N-CSRS 1 d228669dncsrs.htm BLACKROCK GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND, INC. BLACKROCK GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND, 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: 811-05576

 

Name of Fund:   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

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

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

Date of fiscal year end: 04/30/2022

Date of reporting period: 10/31/2021


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


 

LOGO

 

  OCTOBER 31, 2021

 

 

    

  

2021 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee

 


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of October 31, 2021 was a remarkable period of adaptation and recovery, as the global economy dealt with the implications of the coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic. The United States began the reporting period as the initial reopening-led economic rebound was beginning to slow. Nonetheless, the economy continued to grow at a solid pace for the reporting period, eventually regaining the output lost from the pandemic. However, a rapid rebound in consumer spending pushed up against supply constraints and led to elevated inflation.

Equity prices rose with the broader economy, as the implementation of mass vaccination campaigns and passage of two additional fiscal stimulus packages further boosted stocks, and many equity indices neared or surpassed all-time highs late in the reporting period. In the United States, returns of small-capitalization stocks, which benefited the most from the resumption of in-person activities, outpaced large-capitalization stocks. International equities also gained, as both developed and emerging markets continued to recover from the effects of the pandemic.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) had fallen sharply prior to the beginning of the reporting period, which meant bonds were priced for extreme risk avoidance and economic disruption. Despite expectations of doom and gloom, the economy expanded rapidly, stoking inflation concerns in early 2021, which led to higher yields and a negative overall return for most U.S. Treasuries. In the corporate bond market, support from the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) assuaged credit concerns and led to solid returns for high-yield corporate bonds, outpacing investment-grade corporate bonds.

The Fed remained committed to accommodative monetary policy by maintaining near-zero interest rates and by reiterating that inflation could exceed its 2% target for a sustained period without triggering a rate increase. In response to rising inflation late in the period, the Fed changed its market guidance, raising the possibility of higher rates in 2022 and reducing bond purchasing beginning in late 2021.

Looking ahead, we believe that the global expansion will continue to broaden as Europe and other developed market economies gain momentum, although the Delta variant of the coronavirus remains a threat, particularly in emerging markets. While we expect inflation to remain elevated in the medium-term as the expansion continues, we believe the recent uptick owes more to temporary supply disruptions than a lasting change in fundamentals. The change in Fed policy also means that moderate inflation is less likely to be followed by interest rate hikes that could threaten the economic expansion.

Overall, we favor a moderately positive stance toward risk, with an overweight in equities. Sectors that are better poised to manage the transition to a lower-carbon world, such as technology and health care, are particularly attractive in the long-term. U.S. small-capitalization stocks and European equities are likely to benefit from the continuing vaccine-led restart, while Chinese equities stand to gain from a more accommodative monetary and fiscal environment as the Chinese economy slows. We are underweight long-term credit, but inflation-protected U.S. Treasuries, Asian fixed income, and emerging market local-currency bonds offer potential opportunities. We believe that international diversification and a focus on sustainability can help provide portfolio resilience, and the disruption created by the coronavirus appears to be accelerating the shift toward sustainable investments.

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

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of October 31, 2021
     
        6-Month       12-Month 
   

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

    10.91%     42.91%
   

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

  1.85   50.80
   

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

  4.14   34.18
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

   (4.87)   16.96
   

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

  0.01     0.06
   

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

  1.59     (4.77)
   

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

  1.06     (0.48)
   

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

  0.33     2.76
   

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

  2.36   10.53
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.
 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

    

      Page

The Markets in Review

   2

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

   4

About Fund Performance

   7

Disclosure of Expenses

   7

Derivative Financial Instruments

   8

Financial Statements:

  

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

   9

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   65

Consolidated Statement of Operations

   68

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   69

Consolidated Financial Highlights

   70

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   75

Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement

   90

Disclosure of Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement

   93

Additional Information

   94

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

   96

 

 

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of October 31, 2021     BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide high total investment return through a fully managed investment policy utilizing United States and foreign equity securities, debt and money market securities, the combination of which will be varied from time to time both with respect to types of securities and markets in response to changing market and economic trends. Total return means the combination of capital growth and investment income.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the six-month period ended October 31, 2021, the Fund underperformed its reference benchmark, which is comprised of the S&P 500® Index (36%), FTSE World (ex-U.S.) Index (24%), ICE BofA Current 5-Year U.S. Treasury Index (24%) and FTSE Non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond Index (16%) (the “Reference Benchmark”), and underperformed the broad-based all-equity benchmark, the FTSE World Index. The Fund invests in both equities and bonds; therefore, Fund management believes that the Reference Benchmark provides a more accurate representation of the Fund’s composition and a more comparable means for measurement. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to the Reference Benchmark. The following commentary (and referenced allocation percentages) are based on the economic exposures of the Fund, which reflect adjustments for futures, swaps, and options (except with respect to fixed income securities), and convertible bonds, and may vary relative to the market value.

What factors influenced performance?

From an equity sector perspective, stock selection within consumer discretionary and industrials negatively impacted returns. Tactical hedges on equity positioning to manage overall beta (market sensitivity), notably short positions on select U.S. equity markets futures, detracted from returns. Within fixed income, positioning in U.S. Treasuries to manage duration and corresponding interest rate sensitivity detracted from performance. Exposure to cash and cash equivalents negatively impacted relative return as well.

A broad overweight to equities contributed to returns. From an equity sector perspective, stock selection within materials was additive. A broad underweight to developed market government bonds positively impacted performance. Within fixed income, exposure to corporate credit, securitized assets and Chinese government bonds added to returns.

The Fund uses derivatives, which may include options, futures, swaps and forward contracts both to seek to enhance returns of the Fund and to hedge (or protect) against adverse movements in currency exchange rates, interest rates and movements in the securities markets. During the period, the Fund’s use of derivatives detracted from the Fund’s performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

During the six-month period, the Fund’s overall equity allocation increased from 67% to 68% of net assets. Within equities, the Fund increased exposure to the United States and decreased exposure to Europe and Asia. On a sector basis, the Fund increased exposure to energy, health care and consumer discretionary, and reduced exposure to financials, industrials, materials and utilities.

The Fund’s allocation to fixed income increased from 23% to 26% of net assets. Within fixed income, the Fund increased exposure to securitized debt and bank loans, and decreased exposure to government bonds, primarily in the United States.

The Fund’s exposure to commodity-related securities remained unchanged at approximately 1% of net assets.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

Relative to its Reference Benchmark, the Fund ended the period overweight in equities and underweight in fixed income, with modest exposure to gold-related securities and a larger allocation to cash and cash equivalents. Within equities, the Fund was overweight in the United States, Europe and China, and underweight in Japan and Australia. From a sector perspective, the Fund was overweight in consumer discretionary, health care, energy, communication services, materials, information technology and industrials, and underweight in consumer staples, real estate and financials. Within fixed income, the Fund was underweight in U.S. Treasuries, developed European sovereign debt and Japanese government bonds. In addition, the Fund was overweight in corporate credit, securitized debt and bank loans. With respect to currency exposure, the Fund was overweight in the U.S. dollar and underweight in the euro, Swiss franc and Chinese yuan.

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

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of October 31, 2021 (continued)    BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Performance

 

                  Average Annual Total Returns(a)(b)  
                                                                              
                  1 Year      5 Years    10 Years  
                                                                              
      6-Month
Total
Returns
            Without
Sales
Charge
          With
Sales
Charge
            Without
Sales
Charge
          With
Sales
Charge
          Without
Sales
Charge
          With
Sales
Charge
 

Institutional

     1.80        22.23        N/A          10.21        N/A          7.64        N/A  

Investor A

     1.68          21.96          15.56        9.92          8.74           7.35             6.77

Investor C

     1.25                 21.00             20.00                 9.08          9.08          6.71          6.71  

Class K

     1.83          22.35          N/A          10.30             N/A          7.69          N/A  

Class R

     1.47          21.50          N/A          9.55          N/A          6.98          N/A  

FTSE World Index(c)

     7.82          40.25          N/A          15.57          N/A          12.22          N/A  

Reference Benchmark(d)

     3.83          21.14          N/A          10.17          N/A          8.22          N/A  

U.S. Stocks: S&P 500® Index(e)

     10.91          42.91          N/A          18.93          N/A          16.21          N/A  

Non-U.S. Stocks: FTSE World (ex-U.S.) Index(f)

     3.02          35.41          N/A          10.46          N/A          7.44          N/A  

Non-U.S. Bonds: FTSE Non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond Index(g)

     (3.52        (4.32        N/A          1.56          N/A          0.32          N/A  

U.S. Bonds: ICE BofA Current 5-Year U.S. Treasury Index(h)

     (0.85              (2.46          N/A                1.90            N/A            1.82            N/A  

 

  (a)

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

 
  (b)

The Fund invests in a portfolio of U.S. and foreign equity securities, debt and money market securities, the combination of which will be varied from time to time with respect to types of securities and markets in response to changing market and economic trends.

 
  (c)

This unmanaged capitalization-weighted index is comprised of 2,620 equities from 35 countries in 4 regions, including the United States.

 
  (d)

The Reference Benchmark is an unmanaged weighted index comprised as follows: 36% S&P 500® Index; 24% FTSE World (ex-U.S.) Index; 24% ICE BofA Current 5-Year U.S. Treasury Index; and 16% FTSE Non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond Index.

 
  (e)

An unmanaged index that covers 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization.

 
  (f)

This unmanaged capitalization-weighted index is comprised of 1,985 equities from 34 countries, excluding the United States.

 
  (g)

This unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index tracks 22 government bond indexes, excluding the United States.

 
  (h)

This unmanaged index is designed to track the total return of the current coupon five-year U.S. Treasury bond.

 

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

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.

Expense Example

 

        Actual            Hypothetical(a)                    
                                                                                         
                         Expenses Paid During the
Period
                  Including Dividend
Expense and Broker
Fees and Expenses
on Short Sales
    Excluding Dividend
Expense and Broker
Fees and Expenses
on Short Sales
    Annualized Expense Ratio        
                                                                                         
       


Beginning
Account
Value
(05/01/21)
 
 
 
 
    


Ending
Account
Value
(10/31/21)
 
 
 
 
    




Including
Dividend
Expense and
Broker

Fees and
Expenses on
Short Sales

 
 
 
 

 
 
(b) 

   




Excluding
Dividend
Expense and
Broker

Fees and
Expenses on
Short Sales

 
 
 
 

 
 
(b)  

            


Beginning
Account
Value
(05/01/21)
 
 
 
 
    


Ending
Account
Value
(10/31/21)
 
 
 
 
    


Expenses
Paid
During

the
Period

 
 
 

 
(b)  

   


Ending
Account
Value
(10/31/21)
 
 
 
 
    


Expenses
Paid
During

the
Period

 
 
 

 
(b)  

   





Including
Dividend
Expense and
Broker

Fees and
Expenses on
Short Sales

 
 
 
 

 
 
 

   





Excluding
Dividend
Expense and
Broker

Fees and
Expenses on
Short Sales

 
 
 
 

 
 
 

   

    

 

 

 

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.00      $ 4.17     $ 4.07        $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.07      $ 4.18     $ 1,021.17      $ 4.08       0.82     0.80  
 

Investor A

    1,000.00        1,016.80        5.49       5.39          1,000.00        1,019.76        5.50       1,019.86        5.40       1.08       1.06    
 

Investor C

    1,000.00        1,012.50        9.38       9.33          1,000.00        1,015.88        9.40       1,015.93        9.35       1.85       1.84    
 

Class K

    1,000.00        1,018.30        3.76       3.66          1,000.00        1,021.48        3.77       1,021.58        3.67       0.74       0.72    
 

Class R

    1,000.00        1,014.70        7.31       7.26                1,000.00        1,017.95        7.32       1,018.00        7.27       1.44       1.43    

 

  (a)

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

 
  (b)

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

 

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

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of October 31, 2021 (continued)    BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Portfolio Information

 

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (EQUITY INVESTMENTS)

 

   
    Percent of  

Security

    Total Investments (a) 

Microsoft Corp.

    3

Alphabet, Inc.

    2  

Apple, Inc.

    2  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    1  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1  

Johnson & Johnson

    1  

Bank of America Corp.

    1  

ConocoPhillips.

    1  

salesforce.com, Inc.

    1  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    1  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
    Percent of  
    Total Investments (b) 
       
Country/Geographic Region   Long     Short     Total  

United States

    64     % (c)      64

China

    4       (c)      4  

Germany

    4       (c)      4  

United Kingdom

    4       (c)      4  

Netherlands

    3             3  

France

    3             3  

Canada

    2       (c)      2  

Japan

    2       (c)      2  

Cayman Islands

    1             1  

Spain

    1       (c)      1  

Australia

    1       (c)      1  

Italy

    1             1  

Switzerland

    1             1  

Other#

    8       1       9  
    99     1     100
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

(a)

Excludes short-term securities.

(b)

Total investments include the gross values of long and short equity securities of the underlying derivative contracts utilized by the Fund and exclude short-term securities.

(c)

Rounds to less than 1% of total investments.

#

Includes holdings within countries/geographic regions that are 1% or less of total investments. Please refer to the Consolidated Schedule of Investments for such countries/geographic regions.

 

 

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About Fund Performance   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Institutional and Class K Shares are not subject to any sales charge. These shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only to certain eligible investors. Class K Shares performance shown prior to the Class K Shares inception date of June 8, 2016 is that of Institutional Shares. The performance of the Fund’s Class K Shares would be substantially similar to Institutional Shares because Class K Shares and Institutional Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities and performance would only differ to the extent that Class K Shares and Institutional Shares have different expenses. The actual returns of Class K Shares would have been higher than those of the Institutional Shares because Class K Shares have lower expenses than the Institutional Shares.

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

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

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to blackrock.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Figures shown in the performance table(s) assume reinvestment of all distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) on the ex-dividend date or payable date, as applicable. Investment return and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Distributions paid to each class of shares will vary because of the different levels of service, distribution and transfer agency fees applicable to each class, which are deducted from the income available to be paid to shareholders.

BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Fund’s investment adviser, has contractually and/or voluntarily agreed to waive and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses. Without such waiver(s) and/or reimbursement(s), the Fund’s performance would have been lower. With respect to the Fund’s voluntary waiver(s), if any, the Manager is under no obligation to waive and/or reimburse or to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees and such voluntary waiver(s) may be reduced or discontinued at any time. With respect to the Fund’s contractual waiver(s), if any, the Manager is under no obligation to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees after the applicable termination date of such agreement. See the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on waivers and/or reimbursements.

Disclosure of Expenses

Shareholders of the Fund may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses, such as sales charges; and (b) operating expenses, including investment advisory fees, service and distribution fees, including 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other fund expenses. The expense example shown (which is based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2021 and held through October 31, 2021) is intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in the Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.

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

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

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

 

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

The Fund may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. The Fund’s successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Fund’s investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Cayman Islands(a)(b) — 0.6%

 

522 Funding CLO Ltd., Series 2019-4A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.40%), 2.53%, 04/20/30

    USD       500     $ 498,976  

ACRES Commercial Realty Ltd., Series 2021-FL1, Class A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.20%), 1.29%, 06/15/36

          8,460           8,457,885  

AGL CLO 12 Ltd., Series 2021-12A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.16%), 1.29%, 07/20/34

      2,796       2,799,239  

AGL CLO 5 Ltd.

     

Series 2020-5A, Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.40%), 1.53%, 07/20/34

      1,260       1,260,808  

Series 2020-5A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 1.83%, 07/20/34

      1,752       1,753,544  

AGL CLO 7 Ltd., Series 2020-7A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.20%), 1.32%, 07/15/34

      1,530       1,532,865  

ALM Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.85%), 1.97%, 10/15/29

      373       373,168  

AMMC CLO 22 Ltd., Series 2018-22A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.45%), 1.57%, 04/25/31

      375       372,916  

Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2015-7A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.09%), 1.23%, 01/28/31

      250       249,946  

Series 2018-10A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 1.62%, 10/15/31

      250       250,014  

Series 2021-17A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.17%), 1.32%, 07/15/34

      1,854       1,850,447  

Apidos CLO APID, Series 2015-7A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 1.63%, 04/20/31

      500       498,796  

Apidos CLO XX, Series 2015-20A, Class A2RR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.55%), 1.67%, 07/16/31

      400       399,010  

Apidos CLO XXI, Series 2015-21A, Class A1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.93%), 1.05%, 07/18/27

      103       102,897  

Apidos CLO XXIII, Series 2015-23A, Class B1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 1.72%, 04/15/33

      250       250,000  

Apollo Credit Funding IV Ltd., Series 4A, Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 1.72%, 07/15/30

      250       249,365  

Arbor Realty Collateralized Loan Obligation Ltd., Series 2021-FL2, Class A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.10%), 1.19%, 05/15/36

      5,700       5,700,000  

ARES LII CLO Ltd., Series 2019-52A, Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.45%), 1.58%, 04/22/31

      250       250,101  

Ares LV CLO Ltd., Series 2020-55A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 1.82%, 07/15/34

      2,786       2,788,371  

Ares XXXVII CLO Ltd., Series 2015-4A, Class A3R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 1.62%, 10/15/30

      250       249,416  

ASSURANT CLO I Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.15%), 2.28%, 10/20/34(c)

      720       719,748  

Assurant CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.10%), 2.23%, 10/20/29

      458       458,456  

ASSURANT CLO Ltd., Series 2019-5A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 1.87%, 01/15/33

      250       251,468  

Atrium XII, Series 12A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.35%), 1.48%, 04/22/27

      695       689,263  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Cayman Islands (continued)

 

Atrium XIII, Series 13A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 1.62%, 11/21/30

    USD       600     $ 596,181  

Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.96%), 1.08%, 04/23/31

      250       249,929  

Series 2018-2A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 1.72%, 07/19/31

      750       748,184  

Series 2020-2A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 1.82%, 07/19/34

          2,425           2,427,066  

Battalion CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2015-8A, Class A1R2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.07%), 1.19%, 07/18/30

      500       499,894  

Series 2016-10A, Class A1R2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.17%), 1.29%, 01/25/35

      2,212       2,207,997  

Series 2016-10A, Class A2R2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.55%), 1.67%, 01/25/35

      1,465       1,454,364  

Series 2017-11A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.72%), 1.84%, 04/24/34

      712       710,545  

Series 2021-20A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.18%), 1.32%, 07/15/34

      1,848       1,847,780  

Beechwood Park CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class B2A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 1.87%, 01/17/33

      500       500,174  

Benefit Street Partners CLO II Ltd., Series 2013-IIA, Class A2R2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.45%), 1.57%, 07/15/29

      1,845       1,841,620  

Benefit Street Partners CLO III Ltd., Series 2013-IIIA, Class A2R2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 1.78%, 07/20/29

      667       667,037  

Benefit Street Partners CLO Ltd., Series 2015-VIBR, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.19%), 1.32%, 07/20/34

      250       251,064  

Benefit Street Partners CLO VIII Ltd., Series 2015-8A, Class A1AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.10%), 1.23%, 01/20/31

      1,000       1,000,500  

Benefit Street Partners CLO XIX Ltd., Series 2019-19A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.00%), 2.12%, 01/15/33

      250       250,355  

Birch Grove CLO Ltd., Series 19A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 1.87%, 06/15/31

      500       499,960  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2013-2A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 1.73%, 10/22/30

      250       250,187  

Series 2014-2A, Class BR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 1.88%, 10/20/30

      465       463,865  

BlueMountain CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2018-22A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 1.62%, 07/15/31

      1,495       1,480,339  

BlueMountain CLO XXIII Ltd., Series 2018-23A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.15%), 1.28%, 10/20/31

      250       249,959  

BlueMountain CLO XXIX Ltd., Series 2020-29A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 1.85%, 07/25/34

      625       625,685  

Canyon Capital CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2016-1A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.90%), 2.02%, 07/15/31

      250       249,338  

Series 2019-1A, Class A1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.10%), 1.22%, 04/15/32

      250       249,823  

Series 2019-1A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 1.82%, 04/15/32

      300       299,999  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Cayman Islands (continued)

     

Canyon CLO Ltd., Series 2020-3A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 1.82%, 01/15/34

    USD       250     $ 249,999  

Carlyle C17 CLO Ltd., Series C17-A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.03%), 1.16%, 04/30/31

      250       250,125  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class A1R2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.97%), 1.09%, 04/17/31

      748       747,835  

Catskill Park CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A1B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.35%), 1.48%, 04/20/29

      892       891,782  

CBAM Ltd.

     

Series 2018-7A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.10%), 1.23%, 07/20/31

      250       249,759  

Series 2019-9A, Class B2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.90%), 2.02%, 02/12/30

      450       450,149  

Cedar Funding II CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class ARR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.08%), 1.21%, 04/20/34

      500       499,428  

Cedar Funding IX CLO Ltd., Series 2018-9A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.98%), 1.11%, 04/20/31

        1,050       1,050,583  

Cedar Funding V CLO Ltd., Series 2016-5A, Class A1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.10%), 1.22%, 07/17/31

      250       250,000  

Cedar Funding VI CLO Ltd., Series 2016-6A, Class ARR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.05%), 1.18%, 04/20/34

      1,700         1,698,125  

Cedar Funding VII Clo Ltd., Series 2018-7A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.00%), 1.13%, 01/20/31

      300       300,059  

Cedar Funding XI Clo Ltd.

     

Series 2019-11A, Class A1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.05%), 1.17%, 05/29/32

      250       249,578  

Series 2019-11A, Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.35%), 1.47%, 05/29/32

      250       250,065  

CIFC Funding Ltd.

     

Series 2013-3RA, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.98%), 1.10%, 04/24/31

      450       450,225  

Series 2013-4A, Class BRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 1.73%, 04/27/31

      450       450,000  

Series 2014-5A, Class A1R2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.20%), 1.32%, 10/17/31

      250       250,040  

Series 2015-3A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.15%), 1.27%, 04/19/29

      712       705,067  

Series 2020-1A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 1.77%, 07/15/36

      2,475       2,477,107  

Series 2021-4A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.05%), 1.17%, 07/15/33

      1,831       1,825,189  

Series 2021-4A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.58%), 1.70%, 07/15/33

      250       249,706  

Crown Point CLO 10 Ltd., Series 2021-10A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.17%), 1.30%, 07/20/34

      1,853       1,850,866  

Dryden 45 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2016-45A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 1.82%, 10/15/30

      250       250,019  

Dryden 65 CLO Ltd., Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 1.72%, 07/18/30

      250       249,999  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Cayman Islands (continued)

     

Dryden 77 CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2020-77A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.12%), 1.25%, 05/20/34

    USD       934     $ 932,408  

Series 2020-77A, Class XR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.00%), 1.13%, 05/20/34

      250       250,069  

Dryden 87 CLO Ltd., Series 2021-87A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.10%), 1.24%, 05/20/34

      485       483,632  

Elevation CLO Ltd, Series 2017-7A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.22%), 1.34%, 07/15/30

      250       250,154  

Elmwood CLO II Ltd.

     

Series 2019-2A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.15%), 1.28%, 04/20/34

      650       650,000  

Series 2019-2A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 1.78%, 04/20/34

      975       971,508  

Elmwood CLO IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.24%), 1.36%, 04/15/33

      300       300,600  

Flatiron CLO 18 Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.95%), 1.07%, 04/17/31

      687       687,413  

Flatiron CLO 19 Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.32%), 1.44%, 11/16/32

      500       500,081  

Flatiron CLO 21 Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.11%), 1.26%, 07/19/34

      3,500       3,504,186  

Galaxy XIX CLO Ltd., Series 2015-19A, Class A1RR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.95%), 1.07%, 07/24/30

      335       335,000  

Galaxy XV CLO Ltd., Series 2013-15A, Class ARR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.97%), 1.09%, 10/15/30

      600       600,383  

Galaxy XVIII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-28A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.10%), 1.22%, 07/15/31

      250       250,116  

Galaxy XXII CLO Ltd., Series 2016-22A, Class ARR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.20%), 1.32%, 04/16/34

      1,009       1,012,189  

Goldentree Loan Management US Clo 3 Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class B1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.55%), 1.68%, 04/20/30

      250       249,400  

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IX Ltd., Series 2014-9A, Class BR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 1.73%, 10/29/29

      500       500,000  

Goldentree Loan Opportunities XI Ltd., Series 2015-11A, Class AR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.07%), 1.19%, 01/18/31

      250       249,934  

Greywolf CLO III Ltd., Series 2020-3RA, Class A1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.29%), 1.42%, 04/15/33

      500       500,865  

Gulf Stream Meridian 4 Ltd.

     

Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.20%), 1.32%, 07/15/34

        4,573         4,574,197  

Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.85%), 1.97%, 07/15/34

      500       500,879  

Gulf Stream Meridian 5 Ltd., Series 2021-5A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.80%), 1.92%, 07/15/34

      350       350,307  

HPS Loan Management 10-2016 Ltd., Series 10A-16, Class A1RR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.14%), 1.27%, 04/20/34

      1,854       1,848,007  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Cayman Islands (continued)                  

HPS Loan Management 6-2015 Ltd., Series 6A- 2015, Class A1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.00%), 1.12%, 02/05/31

    USD       497     $ 496,606  

Jamestown CLO XII Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.15%), 2.28%, 04/20/32

      442       444,653  

Jamestown CLO XV Ltd., Series 2020-15A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.34%), 1.46%, 04/15/33

      250       250,187  

Kayne CLO 7 Ltd., Series 2020-7A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.20%), 1.32%, 04/17/33

      250       250,000  

Kayne CLO 8 Ltd., Series 2020-8A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 1.82%, 07/15/31

      500       500,101  

Kayne CLO III Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.55%), 1.67%, 04/15/32

      250       249,943  

KKR Clo 17 Ltd., Series 17, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.08%), 1.20%, 04/15/34

      500       500,444  

KVK CLO 2018-1 Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.93%), 1.06%, 05/20/29

      129       128,616  

LCM XVIII LP, Series 18A, Class A1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.02%), 1.15%, 04/20/31

      250       250,000  

LoanCore Issuer Ltd., Series 2021-CRE5, Class A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.30%), 1.39%, 07/15/36

      4,520       4,526,271  

Logan CLO I Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.16%), 1.31%, 07/20/34

      1,848       1,848,758  

Longfellow Place CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class BR3, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 1.87%, 04/15/29

      500       499,850  

Madison Park Funding XI Ltd., Series 2013-11A, Class AR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.90%), 1.02%, 07/23/29

      2,458           2,459,236  

Madison Park Funding XLV Ltd., Series 2020-45A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.12%), 1.24%, 07/15/34

      1,250       1,251,983  

Madison Park Funding XXV Ltd., Series 2017-25A, Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 1.77%, 04/25/29

      712       711,999  

Madison Park Funding XXVI Ltd., Series 2007-4A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.20%), 1.33%, 07/29/30

      461       461,426  

Madison Park Funding XXVII Ltd., Series 2018-27A, Class A1A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.03%), 1.16%, 04/20/30

      250       249,930  

Madison Park Funding XXXI Ltd., Series 2018-31A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 1.82%, 01/23/31

      250       250,030  

Madison Park Funding XXXVI Ltd., Series 2019-36A, Class B1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.85%), 1.97%, 01/15/33

      1,481       1,481,379  

Madison Park Funding XXXVIII Ltd., Series 2021-38A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.12%), 1.25%, 07/17/34

      1,302       1,301,983  

Mariner CLO 2016-3 LLC

     

Series 2016-3A, Class AR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.99%), 1.11%, 07/23/29

      244       244,526  

Series 2016-3A, Class BR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 1.62%, 07/23/29

      500       500,127  

MF1 Ltd., Series 2021-FL6, Class A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.10%), 1.19%, 07/16/36

      2,970       2,963,314  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Cayman Islands (continued)            

Myers Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class B1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 1.73%, 10/20/30

  USD  250     $ 249,999  

Neuberger Berman CLO Ltd.

   

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.03%), 1.17%, 01/28/30

    250       249,955  

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 1.77%, 07/15/34

    250       249,999  

Neuberger Berman CLO XVI-S Ltd., Series 2017-16SA, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.04%), 1.16%, 04/15/34

      2,990           2,981,635  

Neuberger Berman CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2016-22A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 1.77%, 10/17/30

    250       250,000  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 37 Ltd., Series 2020-37A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.45%), 1.58%, 07/20/31

    333       332,675  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers Clo 42 Ltd., Series 2021-42A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.10%), 1.22%, 07/16/35

    1,260       1,257,393  

Ocean Trails CLO VI

   

Series 2016-6A, Class BRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.45%), 1.57%, 07/15/28

    800       799,041  

Series 2016-6A, Class CRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.25%), 2.37%, 07/15/28

    700       700,668  

OCP CLO 2014-5 Ltd., Series 2014-5A, Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.40%), 1.52%, 04/26/31

    450       450,000  

OCP CLO 2014-7 Ltd., Series 2014-7A, Class A2RR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 1.78%, 07/20/29

    250       249,999  

OCP CLO 2020-18 Ltd., Series 2020-18A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.09%), 1.22%, 07/20/32

    250       250,000  

OCP CLO 2020-19 Ltd., Series 2020-19A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 1.83%, 10/20/34

    500       500,485  

OCP CLO Ltd., Series 2016-11A, Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 1.87%, 10/26/30

    500       500,117  

Octagon Investment Partners 18-R Ltd., Series 2018-18A, Class A1A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.96%), 1.08%, 04/16/31

    711       710,428  

Octagon Investment Partners 29 Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.18%), 1.30%, 01/24/33

    250       250,019  

Octagon Investment Partners 37 Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.58%), 1.70%, 07/25/30

    250       249,752  

Octagon Investment Partners 46 Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 1.77%, 07/15/36

    800       800,681  

Octagon Investment Partners 48 Ltd., Series 2020-3A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.55%), 2.68%, 10/20/31

    850       850,000  

Octagon Investment Partners XV Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.35%), 1.47%, 07/19/30

    487       487,597  

Octagon Investment Partners XVII Ltd.

   

Series 2013-1A, Class A1R2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.00%), 1.12%, 01/25/31

    500       500,250  

Series 2013-1A, Class A2R2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.10%), 1.22%, 01/25/31

    300       300,000  
 

 

 

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

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Cayman Islands (continued)                  

OHA Credit Funding 3 Ltd.

     

Series 2019-3A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.14%), 1.27%, 07/02/35

    USD       713     $ 712,283  

Series 2019-3A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 1.78%, 07/02/35

      936       933,224  

OHA Credit Funding 7 Ltd., Series 2020-7A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.25%), 1.37%, 10/19/32

      350       350,079  

OHA Loan Funding 2016-1 Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class B1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 1.73%, 01/20/33

      250       249,704  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2015-1A, Class A1A4, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.13%), 1.26%, 05/21/34

      6,003       6,035,742  

Series 2015-1A, Class A2R4, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 1.83%, 05/21/34

      500       502,446  

Series 2018-1A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.03%), 1.15%, 04/18/31

      250       250,223  

Series 2018-3A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.90%), 2.02%, 08/15/26

      930       929,871  

Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd.

     

Series 2018-4A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.45%), 1.57%, 11/15/26

      625       625,307  

Series 2018-5A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.40%), 1.53%, 01/20/27

      1,296           1,296,528  

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd.

     

Class A1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.20%), 1.33%, 08/23/31

      500       500,149  

Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.55%), 1.67%, 02/14/34

      500       496,606  

Series 2019-1A, Class A2A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.00%), 2.12%, 05/15/32

      250       250,012  

Pikes Peak CLO 1, Series 2018-1A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.18%), 1.30%, 07/24/31

      555       555,059  

Pikes Peak CLO 8, Series 2021-8A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.17%), 1.32%, 07/20/34

      600       599,506  

Race Point VIII CLO Ltd., Series 2013-8A, Class AR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.04%), 1.17%, 02/20/30

      346       345,653  

Recette Clo Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class BRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.40%), 1.53%, 04/20/34

      250       245,503  

Regatta VII Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A1R2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.15%), 1.27%, 06/20/34

      450       450,381  

Regatta XVIII Funding Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.45%), 1.57%, 01/15/34

      350       349,408  

Rockford Tower CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2017-1A, Class BR2A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 1.78%, 04/20/34

      500       496,382  

Series 2017-2A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 1.62%, 10/15/29

      500       499,750  

Series 2018-1A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.10%), 1.23%, 05/20/31

      250       250,075  

Series 2021-1A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.17%), 1.30%, 07/20/34

      2,519       2,517,602  

Romark CLO II Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.18%), 1.30%, 07/25/31

      250       250,001  

Romark WM-R Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.03%), 1.16%, 04/20/31

      247       247,504  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Cayman Islands (continued)                  

RR 1 LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A1AB, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.15%), 1.27%, 07/15/35

    USD       1,261     $ 1,261,245  

Signal Peak CLO 5 Ltd., Series 2018-5A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.11%), 1.23%, 04/25/31

      300       299,915  

Signal Peak CLO 8 Ltd.

     

Series 2020-8A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.27%), 1.40%, 04/20/33

      250       250,111  

Series 2020-8A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 1.78%, 04/20/33

      300       299,005  

Sixth Street CLO XIX Ltd., Series 2021-19A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.10%), 1.22%, 07/20/34

      1,854       1,855,485  

Sixth Street CLO XVI Ltd., Series 2020-16A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.85%), 1.98%, 10/20/32

      710       710,335  

Sound Point Clo XV Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 1.62%, 01/23/29

      250       249,753  

Sound Point CLO XXVIII Ltd., Series 2020-3A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.28%), 1.40%, 01/25/32

      1,686           1,686,398  

Symphony CLO XVI Ltd., Series 2015-16A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.15%), 1.27%, 10/15/31

      250       250,093  

TICP CLO VI Ltd.

     

Series 2016-6A, Class AR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.12%), 1.24%, 01/15/34

      500       499,730  

Series 2016-6A, Class BR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 1.62%, 01/15/34

      500       493,090  

TICP CLO VIII Ltd., Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.15%), 2.28%, 10/20/30

      250       250,008  

TICP CLO XII Ltd., Series 2018-12A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 1.76%, 07/15/34

      700       700,050  

TICP CLO XIV Ltd.

     

Series 2019-14A, Class A1A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.34%), 1.47%, 10/20/32

      500       500,422  

Series 2019-14A, Class A1B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 1.83%, 10/20/32

      500       500,136  

TRESTLES CLO III Ltd., Series 2020-3A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.33%), 1.46%, 01/20/33

      2,489       2,490,381  

TRESTLES CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.99%), 1.11%, 04/25/32

      600       599,713  

Trimaran Cavu Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.20%), 2.33%, 07/20/32

      500       501,708  

Trinitas CLO XIV Ltd.

     

Series 2020-14A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.00%), 2.12%, 01/25/34

      473       473,887  

Series 2020-14A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.00%), 3.12%, 01/25/34

      1,023       1,027,459  

Tryon Park CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 1.62%, 04/15/29

      431       431,381  

Voya CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2013-3A, Class A1RR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.15%), 1.27%, 10/18/31

      249       249,056  

Series 2017-3A, Class A1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.04%), 1.17%, 04/20/34

      250       249,155  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Cayman Islands (continued)                  

Voya CLO Ltd. (continued) Series 2017-4A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.45%), 1.57%, 10/15/30

    USD       250     $ 249,447  

Whitebox Clo II Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 1.87%, 10/24/31

      1,285       1,286,564  

Whitebox Clo Ltd.

     

Series 2020-2A, Class A1R, 1.00%, 10/24/34

      1,390       1,390,000  

Series 2020-2A, Class BR, 1.00%, 10/24/34

      726       726,000  

York CLO 3 Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 1.88%, 10/20/29

      2,025       2,027,081  

York CLO 6 Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.35%), 1.48%, 07/22/32

      3,122       3,123,608  
   

 

 

 
            166,587,846  
China — 0.0%                  

Invesco Euro CLO II DAC, Series 2A, Class B1R, (3 mo. Euribor + 1.70%), 1.70%, 08/15/34(a)(b)

    EUR       500       577,402  
   

 

 

 
Ireland(a) — 0.1%                  

Avoca CLO XV DAC, Series 15X, Class B2R, (3 mo. Euribor + 1.05%), 1.05%, 04/15/31(d)

      134       153,629  

Avoca CLO XVII Designated Activity Co.

     

Series 17A, Class B1R, (3 mo. Euribor + 1.70%), 1.70%, 10/15/32(b)

      500       577,467  

Series 17X, Class AR, (3 mo. Euribor + 0.96%), 0.96%, 10/15/32(d)

      406       469,143  

Cairn CLO XII DAC, Series 2020-12A, Class B, (3 mo. Euribor + 2.30%), 2.30%, 04/15/33(b)

      460       532,407  

CIFC European Funding CLO II DAC, Series 2X, Class B1, (3 mo. Euribor + 1.60%), 1.60%, 04/15/33(d)

      593       685,840  

Harvest CLO XVIII DAC, Series 18X, Class B, 1.20%, 10/15/30

      662       760,573  

Holland Park CLO DAC, Series 1X, Class A1RR, (3 mo. Euribor + 0.92%), 0.92%, 11/14/32(d)

      390       450,742  

OAK Hill European Credit Partners V Designated Activity Co., Series 2016-5X, Class B1, (3 mo. Euribor + 1.55%), 1.55%, 02/21/30(d)

      460       529,510  

OAK Hill European Credit Partners VI DAC, Series 2017-6X, Class B1, 1.20%, 01/20/32

      456       524,251  

OCP Euro CLO DAC, Series 2017-2X, Class B, (3 mo. Euribor + 1.35%), 1.35%, 01/15/32(d)

      456       525,526  

Prodigy Finance DAC(b)

     

Series 2021-1A, Class B, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.50%), 2.59%, 07/25/51

    USD       1,900       1,910,666  

Series 2021-1A, Class C, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 3.75%), 3.84%, 07/25/51

      1,100       1,107,647  

Series 2021-1A, Class D, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 5.90%), 5.99%, 07/25/51

      720       727,794  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Ireland (continued)                  

Rockford Tower Europe CLO DAC, Series 2018-1X, Class B, (3 mo. Euribor + 1.85%), 1.85%, 12/20/31(d)

    EUR       593     $ 684,710  

Sound Point Euro CLO II Funding DAC, Series 2X, Class A, (3 mo. Euribor + 1.11%), 1.11%, 10/26/32(d)

      460       532,033  
   

 

 

 
            10,171,938  
United States — 1.8%                  

AccessLex Institute, Series 2007-A, Class A3, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.30%), 0.43%, 05/25/36(a)

    USD       2,746       2,701,495  

AIMCO CLO, Series 2018-AA, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.40%), 1.52%, 04/17/31(a)(b)

      466       464,222  

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2021-E, Class A1, 1.74%, 12/25/60

      28,056       28,021,189  

Series 2021-E, Class A2, 2.69%, 12/25/60

      3,304       3,283,350  

Series 2021-E, Class B1, 3.73%, 12/25/60

      2,184       2,149,042  

Series 2021-E, Class M1, 2.94%, 12/25/60

      1,332       1,319,135  

Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2014-3RA, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.05%), 1.19%, 01/28/31

      250       249,957  

Series 2014-4RA, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.05%), 1.19%, 01/28/31

      250       250,000  

Apidos CLO XII, Series 2013-12A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.08%), 1.20%, 04/15/31(a)(b)

      550       550,359  

Apidos CLO XV, Series 2013-15A, Class A1RR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.01%), 1.14%, 04/20/31(a)(b)

      1,770       1,770,702  

Bankers Healthcare Group Securitization Trust, Series 2020-A, Class C, 5.17%, 09/17/31(b)

      730       792,644  

BHG Securitization Trust(b)

     

Series 2021-A, Class A, 1.42%, 11/17/33

      4,096       4,087,685  

Series 2021-A, Class B, 2.79%, 11/17/33

      510       514,759  

Series 2021-A, Class C, 3.69%, 11/17/33

      230       235,320  

Brex Commercial Charge Card Master Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A, 2.09%, 07/15/24(b)

      5,560       5,600,578  

Chenango Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.55%), 1.67%, 04/15/30(a)(b)

      1,143       1,140,296  

CIFC Funding Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2017-3A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.80%), 1.93%, 07/20/30

      637       637,123  

Series 2018-1A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.00%), 1.12%, 04/18/31

      1,568       1,567,678  

Clear Creek CLO, Series 2015-1A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.20%), 1.33%, 10/20/30(a)(b)

      313       313,311  

College Avenue Student Loans LLC, Series 2021-B, Class D, 3.78%, 06/25/52(b)

      230       229,600  

Cook Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.40%), 1.52%, 04/17/30(a)(b)

      1,148       1,145,203  

FS RIALTO, Series 2021-FL2, Class A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.22%), 1.31%, 04/16/28(a)(b)

      1,160       1,160,000  
 

 

 

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

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

Goldentree Loan Management US Clo 6 Ltd., Series 2019-6A, Class B1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.90%),
2.03%, 01/20/33(a)(b)

    USD       924     $ 924,659  

GoodLeap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust, Series 2021-3CS, Class A, 2.10%, 05/20/48(b)

      14,999       14,831,538  

Gracie Point International Funding(a)(b)

     

Class B, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.40%), 1.48%, 11/01/23

      1,240       1,240,000  

Class C, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.40%), 2.48%, 11/01/23

      1,640       1,640,000  

Gulf Stream Meridian 1 Ltd., Series 2020-IA, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.37%), 1.49%, 04/15/33(a)(b)

      4,718       4,725,749  

Lendmark Funding Trust(b)

     

Series 2021-1A, Class A, 1.90%, 11/20/31

      11,350       11,324,138  

Series 2021-1A, Class B, 2.47%, 11/20/31

      2,920       2,953,939  

Series 2021-1A, Class C, 3.41%, 11/20/31

      2,220       2,266,143  

Series 2021-1A, Class D, 5.05%, 11/20/31

      1,900       1,982,753  

Series 2021-2A, Class D, 4.46%, 04/20/32

      2,210       2,227,953  

Loanpal Solar Loan Ltd., Series 2020-2GF, Class A, 2.75%, 07/20/47(b)

      4,346       4,443,117  

Madison Park Funding XIII Ltd., Series 2014- 13A, Class BR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%),
1.62%, 04/19/30(a)(b)

      900       895,636  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust, Series 2020- AA, Class A, 2.19%, 08/21/34(b)

      5,860       5,948,314  

Mercury Financial Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class A, 1.54%, 03/20/26(b)

      20,710           20,746,586  

Mosaic Solar Loans LLC(b)

     

Series 2017-2A, Class A, 3.82%, 06/22/43

      1,295       1,353,739  

Series 2021-2A, Class A, 1.64%, 04/22/47

      9,403       9,232,116  

Series 2021-2A, Class B, 2.09%, 04/22/47

      3,757       3,734,092  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust(b)

     

Series 2019-A, Class A2A, 3.42%, 01/15/43

      1,168       1,191,961  

Series 2021-DA, Class A, (Prime - 1.99%), 1.26%, 04/15/60(a)

      17,014       17,015,670  

Series 2021-DA, Class B, 2.61%, 04/15/60(e)

      2,900       2,896,955  

Series 2021-DA, Class C, 3.48%, 04/15/60(e)

      7,450       7,441,284  

Series 2021-DA, Class D, 4.00%, 04/15/60(e)

      2,370       2,293,947  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust(b)

     

Series 2021-A, Class A1, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.80%), 0.89%, 04/20/62(a)

      27,130       27,243,389  

Series 2021-A, Class A2, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.03%), 1.12%, 04/20/62(a)

      12,750       12,997,919  

Series 2021-A, Class B2, 2.85%, 04/20/62

      24,290       24,598,230  

Series 2021-A, Class C, 3.75%, 04/20/62

      14,080       14,164,762  

Series 2021-A, Class D, 4.93%, 04/20/62

      6,030       6,113,121  

Series 2021-BA, Class AFX, 1.42%, 04/20/62

      21,107       20,994,264  

Series 2021-BA, Class B, 2.68%, 04/20/62

      23,030       23,031,941  

Series 2021-BA, Class C, 3.57%, 04/20/62

      6,450       6,453,758  

Series 2021-BA, Class D, 4.75%, 04/20/62

      1,880       1,881,116  

Series 2021-CA, Class C, 3.36%, 04/20/62

      850       852,323  

Series 2021-CA, Class D, 4.44%, 04/20/62

      2,612       2,664,454  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust 2021-1(b)

     

Series 2021-1A, Class C, 2.22%, 06/16/36

    USD       550     $ 544,784  

Series 2021-1A, Class D, 2.47%, 06/16/36

      1,160       1,147,318  

Oportun Issuance Trust(b)

     

Series 2021-B, Class A, 1.47%, 05/08/31

      7,060       7,049,110  

Series 2021-B, Class B, 1.96%, 05/08/31

      1,340       1,341,008  

Series 2021-B, Class C, 3.65%, 05/08/31

      630       634,965  

Pagaya AI Debt Selection Trust, Series 2021-2, Class NOTE, 3.00%, 01/25/29(b)

      14,893           14,952,056  

Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2019-2A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 1.73%, 04/20/27

      1,663       1,662,982  

Series 2019-3A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 1.73%, 08/20/27

      500       500,156  

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.80%), 1.93%, 08/23/31(a)(b)

      610       610,508  

Progress Residential, Series 2021-SFR3, Class F, 3.44%, 05/17/26(b)

      2,736       2,740,653  

Regional Management Issuance, 3.88%, 10/17/33

      27,070       27,070,000  

RR 3 Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class A1R2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.09%), 1.21%, 01/15/30(a)(b)

      890       891,442  

Signal Peak CLO 2 LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class AR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.98%), 1.11%, 04/20/29(a)(b)

      477       477,533  

SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust(a)

     

Series 2005-B, Class A4, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.33%), 0.45%, 06/15/39

      14,903       14,679,986  

Series 2006-A, Class A5, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.29%), 0.41%, 06/15/39

      6,381       6,255,173  

Series 2007-A, Class A4A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.24%), 0.36%, 12/16/41

      5,612       5,541,493  

SLM Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2010-C, Class A5, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 4.75%), 4.84%, 10/15/41(a)(b)

      16,108       18,025,090  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust(b)

     

Series 2019-A, Class A2A, 3.44%, 07/15/36

      4,594       4,755,138  

Series 2020-B, Class B, 2.76%, 07/15/53

      3,800       3,796,283  

Series 2021-A, Class B, 2.31%, 01/15/53

      5,870       5,893,347  

Series 2021-A, Class C, 2.99%, 01/15/53

      14,420       14,527,148  

Series 2021-A, Class D1, 3.86%, 01/15/53

      7,740       7,669,587  

Series 2021-A, Class D2, 3.86%, 01/15/53

      4,220       4,187,899  

Series 2021-C, Class A2, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.80%), 0.89%, 01/15/53(a)

      14,350       14,388,000  

Series 2021-C, Class B, 2.30%, 01/15/53

      1,490       1,502,973  

Series 2021-C, Class C, 3.00%, 01/15/53(e)

      1,240       1,233,974  

Series 2021-C, Class D, 3.93%, 01/15/53(e)

      590       588,720  

Sofi Professional Loan Program LLC, Series 2019-A, Class A2FX, 3.69%, 06/15/48(b)

      2,398       2,462,090  

Sofi Professional Loan Program Trust, Series 2018-B, Class A2FX, 3.34%, 08/25/47(b)

      886       906,904  

Upstart Pass-Through Trust Series(b)

     

Series 2021-ST4, Class A, 2.00%, 07/20/27

      1,634       1,625,788  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

Upstart Pass-Through Trust Series(b) (continued)

     

Series 2021-ST5, Class A, 2.00%, 07/20/27

    USD       838     $ 834,033  

Whitebox Clo II Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.25%), 2.37%, 10/24/31(a)(b)

      700       700,802  

York CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class BRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 1.78%, 10/22/29(a)(b)

      465       465,383  
   

 

 

 
        490,151,540  
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 2.5%
(Cost: $662,751,541)

 

          667,488,726  
   

 

 

 
            Shares         

Common Stocks

     
Argentina — 0.4%                  

MercadoLibre, Inc.(f)

      65,202       96,565,466  
     

 

 

 
Australia — 0.4%                  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

      32,289       687,125  

BHP Group Ltd.

