BLACKROCK SERIES, INC.
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:
811-08797
Name of Fund:
BlackRock Series, Inc.
BlackRock International Fund
Fund Address:  100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Series, Inc.,
50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(800) 441-7762
Date of fiscal year end:
05/31/2025
Date of reporting period:
11/30/2024
Item 1 — Reports to Stockholders
(a) The Reports to Shareholders are attached herewith
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BlackRock International Fund
Institutional Shares | MAILX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — November 30, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about BlackRock International Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 441‑7762.
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
Institutional Shares $33 0.66%(a)
(a)
Annualized.
Fund performance
Average annual total returns
6-Month
Total
Returns
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Institutional Shares (0.90 )% 8.25 % 5.34 % 4.77 %
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index 1.73 13.03 5.40 4.62
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $1,423,496,547
Number of Portfolio Holdings 32
Portfolio Turnover Rate 25%
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. Visit blackrock.com for more recent performance information.
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of November 30, 2024)
Geographic allocation
Country Percent of
Net Assets
United States 15.3 %
United Kingdom 15.2 %
Japan 14.1 %
Germany 12.8 %
Canada 9.7 %
France 7.8 %
China 6.2 %
Denmark 5.1 %
Taiwan 4.4 %
Netherlands 3.0 %
Other# 4.5 %
Short-Term Securities 1.8 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.1 %
Ten largest holdings
Security(a) Percent of
Net Assets
Sony Group Corp. 5.9 %
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares 5.4 %
Tencent Holdings Ltd. 5.2 %
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 5.1 %
Mastercard, Inc., Class A 4.9 %
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 4.4 %
RELX PLC 4.3 %
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. 4.3 %
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. 4.1 %
Canadian National Railway Co. 4.1 %
(a)
Excludes short-term securities.
#
Ten largest countries are presented. Additional countries are found in Other.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports. For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords.
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by MSCI Inc. and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2024 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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BlackRock International Fund
Institutional Shares | MAILX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — November 30, 2024
MAILX-11/24-SAR
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BlackRock International Fund
Investor A Shares | MDILX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — November 30, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about BlackRock International Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 441‑7762.
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
Investor A Shares $46 0.91%(a)
(a)
Annualized.
Fund performance
Average annual total returns
6-Month
Total
Returns
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Investor A Shares (1.03 )% 7.97 % 5.07 % 4.46 %
Investor A Shares (with sales charge) (6.22 ) 2.31 3.94 3.90
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index 1.73 13.03 5.40 4.62
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $1,423,496,547
Number of Portfolio Holdings 32
Portfolio Turnover Rate 25%
Assuming maximum sales charges. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for service fees.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. Visit blackrock.com for more recent performance information.
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of November 30, 2024)
Geographic allocation
Country Percent of
Net Assets
United States 15.3 %
United Kingdom 15.2 %
Japan 14.1 %
Germany 12.8 %
Canada 9.7 %
France 7.8 %
China 6.2 %
Denmark 5.1 %
Taiwan 4.4 %
Netherlands 3.0 %
Other# 4.5 %
Short-Term Securities 1.8 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.1 %
Ten largest holdings
Security(a) Percent of
Net Assets
Sony Group Corp. 5.9 %
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares 5.4 %
Tencent Holdings Ltd. 5.2 %
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 5.1 %
Mastercard, Inc., Class A 4.9 %
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 4.4 %
RELX PLC 4.3 %
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. 4.3 %
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. 4.1 %
Canadian National Railway Co. 4.1 %
(a)
Excludes short-term securities.
#
Ten largest countries are presented. Additional countries are found in Other.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports. For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords.
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by MSCI Inc. and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2024 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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BlackRock International Fund
Investor A Shares | MDILX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — November 30, 2024
MDILX-11/24-SAR
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BlackRock International Fund
Investor C Shares | MCILX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — November 30, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about BlackRock International Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 441‑7762.
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
Investor C Shares $84 1.66%(a)
(a)
Annualized.
Fund performance
Average annual total returns
6-Month
Total
Returns
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Investor C Shares (1.39 )% 7.19 % 4.29 % 3.76 %
Investor C Shares (with sales charge) (2.37 ) 6.19 4.29 3.76
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index 1.73 13.03 5.40 4.62
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $1,423,496,547
Number of Portfolio Holdings 32
Portfolio Turnover Rate 25%
Assuming maximum sales charges. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. Visit blackrock.com for more recent performance information.
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of November 30, 2024)
Geographic allocation
Country Percent of
Net Assets
United States 15.3 %
United Kingdom 15.2 %
Japan 14.1 %
Germany 12.8 %
Canada 9.7 %
France 7.8 %
China 6.2 %
Denmark 5.1 %
Taiwan 4.4 %
Netherlands 3.0 %
Other# 4.5 %
Short-Term Securities 1.8 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.1 %
Ten largest holdings
Security(a) Percent of
Net Assets
Sony Group Corp. 5.9 %
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares 5.4 %
Tencent Holdings Ltd. 5.2 %
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 5.1 %
Mastercard, Inc., Class A 4.9 %
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 4.4 %
RELX PLC 4.3 %
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. 4.3 %
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. 4.1 %
Canadian National Railway Co. 4.1 %
(a)
Excludes short-term securities.
#
Ten largest countries are presented. Additional countries are found in Other.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports. For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords.
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by MSCI Inc. and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2024 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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BlackRock International Fund
Investor C Shares | MCILX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — November 30, 2024
MCILX-11/24-SAR
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BlackRock International Fund
Class K Shares | MKILX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — November 30, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about BlackRock International Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 441‑7762.
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
Class K Shares $31 0.61%(a)
(a)
Annualized.
Fund performance
Average annual total returns
6-Month
Total
Returns
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class K Shares (0.87 )% 8.30 % 5.40 % 4.81 %
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index 1.73 13.03 5.40 4.62
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $1,423,496,547
Number of Portfolio Holdings 32
Portfolio Turnover Rate 25%
Performance shown prior to the Class K Shares inception date of January 25, 2018 is that of Institutional Shares. The performance of the 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.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. Visit blackrock.com for more recent performance information.
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of November 30, 2024)
Geographic allocation
Country Percent of
Net Assets
United States 15.3 %
United Kingdom 15.2 %
Japan 14.1 %
Germany 12.8 %
Canada 9.7 %
France 7.8 %
China 6.2 %
Denmark 5.1 %
Taiwan 4.4 %
Netherlands 3.0 %
Other# 4.5 %
Short-Term Securities 1.8 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.1 %
Ten largest holdings
Security(a) Percent of
Net Assets
Sony Group Corp. 5.9 %
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares 5.4 %
Tencent Holdings Ltd. 5.2 %
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 5.1 %
Mastercard, Inc., Class A 4.9 %
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 4.4 %
RELX PLC 4.3 %
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. 4.3 %
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. 4.1 %
Canadian National Railway Co. 4.1 %
(a)
Excludes short-term securities.
#
Ten largest countries are presented. Additional countries are found in Other.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports. For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords.
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by MSCI Inc. and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2024 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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BlackRock International Fund
Class K Shares | MKILX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — November 30, 2024
MKILX-11/24-SAR
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BlackRock International Fund
Class R Shares | BIFRX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — November 30, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about BlackRock International Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 441‑7762.
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
Class R Shares $58 1.16%(a)
(a)
Annualized.
Fund performance
Average annual total returns
6-Month
Total
Returns
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class R Shares (1.12 )% 7.74 % 4.82 % 4.19 %
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index 1.73 13.03 5.40 4.62
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $1,423,496,547
Number of Portfolio Holdings 32
Portfolio Turnover Rate 25%
Average annual total returns reflect reductions for distribution and service fees.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. Visit blackrock.com for more recent performance information.
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of November 30, 2024)
Geographic allocation
Country Percent of
Net Assets
United States 15.3 %
United Kingdom 15.2 %
Japan 14.1 %
Germany 12.8 %
Canada 9.7 %
France 7.8 %
China 6.2 %
Denmark 5.1 %
Taiwan 4.4 %
Netherlands 3.0 %
Other# 4.5 %
Short-Term Securities 1.8 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.1 %
Ten largest holdings
Security(a) Percent of
Net Assets
Sony Group Corp. 5.9 %
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares 5.4 %
Tencent Holdings Ltd. 5.2 %
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 5.1 %
Mastercard, Inc., Class A 4.9 %
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 4.4 %
RELX PLC 4.3 %
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. 4.3 %
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. 4.1 %
Canadian National Railway Co. 4.1 %
(a)
Excludes short-term securities.
#
Ten largest countries are presented. Additional countries are found in Other.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports. For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords.
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by MSCI Inc. and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2024 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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Class R Shares | BIFRX
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(b) Not Applicable

