NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_LCYK_60263239_0723.htm BlackRock GA Disciplined Volatility Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

July 31, 2023

  

BlackRock GA Disciplined Volatility Equity Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Canada — 0.1%            

TELUS Corp.

    6,744     $ 120,084  
   

 

 

 
China — 8.6%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    691,000       251,348  

AIMA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    116,170       555,178  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,300       125,675  

Baidu, Inc., Class A(a)

    35,600       696,008  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    1,347,000       499,599  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    231,000       139,554  

Beijing United Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,800       111,544  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    103,500       129,619  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    1,384,000       806,676  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    58,000       56,153  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    17,500       87,023  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    493,500       188,105  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

    458,000       289,481  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.(b)

    158,500       123,364  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(b)

    6,476,000       732,037  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    315,000       333,400  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    125,000       68,988  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    196,000       163,714  

Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd., Class A

    79,300       213,739  

Fosun International Ltd.

    682,000       497,130  

GoodWe Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,947       254,112  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    1,345,000       656,800  

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,900       106,658  

JD Health International, Inc.(a)(b)

    37,650       275,233  

JD.com, Inc., Class A

    7,700       159,417  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    92,000       154,556  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    57,000       158,611  

Kuaishou Technology(a)(b)

    13,000       114,096  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    206,000       237,145  

Li Auto, Inc., Class A(a)

    11,300       242,577  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    144,600       605,867  

Lufax Holding Ltd., ADR

    419,853       747,338  

Meituan, Class B(a)(b)

    12,760       243,590  

NetEase, Inc.

    14,000       304,924  

Ningbo Deye Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,460       358,981  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    45,600       265,868  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    652,000       478,070  

Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,140       138,605  

Shenzhen Kstar Science And Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,200       254,799  

Shenzhen SC New Energy Technology Corp., Class A

    17,500       229,765  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    8,600       84,315  

Trina Solar Co. Ltd., Class A

    66,171       349,215  

Trip.com Group Ltd.(a)

    8,450       345,122  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    26,000       233,801  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    192,000       133,896  

Xiamen C & D, Inc., Class A

    75,100       118,018  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    76,000       82,524  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    26,000       59,167  
   

 

 

 
      13,461,405  
Denmark — 1.5%            

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    14,336       2,311,711  
   

 

 

 
France — 2.6%            

Hermes International

    349       772,429  
Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

L’Oreal SA

    1,400     $ 651,153  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    2,777       2,579,188  
   

 

 

 
      4,002,770  
Germany — 0.4%            

Commerzbank AG

    21,741       260,054  

Symrise AG

    3,969       433,541  
   

 

 

 
      693,595  
Hong Kong — 1.7%            

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    58,500       338,778  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    358,000       422,869  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    202,300       720,940  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    69,000       317,973  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    19,500       325,849  

WH Group Ltd.(b)

    893,000       487,390  
   

 

 

 
      2,613,799  
India — 2.5%            

Asian Paints Ltd.

    4,292       176,307  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    8,273       496,601  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    17,381       79,824  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    12,170       498,472  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    27,290       370,925  

Infosys Ltd.

    15,661       259,207  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    19,037       430,219  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    75,039       242,957  

Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.

    262,130       313,734  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    14,336       199,410  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    14,347       597,681  

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    5,668       138,191  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    1,500       151,818  
   

 

 

 
      3,955,346  
Indonesia — 0.1%            

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    204,700       123,973  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.0%            

Allegion PLC

    1,262       147,477  

Kingspan Group PLC

    6,235       500,443  

Medtronic PLC

    1,492       130,938  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    11,328       719,328  
   

 

 

 
      1,498,186  
Italy — 1.3%            

Ferrari NV

    5,474       1,754,891  

UniCredit SpA

    10,688       270,623  
   

 

 

 
      2,025,514  
Japan — 6.8%            

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    6,100       132,118  

ANA Holdings, Inc.(a)

    15,800       378,790  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    28,700       419,661  

BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.

    7,400       238,981  

East Japan Railway Co.

    9,300       526,511  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    10,300       598,076  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    1,300       164,655  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    22,000       355,524  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    13,900       224,845  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    11,700       352,809  

KDDI Corp.

    8,500       250,169  

Keio Corp.

    2,800       93,074  

Keyence Corp.

