reimbursed the Manager the following amounts for costs incurred in running the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations:

 

     Institutional      Investor A      Investor B      Investor C      Class R      Total  

EuroFund

  $ 2,720       $ 5,183               $ 729               $ 8,632   

Global SmallCap

  $ 981       $ 2,638       $ 179       $ 4,336       $ 222       $ 8,356   

For the year ended June 30, 2016, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each class of each Fund:

 

     Institutional      Investor A      Investor B      Investor C      Class R      Total  

EuroFund

  $ 323,707       $ 302,189               $ 32,322       $ 3,543       $ 661,761   

Global SmallCap

  $ 304,100       $ 903,512       $ 5,431       $ 727,441       $ 72,476       $ 2,012,960   

Other Fees

For the year ended June 30, 2016, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of each Fund’s Investor A Shares as follows:

 

     Investor A  

EuroFund

  $ 4,962   

Global SmallCap

  $ 47,101   

For the year ended June 30, 2016, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:

 

     Investor A      Investor B      Investor C  

EuroFund

  $ 5,334               $ 2,922   

Global SmallCap

  $ 39,093       $ 3       $ 28,202   

Expense Waivers and Reimbursements

The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds. These amounts are shown as fees waived by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. However, the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid in connection with each Fund’s investments in other affiliated investment companies, if any. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

     EuroFund      Global SmallCap  

Amount waived

  $ 571       $ 4,316   

For the year ended June 30, 2016, the Funds reimbursed the Manager for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services in the Statements of Operations. The reimbursements were as follows:

 

     Institutional      Investor A      Investor B      Investor C      Class R      Total  

EuroFund

  $ 2,267       $ 2,681               $ 199       $ 14       $ 5,161   

Global SmallCap

  $ 2,660       $ 4,624       $ 14       $ 3,022       $ 249       $ 10,569   

Securities Lending

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an exemptive order which permits BIM, an affiliate of the Manager, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BIM bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. The Funds are responsible for expenses in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment expenses”). The cash collateral is invested in a private investment company managed by the Manager or its affiliates. However, BIM has agreed to cap the collateral investment expenses of the private investment company to an annual rate of 0.04%. The investment adviser to the private investment company will not charge any advisory fees with respect to shares purchased by the Funds.

Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment expenses. Each Fund retains a portion of securities lending income and remits a remaining portion to BIM as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income, and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment expenses.

 

                
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In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income earned across the Equity-Bond Complex in a calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year securities lending income as follows: 85% of securities lending income, and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment expenses.

The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending — affiliated — net in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended June 30, 2016, each Fund paid BIM the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

EuroFund   Global SmallCap
$302   $282,455

Officers and Directors

Certain officers and/or directors of the Funds are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Officer and Directors in the Statements of Operations.

Other Transactions

The Funds may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common directors. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the purchase and sale transactions which resulted in net realized gains (losses) with an affiliated fund in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

EuroFund

  $ 261,770       $ 1,162,734       $ 27,889   

Global SmallCap

  $ 11,693,710       $ 2,008,601       $ (841,442

6. Purchases and Sales:

For the year ended June 30, 2016, purchases and sales of investments excluding short-term securities were as follows:

 

     EuroFund      Global SmallCap  

Purchases

  $ 421,377,188       $ 690,023,132   

Sales

  $ 495,450,281       $ 772,230,432   

7. Income Tax Information:

It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of their taxable income to their shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Each Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for each of the four years ended June 30, 2016. The statutes of limitations on each Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of June 30, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

U.S. GAAP requires 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. As of period end, the following permanent differences attributable to foreign currency transactions and the sale of stock of passive foreign investment companies were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

     EuroFund      Global SmallCap  

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

  $ 38,382       $ 2,562,603   

Accumulated net realized loss

  $ (38,382    $ (2,562,603

 

                
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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

             EuroFund      Global SmallCap  

Ordinary income

    6/30/16       $ 6,742,504           
    6/30/15       $ 12,292,752       $ 46,572,241   

Long-term capital gains

    6/30/16               $ 47,835,479   
    6/30/15               $ 113,480,153   
 

 

 

 

Total

    6/30/16       $ 6,742,504       $ 47,835,479   
 

 

 

 
    6/30/15       $ 12,292,752       $ 160,052,394   
 

 

 

 

As of period end, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

     EuroFund      Global SmallCap  

Undistributed ordinary income

  $ 6,542,736       $ 324,416   

Capital loss carryforwards

    (141,676,043        

Net unrealized gains (losses)1

    (1,868,973      31,558,222   

Qualified late-year losses2

            (24,037,135
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ (137,002,280    $ 7,845,503   
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  1   

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains (losses) were attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain foreign currency contracts, the timing and recognition of partnership income and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 

  2  

Global SmallCap has elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

As of June 30, 2016, EuroFund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

Expires June,   EuroFund  

No expiration date3

  $ 51,879,429   

2017

    3,846,553   

2018

    85,950,061   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 141,676,043   
 

 

 

 

 

  3   

Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration.

