N-CSRS 1 d478625dncsrs.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: 06/30/2019

Date of reporting period: 12/31/2018

 


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders


DECEMBER 31, 2018

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT (UNAUDITED)

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BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

BlackRock EuroFund

 

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The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

In the 12 months ended December 31, 2018, concerns about a variety of political risks and a modest slowdown in global growth worked against the equity market despite solid corporate earnings, while rising interest rates constrained bond returns. Though the market’s appetite for risk remained healthy for most of the reporting period, risk-taking declined sharply later in the reporting period. As a result, bonds held their value better than stocks, which posted negative returns across the globe. Shorter-term, higher-quality securities led the bond market, and U.S. equities outperformed most international stock markets.

Volatility rose in emerging market stocks, as the rising U.S. dollar and higher interest rates in the U.S. disrupted economic growth abroad. U.S.-China trade relations and debt concerns adversely affected the Chinese stock market, while Turkey and Argentina became embroiled in currency crises, largely due to hyperinflation in both countries. An economic slowdown in Europe also led to negative performance for European equities.

In fixed income markets, short-term U.S. Treasury interest rates rose the fastest, while longer-term rates slightly increased. This led to a negative return for long-term U.S. Treasuries and a substantial flattening of the yield curve. Many investors are concerned with the flattening yield curve as a harbinger of recession. However, given the extraordinary monetary measures in the last decade, we believe a more accurate barometer for the economy is the returns along the risk spectrums in stock and bond markets. Although the fundamentals in credit markets remained relatively solid, investment-grade bonds posted flat returns, and high-yield bonds declined slightly. Recent sell-offs in risk assets have flattened asset returns along the risk spectrum somewhat, which bears further scrutiny in the months ahead.

In response to rising growth and inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) increased short-term interest rates four times during the reporting period. The Fed also continued to reduce its balance sheet, gradually reversing the unprecedented stimulus measures it enacted after the financial crisis. By our estimation, the Fed’s neutral interest rate, or the theoretical rate that is neither stimulative nor restrictive to the economy, is approximately 3.0%. With that perspective, the Fed’s current policy is still mildly stimulative to the U.S. economy, which leaves room for further Fed rate hikes to arrive at monetary policy that is a neutral factor for economic growth.

Volatility in the U.S. equity market spiked in October, as a wide range of risks were brought to bear on markets, ranging from rising interest rates and slowing global growth to heightened trade tensions and political turmoil in several countries, including the United States. This was accompanied by a broad based risk-off in December — which was the worst December performance on record since 1931. Although fears of recession drove equity volatility higher at the end of 2018, we continue to believe the probability of recession in 2019 remains relatively low.

Economic growth and global earnings are likely to slow somewhat in 2019 — the tax cut stimulus will be less pronounced, and the Fed’s rate hikes in 2018 will gain traction in 2019. Trade frictions look more baked into asset prices than a year ago, but markets may be overlooking European political risks. Consequently, we are cautious on European equities, as European unity remains tenuous with a history of flare-ups. We continue to prefer to take risk in U.S. and emerging market equities. Within U.S. equities, we believe that companies with high-quality earnings and strong balance sheets offer the most attractive risk/reward trade-off. Going into 2019, we also favor short-term bonds over long-term bonds because they offer nearly equivalent yields with far lower volatility.

In this environment, investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of December 31, 2018
     6-month   12-month

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

  (6.85)%   (4.38)%

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

  (17.35)   (11.01)

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

  (11.35)   (13.79)

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (8.48)   (14.57)

3-month Treasury bills
(ICE BofAML 3-Month
U.S. Treasury Bill Index)

  1.06   1.87

U.S. Treasury securities
(ICE BofAML 10-Year
U.S. Treasury Index)

  2.72   (0.03)

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

  1.65   0.01

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

  1.38   1.36

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

  (2.24)   (2.08)
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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Table of Contents

 

      Page  

The Markets in Review

     2  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summaries

     4  

About Fund Performance

     9  

Disclosure of Expenses

     9  

Derivative Financial Instruments

     9  

Financial Statements:

  

Schedules of Investments

     10  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     22  

Statements of Operations

     24  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     25  

Financial Highlights

     26  

Notes to Financial Statements

     36  

Director and Officer Information

     47  

Additional Information

     48  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     50  

 

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Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2018    BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the six-month period ended December 31, 2018, the Fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index.

What factors influenced performance?

The Fund underperformed during the period after a strong start. At the regional level, overweight positions to the United States and Europe detracted as investors rotated away from growth-oriented positioning due to growing macroeconomic uncertainty. A contrarian preference for Europe supported by our macro policy insights proved to be a headwind to performance for the full period despite being rewarded in the fourth quarter. In the United States, investor optimism with respect to corporate earnings waned due to a confluence of factors including tightening financial conditions, late cycle dynamics and the negative impacts of an escalating trade war with China. Stock selection also detracted as sentiment insights based on analyst earnings revisions suffered during the market drawdown even as quality- and value-based fundamental insights failed to add value. At the signal level, sentiment-based insights that look at a variety of key corporate events and a contrarian macroeconomic insight betting against exchange traded fund flows were the top detractors.

At the regional level, the Fund’s overweight position to Latin America contributed to performance as Brazil’s equity market rallied on improved investor sentiment after October’s general elections. With respect to stock selection, the Fund’s trend-based insights outperformed. While momentum stocks led the extreme drawdown in the fourth quarter, the Fund’s differentiated momentum insights utilizing advanced natural language processing techniques to extract information from company earnings calls transcripts helped mitigate the negative impact of hedge fund deleveraging. Specifically, insights based on identifying overlooked connections between companies, predicting changes to long-term company fundamentals, and extracting company executive sentiment performed admirably.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

Over the period, the Fund maintained a balanced allocation of risk across all major return drivers. However, a number of new stock selection insights were added to the portfolio. These included an advanced trending sentiment insight that captures company hiring intentions while adjusting for wage inflation as a way to gauge company prospects. A stock selection model that evaluates companies on the basis of governance as well as the sustainability of their business practices from a social and environmental perspective was added as well.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund’s positioning continued to be largely region and sector neutral. At the country level, the Fund was overweight in the Netherlands and underweight in the United Kingdom, reflecting uncertainty around Brexit. At the sector level, the Fund was underweight in the more cyclical materials and consumer discretionary sectors, and overweight in consumer staples and information technology.

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

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2018 (continued)    BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

 

Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2018

 

                Average Annual Total Returns (a)(b)  
                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

    (11.00 )%        (11.49 )%      N/A         2.45     N/A         9.93     N/A  

Investor A

    (11.08       (11.72     (16.35 )%        2.12       1.03       9.58       8.99

Investor C

    (11.43       (12.37     (13.21       1.32       1.32         8.70       8.70  

Class K

    (10.95       (11.44     N/A         2.46       N/A         9.93       N/A  

Class R

    (11.24       (11.95     N/A         1.78       N/A         9.17       N/A  

MSCI All Country World Index(c)

    (9.02             (9.41     N/A               4.26       N/A               9.46       N/A  

 

  (a) 

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, and how performance was calculated for certain share classes.

 
  (b) 

The Fund primarily intends to invest in equity securities or other financial instruments that are components of, or have characteristics similar to, the securities included in the MSCI All Country World Index. The Fund’s returns prior to October 26, 2017, are the returns of the Fund when it followed a different investment objective and different investment strategies under the name “BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.”

 
  (c) 

A free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets countries. The MSCI All Country World Index consists of 47 country indexes comprising of 23 developed and 24 emerging market country indexes.

 

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

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical (b)           
     Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/2018)
     Ending
Account Value
(12/31/2018)
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 (a)
           Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/2018)
     Ending
Account Value
(12/31/2018)
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 (a)
       Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00      $ 890.00      $ 3.43       $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.58      $ 3.67          0.72

Investor A

    1,000.00        889.20        4.62         1,000.00        1,020.32        4.94          0.97  

Investor C

    1,000.00        885.70        8.18         1,000.00        1,016.53        8.74          1.72  

Class K

    1,000.00        890.50        3.19         1,000.00        1,021.83        3.41          0.67  

Class R

    1,000.00        887.60        5.80               1,000.00        1,019.06        6.21          1.22  

 

  (a) 

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 
  (b) 

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

 

See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 9 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

 

FUND SUMMARY      5  


Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2018 (continued)    BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

 

Portfolio Information

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

Security   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Apple, Inc.

    2

Microsoft Corp.

    2  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    1  

Roche Holding AG

    1  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    1  

Johnson & Johnson

    1  

L’Oreal SA

    1  

Danaher Corp.

    1  

Citigroup, Inc.

    1  

China Mobile Ltd.

    1  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country   Percent of
Net Assets
 

United States

    54

Japan

    8  

United Kingdom

    4  

Canada

    3  

China

    3  

Germany

    3  

France

    3  

Switzerland

    3  

Australia

    3  

Netherlands

    2  

Brazil

    1  

Hong Kong

    1  

India

    1  

Taiwan

    1  

Mexico

    1  

Italy

    1  

Norway

    1  

Spain

    1  

South Korea

    1  

Denmark

    1  

Short-Term Securities

    2  

Other(a)

    2  

 

  (a) 

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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Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2018    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.

On September 20, 2018, the Fund’s Board of Trustees approved certain changes to the Fund’s investment strategies. As such, the Fund transitioned from a Pan-European mandate (including the United Kingdom) to a Eurozone mandate, focusing primarily on countries that use the euro as their currency. In addition, the Fund’s benchmark was changed from the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Europe Index to the MSCI EMU Index in USD. These changes became effective on October 23, 2018.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the six-month period ended December 31, 2018, the Fund underperformed its new benchmark, the MSCI EMU Index as well as its former benchmark, the MSCI Europe Index.

What factors influenced performance?

Consistent with the weakness that occurred across the global markets, European equities fell sharply in the second half of 2018. Concerns about slowing economic growth and rising interest rates weighed heavily on investor sentiment, as did region-specific issues such as the ongoing Brexit negotiations, violent protests in France, and Italy’s elevated government debt.

Underweight positions in the consumer staples and utilities sectors, which outperformed amid a rotation to the defensive areas of the market, detracted from Fund performance. Within the consumer staples sector, an underweight in the food producers industry was particularly detrimental. An overweight position in industrials also detracted, as investors shied away from stocks with above-average sensitivity to economic trends. Stock selection in industrials sector detracted as well.

At the individual stock level, Danske Bank A/S (Denmark) — which fell following continued allegations of money laundering in its since-closed Estonian unit — was the largest detractor. The oil services company Tenaris SA (Luxembourg) also hurt results, as did the dialysis specialist Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. (Germany).

On the positive side, an underweight in consumer discretionary stocks — especially auto-related companies — helped performance. An underweight in financials, particularly banks, also aided results. Among individual stocks, positions in the payment company Worldpay Group PLC (United Kingdom), Lonza AG (Switzerland) and Safran SA (France) contributed. A zero weighting in Bayer AG (Germany), which lost ground due to litigation involving its Monsanto unit, was a further plus.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The composition of the portfolio changed considerably in the semi-annual period, reflecting the shift to the Fund’s new investment mandate.

Separately, the Fund moved to a more defensive posture in response to the weakening prospects for economic growth. This was accomplished by reducing the Fund’s weighting in the financials sector, largely by decreasing its allocation to insurance and banking stocks. The Fund also decreased its position in information technology. Conversely, the Fund added to defensive sectors such as consumer staples, health care and utilities. Although companies in these areas tend to have lower potential profit growth than the market as a whole, the investment adviser believes their earnings could be more resilient in an environment of slowing growth.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund was overweight in the industrials, health care and real estate sectors, and was underweight in financials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, materials, utilities, communication services and energy. The Fund had a neutral weighting in the information technology sector.

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.

 

 

FUND SUMMARY      7  


Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2018 (continued)    BlackRock EuroFund

 

Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2018

 

                Average Annual Total Returns (a)(b)  
                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

    (17.32 )%        (19.77 )%      N/A         (3.86 )%      N/A         4.18     N/A  

Investor A

    (17.48       (19.92     (24.13 )%        (4.06     (5.09 )%        3.96       3.40

Investor C

    (17.81       (20.57     (21.34       (4.83     (4.83       3.10       3.10  

Class K

    (17.33       (19.67     N/A         (3.84     N/A         4.19       N/A  

Class R

    (17.71       (20.36     N/A         (4.53     N/A         3.39       N/A  

MSCI EMU Index(c)

    (14.18       (16.90     N/A         (0.53     N/A         4.66       N/A  

MSCI Europe Index(d)

    (12.02             (14.86     N/A               (0.61     N/A               6.15       N/A  

 

  (a) 

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, and how performance was calculated for certain share classes.

 
  (b) 

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 located in countries participating in the European Monetary Union. The Fund’s total returns prior to October 23, 2018, are the returns of the Fund when it followed different investment strategies.

