BlackRock Funds
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:
811-05742
Name of Fund:
BlackRock FundsSM
BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Fund Address:  100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service:  John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock FundsSM, 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(800) 441-7762
Date of fiscal year end:
4/30/2025
Date of reporting period:
10/31/2024
Item 1 — Report to Stockholders
(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith
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BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Institutional Shares | BLSIX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — October 31, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of May 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 441‑7762.
What were the Fund costs for the last six months ?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
Institutional Shares $44 0.85%(a)
(a)
Annualized.
Fund performance
Average annual total returns
6-Month
Total
Returns
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Institutional Shares 6.95 % 21.42 % 2.61 % 1.39 %
MSCI Emerging Markets Index 8.59 25.32 3.93 3.43
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $95,377,157
Number of Portfolio Holdings 231
Portfolio Turnover Rate 92%
The Fund’s returns shown prior to June 12, 2017, are the returns of the Fund when it followed different investment strategies under the name BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. Visit blackrock.com for more recent performance information.
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of October 31, 2024)
Geographic allocation
Country/Geographic Region Percent of
Net Assets
China 26.4 %
Taiwan 18.1 %
India 15.8 %
South Korea 10.5 %
United States 6.3 %
Brazil 5.4 %
Mexico 2.9 %
Saudi Arabia 2.7 %
Malaysia 2.3 %
Indonesia 2.0 %
Other# 7.3 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.3 %
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Ten largest countries/geographic regions are presented. Additional countries/geographic regions are found in Other.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports. For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords.
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by MSCI Inc. and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2024 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.  BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Institutional Shares | BLSIX
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BLSIX-10/24-SAR
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BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Investor A Shares | BLSAX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — October 31, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of May 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 441‑7762.
What were the Fund costs for the last six months ?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
Investor A Shares $60 1.15%(a)
(a)
Annualized.
Fund performance
Average annual total returns
6-Month
Total
Returns
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Investor A Shares 6.88 % 21.15 % 2.29 % 1.12 %
Investor A Shares (with sales charge) 1.27 14.79 1.19 0.57
MSCI Emerging Markets Index 8.59 25.32 3.93 3.43
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $95,377,157
Number of Portfolio Holdings 231
Portfolio Turnover Rate 92%
Assuming maximum sales charges. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for service fees.
The Fund’s returns shown prior to June 12, 2017, are the returns of the Fund when it followed different investment strategies under the name BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. Visit blackrock.com for more recent performance information.
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of October 31, 2024)
Geographic allocation
Country/Geographic Region Percent of
Net Assets
China 26.4 %
Taiwan 18.1 %
India 15.8 %
South Korea 10.5 %
United States 6.3 %
Brazil 5.4 %
Mexico 2.9 %
Saudi Arabia 2.7 %
Malaysia 2.3 %
Indonesia 2.0 %
Other# 7.3 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.3 %
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Ten largest countries/geographic regions are presented. Additional countries/geographic regions are found in Other.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports. For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords.
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by MSCI Inc. and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2024 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.  BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Investor A Shares | BLSAX
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BLSAX-10/24-SAR
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BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Investor C Shares | BLSCX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — October 31, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of May 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 441‑7762.
What were the Fund costs for the last six months ?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
Investor C Shares $99 1.90%(a)
(a)
Annualized.
Fund performance
Average annual total returns
6-Month
Total
Returns
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Investor C Shares 6.48 % 20.29 % 1.53 % 0.50 %
Investor C Shares (with sales charge) 5.48 19.29 1.53 0.50
MSCI Emerging Markets Index 8.59 25.32 3.93 3.43
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $95,377,157
Number of Portfolio Holdings 231
Portfolio Turnover Rate 92%
Assuming maximum sales charges. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees.
The Fund’s returns shown prior to June 12, 2017, are the returns of the Fund when it followed different investment strategies under the name BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. Visit blackrock.com for more recent performance information.
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of October 31, 2024)
Geographic allocation
Country/Geographic Region Percent of
Net Assets
China 26.4 %
Taiwan 18.1 %
India 15.8 %
South Korea 10.5 %
United States 6.3 %
Brazil 5.4 %
Mexico 2.9 %
Saudi Arabia 2.7 %
Malaysia 2.3 %
Indonesia 2.0 %
Other# 7.3 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.3 %
#
Ten largest countries/geographic regions are presented. Additional countries/geographic regions are found in Other.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports. For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords.
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by MSCI Inc. and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2024 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.  BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Investor C Shares | BLSCX
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BLSCX-10/24-SAR
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BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Class K Shares | BLSKX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — October 31, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of May 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 441‑7762.
What were the Fund costs for the last six months ?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
Class K Shares $42 0.81%(a)
(a)
Annualized.
Fund performance
Average annual total returns
6-Month
Total
Returns
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class K Shares 6.96 % 21.47 % 2.64 % 1.42 %
MSCI Emerging Markets Index 8.59 25.32 3.93 3.43
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $95,377,157
Number of Portfolio Holdings 231
Portfolio Turnover Rate 92%
The Fund’s returns shown prior to June 12, 2017, are the returns of the Fund when it followed different investment strategies under the name BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund.
Performance shown prior to the Class K Shares inception date of January 25, 2018 is that of Institutional Shares. The performance of Class K Shares would be substantially similar to Institutional Shares because Class K Shares and Institutional Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities and performance would only differ to the extent that Class K Shares and Institutional Shares have different expenses. The actual returns of Class K Shares would have been higher than those of the Institutional Shares because Class K Shares have lower expenses than the Institutional Shares.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. Visit blackrock.com for more recent performance information.
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of October 31, 2024)
Geographic allocation
Country/Geographic Region Percent of
Net Assets
China 26.4 %
Taiwan 18.1 %
India 15.8 %
South Korea 10.5 %
United States 6.3 %
Brazil 5.4 %
Mexico 2.9 %
Saudi Arabia 2.7 %
Malaysia 2.3 %
Indonesia 2.0 %
Other# 7.3 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.3 %
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Ten largest countries/geographic regions are presented. Additional countries/geographic regions are found in Other.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports. For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords.
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by MSCI Inc. and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2024 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.  BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Class K Shares | BLSKX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — October 31, 2024
BLSKX-10/24-SAR
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BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Institutional Shares | BIDEX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — October 31, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of May 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 441‑7762.
What were the Fund costs for the last six months ?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
Institutional Shares $45 0.86%(a)
(a)
Annualized.
Fund performance
Average annual total returns
6-Month
Total
Returns
1 Year Since Fund
Inception
Institutional Shares 7.77 % 21.00 % 4.44 %
MSCI Emerging Markets Index 8.59 25.32 (0.46 )
MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility Index 9.49 21.72 3.06
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $10,891,057
Number of Portfolio Holdings 134
Portfolio Turnover Rate 124%
The Fund commenced operations on December 21, 2020.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. Visit blackrock.com for more recent performance information.
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of October 31, 2024)
Geographic allocation
Country/Geographic Region Percent of
Net Assets
India 20.9 %
China 19.7 %
Taiwan 13.0 %
Saudi Arabia 7.3 %
Malaysia 5.6 %
United States 5.0 %
South Korea 4.4 %
Qatar 3.4 %
United Arab Emirates 3.2 %
Kuwait 3.0 %
Other# 14.7 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (0.2 )%
Ten largest holdings
Security(a) Percent of
Net Assets
Compal Electronics, Inc. 1.5 %
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 1.5 %
Lupin Ltd. 1.5 %
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC 1.5 %
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H 1.5 %
Etihad Etisalat Co. 1.5 %
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. 1.4 %
President Chain Store Corp. 1.4 %
Ooredoo QPSC 1.4 %
E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. 1.4 %
(a)
Excludes short-term securities.
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Ten largest countries/geographic regions are presented. Additional countries/geographic regions are found in Other.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports. For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords.
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by MSCI Inc. and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2024 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.  BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Institutional Shares | BIDEX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — October 31, 2024
BIDEX-10/24-SAR
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BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Investor A Shares | BADEX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — October 31, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of May 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 441‑7762.
What were the Fund costs for the last six months ?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
Investor A Shares $58 1.11%(a)
(a)
Annualized.
Fund performance
Average annual total returns
6-Month
Total
Returns
1 Year Since Fund
Inception
Investor A Shares 7.68 % 20.88 % 4.19 %
Investor A Shares (with sales charge) 2.03 14.54 2.75
MSCI Emerging Markets Index 8.59 25.32 (0.46 )
MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility Index 9.49 21.72 3.06
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $10,891,057
Number of Portfolio Holdings 134
Portfolio Turnover Rate 124%
Assuming maximum sales charges. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for service fees.
The Fund commenced operations on December 21, 2020.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. Visit blackrock.com for more recent performance information.
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of October 31, 2024)
Geographic allocation
Country/Geographic Region Percent of
Net Assets
India 20.9 %
China 19.7 %
Taiwan 13.0 %
Saudi Arabia 7.3 %
Malaysia 5.6 %
United States 5.0 %
South Korea 4.4 %
Qatar 3.4 %
United Arab Emirates 3.2 %
Kuwait 3.0 %
Other# 14.7 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (0.2 )%
Ten largest holdings
Security(a) Percent of
Net Assets
Compal Electronics, Inc. 1.5 %
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 1.5 %
Lupin Ltd. 1.5 %
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC 1.5 %
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H 1.5 %
Etihad Etisalat Co. 1.5 %
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. 1.4 %
President Chain Store Corp. 1.4 %
Ooredoo QPSC 1.4 %
E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. 1.4 %
(a)
Excludes short-term securities.
#
Ten largest countries/geographic regions are presented. Additional countries/geographic regions are found in Other.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports. For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords.
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by MSCI Inc. and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2024 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.  BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Investor A Shares | BADEX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — October 31, 2024
BADEX-10/24-SAR
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BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Class K Shares | BKDEX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — October 31, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of May 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 441‑7762.
What were the Fund costs for the last six months ?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
Class K Shares $42 0.81%(a)
(a)
Annualized.
Fund performance
Average annual total returns
6-Month
Total
Returns
1 Year Since Fund
Inception
Class K Shares 7.89 % 21.16 % 4.48 %
MSCI Emerging Markets Index 8.59 25.32 (0.46 )
MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility Index 9.49 21.72 3.06
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $10,891,057
Number of Portfolio Holdings 134
Portfolio Turnover Rate 124%
The Fund commenced operations on December 21, 2020.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. Visit blackrock.com for more recent performance information.
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of October 31, 2024)
Geographic allocation
Country/Geographic Region Percent of
Net Assets
India 20.9 %
China 19.7 %
Taiwan 13.0 %
Saudi Arabia 7.3 %
Malaysia 5.6 %
United States 5.0 %
South Korea 4.4 %
Qatar 3.4 %
United Arab Emirates 3.2 %
Kuwait 3.0 %
Other# 14.7 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (0.2 )%
Ten largest holdings
Security(a) Percent of
Net Assets
Compal Electronics, Inc. 1.5 %
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 1.5 %
Lupin Ltd. 1.5 %
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC 1.5 %
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H 1.5 %
Etihad Etisalat Co. 1.5 %
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. 1.4 %
President Chain Store Corp. 1.4 %
Ooredoo QPSC 1.4 %
E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. 1.4 %
(a)
Excludes short-term securities.
#
Ten largest countries/geographic regions are presented. Additional countries/geographic regions are found in Other.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports. For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords.
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by MSCI Inc. and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2024 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.  BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Class K Shares | BKDEX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — October 31, 2024
BKDEX-10/24-SAR
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Institutional Shares | BDMIX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — October 31, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of May 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 441‑7762.
What were the Fund costs for the last six months ?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
Institutional Shares $71 1.35%(a)
(a)
Annualized.
Fund performance
Average annual total returns
6-Month
Total
Returns
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Institutional Shares 7.24 % 24.29 % 7.47 % 4.28 %
MSCI World Index 11.13 33.68 12.03 9.78
ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 2.66 5.39 2.36 1.69
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $2,510,924,598
Number of Portfolio Holdings 5,850
Portfolio Turnover Rate 35%
The Fund has added the MSCI World Index in response to new regulatory requirements.
On December 1, 2023, the Fund began to compare its performance to the standard pricing time of the ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (the “Index”). Index data prior to March 1, 2021 is for the Index’s standard pricing time of 3pm. Index data from March 1, 2021 through November 30, 2023 is for a custom 4pm pricing variant of the Index. Index returns beginning on December 1, 2023 reflect the Index’s new standard pricing time of 4pm. The change of the Index’s standard pricing time from 3pm to 4pm resulted in the discontinuation of the custom 4pm pricing variant used from March 1, 2021 through November 30, 2023.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. Visit blackrock.com for more recent performance information.
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of October 31, 2024)
Geographic allocation
Percent of
Total Investments(a)
Country/Geographic Region Long Short Total
United States 27.8 % 26.5 % 54.3 %
Japan 8.5 % 7.8 % 16.3 %
United Kingdom 2.9 % 2.5 % 5.4 %
Canada 1.8 % 2.2 % 4.0 %
France 1.2 % 1.5 % 2.7 %
Australia 1.3 % 1.3 % 2.6 %
Switzerland 1.0 % 1.5 % 2.5 %
Germany 1.4 % 1.1 % 2.5 %
Denmark 0.5 % 0.9 % 1.4 %
Sweden 0.3 % 1.0 % 1.3 %
Other# 3.8 % 3.2 % 7.0 %
50.5 49.5 100.0
(a)
Includes the gross market values of long and short securities of the underlying derivative contracts and excludes short-term securities and options, if any.
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Ten largest countries/geographic regions are presented. Additional countries/geographic regions are found in Other.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports. For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords.
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by ICE Data Indices, LLC, MSCI Inc., and their respective affiliates, nor do these companies make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the companies listed above.
©2024 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.  BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Institutional Shares | BDMIX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — October 31, 2024
BDMIX-10/24-SAR
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Investor A Shares | BDMAX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — October 31, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of May 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 441‑7762.
What were the Fund costs for the last six months ?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
Investor A Shares $84 1.60%(a)
(a)
Annualized.
Fund performance
Average annual total returns
6-Month
Total
Returns
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Investor A Shares 7.13 % 24.12 % 7.22 % 4.02 %
Investor A Shares (with sales charge) 1.50 17.60 6.07 3.46
MSCI World Index 11.13 33.68 12.03 9.78
ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 2.66 5.39 2.36 1.69
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $2,510,924,598
Number of Portfolio Holdings 5,850
Portfolio Turnover Rate 35%
Assuming maximum sales charges. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for service fees.
The Fund has added the MSCI World Index in response to new regulatory requirements.
On December 1, 2023, the Fund began to compare its performance to the standard pricing time of the ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (the “Index”). Index data prior to March 1, 2021 is for the Index’s standard pricing time of 3pm. Index data from March 1, 2021 through November 30, 2023 is for a custom 4pm pricing variant of the Index. Index returns beginning on December 1, 2023 reflect the Index’s new standard pricing time of 4pm. The change of the Index’s standard pricing time from 3pm to 4pm resulted in the discontinuation of the custom 4pm pricing variant used from March 1, 2021 through November 30, 2023.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. Visit blackrock.com for more recent performance information.
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of October 31, 2024)
Geographic allocation
Percent of
Total Investments(a)
Country/Geographic Region Long Short Total
United States 27.8 % 26.5 % 54.3 %
Japan 8.5 % 7.8 % 16.3 %
United Kingdom 2.9 % 2.5 % 5.4 %
Canada 1.8 % 2.2 % 4.0 %
France 1.2 % 1.5 % 2.7 %
Australia 1.3 % 1.3 % 2.6 %
Switzerland 1.0 % 1.5 % 2.5 %
Germany 1.4 % 1.1 % 2.5 %
Denmark 0.5 % 0.9 % 1.4 %
Sweden 0.3 % 1.0 % 1.3 %
Other# 3.8 % 3.2 % 7.0 %
50.5 49.5 100.0
(a)
Includes the gross market values of long and short securities of the underlying derivative contracts and excludes short-term securities and options, if any.
#
Ten largest countries/geographic regions are presented. Additional countries/geographic regions are found in Other.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports. For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords.
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by ICE Data Indices, LLC, MSCI Inc., and their respective affiliates, nor do these companies make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the companies listed above.
©2024 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.  BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of May 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 441‑7762.
What were the Fund costs for the last six months ?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
Investor C Shares $123 2.35%(a)
(a)
Annualized.
Fund performance
Average annual total returns
6-Month
Total
Returns
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Investor C Shares 6.81 % 23.18 % 6.41 % 3.39 %
Investor C Shares (with sales charge) 5.82 22.18 6.41 3.39
MSCI World Index 11.13 33.68 12.03 9.78
ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 2.66 5.39 2.36 1.69
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $2,510,924,598
Number of Portfolio Holdings 5,850
Portfolio Turnover Rate 35%
Assuming maximum sales charges. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees.
The Fund has added the MSCI World Index in response to new regulatory requirements.
On December 1, 2023, the Fund began to compare its performance to the standard pricing time of the ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (the “Index”). Index data prior to March 1, 2021 is for the Index’s standard pricing time of 3pm. Index data from March 1, 2021 through November 30, 2023 is for a custom 4pm pricing variant of the Index. Index returns beginning on December 1, 2023 reflect the Index’s new standard pricing time of 4pm. The change of the Index’s standard pricing time from 3pm to 4pm resulted in the discontinuation of the custom 4pm pricing variant used from March 1, 2021 through November 30, 2023.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. Visit blackrock.com for more recent performance information.
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of October 31, 2024)
Geographic allocation
Percent of
Total Investments(a)
Country/Geographic Region Long Short Total
United States 27.8 % 26.5 % 54.3 %
Japan 8.5 % 7.8 % 16.3 %
United Kingdom 2.9 % 2.5 % 5.4 %
Canada 1.8 % 2.2 % 4.0 %
France 1.2 % 1.5 % 2.7 %
Australia 1.3 % 1.3 % 2.6 %
Switzerland 1.0 % 1.5 % 2.5 %
Germany 1.4 % 1.1 % 2.5 %
Denmark 0.5 % 0.9 % 1.4 %
Sweden 0.3 % 1.0 % 1.3 %
Other# 3.8 % 3.2 % 7.0 %
50.5 49.5 100.0
(a)
Includes the gross market values of long and short securities of the underlying derivative contracts and excludes short-term securities and options, if any.
#
Ten largest countries/geographic regions are presented. Additional countries/geographic regions are found in Other.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports. For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords.
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by ICE Data Indices, LLC, MSCI Inc., and their respective affiliates, nor do these companies make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the companies listed above.
©2024 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.  BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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Class K Shares | BGCKX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — October 31, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of May 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 441‑7762.
What were the Fund costs for the last six months ?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
Class K Shares $68 1.30%(a)
(a)
Annualized.
Fund performance
Average annual total returns
6-Month
Total
Returns
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class K Shares 7.30 % 24.44 % 7.54 % 4.33 %
MSCI World Index 11.13 33.68 12.03 9.78
ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 2.66 5.39 2.36 1.69
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $2,510,924,598
Number of Portfolio Holdings 5,850
Portfolio Turnover Rate 35%
The Fund has added the MSCI World Index in response to new regulatory requirements.
Performance shown prior to the Class K Shares inception date of March 28, 2016 is that of Institutional Shares. The performance of 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.
On December 1, 2023, the Fund began to compare its performance to the standard pricing time of the ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (the “Index”). Index data prior to March 1, 2021 is for the Index’s standard pricing time of 3pm. Index data from March 1, 2021 through November 30, 2023 is for a custom 4pm pricing variant of the Index. Index returns beginning on December 1, 2023 reflect the Index’s new standard pricing time of 4pm. The change of the Index’s standard pricing time from 3pm to 4pm resulted in the discontinuation of the custom 4pm pricing variant used from March 1, 2021 through November 30, 2023.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. Visit blackrock.com for more recent performance information.
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of October 31, 2024)
Geographic allocation
Percent of
Total Investments(a)
Country/Geographic Region Long Short Total
United States 27.8 % 26.5 % 54.3 %
Japan 8.5 % 7.8 % 16.3 %
United Kingdom 2.9 % 2.5 % 5.4 %
Canada 1.8 % 2.2 % 4.0 %
France 1.2 % 1.5 % 2.7 %
Australia 1.3 % 1.3 % 2.6 %
Switzerland 1.0 % 1.5 % 2.5 %
Germany 1.4 % 1.1 % 2.5 %
Denmark 0.5 % 0.9 % 1.4 %
Sweden 0.3 % 1.0 % 1.3 %
Other# 3.8 % 3.2 % 7.0 %
50.5 49.5 100.0
(a)
Includes the gross market values of long and short securities of the underlying derivative contracts and excludes short-term securities and options, if any.
#
Ten largest countries/geographic regions are presented. Additional countries/geographic regions are found in Other.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports. For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords.
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by ICE Data Indices, LLC, MSCI Inc., and their respective affiliates, nor do these companies make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the companies listed above.
©2024 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.  BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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Item 4 –

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Investments

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

 

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

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October 31, 2024
2024 Semi-Annual Financial
Statements and Additional
Information (Unaudited)
BlackRock FundsSM
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee

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Derivative Financial Instruments
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. Pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, among other things, the Fund must either use derivative financial instruments with embedded leverage in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on value-at-risk. The Funds successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Funds investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Derivative Financial Instruments
3

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security
 

Shares
Value
Common Stocks
Brazil — 2.1%
Ambev SA
 
39,841
$ 87,113
Fleury SA
 
19,642
50,354
Telefonica Brasil SA
 
1,301
11,847
Telefonica Brasil SA, ADR
 
8,164
74,374
 
 
223,688
Chile — 1.2%
Banco de Chile, ADR
 
5,667
131,474
China — 19.7%
3SBio, Inc.(a)
 
177,000
132,765
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H
 
127,000
62,401
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
 
11,600
141,895
Bank of China Ltd., Class H
 
41,000
19,460
Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co. Ltd., Class A
 
168,700
128,633
BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A
 
170,500
111,814
BYD Co. Ltd., Class A
 
1,800
74,107
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H
 
46,000
97,508
China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.
 
92,000
151,295
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A
 
84,700
73,539
China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A
 
16,400
11,492
China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A
 
13,700
53,057
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.
 
21,000
19,890
Eastroc Beverage Group Co. Ltd., Class A
 
910
27,084
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.
 
1,000
7,045
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.
 
35,000
61,527
Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A
 
44,000
43,693
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H
 
264,000
158,362
NetEase, Inc.
 
2,600
41,831
Peoples Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd., Class A
 
39,700
39,647
Peoples Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd., Class H
 
247,000
124,674
PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A
 
57,900
65,790
PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H
 
34,000
25,531
Pop Mart International Group Ltd.(a)
 
6,800
61,478
SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A
 
10,200
18,439
SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A
 
6,600
41,471
Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class A
 
9,100
34,350
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
 
900
46,928
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.
 
38,000
55,438
Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.
 
58,000
54,285
Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai, Class A
 
3,600
54,112
Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A
 
8,200
65,809
Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
 
4,900
12,725
Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co. Ltd.
 
20,500
28,966
 
 
2,147,041
Greece — 1.4%
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA, Class R
 
9,138
150,997
India — 20.9%
Adani Wilmar Ltd.(b)
 
4,387
17,995
Ajanta Pharma Ltd.
 
2,188
79,683
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd.(a)
 
2,211
11,660
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
 
7,949
152,148
Cipla Ltd.
 
1,330
24,468
City Union Bank Ltd.
 
15,637
32,562
Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.
 
2,849
103,619
Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd.
 
5,155
77,973
Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd.(a)
 
694
25,637
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
 
694
22,358
Havells India Ltd.
 
6,688
130,157
HCL Technologies Ltd.
 
7,315
153,063
Security
 
Shares
Value
India (continued)
ICICI Bank Ltd., ADR
 
3,813
$ 115,953
Infosys Ltd., ADR(c)
 
7,093
148,315
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
 
2,570
110,399
LTIMindtree Ltd.(a)
 
236
15,970
Lupin Ltd.
 
6,220
161,389
Natco Pharma Ltd.
 
4,677
77,629
Petronet LNG Ltd.
 
35,747
141,061
Strides Pharma Science Ltd.
 
907
16,750
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
 
5,533
121,423
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
 
3,332
156,728
Voltas Ltd.
 
4,171
81,645
Wipro Ltd.
 
11,159
72,638
Wipro Ltd., ADR(c)
 
12,719
82,419
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.
 
12,086
143,557
 
 
2,277,199
Indonesia — 2.2%
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT
 
58,300
38,074
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT
 
164,400
69,791
Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT
 
263,100
127,401
 
 
235,266
Kuwait — 3.0%
Boubyan Bank KSCP
 
78,181
142,149
Kuwait Finance House KSCP
 
63,591
149,296
Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP
 
13,188
19,619
National Bank of Kuwait SAKP
 
7,185
19,896
 
 
330,960
Malaysia — 5.6%
AMMB Holdings Bhd
 
60,500
70,237
Hong Leong Bank Bhd
 
32,500
151,623
Maxis Bhd
 
110,900
91,314
Public Bank Bhd
 
144,300
145,206
Tenaga Nasional Bhd
 
48,500
155,158
 
 
613,538
Mexico — 2.3%
Arca Continental SAB de CV
 
17,412
149,072
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, ADR
 
300
25,011
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A
 
56,287
80,818
 
 
254,901
Philippines — 1.6%
International Container Terminal Services, Inc.
 
10,440
71,145
Jollibee Foods Corp.
 
9,810
44,695
Manila Electric Co.
 
1,600
13,492
PLDT, Inc.
 
230
5,652
PLDT, Inc., ADR
 
1,775
42,636
 
 
177,620
Qatar — 3.4%
Ooredoo QPSC
 
49,698
155,937
Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC
 
5,780
25,693
Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC
 
16,531
47,562
Qatar National Bank QPSC
 
29,485
140,143
 
 
369,335
Russia — 0.0%
Alrosa PJSC(b)(d)
 
37,207
4
Saudi Arabia — 7.3%
Al Rajhi Bank
 
6,595
154,096
Alinma Bank
 
792
5,918
Almarai Co. JSC
 
9,624
140,923
Etihad Etisalat Co.
 
11,401
156,975
4
2024 BlackRock Semi-Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Shares
Value
Saudi Arabia (continued)
Jarir Marketing Co.
 
12,065
$ 42,421
Saudi Awwal Bank
 
550
4,951
Saudi Basic Industries Corp.
 
6,964
134,804
Saudi Telecom Co.
 
13,710
153,871
 
 
793,959
South Africa — 0.2%
AVI Ltd.
 
2,510
15,739
South Korea — 4.4%
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.
 
688
123,656
Korea Electric Power Corp.(b)
 
1,888
31,565
Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.
 
3,528
60,900
KT&G Corp.
 
1,299
103,185
Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.
 
64
6,600
SK Telecom Co. Ltd.
 
2,257
92,626
SK Telecom Co. Ltd., ADR
 
2,842
64,684
 
 
483,216
Taiwan — 13.0%
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.
 
39,000
148,041
Compal Electronics, Inc.
 
149,000
163,564
E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.
 
183,157
155,744
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.
 
15,000
41,421
First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.
 
89,000
74,943
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.
 
7,000
44,868
MediaTek, Inc.
 
4,000
155,713
President Chain Store Corp.
 
17,000
156,091
Primax Electronics Ltd.
 
53,000
132,284
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
 
11,000
161,397
Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.
 
33,000
116,307
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
 
2,000
62,719
 
 
1,413,092
Thailand — 2.6%
Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR
 
18,700
152,217
Bangkok Bank PCL, NVDR
 
14,100
61,366
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR
 
17,600
14,347
CP ALL PCL, NVDR
 
31,100
58,293
 
 
286,223
Turkey — 0.9%
Mavi Giyim Sanayi Ve Ticaret A/S, Class B(a)
 
19,291
42,931
Migros Ticaret A/S, Class A
 
4,096
48,661
 
 
91,592
United Arab Emirates — 3.2%
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC
 
65,505
159,225
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC
 
44,675
153,253
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC
 
10,050
35,915
 
 
348,393
Security
 
Shares
Value
United States — 1.5%
Genpact Ltd.
 
3,069
$ 117,144
JBS S/A
 
7,466
46,506
 
 
163,650
Total Common Stocks — 96.5%
(Cost: $9,899,803)
10,507,887
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks — 0.2%
Brazil — 0.2%
CTEEP-Cia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista
 
3,832
16,101
Total Preferred Securities — 0.2%
(Cost: $16,348)
16,101
Total Long-Term Investments — 96.7%
(Cost: $9,916,151)
10,523,988
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 3.5%
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares,
5.01%(e)(f)(g)
 
137,164
137,261
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Shares,
4.75%(e)(f)
 
246,482
246,482
Total Short-Term Securities — 3.5%
(Cost: $383,723)
383,743
Total Investments — 100.2%
(Cost: $10,299,874)
10,907,731
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)%
(16,674
)
Net Assets — 100.0%
$ 10,891,057
(a)
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to
qualified institutional investors.
(b)
Non-income producing security.
(c)
All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(d)
Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the
fair value hierarchy.
(e)
Affiliate of the Fund.
(f)
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(g)
All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned
securities.
Schedule of Investments
5

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer
Value at
04/30/24
Purchases
at Cost
Proceeds
from Sales
Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Value at
10/31/24
Shares
Held at
10/31/24
Income
Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares
$ 
$ 137,241
(a)
$ 
$ 
$ 20
$ 137,261
137,164
$ 56
(b)
$ 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Shares
300,963
(54,481
)(a)
246,482
246,482
5,981
 
$ 
$ 20
$ 383,743
$ 6,037
$ 
(a)
Represents net amount purchased (sold).
(b)
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
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
5
12/20/24
$ 282
$ 2,315
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the 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)
$ 
$ 
$ 2,315
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 2,315
(a)
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the 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).
For the period ended October 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the 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
$ 
$ 
$ 20,883
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 20,883
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Futures contracts
$ 
$ 
$ 4,849
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 4,849
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts:
Average notional value of contracts — long
$250,463
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Funds financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Common Stocks
Brazil
$ 223,688
$ 
$ 
$ 223,688
Chile
131,474
131,474
China
53,057
2,093,984
2,147,041
Greece
150,997
150,997
India
346,687
1,930,512
2,277,199
Indonesia
165,475
69,791
235,266
Kuwait
330,960
330,960
Malaysia
613,538
613,538
Mexico
254,901
254,901
Philippines
127,273
50,347
177,620
Qatar
203,499
165,836
369,335
Russia
4
4
Saudi Arabia
134,804
659,155
793,959
South Africa
15,739
15,739
South Korea
64,684
418,532
483,216
Taiwan
1,413,092
1,413,092
Thailand
286,223
286,223
Turkey
91,592
91,592
United Arab Emirates
153,253
195,140
348,393
United States
163,650
163,650
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks
16,101
16,101
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds
383,743
383,743
$ 2,422,289
$ 8,485,438
$ 4
$ 10,907,731
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)
Assets
Equity Contracts
$ 2,315
$ 
$ 
$ 2,315
(a)
Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.
See notes to financial statements.
Schedule of Investments
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
October 31, 2024
 
BlackRock
Defensive Advantage
Emerging Markets Fund
ASSETS
Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b)
$ 10,523,988
Investments, at value — affiliated(c)
383,743
Cash pledged for futures contracts
7,000
Foreign currency, at value(d)
321,564
Receivables:
Investments sold
560,386
Securities lending income — affiliated
28
Dividends — unaffiliated
10,127
Dividends — affiliated
1,078
From the Manager
19,332
Prepaid expenses
43,475
Total assets
11,870,721
LIABILITIES
Collateral on securities loaned
137,247
Payables:
Investments purchased
750,139
Accounting services fees
5,028
Custodian fees
22,907
Deferred foreign capital gain tax
34,008
Trustees and Officers fees
2,143
Other accrued expenses
13,926
Professional fees
13,666
Service fees
56
Transfer agent fees
55
Variation margin on futures contracts
489
Total liabilities
979,664
Commitments and contingent liabilities
NET ASSETS
$ 10,891,057
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF
Paid-in capital
$ 10,454,678
Accumulated earnings
436,379
NET ASSETS
$ 10,891,057
(a) Investments, at costunaffiliated
$9,916,151
(b) Securities loaned, at value
$128,261
(c) Investments, at costaffiliated
$383,723
(d) Foreign currency, at cost
$321,343
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)
October 31, 2024
 
BlackRock
Defensive Advantage
Emerging Markets Fund
NET ASSETVALUE
Institutional
Net assets
$ 111,189
Shares outstanding
10,719
Net asset value
$ 10.37
Shares authorized
Unlimited
Par value
$0.001
Investor A
Net assets
$ 264,033
Shares outstanding
25,494
Net asset value
$ 10.36
Shares authorized
Unlimited
Par value
$0.001
Class K
Net assets
$ 10,515,835
Shares outstanding
1,013,453
Net asset value
$ 10.38
Shares authorized
Unlimited
Par value
$0.001
See notes to financial statements.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
9

Statement of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended October 31, 2024
 
BlackRock
Defensive Advantage
Emerging Markets Fund
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends — unaffiliated
$229,539
Dividends — affiliated
5,981
Interest — unaffiliated
176
Securities lending income — affiliated — net
56
Foreign taxes withheld
(23,763
)
Total investment income
211,989
EXPENSES
Professional
43,556
Investment advisory
42,946
Custodian
32,372
Registration
23,721
Printing and postage
13,524
Accounting services
7,575
Trustees and Officer
3,312
Administration
2,281
Administration — class specific
1,074
Transfer agent — class specific
394
Service — class specific
348
Miscellaneous
9,790
Total expenses excluding interest expense
180,893
Interest expense — unaffiliated
60
Total expenses
180,953
Less:
Administration fees waived
(2,281
)
Administration fees waived by the Manager — class specific
(1,047
)
Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager
(133,331
)
Transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager — class specific
(250
)
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
44,044
Net investment income
167,945
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments — unaffiliated(a)
285,570
Foreign currency transactions
(12,896
)
Futures contracts
20,883
 
293,557
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments — unaffiliated(b)
326,300
Investments — affiliated
20
Foreign currency translations
(140
)
Futures contracts
4,849
 
331,029
Net realized and unrealized gain
624,586
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$792,531
(a) Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax refund, if applicable of
$(35,375
)
(b) Net of reduction in deferred foreign capital gain tax of
$392
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
BlackRock
Defensive Advantage
Emerging Markets Fund
 
Six Months Ended
10/31/24
(unaudited)
Year Ended
04/30/24
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
OPERATIONS
Net investment income
$167,945
$245,157
Net realized gain
293,557
437,730
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
331,029
32,828
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
792,531
715,715
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)
Institutional
(865
)
(2,155
)
Investor A
(1,821
)
(2,443
)
Class K
(83,483
)
(210,360
)
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders
(86,169
)
(214,958
)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions
(53,273
)
177,025
NET ASSETS
Total increase in net assets
653,089
677,782
Beginning of period
10,237,968
9,560,186
End of period
$10,891,057
$10,237,968
(a)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
See notes to financial statements.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
11

Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
 
Institutional
 
Six Months Ended
10/31/24
(unaudited)
Year Ended
04/30/24
Year Ended
04/30/23
Year Ended
04/30/22
Period from
12/21/20(a)
to 04/30/21
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
$9.70
$9.23
$9.42
$10.81
$10.00
Net investment income(b)
0.16
0.23
0.29
0.19
0.02
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.59
0.44
(0.25
)
(0.80
)
0.79
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations
0.75
0.67
0.04
(0.61
)
0.81
Distributions(c)
From net investment income
(0.08
)
(0.20
)
(0.23
)
(0.21
)
(0.00
)(d)
From net realized gain
(0.57
)
Total distributions
(0.08
)
(0.20
)
(0.23
)
(0.78
)
(0.00
)
Net asset value, end of period
$10.37
$9.70
$9.23
$9.42
$10.81
Total Return(e)
Based on net asset value
7.77
%(f)
7.43
%
0.60
%
(6.10
)%
8.14
%(f)
Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)
Total expenses
3.44
%(h)
3.59
%
3.75
%
3.81
%
3.18
%(h)(i)
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
0.86
%(h)
0.85
%
0.85
%
0.81
%
0.81
%(h)
Net investment income
3.08
%(h)
2.50
%
3.23
%
1.87
%
0.52
%(h)
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)
$111
$104
$97
$97
$108
Portfolio turnover rate
124
%
191
%
204
%
211
%
64
%
(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)
Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.
(e)
Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.
(f)
Not annualized.
(g)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
(h)
Annualized.
(i)
Audit, printing, offering and organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 4.74%.
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (continued)
 
Investor A
 
Six Months Ended
10/31/24
(unaudited)
Year Ended
04/30/24
Year Ended
04/30/23
Year Ended
04/30/22
Period from
12/21/20(a)
to 04/30/21
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
$9.69
$9.22
$9.41
$10.81
$10.00
Net investment income(b)
0.15
0.21
0.26
0.17
0.01
Net realized and unrealized gain
0.59
0.44
(0.24
)
(0.82
)
0.80
Net increase from investment operations
0.74
0.65
0.02
(0.65
)
0.81
Distributions(c)
From net investment income
(0.07
)
(0.18
)
(0.21
)
(0.18
)
(0.00
)(d)
From net realized gain
(0.57
)
Total distributions
(0.07
)
(0.18
)
(0.21
)
(0.75
)
(0.00
)
Net asset value, end of period
$10.36
$9.69
$9.22
$9.41
$10.81
Total Return(e)
Based on net asset value
7.68
%(f)
7.19
%
0.35
%
(6.43
)%
8.14
%(f)
Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)
Total expenses
3.73
%(h)
3.86
%
4.03
%
4.11
%
3.43
%(h)(i)
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
1.11
%(h)
1.11
%
1.11
%
1.06
%
1.06
%(h)
Net investment income
2.90
%(h)
2.27
%
2.99
%
1.62
%
0.27
%(h)
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)
$264
$298
$105
$97
$108
Portfolio turnover rate
124
%
191
%
204
%
211
%
64
%
(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)
Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.
(e)
Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.
(f)
Not annualized.
(g)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
(h)
Annualized.
(i)
Audit, printing, offering and organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 4.99%.
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (continued)
 
Class K
 
Six Months Ended
10/31/24
(unaudited)
Year Ended
04/30/24
Year Ended
04/30/23
Year Ended
04/30/22
Period from
12/21/20(a)
to 04/30/21
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
$9.70
$9.23
$9.42
$10.81
$10.00
Net investment income(b)
0.16
0.24
0.29
0.19
0.02
Net realized and unrealized gain
0.60
0.44
(0.25
)
(0.80
)
0.79
Net increase from investment operations
0.76
0.68
0.04
(0.61
)
0.81
Distributions(c)
From net investment income
(0.08
)
(0.21
)
(0.23
)
(0.21
)
(0.00
)(d)
From net realized gain
(0.57
)
Total distributions
(0.08
)
(0.21
)
(0.23
)
(0.78
)
(0.00
)
Net asset value, end of period
$10.38
$9.70
$9.23
$9.42
$10.81
Total Return(e)
Based on net asset value
7.89
%(f)
7.48
%
0.60
%
(6.10
)%
8.14
%(f)
Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)
Total expenses
3.36
%(h)
3.53
%
3.66
%
3.75
%
2.84
%(h)(i)
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
0.81
%(h)
0.81
%
0.81
%
0.81
%
0.81
%(h)
Net investment income
3.14
%(h)
2.53
%
3.27
%
1.87
%
0.52
%(h)
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)
$10,516
$9,836
$9,358
$9,535
$10,598
Portfolio turnover rate
124
%
191
%
204
%
211
%
64
%
(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)
Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.
(e)
Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.
(f)
Not annualized.
(g)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
(h)
Annualized.
(i)
Audit, printing, offering and organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 4.40%.
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
1.
ORGANIZATION
BlackRock FundsSM (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust.BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”) is a series of the Trust.The Fund is classified as diversified.
TheFund 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 Shares bear certain expenses related to shareholder servicing of such shares. Investor A 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.
Share Class
Initial Sales Charge
CDSC
Conversion Privilege
Institutional and Class K Shares
No
No
None
Investor A Shares
Yes
No(a)
None
(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.
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 funds referred to as the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex.
2.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:
InvestmentTransactions 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.Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.
Foreign CurrencyTranslation: 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 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.TheFund 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 theFund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by theFund and are reflected in its 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, 2024, if any, are disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 Statement of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.
Bank Overdraft: TheFund had outstanding cash disbursements exceeding deposited cash amounts at the custodian during the reporting period. The Fundis obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable. For financial reporting purposes, overdraft fees, if any, are included in interest expense in the Statement of Operations.
Collateralization: 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.
Notes to Financial Statements
15

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Distributions:Distributions paid by the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates.The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds 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.
3.
INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
InvestmentValuation Policies:The Funds investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund is open for business and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of  Trustees of theTrust (the “Board”) has approved the designation of the Fund’s Manager  as the valuation designee for the Fund.  The Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under the Manager’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with the Manager’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. The Manager has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.
Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of the Funds assets and liabilities:
Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last trade or last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price.
Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s net asset value (“NAV”).
Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.
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 occurs after the close of the local markets.
If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee in accordance with the Manager’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that 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 Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement as of the measurement date. 
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 Valuation Committee and third-party pricing services utilized by the Valuation Committee include one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs:
(i) recent market transactions, including secondary market transactions, merger or acquisition activity and subsequent rounds of financing in the underlying investment or comparable issuers
(ii) recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure
(iii) market or relevant indices multiples of comparable issuers
(iv) future cash flows discounted to present and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks
(v) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets
(vi) other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates
(vii) audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications and Private Company financial or operational metrics
(viii) relevant market news and other public sources.
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Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing a market approach to determine 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 involves 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.
Private Companies are not subject to public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards applicable to other investments held by the Fund. Certain information made available 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 at the measurement date. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges that the Fund has the ability to access for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable and significant to the entire fair value measurement for the asset or liability (including the Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by 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.
4.
SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS
Preferred Stocks: Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well), but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.
Securities Lending: TheFund 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 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 FundsSchedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of related collateral, if any, are shown separately in the  Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a component of investments at value – unaffiliatedand collateral on securities loaned, 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. 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.
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As of period end, the following table is a summary of the Funds securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:
Fund Name/Counterparty
Securities
Loaned at Value
Cash Collateral
Received(a)
Non-Cash Collateral
Received, at Fair Value(a)
Net
Amount
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
$ 128,261
$ (128,261
)
$ 
$ 
(a)
Collateral received, if any, 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
Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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,theFund 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. TheFund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by theFund.
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 Schedule of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”).
Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).
Futures contracts are 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. 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the 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.
6.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Advisory: The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), to provide investment advisory services. The Manager is responsible for the management of the Funds portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Fund.
For such services, theFund pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to the following percentages of the average daily value of theFund’s net assets:
Average Daily Net Assets
Investment
Advisory Fees
First $1 billion
0.80
% 
$1 billion – $3 billion
0.75
$3 billion – $5 billion
0.72
$5 billion – $10 billion
0.70
Greater than $10 billion
0.68
The Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIL for services it provides for that portion of the Fund for which BIL 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.
Service Fees:TheTrust, on behalf of theFund, 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, theFund pays BRIL ongoing service 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 theFund as follows:
Share Class
Service Fees
Investor A
0.25
% 
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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 BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing and/or distribution related services to shareholders.
For the six months ended October 31, 2024, the following table shows the class specific service fees borne directly by each share class of the Fund:
Fund Name
Investor A
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
$ 348
Administration:The Trust, on behalf of theFund, entered into an Administration Agreement with the Manager, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide administrative services. For these services, the Manager receives an administration fee computed daily and payable monthly, based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of theFund. The administration fee, which is shown as administration in the Statement of Operations, is paid at the annual rates below.
Average Daily Net Assets
Administration Fees
First $500 million
0.0425
% 
$500 million - $1 billion
0.0400
$1 billion - $2 billion
0.0375
$2 billion - $4 billion
0.0350
$4 billion - $13 billion
0.0325
Greater than $13 billion
0.0300
In addition, the Managercharges each of the share classes an administration fee, which is shown as administration — class specific in the Statement of Operations, at an annual rate of 0.02% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.
For the six monthsendedOctober 31, 2024, the following table shows the class specific administration fees borne directly by each share class of theFund:
Fund Name
Institutional
Investor A
Class K
Total
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
$ 11
$ 28
$ 1,035
$ 1,074
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, 2024, the Fund did not pay any amounts to affiliates in return for these services.
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, 2024, 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 Statement of Operations:
 
Institutional
Investor A
Class K
Total
Reimbursed amounts
$ 17
$ 10
$ 19
$ 46
For the six months ended October 31, 2024, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each share class of theFund:
Fund Name
Institutional
Investor A
Class K
Total
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
$ 44
$ 170
$ 180
$ 394
Expense Limitations, Waivers and Reimbursements: 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, 2026. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of theTrust, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of theFund. The amount of waivers and/or reimbursements of fees and expenses made pursuant to the expense limitation described below will be reduced by the amount of the affiliated money market fund waiver. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2024, the amount waived was $89.
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of theFunds assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through June 30, 2026. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of theFund.For the six months ended October 31, 2024, there were no fees waived by the Manager pursuant to this arrangement.
The Manager contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit expenses, excluding interest expense, dividend expense, acquired fund fees and expenses, and certain other fund expenses, which constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of theFund’s business (“expense limitation”). The expense limitations as a percentage of average dailynet assets areas follows:
Share Class
Expense Limitation
Institutional
0.86
% 
Investor A
1.11
Class K
0.81
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TheManager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue the contractual expense limitations through June 30, 2026, unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of theFund.For the six months ended October 31, 2024, amounts included in the Statement of Operations were as follows:
Fund Name
Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed
by the Manager
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
$ 133,242
Fund Name
Administration
Fees Waived
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
$ 2,281
In addition, these amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager are included in administration fees waived by the Manager — class specific, transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager — class specific, respectively, in the Statementof Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2024, class specific expense waivers and/or reimbursements were as follows:
 
Institutional
Investor A
Class K
Total
Administration fees waived by the Manager — class specific
$ 11
$ 22
$ 1,014
$ 1,047
 
Institutional
Investor A
Class K
Total
Transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager — class specific
$ 16
$ 106
$ 128
$ 250
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 Fundis responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, managed by the Manager or its affiliates. However, BIM has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees the Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been reinvested may impose a discretionary liquidity fee of up to 2% on all redemptions. Discretionary liquidity fees may be imposed or terminated at any time at the discretion of the board of directors of the money market fund, or its delegate, if it is determined that such fee would be, or would not be, respectively, in the best interest of the money market fund. Additionally, the money market fund will impose a mandatory liquidity fee if the money market funds total net redemptions on a single day exceed 5% of the money market funds net assets, unless the amount of the fee is less than 0.01% of the value of the shares redeemed. The money market fund will determine the size of the mandatory liquidity fee by making a good faith estimate of certain costs the money market fund would incur if it were to sell a pro rata amount of each security in the portfolio to satisfy the amount of net redemptions on that day. There is no limit to the size of a mandatory liquidity fee. If the money market fund cannot estimate the costs of selling a pro rata amount of each portfolio security in good faith and supported by data, it is required to apply a default liquidity fee of 1% on the value of shares redeemed on that day.
Securities lending income is generally equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral (and excludes collateral investment fees), and  any fees or other payments to and from borrowers of securities. TheFund retains a portion of the securities lending income and remits the remaining portion to BIM as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.
Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, the Fund retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. 
In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income earned across the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex in a calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, 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 fees), and this amount retained can never be less than 70%  of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.
The share of securities lending income earned by the Fund is shown as securities lending income — affiliated — net in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2024, the Fund paid BIM $11 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 and lend 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 periodended October 31, 2024, the Fund did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.
Trustees and Officers:Certain trustees and/or officers of the Trustare directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Fund reimbursesthe Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Trusts Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Trusteesand Officer in the Statement of Operations.
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7.
 PURCHASES AND SALES
For the six months ended October 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, were $13,018,439 and $12,970,136, respectively.
8.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
It is theFunds 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 Funds U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for a period of three years after they are filed. The statutes of limitations on the Funds 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, 2024, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Fundsfinancial statements.
As of April 30, 2024, the Fund had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:
Fund Name
Non-Expiring
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
$ (571,384
)
As of October 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Fund Name
Tax Cost
Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
$ 10,323,896
$ 921,589
$ (335,439
)
$ 586,150
9.
BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is party to a 364-day, $2.40 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders. Under this agreement, the 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) Overnight Bank Funding Rate (“OBFR”) (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum, (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed or (c) the sum of (x) Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.10% and (y) 0.80% per annum. The agreement expires in April 2025unless extended or renewed. Prior to April 11, 2024, the aggregate commitment amount was $2.50 billion. 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, 2024, the Fund did not borrow under the credit agreement.
10.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
In the normal course of business, the Fundinvests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject theFund 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. TheFunds prospectus provides details of the risks to which theFund is subject.
TheFundmay be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to mandatory and discretionary liquidity fees under certain circumstances.
Market Risk:Investments in the securities of issuers domiciled in countries with emerging capital markets involve certain additional risks that do not generally apply to investments in securities of issuers in more developed capital markets, such as (i) low or nonexistent trading volume, resulting in a lack of liquidity and increased volatility in prices for such securities; (ii) lack of reliable settlement procedures and significant delays in registering the transfer of securities; (iii) uncertain national policies and social, political and economic instability, increasing the potential for expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, high rates of inflation or unfavorable diplomatic developments; (iv) lack of publicly available or reliable information about issuers as a result of not being subject to the same degree of regulatory requirements  and accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards; and (v) possible fluctuations in exchange rates, differing legal systems and the existence or possible imposition of exchange controls, custodial restrictions or other foreign or U.S. governmental laws or restrictions applicable to such investments.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
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. TheFund may invest in illiquid investments.  An illiquid investment is any investment that theFund 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. TheFund 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 theFund’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 theFund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which theFund invests. TheFund’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.
The price the Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from the Funds 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 Funds 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. 
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 receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the 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.
With exchange-traded futures, 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 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.
Geographic/Asset Class Risk:A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within the Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.
TheFundinvests 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 Funds 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 Schedule of Investments.
TheFund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers located in Asia or with significant exposure to Asian issuers or countries. The Asian financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns in several Asian countries regarding monetary policy, government intervention in the markets, rising government debt levels or economic downturns. These events may spread to other countries in Asia and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Funds investments.
Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.
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11.
 CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS 
Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
 
Six Months Ended
10/31/24
Year Ended
04/30/24
FundName / Share Class
Shares
Amounts
Shares
Amounts
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund 
Institutional
Shares sold
$
206
$1,900
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
3
31
7
61
 
3
$31
213
$1,961
Investor A
Shares sold
177
$1,775
19,326
$180,245
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
107
1,079
63
571
Shares redeemed
(5,562)
(55,616)
 
(5,278)
$(52,762)
19,389
$180,816
Class K
Shares sold
60
$621
1,859
$17,248
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
9
87
39
364
Shares redeemed
(125)
(1,250)
(2,459)
(23,364)
 
(56)
$(542)
(561)
$(5,752)
 
(5,331)
$(53,273)
19,041
$177,025
As of October 31, 2024, shares owned by BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., an affiliate of the Fund, were as follows:
Fund Name
Institutional
Investor A
Class K
BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
10,330
10,312
1,012,325
12.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in thefinancial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
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Additional Information
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
Not applicable.
Proxy Results
Not applicable.
Remuneration Paid to Trustees, Officers, and Others
Compensation to the independent directors/trustees of the Trust is paid by the Trust, on behalf of the Fund.
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.
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Systematic Withdrawal Plans
Investor class shareholders can establish a systematic withdrawal plan and receive periodic payments of $50 or more from their BlackRock funds, as long as their account balance is at least $10,000.
Retirement Plans
Shareholders may make investments in conjunction with Traditional, Rollover, Roth, Coverdell, Simple IRAs, SEP IRAs and 403(b) Plans.
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Additional Information (continued)
Fund and Service Providers
Investment Adviser
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Wilmington, DE 19809
Sub-Adviser
BlackRock International Limited
Edinburgh, EH3 8BL
United Kingdom
Accounting Agent and Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA 02114
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Wilmington, DE 19809
Distributor
BlackRock Investments, LLC
New York, NY 10001
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, MA 02110
Legal Counsel
Sidley Austin LLP
New York, NY 10019
Address of the Fund
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
Additional Information
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement
The Board of Trustees (the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Funds (the “Trust”) met on April 16, 2024 (the “April Meeting”) and May 16-17, 2024 (the “May Meeting”) to consider the approval to continue the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”), and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Fund’s investment advisor. The Board also considered the approval to continue the sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Manager and BlackRock International Limited (the “Sub-Advisor”) with respect to the Fund. The Manager and the Sub-Advisor are referred to herein as “BlackRock.” The Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements are referred to herein as the “Agreements.”
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 Agreements for the Fund on an annual basis. The Board members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, 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 of which extended over a two-day period, 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 an additional one-day meeting to consider specific information regarding the renewal of the Agreements. In considering the renewal of the Agreements, 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 Agreements, 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’ investment performance analyses, and 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 Agreements. 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 Agreements 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 Agreements and the Independent Board Members 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, and such responses were reviewed by the Board Members.
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 Board evaluated the information available to it on a fund-by-fund basis. The following paragraphs provide more
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement (continued)
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.
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 experience of 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.
The Board noted that the engagement of the Sub-Advisor with respect to the Fund facilitates the provision of investment advice and trading by investment personnel out of non-U.S. jurisdictions. The Board considered that this arrangement provides additional flexibility to the portfolio management team, which may benefit the Fund and its shareholders.
B.  The Investment Performance of the Fund
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, 2023, 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 and the respective Morningstar Category (“Morningstar Category”). 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 the one-year, three-year and since-inception periods reported, the Fund ranked in the second, first and first quartiles, respectively against its Morningstar Category. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Morningstar Category is an appropriate performance metric for the Fund, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.
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 that the fee and expense information in the Broadridge report for the Fund reflected information for a specific period and that historical asset levels and expenses may differ from current levels, particularly in a period of market volatility. 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).
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement (continued)
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, 2023 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.
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 Agreements 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 and resources, 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 each ranked in the first quartile relative to the Fund’s Expense Peers. The Board also noted that the Fund has an advisory fee arrangement that includes breakpoints that adjust the fee rate downward as the size of the Fund increases above certain contractually specified levels. The Board additionally noted that the breakpoints can, conversely, adjust the advisory fee rate upward as the size of the Fund decreases below certain contractually specified levels. The Board further noted that BlackRock and the Board have contractually agreed to a cap on the Fund’s total expenses as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets on a class-by-class basis.
D.  Economies of Scale
The Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which any economies of scale might benefit the Fund in a variety of ways as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board considered multiple factors, including the advisory fee rate and breakpoints, unitary fee structure, fee waivers, and/or expense caps, as applicable. 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. With respect to securities lending, during the year the Board also considered information provided by independent third-party consultants related to the performance of each BlackRock affiliate as securities lending agent. 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 Agreements, 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
At the May Meeting, in a continuation of the discussions that occurred during the April Meeting, and as a culmination of the Board’s year-long deliberative process, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2025, and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, with respect to the fund, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2025. 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 Agreements were fair and reasonable and, in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreements, 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 advised by independent legal counsel throughout the deliberative process.
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
Portfolio Abbreviation 
ADR
American Depositary Receipt
JSC
Joint Stock Company
MSCI
Morgan Stanley Capital International
NVDR
Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
PCL
Public Company Limited
PJSC
Public Joint Stock Company
SAB
Special Assessment Bonds
Glossary of Terms Used in This Report
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October 31, 2024
2024 Semi-Annual Financial
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Information (Unaudited)
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BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
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Derivative Financial Instruments
The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. Pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, among other things, the Funds must either use derivative financial instruments with embedded leverage in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on value-at-risk. The Funds successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation a Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Funds’ investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.
Derivative Financial Instruments
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security
 

Shares
Value
Common Stocks
Brazil — 3.2%
Ambev SA
 
54,482
$ 119,126
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao
 
186,264
342,183
Banco Santander Brasil SA
 
31,765
149,459
Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA
 
8,233
16,763
Fleury SA
 
96,874
248,348
Iochpe Maxion SA
 
25,533
45,007
Itau Unibanco Holding SA, ADR
 
19,589
118,513
Lojas Renner SA
 
235,096
755,200
Magazine Luiza SA(a)
 
50,695
82,958
NU Holdings Ltd./Cayman Islands, Class A(a)
 
8,781
132,505
Telefonica Brasil SA
 
4,836
44,036
Ultrapar Participacoes SA
 
8,990
32,486
Vale SA
 
90,428
970,776
 
 
3,057,360
Chile — 0.8%
Banco de Chile
 
4,792,294
556,664
Banco de Chile, ADR
 
8,713
202,141
Empresas CMPC SA
 
15,654
24,928
 
 
783,733
China — 26.4%
3SBio, Inc.(b)
 
464,000
348,038
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H
 
839,000
412,239
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
 
248,620
3,041,196
Baidu, Inc., Class A(a)
 
12,350
140,924
Bank of China Ltd., Class H
 
136,000
64,550
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A
 
524,288
480,753
BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A
 
944,000
619,076
Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.
 
100,000
56,084
BYD Co. Ltd., Class A
 
2,200
90,576
BYD Co. Ltd., Class H
 
21,000
758,491
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H
 
599,000
464,966
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H
 
511,000
1,083,188
China Medical System Holdings Ltd.
 
98,000
98,025
China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H
 
82,800
287,552
China Resources Land Ltd.
 
41,000
136,671
China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A
 
21,900
15,346
CMOC Group Ltd., Class A
 
171,100
181,480
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H
 
160,500
237,690
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.
 
18,600
131,042
Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A
 
11,400
38,203
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.
 
316,000
555,496
GigaDevice Semiconductor, Inc., Class A(a)
 
7,700
97,094
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H
 
988,000
592,658
JD.com, Inc., Class A
 
32,160
652,180
KE Holdings, Inc., ADR
 
8,996
197,282
Meituan, Class B(a)(b)
 
70,880
1,674,921
Midea Group Co. Ltd., Class A
 
24,100
241,388
Minth Group Ltd.(a)
 
132,000
241,225
NetEase, Inc.
 
40,070
644,678
New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H
 
42,600
143,765
PDD Holdings, Inc., ADR(a)
 
5,503
663,607
Peoples Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd., Class H
 
660,000
333,138
PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H
 
789,700
592,997
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class A
 
7,500
58,960
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H
 
225,000
1,394,050
Pop Mart International Group Ltd.(b)
 
24,600
222,406
RiseSun Real Estate Development Co. Ltd., Class A(a)
 
1
Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. Ltd., Class A
 
496,546
284,187
Security
 
Shares
Value
China (continued)
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd.,
Class A
 
4,800
$ 179,688
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.
 
700
5,405
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.
 
5,200
33,826
TAL Education Group, ADR(a)
 
3,910
43,479
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
 
92,400
4,817,929
Trip.com Group Ltd.(a)
 
450
28,959
Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.
 
373,000
349,109
Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A
 
421,800
791,281
Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai, Class A
 
24,500
368,260
Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A
 
32,900
678,740
Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(b)
 
82,200
281,937
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H
 
160,000
340,811
 
 
25,195,546
Greece — 0.8%
Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA, Class R
 
272,272
563,391
National Bank of Greece SA
 
19,373
151,782
 
 
715,173
India — 15.8%
ABB India Ltd.
 
1,510
133,000
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.(a)
 
3,618
41,826
Ajanta Pharma Ltd.
 
8,143
296,553
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.
 
4,458
305,924
Axis Bank Ltd.
 
2,924
40,167
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
 
54,106
1,035,614
Blue Star Ltd.
 
19,577
434,207
Castrol India Ltd.
 
20,626
51,356
Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd.
 
118,846
680,959
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.
 
2,587
136,298
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.
 
92,199
427,921
Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd.(b)
 
7,777
287,293
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
 
3,792
122,166
Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd.
 
42,541
649,703
Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd.
 
19,466
45,505
HCL Technologies Ltd.
 
18,315
383,234
HDFC Bank Ltd.
 
27,061
556,231
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.
 
112,054
735,216
ICICI Bank Ltd.
 
68,697
1,053,781
Indraprastha Gas Ltd.
 
14,630
72,950
Infosys Ltd.
 
48,224
1,006,177
Infosys Ltd., ADR
 
28,369
593,196
KEC International Ltd.
 
10,775
125,985
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
 
19,457
835,808
Life Insurance Corp. of India
 
11,362
124,190
Lupin Ltd.
 
12,240
317,589
NCC Ltd./India
 
103,480
366,215
Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd.(b)
 
12,955
108,725
Oberoi Realty Ltd.
 
8,258
192,410
PTC India Ltd.
 
104,242
224,650
Punjab National Bank
 
44,998
52,265
Reliance Industries Ltd.
 
27,058
427,840
State Bank of India
 
28,649
278,791
Strides Pharma Science Ltd.
 
19,725
364,280
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
 
2,451
53,788
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
 
15,246
717,127
Trent Ltd.
 
3,119
263,565
Triveni Turbine Ltd., Class B
 
14,579
119,528
Vedanta Ltd.
 
7,257
39,947
Voltas Ltd.
 
43,544
852,346
Whirlpool of India Ltd.
 
1,263
29,811
4
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Shares
Value
India (continued)
Wipro Ltd.
 
24,676
$ 160,626
Wipro Ltd., ADR
 
12,571
81,460
WNS Holdings Ltd.(a)
 
3,778
181,306
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.(a)
 
59,604
86,229
 
 
15,093,758
Indonesia — 2.0%
Astra International Tbk PT
 
1,703,900
553,167
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT
 
1,376,000
898,630
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT
 
752,300
319,365
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT
 
516,100
157,335
 
 
1,928,497
Kuwait — 0.3%
Kuwait Finance House KSCP
 
126,265
296,438
Malaysia — 2.3%
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd
 
30,600
55,488
IJM Corp. Bhd.
 
130,600
89,562
Malayan Banking Bhd.
 
443,300
1,061,621
Public Bank Bhd
 
268,900
270,589
Tenaga Nasional Bhd
 
229,400
733,882
 
 
2,211,142
Mexico — 2.9%
Alsea SAB de CV
 
59,750
144,467
America Movil SAB de C.V., ADR
 
2,455
38,642
America Movil SAB de CV, Series B
 
303,692
239,955
Arca Continental SAB de CV
 
39,202
335,625
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV
 
6,028
50,165
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, ADR
 
2,996
249,776
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O
 
99,714
694,328
Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV
 
156,346
143,457
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV
 
304,401
837,010
 
 
2,733,425
Philippines — 0.3%
BDO Unibank, Inc.
 
17,230
45,094
International Container Terminal Services, Inc.
 
38,950
265,431
 
 
310,525
Poland — 0.2%
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA
 
7,540
104,763
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA
 
8,453
83,830
 
 
188,593
Qatar — 0.3%
Qatar National Bank QPSC
 
51,019
242,495
Russia — 0.0%
Alrosa PJSC(a)(c)
 
1,407,496
145
Saudi Arabia — 2.7%
Al Rajhi Bank
 
56,614
1,322,821
Alinma Bank
 
2,539
18,971
Riyad Bank
 
12,272
83,882
Saudi Arabian Mining Co.(a)
 
2,896
43,355
Saudi Awwal Bank
 
13,272
119,465
Saudi Basic Industries Corp.
 
34,167
661,379
Saudi National Bank
 
42,206
371,030
 
 
2,620,903
South Africa — 2.0%
AVI Ltd.
 
48,222
302,385
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.
 
5,342
965,037
FirstRand Ltd.
 
52,013
228,529
Naspers Ltd., Class N
 
93
21,980
Security
 
Shares
Value
South Africa (continued)
Sasol Ltd.
 
6,636
$ 37,298
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.(a)
 
12,831
14,959
Standard Bank Group Ltd.
 
21,897
301,468
 
 
1,871,656
South Korea — 10.5%
AMOREPACIFIC Group
 
1,769
28,507
CJ Corp.
 
5,018
372,015
CJ Logistics Corp.
 
3,312
209,984
Coupang, Inc., Class A(a)
 
1,487
38,350
DB Insurance Co. Ltd.
 
1,887
148,732
DL E&C Co. Ltd.
 
795
17,780
GS Engineering & Construction Corp.(a)
 
7,148
91,773
Hanon Systems
 
39,800
113,645
Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
 
12,590
26,861
HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. Ltd.
 
149
5,531
HL Mando Co. Ltd.
 
676
17,659
Hugel, Inc.(a)
 
1,114
219,125
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.
 
19,656
431,287
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.
 
2,249
404,219
KB Financial Group, Inc.
 
4,030
262,227
KCC Corp.
 
1,391
263,667
Kia Corp.
 
9,100
601,773
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)
 
1,645
217,651
KT&G Corp.
 
793
62,991
LG Chem Ltd.
 
581
130,634
LG Electronics, Inc.
 
1,203
77,471
LS Corp.
 
861
64,683
LX International Corp.
 
1,016
22,311
LX Semicon Co. Ltd.
 
410
18,113
Medytox, Inc.
 
155
19,179
NAVER Corp.
 
2,037
249,169
Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.
 
124,722
319,646
POSCO Holdings, Inc.
 
149
35,902
Samsung C&T Corp.
 
474
40,023
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
 
71,543
3,037,786
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.
 
476
115,402
Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
 
3,039
222,377
Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.
 
16,453
542,938
Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.
 
1,504
56,024
SK Hynix, Inc.
 
6,046
791,505
SK Networks Co. Ltd.
 
41,293
156,538
SK Telecom Co. Ltd.
 
13,826
567,409
 
 
10,000,887
Taiwan — 18.1%
Asustek Computer, Inc.
 
2,000
35,316
Bizlink Holding, Inc.
 
19,000
273,895
Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.
 
211,000
445,620
Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.
 
103,000
519,438
Compal Electronics, Inc.
 
34,000
37,323
CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.
 
442,000
489,990
Delta Electronics, Inc.
 
11,000
135,860
E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.
 
187,161
159,149
Elan Microelectronics Corp.
 
37,000
166,236
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.
 
181,000
1,160,160
Lotes Co. Ltd.
 
6,000
305,150
MediaTek, Inc.
 
40,000
1,557,127
Parade Technologies Ltd.
 
14,000
304,777
Phison Electronics Corp.
 
3,000
43,054
Pixart Imaging, Inc.
 
11,000
81,977
Primax Electronics Ltd.
 
231,000
576,557
Quanta Computer, Inc.
 
48,000
435,904
Schedule of Investments
5

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Shares
Value
Taiwan (continued)
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
 
31,000
$ 454,846
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
 
295,000
9,251,046
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR
 
2,695
513,505
Wisdom Marine Lines Co. Ltd.
 
149,000
338,145
 
 
17,285,075
Thailand — 1.5%
Bangkok Bank PCL, NVDR
 
206,900
900,471
PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR
 
100,900
378,963
Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR
 
251,800
111,880
 
 
1,391,314
Turkey — 0.6%
KOC Holding A/S, Class A
 
69,070
340,617
Mavi Giyim Sanayi Ve Ticaret A/S, Class B(b)
 
7,838
17,443
Migros Ticaret A/S, Class A
 
705
8,376
Turk Hava Yollari AO, Class A(a)
 
16,610
132,107
Turkiye Is Bankasi A/S, Class C
 
161,934
55,666
 
 
554,209
United Arab Emirates — 0.4%
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC
 
138,678
337,088
United Kingdom — 0.2%
Anglogold Ashanti PLC
 
7,298
203,608
United States — 1.4%
GCC SAB de CV
 
15,427
126,164
Genpact Ltd.
 
21,771
830,999
JBS S/A
 
66,792
416,056
 
 
1,373,219
Total Common Stocks — 92.7%
(Cost: $77,734,956)
88,394,789
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks — 2.1%
Brazil — 2.1%
Banco Bradesco SA
 
77,156
191,792
Security
 
Shares
Value
Brazil (continued)
Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais
 
20,442
$ 40,205
CTEEP-Cia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista
 
71,871
301,985
Itau Unibanco Holding SA
 
144,404
874,782
Marcopolo SA
 
20,741
30,354
Petroleo Brasileiro SA
 
97,887
608,058
 
 
2,047,176
Total Preferred Securities — 2.1%
(Cost: $2,225,860)
2,047,176
Total Long-Term Investments — 94.8%
(Cost: $79,960,816)
90,441,965
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 4.9%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Shares,
4.75%(d)(e)
 
4,653,726
4,653,726
Total Short-Term Securities — 4.9%
(Cost: $4,653,726)
4,653,726
Total Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $84,614,542)
95,095,691
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.3%
281,466
Net Assets — 100.0%
$ 95,377,157
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to
qualified institutional investors.
(c)
Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the
fair value hierarchy.
(d)
Affiliate of the Fund.
(e)
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, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer
Value at
04/30/24
Purchases
at Cost
Proceeds
from Sales
Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Value at
10/31/24
Shares
Held at
10/31/24
Income
Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a)
$ 
$ 
$ (1
)(b)
$ 1
$ 
$ 
$ 350
(c)
$ 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Shares
4,657,734
(4,008
)(b)
4,653,726
4,653,726
113,989
 
$ 1
$ 
$ 4,653,726
$ 114,339
$ 
(a)
As of period end, the entity is no longer held.
(b)
Represents net amount purchased (sold).
(c)
All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other
payments to and from borrowers of securities.
6
2024 BlackRock Semi-Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
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
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
84
12/20/24
$ 4,731
$ (13,541
)
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
 
Commodity
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Interest
Rate
Contracts
Other
Contracts
Total
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)
$ 
$ 
$ 13,541
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 13,541
(a)
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements 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).
For the period ended October 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
 
Commodity
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Interest
Rate
Contracts
Other
Contracts
Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Futures contracts
$ 
$ 
$ 241,882
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 241,882
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Futures contracts
$ 
$ 
$ 45,285
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 45,285
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts:
Average notional value of contracts — long
$4,695,713
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Funds financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Common Stocks
Brazil
$ 3,057,360
$ 
$ 
$ 3,057,360
Chile
227,069
556,664
783,733
China
960,452
24,235,094
25,195,546
Greece
715,173
715,173
India
897,788
14,195,970
15,093,758
Indonesia
898,630
1,029,867
1,928,497
Schedule of Investments
7

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Common Stocks (continued)
Kuwait
$ 
$ 296,438
$ 
$ 296,438
Malaysia
2,211,142
2,211,142
Mexico
2,733,425
2,733,425
Philippines
265,431
45,094
310,525
Poland
188,593
188,593
Qatar
242,495
242,495
Russia
145
145
Saudi Arabia
661,379
1,959,524
2,620,903
South Africa
1,871,656
1,871,656
South Korea
38,350
9,962,537
10,000,887
Taiwan
513,505
16,771,570
17,285,075
Thailand
1,391,314
1,391,314
Turkey
554,209
554,209
United Arab Emirates
337,088
337,088
United Kingdom
203,608
203,608
United States
1,373,219
1,373,219
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks
2,047,176
2,047,176
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds
4,653,726
4,653,726
$ 18,327,510
$ 76,768,036
$ 145
$ 95,095,691
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)
Liabilities
Equity Contracts
$ (13,541
)
$ 
$ 
$ (13,541
)
(a)
Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.
See notes to financial statements.
8
2024 BlackRock Semi-Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security
 

Shares
Value
Common Stocks
Japan — 0.1%
Timee, Inc.(a)
 
167,200
$ 1,276,447
United States — 2.1%
Citigroup, Inc.
 
