N-CSR 1 d31085dncsr.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 Dynamic High Income Portfolio

BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

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: 07/31/2015

Date of reporting period: 07/31/2015


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders


JULY 31, 2015        

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

 

      BLACKROCK®

 

 

  BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio   

of BlackRock Funds II

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not FDIC Insured ¡ May Lose Value ¡ No Bank Guarantee  

 


Table of Contents     

 

       Page   

The Markets in Review

     3   

Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

     4   

About Fund Performance

     6   

Disclosure of Expenses

     6   

Financial Statements:

  

Schedule of Investments

     7   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     10   

Statement of Operations

     11   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     12   

Financial Highlights

     13   

Notes to Financial Statements

     16   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     24   

Important Tax Information

     24   

Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement

     25   

Officers and Trustees

     29   

Additional Information

     33   

 

 

 

 

LOGO

 

  

 

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Shareholders Who Hold Accounts Directly with BlackRock:

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2. Select “Access Your Account”

3. Next, select “eDelivery” in the “Related Resources” box and follow the sign-up

    instructions

 

2    BLACKROCK GLOBAL DIVIDEND PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015     


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Diverging monetary policies and shifting economic outlooks between regions were the broader themes underlying market conditions during the 12-month period ended July 31, 2015. The period began with investors caught between the forces of low interest rates and an improving U.S. economy, high asset valuations, oil price instability and lingering geopolitical risks in Ukraine and the Middle East. As U.S. growth picked up considerably in the fourth quarter of 2014, the broader global economy showed signs of slowing. Investors favored the stability of U.S. assets despite uncertainty as to when the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) would raise short-term interest rates. International markets continued to struggle even as the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan eased monetary policy. Oil prices plummeted in late 2014 due to a global supply-and-demand imbalance, sparking a sell-off in energy-related assets and putting stress on emerging markets. Fixed income investors piled into U.S. Treasuries as their persistently low yields had become attractive as compared to the even lower yields on international sovereign debt.

Equity markets reversed in early 2015, with international markets outperforming the United States as global risks abated. Investors had held high expectations for the U.S. economy, but a harsh winter and west coast port strike brought disappointing first-quarter data and high valuations took their toll on U.S. stocks, while bond yields fell to extreme lows. (Bond prices rise as yields fall.) 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. Oil prices stabilized, providing some relief for emerging market stocks, although a stronger U.S. dollar continued to be a headwind for the asset class.

U.S. economic data regained momentum in the second quarter, helping U.S. stocks resume an upward path, although meaningful strength in the labor market underscored the likelihood that the Fed would raise short-term rates before the end of 2015 and bond yields moved swiftly higher. The month of June brought a sharp, but temporary, sell-off across most asset classes as Greece’s long-brewing debt troubles came to an impasse and investors feared the consequences should Greece leave the eurozone. Adding to global worries was a massive correction in Chinese equity prices despite policymakers’ attempts to stabilize the market. As these concerns abated in the later part of July, developed markets rebounded with the help of solid corporate earnings. Emerging markets, however, continued to slide as Chinese equities remained highly volatile and growth estimates for many emerging economies were revised lower. Bond markets moved back into positive territory as softer estimates for global growth and the return of falling commodity prices caused yields to move lower.

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 July 31, 2015  
    6-month     12-month  

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

    6.55     11.21

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

    6.98        12.03   

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

    7.19        (0.28

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    (4.76     (13.38

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

    0.00        0.01   

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

    (3.64     5.32   

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

    (1.47     2.82   

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

    (0.97     3.50   

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

    1.27        0.37   
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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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2015     

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to provide a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on global stocks generally. Additionally, the Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the 12-month period ended July 31, 2015, the Fund’s Institutional and Investor A Shares outperformed its performance benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index, while Investor C Shares underperformed the benchmark.

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The Fund is not managed in accordance with the benchmark index and therefore can vary significantly in terms of positioning and performance. The largest absolute contributors to the Fund’s performance were consumer staples stocks Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (U.K.), Altria Group Inc., Reynolds American, Inc., and Kraft Foods Group, Inc. Tobacco-related stocks benefited from industry consolidation over the period, as well as the relative stability of their earnings and consistent dividend growth. From a sector standpoint, stock selection within consumer staples made the largest contribution to the Fund’s performance.

 

 

Conversely, the largest detractors from the Fund’s performance were toy manufacturer Mattel, Inc. along with integrated oil & gas stocks Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Netherlands), Chevron and Eni SpA (Italy). Mattel, Inc. underperformed as the market was disappointed by quarterly results, while the energy stocks were impacted by the dramatic drop in oil prices.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

During the period, the Fund established positions in health care companies AstraZeneca PLC (U.K.) and AbbVie Inc. It sold its position in Merck

& Co., Inc. and reduced its positions in GlaxoSmithKline PLC (U.K.), Pfizer Inc., and Novartis AG (Switzerland). The Fund made these moves in an effort to re-allocate capital away from lower growth companies, in favor of health care stocks with greater growth potential.

 

 

The Fund also initiated positions in regional bank M&T Bank Corp. while selling its position in Italian integrated oil & gas company Eni SpA. The purchase of M&T Bank Corp. took advantage of attractive valuations for the bank’s large deposit franchise, pricing power, and revenue visibility, while Eni SpA faced lower oil prices and a risk of cutting its dividend.

 

 

Later in the period, tax preparation company H&R Block was added to the portfolio, while Kraft Foods Group was sold. Capital was trimmed from the position in pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG, and capital was added to Mattel on weakness in the share price.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

Given the modest global growth environment, the Fund continued to invest in high-quality, dividend-paying companies with sustainable business models, strong financial positions, above-average dividend yields, and compelling dividend growth rates. At the end of the period, the Fund had the largest absolute positions in the consumer staples and health care sectors, specifically in the pharmaceuticals and tobacco industries, while it had no positions in the utilities sector and low absolute weightings in both energy and materials.

 

 

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.

 

Portfolio Information

 

Ten Largest Holdings    Percent of
Long-Term Investments

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

     4

The Coca-Cola Co.

     3   

McDonald’s Corp.

     3   

AstraZeneca PLC

     3   

Johnson & Johnson

     3   

Altria Group, Inc.

     3   

British American Tobacco PLC

     3   

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

     3   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     3   

Nestlé SA, Registered Shares

     3   
Geographic Allocation    Percent of
Long-Term Investments

United States

     47

United Kingdom

     18   

Switzerland

     10   

Canada

     5   

France

     4   

Japan

     2   

Sweden

     2   

Singapore

     2   

Germany

     2   

Belgium

     2   

Other1

     6   

 

  1   

Includes holdings within countries that are 1% or less of long-term investments.

       Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for such countries.
 

 

4    BLACKROCK GLOBAL DIVIDEND PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015     


      

 

Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment

 

 

LOGO

 

  1 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including investment advisory fees and administration fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge.

 

  2 

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in dividend-paying equity securities and at least 40% of its assets outside of the U.S. (unless market conditions are not deemed favorable by Fund management, in which case the Fund would invest at least 30% of its assets outside of the U.S.). The Fund’s total returns prior to November 1, 2010 are the returns of the Fund when it followed different investment strategies under the name BlackRock Income Builder Portfolio.

 

  3 

A free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI All Country World Index consists of 46 country indexes comprising 23 developed and 23 emerging market country indexes.

 

  4 

Commencement of operations.

 

Performance Summary for the Period Ended July 31, 2015

  

                Average Annual Total Returns5  
                1 Year        5 Years        Since Inception6  
        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

       4.99        3.38        N/A           10.27        N/A           6.11        N/A   

Investor A

       4.78           3.09           (2.33 )%         9.97           8.79        5.83           5.05

Investor C

       4.51           2.32           1.34           9.18           9.18           5.05           5.05   

MSCI All Country World Index

       5.20           2.83           N/A           10.38           N/A           3.86           N/A   

 

  5   

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 6 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

  6   

The Fund commenced operations on April 7, 2008.

 

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

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

Expense Example

   

Actual

 

Hypothetical8

   
     Beginning
Account Value
February 1, 2015
  Ending
Account Value
July 31, 2015
  Expenses Paid
During the  Period7
  Beginning
Account Value
February 1, 2015
  Ending
Account Value
July 31, 2015
  Expenses Paid
During the  Period7
 

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

Institutional

  $1,000.00   $1,049.90   $3.81   $1,000.00   $1,021.08   $3.76   0.75%

Investor A

  $1,000.00   $1,047.80   $5.13   $1,000.00   $1,019.79   $5.06   1.01%

Investor C

  $1,000.00   $1,045.10   $8.92   $1,000.00   $1,016.07   $8.80   1.76%

 

  7   

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). The fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests are not included in the Fund’s annualized expense ratio.

 

  8   

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

 

       See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 6 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

     BLACKROCK GLOBAL DIVIDEND PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015    5


About Fund Performance     

 

 

Institutional 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.

 

 

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

 

 

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

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 the performance table on the previous page 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 Fund’s investment advisor, has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses. Without such waiver and/or reimbursement, the Fund’s 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.

 

 

Disclosure of Expenses

 

Shareholders of the Fund may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses, such as sales charges; and (b) operating expenses, including investment advisory fees, service and distribution fees, including 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses and other Fund expenses. The expense example on the previous page (which is based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on February 1, 2015 and held through July 31, 2015) is intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in the Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.

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

The expense example also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in this Fund 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 example are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as sales charges, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical example is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.

 

 

6    BLACKROCK GLOBAL DIVIDEND PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments July 31, 2015      (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Belgium — 1.6%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

     316,118       $ 37,770,295   

Brazil — 1.2%

     

CCR SA

     2,656,583         11,808,932   

Souza Cruz SA

     2,271,586         16,088,424   
     

 

 

 
                27,897,356   

Canada — 4.5%

     

National Bank of Canada

     531,591         18,591,560   

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

     1,347,468         47,249,212   

TELUS Corp.

     1,243,972         42,469,205   
     

 

 

 
                108,309,977   

Denmark — 1.0%

     

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     393,977         23,251,138   

Finland — 1.0%

     

Kone OYJ, Class B

     588,051         24,678,432   

France — 3.4%

     

Eutelsat Communications SA

     758,702         23,122,521   

Sanofi SA

     542,895         58,519,191   
     

 

 

 
                81,641,712   

Germany — 2.1%

     

Deutsche Post AG, Registered Shares

     1,640,054         49,571,076   

Hong Kong — 0.7%

     

Sands China Ltd.

     3,752,000         16,558,613   

Japan — 2.3%

     

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     1,407,000         54,615,036   

Netherlands — 1.3%

     

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B Shares

     1,076,028         31,156,374   

Singapore — 2.1%

     

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     2,159,700         31,795,584   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

     6,304,100         18,827,976   
     

 

 

 
                50,623,560   

Sweden — 2.2%

     

Atlas Copco AB, A Shares

     666,563         18,229,836   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares

     484,252         19,267,081   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, A Shares

     971,091         14,861,880   
     

 

 

 
                52,358,797   

Switzerland — 10.1%

     

Givaudan SA, Registered Shares

     17,556         32,656,744   

Nestlé SA, Registered Shares

     818,804         61,942,590   

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

     630,989         65,474,079   

Roche Holding AG

     118,145         34,134,781   

SGS SA, Registered Shares

     9,227         17,601,134   

Syngenta AG, Registered Shares

     66,533         27,409,654   
     

 

 

 
                239,218,982   

Taiwan — 1.3%

     

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

     12,744,500         29,831,289   

United Kingdom — 17.0%

     

AstraZeneca PLC

     1,108,934         74,862,341   

British American Tobacco PLC

     1,144,149         67,934,857   

Diageo PLC

     1,928,489         54,060,699   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     1,601,512         34,808,723   

HSBC Holdings PLC

     2,479,200         22,326,757   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

     1,690,950         88,734,989   
Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

United Kingdom (concluded)

     

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     18,051,475       $ 23,506,722   

Unilever PLC

     843,740         38,271,936   
     

 

 

 
                404,507,024   

United States — 45.4%

     

AbbVie, Inc.

     448,555         31,403,336   

Altria Group, Inc.

     1,257,233         68,368,331   

Chevron Corp.

     381,538         33,758,482   

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     1,172,869         30,576,695   

The Coca-Cola Co.

     1,947,092         79,986,539   

General Electric Co.

     1,459,780         38,100,258   

Genuine Parts Co.

     593,087         52,755,089   

H&R Block, Inc.

     1,283,734         42,735,505   

International Paper Co.

     349,543         16,732,623   

Johnson & Johnson

     729,017         73,054,794   

Linear Technology Corp.

     450,733         18,480,053   

M&T Bank Corp.

     254,658         33,398,397   

Mattel, Inc.

     2,244,961         52,105,545   

McDonald’s Corp.

     779,062         77,797,131   

Microsoft Corp.

     1,285,877         60,050,456   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     59,833         10,351,707   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     366,317         35,294,643   

Pfizer, Inc.

     1,191,115         42,951,607   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     741,104         63,386,625   

Reynolds American, Inc.

     585,118         50,197,273   

U.S. Bancorp

     780,683         35,294,678   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     389,814         39,901,361   

United Technologies Corp.

     259,020         25,982,296   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     696,852         32,605,705   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     236,967         11,144,558   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     412,435         23,867,613   
     

 

 

 
                1,080,281,300   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $2,005,997,502) — 97.2%

              2,312,270,961   
     
Short-Term Securities                

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.08% (a)(b)

     72,786,122         72,786,122   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $72,786,122) — 3.0%

              72,786,122   

Total Investments (Cost — $2,078,783,624) — 100.2%

  

     2,385,057,083   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)%

  

     (5,593,895
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $ 2,379,463,188   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK GLOBAL DIVIDEND PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015    7


Schedule of Investments (continued)     

 

      Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a) During the year ended July 31, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   

Shares

Held at
July 31, 2014

     Net
Activity
   

Shares

Held at
July 31, 2015

     Income      Realized
Gain
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     74,601,352         (1,815,230     72,786,122       $ 33,793       $ 2,651   

 

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

 

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment advisor. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

      Fair Value Hierarchy as of July 31, 2015

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3    Total  

Assets:

           

Investments:

           

Long-Term Investments:

           

Common Stocks:

           

Belgium

           $ 37,770,295          $ 37,770,295   

Brazil

   $ 27,897,356                    27,897,356   

Canada

     108,309,977                    108,309,977   

Denmark

             23,251,138            23,251,138   

Finland

             24,678,432            24,678,432   

France

     23,122,521         58,519,191            81,641,712   

Germany

             49,571,076            49,571,076   

Hong Kong

             16,558,613            16,558,613   

Japan

             54,615,036            54,615,036   

Netherlands

             31,156,374            31,156,374   

Singapore

             50,623,560            50,623,560   

Sweden

             52,358,797            52,358,797   

Switzerland

             239,218,982            239,218,982   

Taiwan

     29,831,289                    29,831,289   

United Kingdom

             404,507,024            404,507,024   

United States

     1,080,281,300                    1,080,281,300   

Short-Term Securities

     72,786,122                    72,786,122   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,342,228,565       $ 1,042,828,518          $ 2,385,057,083   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

8    BLACKROCK GLOBAL DIVIDEND PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (concluded)     

 

Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 were as follows:

 

      Transfers into
Level 11
     Transfers out of
Level 12
    Transfers into
Level 22
     Transfers out of
Level 21
 

Assets:

          

Long-Term Investments:

          

Common Stocks:

          

France

   $ 38,727,511       $ (69,718,721   $ 69,718,721       $ (38,727,511

Japan

             (57,235,178     57,235,178           

Netherlands

             (52,497,579     52,497,579           

Sweden

             (34,306,619     34,306,619           

Switzerland

             (129,713,998     129,713,998           

Taiwan

     21,744,221                        (21,744,221

United Kingdom

             (188,813,204     188,813,204           
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 60,471,732       $ (532,285,299   $ 532,285,299       $ (60,471,732
  

 

 

 

1    Systematic Fair Value Prices were not utilized at period end for these investments.

       

2    External pricing service used to reflect any significant market movements between the time the Fund valued such foreign securities and the earlier closing of foreign markets.