 

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 Registrant – Not Applicable

 

Item 6 –

Investments

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Financial Statement and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies filed under Item 7 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 –

Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies

(a) The registrant’s Financial Statements are attached herewith.

(b) The registrant’s Financial Highlights are attached herewith.


 

LOGO

  NOVEMBER 30, 2024

 

  

2024 Semi-Annual Financial
Statements and Additional
Information (Unaudited)

 

 

BlackRock Funds II

 

·  

BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio

BlackRock Series, Inc.

 

·  

BlackRock International Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee 


Table of Contents

 

      Page  

Schedules of Investments

     3  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     7  

Statements of Operations

     9  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     10  

Financial Highlights

     12  

Notes to Financial Statements

     21  

Additional Information

     31  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     33  

 

 

2  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

November 30, 2024

 

  

BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Canada — 1.5%  

TELUS Corp.

    1,061,476     $ 16,505,362  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 2.9%            

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    293,520       31,456,492  
   

 

 

 
France — 5.5%            

Air Liquide SA

    122,557       20,385,561  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    33,086       20,741,260  

Sanofi SA

    204,241       19,837,370  
   

 

 

 
      60,964,191  
Indonesia — 0.8%            

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    34,718,000       9,352,853  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 1.5%            

Koninklijke KPN NV

    4,255,434       16,508,230  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 1.5%            

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,716,816       16,217,312  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 1.7%            

Zurich Insurance Group AG, Class N

    29,591       18,781,827  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 3.4%            

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,184,000       36,894,100  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 11.8%            

AstraZeneca PLC

    249,883       33,820,305  

BAE Systems PLC

    976,946       15,269,542  

Diageo PLC

    604,817       18,068,761  

RELX PLC

    598,551       28,190,305  

Shell PLC

    661,017       21,443,145  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    7,944,941       13,257,570  
   

 

 

 
         130,049,628  
United States — 69.4%            

AbbVie, Inc.

    154,387       28,242,014  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    93,361       33,831,226  

Allegion PLC

    154,584       21,771,611  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    143,301       24,210,704  

AMETEK, Inc.

    83,044       16,142,093  

Apple Inc.

    121,301       28,788,366  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    103,663       18,110,963  

Assurant, Inc.

    64,011       14,536,898  

Baker Hughes Co., Class A

    370,425       16,280,179  

Broadcom, Inc.

    97,354       15,779,136  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    222,627       18,424,610  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    512,834     $ 24,687,829  

CMS Energy Corp.

    252,427       17,596,686  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    390,972       25,053,486  

General Electric Co.

    121,841       22,194,556  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    55,628       23,871,644  

Hubbell, Inc.

    47,428       21,821,148  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    142,739       22,975,269  

M&T Bank Corp.

    82,166       18,075,698  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    24,089       12,837,992  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    42,257       24,269,040  

Microsoft Corp.

    131,039       55,489,775  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    468,166       30,407,382  

Moody’s Corp.

    35,122       17,560,298  

Oracle Corp.

    113,657       21,008,360  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    270,889       27,896,149  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    165,061       21,963,017  

Republic Services, Inc.

    54,463       11,889,273  

Salesforce, Inc.

    53,042       17,503,330  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    160,304       32,225,913  

Union Pacific Corp.

    91,244       22,323,757  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    46,235       28,212,597  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

       274,791       16,080,769  

Zoetis, Inc., Class A

    62,521       10,956,805  
   

 

 

 
      763,018,573  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 100.0%
(Cost: $797,066,496)

 

    1,099,748,568  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.2%            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Shares, 4.53%(a)(b)

    1,895,342       1,895,342  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.2%
(Cost: $1,895,342)

 

    1,895,342  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.2%
(Cost: $798,961,838)

 

    1,101,643,910  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)%

      (2,335,261
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  1,099,308,649  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended November 30, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

    
  Affiliated Issuer   Value at
05/31/24
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
 from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

    Value at
11/30/24
    Shares
Held at
11/30/24
    Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from Underlying
Funds
        
 

 

    
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund,
Institutional Shares

  $  2,641,041     $   —     $ (745,699 )(a)    $   —           $    —     $  1,895,342       1,895,342     $  84,647     $   —     
         

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

 

S C H E D U L E S O F I N V E S T M E N T S

  3


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

November 30, 2024

 

  

BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

 

 

   
        Level 1            Level 2             Level 3             Total        
 

 

   

 

Assets

                        
 

Investments

                    
 

Long-Term Investments

                    
 

Common Stocks

                    
 

Canada

  $ 16,505,362        $                $  —                $ 16,505,362    
 

Denmark

                    31,456,492                     31,456,492    
 

France

             60,964,191                     60,964,191    
 

Indonesia

             9,352,853                     9,352,853    
 

Netherlands

    16,508,230                              16,508,230    
 

Spain

             16,217,312                     16,217,312    
 

Switzerland

             18,781,827                     18,781,827    
 

Taiwan

             36,894,100                     36,894,100    
 

United Kingdom

             130,049,628                     130,049,628    
 

United States

    763,018,573                              763,018,573    
 

Short-Term Securities

                    
 

Money Market Funds

    1,895,342                              1,895,342    
   

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   
    $  797,927,507        $  303,716,403         $         $  1,101,643,910    
   

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

November 30, 2024

  

BlackRock International Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Canada — 9.7%  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    520,616     $ 58,158,167  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    762,174       58,396,775  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    459,300       21,441,983  
   

 

 

 
      137,996,925  
China — 6.2%            

KE Holdings, Inc., ADR

    798,761       15,056,645  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    1,430,000       73,849,865  
   

 

 

 
      88,906,510  
Denmark — 5.1%            

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    679,999       72,875,386  
   

 

 

 
France — 7.8%            

Air Liquide SA

    134,359       22,348,651  

Cie de Saint-Gobain SA

    522,631       47,721,138  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    65,669       41,167,194  
   

 

 

 
         111,236,983  
Germany — 12.8%            

adidas AG, Class N

    119,189       28,185,705  

Beiersdorf AG

    400,874       52,011,247  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares

    2,412,838       77,188,966  

Infineon Technologies AG, Class N

    760,283       24,782,852  
   

 

 

 
      182,168,770  
Italy — 2.1%            

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    7,914,906       30,381,681  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 14.1%            

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    534,900       31,393,334  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,428,700       23,533,833  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    871,000       60,584,731  

Sony Group Corp.