255,000
16,363,350
Lineage, Inc.
 
37,013
2,740,442
Netflix, Inc.(a)
 
27,000
20,412,810
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A(a)
 
4
166
Procter & Gamble Co.
 
74,000
12,223,320
Septerna, Inc.(a)
 
27,248
623,434
Standardaero, Inc.(a)
 
49,756
1,435,461
 
 
53,798,983
Total Common Stocks — 2.2%
(Cost: $41,313,249)
55,075,430
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks — 0.1%(b)
United States — 0.1%
AliphCom
 
Series 6, (Acquired 12/15/15, Cost: $0)(c)
 
8,264
Series 8
 
823,530
8
Illumio, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 03/10/15, Cost:
$1,500,001)(c)
 
466,730
2,408,327
 
 
2,408,335
Total Preferred Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $3,250,011)
2,408,335
 
 
Par
(000)
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes
 
(3-mo. U.S. Treasury Money Market Yield + 0.15%),
4.70%, 04/30/26
$
20,300
20,283,539
(3-mo. U.S. Treasury Money Market Yield + 0.17%),
4.71%, 10/31/25(d)
 
15,182
15,175,011
(3-mo. U.S. Treasury Money Market Yield + 0.25%),
4.81%, 01/31/26
 
47,165
47,184,912
U.S. Treasury Notes, (3-mo. U.S. Treasury Money
Market Yield + 0.18%), 4.80%, 07/31/26
 
43,370
43,350,300
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 5.0%
(Cost: $126,014,418)
125,993,762
Total Long-Term Investments — 7.3%
(Cost: $170,577,678)
183,477,527
Security
 

Shares
Value
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 0.2%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Shares,
4.75%(e)(f)
 
5,349,936
$     5,349,936
 
 
Par
(000)
 
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 0.1%
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 4.81%,
12/30/24(g)
$
3,090
3,067,031
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 91.5%
U.S. Treasury Bills(g)
 
5.33%, 11/05/24
 
57,750
57,719,858
5.28%, 11/07/24
 
56,800
56,755,898
5.31%, 11/12/24
 
39,600
39,543,553
4.84%, 11/14/24
 
17,900
17,870,031
5.30%, 11/19/24
 
175,051
174,646,400
5.07%, 11/21/24
 
229,100
228,512,971
4.75%, 11/26/24
 
18,330
18,271,465
5.23%, 11/29/24
 
261,148
260,214,147
4.75%, 12/03/24
 
42,000
41,829,194
5.31%, 12/05/24
 
132,800
132,223,340
5.15%, 12/10/24
 
149,945
149,202,241
4.82%, 12/12/24
 
194,542
193,525,829
5.09%, 12/17/24
 
262,800
261,264,386
5.36%, 12/19/24
 
33,240
33,038,344
4.89%, 12/24/24
 
110,000
109,258,294
5.20%, 12/26/24
 
2,245
2,229,131
5.01%, 12/31/24
 
35,600
35,337,035
4.59%, 01/02/25
 
50,000
49,611,101
4.96%, 01/07/25
 
93,800
93,020,535
5.03%, 01/09/25
 
17,250
17,101,979
4.88%, 01/14/25
 
45,000
44,588,398
4.63%, 01/16/25
 
16,600
16,443,807
4.80%, 01/21/25
 
5,000
4,949,923
4.68%, 01/23/25
 
5,125
5,072,589
4.56%, 01/28/25
 
33,000
32,641,104
5.13%, 01/30/25
 
10,500
10,383,474
4.56%, 02/11/25
 
28,800
28,438,022
4.98%, 02/13/25
 
9,201
9,083,248
4.97%, 02/20/25
 
5,355
5,282,513
4.57%, 02/25/25
 
22,800
22,474,726
4.56%, 03/04/25
 
45,800
45,130,647
4.42%, 04/17/25
 
24,100
23,616,477
4.48%, 04/24/25
 
3,400
3,329,049
4.48%, 05/01/25
 
28,500
27,882,592
5.02%, 07/10/25
 
16,000
15,538,043
4.24%, 10/02/25
 
9,455
9,094,882
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, (3-mo.
U.S. Treasury Money Market Yield + 0.20%), 4.74%,
01/31/25(d)
 
20,175
20,179,938
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
U.S. Treasury Obligations (continued)
U.S. Treasury Notes
 
1.13%, 02/28/25
$
264
$ 261,058
2.75%, 02/28/25
 
263
261,459
 
2,295,827,681
Total Short-Term Securities — 91.8%
(Cost: $2,303,872,885)
2,304,244,648
Total Investments — 99.1%
(Cost: $2,474,450,563)
2,487,722,175
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.9%
23,202,423
Net Assets — 100.0%
$ 2,510,924,598
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the
fair value hierarchy.
(c)
Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Fund held restricted
securities with a current value of $2,408,327, representing 0.1% of its net assets as of
period end, and an original cost of $1,500,001.
(d)
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.
(e)
Affiliate of the Fund.
(f)
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(g)
Rates are discount rates or a range of discount rates as of period end.
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer
Value at
04/30/24
Purchases
at Cost
Proceeds
from Sales
Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Value at
10/31/24
Shares
Held at
10/31/24
Income
Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Shares
$ 14,255,848
$ 
$ (8,905,912
)(a)
$ 
$ 
$ 5,349,936
5,349,936
$ 201,224
$ 
(a)
Represents net amount purchased (sold).
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
CBOE Volatility Index
371
11/20/24
$ 7,775
$ 631,486
MSCI Singapore Index
6
11/28/24
153
(4,694
)
10-Year Japanese Government Treasury Bonds
17
12/13/24
16,133
53,863
CBOE Volatility Index
675
12/18/24
13,318
417,628
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note
1,337
12/19/24
147,697
(1,942,110
)
S&P/TSE 60 Index
161
12/19/24
33,471
251,649
DAX Index
84
12/20/24
43,775
(46,849
)
E-mini Russell 2000 Index
239
12/20/24
26,393
(217,024
)
FTSE/MIB Index
197
12/20/24
36,496
103,939
S&P 500 E-Mini Index
694
12/20/24
199,126
(3,084,287
)
S&P 500 Annual Dividend Index
342
12/19/25
6,549
320,138
S&P 500 Annual Dividend Index
2,326
12/18/26
44,717
569,941
 
(2,946,320
)
Short Contracts
CAC 40 Index
592
11/15/24
47,511
1,324,743
IBEX 35 Index
120
11/15/24
15,226
399,780
OMX Stockholm 30 Index
821
11/15/24
19,571
243,088
TOPIX Index
112
12/12/24
19,517
357,465
SPI 200 Index
94
12/19/24
12,553
220,667
FTSE 100 Index
143
12/20/24
15,004
392,092
NASDAQ 100 E-Mini Index
16
12/20/24
6,407
(31,951
)
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note
1,416
12/31/24
151,877
1,272,967
 
4,178,851
 
$ 1,232,531
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Currency Purchased
Currency Sold
Counterparty
Settlement Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
JPY
100,296,000
USD
663,334
BNP Paribas SA
12/18/24
$ 558
USD
3,189,792
JPY
454,271,000
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
12/18/24
182,823
USD
11,931,987
JPY
1,749,740,000
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
12/18/24
349,884
USD
745,591
JPY
110,952,000
HSBC Bank PLC
12/18/24
11,163
USD
702,659
JPY
104,081,000
UBS AG
12/18/24
13,713
 
 
 
 
 
 
558,141
JPY
216,873,000
USD
1,539,793
HSBC Bank PLC
12/18/24
(104,239
)
JPY
133,916,000
USD
942,188
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
12/18/24
(55,754
)
JPY
1,219,632,000
USD
8,658,900
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
12/18/24
(585,756
)
JPY
5,451,777,715
USD
38,558,630
UBS AG
12/18/24
(2,471,526
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3,217,275
)
 
$ (2,659,134
)
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)
Amsterdam Index Future November
2024
EUR
9,117,630
HSBC Bank PLC
11/15/24
EUR
232
$ (232,722)
$ 
$ (232,722)
Amsterdam Index Future November
2024
EUR
2,895,873
HSBC Bank PLC
11/15/24
EUR
111
(111,561)
(111,561)
Amsterdam Index Future November
2024
EUR
2,097,165
HSBC Bank PLC
11/15/24
EUR
2
(2,373)
(2,373)
Swiss Market Index Future
December 2024
CHF
1,203,315
HSBC Bank PLC
12/20/24
CHF
27
(27,346)
(27,346)
Swiss Market Index Future
December 2024
CHF
1,565,079
HSBC Bank PLC
12/20/24
CHF
36
(36,442)
(36,442)
Swiss Market Index Future
December 2024
CHF
843,263
HSBC Bank PLC
12/20/24
CHF
20
(20,234)
(20,234)
Swiss Market Index Future
December 2024
CHF
2,075,217
HSBC Bank PLC
12/20/24
CHF
81
(80,745)
(80,745)
Swiss Market Index Future
December 2024
CHF
4,042,246
HSBC Bank PLC
12/20/24
CHF
173
(172,816)
(172,816)
Swiss Market Index Future
December 2024
CHF
10,849,421
HSBC Bank PLC
12/20/24
CHF
132
(132,188)
(132,188)
FTSE 100 Dividend Index Future
December 2025
GBP
678,964
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/18/25
GBP
873
43,191
43,191
FTSE 100 Dividend Index Future
December 2025
GBP
598,440
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/18/25
GBP
769
(18,263)
(18,263)
FTSE 100 Dividend Index Future
December 2025
GBP
1,291,888
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/18/25
GBP
1,661
(51,407)
(51,407)
FTSE 100 Dividend Index Future
December 2025
GBP
1,018,205
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/18/25
GBP
1,309
(25,235)
(25,235)
FTSE 100 Dividend Index Future
December 2025
GBP
1,327,367
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/18/25
GBP
1,707
(16,436)
(16,436)
Euro Stoxx 50 Dividend Future
December 2025
EUR
898,570
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/19/25
EUR
976
141,114
141,114
Euro Stoxx 50 Dividend Future
December 2025
EUR
582,655
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/19/25
EUR
633
(14,287)
(14,287)
Euro Stoxx 50 Dividend Future
December 2025
EUR
1,498,709
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/19/25
EUR
1,627
(64,274)
(64,274)
Euro Stoxx 50 Dividend Future
December 2025
EUR
1,159,738
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/19/25
EUR
1,259
(39,723)
(39,723)
Euro Stoxx 50 Dividend Future
December 2025
EUR
1,582,194
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/19/25
EUR
1,718
(34,628)
(34,628)
Nikkei Dividend XSIM Future
December 2025
JPY
406,870,000
BNP Paribas SA
03/31/26
JPY
2,671
261,867
261,867
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
OTC Total Return Swaps — Future (continued)
Reference Entity
Fixed Amount Paid
(Received)
by the Fund(a)
Counterparty
Termination
Date
Notional
Amount (000)
Value
Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Nikkei Dividend XSIM Future
December 2025
JPY
321,640,000
BNP Paribas SA
03/31/26
JPY
2,112
$ 62,544
$ 
$ 62,544
Nikkei Dividend XSIM Future
December 2025
JPY
194,000,000
BNP Paribas SA
03/31/26
JPY
1,274
(9,708)
(9,708)
FTSE 100 Dividend Index Future
December 2026
GBP
1,409,753
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/17/26
GBP
1,812
(45,201)
(45,201)
FTSE 100 Dividend Index Future
December 2026
GBP
1,351,806
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/17/26
GBP
1,738
(62,613)
(62,613)
FTSE 100 Dividend Index Future
December 2026
GBP
1,250,795
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/17/26
GBP
1,608
(94,516)
(94,516)
FTSE 100 Dividend Index Future
December 2026
GBP
1,015,657
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/17/26
GBP
1,306
(64,025)
(64,025)
Euro Stoxx 50 Dividend Future
December 2026
EUR
2,609,432
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/18/26
EUR
2,833
(103,154)
(103,154)
Euro Stoxx 50 Dividend Future
December 2026
EUR
743,293
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/18/26
EUR
807
(29,383)
(29,383)
Euro Stoxx 50 Dividend Future
December 2026
EUR
1,458,437
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/18/26
EUR
1,583
(94,457)
(94,457)
Euro Stoxx 50 Dividend Future
December 2026
EUR
1,145,383
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/18/26
EUR
1,243
(68,902)
(68,902)
Nikkei Dividend XSIM Future
December 2026
JPY
940,800,000
BNP Paribas SA
03/31/27
JPY
6,176
33,171
33,171
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ (1,110,752)
$ 
$ (1,110,752)
(a)
At termination, the fixed amount paid (received) will be exchanged for the total return of the reference entity.
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 Long/Short
Monthly
Bank of America N.A.(b)
02/15/28
$16,348,213
$3,351,722
(c)
$19,426,816
46.7
% 
 
Monthly
Bank of America N.A.(d)
02/15/28
25,770,692
(1,871,529
)(e)
23,358,367
30.5
 
Monthly
Bank of America N.A.(f)
02/15/28 – 03/15/28
(227,064
)
1,412,922
(g)
1,510,348
19.0
 
Monthly
Barclays Bank PLC(h)
12/06/24 – 02/22/27
(15,549,826
)
7,200,224
(i)
(6,390,181
)
122.0
 
Monthly
Barclays Bank PLC(j)
12/06/24 – 04/06/26
5,620,798
(3,671,957
)(k)
5,256,418
62.6
 
Monthly
Barclays Bank PLC(l)
08/15/25 – 10/20/25
4,016,236
(8,217,527
)(m)
(2,851,423
)
30.3
 
Monthly
BNP Paribas SA(n)
03/21/25 – 06/17/26
(17,017,372
)
(543,631
)(o)
(19,084,010
)
58.9
 
Monthly
BNP Paribas SA(p)
03/17/25 – 06/17/26
(7,560,170
)
1,954,567
(q)
(6,435,302
)
30.5
 
Monthly
BNP Paribas SA(r)
08/17/26 – 09/09/26
947,285
1,566,758
(s)
2,033,663
18.6
 
Monthly
Goldman Sachs Bank USA(t)
08/18/25 – 08/19/26
(3,347,834
)
(7,287,574
)(u)
(10,804,259
)
50.3
 
Monthly
Goldman Sachs Bank USA(v)
08/18/26 – 08/19/26
(5,585,721
)
(2,711,052
)(w)
(8,983,608
)
38.8
 
Monthly
Goldman Sachs Bank USA(x)
08/18/26 – 08/19/26
(302,366
)
(766,437
)(y)
(1,506,169
)
17.2
 
Monthly
UBS AG(z)
05/11/26 – 05/15/28
(8,775,003
)
4,098,267
(aa)
(5,487,575
)
25.8
 
Monthly
UBS AG(ab)
04/18/28
(11,808,204
)
(1,027,212
)(ac)
(12,819,134
)
41.4
 
Monthly
UBS AG(ad)
09/03/29 – 09/04/29
(2,514,034
)
(1,113,607
)(ae)
(3,749,813
)
14.3
 
 
 
 
$(7,626,066
)
$(26,525,862
)
(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 $273,119 of net dividends and financing fees.
(e)
Amount includes $540,796 of net dividends and financing fees.
(g)
Amount includes $(324,490) of net dividends and financing fees.
(i)
Amount includes $(1,959,421) of net dividends and financing fees.
(k)
Amount includes $(3,307,577) of net dividends and financing fees.
(m)
Amount includes $(1,349,868) of net dividends and financing fees.
(o)
Amount includes $1,523,007 of net dividends and financing fees.
12
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Equity Securities Long/Short (continued)
(q)
Amount includes $829,699 of net dividends and financing fees.
(s)
Amount includes $480,380 of net dividends and financing fees.
(u)
Amount includes $168,851 of net dividends and financing fees.
(w)
Amount includes $686,835 of net dividends and financing fees.
(y)
Amount includes $437,366 of net dividends and financing fees.
(aa)
Amount includes $810,839 of net dividends and financing fees.
(ac)
Amount includes $(16,282) of net dividends and financing fees.
(ae)
Amount includes $122,172 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)
(f)
Range:
Benchmarks:
0-188 basis points
AUD - 1D Overnight Reserve Bank of Australia
Rate (AONIA)
Bank of Canada Overnight Rate Target
(CABROVER)
CHF - Swiss Average Rate O/N (SSARON)
DKK - 1W Copenhagen Interbank Swap Rate
(CIBOR)
EUR - 1D Euro Short Term Rate (ESTR)
GBP - 1D Sterling Overnight Index Average
(SONIA)
HKD - Overnight Index Average (HONIA)
ILS - 1M Tel Aviv Interbank Offer Rate (TELBOR)
JPY - Provisional 1D Overnight Tokyo Average Rate
(TONA)
NOK - Norwegian Overnight Weighted Average
(NOWA)
SEK - 1D Overnight Stockholm Interbank Offer
Rate (STIBOR)
SGD - Overnight Rate Average (SORA)
USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)
10-800 basis points
AUD - 1D Overnight Reserve Bank of Australia
Rate (AONIA)
Bank of Canada Overnight Rate Target
(CABROVER)
CHF - Swiss Average Rate O/N (SSARON)
DKK - 1W Copenhagen Interbank Swap Rate
(CIBOR)
EUR - 1D Euro Short Term Rate (ESTR)
GBP - 1D Sterling Overnight Index Average
(SONIA)
HKD - Overnight Index Average (HONIA)
ILS - 1M Tel Aviv Interbank Offer Rate (TELBOR)
JPY - Provisional 1D Overnight Tokyo Average Rate
(TONA)
NOK - Norwegian Overnight Weighted Average
(NOWA)
SEK - 1D Overnight Stockholm Interbank Offer
Rate (STIBOR)
SGD - Overnight Rate Average (SORA)
USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)
0-200 basis points
AUD - 1D Overnight Reserve Bank of Australia
Rate (AONIA)
Bank of Canada Overnight Rate Target
(CABROVER)
CHF - Swiss Average Rate O/N (SSARON)
DKK - 1W Copenhagen Interbank Swap Rate
(CIBOR)
EUR - 1D Euro Short Term Rate (ESTR)
GBP - 1D Sterling Overnight Index Average
(SONIA)
HKD - Overnight Index Average (HONIA)
JPY - Provisional 1D Overnight Tokyo Average Rate
(TONA)
NOK - Norwegian Overnight Weighted Average
(NOWA)
SEK - 1D Overnight Stockholm Interbank Offer
Rate (STIBOR)
SGD - Overnight Rate Average (SORA)
 
(h)
(j)
(l)
 
0-156 basis points
AUD - 1D Overnight Reserve Bank of Australia
Rate (AONIA)
Bank of Canada Overnight Rate Target
(CABROVER)
CHF - Swiss Average Rate O/N (SSARON)
DKK - Denmark Short-Term Rate
EUR - 1D Euro Short Term Rate (ESTR)
GBP - 1D Sterling Overnight Index Average
(SONIA)
HKD - Overnight Index Average (HONIA)
JPY - Provisional 1D Overnight Tokyo Average Rate
(TONA)
NOK - Norwegian Overnight Weighted Average
(NOWA)
NZD - 1M New Zealand Bank Bill Rate (BBR)
SEK - 1D Overnight Stockholm Interbank Offer
Rate (STIBOR)
SGD - Overnight Rate Average (SORA)
USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)
15-663 basis points
AUD - 1D Overnight Reserve Bank of Australia
Rate (AONIA)
Bank of Canada Overnight Rate Target
(CABROVER)
CHF - Swiss Average Rate O/N (SSARON)
DKK - Denmark Short-Term Rate
EUR - 1D Euro Short Term Rate (ESTR)
GBP - 1D Sterling Overnight Index Average
(SONIA)
ILS - 1M Tel Aviv Interbank Offer Rate (TELBOR)
JPY - Provisional 1D Overnight Tokyo Average Rate
(TONA)
NOK - Norwegian Overnight Weighted Average
(NOWA)
NZD - 1M New Zealand Bank Bill Rate (BBR)
SEK - 1D Overnight Stockholm Interbank Offer
Rate (STIBOR)
SGD - Overnight Rate Average (SORA)


USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)
0-156 basis points
AUD - 1D Overnight Reserve Bank of Australia
Rate (AONIA)
Bank of Canada Overnight Rate Target
(CABROVER)
CHF - Swiss Average Rate O/N (SSARON)
DKK - Denmark Short-Term Rate
EUR - 1D Euro Short Term Rate (ESTR)
GBP - 1D Sterling Overnight Index Average
(SONIA)
HKD - Overnight Index Average (HONIA)
ILS - 1M Tel Aviv Interbank Offer Rate (TELBOR)
JPY - Provisional 1D Overnight Tokyo Average Rate
(TONA)
NOK - Norwegian Overnight Weighted Average
(NOWA)
SEK - 1D Overnight Stockholm Interbank Offer
Rate (STIBOR)
SGD - Overnight Rate Average (SORA)
USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)
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(n)
(p)
(r)
 
0-169 basis points
AUD - 1D Overnight Reserve Bank of Australia
Rate (AONIA)
Bank of Canada Overnight Rate Target
(CABROVER)
CHF - Swiss Average Rate O/N (SSARON)
DKK - Denmark Short-Term Rate
EUR - 1D Euro Short Term Rate (ESTR)
GBP - 1D Sterling Overnight Index Average
(SONIA)
HKD - Overnight Index Average (HONIA)
JPY - 1D Overnight Tokyo Average Rate (TONA)
NOK - Norwegian Overnight Weighted Average
(NOWA)
NZD - 1D New Zealand Official Overnight Deposit
Rate (NZOCO)
SEK - 1D Overnight Stockholm Interbank Offer
Rate (STIBOR)
SGD - Overnight Rate Average (SORA)
USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)
0-815 basis points
AUD - 1D Overnight Reserve Bank of Australia
Rate (AONIA)
Bank of Canada Overnight Rate Target
(CABROVER)
CHF - Swiss Average Rate O/N (SSARON)
DKK - Denmark Short-Term Rate
EUR - 1D Euro Short Term Rate (ESTR)
GBP - 1D Sterling Overnight Index Average
(SONIA)
HKD - Overnight Index Average (HONIA)
ILS - 1M Tel Aviv Interbank Offer Rate (TELBOR)
JPY - 1D Overnight Tokyo Average Rate (TONA)
NOK - Norwegian Overnight Weighted Average
(NOWA)
NZD - 1D New Zealand Official Overnight Deposit
Rate (NZOCO)
SEK - 1D Overnight Stockholm Interbank Offer
Rate (STIBOR)
USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)
0-130 basis points
AUD - 1D Overnight Reserve Bank of Australia
Rate (AONIA)
Bank of Canada Overnight Rate Target
(CABROVER)
CHF - Swiss Average Rate O/N (SSARON)
DKK - Denmark Short-Term Rate
EUR - 1D Euro Short Term Rate (ESTR)
GBP - 1D Sterling Overnight Index Average
(SONIA)
HKD - Overnight Index Average (HONIA)
ILS - 1M Tel Aviv Interbank Offer Rate (TELBOR)
JPY - 1D Overnight Tokyo Average Rate (TONA)
NOK - Norwegian Overnight Weighted Average
(NOWA)
NZD - 1D New Zealand Official Overnight Deposit
Rate (NZOCO)
SEK - 1D Overnight Stockholm Interbank Offer
Rate (STIBOR)
SGD - Overnight Rate Average (SORA)
 
(t)
(v)
(x)
 
0-1,414 basis points
AUD - 1D Overnight Reserve Bank of Australia
Rate (AONIA)
CAD - 1D Overnight Bank of Canada Repo Rate
(CORRA)
CHF - Swiss Average Rate O/N (SSARON)
DKK - Danish Tom/Next Reference Rate
(DETNT/N)
EUR - 1D Euro Short Term Rate (ESTR)
GBP - 1D Sterling Overnight Index Average
(SONIA)
HKD - Overnight Index Average (HONIA)
ILS - 1D Overnight Tel Aviv Interbank Offer Rate
(TELBOR)
JPY - Provisional 1D Overnight Tokyo Average Rate
(TONA)
NOK - Norwegian Overnight Weighted Average
(NOWA)
NZD - 1D New Zealand Official Overnight Deposit
Rate (NZOCO)
SEK - 1D Overnight Stockholm Interbank Offer
Rate (STIBOR)
SGD - Overnight Rate Average (SORA)
USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate
(FEDL01)
0-119 basis points
AUD - 1D Overnight Reserve Bank of Australia
Rate (AONIA)
CAD - 1D Overnight Bank of Canada Repo Rate
(CORRA)
CHF - Swiss Average Rate O/N (SSARON)
DKK - Danish Tom/Next Reference Rate
(DETNT/N)
EUR - 1D Euro Short Term Rate (ESTR)
GBP - 1D Sterling Overnight Index Average
(SONIA)
HKD - Overnight Index Average (HONIA)
ILS - 1D Overnight Tel Aviv Interbank Offer Rate
(TELBOR)
JPY - Provisional 1D Overnight Tokyo Average Rate
(TONA)
NOK - Norwegian Overnight Weighted Average
(NOWA)
SEK - 1D Overnight Stockholm Interbank Offer
Rate (STIBOR)
SGD - Overnight Rate Average (SORA)
USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate
(FEDL01)
5-141 basis points
AUD - 1D Overnight Reserve Bank of Australia
Rate (AONIA)
CAD - 1D Overnight Bank of Canada Repo Rate
(CORRA)
CHF - Swiss Average Rate O/N (SSARON)
DKK - Danish Tom/Next Reference Rate
(DETNT/N)
EUR - 1D Euro Short Term Rate (ESTR)
GBP - 1D Sterling Overnight Index Average
(SONIA)
HKD - Overnight Index Average (HONIA)
ILS - 1D Overnight Tel Aviv Interbank Offer Rate
(TELBOR)
JPY - Provisional 1D Overnight Tokyo Average Rate
(TONA)
NOK - Norwegian Overnight Weighted Average
(NOWA)
SGD - Overnight Rate Average (SORA)
 
(z)
(ab)
(ad)
 
0-238 basis points
AUD - 1D Overnight Reserve Bank of Australia
Rate (AONIA)
CAD - 1D Overnight Bank of Canada Repo Rate
(CORRA)
DKK - Denmark Short-Term Rate
EUR - 1D Euro Short Term Rate (ESTR)
GBP - 1D Sterling Overnight Index Average
(SONIA)
HKD - Overnight Index Average (HONIA)
JPY - Provisional 1D Overnight Tokyo Average Rate
(TONA)
NOK - Norwegian Overnight Weighted Average
(NOWA)
NZD - 1M New Zealand Bank Bill Rate (BBR)
SEK - TN Stockholm Interbank Offer Rate
(STIBOR)
SGD - Overnight Rate Average (SORA)
USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)
15-794 basis points
AUD - 1D Overnight Reserve Bank of Australia
Rate (AONIA)
CAD - 1D Overnight Bank of Canada Repo Rate
(CORRA)
DKK - Denmark Short-Term Rate
EUR - 1D Euro Short Term Rate (ESTR)
GBP - 1D Sterling Overnight Index Average
(SONIA)
HKD - Overnight Index Average (HONIA)
ILS - 1D Overnight Tel Aviv Interbank Offer Rate
(TELBOR)
JPY - Provisional 1D Overnight Tokyo Average Rate
(TONA)
NOK - Norwegian Overnight Weighted Average
(NOWA)
NZD - 1M New Zealand Bank Bill Rate (BBR)
SEK - TN Stockholm Interbank Offer Rate
(STIBOR)
SGD - Overnight Rate Average (SORA)
USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)
10-40 basis points
AUD - 1D Overnight Reserve Bank of Australia
Rate (AONIA)
CAD - 1D Overnight Bank of Canada Repo Rate
(CORRA)
DKK - Denmark Short-Term Rate
EUR - 1D Euro Short Term Rate (ESTR)
GBP - 1D Sterling Overnight Index Average
(SONIA)
HKD - Overnight Index Average (HONIA)
JPY - Provisional 1D Overnight Tokyo Average Rate
(TONA)
NOK - Norwegian Overnight Weighted Average
(NOWA)
NZD - 1M New Zealand Bank Bill Rate (BBR)
SEK - TN Stockholm Interbank Offer Rate
(STIBOR)
SGD - Overnight Rate Average (SORA)
14
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Bank of America N.A. as of period end, termination date 02/15/28:
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Reference Entity — Long
Common Stocks
Australia
AGL Energy Ltd.
317,607
$2,180,693
11.2
% 
South32 Ltd.
1,745,269
4,185,423
21.5
Worley Ltd.
134,574
1,235,752
6.4
 
7,601,868
Belgium
Liberty Global Ltd., Class C
278,191
5,736,298
29.5
Canada
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
779,852
3,769,457
19.4
Barrick Gold Corp.
41,461
801,318
4.1
CGI, Inc., Class A
116,438
12,898,623
66.4
Emera, Inc.
41,715
1,575,903
8.1
FirstService Corp.
17,058
3,158,367
16.3
George Weston Ltd.
2,926
464,113
2.4
IGM Financial, Inc.
18,259
548,550
2.8
Keyera Corp.
92,163
2,830,387
14.6
Magna International, Inc.
84,544
3,337,799
17.2
TC Energy Corp.
77,876
3,622,114
18.6
TELUS Corp.
153,799
2,431,225
12.5
 
35,437,856
Chile
Lundin Mining Corp.
69,795
678,726
3.5
China
Budweiser Brewing Co APAC Ltd.
2,382,500
2,484,895
12.8
Denmark
Genmab A/S
2,814
630,215
3.2
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B
86,968
9,754,765
50.2
 
10,384,980
Finland
Fortum OYJ
189,714
2,801,074
14.4
France
Alstom SA
98,533
2,167,377
11.1
Amundi SA
22,158
1,606,545
8.3
Credit Agricole SA
34,026
521,553
2.7
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA
10,926
1,589,723
8.2
Valeo SE
601,908
5,851,835
30.1
 
11,737,033
Germany
Nordex SE
56,405
803,802
4.1
Hong Kong
WH Group Ltd.
2,399,000
1,867,181
9.6
Israel
Nice Ltd.
1,711
297,302
1.5
Nova Ltd.
6,282
1,164,055
6.0
Wix.com Ltd.
8,183
1,367,543
7.1
 
2,828,900
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Italy
Saipem SpA
2,701,843
$6,423,882
33.1
% 
Japan
AGC, Inc.
145,500
4,458,867
23.0
Amada Co. Ltd.
540,900
5,330,515
27.4
Asahi Kasei Corp.
262,000
1,807,454
9.3
Canon, Inc.
151,100
4,914,524
25.3
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.
27,100
2,994,644
15.4
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.
159,900
4,769,601
24.6
J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.
50,400
535,231
2.8
Japan Tobacco, Inc.
602,200
16,811,889
86.5
KDDI Corp.
77,900
2,428,874
12.5
Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.
11,900
196,133
1.0
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.
501,100
2,703,980
13.9
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
337,900
7,018,517
36.1
NEC Corp.
29,100
2,476,128
12.8
Nexon Co. Ltd.
357,400
6,194,436
31.9
Nippon Express Holdings, Inc
7,600
374,695
1.9
Obayashi Corp.
182,500
2,237,308
11.5
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
39,600
494,611
2.6
Otsuka Corp.
11,500
258,100
1.3
Sankyo Co. Ltd.
68,800
913,825
4.7
Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.
180,100
2,789,435
14.4
Sumitomo Corp.
396,200
8,358,397
43.0
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.
271,200
5,947,503
30.6
Suzuki Motor Corp.
125,900
1,249,347
6.4
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
306,600
8,554,506
44.0
TDK Corp.
482,000
5,666,051
29.2
Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.
6,900
112,676
0.6
Toyota Tsusho Corp.
206,600
3,511,934
18.1
 
103,109,181
Luxembourg
CVC Capital Partners PLC
4,454
93,457
0.5
Macau
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd., Class L
101,000
449,508
2.3
New Zealand
Xero Ltd.
36,396
3,536,073
18.2
Norway
Aker BP ASA
377,669
8,081,236
41.6
Equinor ASA
736
17,489
0.1
 
8,098,725
Singapore
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust
84,884
128,962
0.7
Spain
Telefonica SA
732,913
3,439,305
17.7
Sweden
AddTech AB, Class B
13,989
389,471
2.0
Switzerland
ABB Ltd., Class N, Registered Shares
61,541
3,419,901
17.6
CRISPR Therapeutics AG
82,767
3,839,561
19.8
Kuehne & Nagel International AG, Registered
Shares
37,854
9,449,829
48.6
TE Connectivity PLC
1,399
206,241
1.1
 
16,915,532
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United Kingdom
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA
2,024,662
$5,514,768
28.4
% 
J Sainsbury PLC
1,195,057
4,114,336
21.2
Man Group PLC/Jersey
17
44
0.0
Marks & Spencer Group PLC
518,713
2,516,741
13.0
MONY Group PLC
1
2
0.0
Smiths Group PLC
98,633
1,946,309
10.0
Tesco PLC
1,690,914
7,466,523
38.4
 
21,558,723
United States
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
17,883
2,680,304
13.8
AECOM
29,867
3,189,796
16.4
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
154,338
7,394,334
38.1
AutoNation, Inc.
16,737
2,602,101
13.4
Best Buy Co., Inc.
132,131
11,948,606
61.5
Box, Inc., Class A
73,910
2,347,382
12.1
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
11,701
1,096,501
5.6
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
165,914
9,493,599
48.9
Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc.
24,691
4,833,263
24.9
Dover Corp.
20,514
3,883,916
20.0
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
49,288
3,456,075
17.8
Essent Group Ltd.
64,885
3,893,749
20.0
Experian PLC
5,529
269,847
1.4
Flex Ltd.
128,147
4,442,857
22.9
Flowserve Corp.
43,672
2,298,894
11.8
Fox Corp., Class A
149,487
6,278,454
32.3
Garmin Ltd.
5,210
1,033,404
5.3
Haleon PLC
836,397
4,019,781
20.7
Invesco Ltd.
208,153
3,609,373
18.6
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.
102,622
21,121,660
108.7
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
388,179
8,885,417
45.7
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A
9,972
1,316,304
6.8
Lazard, Inc.
42,332
2,243,173
11.5
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
20,743
2,051,483
10.6
Maximus, Inc.
45,155
3,903,198
20.1
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.
703
908,100
4.7
MGIC Investment Corp.
143,643
3,596,821
18.5
Natera, Inc.
31,345
3,791,491
19.5
Netflix, Inc.
5,179
3,915,479
20.2
Newmont Corp.
235,667
10,708,709
55.1
Nutanix, Inc., Class A
44,264
2,748,794
14.2
NVIDIA Corp.
164,896
21,891,593
112.7
NVR, Inc.
738
6,754,774
34.8
Olin Corp.
79,706
3,270,337
16.8
Oshkosh Corp.
81,941
8,377,648
43.1
Paramount Global, Class B
185,064
2,024,600
10.4
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
22,249
3,350,032
17.2
Pilgrims Pride Corp.
59,053
2,860,527
14.7
Post Holdings, Inc.
4,125
450,491
2.3
Primo Water Corp.
33,726
885,569
4.6
Qualys, Inc.
48,180
5,744,983
29.6
Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A
19,780
3,915,055
20.2
ROBLOX Corp., Class A
576,986
29,841,716
153.6
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.
338,058
9,012,626
46.4
Teradyne, Inc.
14,607
1,551,410
8.0
Trane Technologies PLC
47,526
17,592,224
90.6
Travelers Cos, Inc.
24,812
6,102,263
31.4
Truist Financial Corp.
137,918
5,937,370
30.6
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A
479,055
28,067,832
144.5
UGI Corp.
108,359
2,590,864
13.3
Ventas, Inc.
96,384
6,312,188
32.5
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
VeriSign, Inc.
21,341
$3,773,942
19.4
% 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
346,267
14,588,229
75.1
Whirlpool Corp.
22,779
2,357,854
12.1
Xylem, Inc.
48,538
5,910,958
30.4
 
337,127,950
Total Reference Entity — Long
583,633,382
Reference Entity — Short
Common Stocks
Australia
Pilbara Minerals Ltd.
(673,054
)
(1,246,622
)
(6.4
)
Belgium
D Ieteren Group
(31,705
)
(6,864,031
)
(35.3
)
Elia Group SA/NV
(10,732
)
(1,021,212
)
(5.3
)
 
(7,885,243
)
Canada
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.
(193,517
)
(10,091,765
)
(52.0
)
AltaGas Ltd.
(259,287
)
(6,195,625
)
(31.9
)
Canadian Western Bank
(118,696
)
(4,880,487
)
(25.1
)
Capstone Copper Corp.
(489,355
)
(3,384,558
)
(17.4
)
iA Financial Corp., Inc.
(11,192
)
(911,855
)
(4.7
)
Metro, Inc.
(26,415
)
(1,568,755
)
(8.1
)
National Bank of Canada
(84,514
)
(8,060,803
)
(41.5
)
Quebecor, Inc., Class B
(16,658
)
(414,790
)
(2.1
)
 
(35,508,638
)
China
Wharf Holdings, Ltd.
(34,000
)
(96,336
)
(0.5
)
Denmark
Carlsberg A/S, Class B
(396
)
(43,764
)
(0.2
)
Coloplast A/S, Class B
(27,823
)
(3,484,847
)
(18.0
)
 
(3,528,611
)
Finland
Kesko OYJ, Class B
(26,981
)
(579,504
)
(3.0
)
Neste OYJ
(32,415
)
(520,455
)
(2.7
)
 
(1,099,959
)
France
Biomerieux
(2,628
)
(294,135
)
(1.5
)
Bollore SE
(76,383
)
(476,857
)
(2.5
)
Hermes International SCA
(4,541
)
(10,320,561
)
(53.1
)
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
(26,932
)
(17,929,180
)
(92.3
)
Renault SA
(4,396
)
(201,136
)
(1.0
)
Sartorius Stedim Biotech
(3,128
)
(627,486
)
(3.2
)
TotalEnergies SE
(40,255
)
(2,526,229
)
(13.0
)
 
(32,375,584
)
Germany
MTU Aero Engines AG
(27,025
)
(8,832,880
)
(45.5
)
SAP SE
(30,913
)
(7,217,718
)
(37.1
)
 
(16,050,598
)
Hong Kong
Power Assets Holdings Ltd.
(28,000
)
(186,515
)
(1.0
)
Israel
Global-e Online Ltd.
(78,681
)
(3,024,498
)
(15.6
)
Mobileye Global, Inc., Class A
(35,354
)
(481,168
)
(2.5
)
16
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Israel (continued)
Oddity Tech Ltd., Class A
(24,624
)
$(945,315
)
(4.8
)% 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR
(198,560
)
(3,661,446
)
(18.8
)
 
(8,112,427
)
Italy
DiaSorin SpA
(736
)
(79,937
)
(0.4
)
Iveco Group NV
(7,380
)
(76,692
)
(0.4
)
Leonardo SpA
(9,880
)
(235,498
)
(1.2
)
Nexi SpA
(114,586
)
(724,274
)
(3.7
)
 
(1,116,401
)
Japan
Asics Corp.
(142,600
)
(2,490,779
)
(12.8
)
BayCurrent, Inc.
(29,000
)
(942,472
)
(4.8
)
Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
(42,900
)
(312,212
)
(1.6
)
Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.
(18,300
)
(879,553
)
(4.5
)
Food & Life Cos. Ltd.
(1,100
)
(21,692
)
(0.1
)
Fujikura Ltd.
(30,200
)
(1,109,948
)
(5.7
)
Hamamatsu Photonics KK
(4,000
)
(52,891
)
(0.3
)
Hoya Corp.
(12,200
)
(1,632,286
)
(8.4
)
Ibiden Co. Ltd.
(52,000
)
(1,651,763
)
(8.5
)
Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.
(10,700
)
(95,565
)
(0.5
)
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.
(270
)
(982,112
)
(5.1
)
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.
(8,900
)
(340,766
)
(1.8
)
Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
(14,800
)
(385,064
)
(2.0
)
Keyence Corp.
(25,200
)
(11,375,615
)
(58.6
)
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd., Class L
(12,500
)
(290,519
)
(1.5
)
Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.
(81,300
)
(1,994,264
)
(10.3
)
Kosaido Holdings Co. Ltd.
(26,300
)
(1,319,447
)
(6.8
)
Kyoto Financial Group, Inc.
(17,400
)
(255,369
)
(1.3
)
Kyushu Railway Co.
(98,800
)
(2,599,478
)
(13.4
)
Makita Corp.
(5,800
)
(189,381
)
(1.0
)
Maruwa Co. Ltd.
(1,800
)
(496,561
)
(2.6
)
MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.
(14,000
)
(190,606
)
(1.0
)
Mercari, Inc.
(1,800
)
(25,180
)
(0.1
)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
(70,900
)
(1,000,892
)
(5.2
)
Nichirei Corp.
(300
)
(8,384
)
(0.0
)
Nippon Building Fund, Inc.
(72
)
(61,840
)
(0.3
)
Nissan Chemical Corp.
(2,600
)
(87,816
)
(0.4
)
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.
(9,500
)
(1,209,868
)
(6.2
)
NTT Data Group Corp.
(42,800
)
(677,106
)
(3.5
)
Omron Corp.
(30,900
)
(1,219,972
)
(6.3
)
Rakus Co. Ltd.
(58,900
)
(787,569
)
(4.1
)
Rakuten Bank Ltd.
(12,600
)
(255,459
)
(1.3
)
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
(31,000
)
(697,108
)
(3.6
)
Rorze Corp.
(176,500
)
(2,572,403
)
(13.2
)
Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.
(47,500
)
(777,332
)
(4.0
)
Sanrio Co. Ltd.
(3,500
)
(94,951
)
(0.5
)
Sapporo Holdings Ltd.
(2,100
)
(100,799
)
(0.5
)
SBI Sumishin Net Bank Ltd.
(34,000
)
(595,577
)
(3.1
)
Secom Co. Ltd.
(8,200
)
(291,616
)
(1.5
)
Seibu Holdings, Inc.
(30,300
)
(676,557
)
(3.5
)
SG Holdings Co. Ltd.
(42,700
)
(428,210
)
(2.2
)
SUMCO Corp.
(64,900
)
(620,536
)
(3.2
)
Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.
(7,600
)
(292,781
)
(1.5
)
Toho Co. Ltd.
(32,000
)
(1,222,022
)
(6.3
)
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
(50,600
)
(496,330
)
(2.6
)
Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings, Inc.
(752,400
)
(3,038,578
)
(15.6
)
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.
(12,100
)
(298,542
)
(1.5
)
TOPPAN Holdings, Inc.
(9,200
)
(269,111
)
(1.4
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Trial Holdings, Inc.
(8,800
)
$(164,133
)
(0.8
)% 
Visional, Inc.
(100
)
(5,351
)
(0.0
)
Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.
(5,700
)
(123,867
)
(0.6
)
 
(47,708,233
)
Netherlands
Heineken Holding NV
(11,868
)
(822,311
)
(4.2
)
IMCD NV
(1,791
)
(284,753
)
(1.5
)
JDE Peets NV
(17,031
)
(384,500
)
(2.0
)
 
(1,491,564
)
Norway
Orkla ASA
(40,253
)
(371,879
)
(1.9
)
Singapore
Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A
(415,514
)
(1,695,297
)
(8.7
)
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.
(317,800
)
(3,646,152
)
(18.8
)
 
(5,341,449
)
Spain
Amadeus IT Group SA
(21,165
)
(1,534,320
)
(7.9
)
Cellnex Telecom SA
(60,432
)
(2,219,411
)
(11.4
)
Repsol SA
(89,725
)
(1,123,210
)
(5.8
)
 
(4,876,941
)
Sweden
Epiroc AB, Class A
(137,762
)
(2,690,532
)
(13.9
)
Epiroc AB, Class B
(43,319
)
(746,258
)
(3.8
)
Getinge AB, Class B
(26,692
)
(472,199
)
(2.4
)
Investment AB Latour, Class B
(12,431
)
(343,117
)
(1.8
)
Lifco AB, Class B
(3,194
)
(95,302
)
(0.5
)
Sandvik Ab
(101,428
)
(1,996,467
)
(10.3
)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A
(152,782
)
(2,157,779
)
(11.1
)
 
(8,501,654
)
Switzerland
Baloise Holding AG, Class N, Registered
Shares
(22,022
)
(4,214,555
)
(21.7
)
Partners Group Holding AG
(1,154
)
(1,587,706
)
(8.2
)
Swiss Life Holding AG, Class N, Registered
Shares
(6,315
)
(5,142,302
)
(26.4
)
 
(10,944,563
)
United Kingdom
DS Smith PLC
(64,686
)
(454,785
)
(2.3
)
JD Sports Fashion PLC
(578,401
)
(927,458
)
(4.8
)
 
(1,382,243
)
United States
Affirm Holdings, Inc., Class A
(46,809
)
(2,052,575
)
(10.6
)
Aflac, Inc.
(300,592
)
(31,499,036
)
(162.1
)
Air Lease Corp., Class A
(74,975
)
(3,325,141
)
(17.1
)
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
(39,227
)
(12,181,160
)
(62.7
)
Altair Engineering, Inc., Class A
(2,075
)
(215,779
)
(1.1
)
Ameren Corp.
(30,580
)
(2,663,824
)
(13.7
)
American Water Works Co., Inc.
(110,997
)
(15,329,796
)
(78.9
)
Antero Midstream Corp.
(110,405
)
(1,586,520
)
(8.2
)
Aspen Technology, Inc.
(43,712
)
(10,260,518
)
(52.8
)
AST SpaceMobile, Inc., Class A
(27,444
)
(653,442
)
(3.4
)
Astera Labs, Inc.
(1,901
)
(133,374
)
(0.7
)
ATI, Inc.
(23,964
)
(1,263,142
)
(6.5
)
AutoZone, Inc.
(2,380
)
(7,161,420
)
(36.9
)
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
(102,517
)
(4,105,806
)
(21.1
)
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Carpenter Technology Corp.
(70,382
)
$(10,522,109
)
(54.2
)% 
Champion Homes, Inc.
(111,726
)
(9,857,585
)
(50.8
)
Churchill Downs, Inc.
(11,546
)
(1,617,595
)
(8.3
)
Civitas Resources, Inc.
(5,600
)
(273,224
)
(1.4
)
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
(1,675
)
(1,883,136
)
(9.7
)
Core & Main, Inc., Class A
(32,160
)
(1,424,045
)
(7.3
)
Coty, Inc., Class A
(252,627
)
(1,879,545
)
(9.7
)
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
(4,805
)
(849,380
)
(4.4
)
Dillards, Inc., Class A
(27,519
)
(10,223,859
)
(52.6
)
Doximity, Inc., Class A
(45,372
)
(1,893,827
)
(9.8
)
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.
(36,536
)
(434,413
)
(2.2
)
Dutch Bros, Inc., Class A
(73,944
)
(2,449,025
)
(12.6
)
Eastman Chemical Co.
(41,613
)
(4,373,110
)
(22.5
)
Erie Indemnity Co., Class A
(2,360
)
(1,059,262
)
(5.5
)
Expand Energy Corp.
(3,331
)
(282,202
)
(1.5
)
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.
(74,279
)
(2,653,989
)
(13.7
)
FTAI Aviation Ltd.
(105,969
)
(14,246,472
)
(73.3
)
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
(131,407
)
(4,198,454
)
(21.6
)
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
(85,544
)
(8,530,448
)
(43.9
)
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.
(309
)
(26,188
)
(0.1
)
KBR, Inc.
(7,256
)
(486,225
)
(2.5
)
Kenvue, Inc.
(810,321
)
(18,580,661
)
(95.7
)
KKR & Co., Inc., Class A
(91,251
)
(12,614,538
)
(64.9
)
LKQ Corp.
(204,562
)
(7,525,836
)
(38.7
)
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.
(10,236
)
(2,962,503
)
(15.3
)
Matador Resources Co.
(4,503
)
(234,651
)
(1.2
)
McKesson Corp.
(5,377
)
(2,691,672
)
(13.9
)
Mueller Industries, Inc.
(52,992
)
(4,343,754
)
(22.4
)
National Storage Affiliates Trust
(41,163
)
(1,735,020
)
(8.9
)
NiSource, Inc.
(259,618
)
(9,128,169
)
(47.0
)
Nordson Corp.
(13,669
)
(3,388,408
)
(17.4
)
ON Semiconductor Corp.
(281,968
)
(19,875,924
)
(102.3
)
OReilly Automotive, Inc.
(12,641
)
(14,576,843
)
(75.0
)
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
(23,282
)
(2,455,087
)
(12.6
)
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
(24,950
)
(1,826,340
)
(9.4
)
PTC, Inc.
(19,313
)
(3,579,278
)
(18.4
)
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
(36,302
)
(5,380,682
)
(27.7
)
Realty Income Corp.
(437,116
)
(25,951,577
)
(133.6
)
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
(278,294
)
(11,936,030
)
(61.4
)
Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A
(103,382
)
(2,428,443
)
(12.5
)
Sempra
(259,377
)
(21,624,260
)
(111.3
)
SentinelOne, Inc., Class A
(45,295
)
(1,168,158
)
(6.0
)
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
(39,093
)
(1,540,655
)
(7.9
)
SoFi Technologies, Inc.
(725,469
)
(8,103,489
)
(41.7
)
STAG Industrial, Inc.
(1,139
)
(42,462
)
(0.2
)
Symbotic, Inc., Class A
(19,404
)
(539,237
)
(2.8
)
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
(7,756
)
(3,531,462
)
(18.2
)
TKO Group Holdings, Inc., Class A
(15,103
)
(1,763,577
)
(9.1
)
Valaris Ltd.
(65,893
)
(3,334,186
)
(17.2
)
Vornado Realty Trust
(255,690
)
(10,588,123
)
(54.5
)
 
(375,046,651
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Preferred Stocks
Germany
Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG
(18,966
)
$(1,334,455
)
(6.9
)% 
Total Reference Entity — Short
(564,206,566
)
Net Value of Reference Entity — Bank of America N.A.
$19,426,816
The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Bank of America N.A. as of period end, termination date 02/15/28:
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Reference Entity — Long
Common Stocks
Australia
Accent Group Ltd.
451,131
$697,307
3.0
% 
Bega Cheese Ltd.
407,025
1,371,866
5.9
Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT
158,760
270,608
1.2
Data#3 Ltd.
137,684
659,605
2.8
Downer EDI Ltd.
284,003
1,040,600
4.5
IPH Ltd.
174,154
612,779
2.6
Jumbo Interactive Ltd.
117,289
989,723
4.2
Kogan.com Ltd.
298,039
906,745
3.9
Netwealth Group Ltd.
223,588
4,034,117
17.3
NRW Holdings Ltd.
251,769
634,478
2.7
Perenti Ltd.
978,849
752,005
3.2
Regis Healthcare Ltd.
149,933
637,788
2.7
Vault Minerals Ltd.
4,607,797
1,186,823
5.1
Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd.
352,155
1,057,629
4.5
 
14,852,073
Austria
ANDRITZ AG
13,864
837,012
3.6
BAWAG Group AG
3,846
298,102
1.3
Kontron AG
25,731
433,299
1.8
Raiffeisen Bank International AG
228,279
4,089,316
17.5
UNIQA Insurance Group AG
4,951
38,811
0.2
 
5,696,540
Belgium
Barco NV
48,713
605,750
2.6
Proximus SADP
132,655
965,337
4.1
 
1,571,087
Bermuda
Conduit Holdings Ltd.
316,620
2,099,321
9.0
Teekay Corp. Ltd.
102,822
860,620
3.7
 
2,959,941
Canada
ADENTRA, Inc.
23,294
642,264
2.7
Ag Growth International, Inc.
44,250
1,568,700
6.7
B2Gold Corp.
5
17
0.0
BlackBerry Ltd.
57,895
130,980
0.6
Canfor Corp.
24,948
297,617
1.3
Centerra Gold, Inc.
392,371
2,772,960
11.9
18
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Canada (continued)
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund, Class EE
235,507
$1,826,750
7.8
% 
Enghouse Systems Ltd.
57,394
1,214,782
5.2
Mullen Group Ltd.
222,263
2,404,051
10.3
North American Construction Group Ltd.
43,517
848,556
3.6
Obsidian Energy Ltd.
161,026
913,639
3.9
Precision Drilling Corp.
17,589
1,056,464
4.5
Russel Metals, Inc.
34,948
973,127
4.2
Surge Energy, Inc.
364,740
1,542,944
6.6
 
16,192,851
France
Derichebourg SA
157,607
894,981
3.8
Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA
81,424
427,370
1.8
ICADE
48,615
1,271,572
5.5
 
2,593,923
Germany
Atoss Software SE
3,782
497,464
2.1
Auto1 Group SE
51,213
525,555
2.2
Bank of Georgia Group PLC
33,712
1,808,350
7.7
Bilfinger SE
26,532
1,275,314
5.5
CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA, Class A
2,948
43,831
0.2
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG
215,941
1,226,349
5.3
Deutsche Wohnen SE
8,529
217,895
0.9
Deutz AG
157,807
701,736
3.0
Duerr AG
59,371
1,375,867
5.9
Grand City Properties SA
36,428
482,828
2.1
SAF-Holland SE
27,977
432,776
1.9
TBC Bank Group PLC
23,668
839,265
3.6
 
9,427,230
Ireland
Cimpress PLC
28,750
1,984,037
8.5
Italy
Banca IFIS SpA
24,349
583,556
2.5
Credito Emiliano SpA
19,975
215,702
0.9
De Longhi SpA
21,758
680,043
2.9
Hera SpA
131,449
502,865
2.2
Iren SpA
306,784
664,441
2.8
Maire SpA
59,528
449,297
1.9
PRADA SpA
255,300
1,960,068
8.4
Sesa SpA
2,182
189,496
0.8
Webuild SpA
403,375
1,143,875
4.9
 
6,389,343
Japan
77 Bank Ltd.
65,700
1,691,363
7.2
Aisan Industry Co. Ltd.
32,500
287,540
1.2
Alfresa Holdings Corp.
90,100
1,299,967
5.6
Bic Camera, Inc.
290,000
3,227,649
13.8
Bunka Shutter Co. Ltd.
25,200
303,223
1.3
COMSYS Holdings Corp.
133,100
2,792,589
12.0
Create Restaurants Holdings, Inc.
143,700
1,144,750
4.9
Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd.
32,200
632,456
2.7
Dai-Dan Co. Ltd.
62,000
1,210,563
5.2
Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd.
25,000
366,584
1.6
Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.
142,800
4,851,653
20.8
Fujimi, Inc.
24,200
372,319
1.6
FULLCAST Holdings Co. Ltd.
23,300
234,330
1.0
Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.
191,300
4,704,819
20.1
Futaba Industrial Co. Ltd.
40,400
172,362
0.7
Glory Ltd.
65,000
1,054,269
4.5
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
H2O Retailing Corp.
429,100
$5,742,323
24.6
% 
Hanwa Co. Ltd.
26,800
887,975
3.8
Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.
9,200
252,696
1.1
Heiwado Co. Ltd.
71,900
1,037,772
4.4
Hiday Hidaka Corp.
42,100
757,444
3.2
Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.
30,900
775,030
3.3
Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.
500
4,785
0.0
JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.
518,300
2,317,660
9.9
JTEKT Corp.
34,400
232,029
1.0
Kandenko Co. Ltd.
127,000
1,858,459
8.0
Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
24,300
592,972
2.5
Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.
222,100
3,565,772
15.3
Maxell Ltd.
47,800
583,518
2.5
Meidensha Corp.
38,300
1,005,146
4.3
METAWATER Co. Ltd.
42,900
496,368
2.1
MIRAIT ONE Corp.
40,300
573,201
2.5
Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd.
15,100
479,112
2.0
Modec, Inc.
139,600
3,039,702
13.0
Monogatari Corp.
14,100
331,605
1.4
NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.
84,600
1,787,278
7.7
Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.
104,700
818,639
3.5
Nissha Co. Ltd.
100,300
1,228,277
5.3
Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd.
34,200
1,162,268
5.0
Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd.
8,200
233,410
1.0
Nomura Co. Ltd.
73,800
373,956
1.6
North Pacific Bank Ltd.
649,300
1,685,226
7.2
NTN Corp.
502,100
827,255
3.5
Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.
113,300
740,640
3.2
Onward Holdings Co. Ltd.
298,100
1,017,910
4.4
Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.
251,500
1,044,669
4.5
Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.
76,500
1,116,142
4.8
Saizeriya Co. Ltd.
145,600
5,374,453
23.0
Sakata INX Corp.
47,000
472,490
2.0
Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd.
32,100
503,176
2.2
Senko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.
350,500
3,295,160
14.1
Shibaura Mechatronics Corp.
29,300
2,018,809
8.6
Starts Corp., Inc.
10,400
239,571
1.0
Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.
211,000
536,305
2.3
Sun Frontier Fudousan Co. Ltd.
60,500
718,254
3.1
Suzuken Co. Ltd.
130,000
4,250,214
18.2
Taikisha Ltd.
25,700
817,524
3.5
Tamron Co. Ltd.
103,400
2,909,806
12.5
Toa Corp./Tokyo
32,300
207,933
0.9
Toagosei Co. Ltd.
47,900
488,697
2.1
Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.
30,200
426,982
1.8
Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Inc.
590,700
1,808,715
7.7
Tosei Corp.
30,800
479,031
2.0
Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
35,700
731,618
3.1
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.
64,200
1,090,777
4.7
Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
36,900
464,610
2.0
Wacom Co. Ltd.
167,800
773,531
3.3
YAMABIKO Corp.
21,100
342,789
1.5
Yamazen Corp.
55,300
480,356
2.1
Yaoko Co. Ltd.
11,300
686,902
2.9
Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.
21,600
394,167
1.7
 
90,427,545
Netherlands
Eurocommercial Properties NV
14,051
356,881
1.5
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Netherlands (continued)
Koninklijke BAM Groep NV
336,606
$1,553,574
6.6
% 
PostNL NV
344,345
413,141
1.8
 
2,323,596
Norway
Aker Solutions ASA
267,995
1,269,849
5.4
Elkem ASA
316,355
515,937
2.2
Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA
83,517
830,356
3.6
 
2,616,142
Singapore
IGG, Inc.
260,000
137,484
0.6
Spain
Indra Sistemas SA
135,080
2,381,390
10.2
Sweden
Attendo AB
47
209
0.0
Billerud Aktiebolag
309,302
2,746,325
11.8
Camurus AB
4,621
259,858
1.1
 
3,006,392
Switzerland
International Workplace Group PLC
491,810
1,016,452
4.4
Sportradar Group AG, Class A
205,471
2,549,895
10.9
u-blox Holding AG
1,201
91,913
0.4
 
3,658,260
United Kingdom
Balfour Beatty PLC
593,062
3,401,493
14.6
Big Yellow Group PLC
37,198
579,417
2.5
Chemring Group PLC
336,794
1,553,507
6.6
Firstgroup PLC
483,885
831,720
3.6
Hunting PLC
85,422
330,022
1.4
J D Wetherspoon PLC
142,346
1,126,986
4.8
Jupiter Fund Management PLC
486,143
504,620
2.2
Just Group PLC
962,503
1,663,074
7.1
Keller Group PLC
96,615
2,025,022
8.7
Kier Group PLC
875,518
1,619,865
6.9
Mitchells & Butlers PLC
106,884
345,602
1.5
Mitie Group PLC
960,243
1,440,495
6.2
MONY Group PLC
493,121
1,194,265
5.1
Morgan Sindall Group PLC
31,631
1,528,187
6.5
NCC Group PLC
146,904
292,473
1.3
Paragon Banking Group PLC
184,293
1,630,188
7.0
Paratus Energy Serices Ltd.
156,182
689,460
3.0
Serco Group PLC
1,896,057
4,284,159
18.3
Subsea 7 SA
361,861
5,561,746
23.8
TP ICAP Group PLC
331,073
958,396
4.1
Vesuvius PLC
63,524
292,056
1.2
 
31,852,753
United States
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A
56,399
469,240
2.0
Accel Entertainment, Inc., Class A
38,804
428,396
1.8
AdaptHealth Corp.
204,305
2,102,298
9.0
Allient, Inc.
12,578
217,474
0.9
Ambarella, Inc.
62,317
3,501,592
15.0
Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.
104,443
403,150
1.7
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
53,034
3,969,065
17.0
Archrock, Inc.
112,593
2,254,112
9.7
Ardagh Metal Packaging SA
34,717
127,759
0.5
Bandwidth, Inc., Class A
23,303
454,408
1.9
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
8,989
276,502
1.2
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
BlueLinx Holdings, Inc.
13,905
$1,522,041
6.5
% 
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.
147,016
921,790
3.9
Castle Biosciences, Inc.
2,184
75,719
0.3
Cohu, Inc.
12,824
319,574
1.4
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.
58,298
1,413,144
6.0
COPT Defense Properties
454,169
14,624,242
62.6
Core & Main, Inc., Class A
4
177
0.0
Coursera, Inc.
170,770
1,186,851
5.1
CRA International, Inc.
11,147
2,030,315
8.7
Credit Acceptance Corp.
143
60,775
0.3
CSG Systems International, Inc.
63,942
2,980,337
12.8
Deluxe Corp.
19,326
362,556
1.6
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
19,120
574,938
2.5
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.
23,626
535,129
2.3
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
46,458
567,717
2.4
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
190,832
6,119,982
26.2
Enhabit, Inc.
75,258
518,528
2.2
Enova International, Inc.
118,679
10,314,392
44.2
Evolus, Inc.
34,591
564,525
2.4
Exponent, Inc.
114,775
10,832,464
46.4
EZCORP, Inc., Class A
197,863
2,273,446
9.7
Financial Institutions, Inc.
2
48
0.0
First Bancshares, Inc.
31,307
1,047,845
4.5
Flushing Financial Corp.
40,245
630,840
2.7
Fulgent Genetics, Inc.
11,005
236,057
1.0
Global Industrial Co.
19,602
520,041
2.2
Gray Television, Inc.
88,978
508,064
2.2
Hackett Group, Inc.
22,545
548,294
2.3
Health Catalyst, Inc.
73,059
567,668
2.4
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
21,328
233,968
1.0
HealthStream, Inc.
16,413
479,834
2.1
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
22,428
876,038
3.8
Horizon Bancorp, Inc.
33,925
543,478
2.3
ICF International, Inc.
10,053
1,694,835
7.3
Independent Bank Corp.
13,762
451,118
1.9
Innoviva, Inc.
66,335
1,297,513
5.6
iRadimed Corp.
3,494
172,149
0.7
Lands End, Inc.
32,708
514,824
2.2
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
1,535
135,679
0.6
LendingClub Corp.
69,071
979,427
4.2
LendingTree, Inc.
106,037
6,047,290
25.9
Light & Wonder, Inc., CDI
2
187
0.0
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.
182,292
4,562,769
19.5
M/I Homes, Inc.
12,277
1,861,070
8.0
MaxLinear, Inc.
46,839
607,502
2.6
Methode Electronics, Inc.
54,592
476,042
2.0
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
21,301
528,478
2.3
MRC Global, Inc.
105,169
1,289,372
5.5
Napco Security Technologies, Inc.
77,674
2,988,896
12.8
National Vision Holdings, Inc.
209,415
2,177,916
9.3
NetScout Systems, Inc.
118,807
2,498,511
10.7
Newell Brands, Inc.
993,189
8,740,063
37.4
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.
22,262
927,212
4.0
Oceaneering International, Inc.
344,495
8,405,678
36.0
OceanFirst Financial Corp.
14,209
258,604
1.1
Olo, Inc., Class A
607,935
3,045,754
13.0
OmniAb, Inc., 12.50 Earnout Shares
518
0.0
OmniAb, Inc., 15.00 Earnout Shares
518
0.0
Palomar Holdings, Inc.
13,300
1,193,941
5.1
Paramount Group, Inc.
914,968
4,437,595
19.0
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
246,229
2,949,823
12.6
20
2024 BlackRock Semi-Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Pennant Group, Inc.
15,068
$481,724
2.1
% 
Perrigo Co PLC
59,307
1,520,038
6.5
PRA Group, Inc.
19,135
385,762
1.7
Premier Financial Corp.
23,951
590,632
2.5
Privia Health Group, Inc.
281,250
5,163,750
22.1
Q2 Holdings, Inc.
26,942
2,280,910
9.8
Radius Recycling, Inc., Class A
17,222
278,824
1.2
Repay Holdings Corp., Class A
185,337
1,474,356
6.3
REX American Resources Corp.
22,281
996,629
4.3
Savers Value Village, Inc.
80,681
825,367
3.5
Schrodinger, Inc.
6,475
113,928
0.5
SI-BONE, Inc.
31,095
429,111
1.8
Southside Bancshares, Inc.
9,988
323,611
1.4
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.
46,745
1,466,391
6.3
Tanger, Inc.
255,065
8,475,810
36.3
TTM Technologies, Inc.
78,897
1,770,449
7.6
Turning Point Brands, Inc.
42,507
2,007,606
8.6
Tutor Perini Corp.
66,962
1,735,655
7.4
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
87,031
2,911,187
12.5
Univest Financial Corp.
11,738
326,669
1.4
Upbound Group, Inc.
57,624
1,684,926
7.2
Upwork, Inc.
59,018
800,284
3.4
Verint Systems, Inc.
110,474
2,353,096
10.1
Verra Mobility Corp., Class A
156,883
4,074,252
17.4
Viad Corp.
2,778
104,008
0.4
Vimeo, Inc.
94,002
448,390
1.9
Visteon Corp.
52,517
4,739,659
20.3
Vital Farms, Inc.
38,575
1,337,781
5.7
Xperi, Inc.
275,136
2,511,992
10.8
Yext, Inc.
34,966
253,154
1.1
Zumiez, Inc.
15,344
316,086
1.4
 
188,619,098
Rights
Italy
Sesa SpA, (Expires 12/12/24, Strike Price EUR,
110.20)
2,182
0.0
Total Reference Entity — Long
386,689,685
Reference Entity — Short
Common Stocks
Australia
Amotiv Ltd.
(65,627
)
(456,776
)
(2.0
)
Bellevue Gold Ltd.
(449,018
)
(476,490
)
(2.1
)
Champion Iron Ltd.
(166,557
)
(639,258
)
(2.7
)
Deep Yellow Ltd.
(445,675
)
(395,379
)
(1.7
)
Lifestyle Communities Ltd.
(125,617
)
(708,071
)
(3.0
)
Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
(3,971
)
(31,960
)
(0.2
)
PEXA Group Ltd.
(29,748
)
(264,282
)
(1.1
)
Sigma Healthcare Ltd.
(696,511
)
(894,221
)
(3.8
)
Silex Systems Ltd.
(35,533
)
(120,573
)
(0.5
)
Stanmore Resources Ltd.
(641,650
)
(1,316,607
)
(5.6
)
Strike Energy Ltd.
(1,430,845
)
(200,047
)
(0.9
)
 
(5,503,664
)
Austria
Wienerberger AG
(99,574
)
(3,007,246
)
(12.9
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Belgium
Azelis Group NV
(50,453
)
$(1,010,770
)
(4.3
)% 
Bekaert SA
(33,035
)
(1,207,239
)
(5.2
)
 
(2,218,009
)
Canada
Altus Group Ltd.
(49,430
)
(1,870,200
)
(8.0
)
Definity Financial Corp.
(44,304
)
(1,709,666
)
(7.3
)
Docebo, Inc.
(3,636
)
(165,616
)
(0.7
)
EQB, Inc.
(39,140
)
(3,002,790
)
(12.9
)
Filo Corp.
(43,342
)
(998,608
)
(4.3
)
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust
(87,209
)
(1,113,639
)
(4.8
)
Kinaxis, Inc.
(23,386
)
(2,597,343
)
(11.1
)
Linamar Corp.
(1,567
)
(64,116
)
(0.3
)
Pet Valu Holdings Ltd.
(121,650
)
(2,225,321
)
(9.5
)
Spartan Delta Corp.
(53,240
)
(129,625
)
(0.5
)
Spin Master Corp.
(49,917
)
(1,056,526
)
(4.5
)
StorageVault Canada, Inc.
(84,625
)
(247,369
)
(1.1
)
Trisura Group Ltd.
(8,030
)
(237,610
)
(1.0
)
Winpak Ltd.
(38,407
)
(1,368,457
)
(5.9
)
 