       

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK GLOBAL DIVIDEND PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015    9


Statement of Assets and Liabilities     

 

July 31, 2015       
  
      Assets         

Investments at value — unaffiliated (cost — $2,005,997,502)

   $ 2,312,270,961   

Investments at value — affiliated (cost — $72,786,122)

     72,786,122   

Receivables:

  

Capital shares sold

     3,121,320   

Dividends

     5,582,610   

Prepaid expenses

     72,566   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

         2,393,833,579   
  

 

 

 
  
       Liabilities         

Payables:

  

Investments purchased

     7,914,088   

Capital shares redeemed

     4,060,966   

Investment advisory fees

     1,105,967   

Service and distribution fees

     489,387   

Officer’s and Trustees’ fees

     7,287   

Other accrued expenses

     655,041   

Other affiliates

     137,655   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     14,370,391   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 2,379,463,188   
  

 

 

 
  
      Net Assets Consist of         

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,040,581,780   

Undistributed net investment income

     1,410,608   

Undistributed net realized gain

     31,274,338   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     306,196,462   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 2,379,463,188   
  

 

 

 
  
      Net Asset Value         

Institutional — Based on net assets of $1,313,696,744 and 108,371,351 shares outstanding, unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.001 par value

   $ 12.12   
  

 

 

 

Investor A — Based on net assets of $648,590,456 and 53,670,341 shares outstanding, unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.001 par value

   $ 12.08   
  

 

 

 

Investor C — Based on net assets of $417,175,988 and 34,713,450 shares outstanding, unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.001 par value

   $ 12.02   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

10    BLACKROCK GLOBAL DIVIDEND PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015     


Statement of Operations     

 

Year Ended July 31, 2015       
  
      Investment Income         

Dividends — unaffiliated

   $ 80,519,209   

Dividends — affiliated

     33,793   

Other income — affiliated

     146   

Foreign taxes withheld

     (3,960,719
  

 

 

 

Total income

     76,592,429   
  

 

 

 
  
      Expenses         

Investment advisory

     13,095,266   

Transfer agent — Institutional

     814,000   

Transfer agent — Investor A

     574,493   

Transfer agent — Investor C

     358,523   

Service — Investor A

     1,661,642   

Service and distribution — Investor C

     4,225,731   

Administration

     1,115,727   

Administration — Institutional

     229,239   

Administration — Investor A

     139,642   

Administration — Investor C

     93,419   

Accounting services

     302,155   

Registration

     206,217   

Custodian

     187,834   

Professional

     153,118   

Printing

     63,175   

Officer and Trustees

     49,757   

Miscellaneous

     24,635   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     23,294,573   

Less fees waived by the Manager

     (34,906
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

     23,259,667   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     53,332,762   
  

 

 

 
  
      Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain from:

  

Investments

     57,173,028   

Capital gain distributions received from affiliated investment companies

     2,651   

Foreign currency transactions

     164,454   
  

 

 

 
     57,340,133   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (42,977,334

Foreign currency translations

     (58,905
  

 

 

 
         (43,036,239
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     14,303,894   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $     67,636,656   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK GLOBAL DIVIDEND PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015    11


Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

      Year Ended July 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:    2015     2014  
    
      Operations                 

Net investment income

   $ 53,332,762      $ 63,540,541   

Net realized gain

     57,340,133        26,897,154   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (43,036,239     122,067,700   
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     67,636,656        212,505,395   
  

 

 

 
    
      Distributions to Shareholders From1                 

Net investment income:

    

Institutional

     (32,074,560     (33,790,280

Investor A

     (15,519,791     (21,372,700

Investor C

     (6,851,224     (9,642,259

Net realized gain:

    

Institutional

     (21,345,661       

Investor A

     (11,065,008       

Investor C

     (7,115,559       
  

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

     (93,971,803     (64,805,239
  

 

 

 
    
      Capital Share Transactions                 

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     156,008,642        385,469,686   
  

 

 

 
    
      Net Assets                 

Total increase in net assets

     129,673,495        533,169,842   

Beginning of year

     2,249,789,693        1,716,619,851   
  

 

 

 

End of year

   $     2,379,463,188      $     2,249,789,693   
  

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of year

   $ 1,410,608      $ 2,356,362   
  

 

 

 

 

1   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

12    BLACKROCK GLOBAL DIVIDEND PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015     


Financial Highlights     

 

     Institutional  
     Year Ended July 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
          
      Per Share Operating Performance                                         

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 12.25      $ 11.33      $ 10.13      $ 9.79      $ 8.69   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income1

     0.31        0.41        0.31        0.32        0.36   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.08        0.92        1.18        0.29        0.97   
  

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.39        1.33        1.49        0.61        1.33   
  

 

 

 

Distributions from:2

          

Net investment income

     (0.32     (0.41     (0.29     (0.27     (0.23

Net realized gain

     (0.20                   (0.00 )3        
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.52     (0.41     (0.29     (0.27     (0.23
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 12.12      $ 12.25      $ 11.33      $ 10.13      $ 9.79   
  

 

 

 
          
      Total Return4                                         

Based on net asset value

     3.38     11.83     14.81     6.33     15.41
  

 

 

 
          
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                         

Total expenses

     0.75     0.75     0.81     0.86     0.99 %5 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees

     0.75     0.75     0.81     0.85     0.99 %5 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     0.74     0.75     0.80     0.86     0.89 %5 
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     2.57     3.42     2.83     3.25     3.65 %5 
  

 

 

 
          
      Supplemental Data                                         

Net assets, end of year (000)

   $     1,313,697      $     1,112,027      $     812,277      $     492,113      $     154,543   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     34     14     18     24     14
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3   

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

  4   

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

       Year Ended July 31,
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011

Investments in underlying funds

                         0.01%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK GLOBAL DIVIDEND PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015    13


Financial Highlights (continued)     

 

     Investor A  
     Year Ended July 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
          

Per Share Operating Performance

                                        

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 12.21      $ 11.30      $ 10.10      $ 9.77      $ 8.68   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income1

     0.28        0.38        0.27        0.28        0.33   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.08        0.91        1.19        0.30        0.98   
  

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.36        1.29        1.46        0.58        1.31   
  

 

 

 

Distributions from:2

          

Net investment income

     (0.29     (0.38     (0.26     (0.25     (0.22

Net realized gain

     (0.20                   (0.00 )3        
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.49     (0.38     (0.26     (0.25     (0.22
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 12.08      $ 12.21      $ 11.30      $ 10.10      $ 9.77   
  

 

 

 
          

Total Return4

                                        

Based on net asset value

     3.09     11.48     14.58     6.00     15.14
  

 

 

 
          

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                                        

Total expenses

     1.02     1.03     1.06     1.11     1.23 %5 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees

     1.02     1.03     1.06     1.10     1.23 %5 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     1.02     1.03     1.06     1.11     1.14 %5 
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     2.32     3.14     2.54     2.93     3.38 %5 
  

 

 

 
          

Supplemental Data

                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

   $     648,590      $     712,945      $     572,796      $     383,912      $     178,933   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     34     14     18     24     14
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3   

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

     Year Ended July 31,  
      2015    2014    2013    2012    2011  

Investments in underlying funds

                 0.01

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

14    BLACKROCK GLOBAL DIVIDEND PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015     


Financial Highlights (concluded)     

 

     Investor C  
     Year Ended July 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
          

Per Share Operating Performance

                                        

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 12.15      $ 11.24      $ 10.06      $ 9.74      $ 8.67   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income1

     0.19        0.29        0.19        0.21        0.26   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.08        0.91        1.17        0.30        0.98   
  

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.27        1.20        1.36        0.51        1.24   
  

 

 

 

Distributions from:2

          

Net investment income

     (0.20     (0.29     (0.18     (0.19     (0.17

Net realized gain

     (0.20                   (0.00 )3        
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.40     (0.29     (0.18     (0.19     (0.17
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 12.02      $ 12.15      $ 11.24      $ 10.06      $ 9.74   
  

 

 

 
          

Total Return4

                                        

Based on net asset value

     2.32     10.74     13.63     5.32     14.40
  

 

 

 
          

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                                        

Total expenses

     1.77     1.77     1.81     1.86     1.95 %5 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees

     1.77     1.77     1.81     1.85     1.95 %5 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     1.77     1.77     1.81     1.86     1.88 %5 
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1.57     2.40     1.79     2.22     2.69 %5 
  

 

 

 
          

Supplemental Data

                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

   $     417,176      $     424,818      $     331,547      $     240,822      $     108,544   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     34     14     18     24     14
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3   

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

     Year Ended July 31,  
      2015    2014    2013    2012    2011  

Investments in underlying funds

                 0.01

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK GLOBAL DIVIDEND PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015    15


Notes to Financial Statements     

 

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. These financial statements relate to one series of the Trust, BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio (the “Fund”). The Fund is classified as non-diversified.

The Fund offers multiple classes of shares. All classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and are subject to the same terms and conditions, except that each bears certain expenses and may have a conversion privilege as outlined below. Institutional Shares are sold only to certain eligible investors. Investor A and Investor C Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures. For distribution and service fee breakdown see Note 5.

 

Share Class    Initial Sales Charge    CDSC  

Conversion

Privilege

Institutional Shares

   No    No   None

Investor A Shares

   Yes    No1   None

Investor C Shares

   No    Yes   None

 

1   

Investor A Shares may be subject to a CDSC where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase.

The Fund, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by the Manager or its affiliates, is included in a complex of open-end funds referred to as the Equity-Bond Complex.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund:

Foreign Currency: The Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Purchases and sales of investment securities are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective date of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the Fund’s investments denominated in that currency will lose value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

The Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statement of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. The Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

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. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.

Distributions: Distributions paid by the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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

 

16    BLACKROCK GLOBAL DIVIDEND PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015     


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

December 15, 2014 and for interim periods beginning after March 15, 2015. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Fund’s financial statement disclosures.

Other: Expenses directly related to the Fund or its classes are charged to the Fund or the applicable class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses directly related to the Fund and other shared expenses prorated to the Fund are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Fund has 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 Statement 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.

3. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements:

Investment Valuation Policies: The Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) 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 Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Fund determines the fair values of their financial instruments using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of each Fund (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 each Fund for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods (or “techniques”) and inputs are used to establish the fair value of the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at the official close price 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. Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of the Fund’s net assets. Each business day, the Fund uses a pricing service to assist with the valuation of certain foreign exchange-traded equity securities and foreign exchange-traded and over-the-counter options (the “Systematic Fair Value Price”). Using current market factors, the Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities and foreign options at fair value as of the close of business on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

 

   

The market value of the Fund’s 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 New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on days when the NYSE is open.

 

   

Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at NAV each business day.

 

   

The Fund values its investment in BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series (the “Money Market Series”) at fair value, which is ordinarily based upon its 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. The 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.

 

   

Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of business on the NYSE.

If events (e.g., a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such instruments, or 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 Valued Investments”). When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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 instruments)

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments are typically categorized as Level 3. The fair value hierarchy for the Fund’s investments have been included in the Schedule of Investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

4. Securities and Other Investments:

Securities Lending: The Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government. The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund, or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a component of investments at value — unaffiliated, and collateral on securities loaned at value, respectively. As of July 31, 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 Schedule of Investments.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Fund under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BIM. BIM’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned if the collateral received does not cover the value on the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. The Fund 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.

5. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder and an affiliate of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) for 1940 Act purposes.

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Fund’s investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory services. The Manager is responsible for the management of the Fund’s portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services to the operations of the Fund. For such services, the Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee, based on the average daily net assets that is attributable to the Fund’s direct investments in fixed income and equity securities and instruments, including exchange traded funds advised by the Manager or other investment advisors, other investments, and cash and cash equivalents (including money market funds, whether advised by the Manager or other investment advisors) and excludes investments in other BlackRock equity and/or fixed income mutual funds, at the following annual rates:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Investment Advisory Fee  

First $1 Billion

     0.600

$1 Billion - $2 Billion

     0.550

$2 Billion - $3 Billion

     0.525

Greater than $3 Billion

     0.500

The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds. However, the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid in connection with the Fund’s investments in other affiliated investment companies, if any. This amount is shown as fees waived by Manager in the Statement of Operations.

The Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIL, for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by the Fund to the Manager.

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, entered into a Distribution Agreement and a Distribution and Service Plan with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. Pursuant to the Distribution and Service Plan and in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund pays BRIL ongoing service and distribution fees. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates based upon the average daily net assets of the relevant share class of the Fund as follows:

 

      Investor A     Investor C  

Service Fee

     0.25     0.25

Distribution Fee

            0.75

Pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, broker-dealers and BRIL provide shareholder servicing and distribution services to the Fund. The ongoing service and/or distribution fee compensates BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing and/or distribution related services to Investor A and Investor C shareholders.

Pursuant to written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which may be affiliates, provide the Fund with sub-accounting, recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency and other administrative services with respect to 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. For the year ended July 31, 2015, the Fund paid $29,054 to affiliates of BlackRock in return for these services to Institutional shareholders, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statement of Operations.

The Manager maintains a call center, which is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Fund, such as responding to shareholder inquiries and processing transactions based upon instructions from shareholders with respect to the subscription and redemption of Fund shares.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

For the year ended July 31, 2015, the Fund reimbursed the Manager the following amounts for costs incurred in running the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statement of Operations:

 

Institutional    Investor A    Investor C    Total

$4,310

   $9,740    $6,122    $20,172

Effective January 1, 2015, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, 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 Fund. The administration fee, which is shown as administration in the Statement of Operations, is paid at the annual rates below.

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Administration 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 Statement 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 acted as co-administrators for the Fund. For these services, the co-administrators received 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 the Fund. The combined administration fee, which is shown as administration in the Statement of Operations, was paid at the annual rates below. In addition, each of the share classes was charged an administration fee, which is shown as administration — class specific in the Statement 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 year ended July 31, 2015, the Fund paid $1,354,684 to the Manager in return for these services, which is included in administration and administration — class specific in the Statement of Operations.

There are no Fund level and class specific waivers and/or reimbursements subject to recoupment.

For the year ended July 31, 2015, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of the Fund’s Investor A Shares of $119,667.

For the year ended July 31, 2015, affiliates received CDSCs in the amount of $24,203 and $45,013 for the Fund’s Investor A and Investor C Shares, respectively.

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 Fund, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BIM bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. The Fund is responsible for expenses in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment expenses”). The cash collateral is invested in a private investment company 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 Fund.

Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment expenses. The Fund retains a portion of securities lending income and remits a remaining portion to BIM as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement effective January 1, 2015, the 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, the 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, the 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 the Fund is shown as securities lending — affiliated — net in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. For the year ended July 31, 2015, the Fund did not pay BIM for securities lending agent services.

The Fund recorded a payment from an affiliate to compensate for foregone securities lending revenue, which is shown as other income — affiliated in the Statement of Operations.

Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Fund reimburses 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 Statement of Operations.

6. Purchases and Sales:

For the year ended July 31, 2015, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, were $881,479,360 and $754,847,582, respectively.

7. Income Tax Information:

It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

The Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended July 31, 2015. The statutes of limitations on the Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Fund as of July 31, 2015, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Fund’s financial statements.

U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. As of July 31, 2015, the following permanent differences attributable to foreign currency transactions, the reclassification of distributions, and distributions received from a regulated investment company were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 167,059   

Accumulated net realized gain

   $ (167,059

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

      7/31/15      7/31/14  

Ordinary income

   $ 54,839,385       $ 64,805,239   

Long-term capital gains

     39,132,418           
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 93,971,803       $ 64,805,239   
  

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

As of July 31, 2015, the tax components of accumulated net earnings were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 1,410,608   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     34,362,200   

Net unrealized gains1

     303,108,600   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 338,881,408   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains were attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

As of July 31, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax cost

   $ 2,081,871,486   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 365,674,509   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (62,488,912
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 303,185,597   
  

 

 

 

8. Bank Borrowings:

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, 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 Fund may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain individual funds, the Participating Funds, including the Fund, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.6 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 Fund, 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 Statement 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 year ended July 31, 2015, the Fund did not borrow under the credit agreement.

9. Principal Risks:

In the normal course of business, the Fund invests in securities and enters 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, including to pay principal and interest when due (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Fund; 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 Fund may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Fund manages counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Fund to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Fund’s exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Fund.

The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns about economic downturns in, or rising government debt levels of, several European countries. These events may spread to other countries in Europe and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments.

 

22    BLACKROCK GLOBAL DIVIDEND PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015     


Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)     

 

As of July 31, 2015, the Fund’s investments had the following industry classifications:

 

Industry        

Pharmaceuticals

     19

Tobacco

     18   

Banks

     10   

Beverages

     9   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     5   

Other1

     39   

 

1  

All other industries held were each less than 5% of long-term investments.

10. Capital Share Transactions:

Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

     Year Ended
July 31, 2015
         Year Ended
July 31, 2014
 
      Shares      Amount           Shares      Amount  
Institutional                                     

Shares sold

     61,251,228       $ 742,195,154           35,730,188       $ 428,954,072   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     3,338,631         39,377,639           2,055,445         24,909,599   

Shares redeemed

     (46,980,536      (565,310,342        (18,708,043      (223,302,886
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     17,609,323       $ 216,262,451           19,077,590       $ 230,560,785   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
             
Investor A                                     

Shares sold

     14,335,722       $ 172,811,847           21,588,503       $ 257,427,199   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     2,134,886         25,135,438           1,666,663         20,135,161   

Shares redeemed

     (21,173,793      (255,068,029        (15,585,147      (187,710,106
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (4,703,185    $ (57,120,744        7,670,019       $ 89,852,254   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
             
Investor C                                     

Shares sold

     5,689,353       $ 68,235,999           9,598,239       $ 114,011,263   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     1,072,993         12,561,550           704,312         8,487,836   

Shares redeemed

     (7,021,632      (83,930,614        (4,824,928      (57,442,452
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (259,286    $ (3,133,065        5,477,623       $ 65,056,647   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

     12,646,852       $ 156,008,642           32,225,232       $ 385,469,686   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

11. Subsequent Events:

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

     BLACKROCK GLOBAL DIVIDEND PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015    23


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     

 

To the Board of Trustees of BlackRock Funds II and the Shareholders of BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio (the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds II, as of July 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio of BlackRock Funds II as of July 31, 2015, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 23, 2015

 

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid by BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2015:

 

Payable
Date
  

Qualified Dividend

Income for Individuals

   Dividends Qualifying for the
Dividend Received  Deduction
for Corporations
  

Foreign Source

Income1

  

Foreign Taxes

Paid Per Share2

10/17/2014

   100.00%1    66.25%1    13.49%    0.001090

12/15/2014

   100.00%     70.85%       —               —

4/16/2015

   100.00%1    43.93%1    89.72%    0.009932

7/17/2015

   100.00%1    43.93%1    89.72%    0.008122

Additionally, Global Dividend Income distributed long-term capital gains of $0.199930 per share to shareholders of record on December 11, 2014.

 

  1   

Expressed as a percentage of the cash distribution grossed-up for foreign taxes.

 

  2   

The foreign taxes paid represent taxes incurred by the Fund on income received by the Fund from foreign sources. Foreign taxes paid may be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or may be taken as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the appropriate treatment of foreign taxes paid.

 

24    BLACKROCK GLOBAL DIVIDEND PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015     


Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement     

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board,” and the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Funds II (the “Trust”) met in person on April 14, 2015 (the “April Meeting”) and May 12-13, 2015 (the “May Meeting”) to consider the approval of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio (the “Fund”), and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Fund’s investment advisor. The Board also considered the approval of the sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Manager and BlackRock International Limited (the “Sub-Advisor”), with respect to the Fund. The Manager and the Sub-Advisor are referred to herein as “BlackRock.” The Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are referred to herein as the “Agreements.”

Activities and Composition of the Board

On the date of the April and May Meetings, the Board consisted of thirteen individuals, ten of whom were not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”). One of the Board Members is a non-management interested Board Member by virtue of his former positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. The Board Members are responsible for the oversight of the operations of the Fund and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Board Members have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chairman of the Board is an Independent Board Member. The Board has established five standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Performance Oversight Committee and an Executive Committee, each of which is chaired by an Independent Board Member and composed of Independent Board Members (except for the Performance Oversight Committee and the Executive Committee, each of which also has one interested Board Member).

The Agreements

Pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Board is required to consider the continuation of the Agreements on an annual basis. The Board has four quarterly meetings per year, each extending over two days, a fifth one-day meeting to consider specific information surrounding the consideration of renewing the Agreements and additional in-person and telephonic meetings as needed. In connection with this year-long deliberative process, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by BlackRock, BlackRock’s personnel and affiliates, including (as applicable): investment management services; administrative and shareholder services; the oversight of fund service providers; marketing services; risk oversight; compliance; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

The Board, acting directly and through its committees, considers at each of its meetings, and from time to time as appropriate, factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to the Fund and its shareholders. Among the matters the Board considered were: (a) investment performance for one-year, three-year, five-year and/or since inception periods, as applicable, against peer funds, applicable benchmark, and performance metrics, as applicable, as well as senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analysis of the reasons for any over-performance or underperformance relative to peers, benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable; (b) fees, including advisory, administration, if applicable, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by the Fund for services, such as marketing and distribution, call center and fund accounting; (c) Fund operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to the Fund; (d) the resources devoted to, risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of the Fund’s investment objective(s), policies and restrictions, and meeting new regulatory requirements; (e) the Fund’s compliance with its compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates; (g) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Board; (i) the use of brokerage commissions and execution quality of portfolio transactions; (j) BlackRock’s implementation of the Fund’s valuation and liquidity procedures; (k) an analysis of management fees for products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), closed-end fund and institutional account product channels, as applicable, and the similarities and differences between these products and the services provided as compared to the Fund; (l) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives it creates, along with investment professionals’ investments in the fund(s) they manage; and (m) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business.