    300       134,623  

Lixil Corp.

    23,600       301,604  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    27,000       267,853  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

BlackRock GA Disciplined Volatility Equity Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,800     $ 295,730  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    8,200       211,985  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    19,500       237,994  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    10,000       190,794  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    13,600       615,192  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    20,300       185,994  

Nippon Yusen KK

    21,700       527,878  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    19,000       539,883  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    2,400       168,237  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,400       106,815  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    2,500       167,762  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    24,800       361,919  

Shimadzu Corp.

    2,900       88,075  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    3,300       138,297  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    4,400       192,914  

SoftBank Corp.

    52,900       587,428  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    7,100       252,739  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    11,400       348,553  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    1,200       180,104  

Tokyu Corp.

    12,700       161,134  

TOPPAN, Inc.

    5,200       122,400  

ZOZO, Inc.

    27,400       534,903  
   

 

 

 
      10,656,023  
Mexico — 0.2%            

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    14,355       136,058  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    52,420       218,226  
   

 

 

 
      354,284  
Netherlands — 2.0%            

ASML Holding NV

    4,098       2,935,269  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    648       77,411  

Shell PLC

    4,844       149,006  
   

 

 

 
      3,161,686  
Singapore — 0.4%            

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    62,700       348,188  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    1,825,962       193,525  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    16,700       94,606  
   

 

 

 
      636,319  
South Korea — 2.3%            

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    14,170       837,877  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,787       305,529  

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,022       74,894  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    10,390       416,134  

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,360       422,036  

Krafton, Inc.(a)

    497       66,995  

Meritz Financial Group, Inc.

    5,420       209,268  

NCSoft Corp.

    3,030       657,347  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    3,612       690,421  
   

 

 

 
      3,680,501  
Sweden — 0.5%            

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    15,627       375,718  

Hexagon AB, B Shares

    36,305       352,006  
   

 

 

 
      727,724  
Switzerland — 1.6%            

Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares

    2,792       1,622,252  

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

    4,522       554,032  

STMicroelectronics NV

    6,322       338,141  
   

 

 

 
      2,514,425  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan — 3.1%            

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    9,898     $ 123,604  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

    105,000       384,308  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    192,000       235,340  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    242,000       892,728  

Eva Airways Corp.

    171,000       200,505  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    130,000       293,522  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    164,432       116,486  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    2,000       138,723  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    19,000       256,947  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

    146,000       1,110,748  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    121,755       113,974  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    46,000       138,222  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    26,000       469,498  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    39,000       96,157  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    4,000       223,202  
   

 

 

 
      4,793,964  
United Kingdom — 1.5%            

Auto Trader Group PLC(b)

    35,698       296,064  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    7,173       778,950  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    8,861       1,265,526  
   

 

 

 
      2,340,540  
United States — 57.3%            

AbbVie, Inc.

    3,057       457,266  

Adobe, Inc.(a)

    1,455       794,677  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    4,594       341,748  

Allstate Corp.

    4,315       486,214  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a)

    16,183       2,154,119  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    7,278       616,738  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    1,428       266,893  

Amgen, Inc.

    2,659       622,605  

ANSYS, Inc.(a)

    5,642       1,930,128  

Aon PLC, Class A

    850       270,725  

Assurant, Inc.

    2,427       326,456  

AT&T, Inc.

    27,358       397,238  

Atlassian Corp., Class A(a)

    2,984       542,909  

Aura Biosciences, Inc.(a)

    3,367       40,067  

Autodesk, Inc.(a)

    3,442       729,670  

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

    392       972,834  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)

    4,618       406,061  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)

    385       1,143,758  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    3,914       202,941  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)

    2,779       401,371  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)

    10,865       2,542,519  

Campbell Soup Co.

    4,238       194,185  

Centene Corp.(a)

    1,702       115,889  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    2,061       206,471  

Chewy, Inc., Class A(a)

    7,126       241,571  

Cigna Group.

    2,207       651,286  

Cintas Corp.

    498       250,016  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    25,193       1,311,044  

Clorox Co.

    3,506       531,089  

CME Group, Inc., Class A

    1,182       235,171  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    9,402       716,997  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    11,149       1,057,594  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    3,222       1,806,479  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)

    626       101,199  

CVS Health Corp.