 
  (c) 

MSCI EMU Index captures large and mid-cap representation across the 10 Developed Markets countries in the European Economic and Monetary Union (“EMU”). With 247 constituents, the MSCI EMU Index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization of the EMU.

 
  (d) 

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

 

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

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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

Expense Example

 

 

    Actual           Hypothetical (b)           
     Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/2018)
     Ending
Account Value
(12/31/2018)
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 (a)
           Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/2018)
     Ending
Account Value
(12/31/2018)
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 (a)
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00      $ 826.80      $ 5.11       $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.61      $ 5.65          1.11

Investor A

    1,000.00        825.20        6.21         1,000.00        1,018.40        6.87          1.35  

Investor C

    1,000.00        821.90        9.64         1,000.00        1,014.62        10.66          2.10  

Class K

    1,000.00        826.70        4.56         1,000.00        1,020.21        5.04          0.99  

Class R

    1,000.00        822.90        8.78               1,000.00        1,015.58        9.70          1.91  

 

  (a) 

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 
  (b) 

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

 

See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 9 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

Portfolio Information

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

Security

  Percent of
Net Assets
 

Sanofi

    6

Safran SA

    5  

SAP SE

    5  

Unilever NV CVA

    4  

Allianz SE, Registered Shares

    4  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    4  

Iberdrola SA

    4  

Vinci SA

    3  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    3  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares

    3  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country

  Percent of
Net Assets
 

France

    36

Germany

    26  

Netherlands

    10  

Spain

    6  

Finland

    5  

United Kingdom

    4  

Portugal

    3  

Belgium

    2  

Luxembourg

    2  

Italy

    2  

Ireland

    2  

Short-Term Securities

    2  
 

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

Institutional Shares and Class K 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. Class K Shares performance shown prior to the Class K January 25, 2018 inception date is that of Institutional Shares. The performance of each Fund’s Class K Shares would be substantially similar to Institutional Shares because Class K Shares and Institutional Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities and performance would only differ to the extent that Class K Shares and Institutional Shares have different expenses. The actual returns of Class K Shares would have been higher than those of the Institutional Shares because Class K Shares have lower expenses than the Institutional Shares.

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

Investor C Shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. In addition, these shares are subject to a distribution fee of 0.75% per year and a service fee of 0.25% per year. These shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Effective November 8, 2018, the Funds adopted an automatic conversion feature whereby Investor C Shares held for approximately ten years will be automatically converted into Investor A Shares and, thereafter, investors will be subject to lower ongoing fees.

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 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 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”), each Fund’s investment adviser, voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed a portion of each Fund’s expenses. Without such waiver and/or reimbursement, each Fund’s performance would have been lower. The Manager is under no obligation to waive and/or reimburse or to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees and such voluntary waiver may be reduced or discontinued at any time. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on waivers and/or reimbursements.

Disclosure of Expenses

Shareholders of each Fund 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 July 1, 2018 and held through December 31, 2018) 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.

 

 

ABOUT FUND PERFORMANCE / DISCLOSURE OF EXPENSES / DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS      9  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

December 31, 2018

  

BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks — 98.7%

 

Australia — 2.5%  

AGL Energy Ltd.

    15,352     $ 222,945  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    72,131       1,110,369  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    36,520       110,181  

BHP Group Ltd.

    106,943       2,584,923  

Carsales.com Ltd.

    2,007       15,558  

CIMIC Group Ltd.

    12,683       387,845  

Coles Group Ltd.(a)

    1,032       8,534  

Computershare Ltd.

    28,804       349,083  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    1,867       15,603  

CSL Ltd.

    4,699       613,773  

CSR Ltd.

    45,617       90,307  

Downer EDI Ltd.

    3,979       18,954  

DuluxGroup Ltd.

    10,153       46,921  

Goodman Group

    5,139       38,496  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    22,687       50,498  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    13,746       73,859  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    3,435       263,107  

Metcash Ltd.

    19,990       34,525  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    30,198       512,440  

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    24,173       23,520  

Qantas Airways Ltd.

    438,442       1,788,634  

REA Group Ltd.

    2,430       126,779  

Santos Ltd.

    107,616       415,035  

Scentre Group

    82,040       225,542  

South32 Ltd.

    9,942       23,650  

Spark Infrastructure Group

    16,079       25,050  

Stockland

    24,963       61,928  

Sydney Airport

    53,128       251,924  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    130,219       261,331  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    1,195       20,956  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    25,331       575,486  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    12,148       214,654  
   

 

 

 
      10,562,410  
Austria — 0.1%            

Verbund AG

    1,591       68,113  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    1,168       27,139  

Wienerberger AG

    12,380       255,482  
   

 

 

 
    350,734  
Belgium — 0.4%            

Solvay SA

    3,764       376,409  

UCB SA

    15,741       1,285,671  
   

 

 

 
    1,662,080  
Brazil — 0.7%            

Ambev SA

    282,772       1,122,114  

Banco do Brasil SA

    3,400       40,783  

Cia. Hering

    39,852       300,657  

Hypera SA

    61,030       475,548  

Iochpe-Maxion SA

    2,100       12,901  

IRB Brasil Resseguros S/A

    2,900       62,448  

JBS SA

    78,609       235,072  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    33,000       216,268  

Porto Seguro SA

    16,422       220,966  

TIM Participacoes SA

    33,300       101,814  
   

 

 

 
    2,788,571  
Canada — 3.4%            

Bank of Montreal

    10,756       702,701  

Bank of Nova Scotia

    38,115       1,899,887  

BCE, Inc.

    29,481       1,164,599  

BRP, Inc.

    5,714       147,914  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    381       67,604  
Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Cineplex, Inc.

    1,208     $ 22,511  

Enbridge, Inc.

    34,852       1,082,702  

Fortis, Inc.

    7,572       252,419  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    2,330       163,383  

Great-West Lifeco, Inc.

    11,291       233,065  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    84,111       1,193,400  

Methanex Corp.

    340       16,353  

Power Corp. of Canada

    7,195       129,280  

Power Financial Corp.

    2,563       48,493  

Quebecor, Inc., Class B

    14,258       300,157  

Royal Bank of Canada

    34,466       2,358,997  

TFI International, Inc.

    10,775       278,609  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    3,557       171,779  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    76,108       3,783,101  

WSP Global, Inc.

    282       12,119  
   

 

 

 
    14,029,073  
China — 3.2%            

360 Security Technology, Inc., Class A

    49,500       147,551  

3SBio, Inc.(b)

    16,000       20,455  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    479,000       209,800  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. — ADR(a)

    14,165       1,941,597  

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class H

    30,000       20,695  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,900       20,965  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,500       31,433  

BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class H(b)

    81,000       42,850  

Baidu, Inc. — ADR(a)

    1,136       180,170  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    46,400       24,405  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    2,013,000       867,809  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    92,500       78,036  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    164,000       128,056  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,260       41,003  

BBMG Corp., Class H

    100,000       31,491  

BeiGene Ltd., ADR(a)

    339       47,548  

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    200,000       78,680  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    411,000       336,549  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    167,400       90,264  

China Hongqiao Group, Ltd.

    65,500       37,248  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    318,000       672,488  

China Oriental Group Co., Ltd.

    30,000       17,882  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    23,200       74,970  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    711,577       523,575  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    1,152,000       821,156  

China Railway Signal & Communication Corp. Ltd., Class H(b)

    82,000       57,434  

China Reinsurance Group Corp., Class H

    397,000       81,112  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    6,000       23,080  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    11,500       25,081  

China Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd.

    89,700       55,620  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

    36,000       18,445  

CNOOC Ltd.

    810,000       1,247,661  

CNPC Capital Co., Ltd., Class A

    32,700       51,439  

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    89,000       65,661  

Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd., Class H

    242,000       56,918  

Dongfang Electric Corp., Ltd., Class A(a)

    21,000       24,211  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    74,000       67,258  

Evergrande Health Industry Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    60,000       78,989  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

    20,000       15,041  

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    22,000       78,747  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    93,200       188,005  

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class H

    120,000       54,119  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    34,300       26,453  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    889,000       632,310  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,200       24,399  
 

 

 

10    2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2018

  

BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.(a)

    57,000     $ 18,184  

KWG Property Holding Ltd.(a)

    30,000       26,581  

Legend Holdings Corp., Class H(b)

    22,100       57,823  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.(a)

    17,000       18,261  

Logan Property Holdings Co. Ltd.

    52,000       64,929  

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class H

    84,000       37,059  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    343,000       82,344  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,700       18,649  

Oppein Home Group, Inc., Class A

    3,200       37,249  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,336,000       828,983  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    9,000       79,398  

Renhe Commercial Holdings Co., Ltd.(a)

    74,000       2,553  

S/F Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,400       97,380  

Shui On Land Ltd.

    75,000       16,700  

Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    41,500       34,064  

Sinotrans Ltd., Class H

    60,000       26,031  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    55,600       2,228,466  

Towngas China Co. Ltd.(a)

    27,000       20,006  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    42,000       36,370  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    315,800       290,170  

Yihai International Holding, Ltd.

    9,000       21,907  

Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd.

    39,000       16,096  

Zhejiang Semir Garment Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,600       25,429  
   

 

 

 
    13,443,291  
Czech Republic — 0.0%            

CEZ AS

    504       12,014  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 0.6%            

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    20,670       2,198,855  

Genmab A/S(a)

    698       114,766  
   

 

 

 
    2,313,621  
Finland — 0.4%            

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    8,057       434,824  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    2,577       123,030  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    20,056       888,875  

Tieto OYJ

    6       162  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    15,523       392,946  

Valmet OYJ

    863       17,775  
   

 

 

 
    1,857,612  
France — 3.1%            

Air Liquide SA

    1,168       145,037  

Arkema SA

    5,000       429,241  

Atos SE

    7,450       610,420  

AXA SA

    33,013       712,483  

Capgemini SE

    4,882       485,588  

Christian Dior SE

    2,602       995,637  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    54,096       1,795,797  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    13,467       1,325,516  

Faurecia SA

    29,932       1,129,373  

Kering SA

    411       192,541  

Klepierre SA

    5,605       173,217  

L’Oreal SA

    16,074       3,678,121  

Lagardere SCA

    1,939       48,931  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    53       15,517  

Pernod Ricard SA

    4,093       671,745  

Peugeot SA

    9,342       199,244  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    711       71,185  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)

    691       55,668  
   

 

 

 
    12,735,261  
Germany — 3.1%        

adidas AG

    3,979       831,567  

Allianz SE, Registered Shares

    2,556       513,641  

Continental AG

    1,377       191,728  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)        

Deutsche Boerse AG

    5,079     $ 607,221  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares

    32,070       545,085  

Evonik Industries AG

    29,656       740,248  

HOCHTIEF AG

    21,003       2,836,484  

Linde AG

    831       184,464  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    6,216       1,128,836  

Nemetschek SE

    146       16,062  

Puma SE

          1  

SAP SE

    26,745       2,654,431  

Siemens AG, Registered Shares

    10,706       1,194,806  

Siemens Healthineers AG(a)(b)

    850       35,519  

Software AG

    9,427       340,553  

Steinhoff International Holdings NV(a)(c)

    162,033       19,371  

Suedzucker AG

    29,868       387,086  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    84,849       333,959  

TUI AG

    2,161       31,059  

Uniper SE

    2,044       52,726  

Wirecard AG

    3,033       457,232  
   

 

 

 
    13,102,079  
Hong Kong — 1.3%            

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    3,000       15,907  

China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.

    48,000       17,096  

China Ding Yi Feng Holdings Ltd.(a)

    16,000       42,995  

China Mobile Ltd.

    367,500       3,556,148  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    31,500       302,344  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    9,500       107,358  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    29,500       24,368  

MMG Ltd.(a)

    48,000       20,621  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    30,000       39,623  

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

    76,000       25,122  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    26,000       39,198  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    72,500       1,034,692  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    118,000       21,686  
   

 

 

 
    5,247,158  
Hungary — 0.5%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    83,752       919,124  

OTP Bank Nyrt

    25,138       1,015,904  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    3,613       69,983  
   

 

 

 
    2,005,011  
India — 1.0%            

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    22,418       235,076  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    6,014       43,789  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    1,991       42,233  

GAIL India Ltd.

    8,792       45,365  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    13,466       186,078  

HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    18,923       104,862  

Hexaware Technologies Ltd.

    3,256       15,512  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    7,395       26,871  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    19,620       511,228  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    13,562       382,100  

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

    3,927       15,017  

IndusInd Bank Ltd.

    4,205       96,285  

Infosys Ltd.

    40,460       382,279  

Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd.

    1,486       15,113  

KEC International Ltd.

    2,445       10,542  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    9,069       163,143  

KPIT Technologies Ltd.

    4,888       15,263  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    12,222       140,628  

Mindtree Ltd.

