N-CSRS 1 d919447dncsrs.htm BLACKROCK FUNDS II BlackRock Funds II

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: 811-22061

Name of Fund:  BlackRock Funds II

BlackRock LifePath® Active Retirement Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2020 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2025 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2030 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2035 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2040 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2045 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2050 Fund

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2055 Fund

Fund Address:  100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

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

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

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/2015

Date of reporting period: 04/30/2015


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders


APRIL 30, 2015        

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT (UNAUDITED)

 

      BLACKROCK®

 

BlackRock LifePath® Active Funds of BlackRock Funds II

  BlackRock LifePath® Active Retirement Fund

  BlackRock LifePath® Active 2020 Fund

  BlackRock LifePath® Active 2025 Fund

  BlackRock LifePath® Active 2030 Fund

  BlackRock LifePath® Active 2035 Fund

  BlackRock LifePath® Active 2040 Fund

  BlackRock LifePath® Active 2045 Fund

  BlackRock LifePath® Active 2050 Fund

  BlackRock LifePath® Active 2055 Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Not FDIC Insured ¡ May Lose Value ¡ No Bank Guarantee  

 

 


Table of Contents     

 

       Page   

The Markets in Review

     3   

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Funds’ Summary

     4   

About Fund Performance

     20   

Disclosure of Expenses

     21   

Derivative Financial Instruments

     21   

Financial Statements:

  

Schedules of Investments

     23   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     58   

Statements of Operations

     60   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     61   

Financial Highlights

     64   

Notes to Financial Statements

     82   

Officers and Trustees

     100   

Additional Information

     101   

 

 

 

 

   

 

LOGO

 

  

 

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    instructions

 

    

 

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The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Financial market performance was generally positive for the 6- and 12-month periods ended April 30, 2015, although volatility increased from the remarkably low levels seen in recent years. In 2014, as the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) gradually reduced its bond buying program (which ultimately ended in October), U.S. interest rates surprisingly trended lower and stock prices forged ahead despite high valuations on the back of a multi-year bull market.

Around mid-year, however, geopolitical tensions intensified in Ukraine and the Middle East and oil prices became highly volatile, stoking worries about economic growth outside the United States. As the U.S. economy continued to post stronger data, investors grew concerned that the Fed would raise short-term rates sooner than previously anticipated. The U.S. dollar appreciated and global credit markets tightened, ultimately putting a strain on investor flows, and financial markets broadly weakened in the third quarter.

U.S. economic growth picked up considerably in the fourth quarter while the broader global economy showed signs of slowing. U.S. markets significantly outperformed international markets during this period even as the European Central Bank (“ECB”) and the Bank of Japan eased monetary policy, which drove further strengthening in the U.S. dollar. Oil prices plummeted due to a global supply-and-demand imbalance, sparking a sell off in energy-related assets and stress in emerging markets. Fixed income investors piled into U.S. Treasuries as their persistently low yields became attractive as compared to international sovereign debt.

Equity markets reversed in 2015, with U.S. stocks underperforming international markets. Investors had held high expectations for the U.S. economy, but after a harsh winter, first-quarter data disappointed and high valuations took their toll on U.S. stocks. The continued appreciation of the dollar was an additional headwind for exporters. Although U.S. economic momentum had broadly weakened, the labor market – a key determinant for the Fed’s decision on the future of interest rate policy – showed improvement, keeping investors on edge about when to expect the first rate hike.

In contrast, economic reports in Europe and Asia easily beat investors’ very low expectations, and accommodative policies from central banks in those regions helped international equities rebound. The ECB’s asset purchase program was the largest in scale and effect on the markets. Global sentiment improved with a ceasefire in Ukraine and an improving outlook for Greece’s continued membership in the eurozone. Emerging market stocks rebounded in April as oil prices appeared to stabilize.

At BlackRock, we believe investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes and be prepared to move freely as market conditions change over time. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of April 30, 2015
    6-month   12-month  

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

  4.40%      12.98%  

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

  4.65         9.71   

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

  6.81         1.66   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  3.92         7.80   

3-month Treasury bill
(BofA Merrill Lynch
3-Month U.S. Treasury
Bill Index)

  0.01         0.02   

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

  3.59         8.03   

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

  2.06         4.46   

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

  1.27         4.86   

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

  1.52         2.59   
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.
 

 

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Funds’ Summary as of April 30, 2015      LifePath® Active Funds   

 

      Investment Objective

The BlackRock LifePath® Active Funds’ (the “Funds”) investment objective is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, each Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.

Effective March 31, 2015, the LifePath® Active Portfolios changed their names to the BlackRock LifePath® Active Funds. Please see page 82 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

      Portfolio Management Commentary

 

How did the Funds perform?

 

Ÿ  

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2015, the BlackRock LifePath® Active Retirement Fund outperformed its custom benchmark and its primary benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. For the same period, the Fund with target date of 2020 outperformed its custom benchmark while underperforming the primary benchmark, the Russell 1000® Index. The Funds with target dates of 2025 and 2030 outperformed their custom benchmark, with the exception of the Investor A and Class R Shares of the 2025 Fund and Class R Shares of the 2030 Fund, while underperforming the primary benchmark, the Russell 1000® Index. The Funds with target dates of 2035, 2040, 2045, 2050 and 2055 underperformed both their custom benchmarks and their primary benchmark, the Russell 1000® Index. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to each Fund’s respective custom benchmark.

What factors influenced performance?

 

Ÿ  

At a broad asset allocation level, the Funds with larger equity weightings performed better relative to their respective custom benchmarks. Within equities, a tilt toward Europe and Japan aided performance, supported by loose monetary policies and, more recently, strengthening economic data. An overweight in domestic equities contributed to performance in late 2014 given the combination of solid economic activity and expectations for gradually normalizing financial conditions. On a U.S. sector basis, the Funds benefited from overweights in information technology and health care. Within the Funds that hold fixed income, an allocation to the BlackRock Total Return Fund added value, outperforming the broad fixed income market as gauged by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

 

Ÿ  

The Funds’ performance is directly impacted by the performance of the underlying Funds that were used. During the period, performance was negatively impacted by allocations to the BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund and BlackRock Large Cap Growth Fund, which underperformed their respective benchmarks. With respect to tactical positioning, exposure to the U.S. energy sector weighed on performance as commodity-

exposed assets sold-off, particularly after OPEC’s decision to maintain existing production targets in the fourth quarter of 2014. Additionally, a modest underweight in real estate detracted as real estate investment trusts edged higher, driven by investors’ thirst for yield. Within fixed income, an underweight stance with respect to duration (a measure of sensitivity to changes in market interest rate levels) detracted, as interest rates declined during the period.

 

Ÿ  

During the period, the Funds used derivatives in executing its investment strategy. The use of derivatives did not have a material impact on performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

Ÿ  

During the period, the Funds shifted from domestic to international developed market equities following a disappointing fourth quarter earnings season and signs of a slowdown in U.S. economic momentum. Most notably, allocations to Europe and Japan were increased on the basis of relatively attractive valuations and supportive policy backdrops. During the period, the Funds captured profits on underweights in both the Japanese yen and the euro versus the dollar, following substantial depreciation of both currencies and signs of stabilizing growth in those regions. Additionally, the duration profile of the Funds was reduced in anticipation of a gradual rise in U.S. interest rates, particularly with respect to shorter maturities.

Describe the Funds’ positioning at period end.

 

Ÿ  

As of period end, each Fund remained overweight in equity relative to its respective custom benchmark and underweight in fixed income, based on the view that improving economic growth and accommodative global monetary policy would continue to create a favorable backdrop for equities. With equity markets increasingly driven by diverging economic and monetary policies, the Funds maintained overweights in European and Japanese equities, coupled with an underweight in domestic equities.

 

 

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

 

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      Glidepath Evolution

 

Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation of each

BlackRock LifePath® Active Fund (the “LifePath® Active Fund” or “each LifePath® Active Fund”) will change over time according to a “glidepath” as each of the LifePath® Active Funds approaches its respective target date. The glidepath represents the shifting of asset classes over time. Each LifePath® Active Fund’s asset mix becomes more conservative both prior to and after retirement - as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks and lower volatility of each LifePath® Active Fund as retirement approaches, which may be a primary source of retirement income. As each LifePath® Active Fund approaches its target date, its asset allocation will shift so that each LifePath® Active Fund invests a greater percentage of its assets in fixed income funds. The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers working with oversight from a committee of BlackRock investment professionals. The investment team, including the portfolio

managers and this investment committee, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of each LifePath® Active Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable each LifePath® Active Fund to achieve its investment objective.

Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glidepath are general, long-term targets, BlackRock may periodically adjust the proportion of equity and fixed income funds in each LifePath® Active Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of each LifePath® Active Fund. In general, such adjustments will be limited to +/- 10% relative to the target allocation. BlackRock may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect each LifePath® Active Fund or achieve each LifePath® Active Fund’s investment objective.

 

 

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       BlackRock LifePath® Active  Retirement Fund   

 

 

      Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment

 

 

LOGO

 

  1 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including administration fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for more information about the performance of Institutional Shares.

 

  2 

The Fund, which is a fund of funds, normally invests its assets in underlying funds according to an asset allocation strategy designed for investors who are currently withdrawing, or plan in the near future to begin withdrawing, a substantial portion of their investment. Prior to November 27, 2012, the Fund followed a different glidepath under the name “BlackRock Prepared Portfolio 2015.”

 

  3 

A widely recognized unmanaged market-weighted index, comprised of investment-grade corporate bonds rated BBB or better, mortgages and U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government agency issues with at least one year to maturity.

 

  4 

A customized weighted index (the “Retirement Custom Benchmark”), comprised of the indexes indicated below, and reflecting the investment advisor’s changes of the benchmarks’ weightings over time. The investment advisor adjusts the weightings of these indexes periodically with its evaluation and adjustment of the Fund’s asset allocation strategy. Effective with the restructuring on November 27, 2012, the weightings are presented annually but are adjusted quarterly.

 

  5 

Commencement of operations.

 

Period   Barclays
U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index
  Russell 3000®
Index
  MSCI EAFE
Index
  Russell 1000®
Index
  Russell 2000®
Index
  MSCI ACWI
ex-U.S.  IMI
Index
 

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT
Developed

Real Estate Index

  Dow  Jones-UBS
Commodity
Index
  Barclays TIPS
Index

4/20/07 to 6/11/07

      37.5 %       50.0 %       12.5 %       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

6/12/07 to 1/03/08

      42.0         46.4         11.6         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

1/04/08 to 1/02/09

      44.0         44.8         11.2         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

1/03/09 to 1/05/10

      44.7         44.2         11.1         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

1/06/10 to 4/30/11

      45.8         43.4         10.8         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

5/01/11 to 11/26/12

      46.6         42.7         10.7         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

11/27/12 to 4/30/13

      48.7         N/A         N/A         22.8 %       4.0 %       11.6 %       1.0 %       3.8 %       8.1 %

5/01/13 to 10/31/13

      49.7         N/A         N/A         21.9         4.2         11.4         0.8         3.7         8.3  

11/01/13 to 10/31/14

      51.3         N/A         N/A         20.7         4.4         10.8         0.4         3.9         8.5  

11/01/14 to 4/30/15

      51.6         N/A         N/A         20.7         3.8         10.8         0.5         3.8         8.8  

      See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for descriptions of the indexes.

 

      Performance Summary for the Period Ended April 30, 2015                                                                       
         Average Annual Total Returns6
         1 Year   5 Years   Since Inception7
      6-Month
Total Returns
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge

Institutional

       3.15 %       5.67 %       N/A         7.86 %       N/A         5.26 %       N/A  

Investor A

       2.78         5.12         (0.40 )%       7.52         6.37 %       4.95         4.25 %

Class K

       2.96         5.57         N/A         7.92         N/A         5.34         N/A  

Class R

       2.64         4.88         N/A         7.24         N/A         4.66         N/A  

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

       2.06         4.46         N/A         4.12         N/A         4.96         N/A  

Retirement Custom Benchmark

       2.64         4.93         N/A         7.13         N/A         4.41         N/A  

 

  6   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

  7   

The Fund commenced operations on April 20, 2007.

 

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

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

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       BlackRock LifePath® Active  2020 Fund   

 

      Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment     

 

 

LOGO

 

  1 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including administration fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for more information about the performance of Institutional Shares.

 

  2 

The Fund, which is a fund of funds, normally invests its assets in underlying funds according to an asset allocation strategy designed for investors planning to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2020. Prior to November 27, 2012, the Fund followed a different glidepath under the name “BlackRock Prepared Portfolio 2020.”

 

  3 

The index measures the performance of the large cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The index represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.

 

  4 

A customized weighted index (the “2020 Custom Benchmark”), comprised of the indexes indicated below, and reflecting the investment advisor’s changes of the benchmarks’ weightings over time. The investment advisor adjusts the weightings of these indexes periodically with its evaluation and adjustment of the Fund’s asset allocation strategy. Effective with the restructuring on November 27, 2012, the weightings are presented annually but are adjusted quarterly.

 

  5 

Commencement of operations.

 

Period   Barclays
U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index
  Russell 3000®
Index
  MSCI EAFE
Index
  Russell 1000®
Index
  Russell 2000®
Index
  MSCI ACWI
ex-U.S.  IMI
Index
 

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT
Developed

Real Estate Index

  Dow  Jones-UBS
Commodity
Index
  Barclays TIPS
Index

4/20/07 to 6/11/07

      30.0 %       56.0 %       14.0 %       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

6/12/07 to 1/03/08

      35.0         52.0         13.0         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

1/04/08 to 1/02/09

      38.0         49.6         12.4         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

1/03/09 to 1/05/10

      39.1         48.7         12.2         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

1/06/10 to 4/30/11

      40.4         47.7         11.9         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

5/01/11 to 11/26/12

      41.6         46.7         11.7         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

11/27/12 to 4/30/13

      40.1         N/A         N/A         28.6 %       3.5 %       14.6 %       2.9 %       3.8 %       6.5 %

5/01/13 to 10/31/13

      41.0         N/A         N/A         27.6         3.7         14.5         2.8         3.8         6.6  

11/01/13 to 10/31/14

      42.3         N/A         N/A         26.5         3.8         14.2         2.5         3.9         6.8  

11/01/14 to 4/30/15

      40.8         N/A         N/A         27.3         3.4         15.0         2.9         3.8         6.8  

      See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for descriptions of the indexes.

 

      Performance Summary for the Period Ended April 30, 2015   
         Average Annual Total Returns6
         1 Year   5 Years   Since Inception7
      6-Month
Total Returns
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge

Institutional

       3.36 %       6.29 %       N/A         8.34 %       N/A         5.26 %       N/A  

Investor A

       3.15         5.90         0.34 %       8.00         6.84 %       4.95         4.25 %

Class K

       3.27         6.29         N/A         8.42         N/A         5.35         N/A  

Class R

       3.04         5.72         N/A         7.74         N/A         4.67         N/A  

Russell 1000® Index

       4.75         13.00         N/A         14.47         N/A         6.81         N/A  

2020 Custom Benchmark

       2.99         5.49         N/A         7.86         N/A         4.54         N/A  

 

  6   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

  7   

The Fund commenced operations on April 20, 2007.

 

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

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

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       BlackRock LifePath® Active  2025 Fund   

 

 

      Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment     

 

 

LOGO

 

  1 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including administration fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for more information about the performance of Institutional Shares.

 

  2 

The Fund, which is a fund of funds, normally invests its assets in underlying funds according to an asset allocation strategy designed for investors planning to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2025. Prior to November 27, 2012, the Fund followed a different glidepath under the name “BlackRock Prepared Portfolio 2025.”

 

  3 

The index measures the performance of the large cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The index represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.

 

  4 

A customized weighted index (the “2025 Custom Benchmark”), comprised of the indexes indicated below, and reflecting the investment advisor’s changes of the benchmarks’ weightings over time. The investment advisor adjusts the weightings of these indexes periodically with its evaluation and adjustment of the Fund’s asset allocation strategy. Effective with the restructuring on November 27, 2012, the weightings are presented annually but are adjusted quarterly.

 

  5 

Commencement of operations.

 

Period   Barclays
U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index
  Russell 3000®
Index
  MSCI EAFE
Index
  Russell 1000®
Index
  Russell 2000®
Index
  MSCI ACWI
ex-U.S.  IMI
Index
 

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT
Developed

Real Estate Index

  Dow  Jones-UBS
Commodity
Index
  Barclays TIPS
Index

4/20/07 to 6/11/07

      22.5 %       62.0 %       15.5 %       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

6/12/07 to 1/03/08

      26.0         59.2         14.8         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

1/04/08 to 1/02/09

      29.0         56.8         14.2         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

1/03/09 to 1/05/10

      31.3         55.0         13.7         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

1/06/10 to 4/30/11

      33.2         53.4         13.4         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

5/01/11 to 11/26/12

      34.7         52.2         13.1         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

11/27/12 to 4/30/13

      33.0         N/A         N/A         33.4 %       3.2 %       17.1 %       4.4 %       3.8 %       5.1 %

5/01/13 to 10/31/13

      33.9         N/A         N/A         32.3         3.2         17.1         4.4         3.8         5.3  

11/01/13 to 10/31/14

      35.1         N/A         N/A         31.1         3.4         16.9         4.2         3.8         5.5  

11/01/14 to 4/30/15

      32.2         N/A         N/A         32.7         3.0         18.2         5.0         3.8         5.1  

      See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for descriptions of the indexes.

 

      Performance Summary for the Period Ended April 30, 2015                                                                       
         Average Annual Total Returns6
         1 Year   5 Years   Since Inception7
      6-Month
Total Returns
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge

Institutional

       3.33 %       6.76 %       N/A         8.87 %       N/A         5.22 %       N/A  

Investor A

       3.18         6.53         0.93 %       8.56         7.39 %       4.93         4.22 %

Class K

       3.43         6.86         N/A         8.98         N/A         5.33         N/A  

Class R

       3.13         6.31         N/A         8.28         N/A         4.64         N/A  

Russell 1000® Index

       4.75         13.00         N/A         14.47         N/A         6.81         N/A  

2025 Custom Benchmark

       3.29         5.98         N/A         8.49         N/A         4.44         N/A  

 

  6   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

  7   

The Fund commenced operations on April 20, 2007.

 

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

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

8    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


       BlackRock LifePath® Active  2030 Fund   

 

 

      Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment     

 

 

LOGO

 

  1 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including administration fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for more information about the performance of Institutional Shares.

 

  2 

The Fund, which is a fund of funds, normally invests its assets in underlying funds according to an asset allocation strategy designed for investors planning to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2030. Prior to November 27, 2012, the Fund followed a different glidepath under the name “BlackRock Prepared Portfolio 2030.”

 

  3 

The index measures the performance of the large cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The index represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.

 

  4 

A customized weighted index (the “2030 Custom Benchmark”), comprised of the indexes indicated below, and reflecting the investment advisor’s changes of the benchmarks’ weightings over time. The investment advisor adjusts the weightings of these indexes periodically with its evaluation and adjustment of the Fund’s asset allocation strategy. Effective with the restructuring on November 27, 2012, the weightings are presented annually but are adjusted quarterly.

 

  5 

Commencement of operations.

 

Period   Barclays
U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index
  Russell 3000®
Index
  MSCI EAFE
Index
  Russell 1000®
Index
  Russell 2000®
Index
  MSCI ACWI
ex-U.S.  IMI
Index
 

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT
Developed

Real Estate Index

  Dow  Jones-UBS
Commodity
Index
  Barclays TIPS
Index

4/20/07 to 6/11/07

      15.0 %       68.0 %       17.0 %       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

6/12/07 to 1/03/08

      7.0         74.4         18.6         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

1/04/08 to 1/02/09

      16.0         67.2         16.8         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

1/03/09 to 1/05/10

      20.1         63.9         16.0         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

1/06/10 to 4/30/11

      22.9         61.7         15.4         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

5/01/11 to 11/26/12

      25.1         59.9         15.0         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

11/27/12 to 4/30/13

      26.9         N/A         N/A         37.5 %       2.8 %       19.3 %       5.7 %       3.9 %       3.9 %

5/01/13 to 10/31/13

      27.8         N/A         N/A         36.3         2.9         19.3         5.8         3.8         4.1  

11/01/13 to 10/31/14

      28.9         N/A         N/A         35.2         3.0         19.2         5.7         3.8         4.2  

11/01/14 to 4/30/15

      24.0         N/A         N/A         37.6         2.6         21.2         7.0         3.9         3.7  

      See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for descriptions of the indexes.

 

      Performance Summary for the Period Ended April 30, 2015                                                                       
         Average Annual Total Returns6
         1 Year   5 Years   Since Inception7
      6-Month
Total Returns
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge

Institutional

       3.71 %       6.90 %       N/A         9.00 %       N/A         4.95 %       N/A  

Investor A

       3.58         6.70         1.10 %       8.67         7.51 %       4.62         3.92 %

Class K

       3.81         7.11         N/A         9.13         N/A         5.07         N/A  

Class R

       3.41         6.44         N/A         8.41         N/A         4.35         N/A  

Russell 1000® Index

       4.75         13.00         N/A         14.47         N/A         6.81         N/A  

2030 Custom Benchmark

       3.57         6.41         N/A         9.05         N/A         3.97         N/A  

 

  6   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

  7   

The Fund commenced operations on April 20, 2007.

 

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

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    9


       BlackRock LifePath® Active  2035 Fund   

 

      Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment     

 

 

LOGO

 

  1 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including administration fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for more information about the performance of Institutional Shares.

 

  2 

The Fund, which is a fund of funds, normally invests its assets in underlying funds according to an asset allocation strategy designed for investors planning to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2035. Prior to November 27, 2012, the Fund followed a different glidepath under the name “BlackRock Prepared Portfolio 2035.”

 

  3 

The index measures the performance of the large cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The index represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.

 

  4 

A customized weighted index (the “2035 Custom Benchmark”), comprised of the indexes indicated below, and reflecting the investment advisor’s changes of the benchmarks’ weightings over time. The investment advisor adjusts the weightings of these indexes periodically with its evaluation and adjustment of the Fund’s asset allocation strategy. Effective with the restructuring on November 27, 2012, the weightings are presented annually but are adjusted quarterly.

 

  5 

Commencement of operations.

 

Period   Barclays
U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index
  Russell 3000®
Index
  MSCI EAFE
Index
  Russell 1000®
Index
  Russell 2000®
Index
  MSCI ACWI
ex-U.S.  IMI
Index
 

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT
Developed

Real Estate Index

  Dow  Jones-UBS
Commodity
Index
  Barclays TIPS
Index

4/20/07 to 6/11/07

      7.5 %       74.0 %       18.5 %       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

6/12/07 to 1/03/08

      N/A         80.0         20.0         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

1/04/08 to 11/26/12

      10.0         72.0         18.0         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

11/27/12 to 4/30/13

      21.5         N/A         N/A         41.2 %       2.6 %       21.2 %       6.8 %       3.9 %       2.8 %

5/01/13 to 10/31/13

      22.3         N/A         N/A         40.0         2.6         21.3         7.0         3.9         2.9  

11/01/13 to 10/31/14

      23.5         N/A         N/A         38.7         2.6         21.3         7.0         3.8         3.1  

11/01/14 to 4/30/15

      16.5         N/A         N/A         42.2         2.3         24.0         8.8         3.9         2.3  

      See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for descriptions of the indexes.

 

      Performance Summary for the Period Ended April 30, 2015                                                                       
         Average Annual Total Returns6
         1 Year   5 Years   Since Inception7
      6-Month
Total Returns
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge

Institutional

       3.30 %       6.71 %       N/A         9.02 %       N/A         4.53 %       N/A  

Investor A

       3.14         6.48         0.89 %       8.70         7.53 %       4.22         3.52 %

Class K

       3.26         6.77         N/A         9.11         N/A         4.62         N/A  

Class R

       3.03         6.19         N/A         8.42         N/A         3.92         N/A  

Russell 1000® Index

       4.75         13.00         N/A         14.47         N/A         6.81         N/A  

2035 Custom Benchmark

       3.82         6.81         N/A         9.51         N/A         4.03         N/A  

 

  6   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

  7   

The Fund commenced operations on April 20, 2007.

 

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

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

10    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


       BlackRock LifePath® Active  2040 Fund   

 

 

      Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment     

 

 

LOGO

 

  1 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including administration fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for more information about the performance of Institutional Shares.

 

  2

The Fund, which is a fund of funds, normally invests its assets in underlying funds according to an asset allocation strategy designed for investors planning to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2040. Prior to November 27, 2012, the Fund followed a different glidepath under the name “BlackRock Prepared Portfolio 2040.”

 

  3 

The index measures the performance of the large cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The index represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.

 

  4 

A customized weighted index (the “2040 Custom Benchmark”), comprised of the indexes indicated below, and reflecting the investment advisor’s changes of the benchmarks’ weightings over time. The investment advisor adjusts the weightings of these indexes periodically with its evaluation and adjustment of the Fund’s asset allocation strategy. Effective with the restructuring on November 27, 2012, the weightings are presented annually but are adjusted quarterly.

 

  5 

Commencement of operations.

 

Period   

Barclays

U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index

  Russell 3000®
Index
  MSCI EAFE
Index
  Russell 1000®
Index
  Russell 2000®
Index
  MSCI ACWI
ex-U.S. IMI
Index
  FTSE EPRA/NAREIT
Developed
Real Estate  Index
  Dow  Jones-UBS
Commodity
Index
  Barclays TIPS
Index

4/20/07 to 1/03/08

       N/A         80.0 %       20.0 %       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

1/04/08 to 11/26/12

       10.0 %       72.0         18.0         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

11/27/12 to 4/30/13

       16.6         N/A         N/A         44.6 %       2.3 %       23.0 %       7.9 %       3.9 %       1.7 %

5/01/13 to 10/31/13

       17.5         N/A         N/A         43.3         2.2         23.1         8.2         3.9         1.8  

11/01/13 to 10/31/14

       18.6         N/A         N/A         42.0         2.3         23.2         8.2         3.8         1.9  

11/01/14 to 4/30/15

       10.0         N/A         N/A         45.6         2.2         26.4         10.7         4.0         1.1  

      See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for descriptions of the indexes.

 

      Performance Summary for the Period Ended April 30, 2015   
        

 

Average Annual Total Returns6

         1 Year   5 Years   Since Inception7
      6-Month
Total Returns
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge

Institutional

       3.67 %       7.59 %       N/A         9.43 %       N/A         4.96 %       N/A  

Investor A

       3.55         7.32         1.69 %       9.07         7.90 %       4.61         3.91 %

Class K

       3.78         7.70         N/A         9.55         N/A         5.07         N/A  

Class R

       3.44         7.12         N/A         8.82         N/A         4.35         N/A  

Russell 1000® Index

       4.75         13.00         N/A         14.47         N/A         6.81         N/A  

2040 Custom Benchmark

       4.04         7.16         N/A         9.95         N/A         4.32         N/A  

 

  6   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

  7   

The Fund commenced operations on April 20, 2007.

 

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

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    11


       BlackRock LifePath® Active  2045 Fund   

 

 

      Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment

 

 

LOGO

 

  1 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including administration fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for more information about the performance of Institutional Shares.

 

  2 

The Fund, which is a fund of funds, normally invests its assets in underlying funds according to an asset allocation strategy designed for investors planning to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2045. Prior to November 27, 2012, the Fund followed a different glidepath under the name “BlackRock Prepared Portfolio 2045.”

 

  3 

The index measures the performance of the large cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The index represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.