    12,277       916,969  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

    1,622       85,836  

Duke Energy Corp.

    10,584       990,874  

Edison International

    1,341       96,498  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    2,053       168,490  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

BlackRock GA Disciplined Volatility Equity Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    3,501     $ 477,361  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    893       405,913  

Entergy Corp.

    2,311       237,340  

Enterprise Products Partners LP

    5,737       152,088  

Equity Residential

    4,430       292,114  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    4,115       174,023  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    1,476       265,680  

Evergy, Inc.

    5,612       336,552  

Eversource Energy

    12,792       925,245  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    601       76,507  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    592       63,486  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    463       201,424  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    427       357,813  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    5,958       359,744  

First Solar, Inc.(a)

    462       95,819  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)

    10,904       1,252,324  

Fortinet, Inc.(a)

    2,483       192,979  

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.(a)

    3,864       301,392  

General Mills, Inc.

    13,730       1,026,180  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    21,936       1,670,207  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(a)

    6,802       524,366  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    3,681       264,590  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

    18,180       396,869  

Hershey Co.

    2,513       581,282  

Humana, Inc.

    2,846       1,300,138  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    2,617       166,755  

Intuit, Inc.

    3,459       1,769,970  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

    4,134       1,341,070  

Invesco Ltd.

    14,787       248,422  

Johnson & Johnson

    2,171       363,708  

Kellogg Co.

    5,512       368,698  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.

    28,513       969,727  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)

    9,832       1,583,739  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    4,405       568,685  

KLA Corp.

    409       210,206  

Kraft Heinz Co.

    11,215       405,759  

Kroger Co.

    19,047       926,446  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

    3,701       221,357  

Linde PLC

    334       130,484  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    1,760       785,611  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    355       47,222  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    1,715       461,712  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    7,049       1,328,173  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    4,300       525,890  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    5,718       2,254,493  

McDonald’s Corp.

    72       21,110  

McKesson Corp.

    3,264       1,313,434  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    16,232       1,731,143  

MetLife, Inc.

    4,356       274,297  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)

    144       181,076  

MGM Resorts International

    16,844       855,170  

Microsoft Corp.

    13,342       4,481,845  

Moderna, Inc.(a)

    1,478       173,901  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    4,505       1,291,268  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    10,414       525,803  

Newmont Corp.

    4,856       208,420  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    8,615       631,479  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    8,871       979,270  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    658       292,810  

Okta, Inc.(a)

    2,055       157,947  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)

    312       288,846  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    2,031     $ 184,740  

Paycom Software, Inc.

    903       332,990  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    1,037       235,243  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    8,346       1,564,541  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    1,907       120,370  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    467       346,472  

Rollins, Inc.

    17,963       733,429  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)

    2,402       262,082  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    9,706       304,574  

S&P Global, Inc.

    4,756       1,876,290  

Salesforce, Inc.(a)

    3,492       785,735  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

    104,284       531,848  

Splunk, Inc.(a)

    5,521       598,090  

Starbucks Corp.

    4,289       435,634  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    1,575       864,139  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    968       870,929  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    2,196       379,052  

UiPath, Inc., Class A(a)

    7,087       128,133  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    2,668       1,350,995  

VeriSign, Inc.(a)

    7,503       1,582,758  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    5,280       1,208,803  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    29,524       1,006,178  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    2,832       997,827  

Viatris, Inc.

    19       200  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    7,600       1,806,748  

Walmart, Inc.

    7,049       1,126,853  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc., Class A(a)

    606       7,920  

Waste Management, Inc.

    2,249       368,364  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    12,010       1,079,219  

Williams Cos., Inc.

    6,400       220,480  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    2,223       469,787  

Workday, Inc., Class A(a)

    1,723       408,575  

WP Carey, Inc.

    1,694       114,396  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    18,835       1,181,520  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    1,734       238,720  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class C(a)

    7,299       395,314  

Zoetis, Inc.