    4,208,900       84,499,269  
   

 

 

 
      200,011,167  
Netherlands — 3.0%            

ASML Holding NV

    62,572       42,756,022  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 2.4%            

Julius Baer Group Ltd., Registered Shares

    505,301       33,463,820  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan — 4.4%            

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    2,018,000     $ 62,882,005  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 15.2%            

AstraZeneca PLC

    355,704       48,142,602  

Barclays PLC

    12,640,457       42,370,825  

RELX PLC

    1,310,342       61,713,939  

Standard Chartered PLC

    2,671,926       33,032,969  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    18,657,416       31,133,271  
   

 

 

 
      216,393,606  
United States — 15.3%            

Baker Hughes Co., Class A

    645,599       28,374,076  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)

    155,275       47,639,923  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    376,974       34,941,720  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    132,194       70,451,470  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    349,672       36,009,223  
   

 

 

 
      217,416,412  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.1%
(Cost: $1,160,117,659)

 

    1,396,489,287  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 1.8%            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional
Shares, 4.53%(b)(c)

    25,421,299       25,421,299  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.8%
(Cost: $25,421,299)

 

    25,421,299  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.9%
(Cost: $1,185,538,958)

 

    1,421,910,586  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1%

      1,585,961  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  1,423,496,547  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

November 30, 2024

  

BlackRock International Fund

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended November 30, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

    
  Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

05/31/24

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

11/30/24

   

Shares

Held at

11/30/24

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from Underlying
Funds

        
 

 

    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a)

  $     $   778 (b)    $     $ (778     $    —     $           $ 45 (c)    $   —     
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Shares

    36,436,007             (11,014,708 )(b)        —                   25,421,299       25,421,299       474,447           
         

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    
          $ (778     $     $  25,421,299       $  474,492     $     
         

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

  (a) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 
  (b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (c) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of collateral investment fees, 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 financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

 

 
    Level 1           Level 2           Level 3           Total  

 

 

Assets

             

Investments

             

Long-Term Investments

             

Common Stocks

             

Canada

  $ 137,996,925       $       $       $ 137,996,925  

China

    15,056,645         73,849,865                 88,906,510  

Denmark

            72,875,386                 72,875,386  

France

            111,236,983                 111,236,983  

Germany

            182,168,770                 182,168,770  

Italy

            30,381,681                 30,381,681  

Japan

            200,011,167                 200,011,167  

Netherlands

            42,756,022                 42,756,022  

Switzerland

            33,463,820                 33,463,820  

Taiwan

            62,882,005                 62,882,005  

United Kingdom

            216,393,606                 216,393,606  

United States

    217,416,412                         217,416,412  

Short-Term Securities

             

Money Market Funds

    25,421,299                         25,421,299  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $  395,891,281       $  1,026,019,305       $   —       $  1,421,910,586  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

November 30, 2024

 

    

BlackRock

Global

Dividend

Portfolio

    

BlackRock

International

Fund

 

ASSETS

    

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)

  $ 1,099,748,568      $ 1,396,489,287  

Investments, at value — affiliated(b)

    1,895,342        25,421,299  

Cash

    103,701         

Foreign currency, at value(c)

           457,577  

Receivables:

    

Capital shares sold

    767,789        1,062,758  

Dividends — unaffiliated

        2,263,834        1,882,985  

Dividends — affiliated

    10,097        165,830  

From the Manager

           67,841  

Prepaid expenses

    46,035        84,949  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,104,835,366        1,425,632,526  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Payables:

    

Administration fees

    54,867         

Capital shares redeemed

    993,986        811,465  

Custodian fees

    36,118        133,573  

Interest expense

    201,498         

Investment advisory fees

    536,105        659,753  

IRS compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims

    3,338,058         

Directors’ and Officer’s fees

    3,521        4,352  

Other accrued expenses

    64,739        57,014  

Other affiliate fees

    5,691        41,583  

Professional fees

    8,911        25,700  

Service and distribution fees

    92,962        68,627  

Transfer agent fees

    190,261        333,912  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    5,526,717        2,135,979  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

    

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,099,308,649      $ 1,423,496,547  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

    

Paid-in capital

  $ 725,974,919      $ 1,691,265,679  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    373,333,730        (267,769,132
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $  1,099,308,649      $  1,423,496,547  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 797,066,496      $ 1,160,117,659  

(b) Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 1,895,342      $ 25,421,299  

(c)  Foreign currency, at cost

  $      $ 478,856  

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2024

 

    

BlackRock

Global

Dividend

Portfolio

    

BlackRock

International

Fund

 

NET ASSET VALUE

    
Institutional             

Net assets

  $    474,865,426      $     798,144,898  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    35,900,900        39,949,001  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 13.23      $ 19.98  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        2 billion  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.001      $ 0.0001  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
Investor A             

Net assets

  $ 386,250,903      $ 310,111,870  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    29,349,962        15,934,280  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 13.16      $ 19.46  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        100 million  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.001      $ 0.0001  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
Investor C             

Net assets

  $ 16,804,100      $ 4,339,432  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    1,283,816        243,437  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 13.09      $ 17.83  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        100 million  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.001      $ 0.0001  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class K             

Net assets

  $ 221,388,220      $ 305,805,228  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    16,703,823        15,301,203  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 13.25      $ 19.99  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        2 billion  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.001      $ 0.0001  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class R             

Net assets

    N/A      $ 5,095,119  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    N/A        260,937  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

    N/A      $ 19.53  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    N/A        100 million  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    N/A      $ 0.0001  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended November 30, 2024

 

    

BlackRock

Global

Dividend

Portfolio

   

BlackRock

International

Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 11,337,646     $ 9,228,430  

Dividends — affiliated

    84,647       474,447  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

          45  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (355,171     (736,262

Foreign withholding tax claims

    555,691        

IRS compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims

    (492,584      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    11,130,229       8,966,660  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory

    3,590,014       4,584,258  

Service and distribution — class specific

    571,704       447,025  

Transfer agent — class specific

    412,099       836,488  

Administration

    246,483        

Administration — class specific

    121,595        

Professional

    107,153       20,748  

Accounting services

    51,402       60,982  

Registration

    46,748       56,225  

Custodian

    32,411       18,825  

Printing and postage

    21,202       25,013  

Directors and Officer

    8,265       9,838  

Miscellaneous

    15,794       26,576  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense

    5,224,870       6,085,978  

Interest expense

    53,306       78,099  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    5,278,176       6,164,077  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less:

   

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (1,285     (105,558

Transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager — class specific

          (523,520
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    5,276,891       5,534,999  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5,853,338       3,431,661  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain from:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    74,509,184        60,254,057  

Investments — affiliated

          (778

Foreign currency transactions

    44,311       (5,013
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 74,553,495     $ 60,248,266  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    14,722,263       (75,911,326