The Board has engaged in an ongoing strategic review with BlackRock of opportunities to consolidate funds and of BlackRock’s commitment to investment performance. BlackRock also furnished information to the Board in response to specific questions. These questions covered issues such as: BlackRock’s profitability; investment performance; subadvisory and advisory relationships with other clients (including mutual funds sponsored by third parties); the viability of specific funds; fund size and manager capacity; BlackRock’s research capabilities; portfolio managers’ investments in funds they manage; funds’ portfolio risk targets; and management fee levels and breakpoints. The Board further discussed with BlackRock: BlackRock’s management structure; portfolio turnover, execution quality and use of soft dollars; BlackRock’s portfolio manager compensation and performance accountability; marketing support for the funds; services provided to the funds by BlackRock affiliates; and BlackRock’s oversight of relationships with third party service providers.

 

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Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements

The Approval Process: Prior to the April Meeting, the Board requested and received materials specifically relating to the Agreements. The Board is continuously engaged in a process with its independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review the nature and scope of the information provided to better assist its deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April Meeting included (a) information independently compiled and preparedby Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) on Fund fees and expenses as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Lipper (“Expense Peers”) and the investment performance of the Fund as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Lipper1 and certain performance metrics; (b) information on the profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates pursuant to the Agreements and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (c) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees charged to other clients, such as institutional clients, sub-advised mutual funds, ETFs and closed-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as well as the performance of such other clients, as applicable; (d) review of non-management fees; (e) the existence, impact and sharing of potential economies of scale; (f) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by the Fund to BlackRock; (g) sales and redemption data regarding the Fund’s shares; and (h) if applicable, a comparison of management fees to similar BlackRock open-end funds, as classified by Lipper.

At the April Meeting, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the Agreements. As a result of the discussions that occurred during the April Meeting, and as a culmination of the Board’s year-long deliberative process, the Board presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these requests with additional written information in advance of the May Meeting.

At the May Meeting, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, with respect to the Fund, each for a one-year term ending June 30, 2016. In approving the continuation of the Agreements, the Board considered: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of the Fund and BlackRock; (c) the advisory fee and the cost of the services and profits to be realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund; (d) the Fund’s costs to investors compared to the costs of Expense Peers and performance compared to the relevant performance comparison as previously discussed; (e) the sharing of potential economies of scale; (f) fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates as a result of its relationship with the Fund; and (g) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to the distribution of Fund shares, securities lending and cash management, services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings, direct and indirect benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund and advice from independent legal counsel with respect to the review process and materials submitted for the Board’s review. The Board noted the willingness of BlackRock personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board did not identify any particular information as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items considered.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services and the resulting performance of the Fund. Throughout the year, the Board compared Fund performance to the performance of a comparable group of mutual funds, a relevant benchmark, and performance metrics, as applicable. The Board met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment activities, including the senior investment officers. The Board also reviewed the materials provided by the Fund’s portfolio management team discussing the Fund’s performance and the Fund’s investment objective(s), strategies and outlook.

The Board considered, among other factors, with respect to BlackRock: the number, education and experience of investment personnel generally and the Fund’s portfolio management team; BlackRock’s research capabilities; investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage; portfolio trading capabilities; use of technology; commitment to compliance; credit analysis capabilities; risk analysis and oversight capabilities; and the approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Board engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to the Fund’s portfolio management team and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.

In addition to advisory services, the Board considered the quality of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided to the Fund. BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Fund with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to the Fund by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Fund. In particular, BlackRock and its

 

1   

Funds are ranked by Lipper in quartiles, ranging from first to fourth, where first is the most desirable quartile position and fourth is the least desirable.

 

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affiliates provide the Fund with the following administrative services including, among others: (i) preparing disclosure documents, such as the prospectus, the summary prospectus (as applicable), the statement of additional information and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) oversight of daily accounting and pricing; (iii) overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; (iv) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (v) providing legal and compliance support; (vi) furnishing analytical and other support to assist the Board in its consideration of strategic issues such as the merger, consolidation or repurposing of certain open-end funds; and (vii) performing other administrative functions necessary for the operation of the Fund, such as tax reporting, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements and call center services. The Board reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, shareholder services, legal and compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

B. The Investment Performance of the Fund and BlackRock: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also reviewed and considered the performance history of the Fund. In preparation for the April Meeting, the Board worked with its independent legal counsel, BlackRock and Lipper to develop a template for, and was provided with, reports independently prepared by Lipper, which included a comprehensive analysis of the Fund’s performance. The Board also reviewed a narrative and statistical analysis of the Lipper data that was prepared by BlackRock. In connection with its review, the Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of the Fund as compared to other funds in its applicable Lipper category and certain performance metrics. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select peer funds and periodically meets with Lipper representatives to review its methodology. The Board and its Performance Oversight Committee regularly review, and meet with Fund management to discuss, the performance of the Fund throughout the year.

In evaluating performance, the Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot of a period or as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce significantly different results. Further, the Board recognized that it is possible that long-term performance can be adversely affected by even one period of significant underperformance so that a single investment decision or theme has the ability to affect long-term performance disproportionately.

The Board noted that for the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, the Fund ranked in the third, fourth and second quartiles, respectively, against its Lipper Performance Universe. The Board and BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance during the one- and three-year periods. The Board was informed that, among other things, underperformance was primarily generated by the Fund’s high quality bias. This bias typically leads the Fund to underperform the market and its cyclical peers during shorter “risk-on” periods. Top performing peers have tended to have higher betas, driven by their higher allocations to the financials, materials, and consumer discretionary sectors. The Board also noted a comparison of Fund performance relative to certain other performance metrics that reflect the Fund’s performance in light of its outcome-oriented objective. BlackRock believes that these additional performance metrics are appropriate given the Fund’s objective.

C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Fund: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the Fund’s contractual management fee rate compared with the other funds in its Lipper category. The contractual management fee rate represents a combination of the advisory fee and any administrative fees, before taking into account any reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board also compared the Fund’s total expense ratio, as well as its actual management fee rate, to those of other funds in its Lipper category. The total expense ratio represents a fund’s total net operating expenses, including any 12b-1 or non 12b-1 service fees. The total expense ratio gives effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers that benefit a fund, and the actual management fee rate gives effect to any management fee reimbursements or waivers that benefit a fund. The Board considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock and its affiliates to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, as applicable, including institutional accounts and sub-advised mutual funds.

The Board received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology and was also provided with a profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to the Fund. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to the Fund and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to available aggregate profitability data provided for the two prior years. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to certain other U.S. fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, precision of expense allocations and business mix. As a result, calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is difficult.

The Board noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s overall operating margin, in general, compared to that of certain other publicly-traded asset management firms. The Board considered the differences between BlackRock and these other firms, including the contribution of technology at BlackRock, BlackRock’s expense management, and the relative product mix.

 

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In addition, the Board considered the cost of the services provided to the Fund by BlackRock, and BlackRock’s and its affiliates’ profits relating to the management and distribution of the Fund and the other funds advised by BlackRock and its affiliates. As part of its analysis, the Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology in allocating its costs to the management of the Fund. The Board may periodically receive and review information from independent third parties as part of its annual evaluation. BlackRock retained an independent third party to evaluate its cost allocation methodologies in the context of BlackRock’s 1940 Act Fund business. The Board considered the results of that evaluation in connection with BlackRock’s profitability reporting. The Board also considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Board. The Board further considered factors including but not limited to BlackRock’s commitment of time, assumption of risk and liability profile in servicing the Fund in contrast to what is required of BlackRock with respect to other products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, ETF, closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund and institutional account product channels, as applicable.

The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the first quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio each ranked in the first quartile, relative to the Fund’s Expense Peers. The Board also noted that the Fund has an advisory fee arrangement that includes breakpoints that adjust the fee rate downward as the size of the Fund increases above certain contractually specified levels.

D. Economies of Scale: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, as well as the existence of expense caps, as applicable. The Board also considered the extent to which the Fund benefits from such economies and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or breakpoint structure in order to enable the Fund to participate in these economies of scale, for example through the use of revised breakpoints in the advisory fee based upon the asset level of the Fund. In its consideration, the Board Members took into account the existence of any expense caps and further considered the continuation and/or implementation, as applicable, of such caps.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates may derive from their respective relationships with the Fund, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to the Fund, including for administrative, distribution, securities lending and cash management services. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Board also noted that BlackRock may use and benefit from third party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts. The Board further noted that it had considered the investment by BlackRock’s funds in affiliated ETFs without any offset against the management fees payable by the funds to BlackRock.

In connection with its consideration of the Agreements, the Board also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Board received reports from BlackRock which included information on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices throughout the year.

The Board noted the competitive nature of the open-end fund marketplace, and that shareholders are able to redeem their Fund shares if they believe that the Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

Conclusion

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2016, and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, with respect to the Fund, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2016. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreements, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination. The contractual fee arrangements for the Fund reflect the results of several years of review by the Board Members and predecessor Board Members, and discussions between such Board Members (and predecessor Board Members) and BlackRock. As a result, the Board Members’ conclusions may be based in part on their consideration of these arrangements in prior years.

 

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Officers and Trustees     

 

Name, Address1

and Year of Birth

 

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

 

Length

of Time
Served as

a Trustee3

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years   Number of BlackRock-
Advised Registered
Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of
Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen
  Public
Directorships
      Independent Trustees2

Robert M. Hernandez

1944

  Chair of the Board and Trustee  

Since

2007

   Director, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of USX Corporation (energy and steel business) from 1991 to 2001; Director, TE Connectivity (electronics) from 2006 to 2012.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  ACE Limited (insurance company); Eastman Chemical Company.

Fred G. Weiss

1941

  Vice Chair of the Board and Trustee  

Since

2007

   Managing Director, FGW Consultancy LLC (consulting and investment company) since 1997; Director and Treasurer, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research since 2000; Director, BTG International plc (medical technology commercialization company) from 2001 to 2007.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  Allergen, plc (pharmaceuticals)

James H. Bodurtha

1944

  Trustee  

Since

2007

   Director, The China Business Group, Inc. (consulting and investing firm) from 1996 to 2013 and Executive Vice President thereof from 1996 to 2003; Chairman of the Board, Berkshire Holding Corporation since 1980.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None

Bruce R. Bond

1946

  Trustee  

Since

2007

   Trustee and Member of the Governance Committee, State Street Research Mutual Funds from 1997 to 2005; Board Member of Governance, Audit and Finance Committee, Avaya Inc. (computer equipment) from 2003 to 2007.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None

Valerie G. Brown

1956

  Trustee  

Since

2015

   Chief Executive Officer and Director, Cetera Financial Group (broker-dealer and registered investment adviser services) from 2010 to 2014; Director and Vice Chairman of the Board, Financial Services Institute (trade organization) from 2009 to 2014; Director and Committee Chair, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (trade organization) from 2006 to 2014.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None

Donald W. Burton

1944

  Trustee  

Since

2007

   Managing General Partner, The Burton Partnership, LP (an investment partnership) since 1979; Managing General Partner, The Burton Partnership (QP), LP (an investment partnership) since 2000; Managing General Partner, The South Atlantic Venture Funds from 1983 to 2012; Director, IDology, Inc. (technology solutions) since 2006; Director, Knology, Inc. (telecommunications) from 1996 to 2012; Director, Capital Southwest (financial) from 2006 to 2012.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None
Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat 1943   Trustee  

Since

2007

   Partner and Head of International Practice, Covington and Burling LLP (law firm) since 2001; International Advisory Board Member, The Coca-Cola Company from 2002 to 2011; Advisory Board Member, Veracity Worldwide, LLC (risk management) from 2007 to 2012; Member of the International Advisory Board GML Ltd. (energy) since 2003; Advisory Board Member, BT Americas (telecommunications) from 2004 to 2009.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  Alcatel-Lucent (telecom- munications); Global Specialty Metallurgical; UPS Corporation (delivery service)

Kenneth A. Froot

1957

  Trustee  

Since

2007

   Professor, Harvard University from 1993 to 2012.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None

John F. O’Brien

1943

  Trustee  

Since

2007

   Chairman, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute since 2009 and Trustee thereof from 2003 to 2009.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  Cabot Corporation (chemicals); LKQ Corporation (auto parts manufacturing); TJX Companies, Inc. (retailer)

 

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Officers and Trustees (continued)     

 

Name, Address1

and Year of Birth

 

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

 

Length
of Time
Served as

a Trustee3

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years   Number of BlackRock-
Advised Registered
Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of
Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen
  Public
Directorships
      Independent Trustees2 (concluded)

Donald C. Opatrny

1952

  Trustee  

Since

2015

   Trustee, Member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Investment Committee, Cornell University since 2004; Member of the Board and Investment Committee, University School since 2007; Member of the Investment Committee, Mellon Foundation from 2009 to 2015; President and Trustee, the Center for the Arts, Jackson Hole since 2011; Director, Athena Capital Advisors LLC (investment management firm) since 2013; Trustee and Chair of the Investment Committee, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole since 2014; Trustee, Artstor (a Mellon Foundation affiliate) since 2010; President, Trustee and Member of the Investment Committee, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum from 2007 to 2014.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None

Roberta Cooper Ramo

1942

  Trustee  

Since

2007

   Shareholder and Attorney, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A. (law firm) since 1993; Chairman of the Board, Cooper’s Inc., (retail) since 1999; Director, ECMC Group (service provider to students, schools and lenders) since 2001; President, The American Law Institute (non-profit) since 2008; Vice President, Santa Fe Opera (non-profit) since 2011; Chair, Think New Mexico (non-profit), since 2013.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None

David H. Walsh

1941

  Trustee  

Since

2007

   Director, National Museum of Wildlife Art since 2007; Trustee, University of Wyoming Foundation from 2008 to 2012; Director, The American Museum of Fly Fishing since 1997.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None
 

 

1    The address of each Trustee is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.

 

2    Each Independent Trustee holds office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal as provided by the Trust’s by-laws or charter or statute. In no event may an Independent Trustee hold office beyond December 31 of the year in which he or she turns 75.

 

3    Date shown is the earliest date a person has served for the Trust. Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows certain Trustees as joining the Trust’s board in 2007, those Trustees first became members of the boards of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock funds as follows: James H. Bodurtha, 1995; Bruce R. Bond, 2005; Donald W. Burton, 2002; Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat, 2001; Kenneth A. Froot, 2005; Robert M. Hernandez, 1996; John F. O’Brien, 2005; Roberta Cooper Ramo, 1999; David H. Walsh, 2003; and Fred G. Weiss, 1998.

 

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Officers and Trustees (continued)     

 

 

Name, Address1

and Year of Birth

 

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

 

Length

of Time
Served as

a Trustee3

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years   Number of BlackRock-
Advised Registered
Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of
Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen
  Public
Directorships
      Interested Trustees4

Robert Fairbairn

1965

  Trustee  

Since

2015

   Senior Managing Director of BlackRock since 2010; Global Head of BlackRock’s Retail and iShares businesses since 2012; Member of BlackRock’s Global Executive and Global Operating Committees; Head of BlackRock’s Global Client Group from 2009 to 2012; Chairman of BlackRock’s international businesses from 2007 to 2010.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None

Henry Gabbay

1947

  Trustee  

Since

2007

   Consultant, BlackRock from 2007 to 2008; Managing Director, BlackRock from 1989 to 2007; Chief Adminis- trative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Allocation Target Shares (formerly, BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares) from 2005 to 2007 and Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None

John M. Perlowski

1964

  Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer  

Since

2010

   Managing Director of BlackRock since 2009; Head of BlackRock Global Fund Services since 2009; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 2003 to 2009; Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds from 2003 to 2009 and Senior Vice President thereof from 2007 to 2009; Director of Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds from 2002 to 2009; Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009.  

104 RICs consisting of

174 Portfolios

  None
 

4    Messrs. Fairbairn and Perlowski are both “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trust based on their positions with BlackRock and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay may be deemed an “interested person” of the Trust based on his former positions with BlackRock and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay does not currently serve as an officer or employee of BlackRock or its affiliates or own any securities of BlackRock or The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Mr. Gabbay is a non-management Interested Trustee. Interested Trustees serve until their successor is duly elected and qualifies or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal as provided by the Trust’s by-laws or charter or statute,or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. Officers of the Trust serve at the pleasure of the Board.

 

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Officers and Trustees (concluded)     

 

 

 

Name, Address1

and Year of Birth

 

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

 

Length

of Time

Served

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
      Trust Officers2             

Jennifer McGovern

1977

  Vice President  

Since

2014

   Director of BlackRock since 2011; Head of Product Structure and Oversight for BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory Group since 2013; Vice President of BlackRock from 2008 to 2010.

Neal Andrews

1966

  Chief Financial Officer  

Since

2007

   Managing Director of BlackRock since 2006; Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. from 1992 to 2006.

Jay Fife

1970

  Treasurer  

Since

2007

   Managing Director of BlackRock since 2007; Director of BlackRock in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the MLIM and Fund Asset Management, L.P. advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006.

Charles Park

1967

  Chief Compliance Officer  

Since

2014

   Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer for the BlackRock-advised Funds in the Equity-Bond Complex, the Equity-Liquidity Complex and the Closed-End Complex from 2014 to 2015; Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the Equity-Bond Complex, the Equity-Liquidity Complex and the Closed-End Complex since 2014; Principal of and Chief Compliance Officer for iShares® Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC since 2012 and BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) since 2006; Chief Compliance Officer for the BFA-advised iShares exchange traded funds since 2006; Chief Compliance Officer for BlackRock Asset Management International Inc. since 2012.

Fernanda Piedra

1969

  Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer  

Since

2015

   Director of BlackRock since 2014; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Regional Head of Financial Crime for the Americas at BlackRock since 2014; Head of Regulatory Changes and Remediation for the Asset Wealth Management Division of Deutsche Bank from 2010 to 2014; Vice President of Goldman Sachs (Anti-Money Laundering/Suspicious Activities Group) from 2004 to 2010.

Benjamin Archibald

1975

  Secretary  

Since

2012

   Managing Director of BlackRock since 2014; Director of BlackRock from 2010 to 2013; Assistant Secretary of the BlackRock-advised funds from 2010 to 2012; General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of Uhuru Capital Management from 2009 to 2010; Executive Director and Counsel of Goldman Sachs Asset Management from 2005 to 2009.
 