As of June 30, 2016, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     EuroFund      Global SmallCap  

Tax cost

  $ 353,016,363       $ 961,936,689   
 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 23,926,054       $ 154,193,113   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (25,743,000      (122,820,508
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ (1,816,946    $ 31,372,605   
 

 

 

 

8. Bank Borrowings:

The Funds, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), are a party to a 364-day, $2.1 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders. Under this agreement, the Funds may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain individual funds, the Participating Funds, including the Funds, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.6 billion at any time outstanding, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.12% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) one-month LIBOR (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. The agreement expires in April 2017 unless extended or renewed. Prior to April 21, 2016, the credit agreement had a fee per annum of 0.06% on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) one-month LIBOR (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. Participating Funds paid administration, legal and arrangement fees, which, if applicable, are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statements of Operations. These fees were allocated among such funds based upon portions of the aggregate commitment available to them and relative net assets of Participating Funds. During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

9. Principal Risks:

In the normal course of business, the Funds invest in securities and enter into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer to meet all its obligations, including the ability to pay principal and interest when due (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Funds may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers of securities owned by the Funds. Changes arising from the general economy, the overall market and local, regional or global political and/or social instability, as well as currency, interest rate and price fluctuations, may also affect the securities’ value.

Counterparty Credit Risk: Similar to issuer credit risk, the Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

Concentration Risk: Certain Funds invest a substantial amount of their assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When the Funds concentrate their investments in this manner, they assume the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries may have a significant impact on their investment performance. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the United States. Foreign securities markets may also be less liquid, more volatile and less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities. Investment percentages in specific countries are presented in the Schedules of Investments.

EuroFund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns about economic downturns in, or rising government debt levels of, several European countries. These events may spread to other countries in Europe and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments.

The United Kingdom has voted to withdraw from the European Union on June 23, 2016, which may introduce significant new uncertainties and instability in the financial markets across Europe.

10. Capital Share Transactions:

Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

    Year Ended
June 30, 2016
          Year Ended
June 30, 2015
 
EuroFund   Shares     Amount            Shares     Amount  
Institutional                                        

Shares sold

    1,127,830      $ 16,115,553          9,413,729      $ 152,763,697   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    189,648        2,672,138          492,169        7,052,700   

Shares redeemed

    (3,314,255     (47,088,894       (6,884,957     (108,231,919
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,996,777   $ (28,301,203       3,020,941      $ 51,584,478   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Investor A                                        

Shares sold

    3,150,016      $ 45,007,926          8,095,239      $ 126,015,479   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    232,920        3,221,307          253,377        3,569,808   

Shares redeemed

    (6,628,166     (93,410,491       (3,309,727     (50,043,050
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (3,245,230   $ (45,181,258       5,038,889      $ 79,542,237   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         

 

                
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    Year Ended
June 30, 2016
          Year Ended
June 30, 2015
 
EuroFund (continued)   Shares     Amount            Shares     Amount  
Investor C                                        

Shares sold

    263,329      $ 2,713,950          487,106      $ 5,245,801   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    19,636        192,629          40,855        410,575   

Shares redeemed

    (458,589     (4,472,969       (719,794     (7,649,825
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (175,624   $ (1,566,390       (191,833   $ (1,993,449
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Class R                                        

Shares sold

    31,182      $ 335,357          73,567      $ 837,099   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    1,644        17,357          2,689        29,064   

Shares redeemed

    (42,247     (439,686       (96,831     (1,103,166
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (9,421   $ (86,972       (20,575   $ (237,003
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Net Increase (Decrease)

    (5,427,052   $ (75,135,823       7,847,422      $ 128,896,263   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
    Year Ended
June 30, 2016
          Year Ended
June 30, 2015
 
Global SmallCap   Shares     Amount            Shares     Amount  
Institutional                                        

Shares sold

    6,138,670      $ 128,244,016          3,759,262      $ 101,806,319   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    426,656        9,258,442          1,438,466        34,134,551   

Shares redeemed

    (5,435,345     (119,741,638       (5,293,193     (138,781,007
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    1,129,981      $ 17,760,820          (95,465   $ (2,840,137
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Investor A                                        

Shares sold

    3,722,233      $ 80,726,331          4,352,168      $ 114,243,644   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    925,894        19,341,922          2,665,903        61,207,844   

Shares redeemed

    (5,491,709     (117,605,482       (5,353,423     (139,031,234
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (843,582   $ (17,537,229       1,664,648      $ 36,420,254   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Investor B                                        