    4,386       54,288  

Mphasis Ltd.

    1,076       15,693  

NIIT Technologies Ltd.

    3,593       59,128  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    9,296       29,831  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    4,792       76,005  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      11  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2018

  

BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    8,982     $ 55,350  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    33,494       908,185  

Tata Global Beverages Ltd.

    16,645       52,256  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    23,607       244,492  

United Spirits Ltd.(a)

    37,280       339,199  
   

 

 

 
    4,265,811  
Indonesia — 0.1%            

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    172,300       311,596  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    52,100       31,957  

Bukit Asam Tbk PT

    92,500       27,711  

Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk PT

    24,400       18,848  

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    142,700       37,307  
   

 

 

 
    427,419  
Ireland — 0.3%            

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    341       13,504  

Allegion PLC

    1,107       88,239  

Kingspan Group PLC

    1,756       75,275  

Medtronic PLC

    11,009       1,001,379  

Seagate Technology PLC

    415       16,015  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    2,295       61,064  
   

 

 

 
    1,255,476  
Israel — 0.0%            

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

    995       102,137  

Wix.com Ltd. (a)

    471       42,550  
   

 

 

 
    144,687  
Italy — 0.9%            

A2A SpA

    13,484       24,318  

Eni SpA

    20,946       330,888  

Ferrari NV

    14,601       1,452,858  

Hera SpA

    16,214       49,465  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    12,863       108,840  

Moncler SpA

    45,312       1,507,876  

Saras SpA

    6,637       12,877  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    65,043       369,388  
   

 

 

 
    3,856,510  
Japan — 7.8%            

Advantest Corp.

    29,700       607,680  

Aoyama Trading Co. Ltd.

    700       16,789  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    1,000       42,305  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    3,600       36,948  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    199,000       2,542,548  

Canon, Inc.

    5,400       148,585  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    1,200       23,793  

Chiyoda Corp.

    9,700       27,256  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    1,900       26,998  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

    4,900       24,132  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    1,600       33,399  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    15,700       243,815  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    2,200       301,188  

Denso Corp.

    1,200       53,121  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    2,500       28,079  

East Japan Railway Co.

    20,700       1,828,018  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    6,900       267,475  

Hitachi Ltd.

    5,400       143,155  

Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.

    2,400       26,919  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,300       34,249  

Horiba Ltd.

    500       20,379  

Hoya Corp.

    1,300       78,390  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,800       83,141  

ITOCHU Corp.

    35,500       602,889  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    800       15,492  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    16,800       193,973  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    127,000     $ 3,017,657  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

    406,200       2,109,610  

KDDI Corp.

    3,200       76,464  

Kikkoman Corp.

    700       37,460  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    48,900       1,019,641  

Konami Holdings Corp.

    2,100       92,278  

Kose Corp.

    200       31,416  

Leopalace21 Corp.

    17,400       68,989  

Lintec Corp.

    700       15,035  

LIXIL Group Corp.

    6,200       76,861  

Marubeni Corp.

    20,200       141,733  

Miraca Holdings, Inc.

    600       13,543  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    237,000       1,790,526  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    1,100       17,307  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

    7,200       107,853  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    24,700       134,509  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    50,000       245,383  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    80,800       1,241,355  

Mixi, Inc.

    1,700       35,676  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    10,100       287,095  

Nikon Corp.

    6,700       99,797  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

    4       25,187  

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    8,500       146,038  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    53,600       2,186,843  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    2,100       16,799  

Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc.

    1,800       13,583  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    4,600       230,710  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

    104,800       2,354,774  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,200       24,505  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    1,000       63,478  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,300       23,715  

Otsuka Corp.

    2,000       55,043  

Pigeon Corp.

    2,800       119,428  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

    9,200       247,923  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    170,700       818,759  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    800       51,060  

SCSK Corp.

    2,700       95,671  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,800       208,584  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    13,500       1,037,243  

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK

    900       12,469  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    1,700       57,749  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    76,300       369,499  

Sumitomo Corp.

    7,800       110,672  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    57,500       1,895,491  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    127,000       468,094  

Sysmex Corp.

    400       18,996  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    1,100       14,045  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    51,900       1,759,123  

TDK Corp.

    400       28,002  

TIS, Inc.

    700       27,561  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    13,600       646,118  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    7,100       799,277  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    2,100       21,770  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    4,200       243,124  

Ulvac, Inc.

    4,800       138,576  

Unicharm Corp.

    2,100       67,918  

Yahoo! Japan Corp.

    19,500       48,510  

Zeon Corp.

    9,200       84,227  
   

 

 

 
    32,641,468  
Luxembourg — 0.0%            

Reinet Investments SCA

    1,326       20,133  

RTL Group SA

    2,063       110,557  
   

 

 

 
    130,690  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2018

  

BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Malaysia — 0.1%            

Public Bank Bhd

    38,200     $ 228,694  

QL Resources Bhd

    12,500       20,594  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    19,800       65,232  
   

 

 

 
    314,520  
Malta — 0.0%            

Kindred Group PLC

    6       55  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.9%            

Alsea SAB de CV

    7,900       20,562  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

    2,040,700       1,450,689  

Banco del Bajio SA(b)

    9,700       18,939  

Cemex SAB de CV CPO(a)

    366,910       177,184  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    29,200       250,711  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV

    4,800       22,874  

Grupo Elektra SAB de CV

    307       14,871  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Series O

    22,400       109,175  

Grupo Televisa SAB CPO

    9,890       24,831  

Megacable Holdings SAB de CV CPO

    6,900       30,947  

Mexichem SAB de CV

    12,300       31,258  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    712,700       1,812,237  
   

 

 

 
    3,964,278  
Netherlands — 2.3%            

Adyen NV(a)(b)

    180       97,243  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    900       18,972  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    70,572       1,782,802  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    27,981       2,269,977  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    266,490       778,416  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    20,799       612,174  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    11,695       349,651  

Unilever NV CVA

    14,466       783,656  

Wereldhave NV

    559       17,393  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    47,368       2,785,579  
   

 

 

 
    9,495,863  
New Zealand — 0.0%        

a2 Milk Co., Ltd.(a)

    4,891       35,548  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 0.9%            

Aker Solutions ASA(a)

    11,537       52,944  

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    1,326       16,369  

Storebrand ASA

    10,223       72,929  

Subsea 7 SA

    4,501       43,860  

Telenor ASA

    162,113       3,148,282  

TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA

    19,676       475,403  
   

 

 

 
    3,809,787  
Philippines — 0.0%            

San Miguel Corp.

    230       644  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 0.4%            

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

    12,203       355,769  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(a)

    17,114       45,889  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    29,031       841,137  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

    8,001       84,519  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    28,458       335,280  
   

 

 

 
    1,662,594  
Russia — 0.3%            

Alrosa PJSC

    26,770       37,709  

Gazprom PJSC

    109,654       240,021  

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    386,000       21,426  

LUKOIL PJSC

    5,064       361,915  

Magnit PJSC — GDR

    4,646       59,129  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

    28,400       17,548  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    594       111,338  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC — ADR

    5,512       38,584  
Security   Shares     Value  
Russia (continued)            

Novatek PJSC — GDR

    972     $ 166,080  

Severstal PJSC

    2,180       29,475  

Surgutneftegas PJSC

    96,675       37,250  

Tatneft PJSC

    16,630       175,161  
   

 

 

 
    1,295,636  
Singapore — 0.3%            

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

    320,000       603,901  

CapitaLand Ltd.

    53,900       122,915  

CapitaLand Mall Trust

    149,100       247,251  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    18,900       29,853  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,900       33,041  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    96,100       68,790  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    1,600       13,235  

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust

    16,400       21,393  
   

 

 

 
    1,140,379  
South Africa — 0.3%            

Barloworld Ltd.

    2,010       16,113  

Bidvest Group Ltd.

    31,477       452,156  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    2,327       30,936  

FirstRand Ltd.

    23,954       109,107  

Investec Ltd.

    9,546       52,151  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    7,303       143,623  

Mr Price Group Ltd.

    1,667       28,480  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    594       118,929  

Sanlam Ltd.

    1,973       10,929  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    24,395       303,096  

Tiger Brands Ltd.

    1,230       23,392  
   

 

 

 
    1,288,912  
South Korea — 0.6%            

Amorepacific Corp.(a)

    195       36,690  

Celltrion, Inc.(a)

    902       181,202  

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    833       25,589  

Fila Korea Ltd.(a)

    516       24,924  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    591       24,655  

Kia Motors Corp.(a)

    869       26,193  

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    989       29,296  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    2,875       161,210  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.(a)

    46       45,462  

Medy-Tox, Inc.

    53       27,542  

POSCO

    1,017       222,450  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.(a)

    206       19,204  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    46,729       1,626,715  

SillaJen, Inc.(a)

    770       50,968  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    131       21,027  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    95       22,922  

ViroMed Co. Ltd.(a)

    166       38,029  
   

 

 

 
    2,584,078  
Spain — 0.8%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    6,611       255,894  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    66,077       350,989  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    17       152  

Endesa SA

    32,414       747,488  

Grifols SA

    3,525       92,538  

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA

    274,628       1,726,362  
   

 

 

 
    3,173,423  
Sweden — 0.4%            

SSAB AB, A Shares

    9,179       31,657  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, B Shares

    53,704       417,316  

Swedish Match AB

    21,580       849,549  

Volvo AB, Class B

    18,070       236,610  
   

 

 

 
    1,535,132  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      13  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2018

  

BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland — 2.8%            

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered Shares

    19     $ 29,653  

Ferguson PLC

    11,416       729,462  

Flughafen Zuerich AG, Registered Shares

    143       23,664  

IWG PLC

    8,974       23,879  

Logitech International SA, Registered Shares

    17,266       545,408  

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

    17,252       1,400,220  

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

    30,956       2,651,201  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Registered Shares(a)

    2,997       33,747  

Roche Holding AG

    16,670       4,138,475  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    25,654       1,940,212  
   

 

 

 
    11,515,921  
Taiwan — 1.0%            

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    279,000       427,101  

China Steel Corp.

    90,000       71,070  

Chipbond Technology Corp.

    10,000       20,080  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    458,000       301,242  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    596,000       914,441  

MediaTek, Inc.

    15,000       111,637  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    13,000       60,017  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

    10,000       17,115  

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

    7,000       19,328  

TaiMed Biologics, Inc.(a)

    2,000       10,694  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    217,000       1,575,687  

TPK Holding Co. Ltd.

    11,000       17,387  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    250,000       567,164  
   

 

 

 
    4,112,963  
Thailand — 0.4%            

Berli Jucker PCL — NVDR

    191,500       298,723  

Gulf Energy Development PCL

    4,700       11,764  

Gulf Energy Development PCL — NVDR

    8,300       20,797  

Muangthai Leasing PCL — NVDR

    16,600       25,014  

PTT Global Chemical PCL — NVDR

    32,600       71,430  

PTT PCL — NVDR

    470,400       663,399  

Thanachart Capital PCL — NVDR

    9,300       14,221  

Total Access Communication PCL — NVDR

    144,900       192,622  

True Corp. PCL — NVDR

    1,612,300       257,839  
   

 

 

 
    1,555,809  
Turkey — 0.2%            

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    2,865       47,093  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    114,104       161,903  

KOC Holding AS

    57,770       154,620  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C

    461,266       393,664  
   

 

 

 
    757,280  
United Kingdom — 4.1%            

Anglo American PLC

    60,224       1,348,764  

Ashmore Group PLC

    3,136       14,624  

Ashtead Group PLC

    5,725       119,420  

Associated British Foods PLC

    31,879       830,879  

Auto Trader Group PLC(b)

    22,006       127,709  

Barratt Developments PLC

    25,310       149,297  

boohoo Group PLC(a)

    13,486       27,821  

BP PLC

    2,866       18,118  

Burberry Group PLC

    977       21,454  

Carnival PLC

    30,210       1,450,739  

Centrica PLC

    62,166       107,235  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    1,573       28,868  

Compass Group PLC

    25,056       527,299  

Croda International PLC

    1,054       62,946  

Diageo PLC

    87,342       3,121,114  

Dialog Semiconductor PLC(a)

    578       14,978  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    23,450       95,323  

Electrocomponents PLC

    19,157       123,742  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Fevertree Drinks PLC

    1,496     $ 41,948  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    7,376       140,572  

Halma PLC

    1,511       26,322  

Hays PLC

    27,609       49,287  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    16,047       116,665  

Imperial Brands PLC

    46,696       1,417,304  

Inchcape PLC

    2,513       17,683  

Intertek Group PLC

    37,076       2,269,156  

Land Securities Group PLC

    3,167       32,518  

Legal & General Group PLC

    209,533       617,361  

Liberty Global PLC, Class A(a)(c)

    5,717       122,001  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    12,085       42,430  

National Grid PLC

    81,975       801,988  

Pagegroup PLC

    6,085       34,955  

Pearson PLC

    3,017       36,143  

Persimmon PLC

    6,634       163,367  

Petrofac Ltd.