      69,663       1,913,432  

BHP Group PLC

      791,993       20,917,780  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

      8,929       707,732  

CSL Ltd.

      6,423       1,461,491  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

      152,486       1,588,910  

Glencore PLC

      7,240,482       36,206,611  

Goodman Group

      43,545       720,969  

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

      26,307       692,034  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

      18,072       531,286  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

      22,509       489,390  

Oil Search Ltd.

      227,808       738,008  

Quintis HoldCo. Pty. Ltd., (Acquired 10/22/18,
Cost: $21,821,022), 10/01/20(e)(g)(h)

      43,735,802       45,568,051  

Reece Ltd.

      41,883       635,082  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

      7,095       486,098  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

      32,776       285,988  

Westpac Banking Corp.

      38,429       747,641  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

      112,152       1,960,593  
     

 

 

 
            116,338,221  
Belgium — 0.0%                  

Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV

      61,933       3,040,778  
     

 

 

 
Brazil — 0.1%                  

B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao

      607,128       1,281,210  

Banco do Brasil SA

      206,974       1,045,175  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

      97,597       381,998  

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA

      63,576       256,611  

Cosan SA

      150,928       529,229  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

      153,776       1,060,177  

Locaweb Servicos de Internet SA(b)

      775,826       2,515,613  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

      333,417       1,634,652  

Suzano SA(f)

      247,482       2,158,747  

Vale SA, ADR

      429,678       5,469,801  

WEG SA

      53,183       348,661  

XP, Inc.(f)

      2       56  
     

 

 

 
        16,681,930  
Security       

    

Shares

    Value  
Canada — 1.1%                

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B

      17,415     $ 653,203  

Bank of Montreal

      5,168       561,105  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A

      7,042       425,160  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

             28,192       1,198,205  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

      4,096,097       48,983,707  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.(i)

      932,343       11,169,469  

CGI, Inc.(f)

      39,084       3,491,538  

Enbridge, Inc.

      4,836,879       202,604,886  

George Weston Ltd.

      4,973       537,322  

Great-West Lifeco, Inc.

      24,201       711,990  

Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

      8,499       639,210  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(f)

      4,663       2,173,005  

Nutrien Ltd.

      23,601       1,649,553  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

      22,422       1,269,481  

Royal Bank of Canada

      6,254       650,970  

Saputo, Inc.

      43,510       1,039,234  

Shopify, Inc., Class A(f)

      11,957       17,534,336  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

      16,483       1,982,728  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

      12,151       490,517  
     

 

 

 
            297,765,619  
Cayman Islands(f) — 0.3%                

Diversey Holdings Ltd.(i)

      2,875,651       50,036,328  

Hedosophia European Growth

      1,041,660       9,001,087  

Highland Transcend Partners I Corp.(i)

      803,176       8,553,824  
     

 

 

 
        67,591,239  
China — 2.3%                

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.

      709,500       3,066,612  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

      6,416,000       2,180,203  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

      931,793       7,037,741  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(f)

      1,296,000       26,649,205  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(f)

      265,568       43,802,786  

Amoy Diagnostics Co. Ltd., Class A

      545,350       6,881,284  

Angelalign Technology, Inc.(b)(f)

      96,400       3,923,249  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class B

      14,700       189,530  

Anta Sports Products Ltd.

      828,000       12,828,800  

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co. Ltd., Class A

      95,203       5,912,702  

Autohome, Inc., ADR

      5,034       198,088  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

      1,878,000       664,627  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

      774,300       37,795,149  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

      606,000       265,822  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

      3,716,000       2,529,038  

China Evergrande Group(i)

      2,475,000       734,455  

China Feihe Ltd.(b)

      887,000       1,472,681  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

      427,500       238,022  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

      2,391,000       2,656,523  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

      462,000       802,618  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

      641,500       5,375,859  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

      2,384,000       2,987,850  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

      238,800       730,220  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

      5,630,000       2,743,120  

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

      586,000       492,770  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(b)

      3,620,000       469,147  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

      716,400       71,669,730  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A(f)

      248,600       640,835  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security        Shares     Value  
China (continued)                

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H(f)

      1,103,900     $ 1,709,839  

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd.(b)

      606,500       337,529  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

      1,476,000       1,374,683  

Enn Energy Holdings Ltd.

      266,500       4,591,389  

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Ltd., Class A

      558,300       10,209,835  

Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

      518,200       9,708,837  

Glodon Co. Ltd., Class A

      521,830       6,049,761  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

      306,000       288,852  

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A

      5,069,571       9,367,452  

Haidilao International Holding Ltd.(b)(i)

      1,547,000       4,313,546  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

      349,600       311,012  

Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd., Class A

      618,133       3,020,032  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

      218,400       4,259,591  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical
Group Co. Ltd.(b)

      76,000       168,956  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

      59,000       308,330  

HengTen Networks Group Ltd.(f)

      1,108,000       378,008  

Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H

      626,000       323,992  

Huazhu Group Ltd., ADR(f)

             233,051           10,804,244  

Hundsun Technologies, Inc., Class A

      796,299       7,808,087  

Hygeia Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

      840,600       7,379,414  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

      6,664,000       3,652,952  

Intco Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

      21,200       169,828  

Jafron Biomedical Co. Ltd., Class A

      201,800       1,625,988  

JD Health International, Inc.(b)(f)(i)

      3,190,750       28,009,830  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

      753,300       5,779,306  

Jinxin Fertility Group Ltd.(b)(f)(i)

      4,535,000       6,396,273  

Kindstar Globalgene Technology, Inc., (Acquired 07/08/21,
Cost: $9,526,086)(h)

      7,490,500       4,519,684  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.(f)

      3,948,000       12,990,405  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

      1,132,800       4,833,706  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

      28,100       8,008,132  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

      1,430,000       1,552,934  

Li Auto, Inc., ADR(f)

      1,019,365       33,261,880  

Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A

      70,200       430,042  

Meituan, Class B(b)(f)

      105,900       3,603,630  

Microport Cardioflow Medtech Corp.(b)(f)(i)

      13,018,000       9,090,913  

Ming Yuan Cloud Group Holdings Ltd.

      1,248,000       4,056,624  

NetEase, Inc., ADR

      42,978       4,194,223  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

      161,000       816,684  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

      2,564,000       1,236,226  

Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

      28,000       605,836  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

      1,206,000       1,122,720  

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

      453,500       3,248,298  

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A

      11,300       661,290  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

      1,467,600       89,273,804  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

      724,000       1,351,334  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

      32,000       278,458  

Venustech Group, Inc., Class A

      1,034,688       4,116,406  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR(f)

      103,394       1,153,877  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

      5,876,000       4,557,104  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

      270,253       5,816,482  
Security        Shares     Value  
China (continued)                

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc.(b)(f)

      846,306     $ 12,818,956  

Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co. Ltd., Class A

      544,856       4,061,176  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

      1,506,909       7,469,989  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

      166,072       9,479,390  
     

 

 

 
            607,896,435  
Denmark — 0.4%                

AP Moeller - Maersk A/S, Class A

             1,527       4,192,621  

AP Moeller - Maersk A/S, Class B

      1,371       3,973,086  

DSV A/S

      142,956       33,225,433  

Genmab A/S(f)

      31,084       13,964,532  

GN Store Nord A/S

      18,352       1,115,200  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

      164,871       18,078,906  

Pandora A/S

      154,542       21,625,920  
     

 

 

 
        96,175,698  
Finland — 0.2%                

Neste OYJ

      777,425       43,280,659  

Nordea Bank Abp

      30,618       374,613  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

      39,664       550,069  
     

 

 

 
        44,205,341  
France — 2.4%                

Alstom SA

      1,545,291       55,070,753  

Arkema SA

      512,150       70,059,045  

BNP Paribas SA

      574,414       38,449,671  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

      866,218       59,779,898  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

      2,428       381,724  

Credit Agricole SA

      49,910       752,990  

Danone SA

      1,005,708       65,557,815  

Electricite de France SA

      81,786       1,205,358  

EssilorLuxottica SA

      414,869       85,835,278  

Faurecia SE

      94       4,849  

Kering SA

      29,231       21,938,874  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(b)

      4,655       241,713  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

      124,940       97,968,139  

Orange SA

      118,505       1,292,291  

Orpea SA

      7,596       793,432  

Pernod Ricard SA

      7,892       1,815,634  

Safran SA

      826,839       111,284,032  

Schneider Electric SE

      25,773       4,443,731  

Societe Generale SA

      497,591       16,621,491  

TotalEnergies SE

      17,193       860,939  

Worldline SA(b)(f)

      4,275       249,302  
     

 

 

 
        634,606,959  
Germany — 3.2%                

Adidas AG

      201,705       66,018,291  

Allianz SE, Registered Shares

      408,810       94,929,910  

Auto1 Group SE(b)(f)

      1,125,715       44,245,097  

BASF SE

      16,690       1,201,240  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

      28,799       2,909,736  

Brenntag SE

      7,841       745,979  

Covestro AG(b)

      238,514       15,274,106  

Daimler AG, Registered Shares

      1,440,630       143,000,415  

Deutsche Boerse AG

      17,682       2,935,337  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered Shares

      16,085       995,774  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares

      6,589,067       122,537,869  

Evonik Industries AG

      17,374       562,932  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

      4,954       329,090  

Infineon Technologies AG

      729,415       34,159,477  

Puma SE

      499,590       61,974,052  

SAP SE

      14,032       2,031,989  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security        Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)                

Siemens AG, Registered Shares

      1,154,187     $ 187,649,894  

Siemens Energy AG(f)

      74,401       2,135,352  

Siemens Healthineers AG(b)

      7,435       494,472  

TeamViewer AG(b)(f)

      98,324       1,467,512  

Vantage Towers AG

      2,473,975       85,053,866  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG(f)

      250       14,334  
     

 

 

 
        870,666,724  
Hong Kong — 0.4%                

AIA Group Ltd.(b)

      9,041,400       101,327,049  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

      20,700       223,982  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

             115,800       289,039  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

      3,247,000       7,535,811  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

      750,000       2,607,480  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.(i)

      8,200       476,282  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

      358,000       450,185  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

      442,000       1,493,890  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

      737,000       432,073  
     

 

 

 
            114,835,791  
India — 0.2%                

HCL Technologies Ltd.

      171,235       2,621,977  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

      537,575       920,318  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.(b)(f)

      152,195       4,421,061  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

      853,505       26,336,368  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

      12,928       587,636  

Think & Learn Private Ltd., (Acquired 12/11/20, Cost: $8,580,000)(e)(h)

      5,720       21,775,970  
     

 

 

 
        56,663,330  
Indonesia — 0.0%                

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

      17,097,500       9,040,770  
     

 

 

 
Ireland — 0.3%                

Accenture PLC, Class A

      4,708       1,689,183  

Aptiv PLC(f)

      405,680       70,138,015  

Experian PLC

      11,789       540,540  

Medtronic PLC

      33,810       4,052,467  

Trane Technologies PLC

      83,091       15,033,655  
     

 

 

 
        91,453,860  
Israel(f) — 0.3%                

ION Acquisition Corp. 2 Ltd.

      394,029       3,959,992  

Playtika Holding Corp.

      2,776,751       78,526,518  

SimilarWeb Ltd.(i)

      166,713       3,207,558  
     

 

 

 
        85,694,068  
Italy — 0.9%                

Enel SpA

      10,675,591       89,373,724  

Eni SpA

      50,028       717,023  

Ferrari NV

      89,133       21,150,090  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

      49,358,133       140,284,499  
     

 

 

 
        251,525,336  
Japan — 1.4%                

Aisin Corp.

      53,200       1,946,735  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

      59,100       620,866  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

      126,150       2,126,734  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

      26,300       983,340  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

      109,200       10,052,885  

Disco Corp.

      51,700       13,938,197  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

      37,700       498,379  

FANUC Corp.

      91,600       18,102,092  

Fujitsu Ltd.

      2,200       380,225  
Security        Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)                

GLP J-REIT

      188     $ 306,639  

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

      93,400       11,833,427  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

      40,700       1,203,819  

Hoya Corp.

      626,750       92,262,907  

Inpex Corp.

      95,100       793,069  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

      113,300       883,968  

Kao Corp.

      53,800       3,043,360  

Keyence Corp.

      67,629       40,821,860  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

      59,700       1,039,129  

Kose Corp.

      210,500       24,444,484  

Mazda Motor Corp.(f)

      103,200       928,209  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

      255,900       3,436,592  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

      201,100       2,654,111  

NEC Corp.

      55,700       2,851,952  

Nidec Corp.

      15,500       1,716,746  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

             108,200       1,157,722  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.(f)

      173,000       880,546  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

      771,800       3,675,709  

Obic Co. Ltd.

      2,400       443,817  

Olympus Corp.

      54,000       1,169,804  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

      46,700       979,847  

Oracle Corp. Japan

      37,100       3,510,566  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

      146,600       23,153,958  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

      18,600       299,794  

Panasonic Corp.

      66,300       819,867  

Pigeon Corp.

      22,600       523,330  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

      671,063       44,638,439  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

      18,100       759,924  

SMC Corp.

      1,300       775,795  

Sony Group Corp.

      250,000       28,949,071  

SUMCO Corp.

      78,100       1,492,382  

Sumitomo Corp.

      55,900       796,556  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

      19,500       632,768  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

      28,600       940,764  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

      28,100       1,253,172  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

      31,500       884,073  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

      11,200       331,771  

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

      76,000       493,098  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

      900       419,430  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

      29,900       518,853  

Toray Industries, Inc.

      118,200       736,565  

Toyota Motor Corp.

      110,000       1,940,857  

United Urban Investment Corp.

      356       443,775  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

      43,400       1,066,911  

Z Holdings Corp.

      1,213,700       7,534,671  
     

 

 

 
            368,093,560  
Luxembourg — 0.1%                

ArcelorMittal SA

      390,890       13,219,952  
     

 

 

 
Macau — 0.0%                

Sands China Ltd.(f)

      298,400       680,106  
     

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.0%                

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

      351,629       1,040,814  
     

 

 

 
Netherlands — 2.4%                

Adyen NV(b)(f)

      30,975       93,461,151  

Akzo Nobel NV

      616,792       70,879,874  

ASML Holding NV

      208,607       169,576,547  

Heineken Holding NV

      5,575       516,663  

ING Groep NV

      11,413,104       173,124,256  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

      34,374       1,118,270  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security        Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)                

Koninklijke Philips NV

      18,864     $ 889,912  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

      9,713       386,557  

NXP Semiconductors NV

      483,059       97,027,231  

Prosus NV

      3,820       336,477  

QIAGEN NV(f)

      385,633       21,492,414  

Randstad NV

      33,344       2,395,679  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares

      66,527       1,524,059  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B Shares

      40,393       926,968  

Stellantis NV

      86,190       1,720,736  
     

 

 

 
        635,376,794  
Norway — 0.0%                

LINK Mobility Group Holding ASA(f)

      732,150       2,361,245  
     

 

 

 
Poland — 0.0%                

InPost SA(f)

      620,480       8,859,079  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

      37,835       815,982  
     

 

 

 
        9,675,061  
Portugal — 0.0%                

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

      278,896       6,319,113  
     

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia — 0.0%                

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

      7,143       315,740  
     

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.1%                

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

             411,900       9,625,220  

Sea Ltd., ADR(f)

      34,953       12,008,802  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

      437,700       8,700,747  
     

 

 

 
        30,334,769  
South Africa — 0.0%                

FirstRand Ltd.

      169,187       642,686  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

      111,617       1,444,586  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

      31,843       968,989  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

      41,401       366,872  
     

 

 

 
        3,423,133  
South Korea — 0.7%                

Amorepacific Corp.(i)

      306,093       47,631,578  

Doosan Infracore Co. Ltd.(f)

      35,921       323,326  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

      34,299       1,322,564  

Kakao Corp.

      360,449       38,778,687  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

      29,665       1,435,901  

Krafton, Inc.(f)(i)

      8,768       3,522,807  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

      6,685       983,612  

LG Chem Ltd.

      58,779       42,177,161  

LG Electronics, Inc.

      2,265       234,323  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

      359       359,318  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

      2,282       438,923  

POSCO

      20,914       5,304,452  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(b)(f)

      1,352       1,007,224  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

      56,085       3,357,984  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

      3,825       758,201  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

      61,119       38,561,677  

SK Hynix, Inc.

      6,185       545,211  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.(f)

      6,656       1,388,109  
     

 

 

 
            188,131,058  
Spain — 0.4%                

Cellnex Telecom SA(b)

      1,728,300       106,289,896  
Security        Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)                

Endesa SA

      81,021     $ 1,868,564  

Iberdrola SA

      262,325       3,097,675  
     

 

 

 
        111,256,135  
Sweden — 0.9%                

Atlas Copco AB, A Shares

      319,267       20,560,374  

Atlas Copco AB, B Shares

      8,919       483,355  

Elekta AB, -B Shares

      73,618       857,240  

Epiroc AB, Class A

      545,184       13,564,978  

EQT AB

      10,203       538,921  

Evolution AB(b)

      2,016       327,281  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares

             111,103       2,090,162  

Hexagon AB, B Shares

      1,664,876       26,794,008  

Industrivarden AB, A Shares

      2,003       66,075  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(f)

      15,249       598,536  

Saab AB

      18,892       526,675  

Sandvik AB

      2,780,808       70,517,695  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, A Shares

      132,326       1,516,765  

Swedbank AB, A Shares

      561,734       12,183,279  

Telia Co. AB

      106,691       420,239  

Volvo AB, B Shares

      4,013,015       93,580,100  
     

 

 

 
            244,625,683  
Switzerland — 1.0%                

ABB Ltd., Registered Shares

      278,080       9,199,783  

Adecco Group AG, Registered Shares

      82,657       4,164,262  

Alcon, Inc.(i)

      151,957       12,667,136  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered Shares

      134,414       16,633,783  

Holcim Ltd., Registered Shares

      26,091       1,301,486  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered Shares

      6,249       1,968,125  

Logitech International SA, Registered Shares

      5,353       447,794  

Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares

      33,156       27,247,615  

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

      165,452       21,824,306  

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

      10,691       884,281  

On Holding AG, Class A(f)(i)

      52,816       1,804,195  

Partners Group Holding AG

      412       719,745  

SGS SA, Registered Shares

      217       642,433  

Sika AG, Registered Shares

      97,689       33,095,042  

STMicroelectronics NV

      302,198       14,347,995  

Straumann Holding AG, Registered Shares

      12,872       26,795,604  

Swatch Group AG

      5,521       1,519,625  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

      554,128       80,902,688  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

      1,331       589,927  
     

 

 

 
        256,755,825  
Taiwan — 0.9%                

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

      224,000       801,252  

Asustek Computer, Inc.

      65,000       826,398  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

      2,326,000       4,848,529  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

      1,438,000       5,706,347  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

      275,000       989,637  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

      1,249,000       3,624,205  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

      1,108,000       4,291,793  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

      2,991,373       7,907,463  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

      1,280,760       4,944,167  

MediaTek, Inc.

      126,000       4,146,998  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

      1,516,000       4,652,393  

Nanya Technology Corp.

      167,000       400,420  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

      196,000       2,939,792  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

      1,027,000       523,038  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security        Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)                

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

      798,000     $ 648,831  

Taiwan Glass Industry Corp.

             1,190,000       1,172,905  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

      8,482,000       179,990,498  

U-Ming Marine Transport Corp.

      128,000       242,748  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

      2,070,000       4,965,768  

United Microelectronics Corp.

      413,000       857,377  

Yageo Corp.

      410,000       6,417,204  
     

 

 

 
            240,897,763  
Thailand — 0.0%                

Intouch Holdings PCL, Class F

      2,781,700       6,308,233  
     

 

 

 
Turkey — 0.0%                

BIM Birlesik Magazalar A/S

      64,146       414,674  
     

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates(e) — 0.0%                

Jawbone Health Hub, Inc., (Acquired 01/24/17,
Cost: $0), 01/24/17(h)

      1,518,232       15  

NMC Health PLC(f)

      1,077,976       15  
     

 

 

 
        30  
United Kingdom — 2.8%                

10x Future Technologies Holdings Ltd., (Acquired 05/13/21,
Cost: $24,142,699)(e)(h)

      637,808       22,685,959  

Alphawave IP Group PLC(f)(i)

      2,629,157       7,174,681  

Anglo American PLC

      576,534       21,933,096  

AstraZeneca PLC

      844,580       105,658,059  

AstraZeneca PLC, ADR

      3,109       193,939  

Auto Trader Group PLC(b)

      1,085,315       8,997,735  

Barclays PLC

      4,382,894       12,094,478  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

      176,104       10,504,357  

BP PLC

      131,201       628,571  

BP PLC, ADR

      1,028,130       29,599,863  

British American Tobacco PLC

      19,054       662,782  

Capri Holdings Ltd.(f)

      397,146       21,144,053  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

      8,844       465,637  

Compass Group PLC(f)

      3,164,594       67,154,707  

Diageo PLC

      93,725       4,662,977  

Dr. Martens PLC(f)

      213,521       1,077,686  

Ferguson PLC

      124,438       18,723,367  

Genius Sports Ltd.(f)(i)

      442,909       8,211,533  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

      94,438       1,960,611  

HomeServe PLC

      48,530       567,855  

IHS Markit Ltd.

      13,476       1,761,583  

Intertek Group PLC

      7,601       509,023  

Legal & General Group PLC

      573,057       2,260,012  

Linde plc(f)

      56,520       18,041,184  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

      281,943,134           192,956,448  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

      3,819       371,756  

National Grid PLC

      67,689       866,660  

Natwest Group PLC

      259,865       783,538  

RELX PLC

      34,816       1,079,553  

Rio Tinto PLC

      273,486       17,052,253  

Royal Mail PLC

      504,794       2,910,047  

Smith & Nephew PLC

      88,273       1,524,481  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

      72,231       15,419,111  

THG PLC(f)

      11,675,216       34,608,619  

Unilever PLC

      2,052,103       109,873,451  

Vodafone Group PLC

      1,691,116       2,492,453  
     

 

 

 
        746,612,118  
United States — 44.2%                

Abbott Laboratories(j)

      1,527,443       196,872,128  
Security        Shares     Value  
United States (continued)                

AbbVie, Inc.(j)

      1,438,348     $ 164,935,365  

Adobe, Inc.(f)

      10,994       7,150,058  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

      112,695       25,414,976  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(f)

      2,605       313,199  

AES Corp.

      27,417       688,989  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

      27,982       4,406,885  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

      400,993       120,221,711  

Airbnb, Inc., Class A(f)

      41,179       7,027,608  

Albemarle Corp.

      48,605       12,174,094  

Allstate Corp.

      7,600       939,892  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(f)

             77,685       12,395,419  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(f)

      3,638       10,771,827  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(f)(j)

      172,592       511,806,043  

Altair Engineering, Inc., Class A(f)

      315,599       24,550,446  

AltC Acquisition Corp., Class A(f)

      791,897       8,045,674  

Amazon.com, Inc.(f)(j)

      98,304       331,523,359  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

      6,212       526,219  

American Tower Corp.

      668,088       188,380,773  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

      96,591       16,824,220  

AMETEK, Inc.

      8,827       1,168,695  

Anthem, Inc.

      255,609       111,223,144  

Aon PLC, Class A

      2,208       706,383  

Apple, Inc.(j)

      3,065,957       459,280,359  

Applied Materials, Inc.

      755,017       103,173,073  

Aramark

      69,518       2,536,017  

Arrival Ltd.

      4,055,477       67,037,035  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

      7,670       1,286,029  

Astra Space, Inc., (Acquired 08/20/21, Cost: $7,485,660)(h)

      748,566       7,291,033  

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(f)

      66,549       30,488,093  

Autodesk, Inc.(f)

      325,134       103,265,810  

AutoZone, Inc.(f)

      742       1,324,351  

AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.(f)

      20,200       449,046  

Baker Hughes Co.

      13,510       338,831  

Bank of America Corp.(j)

      4,847,100           231,594,438  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

      322,672       22,293,408  

Baxter International, Inc.

      18,080       1,427,597  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

      11,038       2,644,594  

Berkshire Grey, Inc.

      270,707       1,867,878  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(f)

      75,405       21,641,989  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

      129,665       15,850,250  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(f)

      540       429,127  

Blend Labs, Inc., Class A(f)(i)

      988,950       14,339,775  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(f)

      206       498,681  

Boston Scientific Corp.(f)

      4,317,606       186,218,347  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(f)

      29,696       4,929,536  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

      1,779,263       103,908,959  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

      10,613       439,579  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

      47,262       3,208,617  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(f)

      130,045       22,512,090  

California Resources Corp.(f)

      464,157       21,411,562  

Capital One Financial Corp.

      1,111,647       167,892,046  

Caresyntax, Inc.(e)

      39,141       6,724,424  

Carrier Global Corp.

      364,729       19,049,796  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(f)(i)

      4,736       492,923  

Cerner Corp.

      57,876       4,299,608  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

      165,031       9,373,761  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(f)

      2,381       1,068,307  

Charles Schwab Corp.

      2,212,072       181,456,266  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(f)

      151,659       102,353,143  

Cigna Corp.

      13,038       2,785,047  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security        Shares     Value  
United States (continued)                

Citigroup, Inc.

      6,495     $ 449,194  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

      4,118       390,098  

CME Group, Inc.

      89,781       19,801,200  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

      4,917       383,969  

Comcast Corp., Class A

      2,965,264       152,503,528  

ConocoPhillips

      2,989,651       222,699,103  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

             22,565       4,892,318  

Corteva, Inc.

      71,498       3,085,139  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

      345,296           169,726,796  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(f)

      263,802       74,339,404  

Crown Castle International Corp.

      32,260       5,816,478  

Crown PropTech Acquisitions(f)

      487,104       4,841,814  

Crown Proptech Acquisitions Pvt Ltd.(e)

      186,720       106,430  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

      1,218,970       108,817,452  

Danaher Corp.

      59,241       18,469,567  

Datadog, Inc., Class A(f)

      76,638       12,802,378  

Davidson Kempner Merchant Co-investment Fund LP, (Acquired 04/01/21,
Cost: $17,262,094)(c)(e)(h)(k)

      26,559,000       18,469,394  

DaVita, Inc.(f)

      23,657       2,442,349  

Deere & Co.

      16,396       5,612,515  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C(f)

      558,259       61,402,907  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.(f)

      202,499       7,923,786  

Devon Energy Corp.

      372,223       14,918,698  

DexCom, Inc.(f)

      48,780       30,400,184  

DocuSign, Inc.(f)

      2,310       642,850  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(f)

      4,968       535,352  

Doma Holdings, Inc., (Acquired 09/08/21,
Cost: $14,075,260)(h)

      1,407,526       9,191,145  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

      1,065       520,753  

Doubleverify Holdings, (Acquired 10/19/21,
Cost: $6,996,468)(h)

      406,504       16,069,103  

Dow, Inc.

      16,185       905,874  

Dynatrace, Inc.(f)(i)

      289,326       21,699,450  

Eaton Corp. PLC

      22,157       3,650,587  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(f)

      745,292       89,300,887  

Element Solutions, Inc.

      114,959       2,610,719  

Emerson Electric Co.

      51,918       5,036,565  

Energy Transfer LP

      1,037,797       9,869,449  

Entergy Corp.

      4,814       495,938  

EPAM Systems, Inc.(f)

      14,823       9,979,437  

Epic Games, Inc., (Acquired 07/02/20, Cost: $23,484,725), 07/02/20(e)(h)

      40,843       40,680,036  

EQT Corp.(f)

      5,357,962       106,677,023  

Equifax, Inc.

      1,351       374,808  

Equity Residential

      16,500       1,425,600  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

      30,377       9,852,172  

Expedia Group, Inc.(f)

      112,077       18,426,580  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

      125,127       8,066,938  

Fair Isaac Corp.(f)

      29,970       11,934,054  

FedEx Corp.

      68,791       16,202,344  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

      12,580       1,393,109  

Fiserv, Inc.(f)

      7,129       702,135  

FMC Corp.

      33,998       3,094,158  

Ford Motor Co.(f)

      1,919,699       32,788,459  

Fortinet, Inc.(f)

      106,897       35,953,737  

Fortive Corp.

      2,094,076       158,542,494  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

      145,929       14,797,201  

FQT Private(e)

      2,439,185       2,683,104  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

      50,713       1,596,952  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.(j)

      3,785,059       142,772,425  
Security        Shares     Value  
United States (continued)                

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.(f)(i)

      488,458     $ 15,122,660  

Gap, Inc.

      51,505       1,168,648  

Generac Holdings, Inc.(f)

      19,957       9,949,762  

General Motors Co.(f)

      96,117       5,231,648  

GGlobalfoundries, Inc.(f)

      951,439       46,373,137  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

      8,331       540,515  

Gitlab, Inc., Class A(f)

      2,195       246,279  

Global Payments, Inc.

             196,281       28,066,220  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

      882       364,575  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

      55,457       944,987  

Hasbro, Inc.

      9,631       922,265  

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

      201,333       26,942,382  

Healthcare Merger Corp., (Acquired 10/30/20,
Cost: $8,907,020), 10/30/20(h)

      890,702       1,959,544  

Hess Corp.

      6,132       506,319  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(f)

      258,262       37,176,815  

Home Depot, Inc.

      409,105       152,080,693  

Hormel Foods Corp.

      12,011       508,306  

HP, Inc.

      55,644       1,687,683  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(f)

      5,974       3,979,520  

iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A(f)

      10,778       208,878  

Illumina, Inc.(f)

      10,911       4,528,720  

Informatica, Inc., Class A, Class A(f)

      203,810       6,045,005  

Insulet Corp.(f)

      16,101       4,991,632  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

      475,067       70,048,629  

International Paper Co.

      12,179       604,931  

Intuit, Inc.

      4,560       2,854,514  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(f)

      240,530       86,862,599  

Invesco Ltd.

      44,522       1,131,304  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(f)

      18,834       4,923,584  

Israel Amplify Program Corp.(e)

      354,360       92,134  

Johnson & Johnson

      1,479,924           241,050,021  

Johnson Controls International PLC

      232,823       17,082,224  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

      35,076       5,959,062  

JumpCloud, Inc., (Acquired 09/03/21,
Cost: $2,543,928)(e)(h)

      424,788       2,543,928  

Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co.(f)(i)

      789,523       7,887,335  

Kroger Co.

      73,160       2,927,863  

Lam Research Corp.

      5,653       3,185,861  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

      9,589       541,299  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(f)

      348,215       13,514,224  

Latch, Inc., (Acquired 07/12/21,
Cost: $6,510,670)(h)

      651,067       5,931,220  

Lennar Corp., Class A

      3,640       363,745  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A(f)

      4,602       739,864  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C(f)

      5,529       898,186  

Liberty Media Acquisition Corp.(f)

      1,579,349       16,409,436  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty SiriusXM, Class A(f)

      917,006       45,648,559  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty SiriusXM, Class C(f)

      1,268,961       62,585,157  

Lightning eMotors, Inc.

      292,347       895,307  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.,
Class A(f)(i)

      283,825       3,675,534  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(f)(i)

      169,841       17,179,417  

Lookout, Inc., (Acquired 03/04/15,
Cost: $2,002,652), 03/04/15(e)(h)

      175,316       2,022,408  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

      515,654       120,570,218  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

      4,412       409,522  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

      74,516       7,201,971  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

      937,682       156,405,358  

Masco Corp.

      1,867,127       122,390,175  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security        Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

     

Masimo Corp.(f)

      76,088     $ 21,573,992  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

      510,920         171,423,878  

Matterport, Inc., (Acquired 08/27/21,
Cost: $2,308,900)(h)

             230,890       5,183,481  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

      10,691       857,739  

McDonald’s Corp.

      519,921       127,666,602  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(f)(j)

      258,284       83,572,954  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(f)

      2,908       4,306,399  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

      4,391       325,329  

Micron Technology, Inc.

      1,131,862       78,211,664  

Microsoft Corp.(j)

      2,042,188       677,230,385  

Mirion Technologies, Inc., (Acquired 10/20/21, Cost: $26,727,100)(h)

      2,672,710       27,530,052  

Moderna, Inc.(f)(i)

      96,844       33,431,517  

MoneyLion, Inc., (Acquired 10/25/21,
Cost: $8,453,730)(h)

      845,373       5,097,599  

MongoDB, Inc.(f)

      44,650       23,275,598  

Monster Beverage Corp.(f)

      9,216       783,360  

Moody’s Corp.

      2,025       818,404  

Morgan Stanley

      1,321,237       135,796,739  

MSCI, Inc.

      765       508,633  

Netflix, Inc.(f)

      4,153       2,866,857  

New Relic, Inc.(f)

      149,299       12,117,107  

Newmont Corp.

      4,599       248,346  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

      2,458,761       209,806,076  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

      91,156       1,845,909  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

      124,270       20,789,128  

Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II(f)

      506,280       3,974,298  

Northern Trust Corp.

      19,676       2,420,935  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

      101,769       2,590,021  

NVIDIA Corp.(j)

      556,952       142,395,918  

Offerpad Solutions, Inc., (Acquired 10/01/21, Cost: $7,437,940)(h)

      743,794       5,920,600  

Okta, Inc.(f)(i)

      85,322       21,089,892  

ONEOK, Inc.

      9,771       621,631  

Opendoor Technologies Inc.(f)(i)

      744,088       17,642,326  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(f)

      23,742       14,775,121  

Organon & Co.

      6,863       252,215  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

      32,549       2,614,010  

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A(f)

      36,574       946,535  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(f)(i)

      66,353       33,779,649  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

      213,948       63,454,837  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(f)

      428,981       99,776,691  

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A(f)

      650,054       59,440,938  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.(f)

      208,714       14,943,922  

PepsiCo, Inc.

      99,566       16,089,866  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

      2,997       530,139  

Pfizer, Inc.

      31,320       1,369,937  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

      19,839       1,875,579  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

      7,591       489,544  

Pinterest, Inc., Class A(f)

      17,268       770,844  

Playstudios, Inc., (Acquired 07/30/21, Cost: $10,393,480)(h)

      1,039,348       4,469,196  

PPG Industries, Inc.

      618,508       99,313,830  

Procter & Gamble Co.

      3,234       462,430  

Progressive Corp.

      4,762       451,819  

Prologis, Inc.

      18,810       2,726,698  

Public Storage

      2,068       686,948  

PubMatic, Inc., Class A(f)(i)

      173,466       4,957,658  

PVH Corp.(f)

      167,017       18,259,969  

Qualcomm, Inc.

      152,754       20,322,392  
Security        Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

     

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

      17,545     $ 2,575,255  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(f)(i)

      59,595       38,137,224  

ResMed, Inc.

      104,503       27,474,884  

RingCentral, Inc., Class A(f)

      31,295       7,629,095  

Robert Half International, Inc.

             98,902       11,182,849  

Rocket Lab USA, Inc., (Acquired 10/08/21, Cost: $5,590,650)(h)

      559,065       7,854,863  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

      11,167       3,566,740  

Ross Stores, Inc.

      3,740       423,368  

Rotor Acqusition Ltd.(e)

      87,039       487,418  

S&P Global, Inc.

      1,609       762,923  

salesforce.com, Inc.(f)

      710,001         212,780,200  

Sarcos Tech & Robot, (Acquired 10/21/21, Cost: $35,605,660)(h)

      3,560,566       25,173,202  

Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corp.(f)(i)

      174,690       1,235,058  

SBA Communications Corp.

      15,566       5,375,407  

Seagen, Inc.(f)

      156,373       27,573,251  

SEM4 Holdings Lock up, (Acquired 07/22/21, Cost: $10,527,583)(h)

      2,124,304       16,752,650  

Sema4 Holdings Corp., (Acquired 08/13/21, Cost: $9,298,300)(h)

      929,830       7,503,728  

Sempra Energy

      1,131,753       144,445,635  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC(f)

      78,622       4,332,072  

ServiceNow, Inc.(f)

      211,516       147,587,404  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

      2,454       410,137  

SmartRent, Inc.(f)

      985,687       12,942,070  

Snap-on, Inc.

      2,436       495,068  

Snorkel AI, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 06/30/21, Cost: $1,060,929)(e)(h)

      70,636       1,103,366  

Sonos, Inc.(f)

      724,252       23,625,100  

Southern Co.

      15,674       976,804  

Southwest Airlines Co.(f)

      23,815       1,125,973  

SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF

      307,123       14,096,946  

Spire Global, Inc.(f)

      73,949       419,291  

Splunk, Inc.(f)

      100,668       16,592,100  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

      9,833       1,767,285  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

      507,876       12,935,602  

Stryker Corp.

      2,030       540,122  

Sun Country Airlines, (Acquired 09/17/21, Cost: $21,728,687)(h)

      963,151       29,164,212  

Sylvamo Corp.(f)

      3,542       99,743  

Synopsys, Inc.(f)

      2,143       714,005  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

      2,890       626,783  

Taboola.com Ltd., (Acquired 09/02/21, Cost: $8,371,000)(h)

      837,100       7,860,369  

Tapestry, Inc.

      55,078       2,146,940  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(f)

      1,694       760,979  

Tesla, Inc.(f)

      5,911       6,584,854  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

      315,385       199,660,782  

TJX Cos., Inc.

      1,627,171       106,563,429  

T-Mobile US, Inc.(f)

      11,074       1,273,842  

Toast, Inc., Class A(f)(i)

      413,987       22,032,388  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

      37,384       2,249,395  

TPB Acquisition Corp. I, Class A, Class A(f)

      287,026       2,778,412  

Tractor Supply Co.

      2,775       602,647  

TransDigm Group, Inc.(f)

      43,417       27,084,393  

Twilio, Inc., Class A(f)

      99,277       28,925,347  

Twitter, Inc.(f)

      9,013       482,556  

U.S. Bancorp

      242,270       14,625,840  

Uber Technologies, Inc.(f)

      166,307       7,287,573  

UDR, Inc.

      9,544       529,978  
 

 

 

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

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

    

Shares

    Value  

United States (continued)

     

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(f)

      24,817     $ 9,116,773  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A(f)

      25,901       568,786  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(f)

      10,384       479,118  

United Parcel Service, Inc.,
Class B

      890,058       190,000,681  

United Rentals, Inc.(f)

      42,985       16,296,043  

United States Steel Corp.(i)

      365,259       9,639,185  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

      644,852       296,935,000  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

      7,618       945,394  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

      6,882       2,372,294  

Valero Energy Corp.

      1,311,114       101,388,446  

VeriSign, Inc.(f)

      107,433       23,922,106  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

      91,372       19,212,790  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

      114,811       6,083,835  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(f)

      6,867       1,269,914  

Vertiv Holdings, (Acquired 09/15/21, Cost: $43,516,130)(h)

      4,351,613       111,749,422  

VF Corp.

      38,108       2,777,311  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(f)

      99,122       5,002,687  

Visa, Inc., Class A

      3,263       691,006  

VMware, Inc., Class A(f)

      735,030       111,504,051  

Volta, Inc.(f)(i)

      143,852       1,170,955  

Vulcan Materials Co.

      684,619       130,159,764  

W.R. Berkley Corp.

      4,068       323,813  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

      1,219       564,531  

Walmart, Inc.

      416,339       62,209,373  

Walt Disney Co.(f)

      1,126,228       190,411,368  

Waste Connections, Inc.

      6,250       850,063  

Waters Corp.(f)

      7,672       2,819,844  

Wells Fargo & Co.

      306,232       15,666,829  

Welltower, Inc.