    671       126,208  

Zscaler, Inc.(a)

    984       157,814  
   

 

 

 
      89,744,947  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 95.5%
(Cost: $138,220,241)

      149,416,796  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 4.7%            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 5.16%(c)(d)

    7,379,271       7,379,271  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 4.7%
(Cost: $7,379,271)

      7,379,271  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.2%
(Cost: $145,599,512)

      156,796,067  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)%

 

    (271,640
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 156,524,427  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

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July 31, 2023

   BlackRock GA Disciplined Volatility Equity Fund

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended July 31, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
04/30/23
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
07/31/23
     Shares
Held at
07/31/23
     Income      Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

   $ 3,818,942      $ 3,560,329 (a)     $      $      $      $ 7,379,271        7,379,271      $ 90,123      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

 

 
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold      Counterparty      Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 
HKD     2,245,827        USD     287,408      Citibank N.A.        09/20/23        $ 669  
HKD     12,574,969        USD     1,608,377      Goldman Sachs International        09/20/23          4,635  
HKD     2,520,464        USD     322,776      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        09/20/23          528  
HKD     10,484,276        USD     1,341,570      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        09/20/23          3,266  
HKD     9,445,195        USD     1,210,224      UBS AG        09/20/23          1,327  
INR     224,899,589        USD     2,716,884      Citibank N.A.        09/20/23          13,954  
JPY     206,382,628        USD     1,446,164      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce        09/20/23          15,627  
SGD     433,072        USD     323,068      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        09/20/23          3,367  
USD     352,123        DKK     2,378,210      Bank of America N.A.        09/20/23          196  
USD     532,065        DKK     3,579,890      Goldman Sachs International        09/20/23          2,315  
USD     5,157,763        EUR     4,666,526      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        09/20/23          14,694  
USD     547,320        SEK     5,560,485      Bank of America N.A.        09/20/23          17,830  
                     

 

 

 
                        78,408  
                     

 

 

 
JPY     46,076,040        USD     343,784      Bank of America N.A.        09/20/23          (17,432
JPY     476,750,890        USD     3,615,914      Bank of America N.A.        09/20/23          (239,127
JPY     43,927,365        USD     322,663      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        09/20/23          (11,529
JPY     58,555,031        USD     418,233      Royal Bank of Canada        09/20/23          (3,492
TWD     28,830,196        USD     928,563      BNP Paribas SA        09/20/23          (9,366
TWD     47,910,778        USD     1,582,849      Citibank N.A.        09/20/23          (55,304
TWD     8,754,105        USD     287,245      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        09/20/23          (8,137
TWD     9,759,875        USD     322,567      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        09/20/23          (11,392
USD     388,398        EUR     357,113      Citibank N.A.        09/20/23          (5,183
USD     422,572        EUR     383,514      Royal Bank of Canada        09/20/23          (106
USD     1,447,255        EUR     1,322,008      Royal Bank of Canada        09/20/23          (9,755
USD     322,758        GBP     259,230      Bank of America N.A.        09/20/23          (9,994
USD     932,186        GBP     737,064      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        09/20/23          (13,922
USD     500,236        INR     41,263,496      BNP Paribas SA        09/20/23          (805
USD     1,253,880        CAD     1,659,840      Royal Bank of Canada        11/01/23          (6,391
                     

 

 

 
                        (401,935
                     

 

 

 
                      $ (323,527
                     

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2023

   BlackRock GA Disciplined Volatility Equity Fund

 

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   Citibank N.A.(b)   02/26/24 – 02/24/28   $ (92,957   $ (490,831 )(c)    $ (554,487     12.9
  Monthly   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.(d)   02/08/24 – 02/15/24     (6,316,135     (1,327,768 )(e)      (7,671,626     16.8  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ (1,818,599   $ (8,226,113  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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 $(29,301) of net dividends and financing fees.

 
  (e) 

Amount includes $27,723 of net dividends and financing fees.

 

The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:

 

 

(b)

 

(d)

Range:

 

0-82 basis points

 

0-700 basis points

Benchmarks:

 

USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)

 

USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)

 

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Citibank N.A. as of period end, termination dates 02/26/24 - 02/24/28:

 

Security   Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Common Stocks                  
Australia                  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    3,391     $ 134,379       (24.2 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Brazil                  

Ambev SA

    150,120       471,749       (85.1

Telefonica Brasil SA

    30,459       271,240       (48.9
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      742,989    
Canada                  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    11,607       200,514       (36.2

Enbridge, Inc.