    31,063       188,557  

RELX PLC

    7,570       156,096  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    192,921       829,945  

Rightmove PLC

    17,246       95,044  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    8,616       476,861  

Royal Mail PLC

    31,049       107,767  

Schroders PLC

    789       24,572  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    478       38,047  

SSP Group PLC

    4,584       37,840  

STERIS PLC

    629       67,209  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    3,889       32,725  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    14,337       24,930  

TechnipFMC PLC

    6,947       136,022  

Unilever PLC

    5,923       310,974  

Victrex PLC

    1,204       35,135  

Vodafone Group PLC

    51,960       101,025  

William Hill PLC

    9,343       18,461  

WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    41,578       113,032  
   

 

 

 
    16,914,272  
United States — 53.5%            

3M Co.

    4,980       948,889  

Abbott Laboratories

    1,786       129,181  

AbbVie, Inc.

    15,385       1,418,343  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    5,201       733,393  

ADT, Inc.

    3,069       18,445  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    758       73,860  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    34,638       2,336,680  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    441       70,582  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.(c)

    196       22,587  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    2,320       225,875  

Alkermes PLC(a)

    1,820       53,708  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    1,203       180,546  

Allstate Corp.

    39,117       3,232,238  

Ally Financial, Inc.

    6,835       154,881  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(c)

    1,094       79,764  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)

    1,811       1,892,423  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a)(c)

    2,266       2,346,692  

Altice USA, Inc., Class A

    2,980       49,230  

Altria Group, Inc.

    27,612       1,363,757  

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

    3,400       5,106,698  

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(a)

    439       24,092  

Ameren Corp.

    7,295       475,853  

American Campus Communities, Inc.

    373       15,438  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

    6,658       128,699  

American Express Co.

    27,307       2,602,903  

American Financial Group, Inc.

    5,708       516,745  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    18,087       1,345,673  

Amgen, Inc.

    6,600       1,284,822  
 

 

 

14    2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2018

  

BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    17,543     $ 769,085  

Anthem, Inc.

    275       72,223  

Apache Corp.

    4,131       108,439  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

    3,500       153,580  

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

    4,551       64,897  

Apple, Inc.

    48,112       7,589,187  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    13,239       433,445  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    25,401       1,040,679  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    14,574       1,351,301  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    13,411       1,758,450  

BancorpSouth Bank

    563       14,717  

Bank of America Corp.

    139,964       3,448,713  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(a)

    2,082       38,508  

BB&T Corp.

    23,897       1,035,218  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)

    1,539       314,233  

Biogen, Inc.(a)

    2,093       629,826  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)

    1,843       156,931  

Boeing Co.

    8,534       2,752,215  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    5,629       253,699  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    21,130       734,056  

Brandywine Realty Trust

    5,593       71,982  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    38,358       1,993,849  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

    1,193       17,525  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    1,637       157,561  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    300       25,227  

Cabot Corp.

    334       14,342  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    465       35,149  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    17,145       764,667  

Carnival Corp.

    33,668       1,659,832  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    5,026       638,654  

Celgene Corp.(a)

    7,306       468,242  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    97,568       2,754,345  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    37,523       1,558,330  

Chevron Corp.

    23,879       2,597,796  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    3,101       203,922  

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

    3,223       115,383  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    58,957       2,554,607  

Citigroup, Inc.

    68,581       3,570,327  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    90,942       2,703,706  

Clorox Co.

    380       58,573  

CME Group, Inc.

    2,224       418,379  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    43,502       1,481,243  

ConocoPhillips

    45,122       2,813,357  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    1,573       252,970  

CoreSite Realty Corp.

    389       33,932  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    8,024       1,634,569  

Crane Co.

    10,711       773,120  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    1,293       113,706  

Cummins, Inc.

    393       52,521  

CVS Health Corp.

    5,713       374,316  

Danaher Corp.

    34,687       3,576,923  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    17,302       1,727,778  

DexCom, Inc.(a)

    556       66,609  

Discover Financial Services

    2,347       138,426  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    3,809       944,594  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A(a)

    22,581       461,330  

DTE Energy Co.

    1,844       203,393  

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.

    1,490       95,539  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.(c)

    1,024       93,932  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    609       44,524  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    893       61,313  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    9,390       1,086,611  

Emerson Electric Co.

    396       23,661  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.(c)

    1,611       156,476  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    7,790     $ 1,013,479  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    1,527       109,272  

Evergy, Inc.

    1,331       75,561  

Eversource Energy

    5,085       330,728  

Extended Stay America, Inc.

    4,749       73,610  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    433       39,178  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    24,313       1,657,903  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(a)

    24,660       3,232,679  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    4,047       127,238  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    14,948       1,532,917  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    8,928       210,076  

First American Financial Corp.

    5,789       258,421  

First Data Corp., Class A(a)

    3,499       59,168  

First Republic Bank

    2,101       182,577  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    467       17,536  

Five Below, Inc.(a)

    676       69,168  

Fortinet, Inc.(a)

    1,591       112,054  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    38,534       1,463,907  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    3,014       89,395  

Garmin Ltd.

    1,227       77,694  

GATX Corp.

    241       17,065  

General Electric Co.

    14,439       109,303  

Genpact Ltd.

    9,389       253,409  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    13,219       826,848  

H&R Block, Inc.

    40,352       1,023,730  

Halliburton Co.

    22,659       602,276  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    34,271       1,523,346  

HEICO Corp.

    336       26,033  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(a)

    504       29,711  

Hershey Co.

    3,958       424,218  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    12,153       160,541  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

    448       17,333  

Home Depot, Inc.

    8,472       1,455,659  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    3,128       133,503  

HP, Inc.

    146,900       3,005,574  

Hubbell, Inc.

    461       45,796  

Humana, Inc.

    2,687       769,772  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    32,546       387,948  

IDACORP, Inc.

    1,860       173,092  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)(c)

    4,355       810,117  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    1,016       128,717  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    1,956       124,382  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    23,525       2,146,186  

Insperity, Inc.

    3,229       301,459  

Intel Corp.

    58,531       2,746,860  

International Business Machines Corp.

    7,442       845,932  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    30,341       625,935  

Intuit, Inc.

    11,531       2,269,877  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

    35       16,762  

Invesco Ltd.

    5,892       98,632  

j2 Global, Inc.

    301       20,883  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    1,337       124,394  

Johnson & Johnson

    28,731       3,707,736  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    21,565       2,105,175  

Kellogg Co.

    13,290       757,663  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    160,700       2,471,566  

Kohl’s Corp.

    16,615       1,102,239  

Lam Research Corp.

    385       52,425  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A(c)

    1,387       95,953  

Landstar System, Inc.

    7,194       688,250  

Liberty Media Corp. — Liberty SiriusXM, Class C(a)

    2,845       105,208  

Lincoln National Corp.

    4,876       250,188  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    693       181,455  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a)

    886       107,746  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      15  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2018

  

BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.

    6,033     $ 220,566  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    2,979       193,039  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    1,412       83,322  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    1,635       175,550  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    16,601       3,131,779  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

    16,974       863,128  

McDonald’s Corp.

    4,981       884,476  

McKesson Corp.

    17,021       1,880,310  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    42,423       3,241,541  

MetLife, Inc.

    7,749       318,174  

Microsoft Corp.

    69,810       7,090,602  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

    1,468       82,443  

Morgan Stanley

    88,416       3,505,694  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    12,297       1,414,647  

National Instruments Corp.

    5,039       228,670  

NetApp, Inc.

    13,896       829,174  

Netflix, Inc.(a)

    1,205       322,530  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    924       42,199  

New Relic, Inc.(a)

    2,719       220,157  

Newmont Mining Corp.

    907       31,428  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    24,992       1,852,907  

Nordstrom, Inc.

    18,495       862,052  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    16,607       2,483,411  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    235       57,552  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)

    2,427       102,881  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    312       19,135  

NVIDIA Corp.

    897       119,750  

OGE Energy Corp.

    9,863       386,531  

Oracle Corp.

    62,367       2,815,870  

Outfront Media, Inc.

    2,276       41,241  

PACCAR, Inc.

    8,863       506,432  

PacWest Bancorp

    28,866       960,661  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    2,803       72,822  

Patterson Cos., Inc.

    735       14,450  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    1,005       111,032  

Pfizer, Inc.

    8,366       365,176  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    21,132       1,410,772  

Phillips 66

    17,381       1,497,373  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    387       17,841  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    5,858       499,102  

Portland General Electric Co.

    11,436       524,341  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    2       63  

PPL Corp.

    20,304       575,212  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    970       42,845  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    8,507       781,963  

Prologis, Inc.

    54,244       3,185,208  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    524       32,645  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    29,049       2,368,946  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    12,300       699,993  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    12,896       1,073,850  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    201       20,795  

Raytheon Co.

    14,740       2,260,379  

Realty Income Corp.(c)

    32,817       2,068,784  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    836       312,246  

Regions Financial Corp.

    20,172       269,901  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    1,282       91,240  

Republic Services, Inc.

    538       38,784  

Robert Half International, Inc.

    9,553       546,432  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    7,411       1,115,207  

Ryder System, Inc.

    21,715       1,045,577  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

    695       46,350  

salesforce.com, Inc.(a)

    1,748       239,424  

Seattle Genetics, Inc.(a)

    1,280       72,525  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    6,115       1,027,259  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A

    577     $ 15,198  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

    7,203       41,129  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    8,316       657,629  

Snap-on, Inc.

    4,904       712,502  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    21,128       982,029  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

    1,190       41,948  

Starbucks Corp.

    1,921       123,712  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    7,350       220,794  

Stryker Corp.

    5,484       859,617  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

    5,777       291,392  

Synchrony Financial

    19,980       468,731  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    13,232       423,292  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    931       85,950  

Target Corp.

    44,512       2,941,798  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

    7,604       372,292  

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

    6,119       199,112  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    31,526       2,979,207  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    15,251       682,330  

Twilio, Inc., Class A(a)

    1,155       103,142  

U.S. Bancorp

    2,070       94,599  

UGI Corp.

    6,991       372,970  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    916       14,564  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    2,441       238,071  

United Technologies Corp.

    993       105,735  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    511       55,648  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    12,955       3,227,350  

Unum Group

    75,032       2,204,440  

Valero Energy Corp.

    10,349       775,865  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a)

    2,296       205,079  

VeriSign, Inc.(a)

    7,523       1,115,586  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    820       46,100  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    2,631       435,983  

VF Corp.

    3,637       259,464  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    9,520       1,256,069  

VMware, Inc., Class A

    8,550       1,172,462  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    1,325       374,127  

Walmart, Inc.

    26,265       2,446,585  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    5,692       394,228  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.(a)(c)

    1,600       377,744  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    60,421       2,784,200  

Western Union Co.

    45,669       779,113  

Westrock Co.

    17,182       648,792  

Williams Cos., Inc.

    1,677       36,978  

Yelp, Inc.(a)

    5,963       208,645  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    294       27,024  

Zoetis, Inc.

    17,301       1,479,928  
   

 

 

 
    222,483,640  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.7%
(Cost — $437,854,520)

 

    410,471,710  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks — 0.7%

   

Brazil — 0.7%

   

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares, 0.00%

    34,823       347,264  

Braskem SA, Preference ‘A’ Shares, Class A, 0.00%

    1,500       18,337  

Cia Paranaense de Energia, Preference ‘B’ Shares, 0.00%

    7,100       55,965  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, 0.00%

    30,300       115,860  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares, 0.00%

    238,155       2,181,385  
   

 

 

 
    2,718,811  
Russia — 0.0%            

Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, 0.00%

    81,693       46,104  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

16    2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2018

  

BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security       
Shares
    Value  
South Korea — 0.0%            

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares, 0.00%

    1,243     $ 35,517  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.7%
(Cost — $2,690,255)

 

    2,800,432  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4%
(Cost — $440,544,775)

 

    413,272,142  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities — 2.1%

   
Money Market Fund — 1.1%            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund,
Institutional Class, 2.32%(d)(f)

    412,639       412,639  

SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 2.57%(d)(e)(f)

    4,307,348       4,306,917  
   

 

 

 

Money Market Fund — 1.1%
(Cost — $4,719,556)

 

    4,719,556  
   

 

 

 
            Par
(000)
        

Time Deposits — 1.0%

     
Australia — 0.3%                  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.83%, 01/02/19

    AUD       1,503       1,058,292  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 0.3%                  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.84%, 01/02/19

    CAD       1,874       1,372,546  
   

 

 

 
Europe — 0.2%                  

Citibank, New York, (0.57)%, 01/02/19

    EUR       773       886,260  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 0.0%                  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 1.52%, 01/02/19

    HKD       23       2,979  
   

 

 

 
            Par
(000)
    Value  
Norway — 0.0%                  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.24%, 01/02/19

    NOK       1,018     $ 117,718  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.0%                  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.51%, 01/02/19

    SGD       3       2,039  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 0.1%                  

Citibank, New York, 0.37%, 01/02/19

    GBP       314       400,552  
   

 

 

 
United States — 0.1%                  

JPMorgan Chase, New York, 2.42%, 01/02/19

    USD       207       206,875  
   

 

 

 

Total Time Deposits — 1.0%
(Cost — $4,042,957)

 

    4,047,261  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.1%
(Cost — $8,762,513)

 

    8,766,817  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 101.5%
(Cost — $449,307,288)

 

    422,038,959  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.5)%

 

    (6,273,476
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 415,765,483  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

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

(c) 

Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of the security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 
(f) 

During the period ended December 31, 2018, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares
Held at
06/30/18
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
12/31/18
     Value at
12/31/18
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 (a)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

     9,847,320        (9,434,681      412,639      $ 412,639      $ 86,140      $      $  

SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

     3,423,052        884,296        4,307,348        4,306,917        13,992 (b)        177        (37
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 4,719,556      $ 100,132      $ 177      $ (37
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.

