BLACKROCK GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND, INC.
(the Fund)
Supplement dated May 27, 2021 to the Summary Prospectuses, Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information (SAI) of the Fund, each dated February 26, 2021, as supplemented to date
On May 11, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Fund approved the appointment of BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (BRS) as a sub-adviser of the Fund, pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement between BRS and BlackRock Advisors, LLC with respect to the Fund. The addition of BRS as a sub-adviser of the Fund is effective immediately.
Effective immediately, the following changes are made to the Funds Summary Prospectuses, Prospectuses and SAI, as applicable:
The section of the Summary Prospectuses entitled Summary ProspectusKey Facts About BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.Investment Manager and the section of the Prospectuses entitled Fund OverviewKey Facts About BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.Investment Manager are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:
The Funds investment manager is BlackRock Advisors, LLC (previously defined as BlackRock). The Funds sub-adviser is BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (the Sub-Adviser). Where applicable, BlackRock refers also to the Sub-Adviser.
The second paragraph of the section of the Prospectuses entitled Management of the FundBlackRock is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
BlackRock, a registered investment adviser, was organized in 1994 to perform advisory services for investment companies. BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (the Sub-Adviser), a registered investment adviser organized in 2000, is an affiliate of BlackRock and acts as a sub-adviser for the Fund. BlackRock and its affiliates had approximately $9.007 trillion in investment company and other portfolio assets under management as of March 31, 2021.
The eighth paragraph of the section of the Prospectuses entitled Management of the FundBlackRock is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
BlackRock has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with the Sub-Adviser. Under the sub-advisory agreement, BlackRock pays the Sub-Adviser for services it provides for that portion of the Fund for which it acts as sub-adviser a fee equal to a percentage of the management fee paid to BlackRock under the Management Agreement.
A discussion of the basis for the Boards approval of the Management Agreement with respect to the Fund is included in the Funds annual shareholder report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020. A discussion of the basis for the Boards approval of the sub-advisory agreement with the Sub-Adviser will be included in the Funds semi-annual shareholder report for the fiscal period ending April 30, 2021.
The following is added to the section of the Prospectuses entitled For More InformationFund and Service Providers immediately after Manager and Administrator:
SUB-ADVISER
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
20 Anson Road #18-01
079912 Singapore
The following is added as a new paragraph at the end of the section of the SAI Part I entitled IV. Management, Advisory and Other Service Arrangements:
BlackRock has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (BRS or the Sub-Adviser), pursuant to which BlackRock pays the Sub-Adviser for providing services to BlackRock with respect to that portion of the Fund for which it acts as sub-adviser a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to a percentage of the management fee paid to BlackRock under the Management Agreement.
Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.
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