Summary Prospectus
Summary Prospectus
Key Facts About BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund
Investment Objective
The investment objective of BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund
(“Small Cap Index Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”), is to match the performance of the Russell 2000® Index (the “Russell 2000” or the “Underlying Index”) as closely as possible before the deduction of Fund expenses.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if
you buy and hold shares of Small Cap Index Fund.
| Annual
Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)1 |
Investor
A Shares |
Institutional
Shares | ||
| Management Fee1,2 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | 0.25% | None | ||
| Other Expenses | 0.23% | 0.18% | ||
| Administration Fees | 0.04% | 0.04% | ||
| Miscellaneous Other Expenses | 0.19% | 0.14% | ||
| Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses3 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses3 | 0.50% | 0.20% | ||
| Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements2,4 | (0.12)% | (0.07)% | ||
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements2,4 | 0.38% | 0.13% |
| 1 | The fees and expenses shown in the table and the example that follows include both the expenses of Small Cap Index Fund and Small Cap Index Fund’s share of the allocated expenses of Master Small Cap Index Series (the “Series”), a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”). Management fees are paid by the Series. |
| 2 | As described in the “Management of the Funds” section of the Fund’s prospectus beginning on page 34, BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) has contractually agreed to waive the management fee with respect to any portion of the Series’ assets estimated to be attributable to investments in other equity and fixed-income mutual funds and exchange-traded funds managed by BlackRock or its affiliates that have a contractual management fee, through April 30, 2018. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested directors of the Master LLC or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Series. |
| 3 | The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent annual report, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. |
| 4 | As described in the “Management of the Funds” section of the Fund’s prospectus beginning on page 34, BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees and/or expenses in order to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements of Small Cap Index Fund (excluding Dividend Expense, Interest Expense, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain other Fund expenses) as a percentage of average daily net assets to 0.37% (for Investor A Shares) and 0.12% (for Institutional Shares) through April 30, 2018. In addition to the contractual waiver with respect to the Fund, BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements of the Series (excluding Dividend Expense, Interest Expense, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain other Series expenses) to 0.07% of average daily net assets through April 30, 2018. These contractual agreements may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested directors of the Corporation or of the Master LLC, as applicable, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund or the Series, as applicable. |
Example:
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
| 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
| Investor A Shares | $39 | $148 | $268 | $617 |
| Institutional Shares | $13 | $ 57 | $106 | $248 |
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Portfolio Turnover:
The Series pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and
sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect Small Cap Index Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Series’ portfolio turnover rate was 39% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
Small Cap Index Fund employs a “passive”
management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Russell 2000. The Fund will be substantially invested in securities in the Russell 2000, and will invest,
under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in the Russell 2000. The Fund may change its target index
if Fund management believes a different index would better enable the Fund to match the performance of the market segment represented by the current index.
The Fund may invest in a statistically selected sample of
stocks included in the Russell 2000 and in derivative instruments linked to the Russell 2000. The Fund may not invest in all of the common stocks in the Russell 2000, or in the same weightings as in the Russell 2000. The Fund chooses investments so
that the market capitalizations, industry weightings and other fundamental characteristics of the stocks and derivative instruments chosen are similar to the Russell 2000 as a whole.
The Fund is a “feeder” fund that invests all of
its assets in the Series, a series of the Master LLC, which has the same investment objective and strategies as the Fund. All investments are made at the Series level. This structure is sometimes called a “master/feeder” structure. The
Fund’s investment results will correspond directly to the investment results of the Series. For simplicity, this prospectus uses the name of the Fund or the term “Fund” (as applicable) to include the Series.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
Risk is inherent in all investing. The value of your
investment in Small Cap Index Fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly from day to day and over time. You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform
as well as other similar investments. The following is a summary description of the principal risks of investing in the Fund.
| ■ | Equity Securities Risk — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. |
| ■ | Index Fund Risk — An index fund has operating and other expenses while an index does not. As a result, while the Fund will attempt to track the Russell 2000 as closely as possible, it will tend to underperform the index to some degree over time. If an index fund is properly correlated to its stated index, the fund will perform poorly when the index performs poorly. |
| ■ | Index-Related Risk — There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment objective. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track the Underlying Index. Errors in index data may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected for a period of time, and may have an adverse impact on the Fund and its shareholders. |
| ■ | Market Risk and Selection Risk — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money. |
| ■ | Small Cap Securities Risk — Small cap companies may have limited product lines or markets. They may be less financially secure than larger, more established companies. They may depend on a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. |
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Performance Information
The information shows how the Fund’s performance has
varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the Fund’s performance to that of the Russell 2000. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by the Fund, the
performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. As with all such investments, past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future results. The table includes
all applicable fees. If BlackRock and its affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain Fund expenses during these periods, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on the Fund’s performance, including its current
net asset value, can be obtained by visiting www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.