      4,312       346,685  

Western Digital Corp.(f)

      357,678       18,702,983  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

      383,616       13,702,764  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

      210,448       39,086,507  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

      12,175       2,949,759  

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings
Corp.(f)(i)

      420,259       14,604,000  

Workday, Inc., Class A(f)

      60,830       17,639,483  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.(f)

      194,063       17,426,857  

Xilinx, Inc.

      241,881       43,538,580  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

      24,243       3,028,920  

Zebra Technologies Corp.,
Class A(f)

      3,343       1,784,995  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

      67,089       9,601,778  

Zoetis, Inc.

      102,697       22,203,091  

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A(f)

      8,228       2,259,820  

Zscaler, Inc.(f)

      119,311       38,043,505  
   

 

 

 
          11,883,769,255  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 67.8%
(Cost: $11,639,373,197)

        18,210,358,626  
   

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        

Corporate Bonds

     

Argentina — 0.0%

     

Genneia SA, 8.75%, 09/02/27(b)

    USD       1,995       1,897,850  
   

 

 

 
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Australia(e) — 0.7%

     

Oceana Australian Trust,
10.25%, 08/31/25

    AUD       13,002     $ 9,780,757  

Oceana Australian Trust Pvt. Ltd., 10.00%, 08/31/23

      7,008       5,284,948  

Quintis Australia Pty. Ltd.(b)(g)(l)

     

(12.00% PIK), 12.00%, 10/01/28

    USD       82,684       82,684,528  

(7.50% Cash or 8.00% PIK),
7.50%, 10/01/26

          88,836       88,835,756  
   

 

 

 
            186,585,989  
Austria — 0.0%                  

Klabin Austria GmbH, 3.20%, 01/12/31(b)

      1,509       1,382,621  

Suzano Austria GmbH, 3.13%, 01/15/32

      1,715       1,616,388  
   

 

 

 
        2,999,009  
Bahamas — 0.0%                  

Intercorp Peru Ltd., 3.88%, 08/15/29(b)

      986       958,121  
   

 

 

 
Bahrain(d) — 0.0%                  

BBK BSC, 5.50%, 07/09/24

      506       516,057  

Oil and Gas Holding Co.,
7.63%, 11/07/24

      475       513,831  
   

 

 

 
        1,029,888  
Bermuda — 0.0%                  

Geopark Ltd., 5.50%, 01/17/27(b)

      308       306,037  

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.(d)

     

6.80%, 12/28/23

      1,708       1,588,760  

7.00%, 05/18/24

      392       364,266  

Investment Energy Resources Ltd., 6.25%, 04/26/29(b)

      260       276,900  

Li & Fung Ltd.(d)

     

4.38%, 10/04/24

      1,920       1,950,360  

4.50%, 08/18/25

      760       777,242  

Star Energy Geothermal Darajat II/Star Energy Geothermal Salak

     

4.85%, 10/14/38(d)

      2,710       3,001,833  

4.85%, 10/14/38(b)

      2,231       2,471,251  
   

 

 

 
        10,736,649  
Brazil — 0.0%                  

Banco do Brasil SA/Cayman,
4.75%, 03/20/24(d)

      1,282       1,345,539  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA/Cayman Island, 3.25%, 01/24/25(b)

      1,331       1,344,975  

Oi SA, (10.00% Cash or 8.00% Cash + 4.00% PIK), 10.00%, 07/27/25(l)

      1,000       899,250  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

     

5.30%, 01/27/25

      236       255,913  

6.00%, 01/27/28

      511       555,712  

Rumo Luxembourg Sarl,
5.88%, 01/18/25(b)

      723       744,826  

Suzano Austria GmbH, 3.75%, 01/15/31

      402       400,995  

Vale Overseas Ltd., 3.75%, 07/08/30

      1,006       1,026,120  
   

 

 

 
        6,573,330  
British Virgin Islands(d) — 0.1%                  

Fortune Star BVI Ltd., 5.95%, 10/19/25

      3,132       3,124,170  

Fuqing Investment Management Ltd., 3.25%, 06/23/25

      3,490       3,336,876  

Haimen Zhongnan Investment Development International Co. Ltd., 12.00%, 06/08/22

      1,660       1,295,319  

New Metro Global Ltd.

     

4.80%, 12/15/24

      748       650,760  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

British Virgin Islands (continued)

     

New Metro Global Ltd. (continued)
4.50%, 05/02/26

    USD       2,847     $ 2,398,597  

Radiance Capital Investments Ltd., 8.80%, 09/17/23

      285       258,424  

RongXingDa Development BVI Ltd., 8.00%, 04/24/22

      2,030       917,687  
   

 

 

 
            11,981,833  
Canada — 0.1%                  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,
4.88%, 06/01/28(b)

      3,444       3,546,631  

Bombardier, Inc., 7.13%, 06/15/26(b)

      2,119       2,222,301  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US LLC(b)

     

6.25%, 09/15/27

      341       355,066  

5.00%, 06/15/29

      1,956       1,963,335  

CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC, 7.40%, 05/01/28

      3,200       4,062,000  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.,
6.88%, 10/15/27(b)

      4,329       4,640,959  

Mattamy Group Corp., 4.63%, 03/01/30(b)

      4,576       4,641,581  
   

 

 

 
        21,431,873  
Cayman Islands — 0.4%                  

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.,
3.75%, 06/02/31(d)

          3,900       3,851,757  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.,
5.50%, 04/21/25(d)

      3,415       2,561,250  

Anton Oilfield Services Group/Hong Kong, 7.50%, 12/02/22(d)

      410       394,574  

Baidu Inc., 3.43%, 04/07/30

      4,000       4,170,000  

Bioceanico Sovereign Certificate Ltd., 0.00%, 06/05/34(d)(m)

      361       267,777  

Central China Real Estate Ltd.(d)

     

7.65%, 08/27/23

      1,674       887,743  

7.90%, 11/07/23

      1,550       790,500  

7.75%, 05/24/24

      3,176       1,429,200  

7.25%, 07/16/24

      200       88,000  

China Aoyuan Group Ltd.(d)

     

7.95%, 06/21/24

      1,502       600,800  

5.98%, 08/18/25

      2,110       822,900  

6.20%, 03/24/26

      3,132       1,221,480  

China Evergrande Group(d)(f)(n)

     

8.25%, 03/23/22

      2,289       629,475  

10.00%, 04/11/23

      1,139       273,360  

China Resources Land Ltd., (5 year CMT + 5.14%), 3.75%(a)(d)(o)

      3,310       3,397,922  

China SCE Group Holdings Ltd.(d)

     

7.38%, 04/09/24

      1,139       988,082  

5.95%, 09/29/24

      1,139       922,590  

7.00%, 05/02/25

      1,139       899,810  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.(d)

     

6.45%, 11/07/24

      1,139       1,104,830  

6.00%, 07/16/25

      569       550,685  

4.45%, 08/17/26

      1,423       1,298,932  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.(d)

     

5.40%, 05/27/25

      2,310       2,269,575  

7.25%, 04/08/26

      2,310       2,361,975  

5.13%, 01/14/27

      3,100       3,015,719  

DaFa Properties Group Ltd.(d)

     

9.95%, 01/18/22

      1,520       1,398,875  

12.38%, 07/30/22

      430       380,631  

Dexin China Holdings Co. Ltd.(d)

     

11.88%, 04/23/22

      1,097       987,643  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Cayman Islands (continued)

     

Dexin China Holdings Co. Ltd.(d) (continued)

     

9.95%, 12/03/22

    USD       1,023     $ 751,199  

Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd.(d)(n)

     

7.95%, 07/05/22

      510       160,650  

10.88%, 01/09/23

      3,132       986,580  

11.88%, 06/01/23

      1,401       441,315  

9.25%, 07/28/23

      902       284,130  

9.88%, 10/19/23

      481       151,515  

Haidilao International Holding Ltd.,
2.15%, 01/14/26(d)

      3,630       3,448,936  

Hilong Holding Ltd., 9.75%, 11/18/24(d)

      2,120       1,791,797  

JD.com, Inc., 3.38%, 01/14/30

          3,490           3,627,262  

Jingrui Holdings Ltd., 12.00%, 07/25/22(d)

      1,940       1,250,112  

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.(d)

     

10.88%, 07/23/23

      1,571       471,300  

9.75%, 09/28/23

      1,386       429,660  

11.95%, 11/12/23

      2,267       647,228  

11.25%, 04/16/25

      1,800       567,000  

9.95%, 07/23/25

      490       142,100  

Logan Group Co. Ltd.(d)

     

5.75%, 01/14/25

      463       427,117  

4.70%, 07/06/26

      1,700       1,470,500  

4.50%, 01/13/28

      2,454       2,073,630  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.(d)

     

4.50%, 01/16/28

      2,950       3,117,412  

3.95%, 09/16/29

      2,180       2,238,996  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.(d)

     

5.25%, 04/26/26

      1,247       1,231,257  

5.38%, 12/04/29

      2,234       2,193,928  

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

     

5.38%, 05/15/24(d)

      2,000       1,998,500  

5.38%, 05/15/24(b)

      409       408,693  

5.88%, 05/15/26(b)

      413       412,303  

Modern Land China Co. Ltd.(d)(n)

     

11.50%, 11/13/22

      569       130,870  

9.80%, 04/11/23

      2,170       477,400  

11.95%, 03/04/24

      569       119,490  

Oryx Funding Ltd., 5.80%, 02/03/31(b)

      511       541,660  

Powerlong Real Estate Holdings Ltd., 6.25%, 08/10/24(d)

      1,139       1,033,642  

Redco Properties Group Ltd.,
9.90%, 02/17/24(d)

      285       193,943  

Redsun Properties Group Ltd.(d)

     

10.50%, 10/03/22

      769       538,300  

9.70%, 04/16/23

      2,025       1,417,500  

7.30%, 01/13/25

      1,403       743,590  

Ronshine China Holdings Ltd.(d)

     

8.10%, 06/09/23

      2,277       957,052  

7.35%, 12/15/23

      445       187,039  

6.75%, 08/05/24

      2,020       828,831  

7.10%, 01/25/25

      3,465       1,387,083  

Sable International Finance Ltd.,
5.75%, 09/07/27(d)

      621       646,616  

Sands China Ltd., 4.38%, 06/18/30

      1,500       1,528,020  

Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd.,
8.88%, 11/15/24(b)

      543       553,860  

Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.(d)

     

5.60%, 07/15/26

      3,100       2,853,550  

3.45%, 01/11/31

      1,899       1,594,210  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Cayman Islands (continued)

     

Shui On Development Holding Ltd.(d)

     

6.15%, 08/24/24

    USD       1,139     $ 1,085,253  

5.50%, 03/03/25

      2,098       1,972,776  

Sinic Holdings Group Co. Ltd.(d)(n)

     

8.50%, 01/24/22

      490       49,123  

10.50%, 06/18/22

      1,580       110,877  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.(d)

     

7.95%, 10/11/23

      1,139       848,911  

6.50%, 01/10/25

      1,394       975,800  

7.00%, 07/09/25

      1,900       1,330,000  

Times China Holdings Ltd.(d)

     

6.75%, 07/08/25

      2,971       2,272,815  

5.75%, 01/14/27

      2,977       2,158,325  

Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.25%, 08/10/26

      434       503,793  

Weibo Corp., 3.38%, 07/08/30

          3,760       3,714,880  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

     

4.88%, 10/01/24(d)

      1,403       1,326,098  

4.88%, 10/01/24(b)

      259       244,804  

XP, Inc., 3.25%, 07/01/26(b)

      870       830,741  

Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd.(d)

     

8.50%, 02/04/23

      1,950       936,000  

8.50%, 02/26/24

      4,248       1,826,640  

8.38%, 10/30/24

      1,875       806,250  

8.30%, 05/27/25

      1,423       597,660  

7.38%, 01/13/26

      1,423       583,430  

Zhenro Properties Group Ltd.(d)

     

9.15%, 05/06/23

      569       369,850  

8.35%, 03/10/24

      1,139       831,470  

7.88%, 04/14/24

      918       569,160  

7.35%, 02/05/25

      2,277       1,343,430  

6.63%, 01/07/26

      769       535,827  

Zhongliang Holdings Group Co. Ltd.(d)

     

8.88%, 11/22/21

      1,600       1,520,000  

8.50%, 05/19/22

      520       389,819  
   

 

 

 
            111,755,593  
Chile — 0.0%                  

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA, 5.15%, 01/29/50(b)

      650       721,711  

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile

     

3.75%, 01/15/31(b)

      291       308,751  

4.25%, 07/17/42(d)

      1,188       1,299,969  

GNL Quintero SA, 4.63%, 07/31/29(d)

      842       901,972  

Kenbourne Invest SA, 6.88%, 11/26/24(b)

      1,001       1,046,045  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, 3.50%, 09/10/51(b)

      1,067       1,037,140  

VTR Comunicaciones SpA,
4.38%, 04/15/29(b)

      1,820       1,829,669  
   

 

 

 
        7,145,257  
China — 0.2%                  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd.,
(5 year CMT + 3.35%), 3.80%(a)(d)(o)

      2,305       2,389,277  

China Aoyuan Group Ltd.(d)

     

7.95%, 02/19/23

      2,573       1,106,390  

6.35%, 02/08/24

      801       320,400  

China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co. Ltd., (5 year CMT + 2.75%), 2.88%, 09/28/30(a)(d)

      1,800       1,802,587  

China Evergrande Group(d)(f)(n)

     

9.50%, 04/11/22

      2,289       583,695  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

China (continued)

     

China Evergrande Group(d)(f)(n) (continued)

     

11.50%, 01/22/23

    USD       2,277     $ 540,787  

China Grand Automotive Services Ltd., 8.63%, 04/08/22(d)

      1,940       1,677,251  

China Milk Products Group Ltd.,
0.00%, 01/15/49(f)(n)

          39,500       39,500  

China SCE Group Holdings Ltd.,
7.25%, 04/19/23(d)

      1,138       1,001,440  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.,
5.95%, 10/20/25(d)

      569       546,418  

CMHI Finance BVI Co. Ltd., (3 year CMT + 6.35%), 3.50%(a)(d)(o)

      2,310           2,355,189  

Contemporary Ruiding Development Ltd., 2.63%, 09/17/30(d)

      200       199,774  

Easy Tactic Ltd.(d)

     

9.13%, 07/28/22

      569       375,540  

12.38%, 11/18/22

      569       364,160  

5.88%, 02/13/23

      769       453,710  

11.75%, 08/02/23

      2,519       1,511,400  

8.63%, 03/05/24

      1,520       805,600  

11.63%, 09/03/24

      520       280,800  

Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd.,
11.75%, 04/17/22(d)(n)

      3,710       1,168,650  

Fortune Star BVI Ltd.(d)

     

6.85%, 07/02/24

      732       741,379  

5.00%, 05/18/26

      579       550,231  

5.05%, 01/27/27

      2,562       2,370,651  

Greenland Global Investment Ltd.,
6.75%, 06/25/22(d)

      440       338,800  

Guoren Property & Casualty Insurance Co. Ltd., 3.35%, 06/01/26(d)

      4,000       4,026,320  

Haimen Zhongnan Investment Development International Co. Ltd., 10.88%, 06/18/22(d)

      450       337,641  

Health & Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd., 5.63%, 10/24/24(d)

      1,139       1,153,095  

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.(d)

     

11.50%, 01/30/23

      1,746       523,800  

9.38%, 06/30/24

      3,169       887,320  

KWG Group Holdings Ltd.,
7.40%, 03/05/24(d)

      3,416       2,750,947  

Minmetals Bounteous Finance BVI Ltd.,
(5 year CMT + 5.21%), 3.38%(a)(d)(o)

      200       204,063  

RKPF Overseas 2020 A Ltd.,
5.13%, 07/26/26(d)

      889       755,650  

RKPF Overseas Ltd.(d)

     

Series 2019-A, 6.70%, 09/30/24

      450       420,750  

Series 2019-A, 5.90%, 03/05/25

      1,423       1,294,930  

Series 2019-A, 6.00%, 09/04/25

      2,277       2,060,685  

Series 2020-A, 5.20%, 01/12/26

      1,093       945,445  

Scenery Journey Ltd.(d)(f)(n)

     

11.50%, 10/24/22

      1,423       288,158  

12.00%, 10/24/23

      1,708       345,870  

Seazen Group Ltd., 6.00%, 08/12/24(d)

      2,783       2,442,082  

Sinochem Offshore Capital Co. Ltd., 2.38%, 09/23/31(d)

      3,130       2,962,332  

Sino-Ocean Land Treasure III Ltd., (5 year CMT + 3.26%), 4.90%(a)(d)(o)

      683       556,645  

Sino-Ocean Land Treasure IV Ltd.(d)

     

3.25%, 05/05/26

      1,000       907,062  

4.75%, 08/05/29

      3,230       2,985,327  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

China (continued)

     

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.(d)

     

7.50%, 02/01/24

    USD       1,753     $ 1,289,003  

6.65%, 08/03/24

      1,745       1,248,221  

TCL Technology Investments Ltd.,
1.88%, 07/14/25(d)

      400       393,208  

Vertex Capital Investment Ltd.,
2.85%, 07/28/26(d)

      4,000       3,993,750  

Wanda Properties International Co. Ltd., 7.25%, 01/29/24(d)

      569       535,038  

Wanda Properties Overseas Ltd.,
6.88%, 07/23/23(d)

      569       536,994  

Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd.,
7.70%, 02/20/25(d)

      1,423       597,660  

ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co. Ltd., 3.50%, 03/08/26(d)

      3,550       3,480,109  
   

 

 

 
            59,445,734  
Colombia — 0.0%                  

Banco GNB Sudameris SA, (5 year CMT + 6.66%), 7.50%, 04/16/31(a)(b)

      1,007       1,020,091  

Bancolombia SA, 3.00%, 01/29/25

      666       670,912  

Ecopetrol SA

     

5.38%, 06/26/26

      1,222       1,321,517  

4.63%, 11/02/31(c)

      890       883,325  

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP,
4.25%, 07/18/29(b)

      1,058       1,028,111  

Grupo Aval Ltd., 4.38%, 02/04/30(b)

      1,064       1,036,735  

Millicom International Cellular SA,
5.13%, 01/15/28(d)

      1,834       1,907,912  

SURA Asset Management SA,
4.88%, 04/17/24(b)

      1,109       1,189,610  
   

 

 

 
        9,058,213  
Cyprus — 0.0%                  

MHP SE, 7.75%, 05/10/24(b)

      488       526,979  
   

 

 

 
Dominican Republic — 0.0%                  

Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI SA, 6.75%, 03/30/29(b)

      2,368       2,505,344  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 0.3%                  

Adler Pelzer Holding GmbH,
4.13%, 04/01/24(b)

    EUR       18,415       19,877,638  

APCOA Parking Holdings GmbH, (3 mo. Euribor + 5.00%), 5.00%, 01/15/27(a)(b)

      13,620       15,727,084  

Deutsche Bank AG, (SOFR + 2.76%),
3.73%, 01/14/32(a)

    USD       3,245       3,326,260  

Douglas GmbH, 6.00%, 04/08/26(b)

    EUR       16,588       19,057,565  

Kirk Beauty SUN GmbH, (8.25% Cash or 9.00% PIK), 8.25%, 10/01/26(b)(l)

      8,659       9,510,202  

KME SE, 6.75%, 02/01/23(d)

      11,892       12,545,649  
   

 

 

 
        80,044,398  
Greece — 0.1%                  

Ellaktor Value PLC, 6.38%, 12/15/24(b)

      14,660       16,421,602  
   

 

 

 
Guatemala — 0.0%                  

Banco Industrial SA, (5 year CMT + 4.44%), 4.88%, 01/29/31(a)(b)

    USD       539       538,764  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong(d) — 0.2%                  

AIA Group Ltd., (5 year CMT + 1.76%), 2.70%(a)(o)

      3,760       3,756,475  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Hong Kong (continued)

     

Bank of China Hong Kong Ltd., (5 year CMT + 3.04%), 5.90%(a)(o)

    USD       2,390     $ 2,546,097  

Bank of Communications Hong Kong Ltd.,

     

(5 year CMT + 1.40%), 2.30%, 07/08/31(a)

      4,710       4,596,795  

Bank of East Asia Ltd.(a)

     

(5 year CMT + 3.75%), 4.00%, 05/29/30

      2,000       2,068,500  

(5 year CMT + 4.26%), 5.88%(o)

      1,746       1,816,167  

(5 year CMT + 5.53%), 5.83%(o)

      1,743       1,819,801  

Blossom Joy Ltd., (5 year CMT + 5.80%),
3.10%(a)(o)

      1,989       2,009,512  

China CITIC Bank International Ltd., (5 year CMT + 2.25%), 4.63%, 02/28/29(a)

      2,420       2,536,160  

China South City Holdings Ltd.,
10.88%, 06/26/22

      2,070       903,684  

CITIC Ltd., 2.85%, 02/25/30

      600       609,300  

CMB International Leasing Management Ltd., 2.75%, 08/12/30

      2,800       2,688,525  

CNAC HK Finbridge Co. Ltd.

     

4.13%, 07/19/27

      2,550       2,752,853  

5.13%, 03/14/28

      2,630       2,986,575  

3.88%, 06/19/29

      1,290       1,370,444  

3.00%, 09/22/30

      1,470       1,462,547  

Far East Horizon Ltd., 4.25%, 10/26/26

      1,400       1,391,513  

GLP China Holdings Ltd., 2.95%, 03/29/26

      4,000       3,969,440  

Lenovo Group Ltd., 3.42%, 11/02/30

      2,210       2,281,549  

Nan Fung Treasury III Ltd., 5.00%(o)

      2,130       2,134,393  

Nan Fung Treasury Ltd., 3.63%, 08/27/30

      760       759,164  

Nanyang Commercial Bank Ltd., (5 year CMT + 2.18%), 3.80%, 11/20/29(a)

      2,470       2,536,073  

NWD MTN Ltd., 4.13%, 07/18/29

      4,400       4,404,950  

Vanke Real Estate Hong Kong Co. Ltd.,
3.98%, 11/09/27

      4,060       4,229,505  

Wanda Group Overseas Ltd., 8.88%, 03/21/23

      2,000       1,750,000  

Westwood Group Holdings Ltd.,
2.80%, 01/20/26

      2,390       2,308,023  

Yango Justice International Ltd.

     

10.00%, 02/12/23

      984       885,600  

9.25%, 04/15/23

      2,278       455,600  

7.88%, 09/04/24

      1,223       244,600  

Yanlord Land HK Co. Ltd., 5.13%, 05/20/26

      1,139       1,104,830  
   

 

 

 
            62,378,675  
India — 0.2%                  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.,
4.00%, 05/08/25(d)

      760       796,243  

Bharti Airtel Ltd., 3.25%, 06/03/31(d)

      1,320       1,313,598  

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd.(d)

     

5.38%, 04/10/24

      1,397       1,431,314  

4.25%, 10/27/27

      996       963,630  

HDFC Bank Ltd., (5 year CMT + 2.93%),
3.70%(a)(d)(o)

      3,287       3,262,347  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.,
4.00%, 07/12/27(d)

      3,230       3,387,059  

HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd., 5.45%, 10/22/26(d)

      569       589,804  

ICICI Bank Ltd./Dubai, 3.80%, 12/14/27(d)

      3,840       4,090,320  

Indian Railway Finance Corp. Ltd.(d)

     

3.25%, 02/13/30

      3,260       3,299,120  

2.80%, 02/10/31

      760       732,245  

JSW Steel Ltd., 5.38%, 04/04/25(d)

      1,391       1,462,289  

Manappuram Finance Ltd., 5.90%, 01/13/23(d)

      1,747       1,786,853  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

India (continued)

     

Muthoot Finance Ltd., 6.13%, 10/31/22(b)

    USD       816     $ 835,788  

NTPC Ltd., 4.25%, 02/26/26(d)

      3,840       4,108,320  

Oil India Ltd., 5.13%, 02/04/29(d)

      2,710       3,019,617  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.(d)

     

6.15%, 12/06/28

      760       895,993  

4.50%, 06/18/29

      2,840       3,023,357  

REC Ltd., 2.75%, 01/13/27(d)

      2,000       1,973,540  

REI Agro Ltd.(f)(n)

     

5.50%, 11/13/21

      44,430       255,039  

5.50%, 11/13/21(e)

      8,271       1  

ReNew Power Pvt Ltd., 5.88%, 03/05/27(d)

      1,721       1,803,285  

ReNew Power Synthetic,
6.67%, 03/12/24(d)

      569       594,534  

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

     

5.95%, 10/24/22(d)

      1,139       1,158,363  

5.10%, 07/16/23(d)

      631       640,662  

4.40%, 03/13/24

      1,708       1,710,135  

Summit Digitel Infrastructure Pvt Ltd., 2.88%, 08/12/31(d)

      2,805       2,685,731  

Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC, 13.88%, 01/21/24(d)

      1,398       1,511,588  
   

 

 

 
            47,330,775  
Indonesia(d) — 0.1%                  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT, 3.75%, 03/30/26

      1,222       1,237,791  

Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk PT, 4.20%, 01/23/25

      1,399       1,413,581  

Global Prime Capital Pte Ltd.,
5.95%, 01/23/25

      1,139       1,162,136  

Medco Oak Tree Pte Ltd., 7.38%, 05/14/26

      1,397       1,493,480  

Pelabuhan Indonesia II PT,
5.38%, 05/05/45

      2,310       2,693,749  

Pertamina Persero PT

     

3.65%, 07/30/29

      985       1,044,593  

3.10%, 08/27/30

      1,325       1,345,021  

6.50%, 05/27/41

      1,920       2,495,760  

6.00%, 05/03/42

      2,100       2,588,250  

5.63%, 05/20/43

      3,100       3,696,750  

6.45%, 05/30/44

      1,760       2,304,280  

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara

     

5.45%, 05/21/28

      1,500       1,729,031  

5.38%, 01/25/29

      4,710       5,428,793  

5.25%, 10/24/42

      2,250       2,504,953  

5.25%, 05/15/47

      1,200       1,331,100  

Star Energy Geothermal Wayang Windu Ltd., 6.75%, 04/24/33

      406       453,070  

Theta Capital Pte Ltd., 8.13%, 01/22/25

      1,398       1,481,880  
   

 

 

 
        34,404,218  
Ireland — 0.0%                  

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 2.45%, 10/29/26

      1,890       1,907,746  

Lukoil Capital DAC, 2.80%, 04/26/27(b)

      1,352       1,347,268  

Metalloinvest Finance DAC,
3.38%, 10/22/28(b)

      2,350       2,344,548  

Phosagro OAO Via Phosagro Bond Funding DAC, 3.05%, 01/23/25(b)

      507       523,097  
   

 

 

 
        6,122,659  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Isle of Man — 0.0%

     

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC,
3.75%, 10/01/30

    USD       870     $ 876,525  

Gohl Capital Ltd., 4.25%, 01/24/27(d)

      4,260       4,412,561  
   

 

 

 
        5,289,086  
Israel(b)(d) — 0.0%                  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM, (5 year CMT + 1.63%), 3.28%, 01/29/31(a)

      1,790       1,803,425  

Energean Israel Finance Ltd.

     

4.50%, 03/30/24

      872       887,293  

4.88%, 03/30/26

      413       418,728  

Leviathan Bond Ltd., 5.75%, 06/30/23

      894       923,266  
   

 

 

 
        4,032,712  
Italy(b) — 0.2%                  

Forno d’Asolo SpA, (3 mo. Euribor + 5.50%), 5.50%, 04/30/27(a)

    EUR       21,390       23,965,251  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, (5 year USD Swap + 5.46%), 7.70%(a)(o)

    USD       3,450       3,851,062  

Marcolin SpA, 6.13%, 11/15/26

    EUR       10,346       12,229,074  

Shiba Bidco SpA, 4.50%, 10/31/28

      9,744       11,247,167  
   

 

 

 
        51,292,554  

Japan — 0.0%

     

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., 3.52%, 09/17/25(b)

    USD       1,964       2,066,234  
   

 

 

 

Jersey — 0.0%

     

Wheel Bidco Ltd., 6.75%, 07/15/26(b)

    GBP       4,123       5,514,788  
   

 

 

 

Kuwait — 0.0%

     

NBK Tier 1 Financing Ltd., (6 year USD Swap + 2.88%), 3.63%(a)(b)(o)

    USD       945       939,980  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.3%                  

Atento Luxco 1 SA, 8.00%, 02/10/26(b)

      271       287,396  

FEL Energy VI Sarl, 5.75%, 12/01/40

      503       495,727  

Garfunkelux Holdco 3 SA(b)

     

6.75%, 11/01/25

    EUR       4,916       5,880,660  

7.75%, 11/01/25

    GBP       8,358       11,852,987  

Gol Finance SA, 8.00%, 06/30/26(b)

    USD       2,206       2,146,438  

Herens Midco Sarl, 5.25%, 05/15/29(b)

    EUR       12,016       12,933,717  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA,
8.00%, 02/15/24(b)

    USD       22,270       22,771,075  

Kenbourne Invest SA, 4.70%, 01/22/28(b)

      246       244,770  

MC Brazil Downstream Trading Sarl,
7.25%, 06/30/31(b)

      795       774,131  

Millicom International Cellular SA,
4.50%, 04/27/31(b)

      493       505,571  

Picard Bondco SA, 5.38%, 07/01/27(b)

    EUR       8,380       9,687,279  

Puma International Financing SA

     

5.13%, 10/06/24(d)

    USD       806       811,289  

5.00%, 01/24/26(b)

      341       342,556  

Sani/Ikos Financial Holdings 1 Sarl,
5.63%, 12/15/26(b)

    EUR       8,042       9,459,241  

Simpar Europe SA, 5.20%, 01/26/31(b)

    USD       225       216,000  
   

 

 

 
            78,408,837  
Macau(d) — 0.0%                  

Champion Path Holdings Ltd.

     

4.50%, 01/27/26

      1,398       1,387,952  

4.85%, 01/27/28

      1,396       1,373,141  

MGM China Holdings Ltd., 5.88%, 05/15/26

      796       794,657  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Macau (continued)

     

Studio City Finance Ltd., 5.00%, 01/15/29

    USD       2,295     $ 2,059,762  

Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.50%, 01/15/26

      2,095       1,972,966  
   

 

 

 
        7,588,478  
Malaysia — 0.1%                  

Dua Capital Ltd., 2.78%, 05/11/31(d)

      5,000       4,932,150  

Petronas Capital Ltd., 3.50%, 04/21/30(b)

      1,151       1,240,881  

TNB Global Ventures Capital Bhd,
4.85%, 11/01/28(d)

      4,650       5,368,716  
   

 

 

 
        11,541,747  
Mauritius — 0.1%                  

Azure Power Energy Ltd.,
3.58%, 08/19/26(b)

      675       678,586  

CA Magnum Holdings, 5.38%, 10/31/26(c)

      1,775       1,821,594  

HTA Group Ltd., 7.00%, 12/18/25(b)

      1,450       1,509,178  

India Cleantech Energy, 4.70%, 08/10/26(b)

      790       790,988  

India Green Energy Holdings

     

5.38%, 04/29/24(b)

      1,411       1,460,826  

5.38%, 04/29/24(d)

      1,399       1,448,402  

India Green Power Holdings,
4.00%, 02/22/27(d)

      1,246       1,241,717  

Network i2i Ltd., (5 year CMT + 4.27%), 5.65%(a)(d)(o)

      3,143       3,321,365  

UPL Corp. Ltd.(d)

     

4.50%, 03/08/28

      2,990       3,153,142  

4.63%, 06/16/30

      2,990       3,149,404  

(5 year CMT + 3.87%), 5.25%(a)(o)

      968       979,374  
   

 

 

 
            19,554,576  
Mexico — 0.1%                  

Alfa SAB de CV, 6.88%, 03/25/44(b)

      1,108       1,450,095  

Alpek SAB de CV, 3.25%, 02/25/31(b)

      200       197,600  

Braskem Idesa SAPI, 6.99%, 02/20/32(b)

      468       478,670  

Cemex SAB de CV

     

5.45%, 11/19/29(d)

      546       589,721  

3.88%, 07/11/31(b)

      209       208,854  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV,
1.85%, 09/01/32

      274       258,296  

Controladora Mabe SA de CV,
5.60%, 10/23/28(b)

      680       777,452  

Cydsa SAB de CV, 6.25%, 10/04/27(b)

      502       509,593  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, (5 year CMT + 3.28%), 5.95%(a)(b)(o)

      750       780,375  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV,
4.75%, 08/06/50(b)

      460       498,755  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, 2.43%, 07/01/31(b)

      410       405,388  

Mexico City Airport Trust

     

4.25%, 10/31/26(b)

      1,251       1,336,894  

5.50%, 07/31/47(d)

      515       520,407  

Operadora de Servicios Mega SA de CV Sofom ER, 8.25%, 02/11/25(b)

      1,897       1,864,751  

Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV,
1.88%, 05/11/26(b)

      475       470,255  

Petroleos Mexicanos

     

6.50%, 03/13/27

      3,535       3,755,054  

6.84%, 01/23/30

      1,349       1,407,344  

5.95%, 01/28/31

      2,412       2,367,378  

6.35%, 02/12/48

      1,675       1,421,656  

7.69%, 01/23/50

      723       690,465  

Trust Fibra Uno, 5.25%, 01/30/26(b)

      863       943,097  
   

 

 

 
        20,932,100  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Morocco — 0.0%

     

OCP SA, 3.75%, 06/23/31(b)

    USD       422     $ 413,560  
   

 

 

 
MultiNational — 0.0%                  

Connect Finco Sarl/Connect US Finco LLC, 6.75%, 10/01/26(b)

      1,790       1,857,125  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 04/15/29(b)

      832       920,400  

Mongolian Mining Corp/Energy Resources LLC, 9.25%, 04/15/24(d)

      2,659       2,362,023  

Promigas SA ESP/Gases del Pacifico SAC, 3.75%, 10/16/29(b)

      271       269,730  
   

 

 

 
        5,409,278  
Netherlands — 0.1%                  

Embraer Netherlands Finance BV,
6.95%, 01/17/28(b)

      910       1,008,280  

Equate Petrochemical BV(b)

     

4.25%, 11/03/26

      618       672,848  

2.63%, 04/28/28

      733       730,480  

Greenko Dutch BV, 3.85%, 03/29/26(d)

      4,151       4,176,732  

Metinvest BV, 8.50%, 04/23/26(d)

      475       534,316  

Minejesa Capital BV(d)

     

4.63%, 08/10/30

      1,900       1,952,459  

5.63%, 08/10/37

      2,400       2,523,000  

Titan Holdings II BV, 5.13%, 07/15/29(b)

    EUR       6,277       7,159,704  

VEON Holdings BV(b)

     

4.00%, 04/09/25

    USD       1,168       1,210,340  

3.38%, 11/25/27

      814       814,407  

Vivo Energy Investments BV,
5.13%, 09/24/27(b)

      845       891,369  
   

 

 

 
            21,673,935  
Oman — 0.0%                  

OQ SAOC, 5.13%, 05/06/28(b)

      1,189       1,215,752  
   

 

 

 

Panama(b) — 0.0%

     

Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA

     

4.00%, 08/11/41

      1,485       1,494,096  

5.13%, 08/11/61

      1,145       1,193,161  

Avianca Holdings SA, Series IAI, (10.00% Cash or 12.00% PIK), 9.00%, 03/31/22(l)

      1,375       1,379,164  

Banco Nacional de Panama, 2.50%, 08/11/30

      1,585       1,494,655  
   

 

 

 
        5,561,076  
Paraguay — 0.0%                  

Frigorifico Concepcion SA, 7.70%, 07/21/28(b)

      410       416,919  
   

 

 

 

Peru — 0.0%

     

Inkia Energy Ltd., 5.88%, 11/09/27(d)

      1,026       1,055,690  

InRetail Consumer, 3.25%, 03/22/28(b)

      940       920,789  

Kallpa Generacion SA, 4.88%, 05/24/26(d)

      1,245       1,324,991  

Nexa Resources SA, 5.38%, 05/04/27(b)

      1,242       1,317,917  

SAN Miguel Industrias Pet SA/NG PET R&P Latin America SA, 3.50%, 08/02/28(b)

      1,376       1,346,760  
   

 

 

 
        5,966,147  
Philippines — 0.0%                  

Globe Telecom, Inc., (5 year CMT + 5.53%), 4.20%(a)(c)(d)(o)

      1,015       1,030,542  
   

 

 

 

Qatar — 0.0%

     

Qatar Petroleum, 3.30%, 07/12/51(b)

      1,014       1,037,132  
   

 

 

 

Republic of Korea — 0.0%

     

LG Chem Ltd., 2.38%, 07/07/31(d)

      2,500       2,453,000  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

S.Georgia/S.San — 0.0%

     

Credit Suisse Group Guernsey VII Ltd., Series AR, 3.00%, 11/12/21(b)(d)(e)

    CHF       4,800     $ 5,771,953  
   

 

 

 

Saudi Arabia(b) — 0.0%

     

Arabian Centres Sukuk II Ltd.,
5.63%, 10/07/26

    USD       2,318       2,417,239  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co., 2.25%, 11/24/30

      1,087       1,051,197  
   

 

 

 
        3,468,436  
Singapore — 0.1%                  

ABJA Investment Co. Pte Ltd.,
5.45%, 01/24/28(d)

      2,796       3,089,580  

BOC Aviation Ltd., 3.50%, 09/18/27(d)

      2,560       2,699,200  

BPRL International Singapore Pte Ltd., 4.38%, 01/18/27(d)

      2,990       3,146,601  

Continuum Energy Levanter Pte Ltd.

     

4.50%, 02/09/27(d)

      1,212       1,239,488  

4.50%, 02/09/27(b)

      947       968,445  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd., (5 year CMT + 1.92%), 3.30%(a)(d)(o)

      2,370       2,415,178  

GLP Pte Ltd., (5 year CMT + 3.74%),
4.50%(a)(d)(o)

      1,281       1,233,363  

LLPL Capital Pte Ltd., 6.88%, 02/04/39(d)

      2,215       2,540,570  

LMIRT Capital Pte Ltd., 7.50%, 02/09/26(d)

      1,139       1,177,797  

Medco Platinum Road Pte Ltd.,
6.75%, 01/30/25(d)

      1,397       1,454,888  

Oil India International Pte Ltd.,
4.00%, 04/21/27(d)

      760       796,005  

ONGC Videsh Vankorneft Pte Ltd.,
3.75%, 07/27/26(d)

      3,910       4,097,680  

Puma International Financing SA,
5.13%, 10/06/24(b)

      703       707,614  

TML Holdings Pte Ltd., 4.35%, 06/09/26(d)

      1,139       1,155,017  
   

 

 

 
            26,721,426  
South Africa — 0.0%                  

Gold Fields Orogen Holdings BVI Ltd., 5.13%, 05/15/24(b)

      1,079       1,149,000  

Sasol Financing USA LLC, 6.50%, 09/27/28

      486       538,245  
   

 

 

 
        1,687,245  
South Korea(d) — 0.1%                  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd., (5 year CMT + 2.00%), 4.70%(a)(o)

      2,890       2,976,339  

Kookmin Bank

     

2.50%, 11/04/30

      2,710       2,671,654  

(5 year CMT + 2.64%), 4.35%(a)(o)

      2,310       2,426,655  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd., (5 year CMT + 2.06%), 2.88%(a)(o)

      1,550       1,531,109  

SK Hynix, Inc., 2.38%, 01/19/31

      3,160       3,036,760  
   

 

 

 
        12,642,517  
Spain — 0.0%                  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA,
(5 year USD Swap + 3.87%), 6.13%(a)(o)

      400       430,104  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 0.1%                  

Bangkok Bank PCL(a)

     

(5 year CMT + 1.90%), 3.73%, 09/25/34(d)

      832       844,896  

(5 year CMT + 2.15%), 3.47%, 09/23/36(d)

      1,500       1,488,825  

(5 year CMT + 4.73%), 5.00%(o)

      3,000       3,098,062  

GC Treasury Center Co. Ltd.(d)

     

2.98%, 03/18/31

      820       827,585  

4.30%, 03/18/51

      820       909,421  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Thailand (continued)                  

Kasikornbank PCL, (5 year CMT + 1.70%), 3.34%, 10/02/31(a)(d)

    USD       819     $ 820,689  

Krung Thai Bank PCL/Cayman Islands,
(5 year CMT + 3.53%), 4.40%(a)(d)(o)

      996       993,821  

Muang Thai Life Assurance PCL, (10 year CMT + 2.40%), 3.55%, 01/27/37(a)(d)

      2,350       2,367,508  

Thaioil Treasury Center Co. Ltd.,
5.38%, 11/20/48(d)

      2,860       3,258,627  
   

 

 

 
        14,609,434  
Turkey — 0.1%                  

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS, 3.38%, 06/29/28(b)

      639       641,396  

Bio City Development Co. BV,
8.00%, 07/06/22(e)(f)(g)(n)

      140,850       11,268,000  
   

 

 

 
        11,909,396  
United Arab Emirates(d) — 0.0%                  

DP World PLC, 6.85%, 07/02/37

      650       861,276  

MAF Sukuk Ltd., 4.64%, 05/14/29

      946       1,063,540  
   

 

 

 
        1,924,816  
United Kingdom — 0.5%                  

Antofagasta PLC, 2.38%, 10/14/30(b)

      389       365,733  

Barclays PLC, (5 year USD Swap + 6.77%), 7.88%(a)(d)(o)

      3,823       3,904,239  

BCP V Modular Services Finance II PLC, 6.13%, 11/30/28(b)

    GBP       12,036       16,471,876  

BCP V Modular Services Finance PLC, 6.75%, 11/30/29(b)

    EUR       16,262       18,394,694  

Boparan Finance PLC, 7.63%, 11/30/25(d)

    GBP       8,590       9,816,135  

Constellation Automotive Financing PLC, 4.88%, 07/15/27(b)

      3,529       4,648,505  

Deuce Finco PLC, 5.50%, 06/15/27(b)

      18,293       24,874,625  

Fresnillo PLC, 4.25%, 10/02/50(b)

    USD       1,000       1,018,125  

Inspired Entertainment Financing PLC, 7.88%, 06/01/26(b)

    GBP       7,442       10,388,449  

Liquid Telecommunications Financing PLC, 5.50%, 09/04/26(b)

    USD       1,431       1,485,110  

Modulaire Global Finance plc,
6.50%, 02/15/23(d)

    EUR       29,191       34,259,738  

Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC

     

8.00%, 04/23/23(d)

    USD       1,748       1,716,099  

8.95%, 03/11/25(d)

      1,748       1,765,480  

8.95%, 03/11/25(b)

      639       645,390  
   

 

 

 
            129,754,198  
United States — 3.6%                  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(b)

     

5.50%, 07/01/28

      843       878,828  

5.00%, 04/15/29

      702       716,040  

Affinity Gaming, 6.88%, 12/15/27(b)

      2,731       2,831,228  

Air Lease Corp., 3.13%, 12/01/30

      4,842       4,945,448  

Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC,
3.50%, 03/15/29(b)

      12,108       11,934,674  

Allegiant Travel Co., 8.50%, 02/05/24(b)

      19,212       20,748,960  

Ally Financial, Inc., Series B, (5 year CMT + 3.87%), 4.70%(a)(o)

      3,773       3,909,771  

AMC Networks, Inc.

