JULY 29, 2024
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Summary Prospectus |
BlackRock Allocation Target
Shares | BATS: Series V Portfolio
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Series V Portfolio
BATVX
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which contains
more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus (including amendments and supplements), reports to shareholders and other information about the Fund, including the Fund’s statement of additional information, online at
https://www.blackrock.com/prospectus. You can
also get this information at no cost by calling (800) 882-0052 or by sending an e-mail request to prospectus.request@blackrock.com, or from your financial professional. The Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated July 29, 2024, as amended and supplemented from time to time, are incorporated by reference into (legally made a part of) this Summary Prospectus.
This Summary Prospectus contains information you should know before investing, including
information about risks. Please read it before you invest and keep it for future reference.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this Summary Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Not FDIC Insured ● May Lose Value ● No Bank Guarantee
Summary Prospectus
Key Facts About BATS: Series V Portfolio
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the BATS: Series V Portfolio (the “Fund”) is to
seek as high a level of income exempt from federal income tax consistent with preservation of capital while seeking to minimize price volatility.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell
shares of the Fund.
| Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment) |
|
Series V
Portfolio |
| Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
|
|
None |
| Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
lower) |
|
None |
| Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
|
Series V
Portfolio |
| Management Fee |
|
None |
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
None |
| Other Expenses |
|
0.25 % |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
0.25 % |
| Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1 |
|
(0.25 )% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1 |
|
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As
described in the “Management of the Funds” section of the Fund’s prospectus beginning on page 67, pursuant to the management agreement between BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) and BlackRock
Allocation Target Shares, on behalf of the Fund, BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all fees and expenses of the Fund, except extraordinary
expenses, indefinitely. Extraordinary expenses may include Dividend Expense, Interest Expense, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain other Fund expenses.
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You
should also be aware that the Fund is an investment option for certain “wrap-fee” programs or other separately managed account clients for which BlackRock Investment
Management, LLC or certain of its affiliates (individually or collectively referred to as “BIM LLC”) receives compensation pursuant to an investment management
agreement. Wrap-fee program participants pay a “wrap-fee” to the sponsor of the program which typically covers investment advice and transaction costs on trades
executed with the sponsor or a designated broker-dealer. You should read carefully the wrap-fee or other program brochure provided to you by your program sponsor or investment
adviser. The brochure is required to include information about the fees charged to you and, in case of a wrap-fee program, the fees paid by the sponsor to BIM LLC.
Example:
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other
mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5%
return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
| |
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
| Series V Portfolio |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Portfolio Turnover:
The Fund pays
transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher
transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 170% of the average value of its portfolio.
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Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
In pursuit of the investment objective, the Fund will principally invest in a broad
range of short-term obligations issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, and their respective authorities, agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions (“Municipal Obligations”), the interest of which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer of the obligation, is exempt from regular federal income tax. Municipal
Obligations in which the Fund may invest will also not be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. Municipal Obligations in which the Fund may invest include variable rate demand notes, commercial paper, municipal bonds and
municipal notes. The Fund may invest in variable and floating rate instruments, and transact in securities on a when issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis.
The Fund invests in securities maturing in two years or less (with certain exceptions) and will maintain a
dollar-weighted average maturity of 120 days or less.
Short-term investments (or the issuers of such securities) will carry a rating in the
highest rating categories of at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (e.g., A-1, P-1 or F1 or better by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”),
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch Ratings Inc. (“Fitch”), respectively), or if such investments are unrated, determined to be of comparable quality by BlackRock, at the time of investment. Long-term investments (or the
issuers of such securities) will carry a rating of A-, A3 or A- or better by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, respectively, or if such investments are unrated, determined to be
of comparable quality by BlackRock, at the time of investment.
The
Fund is not a money market fund and does not seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
Risk is inherent in all investing. The value of your investment in the Fund, as well as
the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly from day to day and over time. You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The following is a
summary description of principal risks of investing in the Fund. The relative significance of each risk factor below may change over time and you should review each risk factor carefully.
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Variable Rate Demand Obligations Risks — Variable rate demand obligations are floating rate securities that combine an interest in a long-term municipal
bond with a right to demand payment before maturity from a bank or other financial institution. If the bank or financial institution is unable to pay, the Fund may lose
money.