Foreign currency translations

    (9,425     (19,660
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    14,712,838       (75,930,986
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    89,266,333       (15,682,720
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $  95,119,671     $ (12,251,059
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio  
    

Six Months

Ended

11/30/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

05/31/24

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

 

 

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment income

  $ 5,853,338     $ 24,208,346  

Net realized gain

    74,553,495       23,777,439  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    14,712,838       148,526,263  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    95,119,671       196,512,048  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

   

Institutional

    (5,644,870     (14,718,640

Investor A

    (2,916,235     (7,216,087

Investor C

    (61,847     (246,379

Class K

    (2,019,670     (4,122,358
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (10,642,622     (26,303,464
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (274,020,358     (145,281,228
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (189,543,309     24,927,356  

Beginning of period

    1,288,851,958       1,263,924,602  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  1,099,308,649     $  1,288,851,958  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    BlackRock International Fund  
    

Six Months

Ended

11/30/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

05/31/24

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment income

  $ 3,431,661     $ 20,401,727  

Net realized gain (loss)

    60,248,266       (43,832,903

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (75,930,986     268,486,652  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (12,251,059     245,055,476  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

   

Institutional

    (5,783,886     (11,961,208

Investor A

    (1,666,343     (3,194,192

Investor C

    (10,932     (17,321

Class K

    (1,985,804     (3,925,366

Class R

    (23,090     (40,221
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (9,470,055     (19,138,308
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (279,988,409     (226,418,447
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total decrease in net assets

    (301,709,523     (501,279

Beginning of period

    1,725,206,070       1,725,707,349  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  1,423,496,547     $  1,725,206,070  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

S T A T E M E N T S O F C H A N G E S I N  N E T A S S E T S

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio  
 

 

 

 
    Institutional  
 

 

 

 
     Six Months
Ended
11/30/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
05/31/24
     Year Ended
05/31/23
    Year Ended
05/31/22
    Year Ended
05/31/21
     Period from
08/01/19
to 05/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 12.35     $ 10.80      $ 11.68     $ 14.37     $ 11.34      $ 12.60     $ 12.94  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.07       0.23        0.21       0.20       0.28        0.28       0.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.92       1.56        (0.42     (0.62     3.50        (0.65     0.10  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.99       1.79        (0.21     (0.42     3.78        (0.37     0.43  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

From net investment income

    (0.11     (0.24      (0.21     (0.20     (0.29      (0.23     (0.35

From net realized gain

    (0.00 )(c)              (0.46     (2.07     (0.46      (0.66     (0.42
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.11     (0.24      (0.67     (2.27     (0.75      (0.89     (0.77
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.23     $ 12.35      $ 10.80     $ 11.68     $ 14.37      $ 11.34     $ 12.60  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

               

Based on net asset value

    8.06 %(e)       16.80      (1.34 )%      (3.55 )%      34.34      (3.40 )%(e)      3.75
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

               

Total expenses

    0.79 %(g)       0.81      0.79     0.75     0.75      0.74 %(g)       0.74
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.79 %(g)       0.81      0.79     0.75     0.75      0.74 %(g)       0.74
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed excluding
professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.78 %(g)       0.78      0.79     0.75     0.75      0.74 %(g)       0.74
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.03 %(g)       1.97      1.98     1.59     2.22      2.75 %(g)       2.69
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  474,865     $  676,032      $  682,711     $  857,966     $  970,768      $  835,194     $  1,089,388  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    23     50      53     42     86      28     20
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio (continued)  
 

 

 

 
    Investor A  
 

 

 

 
     Six Months
Ended
11/30/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
05/31/24
     Year Ended
05/31/23
    Year Ended
05/31/22
    Year Ended
05/31/21
     Period from
08/01/19
to 05/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 12.29     $ 10.74      $ 11.62     $ 14.31     $ 11.30      $ 12.55     $ 12.89  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.05       0.20        0.18       0.17       0.25        0.25       0.30  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.91       1.56        (0.41     (0.62     3.47        (0.64     0.10  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.96       1.76        (0.23     (0.45     3.72        (0.39     0.40  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

From net investment income

    (0.09     (0.21      (0.19     (0.17     (0.25      (0.20     (0.32

From net realized gain

    (0.00 )(c)              (0.46     (2.07     (0.46      (0.66     (0.42
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.09     (0.21      (0.65     (2.24     (0.71      (0.86     (0.74
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.16     $ 12.29      $ 10.74     $ 11.62     $ 14.31      $ 11.30     $ 12.55  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

               

Based on net asset value

    7.89 %(e)       16.60      (1.62 )%      (3.81 )%      33.94      (3.54 )%(e)      3.47
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

               

Total expenses

    1.03 %(g)       1.06      1.04     1.00     1.01      1.00 %(g)       1.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.03 %(g)       1.06      1.04     1.00     1.01      1.00 %(g)       1.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed excluding
professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    1.02 %(g)       1.03      1.04     1.00     1.01      1.00 %(g)       1.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.81 %(g)       1.73      1.72     1.34     1.98      2.49 %(g)       2.45
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  386,251     $  377,545      $  379,256     $  474,705     $  536,593      $  378,291     $  438,060  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    23     50      53     42     86      28     20
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d) 

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

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S

 

13


Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio (continued)  
 

 

 

 
    Investor C  
 

 

 

 
     Six Months
Ended
11/30/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
05/31/24
     Year Ended
05/31/23
    Year Ended
05/31/22
    Year Ended
05/31/21
     Period from
08/01/19
to 05/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 12.22     $ 10.68      $ 11.55     $ 14.23     $ 11.23      $ 12.47     $ 12.81  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.00       0.10        0.09       0.06       0.14        0.17       0.21  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.91       1.56        (0.40     (0.61     3.47        (0.62     0.09  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.91       1.66        (0.31     (0.55     3.61        (0.45     0.30  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

From net investment income

    (0.04     (0.12      (0.10     (0.06     (0.15      (0.13     (0.22

From net realized gain

    (0.00 )(c)              (0.46     (2.07     (0.46      (0.66     (0.42
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.04     (0.12      (0.56     (2.13     (0.61      (0.79     (0.64
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.09     $ 12.22      $ 10.68     $ 11.55     $ 14.23      $ 11.23     $ 12.47  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

               

Based on net asset value

    7.49 %(e)      15.64      (2.40 )%      (4.60 )%      32.95      (4.10 )%(e)      2.69
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

               

Total expenses

    1.81 %(g)      1.87      1.82     1.79     1.77      1.75 %(g)       1.76
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.81 %(g)      1.87      1.82     1.79     1.77      1.75 %(g)       1.76
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed excluding professional
fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    1.81 %(g)      1.84      1.82     1.79     1.77      1.75 %(g)       1.76
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.03 %(g)      0.92      0.88     0.48     1.17      1.75 %(g)       1.69
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  16,804     $  18,659      $  24,025     $  40,587     $  67,805      $  172,131     $  256,960  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    23     50      53     42     86      28     20
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d) 

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

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio (continued)  
 

 

 

 
    Class K  
 

 

 