     

5.00%, 04/01/24

      215       217,419  

4.75%, 08/01/25

      429       439,725  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

United States (continued)

     

American Express Co., (5 year CMT + 2.85%), 3.55%(a)(o)

    USD       3,924     $ 3,943,620  

AMN Healthcare, Inc., 4.00%, 04/15/29(b)

      855       867,825  

Aramark Services, Inc., 5.00%, 02/01/28(b)

      582       595,095  

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., 4.63%, 08/01/29(b)

      1,440       1,427,400  

Avantor Funding, Inc., 4.63%, 07/15/28(b)

      2,229       2,312,476  

Avaya, Inc., 6.13%, 09/15/28(b)

      5,920       6,158,576  

Aviation Capital Group LLC,
1.95%, 09/20/26(b)

      4,297       4,213,781  

Azul Investments LLP

     

5.88%, 10/26/24(d)

      521       482,348  

7.25%, 06/15/26(b)

      654       606,299  

Bank of America Corp.(a)

     

(SOFR + 1.32%), 2.69%, 04/22/32

      4,751       4,810,037  

Series JJ, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.29%), 5.13%(o)

      3,723       3,932,419  

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 7.63%, 12/15/25(b)

      1,075       1,155,625  

Boyd Gaming Corp., 8.63%, 06/01/25(b)

      1,435       1,546,213  

Bristow Group, Inc., 6.88%, 03/01/28(b)

      4,432       4,598,200  

Broadcom, Inc., 1.95%, 02/15/28(b)

      1,280       1,254,046  

Buckeye Partners LP

     

4.35%, 10/15/24

      1,170       1,223,843  

4.13%, 03/01/25(b)

      5,777       5,921,425  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(b)

     

6.25%, 07/01/25

      13,741           14,453,471  

8.13%, 07/01/27

      7,996       8,955,920  

4.63%, 10/15/29

      2,127       2,137,210  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc., 5.75%, 07/01/25(b)

      2,783       2,924,237  

Capital One Financial Corp., Series M, (5 year CMT + 3.16%), 3.95%(a)(o)

      3,843       3,901,798  

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.,
5.88%, 07/01/29(b)

      1,580       1,445,700  

Cedar Fair LP, 5.25%, 07/15/29

      275       284,963  

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Op, 5.38%, 04/15/27

      280       288,400  

Centene Corp.

     

4.25%, 12/15/27

      1,367       1,431,933  

2.45%, 07/15/28

      9,035       9,004,351  

2.63%, 08/01/31

      6,045       5,946,587  

Centennial Resource Production LLC, 5.38%, 01/15/26(b)

      575       572,125  

Central American Bottling Corp.,
5.75%, 01/31/27(d)

      1,627       1,682,216  

Charles Schwab Corp., (5 year CMT + 3.17%), 4.00%(a)(o)

      3,778       3,888,129  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

     

2.80%, 04/01/31

      7,526       7,483,661  

3.90%, 06/01/52

      5,556       5,621,052  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP,
3.25%, 01/31/32(b)

      664       658,157  

Cheniere Energy, Inc., 4.63%, 10/15/28

      2,320       2,432,984  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(b)

     

5.50%, 02/01/26

      4,991       5,203,117  

5.88%, 02/01/29

      910       966,875  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

United States (continued)

     

Churchill Downs, Inc., 5.50%, 04/01/27(b)

    USD       333     $ 344,239  

Citigroup, Inc.(a)

     

(SOFR + 1.17%), 2.56%, 05/01/32

      3,525       3,539,727  

(SOFR + 3.91%), 4.41%, 03/31/31

      6,453       7,394,852  

Series V, (SOFR + 3.23%), 4.70%(o)

      3,819       3,871,511  

Clean Harbors, Inc., 4.88%, 07/15/27(b)

      294       306,128  

Colgate Energy Partners III LLC,
7.75%, 02/15/26(b)

      1,643       1,753,903  

CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc., 5.63%, 10/15/25(b)

      577       589,983  

CSC Holdings LLC(b)

     

4.13%, 12/01/30

      9,915       9,493,612  

4.63%, 12/01/30

      17,059           15,630,309  

3.38%, 02/15/31

      3,518       3,204,019  

DAE Funding LLC(b)

     

1.55%, 08/01/24

      598       589,964  

2.63%, 03/20/25

      904       911,955  

3.38%, 03/20/28

      1,032       1,051,350  

Darling Ingredients, Inc., 5.25%, 04/15/27(b)

      280       290,150  

DaVita, Inc.(b)

     

4.63%, 06/01/30

      8,702       8,745,162  

3.75%, 02/15/31

      15,222       14,422,845  

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 5.88%, 08/15/27(b)

      785       813,770  

Easy Tactic Ltd., 8.13%, 02/27/23(d)

      769       453,710  

Edison International, (5 year CMT + 4.70%), 5.38%(a)(o)

      3,904       4,030,880  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.,
3.88%, 08/15/28(b)

      399       383,040  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 01/30/28(b)

      506       531,300  

Equinix, Inc., 2.50%, 05/15/31

      2,145       2,145,190  

Forestar Group, Inc.(b)

     

3.85%, 05/15/26

      1,840       1,839,982  

5.00%, 03/01/28

      12,057       12,373,496  

Fresh Market, Inc., 9.75%, 05/01/23(b)

      3,262       3,351,705  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC

     

5.88%, 10/15/27(b)

      2,170       2,273,075  

5.00%, 05/01/28(b)

      5,269       5,354,621  

6.75%, 05/01/29(b)

      8,434       8,676,477  

5.88%, 11/01/29

      1,137       1,132,730  

Frontier North Inc., 6.73%, 02/15/28

      5,875       6,300,937  

Full House Resorts, Inc., 8.25%, 02/15/28(b)

      838       886,185  

GCI LLC, 4.75%, 10/15/28(b)

      1,436       1,486,260  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,
2.70%, 08/20/27

      8,499       8,676,270  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 8.00%, 01/15/27

      1,243       1,248,842  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.(a)

     

(SOFR + 1.28%), 2.62%, 04/22/32

      10,072       10,113,409  

Series T, (5 year CMT + 2.97%), 3.80%(o)

      3,890       3,890,000  

Great Western Petroleum LLC/Great Western Finance Corp.,
12.00%, 09/01/25(b)

      1,148       1,165,220  

Green Plains SPE LLC, 11.75%, 02/09/26(e)

      91,561       93,053,444  

Greenland Global Investment Ltd.(d)

     

6.13%, 04/22/23

      635       438,348  

6.75%, 09/26/23

      1,418       935,880  

HCA, Inc.

     

5.38%, 02/01/25

      4,939       5,494,637  

5.88%, 02/01/29

      494       587,964  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

HCA, Inc. (continued)

     

3.50%, 09/01/30

    USD       4,445     $ 4,674,584  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.,
3.63%, 02/15/32(b)

      14,383       14,032,199  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp.,
4.88%, 04/01/27

      332       343,620  

Hologic, Inc., 3.25%, 02/15/29(b)

      8,571       8,501,361  

Homes By West Bay LLC,
9.50%, 04/30/27(e)

          19,399       19,036,239  

Howard Hughes Corp.(b)

     

5.38%, 08/01/28

      7,044       7,387,395  

4.13%, 02/01/29

      3,624       3,627,660  

4.38%, 02/01/31

      3,987       3,987,877  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

     

6.38%, 05/01/26

      431       448,233  

5.25%, 08/15/27(b)

      376       384,031  

International Game Technology PLC,
6.50%, 02/15/25(b)

      659       731,490  

IQVIA, Inc., 5.00%, 05/15/27(b)

      613       635,417  

Iron Mountain, Inc.(b)

     

5.25%, 07/15/30

      5,814       6,071,037  

4.50%, 02/15/31

      10,376       10,479,760  

Jaguar Holding Co. II/PPD Development LP, 5.00%, 06/15/28(b)

      738       791,505  

JBS USA Food Co., 7.00%, 01/15/26(b)

      564       586,560  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc., 6.75%, 02/15/28(b)

      532       572,665  

Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc.,
8.50%, 08/01/28(b)

      612       680,850  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.,
4.88%, 11/01/26(b)

      461       472,663  

Legends Hospitality Holding Co. LLC/Legends Hospitality Co-Issuer, Inc., 5.00%, 02/01/26(b)

      443       449,645  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.(b)

     

4.25%, 07/01/28

      17,778       17,576,042  

3.63%, 01/15/29

      9,598       9,081,724  

Lightning eMotors, Inc.,
7.50%, 05/15/24(b)(p)

      3,362       2,809,185  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC,
5.50%, 04/15/29(b)

      915       935,588  

LogMeIn, Inc., 5.50%, 09/01/27(b)

      2,370       2,372,109  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.(b)

     

5.13%, 12/15/26

      6,640       6,794,247  

5.38%, 06/15/29

      6,577       6,601,664  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.,
6.13%, 09/15/25(b)

      3,674       3,855,790  

Masonite International Corp., Class C, 5.38%, 02/01/28(b)

      257       269,850  

MCM Trust, 1.00%, 01/01/59(e)

      4,081       4,080,573  

Meritor, Inc., 4.50%, 12/15/28(b)

      78       77,610  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.

     

5.63%, 05/01/24

      600       650,909  

3.88%, 02/15/29(b)

      3,441       3,644,088  

Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC/Midwest Gaming Finance Corp.,
4.88%, 05/01/29(b)

      4,686       4,727,612  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.,
3.88%, 11/15/30(b)

      1,256       1,295,250  

Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc.,
3.88%, 04/01/29(b)

      12,594           12,531,030  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., 5.00%, 10/15/27

      778       819,001  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(b)

     

5.50%, 08/15/28

    USD       2,103     $ 2,155,575  

5.13%, 12/15/30

      1,219       1,228,569  

New Home Co., Inc., 7.25%, 10/15/25(b)

      2,594       2,678,305  

Nexstar Media, Inc., 4.75%, 11/01/28(b)

      3,259       3,329,557  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     

5.75%, 01/15/28

      461       488,660  

5.25%, 06/15/29(b)

      377       401,505  

NuStar Logistics LP, 5.75%, 10/01/25

      8,282       8,861,740  

ONEOK Partners LP, 4.90%, 03/15/25

      9,738       10,711,709  

Oracle Corp., 3.95%, 03/25/51

      4,968       5,389,977  

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 5.00%, 08/15/27(b)

      333       339,660  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

     

2.10%, 08/01/27

      4,730       4,589,694  

4.55%, 07/01/30

      1,320       1,437,914  

4.50%, 07/01/40

      3,467       3,608,947  

Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property LLC/PK Finance Co.Issuer,
5.88%, 10/01/28(b)

      1,053       1,100,385  

Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer,
4.88%, 05/15/29(b)

      6,590       6,672,375  

Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 5.63%, 10/15/27(b)

      390       415,350  

Party City Holdings, Inc.,
8.75%, 02/15/26(b)

      1,845       1,886,513  

Peninsula Pacific Entertainment LLC/Peninsula Pacific Entertainment Finance, Inc.,
8.50%, 11/15/27(b)

      2,506       2,673,601  

Periama Holdings LLC, 5.95%, 04/19/26(d)

      1,139       1,231,544  

PG&E Corp.

     

5.00%, 07/01/28

          10,471       10,889,840  

5.25%, 07/01/30

      1,069       1,116,838  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 5.88%, 09/30/27(b)

      478       503,989  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.(b)

     

6.88%, 03/15/27

      6,503       6,730,605  

7.25%, 03/15/29

      5,595       5,776,837  

Playtika Holding Corp., 4.25%, 03/15/29(b)

      2,097       2,102,872  

Quicken Loans LLC/Quicken Loans Co-Issuer, Inc., 3.63%, 03/01/29(b)

      11,371       11,285,717  

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 4.50%, 09/15/26(b)

      2,568       2,609,191  

Rattler Midstream LP, 5.63%, 07/15/25(b)

      1,675       1,750,375  

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.,
5.88%, 06/01/28(b)

      1,011       1,062,814  

Rite Aid Corp., 7.50%, 07/01/25(b)

      390       390,975  

Rocket Mortgage LLC / Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc., 3.88%, 03/01/31(b)

      8,914       8,805,258  

Sabre GLBL, Inc., 9.25%, 04/15/25(b)

      4,100       4,738,206  

Sasol Financing USA LLC

     

4.38%, 09/18/26

      953       967,295  

5.50%, 03/18/31

      1,283       1,315,075  

Scenery Journey Ltd.,
13.00%, 11/06/22(d)(f)(n)

      3,686       801,705  

Select Medical Corp., 6.25%, 08/15/26(b)

      19,564           20,463,289  

Service Properties Trust

     

5.00%, 08/15/22

      11,857       11,916,285  

4.50%, 06/15/23

      8,652       8,825,040  

7.50%, 09/15/25

      1,185       1,311,433  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.(b)

     

5.00%, 08/01/27

      836       872,575  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

United States (continued)

     

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.(b) (continued)

     

5.50%, 07/01/29

    USD       702     $ 757,283  

4.13%, 07/01/30

      6,948       6,917,012  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.,
4.88%, 07/31/24(b)

      543       547,073  

SK Battery America, Inc.,
2.13%, 01/26/26(d)

      3,100       3,030,746  

SM Energy Co., 10.00%, 01/15/25(b)

      5,648       6,283,400  

SRS Distribution, Inc.,
4.63%, 07/01/28(b)

      1,070       1,093,861  

Standard Industries, Inc.,
5.00%, 02/15/27(b)

      257       263,746  

Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., 5.25%, 01/15/29(b)

      578       605,455  

Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp., 4.50%, 04/30/30(b)

      4,329       4,367,182  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.

     

6.00%, 04/15/27

      332       347,770  

4.50%, 05/15/29

      1,259       1,273,164  

Talen Energy Supply LLC,
7.63%, 06/01/28(b)

      8,340       7,964,700  

Tap Rock Resources LLC,
7.00%, 10/01/26(b)

      10,358       10,661,904  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.

     

5.88%, 04/15/26

      558       582,591  

5.38%, 02/01/27

      279       288,765  

6.50%, 07/15/27

      450       482,063  

6.88%, 01/15/29

      456       510,720  

4.00%, 01/15/32(b)

      10,587       10,925,466  

TEGNA, Inc., 4.75%, 03/15/26(b)

      1,957       2,037,824  

Teleflex, Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/27

      275       284,969  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b)

     

4.63%, 09/01/24

      328       334,970  

4.88%, 01/01/26

      1,131       1,159,275  

6.25%, 02/01/27

      844       876,705  

4.63%, 06/15/28

      805       834,181  

4.25%, 06/01/29

      16,833       17,039,709  

Texas Capital Bank NA, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.50%), 4.63%, 09/30/24(a)(b)

      11,008       11,044,119  

TransDigm, Inc., 6.25%, 03/15/26(b)

          36,752           38,359,900  

Travel + Leisure Co., 6.63%, 07/31/26(b)

      2,065       2,305,944  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., 5.70%, 06/15/28

      332       361,050  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 5.88%, 04/15/29

      19,065       21,329,387  

United Rentals North America, Inc.

     

5.50%, 05/15/27

      569       596,380  

4.88%, 01/15/28

      906       956,328  

United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, 5.50%, 11/15/25(b)

      10,584       10,531,080  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     

3.55%, 03/22/51

      3,072       3,313,424  

3.70%, 03/22/61

      3,224       3,504,008  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.(b)

     

3.50%, 02/15/25

      3,730       3,795,275  

3.75%, 02/15/27

      3,595       3,693,862  

4.13%, 08/15/30

      4,285       4,499,250  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC(b)

     

5.63%, 02/15/27

      11,250       11,591,100  

5.00%, 07/31/27

      721       739,025  

Weekley Homes LLC/Weekley Finance Corp., 4.88%, 09/15/28(b)

      3,022       3,127,770  

William Carter Co., 5.63%, 03/15/27(b)

      281       291,186  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

United States (continued)

     

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 4.38%, 08/15/28(b)

    USD       887     $ 916,315  

Xerox Holdings Corp., 5.00%, 08/15/25(b)

      2,184       2,268,630  

XHR LP(b)

     

6.38%, 08/15/25

      8,099       8,544,445  

4.88%, 06/01/29

      1,000       1,025,950  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., 4.00%, 03/01/27(b)

      4,505       4,375,481  
   

 

 

 
            962,826,588  
Vietnam — 0.0%                  

Mong Doung Finacial Holdings BV, 5.13%, 05/07/29(d)

      2,785       2,768,116  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 7.8%
(Cost: $2,407,896,372)

        2,108,725,415  
   

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)

     
Belgium — 0.1%                  

Apollo Finco, 2021 EUR Term Loan B, 10/31/28(q)

    EUR       20,021       22,262,014  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 0.2%                  

Great Canadian Gaming Corp., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 4.13%, 11/01/26

    USD       3,013       3,026,559  

Knowlton Development Corp. Inc., 2020 EUR Term Loan B, (EURIBOR + 5.00%), 5.00%, 12/21/25

    EUR           23,300       27,008,456  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.09%, 06/02/25

    USD       10,622       10,595,411  
   

 

 

 
        40,630,426  
Cayman Islands — 0.0%                  

Vita Global Finco Ltd., Term Loan B, (Euribor + 7.00%), 7.00%, 04/23/27(e)

    EUR       8,834       10,161,261  
   

 

 

 
France — 0.1%                  

Babilou Group, 2021 EUR Term Loan B,
(EURIBOR + 4.25%), 4.25%, 11/30/27

      26,693       30,829,642  
   

 

 

 
Jersey — 0.0%                  

Vita Global FinCo Ltd., GBP Incremental Term Loan, (SONIA CMPD + 7.00%), 7.05%, 06/07/27

    GBP       5,301       7,225,006  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.3%                  

AEA International Holdings (Lux) Sarl, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 4.25%, 09/07/28(e)

    USD       3,824       3,828,814  

Jazz Financing Lux Sarl, USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 4.00%, 05/05/28.

      16,583       16,603,513  

Luxembourg Life Fund(e)

     

2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 9.25%), 9.38%, 05/27/26

      12,811       12,698,904  

2021 Term Loan, (2 mo. LIBOR + 9.25%), 9.40%, 04/01/23

      16,777       16,714,086  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Luxembourg (continued)

     

Pronovias SL

     

EUR Term Loan B1, (Euribor + 4.50%), 4.50%, 10/02/24

    EUR       7,864     $ 6,200,333  

EUR Term Loan B3, (EURIBOR + 4.50%), 4.50%, 10/02/24

      19,852       15,653,300  
   

 

 

 
        71,698,950  
Netherlands — 0.2%                  

Stars Group Holdings BV, 2018 USD Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.38%, 07/21/26

    USD       18,992       18,917,410  

Ziggo BV, 2019 EUR Term Loan H, (EURIBOR + 3.00%), 3.00%, 01/31/29

    EUR       39,843       45,502,392  
   

 

 

 
        64,419,802  
Spain — 0.1%                  

Challenger, EUR Term Loan,
12/20/24(e)(q)

      25,200       29,251,789  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 0.2%                  

Constellation Automative Ltd., (SONIA CMPD + 7.50%), 7.55%, 07/30/29

    GBP       4,151       5,757,205  

GVC Holdings (Gibraltar) Ltd., 2021 USD Term Loan B4, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 3.00%, 03/16/27

    USD       17,374       17,327,370  

Mercia GBP Term Loan A1, (SONIA CMPD + 2.40%), 2.45%, 04/09/26(e)

    GBP       9,465       12,953,358  

Mercia GBP Term Loan A2, (SONIA CMPD + 2.40%), 2.45%, 04/09/26(e)

          19,526       26,721,777  

Mercia GBP Term Loan B1, (SONIA CMPD + 2.40%), 2.45%, 04/09/26(e)

      1,099       1,504,556  
   

 

 

 
            64,264,266  
United States — 2.8%                  

ACProducts Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 4.75%, 05/17/28

    USD       13,801       13,758,350  

Aimbridge Acquisition Co., Inc.,

     

2020 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.50%, 02/01/26(e)

      9,234       9,187,793  

American Rock Salt Company LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 4.75%, 06/11/28

      3,354       3,366,171  

Applied Systems, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 3.77%, 09/19/24

      1,691       1,688,497  

Athenahealth, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B1, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 4.38%, 02/11/26

      2,650       2,656,309  

Avantor, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 2.75%, 11/08/27

      6,351       6,345,349  

Avaya, Inc.

     

2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 4.34%, 12/15/27

      4,156       4,166,102  

2021 Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 4.09%, 12/15/27

      3,155       3,158,060  

Cablevision Lightpath LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 3.75%, 11/30/27

      2,361       2,362,331  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC, 2020 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 3.59%, 07/20/25

      4,336       4,338,715  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

United States (continued)

     

Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 03/01/24(q)

    USD       2,249     $ 2,246,943  

City Brewing Co. LLC, Closing Date Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.25%, 04/05/28

      9,983       9,864,502  

CML Hyatt Lost Pines, Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.43%), 3.56%, 09/09/26(e)

      16,300       16,218,500  

Columbus McKinnon Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 3.25%, 05/14/28

      1,009       1,007,814  

Conair Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 4.25%, 05/17/28

      4,404       4,402,150  

ConnectWise LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 4.00%, 09/30/28

      4,356       4,349,771  

Cypher Bidco, (Euribor + 4.50%), 4.50%, 03/01/28(e)

    EUR           19,970           21,730,122  

Directv Financing LLC, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.75%, 08/02/27

    USD       14,210       14,216,821  

DT Midstream, Inc, Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.50% Floor), 2.50%, 06/26/28

      9,150       9,168,642  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.34%, 02/06/26

      4,113       4,094,181  

ECL Entertainment LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.50%, 0.75% Floor), 8.25%, 03/31/28

      6,490       6,627,642  

Flexera Software LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 4.50%, 03/03/28

      2,802       2,803,936  

Foundation Building Materials Holding Company LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 3.75%, 01/31/28

      3,161       3,134,274  

Frontier Communications Corp., 2021 DIP Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 4.50%, 05/01/28

      6,423       6,409,880  

Galaxy Universal LLC, Term Loan, (2 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%, 1.00% Floor), 8.00%, 12/29/26(e)

      9,039       9,129,285  

Granite Acquisition, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 3.25%, 03/24/28

      3,631       3,630,900  

Gray Television, Inc., 2021 Term Loan D, 10/20/28(q)

      16,193       16,172,759  

Green Plains Operating Company LLC, Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 8.00%), 8.14%, 07/20/26(e)

      15,919       15,780,505  

HCRX Investments Holdco LP, Term Loan B, 07/14/28(q)

      8,299       8,249,206  

Herschend Entertainment Company LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 4.25%, 08/27/28(e)

      3,978       3,987,945  

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 3.50%, 08/02/28

      18,865       18,898,014  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 2019 Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.84%, 06/22/26

      19,245       19,091,887  

Hydrofarm Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, 09/27/28(q)

      2,752       2,669,440  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

United States (continued)

     

Informatica LLC, 2021 USD Term Loan B, 0.00%, 10/27/28

    USD           11,980     $ 11,950,050  

IPS Corporation, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 4.25%, 10/02/28

      1,563       1,557,341  

IRB Holding Corp., 2020 Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 4.25%, 12/15/27

      15,011       15,000,465  

ITT Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 3.25%, 07/08/28

      4,980       4,957,192  

J&J Ventures Gaming LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 4.75%, 04/26/28(e)

      8,033       8,053,082  

Jack Ohio Finance LLC, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.50%, 10/04/28(e)

      2,557       2,557,000  

Jeld-Wen, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.34%, 07/28/28

      12,040       11,979,626  

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B1, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.50%, 07/07/28

      9,175       9,011,598  

LBM Acquisition LLC

     

2021 Incremental Delayed Draw Term Loan B2, 12/17/27(q)

      4,755       4,687,622  

2021 Incremental Term Loan B2, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 3.88%, 12/17/27

      9,486       9,351,746  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 4.75%, 12/18/27

      3,745       3,691,949  

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 3.00%, 03/09/28

      12,140           12,089,048  

LogMeIn, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%), 4.83%, 08/31/27

      12,593       12,572,240  

LSF11 A5 Holdco LLC, Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 4.25%, 10/15/28

      7,117       7,107,961  

Maverick Gaming LLC, Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 7.50%, 1.00% Floor), 8.50%, 08/19/26

      3,562       3,553,095  

McAfee LLC, 2018 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%),
3.84%, 09/30/24

      2,412       2,413,747  

Medical Solutions LLC, 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10/01/29(e)(q)

      1,959       1,949,205  

Medline Industries, Inc., USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 3.75%, 10/21/28

      16,755       16,771,587  

Metronet Systems Holdings LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 4.50%, 05/26/28

      2,712       2,714,351  

Michaels Companies, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 5.00%, 04/15/28

      6,468       6,455,695  

MIP V Waste Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 10/27/28(e)(q)

      3,244       3,248,055  

Moldrite Plastics LLC, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 4.25%, 09/30/28(e)

      1,884       1,884,000  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

United States (continued)

     

Opendoor GP II LLC, Term Loan, (UNFND + 10.00%), 10.00%, 01/23/26

    USD       28,024     $ 28,023,899  

Organon Finance 1 LLC, USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 3.50%, 06/02/28

      8,858       8,874,453  

OVG Business Services LLC, Initial Term Loan, 10/13/28(e)(q)

      7,213       7,158,903  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 3.50%, 06/23/25

      5,981       5,912,144  

Park River Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 4.00%, 12/28/27

      7,803       7,769,335  

Peraton Holding Corp.

     

2nd Lien Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.50%, 02/01/29

      1,749       1,783,980  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 4.50%, 02/01/28

      4,001       4,005,204  

Playtika Holding Corp., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%),
2.84%, 03/11/28

      20,103       20,059,467  

Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 4.00%, 03/10/28

      11,269       11,252,128  

Proofpoint, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 3.75%, 08/31/28

      2,556       2,544,370  

RealPage, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 3.75%, 04/22/28

      6,695       6,678,932  

Redstone Buyer LLC

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.50%, 04/27/29

      6,772       6,518,050  

2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor),
5.50%, 04/27/28(e)

          12,478           11,978,880  

Rexnord LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 2.75%, 10/04/28

      668       667,686  

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 4.75%, 03/16/27

      14,705       14,709,703  

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 3.50%, 08/25/28

      15,751       15,691,934  

Select Medical Corp., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.34%, 03/06/25

      5,332       5,292,356  

Shearer’s Foods, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.25%, 09/23/27

      8,251       8,242,083  

Sheraton Austin, CML Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.48%), 3.61%, 06/01/26

      18,180       18,180,000  

Signal Parent, Inc, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.25%, 04/01/28

      10,450       10,240,814  

Sovos Brands Intermediate, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 4.50%, 06/08/28

      2,554       2,556,436  

Springs Windows Fashions LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 4.75%, 10/06/28

      3,785       3,751,881  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

United States (continued)

     

SRS Distribution, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 4.25%, 06/02/28

    USD       15,339     $ 15,334,263  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc., (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.55%), 2.51%, 06/09/26(e)

      16,463       16,383,197  

Surf Holdings LLC, USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%),
3.62%, 03/05/27

      8,448       8,389,058  

The Enterprise Development Authority, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 5.00%, 02/18/28(e)

      13,774       13,790,354  

Tory Burch LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 4.00%, 04/16/28

      6,592       6,591,937  

Triton Water Holdings, Inc, Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 4.00%, 03/31/28

      10,423       10,402,761  

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 3.75%, 10/01/28

      14,554       14,535,807  

Ultimate Software Group, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 4.00%, 05/03/26

      4,483       4,488,188  

Univision Communications Inc., 2021 First Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 4.00%, 03/15/26

      2,868       2,865,662  

Univision Communications, Inc., 05/05/28(q)

      4,785       4,778,253  

VS Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.09%, 02/28/27

      5,953       5,921,186  

Western Digital Corp., 2018 Term Loan B4, 04/29/23(q)

      (r)      2  

White Cap Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 4.50%, 10/19/27

      16,547       16,578,795  

Woof Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 4.50%, 12/21/27

      6,337       6,341,324  
   

 

 

 
        736,762,876  
   

 

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 4.0%
(Cost: $1,079,401,105)

 

        1,077,506,032  
   

 

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

 
Argentina — 0.1%                  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond

     

1.00%, 07/09/29

      3,751       1,357,745  

0.50%, 07/09/30(s)

        35,805       12,263,294  

1.13%, 07/09/35(s)

      44,034       13,518,339  

2.00%, 01/09/38(s)

      14,865       5,433,055  

2.50%, 07/09/41(s)

      2,328       797,526  
   

 

 

 
        33,369,959  
Austria — 0.2%                  

Republic of Austria Government Bond, 2.10%, September 20, 2117(b)(d)

    EUR       23,457       45,046,664  
   

 

 

 
Bahrain — 0.0%                  

Bahrain Government International Bond

     

7.00%, 01/26/26(d)

    USD       845       937,052  

4.25%, 01/25/28(b)

      549       538,878  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Bahrain (continued)

     

Bahrain Government International Bond (continued)

     

6.75%, 09/20/29(d)

    USD       963     $ 1,038,716  

7.38%, 05/14/30(d)

      953       1,060,093  

5.25%, 01/25/33(b)

      537       513,003  
   

 

 

 
        4,087,742  
Brazil — 0.3%                  

Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional,
0.00%, 07/01/24(m)

    BRL       591,234       76,130,883  

Brazilian Government International Bond

     

6.00%, 04/07/26

    USD       575       645,186  

4.63%, 01/13/28

      1,663       1,708,525  

3.88%, 06/12/30

      2,683       2,503,239  
   

 

 

 
        80,987,833  
Canada — 0.5%                  

Canadian Government Bond,
0.50%, 09/01/25

    CAD       169,468           132,456,441  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.0%                  

Chile Government International Bond

     

2.55%, 07/27/33

    USD       1,000       966,500  

3.10%, 05/07/41

      804       783,096  

3.50%, 01/25/50

      269       273,085  
   

 

 

 
        2,022,681  
China — 1.4%                  

China Government Bond

     

2.68%, 05/21/30

    CNY       1,661,800       251,195,845  

3.27%, 11/19/30

      425,450       67,700,880  

3.02%, 05/27/31

      307,350       48,136,258  
   

 

 

 
        367,032,983  
Colombia — 0.1%                  

Colombia Government International Bond

     

8.13%, 05/21/24

    USD       1,136       1,309,808  

4.50%, 01/28/26

      608       650,294  

3.88%, 04/25/27

      1,674       1,738,658  

4.50%, 03/15/29

      827       874,449  

3.00%, 01/30/30

      1,415       1,339,651  

3.13%, 04/15/31

      2,139       2,007,051  

3.25%, 04/22/32

      549       512,492  

4.13%, 05/15/51

      400       349,575  
   

 

 

 
        8,781,978  
Dominican Republic — 0.1%                  

Dominican Republic International Bond

     

5.95%, 01/25/27(d)

      3,865       4,305,852  

4.50%, 01/30/30(b)

      2,903       2,933,481  

4.88%, 09/23/32(b)

      2,822       2,866,623  

5.30%, 01/21/41(d)

      484       481,217  

6.40%, 06/05/49(d)

      1,137       1,205,078  
   

 

 

 
        11,792,251  
Egypt — 0.1%                  

Egypt Government International Bond

     

6.13%, 01/31/22(b)

      767       770,835  

5.75%, 05/29/24(b)

      999       1,027,721  

5.88%, 06/11/25(d)

      3,019       3,087,871  

5.25%, 10/06/25(b)

      1,126       1,130,223  

7.60%, 03/01/29(d)

      2,472       2,475,090  

5.88%, 02/16/31(b)

      580       521,275  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Egypt (continued)

     

Egypt Government International Bond (continued)

     

6.38%, 04/11/31(b)

    EUR       1,073     $ 1,158,212  

8.50%, 01/31/47(b)

    USD       1,408       1,295,360  

7.50%, 02/16/61(b)

      522       441,090  
   

 

 

 
        11,907,677  
Ghana — 0.0%                  

Ghana Government International Bond

     

6.38%, 02/11/27(d)

      2,009       1,788,010  

7.75%, 04/07/29(b)

      877       776,145  

8.63%, 04/07/34(b)

      1,529       1,337,875  
   

 

 

 
        3,902,030  
Greece — 0.2%                  

Hellenic Republic Government Bond,
2.00%, 04/22/27(b)(d)

    EUR       43,908       54,481,223  
   

 

 

 
Guatemala — 0.0%                  

Guatemala Government Bond,
4.65%, 10/07/41(b)

    USD       500       507,656  
   

 

 

 
Hungary — 0.0%                  

Hungary Government International Bond, 3.13%, 09/21/51(b)

      695       675,444  
   

 

 

 
India(d) — 0.0%                  

Export-Import Bank of India

     

3.88%, 02/01/28

      1,400       1,499,138  

3.25%, 01/15/30

      3,020       3,070,585  
   

 

 

 
        4,569,723  
Indonesia — 0.1%                  

Indonesia Government International Bond

     

4.75%, 01/08/26(d)

      1,130       1,271,462  

3.50%, 01/11/28

      311       335,744  

4.10%, 04/24/28

      4,349       4,839,078  

4.75%, 02/11/29

      382       442,207  

8.50%, 10/12/35(d)

      1,500       2,352,937  

6.63%, 02/17/37(d)

      4,050       5,529,009  

7.75%, 01/17/38(d)

      1,950       2,912,569  

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III(d)

     

4.45%, 02/20/29

      6,020       6,872,432  

2.80%, 06/23/30

      3,010       3,071,705  

3.55%, 06/09/51

      1,500       1,496,415  
   

 

 

 
        29,123,558  
Israel — 0.0%                  

Israel Government International Bond,
2.75%, 07/03/30

      635       670,322  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 0.4%                  

Japan Government Thirty Year Bond, 0.70%, 09/20/51

    JPY       10,926,500           96,443,679  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.0%                  

Mexico Government International Bond

     

3.75%, 01/11/28

    USD       1,175       1,271,423  

4.50%, 04/22/29

      1,266       1,417,366  

2.66%, 05/24/31

      1,225       1,181,589  

4.75%, 03/08/44

      610       668,636  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Mexico (continued)

     

Mexico Government International Bond (continued)

     

4.35%, 01/15/47

    USD       2,226     $ 2,302,241  

4.50%, 01/31/50

      647       679,067  
   

 

 

 
        7,520,322  
Mongolia(d) — 0.0%                  

Mongolia Government International Bond

     

5.13%, 04/07/26

      489       507,391  

3.50%, 07/07/27

      1,000       965,000  
   

 

 

 
        1,472,391  
Morocco(b) — 0.0%                  

Morocco Government International Bond

     

3.00%, 12/15/32

      1,965       1,862,452  

4.00%, 12/15/50

      614       552,024  
   

 

 

 
        2,414,476  
Oman — 0.0%                  

Oman Government International Bond(d)

     

6.50%, 03/08/47

      537       531,563  

6.75%, 01/17/48

      520       529,197  

Oman Sovereign Sukuk Co.,
4.88%, 06/15/30(b)

      311       332,673  
   

 

 

 
        1,393,433  
Pakistan(d) — 0.0%                  

Pakistan Government International Bond

     

6.00%, 04/08/26

      1,224       1,227,195  

7.38%, 04/08/31

      1,226       1,239,927  

Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority, 7.50%, 06/04/31

      1,399       1,362,430  
   

 

 

 
        3,829,552  
Panama — 0.0%                  

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, 2.38%, 09/14/25(b)

      1,473       1,495,095  

Panama Government International Bond

     

3.88%, 03/17/28

      298       322,827  

3.16%, 01/23/30

      1,938       2,000,137  

2.25%, 09/29/32

      690       649,376  

4.50%, 05/15/47

      1,154       1,275,026  

4.50%, 04/16/50

      816       898,518  

4.50%, 04/01/56

      335       368,354  
   

 

 

 
        7,009,333  
Paraguay — 0.0%                  

Paraguay Government International Bond

     

5.00%, 04/15/26(d)

      1,041       1,152,777  

4.70%, 03/27/27(d)

      474       521,045  

4.95%, 04/28/31(b)

      1,292       1,446,879  

2.74%, 01/29/33(b)

      1,417       1,359,257  

5.40%, 03/30/50(b)

      1,016       1,146,683  

5.40%, 03/30/50(d)

      520       586,885  
   

 

 

 
            6,213,526  
Peru — 0.0%                  

Peruvian Government International Bond

     

7.35%, 07/21/25

      530       636,762  

4.13%, 08/25/27

      767       840,249  

2.78%, 01/23/31

      814       812,626  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Peru (continued)

     

Peruvian Government International Bond (continued)

     

1.86%, 12/01/32

    USD       1,895     $ 1,721,252  

3.30%, 03/11/41

      556       543,212  
   

 

 

 
        4,554,101  
Philippines — 0.1%                  

Philippine Government International Bond

     

3.75%, 01/14/29

      1,326       1,477,081  

6.38%, 01/15/32

      4,160       5,560,880  

6.38%, 10/23/34

      2,890       3,964,358  

2.95%, 05/05/45

      1,136       1,110,653  
   

 

 

 
        12,112,972  
Qatar — 0.0%                  

Qatar Government International Bond

     

4.50%, 04/23/28(d)

      1,151       1,322,427  

4.00%, 03/14/29(b)

      2,117       2,384,271  
   

 

 

 
        3,706,698  
Romania — 0.0%                  

Romanian Government International Bond

     

3.00%, 02/14/31(b)

      1,236       1,242,412  

6.13%, 01/22/44(b)

      762       993,362  

4.00%, 02/14/51(d)

      638       642,107  
   

 

 

 
        2,877,881  
Russia(d) — 0.0%                  

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond

     

4.75%, 05/27/26

      400       448,825  

4.25%, 06/23/27

      2,600       2,883,400  
   

 

 

 
        3,332,225  
Saudi Arabia — 0.0%                  

Saudi Government International Bond

     

4.00%, 04/17/25(d)

      831       903,713  

3.63%, 03/04/28(d)

      618       672,384  

4.38%, 04/16/29(b)

      1,878       2,146,554  

4.50%, 04/17/30(d)

      1,355       1,573,155  
   

 

 

 
        5,295,806  
South Africa — 0.0%                  

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond, 4.88%, 04/14/26

      633       673,472  
   

 

 

 
Spain(b)(d) — 0.7%                  

Spain Government Bond

     

0.50%, 10/31/31

    EUR       47,008       53,710,449  

3.45%, 07/30/66

      76,795         138,528,964  
   

 

 

 
        192,239,413  
Ukraine — 0.0%                  

Ukraine Government International Bond

     

7.75%, 09/01/23(d)

    USD       1,034       1,102,696  

8.99%, 02/01/24(d)

      2,164       2,363,088  

9.75%, 11/01/28(d)

      771       893,059  

7.25%, 03/15/33(b)

      3,266       3,319,685  
   

 

 

 
        7,678,528  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Uruguay — 0.0%

     

Uruguay Government International Bond

     

4.38%, 10/27/27

    USD       1,164     $ 1,327,429  

5.10%, 06/18/50

      390       506,998  
   

 

 

 
        1,834,427  
   

 

 

 

Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 4.3%
(Cost: $1,186,944,307)

 

      1,152,018,400  
   

 

 

 
            Shares         

Investment Companies

     

United States — 1.3%

     

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund(i)

      125,045       25,152,802  

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

      776,851       31,276,021  

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

      465,101       48,598,403  

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

      1,801,871       39,785,312  

iShares China Large-Cap ETF(g)

      462,374       18,647,543  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF(g)(i)

      1,361       118,312  

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF(g)(i)

      27,149       3,623,849  

iShares Latin America 40 ETF(g)

      371,046       9,305,834  

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF(g)

      436,853       12,808,530  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF(g)

      56,435       2,873,670  

iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF(g)

      19,698       3,143,801  

iShares S&P 500 Value ETF(g)

      227,346       34,563,412  

KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A ETF, Class A

      171,614       7,986,916  

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

      582,360       27,801,866  

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF(i)

      53,105       5,768,265  

SPDR Gold Shares(f)(j)(k)

      301,972       50,323,634  

United States Oil Fund LP(f)(k)

      115,713       6,612,998  

VanEck Semiconductor ETF

      29,977       8,202,906  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 1.3%
(Cost: $303,633,420)

 

    336,594,074  
   

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

United States — 2.8%

     

1211 Avenue of the Americas Trust, Series 2015-1211, Class D,
4.14%, 08/10/35(a)(b)

    USD       4,330       4,483,586  

Alen 2021-ACEN Mortgage Trust, Series 2021- ACEN, Class D, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 3.10%),
3.19%, 04/15/34(a)(b)

      5,222       5,228,548  

Arbor Multifamily Mortgage Securities Trust, 1.75%, 05/15/53(b)

      1,650       1,413,093  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-200P, Series 2015-200P, Class D, 3.60%, 04/14/33(a)(b)

      730       758,360  

Bank

     

Series 2017-BNK8, Class B,
3.93%, 11/15/50(a)

      1,551       1,674,332  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

Bank (continued)

     

Series 2017-BNK9, Class A4,
3.54%, 11/15/54

    USD       1,990     $ 2,172,778  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2005-3A, Class M6, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.05%), 1.14%, 11/25/35

      409       387,900  

Series 2006-3A, Class M1, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.34%), 0.43%, 10/25/36

      503       484,070  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2017-DELC, Class E, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.50%), 2.59%, 08/15/36

      1,677       1,666,545  

Series 2018-TALL, Class C, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.12%), 1.21%, 03/15/37

      4,880       4,757,618  

Beast Mortgage Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2021-SSCP, Class B, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.10%), 1.19%, 04/15/36

      4,655       4,634,458  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class C, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.35%), 1.44%, 04/15/36

      5,803       5,777,387  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class D, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 1.69%, 04/15/36

      5,329       5,293,719  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class E, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.10%), 2.19%, 04/15/36

      4,614       4,573,287  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.90%), 2.99%, 04/15/36

      4,410       4,409,993  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class G, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 3.80%), 3.89%, 04/15/36

      4,993       4,992,986  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class H, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 4.90%), 4.99%, 04/15/36

      3,541       3,540,991  

Benchmark 2021-B25 Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-B25, Class XA,
1.11%, 04/15/54(a)

      29,120       2,432,313  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2021-B23, Class XA, 1.28%, 02/15/54(a)

      54,986       5,015,348  

Series 2021-B25, Class A5,
2.58%, 04/15/54

      5,050       5,212,546  

BHMS(a)(b)

     

Series 2018-ATLS, Class A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.25%), 1.34%, 07/15/35

      6,720       6,722,244  

Series 2018-ATLS, Class C, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.90%), 1.99%, 07/15/35

      1,583       1,577,995  

BWAY Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-1515, Class D, 3.63%, 03/10/33(b)

      3,735       3,859,826  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust(b)

     

Series 2018-BIOA, Class B, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.87%),
0.96%, 03/15/37(a)

      649       649,000  

Series 2018-BIOA, Class D, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.32%),
1.41%, 03/15/37(a)

      1,300       1,297,934  

Series 2018-BIOA, Class E, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.95%),
2.04%, 03/15/37(a)

      8,820       8,803,674  

Series 2018-BIOA, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.47%),
2.56%, 03/15/37(a)

      7,721       7,702,467  

Series 2018-IND, Class G, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.05%),
2.14%, 11/15/35(a)

      3,821       3,811,222  

Series 2019-XL, Class A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.92%), 1.01%, 10/15/36(a)

      2,033       2,033,875  

Series 2019-XL, Class G, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.30%), 2.39%, 10/15/36(a)

      8,011       7,991,137  

Series 2019-XL, Class J, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.65%), 2.74%, 10/15/36(a)

      13,304           13,270,567  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust(b) (continued)

     

Series 2020-BXLP, Class D, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.25%), 1.34%, 12/15/36(a)

    USD       1,898     $ 1,894,237  

Series 2020-BXLP, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.00%), 2.09%, 12/15/36(a)

      1,664       1,658,840  

Series 2020-BXLP, Class G, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.50%), 2.59%, 12/15/36(a)

      2,689       2,675,518  

Series 2020-VIV4, Class A,
2.84%, 03/09/44

      1,425       1,467,900  

Series 2020-VKNG, Class G, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 3.25%), 3.34%, 10/15/37(a)