1    The address of each Officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.

 

2    Officers of the Trust serve at the pleasure of the Board.

 

 

Further information about the Trust’s Officers and Trustees is available in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling 1-800-441-7762.

 

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

 

Sub-Advisor

BlackRock International Limited

Edinburgh, EH3 8BL

United Kingdom

 

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

New York, NY 10286

 

Distributor

BlackRock Investments, LLC

New York, NY 10022

     

Accounting Agent and

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment

Servicing (US) Inc.

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Legal Counsel

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

New York, NY 10019

 

Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Address of the Trust

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

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Additional Information     

 

 

General Information

Householding

The Fund 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 Fund at (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s 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 Washing-ton, D.C. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Fund’s 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 Fund uses 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 Fund voted proxies relating to securities held in the Fund’s 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.

 

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Account Information

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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.

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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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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 Fund unless preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

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BlackRock Funds II

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Table of Contents     

 

 

       Page   

The Markets in Review

     3   

Annual Report:

  

Fund Summaries

     4   

Portfolio Information

     8   

About Fund Performance

     9   

Disclosure of Expenses

     9   

Derivative Financial Instruments

     9   

Financial Statements:

  

Schedules of Investments

     10   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     81   

Statements of Operations

     83   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     84   

Financial Highlights

     85   

Notes to Financial Statements

     89   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     107   

Important Tax Information

     107   

Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements

     108   

Officers and Trustees

     112   

Additional Information

     116   

 

 

 

   

 

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Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual shareholder reports and prospectuses by enrolling in the electronic delivery program. Electronic copies of shareholder reports and prospectuses are also available on BlackRock’s website.

 

TO ENROLL IN ELECTRONIC DELIVERY:

 

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:

 

Please contact your financial advisor. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

 

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts Directly with BlackRock:

 

1. Access the BlackRock website at blackrock.com

 

2. Select “Access Your Account”

 

3. Next, select “eDelivery” in the “Related Resources” box and follow the sign-up

    instructions

 

    

 

 

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The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Diverging monetary policies and shifting economic outlooks between regions were the broader themes underlying market conditions during the 12-month period ended July 31, 2015. The period began with investors caught between the forces of low interest rates and an improving U.S. economy, high asset valuations, oil price instability and lingering geopolitical risks in Ukraine and the Middle East. As U.S. growth picked up considerably in the fourth quarter of 2014, the broader global economy showed signs of slowing. Investors favored the stability of U.S. assets despite uncertainty as to when the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) would raise short-term interest rates. International markets continued to struggle even as the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan eased monetary policy. Oil prices plummeted in late 2014 due to a global supply-and-demand imbalance, sparking a sell-off in energy-related assets and putting stress on emerging markets. Fixed income investors piled into U.S. Treasuries as their persistently low yields had become attractive as compared to the even lower yields on international sovereign debt.

Equity markets reversed in early 2015, with international markets outperforming the United States as global risks abated. Investors had held high expectations for the U.S. economy, but a harsh winter and west coast port strike brought disappointing first-quarter data and high valuations took their toll on U.S. stocks, while bond yields fell to extreme lows. (Bond prices rise as yields fall.) 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. Oil prices stabilized, providing some relief for emerging market stocks, although a stronger U.S. dollar continued to be a headwind for the asset class.

U.S. economic data regained momentum in the second quarter, helping U.S. stocks resume an upward path, although meaningful strength in the labor market underscored the likelihood that the Fed would raise short-term rates before the end of 2015 and bond yields moved swiftly higher. The month of June brought a sharp, but temporary, sell-off across most asset classes as Greece’s long-brewing debt troubles came to an impasse and investors feared the consequences should Greece leave the eurozone. Adding to global worries was a massive correction in Chinese equity prices despite policymakers’ attempts to stabilize the market. As these concerns abated in the later part of July, developed markets rebounded with the help of solid corporate earnings. Emerging markets, however, continued to slide as Chinese equities remained highly volatile and growth estimates for many emerging economies were revised lower. Bond markets moved back into positive territory as softer estimates for global growth and the return of falling commodity prices caused yields to move lower.

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

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of July 31, 2015
    6-month   12-month  

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

  6.55%      11.21%

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

  6.98         12.03   

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

  7.19         (0.28)   

Emerging market
equities (MSCI Emerging
Markets Index)

  (4.76)         (13.38)   

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

  0.00         0.01   

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

  (3.64)         5.32   

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

  (1.47)         2.82   

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

  (0.97)         3.50   

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

  1.27         0.37   
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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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2015      BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio   

 

      Investment Objective

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek high current income with consideration for capital appreciation.

 

      Portfolio Management Commentary

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the period since inception (November 3, 2014) through July 31, 2015, the Fund underperformed its blended risk benchmark of 70% MSCI World Index/30% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The Fund seeks to earn a high level of current income by tactically managing a diversified portfolio of primarily non-traditional sources of yield. The Fund’s performance is reviewed on an absolute basis due to the outcome-oriented nature of its strategy. The Fund has flexibility to invest across all asset classes and is managed within a risk controlled framework, seeking to maintain competitive yield with a risk profile below that of the 70/30 risk benchmark.

 

 

For the period, the Fund’s allocation to master limited partnerships (MLPs) proved to be the largest detractor from returns. Despite providing meaningful income, MLPs sold-off sharply during the period as most energy-related assets traded lower due to a precipitous drop in oil prices.

 

 

Conversely, the main contributors to performance since inception included exposure to preferred securities, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), non-agency mortgages, collateralized mortgage backed securities (CMBS) and Asian credit. These asset classes generated attractive returns despite increased volatility in other credit markets. Additionally, a significant allocation to equity-linked notes (i.e., covered call writing), and a modest allocation to real estate investment trusts (REITs) boosted performance over the period.

 

 

The Fund sourced income from a variety of assets classes, regions and sectors. The main contributors to overall portfolio yield were the Fund’s allocations to equity-linked notes, preferred securities and fixed income closed end funds.

 

 

The Fund uses derivatives as part of its investment strategy. During the period, derivative positions in developed equity futures contributed to performance. Additionally, the Fund used U.S. Treasury futures to manage the amount of interest rate risk in the portfolio, which similarly contributed to performance. The Fund also reduced its euro currency exposure via futures, which aided performance as the euro depreciated relative to the U.S. dollar during the period. The Fund held other modest

  derivative positions over the period that did not have a material impact on performance.

 

 

The Fund held a modest cash allocation during the period. The cash balance did not have a material impact on performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

Over the period, the Fund reduced exposure to emerging market equities given a more cautious view on growth across developing economies. Additionally, the Fund increased exposure to CLOs and floating rate bank loans on expectations that these assets would benefit in a rising rate environment. During the latter half of the period, the Fund introduced exposure to infrastructure-related MLPs on the view that the selloff in energy-related assets created an attractive buying opportunity.

 

 

The Fund rotated a portion of its equity exposure from the United States to Europe, as the region saw a modest improvement in economic growth during the period and the initiation of a major quantitative easing program from the European Central Bank. The Fund continued to use a covered call strategy within its equity holdings as it provided higher income and better potential upside than what was available in most other income sectors.

 

 

Lastly, the Fund continued to adapt to the changing interest rate environment by altering its duration profile throughout the period. In general, the Fund held a lower overall duration and less exposure to short-term interest rates given expectations that the Federal Reserve will ultimately transition from its zero interest rate policy. Toward the end of the period, the Fund established a position in higher-quality, longer-term investment grade debt to modestly increase the Fund’s duration given increased yield levels and more attractive valuations.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

The Fund was allocated across a number of diverse asset classes at period end, including equity-linked notes, preferred securities, non-agency mortgages, CMBS, collateralized loan obligations, fixed income funds, global real estate investment trusts, Asian credit, MLPs, high yield bonds, investment grade bonds and cash. The Fund also held a modest euro vs. U.S. dollar hedge, and derivate exposures to gain access to developed equity markets and government bond futures.

 

 

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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       BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio   

 

      Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment

 

 

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  1   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including investment advisory fees and administration fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge.

 

  2   

The Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in equity securities and up to 100% of its assets in fixed income securities. The Fund may also invest significantly in BlackRock equity and/or fixed income mutual funds and affiliated and unaffiliated exchange traded funds (“ETFs”).

 

  3   

The Fund compares its performance to that of a customized weighted index comprised of the returns of the MSCI World Index (70%) and Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (30%).

 

  4   

A free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. The MSCI World Index consists of the following 23 developed market country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

 

  5   

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.

 

  6   

Commencement of operations.

 

      Performance Summary for the Period Ended July 31, 2015                                   
                            Total Returns7
                            Since Inception8
       

Standardized

30-Day Yields

    

Unsubsidized

30-Day Yields

    

6-Month

Total Returns

    

w/o sales

charge

    

w/ sales

charge

Institutional

         6.36 %          5.77 %          2.84 %          3.67 %          N/A  

Investor A

         5.77            5.27            2.71            3.48            (1.96 )%

Investor C

         5.30            4.73            2.31            2.84            1.85  

70% MSCI World Index/30% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

                               4.04            4.29            N/A  

MSCI World Index

                               6.40            5.40            N/A  

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

                               (1.47 )          1.47            N/A  

 

  7   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 9 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

  8   

The Fund commenced operations on November 3, 2014.

 

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

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

      Expense Example
   

Actual

 

Hypothetical10

   
     Beginning
Account Value
February 1, 2015
 

Ending

Account Value
July 31, 2015

  Expenses Paid
During the Period9
 

Beginning

Account Value
February 1, 2015

 

Ending

Account Value
July 31, 2015

  Expenses Paid
During the Period9
 

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

Institutional

  $1,000.00   $1,028.40   $5.23   $1,000.00   $1,019.64   $5.21   1.04%

Investor A

  $1,000.00   $1,027.10   $6.38   $1,000.00   $1,018.50   $6.36   1.27%

Investor C

  $1,000.00   $1,023.10   $9.93   $1,000.00   $1,014.98   $9.89   1.98%

 

  9   

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). The fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests are not included in the Fund’s annualized expense ratio.

 

  10   

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

 

      See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 9 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2015      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   

 

 

      Investment Objective

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to maximize current income with consideration for capital appreciation.

 

      Portfolio Management Commentary

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the 12-month period ended July 31, 2015, the Fund’s Institutional Shares returned 1.94%, while the Investor A Shares returned 1.68% and Investor C Shares returned 0.92%. For the same period, the Fund’s benchmark, a blend of 50% MSCI World Index/50% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, returned 3.98%.

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The Fund’s performance is reviewed on an absolute basis due to the outcome-oriented nature of its strategy. The Fund employs an unconstrained strategy (i.e., one with flexibility to invest across all asset classes) that the investment advisor seeks to manage within a risk controlled framework.

 

 

The Fund’s allocation to emerging market equities was a notable detractor from performance, as lackluster economic growth and concerns about the impact of higher rates in the United States weighed heavily on the asset class. The Fund’s allocation to Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) modestly detracted from returns, since energy-related assets were hurt by the large drop in oil prices. An allocation to investment grade debt also detracted from performance, as credit spreads widened due to a sharp increase in new-issue supply stemming from higher merger and acquisition activity.

 

 

The primary contributors to performance included the Fund’s positions in non-agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), which generated attractive returns despite increased volatility in other segments of the bond market. The Fund’s exposure to higher yielding asset classes such as preferred stock and equity-linked notes also made meaningful contributions to performance.

 

 

The Fund generated income from a variety of asset classes, regions and sectors. The main contributors to overall portfolio yield were the Fund’s allocations to equity-linked notes, high yield bonds, preferred stock and non-agency MBS.

 

 

The Fund held derivatives during the period, including futures. The Fund’s equity hedges generally detracted from returns, while its interest rate hedges contributed to performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

After building up a modest cash position at the beginning of the period, the Fund reallocated cash back to high yield debt and bank loans after heightened volatility and large investor outflows created more attractive valuations in these asset classes. This downturn was largely driven by the sell-off in oil and energy-related assets, since energy issuers represent a large portion of the credit market. The Fund also modestly added back to MLPs, as the sharp downturn in this asset class during the energy sell-off created more attractive long-term value. In contrast, the Fund reduced its weighting in preferred stocks early in the calendar year following the strong returns for the asset class in 2014.

The Fund rotated a portion of its equity exposure from the United States to Europe, as the region saw a modest improvement in economic growth and the initiation of a major quantitative easing program from the European Central Bank. The Fund continued to use a covered call strategy within its equity portfolio on the belief that this approach provided higher income and better potential upside than what was available in most other income sectors.

The Fund continued to adapt to the changing interest rate environment by altering its duration profile (interest-rate sensitivity) throughout the period. In general, the Fund held a lower overall duration and less exposure to short-term interest rates than the overall fixed income market, reflecting the investment advisor’s expectation that the U.S. Federal Reserve will ultimately transition from its zero interest rate policy.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

The Fund was allocated across a number of diverse asset classes at period end, including high yield bonds, global equities, MBS, equity-linked notes, investment grade bonds, preferred stocks, bank loans, global real estate investment trusts, emerging market bonds, master limited partnerships and cash.

 

 

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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       BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   

 

      Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment

 

 

LOGO

 

  1 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including investment advisory fees and administration fees, if any. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge.

 

  2

The Fund may invest up to 80% of its assets in equity securities and up to 100% of its assets in fixed income securities. The Fund may also invest significantly in BlackRock equity and/or fixed income mutual funds and affiliated and unaffiliated exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). The Fund’s total returns prior to November 28, 2011 are the returns of the Fund when it followed different investment strategies under the name BlackRock Income Portfolio.

 

  3

The Fund compares its performance to that of a customized weighted index comprised of the returns of the MSCI World Index (50%) and Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (50%).

 

  4

A free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. The MSCI World Index consists of the following 23 developed market country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

 

  5

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.

 

  6 

Commencement of operations.

 

      Performance Summary for the Period Ended July 31, 2015
                 Average Annual Total Returns7
                 1 Year   5 Years   Since Inception8
      Standardized
30-Day Yields
  Unsubsidized
30-Day Yields
  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

       4.91 %       4.70 %       1.15 %       1.94 %       N/A         8.51 %       N/A         6.14 %       N/A  

Investor A

       4.41         4.24         1.02         1.68         (3.66 )%       8.24         7.08 %       5.87         5.09 %

Investor C

       3.90         3.71         0.64         0.92         (0.04 )       7.43         7.43         5.09         5.09  

50% MSCI World Index/50% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

                       2.46         3.98         N/A         7.68         N/A         4.84         N/A  

MSCI World Index

                       6.40         4.92         N/A         11.74         N/A         4.50         N/A  

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

                       (1.47 )       2.82         N/A         3.27         N/A         4.35         N/A  

 

  7   

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 9 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

  8   

The Fund commenced operations on April 7, 2008.

 

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

 

       Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

      Expense Example
   

Actual

 

Hypothetical10

   
     Beginning
Account Value
February 1, 2015
  Ending
Account Value
July 31, 2015
  Expenses Paid
During the Period9
  Beginning
Account Value
February 1, 2015
  Ending
Account Value
July 31, 2015
  Expenses Paid
During the Period9
 

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

Institutional

  $1,000.00   $1,011.50   $2.74   $1,000.00   $1,022.07   $2.76   0.55%

Investor A

  $1,000.00   $1,010.20   $3.99   $1,000.00   $1,020.83   $4.01   0.80%

Investor C

  $1,000.00   $1,006.40   $7.71   $1,000.00   $1,017.11   $7.75   1.55%

 

  9   

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). The fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests are not included in the Fund’s annualized expense ratio.

 

  10   

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

 

      See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 9 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    7


Portfolio Information as of July 31, 2015     

 

      BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

 

Ten Largest Holdings    Percent of
Net Assets

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     6

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     4   

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio, Institutional Class

     3   

Voya CLO Ltd.

     2   

iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF

     1   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

     1   

Citigroup, Inc.

     1   

SPDR Barclays Long Term Corporate Bond ETF

     1   

SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF

     1   

CIFC Funding Ltd.

     1   
Portfolio Composition    Percent of
Net Assets

Equity-Linked Notes

     25

Investment Companies

     18   

Asset-Backed Securities

     13   

Common Stocks

     13   

Preferred Securities

     11   

Corporate Bonds

     10   

Money Market Funds

     7   

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

     6   

Foreign Government Obligations

     1   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

     (4
 

 

      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

 

Ten Largest Holdings    Percent of
Net Assets

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     6

Alternative Loan Trust

     4   

SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF

     3   

Bank of America Corp.

     1   

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust

     1   

Commercial Mortgage Trust

     1   

iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF

     1   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     1   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     1   

LSTAR Securities Investment Trust

     1   
Portfolio Composition    Percent of
Net Assets

Common Stocks

     24

Corporate Bonds

     22   

Equity-Linked Notes

     14   

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

     11   

Asset-Backed Securities

     8   

Investment Companies

     8   

Money Market Funds

     7   

Preferred Securities

     7   

Floating Rate Loan Interests

     3   

Foreign Government Obligations

     2   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

     (6
 

 

8    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


About Fund Performance     

 

 

Institutional 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.

 

 

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

 

 

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

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 the performance tables on the previous pages assume reinvestment of all distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) on the ex-dividend/payable dates. 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”), each Fund’s investment advisor, has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse a portion of each Fund’s expenses. Without such waiver and/or reimbursement, each Fund’s 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 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on waivers and/or reimbursements. The standardized 30-day yield includes the effects of any waivers and/or reimbursements. The unsubsidized 30-day yield excludes the effects of any waivers and/or reimbursements.