 
     Six Months
Ended
11/30/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
05/31/24
     Year Ended
05/31/23
    Year Ended
05/31/22
    Year Ended
05/31/21
     Period from
08/01/19
to 05/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 12.37     $ 10.82      $ 11.70     $ 14.39     $ 11.36      $ 12.62     $ 12.96  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.07       0.24        0.24       0.21       0.29        0.28       0.34  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.92       1.56        (0.44     (0.62     3.49        (0.65     0.09  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.99       1.80        (0.20     (0.41     3.78        (0.37     0.43  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

From net investment income

    (0.11     (0.25      (0.22     (0.21     (0.29      (0.23     (0.35

From net realized gain

    (0.00 )(c)              (0.46     (2.07     (0.46      (0.66     (0.42
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.11     (0.25      (0.68     (2.28     (0.75      (0.89     (0.77
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.25     $ 12.37      $ 10.82     $ 11.70     $ 14.39      $ 11.36     $ 12.62  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

               

Based on net asset value

    8.09 %(e)       16.86      (1.26 )%      (3.48 )%      34.36      (3.36 )%(e)      3.79
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

               

Total expenses

    0.71 %(g)       0.73      0.71     0.69     0.68      0.69 %(g)      0.70
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.71 %(g)       0.73      0.71     0.69     0.68      0.69 %(g)      0.70
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed excluding professional
fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.70 %(g)       0.70      0.71     0.69     0.68      0.69 %(g)      0.70
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.13 %(g)       2.08      2.30     1.65     2.30      2.83 %(g)      2.75
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  221,388     $  216,615      $  177,933     $  75,202     $  81,959      $  66,498     $  78,860  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    23     50      53     42     86      28     20
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

                 BlackRock International Fund               
 

 

 

 
           Institutional                      
 

 

 

 
     Six Months
Ended
11/30/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
05/31/24
     Year Ended
05/31/23
     Year Ended
05/31/22
     Year Ended
05/31/21
     Period from
11/01/19
to 05/31/20
    Year Ended
10/31/19
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 20.28     $ 17.76      $ 18.08      $ 24.93      $ 15.99      $ 16.94     $ 15.18  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.05       0.23        0.19        0.28        0.27        0.03       0.23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.23     2.50        (0.32      (5.51      8.74        (0.78     1.78  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.18     2.73        (0.13      (5.23      9.01        (0.75     2.01  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                 

From net investment income

    (0.12     (0.21      (0.19      (0.17      (0.07      (0.20     (0.25

From net realized gain

                        (1.45                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.12     (0.21      (0.19      (1.62      (0.07      (0.20     (0.25
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 19.98     $ 20.28      $ 17.76      $ 18.08      $ 24.93      $ 15.99     $ 16.94  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

                 

Based on net asset value

    (0.90 )%(d)      15.47      (0.60 )%       (22.33 )%       56.46      (4.53 )%(d)      13.57
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                 

Total expenses

    0.75 %(f)       0.77      0.77      0.73      0.83      1.02 %(f)       1.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.66 %(f)       0.66      0.65      0.65      0.67      0.89 %(f)       0.89
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.48 %(f)       1.22      1.16      1.28      1.24      0.31 %(f)       1.48
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 798,145     $ 1,040,611      $ 1,045,591      $ 1,335,501      $ 876,037      $ 200,623     $ 186,318  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    25     86      81      103      77      75     114
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Not annualized.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f)

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

16

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

                 BlackRock International Fund (continued)               
 

 

 

 
                        Investor A                      
 

 

 

 
     Six Months
Ended
11/30/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
05/31/24
     Year Ended
05/31/23
     Year Ended
05/31/22
     Year Ended
05/31/21
     Period from
11/01/19
to 05/31/20
    Year Ended
10/31/19
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 19.76     $ 17.32      $ 17.62      $ 24.34      $ 15.62      $ 16.55     $ 14.84  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.02       0.18        0.15        0.18        0.15        0.00       0.18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.22     2.43        (0.31      (5.34      8.61        (0.76     1.74  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.20     2.61        (0.16      (5.16      8.76        (0.76     1.92  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                 

From net investment income

    (0.10     (0.17      (0.14      (0.11      (0.04      (0.17     (0.21

From net realized gain

                        (1.45                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.10     (0.17      (0.14      (1.56      (0.04      (0.17     (0.21
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 19.46     $ 19.76      $ 17.32      $ 17.62      $ 24.34      $ 15.62     $ 16.55  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

                 

Based on net asset value

    (1.03 )%(d)      15.12      (0.78 )%       (22.55 )%       56.12      (4.70 )%(d)      13.24
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                 

Total expenses

    1.02 %(f)       1.04      1.11      1.03      1.12      1.29 %(f)       1.34
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.91 %(f)       0.91      0.90      0.90      0.93      1.14 %(f)       1.14
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.24 %(f)       0.97      0.94      0.83      0.76      0.05 %(f)       1.19
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 310,112     $ 343,143      $ 341,132      $ 406,976      $ 631,316      $ 367,092     $ 381,389  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    25     86      81      103      77      75     114
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

Not annualized.

(e)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f)

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S

 

17


Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

                   BlackRock International Fund (continued)                 
                           Investor C                         
     Six Months
Ended
11/30/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
05/31/24
     Year Ended
05/31/23
     Year Ended
05/31/22
     Year Ended
05/31/21
     Period from
11/01/19
to 05/31/20
    Year Ended
10/31/19
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 18.12     $ 15.89      $ 16.21      $ 22.54      $ 14.55      $ 15.40     $ 13.77  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.05     0.03        0.02        0.03        (0.09      (0.07     0.06  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.20     2.25        (0.28      (4.94      8.08        (0.71     1.65  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.25     2.28        (0.26      (4.91      7.99        (0.78     1.71  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                 

From net investment income

    (0.04     (0.05      (0.06      (0.02             (0.07     (0.08

From net realized gain

                        (1.40                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.04     (0.05      (0.06      (1.42             (0.07     (0.08
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 17.83     $ 18.12      $ 15.89      $ 16.21      $ 22.54      $ 14.55     $ 15.40  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

                 

Based on net asset value

    (1.39 )%(d)      14.34      (1.58 )%       (23.12 )%       54.92      (5.12 )%(d)      12.49
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                 

Total expenses

    1.82 %(f)      1.81      1.82      1.81      2.02      2.18 %(f)      2.25
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.66 %(f)      1.66      1.65      1.65      1.74      1.89 %(f)      1.89
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.51 )%(f)      0.21      0.14      0.14      (0.51 )%       (0.76 )%(f)      0.43
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 4,339     $ 5,185      $ 6,299      $ 9,006      $ 10,874      $ 39,891     $ 53,396  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    25     86      81      103      77      75     114
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

Not annualized.