(16,786,886
)
Denmark
Better Collective A/S
(34,909
)
(458,046
)
(2.0
)
Chemometec A/S
(30,470
)
(1,788,989
)
(7.7
)
Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S
(11,734
)
(1,940,745
)
(8.3
)
Royal Unibrew A/S
(70,904
)
(5,334,242
)
(22.8
)
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A
(56,521
)
(848,917
)
(3.6
)
 
(10,370,939
)
Finland
Mandatum Oyj
(26,619
)
(122,924
)
(0.5
)
France
Alten SA
(18,670
)
(1,579,297
)
(6.8
)
IPSOS SA
(31,666
)
(1,554,985
)
(6.7
)
Mercialys SA
(64,106
)
(756,352
)
(3.2
)
 
(3,890,634
)
Germany
Eckert & Ziegler SE
(11,375
)
(488,042
)
(2.1
)
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services
Worldwide
(40,818
)
(2,208,761
)
(9.4
)
Schott Pharma AG & Co. KGaA
(45,313
)
(1,464,875
)
(6.3
)
Sixt SE
(2,042
)
(161,742
)
(0.7
)
Stabilus SE
(25,137
)
(995,157
)
(4.3
)
 
(5,318,577
)
Indonesia
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.
(3,712,000
)
(815,206
)
(3.5
)
Ireland
C&C Group PLC
(167,635
)
(318,615
)
(1.4
)
Dalata Hotel Group PLC
(120,855
)
(566,862
)
(2.4
)
 
(885,477
)
Israel
Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.
(132,412
)
(2,102,209
)
(9.0
)
Kornit Digital Ltd.
(3,560
)
(81,488
)
(0.4
)
OPC Energy Ltd.
(73,312
)
(593,657
)
(2.5
)
 
(2,777,354
)
Italy
Ermenegildo Zegna NV
(5,986
)
(45,494
)
(0.2
)
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Italy (continued)
Stevanato Group SpA
(2,318
)
$(44,065
)
(0.2
)% 
Technoprobe SpA
(70,643
)
(479,683
)
(2.0
)
 
(569,242
)
Japan
Advance Logistics Investment Corp.
(398
)
(310,542
)
(1.3
)
Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.
(75,100
)
(994,505
)
(4.3
)
Aiful Corp.
(42,200
)
(88,677
)
(0.4
)
Appier Group, Inc.
(2,900
)
(31,099
)
(0.1
)
Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.
(9,800
)
(342,147
)
(1.5
)
Asahi Yukizai Corp.
(8,700
)
(232,106
)
(1.0
)
Base Co. Ltd.
(2,800
)
(54,020
)
(0.2
)
C Uyemura & Co. Ltd.
(4,300
)
(298,860
)
(1.3
)
Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd.
(800
)
(11,427
)
(0.0
)
Daiei Kankyo Co. Ltd.
(26,400
)
(544,525
)
(2.3
)
DeNA Co. Ltd.
(30,500
)
(373,669
)
(1.6
)
Descente Ltd.
(17,300
)
(490,029
)
(2.1
)
Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.
(58,100
)
(970,932
)
(4.2
)
Enplas Corp.
(12,600
)
(559,150
)
(2.4
)
First Bank of Toyama Ltd.
(87,100
)
(630,746
)
(2.7
)
FP Corp.
(3,900
)
(68,325
)
(0.3
)
Freee KK
(11,200
)
(209,008
)
(0.9
)
Fuji Oil Holdings, Inc.
(18,000
)
(387,471
)
(1.7
)
Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.
(9,400
)
(239,058
)
(1.0
)
Furuya Metal Co. Ltd.
(900
)
(23,368
)
(0.1
)
Future Corp.
(7,900
)
(101,154
)
(0.4
)
Godo Steel, Ltd.
(13,600
)
(346,477
)
(1.5
)
GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.
(4,100
)
(91,325
)
(0.4
)
Hirata Corp.
(1,100
)
(35,079
)
(0.1
)
Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.
(95,400
)
(613,707
)
(2.6
)
Hokuetsu Corp.
(78,000
)
(777,824
)
(3.3
)
House Foods Group, Inc.
(3,000
)
(58,477
)
(0.2
)
Idec Corp./Japan
(15,500
)
(249,863
)
(1.1
)
Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.
(69,600
)
(510,625
)
(2.2
)
Invincible Investment Corp.
(9,086
)
(3,700,898
)
(15.8
)
Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd.
(6,000
)
(114,884
)
(0.5
)
Japan Investment Adviser Co. Ltd.
(6,900
)
(46,159
)
(0.2
)
JMDC, Inc.
(1,800
)
(50,161
)
(0.2
)
Juroku Financial Group, Inc.
(2,100
)
(56,041
)
(0.2
)
Kanto Denka Kogyo Co. Ltd.
(64,600
)
(410,797
)
(1.8
)
KeePer Technical Laboratory Co. Ltd.
(9,900
)
(271,901
)
(1.2
)
KOMEDA Holdings Co. Ltd.
(170,600
)
(3,228,537
)
(13.8
)
Komeri Co. Ltd.
(3,100
)
(67,007
)
(0.3
)
Kosaido Holdings Co. Ltd.
(66,900
)
(233,195
)
(1.0
)
Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.
(17,600
)
(366,304
)
(1.6
)
KYB Corp.
(11,900
)
(373,842
)
(1.6
)
Leopalace21 Corp.
(260,500
)
(940,641
)
(4.0
)
Lifedrink Co, Inc.
(2,800
)
(32,334
)
(0.1
)
Lion Corp.
(16,400
)
(181,119
)
(0.8
)
M&A Capital Partners Co. Ltd.
(4,100
)
(58,155
)
(0.2
)
Mars Group Holdings Corp.
(20,900
)
(430,084
)
(1.8
)
Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.
(4,100
)
(22,089
)
(0.1
)
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.
(56,000
)
(375,415
)
(1.6
)
Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc.
(980
)
(652,490
)
(2.8
)
Mitsui High-Tec, Inc.
(47,100
)
(250,642
)
(1.1
)
Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co. Ltd.
(10,400
)
(482,999
)
(2.1
)
Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.
(633
)
(526,869
)
(2.3
)
Nakayama Steel Works Ltd.
(60,900
)
(300,239
)
(1.3
)
Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.
(89,600
)
(1,147,098
)
(4.9
)
Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc.
(46
)
(184,209
)
(0.8
)
Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd.
(3,900
)
(114,346
)
(0.5
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Nippon Parking Development Co. Ltd.
(79,000
)
$(116,571
)
(0.5
)% 
Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.
(82,200
)
(1,213,611
)
(5.2
)
Nitto Kogyo Corp.
(21,700
)
(419,130
)
(1.8
)
Nojima Corp.
(38,300
)
(537,151
)
(2.3
)
NSD Co. Ltd.
(12,200
)
(263,496
)
(1.1
)
Ohsho Food Service Corp.
(28,000
)
(550,012
)
(2.3
)
Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc.
(7,400
)
(50,326
)
(0.2
)
OKUMA Corp.
(11,500
)
(232,484
)
(1.0
)
Orient Corp.
(26,100
)
(155,087
)
(0.7
)
Osaka Soda Co. Ltd.
(18,400
)
(193,260
)
(0.8
)
Osaka Steel Co. Ltd.
(1,100
)
(23,608
)
(0.1
)
Park24 Co. Ltd.
(9,400
)
(116,831
)
(0.5
)
Pillar Corp. /Japan
(16,400
)
(459,170
)
(2.0
)
Piolax, Inc.
(23,100
)
(366,099
)
(1.6
)
Relo Group, Inc.
(25,300
)
(307,759
)
(1.3
)
Rengo Co. Ltd.
(206,500
)
(1,250,759
)
(5.3
)
Riken Keiki Co. Ltd.
(17,100
)
(484,474
)
(2.1
)
Roland Corp.
(8,300
)
(212,319
)
(0.9
)
Round One Corp.
(44,600
)
(282,273
)
(1.2
)
Sanken Electric Co Ltd.
(4,200
)
(165,107
)
(0.7
)
Sawai Group Holdings Co. Ltd.
(32,400
)
(434,018
)
(1.9
)
Septeni Holdings Co. Ltd.
(356,000
)
(1,041,082
)
(4.5
)
Simplex Holdings, Inc.
(12,400
)
(201,093
)
(0.9
)
SMS Co. Ltd.
(24,500
)
(274,657
)
(1.2
)
Star Micronics Co. Ltd.
(9,700
)
(124,249
)
(0.5
)
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.
(10,800
)
(266,126
)
(1.1
)
SWCC Corp.
(1,800
)
(63,125
)
(0.3
)
Takara Holdings, Inc.
(49,700
)
(390,660
)
(1.7
)
TechnoPro Holdings, Inc.
(12,000
)
(214,180
)
(0.9
)
Toho Bank Ltd.
(41,000
)
(70,336
)
(0.3
)
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
(61,000
)
(606,453
)
(2.6
)
Topre Corp.
(23,600
)
(271,852
)
(1.2
)
Universal Entertainment Corp.
(53,700
)
(457,432
)
(2.0
)
Wacoal Holdings Corp.
(17,400
)
(541,721
)
(2.3
)
West Holdings Corp.
(38,700
)
(575,879
)
(2.5
)
Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.
(653,900
)
(1,877,670
)
(8.0
)
Yamae Group Holdings Co. Ltd.
(1,400
)
(17,887
)
(0.1
)
Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.
(29,200
)
(594,667
)
(2.5
)
Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.
(15,700
)
(567,299
)
(2.4
)
 
(40,252,563
)
Luxembourg
RTL Group SA
(23,948
)
(762,091
)
(3.3
)
Netherlands
AMG Critical Materials NV
(56,439
)
(962,830
)
(4.1
)
Flow Traders Ltd.
(60,248
)
(1,378,851
)
(5.9
)
TKH Group NV
(33,388
)
(1,358,538
)
(5.8
)
 
(3,700,219
)
Nigeria
Airtel Africa PLC
(55,130
)
(72,446
)
(0.3
)
Norway
Crayon Group Holding ASA
(169,371
)
(1,677,496
)
(7.2
)
Hoegh Autoliners ASA
(33,403
)
(351,541
)
(1.5
)
MPC Container Ships ASA
(361,593
)
(712,680
)
(3.0
)
Protector Forsikring ASA
(5,017
)
(130,580
)
(0.5
)
Schibsted ASA, Class A
(145,593
)
(4,902,424
)
(21.0
)
TOMRA Systems ASA
(171,585
)
(2,466,846
)
(10.6
)
 
(10,241,567
)
22
2024 BlackRock Semi-Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Portugal
REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA
(169,981
)
$(424,338
)
(1.8
)% 
Spain
Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA
(37,664
)
(228,281
)
(1.0
)
Sacyr SA
(16,467
)
(54,835
)
(0.2
)
Vidrala SA
(10,972
)
(1,186,405
)
(5.1
)
Viscofan SA
(12,500
)
(835,956
)
(3.6
)
 
(2,305,477
)
Sweden
Alleima AB
(336,928
)
(2,058,873
)
(8.8
)
Dometic Group AB
(342,851
)
(1,861,823
)
(8.0
)
Hexatronic Group AB
(39,157
)
(160,384
)
(0.7
)
Hms Networks Ab
(11,234
)
(417,990
)
(1.8
)
Hufvudstaden AB, Class A
(59,401
)
(702,061
)
(3.0
)
Nordnet AB publ
(46,806
)
(973,928
)
(4.2
)
Paradox Interactive AB
(41,824
)
(789,017
)
(3.4
)
Stillfront Group AB
(515,660
)
(358,694
)
(1.5
)
Surgical Science Sweden AB
(42,519
)
(501,230
)
(2.1
)
Thule Group AB
(86,226
)
(2,886,184
)
(12.4
)
Wallenstam AB, Class B
(436,525
)
(2,064,634
)
(8.8
)
 
(12,774,818
)
Switzerland
Allreal Holding AG, Class N, Registered Shares
(306
)
(54,446
)
(0.2
)
ALSO Holding AG, Registered Shares
(182
)
(48,406
)
(0.2
)
Bucher Industries AG, Registered Shares
(2,437
)
(949,161
)
(4.1
)
Burckhardt Compression Holding AG
(110
)
(80,870
)
(0.3
)
Cembra Money Bank AG
(18,529
)
(1,668,598
)
(7.1
)
Daetwyler Holding AG
(4,664
)
(785,300
)
(3.4
)
Garrett Motion, Inc.
(84,162
)
(625,323
)
(2.7
)
Interroll Holding AG, Class N, Registered
Shares
(232
)
(610,109
)
(2.6
)
Mobimo Holding AG, Registered Shares
(530
)
(164,177
)
(0.7
)
SFS Group AG
(3,853
)
(551,321
)
(2.4
)
SKAN Group AG
(5,353
)
(478,550
)
(2.0
)
St Galler Kantonalbank AG, Class N, Registered
Shares
(204
)
(99,476
)
(0.4
)
Swissquote Group Holding SA, Class N,
Registered Shares
(2,030
)
(690,545
)
(3.0
)
 
(6,806,282
)
United Kingdom
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC
(1,018,216
)
(1,502,028
)
(6.4
)
Auction Technology Group PLC
(121,416
)
(705,303
)
(3.0
)
Capita PLC
(5,736,115
)
(1,397,394
)
(6.0
)
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC
(24,392
)
(51,577
)
(0.2
)
Evoke PLC
(1,993,766
)
(1,584,937
)
(6.8
)
Great Portland Estates PLC
(267,777
)
(1,082,469
)
(4.6
)
Halfords Group PLC
(333,452
)
(720,630
)
(3.1
)
Home Reit PLC
(319,295
)
(93,994
)
(0.4
)
Ibstock PLC
(480,059
)
(1,241,120
)
(5.3
)
Marshalls PLC
(643,736
)
(2,822,224
)
(12.1
)
Mobico Group PLC
(1,119,874
)
(1,001,429
)
(4.3
)
Moonpig Group PLC
(356,832
)
(1,150,293
)
(4.9
)
Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
(508,065
)
(881,143
)
(3.8
)
Travis Perkins PLC
(427,782
)
(4,456,959
)
(19.1
)
Victrex PLC
(54,064
)
(593,954
)
(2.6
)
Watches of Switzerland Group PLC
(559,486
)
(2,941,263
)
(12.6
)
WH Smith PLC
(132,059
)
(2,247,743
)
(9.6
)
 
(24,474,460
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States
Adeia, Inc.
(43,041
)
$(535,000
)
(2.3
)% 
Aehr Test Systems
(387,157
)
(5,451,171
)
(23.3
)
Amerant Bancorp, Inc., Class A
(17,363
)
(370,179
)
(1.6
)
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
(87,730
)
(779,920
)
(3.3
)
Appian Corp., Class A
(36,432
)
(1,302,444
)
(5.6
)
Applied Digital Corp.
(18,553
)
(125,418
)
(0.5
)
Arhaus, Inc., Class A
(165,444
)
(1,402,965
)
(6.0
)
Artesian Resources Corp., Class A
(4,315
)
(144,596
)
(0.6
)
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.
(266,772
)
(10,083,982
)
(43.2
)
Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC
(97,838
)
(1,513,554
)
(6.5
)
Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc., Class A
(36,795
)
(1,702,137
)
(7.3
)
Boston Omaha Corp., Class A
(42,095
)
(621,322
)
(2.7
)
Buckle, Inc.
(116,698
)
(4,966,667
)
(21.3
)
Calumet, Inc.
(102,731
)
(2,191,252
)
(9.4
)
Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A
(251,043
)
(5,035,923
)
(21.6
)
Cass Information Systems, Inc.
(11,710
)
(484,326
)
(2.1
)
CEVA, Inc.
(24,327
)
(567,671
)
(2.4
)
CNX Resources Corp.
(754,458
)
(25,674,206
)
(109.9
)
Coastal Financial Corp.
(4,428
)
(278,920
)
(1.2
)
Columbia Financial, Inc.
(22,524
)
(384,710
)
(1.6
)
Conduent, Inc.
(94,414
)
(339,890
)
(1.5
)
CoreCivic, Inc.
(62,697
)
(865,846
)
(3.7
)
Crescent Energy Co., Class A
(376,314
)
(4,677,583
)
(20.0
)
Cricut, Inc., Class A
(23,032
)
(151,551
)
(0.7
)
Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
(25,007
)
(123,660
)
(0.5
)
Daily Journal Corp.
(477
)
(231,345
)
(1.0
)
DiamondRock Hospitality Co.
(45,617
)
(390,938
)
(1.7
)
DigitalBridge Group, Inc., Class A
(143,240
)
(2,247,436
)
(9.6
)
Dine Brands Global, Inc.
(22,153
)
(674,337
)
(2.9
)
Dynex Capital, Inc.
(230,578
)
(2,815,357
)
(12.1
)
Easterly Government Properties, Inc.
(378,031
)
(5,126,100
)
(21.9
)
Eastern Bankshares, Inc.
(46,464
)
(758,757
)
(3.3
)
Eastman Kodak Co.
(215,525
)
(1,017,278
)
(4.4
)
Embecta Corp.
(38,551
)
(542,798
)
(2.3
)
Enfusion, Inc., Class A
(133,181
)
(1,186,643
)
(5.1
)
Enliven Therapeutics, Inc.
(11,461
)
(319,189
)
(1.4
)
Enovix Corp.
(71,470
)
(643,587
)
(2.8
)
EverCommerce, Inc.
(80,480
)
(846,650
)
(3.6
)
Excelerate Energy, Inc., Class A
(39,606
)
(945,791
)
(4.1
)
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC
(42,711
)
(1,781,049
)
(7.6
)
First Commonwealth Financial Corp.
(73,859
)
(1,214,242
)
(5.2
)
First Community Bankshares, Inc.
(9,762
)
(404,733
)
(1.7
)
Global Medical REIT, Inc.
(46,206
)
(420,013
)
(1.8
)
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
(6,362
)
(360,662
)
(1.5
)
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc., Class A
(15,285
)
(243,337
)
(1.0
)
Guess?, Inc.
(122,451
)
(2,080,442
)
(8.9
)
Hawkins, Inc.
(2,068
)
(221,069
)
(0.9
)
HighPeak Energy, Inc.
(1,299
)
(16,627
)
(0.1
)
Highwoods Properties, Inc.
(253,432
)
(8,500,109
)
(36.4
)
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A
(7,709
)
(1,357,092
)
(5.8
)
Ibotta, Inc., Class A
(1,114
)
(81,645
)
(0.4
)
International Bancshares Corp.
(13,317
)
(815,799
)
(3.5
)
IonQ, Inc.
(155,964
)
(2,344,139
)
(10.0
)
Kimball Electronics, Inc.
(5,479
)
(97,471
)
(0.4
)
Kinetik Holdings, Inc., Class A
(107,241
)
(5,219,419
)
(22.3
)
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
(54,941
)
(659,292
)
(2.8
)
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(6,595
)
(697,092
)
(3.0
)
Limbach Holdings, Inc.
(9,102
)
(691,479
)
(3.0
)
LTC Properties, Inc.
(87,120
)
(3,327,984
)
(14.2
)
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.
(76,379
)
(4,878,327
)
(20.9
)
Macerich Co.
(637,965
)
(11,929,945
)
(51.1
)
Schedule of Investments
23

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Manitowoc Co., Inc.
(12,669
)
$(118,328
)
(0.5
)% 
MaxCyte, Inc.
(15,107
)
(54,083
)
(0.2
)
MeridianLink, Inc.
(74,148
)
(1,628,290
)
(7.0
)
Metallus, Inc.
(40,426
)
(569,602
)
(2.4
)
Middlesex Water Co.
(5,513
)
(337,340
)
(1.4
)
Mission Produce, Inc.
(15,733
)
(185,649
)
(0.8
)
Mitek Systems, Inc.
(220,701
)
(1,895,822
)
(8.1
)
Montauk Renewables, Inc.
(8,423
)
(46,579
)
(0.2
)
NBT Bancorp, Inc.
(20,492
)
(911,484
)
(3.9
)
Neogen Corp.
(135,619
)
(1,936,639
)
(8.3
)
NextDecade Corp.
(5,204
)
(30,391
)
(0.1
)
NextNav, Inc.
(127,771
)
(1,484,699
)
(6.4
)
nLight, Inc.
(76,249
)
(951,588
)
(4.1
)
ONE Gas, Inc.
(29,866
)
(2,128,550
)
(9.1
)
OneWater Marine, Inc., Class A
(33,812
)
(736,087
)
(3.2
)
Open Lending Corp.
(196,167
)
(1,098,535
)
(4.7
)
Peakstone Realty Trust, Class E
(9,587
)
(125,781
)
(0.5
)
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., Class A
(39,412
)
(3,928,588
)
(16.8
)
PolyPeptide Group AG
(12,688
)
(423,300
)
(1.8
)
Portillos, Inc., Class A
(113,979
)
(1,473,748
)
(6.3
)
PotlatchDeltic Corp.
(97,083
)
(4,035,740
)
(17.3
)
Premier, Inc., Class A
(185,240
)
(3,732,586
)
(16.0
)
RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.
(11,910
)
(517,132
)
(2.2
)
Ready Capital Corp.
(135,870
)
(930,710
)
(4.0
)
Resideo Technologies, Inc.
(5,393
)
(106,080
)
(0.5
)
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
(80,337
)
(1,245,224
)
(5.3
)
S&T Bancorp, Inc.
(22,274
)
(845,967
)
(3.6
)
Silgan Holdings, Inc.
(32,506
)
(1,681,860
)
(7.2
)
Smith Douglas Homes Corp., Class A
(3,235
)
(107,143
)
(0.5
)
Sotera Health Co.
(120,561
)
(1,889,191
)
(8.1
)
Stellar Bancorp, Inc.
(30,910
)
(841,370
)
(3.6
)
Sunnova Energy International, Inc.
(18,888
)
(114,650
)
(0.5
)
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
(108,922
)
(1,099,023
)
(4.7
)
Sweetgreen, Inc., Class A
(143,685
)
(5,187,029
)
(22.2
)
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.
(23,486
)
(1,807,248
)
(7.7
)
TI Fluid Systems PLC
(330,487
)
(725,302
)
(3.1
)
Towne Bank
(34,027
)
(1,106,558
)
(4.7
)
Triumph Financial, Inc.
(5,643
)
(498,672
)
(2.1
)
Triumph Group, Inc.
(138,714
)
(1,919,802
)
(8.2
)
Trupanion, Inc.
(12,640
)
(692,419
)
(3.0
)
Ubiquiti, Inc.
(4,334
)
(1,151,500
)
(4.9
)
UFP Technologies, Inc.
(2,238
)
(597,546
)
(2.6
)
United Community Banks, Inc.
(55,339
)
(1,574,948
)
(6.7
)
Upstart Holdings, Inc.
(2,388
)
(116,248
)
(0.5
)
Urban Outfitters, Inc.
(266,631
)
(9,585,384
)
(41.0
)
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
(94,476
)
(1,602,313
)
(6.9
)
VSE Corp.
(47,995
)
(4,925,247
)
(21.1
)
Westrock Coffee Co.
(8,636
)
(57,343
)
(0.2
)
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.
(1,196
)
(2,149,379
)
(9.2
)
XPEL, Inc.
(24,724
)
(953,605
)
(4.1
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Xponential Fitness, Inc., Class A
(161,642
)
$(1,980,115
)
(8.5
)% 
Ypsomed Holding AG
(15,508
)
(545,416
)
(2.3
)
 
(209,250,899
)
Total Reference Entity — Short
(363,331,318
)
Net Value of Reference Entity — Bank of America N.A.
$23,358,367
The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Bank of America N.A. as of period end, termination dates 02/15/28 — 03/15/28:
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Reference Entity — Long
Common Stocks
Australia
AGL Energy Ltd.
226,033
$1,551,945
102.8
% 
Glencore PLC
608,746
3,192,653
211.4
Northern Star Resources Ltd.
285,841
3,317,011
219.6
Sonic Healthcare Ltd.
39,140
689,659
45.7
South32 Ltd.
1,288,033
3,088,901
204.5
Worley Ltd.
149,090
1,369,048
90.6
 
13,209,217
Canada
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
220,495
1,065,775
70.6
Barrick Gold Corp.
57,382
1,109,024
73.4
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A
7,306
777,484
51.5
CGI, Inc., Class A
187,253
20,743,278
1,373.4
Emera, Inc.
50,581
1,910,842
126.5
FirstService Corp.
14,623
2,707,516
179.3
IGM Financial, Inc.
236,186
7,095,673
469.8
Keyera Corp.
102,569
3,149,963
208.5
Loblaw Cos Ltd.
29,001
3,666,704
242.8
Open Text Corp.
26,247
787,212
52.1
Stantec, Inc.
6,375
517,106
34.2
TELUS Corp.
96,557
1,526,354
101.1
 
45,056,931
China
Budweiser Brewing Co APAC Ltd.
2,394,800
2,497,724
165.4
Denmark
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B
40,959
4,594,166
304.2
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
122,982
2,343,708
155.2
 
6,937,874
Finland
Nordea Bank Abp
206,131
2,413,172
159.8
Stora Enso OYJ
134,393
1,499,751
99.3
 
3,912,923
France
Amundi SA
24,348
1,765,329
116.9
Eiffage SA
12,887
1,199,440
79.4
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
France (continued)
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA
6,878
$1,000,743
66.2
% 
Sodexo SA
23,737
2,060,429
136.4
Valeo SE
282,677
2,748,225
182.0
 
8,774,166
Germany
Fresenius Medical Care AG
28,385
1,111,130
73.6
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
21,478
784,175
51.9
Nordex SE
76,697
1,092,974
72.3
 
2,988,279
Hong Kong
WH Group Ltd.
1,147,000
892,729
59.1
Ireland
Kerry Group PLC
9,970
995,757
65.9
Italy
Azimut Holding SpA
65,718
1,625,501
107.6
Enel SpA
27,355
207,462
13.8
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
413,621
1,770,302
117.2
Saipem SpA
3,452,495
8,208,627
543.5
 
11,811,892
Japan
AGC, Inc.
33,600
1,029,676
68.2
Amada Co. Ltd.
395,500
3,897,612
258.1
Asahi Kasei Corp.
165,200
1,139,662
75.5
Canon, Inc.
70,800
2,302,769
152.5
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.
65,800
2,141,673
141.8
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.
120,600
3,597,335
238.2
Horiba Ltd.
74,300
4,567,519
302.4
Hulic Co. Ltd.
65,500
606,554
40.2
J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.
268,100
2,847,133
188.5
Japan Tobacco, Inc.
94,500
2,638,199
174.7
Kubota Corp.
17,200
219,766
14.6
Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.
14,600
240,634
15.9
Marubeni Corp.
8,400
125,573
8.3
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.
263,700
1,422,948
94.2
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.
30,500
500,416
33.1
Nexon Co. Ltd.
120,300
2,085,033
138.0
Nippon Express Holdings, Inc
4,100
202,138
13.4
Obayashi Corp.
142,300
1,744,487
115.5
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
190,100
2,374,384
157.2
Otsuka Corp.
19,900
446,625
29.6
Panasonic Holdings Corp.
36,600
301,219
19.9
Rakuten Group, Inc.
436,500
2,605,273
172.5
Sankyo Co. Ltd.
29,600
393,157
26.0
Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
460,100
5,502,266
364.3
Shionogi & Co. Ltd.
61,900
884,102
58.5
Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.
142,000
2,199,332
145.6
Subaru Corp.
13,100
233,956
15.5
Sumitomo Corp.
99,400
2,096,983
138.8
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.
173,100
3,796,139
251.3
Suzuki Motor Corp.
797,300
7,911,870
523.8
T&D Holdings, Inc.
4,500
71,830
4.8
Takashimaya Co. Ltd.
382,400
3,027,676
200.5
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
167,500
4,673,450
309.4
Terumo Corp.
363,500
6,922,966
458.4
Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.
8,500
138,803
9.2
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.
64,800
$404,378
26.8
% 
Toyota Tsusho Corp.
49,700
844,836
55.9
 
76,138,372
Macau
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.
113,000
502,915
33.3
New Zealand
Xero Ltd.
34,168
3,319,610
219.8
Norway
Aker BP ASA
235,453
5,038,145
333.6
Singapore
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust
93,200
141,597
9.4
Spain
Bankinter SA
187,677
1,531,145
101.4
Sweden
Hexagon AB, Class B
253,571
2,370,666
157.0
Switzerland
ABB Ltd., Registered Shares
75,217
4,179,891
276.8
Givaudan SA, Registered Shares
854
4,054,321
268.4
Kuehne & Nagel International AG, Registered
Shares
25,806
6,442,180
426.5
PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered Shares
2,019
286,718
19.0
 
14,963,110
United Kingdom
IG Group Holdings PLC
278,677
3,224,470
213.5
Imperial Brands PLC
56,850
1,715,622
113.6
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA
623,460
1,698,179
112.4
J Sainsbury PLC
735,267
2,531,373
167.6
Man Group PLC/Jersey
20
51
0.0
Marks & Spencer Group PLC
243,547
1,181,665
78.2
MONY Group PLC
1
2
0.0
Ocado Group PLC
55,251
248,860
16.5
Smiths Group PLC
120,551
2,378,813
157.5
 
12,979,035
United States
CSL Ltd.
6,283
1,179,666
78.1
Experian PLC
99,760
4,868,867
322.4
GSK PLC
156,363
2,823,693
186.9
Primo Water Corp.
194,811
5,115,301
338.7
Shell PLC
91,440
3,052,938
202.1
 
17,040,465
Zambia
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
226,357
2,924,669
193.6
Total Reference Entity — Long
234,027,221
Reference Entity — Short
Common Stocks
Australia
Pilbara Minerals Ltd.
(822,622
)
(1,523,650
)
(100.9
)
Rio Tinto PLC
(118,030
)
(7,628,044
)
(505.0
)
 
(9,151,694
)
Belgium
D Ieteren Group
(24,565
)
(5,318,244
)
(352.1
)
Schedule of Investments
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Belgium (continued)
Elia Group SA/NV
(26,141
)
$(2,487,467
)
(164.7
)% 
Syensqo SA
(1,028
)
(79,747
)
(5.3
)
 
(7,885,458
)
Canada
Air Canada
(92,879
)
(1,258,755
)
(83.3
)
AltaGas Ltd.
(147,528
)
(3,525,160
)
(233.4
)
Canadian Western Bank
(164,017
)
(6,743,975
)
(446.5
)
Capital Power Corp.
(114,207
)
(4,631,931
)
(306.7
)
Capstone Copper Corp.
(1,193,789
)
(8,256,680
)
(546.7
)
Element Fleet Management Corp.
(354,203
)
(7,247,634
)
(479.9
)
Metro, Inc.
(20,527
)
(1,219,074
)
(80.7
)
National Bank of Canada
(55,140
)
(5,259,160
)
(348.2
)
Quebecor, Inc., Class B
(31,200
)
(776,891
)
(51.4
)
 
(38,919,260
)
China
Wharf Holdings, Ltd.
(42,000
)
(119,003
)
(7.9
)
Denmark
Coloplast A/S, Class B
(19,001
)
(2,379,886
)
(157.6
)
Finland
Kesko OYJ, Class B
(31,578
)
(678,239
)
(44.9
)
Neste OYJ
(146,629
)
(2,354,277
)
(155.9
)
 
(3,032,516
)
France
Cie de Saint-Gobain SA
(25,715
)
(2,331,962
)
(154.4
)
Klepierre SA
(62,905
)
(2,011,173
)
(133.2
)
Legrand SA
(3,599
)
(406,213
)
(26.9
)
Renault SA
(102,489
)
(4,689,325
)
(310.5
)
Rexel SA
(73,243
)
(2,017,950
)
(133.6
)
Sartorius Stedim Biotech
(3,824
)
(767,105
)
(50.8
)
TotalEnergies SE
(64,237
)
(4,031,235
)
(266.9
)
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
(116,089
)
(9,492,862
)
(628.5
)
 
(25,747,825
)
Germany
MTU Aero Engines AG
(4,127
)
(1,348,873
)
(89.3
)
Hong Kong
Power Assets Holdings Ltd.
(183,500
)
(1,222,342
)
(80.9
)
Italy
Iveco Group NV
(79,152
)
(822,531
)
(54.5
)
Nexi SpA
(43,391
)
(274,266
)
(18.1
)
 
(1,096,797
)
Japan
Asics Corp.
(88,500
)
(1,545,820
)
(102.3
)
BayCurrent, Inc.
(22,700
)
(737,728
)
(48.8
)
Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
(250,000
)
(1,819,416
)
(120.5
)
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.
(12,300
)
(607,124
)
(40.2
)
Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.
(15,700
)
(754,589
)
(50.0
)
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.
(4,300
)
(74,632
)
(4.9
)
Dexerials Corp.
(3,300
)
(50,383
)
(3.3
)
Fujikura Ltd.
(35,400
)
(1,301,065
)
(86.1
)
Hoya Corp.
(3,300
)
(441,520
)
(29.2
)
Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
(16,400
)
(192,225
)
(12.7
)
Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.
(514,700
)
(4,596,964
)
(304.4
)
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.
(132,700
)
(1,224,301
)
(81.1
)
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.
(331
)
(1,203,996
)
(79.7
)
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.
(40,900
)
(1,565,992
)
(103.7
)
Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
(18,200
)
(473,525
)
(31.4
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Keyence Corp.
(5,000
)
$(2,257,067
)
(149.4
)% 
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
(35,300
)
(1,314,861
)
(87.1
)
Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.
(155,000
)
(3,802,103
)
(251.7
)
Kosaido Holdings Co. Ltd.
(11,800
)
(591,995
)
(39.2
)
Kuraray Co. Ltd.
(5,500
)
(74,533
)
(4.9
)
Kyoto Financial Group, Inc.
(142,100
)
(2,085,512
)
(138.1
)
Kyushu Railway Co.
(159,600
)
(4,199,157
)
(278.0
)
Maruwa Co. Ltd.
(8,300
)
(2,289,699
)
(151.6
)
MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.
(15,000
)
(204,220
)
(13.5
)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
(125,700
)
(1,774,501
)
(117.5
)
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.
(1,400
)
(47,664
)
(3.2
)
Nichirei Corp.
(1,300
)
(36,329
)
(2.4
)
Nippon Building Fund, Inc.
(495
)
(425,151
)
(28.1
)
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.
(3,000
)
(382,064
)
(25.3
)
NTT Data Group Corp.
(10,000
)
(158,202
)
(10.5
)
Omron Corp.
(7,900
)
(311,902
)
(20.7
)
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.
(4,000
)
(85,715
)
(5.7
)
Rakus Co. Ltd.
(106,700
)
(1,426,717
)
(94.5
)
Rakuten Bank Ltd.
(62,700
)
(1,271,212
)
(84.2
)
Rorze Corp.
(229,500
)
(3,344,853
)
(221.5
)
Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.
(73,300
)
(1,199,546
)
(79.4
)
Sanrio Co. Ltd.
(29,100
)
(789,452
)
(52.3
)
Sapporo Holdings Ltd.
(11,700
)
(561,594
)
(37.2
)
SBI Sumishin Net Bank Ltd.
(60,300
)
(1,056,273
)
(69.9
)
Secom Co. Ltd.
(10,200
)
(362,741
)
(24.0
)
Seibu Holdings, Inc.
(19,800
)
(442,107
)
(29.3
)
SG Holdings Co. Ltd.
(49,400
)
(495,400
)
(32.8
)
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.
(2,300
)
(89,830
)
(5.9
)
SUMCO Corp.
(300
)
(2,868
)
(0.2
)
Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.
(2,900
)
(111,719
)
(7.4
)
Toho Co. Ltd.
(42,500
)
(1,622,997
)
(107.5
)
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
(67,400
)
(661,119
)
(43.8
)
Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings, Inc.
(497,800
)
(2,010,372
)
(133.1
)
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.
(14,800
)
(365,159
)
(24.2
)
TOPPAN Holdings, Inc.
(2,700
)
(78,978
)
(5.2
)
Toray Industries, Inc.
(38,400
)
(208,822
)
(13.8
)
Trial Holdings, Inc.
(38,700
)
(721,813
)
(47.8
)
Visional, Inc.
(200
)
(10,702
)
(0.7
)
Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.
(40,400
)
(877,936
)
(58.1
)
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.
(3,900
)
(34,090
)
(2.3
)
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.
(6,200
)
(127,089
)
(8.4
)
 
(54,503,344
)
Luxembourg
ArcelorMittal SA
(55,921
)
(1,383,166
)
(91.6
)
Netherlands
Adyen NV
(523
)
(798,966
)
(52.9
)
IMCD NV
(6,323
)
(1,005,300
)
(66.6
)
JDE Peets NV
(40,697
)
(918,795
)
(60.8
)
Universal Music Group NV
(756,626
)
(19,041,380
)
(1,260.7
)
 
(21,764,441
)
Singapore
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT
(18,000
)
(36,477
)
(2.4
)
CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore
(392,100
)
(828,346
)
(54.8
)
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.
(306,300
)
(3,514,211
)
(232.7
)
Sembcorp Industries Ltd.
(365,700
)
(1,387,410
)
(91.9
)
 
(5,766,444
)
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Spain
Amadeus IT Group SA
(13,561
)
$(983,081
)
(65.1
)% 
Cellnex Telecom SA
(99,932
)
(3,670,078
)
(243.0
)
 
(4,653,159
)
Sweden
Epiroc AB, Class A
(101,213
)
(1,976,720
)
(130.9
)
Epiroc AB, Class B
(36,193
)
(623,498
)
(41.3
)
Lifco AB, Class B
(3,904
)
(116,487
)
(7.7
)
 
(2,716,705
)
Switzerland
Bachem Holding AG
(3,429
)
(271,372
)
(18.0
)
Baloise Holding AG, Registered Shares
(16,485
)
(3,154,888
)
(208.9
)
Partners Group Holding AG
(7,884
)
(10,847,032
)
(718.2
)
SIG Group AG
(8,505
)
(183,539
)
(12.1
)
Sika AG, Registered Shares
(22,133
)
(6,164,420
)
(408.1
)
Swatch Group AG, Registered Shares
(19,472
)
(788,948
)
(52.2
)
Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered Shares
(5,599
)
(4,559,264
)
(301.9
)
Swisscom AG, Registered Shares
(6,502
)
(3,961,545
)
(262.3
)
 
(29,931,008
)
United Kingdom
DS Smith PLC
(79,060
)
(555,844
)
(36.8
)
Endeavour Mining PLC
(31,185
)
(699,294
)
(46.3
)
JD Sports Fashion PLC
(706,935
)
(1,133,560
)
(75.1
)
Rentokil Initial PLC
(293,042
)
(1,469,832
)
(97.3
)
RS Group PLC
(447,796
)
(4,014,630
)
(265.8
)
Segro PLC
(9,752
)
(98,811
)
(6.5
)
Wise PLC, Class A
(7,527
)
(68,655
)
(4.6
)
 
(8,040,626
)
United States
Tenaris SA
(11,406
)
(187,919
)
(12.4
)
Preferred Stocks
Germany
Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG
(51,064
)
(3,592,883
)
(237.9
)
Volkswagen AG
(93,481
)
(9,073,524
)
(600.7
)
Total Reference Entity — Short
(232,516,873
)
Net Value of Reference Entity — Bank of
America N.A.
$1,510,348
The following table represents the individual long and short  positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Barclays Bank PLC as of period end, termination dates 12/06/24 — 02/22/27:
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Reference Entity — Long
Common Stocks
Australia
Lendlease Corp Ltd.
4
$18
(0.0
)% 
Qantas Airways Ltd.
59,965
317,483
(5.0
)
REA Group Ltd.
60,138
8,890,496
(139.1
)
 
9,207,997
Belgium
Liberty Global Ltd., Class C
188,874
3,894,582
(60.9
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Brazil
MercadoLibre, Inc.
11,567
$23,564,061
(368.8
)% 
China
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.
1,433,500
2,784,997
(43.6
)
Denmark
AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A
399
608,451
(9.5
)
AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B
6,956
11,002,745
(172.2
)
Genmab A/S
9,468
2,120,427
(33.2
)
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B
44,393
4,979,340
(77.9
)
 
18,710,963
France
Amundi SA
13,034
945,018
(14.8
)
Bouygues SA
111,981
3,599,240
(56.3
)
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA
191,151
6,460,045
(101.1
)
Engie SA
505,114
8,466,473
(132.5
)
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA
11,503
1,673,676
(26.2
)
Nexans SA
26,494
3,688,035
(57.7
)
Valeo SE
626,471
6,090,639
(95.3
)
Veolia Environnement SA
30,376
964,428
(15.1
)
 
31,887,554
Germany
Evonik Industries AG
328,238
7,234,096
(113.2
)
HUGO BOSS AG
17,988
828,133
(13.0
)
Nordex SE
157,998
2,251,557
(35.2
)
Rheinmetall AG
1,334
686,790
(10.7
)
Siemens Energy AG
742,663
30,503,464
(477.4
)
 
41,504,040
Hong Kong
Prudential PLC
492,838
4,102,802
(64.2
)
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
21,500
232,801
(3.6
)
 
4,335,603
Israel
Cellebrite Di Ltd.
303,984
5,517,310
(86.4
)
Wix.com Ltd.
29,953
5,005,745
(78.3
)
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.
218,629
5,201,184
(81.4
)
 
15,724,239
Japan
Daikin Industries Ltd.
71,000
8,524,026
(133.4
)
Marubeni Corp.
477,300
7,135,265
(111.7
)
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
1,226,300
6,288,348
(98.4
)
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.
15,800
964,788
(15.1
)
Shiseido Co. Ltd.
56,600
1,221,706
(19.1
)
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.
8,825,200
23,560,982
(368.7
)
Trend Micro, Inc./Japan
3,100
162,199
(2.5
)
Unicharm Corp.
17,900
577,185
(9.0
)
USS Co. Ltd.
17,400
145,721
(2.3
)
 
48,580,220
Luxembourg
Eurofins Scientific SE
2,461
121,381
(1.9
)
Netherlands
Arcadis NV
5,461
378,140
(5.9
)
New Zealand
Meridian Energy Ltd.
3,480
12,359
(0.2
)
Schedule of Investments
27

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Singapore
Seatrium Ltd.
194,400
$277,100
(4.4
)% 
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.
2,855,300
6,736,311
(105.4
)
 
7,013,411
Spain
Acciona SA
29,589
3,797,164
(59.4
)
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios
SA
213,476
10,237,332
(160.2
)
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
266,190
2,649,834
(41.5
)
Enagas SA
298,456
4,233,690
(66.2
)
 
20,918,020
Sweden
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B
608,526
9,071,473
(142.0
)
Switzerland
ABB Ltd., Class N, Registered Shares
253,166
14,068,713
(220.2
)
DSM-Firmenich AG
50,831
6,027,703
(94.3
)
Givaudan SA, Registered Shares
2,412
11,450,845
(179.2
)
Kuehne & Nagel International AG, Registered
Shares
37,478
9,355,965
(146.4
)
TE Connectivity PLC
84,355
12,435,614
(194.6
)
 
53,338,840
United Kingdom
Diploma PLC
10,563
580,687
(9.1
)
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
5,207,072
35,930,868
(562.3
)
 
36,511,555
United States
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A
15,481
2,040,241
(31.9
)
AECOM
47,410
5,063,388
(79.2
)
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
38,807
5,056,940
(79.1
)
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
42,192
4,264,767
(66.7
)
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
211,573
10,136,462
(158.6
)
Align Technology, Inc.
63,307
12,979,834
(203.1
)
Alkermes PLC
56,811
1,460,043
(22.8
)
Altria Group, Inc.
543,993
29,625,859
(463.6
)
Amazon.com, Inc.
172,242
32,105,909
(502.4
)
AMETEK, Inc.
20,418
3,743,436
(58.6
)
Apple, Inc.
135,197
30,542,354
(478.0
)
Arista Networks, Inc.
4,524
1,748,255
(27.4
)
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
19,472
2,310,742
(36.2
)
AutoNation, Inc.
26,399
4,104,253
(64.2
)
AZEK Co., Inc., Class A
415,158
18,266,952
(285.9
)
Ball Corp.
29,469
1,746,038
(27.3
)
Bank of America Corp.
926,025
38,726,365
(606.0
)
Becton Dickinson & Co.
73,782
17,234,737
(269.7
)
Berry Global Group, Inc.
1,912
134,700
(2.1
)
Biogen, Inc.
21,896
3,809,904
(59.6
)
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.
23,228
1,530,493
(24.0
)
Blueprint Medicines Corp.
44,737
3,914,935
(61.3
)
Booking Holdings, Inc.
1,896
8,866,170
(138.7
)
Box, Inc., Class A
72,093
2,289,674
(35.8
)
Bunge Global SA
14,869
1,249,293
(19.6
)
CACI International, Inc., Class A
1,299
717,775
(11.2
)
Carnival Corp.
823,448
18,115,856
(283.5
)
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.
104,233
22,261,042
(348.4
)
Centene Corp.
4,109
255,826
(4.0
)
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
77,362
14,805,540
(231.7
)
Chevron Corp.
213,493
31,772,028
(497.2
)
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
24,235
2,661,488
(41.6
)
Citigroup, Inc.
202,456
12,991,602
(203.3
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
221,918
$20,795,936
(325.4
)% 
ConocoPhillips
233,044
25,527,640
(399.5
)
CRH PLC
66,669
6,362,223
(99.6
)
CSL Ltd.
7,951
1,492,842
(23.4
)
CyberArk Software Ltd.
7,282
2,013,619
(31.5
)
D.R. Horton, Inc.
76,220
12,881,180
(201.6
)
Deckers Outdoor Corp.
26,282
4,228,511
(66.2
)
Devon Energy Corp.
318,489
12,319,155
(192.8
)
Dropbox, Inc., Class A
104,451
2,700,058
(42.3
)
Dycom Industries, Inc.
13,177
2,297,146
(35.9
)
EMCOR Group, Inc.
6,645
2,964,135
(46.4
)
EOG Resources, Inc.
90,561
11,044,820
(172.8
)
Etsy, Inc.
72,436
3,726,108
(58.3
)
Exelixis, Inc.
70,550
2,342,260
(36.7
)
ExlService Holdings, Inc.
59,649
2,485,574
(38.9
)
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.
67,632
13,305,920
(208.2
)
First Horizon Corp.
903,856
15,663,824
(245.1
)
Flex Ltd.
386,891
13,413,511
(209.9
)
Flowserve Corp.
97,179
5,115,503
(80.1
)
Fox Corp., Class A
254,290
10,680,180
(167.1
)
Generac Holdings, Inc.
109,622
18,147,922
(284.0
)
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A
28,991
4,835,699
(75.7
)
Guidewire Software, Inc.
92,215
17,175,966
(268.8
)
Halliburton Co.
1,164,938
32,315,380
(505.7
)
HCA Healthcare, Inc.
42,557
15,266,898
(238.9
)
Hershey Co.
5,707
1,013,449
(15.9
)
Holcim AG
19,182
1,883,685
(29.5
)
Incyte Corp.
28,235
2,092,778
(32.8
)
Installed Building Products, Inc.
68,096
14,770,022
(231.1
)
Invesco Ltd.
764,267
13,252,390
(207.4
)
KB Home
5,846
458,911
(7.2
)
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
108,036
14,496,270
(226.9
)
KLA Corp.
8,013
5,338,501
(83.5
)
Lam Research Corp.
182,338
13,556,830
(212.2
)
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A
22,023
2,907,036
(45.5
)
Leidos Holdings, Inc.
86,269
15,801,030
(247.3
)
Lennar Corp., Class A
184,128
31,356,998
(490.7
)
Lockheed Martin Corp.
24,679
13,475,968
(210.9
)
Maximus, Inc.
13,964
1,207,048
(18.9
)
Medtronic PLC
236,443
21,102,538
(330.2
)
Merck & Co., Inc.
131,671
13,472,577
(210.8
)
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.
4,639
5,992,428
(93.8
)
MGIC Investment Corp.
122,096
3,057,284
(47.8
)
MGM Resorts International
220,263
8,121,097
(127.1
)
Micron Technology, Inc.
381,572
38,023,650
(595.0
)
Microsoft Corp.
79,814
32,432,419
(507.5
)
Moodys Corp.
5,038
2,287,454
(35.8
)
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
33,578
15,088,274
(236.1
)
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
7,114
855,601
(13.4
)
Nutanix, Inc., Class A
137,830
8,559,243
(133.9
)
NVR, Inc.
1,008
9,226,032
(144.4
)
Owens Corning
13,395
2,368,102
(37.1
)
Paramount Global, Class B
283,045
3,096,512
(48.5
)
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
15,822
2,382,319
(37.3
)
Pfizer, Inc.
311,852
8,825,412
(138.1
)
Pinterest, Inc., Class A
15,867
504,412
(7.9
)
Progressive Corp.
19,670
4,776,466
(74.7
)
PulteGroup, Inc.
134,784
17,458,572
(273.2
)
Qualys, Inc.
105,283
12,553,945
(196.5
)
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
13,213
2,789,000
(43.6
)
Robert Half, Inc.
221,250
15,069,337
(235.8
)
28
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Schlumberger NV
247,690
$9,924,938
(155.3
)% 
Skechers USA, Inc., Class A
98,196
6,035,126
(94.4
)
Smartsheet, Inc., Class A
279,879
15,790,773
(247.1
)
Snap, Inc., Class A
1,703,167
20,710,511
(324.1
)
Spotify Technology SA
35,841
13,802,369
(216.0
)
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.
117,265
12,882,733
(201.6
)
Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A
156,567
10,724,840
(167.8
)
TD SYNNEX Corp.
38,445
4,434,631
(69.4
)
Teradyne, Inc.
30,991
3,291,554
(51.5
)
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
10,856
5,930,850
(92.8
)
Toll Brothers, Inc.
126,537
18,530,078
(290.0
)
Trex Co., Inc.
37,268
2,640,438
(41.3
)
U.S. Bancorp
180,315
8,711,018
(136.3
)
Uber Technologies, Inc.
14,580
1,050,489
(16.4
)
UDR, Inc.
127,832
5,393,232
(84.4
)
UGI Corp.
35,729
854,280
(13.4
)
United Therapeutics Corp.
907
339,191
(5.3
)
Valero Energy Corp.
25,621
3,324,581
(52.0
)
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A
9,492
1,982,214
(31.0
)
VeriSign, Inc.
38,441
6,797,906
(106.4
)
Visa, Inc., Class A
116,505
33,768,974
(528.5
)
Webster Financial Corp.
25,424
1,316,963
(20.6
)
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.
8,210
1,543,316
(24.2
)
Wingstop, Inc.
22,116
6,362,552
(99.6
)
Workday, Inc., Class A
18,930
4,426,781
(69.3
)
Xylem, Inc.
26,577
3,236,547
(50.6
)
Zoetis, Inc., Class A
46,276
8,273,223
(129.5
)
 
1,177,368,609
Total Reference Entity — Long
1,504,928,044
Reference Entity — Short
Common Stocks
Australia
Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia
(285,380
)
(877,861
)
13.7
Paladin Energy Ltd.
(224,007
)
(1,474,773
)
23.1
Pilbara Minerals Ltd.
(390,606
)
(723,475
)
11.3
Rio Tinto PLC
(81,174
)
(5,246,114
)
82.1
SEEK Ltd.
(32,930
)
(534,988
)
8.4
Seven Group Holdings Ltd.
(114,173
)
(3,110,658
)
48.7
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.
(1,138,105
)
(8,449,683
)
132.2
 
(20,417,552
)
Belgium
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA
(375,203
)
(22,246,298
)
348.1
Bermuda
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
(32,570
)
(8,546,368
)
133.8
Canada
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.
(129,647
)
(6,760,993
)
105.8
Canadian Western Bank
(314,336
)
(12,924,722
)
202.2
Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.
(219,667
)
(2,394,904
)
37.5
 
(22,080,619
)
Denmark
Bavarian Nordic A/S
(37,917
)
(1,193,788
)
18.7
Coloplast A/S, Class B
(27,329
)
(3,422,973
)
53.6
Danske Bank A/S
(423,770
)
(12,530,472
)
196.1
DSV A/S
(21,489
)
(4,704,059
)
73.6
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Denmark (continued)
NKT A/S, Class B
(190
)
$(17,814
)
0.3
% 
Novozymes A/S, Class B
(24,423
)
(1,534,784
)
24.0
 
(23,403,890
)
France
Cie de Saint-Gobain SA
(144,364
)
(13,091,635
)
204.9
EssilorLuxottica SA
(90,238
)
(21,166,034
)
331.2
Kering SA
(35,733
)
(8,925,048
)
139.7
Klepierre SA
(222,117
)
(7,101,434
)
111.2
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
(1,749
)
(1,164,345
)
18.2
Renault SA
(14,143
)
(647,105
)
10.1
TotalEnergies SE
(59,081
)
(3,707,666
)
58.0
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
(45,243
)
(3,699,623
)
57.9
 
(59,502,890
)
Germany
Beiersdorf AG
(1,291
)
(174,277
)
2.7
MTU Aero Engines AG, Class N
(20,917
)
(6,836,535
)
107.0
Siemens Healthineers AG
(8,935
)
(466,447
)
7.3
SMA Solar Technology AG
(5
)
(87
)
0.0
 
(7,477,346
)
Israel
Global-e Online Ltd.
(14,736
)
(566,452
)
8.8
Mobileye Global, Inc., Class A
(40,254
)
(547,857
)
8.6
Oddity Tech Ltd., Class A
(4,002
)
(153,637
)
2.4
 
(1,267,946
)
Japan
Advantest Corp.
(224,200
)
(12,981,091
)
203.1
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
(74,300
)
(2,854,290
)
44.7
Asics Corp.
(110,200
)
(1,924,852
)
30.1
BayCurrent, Inc.
(363,700
)
(11,819,900
)
185.0
Central Japan Railway Co.
(19,000
)
(393,475
)
6.2
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
(277,700
)
(13,213,369
)
206.8
Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
(690,200
)
(5,023,044
)
78.6
Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.
(7,700
)
(370,085
)
5.8
Credit Saison Co. Ltd.
(14,000
)
(314,892
)
4.9
Dexerials Corp.
(60,600
)
(925,215
)
14.5
East Japan Railway Co.
(4,400
)
(88,375
)
1.4
Food & Life Cos. Ltd.
(10,800
)
(212,972
)
3.3
Fujikura Ltd.
(135,600
)
(4,983,739
)
78.0
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.
(2,100
)
(125,784
)
2.0
Hamamatsu Photonics KK
(2,100
)
(27,768
)
0.4
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.
(100,800
)
(2,740,757
)
42.9
Hoshizaki Corp.
(72,600
)
(2,386,233
)
37.3
Ibiden Co. Ltd.
(436,100
)
(13,852,576
)
216.8
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.
(97,900
)
(903,234
)
14.1
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.
(3,074
)
(11,181,524
)
175.0
Japan Steel Works Ltd.
(136,300
)
(4,623,138
)
72.3
Jeol Ltd.
(2,900
)
(107,577
)
1.7
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.
(46,900
)
(1,795,722
)
28.1
Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
(131,300
)
(3,416,142
)
53.5
Keyence Corp.
(3,000
)
(1,354,240
)
21.2
Kikkoman Corp.
(979,200
)
(11,488,705
)
179.8
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.
(44,000
)
(1,022,626
)
16.0
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
(100
)
(3,725
)
0.1
Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.
(319,000
)
(7,824,973
)
122.5
Kokusai Electric Corp.
(262,100
)
(4,779,061
)
74.8
Konami Group Corp.
(4,200
)
(384,971
)
6.0
Kosaido Holdings Co. Ltd.
(53,600
)
(2,689,062
)
42.1
Kuraray Co. Ltd.
(28,200
)
(382,151
)
6.0
Schedule of Investments
29

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Kyoto Financial Group, Inc.
(115,900
)
$(1,700,991
)
26.6
% 
Kyushu Railway Co.
(193,100
)
(5,080,559
)
79.5
Lasertec Corp.
(3,000
)
(407,087
)
6.4
Maruwa Co. Ltd.
(15,900
)
(4,386,292
)
68.6
MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.
(2,400
)
(32,675
)
0.5
Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.
(406,600
)
(1,520,847
)
23.8
Mercari, Inc.
(513,900
)
(7,189,010
)
112.5
MinebeaMitsumi, Inc.
(189,200
)
(3,330,765
)
52.1
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
(96,700
)
(1,365,109
)
21.4
MonotaRO Co. Ltd.
(14,400
)
(217,243
)
3.4
Nichirei Corp.
(6,900
)
(192,822
)
3.0
Nippon Building Fund, Inc.
(213
)
(182,944
)
2.9
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.
(196,100
)
(6,807,022
)
106.5
Nissan Chemical Corp.
(67,500
)
(2,279,826
)
35.7
Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.
(5,800
)
(156,176
)
2.4
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.
(31,100
)
(3,960,727
)
62.0
Obic Co. Ltd.
(197,000
)
(6,437,451
)
100.7
Omron Corp.
(63,200
)
(2,495,218
)
39.0
Rakus Co. Ltd.
(167,700
)
(2,242,366
)
35.1
Rakuten Bank Ltd.
(401,900
)
(8,148,325
)
127.5
Renesas Electronics Corp.
(221,300
)
(2,965,048
)
46.4
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
(3,500
)
(78,706
)
1.2
Rorze Corp.
(183,300
)
(2,671,510
)
41.8
Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.
(25,400
)
(415,668
)
6.5
Sanrio Co. Ltd.
(10,400
)
(282,141
)
4.4
Sanwa Holdings Corp.
(90,200
)
(2,285,131
)
35.8
Sapporo Holdings Ltd.
(37,000
)
(1,775,982
)
27.8
SBI Sumishin Net Bank Ltd.
(312,200
)
(5,468,795
)
85.6
SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.
(13,200
)
(842,697
)
13.2
Secom Co. Ltd.
(164,600
)
(5,853,651
)
91.6
Seibu Holdings, Inc.
(170,400
)
(3,804,795
)
59.5
SG Holdings Co. Ltd.
(230,500
)
(2,311,534
)
36.2
Shimadzu Corp.
(40,600
)
(1,197,613
)
18.7
Shimano, Inc.
(16,600
)
(2,438,700
)
38.2
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.
(24,300
)
(890,448
)
13.9
Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.
(506,300
)
(18,105,992
)
283.3
SMC Corp.
(9,200
)
(3,905,825
)
61.1
Socionext, Inc.
(182,100
)
(3,390,178
)
53.0
SUMCO Corp.
(513,800
)
(4,912,658
)
76.9
Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.
(139,300
)
(5,366,371
)
84.0
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.
(3,900
)
(107,829
)
1.7
Toho Co. Ltd.
(102,900
)
(3,929,563
)
61.5
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
(86,000
)
(843,564
)
13.2
Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings, Inc.
(2,558,600
)
(10,332,942
)
161.7
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.
(43,300
)
(1,068,336
)
16.7
Tokyu Corp.
(91,800
)
(1,131,748
)
17.7
Toray Industries, Inc.
(49,600
)
(269,728
)
4.2
TOTO Ltd.
(400
)
(11,160
)
0.2
Trial Holdings, Inc.
(9,900
)
(184,650
)
2.9
Visional, Inc.
(48,400
)
(2,589,840
)
40.5
Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.
(52,500
)
(1,140,882
)
17.9
Yamaha Corp.
(80,500
)
(650,058
)
10.2
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.
(399,800
)
(3,494,659
)
54.7
ZOZO, Inc.
(216,900
)
(7,033,081
)
110.1
 
(286,080,206
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Netherlands
IMCD NV
(18,723
)
$(2,976,789
)
46.6
% 
Universal Music Group NV
(1,326,440
)
(33,381,418
)
522.4
 
(36,358,207
)
Norway
DNB Bank ASA
(221,515
)
(4,590,448
)
71.8
Singapore
CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore
(3,700
)
(7,817
)
0.1
Sembcorp Industries Ltd.
(490,300
)
(1,860,123
)
29.1
 
(1,867,940
)
Spain
CaixaBank SA
(53,671
)
(327,058
)
5.1
Sweden
Castellum AB
(56,256
)
(704,478
)
11.0
Epiroc AB, Class A
(339,770
)
(6,635,808
)
103.9
Epiroc AB, Class B
(83,223
)
(1,433,684
)
22.4
EQT AB
(136,677
)
(3,965,410
)
62.1
Lifco AB, Class B
(8,663
)
(258,486
)
4.1
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A
(119,581
)
(1,688,873
)
26.4
Volvo Car AB, Class B
(237,484
)
(513,136
)
8.0
 
(15,199,875
)
Switzerland
Baloise Holding AG, Class N, Registered
Shares
(1,144
)
(218,938
)
3.4
EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered Shares
(14
)
(10,767
)
0.2
Julius Baer Group Ltd., Class N
(62,320
)
(3,799,748
)
59.5
Partners Group Holding AG
(12,706
)
(17,481,278
)
273.6
Sandoz Group AG
(102,689
)
(4,681,413
)
73.2
Sika AG, Registered Shares
(38,527
)
(10,730,429
)
167.9
Swiss Life Holding AG, Class N, Registered
Shares
(2,974
)
(2,421,727
)
37.9
Swisscom AG, Class N, Registered Shares
(1,818
)
(1,107,673
)
17.3
UBS Group AG, Registered Shares
(370,377
)
(11,329,086
)
177.3
VAT Group AG
(3,792
)
(1,578,966
)
24.7
 
(53,360,025
)
United Kingdom
DS Smith PLC
(2,236,830
)
(15,726,378
)
246.1
Entain PLC
(306,659
)
(2,949,294
)
46.2
HSBC Holdings PLC
(866,083
)
(7,948,927
)
124.4
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
(1,236
)
(136,328
)
2.1
LondonMetric Property PLC
(977,711
)
(2,443,980
)
38.3
RELX PLC
(257,817
)
(11,823,407
)
185.0
St Jamess Place PLC
(55,007
)
(577,057
)
9.0
WPP PLC
(1,735,370
)
(18,240,347
)
285.4
 
(59,845,718
)
United States
AAON, Inc.
(81,330
)
(9,289,513
)
145.4
Air Lease Corp., Class A
(39,258
)
(1,741,092
)
27.2
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
(10,907
)
(1,216,676
)
19.0
Alight, Inc., Class A
(1,683,123
)
(11,664,042
)
182.5
Antero Midstream Corp.
(1,357,894
)
(19,512,937
)
305.4
APA Corp.
(478,192
)
(11,285,331
)
176.6
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(60,160
)
(8,618,522
)
134.9
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
(1,074
)
(248,728
)
3.9
Aptiv PLC
(222,343
)
(12,635,753
)
197.7
Aspen Technology, Inc.
(28,317
)
(6,646,849
)
104.0
30
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Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Assurant, Inc.
(77,678
)
$(14,890,873
)
233.0
% 
AST SpaceMobile, Inc., Class A
(13,362
)
(318,149
)
5.0
ATI, Inc.
(60,138
)
(3,169,874
)
49.6
Bill Holdings, Inc.
(51,126
)
(2,983,713
)
46.7
BXP, Inc.
(246,841
)
(19,885,511
)
311.2
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
(67,194
)
(18,553,607
)
290.3
Carrier Global Corp.
(692,456
)
(50,355,400
)
788.0
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A
(181,953
)
(17,809,560
)
278.7
Celanese Corp., Class A
(63,615
)
(8,013,582
)
125.4
Champion Homes, Inc.
(19,926
)
(1,758,071
)
27.5
Chart Industries, Inc.
(25,994
)
(3,137,996
)
49.1
Chord Energy Corp.
(16,186
)
(2,024,869
)
31.7
Chubb Ltd.
(47,648
)
(13,457,701
)
210.6
Churchill Downs, Inc.
(7,993
)
(1,119,819
)
17.5
Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc., Class A
(99,315
)
(2,593,115
)
40.6
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
(794
)
(892,662
)
14.0
Commercial Metals Co.
(50,629
)
(2,723,840
)
42.6
Constellation Energy Corp.
(40,090
)
(10,542,066
)
165.0
Core & Main, Inc., Class A
(63,940
)
(2,831,263
)
44.3
Crane Co.
(17,118
)
(2,692,319
)
42.1
Darling Ingredients, Inc.
(15,728
)
(615,122
)
9.6
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
(84,461
)
(14,930,171
)
233.6
Dillards, Inc., Class A
(54,173
)
(20,126,353
)
315.0
Duolingo, Inc., Class A
(5,182
)
(1,518,171
)
23.8
Dutch Bros, Inc., Class A
(147,565
)
(4,887,353
)
76.5
Elastic NV
(1,444
)
(115,852
)
1.8
EQT Corp.
(1,396,380
)
(51,023,725
)
798.5
Erie Indemnity Co., Class A
(38
)
(17,056
)
0.3
Expand Energy Corp.
(3,029
)
(256,617
)
4.0
Fastenal Co.
(57,466
)
(4,492,692
)
70.3
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.
(154,996
)
(13,538,901
)
211.9
Gen Digital, Inc.
(133,805
)
(3,895,064
)
61.0
Glaukos Corp.
(31,920
)
(4,221,420
)
66.1
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A
(79,165
)
(5,821,794
)
91.1
GXO Logistics, Inc.
(66,435
)
(3,973,477
)
62.2
HealthEquity, Inc.
(1,181
)
(100,680
)
1.6
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
(28,798
)
(6,763,210
)
105.8
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.
(473,070
)
(45,414,720
)
710.7
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
(10,558
)
(2,059,232
)
32.2
International Business Machines Corp.
(44,724
)
(9,245,345
)
144.7
Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc.
(87,420
)
(2,570,148
)
40.2
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.
(5,141
)
(435,700
)
6.8
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
(16,037
)
(8,080,082
)
126.4
Kenvue, Inc.
(415,086
)
(9,517,922
)
148.9
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.
(167,732
)
(5,526,769
)
86.5
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.
(17,571
)
(7,522,321
)
117.7
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
(493,878
)
(38,369,382
)
600.4
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.
(87,726
)
(9,635,824
)
150.8
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.
(17,677
)
(4,988,096
)
78.1
Maplebear, Inc.
(44,963
)
(1,982,868
)
31.0
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.
(9,948
)
(2,879,150
)
45.1
Matador Resources Co.
(80,479
)
(4,193,761
)
65.6
Match Group, Inc.
(12,446
)
(448,429
)
7.0
Modine Manufacturing Co.
(22,455
)
(2,644,525
)
41.4
Monday.com Ltd.
(27,341
)
(8,034,700
)
125.7
Mueller Industries, Inc.
(20,224
)
(1,657,761
)
25.9
Nestle SA, Class N, Registered Shares
(189,687
)
(17,924,019
)
280.5
Norfolk Southern Corp.
(115,694
)
(28,973,248
)
453.4
Old National Bancorp
(294,901
)
(5,679,793
)
88.9
Omnicom Group, Inc.
(60,626
)
(6,123,226
)
95.8
ON Semiconductor Corp.
(17,283
)
(1,218,279
)
19.1
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Paychex, Inc.
(111,349
)
$(15,514,256
)
242.8
% 
Paylocity Holding Corp.
(65,572
)
(12,102,624
)
189.4
PepsiCo, Inc.
(205,945
)
(34,203,346
)
535.2
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
(5,945
)
(626,900
)
9.8
Primerica, Inc.
(2,711
)
(750,432
)
11.7
Procore Technologies, Inc.
(13,796
)
(905,707
)
14.2
PTC, Inc.
(40,184
)
(7,447,301
)
116.5
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
(27,733
)
(4,110,585
)
64.3
RH
(9,112
)
(2,898,072
)
45.4
Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A
(176,836
)
(4,153,878
)
65.0
Roku, Inc., Class A
(2,195
)
(140,656
)
2.2
Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc., Class A
(164,436
)
(10,831,399
)
169.5
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
(14,263
)
(1,526,854
)
23.9
Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A
(94,492
)
(8,545,856
)
133.7
Sinch AB
(273,056
)
(815,421
)
12.8
SouthState Corp.
(78,900
)
(7,695,117
)
120.4
STAG Industrial, Inc.
(51,851
)
(1,933,005
)
30.3
Summit Materials, Inc., Class A
(148,230
)
(7,027,584
)
110.0
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
(432,344
)
(12,585,534
)
197.0
Symbotic, Inc., Class A
(87,821
)
(2,440,546
)
38.2
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
(13,085
)
(5,957,862
)
93.2
TKO Group Holdings, Inc., Class A
(32,709
)
(3,819,430
)
59.8
Toast, Inc., Class A
(196,419
)
(5,898,463
)
92.3
Trade Desk, Inc., Class A
(210,764
)
(25,335,940
)
396.5
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A
(52,232
)
(6,633,464
)
103.8
Unity Software, Inc.
(5,341
)
(107,247
)
1.7
Valaris Ltd.
(151,506
)
(7,666,204
)
120.0
VICI Properties, Inc.
(16,443
)
(522,230
)
8.2
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
(2,424,632
)
(22,937,019
)
358.9
Welltower, Inc.
(216,927
)
(29,259,114
)
457.9
Western Alliance Bancorp
(223,716
)
(18,615,408
)
291.3
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
(4,896
)
(432,415
)
6.8
 
(887,476,260
)
Preferred Stocks
Germany
Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG
(1,089
)
(76,623
)
1.2
Porsche Automobil Holding SE
(28,716
)
(1,192,956
)
18.7
Total Reference Entity — Short
(1,511,318,225
)
Net Value of Reference Entity — Barclays Bank PLC
$(6,390,181
)
The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Barclays Bank PLC as of period end, termination dates 12/06/24 — 04/06/26:
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Reference Entity — Long
Common Stocks
Australia
Collins Foods Ltd.
112,746
$615,545
11.7
% 
Dominos Pizza Enterprises Ltd.
43,709
956,595
18.2
EBOS Group Ltd.
95,222
2,077,368
39.5
GrainCorp Ltd., Class A
69,088
408,240
7.8
Incitec Pivot Ltd.
314,284
619,994
11.8
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Australia (continued)
IRESS Ltd.
225,023
$1,463,299
27.8
% 
SmartGroup Corp. Ltd.
441,165
2,238,296
42.6
 