 

 

Disclosure of Expenses

 

Shareholders of the Funds may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses, such as sales charges; and (b) operating expenses, including investment advisory fees, service and distribution fees, including 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses and other Fund expenses. The expense examples on the previous pages (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on February 1, 2015 and held through July 31, 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 financial 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    JULY 31, 2015    9


Schedule of Investments July 31, 2015      BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Asset-Backed Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series 2006-CW1, Class A2D, 0.45%, 7/25/36 (a)

     USD         234       $ 130,041   

ALM VI Ltd., Series 2012-6A, Class CR,
4.04%, 7/15/26 (a)(b)

        1,000         991,500   

ALM VII R-2 Ltd., Series 2013-7R2A, Class C,
3.74%, 4/24/24 (a)(b)

        500         492,042   

AMMC CLO 15 Ltd., Series 2014-15A, Class D,
4.48%, 12/09/26 (a)(b)

        1,000         990,000   

AMMC CLO XIII Ltd., Series 2013-13A, Class B1L, 3.89%, 1/26/26 (a)(b)

        1,050         1,019,834   

Apidos CLO XVI, Series 2013-16A, Class C,
3.42%, 1/19/25 (a)(b)

        250         239,410   

Apidos CLO XX, Series 2015-20A, Class C,
3.87%, 1/16/27 (a)(b)

        500         488,867   

Atrium XI, Series 11A, Class D,
4.19%, 10/23/25 (a)(b)

        1,000         987,500   

Babson CLO Ltd., Series 2014-IIA, Class D,
3.77%, 10/17/26 (a)(b)

        500         485,810   

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust,
Series 2006-HE9, Class 3A, 0.33%, 11/25/36 (a)

        210         179,007   

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust,
Series 2004-HE3, Class M2, 1.91%, 4/25/34 (a)

        158         144,311   

Benefit Street Partners CLO II Ltd.,
Series 2013-IIA, Class C, 3.79%, 7/15/24 (a)(b)

        500         480,816   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.,
Series 2014-3A, Class D1, 5.40%, 7/27/26 (a)(b)

        640         587,278   

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust:

        

Series 2006-NC3, Class A4,
0.43%, 8/25/36 (a)

        300         188,196   

Series 2006-NC5, Class A3,
0.34%, 1/25/37 (a)

        240         147,541   

Cedar Funding III CLO Ltd., Series 2014-3A,
Class E, 5.06%, 5/20/26 (a)(b)

        500         443,294   

CIFC Funding Ltd.:

        

Series 2014-1A, Class D,
3.54%, 4/18/25 (a)(b)

        250         235,183   

Series 2014-4A, Class D,
3.69%, 10/17/26 (a)(b)

        1,000         947,060   

CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series 2006-G, Class 2A, 0.34%, 10/15/36 (a)

        393         331,261   

Dryden 33 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2014-33A,
Class D, 3.94%, 7/15/26 (a)(b)

        750         733,367   

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IX Ltd.,
Series 2014-9A, Class D, 3.79%, 10/29/26 (a)(b)

        750         726,738   

Great Wolf Trust, Series 2015-WOLF,
Class D, 3.69%, 5/15/34 (a)(b)

        500         500,121   

Highbridge Loan Management Ltd.:

        

Series 6A-2015, Class D,
1.27%, 5/05/27 (a)(b)

        500         485,000   
Asset-Backed Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Series 6A-2015, Class E1,
5.72%, 5/05/27 (a)(b)

     USD         500       $   465,000   

Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust,
Series 2006-A, Class A4, 0.49%, 3/25/36 (a)

        220         141,966   

Invitation Homes Trust, Series 2015-SFR3,
Class E, 3.93%, 8/17/32 (a)(b)

        500         492,137   

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust,
Series 2006-NC1, Class A5, 0.46%, 4/25/36 (a)

        170         146,944   

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust:

        

Series 2006-3, Class 2A3, 0.37%, 5/25/46 (a)

        353         151,751   

Series 2006-3, Class 2A4, 0.46%, 5/25/46 (a)

        322         140,632   

Series 2006-4, Class 1A, 0.34%, 5/25/36 (a)

        702         402,900   

Neuberger Berman CLO XII Ltd., Series 2012-12AR,
Class ER, 6.55%, 7/25/23 (a)(b)

        250         250,609   

Neuberger Berman CLO XVIII Ltd.,
Series 2014-18A, Class C, 4.03%, 11/14/25 (a)(b)

        250         243,173   

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
Series 1998-D, Class M1, 7.42%, 1/15/29 (b)

        446         445,379   

Octagon Investment Partners XXII Ltd, Series 2014-1A, Class E1, 5.42%, 11/22/25 (a)(b)

        250         229,200   

OZLM VII Ltd., Series 2014-7A, Class D,
5.29%, 7/17/26 (a)(b)

        500         457,501   

OZLM XII Ltd., Series 2015-12A, Class C,
3.98%, 4/30/27 (a)(b)

        500         480,270   

Progress Residential Trust, Series 2014-SFR1,
Class E, 4.34%, 10/17/31 (a)(b)

        500         504,839   

RASC Trust, Series 2002-KS4, Class AIIA,
0.69%, 7/25/32 (a)

        681         593,755   

Sound Point CLO III Ltd., Series 2013-2A,
Class D, 4.19%, 7/15/25 (a)(b)

        500         491,709   

Sound Point CLO VII Ltd., Series 2014-3A,
Class D, 3.89%, 1/23/27 (a)(b)

        500         479,243   

Soundview Home Loan Trust, Series 2007-NS1,
Class A4, 0.49%, 1/25/37 (a)

        200         131,671   

Voya CLO Ltd.:

        

Series 2012-2AR, Class ER,
6.29%, 10/15/22 (a)(b)

        500         499,987   

Series 2014-4A, Class C,
4.17%, 10/14/26 (a)(b)

        250         249,215   

Series 2014-4A, Class D,
5.67%, 10/14/26 (a)(b)

        1,000         939,958   

Series 2015-1A, Class D,
5.88%, 4/18/27 (a)(b)

        1,000         956,000   
 
      Portfolio Abbreviations               
ADR    American Depositary Receipts      GBP    British Pound    PLN    Polish Zloty
AKA    Also Known As      GDR    Global Depositary Receipts    REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
CAD    Canadian Dollar      LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate    S&P    Standard & Poor’s
CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation      LP    Limited Partnership    SGD    Singapore Dollar
CNH    Chinese Yuan Offshore      MLP    Master Limited Partnership    SPDR    Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
DKK    Danish Krone      MXN    Mexican Peso    USD    U.S. Dollar
ETF    Exchange Traded Fund      NVDR    Non-Voting Depository Receipts    WIBOR    Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate
EUR    Euro      OTC    Over-the-counter    ZAR    South African Rand
FKA    Formerly Known As      PIK    Payment-in-kind      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

10    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Asset-Backed Securities           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Voya Ltd., Series 2012-4A, Class C,
4.79%, 10/15/23 (a)(b)

     USD         250       $ 250,643   

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 13.0%

                       21,098,659   
        
Common Stocks            Shares          

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.0%

        

Antero Midstream Partners LP

        3,470         92,580   

Columbia Pipeline Partners LP

        13,260         310,814   

Delek Logistics Partners LP

        6,730         285,554   

Dominion Midstream Partners LP

        12,900         453,048   

Enable Midstream Partners LP

        2,750         44,990   

Energy Transfer Equity LP

        5,240         157,619   

Energy Transfer Partners LP

        4,500         230,400   

Enterprise Products Partners LP

        29,700         841,401   

EQT Midstream Partners LP

        3,440         271,003   

Genesis Energy LP

        7,620         338,252   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

        7,030         243,519   

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

        9,720         684,288   

MarkWest Energy Partners LP

        11,290         738,818   

MPLX LP

        4,850         270,097   

ONEOK Partners LP

        3,990         129,236   

ONEOK, Inc.

        1,630         61,598   

PBF Logistics LP

        1,970         45,113   

Phillips 66 Partners LP

        2,020         125,866   

Plains All American Pipeline LP

        9,290         387,857   

Rose Rock Midstream LP

        1,480         58,978   

Shell Midstream Partners LP

        18,170         771,498   

Sunoco Logistics Partners LP

        10,900         407,878   

Targa Resources Corp.

        730         64,569   

Targa Resources Partners LP

        4,160         155,750   

Tesoro Logistics LP

        4,321         226,577   

Valero Energy Partners LP

        2,970         139,501   

The Williams Cos., Inc.

        750         39,360   

Williams Partners LP

        10,930         504,201   
        

 

 

 
                         8,080,365   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 6.2%

  

     

Assura PLC

        531,996         452,780   

CapitaRetail China Trust

        165,800         192,106   

Charter Hall Retail REIT

        189,072         594,759   

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. (c)

        10,407         196,380   

Empiric Student Property PLC

        122,665         206,884   

EPR Properties

        14,406         822,871   

Eurocommercial Properties NV

        13,260         572,125   

Federation Centres

        232,895         509,707   

Gramercy Property Trust, Inc.

        7,447         182,154   

Japan Rental Housing Investments, Inc.

        676         447,783   

Japan Senior Living Investment Corp. (c)

        162         235,285   

Liberty Property Trust

        14,023         477,203   

The Link REIT

        52,000         305,712   

National Health Investors, Inc.

        7,426         484,547   

National Storage REIT

        307,985         376,587   

Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (d)

        127,900         226,553   

Prologis, Inc.

        13,334         541,494   

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust

        27,899         472,609   

Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A

        21,861         318,296   

SPH REIT

        253,900         188,780   

STAG Industrial, Inc.

        23,717         465,802   

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

        152,522         281,119   

UDR, Inc.

        21,007         710,247   

Vastned Retail NV

        8,060         366,361   

Wereldhave NV

        6,590         389,737   
        

 

 

 
                         10,017,881   
Common Stocks           

  

Shares

     Value  

Real Estate Management & Development — 1.4%

  

     

Atrium Ljungberg AB, B Shares

        31,067       $ 428,908   

Croesus Retail Trust

        461,500         309,494   

First Capital Realty, Inc.

        24,742         350,173   

LEG Immobilien AG

        7,371         536,407   

Picton Property Income Ltd.

        232,325         268,479   

Sponda OYJ

        111,904         444,893   
        

 

 

 
                         2,338,354   

Total Common Stocks — 12.6%

                       20,436,600   
        
       
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
         

Airlines — 0.3%

        

SriLankan Airlines Ltd., 5.30%, 6/27/19

     USD         400         392,720   

Banks — 2.1%

        

Barclays Bank PLC, 7.63%, 11/21/22

        200         230,625   

Barclays PLC, 4.38%, 9/11/24

        275         268,498   

Chong Hing Bank Ltd., 6.50% (a)(e)

        200         206,018   

Commerzbank AG, 8.13%, 9/19/23 (b)

        575         670,772   

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-
Boerenleenbank BA, 5.25%, 8/04/45

        250         254,558   

Development Bank of Mongolia LLC,
5.75%, 3/21/17

        250         240,000   

ICICI Bank Ltd., 7.25% (a)(e)

        400         412,000   

Popular, Inc., 7.00%, 7/01/19

        495         475,200   

Société Générale SA, 4.25%, 4/14/25 (b)

        200         190,787   

State Bank of India, 7.14% (a)(e)

        100         104,831   

SunTrust Banks, Inc., 5.63% (a)(e)

        375         376,875   
        

 

 

 
                         3,430,164   

Capital Markets — 0.6%

        

Credit Suisse AG, 6.50%, 8/08/23 (b)

        200         221,000   

Huarong Finance II Co. Ltd., 5.50%, 1/16/25

        500         521,634   

Zhongrong International Bonds 2015 Ltd.,
6.00%, 6/15/18

        200         198,370   
        

 

 

 
                         941,004   

Construction & Engineering — 0.3%

        

Pratama Agung Pte Ltd., 6.25%, 2/24/20

              450         438,860   

Diversified Financial Services — 0.7%

        

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC:

        

6.00%, 12/19/23

        450         482,351   

5.13%, 5/28/24

        550         555,767   
        

 

 

 
                         1,038,118   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%

  

     

AT&T, Inc., 4.75%, 5/15/46

        375         345,871   

Verizon Communications, Inc.,
4.52%, 9/15/48 (b)

        375         333,241   
        

 

 

 
                         679,112   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.3%

        

Starwood Schulte, 0.19%, 6/30/17

              500         500,000   

Insurance — 0.3%

        

Genworth Holdings, Inc., 4.80%, 2/15/24

        300         261,563   

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    11


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Insurance (concluded) —

        

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.38%, 5/15/45 (a)

     USD         32       $ 31,600   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.,
6.75%, 12/02/44 (a)

        200         211,990   
        

 

 

 
                         505,153   

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.2%

        

QVC, Inc., 4.85%, 4/01/24

              375         375,615   

Media — 0.2%

        

CCO Safari II LLC:

        

4.91%, 7/23/25 (b)

        185         185,410   

6.38%, 10/23/35 (b)

        100         102,228   

6.83%, 10/23/55 (b)

        75         77,128   
        

 

 

 
                         364,766   

Metals & Mining — 0.4%

        

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.,
5.00%, 9/30/43

        325         335,217   

Vedanta Resources PLC, 6.00%, 1/31/19

        300         279,168   
        

 

 

 
                         614,385   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.3%

        

Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.15%, 3/15/45

        375         328,698   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC,
4.90%, 5/15/46

        350         328,815   

Greenko Dutch BV, 8.00%, 8/01/19

        400         376,000   

Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.05%, 2/15/46

        375         318,423   

Noble Group Ltd., 6.00%, 1/29/20

        200         138,000   

Reliance Holding USA, Inc., 5.40%, 2/14/22

        500         543,937   
        

 

 

 
                         2,033,873   

Real Estate Management & Development — 2.6%

  

     

Central Plaza Development Ltd., 7.13% (a)(e)

        300         310,800   

China Aoyuan Property Group Ltd.,
10.88%, 5/26/18

        200         199,950   

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.:

        

7.50%, 3/09/20

        400         416,112   

7.25%, 4/04/21

        400         407,520   

KWG Property Holding Ltd., 8.98%, 1/14/19

        300         305,959   

Lodha Developers International Ltd.,
12.00%, 3/13/20

        400         404,000   

Logan Property Holdings Co. Ltd.,
11.25%, 6/04/19

        200         209,750   

Pakuwon Prima Pte. Ltd., 7.13%, 7/02/19

        250         251,251   

Theta Capital Pte. Ltd., 7.00%, 4/11/22

        200         201,130   

Trillion Chance Ltd., 8.50%, 1/10/19

        400         391,420   

Vingroup JSC, 11.63%, 5/07/18

        300         322,525   

Wanda Properties Overseas Ltd.,
4.88%, 11/21/18

        400         413,435   

Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd.:

        

8.75%, 10/04/18

        200         203,000   

9.00%, 12/08/19

        200         200,500   
        

 

 

 
                         4,237,352   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2%

  

     

Global A&T Electronics Ltd., 10.00%, 2/01/19

              400         358,008   

Software — 0.1%

        

Rolta LLC, 10.75%, 5/16/18

              250         216,984   

Specialty Retail — 0.1%

        

Pacific Emerald Pte. Ltd., 9.75%, 7/25/18

              200         208,760   

Tobacco — 0.3%

        

Philip Morris International, Inc.,
4.25%, 11/10/44

        375         360,006   
Corporate Bonds           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Tobacco (concluded)

        

Reynolds American, Inc., 5.85%, 8/15/45

     USD         125       $ 134,408   
        

 

 

 
                         494,414   

Total Corporate Bonds — 10.4%

                       16,829,288   
        
Foreign Government Obligations                        

Indonesia — 0.2%

        

Republic of Indonesia, 5.13%, 1/15/45

              400         385,000   

Mongolia — 0.3%

        

Mongolian People’s Republic,
5.13%, 12/05/22

        200         172,000   

Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia LLC,
9.38%, 5/19/20

        250         256,500   
        

 

 

 
                         428,500   

Sri Lanka — 0.1%

        

Republic of Sri Lanka, 6.25%, 10/04/20

              200         206,000   

Total Foreign Government Obligations — 0.6%

                       1,019,500   
        
Investment Companies            Shares          

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.

        90,903         1,059,929   

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio, Institutional Class (f)

        412,515         4,240,649   

Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.

        42,620         1,005,406   

Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund

        77,083         1,044,475   

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust

        144,029         897,301   

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund

        61,309         925,766   

Invesco Senior Income Trust

        84,865         375,952   

iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF (f)

        38,600         2,239,572   

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond
ETF (f)

        68,020         5,983,719   

MFS Charter Income Trust

        107,703         906,859   

MFS Multimarket Income Trust

        126,569         755,617   

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund

        100,710         1,074,576   

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund

        67,301         728,197   

Nuveen Mortgage Opportunity Term Fund

        40,072         905,226   

Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunities Fund

        60,025         551,630   

Nuveen Senior Income Fund

        146,497         928,791   

SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (d)

        33,077         1,255,934   

SPDR Barclays Long Term Corporate Bond ETF

        36,266         1,418,368   

Voya Prime Rate Trust

        157,734         850,186   

Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund

        135,920         1,102,311   

Wells Fargo Advantage Multi-Sector Income
Fund

              71,089         882,214   

Total Investment Companies — 17.9%

                       29,132,678   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

12    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 3.2%

        

Alternative Loan Trust:

        

Series 2005-16, Class A1, 1.81%, 6/25/35 (a)

     USD         161       $ 144,084   

Series 2005-72, Class A3, 0.49%, 1/25/36 (a)

        233         188,455   

Series 2006-OA14, Class 1A1,
1.90%, 11/25/46 (a)

        205         172,868   

Series 2006-OA6, Class 1A2,
0.40%, 7/25/46 (a)

        224         194,363   

Series 2006-OA8, Class 1A1,
0.38%, 7/25/46 (a)

        495         406,173   

Series 2007-OA3, Class 1A1,
0.33%, 4/25/47 (a)

        517         431,894   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-TIKI,
Class F, 4.01%, 9/15/38 (a)(b)

        150         148,693   

Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust:

        

Series 2006-OA1, Class A1,
0.39%, 2/25/47 (a)

        458         368,672   

Series 2007-OA2, Class A1,
0.94%, 4/25/47 (a)

        193         165,484   

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes:

        

Series 2015-DN1, Class M3,
4.34%, 1/25/25 (a)

        400         404,237   

Series 2015-DNA1, Class M3,
3.49%, 10/25/27 (a)

        550         532,880   

Series 2015-DNA2, Class M3,
4.09%, 12/25/27 (a)

        500         496,723   

LSTAR Securities Investment Trust, Series 2014-2, Class A, 2.18%, 12/01/21 (a)(b)

        455         450,100   

Reperforming Loan REMIC Trust, Series 2005-R2, Class 1AF1, 0.53%, 6/25/35 (a)(b)

        171         149,891   

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust:

        

Series 2005-AR8, Class A1A,
0.47%, 2/25/36 (a)

        219         177,032   

Series 2006-AR1, Class 2A1,
0.42%, 2/25/36 (a)

        245         209,925   

Series 2006-AR3, Class 11A1,
0.40%, 4/25/36 (a)

        304         218,215   

Series 2006-AR6, Class 1A3,
0.38%, 7/25/46 (a)

        243         165,730   

Series 2006-AR6, Class 2A1,
0.38%, 7/25/46 (a)

        187         147,679   
        

 

 

 
                         5,173,098   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 3.1%

        

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-3, Class AJ, 5.57%, 6/10/49 (a)

        150         155,733   

BXHTL Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2015-JWRZ, Class DR3,
4.08%, 5/15/29 (a)(b)

        500         485,000   

Series 2015-JWRZ, Class GL3,
3.76%, 5/15/29 (a)(b)