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Municipal Securities Risks (BATS: Series E Portfolio and BATS: Series V Portfolio)
— Municipal securities risks include the ability of the issuer to repay the obligation, the relative lack of information about certain issuers of municipal securities, and the possibility of future legislative changes which could affect the market for and value of
municipal securities. Budgetary constraints of local, state, and federal governments upon which the issuers may be relying for funding may also impact municipal securities. These risks include:
General Obligation Bonds Risks — Timely payments depend on the issuer’s credit quality, ability to raise tax revenues and ability to
maintain an adequate tax base.
Revenue Bonds Risks — These payments depend on the money
earned by the particular facility or class of facilities, or the amount of revenues derived from another source.
Private Activity Bonds Risks — Municipalities and other public authorities issue private activity bonds to finance development of industrial
facilities for use by a private enterprise. The private enterprise pays the principal and interest on the bond, and the issuer does not pledge its full faith, credit and taxing
power for repayment.
Moral
Obligation Bonds Risks — Moral obligation bonds are generally issued by special purpose public authorities of a state or municipality. If the issuer is unable to meet its obligations, repayment of these bonds becomes a moral
commitment, but not a legal obligation, of the state or municipality.
Municipal Notes Risks — Municipal notes are shorter term
municipal debt obligations. If there is a shortfall in the anticipated proceeds, the notes may not be fully repaid and the Fund may lose money.
Municipal Lease Obligations Risks — In a municipal lease obligation, the issuer agrees to make payments when due on the lease obligation. Although
the issuer does not pledge its unlimited taxing power for payment of the lease obligation, the lease obligation is secured by the leased property.
Tax-Exempt Status Risk — The Fund and its investment manager will rely on the opinion of issuers’ bond counsel and, in the case of
derivative securities, sponsors’ counsel, on the tax-exempt status of interest on municipal bonds and payments under derivative securities. Neither the Fund nor its
investment manager will independently review the bases for those tax opinions, which may ultimately be determined to be incorrect and subject the Fund and its shareholders to substantial tax liabilities.
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U.S. Government Obligations Risk (BATS: Series V Portfolio) — Certain
securities in which the Fund may invest, including securities issued by certain U.S. Government agencies and U.S. Government sponsored enterprises, are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government or supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. In addition,
circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. Government
obligations, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment could
result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.
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Credit Risk — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a debt
security (i.e., the borrower) will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest and principal when due or otherwise honor their obligations. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer.
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Foreign Exposure Risk — Securities issued or supported by foreign entities, including foreign banks and corporations, may involve additional
risks and considerations. Extensive public information about the foreign issuer may not be available, and unfavorable political, economic or governmental developments in the
foreign country involved could affect the payment of principal and interest.
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High Portfolio Turnover Risk — The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of its portfolio securities. High portfolio turnover (more
than 100%) may result in increased transaction costs to the Fund, including brokerage commissions, dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of the securities and
on reinvestment in other securities. The sale of Fund portfolio securities may result in the realization and/or distribution to shareholders of higher capital gains or losses as compared to a fund with less active trading policies. These effects of
higher than normal portfolio turnover may adversely affect Fund performance.
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Income Risk — Income risk is the risk that the Fund’s yield will vary as short-term securities in its portfolio mature
and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest rates.
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Interest Rate Risk — Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of a debt security may fall when interest rates rise. In general, the
market price of debt securities with longer maturities will go up or down more in response to changes in interest rates than the market price of shorter-term securities. Due to
fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. Very low or negative interest rates may magnify interest rate risk. During periods of very low or negative interest rates, the Fund may be
unable to maintain positive returns or pay dividends to Fund shareholders. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the recent period of historically low interest rates. The Federal Reserve has
recently begun to raise the federal funds rate as part of its efforts to address rising inflation. There is a risk that interest rates will continue to rise, which will likely drive down the prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities.
Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on markets, may result in heightened market volatility and may detract from the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.
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Market Risk and Selection Risk — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the
possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic
trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class.
Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its
investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the
markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.