 

  4 

A customized weighted index (the “2045 Custom Benchmark”), comprised of the indexes indicated below, and reflecting the investment advisor’s changes of the benchmarks’ weightings over time. The investment advisor adjusts the weightings of these indexes periodically with its evaluation and adjustment of the Fund’s asset allocation strategy. Effective with the restructuring on November 27, 2012, the weightings are presented annually but are adjusted quarterly.

 

  5 

Commencement of operations.

 

Period   

Barclays

U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index

  Russell 3000®
Index
  MSCI EAFE
Index
  Russell 1000®
Index
  Russell 2000®
Index
  MSCI ACWI
ex-U.S. IMI
Index
  FTSE EPRA/NAREIT
Developed
Real Estate  Index
  Dow  Jones-UBS
Commodity
Index

4/20/07 to 1/03/08

       N/A         80.0 %       20.0 %       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

1/04/08 to 11/26/12

       10.0 %       72.0         18.0         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

11/27/12 to 4/30/13

       12.7         N/A         N/A         47.8 %       2.0 %       24.7 %       8.9 %       3.9 %

5/01/13 to 10/31/13

       13.7         N/A         N/A         46.4         2.0         24.8         9.2         3.9  

11/01/13 to 10/31/14

       15.0         N/A         N/A         44.9         2.0         25.0         9.3         3.8  

11/01/14 to 4/30/15

       6.4         N/A         N/A         47.7         2.1         27.9         11.8         4.1  

      See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for descriptions of the indexes.

 

      Performance Summary for the Period Ended April 30, 2015   
         Average Annual Total Returns6
         1 Year   5 Years   Since Inception7
      6-Month
Total Returns
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge

Institutional

       3.88 %       7.57 %       N/A         9.82 %       N/A         5.23 %       N/A  

Investor A

       3.77         7.32         1.69 %       9.48         8.31 %       4.85         4.15 %

Class K

       3.89         7.66         N/A         9.93         N/A         5.34         N/A  

Class R

       3.62         7.01         N/A         9.20         N/A         4.59         N/A  

Russell 1000® Index

       4.75         13.00         N/A         14.47         N/A         6.81         N/A  

2045 Custom Benchmark

       4.18         7.44         N/A         10.33         N/A         4.55         N/A  

 

  6  

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

  7   

The Fund commenced operations on April 20, 2007.

 

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

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

12    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


       BlackRock LifePath® Active  2050 Fund   

 

 

      Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment     

 

 

LOGO

 

  1 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including administration fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for more information about the performance of Institutional Shares.

 

  2 

The Fund, which is a fund of funds, normally invests its assets in underlying funds according to an asset allocation strategy designed for investors planning to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2050. Prior to November 27, 2012, the Fund followed a different glidepath under the name “BlackRock Prepared Portfolio 2050.”

 

  3 

The index measures the performance of the large cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The index represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.

 

  4 

A customized weighted index (the “2050 Custom Benchmark”), comprised of the indexes indicated below, and reflecting the investment advisor’s changes of the benchmarks’ weightings over time. The investment advisor adjusts the weightings of these indexes periodically with its evaluation and adjustment of the Fund’s asset allocation strategy. Effective with the restructuring on November 27, 2012, the weightings are presented annually but are adjusted quarterly.

 

  5 

Commencement of operations.

 

Period    Barclays
U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index
  Russell 3000®
Index
  MSCI EAFE
Index
  Russell 1000®
Index
  Russell 2000®
Index
  MSCI ACWI
ex-U.S. IMI
Index
  FTSE EPRA/NAREIT
Developed
Real Estate  Index
  Dow  Jones-UBS
Commodity
Index

4/20/07 to 1/03/08

       N/A         80.0 %       20.0 %       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

1/04/08 to 11/26/12

       10.0 %       72.0         18.0         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

11/27/12 to 4/30/13

       7.4         N/A         N/A         50.7 %       1.9 %       26.2 %       9.8 %       4.0 %

5/01/13 to 10/31/13

       8.5         N/A         N/A         49.2         1.7         26.4         10.2         4.0  

11/01/13 to 10/31/14

       9.8         N/A         N/A         47.7         1.7         26.6         10.4         3.8  

11/01/14 to 4/30/15

       4.2         N/A         N/A         48.6         2.1         28.6         12.4         4.1  

      See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for descriptions of the indexes.

 

      Performance Summary for the Period Ended April 30, 2015   
         Average Annual Total Returns6
         1 Year   5 Years   Since Inception7
      6-Month
Total Returns
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge

Institutional

       3.71 %       7.52 %       N/A         9.96 %       N/A         4.71 %       N/A  

Investor A

       3.60         7.25         1.61 %       9.60         8.43 %       4.35         3.66 %

Class K

       3.81         7.61         N/A         10.07         N/A         4.82         N/A  

Class R

       3.52         7.08         N/A         9.35         N/A         4.11         N/A  

Russell 1000® Index

       4.75         13.00         N/A         14.47         N/A         6.81         N/A  

2050 Custom Benchmark

       4.26         7.61         N/A         10.65         N/A         4.74         N/A  

 

  6  

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

  7   

The Fund commenced operations on April 20, 2007.

 

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

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

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       BlackRock LifePath® Active  2055 Fund   

 

 

      Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment     

 

 

LOGO

 

  1 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including administration fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for more information about the performance of Institutional Shares.

 

  2 

The Fund, which is a fund of funds, normally invests its assets in underlying funds according to an asset allocation strategy designed for investors planning to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2055.

 

  3 

The index measures the performance of the large cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The index represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.

 

  4 

A customized weighted index (the “2055 Custom Benchmark”), comprised of the indexes indicated below, and reflecting the investment advisor’s changes of the benchmarks’ weightings over time. The investment advisor adjusts the weightings of these indexes periodically with its evaluation and adjustment of the Fund’s asset allocation strategy. Effective with the restructuring on November 27, 2012, the weightings are presented annually but are adjusted quarterly.

 

  5 

Commencement of operations.

 

          Period    Barclays
U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index
  Russell 1000®
Index
  Russell 2000®
Index
  MSCI ACWI
ex-U.S. IMI
Index
  FTSE EPRA/NAREIT
Developed
Real Estate  Index
  Dow  Jones-UBS
Commodity
Index

2/28/12 to 4/30/13

       2.5 %       52.5 %       1.8 %       27.8 %       11.2 %       4.2 %

5/01/13 to 10/31/13

       3.3         51.3         1.7         27.9         11.6         4.2  

11/01/13 to 10/31/14

       4.5         49.6         1.7         28.3         11.9         4.0  

11/01/14 to 4/30/15

       2.4         49.4         2.1         29.2         12.8         4.1  

      See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for a description of the Custom Benchmark.

 

      Performance Summary for the Period Ended April 30, 2015                                                   
         Average Annual Total Returns6
         1 Year   Since Inception7
     

6-Month

Total Returns

  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge
  w/o sales
charge
  w/ sales
charge

Institutional

       3.83 %       8.02 %       N/A         12.79 %       N/A  

Investor A

       3.74         7.77         2.11 %       12.51         9.74 %

Class K

       3.94         8.23         N/A         12.93         N/A  

Class R

       3.66         7.59         N/A         12.25         N/A  

Russell 1000® Index

       4.75         13.00         N/A         18.46         N/A  

2055 Custom Benchmark

       4.29         7.70         N/A         12.34         N/A  

 

  6   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 20 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

  7   

The Fund commenced operations on February 28, 2013.

 

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

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

14    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


       BlackRock LifePath® Active  Retirement Fund   

 

 

      As of April 30, 2015     

 

Portfolio Composition   

Percent of
Affiliated Investment

Companies

Fixed Income Funds

       52 %

Equity Funds

       36  

Short-Term Securities

       12  
Ten Largest Holdings    Percent of
Affiliated Investment
Companies

Master Total Return Portfolio

       31 %

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

       10  

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, BlackRock Class

       9  

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

       6  

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

       6  

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

       4  

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

       4  

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

       3  

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K

       3  

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

       2  
 

 

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2020  Fund

 

      As of April 30, 2015     

 

Portfolio Composition    Percent of
Affiliated Investment
Companies

Equity Funds

       46 %

Fixed Income Funds

       38  

Short-Term Securities

       16  
Ten Largest Holdings   

Percent of
Affiliated Investment

Companies

Master Total Return Portfolio

       24 %

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

       14  

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, BlackRock Class

       6  

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

       5  

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K

       5  

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

       4  

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

       4  

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

       4  

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

       4  

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

       3  
 

 

  The   Funds’ allocation and holdings listed above are current as of the report date. However, the Funds are regularly monitored and their composition may vary throughout various periods.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    15


       BlackRock LifePath®Active 2025  Fund  

 

      As of April 30, 2015

 

Portfolio Composition    Percent of
Affiliated Investment
Companies

Equity Funds

       57 %

Fixed Income Funds

       28  

Short-Term Securities

       15  
Ten Largest Holdings    Percent of
Affiliated Investment
Companies

Master Total Return Portfolio

       16 %

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

       13  

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K

       8  

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

       8  

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, BlackRock Class

       5  

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

       4  

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class

       4  

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

       4  

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

       3  

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

       3  

 

 

 

BlackRock LifePath®Active 2030  Fund

 

      As of April 30, 2015

 

Portfolio Composition    Percent of
Affiliated Investment
Companies

Equity Funds

       67 %

Fixed Income Funds

       19  

Short-Term Securities

       14  
Ten Largest Holdings    Percent of
Affiliated Investment
Companies

Master Total Return Portfolio

       11 %

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

       11  

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

       9  

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K

       9  

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

       5  

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

       5  

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class

       4  

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

       4  

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

       4  

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

       3  
 

 

  The   Funds’ allocation and holdings listed above are current as of the report date. However, the Funds are regularly monitored and their composition may vary throughout various periods.

 

16    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


       BlackRock LifePath® Active  2035 Fund   

 

 

      As of April 30, 2015

 

Portfolio Composition    Percent of
Affiliated Investment
Companies

Equity Funds

       76 %

Short-Term Securities

       14  

Fixed Income Funds

       10  

 

Ten Largest Holdings    Percent of
Affiliated Investment
Companies

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

       14 %

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

       12  

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K

       12  

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

       8  

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

       6  

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class

       5  

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

       5  

Master Total Return Portfolio

       4  

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

       4  

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

       4  

 

 

 

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2040  Fund

 

      As of April 30, 2015     

 

Portfolio Composition    Percent of
Affiliated Investment
Companies

Equity Funds

       81 %

Short-Term Securities

       14  

Fixed Income Funds

       5  

 

Ten Largest Holdings    Percent of
Affiliated Investment
Companies

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K

       12 %

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

       12  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

       10  

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

       8  

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class

       7  

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

       7  

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

       6  

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

       4  

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

       4  

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

       4  
 

 

  The   Funds’ allocation and holdings listed above are current as of the report date. However, the Funds are regularly monitored and their composition may vary throughout various periods.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    17


       BlackRock LifePath® Active  2045 Fund   

 

 

      As of April 30, 2015

 

Portfolio Composition    Percent of
Affiliated Investment
Companies

Equity Funds

       83 %

Short-Term Securities

       13  

Fixed Income Funds

       4  

 

Ten Largest Holdings    Percent of
Affiliated Investment
Companies

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

       12 %

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K

       12  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

       8  

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

       7  

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

       7  

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class

       7  

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

       7  

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

       5  

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

       5  

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

       4  

 

 

 

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2050  Fund

 

      As of April 30, 2015     

 

Portfolio Composition    Percent of
Affiliated Investment
Companies

Equity Funds

       82 %

Short-Term Securities

       15  

Fixed Income Funds

       3  

 

Ten Largest Holdings    Percent of
Affiliated Investment
Companies

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K

       12 %

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

       12  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

       10  

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

       9  

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class

       7  

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

       7  

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

       7  

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

       5  

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

       5  

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

       4  
 

 

  The   Funds’ allocation and holdings listed above are current as of the report date. However, the Funds are regularly monitored and their composition may vary throughout various periods.

 

18    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


       BlackRock LifePath® Active  2055 Fund   

 

      As of April 30, 2015

 

Portfolio Composition    Percent of
Affiliated Investment
Companies

Equity Funds

       82 %

Short-Term Securities

       17  

Fixed Income Funds

       1  

 

Ten Largest Holdings    Percent of
Affiliated Investment
Companies

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

       12 %

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

       12  

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K

       12  

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class

       7  

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

       7  

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

       7  

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

       6  

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

       5  

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

       5  

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

       4  
 

 

  The   Fund’s allocation and holdings listed above are current as of the report date. However, the Funds are regularly monitored and their composition may vary throughout various periods.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    19


About Fund Performance     

 

Ÿ  

Institutional and Class K Shares are not subject to any sales charge. These shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only to certain eligible investors. Prior to November 27, 2012, Institutional Shares performance results are those of Class K Shares restated to reflect Institutional Share fees.

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

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

Performance information reflects past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to www.blackrock.com/funds to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Figures shown in each of the performance tables on the previous pages assume reinvestment of all distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) on the ex-dividend date. Investment return and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Distributions paid to each class of shares will vary because of the different levels of service, distribution and transfer agency fees applicable to each class, which are deducted from the income available to be paid to shareholders.

BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Funds’ investment advisor, has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse a portion of certain Funds’ expenses. Without such waiver and/or reimbursement, such Funds’ performance would have been lower. The Manager is under no obligation to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees after the applicable termination date of such agreement. See Note 5 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on waivers and/or reimbursements.

Prior to November 27, 2012, the Funds’ Custom Benchmarks were comprised of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 3000® Index and the MSCI EAFE Index. Effective November 27, 2012, the

Funds’ Custom Benchmarks are comprised of the Russell 1000® Index, Russell 2000® Index, MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. IMI Index, FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index, Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index, Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and Barclays TIPS Index.

The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged market-weighted index comprised of investment grade corporate bonds (rated BBB or better), mortgages and U.S. Treasury and government agency issues with at least one year to maturity. The Russell 3000® Index is an unmanaged index comprised of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies as determined by total market capitalization. The MSCI EAFE Index is an unmanaged broad-based index that measures the total returns of developed foreign stock markets in Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Russell 1000® Index is an unmanaged index comprised of the 1,000 largest U.S. companies as determined by total market capitalization. The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index comprised of the 2,000 largest U.S. companies as determined by total market capitalization. The MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Investable Market Index measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located outside the United States. The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index measures the stock performance of companies engaged in the ownership and development of real estate markets in developed countries as defined by FTSE EPRA/NAREIT. The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index is a broadly diversified index that allows investors to track commodity futures through a single, simple measure. The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index is composed of futures contracts on physical commodities. The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index is designed to minimize concentration in any one commodity or sector. The Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index is an index that includes all publicly issued, U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities (“TIPS”) that have at least one year remaining maturity, are non-convertible, are denominated in U.S. dollars, are rated investment grade (at least Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service or BBB- by S&P), are fixed rate, and have more than $250 million or more par value outstanding. The customized weighted index for each Fund is created by BlackRock and is adjusted periodically to represent the weightings of the unmanaged indices as compared to each Fund’s glidepath.

 

 

20    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Disclosure of Expenses     

 

Shareholders of the Funds may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses, such as sales charges; and (b) operating expenses, including administration fees, service and distribution fees, including 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses and other Fund expenses. The expense examples on the next page (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on November 1, 2014 and held through April 30, 2015) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.

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

 

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

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

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments. Derivative financial instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, index and/or market without owning or taking physical custody of securities 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. Derivative financial instruments also 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 derivative finan-

 

cial instrument. The Funds’ ability to use a derivative financial instrument successfully depends on the investment advisor’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative financial 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 are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    21


      

 

 

Expense Examples

   

Actual

 

Hypothetical1

   
    

Beginning

Account Value

November 1, 2014

 

Ending

Account Value

April 30, 2015

 

Expenses Paid

During the Period2

 

Beginning

Account Value

November 1, 2014

 

Ending

Account Value

April 30, 2015

 

Expenses Paid

During the Period2

 

Annualized

Expense Ratio

BlackRock LifePath® Active Retirement Fund

                   

Institutional

  $1,000.00   $1,031.50   $0.71   $1,000.00   $1,024.10   $0.70   0.14%

Investor A

  $1,000.00   $1,027.80   $2.16   $1,000.00   $1,022.66   $2.16   0.43%

Class K

  $1,000.00   $1,029.60   $0.40   $1,000.00   $1,024.40   $0.40   0.08%

Class R

  $1,000.00   $1,026.40   $3.37   $1,000.00   $1,021.47   $3.36   0.67%

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2020 Fund

           

Institutional

  $1,000.00   $1,033.60   $0.96   $1,000.00   $1,023.85   $0.95   0.19%

Investor A

  $1,000.00   $1,031.50   $2.22   $1,000.00   $1,022.61   $2.21   0.44%

Class K

  $1,000.00   $1,032.70   $0.45   $1,000.00   $1,024.35   $0.45   0.09%

Class R

  $1,000.00   $1,030.40   $3.42   $1,000.00   $1,021.42   $3.41   0.68%

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2025 Fund

           

Institutional

  $1,000.00   $1,033.30   $0.96   $1,000.00   $1,023.85   $0.95   0.19%

Investor A

  $1,000.00   $1,031.80   $2.27   $1,000.00   $1,022.56   $2.26   0.45%

Class K

  $1,000.00   $1,034.30   $0.50   $1,000.00   $1,024.30   $0.50   0.10%

Class R

  $1,000.00   $1,031.30   $3.48   $1,000.00   $1,021.37   $3.46   0.69%

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2030 Fund

           

Institutional

  $1,000.00   $1,037.10   $1.06   $1,000.00   $1,023.75   $1.05   0.21%

Investor A

  $1,000.00   $1,035.80   $2.32   $1,000.00   $1,022.51   $2.31   0.46%

Class K

  $1,000.00   $1,038.10   $0.56   $1,000.00   $1,024.25   $0.55   0.11%

Class R

  $1,000.00   $1,034.10   $3.53   $1,000.00   $1,021.32   $3.51   0.70%

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2035 Fund

           

Institutional

  $1,000.00   $1,033.00   $1.16   $1,000.00   $1,023.65   $1.15   0.23%

Investor A

  $1,000.00   $1,031.40   $2.37   $1,000.00   $1,022.46   $2.36   0.47%

Class K

  $1,000.00   $1,032.60   $0.60   $1,000.00   $1,024.20   $0.60   0.12%

Class R

  $1,000.00   $1,030.30   $3.57   $1,000.00   $1,021.27   $3.56   0.71%

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2040 Fund

           

Institutional

  $1,000.00   $1,036.70   $1.11   $1,000.00   $1,023.70   $1.10   0.22%

Investor A

  $1,000.00   $1,035.50   $2.37   $1,000.00   $1,022.46   $2.36   0.47%

Class K

  $1,000.00   $1,037.80   $0.61   $1,000.00   $1,024.20   $0.60   0.12%

Class R

  $1,000.00   $1,034.40   $3.58   $1,000.00   $1,021.27   $3.56   0.71%

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2045 Fund

           

Institutional

  $1,000.00   $1,038.80   $1.16   $1,000.00   $1,023.65   $1.15   0.23%

Investor A

  $1,000.00   $1,037.70   $2.43   $1,000.00   $1,022.41   $2.41   0.48%

Class K

  $1,000.00   $1,038.90   $0.66   $1,000.00   $1,024.15   $0.65   0.13%

Class R

  $1,000.00   $1,036.20   $3.64   $1,000.00   $1,021.22   $3.61   0.72%

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2050 Fund

           

Institutional

  $1,000.00   $1,037.10   $1.16   $1,000.00   $1,023.65   $1.15   0.23%

Investor A

  $1,000.00   $1,036.00   $2.42   $1,000.00   $1,022.41   $2.41   0.48%

Class K

  $1,000.00   $1,038.10   $0.66   $1,000.00   $1,024.15   $0.65   0.13%

Class R

  $1,000.00   $1,035.20   $3.63   $1,000.00   $1,021.22   $3.61   0.72%

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2055 Fund

           

Institutional

  $1,000.00   $1,038.30   $1.26   $1,000.00   $1,023.55   $1.25   0.25%

Investor A

  $1,000.00   $1,037.40   $2.58   $1,000.00   $1,022.27   $2.56   0.51%

Class K

  $1,000.00   $1,039.40   $0.76   $1,000.00   $1,024.05   $0.75   0.15%

Class R

  $1,000.00   $1,036.60   $3.74   $1,000.00   $1,021.12   $3.71   0.74%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Because the Funds invest in Master Portfolios, the expense examples reflect the expenses of both the Funds and the Master Portfolios in which they invest. The fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Funds invest are not included in the Funds’ annualized expense ratios.

 

      See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 21 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

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Schedule of Investments April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  Retirement Fund   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (a)    Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
     Value  

Equity Funds — 36.8%

     

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K (b)

     28,497       $ 798,214   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class (b)

     16,213         430,767   

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

     111,271         907,973   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     5,834         119,369   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

     46,805         490,048   

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

     16,345         405,358   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

     11,066         174,181   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

     41,093         495,579   

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

     18,148         270,592   

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     4,357         154,795   

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     21,060         415,505   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

     3,061         98,044   

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

     5,583         162,577   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

     14,905         441,486   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     7,141         865,204   

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

     4,563         479,982   

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

     2,717         126,585   

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

     5,398         479,018   

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF (c)

     2,061         312,489   

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

     1,317         141,327   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (c)

     663         50,057   

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

     1,149         123,253   

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

   $ 807,777         807,777   
     

 

 

 
                8,750,180   
Affiliated Investment Companies (a)    Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
     Value  

Fixed Income Funds — 53.6%

     

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

     146,235       $ 1,548,624   

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, BlackRock Class

     196,043         2,117,261   

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     153,556         1,564,741   

Master Total Return Portfolio

   $ 7,501,965         7,501,965   
     

 

 

 
                12,732,591   
     
Short-Term Securities — 12.0%                

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.08% (d)

     2,467,043         2,467,043   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.22% (d)(e)

   $ 371,958         371,958   
     

 

 

 
                2,839,001   

Total Affiliated Investment Companies

(Cost — $23,622,089) — 102.4%

  

  

     24,321,772   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.4)%

  

     (573,362
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $ 23,748,410   
     

 

 

 
 

Portfolio Abbreviations

ETF    Exchange Traded Fund
EUR    Euro
FTSE    Financial Times Stock Exchange
JPY    Japanese Yen

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    23


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  Retirement Fund   

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

    

 

(a) During the six months ended April 30, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   

Shares/

Beneficial

Interest

Held at

October 31,

2014

     Shares/
Beneficial
Interest
Purchased
    Shares/
Beneficial
Interest
Sold
   

Shares/

Beneficial

Interest

Held at
April 30,

2015

    

Value

at
April 30,

2015

     Income      Realized
Gain
(Loss)
 

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K

             28,497               28,497       $ 798,214                   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class

     8,118         12,783        4,688        16,213       $ 430,767               $ 44,383   

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

     96,919         14,352               111,271       $ 907,973       $ 183           

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     26,697         3,020        23,883        5,834       $ 119,369       $ 2,928       $ 684   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     113,408                66,603        46,805       $ 490,048               $ 4,662   

BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio, Institutional Class

             17,878        17,878                              $ (91,534

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

     9,510         11,649        4,814        16,345       $ 405,358       $ 2,952       $ 7,241   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

     41,418         1,300        31,652        11,066       $ 174,181       $ 18,630       $ (38,711

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

     140,085         6,150               146,235       $ 1,548,624       $ 47,124       $ 16,643   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     101,274         45        60,226        41,093       $ 495,579               $ 24,022   

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, BlackRock Class

     194,083         1,960               196,043       $ 2,117,261       $ 751       $ 20,828   

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

     17,746         402               18,148       $ 270,592       $ 5,693           

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     3,808         549               4,357       $ 154,795       $ 3,512       $ 14,112   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     773,084         1,693,959 1             2,467,043       $ 2,467,043       $ 358           

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

           $ 371,958 1           $ 371,958       $ 371,958       $ 3,971           

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     19,565         1,495               21,060       $ 415,505       $ 1,796       $ 23,751   

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     149,339         4,217               153,556       $ 1,564,741       $ 15,560       $ 26,506   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

     3,061                       3,061       $ 98,044       $ 521           

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

             5,583               5,583       $ 162,577                   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

     14,905                       14,905       $ 441,486                   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     9,636                2,495        7,141       $ 865,204       $ 7,024       $ 10,935   

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

             4,563               4,563       $ 479,982                   

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

     5,372         2,717        5,372        2,717       $ 126,585       $ 1,172       $ (66,696

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

     5,351         6,791        6,744        5,398       $ 479,018       $ 6,275       $ (1,033

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF

     2,656         2,061        2,656        2,061       $ 312,489       $ 627       $ 51,150   

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

     3,049         562        2,294        1,317       $ 141,327       $ 2,893       $ 15,202   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

             663               663       $ 50,057       $ 3,732           

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

     5,428         4,948        9,227        1,149       $ 123,253       $ 2,034       $ 163,340   

Master Basic Value LLC

   $ 605,351              $ 605,351 2,3                    $ 13,765       $ 143,218   

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

   $ 620,770       $ 187,007 1,3           $ 807,777       $ 807,777       $ 4,891       $ 13,911   

Master Total Return Portfolio

   $ 7,508,648              $ 6,683 2,3    $ 7,501,965       $ 7,501,965       $ 112,048       $ 160,629   

 

  1   

Represents net shares/beneficial interest purchased.

 

  2   

Represents net beneficial interest sold.

 

  3   

Inclusive of income, expense, realized and unrealized gains and losses allocated from the Master Portfolio.

 

(b) Non-income producing security.

 

(c) Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.