        500         475,742   

Carefree Portfolio Trust, Series 2014-CARE, Class D, 3.44%, 11/15/19 (a)(b)

        150         150,648   

CDGJ Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2014-BXCH, Class EPA,
4.44%, 12/15/27 (a)(b)

        150         150,386   

Commercial Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2014-CR15, Class XA,
1.34%, 2/10/47 (a)

        2,076         132,595   

Series 2014-FL5, Class D,
4.19%, 10/15/31 (a)(b)

        150         139,032   

Core Industrial Trust, Series 2015-CALW, Class G, 3.85%, 2/10/34 (a)(b)

        150         139,605   
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (concluded)

  

     

GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2015-NRF, Class FFX,
3.38%, 12/15/19 (a)(b)

     USD         500       $ 462,117   

Series 2015-NRF, Class GFX,
3.38%, 12/15/19 (a)(b)

        150         134,861   

Hilton USA Trust, Series 2013-HLT, Class EFX, 4.45%, 11/05/30 (a)(b)

        150         151,822   

Impac CMB Trust, Series 2005-6, Class 1A1,
0.69%, 10/25/35 (a)

        627         516,909   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:

  

     

Series 2006-LDP8, Class D,
5.62%, 5/15/45 (a)

        150         150,160   

Series 2007-LDPX, Class AM,
5.46%, 1/15/49 (a)

        150         155,156   

Series 2015-CSMO, Class E,
4.14%, 1/15/32 (a)(b)

        650         651,958   

LCCM Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-909, Class E, 3.90%, 5/15/31 (a)(b)

        150         145,456   

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2015-MS1, Class D, 4.16%, 5/15/48 (a)(b)

        500         419,690   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C33, Class AJ, 5.95%, 2/15/51 (a)

        500         516,969   
        

 

 

 
                         5,133,839   

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 6.3%

  

              10,306,937   
        
Preferred Securities                        

Capital Trusts

                          

Banks — 4.6%

        

Bank of America Corp.:

        

6.10% (a)(e)

        755         751,603   

6.25% (a)(e)

        375         375,349   

6.50% (a)(e)

        230         237,475   

Barclays PLC, 6.63% (a)(e)

        650         643,924   

Citigroup, Inc.:

        

5.88% (a)(e)

        200         201,250   

5.95% (a)(e)

        900         877,500   

6.30% (a)(e)

        375         367,500   

Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 5.50% (a)(b)(e)

        75         73,601   

Credit Agricole SA:

        

6.63% (a)(b)(e)

        200         199,250   

7.88% (a)(b)(e)

        275         285,318   

Deutsche Bank AG, 7.50% (a)(e)

        600         603,000   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.,
6.00% (a)(e)

        200         208,476   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

        

5.30% (a)(e)

        650         647,660   

7.90% (a)(e)

        525         553,875   

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIII, 1.27%, 5/15/47 (a)

        20         15,790   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50% (a)(e)

        600         625,500   

National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC, 5.25% (a)(e)

        400         406,500   

Société Générale SA, 7.88% (a)(b)(e)

        350         355,425   

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.88% (a)(e)

        95         97,256   
        

 

 

 
                         7,526,252   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    13


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Preferred Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Capital Trusts (concluded)

                          

Capital Markets — 2.1%

        

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.:

        

4.50% (a)(e)

     USD         375       $ 346,875   

4.95% (a)(e)

        825         820,875   

Credit Suisse Group AG:

        

6.25% (a)(b)(e)

        300         292,125   

7.50% (a)(b)(e)

        300         319,500   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.38% (a)

        865         859,810   

Morgan Stanley:

        

5.45% (a)(e)

        450         447,300   

5.55% (a)(e)

        90         89,550   

State Street Corp., 5.25% (a)(e)

        280         282,856   
        

 

 

 
                         3,458,891   

Consumer Finance — 0.9%

        

American Express Co., 5.20% (a)(e)

        450         450,000   

Capital One Financial Corp., 5.55% (a)(e)

        925         926,110   
        

 

 

 
                         1,376,110   

Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%

        

ING Groep NV, 6.50% (a)(e)

        200         196,250   

Voya Financial, Inc., 5.65%, 5/15/53 (a)

        250         255,400   
        

 

 

 
                         451,650   

Electric Utilities — 0.2%

        

Electricite de France SA, 5.25% (a)(b)(e)

              275         281,875   

Insurance — 1.9%

        

The Allstate Corp., 6.50%, 5/15/57 (a)

        125         140,313   

AXA SA, 6.38% (a)(b)(e)

        150         159,375   

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.:

        

7.00%, 3/15/37 (a)(b)

        125         128,125   

7.80%, 3/07/87 (b)

        430         509,550   

MetLife Capital Trust IV, 7.88%, 12/15/37 (b)

        275         343,750   

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.,
6.75%, 5/15/37

        175         183,575   

Principal Financial Group, Inc., 4.70%, 5/15/55 (a)

        425         420,750   

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.63%, 6/15/43 (a)

        375         389,456   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.,
6.75%, 12/15/65 (a)

        575         531,875   

XLIT Ltd., 6.50% (a)(e)

        285         241,537   
        

 

 

 
                         3,048,306   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.3%

        

The Williams Cos., Inc., 4.55%, 6/24/24

              575         544,224   

Total Capital Trusts — 10.3%

  

     16,687,308   

Preferred Stocks

              Shares            

Banks — 0.1%

        

BB&T Corp., 0.04% (e)

        6,000         152,820   

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.85% (a)(e)

        4,100         105,575   
        

 

 

 
                         258,395   

Capital Markets — 0.1%

        

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.38% (e)

              6,000         159,480   

Electric Utilities — 0.2%

        

Entergy Texas, Inc., 5.63% (e)

        5,200         133,224   

SCE Trust III, 5.75% (e)

        6,000         167,340   
        

 

 

 
                         300,564   

Insurance — 0.1%

        

The Allstate Corp., 5.10%, 1/15/53

              6,000         156,000   

Multi-Utilities — 0.1%

        

DTE Energy Co., 5.25%, 12/01/62

              4,000         96,600   
Preferred Securities           

    

Shares

     Value  

Preferred Stocks (concluded)

                          

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

  

     

Public Storage, 5.20% (e)

              6,000       $ 144,120   

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.7%

                       1,115,159   

Total Preferred Securities — 11.0%

                       17,802,467   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $119,254,575) — 71.8%

                       116,626,129   
        
Short-Term Securities           

 

Par  
(000)

         

Equity-Linked Notes

                          

Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Honeywell International, Inc.), 9.65%, 9/17/15

     USD         5         498,097   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Raytheon Co.), 9.39%, 10/20/15

        2         182,917   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (The Boeing Co.):

        

11.32%, 9/11/15

        2         247,348   

10.77%, 9/15/15

        2         247,544   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (Raytheon Co.):

        

9.03%, 10/16/15

        2         256,983   

8.58%, 10/20/15

        1         74,205   

Royal Bank of Canada (Lockheed Martin Corp.):

        

12.53%, 9/10/15

        1         201,589   

12.37%, 9/11/15

        1         201,594   
        

 

 

 
                         1,910,277   

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%

        

Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Post AG):

        

22.21%, 8/05/15

        8         246,024   

22.85%, 8/06/15

        8         246,392   
        

 

 

 
                         492,416   

Airlines — 0.8%

        

Deutsche Bank AG (Delta Air Lines, Inc.), 15.54%, 9/17/15

        12         516,907   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (American Airlines Group, Inc.), 25.52%, 10/19/15

        9         351,071   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Southwest Airlines Co.), 19.20%, 10/15/15

        10         355,934   
        

 

 

 
                         1,223,912   

Auto Components — 0.2%

        

UBS AG (Autoliv, Inc.), 11.62%, 10/05/15

              4         391,015   

Automobiles — 1.1%

        

Barclays Bank PLC (Ford Motor Co.),
11.15%, 10/27/15

        34         507,629   

Credit Suisse AG (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV), 20.90%, 9/28/15

        30         463,955   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (General Motors Co.), 16.20%, 10/19/15

        11         353,599   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (Harley Davidson, Inc.), 12.53%, 10/06/15

        8         496,626   
        

 

 

 
                         1,821,809   

Banks — 1.3%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Wells Fargo & Co.),
5.59%, 10/02/15

        10         594,711   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Deutsche Bank AG), 11.00%, 10/27/15

        7         251,042   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Nordea Bank AB), 8.00%, 10/05/15

        31         394,480   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

14    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (The Blackstone Group LP):

        

13.07%, 10/12/15

     USD         6       $ 238,306   

12.99%, 10/13/15

        6         238,264   

Royal Bank of Canada (Comerica, Inc.),
12.29%, 10/14/15

        8         395,286   
        

 

 

 
                         2,112,089   

Beverages — 1.1%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Heineken NV):

        

9.38%, 8/03/15

        2         164,340   

9.41%, 8/04/15

        2         164,797   

Credit Suisse AG (SABMiller PLC), 22.70%, 9/04/15

        6         316,026   

Deutsche Bank AG (PepsiCo, Inc.), 10.43%, 9/15/15

        3         302,406   

Deutsche Bank AG (SABMiller PLC),
19.72%, 9/08/15

        6         318,543   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Heineken NV), 10.80%, 10/28/15

        6         500,911   
        

 

 

 
                         1,767,023   

Building Products — 0.7%

        

HSBC Bank PLC (Assa Abloy AB), 10.31%, 10/06/15

        10         202,339   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Assa Abloy AB), 10.00%, 10/05/15

        10         200,759   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Owens Corning), 15.68%, 9/11/15

        11         508,108   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (USG Corp.), 13.91%, 10/16/15

        9         261,916   
        

 

 

 
                         1,173,122   

Capital Markets — 0.9%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Morgan Stanley), 10.50%, 9/10/15

        12         487,219   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.), 8.85%, 10/13/15

        2         491,928   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (The Charles Schwab Corp.), 11.74%, 10/13/15

        15         510,421   
        

 

 

 
                         1,489,568   

Chemicals — 1.0%

        

Deutsche Bank AG (LyondellBasell Industries NV), 15.91%, 10/22/15

        5         481,782   

Deutsche Bank AG (Monsanto Co.), 11.24%, 9/21/15

        3         291,076   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Akzo Nobel NV), 10.00%, 10/05/15

        5         375,882   

Wells Fargo & Co. (Celanese Corp.),
13.80%, 9/10/15

        6         400,168   
        

 

 

 
                         1,548,908   

Communications Equipment — 0.2%

        

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Cisco Systems, Inc.), 9.12%, 8/11/15

              12         339,717   

Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%

        

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Citigroup, Inc.), 8.54%, 10/09/15

              9         500,197   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3%

        

Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Telekom AG), 23.80%, 8/06/15

              25         464,439   

Electric Utilities — 0.3%

        

Deutsche Bank AG (Enel SpA), 11.40%, 9/28/15

              95         444,736   

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.0%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Koninklijke Ahold NV),
15.67%, 8/19/15

        21         411,235   

Credit Suisse AG (Metro AG), 18.29%, 8/05/15

        2         65,339   
Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Food & Staples Retailing (concluded)

        

Deutsche Bank AG (The Kroger Co.),
9.16%, 9/14/15

     USD         4       $ 316,325   

Deutsche Bank AG (Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.), 13.98%, 10/06/15

        3         313,589   

Wells Fargo & Co. (Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.),
8.58%, 8/17/15

        8         541,848   
        

 

 

 
                         1,648,336   

Food Products — 0.6%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Danone), 9.23%, 9/28/15

        7         500,529   

Wells Fargo & Co. (Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.), 9.21%, 8/04/15

        9         411,355   
        

 

 

 
                         911,884   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.7%

        

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (Abbott Laboratories), 10.24%, 10/19/15

        10         499,197   

Wells Fargo & Co. (Medtronic PLC), 7.10%, 8/12/15

        8         666,279   
        

 

 

 
                         1,165,476   

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.3%

        

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Quest Diagnostics, Inc.):

        

11.94%, 10/16/15

        1         83,220   

11.62%, 10/20/15

        1         83,208   

11.61%, 10/21/15

        1         83,183   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (CIGNA Corp.), 10.69%, 10/19/15

        1         152,231   
        

 

 

 
                         401,842   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.0%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Accor SA):

        

14.62%, 8/26/15

        1         62,922   

14.56%, 8/27/15

        1         62,947   

Credit Suisse AG (Jack in the Box, Inc.):

        

13.30%, 8/19/15

        3         290,085   

13.16%, 8/21/15

        3         289,998   

JP Morgan Structured Products BV (Accor SA):

        

15.04%, 8/21/15

        1         63,039   

14.78%, 8/24/15

        1         63,150   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.):

        

12.18%, 10/26/15

        9         252,015   

12.22%, 10/27/15

        9         252,015   

Royal Bank of Canada (Darden Restaurants, Inc.), 14.48%, 9/03/15

        8         565,178   

Royal Bank of Canada (MGM Resorts International), 20.41%, 8/05/15

        25         485,278   

Société Générale SA (Accor SA), 5.15%, 8/25/15

        1         65,072   

Société Générale SA (Carnival Corp.):

        

9.78%, 9/04/15

        7         339,658   

9.27%, 9/07/15

        7         339,753   

Société Générale SA (Domino’s Pizza, Inc.), 12.48%, 9/17/15

        4         406,326   

Société Générale SA (MGM Resorts International):

        

21.53%, 8/05/15

        17         329,957   

21.28%, 8/06/15

        17         329,555   

Wells Fargo & Co. (Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (HLT)), 14.14%, 8/03/15

        23         687,230   
        

 

 

 
                         4,884,178   

Household Durables — 1.5%

        

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Whirlpool Corp.):

        

14.00%, 10/06/15

        1         252,844   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Household Durables (concluded)

        

14.20%, 10/07/15

     USD         1       $ 252,767   

Deutsche Bank AG (Lennar Corp.):

        

10.19%, 8/31/15

        6         300,208   

10.65%, 9/01/15

        6         300,318   

HSBC Bank PLC (Electrolux AB), 13.98%, 10/05/15

        14         394,749   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (GoPro, Inc.), 39.71%, 9/11/15

        8         511,122   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (Mohawk Industries, Inc.):

        

13.06%, 10/16/15

        1         202,766   

12.70%, 10/20/15

        1         202,774   
        

 

 

 
                         2,417,548   

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.5%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Siemens AG), 10.77%, 8/04/15

        4         464,624   

HSBC Bank PLC (Siemens AG), 14.13%, 9/25/15

        5         421,584   
        

 

 

 
                         886,208   

Insurance — 0.7%

        

HSBC Bank PLC (Aegon NV):

        

16.12%, 8/13/15

        21         165,555   

16.51%, 8/14/15

        21         164,622   

16.07%, 8/17/15

        21         164,749   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (Prudential Financial, Inc.), 12.69%, 10/20/15

        2         133,932   

Wells Fargo & Co. (American International Group, Inc.), 6.31%, 8/04/15

        9         572,038   
        

 

 

 
                         1,200,896   

Leisure Products — 0.2%

        

Royal Bank of Canada (Hasbro, Inc.),
12.94%, 9/10/15

              5         393,387   

Machinery — 0.2%

        

HSBC Bank PLC (Volvo AB, B Shares),
12.46%, 10/05/15

              33         392,285   

Media — 0.6%

        

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Publicis Groupe SA):

        

13.50%, 9/28/15

        3         249,418   

13.40%, 9/29/15

        3         249,443   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (Time Warner Cable, Inc.), 13.01%, 10/02/15

        3         499,084   
        

 

 

 
                         997,945   

Multi-Utilities — 0.3%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Sempra Energy), 9.62%, 8/07/15

              5         533,084   

Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%

        

Société Générale SA (GlaxoSmithKline PLC), 16.24%, 8/21/15

              13         560,904   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%

        

Deutsche Bank AG (General Growth Properties, Inc.):

        

25.76%, 8/05/15

        6         154,039   

25.25%, 8/06/15

        6         153,795   
        

 

 

 
                         307,834   
Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Road & Rail — 0.9%

        

HSBC Bank PLC (CSX Corp.), 13.12%, 9/17/15

     USD         15       $ 477,728   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.), 9.74%, 9/17/15

        3         251,832   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Kansas City Southern), 11.92%, 9/17/15

        1         128,397   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.), 9.69%, 9/18/15

        2         200,865   

Royal Bank of Canada (Kansas City Southern):

        

11.95%, 9/17/15

        1         124,976   

11.89%, 9/18/15

        2         203,126   
        

 

 

 
                         1,386,924   

Software — 0.9%

        

Deutsche Bank AG (Adobe Systems, Inc.),
13.52%, 9/18/15

        4         302,383   

Deutsche Bank AG (Salesforce.com, Inc.),
20.05%, 8/19/15

        7         535,442   

Wells Fargo & Co. (Activision Blizzard, Inc.),
9.14%, 8/05/15

        26         662,481   
        

 

 

 
                         1,500,306   

Specialty Retail — 1.0%

        

Royal Bank of Canada (AutoZone, Inc.),
6.08%, 9/03/15

        1         574,757   

UBS AG (Lowe’s Cos., Inc.), 9.91%, 8/14/15

        8         558,138   

UBS AG (The Home Depot, Inc.), 9.35%, 8/13/15

        4         517,130   
        

 

 

 
                         1,650,025   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.4%

  

     

HSBC Bank PLC (Apple, Inc.), 13.07%, 10/02/15

              5         580,682   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Industria de Diseno Textil SA):

        

18.52%, 9/16/15

        5         156,308   

16.71%, 9/17/15

        5         162,989   

Royal Bank of Canada (NIKE, Inc., Class B), 12.65%, 8/04/15

        5         567,105   
        

 

 

 
                         886,402   

Tobacco — 0.6%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Altria Group, Inc.),
12.80%, 9/22/15

        9         502,164   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (Philip Morris International, Inc.), 8.65%, 10/13/15

        6         502,766   
        

 

 

 
                         1,004,930   

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.4%

        

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (HD Supply Holdings, Inc.), 11.75%, 8/19/15-8/21/15

              16         568,984   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%

        

Deutsche Bank AG (Vodafone Group PLC):

        

15.35%, 9/28/15

        67         250,966   

15.28%, 9/29/15

        67         251,011   
        

 

 

 
                         501,977   

Total Equity-Linked Notes — 24.9%

  

     40,461,265   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Short-Term Securities           Shares      Value  

Money Market Funds — 7.1%

       

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.08% (f)(g)

             10,065,056       $ 10,065,056   
            

Beneficial
Interest

(000)

         

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.22% (f)(g)(h)

     USD        1,457         1,456,614   

Total Money Market Funds — 7.1%

                      11,521,670   

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $51,947,595) — 32.0%

   

           $   51,982,935   
Options Purchased          Value  

(Cost — $252,251) — 0.0%

        $ 74,330   

Total Investments (Cost — $171,454,421) — 103.8%

      $ 168,683,394   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.8)%

        (6,163,157
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $ 162,520,237   
     

 

 

 
 
      Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a) Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(b) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

(c) Non-income producing security.