Investor A Shares
ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
Small Cap Index Fund
As of 12/31
Small Cap Index Fund
As of 12/31
During the ten-year
period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 20.61% (quarter ended June 30, 2009) and the lowest return for a quarter was -26.31% (quarter ended December 31, 2008). The year-to-date return as of March 31, 2017 was 2.42%.
| As
of 12/31/16 Average Annual Total Returns |
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
| BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund — Investor A Shares | |||
| Return Before Taxes | 21.04% | 14.18% | 6.63% |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | 19.66% | 12.82% | 5.46% |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 12.75% | 11.09% | 5.00% |
| BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund — Institutional Shares | |||
| Return Before Taxes | 21.33% | 14.44% | 6.90% |
| Russell
2000® Index (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
21.31% | 14.46% | 7.07% |
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest
individual Federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not
relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Institutional Shares will
vary.
Investment Manager
Small Cap Index Fund’s investment manager is BlackRock
Advisors, LLC (previously defined as “BlackRock”).
Portfolio Managers
| Name | Portfolio
Manager of the Series Since |
Title |
| Alan Mason | 2014 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. |
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| Name | Portfolio
Manager of the Series Since |
Title |
| Greg Savage, CFA | 2012 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. |
| Jennifer Hsui, CFA | 2016 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. |
| Creighton Jue, CFA | 2016 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. |
| Rachel Aguirre | 2016 | Director of BlackRock, Inc. |
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase or redeem shares of the Fund each day the New
York Stock Exchange is open. To purchase or sell shares you should contact your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock, The PNC Financial
Services Group, Inc. and their respective affiliates) (each a “Financial Intermediary”), or, if you hold your shares through the Fund, you should contact the Fund by phone at (800) 441-7762, by mail (c/o BlackRock Funds, P.O. Box 9819,
Providence, Rhode Island 02940-8019), or by the Internet at www.blackrock.com. The Fund’s initial and subsequent investment minimums generally are as follows, although the Fund may reduce or waive the minimums in some cases:
| Investor A Shares | Institutional Shares | |
| Minimum
Initial Investment |
$1,000
for all accounts except: • $250 for certain fee-based programs. • $100 for certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. • $50, if establishing an Automatic Investment Plan. |
There
is no minimum initial investment for employer-sponsored retirement plans (not including SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs or SARSEPs), state sponsored 529 college savings plans, collective trust funds, investment companies or other pooled investment vehicles,
unaffiliated thrifts and unaffiliated banks and trust companies, each of which may purchase shares of the Fund through a Financial Intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Fund’s distributor to purchase such shares. $2 million for individuals and “Institutional Investors,” which include, but are not limited to, endowments, foundations, family offices, local, city, and state governmental institutions, corporations and insurance company separate accounts who may purchase shares of the Fund through a Financial Intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Fund’s distributor to purchase such shares. $1,000 for investors of Financial Intermediaries that: (i) charge such investors a fee for advisory, investment consulting, or similar services or (ii) have entered into an agreement with the Fund’s distributor to offer Institutional Shares through a no-load program or investment platform. |
| Minimum
Additional Investment |
$50 for all accounts (with the exception of certain employer-sponsored retirement plans which may have a lower minimum). | No subsequent minimum. |
Tax Information
Small Cap Index Fund’s dividends and distributions may
be subject to Federal income taxes and may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are a tax-exempt investor or are investing through a retirement plan, in which case you may be subject to Federal income tax upon withdrawal from
such tax-deferred arrangements.
Payments to
Broker/Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a Financial
Intermediary, the Fund and BlackRock Investments, LLC, the Fund’s distributor, or its affiliates may pay the Financial Intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the Financial Intermediary and your individual financial
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professional to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
individual financial professional or visit your Financial Intermediary’s website for more information.
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