8,379,337
Austria
IMMOFINANZ AG
138,268
2,246,991
42.8
Kontron AG
10,116
170,349
3.2
 
2,417,340
Belgium
Aedifica SA
35,695
2,304,388
43.9
Liberty Global Ltd., Class A
176,525
3,496,960
66.5
 
5,801,348
Canada
ADENTRA, Inc.
25,192
694,596
13.2
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.
1,848,330
6,889,670
131.1
International Petroleum Corp.
16,741
189,737
3.6
Torex Gold Resources, Inc.
84,416
1,820,672
34.6
 
9,594,675
France
Clariane SE
23,826
53,914
1.0
Coface SA
220,894
3,562,179
67.8
Elior Group SA
82,583
378,154
7.2
Forvia SE
48,973
467,194
8.9
ICADE
5,969
156,125
3.0
Opmobility
138,116
1,357,589
25.8
SPIE SA
245,210
8,875,017
168.8
 
14,850,172
Germany
CANCOM SE
55,331
1,477,528
28.1
CECONOMY AG
13,740
44,224
0.8
Deutz AG
53,856
239,487
4.6
Duerr AG
2,200
50,983
1.0
Hapag-Lloyd AG
11,080
1,943,097
37.0
Nagarro SE
1,166
113,908
2.2
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
207,886
1,279,639
24.3
Stroeer SE & Co KGaA
45,028
2,671,785
50.8
 
7,820,651
Iraq
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.
1,242,879
2,072,202
39.4
Ireland
Cimpress PLC
48,991
3,380,869
64.3
Israel
Sapiens International Corp NV
7,206
265,757
5.1
Italy
ACEA SpA
9,098
172,395
3.3
Fincantieri SpA
296,794
1,655,543
31.5
MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class A
593,956
1,943,387
36.9
 
3,771,325
Japan
ADEKA Corp.
20,800
375,245
7.1
Aica Kogyo Co., Ltd.
140,700
3,044,699
57.9
Air Water, Inc.
51,400
646,563
12.3
Azbil Corp.
721,800
5,612,686
106.8
Canon Electronics, Inc.
9,500
149,980
2.8
Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.
72,800
2,186,842
41.6
DyDo Group Holdings, Inc.
64,100
1,285,488
24.5
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
EXEO Group, Inc.
64,100
$656,049
12.5
% 
Fuji Kyuko Co. Ltd.
12,700
213,075
4.1
Fujitsu General Ltd.
301,700
3,762,424
71.6
Furuno Electric Co. Ltd.
7,900
127,375
2.4
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.
602,700
4,776,345
90.9
HIS Co. Ltd.
95,800
1,097,887
20.9
Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.
154,400
2,238,340
42.6
INFRONEER Holdings, Inc.
626,600
4,710,330
89.6
Iyogin Holdings, Inc.
391,600
3,717,460
70.7
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.
167,600
3,109,109
59.1
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.
889
1,953,164
37.2
Joyful Honda Co. Ltd.
26,600
359,905
6.8
Kewpie Corp.
272,100
6,434,703
122.4
Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.
3,500
55,528
1.1
Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.
327,000
3,624,241
68.9
Nichicon Corp.
246,700
1,611,462
30.7
Rinnai Corp.
206,700
4,528,166
86.1
San-A Co. Ltd.
52,600
985,282
18.7
Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc.
182,900
2,781,230
52.9
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.
28,500
635,064
12.1
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.
780,600
8,000,090
152.2
Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.
88,700
2,844,542
54.1
Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
25,600
797,788
15.2
Teijin Ltd.
55,500
496,962
9.5
Token Corp.
9,200
645,185
12.3
Tokuyama Corp.
86,800
1,519,690
28.9
Tsumura & Co.
191,600
6,262,306
119.1
Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.
12,100
676,822
12.9
UACJ Corp.
131,300
4,321,706
82.2
United Urban Investment Corp.
2,279
2,043,785
38.9
Zeon Corp.
585,400
5,450,393
103.7
 
93,737,911
Luxembourg
APERAM SA
61,572
1,675,859
31.9
Malaysia
Frencken Group Ltd.
994,300
864,168
16.4
Monaco
Scorpio Tankers Inc.
73,894
4,305,803
81.9
Netherlands
PostNL NV
195,014
233,976
4.4
SBM Offshore NV
130,872
2,395,577
45.6
 
2,629,553
Portugal
NOS SGPS SA
410,364
1,571,234
29.9
Singapore
iFAST Corp. Ltd
38,100
215,557
4.1
UOL Group Ltd.
463,600
1,873,267
35.6
 
2,088,824
Spain
Indra Sistemas SA
114,575
2,019,897
38.4
Mapfre SA
398,552
1,139,305
21.7
Naturgy Energy Group SA
88,948
2,214,699
42.2
Unicaja Banco SA
4,345,326
5,462,512
103.9
 
10,836,413
Sweden
AAK AB
37,400
1,073,631
20.4
Ambea AB
198,604
1,701,965
32.4
32
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Sweden (continued)
Billerud Aktiebolag
138,947
$1,233,725
23.5
% 
Camurus AB
6,054
340,442
6.5
Clas Ohlson AB, Class B
75,319
1,247,481
23.7
Loomis Ab, Class B
99,109
3,104,999
59.1
NCC AB, Class B
141,333
2,103,700
40.0
VBG Group AB, Class B
5,409
156,758
3.0
 
10,962,701
Switzerland
Komax Holding AG, Registered Shares
6,405
814,291
15.5
United Kingdom
AJ Bell PLC
746,741
4,280,027
81.4
Babcock International Group PLC
1,244,225
7,572,612
144.1
Computacenter PLC
32,161
904,930
17.2
Dowlais Group PLC
4,686,823
2,966,688
56.4
Greggs PLC
259,409
9,197,161
175.0
Hammerson PLC
1,125,418
4,170,666
79.3
JET2 PLC
481,804
8,954,557
170.4
Johnson Service Group PLC
692,804
1,334,645
25.4
Lancashire Holdings Ltd.
194,500
1,582,537
30.1
Renew Holdings PLC
114,127
1,609,943
30.6
Serica Energy PLC
1,303,199
2,400,425
45.7
Softcat PLC
27,312
596,936
11.4
Telecom Plus PLC
21,578
467,439
8.9
Volution Group PLC
140,219
1,046,283
19.9
 
47,084,849
United States
10X Genomics, Inc., Class A
546,917
8,767,080
166.8
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A
30,619
254,750
4.9
Accel Entertainment, Inc., Class A
92,046
1,016,188
19.3
Agilysys, Inc.
9,587
959,083
18.3
Alkami Technology, Inc.
15,842
579,976
11.0
Amalgamated Financial Corp.
66,940
2,220,065
42.2
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
300,347
3,396,925
64.6
Ambarella, Inc.
116,008
6,518,490
124.0
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.
62,338
2,365,104
45.0
Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.
80,968
312,536
5.9
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
19,476
1,457,584
27.7
Argan, Inc.
43,117
5,693,169
108.3
Avanos Medical, Inc.
101,114
1,888,810
35.9
Avient Corp.
55,245
2,574,969
49.0
Azenta, Inc.
61,872
2,542,320
48.4
BancFirst Corp.
16,504
1,794,150
34.1
Bandwidth, Inc., Class A
156,055
3,043,073
57.9
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
127,541
3,923,161
74.6
Black Hills Corp.
296,421
17,545,159
333.8
Blue Bird Corp.
63,937
2,692,387
51.2
BlueLinx Holdings, Inc.
36,404
3,984,782
75.8
Bristow Group, Inc.
4,783
158,652
3.0
Cable One, Inc.
9,694
3,311,083
63.0
Centerspace
67,419
4,696,408
89.4
Century Communities, Inc.
51,015
4,522,990
86.1
Chatham Lodging Trust
134,289
1,060,883
20.2
Construction Partners, Inc., Class A
31,096
2,448,188
46.6
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.
154,981
7,589,420
144.4
Coursera, Inc.
806,729
5,606,767
106.7
CSG Systems International, Inc.
49,731
2,317,962
44.1
Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.
494,241
7,744,756
147.3
Deluxe Corp.
80,854
1,516,821
28.9
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.
89,134
4,125,122
78.5
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
1,009
$30,341
0.6
% 
Diversified Energy Co PLC
4,959
59,871
1.1
DNOW, Inc.
143,593
1,698,705
32.3
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.
29,912
1,745,066
33.2
Ducommun, Inc.
14,414
847,399
16.1
EnerSys
37,283
3,611,231
68.7
Ennis, Inc.
69,734
1,419,784
27.0
Enovis Corp.
318,321
13,137,108
249.9
Evolent Health, Inc., Class A
36,800
859,280
16.4
Federal Signal Corp.
17,470
1,425,028
27.1
Five9, Inc.
263,697
7,786,972
148.1
Flagstar Financial, Inc.
689,546
6,978,206
132.8
Foot Locker, Inc.
408,077
9,463,306
180.0
Forestar Group, Inc.
16,735
528,324
10.1
Franklin Covey Co.
10,322
410,919
7.8
Frontdoor, Inc.
82,390
4,093,959
77.9
Fulgent Genetics, Inc.
127,715
2,739,487
52.1
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.
189,572
2,983,863
56.8
Gentherm, Inc.
5,015
210,379
4.0
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.
34,219
2,309,440
43.9
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.
293,103
8,875,159
168.8
Global Industrial Co.
4,856
128,830
2.5
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
286,041
2,291,188
43.6
Gray Television, Inc.
85,426
487,782
9.3
Griffon Corp.
75,353
4,738,197
90.1
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.
95,135
1,360,431
25.9
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
39,353
14,337,085
272.8
Guardant Health, Inc.
125,386
2,743,446
52.2
Gulfport Energy Corp.
49,780
6,891,543
131.1
Hancock Whitney Corp.
142,544
7,423,692
141.2
Health Catalyst, Inc.
47,882
372,043
7.1
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
22,872
250,906
4.8
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
1,786
69,761
1.3
Huntsman Corp.
175,535
3,861,770
73.5
Hyster-Yale, Inc., Class A
7,669
486,751
9.3
ICU Medical, Inc.
8,413
1,436,351
27.3
Intapp, Inc.
35,305
1,771,252
33.7
Interface, Inc., Class A
125,401
2,190,755
41.7
International Seaways, Inc.
158,249
6,890,161
131.1
Iridium Communications, Inc.
706,628
20,725,399
394.3
John Bean Technologies Corp.
513
57,158
1.1
Karat Packaging, Inc.
34,900
931,830
17.7
Kearny Financial Corp.
295,793
2,067,593
39.3
Koppers Holdings, Inc.
11,784
400,774
7.6
Korn Ferry
150,414
10,626,749
202.2
Landsea Homes Corp.
149,061
1,547,253
29.4
LifeStance Health Group, Inc.
982,982
6,595,809
125.5
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.
287,267
7,190,293
136.8
M/I Homes, Inc.
85,025
12,888,940
245.2
ManpowerGroup, Inc.
199,475
12,537,004
238.5
Marcus Corp.
365,319
6,893,570
131.1
Matson, Inc.
41,306
6,397,886
121.7
MaxLinear, Inc.
183,319
2,377,647
45.2
Methode Electronics, Inc.
91,421
797,191
15.2
Minerals Technologies, Inc.
76,409
5,752,834
109.4
N-able, Inc.
18,087
221,204
4.2
Nabors Industries Ltd.
12,516
931,316
17.7
National Research Corp., Class A
19,617
355,656
6.8
NetScout Systems, Inc.
166,330
3,497,920
66.5
New Fortress Energy, Inc., Class A
103,521
870,612
16.6
NewMarket Corp.
9,335
4,900,595
93.2
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A
351,532
$13,597,258
258.7
% 
Novocure Ltd.
275,869
4,187,691
79.7
OceanFirst Financial Corp.
109,932
2,000,762
38.1
Olympic Steel, Inc.
16,728
600,201
11.4
Omnicell, Inc.
220,152
10,708,193
203.7
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
57,552
931,767
17.7
Palomar Holdings, Inc.
26,184
2,350,538
44.7
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.
242,244
3,742,670
71.2
PC Connection, Inc.
6,449
410,479
7.8
Penn Entertainment, Inc.
169,982
3,357,144
63.9
Perella Weinberg Partners, Class A
40,499
819,295
15.6
Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A
102,154
2,361,800
44.9
Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc.
38,835
789,127
15.0
Powell Industries, Inc.
7,404
1,887,872
35.9
Power Integrations, Inc.
113,545
6,861,524
130.5
PRA Group, Inc.
51,602
1,040,296
19.8
PROG Holdings, Inc.
260,321
11,368,218
216.3
Progress Software Corp.
90,378
5,792,326
110.2
PROS Holdings, Inc.
147,686
2,924,183
55.6
Quanterix Corp.
66,895
884,017
16.8
Remitly Global, Inc.
1,242,736
22,344,393
425.1
Seaboard Corp.
1,302
3,601,345
68.5
Semtech Corp.
38,655
1,708,164
32.5
SkyWest, Inc.
101,684
9,680,317
184.2
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.
76,307
1,301,797
24.8
Sonos, Inc.
722,698
9,055,406
172.3
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
1,152
51,252
1.0
Teladoc Health, Inc.
1,250,104
11,250,936
214.0
Tidewater, Inc.
68,367
4,106,806
78.1
TriNet Group, Inc.
62,855
5,335,761
101.5
TTM Technologies, Inc.
270,883
6,078,615
115.6
Under Armour, Inc., Class A
423,488
3,620,822
68.9
United Fire Group, Inc.
7,196
141,329
2.7
Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
120,051
1,997,649
38.0
Upbound Group, Inc.
229,170
6,700,931
127.5
Upwork, Inc.
284,592
3,859,068
73.4
Utz Brands, Inc., Class A
29,463
507,353
9.7
Veradigm, Inc.
53,524
503,126
9.6
Viad Corp.
13,662
511,505
9.7
Vital Farms, Inc.
14,184
491,901
9.4
WD-40 Co.
16,353
4,285,631
81.5
Weave Communications, Inc.
144,152
2,021,011
38.5
WesBanco, Inc.
140,218
4,409,856
83.9
World Kinect Corp.
144,232
3,771,667
71.8
YETI Holdings, Inc.
179,959
6,336,356
120.5
Yext, Inc.
10,310
74,644
1.4
ZipRecruiter, Inc., Class A
153,924
1,426,875
27.1
Zumiez, Inc.
5,055
104,133
2.0
 
548,033,827
Total Reference Entity — Long
782,959,109
Reference Entity — Short
Common Stocks
Australia
Amotiv Ltd.
(43,217
)
(300,798
)
(5.7
)
Atlas Arteria Ltd.
(434,770
)
(1,391,796
)
(26.5
)
Bank of Queensland Ltd.
(825,008
)
(3,528,814
)
(67.1
)
Bapcor Ltd.
(98,219
)
(294,295
)
(5.6
)
Bellevue Gold Ltd.
(3,075,277
)
(3,263,429
)
(62.1
)
Boss Energy Ltd.
(1,205,677
)
(2,681,242
)
(51.0
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Australia (continued)
Capricorn Metals Ltd.
(454,936
)
$(1,829,342
)
(34.8
)% 
Champion Iron Ltd.
(217,659
)
(835,390
)
(15.9
)
Charter Hall Long Wale REIT
(1,102,155
)
(2,807,623
)
(53.4
)
Coronado Global Resources, Inc., CDI
(169,106
)
(112,649
)
(2.1
)
De Grey Mining Ltd.
(1,708,365
)
(1,700,633
)
(32.4
)
Deep Yellow Ltd.
(1,449,195
)
(1,285,649
)
(24.5
)
Deterra Royalties Ltd.
(552,366
)
(1,336,343
)
(25.4
)
Elders Ltd.
(371,924
)
(2,074,612
)
(39.5
)
HMC Capital Ltd.
(96,283
)
(639,394
)
(12.2
)
Imdex Ltd.
(386,897
)
(657,272
)
(12.5
)
Kelsian Group Ltd.
(329,240
)
(842,935
)
(16.0
)
Lifestyle Communities Ltd.
(195,353
)
(1,101,155
)
(21.0
)
Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
(92,917
)
(747,834
)
(14.2
)
Nick Scali Ltd.
(12,489
)
(114,832
)
(2.2
)
Orora Ltd.
(2,115,432
)
(3,343,551
)
(63.6
)
Perpetual Ltd.
(265,073
)
(3,517,342
)
(66.9
)
PEXA Group Ltd.
(109,382
)
(971,752
)
(18.5
)
Sigma Healthcare Ltd.
(2,247,497
)
(2,885,468
)
(54.9
)
Strike Energy Ltd.
(72,186
)
(10,092
)
(0.2
)
Westgold Resources Ltd.
(552,772
)
(1,163,543
)
(22.1
)
Zip Co. Ltd.
(33,589
)
(65,481
)
(1.2
)
 
(39,503,266
)
Brazil
Karoon Energy Ltd.
(1,900,243
)
(1,732,134
)
(33.0
)
Canada
Andlauer Healthcare Group, Inc.
(1,737
)
(51,236
)
(1.0
)
Filo Corp.
(94,031
)
(2,166,492
)
(41.2
)
First National Financial Corp.
(5,110
)
(149,004
)
(2.8
)
 
(2,366,732
)
China
indie Semiconductor, Inc., Class A
(1,615,080
)
(5,345,915
)
(101.7
)
Denmark
Better Collective A/S
(2,856
)
(37,474
)
(0.7
)
Chemometec A/S
(2,376
)
(139,502
)
(2.7
)
Dfds A/S
(8,895
)
(203,429
)
(3.9
)
FLSmidth & Co A/S, Class B
(21,219
)
(1,110,835
)
(21.1
)
ISS A/S
(292,692
)
(5,657,043
)
(107.6
)
Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S
(1,065
)
(176,146
)
(3.3
)
Royal Unibrew A/S
(9,456
)
(711,393
)
(13.5
)
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S
(25,751
)
(386,767
)
(7.4
)
 
(8,422,589
)
Finland
Nokian Renkaat Oyj
(53,023
)
(440,082
)
(8.4
)
TietoEVRY Oyj
(136,461
)
(2,538,246
)
(48.3
)
 
(2,978,328
)
France
Alten SA
(663
)
(56,083
)
(1.1
)
Christian Dior SE
(4,485
)
(2,788,784
)
(53.0
)
IPSOS SA
(14,000
)
(687,482
)
(13.1
)
SCOR SE
(71,079
)
(1,529,254
)
(29.1
)
Verallia SA
(6,625
)
(191,058
)
(3.6
)
 
(5,252,661
)
Germany
Eckert & Ziegler SE
(6,434
)
(276,049
)
(5.3
)
Jenoptik AG
(1,864
)
(43,730
)
(0.8
)
Schott Pharma AG & Co. KGaA
(3,082
)
(99,635
)
(1.9
)
34
2024 BlackRock Semi-Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Germany (continued)
Sixt SE
(3,812
)
$(301,940
)
(5.7
)% 
Stabilus SE
(2,045
)
(80,960
)
(1.5
)
Wacker Chemie AG
(2,716
)
(228,451
)
(4.4
)
 
(1,030,765
)
Ghana
Tullow Oil PLC
(9,112
)
(2,789
)
(0.1
)
Indonesia
Nickel Industries Ltd.
(5,295,101
)
(3,128,290
)
(59.5
)
Israel
Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.
(86,374
)
(1,371,297
)
(26.1
)
OPC Energy Ltd.
(44,178
)
(357,739
)
(6.8
)
 
(1,729,036
)
Italy
Ermenegildo Zegna NV
(287,370
)
(2,184,012
)
(41.6
)
Eurogroup Laminations SpA
(7,074
)
(26,398
)
(0.5
)
Stevanato Group SpA
(313,134
)
(5,952,677
)
(113.2
)
 
(8,163,087
)
Japan
Advance Logistics Investment Corp.
(344
)
(268,408
)
(5.1
)
Advance Residence Investment Corp.
(36
)
(72,343
)
(1.4
)
Aichi Steel Corp.
(2,300
)
(64,838
)
(1.2
)
Aiful Corp.
(115,400
)
(242,497
)
(4.6
)
Ain Holdings, Inc.
(34,600
)
(1,142,659
)
(21.7
)
Amvis Holdings, Inc.
(270,200
)
(3,507,554
)
(66.7
)
Anicom Holdings, Inc.
(118,800
)
(522,328
)
(9.9
)
Anycolor, Inc.
(94,800
)
(1,338,712
)
(25.5
)
Aozora Bank Ltd.
(11,600
)
(199,986
)
(3.8
)
Appier Group, Inc.
(308,400
)
(3,307,238
)
(62.9
)
Arclands Corp.
(114,900
)
(1,255,369
)
(23.9
)
Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.
(27,900
)
(974,072
)
(18.5
)
As One Corp.
(33,200
)
(620,869
)
(11.8
)
Asahi Yukizai Corp.
(64,800
)
(1,728,793
)
(32.9
)
Bank of Nagoya Ltd.
(7,900
)
(309,330
)
(5.9
)
Base Co. Ltd.
(4,500
)
(86,818
)
(1.6
)
Chiyoda Corp.
(702,600
)
(1,349,807
)
(25.7
)
Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd.
(11,800
)
(168,548
)
(3.2
)
Colowide Co Ltd.
(32,700
)
(362,152
)
(6.9
)
CRE Logistics REIT, Inc.
(102
)
(93,307
)
(1.8
)
Daiei Kankyo Co. Ltd.
(33,800
)
(697,157
)
(13.3
)
Daio Paper Corp.
(290,400
)
(1,646,540
)
(31.3
)
Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group, Inc.
(29,200
)
(463,591
)
(8.8
)
Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.
(17,300
)
(311,423
)
(5.9
)
dip Corp.
(26,800
)
(471,090
)
(9.0
)
Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.
(5,400
)
(90,242
)
(1.7
)
Enplas Corp.
(5,000
)
(221,885
)
(4.2
)
Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.
(121,300
)
(3,573,774
)
(68.0
)
Ferrotec Holdings Corp.
(211,900
)
(3,540,822
)
(67.4
)
First Bank of Toyama Ltd.
(155,400
)
(1,125,349
)
(21.4
)
FP Corp.
(154,400
)
(2,704,969
)
(51.5
)
Freee KK
(45,900
)
(856,559
)
(16.3
)
Fuji Oil Holdings, Inc.
(75,400
)
(1,623,072
)
(30.9
)
Fujita Kanko, Inc.
(900
)
(54,895
)
(1.0
)
Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.
(10,800
)
(274,662
)
(5.2
)
Furuya Metal Co. Ltd.
(102,600
)
(2,663,901
)
(50.7
)
Future Corp.
(103,700
)
(1,327,804
)
(25.3
)
Godo Steel, Ltd.
(32,800
)
(835,622
)
(15.9
)
Goldwin, Inc.
(13,100
)
(679,439
)
(12.9
)
GS Yuasa Corp.
(7,000
)
(123,843
)
(2.4
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.
(260,800
)
$(5,809,138
)
(110.5
)% 
Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.
(6,500
)
(118,122
)
(2.2
)
Hino Motors Ltd.
(1,710,500
)
(4,199,431
)
(79.9
)
Hioki EE Corp.
(9,200
)
(494,059
)
(9.4
)
Hirata Corp.
(14,400
)
(459,217
)
(8.7
)
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.
(55,500
)
(580,057
)
(11.0
)
Hoshino Resorts REIT, Inc.
(360
)
(546,484
)
(10.4
)
House Foods Group, Inc.
(122,400
)
(2,385,870
)
(45.4
)
Idec Corp./Japan
(11,300
)
(182,158
)
(3.5
)
IDOM, Inc.
(82,800
)
(572,732
)
(10.9
)
Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.
(186,200
)
(1,366,069
)
(26.0
)
Insource Co. Ltd.
(10,500
)
(65,801
)
(1.2
)
Internet Initiative Japan, Inc.
(181,200
)
(3,479,213
)
(66.2
)
Invincible Investment Corp.
(2,602
)
(1,059,843
)
(20.2
)
Iwatani Corp.
(327,700
)
(4,271,899
)
(81.3
)
Izumi Co. Ltd.
(36,000
)
(759,745
)
(14.5
)
Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.
(22,800
)
(835,213
)
(15.9
)
Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd.
(156,500
)
(2,996,567
)
(57.0
)
Japan Investment Adviser Co. Ltd.
(6,900
)
(46,159
)
(0.9
)
JMDC, Inc.
(229,600
)
(6,398,372
)
(121.7
)
Juroku Financial Group, Inc.
(4,000
)
(106,745
)
(2.0
)
Justsystems Corp.
(85,800
)
(1,918,440
)
(36.5
)
JVCKenwood Corp.
(13,500
)
(106,174
)
(2.0
)
Kadokawa Corp.
(2,800
)
(60,948
)
(1.2
)
Kamigumi Co. Ltd.
(58,200
)
(1,214,727
)
(23.1
)
Kanto Denka Kogyo Co. Ltd.
(11,300
)
(71,858
)
(1.4
)
Katitas Co. Ltd.
(104,100
)
(1,319,888
)
(25.1
)
KeePer Technical Laboratory Co. Ltd.
(65,200
)
(1,790,705
)
(34.1
)
Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.
(16,100
)
(300,542
)
(5.7
)
Keikyu Corp.
(87,200
)
(682,748
)
(13.0
)
KH Neochem Co. Ltd.
(108,700
)
(1,465,705
)
(27.9
)
Kiyo Bank Ltd.
(42,900
)
(502,451
)
(9.6
)
Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.
(274,000
)
(2,867,487
)
(54.5
)
Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.
(27,900
)
(661,574
)
(12.6
)
KOMEDA Holdings Co. Ltd.
(12,800
)
(242,235
)
(4.6
)
Komeri Co. Ltd.
(34,200
)
(739,239
)
(14.1
)
Kosaido Holdings Co. Ltd.
(132,600
)
(462,206
)
(8.8
)
Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd.
(619,700
)
(8,367,630
)
(159.2
)
Krosaki Harima Corp.
(28,800
)
(461,428
)
(8.8
)
Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.
(41,400
)
(220,371
)
(4.2
)
Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.
(18,600
)
(387,116
)
(7.4
)
KYB Corp.
(54,400
)
(1,708,994
)
(32.5
)
Leopalace21 Corp.
(1,034,200
)
(3,734,399
)
(71.0
)
Lifedrink Co, Inc.
(33,600
)
(388,011
)
(7.4
)
M&A Research Institute Holdings, Inc.
(39,200
)
(567,445
)
(10.8
)
Mani, Inc.
(195,400
)
(2,331,318
)
(44.3
)
Mars Group Holdings Corp.
(36,000
)
(740,815
)
(14.1
)
Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.
(485,800
)
(2,617,265
)
(49.8
)
Medley, Inc.
(246,400
)
(6,012,067
)
(114.4
)
Meiko Electronics Co. Ltd.
(4,200
)
(164,153
)
(3.1
)
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.
(59,500
)
(398,878
)
(7.6
)
Mitsui E&S Co. Ltd.
(217,800
)
(1,575,613
)
(30.0
)
Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc.
(3,696
)
(2,460,818
)
(46.8
)
Mitsui High-Tec, Inc.
(170,300
)
(906,250
)
(17.2
)
Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co. Ltd.
(50,200
)
(2,331,401
)
(44.4
)
Money Forward, Inc.
(198,500
)
(6,476,177
)
(123.2
)
Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.
(1,948
)
(1,621,390
)
(30.8
)
Mori Trust Reit, Inc.
(1,618
)
(653,636
)
(12.4
)
Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.
(34,200
)
(795,310
)
(15.1
)
MOS Food Services, Inc.
(2,600
)
(61,419
)
(1.2
)
Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.
(6,600
)
(85,613
)
(1.6
)
Schedule of Investments
35

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Nakayama Steel Works Ltd.
(129,500
)
$(638,440
)
(12.1
)% 
Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
(119,000
)
(1,226,475
)
(23.3
)
Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
(126,500
)
(1,988,224
)
(37.8
)
NHK Spring Co. Ltd.
(11,400
)
(139,534
)
(2.7
)
Nichias Corp.
(22,600
)
(809,381
)
(15.4
)
Nihon Kohden Corp.
(370,700
)
(5,525,769
)
(105.1
)
Nihon M&A Center Holdings, Inc.
(2,235,900
)
(9,678,871
)
(184.1
)
Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.
(128,000
)
(1,638,711
)
(31.2
)
Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc.
(749
)
(2,999,398
)
(57.1
)
Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd.
(8,100
)
(237,488
)
(4.5
)
Nippon Parking Development Co. Ltd., Class C
(391,600
)
(577,838
)
(11.0
)
Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co. Ltd.
(118,300
)
(3,253,937
)
(61.9
)
Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.
(113,400
)
(1,674,252
)
(31.8
)
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.
(135,100
)
(1,950,703
)
(37.1
)
Nitto Kogyo Corp.
(32,400
)
(625,798
)
(11.9
)
Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.
(23,400
)
(787,303
)
(15.0
)
Nojima Corp.
(66,000
)
(925,639
)
(17.6
)
NPR-RIKEN Corp.
(38,600
)
(592,634
)
(11.3
)
NSD Co. Ltd.
(90,800
)
(1,961,098
)
(37.3
)
NTT UD REIT Investment Corp.
(2,819
)
(2,021,229
)
(38.4
)
Ohsho Food Service Corp.
(70,400
)
(1,382,887
)
(26.3
)
Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc.
(174,800
)
(1,188,791
)
(22.6
)
OKUMA Corp.
(42,300
)
(855,137
)
(16.3
)
Orient Corp.
(239,500
)
(1,423,116
)
(27.1
)
Osaka Soda Co. Ltd.
(395,000
)
(4,148,784
)
(78.9
)
Osaka Steel Co. Ltd.
(37,000
)
(794,084
)
(15.1
)
OSG Corp.
(253,600
)
(2,993,245
)
(56.9
)
Park24 Co. Ltd.
(88,300
)
(1,097,466
)
(20.9
)
Pillar Corp. /Japan
(7,800
)
(218,386
)
(4.2
)
Piolax, Inc.
(35,400
)
(561,035
)
(10.7
)
PKSHA Technology, Inc.
(38,400
)
(883,220
)
(16.8
)
Plus Alpha Consulting Co. Ltd.
(4,100
)
(57,311
)
(1.1
)
Raysum Co. Ltd.
(8,500
)
(326,103
)
(6.2
)
Relo Group, Inc.
(52,300
)
(636,197
)
(12.1
)
Rengo Co. Ltd.
(143,500
)
(869,172
)
(16.5
)
RENOVA, Inc.
(537,300
)
(3,044,628
)
(57.9
)
Riken Keiki Co. Ltd.
(41,100
)
(1,164,438
)
(22.2
)
Roland Corp.
(16,900
)
(432,312
)
(8.2
)
Round One Corp.
(412,900
)
(2,613,241
)
(49.7
)
Ryobi Ltd.
(27,600
)
(340,998
)
(6.5
)
Ryoyo Ryosan Holdings, Inc.
(217,912
)
(3,644,786
)
(69.3
)
Sanken Electric Co Ltd.
(39,000
)
(1,533,139
)
(29.2
)
Sansan, Inc.
(230,700
)
(3,355,874
)
(63.8
)
Sanyo Denki Co. Ltd.
(37,000
)
(2,148,135
)
(40.9
)
Sawai Group Holdings Co. Ltd.
(25,300
)
(338,909
)
(6.4
)
SBS Holdings, Inc.
(53,100
)
(872,324
)
(16.6
)
Senshu Ikeda Holdings, Inc.
(512,100
)
(1,135,430
)
(21.6
)
Septeni Holdings Co. Ltd.
(21,100
)
(61,705
)
(1.2
)
Seven Bank Ltd.
(805,100
)
(1,699,224
)
(32.3
)
SHIFT, Inc.
(18,700
)
(1,879,289
)
(35.7
)
Shochiku Co. Ltd.
(16,000
)
(1,157,049
)
(22.0
)
Shoei Co. Ltd.
(234,600
)
(3,600,143
)
(68.5
)
Sinko Industries Ltd.
(3,600
)
(102,869
)
(2.0
)
SMS Co. Ltd.
(67,500
)
(756,707
)
(14.4
)
SOSiLA Logistics REIT, Inc.
(287
)
(207,036
)
(3.9
)
Sotetsu Holdings, Inc.
(146,000
)
(2,290,624
)
(43.6
)
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.
(9,400
)
(231,628
)
(4.4
)
Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd.
(1,318,100
)
(4,521,585
)
(86.0
)
Takara Holdings, Inc.
(483,300
)
(3,798,918
)
(72.3
)
TBS Holdings, Inc.
(5,400
)
(132,887
)
(2.5
)
TechnoPro Holdings, Inc.
(90,300
)
(1,611,708
)
(30.7
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
THK Co. Ltd.
(141,300
)
$(2,332,784
)
(44.4
)% 
Toei Co. Ltd.
(5,700
)
(182,558
)
(3.5
)
Toho Bank Ltd.
(264,400
)
(453,584
)
(8.6
)
Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.
(715,800
)
(4,040,294
)
(76.9
)
Tokyo Electron Device Ltd.
(4,500
)
(99,589
)
(1.9
)
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
(279,600
)
(2,779,742
)
(52.9
)
Topre Corp.
(20,600
)
(237,295
)
(4.5
)
Torishima Pump Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
(59,200
)
(1,072,692
)
(20.4
)
TRE Holdings Corp.
(26,700
)
(313,147
)
(6.0
)
TV Asahi Holdings Corp.
(73,000
)
(950,142
)
(18.1
)
Universal Entertainment Corp.
(97,200
)
(827,977
)
(15.7
)
Ushio, Inc.
(127,400
)
(1,753,790
)
(33.4
)
Wacoal Holdings Corp.
(123,700
)
(3,851,198
)
(73.3
)
West Holdings Corp.
(83,100
)
(1,236,577
)
(23.5
)
Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.
(848,900
)
(2,437,611
)
(46.4
)
Yamae Group Holdings Co. Ltd.
(8,100
)
(103,488
)
(2.0
)
Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.
(102,600
)
(4,900,649
)
(93.2
)
Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.
(40,100
)
(1,417,156
)
(27.0
)
Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.
(51,600
)
(1,050,850
)
(20.0
)
Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.
(120,700
)
(4,361,337
)
(83.0
)
 
(270,875,307
)
Malta
Gambling.com Group Ltd.
(57,146
)
(550,316
)
(10.5
)
Netherlands
Flow Traders Ltd.
(419
)
(9,589
)
(0.2
)
Fugro NV, Class C
(30,941
)
(711,446
)
(13.5
)
Koninklijke Vopak NV
(25,821
)
(1,190,314
)
(22.7
)
OCI NV
(5,373
)
(65,417
)
(1.2
)
TKH Group NV
(4,704
)
(191,403
)
(3.6
)
 
(2,168,169
)
Norway
FLEX LNG Ltd.
(93,086
)
(2,280,607
)
(43.4
)
NEL ASA
(257,935
)
(99,786
)
(1.9
)
 
(2,380,393
)
Spain
Befesa SA
(4,630
)
(107,829
)
(2.1
)
Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA
(27,893
)
(2,369,511
)
(45.1
)
Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA
(386,612
)
(4,055,188
)
(77.1
)
Vidrala SA
(744
)
(80,449
)
(1.5
)
 
(6,612,977
)
Sweden
Alleima AB
(90,471
)
(552,843
)
(10.5
)
Axfood AB
(141,799
)
(3,166,158
)
(60.2
)
Fabege AB
(8,145
)
(64,955
)
(1.2
)
Hexatronic Group AB
(20,677
)
(84,691
)
(1.6
)
Hexpol AB, Class B
(155,075
)
(1,474,615
)
(28.1
)
Lindab International AB
(7,592
)
(159,164
)
(3.0
)
Stillfront Group AB
(61,383
)
(42,698
)
(0.8
)
Surgical Science Sweden AB
(10,555
)
(124,427
)
(2.4
)
Thule Group AB
(55,978
)
(1,873,713
)
(35.7
)
Wallenstam AB, Class B
(14,243
)
(67,365
)
(1.3
)
 
(7,610,629
)
Switzerland
Bossard Holding AG, Registered Shares
(2,888
)
(693,900
)
(13.2
)
Daetwyler Holding AG
(538
)
(90,586
)
(1.7
)
Galenica AG
(30,991
)
(2,697,219
)
(51.3
)
Garrett Motion, Inc.
(351,120
)
(2,608,821
)
(49.7
)
Georg Fischer AG, Registered Shares
(75,351
)
(5,467,452
)
(104.0
)
36
2024 BlackRock Semi-Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Switzerland (continued)
Interroll Holding AG, Registered Shares
(80
)
$(210,382
)
(4.0
)% 
Medacta Group SA
(3,632
)
(482,837
)
(9.2
)
Stadler Rail AG
(89,992
)
(2,571,210
)
(48.9
)
Tecan Group AG, Registered Shares
(1,894
)
(478,561
)
(9.1
)
 
(15,300,968
)
United Kingdom
Bodycote PLC
(214,869
)
(1,526,223
)
(29.0
)
Capita PLC
(155,289
)
(37,830
)
(0.7
)
Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd.
(100,718
)
(1,738,393
)
(33.1
)
Genius Sports Ltd.
(291,367
)
(1,995,864
)
(38.0
)
Judges Scientific PLC
(983
)
(121,176
)
(2.3
)
Learning Technologies Group PLC
(1,667,470
)
(1,935,108
)
(36.8
)
Marex Group PLC
(2,013
)
(53,022
)
(1.0
)
OSB Group PLC
(156,977
)
(710,569
)
(13.5
)
Renewi PLC
(161,613
)
(1,266,076
)
(24.1
)
RS Group PLC
(38,606
)
(346,115
)
(6.6
)
Spectris PLC
(34,368
)
(1,118,987
)
(21.3
)
 
(10,849,363
)
United States
AAR Corp.
(14,078
)
(826,379
)
(15.7
)
Acadia Realty Trust
(625,443
)
(15,317,099
)
(291.4
)
Adeia, Inc.
(102,415
)
(1,273,018
)
(24.2
)
Aehr Test Systems
(161,800
)
(2,278,144
)
(43.3
)
Amerant Bancorp, Inc., Class A
(24,445
)
(521,167
)
(9.9
)
Ameresco, Inc., Class A
(58,452
)
(1,798,568
)
(34.2
)
American Coastal Insurance Corp., Class C
(5,017
)
(60,957
)
(1.2
)
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
(129,368
)
(1,150,082
)
(21.9
)
Applied Digital Corp.
(210,525
)
(1,423,149
)
(27.1
)
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.
(528,374
)
(7,788,233
)
(148.2
)
Aris Water Solutions, Inc., Class A
(122,643
)
(2,023,609
)
(38.5
)
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.
(147,814
)
(2,771,512
)
(52.7
)
Array Technologies, Inc.
(55,367
)
(361,547
)
(6.9
)
Artesian Resources Corp., Class A
(2,236
)
(74,928
)
(1.4
)
Atlas Energy Solutions, Inc.
(97,078
)
(1,899,816
)
(36.1
)
Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC
(3,253
)
(50,324
)
(1.0
)
B&G Foods, Inc.
(174,299
)
(1,485,027
)
(28.3
)
Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc., Class A
(22,733
)
(1,051,629
)
(20.0
)
Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B
(30,606
)
(2,308,305
)
(43.9
)
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A
(673,370
)
(12,262,068
)
(233.3
)
BRC, Inc., Class A
(11,500
)
(35,995
)
(0.7
)
BrightSpire Capital, Inc., Class A
(159,547
)
(970,046
)
(18.5
)
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.
(582,955
)
(10,254,178
)
(195.1
)
Bumble, Inc., Class A
(146,998
)
(1,040,746
)
(19.8
)
Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A
(158,523
)
(3,179,971
)
(60.5
)
Cass Information Systems, Inc.
(3,078
)
(127,306
)
(2.4
)
Cathay General Bancorp
(135,244
)
(6,218,519
)
(118.3
)
CBIZ, Inc.
(83,023
)
(5,722,775
)
(108.9
)
Centrus Energy Corp., Class A
(69,913
)
(7,257,669
)
(138.1
)
Centuri Holdings, Inc.
(16,893
)
(317,082
)
(6.0
)
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
(21,278
)
(633,020
)
(12.0
)
City Holding Co.
(3,335
)
(388,861
)
(7.4
)
Clearfield, Inc.
(88,071
)
(3,164,391
)
(60.2
)
Columbia Sportswear Co.
(21,868
)
(1,759,718
)
(33.5
)
Compass Minerals International, Inc.
(81,896
)
(1,008,140
)
(19.2
)
Conduent, Inc.
(28,241
)
(101,668
)
(1.9
)
Cricut, Inc., Class A
(32,254
)
(212,231
)
(4.0
)
CTS Corp.
(12,948
)
(640,797
)
(12.2
)
CVB Financial Corp.
(98,351
)
(1,910,960
)
(36.4
)
Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
(2,871
)
(14,197
)
(0.3
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.
(11,151
)
$(429,313
)
(8.2
)% 
Dream Finders Homes, Inc., Class A
(57,880
)
(1,727,718
)
(32.9
)
Driven Brands Holdings, Inc.
(20,150
)
(299,228
)
(5.7
)
Eastern Bankshares, Inc.
(486,979
)
(7,952,367
)
(151.3
)
Embecta Corp.
(139,485
)
(1,963,949
)
(37.4
)
Enfusion, Inc., Class A
(10,417
)
(92,815
)
(1.8
)
Enovix Corp.
(440,868
)
(3,970,016
)
(75.5
)
Enpro, Inc.
(51,928
)
(7,561,236
)
(143.8
)
ESCO Technologies, Inc.
(1,057
)
(132,696
)
(2.5
)
Excelerate Energy, Inc., Class A
(20,834
)
(497,516
)
(9.5
)
Expro Group Holdings NV
(4,436
)
(56,559
)
(1.1
)
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.
(42,941
)
(1,721,934
)
(32.8
)
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC
(38,293
)
(1,596,818
)
(30.4
)
First Commonwealth Financial Corp.
(79,815
)
(1,312,159
)
(25.0
)
First Hawaiian, Inc.
(48,994
)
(1,212,112
)
(23.1
)
First Merchants Corp.
(17,090
)
(633,184
)
(12.0
)
Fox Factory Holding Corp.
(32,691
)
(1,176,549
)
(22.4
)
GeneDx Holdings Corp., Class A
(64,443
)
(5,264,349
)
(100.1
)
German American Bancorp, Inc.
(64,547
)
(2,613,508
)
(49.7
)
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
(1,251
)
(65,240
)
(1.2
)
Global Medical REIT, Inc.
(43,290
)
(393,506
)
(7.5
)
Global Net Lease, Inc.
(345,849
)
(2,694,164
)
(51.3
)
GoodRx Holdings, Inc., Class A
(325,722
)
(1,993,419
)
(37.9
)
Guess?, Inc.
(51,783
)
(879,793
)
(16.7
)
Helios Technologies, Inc.
(49,539
)
(2,285,234
)
(43.5
)
Herbalife Ltd.
(211,232
)
(1,594,802
)
(30.3
)
HighPeak Energy, Inc.
(223,458
)
(2,860,262
)
(54.4
)
Hillenbrand, Inc.
(122,675
)
(3,379,696
)
(64.3
)
Horace Mann Educators Corp.
(84,661
)
(3,152,776
)
(60.0
)
Ibotta, Inc., Class A
(6,061
)
(444,211
)
(8.4
)
Innodata, Inc.
(10,210
)
(205,323
)
(3.9
)
International Bancshares Corp.
(39,714
)
(2,432,880
)
(46.3
)
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.
(69,297
)
(559,227
)
(10.6
)
IonQ, Inc.
(197,869
)
(2,973,971
)
(56.6
)
Ivanhoe Electric, Inc.
(27,196
)
(276,039
)
(5.2
)
Jack in the Box, Inc.
(98,716
)
(4,861,763
)
(92.5
)
Kadant, Inc.
(7,572
)
(2,521,930
)
(48.0
)
Kinetik Holdings, Inc., Class A
(77,360
)
(3,765,111
)
(71.6
)
Kura Sushi USA, Inc., Class A
(7,448
)
(743,459
)
(14.1
)
Lakeland Financial Corp.
(41,025
)
(2,669,497
)
(50.8
)
LCI Industries
(108,161
)
(12,036,156
)
(229.0
)
Lemonade, Inc.
(4,348
)
(103,352
)
(2.0
)
Loar Holdings, Inc.
(1,811
)
(156,072
)
(3.0
)
LTC Properties, Inc.
(38,695
)
(1,478,149
)
(28.1
)
Macerich Co.
(420,333
)
(7,860,227
)
(149.5
)
MaxCyte, Inc.
(57,737
)
(206,698
)
(3.9
)
Metallus, Inc.
(101,016
)
(1,423,315
)
(27.1
)
MFA Financial, Inc.
(107,344
)
(1,319,258
)
(25.1
)
Middlesex Water Co.
(5,546
)
(339,360
)
(6.5
)
Mirion Technologies, Inc., Class A
(3,992
)
(59,082
)
(1.1
)
Mission Produce, Inc.
(67,965
)
(801,987
)
(15.3
)
MP Materials Corp., Class A
(38,052
)
(684,555
)
(13.0
)
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A
(51,869
)
(2,332,030
)
(44.4
)
Navient Corp.
(276,036
)
(3,927,992
)
(74.7
)
NBT Bancorp, Inc.
(60,745
)
(2,701,938
)
(51.4
)
nCino, Inc.
(2,869
)
(107,014
)
(2.0
)
Neumora Therapeutics, Inc.
(4,257
)
(48,743
)
(0.9
)
NextNav, Inc.
(279,167
)
(3,243,921
)
(61.7
)
nLight, Inc.
(15,984
)
(199,480
)
(3.8
)
ODP Corp.
(94,988
)
(2,947,478
)
(56.1
)
Owens & Minor, Inc.
(60,303
)
(766,451
)
(14.6
)
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Oxford Industries, Inc.
(78,176
)
$(5,677,141
)
(108.0
)% 
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.
(225,070
)
(5,741,536
)
(109.2
)
Papa Johns International, Inc.
(203,783
)
(10,676,191
)
(203.1
)
Payoneer Global, Inc.
(85,820
)
(739,768
)
(14.1
)
Peakstone Realty Trust, Class E
(25,114
)
(329,496
)
(6.3
)
Penguin Solutions, Inc.
(35,311
)
(531,431
)
(10.1
)
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
(52,877
)
(712,782
)
(13.6
)
Peoples Bancorp, Inc.
(30,930
)
(952,025
)
(18.1
)
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(50,771
)
(870,723
)
(16.6
)
Phillips Edison & Co., Inc.
(214,731
)
(8,118,979
)
(154.5
)
PotlatchDeltic Corp.
(143,209
)
(5,953,198
)
(113.3
)
QuantumScape Corp., Class A
(156,206
)
(804,461
)
(15.3
)
Ready Capital Corp.
(130,169
)
(891,658
)
(17.0
)
Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.
(211,523
)
(720,191
)
(13.7
)
Resideo Technologies, Inc.
(7,661
)
(150,692
)
(2.9
)
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
(54,985
)
(852,267
)
(16.2
)
S&T Bancorp, Inc.
(10,548
)
(400,613
)
(7.6
)
Sable Offshore Corp., Class A
(49,851
)
(1,114,668
)
(21.2
)
Safety Insurance Group, Inc.
(27,940
)
(2,186,724
)
(41.6
)
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.
(35,404
)
(489,991
)
(9.3
)
Sphere Entertainment Co., Class A
(34,097
)
(1,425,596
)
(27.1
)
St Joe Co.
(21,353
)
(1,103,950
)
(21.0
)
Standex International Corp.
(13,066
)
(2,402,576
)
(45.7
)
Stellar Bancorp, Inc.
(18,726
)
(509,722
)
(9.7
)
Talos Energy, Inc.
(1,080,406
)
(11,041,749
)
(210.1
)
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
(172,667
)
(5,136,843
)
(97.7
)
Towne Bank
(64,791
)
(2,107,003
)
(40.1
)
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
(207,830
)
(7,560,855
)
(143.8
)
TriMas Corp.
(93,643
)
(2,514,315
)
(47.8
)
Trupanion, Inc.
(27,148
)
(1,487,167
)
(28.3
)
Ubiquiti, Inc.
(3,817
)
(1,014,139
)
(19.3
)
Udemy, Inc.
(47,771
)
(374,525
)
(7.1
)
UFP Technologies, Inc.
(1,524
)
(406,908
)
(7.7
)
United Community Banks, Inc.
(40,431
)
(1,150,666
)
(21.9
)
United States Cellular Corp.
(109,500
)
(6,756,150
)
(128.5
)
Upstart Holdings, Inc.
(41,497
)
(2,020,074
)
(38.4
)
Uranium Energy Corp.
(283,434
)
(2,103,080
)
(40.0
)
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.
(49,390
)
(1,824,467
)
(34.7
)
Viavi Solutions, Inc.
(11,491
)
(105,947
)
(2.0
)
Victorias Secret & Co.
(192,201
)
(5,816,002
)
(110.6
)
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
(92,704
)
(1,572,260
)
(29.9
)
Vista Outdoor, Inc.
(327,313
)
(14,391,953
)
(273.8
)
Vontier Corp.
(384,425
)
(14,254,479
)
(271.2
)
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
(11,035
)
(1,206,898
)
(23.0
)
Wendys Co.
(33,872
)
(647,294
)
(12.3
)
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
(350,590
)
(12,933,265
)
(246.0
)
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.
(1,650
)
(2,965,281
)
(56.4
)
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
(13,968
)
(782,767
)
(14.9
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
XPEL, Inc.
(67,079
)
$(2,587,237
)
(49.2
)% 
Ziff Davis, Inc.
(4,060
)
(187,856
)
(3.6
)
 
(381,698,977
)
Total Reference Entity — Short
(777,702,691
)
Net Value of Reference Entity — Barclays Bank PLC
$5,256,418
The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Barclays Bank PLC as of period end, termination dates 08/15/25 — 10/20/25:
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Reference Entity — Long
Common Stocks
Australia
AGL Energy Ltd.
268,930
$1,846,476
(64.8
)% 
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.
24,421
982,692
(34.5
)
Cochlear Ltd.
12,655
2,342,927
(82.2
)
GPT Group
114,706
355,374
(12.5
)
IGO Ltd.
91,053
311,917
(10.9
)
Lendlease Corp Ltd.
5
22
(0.0
)
Mineral Resources Ltd.
1,483
38,109
(1.3
)
REA Group Ltd.
98,683
14,588,793
(511.6
)
Sandfire Resources Ltd.
70,730
478,680
(16.8
)
Santos Ltd.
85,830
381,846
(13.4
)
Sonic Healthcare Ltd.
260,450
4,589,212
(160.9
)
 
25,916,048
Austria
Erste Group Bank AG
7,939
449,075
(15.7
)
Belgium
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV
3,100
223,989
(7.9
)
UCB SA
4,212
811,014
(28.4
)
 
1,035,003
China
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.
6,446,800
12,524,812
(439.2
)
Denmark
AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B
3,333
5,272,017
(184.9
)
Genmab A/S
2,794
625,736
(21.9
)
GN Store Nord A/S
1,833
36,036
(1.3
)
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B
25,002
2,804,349
(98.3
)
 
8,738,138
France
Amundi SA
16,718
1,212,123
(42.5
)
Bouygues SA
59,353
1,907,696
(66.9
)
Bureau Veritas SA
2,810
89,119
(3.1
)
Capgemini SE
4,942
857,342
(30.0
)
38
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
France (continued)
Credit Agricole SA
51,325
$786,714
(27.6
)% 
Dassault Aviation SA
11,943
2,411,451
(84.6
)
Eiffage SA
8,997
837,383
(29.4
)
Engie SA
387,526
6,495,521
(227.8
)
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA
65,870
9,584,024
(336.1
)
Nexans SA
10,524
1,464,969
(51.4
)
Orange SA
179,833
1,975,591
(69.3
)
Safran SA
5,566
1,259,951
(44.2
)
Valeo SE
709,749
6,900,280
(242.0
)
Veolia Environnement SA
31,363
995,765
(34.9
)
 
36,777,929
Germany
Bayer AG, Registered Shares
52,484
1,414,282
(49.6
)
Continental AG
16,420
1,024,777
(35.9
)
Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares
159,821
2,715,322
(95.2
)
Evonik Industries AG
150,969
3,327,233
(116.7
)
Fresenius Medical Care AG
82,026
3,210,904
(112.6
)
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
210,091
7,670,556
(269.0
)
HUGO BOSS AG
85,960
3,957,434
(138.8
)
Infineon Technologies AG
138,095
4,367,204
(153.2
)
LANXESS AG
5,835
169,449
(5.9
)
Merck KGaA
24,896
4,115,937
(144.3
)
Nordex SE
181,579
2,587,599
(90.7
)
Rheinmetall AG
1,594
820,648
(28.8
)
Siemens Energy AG
171,373
7,038,819
(246.9
)
TUI AG
388,110
3,235,315
(113.5
)
Zalando SE
53,837
1,629,790
(57.2
)
 
47,285,269
Hong Kong
Asmpt Ltd.
23,300
252,591
(8.9
)
CLP Holdings Ltd.
7,000
59,462
(2.1
)
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.
94,000
1,149,825
(40.3
)
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.
7,700
296,450
(10.4
)
Link REIT
561,900
2,618,127
(91.8
)
Prudential PLC
722,733
6,016,643
(211.0
)
 
10,393,098
Ireland
AIB Group PLC
123,512
662,153
(23.2
)
Kerry Group PLC
44,066
4,401,108
(154.4
)
 
5,063,261
Israel
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.
38,288
1,578,713
(55.4
)
Italy
Amplifon SpA
5,192
145,034
(5.1
)
Coca-Cola HBC AG
79,312
2,775,370
(97.3
)
Poste Italiane SpA
51,273
720,967
(25.3
)
 
3,641,371
Japan
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.
4,200
88,058
(3.1
)
Canon, Inc.
18,600
604,965
(21.2
)
Daikin Industries Ltd.
27,300
3,277,548
(114.9
)
DMG Mori Co. Ltd.
232,800
4,439,045
(155.7
)
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.
26,900
583,639
(20.5
)
Hulic Co. Ltd.
5,800
53,710
(1.9
)
Inpex Corp.
37,000
487,736
(17.1
)
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.
155,600
2,315,361
(81.2
)
Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.
31,100
498,784
(17.5
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest
9,256
$5,680,978
(199.2
)% 
Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.
96,800
1,595,091
(55.9
)
KDDI Corp.
50,100
1,562,087
(54.8
)
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
2,900
37,552
(1.3
)
Lixil Corp.
31,500
369,758
(13.0
)
LY Corp.
1,018,100
2,777,160
(97.4
)
Marubeni Corp.
80,700
1,206,403
(42.3
)
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
586,100
10,239,816
(359.1
)
Nikon Corp.
249,600
3,092,093
(108.4
)
Nippon Express Holdings, Inc
37,100
1,829,102
(64.1
)
Nippon Yusen KK
41,600
1,392,743
(48.8
)
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
2,232,300
11,447,019
(401.5
)
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.
45,100
1,110,349
(38.9
)
Obayashi Corp.
107,200
1,314,189
(46.1
)
ORIX Corp.
7,300
153,810
(5.4
)
Panasonic Holdings Corp.
362,800
2,985,857
(104.7
)
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.
206,500
12,609,411
(442.2
)
Sankyo Co. Ltd.
5,500
73,053
(2.6
)
Shimizu Corp.
271,900
1,801,315
(63.2
)
Shiseido Co. Ltd.
106,900
2,307,427
(80.9
)
Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.
380,300
5,890,183
(206.6
)
SoftBank Corp.
450,400
567,010
(19.9
)
Sompo Holdings, Inc.
52,200
1,119,120
(39.3
)
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.
6,034,000
16,109,206
(565.0
)
TDK Corp.
262,800
3,089,291
(108.3
)
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
34,300
5,047,346
(177.0
)
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.
16,700
384,346
(13.5
)
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.
62,100
387,529
(13.6
)
Trend Micro, Inc./Japan
8,100
423,811
(14.9
)
Ulvac, Inc.
80,100
3,745,268
(131.3
)
Unicharm Corp.
63,100
2,034,656
(71.4
)
USS Co. Ltd.
377,600
3,162,314
(110.9
)
 
117,894,139
Netherlands
Koninklijke Philips NV
329,183
8,660,412
(303.7
)
Norway
Equinor ASA
28,387
674,538
(23.7
)
Singapore
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.
3,802,000
8,969,795
(314.6
)
STMicroelectronics NV
233,134
6,337,147
(222.2
)
 
15,306,942
South Korea
Delivery Hero SE
1,644
69,791
(2.4
)
Spain
Acciona SA
18,291
2,347,289
(82.3
)
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios
SA
143,785
6,895,271
(241.8
)
Banco Santander SA
748,428
3,656,363
(128.2
)
Enagas SA
353,442
5,013,682
(175.9
)
 
17,912,605
Sweden
Alfa Laval AB
112,621
4,985,700
(174.9
)
Electrolux AB, Class B
197,708
1,659,295
(58.2
)
Fastighets AB Balder, Class B
11,747
91,386
(3.2
)
Schedule of Investments
39

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Sweden (continued)
Skanska AB, Class B
7,849
$159,790
(5.6
)% 
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B
45,731
383,414
(13.4
)
 
7,279,585
Switzerland
ABB Ltd., Registered Shares
153,651
8,538,555
(299.4
)
Accelleron Industries AG
12,630
677,188
(23.8
)
Belimo Holding AG, Registered Shares
750
496,824
(17.4
)
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG
1
11,796
(0.4
)
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG,
Registered Shares
1
116,469
(4.1
)
Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Registered
Shares
5,807
845,501
(29.7
)
DSM-Firmenich AG
58,932
6,988,345
(245.1
)
Kuehne & Nagel International AG, Registered
Shares
2,374
592,643
(20.8
)
Logitech International SA, Registered Shares
47,541
3,892,740
(136.5
)
 
22,160,061
United Kingdom
Auto Trader Group PLC
123,106
1,329,236
(46.6
)
Ck Hutchison Holdings Ltd.
439,500
2,311,387
(81.1
)
Diploma PLC
19,959
1,097,220
(38.5
)
Halma PLC
8,516
272,050
(9.5
)
J Sainsbury PLC
206,978
712,583
(25.0
)
Johnson Matthey PLC
482,106
9,277,043
(325.3
)
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
1,123,920
7,755,495
(272.0
)
Schroders PLC
350,671
1,553,765
(54.5
)
Smiths Group PLC
124,551
2,457,744
(86.2
)
 
26,766,523
United States
Alcon AG
340
31,230
(1.1
)
GSK PLC
172,849
3,121,407
(109.5
)
Qiagen N.V.
1,706
72,297
(2.5
)
 
3,224,934
Preferred Stocks
Germany
Henkel AG & Co KGaA
12,733
1,102,587
(38.7
)
Total Reference Entity — Long
374,454,834
Reference Entity — Short
Common Stocks
Australia
ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.
(21,624
)
(440,708
)
15.5
Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia
(324,398
)
(997,885
)
35.0
Goodman Group
(87,820
)
(2,097,097
)
73.6
Paladin Energy Ltd.
(547,606
)
(3,605,220
)
126.4
Pilbara Minerals Ltd.
(477,407
)
(884,247
)
31.0
Reece Ltd.
(80,936
)
(1,205,995
)
42.3
SEEK Ltd.
(47,072
)
(764,741
)
26.8
Seven Group Holdings Ltd.
(58,314
)
(1,588,772
)
55.7
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.
(1,095,458
)
(8,133,057
)
285.2
 
(19,717,722
)
Belgium
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA
(12,337
)
(731,477
)
25.7
Canada
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A
(78,267
)
(1,034,866
)
36.3
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Denmark
Coloplast A/S, Class B
(22,948
)
$(2,874,250
)
100.8
% 
DSV A/S
(5,642
)
(1,235,065
)
43.3
NKT A/S, Class B
(232
)
(21,752
)
0.7
Novozymes A/S, Class B
(7,380
)
(463,772
)
16.3
 
(4,594,839
)
Finland
Kone Oyj, Class B
(38,935
)
(2,135,079
)
74.9
UPM-Kymmene OYJ
(21,083
)
(620,400
)
21.7
 
(2,755,479
)
France
AXA SA
(46,695
)
(1,753,270
)
61.5
Cie de Saint-Gobain SA
(38,712
)
(3,510,594
)
123.1
Edenred SE
(1,982
)
(64,103
)
2.2
EssilorLuxottica SA
(13,879
)
(3,255,429
)
114.2
Hermes International SCA
(374
)
(850,009
)
29.8
Klepierre SA
(14,344
)
(458,600
)
16.1
Renault SA
(22,821
)
(1,044,162
)
36.6
Rexel SA
(13,856
)
(381,753
)
13.4
TotalEnergies SE
(65,870
)
(4,133,714
)
145.0
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
(19,239
)
(1,573,217
)
55.2
Vivendi SE
(128,122
)
(1,369,052
)
48.0
 
(18,393,903
)
Germany
Commerzbank AG
(46,666
)
(827,650
)
29.0
Daimler Truck Holding AG
(78,294
)
(3,237,506
)
113.6
SMA Solar Technology AG
(6
)
(105
)
0.0
 
(4,065,261
)
Japan
Aeon Co. Ltd.
(93,600
)
(2,293,493
)
80.4
Asics Corp.
(156,300
)
(2,730,076
)
95.7
BayCurrent, Inc.
(160,500
)
(5,216,095
)
182.9
Brother Industries Ltd.
(1,700
)
(33,111
)
1.2
Capcom Co. Ltd.
(1,400
)
(27,704
)
1.0
Chiba Bank Ltd.
(130,100
)
(949,433
)
33.3
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
(223,900
)
(10,653,487
)
373.6
Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
(774,400
)
(5,635,823
)
197.7
Concordia Financial Group Ltd.
(180,500
)
(894,070
)
31.4
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.
(6,400
)
(315,902
)
11.1
Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.
(33,700
)
(1,619,724
)
56.8
Credit Saison Co. Ltd.
(57,900
)
(1,302,302
)
45.7
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.
(14,500
)
(251,667
)
8.8
Dentsu Group, Inc.
(28,500
)
(879,731
)
30.9
Dexerials Corp.
(65,300
)
(996,972
)
35.0
East Japan Railway Co.
(10,200
)
(204,870
)
7.2
Fujikura Ltd.
(146,200
)
(5,373,323
)
188.4
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.
(35,500
)
(2,126,347
)
74.6
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.
(800
)
(161,466
)
5.7
Hoshizaki Corp.
(99,100
)
(3,257,240
)
114.2
Hoya Corp.
(200
)
(26,759
)
0.9
Ibiden Co. Ltd.
(53,600
)
(1,702,587
)
59.7
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.
(6,400
)
(43,632
)
1.5
ITOCHU Corp.
(78,900
)
(3,903,011
)
136.9
Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
(79,600
)
(932,996
)
32.7
Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.
(184,400
)
(1,646,940
)
57.8
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.
(271,600
)
(2,505,804
)
87.9
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.
(2,120
)
(7,711,396
)
270.4
Japan Steel Works Ltd.
(104,400
)
(3,541,127
)
124.2
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.
(57,600
)
(2,205,407
)
77.3
Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
(20,500
)
(533,366
)
18.7
40
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Keyence Corp.
(2,900
)
$(1,309,099
)
45.9
% 
Kikkoman Corp.
(533,200
)
(6,255,900
)
219.4
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
(17,900
)
(666,742
)
23.4
Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.
(319,800
)
(7,844,597
)
275.1
Kokusai Electric Corp.
(101,400
)
(1,848,901
)
64.8
Konami Group Corp.
(2,500
)
(229,150
)
8.0
Kosaido Holdings Co. Ltd.
(102,400
)
(5,137,313
)
180.2
Kuraray Co. Ltd.
(123,300
)
(1,670,896
)
58.6
Kyoto Financial Group, Inc.
(131,000
)
(1,922,604
)
67.4
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
(18,600
)
(208,297
)
7.3
Kyushu Railway Co.
(129,100
)
(3,396,686
)
119.1
Lasertec Corp.
(100
)
(13,570
)
0.5
Macnica Holdings, Inc.
(176,200
)
(2,009,796
)
70.5
Marui Group Co. Ltd.
(41,000
)
(643,794
)
22.6
Maruwa Co. Ltd.
(12,800
)
(3,531,103
)
123.8
MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.
(3,000
)
(40,844
)
1.4
McDonalds Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.
(9,500
)
(402,581
)
14.1
Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.
(418,000
)
(1,563,488
)
54.8
Mercari, Inc.
(524,200
)
(7,333,098
)
257.2
MinebeaMitsumi, Inc.
(220,500
)
(3,881,785
)
136.1
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
(48,100
)
(679,025
)
23.8
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
(434,200
)
(1,290,024
)
45.2
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.
(35,500
)
(1,208,617
)
42.4
MonotaRO Co. Ltd.
(56,400
)
(850,870
)
29.8
Nichirei Corp.
(6,200
)
(173,260
)
6.1
Nippon Building Fund, Inc.
(50
)
(42,945
)
1.5
Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.
(33,200
)
(254,095
)
8.9
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.
(221,500
)
(7,688,706
)
269.6
Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.
(1,700
)
(45,776
)
1.6
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.
(43,100
)
(5,488,982
)
192.5
Obic Co. Ltd.
(413,400
)
(13,508,845
)
473.8
Omron Corp.
(43,600
)
(1,721,385
)
60.4
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.
(34,500
)
(739,288
)
25.9
Rakus Co. Ltd.
(154,800
)
(2,069,876
)
72.6
Rakuten Bank Ltd.
(327,300
)
(6,635,847
)
232.7
Ricoh Co. Ltd.
(7,500
)
(81,245
)
2.9
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
(4,600
)
(103,442
)
3.6
Rorze Corp.
(164,500
)
(2,397,509
)
84.1
Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.
(31,000
)
(507,311
)
17.8
Sanrio Co. Ltd.
(14,200
)
(385,231
)
13.5
Sanwa Holdings Corp.
(119,400
)
(3,024,885
)
106.1
Sapporo Holdings Ltd.
(155,000
)
(7,439,925
)
260.9
SBI Sumishin Net Bank Ltd.
(366,600
)
(6,421,717
)
225.2
SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.
(11,600
)
(740,552
)
26.0
Secom Co. Ltd.
(193,400
)
(6,877,862
)
241.2
Seibu Holdings, Inc.
(181,400
)
(4,050,410
)
142.1
SG Holdings Co. Ltd.
(260,400
)
(2,611,382
)
91.6
Shimadzu Corp.
(298,800
)
(8,813,958
)
309.1
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.
(2,400
)
(87,945
)
3.1
Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.
(140,800
)
(5,035,204
)
176.6
SMC Corp.
(1,600
)
(679,274
)
23.8
Socionext, Inc.
(215,300
)
(4,008,267
)
140.6
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.
(14,100
)
(550,698
)
19.3
SUMCO Corp.
(559,600
)
(5,350,571
)
187.6
Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.
(200,800
)
(7,735,587
)
271.3
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.
(1,400
)
(38,708
)
1.4
TIS, Inc.
(9,600
)
(239,390
)
8.4
Toho Co. Ltd.
(47,100
)
(1,798,663
)
63.1
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
(149,100
)
(1,462,505
)
51.3
Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings, Inc.
(622,400
)
(2,513,571
)
88.2
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.
(37,000
)
$(912,897
)
32.0
% 
TOPPAN Holdings, Inc.
(2,500
)
(73,128
)
2.6
Toray Industries, Inc.
(279,300
)
(1,518,852
)
53.3
TOTO Ltd.
(79,900
)
(2,229,194
)
78.2
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.
(3,900
)
(229,101
)
8.0
Trial Holdings, Inc.
(37,100
)
(691,971
)
24.3
Visional, Inc.
(29,700
)
(1,589,220
)
55.7
Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.
(203,300
)
(4,417,930
)
154.9
Yamaha Corp.
(168,200
)
(1,358,258
)
47.6
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.
(594,700
)
(5,198,283
)
182.3
Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.
(10,900
)
(221,364
)
7.8
Yaskawa Electric Corp.
(65,200
)
(1,868,598
)
65.5
ZOZO, Inc.
(243,900
)
(7,908,568
)
277.4
 
(263,156,822
)
Netherlands
Akzo Nobel NV
(29,255
)
(1,866,862
)
65.5
IMCD NV
(6,727
)
(1,069,533
)
37.5
Universal Music Group NV
(72,062
)
(1,813,525
)
63.6
 
(4,749,920
)
Singapore
CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore
(79,800
)
(168,584
)
5.9
Sembcorp Industries Ltd.
(109,200
)
(414,288
)
14.5
 
(582,872
)
Spain
CaixaBank SA
(49,352
)
(300,739
)
10.5
EDP Renovaveis SA
(164,272
)
(2,226,478
)
78.1
Iberdrola SA
(290,371
)
(4,313,325
)
151.3
 
(6,840,542
)
Sweden
Epiroc AB, Class A
(57,732
)
(1,127,523
)
39.6
Epiroc AB, Class B
(29,847
)
(514,175
)
18.0
EQT AB
(1,967
)
(57,068
)
2.0
Lifco AB, Class B
(10,589
)
(315,954
)
11.1
Volvo Car AB, Class B
(161,128
)
(348,152
)
12.2
 