    24,419       897,762       (161.9

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    4,225       133,768       (24.1

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

    9,864       431,917       (77.9
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,663,961    
Denmark                  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    2,420       390,230       (70.4
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Finland                  

Elisa OYJ

    6,285       327,860       (59.1
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
France                  

Dassault Aviation SA

    260       50,508       (9.1

Dassault Systemes SE

    8,696       371,655       (67.0
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      422,163    
Security   Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 
Germany                  

Merck KGaA

    3,330     $ 585,164       (105.5 )% 

Zalando SE

    2,468       85,207       (15.4
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      670,371    
Italy                  

Coca-Cola HBC AG

    4,118       121,163       (21.9

Snam SpA

    38,969       204,851       (36.9
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      326,014    
Mexico                  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    19,210       192,456       (34.7

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV,

     

Class B

    9,910       280,309       (50.6

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    41,037       170,838       (30.8
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      643,603    
Netherlands                  

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA

    32,072       545,327       (98.3
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Norway                  

Orkla ASA

    41,486       327,359       (59.0
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
South Africa                  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    3,600       361,013       (65.1

Gold Fields Ltd.

    4,419       68,535       (12.4
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      429,548    
Spain                  

Aena SME SA, Class A

    797       127,275       (23.0
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Sweden                  

Epiroc AB

    5,164       103,102       (18.6

Nibe Industrier AB, B Shares

    23,415       210,917       (38.0

Saab AB

    2,627       138,467       (25.0

SKF AB

    9,416       179,398       (32.4
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

BlackRock GA Disciplined Volatility Equity Fund

 

Security   Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 
Sweden (continued)                  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares

    78,603     $ 395,410       (71.3 )% 

Volvo Car AB

    22,914       113,264       (20.4
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,140,558    
Switzerland                  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    1,108       122,434       (22.1

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

    17,149       1,795,451       (323.8

SGS SA

    967       93,891       (16.9
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      2,011,776    
United States                  

Haleon PLC

    29,619       127,848       (23.1
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Reference Entity — Long

 

    10,031,261    
   

 

 

   

Reference Entity — Short

 

Common Stocks                  
Brazil                  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP

    (9,835     (120,838     21.8  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos S/A

    (357,319     (362,703     65.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (483,541  
China                  

C&D International Investment Group Ltd.

    (78,543     (214,567     38.7  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    (900,000     (147,903     26.7  

China Meidong Auto Holdings Ltd.

    (116,000     (127,255     22.9  

Genscript Biotech Corp.

    (28,000     (72,116     13.0  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    (20,000     (121,929     22.0  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.

    (24,500     (66,283     12.0  

ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    (140,900     (461,754     83.3  

ZTE Corp.

    (36,400     (133,218     24.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (1,345,025  
Finland                  

Metso OYJ

    (6,945     (78,923     14.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
France                  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    (3,058     (956,761     172.6  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Germany                  

HelloFresh SE

    (9,023     (257,292     46.4  

LEG Immobilien SE

    (4,388     (310,243     56.0  

Talanx AG

    (6,284     (384,831     69.4  

Vonovia SE

    (28,754     (669,967     120.8  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (1,622,333  
Japan                  

Advantest Corp.

    (2,400     (331,944     59.9  

Rakuten Group, Inc.

    (75,200     (294,540     53.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (626,484  
Mexico                  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O

    (115,361     (280,049     50.5  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    (37,002     (529,077     95.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (809,126  
Norway                  

Salmar ASA

    (10,382     (479,633     86.5  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Poland                  

mBank SA

    (2,111     (251,989     45.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 
South Korea                  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    (1,948   $ (330,418     59.6
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Sweden                  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B

    (39,031     (182,137     32.9  

Sagax AB, Class B

    (14,317     (317,918     57.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (500,055  
Switzerland                  

Bachem Holding AG

    (4,960     (458,161     82.6  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
United States                  

Blackstone, Inc.

    (1,540     (161,377     29.1  

Boston Properties, Inc.

    (8,869     (590,941     106.6  

Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A

    (2,931     (289,026     52.1  

Entegris, Inc.

    (4,743     (520,355     93.8  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc./NC, Class A

    (283     (405,058     73.1  

Illumina, Inc.

    (867     (166,594     30.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (2,133,351  
   

 

 

   
Preferred Stocks                  
Germany                  

Sartorius AG

    (1,236     (509,948     92.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Reference Entity — Short

 

    (10,585,748  
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — Citibank N.A

 

  $ (554,487  
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as of period end, termination dates 02/08/24 - 02/15/24:

 

Security   Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Common Stocks                  
Australia                  

Coles Group Ltd.