 

(d) Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

(e) Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. The Fund may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

24    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  Retirement Fund   

 

Ÿ  

As of April 30, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Contracts
Long/
(Short)
  Issue   Exchange     Expiration     Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
28   SGX CNX Nifty Index     Singapore        May 2015      $ 462,364      $ (2,925
28   Euro STOXX 50 Index     Eurex        June 2015      $ 1,119,473        (5,184
2   FTSE 100 Index     London        June 2015      $ 212,964        (1,638
2   JPY Currency Futures     Chicago Mercantile        June 2015      $ 209,450        3,191   
7   Nikkei 225 Futures     Osaka        June 2015      $ 1,141,222        38,181   
3   U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)     Chicago Board of Trade        June 2015      $ 385,125        965   
(2)   EUR Currency Futures     Chicago Mercantile        June 2015      $ 281,650        (16,384
(3)   E-Mini S&P 500 Futures     Chicago Mercantile        June 2015      $ 311,835        (1,590
(12)   U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year)     Chicago Board of Trade        June 2015      $ 1,441,594        (13,108
Total           $ 1,508   
         

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. 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. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access

 

  Ÿ  

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)

 

  Ÿ  

Level 3 – unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of April 30, 2015, the following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Investments:

       

Affiliated Investment Companies

  $   15,640,072      $   8,681,700             $   24,321,772   
 

 

 

 
       
     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments1

       

Assets:

       

Equity contracts

  $ 38,181                    $ 38,181   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

    3,191                      3,191   

Interest rate contracts

    965                      965   

Liabilities:

       

Equity contracts

    (11,337                   (11,337

Foreign currency exchange contracts

    (16,384                   (16,384

Interest rate contracts

    (13,108                   (13,108
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,508                    $ 1,508   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    25


Schedule of Investments (concluded)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  Retirement Fund   

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of April 30, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 197,000                    $ 197,000   

Liabilities:

       

Collateral on securities loaned at value

         $ (371,958            (371,958

Bank overdraft

           (9,153            (9,153
 

 

 

 

Total

  $   197,000      $   (381,111          $   (184,111
 

 

 

 

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

26    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Schedule of Investments April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2020 Fund   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (a)    Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
     Value  

Equity Funds — 47.5%

     

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K (b)

     66,165       $ 1,853,284   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class (b)

     35,183         934,812   

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

     171,787         1,401,779   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     25,395         519,585   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

     63,821         668,206   

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

     35,389         877,645   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

     96,081         1,512,313   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

     55,982         675,144   

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

     58,101         866,283   

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     14,965         531,695   

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     30,082         593,514   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

     22,082         707,286   

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

     10,832         315,428   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

     18,358         543,764   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     9,557         1,157,926   

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

     5,196         546,567   

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

     5,130         239,007   

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

     5,550         492,507   

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF (c)

     1,543         233,950   

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

     1,388         148,946   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (c)

     6,118         461,909   

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

     2,169         232,669   

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

   $ 1,890,717         1,890,717   
     

 

 

 
                17,404,936   
Affiliated Investment Companies (a)    Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
     Value  

Fixed Income Funds — 38.5%

     

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

     136,286       $ 1,443,274   

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, BlackRock Class

     211,947         2,289,025   

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     143,196         1,459,164   

Master Total Return Portfolio

   $ 8,924,064         8,924,064   
     

 

 

 
                14,115,527   
     
Short-Term Securities — 15.9%                

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.08% (d)

     5,223,631         5,223,631   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.22% (d)(e)

   $ 615,466         615,466   
     

 

 

 
                5,839,097   

Total Affiliated Investment Companies

(Cost — $36,060,894) — 101.9%

  

  

     37,359,560   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.9)%

  

     (707,039
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $ 36,652,521   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    27


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2020 Fund   

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

    

 

(a) During the six months ended April 30, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   

Shares/

Beneficial

Interest

Held at

October 31,

2014

    

Shares/

Beneficial

Interest

Purchased

   

Shares/

Beneficial

Interest

Sold

   

Shares/

Beneficial

Interest

Held at

April 30,

2015

    

Value

at

April 30,

2015

     Income      Realized
Gain
(Loss)
 

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K

             66,165               66,165       $ 1,853,284                   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class

     19,162         23,074        7,053        35,183       $ 934,812               $ 106,124   

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

     130,171         41,616               171,787       $ 1,401,779       $ 246           

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     47,869         13,973        36,447        25,395       $ 519,585       $ 5,249       $ (11,142

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     137,748                73,927        63,821       $ 668,206               $ 5,175   

BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio, Institutional Class

             24,439        24,439                              $ (125,126

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

     22,308         20,324        7,243        35,389       $ 877,645       $ 6,593       $ 19,657   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

     105,071         3,298        12,288        96,081       $ 1,512,313       $ 47,260       $ (22,119

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

     130,556         5,730               136,286       $ 1,443,274       $ 43,918       $ 15,511   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     123,011         61        67,090        55,982       $ 675,144               $ 26,893   

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, BlackRock Class

     209,828         2,119               211,947       $ 2,289,025       $ 812       $ 22,518   

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

     56,812         1,289               58,101       $ 866,283       $ 18,227           

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     13,078         1,887               14,965       $ 531,695       $ 12,063       $ 48,473   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     991,487         4,232,144 1             5,223,631       $ 5,223,631       $ 1,002           

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

           $ 615,466 1           $ 615,466       $ 615,466       $ 4,934           

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     27,947         2,135               30,082       $ 593,514       $ 2,566       $ 33,926   

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     139,263         3,933               143,196       $ 1,459,164       $ 14,399       $ 24,718   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

     10,208         11,874               22,082       $ 707,286       $ 6,020           

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

             10,832               10,832       $ 315,428                   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

     18,358                       18,358       $ 543,764                   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     11,213                1,656        9,557       $ 1,157,926       $ 8,652       $ 7,258   

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

             5,196               5,196       $ 546,567                   

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

     9,306         5,130        9,306        5,130       $ 239,007       $ 2,031       $ (115,539

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

     9,263         7,461        11,174        5,550       $ 492,507       $ 9,168       $ 104,446   

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF

     4,598         2,385        5,440        1,543       $ 233,950       $ 470       $ 91,432   

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

     5,254         508        4,374        1,388       $ 148,946       $ 4,828       $ 33,653   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

             6,118               6,118       $ 461,909       $ 4,038           

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

     9,439         4,511        11,781        2,169       $ 232,669       $ 6,878       $ 283,866   

Master Basic Value LLC

   $ 1,474,172              $ 1,474,172 2,3                    $ 29,981       $ 215,381   

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

   $ 1,524,258       $ 366,459 1,3           $ 1,890,717       $ 1,890,717       $ 11,464       $ 33,105   

Master Total Return Portfolio

   $ 8,658,633       $ 265,431 1,3           $ 8,924,064       $ 8,924,064       $ 130,024       $ 187,228   

 

  1   

Represents net shares/beneficial interest purchased.

 

  2   

Represents net beneficial interest sold.

 

  3   

Inclusive of income, expense, realized and unrealized gains and losses allocated from the Master Portfolio.

 

(b) Non-income producing security.

 

(c) Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.

 

(d) Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

(e) Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. The Fund may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2020 Fund   

 

 

Ÿ  

As of April 30, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Contracts
Long/
(Short)
  Issue   Exchange     Expiration     Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
42   SGX CNX Nifty Index     Singapore        May 2015      $ 693,546      $ (4,554
11   E-Mini S&P 500 Futures     Chicago Mercantile        June 2015      $ 1,143,395        (3,605
28   Euro STOXX 50 Index     Eurex        June 2015      $ 1,119,473        (6,810
2   FTSE 100 Index     London        June 2015      $ 212,964        956   
5   JPY Currency Futures     Chicago Mercantile        June 2015      $ 523,625        7,977   
12   Nikkei 225 Futures     Osaka        June 2015      $ 1,956,380        57,516   
(3)   EUR Currency Futures     Chicago Mercantile        June 2015      $ 422,475        (24,577
(16)   U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year)     Chicago Board of Trade        June 2015      $ 1,922,125        (17,477
(6)   U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)     Chicago Board of Trade        June 2015      $ 770,250        (1,878
Total           $ 7,548   
         

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. 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. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access

 

  Ÿ  

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)

 

  Ÿ  

Level 3 – unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of April 30, 2015, the following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Investments:

       

Affiliated Investment Companies

  $   25,929,313      $   11,430,247             $   37,359,560   
 

 

 

 
       
     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments1

       

Assets:

       

Equity contracts

  $ 58,472                    $ 58,472   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

    7,977                      7,977   

Liabilities:

       

Equity contracts

    (14,969                   (14,969

Foreign currency exchange contracts

    (24,577                   (24,577

Interest rate contracts

    (19,355                   (19,355
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 7,548                    $ 7,548   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2020 Fund   

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of April 30, 2015, such assets/ liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $   275,000                    $ 275,000   

Liabilities:

       

Collateral on securities loaned at value

         $ (615,466            (615,466

Bank overdraft

           (13,480            (13,480
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 275,000      $   (628,946          $   (353,946
 

 

 

 

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

30    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Schedule of Investments April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2025 Fund   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (a)   Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
    Value  

Equity Funds — 58.9%

   

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K (b)

    88,854      $ 2,488,811   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class (b)

    45,176        1,200,315   

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

    137,238        1,119,858   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

    26,606        544,359   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

    58,506        612,558   

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

    46,843        1,161,710   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

    88,925        1,399,681   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

    51,262        618,220   

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

    68,177        1,016,525   

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

    14,576        517,878   

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

    36,633        722,771   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

    31,089        995,781   

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

    11,080        322,650   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

    19,272        570,837   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

    7,001        848,241   

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

    5,898        620,411   

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

    3,871        180,350   

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

    2,924        259,476   

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF (c)

    293        44,425   

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

    1,286        138,001   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (c)

    8,880        670,440   

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

    1,636        175,494   

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

  $ 2,437,762        2,437,762   
   

 

 

 
              18,666,554   
Affiliated Investment Companies (a)   Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
    Value  

Fixed Income Funds — 28.5%

   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

    105,425      $ 1,116,452   

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, BlackRock Class

    135,534        1,463,768   

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

    110,838        1,129,443   

Master Total Return Portfolio

  $ 5,328,591        5,328,591   
   

 

 

 
              9,038,254   
   
Short-Term Securities — 15.1%              

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.08% (d)

    4,126,849        4,126,849   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market
Series, 0.22% (d)(e)

  $ 654,237        654,237   
   

 

 

 
              4,781,086   

Total Affiliated Investment Companies

(Cost — $31,371,115) — 102.5%

  

  

    32,485,894   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.5)%

      (807,274
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 31,678,620   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    31


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2025 Fund   

 

 

      Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a) During the six months ended April 30, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   

Shares/
Beneficial
Interest

Held at
October 31,
2014

     Shares/
Beneficial
Interest
Purchased
   

Shares/
Beneficial
Interest

Sold

   

Shares/
Beneficial
Interest

Held at
April 30,
2015

    

Value

at

April 30,
2015

     Income     

Realized
Gain

(Loss)

 

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K

             88,854               88,854       $ 2,488,811                   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class

     22,473         28,693        5,990        45,176       $ 1,200,315               $ 137,865   

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

     121,466         15,772               137,238       $ 1,119,858       $ 229           

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     53,741         8,600        35,735        26,606       $ 544,359               $ (18,422

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     106,839                48,333        58,506       $ 612,558               $ 3,383   

BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio, Institutional Class

             22,597        22,597                              $ (115,698

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

     26,425         26,570        6,152        46,843       $ 1,161,710       $ 8,363       $ 26,870   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

     57,138         42,255        10,468        88,925       $ 1,399,681       $ 43,346       $ (18,842

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

     100,992         4,433               105,425       $ 1,116,452       $ 33,973       $ 11,999   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     95,408         56        44,202        51,262       $ 618,220       $ 5,893       $ 17,905   

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, BlackRock Class

     156,507         1,580        22,553        135,534       $ 1,463,768       $ 606       $ (14,779

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

     66,665         1,512               68,177       $ 1,016,525       $ 21,388           

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     12,738         1,838               14,576       $ 517,878       $ 11,749       $ 47,214   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     1,985,396         2,141,453 1             4,126,849       $ 4,126,849       $ 928           

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

           $ 654,237 1           $ 654,237       $ 654,237       $ 4,565           

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     34,033         2,600               36,633       $ 722,771       $ 3,124       $ 41,315   

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     107,794         3,044               110,838       $ 1,129,443       $ 11,166       $ 19,133   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

     14,354         16,735               31,089       $ 995,781       $ 8,471           

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

             11,080               11,080       $ 322,650                   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

     19,272                       19,272       $ 570,837                   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     9,148                2,147        7,001       $ 848,241       $ 6,754       $ 9,410   

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

             5,898               5,898       $ 620,411                   

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

     10,290         3,871        10,290        3,871       $ 180,350       $ 2,245       $ (127,756

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

     10,232         2,936        10,244        2,924       $ 259,476       $ 8,379       $ 207,372   

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF

     5,080         2,026        6,813        293       $ 44,425       $ 89       $ 103,766   

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

     5,792                4,506        1,286       $ 138,001       $ 4,710       $ 38,470   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

             8,880               8,880       $ 670,440       $ 5,861           

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

     10,393         1,636        10,393        1,636       $ 175,494       $ 6,001       $ 304,675   

Master Basic Value LLC

   $ 1,618,431              $ 1,618,431 2,3                    $ 34,535       $ 199,579   

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

   $ 1,665,575       $ 772,187 1,3           $ 2,437,762       $ 2,437,762       $ 12,429       $ 36,245   

Master Total Return Portfolio

   $ 6,719,557              $ 1,390,966 2,3    $ 5,328,591       $ 5,328,591       $ 84,617       $ 113,035   

 

  1   

Represents net shares/beneficial interest purchased.

 

  2   

Represents net beneficial interest sold.

 

  3   

Inclusive of income, expense, realized and unrealized gains and losses allocated from the Master Portfolio.

 

(b) Non-income producing security.

 

(c) Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.

 

(d) Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

(e) Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. The Fund may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

32    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2025 Fund   
  

 

Ÿ  

As of April 30, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Contracts
Long/
(Short)
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  36      SGX CNX Nifty Index   Singapore   May 2015   $ 594,468      $ (4,047
  6      E-Mini S&P 500 Futures   Chicago Mercantile   June 2015   $ 623,670        (1,966
  24      Euro STOXX 50 Index   Eurex   June 2015   $ 959,548        (6,008
  2      FTSE 100 Index   London   June 2015   $ 212,964        955   
  5      JPY Currency Futures   Chicago Mercantile   June 2015   $ 523,625        7,977   
  10      Nikkei 225 Futures   Osaka   June 2015   $ 1,630,317        55,766   
  (3   EUR Currency Futures   Chicago Mercantile   June 2015   $ 422,475        (24,577
  (14   U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 1,681,859        (15,292
  (9   U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 1,155,375        (2,817
  Total              $ 9,991   
         

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. 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. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access

 

  Ÿ  

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)

 

  Ÿ  

Level 3 – unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of April 30, 2015, the following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Investments:

          

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $     24,065,304      $     8,420,590               $     32,485,894   
  

 

 

 
          
      Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments1

          

Assets:

          

Equity contracts

   $ 56,721                      $ 56,721   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     7,977                        7,977   

Liabilities:

          

Equity contracts

     (12,021                     (12,021

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     (24,577                     (24,577

Interest rate contracts

     (18,109                     (18,109
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 9,991                      $ 9,991   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    33


Schedule of Investments (concluded)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2025 Fund   

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of April 30, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

     $        228,700                        $        228,700   

Liabilities:

          

Collateral on securities loaned at value

             $      (654,237)                (654,237

Bank overdraft

             (12,428             (12,428
  

 

 

 

Total

     $        228,700         $      (666,665)                $      (437,965)   
  

 

 

 

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

34    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Schedule of Investments April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2030 Fund   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (a)    Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
     Value  

Equity Funds — 69.2%

     

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K (b)

     104,895       $ 2,938,105   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class (b)

     52,991         1,407,980   

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

     142,408         1,162,048   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     40,442         827,451   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

     58,525         612,757   

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

     55,634         1,379,724   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

     104,245         1,640,819   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

     51,216         617,663   

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

     50,988         760,228   

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     16,609         590,133   

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     37,379         737,481   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

     45,455         1,455,924   

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

     13,163         383,307   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

     25,903         767,247   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     6,309         764,398   

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

     5,704         600,004   

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

     2,680         124,861   

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

     2,700         239,598   

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF (c)

     90         13,646   

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

     1,174         125,982   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (c)

     12,582         949,941   

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

     906         97,187   

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

   $   2,969,948         2,969,948   
     

 

 

 
                21,166,432   
Affiliated Investment Companies (a)    Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
     Value  

Fixed Income Funds — 20.0%

     

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

     84,985       $ 899,988   

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, BlackRock Class

     87,066         940,318   

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     89,397         910,954   

Master Total Return Portfolio

   $ 3,374,211         3,374,211   
     

 

 

 
                6,125,471   
     
Short-Term Securities — 14.2%                

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.08% (d)

     3,354,333         3,354,333   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.22% (d)(e)

   $ 985,563         985,563   
     

 

 

 
                4,339,896   

Total Affiliated Investment Companies

(Cost — $30,107,575) — 103.4%

  

  

     31,631,799   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.4)%

        (1,047,782
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $ 30,584,017   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2030 Fund   

 

 

      Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a) During the six months ended April 30, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   

Shares/
Beneficial
Interest

Held at

October 31,
2014

     Shares/
Beneficial
Interest
Purchased
   

Shares/
Beneficial
Interest

Sold

   

Shares/
Beneficial
Interest

Held at
April 30,
2015

    

Value

at

April 30,
2015

     Income     

Realized
Gain

(Loss)

 

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K

             104,895               104,895       $ 2,938,105                   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class

     25,039         33,985        6,033        52,991       $ 1,407,980               $ 147,473   

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

     117,924         24,484               142,408       $ 1,162,048       $ 223           

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     59,878         15,145        34,581        40,442       $ 827,451               $ (19,672

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     86,021                27,496        58,525       $ 612,757               $ 1,925   

BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio, Institutional Class

             22,687        22,687                              $ (116,159

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

     29,833         31,998        6,197        55,634       $ 1,379,724       $ 9,751       $ 36,031   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

     101,772         23,432        20,959        104,245       $ 1,640,819       $ 54,602       $ (51,178

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

     81,411         3,574               84,985       $ 899,988       $ 27,387       $ 9,672   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     76,818         56        25,658        51,216       $ 617,663       $ 6,566       $ 10,673   

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, BlackRock Class

     118,666         1,198        32,798        87,066       $ 940,318       $ 459       $ (32,426

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

     70,530         1,600        21,142        50,988       $ 760,228       $ 22,629       $ (2,754

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     14,516         2,093               16,609       $ 590,133       $ 13,389       $ 53,801   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     2,736,474         617,859 1             3,354,333       $ 3,354,333       $ 1,122           

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

   $ 318,592       $ 666,971 1           $ 985,563       $ 985,563       $ 6,087           

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     34,725         2,654               37,379       $ 737,481       $ 3,188       $ 42,155   

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     86,941         2,456               89,397       $ 910,954       $ 9,032       $ 15,431   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

     18,823         26,632               45,455       $ 1,455,924       $ 11,906           

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

             13,163               13,163       $ 383,307                   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

     25,903                       25,903       $ 767,247                   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     7,810                1,501        6,309       $ 764,398       $ 5,893       $ 6,579   

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

             5,704               5,704       $ 600,004                   

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

     11,313         2,680        11,313        2,680       $ 124,861       $ 2,469       $ (140,457

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

     11,254         1,737        10,291        2,700       $ 239,598       $ 8,548       $ 242,986   

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF

     5,599         2,040        7,549        90       $ 13,646       $ 27       $ 114,504   

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

     6,387                5,213        1,174       $ 125,982       $ 5,098       $ 44,414   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

     4,235         8,347               12,582       $ 949,941       $ 11,736           

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

     11,452         906        11,452        906       $ 97,187       $ 5,904       $ 323,617   

Master Basic Value LLC

   $ 1,629,272              $ 1,629,272 2,3                    $ 37,904       $ 275,889   

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

   $ 1,684,928       $ 1,285,020 1,3           $ 2,969,948       $ 2,969,948       $ 14,011       $ 39,930   

Master Total Return Portfolio

   $ 5,395,118              $ 2,020,907 2,3    $ 3,374,211       $ 3,374,211       $ 58,717       $ 72,599   

 

  1   

Represents net shares/beneficial interest purchased.

 

  2   

Represents net beneficial interest sold.

 

  3   

Inclusive of income, expense, realized and unrealized gains and losses allocated from the Master Portfolio.

 

(b) Non-income producing security.

 

(c) Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.

 

(d) Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

(e) Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. The Fund may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

36    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2030 Fund   

 

Ÿ  

As of April 30, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Contracts
Long/
(Short)
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  35      SGX CNX Nifty Index   Singapore   May 2015   $ 577,955      $ (3,739
  8      E-Mini S&P 500 Futures   Chicago Mercantile   June 2015   $ 831,560        (2,622
  20      Euro STOXX 50 Index   Eurex   June 2015   $ 799,624        (4,986
  3      FTSE 100 Index   London   June 2015   $ 319,446        1,434   
  6      JPY Currency Futures   Chicago Mercantile   June 2015   $ 628,350        9,572   
  11      Nikkei 225 Futures   Osaka   June 2015   $ 1,793,348        67,326   
  (4   EUR Currency Futures   Chicago Mercantile   June 2015   $ 563,300        (32,769
  (14   U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 1,681,859        (15,292
  (15   U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 1,925,625        (4,695
  Total              $ 14,229   
         

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. 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. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access

 

  Ÿ  

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)

 

  Ÿ  

Level 3 – unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of April 30, 2015, the following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Investments:

          

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $     24,302,077      $     7,329,722               $     31,631,799   
  

 

 

 
          
      Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments1

          

Assets:

          

Equity contracts

   $ 68,760                      $ 68,760   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     9,572                        9,572   

Liabilities:

          

Equity contracts

     (11,347                     (11,347

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     (32,769                     (32,769

Interest rate contracts

     (19,987                     (19,987
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 14,229                      $ 14,229   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    37


Schedule of Investments (concluded)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2030 Fund   

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of April 30, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

     $        236,930                        $        236,930   

Liabilities:

          

Collateral on securities loaned at value

             $         (985,563)                (985,563

Bank overdraft

             (14,683             (14,683
  

 

 

 

Total

     $        236,930         $      (1,000,246)                $      (763,316)   
  

 

 

 

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

38    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Schedule of Investments April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2035 Fund   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (a)    Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
     Value  

Equity Funds — 76.4%

     

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K (b)

     96,276       $ 2,696,697   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class (b)

     45,409         1,206,517   

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

     97,106         792,385   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     46,417         949,689   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

     40,995         429,218   

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

     47,388         1,175,221   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

     116,292         1,830,431   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

     35,834         432,156   

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

     32,787         488,853   

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     5,891         209,310   

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     7,283         143,684   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

     40,194         1,287,414   

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

     12,322         358,817   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

     10,960         324,635   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     3,694         447,565   

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

     4,227         444,638   

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

     3,945         183,798   

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

     2,309         204,901   

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF

     74         11,220   

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

     1,341         143,903   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

     11,285         852,017   

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

     887         95,148   

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

   $   2,700,257         2,700,257   
     

 

 

 
                17,408,474   
Affiliated Investment Companies (a)    Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
     Value  

Fixed Income Funds — 10.2%

     

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

     45,800       $ 485,021   

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, BlackRock Class

     33,208         358,645   

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     48,178         490,935   

Master Total Return Portfolio

   $ 997,199         997,199   
     

 

 

 
                2,331,800   
     
Short-Term Securities — 13.9%                

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.08% (c)

     3,168,007         3,168,007   

Total Affiliated Investment Companies

(Cost — $21,992,509) — 100.5%

  

  

     22,908,281   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.5)%

        (109,293
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $ 22,798,988   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    39


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2035 Fund   

 

      Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a) During the six months ended April 30, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   

Shares/
Beneficial
Interest

Held at
October 31,
2014

     Shares/
Beneficial
Interest
Purchased
    Shares/
Beneficial
Interest
Sold
   

Shares/
Beneficial
Interest

Held at
April 30,
2015

    

Value

at
April 30,
2015

     Income     

Realized
Gain

(Loss)

 

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K

             96,276               96,276       $ 2,696,697                   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class

     15,157         34,282        4,030        45,409       $ 1,206,517               $ 101,805   

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

     78,218         18,888               97,106       $ 792,385       $ 148           

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     44,212         13,335        11,130        46,417       $ 949,689               $ (7,903

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     46,415                5,420        40,995       $ 429,218               $ 379   

BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio, Institutional Class

             15,601        15,601                              $ (79,879

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

     18,109         33,418        4,139        47,388       $ 1,175,221       $ 8,402       $ 21,866   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

     98,369         60,261        42,338        116,292       $ 1,830,431       $ 56,609       $ (105,399

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

     43,874         1,926               45,800       $ 485,021       $ 14,759       $ 5,213   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     41,449         39        5,654        35,834       $ 432,156       $ 4,848       $ 2,671   

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, BlackRock Class

     57,301         578        24,671        33,208       $ 358,645       $ 222       $ (13,733

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

     49,409         1,121        17,743        32,787       $ 488,853       $ 15,852       $ (3,839

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     10,550         1,522        6,181        5,891       $ 209,310       $ 9,731       $ 21,180   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     2,888,772         279,235 1             3,168,007       $ 3,168,007       $ 918           

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

   $ 423,624              $ 423,624 2                    $ 3,138           

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     17,420         1,331        11,468        7,283       $ 143,684       $ 1,599       $ (13,832

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     46,855         1,323               48,178       $ 490,935       $ 4,893       $ 8,316   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

     15,323         24,871               40,194       $ 1,287,414       $ 10,236           

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

             12,322               12,322       $ 358,817                   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

     10,960                       10,960       $ 324,635                   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     4,520                826        3,694       $ 447,565       $ 3,426       $ 3,620   

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

             4,227               4,227       $ 444,638                   

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

     8,291         3,945        8,291        3,945       $ 183,798       $ 1,809       $ (102,938

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

     8,250         2,426        8,367        2,309       $ 204,901       $ 6,806       $ 135,663   

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF

     4,101         1,363        5,390        74       $ 11,220       $ 23       $ 80,102   

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

     4,693                3,352        1,341       $ 143,903       $ 4,082       $ 28,918   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

     5,631         5,654               11,285       $ 852,017       $ 12,012           

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

     8,399         887        8,399        887       $ 95,148       $ 4,349       $ 180,251   

Master Basic Value LLC

   $ 985,312              $ 985,312 2,3                    $ 30,876       $ 59,270   

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

   $ 1,024,068       $ 1,676,189 1,3           $ 2,700,257       $ 2,700,257       $ 12,408       $ 31,335   

Master Total Return Portfolio

   $ 2,918,224              $ 1,921,025 2,3    $ 997,199       $ 997,199       $ 23,318       $ 22,489   

 

  1   

Represents net shares/beneficial interest purchased.

 

  2   

Represents net beneficial interest sold.

 

  3   

Inclusive of income, expense, realized and unrealized gains and losses allocated from the Master Portfolio.

 

(b) Non-income producing security.