Shares sold

    199      $ 4,033          8,687      $ 224,215   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    3,433        65,985          19,602        419,890   

Shares redeemed

    (36,574     (724,692       (107,867     (2,610,051
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (32,942   $ (654,674       (79,578   $ (1,965,946
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Investor C                                        

Shares sold

    2,180,378      $ 40,812,950          2,423,033      $ 55,817,938   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    779,383        14,130,223          2,179,352        44,108,405   

Shares redeemed

    (3,990,504     (74,339,301       (2,991,313     (68,468,383
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,030,743   $ (19,396,128       1,611,072      $ 31,457,960   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Class R                                        

Shares sold

    385,174      $ 7,728,944          274,501      $ 6,795,070   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    61,633        1,196,295          187,426        4,027,774   

Shares redeemed

    (482,160     (9,734,197       (543,044     (13,336,078
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (35,353   $ (808,958       (81,117   $ (2,513,234
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Net Increase (Decrease)

    (812,639   $ (20,636,169       3,019,560      $ 60,558,897   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)     

 

11. Subsequent Events:

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

 

                
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees/Directors and Shareholders of BlackRock EuroFund and BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of BlackRock EuroFund and BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc., (collectively, the “Funds”) as of June 30, 2016, the related statements 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 Funds’ 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 Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their 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 Funds’ 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 June 30, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and other financial intermediaries; when replies were not received from brokers and other financial intermediaries, 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 positions of BlackRock EuroFund and BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc., as of June 30, 2016, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their 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

Boston, Massachusetts

August 24, 2016

 

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)     

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, the following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distribution paid by EuroFund:

 

     Payable
Date
    EuroFund  

Qualified Dividend Income for Individuals

    12/16/15        100% 1 

Dividends Qualifying for the Dividend

   

Received Deduction for Corporations

    12/16/15          

Foreign Source Income

    12/16/15        100% 1 

Foreign Taxes Paid Per Share2

    12/16/15        $0.032974   

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

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

Additionally, Global SmallCap Fund distributed long-term capital gains of $1.101487 per share to shareholders of record on December 14, 2015.

 

                
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreement

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock EuroFund (the “EuroFund”) and the Board of Directors of BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc. (the “Global SmallCap Fund”) (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) met in person on April 12, 2016 (the “April Meeting”) and May 10-11, 2016 (the “May Meeting”) to consider the approval of each Fund’s investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreements”) with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), each Fund’s investment advisor. The Board also considered the approval of the sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Manager and BlackRock International Limited (the “Sub-Advisor”), with respect to the EuroFund. The Manager and, with respect to EuroFund, the Sub-Advisor are referred to herein as “BlackRock”. The Advisory Agreements and, with respect to the EuroFund, the Sub-Advisory Agreement are referred to herein as the “Agreements”.

Activities and Composition of the Board

On the date of the May Meeting, the Board consisted of thirteen individuals, ten of whom were not “interested persons” of any Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”). One of the Board Members is a non-management interested Board Member by virtue of his former positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. The Board Members are responsible for the oversight of the operations of each Fund and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Board Members have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chair of the Board is an Independent Board Member. The Board has established five standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Performance Oversight Committee and an Executive Committee, each of which is chaired by an Independent Board Member and composed of Independent Board Members (except for the Performance Oversight Committee and the Executive Committee, each of which also has one interested Board Member).

The Agreements

Pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Board is required to consider the continuation of the Agreements on an annual basis. The Board has four quarterly meetings per year, each extending over two days, a fifth one-day meeting to consider specific information surrounding the consideration of renewing the Agreements and additional in-person and telephonic meetings as needed. In connection with this year-long deliberative process, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to each Fund by BlackRock, BlackRock’s personnel and affiliates, including (as applicable): investment management; administrative and shareholder services; the oversight of fund service providers; marketing; risk oversight; compliance; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

The Board, acting directly and through its committees, considers at each of its meetings, and from time to time as appropriate, factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to each Fund and its shareholders. BlackRock also furnished additional information to the Board in response to specific questions from the Board. This additional information is discussed further below in the section titled “Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements.” Among the matters the Board considered were: (a) investment performance for one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and/or since inception periods, as applicable, against peer funds, applicable benchmark, and performance metrics, as applicable, as well as senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analysis of the reasons for any over-performance or underperformance relative to its peers, benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable; (b) fees, including advisory, administration, if applicable, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by each Fund for services; (c) Fund operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to each Fund; (d) the resources devoted to, risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of each Fund’s investment objective(s), policies and restrictions, and meeting regulatory requirements; (e) each Fund’s compliance with its compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates; (g) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Board; (i) the use of brokerage commissions and execution quality of portfolio transactions; (j) BlackRock’s implementation of each Fund’s valuation and liquidity procedures; (k) an analysis of management fees for products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), closed-end fund and institutional account product channels, as applicable, and the similarities and differences between these products and the services provided as compared to each Fund; (l) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives and accountability it creates, along with investment professionals’ investments in the fund(s) they manage; and (m) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business.

Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements

The Approval Process: Prior to the April Meeting, the Board requested and received materials specifically relating to the Agreements. The Board is continuously engaged in a process with its independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review the nature and scope of the information provided to better assist its deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April Meeting included (a) information independently compiled and

 

                
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prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) on Fund fees and expenses as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Broadridge (“Expense Peers”) and the investment performance of each Fund as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Broadridge1; (b) information on the profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates pursuant to the Agreements and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (c) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees charged to other clients, such as institutional clients, sub-advised mutual funds, ETFs and closed-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as well as the performance of such other clients, as applicable; (d) review of non-management fees; (e) the existence, impact and sharing of potential economies of scale; (f) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by each Fund to BlackRock; and (g) sales and redemption data regarding each Fund’s shares.

At the April Meeting, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the Advisory Agreements and, with respect to the EuroFund, the Sub-Advisory Agreement. As a result of the discussions that occurred during the April Meeting, and as a culmination of the Board’s year-long deliberative process, the Board presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these requests with additional written information in advance of the May Meeting.

At the May Meeting, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements between the Manager and each Fund, and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, with respect to the EuroFund, each for a one-year term ending June 30, 2017. In approving the continuation of the Agreements, the Board considered: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of each Fund; (c) the advisory fee and the cost of the services and profits to be realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with each Fund; (d) each Fund’s costs to investors compared to the costs of Expense Peers and performance compared to the relevant performance metrics as previously discussed; (e) the sharing of potential economies of scale; (f) fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates as a result of its relationship with each Fund; and (g) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as other payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates, securities lending and cash management, services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings, and materials submitted for the Board’s review. The Board noted the willingness of BlackRock personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board did not identify any particular information as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items considered.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services and the resulting performance of each Fund. Throughout the year, the Board compared Fund performance to the performance of a comparable group of mutual funds, a relevant benchmark, and performance metrics, as applicable. The Board met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment activities, including the senior investment officers. The Board also reviewed the materials provided by each Fund’s portfolio management team discussing each Fund’s performance and the Fund’s investment objective(s), strategies and outlook.

The Board considered, among other factors, with respect to BlackRock: the number, education and experience of investment personnel generally and each Fund’s portfolio management team; BlackRock’s research capabilities; investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage; portfolio trading capabilities; use of technology; commitment to compliance; credit analysis capabilities; risk analysis and oversight capabilities; and the approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Board engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to each Fund’s portfolio management team and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.

In addition to investment advisory services, the Board considered the quality of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided to each Fund. BlackRock and its affiliates provide each Fund with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to each Fund by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of each Fund. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide each Fund with administrative services including, among others: (i) preparing disclosure documents, such as the prospectus, the summary prospectus (as applicable), the statement of additional information and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) oversight of daily accounting and pricing; (iii) preparing periodic filings with regulators; (iv) overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; (v) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (vi) providing legal and compliance support; (vii) furnishing analytical and other support to assist the Board in its consideration of strategic issues such as the merger, consolidation or repurposing of certain open-end funds; and (viii) performing other administrative functions necessary for the operation of each Fund, such as tax reporting, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements and call center services. The Board reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, shareholder

 

1   

Funds are ranked by Broadridge in quartiles, ranging from first to fourth, where first is the most desirable quartile position and fourth is the least desirable.

 

                
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services, and legal & compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

B. The Investment Performance of each Fund and BlackRock: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also reviewed and considered the performance history of each Fund. In preparation for the April Meeting, the Board was provided with reports independently prepared by Broadridge, which included a comprehensive analysis of each Fund’s performance. The Board also reviewed a narrative and statistical analysis of the Broadridge data that was prepared by BlackRock. In connection with its review, the Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of each Fund as compared to other funds in its applicable Broadridge category. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select peer funds and periodically meets with Broadridge representatives to review its methodology. The Board was provided with information on the composition of the Broadridge performance universes and expense universes. The Board and its Performance Oversight Committee regularly review, and meet with Fund management to discuss, the performance of each Fund throughout the year.

In evaluating performance, the Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot of a period as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce significantly different results. Further, the Board recognized that it is possible that long-term performance can be adversely affected by even one period of significant underperformance so that a single investment decision or theme has the ability to affect long-term performance disproportionately.

The Board noted that for the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, the EuroFund ranked in the fourth, fourth and third quartiles, respectively, against its Broadridge Performance Universe. The Board and BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for the EuroFund’s underperformance during these periods.