    24,964     $ 305,275       (4.0 )% 

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    35,050       82,750       (1.1

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    13,271       103,596       (1.3

Transurban Group

    17,558       169,523       (2.2

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    2,674       89,344       (1.2
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      750,488    
Canada                  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    5,559       811,180       (10.6

Metro, Inc.

    2,940       158,231       (2.0

Open Text Corp.

    2,520       108,242       (1.4

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    6,178       520,514       (6.8
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,598,167    
France                  

Bollore SE

    25,678       162,355       (2.1

Hermes International

    39       86,317       (1.1

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM

    3,422       130,643       (1.7

Societe Generale SA

    9,800       266,528       (3.5
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      645,843    
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

BlackRock GA Disciplined Volatility Equity Fund

 

Security   Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 
Germany                  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    3,188     $ 369,427       (4.8 )% 

SAP SE

    6,869       937,011       (12.2
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,306,438    
Norway                  

Equinor ASA

    13,142       401,994       (5.2
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Poland                  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA

    129,890       276,272       (3.6
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia                  

Arabian Internet & Communications Services Co.

    3,969       385,833       (5.0

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    2,202       169,635       (2.2

Elm Co.

    2,165       392,436       (5.1

SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.

    3,925       150,855       (2.0

Saudi Telecom Co.

    15,687       177,383       (2.3
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,276,142    
South Africa                  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    13,244       142,032       (1.9
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Sweden                  

Getinge AB, B Shares

    9,953       185,454       (2.4
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Switzerland                  

Clariant AG, Registered Shares

    38,769       635,276       (8.3
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  

CNH Industrial NV

    25,848       373,322       (4.9
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
United States                  

Nestle SA

    5,680       695,909       (9.1

Roche Holding AG

    205       67,972       (0.9

Roche Holding Par AG

    3,992       1,237,725       (16.1
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      2,001,606    
   

 

 

   
Preferred Stocks                  
Brazil                  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    166,450       445,979       (5.8
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Germany                  

Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG

    2,410       294,701       (3.9
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Reference Entity — Long

      10,333,714    
   

 

 

   

Reference Entity — Short

     
Common Stocks                  
Australia                  

Computershare Ltd.

    (35,479     (598,362     7.8  

IGO Ltd.

    (22,471     (209,975     2.7  

Lendlease Corp Ltd.

    (48,657     (282,871     3.7  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    (2,226     (107,553     1.4  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.

    (41,788     (136,711     1.8  

Reece Ltd.

    (8,481     (111,991     1.5  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (1,447,463  
Brazil                  

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA

    (52,051     (152,342     2.0  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos S/A

    (365,622     (371,131     4.9  

Suzano SA

    (28,192     (286,585     3.7  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (810,058  
Security   Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 
Canada                  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A

    (40,701   $ (431,502     5.6
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
China                  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

    (1,508,000     (309,805     4.0  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    (142,000     (425,045     5.5  

GDS Holdings Ltd., Class A

    (163,700     (269,534     3.5  

Microport Scientific Corp.

    (207,000     (417,754     5.5  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc.

    (10,800     (61,522     0.8  

Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Co. Ltd.

    (48,000     (127,963     1.7  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B

    (290,000     (461,356     6.0  

XPeng, Inc., Class A

    (113,800     (1,213,896     15.8  

Xtep International Holdings Ltd.

    (150,000     (167,167     2.2  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    (69,000     (91,058     1.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (3,545,100  
Hong Kong                  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

    (933,000     (614,843     8.0  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    (210,000     (95,243     1.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (710,086  
Italy                  

Telecom Italia SpA

    (1,162,675 ).      (335,166     4.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Japan                  

Lasertec Corp.

    (500     (75,691     1.0  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    (4,500     (263,347     3.4  

Olympus Corp.

    (11,200     (182,750     2.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (521,788  
Poland                  

LPP SA

    (57     (196,077     2.5  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Singapore                  

Sea Ltd., ADR

    (5,796     (385,550     5.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
South Korea                  

Delivery Hero SE

    (2,785     (126,410     1.7  

Kakao Corp.