      1,234       1,232,903  

Series 2021-21M, Class E, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.17%), 2.26%, 10/15/36(a)(c)

      14,735       14,596,893  

Series 2021-NWM, Class A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.91%), 1.00%, 02/15/33(a)(e)

      22,496       22,496,000  

Series 2021-NWM, Class B, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.15%), 2.24%, 02/15/33(a)(e)

      13,191       13,191,000  

Series 2021-NWM, Class C, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 4.25%), 4.34%, 02/15/33(a)(e)

      8,710       8,710,000  

Series 2021-SOAR, Class G, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.80%), 2.89%, 06/15/38(a)

      17,100       17,035,673  

Series 2021-VINO, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.80%), 2.89%, 05/15/38(a)

      12,592       12,599,899  

Series 2021-XL2, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.24%), 2.34%, 10/15/36(a)

      16,405       16,353,925  

BX Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2019-OC11, Class D,
4.08%, 12/09/41

      8,408       8,810,963  

Series 2019-OC11, Class E,
4.08%, 12/09/41

      11,784           11,811,782  

Series 2021-ARIA, Class E, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.24%), 2.32%, 10/15/36

      9,187       9,146,777  

Series 2021-MFM1, Class E, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.25%), 2.34%, 01/15/34

      3,160       3,159,997  

Series 2021-MFM1, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 3.00%), 3.09%, 01/15/34

      4,900       4,912,274  

CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019- LIFE, Class E, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.15%), 2.24%, 12/15/37(a)(b)

      2,182       2,180,160  

CD Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-CD6, Class B, 3.91%, 11/13/50(a)

      864       932,644  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust(b)

     

Series 2018-TAN, Class C,
5.29%, 02/15/33

      1,060       1,090,336  

Series 2018-TAN, Class E,
6.45%, 02/15/33(a)

      1,178       1,206,051  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2014-GC19, Class D,
5.07%, 03/10/47(a)(b)

      1,197       1,260,818  

Series 2014-GC23, Class AS,
3.86%, 07/10/47

      5,552       5,902,038  

Citigroup COmmercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C6, Class A4,
4.41%, 11/10/51

      2,000       2,303,834  

COMM Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2014-CR17, Class C,
4.78%, 05/10/47(a)

      1,959       2,060,486  

Series 2014-CR21, Class A3,
3.53%, 12/10/47

      3,956       4,145,799  

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust, Series 2021-R01, Class 1B1, (30 day SOFR + 3.10%), 3.15%, 10/25/41(a)(b)

      4,028       4,046,639  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

CORE Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-CORE, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.35%), 2.44%, 12/15/31(a)(b)

    USD       1,606     $ 1,574,800  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates(a)(b)

     

Series 2019-ICE4, Class A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.98%), 1.07%, 05/15/36

      1,103       1,102,669  

Series 2019-ICE4, Class B, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.23%), 1.32%, 05/15/36

      1,765       1,763,408  

Series 2019-ICE4, Class C, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.43%), 1.52%, 05/15/36

      1,829       1,830,898  

Series 2019-ICE4, Class D, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 1.69%, 05/15/36

      5,897       5,903,099  

Series 2019-ICE4, Class E, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.15%), 2.24%, 05/15/36

      5,411       5,414,358  

Series 2019-ICE4, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.65%), 2.74%, 05/15/36

      8,135       8,130,120  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust
4.65%, 11/15/48(a)

      1,260       1,336,479  

Series 2020-C19, Class A3,
2.56%, 03/15/53

      11,759           12,055,739  

CSMC 2020-NET, Series 2020-NET, Class A, 2.26%, 08/15/37(b)

      4,036       4,094,064  

DBGS Mortgage Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2018-BIOD, Class B, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.89%), 0.98%, 05/15/35

      467       466,855  

Series 2018-BIOD, Class D, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.30%), 1.39%, 05/15/35

      1,894       1,892,154  

Series 2018-BIOD, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.00%), 2.09%, 05/15/35

      7,889       7,874,180  

DBWF Mortgage Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2018-GLKS, Class B, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.35%), 1.43%, 12/19/30

      2,175       2,169,086  

Series 2018-GLKS, Class C, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 1.83%, 12/19/30

      1,650       1,645,841  

Extended Stay America Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2021-ESH, Class D, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.25%), 2.34%, 07/15/38

      15,320       15,358,675  

Series 2021-ESH, Class E, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.85%), 2.94%, 07/15/38

      9,918       9,968,117  

Freddie Mac(a)(b)

     

Series 2021-DNA2, Class B1, (30 day SOFR + 3.40%), 3.45%, 08/25/33

      2,381       2,442,574  

Series 2021-DNA2, Class B2, (30 day SOFR + 6.00%), 6.05%, 08/25/33

      2,151       2,387,631  

Series 2021-DNA3, Class B1, (30 day SOFR + 3.50%), 3.55%, 10/25/33

      5,537       5,757,880  

Series 2021-DNA6, Class B1, (30 day SOFR + 3.40%), 3.45%, 10/25/41

      6,839       6,870,596  

Series 2021-HQA1, Class B1, (30 day SOFR + 3.00%), 3.05%, 08/25/33

      4,104       4,129,645  

Series 2021-HQA1, Class B2, (30 day SOFR + 5.00%), 5.05%, 08/25/33

      2,457       2,533,083  

GCT Commercial Mortgage Trust, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.35%),
2.44%, 02/15/38(a)(b)

      810       810,703  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2021- ROSS, Class A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.15%), 1.24%, 05/15/26(a)(b)

      1,480       1,481,504  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2020-GC47, Class AS,
2.73%, 05/12/53

      4,426       4,551,035  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust (continued)

     

Series 2020-GSA2, Class XA,
1.74%, 12/12/53(a)(b)

    USD       4,423     $ 543,217  

Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust, Series 2016- 10HY, Class E, 2.98%, 08/10/38(a)(b)

      897       897,448  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.(a)(b)

     

Series 2021-MHC, Class E, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.45%), 2.54%, 04/15/38

      7,630       7,634,894  

Series 2021-MHC, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.95%), 3.04%, 04/15/38

      8,020       8,012,636  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust(b)

     

Series 2018-WPT, Class DFL, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.50%), 2.58%, 07/05/33(a)

      1,253       1,254,125  

Series 2018-WPT, Class DFX,
5.35%, 07/05/33

      2,168       2,253,834  

Series 2019-MFP, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 3.00%), 3.09%, 07/15/36(a)

      6,311       6,154,568  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust(a)(b)

     

2.50%, 12/25/51

      79,823       80,592,870  

2.50%, 02/25/52

      31,722       32,257,128  

Series 2021-INV7, Class A4A,
2.50%, 02/25/52

      10,574       10,369,546  

JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2019-COR4, Class A5, 4.03%, 03/10/52

      4,308       4,835,998  

Life Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-BMR, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.35%), 2.44%, 03/15/38(a)(b)

      15,217       15,207,856  

LUXE Trust, Series 2021-TRIP, Class E,
(1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.75%),
2.85%, 10/15/38(a)(b)

      4,845       4,844,513  

MCM Trust, 3.00%, 08/25/28(e)

      3,142       1,122,564  

MED Trust, 1.00%, 11/15/26(a)(b)

      34,042           34,041,841  

MHC Commercial Mortgage Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2021-MHC, Class E, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.10%), 2.19%, 04/15/38

      15,980       15,985,005  

Series 2021-MHC, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%), 2.69%, 04/15/38

      12,280       12,287,680  

MHP 2021-STOR, Series 2021-STOR, Class G, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.75%), 2.84%, 07/15/38(a)(b)

      3,936       3,926,134  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust

     

Series 2015-C24, Class C,
4.34%, 05/15/48(a)

      647       672,961  

Series 2016-C32, Class A4,
3.72%, 12/15/49

      3,377       3,686,633  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

     

Series 2018-MP, Class A,
4.28%, 07/11/40(a)(b)

      2,110       2,335,158  

Series 2020-L4, Class A3,
2.70%, 02/15/53

      2,855       2,971,427  

PKHL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021- MF, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 3.35%), 3.44%, 07/15/38(a)(b)

      1,881       1,885,067  

STWD Trust, Series 2021-FLWR, Class E, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.92%),
2.01%, 07/15/36(a)(b)

      3,290       3,269,556  

TPGI Trust, Series 2021-DGWD, Class F,
(1 mo. LIBOR US + 3.00%),
3.09%, 06/15/26(a)(b)

      3,599       3,589,583  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

TVC DSCR, 0.00%, 02/01/51(e)

    USD       24,795     $ 26,065,051  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019- C17, Class A4, 2.92%, 10/15/52

      1,175       1,234,874  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C3, Class D, 5.04%, 08/10/49(a)(b)

      1,766       1,799,299  

VMC Finance LLC, Series 2021-FL4, Class A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.10%), 1.18%, 06/16/36(a)(b)

      5,693       5,648,559  

VNDO Trust, Series 2016-350P, Class D, 3.90%, 01/10/35(a)(b)

      2,150       2,181,087  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust(a)

     

Series 2015-C28, Class AS, 3.87%, 05/15/48.

      3,230       3,439,883  

Series 2017-C38, Class C, 3.90%, 07/15/50

      1,305       1,375,103  

Series 2017-C41, Class B, 4.19%, 11/15/50

      3,149       3,346,464  

Series 2018-1745, Class A, 3.75%, 06/15/36(b)

      2,162       2,368,273  

Series 2020-C58, Class XA, 1.88%, 07/15/53

      31,721       4,168,530  

Series 2021-C59, Class XA, 1.55%, 04/15/54

      25,156       2,862,179  

Western Alliance Bank,
5.65%, 12/30/24

      33,610       33,582,182  
   

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities — 2.8%
(Cost: $763,525,032)

 

        765,762,104  
   

 

 

 
           

Benefical

Interest (000)

        

Other Interests

     
Canada — 0.1%                  

Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty LP(e)

    USD       21,279,646       24,980,176  
   

 

 

 

Total Other Interests — 0.1%
(Cost: $21,471,327)

 

    24,980,176  
   

 

 

 
            Par
(000)
        

Preferred Securities

     
Capital Trusts — 0.3%(a)                  
China — 0.0%                  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., 3.20%(d)(o)

    USD       1,260       1,268,883  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.0%                  

Banco Davivienda SA, 6.65%(b)(o)

      699       729,275  
   

 

 

 
France — 0.0%                  

Societe Generale SA, 5.38%(b)(o)

      3,673       3,902,563  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 0.0%                  

Nanyang Commercial Bank Ltd., 5.00%(d)(o)

      1,400       1,417,063  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.0%                  

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, 6.75%(b)(o)

      746       778,311  

BBVA Bancomer SA,
5.13%, 01/18/33(d)

      1,744       1,798,936  

Cemex SAB de CV, 5.13%(b)(o)

      1,186       1,223,981  
   

 

 

 
        3,801,228  
   

 

 

 
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Philippines — 0.0%                  

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp.,
6.50%(d)(o)

    USD       1,395     $ 1,454,113  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.0%                  

Woori Bank, 4.25%(d)(o)

      1,397       1,438,735  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland(b)(o) — 0.1%                  

Credit Suisse Group AG

     

5.10%

      567       572,971  

6.38%

      6,611       7,197,726  

UBS Group AG, 7.00%

      3,597       3,889,256  
   

 

 

 
        11,659,953  
   

 

 

 
Thailand(d)(o) — 0.0%                  

Kasikornbank PCL, 5.28%

      3,000       3,117,750  

TMBThanachart Bank PCL, 4.90%

      1,396       1,395,825  
   

 

 

 
        4,513,575  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 0.0%                  

Vodafone Group PLC, 4.13%, 06/04/81

      3,899       3,875,684  
   

 

 

 
United States — 0.2%                  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Series C, 5.70%(o)

      3,462       3,989,955  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series HH,
4.60%(o)

      3,829       3,916,556  

Morgan Stanley, Series H, 3.73%(o)

      10,558       10,612,276  

NWD Finance BVI Ltd., 4.13%(d)(o)

      3,729       3,645,097  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     

5.63%, 06/15/43

      5,623       5,937,628  

5.88%, 09/15/42

      8,044       8,327,094  

USB Capital IX, 3.50%(o)

      3,935       3,855,062  
   

 

 

 
            40,283,668  
   

 

 

 
        74,344,740  
            Shares         

Preferred Stocks — 2.7%

     
Brazil — 0.1%                  

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares

      906,520       3,196,383  

Neon Payments Ltd.(e)

      39,435       14,396,549  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares

      218,180       1,053,440  
   

 

 

 
        18,646,372  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 0.3%                  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares

      6,530       556,628  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares

      126,660       13,182,321  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares

      1,017       658,749  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares

      210,396       47,219,472  

Volocopter GMBH, (Acquired 03/03/21,
Cost: $22,418,516)(e)(h)

      4,218       22,846,484  
   

 

 

 
        84,463,654  
   

 

 

 
India — 0.1%                  

Think & Learn Private Ltd., Series F, (Acquired 12/11/20,
Cost: $13,030,114)(e)(h)

      4,047       15,406,879  
   

 

 

 
United States — 2.2%                  

Aptiv PLC, Series A, 5.50%, 06/15/23

      132,372       25,574,270  

Becton Dickinson and Co., Series B,
6.00%, 06/01/23

      509,265       26,787,339  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Shares     Value  
United States (continued)        

Boston Scientific Corp., Series A, 5.50%, 06/01/23

      88,689     $ 10,380,161  

Breeze Aviation Group, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 07/30/21,
Cost: $17,069,096)(e)(h)

                 31,603       17,069,096  

ByteDance Ltd., Series E, (Acquired 11/11/20,
Cost: $34,233,056)(e)(h)

      312,419       52,410,400  

Cash Mandatory Exchangeable Trust, 5.25%, 06/01/23(b)

      34,289       35,883,684  

Cruise, Series G, (Acquired 03/25/21, Cost: $9,841,593)(e)(h)

      373,495       9,359,785  

Databricks, Inc.(e)(h)

     

Series F, (Acquired 10/22/19,
Cost: $11,769,837)

      274,046       60,413,441  

Series G, (Acquired 02/01/21,
Cost: $13,141,188)

      74,090       16,333,140  

Deep Instinct Ltd., Series D-2, (Acquired 03/19/21,
Cost: $11,638,040)(e)(h)

      1,914,819       9,688,984  

Dream Finders Homes, Inc.(e)

      38,156       37,774,440  

Exo Imaging, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 06/24/21, Cost: $8,339,244)(e)(h)

      1,423,565       8,327,855  

Exscientia Ltd., (Acquired 10/01/21, Cost: $15,553,137)(h)

      2,220,600       47,194,609  

Farmer’s Business Network, Inc.(e)(h)

     

(Acquired 09/15/21, Cost: $2,533,428)

      40,758       2,533,517  

Series F, (Acquired 07/31/20,
Cost: $8,907,002)

      269,447       16,748,826  

Grand Rounds, Inc.(e)(h)

     

Series C, (Acquired 03/31/15,
Cost: $26,357,523)

      9,493,075       28,099,502  

Series D, (Acquired 05/01/18,
Cost: $4,824,038)

      1,990,402       5,851,782  

Jumpcloud, Inc., Series E-1, (Acquired 10/30/20, Cost: $11,778,091)(e)(h)

      6,458,349       38,677,115  

Loadsmart, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 10/05/20, Cost: $10,694,460)(e)(h)

      1,250,814       16,735,891  

Lookout, Inc., Series F, (Acquired 09/19/14, Cost: $50,945,689)(e)(h)

      4,459,883       51,448,247  

Mythic AI, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 01/26/21, Cost: $6,129,221)(e)(h)

      892,159       6,842,860  

Noodle Partners, Inc., (Acquired 08/26/21, Cost: $9,816,152)(e)(h)

      1,099,886       9,816,153  

PsiQuantum Corp., Series D, (Acquired 05/21/21, Cost: $5,269,814)(e)(h)

      200,937       5,246,374  

Relativity Space, Inc., Series E, (Acquired 05/27/21,
Cost: $9,126,025)(e)(h)

      399,649       9,550,953  

SambaNova Systems, Inc.(e)(h) (Acquired 04/09/21,
Cost: $6,878,356)

      72,390       7,844,484  

Series C, (Acquired 02/19/20, Cost: $11,739,902)

      220,503       23,894,631  

Snorkel AI, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 06/30/21, Cost: $3,799,839)(e)(h)

      252,991       3,951,834  

Ursa Major Technologies, Inc., (Acquired 09/13/21, Cost: $9,742,600)(e)(h)

      1,633,349       9,717,510  

Zero Mass Water, Inc., Series C-1, (Acquired 05/07/20, Cost: $8,796,956)(e)(h)

      558,055       9,090,204  
   

 

 

 
            603,247,087  
   

 

 

 
        721,763,992  
Security          Shares     Value  
Trust Preferreds — 0.1%                  
United States — 0.1%                  

Citigroup Capital XIII, 6.50%, 10/30/40(a)

      629,905     $ 17,290,892  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, 7.50%(o)

      5,825       8,853,825  
   

 

 

 
        26,144,717  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities — 3.1%
(Cost: $649,560,528)

 

    822,253,449  
   

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

Agency Obligations — 0.0%                  

Peruvian Government International Bond

     

3.00%, 01/15/34

    USD       150       148,350  

3.60%, 01/15/72

      190       182,210  
   

 

 

 
        330,560  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.0%        

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series 2020-DNA6, Class B1, (30 day SOFR + 3.00%), 3.05%, 12/25/50(a)(b)

 

    2,200       2,228,134  
   

 

 

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities — 3.1%

 

 

Freddie Mac, Series K116,
Class X1, 1.43%, 07/25/30(a)

      7,785       817,934  

Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates(a)

     

Series K105, Class X1,
1.52%, 03/25/53

      35,999       3,929,127  

Series K109, Class X1,
1.58%, 04/25/30

      15,160       1,736,213  

Series K110, Class X1,
1.70%, 04/25/30

      13,165       1,603,634  

Series K120, Class X1,
1.04%, 10/25/30

      50,324       3,974,954  

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities

     

1.36%, 12/25/29

      8,414       729,888  

2.50%, 11/10/51(t)

      780,117           801,189,127  

Class A2, 3.69%, 09/25/30(a)

      2,165       2,494,003  

Series KW09, Class X1,
0.80%, 05/25/29(a)

      58,274       2,907,434  
   

 

 

 
        819,382,314  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency
Securities — 3.1%
(Cost: $820,913,542)

 

    821,941,008  
   

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds(u)

     

1.75%, 08/15/41(v)

      49,807       47,946,731  

2.00%, 08/15/51

      70,985       71,994,318  

US Treasury Note,
0.13%, 11/30/22(k)(w)

      60,000       59,969,531  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 0.7%
(Cost: $176,777,458)

 

    179,910,580  
   

 

 

 
            Shares         

Warrants

     

Cayman Islands — 0.0%

     

TPG Pace Beneficial Finance Corp. (Expires 10/09/2027), Class A(f)

      65,280       171,680  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security        

    

Shares

    Value  

 

 

Switzerland — 0.0%

     

Cie Financiere Richemont SA, (Expires 11/22/23)(f)

      4,654     $ 3,355  
   

 

 

 
United States — 0.1%                  

Austerlitz Acquisition Corp. (Expires 02/19/2026),
Class A(f)

      169,585       320,516  

Cano Health, Inc. (Expires 06/03/2026)(f)

      268,681       849,032  

CBRE Acquisition Holdings, Inc. (Expires 12/31/2027)

      1,970       4,548  

Crown Proptech Acquisitions Pvt Ltd. (Expires 02/01/2026)(e)

      271,336       132,955  

EVgo, Inc. (Expires 09/15/2025)(f)

      146,070       334,500  

GPRE

      1,464,976       33,856,357  

Hippo Holdings, Inc. (Expires 12/31/2027)(f)

      123,393       98,739  

Israel Amplify Program Corp. (Expires 06/30/2026)(e)

      408,864       527,435  

Latch, Inc. (Expires
12/31/2026)(f)(i)

      111,795       267,190  

Offerpad Solutions, Inc. (Expires 10/31/2025)(f)

      226,443       374,763  

Rotor Acqusition Ltd.(e)

      92,397       77,613  

Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corp. (Expires 06/15/2027), Class A(f)

      254,485       236,671  

TPB Acquisition Corp. I, Class A, Class A(f)

      95,675       48,794  

Volta, Inc. (Expires 08/26/2026)(f)

      150,460       368,627  

Zero Mass Water, Inc., Series C-1, (Acquired 05/08/20, Cost: $0)(e)(h)

      558,055       6  
   

 

 

 
        37,497,746  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.1%
(Cost: $5,569,884)

 

    37,672,781  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 97.6%
(Cost: $19,717,817,713)

 

    26,205,211,371  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

Money Market Funds — 4.5%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.01%(g)(x)

      1,061,761,250       1,061,761,250  

SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.08%(g)(x)

      159,362,894       159,394,766  
   

 

 

 
        1,221,156,016  
   

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        

Time Deposits — 0.6%

     
Australia — 0.0%                  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., (0.21%), 11/01/21

    AUD       6,411       4,822,785  
   

 

 

 

Canada — 0.0%

     

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.01%, 11/01/21

    CAD       4,250       3,434,172  
   

 

 

 

Europe — 0.0%

     

Citibank NA, London, (0.79%), 11/03/21

    EUR       2,670       3,086,915  
   

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 0.0%

     

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., 0.00%, 11/01/21

    HKD       361       46,425  
   

 

 

 
Security        

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

Japan — 0.0%

     

Sumitomo Bank Tokyo, (0.28%), 11/03/21

    JPY       208,448     $ 1,828,894  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 0.0%                  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., (0.35%), 11/03/21

    SEK       1,018       118,560  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 0.1%                  

Citibank NA, New York, 0.01%, 11/01/21

    GBP       5,250       7,185,491  
   

 

 

 
United States — 0.5%                  

Citibank NA, New York, 0.08%, 11/01/21

    USD       130,587       130,586,964  
   

 

 

 
        151,110,206  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 5.1%
(Cost: $1,372,270,478)

 

    1,372,266,222  
   

 

 

 

Options Purchased — 0.7%
(Cost: $167,782,715)

 

    190,457,101  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Options
Written — 103.4%
(Cost: $21,257,870,906)

 

    27,767,934,694  
   

 

 

 
            Shares         

Investments Sold Short

 

 

Common Stocks

     
United States — (0.2)%                  

JM Smucker Co.

      (51,256     (6,297,313

Snowflake, Inc., Class A(f)

      (52,902     (18,718,843

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

      (469,588     (22,080,028
   

 

 

 

Total Investments Sold Short — (0.2)%
(Proceeds: $(44,806,740))

 

    (47,096,184
   

 

 

 

Options Written — (0.4)%

     

(Premiums Received: $(91,395,364))

        (96,326,410
   

 

 

 

Total Investments, Net of Options
Written — 102.8%
(Cost: $21,121,668,802)

 

    27,624,512,100  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.8)%

 

    (760,892,480
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $  26,863,619,620  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(b)

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

(c)

When-issued security.

(d)

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(e)

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(f)

Non-income producing security.

(g)

Affiliate of the Fund.

(h)

Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Fund held restricted securities with a current value of $959,170,792, representing 3.6% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $688,731,290.

(i)

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(j)

All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(k)

All or a portion of the security is held by a wholly-owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for details on the wholly-owned subsidiary.

(l)

Payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

(m)

Zero-coupon bond.

(n)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(o)

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(p)

Convertible security.

(q)

Represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate.

(r)

Rounds to less than 1,000.

(s)

Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect.

(t)

Represents or includes a TBA transaction.

(u)

All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding OTC derivatives.

(v)

All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding TBA commitments.

(w)

All or a portion of the security has been pledged in connection with outstanding futures contracts.

(x)

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 October 31, 2021 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
    Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

04/30/21

     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

10/31/21

    

Par/Shares

Held at

10/31/21

     Income    

Capital Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

       
 

 

   
 

Bio City Development Co. BV

   $ 13,211,730      $     $      $      $ (1,943,730    $ 11,268,000        140,850,000      $     $    

    

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

     182,812,980        878,948,270 (a)                           1,061,761,250        1,061,761,250        22,842                 
 

iShares China Large-Cap ETF

     21,369,605        17,981,480       (17,001,478      (1,393,068      (2,308,996      18,647,543        462,374        69,732          
 

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

     3,560,591        44,322,561       (44,224,456      (131,196      96,349        3,623,849        27,149        40,654          
 

iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     130,740,288              (129,755,274      12,086,829        (12,953,531      118,312        1,361        831,180          
 

iShares Latin America 40 ETF

     10,530,285                            (1,224,451      9,305,834        371,046        140,239          
 

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

     7,878,674        13,209,899       (3,929,868      (553,924      (3,796,251      12,808,530        436,853        341,873          
 

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     3,046,361                            (172,691      2,873,670        56,435        13,590          
 

iShares MSCI Japan ETF(b)

            15,705,319       (16,777,857      1,072,538                                      
 

iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF

     3,046,099                            97,702        3,143,801        19,698        2,908          
 

iShares Russell 2000 ETF(b)

     174,659,694              (164,717,254      37,791,496        (47,733,936                             
 

iShares S&P 500 Value ETF

     33,281,181                            1,282,231        34,563,412        227,346        314,692          
 

Quintis Australia Pty. Ltd.

     85,418,997        3,416,759                     8,101        88,835,756        88,835,756        3,419,606          
 

Quintis Australia Pty. Ltd.

     82,684,528                            130,821        82,684,528        82,684,528                 
 

Quintis HoldCo Pty. Ltd.

     37,734,907                            7,833,144        45,568,051        43,735,802                 
 

SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

            159,412,366 (a)             (7,310      (10,290      159,394,766        159,362,894        827,485 (c)         
            

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
             $  48,865,365      $ (60,695,528    $  1,534,597,302         $  6,024,801     $    
            

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b)

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

 
  (c)

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

         
Description   

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount (000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

           

Exchange Traded Bitcoin Futures(a)

     54        11/26/21      $ 17,013      $ 76,352  

Euro BTP

     3,223        12/08/21        552,385        (22,488,481

Euro Bund

     2,960        12/08/21        575,266        (14,142,770

10-Year Japanese Government Treasury Bonds

     207        12/13/21        274,826        (963,210

10-Year Australian Treasury Bonds

     3,769        12/15/21        382,335        (27,287,963

FTSE/MIB Index

     124        12/17/21        19,170        790,975  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     505        12/17/21        31,866        (898,026

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Futures Contracts (continued)

 

         
Description   

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

     Notional
Amount (000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts (continued)

           

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     2,542        12/17/21      $ 291,733      $ 7,509,675  

U.S. Long Bond

     706        12/21/21        113,534        (1,159,454

Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond

     310        12/21/21        60,896        1,071,559  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     22,148        12/31/21        2,695,308        (35,820,111
           

 

 

 
              (93,311,454
           

 

 

 

Short Contracts

           

30-Year Euro Buxl Bond

     633        12/08/21        152,921        643,280  

Nikkei 225 Yen-Denominated

     27        12/09/21        3,434        104,845  

SPI 200 Index

     35        12/16/21        4,792        80,231  

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

     1,650        12/17/21        80,817        (2,169,793

FTSE 100 Index

     73        12/17/21        7,217        (248,587

NASDAQ 100 E-Mini Index

     2,127        12/17/21        673,770        (17,444,865

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     10,451        12/17/21        2,402,162        (75,923,784

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     1,145        12/21/21        149,601        391,748  

10-Year U.S. Ultra Long Treasury Note

     12,099        12/21/21        1,754,166        22,148,419  

Long Gilt

     812        12/29/21        138,819        1,099,914  

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     14,780        12/31/21        3,240,053        13,400,045  
           

 

 

 
              (57,918,547
           

 

 

 
            $  (151,230,001
           

 

 

 

 

  (a)

All or a portion of the security is held by a wholly-owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for details on the wholly-owned subsidiary.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold      Counterparty   Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
IDR     385,545,248,000        USD     26,615,025      HSBC Bank USA N.A.     11/03/21        $ 580,372  
USD     40,739,049        EUR     34,279,430      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     11/04/21          1,110,495  
USD     107,063,002        HKD     832,687,851      Citibank N.A.     11/04/21          40,102  
NOK     608,206,000        CHF     63,334,505      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     11/10/21          2,805,732  
USD     30,249,106        EUR     25,534,463      Citibank N.A.     11/12/21          725,539  
USD     94,652,507        EUR     81,366,917      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     11/12/21          574,102  
USD     106,367,932        HKD     827,534,000      Citibank N.A.     11/12/21          5,240  
NOK     364,354,000        CHF     37,912,075      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     11/16/21          1,704,390  
AUD     85,617,402        USD     62,120,639      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     11/18/21          2,289,317  
AUD     70,995,217        USD     51,444,540      Deutsche Bank AG     11/19/21          1,965,343  
KRW     60,769,332,000        USD     51,590,592      UBS AG     11/24/21          112,186  
USD     41,051,323        INR     3,024,251,000      Citibank N.A.     12/01/21          849,143  
AUD     15,079,698        USD     10,943,366      HSBC Bank USA N.A.     12/02/21          401,667  
AUD     57,095,802        USD     41,808,972      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     12/02/21          1,146,379  
USD     52,347,941        BRL     274,250,865      HSBC Bank USA N.A.     12/08/21          4,100,713  
JPY     7,295,534,000        USD     63,871,475      UBS AG     12/09/21          160,575  
USD     55,030,111        INR     4,059,020,975      HSBC Bank USA N.A.     12/09/21          1,125,226  
USD     38,962,151        EUR     33,641,345      Goldman Sachs International     12/15/21          32,454  
USD     38,950,958        EUR     33,641,345      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/15/21          21,262  
USD     53,138,371        EUR     45,246,865      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/15/21          778,789  
USD     78,453,796        EUR     67,616,553      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/15/21          208,057  
USD     39,385,718        EUR     33,814,740      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     12/15/21          255,369  
CAD     387,650        USD     302,468      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/16/21          10,782  
CAD     59,581,000        USD     46,487,640      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/16/21          1,658,266  
GBP     40,270,895        EUR     46,723,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/16/21          1,051,894  
JPY     9,206,331,000        USD     80,652,229      BNP Paribas S.A.     12/16/21          162,180  
JPY     15,164,414,000        USD     132,833,728      HSBC Bank USA N.A.     12/16/21          281,534  
RUB     2,478,328,762        USD     33,524,907      Citibank N.A.     12/16/21          1,102,211  
RUB     1,188,236        USD     16,075      HSBC Bank USA N.A.     12/16/21          527  
USD     16,005,901        INR     1,187,437,750      BNP Paribas S.A.     12/16/21          250,049  
CAD     82,319,000        USD     66,412,802      Goldman Sachs International     01/20/22          111,265  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold      Counterparty   Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
JPY     12,207,370,800        EUR     92,139,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     01/20/22        $ 484,473  
JPY     6,072,640,000        USD     53,177,014      Citibank N.A.     01/20/22          157,819  
JPY     6,110,367,000        USD     53,541,566      Goldman Sachs International     01/20/22          124,616  
USD     58,098,467        EUR     49,994,654      Barclays Bank PLC     01/20/22          186,447  
USD     311,835,823        EUR     267,870,275      BNP Paribas S.A.     01/20/22          1,544,469  
USD     39,617,534        EUR     34,052,000      Deutsche Bank AG     01/20/22          172,914  
USD     64,279,556        NOK     539,313,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     01/20/22          489,006  
USD     19,279,054        CNH     124,138,409      UBS AG     01/27/22          39,295  
                  

 

 

 
                     28,820,199  
                  

 

 

 
USD     27,087,709        IDR     384,320,418,000      HSBC Bank USA N.A.     11/03/21          (21,291
USD     86,010        IDR     1,224,830,000      UBS AG     11/03/21          (386
GBP     329,000        USD     457,537      Bank of America N.A.     11/04/21          (7,283
GBP     56,524,000        USD     78,599,307      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     11/04/21          (1,243,169
JPY     8,493,461,000        USD     77,441,523      BNP Paribas S.A.     11/04/21          (2,920,119
JPY     41,361,000        USD     378,066      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     11/04/21          (15,166
JPY     7,966,385,000        USD     72,819,209      UBS AG     11/04/21          (2,922,355
USD     75,535,594        CNH     491,995,801      Deutsche Bank AG     11/04/21          (1,236,359
USD     44,965,698        CNH     292,322,000      HSBC Bank USA N.A.     11/04/21          (648,779
EUR     76,503,000        USD     89,838,468      Citibank N.A.     11/12/21          (1,383,841
EUR     104,665,632        USD     123,085,527      Citibank N.A.     11/12/21          (2,068,582
JPY     10,521,726,000        USD     95,220,214      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     11/12/21          (2,897,847
JPY     9,210,872,111        USD     83,933,964      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     11/18/21          (3,110,355
KRW     60,722,983,725        USD     51,873,384      Citibank N.A.     11/24/21          (210,040
KRW     63,650,736,000        USD     54,631,136      Citibank N.A.     12/01/21          (487,363
JPY     42,877,942        USD     391,160      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     12/02/21          (14,879
JPY     5,913,021,000        USD     53,942,850      UBS AG     12/02/21          (2,052,350
USD     73,464,389        SEK     638,499,190      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/02/21          (900,763
KRW     63,673,089,000        USD     54,467,998      UBS AG     12/08/21          (311,550
USD     54,714,675        NZD     77,093,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     12/08/21          (501,704
USD     68,465,593        SEK     587,760,000      UBS AG     12/08/21          (1,340
JPY     10,883,763,298        USD     95,807,927      HSBC Bank USA N.A.     12/09/21          (282,408
JPY     29,802,513        USD     270,421      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/09/21          (8,848
JPY     21,937,462,000        USD     196,938,907      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/09/21          (4,396,365
JPY     12,932,773,238        USD     117,337,782      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     12/09/21          (3,828,342
USD     341,696        CNH     2,222,975      UBS AG     12/09/21          (4,244
USD     51,677,408        CNH     336,186,859      UBS AG     12/09/21          (639,968
EUR     73,025,058        USD     85,183,000      Bank of America N.A.     12/15/21          (678,549
EUR     44,954,774        USD     52,205,305      BNP Paribas S.A.     12/15/21          (183,731
EUR     33,808,277        USD     39,183,083      Citibank N.A.     12/15/21          (60,213
EUR     44,954,774        USD     52,245,015      Citibank N.A.     12/15/21          (223,441
EUR     57,225,901        USD     66,415,236      Citibank N.A.     12/15/21          (193,538
EUR     33,808,276        USD     39,169,660      Goldman Sachs International     12/15/21          (46,791
EUR     34,406,191        USD     40,244,922      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/15/21          (430,146
EUR     22,498,444        USD     26,377,176      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     12/15/21          (342,022
EUR     22,498,444        USD     26,372,676      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     12/15/21          (337,522
EUR     45,553,159        USD     53,477,272      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     12/15/21          (763,248
EUR     68,091,020        USD     79,052,312      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     12/15/21          (257,521
EUR     114,162,927        USD     134,161,989      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     12/15/21          (2,052,879
USD     80,198,613        CNH     523,628,774      Citibank N.A.     12/15/21          (1,248,132
BRL     1,330,958        USD     250,609      Goldman Sachs International     12/16/21          (16,891
BRL     223,042,813        USD     42,009,043      Goldman Sachs International     12/16/21          (2,842,540
HUF     6,649,686,592        USD     21,470,341      Barclays Bank PLC     12/16/21          (146,030
HUF     6,649,557,458        USD     21,459,946      Citibank N.A.     12/16/21          (136,050
HUF     385,810,311        USD     1,243,146      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/16/21          (5,924
HUF     2,661,217,638        USD     8,587,870      UBS AG     12/16/21          (53,839
JPY     4,205,624,288        EUR     32,678,000      Barclays Bank PLC     12/16/21          (898,699
JPY     5,890,987,000        USD     52,861,841      Bank of America N.A.     12/16/21          (1,149,966
JPY     2,973,421,000        USD     26,710,842      Barclays Bank PLC     12/16/21          (609,753
JPY     23,457,120,000        USD     206,638,036      Deutsche Bank AG     12/16/21          (728,287
JPY     2,924,141,000        USD     26,530,738      Goldman Sachs International     12/16/21          (862,236
JPY     2,960,325,000        USD     26,796,916      Goldman Sachs International     12/16/21          (810,786

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold      Counterparty   Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
JPY     5,898,497,672        USD     53,686,896      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     12/16/21        $ (1,909,092
PLN     171,277,567        USD     43,049,924      Barclays Bank PLC     12/16/21          (160,474
PLN     34,267,308        USD     8,608,457      BNP Paribas S.A.     12/16/21          (27,614
PLN     4,610,125        USD     1,157,038      UBS AG     12/16/21          (2,621
USD     111,856,209        CNH     730,219,702      BNP Paribas S.A.     12/16/21          (1,714,923
USD     133,829,748        CNH     871,593,000      BNP Paribas S.A.     12/16/21          (1,729,185
USD     67,183,872        CNH     436,365,967      HSBC Bank USA N.A.     12/16/21          (684,164
USD     276,331        CNH     1,794,811      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     12/16/21          (2,817
USD     66,502,083        CNH     432,428,000      UBS AG     12/16/21          (753,480
USD     103,716,768        CNH     673,350,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     01/06/22          (827,937
JPY     7,261,613,750        EUR     55,385,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     01/13/22          (373,589
USD     93,867,871        CNH     609,223,126      Goldman Sachs International     01/13/22          (664,707
CAD     82,292,000        USD     66,587,908      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     01/20/22          (85,660
GBP     66,939,000        USD     92,348,897      Deutsche Bank AG     01/20/22          (714,221
MXN     1,171,227,000        USD     57,000,258      Goldman Sachs International     01/20/22          (806,205
IDR     384,320,418,000        USD     26,854,896      HSBC Bank USA N.A.     01/27/22          (84,925
                  

 

 

 
                     (57,736,044
                  

 

 

 
                   $ (28,915,845
                  

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased

 

           
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Exercise Price     

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value  

Call

                    

Alcoa Corp.

     2,776        11/19/21        USD        50.00        USD        12,756      $ 266,496  

Alphabet Inc., Class C

     70        11/19/21        USD        3,000.00        USD        20,758        323,400  

Alphabet Inc., Class C

     43        11/19/21        USD        2,900.00        USD        12,751        432,795  

Alphabet Inc., Class C

     111        11/19/21        USD        2,950.00        USD        32,916        764,235  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     1,243        11/19/21        USD        125.00        USD        15,194        249,221  

BNP Paribas SA

     654        11/19/21        EUR        57.00        EUR        3,787        135,706  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     564        11/19/21        USD        240.00        USD        14,368        902,400  

Global Payments, Inc.

     849        11/19/21        USD        175.00        USD        12,140        21,225  

iShares China Large-Cap ETF

     6,159        11/19/21        USD        45.00        USD        24,839        21,557  

Microsoft Corp.

     298        11/19/21        USD        300.00        USD        9,882        932,740  

Microsoft Corp.

     1,724        11/19/21        USD        310.00        USD        57,171        3,723,840  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     795        11/19/21        USD        340.00        USD        23,579        27,825  

Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC

     1,993        11/19/21        USD        72.50        USD        12,610        34,878  

salesforce.com, Inc.

     2,664        11/19/21        USD        300.00        USD        79,837        1,704,960  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     9,593        11/19/21        USD        460.00        USD        440,559        4,815,686  

Twilio, Inc., Class A

     379        11/19/21        USD        390.00        USD        11,043        12,886  

Vale SA

     8,080        11/19/21        USD        17.00        USD        10,286        12,120  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

     1,480        11/19/21        USD        170.00        USD        27,488        2,937,800  

Xilinx, Inc.

     18        11/19/21        USD        190.00        USD        324        6,570  

Zscaler, Inc.

     740        11/19/21        USD        250.00        USD        23,596        5,161,500  

Alphabet Inc., Class C

     37        12/17/21        USD        2,950.00        USD        10,972        396,270  

Amazon.com, Inc.

     30        12/17/21        USD        3,650.00        USD        10,117        80,925  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     4,144        12/17/21        USD        115.00        USD        50,656        4,133,640  

Daimler AG

     722        12/17/21        EUR        85.00        EUR        6,190        312,152  

DexCom, Inc.

     256        12/17/21        USD        560.00        USD        15,954        1,868,800  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     1,384        12/17/21        USD        90.00        USD        14,835        2,608,840  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     2,311        12/17/21        USD        115.00        USD        24,772        1,074,615  

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

     876        12/17/21        USD        65.00        USD        5,034        37,668  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     10,561        12/17/21        USD        38.00        USD        39,836        2,418,469  

General Motors Co.

     5,730        12/17/21        USD        60.00        USD        31,188        415,425  

Glencore International PLC

     1,651        12/17/21        GBP        3.80        GBP        6,085        270,728  

Glencore International PLC

     1,665        12/17/21        GBP        4.20        GBP        6,136        77,596  

InvesCo QQQ Trust

     2,404        12/17/21        USD        388.00        USD        92,821        2,144,368  

InvesCo QQQ Trust

     12,053        12/17/21        USD        387.00        USD        465,378        11,450,350  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     12,145        12/17/21        USD        54.00        USD        61,842        273,262  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

     398        12/17/21        USD        18.00        USD        515        7,960  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased (continued)

 

           
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Exercise Price     

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value  

Call (continued)

                    

Microsoft Corp.

     1,072        12/17/21        USD        305.00        USD        35,550      $ 3,073,960  

Microsoft Corp.

     476        12/17/21        USD        340.00        USD        15,785        268,940  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     385        12/17/21        USD        220.00        USD        7,733        107,993  

salesforce.com, Inc.

     1,242        12/17/21        USD        310.00        USD        37,221        1,027,755  

Societe Generale SA

     1,309        12/17/21        EUR        30.00        EUR        3,775        129,379  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     1,235        12/17/21        USD        360.00        USD        56,717        12,351,852  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     2,885        12/17/21        USD        465.00        USD        132,494        1,671,857  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     8,825        12/17/21        USD        460.00        USD        405,288        7,629,212  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     4,780        12/17/21        USD        458.00        USD        219,522        4,746,540  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     248        12/17/21        USD        580.00        USD        15,700        1,426,000  

Volkswagen AG, Preferred, Non-voting shares

     326        12/17/21        EUR        195.00        EUR        6,319        281,700  

Western Digital Corp.

     1,632        12/17/21        USD        80.00        USD        8,534        23,664  

Western Digital Corp.

     685        12/17/21        USD        75.00        USD        3,582        7,535  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     11,627        12/31/21        USD        465.00        USD        533,970        8,185,408  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     5,741        12/31/21        USD        448.00        USD        263,655        10,597,886  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

     1,496        01/21/22        USD        190.00        USD        24,675        688,160  

Autodesk, Inc.

     797        01/21/22        USD        310.00        USD        25,314        1,827,122  

BP PLC

     4,711        01/21/22        USD        32.00        USD        13,563        233,194  

BP PLC

     6,695        01/21/22        USD        31.00        USD        19,275        468,650  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

     802        01/21/22        USD        100.00        USD        8,779        1,176,935  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     1,435        01/21/22        USD        65.00        USD        8,151        175,788  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     2,653        01/21/22        USD        55.00        USD        13,644        254,688  

Devon Energy Corp.

     10,304        01/21/22        USD        40.00        USD        41,298        3,529,120  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     1,207        01/21/22        USD        115.00        USD        12,938        826,795  

Energy Transfer LP

     8,440        01/21/22        USD        10.00        USD        8,026        329,160  

FedEx Corp.

     489        01/21/22        USD        280.00        USD        11,517        81,419  

Global Payments, Inc.