 
  (b) 

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.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts:

                 

Yen Denom Nikkei Index

     7          03/07/19        $ 633        $ (36,739

S&P/TSX 60 Index

     1          03/14/19          126          (1,145

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

     26          03/15/19          886          (16,177

FTSE 100 Index

     4          03/15/19          340          (504

MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini Index

     8          03/15/19          387          (732

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     19          03/15/19          2,380          (42,788

SPI 200 Index

     1          03/21/19          98          1,231  
                 

 

 

 
     $ (96,854
                 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      17  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2018

  

BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

 

                 

Futures contracts

                    

Net unrealized appreciation(a)

   $      $      $ 1,231      $      $      $      $ 1,231  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Net unrealized depreciation(a)

   $      $      $ 98,085      $      $      $      $ 98,085  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

For the period ended December 31, 2018, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (1,462,678    $      $        $      $ (1,462,678
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:                                                 

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 152,582      $      $        $      $ 152,582  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 10,364,680  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

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:

                 

Australia

   $ 8,534        $ 10,553,876        $        $ 10,562,410  

Austria

     27,139          323,595                   350,734  

Belgium

              1,662,080                   1,662,080  

Brazil

     2,788,571                            2,788,571  

Canada

     14,029,073                            14,029,073  

China

     2,169,315          11,273,976                   13,443,291  

Czech Republic

              12,014                   12,014  

Denmark

              2,313,621                   2,313,621  

Finland

              1,857,612                   1,857,612  

France

              12,735,261                   12,735,261  

Germany

     19,372          13,082,707                   13,102,079  

Hong Kong

              5,247,158                   5,247,158  

Hungary

              2,005,011                   2,005,011  

India

              4,265,811                   4,265,811  

Indonesia

              427,419                   427,419  

Ireland

     1,119,137          136,339                   1,255,476  

Israel

     144,687                            144,687  

 

 

18    2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2018

  

BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Italy

   $        $ 3,856,510        $        $ 3,856,510  

Japan

              32,641,468                   32,641,468  

Luxembourg

     20,133          110,557                   130,690  

Malaysia

              314,520                   314,520  

Malta

              55                   55  

Mexico

     3,964,278                            3,964,278  

Netherlands

              9,495,863                   9,495,863  

New Zealand

              35,548                   35,548  

Norway

              3,809,787                   3,809,787  

Philippines

              644                   644  

Poland

              1,662,594                   1,662,594  

Russia

     38,584          1,257,052                   1,295,636  

Singapore

              1,140,379                   1,140,379  

South Africa

              1,288,912                   1,288,912  

South Korea

              2,584,078                   2,584,078  

Spain

              3,173,423                   3,173,423  

Sweden

              1,535,132                   1,535,132  

Switzerland

     1,940,212          9,575,709                   11,515,921  

Taiwan

              4,112,963                   4,112,963  

Thailand

     11,764          1,544,045                   1,555,809  

Turkey

              757,280                   757,280  

United Kingdom

     325,232          16,589,040                   16,914,272  

United States

     222,483,640                            222,483,640  

Preferred Stocks

     2,718,811          81,621                   2,800,432  

Short-Term Securities:

            

Money Market Fund

     412,639                            412,639  

Time Deposits

              4,047,261                   4,047,261  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 252,221,121        $ 165,510,921        $        $ 417,732,042  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investments Valued at NAV(a)

          4,306,917  
                 

 

 

 
             $ 422,038,959  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(b)

                 

Assets:

                 

Equity contracts

   $ 1,231        $        $        $ 1,231  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                 

Equity contracts

   $ (98,085      $        $        $ (98,085
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ (96,854      $        $        $ (96,854
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

As of December 31, 2018, certain of the Fund’s Investments were fair valued using NAV per share and have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

 
  (b) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

During the period ended December 31, 2018, there were no transfers between levels.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      19  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

December 31, 2018

  

BlackRock EuroFund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks — 99.4%

 

Belgium — 2.5%  

KBC Group NV

    40,876     $ 2,629,916  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 5.2%  

Konecranes OYJ

    51,578       1,563,709  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    38,703       1,715,303  

Wartsila OYJ

    144,113       2,300,469  
   

 

 

 
    5,579,481  
France — 36.2%  

Airbus SE

    35,281       3,363,681  

Arkema SA

    22,182       1,904,283  

Capgemini SE

    20,085       1,997,754  

Eiffage SA

    27,221       2,275,871  

Ipsen SA

    9,220       1,192,945  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    14,213       4,161,221  

Maisons du Monde SA(a)

    58,471       1,119,537  

Remy Cointreau SA

    13,483       1,528,594  

Safran SA

    47,027       5,640,179  

Sanofi

    79,288       6,878,221  

Thales SA

    26,228       3,064,929  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(b)

    27,203       2,191,527  

Vinci SA

    43,478       3,575,281  
   

 

 

 
    38,894,023  
Germany — 25.6%  

Allianz SE, Registered Shares

    22,043       4,429,654  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    19,824       2,370,063  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares(c)

    201,511       3,425,026  

Deutsche Wohnen SE, Bearer Shares

    71,884       3,285,152  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA(c)

    39,669       2,571,393  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA(c)

    28,856       1,394,729  

Knorr-Bremse AG(b)

    22,386       2,016,505  

Puma SE

    3,754       1,836,592  

SAP SE(c)

    53,096       5,269,758  

Wirecard AG

    5,965       899,237  
   

 

 

 
    27,498,109  
Ireland — 1.7%  

Kingspan Group PLC

    41,551       1,781,185  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 1.9%  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    207,085       2,083,570  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 2.1%  

Tenaris SA

    213,681       2,296,596  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 10.5%  

ASML Holding NV

    7,188       1,126,068  

Heineken NV

    19,802       1,750,235  

IMCD NV

    25,051       1,603,604  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    59,776       2,095,716  

Unilever NV CVA

    86,869       4,705,890  
   

 

 

 
    11,281,513  
Portugal — 3.3%  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    225,793       3,555,297  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 5.9%  

Iberdrola SA

    508,162       4,080,479  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    90,312       2,305,184  
   

 

 

 
    6,385,663  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom — 4.5%  

Linde PLC

    19,502     $ 3,095,818  

RELX PLC

    84,434       1,741,062  
   

 

 

 
    4,836,880  
 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4%
(Cost — $111,519,385)

 

    106,822,233  
 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities — 1.7%

 

Money Market Fund — 1.7%  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund,
Institutional Class, 2.32%(d)(f)

    5,474       5,474  

SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market
Series, 2.60%(d)(e)(f)

    1,860,206       1,860,020  
   

 

 

 

Total Money Market Fund — 1.7%
(Cost — $1,865,679)

 

    1,865,494  
   

 

 

 
       Par
(000)
        

Time Deposits — 0.0%

 

Europe — 0.0%  

Citibank, New York, 0.00%, 01/02/19

    EUR       35       39,668  
   

 

 

 

Total Time Deposits — 0.0%
(Cost — $39,623)

 

    39,668  
 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.7%
(Cost — $1,905,302)

 

    1,905,162  
 

 

 

 

Total Investments — 101.1%
(Cost — $113,424,687)

 

    108,727,395  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.1)%

 

    (1,194,560
 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 107,532,835  
 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

20    2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2018

  

BlackRock EuroFund

 

(f) 

During the period ended December 31, 2018, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares
Held at
06/30/18
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
12/31/18
     Value at
12/31/18
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 (a)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

     836,840        (831,366      5,474      $ 5,474      $ 6,662      $      $  

SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

     87,751        1,772,455        1,860,206        1,860,020        7,728 (b)        (384      (185
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 1,865,494      $ 14,390      $ (384    $ (185
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.

 
  (b) 

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.

 

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

   $        $ 2,629,916        $        $ 2,629,916  

Finland

              5,579,481                   5,579,481  

France

     1,528,594          37,365,429                   38,894,023  

Germany

     3,853,097          23,645,012                   27,498,109  

Ireland

              1,781,185                   1,781,185  

Italy

              2,083,570                   2,083,570  

Luxembourg

              2,296,596                   2,296,596  

Netherlands

              11,281,513                   11,281,513  

Portugal

              3,555,297                   3,555,297  

Spain

              6,385,663                   6,385,663  

United Kingdom

     3,095,818          1,741,062                   4,836,880  

Short-Term Securities:

                 

Money Market Fund

     5,474                            5,474  

Time Deposits

              39,668                   39,668  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 8,482,983        $ 98,384,392        $        $ 106,867,375  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investments Valued at NAV(a)

                    1,860,020  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 108,727,395  
                 

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

As of December 31, 2018, certain of the Fund’s Investments were fair valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

 

During the period ended December 31, 2018, there were no transfers between levels.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      21  


 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited)

December 31, 2018

 

     BlackRock
Advantage
Global
Fund, Inc.
    BlackRock
EuroFund
 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value — unaffiliated(a)(b)

  $ 417,319,403     $ 106,861,901  

Investments at value — affiliated(c)

    4,719,556       1,865,494  

Cash

    27        

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    299,000        

Foreign currency at value(d)

    450,139        

Receivables:

 

Investments sold

    1,005,912       584,635  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    876,926       573,146  

Capital shares sold

    437,860       84,219  

From the Manager

    41,724        

Dividends — affiliated

    3,710       1,024  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    1,498       262  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    11,199        

Deferred offering costs

    2,742       2,742  

Prepaid expenses

    55,150       52,852  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    425,224,846       110,026,275  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Cash collateral on securities loaned at value

    4,302,403       1,860,590  

Bank overdraft

          128  

Payables:

 

Capital shares redeemed

    3,994,950       313,895  

Investments purchased

    206,709       649  

Investment advisory fees

    171,491       65,026  

Service and distribution fees

    105,761       19,713  

Board realignment and consolidation

    83,111       24,139  

Offering costs

    30,534       1,789  

Directors’ and Officer’s fees

    5,192       3,458  

Other affiliates

    2,426       896  

Other accrued expenses

    556,786       203,157  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    9,459,363       2,493,440  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 415,765,483     $ 107,532,835  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 457,410,150     $ 144,568,428  

Accumulated loss

  $ (41,644,667   $ (37,035,593
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 415,765,483     $ 107,532,835  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 444,587,732     $ 111,559,008  

(b) Securities loaned at value

  $ 4,197,395     $ 1,753,709  

(c)  Investments at cost — affiliated

  $ 4,719,556     $ 1,865,679  

(d) Foreign currency at cost

  $ 444,433     $  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

22    2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2018

 

     BlackRock
Advantage
Global
Fund, Inc
     BlackRock
EuroFund
 

Institutional

 

Net assets

  $ 77,061,846      $ 30,256,149  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    4,158,164        2,496,124  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 18.53      $ 12.12  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par Value

  $ 0.10        0.10  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    100 million        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investor A

 

Net assets

  $ 267,097,379      $ 71,767,879  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    15,169,813        6,035,287  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 17.61      $ 11.89  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par Value

  $ 0.10        0.10  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    100 million        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investor C

 

Net assets

  $ 54,793,960      $ 4,357,212  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    3,794,701        526,045  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 14.44      $ 8.28  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par Value

  $ 0.10        0.10  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    100 million        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class K

 

Net assets

  $ 4,595,136      $ 709,014  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    247,982        58,774  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 18.53      $ 12.06  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par Value

  $ 0.10        0.10  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    2 billion        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R

 

Net assets

  $ 12,217,162      $ 442,581  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    769,250        49,663  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 15.88      $ 8.91  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par Value

  $ 0.10        0.10  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    100 million        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS      23  


 

Statements of Operations  (unaudited)

Six Months Ended December 31, 2018

 

     BlackRock
Advantage
Global
Fund, Inc.
   