(2,362,872
)
Switzerland
EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered Shares
(18
)
(13,843
)
0.5
Partners Group Holding AG
(4,540
)
(6,246,262
)
219.1
Sandoz Group AG
(92,504
)
(4,217,097
)
147.9
Sika AG, Registered Shares
(10,734
)
(2,989,603
)
104.8
Swatch Group AG
(7,870
)
(1,614,948
)
56.6
UBS Group AG, Registered Shares
(16,326
)
(499,379
)
17.5
 
(15,581,132
)
United Kingdom
DS Smith PLC
(1,337,212
)
(9,401,475
)
329.7
Entain PLC
(364,737
)
(3,507,859
)
123.0
London Stock Exchange Group PLC
(33,153
)
(4,493,420
)
157.6
WPP PLC
(737,125
)
(7,747,867
)
271.7
 
(25,150,621
)
United States
Nestle SA, Registered Shares
(55,321
)
(5,227,425
)
183.3
Schedule of Investments
41

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Sinch AB
(333,736
)
$(996,629
)
35.0
% 
Stellantis NV
(99,536
)
(1,363,875
)
47.8
 
(7,587,929
)
Total Reference Entity — Short
(377,306,257
)
Net Value of Reference Entity — Barclays Bank PLC
$(2,851,423
)
The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with BNP Paribas SA as of period end, termination dates 03/21/25 — 06/17/26:
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Reference Entity — Long
Common Stocks
Australia
AGL Energy Ltd.
276,999
$1,901,878
(10.0
)% 
BHP Group Ltd.
756,344
21,013,175
(110.1
)
Rio Tinto Ltd.
129,228
10,146,661
(53.2
)
Worley Ltd.
76,071
698,537
(3.6
)
 
33,760,251
Belgium
Liberty Global Ltd., Class C
216,966
4,473,839
(23.4
)
Canada
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
25,238
121,989
(0.6
)
Barrick Gold Corp.
74,467
1,439,226
(7.5
)
FirstService Corp.
1,319
244,219
(1.3
)
Keyera Corp.
8,614
264,542
(1.4
)
Magna International, Inc.
5,095
201,151
(1.1
)
Stantec, Inc.
1,648
133,677
(0.7
)
TELUS Corp.
24,572
388,429
(2.0
)
 
2,793,233
Denmark
AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B
8,694
13,751,849
(72.0
)
DSV A/S
48,532
10,623,919
(55.7
)
Genmab A/S
2,194
491,362
(2.6
)
 
24,867,130
Germany
HUGO BOSS AG, Ordinary Shares
10,661
490,812
(2.6
)
RWE AG
86,619
2,807,286
(14.7
)
Solarworld AG
4
0.0
TUI AG
895,829
7,467,701
(39.1
)
 
10,765,799
Israel
Nova Ltd.
3,246
601,484
(3.2
)
Wix.com Ltd.
23,574
3,939,687
(20.6
)
 
4,541,171
Italy
A2A SpA
478,389
1,093,522
(5.7
)
Banco BPM SpA
50,612
341,382
(1.8
)
BPER Banca SPA
23,879
145,390
(0.8
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Italy (continued)
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA
6,955
$78,416
(0.4
)% 
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA
56,016
924,111
(4.8
)
 
2,582,821
Japan
Amada Co. Ltd.
170,100
1,676,318
(8.8
)
Asahi Kasei Corp.
186,500
1,286,604
(6.7
)
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.
16,800
352,231
(1.8
)
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.
12,000
299,164
(1.6
)
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.
1,399,400
9,155,267
(48.0
)
DMG Mori Co. Ltd.
35,900
684,544
(3.6
)
FANUC Corp.
116,400
3,088,246
(16.2
)
Inpex Corp.
205,100
2,703,639
(14.2
)
J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.
161,700
1,717,201
(9.0
)
Kao Corp.
11,700
515,682
(2.7
)
Komatsu Ltd.
176,200
4,560,987
(23.9
)
Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.
30,900
509,286
(2.7
)
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.
465,300
2,510,800
(13.2
)
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
1,375,000
14,492,822
(75.9
)
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
374,300
7,774,581
(40.7
)
Nippon Yusen KK
245,100
8,205,803
(43.0
)
Obayashi Corp.
164,700
2,019,094
(10.6
)
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
77,900
972,985
(5.1
)
ORIX Corp.
36,200
762,729
(4.0
)
Otsuka Corp.
65,500
1,470,046
(7.7
)
Panasonic Holdings Corp.
183,700
1,511,858
(7.9
)
Rakuten Group, Inc.
1,480,800
8,838,232
(46.3
)
Shimizu Corp.
803,500
5,323,121
(27.9
)
SoftBank Corp.
12,475,200
15,705,061
(82.3
)
Sompo Holdings, Inc.
9,900
212,247
(1.1
)
Sony Group Corp.
1,324,700
23,311,426
(122.2
)
Sumitomo Corp.
178,100
3,757,270
(19.7
)
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
685,800
14,548,924
(76.2
)
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
148,900
21,911,074
(114.8
)
Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.
37,300
609,101
(3.2
)
 
160,486,343
Luxembourg
Birkenstock Holding Plc
3
138
(0.0
)
Macau
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd., Class L
100,000
445,058
(2.3
)
Netherlands
Koninklijke Philips NV
14,936
392,948
(2.1
)
New Zealand
Xero Ltd.
12,001
1,165,964
(6.1
)
Norway
Equinor ASA
55,327
1,314,691
(6.9
)
Puerto Rico
Popular, Inc.
10,599
945,749
(5.0
)
South Korea
Delivery Hero SE
11,039
468,629
(2.5
)
Switzerland
ABB Ltd., Class N, Registered Shares
92,558
5,143,550
(26.9
)
TE Connectivity PLC
32,174
4,743,091
(24.9
)
 
9,886,641
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Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United Kingdom
B&M European Value Retail SA
120,948
$605,102
(3.1
)% 
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC
87,829
5,011,950
(26.2
)
Hammerson PLC
1
4
(0.0
)
Imperial Brands PLC
25,126
758,253
(4.0
)
Informa PLC
103,762
1,083,987
(5.7
)
J Sainsbury PLC
820,168
2,823,670
(14.8
)
Marks & Spencer Group PLC
299,006
1,450,746
(7.6
)
Smiths Group PLC
183,504
3,621,054
(19.0
)
Tesco PLC
2,492,555
11,006,307
(57.7
)
 
26,361,073
United States
Adobe, Inc.
33,733
16,127,073
(84.5
)
AECOM
63,949
6,829,753
(35.8
)
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
86,364
4,137,699
(21.7
)
Alkermes PLC
41,192
1,058,634
(5.5
)
Allegion plc
17,683
2,469,077
(12.9
)
Amazon.com, Inc.
32,863
6,125,663
(32.1
)
AMETEK, Inc.
8,786
1,610,825
(8.4
)
Amphenol Corp., Class A
8,940
599,159
(3.1
)
Applied Materials, Inc.
3,617
656,775
(3.4
)
AutoNation, Inc.
24,760
3,849,437
(20.2
)
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.
36,266
2,389,567
(12.5
)
Boise Cascade Co.
21,430
2,850,833
(14.9
)
Box, Inc., Class A
57,349
1,821,404
(9.5
)
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.
17,041
2,274,462
(11.9
)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
8,027
447,666
(2.3
)
Builders FirstSource, Inc.
18,610
3,189,754
(16.7
)
CACI International, Inc., Class A
14,585
8,059,088
(42.2
)
Camden Property Trust
56,466
6,538,198
(34.3
)
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
240,996
10,150,752
(53.2
)
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
3,504
1,370,204
(7.2
)
Devon Energy Corp.
165,297
6,393,688
(33.5
)
Donaldson Co., Inc.
53,925
3,945,153
(20.7
)
Eagle Materials, Inc.
4,717
1,346,515
(7.1
)
Eaton Corp PLC
46,753
15,502,360
(81.2
)
Ecolab, Inc.
22,629
5,560,624
(29.1
)
Elanco Animal Health, Inc.
135,255
1,709,623
(9.0
)
EMCOR Group, Inc.
15,545
6,934,158
(36.3
)
EOG Resources, Inc.
31,754
3,872,718
(20.3
)
Etsy, Inc.
53,318
2,742,678
(14.4
)
Exelixis, Inc.
53,244
1,767,701
(9.3
)
Experian PLC
60,532
2,954,313
(15.5
)
Flex Ltd.
119,236
4,133,912
(21.7
)
Flowserve Corp.
48,862
2,572,096
(13.5
)
Fluor Corp.
16,884
882,696
(4.6
)
Fox Corp., Class A
192,474
8,083,908
(42.4
)
Hasbro, Inc.
9,247
606,881
(3.2
)
HEICO Corp.
91,941
22,520,948
(118.0
)
HEICO Corp., Class A
12,324
2,366,331
(12.4
)
Hologic, Inc.
59,769
4,833,519
(25.3
)
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
7,637
3,107,648
(16.3
)
Illumina, Inc.
157,758
22,739,238
(119.2
)
Incyte Corp.
18,017
1,335,420
(7.0
)
Ingredion, Inc.
21,597
2,867,218
(15.0
)
Intel Corp.
284,749
6,127,798
(32.1
)
Invesco Ltd.
402,745
6,983,598
(36.6
)
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
59,429
2,281,479
(12.0
)
KeyCorp
208,737
3,600,713
(18.9
)
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A
26,367
3,480,444
(18.2
)
Lear Corp.
39,819
3,813,067
(20.0
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class C
2,008
$160,319
(0.8
)% 
Light & Wonder, Inc., Class A
7,508
704,100
(3.7
)
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
27,015
2,665,300
(14.0
)
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.
2,602
3,361,133
(17.6
)
MGIC Investment Corp.
255,549
6,398,947
(33.5
)
MGM Resorts International
41,323
1,523,579
(8.0
)
Microsoft Corp.
13,047
5,301,648
(27.8
)
Mohawk Industries, Inc.
6,353
853,017
(4.5
)
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
4,317
1,386,707
(7.3
)
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
6,972
838,522
(4.4
)
Nutanix, Inc., Class A
26,191
1,626,461
(8.5
)
NVR, Inc.
192
1,757,340
(9.2
)
Oshkosh Corp.
159,672
16,324,865
(85.5
)
Paramount Global, Class B
357,054
3,906,171
(20.5
)
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
931
590,319
(3.1
)
Pegasystems, Inc.
20,975
1,666,254
(8.7
)
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
24,336
3,664,272
(19.2
)
Philip Morris International, Inc.
8,461
1,122,775
(5.9
)
Post Holdings, Inc.
39,972
4,365,342
(22.9
)
Primo Water Corp.
13,224
347,233
(1.8
)
PVH Corp.
53,439
5,261,604
(27.6
)
QIAGEN NV
156,409
6,584,819
(34.5
)
Qualys, Inc.
22,818
2,720,818
(14.3
)
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
15,411
3,252,954
(17.0
)
ResMed, Inc.
92,477
22,422,898
(117.5
)
Roche Holding AG
4,658
1,583,079
(8.3
)
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
10,020
1,262,520
(6.6
)
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
1,366
119,634
(0.6
)
STERIS PLC
4,830
1,071,536
(5.6
)
Stryker Corp.
3,470
1,236,292
(6.5
)
Teradyne, Inc.
12,098
1,284,929
(6.7
)
Trex Co., Inc.
26,923
1,907,495
(10.0
)
UGI Corp.
159,076
3,803,507
(19.9
)
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
171,590
13,428,633
(70.4
)
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B
166,836
22,366,034
(117.2
)
United Therapeutics Corp.
5,465
2,043,746
(10.7
)
Veralto Corp.
233,088
23,819,263
(124.8
)
VeriSign, Inc.
35,799
6,330,695
(33.2
)
Visa, Inc., Class A
6,073
1,760,259
(9.2
)
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.
9,719
1,826,978
(9.6
)
Westlake Corp.
27,762
3,662,918
(19.2
)
Zoetis, Inc., Class A
20,893
3,735,251
(19.6
)
 
427,672,634
Total Reference Entity — Long
712,924,112
Reference Entity — Short
Common Stocks
Australia
ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.
(211,358
)
(4,307,583
)
22.6
Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia
(614,642
)
(1,890,708
)
9.9
Fortescue Ltd.
(9,539
)
(119,455
)
0.6
Mirvac Group
(588,318
)
(822,431
)
4.3
National Australia Bank Ltd.
(259,438
)
(6,575,487
)
34.5
SEEK Ltd.
(54,167
)
(880,008
)
4.6
 
(14,595,672
)
Belgium
Elia Group SA/NV
(3,958
)
(376,627
)
2.0
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Bermuda
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
(10,160
)
$(2,665,984
)
14.0
% 
Canada
Parkland Corp.
(26,658
)
(620,332
)
3.3
Quebecor, Inc., Class B
(31,424
)
(782,469
)
4.1
 
(1,402,801
)
Denmark
Carlsberg A/S, Class B
(2,358
)
(260,591
)
1.4
Coloplast A/S, Class B
(17,387
)
(2,177,732
)
11.4
 
(2,438,323
)
Finland
Kesko OYJ, Class B
(45,899
)
(985,828
)
5.2
Neste OYJ
(24,331
)
(390,659
)
2.0
 
(1,376,487
)
Germany
Commerzbank AG
(117,431
)
(2,082,711
)
10.9
Siemens Healthineers AG
(32,862
)
(1,715,543
)
9.0
 
(3,798,254
)
Hong Kong
Power Assets Holdings Ltd.
(3,000
)
(19,984
)
0.1
Israel
Global-e Online Ltd.
(16,759
)
(644,216
)
3.4
Mobileye Global, Inc., Class A
(40,749
)
(554,594
)
2.9
Oddity Tech Ltd., Class A
(10,571
)
(405,821
)
2.1
 
(1,604,631
)
Italy
DiaSorin SpA
(1,098
)
(119,255
)
0.6
Eni SpA
(24,161
)
(368,049
)
1.9
Iveco Group NV
(93,485
)
(971,477
)
5.1
Leonardo SpA
(14,334
)
(341,662
)
1.8
Nexi SpA
(165,946
)
(1,048,910
)
5.5
 
(2,849,353
)
Japan
Central Japan Railway Co.
(156,800
)
(3,247,206
)
17.0
Denso Corp.
(71,200
)
(1,011,289
)
5.3
East Japan Railway Co.
(57,300
)
(1,150,889
)
6.0
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.
(6,400
)
(1,291,726
)
6.8
Hoya Corp.
(16,900
)
(2,261,118
)
11.9
Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
(87,000
)
(1,019,732
)
5.3
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.
(67
)
(243,709
)
1.3
Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
(1,000
)
(26,018
)
0.1
Kikkoman Corp.
(108,200
)
(1,269,483
)
6.7
Konami Group Corp.
(71,000
)
(6,507,848
)
34.1
Kyushu Railway Co.
(5,800
)
(152,601
)
0.8
Lasertec Corp.
(93,700
)
(12,714,684
)
66.6
MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.
(13,100
)
(178,352
)
0.9
Nippon Building Fund, Inc.
(7,544
)
(6,479,479
)
34.0
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.
(9,400
)
(326,293
)
1.7
Rakus Co. Ltd.
(7,700
)
(102,959
)
0.5
Rakuten Bank Ltd.
(2,000
)
(40,549
)
0.2
Ricoh Co. Ltd.
(80,700
)
(874,197
)
4.6
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
(23,600
)
(530,702
)
2.8
Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.
(4,200
)
(68,733
)
0.4
Sanrio Co. Ltd.
(74,500
)
(2,021,104
)
10.6
Secom Co. Ltd.
(3,400
)
(120,914
)
0.6
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.
(44,600
)
(839,333
)
4.4
SG Holdings Co. Ltd.
(5,700
)
(57,162
)
0.3
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Shimano, Inc.
(2,331
)
$(342,446
)
1.8
% 
Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.
(101,500
)
(3,629,781
)
19.0
SUMCO Corp.
(61,900
)
(591,852
)
3.1
Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.
(29,600
)
(1,140,306
)
6.0
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.
(4,100
)
(121,621
)
0.6
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
(14,100
)
(138,305
)
0.7
TOPPAN Holdings, Inc.
(52,200
)
(1,526,915
)
8.0
Visional, Inc.
(1,300
)
(69,562
)
0.4
 
(50,096,868
)
Netherlands
Adyen NV
(546
)
(834,102
)
4.4
Heineken Holding NV
(7,691
)
(532,895
)
2.8
IMCD NV
(7,117
)
(1,131,539
)
5.9
JDE Peets NV
(34,909
)
(788,122
)
4.1
 
(3,286,658
)
New Zealand
Auckland International Airport Ltd.
(164,652
)
(718,412
)
3.8
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd., Class C
(67,797
)
(1,452,964
)
7.6
Mercury NZ Ltd.
(78,380
)
(308,510
)
1.6
 
(2,479,886
)
Norway
Orkla ASA
(27,228
)
(251,547
)
1.3
Singapore
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.
(166,900
)
(1,914,861
)
10.0
Spain
Amadeus IT Group SA
(42,974
)
(3,115,325
)
16.3
Repsol SA
(31,154
)
(389,997
)
2.1
 
(3,505,322
)
Sweden
Castellum AB
(8,154
)
(102,110
)
0.5
Epiroc AB, Class A
(287,162
)
(5,608,358
)
29.4
Epiroc AB, Class B
(79,792
)
(1,374,578
)
7.2
Evolution Ab
(2,366
)
(223,698
)
1.2
Getinge AB, Class B
(18,601
)
(329,064
)
1.7
Investment AB Latour, Class B
(3,006
)
(82,971
)
0.4
Lifco AB, Class B
(5,948
)
(177,476
)
0.9
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A
(127,692
)
(1,803,427
)
9.5
 
(9,701,682
)
Switzerland
Baloise Holding AG, Class N, Registered Shares
(11,257
)
(2,154,357
)
11.3
EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered Shares
(1,981
)
(1,523,507
)
8.0
Julius Baer Group Ltd., Class N
(148,862
)
(9,076,349
)
47.6
Swatch Group AG
(3,177
)
(651,930
)
3.4
Swiss Life Holding AG, Class N, Registered
Shares
(5,135
)
(4,181,428
)
21.9
Swisscom AG, Class N, Registered Shares
(6,398
)
(3,898,180
)
20.4
Temenos AG, Registered Shares
(129
)
(8,935
)
0.0
 
(21,494,686
)
United Kingdom
Barclays PLC
(392,656
)
(1,203,688
)
6.3
Diageo PLC
(250,794
)
(7,744,962
)
40.6
JD Sports Fashion PLC
(918,585
)
(1,472,938
)
7.7
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
(8,297,608
)
(5,695,482
)
29.8
London Stock Exchange Group PLC
(46,569
)
(6,311,769
)
33.1
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
(20,732
)
(1,257,687
)
6.6
Rentokil Initial PLC
(760,146
)
(3,812,719
)
20.0
44
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
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Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United Kingdom (continued)
Segro PLC
(115,462
)
$(1,169,905
)
6.1
% 
Severn Trent PLC
(372,515
)
(12,323,616
)
64.6
Wise PLC, Class A
(139,292
)
(1,270,503
)
6.7
 
(42,263,269
)
United States
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
(39,929
)
(5,752,571
)
30.1
Aflac, Inc.
(151,811
)
(15,908,275
)
83.4
Air Lease Corp., Class A
(40,598
)
(1,800,521
)
9.4
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
(87,442
)
(27,153,364
)
142.3
Alight, Inc., Class A
(976,808
)
(6,769,279
)
35.5
Alliant Energy Corp.
(128,218
)
(7,693,080
)
40.3
Antero Midstream Corp.
(148,788
)
(2,138,084
)
11.2
Antero Resources Corp.
(379,933
)
(9,832,666
)
51.5
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(15,407
)
(2,207,207
)
11.6
Aspen Technology, Inc.
(16,618
)
(3,900,743
)
20.4
AST SpaceMobile, Inc., Class A
(25,721
)
(612,417
)
3.2
ATI, Inc.
(20,182
)
(1,063,793
)
5.6
Boeing Co.
(289,110
)
(43,167,014
)
226.2
Caseys General Stores, Inc.
(21,525
)
(8,481,280
)
44.4
Cava Group, Inc.
(169,661
)
(22,659,923
)
118.7
Celanese Corp., Class A
(33,751
)
(4,251,613
)
22.3
Celsius Holdings, Inc.
(522,922
)
(15,729,494
)
82.4
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
(800,390
)
(23,635,517
)
123.9
Churchill Downs, Inc.
(5,975
)
(837,098
)
4.4
Civitas Resources, Inc.
(89,807
)
(4,381,684
)
23.0
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A
(23,808
)
(1,775,839
)
9.3
Coherent Corp.
(76,836
)
(7,102,720
)
37.2
Constellation Energy Corp.
(32,749
)
(8,611,677
)
45.1
CoStar Group, Inc.
(25,852
)
(1,881,767
)
9.9
Coty, Inc., Class A
(242,379
)
(1,803,300
)
9.5
Crane Co.
(6,183
)
(972,462
)
5.1
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.
(274,644
)
(10,354,079
)
54.3
CVS Health Corp.
(88,575
)
(5,000,944
)
26.2
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
(54,251
)
(9,589,949
)
50.3
Doximity, Inc., Class A
(19,264
)
(804,079
)
4.2
Duolingo, Inc., Class A
(3,795
)
(1,111,821
)
5.8
Ensign Group, Inc.
(16,527
)
(2,561,520
)
13.4
Erie Indemnity Co., Class A
(1,782
)
(799,833
)
4.2
Exxon Mobil Corp.
(57,268
)
(6,687,757
)
35.0
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.
(1
)
(40
)
0.0
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A
(14,814
)
(28,699,903
)
150.4
Fiserv, Inc.
(13,679
)
(2,707,074
)
14.2
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.
(2,033
)
(177,583
)
0.9
GE Vernova, Inc.
(39,327
)
(11,863,383
)
62.2
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
(7,790
)
(776,819
)
4.1
Humana, Inc.
(18,962
)
(4,888,972
)
25.6
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.
(160,183
)
(15,377,568
)
80.6
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.
(16,920
)
(1,433,970
)
7.5
J M Smucker Co.
(1,070
)
(121,456
)
0.6
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.
(47,768
)
(1,573,956
)
8.2
KKR & Co., Inc., Class A
(110,366
)
(15,256,996
)
79.9
Kraft Heinz Co.
(1,253,277
)
(41,934,648
)
219.7
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.
(56,584
)
(6,215,187
)
32.6
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
(124,744
)
(6,467,976
)
33.9
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A
(8,306
)
(2,760,665
)
14.5
LKQ Corp.
(7,192
)
(264,594
)
1.4
Macys, Inc.
(41,457
)
(635,950
)
3.3
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.
(2,612
)
(755,965
)
4.0
Matador Resources Co.
(23,067
)
(1,202,021
)
6.3
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
MetLife, Inc.
(17,809
)
$(1,396,582
)
7.3
% 
MongoDB, Inc., Class A
(32,263
)
(8,723,915
)
45.7
Mueller Industries, Inc.
(12,646
)
(1,036,593
)
5.4
National Storage Affiliates Trust
(73,122
)
(3,082,092
)
16.2
NiSource, Inc.
(82,594
)
(2,904,005
)
15.2
Nordson Corp.
(16,212
)
(4,018,793
)
21.1
ONEOK, Inc.
(265,980
)
(25,768,142
)
135.0
Onto Innovation, Inc.
(3,909
)
(775,272
)
4.1
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
(5,514
)
(581,451
)
3.0
Prudential Financial, Inc.
(60,420
)
(7,400,242
)
38.8
PTC, Inc.
(4,852
)
(899,221
)
4.7
Range Resources Corp.
(31,472
)
(945,104
)
5.0
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
(2,140
)
(317,191
)
1.7
Regal Rexnord Corp.
(61,555
)
(10,251,370
)
53.7
Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A
(140,692
)
(3,304,855
)
17.3
Rocket Cos, Inc., Class A
(154,362
)
(2,485,228
)
13.0
Rubrik, Inc., Class A
(10,811
)
(446,062
)
2.3
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC
(58,620
)
(2,013,011
)
10.6
SentinelOne, Inc., Class A
(15,716
)
(405,316
)
2.1
SharkNinja, Inc.
(6,098
)
(562,297
)
2.9
SoFi Technologies, Inc.
(93,862
)
(1,048,439
)
5.5
STAG Industrial, Inc.
(31,698
)
(1,181,701
)
6.2
Symbotic, Inc., Class A
(186,718
)
(5,188,893
)
27.2
Synchrony Financial
(387,744
)
(21,380,204
)
112.0
Tesla, Inc.
(36,637
)
(9,153,754
)
48.0
Texas Pacific Land Corp.
(19,273
)
(22,472,318
)
117.8
TKO Group Holdings, Inc., Class A
(12,823
)
(1,497,342
)
7.8
Valaris Ltd.
(46,310
)
(2,343,286
)
12.3
Vaxcyte, Inc.
(2,339
)
(248,753
)
1.3
Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
(51,028
)
(3,701,571
)
19.4
WEC Energy Group, Inc.
(94,137
)
(8,992,908
)
47.1
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
(13,714
)
(1,211,220
)
6.3
 
(565,885,227
)
Total Reference Entity — Short
(732,008,122
)
Net Value of Reference Entity — BNP Paribas SA
$(19,084,010
)
The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with BNP Paribas SA as of period end, termination dates 03/17/25 — 06/17/26:
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Reference Entity — Long
Common Stocks
Australia
Challenger Ltd.
513,136
$2,032,299
(31.6
)% 
Charter Hall Retail REIT
137,053
303,422
(4.7
)
Data#3 Ltd.
102,215
489,683
(7.6
)
Downer EDI Ltd.
494,034
1,810,162
(28.1
)
Insignia Financial Ltd.
420,876
910,956
(14.2
)
McMillan Shakespeare Ltd.
199,952
1,918,777
(29.8
)
Monadelphous Group Ltd.
240,728
1,984,556
(30.8
)
NRW Holdings Ltd.
272,059
685,610
(10.7
)
Premier Investments Ltd.
9,210
202,674
(3.2
)
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Australia (continued)
Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd.
385,937
$1,159,087
(18.0
)% 
WEB Travel Group Ltd.
351,250
922,442
(14.3
)
 
12,419,668
Austria
ANDRITZ AG
22,472
1,356,703
(21.1
)
Kontron AG
12,685
213,610
(3.3
)
 
1,570,313
Belgium
Fagron
30,904
625,520
(9.7
)
Umicore SA
146,862
1,768,127
(27.5
)
 
2,393,647
Canada
Canfor Corp.
22,175
264,536
(4.1
)
Centerra Gold, Inc.
30,763
217,408
(3.4
)
Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc.
155,866
1,020,934
(15.9
)
North American Construction Group Ltd.
5,843
113,935
(1.8
)
Obsidian Energy Ltd.
47,959
272,113
(4.2
)
 
1,888,926
Finland
Outokumpu OYJ
733,998
2,640,522
(41.0
)
Germany
Auto1 Group SE
54,614
560,456
(8.7
)
Bilfinger SE
7,480
359,541
(5.6
)
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG
164,718
935,449
(14.5
)
Deutsche Wohnen SE
8,042
205,453
(3.2
)
Deutz AG
13,232
58,840
(0.9
)
Duerr AG
16,674
386,404
(6.0
)
Grand City Properties SA
45,859
607,829
(9.5
)
HelloFresh SE
226,746
2,511,222
(39.0
)
SAF-Holland SE
10,837
167,638
(2.6
)
TBC Bank Group PLC
11,773
417,469
(6.5
)
 
6,210,301
Hong Kong
HK Electric Investments & HK Electric
Investments Ltd., Class SS
2,061,500
1,394,709
(21.7
)
Ireland
Greencore Group PLC
103,776
278,333
(4.3
)
Israel
Plus500 Ltd.
250,667
7,569,877
(117.6
)
Italy
Banca IFIS SpA
14,287
342,407
(5.3
)
Credito Emiliano SpA
13,705
147,995
(2.3
)
De Longhi SpA
24,441
763,900
(11.9
)
Maire SpA
14,836
111,977
(1.7
)
Pirelli & C SpA
10,011
54,704
(0.9
)
Sesa SpA
1,202
104,388
(1.6
)
Webuild SpA
355,647
1,008,530
(15.7
)
 
2,533,901
Japan
77 Bank Ltd.
53,000
1,364,417
(21.2
)
Aisan Industry Co. Ltd.
33,400
295,502
(4.6
)
Alfresa Holdings Corp.
109,300
1,576,986
(24.5
)
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc.
192,900
2,470,818
(38.4
)
Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd.
15,400
302,479
(4.7
)
Daicel Corp.
33,400
294,790
(4.6
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.
150,300
$1,878,097
(29.2
)% 
Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd.
32,000
469,227
(7.3
)
Earth Corp.
62,700
2,141,975
(33.3
)
Financial Partners Group Co. Ltd.
15,600
239,630
(3.7
)
Fuji Corp/Aichi
104,500
1,537,693
(23.9
)
Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.
69,100
781,136
(12.1
)
Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.
150,700
3,706,306
(57.6
)
Glory Ltd.
18,200
295,195
(4.6
)
Gunma Bank Ltd.
897,700
5,055,466
(78.6
)
Hanwa Co. Ltd.
23,300
772,008
(12.0
)
Hazama Ando Corp.
484,700
3,580,240
(55.6
)
Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.
8,100
222,483
(3.5
)
Heiwado Co. Ltd.
24,100
347,849
(5.4
)
Hiday Hidaka Corp.
26,200
471,379
(7.3
)
Hyakujushi Bank Ltd.
58,700
974,118
(15.1
)
Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.
6,100
152,999
(2.4
)
Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.
1,325
1,000,700
(15.6
)
Itochu Enex Co. Ltd.
35,600
372,627
(5.8
)
Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
10,500
268,306
(4.2
)
Kanamoto Co. Ltd.
97,300
1,758,526
(27.3
)
Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.
74,500
1,196,083
(18.6
)
Kyudenko Corp.
24,300
872,380
(13.6
)
Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.
129,100
1,847,363
(28.7
)
Maxell Ltd.
69,600
849,641
(13.2
)
MEITEC Group Holdings, Inc.
156,900
3,006,715
(46.7
)
Menicon Co. Ltd.
100,200
1,102,525
(17.1
)
Modec, Inc.
58,400
1,271,623
(19.8
)
Nippon REIT Investment Corp.
748
1,547,525
(24.0
)
Nishimoto Co. Ltd.
5,700
49,119
(0.8
)
Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc.
95,600
1,029,574
(16.0
)
Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd.
4,000
113,858
(1.8
)
NOK Corp.
58,500
838,752
(13.0
)
Nomura Co. Ltd.
24,100
122,118
(1.9
)
Noritz Corp.
7,600
88,063
(1.4
)
NS Solutions Corp.
250,400
6,335,848
(98.5
)
NTN Corp.
474,600
781,946
(12.2
)
Organo Corp.
46,900
2,191,424
(34.1
)
Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd.
22,500
352,693
(5.5
)
Taikisha Ltd.
14,400
458,068
(7.1
)
Takuma Co. Ltd.
17,500
182,595
(2.8
)
Toda Corp.
238,600
1,444,162
(22.4
)
Tokyo Century Corp.
110,300
1,122,165
(17.4
)
Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
5,700
116,813
(1.8
)
Toyobo Co. Ltd.
100,100
638,151
(9.9
)
Toyota Boshoku Corp.
243,900
3,255,877
(50.6
)
Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
41,700
525,047
(8.2
)
Uchida Yoko Co. Ltd.
22,300
952,401
(14.8
)
United Arrows Ltd.
3,800
54,139
(0.8
)
UT Group Co. Ltd.
114,700
1,946,178
(30.2
)
Wacom Co. Ltd.
147,200
678,568
(10.5
)
Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.
287,500
3,589,112
(55.8
)
YAMABIKO Corp.
13,800
224,194
(3.5
)
Yamaichi Electronics Co. Ltd.
137,500
2,297,126
(35.7
)
Yamazen Corp.
65,400
568,089
(8.8
)
Yaoko Co. Ltd.
8,600
522,775
(8.1
)
Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.
32,500
593,076
(9.2
)
 
75,096,738
46
2024 BlackRock Semi-Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Netherlands
Eurocommercial Properties NV
1,842
$46,785
(0.8
)% 
Koninklijke BAM Groep NV
419,931
1,938,153
(30.1
)
 
1,984,938
Norway
Elkem ASA
139,284
227,155
(3.5
)
Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA
89,155
886,411
(13.8
)
 
1,113,566
Portugal
Mota-Engil SGPS SA
386,587
1,077,868
(16.7
)
Navigator Co SA
493,648
1,904,140
(29.6
)
 
2,982,008
Spain
Indra Sistemas SA
54,735
964,949
(15.0
)
Mapfre SA
232,318
664,107
(10.3
)
 
1,629,056
Switzerland
dormakaba Holding AG, Class N
4,148
3,162,982
(49.2
)
EFG International AG, Class N
217,667
2,974,527
(46.2
)
International Workplace Group PLC
810,224
1,674,537
(26.0
)
 
7,812,046
United Kingdom
Craneware PLC
24,418
623,419
(9.7
)
Firstgroup PLC
219,668
377,574
(5.9
)
Grainger PLC
1,391,318
4,088,091
(63.5
)
Hilton Food Group PLC
128,519
1,491,470
(23.2
)
Hollywood Bowl Group PLC
418,850
1,763,382
(27.4
)
Jupiter Fund Management PLC
147,096
152,687
(2.4
)
Keller Group PLC
56,183
1,177,579
(18.3
)
Mitchells & Butlers PLC
11,132
35,995
(0.5
)
Mitie Group PLC
721,880
1,082,918
(16.8
)
Morgan Sindall Group PLC
13,798
666,622
(10.3
)
NCC Group PLC
183,024
364,385
(5.7
)
THG PLC
426,781
257,441
(4.0
)
TP ICAP Group PLC
484,582
1,402,776
(21.8
)
Trustpilot Group PLC
579,551
1,853,310
(28.8
)
Workspace Group PLC
39,642
282,674
(4.4
)
 
15,620,323
United States
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A
39,996
332,767
(5.2
)
Accel Entertainment, Inc., Class A
10,178
112,365
(1.7
)
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.
168,384
8,979,919
(139.5
)
Allient, Inc.
19,738
341,270
(5.3
)
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
106,309
2,082,593
(32.4
)
Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.
97,807
377,535
(5.9
)
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
12,108
906,163
(14.1
)
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.
96,778
1,048,106
(16.3
)
ATN International, Inc.
67,850
1,422,136
(22.1
)
AvePoint, Inc., Class A
97,064
1,178,357
(18.3
)
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
30,820
2,629,254
(40.9
)
Balchem Corp.
11,360
1,900,869
(29.5
)
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
27,012
830,889
(12.9
)
BlackLine, Inc.
38,392
2,125,765
(33.0
)
Brady Corp., Class A
155,807
11,084,110
(172.2
)
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
830
72,857
(1.1
)
Carriage Services, Inc.
50,715
1,896,234
(29.5
)
Carters, Inc.
14,561
796,487
(12.4
)
Castle Biosciences, Inc.
43,522
1,508,908
(23.4
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
81,077
$2,144,487
(33.3
)% 
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.
26,714
647,547
(10.1
)
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.
54,967
2,691,734
(41.8
)
Coursera, Inc.
190,135
1,321,438
(20.5
)
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.
143,198
1,633,889
(25.4
)
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.
9,733
152,808
(2.4
)
CTO Realty Growth, Inc.
182,524
3,531,839
(54.9
)
Dave & Busters Entertainment, Inc.
154,519
5,706,387
(88.7
)
Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.
193,715
3,035,514
(47.2
)
Deluxe Corp.
30,419
570,660
(8.9
)
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
10,955
329,417
(5.1
)
Diodes, Inc.
60,748
3,552,543
(55.2
)
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.
541,736
9,236,599
(143.5
)
DXP Enterprises, Inc.
8,533
418,800
(6.5
)
Eagle Bancorp, Inc.
5,805
152,149
(2.4
)
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
65,810
804,198
(12.5
)
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.
16,686
461,702
(7.2
)
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.
65,921
1,996,088
(31.0
)
Global Industrial Co.
13,270
352,053
(5.5
)
GQG Partners, Inc., CDI
735,258
1,334,613
(20.7
)
Gray Television, Inc.
73,555
419,999
(6.5
)
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.
212,755
2,431,790
(37.8
)
Hackett Group, Inc.
9,532
231,818
(3.6
)
Health Catalyst, Inc.
79,880
620,668
(9.6
)
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
20,351
223,250
(3.5
)
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
26,969
1,053,409
(16.4
)
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
196,080
6,588,288
(102.4
)
InterDigital, Inc.
22,121
3,327,883
(51.7
)
IPG Photonics Corp.
25,466
2,061,727
(32.0
)
iRadimed Corp.
7,818
385,193
(6.0
)
Itron, Inc.
18,757
2,096,282
(32.6
)
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
32,417
2,674,727
(41.6
)
Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A
4,839
153,009
(2.4
)
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.
504,475
5,392,838
(83.8
)
Kontoor Brands, Inc.
874
74,841
(1.2
)
Logility Supply Chain Solutions, Inc., Class A
141,867
1,496,697
(23.3
)
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.
6,853
527,887
(8.2
)
Mativ Holdings, Inc.
330,121
5,100,369
(79.3
)
MaxLinear, Inc.
15,283
198,220
(3.1
)
MediaAlpha, Inc., Class A
262,025
4,488,488
(69.8
)
Methode Electronics, Inc.
106,479
928,497
(14.4
)
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
13,523
335,506
(5.2
)
Miller Industries, Inc.
42,337
2,779,001
(43.2
)
MillerKnoll, Inc.
21,339
477,140
(7.4
)
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.
9,212
723,234
(11.2
)
OmniAb, Inc.
12,173
49,788
(0.8
)
OraSure Technologies, Inc.
662,147
2,691,627
(41.8
)
Pennant Group, Inc.
7,644
244,379
(3.8
)
PRA Group, Inc.
22,775
459,144
(7.1
)
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.
21,902
1,615,272
(25.1
)
Primoris Services Corp.
136,820
8,567,668
(133.1
)
Progress Software Corp.
44,600
2,858,414
(44.4
)
QuinStreet, Inc.
50,668
1,064,028
(16.5
)
Rapid7, Inc.
237,886
9,615,352
(149.4
)
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.
25,196
200,560
(3.1
)
REX American Resources Corp.
6,501
290,790
(4.5
)
RHI Magnesita NV
3,766
155,940
(2.4
)
RingCentral, Inc., Class A
400,204
14,411,346
(223.9
)
RPC, Inc.
118,410
672,569
(10.5
)
Rush Street Interactive, Inc., Class A
485,677
5,255,025
(81.7
)
Select Medical Holdings Corp.
6,273
201,238
(3.1
)
Schedule of Investments
47

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Shoe Carnival, Inc.
14,778
$506,442
(7.9
)% 
SI-BONE, Inc.
37,997
524,359
(8.2
)
Southside Bancshares, Inc.
2,196
71,150
(1.1
)
STAAR Surgical Co.
50,899
1,475,562
(22.9
)
Standard Motor Products, Inc.
17,672
568,862
(8.8
)
Steelcase, Inc., Class A
556,624
6,696,187
(104.1
)
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.
50,471
7,795,246
(121.1
)
Stratasys Ltd.
121,901
871,592
(13.5
)
Stride, Inc.
77,371
7,217,167
(112.2
)
Theravance Biopharma, Inc.
199,344
1,642,595
(25.5
)
Tiptree, Inc.
34,855
711,390
(11.1
)
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.
276,513
11,179,421
(173.7
)
TTM Technologies, Inc.
49,126
1,102,387
(17.1
)
United Natural Foods, Inc.
40,607
825,946
(12.8
)
Universal Corp.
31,726
1,615,488
(25.1
)
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.
62,874
1,253,708
(19.5
)
Univest Financial Corp.
5,648
157,184
(2.4
)
Upwork, Inc.
76,625
1,039,035
(16.1
)
Urban Edge Properties
2,762
61,427
(1.0
)
Verint Systems, Inc.
241,692
5,148,040
(80.0
)
Viad Corp.
14,185
531,086
(8.3
)
Vital Farms, Inc.
16,195
561,643
(8.7
)
Yext, Inc.
23,002
166,534
(2.6
)
 
224,567,401
Rights
Italy
Sesa SpA, (Expires 12/12/24, Strike Price EUR,
110.20)
1,202
0.0
Total Reference Entity — Long
369,706,273
Reference Entity — Short
Common Stocks
Australia
Amotiv Ltd.
(54,843
)
(381,718
)
5.9
Ansell Ltd.
(321,265
)
(6,532,843
)
101.5
Atlas Arteria Ltd.
(646,394
)
(2,069,252
)
32.2
Bapcor Ltd.
(1,033,774
)
(3,097,509
)
48.1
De Grey Mining Ltd.
(4,562,793
)
(4,542,143
)
70.6
Gold Road Resources Ltd.
(2,226,215
)
(2,903,591
)
45.1
Iluka Resources Ltd.
(230,923
)
(887,490
)
13.8
Orora Ltd.
(585,035
)
(924,678
)
14.4
Qube Holdings Ltd.
(205,662
)
(501,600
)
7.8
Region RE Ltd.
(96,954
)
(139,420
)
2.2
Stanmore Resources Ltd.
(66,424
)
(136,296
)
2.1
Steadfast Group Ltd.
(295,253
)
(1,063,340
)
16.5
 
(23,179,880
)
Belgium
Ackermans & van Haaren NV
(24,278
)
(4,944,267
)
76.8
Brazil
Karoon Energy Ltd.
(2,072,155
)
(1,888,838
)
29.4
Canada
Algoma Steel Group, Inc.
(80,571
)
(836,177
)
13.0
Boralex, Inc., Class A
(10,016
)
(240,770
)
3.7
Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust
(61,076
)
(622,011
)
9.7
EQB, Inc.
(19,898
)
(1,526,559
)
23.7
Filo Corp.
(82,291
)
(1,896,000
)
29.5
First National Financial Corp.
(3,588
)
(104,624
)
1.6
Jamieson Wellness, Inc.
(68,459
)
(1,630,901
)
25.4
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Canada (continued)
Skeena Resources Ltd.
(11,207
)
$(108,903
)
1.7
% 
Spin Master Corp.
(35,315
)
(747,465
)
11.6
Superior Plus Corp.
(806,546
)
(3,823,179
)
59.4
Winpak Ltd.
(11,214
)
(399,559
)
6.2
 
(11,936,148
)
China
indie Semiconductor, Inc., Class A
(47,762
)
(158,092
)
2.5
Denmark
FLSmidth & Co A/S, Class B
(22,884
)
(1,197,999
)
18.6
ISS A/S
(170,217
)
(3,289,891
)
51.1
Jyske Bank A/S, Registered Shares
(40,279
)
(2,825,605
)
43.9
Netcompany Group A/S
(95,735
)
(4,569,366
)
71.0
Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S
(3,944
)
(652,318
)
10.1
Royal Unibrew A/S
(16,865
)
(1,268,786
)
19.7
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A
(10,027
)
(150,601
)
2.4
 
(13,954,566
)
Finland
Mandatum Oyj
(12,259
)
(56,611
)
0.9
QT Group Oyj
(18,502
)
(1,409,497
)
21.9
 
(1,466,108
)
Germany
Aurubis AG
(12,338
)
(970,228
)
15.1
Orion SA
(20,095
)
(301,224
)
4.7
Schott Pharma AG & Co. KGaA
(2,220
)
(71,768
)
1.1
Sirius Real Estate Ltd.
(789,474
)
(909,063
)
14.1
Sixt SE
(12,135
)
(961,186
)
14.9
Thyssenkrupp Nucera AG & Co. KGaa
(118,721
)
(1,228,672
)
19.1
 
(4,442,141
)
Ghana
Tullow Oil PLC
(51,852
)
(15,873
)
0.3
Ireland
Dalata Hotel Group PLC
(153,207
)
(718,607
)
11.2
Glanbia PLC
(9,164
)
(152,014
)
2.3
 
(870,621
)
Israel
OPC Energy Ltd.
(5,687
)
(46,052
)
0.7
Italy
Carel Industries SpA
(28,043
)
(576,521
)
8.9
Ermenegildo Zegna NV
(98,131
)
(745,795
)
11.6
Eurogroup Laminations SpA
(13,321
)
(49,709
)
0.8
Technoprobe SpA
(29,612
)
(201,073
)
3.1
 
(1,573,098
)
Japan
Ain Holdings, Inc.
(89,300
)
(2,949,118
)
45.8
Anycolor, Inc.
(11,900
)
(168,045
)
2.6
Aozora Bank Ltd.
(25,000
)
(431,004
)
6.7
Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.
(7,700
)
(290,731
)
4.5
Asahi Yukizai Corp.
(4,500
)
(120,055
)
1.9
Bank of Nagoya Ltd.
(1,600
)
(62,649
)
1.0
Base Co. Ltd.
(5,100
)
(98,394
)
1.5
CRE Logistics REIT, Inc.
(1,388
)
(1,269,711
)
19.7
Daiei Kankyo Co. Ltd.
(2,800
)
(57,753
)
0.9
Descente Ltd.
(38,600
)
(1,093,359
)
17.0
Enplas Corp.
(6,800
)
(301,764
)
4.7
Fancl Corp.
(90,212
)
(1,651,988
)
25.7
First Bank of Toyama Ltd.
(31,400
)
(227,387
)
3.5
48
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
FP Partner, Inc.
(9,800
)
$(187,484
)
2.9
% 
Freee KK
(3,700
)
(69,047
)
1.1
Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp
(198
)
(525,795
)
8.2
Furuya Metal Co. Ltd.
(28,600
)
(742,569
)
11.5
Godo Steel, Ltd.
(7,800
)
(198,715
)
3.1
GS Yuasa Corp.
(264,700
)
(4,683,017
)
72.8
Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.
(10,700
)
(319,545
)
5.0
Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.
(994,400
)
(6,396,960
)
99.4
Insource Co. Ltd.
(299,100
)
(1,874,378
)
29.1
Iwatani Corp.
(52,800
)
(688,301
)
10.7
JVCKenwood Corp.
(120,600
)
(948,486
)
14.7
Kanto Denka Kogyo Co. Ltd.
(44,700
)
(284,251
)
4.4
KeePer Technical Laboratory Co. Ltd.
(10,300
)
(282,887
)
4.4
Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.
(105,600
)
(1,971,258
)
30.6
Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.
(67,800
)
(709,546
)
11.0
Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd.
(200
)
(2,701
)
0.1
Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.
(1,300
)
(6,920
)
0.1
Lion Corp.
(8,400
)
(92,768
)
1.5
Mars Group Holdings Corp.
(14,100
)
(290,152
)
4.5
Mitsui E&S Co. Ltd.
(125,700
)
(909,341
)
14.1
Miura Co. Ltd.
(5,200
)
(121,424
)
1.9
Mizuno Corp.
(1,200
)
(63,693
)
1.0
Money Forward, Inc.
(83,000
)
(2,707,923
)
42.1
Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
(113,600
)
(1,170,820
)
18.2
Open House Group Co. Ltd.
(28,000
)
(1,032,118
)
16.0
Raysum Co. Ltd.
(18,800
)
(721,264
)
11.2
RENOVA, Inc.
(26,200
)
(148,463
)
2.3
Senshu Ikeda Holdings, Inc.
(10,700
)
(23,724
)
0.4
Shochiku Co. Ltd.
(9,000
)
(650,840
)
10.1
Simplex Holdings, Inc.
(136,000
)
(2,205,536
)
34.3
Taiheiyo Cement Corp.
(71,900
)
(1,566,362
)
24.3
THK Co. Ltd.
(30,800
)
(508,491
)
7.9
Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.
(538,700
)
(3,040,663
)
47.3
Topcon Corp.
(123,600
)
(1,254,758
)
19.5
Topre Corp.
(2,800
)
(32,254
)
0.5
Universal Entertainment Corp.
(5,577
)
(47,506
)
0.7
Yamae Group Holdings Co. Ltd.
(1,700
)
(21,720
)
0.3
 
(45,223,638
)
Netherlands
AMG Critical Materials NV
(6,328
)
(107,954
)
1.7
New Zealand
Mainfreight Ltd.
(6,563
)
(281,062
)
4.4
Ryman Healthcare Ltd.
(56,693
)
(168,410
)
2.6
 
(449,472
)
Norway
Crayon Group Holding ASA
(38,007
)
(376,431
)
5.9
FLEX LNG Ltd.
(2,926
)
(71,687
)
1.1
MPC Container Ships ASA
(477,373
)
(940,876
)
14.6
NEL ASA
(235,178
)
(90,982
)
1.4
 
(1,479,976
)
Portugal
Altri SGPS SA
(41,149
)
(222,635
)
3.5
REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA
(61,851
)
(154,404
)
2.4
 
(377,039
)
Spain
Grenergy Renovables SA
(25,362
)
(899,353
)
14.0
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Spain (continued)
Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA
(9,968
)
$(60,416
)
0.9
% 
Merlin Properties Socimi SA
(93,776
)
(1,046,380
)
16.3
Viscofan SA
(3,565
)
(238,414
)
3.7
 
(2,244,563
)
Sweden
Fabege AB
(623,839
)
(4,975,011
)
77.3
Hexatronic Group AB
(738,214
)
(3,023,659
)
47.0
Hms Networks Ab
(4,704
)
(175,024
)
2.7
Hufvudstaden AB, Class A
(33,806
)
(399,554
)
6.2
Lindab International AB
(14,548
)
(304,995
)
4.7
Paradox Interactive AB
(12,926
)
(243,851
)
3.8
Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, Class B
(2,703,331
)
(1,436,988
)
22.3
Stillfront Group AB
(297,236
)
(206,758
)
3.2
Truecaller AB, Class B
(15,787
)
(70,650
)
1.1
Vimian Group AB
(118,967
)
(499,346
)
7.8
Vitec Software Group AB, Class B
(22,744
)
(993,905
)
15.5
 
(12,329,741
)
Switzerland
Allreal Holding AG, Class N, Registered Shares
(568
)
(101,064
)
1.6
Autoneum Holding AG, Class N
(1
)
(134
)
0.0
Bossard Holding AG, Registered Shares
(5,243
)
(1,259,736
)
19.6
Bucher Industries AG, Registered Shares
(3,026
)
(1,178,564
)
18.3
Comet Holding AG, Class N, Registered Shares
(22,897
)
(7,596,356
)
118.0
Daetwyler Holding AG
(1,581
)
(266,200
)
4.1
Galenica AG
(42,421
)
(3,691,998
)
57.4
Garrett Motion, Inc.
(58,583
)
(435,272
)
6.8
Huber + Suhner AG, Class N, Registered Shares
(12,733
)
(1,205,131
)
18.7
SKAN Group AG
(567
)
(50,689
)
0.8
Sulzer AG, Registered Shares
(355
)
(54,728
)
0.8
 
(15,839,872
)
United Kingdom
Alphawave IP Group PLC
(1,056,962
)
(1,516,860
)
23.6
Auction Technology Group PLC
(34,061
)
(197,859
)
3.1
Crest Nicholson Holdings plc
(431,226
)
(940,624
)
14.6
Derwent London PLC
(75,206
)
(2,123,740
)
33.0
Essentra PLC
(290,371
)
(556,922
)
8.7
Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd., Class L
(22,107
)
(381,567
)
5.9
Genuit Group PLC
(53,661
)
(324,516
)
5.1
Greatland Gold PLC
(731,045
)
(60,329
)
0.9
Ibstock PLC
(174,109
)
(450,132
)
7.0
Marex Group PLC
(5,990
)
(157,777
)
2.5
Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
(415,997
)
(721,468
)
11.2
Pennon Group PLC
(985,331
)
(6,918,067
)
107.5
Senior PLC
(23,839
)
(40,699
)
0.6
Travis Perkins PLC
(301,297
)
(3,139,142
)
48.8
Victrex PLC
(5,505
)
(60,479
)
0.9
Yellow Cake PLC
(109,858
)
(766,926
)
11.9
 
(18,357,107
)
United States
Adeia, Inc.
(31,124
)
(386,871
)
6.0
Aehr Test Systems
(63,165
)
(889,363
)
13.8
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
(85,209
)
(757,508
)
11.8
Applied Digital Corp.
(51,125
)
(345,605
)
5.4
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.
(5,591
)
(82,411
)
1.3
Arhaus, Inc., Class A
(100,548
)
(852,647
)
13.3
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.
(15,366
)
(288,113
)
4.5
Artesian Resources Corp., Class A
(5,103
)
(171,002
)
2.7
Schedule of Investments
49

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
ASGN, Inc.
(26,732
)
$(2,462,017
)
38.3
% 
Astec Industries, Inc.
(63,390
)
(2,014,534
)
31.3
Atlas Energy Solutions, Inc.
(288,878
)
(5,653,342
)
87.8
Bloomin Brands, Inc.
(196,434
)
(3,258,840
)
50.6
Boston Omaha Corp., Class A
(20,961
)
(309,384
)
4.8
BrightView Holdings, Inc.
(183,902
)
(3,012,315
)
46.8
Buckle, Inc.
(16,036
)
(682,492
)
10.6
Burford Capital Ltd.
(300,370
)
(4,054,995
)
63.0
Calumet, Inc.
(41,239
)
(879,628
)
13.7
Cass Information Systems, Inc.
(1,126
)
(46,571
)
0.7
Clear Secure, Inc., Class A
(149,489
)
(5,498,205
)
85.4
Coastal Financial Corp.
(1,238
)
(77,982
)
1.2
Coeur Mining, Inc.
(197,588
)
(1,272,467
)
19.8
Columbia Financial, Inc.
(3,781
)
(64,580
)
1.0
Conduent, Inc.
(37,006
)
(133,222
)
2.1
Core Laboratories, Inc.
(21,492
)
(406,199
)
6.3
Cricut, Inc., Class A
(10,844
)
(71,354
)
1.1
Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
(13,924
)
(68,854
)
1.1
DiamondRock Hospitality Co.
(187,018
)
(1,602,744
)
24.9
DigitalBridge Group, Inc., Class A
(78,389
)
(1,229,923
)
19.1
Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.
(3,135
)
(120,698
)
1.9
Eastern Bankshares, Inc.
(32,186
)
(525,597
)
8.2
Eastman Kodak Co.
(97,150
)
(458,548
)
7.1
Embecta Corp.
(28,857
)
(406,307
)
6.3
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A
(380,693
)
(4,035,346
)
62.7
Enliven Therapeutics, Inc.
(28,086
)
(782,195
)
12.2
Equity Bancshares, Inc., Class A
(15,142
)
(643,384
)
10.0
EVgo, Inc., Class A
(8,795
)
(68,953
)
1.1
Excelerate Energy, Inc., Class A
(8,522
)
(203,505
)
3.2
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.
(4,031
)
(161,643
)
2.5
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C
(18,234
)
(3,341,745
)
51.9
First Advantage Corp.
(48,908
)
(886,213
)
13.8
First Community Bankshares, Inc.
(4,235
)
(175,583
)
2.7
Fluence Energy, Inc., Class A
(4,216
)
(91,698
)
1.4
Forward Air Corp.
(173,187
)
(6,118,697
)
95.1
GeneDx Holdings Corp., Class A
(7,689
)
(628,114
)
9.8
Global Medical REIT, Inc.
(50,501
)
(459,054
)
7.1
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
(3,990
)
(226,193
)
3.5
Guess?, Inc.
(39,764
)
(675,590
)
10.5
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
(516,300
)
(5,302,401
)
82.4
Hawkins, Inc.
(3,611
)
(386,016
)
6.0
Herbalife Ltd.
(327,571
)
(2,473,161
)
38.4
HighPeak Energy, Inc.
(15,141
)
(193,805
)
3.0
Hudson Technologies, Inc.
(53,384
)
(409,455
)
6.4
Ibotta, Inc., Class A
(781
)
(57,240
)
0.9
Inari Medical, Inc.
(147,243
)
(7,126,561
)
110.7
Innodata, Inc.
(1,059
)
(21,297
)
0.3
Insperity, Inc.
(21,175
)
(1,667,955
)
25.9
International Bancshares Corp.
(11,755
)
(720,111
)
11.2
InvenTrust Properties Corp.
(30,624
)
(901,877
)
14.0
IonQ, Inc.
(30,536
)
(458,956
)
7.1
Ivanhoe Electric, Inc.
(113,452
)
(1,151,538
)
17.9
Kennametal, Inc.
(110,422
)
(2,795,885
)
43.4
Kinetik Holdings, Inc., Class A
(166,919
)
(8,123,948
)
126.2
Legacy Housing Corp.
(6,088
)
(150,982
)
2.3
Lemonade, Inc.
(4,201
)
(99,858
)
1.6
Loar Holdings, Inc.
(29,431
)
(2,536,364
)
39.4
LXP Industrial Trust
(354,997
)
(3,351,172
)
52.1
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A
(60,734
)
(13,525,462
)
210.2
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Marten Transport Ltd.
(50,501
)
$(781,756
)
12.1
% 
MaxCyte, Inc.
(67,914
)
(243,132
)
3.8
MeridianLink, Inc.
(23,565
)
(517,487
)
8.0
Mitek Systems, Inc.
(60,846
)
(522,667
)
8.1
Montauk Renewables, Inc.
(15,249
)
(84,327
)
1.3
MP Materials Corp., Class A
(57,642
)
(1,036,980
)
16.1
MSA Safety, Inc.
(33,650
)
(5,584,218
)
86.8
NB Bancorp, Inc.
(41,551
)
(784,898
)
12.2
NBT Bancorp, Inc.
(4,144
)
(184,325
)
2.9
Net Power, Inc., Class A
(33,882
)
(305,616
)
4.7
Novanta, Inc.
(15,327
)
(2,609,269
)
40.5
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A
(24,418
)
(151,147
)
2.3
O-I Glass, Inc.
(804,483
)
(8,937,806
)
138.9
OneWater Marine, Inc., Class A
(13,442
)
(292,632
)
4.5
PAR Technology Corp.
(10,854
)
(640,277
)
10.0
Paysafe Ltd.
(102,359
)
(2,174,105
)
33.8
Peakstone Realty Trust, Class E
(6,551
)
(85,949
)
1.3
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
(22,436
)
(302,437
)
4.7
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(3,446
)
(59,099
)
0.9
Photronics, Inc.
(37,984
)
(866,035
)
13.5
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
(19,635
)
(141,568
)
2.2
PolyPeptide Group AG
(10,823
)
(361,079
)
5.6
PriceSmart, Inc.
(28,976
)
(2,407,326
)
37.4
QuantumScape Corp., Class A
(371,869
)
(1,915,125
)
29.8
Ready Capital Corp.
(83,896
)
(574,688
)
8.9
Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A
(34,159
)
(1,757,822
)
27.3
Redfin Corp.
(274,476
)
(2,846,316
)
44.2
Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.
(933,757
)
(3,179,245
)
49.4
S&T Bancorp, Inc.
(9,962
)
(378,357
)
5.9
Sable Offshore Corp., Class A
(68,059
)
(1,521,799
)
23.6
ScanSource, Inc.
(102,776
)
(4,358,730
)
67.7
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co
(75,282
)
(6,548,028
)
101.8
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.
(209,073
)
(18,988,010
)
295.1
Simply Good Foods Co.
(8,327
)
(280,287
)
4.4
Sprinklr, Inc., Class A
(986,501
)
(7,329,702
)
113.9
Sprout Social, Inc., Class A
(56,801
)
(1,504,659
)
23.4
Stellar Bancorp, Inc.
(7,055
)
(192,037
)
3.0
StepStone Group, Inc., Class A
(95,342
)
(5,732,914
)
89.1
Sunnova Energy International, Inc.
(158,070
)
(959,485
)
14.9
TI Fluid Systems PLC
(228,341
)
(501,128
)
7.8
Titan Machinery, Inc.
(104,782
)
(1,438,133
)
22.3
Towne Bank
(8,018
)
(260,745
)
4.1
Transcat, Inc.
(1,461
)
(139,628
)
2.2
Triumph Financial, Inc.
(944
)
(83,421
)
1.3
Triumph Group, Inc.
(72,928
)
(1,009,324
)
15.7
Trupanion, Inc.
(13,695
)
(750,212
)
11.7
Udemy, Inc.
(96,681
)
(757,979
)
11.8
United States Cellular Corp.
(70,833
)
(4,370,396
)
67.9
Upstart Holdings, Inc.
(18,070
)
(879,648
)
13.7
Uranium Energy Corp.
(386,195
)
(2,865,567
)
44.5
Urban Outfitters, Inc.
(14,809
)
(532,384
)
8.3
Vivid Seats, Inc., Class A
(261,186
)
(1,063,027
)
16.5
Westrock Coffee Co.
(143,788
)
(954,752
)
14.8
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.
(748
)
(1,344,261
)
20.9
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October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
XPEL, Inc.
(4,841
)
$(186,717
)
2.9
% 
Xponential Fitness, Inc., Class A
(240,130
)
(2,941,593
)
45.7
 
(215,256,529
)
Total Reference Entity — Short
(376,141,575
)
Net Value of Reference Entity — BNP Paribas SA
$(6,435,302
)
The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with BNP Paribas SA as of period end, termination dates 08/17/26 — 09/09/26:
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Reference Entity — Long
Common Stocks
Australia
AGL Energy Ltd.
243,783
$1,673,816
82.3
% 
BHP Group Ltd.
249,960
6,944,530
341.5
Computershare Ltd.
118,235
2,043,982
100.5
Glencore PLC
209,170
1,097,021
53.9
JB Hi-Fi Ltd.
66,663
3,577,286
175.9
Qantas Airways Ltd.
25,474
134,872
6.6
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.
253,408
2,861,007
140.7
REA Group Ltd.
19,011
2,810,490
138.2
Santos Ltd.
253,917
1,129,642
55.6
Scentre Group
50,327
115,383
5.7
Worley Ltd.
106,746
980,215
48.2
 
23,368,244
Austria
OMV AG
33,980
1,408,154
69.2
Belgium
Ageas SA/NV
7,467
389,690
19.1
KBC Group NV
74,346
5,415,449
266.3
 
5,805,139
Canada
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
30,847
149,101
7.3
Barrick Gold Corp.
91,015
1,759,050
86.5
Brookfield Corp., Class A
13
689
0.0
Element Fleet Management Corp.
31,624
647,084
31.8
FirstService Corp.
1,612
298,469
14.7
Imperial Oil Ltd.
3,996
298,190
14.7
Keyera Corp.
10,529
323,353
15.9
Magna International, Inc.
6,228
245,882
12.1
MEG Energy Corp.
5,214
95,304
4.7
Stantec, Inc.
2,015
163,446
8.0
TELUS Corp.
30,032
474,740
23.4
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
3,088
278,892
13.7
 
4,734,200
Denmark
AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B
1,832
2,897,790
142.5
Genmab A/S
127
28,443
1.4
 
2,926,233
Finland
Wartsila OYJ Abp
92,846
1,778,227
87.4
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Germany
Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares
104,920
$1,782,566
87.6
% 
Evonik Industries AG
95,000
2,093,722
103.0
Henkel AG & Co KGaA
5,400
421,155
20.7
HUGO BOSS AG
9,080
418,026
20.6
Scout24 SE
42,666
3,685,715
181.2
Solarworld AG
6
0
0.0
Zalando SE
26,134
791,146
38.9
 
9,192,330
Israel
Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A
292,378
1,718,596
84.5
Italy
A2A SpA
1,230,288
2,812,245
138.3
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA
1,256,307
6,894,628
339.0
Banco BPM SpA
244,426
1,648,675
81.1
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA
8,500
95,836
4.7
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA
90,998
1,501,219
73.8
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA
302
17,135
0.9
 
12,969,738
Japan
Amada Co. Ltd.
188,200
1,854,692
91.2
Asahi Kasei Corp.
343,900
2,372,456
116.7
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
235,000
2,751,457
135.3
Daikin Industries Ltd.
11,600
1,392,658
68.5
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.
31,900
3,525,060
173.3
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.
347,400
2,272,788
111.8
DMG Mori Co. Ltd.
40,300
768,443
37.8
FANUC Corp.
179,500
4,762,372
234.2
Fujitsu Ltd.
23,400
449,885
22.1
Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.
86,400
10,282,452
505.6
Hulic Co. Ltd.
86,500
801,022
39.4
Inpex Corp.
80,100
1,055,882
51.9
J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.
316,000
3,355,816
165.0
Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.
17,100
274,251
13.5
Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest
875
537,041
26.4
Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.
39,700
654,326
32.2
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.
117,900
636,199
31.3
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
88,500
1,556,939
76.6
NIDEC Corp.
387,600
7,721,308
379.7
Obayashi Corp.
114,600
1,404,907
69.1
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
180,100
2,249,482
110.6
Otsuka Corp.
119,200
2,675,260
131.5
Panasonic Holdings Corp.
345,200
2,841,008
139.7
Rakuten Group, Inc.
513,100
3,062,464
150.6
Shimizu Corp.
176,000
1,165,986
57.3
Sojitz Corp.
39,600
809,294
39.8
Sony Group Corp.
490,500
8,631,580
424.4
Sumitomo Corp.
77,500
1,634,972
80.4
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
89,200
1,892,336
93.0
T&D Holdings, Inc.
72,100
1,150,878
56.6
Terumo Corp.
81,300
1,548,383
76.1
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
44,400
6,533,591
321.3
Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.
50,800
829,553
40.8
Unicharm Corp.
21,700
699,715
34.4
 
84,154,456
Macau
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.
30,000
133,517
6.6
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Netherlands
Arcadis NV
124,687
$8,633,801
424.5
% 
EXOR NV
3,191
337,031
16.6
 
8,970,832
New Zealand
Xero Ltd.
14,017
1,361,829
67.0
Norway
Equinor ASA
53,254
1,265,432
62.2
Telenor ASA
56,600
695,138
34.2
 
1,960,570
Spain
Acciona SA
4,715
605,077
29.8
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA
24,711
1,185,026
58.3
Bankinter SA
108,213
882,846
43.4
Enagas SA
116,904
1,658,319
81.5
 
4,331,268
Sweden
AddTech AB, Class B
343,125
9,553,027
469.7
Swedbank AB, Class A
176,165
3,574,480
175.8
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB
38,811
1,213,009
59.7
 
14,340,516
Switzerland
ABB Ltd., Registered Shares
34,086
1,894,196
93.1
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG
38
448,256
22.0
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG,
Registered Shares
1
116,469
5.7
DSM-Firmenich AG
4,698
557,104
27.4
Logitech International SA, Registered Shares
6,672
546,315
26.9
SGS SA, Registered Shares
14,230
1,506,484
74.1
 
5,068,824
United Kingdom
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC
45,750
2,610,718
128.4
Hammerson PLC
2
8
0.0
Imperial Brands PLC
199,922
6,033,254
296.7
Informa PLC
823,504
8,603,031
423.0
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA
813,927
2,216,972
109.0
Marks & Spencer Group PLC
346,334
1,680,376
82.6
Sage Group PLC
176,513
2,206,019
108.5
Smiths Group PLC
169,317
3,341,104
164.3
Tesco PLC
1,909,250
8,430,623
414.5
 
35,122,105
United States
Experian PLC
152,374
7,436,736
365.7
Primo Water Corp.
16,163
424,404
20.9
Roche Holding AG
1,921
652,876
32.1
 
8,514,016
Total Reference Entity — Long
227,858,794
Reference Entity — Short
Common Stocks
Australia
ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.
(86,379
)
(1,760,448
)
(86.6
)
APA Group
(468,889
)
(2,146,926
)
(105.6
)
BlueScope Steel Ltd.
(226,026
)
(3,003,519
)
(147.7
)
Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia
(764,032
)
(2,350,248
)
(115.6
)
Fortescue Ltd.
(462,261
)
(5,788,824
)
(284.6
)
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.
(189,160
)
(940,080
)
(46.2
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Australia (continued)
Mirvac Group
(2,291,156
)
$(3,202,889
)
(157.5
)% 
National Australia Bank Ltd.
(88,950
)
(2,254,448
)
(110.8
)
Reece Ltd.
(44,345
)
(660,767
)
(32.5
)
SEEK Ltd.
(95,733
)
(1,555,298
)
(76.5
)
Stockland
(1,395,643
)
(4,719,536
)
(232.1
)
Vicinity Ltd.
(1,878,690
)
(2,670,782
)
(131.3
)
Woodside Energy Group Ltd.
(438,557
)
(6,902,205
)
(339.4
)
 
(37,955,970
)
Belgium
Elia Group SA/NV
(24,268
)
(2,309,240
)
(113.5
)
Canada
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
(622
)
(772,949
)
(38.0
)
Quebecor, Inc., Class B
(38,407
)
(956,348
)
(47.0
)
TMX Group Ltd.
(8,231
)
(257,095
)
(12.7
)
 
(1,986,392
)
Denmark
Coloplast A/S, Class B
(42,419
)
(5,313,005
)
(261.3
)
DSV A/S
(22,532
)
(4,932,377
)
(242.5
)
Novozymes A/S, Class B
(22,525
)
(1,415,510
)
(69.6
)
Orsted A/S
(9,222
)
(542,776
)
(26.7
)
 
(12,203,668
)
Finland
Kesko OYJ, Class B
(30,719
)
(659,789
)
(32.4
)
Neste OYJ
(43,661
)
(701,022
)
(34.5
)
 
(1,360,811
)
Germany
BASF SE
(68,847
)
(3,346,833
)
(164.6
)
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
(44,855
)
(3,536,188
)
(173.9
)
Brenntag SE
(6,771
)
(441,693
)
(21.7
)
 