     1,664        01/21/22        USD        170.00        USD        23,794        291,200  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     14,426        01/21/22        USD        54.00        USD        73,457        598,679  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

     469        01/21/22        USD        19.00        USD        607        12,898  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

     181        01/21/22        USD        660.00        USD        11,264        195,480  

Ovintiv Inc.

     3,027        01/21/22        USD        38.00        USD        11,357        1,029,180  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

     10,554        01/21/22        EUR        22.00        EUR        21,074        329,411  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     10,380        01/21/22        USD        470.00        USD        476,702        6,928,650  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     8,654        01/21/22        USD        468.00        USD        397,435        6,603,002  

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

     3,375        01/21/22        USD        135.00        USD        42,123        1,046,250  

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

     2,849        01/21/22        USD        134.00        USD        35,558        954,415  

Uber Technologies, Inc.

     7,972        01/21/22        USD        50.00        USD        34,933        1,223,702  

BP PLC

     13,350        04/14/22        USD        32.00        USD        38,435        1,335,000  

Twilio, Inc., Class A

     672        04/14/22        USD        310.00        USD        19,579        1,725,360  

Western Digital Corp.

     857        04/14/22        USD        80.00        USD        4,481        45,421  
                    

 

 

 
                       133,498,268  
                    

 

 

 

Put

                    

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     8,102        11/19/21        USD        85.00        USD        70,431        125,581  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     1,639        11/19/21        USD        86.00        USD        14,248        45,073  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     557        11/19/21        USD        87.00        USD        4,842        35,091  

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

     9,446        11/19/21        USD        131.00        USD        126,085        297,549  

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     377        11/19/21        USD        215.00        USD        8,597        36,758  

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     460        11/19/21        USD        217.00        USD        10,490        55,200  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     1,367        11/19/21        USD        195.00        USD        31,963        50,579  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

     233        11/19/21        USD        70.00        USD        2,075        2,680  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     2,651        11/19/21        USD        428.00        USD        121,747        266,425  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     4,755        11/19/21        USD        440.00        USD        218,373        844,012  

Spire Global Inc., Class A

     118        11/19/21        USD        10.00        USD        67        53,690  

Uber Technologies, Inc.

     348        11/19/21        USD        30.00        USD        1,525        1,392  

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future

     151        11/26/21        USD        129.50        USD        19,729        42,469  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future

     81        11/26/21        USD        122.00        USD        9,857        45,563  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     377        12/17/21        USD        15.00        USD        724        4,147  

PG&E Corp.

     642        12/17/21        USD        7.00        USD        745        3,531  

Pitney Bowes Inc.

     159        12/17/21        USD        7.00        USD        110        9,540  

Snap, Inc., Class A

     3,012        12/17/21        USD        50.00        USD        15,837        766,554  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased (continued)

 

           
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Exercise Price     

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value  

Put (continued)

                    

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     2,169        12/17/21        USD        423.00        USD        99,611      $ 630,094  

Uber Technologies, Inc.

     747        12/17/21        USD        25.00        USD        3,273        2,615  
                    

 

 

 
                       3,318,543  
                    

 

 

 
                     $  136,816,811  
                    

 

 

 

OTC Barrier Options Purchased

 

                 
Description    Type of Option      Counterparty      Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Exercise Price        Barrier
Price/Range
       Notional
Amount (000)
    Value  

Put

                                  

EUR Currency

   Up-and-in      Bank of America N.A.                 12/30/21        USD  1.16        USD  1.18        EUR  150,212     $  185,105  
                                  

 

 

 

OTC Options Purchased

 

             
Description    Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Exercise Price     

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value  

Call

                     

Adidas AG

   Barclays Bank PLC      33,553        11/19/21        EUR       305.00        EUR       9,506      $ 57,749  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   Citibank N.A.      259,944        11/19/21        USD       102.50        USD       23,205        61,716  

Euro Stoxx 50

   Credit Suisse International      9,284        11/19/21        EUR       4,200.00        EUR       39,462        953,291  

ResMed, Inc.

   Citibank N.A.      51,311        11/19/21        USD       280.00        USD       13,490        76,967  

Wells Fargo & Co.

   Citibank N.A.      1,225,045        11/19/21        USD       49.00        USD       62,673        3,117,372  

Generac Holdings, Inc.

   Credit Suisse International      25,565        12/17/21        USD       500.00        USD       12,746        723,490  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton

   Barclays Bank PLC      27,603        12/17/21        EUR       650.00        EUR       18,693        1,017,819  

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.

   Credit Suisse International      106,057        12/17/21        USD       30.00        USD       3,685        501,988  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      225,350        01/21/22        USD       205.00        USD       42,136        1,178,864  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

   Nomura International PLC      938,777        01/21/22        USD       50.00        USD       43,109        868,369  

Vodafone Group PLC, ADR

   Goldman Sachs International      8,232,067        01/21/22        GBP       1.20        GBP       8,894        88,438  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      411,021        04/14/22        USD       210.00        USD       76,853        3,227,633  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

   Citibank N.A.      817,109        04/14/22        USD       50.00        USD       37,522        1,389,085  

Amazon.com, Inc.

   Citibank N.A.      10,155        06/17/22        USD       4,150.00        USD       34,247        683,939  
                     

 

 

 
                        13,946,720  
                     

 

 

 

Put

                     

USD Currency

   Deutsche Bank AG             11/03/21        BRL       5.20        USD       33,396        33  

EUR Currency

   BNP Paribas S.A.             11/24/21        USD       1.15        EUR       232,229        841,341  

EUR Currency

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC             11/24/21        USD       1.16        EUR       232,228        2,242,951  

EUR Currency

   Bank of America N.A.             12/20/21        USD       1.16        EUR       359,575        3,684,487  

EUR Currency

   BNP Paribas S.A.             02/24/22        USD       1.16        EUR       173,359        2,499,029  
                     

 

 

 
                        9,267,841  
                     

 

 

 
                      $  23,214,561  
                     

 

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaptions Purchased

 

 

 

    

 

  Paid by the Fund   Received by the Fund   Counterparty  

Expiration

Date

   

Credit

Rating(a)

   

Exercise

Price

   

Notional

Amount (000)(b)

    Value      

 

 
    Description   Rate     Frequency   Rate     Frequency
                       
    

Put

                       
 

5-Year CDX.NA.HY.37.V1, 12/20/26

    5.00   Quarterly    

3-Month
LIBOR,
0.13%
 
 
 
  Quarterly   Goldman Sachs International     11/17/21       N/R     USD  106.50       USD       10,725     $ 11,419             
 

5-Year CDX.NA.HY.37.V1, 12/20/26

    5.00   Quarterly    

3-Month
LIBOR,
0.13%
 
 
 
  Quarterly   Goldman Sachs International     11/17/21       N/R     USD 107.00       USD       8,800       12,403    
 

5-Year CDX.NA.HY.37.V1, 12/20/26

    5.00   Quarterly    

3-Month
LIBOR,
0.13%
 
 
 
  Quarterly   Goldman Sachs International     12/15/21       N/R     USD 106.00       USD       10,110       34,132    
                       

 

 

   
                        $ 57,954    
                       

 

 

   

 

  (a)

Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.

 
  (b)

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

Paid by the Fund

       Received by the Fund    Counterparty  

Expiration

Date

   

Exercise

Rate

   

Notional

Amount (000)

    Value      

 

 
    Description       Rate   Frequency       Rate     Frequency
             
 

Call

                          
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/21/51

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual         1.34%     Quarterly   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    11/19/21       1.34     USD       79,916     $ 30,522    
 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/28/31

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.26%     Quarterly   

Goldman Sachs International

    11/26/21       1.26       USD       104,164       55,016    
 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/28/31

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.30%     Quarterly   

Goldman Sachs International

    11/26/21       1.30       USD       94,699       74,421    
 

20-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/28/41

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.56%     Quarterly   

Goldman Sachs International

    11/26/21       1.56       USD       50,506       179,452           
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/28/51

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.56%     Quarterly   

Goldman Sachs International

    11/26/21       1.56       USD       37,878       236,040    
    

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/17/51

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.40%     Quarterly   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    12/15/21       1.40       USD       46,439       194,821    
 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/26/31

 

 

  6-Month EURIBOR, (0.53%)   Annual       0.07%     Semi-Annual   

Goldman Sachs International

    12/24/21       0.07       EUR       103,788       281,687    
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 04/15/52

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.70%     Quarterly   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    04/13/22       1.70       USD       92,225       4,116,204    
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 04/15/52

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.70%     Quarterly   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    04/13/22       1.70       USD       46,112       2,058,102    
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 04/16/52

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.70%     Quarterly   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    04/14/22       1.70       USD       61,572       2,758,756    
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 04/22/52

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.60%     Quarterly   

Goldman Sachs International

    04/20/22       1.60       USD       51,063       1,811,948    
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 04/22/52

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.60%     Quarterly   

Goldman Sachs International

    04/20/22       1.60       USD       51,062       1,811,922    
 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 04/23/32

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.30%     Quarterly   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    04/21/22       1.30       USD       108,285       786,009    
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 07/07/52

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.52%     Quarterly   

Citibank N.A.

    07/05/22       1.52       USD       106,627       3,894,610    
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 07/08/52

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.55%     Quarterly   

Deutsche Bank AG

    07/06/22       1.55       USD       22,513       881,118    
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 07/08/52

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.55%     Quarterly   

Deutsche Bank AG

    07/06/22       1.55       USD       22,513       881,118    
 

1-Year Interest Rate Swap, 03/18/24

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       0.80%     Quarterly   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    03/16/23       0.80       USD       1,362,004       1,920,031    
                          

 

 

   
                             21,971,777    
                          

 

 

   
 

Put

                          
 

5-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/10/26

    1.15%   Quarterly      
3-Month
LIBOR, 0.13%
 
 
  Semi-Annual   

Citibank N.A.

    11/08/21       1.15       USD       263,554       1,386,620    
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/26/51

    0.49%   Semi-Annual      

6-Month
EURIBOR,
(0.53%)
 
 
 
  Annual   

Goldman Sachs International

    11/24/21       0.49       EUR       97,137       524,871    
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/11/51

    0.52%   Semi-Annual      

6-Month
EURIBOR,
(0.53%)
 
 
 
  Annual   

Goldman Sachs International

    12/09/21       0.52       EUR       90,274       744,839    
 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/31/31

    1.79%   Quarterly      
3-Month
LIBOR, 0.13%
 
 
  Semi-Annual   

Goldman Sachs International

    12/29/21       1.79       USD       129,735       673,435    
 

1-Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/05/24

    1.20%   Quarterly      
3-Month
LIBOR, 0.13%
 
 
  Semi-Annual   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    01/03/23       1.20       USD       1,488,580       4,881,128    
                          

 

 

   
                             8,210,893    
                          

 

 

   
                           $ 30,182,670    
                          

 

 

   

Exchange-Traded Options Written

 

           
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Exercise Price       

Notional

Amount (000)

       Value  
Call                                                   

Alcoa Corp.

     2,776          11/19/21        USD     60.00        USD     12,756        $ (19,432

Alphabet Inc., Class C

     111          11/19/21        USD     3,150.00        USD     32,916          (142,080

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

 

           
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Exercise Price        Notional
Amount (000)
       Value  

Call (continued)

                          

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     1,243          11/19/21        USD     145.00        USD     15,194        $ (13,052

ConocoPhillips

     3,605          11/19/21        USD     70.00        USD     26,854          (1,892,625

Eli Lilly & Co.

     564          11/19/21        USD     260.00        USD     14,368          (207,270

Global Payments, Inc.

     1,274          11/19/21        USD     195.00        USD     18,217          (19,110

iShares China Large-Cap ETF

     6,159          11/19/21        USD     49.00        USD     24,839          (24,636

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     263          11/19/21        USD     170.00        USD     4,468          (81,530

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     1,367          11/19/21        USD     225.00        USD     31,963          (1,695,809

Microsoft Corp.

     2,586          11/19/21        USD     335.00        USD     85,757          (1,021,470

NVIDIA Corp.

     613          11/19/21        USD     262.50        USD     15,673          (442,892

NVIDIA Corp.

     559          11/19/21        USD     220.00        USD     14,292          (2,065,505

Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC

     1,993          11/19/21        USD     77.50        USD     12,610          (14,948

salesforce.com, Inc.

     2,664          11/19/21        USD     320.00        USD     79,837          (295,704

Twilio, Inc., Class A

     379          11/19/21        USD     440.00        USD     11,043          (4,548

Vale SA

     8,080          11/19/21        USD     20.00        USD     10,286          (16,160

Xilinx, Inc.

     18          11/19/21        USD     210.00        USD     324          (1,269

Zscaler, Inc.

     740          11/19/21        USD     270.00        USD     23,596          (3,748,100

Albemarle Corp.

     486          12/17/21        USD     270.00        USD     12,173          (398,520

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     4,144          12/17/21        USD     125.00        USD     50,656          (1,792,280

BP PLC

     4,198          12/17/21        USD     30.00        USD     12,086          (268,672

Comcast Corp., Class A

     2,380          12/17/21        USD     62.50        USD     12,240          (20,230

Devon Energy Corp.

     1,712          12/17/21        USD     46.00        USD     6,862          (137,816

DexCom, Inc.

     256          12/17/21        USD     660.00        USD     15,954          (428,800

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     1,384          12/17/21        USD     130.00        USD     14,835          (231,820

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     2,311          12/17/21        USD     135.00        USD     24,772          (271,543

EQT Corp.

     3,383          12/17/21        USD     25.00        USD     6,736          (118,405

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     9,606          12/17/21        USD     45.00        USD     36,234          (489,906

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     955          12/17/21        USD     50.00        USD     3,602          (16,235

InvesCo QQQ Trust

     12,053          12/17/21        USD     400.00        USD     465,378          (4,321,000

Johnson & Johnson

     811          12/17/21        USD     180.00        USD     13,210          (19,870

Micron Technology, Inc.

     1,783          12/17/21        USD     75.00        USD     12,321          (180,083

Microsoft Corp.

     1,072          12/17/21        USD     325.00        USD     35,550          (1,407,000

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     2,674          12/17/21        USD     455.00        USD     122,803          (3,208,800

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     327          12/17/21        USD     450.00        USD     15,057          (615,577

Xilinx, Inc.

     763          12/17/21        USD     210.00        USD     13,734          (284,218

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     5,813          12/31/21        USD     480.00        USD     266,962          (994,023

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     5,741          12/31/21        USD     470.00        USD     263,655          (2,689,658

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

     1,496          01/21/22        USD     215.00        USD     24,675          (237,116

Autodesk, Inc.

     797          01/21/22        USD     330.00        USD     25,314          (1,042,077

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

     802          01/21/22        USD     130.00        USD     8,779          (217,743

Capital One Financial Corp.

     2,207          01/21/22        USD     164.40        USD     33,332          (733,827

Devon Energy Corp.

     10,304          01/21/22        USD     50.00        USD     41,298          (777,952

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     1,207          01/21/22        USD     140.00        USD     12,938          (229,330

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     6,496          01/21/22        USD     46.00        USD     24,503          (509,936

Global Payments, Inc.

     1,664          01/21/22        USD     195.00        USD     23,794          (87,360

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     14,426          01/21/22        USD     57.00        USD     73,457          (144,260

Ovintiv Inc.

     3,027          01/21/22        USD     50.00        USD     11,357          (204,323

Uber Technologies, Inc.

     7,972          01/21/22        USD     60.00        USD     34,933          (338,810

Twilio, Inc., Class A

     672          04/14/22        USD     390.00        USD     19,579          (542,640
                          

 

 

 
                             (34,665,970
                          

 

 

 

Put

                          

BNP Paribas SA

     654          11/19/21        EUR     50.00        EUR     3,787          (58,970

Boston Scientific Corp.

     3,164          11/19/21        USD     38.00        USD     13,646          (30,058

Comcast Corp., Class A

     9,608          11/19/21        USD     50.00        USD     49,414          (600,500

Delphi Automotive PLC

     855          11/19/21        USD     140.00        USD     14,782          (12,825

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

     1,198          11/19/21        USD     100.00        USD     14,354          (20,965

Eli Lilly & Co.

     564          11/19/21        USD     210.00        USD     14,368          (21,150

Global Payments, Inc.

     1,198          11/19/21        USD     175.00        USD     17,130          (3,851,570

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     1,072          11/19/21        USD     125.00        USD     15,431          (26,800

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

     402          11/19/21        USD     295.00        USD     14,517          (18,090

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     8,102          11/19/21        USD     82.00        USD     70,431          (40,510

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     557          11/19/21        USD     83.00        USD     4,842          (3,342

 

 

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

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

 

           
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Exercise Price       

Notional

Amount (000)

       Value  

Put (continued)

                          

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

     9,446          11/19/21        USD     128.00        USD     126,085        $ (118,075

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     460          11/19/21        USD     202.00        USD     10,490          (14,260

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     1,367          11/19/21        USD     180.00        USD     31,963          (31,441

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     933          11/19/21        USD     330.00        USD     31,304          (538,807

Microsoft Corp.

     862          11/19/21        USD     280.00        USD     28,586          (15,516

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     795          11/19/21        USD     250.00        USD     23,579          (37,763

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     2,651          11/19/21        USD     398.00        USD     121,747          (88,809

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     4,755          11/19/21        USD     420.00        USD     218,373          (335,227

Twilio, Inc., Class A

     379          11/19/21        USD     300.00        USD     11,043          (608,295

Zscaler, Inc.

     740          11/19/21        USD     200.00        USD     23,596          (22,200

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future

     3,656          11/26/21        USD     131.00        USD     477,679          (2,856,250

Amazon.com, Inc.

     30          12/17/21        USD     3,100.00        USD     10,117          (85,500

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A

     360          12/17/21        USD     680.00        USD     24,296          (923,400

Daimler AG

     722          12/17/21        EUR     73.00        EUR     6,190          (44,235

DexCom, Inc.

     256          12/17/21        USD     470.00        USD     15,954          (56,960

Facebook, Inc., Class A

     1,561          12/17/21        USD     310.00        USD     50,509          (1,416,607

General Motors Co.

     5,730          12/17/21        USD     50.00        USD     31,188          (418,290

Glencore International PLC

     1,651          12/17/21        GBP     3.20        GBP     6,085          (88,343

Glencore International PLC

     1,665          12/17/21        GBP     3.50        GBP     6,136          (247,158

Microsoft Corp.

     1,072          12/17/21        USD     265.00        USD     35,550          (70,752

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     2,169          12/17/21        USD     388.00        USD     99,611          (230,999

TJX Cos., Inc.

     1,912          12/17/21        USD     60.00        USD     12,522          (153,916

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     332          12/17/21        USD     350.00        USD     15,288          (25,564

Volkswagen AG, Preferred, Non-voting shares

     326          12/17/21        EUR     170.00        EUR     6,319          (49,745

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

     1,496          01/21/22        USD     150.00        USD     24,675          (1,032,240

Autodesk, Inc.

     797          01/21/22        USD     270.00        USD     25,314          (368,612

BP PLC

     3,347          01/21/22        USD     25.00        USD     9,636          (142,248

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     1,435          01/21/22        USD     52.50        USD     8,151          (308,525

Comcast Corp., Class A

     2,653          01/21/22        USD     50.00        USD     13,644          (498,764

Energy Transfer LP

     8,440          01/21/22        USD     8.00        USD     8,026          (143,480

FedEx Corp.

     489          01/21/22        USD     220.00        USD     11,517          (332,520

Global Payments, Inc.

     1,664          01/21/22        USD     135.00        USD     23,794          (923,520

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

     181          01/21/22        USD     560.00        USD     11,264          (116,745

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

     10,554          01/21/22        EUR     19.00        EUR     21,074          (518,518

BP PLC

     18,061          04/14/22        USD     24.00        USD     51,998          (1,318,453

Twilio, Inc., Class A

     672          04/14/22        USD     260.00        USD     19,579          (1,234,800
                          

 

 

 
                             (20,101,317
                          

 

 

 
                           $ (54,767,287
                          

 

 

 

OTC Barrier Options Written

 

                 
    Description    Type of Option      Counterparty      Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Exercise Price        Barrier
Price/Range
       Notional
Amount (000)
    Value        
 

Put

                                    
      

Euro Stoxx 50

   Down-and-in      Credit Suisse International        17,192          12/17/21        EUR  3,500.00        EUR  3,100.00        EUR  79,176     $ (133,223           
                                    

 

 

   

OTC Options Written

 

             
Description    Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Exercise Price      Notional
Amount (000)
     Value  

Call

                     

Adidas AG

   Barclays Bank PLC      33,553        11/19/21        EUR       330.00        EUR       9,506      $ (77,749

Euro Stoxx 50

   Credit Suisse International      9,265        11/19/21        EUR       4,350.00        EUR       39,381        (129,016

Wells Fargo & Co.

   Citibank N.A.      1,225,045        11/19/21        USD       54.00        USD       62,673        (384,223

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton

   Barclays Bank PLC      27,603        12/17/21        EUR       690.00        EUR       18,693        (445,989

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      112,675        01/21/22        USD       225.00        USD       21,068        (200,022

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

   Nomura International PLC      469,388        01/21/22        USD       55.00        USD       21,554        (152,551

Vodafone Group PLC, ADR

   Goldman Sachs International      8,232,067        01/21/22        GBP       1.35        GBP       8,894        (2,479

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

OTC Options Written (continued)

 

             
Description    Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Exercise Price     

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value  

Call (continued)

                     

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      411,021        04/14/22        USD       240.00        USD       76,853      $ (1,090,307

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

   Citibank N.A.      817,109        04/14/22        USD       60.00        USD       37,522        (306,416
                     

 

 

 
                        (2,788,752
                     

 

 

 

Put

                     

USD Currency

   Deutsche Bank AG             11/03/21        BRL       4.85        USD       33,396        (33

Adidas AG

   Barclays Bank PLC      33,553        11/19/21        EUR       265.00        EUR       9,506        (103,368

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   Citibank N.A.      238,445        11/19/21        USD       87.50        USD       21,286        (468,544

ResMed, Inc.

   Citibank N.A.      51,311        11/19/21        USD       245.00        USD       13,490        (125,732

Wells Fargo & Co.

   Citibank N.A.      612,522        11/19/21        USD       42.00        USD       31,337        (29,634

EUR Currency

   BNP Paribas S.A.             11/24/21        USD       1.16        EUR       232,228        (2,242,951

Generac Holdings, Inc.

   Credit Suisse International      25,565        12/17/21        USD       420.00        USD       12,746        (181,492

Global Payments, Inc.

   Citibank N.A.      116,766        12/17/21        USD       150.00        USD       16,696        (1,373,864

Lvmh Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton

   UBS AG      19,521        12/17/21        EUR       600.00        EUR       13,220        (105,497

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton

   Barclays Bank PLC      8,493        12/17/21        EUR       590.00        EUR       5,751        (38,486

EUR Currency

   Bank of America N.A.             12/20/21        USD       1.14        EUR       449,469        (1,380,020

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      150,325        01/21/22        USD       160.00        USD       28,108        (343,733

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

   Nomura International PLC      625,758        01/21/22        USD       40.00        USD       28,735        (422,387

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      411,021        04/14/22        USD       155.00        USD       76,853        (3,044,375

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

   Citibank N.A.      817,109        04/14/22        USD       40.00        USD       37,522        (1,143,953

Amazon.com, Inc.

   Citibank N.A.      5,078        06/17/22        USD       2,800.00        USD       17,125        (449,022
                     

 

 

 
                        (11,453,091
                     

 

 

 
                      $ (14,241,843
                     

 

 

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Written

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

Paid by the Fund

       Received by the Fund     Counterparty  

Expiration

Date

   

Exercise

Rate

   

Notional

Amount (000)

    Value      

 

 
    Description       Rate   Frequency       Rate     Frequency
                         
 

Call

                         
    

1-Year Interest Rate Swap, 03/18/24

 

 

  0.40%   Quarterly        
3-Month
LIBOR, 0.13%
 
 
  Semi-Annual  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    03/16/23       0.40     USD       1,362,004     $ (700,329         
 

1-Year Interest Rate Swap, 03/18/24

    0.60%   Quarterly      
3-Month
LIBOR, 0.13%
 
 
  Semi-Annual  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    03/16/23       0.60       USD       1,362,004       (1,175,505  
                         

 

 

   
                            (1,875,834  
                         

 

 

   
 

Put

                         
 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/19/31

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.62%     Quarterly  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    11/17/21       1.62       USD       252,639       (1,175,092  
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/21/51

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.94%     Quarterly  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    11/19/21       1.94       USD       79,916       (229,593  
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/26/51

    6-Month EURIBOR, (0.53%)   Annual       0.79%     Semi-Annual  

Goldman Sachs International

    11/24/21       0.79       EUR       97,137       (30,861  
 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/28/31

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.70%     Quarterly  

Goldman Sachs International

    11/26/21       1.70       USD       94,699       (346,969  
 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/28/31

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.71%     Quarterly  

Goldman Sachs International

    11/26/21       1.71       USD       104,164       (355,652  
 

20-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/28/41

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.96%     Quarterly  

Goldman Sachs International

    11/26/21       1.96       USD       50,506       (171,689  
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/28/51

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       2.01%     Quarterly  

Goldman Sachs International

    11/26/21       2.01       USD       37,878       (94,921  
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/11/51

    6-Month EURIBOR, (0.53%)   Annual       0.82%     Semi-Annual  

Goldman Sachs International

    12/09/21       0.82       EUR       90,274       (100,766  
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/17/51

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.90%     Quarterly  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    12/15/21       1.90       USD       46,439       (528,400  
 

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/19/51

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.97%     Quarterly  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    12/17/21       1.97       USD       46,426       (375,429  
 

5-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/19/26

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.31%     Quarterly  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    12/17/21       1.31       USD       235,228       (1,160,402  

 

 

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

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Written (continued)

 

                   
 

 

   

 

 

Paid by the Fund

      Received by the Fund   Counterparty  

Expiration

Date

   

Exercise

Rate

   

Notional

Amount (000)

    Value  
Description       Rate   Frequency       Rate     Frequency
                         

Put (continued)

                       

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/25/31

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual         1.72%     Quarterly  

Goldman Sachs International

    12/23/21       1.72     USD       223,325     $ (1,446,343

5-Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/07/27

 

 

  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.39%     Quarterly  

Citibank N.A.

    01/05/22       1.39       USD       414,659       (1,972,286

5-Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/08/27

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.42%     Quarterly  

Deutsche Bank AG

    01/06/22       1.42       USD       84,424       (369,358

5-Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/08/27

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.42%     Quarterly  

Deutsche Bank AG

    01/06/22       1.42       USD       84,424       (369,358

5-Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/14/27

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.47%     Quarterly  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    01/12/22       1.47       USD       369,278       (1,469,044

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/28/32

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.76%     Quarterly  

Goldman Sachs International

    01/26/22       1.76       USD       129,147       (1,117,353

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/28/32

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.76%     Quarterly  

Goldman Sachs International

    01/26/22       1.76       USD       258,294       (2,234,706

1-Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/05/24

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       1.70%     Quarterly  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    01/03/23       1.70       USD       1,488,580       (2,875,073

5-Year Interest Rate Swap, 06/17/31

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       3.04%     Quarterly  

Barclays Bank PLC

    06/15/26       3.04       USD       215,500       (3,040,843

5-Year Interest Rate Swap, 06/17/31

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       3.04%     Quarterly  

Barclays Bank PLC

    06/15/26       3.04       USD       215,504       (3,040,906

5-Year Interest Rate Swap, 07/02/31

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%   Semi-Annual       3.04%     Quarterly  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    06/30/26       3.04       USD       197,160       (2,803,179
                       

 

 

 
                          (25,308,223
                       

 

 

 
                        $ (27,184,057
                       

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

               
Reference Obligation/Index    Financing
Rate Paid
by the Fund
     Payment
Frequency
     Termination
Date
    

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value     

Upfront
Premium

Paid

(Received)

     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

CDX.NA.IG.33.V1

     1.00      Quarterly        12/20/24        USD        885,749      $ (17,541,225    $ (12,371,469    $ (5,169,756

CDX.NA.HY.34.V9

     5.00        Quarterly        06/20/25        USD        128,009        (11,410,542      (565,348      (10,845,194

CDX.NA.IG.36.V1

     1.00        Quarterly        06/20/26        USD        122,953        (3,118,292      (2,316,410      (801,882
                 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                  $ (32,070,059    $ (15,253,227    $ (16,816,832
                 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

                 

Reference Obligation/Index

    

Financing
Rate Received
by the Fund
 
 
 
    
Payment
Frequency
 
 
    
Termination
Date
 
 
    
Credit
Rating(a)
 
 
    
Notional
Amount (000)
 
(b) 
     Value       


Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
 
 
 
 
    

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 

ITRAXX.XO.34.V2

     5.00      Quarterly        12/20/25        B-        EUR     82,021      $ 9,893,513      $ 5,190,520      $ 4,702,993  

ITRAXX.XO.35.V1

     5.00        Quarterly        06/20/26        B-        EUR     60,377        7,083,166        7,218,596        (135,430
                 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                  $ 16,976,679      $ 12,409,116      $ 4,567,563  
                 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.

 
  (b)

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

               
   

Paid by the Fund

  

Received by the Fund

   Effective
Date
     Termination
Date
    

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value      Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     

 

 
    Rate    Frequency    Rate    Frequency
                     
 

1.06%

   Semi-Annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        03/27/22      USD     1,037,451      $ (4,634,369    $ 1,666      $ (4,636,035  
 

0.88%

   Semi-Annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        08/17/22      USD     577,868        (3,779,250      1,807        (3,781,057  
      

1-Month MXIBOR, 5.00%

   Monthly    4.42%    Monthly      N/A        02/28/23      MXN     46,659        (1,534,579      237        (1,534,816         

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)

                 
    Paid by the Fund        

Received by the Fund

  

Effective
Date

    

Termination
Date

    

Notional

Amount (000)

    

Value

    

Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)

    

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

     

 

 
    Rate    Frequency         

 

Rate

   Frequency
  1-Month MXIBOR, 5.00%    Monthly       4.50%    Monthly      N/A        03/03/23      MXN     46,644      $ (1,493,880    $ 238      $ (1,494,118  
  1-Month MXIBOR, 5.00%    Monthly       4.68%    Monthly      N/A        02/27/24      MXN     33,106        (1,906,051      197        (1,906,248           
       1-Month MXIBOR, 5.00%    Monthly       4.86%    Monthly      N/A        03/01/24      MXN     33,106        (1,783,212      198        (1,783,410  
  0.40%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        03/08/24      USD     861,070        7,533,701        5,349        7,528,352    
  0.53%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      06/06/22 (a)       06/06/24      USD     204,209        2,157,398        1,593        2,155,805    
  0.57%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        06/28/24      USD     198,258        1,227,884        2,205        1,225,679    
  0.51%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        07/13/24      USD     183,279        1,595,590        2,043        1,593,547    
  0.55%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        07/16/24      USD     276,663        2,120,330        3,093        2,117,237    
  0.55%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        07/20/24      USD     183,295        1,426,166        2,058        1,424,108    
  0.55%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        07/20/24      USD     91,648        708,973        1,028        707,945    
  0.49%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        07/23/24      USD     179,650        1,708,548        1,776        1,706,772    
  0.49%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        07/23/24      USD     179,650        1,724,629        1,776        1,722,853    
  0.56%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        08/12/24      USD     275,151        2,415,233        2,776        2,412,457    
  0.57%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        08/13/24      USD     179,189        1,517,734        1,809        1,515,925    
  0.57%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        08/27/24      USD     90,341        825,208        924        824,284    
  0.57%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        08/27/24      USD     90,341        818,473        924        817,549    
  0.57%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        08/27/24      USD     89,438        806,289        915        805,374    
  0.57%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        08/27/24      USD     90,793        813,903        929        812,974    
  0.57%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        08/27/24      USD     90,793        808,759        929        807,830    
  1.60%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        01/24/25      USD     413,546        (9,619,805      7,075        (9,626,880  
  0.35%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        08/27/25      USD     156,818        4,386,624        1,487        4,385,137    
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly       0.37%    Semi-Annual      N/A        10/29/25      USD     453,717        (13,517,007      4,556        (13,521,563  
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly       0.46%    Semi-Annual      N/A        11/23/25      USD     125,902        (3,220,503      1,286        (3,221,789  
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly       0.39%    Semi-Annual      N/A        02/10/26      USD     317,693        (10,228,532      3,392        (10,231,924  
  0.68%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        02/19/26      USD     158,475        3,073,539        1,703        3,071,836    
  0.70%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        02/22/26      USD     43,310        812,995        466        812,529    
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly       0.83%    Semi-Annual      N/A        03/08/26      USD     528,370        (7,045,740      5,742        (7,051,482  
  0.60%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        04/08/26      USD     749,954        18,737,310        8,371        18,728,939    
  0.62%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        04/08/26      USD     308,805        7,441,972        3,446        7,438,526    
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly       0.85%    Semi-Annual      N/A        04/08/26      USD     749,954        (10,437,955      8,371        (10,446,326  
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly       0.87%    Semi-Annual      N/A        04/08/26      USD     308,805        (4,024,591      3,447        (4,028,038  
  0.63%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        05/26/26      USD     731,604        16,694,141        8,410        16,685,731    
  0.64%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        05/27/26      USD     1,109,322        24,815,060        12,773        24,802,287    
  0.85%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        05/27/26      USD     369,774        4,450,882        4,258        4,446,624    
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly       0.98%    Semi-Annual      N/A        06/28/26      USD     118,955        (857,365      1,393        (858,758  
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly       0.87%    Semi-Annual      N/A        07/13/26      USD     108,004        (1,382,848      1,258        (1,384,106  
  1-Month MXIBOR, 5.00%    Monthly       6.48%    Monthly      N/A        08/12/26      MXN     28,263        (1,200,379      344        (1,200,723  
  1-Month MXIBOR, 5.00%    Monthly       6.43%    Monthly      N/A        08/13/26      MXN     39,019        (1,741,032      476        (1,741,508  
  1-Month MXIBOR, 5.00%    Monthly       6.47%    Monthly      N/A        08/13/26      MXN     38,808        (1,671,202      474        (1,671,676  
  1-Month MXIBOR, 5.00%    Monthly       6.42%    Monthly      N/A        08/14/26      MXN     31,637        (1,430,048      383        (1,430,431  
  1-Month MXIBOR, 5.00%    Monthly       6.44%    Monthly      N/A        08/14/26      MXN     19,194        (847,698      234        (847,932  
  1-Month MXIBOR, 5.00%    Monthly       6.42%    Monthly      N/A        08/17/26      MXN     28,500        (1,288,469      342        (1,288,811  
  0.94%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        10/14/26      USD     62,843        872,896        770        872,126    
  1.17%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        10/14/26      USD     98,474        281,802        1,220        280,582    
  0.69%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        06/23/30      USD     49,810        3,333,238        770        3,332,468    
  1.08%    Quarterly       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Semi-Annual      N/A        08/17/30      USD     115,494        (4,200,674      1,840        (4,202,514  
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly       0.64%    Semi-Annual      N/A        08/21/30      USD     54,006        (4,020,461      862        (4,021,323  
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly       0.68%    Semi-Annual      N/A        09/14/30      USD     20,212        (1,464,905      324        (1,465,229  
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly       0.66%    Semi-Annual      N/A        09/25/30      USD     30,500        (2,266,571      492        (2,267,063  
  0.71%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        09/25/30      USD     30,500        2,137,169        491        2,136,678    
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly       0.69%    Semi-Annual      N/A        09/29/30      USD     24,400        (1,748,568      393        (1,748,961  
  0.76%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        09/29/30      USD     24,400        1,599,965        393        1,599,572    
  0.81%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        11/23/30      USD     83,002        5,031,428        1,385        5,030,043    
  1.17%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        02/04/31      USD     55,705        1,764,966        941        1,764,025    
  1.20%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        02/05/31      USD     32,825        974,692        555        974,137    
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly       1.40%    Semi-Annual      N/A        04/07/31      USD     243,174        (3,475,398      4,224        (3,479,622  
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly       1.42%    Semi-Annual      N/A        04/08/31      USD     140,053        (1,756,426      2,434        (1,758,860  
  1.57%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        05/27/31      USD     93,889        (558,816      1,654        (560,470  
  1.54%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      N/A        05/28/31      USD     16,655        (51,846      293        (52,139  
  2.18%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      06/17/26 (a)       06/17/31      USD     142,235        (1,460,870      2,213        (1,463,083  
  2.18%    Semi-Annual       3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly      06/17/26 (a)       06/17/31      USD     144,380        (1,474,653      2,246        (1,476,899  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)

               
    Paid by the Fund   

Received by the Fund

  

Effective
Date

    

Termination
Date

    

Notional

Amount (000)

    

Value

    

Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)

    

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

     

 

 
   

 

Rate

   Frequency    Rate    Frequency
                     
       2.16%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      06/18/26 (a)       06/18/31      USD     144,390      $ (1,359,442    $ 2,246      $ (1,361,688  
  1.99%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      07/02/26 (a)       07/02/31      USD     59,148        (84,729      920        (85,649           
  1.99%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      07/02/26 (a)       07/02/31      USD     138,012        (222,930      2,147        (225,077  
  0.02%    Annual   

6-Month EURIBOR, (0.53%)

   Semi-Annual      N/A        08/26/31      EUR     120,104        2,857,735        2,301        2,855,434    
  1.40%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        10/12/31      USD     80,420        1,411,266        1,440        1,409,826    
  1.38%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        10/14/31      USD     48,996        942,917        878        942,039    
  1.38%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        10/14/31      USD     71,270        1,391,769        1,277        1,390,492    
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly   

1.59%

   Semi-Annual      N/A        10/14/31      USD     370,668        117,498        6,730        110,768    
  1.44%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      11/26/21 (a)       11/26/31      USD     43,141        682,014        777        681,237    
  1.41%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      11/30/21 (a)       11/30/31      USD     29,881        564,638        538        564,100    
  1.70%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      11/26/21 (a)       11/26/41      USD     23,149        332,747        680        332,067    
  0.89%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        07/02/50      USD     37,022        7,491,862        1,161        7,490,701    
  0.88%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        07/21/50      USD     24,341        4,998,302        777        4,997,525    
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly   

1.08%

   Semi-Annual      N/A        09/28/50      USD     12,366        (1,970,476      397        (1,970,873  
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly   

1.08%

   Semi-Annual      N/A        09/28/50      USD     53,050        (8,516,286      1,702        (8,517,988  
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly   

1.07%

   Semi-Annual      N/A        10/21/50      USD     36,511        (5,934,788      1,199        (5,935,987  
  1.27%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        10/23/50      USD     77,818        8,972,622        2,557        8,970,065    
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly   

0.97%

   Semi-Annual      N/A        10/28/50      USD     29,589        (5,518,124      952        (5,519,076  
  1.17%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        10/28/50      USD     30,946        4,305,594        1,016        4,304,578    
  0.98%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        10/29/50      USD     89,637        16,499,197        2,946        16,496,251    
  1.30%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        11/19/50      USD     69,157        7,121,595        2,277        7,119,318    
  1.22%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        11/27/50      USD     30,946        3,793,900        1,020        3,792,880    
  1.45%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        12/11/50      USD     23,045        1,556,733        761        1,555,972    
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly   

1.20%

   Semi-Annual      N/A        12/22/50      USD     119,778        (15,369,430      3,956        (15,373,386  
  1.27%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        12/30/50      USD     30,946        3,454,878        1,023        3,453,855    
  1.45%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        01/07/51      USD     75,484        5,270,681        2,471        5,268,210    
  1.52%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        01/08/51      USD     25,851        1,338,527        847        1,337,680    
  1.63%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        01/25/51      USD     55,179        1,499,971        1,809        1,498,162    
  1.48%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        01/28/51      USD     97,002        6,037,107        3,180        6,033,927    
  1.58%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        02/01/51      USD     56,803        2,264,050        1,863        2,262,187    
  1.66%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        02/04/51      USD     31,709        617,007        1,040        615,967    
  1.68%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        02/05/51      USD     32,825        481,731        1,077        480,654    
  0.89%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        02/10/51      USD     57,762        11,882,735        1,896        11,880,839    
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly   

1.24%

   Semi-Annual      N/A        02/10/51      USD     86,644        (10,522,015      2,844        (10,524,859  
  1.91%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        02/22/51      USD     12,870        (519,906      423        (520,329  
  2.01%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        05/27/51      USD     48,563        (3,381,941      1,626        (3,383,567  
  1.97%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        05/28/51      USD     7,995        (484,537      268        (484,805  
  2.04%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        06/07/51      USD     15,155        (1,141,079      508        (1,141,587  
  3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly   

1.83%

   Semi-Annual      N/A        06/22/51      USD     32,768        774,434        1,098        773,336    
  1.63%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        08/23/51      USD     11,567        326,523        382        326,141    
  1.85%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        10/15/51      USD     16,088        (389,433      541        (389,974  
  1.82%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      N/A        10/18/51      USD     25,039        (420,370      842        (421,212  
  1.71%    Semi-Annual   

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly      11/30/21 (a)       11/30/51      USD     10,942        142,835        362        142,473    
                        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   
                         $ 59,789,176      $ 202,412      $ 59,586,764    
                        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

  (a)

Forward Swap.

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

                 
Reference Obligations/Index   

Financing
Rate Paid

by the Fund

     Payment
Frequency
     Counterparty      Termination
Date
     Notional
Amount (000)
     Value      Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Bombardier Inc.

     5.00      Quarterly        Barclays Bank PLC        06/20/23        USD        8,698      $ (491,621    $ 798,266      $ (1,289,887

Rite Aid Corporation

     5.00        Quarterly        Goldman Sachs International        06/20/26        USD        390        54,644        32,180        22,464  
                    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                     $  (436,977    $ 830,446      $ (1,267,423
                    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

                   
         Financing
Rate Received
     Payment           Termination      Credit      Notional               Upfront
Premium
Paid
     Unrealized
Appreciation
       
  Reference Obligation/Index      by the Fund        Frequency      Counterparty      Date        Rating (a)       Amount(000)(b)        Value        (Received      (Depreciation  
 

Bombardier Inc.

     5.00      Quarterly      Barclays Bank PLC      12/20/21        CCC        USD        13,050        $ 152,143      $ (81,811    $ 233,954    
   

Trust Fibrauno

     1.00        Quarterly      Citibank N.A.      06/20/26        N/R        USD        3,889          (272,273      (402,352      130,079          
 

Trust Fibrauno

     1.00        Quarterly      Citibank N.A.      06/20/26        N/R        USD        687          (48,097      (71,213      23,116    
                         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   
                       $  (168,227    $ (555,376    $ 387,149    
                         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

  (a)

Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.

 
  (b)

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaps

 

                       
            Paid by the Fund                       Received by the Fund         

Counterparty

  

Effective
Date

    

Termination
Date

 

 

 

Notional

Amount (000)

     

 

    

Value

    

Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)

    

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

     

 

 
    Rate      Frequency          Rate    Frequency      
 

1-Month BZDBOR, 0.03%

     Monthly         9.39%    Monthly    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      N/A      01/02/25       BRL        51,378        $ (2,537,921    $      $ (2,537,921           
      

1-Month BZDBOR, 0.03%

     Monthly       9.42%    Monthly    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      N/A      01/02/25       BRL        56,049          (2,729,342             (2,729,342  
 

1-Month BZDBOR, 0.03%

     Monthly       9.54%    Monthly    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      N/A      01/02/25       BRL        55,842          (2,562,519             (2,562,519  
                                    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   
              $  (7,829,782    $      $ (7,829,782  
                                    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

OTC Total Return Swaps — Future

 

               
       Reference Entity   Fixed Amount Paid (Received)  
by the Fund(a)
   Counterparty    Termination
Date
     Notional
Amount (000)
   Value      Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
          
 

S&P 500 Index Annual Dividend Future December 2021

  USD    7,937,925      BNP Paribas S.A.      12/17/21        USD      7,938    $  1,831,200      $      $ 1,831,200    
                     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

  (a)

At termination, the fixed amount paid (received) will be exchanged for the total return of the reference entity.