BlackRock

EuroFund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividends — unaffiliated(a)

  $ 5,387,849     $ 1,066,660  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    13,992       7,728  

Dividends — affiliated

    86,140       6,662  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (285,689     (90,851
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    5,202,292       990,199  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory

    2,175,616       647,626  

Service and distribution — class specific

    824,751       190,947  

Transfer agent — class specific

    484,279       124,191  

Custodian

    227,231       43,660  

Accounting services

    65,176       32,875  

Professional

    61,901       49,360  

Registration

    47,920       37,499  

Board realignment and consolidation

    56,867       15,639  

Offering

    20,190       20,190  

Printing

    12,365       16,961  

Directors and Officer

    9,798       7,418  

Miscellaneous

    23,923       11,777  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    4,010,017       1,198,143  

Less:

   

Fees paid indirectly

    (135      

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (982,644     (52,049

Transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed — class specific

    (357,478      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    2,669,760       1,146,094  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    2,532,532       (155,895
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments — unaffiliated

    (11,781,330     (19,597,571

Investments — affiliated

    177       (384

Futures contracts

    (1,462,678      

Foreign currency transactions

    4,262       (600,170
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (13,239,569     (20,198,125
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    (43,243,841     (9,018,483

Investments — affiliated

    (37     (185

Futures contracts

    152,582        

Foreign currency translations

    10,288       (3,032
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (43,081,008     (9,021,700
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (56,320,577     (29,219,825
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (53,788,045   $ (29,375,720
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Includes non-recurring dividends in the amount of $732,682.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

24    2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.            BlackRock EuroFund  
     Six Months Ended
12/31/18
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/18
           

Six Months Ended
12/31/18

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

06/30/18

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

          

OPERATIONS

 

      

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 2,532,532     $ 6,739,571        $ (155,895   $ 2,819,244  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (13,239,569     207,493,806          (20,198,125     38,700,638  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (43,081,008     (123,755,416        (9,021,700     (29,640,804
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (53,788,045     90,477,961          (29,375,720     11,879,078  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)(b)

 

      

Institutional

    (3,311,041     (63,529,516        (859,624     (1,693,589

Investor A

    (10,968,689     (100,235,708        (1,899,369     (1,574,352

Investor B

          (83,314               

Investor C

    (2,040,798     (35,126,324        (128,586     (23,309

Class K

    (172,264              (23,568      

Class R

    (514,018     (5,403,783        (12,765     (6,223
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (17,006,810     (204,378,645        (2,923,912     (3,297,473
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

      

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (64,917,306     (143,788,659        (62,716,919     (127,199,184
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS(b)

 

      

Total decrease in net assets

    (135,712,161     (257,689,343        (95,016,551     (118,617,579

Beginning of period

    551,477,644       809,166,987          202,549,386       321,166,965  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 415,765,483     $ 551,477,644        $ 107,532,835     $ 202,549,386  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

(b)

Prior year distribution character information and undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income has been modified or removed to conform with current year Regulation S-X presentation changes. Refer to Note 12 of Notes to Financial Statements for this prior year information.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS      25  


Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.  
    Institutional  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/18
(unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
          2018      2017      2016      2015      2014  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 21.63       $ 25.83      $ 21.85      $ 25.78      $ 30.82      $ 25.94  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.08 (b)         0.29        0.11        0.04        0.08        0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.42       2.82        4.15        (2.87      (1.17      8.09  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (2.34       3.11        4.26        (2.83      (1.09      8.18  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions(c)  

From net investment income

    (0.32       (0.37      (0.28             (0.11      (0.24

From net realized gain

    (0.44       (6.94             (1.10      (3.84      (3.06
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.76       (7.31      (0.28      (1.10      (3.95      (3.30
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 18.53       $ 21.63      $ 25.83      $ 21.85      $ 25.78      $ 30.82  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

 

Based on net asset value

    (11.00 )%(e)        12.43      19.60      (10.94 )%       (2.45 )%       33.28
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Total expenses

    1.17 %(f)        1.16      1.17      1.07      1.05      1.03
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.72 %(f)        0.88      1.13      1.07      1.05      1.03
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.30 %(b)(f)        1.20      0.47      0.17      0.29      0.31
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 77,062       $ 114,870      $ 258,047      $ 250,041      $ 265,841      $ 320,705  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    75       189      59      73      73      77
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.04%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring dividend.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Aggregate total return.

(f) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

26    2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (continued)  
    Investor A  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/18
(unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
          2018      2017      2016      2015      2014  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 20.56       $ 24.85      $ 21.00      $ 24.90      $ 29.95      $ 25.33  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.10 (b)         0.25        0.01        (0.04      (0.00 )(c)       (0.00 )(c) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.34       2.67        3.99        (2.76      (1.15      7.87  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (2.24       2.92        4.00        (2.80      (1.15      7.87  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions(d)  

From net investment income

    (0.27       (0.27      (0.15             (0.06      (0.19

From net realized gain

    (0.44       (6.94             (1.10      (3.84      (3.06
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.71       (7.21      (0.15      (1.10      (3.90      (3.25
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 17.61       $ 20.56      $ 24.85      $ 21.00      $ 24.90      $ 29.95  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

 

Based on net asset value

    (11.08 )%(f)        12.10      19.10      (11.21 )%       (2.74 )%       32.81
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Total expenses

    1.50 %(g)        1.53      1.54      1.42      1.38      1.37
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.97 %(g)        1.16      1.50      1.42      1.38      1.37
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    1.07 %(b)(g)        1.06      0.06      (0.20 )%       (0.02 )%       (0.01 )% 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 267,097       $ 324,978      $ 395,690      $ 382,069      $ 474,107      $ 520,436  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    75       189      59      73      73      77
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.04%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring dividend.

(c) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d) 

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

(e) 

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

(f) 

Aggregate total return.

(g) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      27  


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (continued)  
    Investor C  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/18
(unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
          2018      2017      2016      2015      2014  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 16.87       $ 21.45      $ 18.15      $ 21.86      $ 26.92      $ 23.13  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.02 (b)         0.04        (0.16      (0.19      (0.19      (0.21

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.92       2.31        3.46        (2.42      (1.07      7.15  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.90       2.35        3.30        (2.61      (1.26      6.94  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions(c)  

From net investment income

    (0.09                                   (0.09

From net realized gain

    (0.44       (6.93             (1.10      (3.80      (3.06
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.53       (6.93             (1.10      (3.80      (3.15
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 14.44       $ 16.87      $ 21.45      $ 18.15      $ 21.86      $ 26.92  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

 

Based on net asset value

    (11.43 )%(e)        11.23      18.18      (11.93 )%       (3.53 )%       31.79
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Total expenses

    2.31 %(f)        2.34      2.32      2.22      2.17      2.16
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.72 %(f)        1.95      2.29      2.22      2.17      2.16
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    0.29 %(b)(f)        0.23      (0.81 )%       (1.01 )%       (0.81 )%       (0.82 )% 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 54,794       $ 90,299      $ 135,507      $ 245,795      $ 318,616      $ 348,937  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    75       189      59      73      73      77
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.04%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring dividend.

(c) 

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

(d) 

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

(e) 

Aggregate total return.

(f) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

28    2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Advantage Global Fund,
Inc. (continued)
 
    Class K  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/18
(unaudited)
         

Period from
01/25/18 (a)

to 06/30/18

 
       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 21.63       $ 23.12  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.23 (c)         0.29  

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (2.56       (1.78
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (2.33       (1.49
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
Distributions  

From net investment income

    (0.33        

From net realized gain

    (0.44        
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.77        
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 18.53       $ 21.63  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)(e)

 

Based on net asset value

    (10.95 )%        (6.44 )% 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

 

Total expenses

    1.07       1.07 %(g) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.67       0.66
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.38       3.09
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 4,595       $ 4,616  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    75       189
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.04%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring dividend.

(d)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Aggregate total return.

(f) 

Annualized.

(g) 

Offering costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 1.08%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      29  


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. (continued)  
    Class R  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/18
(unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
          2018      2017      2016      2015      2014  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 18.60       $ 23.07      $ 19.48      $ 23.27      $ 28.30      $ 24.13  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.07 (b)         0.17        (0.07      (0.11      (0.10      (0.10

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.13       2.47        3.70        (2.58      (1.09      7.47  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (2.06       2.64        3.63        (2.69      (1.19      7.37  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions(c)  

From net investment income

    (0.22       (0.17      (0.04             (0.00 )(d)       (0.14

From net realized gain

    (0.44       (6.94             (1.10      (3.84      (3.06
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.66       (7.11      (0.04      (1.10      (3.84      (3.20
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.88       $ 18.60      $ 23.07      $ 19.48      $ 23.27      $ 28.30  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

 

Based on net asset value

    (11.24 )%(f)        11.79      18.67      (11.54 )%       (3.08 )%       32.32
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Total expenses

    1.82 %(g)        1.87      1.92      1.77      1.73      1.72
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.22 %(g)        1.43      1.88      1.77      1.73      1.72
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    0.81 %(b)(g)        0.80      (0.33 )%       (0.56 )%       (0.39 )%       (0.38 )% 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 12,217       $ 16,716      $ 19,642      $ 21,091      $ 26,019      $ 33,944  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    75       189      59      73      73      77
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.04%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring dividend.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Amount is greater than $(0.00005) per share.

(e)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Aggregate total return.

(g) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock EuroFund  
    Institutional  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/18
(unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
          2018      2017     2016      2015      2014  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 15.06       $ 14.78      $ 13.25     $ 15.51      $ 16.68      $ 13.62  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.00 (b)(c)         0.13        0.16 (d)       0.25        0.28        0.61  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.60       0.33        1.67       (2.28      (1.00      2.65  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (2.60       0.46        1.83       (2.03      (0.72      3.26  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(e)

    (0.34       (0.18      (0.30     (0.23      (0.45      (0.20
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 12.12       $ 15.06      $ 14.78     $ 13.25      $ 15.51      $ 16.68  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(f)

 

Based on net asset value

    (17.32 )%(g)        3.12      14.14     (13.22 )%       (4.10 )%       24.06
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Total expenses

    1.17 %(h)        1.11      1.10     1.07      1.00      1.02
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.11 %(h)        1.08      1.10     1.07      1.00      1.02
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.00 %(c)(h)        0.87      1.19 %(d)      1.72      1.81      3.81
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 30,256       $ 43,686      $ 146,685     $ 162,627      $ 221,463      $ 187,718  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    115       98      93     100      117      129
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Amount is greater than $0.00005 per share.

(c) 

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.04 per share and 0.43%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring dividend.

(d) 

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend.

(e) 

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

(f) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(g) 

Aggregate total return.

(h) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      31  


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock EuroFund (continued)  
    Investor A  
   

Six Months Ended
12/31/18

(unaudited)

          Year Ended June 30,  
        2018      2017     2016      2015      2014  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 14.78       $ 14.49      $ 12.98     $ 15.23      $ 16.37      $ 13.35  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.01 )(b)        0.18        0.13 (c)       0.20        0.29        0.52  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.57       0.26        1.64       (2.23      (1.03      2.65  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (2.58       0.44        1.77       (2.03      (0.74      3.17  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.31       (0.15      (0.26     (0.22      (0.40      (0.15
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.89       $ 14.78      $ 14.49     $ 12.98      $ 15.23      $ 16.37  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

 

Based on net asset value

    (17.48 )%(f)        3.02      13.92     (13.41 )%       (4.30 )%       23.83
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Total expenses

    1.41 %(g)        1.31      1.32     1.28      1.22      1.23
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.35 %(g)        1.28      1.32     1.28      1.22      1.23
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.20 )%(b)(g)        1.19      0.97 %(c)      1.46      1.88      3.30
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 71,768       $ 149,540      $ 165,427     $ 178,374      $ 258,675      $ 195,548  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    115       98      93     100      117      129
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.04 per share and 0.43%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring dividend.

(c) 

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend.

(d) 

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

(e) 

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

(f) 

Aggregate total return.

(g) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

32    2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

    BlackRock EuroFund (continued)  
    Investor C  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/18
(unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
          2018      2017     2016      2015      2014  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.36       $ 10.16      $ 9.17     $ 10.82      $ 11.76      $ 9.67  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.04 )(b)        0.05        0.01 (c)       0.07        0.08        0.31  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.80       0.18        1.15       (1.58      (0.70      1.88  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.84       0.23        1.16       (1.51      (0.62      2.19  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.24       (0.03      (0.17     (0.14      (0.32      (0.10
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.28       $ 10.36      $ 10.16     $ 9.17      $ 10.82      $ 11.76  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

 

Based on net asset value

    (17.81 )%(f)        2.27      12.94     (14.08 )%       (5.09 )%       22.76
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Total expenses

    2.16 %(g)        2.08      2.13     2.09      2.05      2.07
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    2.10 %(g)        2.04      2.13     2.09      2.05      2.07
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.97 )%(b)(g)        0.43      0.14 %(c)      0.67      0.70      2.72
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 4,357       $ 7,533      $ 8,038     $ 13,659      $ 18,021      $ 21,838  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    115       98      93     100      117      129
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.04 per share and 0.43%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring dividend.