(7,324,714
)
Hong Kong
Power Assets Holdings Ltd.
(3,500
)
(23,315
)
(1.1
)
Italy
Nexi SpA
(500,189
)
(3,161,591
)
(155.5
)
Japan
Denso Corp.
(11,400
)
(161,920
)
(8.0
)
Dentsu Group, Inc.
(12,200
)
(376,586
)
(18.5
)
East Japan Railway Co.
(390,000
)
(7,833,277
)
(385.2
)
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.
(8,300
)
(1,675,207
)
(82.4
)
Hoya Corp.
(1,300
)
(173,932
)
(8.6
)
Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
(272,300
)
(3,191,645
)
(156.9
)
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.
(81
)
(294,634
)
(14.5
)
Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
(1,300
)
(33,823
)
(1.7
)
Kikkoman Corp.
(132,300
)
(1,552,242
)
(76.3
)
Konami Group Corp.
(39,400
)
(3,611,398
)
(177.6
)
Lasertec Corp.
(43,700
)
(5,929,901
)
(291.6
)
Macnica Holdings, Inc.
(26,400
)
(301,127
)
(14.8
)
Makita Corp.
(8,600
)
(280,806
)
(13.8
)
MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.
(9,900
)
(134,785
)
(6.6
)
Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.
(48,600
)
(181,784
)
(8.9
)
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
(26,200
)
(77,841
)
(3.8
)
Mitsui & Co. Ltd.
(11,200
)
(228,342
)
(11.2
)
Nippon Building Fund, Inc.
(4,497
)
(3,862,436
)
(189.9
)
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.
(11,500
)
(399,188
)
(19.6
)
NTT Data Group Corp.
(96,700
)
(1,529,816
)
(75.2
)
Rakus Co. Ltd.
(9,500
)
(127,027
)
(6.3
)
Rakuten Bank Ltd.
(2,500
)
(50,686
)
(2.5
)
52
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Ricoh Co. Ltd.
(272,100
)
$(2,947,572
)
(144.9
)% 
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
(26,900
)
(604,910
)
(29.8
)
Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.
(5,200
)
(85,097
)
(4.2
)
Sanrio Co. Ltd.
(48,600
)
(1,318,465
)
(64.8
)
Secom Co. Ltd.
(4,200
)
(149,364
)
(7.3
)
SG Holdings Co. Ltd.
(7,000
)
(70,198
)
(3.5
)
Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.
(103,400
)
(3,697,728
)
(181.8
)
SUMCO Corp.
(62,300
)
(595,676
)
(29.3
)
Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.
(36,500
)
(1,406,120
)
(69.1
)
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
(17,300
)
(169,694
)
(8.3
)
TOPPAN Holdings, Inc.
(87,900
)
(2,571,185
)
(126.4
)
Trial Holdings, Inc.
(9,000
)
(167,863
)
(8.3
)
Visional, Inc.
(1,500
)
(80,264
)
(4.0
)
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.
(83,700
)
(731,623
)
(36.0
)
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.
(13,700
)
(280,825
)
(13.8
)
 
(46,884,987
)
Netherlands
ASM International NV
(931
)
(519,970
)
(25.6
)
IMCD NV
(34,051
)
(5,413,804
)
(266.2
)
JDE Peets NV
(30,166
)
(681,042
)
(33.5
)
 
(6,614,816
)
New Zealand
Auckland International Airport Ltd.
(115,087
)
(502,149
)
(24.7
)
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.
(83,737
)
(1,794,576
)
(88.2
)
Mercury NZ Ltd.
(169,363
)
(666,627
)
(32.8
)
 
(2,963,352
)
Norway
Orkla ASA
(219
)
(2,023
)
(0.1
)
Portugal
Banco Comercial Portugues SA
(651,234
)
(328,513
)
(16.2
)
Singapore
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT
(522,500
)
(1,058,850
)
(52.1
)
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.
(324,000
)
(3,717,285
)
(182.8
)
 
(4,776,135
)
Spain
Amadeus IT Group SA
(23,913
)
(1,733,531
)
(85.3
)
Redeia Corp SA
(21,661
)
(401,068
)
(19.7
)
 
(2,134,599
)
Sweden
Epiroc AB, Class A
(397,054
)
(7,754,581
)
(381.3
)
Epiroc AB, Class B
(117,430
)
(2,022,969
)
(99.5
)
EQT AB
(220,324
)
(6,392,261
)
(314.3
)
Lifco AB, Class B
(18,225
)
(543,796
)
(26.7
)
Sandvik AB
(169,763
)
(3,341,545
)
(164.3
)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A
(45,741
)
(646,012
)
(31.8
)
SSAB AB, Class B
(471,008
)
(2,221,830
)
(109.2
)
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B
(37,165
)
(492,037
)
(24.2
)
Volvo Car AB, Class B
(70,151
)
(151,577
)
(7.5
)
 
(23,566,608
)
Switzerland
Bachem Holding AG
(2,974
)
(235,363
)
(11.6
)
Baloise Holding AG, Registered Shares
(8,191
)
(1,567,588
)
(77.1
)
EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered Shares
(2,503
)
(1,924,956
)
(94.7
)
Julius Baer Group Ltd.
(100,433
)
(6,123,557
)
(301.1
)
Sandoz Group AG
(26,512
)
(1,208,636
)
(59.4
)
SIG Group AG
(5,695
)
(122,899
)
(6.0
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Switzerland (continued)
Swatch Group AG
(12,833
)
$(2,633,370
)
(129.5
)% 
Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered Shares
(3,612
)
(2,941,250
)
(144.6
)
Swisscom AG, Registered Shares
(7,978
)
(4,860,844
)
(239.0
)
VAT Group AG
(4,683
)
(1,949,973
)
(95.9
)
 
(23,568,436
)
United Kingdom
JD Sports Fashion PLC
(1,357,939
)
(2,177,437
)
(107.1
)
Persimmon PLC
(56,967
)
(1,079,597
)
(53.1
)
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
(110,374
)
(6,695,733
)
(329.2
)
Rentokil Initial PLC
(569,143
)
(2,854,692
)
(140.4
)
Severn Trent PLC
(548,009
)
(18,129,343
)
(891.5
)
Spirax Group PLC
(5,342
)
(445,899
)
(21.9
)
 
(31,382,701
)
United States
Haleon PLC
(417,908
)
(2,008,494
)
(98.7
)
Tenaris SA
(31,954
)
(526,457
)
(25.9
)
 
(2,534,951
)
Preferred Stocks
Germany
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
(67,536
)
(4,969,775
)
(244.4
)
Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG
(90,620
)
(6,376,058
)
(313.5
)
Porsche Automobil Holding SE
(75,295
)
(3,128,000
)
(153.8
)
Volkswagen AG
(2,766
)
(268,476
)
(13.2
)
Total Reference Entity — Short
(225,825,131
)
Net Value of Reference Entity — BNP Paribas SA
$2,033,663
The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of period end, termination dates 08/18/25 — 08/19/26:
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Reference Entity — Long
Common Stocks
Australia
AGL Energy Ltd.
164,227
$1,127,585
(10.4
)% 
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.
52,637
261,593
(2.4
)
Mineral Resources Ltd.
13,708
352,260
(3.3
)
Worley Ltd.
43,615
400,503
(3.7
)
 
2,141,941
Belgium
Liberty Global Ltd., Class C
175,629
3,621,470
(33.5
)
Canada
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
267,947
1,295,136
(12.0
)
Barrick Gold Corp.
47,906
925,881
(8.6
)
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
18,887
642,295
(5.9
)
FirstService Corp.
6,984
1,293,120
(12.0
)
Keyera Corp.
109,251
3,355,171
(31.0
)
Magna International, Inc.
83,091
3,280,434
(30.4
)
Stantec, Inc.
14,517
1,177,542
(10.9
)
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B
12,960
602,972
(5.6
)
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Canada (continued)
TELUS Corp.
250,292
$3,956,568
(36.6
)% 
Thomson Reuters Corp.
9,246
1,513,453
(14.0
)
 
18,042,572
Denmark
Genmab A/S
1,561
349,597
(3.2
)
Finland
Wartsila OYJ Abp
15,740
301,459
(2.8
)
France
Bouygues SA
21,896
703,771
(6.5
)
Danone SA
187,950
13,426,868
(124.3
)
Eiffage SA
12,168
1,132,520
(10.5
)
Exosens SAS
28,274
596,771
(5.5
)
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA
4,105
597,273
(5.5
)
Sodexo SA
94,780
8,227,135
(76.2
)
Valeo SE
295,697
2,874,808
(26.6
)
Veolia Environnement SA
69,038
2,191,935
(20.3
)
 
29,751,081
Germany
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares
246,787
7,461,238
(69.1
)
Douglas AG
166,759
3,402,469
(31.5
)
Evonik Industries AG
182,464
4,021,356
(37.2
)
HUGO BOSS AG, Ordinary Shares
10,355
476,724
(4.4
)
Renk Group AG
46,883
942,104
(8.7
)
 
16,303,891
Israel
Nova Ltd.
5,483
1,016,000
(9.4
)
Wix.com Ltd.
13,218
2,208,992
(20.4
)
 
3,224,992
Italy
A2A SpA
425,716
973,120
(9.0
)
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA
3,824,610
20,989,508
(194.3
)
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA
3,524
39,732
(0.4
)
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA
2,998
49,459
(0.4
)
 
22,051,819
Japan
Amada Co. Ltd.
137,200
1,352,092
(12.5
)
Asahi Kasei Corp.
71,200
491,186
(4.5
)
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
156,100
1,827,670
(16.9
)
DMG Mori Co. Ltd.
18,900
360,386
(3.3
)
Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.
47,400
5,641,067
(52.2
)
Horiba Ltd.
58,000
3,565,492
(33.0
)
J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.
48,600
516,116
(4.8
)
Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.
31,800
524,120
(4.9
)
Lixil Corp.
665,600
7,813,054
(72.3
)
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.
823,400
4,443,139
(41.1
)
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
1,102,800
19,401,043
(179.6
)
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
218,300
4,534,307
(42.0
)
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
534,900
9,345,295
(86.5
)
Nintendo Co. Ltd.
98,300
5,192,497
(48.1
)
Nippon Express Holdings, Inc
6,600
325,393
(3.0
)
Nippon Steel Corp.
32,600
652,306
(6.0
)
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
559,200
2,867,524
(26.5
)
Obayashi Corp.
130,100
1,594,925
(14.8
)
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
53,400
666,976
(6.2
)
Panasonic Holdings Corp.
15,400
126,742
(1.2
)
Rakuten Group, Inc.
1,292,400
7,713,757
(71.4
)
Sekisui House Ltd.
8,100
195,628
(1.8
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Shimizu Corp.
206,900
$1,370,695
(12.7
)% 
Sumitomo Corp.
82,500
1,740,454
(16.1
)
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
247,300
5,246,353
(48.6
)
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.
369,400
8,101,061
(75.0
)
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
78,300
11,522,076
(106.6
)
Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.
69,000
1,126,756
(10.4
)
Tosoh Corp.
565,600
7,027,918
(65.0
)
Toyota Motor Corp.
49,300
849,458
(7.9
)
 
116,135,486
Macau
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd., Class L
14,000
62,308
(0.6
)
New Zealand
Xero Ltd.
14,910
1,448,589
(13.4
)
Norway
Equinor ASA
110,295
2,620,851
(24.3
)
Puerto Rico
Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class A
2
20
(0.0
)
Saudi Arabia
Arabian Mills for Food Products Co.
35,896
535,234
(5.0
)
Singapore
Sea Ltd., Class A, ADR
32,204
3,028,786
(28.0
)
Switzerland
ABB Ltd., Class N, Registered Shares
23,808
1,323,037
(12.2
)
TE Connectivity PLC
14,994
2,210,415
(20.5
)
 
3,533,452
United Kingdom
Hammerson PLC
2
7
(0.0
)
Informa PLC
140,823
1,471,158
(13.6
)
J Sainsbury PLC
793,848
2,733,056
(25.3
)
Johnson Matthey PLC
474,732
9,135,147
(84.6
)
Marks & Spencer Group PLC
334,481
1,622,867
(15.0
)
MONY Group PLC
1
3
(0.0
)
Smiths Group PLC
133,330
2,630,979
(24.3
)
Taylor Wimpey PLC
4,724,318
8,932,181
(82.7
)
Tesco PLC
1,257,984
5,554,845
(51.4
)
 
32,080,243
United States
AECOM
58,836
6,283,685
(58.2
)
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
79,885
3,827,290
(35.4
)
Align Technology, Inc.
32,171
6,596,020
(61.0
)
Alkermes PLC
50,513
1,298,184
(12.0
)
Alphabet, Inc., Class A
17,943
3,070,227
(28.4
)
AMETEK, Inc.
216
39,601
(0.4
)
AutoNation, Inc.
7,489
1,164,315
(10.8
)
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
45,074
9,988,849
(92.4
)
Avantor, Inc.
29,905
668,975
(6.2
)
Box, Inc., Class A
43,048
1,367,204
(12.7
)
Builders FirstSource, Inc.
18,438
3,160,273
(29.2
)
Camden Property Trust
23,017
2,665,138
(24.7
)
Carnival Corp.
13,164
289,608
(2.7
)
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
23,920
2,626,894
(24.3
)
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
150,099
6,322,170
(58.5
)
CME Group, Inc., Class A
107,464
24,218,087
(224.1
)
Costco Wholesale Corp.
277
242,148
(2.2
)
Crimson Wine Group Ltd.
1
7
(0.0
)
D.R. Horton, Inc.
18,589
3,141,541
(29.1
)
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.
1,022,853
$23,699,504
(219.4
)% 
Devon Energy Corp.
72,671
2,810,914
(26.0
)
Dollar General Corp.
322,550
25,816,902
(238.9
)
EMCOR Group, Inc.
9,513
4,243,464
(39.3
)
EOG Resources, Inc.
59,669
7,277,231
(67.4
)
Equifax, Inc.
210
55,654
(0.5
)
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.
3,144
99,633
(0.9
)
Flex Ltd.
100,610
3,488,149
(32.3
)
Flowserve Corp.
37,985
1,999,530
(18.5
)
Fox Corp., Class A
58,305
2,448,810
(22.7
)
Freshpet, Inc.
83,719
11,096,116
(102.7
)
Gap, Inc.
438,644
9,110,636
(84.3
)
Haemonetics Corp.
80,096
5,699,631
(52.8
)
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
1,127
458,599
(4.2
)
Incyte Corp.
7,457
552,713
(5.1
)
Invesco Ltd.
137,441
2,383,227
(22.1
)
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
41,616
1,597,638
(14.8
)
KeyCorp
23,806
410,653
(3.8
)
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A
4,475
590,700
(5.5
)
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
33,346
4,850,843
(44.9
)
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.
2,437
3,147,995
(29.1
)
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
17,885
2,151,029
(19.9
)
Northrop Grumman Corp.
41,830
21,292,307
(197.1
)
NOV, Inc.
426,800
6,619,668
(61.3
)
Nutanix, Inc., Class A
11,235
697,693
(6.5
)
NVR, Inc.
468
4,283,515
(39.6
)
Oshkosh Corp.
47,732
4,880,120
(45.2
)
Paramount Global, Class B
168,772
1,846,366
(17.1
)
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
22,315
3,359,970
(31.1
)
Post Holdings, Inc.
21,160
2,310,884
(21.4
)
Primo Water Corp.
44,456
1,167,315
(10.8
)
Qualys, Inc.
17,316
2,064,760
(19.1
)
Radian Group, Inc.
36,132
1,261,368
(11.7
)
Regions Financial Corp.
610
14,561
(0.1
)
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
21,896
4,621,808
(42.8
)
ResMed, Inc.
60,895
14,765,211
(136.7
)
Roche Holding AG
970
329,667
(3.0
)
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
17,141
2,159,766
(20.0
)
ServiceNow, Inc.
14,048
13,106,643
(121.3
)
Simon Property Group, Inc.
175,329
29,651,640
(274.4
)
Spotify Technology SA
1,218
469,052
(4.3
)
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
95,746
6,695,518
(62.0
)
Sun Communities, Inc.
25,107
3,331,197
(30.8
)
TD SYNNEX Corp.
582
67,134
(0.6
)
Teradyne, Inc.
2,118
224,953
(2.1
)
Toll Brothers, Inc.
62,238
9,114,133
(84.4
)
TransUnion
73,465
7,442,004
(68.9
)
Trex Co., Inc.
23,439
1,660,653
(15.4
)
UGI Corp.
141,971
3,394,527
(31.4
)
United Therapeutics Corp.
4,619
1,727,367
(16.0
)
Vail Resorts, Inc.
30,049
4,978,819
(46.1
)
VeriSign, Inc.
33,558
5,934,397
(54.9
)
W R Berkley Corp.
1,748
99,933
(0.9
)
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.
21,530
4,047,209
(37.5
)
Westlake Corp.
31,966
4,217,594
(39.0
)
Zoetis, Inc., Class A
7,411
1,324,939
(12.3
)
 
360,122,478
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Zambia
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
21,082
$272,392
(2.5
)% 
Total Reference Entity — Long
615,628,661
Reference Entity — Short
Common Stocks
Australia
Pilbara Minerals Ltd.
(1,218,601
)
(2,257,077
)
20.9
Seven Group Holdings Ltd.
(5,267
)
(143,500
)
1.3
 
(2,400,577
)
Belgium
Elia Group SA/NV
(8,978
)
(854,308
)
7.9
Bermuda
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
(3,729
)
(978,490
)
9.1
Cameroon, United Republic Of
Golar LNG Ltd.
(199,451
)
(7,232,093
)
66.9
Canada
Air Canada
(262,232
)
(3,553,932
)
32.9
CAE, Inc.
(141,851
)
(2,496,032
)
23.1
Cameco Corp.
(218,339
)
(11,409,736
)
105.6
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
(80,041
)
(5,007,628
)
46.4
Canadian National Railway Co.
(34,624
)
(3,738,800
)
34.6
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.
(432,464
)
(33,361,553
)
308.8
Descartes Systems Group, Inc.
(2,181
)
(226,582
)
2.1
Element Fleet Management Corp.
(18,494
)
(378,421
)
3.5
Fortis Inc/Canada
(117,165
)
(5,068,300
)
46.9
Great-West Lifeco, Inc.
(4,371
)
(146,668
)
1.4
Nexgen Energy Ltd.
(552,275
)
(4,061,691
)
37.6
Onex Corp.
(45,178
)
(3,251,869
)
30.1
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.
(4,258
)
(85,689
)
0.8
Quebecor, Inc., Class B
(19,140
)
(476,593
)
4.4
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust
(123
)
(1,678
)
0.0
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B
(225,266
)
(8,181,637
)
75.7
Sun Life Financial, Inc.
(14,673
)
(813,557
)
7.5
 
(82,260,366
)
Denmark
Danske Bank A/S
(397,885
)
(11,765,077
)
108.9
Finland
Kesko OYJ, Class B
(16,390
)
(352,028
)
3.3
Neste OYJ
(22,183
)
(356,170
)
3.3
 
(708,198
)
France
Airbus SE
(22,843
)
(3,484,499
)
32.3
Biomerieux
(2,803
)
(313,721
)
2.9
Bollore SE
(149,778
)
(935,060
)
8.7
Cie de Saint-Gobain SA
(33,627
)
(3,049,461
)
28.2
EssilorLuxottica SA
(15,286
)
(3,585,452
)
33.2
Renault SA
(19,928
)
(911,794
)
8.4
Sartorius Stedim Biotech
(4,972
)
(997,397
)
9.2
 
(13,277,384
)
Germany
Mercedes-Benz Group AG
(163,910
)
(9,957,639
)
92.2
Nemetschek SE
(24,298
)
(2,618,161
)
24.2
 
(12,575,800
)
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Hong Kong
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.
(58,000
)
$(185,988
)
1.7
% 
Power Assets Holdings Ltd.
(70,000
)
(466,288
)
4.3
 
(652,276
)
Israel
Azrieli Group Ltd.
(7,414
)
(565,991
)
5.2
Global-e Online Ltd.
(20,835
)
(800,897
)
7.4
Mobileye Global, Inc., Class A
(433
)
(5,893
)
0.1
 
(1,372,781
)
Italy
DiaSorin SpA
(1,631
)
(177,144
)
1.6
Leonardo SpA
(8,637
)
(205,870
)
1.9
Nexi SpA
(616,125
)
(3,894,398
)
36.1
 
(4,277,412
)
Japan
Ibiden Co. Ltd.
(7,300
)
(231,882
)
2.1
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.
(65
)
(236,434
)
2.2
Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
(4,100
)
(106,673
)
1.0
Kikkoman Corp.
(23,200
)
(272,200
)
2.5
Kosaido Holdings Co. Ltd.
(3,600
)
(180,609
)
1.7
Kyushu Railway Co.
(18,200
)
(478,851
)
4.4
Maruwa Co. Ltd.
(2,700
)
(744,842
)
6.9
MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.
(5,300
)
(72,158
)
0.7
Mercari, Inc.
(4,300
)
(60,153
)
0.6
Nippon Building Fund, Inc.
(30
)
(25,767
)
0.2
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.
(13,600
)
(472,083
)
4.4
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
(800
)
(17,990
)
0.2
Rorze Corp.
(9,000
)
(131,171
)
1.2
Secom Co. Ltd.
(5,800
)
(206,265
)
1.9
SG Holdings Co. Ltd.
(56,300
)
(564,596
)
5.2
Socionext, Inc.
(19,500
)
(363,034
)
3.4
SUMCO Corp.
(59,200
)
(566,036
)
5.2
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.
(6,300
)
(155,439
)
1.4
 
(4,886,183
)
Netherlands
Heineken Holding NV
(12,765
)
(884,463
)
8.2
IMCD NV
(24,380
)
(3,876,202
)
35.9
JDE Peets NV
(69,655
)
(1,572,564
)
14.5
NN Group NV
(1,984
)
(97,399
)
0.9
 
(6,430,628
)
Norway
Mowi ASA
(135,251
)
(2,331,720
)
21.6
Portugal
Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R
(9,785,588
)
(4,936,313
)
45.7
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA
(5,900
)
(114,685
)
1.0
 
(5,050,998
)
Singapore
CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore
(5,700
)
(12,042
)
0.1
Mapletree Logistics Trust
(2,701
)
(2,694
)
0.0
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.
(370,600
)
(4,251,932
)
39.4
 
(4,266,668
)
Spain
Amadeus IT Group SA
(37,460
)
(2,715,597
)
25.1
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Sweden
Sandvik AB
(11,725
)
$(230,790
)
2.1
% 
Volvo Car AB, Class B
(7,836
)
(16,932
)
0.2
 
(247,722
)
Switzerland
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered Shares
(19,344
)
(1,927,573
)
17.8
Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Registered Shares
(1,178
)
(171,517
)
1.6
EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered Shares
(1,606
)
(1,235,110
)
11.4
Swiss Life Holding AG, Class N, Registered
Shares
(11,125
)
(9,059,083
)
83.9
Swisscom AG, Class N, Registered Shares
(1,883
)
(1,147,276
)
10.6
 
(13,540,559
)
United Kingdom
JD Sports Fashion PLC
(790,651
)
(1,267,798
)
11.7
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
(7,904,714
)
(5,425,799
)
50.2
Rentokil Initial PLC
(1,172,131
)
(5,879,143
)
54.4
Smith & Nephew PLC
(425,747
)
(5,293,237
)
49.0
Unilever PLC
(82,249
)
(5,017,358
)
46.5
UNITE Group PLC/The
(555,508
)
(6,283,939
)
58.2
 
(29,167,274
)
United States
AeroVironment, Inc.
(23,831
)
(5,122,712
)
47.4
Aflac, Inc.
(37,564
)
(3,936,332
)
36.4
AGNC Investment Corp.
(169,995
)
(1,582,653
)
14.6
Air Lease Corp., Class A
(52,496
)
(2,328,198
)
21.5
Alight, Inc., Class A
(627,810
)
(4,350,723
)
40.3
Alliant Energy Corp.
(301,945
)
(18,116,700
)
167.7
Ameren Corp.
(2,769
)
(241,208
)
2.2
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
(181,856
)
(3,457,083
)
32.0
Antero Midstream Corp.
(142,614
)
(2,049,363
)
19.0
Aon PLC, Class A
(9,566
)
(3,509,478
)
32.5
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(26,659
)
(3,819,168
)
35.3
Aspen Technology, Inc.
(10,733
)
(2,519,357
)
23.3
ATI, Inc.
(52,780
)
(2,782,034
)
25.8
Bill Holdings, Inc.
(104,098
)
(6,075,159
)
56.2
Blue Owl Capital, Inc., Class A
(12,151
)
(271,696
)
2.5
BRP, Inc.
(2,075
)
(102,308
)
0.9
Celanese Corp., Class A
(46,888
)
(5,906,481
)
54.7
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
(76,830
)
(6,317,731
)
58.5
Churchill Downs, Inc.
(6,144
)
(860,774
)
8.0
Citigroup, Inc.
(255,000
)
(16,363,350
)
151.5
Clarivate PLC
(4,605
)
(30,393
)
0.3
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
(1,409
)
(1,584,082
)
14.7
Coherent Corp.
(21,120
)
(1,952,333
)
18.1
Constellation Energy Corp.
(20,244
)
(5,323,362
)
49.3
Core & Main, Inc., Class A
(61,270
)
(2,713,036
)
25.1
Corebridge Financial, Inc.
(79,942
)
(2,539,757
)
23.5
Coty, Inc., Class A
(260,403
)
(1,937,398
)
17.9
Crane Co.
(16,699
)
(2,626,419
)
24.3
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
(740
)
(118,415
)
1.1
Datadog, Inc., Class A
(877
)
(110,011
)
1.0
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
(22,325
)
(3,946,390
)
36.5
Dutch Bros, Inc., Class A
(1,979
)
(65,545
)
0.6
Erie Indemnity Co., Class A
(876
)
(393,184
)
3.6
Everest Group Ltd.
(5,816
)
(2,068,228
)
19.1
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A
(8,520
)
(16,506,222
)
152.8
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.
(49,673
)
(1,774,816
)
16.4
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.
(18,869
)
(1,648,207
)
15.3
Haleon PLC
(1,433,059
)
(6,887,379
)
63.7
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.
(2,814
)
(238,487
)
2.2
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A
(110,376
)
$(11,032,081
)
102.1
% 
Kenvue, Inc.
(288,736
)
(6,620,717
)
61.3
KKR & Co., Inc., Class A
(31,810
)
(4,397,414
)
40.7
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.
(284,566
)
(14,820,197
)
137.2
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.
(27,921
)
(3,066,843
)
28.4
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.
(27,358
)
(1,385,956
)
12.8
Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C
(3,897
)
(314,956
)
2.9
Linde PLC
(81,118
)
(37,001,976
)
342.5
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.,
Class H
(24,125
)
(2,711,650
)
25.1
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.
(6,876
)
(1,990,052
)
18.4
Matador Resources Co.
(14,097
)
(734,595
)
6.8
McKesson Corp.
(493
)
(246,791
)
2.3
Monster Beverage Corp.
(12,506
)
(658,816
)
6.1
Mueller Industries, Inc.
(1,791
)
(146,808
)
1.4
National Storage Affiliates Trust
(154,153
)
(6,497,549
)
60.1
Netflix, Inc.
(27,000
)
(20,412,810
)
188.9
Nordson Corp.
(11,938
)
(2,959,311
)
27.4
ON Semiconductor Corp.
(147,717
)
(10,412,571
)
96.4
Onto Innovation, Inc.
(10,587
)
(2,099,720
)
19.4
Oscar Health, Inc., Class A
(171,448
)
(2,880,326
)
26.7
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A
(323,131
)
(13,429,324
)
124.3
Penumbra, Inc.
(1,439
)
(329,344
)
3.0
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
(20,995
)
(2,213,923
)
20.5
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A
(1,243
)
(97,600
)
0.9
Primerica, Inc.
(3,809
)
(1,054,369
)
9.8
Procter & Gamble Co.
(56,802
)
(9,382,554
)
86.8
Quanta Services, Inc.
(994
)
(299,820
)
2.8
Range Resources Corp.
(144,367
)
(4,335,341
)
40.1
Repligen Corp.
(14,965
)
(2,009,351
)
18.6
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
(23,456
)
(6,255,950
)
57.9
SentinelOne, Inc., Class A
(145,967
)
(3,764,489
)
34.8
SouthState Corp.
(5,643
)
(550,362
)
5.1
STAG Industrial, Inc.
(68,558
)
(2,555,842
)
23.7
Starbucks Corp.
(583,430
)
(57,001,111
)
527.6
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
(2,784
)
(1,267,611
)
11.7
TPG, Inc., Class A
(39,468
)
(2,671,194
)
24.7
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A
(54,075
)
(6,867,525
)
63.6
Valaris Ltd.
(71,208
)
(3,603,125
)
33.4
Vaxcyte, Inc.
(5,247
)
(558,018
)
5.2
Vistra Corp.
(1,286
)
(160,699
)
1.5
Welltower, Inc.
(58,957
)
(7,952,120
)
73.6
 
(398,926,983
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Preferred Stocks
Germany
Volkswagen AG
(211,346
)
$(20,513,826
)
189.9
% 
Total Reference Entity — Short
(626,432,920
)
Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank
USA
$(10,804,259
)
The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of period end, termination dates 08/18/26 — 08/19/26:
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Reference Entity — Long
Common Stocks
Australia
Accent Group Ltd.
298,024
$460,651
(5.1
)% 
Bega Cheese Ltd.
265,372
894,429
(10.0
)
Challenger Ltd.
492,019
1,948,664
(21.7
)
Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT
292,250
498,144
(5.5
)
Data#3 Ltd.
212,851
1,019,708
(11.4
)
Downer EDI Ltd.
505,649
1,852,720
(20.6
)
Netwealth Group Ltd.
99,215
1,790,100
(19.9
)
NRW Holdings Ltd.
182,185
459,120
(5.1
)
Perenti Ltd.
1,274,919
979,463
(10.9
)
Perseus Mining Ltd.
1,228,303
2,296,480
(25.6
)
Vault Minerals Ltd.
1,769,383
455,737
(5.1
)
Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd.
785,158
2,358,070
(26.2
)
 
15,013,286
Austria
ANDRITZ AG
34,491
2,082,327
(23.2
)
Kontron AG
34,385
579,028
(6.4
)
Raiffeisen Bank International AG
74,048
1,326,472
(14.8
)
UNIQA Insurance Group AG
69,234
542,730
(6.0
)
 
4,530,557
Belgium
Barco NV
70,507
876,761
(9.8
)
Proximus SADP
161,990
1,178,809
(13.1
)
 
2,055,570
Canada
Artis Real Estate Investment Trust
257,962
1,435,850
(16.0
)
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.
62,166
231,724
(2.6
)
Canfor Corp.
40,248
480,137
(5.3
)
Centerra Gold, Inc.
266,279
1,881,844
(20.9
)
First Majestic Silver Corp.
818,198
6,046,797
(67.3
)
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Canada (continued)
Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc.
290,161
$1,900,577
(21.2
)% 
North American Construction Group Ltd.
51,105
996,517
(11.1
)
Obsidian Energy Ltd.
93,249
529,082
(5.9
)
Parex Resources, Inc.
161,370
1,498,556
(16.7
)
Pason Systems, Inc.
50,258
486,211
(5.4
)
Russel Metals, Inc.
27,735
772,281
(8.6
)
Sienna Senior Living, Inc.
117,092
1,448,145
(16.1
)
Transcontinental, Inc., Class A
117,015
1,445,511
(16.1
)
 
19,153,232
Finland
Outokumpu OYJ
576,297
2,073,200
(23.1
)
France
Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA
93,239
489,383
(5.5
)
Guerbet
1
35
(0.0
)
ICADE
39,892
1,043,414
(11.6
)
Television Francaise 1 SA
70,506
584,989
(6.5
)
 
2,117,821
Germany
Atoss Software SE
6,134
806,834
(9.0
)
Auto1 Group SE
40,355
414,129
(4.6
)
Bank of Georgia Group PLC
63,936
3,429,601
(38.2
)
Bilfinger SE
17,432
837,904
(9.3
)
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG
27,314
155,119
(1.7
)
Deutsche Wohnen SE
29,501
753,677
(8.4
)
Deutz AG
127,749
568,074
(6.3
)
Duerr AG
25,652
594,461
(6.6
)
Evotec SE
67,237
520,006
(5.8
)
Grand City Properties SA
44,092
584,409
(6.5
)
HOCHTIEF AG
481
58,905
(0.7
)
SAF-Holland SE
28,460
440,248
(4.9
)
TBC Bank Group PLC
43,028
1,525,768
(17.0
)
 
10,689,135
Ireland
Cairn Homes PLC
807,475
1,888,299
(21.0
)
Cimpress PLC
12,680
875,047
(9.8
)
 
2,763,346
Italy
Anima Holding SpA
88,663
537,195
(6.0
)
Banca IFIS SpA
31,937
765,412
(8.5
)
Credito Emiliano SpA
7,521
81,216
(0.9
)
De Longhi SpA
20,579
643,194
(7.2
)
Hera SpA
80,575
308,244
(3.4
)
Iren SpA
493,071
1,067,906
(11.9
)
Maire SpA
125,040
943,758
(10.5
)
PRADA SpA
496,300
3,810,347
(42.4
)
Sesa SpA
7,774
675,136
(7.5
)
Webuild SpA
441,175
1,251,067
(13.9
)
 
10,083,475
Japan
77 Bank Ltd.
87,700
2,257,724
(25.1
)
Aisan Industry Co. Ltd.
27,300
241,533
(2.7
)
Alfresa Holdings Corp.
125,200
1,806,392
(20.1
)
Artience Co. Ltd.
109,700
2,629,279
(29.3
)
Bic Camera, Inc.
206,000
2,292,744
(25.5
)
Bunka Shutter Co. Ltd.
69,200
832,660
(9.3
)
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc.
8,100
103,751
(1.2
)
Create Restaurants Holdings, Inc.
62,700
499,484
(5.6
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd.
33,800
$663,882
(7.4
)% 
Daicel Corp.
58,300
514,559
(5.7
)
DIC Corp.
253,200
5,512,483
(61.4
)
Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd.
72,300
1,060,160
(11.8
)
EDION Corp.
119,000
1,378,230
(15.3
)
Elecom Co. Ltd.
48,400
456,279
(5.1
)
FCC Co. Ltd.
87,800
1,365,458
(15.2
)
FULLCAST Holdings Co. Ltd.
17,400
174,993
(1.9
)
Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.
200,400
4,928,624
(54.9
)
Futaba Industrial Co. Ltd.
60,800
259,396
(2.9
)
Glory Ltd.
79,700
1,292,696
(14.4
)
Hanwa Co. Ltd.
14,900
493,688
(5.5
)
Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.
19,400
532,860
(5.9
)
Heiwado Co. Ltd.
44,000
635,076
(7.1
)
Hiday Hidaka Corp.
37,000
665,687
(7.4
)
Ichibanya Co. Ltd.
118,500
812,540
(9.0
)
Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corp.
1,552
796,717
(8.9
)
Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.
20,800
521,703
(5.8
)
Inabata & Co. Ltd.
11,500
244,668
(2.7
)
Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.
48,300
462,212
(5.1
)
JTEKT Corp.
78,800
531,508
(5.9
)
Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
35,900
876,037
(9.8
)
Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.
105,900
2,448,817
(27.3
)
Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.
87,700
1,408,006
(15.7
)
Maxell Ltd.
43,700
533,467
(5.9
)
MEITEC Group Holdings, Inc.
45,900
879,594
(9.8
)
METAWATER Co. Ltd.
37,000
428,103
(4.8
)
Milbon Co. Ltd.
110,900
2,344,132
(26.1
)
Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd.
35,400
1,123,217
(12.5
)
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.
259,200
8,235,221
(91.7
)
MIXI, Inc.
106,000
1,954,012
(21.8
)
Modec, Inc.
101,000
2,199,212
(24.5
)
Monogatari Corp.
35,400
832,539
(9.3
)
Nippn Corp.
146,900
2,118,006
(23.6
)
Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.
102,300
809,223
(9.0
)
Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.
82,600
882,806
(9.8
)
Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.
224,600
1,311,198
(14.6
)
Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd.
18,800
638,907
(7.1
)
Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc.
250,000
1,587,395
(17.7
)
Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd.
12,900
367,193
(4.1
)
NOK Corp.
72,100
1,033,744
(11.5
)
Nomura Co. Ltd.
125,000
633,394
(7.0
)
Noritz Corp.
10,900
126,301
(1.4
)
North Pacific Bank Ltd.
476,600
1,236,992
(13.8
)
NSK Ltd.
514,600
2,346,426
(26.1
)
NTN Corp.
776,600
1,279,518
(14.2
)
Okamura Corp.
101,100
1,270,564
(14.1
)
Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.
191,600
1,252,486
(13.9
)
Onward Holdings Co. Ltd.
210,900
720,152
(8.0
)
Pacific Industrial Co. Ltd.
92,900
831,701
(9.3
)
Pigeon Corp.
622,500
6,751,722
(75.2
)
Prima Meat Packers Ltd.
86,800
1,277,480
(14.2
)
Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.
61,400
895,832
(10.0
)
Saizeriya Co. Ltd.
120,800
4,459,024
(49.6
)
Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd.
19,500
305,667
(3.4
)
Starts Corp., Inc.
11,800
271,820
(3.0
)
Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.
21,500
561,464
(6.2
)
Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.
286,400
727,952
(8.1
)
Suzuken Co. Ltd.
78,100
2,553,398
(28.4
)
Systena Corp.
716,200
1,701,027
(18.9
)
Taikisha Ltd.
8,800
279,930
(3.1
)
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Tamron Co. Ltd.
51,700
$1,454,903
(16.2
)% 
Toa Corp./Tokyo
130,500
840,102
(9.4
)
TOKAI Holdings Corp.
158,400
971,630
(10.8
)
Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.
73,100
1,033,522
(11.5
)
Tosei Corp.
68,900
1,071,599
(11.9
)
Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
56,700
1,161,982
(12.9
)
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd., Class L
3,700
55,234
(0.6
)
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.
207,700
3,528,886
(39.3
)
Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
26,700
336,181
(3.7
)
United Super Markets Holdings, Inc.
30,800
168,661
(1.9
)
Valor Holdings Co. Ltd.
35,300
486,384
(5.4
)
Wacom Co. Ltd.
173,900
801,651
(8.9
)
YAMABIKO Corp.
6,500
105,598
(1.2
)
Yamazen Corp.
45,200
392,624
(4.4
)
Yaoko Co. Ltd.
15,600
948,289
(10.6
)
Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.
24,700
450,737
(5.0
)
 
109,268,648
Netherlands
Eurocommercial Properties NV
10,112
256,834
(2.8
)
Koninklijke BAM Groep NV
126,537
584,020
(6.5
)
PostNL NV
575,720
690,742
(7.7
)
 
1,531,596
Norway
Aker Solutions ASA
208,157
986,317
(11.0
)
Elkem ASA
188,131
306,819
(3.4
)
Odfjell Drilling Ltd.
206,005
948,991
(10.5
)
Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA
41,386
411,475
(4.6
)
 
2,653,602
Philippines
TaskUS, Inc., Class A
51,120
646,157
(7.2
)
Portugal
Mota-Engil SGPS SA
499,207
1,391,871
(15.5
)
Singapore
City Developments Ltd.
19,200
75,249
(0.8
)
Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust
1,612,100
1,299,158
(14.5
)
Grindr, Inc.
385,245
5,154,578
(57.4
)
iFAST Corp. Ltd
373,800
2,114,839
(23.5
)
 
8,643,824
Spain
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA
21,236
838,510
(9.3
)
Indra Sistemas SA
130,798
2,305,901
(25.7
)
 
3,144,411
Sweden
Ambea AB
26,533
227,378
(2.5
)
VBG Group AB, Class B
5,309
153,860
(1.7
)
 
381,238
Switzerland
International Workplace Group PLC
446,514
922,837
(10.3
)
United Kingdom
Bytes Technology Group PLC
410,968
2,393,274
(26.6
)
Chemring Group PLC
419,397
1,934,524
(21.5
)
Close Brothers Group PLC
150,570
442,668
(4.9
)
Cranswick PLC
43,638
2,852,841
(31.8
)
Dunelm Group PLC
120,113
1,721,169
(19.2
)
Firstgroup PLC
511,688
879,509
(9.8
)
Hunting PLC
179,853
694,850
(7.7
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United Kingdom (continued)
J D Wetherspoon PLC
78,018
$617,686
(6.9
)% 
Jupiter Fund Management PLC
218,313
226,611
(2.5
)
Just Group PLC
1,018,062
1,759,073
(19.6
)
Mitchells & Butlers PLC
80,261
259,518
(2.9
)
Mitie Group PLC
1,050,982
1,576,615
(17.5
)
MONY Group PLC
626,851
1,518,138
(16.9
)
Morgan Sindall Group PLC
24,120
1,165,309
(13.0
)
NCC Group PLC
126,665
252,179
(2.8
)
Nomad Foods Ltd.
433,094
7,600,800
(84.6
)
Paragon Banking Group PLC
264,921
2,343,394
(26.1
)
QinetiQ Group PLC
324,192
1,913,704
(21.3
)
Serco Group PLC
1,004,395
2,269,440
(25.3
)
TP ICAP Group PLC
420,738
1,217,959
(13.6
)
Vesuvius PLC
118,305
543,915
(6.0
)
Workspace Group PLC
56,139
400,308
(4.5
)
 
34,583,484
United States
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A
46,433
386,323
(4.3
)
Accel Entertainment, Inc., Class A
28,933
319,420
(3.6
)
Allient, Inc.
9,260
160,105
(1.8
)
Ambarella, Inc.
30,324
1,703,906
(19.0
)
American Woodmark Corp.
22,166
2,010,678
(22.4
)
Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.
113,916
439,716
(4.9
)
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
21,652
1,620,436
(18.0
)
Archrock, Inc.
398,602
7,980,012
(88.8
)
Argan, Inc.
2,265
299,071
(3.3
)
Axogen, Inc.
19,690
275,660
(3.1
)
Bandwidth, Inc., Class A
53,597
1,045,142
(11.6
)
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
18,481
568,476
(6.3
)
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.
195,861
8,480,781
(94.4
)
BlueLinx Holdings, Inc.
10,384
1,136,633
(12.7
)
Brinker International, Inc.
52,177
5,359,100
(59.7
)
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.
152,254
954,633
(10.6
)
Castle Biosciences, Inc.
56,551
1,960,623
(21.8
)
CNA Financial Corp.
148,376
7,108,694
(79.1
)
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.
22,006
533,425
(5.9
)
CSG Systems International, Inc.
69,560
3,242,192
(36.1
)
Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.
112,329
1,760,195
(19.6
)
Deluxe Corp.
16,459
308,771
(3.4
)
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
16,363
492,035
(5.5
)
DNOW, Inc.
109,293
1,292,936
(14.4
)
DXP Enterprises, Inc.
17,805
873,869
(9.7
)
Eagle Bancorp, Inc.
13,563
355,486
(4.0
)
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
14,232
173,915
(1.9
)
Elme Communities
35,634
601,146
(6.7
)
Enact Holdings, Inc.
36,048
1,228,876
(13.7
)
Enova International, Inc.
51,322
4,460,395
(49.7
)
Enovis Corp.
51,063
2,107,370
(23.5
)
EZCORP, Inc., Class A
130,041
1,494,171
(16.6
)
Flushing Financial Corp.
58,382
915,138
(10.2
)
Forestar Group, Inc.
1,127
35,579
(0.4
)
Franklin Covey Co.
20,581
819,330
(9.1
)
Fulgent Genetics, Inc.
11,324
242,900
(2.7
)
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.
28,450
1,920,090
(21.4
)
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.
72,376
2,191,545
(24.4
)
Global Industrial Co.
12,992
344,678
(3.8
)
GQG Partners, Inc., CDI
910,939
1,653,503
(18.4
)
Granite Construction, Inc.
123,268
10,360,675
(115.3
)
Gray Television, Inc.
91,639
523,259
(5.8
)
Greenbrier Cos, Inc.
103,804
6,152,463
(68.5
)
Hackett Group, Inc.
25,177
612,305
(6.8
)
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.
115,932
$3,724,895
(41.5
)% 
Haverty Furniture Cos, Inc.
106,309
2,354,744
(26.2
)
Health Catalyst, Inc.
71,841
558,205
(6.2
)
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
45,845
502,920
(5.6
)
HealthStream, Inc.
40,741
1,191,063
(13.3
)
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
12,278
479,579
(5.3
)
Horizon Bancorp, Inc.
43,972
704,431
(7.8
)
Independent Bank Corp.
21,394
701,295
(7.8
)
Innoviva, Inc.
54,678
1,069,502
(11.9
)
Intapp, Inc.
5,625
282,206
(3.1
)
iRadimed Corp.
6,580
324,197
(3.6
)
Korn Ferry
94,883
6,703,484
(74.6
)
Liberty Energy, Inc., Class A
352,203
6,012,105
(66.9
)
LivaNova PLC
112,128
5,788,047
(64.4
)
MaxLinear, Inc.
36,434
472,549
(5.3
)
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
138,991
643,528
(7.2
)
Methode Electronics, Inc.
20,066
174,976
(2.0
)
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
15,814
392,345
(4.4
)
MiNK Therapeutics, Inc.
72
51
(0.0
)
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.
63,414
1,672,227
(18.6
)
Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A
579,339
12,507,929
(139.2
)
National Vision Holdings, Inc.
332,263
3,455,535
(38.5
)
NetScout Systems, Inc.
48,678
1,023,698
(11.4
)
NETSTREIT Corp.
166,692
2,583,726
(28.8
)
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A
30,643
1,185,271
(13.2
)
OneSpan, Inc.
286,624
4,780,888
(53.2
)
Outfront Media, Inc.
131,048
2,327,412
(25.9
)
Palomar Holdings, Inc.
20,801
1,867,306
(20.8
)
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
759,727
5,827,106
(64.9
)
Pennant Group, Inc.
7,818
249,941
(2.8
)
Playtika Holding Corp.
88,394
692,125
(7.7
)
PRA Group, Inc.
61,061
1,230,990
(13.7
)
Premier Financial Corp.
20,727
511,128
(5.7
)
Progyny, Inc.
14,436
217,262
(2.4
)
Radius Recycling, Inc., Class A
15,692
254,053
(2.8
)
REX American Resources Corp.
21,452
959,548
(10.7
)
RHI Magnesita NV
8,271
342,479
(3.8
)
RLJ Lodging Trust
343,348
3,038,630
(33.8
)
SI-BONE, Inc.
56,770
783,426
(8.7
)
Signify NV
2,986
73,111
(0.8
)
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
209,967
18,817,243
(209.5
)
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.
617,182
3,777,154
(42.0
)
Surgery Partners, Inc.
101,093
2,911,478
(32.4
)
Synaptics, Inc.
189,970
13,045,240
(145.2
)
Terex Corp.
11,560
597,768
(6.7
)
Thryv Holdings, Inc.
2,110
30,342
(0.3
)
Trinity Industries, Inc.
387,563
13,285,660
(147.9
)
Turning Point Brands, Inc.
43,952
2,075,853
(23.1
)
Tutor Perini Corp.
122,210
3,167,683
(35.3
)
Univest Financial Corp.
15,200
423,016
(4.7
)
Upbound Group, Inc.
48,390
1,414,924
(15.8
)
Upwork, Inc.
51,249
694,936
(7.7
)
Verint Systems, Inc.
98,672
2,101,714
(23.4
)
Viad Corp.
6,347
237,632
(2.7
)
Vimeo, Inc.
26,077
124,387
(1.4
)
Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A
168,701
5,222,983
(58.1
)
Vital Farms, Inc.
12,956
449,314
(5.0
)
Willdan Group, Inc.
48,886
2,312,797
(25.7
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
403,040
$6,202,786
(69.1
)% 
Yext, Inc.
63,087
456,750
(5.1
)
Zumiez, Inc.
17,525
361,015
(4.0
)
 
241,880,244
Rights
Italy
Sesa SpA, (Expires 12/12/24, Strike Price EUR,
110.20)
7,774
0.0
Total Reference Entity — Long
473,527,534
Reference Entity — Short
Common Stocks
Australia
Amotiv Ltd.
(86,653
)
(603,121
)
6.7
Bellevue Gold Ltd.
(370,351
)
(393,010
)
4.4
Boss Energy Ltd.
(111,854
)
(248,746
)
2.8
Capricorn Metals Ltd.
(50,791
)
(204,235
)
2.3
Champion Iron Ltd.
(140,580
)
(539,556
)
6.0
Coronado Global Resources, Inc., CDI
(2,280,015
)
(1,518,823
)
16.9
Kelsian Group Ltd.
(110,127
)
(281,952
)
3.1
Leo Lithium Ltd.
(33,787
)
(8,422
)
0.1
Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
(51,284
)
(412,755
)
4.6
PEXA Group Ltd.
(54,112
)
(480,732
)
5.4
Sigma Healthcare Ltd.
(582,318
)
(747,614
)
8.3
Silex Systems Ltd.
(86,052
)
(291,998
)
3.2
Stanmore Resources Ltd.
(660,559
)
(1,355,406
)
15.1
Strike Energy Ltd.
(6,241,988
)
(872,693
)
9.7
 
(7,959,063
)
Belgium
Azelis Group NV
(47,757
)
(956,758
)
10.6
Biocartis Group NV
(30
)
0.0
Cofinimmo SA
(72,295
)
(4,564,692
)
50.8
Melexis NV
(34,789
)
(2,272,015
)
25.3
Xior Student Housing NV
(22,694
)
(762,412
)
8.5
 
(8,555,877
)
Brazil
ERO Copper Corp.
(141,280
)
(2,594,556
)
28.9
Canada
Altus Group Ltd.
(5,374
)
(203,327
)
2.3
Boyd Group Services, Inc.
(43,483
)
(6,767,527
)
75.3
Definity Financial Corp.
(42,284
)
(1,631,716
)
18.2
Docebo, Inc.
(6,442
)
(293,426
)
3.3
Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust
(534,231
)
(5,072,384
)
56.5
Encore Energy Corp.
(14,487
)
(57,226
)
0.6
EQB, Inc.
(4,224
)
(324,062
)
3.6
Filo Corp.
(83,594
)
(1,926,021
)
21.4
Kinaxis, Inc.
(11,882
)
(1,319,663
)
14.7
Linamar Corp.
(3,245
)
(132,774
)
1.5
MAG Silver Corp.
(54,824
)
(938,704
)
10.4
Martinrea International, Inc.
(62,847
)
(464,915
)
5.2
North West Co., Inc.
(8,856
)
(333,352
)
3.7
Novagold Resources, Inc.
(454,188
)
(1,569,034
)
17.5
Sandstorm Gold Ltd.
(131,710
)
(798,386
)
8.9
Skeena Resources Ltd.
(142,350
)
(1,383,269
)
15.4
South Bow Corp.
(39,058
)
(975,363
)
10.8
Spartan Delta Corp.
(154,058
)
(375,090
)
4.2
60
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Canada (continued)
Spin Master Corp.
(34,354
)
$(727,125
)
8.1
% 
StorageVault Canada, Inc.
(140,089
)
(409,496
)
4.5
Trisura Group Ltd.
(21,235
)
(628,349
)
7.0
Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.
(78,757
)
(1,301,539
)
14.5
Winpak Ltd.
(7,183
)
(255,933
)
2.8
 
(27,888,681
)
China
AustAsia Group Ltd.
(1,000
)
(147
)
0.0
Denmark
Better Collective A/S
(1,429
)
(18,750
)
0.2
Cadeler A/S
(19,358
)
(130,048
)
1.5
Dfds A/S
(59,327
)
(1,356,815
)
15.1
Spar Nord Bank A/S
(56,893
)
(1,096,667
)
12.2
Svitzer Group A/S
(22,788
)
(791,528
)
8.8
 
(3,393,808
)
Faeroe Islands
Bakkafrost P/F
(42,868
)
(2,585,179
)
28.8
Finland
Cargotec Oyj, Class B
(55,678
)
(3,366,132
)
37.5
Huhtamaki Oyj
(3,444
)
(134,987
)
1.5
Kalmar Oyj, Class B
(26,277
)
(818,290
)
9.1
Kemira OYJ
(4,238
)
(89,985
)
1.0
Metsa Board OYJ, Class B
(84,889
)
(456,686
)
5.1
TietoEVRY Oyj
(85,064
)
(1,582,235
)
17.6
 
(6,448,315
)
France
Alten SA
(19,691
)
(1,665,663
)
18.5
Esker SA
(9,607
)
(2,738,753
)
30.5
Mercialys SA
(5,621
)
(66,319
)
0.7
Metropole Television SA
(15,296
)
(193,239
)
2.2
Nexity SA
(58,867
)
(919,561
)
10.2
Rubis SCA
(112,922
)
(2,766,824
)
30.8
Vallourec SACA
(5,225
)
(86,026
)
1.0
Verallia SA
(134,150
)
(3,868,741
)
43.1
 
(12,305,126
)
Germany
Eckert & Ziegler SE
(6,372
)
(273,389
)
3.0
Fielmann Group AG
(12,613
)
(634,431
)
7.1
Siltronic AG
(18,417
)
(1,046,177
)
11.6
Sixt SE
(6,325
)
(500,989
)
5.6
Thyssenkrupp Nucera AG & Co. KGaa
(9,660
)
(99,974
)
1.1
 
(2,554,960
)
Ghana
Tullow Oil PLC
(2,073,299
)
(634,669
)
7.1
Indonesia
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.
(2,701,700
)
(593,331
)
6.6
Nickel Industries Ltd.
(543,576
)
(321,139
)
3.6
 
(914,470
)
Ireland
C&C Group PLC
(415,518
)
(789,754
)
8.8
Dalata Hotel Group PLC
(90,901
)
(426,365
)
4.7
 
(1,216,119
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Israel
Israel Corp. Ltd.
(6,573
)
$(1,435,979
)
16.0
% 
OPC Energy Ltd.
(11,118
)
(90,030
)
1.0
 
(1,526,009
)
Italy
ERG SpA
(47,115
)
(1,058,103
)
11.8
Ermenegildo Zegna NV
(110,025
)
(836,190
)
9.3
Eurogroup Laminations SpA
(102,858
)
(383,826
)
4.2
Interpump Group SpA
(172,210
)
(7,651,767
)
85.2
Piaggio & C SpA
(144,921
)
(348,942
)
3.9
Technoprobe SpA
(59,588
)
(404,617
)
4.5
 
(10,683,445
)
Japan
Advance Logistics Investment Corp.
(480
)
(374,523
)
4.2
Aiful Corp.
(180,600
)
(379,506
)
4.2
Alps Logistics Co. Ltd.
(2,500
)
(94,393
)
1.1
Aozora Bank Ltd.
(80,600
)
(1,389,557
)
15.5
Arclands Corp.
(82,300
)
(899,189
)
10.0
Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.
(15,000
)
(523,695
)
5.8
Asahi Yukizai Corp.
(5,700
)
(152,070
)
1.7
Bank of Nagoya Ltd.
(4,100
)
(160,539
)
1.8
Base Co. Ltd.
(10,600
)
(204,506
)
2.3
C Uyemura & Co. Ltd.
(8,700
)
(604,671
)
6.7
Daiei Kankyo Co. Ltd.
(34,500
)
(711,595
)
7.9
Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group, Inc.
(13,400
)
(212,744
)
2.4
Descente Ltd.
(42,800
)
(1,212,326
)
13.5
Enplas Corp.
(10,500
)
(465,958
)
5.2
First Bank of Toyama Ltd.
(60,300
)
(436,670
)
4.9
FP Partner, Inc.
(14,300
)
(273,573
)
3.0
Freee KK
(4,600
)
(85,842
)
1.0
Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.
(18,900
)
(480,658
)
5.3
Furuya Metal Co. Ltd.
(4,800
)
(124,627
)
1.4
Future Corp.
(10,100
)
(129,323
)
1.4
Godo Steel, Ltd.
(15,100
)
(384,692
)
4.3
Hirata Corp.
(5,800
)
(184,962
)
2.1
Hokuetsu Corp.
(15,900
)
(158,557
)
1.8
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.
(60,600
)
(633,360
)
7.0
Hoshino Resorts REIT, Inc.
(186
)
(282,350
)
3.1
Idec Corp./Japan
(19,600
)
(315,956
)
3.5
Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.
(37,200
)
(272,920
)
3.0
Insource Co. Ltd.
(22,800
)
(142,881
)
1.6
Kanto Denka Kogyo Co. Ltd.
(13,800
)
(87,755
)
1.0
KeePer Technical Laboratory Co. Ltd.
(28,000
)
(769,014
)
8.6
Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.
(56,000
)
(1,045,364
)
11.6
KH Neochem Co. Ltd.
(12,800
)
(172,595
)
1.9
Kiyo Bank Ltd.
(35,300
)
(413,439
)
4.6
Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.
(900
)
(21,341
)
0.2
Komeri Co. Ltd.
(25,300
)
(546,864
)
6.1
Kosaido Holdings Co. Ltd.
(73,700
)
(256,897
)
2.9
Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.
(117,700
)
(626,514
)
7.0
KYB Corp.
(12,900
)
(405,258
)
4.5
Lifedrink Co, Inc.
(9,200
)
(106,241
)
1.2
Mars Group Holdings Corp.
(6,800
)
(139,932
)
1.6
Mitsui E&S Co. Ltd.
(78,600
)
(568,610
)
6.3
Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc.
(536
)
(356,872
)
4.0
Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co. Ltd.
(1,100
)
(51,086
)
0.6
Nakayama Steel Works Ltd.
(10,900
)
(53,737
)
0.6
Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
(28,800
)
(452,655
)
5.0
Nihon Kohden Corp.
(9,000
)
(134,157
)
1.5
Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.
(62,300
)
(797,592
)
8.9
Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc.
(102
)
(408,463
)
4.5
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd.
(7,900
)
$(231,624
)
2.6
% 
Nojima Corp.
(61,200
)
(858,320
)
9.6
Orient Corp.
(32,600
)
(193,710
)
2.2
Osaka Soda Co. Ltd.
(79,300
)
(832,908
)
9.3
Pillar Corp. /Japan
(3,200
)
(89,594
)
1.0
Piolax, Inc.
(35,300
)
(559,450
)
6.2
Raysum Co. Ltd.
(23,400
)
(897,743
)
10.0
Riken Keiki Co. Ltd.
(20,400
)
(577,969
)
6.4
Roland Corp.
(15,200
)
(388,825
)
4.3
Sanyo Denki Co. Ltd.
(200
)
(11,612
)
0.1
SOSiLA Logistics REIT, Inc.
(1,422
)
(1,025,802
)
11.4
Star Micronics Co. Ltd.
(24,100
)
(308,701
)
3.4
Takara Holdings, Inc.
(69,100
)
(543,152
)
6.0
Toho Bank Ltd.
(314,800
)
(540,046
)
6.0
Topre Corp.
(5,100
)
(58,748
)
0.7
TRE Holdings Corp.
(54,400
)
(638,021
)
7.1
Wacoal Holdings Corp.
(300
)
(9,340
)
0.1
Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.
(11,400
)
(544,517
)
6.1
Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.
(1,900
)
(67,147
)
0.7
 
(27,083,258
)
Luxembourg
RTL Group SA
(47,814
)
(1,521,572
)
16.9
Netherlands
Aalberts NV
(21,828
)
(787,670
)
8.8
AMG Critical Materials NV
(85,098
)
(1,451,743
)
16.1
Flow Traders Ltd.
(91,103
)
(2,085,007
)
23.2
SIF Holding NV
(9
)
(135
)
0.0
TKH Group NV
(28,266
)
(1,150,126
)
12.8
 
(5,474,681
)
New Zealand
Mainfreight Ltd.
(31,699
)
(1,357,516
)
15.1
Norway
Hoegh Autoliners ASA
(14,215
)
(149,602
)
1.7
MPC Container Ships ASA
(302,017
)
(595,258
)
6.6
NEL ASA
(4,136,773
)
(1,600,372
)
17.8
 
(2,345,232
)
Philippines
TELUS International CDA, Inc.
(102,384
)
(390,461
)
4.3
Spain
Befesa SA
(70,807
)
(1,649,038
)
18.4
Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA
(445,461
)
(4,672,457
)
52.0
Vidrala SA
(9,877
)
(1,068,002
)
11.9
Viscofan SA
(6,756
)
(451,817
)
5.0
 
(7,841,314
)
Sweden
AcadeMedia AB
(24
)
(148
)
0.0
Dometic Group AB
(65,774
)
(357,180
)
4.0
Hufvudstaden AB, Class A
(72,531
)
(857,245
)
9.5
Paradox Interactive AB
(8,280
)
(156,204
)
1.7
Stillfront Group AB
(192,402
)
(133,835
)
1.5
Surgical Science Sweden AB
(29,748
)
(350,681
)
3.9
Truecaller AB, Class B
(258,200
)
(1,155,492
)
12.9
Vitec Software Group AB, Class B
(9,552
)
(417,419
)
4.7
 
(3,428,204
)
Switzerland
Aryzta AG
(1,369,618
)
(2,422,123
)
27.0
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Switzerland (continued)
Autoneum Holding AG, Class N
(2
)
$(268
)
0.0
% 
Cembra Money Bank AG
(29,974
)
(2,699,258
)
30.0
Daetwyler Holding AG
(2,555
)
(430,198
)
4.8
Garrett Motion, Inc.
(80,961
)
(601,540
)
6.7
Interroll Holding AG, Class N, Registered
Shares
(637
)
(1,675,170
)
18.6
Medacta Group SA
(4,335
)
(576,293
)
6.4
Mobimo Holding AG, Registered Shares
(4,931
)
(1,527,465
)
17.0
SFS Group AG
(22,199
)
(3,176,427
)
35.3
Siegfried Holding AG, Class N, Registered
Shares
(473
)
(617,853
)
6.9
SKAN Group AG
(4,488
)
(401,220
)
4.5
Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered
Shares
(2,102
)
(715,037
)
8.0
 
(14,842,852
)
United Arab Emirates
Finablr PLC
(44,203
)
(1
)
0.0
United Kingdom
Allfunds Group Plc
(9,553
)
(58,432
)
0.7
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC
(585,060
)
(863,055
)
9.6
Auction Technology Group PLC
(118,010
)
(685,517
)
7.6
Capita PLC
(165,920
)
(40,420
)
0.5
Coats Group PLC
(944,565
)
(1,159,155
)
12.9
Crest Nicholson Holdings plc
(691,759
)
(1,508,918
)
16.8
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC
(26,971
)
(57,031
)
0.6
Dr Martens PLC
(2,270,674
)
(1,601,573
)
17.8
Elementis PLC
(304,042
)
(522,991
)
5.8
Great Portland Estates PLC
(226,984
)
(917,566
)
10.2
Hays PLC
(3,704,475
)
(3,693,732
)
41.1
Home Reit PLC
(350,343
)
(103,135
)
1.1
Ibstock PLC
(186,710
)
(482,710
)
5.4
Indivior PLC
(302,481
)
(2,682,998
)
29.9
Moonpig Group PLC
(535,404
)
(1,725,943
)
19.2
Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
(891,353
)
(1,545,884
)
17.2
Pagegroup PLC
(419,225
)
(1,931,997
)
21.5
Playtech Plc
(274,940
)
(2,573,827
)
28.7
Rathbones Group PLC
(5,199
)
(111,552
)
1.2
Safestore Holdings PLC
(489,965
)
(5,109,961
)
56.9
Senior PLC
(97,907
)
(167,150
)
1.9
Victrex PLC
(54,133
)
(594,712
)
6.6
WH Smith PLC
(67,893
)
(1,155,590
)
12.9
 
(29,293,849
)
United States
Adeia, Inc.
(78,980
)
(981,721
)
10.9
Amerant Bancorp, Inc., Class A
(20,727
)
(441,900
)
4.9
American Coastal Insurance Corp.
(10,133
)
(123,116
)
1.4
American Healthcare REIT, Inc.
(67,277
)
(1,789,568
)
19.9
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
(136,089
)
(1,209,831
)
13.5
Appian Corp., Class A
(5,255
)
(187,866
)
2.1
Applied Digital Corp.
(25,862
)
(174,827
)
1.9
Arhaus, Inc., Class A
(113,063
)
(958,774
)
10.7
Arlo Technologies, Inc.
(98,946
)
(1,005,291
)
11.2
Artesian Resources Corp., Class A
(8,608
)
(288,454
)
3.2
Atlas Energy Solutions, Inc.
(112,276
)
(2,197,241
)
24.5
AtriCure, Inc.
(3,695
)
(122,600
)
1.4
Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC
(18,980
)
(293,621
)
3.3
Avis Budget Group, Inc.
(1,056
)
(87,648
)
1.0
AZZ, Inc.
(9,440
)
(719,139
)
8.0
Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc., Class A
(38,569
)
(1,784,202
)
19.9
62
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Bancorp, Inc.
(128,529
)
$(6,459,868
)
71.9
% 
BioLife Solutions, Inc.
(23,689
)
(554,323
)
6.2
Boston Omaha Corp., Class A
(27,651
)
(408,129
)
4.5
Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A
(121,137
)
(2,430,008
)
27.0
Cass Information Systems, Inc.
(15,598
)
(645,133
)
7.2
Centrus Energy Corp., Class A
(47,294
)
(4,909,590
)
54.6
Centuri Holdings, Inc.
(5,081
)
(95,370
)
1.1
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.
(105,253
)
(12,608,257
)
140.3
Clearfield, Inc.
(19,461
)
(699,234
)
7.8
CNX Resources Corp.
(29,833
)
(1,015,217
)
11.3
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.
(1,596
)
(128,111
)
1.4
Columbia Financial, Inc.
(23,419
)
(399,997
)
4.5
Conduent, Inc.
(76,533
)
(275,519
)
3.1
Core Laboratories, Inc.
(236,195
)
(4,464,085
)
49.7
Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
(68,078
)
(336,646
)
3.7
Dine Brands Global, Inc.
(218,260
)
(6,643,834
)
74.0
Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.
(12,303
)
(473,666
)
5.3
Ecovyst, Inc.
(103,501
)
(689,317
)
7.7
Embecta Corp.
(102,038
)
(1,436,695
)
16.0
ESCO Technologies, Inc.
(12,454
)
(1,563,475
)
17.4
Excelerate Energy, Inc., Class A
(23,325
)
(557,001
)
6.2
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(7,101
)
(83,508
)
0.9
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.
(18,652
)
(747,945
)
8.3
First Advantage Corp.
(187,925
)
(3,405,201
)
37.9
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC
(41,019
)
(1,710,492
)
19.0
First Commonwealth Financial Corp.
(75,383
)
(1,239,297
)
13.8
First Community Bankshares, Inc.
(9,827
)
(407,427
)
4.5
First Merchants Corp.
(8,823
)
(326,892
)
3.6
Fluence Energy, Inc., Class A
(49,226
)
(1,070,665
)
11.9
Forward Air Corp.
(5,902
)
(208,518
)
2.3
Global Medical REIT, Inc.
(52,501
)
(477,234
)
5.3
Gogo, Inc.
(18,530
)
(121,372
)
1.3
Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A
(66,259
)
(7,215,605
)
80.3
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
(5,201
)
(294,845
)
3.3
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc., Class A
(14,258
)
(226,987
)
2.5
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
(186,836
)
(9,762,181
)
108.7
Hawkins, Inc.
(4,112
)
(439,573
)
4.9
Helios Technologies, Inc.
(110,235
)
(5,085,141
)
56.6
Herbalife Ltd.
(326,913
)
(2,468,193
)
27.5
Highwoods Properties, Inc.
(16,480
)
(552,739
)
6.2
Hope Bancorp, Inc.
(22,309
)
(276,409
)
3.1
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A
(8,459
)
(540,192
)
6.0
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.
(27,950
)
(3,610,860
)
40.2
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.
(89,075
)
(1,671,047
)
18.6
International Bancshares Corp.
(23,360
)
(1,431,034
)
15.9
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.
(7,080
)
(57,136
)
0.6
Kemper Corp.
(19,249
)
(1,198,635
)
13.3
Krispy Kreme, Inc.
(154,919
)
(1,761,429
)
19.6
Laureate Education, Inc., Class A
(210,905
)
(3,623,348
)
40.3
Limbach Holdings, Inc.
(11,744
)
(892,192
)
9.9
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.
(37,271
)
(1,480,031
)
16.5
Loar Holdings, Inc.
(7,704
)
(663,931
)
7.4
LTC Properties, Inc.
(78,680
)
(3,005,576
)
33.5
MaxCyte, Inc.
(3,944
)
(14,120
)
0.2
Mercury Systems, Inc.
(109,433
)
(3,540,158
)
39.4
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
(3,499
)
(399,026
)
4.4
Metallus, Inc.
(48,463
)
(682,844
)
7.6
MGE Energy, Inc.
(132,309
)
(11,972,641
)
133.3
Middlesex Water Co.
(14,391
)
(880,585
)
9.8
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Mission Produce, Inc.
(34,943
)
$(412,327
)
4.6
% 
Montauk Renewables, Inc.
(16,413
)
(90,764
)
1.0
MP Materials Corp., Class A
(19,504
)
(350,877
)
3.9
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A
(208,323
)
(16,472,100
)
183.4
Navient Corp.
(295,288
)
(4,201,948
)
46.8
NB Bancorp, Inc.
(251,110
)
(4,743,468
)
52.8
NBT Bancorp, Inc.
(24,233
)
(1,077,884
)
12.0
NextDecade Corp.
(32,185
)
(187,960
)
2.1
NextNav, Inc.
(42,374
)
(492,386
)
5.5
nLight, Inc.
(44,514
)
(555,535
)
6.2
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
(368,620
)
(13,362,475
)
148.7
Open Lending Corp.
(192,562
)
(1,078,347
)
12.0
Ormat Technologies, Inc.
(54,066
)
(4,272,295
)
47.6
Papa Johns International, Inc.
(177,600
)
(9,304,464
)
103.6
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.
(148,455
)
(1,828,966
)
20.4
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(11,634
)
(199,523
)
2.2
Phillips Edison & Co., Inc.
(221,340
)
(8,368,865
)
93.2
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
(196,796
)
(1,418,899
)
15.8
PolyPeptide Group AG
(14,734
)
(491,559
)
5.5
PotlatchDeltic Corp.
(72,289
)
(3,005,054
)
33.4
Premier, Inc., Class A
(312,715
)
(6,301,207
)
70.1
Proto Labs, Inc.
(46,599
)
(1,276,813
)
14.2
RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.
(20,172
)
(875,868
)
9.7
Ready Capital Corp.
(148,181
)
(1,015,040
)
11.3
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
(172,942
)
(2,680,601
)
29.8
RMR Group, Inc., Class A
(14,748
)
(354,984
)
3.9
Rogers Corp.
(10,725
)
(1,075,503
)
12.0
S&T Bancorp, Inc.
(21,446
)
(814,519
)
9.1
Sable Offshore Corp., Class A
(3,092
)
(69,137
)
0.8
Safety Insurance Group, Inc.
(12,389
)
(969,625
)
10.8
Schneider National, Inc., Class B
(469,880
)
(13,288,206
)
147.9
Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A
(282,076
)
(1,526,031
)
17.0
Silgan Holdings, Inc.
(113,266
)
(5,860,383
)
65.2
SiTime Corp.
(42,591
)
(7,198,305
)
80.1
Sphere Entertainment Co., Class A
(4,592
)
(191,992
)
2.1
Stellar Bancorp, Inc.
(25,598
)
(696,778
)
7.8
StepStone Group, Inc., Class A
(49,403
)
(2,970,602
)
33.1
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
(35,276
)
(355,935
)
4.0
TI Fluid Systems PLC
(354,958
)
(779,007
)
8.7
Towne Bank
(22,374
)
(727,602
)
8.1
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
(62,390
)
(2,269,748
)
25.3
Triumph Financial, Inc.
(6,803
)
(601,181
)
6.7
Triumph Group, Inc.
(216,328
)
(2,993,980
)
33.3
Trustmark Corp.
(34,564
)
(1,200,062
)
13.4
UFP Technologies, Inc.
(2,019
)
(539,073
)
6.0
UniFirst Corp.
(635
)
(114,179
)
1.3
United Community Banks, Inc.
(61,587
)
(1,752,766
)
19.5
Uranium Energy Corp.
(516,853
)
(3,835,049
)
42.7
Veris Residential, Inc.
(89,629
)
(1,476,190
)
16.4
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
(130,940
)
(2,220,742
)
24.7
Vita Coco Co., Inc.
(5,471
)
(161,996
)
1.8
Vivid Seats, Inc., Class A
(252,991
)
(1,029,673
)
11.5
VSE Corp.
(55,857
)
(5,732,045
)
63.8
WaFd, Inc.
(38,050
)
(1,292,939
)
14.4
Warrior Met Coal, Inc.
(105,371
)
(6,652,071
)
74.0
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.
(2,827
)
(5,080,515
)
56.6
Wolfspeed, Inc.
(7,700
)
(102,487
)
1.1
Worthington Enterprises, Inc.
(175,330
)
(6,715,139
)
74.7
Xometry, Inc., Class A
(47,898
)
(942,633
)
10.5
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
XPEL, Inc.
(26,611
)
$(1,026,386
)
11.4
% 
Ypsomed Holding AG
(8,098
)
(284,807
)
3.2
 