The Board and BlackRock discussed BlackRock’s strategy for improving the EuroFund’s investment performance. Discussions covered topics such as: investment risks undertaken by the EuroFund; performance attribution; the Fund’s investment personnel; and the resources appropriate to support the Fund’s investment processes. The Board and BlackRock also discussed BlackRock’s active equity platform, and it was noted that BlackRock has recruited a Head of Global Active Equity, and has appointed a Chief Performance Officer to provide analysis of investment performance to senior management and the Board.

The Board noted that for the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, the Global SmallCap Fund ranked in the third, third, and second quartiles, respectively, against its Broadridge Performance Universe. The Board and BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for the Global SmallCap Fund’s underperformance during the one- and three-year periods.

The Board and BlackRock discussed BlackRock’s strategy for improving the Global SmallCap Fund’s investment performance. Discussions covered topics such as: investment risks undertaken by the Global SmallCap Fund; performance attribution; the Fund’s investment personnel; and the resources appropriate to support the Fund’s investment processes. The Board and BlackRock also discussed BlackRock’s active equity platform, and it was noted that BlackRock has recruited a Head of Global Active Equity, and has appointed a Chief Performance Officer to provide analysis of investment performance to senior management and the Board.

C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with each Fund: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed each Fund’s contractual management fee rate compared with the other funds in its Broadridge category. The contractual management fee rate represents a combination of the advisory fee and any administrative fees, before taking into account any reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board also compared each Fund’s total expense ratio, as well as its actual management fee rate, to those of other funds in its Broadridge category. The total expense ratio represents a fund’s total net operating expenses, including any 12b-1 or non 12b-1 service fees. The total expense ratio gives effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers that benefit a fund, and the actual management fee rate gives effect to any management fee reimbursements or waivers that benefit a fund. The Board considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock and its affiliates to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, as applicable, including institutional accounts and sub-advised mutual funds (including mutual funds sponsored by third parties).

The Board received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology and was also provided with a profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to each Fund. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to each Fund and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to available aggregate profitability data provided for the prior two years. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to certain other U.S. fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products.

 

                
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreement (continued)

 

The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, precision of expense allocations and business mix. As a result, calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund level is difficult.

The Board noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s overall operating margin, in general, compared to that of certain other publicly-traded asset management firms. The Board considered the differences between BlackRock and these other firms, including the contribution of technology at BlackRock, BlackRock’s expense management, and the relative product mix.

In addition, the Board considered the cost of the services provided to each Fund by BlackRock, and BlackRock’s and its affiliates’ profits relating to the management and distribution of each Fund and the other funds advised by BlackRock and its affiliates. As part of its analysis, the Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology in allocating its costs of managing each Fund, to the Fund. The Board may receive and review information from independent third parties as part of its annual evaluation. The Board considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Board. The Board further considered factors including but not limited to BlackRock’s commitment of time, assumption of risk, and liability profile in servicing each Fund in contrast to what is required of BlackRock with respect to other products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, ETF, closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund and institutional account product channels, as applicable.

The Board noted that the EuroFund’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the first quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio each ranked in the first quartile, relative to the Fund’s Expense Peers. The Board additionally noted that the EuroFund has an advisory fee arrangement that includes breakpoints that adjust the fee rate downward as the size of the Fund increases above certain contractually specified levels.

The Board noted that the Global SmallCap Fund’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the second quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio each ranked in the second quartile, relative to the Fund’s Expense Peers. The Board also noted that the Global SmallCap Fund has an advisory fee arrangement that includes breakpoints that adjust the fee rate downward as the size of the Fund increases above certain contractually specified levels.

D. Economies of Scale: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of each Fund increase, as well as the existence of expense caps, as applicable. The Board also considered the extent to which each Fund benefits from such economies in a variety of ways, and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or breakpoint structure in order to enable each Fund to more fully participate in these economies of scale. The Board considered each Fund’s asset levels and whether the current fee schedule was appropriate. In its consideration, the Board Members took into account the existence of any expense caps and further considered the continuation and/or implementation, as applicable, of such caps.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates may derive from their respective relationships with each Fund, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to each Fund, including for administrative, distribution, securities lending and cash management services. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Board also noted that BlackRock may use and benefit from third party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts. The Board further noted that it had considered the investment by BlackRock’s funds in affiliated ETFs without any offset against the management fees payable by the funds to BlackRock.

In connection with its consideration of the Agreements, the Board also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Board received reports from BlackRock which included information on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices throughout the year.

The Board noted the competitive nature of the open-end fund marketplace, and that shareholders are able to redeem their Fund shares if they believe that each Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of each Fund.

 

                
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreement (concluded)

 

Conclusion

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements between the Manager and each Fund for a one-year term ending June 30, 2017, and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, with respect to the EuroFund, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2017. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, as well as other information, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreements, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination. The contractual fee arrangements for each Fund reflect the results of several years of review by the Board Members and predecessor Board Members, and discussions between such Board Members (and predecessor Board Members) and BlackRock. As a result, the Board Members’ conclusions may be based in part on their consideration of these arrangements in prior years.