(c) 

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend.

(d) 

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

(e) 

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

(f) 

Aggregate total return.

(g) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      33  


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

    BlackRock EuroFund (continued)  
    Class K  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/18
(unaudited)
          Period from
01/25/18(a)
to 06/30/18
 
       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 15.08       $ 16.57  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.01 (c)         0.26  

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (2.61       (1.75
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (2.60       (1.49
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.42        
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 12.06       $ 15.08  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)(f)

 

Based on net asset value

    (17.33 )%        (8.99 )% 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

 

Total expenses

    1.05       0.98 %(h) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.99       0.95
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.13 %(c)        3.86
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 709       $ 1,005  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    115       98
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.04 per share and 0.43%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring dividend.

(d) 

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

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Aggregate total return.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Offering costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 0.99%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

34    2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

    BlackRock EuroFund (continued)  
    Class R  
   

Six Months Ended
12/31/18

(unaudited)

          Year Ended June 30,  
          2018      2017     2016      2015      2014  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.14       $ 10.96      $ 9.89     $ 11.66      $ 12.58      $ 10.32  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.03 )(b)        0.09        0.05 (c)       0.11        0.12        0.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.94       0.18        1.24       (1.71      (0.73      2.04  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.97       0.27        1.29       (1.60      (0.61      2.37  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.26       (0.09      (0.22     (0.17      (0.31      (0.11
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.91       $ 11.14      $ 10.96     $ 9.89      $ 11.66      $ 12.58  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

 

Based on net asset value

    (17.71 )%(f)        2.46      13.42     (13.82 )%       (4.68 )%       23.05
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Total expenses

    1.97 %(g)        1.81      1.83     1.72      1.69      1.79
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.91 %(g)        1.77      1.83     1.72      1.69      1.79
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.85 )%(b)(g)        0.76      0.54 %(c)      1.08      1.03      2.77
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 443       $ 786      $ 1,017     $ 859      $ 1,122      $ 1,471  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    115       98      93     100      117      129
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.04 per share and 0.43%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring dividend.

(c) 

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.01 per share and 0.10%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend.

(d) 

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

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Aggregate total return.

(g) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      35  


Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited)   

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc., (the “Corporation”) and BlackRock EuroFund (the “Trust”) are each registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as open-end management investment companies. The Board of Trustees of the Trust and the Board of Directors of the Corporation are referred to throughout this report as the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”. BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc. is organized as a Maryland corporation. BlackRock EuroFund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust.

The following are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually as a “Fund”:

 

Fund Name   Herein Referred To As    Diversification
Classification

BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

  Advantage Global    Diversified

BlackRock EuroFund

  EuroFund    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 and Class K Shares are sold without a sales charge and 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. Effective November 8, 2018, the Fund adopted an automatic conversion feature whereby Investor C Shares held for approximately ten years will be automatically converted into Investor A Shares, and, thereafter, investors will be subject to lower ongoing fees. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures.

 

Share Class   Initial Sales Charge    CDSC      Conversion Privilege

Institutional, Class K(a) and Class R Shares

  No      No      None

Investor A Shares

  Yes      No (b)      None

Investor C Shares

  No      Yes      To Investor A Shares after approximately 10 years

 

  (a)

Commenced operations on January 25, 2018.

 
  (b)

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.

 

On December 27, 2017, Advantage Global’s issued and outstanding Investor B Shares were converted into Investor A Shares, with the same relative aggregate net asset value (“NAV”) as the original shares held immediately prior to conversion.

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:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: 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, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.

Foreign Currency Translation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. 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 trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). 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 U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

 

 

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

Offering costs: Offering costs are amortized over a 12-month period beginning with the commencement of operations of a class of shares.

Recent Accounting Standards: In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 “Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement” which modifies disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance to the Funds.

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 their relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Funds have an arrangement with their custodian whereby credits are earned on uninvested cash balances, which could be used to reduce custody fees and/or overdraft charges. The Funds may incur charges on certain uninvested cash balances and overdrafts, subject to certain conditions.

 

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 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 each Fund. 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 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 closing 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 trading on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of trading 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 trading 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 SL 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.

 

   

Futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price.

If events (e.g., a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investments, 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”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee will include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. 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 and 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 and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

 

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

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. Level 3 investments may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Global Valuation Committee in the absence of market information. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with each Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investments and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

As of December 31, 2018, certain investments of the Funds were valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

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

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, but do not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. 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 collateral on securities loaned at value, respectively. As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. 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:

 

Counterparty   Securities
Loaned at Value
     Cash Collateral
Received
 (a)
    Net
Amount
 (b)
 

Advantage Global

      

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

  $ 55,038      $ (55,038   $  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    60,740        (60,740      

JP Morgan Securities LLC

    3,859,821        (3,859,821      

Morgan Stanley & Co LLC

    52,659        (52,659      

State Street Bank & Trust Company

    149,960        (149,960  

UBS Securities LLC

    19,177        (19,177      
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 4,197,395      $ (4,197,395   $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Counterparty   Securities
Loaned at Value
     Cash Collateral
Received
 (a)
    Net
Amount
 

Euro Fund

      

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

  $ 1,753,709      $ (1,753,709   $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Cash collateral with a value of $4,302,403 and $1,860,590, respectively, 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.

 
  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of December 31, 2018. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by the counterparty.

 

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 incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and/or to manage their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedules of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk), and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, is shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

6.

INVESTMENT AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

For such services, each Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to the following percentages of the average daily value of each Fund’s net assets:

 

     Investment Advisory Fee  
Average Daily Net Assets   Advantage Global      EuroFund  

Not exceeding $1 billion

    0.85      0.75

In excess of $1 billion but not more than $3 billion

    0.80        0.71  

In excess of $3 billion but not more than $5 billion

    0.77        0.68  

In excess of $5 billion but not more than $10 billion

    0.74        0.65  

In excess of $10 billion

    0.72        0.64  

The Manager, with respect to EuroFund, entered into a sub-advisory agreement 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 EuroFund 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 C

    0.75        0.25  

Class R

    0.25        0.25  

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 shareholders.

For the six months ended December 31, 2018, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:

 

     Investor A      Investor C      Class R      Total  

Advantage Global

  $ 391,559      $ 394,478      $ 38,714      $ 824,751  

EuroFund

    157,202        32,357        1,388        190,947  

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 six months ended December 31, 2018, 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      Class A      Total  

Advantage Global

  $ 20      $ 750      $ 770  

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 purchases and sales based upon instructions from shareholders. For the six months ended December 31, 2018, each Fund reimbursed the Manager the following amounts for costs incurred in running the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations:

 

     Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Class K      Class R      Total  

Advantage Global

  $ 309      $ 4,361      $ 1,215      $ 12      $ 89      $ 5,986  

EuroFund

    978        2,063        182        N/A        12        3,235  

For the six months ended December 31, 2018, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:

 

     Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Class K      Class R      Total  

Advantage Global

  $ 56,002      $ 308,358      $ 99,237      $ 452      $ 20,230,      $ 484,279  

EuroFund

    28,621        89,652        4,589        93        1,236        124,191  

Other Fees: For the six months ended December 31, 2018, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of each Fund’s Investor A Shares as follows:

 

     Investor A  

Advantage Global

  $ 2,037  

EuroFund

    107  

For the six months ended December 31, 2018, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:

 

     Investor A      Investor C  

Advantage Global

  $ 146      $ 204  

EuroFund

    1,543        684  

Expense Limitations, Waivers, Reimbursements and Recoupments: With respect to each Fund, 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 (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”). The amount of waivers and/or reimbursements of fees and expenses made pursuant to the expense limitation described below will be reduced by the amount of the affiliated money market fund waiver. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2018, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

     Advantage Global      EuroFund  

Amounts waived

  $ 3,240      $ 239  

The Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of each Fund’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through October 31, 2019. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the directors/trustees who are not “interested persons” of a Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”) or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. For the six months ended December 31, 2018, there were no fees waived by the manager pursuant to this arrangement.

The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees equal to the annual rate of 0.06% of EuroFund’s average daily net assets. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. During the six months ended December 31, 2018, the Manager waived $51,810 pursuant to this agreement.

 

 

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For the six months ended December 31, 2018, 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:

 

Advantage Global

   $ 3,197  

EuroFund

     1,280  

With respect to Advantage Global, the Manager contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit expenses, excluding interest expense, dividend expense, tax expense, acquired fund fees and expenses, and certain other fund expenses, which constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of Advantage Global’s business (“expense limitation”). The expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:

 

     Institutional     Investor A     Investor C     Class K     Class R  

Expense limitations

    0.71     0.96     1.71     0.66     1.21

The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue these contractual expense limitations through October 31, 2019, unless approved by the Board of the Corporation, including a majority of the directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of Advantage Global. For the six months ended December 31, 2018, the Manager waived and/or reimbursed $950,971, which is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations.

These amounts waived and/or reimbursed are shown as transfer agent fees waived — class specific, in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2018, class specific waivers were as follows:

 

     Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Class K      Class R      Total  

Class specific waivers

  $ 31,109      $ 230,045      $ 79,513      $ 452      $ 16,359      $ 357,478  

Each fund has begun to incur expenses in connection with a proposed realignment and consolidation of the boards of certain BlackRock-advised funds. The Manager has voluntarily agreed to reimburse Advantage Global for all or a portion of such expenses, which amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2018, the amount reimbursed for was $28,433.

With respect to the contractual expense limitation, if during the Fund’s fiscal year the operating expenses of a share class, that at any time during the prior two fiscal years received a waiver and/or reimbursement from the Manager, are less than the current expense limitation for that share class, the Manager is entitled to be reimbursed by such share class up to the lesser of: (a) the amount of fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed during those prior two fiscal years under the agreement and (b) an amount not to exceed either the current expense limitation of that share class or the expense limitation of the share class in effect at the time that the share class received the applicable waiver and/or reimbursement, provided that:

(1) each Fund, of which the share class is a part, has more than $50 million in assets for the fiscal year; and

(2) the Manager or an affiliate continues to serve as a Fund’s investment adviser or administrator.

This repayment applies only to the contractual expense limitation on net expenses and does not apply to the contractual investment advisory fee waiver described above or any voluntary waivers that may be in effect from time to time.

On December 31, 2018, Advantage Global’s fund level and class specific waivers and/or reimbursements subject to possible future recoupment under the expense limitation agreement are as follows:

 

     Expiring June 30,  
     2020      2021  

Fund Level

    1,445,672        950,971  

Institutional

    83,582        31,109  

Investor A

    400,595        230,045  

Investor B(a)

    162         

Investor C

    164,101        79,513  

Class K

           452  

Class R

    33,591        16,359  

 

  (a) 

On December 27, 2017, Advantage Global’s Investor B Shares converted into Investor A Shares.

 

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) 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. The private investment company in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value withdrawn or temporarily restrict withdrawals for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the private investment company’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

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.

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 in an amount equal to 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 income — affiliated — net in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2018, each Fund paid BIM the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

     Advantage Global      EuroFund  

Amounts for securities lending agent services

  $ 2,943      $ 1,471  

Interfund Lending: In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, each Fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility for temporary purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by each Fund’s investment policies and restrictions. Advantage Global is currently permitted to borrow and lend under the Interfund Lending Program. EuroFund is currently permitted to borrow under the Interfund Lending Program.

A lending BlackRock fund may lend in aggregate up to 15% of its net assets, but may not lend more than 5% of its net assets to any one borrowing fund through the Interfund Lending Program. A borrowing BlackRock fund may not borrow through the Interfund Lending Program or from any other source more than 33 1/3% of its total assets (or any lower threshold provided for by the fund’s investment restrictions). If a borrowing BlackRock fund’s total outstanding borrowings exceed 10% of its total assets, each of its outstanding interfund loans will be subject to collateralization of at least 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan. All interfund loans are for temporary or emergency purposes and the interest rate to be charged will be the average of the highest current overnight repurchase agreement rate available to a lending fund and the bank loan rate, as calculated according to a formula established by the Board.

During the six months ended December 31, 2018, the Funds did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.