 

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

 

(e) Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.

 

(f) During the period ended July 31, 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
Purchased
     Shares
Sold
    

Shares/
Beneficial
Interest

Held at
July 31,

2015

    

Value at
July 31,

2015

     Income      Realized
Loss
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     10,065,0561                 10,065,056       $ 10,065,056       $ 61,000           

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

   $ 1,456,6141               $ 1,456,614       $ 1,456,614       $ 5,1292           

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio, Institutional Class

     412,515                 412,515       $ 4,240,649                   

iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF

     38,600                 38,600       $ 2,239,572       $ 8,163           

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

     33,882         33,882                       $ 1,780       $ (74,218

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     100,199         32,179         68,020       $ 5,983,719       $ 49,322       $ (48,794

 

  1  

Represents net shares/beneficial interest purchased.

 

  2  

Represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

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

 

(h) 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.

 

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment advisor. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

      Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of July 31, 2015

      Financial Futures Contracts

 

Contracts

Long

(Short)

  Issue   Exchange   Expiration  

Notional

Value

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
18   Australian Government Bonds (10 Year)   Sydney   September 2015     USD        12,484,989        $  34,893   
20   E-Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures   InterContinental Exchange   September 2015     USD        900,000        (55,700
173   E-Mini S&P 500 Futures   Chicago Mercantile   September 2015     USD        18,151,160        7,620   
(6)   Euro Currency Futures   Chicago Mercantile   September 2015     USD        822,825        12,091   
352   Euro STOXX 50 Index   Eurex   September 2015     USD        13,909,285        447,713   
11   U.S. Treasury Bonds (30 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   September 2015     USD        1,715,313        16,271   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Contracts

Long

(Short)

   Issue    Exchange    Expiration   

Notional

Value

           Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
22    U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)    Chicago Board of Trade    September 2015      USD         2,803,625            39,593   
5    U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds    Chicago Board of Trade    September 2015      USD         797,656              2,306   

Total

                       $504,787   
                    

 

 

 

 

 
      Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Currency
Purchased
      

Currency

Sold

    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 
MXN        180,000         USD        10,862      Goldman Sachs International   10/20/15        $  238   
MXN        2,135,000         USD        130,342      HSBC Bank PLC   10/20/15        1,322   
USD        6,643         MXN        105,676      Goldman Sachs International   10/20/15        126   
USD        228,421         MXN        3,634,044      Goldman Sachs International   10/20/15        4,313   
USD        48,401         MXN        783,000      Royal Bank of Canada   10/20/15        114   
Total                           $6,113   
                       

 

 

 

 

 
      Exchange-traded options purchased

 

Description  

Put/

Call

 

Expiration

Date

 

Strike

Price

   Contracts      Value  

S&P 500 Index

  Call   9/18/15   USD 2,190.00      54         $14,175   

S&P 500 Index

  Call   9/18/15   USD 2,200.00      46         7,935   

S&P 500 Index

  Call   12/19/15   USD 2,200.00      28         52,220   

Total

                  $74,330   
           

 

 

 

 

      Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure. For information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of July 31, 2015, the fair values of derivative financial instruments were as follows:

 

      Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location    Commodity
Contracts
   Credit
Contracts
   Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments - Assets                                      

Financial futures contracts

   Net unrealized appreciation1            $455,333         $12,091         $93,063         $560,487   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                   6,113                 6,113   

Options purchased

   Investments at value —  unaffiliated2            74,330                         74,330   

Total

              $529,663         $18,204         $93,063         $640,930   
     

 

 
      Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location    Commodity
Contracts
   Credit
Contracts
   Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments - Liabilities                                      

Financial futures contracts

   Net unrealized depreciation1          $ 55,700                       $ 55,700   

Total

            $ 55,700                       $ 55,700   
     

 

 

 

  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.

  2   

Includes options purchased at value as reported in the Schedules of Investments.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For the period ended July 31, 2015, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
   Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

               

Financial futures contracts

              $ 22,058      $ 155,653       $ (18,704   $ 159,007   

Foreign currency transactions

                       8,170                8,170   

Options1

                (7,211                    (7,211

Swaps

      $ 12,304                               12,304   

Total

      $ 12,304       $ 14,847      $ 163,823       $ (18,704   $ 172,270   

 

      Commodity
Contracts
   Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Total  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                

Financial futures contracts

              $ 399,633      $ 12,091       $ 93,063       $ 504,787   

Foreign currency translations

                       6,113                 6,113   

Options2

                (177,921                     (177,921

Total

              $ 221,712      $ 18,204       $ 93,063       $ 332,979   

1 Options purchased are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments.

2 Options purchased are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments.

For the period ended July 31, 2015, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:

 

Financial futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts - long

   $ 29,311,501   

Average notional value of contracts - short

   $ 3,249,869   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased - in USD

   $ 158,886   

Average amounts sold - in USD

   $ 47,068   

Options:

  

Average value of option contracts purchased

   $ 51,533   

Credit default swaps:

  

Average notional value - sell protection

   $ 376,667   

 

      Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of July 31, 2015

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) are as follows:

 

            Assets           Liabilities       

Derivative Financial Instruments:

            

Financial futures contracts

      $ 126,336         $ 46,408     

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

        6,113               

Options

          74,330 1                 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

      $ 206,779         $ 46,408     

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

          (200,666          (46,408    

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

        $ 6,113                   

1 Includes options purchased at value which is included in Investments at value - unaffiliated in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and reported in the Schedule of Investments.

 

Counterparty    Derivative Assets
Subject to an MNA  by
Counterparty
   Derivatives Available
for Offset
   Non-cash
Collateral
Received
   Cash
Collateral
Received
   Net Amount of
Derivative Assets2

Goldman Sachs International

     $4,677                     $4,677      

HSBC Bank PLC

     1,322                     1,322      

Royal Bank of Canada

     114                       114        

Total

     $6,113                       $6,113        

2 The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio   

 

        Fair Value Hierarchy as of July 31, 2015

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

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:

                 

Long-Term Investments:

                 

Asset-Backed Securities

             $ 15,723,672       $ 5,374,987        $ 21,098,659  

Common Stocks1

     $ 16,253,934         4,182,666                  20,436,600  

Corporate Bonds1

               16,329,288         500,000          16,829,288  

Foreign Government Obligations

               1,019,500                  1,019,500  

Investment Companies

       29,132,678                          29,132,678  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

               8,336,800         1,970,137          10,306,937  

Preferred Securities1

       1,115,159         16,687,308                  17,802,467  

Options Purchased:

                 

Equity Contracts

       74,330                          74,330  

Short-Term Securities:

                 

Equity-Linked Notes1

               40,461,265                  40,461,265  

Money Market Funds

       10,065,056         1,456,614                  11,521,670  
    

 

 

 

Total

     $         56,641,157       $         104,197,113       $         7,845,124        $         168,683,394  
    

 

 

 

 

1    See above Schedule of Investments for values in each industry.

       

                 
      Level 1   Level 2   Level 3    Total

Derivative Financial Instruments2

                 

Assets:

                 

Equity contracts

     $ 455,333                        $ 455,333  

Foreign currency exchange contracts

       12,091       $ 6,113                  18,204  

Interest rate contracts

       93,063                          93,063  

Liabilities:

                 

Equity contracts

       (55,700 )                        (55,700 )
    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 504,787       $ 6,113                $ 510,900  
    

 

 

 

 

2   Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange 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 reporting purposes. As of July 31, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

       

   

                 
      Level 1   Level 2   Level 3    Total

Assets:

                 

Cash

     $ 1,228,803                        $ 1,228,803  

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

       1,944,100                          1,944,100  

Foreign currency at value

       9,375                          9,375  

Liabilities:

                 

Collateral on securities loaned at value

             $ (1,456,614 )                (1,456,614 )
    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 3,182,278       $ (1,456,614 )              $ 1,725,664  
    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)    BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

          Asset-
Backed
Securities
       Corporate
Bonds
       Non-
Agency
Mortgage-
Backed
Securities
       Total

Assets:

                       

Opening Balance, as of November 3, 20141

                                        

Transfers into Level 3

                                        

Transfers out of Level 3

                                        

Accrued discounts/premiums

      $ 1,614                   $ 721         $ 2,335  

Net realized gain (loss)

                             56           56  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

        (10,821)                      6,374           (4,447 )

Purchases

        5,384,194          $ 500,000           1,968,539           7,852,733  

Sales

                                   (5,553 )           (5,553 )

Closing Balance, as of July 31, 2015

      $   5,374,987         $   500,000         $   1,970,137         $   7,845,124  
 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at July 31, 2015

      $ (10,821 )                 $ 6,374         $ (4,447 )
 

 

 

 

1

Commencement of operations.

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations.

The Fund’s investments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 investments.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    21


Schedule of Investments July 31, 2015      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Asset-Backed Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

ACAS CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class A1,
1.68%, 4/18/27 (a)(b)

     USD         2,400       $ 2,397,590   

ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series 2006-CW1, Class A2D, 0.45%, 7/25/36 (b)

        4,000         2,223,095   

Adirondack Park CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class D, 3.94%, 4/15/24 (a)(b)

        2,500         2,451,532   

ALM II Ltd., Series 2015-12A, Class B,
3.54%, 4/16/27 (a)(b)

        1,000         999,500   

ALM V Ltd.:

        

Series 2012-5A, Class A1R,
1.51%, 2/13/23 (a)(b)

        2,500         2,499,981   

Series 2012-5A, Class A2R,
2.44%, 10/18/27 (a)(b)

        7,000         6,955,200   

Series 2012-5A, Class BR,
3.29%, 10/18/27 (a)(b)

        2,000         1,986,400   

Series 2012-5A, Class C,
4.78%, 2/13/23 (a)(b)

        2,750         2,750,027   

Series 2012-5A, Class CR,
4.19%, 10/18/27 (a)(b)

        3,000         2,979,600   

Series 2012-5A, Class D,
5.78%, 2/13/23 (a)(b)

        5,345         5,344,999   

Series 2012-5A, Class DR,
6.29%, 10/18/27 (a)(b)

        5,000         4,870,000   

ALM VI Ltd., Series 2012-6A, Class B2R,
3.09%, 7/15/26 (a)(b)

        1,950         1,950,000   

ALM VII Ltd., Series 2012-7A, Class C,
4.79%, 10/19/24 (a)(b)

        1,000         1,000,159   

ALM VII R Ltd.:

        

Series 2013-7RA, Class C,
3.74%, 4/24/24 (a)(b)

        2,500         2,438,262   

Series 2013-7RA, Class D,
5.29%, 4/24/24 (a)(b)

        2,000         1,945,499   

ALM VII R-2 Ltd.:

        

Series 2013-7R2A, Class A2,
2.14%, 4/24/24 (a)(b)

        7,750         7,668,203   

Series 2013-7R2A, Class B,
2.89%, 4/24/24 (a)(b)

        2,000         1,957,468   

ALM VIII Ltd.:

        

Series 2013-8A, Class C,
3.49%, 1/20/26 (a)(b)

        3,200         3,052,885   

Series 2013-8A, Class D,
4.79%, 1/20/26 (a)(b)

        2,000         1,796,997   

ALM X Ltd., Series 2013-10A, Class A2,
2.29%, 1/15/25 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,488,328   

ALM XIV Ltd.:

        

Series 2014-14A, Class A1,
1.72%, 7/28/26 (a)(b)

        4,500         4,471,621   

Series 2014-14A, Class D,
5.14%, 7/28/26 (a)(b)

        2,000         1,804,839   

ALM XVI Ltd.:

        

Series 2015-16A, Class B,
3.19%, 7/15/27 (a)(b)

        6,000         5,960,400   

Series 2015-16A, Class C1,
3.79%, 7/15/27 (a)(b)

        3,000         2,880,600   

Series 2015-16A, Class D,
5.64%, 7/15/27 (a)(b)

        1,750         1,623,650   

American Homes 4 Rent, Series 2014-SFR1,
Class A, 1.25%, 6/17/31 (a)(b)

        1,108         1,098,939   

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust:

        

Series 2013-1, Class D, 2.09%, 2/08/19

        1,750         1,746,414   

Series 2013-2, Class C, 1.79%, 3/08/19

        1,200         1,202,789   

Series 2013-4, Class B, 1.66%, 9/10/18

        1,000         1,003,776   

Series 2013-4, Class C, 2.72%, 9/09/19

        900         918,643   

Series 2014-3, Class D, 3.13%, 10/08/20

        1,980         2,005,645   

AMMC CLO Ltd., Series 2014-15A, Class C1,
3.74%, 12/09/26 (a)(b)

        1,000         1,002,500   
Asset-Backed Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd.:

        

Series 2015-6A, Class A1,
1.82%, 4/15/27 (a)(b)

     USD         14,500       $ 14,465,200   

Series 2015-6A, Class B,
2.33%, 4/15/27 (a)(b)

        3,750         3,704,250   

Series 2015-6A, Class C,
3.13%, 4/15/27 (a)(b)

        1,000         985,600   

Apidos CLO IX:

        

Series 2012-9AR, Class BR,
2.14%, 7/15/23 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,493,250   

Series 2012-9AR, Class CR,
3.19%, 7/15/23 (a)(b)

        2,250         2,250,000   

Apidos CLO XI, Series 2012-11A, Class D,
4.42%, 1/17/23 (a)(b)

        1,600         1,600,257   

Apidos CLO XII, Series 2013-12A, Class D,
3.22%, 4/15/25 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,421,901   

Apidos CLO XXI, Series 2015-21A, Class A1,
1.71%, 7/18/27 (a)(b)

        4,375         4,367,125   

Ares XXVIII CLO Ltd., Series 2013-3A, Class D, 3.67%, 10/17/24 (a)(b)

        3,500         3,380,047   

Ares XXXII CLO Ltd.:

        

Series 2014-32A, Class A2,
2.57%, 11/15/25 (a)(b)

        2,500         2,501,554   

Series 2014-32A, Class B,
3.52%, 11/15/25 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,499,027   

Asset Backed European Securitisation Transaction Ten Srl, Series 10, Class A,
0.51%, 12/10/28

     EUR         170         187,264   

Atrium IX, Series 9A, Class C,
3.54%, 2/28/24 (a)(b)

     USD         5,000         4,999,878   

Atrium X, Series 10A, Class D,
3.79%, 7/16/25 (a)(b)

        1,000         972,092   

Avalon IV Capital Ltd., Series 2012-1AR,
Class CR, 3.14%, 4/17/23 (a)(b)

        1,000         1,001,801   

Babson CLO Ltd., Series 2015-2A, Class E,
5.84%, 7/20/27 (a)(b)

        750         709,350   

Battalion CLO IX Ltd., Series 2015-9A, Class D, 4.18%, 7/15/28 (a)(b)

        2,000         1,879,200   

Battalion CLO VII Ltd., Series 2014-7A,
Class A2, 2.72%, 10/17/26 (a)(b)

        3,000         3,003,481   

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust,
Series 2005-3A, Class A1
0.51%, 11/25/35 (a)(b)

        2,106         1,875,190   

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust:

        

Series 2006-HE7, Class 1A2,
0.36%, 9/25/36 (b)

        2,629         2,120,392   

Series 2006-HE9, Class 3A,
0.33%, 11/25/36 (b)

        27,402         23,347,595   

Series 2007-HE1, Class 21A2,
0.35%, 1/25/37 (b)

        2,887         2,599,221   

Series 2007-HE2, Class 22A,
0.33%, 3/25/37 (b)

        7,301         5,804,631   

Series 2007-HE3, Class 2A,
0.33%, 4/25/37 (b)

        11,962         9,322,775   

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust:

        

Series 2004-HE3, Class M2,
1.91%, 4/25/34 (b)

        5,709         5,216,467   

Series 2006-1, Class M1,
0.69%, 2/25/36 (b)

        3,300         3,131,647   

Benefit Street Partners CLO II Ltd.,
Series 2013-IIA, Class C,
3.79%, 7/15/24 (a)(b)

        1,000         961,631   

Benefit Street Partners CLO IV Ltd.:

        

Series 2014-IVA, Class B,
3.09%, 7/20/26 (a)(b)

        2,000         1,970,000   

Series 2014-IVA, Class C,
3.79%, 7/20/26 (a)(b)

        500         477,247   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

22    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Asset-Backed Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Benefit Street Partners CLO Ltd., Series 2012-IA, Class C, 4.79%, 10/15/23 (a)(b)

     USD         2,750       $ 2,761,943   

Benefit Street Partners CLO V Ltd., Series 2014-VA, Class E, 5.44%, 10/20/26 (a)(b)

        2,000         1,825,270   

Benefit Street Partners CLO VI Ltd.:

        

Series 2015-VIA, Class A2,
2.54%, 4/18/27 (a)(b)

        7,000         7,017,500   

Series 2015-VIA, Class B,
3.34%, 4/18/27 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,488,750   

Benefit Street Partners CLO VII Ltd.,
Series 2015-VIIA, Class B, 3.23%, 7/18/27 (a)(b)

        4,250         4,182,000   

Birchwood Park CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class D1, 3.62%, 7/15/26 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,444,395   

BlueMountain CLO Ltd.:

        

Series 2014-1A, Class C,
3.03%, 4/30/26 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,473,920   

Series 2015-1A, Class B,
3.42%, 4/13/27 (a)(b)

        1,000         1,001,913   

Cabela’s Credit Card Master Notes Trust,
Series 2015-1A, Class A1, 2.26%, 3/15/23

        1,770         1,783,804   

Canyon Capital CLO Ltd.:

        

Series 2015-1A, Class B,
2.37%, 4/15/27 (a)(b)

        3,500         3,451,416   

Series 2015-1A, Class C,
3.42%, 4/15/27 (a)(b)

        1,250         1,232,649   

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust,
Series 2014-A5, Class A5, 1.48%, 7/15/20

        4,105         4,126,588   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.:

        

Series 2012-4A, Class D,
4.79%, 1/20/25 (a)(b)

        600         600,522   

Series 2013-1A, Class C,
4.26%, 2/14/25 (a)(b)

        2,000         1,994,720   

Series 2013-2A, Class D,
4.04%, 4/18/25 (a)(b)

        2,250         2,219,392   

Series 2015-1A, Class C,
3.44%, 4/20/27 (a)(b)

        1,000         999,961   

Series 2015-2A, Class A1,
1.74%, 4/27/27 (a)(b)

        6,000         5,994,000   

CarMax Auto Owner Trust:

        