(299,671,778
)
Total Reference Entity — Short
(482,511,142
)
Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank
USA
$(8,983,608
)
The following table represents the individual positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of period end, termination dates 08/18/26 — 08/19/26:
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Reference Entity — Long
Common Stocks
Australia
AGL Energy Ltd.
177,059
$1,215,689
(80.7
)% 
Pro Medicus Ltd.
13,517
1,712,270
(113.7
)
Qantas Airways Ltd.
125,082
662,244
(44.0
)
Scentre Group
62,964
144,356
(9.6
)
Worley Ltd.
228,857
2,101,523
(139.5
)
 
5,836,082
Belgium
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV
19,377
1,400,079
(93.0
)
Brazil
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
2,736
180,684
(12.0
)
Canada
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
332,622
1,607,747
(106.8
)
Barrick Gold Corp.
34,085
658,762
(43.7
)
Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A
15,767
403,701
(26.8
)
CCL Industries, Inc., Class B
12,377
721,988
(47.9
)
Constellation Software Inc/Canada
722
2,177,403
(144.6
)
Empire Co., Ltd., Class A
26,826
773,944
(51.4
)
FirstService Corp.
19,285
3,570,706
(237.1
)
George Weston Ltd.
61,425
9,743,032
(646.9
)
Gildan Activewear, Inc., Class A
60,112
2,941,812
(195.3
)
Hudbay Minerals, Inc.
180,698
1,620,942
(107.6
)
Keyera Corp.
226,878
6,967,575
(462.6
)
Magna International, Inc.
8,161
322,196
(21.4
)
Stantec, Inc.
16,660
1,351,370
(89.7
)
Suncor Energy, Inc.
54,434
2,054,836
(136.4
)
TELUS Corp.
236,396
3,736,902
(248.1
)
TFI International, Inc.
3,800
508,532
(33.8
)
Thomson Reuters Corp.
14,548
2,381,323
(158.1
)
 
41,542,771
Chile
Lundin Mining Corp.
16,652
161,933
(10.8
)
Denmark
AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A
23
35,074
(2.3
)
AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B
1,210
1,913,933
(127.1
)
Genmab A/S
1,554
348,030
(23.1
)
 
2,297,037
France
Alstom SA
18,140
399,016
(26.5
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
France (continued)
Bouygues SA
86,768
$2,788,855
(185.2
)% 
Credit Agricole SA
49,790
763,185
(50.7
)
Danone SA
16,400
1,171,592
(77.8
)
Eiffage SA
31,203
2,904,176
(192.8
)
Engie SA
124,854
2,092,742
(138.9
)
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA
12,245
1,781,636
(118.3
)
Ipsen SA
33,796
4,119,982
(273.5
)
Nexans SA
6,159
857,349
(56.9
)
Publicis Groupe SA
17,852
1,897,370
(126.0
)
Sodexo SA
33,255
2,886,615
(191.7
)
Valeo SE
216,495
2,104,795
(139.7
)
Veolia Environnement SA
61,570
1,954,828
(129.8
)
 
25,722,141
Germany
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares
141,909
4,290,408
(284.9
)
Evonik Industries AG
124,225
2,737,817
(181.8
)
HUGO BOSS AG
7,752
356,887
(23.7
)
LANXESS AG
2,565
74,488
(4.9
)
Vonovia SE
4,653
152,552
(10.1
)
 
7,612,152
Israel
Nice Ltd.
32,790
5,697,567
(378.3
)
Italy
A2A SpA
885,022
2,023,021
(134.3
)
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA
852,328
4,677,587
(310.6
)
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA
4,306
48,549
(3.2
)
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA
37,185
613,451
(40.7
)
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA
1,703
96,625
(6.4
)
 
7,459,233
Japan
Amada Co. Ltd.
284,000
2,798,791
(185.8
)
ANA Holdings, Inc.
14,300
281,663
(18.7
)
Asahi Kasei Corp.
274,700
1,895,068
(125.8
)
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
353,100
4,134,211
(274.5
)
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.
1,300
32,409
(2.2
)
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.
44,500
1,327,375
(88.1
)
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.
276,100
1,806,324
(119.9
)
DMG Mori Co. Ltd.
33,400
636,873
(42.3
)
Eisai Co. Ltd.
9,400
318,473
(21.1
)
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.
7,700
167,064
(11.1
)
Horiba Ltd.
52,500
3,227,385
(214.3
)
Hulic Co. Ltd.
73,700
682,489
(45.3
)
J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.
235,900
2,505,180
(166.3
)
Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.
36,800
606,529
(40.3
)
Lixil Corp.
106,100
1,245,440
(82.7
)
LY Corp.
1,300
3,546
(0.2
)
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.
1,114,400
6,013,401
(399.3
)
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
253,700
4,463,225
(296.3
)
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
22,600
394,847
(26.2
)
Nikon Corp.
3,500
43,359
(2.9
)
Nippon Express Holdings, Inc
10,800
532,461
(35.4
)
Nippon Steel Corp.
39,900
798,374
(53.0
)
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
323,400
1,658,364
(110.1
)
Obayashi Corp.
89,200
1,093,523
(72.6
)
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
304,900
3,808,257
(252.8
)
Otsuka Corp.
51,200
1,149,105
(76.3
)
Panasonic Holdings Corp.
18,800
154,725
(10.3
)
Rakuten Group, Inc.
758,500
4,527,147
(300.6
)
Shimizu Corp.
205,300
1,360,096
(90.3
)
64
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Sojitz Corp.
43,900
$897,172
(59.6
)% 
Subaru Corp.
63,300
1,130,489
(75.1
)
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.
769,400
2,054,097
(136.4
)
Sumitomo Corp.
78,000
1,645,520
(109.3
)
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
120,000
2,545,743
(169.0
)
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.
199,800
4,381,678
(290.9
)
Suzuki Motor Corp.
390,600
3,876,052
(257.3
)
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.
5,000
115,074
(7.6
)
Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.
118,700
1,938,346
(128.7
)
Tosoh Corp.
103,300
1,283,564
(85.2
)
 
67,533,439
Jordan
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC
35,411
848,086
(56.3
)
Macau
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.
100,000
445,058
(29.5
)
New Zealand
Xero Ltd.
73,376
7,128,884
(473.3
)
Norway
Equinor ASA
102,621
2,438,500
(161.9
)
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA
24,438
2,551,112
(169.4
)
 
4,989,612
Poland
Inpost SA
2,325
45,356
(3.0
)
Spain
Bankinter SA
179,645
1,465,617
(97.3
)
Switzerland
ABB Ltd., Registered Shares
25,424
1,412,839
(93.8
)
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG
65
766,754
(50.9
)
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG,
Registered Shares
3
349,408
(23.2
)
Clariant AG, Registered Shares
5,707
79,313
(5.2
)
Kuehne & Nagel International AG, Registered
Shares
2,623
654,803
(43.5
)
 
3,263,117
United Kingdom
B&M European Value Retail SA
963,284
4,819,303
(320.0
)
Hammerson PLC
2
7
(0.0
)
Informa PLC
406,079
4,242,251
(281.6
)
Johnson Matthey PLC
147,999
2,847,907
(189.1
)
Marks & Spencer Group PLC
727,925
3,531,816
(234.5
)
MONY Group PLC
2
5
(0.0
)
NatWest Group PLC
1,272,702
6,030,382
(400.4
)
Smiths Group PLC
138,896
2,740,812
(182.0
)
Taylor Wimpey PLC
1,632,020
3,085,630
(204.8
)
Tesco PLC
106,038
468,229
(31.1
)
 
27,766,342
United States
Primo Water Corp.
61,806
1,622,887
(107.7
)
Roche Holding AG
1,456
494,840
(32.9
)
 
2,117,727
Total Reference Entity — Long
213,512,917
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Reference Entity — Short
Common Stocks
Australia
Pilbara Minerals Ltd.
(1,813,846
)
$(3,359,581
)
223.0
% 
Reece Ltd.
(12,000
)
(178,807
)
11.9
Woodside Energy Group Ltd.
(1
)
(16
)
0.0
 
(3,538,404
)
Belgium
Elia Group SA/NV
(12,019
)
(1,143,677
)
75.9
Canada
Air Canada
(61,124
)
(828,391
)
55.0
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.
(16,418
)
(856,186
)
56.8
CAE, Inc.
(3,925
)
(69,065
)
4.6
Cameco Corp.
(194,366
)
(10,156,979
)
674.4
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
(93,441
)
(5,845,977
)
388.1
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.
(155,446
)
(11,991,564
)
796.2
Canadian Western Bank
(144,721
)
(5,950,571
)
395.1
Capstone Copper Corp.
(117,353
)
(811,656
)
53.9
Element Fleet Management Corp.
(244,407
)
(5,001,009
)
332.0
Fortis Inc/Canada
(131,046
)
(5,668,762
)
376.4
iA Financial Corp., Inc.
(828
)
(67,460
)
4.5
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A
(129,903
)
(1,717,610
)
114.0
National Bank of Canada
(9,766
)
(931,465
)
61.8
Nexgen Energy Ltd.
(1,229,797
)
(9,044,508
)
600.5
Onex Corp.
(36,692
)
(2,641,054
)
175.4
Parkland Corp.
(1,645
)
(38,279
)
2.5
Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.
(1,232,344
)
(13,435,546
)
892.0
Quebecor, Inc., Class B
(88,683
)
(2,208,238
)
146.6
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B
(214,000
)
(7,772,457
)
516.0
Shopify, Inc., Class A
(8,232
)
(643,968
)
42.8
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
(16,818
)
(1,518,917
)
100.9
 
(87,199,662
)
Denmark
Danske Bank A/S
(248,253
)
(7,340,603
)
487.4
Zealand Pharma A/S
(6,801
)
(785,124
)
52.1
 
(8,125,727
)
Finland
Kesko OYJ, Class B
(12,457
)
(267,554
)
17.8
Metso Oyj
(30,260
)
(287,989
)
19.1
Neste OYJ
(53,852
)
(864,648
)
57.4
 
(1,420,191
)
France
Airbus SE
(12,766
)
(1,947,341
)
129.3
Cie de Saint-Gobain SA
(51,388
)
(4,660,116
)
309.4
EssilorLuxottica SA
(14,443
)
(3,387,719
)
224.9
Eurazeo SE
(371
)
(28,297
)
1.9
Renault SA
(35,407
)
(1,620,027
)
107.6
Sartorius Stedim Biotech
(13,389
)
(2,685,871
)
178.3
Worldline SA/France
(83,124
)
(589,222
)
39.1
 
(14,918,593
)
Germany
Daimler Truck Holding AG
(14,348
)
(593,299
)
39.4
Gerresheimer AG
(60,391
)
(5,086,116
)
337.7
 
(5,679,415
)
Hong Kong
MTR Corp. Ltd.
(118,000
)
(429,330
)
28.5
Power Assets Holdings Ltd.
(85,500
)
(569,538
)
37.8
Schedule of Investments
65

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Hong Kong (continued)
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.
(4,000
)
$(57,862
)
3.9
% 
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.
(22,000
)
(66,145
)
4.4
 
(1,122,875
)
Israel
Azrieli Group Ltd.
(24,400
)
(1,862,715
)
123.7
Italy
Iveco Group NV
(129,869
)
(1,349,572
)
89.6
Nexi SpA
(96,776
)
(611,701
)
40.6
Ryanair Holdings PLC
(639,377
)
(12,273,329
)
814.9
Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale
(10,561
)
(91,476
)
6.1
 
(14,326,078
)
Japan
Fujikura Ltd.
(1,500
)
(55,130
)
3.7
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.
(80
)
(290,996
)
19.3
Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
(3,600
)
(93,664
)
6.2
Kikkoman Corp.
(28,300
)
(332,037
)
22.1
Kokusai Electric Corp.
(60,000
)
(1,094,024
)
72.6
Kyushu Railway Co.
(23,600
)
(620,928
)
41.2
MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.
(6,400
)
(87,134
)
5.8
Nippon Building Fund, Inc.
(425
)
(365,029
)
24.2
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.
(16,600
)
(576,219
)
38.3
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.
(900
)
(19,286
)
1.3
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
(900
)
(20,239
)
1.3
Rorze Corp.
(11,000
)
(160,320
)
10.7
Secom Co. Ltd.
(7,000
)
(248,940
)
16.5
SG Holdings Co. Ltd.
(70,500
)
(706,998
)
46.9
SUMCO Corp.
(32,900
)
(314,571
)
20.9
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.
(7,800
)
(192,448
)
12.8
Trial Holdings, Inc.
(25,200
)
(470,018
)
31.2
 
(5,647,981
)
Netherlands
IMCD NV
(24,272
)
(3,859,031
)
256.2
JDE Peets NV
(35,640
)
(804,625
)
53.4
 
(4,663,656
)
Singapore
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT
(386,700
)
(783,650
)
52.1
CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore
(2,678,000
)
(5,657,510
)
375.6
Mapletree Logistics Trust
(3,300
)
(3,292
)
0.2
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.
(140,500
)
(1,611,971
)
107.0
 
(8,056,423
)
Spain
Amadeus IT Group SA
(55,586
)
(4,029,610
)
267.5
CaixaBank SA
(162,170
)
(988,225
)
65.6
Industria de Diseno Textil SA
(49,314
)
(2,811,620
)
186.7
Repsol SA
(109,192
)
(1,366,906
)
90.8
 
(9,196,361
)
Switzerland
Bachem Holding AG
(692
)
(54,765
)
3.6
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered Shares
(11,028
)
(1,098,908
)
73.0
EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered Shares
(2,099
)
(1,614,256
)
107.2
Galderma Group AG
(20,389
)
(1,907,979
)
126.7
SIG Group AG
(6,483
)
(139,904
)
9.3
Swatch Group AG
(2,734
)
(561,025
)
37.2
Swatch Group AG, Registered Shares
(1,719
)
(69,649
)
4.6
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Switzerland (continued)
Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered Shares
(6,160
)
$(5,016,085
)
333.0
% 
Swisscom AG, Registered Shares
(2,009
)
(1,224,046
)
81.3
 
(11,686,617
)
United Kingdom
Croda International PLC
(21,663
)
(1,039,473
)
69.0
Entain PLC
(194,936
)
(1,874,797
)
124.5
IAMGOLD Corp.
(394,019
)
(2,187,501
)
145.2
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
(56,065
)
(6,183,832
)
410.5
JD Sports Fashion PLC
(681,987
)
(1,093,557
)
72.6
Persimmon PLC
(6,348
)
(120,303
)
8.0
Rentokil Initial PLC
(863,265
)
(4,329,941
)
287.5
Tritax Big Box REIT PLC
(3,170,464
)
(5,768,390
)
383.0
UNITE Group PLC/The
(165,935
)
(1,877,066
)
124.6
WPP PLC
(99,126
)
(1,041,906
)
69.2
 
(25,516,766
)
United States
BRP, Inc.
(10,959
)
(540,335
)
35.9
Haleon PLC
(1,466,664
)
(7,048,887
)
468.0
 
(7,589,222
)
Preferred Stocks
Germany
Sartorius AG
(12,834
)
(3,324,723
)
220.7
Total Reference Entity — Short
(215,019,086
)
Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank
USA
$(1,506,169
)
The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with UBS AG as of period end, termination dates 05/11/26 — 05/15/28:
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Reference Entity — Long
Common Stocks
Australia
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.
16,685
$134,428
(2.5
)% 
Challenger Ltd.
321,103
1,271,743
(23.2
)
Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.
2,021,307
3,618,930
(65.9
)
Credit Corp. Group Ltd.
88,936
1,004,863
(18.3
)
Dicker Data Ltd.
100,437
567,025
(10.3
)
Downer EDI Ltd.
186,820
684,517
(12.5
)
Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.
105,776
1,106,316
(20.2
)
Lendlease Corp Ltd.
265,499
1,176,348
(21.4
)
NRW Holdings Ltd.
198,207
499,497
(9.1
)
Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd.
116,321
1,527,793
(27.8
)
Technology One Ltd.
205,736
3,279,019
(59.8
)
Temple & Webster Group Ltd.
65,346
493,699
(9.0
)
Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd.
178,538
536,204
(9.8
)
 
15,900,382
Austria
ANDRITZ AG
3,190
192,590
(3.5
)
Kontron AG
7,804
131,416
(2.4
)
Raiffeisen Bank International AG
16,643
298,137
(5.4
)
 
622,143
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Canada
Bird Construction, Inc.
97,184
$2,115,594
(38.5
)% 
Cargojet, Inc.
10,945
1,069,778
(19.5
)
Centerra Gold, Inc.
251,552
1,777,765
(32.4
)
CI Financial Corp.
94,926
1,561,249
(28.4
)
Doman Building Materials Group Ltd.
28,525
168,608
(3.1
)
Extendicare, Inc.
166,365
1,099,262
(20.0
)
Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc.
198,597
1,300,826
(23.7
)
Lundin Gold, Inc.
34,933
844,755
(15.4
)
North American Construction Group Ltd.
41,608
811,331
(14.8
)
Obsidian Energy Ltd.
138,590
786,340
(14.3
)
Paramount Resources Ltd., Class A
82,373
1,589,068
(29.0
)
Secure Energy Services, Inc.
984,119
10,962,535
(199.8
)
Topaz Energy Corp.
80,925
1,552,416
(28.3
)
Trican Well Service Ltd.
136,684
453,536
(8.3
)
Vermilion Energy, Inc.
1,109,603
10,344,128
(188.5
)
 
36,437,191
Egypt
Centamin PLC
640,595
1,311,713
(23.9
)
France
Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA
97,415
511,302
(9.3
)
ICADE
23,688
619,583
(11.3
)
Imerys SA
9,912
321,769
(5.9
)
Ubisoft Entertainment SA
382,146
5,758,771
(104.9
)
 
7,211,425
Germany
CECONOMY AG
280,310
902,206
(16.5
)
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG
52,146
296,142
(5.4
)
Deutsche Wohnen SE
13,747
351,202
(6.4
)
Duerr AG
17,299
400,888
(7.3
)
Grand City Properties SA
25,977
344,307
(6.3
)
Renk Group AG
27,602
554,656
(10.1
)
SAF-Holland SE
10,343
159,996
(2.9
)
TAG Immobilien AG
16,585
275,706
(5.0
)
TBC Bank Group PLC
11,510
408,143
(7.4
)
 
3,693,246
Israel
Ituran Location and Control Ltd.
39,469
1,055,006
(19.2
)
Italy
Banca IFIS SpA
22,300
534,449
(9.7
)
Credito Emiliano SpA
10,398
112,284
(2.1
)
De Longhi SpA
22,508
703,485
(12.8
)
Hera SpA
79,286
303,313
(5.5
)
Maire SpA
26,749
201,892
(3.7
)
PRADA SpA
107,600
826,100
(15.1
)
Sesa SpA
587
50,978
(0.9
)
Webuild SpA
450,989
1,278,897
(23.3
)
 
4,011,398
Japan
Aisan Industry Co. Ltd.
24,800
219,415
(4.0
)
Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.
817,900
8,037,296
(146.5
)
Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.
944,500
5,615,174
(102.3
)
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc.
131,300
1,681,796
(30.6
)
Digital Garage, Inc.
161,900
3,340,822
(60.9
)
DTS Corp.
4,200
108,787
(2.0
)
Fukuoka REIT Corp.
1,761
1,642,827
(29.9
)
GMO internet group, Inc.
79,000
1,365,285
(24.9
)
Hyakugo Bank Ltd.
265,800
956,628
(17.4
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Itochu Enex Co. Ltd.
9,300
$97,344
(1.8
)% 
JINS Holdings, Inc.
26,300
1,071,956
(19.5
)
Kaneka Corp.
105,600
2,588,384
(47.2
)
Kanematsu Corp.
271,500
4,133,078
(75.3
)
Keiyo Bank Ltd.
280,200
1,255,756
(22.9
)
Kokuyo Co. Ltd.
75,100
1,208,235
(22.0
)
Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.
108,900
1,748,368
(31.9
)
Maruha Nichiro Corp.
110,300
2,163,548
(39.4
)
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.
125,200
3,977,815
(72.5
)
Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.
282,800
7,587,228
(138.3
)
Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.
151,200
1,700,982
(31.0
)
Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd.
6,100
173,634
(3.2
)
Noritz Corp.
42,600
493,615
(9.0
)
NTN Corp.
348,600
574,350
(10.5
)
San-In Godo Bank Ltd.
32,000
256,838
(4.7
)
Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd.
10,300
161,455
(2.9
)
Seiko Group Corp.
9,700
244,498
(4.4
)
SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.
54,100
1,903,158
(34.7
)
Sundrug Co. Ltd.
29,300
724,702
(13.2
)
Taikisha Ltd.
13,400
426,258
(7.8
)
Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.
244,300
7,271,773
(132.5
)
Tokyotokeiba Co. Ltd.
54,500
1,484,946
(27.1
)
Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
3,300
41,550
(0.7
)
YAMABIKO Corp.
17,500
284,304
(5.2
)
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.
28,900
282,983
(5.1
)
Yamazen Corp.
29,400
255,379
(4.6
)
Yaoko Co. Ltd.
2,700
164,127
(3.0
)
Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.
16,500
301,100
(5.5
)
 
65,545,394
Netherlands
Koninklijke BAM Groep NV
154,100
711,235
(13.0
)
Norway
Aker Solutions ASA
123,577
585,549
(10.7
)
Elkem ASA
141,522
230,805
(4.2
)
Odfjell Drilling Ltd.
33,060
152,296
(2.8
)
Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA
86,094
855,977
(15.6
)
 
1,824,627
Portugal
Mota-Engil SGPS SA
358,140
998,553
(18.2
)
Singapore
BW LPG Ltd
4,445
57,328
(1.1
)
Keppel REIT
1,870,400
1,269,290
(23.1
)
 
1,326,618
Sweden
Attendo AB
56
249
(0.0
)
Switzerland
International Workplace Group PLC
247,880
512,308
(9.3
)
United Kingdom
4imprint Group PLC
12,270
808,233
(14.7
)
Ashmore Group PLC
637,822
1,744,441
(31.8
)
Currys PLC
2,061,046
2,192,534
(40.0
)
Firstgroup PLC
178,636
307,046
(5.6
)
Global Ship Lease, Inc., Class A
103,198
2,461,272
(44.9
)
J D Wetherspoon PLC
72,916
577,293
(10.5
)
John Wood Group PLC
1,294,935
2,112,240
(38.5
)
Jupiter Fund Management PLC
205,542
213,354
(3.9
)
Man Group PLC/Jersey
341
873
(0.0
)
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United Kingdom (continued)
Mitchells & Butlers PLC
95,894
$310,067
(5.7
)% 
Morgan Sindall Group PLC
6,745
325,871
(5.9
)
Savills PLC
71,082
984,393
(17.9
)
Synthomer PLC
14,585
33,721
(0.6
)
TP ICAP Group PLC
262,240
759,137
(13.8
)
 
12,830,475
United States
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A
23,190
192,941
(3.5
)
1st Source Corp.
39,592
2,345,034
(42.7
)
ABM Industries, Inc.
78,660
4,173,700
(76.1
)
Accel Entertainment, Inc., Class A
17,206
189,954
(3.5
)
ACI Worldwide, Inc.
264,565
13,016,598
(237.2
)
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
59,763
2,132,941
(38.9
)
Allient, Inc.
10,845
187,510
(3.4
)
Alphatec Holdings Inc
203,258
1,595,575
(29.1
)
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A
315,914
2,675,792
(48.8
)
Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.
98,364
379,685
(6.9
)
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
2,546
190,543
(3.5
)
Asana, Inc., Class A
7,734
92,344
(1.7
)
Atkore, Inc.
145,712
12,496,261
(227.7
)
Atmus Filtration Technologies, Inc.
72,345
2,817,114
(51.3
)
Berry Corp.
247,234
1,241,115
(22.6
)
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.
992
123,554
(2.2
)
C3.ai, Inc., Class A
34,356
846,188
(15.4
)
Cadre Holdings, Inc.
79,899
2,778,088
(50.6
)
Camden National Corp.
16,170
678,332
(12.4
)
Castle Biosciences, Inc.
11,194
388,096
(7.1
)
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A
119,159
3,472,293
(63.3
)
Chefs Warehouse, Inc.
140,259
5,599,139
(102.0
)
Chimera Investment Corp.
251,602
3,799,190
(69.2
)
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
9,192
316,205
(5.8
)
Cohen & Steers, Inc.
1,427
140,945
(2.6
)
Compass, Inc., Class A
95,114
603,974
(11.0
)
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.
10,887
263,901
(4.8
)
Coursera, Inc.
198,979
1,382,904
(25.2
)
CSG Systems International, Inc.
15,915
741,798
(13.5
)
Curbline Properties Corp.
133,010
3,010,016
(54.8
)
Deluxe Corp.
25,440
477,254
(8.7
)
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
18,713
562,700
(10.3
)
DXC Technology Co.
72,449
1,438,837
(26.2
)
Eagle Bancorp, Inc.
9,804
256,963
(4.7
)
Edgewell Personal Care Co.
95,618
3,341,849
(60.9
)
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
58,532
715,261
(13.0
)
Enterprise Financial Services Corp.
1,196
63,053
(1.1
)
EverQuote, Inc., Class A
83,252
1,496,871
(27.3
)
EZCORP, Inc., Class A
6,575
75,547
(1.4
)
Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B
8,737
350,616
(6.4
)
First Busey Corp.
3,201
77,816
(1.4
)
First Financial Corp/indiana
8,434
362,325
(6.6
)
Freshworks, Inc., Class A
10,326
120,814
(2.2
)
Fulgent Genetics, Inc.
7,431
159,395
(2.9
)
Gorman-Rupp Co.
4,947
182,792
(3.3
)
GQG Partners, Inc., CDI
823,156
1,494,163
(27.2
)
Hackett Group, Inc.
16,464
400,404
(7.3
)
Health Catalyst, Inc.
67,185
522,027
(9.5
)
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
10,607
116,359
(2.1
)
HealthStream, Inc.
23,031
673,311
(12.3
)
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
27,222
1,063,291
(19.4
)
Helen of Troy Ltd.
3,986
253,709
(4.6
)
Home BancShares, Inc.
90,044
2,457,301
(44.8
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Kforce, Inc.
79,666
$4,603,898
(83.9
)% 
Kohls Corp.
208,293
3,849,255
(70.1
)
Life Time Group Holdings, Inc.
155,224
3,458,391
(63.0
)
M/I Homes, Inc.
19,099
2,895,217
(52.8
)
Magnite, Inc.
164,432
2,052,111
(37.4
)
Marqeta, Inc., Class A
162,600
920,316
(16.8
)
Methode Electronics, Inc.
72,099
628,703
(11.5
)
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
5,105
126,655
(2.3
)
OSI Systems, Inc.
4,851
641,351
(11.7
)
Otter Tail Corp.
38,554
3,027,260
(55.2
)
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
1,607,018
22,321,480
(406.8
)
Paymentus Holdings, Inc., Class A
28,123
692,107
(12.6
)
Pennant Group, Inc.
8,500
271,745
(4.9
)
Plexus Corp.
41,329
5,955,509
(108.5
)
PRA Group, Inc.
23,060
464,890
(8.5
)
Premier Financial Corp.
3,439
84,806
(1.5
)
REX American Resources Corp.
11,571
517,571
(9.4
)
Saul Centers, Inc.
38,442
1,504,620
(27.4
)
Shutterstock, Inc.
7,285
233,776
(4.3
)
SI-BONE, Inc.
12,254
169,105
(3.1
)
SITE Centers Corp.
38,994
621,954
(11.3
)
Southside Bancshares, Inc.
6,029
195,340
(3.6
)
SpartanNash Co.
6,547
137,749
(2.5
)
Sunrun, Inc.
32,514
469,827
(8.6
)
Tennant Co.
400
35,024
(0.6
)
Travel + Leisure Co.
3,737
178,666
(3.3
)
TTM Technologies, Inc.
29,722
666,962
(12.2
)
Tutor Perini Corp.
67,121
1,739,776
(31.7
)
United Bankshares, Inc.
2,588
97,516
(1.8
)
United Parks & Resorts, Inc.
71,864
3,782,202
(68.9
)
Univest Financial Corp.
3,807
105,949
(1.9
)
Vital Farms, Inc.
15,176
526,304
(9.6
)
Vitesse Energy, Inc.
35,222
875,971
(16.0
)
Warby Parker, Inc., Class A
362,283
6,133,451
(111.8
)
WK Kellogg Co
170,424
2,834,151
(51.6
)
World Acceptance Corp.
27,486
3,136,153
(57.1
)
Yext, Inc.
18,042
130,624
(2.4
)
 
160,620,773
Rights
Italy
Sesa SpA, (Expires 12/12/24, Strike Price EUR,
110.20)
587
0.0
Total Reference Entity — Long
314,612,736
Reference Entity — Short
Common Stocks
Australia
Amotiv Ltd.
(5,339
)
(37,160
)
0.7
Champion Iron Ltd.
(14,989
)
(57,529
)
1.0
Coronado Global Resources, Inc., CDI
(203,499
)
(135,560
)
2.5
Sigma Healthcare Ltd.
(401,215
)
(515,103
)
9.4
Silex Systems Ltd.
(96,114
)
(326,141
)
5.9
Strike Energy Ltd.
(1,211,592
)
(169,393
)
3.1
 
(1,240,886
)
Belgium
Azelis Group NV
(60,957
)
(1,221,205
)
22.2
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Belgium (continued)
Colruyt Group N.V
(18,315
)
$(854,660
)
15.6
% 
Shurgard Self Storage Ltd.
(13,848
)
(593,029
)
10.8
 
(2,668,894
)
Canada
Canadian Solar, Inc.
(9,562
)
(136,163
)
2.5
Encore Energy Corp.
(39,660
)
(156,663
)
2.9
EQB, Inc.
(15,404
)
(1,181,783
)
21.5
Filo Corp.
(3,894
)
(89,719
)
1.6
First National Financial Corp.
(10,526
)
(306,931
)
5.6
Skeena Resources Ltd.
(28,893
)
(280,764
)
5.1
 
(2,152,023
)
Denmark
Chemometec A/S
(20,699
)
(1,215,303
)
22.2
FLSmidth & Co A/S, Class B
(62,800
)
(3,287,640
)
59.9
Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S
(6,916
)
(1,143,872
)
20.8
Royal Unibrew A/S
(1,809
)
(136,094
)
2.5
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A
(3,604
)
(54,130
)
1.0
 
(5,837,039
)
Faeroe Islands
Bakkafrost P/F
(8,179
)
(493,239
)
9.0
Finland
Nokian Renkaat Oyj
(16,792
)
(139,371
)
2.5
France
Interparfums SA
(21,300
)
(972,850
)
17.7
SOITEC
(8,389
)
(664,300
)
12.1
Verallia SA
(15,016
)
(433,045
)
7.9
 
(2,070,195
)
Germany
Aurubis AG
(1,793
)
(140,997
)
2.6
Eckert & Ziegler SE
(5,135
)
(220,316
)
4.0
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services
Worldwide
(64,814
)
(3,507,242
)
63.9
Siltronic AG
(24,097
)
(1,368,829
)
24.9
Sixt SE
(12,537
)
(993,027
)
18.1
 
(6,230,411
)
Ghana
Kosmos Energy Ltd.
(243,239
)
(914,579
)
16.7
Tullow Oil PLC
(3,751
)
(1,148
)
0.0
 
(915,727
)
Israel
JFrog Ltd.
(62,895
)
(1,835,276
)
33.4
OPC Energy Ltd.
(11,462
)
(92,816
)
1.7
 
(1,928,092
)
Italy
Ermenegildo Zegna NV
(18,211
)
(138,404
)
2.5
Stevanato Group SpA
(49,427
)
(939,607
)
17.2
 
(1,078,011
)
Japan
Anycolor, Inc.
(106,100
)
(1,498,285
)
27.3
Aozora Bank Ltd.
(105,800
)
(1,824,009
)
33.2
Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.
(37,100
)
(1,400,797
)
25.5
Asahi Yukizai Corp.
(6,000
)
(160,073
)
2.9
Base Co. Ltd.
(8,600
)
(165,920
)
3.0
C Uyemura & Co. Ltd.
(3,500
)
(243,258
)
4.4
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Chiyoda Corp.
(494,400
)
$(949,821
)
17.3
% 
Colowide Co Ltd.
(33,200
)
(367,689
)
6.7
Daiei Kankyo Co. Ltd.
(15,700
)
(323,827
)
5.9
Enplas Corp.
(8,700
)
(386,080
)
7.0
Freee KK
(5,000
)
(93,307
)
1.7
Fujita Kanko, Inc.
(7,600
)
(463,562
)
8.5
Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.
(16,400
)
(417,079
)
7.6
Future Corp.
(3,900
)
(49,937
)
0.9
Godo Steel, Ltd.
(4,400
)
(112,096
)
2.1
Hirata Corp.
(1,200
)
(38,268
)
0.7
Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.
(41,200
)
(302,266
)
5.5
Japan Investment Adviser Co. Ltd.
(2,800
)
(18,731
)
0.4
KeePer Technical Laboratory Co. Ltd.
(26,500
)
(727,817
)
13.3
Kosaido Holdings Co. Ltd.
(35,600
)
(124,092
)
2.3
Krosaki Harima Corp.
(5,600
)
(89,722
)
1.6
Mars Group Holdings Corp.
(23,300
)
(479,472
)
8.7
Mitsui E&S Co. Ltd.
(59,127
)
(427,738
)
7.8
Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.
(405
)
(337,096
)
6.2
Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
(13,800
)
(142,230
)
2.6
Nitto Kogyo Corp.
(16,300
)
(314,830
)
5.7
Nomura Micro Science Co. Ltd.
(5,200
)
(71,780
)
1.3
Ohsho Food Service Corp.
(13,200
)
(259,291
)
4.7
Orient Corp.
(30,400
)
(180,638
)
3.3
OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd.
(44,700
)
(626,693
)
11.4
Pillar Corp. /Japan
(1,100
)
(30,798
)
0.6
Raysum Co. Ltd.
(8,600
)
(329,940
)
6.0
RENOVA, Inc.
(105,900
)
(600,086
)
10.9
Roland Corp.
(5,900
)
(150,926
)
2.8
Ryobi Ltd.
(3,000
)
(37,065
)
0.7
Seven Bank Ltd.
(188,300
)
(397,421
)
7.3
Star Micronics Co. Ltd.
(19,400
)
(248,498
)
4.5
Tama Home Co. Ltd.
(31,600
)
(796,786
)
14.5
TKP Corp.
(12,900
)
(103,414
)
1.9
Toridoll Holdings Corp.
(2,500
)
(64,263
)
1.2
Torishima Pump Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
(4,600
)
(83,351
)
1.5
Workman Co. Ltd.
(76,600
)
(1,955,226
)
35.6
Yamae Group Holdings Co. Ltd.
(10,200
)
(130,318
)
2.4
Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.
(4,100
)
(144,896
)
2.6
 
(17,669,392
)
Malta
Gambling.com Group Ltd.
(8,432
)
(81,200
)
1.5
Netherlands
AMG Critical Materials NV
(63,788
)
(1,088,202
)
19.8
Fugro NV, Class C
(54,266
)
(1,247,772
)
22.8
Redcare Pharmacy NV
(2,654
)
(406,458
)
7.4
 
(2,742,432
)
New Zealand
Ryman Healthcare Ltd.
(600,049
)
(1,782,487
)
32.5
Nigeria
Airtel Africa PLC
(1,009,232
)
(1,326,233
)
24.2
Norway
FLEX LNG Ltd.
(24,814
)
(607,943
)
11.1
NEL ASA
(62,200
)
(24,063
)
0.4
 
(632,006
)
Spain
Acerinox SA
(54,065
)
(495,403
)
9.0
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Spain (continued)
Sacyr SA
(121,768
)
$(405,490
)
7.4
% 
Vidrala SA
(6,360
)
(687,708
)
12.5
Viscofan SA
(14,915
)
(997,463
)
18.2
 
(2,586,064
)
Sweden
Axfood AB
(71,231
)
(1,590,481
)
29.0
Cloetta AB, Class B
(313,849
)
(788,264
)
14.4
Elekta AB, Class B
(119,106
)
(717,505
)
13.1
Hms Networks Ab
(5,075
)
(188,828
)
3.4
Munters Group AB
(10,676
)
(172,947
)
3.2
Paradox Interactive AB
(2,953
)
(55,709
)
1.0
Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB,
Class B
(827,342
)
(439,784
)
8.0
SiriusPoint Ltd.
(419,303
)
(5,509,641
)
100.4
Stillfront Group AB
(27,180
)
(18,906
)
0.3
Thule Group AB
(32,956
)
(1,103,113
)
20.1
 
(10,585,178
)
Switzerland
Garrett Motion, Inc.
(120,083
)
(892,217
)
16.3
United Kingdom
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC
(48,767
)
(71,939
)
1.3
Auction Technology Group PLC
(33,016
)
(191,789
)
3.5
Breedon Group PLC
(68,820
)
(390,456
)
7.1
Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd.
(160,299
)
(2,766,761
)
50.4
Future PLC
(4,467
)
(50,577
)
0.9
Genius Sports Ltd.
(35,096
)
(240,408
)
4.4
Ibstock PLC
(123,664
)
(319,715
)
5.8
ITV PLC
(176,274
)
(167,867
)
3.1
Marex Group PLC
(1,828
)
(48,149
)
0.9
Mobico Group PLC
(643,008
)
(575,000
)
10.5
Next 15 Group PLC
(65,658
)
(340,768
)
6.2
OSB Group PLC
(181,642
)
(822,217
)
15.0
Spirent Communications PLC
(237,147
)
(513,726
)
9.4
Victrex PLC
(11,684
)
(128,362
)
2.3
Watches of Switzerland Group PLC
(95,220
)
(500,579
)
9.1
 
(7,128,313
)
United States
AAR Corp.
(4,566
)
(268,024
)
4.9
Adeia, Inc.
(75,919
)
(943,673
)
17.2
Adtalem Global Education, Inc.
(54,458
)
(4,406,741
)
80.3
Aehr Test Systems
(6,701
)
(94,350
)
1.7
American Coastal Insurance Corp., Class C
(6,318
)
(76,764
)
1.4
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
(203,637
)
(1,810,333
)
33.0
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.
(75,465
)
(1,114,618
)
20.3
Applied Digital Corp.
(116,874
)
(790,068
)
14.4
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.
(18,948
)
(279,294
)
5.1
Artesian Resources Corp., Class A
(6,889
)
(230,850
)
4.2
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
(9,239
)
(771,087
)
14.1
Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc., Class C
(91,255
)
(3,605,485
)
65.7
Atlas Energy Solutions, Inc.
(86,942
)
(1,701,455
)
31.0
Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc., Class A
(33,170
)
(1,534,444
)
28.0
Banner Corp.
(73,855
)
(4,729,674
)
86.2
Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B
(5,127
)
(386,678
)
7.0
BGC Group, Inc., Class A
(168,538
)
(1,579,201
)
28.8
BOK Financial Corp.
(8,353
)
(887,339
)
16.2
Boston Omaha Corp., Class A
(27,726
)
(409,236
)
7.5
BRC, Inc., Class A
(19,572
)
(61,260
)
1.1
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
(32,956
)
(1,642,857
)
29.9
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
BrightView Holdings, Inc.
(216,504
)
$(3,546,336
)
64.6
% 
Caleres, Inc.
(222,607
)
(6,644,819
)
121.1
Calix, Inc.
(27,575
)
(975,603
)
17.8
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc.
(491,098
)
(5,112,330
)
93.2
Centuri Holdings, Inc.
(31,604
)
(593,207
)
10.8
CEVA, Inc.
(27,569
)
(643,323
)
11.7
City Holding Co.
(6,081
)
(709,045
)
12.9
Coastal Financial Corp.
(8,756
)
(551,540
)
10.1
Columbia Financial, Inc.
(14,410
)
(246,123
)
4.5
Conduent, Inc.
(27,150
)
(97,740
)
1.8
CorMedix, Inc.
(10,524
)
(105,819
)
1.9
Cousins Properties, Inc.
(106,127
)
(3,250,670
)
59.2
Crescent Energy Co., Class A
(27,322
)
(339,612
)
6.2
Cricut, Inc., Class A
(38,192
)
(251,303
)
4.6
CTS Corp.
(18,050
)
(893,294
)
16.3
Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
(34,109
)
(168,669
)
3.1
Definitive Healthcare Corp., Class A
(78,833
)
(327,157
)
6.0
DiamondRock Hospitality Co.
(194,860
)
(1,669,950
)
30.4
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.
(35,468
)
(1,403,823
)
25.6
Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.
(13,334
)
(513,359
)
9.4
Dorman Products, Inc.
(28,247
)
(3,221,005
)
58.7
Douglas Emmett, Inc.
(13,508
)
(240,307
)
4.4
Eastern Bankshares, Inc.
(262,372
)
(4,284,535
)
78.1
Eastman Kodak Co.
(206,633
)
(975,308
)
17.8
Embecta Corp.
(60,716
)
(854,881
)
15.6
Enerpac Tool Group Corp., Class A
(98,505
)
(4,346,041
)
79.2
Enfusion, Inc., Class A
(92,453
)
(823,756
)
15.0
Envista Holdings Corp.
(11,298
)
(236,919
)
4.3
Equity Commonwealth
(74,826
)
(1,480,807
)
27.0
Esab Corp.
(12,130
)
(1,492,475
)
27.2
EVgo, Inc., Class A
(7,289
)
(57,146
)
1.0
Excelerate Energy, Inc., Class A
(29,626
)
(707,469
)
12.9
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.
(8,651
)
(346,905
)
6.3
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C
(9,645
)
(1,767,639
)
32.2
First Commonwealth Financial Corp.
(76,199
)
(1,252,712
)
22.8
First Community Bankshares, Inc.
(2,343
)
(97,141
)
1.8
Flywire Corp.
(17,531
)
(305,390
)
5.6
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.
(310,583
)
(8,559,667
)
156.0
Fulton Financial Corp.
(135,540
)
(2,454,629
)
44.7
Getty Images Holdings, Inc., Class A
(9,923
)
(41,180
)
0.7
Global Medical REIT, Inc.
(84,918
)
(771,905
)
14.1
Gogo, Inc.
(80,287
)
(525,880
)
9.6
Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A
(38,628
)
(4,206,589
)
76.7
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
(3,745
)
(212,304
)
3.9
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc., Class A
(15,430
)
(245,646
)
4.5
Guess?, Inc.
(184,560
)
(3,135,674
)
57.1
Hanesbrands, Inc.
(1,778,089
)
(12,357,719
)
225.2
HB Fuller Co.
(99,878
)
(7,309,072
)
133.2
HighPeak Energy, Inc.
(5,280
)
(67,584
)
1.2
Hims & Hers Health, Inc., Class A
(85,303
)
(1,606,255
)
29.3
Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc.
(7,191
)
(546,804
)
10.0
I3 Verticals, Inc., Class A
(159,154
)
(3,658,950
)
66.7
Ibotta, Inc., Class A
(35,598
)
(2,608,977
)
47.5
Ingevity Corp.
(186,532
)
(7,795,172
)
142.1
Inmode Ltd.
(287,738
)
(4,914,565
)
89.6
Innodata, Inc.
(14,840
)
(298,432
)
5.4
International Bancshares Corp.
(14,387
)
(881,348
)
16.1
International Money Express, Inc.
(104,837
)
(1,844,083
)
33.6
Interparfums, Inc.
(9,885
)
(1,196,777
)
21.8
IonQ, Inc.
(15,186
)
(228,246
)
4.2
Janus International Group, Inc.
(463,501
)
(3,411,367
)
62.2
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October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
JetBlue Airways Corp.
(368,681
)
$(2,101,482
)
38.3
% 
Knowles Corp.
(27,680
)
(479,418
)
8.7
Lakeland Financial Corp.
(36,182
)
(2,354,363
)
42.9
Lancaster Colony Corp.
(15,200
)
(2,638,720
)
48.1
Legalzoom.com, Inc.
(8,351
)
(59,960
)
1.1
Lemonade, Inc.
(26,618
)
(632,710
)
11.5
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Live, Class C
(34,977
)
(2,041,258
)
37.2
Limbach Holdings, Inc.
(8,312
)
(631,463
)
11.5
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.
(93,509
)
(3,713,242
)
67.7
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.
(23,555
)
(1,504,458
)
27.4
Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A
(11,279
)
(506,202
)
9.2
Marten Transport Ltd.
(178,631
)
(2,765,208
)
50.4
MaxCyte, Inc.
(30,827
)
(110,361
)
2.0
MeridianLink, Inc.
(54,622
)
(1,199,499
)
21.9
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
(1,098
)
(125,216
)
2.3
Middlesex Water Co.
(10,328
)
(631,970
)
11.5
Mission Produce, Inc.
(7,560
)
(89,208
)
1.6
Montauk Renewables, Inc.
(13,135
)
(72,637
)
1.3
MP Materials Corp., Class A
(3,522
)
(63,361
)
1.2
NBT Bancorp, Inc.
(32,538
)
(1,447,290
)
26.4
NCR Atleos Corp.
(173,800
)
(4,550,084
)
82.9
NextNav, Inc.
(2,966
)
(34,465
)
0.6
nLight, Inc.
(7,114
)
(88,783
)
1.6
Nordstrom, Inc.
(15,893
)
(359,341
)
6.5
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A
(135,898
)
(841,209
)
15.3
OneWater Marine, Inc., Class A
(17,504
)
(381,062
)
6.9
OPENLANE, Inc.
(326,618
)
(5,160,564
)
94.0
Pactiv Evergreen, Inc.
(129,426
)
(1,467,691
)
26.7
Paragon 28, Inc.
(20,220
)
(107,166
)
2.0
Pathward Financial, Inc.
(22,565
)
(1,596,699
)
29.1
Patterson Cos, Inc.
(50,354
)
(1,057,938
)
19.3
Peakstone Realty Trust, Class E
(3,672
)
(48,177
)
0.9
Peoples Bancorp, Inc.
(8,274
)
(254,674
)
4.6
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(60,570
)
(1,038,775
)
18.9
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A
(48,826
)
(485,330
)
8.8
Piper Sandler Cos.
(9,040
)
(2,564,106
)
46.7
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
(43,931
)
(316,743
)
5.8
Portland General Electric Co.
(51,957
)
(2,462,762
)
44.9
Rayonier, Inc.
(213,619
)
(6,671,321
)
121.6
RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.
(8,964
)
(389,217
)
7.1
Ready Capital Corp.
(169,691
)
(1,162,383
)
21.2
RXO, Inc.
(258,365
)
(7,283,309
)
132.7
S&T Bancorp, Inc.
(14,338
)
(544,557
)
9.9
Scholastic Corp.
(9,344
)
(232,012
)
4.2
Select Water Solutions, Inc., Class A
(299,991
)
(3,179,905
)
57.9
Sezzle, Inc.
(1,012
)
(217,236
)
4.0
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.
(5,547
)
(76,770
)
1.4
SIGA Technologies, Inc.
(19,517
)
(140,913
)
2.6
Signet Jewelers Ltd.
(29,151
)
(2,672,564
)
48.7
SL Green Realty Corp.
(20,803
)
(1,572,915
)
28.7
Smith Douglas Homes Corp., Class A
(136,684
)
(4,526,974
)
82.5
SolarWinds Corp.
(5,550
)
(72,594
)
1.3
Sonoco Products Co.
(19,850
)
(1,042,522
)
19.0
Sotera Health Co.
(5,049
)
(79,118
)
1.4
Stellar Bancorp, Inc.
(30,882
)
(840,608
)
15.3
StoneX Group, Inc.
(24,210
)
(2,179,868
)
39.7
Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.
(5,340
)
(75,027
)
1.4
TEGNA, Inc.
(65,579
)
(1,077,463
)
19.6
Towne Bank
(36,411
)
(1,184,086
)
21.6
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
(43,039
)
(1,565,759
)
28.5
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
TriMas Corp.
(85,738
)
$(2,302,065
)
41.9
% 
TripAdvisor, Inc.
(203,960
)
(3,271,518
)
59.6
Triumph Group, Inc.
(178,953
)
(2,476,710
)
45.1
Trupanion, Inc.
(3,675
)
(201,316
)
3.7
United Community Banks, Inc.
(19,929
)
(567,179
)
10.3
Upstart Holdings, Inc.
(6,101
)
(296,997
)
5.4
Vital Energy, Inc.
(116,579
)
(3,179,109
)
57.9
Vivid Seats, Inc., Class A
(349,759
)
(1,423,519
)
25.9
Westrock Coffee Co.
(4,968
)
(32,988
)
0.6
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.
(1,484
)
(2,666,956
)
48.6
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
(54,942
)
(778,528
)
14.2
Xometry, Inc., Class A
(18,242
)
(359,003
)
6.5
XPEL, Inc.
(22,418
)
(864,662
)
15.8
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A
(180,382
)
(1,993,221
)
36.3
 
(249,920,901
)
Total Reference Entity — Short
(320,100,311
)
Net Value of Reference Entity — UBS AG
$(5,487,575
)
The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with UBS AG as of period end, termination date 04/18/28:
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Reference Entity — Long
Common Stocks
Australia
AGL Energy Ltd.
228,494
$1,568,842
(12.2
)% 
JB Hi-Fi Ltd.
105,751
5,674,837
(44.3
)
Sandfire Resources Ltd.
68,665
464,704
(3.6
)
Worley Ltd.
26,397
242,395
(1.9
)
 
7,950,778
Belgium
Liberty Global Ltd., Class C
210,574
4,342,036
(33.9
)
Canada
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
291,974
1,411,272
(11.0
)
Barrick Gold Corp.
68,767
1,329,062
(10.4
)
Celestica, Inc.
48,360
3,309,327
(25.8
)
FirstService Corp.
9,319
1,725,456
(13.4
)
Keyera Corp.
74,975
2,302,533
(18.0
)
Magna International, Inc.
946
37,348
(0.3
)
Stantec, Inc.
30,413
2,466,940
(19.2
)
 
12,581,938
Denmark
Genmab A/S
1,056
236,499
(1.9
)
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
71,399
1,360,674
(10.6
)
 
1,597,173
France
Credit Agricole SA
49,949
765,622
(6.0
)
Engie SA
291,874
4,892,249
(38.2
)
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA
5,248
763,579
(5.9
)
 
6,421,450
Germany
Adidas AG, Class N
33,382
7,994,695
(62.4
)
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Germany (continued)
E.ON SE, Class N
466,772
$6,299,120
(49.1
)% 
Merck KGaA
6,876
1,136,777
(8.9
)
Rheinmetall AG
1,348
693,998
(5.4
)
 
16,124,590
Greece
National Bank of Greece SA
348,055
2,726,914
(21.3
)
Hong Kong
Link REIT
299,603
1,395,975
(10.9
)
Sino Land Co. Ltd.
124,000
124,094
(1.0
)
 
1,520,069
Italy
A2A SpA
65,768
150,335
(1.2
)
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA
24,716
407,747
(3.2
)
 
558,082
Japan
Amada Co. Ltd.
57,900
570,599
(4.5
)
ANA Holdings, Inc.
106,400
2,095,731
(16.4
)
Asahi Kasei Corp.
43,800
302,162
(2.4
)
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
59,100
691,962
(5.4
)
Ebara Corp.
405,400
6,092,512
(47.5
)
J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.
62,800
666,915
(5.2
)
Kyocera Corp.
520,300
5,276,731
(41.2
)
Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.
6,900
113,724
(0.9
)
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.
273,900
1,477,989
(11.5
)
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
82,300
1,709,453
(13.3
)
NIDEC Corp.
96,200
1,916,382
(15.0
)
Nippon Express Holdings, Inc
16,700
823,342
(6.4
)
Obayashi Corp.
204,800
2,510,689
(19.6
)
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
15,200
189,851
(1.5
)
Shimizu Corp.
440,100
2,915,626
(22.7
)
Sumitomo Corp.
48,200
1,016,847
(7.9
)
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.
119,400
2,618,480
(20.4
)
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
192,000
6,915,098
(53.9
)
Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.
23,900
390,282
(3.0
)
Ulvac, Inc.
9,300
434,844
(3.4
)
 
38,729,219
Macau
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd., Class L
14,000
62,308
(0.5
)
New Zealand
Xero Ltd.
37,624
3,655,380
(28.5
)
Norway
Equinor ASA
74,324
1,766,102
(13.8
)
Frontline PLC
26,843
523,170
(4.1
)
Telenor ASA
4,880
59,934
(0.4
)
 
2,349,206
Singapore
Singapore Airlines Ltd.
688,500
3,358,578
(26.2
)
Spain
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA
303,228
14,541,427
(113.4
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Switzerland
TE Connectivity PLC
2,988
$440,491
(3.4
)% 
United Kingdom
Intertek Group PLC
209,077
12,551,214
(97.9
)
J Sainsbury PLC
824,470
2,838,481
(22.2
)
Marks & Spencer Group PLC
400,960
1,945,416
(15.2
)
Smiths Group PLC
11,847
233,775
(1.8
)
TechnipFMC PLC
1,252,311
33,424,181
(260.7
)
 
50,993,067
United States
AECOM
38,309
4,091,401
(31.9
)
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
69,028
3,307,131
(25.8
)
American Airlines Group, Inc.
1,344,168
18,011,851
(140.5
)
API Group Corp.
145,317
4,961,122
(38.7
)
Aramark
57,643
2,180,635
(17.0
)
AutoNation, Inc.
12,394
1,926,895
(15.0
)
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
27,682
6,134,608
(47.9
)
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A
125,118
22,728,936
(177.3
)
BorgWarner, Inc.
589,114
19,811,904
(154.6
)
Box, Inc., Class A
18,652
592,388
(4.6
)
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
5,028
1,060,204
(8.3
)
Burlington Stores, Inc.
85,806
21,260,153
(165.8
)
Crown Holdings, Inc.
112,261
10,502,017
(81.9
)
CubeSmart
50,260
2,404,438
(18.8
)
Flowserve Corp.
27,498
1,447,495
(11.3
)
Fox Corp., Class A
56,793
2,385,306
(18.6
)
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
100,767
4,536,530
(35.4
)
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
19,490
3,037,906
(23.7
)
Invesco Ltd.
170,984
2,964,863
(23.1
)
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC
44,232
4,866,847
(38.0
)
Kroger Co.
120,921
6,743,764
(52.6
)
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A
6,714
886,248
(6.9
)
Levi Strauss & Co., Class A
14,911
254,829
(2.0
)
MasTec, Inc.
107,590
13,221,735
(103.1
)
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.
270
348,773
(2.7
)
MKS Instruments, Inc.
36,164
3,592,170
(28.0
)
New York Times Co., Class A
45,301
2,529,608
(19.7
)
NVR, Inc.
405
3,706,888
(28.9
)
Oshkosh Corp.
35,090
3,587,602
(28.0
)
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
16,681
6,010,665
(46.9
)
Paramount Global, Class B
318,107
3,480,091
(27.1
)
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
6,858
1,032,609
(8.1
)
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
309,030
27,135,924
(211.7
)
Post Holdings, Inc.
11,621
1,269,129
(9.9
)
Primo Water Corp.
32,459
852,301
(6.6
)
Qualys, Inc.
35,458
4,228,012
(33.0
)
Royal Gold, Inc.
31,291
4,570,363
(35.7
)
S&P Global, Inc.
20,324
9,762,837
(76.2
)
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
3,885
489,510
(3.8
)
Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A
26,657
1,826,004
(14.2
)
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
95,098
14,742,092
(115.0
)
Trex Co., Inc.
2,999
212,479
(1.7
)
UGI Corp.
2,162
51,693
(0.4
)
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B
92,667
18,932,795
(147.7
)
VeriSign, Inc.
24,395
4,314,012
(33.7
)
Walmart, Inc.
787,971
64,574,223
(503.7
)
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Watsco, Inc.
1,825
$863,243
(6.7
)% 
WESCO International, Inc.
14,478
2,779,342
(21.7
)
Zoetis, Inc., Class A
6,962
1,244,666
(9.7
)
 
341,456,237
Total Reference Entity — Long
509,408,943
Reference Entity — Short
Common Stocks
Belgium
D Ieteren Group
(13,099
)
(2,835,891
)
22.1
Lotus Bakeries NV
(100
)
(1,310,811
)
10.2
 
(4,146,702
)
Bermuda
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
(2,636
)
(691,686
)
5.4
Canada
RB Global, Inc.
(1
)
(85
)
0.0
China
Wharf Holdings, Ltd.
(5,000
)
(14,167
)
0.1
Denmark
Bavarian Nordic A/S
(1,247
)
(39,261
)
0.3
Carlsberg A/S, Class B
(5,264
)
(581,744
)
4.5
Coloplast A/S, Class B
(25,293
)
(3,167,963
)
24.7
Demant A/S
(62,694
)
(2,315,679
)
18.1
Novozymes A/S, Class B
(9,075
)
(570,289
)
4.4
Orsted A/S
(1,197
)
(70,451
)
0.6
Rockwool A/S, Class B
(419
)
(181,322
)
1.4
Tryg A/S
(43,270
)
(1,021,205
)
8.0
 
(7,947,914
)
Finland
Kesko OYJ, Class B
(36,161
)
(776,674
)
6.1
Neste OYJ
(67,818
)
(1,088,886
)
8.5
UPM-Kymmene OYJ
(6,329
)
(186,241
)
1.4
 
(2,051,801
)
France
Bollore SE
(46,797
)
(292,152
)
2.3
EssilorLuxottica SA
(43,940
)
(10,306,473
)
80.4
Legrand SA
(860
)
(97,067
)
0.8
Sartorius Stedim Biotech
(4,529
)
(908,530
)
7.1
Worldline SA/France
(214,391
)
(1,519,704
)
11.8
 
(13,123,926
)
Germany
Daimler Truck Holding AG
(7,754
)
(320,633
)
2.5
Gerresheimer AG
(22,001
)
(1,852,919
)
14.5
 
(2,173,552
)
Hong Kong
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.
(6,000
)
(19,240
)
0.2
MTR Corp. Ltd.
(64,000
)
(232,857
)
1.8
 
(252,097
)
Israel
Global-e Online Ltd.
(16,291
)
(626,226
)
4.9
Mobileye Global, Inc., Class A
(9,289
)
(126,423
)
1.0
Oddity Tech Ltd., Class A
(11,041
)
(423,864
)
3.3
 
(1,176,513
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Italy
Davide Campari-Milano NV
(97,166
)
$(652,349
)
5.1
% 
DiaSorin SpA
(545
)
(59,193
)
0.5
Leonardo SpA
(8,841
)
(210,732
)
1.6
Nexi SpA
(189,202
)
(1,195,907
)
9.3
 
(2,118,181
)
Japan
Hoshizaki Corp.
(22,700
)
(746,109
)
5.8
Ibiden Co. Ltd.
(10,900
)
(346,235
)
2.7
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.
(131
)
(476,506
)
3.7
Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
(7,500
)
(195,134
)
1.5
Kikkoman Corp.
(24,100
)
(282,759
)
2.2
Mercari, Inc.
(600
)
(8,393
)
0.1
Nippon Building Fund, Inc.
(790
)
(678,524
)
5.3
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.
(9,400
)
(326,293
)
2.6
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.
(800
)
(101,884
)
0.8
Rakus Co. Ltd.
(29,300
)
(391,779
)
3.1
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
(24,900
)
(559,935
)
4.4
Sapporo Holdings Ltd.
(2,100
)
(100,799
)
0.8
Secom Co. Ltd.
(5,100
)
(181,371
)
1.4
SG Holdings Co. Ltd.
(46,500
)
(466,318
)
3.6
SUMCO Corp.
(31,000
)
(296,404
)
2.3
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
(3,200
)
(31,388
)
0.2
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.
(6,300
)
(155,439
)
1.2
Visional, Inc.
(3,700
)
(197,984
)
1.5
 
(5,543,254
)
Netherlands
ASR Nederland NV
(114
)
(5,404
)
0.1
Heineken Holding NV
(26,085
)
(1,807,380
)
14.1
IMCD NV
(12,029
)
(1,912,503
)
14.9
JDE Peets NV
(52,302
)
(1,180,795
)
9.2
 
(4,906,082
)
New Zealand
Auckland International Airport Ltd.
(49,195
)
(214,648
)
1.7
Mercury NZ Ltd.
(22,565
)
(88,818
)
0.7
 
(303,466
)
Norway
Orkla ASA
(101,597
)
(938,609
)
7.3
Portugal
Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R
(2,959,251
)
(1,492,786
)
11.7
Galp Energia SGPS SA, Class B
(176,573
)
(3,017,965
)
23.5
 
(4,510,751
)
Singapore
Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A
(1,750,347
)
(7,141,416
)
55.7
Spain
EDP Renovaveis SA
(175,750
)
(2,382,046
)
18.6
Sweden
Castellum AB
(71,106
)
(890,440
)
6.9
Epiroc AB, Class A
(394,480
)
(7,704,310
)
60.1
Epiroc AB, Class B
(116,163
)
(2,001,143
)
15.6
Getinge AB, Class B
(59,052
)
(1,044,669
)
8.1
Investment AB Latour, Class B
(16,652
)
(459,623
)
3.6
Lifco AB, Class B
(14,021
)
(418,357
)
3.3
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A
(166,740
)
(2,354,912
)
18.4
 
(14,873,454
)
United Kingdom
Ashtead Group PLC
(43,069
)
(3,221,892
)
25.1
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United Kingdom (continued)
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC
(99,813
)
$(7,585,788
)
59.2
% 
Hiscox Ltd.
(116,793
)
(1,629,479
)
12.7
JD Sports Fashion PLC
(1,127,607
)
(1,808,102
)
14.1
Legal & General Group PLC
(346,839
)
(972,843
)
7.6
Smith & Nephew PLC
(429,578
)
(5,340,868
)
41.6
St Jamess Place PLC
(90,145
)
(945,676
)
7.4
Tritax Big Box REIT PLC
(2,346,228
)
(4,268,762
)
33.3
Weir Group PLC
(70,889
)
(1,909,045
)
14.9
 
(27,682,455
)
United States
AGCO Corp.
(3,977
)
(397,064
)
3.1
Air Lease Corp., Class A
(78,791
)
(3,494,381
)
27.3
Alight, Inc., Class A
(760,487
)
(5,270,175
)
41.1
Alliant Energy Corp.
(259,022
)
(15,541,320
)
121.2
Amentum Holdings, Inc.
(15,997
)
(475,751
)
3.7
Antero Midstream Corp.
(146,570
)
(2,106,211
)
16.4
AppLovin Corp., Class A
(56,834
)
(9,627,111
)
75.1
Aspen Technology, Inc.
(34,919
)
(8,196,537
)
63.9
ATI, Inc.
(46,752
)
(2,464,298
)
19.2
Atlassian Corp., Class A
(3,569
)
(672,899
)
5.3
Aurora Innovation, Inc., Class A
(132,327
)
(687,439
)
5.4
Axon Enterprise, Inc.
(42,500
)
(17,998,750
)
140.4
Bill Holdings, Inc.
(60,103
)
(3,507,611
)
27.4
Broadcom, Inc.
(197,928
)
(33,602,237
)
262.1
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
(2,173
)
(303,155
)
2.4
Core & Main, Inc., Class A
(82,635
)
(3,659,078
)
28.5
Corning, Inc.
(10,048
)
(478,184
)
3.7
Corpay, Inc.
(33,173
)
(10,937,802
)
85.3
Coty, Inc., Class A
(472,214
)
(3,513,272
)
27.4
Crane Co.
(11,101
)
(1,745,965
)
13.6
Crown Castle, Inc.
(23,467
)
(2,522,468
)
19.7
Dominion Energy, Inc.
(20,830
)
(1,240,010
)
9.7
Doximity, Inc., Class A
(22,324
)
(931,804
)
7.3
Dutch Bros, Inc., Class A
(136,252
)
(4,512,666
)
35.2
Eastman Chemical Co.
(3,222
)
(338,600
)
2.6
Erie Indemnity Co., Class A
(1,332
)
(597,855
)
4.7
Expand Energy Corp.
(55,276
)
(4,682,983
)
36.5
Fastenal Co.
(50,213
)
(3,925,652
)
30.6
General Electric Co.
(5,168
)
(887,759
)
6.9
Globant SA
(441
)
(92,561
)
0.7
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A
(70,269
)
(5,167,582
)
40.3
Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A
(102,964
)
(18,496,453
)
144.3
Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.
(256,884
)
(9,473,882
)
73.9
Informatica, Inc., Class A
(8,700
)
(237,510
)
1.9
KBR, Inc.
(93,755
)
(6,282,523
)
49.0
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.
(29,513
)
(3,241,708
)
25.3
Lumen Technologies, Inc.
(93,967
)
(600,449
)
4.7
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.
(10,045
)
(2,907,224
)
22.7
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
(2,218
)
(1,313,810
)
10.3
Marvell Technology, Inc.
(95,680
)
(7,664,925
)
59.8
Matador Resources Co.
(80,448
)
(4,192,145
)
32.7
Modine Manufacturing Co.
(60,070
)
(7,074,444
)
55.2
National Storage Affiliates Trust
(39,197
)
(1,652,154
)
12.9
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
(37,973
)
(7,644,724
)
59.6
OReilly Automotive, Inc.
(12,016
)
(13,856,130
)
108.1
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
(3,098
)
(326,684
)
2.6
Procore Technologies, Inc.
(13,257
)
(870,322
)
6.8
PTC, Inc.
(1,980
)
(366,953
)
2.9
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
(42,778
)
(3,824,781
)
29.8
Realty Income Corp.
(3,517
)
(208,804
)
1.6
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
United States (continued)
Revvity, Inc.
(17,514
)
$(2,076,985
)
16.2
% 
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
(398,863
)
(17,107,234
)
133.5
Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A
(291,303
)
(6,842,707
)
53.4
Roper Technologies, Inc.
(39,730
)
(21,364,013
)
166.7
Saia, Inc.
(26,937
)
(13,161,688
)
102.7
Sempra
(23,358
)
(1,947,356
)
15.2
Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A
(1,088
)
(98,399
)
0.8
Sinch AB
(317,127
)
(947,030
)
7.4
Smurfit WestRock PLC
(935,096
)
(48,157,444
)
375.7
Southern Co.
(451,808
)
(41,128,082
)
320.8
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.
(30,363
)
(3,899,520
)
30.4
SPS Commerce, Inc.
(16,714
)
(2,757,810
)
21.5
STAG Industrial, Inc.
(47,125
)
(1,756,820
)
13.7
SVB Financial Group
(216
)
(2
)
0.0
Symbotic, Inc., Class A
(4,751
)
(132,030
)
1.0
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
(2,144
)
(976,206
)
7.6
Terreno Realty Corp.
(60,147
)
(3,605,813
)
28.1
United Rentals, Inc.
(3,915
)
(3,182,112
)
24.8
Valaris Ltd.
(58,874
)
(2,979,024
)
23.2
Vaxcyte, Inc.
(27,281
)
(2,901,334
)
22.6
Waters Corp.
(278
)
(89,825
)
0.7
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
(55,743
)
(4,923,222
)
38.4
Xcel Energy, Inc.
(5,994
)
(400,459
)
3.1
 