Directors and Officers: Certain Directors and/or officers of the Funds are directors and/or officers 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 Directors and Officer 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 six months ended December 31, 2018, the purchase and sale transactions and any net realized gains (losses) with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales     

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

EuroFund

  $ 47,267,813      $      $  

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended December 31, 2018, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

     Advantage Global      EuroFund  

Purchases

  $ 372,211,114      $ 193,622,166  

Sales

    439,986,107        257,300,868  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. 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, 2018. 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 December 31, 2018, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

As of June 30, 2018, EuroFund had a capital loss carryforward with no expiration of $11,743,061 available to offset future realized capital gains.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

As of December 31, 2018, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Advantage Global     EuroFund  

Tax cost

  $ 450,807,914     $ 113,643,910  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 14,953,656     $ 2,440,738  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (43,796,199     (7,357,253
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (28,842,543   $ (4,916,515
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

9.

BANK BORROWINGS

The Funds along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a 364-day, $2.25 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 $1.75 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 0.10% 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 2019 unless extended or renewed. Prior to April 19, 2018, the aggregate commitment amount was $2.1 billion and the fee was 0.12% per annum. Participating Funds paid an upfront commitment fee of 0.02% on the total commitment amounts, in addition to administration, legal and arrangement fees, which 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 six months ended December 31, 2018, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.

 

10.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, certain Funds invest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which the Fund is subject.

The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A Fund may invest in illiquid investments and may experience difficulty in selling those investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause each Fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a Fund invests.

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

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: Certain Funds invest a 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, it assumes 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.

 

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS      43  


Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 is scheduled to withdraw from the European Union in March 2019, which may introduce significant new uncertainties and instability in the financial markets across Europe.

 

11.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
12/31/18
    Year Ended
06/30/18
 
Advantage Global Fund, Inc.   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Institutional

       

Shares sold

    361,189     $ 7,527,719       2,493,052     $ 64,282,041  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    159,143       3,133,521       2,231,724       47,625,004  

Shares redeemed

    (1,673,500     (35,173,067     (9,403,669     (220,440,441
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (1,153,168   $ (24,511,827     (4,678,893   $ (108,533,396
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A

       

Shares sold

    1,151,611     $ 23,205,929           $  

Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares

                1,048,150       23,996,146  

Shares issued from conversion(a)

                14,836       307,412  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    538,218       10,069,960       4,464,856       90,725,938  

Shares redeemed

    (2,325,989     (45,926,014     (5,642,053     (130,749,317
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (636,160   $ (12,650,125     (114,211   $ (15,719,821
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor B(a)

       

Shares sold

        $           $  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                4,588       83,214  

Shares converted(a)

                (16,626     (307,412

Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

                (315     (7,222
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

        $       (12,353   $ (231,420
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor C

 

Shares sold

    72,225     $ 1,143,861       99,113     $ 1,909,907  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    124,565       1,913,305       1,955,492       32,734,953  

Shares redeemed

    (1,754,875     (29,104,163     (3,019,203     (58,840,195
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (1,558,085   $ (26,046,997     (964,598   $ (24,195,335
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                Period from
01/25/18
 (b)
to 06/30/18
 

Class K

       

Shares sold

    68,672     $ 1,423,120       233,540     $ 5,093,029  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    8,407       165,540      

Shares redeemed

    (42,461     (889,470     (20,176     (443,961
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    34,618     $ 699,190       213,364     $ 4,649,068  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                Year Ended
06/30/18
 

Class R

       

Shares sold

    60,486     $ 1,105,408       163,877     $ 3,396,206  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    30,451       514,018       293,684       5,403,788  

Shares redeemed

    (220,592     (4,026,973     (410,110     (8,557,749
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (129,655   $ (2,407,547     47,451     $ 242,245  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Decrease

    (3,442,450     (64,917,306     (5,509,240   $ (143,788,659
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

44    2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

     Six Months Ended
12/31/18
    Year Ended
06/30/18
 
EuroFund   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Institutional

 

Shares sold

    77,280     $ 1,121,933       663,248     $ 10,217,108  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    55,526       691,295       101,284       1,555,727  

Shares redeemed

    (536,554     (7,450,551     (7,790,508     (119,474,736
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (403,748   $ (5,637,323     (7,025,976   $ (107,701,901
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A

 

Shares sold

    285,826     $ 4,004,249       978,653     $ 14,902,810  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    131,602       1,608,202       94,217       1,420,802  

Shares redeemed

    (4,502,969     (60,416,138     (2,366,698     (35,951,235
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (4,085,541   $ (54,803,687     (1,293,828   $ (19,627,623
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor C

 

Shares sold

    7,093     $ 70,484       162,042     $ 1,748,678  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    11,884       101,134       1,841       19,534  

Shares redeemed

    (220,236     (2,091,809     (227,340     (2,427,305
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (201,259   $ (1,920,191     (63,457   $ (659,093
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                Period from
01/25/18
 (b)
to 06/30/18
 

Class K

       

Shares sold

    10,425     $ 141,131       71,266     $ 1,105,835  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    1,495       18,527              

Shares redeemed

    (19,827     (277,955     (4,585     (70,699
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (7,907   $ (118,297     66,681     $ 1,035,136  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                Year Ended
06/30/18
 

Class R

       

Shares sold

    5,176     $ 52,935       35,624     $ 411,637  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    1,394       12,765       535       6,094  

Shares redeemed

    (27,478     (303,121     (58,439     (663,434
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (20,908   $ (237,421     (22,280   $ (245,703
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Decrease

    (4,719,363   $ (62,716,919     (8,338,860   $ (127,199,184
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

On December 27, 2017, Advantage Global’s Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares.

 
  (b) 

Commencement of operations.

 

As of December 31, 2018, shares owned by BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., an affiliate of the Funds, were as follows:

 

     Class K  

Advantage Global

    8,651  

EuroFund

    12,070  

 

12.

REGULATION S-X AMENDMENTS

On August 17, 2018, the SEC adopted amendments to certain disclosure requirements in Securities Act Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification. The Funds have adopted the amendments pertinent to Regulation S-X in this shareholder report. The amendments impacted certain disclosure presentation on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, Statements of Changes in Net Assets and Notes to the Financial Statements.

Prior year distribution information and undistributed net investment income in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets has been modified to conform to the current year presentation in accordance with the Regulations S-X changes.

 

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS      45  


Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

Distributions for the year ended June 30, 2018 were classified as follows:

 

     Share Class    Net Investment Income      Net Realized Gain  

Advantage Global

  Institutional    $ (3,192,349    $ (60,337,167
  Investor A      (3,732,983      (96,502,725
  Investor B(a)             (83,314
  Investor C             (35,126,324
  Class R      (129,667      (5,274,116

EuroFund

  Institutional      (1,693,589       
  Investor A      (1,574,352       
  Investor C      (23,309       
  Class R      (6,223       

 

  (a) 

On December 27, 2017, Advantage Global’s Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares.

 

Undistributed net investment income as of June 30, 2018 is as follows:

 

    

Undistributed

Net Investment Income

 

Advantage Global

  $ 3,788,365  

EuroFund

    2,923,870  

 

13.

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.

 

 

46    2018 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Director and Officer Information

 

Robert M. Hernandez, Chair of the Board and Director

James H. Bodurtha, Director

Bruce R. Bond, Director

Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat, Director

Henry Gabbay, Director

Lena G. Goldberg, Director

Henry R. Keizer, Director

John F. O’Brien, Director

Donald C. Opatrny, Director

Robert Fairbairn, Director

John M. Perlowski, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

Jennifer McGovern, Vice President

Neal J. Andrews, Chief Financial Officer

Jay M. Fife, Treasurer

Charles Park, Chief Compliance Officer

John MacKessy, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

Benjamin Archibald, Secretary

 

At a special meeting of shareholders held on November 21, 2018, each Fund’s shareholders and each Fund’s interestholders elected Directors who took office on January 1, 2019. The newly-elected Directors include seven former Directors and eight individuals who served as directors/trustees of the funds in the BlackRock Equity-Liquidity Complex. Information regarding the individuals who began serving as Directors effective January 1, 2019 can be found in the proxy statement for the special meeting of shareholders, which is available on the SEC’s EDGAR Database at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Investment Adviser

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

Sub-Advisor

BlackRock International Limited(a)

Edinburgh, EH3 8BL,

United Kingdom

Custodian

Brown Brothers

Harriman & Co.

Boston, MA 02109

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment

Servicing (US) Inc.

Wilmington, DE 19809

Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and

Trust Company

Boston, MA 02111

Distributor

BlackRock Investments, LLC

New York, NY 10022

Legal Counsel

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

New York, NY 10019

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, MA 02116

Address of the Funds

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

 

(a) 

For EuroFund only.

 

 

DIRECTOR AND OFFICER INFORMATION      47  


Additional Information

 

BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc.

A Special Meeting of Shareholders was held on November 21, 2018 for shareholders of record on September 24, 2018, to elect a Board of Directors of the Corporation. The newly elected Directors took office effective January 1, 2019.

Shareholders approved the Directors* of BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc, with voting results as follows:

 

        Votes For        Votes
Against
       Votes
Abstained
 

Bruce R. Bond

       22,072,242          859,497          754,830  

Susan J. Carter

       22,351,756          712,655          622,157  

Collette Chilton

       22,408,547          655,457          622,564  

Neil A. Cotty

       22,255,274          768,914          662,381  

Robert Fairbairn

       22,363,379          639,875          683,314  

Lena G. Goldberg

       22,194,888          823,808          667,873  

Robert M. Hernandez

       21,893,421          1,056,633          736,514  

Henry R. Keizer

       22,125,939          933,164          627,466  

Cynthia A. Montgomery

       22,351,991          712,016          622,561  

Donald C. Opatrny

       22,175,048          811,649          699,872  

John M. Perlowski

       22,281,441          707,749          697,379  

Joseph P. Platt

       21,999,616          987,082          699,870  

Mark Stalnecker

       22,157,120          773,773          755,676  

Kenneth L. Urish

       22,289,126          697,130          700,312  

Claire A. Walton

       22,411,555          589,772          685,241  

 

  *

Denotes Corporation wide proposal and voting results.

 

The above Trustees, referred to as the BlackRock Multi-Asset Board, have also been elected to serve as trustees for other BlackRock-advised equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds.

BlackRock EuroFund

A Special Meeting of Shareholders was held on November 21, 2018 for shareholders of record on September 24, 2018, to elect a Board of Trustees of the Trust. The newly elected trustees took office effective January 1, 2019.

Shareholders approved the Trustees* of BlackRock EuroFund, with voting results as follows:

 

        Votes For        Votes
Against
       Votes
Abstained
 

Bruce R. Bond

       11,102,747          695,636          192,403  

Susan J. Carter

       11,073,299          741,571          175,916  

Collette Chilton

       11,026,901          786,791          177,094  

Neil A. Cotty

       11,143,688          667,985          179,113  

Robert Fairbairn

       11,111,601          700,307          178,878  

Lena G. Goldberg

       10,860,153          952,694          177,939  

Robert M. Hernandez

       11,058,063          748,815          183,908  

Henry R. Keizer

       11,052,682          761,552          176,552  

Cynthia A. Montgomery

       11,028,603          771,349          190,834  

Donald C. Opatrny

       11,076,330          736,092          178,364  

John M. Perlowski

       11,069,469          740,549          180,768  

Joseph P. Platt

       11,084,267          728,440          178,079  

Mark Stalnecker

       11,094,119          708,664          188,003  

Kenneth L. Urish

       11,082,932          722,228          185,626  

Claire A. Walton

       11,032,601          778,832          179,353  

 

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Denotes Trust wide proposal and voting results.

 

The above Trustees, referred to as the BlackRock Multi-Asset Board, have also been elected to serve as trustees for other BlackRock-advised equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds.

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.

 

 

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Additional Information  (continued)

 

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. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

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

BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Family

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

Shareholder Privileges

Account Information

Call us at (800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM 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.

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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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Currency
AUD    Australian Dollar
CAD    Canadian Dollar
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound
HKD    Hong Kong Dollar
JPY    Japanese Yen
NOK    Norwegian Krone
SGD    Singapore Dollar
USD    U.S. Dollar
  
Portfolio Abbreviations
ADR    American Depositary Receipts
CVA    Certificaten Van Aandelen (Dutch Certificate)
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR    Non-voting Depository Receipts
S&P    S&P Global Ratings
 

 

 

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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 – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 3 –

Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 4 –

Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 5 –

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable

 

Item 6 –

Investments

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

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

 

Item 7 –

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

 

Item 8 –

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

 

Item 9 –

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

 

Item 10 –

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

 

Item 11 –

Controls and Procedures

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

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

 

Item 12 –

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable

 

Item 13 –

Exhibits attached hereto

(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto

(a)(3) – Not Applicable

(a)(4) – Not Applicable

(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto

 

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

BlackRock EuroFund

By:          

/s/ John M. Perlowski

  John M. Perlowski
 

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

BlackRock EuroFund

Date: March 8, 2019

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: March 8, 2019

 

By:          

/s/ Neal J. Andrews

  Neal J. Andrews
 

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of

BlackRock EuroFund

Date: March 8, 2019

 

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