(e)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f)

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

                 BlackRock International Fund (continued)               
 

 

 

 
                        Class K                      
 

 

 

 
     Six Months
Ended
11/30/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
05/31/24
     Year Ended
05/31/23
     Year Ended
05/31/22
     Year Ended
05/31/21
     Period from
11/01/19
to 05/31/20
    Year Ended
10/31/19
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 20.29     $ 17.77      $ 18.09      $ 24.94      $ 15.99      $ 16.95     $ 15.20  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.05       0.24        0.20        0.30        0.28        0.04       0.25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.23     2.50        (0.32      (5.52      8.75        (0.79     1.77  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.18     2.74        (0.12      (5.22      9.03        (0.75     2.02  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                 

From net investment income

    (0.12     (0.22      (0.20      (0.18      (0.08      (0.21     (0.27

From net realized gain

                        (1.45                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.12     (0.22      (0.20      (1.63      (0.08      (0.21     (0.27
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 19.99     $ 20.29      $ 17.77      $ 18.09      $ 24.94      $ 15.99     $ 16.95  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

                 

Based on net asset value

    (0.87 )%(d)      15.52      (0.54 )%       (22.29 )%       56.60      (4.54 )%(d)      13.61
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                 

Total expenses

    0.62 %(f)       0.65      0.66      0.63      0.66      0.85 %(f)      0.90
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.61 %(f)       0.61      0.60      0.60      0.61      0.83 %(f)      0.84
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.54 %(f)       1.28      1.21      1.40      1.29      0.48 %(f)      1.58
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 305,805     $ 330,329      $ 328,126      $ 434,110      $ 203,250      $ 27,572     $ 16,983  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    25     86      81      103      77      75     114
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

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

(c)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d)

Not annualized.

(e)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f)

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

                   BlackRock International Fund (continued)                 
                           Class R                         
     Six Months
Ended
11/30/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
05/31/24
     Year Ended
05/31/23
     Year Ended
05/31/22
     Year Ended
05/31/21
    

Period from
11/01/19

to 05/31/20

    Year Ended
10/31/19
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 19.83     $ 17.39      $ 17.69      $ 24.43      $ 15.69      $ 16.56     $ 14.83  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.00 )(b)      0.13        0.11        0.15        0.08        (0.03     0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.22     2.44        (0.31      (5.39      8.67        (0.77     1.76  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.22     2.57        (0.20      (5.24      8.75        (0.80     1.90  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                 

From net investment income

    (0.08     (0.13      (0.10      (0.05      (0.01      (0.07     (0.17

From net realized gain

                        (1.45                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.08     (0.13      (0.10      (1.50      (0.01      (0.07     (0.17
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 19.53     $ 19.83      $ 17.39      $ 17.69      $ 24.43      $ 15.69     $ 16.56  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                 

Based on net asset value

    (1.12 )%(e)      14.83      (1.03 )%       (22.74 )%       55.76      (4.85 )%(e)      12.99
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                 

Total expenses

    1.35 %(g)      1.38      1.43      1.40      1.29      1.54 %(g)      1.60
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.16 %(g)      1.16      1.15      1.15      1.19      1.39 %(g)      1.39
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.01 )%(g)      0.72      0.67      0.70      0.41      (0.33 )%(g)      0.94
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 5,095     $ 5,938      $ 4,560      $ 5,171      $ 5,730      $ 5,250     $ 10,292  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    25     86      81      103      77      75     114
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(c)

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

(d)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e)

Not annualized.

(f)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g)

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

BlackRock Funds II (the “Trust”) and BlackRock Series, Inc. (the “Corporation”) are each registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as open-end management investment companies. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Corporation is organized as a Maryland corporation. BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio and BlackRock International Fund (collectively, the “Funds” or individually, a “Fund”) are series of the Trust and the Corporation, respectively.

 

     
Fund Name   Herein Referred To As    Diversification Classification

BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio

  Global Dividend Portfolio    Diversified

BlackRock International Fund

  International Fund    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 only to certain eligible investors. Investor A, Investor C and Class R Shares bear certain expenses related to shareholder servicing of such shares, and Investor C and Class R Shares also bear certain expenses related to the distribution of such shares. Investor A and Investor C Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Class R Shares are sold only to certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures (except that Investor C shareholders may vote on material changes to the Investor A Shares distribution and service plan).

 

       
Share Class   Initial Sales Charge    CDSC      Conversion Privilege

Institutional, Class K and Class R Shares

  No    No       None

Investor A Shares

  Yes    No(a)    None

Investor C Shares

  No    Yes(b)    To Investor A Shares after approximately 8 years

 

  (a) 

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.

 
  (b) 

A CDSC of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor C Shares made within one year after purchase.

 

The Board of Trustees of the Trust and the Board of Directors of the Corporation are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board”, and the directors/trustees thereof are collectively referred to throughout this report as “Directors”.

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 funds referred to as the BlackRock Multi-Asset 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 executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend dates may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend dates. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. 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 effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments 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.

Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Foreign taxes withheld”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of November 30, 2024, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Consistent with U.S. GAAP accrual requirements for uncertain tax positions, each Fund recognizes tax reclaims when the Fund determines that it is more likely than not that each Fund will sustain its position that it is due the reclaim.

The Fund files withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Fund may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations include tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Bank Overdraft: The Funds had outstanding cash disbursements exceeding deposited cash amounts at the custodian during the reporting period. The Funds are obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable. For financial reporting purposes, overdraft fees, if any, are included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations.

Collateralization: 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.

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

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

Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund or its classes are charged to that Fund or the applicable class. 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. 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.

The Funds have an arrangement with their custodian whereby credits are earned on uninvested cash balances. For financial reporting purposes, custodian credits, if any, are included in interest income in the Statements of Operations.

3. INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund is open for business and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of each Fund has approved the designation of each Fund’s Manager as the valuation designee for each Fund. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under the Manager’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with the Manager’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. The Manager has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

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 that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last trade or last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price.

 

  ·  

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s net asset value (“NAV”).

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. Each business day, the Funds use current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which occurs after the close of the local markets.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that 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 Valuation Committee in accordance with the Manager’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee 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 Valuation Committee 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 Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement as of the measurement date.

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

 

  ·  

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

 

  ·  

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

 

  ·  

Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable and significant to the entire fair value measurement for the asset or liability (including the Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

4. SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

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.

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. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ Schedules of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of related collateral, if any, are shown separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a component of investments at value – unaffiliated and collateral on securities loaned, respectively.

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.

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, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BIM. BIM’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent 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 the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

5. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory: The Trust, on behalf of Global Dividend Portfolio, and the Corporation, on behalf of International Fund, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), to provide investment advisory 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, Global Dividend Portfolio pays the Manager a monthly fee, based on the average daily net assets that are attributable to the Fund’s direct investments in fixed-income and equity securities and instruments, including exchange-traded funds advised by the Manager or other investment advisers, other investments, and cash and cash equivalents (including money market funds, whether advised by the Manager or other investment advisers) and excludes investments in other BlackRock equity and/or fixed-income mutual funds, at the following annual rates:

 

   
     Investment Advisory Fees  
Average Daily Net Assets   Global Dividend Portfolio  

First $1 billion

    0.600

$1 billion - $2 billion

    0.550  

$2 billion - $3 billion

    0.525  

Greater than $3 billion

    0.500  

 

 

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

 

   
     Investment Advisory Fees  
Average Daily Net Assets   International Fund  

First $1 billion

    0.600

$1 billion - $3 billion

    0.560  

$3 billion - $5 billion

    0.540  

$5 billion - $10 billion

    0.520  

Greater than $10 billion

    0.510  

With respect to each Fund, the Manager entered into separate sub-advisory agreements with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIL, for services it provides for that portion of each Fund for which BIL, acts as Sub-Adviser, a monthly fee that is equal to a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by each Fund to the Manager.