 

 

 

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October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

                Counterparty     

Effective

Date

    

Termination

Date

    

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value    

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received)

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

Depreciation

       
   

Paid by the Fund

  

Received by the Fund

    Rate/Reference    Frequency   

 

Rate/Reference

   Frequency
 

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly   

Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Leveraged Loan Index

   Quarterly     
Goldman Sachs
International
 
 
     N/A        12/20/21        USD        20,699      $ 42,510     $ (6,187   $ 48,697             
      

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly   

Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Leveraged Loan Index

   Quarterly     
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
 
 
     N/A        12/20/21        USD        13,799        9,502       (4,124     13,626    
 

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

   Quarterly   

SOFR minus 2.10, 0.05%

   Quarterly      Citibank N.A.        N/A        01/19/22        USD        16,065        57,282             57,282    
 

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

   Quarterly   

SOFR minus 0.60, 0.05%

   Quarterly      Citibank N.A.        N/A        01/19/22        USD        31,668        (262,751           (262,751  
 

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

   Quarterly   

SOFR minus 0.60, 0.05%

   Quarterly      Citibank N.A.        N/A        01/21/22        USD        15,571        (200,730           (200,730  
 

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly   

Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Leveraged Loan Index

   Monthly     
Goldman Sachs
International
 
 
     N/A        03/20/22        USD        20,699        32,575       (6,187     38,762    
 

3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%

   Quarterly   

Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Leveraged Loan Index

   Quarterly     
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
 
 
     N/A        03/20/22        USD        13,799        2,916       (4,124     7,040    
                            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
                             $     (318,696   $ (20,622   $ (298,074  
                            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

               
Reference Entity   Payment
Frequency
     Counterparty(a)    

Termination

Date

    Net Notional      Accrued
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net Value of
Reference
Entity
    Gross
Notional
Amount
Net Asset
Percentage
 

Equity Securities Short

  Monthly        Citibank N.A.(b)       01/26/22 –02/27/23     $  (41,604,163    $   1,271,654 (c)    $ (40,274,688     0.2
  Monthly       
JPMorgan Chase Bank
N.A.(d)
 
 
    02/08/23       (69,810,994      (371,893 )(e)      (69,908,420     0.3  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   
              $ 899,761     $  (110,183,108  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a)

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions.

 
  (c)

Amount includes $(57,821) of net dividends and financing fees.

 
  (e)

Amount includes $(274,467) of net dividends and financing fees.

 

The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:

    (b)   (d)

Range:

  18-110 basis points   15-129 basis points

Benchmarks:

  USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)   USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)

 

 

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October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

The following table represents the individual short positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Citibank N.A. as of period end, termination dates January 26, 2022 and February 27, 2023:

 

Security   Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Short

 

Common Stocks

 

Belgium                  

Ucb Sa

    (6,003   $ (717,512     1.8
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Brazil                  

Banco Btg Pactual Sa Unit

    (96,914     (387,223     1.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
China                  

Bilibili American Depositary Share

    (27,419     (2,009,813     5.0  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    (430,000     (2,089,519     5.2  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd.,
Class H

    (630,000     (389,468     1.0  

China Vanke Co. Ltd.

    (337,400     (788,311     2.0  

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd.

    (49,827     (1,144,526     2.8  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.

    (286,000     (1,383,645     3.4  

Microport Scientific Corp.

    (220,700     (1,038,335     2.6  

Pinduoduo Adr Representing Inc.

    (2,896     (257,512     0.6  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    (76,500     (360,104     0.9  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    (300,000     (623,178     1.5  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (10,084,411  
Comoros                  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd.

    (515,000     (1,204,603     3.0  

Sunny Optical Tech

    (94,700     (2,541,127     6.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (3,745,730  
Denmark                  

Vestas Wind Systems A/s

    (25,443     (1,099,891     2.7  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Finland                  

Sampo Oyj

    (51,237     (2,723,826     6.8  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Japan                  

Jfe Holdings Inc.

    (27,300     (417,156     1.0  

Open House Co Ltd.

    (11,500     (733,390     1.8  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (1,150,546  
Singapore                  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    (304,000     (1,171,023     2.9  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
South Korea                  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.

    (43,201     (3,003,917     7.5  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Spain                  

Ferrovial Sa

    (33,949     (1,071,704     2.7  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Sweden                  

Investor Ab, B Shares

    (89,077     (2,055,356     5.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  

Bt Group PLC

    (241,927     (459,620     1.1  

Just Eat Takeaway

    (6,279     (451,054     1.1  

Prudential PLC

    (23,306     (475,628     1.2  

Rolls Royce Holdings PLC

    (1,170,258     (2,112,127     5.2  

SSE PLC

    (54,841     (1,234,997     3.1  

Tesco PLC

    (365,942     (1,351,155     3.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (6,084,581  
United States                  

American International Group

    (14,025     (828,737     2.0  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    (6,435     (494,015     1.2  
Security   Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

United States (continued)

 

Etsy Inc.

    (3,877   $ (971,925     2.4

General Electric Co.

    (10,335     (1,083,832     2.7  

Kansas City Southern

    (4,764     (1,478,031     3.7  

Take Two Interactive Softwre

    (3,789     (685,809     1.7  

Wabtec Corp.

    (15,834     (1,436,619     3.6  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (6,978,968  
   

 

 

   
Rights                  
China                  

Microport Rgts

    (200     0       0.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Value of Reference Entity — Citibank N.A.

    $  (40,274,688  
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual short positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as of period end, termination date February 28, 2023:

 

Security   Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Short

 

Common Stocks

     
Australia                  

Afterpay Ltd.

    (18,269   $ (1,692,429     2.4

Idp Education Ltd.

    (81,872     (2,316,408     3.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (4,008,837  
Brazil                  

Embraer Sa

    (106,582     (414,143     0.6  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA

    (449,281     (918,655     1.3  

Raia Drogasil SA

    (227,347     (936,571     1.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (2,269,369  
Canada                  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    (4,595     (610,687     0.9  

Teck Resources Ltd Cls B

    (25,178     (702,689     1.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (1,313,376  
China                  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H

    (1,358,000     (825,816     1.2  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

    (196     (2,309,786     3.3  

Country Garden Holdings Ltd.

    (3,572,000     (3,361,277     4.8  

Credit Suisse Group AG

    (554,913     (5,772,042     8.3  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    (393,000     (1,768,321     2.5  

Innovent Biologics, Inc.

    (56,500     (505,695     0.7  

iQIYI, Inc., ADR

    (379,218     (3,139,925     4.5  

Jd.com Inc.

    (5,846     (457,625     0.6  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    (41,700     (898,393     1.3  

Xiaomi Corp.

    (235,600     (644,025     0.9  

Zto Express Cayman Inc.

    (63,551     (1,863,951     2.7  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (21,546,856  
Comoros                  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co Ltd.

    (94,800     (545,830     0.8  

GDS Holdings Ltd. ADR

    (23,787     (1,412,948     2.0  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    (638,000     (2,214,268     3.2  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    (306,000     (278,698     0.4  
 

 

 

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October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Security   Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 

Comoros (continued)

     

Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co. Ltd.

    (280,000   $   (1,353,581     1.9

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd.,
Class H

    (795,750     (1,438,685     2.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (7,244,010  
Germany                  

Delivery Hero Se

    (7,362     (918,225     1.3  

Hannover Rueck Se

    (9,106     (1,662,609     2.4  

Thyssenkrupp Ag

    (56,918     (592,498     0.8  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (3,173,332  
Hong Kong                  

Ck Asset Holdings Ltd.

    (402,000     (2,483,176     3.6  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Japan                  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    (12,300     (1,824,589     2.6  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

    (43,200     (817,804     1.2  

Lasertec Corp.

    (4,000     (867,663     1.2  

Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd.

    (65,800     (1,504,440     2.1  

Sumitomo Realty + Developmen

    (10,900     (393,925     0.6  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (5,408,421  
Macau                  

Galaxy Entertainment Group

    (112,000     (602,641     0.9  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Mexico                  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    (80,600     (281,129     0.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Poland                  

Cd Projekt Sa

    (20,136     (877,583     1.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
South Africa                  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    (9,013     (1,007,084     1.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Security   Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 
South Korea                  

Korea Zinc Co Ltd.

    (852   $ (392,277     0.6

Posco Chemical Co Ltd.

    (16,796     (2,095,552     3.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (2,487,829  
Spain                  

Aena SME SA

    (5,711     (937,955     1.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Taiwan                  

Taiwan Cement

    (167,000     (289,783     0.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  

Aviva PLC

    (213,948     (1,154,445     1.7  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
United States                  

Catalent Inc.

    (16,510     (2,276,069     3.3  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.

    (385     (684,926     1.0  

Dish Network Corp A

    (51,451     (2,113,093     3.0  

Dollar General Corp.

    (8,021     (1,776,812     2.5  

Dxc Technology Co.

    (14,426     (469,855     0.7  

Kimberly Clark Corp.

    (8,707     (1,127,469     1.6  

Kraft Heinz Co/the

    (17,105     (613,898     0.9  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    (11,921     (399,711     0.6  

Paccar Inc.

    (31,558     (2,828,228     4.0  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    (5,191     (2,532,533     3.6  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (14,822,594  
   

 

 

   
      (69,908,420  
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    $  (69,908,420  
   

 

 

   
 

 

Balances Reported in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps, OTC Swaps and Options Written

           
Description   

Swap

Premiums

Paid

    

Swap

Premiums

Received

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

     Value  

Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)

   $ 12,611,528      $ (15,253,227    $ 226,329,608      $ (178,992,113    $  

OTC Swaps

     830,446        (575,998      3,677,874        (9,955,043       

Options Written

     N/A        N/A        26,546,843        (31,477,889      (96,326,410

 

  (a)

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 76,352      $      $ 8,485,726      $      $ 38,754,965      $      $ 47,317,043  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          28,820,199                      28,820,199  

Options purchased

                    

Investments at value — unaffiliated(b)

            57,954        150,675,499        9,452,946        30,270,702               190,457,101  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure (continued)

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                    

Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

   $      $ 4,702,993      $      $      $ 221,626,615      $      $ 226,329,608  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

            1,240,059        3,160,136               108,125               4,508,320  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 76,352      $ 6,001,006      $ 162,321,361      $ 38,273,145      $ 290,760,407      $      $ 497,432,271  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 96,685,055      $      $ 101,861,989      $      $ 198,547,044  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          57,736,044                      57,736,044  

Options written

                    

Options written at value

                   62,663,099        3,623,004        30,040,307               96,326,410  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                    

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

            16,952,262                      162,039,851               178,992,113  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

            1,845,263        835,374               7,850,404               10,531,041  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $  18,797,525      $  160,183,528      $  61,359,048      $  301,792,551      $      $  542,132,652  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. In the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 
  (b)

Includes options purchased at value as reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

For the period ended October 31, 2021, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

    $ (609,990    $      $ (369,082,118    $      $  (32,178,462    $      $  (401,870,570

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          (91,807,311                    (91,807,311

Options purchased(a)

            (1,141,095      (120,031,002      (12,109,895      (8,618,553      (608,764      (142,509,309

Options written

            288,579        101,839,031        8,857,662        27,921,295               138,906,567  

Swaps

            (3,461,011      404,939               (6,928,338             (9,984,410
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    $ (609,990    $ (4,313,527    $ (386,869,150    $ (95,059,544    $ (19,804,058    $ (608,764    $ (507,265,033
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

    $ (804,042    $      $ 31,664,141      $      $ (56,629,903    $      $ (25,769,804

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          (3,520,372                    (3,520,372

Options purchased(b)

            11,290        4,488,057        8,434,192        (27,208,133             (14,274,594

Options written

            (2,199      (3,843,340      (2,669,600      13,045,704               6,530,565  

Swaps

            (538,556      4,520,341               14,122,868               18,104,653  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    $ (804,042    $ (529,465    $ 36,829,199      $ 2,244,220      $ (56,669,464    $      $ (18,929,552
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Options purchased are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments — unaffiliated.

 
  (b)

Options purchased are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments — unaffiliated.

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 5,673,745,284  

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 9,079,362,390  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 2,313,107,687  

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $  3,394,340,261  

 

 

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October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments (continued)

 

   

Options:

  

Average value of option contracts purchased

   $ 138,586,102  

Average value of option contracts written

   $ 51,685,716  

Average notional value of swaption contracts purchased

   $ 4,432,231,992  

Average notional value of swaption contracts written

   $ 6,455,556,835  

Credit default swaps:

  

Average notional value — buy protection

   $ 1,130,344,949  

Average notional value — sell protection

   $ 161,737,741  

Interest rate swaps:

  

Average notional value — pays fixed rate

   $ 10,734,572,460  

Average notional value — receives fixed rate

   $ 4,231,101,455  

Total return swaps:

  

Average notional value

   $ 84,745,673  

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

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

     
      Assets      Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

     

Futures contracts

   $ 2,866,690      $ 31,766,207  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     28,820,199        57,736,044  

Options

     190,457,101 (a)       96,326,410  

Swaps — centrally cleared

            2,700,156  

Swaps — OTC(b)

     4,508,320        10,531,041  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     226,652,310        199,059,858  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

     (139,683,501      (89,233,650
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $ 86,968,809      $  109,826,208  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Includes options purchased at value which is included in Investments at value — unaffiliated in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 
  (b)

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received (and pledged) by the Fund:

 

           
  Counterparty    

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

(a) 

   

Non-Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

(b) 

   

Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

(b) 

   

Net Amount

of Derivative

Assets

 

 

(c)(d) 

 
 

Bank of America N.A.

  $ 3,869,592      $ (3,215,818   $ (653,774   $     $    
 

Barclays Bank PLC

    2,294,235        (2,294,235                    
 

BNP Paribas S.A.

    7,128,268        (7,128,268                    
 

Citibank N.A.

    14,972,494        (13,201,920           (1,770,574        
 

Credit Suisse International

    2,178,769        (443,731           (1,610,000     125,038    
 

Deutsche Bank AG

    3,900,526        (3,417,616           (482,910                 
      

Goldman Sachs International

    6,950,461        (6,950,461                    
 

HSBC Bank USA N.A.

    6,490,039        (1,721,567           (4,768,472        
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    7,617,868        (7,617,868                    
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    30,386,132        (27,274,417           (3,111,715        
 

Nomura International PLC

    868,369        (574,938           (293,431        
 

UBS AG

    312,056        (312,056                    
   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
    $ 86,968,809      $     (74,152,895   $ (653,774   $     (12,037,102   $ 125,038    
   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

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October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

           
  Counterparty    

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

(a) 

   

Non-Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

   

Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

   

Net Amount

of Derivative

Liabilities

 

 

(c)(e) 

 
 

Bank of America N.A.

  $ 3,215,818      $ (3,215,818   $     $     $    
 

Barclays Bank PLC

    9,933,995        (2,294,235     (488,149     (5,830,000     1,321,611    
 

BNP Paribas S.A.

    8,818,523        (7,128,268                 1,690,255    
 

Citibank N.A.

    13,201,920        (13,201,920                    
 

Credit Suisse International

    443,731        (443,731                    
      

Deutsche Bank AG

    3,417,616        (3,417,616                    
 

Goldman Sachs International

    11,964,269        (6,950,461     (820,358     (1,400,000     2,793,450    
 

HSBC Bank USA N.A.

    1,721,567        (1,721,567                    
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    22,411,784        (7,617,868     (8,177,670     (200,000     6,416,246             
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    27,274,417        (27,274,417                    
 

Nomura International PLC

    574,938        (574,938                    
 

UBS AG

    6,847,630        (312,056                 6,535,574    
   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
    $     109,826,208      $     (74,152,895   $     (9,486,177   $   (7,430,000   $ 18,757,136    
   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a)

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative asset and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b)

Excess of collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c)

Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized.

 
  (d)

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (e)

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default. Net amount may be offset further by the options written receivable/payable on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated 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 Consolidated Schedule of Investments above.

 

         
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Asset-Backed Securities

   $        $     653,033,846        $     14,454,880        $     667,488,726  

Common Stocks

                 

Argentina

     96,565,466                            96,565,466  

Australia

              70,770,170          45,568,051          116,338,221  

Belgium

              3,040,778                   3,040,778  

Brazil

     16,681,930                            16,681,930  

Canada

     297,765,619                            297,765,619  

Cayman Islands

     67,591,239                            67,591,239  

China

     103,401,845          504,494,590                   607,896,435  

Denmark

              96,175,698                   96,175,698  

Finland

              44,205,341                   44,205,341  

France

     4,849          634,602,110                   634,606,959  

Germany

     129,313,297          741,353,427                   870,666,724  

Hong Kong

     2,607,480          112,228,311                   114,835,791  

India

     4,421,061          30,466,299          21,775,970          56,663,330  

Indonesia

              9,040,770                   9,040,770  

Ireland

     90,913,320          540,540                   91,453,860  

Israel

     85,694,068                            85,694,068  

Italy

              251,525,336                   251,525,336  

Japan

     306,639          367,786,921                   368,093,560  

Luxembourg

              13,219,952                   13,219,952  

Macau

              680,106                   680,106  

Mexico

     1,040,814                            1,040,814  

Netherlands

     118,519,645          516,857,149                   635,376,794  

Norway

              2,361,245                   2,361,245  

Poland

              9,675,061                   9,675,061  

 

 

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October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

         
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (continued)

                 

Portugal

   $ 6,319,113        $        $        $ 6,319,113  

Saudi Arabia

     315,740                            315,740  

Singapore

     12,008,802          18,325,967                   30,334,769  

South Africa

              3,423,133                   3,423,133  

South Korea

     3,522,807          184,608,251                   188,131,058  

Spain

     3,097,675          108,158,460                   111,256,135  

Sweden

              244,625,683                   244,625,683  

Switzerland

     95,374,019          161,381,806                   256,755,825  

Taiwan

              240,897,763                   240,897,763  

Thailand

     6,308,233                            6,308,233  

Turkey

     414,674                            414,674  

United Arab Emirates

                       30          30  

United Kingdom

     122,846,633          601,079,526          22,685,959          746,612,118  

United States

     11,444,354,974          364,501,639          74,912,642          11,883,769,255  

Corporate Bonds

              1,788,929,216          319,796,199          2,108,725,415  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

              820,634,661          256,871,371          1,077,506,032  

Foreign Agency Obligations

              1,152,018,400                   1,152,018,400  

Investment Companies

     336,594,074                            336,594,074  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

              694,177,489          71,584,615          765,762,104  

Other Interests

                       24,980,176          24,980,176  

Preferred Securities

                 

Capital Trusts

              74,344,740                   74,344,740  

Preferred Stocks

                 

Brazil

     4,249,823                   14,396,549          18,646,372  

Germany

              61,617,170          22,846,484          84,463,654  

United States

     62,741,770          83,078,293          457,427,024          603,247,087  

India

                       15,406,879          15,406,879  

Trust Preferreds

     26,144,717                            26,144,717  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

              821,941,008                   821,941,008  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

              179,910,580                   179,910,580  

Warrants

                 

Cayman Islands

     171,680                            171,680  

Switzerland

     3,355                            3,355  

United States

     2,903,380          33,856,357          738,009          37,497,746  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     1,061,761,250                            1,061,761,250  

Time Deposits

              151,110,206                   151,110,206  

Options Purchased

                 

Credit Contracts

              57,954                   57,954  

Equity Contracts

     136,728,779          13,946,720                   150,675,499  

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

              9,452,946                   9,452,946  

Interest Rate Contracts

     88,032          30,182,670                   30,270,702  

Unfunded SPAC PIPE Commitments(a)

                       4,382,449          4,382,449  

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)

                                 

Liabilities

                 

Investments

                 

Investments Sold Short

                 

Common Stocks

     (47,096,184                          (47,096,184

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)

              (1,041        (721        (1,762
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  14,293,680,618        $  11,904,317,247        $  1,367,826,566          27,565,824,431  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investments Valued at NAV(b)

                    159,394,766  
                 

 

 

 
                  $  27,725,219,197  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(c)

                 

Assets

                 

Commodity Contracts

   $ 76,352        $        $        $ 76,352  

Credit Contracts

              5,112,606                   5,112,606  

Equity Contracts

     8,485,726          3,160,136                   11,645,862  

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

              28,820,199                   28,820,199  

Interest Rate Contracts

     38,754,965          221,734,740                   260,489,705  

 

 

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October 31, 2021

   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

 
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(c)

        

Liabilities

        

Credit Contracts

  $     $ (18,242,149   $      $ (18,242,149

Equity Contracts

    (146,900,283     (13,283,245            (160,183,528

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

          (61,359,048            (61,359,048

Interest Rate Contracts

    (104,718,239     (197,053,690            (301,771,929
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ (204,301,479   $   (31,110,451   $                 —      $ (235,411,930
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Unfunded floating rate loan interests and SPAC PIPE commitments are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the commitment.

 
  (b)

Certain investments of the Fund were fair valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

 
  (c)

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and options written. Swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument and options written are shown at value.

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 financial instruments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

   
        Asset-Backed
Securities
    Common
Stocks
    Corporate
Bonds
   

Floating

Rate Loan
Interests

    Non-Agency
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
    Other
Interests
    Preferred
Stocks
    Unfunded
SPAC/PIPE
Commitments
     Unfunded
Floating
Rate Loan
Interests
    Warrants     Total        
 

 

   
 

Assets

             
      

Opening balance, as of April 30, 2021

  $ 7,384,374     $ 122,825,013     $ 278,587,862     $ 198,447,991     $ 52,411,541     $ 25,501,528     $ 384,407,728     $      $     $ 1,939,596     $ 1,071,505,633    
 

Transfers into Level 3

                19,011,020       8,874,612                                            27,885,632    
 

Transfers out of Level 3

    (7,008,512                 (20,566,354                                          (27,574,866  
 

Accrued discounts/premiums

                (115,120     187,824       (145,950                                    (73,246           
 

Net realized gain (loss)

          (171,475           5,782,061                                      (7,126     5,603,460    
 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(a)(b)

    (27,845     17,137,263       216,810       (4,767,572     121,711       (521,352     44,769,446       4,382,449        (721     (1,811,846     59,498,343    
 

Purchases

    14,481,863       34,490,353       22,095,627       171,068,054       19,197,313             141,213,538                    617,386       403,164,134    
 

Sales

    (375,000     (9,338,502           (102,155,245                 (60,313,776                  (1     (172,182,524  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
 

Closing balance, as of October 31, 2021

  $ 14,454,880     $ 164,942,652     $ 319,796,199     $ 256,871,371     $ 71,584,615     $ 24,980,176     $ 510,076,936     $ 4,382,449      $ (721   $ 738,009     $ 1,367,826,566    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at October 31, 2021(b)

  $  (26,983   $  17,168,437     $  216,810     $  (693,740   $  121,711     $  (521,352   $  67,734,359     $  4,382,449      $  (721   $  (1,707,944   $  86,673,026    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a)

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 
  (b)

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at October 31, 2021 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

 

The following table summarizes the valuation approaches used and unobservable inputs utilized by the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) to determine the value of certain of the Fund’s Level 3 financial instruments as of period end. The table does not include Level 3 financial instruments with values based upon unadjusted third-party pricing information in the amount of $289,478,000. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 financial instruments.

 

           
       Value      Valuation
Approach
   Unobservable
Inputs
    

Range of
Unobservable

Inputs

Utilized

 
 

 

(a) 

    



Weighted
Average of
Unobservable
Inputs Based
on Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 

Assets

              

Common Stocks(b)

   $     146,473,228      Market    Revenue Multiple      6.75x - 25.75x        8.97x  
         EBIDTA Multiple      25.50x         
         Time to Exit      0.8 years - 3.0 years        1.3 years  
         Volatility      38% - 64%        43%  
         Recent
Transaction
     $5.99 - $3,806.99        $2,708.11  
      Income    Discount Rate      13% - 16%        16%  

Corporate Bonds

     309,943,673      Income    Discount Rate      10% - 34%        15%  
      Market    Recent
Transaction
     $75.11 - $75.30        $75.18  

Floating Rate Loan Interests(c)

     86,214,163      Income    Discount Rate      6% - 11%        8%  
      Market    Recent
Transaction
     $115.15         

Other Interests

     24,980,176      Income    Discount Rate      5%         

 

 

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       Value       
Valuation
Approach
 
 
    

Unobservable

Inputs

 

 

    

Range of
Unobservable

Inputs

Utilized

 
 

 

(a) 

    



Weighted
Average of
Unobservable
Inputs Based
on Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 

Preferred Stocks(d,e)

   $ 510,076,936        Market        Revenue Multiple        1.50x - 25.75x        13.20x  
           Time to Exit        1.2 years - 5.0 years        3.5 years  
           Volatility        41% - 70%        58%  
           Liquidity Discount        40%         
           Recent Transaction        $5.95 - $3,806.99        $590.75  

Warrants

     660,390        Market        Time to Exit        1.2 years - 2.1 years        2.0 years  
           Volatility        42% - 53%        44%  
  

 

 

             
   $ 1,078,348,566              
  

 

 

             

 

  (a)

A significant change in unobservable input would have resulted in a correlated (inverse) significant change to value.

 
  (b)

For the period ended October 31, 2021, the valuation technique for investments classified as Common Stocks amounting to $40,786,466 changed to Current Value Method. The investments were previously valued utilizing Transaction Price approach. The change was due to consideration of the information that was available at the time the investments were valued.

 
  (c)

For the period ended October 31, 2021, the valuation technique for investments classified as Floating Rate Interests amounting to $38,542,275 changed to Discount Cash Flow. The investments were previously valued utilizing Transaction Price approach. The change was due to consideration of the information that was available at the time the investments were valued.

 
  (d)

For the period ended October 31, 2021, the valuation technique for investments classified as Preferred Stocks amounting to $73,634,368 changed to Current Value Method. The investments were previously valued utilizing Transaction Price approach. The change was due to consideration of the information that was available at the time the investments were valued.

 
  (e)

For the period ended October 31, 2021, the valuation technique for investments classified as Preferred Stocks amounting to $115,423,696 changed to Transaction Price approach. The investments were previously valued utilizing Current Value Method. The change was due to consideration of the information that was available at the time the investments were valued.

 

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

October 31, 2021

 

    

BlackRock Global

Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

ASSETS

 

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b)

  $ 26,233,337,392  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    1,534,597,302  

Cash

    80,610,695  

Cash pledged:

 

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    6,890,000  

Futures contracts

    199,570,000  

Centrally cleared swaps

    173,641,000  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

    29,832,680  

Receivables:

 

Investments sold

    796,738,321  

Options written

    3,701,289  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    137,286  

Swaps

    6,010,089  

Capital shares sold

    32,970,767  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    17,678,929  

Dividends — affiliated

    16,964  

Interest — unaffiliated

    46,613,331  

From affiliate

    94,169  

Principal paydowns

    49,585  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    2,866,690  

Swap premiums paid

    830,446  

Unrealized appreciation on:

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    28,820,199  

OTC swaps

    3,677,874  

Unrealized appreciation on unfunded SPAC PIPE commitments

    4,382,449  

Prepaid expenses

    441,196  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    29,203,508,653  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Investments sold short, at value(e)

    47,096,184  

Cash received:

 

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    20,885,000  

Collateral — TBA commitments

    310,000  

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    159,412,366  

Options written, at value(f)

    96,326,410  

Payables:

 

Investments purchased

    1,834,149,178  

Swaps

    3,404,627  

Accounting services fees

    1,794,109  

Capital shares redeemed

    39,315,287  

Custodian fees

    918,883  

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

    2,280,443  

Dividends on short sales

    1,063,467  

Investment advisory fees

    15,817,251  

Directors’ and Officer’s fees

    41,057  

Options written

    4,944,854  

Other accrued expenses

    120,614  

Other affiliate fees

    111,789  

Professional fees

    214,479  

Service and distribution fees

    3,711,672  

Transfer agent fees

    5,236,153  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    31,766,207  

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    2,700,156  

Swap premiums received

    575,998  

Unrealized depreciation on:

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    57,736,044  

OTC swaps

    9,955,043  

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

    1,762  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    2,339,889,033  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 26,863,619,620  
 

 

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

 

    

BlackRock Global

Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 20,211,897,958  

Accumulated earnings

    6,651,721,662  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 26,863,619,620  
 

 

 

 

(a)  Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 19,612,209,698  

(b)  Securities loaned, at value

  $ 156,049,930  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 1,645,661,208  

(d)  Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 29,425,819  

(e)  Proceeds received from investments sold short

  $ 44,806,740  

(f)   Premiums received

  $ 91,395,364  

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

 

    BlackRock Global
Allocation Fund, Inc.
 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 
Institutional      

Net assets

  $ 10,780,787,189  
 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    489,080,942  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 22.04  
 

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    2 billion  
 

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.10  
 

 

 

 
Investor A      

Net assets

  $ 12,597,076,687  
 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    576,751,143  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 21.84  
 

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    2 billion  
 

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.10  
 

 

 

 
Investor C      

Net assets

  $ 1,065,844,097  
 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    55,423,513  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 19.23  
 

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    2 billion  
 

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.10  
 

 

 

 
Class K      

Net assets

  $ 2,008,695,639  
 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    91,142,597  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 22.04  
 

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    2 billion  
 

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.10  
 

 

 

 
Class R      

Net assets

  $ 411,216,008  
 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    20,039,439  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 20.52  
 

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    2 billion  
 

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.10  
 

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended October 31, 2021

 

        BlackRock Global
Allocation Fund, Inc.
 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — unaffiliated

    $ 164,928,099  

Dividends — affiliated

      5,197,316  

Interest — unaffiliated

      109,507,167  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

      827,485  

Other income — unaffiliated

      4,574,010  

Foreign withholding tax claims

      8,035,730  

Foreign taxes withheld

      (11,835,614
   

 

 

 

Total investment income

      281,234,193  
   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory

      102,494,191  

Service and distribution — class specific

      23,842,772  

Transfer agent — class specific

      11,515,606  

Accounting services

      1,099,974  

Custodian

      846,070  

Registration

 

                                                         

    295,710  

Professional

      193,728  

Directors and Officer

      137,067  

Miscellaneous

      342,778  
   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest and dividend expense

      140,767,896  

Dividends expense — unaffiliated

      2,001,155  
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      142,769,051  

Less:

   

Fees paid indirectly

      (904

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

      (6,925,533
   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      135,842,614  
   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      145,391,579  
   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — unaffiliated(a)

      899,123,159  

Investments — affiliated

      48,865,365  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

      (91,807,311

Foreign currency transactions

      (6,847,547

Futures contracts

      (401,870,570

Options written

      138,906,567  

Short sales — unaffiliated

      22,924,682  

Swaps

      (9,984,410
   

 

 

 
      599,309,935  
   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated(b)

      (207,624,112

Investments — affiliated

      (60,695,528

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

      (3,520,372

Foreign currency translations

      2,106,179  

Futures contracts

      (25,769,804

Options written

      6,530,565  

Short sales — unaffiliated

      (20,444,626

Swaps

      18,104,653  

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

      (1,762

Unfunded SPAC PIPE commitments

      4,382,449  
   

 

 

 
      (286,932,358
   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

      312,377,577  
   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

    $ 457,769,156  
   

 

 

 

(a)  Net of foreign capital gain tax of

    $ 2,270,182  

(b)  Net of increase in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

    $ (736,682

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.  
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

   

Year Ended

10/31/20

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     

OPERATIONS

     

Net investment income

  $ 145,391,579     $ 107,723,533     $ 148,676,346  

Net realized gain

    599,309,935       1,538,289,146       1,448,478,566  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (286,932,358     2,834,725,717       448,319,656  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    457,769,156       4,480,738,396       2,045,474,568  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

     

Institutional

    (515,431,076     (408,361,228     (554,927,544

Investor A

    (716,633,570     (573,407,320     (702,910,993

Investor C

    (64,330,722     (44,858,588     (190,636,849

Class K

    (102,764,042     (72,126,650     (83,133,683

Class R

    (22,747,666     (19,022,703     (35,376,625
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (1,421,907,076     (1,117,776,489     (1,566,985,694
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     

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

    765,322,166         1,325,743,653         (2,216,536,634
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (198,815,754     4,688,705,560       (1,738,047,760

Beginning of period

    27,062,435,374       22,373,729,814       24,111,777,574  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 26,863,619,620     $ 27,062,435,374     $ 22,373,729,814  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.  
              Institutional  
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

       
        Year Ended October 31,  
       

 

2020

   

 

2019

   

 

2018

   

 

2017

   

 

2016

 
                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

           $ 22.84     $ 19.93     $ 19.36     $ 18.81     $ 20.39     $ 18.43     $ 19.88  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

    Net investment income(a)

      0.14       0.11       0.17       0.30       0.28       0.25       0.25  

    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.26       3.82       1.75       1.45       (0.84     2.12       (0.05
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.40       3.93       1.92       1.75       (0.56     2.37       0.20  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

    From net investment income

      (0.07     (0.14     (0.12     (0.22     (0.32     (0.26     (0.15

    From net realized gain

      (1.13     (0.88     (1.23     (0.98     (0.70     (0.15     (1.50
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.20     (1.02     (1.35     (1.20     (1.02     (0.41     (1.65
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 22.04     $ 22.84     $ 19.93     $ 19.36     $ 18.81     $ 20.39     $ 18.43  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

               

Based on net asset value

      1.80 %(d)      20.07 %(d)      10.23 %(e)      9.96     (2.94 )%      13.10     1.34
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

               

Total expenses

      0.87 %(g)      0.86 %(g)      0.86     0.85     0.87     0.90     0.88
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.82 %(g)      0.80 %(g)      0.81     0.80     0.80     0.82     0.80
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

      0.80 %(g)      0.80 %(g)      0.81     0.80     0.79     0.80     0.79
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.23 %(g)      1.04 %(g)      0.91     1.59     1.43     1.28     1.39
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $  10,780,787     $  9,749,544     $  7,907,317     $  8,617,256     $  12,963,106     $  16,164,754     $  16,122,793  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      77     58     193     156     154     110     131
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(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)  Aggregate total return.

   

(e)  Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

   

(f)   Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

    

        

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

        
        Year Ended October 31,  
        

 

2020

   

 

2019

   

 

2018

   

 

2017

   

 

2016

 
  Investments in underlying funds       0.01     0.02     0.02         0.01     0.01     0.01
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(g)  Annualized.

               

(h)  Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

   

        

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

        
        Year Ended October 31,  
        

 

2020

   

 

2019

   

 

2018

   

 

2017

   

 

2016

 
  Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)       68     58     193     156     154     110     131
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc. (continued)  
              Investor A  
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

       
        Year Ended October 31,  
        2020     2019    

 

2018

    2017     2016  
                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

           $ 22.65     $ 19.75     $ 19.23     $ 18.68     $ 20.26     $ 18.29     $ 19.76  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

    Net investment income(a)

      0.11       0.08       0.12       0.24       0.23       0.19       0.20  

    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.26       3.80       1.72       1.46       (0.85     2.11       (0.04
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.37       3.88       1.84       1.70       (0.62     2.30       0.16  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

    From net investment income

      (0.05     (0.10     (0.09     (0.17     (0.26     (0.18     (0.13

    From net realized gain

      (1.13     (0.88     (1.23     (0.98     (0.70     (0.15     (1.50
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.18     (0.98     (1.32     (1.15     (0.96     (0.33     (1.63
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 21.84     $ 22.65     $ 19.75     $ 19.23     $ 18.68     $ 20.26     $ 18.29  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

               

Based on net asset value

      1.68 %(d)      19.95 %(d)      9.87 %(e)      9.71     (3.24 )%      12.77     1.08
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

               

Total expenses

      1.13 %(g)      1.12 %(g)      1.13     1.13     1.14     1.18     1.15
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      1.08 %(g)      1.06 %(g)      1.08     1.08     1.07     1.10     1.08
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

      1.06 %(g)      1.05 %(g)      1.08     1.08     1.07     1.07     1.07
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.99 %(g)      0.78 %(g)      0.63     1.29     1.14     1.00     1.10
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $  12,597,077     $  13,806,271     $  11,184,639     $  10,601,653     $  10,547,464     $  12,809,356     $  13,447,603  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      77     58     193     156     154     110     131
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(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)  Aggregate total return.

   

(e)  Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

   

(f)   Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

    

       
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

       
        Year Ended October 31,  
         2020    

 

2019

    2018     2017     2016  
  Investments in underlying funds       0.01     0.02     0.02         0.01     0.01     0.01
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(g)  Annualized.

               

(h)  Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

   

       
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

       
        Year Ended October 31,  
         2020    

 

2019

    2018     2017     2016  
  Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)       68     58     193     156     154     110     131
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc. (continued)  
              Investor C  
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

       
        Year Ended October 31,  
        2020     2019    

 

2018

    2017     2016  
                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

           $ 20.11     $ 17.43     $ 17.17     $ 16.82     $ 18.33     $ 16.57     $ 18.11  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

    Net investment income (loss)(a)

      0.02       (0.00 )(b)      (0.02     0.09       0.07       0.04       0.06  

    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.23       3.36       1.53       1.30       (0.76     1.91       (0.04
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.25       3.36       1.51       1.39       (0.69     1.95       0.02  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

               

    From net investment income

      (0.00 )(b)      (0.00 )(b)      (0.02     (0.06     (0.12     (0.04     (0.06

    From net realized gain

      (1.13     (0.68     (1.23     (0.98     (0.70     (0.15     (1.50
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.13     (0.68     (1.25     (1.04     (0.82     (0.19     (1.56
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 19.23     $ 20.11     $ 17.43     $ 17.17     $ 16.82     $ 18.33     $ 16.57  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

               

Based on net asset value

      1.25 %(e)      19.50 %(e)      9.06 %(f)      8.88     (3.95 )%      11.92     0.36
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

               

Total expenses

      1.90 %(h)      1.90 %(h)      1.89     1.88     1.88     1.92     1.89
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      1.85 %(h)      1.84 %(h)      1.85     1.83     1.81     1.84     1.82
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

      1.84 %(h)      1.83 %(h)      1.84     1.82     1.81     1.82     1.82
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

      0.21 %(h)      (0.01 )%(h)      (0.13 )%      0.56     0.38     0.27     0.37
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $  1,065,844     $  1,213,559     $  1,547,011      $ 3,143,501     $  5,402,163     $  7,545,249     $  11,029,706  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      77     58     193     156     154     110     131
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.

   

(b)  Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

   

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

   

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

   

(e)  Aggregate total return.

   

(f)   Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

    

(g)  Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

   

       
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

       
        Year Ended October 31,  
         2020    

 

2019

    2018     2017     2016  
  Investments in underlying funds       0.01     0.02     0.02         0.01     0.01     0.01
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(h)  Annualized.

   

(i)  Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

   

       
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

       
        Year Ended October 31,  
        

 

2020

    2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)       68     58     193     156     154     110     131
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc. (continued)  
        Class K  
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

          

Period from

06/08/16(a)

to 10/31/16

 
      Year Ended October 31,  
             2020    

 

2019

    2018     2017  
                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

           $ 22.84     $ 19.93     $ 19.36     $ 18.80     $ 20.39     $ 18.44      $ 18.23  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

    Net investment income(b)

      0.15       0.12       0.19       0.31       0.30       0.27        0.08  

    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.26       3.83       1.73       1.46       (0.85     2.12        0.13  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.41       3.95       1.92       1.77       (0.55     2.39        0.21  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                

    From net investment income

      (0.08     (0.16     (0.12     (0.23     (0.34     (0.29       

    From net realized gain

      (1.13     (0.88     (1.23     (0.98     (0.70     (0.15       
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.21     (1.04     (1.35     (1.21     (1.04     (0.44       
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 22.04     $ 22.84     $ 19.93     $ 19.36     $ 18.80     $ 20.39      $ 18.44  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                

Based on net asset value

      1.83 %(e)      20.16 %(e)      10.28 %(f)      10.10     (2.91 )%      13.20      1.15 %(e) 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                

Total expenses

      0.79 %(h)      0.78 %(h)      0.78     0.78     0.80     0.82      0.79 %(h) 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.74 %(h)      0.72 %(h)      0.74     0.73     0.73     0.74      0.71 %(h) 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

      0.72 %(h)      0.71 %(h)      0.73     0.72     0.72     0.72      0.71 %(h) 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.31 %(h)      1.13 %(h)      0.98     1.67     1.53     1.39      1.06 %(h) 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $  2,008,696     $  1,849,652     $  1,329,363     $  1,146,295     $  1,326,617     $  1,341,925      $  604,611  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      77     58     193     156     154     110      131 %(j) 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)  Commencement of operations.

   

(b)  Based on average shares outstanding.

   

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

   

(d)  Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

   

(e)  Aggregate total return.

   

(f)   Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

    

(g)  Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

   

        

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

           

Period from

06/08/16(a)

to 10/31/16

 
      Year Ended October 31,  
        

 

2020

    2019     2018     2017  
  Investments in underlying funds       0.01     0.02     0.02         0.01     0.01      0.01
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(h)  Annualized.

   

(i)   Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

    

        

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

           

Period from

06/08/16(a)

to 10/31/16

 
      Year Ended October 31,  
         2020    

 

2019

    2018     2017  
  Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)       68     58     193     156     154     110      131
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(j)

Portfolio turnover rate is representative of the Fund for the entire year.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc. (continued)  
        Class R  
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

       
        Year Ended October 31,  
             2020    

 

2019

    2018     2017     2016  
                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 21.37     $ 18.64     $ 18.24     $ 17.77     $ 19.32     $ 17.46     $ 18.96  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

    Net investment income(a)

             0.07       0.04       0.06       0.17       0.15       0.13       0.14  

    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.24       3.58       1.63       1.38       (0.80     2.01       (0.04
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.31       3.62       1.69       1.55       (0.65     2.14       0.10  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

    From net investment income

      (0.03     (0.01     (0.06     (0.10     (0.20     (0.13     (0.10

    From net realized gain

      (1.13     (0.88     (1.23     (0.98     (0.70     (0.15     (1.50
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.16     (0.89     (1.29     (1.08     (0.90     (0.28     (1.60
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 20.52     $ 21.37     $ 18.64     $ 18.24     $ 17.77     $ 19.32     $ 17.46  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

               

Based on net asset value

      1.47 %(d)      19.74 %(d)      9.54 %(e)      9.35     (3.56 )%      12.42     0.79
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

               

Total expenses

      1.49 %(g)      1.47 %(g)      1.47     1.46     1.47     1.50     1.47
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      1.44 %(g)      1.41 %(g)      1.42     1.41     1.40     1.42     1.39
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

      1.43 %(g)      1.40 %(g)      1.41     1.40     1.39     1.40     1.39
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.62 %(g)      0.43 %(g)      0.31     0.98     0.81     0.68     0.79
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $  411,216     $  443,409     $  405,400     $  603,073     $  785,653     $  1,060,273     $  1,131,647  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      77     58     193     156     154     110     131
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(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)  Aggregate total return.

   

(e)  Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

   

(f)   Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

    

       
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

       
        Year Ended October 31,  
         2020    

 

2019

    2018     2017     2016  
  Investments in underlying funds       0.01     0.02     0.02         0.01     0.01     0.01
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(g)  Annualized.

   

(h)  Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

   

       
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

       
        Year Ended October 31,  
         2020    

 

2019

    2018     2017     2016  
  Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)       68     58     193     156     154     110     131
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund is organized as a Maryland corporation. The Fund is classified as diversified.

The 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. Class R Shares are sold only to certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. Investor A and Investor C Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. 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 Fund, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, is included in a complex of equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds referred to as the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex.