    (6,524     (262,636     3.4  

L&F Co. Ltd.

    (2,157     (435,942     5.7  

Lotte Energy Materials Corp.

    (11,842     (509,465     6.6  

POSCO Future M Co. Ltd.

    (1,355     (560,579     7.3  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.

    (3,441     (99,813     1.3  

SKC Co. Ltd.

    (4,183     (325,633     4.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (2,320,478  
Switzerland                  

Dufry AG

    (8,147     (420,943     5.5  

SIG Group AG

    (9,206     (246,110     3.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (667,053  
Taiwan                  

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.

    (30,000     (28,676     0.4  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    (203,000     (62,308     0.8  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    (145,000     (135,913     1.8  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (226,897  
United Kingdom                  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV

    (7,404     (132,828     1.7  

Ocado Group PLC

    (41,096     (494,737     6.5  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (627,565  
United States                  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    (6,310     (626,078     8.2  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

    (4,818     (284,358     3.7  

Celanese Corp., Class A

    (668     (83,761     1.1  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2023

   BlackRock GA Disciplined Volatility Equity Fund

 

Security   Shares     Value     %of
Basket
Value
 
United States (continued)                  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

    (1,588   $ (332,750     4.3

Cloudflare, Inc., Class A

    (1,358     (93,390     1.2  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    (3,510     (339,241     4.4  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.

    (4,027     (278,870     3.6  

Legend Biotech Corp., ADR

    (811     (61,247     0.8  

Lucid Group, Inc.

    (46,731     (355,623     4.6  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    (795     (444,795     5.8  

Novocure Ltd.

    (7,306     (238,468     3.1  

Paramount Global, Class B

    (34,743     (556,930     7.3  

Repligen Corp.

    (706     (121,121     1.6  

Roku, Inc.

    (6,389     (615,069     8.0  
Security   Shares     Value     %of
Basket
Value
 
United States (continued)                  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

    (2,859   $ (437,255     5.7

Toast, Inc., Class A

    (11,850     (261,529     3.4  

Webster Financial Corp.

    (9,986     (472,537     6.2  

Wolfspeed, Inc.

    (2,694     (177,535     2.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (5,780,557  
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Short

 

    (18,005,340  
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A

 

  $ (7,671,626  
   

 

 

   
 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

   

Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access;

 

   

Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs); and

 

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the 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 privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are 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. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to its most recent financial statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments above.

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

                 

Canada

   $ 120,084        $        $             —        $ 120,084  

China

     747,338          12,714,067                   13,461,405  

Denmark

              2,311,711                   2,311,711  

France

              4,002,770                   4,002,770  

Germany

              693,595                   693,595  

Hong Kong

              2,613,799                   2,613,799  

India

              3,955,346                   3,955,346  

Indonesia

              123,973                   123,973  

Ireland

     1,498,186                            1,498,186  

Italy

              2,025,514                   2,025,514  

Japan

              10,656,023                   10,656,023  

Mexico

     354,284                            354,284  

Netherlands

              3,161,686                   3,161,686  

Singapore

              636,319                   636,319  

South Korea

              3,680,501                   3,680,501  

Sweden

              727,724                   727,724  

Switzerland

              2,514,425                   2,514,425  

 

O N S O L I D A T E D    C H E D U L E    O  F    N V E S T M E N T S   8


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2023

   BlackRock GA Disciplined Volatility Equity Fund

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

                                                                                   

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Common Stocks (continued)

                 

Taiwan

   $        $ 4,793,964        $             —        $ 4,793,964  

United Kingdom

              2,340,540                   2,340,540  

United States

     89,744,947                            89,744,947  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     7,379,271                            7,379,271  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 99,844,110        $ 56,951,957        $        $ 156,796,067  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $ 78,408        $        $ 78,408  

Liabilities

                 

Equity Contracts

              (1,818,599                 (1,818,599

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

              (401,935                 (401,935
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ (2,142,126      $        $ (2,142,126
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Swaps and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

 

Currency Abbreviation
CAD    Canadian Dollar
DKK    Danish Krone
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound
HKD    Hong Kong Dollar
INR    Indian Rupee
JPY    Japanese Yen
SEK    Swedish Krona
SGD    Singapore Dollar
TWD    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    United States Dollar

 

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