 

(c) Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

40    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2035 Fund   

 

Ÿ  

As of April 30, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Contracts
Long/
(Short)
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  26      SGX CNX Nifty Index   Singapore   May 2015   $ 429,338      $ (2,744
  5      E-Mini S&P 500 Futures   Chicago Mercantile   June 2015   $ 519,725        (1,639
  20      Euro STOXX 50 Index   Eurex   June 2015   $ 799,623        (10,523
  2      FTSE 100 Index   London   June 2015   $ 212,964        956   
  7      JPY Currency Futures   Chicago Mercantile   June 2015   $ 733,075        11,167   
  10      Nikkei 225 Futures   Osaka   June 2015   $ 1,630,317        64,314   
  (2   EUR Currency Futures   Chicago Mercantile   June 2015   $ 281,650        (16,384
  (10   U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 1,201,328        (10,923
  (14   U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 1,797,250        (4,382
  Total              $ 29,842   
         

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. 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. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access

 

  Ÿ  

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)

 

  Ÿ  

Level 3 – unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of April 30, 2015, the following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Investments:

          

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $     19,210,825      $     3,697,456               $     22,908,281   
  

 

 

 
          
      Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments1

          

Assets:

          

Equity contracts

   $ 65,270                      $ 65,270   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     11,167                        11,167   

Liabilities:

          

Equity contracts

     (14,906                     (14,906

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     (16,384                     (16,384

Interest rate contracts

     (15,305                     (15,305
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 29,842                      $ 29,842   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    41


Schedule of Investments (concluded)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2035 Fund   

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of April 30, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

     $        212,000                         $    212,000   

Liabilities:

           

Bank overdraft

             $      (10,915)                 (10,915
  

 

 

 

Total

     $        212,000         $      (10,915)                 $    201,085   
  

 

 

 

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

42    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Schedule of Investments April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2040 Fund   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (a)   Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
    Value  

Equity Funds — 85.0%

   

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K (b)

    109,615      $ 3,070,324   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class (b)

    67,097        1,782,763   

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

    106,980        872,960   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

    44,043        901,117   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

    38,108        398,991   

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

    69,953        1,734,839   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

    121,931        1,919,191   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

    34,068        410,858   

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

    54,453        811,893   

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

    8,918        316,848   

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

    31,470        620,907   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

    50,236        1,609,059   

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

    13,239        385,520   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

    8,292        245,609   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

    3,831        464,164   

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

    4,413        464,203   

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

    2,652        123,557   

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

    815        87,458   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (c)

    14,143        1,067,797   

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

    462        49,559   

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

  $   2,862,703        2,862,703   
   

 

 

 
              20,200,320   
Affiliated Investment Companies (a)   Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
    Value  

Fixed Income Funds — 4.8%

   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

    37,562      $ 397,782   

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, BlackRock Class

    10,662        115,153   

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

    39,587        403,388   

Master Total Return Portfolio

  $ 222,675        222,675   
   

 

 

 
              1,138,998   
   
Short-Term Securities — 14.8%              

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.08% (d)

    2,410,463        2,410,463   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market
Series, 0.22% (d)(e)

  $   1,092,078        1,092,078   
   

 

 

 
              3,502,541   

Total Affiliated Investment Companies

(Cost — $23,799,993) — 104.6%

  

  

    24,841,859   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (4.6)%

      (1,083,072
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 23,758,787   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    43


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2040 Fund   

 

 

      Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a) During the six months ended April 30, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   

Shares/
Beneficial
Interest

Held at
October 31,
2014

     Shares/
Beneficial
Interest
Purchased
   

Shares/
Beneficial
Interest

Sold

   

Shares/
Beneficial
Interest

Held at
April 30,
2015

    

Value

at
April 30,
2015

     Income     

Realized
Gain

(Loss)

 

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K

             109,615               109,615       $ 3,070,324                   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class

     17,559         53,795        4,257        67,097       $ 1,782,763               $ 134,452   

BlackRock Commodity Strategy Fund, Institutional Class

     80,293         26,687               106,980       $ 872,960       $ 152           

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     49,714         17,642        23,313        44,043       $ 901,117               $ (13,641

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     38,108                       38,108       $ 398,991                   

BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio, Institutional Class

             15,816        15,816                              $ (80,980

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

     21,003         53,322        4,372        69,953       $ 1,734,839       $ 11,776       $ 29,294   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

     105,028         31,814        14,911        121,931       $ 1,919,191       $ 59,677       $ (45,926

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

     35,982         1,580               37,562       $ 397,782       $ 12,104       $ 4,275   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     34,031         37               34,068       $ 410,858       $ 5,451       $ 443   

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, BlackRock Class

     36,241         10,838        36,417        10,662       $ 115,153       $ 140       $ (19,195

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

     67,909         1,541        14,997        54,453       $ 811,893       $ 21,788       $ (6,403

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     13,501         1,947        6,530        8,918       $ 316,848       $ 12,452       $ 48,080   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     2,547,320                136,857 1      2,410,463       $ 2,410,463       $ 735           

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

           $ 1,092,078 2           $ 1,092,078       $ 1,092,078       $ 4,030           

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     29,236         2,234               31,470       $ 620,907       $ 2,684       $ 35,492   

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     38,499         1,088               39,587       $ 403,388       $ 4,062       $ 6,833   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

     24,486         25,750               50,236       $ 1,609,059       $ 13,974           

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

             13,239               13,239       $ 385,520                   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

     8,292                       8,292       $ 245,609                   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     4,018                187        3,831       $ 464,164       $ 3,256       $ 2,150   

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

             4,413               4,413       $ 464,203                   

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

     9,254         2,652        9,254        2,652       $ 123,557       $ 2,019       $ (114,894

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

     9,208                9,208                      $ 6,166       $ 261,938   

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF

     4,579         2,180        6,759                              $ 93,202   

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

     5,229                4,414        815       $ 87,458       $ 4,306       $ 37,794   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

     5,797         8,346               14,143       $ 1,067,797       $ 14,032           

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

     9,372         462        9,372        462       $ 49,559       $ 4,279       $ 175,820   

Master Basic Value LLC

   $ 1,129,088              $ 1,129,088 1,3                    $ 32,919       $ 152,531   

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

   $ 1,175,087       $ 1,687,616 2,3           $ 2,862,703       $ 2,862,703       $ 12,574       $ 33,255   

Master Total Return Portfolio

   $ 2,389,318              $ 2,166,643 1,3    $ 222,675       $ 222,675       $ 12,311       $ 6,136   

 

  1   

Represents net shares/beneficial interest sold.

 

  2   

Represents net beneficial interest purchased.

 

  3   

Inclusive of income, expense, realized and unrealized gains and losses allocated from the Master Portfolio.

 

(b) Non-income producing security.

 

(c) Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.

 

(d) Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

(e) Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. The Fund may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

44    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2040 Fund   

 

Ÿ  

As of April 30, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Contracts
Long/
(Short)
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  27      SGX CNX Nifty Index   Singapore   May 2015   $ 445,851      $ (3,166
  3      E-Mini S&P 500 Futures   Chicago Mercantile   June 2015   $ 311,835        (983
  25      Euro STOXX 50 Index   Eurex   June 2015   $ 999,529        (9,834
  2      FTSE 100 Index   London   June 2015   $ 212,964        956   
  6      JPY Currency Futures   Chicago Mercantile   June 2015   $ 628,350        9,572   
  10      Nikkei 225 Futures   Osaka   June 2015   $ 1,630,317        53,019   
  (1   EUR Currency Futures   Chicago Mercantile   June 2015   $ 140,825        (8,192
  (10   U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 1,201,328        (10,923
  (16   U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 2,054,000        (5,008
  Total              $ 25,441   
         

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. 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. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access

 

  Ÿ  

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)

 

  Ÿ  

Level 3 – unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of April 30, 2015, the following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Investments:

          

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $     20,664,403      $     4,177,456               $     24,841,859   
  

 

 

 
          
      Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments1

          

Assets:

          

Equity contracts

   $ 53,975                      $ 53,975   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     9,572                        9,572   

Liabilities:

          

Equity contracts

     (13,983                     (13,983

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     (8,192                     (8,192

Interest rate contracts

     (15,931                     (15,931
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 25,441                      $ 25,441   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    45


Schedule of Investments (concluded)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2040 Fund   

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of April 30, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

     $      220,000                        $      220,000   

Liabilities:

          

Collateral on securities loaned at value

             $      (1,092,078)                (1,092,078

Bank overdraft

             (11,207             (11,207
  

 

 

 

Total

     $      220,000         $      (1,103,285)                $    (883,285)   
  

 

 

 

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

46    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Schedule of Investments April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2045 Fund   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (a)   Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
    Value  

Equity Funds — 87.3%

   

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K (b)

    64,943      $ 1,819,052   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class (b)

    39,351        1,045,553   

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

    69,020        563,199   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

    30,236        618,630   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

    19,211        201,139   

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

    40,912        1,014,610   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

    70,154        1,104,232   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

    17,174        207,118   

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

    34,238        510,486   

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

    5,976        212,323   

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

    13,416        264,705   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

    33,651        1,077,842   

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

    8,174        238,027   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

    4,079        120,820   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

    2,475        299,871   

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

    2,619        275,493   

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF (c)

    1,379        147,980   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (c)

    9,465        714,607   

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

    737        79,058   

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

  $   1,826,931        1,826,931   
   

 

 

 
              12,341,676   
Affiliated Investment Companies (a)   Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
    Value  

Fixed Income Funds — 3.9%

   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

    18,950      $ 200,682   

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

    19,961        203,406   

Master Total Return Portfolio

  $ 140,159        140,159   
   

 

 

 
              544,247   
   
Short-Term Securities — 14.1%              

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.08% (d)

    1,251,899        1,251,899   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market
Series, 0.22% (d)(e)

  $ 741,960        741,960   
   

 

 

 
              1,993,859   

Total Affiliated Investment Companies

(Cost — $14,235,314) — 105.3%

  

  

    14,879,782   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (5.3)%

      (750,768
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 14,129,014   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    47


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2045 Fund   

 

      Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a) During the six months ended April 30, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   

Shares/
Beneficial
Interest

Held at
October 31,
2014

     Shares/
Beneficial
Interest
Purchased
    Shares/
Beneficial
Interest
Sold
   

Shares/
Beneficial
Interest

Held at
April 30,
2015

    

Value

at

April 30,
2015

     Income     

Realized
Gain

(Loss)

 

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K

             64,943               64,943       $ 1,819,052                   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class

     11,981         29,977        2,607        39,351       $ 1,045,553               $ 90,218   

BlackRock Commodity Strategy Fund, Institutional Class

     50,220         18,800               69,020       $ 563,199       $ 95           

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     33,555         10,580        13,899        30,236       $ 618,630       $ 3,680       $ (8,141

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     19,211                       19,211       $ 201,139                   

BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio, Institutional Class

             9,936        9,936                              $ (50,873

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

     14,382         29,207        2,677        40,912       $ 1,014,610       $ 7,195       $ 19,815   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

     77,627         20,408        27,881        70,154       $ 1,104,232       $ 42,754       $ (74,062

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

     18,153         797               18,950       $ 200,682       $ 6,106       $ 2,157   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     17,155         19               17,174       $ 207,118               $ 223   

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

     42,651         968        9,381        34,238       $ 510,486       $ 13,684       $ (1,008

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     8,793         1,268        4,085        5,976       $ 212,323       $ 8,110       $ 16,747   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     2,072,299                820,400 1      1,251,899       $ 1,251,899       $ 396           

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

   $ 273,372       $ 468,588 2           $ 741,960       $ 741,960       $ 4,181           

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     12,464         952               13,416       $ 264,705       $ 1,144       $ 15,131   

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     19,413         548               19,961       $ 203,406       $ 2,118       $ 3,446   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

     16,705         17,897        951        33,651       $ 1,077,842       $ 9,428       $ (3,785

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

             8,174               8,174       $ 238,027                   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

     4,079                       4,079       $ 120,820                   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     2,156         319               2,475       $ 299,871       $ 1,907           

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

             2,619               2,619       $ 275,493                   

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

     6,227                6,227                      $ 1,359       $ (77,312

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

     6,187         776        6,963                      $ 4,171       $ 134,868   

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF

     3,074         452        3,526                      $ 307       $ 61,996   

iShares U.S. Industrial ETF

     3,514                2,135        1,379       $ 147,980       $ 2,829       $ 18,120   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

     3,634         6,349        518        9,465       $ 714,607       $ 9,192       $ (380

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

     6,288         737        6,288        737       $ 79,058       $ 2,731       $ 96,412   

Master Basic Value LLC

   $ 773,490              $ 773,490 1,3                    $ 21,624       $ 48,659   

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

   $ 802,104       $ 1,024,827 2,3           $ 1,826,931       $ 1,826,931       $ 8,494       $ 22,188   

Master Total Return Portfolio

   $ 1,204,456              $ 1,064,297 1,3    $ 140,159       $ 140,159       $ 6,398       $ 3,620   

 

  1   

Represents net shares/beneficial interest sold.

 

  2   

Represents net beneficial interest purchased.

 

  3   

Inclusive of income, expense, realized and unrealized gains and losses allocated from the Master Portfolio.

 

(b) Non-income producing security.

 

(c) Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.

 

(d) Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

(e) Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. The Fund may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

48    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2045 Fund   

 

Ÿ     As of April 30, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

  

 

Contracts
Long/
(Short)
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  16      SGX CNX Nifty Index   Singapore   May 2015   $ 264,208      $ (1,918
  4      E-Mini S&P 500 Futures   Chicago Mercantile   June 2015   $ 415,780        (1,311
  17      Euro STOXX 50 Index   Eurex   June 2015   $ 679,680        (5,912
  1      FTSE 100 Index   London   June 2015   $ 106,482        478   
  4      JPY Currency Futures   Chicago Mercantile   June 2015   $ 418,900        6,381   
  6      Nikkei 225 Futures   Osaka   June 2015   $ 978,190        39,443   
  (1   EUR Currency Futures   Chicago Mercantile   June 2015   $ 140,825        (8,192
  (6   U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 720,797        (6,554
  (12   U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 1,540,500        (3,756
  Total              $ 18,659   
         

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. 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. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access

 

  Ÿ  

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)

 

  Ÿ  

Level 3 – unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of April 30, 2015, the following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Investments:

          

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $     12,170,732      $     2,709,050               $     14,879,782   
  

 

 

 
          
      Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments1

          

Assets:

          

Equity contracts

   $ 39,921                      $ 39,921   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     6,381                        6,381   

Liabilities:

          

Equity contracts

     (9,141                     (9,141

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     (8,192                     (8,192

Interest rate contracts

     (10,310                     (10,310
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 18,659                      $ 18,659   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    49


Schedule of Investments (concluded)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2045 Fund   

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of April 30, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

     $    175,000                        $        175,000   

Liabilities:

          

Collateral on securities loaned at value

             $    (741,960)                (741,960

Bank overdraft

             (8,088             (8,088
  

 

 

 

Total

     $    175,000         $    (750,048)                $      (575,048)   
  

 

 

 

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

50    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Schedule of Investments April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2050 Fund   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (a)   Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
    Value  

Equity Funds — 86.6%

   

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K (b)

    62,430      $ 1,748,655   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class (b)

    41,522        1,103,234   

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

    63,631        519,233   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

    31,753        649,664   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

    11,644        121,913   

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

    42,943        1,064,984   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

    83,991        1,322,022   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

    10,410        125,546   

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

    23,780        354,557   

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

    5,295        188,135   

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

    11,818        233,178   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

    33,742        1,080,756   

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

    8,653        251,975   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

    3,352        99,286   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

    2,410        291,996   

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

    2,590        272,442   

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

    866        40,347   

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

    796        70,637   

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

    972        104,305   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (c)

    9,491        716,571   

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

    981        105,232   

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

  $   1,745,971        1,745,971   
   

 

 

 
              12,210,639   
Affiliated Investment Companies (a)   Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
    Value  

Fixed Income Funds — 2.7%

   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

    11,477      $ 121,543   

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

    12,071        123,004   

Master Total Return Portfolio

  $ 131,519        131,519   
   

 

 

 
              376,066   
   
Short-Term Securities — 16.2%              

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.08% (d)

    1,554,177        1,554,177   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.22% (d)(e)

  $ 732,888        732,888   
   

 

 

 
              2,287,065   

Total Affiliated Investment Companies

(Cost — $14,314,576) — 105.5%

  

  

    14,873,770   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (5.5)%

      (773,779
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 14,099,991   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    51


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2050 Fund   

 

      Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a) During the six months ended April 30, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   

Shares/
Beneficial
Interest

Held at
October 31,
2014

     Shares/
Beneficial
Interest
Purchased
   

Shares/

Beneficial
Interest
Sold

   

Shares/
Beneficial
Interest

Held at
April 30,
2015

    

Value

at

April 30,
2015

     Income     

Realized
Gain
(Loss)

 

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class

             63,589        1,159        62,430       $ 1,748,655               $ 127   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class

     12,105         32,510        3,093        41,522       $ 1,103,234               $ 98,158   

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

     46,269         17,362               63,631       $ 519,233       $ 87           

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     33,053         8,944        10,244        31,753       $ 649,664       $ 3,625       $ (6,419

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     11,644                       11,644       $ 121,913                   

BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio, Institutional Class

             9,242        9,242                              $ (47,320

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

     14,441         31,697        3,195        42,943       $ 1,064,984       $ 7,652       $ 21,571   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

     73,424         28,098        17,531        83,991       $ 1,322,022       $ 40,306       $ (53,994

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

     10,995         482               11,477       $ 121,543       $ 3,699       $ 1,306   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     10,399         11               10,410       $ 125,546               $ 135   

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

     31,873         723        8,816        23,780       $ 354,557       $ 10,226       $ (1,745

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     7,983         1,151        3,839        5,295       $ 188,135       $ 7,363       $ 15,961   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     2,239,857                685,680 1      1,554,177       $ 1,554,177       $ 448           

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

   $ 251,864       $ 481,024 2           $ 732,888       $ 732,888       $ 4,010           

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     10,980         838               11,818       $ 233,178       $ 1,008       $ 13,329   

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     11,739         332               12,071       $ 123,004       $ 1,280       $ 2,084   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

     18,833         14,909               33,742       $ 1,080,756       $ 9,915           

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

             8,653               8,653       $ 251,975                   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

     3,352                       3,352       $ 99,286                   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     1,695         715               2,410       $ 291,996       $ 1,677           

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

             2,590               2,590       $ 272,442                   

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

     6,086         866        6,086        866       $ 40,347       $ 1,328       $ (75,561

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

     6,054         765        6,023        796       $ 70,637       $ 4,537       $ 88,424   

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF

     3,010                3,010                      $ 350       $ 61,998   

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

     3,443                2,471        972       $ 104,305       $ 2,873       $ 21,164   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

     3,348         6,143               9,491       $ 716,571       $ 8,977           

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

     6,150         981        6,150        981       $ 105,232       $ 2,714       $ 85,450   

Master Basic Value LLC

   $ 755,914              $ 755,914 1,3                    $ 21,409       $ (7,103

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

   $ 775,439       $ 970,532 2,3           $ 1,745,971       $ 1,745,971       $ 8,309       $ 21,122   

Master Total Return Portfolio

   $ 724,622              $ 593,103 1,3    $ 131,519       $ 131,519       $ 4,605       $ 3,262   

 

  1   

Represents net shares/beneficial interest sold.

 

  2   

Represents net beneficial interest purchased.

 

  3   

Inclusive of income, expense, realized and unrealized gains and losses allocated from the Master Portfolio.

 

(b) Non-income producing security.

 

(c) Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.

 

(d) Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

(e) Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. The Fund may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

52    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2050 Fund   

 

Ÿ  

As of April 30, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Contracts
Long/
(Short)
    Issue   Exchange     Expiration     Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  16      SGX CNX Nifty Index     Singapore        May 2015      $ 264,208      $ (1,868
  3      E-Mini S&P 500 Futures     Chicago Mercantile        June 2015      $ 311,835        (983
  15      Euro STOXX 50 Index     Eurex        June 2015      $ 599,718        (9,076
  1      FTSE 100 Index     London        June 2015      $ 106,482        486   
  4      JPY Currency Futures     Chicago Mercantile        June 2015      $ 418,900        6,381   
  6      Nikkei 225 Futures     Osaka        June 2015      $ 978,190        39,311   
  (6   U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year)     Chicago Board of Trade        June 2015      $ 720,797        (6,554
  (12   U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)     Chicago Board of Trade        June 2015      $ 1,540,500        (3,756
  Total              $ 23,941   
         

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. 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. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access

 

  Ÿ  

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)

 

  Ÿ  

Level 3 – unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of April 30, 2015, the following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Investments:

          

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $     12,263,392      $     2,610,378               $     14,873,770   
  

 

 

 
          
      Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments1

          

Assets:

          

Equity contracts

   $ 39,797                      $ 39,797   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     6,381                        6,381   

Liabilities:

          

Equity contracts

     (11,927                     (11,927

Interest rate contracts

     (10,310                     (10,310
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 23,941                      $ 23,941   
  

 

 

 

 

  1  

Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    53


Schedule of Investments (concluded)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2050 Fund   

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of April 30, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

   $     160,000                      $     160,000   

Liabilities:

          

Collateral on securities loaned at value

             $    (732,888)                (732,888

Bank overdraft

                     (12,017)                (12,017
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 160,000         $    (744,905)              $ (584,905
  

 

 

 

 

  During   the six months ended April 30, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

54    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Schedule of Investments April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2055 Fund   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (a)   Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
    Value  

Equity Funds — 86.2%

   

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K (b)

    12,126      $ 339,663   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class (b)

    7,915        210,308   

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

    12,431        101,434   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

    5,936        121,451   

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

    1,233        12,909   

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

    8,242        204,411   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

    11,385        179,195   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class (b)

    1,102        13,291   

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

    6,594        98,320   

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

    2,510        89,165   

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

    2,536        50,039   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

    6,496        208,067   

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

    1,510        43,971   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

    1,233        36,521   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

    471        57,066   

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

    508        53,437   

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

    317        28,131   

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF (c)

    335        35,949   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (c)

    1,827        137,939   

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

    143        15,340   

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

  $ 342,730        342,730   
   

 

 

 
              2,379,337   
Affiliated Investment Companies (a)   Shares/  
Beneficial
Interest
    Value  

Fixed Income Funds — 0.9%

   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

    1,214      $ 12,858   

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

    1,024        10,431   
   

 

 

 
              23,289   
   
Short-Term Securities — 18.1%              

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.08% (d)

    350,127        350,127   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market
Series, 0.22% (d)(e)

  $ 150,570        150,570   
   

 

 

 
              500,697   

Total Affiliated Investment Companies

(Cost — $ 2,819,241) — 105.2%

  

  

    2,903,323   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (5.2)%

      (143,567
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 2,759,756   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    55


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2055 Fund   

 

 

      Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a) During the six months ended April 30, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares/
Beneficial
Interest
Held at
October 31,
2014
     Shares/
Beneficial
Interest
Purchased
    Shares/
Beneficial
Interest
Sold
    Shares/
Beneficial
Interest
Held at
April 30,
2015
    

Value

at
April 30,
2015

     Income      Realized
Gain
(Loss)
 

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc., Class K

             12,546        420        12,126       $ 339,663               $ 132   

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., BlackRock Class

     2,717         5,907        709        7,915       $ 210,308               $ 16,524   

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class

     10,078         2,353               12,431       $ 101,434       $ 19           

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     7,419         42        1,525        5,936       $ 121,451       $ 814       $ (915

BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     1,233                       1,233       $ 12,909                   

BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio, Institutional Class

             1,948        1,948                              $ (9,976

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, Institutional Class

     3,243         5,734        735        8,242       $ 204,411       $ 1,425       $ 3,614   

BlackRock EuroFund, Institutional Class

     10,947         3,863        3,425        11,385       $ 179,195       $ 6,459       $ (5,859

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, Institutional Class

     1,163         51               1,214       $ 12,858       $ 391       $ 138   

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, Institutional Class

     1,101         1               1,102       $ 13,291               $ 14   

BlackRock International Fund, Institutional Class

     8,554         194        2,154        6,594       $ 98,320       $ 2,744       $ 456   

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     2,849         411        750        2,510       $ 89,165       $ 2,628       $ 7,475   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     492,631                142,504 1      350,127       $ 350,127       $ 110           

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

   $ 24,548       $ 126,022 2           $ 150,570       $ 150,570       $ 876           

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc., Institutional Class

     3,650         279        1,393        2,536       $ 50,039       $ 335       $ 184   

BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio, Institutional Class

     996         28               1,024       $ 10,431       $ 101       $ 177   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

     6,244         252               6,496       $ 208,067       $ 2,489           

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

             1,510               1,510       $ 43,971                   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

     1,233                       1,233       $ 36,521                   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     345         126               471       $ 57,066       $ 334           

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

             508               508       $ 53,437                   

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

     1,345                1,345                      $ 294       $ (16,699

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

     1,335                1,018        317       $ 28,131       $ 1,080       $ 19,525   

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF

     665                665                      $ 87       $ 14,187   

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

     760                425        335       $ 35,949       $ 577       $ 3,557   

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

     355         1,472               1,827       $ 137,939       $ 1,494           

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

     1,360         143        1,360        143       $ 15,340       $ 600       $ 25,594   

Master Basic Value LLC

   $ 172,165              $ 172,165 1,3                    $ 20,731       $ (7,869

Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio

   $ 178,388       $ 164,342 2,3           $ 342,730       $ 342,730       $ 1,600       $ 4,388   

 

  1   

Represents net shares/beneficial interest sold.

 

  2   

Represents net beneficial interest purchased.

 

  3   

Inclusive of income, expense, realized and unrealized gains and losses allocated from the Master Portfolio.

 

(b) Non-income producing security.

 

(c) Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.