Service and Distribution Fees: The Trust, on behalf of Global Dividend Portfolio, and the Corporation, on behalf of International 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:

 

     Global Dividend Portfolio      International Fund  
Share Class   Service Fees      Distribution Fees      Service Fees      Distribution Fees  

Investor A

    0.25             0.25       

Investor C

    0.25        0.75      0.25        0.75

Class R

    N/A        N/A        0.25        0.25  

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 November 30, 2024, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:

 

         
Fund Name   Investor A      Investor C      Class R      Total  

Global Dividend Portfolio

  $  483,593      $  88,111      $      $  571,704  

International Fund

    409,064        24,237         13,724        447,025  

Administration: The Trust, on behalf of Global Dividend Portfolio, entered into an Administration Agreement with the Manager, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide administrative services. For these services, the Manager receives an administration fee computed daily and payable monthly, based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund. The administration fee, which is shown as administration in the Statements of Operations, is paid at the annual rates below.

 

   
Average Daily Net Assets   Administration Fees  

First $500 million

    0.0425

$500 million - $1 billion

    0.0400  

$1 billion - $2 billion

    0.0375  

$2 billion - $4 billion

    0.0350  

$4 billion - $13 billion

    0.0325  

Greater than $13 billion

    0.0300  

In addition, the Manager charges each of the share classes an administration fee, which is shown as administration — class specific in the Statements of Operations, at an annual rate of 0.02% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

For the six months ended November 30, 2024, the following table shows the class specific administration fees borne directly by each share class of the Fund:

 

           
Fund Name   Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Class K      Total  

Global Dividend Portfolio

  $  58,856      $  38,768      $  1,766      $  22,205      $  121,595  

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 servicing of underlying investor accounts. 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 November 30, 2024, 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.

 

     
Fund Name   Institutional      Total  

International Fund

  $  115,925      $  115,925  

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 November 30, 2024, 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:

 

             
Fund Name   Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Class K      Class R      Total  

Global Dividend Portfolio

  $    933      $   4,306      $   743      $   222      $   —      $  6,204  

International Fund

    744        2,102        390               44        3,280  

For the six months ended November 30, 2024, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:

 

             
Fund Name   Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Class K      Class R      Total  

Global Dividend Portfolio

  $  252,358      $  145,252      $  10,388      $  4,101      $      $  412,099  

International Fund

    586,546        238,328        4,740        605         6,269        836,488  

Other Fees: For the six months ended November 30, 2024, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of each Fund’s Investor A Shares as follows:

 

   
Fund Name   Amounts  

Global Dividend Portfolio

  $  1,854  

International Fund

    4,307  

For the six months ended November 30, 2024, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:

 

     
Share Class   Global
Dividend
Portfolio
     International
Fund
 

Investor A

  $   192      $   1,466  

Investor C

    205        51  

Expense Limitations, Waivers and Reimbursements: With respect to each Fund, the Manager contractually 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”) through June 30, 2026. The contractual agreements may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” of the Trust or the Corporation, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”), or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. 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 November 30, 2024, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

   
Fund Name   Amounts Waived  

Global Dividend Portfolio

  $     1,285  

International Fund

    7,227  

With respect to Global Dividend Portfolio, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of the Fund’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through June 30, 2026. With respect to International Fund, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of the Fund’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through June 30, 2026. The contractual agreements may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. For the six months ended November 30, 2024, there were no fees waived by the Manager pursuant to these arrangements.

With respect to International Fund, 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 the Fund’s business (“expense limitation”). The current expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:

 

         
Institutional   Investor A     Investor C     Class K     Class R  

  0.65%

  0.90%   1.65%   0.60%   1.15%

The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue these contractual expense limitations through June 30, 2026, unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of International Fund. For the six months ended November 30, 2024, the Manager waived and/or reimbursed investment advisory fees of $98,331, which is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations.

 

 

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In addition, these amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager are included in transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager — class specific, in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended November 30, 2024, class specific expense waivers and/or reimbursements were as follows:

 

     Transfer Agent Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed by the Manager - Class Specific  
Fund Name   Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Class K      Class R      Total  

International Fund

    $  359,083        $ 155,499        $  3,479        $ 605        $ 4,854        $ 523,520  

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 fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, managed by the Manager or its affiliates. However, BIM has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees the Funds bear to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been reinvested may impose a discretionary liquidity fee of up to 2% on all redemptions. Discretionary liquidity fees may be imposed or terminated at any time at the discretion of the board of directors of the money market fund, or its delegate, if it is determined that such fee would be, or would not be, respectively, in the best interest of the money market fund. Additionally, the money market fund will impose a mandatory liquidity fee if the money market fund’s total net redemptions on a single day exceed 5% of the money market fund’s net assets, unless the amount of the fee is less than 0.01% of the value of the shares redeemed. The money market fund will determine the size of the mandatory liquidity fee by making a good faith estimate of certain costs the money market fund would incur if it were to sell a pro rata amount of each security in the portfolio to satisfy the amount of net redemptions on that day. There is no limit to the size of a mandatory liquidity fee. If the money market fund cannot estimate the costs of selling a pro rata amount of each portfolio security in good faith and supported by data, it is required to apply a default liquidity fee of 1% on the value of shares redeemed on that day.

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

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income earned across the BlackRock Multi-Asset 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 (which excludes collateral investment fees), and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

The share of securities lending income earned by the Fund is shown as securities lending income—affiliated—net in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended November 30, 2024, the Fund paid BIM the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
Fund Name   Amounts  

International Fund

  $   10  

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. Each Fund 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 November 30, 2024, the Funds did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.

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

6. PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended November 30, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

     
Fund Name   Purchases      Sales  

Global Dividend Portfolio

  $  279,910,592      $  557,315,471  

International Fund

    384,444,834        658,022,576  

 

 

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7. 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 a period of three years after they are filed. 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 November 30, 2024, 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. Management’s analysis is based on the tax laws and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof in effect as of date of these financial statements, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect which may impact the Funds’ NAV.

As of May 31, 2024, the International Fund had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains of $560,148,432.

As of November 30, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         
Fund Name   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Global Dividend Portfolio

  $ 804,711,982      $   311,561,722      $   (14,629,794    $  296,931,928  

International Fund

     1,191,488,549        276,508,325        (46,086,288      230,422,037  

8. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust and the Corporation, on behalf of the Funds, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is party to a 364-day, $2.40 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) Overnight Bank Funding Rate (“OBFR”) (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum, (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 or (c) the sum of (x) Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.10% and (y) 0.80% per annum. The agreement expires in April 2025 unless extended or renewed. 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 November 30, 2024, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.

9. PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the 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. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which each 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 mandatory and discretionary 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. An illiquid investment is any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A Fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid 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. A Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

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, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. 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.

 

 

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Geographic/Asset Class Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in the United States. A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the certain Funds invest.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their 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 as well as acts of war in the region. These events may spread to other countries in Europe and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Funds’ investments.