(420,249,920
)
Total Reference Entity — Short
(522,228,077
)
Net Value of Reference Entity — UBS AG
$(12,819,134
)
The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with UBS AG as of period end, termination dates 09/03/29 — 09/04/29:
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Reference Entity — Long
Common Stocks
Australia
AGL Energy Ltd.
137,412
$943,472
(25.2
)% 
Computershare Ltd.
148,558
2,568,189
(68.5
)
South32 Ltd.
390,211
935,786
(24.9
)
Worley Ltd.
53,745
493,524
(13.2
)
 
4,940,971
Canada
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
137,335
663,816
(17.7
)
Barrick Gold Corp.
76,493
1,478,383
(39.4
)
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A
6,479
689,477
(18.4
)
Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A
52,745
1,350,493
(36.0
)
Celestica, Inc.
46,042
3,150,703
(84.0
)
Cenovus Energy, Inc.
25,960
417,456
(11.1
)
Emera, Inc.
54,800
2,070,227
(55.2
)
Empire Co., Ltd., Class A
7,429
214,330
(5.7
)
Finning International, Inc.
53,072
1,549,069
(41.3
)
FirstService Corp.
15,780
2,921,740
(77.9
)
Franco-Nevada Corp.
24,643
3,271,102
(87.3
)
Keyera Corp.
78,492
2,410,542
(64.3
)
Royal Bank of Canada
3,715
449,290
(12.0
)
Saputo, Inc.
14,824
282,778
(7.6
)
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October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Canada (continued)
Stantec, Inc.
42,466
$3,444,615
(91.9
)% 
TELUS Corp.
38,955
615,793
(16.4
)
Thomson Reuters Corp.
35,514
5,813,191
(155.0
)
 
30,793,005
Denmark
Genmab A/S
866
193,947
(5.2
)
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
156,585
2,984,091
(79.6
)
 
3,178,038
Finland
Nordea Bank Abp
73,568
861,259
(23.0
)
France
Credit Agricole SA
65,807
1,008,695
(26.9
)
Eiffage SA
26,304
2,448,209
(65.3
)
Engie SA
86,379
1,447,842
(38.6
)
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA
3,880
564,536
(15.1
)
Veolia Environnement SA
27,406
870,132
(23.2
)
 
6,339,414
Germany
Adidas AG
75,850
18,165,406
(484.4
)
HUGO BOSS AG
23,124
1,064,585
(28.4
)
Nordex SE
16,582
236,302
(6.3
)
Rational AG
91
89,117
(2.4
)
Rheinmetall AG
3,985
2,051,619
(54.7
)
 
21,607,029
Italy
A2A SpA
293,331
670,509
(17.9
)
BPER Banca SPA
870,811
5,302,017
(141.4
)
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA
78,784
1,299,721
(34.7
)
Prysmian SpA
914
64,505
(1.7
)
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA
1,421
80,625
(2.1
)
Unipol Gruppo SpA
54,944
682,843
(18.2
)
 
8,100,220
Japan
Amada Co. Ltd.
140,700
1,386,584
(37.0
)
Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.
257,700
4,129,290
(110.1
)
Asahi Kasei Corp.
357,200
2,464,209
(65.7
)
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
111,100
1,300,795
(34.7
)
Ebara Corp.
97,600
1,466,771
(39.1
)
Fujitsu Ltd.
146,000
2,806,973
(74.9
)
Hulic Co. Ltd.
12,100
112,051
(3.0
)
J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.
123,900
1,315,777
(35.1
)
Kose Corp.
6,200
340,726
(9.1
)
Kubota Corp.
13,900
177,602
(4.7
)
Kyocera Corp.
585,800
5,941,013
(158.4
)
Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.
10,100
166,466
(4.4
)
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.
267,300
1,442,374
(38.5
)
Nexon Co. Ltd.
41,400
717,542
(19.1
)
Nippon Express Holdings, Inc
11,900
586,693
(15.6
)
Obayashi Corp.
212,100
2,600,181
(69.3
)
Oji Holdings Corp.
120,100
446,604
(11.9
)
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
29,200
364,713
(9.7
)
Otsuka Corp.
14,400
323,186
(8.6
)
Panasonic Holdings Corp.
51,700
425,493
(11.4
)
Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.
2,025,400
3,401,727
(90.7
)
Shimizu Corp.
264,200
1,750,303
(46.7
)
Sumitomo Corp.
43,300
913,475
(24.4
)
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.
99,200
2,175,488
(58.0
)
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Takashimaya Co. Ltd.
282,700
$2,238,295
(59.7
)% 
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
214,800
5,993,176
(159.8
)
Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.
29,300
478,463
(12.8
)
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.
37,600
234,639
(6.3
)
Toyo Tire Corp.
8,700
123,434
(3.3
)
 
45,824,043
Macau
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.
616,000
2,741,556
(73.1
)
New Zealand
Xero Ltd.
31,944
3,103,536
(82.8
)
Norway
Aker BP ASA
39,025
835,044
(22.3
)
Equinor ASA
14,563
346,049
(9.2
)
Telenor ASA
90,150
1,107,186
(29.5
)
 
2,288,279
Singapore
Genting Singapore Ltd.
129,100
81,308
(2.2
)
STMicroelectronics NV
33,474
909,905
(24.2
)
 
991,213
Spain
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA
100,732
4,830,646
(128.8
)
United Kingdom
Barratt Redrow PLC
279,060
1,607,829
(42.9
)
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC
13,693
781,389
(20.8
)
Intertek Group PLC
242,639
14,565,993
(388.4
)
J Sainsbury PLC
2,303,455
7,930,323
(211.5
)
Marks & Spencer Group PLC
349,413
1,695,315
(45.2
)
NatWest Group PLC
411,621
1,950,364
(52.0
)
Taylor Wimpey PLC
34,858
65,905
(1.8
)
 
28,597,118
United States
Experian PLC
86,021
4,198,324
(112.0
)
Primo Water Corp.
154,392
4,053,989
(108.1
)
 
8,252,313
Zambia
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
66,270
856,248
(22.8
)
Total Reference Entity — Long
173,304,888
Reference Entity — Short
Common Stocks
Australia
Rio Tinto PLC
(26,582
)
(1,717,942
)
45.8
Belgium
D Ieteren Group
(19,865
)
(4,300,709
)
114.7
Lotus Bakeries NV
(135
)
(1,769,595
)
47.2
Syensqo SA
(6,285
)
(487,560
)
13.0
 
(6,557,864
)
Canada
Canadian Western Bank
(10,548
)
(433,708
)
11.6
China
Wharf Holdings, Ltd.
(6,000
)
(17,000
)
0.5
Denmark
Coloplast A/S, Class B
(27,405
)
(3,432,492
)
91.6
Danske Bank A/S
(39,836
)
(1,177,912
)
31.4
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BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Denmark (continued)
NKT A/S, Class B
(12,836
)
$(1,203,465
)
32.1
% 
Novozymes A/S, Class B
(18,452
)
(1,159,556
)
30.9
Orsted A/S
(10,326
)
(607,753
)
16.2
Rockwool A/S, Class B
(6,574
)
(2,844,899
)
75.9
Zealand Pharma A/S
(3,575
)
(412,707
)
11.0
 
(10,838,784
)
Finland
Kesko OYJ, Class B
(44,197
)
(949,273
)
25.3
Neste OYJ
(39,040
)
(626,826
)
16.7
 
(1,576,099
)
France
Air Liquide SA
(15,702
)
(2,815,388
)
75.1
Edenred SE
(8,263
)
(267,247
)
7.1
EssilorLuxottica SA
(25,789
)
(6,049,013
)
161.3
Sartorius Stedim Biotech
(17,837
)
(3,578,152
)
95.4
Thales SA
(318
)
(51,261
)
1.4
Vivendi SE
(257,458
)
(2,751,076
)
73.4
Worldline SA/France
(32,514
)
(230,475
)
6.1
 
(15,742,612
)
Germany
Daimler Truck Holding AG
(91,807
)
(3,796,277
)
101.2
Mercedes-Benz Group AG
(330,820
)
(20,097,529
)
536.0
MTU Aero Engines AG
(2,145
)
(701,074
)
18.7
 
(24,594,880
)
Hong Kong
MTR Corp. Ltd.
(357,000
)
(1,298,906
)
34.6
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.
(154,000
)
(2,227,679
)
59.4
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.
(47,000
)
(141,310
)
3.8
 
(3,667,895
)
Italy
Davide Campari-Milano NV
(728,185
)
(4,888,860
)
130.4
Nexi SpA
(213,992
)
(1,352,599
)
36.0
 
(6,241,459
)
Japan
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
(5,600
)
(266,456
)
7.1
Fujikura Ltd.
(1,600
)
(58,805
)
1.6
Hoshizaki Corp.
(28,000
)
(920,310
)
24.5
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.
(160
)
(581,992
)
15.5
Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
(9,100
)
(236,762
)
6.3
Kikkoman Corp.
(29,400
)
(344,943
)
9.2
Kosaido Holdings Co. Ltd.
(33,400
)
(1,675,647
)
44.7
Maruwa Co. Ltd.
(300
)
(82,760
)
2.2
Nippon Building Fund, Inc.
(1,115
)
(957,664
)
25.5
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.
(12,200
)
(423,486
)
11.3
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.
(1,000
)
(127,355
)
3.4
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.
(800
)
(17,143
)
0.5
Rakus Co. Ltd.
(35,900
)
(480,029
)
12.8
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
(30,400
)
(683,616
)
18.2
Secom Co. Ltd.
(10,400
)
(369,854
)
9.9
SG Holdings Co. Ltd.
(56,900
)
(570,613
)
15.2
SMC Corp.
(100
)
(42,455
)
1.1
SUMCO Corp.
(3,500
)
(33,465
)
0.9
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
(4,000
)
(39,236
)
1.1
Security
Shares
Value
% of
Basket
Value
Japan (continued)
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.
(3,800
)
$(93,757
)
2.5
% 
Trial Holdings, Inc.
(9,900
)
(184,650
)
4.9
Visional, Inc.
(4,500
)
(240,791
)
6.4
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.
(100
)
(2,050
)
0.1
 
(8,433,839
)
Netherlands
Adyen NV
(427
)
(652,310
)
17.4
Akzo Nobel NV
(55,791
)
(3,560,216
)
94.9
IMCD NV
(21,567
)
(3,428,960
)
91.4
JDE Peets NV
(63,925
)
(1,443,201
)
38.5
Koninklijke KPN NV
(51,481
)
(201,203
)
5.4
 
(9,285,890
)
New Zealand
Mercury NZ Ltd.
(81,309
)
(320,039
)
8.5
Norway
Mowi ASA
(69,930
)
(1,205,590
)
32.2
Orkla ASA
(87,733
)
(810,525
)
21.6
 
(2,016,115
)
Portugal
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA
(356,051
)
(6,920,952
)
184.6
Spain
EDP Renovaveis SA
(725,825
)
(9,837,545
)
262.3
Sweden
Epiroc AB, Class A
(516,482
)
(10,087,045
)
269.0
Epiroc AB, Class B
(154,951
)
(2,669,344
)
71.2
Husqvarna AB, Class B
(271,474
)
(1,753,248
)
46.8
Lifco AB, Class B
(11,044
)
(329,530
)
8.8
Nibe Industrier AB, Class B
(1,455,367
)
(7,056,408
)
188.2
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A
(125,906
)
(1,778,203
)
47.4
Volvo AB, Class A
(92,213
)
(2,419,574
)
64.5
 
(26,093,352
)
United Kingdom
3i Group PLC
(166,810
)
(6,840,498
)
182.4
Ashtead Group PLC
(51,444
)
(3,848,406
)
102.6
BT Group PLC
(23,248
)
(41,511
)
1.1
Diageo PLC
(273,349
)
(8,441,500
)
225.1
DS Smith PLC
(1,066,038
)
(7,494,944
)
199.9
JD Sports Fashion PLC
(1,660,339
)
(2,662,331
)
71.0
LondonMetric Property PLC
(1,864,227
)
(4,660,000
)
124.3
RS Group PLC
(175,629
)
(1,574,569
)
42.0
Weir Group PLC
(135,039
)
(3,636,609
)
97.0
Wise PLC, Class A
(51,664
)
(471,235
)
12.6
 
(39,671,603
)
United States
Sinch AB
(759,629
)
(2,268,464
)
60.5
Stellantis NV
(59,746
)
(818,659
)
21.8
 
(3,087,123
)
Total Reference Entity — Short
(177,054,701
)
Net Value of Reference Entity — UBS AG
$(3,749,813
)
76
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swaps
Description
Swap
Premiums
Paid
Swap
Premiums
Received
Unrealized
Appreciation
Unrealized
Depreciation
OTC Swaps
$ 
$ 
$ 20,126,347
$ (28,863,165
)
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
 
Commodity
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Interest
Rate
Contracts
Other
Contracts
Total
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)
$ 
$ 
$ 5,232,616
$ 
$ 1,326,830
$ 
$ 6,559,446
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange
contracts
558,141
558,141
Swaps — OTC
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid
20,126,347
20,126,347
 
$ 
$ 
$ 25,358,963
$ 558,141
$ 1,326,830
$ 
$ 27,243,934
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)
$ 
$ 
$ 3,384,805
$ 
$ 1,942,110
$ 
$ 5,326,915
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange
contracts
3,217,275
3,217,275
Swaps — OTC
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received
28,863,165
28,863,165
 
$ 
$ 
$ 32,247,970
$ 3,217,275
$ 1,942,110
$ 
$ 37,407,355
(a)
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements 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).
For the period ended October 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
 
Commodity
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Interest
Rate
Contracts
Other
Contracts
Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Futures contracts
$ 
$ 
$ 6,967,445
$ 
$ (1,078,544
)
$ 
$ 5,888,901
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
575,448
575,448
Options purchased(a)
(984,365
)
(984,365
)
Options written
233,226
233,226
Swaps
100,355,027
100,355,027
 
$ 
$ 
$ 106,571,333
$ 575,448
$ (1,078,544
)
$ 
$ 106,068,237
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Futures contracts
$ 
$ 
$ 1,536,333
$ 
$ (615,280
)
$ 
$ 921,053
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
(2,659,134
)
(2,659,134
)
Swaps
(719,168
)
(719,168
)
 
$ 
$ 
$ 817,165
$ (2,659,134
)
$ (615,280
)
$ 
$ (2,457,249
)
(a)
Options purchased are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments — unaffiliated.
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts:
Average notional value of contracts — long
$423,180,481
Average notional value of contracts — short
$225,535,188
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:
Average amounts purchased — in USD
$8,285,015
Average amounts sold — in USD
$25,181,423
Options:
Average value of option contracts purchased
$290,063
Average value of option contracts written
$47,250
Total return swaps:
Average notional value
$44,198,839
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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
$ 3,048,445
$ 5,136,976
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
558,141
3,217,275
Swaps — OTC(a)
20,126,347
28,863,165
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities
23,732,933
37,217,416
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)
(3,048,445
)
(5,136,976
)
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA
$ 20,684,488
$ 32,080,440
(a)
Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements 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.
$ 4,764,644
$ (1,871,529
)
$ 
$ 
$ 2,893,115
Barclays Bank PLC
7,200,224
(7,200,224
)
BNP Paribas SA
3,879,465
(553,339
)
3,326,126
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
532,707
(532,707
)
HSBC Bank PLC
11,163
(11,163
)
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
184,305
(184,305
)
UBS AG
4,111,980
(4,111,980
)
 
$ 20,684,488
$ (14,465,247
)
$ 
$ 
$ 6,219,241
Counterparty
Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
Derivatives
Available
for Offset(a)
Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(b)
Cash
Collateral
Pledged(b)
Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities(c)(e)
Bank of America N.A.
$ 1,871,529
$ (1,871,529
)
$ 
$ 
$ 
Barclays Bank PLC
11,889,484
(7,200,224
)
4,689,260
BNP Paribas SA
553,339
(553,339
)
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
10,765,063
(532,707
)
(1,430,000
)
8,802,356
HSBC Bank PLC
920,666
(11,163
)
909,503
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
1,468,014
(184,305
)
1,283,709
UBS AG
4,612,345
(4,111,980
)
500,365
 
$ 32,080,440
$ (14,465,247
)
$ 
$ (1,430,000
)
$ 16,185,193
(a)
The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
October 31, 2024
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
(b)
Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, 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.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Funds financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Common Stocks
Japan
$ 
$ 1,276,447
$ 
$ 1,276,447
United States
53,798,983
53,798,983
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks
2,408,335
2,408,335
U.S. Treasury Obligations
125,993,762
125,993,762
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds
5,349,936
5,349,936
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities
3,067,031
3,067,031
U.S. Treasury Obligations
2,295,827,681
2,295,827,681
$ 59,148,919
$ 2,426,164,921
$ 2,408,335
$ 2,487,722,175
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)
Assets
Equity Contracts
$ 2,190,842
$ 23,168,121
$ 
$ 25,358,963
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
558,141
558,141
Interest Rate Contracts
1,326,830
1,326,830
Liabilities
Equity Contracts
(3,333,262
)
(28,914,708
)
(32,247,970
)
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
(3,217,275
)
(3,217,275
)
Interest Rate Contracts
(1,942,110
)
(1,942,110
)
 
$ (1,757,700
)
$ (8,405,721
)
$ 
$ (10,163,421
)
(a)
Derivative financial instruments are swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange
contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.
See notes to financial statements.
Schedule of Investments
79

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
October 31, 2024
 
BlackRock
Advantage
Emerging Markets
Fund
BlackRock
Global Equity
Market
Neutral Fund
ASSETS
Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)
$ 90,441,965
$ 2,482,372,239
Investments, at value — affiliated(b)
4,653,726
5,349,936
Cash
42,315,490
Cash pledged:
Collateral — OTC derivatives
42,006,000
Futures contracts
149,000
37,993,000
Foreign currency, at value(c)
853,881
Receivables:
Investments sold
2,961,943
Swaps
399,172,604
Capital shares sold
55
7,840,789
Dividends — unaffiliated
133,167
74,481
Dividends — affiliated
20,010
28,305
Interest — unaffiliated
418,893
Variation margin on futures contracts
3,048,445
Unrealized appreciation on:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
558,141
OTC swaps
20,126,347
Prepaid expenses
44,471
155,777
Total assets
99,258,218
3,041,460,447
LIABILITIES
Foreign bank overdraft(d)
25,313,206
Cash received as collateral for OTC derivatives
16,490,000
Payables:
Investments purchased
3,511,873
57,143,760
Swaps
385,036,715
Accounting services fees
8,334
59,546
Administration fees
80,144
Capital shares redeemed
1,469
6,059,706
Custodian fees
45,074
286,572
Deferred foreign capital gain tax
143,171
Investment advisory fees
34,211
2,448,167
Trustees and Officers fees
2,105
463
Other accrued expenses
30,483
56,849
Professional fees
79,273
76,456
Service and distribution fees
1,415
44,865
Transfer agent fees
2,707
221,984
Variation margin on futures contracts
20,946
5,136,976
Unrealized depreciation on:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
3,217,275
OTC swaps
28,863,165
Total liabilities
3,881,061
530,535,849
Commitments and contingent liabilities
NET ASSETS
$ 95,377,157
$ 2,510,924,598
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF
Paid-in capital
$ 125,384,817
$ 2,356,773,216
Accumulated earnings (loss)
(30,007,660)
154,151,382
NET ASSETS
$ 95,377,157
$ 2,510,924,598
(a) Investments, at costunaffiliated
$79,960,816
$2,469,100,627
(b) Investments, at costaffiliated
$4,653,726
$5,349,936
(c) Foreign currency, at cost
$852,293
$—
(d) Foreign bank overdraft, at cost
$—
$25,376,480
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)
October 31, 2024
 
BlackRock
Advantage
Emerging Markets
Fund
BlackRock
Global Equity
Market
Neutral Fund
NET ASSETVALUE
Institutional
Net assets
$ 5,257,418
$ 2,088,688,175
Shares outstanding
500,113
148,948,651
Net asset value
$ 10.51
$ 14.02
Shares authorized
Unlimited
Unlimited
Par value
$0.001
$0.001
Investor A
Net assets
$ 4,156,817
$ 174,057,164
Shares outstanding
403,700
12,668,474
Net asset value
$ 10.30
$ 13.74
Shares authorized
Unlimited
Unlimited
Par value
$0.001
$0.001
Investor C
Net assets
$ 587,335
$ 10,924,790
Shares outstanding
60,377
862,493
Net asset value
$ 9.73
$ 12.67
Shares authorized
Unlimited
Unlimited
Par value
$0.001
$0.001
Class K
Net assets
$ 85,375,587
$ 237,254,469
Shares outstanding
8,119,927
16,859,442
Net asset value
$ 10.51
$ 14.07
Shares authorized
Unlimited
Unlimited
Par value
$0.001
$0.001
See notes to financial statements.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
81

Statements of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended October 31, 2024
 
BlackRock
Advantage
Emerging Markets
Fund
BlackRock
Global Equity
Market
Neutral Fund
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends — unaffiliated
$1,765,949
$450,777
Dividends — affiliated
113,989
201,224
Interest — unaffiliated
3,797
53,780,405
Securities lending income — affiliated — net
350
Foreign taxes withheld
(207,751
)
Total investment income
1,676,334
54,432,406
EXPENSES
Investment advisory
377,811
13,302,742
Custodian
64,264
289,347
Professional
51,711
48,182
Registration
31,931
243,288
Administration
20,071
428,049
Printing and postage
16,173
25,361
Accounting services
13,157
124,906
Administration — class specific
9,445
219,489
Transfer agent — class specific
8,516
963,716
Service and distribution — class specific
8,259
256,940
Trustees and Officer
3,557
10,212
Miscellaneous
10,150
51,779
Total expenses excluding interest expense
615,045
15,964,011
Interest expense — unaffiliated
69,166
Total expenses
615,045
16,033,177
Less:
Administration fees waived
(20,071
)
Administration fees waived by the Manager — class specific
(9,445
)
(219,425
)
Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager
(187,845
)
(361,735
)
Transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager — class specific
(5,219
)
(471,777
)
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
392,465
14,980,240
Net investment income
1,283,869
39,452,166
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments — unaffiliated(a)
(7,718
)
3,445,494
Investments — affiliated
1
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
575,448
Foreign currency transactions
(95,381
)
(1,289,102
)
Futures contracts
241,882
5,888,901
Options written
233,226
Swaps
100,355,027
 
138,784
109,208,994
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments — unaffiliated(b)
4,778,686
2,650,202
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
(2,659,134
)
Foreign currency translations
(495
)
32,588
Futures contracts
45,285
921,053
Swaps
(719,168
)
 
4,823,476
225,541
Net realized and unrealized gain
4,962,260
109,434,535
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$6,246,129
$148,886,701
(a) Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax refund, if applicable of
$(238,723
)
$
(b) Net of reduction in deferred foreign capital gain tax of
$85,011
$
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
BlackRock Advantage Emerging
Markets Fund
BlackRock
Global Equity
Market
Neutral Fund
 
Six Months Ended
10/31/24
(unaudited)
Year Ended
04/30/24
Six Months Ended
10/31/24
(unaudited)
Year Ended
04/30/24
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
OPERATIONS
Net investment income
$1,283,869
$1,818,943
$39,452,166
$38,470,485
Net realized gain
138,784
343,558
109,208,994
198,304,324
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
4,823,476
5,076,966
225,541
1,535,786
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
6,246,129
7,239,467
148,886,701
238,310,595
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)
Institutional
(40,768
)
(111,738
)
(119,016,889
)
(62,401,555
)
Investor A
(27,725
)
(74,639
)
(11,362,684
)
(1,876,567
)
Investor C
(2,675
)
(7,037
)
(715,981
)
(566,373
)
Class K
(616,191
)
(1,535,767
)
(15,493,046
)
(12,296,861
)
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders
(687,359
)
(1,729,181
)
(146,588,600
)
(77,141,356
)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions
(1,406,526
)
1,078,587
661,658,336
969,630,326
NET ASSETS
Total increase in net assets
4,152,244
6,588,873
663,956,437
1,130,799,565
Beginning of period
91,224,913
84,636,040
1,846,968,161
716,168,596
End of period
$95,377,157
$91,224,913
$2,510,924,598
$1,846,968,161
(a)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
See notes to financial statements.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
83

Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
 
Institutional
 
Six Months Ended
10/31/24
(unaudited)
Year Ended
04/30/24
Year Ended
04/30/23
Year Ended
04/30/22
Year Ended
04/30/21
Period from
08/01/19
to 04/30/20
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
$9.90
$9.29
$10.11
$13.24
$8.85
$10.25
$10.59
Net investment income(a)
0.14
0.20
0.28
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.18
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.55
0.60
(0.75
)
(3.17
)
4.43
(1.27
)
(0.52
)
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations
0.69
0.80
(0.47
)
(2.97
)
4.58
(1.17
)
(0.34
)
Distributions from net investment income(b)
(0.08
)
(0.19
)
(0.35
)
(0.16
)
(0.19
)
(0.23
)
Net asset value, end of period
$10.51
$9.90
$9.29
$10.11
$13.24
$8.85
$10.25
Total Return(c)
Based on net asset value
6.95
%(d)
8.76
%
(4.57
)%
(22.62
)%
52.00
%
(11.78
)%(d)
(3.21
)%(e)
Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)
Total expenses
1.37
%(g)
1.43
%
1.48
%
1.19
%
1.40
%
1.38
%(g)(h)
1.42
%(i)(j)
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
0.85
%(g)
0.85
%
0.85
%
0.85
%
0.85
%
0.81
%(g)
0.92
%(i)
Net investment income
2.74
%(g)
2.14
%
3.00
%
1.62
%
1.29
%
1.38
%(g)
1.83
%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)
$5,257
$5,598
$6,362
$9,583
$17,216
$9,689
$15,904
Portfolio turnover rate
92
%
162
%
159
%
183
%
180
%(k)
141
%(k)
128
%(k)
(a)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
(c)
Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.
(d)
Not annualized.
(e)
Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Funds total return.
(f)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
(g)
Annualized.
(h)
Audit, printing and tax costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, total expenses would have been 1.42%.
(i)
Includes non-recurring expenses of offering costs. Without these costs, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would have been 1.40% and 0.90%, respectively.
(j)
Includes recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees. Excluding the recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees for the year ended July 31, 2019, the expenses ratio would
have been 1.39%.
(k)
Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps.
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (continued)
 
Investor A
 
Six Months Ended
10/31/24
(unaudited)
Year Ended
04/30/24
Year Ended
04/30/23
Year Ended
04/30/22
Year Ended
04/30/21
Period from
08/01/19
to 04/30/20
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
$9.70
$9.11
$9.93
$13.00
$8.69
$10.07
$10.43
Net investment income(a)
0.12
0.17
0.23
0.15
0.11
0.07
0.17
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.55
0.58
(0.72
)
(3.09
)
4.36
(1.25
)
(0.53
)
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations
0.67
0.75
(0.49
)
(2.94
)
4.47
(1.18
)
(0.36
)
Distributions from net investment income(b)
(0.07
)
(0.16
)
(0.33
)
(0.13
)
(0.16
)
(0.20
)
Net asset value, end of period
$10.30
$9.70
$9.11
$9.93
$13.00
$8.69
$10.07
Total Return(c)
Based on net asset value
6.88
%(d)
8.38
%
(4.84
)%
(22.83
)%
51.62
%
(12.05
)%(d)
(3.45
)%(e)
Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)
Total expenses
1.72
%(g)
1.77
%
1.87
%
1.52
%
1.74
%
1.70
%(g)(h)
1.69
%(i)(j)
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
1.15
%(g)
1.15
%
1.15
%
1.15
%
1.14
%
1.12
%(g)
1.17
%(i)
Net investment income
2.43
%(g)
1.81
%
2.54
%
1.29
%
0.98
%
1.02
%(g)
1.74
%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)
$4,157
$4,256
$4,428
$5,246
$7,125
$5,224
$3,817
Portfolio turnover rate
92
%
162
%
159
%
183
%
180
%(k)
141
%(k)
128
%(k)
(a)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
(c)
Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.
(d)
Not annualized.
(e)
Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Funds total return.
(f)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
(g)
Annualized.
(h)
Audit, printing and tax costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, total expenses would have been 1.74%.
(i)
Includes non-recurring expenses of offering costs. Without these costs, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would have been 1.67% and 1.15%, respectively.
(j)
Includes recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees. Excluding the recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees for the year ended July 31, 2019, the expenses ratio would
have been 1.67%.
(k)
Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps.
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (continued)
 
Investor C
 
Six Months Ended
10/31/24
(unaudited)
Year Ended
04/30/24
Year Ended
04/30/23
Year Ended
04/30/22
Year Ended
04/30/21
Period from
08/01/19
to 04/30/20
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
$9.18
$8.65
$9.46
$12.36
$8.29
$9.53
$9.95
Net investment income(a)
0.08
0.09
0.15
0.07
0.04
0.02
0.08
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.51
0.55
(0.68
)
(2.96
)
4.14
(1.21
)
(0.50
)
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations
0.59
0.64
(0.53
)
(2.89
)
4.18
(1.19
)
(0.42
)
Distributions from net investment income(b)
(0.04
)
(0.11
)
(0.28
)
(0.01
)
(0.11
)
(0.05
)
Net asset value, end of period
$9.73
$9.18
$8.65
$9.46
$12.36
$8.29
$9.53
Total Return(c)
Based on net asset value
6.48
%(d)
7.53
%
(5.51
)%
(23.40
)%
50.49
%
(12.57
)%(d)
(4.22
)%(e)
Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)
Total expenses
2.49
%(g)
2.58
%
2.75
%
2.43
%
2.56
%
2.53
%(g)(h)
2.53
%(i)
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
1.90
%(g)
1.90
%
1.90
%
1.90
%
1.90
%
1.90
%(g)
1.92
%(i)
Net investment income
1.65
%(g)
1.05
%
1.72
%
0.61
%
0.43
%
0.26
%(g)
0.81
%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)
$587
$562
$430
$282
$550
$1,164
$2,280
Portfolio turnover rate
92
%
162
%
159
%
183
%
180
%(j)
141
%(j)
128
%(j)
(a)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
(c)
Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.
(d)
Not annualized.
(e)
Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Funds total return.
(f)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
(g)
Annualized.
(h)
Audit, printing and tax costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, total expenses would have been 2.57%.
(i)
Includes non-recurring expenses of offering costs. Without these costs, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would have been 2.51% and 1.90%, respectively.
(j)
Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps.
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (continued)
 
Class K
 
Six Months Ended
10/31/24
(unaudited)
Year Ended
04/30/24
Year Ended
04/30/23
Year Ended
04/30/22
Year Ended
04/30/21
Period from
08/01/19
to 04/30/20
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
$9.90
$9.29
$10.11
$13.24
$8.84
$10.26
$10.59
Net investment income(a)
0.14
0.20
0.29
0.20
0.16
0.10
0.19
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.55
0.60
(0.76
)
(3.16
)
4.43
(1.28
)
(0.52
)
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations
0.69
0.80
(0.47
)
(2.96
)
4.59
(1.18
)
(0.33
)
Distributions from net investment income(b)
(0.08
)
(0.19
)
(0.35
)
(0.17
)
(0.19
)
(0.24
)
Net asset value, end of period
$10.51
$9.90
$9.29
$10.11
$13.24
$8.84
$10.26
Total Return(c)
Based on net asset value
6.96
%(d)
8.80
%
(4.53
)%
(22.59
)%
52.19
%
(11.87
)%(d)
(3.12
)%(e)
Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)
Total expenses
1.27
%(g)
1.34
%
1.38
%
1.13
%
1.36
%
1.41
%(g)(h)
1.37
%(i)
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
0.81
%(g)
0.81
%
0.81
%
0.81
%
0.81
%
0.81
%(g)
0.87
%(i)
Net investment income
2.74
%(g)
2.13
%
3.07
%
1.63
%
1.36
%
1.33
%(g)
1.93
%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)
$85,376
$80,809
$73,416
$126,023
$150,108
$85,164
$80,529
Portfolio turnover rate
92
%
162
%
159
%
183
%
180
%(j)
141
%(j)
128
%(j)
(a)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
(c)
Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.
(d)
Not annualized.
(e)
Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Funds total return.
(f)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
(g)
Annualized.
(h)
Audit, printing and tax costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 1.45%.
(i)
Includes non-recurring expenses of offering costs. Without these costs, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would have been 1.34%and 0.84%, respectively.
(j)
Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps.
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
 
Institutional
 
Six Months Ended
10/31/24
(unaudited)
Year Ended
04/30/24
Year Ended
04/30/23
Year Ended
04/30/22
Year Ended
04/30/21
Period from
08/01/19
to 04/30/20
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
$14.02
$12.19
$11.49
$11.98
$11.42
$12.67
$12.17
Net investment income (loss)(a)
0.25
0.47
0.14
(0.15
)
(0.17
)
(0.01
)
0.05
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.74
2.30
0.56
(0.20
)
0.76
(0.46
)
0.57
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations
0.99
2.77
0.70
(0.35
)
0.59
(0.47
)
0.62
Distributions(b)
From net investment income
(0.99
)
(0.94
)
(0.04
)
From net realized gain
(0.14
)
(0.03
)
(0.74
)
(0.12
)
Total distributions
(0.99
)
(0.94
)
(0.14
)
(0.03
)
(0.78
)
(0.12
)
Net asset value, end of period
$14.02
$14.02
$12.19
$11.49
$11.98
$11.42
$12.67
Total Return(c)
Based on net asset value
7.24
%(d)
23.64
%
6.09
%
(2.94
)%(e)
5.21
%(f)
(3.80
)%(d)
5.09
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)
Total expenses
1.45
%(h)
1.54
%
1.57
%
1.58
%
1.82
%
1.80
%(h)
1.76
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
1.34
%(h)
1.34
%
1.34
%
1.36
%
1.57
%
1.57
%(h)
1.63
%
Net investment income (loss)
3.56
%(h)
3.61
%
1.24
%
(1.29
)%
(1.49
)%
(0.09
)%(h)
0.36
%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)
$2,088,688
$1,502,122
$565,027
$565,502
$459,420
$492,021
$546,561
Portfolio turnover rate(i)
35
%
27
%
79
%
31
%
43
%
53
%
7
%
(a)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
(c)
Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.
(d)
Not annualized.
(e)
Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Funds total return.
(f)
Includes payments from an affiliate, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Excluding the payments, the Fund’s total return would have been 5.12%.
(g)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
(h)
Annualized.
(i)
Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps.
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund (continued)
 
Investor A
 
Six Months Ended
10/31/24
(unaudited)
Year Ended
04/30/24
Year Ended
04/30/23
Year Ended
04/30/22
Year Ended
04/30/21
Period from
08/01/19
to 04/30/20
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
$13.77
$11.96
$11.30
$11.82
$11.27
$12.50
$12.03
Net investment income (loss)(a)
0.24
0.27
0.11
(0.18
)
(0.20
)
(0.02
)
0.01
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.71
2.43
0.55
(0.20
)
0.75
(0.46
)
0.56
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations
0.95
2.70
0.66
(0.38
)
0.55
(0.48
)
0.57
Distributions(b)
From net investment income
(0.98
)
(0.89
)
(0.01
)
From net realized gain
(0.14
)
(0.00
)(c)
(0.74
)
(0.10
)
Total distributions
(0.98
)
(0.89
)
(0.14
)
(0.00
)
(0.75
)
(0.10
)
Net asset value, end of period
$13.74
$13.77
$11.96
$11.30
$11.82
$11.27
$12.50
Total Return(d)
Based on net asset value
7.13
%(e)
23.42
%
5.84
%
(3.23
)%(f)
4.92
%(g)
(3.94
)%(e)
4.79
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)
Total expenses
1.73
%(i)
1.79
%
1.83
%
1.86
%
2.07
%
2.07
%(i)
2.04
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
1.59
%(i)
1.59
%
1.59
%
1.61
%
1.82
%
1.82
%(i)
1.88
%
Net investment income (loss)
3.42
%(i)
2.09
%
1.00
%
(1.54
)%
(1.75
)%
(0.28
)%(i)
0.12
%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)
$174,057
$118,392
$22,462
$25,229
$23,390
$23,509
$49,514
Portfolio turnover rate(j)
35
%
27
%
79
%
31
%
43
%
53
%
7
%
(a)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
(c)
Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.
(d)
Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.
(e)
Not annualized.
(f)
Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Funds total return.
(g)
Includes payments received from an affiliate, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Excluding the payments, the Fund’s total return would have been 4.83%.
(h)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
(i)
Annualized.
(j)
Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps.
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund (continued)
 
Investor C
 
Six Months Ended
10/31/24
(unaudited)
Year Ended
04/30/24
Year Ended
04/30/23
Year Ended
04/30/22
Year Ended
04/30/21
Period from
08/01/19
to 04/30/20
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
$12.77
$11.18
$10.64
$11.22
$10.77
$11.99
$11.59
Net investment income (loss)(a)
0.19
0.34
0.03
(0.25
)
(0.27
)
(0.09
)
(0.08
)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.66
2.07
0.51
(0.19
)
0.72
(0.44
)
0.54
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations
0.85
2.41
0.54
(0.44
)
0.45
(0.53
)
0.46
Distributions(b)
From net investment income
(0.95
)
(0.82
)
From net realized gain
(0.14
)
(0.69
)
(0.06
)
Total distributions
(0.95
)
(0.82
)
(0.14
)
(0.69
)
(0.06
)
Net asset value, end of period
$12.67
$12.77
$11.18
$10.64
$11.22
$10.77
$11.99
Total Return(c)
Based on net asset value
6.81
%(d)
22.35
%
5.08
%
(3.95
)%(e)
4.18
%(f)
(4.51
)%(d)
4.02
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)
Total expenses
2.40
%(h)
2.51
%
2.63
%
2.64
%
2.86
%
2.83
%(h)
2.79
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
2.34
%(h)
2.34
%
2.34
%
2.36
%
2.57
%
2.57
%(h)
2.63
%
Net investment income (loss)
2.95
%(h)
2.88
%
0.25
%
(2.30
)%
(2.44
)%
(1.04
)%(h)
(0.64
)%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)
$10,925
$9,786
$5,281
$4,386
$6,817
$11,539
$17,282
Portfolio turnover rate(i)
35
%
27
%
79
%
31
%
43
%
53
%
7
%
(a)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
(c)
Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.
(d)
Not annualized.
(e)
Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Funds total return.
(f)
Includes payments received from an affiliate, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Excluding the payments, the Fund’s total return would have been 4.09%.
(g)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
(h)
Annualized.
(i)
Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps.
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund (continued)
 
Class K
 
Six Months Ended
10/31/24
(unaudited)
Year Ended
04/30/24
Year Ended
04/30/23
Year Ended
04/30/22
Year Ended
04/30/21
Period from
08/01/19
to 04/30/20
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
$14.06
$12.23
$11.52
$12.00
$11.44
$12.69
$12.19
Net investment income (loss)(a)
0.29
0.50
0.19
(0.14
)
(0.25
)
(0.01
)
0.06
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.71
2.28
0.52
(0.20
)
0.85
(0.46
)
0.56
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations
1.00
2.78
0.71
(0.34
)
0.60
(0.47
)
0.62
Distributions(b)
From net investment income
(0.99
)
(0.95
)
(0.04
)
From net realized gain
(0.14
)
(0.04
)
(0.74
)
(0.12
)
Total distributions
(0.99
)
(0.95
)
(0.14
)
(0.04
)
(0.78
)
(0.12
)
Net asset value, end of period
$14.07
$14.06
$12.23
$11.52
$12.00
$11.44
$12.69
Total Return(c)
Based on net asset value
7.30
%(d)
23.66
%
6.16
%
(2.85
)%(e)
5.24
%(e)
(3.77
)%(d)
5.11
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)
Total expenses
1.35
%(g)
1.44
%
1.48
%
1.51
%
1.77
%
1.76
%(g)
1.72
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
1.29
%(g)
1.29
%
1.29
%
1.31
%
1.52
%
1.52
%(g)
1.57
%
Net investment income (loss)
4.02
%(g)
3.89
%
1.59
%
(1.24
)%
(2.07
)%
(0.07
)%(g)
0.45
%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)
$237,254
$216,669
$123,399
$7,080
$5,151
$325
$453
Portfolio turnover rate(h)
35
%
27
%
79
%
31
%
43
%
53
%
7
%
(a)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
(c)
Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.
(d)
Not annualized.
(e)
Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Funds total return.
(f)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
(g)
Annualized.
(h)
Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps.
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
1.
ORGANIZATION
BlackRock FundsSM (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust.The following, each of which is a series of the Trust, are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually as a “Fund”:
Fund Name
Herein Referred To As
Diversification
Classification
BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund
Advantage Emerging Markets
Diversified
BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
Global Equity Market Neutral
Diversified
EachFund offers multiple classes of shares.All classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and are subject to the same terms and conditions, except that certain classes bear expenses related to the shareholder servicing and distribution of such shares.Institutional and Class K Shares are sold without a sales charge and only to certain eligible investors.Investor A and Investor C Shares bear certain expenses related to shareholder servicing of such shares, and Investor C Shares also bear certain expenses related to the distribution of such shares.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 and Class K 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 Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of funds referred to as the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex.
2.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:
InvestmentTransactions and Income Recognition:For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates at fair value.Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend dates may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend dates. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest.Upon notification from issuers, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.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.
Foreign CurrencyTranslation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.
Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments.EachFund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions.  All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which eachFund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by eachFund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Foreign taxes withheld”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of October 31, 2024, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations include tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.
Bank Overdraft: TheFunds had outstanding cash disbursements exceeding deposited cash amounts at the custodian during the reporting period. The Fundsare obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable. For financial reporting purposes, overdraft fees, if any, are included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations.
Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.
Distributions:Distributions paid by the Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend dates.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.
Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.
Other:Expenses directly related to a Fund or its classes are charged to that Fund or the applicable class. Expenses directly related to the Funds and other shared expenses prorated to the Funds are allocated daily to each class based on their relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
3.
INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
InvestmentValuation Policies:EachFunds investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund is open for business and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board has approved the designation of eachFund’s Manager as the valuation designee for eachFund. EachFund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under the Manager’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with the Manager’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. The Manager has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.
Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Funds assets and liabilities:
Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last trade or last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price.
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. 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 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.
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.
Interest rate, credit default, inflation and currency 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 market data and discounted cash flows. Total return swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by independent pricing services or through brokers, which are derived using models that incorporate market trades and fair value of the underlying reference instruments. 
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Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. Each business day, the Funds use current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which occurs after the close of the local markets.
If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee in accordance with the Manager’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement as of the measurement date. 
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 Valuation Committee and third-party pricing services utilized by the Valuation Committee include one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs:
(i) recent market transactions, including secondary market transactions, merger or acquisition activity and subsequent rounds of financing in the underlying investment or comparable issuers
(ii) recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure
(iii) market or relevant indices multiples of comparable issuers
(iv) future cash flows discounted to present and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks
(v) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets
(vi) other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates
(vii) audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications and Private Company financial or operational metrics
(viii) relevant market news and other public sources.
Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing a market approach to determine 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 involves 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.
Private Companies are not subject to public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards applicable to other investments held by a Fund. Certain information made available by a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date a Fund is calculating its NAV. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price a Fund could receive upon the sale of the investment.
Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges that each Fund has the ability to access for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable and significant to the entire fair value measurement for the asset or liability (including the Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by 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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4.
SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS
Preferred Stocks: Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well), but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.
Securities Lending: CertainFunds may lend their securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Funds collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund, or excess collateral returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Funds are entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities, but do not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.
As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested by the securities lending agent, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), if any, is disclosed in the Schedules of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are disclosed in the FundsSchedules of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of related collateral, if any, are shown separately in the  Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a component of investments at value – unaffiliated and collateral on securities loaned, respectively.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”), which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Fundscan reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.
The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks,eachFund 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. EachFund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by eachFund.
5.
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and/or to manage their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedules of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.
Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).
Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”).  Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.
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Options: The Funds may purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease their 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 Statements 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 Statements 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 Statements of Operations to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid. When the Funds write a call option, such option is typically “covered,” meaning that they hold the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Funds write 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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
In purchasing and writing options, the Funds bear the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that they may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Funds purchasing or selling a security when they 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 Funds 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 Statementsof  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 Statementsof Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fundsbasis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid.
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 Funds counterparty on the swap. EachFund is required to interface with the CCP through the broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, eachFund 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 Schedules of Investments and cash deposited is shown as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Statementsof Assets and Liabilities. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted cash, are included in cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Statements of  Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, eachFund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker variation margin. Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on centrally cleared swaps in the Statements 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 Statements of Operations, including those at termination.
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 Funds receive payment from or make 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 Funds and the counterparty. The amounts that are available for cash settlement are recorded as realized gains or losses in the Statements 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 Funds 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.
Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risks in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements 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.
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Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help it mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between aFund 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, aFund 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 Fundsand the counterparty.
Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fundsand cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedulesof 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 Funds.  Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Fundson the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. AFundgenerally 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 Fundsfrom the counterparties are not fully collateralized, eachFundbears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent theFundshavedelivered collateral to a counterparty and standready to perform under the terms of theiragreement with such counterparty,  eachFundbears 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 Funds donot offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
6.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Advisory: The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), to provide investment advisory services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Funds portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund.
For such services, eachFund pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to the following percentages of the average daily value of eachFund’s net assets:
 
Investment Advisory Fees
Average Daily Net Assets
Advantage Emerging Markets
Global Equity Market Neutral
First $1 billion
0.80
% 
1.25
% 
$1 billion — $3 billion
0.75
1.18
$3 billion — $5 billion
0.72
1.13
$5 billion — $10 billion
0.70
1.09
Greater than $10 billion
0.68
1.06
With respect to Global Equity Market Neutral, the Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIL for services it provides for that portion of the Fund for which BIL acts as sub-adviser, a monthly fee that is equal to a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by Global Equity Market Neutral to the Manager.
Service and Distribution Fees:TheTrust, on behalf of eachFund, entered into a Distribution Agreement and a Distribution and Service Planwith BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. Pursuant to the Distributionand Service Plan and in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, eachFund 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 eachFund as follows:
Share Class
Service Fees
Distribution Fees
Investor A
0.25
% 
N/A
Investor C
0.25
0.75
% 
BRIL and broker-dealers, pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, provide shareholder servicing and distribution services to the Funds. The ongoing service and/or distribution fee compensates/reimburses BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing and/or distribution related services to shareholders.
For the six months ended October 31, 2024, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each share class of eachFund:
Fund Name
Investor A
Investor C
Total
Advantage Emerging Markets
$ 5,338
$ 2,921
$ 8,259
Global Equity Market Neutral
204,919
52,021
256,940
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Administration:The Trust, on behalf of eachFund, entered into an Administration Agreement with the Manager, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide administrative services. For these services, the Manager receives an administration fee computed daily and payable monthly, based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of eachFund. The administration fee, which is shown as administration in the Statements of Operations, is paid at the annual rates below.
Average Daily Net Assets
Administration Fees
First $500 million
0.0425
% 
$500 million — $1 billion
0.0400
$1 billion — $2 billion
0.0375
$2 billion — $4 billion
0.0350
$4 billion — $13 billion
0.0325
Greater than $13 billion
0.0300
In addition, the Manager charges each of the share classes an administration fee, which is shown as administration – class specific in the Statements of Operations, at an annual rate of 0.02% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.
For the six months ended October 31, 2024, the following table shows the class specific administration fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:
Fund Name
Institutional
Investor A
Investor C
Class K
Total
Advantage Emerging Markets
$ 556
$ 427
$ 58
$ 8,404
$ 9,445
Global Equity Market Neutral
179,367
16,394
1,040
22,688
219,489
Transfer Agent:Pursuant to written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which may be affiliates, provide the Funds with sub-accounting, recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency and other administrative services with respect to servicing of underlying investor accounts. For these services, these entities receive an asset-based fee or an annual fee per shareholder account, which will vary depending on share class and/or net assets.For the six months ended October 31, 2024, the Funds did not pay any amounts to affiliates in return for these services.
The Manager maintains a call center that is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Funds. Shareholder services include responding to inquiries and processing purchases and sales based upon instructions from shareholders. For the six months ended October 31, 2024, each Fund reimbursed the Manager the following amounts for costs incurred in running the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations:
Fund Name
Institutional
Investor A
Investor C
Class K
Total
Advantage Emerging Markets
$ 92
$ 334
$ 52
$ 126
$ 604
Global Equity Market Neutral
1,186
334
150
191
1,861
For the six months ended October 31, 2024, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each share class of eachFund:
Fund Name
Institutional
Investor A
Investor C
Class K
Total
Advantage Emerging Markets
$ 2,752
$ 4,235
$ 653
$ 876
$ 8,516
Global Equity Market Neutral
856,348
103,141
2,769
1,458
963,716
Other Fees:For the six months ended October 31, 2024, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of each Fund’s Investor A Shares as follows:
Fund Name
Investor A
Advantage Emerging Markets
$ 140
Global Equity Market Neutral
7,756
For the six months ended October 31, 2024, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:
Fund Name
Investor C
Advantage Emerging Markets
$ 200
Global Equity Market Neutral
8,286
Expense Limitations, Waivers and Reimbursements: With respect to each Fund, the Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”) through June 30, 2026. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (“IndependentTrustees”), or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of aFund. The amount of waivers and/or reimbursements of fees and expenses made pursuant to the expense limitation described below will be reduced by the amount of the affiliated money market fund waiver. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2024, the amounts waived were as follows:
Fund Name
Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed
by the Manager
Advantage Emerging Markets
$ 1,683
Global Equity Market Neutral
2,974
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of eachFunds assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through June 30, 2026. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon
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90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of aFund.For the six months ended October 31, 2024, there were no fees waived by the Manager pursuant to this arrangement.
With respect to Advantage Emerging Markets, the Manager contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit other expenses (“expense limitation”) through June 30, 2026. Other expenses include accounting, administration, transfer agency, custody, professional and registration fees and exclude dividend expense, interest expense, and certain other fund expenses that constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. The expense limitations as a percentage of average dailynet assets areas follows:
Fund Name/Share Class
Expense Limitation
Advantage Emerging Markets
Institutional
0.05
% 
Investor A
0.10
Investor C
0.10
Class K
0.01
With respect to Global Equity Market Neutral, the Manager contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit expenses, excluding interest expense, dividend expense, tax expense, acquired fund fees and expenses, and certain other fund expenses, which constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of theFund’s business (“expense limitation”). The expense limitations as a percentage of average dailynet assets areas follows:
Fund Name/Share Class
Expense Limitation
Global Equity Market Neutral
Institutional
1.34
% 
Investor A
1.59
Investor C
2.34
Class K
1.29
TheManager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue the contractual expense limitations through June 30, 2026, unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of aFund.For the six months ended October 31, 2024, amounts included in the Statements of Operations were as follows:
Fund Name
Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed
by the Manager
Advantage Emerging Markets
$ 186,162
Global Equity Market Neutral
358,761
Fund Name
Administration
Fees Waived
Advantage Emerging Markets
$ 20,071
In addition, these amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager are included in administration fees waived by the Manager — class specific and transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager— class specific, respectively, in the Statementsof Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2024, class specific expense waivers and/or reimbursements were as follows:
 
Administration Fees Waived by the Manager- Class Specific
Fund Name
Institutional
Investor A
Investor C
Class K
Total
Advantage Emerging Markets
$ 556
$ 427
$ 58
$ 8,404
$ 9,445
Global Equity Market Neutral
179,367
16,394
976
22,688
219,425
 
Transfer Agent Fees Waived and/or
Reimbursed by the Manager - Class Specific
Fund Name
Institutional
Investor A
Investor C
Class K
Total
Advantage Emerging Markets
$ 1,640
$ 2,313
$ 391
$ 875
$ 5,219
Global Equity Market Neutral
407,930
62,157
232
1,458
471,777
Securities Lending:The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BIM, an affiliate of the Manager, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BIM bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. The Fundsare responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, managed by the Manager or its affiliates. However, BIM has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees the Funds bear to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been reinvested may impose a discretionary liquidity fee of up to 2% on all redemptions. Discretionary liquidity fees may be imposed or terminated at any time at the discretion of the board of directors of the money market fund, or its delegate, if it is determined that such fee would be, or would not be, respectively, in the best interest of the money market fund. Additionally, the money market fund will impose a mandatory liquidity fee if the money market funds total net redemptions on a single day exceed 5% of the money market funds net assets, unless the amount of the fee is less than 0.01% of the value of the shares redeemed. The money market fund will determine the size of the mandatory liquidity fee by making a good faith estimate of certain costs the money market fund would incur if it were to sell a pro rata amount of each security in the portfolio to satisfy the amount of net redemptions on that day. There
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is no limit to the size of a mandatory liquidity fee. If the money market fund cannot estimate the costs of selling a pro rata amount of each portfolio security in good faith and supported by data, it is required to apply a default liquidity fee of 1% on the value of shares redeemed on that day.
Securities lending income is generally equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral (and excludes collateral investment fees), and  any fees or other payments to and from borrowers of securities. EachFund retains a portion of the securities lending income and remits the remaining portion to BIM as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.
Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, Advantage Emerging Markets retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. 
In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income earned across the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex in a calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, Advantage Emerging Markets, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year securities lending income in an amount equal to 85%  of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and this amount retained can never be less than 70%  of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.
The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income — affiliated — net in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2024, each Fund paid BIM the following amounts for securities lending agent services:
Fund Name
Amounts
Advantage Emerging Markets
$ 76
Interfund Lending: In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, each Fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility for temporary purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by each Fund’s investment policies and restrictions. Each Fund is currently permitted to borrow and lend 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 periodended October 31, 2024, the Funds did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.
Trustees and Officers:Certain trustees and/or officers of the Trustare directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimbursethe Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Trusts Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Trusteesand Officer in the Statements of Operations.
Other Transactions:The Funds may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2024, 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)
Advantage Emerging Markets
$ 2,595,372
$ 1,724,427
$ (162,706
)
7.
 PURCHASES AND SALES
For the six months ended October 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments,excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
 
U.S. Government Securities
Other Securities
Fund Name
Purchases
Sales
Purchases
Sales
Advantage Emerging Markets
$ 
$ 
$ 81,354,739
$ 82,443,010
Global Equity Market Neutral
88,568,265
34,540,000
13,020,045
32,462,557
8.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
It is eachFunds 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.
EachFund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on eachFunds U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for a period of three years after they are filed. The statutes of limitations on eachFunds state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.
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Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of October 31, 2024, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds financial statements. Management’s analysis is based on the tax laws and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof in effect as of date of these financial statements, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect which may impact the Funds NAV.
As of April 30, 2024, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:
Fund Name
Non-Expiring
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
Advantage Emerging Markets
$ (38,631,532
)
Global Equity Market Neutral
(6,454,537
)
As of October 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Fund Name
Tax Cost
Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Advantage Emerging Markets
$ 87,762,595
$ 15,511,999
$ (8,192,444
)
$ 7,319,555
Global Equity Market Neutral
2,474,451,333
332,683,201
(329,575,780
)
3,107,421
9.
BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is party to a 364-day, $2.40 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders. Under this agreement, the Funds may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain individual funds, the Participating Funds, including the Funds, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.75 billion at any time outstanding, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.10% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) Overnight Bank Funding Rate (“OBFR”) (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum, (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed or (c) the sum of (x) Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.10% and (y) 0.80% per annum. The agreement expires in April 2025unless extended or renewed. Prior to April 11, 2024, the aggregate commitment amount was $2.50 billion. 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, 2024, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.
10.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
In the normal course of business, the Fundsinvest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject eachFund to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. EachFunds prospectus provides details of the risks to which eachFund is subject.
TheFundsmay be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to mandatory and discretionary liquidity fees under certain circumstances.
Market Risk:Investments in the securities of issuers domiciled in countries with emerging capital markets involve certain additional risks that do not generally apply to investments in securities of issuers in more developed capital markets, such as (i) low or nonexistent trading volume, resulting in a lack of liquidity and increased volatility in prices for such securities; (ii) lack of reliable settlement procedures and significant delays in registering the transfer of securities; (iii) uncertain national policies and social, political and economic instability, increasing the potential for expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, high rates of inflation or unfavorable diplomatic developments; (iv) lack of publicly available or reliable information about issuers as a result of not being subject to the same degree of regulatory requirements  and accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards; and (v) possible fluctuations in exchange rates, differing legal systems and the existence or possible imposition of exchange controls, custodial restrictions or other foreign or U.S. governmental laws or restrictions applicable to such investments.
Each 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 each Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Fund’s portfolio will decline if each Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.
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. AFund may invest in illiquid investments.  An illiquid investment is any investment that aFund 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. AFund may  experience difficulty in selling illiquid
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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 eachFund’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 aFund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which aFund invests. AFund’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.
The price a Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from a Funds 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 a Funds results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by a Fund, and a Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. 
Counterparty Credit Risk:The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.
A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
With exchange-traded options purchased and exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.
Geographic/Asset Class Risk:A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.
CertainFundsinvest a substantial amount of their 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 Funds 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 Schedules of Investments.
CertainFunds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in the United States.A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the Funds invest.
CertainFunds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in Asia or with significant exposure to Asian issuers or countries. The Asian financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns in several Asian countries regarding monetary policy, government intervention in the markets, rising government debt levels or economic downturns. These events may spread to other countries in Asia and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Funds investments.
CertainFunds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in China or with significant exposure to Chinese issuers. Investments in Chinese securities, including certain Hong Kong-listed securities, involve risks specific to China. China may be subject to considerable degrees of economic, political and social instability and demonstrates significantly higher volatility from time to time in comparison to developed markets. Chinese markets generally continue to experience inefficiency, volatility and pricing anomalies resulting from governmental influence, a lack of publicly available information and/or political and social instability. Internal social unrest or confrontations with other neighboring countries may disrupt economic development in China and result in a greater risk of currency fluctuations, currency non-convertibility, interest rate fluctuations and higher rates of inflation. Incidents involving China’s or the region’s security may cause uncertainty in Chinese markets and may adversely affect the Chinese economy and the Fund’s investments. Reduction in spending on Chinese products and services, supply chain diversification, institution of tariffs, sanctions or other trade barriers, or a downturn in any of the economies of China’s key trading partners may have an adverse impact on the Chinese economy. In addition, measures may be taken to limit the flow of capital and/or sanctions may be imposed, which could prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer fund assets and may also include retaliatory actions, such as seizure of fund assets.
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Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.
11.
 CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS 
Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
 
Six Months Ended
10/31/24
Year Ended
04/30/24
FundName / Share Class
Shares
Amounts
Shares
Amounts
Advantage Emerging Markets 
Institutional
Shares sold
8,191
$84,836
160,440
$1,504,678
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
3,958
40,640
11,924
111,037
Shares redeemed
(77,604)
(798,414)
(291,314)
(2,727,003)
 
(65,455)
$(672,938)
(118,950)
$(1,111,288)
Investor A
Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares
30,804
$324,298
16,326
$150,304
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
2,729
27,483
8,086
73,733
Shares redeemed
(68,537)
(706,194)
(71,668)
(664,639)
 
(35,004)
$(354,413)
(47,256)
$(440,602)
Investor C
Shares sold
4,645
$45,453
15,335
$130,898
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
281
2,675
812
7,037
Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares
(5,714)
(55,691)
(4,683)
(41,770)
 
(788)
$(7,563)
11,464
$96,165
Class K
Shares sold
217,452
$2,311,524
357,504
$3,394,062
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
59,999
616,191
165,239
1,535,767
Shares redeemed
(320,475)
(3,299,327)
(258,564)
(2,395,517)
 
(43,024)
$(371,612)
264,179
$2,534,312
 
(144,271)
$(1,406,526)
109,437
$1,078,587
 
Six Months Ended
10/31/24
Year Ended
04/30/24
FundName / Share Class
Shares
Amounts
Shares
Amounts
Global Equity Market Neutral 
Institutional
Shares sold
54,135,767
$758,054,029
89,868,197
$1,183,723,613
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
7,312,660
99,671,561
3,860,172
48,746,374
Shares redeemed
(19,667,663)
(273,545,051)
(32,923,949)
(426,006,298)
 
41,780,764
$584,180,539
60,804,420
$806,463,689
Investor A
Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares
4,001,652
$55,340,406
7,889,248
$106,689,999
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
841,903
11,256,240
144,097
1,788,531
Shares redeemed
(775,614)
(10,640,245)
(1,310,381)
(16,438,705)
 
4,067,941
$55,956,401
6,722,964
$92,039,825
Investor C
Shares sold
180,872
$2,271,552
414,956
$4,778,122
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
57,974
715,981
48,999
566,373
Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares
(142,377)
(1,794,444)
(170,331)
(1,981,485)
 
96,469
$1,193,089
293,624
$3,363,010
Class K
Shares sold
1,977,548
$27,826,386
7,156,848
$91,515,973
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
258,598
3,537,617
183,985
2,331,425
Shares redeemed
(786,105)
(11,035,696)
(2,023,828)
(26,083,596)
 
1,450,041
$20,328,307
5,317,005
$67,763,802
 
47,395,215
$661,658,336
73,138,013
$969,630,326
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12.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in thefinancial statements.
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Additional Information
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
Not applicable.
Proxy Results
Not applicable.
Remuneration Paid to Trustees, Officers, and Others
Compensation to the independent directors/trustees of the Trust is paid by the Trust, on behalf of the Funds.
General Information
Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Funds 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 Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.
Electronic Delivery
Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual shareholder reports and prospectuses by enrolling in the electronic delivery program.
To enroll in electronic delivery:
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:
Please contact your financial advisor. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts Directly with BlackRock:
1. Access the BlackRock website at blackrock.com
2. Select “Access Your Account”
3. Next, select “eDelivery” in the “Related Resources” box and follow the sign-up instructions.
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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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Fund and Service Providers
Investment Adviser and Administrator
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Wilmington, DE 19809
Sub-Adviser
BlackRock International Limited(a)
Edinburgh, EH3 8BL
United Kingdom
Accounting Agent and Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA 02114
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Wilmington, DE 19809
(a) For Global Equity Market Neutral.
Distributor
BlackRock Investments, LLC
New York, NY 10001
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, MA 02110
Legal Counsel
Sidley Austin LLP
New York, NY 10019
Address of the Funds
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement
The Board of Trustees (the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Funds (the “Trust”) met on April 16, 2024 (the “April Meeting”) and May 16-17, 2024 (the “May Meeting”) to consider the approval to continue the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund (the “Advantage Emerging Markets Fund”) and BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund (the “Global Equity Market Neutral Fund”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), each Fund’s investment advisor.  The Board also considered the approval to continue the sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Manager and BlackRock International Limited (the “Sub-Advisor”) with respect to the Global Equity Market Neutral Fund.  The Manager and the Sub-Advisor are referred to herein as “BlackRock.”  The Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are referred to herein as the “Agreements.”
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 Agreements for each Fund on an annual basis. The Board members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, 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 each 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 of which extended over a two-day period, 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 an additional one-day meeting to consider specific information regarding the renewal of the Agreements.  In considering the renewal of the Agreements, 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 Agreements, 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’ investment performance analyses, and 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 Agreements.  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 each Fund’s fees and expenses as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Broadridge (“Expense Peers”) and the investment performance of each 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 Agreements 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 Funds; (g) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by each Fund to BlackRock; (h) sales and redemption data regarding each Fund’s shares; and (i) various additional information requested by the Board as appropriate regarding BlackRock’s and the Funds’ operations.
At the April Meeting, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the Agreements and the Independent Board Members 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, and such responses were reviewed by the Board Members.
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 each 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 Funds; (d) each 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 Funds; 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
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engage in open, candid discussions with the Board.  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.
A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the ServicesProvided 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 each 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 each 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 experience of 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 each 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 each Fund.  BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Funds 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 Funds.  In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Funds 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, each 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 Funds, such as tax reporting, expense management, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements, overseeing each 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.
The Board noted that the engagement of the Sub-Advisor with respect to Global Equity Market Neutral Fund facilitates the provision of investment advice and trading by investment personnel out of non-U.S. jurisdictions.  The Board considered that this arrangement provides additional flexibility to the portfolio management team, which may benefit the Fund and its shareholders.
B.  The Investment Performance of the Funds
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, 2023, 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 each Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and, with respect to the Global Equity Market Neutral Fund, in light of the Fund’s outcome-oriented investment objective, certain performance metrics (“Outcome-Oriented Performance Metrics”) and, with respect to Advantage Emerging Markets Fund, the respective Morningstar Category (“Morningstar Category”).  The Board and its Performance Oversight Committee regularly review and meet with Fund management to discuss the performance of each 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 the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, Advantage Emerging Markets Fund ranked in the third, third and fourth quartiles, respectively, against its Morningstar Category. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Morningstar Category is an appropriate performance metric for the Fund, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board. The Board and BlackRock reviewed the Fund’s underperformance relative to its Morningstar Category during the applicable periods. 
The Board reviewed and considered Global Equity Market Neutral Fund’s performance relative to the Fund’s Outcome-Oriented Performance Metrics including a total return target. The Board noted that for the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, the Fund outperformed, outperformed and underperformed, respectively, its total return target. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Outcome-Oriented Performance Metrics are an appropriate performance metric for the Fund, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board. The Board and BlackRock reviewed the Fund’s underperformance relative to its total return target during the applicable period.
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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 Funds
The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed each 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 each 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 that the fee and expense information in the Broadridge report for the Fund reflected information for a specific period and that historical asset levels and expenses may differ from current levels, particularly in a period of market volatility.  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 each Fund. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to each Fund and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2023 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.
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 Agreements 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 and resources, assumption of risk, and liability profile in servicing the Funds, 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 Advantage Emerging Markets Fund’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the second quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio each ranked in the first quartile relative to the Fund’s Expense Peers. In addition, the Board noted that, the Fund is party to an expense limitation agreement pursuant to which BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse certain operating and other expenses to a specified amount of the Fund’s average daily net assets on a class-by-class basis.
The Board noted that Global Equity Market Neutral Fund’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the second quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio each ranked in the second quartile relative to the Fund’s Expense Peers. The Board further noted that BlackRock and the Board have contractually agreed to a cap on the Fund’s total expenses as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets on a class-by-class basis. In addition, the Board noted that BlackRock and the Board previously agreed to a lower contractual expense cap on a class-by-class basis. After discussions between the Board, including Independent Board Members, and BlackRock, the Board and BlackRock agreed to a continuation of the contractual cap.
The Board further noted that each Fund has an advisory fee arrangement that includes breakpoints that adjust the fee rate downward as the size of the Fund increases above certain contractually specified levels. The Board additionally noted that the breakpoints can, conversely, adjust the advisory fee rate upward as the size of the pertinent Fund decreases below certain contractually specified levels.
D.  Economies of Scale
The Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which any economies of scale might benefit the Funds in a variety of ways as the assets of the Funds increase. The Board considered multiple factors, including the advisory fee rate and breakpoints, unitary fee structure, fee waivers, and/or expense caps, as applicable.  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 Funds, 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 Funds, including for administrative, distribution, securities lending and cash management services.  With respect to securities lending, during the year the Board also considered information provided by independent third-party consultants related to the performance of each BlackRock affiliate as securities lending agent.  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 Agreements, 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.
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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 pertinent Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.
Conclusion
At the May Meeting, in a continuation of the discussions that occurred during the April Meeting, and as a culmination of the Board’s year-long deliberative process, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Trust, on behalf of each Fund, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2025, and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor with respect to with respect to the Global Equity Market Neutral Fund, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2025.  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 Agreements were fair and reasonable and, in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders.  In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreements, 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 advised by independent legal counsel throughout the deliberative process.
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
Currency Abbreviation 
CHF
Swiss Franc
EUR
Euro
GBP
British Pound
JPY
Japanese Yen
USD
United States Dollar
Portfolio Abbreviation 
ADR
American Depositary Receipt
AGC
Assured Guaranty Corp.
AMBAC
AMBAC Assurance Corp.
BAM
Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
CDI
CREST Depository Interest
DIP
Debtor-In-Possession
FTSE
Financial Times Stock Exchange
MSCI
Morgan Stanley Capital International
NVDR
Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
PCL
Public Company Limited
PJSC
Public Joint Stock Company
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust
S&P
Standard & Poors
SAB
Special Assessment Bonds
SAP
Subject to Appropriations
SCA
Societe en Commandite par Actions
SG
Syncora Guarantee
ST
Special Tax
UT
Unlimited Tax
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Item 8 –

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

 

Item 9 –

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

 

Item 10 –

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

 

Item 11 –

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

 

Item 12 –

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

 

Item 13 –

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

 

Item 14 –

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

 

Item 15 –

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

 

Item 16 –

Controls and Procedures

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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

 

Item 17 –

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

 

Item 18 –

Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation – Not Applicable

 

Item 19 –

Exhibits attached hereto

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

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

(a)(3) Section 302 Certifications are attached

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

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

(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached


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 FundsSM

 

 

By:

    

/s/ John M. Perlowski       

      

John M. Perlowski

      

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

      

BlackRock FundsSM

Date: December 20, 2024

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 FundsSM

Date: December 20, 2024

 

 

By:

    

/s/ Trent Walker          

      

Trent Walker

      

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of

      

BlackRock FundsSM

Date: December 20, 2024