 

(d) Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

(e) Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. The Fund may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

56    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (concluded)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2055 Fund   

 

Ÿ  

As of April 30, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Contracts
Long
  Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3   SGX CNX Nifty Index Futures   Singapore   May 2015   $ 49,539      $ (276
1   E-Mini S&P 500 Futures   Chicago Mercantile   June 2015   $ 103,945        (328
3   Euro STOXX 50 Index   Eurex   June 2015   $ 119,944        (801
1   JPY Currency Futures   Chicago Mercantile   June 2015   $ 104,725        1,595   
1   Nikkei 225 Futures   Osaka   June 2015   $ 163,032        7,286   
Total           $ 7,476   
         

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. 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. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access

 

  Ÿ  

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)

 

  Ÿ  

Level 3 – unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of April 30, 2015, the following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1   Level 2   Level 3    Total

Assets:

                 

Investments:

                 

Affiliated Investment Companies

     $     2,410,023       $     493,300                $     2,903,323  
    

 

 

 
                 
      Level 1   Level 2   Level 3    Total

Derivative Financial Instruments1

                 

Assets:

                 

Equity contracts

     $ 7,286                        $ 7,286  

Foreign currency exchange contracts

       1,595                          1,595  

Liabilities:

                 

Equity contracts

       (1,405 )                        (1,405 )
    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 7,476                        $ 7,476  
    

 

 

 

 

1   Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

      

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of April 30, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

   

      Level 1   Level 2   Level 3    Total

Assets:

                 

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

     $ 31,000                        $ 31,000  

Liabilities:

                 

Collateral on securities loaned at value

             $ (150,570 )                (150,570 )
    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 31,000       $ (150,570 )              $ (119,570 )
    

 

 

 

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    57


Statements of Assets and Liabilities     

 

 

 

April 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

  BlackRock
LifePath®
Active
Retirement
Fund
   

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2020

Fund

   

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2025

Fund

   

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2030

Fund

   

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2035

Fund

   

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2040

Fund

   

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2045

Fund

   

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2050

Fund

   

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2055

Fund

 
                 

Assets

                                                                       

Investments at value — affiliated1,2

    $24,321,772        $37,359,560        $32,485,894        $31,631,799        $22,908,281        $24,841,859        $14,879,782        $14,873,770        $2,903,323   

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

    197,000        275,000        228,700        236,930        212,000        220,000        175,000        160,000        31,000   

Variation margin receivable on financial futures contracts

    6,553        5,236        5,195        6,359        5,244        5,765        3,816        3,717        177   

Investments sold receivable — affiliated

    246,979        471,246        352,494        384,464        337,313        372,627        140,069        210,495        15,503   

Receivable from Manager

    19,607        16,811        19,183        17,225        16,854        16,500        15,858        17,647        11,063   

Capital shares sold receivable

    7,921        6,560        5,497        9,448        19,089        9,034        4,852        14,959        1,323   

Dividends receivable — affiliated

    74        224        196        186        172        142        61        74        20   

Securities lending income receivable — affiliated

    330        253        367        440        340        254        361        89        57   

Prepaid expenses

    106,740        52,113        51,926        52,153        51,512        51,373        51,293        51,206        41,722   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    24,906,976        38,187,003        33,149,452        32,339,004        23,550,805        25,517,554        15,271,092        15,331,957        3,004,188   
 

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

                                                                       

Investments purchased payable — affiliated

    413,368        788,902        679,952        606,449        639,913        559,516        317,725        398,392        59,432   

Collateral on securities loaned at value

    371,958        615,466        654,237        985,563               1,092,078        741,960        732,888        150,570   

Bank overdraft

    9,153        13,480        12,428        14,683        10,915        11,207        8,088        12,017          

Variation margin payable on financial futures contracts

    35,669        70,957        57,239        65,609        54,604        50,422        33,344        30,489        5,727   

Capital shares redeemed payable

    287,074        4,243        24,144        42,033        11,456        6,924        6,506        22,353        6   

Professional fees payable

    13,365        7,745        8,936        8,701        8,931        9,730        10,472        10,808        13,544   

Service and distribution fees payable

    6,126        9,696        8,542        7,858        5,957        6,196        4,066        3,903        114   

Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable

    799        2,120        2,121        2,131        387        375        454        462        546   

Other affiliates payable

    178        84        199        134        90        168        43        97          

Other accrued expenses payable

    20,876        21,789        23,034        21,826        19,564        22,151        19,420        20,557        14,493   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,158,566        1,534,482        1,470,832        1,754,987        751,817        1,758,767        1,142,078        1,231,966        244,432   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $23,748,410        $36,652,521        $31,678,620        $30,584,017        $22,798,988        $23,758,787        $14,129,014        $14,099,991        $2,759,756   
 

 

 

 
                 

Net Assets Consist of

                                                                       

Paid-in capital

    $22,222,801        $33,881,228        $28,573,578        $26,940,692        $20,630,848        $21,064,495        $12,612,263        $12,702,660        $2,442,168   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

    (149,043     (218,265     (157,077     (110,080     (49,334     (59,976     (34,654     (34,348     13,675   

Undistributed net realized gain

    973,461        1,683,344        2,137,349        2,214,952        1,271,860        1,686,961        888,278        848,544        212,355   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    701,191        1,306,214        1,124,770        1,538,453        945,614        1,067,307        663,127        583,135        91,558   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $23,748,410        $36,652,521        $31,678,620        $30,584,017        $22,798,988        $23,758,787        $14,129,014        $14,099,991        $2,759,756   
 

 

 

 

1  Investments at cost — affiliated

    $23,622,089        $36,060,894        $31,371,115        $30,107,575        $21,992,509        $23,799,993        $14,235,314        $14,314,576        $2,819,241   

2  Securities loaned at value

    $     358,833        $     595,202        $     633,096        $     953,922               $     1,057,076        $     718,166        $     709,398        $     145,733   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

58    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)     

 

 

 

April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)    BlackRock
LifePath®
Active
Retirement
Fund
    

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2020

Fund

    

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2025

Fund

    

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2030

Fund

    

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2035

Fund

    

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2040

Fund

    

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2045

Fund

    

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2050

Fund

    

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2055

Fund

 
                          

Net Asset Value

                                                                                

Institutional

                          

Net assets

     $519,791         $59,593         $35,502         $81,646         $100,633         $108,727         $71,186         $159,875         $28,876   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding1

     48,612         5,514         3,245         7,744         9,219         9,981         5,997         14,555         2,500   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value

     $10.69         $10.81         $10.94         $10.54         $10.92         $10.89         $11.87         $10.98         $11.55   
  

 

 

 

Investor A

                          

Net assets

     $15,294,393         $23,443,257         $17,840,380         $19,137,975         $13,371,206         $14,763,738         $7,041,432         $7,353,188         $274,960   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding1

     1,446,181         2,188,299         1,639,670         1,830,939         1,235,160         1,369,684         601,549         676,872         23,885   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value

     $10.58         $10.71         $10.88         $10.45         $10.83         $10.78         $11.71         $10.86         $11.51   
  

 

 

 

Class K

                          

Net assets

     $767,252         $1,487,426         $1,758,646         $1,883,071         $1,350,035         $1,139,061         $576,232         $557,770         $2,296,810   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding1

     71,938         137,796         160,514         178,402         123,613         104,548         48,493         50,747         198,748   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value

     $10.67         $10.79         $10.96         $10.56         $10.92         $10.90         $11.88         $10.99         $11.56   
  

 

 

 

Class R

                          

Net assets

     $7,166,974         $11,662,245         $12,044,092         $9,481,325         $7,977,114         $7,747,261         $6,440,164         $6,029,158         $159,110   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding1

     677,579         1,097,548         1,114,610         910,644         742,199         720,940         554,637         557,254         13,850   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value

     $10.58         $10.63         $10.81         $10.41         $10.75         $10.75         $11.61         $10.82         $11.49   
  

 

 

 

 

  1  

Unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.001 par value.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    59


Statements of Operations

    

 

 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)    BlackRock
LifePath®
Active
Retirement
Fund
   

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2020

Fund

   

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active
2025

Fund

   

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active

2030

Fund

   

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active
2035

Fund

   

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active
2040

Fund

   

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active
2045

Fund

   

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active
2050

Fund

   

BlackRock
LifePath®
Active
2055

Fund

 
                  

Investment Income

                                                                        

Dividends — affiliated

   $ 123,765      $ 194,420      $     183,275      $ 199,929      $ 160,724      $ 179,053      $     117,206      $     108,065      $ 21,981   

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

     3,971        4,934        4,565        6,087        3,138        4,030        4,181        4,010        876   

Other income — affiliated

     997        1,117        836        527        616        845        235        281        107   

Net investment income allocated from affiliated

                  

Master Portfolios:

                  

Income

     130,704        171,469        131,581        110,632        66,602        57,804        36,516        34,323        22,331   

Expenses

     (8,720     (15,461     (15,354     (15,997     (12,845     (13,027     (8,552     (8,306     (1,666
  

 

 

 

Total income

     250,717        356,479        304,903        301,178        218,235        228,705        149,586        138,373        43,629   
  

 

 

 
                  

Fund Expenses

                                                                        

Professional

     29,282        25,137        24,302        24,417        21,581        22,288        19,605        19,309        17,158   

Registration

     26,172        23,865        23,695        23,871        23,754        23,510        23,531        23,515        29,115   

Service — Investor A

     20,102        28,521        21,531        24,456        15,503        16,958        8,264        8,084        292   

Service and distribution — Class R

     16,980        27,369        30,159        23,390        19,344        18,395        15,732        14,468        230   

Accounting

     8,913        9,743        9,385        9,369        8,773        8,832        8,249        8,225        5,668   

Custodian

     7,362        7,402        7,100        5,986        7,487        7,509        7,391        7,219        6,004   

Officer and Trustees

     5,611        8,642        8,622        8,628        2,839        2,850        2,780        2,772        2,701   

Printing

     5,294        5,350        5,398        5,485        4,598        4,805        4,137        4,168        3,716   

Administration

     6,369        9,324        8,173        8,119        5,692        5,847        3,616        3,447        694   

Administration — Institutional

     22        9        26        10        11        12        8        19        3   

Administration — Investor A

     1,751        2,468        1,866        2,123        1,341        1,467        715        698        25   

Administration — Class K

     74        153        116        150        119        107        63        60        243   

Administration — Class R

     733        1,178        1,312        1,014        842        797        683        627        10   

Transfer agent — Institutional

     136        157        106        133        125        146        129        200        33   

Transfer agent — Investor A

     13,363        14,386        13,676        12,972        11,035        11,776        9,171        12,669        445   

Transfer agent — Class K

     95        72        93        145        96        127        153        128        23   

Transfer agent — Class R

     5,946        6,651        9,734        6,993        6,672        7,512        5,189        6,911        91   

Miscellaneous

     5,223        5,289        5,270        5,272        5,197        5,202        5,145        5,137        5,761   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     153,428        175,716        170,564        162,533        135,009        138,140        114,561        117,656        72,212   

Less administration fees waived

     (6,369     (9,324     (8,173     (8,119     (5,692     (5,847     (3,616     (3,447     (694

Less administration fees waived — class specific

     (2,550     (3,808     (3,296     (3,297     (2,313     (2,383     (1,451     (1,404     (275

Less transfer agent fees waived — class specific

     (141     (233     (276     (290     (237     (307     (276     (205     (77

Less transfer agent fees reimbursed — class specific

     (8,264     (4,656     (9,211     (5,925     (7,951     (9,102     (8,235     (13,722     (348

Less expenses reimbursed by Manager

     (87,532     (85,103     (83,447     (82,703     (73,904     (74,671     (70,513     (70,020     (69,798
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     48,572        72,592        66,161        62,199        44,912        45,830        30,470        28,858        1,020   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     202,145        283,887        238,742        238,979        173,323        182,875        119,116        109,515        42,609   
  

 

 

 
                  

Realized and Unrealized Gain

                                                                        

Net realized gain from:

                  

Investments — affiliated

     66,715        270,890        380,538        377,670        28,515        252,450        60,663        36,965        17,921   

Capital gain distributions received from affiliated investment companies

     158,770        278,834        293,342        308,945        233,946        296,284        182,909        187,703        40,207   

Allocation from affiliated Master Portfolios

     317,758        435,714        348,859        388,418        113,094        191,922        74,467        17,281        (3,481

Financial futures contracts

     399,531        730,768        716,440        813,914        523,026        570,095        365,849        332,477        83,359   
  

 

 

 
     942,774        1,716,206        1,739,179        1,888,947        898,581        1,310,751        683,888        574,426        138,006   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

                  

Investments — affiliated

     (180,120     (374,388     (531,693     (532,279     (216,804     (412,031     (173,622     (140,539     (53,620

Allocation from affiliated Master Portfolios

     (180,093     (247,893     (207,894     (273,182     (34,189     (126,005     (34,315     24,520        (7,348

Financial futures contracts

     (134,627     (244,991     (242,253     (232,276     (152,623     (155,986     (97,001     (88,446     (16,119
  

 

 

 
     (494,840     (867,272     (981,840     (1,037,737     (403,616     (694,022     (304,938     (204,465     (77,087
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     447,934        848,934        757,339        851,210        494,965        616,729        378,950        369,961        60,919   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $     650,079      $     1,132,821      $ 996,081      $     1,090,189      $     668,288      $ 799,604      $ 498,066      $ 479,476      $     103,528   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

60    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

     BlackRock LifePath®     BlackRock LifePath®     BlackRock LifePath®  
     Active Retirement Fund     Active 2020 Fund     Active 2025 Fund  
     Six Months           Six Months           Six Months        
     Ended           Ended           Ended        
     April 30,     Year Ended     April 30,     Year Ended     April 30,     Year Ended  
     2015     October 31,     2015     October 31,     2015     October 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:    (Unaudited)     2014     (Unaudited)     2014     (Unaudited)     2014  
            

Operations

                                                

Net investment income

   $ 202,145      $ 433,539      $ 283,887      $ 486,950      $ 238,742      $ 436,204   

Net realized gain

     942,774        1,319,288        1,716,206        1,632,165        1,739,179        1,891,723   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (494,840     (372,670     (867,272     (332,188     (981,840     (313,629
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     650,079        1,380,157        1,132,821        1,786,927        996,081        2,014,298   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            

Distributions to Shareholders From1

                                                

Net investment income:

            

Institutional

     (3,236     (1,201     (1,564     (2,370     (8,470     (9,428

Investor A

     (534,967     (339,600     (577,258     (417,584     (433,394     (363,066

Class K

     (22,013     (13,246     (38,624     (27,424     (16,400     (11,471

Class R

     (199,786     (115,953     (262,555     (202,624     (301,738     (156,040

Net realized gain:

            

Institutional

     (4,909     (2,335     (2,593     (4,863     (16,444     (13,366

Investor A

     (879,876     (710,560     (973,003     (941,251     (925,863     (583,145

Class K

     (32,499     (24,549     (58,075     (55,312     (30,704     (16,194

Class R

     (342,557     (285,532     (483,133     (515,448     (684,230     (284,280
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

     (2,019,843     (1,492,976     (2,396,805     (2,166,876     (2,417,243     (1,436,990
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            

Capital Share Transactions

                                                

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     900,981        2,698,602        4,643,387        6,750,157        2,224,354        3,576,480   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            

Net Assets

                                                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (468,783     2,585,783        3,379,403        6,370,208        803,192        4,153,788   

Beginning of period

     24,217,193        21,631,410        33,273,118        26,902,910        30,875,428        26,721,640   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $     23,748,410      $     24,217,193      $     36,652,521      $     33,273,118      $     31,678,620      $     30,875,428   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, end of period

   $ (149,043   $ 408,814      $ (218,265   $ 377,849      $ (157,077   $ 364,183   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    61


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)     

 

     BlackRock LifePath®
Active 2030 Fund
    BlackRock LifePath®
Active 2035 Fund
    BlackRock LifePath®
Active 2040 Fund
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:   

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

October 31,

2014

   

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

October 31,

2014

   

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

October 31,

2014

 
            

Operations

                                                

Net investment income

   $ 238,979      $ 399,762      $ 173,323      $ 220,329      $ 182,875      $ 248,937   

Net realized gain

     1,888,947        2,073,282        898,581        1,327,375        1,310,751        1,927,281   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (1,037,737     (427,161     (403,616     (330,762     (694,022     (684,585
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     1,090,189        2,045,883        668,288        1,216,942        799,604        1,491,633   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            

Distributions to Shareholders From1

                                                

Net investment income:

            

Institutional

     (2,569     (1,884     (1,889     (595     (2,097     (1,872

Investor A

     (407,723     (402,907     (196,047     (154,258     (233,509     (224,496

Class K

     (23,476     (26,854     (16,301     (16,326     (17,971     (10,703

Class R

     (166,233     (158,354     (121,765     (78,821     (116,425     (92,930

Net realized gain:

            

Institutional

     (6,334     (4,511     (4,438     (1,940     (7,379     (5,004

Investor A

     (1,122,552     (1,063,823     (535,620     (552,835     (928,713     (664,230

Class K

     (55,594     (63,122     (37,102     (50,677     (60,155     (27,676

Class R

     (525,202     (480,790     (361,824     (320,940     (523,640     (323,881
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

     (2,309,683     (2,202,245     (1,274,986     (1,176,392     (1,889,889     (1,350,792
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            

Capital Share Transactions

                                                

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     962,726        5,188,418        2,439,001        7,051,501        3,528,267        3,197,605   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            

Net Assets

                                                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (256,768     5,032,056        1,832,303        7,092,051        2,437,982        3,338,446   

Beginning of period

     30,840,785        25,808,729        20,966,685        13,874,634        21,320,805        17,982,359   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $     30,584,017      $     30,840,785      $     22,798,988      $     20,966,685      $     23,758,787      $     21,320,805   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, end of period

   $ (110,080   $ 250,942      $ (49,334   $ 113,345      $ (59,976   $ 127,151   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

62    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (concluded)     

 

     BlackRock LifePath®
Active 2045 Fund
    BlackRock LifePath®
Active 2050 Fund
    BlackRock LifePath®
Active 2055 Fund
 
Increase in Net Assets:   

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

October 31,

2014

   

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

October 31,

2014

   

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

October 31,

2014

 
            

Operations

                                                

Net investment income

   $ 119,116      $ 129,170      $ 109,515      $ 109,835      $ 42,609      $ 41,007   

Net realized gain

     683,888        881,237        574,426        830,682        138,006        223,105   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (304,938     (261,643     (204,465     (237,948     (77,087     (42,220
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     498,066        748,764        479,476        702,569        103,528        221,892   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            

Distributions to Shareholders From1

                                                

Net investment income:

            

Institutional

     (1,333     (1,458     (3,040     (2,564     (456     (645

Investor A

     (105,173     (90,146     (91,512     (74,714     (2,895     (2,323

Class K

     (11,508     (9,034     (10,227     (7,237     (37,574     (51,500

Class R

     (96,986     (54,362     (80,221     (40,486     (1,075     (534

Net realized gain:

            

Institutional

     (3,671     (3,740     (8,599     (6,264     (2,037     (288

Investor A

     (332,673     (256,547     (300,297     (203,080     (14,584     (1,068

Class K

     (30,035     (22,370     (27,472     (17,141     (156,816     (22,208

Class R

     (323,004     (181,777     (280,211     (131,926     (5,416     (288
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

     (904,383     (619,434     (801,579     (483,412     (220,853     (78,854
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            

Capital Share Transactions

                                                

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     951,641        4,586,558        1,915,348        5,172,191        275,001        117,677   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            

Net Assets

                                                

Total increase in net assets

     545,324        4,715,888        1,593,245        5,391,348        157,676        260,715   

Beginning of period

     13,583,690        8,867,802        12,506,746        7,115,398        2,602,080        2,341,365   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 14,129,014      $ 13,583,690      $ 14,099,991      $ 12,506,746      $ 2,759,756      $ 2,602,080   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, end of period

   $ (34,654   $ 61,230      $ (34,348   $ 41,137      $ 13,675      $ 13,066   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    63


Financial Highlights      BlackRock LifePath® Active  Retirement Fund   

 

    Institutional     Investor A  
    

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

   

Year

Ended

    Period
November 27,
20121
   

 

Six Months
Ended
April 30,

                               
  2015     October 31,     to October 31,     2015     Year Ended October 31,  
  (Unaudited)     2014     2013     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                 
      Per Share Operating Performance                                           

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.33      $ 11.41      $ 10.72      $ 11.23      $ 11.32      $ 10.63      $ 10.28      $ 10.05      $ 8.92   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income2

    0.10        0.23        0.23        0.09        0.21        0.24        0.26        0.23        0.22   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.23        0.48        0.90        0.20        0.47        0.85        0.70        0.18        1.08   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.33        0.71        1.13        0.29        0.68        1.09        0.96        0.41        1.30   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

               

Net investment income

    (0.39     (0.27     (0.18     (0.36     (0.25     (0.14     (0.28     (0.18     (0.17

Net realized gain

    (0.58     (0.52     (0.26     (0.58     (0.52     (0.26     (0.33              
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.97     (0.79     (0.44     (0.94     (0.77     (0.40     (0.61     (0.18     (0.17
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.69      $ 11.33      $ 11.41      $ 10.58      $ 11.23      $ 11.32      $ 10.63      $ 10.28      $ 10.05   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 
      Total Return4                                                                

Based on net asset value

    3.15 %5      6.61     10.93 %5      2.78 %5      6.38     10.59     9.96     4.10 %6      14.69 %7 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                                

Total expenses8

    1.05 %9      1.21     1.69 %9      1.30 %9      1.27     1.58     1.69     1.62     1.70
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.14 %9      0.22     0.31 %9      0.43 %9      0.47     0.56     0.73     0.65     0.47
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.79 %9      2.09     2.58 %9      1.77 %9      1.92     2.22     2.50     2.23     2.31
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 
      Supplemental Data                                                                

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 520      $ 119      $ 51      $ 15,294      $ 17,321      $ 15,076      $ 9,189      $ 8,594      $ 5,429   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    22     42     97 %10      22     42     97     87     112     98
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s Investor A Shares total return.

 

  7   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Not including the payment from affiliate, the Fund’s total return would have been 14.46% for the Investor A Shares.

 

  8  

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

   

 

 
    Six Months                                               
    Ended                                               
    April 30,                                               
    2015        Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)        2014        2013        2012        2011        2010  
                                                                

Investments in underlying funds

    0.49        0.42        0.28        0.33        0.43        0.66

 

  9   

Annualized.

 

  10  

Portfolio turnover rate is representative of the Fund for the entire year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

64    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Financial Highlights (concluded)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  Retirement Fund   

 

    Class K1     Class R  
    

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

2015

                                 

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

2015

                               
       Year Ended October 31,       Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                       
      Per Share Operating Performance                                                                                                

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.34      $ 11.42      $ 10.72      $ 10.37      $ 10.12      $ 8.97      $ 11.23      $ 11.31      $ 10.62      $ 10.26      $ 10.04      $ 8.91   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income2

    0.11        0.25        0.26        0.30        0.27        0.26        0.08        0.19        0.22        0.23        0.20        0.18   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.20        0.47        0.88        0.70        0.19        1.08        0.19        0.46        0.85        0.70        0.18        1.09   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.31        0.72        1.14        1.00        0.46        1.34        0.27        0.65        1.07        0.93        0.38        1.27   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

                       

Net investment income

    (0.40     (0.28     (0.18     (0.32     (0.21     (0.19     (0.34     (0.21     (0.12     (0.24     (0.16     (0.14

Net realized gain

    (0.58     (0.52     (0.26     (0.33                   (0.58     (0.52     (0.26     (0.33              
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.98     (0.80     (0.44     (0.65     (0.21     (0.19     (0.92     (0.73     (0.38     (0.57     (0.16     (0.14
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.67      $ 11.34      $ 11.42      $ 10.72      $ 10.37      $ 10.12      $ 10.58      $ 11.23      $ 11.31      $ 10.62      $ 10.26      $ 10.04   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                       
      Total Return4                                                                                                

Based on net asset value

    2.96 %5      6.74     11.03     10.31     4.56 %6      15.09 %7      2.64 %5      6.12     10.42     9.59     3.76 %6      14.36 %7 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                       
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                                                                

Total expenses8

    0.92 %9      0.92     1.30     1.50     1.51     1.55     1.57 %9      1.56     1.86     1.91     1.92     2.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.08 %9      0.12     0.20     0.28     0.27     0.10     0.67 %9      0.71     0.80     0.96     0.97     0.81
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.07 %9      2.26     2.45     2.88     2.61     2.70     1.50 %9      1.67     2.06     2.21     1.92     1.96
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                       
      Supplemental Data                                                                                                

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 767      $ 608      $ 521      $ 139      $ 96      $ 54      $ 7,167      $ 6,169      $ 5,983      $ 8,177      $ 6,299      $ 5,649   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    22     42     97     87     112     98     22     42     97     87     112     98
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

On November 27, 2012, the Fund’s Institutional Shares were redesignated as Class K Shares.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s Class K and Class R Shares total return.

 

  7   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Not including the payment from affiliate, the Fund’s total return would have been 14.86% and 14.13% for the Class K and Class R Shares, respectively.

 

  8   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

   

 

 
    Six Months                                               
    Ended                                               
    April 30,                                               
    2015        Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)        2014        2013        2012        2011        2010  
                                                                

Investments in underlying funds

    0.49        0.42        0.28        0.33        0.43        0.66

 

  9   

Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    65


Financial Highlights      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2020 Fund   

 

    Institutional     Investor A  
   

Six Months

Ended

April 30,
2015

   

Year

Ended
October 31,

   

Period

November 27,

20121
to October 31,

   

Six Months

Ended

April 30,
2015

    Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2014     2013     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                 
      Per Share Operating Performance                                                                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.23      $ 11.47      $ 10.57      $ 11.15      $ 11.40      $ 10.49      $ 10.08      $ 9.84      $ 8.71   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income2

    0.12        0.21        0.10        0.09        0.19        0.23        0.24        0.20        0.19   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.23        0.53        1.23        0.24        0.51        1.07        0.71        0.22        1.09   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.35        0.74        1.33        0.33        0.70        1.30        0.95        0.42        1.28   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

                 

Net investment income

    (0.29     (0.32     (0.17     (0.29     (0.29     (0.13     (0.25     (0.18     (0.15

Net realized gain

    (0.48     (0.66     (0.26     (0.48     (0.66     (0.26     (0.29              
 

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.77     (0.98     (0.43     (0.77     (0.95     (0.39     (0.54     (0.18     (0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.81      $ 11.23      $ 11.47      $ 10.71      $ 11.15      $ 11.40      $ 10.49      $ 10.08      $ 9.84   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 
      Total Return4                                                                        

Based on net asset value

    3.36 %5      6.90     13.05 %5      3.15 %5      6.56     12.83     9.98     4.24 %6      14.78 %7 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                                        

Total expenses8

    1.02 %9      0.95     1.85 %9      1.02 %9      1.18     1.42     1.54     1.52     1.52
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.19 %9      0.21     0.30 %9      0.44 %9      0.46     0.54     0.72     0.68     0.55
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.16 %9      1.85     2.54 %9      1.67 %9      1.68     2.10     2.35     1.97     2.05
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 
      Supplemental Data                                                                        

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 60      $ 157      $ 83      $ 23,443      $ 22,144      $ 16,884      $ 11,084      $ 9,994      $ 8,433   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    27     41     91 %10      27     41     91     68     138     106
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s Investor A Shares total return.

 

  7   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Not including the payment from affiliate, the Fund’s total return would have been 14.54% for the Investor A Shares.

 

  8   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

   

 

 
    Six Months                                               
    Ended                                               
    April 30,                                               
    2015        Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)        2014        2013        2012        2011        2010  
                                                                

Investments in underlying funds

    0.50        0.46        0.34        0.36        0.47        0.66

 

  9   

Annualized.

 

  10   

Portfolio turnover rate is representative of the Fund for the entire year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

66    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Financial Highlights (concluded)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2020 Fund   

 

     Class K1     Class R  
    

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

                                 

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

                               
     2015     Year Ended October 31,     2015     Year Ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                        

Per Share Operating Performance

  

                                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.25      $ 11.48      $ 10.57      $ 10.16      $ 9.90      $ 8.75      $ 11.06      $ 11.30      $ 10.41      $ 10.01      $ 9.77      $ 8.65   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income2

     0.11        0.22        0.26        0.28        0.25        0.23        0.08        0.16        0.20        0.21        0.17        0.16   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.23        0.54        1.08        0.71        0.22        1.09        0.23        0.52        1.06        0.70        0.22        1.09   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.34        0.76        1.34        0.99        0.47        1.32        0.31        0.68        1.26        0.91        0.39        1.25   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

                        

Net investment income

     (0.32     (0.33     (0.17     (0.29     (0.21     (0.17     (0.26     (0.26     (0.11     (0.22     (0.15     (0.13

Net realized gain

     (0.48     (0.66     (0.26     (0.29                   (0.48     (0.66     (0.26     (0.29              
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.80     (0.99     (0.43     (0.58     (0.21     (0.17     (0.74     (0.92     (0.37     (0.51     (0.15     (0.13
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.79      $ 11.25      $ 11.48      $ 10.57      $ 10.16      $ 9.90      $ 10.63      $ 11.06      $ 11.30      $ 10.41      $ 10.01      $ 9.77   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        

Total Return4

  

                                                       

Based on net asset value

     3.27 %5      7.04     13.16     10.41     4.78 %6      15.26 %7      3.04 %5      6.39     12.50     9.67     3.95 %6      14.53 %7 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        

Ratios to Average Net Assets

  

                                                       

Total expenses8

     0.66 %9      0.80     1.09     1.25     1.26     1.21     1.27 %9      1.40     1.65     1.75     1.79     1.84
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     0.09 %9      0.11     0.18     0.27     0.25     0.11     0.68 %9      0.70     0.78     0.94     0.96     0.85
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     2.02 %9      2.01     2.43     2.75     2.40     2.50     1.43 %9      1.46     1.91     2.12     1.69     1.76
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        

Supplemental Data

  

                                                       

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 1,487      $ 1,396      $ 946      $ 594      $ 326      $ 262      $ 11,662      $ 9,577      $ 8,991      $ 8,771      $ 7,599      $ 6,655   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     27     41     91     68     138     106     27     41     91     68     138     106
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

On November 27, 2012, the Fund’s Institutional Shares were redesignated as Class K Shares.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s Class K and Class R Shares total return.

 

  7   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Not including the payment from affiliate, the Fund’s total return would have been 15.15% and 14.29% for the Class K and Class R Shares, respectively.