Responses to the financial problems by European governments, central banks and others, including austerity measures and reforms, may not work, may result in social unrest and may limit future growth and economic recovery or have other unintended consequences. Further defaults or restructurings by governments and others of their debt could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world. The United Kingdom has withdrawn from the European Union, and one or more other countries may withdraw from the European Union and/or abandon the Euro, the common currency of the European Union. These events and actions have adversely affected, and may in the future adversely affect, the value and exchange rate of the Euro and may continue to significantly affect the economies of every country in Europe, including countries that do not use the Euro and non-European Union member states. The impact of these actions, especially if they occur in a disorderly fashion, is not clear but could be significant and far reaching. In addition, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The extent and duration of the military action, resulting sanctions and resulting future market disruptions in the region are impossible to predict, but have been, and may continue to be, significant and have a severe adverse effect on the region, including significant negative impacts on the economy and the markets for certain securities and commodities, such as oil and natural gas, as well as other sectors.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

     
    Six Months Ended 11/30/24     Year Ended 05/31/24  
Fund Name/Share Class   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Global Dividend Portfolio

       

Institutional

       

Shares sold

    2,451,499     $ 31,492,744       8,811,753     $ 101,691,673  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    377,766       4,870,195       1,077,859       12,332,602  

Shares redeemed

    (21,673,739     (279,244,744     (18,373,485     (211,482,926
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (18,844,474   $  (242,881,805     (8,483,873   $ (97,458,651
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A

       

Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares

    913,812     $ 11,740,549       2,072,705     $ 23,620,371  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    201,080       2,581,558       567,141       6,459,760  

Shares redeemed

    (2,491,869     (32,005,855     (7,211,729     (82,461,051
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (1,376,977   $ (17,683,748     (4,571,883   $ (52,380,920
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor C

       

Shares sold

    49,646     $ 645,730       122,328     $ 1,369,205  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    4,678       59,229       20,818       236,867  

Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

    (297,527     (3,790,541     (864,774     (9,819,319
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (243,203   $ (3,085,582     (721,628   $ (8,213,247
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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    Six Months Ended 11/30/24     Year Ended 05/31/24  
Fund Name/Share Class   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Global Dividend Portfolio (continued)

       

Class K

       

Shares sold

    431,710     $ 5,617,452       4,014,853     $ 46,767,267  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    130,231       1,685,233       293,128       3,367,495  

Shares redeemed

    (1,364,472     (17,671,908     (3,247,930     (37,363,172
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (802,531   $ (10,369,223     1,060,051     $ 12,771,590  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (21,267,185   $ (274,020,358     (12,717,333   $ (145,281,228
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

International Fund

       

Institutional

       

Shares sold

    6,243,297     $ 125,230,680       14,920,604     $ 282,774,138  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    268,901       5,407,603       583,920       10,995,686  

Shares redeemed

    (17,875,748     (361,313,830)       (23,049,624     (433,835,118
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (11,363,550   $ (230,675,547     (7,545,100   $ (140,065,294
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A

       

Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares

    557,707     $ 10,881,817       2,009,836     $ 36,927,098  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    77,958       1,528,762       160,215       2,945,946  

Shares redeemed

    (2,065,393     (40,418,427     (4,506,194     (83,297,065
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (1,429,728   $ (28,007,848     (2,336,143   $ (43,424,021
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor C

       

Shares sold

    9,617     $ 172,123       24,249     $ 408,442  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    573       10,314       926       15,854  

Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

    (52,957     (948,508     (135,282     (2,302,035
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (42,767   $ (766,071     (110,107   $ (1,877,739
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class K

       

Shares sold

    1,664,479     $ 33,216,819       4,214,464     $ 79,161,551  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    98,685       1,985,532       208,533       3,925,312  

Shares redeemed

    (2,745,572     (54,982,299     (6,604,552     (124,790,126
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (982,408   $ (19,779,948     (2,181,555   $ (41,703,263
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R

       

Shares sold

    16,038     $ 315,087       97,751     $ 1,782,898  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    1,173       23,086       2,172       40,213  

Shares redeemed

    (55,678     (1,097,168     (62,787     (1,171,241
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (38,467   $ (758,995     37,136     $ 651,870  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (13,856,920   $ (279,988,409     (12,135,769   $  (226,418,447
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

11.

FOREIGN WITHHOLDINGS TAX CLAIMS

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has issued guidance to address U.S. income tax liabilities attributable to fund shareholders resulting from the recovery of foreign taxes withheld in prior calendar years. These withheld foreign taxes were passed through to shareholders in the form of foreign tax credits in the year the taxes were withheld. Assuming there are sufficient foreign taxes paid which International Fund is able to pass through to shareholders as a foreign tax credit in the current year, the Fund will be able to offset the prior years’ withholding taxes recovered against the foreign taxes paid in the current year. Accordingly, no federal income tax liability is recorded by the Fund.

Certain of the outstanding foreign tax reclaims are not deemed by the Fund to meet the recognition criteria under U.S. GAAP as of November 30, 2024 and have not been recorded in the applicable Fund’s net asset value. The recognition by the Fund of these amounts would have a positive impact on the applicable Fund’s performance. If a Fund receives a tax refund that has not been previously recorded, investors in the Fund at the time the claim is successful will benefit from any resulting increase in the Fund’s NAV. Investors who sold their shares prior to such time will not benefit from such NAV increase.

The Global Dividend Portfolio is seeking, a closing agreement with the IRS to address any prior years’ U.S. income tax liabilities attributable to Fund shareholders resulting from the recovery of foreign taxes. The closing agreement would result in the Fund paying a compliance fee to the IRS, on behalf of its shareholders, representing the

 

 

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estimated tax savings generated from foreign tax credits claimed by Fund shareholders on their tax returns in prior years. The Fund has accrued a liability for the estimated IRS compliance fee related to foreign withholding tax claims, which is disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The actual IRS compliance fee may differ from the estimate and that difference may be material.

 

12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

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Additional Information (continued)

 

Fund and Service Providers

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator   Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
BlackRock Advisors, LLC   Deloitte & Touche LLP
Wilmington, DE 19809   Boston, MA 02110
 
Sub-Adviser   Distributor
BlackRock International Limited   BlackRock Investments, LLC
Edinburgh, EH3 8BL   New York, NY 10001
United Kingdom  
  Legal Counsel
Accounting Agent and Transfer Agent   Sidley Austin LLP
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.   New York, NY 10019
Wilmington, DE 19809  
  Address of the Trust/Corporation
Custodian   100 Bellevue Parkway
The Bank of New York Mellon   Wilmington, DE 19809
New York, NY 10286  

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviation
ADR   American Depositary Receipt

 

 

 

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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 the Funds unless preceded or accompanied by the Funds’ 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 8 –

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies – See Item 7

 

Item 9 –

Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies – See Item 7

 

Item 10 –

Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies – See Item 7

 

Item 11 –

Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract – See Item 7

 

Item 12 –

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

 

Item 13 –

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

 

Item 14 –

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

 

Item 15 –

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


Item 16 –

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 date of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) or 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 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 17 –

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

 

Item 18 –

Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation – Not Applicable

 

Item 19 –

Exhibits attached hereto

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

(a)(2) Any policy required by the listing standards adopted pursuant to Rule 10D-1 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.10D-1) by the registered national securities exchange or registered national securities association upon which the registrant’s securities are listed – Not Applicable

(a)(3) Section 302 Certifications are attached.

(a)(4) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not Applicable

(a)(5) Change in registrant’s independent public accountant – Not Applicable

(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached.

 

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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 Series, Inc.

 

 

By:

    

/s/ John M. Perlowski       

      

John M. Perlowski

      

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

      

BlackRock Series, Inc.

Date: January 21, 2025

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 Series, Inc.

Date: January 21, 2025

 

 

By:

    

/s/ Trent Walker          

      

Trent Walker

      

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of

      

BlackRock Series, Inc.

Date: January 21, 2025

 

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