 

                
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Officers and Directors     

 

Name, Address1
and Year of Birth
  Position(s)
Held with
the Funds
  Length
of Time
Served2,3
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   Number of BlackRock-
Advised Registered
Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of
Investment  Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen
 

Public Company and Other
Investment Company
Directorships Held
During Past Five Years

Independent Directors

Robert M. Hernandez

 

1944

 

Chair of

the Board and Director

 

Since

2007

  Director, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of USX Corporation (energy and steel business) from 1991 to 2001; Director, RTI International Metals, Inc. from 1990 to 2015; Director, TE Connectivity (electronics) from 2006 to 2012.   28 RICs consisting of 98 Portfolios   Chubb Limited (insurance company); Eastman Chemical Company

Fred G. Weiss

 

1941

 

Vice Chair

of the Board

and Director

 

Since

2007

  Managing Director, FGW Consultancy LLC (consulting and investment company) since 1997; Director and Treasurer, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research since 2000.   28 RICs consisting of 98 Portfolios   Allergan plc (pharmaceuticals)

James H. Bodurtha

 

1944

  Director  

Since

2007

  Director, The China Business Group, Inc. (consulting and investing firm) from 1996 to 2013 and Executive Vice President thereof from 1996 to 2003; Chairman of the Board, Berkshire Holding Corporation since 1980; Director, ICI Mutual since 2010.   28 RICs consisting of 98 Portfolios   None

Bruce R. Bond

 

1946

  Director  

Since

2007

  Trustee and Member of the Governance Committee, State Street Research Mutual Funds from 1997 to 2005; Board Member of Governance, Audit and Finance Committee, Avaya Inc. (computer equipment) from 2003 to 2007.   28 RICs consisting of 98 Portfolios   None

Donald W. Burton

 

1944

  Director  

Since

2007

  Managing General Partner, The Burton Partnership, LP (an investment partnership) since 1979; Managing General Partner, The Burton Partnership (QP), LP (an investment partnership) since 2000; Managing General Partner, The South Atlantic Venture Funds from 1983 to 2012; Director, IDology, Inc. (technology solutions) since 2006; Director, Knology, Inc. (telecommunications) from 1996 to 2012; Director, Capital Southwest (financial) from 2006 to 2012; Director, Besito (restaurant) since 2013; Director, PDQ South Texas (restaurant) since 2013; Director, ITC/Talon (data) since 2015.   28 RICs consisting of 98 Portfolios   None

Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat

 

1943

  Director  

Since

2007

  Partner and Head of International Practice, Covington and Burling LLP (law firm) since 2001; International Advisory Board Member, The Coca-Cola Company from 2002 to 2011; Advisory Board Member, Veracity Worldwide, LLC (risk management) from 2007 to 2012; Member of the International Advisory Board GML Ltd. (energy) since 2003; Advisory Board Member, BT Americas (telecommunications) from 2004 to 2009.   28 RICs consisting of 98 Portfolios   Alcatel-Lucent (tele- communications); Global Specialty Metallurgical; UPS Corporation (delivery service)

John F. O’Brien

 

1943

  Director  

Since

2007

  Trustee, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute since 2003 and Chairman thereof from 2009 to 2015; Co-Founder and Managing Director, Board Leaders LLC (director education) since 2005.   28 RICs consisting of 98 Portfolios   Cabot Corporation (chemicals); LKQ Corporation (auto parts manufacturing); TJX Companies, Inc. (retailer)

Donald C. Opatrny

 

1952

  Director  

Since

2015

  Trustee, Member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Investment Committee, Cornell University since 2004; Member of the Board and Investment Committee, University School since 2007; Member of the Investment Committee, Mellon Foundation from 2009 to 2015; President and Trustee, the Center for the Arts, Jackson Hole since 2011; Director, Athena Capital Advisors LLC (investment management firm) since 2013; Trustee and Chair of the Investment Committee, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole since 2014; Trustee, Artstor (a Mellon Foundation affiliate) from 2010 to 2015; President, Trustee and Member of the Investment Committee, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum from 2007 to 2014.   28 RICs consisting of 98 Portfolios   None

Roberta Cooper Ramo

 

1942

  Director  

Since

2002

  Shareholder and Attorney, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A. (law firm) since 1993; Director, ECMC Group (service provider to students, schools and lenders) since 2001; President, The American Law Institute (non-profit) since 2008; Vice President, Santa Fe Opera (non-profit) since 2011; Chair, Think New Mexico (non-profit) since 2013; Chairman of the Board, Cooper’s Inc (retail) from 1999 to 2011.   28 RICs consisting of 98 Portfolios   None