 

  8   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

    

 

 
     Six Months                                
     Ended                                
     April 30,                                
     2015     Year Ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

 

 

Investments in underlying funds

     0.50     0.46     0.34     0.36     0.47     0.66

 

 

 

  9   

Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    67


Financial Highlights      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2025 Fund   

 

     Institutional     Investor A  
    

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

2015

(Unaudited)

         

Period

November 27,

20121

to October 31,

2013

   

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

2015

(Unaudited)

                               
      

Year

Ended

October 31,

2014

                                   
                                        
             Year Ended October 31,  
             2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                  

Per Share Operating Performance

  

                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.51      $ 11.26      $ 10.16      $ 11.44      $ 11.20      $ 10.09      $ 9.88      $ 9.60      $ 8.46   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income2

     0.11        0.18        0.16        0.09        0.18        0.20        0.21        0.17        0.15   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.25        0.70        1.29        0.25        0.66        1.23        0.70        0.27        1.10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.36        0.88        1.45        0.34        0.84        1.43        0.91        0.44        1.25   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

                  

Net investment income

     (0.32     (0.26     (0.16     (0.29     (0.23     (0.13     (0.23     (0.16     (0.11

Net realized gain

     (0.61     (0.37     (0.19     (0.61     (0.37     (0.19     (0.47              
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.93     (0.63     (0.35     (0.90     (0.60     (0.32     (0.70     (0.16     (0.11
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.94      $ 11.51      $ 11.26      $ 10.88      $ 11.44      $ 11.20      $ 10.09      $ 9.88      $ 9.60   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

Total Return4

  

                               

Based on net asset value

     3.33 %5      8.05     14.89 %5      3.18 %5      7.79     14.60     9.98     4.54 %6      14.93 %7 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

Ratios to Average Net Assets

  

                               

Total expenses8

     0.80 %9      0.88     1.84 %9      1.13 %9      1.22     1.45     1.82     1.85     1.79
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     0.19 %9      0.20     0.30 %9      0.45 %9      0.47     0.54     0.73     0.65     0.55
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     2.03 %9      1.62     2.38 %9      1.64 %9      1.63     1.89     2.13     1.70     1.70
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

Supplemental Data

  

                               

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 36      $ 437      $ 30      $ 17,840      $ 16,970      $ 17,803      $ 7,932      $ 6,181      $ 4,353   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     35     49     83 %10      35     49     83     76     119     116
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s Investor A Shares total return.

 

  7   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Not including the payment from affiliate, the Fund’s total return would have been 14.81% for the Investor A Shares.

 

  8   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

    

 

 
     Six Months                                
     Ended                                
     April 30,                                
     2015     Year Ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

 

 

Investments in underlying funds

     0.53     0.47     0.37     0.38     0.49     0.64

 

 

 

  9   

Annualized.

 

  10   

Portfolio turnover rate is representative of the Fund for the entire year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

68    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Financial Highlights (concluded)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2025 Fund   

 

     Class K1     Class R  
    

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

                                  Six Months
Ended
April 30,
                               
     2015     Year Ended October 31,     2015     Year Ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                        

Per Share Operating Performance

  

                                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.53      $ 11.28      $ 10.16      $ 9.95      $ 9.66      $ 8.50      $ 11.36      $ 11.12      $ 10.03      $ 9.80      $ 9.52      $ 8.41   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income2

     0.09        0.22        0.23        0.25        0.22        0.20        0.08        0.15        0.18        0.18        0.14        0.13   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.28        0.66        1.24        0.70        0.27        1.10        0.25        0.66        1.21        0.70        0.27        1.08   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.37        0.88        1.47        0.95        0.49        1.30        0.33        0.81        1.39        0.88        0.41        1.21   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

                        

Net investment income

     (0.33     (0.26     (0.16     (0.27     (0.20     (0.14     (0.27     (0.20     (0.11     (0.18     (0.13     (0.10

Net realized gain

     (0.61     (0.37     (0.19     (0.47                   (0.61     (0.37     (0.19     (0.47              
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.94     (0.63     (0.35     (0.74     (0.20     (0.14     (0.88     (0.57     (0.30     (0.65     (0.13     (0.10
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.96      $ 11.53      $ 11.28      $ 10.16      $ 9.95      $ 9.66      $ 10.81      $ 11.36      $ 11.12      $ 10.03      $ 9.80      $ 9.52   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        

Total Return4

  

                                                       

Based on net asset value

     3.43 %5      8.14     14.99     10.38     5.05 %6      15.41 %7      3.13 %5      7.58     14.23     9.72     4.35 %6      14.47 %7 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        

Ratios to Average Net Assets

  

                                                       

Total expenses8

     0.75 %9      0.88     1.21     1.60     1.64     1.59     1.38 %9      1.46     1.72     2.05     2.09     2.13
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     0.10 %9      0.12     0.18     0.25     0.23     0.13     0.69 %9      0.71     0.77     0.96     0.95     0.86
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1.69 %9      1.94     2.19     2.57     2.14     2.22     1.42 %9      1.31     1.71     1.87     1.42     1.49
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        

Supplemental Data

  

                                                       

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 1,759      $ 570      $ 478      $ 184      $ 116      $ 64      $ 12,044      $ 12,898      $ 8,411      $ 6,593      $ 5,443      $ 6,148   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     35     49     83     76     119     116     35     49     83     76     119     116
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

On November 27, 2012, the Fund’s Institutional Shares were redesignated as Class K Shares.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s Class K and Class R Shares total return.

 

  7   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Not including the payment from affiliate, the Fund’s total return would have been 15.29% and 14.35% for the Class K and Class R Shares, respectively.

 

  8   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

    

 

 
     Six Months                                
     Ended                                
     April 30,                                
     2015     Year Ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

 

 

Investments in underlying funds

     0.53     0.47     0.37     0.38     0.49     0.64

 

 

 

  9   

Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    69


Financial Highlights      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2030 Fund   

 

    Institutional     Investor A  
   

Six Months

Ended

April 30,
2015

   

Year

Ended
October 31,

   

Period

November 27,

20121
to October 31,

   

Six Months

Ended

April 30,
2015

    Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2014     2013     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                 
      Per Share Operating Performance                                                                   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.03      $ 11.18      $ 9.96      $ 10.93      $ 11.08      $ 9.87      $ 9.68      $ 9.35      $ 8.20   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income2

    0.11        0.18        0.11        0.09        0.16        0.19        0.18        0.13        0.12   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.27        0.63        1.49        0.28        0.63        1.36        0.69        0.31        1.12   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.38        0.81        1.60        0.37        0.79        1.55        0.87        0.44        1.24   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

                 

Net investment income

    (0.25     (0.28     (0.16     (0.23     (0.26     (0.12     (0.18     (0.11     (0.09

Net realized gain

    (0.62     (0.68     (0.22     (0.62     (0.68     (0.22     (0.50              
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.87     (0.96     (0.38     (0.85     (0.94     (0.34     (0.68     (0.11     (0.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.54      $ 11.03      $ 11.18      $ 10.45      $ 10.93      $ 11.08      $ 9.87      $ 9.68      $ 9.35   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 
      Total Return4                                                                        

Based on net asset value

    3.71 %5      7.65     16.81 %5      3.58 %5      7.46     16.28     9.72     4.69 %6      15.17 %6 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                                        

Total expenses7

    1.00 %8      1.09     1.92 %8      1.11 %8      1.18     1.41     1.53     1.51     1.62
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.21 %8      0.22     0.28 %8      0.46 %8      0.47     0.52     0.68     0.62     0.59
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.01 %8      1.64     2.30 %8      1.64 %8      1.46     1.83     1.84     1.32     1.37
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 
      Supplemental Data                                                                        

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 82      $ 110      $ 39      $ 19,138      $ 20,020      $ 17,115      $ 9,343      $ 8,008      $ 6,787   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    52     66     92 %9      52     66     92     73     117     114
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s Investor A Shares total return.

 

  7   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

   

 

 
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
                                              
    2015        Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)        2014        2013        2012        2011        2010  

 

 

Investments in underlying funds

    0.55        0.50        0.42        0.45        0.54        0.63

 

 

 

  8   

Annualized.

 

  9   

Portfolio turnover rate is representative of the Fund for the entire year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

70    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Financial Highlights (concluded)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2030 Fund   

 

     Class K1     Class R  
     

Six Months
Ended

April 30,

2015

    Year Ended October 31,     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2015
    Year Ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                        

Per Share Operating Performance

  

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.05      $ 11.19      $ 9.96      $ 9.76      $ 9.43      $ 8.25      $ 10.88      $ 11.02      $ 9.82      $ 9.62      $ 9.31      $ 8.16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income2

     0.09        0.20        0.21        0.22        0.17        0.16        0.07        0.13        0.18        0.15        0.10        0.09   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.30        0.63        1.40        0.71        0.31        1.13        0.28        0.63        1.34        0.70        0.30        1.13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.39        0.83        1.61        0.93        0.48        1.29        0.35        0.76        1.52        0.85        0.40        1.22   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

                        

Net investment income

     (0.26     (0.29     (0.16     (0.23     (0.15     (0.11     (0.20     (0.22     (0.10     (0.15     (0.09     (0.07

Net realized gain

     (0.62     (0.68     (0.22     (0.50                   (0.62     (0.68     (0.22     (0.50              
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.88     (0.97     (0.38     (0.73     (0.15     (0.11     (0.82     (0.90     (0.32     (0.65     (0.09     (0.07
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.56      $ 11.05      $ 11.19      $ 9.96      $ 9.76      $ 9.43      $ 10.41      $ 10.88      $ 11.02      $ 9.82      $ 9.62      $ 9.31   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        

Total Return4

                                                                                                

Based on net asset value

     3.81 %5      7.80     16.80     10.24     5.04 %6      15.76 %7      3.41 %5      7.26     16.01     9.49     4.25 %6      14.97 %7 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                                                                                                

Total expenses8

     0.75 %9      0.83     1.09     1.22     1.21     1.34     1.38 %9      1.43     1.69     1.77     1.80     1.94
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     0.11 %9      0.12     0.16     0.22     0.20     0.15     0.70 %9      0.71     0.76     0.91     0.92     0.88
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1.77 %9      1.80     2.08     2.30     1.74     1.81     1.39 %9      1.19     1.80     1.59     1.01     1.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        

Supplemental Data

                                                                                                

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 1,883      $ 1,143      $ 1,021      $ 432      $ 355      $ 302      $ 9,481      $ 9,567      $ 7,634      $ 9,304      $ 7,463      $ 7,763   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     52     66     92     73     117     114     52     66     92     73     117     114
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

On November 27, 2012, the Fund’s Institutional Shares were redesignated as Class K Shares.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s Class K and Class R Shares total return.

 

  7   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Not including the payment from affiliate, the Fund’s total return would have been 15.64% and 14.85% for the Class K and Class R Shares, respectively.

 

  8   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

   

Six Months
Ended
April 30,

2015

(Unaudited)

                                                   
         Year Ended October 31,  
         2014        2013        2012        2011        2010  

Investments in underlying funds

    0.55        0.50        0.42        0.45        0.54        0.63

 

  9   

Annualized.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    71


Financial Highlights      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2035 Fund   

 

     Institutional     Investor A  
     Six Months           Period     Six Months                                
     Ended     Year     November 27,     Ended                                
     April 30,     Ended     20121     April 30,                                
     2015     October 31,     to October 31,     2015     Year Ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                  

Per Share Operating Performance

  

                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.26      $ 11.34      $ 10.07      $ 11.16      $ 11.25      $ 9.97      $ 9.39      $ 9.07      $ 7.93   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income2

     0.11        0.16        0.13        0.09        0.15        0.18        0.14        0.07        0.08   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.25        0.72        1.60        0.25        0.69        1.52        0.74        0.32        1.12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.36        0.88        1.73        0.34        0.84        1.70        0.88        0.39        1.20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

                  

Net investment income

     (0.21     (0.23     (0.22     (0.18     (0.20     (0.18     (0.12     (0.07     (0.06

Net realized gain

     (0.49     (0.73     (0.24     (0.49     (0.73     (0.24     (0.18              
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.70     (0.96     (0.46     (0.67     (0.93     (0.42     (0.30     (0.07     (0.06
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.92      $ 11.26      $ 11.34      $ 10.83      $ 11.16      $ 11.25      $ 9.97      $ 9.39      $ 9.07   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

Total Return4

  

                               

Based on net asset value

     3.30 %5      8.17     18.13 %5      3.14 %5      7.94     17.66     9.71     4.32 %6      15.21 %6 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

Ratios to Average Net Assets

  

                               

Total expenses7

     1.14 %8      1.40     2.35 %8      1.32 %8      1.47     2.08     2.29     2.16     2.36
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     0.23 %8      0.22     0.26 %8      0.47 %8      0.47     0.51     0.67     0.60     0.56
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1.96 %8      1.47     2.20 %8      1.67 %8      1.35     1.74     1.44     0.77     0.92
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

Supplemental Data

  

                               

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 101      $ 102      $ 30      $ 13,371      $ 11,926      $ 8,329      $ 4,794      $ 4,878      $ 3,227   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     52     61     104 %9      52     61     104     76     94     115
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s Investor A Shares total return.

 

  7   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

    

 

 
     Six Months                                
     Ended                                
     April 30,                                
     2015     Year Ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

 

 

Investments in underlying funds

     0.55     0.50     0.46     0.54     0.60     0.61

 

 

 

  8   

Annualized.

 

  9   

Portfolio turnover rate is representative of the Fund for the entire year.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

72    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Financial Highlights (concluded)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2035 Fund   

 

 

     Class K1     Class R  
    

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

                                 

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

                               
     2015     Year ended October 31,     2015     Year ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                        
      Per Share Operating Performance                                                                           

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.27      $ 11.35      $ 10.07      $ 9.46      $ 9.13      $ 7.98      $ 11.08      $ 11.18      $ 9.92      $ 9.31      $ 9.00      $ 7.89   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income2

     0.10        0.19        0.20        0.18        0.12        0.12        0.08        0.12        0.16        0.11        0.05        0.05   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.25        0.70        1.54        0.77        0.31        1.12        0.24        0.69        1.50        0.75        0.31        1.11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.35        0.89        1.74        0.95        0.43        1.24        0.32        0.81        1.66        0.86        0.36        1.16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

                        

Net investment income

     (0.21     (0.24     (0.22     (0.16     (0.10     (0.09     (0.16     (0.18     (0.16     (0.07     (0.05     (0.05

Net realized gain

     (0.49     (0.73     (0.24     (0.18                   (0.49     (0.73     (0.24     (0.18              
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.70     (0.97     (0.46     (0.34     (0.10     (0.09     (0.65     (0.91     (0.40     (0.25     (0.05     (0.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.92      $ 11.27      $ 11.35      $ 10.07      $ 9.46      $ 9.13      $ 10.75      $ 11.08      $ 11.18      $ 9.92      $ 9.31      $ 9.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        
      Total Return4                                                                                                 

Based on net asset value

     3.26 %5      8.27     18.01     10.45     4.73 %6      15.55 %6      3.03 %5      7.65     17.30     9.53     3.96 %6      14.76 %7 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                                                                 

Total expenses8

     0.91 %9      1.09     1.70     1.98     1.84     2.19     1.56 %9      1.72     2.36     2.62     2.43     2.85
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     0.12 %9      0.12     0.15     0.18     0.17     0.17     0.71 %9      0.71     0.75     0.91     0.91     0.91
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1.83 %9      1.74     1.93     1.87     1.23     1.38     1.51 %9      1.08     1.53     1.20     0.48     0.56
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        
      Supplemental Data                                                                                                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 1,350      $ 878      $ 719      $ 234      $ 207      $ 70      $ 7,977      $ 8,060      $ 4,797      $ 3,248      $ 3,273      $ 4,219   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     52     61     104     76     94     115     52     61     104     76     94     115
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

On November 27, 2012, the Fund’s Institutional Shares were redesignated as Class K Shares.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s Class K and Class R Shares total return.

 

  7   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Not including the payment from affiliate, the Fund’s total return would have been 14.64% for the Class R Shares.

 

  8   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    

 

 
     Six Months                                
     Ended                                
     April 30,                                
     2015     Year Ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

Investments in underlying funds

     0.55     0.50     0.46     0.54     0.60     0.61

 

  9   

Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    73


Financial Highlights      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2040 Fund   

 

     Institutional     Investor A  
     Six Months           Period     Six Months                                
     Ended     Year     November 27,     Ended                                
     April 30,     Ended     20121     April 30,                                
     2015     October 31,     to October 31,     2015     Year Ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                  

Per Share Operating Performance

  

                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.52      $ 11.48      $ 9.96      $ 11.40      $ 11.37      $ 9.86      $ 9.50      $ 9.17      $ 8.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income2

     0.11        0.18        0.12        0.09        0.15        0.18        0.13        0.08        0.07   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.29        0.75        1.76        0.29        0.75        1.65        0.73        0.32        1.14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.40        0.93        1.88        0.38        0.90        1.83        0.86        0.40        1.21   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

                  

Net investment income

     (0.23     (0.24     (0.20     (0.20     (0.22     (0.16     (0.11     (0.07     (0.05

Net realized gain

     (0.80     (0.65     (0.16     (0.80     (0.65     (0.16     (0.39              
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.03     (0.89     (0.36     (1.00     (0.87     (0.32     (0.50     (0.07     (0.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.89      $ 11.52      $ 11.48      $ 10.78      $ 11.40      $ 11.37      $ 9.86      $ 9.50      $ 9.17   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

Total Return4

                                                                        

Based on net asset value

     3.67 %5      8.49     19.72 %5      3.55 %5      8.25     19.08     9.56     4.30 %6      15.21 %7 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                                                                        

Total expenses8

     1.14 %9      1.26     1.94 %9      1.30 %9      1.41     1.80     2.05     2.16     2.34
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     0.22 %9      0.22     0.26 %9      0.47 %9      0.47     0.51     0.68     0.66     0.66
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1.96 %9      1.56     1.81 %9      1.72 %9      1.36     1.68     1.38     0.82     0.84
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

Supplemental Data

                                                                        

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 109      $ 120      $ 88      $ 14,764      $ 13,008      $ 11,640      $ 6,203      $ 5,199      $ 4,621   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     52     57     102 %10      52     57     102     68     99     114
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s Investor A Shares total return.

 

  7   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Not including the payment from affiliate, the Fund’s total return would have been 15.08% for the Investor A Shares.

 

  8   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

    

 

 
     Six Months                                
     Ended                                
     April 30,                                
     2015     Year Ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                                                  

Investments in underlying funds

     0.59     0.54     0.48     0.51     0.63     0.61
                                                  

 

  9   

Annualized.

 

  10  

Portfolio turnover rate is representative of the Fund for the entire year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

74    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Financial Highlights (concluded)    BlackRock LifePath® Active 2040 Fund

 

    Class K1     Class R  
   

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

                                  Six Months
Ended
April 30,
                               
    2015     Year Ended October 31,     2015     Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                       

Per Share Operating Performance

  

                                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.53      $ 11.48      $ 9.96      $ 9.60      $ 9.25      $ 8.07      $ 11.36      $ 11.32      $ 9.83      $ 9.47      $ 9.14      $ 7.99   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income2

    0.11        0.18        0.24        0.18        0.13        0.11        0.08        0.12        0.16        0.10        0.05        0.06   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.30        0.77        1.64        0.72        0.33        1.15        0.29        0.76        1.63        0.73        0.33        1.13   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.41        0.95        1.88        0.90        0.46        1.26        0.37        0.88        1.79        0.83        0.38        1.19   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

                       

Net investment income

    (0.24     (0.25     (0.20     (0.15     (0.11     (0.08     (0.18     (0.19     (0.14     (0.08     (0.05     (0.04

Net realized gain

    (0.80     (0.65     (0.16     (0.39                   (0.80     (0.65     (0.16     (0.39              
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.04     (0.90     (0.36     (0.54     (0.11     (0.08     (0.98     (0.84     (0.30     (0.47     (0.05     (0.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.90      $ 11.53      $ 11.48      $ 9.96      $ 9.60      $ 9.25      $ 10.75      $ 11.36      $ 11.32      $ 9.83      $ 9.47      $ 9.14   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                       

Total Return4

  

                                                       

Based on net asset value

    3.78 %5      8.66     19.49     10.01     4.95 %6      15.67 %6      3.44 %5      8.06     18.71     9.20     4.18 %6      14.93 %7 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                       

Ratios to Average Net Assets

  

                                                       

Total expenses8

    0.90 %9      1.01     1.46     1.68     1.78     1.89     1.58 %9      1.67     2.10     2.35     2.51     2.83
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.12 %9      0.12     0.15     0.18     0.17     0.17     0.71 %9      0.71     0.75     0.91     0.91     0.91
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.95 %9      1.61     2.21     1.81     1.31     1.32     1.50 %9      1.07     1.53     1.09     0.56     0.65
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                       

Supplemental Data

  

                                                       

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 1,139      $ 847      $ 468      $ 401      $ 224      $ 204      $ 7,747      $ 7,346      $ 5,786      $ 5,211      $ 3,414      $ 3,496   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    52     57     102     68     99     114     52     57     102     68     99     114
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1  

On November 27, 2012, the Fund’s Institutional Shares were redesignated as Class K Shares.

 

  2  

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5  

Aggregate total return.

 

  6  

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s Class K and Class R Shares total return.

 

  7  

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Not including the payment from affiliate, the Fund’s total return would have been 14.81% for the Class R Shares.

 

  8  

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

    

 

 
     Six Months                                
     Ended                                
     April 30,                                
     2015     Year Ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

 

 

Investments in underlying funds

     0.59     0.54     0.48     0.51     0.63     0.61

 

 

 

  9  

Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    75


Financial Highlights      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2045 Fund   

 

    Institutional          Investor A  
    

Six Months
Ended

April 30,

2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year

Ended

October 31,

2014

   

Period
November 27,

20121

to
October 31,
2013

        

Six Months
Ended

April 30,

2015

(Unaudited)

                               
                                        
             Year Ended October 31,  
             2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                    
      Per Share Operating Performance                                                                             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 12.25      $ 12.14      $ 10.38         $ 12.08      $ 11.99      $ 10.24      $ 9.55      $ 9.21      $ 8.08   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income2

    0.13        0.19        0.14           0.11        0.15        0.18        0.13        0.07        0.07   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.32        0.78        1.95           0.32        0.78        1.86        0.82        0.35        1.10   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.45        0.97        2.09           0.43        0.93        2.04        0.95        0.42        1.17   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

                    

Net investment income

    (0.22     (0.24     (0.22        (0.19     (0.22     (0.18     (0.10     (0.08     (0.04

Net realized gain

    (0.61     (0.62     (0.11        (0.61     (0.62     (0.11     (0.16              
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.83     (0.86     (0.33        (0.80     (0.84     (0.29     (0.26     (0.08     (0.04
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.87      $ 12.25      $ 12.14         $ 11.71      $ 12.08      $ 11.99      $ 10.24      $ 9.55      $ 9.21   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
                    
      Total Return4                                                                             

Based on net asset value

    3.88 %5      8.31     20.95 %5         3.77 %5      8.02     20.45     10.29     4.50 %6      14.55 %6 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
                    
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                                             

Total expenses7

    1.61 %8      1.96     2.93 %8         1.77 %8      2.00     2.80     3.50     4.24     4.76
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.23 %8      0.22     0.25 %8         0.48 %8      0.47     0.50     0.70     0.67     0.67
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.14 %8      1.61     1.89 %8         1.84 %8      1.29     1.59     1.33     0.73     0.83
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
                    
      Supplemental Data                                                                             

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 71      $ 72      $ 73         $ 7,041      $ 6,396      $ 4,944      $ 2,641      $ 1,656      $ 950   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    49     72     101 %9         49     72     101     103     82     123
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s Investor A Shares total return.

 

  7   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

    

 

 
     Six Months                                               
     Ended                                               
     April 30,                                               
     2015        Year Ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)        2014        2013        2012        2011        2010  
                                                                 

Investments in underlying funds

     0.59        0.54        0.51        0.49        0.60        0.66

 

  8   

Annualized.

 

  9   

Portfolio turnover rate is representative of the Fund for the entire year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

76    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Financial Highlights (concluded)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2045 Fund   

 

     Class K1     Class R  
    

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

                                 

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

                               
     2015     Year Ended October 31,     2015     Year Ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                        

Per Share Operating Performance

  

                                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 12.27      $ 12.16      $ 10.38      $ 9.68      $ 9.32      $ 8.16      $ 11.99      $ 11.90      $ 10.16      $ 9.48      $ 9.15      $ 8.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income2

     0.13        0.20        0.22        0.18        0.12        0.12        0.09        0.12        0.15        0.11        0.05        0.05   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.32        0.78        1.89        0.82        0.36        1.12        0.32        0.77        1.85        0.80        0.34        1.10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.45        0.98        2.11        1.00        0.48        1.24        0.41        0.89        2.00        0.91        0.39        1.15   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

                        

Net investment income

     (0.23     (0.25     (0.22     (0.14     (0.12     (0.08     (0.18     (0.18     (0.15     (0.07     (0.06     (0.04

Net realized gain

     (0.61     (0.62     (0.11     (0.16                   (0.61     (0.62     (0.11     (0.16              
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.84     (0.87     (0.33     (0.30     (0.12     (0.08     (0.79     (0.80     (0.26     (0.23     (0.06     (0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 11.88      $ 12.27      $ 12.16      $ 10.38      $ 9.68      $ 9.32      $ 11.61      $ 11.99      $ 11.90      $ 10.16      $ 9.48      $ 9.15   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        

Total Return4

                                                                                                

Based on net asset value

     3.89 %5      8.38     20.92     10.76     5.10 %6      15.20 %6      3.62 %5      7.79     20.14     9.92     4.24 %6      14.38 %7 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                                                                                                

Total expenses8

     1.30 %9      1.60     2.42     3.17     4.10     4.80     1.91 %9      2.20     3.04     3.78     4.41     5.29
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     0.13 %9      0.12     0.14     0.20     0.17     0.17     0.72 %9      0.70     0.74     0.94     0.91     0.91
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     2.23 %9      1.65     1.95     1.82     1.19     1.33     1.62 %9      1.00     1.39     1.10     0.50     0.55
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        

Supplemental Data

                                                                                                

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 576      $ 589      $ 404      $ 222      $ 133      $ 35      $ 6,440      $ 6,527      $ 3,447      $ 2,526      $ 2,168      $ 2,094   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     49     72     101     103     82     123     49     72     101     103     82     123
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

On November 27, 2012, the Fund’s Institutional Shares were redesignated as Class K Shares.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s Class K and Class R Shares total return.

 

  7   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Not including the payment from affiliate, the Fund’s total return would have been 14.25% for the Class R Shares.

 

  8   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

    

 

 
     Six Months                                
     Ended                                
     April 30,                                
     2015     Year Ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                                                  

Investments in underlying funds

     0.59     0.54     0.51     0.49     0.60     0.66
                                                  

 

  9   

Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    77


Financial Highlights      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2050 Fund   

 

    Institutional     Investor A  
   

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

2015

    Year
Ended
October 31,
    Period
November 27,
20121
to October 31,
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2015
   

Year Ended
October 31,

 
    (Unaudited)     2014     2013     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                 
    Per Share Operating Performance                                                                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.31      $ 11.11      $ 9.45      $ 11.18      $ 11.00      $ 9.35      $ 8.99      $ 8.71      $ 7.58   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income2

    0.11        0.16        0.13        0.09        0.14        0.15        0.12        0.07        0.07   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.29        0.77        1.87        0.29        0.75        1.80        0.70        0.31        1.10   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.40        0.93        2.00        0.38        0.89        1.95        0.82        0.38        1.17   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

                 

Net investment income

    (0.19     (0.21     (0.20     (0.16     (0.19     (0.16     (0.10     (0.07     (0.04

Net realized gain

    (0.54     (0.52     (0.14     (0.54     (0.52     (0.14     (0.36     (0.03       
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.73     (0.73     (0.34     (0.70     (0.71     (0.30     (0.46     (0.10     (0.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.98      $ 11.31      $ 11.11      $ 10.86      $ 11.18      $ 11.00      $ 9.35      $ 8.99      $ 8.71   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 
    Total Return4                                                                        

Based on net asset value

    3.71 %5      8.69     22.07 %5      3.60 %5      8.38     21.47     9.69     4.39 %6      15.42 %6 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 
    Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                                        

Total expenses7

    1.51 %8      1.91     3.16 %8      1.92 %8      2.27     3.40     4.42     4.87     5.60
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.23 %8      0.24     0.24 %8      0.48 %8      0.48     0.49     0.68     0.67     0.67
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.05 %8      1.49     1.60 %8      1.75 %8      1.23     1.52     1.35     0.73     0.83
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 
    Supplemental Data                                                                        

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 160      $ 180      $ 136      $ 7,353      $ 5,965      $ 4,009      $ 2,000      $ 1,374      $ 1,063   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    47     68     93 %9      47     68     93     81     96     104
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s Investor A Shares total return.