Basis of Consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Fund include the account of BlackRock Cayman Global Allocation Fund I, Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund and primarily invests in commodity-related instruments and other derivatives. The Subsidiary enables the Fund to hold these commodity-related instruments and satisfy regulated investment company tax requirements. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The net assets of the Subsidiary as of period end were $134,859,211, which is 0.5% of the Fund’s consolidated net assets. Intercompany accounts and transactions, if any, have been eliminated. The Subsidiary is subject to the same investment policies and restrictions that apply to the Fund, except that the Subsidiary may invest without limitation in commodity-related instruments.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated 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. The 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 Fund is 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. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets. For convertible securities, premiums attributable to the debt instrument are amortized, but premiums attributable to the conversion feature are not amortized.

Foreign Currency Translation: The 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.

The 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 Consolidated Statement 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. The 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 Fund 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 the Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Fund and are reflected in its Consolidated Statement 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 October 31, 2021, if any, are disclosed in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

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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 Consolidated Statement of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

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

Distributions: Distributions paid by the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates and made at least annually. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Net income and realized gains from investments held by the Subsidiary are treated as ordinary income for tax purposes. If a net loss is realized by the Subsidiary in any taxable year, the loss will generally not be available to offset the Fund’s ordinary income and/or capital gains for that year.

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

Other: Expenses directly related to the Fund or its classes are charged to the Fund or the applicable class. Expenses directly related to the Fund and other shared expenses prorated to the Fund are allocated daily to each class based on its 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 Fund has an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits are earned on uninvested cash balances, which could be used to reduce custody fees and/or overdraft charges. The Fund may incur charges on overdrafts, subject to certain conditions.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: The 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 Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Directors of the Fund (the “Board”). 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 a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of the 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 available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price.

 

   

Fixed-income investments for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third-party pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more independent brokers or dealers as obtained from a third-party pricing service. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), market data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless the Manager determines such method does not represent fair value.

 

   

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

 

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

 

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of trading on the NYSE based on that day’s prevailing forward exchange rate for the underlying currencies.

 

   

Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade. An exchange-traded option for which there is no mean price is valued at the last bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that the prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the option. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options and options on swaps (“swaptions”) are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model, which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of the underlying instruments.

 

 

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Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by independent pricing services or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

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 Fund uses 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 follows 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 Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

For investments in equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds (“Private Company” or collectively, the “Private Companies”) and other Fair Valued Investments, the fair valuation approaches that are used by the Global Valuation Committee and third-party pricing services utilize one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs.

 

   
     Standard Inputs Generally Considered By Third-Party Pricing Services

Market approach

 

(i)  recent market transactions, including subsequent rounds of financing, in the underlying investment or comparable issuers;

(ii) recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure; and

(iii)   market multiples of comparable issuers.

Income approach

 

(i)  future cash flows discounted to present and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks;

(ii) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and

(iii)   other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates.

Cost approach.

 

(i)  audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications and financial or operational metrics issued by the Private Company;

(ii) changes in the valuation of relevant indices or publicly traded companies comparable to the Private Company;

(iii)   relevant news and other public sources; and

(iv)   known secondary market transactions in the Private Company’s interests and merger or acquisition activity in companies comparable to the Private Company.

Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing market approach in determining the enterprise value of the company. Such investments often contain rights and preferences that differ from other series of preferred and common stock of the same issuer. Enterprise valuation techniques such as an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”), current value method or a hybrid of those techniques are used as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The use of these valuation techniques involve a determination of the exit scenarios of the investment in order to appropriately allocate the enterprise value of the company among the various parts of its capital structure.

The Private Companies are not subject to the public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards applicable to other investments held by the Fund. Typically, the most recently available information by a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date the Fund is calculating its NAV. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price the Fund could receive upon the sale of the investment.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. 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 for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access;

 

   

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

 

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by Private Companies 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.

 

 

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As of October 31, 2021, certain investments of the Fund were fair valued using NAV per share (or its equivalent) as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates or as debt instruments. Asset-backed securities issued as pass-through certificates represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets. Asset-backed securities issued as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, are typically issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an asset-backed security will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. In addition, a fund may subsequently have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates. If a fund has purchased such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the premium paid.

For mortgage pass-through securities (the “Mortgage Assets”) there are a number of important differences among the agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the securities that they issue. For example, mortgage-related securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by Ginnie Mae and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. However, mortgage-related securities issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, including Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates, which are solely the obligations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States, but are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury.

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities are securities issued by non-governmental issuers and have no direct or indirect government guarantees of payment and are subject to various risks. Non-agency mortgage loans are obligations of the borrowers thereunder only and are not typically insured or guaranteed by any other person or entity. The ability of a borrower to repay a loan is dependent upon the income or assets of the borrower. A number of factors, including a general economic downturn, acts of God, terrorism, social unrest and civil disturbances, may impair a borrower’s ability to repay its loans.

Inflation-Indexed Bonds: Inflation-indexed bonds (other than municipal inflation-indexed and certain corporate inflation-indexed bonds) are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. If the index measuring inflation rises or falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds (other than municipal inflation-indexed and certain corporate inflation-indexed bonds) will be adjusted upward or downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a larger or smaller principal amount) will be increased or reduced, respectively. Any upward or downward adjustment in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond is included as interest income in the Consolidated Statement of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal. With regard to municipal inflation-indexed bonds and certain corporate inflation-indexed bonds, the inflation adjustment is typically reflected in the semi-annual coupon payment. As a result, the principal value of municipal inflation-indexed bonds and such corporate inflation-indexed bonds does not adjust according to the rate of inflation.

Multiple Class Pass-Through Securities: Multiple class pass-through securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities, may be issued by Ginnie Mae, U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities or by trusts formed by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans. In general, CMOs are debt obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by a pool of residential or commercial mortgage loans or Mortgage Assets. The payments on these are used to make payments on the CMOs or multiple pass-through securities. Multiple class pass-through securities represent direct ownership interests in the Mortgage Assets. Classes of CMOs include interest only (“IOs”), principal only (“POs”), planned amortization classes and targeted amortization classes. IOs and POs are stripped mortgage-backed securities representing interests in a pool of mortgages, the cash flow from which has been separated into interest and principal components. IOs receive the interest portion of the cash flow while POs receive the principal portion. IOs and POs can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise and fall, the value of IOs tends to move in the same direction as interest rates. POs perform best when prepayments on the underlying mortgages rise since this increases the rate at which the principal is returned and the yield to maturity on the PO. When payments on mortgages underlying a PO are slower than anticipated, the life of the PO is lengthened and the yield to maturity is reduced. If the underlying Mortgage Assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a fund’s initial investment in the IOs may not fully recoup.

Zero-Coupon Bonds: Zero-coupon bonds are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.

Capital Securities and Trust Preferred Securities: Capital securities, including trust preferred securities, are typically issued by corporations, generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities characteristics. In the case of trust preferred securities, an affiliated business trust of a corporation issues these securities, generally in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly structured securities. The securities can be structured with either a fixed or adjustable coupon that can have either a perpetual or stated maturity date. For trust preferred securities, the issuing bank or corporation pays interest to the trust, which is then distributed to holders of these securities as a dividend. Dividends can be deferred without creating an event of default or acceleration, although maturity cannot take place unless all cumulative payment obligations have been met. The deferral of payments does not affect the purchase or sale of these securities in the open market. These securities generally are rated below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities and are freely callable at the issuer’s option.

Preferred Stocks: Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well), but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior

 

 

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debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Warrants: Warrants entitle a fund to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date of the warrants, if any. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the strike price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

Floating Rate Loan Interests: Floating rate loan interests are typically issued to companies (the “borrower”) by banks, other financial institutions, or privately and publicly offered corporations (the “lender”). Floating rate loan interests are generally non-investment grade, often involve borrowers whose financial condition is troubled or uncertain and companies that are highly leveraged or in bankruptcy proceedings. In addition, transactions in floating rate loan interests may settle on a delayed basis, which may result in proceeds from the sale not being readily available for a fund to make additional investments or meet its redemption obligations. Floating rate loan interests may include fully funded term loans or revolving lines of credit. Floating rate loan interests are typically senior in the corporate capital structure of the borrower. Floating rate loan interests generally pay interest at rates that are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. Since the rates reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the NAV of a fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate loan interests. The base lending rates are generally the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the prime rate offered by one or more U.S. banks or the certificate of deposit rate. Floating rate loan interests may involve foreign borrowers, and investments may be denominated in foreign currencies. These investments are treated as investments in debt securities for purposes of a fund’s investment policies.

When a fund purchases a floating rate loan interest, it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan interest, it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, a fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit amount of a floating rate loan interest. Facility and commitment fees are typically amortized to income over the term of the loan or term of the commitment, respectively. Consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned. Prepayment penalty fees, which may be received by a fund upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded as realized gains. A fund may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.

Floating rate loan interests are usually freely callable at the borrower’s option. A fund may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans (“Participations”) or assignments (“Assignments”) of all or a portion of loans from third parties. Participations typically will result in a fund having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. A fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the Participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing Participations, a fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of offset against the borrower. A fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, a fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. A fund’s investment in loan participation interests involves the risk of insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the Participation, a fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower. Assignments typically result in a fund having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and a fund may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

In connection with floating rate loan interests, the Fund may also enter into unfunded floating rate loan interests (“commitments”). In connection with these commitments, the fund earns a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is included in interest income in the Consolidated Statement of Operations, is recognized ratably over the commitment period. Unfunded floating rate loan interests are marked-to-market daily, and any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Consolidated Statement of Operations. As of period end, the Fund had the following unfunded floating rate loan interests:

 

 

 
Fund Name    Borrower    Par     

Commitment

Amount

     Value     

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

   IPS Corporation    $ 312,507      $ 312,507      $ 311,466      $ (1,041)  
   Opendoor GP II LLC      35,062,101        35,062,101        35,062,101         
   Starwood Property Trust, Inc.      3,486,847        3,470,762        3,470,041        (721)  

 

 

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies: Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are companies that have no operations but go public with the intention of merging with or acquiring a company using the proceeds of the SPAC’s initial public offering. The Fund may enter into a commitment with a SPAC for a private investment in a public equity (PIPE) and will satisfy the commitment if and when the SPAC completes its merger or acquisition. Securities purchased through PIPE transactions will be restricted from trading and considered illiquid until a registration statement for the shares is filed and declared effective. Unfunded SPAC PIPE commitments are marked-to-market and any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is separately presented in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Consolidated Statement of Operations. As of period end, the Fund had the following unfunded SPAC PIPE commitments:

 

 

 
Fund Name    Investment Name   

Commitment

Amount

     Value     

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

   Altus Power, Inc.    $ 4,543,500      $ 4,543,500      $  
   Fertitta Entertainment, Inc.      19,533,400        23,915,849        4,382,449  
   Planet Labs Inc.      7,292,000        7,292,000         
   Sonder Holdings Inc.      4,662,535        4,662,535         

 

 

 

 

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Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities: The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. Settlement of such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the purchase or sale commitment is made. The Fund may purchase securities under such conditions with the intention of actually acquiring them but may enter into a separate agreement to sell the securities before the settlement date. Since the value of securities purchased may fluctuate prior to settlement, the Fund may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, the Fund is not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. In the event of default by the counterparty, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions.

TBA Commitments: TBA commitments are forward agreements for the purchase or sale of securities, including mortgage-backed securities for a fixed price, with payment and delivery on an agreed upon future settlement date. The specific securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date. However, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate and mortgage terms. When entering into TBA commitments, a fund may take possession of or deliver the underlying mortgage-backed securities but can extend the settlement or roll the transaction. TBA commitments involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased or sold declines or increases, respectively, prior to settlement date, if there are expenses or delays in connection with the TBA transactions, or if the counterparty fails to complete the transaction.

In order to better define contractual rights and to secure rights that will help a fund mitigate its counterparty risk, TBA commitments may be entered into by a fund under Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (each, an “MSFTA”). An MSFTA typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of default and/or termination event. The collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of the collateral currently pledged by a fund and the counterparty. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover the obligations of a fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral for TBA commitments or cash received as collateral for TBA commitments, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by a fund, if any, is noted in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Typically, a fund is permitted to sell, re-pledge or use the collateral it receives; however, the counterparty is not permitted to do so. To the extent amounts due to a fund are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, a fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions: The Fund may sell TBA mortgage-backed securities and simultaneously contract to repurchase substantially similar (i.e., same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specific future date at an agreed upon price. During the period between the sale and repurchase, a fund is not entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Mortgage dollar roll transactions are treated as purchases and sales and a fund realizes gains and losses on these transactions. Mortgage dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities that a fund is required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities.

Commitments: Commitments are agreements to acquire an investment at a future date (subject to conditions) in connection with a potential public or non-public offering. Such agreements may obligate the Fund to make future cash payments. As of October 31, 2021, the Fund had outstanding commitments of $271,281. These commitments are not included in the net assets of the Fund as of October 31, 2021.

Short Sale Transactions: In short sale transactions, a fund sells a security it does not hold in anticipation of a decline in the market price of that security. When a fund makes a short sale, it will borrow the security sold short from a broker/counterparty and deliver the security to the purchaser. To close out a short position, a fund delivers the same security to the broker and records a liability to reflect the obligation to return the security to the broker. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the market value of the short sale. A fund maintains a segregated account of securities or deposits cash with the broker-dealer as collateral for the short sales. Cash deposited with the broker is recorded as an asset in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities segregated as collateral are denoted in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. A fund may pay a financing fee for the difference between the market value of the short position and the cash collateral deposited with the broker which would be recorded as interest expense. A fund is required to repay the counterparty any dividends received on the security sold short, which, if applicable, is shown as dividend expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. A fund may pay a fee on the assets borrowed from the counterparty, which, if applicable, is shown as broker fees and expenses on short sales in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. A fund is exposed to market risk based on the amount, if any, that the market value of the security increases beyond the market value at which the position was sold. Thus, a short sale of a security involves the risk that instead of declining, the price of the security sold short will rise. The short sale of securities involves the possibility of an unlimited loss since there is an unlimited potential for the market price of the security sold short to increase. A gain is limited to the price at which a fund sold the security short. A realized gain or loss is recognized upon the termination of a short sale if the market price is either less than or greater than the proceeds originally received. There is no assurance that a fund will be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price.

Securities Lending: The Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund 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 the 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 Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities, but does 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 Consolidated Schedule 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 Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related collateral are shown separately in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a component of investments at value – unaffiliated and collateral on securities loaned at value, respectively.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Fund 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.

 

 

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In the event that a borrower defaults, the Fund, 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 the Fund can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the Fund’s securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

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

Barclays Capital, Inc.

   $ 6,345,887        $ (6,345,887      $  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     3,814,529          (3,814,529         

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     17,452,809          (17,452,809         

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     8,342,232          (8,342,232         

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

     395,079          (395,079         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     15,668,020          (15,668,020         

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     89,577,748          (89,577,748         

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

     8,940,584          (8,940,584         

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     59,587          (59,587                  

State Street Bank & Trust Company

     82,724          (82,724         

TD Prime Services LLC

     5,370,731                   (4,976,352        394,379  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 156,049,930        $ (155,655,551      $ 394,379  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by the Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 
  (b)

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of October 31, 2021. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by the counterparty.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the 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. The Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by the Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

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

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

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

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

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

 

 

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A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a specified date. These contracts help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Fund are denominated and in some cases, may be used to obtain exposure to a particular market. The contracts are traded OTC and not on an organized exchange.

The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When a contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies, and such value may exceed the amount(s) reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Cash amounts pledged for forward foreign currency exchange contracts are considered restricted and are included in cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. A Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund.

Options: The Fund may purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease its exposure to the risks of underlying instruments, including equity risk, interest rate risk and/or commodity price risk and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums.

A call option gives the purchaser (holder) of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller (writer) to sell (when the option is exercised) the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period.

Premiums paid on options purchased and premiums received on options written, as well as the daily fluctuation in market value, are included in investments at value –unaffiliated and options written at value, respectively, in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the premium is offset against the cost or proceeds of the underlying instrument. When an option expires, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations to the extent of the premiums received or paid. When an option is closed or sold, a gain or loss is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid. When the Fund writes a call option, such option is typically “covered,” meaning that it holds the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Fund writes a put option, cash is segregated in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation. These amounts, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged as collateral for options written in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

   

Swaptions — The Fund may purchase and write options on swaps (“swaptions”) primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of the Fund’s holdings, as a duration management technique or to protect against an increase in the price of securities it anticipates purchasing at a later date. The purchaser and writer of a swaption is buying or granting the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default swap agreement (interest rate risk and/or credit risk) at any time before the expiration of the option.

 

   

Foreign currency options — The Fund may purchase and write foreign currency options, foreign currency futures and options on foreign currency futures to gain or reduce exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). Foreign currency options give the purchaser the right to buy from or sell to the writer a foreign currency at any time before the expiration of the option.

 

   

Barrier options – The Fund may purchase and write a variety of options with non-standard payout structures or other features (“barrier options”) that are generally traded OTC.

The Fund may invest in various types of barrier options, including down-and-out options, down-and-in options, double no-touch options, one-touch options, up-and-out options and up-and-in options. Down-and-out options expire worthless to the purchaser if the price of the underlying instrument falls below a specific barrier price level prior to the expiration date. Down-and-in options expire worthless to the purchaser unless the price of the underlying instrument falls below a specific barrier price level prior to the expiration date. Double no-touch options provide the purchaser an agreed-upon payout if the price of the underlying instrument does not reach or surpass predetermined barrier price levels prior to the option’s expiration date. One-touch options provide the purchaser an agreed-upon payout if the price of the underlying instrument reaches or surpasses predetermined barrier price levels prior to the expiration date. Up-and-out options expire worthless to the purchaser if the price of the underlying instrument increases beyond a predetermined barrier price level prior to the expiration date. Up-and-in options can only be exercised when the price of the underlying instrument increases beyond a predetermined barrier price level.

In purchasing and writing options, the Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that it may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Fund purchasing or selling a security when it otherwise would not, or at a price different from the current market value.

Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”).

For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the contract. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC Swaps in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid.

 

 

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In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap contract, the swap contract is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the CCP becomes the Fund’s counterparty on the swap. The Fund is required to interface with the CCP through the broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments and cash deposited is shown as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted cash, are included in cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on centrally cleared swaps in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty are amortized over the term of the contract and recorded as realized gains (losses) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations, including those at termination.

 

   

Credit default swaps — Credit default swaps are entered into to manage exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which a fund is not otherwise exposed (credit risk).

The Fund may either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit default swaps are agreements in which the protection buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a promise from the protection seller to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation acceleration, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index, or (ii) receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an underlying credit event occurs, the Fund will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index.

 

   

Total return swaps — Total return swaps are entered into to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in such market or to exchange the risk/return of one security or market (e.g., fixed-income) with another security or market (e.g., equity or commodity prices) (equity risk, commodity price risk and/or interest rate risk).

Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (distributions plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument, or basket of underlying instruments, in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. If the total return of the instrument(s) or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting fixed or floating interest rate obligation, the Fund receives payment from or makes a payment to the counterparty.

Certain total return swaps are designed to function as a portfolio of direct investments in long and short equity positions. This means that the Fund has the ability to trade in and out of these long and short positions within the swap and will receive the economic benefits and risks equivalent to direct investment in these positions, subject to certain adjustments due to events related to the counterparty. Benefits and risks include capital appreciation (depreciation), corporate actions and dividends received and paid, all of which are reflected in the swap’s market value. The market value also includes interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a specified spread determined based upon the country and/or currency of the positions in the portfolio.

Positions within the swap and financing fees are reset periodically. During a reset, any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on positions and accrued financing fees become available for cash settlement between the Fund and the counterparty. The amounts that are available for cash settlement are recorded as realized gains or losses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Cash settlement in and out of the swap may occur at a reset date or any other date, at the discretion of the Fund and the counterparty, over the life of the agreement. Certain swaps have no stated expiration and can be terminated by either party at any time.

 

   

Interest rate swaps — Interest rate swaps are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to interest rates or to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate (interest rate risk).

Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, in exchange for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. In more complex interest rate swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.

 

   

Currency swaps — Currency swaps are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Currency swaps are interest rate swaps in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, in exchange for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, based on the notional amounts of two different currencies. The notional amounts are typically determined based on the spot exchange rates at the inception of the trade. Currency swaps may also involve an exchange of notional amounts at the start, during and/or at expiration of the contract, either at the current spot rate or another specified rate.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help it mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement

 

 

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is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

Collateral Requirements: For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Fund. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Fund on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. The Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from the counterparties are not fully collateralized, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Fund has delivered collateral to a counterparty and stands ready to perform under the terms of its agreement with such counterparty, the Fund bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

For such services, the Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.75% of the average daily value of the Fund’s net assets.

For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the Fund reimbursed the Manager for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The reimbursements were $45,562.

Effective May 11, 2021, the Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (“BRS”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BRS for services it provides for that portion of the Fund for which BRS acts as sub-adviser, a monthly fee that is equal to a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by the Fund to the Manager.

The Manager provides investment management and other services to the Subsidiary. The Manager does not receive separate compensation from the Subsidiary for providing investment management or administrative services. However, the Fund pays the Manager based on the Fund’s net assets, which includes the assets of the Subsidiary.

Service and Distribution Fees: The 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, the 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 the Fund as follows:

 

     
Share Class    Service Fees     Distribution Fees  

Investor A

     0.25     N/A  

Investor C

     0.25       0.75

Class R

     0.25       0.25  

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

For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each share class of the Fund:

 

 

 
     Investor A      Investor C      Class R      Total  

 

 

Service and distribution fees — class specific

   $  17,030,517      $  5,742,281      $  1,069,974      $  23,842,772  

 

 

Transfer Agent: Pursuant to written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which may be affiliates, provide the Fund 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 October 31, 2021, the Fund paid the following amounts to affiliates of BlackRock in return for these services, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Consolidated Statement of Operations:

 

 

 
     Institutional      Investor A      Total  

 

 

Amounts paid to affiliates

   $ 22,380      $ 336      $  22,716  

 

 

 

 

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The Manager maintains a call center that is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Fund. Shareholder services include responding to inquiries and processing purchases and sales based upon instructions from shareholders. For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the 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 Consolidated Statement of Operations:

 

 

 
     Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Class K      Class R      Total  

 

 

Reimbursed amounts

   $ 13,391      $ 148,360      $ 65,370      $ 1,214      $ 1,659      $  229,994  

 

 

For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each share class of the Fund:

 

 

 
     Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Class K      Class R      Total  

 

 

Transfer agent fees — class specific

   $  4,165,912      $  6,199,038      $ 674,016      $  30,758      $  445,882      $  11,515,606  

 

 

Other Fees: For the six months ended October 31, 2021, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of the Fund’s Investor A Shares, for a total of $84,989.

For the six months ended October 31, 2021, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:

 

 

 
     Investor A      Investor C      Total  

 

 

CDSC

   $ 65,253      $ 38,513      $  103,766  

 

 

Expense Waivers and Reimbursements: The Manager contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees payable by the Fund through June 30, 2023, so that the Manager receives such fees as a percentage of average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

   
Average Daily Net Assets    Investment
Advisory Fees
 

First $10 billion

     0.75

$10 billion — $15 billion

     0.69  

$15 billion — $20 billion

     0.68  

$20 billion — $25 billion

     0.67  

$25 billion — $30 billion

     0.65  

$30 billion — $40 billion

     0.63  

$40 billion — $60 billion

     0.62  

$60 billion — $80 billion

     0.61  

Greater than $80 billion

     0.60  

This contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”), or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the Manager waived $6,356,303 pursuant to this agreement.

The Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”) through June 30, 2023. The contractual agreement 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 the Fund. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the amounts waived were $86,882.

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, 2023. The contractual agreement 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 the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the Manager waived $482,348 in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement.

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 Fund, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BIM bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. The Fund is responsible for expenses in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment expenses”). The cash collateral is invested in a private investment company, SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, managed by the Manager or its affiliates. However, BIM has agreed to cap the collateral investment expenses of the Money Market Series to an annual rate of 0.04%. The investment adviser to the Money Market Series will not charge any advisory fees with respect to shares purchased by the Fund. The Money Market Series may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value withdrawn or temporarily restrict withdrawals for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the private investment company’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds. The Money Market Series seeks current income consistent with maintaining liquidity and preserving capital. Although the Money Market Series is not registered under the 1940 Act, its investments may follow the parameters of investments by a money market fund that is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act.

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

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

 

 

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In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income earned across the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex in a calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, the 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 expenses), and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment expenses.

The share of securities lending income earned by the Fund is shown as securities lending income — affiliated — net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the Fund paid BIM $171,870 for securities lending agent services.

Interfund Lending: In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the 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 the Fund’s investment policies and restrictions. The 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 period ended October 31, 2021, the Fund did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.

Directors and Officers: Certain directors and/or officers of the Fund are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Fund reimburses the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Directors and Officer in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Other Transactions: The Fund may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common directors. For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the purchase and sale transactions and any net realized gains (losses) with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name    Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

 

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

   $  31,947,321      $  12,600,346      $ (249,851

 

 

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended October 31, 2021, purchases and sales of investments, including paydowns/payups and mortgage dollar rolls, excluding short-term investments, were as follows:

 

 

 
           U.S. Government Securities            Other Securities  
  

 

 

 
Fund Name    Purchases      Sales      Purchases      Sales  

 

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

     $  491,440,051        $  708,816,593      $  19,862,928,395      $  21,104,640,633  

 

 

For the six months ended October 31, 2021, purchases and sales related to mortgage dollar rolls were $2,415,914,810 and $2,420,896,388, respectively.

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

It is the 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.

The 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 the Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. The statutes of limitations on the 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 Fund as of October 31, 2021, 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 Fund’s consolidated financial statements.

As of October 31, 2021, 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)
 

 

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

   $  21,421,768,962      $ 7,531,331,644      $ (1,331,471,922    $  6,199,859,722  

 

 

 

 

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9.

BANK BORROWINGS

The Fund, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a 364-day, $2.25 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders. Under this agreement, the Fund may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain individual funds, the Participating Funds, including the Fund, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.75 billion at any time outstanding, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.10% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) one-month LIBOR (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. The agreement expires in April 2022 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 October 31, 2021, the Fund did not borrow under the credit agreement.

 

10.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Fund invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject the 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 Fund and its investments. The Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which the Fund is subject.

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

Market Risk: The Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force the Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. The Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from the Fund’s portfolio will decline if the Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below the Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.

Municipal securities are subject to the risk that litigation, legislation or other political events, local business or economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, or the bankruptcy of the issuer could have a significant effect on an issuer’s ability to make payments of principal and/or interest or otherwise affect the value of such securities. Municipal securities can be significantly affected by political or economic changes, including changes made in the law after issuance of the securities, as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to, taxation, legislative changes or the rights of municipal security holders, including in connection with an issuer insolvency. Municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets can be negatively affected by the discontinuance of the tax benefits supporting the project or assets or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from the assets. Municipal securities may be less liquid than taxable bonds, and there may be less publicly available information on the financial condition of municipal security issuers than for issuers of other securities.

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. The duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

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. The Fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that the 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. The 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 the 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 the Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests.

The price the Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from the Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by the Fund, and the Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. The 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 Fund 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 Fund manages 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 Fund to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and

 

 

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receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Fund’s exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Fund.

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

For OTC options purchased, the Fund bears the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Fund should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Fund do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Fund, and not the counterparty, to perform. The Fund may be exposed to counterparty credit risk with respect to options written to the extent the Fund deposits collateral with its counterparty to a written option.

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

Concentration 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 the Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in fixed-income securities and/or uses derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.

The Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions in those countries may have a significant impact on their investment performance and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Unanticipated or sudden political or social developments may cause uncertainty in the markets and as a result adversely affect the Fund’s investments. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the United States. Foreign securities markets may also be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. securities and may be less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities. Investment percentages in specific countries are presented in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates will be phased out by the end of 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Fund may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against, instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Fund is uncertain.

 

11.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

 

 

   
        

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

          

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

          

Year Ended

10/31/20

 
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   
    Fund Name / Share Class    Shares      Amounts            Shares      Amounts            Shares      Amounts        
 

 

   
   

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

                       
 

Institutional

                       
 

Shares sold

     77,219,581      $ 1,713,816,427                   52,184,951      $ 1,147,477,917          60,012,764      $ 1,165,102,853    
 

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     21,512,606        470,265,576          17,333,353        372,320,424                   26,172,269        505,101,847    
 

Shares redeemed

     (36,483,713      (813,694,380        (39,492,853      (868,663,017        (134,369,913      (2,548,330,718  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

   
       62,248,474      $     1,370,387,623          30,025,451      $ 651,135,324          (48,184,880    $ (878,126,018  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

   
 

Investor A

                       
 

Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares

     31,249,364      $ 693,709,926          63,193,306      $ 1,383,070,747          106,473,620      $ 2,061,125,684    
 

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     30,764,926        666,675,866          24,962,356        532,197,425          34,097,475        653,789,198    
 

Shares redeemed

     (94,694,427      (2,078,158,665        (44,931,575      (981,580,809        (125,629,074      (2,384,215,581  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

   
       (32,680,137    $ (717,772,873        43,224,087      $ 933,687,363          14,942,021      $ 330,699,301    
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

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Six Months Ended

10/31/21

          

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

          

Year Ended

10/31/20

       
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   
    Fund Name / Share Class (continued)    Shares      Amounts            Shares      Amounts            Shares      Amounts        
 

 

   
   

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc. (continued)

                                     
 

Investor C

                       
 

Shares sold

     3,001,454      $ 59,026,574          4,665,375        $ 90,681,638          5,032,820        $ 85,563,106    
 

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     3,312,545          63,369,075          2,323,190        44,094,135          10,648,558        181,375,674    
 

Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

     (11,245,071      (220,408,298        (35,378,800      (686,739,602        (109,980,242      (1,877,176,344  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

   
       (4,931,072    $ (98,012,649        (28,390,235    $ (551,963,829        (94,298,864    $ (1,610,237,564  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

   
 

Class K

                       
 

Shares sold

     14,040,778      $ 314,567,105          18,219,996      $ 402,547,780          22,010,657      $ 426,992,355    
 

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     4,683,957        102,344,475          3,345,444        71,826,686          4,276,611        82,541,947    
 

Shares redeemed

     (8,582,068      (190,428,340        (7,276,430      (160,853,349        (18,785,979      (368,238,193  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

   
       10,142,667      $ 226,483,240          14,289,010      $ 313,521,117          7,501,289      $ 141,296,109    
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

   
 

Class R

                       
 

Shares sold

     790,871      $ 16,511,878          1,261,227      $ 26,068,999          2,333,994      $ 42,200,269    
 

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     1,115,386        22,731,588          942,598        18,983,922          1,949,910        35,361,742    
 

Shares redeemed

     (2,618,706      (55,006,641        (3,202,736      (65,689,243        (15,591,980      (277,730,473  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

   
       (712,449    $ (15,763,175        (998,911    $ (20,636,322        (11,308,076    $ (200,168,462  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

   
       34,067,483      $     765,322,166          58,149,402      $  1,325,743,653          (131,348,510    $   (2,216,536,634  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement

 

The Board of Directors (the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) met on April 7, 2021 (the “April Meeting”) and May 10-12, 2021 (the “May Meeting”) to consider the approval to continue the investment advisory agreement (the “Agreement”) between the Fund and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager” or “BlackRock”), the Fund’s investment advisor.

The Approval Process

Consistent with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board considers the approval of the continuation of the Agreement for the Fund on an annual basis. The Board members whom are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, are considered independent Board members (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board’s consideration entailed a year-long deliberative process during which the Board and its committees assessed BlackRock’s various services to the Fund, including through the review of written materials and oral presentations, and the review of additional information provided in response to requests from the Independent Board Members. The Board had four quarterly meetings per year, each typically extending for two days, as well as additional ad hoc meetings and executive sessions throughout the year, as needed. The committees of the Board similarly met throughout the year. The Board also had a fifth one-day meeting to consider specific information surrounding the renewal of the Agreement. In particular, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by BlackRock, BlackRock’s personnel and affiliates, including (as applicable): investment management services; accounting oversight; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal, regulatory and compliance services. Throughout the year, including during the contract renewal process, the Independent Board Members were advised by independent legal counsel, and met with independent legal counsel in various executive sessions outside of the presence of BlackRock’s management.

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

Prior to and in preparation for the April Meeting, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to the renewal of the Agreement. The Independent Board Members continuously engaged in a process with their independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review the nature and scope of the information provided to the Board to better assist its deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April Meeting included, among other things: (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), based on either a Lipper classification or Morningstar category, regarding the Fund’s fees and expenses as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Broadridge (“Expense Peers”) and the investment performance of the Fund as compared with a peer group of funds (“Performance Peers”); (b) information on the composition of the Expense Peers and Performance Peers and a description of Broadridge’s methodology; (c) information on the estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates pursuant to the Agreement and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (d) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees received in connection with other types of investment products, such as institutional accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, open-end funds, and separately managed accounts, under similar investment mandates, as well as the performance of such other products, as applicable; (e) a review of non-management fees; (f) the existence, impact and sharing of potential economies of scale, if any, with the Fund; (g) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by the Fund to BlackRock; (h) sales and redemption data regarding the Fund’s shares; and (i) various additional information requested by the Board as appropriate regarding BlackRock’s and the Fund’s operations.

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

At the May Meeting, the Board concluded its assessment of, among other things: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of the Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and to other metrics, as applicable; (c) the advisory fee and the estimated cost of the services and estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund; (d) the Fund’s fees and expenses compared to its Expense Peers; (e) the existence and sharing of potential economies of scale; (f) any fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates as a result of BlackRock’s relationship with the Fund; and (g) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as other payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to securities lending and cash management, and BlackRock’s services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings. The Board noted the willingness of BlackRock’s personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The members of the Board gave attention to all of the information that was furnished, and each Board Member placed varying degrees of importance on the various pieces of information that were provided to them. The Board evaluated the information available to it on a fund-by-fund basis. The following paragraphs provide more information about some of the primary factors that were relevant to the Board’s decision. The Board Members did not identify any particular information, or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items and factors considered.

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement (continued)

 

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock

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

The Board considered, among other factors, with respect to BlackRock: the number, education and experience of investment personnel generally and the Fund’s portfolio management team; research capabilities; investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage; portfolio trading capabilities; use of technology; commitment to compliance; credit analysis capabilities; risk analysis and oversight capabilities; and the approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall risk management program, including the continued efforts of BlackRock and its affiliates to address cybersecurity risks and the role of BlackRock’s Risk & Quantitative Analysis Group. The Board engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to the Fund’s portfolio management team and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.

In addition to investment advisory services, the Board considered the nature and quality of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided to the Fund. BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Fund with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to the Fund by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Fund. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Fund with administrative services including, among others: (i) responsibility for disclosure documents, such as the prospectus, the summary prospectus (as applicable), the statement of additional information and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) oversight of daily accounting and pricing; (iii) responsibility for periodic filings with regulators; (iv) overseeing and coordinating the activities of third-party service providers including, among others, the Fund’s custodian, fund accountant, transfer agent, and auditor; (v) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (vi) providing legal and compliance support; (vii) furnishing analytical and other support to assist the Board in its consideration of strategic issues such as the merger, consolidation or repurposing of certain open-end funds; and (viii) performing or managing administrative functions necessary for the operation of the Fund, such as tax reporting, expense management, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements, overseeing the Fund’s distribution partners, and shareholder call center and other services. The Board reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, shareholder services, and legal and compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Board considered the operation of BlackRock’s business continuity plans, including in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

B. The Investment Performance of the Fund and BlackRock

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed and considered the performance history of the Fund throughout the year and at the April Meeting. In preparation for the April Meeting, the Board was provided with reports independently prepared by Broadridge, which included an analysis of the Fund’s performance as of December 31, 2020, as compared to its Performance Peers. Broadridge ranks funds in quartiles, ranging from first to fourth, where first is the most desirable quartile position and fourth is the least desirable. In connection with its review, the Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of the Fund as compared to its Performance Peers. The Board and its Performance Oversight Committee regularly review and meet with Fund management to discuss the performance of the Fund throughout the year.

In evaluating performance, the Board focused particular attention on funds with less favorable performance records. The Board also noted that while it found the data provided by Broadridge generally useful, it recognized the limitations of such data, including in particular, that notable differences may exist between a fund and its Performance Peers (for example, the investment objectives and strategies). Further, the Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot of a period as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce significantly different results. The Board also acknowledged that long-term performance could be impacted by even one period of significant outperformance or underperformance, and that a single investment theme could have the ability to disproportionately affect long-term performance.

The Board noted that for each of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, the Fund ranked in the first quartile against its Performance Peers.

C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Estimated Cost of the Services and Estimated Profits Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Fund

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the Fund’s contractual management fee rate compared with those of its Expense Peers. The contractual management fee rate represents a combination of the advisory fee and any administrative fees, before taking into account any reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board also compared the Fund’s total expense ratio, as well as its actual management fee rate, to those of its Expense Peers. The total expense ratio represents a fund’s total net operating expenses, including any 12b-1 or non-12b-1 service fees. The total expense ratio gives effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers, and the actual management fee rate gives effect to any management fee reimbursements or waivers. The Board considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock and its affiliates to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, as applicable, including institutional accounts and sub-advised mutual funds (including mutual funds sponsored by third parties).

The Board received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology and was also provided with an estimated profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to the Fund. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to the Fund and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to available aggregate estimated profitability data provided for the prior two years. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to certain other U.S. fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the estimated profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, precision of expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at the individual fund level is difficult.

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement (continued)

 

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

The Board considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreement and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Board. The Board further considered factors including but not limited to BlackRock’s commitment of time, assumption of risk, and liability profile in servicing the Fund, including in contrast to what is required of BlackRock with respect to other products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, ETF, closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund, separately managed account, collective investment trust, and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable.

The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the second quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio ranked in the third and second quartiles, respectively, relative to the Fund’s Expense Peers. The Board also noted that the Fund has an advisory fee arrangement that includes breakpoints, in the form of an advisory fee waiver that adjusts the fee rate downward as the size of the Fund increases above certain contractually specified levels. The Board noted that if the size of the Fund were to decrease, the Fund could lose the benefit of one or more breakpoints

D. Economies of Scale

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, including the existence of fee waivers and/or expense caps, as applicable, noting that any contractual fee waivers and contractual expense caps had been approved by the Board. In its consideration, the Board further considered the continuation and/or implementation of fee waivers and/or expense caps, as applicable. The Board also considered the extent to which the Fund benefits from such economies of scale in a variety of ways, and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or breakpoint structure in order to enable the Fund to more fully participate in these economies of scale. The Board considered the Fund’s asset levels and whether the current fee schedule was appropriate.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates may derive from BlackRock’s respective relationships with the Fund, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and its risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to the Fund, including for administrative, distribution, securities lending and cash management services. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Board also noted that, subject to applicable law, BlackRock may use and benefit from third-party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts.

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

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

Conclusion

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Agreement between the Manager and the Fund for a one-year term ending June 30, 2022. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, as well as other information, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Agreement were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreement, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination.

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement

 

The Board of Directors (the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) met on May 11, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to consider the initial approval of the proposed sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Fund’s investment advisor, and BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (the “Sub-Advisor”) with respect to the Fund.

Consistent with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), at the Meeting, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Board Members whom are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, are considered independent Board members (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board previously met on May 11-13, 2020 (the “May 2020 Meeting”) to consider the approval of the continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Fund and the Manager. At the May 2020 Meeting, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for a one-year term ending June 30, 2021. A discussion of the basis for the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreement at the May 2020 Meeting is included in the semi-annual shareholder report for the Fund for the period ended October 31, 2020. The factors considered by the Board at the Meeting in connection with the approval of the proposed Sub-Advisory Agreement were substantially the same as the factors considered at the May 2020 Meeting with respect to approval of the Advisory Agreement.

Following discussion, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, with respect to the Fund, for a two-year term beginning on the effective date of the Sub-Advisory Agreement. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, as well as other information, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination.

 

 

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Additional Information

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Fund will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

General Information

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Fund may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at blackrock.com. Any reference to BlackRock’s website in this report is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Fund and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.

Householding

The Fund will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports, Rule 30e-3 notices and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Fund at (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, the Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at blackrock.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to securities held in the Fund’s portfolio during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) on the BlackRock website at blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Family

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

Shareholder Privileges

Account Information

Call us at (800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM ET on any business day to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also visit blackrock.com for more information.

Automatic Investment Plans

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

Systematic Withdrawal Plans

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

Retirement Plans

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

 

 

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Additional Information   (continued)

 

BlackRock Privacy Principles

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

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

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

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

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

 

Fund and Service Providers  
Investment Adviser   Distributor
BlackRock Advisors, LLC   BlackRock Investments, LLC
Wilmington, DE 19809   New York, NY 10022
Sub-Adviser   Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited   Deloitte & Touche LLP
079912 Singapore   Boston, MA 02116
Accounting Agent   Legal Counsel
State Street Bank and Trust Company   Sidley Austin LLP
Boston, MA 02111   New York, NY 10019
Custodian   Address of the Fund
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.   100 Bellevue Parkway
Boston, MA 02109   Wilmington, DE 19809
Transfer Agent  
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.  
Wilmington, DE 19809  

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Currency Abbreviation

AUD

 

Australian Dollar

BRL

 

Brazilian Real

CAD

 

Canadian Dollar

CHF

 

Swiss Franc

CNH

 

Chinese Yuan

CNY

 

Chinese Yuan

EUR

 

Euro

GBP

 

British Pound

HKD

 

Hong Kong Dollar

HUF

 

Hungarian Forint

IDR

 

Indonesian Rupiah

INR

 

Indian Rupee

JPY

 

Japanese Yen

KRW

 

South Korean Won

MXN

 

Mexican Peso

NOK

 

Norwegian Krone

NZD

 

New Zealand Dollar

PLN

 

Polish Zloty

RUB

 

New Russian Ruble

SEK

 

Swedish Krona

USD

 

United States Dollar

Portfolio Abbreviation

ADR

 

American Depositary Receipt

CLO

 

Collateralized Loan Obligation

CMT

 

Constant Maturity Treasury

DAC

 

Designated Activity Company

DIP

 

Debtor-In-Possession

ETF

 

Exchange-Traded Fund

EURIBOR

 

Euro Interbank Offered Rate

FTSE

 

Financial Times Stock Exchange

LIBOR

 

London Interbank Offered Rate

LP

 

Limited Partnership

MSCI

 

Morgan Stanley Capital International

MTN

 

Medium-Term Note

MXIBOR

 

Mexico Interbank Offered Rate

PCL

 

Public Company Limited

PIK

 

Payment-in-Kind

REIT

 

Real Estate Investment Trust

S&P

 

Standard & Poor’s

SCA

 

Societe en Commandite par Actions

SOFR

 

Secured Overnight Financing Rate

SPDR

 

Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipt

TAN

 

Tax Anticipation Notes

 

 

 

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

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(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 Registrants – Not Applicable

 

Item 6 –

Investments

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

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

 

Item 7 –

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

 

Item 8 –

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

 

Item 9 –

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

 

Item 10 –

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

 

Item 11 –

Controls and Procedures

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

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

 

Item 12 –

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

 

Item 13 –

Exhibits attached hereto

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

(a)(2) Section 302 Certifications are attached

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not Applicable

 

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(a)(4) 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 Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

  By:     

/s/ John M. Perlowski                            

       John M. Perlowski
       Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
       BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

Date: January 4, 2022

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 Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

Date: January 4, 2022

 

  By:     

/s/ Trent Walker                            

       Trent Walker
       Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
       BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

Date: January 4, 2022

 

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