David H. Walsh

 

1941

  Director  

Since

2007

  Director, National Museum of Wildlife Art since 2007; Trustee, University of Wyoming Foundation from 2008 to 2012; Director, The American Museum of Fly Fishing since 1997.   28 RICs consisting of 98 Portfolios   None

 

                
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Officers and Directors (continued)     

 

Name, Address1
and Year of Birth
  Position(s)
Held with
the Funds
  Length
of Time
Served2,3
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   Number of BlackRock-
Advised Registered
Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of
Investment  Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen
 

Public Company and Other
Investment Company
Directorships Held
During Past Five Years

Interested Directors4

Robert Fairbairn

 

1965

  Director  

Since

2015

  Senior Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2010; Global Head of BlackRock’s Retail and iShares businesses since 2012; Member of BlackRock’s Global Executive and Global Operating Committees; Head of BlackRock’s Global Client Group from 2009 to 2012; Chairman of BlackRock’s international businesses from 2007 to 2010.   28 RICs consisting of 98 Portfolios   None

Henry Gabbay

 

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 Allocation Target Shares (formerly 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.   28 RICs consisting of 98 Portfolios   None

John M. Perlowski

 

1964

 

Director,

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Since
2010

  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Head of BlackRock Global Fund & Accounting Services since 2009; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 2003 to 2009; Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds from 2003 to 2009 and Senior Vice President thereof from 2007 to 2009; Director of Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds from 2002 to 2009; Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009.   135 RICs consisting of 235 Portfolios   None
 

1   The address of each Director is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.

 

2   Each Independent Director holds office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal as provided by the Fund’s by-laws or charter or statute, or, in the case of an Independent Director, until December 31 of the year in which he or she turns 75. The Board has determined to extend the terms of Independent Directors on a case-by-case basis, as appropriate. The Board has unanimously approved extending the mandatory retirement age for Messrs. Walsh and Weiss until January 31, 2017, which the Board believes to be in the best interests of shareholders of the Funds. Interested Directors serve until their successor is duly elected and qualifies or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal as provided by the Fund’s by-laws or statute, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72.

 

3   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 certain Independent Directors as joining the Board in 2007, those Directors first became members of the boards of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock funds as follows: James H. Bodurtha, 1995; Bruce R. Bond, 2005; Donald W. Burton, 2002; Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat, 2001; Robert M. Hernandez, 1996; John F. O’Brien, 2005; Roberta Cooper Ramo, 1999; David H. Walsh, 2003; and Fred G. Weiss, 1998.

 

4   Messrs. Fairbairn and Perlowski are both “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Funds based on their positions with BlackRock and its affiliates. Mr. Perlowski is also a board member of the BlackRock Closed-End Complex and the BlackRock Equity-Liquidity Complex. Mr. Gabbay may be deemed an “interested person” of the Funds based on his former positions with BlackRock and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay does not currently serve as an officer or employee of BlackRock or its affiliates or own any securities of BlackRock or The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Mr. Gabbay is a non-management Interested Director.

 

                
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Officers and Directors (concluded)     

 

Name, Address1
and Year of Birth
  Position(s)
Held with
the Funds
  Length
of Time
Served as an
Officer
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
Officers Who Are Not Directors2

Jennifer McGovern

 

1977

 

Vice

President

 

Since

2014

  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2016; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2011 to 2015; Head of Product Structure and Oversight for BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory Group since 2013; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2008 to 2010.

Neal J. Andrews

 

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

 

1970

  Treasurer  

Since

2007

  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007; Director of BlackRock, Inc. in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the MLIM and Fund Asset Management, L.P. advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006.

Charles Park

 

1967

  Chief Compliance Officer  

Since

2014

  Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer for the BlackRock-advised Funds in the Equity-Bond Complex, the Equity-Liquidity Complex and the Closed-End Complex from 2014 to 2015; Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the Equity-Bond Complex, the Equity-Liquidity Complex and the Closed-End Complex since 2014; Principal of and Chief Compliance Officer for iShares® Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC since 2012 and BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) since 2006; Chief Compliance Officer for the BFA-advised iShares® exchange traded funds since 2006; Chief Compliance Officer for BlackRock Asset Management International Inc. since 2012.

Fernanda Piedra

 

1969

  Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer  

Since

2015

  Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2014; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Regional Head of Financial Crime for the Americas at BlackRock, Inc. since 2014; Head of Regulatory Changes and Remediation for the Asset Wealth Management Division of Deutsche Bank from 2010 to 2014; Vice President of Goldman Sachs (Anti-Money Laundering/Suspicious Activities Group) from 2004 to 2010.

Benjamin Archibald

 

1975

  Secretary  

Since

2012

  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2014; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2010 to 2013; Secretary of the iShares® exchange traded funds since 2015; Secretary of the BlackRock-advised mutual funds since 2012.
 