 

  7   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

   

 

 
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
                                              
    2015        Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)        2014        2013        2012        2011        2010  

 

 

Investments in underlying funds

    0.57        0.50        0.54        0.53        0.60        0.61

 

 

 

  8   

Annualized.

 

  9   

Portfolio turnover rate is representative of the Fund for the entire year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

78    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Financial Highlights (concluded)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2050 Fund   

 

     Class K1     Class R  
    

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

                                 

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

                               
     2015     Year Ended October 31,     2015     Year Ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                        

Per Share Operating Performance

  

                                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.32      $ 11.12      $ 9.45      $ 9.08      $ 8.79      $ 7.64      $ 11.14      $ 10.96      $ 9.31      $ 8.95      $ 8.68      $ 7.56   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income2

     0.12        0.17        0.18        0.17        0.11        0.11        0.08        0.10        0.14        0.10        0.04        0.05   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.29        0.77        1.83        0.70        0.32        1.10        0.29        0.76        1.79        0.69        0.32        1.09   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.41        0.94        2.01        0.87        0.43        1.21        0.37        0.86        1.93        0.79        0.36        1.14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

                        

Net investment income

     (0.20     (0.22     (0.20     (0.14     (0.11     (0.06     (0.15     (0.16     (0.14     (0.07     (0.06     (0.02

Net realized gain

     (0.54     (0.52     (0.14     (0.36     (0.03            (0.54     (0.52     (0.14     (0.36     (0.03       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.74     (0.74     (0.34     (0.50     (0.14     (0.06     (0.69     (0.68     (0.28     (0.43     (0.09     (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.99      $ 11.32      $ 11.12      $ 9.45      $ 9.08      $ 8.79      $ 10.82      $ 11.14      $ 10.96      $ 9.31      $ 8.95      $ 8.68   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        

Total Return4

                                                                                                

Based on net asset value

     3.81 %5      8.76     21.94     10.20     4.91 %6      15.86 %6      3.52 %5      8.10     21.31     9.32     4.17 %6      15.13 %6 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                                                                                                

Total expenses7

     1.33 %8      1.73     2.82     3.86     4.00     4.88     2.02 %8      2.45     3.66     4.72     5.17     6.20
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     0.13 %8      0.13     0.13     0.18     0.17     0.17     0.72 %8      0.72     0.73     0.92     0.91     0.91
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     2.15 %8      1.55     1.76     1.88     1.21     1.36     1.56 %8      0.93     1.37     1.12     0.48     0.58
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                        

Supplemental Data

                                                                                                

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 558      $ 551      $ 344      $ 137      $ 76      $ 139      $ 6,029      $ 5,811      $ 2,626      $ 2,165      $ 1,688      $ 1,506   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     47     68     93     81     96     104     47     68     93     81     96     104
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

On November 27, 2012, the Fund’s Institutional Shares were redesignated as Class K Shares.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s Class K and Class R Shares total return.

 

  7   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

    

 

 
     Six Months                                
     Ended                                
     April 30,                                
     2015     Year Ended October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                                                  

Investments in underlying funds

     0.57     0.50     0.54     0.53     0.60     0.61
                                                  

 

  8   

Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015    79


Financial Highlights      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2055 Fund   

 

     Institutional          Investor A  
     Six Months           Period          Six Months           Period  
     Ended     Year     February 28,          Ended     Year     February 28,  
     April 30,     Ended     20131 to          April 30,     Ended     20131 to  
     2015     October 31,     October 31,          2015     October 31,     October 31,  
     (Unaudited)     2014     2013          (Unaudited)     2014     2013  
               
      Per Share Operating Performance                                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 12.11      $ 11.43      $ 10.00         $ 12.06      $ 11.42      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income2

     0.19        0.19        0.08           0.16        0.13        0.06   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.24        0.87        1.35           0.26        0.88        1.36   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.43        1.06        1.43           0.42        1.01        1.42   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

               

Net investment income

     (0.18     (0.26               (0.16     (0.25       

Net realized gain

     (0.81     (0.12               (0.81     (0.12       
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.99     (0.38               (0.97     (0.37       
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 11.55      $ 12.11      $ 11.43         $ 11.51      $ 12.06      $ 11.42   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
               
      Total Return4                                                      

Based on net asset value

     3.83 %5      9.28     14.30 %5         3.74 %5      8.96     14.20 %5 
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
               
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                      

Total expenses6

     5.83 %7      6.44     11.19 %7,8         6.28 %7      6.74     9.51 %7,8 
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     0.25 %7      0.24     0.24 %7         0.51 %7      0.49     0.49 %7 
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

     3.27 %7      1.60     1.05 %7         2.88 %7      1.08     0.80 %7 
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
               
      Supplemental Data                                                      

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 29      $ 30      $ 29         $ 275      $ 201      $ 81   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     45     47     45        45     47     45
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

      

 

 
       Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
       Year
Ended
October 31,
2014
      

Period

February 28,
20131 to

October 31, 2013

 
                                  

Investments in underlying funds

       0.56        0.53        0.54

 

  7   

Annualized.

 

  8   

Organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses for Institutional and Investor A would have been 12.47% and 10.80%, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

80    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Financial Highlights (concluded)      BlackRock LifePath® Active  2055 Fund   

 

 

    Class K     Class R  
   

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
October 31,
2014

   

Period
February 28,

20131 to

October 31,

2013

   

Six Months

Ended

April 30,

2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
October 31,
2014

   

Period
February 28,

20131 to

October 31,

2013

 
           

Per Share Operating Performance

  

                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 12.12      $ 11.44      $ 10.00      $ 12.05      $ 11.40      $ 10.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income2

    0.19        0.20        0.08        0.15        0.12        0.04   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.26        0.87        1.36        0.26        0.86        1.36   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.45        1.07        1.44        0.41        0.98        1.40   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:3

           

Net investment income

    (0.20     (0.27            (0.16     (0.21       

Net realized gain

    (0.81     (0.12            (0.81     (0.12       
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.01     (0.39            (0.97     (0.33       
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.56      $ 12.12      $ 11.44      $ 11.49      $ 12.05      $ 11.40   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

Total Return4

                                               

Based on net asset value

    3.94 %5      9.46     14.40 %5      3.66 %5      8.71     14.00 %5 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

Ratios to Average Net Assets

  

                                       

Total expenses6

    5.61 %7      6.05     10.80 %7,8      6.37 %7      7.49     11.84 %7,8 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.15 %7      0.14     0.14 %7      0.74 %7      0.73     0.73 %7 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.36 %7      1.70     1.16 %7      2.59 %7      1.07     0.57 %7 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 2,297      $ 2,333      $ 2,203      $ 159      $ 38      $ 28   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    45     47     45     45     47     45
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

    

 

 
     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year
Ended
October 31,
2014
    Period
February 28,
20131 to
October 31, 2013
 

 

 

Investments in underlying funds

     0.56     0.53     0.54

 

 

 

  7   

Annualized.

 

  8   

Organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses for Class K and Class R would have been 12.08% and 13.12%, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)     

 

1. Organization:

BlackRock Funds II (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 Funds generally will invest in other registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (each an “Underlying Fund” and collectively the “Underlying Funds”) that are managed by subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) and its affiliates and affiliates of the Funds. The Funds may also invest in Master Portfolios that are managed by subsidiaries of BlackRock (the “Master Portfolios”). The following are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually, a “Fund”:

 

Fund Name    Herein Referred To As   Diversification Classification

BlackRock LifePath® Active Retirement Fund (formerly known as BlackRock LifePath® Active 2015 Portfolio)

   LifePath® Active Retirement Fund   Non-diversified            

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2020 Fund (formerly known as BlackRock LifePath® Active 2020 Portfolio)

   LifePath® Active 2020 Fund   Non-diversified            

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2025 Fund (formerly known as BlackRock LifePath® Active 2025 Portfolio)

   LifePath® Active 2025 Fund   Non-diversified            

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2030 Fund (formerly known as BlackRock LifePath® Active 2030 Portfolio)

   LifePath® Active 2030 Fund   Non-diversified            

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2035 Fund (formerly known as BlackRock LifePath® Active 2035 Portfolio)

   LifePath® Active 2035 Fund   Non-diversified            

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2040 Fund (formerly known as BlackRock LifePath® Active 2040 Portfolio)

   LifePath® Active 2040 Fund   Non-diversified            

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2045 Fund (formerly known as BlackRock LifePath® Active 2045 Portfolio)

   LifePath® Active 2025 Fund   Non-diversified            

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2050 Fund (formerly known as BlackRock LifePath® Active 2050 Portfolio)

   LifePath® Active 2050 Fund   Non-diversified            

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2055 Fund (formerly known as BlackRock LifePath® Active 2055 Portfolio)

   LifePath® Active 2055 Fund   Non-diversified            

As of April 30, 2015, LifePath® Active Retirement Fund’s investment in Master Total Return Portfolio of Master Bond LLC (the “Master Total Return Portfolio”) was 32% of the Fund’s net assets. The financial statements of Master Total Return Portfolio, including the Schedule of Investments, can be read in conjunction with LifePath® Active Retirement Fund’s financial statements. Master Total Return Portfolio’s financial statements, included in filings under Master Bond LLC are available, without charge, on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) website at http://www.sec.gov. By owning shares of the Underlying Funds and investing in the Master Portfolios, each of the Funds indirectly invests, to varying degrees, in securities of U.S. and non-U.S. companies, including small and medium sized companies, and in fixed income securities. Equity Underlying Funds may also include funds that invest in real estate related and other similar securities. Fixed income Underlying Funds may include funds that invest in domestic and non-U.S. bonds, U.S. Government securities, high yield (or junk) bonds, and cash or money market instruments. In addition, the Underlying Funds and Master Portfolios may invest in derivatives.

Each Fund offers multiple classes of shares. All classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and are subject to the same terms and conditions. Each bears certain expenses and may have a conversion privilege as outlined below. Institutional and Class K Shares are sold only to certain eligible investors. Investor A Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Class R Shares are available only to certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. 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, Class K and Class R Shares

   No    No   None            

Investor A Shares

   Yes      No1   None            

 

  1  

Investor A Shares may be subject to a CDSC for certain redemptions where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase.

The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by the Manager or its affiliates, are included in a complex of open-end funds referred to as the Equity-Bond Complex.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

The Funds’ 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 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. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds:

Valuation: The Funds’ investments are valued at fair value as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

between market participants at the measurement date. The Funds determine the fair value of their financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to provide oversight of the pricing function for the Funds for all financial instruments.

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at the official close each day, if available. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the official close price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. The market value of the Funds’ investments in the Underlying Funds is based on the published NAV of each Underlying Fund computed as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on days when the NYSE is open. The Funds record their proportionate investment in the Master Portfolios at fair value, which is based upon their pro rata ownership in the net assets of the Master Portfolios.

The Funds value their investment in BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series (the “Money Market Series”) at fair value, which is ordinarily based upon their pro rata ownership in the underlying fund’s net assets. The Money Market Series seeks current income consistent with maintaining liquidity and preserving capital. Although the Money Market Series is not registered under the 1940 Act, its investments will follow the parameters of investments by a money market fund that is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Each Fund may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

In the event that the application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Investments”). When determining the price for Fair Value Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, 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 Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Value Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts) that would be “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount of a Fund’s future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, such Fund may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds record daily their proportionate share of the Master Portfolios’ income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets. In addition to the direct expenses borne by the shareholders of the Funds, the shareholders also bear indirectly a proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Funds invest. Capital gain distributions from the Underlying Funds are recorded as realized gains.

Distributions: Distributions paid by the Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Recent Accounting Standard: In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance to improve the financial reporting of reverse repurchase agreements and other similar transactions. The guidance will require expanded disclosure for entities that enter into reverse repurchase agreements and similar transactions accounted for as secured borrowings. It is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2014 and interim periods beginning after March 15, 2015. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Funds’ financial statement disclosures.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund or its classes are charged to that Fund or the applicable class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses directly related to the Funds and other shared expenses prorated to the Funds are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Funds have an arrangement with the custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statements of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

3. Securities and Other Investments:

Securities Lending: Each Fund may lend its 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 on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. 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.

The market value of securities on loan and the value of the related collateral are shown separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a component of investments at value — affiliated, and collateral on securities loaned at value, respectively. As of April 30, 2015, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral invested by the securities lending agent, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), if any, is disclosed in the Schedules of Investments.

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, each 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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

As of April 30, 2015, the following tables are a summary of the Funds’ securities lending agreements by counterparty, which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

Counterparty
LifePath® Active Retirement Fund  

Securities Loaned

at Value

    

Cash Collateral

Received1

  Net Amount

Morgan Stanley

  $358,833      $(358,833)   —        
 

 

        
LifePath® Active 2020 Fund                  

Morgan Stanley

  $595,202      $(595,202)   —        
 

 

        
LifePath® Active 2025 Fund                  

Morgan Stanley

  $633,096      $(633,096)   —        
 

 

        
LifePath® Active 2030 Fund                  

Morgan Stanley

  $953,922      $(953,922)   —        
 

 

 

  1  

Collateral with a value of $371,958, $615,466, $654,237 and $985,563 has been received in connection with securities lending agreements for LifePath® Active Retirement Fund, LifePath® Active 2020 Fund, LifePath® Active 2025 Fund and LifePath® Active 2030 Fund, respectively. Collateral received in excess of the value of securities loaned from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

 

Counterparty                  
LifePath® Active 2040 Fund  

Securities Loaned

at Value

    

Cash Collateral

Received1

  Net Amount

Morgan Stanley

  $1,057,076                          $(1,057,076)                   —        
 

 

        
LifePath® Active 2045 Fund                  

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

  $   10,731                            $   (10,731)                     —        

Morgan Stanley

  707,435                            (707,435)                     —        
 

 

Total

  $ 718,166                            $ (718,166)                     —        
 

 

        
LifePath® Active 2050 Fund                  

Morgan Stanley

  $ 709,398                            $ (709,398)                     —        
 

 

        
LifePath® Active 2055 Fund                  

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

  $     9,229                            $     (9,229)                     —        

Morgan Stanley

  136,504                            (136,504)                     —        
 

 

Total

  $ 145,733                            $ (145,733)                     —        
 

 

 

  1   

Collateral with a value of $1,092,078, $741,960, $732,888 and $150,570 has been received in connection with securities lending agreements for LifePath® Active 2040 Fund, LifePath® Active 2045 Fund, LifePath® Active 2050 Fund and LifePath® Active 2055 Fund, respectively. Collateral received in excess of the value of securities loaned from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BIM. BIM’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned if the collateral received does not cover the value on the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. The Funds could suffer a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received.

4. 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 economically manage their exposure to certain risks such as equity risk or interest rate risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”).

Financial Futures Contracts: The Funds invest in long and/or short positions in financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) or changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between a Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, financial futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date.

Upon entering into a financial 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. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged for financial futures contracts. 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 value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin. Variation margin is recorded by the Funds as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if applicable, as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

The following is a summary of the Funds’ derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure:

 

Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments as of April 30, 2015  
     LifePath® Active
Retirement Fund
   

LifePath® Active

2020 Fund

   

LifePath® Active

2025 Fund

   

LifePath® Active

2030 Fund

   

LifePath® Active

2035 Fund

 
          Value  
    

Statements of Assets

and Liabilities Location

  Derivative
Assets
    Derivative
Liabilities
    Derivative
Assets
    Derivative
Liabilities
    Derivative
Assets
    Derivative
Liabilities
    Derivative
Assets
    Derivative
Liabilities
    Derivative
Assets
    Derivative
Liabilities
 

Interest rate contracts

  Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)1     $ 965      $ 13,108             $ 19,355             $ 18,109             $ 19,987             $ 15,305   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

  Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)1       3,191        16,384      $ 7,977        24,577      $ 7,977        24,577      $ 9,572        32,769      $ 11,167        16,384   

Equity contracts

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)1  

    38,181        11,337        58,472        14,969        56,721        12,021        68,760        11,347        65,270        14,906   
 

 

 

Total

    $ 42,337      $ 40,829      $ 66,449      $ 58,901      $ 64,698      $ 54,707      $ 78,332      $ 64,103      $ 76,437      $ 46,595   
   

 

 

 

 

Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments as of April 30, 2015  
              

LifePath® Active

2040 Fund

   

LifePath® Active

2045 Fund

   

LifePath® Active

2050 Fund

   

LifePath® Active

2055 Fund

 
               Value  
    

Statements of Assets

and Liabilities Location

       Derivative
Assets
    Derivative
Liabilities
    Derivative
Assets
    Derivative
Liabilities
    Derivative
Assets
    Derivative
Liabilities
    Derivative
Assets
    Derivative
Liabilities
 

Interest rate contracts

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)1  

           $ 15,931             $ 10,310             $ 10,310                 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)1  

    $ 9,572        8,192      $ 6,381        8,192      $ 6,381             $ 1,595          

Equity contracts

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)1  

      53,975        13,983        39,921        9,141        39,797        11,927        7,286      $ 1,405   
 

 

 

Total

      $ 63,547      $ 38,106      $ 46,302      $ 27,643      $ 46,178      $ 22,237      $ 8,881      $ 1,405   
     

 

 

 

 

  1   

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures contracts, if any, as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Statements of Operations

Six Months Ended April 30, 2015

 
      LifePath®
Active
Retirement
Fund
     LifePath®
Active
2020
Fund
    LifePath®
Active
2025
Fund
    LifePath®
Active
2030
Fund
    LifePath®
Active
2035
Fund
          LifePath®
Active
Retirement
Fund
    LifePath®
Active
2020
Fund
    LifePath®
Active
2025
Fund
    LifePath®
Active
2030
Fund
    LifePath®
Active
2035
Fund
 
     Net Realized Gain (Loss) from          Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on  

Interest rate contracts:

                        

Financial futures contracts

   $ 10,193       $ (24,695   $ (37,151   $ (60,658   $ (55,959      $ (26,270   $ (29,288   $ (22,997   $ (19,540   $ (12,305

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

                        

Financial futures contracts

     96,024         160,115        115,778        163,312        82,006           (13,193     (16,600     (16,600     (23,197     (5,217

Equity contracts:

                        

Financial futures contracts

     293,314         595,348        637,813        711,260        496,979           (95,164     (199,103     (202,656     (189,539     (135,101
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

   $ 399,531       $ 730,768      $ 716,440      $ 813,914      $ 523,026         $ (134,627   $ (244,991   $ (242,253   $ (232,276   $ (152,623
  

 

 

 

 

The Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Statements of Operations

Six Months Ended April 30, 2015

 
      LifePath®
Active
2040
Fund
    LifePath®
Active
2045
Fund
    LifePath®
Active
2050
Fund
    LifePath®
Active
2055
Fund
          

LifePath®
Active

2040

Fund

   

LifePath®
Active

2045

Fund

   

LifePath®
Active

2050

Fund

   

LifePath®
Active

2055

Fund

 
     Net Realized Gain (Loss) from           Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on  

Interest rate contracts:

                    

Financial futures contracts

   $ (64,450   $ (48,185   $ (48,373              $ (10,496   $ (4,803   $ (4,615       

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

                    

Financial futures contracts

     93,531        62,186        38,681      $ 16,039            1,380        (1,811     6,381      $ 1,595   

Equity contracts:

                    

Financial futures contracts

     541,014        351,848        342,169        67,320            (146,870     (90,387     (90,212     (17,714
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

   $ 570,095      $ 365,849      $ 332,477      $ 83,359          $ (155,986   $ (97,001   $ (88,446   $ (16,119
  

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:

 

      LifePath®
Active Retirement
Fund
   LifePath®
Active 2020
Fund
   LifePath®
Active 2025
Fund
   LifePath®
Active 2030
Fund
   LifePath®
Active 2035
Fund
   LifePath®
Active 2040
Fund
   LifePath®
Active 2045
Fund
   LifePath®
Active 2050
Fund
   LifePath®
Active 2055
Fund

Financial futures contracts:

                                            

Average notional value of contracts - long

     $ 2,860,186        $ 4,635,364        $ 4,063,703        $ 5,116,419        $ 4,116,442        $ 4,097,693        $ 2,724,030        $ 2,551,183        $ 501,915  

Average notional value of contracts - short

     $ 2,098,602        $ 3,556,200        $ 3,491,799        $ 4,551,761        $ 3,515,958        $ 3,775,396        $ 2,632,743        $ 2,491,730        $ 70,600  

Counterparty Credit Risk: 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.

A Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain less the value of any collateral held by such Fund.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instrument, 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) of the clearing broker or clearinghouse. 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.

5. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder and an affiliate of BlackRock for 1940 Act purposes.

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services. The Manager does not receive any management fees from the Funds for its investment advisory services.

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, 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, each Fund pays BRIL ongoing service and distribution fees. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates based upon the average daily net assets of the relevant share class of each Fund as follows:

 

      Investor A   Class R

Service Fee

       0.25 %       0.25 %

Distribution Fee

               0.25 %

Pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, broker-dealers and BRIL provide shareholder servicing and distribution services to each Fund. The ongoing service and/or distribution fee compensates BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing and/or distribution related services to Investor A and Class R shareholders.

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 sub-accounts they service. 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.

The Manager maintains a call center, which is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Funds, such as responding to shareholder inquiries and processing transactions based upon instructions from shareholders with respect to the subscription and redemption of Fund shares. For

 

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the six months ended April 30, 2015, 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:

 

      Institutional    Investor A    Class K    Class R    Total

LifePath® Active Retirement Fund

       $11          $112          $  3          $17          $143  

LifePath® Active 2020 Fund

       $13          $195          $  3          $22          $233  

LifePath® Active 2025 Fund

       $  4          $258          $  1          $17          $280  

LifePath® Active 2030 Fund

       $12          $249          $  7          $22          $290  

LifePath® Active 2035 Fund

       $  5          $205          $  1          $27          $238  

LifePath® Active 2040 Fund

       $  6          $272          $  4          $25          $307  

LifePath® Active 2045 Fund

       $15          $228          $11          $23          $277  

LifePath® Active 2050 Fund

       $12          $172          $  3          $19          $206  

LifePath® Active 2055 Fund

       $  5          $  62          $  7          $  8          $  82  

Effective January 1, 2015, the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, 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 the Funds. 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 Fee

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.

Prior to January 1, 2015, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNYMIS”) and the Manager act as co-administrators for the Funds. For these services, the co-administrators receive an administration fee computed daily and payable monthly to each administrator pursuant to separate fee arrangements, based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund. The combined administration fee, which is shown as administration in the Statements of Operations, is paid at the following annual rates. In addition, each of the share classes is charged an administration fee, which is shown as administration – class specific in the Statements of Operations, based on the following percentages of average daily net assets of each respective class:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Administration Fee  

Administration Fee –

Class Specific

First $500 Million

       0.075 %       0.025 %

$500 Million - $1 Billion

       0.065 %       0.015 %

Greater than $1 Billion

       0.055 %       0.005 %

For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Funds paid the following to the Manager in return for these services, which are included in administration and administration – class specific in the Statements of Operations:

 

LifePath® Active Retirement Fund

   $ 2,580   

LifePath® Active 2020 Fund

   $ 3,807   

LifePath® Active 2025 Fund

   $ 3,318   

LifePath® Active 2030 Fund

   $ 3,298   

LifePath® Active 2035 Fund

   $ 2,313   

LifePath® Active 2040 Fund

   $ 2,382   

LifePath® Active 2045 Fund

   $ 1,469   

LifePath® Active 2050 Fund

   $ 1,404   

LifePath® Active 2055 Fund

   $ 282   

BNYMIS and the Manager may have, at their discretion, voluntarily waived all or any portion of their administration fees for a Fund or a share class, which are included in administration fees waived and administration fees waived – class specific in the Statements of Operations.

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 the Funds’ business. The expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows: 1.10% for Institutional; 1.35% for Investor A; 1.00% for Class K and 1.59% for Class R. This agreement will automatically renew on March 1 of each year for an additional year until March 1, 2025, unless terminated earlier by the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees.

 

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In addition, the Manager has 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 the Funds’ business. The expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows: 0.10% for Institutional; 0.35% for Investor A; 0.00% for Class K and 0.59% for Class R. The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual waiver or reimbursement prior to March 1, 2016 unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees. The contractual waiver or reimbursement excludes expenses allocated from the Master Portfolios in which the Funds invest. Such expenses include, but are not limited to, investment advisory fees charged to the Master Portfolios.

These amounts waived or reimbursed are included in administration fees waived, and shown as administration fees waived – class specific, transfer agent fees waived – class specific, transfer agent fees reimbursed – class specific and expenses reimbursed by Manager, respectively, in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the amounts shown as administration fees waived were as follows:

 

LifePath® Active Retirement Fund

   $ 6,369   

LifePath® Active 2020 Fund

   $ 9,324   

LifePath® Active 2025 Fund

   $ 8,173   

LifePath® Active 2030 Fund

   $ 8,119   

LifePath® Active 2035 Fund

   $ 5,692   

LifePath® Active 2040 Fund

   $ 5,847   

LifePath® Active 2045 Fund

   $ 3,616   

LifePath® Active 2050 Fund

   $ 3,447   

LifePath® Active 2055 Fund

   $ 694   

Class specific waivers or reimbursements are as follows:

 

Administration Fees Waived    Institutional    Investor A    Class K    Class R    Total

LifePath® Active Retirement Fund

     $ 9        $ 1,751        $ 74        $ 716        $ 2,550  

LifePath® Active 2020 Fund

     $ 9        $ 2,468        $ 153        $ 1,178        $ 3,808  

LifePath® Active 2025 Fund

     $ 3        $ 1,865        $ 116        $ 1,312        $ 3,296  

LifePath® Active 2030 Fund

     $ 10        $ 2,123        $ 150        $ 1,014        $ 3,297  

LifePath® Active 2035 Fund

     $ 11        $ 1,341        $ 119        $ 842        $ 2,313  

LifePath® Active 2040 Fund

     $ 12        $ 1,467        $ 107        $ 797        $ 2,383  

LifePath® Active 2045 Fund

     $ 8        $ 715        $ 63        $ 665        $ 1,451  

LifePath® Active 2050 Fund

     $ 19        $ 698        $ 60        $ 627        $ 1,404  

LifePath® Active 2055 Fund

     $ 3        $ 25        $ 243        $ 4        $ 275  
                        
Transfer Agent Fees Waived                                                       

LifePath® Active Retirement Fund

     $ 9        $ 112        $ 3        $ 17        $ 141  

LifePath® Active 2020 Fund

     $ 13        $ 195        $ 3        $ 22        $ 233  

LifePath® Active 2025 Fund

     $        $ 258        $ 1        $ 17        $ 276  

LifePath® Active 2030 Fund

     $ 12        $ 249        $ 7        $ 22        $ 290  

LifePath® Active 2035 Fund

     $ 4        $ 205        $ 1        $ 27        $ 237  

LifePath® Active 2040 Fund

     $ 6        $ 272        $ 4        $ 25        $ 307  

LifePath® Active 2045 Fund

     $ 15        $ 228        $ 11        $ 22        $ 276  

LifePath® Active 2050 Fund

     $ 12        $ 171        $ 3        $ 19        $ 205  

LifePath® Active 2055 Fund

     $ 5        $ 62        $ 6        $ 4        $ 77  
                        
Transfer Agent Fees Reimbursed                                                       

LifePath® Active Retirement Fund

     $ 60        $ 5,218        $ 92        $ 2,894        $ 8,264  

LifePath® Active 2020 Fund

     $ 101        $ 2,787        $ 69        $ 1,699        $ 4,656  

LifePath® Active 2025 Fund

     $ 26        $ 4,800        $ 91        $ 4,294        $ 9,211  

LifePath® Active 2030 Fund

     $ 73        $ 2,956        $ 137        $ 2,759        $ 5,925  

LifePath® Active 2035 Fund

     $ 70        $ 4,622        $ 95        $ 3,164        $ 7,951  

LifePath® Active 2040 Fund

     $ 85        $ 4,718        $ 123        $ 4,176        $ 9,102  

LifePath® Active 2045 Fund

     $ 78        $ 5,637        $ 142        $ 2,378        $ 8,235  

LifePath® Active 2050 Fund

     $ 99        $ 9,224        $ 124        $ 4,275        $ 13,722  

LifePath® Active 2055 Fund

     $ 13        $ 265        $ 16        $ 54        $ 348  

If during a Fund’s fiscal year the operating expenses of a share class, that at any time during the prior two fiscal years received a waiver or reimbursement from the Manager, are less than the expense limit for that share class, the Manager is entitled to be reimbursed by such share class up to the lesser of (a) the amount of fees waived or expenses reimbursed during those prior two fiscal years under the agreement and (b) the amount by which the expense limit for that share class exceeds the operating expenses of the share class for the current fiscal year, provided that: (1) the Fund, of which the share class is a part, has more than $50 million in assets for the fiscal year and (2) the Manager or an affiliate continues to serve as the Fund’s investment advisor or administrator. In the event the expense limit for a share class is changed subsequent to a fiscal year in which the Manager becomes entitled to reimbursement for fees waived or reimbursed, the amount available to reimburse the Manager shall be calculated by reference to

 

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the expense limit for that share class in effect at the time the Manager became entitled to receive such reimbursement, rather than the subsequently changed expense limit for that share class.