An outbreak of an infectious coronavirus (COVID-19) that was first
detected in December 2019 developed into a global pandemic that has resulted in numerous disruptions in the market and has had significant economic impact leaving general concern and uncertainty. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various
governments, the duration of the pandemic and its effects cannot be predicted with certainty. The impact of this coronavirus, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations,
individual companies and the market in general ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time.
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Taxability Risk — Future laws, regulations, rulings or court decisions may cause interest on municipal securities to be subject,
directly or indirectly, to U.S. federal income taxation or currently exempt interest on state municipal securities to be subject to state or local income taxation, or the value
of state municipal securities that are currently exempt to be subject to state or local intangible personal property tax, or may otherwise prevent the Fund from realizing the full current benefit of the tax-exempt status of such securities. Any such change could also affect the
market price of such securities, and thus the value of an investment in the Fund.
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Legal Opinion Risk —
The Fund will rely on legal opinions of counsel to issuers of municipal securities as to the tax-exempt status of investments and will not do its own analysis. The status of a
municipal security as tax-exempt may be affected by events that occur after the municipal security is issued.
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Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk — Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the
securities. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could
make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time.
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When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward
Commitments Risk — When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the
risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction
will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.
Performance Information
The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and
provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the Fund’s performance to that of the SIFMA Municipal Swap Index. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by the Fund, the performance information for the Fund in
the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. As with all such investments, past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future results. The table includes all applicable fees. If the Fund’s investment manager and its affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain Fund expenses during these
periods, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on the Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at 800-882-0052.
ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
BATS: Series V Portfolio
As of 12/31
BATS: Series V Portfolio
As of 12/31
During the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 0.91%
(quarter ended December 31, 2023) and the lowest return for a quarter was -0.06% (quarter ended March 31, 2022). The year-to-date return as of June 30, 2024 was 1.70%.
| For the periods ended 12/31/23
Average Annual Total Returns |
1 Year |
Since Inception
(May 5, 2021) |
| BATS: Series V Portfolio |
|
|
| Return Before Taxes |
3.35 % |
1.67 % |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions |
3.35 % |
1.67 % |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
3.35 % |
1.68 % |
| Municipal Swap Index (SIFMA) (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
3.32 % |
1.70 % |
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not
reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through
tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
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Investment
Manager
The Fund’s investment manager is BlackRock Advisors, LLC (previously defined as
“BlackRock”).
Portfolio Managers
| Portfolio Manager |
Portfolio Manager of the Fund Since |
Title |
| Kristi Manidis |
2021 |
Director of BlackRock, Inc. |
| Mei Chan |
2024 |
Associate of BlackRock, Inc. |
| Kevin Maloney, CFA |
2024 |
Director of BlackRock, Inc. |
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased and held only by or on behalf of separately managed
account clients who have retained BIM LLC to manage their accounts, or who have requested that their investment adviser consider investment recommendations provided by BIM LLC in connection with the management of their accounts.
Purchase and redemption orders generally are made based on instructions from BIM LLC (or other investment adviser to whom BIM LLC provides investment recommendations). Purchase and redemption orders are processed at the net asset
value next calculated after the broker-dealer receives the order on behalf of the account each day the New York Stock Exchange is open.
| |
BATS: Series V Portfolio |
| Minimum Initial
Investment |
There is no minimum amount for initial investments. |
| Minimum Additional Investment |
There is no minimum amount for additional investments. |
Tax Information
Although the Fund will primarily seek income exempt from federal income tax, it may to
a lesser extent distribute taxable income. Accordingly, the Fund’s dividends and distributions may be subject to U.S. federal income taxes and may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are a tax-exempt investor or are investing through a
qualified tax-exempt plan described in section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, in which case you may be subject to U.S. federal income tax when distributions are received from such tax-deferred arrangements. The Fund intends to make
distributions from income most of which will be excludable from gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Payments to Broker/Dealers and Other Financial
Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a financial intermediary, the Fund and
BlackRock Investments, LLC, the Fund’s distributor, or its affiliates may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services.
These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the financial intermediary and your individual financial
professional to recommend the Fund over another investment.
Ask your individual financial professional or visit your financial intermediary’s
website for more information.
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