1   The address of each Officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.

 

2   Officers of the Fund serve at the pleasure of the Board.

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

 

Effective May 6, 2016, Valerie G. Brown resigned as a Director of the Funds.

Effective May 10, 2016, Kenneth A. Froot resigned as a Director of the Funds.

On June 2, 2016, the Board appointed Henry R. Keizer as a Director of the Funds, effective July 28, 2016.

 

         

Investment Advisor

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Custodian

Brown Brothers
Harriman & Co.

Boston, MA 02109

 

Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and
Trust Company

Boston, MA 02110

 

Legal Counsel

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

New York, NY 10019

 

Address of the Funds

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Sub-Advisors

BlackRock
International Limited
1

Edinburgh, EH3 8BL,

United Kingdom

 

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment
Servicing (US) Inc.

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Distributor

BlackRock Investments, LLC

New York, NY 10022

 

Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, MA 02116

 

 

  1   

For EuroFund only.

 

                
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Additional Information     

 

General Information

     

Householding

The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Funds at (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room or how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

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

BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Family

BlackRock offers a diverse lineup of open-end mutual funds crossing all investment styles and managed by experts in equity, fixed income and tax-exempt investing. Visit http://www.blackrock.com for more information.

 

                
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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 ET on any business day to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also reach us on the Web at http://www.blackrock.com/funds.

Automatic Investment Plans

Investor Class shareholders who want to invest regularly can arrange to have $50 or more automatically deducted from their checking or savings account and invested in any of the BlackRock funds.

Systematic Withdrawal Plans

Investor Class shareholders can establish a systematic withdrawal plan and receive periodic payments of $50 or more from their BlackRock funds, as long as their account balance is at least $10,000.

Retirement Plans

Shareholders may make investments in conjunction with Traditional, Rollover, Roth, Coverdell, Simple IRAs, SEP IRAs and 403(b) Plans.

 

BlackRock Privacy Principles      

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

                
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This report is intended for current holders. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of a Fund unless preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

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Item 2 – Code of Ethics – 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, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, the code of ethics was amended to update certain information and to make other non-material changes. During the period covered by this report, there have been no waivers granted under the code of ethics. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of the code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-441-7762.

 

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of trustees (the “board of trustees”), has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent:

Robert M. Hernandez

Fred G. Weiss

Stuart E. Eizenstat

Bruce R. Bond

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 of a person 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 trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.

 

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) in each of the last two fiscal years for the services rendered to the Fund:

 

     (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

EuroFund

  $36,163      $36,163       $0      $0      $14,127      $14,127      $0      $0   

The following table presents fees billed by D&T that were required to be approved by the registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) for services that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund and that are rendered on behalf of BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“Investment Adviser” or “BlackRock”) and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with BlackRock (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Fund Service Providers”):

 

2


      Current Fiscal Year End    Previous Fiscal Year End

(b) Audit-Related Fees1

   $0    $0

(c) Tax Fees2

   $0    $0

(d) All Other Fees3

   $2,129,000    $2,391,000

1 The nature of the services includes 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 includes tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

3 Aggregate fees borne by BlackRock in connection with the review of compliance procedures and attestation thereto performed by D&T with respect to all of the registered closed-end funds and some of the registered open-end funds advised by BlackRock.

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

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 Investment Adviser and Fund 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 operations 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 per project. 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 the Committee Chairman 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 Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception in paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not Applicable

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees paid to the accountant for services rendered by the accountant to the registrant, the Investment Adviser and the Fund Service Providers were:

 

Entity Name   

Current Fiscal

Year End

  

Previous Fiscal

Year End

 BlackRock EuroFund    $14,127    $14,127

 

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Additionally, SSAE 16 Review (Formerly, SAS No. 70) fees for the current and previous fiscal years of $2,129,000 and $2,391,000, respectively, were billed by D&T to the Investment Adviser.

(h) The Committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Investment Adviser and the Fund Service Providers 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.

 

Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable

 

Item 6 – Investments

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

 

Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable

 

Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable

 

Item 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable

 

Item 10 –  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures.

 

Item 11 –  Controls and Procedures

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12 –  Exhibits attached hereto

(a)(1) Code of Ethics – See Item 2

(a)(2) Certifications – Attached hereto

(a)(3) Not Applicable

 

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(b)     Certifications – Attached hereto

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BlackRock EuroFund

 

By:   /s/ John M. Perlowski                    
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of 
  BlackRock EuroFund
Date: September 2, 2016

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:   /s/ John M. Perlowski                    
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of 
  BlackRock EuroFund
Date: September 2, 2016
By:   /s/ Neal J. Andrews                        
  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of 
  BlackRock EuroFund
Date: September 2, 2016

 

 

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