On April 30, 2015, the Fund level and class specific waivers and/or reimbursements subject to possible future recoupment under the expense limitation agreement are as follows:

 

      Expiring October 31,  
      2015      2016      2017  

LifePath® Active Retirement Fund

        

Fund Level

   $ 179,326       $ 170,691       $ 93,901   

Institutional

   $ 198       $ 205       $ 78   

Investor A

   $ 6,689       $ 12,033       $ 7,081   

Class K

   $ 461       $ 381       $ 169   

Class R

   $ 8,647       $ 6,058       $ 3,627   

LifePath® Active 2020 Fund

        

Fund Level

   $ 187,885       $ 193,753       $ 94,427   

Institutional

   $ 200       $ 151       $ 123   

Investor A

   $ 8,866       $ 14,468       $ 5,450   

Class K

   $ 642       $ 532       $ 225   

Class R

   $ 5,595       $ 4,977       $ 2,899   

LifePath® Active 2025 Fund

        

Fund Level

   $ 177,359       $ 192,682       $ 91,620   

Institutional

   $ 169       $ 24       $ 29   

Investor A

   $ 6,599       $ 12,094       $ 6,923   

Class K

   $ 520       $ 428       $ 208   

Class R

   $ 6,123       $ 7,545       $ 5,623   

LifePath® Active 2030 Fund

        

Fund Level

   $ 181,936       $ 188,232       $ 90,822   

Institutional

   $ 224       $ 204       $ 95   

Investor A

   $ 6,975       $ 11,068       $ 5,328   

Class K

   $ 725       $ 621       $ 294   

Class R

   $ 8,453       $ 5,984       $ 3,795   

LifePath® Active 2035 Fund

        

Fund Level

   $ 153,364       $ 155,483       $ 79,596   

Institutional

   $ 172       $ 140       $ 85   

Investor A

   $ 7,805       $ 10,029       $ 6,168   

Class K

   $ 524       $ 476       $ 215   

Class R

   $ 6,270       $ 6,293       $ 4,033   

LifePath® Active 2040 Fund

        

Fund Level

   $ 165,043       $ 160,545       $ 80,518   

Institutional

   $ 247       $ 228       $ 103   

Investor A

   $ 10,923       $ 14,913       $ 6,457   

Class K

   $ 618       $ 486       $ 234   

Class R

   $ 10,467       $ 8,964       $ 4,998   

LifePath® Active 2045 Fund

        

Fund Level

   $ 141,552       $ 145,072       $ 74,129   

Institutional

   $ 240       $ 243       $ 101   

Investor A

   $ 8,649       $ 11,260       $ 6,580   

Class K

   $ 661       $ 529       $ 216   

Class R

   $ 7,112       $ 6,065       $ 3,065   

LifePath® Active 2050 Fund

        

Fund Level

   $ 139,017       $ 142,660       $ 73,467   

Institutional

   $ 224       $ 250       $ 130   

Investor A

   $ 11,995       $ 17,110       $ 10,093   

Class K

   $ 481       $ 432       $ 187   

Class R

   $ 10,939       $ 8,749       $ 4,921   

LifePath® Active 2055 Fund

        

Fund Level

   $ 114,759       $ 145,526       $ 70,492   

Institutional

   $ 55       $ 91       $ 21   

Investor A

   $ 108       $ 636       $ 352   

Class K

   $ 442       $ 601       $ 265   

Class R

   $ 84       $ 290       $ 62   

 

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For the six months ended April 30, 2015, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of each Fund’s Investor A Shares as follows:

 

LifePath® Active Retirement Fund

   $ 457   

LifePath® Active 2020 Fund

   $ 543   

LifePath® Active 2025 Fund

   $ 420   

LifePath® Active 2030 Fund

   $ 257   

LifePath® Active 2035 Fund

   $ 778   

LifePath® Active 2040 Fund

   $ 308   

LifePath® Active 2045 Fund

   $ 124   

LifePath® Active 2050 Fund

   $ 1,040   

LifePath® Active 2055 Fund

   $ 55   

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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 Funds are responsible for expenses in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment expenses”). The cash collateral is invested in a private investment company managed by the Manager or its affiliates. However, BIM has agreed to cap the collateral investment expenses of the private investment company to an annual rate of 0.04%. The investment advisor to the private investment company will not charge any advisory fees with respect to shares purchased by the Funds.

Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment expenses. Each Fund retains a portion of securities lending income and remits a remaining portion to BIM as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement effective January 1, 2015, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income, and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment expenses.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income earned across the Equity-Bond Complex in a calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year securities lending income as follows: 85% of securities lending income, and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment expenses.

For the period February 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014, each Fund retained 75% (80% commencing on the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income earned across the Equity-Bond Complex in the calendar year 2014 exceeded a specified threshold and for the remainder of that calendar year) of securities lending income, and this amount retained could never be less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment expenses.

The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending – affiliated - net in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, each Fund paid BIM the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

LifePath® Active Retirement Fund

   $ 940   

LifePath® Active 2020 Fund

   $ 1,233   

LifePath® Active 2025 Fund

   $ 1,141   

LifePath® Active 2030 Fund

   $ 1,522   

LifePath® Active 2035 Fund

   $ 783   

LifePath® Active 2040 Fund

   $ 1,008   

LifePath® Active 2045 Fund

   $ 1,045   

LifePath® Active 2050 Fund

   $ 1,002   

LifePath® Active 2055 Fund

   $ 219   

The Funds recorded a payment from an affiliate to compensate for foregone securities lending revenue, which is shown as other income – affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

 

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During the six months ended April 30, 2015, the following Funds received a reimbursement from an affiliate which are included in dividends — affiliated in the Statements of Operations, as a result of investments in certain underlying funds as follows:

 

LifePath® Active Retirement Fund

     $ 324  

LifePath® Active 2020 Fund

     $ 430  

LifePath® Active 2025 Fund

     $ 317  

LifePath® Active 2030 Fund

     $ 517  

LifePath® Active 2035 Fund

     $ 315  

LifePath® Active 2040 Fund

     $ 346  

LifePath® Active 2045 Fund

     $ 150  

LifePath® Active 2050 Fund

     $ 122  

Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in officer and trustees in the Statements of Operations.

6. Purchases and Sales:

Purchases and sales of investments in the Underlying Funds and Master Portfolios, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended April 30, 2015, were as follows:

 

         Purchases           Sales   

LifePath® Active Retirement Fund

     $ 5,217,124        $ 7,058,690  

LifePath® Active 2020 Fund

     $ 8,958,396        $ 9,660,680  

LifePath® Active 2025 Fund

     $ 10,107,268        $ 11,014,137  

LifePath® Active 2030 Fund

     $ 11,524,438        $ 12,166,916  

LifePath® Active 2035 Fund

     $ 12,034,486        $ 9,990,729  

LifePath® Active 2040 Fund

     $ 13,368,473        $ 10,443,199  

LifePath® Active 2045 Fund

     $ 7,955,339        $ 6,307,729  

LifePath® Active 2050 Fund

     $ 8,060,286        $ 5,479,471  

LifePath® Active 2055 Fund

     $ 1,369,952        $ 1,011,599  

7. Income Tax Information:

It is the Funds’ 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 their taxable income to their shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Each 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 remains open for each of the four years ended October 31, 2014. The statutes of limitations on each Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of April 30, 2015, 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.

As of April 30, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      LifePath®  Active
Retirement Fund
   LifePath®  Active
2020 Fund
   LifePath®  Active
2025 Fund
   LifePath®  Active
2030 Fund
   LifePath®  Active
2035 Fund

Tax cost

             $ 23,522,298        $ 35,960,736        $ 30,786,900        $ 29,761,183        $ 21,585,840  
    

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

             $ 2,728,013        $ 3,896,609        $ 3,552,548        $ 3,307,201        $ 1,951,659  

Gross unrealized depreciation

       (1,928,539 )        (2,497,785 )        (1,853,554 )        (1,436,585 )        (629,218 )
    

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

             $ 799,474        $ 1,398,824        $ 1,698,994        $ 1,870,616        $ 1,322,441  
    

 

 

 

 

      LifePath®  Active
2040 Fund
   LifePath®  Active
2045 Fund
   LifePath®  Active
2050 Fund
  

LifePath® Active

2055 Fund

Tax cost

             $ 23,387,070        $ 14,001,883        $ 14,008,855        $ 2,735,839  
    

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

             $ 1,997,240        $ 1,228,015        $ 1,200,449        $ 214,323  

Gross unrealized depreciation

       (542,451 )        (350,116 )        (335,534 )        (46,839 )
    

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

             $ 1,454,789        $ 877,899        $ 864,915        $ 167,484  
    

 

 

 

 

 

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8. Bank Borrowings:

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a 364-day, $2.1 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders, under which 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 $1.6 billion, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.06% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) one-month LIBOR (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. The agreement expires in April 2016 unless extended or renewed. Prior to November 25, 2014, the aggregate commitment amount was $1.1 billion, of which the Participating Funds, including the Funds, could borrow up to $650 million at any time outstanding, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. Participating Funds paid administration, legal and arrangement fees, which are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statements of Operations, and along with commitment 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 April 30, 2015, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.

9. Principal Risks:

In the normal course of business, through their investments in the Underlying Funds and Master Portfolios, the Funds enter into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Funds may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Funds; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Funds have unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe 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 generally approximated by their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

 

 

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10. Capital Share Transactions:

Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2015
       Year Ended
October 31, 2014
BlackRock LifePath® Active Retirement Fund    Shares   Amount         Shares   Amount

Institutional

                                             

Shares sold

       71,882       $ 763,695            5,866       $ 66,005  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

       565         5,881            156         1,684  

Shares redeemed

       (34,310 )       (367,579 )                   
    

 

 

          

 

 

 

Net increase

       38,137       $ 401,997            6,022       $ 67,689  
    

 

 

          

 

 

 
                     

Investor A

                                             

Shares sold

       118,680       $ 1,257,537            787,395       $ 8,698,557  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

       136,573         1,412,170            97,795         1,047,383  

Shares redeemed

       (351,906 )       (3,712,811 )          (674,361 )       (7,474,994 )
    

 

 

          

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

       ( 96,653       $ (1,043,104 )          210,829       $ 2,270,946  
    

 

 

          

 

 

 
                     

Class K

                                             

Shares sold

       16,546       $ 173,947            10,711       $ 119,407  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

       4,782         49,775            2,983         32,154  

Shares redeemed

       (3,031 )       (32,226 )          (5,704 )       (64,321 )
    

 

 

          

 

 

 

Net increase

       18,297       $ 191,496            7,990       $ 87,240  
    

 

 

          

 

 

 
                     

Class R

                                             

Shares sold

       159,008       $ 1,702,157            582,679       $ 6,472,144  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

       52,400         542,344            37,417         401,485  

Shares redeemed

       (83,381 )       (893,909 )          (599,761 )       (6,600,902 )
    

 

 

          

 

 

 

Net increase

       128,027       $ 1,350,592            20,335       $ 272,727  
    

 

 

          

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

       87,808       $ 900,981            245,176       $ 2,698,602  
    

 

 

          

 

 

 
                     

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2020 Fund

                                             

Institutional

                                             

Shares sold

                          12,302       $ 133,605  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

       166       $ 1,754            458         4,908  

Shares redeemed

       (8,609 )       (97,266 )          (6,009 )       (65,631 )
    

 

 

          

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

       (8,443 )     $ (95,512 )          6,751       $ 72,882  
    

 

 

          

 

 

 
                     

Investor A

                                             

Shares sold

       303,744       $ 3,255,923            1,248,651       $ 13,711,085  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

       146,540         1,532,806            125,034         1,332,861  

Shares redeemed

       (247,851 )       (2,666,805 )          (869,351 )       (9,549,496 )
    

 

 

          

 

 

 

Net increase

       202,433       $ 2,121,924            504,334       $ 5,494,450  
    

 

 

          

 

 

 
                     

Class K

                                             

Shares sold

       15,199       $ 160,395            41,874       $ 467,937  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

       6,709         70,651            4,518         48,436  

Shares redeemed

       (8,230 )       (90,315 )          (4,657 )       (51,408 )
    

 

 

          

 

 

 

Net increase

       13,678       $ 140,731            41,735       $ 464,965  
    

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

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     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2015
         Year Ended
October 31, 2014
 
LifePath Active 2020 Fund (concluded)    Shares     Amount           Shares     Amount  

Class R

                                     

Shares sold

     343,511      $ 3,696,944           672,215      $ 7,316,313   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     71,839        745,688           67,806        718,071   

Shares redeemed

     (184,080     (1,966,388        (669,339     (7,316,524
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     231,270      $ 2,476,244           70,682      $ 717,860   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

     438,938      $ 4,643,387           623,502      $ 6,750,157   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2025 Fund

                                     

Institutional

                                     

Shares sold

                      33,782      $ 382,627   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     2,118      $ 22,622           1,946        21,237   

Shares redeemed

     (36,869     (410,024        (419     (4,612
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (34,751   $ (387,402        35,309      $ 399,252   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Investor A

                                     

Shares sold

     206,094      $ 2,236,016           930,747      $ 10,426,685   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     124,885        1,327,532           85,249        926,656   

Shares redeemed

     (175,119     (1,882,203        (1,122,255     (12,518,235
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     155,860      $ 1,681,345           (106,259   $ (1,164,894
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Class K

                                     

Shares sold

     122,797      $ 1,294,667           14,911      $ 167,759   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     3,791        40,565           1,971        21,540   

Shares redeemed

     (15,449     (164,084        (9,844     (111,510
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     111,139      $ 1,171,148           7,038      $ 77,789   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Class R

                                     

Shares sold

     192,298      $ 2,072,487           819,804      $ 9,187,363   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     93,278        985,967           40,695        440,320   

Shares redeemed

     (306,341     (3,299,191        (481,250     (5,363,350
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (20,765   $ (240,737        379,249      $ 4,264,333   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

     211,483      $ 2,224,354           315,337      $ 3,576,480   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

 BlackRock LifePath® Active 2030 Fund

                                     

 Institutional

                                     

Shares sold

     550      $ 5,817           8,457      $ 91,635   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     652        6,701           378        3,983   

Shares redeemed

     (3,452     (35,416        (2,355     (25,087
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (2,250   $ (22,898        6,480      $ 70,531   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Investor A

                                     

Shares sold

     214,065      $ 2,243,993           748,043      $ 8,016,254   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     145,497        1,484,070           130,422        1,362,913   

Shares redeemed

     (360,168     (3,765,527        (591,166     (6,333,791
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (606   $ (37,464        287,299      $ 3,045,376   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2015
         Year Ended
October 31, 2014
 
BlackRock LifePath® Active 2030 Fund (concluded)    Shares     Amount           Shares     Amount  

Class K

                                     

Shares sold

     88,386      $ 898,124           16,340      $ 177,198   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     7,065        72,629           5,757        60,619   

Shares redeemed

     (20,548     (224,986        (9,830     (107,264
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     74,903      $ 745,767           12,267      $ 130,553   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Class R

                                     

Shares sold

     139,057      $ 1,436,345           449,022      $ 4,784,062   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     68,054        691,433           61,338        639,143   

Shares redeemed

     (176,138     (1,850,457        (323,255     (3,481,247
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     30,973      $ 277,321           187,105      $ 1,941,958   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

     103,020      $ 962,726           493,151      $ 5,188,418   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

BlackRock LifePath Active® 2035 Fund

                                     

Institutional

                                     

Shares sold

     80      $ 862           6,430      $ 72,495   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     73        780           14        149   

Shares redeemed

     (11     (116        (1     (8
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     142      $ 1,526           6,443      $ 72,636   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Investor A

                                     

Shares sold

     214,612      $ 2,309,074           793,855      $ 8,701,419   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     67,363        715,396           64,360        686,079   

Shares redeemed

     (115,382     (1,234,642        (530,035     (5,818,101
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     166,593      $ 1,789,828           328,180      $ 3,569,397   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Class K

                                     

Shares sold

     47,885      $ 497,571           20,364      $ 226,683   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     4,155        44,459           4,836        51,893   

Shares redeemed

     (6,352     (69,027        (10,593     (116,448
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     45,688      $ 473,003           14,607      $ 162,128   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Class R

                                     

Shares sold

     151,869      $ 1,629,235           577,695      $ 6,342,702   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     45,838        483,589           37,713        399,760   

Shares redeemed

     (182,711     (1,938,180        (317,337     (3,495,122
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     14,996      $ 174,644           298,071      $ 3,247,340   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

     227,419      $ 2,439,001           647,301      $ 7,051,501   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2040 Fund

           

Institutional

                                     

Shares sold

     223      $ 2,400           2,315      $ 26,293   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     581        6,181           423        4,638   

Shares redeemed

     (1,214     (14,038        (23     (252
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (410   $ (5,457)           2,715      $ 30,679   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2015
         Year Ended
October 31, 2014
 
BlackRock LifePath® Active 2040 Fund (concluded)    Shares     Amount           Shares     Amount  

Investor A

                                     

Shares sold

     242,368      $ 2,614,536           394,315      $ 4,384,312   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     108,548        1,143,019           80,098        871,467   

Shares redeemed

     (122,575     (1,324,560        (357,131     (3,955,040
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     228,341      $ 2,432,995           117,282      $ 1,300,739   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Class K

                                     

Shares sold

     43,742      $ 455,278           42,785      $ 481,704   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     5,596        59,481           1,849        20,278   

Shares redeemed

     (18,243     (193,494        (11,920     (133,589
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     31,095      $ 321,265           32,714      $ 368,393   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Class R

                                     

Shares sold

     113,347      $ 1,216,935           364,295      $ 4,054,109   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     60,900        640,063           38,380        416,809   

Shares redeemed

     (100,160     (1,077,534        (266,928     (2,973,124
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     74,087      $ 779,464           135,747      $ 1,497,794   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

     333,113      $ 3,528,267           288,458      $ 3,197,605   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2045 Fund

           

Institutional

                                     

Shares sold

     310      $ 3,646           339      $ 4,054   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     258        2,993           267        3,123   

Shares redeemed

     (422     (4,811        (747     (8,859
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     146      $ 1,828           (141   $ (1,682
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Investor A

                                     

Shares sold

     89,738      $ 1,046,771           504,252      $ 6,004,261   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     38,280        437,157           29,325        339,582   

Shares redeemed

     (56,033     (642,655        (416,376     (4,946,427
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     71,985      $ 841,273           117,201      $ 1,397,416   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Class K

                                     

Shares sold

     11,875      $ 138,518           22,673      $ 274,130   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     2,957        34,247           1,971        23,119   

Shares redeemed

     (14,312     (165,349        (9,870     (117,946
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     520      $ 7,416           14,774      $ 179,303   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Class R

                                     

Shares sold

     111,245      $ 1,281,704           443,040      $ 5,224,020   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     37,036        419,989           20,497        236,139   

Shares redeemed

     (137,963     (1,600,569        (208,785     (2,448,638
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     10,318      $ 101,124           254,752      $ 3,011,521   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

     82,969      $ 951,641           386,586      $ 4,586,558   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2015
         Year Ended
October 31, 2014
 
BlackRock LifePath® Active 2050 Fund    Shares     Amount           Shares     Amount  

Institutional

                                     

Shares sold

     501      $ 5,352           3,214      $ 35,942   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     904        9,698           637        6,888   

Shares redeemed

     (2,733     (29,644        (193     (2,152
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,328   $ (14,594        3,658      $ 40,678   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Investor A

                                     

Shares sold

     197,247      $ 2,118,115           510,833      $ 5,617,553   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     36,735        389,757           25,878        277,151   

Shares redeemed

     (90,609     (968,051        (367,633     (4,041,135
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     143,373      $ 1,539,821           169,078      $ 1,853,569   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

1 Commencement of Operations

           
           

Class K

                                     

Shares sold

     17,006      $ 184,315           19,412      $ 214,251   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     3,167        33,955           1,905        20,598   

Shares redeemed

     (18,076     (193,718        (3,647     (40,589
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     2,097      $ 24,552           17,670      $ 194,260   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Class R

                                     

Shares sold

     141,233      $ 1,513,323           430,448      $ 4,715,000   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     34,099        360,431           16,128        172,411   

Shares redeemed

     (139,681     (1,508,185        (164,709     (1,803,727
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     35,651      $ 365,569           281,867      $ 3,083,684   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

     179,793      $ 1,915,348           472,273      $ 5,172,191   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

BlackRock LifePath® Active 2055 Fund

           

Investor A

                                     

Shares sold

     6,275      $ 71,732           12,148      $ 140,748   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     1,340        15,037           215        2,475   

Shares redeemed

     (367     (4,282        (2,857     (33,509
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     7,248      $ 82,487           9,506      $ 109,714   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Class K

                                     

Shares sold

     6,339      $ 71,097                    

Shares redeemed

     (91     (1,032                 
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     6,248      $ 70,065                    
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Class R

                                     

Shares sold

     11,801      $ 135,337           1,873      $ 22,295   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     361        4,050                    

Shares redeemed

     (1,504     (16,938        (1,181     (14,332
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     10,658      $ 122,449           692      $ 7,963   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

     24,154      $ 275,001           10,198      $ 117,677   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)     

 

At April 30, 2015, shares owned by affiliates were as follows:

 

Shares   LifePath®  Active
Retirement Fund
  LifePath®  Active
2020 Fund
  LifePath®  Active
2025 Fund
  LifePath®  Active
2030 Fund
  LifePath®  Active
2035 Fund
  LifePath®  Active
2040 Fund
  LifePath®  Active
2045 Fund
  LifePath®  Active
2050 Fund
  LifePath®  Active
2055 Fund

Institutional

      2,332         2,365         2,463         2,513         2,488         2,515         2,413         2,651         2,500  

Investor A

                                                                      2,500  

Class K

                                      192,500  

Class R

                                                                      2,500  

11. 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 the financial statements.

 

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Officers and Trustees     

 

Robert M. Hernandez, Chairman of the Board and Trustee

Fred G. Weiss, Vice Chairman of the Board and Trustee

James H. Bodurtha, Trustee

Bruce R. Bond, Trustee

Valerie G. Brown, Trustee

Donald W. Burton, Trustee

Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat, Trustee

Robert Fairbairn, Trustee

Kenneth A. Froot, Trustee

Henry Gabbay, Trustee

John F. O’Brien, Trustee

Donald C. Opatrny, Trustee

Roberta Cooper Ramo, Trustee

David H. Walsh, Trustee

John M. Perlowski, Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer

Jennifer McGovern, Vice President

Neal Andrews, Chief Financial Officer

Jay Fife, Treasurer

Charles Park, Chief Compliance Officer

Fernanda Piedra, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

Benjamin Archibald, Secretary

 

Effective December 31, 2014, Paul L. Audet and Laurence D. Fink resigned as Trustees of the Trust. Effective January 1, 2015, Robert Fairbairn and John M. Perlowski were appointed to serve as Trustees of the Trust.

Effective March 1, 2015, Charles Park resigned as Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the Trust and Fernanda Piedra became Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the Trust.

Effective as of the close of business on May 13, 2015, Valerie G. Brown and Donald C. Opatrny were appointed to serve as Trustees of the Trust.

 

       

Investment Advisor and

Administrator

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

  

Accounting Agent and

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment

Servicing (US) Inc.

Wilmington, DE 19809

   Independent Registered

Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, PA 19103

   Address of the Trust

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

        

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

New York, NY 10286

  

Distributor

BlackRock Investments, LLC

New York, NY 10022

   Legal Counsel

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

New York, NY 10019

  

 

100    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    APRIL 30, 2015     


Additional Information     

 

General Information

Householding

The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Funds at (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available upon request and without charge (1) by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Family

BlackRock offers a diverse lineup of open-end mutual funds crossing all investment styles and managed by experts in equity, fixed income and tax-exempt investing. Visit http://www.blackrock.com for more information.

 

Shareholder Privileges

Account Information

Call us at (800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST on any business day to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also reach us on the Web at http://www.blackrock.com/funds.

Automatic Investment Plans

Investor Class shareholders who want to invest regularly can arrange to have $50 or more automatically deducted from their checking or savings account and invested in any of the BlackRock funds.

Systematic Withdrawal Plans

Investor Class shareholders can establish a systematic withdrawal plan and receive periodic payments of $50 or more from their BlackRock funds, as long as their account balance is at least $10,000.

Retirement Plans

Shareholders may make investments in conjunction with Traditional, Rollover, Roth, Coverdell, Simple IRAs, SEP IRAs and 403(b) Plans.

 

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Additional Information (concluded)     

 

 

BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

 

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This report is intended for current holders. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Funds unless preceded or accompanied by that Funds’ current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

 

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Item 2 – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable
Item 6 – Investments
(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.
Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable
Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable
Item 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable
Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders –There have been no material changes to these procedures.
Item 11 – Controls and Procedures
(a) – The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(b) – There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12 – Exhibits attached hereto
(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto
(a)(3) – Not Applicable
(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BlackRock Funds II

 

By:     /s/ John M. Perlowski                
   John M. Perlowski
   Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
   BlackRock Funds II

Date: July 1, 2015

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 Funds II

Date: July 1, 2015

 

By:     /s/ Neal J. Andrews                   
   Neal J. Andrews
   Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
   BlackRock Funds II

Date: July 1, 2015

 

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