Series 2014-3, Class A3, 1.16%, 6/17/19

        5,000         4,999,350   

Series 2015-1, Class A3, 1.38%, 11/15/19

        3,540         3,541,536   

Series 2015-2, Class A4, 1.80%, 3/15/21

        3,800         3,811,294   

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust:

        

Series 2006-FRE1, Class A2,
0.30%, 7/25/36 (b)

        5,446         5,335,638   

Series 2006-NC4, Class A4,
0.43%, 10/25/36 (b)

        36,000         22,370,004   

Series 2006-NC5, Class A3,
0.34%, 1/25/37 (b)

        4,000         2,459,020   

Series 2007-FRE1, Class A2,
0.39%, 2/25/37 (b)

        11,073         10,350,778   

Series 2007-HE1, Class A2,
0.34%, 6/25/37 (b)

        10,804         9,769,894   

C-BASS Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-CB3, Class A1, 3.99%, 3/25/37 (b)(c)

        8,756         5,317,726   

Cent CLO 19 Ltd., Series 2013-19A, Class A1A, 1.62%, 10/29/25 (a)(b)

        2,250         2,230,542   

CFIP CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class D,
4.04%, 4/20/24 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,448,805   

Chase Issuance Trust:

        

Series 2012-A4, Class A4, 1.58%, 8/16/21

        6,822         6,760,513   

Series 2015-A2, Class A2, 1.59%, 2/18/20

        5,085         5,109,235   
Asset-Backed Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2014-BA, Class A4, 1.76%, 12/16/19 (a)

     USD         1,990       $ 1,993,960   

CIFC Funding Ltd.:

        

Series 2012-1AR, Class B1R,
4.43%, 8/14/24 (a)(b)

        1,750         1,749,969   

Series 2013-2A, Class B1L,
3.89%, 4/21/25 (a)(b)

        1,000         971,672   

Series 2014-1A, Class C,
3.09%, 4/18/25 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,466,157   

Series 2014-5A, Class A1,
1.87%, 1/17/27 (a)(b)

        4,500         4,506,220   

Series 2014-5A, Class C,
3.52%, 1/17/27 (a)(b)

        2,000         1,998,978   

Series 2015-1A, Class A1,
1.79%, 1/22/27 (a)(b)

        5,000         4,982,885   

Series 2015-1A, Class B,
2.47%, 1/22/27 (a)(b)

        2,750         2,748,547   

Series 2015-1A, Class C,
3.27%, 1/22/27 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,484,716   

Series 2015-2A, Class A,
1.67%, 4/15/27 (a)(b)

        2,750         2,745,875   

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2014-A6, Class A6, 2.15%, 7/15/21

        2,015         2,041,671   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.,
Series 2006-WFH3, Class M2,
0.49%, 10/25/36 (b)

        2,500         1,959,375   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates:

        

Series 2006-12, Class 2A2,
0.34%, 12/25/36 (b)

        1,097         1,037,674   

Series 2006-19, Class 2A2,
0.35%, 3/25/37 (b)

        5,263         4,866,162   

Series 2006-BC5, Class 2A3,
0.36%, 3/25/37

        5,704         5,729,303   

Series 2007-13, Class 1A,
1.03%, 10/25/47 (b)

        14,719         12,308,127   

CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series 2006-G, Class 2A, 0.34%, 10/15/36 (b)

        3,143         2,650,090   

Discover Card Execution Note Trust:

        

Series 2007-A1, Class A1, 5.65%, 3/16/20

        1,480         1,616,674   

Series 2012-A6, Class A6, 1.67%, 1/18/22

        4,000         3,970,352   

Series 2014-A4, Class A4, 2.12%, 12/15/21

        5,000         5,061,650   

Series 2015-A2, Class A, 1.90%, 10/17/22

        5,270         5,230,775   

Driver UK SA, Series 2, Class B, 1.41%, 1/25/23 (b)

     GBP         500         779,849   

Dryden 36 Senior Loan Fund:

        

Series 2014-36A, Class B,
2.63%, 11/09/25 (a)(b)

     USD         2,000         2,005,000   

Series 2014-36A, Class C,
3.33%, 11/09/25 (a)(b)

        2,750         2,753,859   

Eaton Vance CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A2, 2.08%, 11/13/24 (a)(b)

        3,500         3,438,639   

Figueroa CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class C,
3.93%, 3/21/24 (a)(b)

        5,900         5,705,300   

Flatiron CLO Ltd., Series 2012-1A, Class C,
4.78%, 10/25/24 (a)(b)

        725         725,555   

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust:

        

Series 2012-2, Class A, 1.92%, 1/15/19

        2,460         2,488,162   

Series 2014-1, Class A1, 1.20%, 2/15/19

        2,505         2,505,501   

Series 2015-1, Class A1, 1.42%, 1/15/20

        3,765         3,759,496   

Fraser Sullivan CLO VII Ltd., Series 2012-7A,
Class BR, 2.79%, 4/20/23 (a)(b)

        1,900         1,900,000   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    23


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Asset-Backed Securities           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Galaxy XIV CLO Ltd., Series 2012-14A, Class D, 4.67%, 11/15/24 (a)(b)

     USD         4,365       $ 4,365,256   

GMACM Home Equity Loan Trust:

        

Series 2006-HE4, Class A1,
0.37%, 12/25/36 (b)

        20,875         18,300,874   

Series 2006-HE4, Class A2,
0.37%, 12/25/36 (b)

        4,042         3,543,971   

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities VII Ltd.,
Series 2013-7A, Class D, 3.58%, 4/25/25 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,448,486   

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities XI Ltd.,
Series 2015-11A, Class B,
2.51%, 4/18/27 (a)(b)

        5,750         5,755,750   

Gosforth Funding PLC, Series 2014-1, Class A2, 1.15%, 10/19/56 (b)(c)

     GBP         315         491,388   

Gramercy Park CLO Ltd., Series 2012-1AR,
Class DR, 5.79%, 7/17/23 (a)(b)

     USD         1,000         994,883   

Great Wolf Trust:

        

Series 2015-WFMZ, Class M,
7.18%, 5/15/32 (a)(b)

        1,700         1,691,500   

Series 2015-WOLF, Class D,
3.69%, 5/15/34 (a)(b)

        7,275         7,276,761   

Series 2015-WOLF, Class XCP,
0.51%, 5/15/18 (a)(b)

        429,000         5,877,300   

GSAA Home Equity Trust:

        

Series 2005-10, Class M4,
0.84%, 6/25/35 (b)

        3,250         2,964,224   

Series 2006-18, Class AF6,
5.68%, 11/25/36 (c)

        5,211         2,819,557   

GSAMP Trust:

        

Series 2006-HE6, Class A4,
0.43%, 8/25/36 (b)

        3,197         2,447,454   

Series 2006-NC1, Class A3,
0.48%, 2/25/36 (b)

        8,500         7,383,193   

Highbridge Loan Management Ltd.:

        

Series 4A-2014, Class B,
3.29%, 7/28/25 (a)(b)

        1,750         1,718,858   

Series 5A-2015, Class B1,
2.64%, 1/29/26 (a)(b)

        7,000         6,994,750   

Series 5A-2015, Class C1,
3.49%, 1/29/26 (a)(b)

        6,000         5,929,500   

Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust:

        

Series 2005-C, Class M1,
0.67%, 10/25/35 (b)

        8,000         7,128,856   

Series 2006-A, Class A4,
0.49%, 3/25/36 (b)

        3,263         2,105,620   

ING Investment Management CLO Ltd.,
Series 2013-2A, Class A1,
1.45%, 4/25/25 (a)(b)

        3,500         3,471,205   

Invitation Homes Trust:

        

Series 2013-SFR1, Class A,
1.40%, 12/17/30 (a)(b)

        1,965         1,960,106   

Series 2014-SFR2, Class E,
3.60%, 9/17/31 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,478,961   

Series 2015-SFR3, Class D,
2.93%, 8/17/32 (a)(b)

        10,000         9,847,950   

Series 2015-SFR3, Class E,
3.93%, 8/17/32 (a)(b)

        7,500         7,382,063   

Jamestown CLO I Ltd., Series 2012-1A, Class C, 4.28%, 11/05/24 (a)(b)

        2,300         2,282,299   

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust:

        

Series 2006-NC1, Class A5,
0.46%, 4/25/36 (b)

        8,000         6,915,024   

Series 2006-WF1, Class A5,
6.41%, 7/25/36 (c)

        5,893         3,549,413   

LCM XVIII LP, Series 18A, Class C1,
3.44%, 4/20/27 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,483,335   

Lehman XS Trust, Series 2007-1, Class 2A1, 5.47%, 2/25/37 (b)

        3,651         3,403,734   
Asset-Backed Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Logis_15-1X, 1.85%, 8/20/18

     GBP         300       $ 468,494   

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust:

        

Series 2006-1, Class 1A,
0.41%, 2/25/36 (b)

     USD         22,199         17,391,440   

Series 2006-4, Class 1A,
0.34%, 5/25/36 (b)

        43,120         24,738,084   

Madison Park Funding IX Ltd.:

        

Series 2012-9AR, Class AR,
1.57%, 8/15/22 (a)(b)

        3,750         3,748,024   

Series 2012-9AR, Class B2R,
2.31%, 8/15/22 (a)

        2,500         2,507,162   

Madison Park Funding XI Ltd., Series 2013-11A, Class D, 3.79%, 10/23/25 (a)(b)

        5,000         4,857,100   

Madison Park Funding XIII Ltd., Series 2014-13A, Class C, 3.04%, 1/19/25 (a)(b)

        1,000         991,371   

Madison Park Funding XV Ltd., Series 2014-15A, Class B1, 3.55%, 1/27/26 (a)(b)

        1,450         1,457,372   

Madison Park Funding XVI Ltd.:

        

Series 2015-16A, Class A2A,
2.50%, 4/20/26 (a)(b)

        4,750         4,765,675   

Series 2015-16A, Class B,
3.30%, 4/20/26 (a)(b)

        1,000         1,001,300   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust,
Series 2006-HE1, Class M1,
0.58%, 12/25/36 (b)

        1,500         1,238,586   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2007-1XS, Class 2A3,
5.92%, 9/25/46 (b)(c)

        918         538,534   

Muir Woods CLO Ltd., Series 2012-1A, Class B, 2.89%, 9/14/23 (a)(b)

        2,000         2,000,276   

Neuberger Berman CLO XV Ltd.,
Series 2013-15A, Class D,
3.54%, 10/15/25 (a)(b)

        2,500         2,364,981   

Neuberger Berman CLO XVII Ltd.,
Series 2014-18A, Class B,
3.43%, 11/14/25 (a)(b)

        3,000         2,998,116   

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust,
Series 2014-B, Class A3, 1.11%, 5/15/19

        2,430         2,430,668   

Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables,
Series 2015-A, Class A2, 1.44%, 1/15/20

        2,770         2,770,615   

Oak Hill Credit Partners V Ltd., Series 2007-5A, Class C, 5.29%, 4/16/21 (a)(b)

        4,000         4,012,604   

Oaktree EIF II Ltd.:

        

Series 2014-A2, Class B,
2.57%, 11/15/25 (a)(b)

        7,000         6,961,247   

Series 2014-A2, Class C,
3.47%, 11/15/25 (a)(b)

        4,000         3,976,924   

Series 2015-B1A, Class A,
1.91%, 2/15/26 (a)(b)

        14,625         14,625,000   

Series 2015-B1A, Class B,
2.66%, 2/15/26 (a)(b)

        4,900         4,871,708   

Series 2015-B1A, Class C,
3.46%, 2/15/26 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,481,891   

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc.:

        

Series 1998-D, Class M1,
7.42%, 1/15/29 (a)

        1,294         1,291,598   

Series 2001-D, Class A3,
5.90%, 9/15/22 (b)

        693         545,800   

Series 2002-B, Class A4,
7.09%, 6/15/32 (b)

        161         172,979   

OCP CLO Ltd.:

        

Series 2015-8A, Class A1,
1.80%, 4/17/27 (a)(b)

        4,750         4,732,527   

Series 2015-8A, Class A2A,
2.37%, 4/17/27 (a)(b)

        5,250         5,199,508   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

24    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Asset-Backed Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Octagon Investment Partners XIV Ltd.,
Series 2012-1A, Class C, 4.17%, 1/15/24 (a)(b)

     USD         2,000       $ 1,999,718   

Octagon Investment Partners XV Ltd.,
Series 2013-1A, Class D, 3.84%, 1/19/25 (a)(b)

        4,000         3,880,141   

Octagon Investment Partners XVI Ltd.,
Series 2013-1A, Class D, 3.52%, 7/17/25 (a)(b)

        500         476,296   

Octagon Investment Partners XVII Ltd.,
Series 2013-1A, Class D, 3.48%, 10/25/25 (a)(b)

        1,000         941,719   

Octagon Investment Partners XX Ltd.,
Series 2014-1A, Class A, 1.72%, 8/12/26 (a)(b)

        5,500         5,490,393   

Octagon Investment Partners XXII Ltd.:

        

Series 2014-1A, Class B2,
2.47%, 11/22/25 (a)(b)

        5,500         5,501,509   

Series 2014-1A, Class C1,
3.42%, 11/22/25 (a)(b)

        2,000         1,990,034   

OHA Credit Partners VI Ltd.:

        

Series 2012-6A, Class B1,
2.67%, 5/15/23 (a)(b)

        3,000         3,012,985   

Series 2012-6A, Class C1,
3.42%, 5/15/23 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,499,931   

OHA Intrepid Leveraged Loan Fund Ltd.,
Series 2011-1AR, Class AR,
1.21%, 4/20/21 (a)(b)

        926         925,473   

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust:

        

Series 2014-2A, Class A, 2.47%, 9/18/24 (a)

        3,990         4,011,227   

Series 2014-2A, Class B, 3.02%, 9/18/24 (a)

        3,990         4,019,127   

Series 2015-1A, Class A, 3.19%, 3/18/26 (a)

        7,225         7,318,419   

Series 2015-2A, Class A, 2.57%, 7/18/25 (a)

        1,000         1,000,570   

OZLM Funding III Ltd., Series 2013-3A, Class C, 4.07%, 1/22/25 (a)(b)

        3,500         3,462,509   

OZLM Funding IV Ltd., Series 2013-4A, Class C, 3.78%, 7/22/25 (a)(b)

        1,250         1,187,452   

OZLM Funding Ltd.:

        

Series 2012-1A, Class DR,
6.99%, 7/22/27 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,490,625   

Series 2012-2A, Class B,
3.50%, 10/30/23 (a)(b)

        1,000         998,189   

OZLM IX Ltd., Series 2014-9A, Class B,
3.58%, 1/20/27 (a)(b)

        1,000         1,002,951   

OZLM VII Ltd., Series 2014-7A, Class A2A,
2.34%, 7/17/26 (a)(b)

        1,600         1,575,796   

OZLM VIII Ltd., Series 2014-8A, Class B,
3.17%, 10/17/26 (a)(b)

        2,500         2,487,859   

OZLM XI Ltd.:

        

Series 2015-11A, Class A1A,
1.82%, 1/30/27 (a)(b)

        15,000         15,000,690   

Series 2015-11A, Class B,
3.27%, 1/30/27 (a)(b)

        1,000         999,312   

OZLM XII Ltd.:

        

Series 2015-12A, Class A1,
1.74%, 4/30/27 (a)(b)

        2,750         2,735,294   

Series 2015-12A, Class A2,
2.28%, 4/30/27 (a)(b)

        3,750         3,697,604   

OZLM XIII Ltd.:

        

Series 2015-13A, Class B,
2.98%, 7/30/27 (a)(b)

        4,600         4,532,840   

Series 2015-13A, Class C,
4.78%, 7/30/27 (a)(b)

        1,000         1,000,000   

Series 2015-13A, Class D,
5.73%, 7/30/27 (a)(b)

        1,000         928,400   
Asset-Backed Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

OZML Funding Ltd., Series 2012-1A, Class BR,
6.99%, 7/22/27

     USD         2,000       $   2,000,000   

Palmer Square CLO Ltd.:

        

Series 2014-1A, Class B,
2.72%, 10/17/22 (a)(b)

        2,000         1,955,379   

Series 2014-1A, Class C,
4.02%, 10/17/22 (a)(b)

        1,250         1,230,772   

Pinnacle Park CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class C, 3.39%, 4/15/26 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,499,947   

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2013-1A, Class B, 1.74%, 5/15/19 (a)

        2,500         2,510,310   

Progress Residential Trust:

        

Series 2014-SFR1, Class E,
4.34%, 10/17/31 (a)(b)

        4,000         4,038,716   

Series 2015-SFR1, Class E,
4.19%, 2/17/32 (a)(b)

        500         503,097   

Race Point V CLO Ltd., Series 2011-5AR, Class ER, 6.29%, 12/15/22 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,513,240   

Race Point VIII CLO Ltd., Series 2013-8A, Class A, 1.53%, 2/20/25 (a)(b)

        3,500         3,486,000   

Regatta Funding LP, Series 2013-2A, Class C,
4.29%, 1/15/25 (a)(b)

        1,750         1,712,354   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust:

        

Series 2012-5, Class D, 3.30%, 9/17/18

        2,500         2,554,995   

Series 2012-AA, Class C,
1.78%, 11/15/18 (a)

        4,980         5,005,368   

Series 2013-3, Class C, 1.81%, 4/15/19

        1,000         1,005,600   

Series 2013-A, Class C, 3.12%, 10/15/19 (a)

        2,150         2,192,710   

Series 2014-4, Class D, 3.10%, 11/16/20

        2,000         2,032,304   

Series 2014-S3, Class R, 1.43%, 2/19/19 (a)

        1,256         1,259,161   

SG Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-OPT2, Class A3C, 0.34%, 10/25/36 (b)

        5,100         2,630,208   

Sheridan Square CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A1, 1.34%, 4/15/25 (a)(b)

        6,700         6,612,820   

Silvermore CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class A1, 1.72%, 5/15/26 (a)(b)

        2,000         1,991,776   

SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust,
Series 2005-B, Class A2,
0.47%, 3/15/23 (b)

        938         933,204   

SLM Private Education Loan Trust:

        

Series 2011-B, Class A2, 3.74%, 2/15/29 (a)

        1,350         1,416,560   

Series 2012-C, Class A2, 3.31%, 10/15/46 (a)

        2,810         2,891,484   

Series 2012-E, Class A2A,
2.09%, 6/15/45 (a)

        5,050         5,087,830   

Series 2013-A, Class A2A,
1.77%, 5/17/27 (a)

        525         522,104   

Series 2013-B, Class A2A,
1.85%, 6/17/30 (a)

        815         808,261   

Series 2013-B, Class A2B,
1.29%, 6/17/30 (a)(b)

        1,455         1,455,000   

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC, Series 2014-A, Class A2, 3.02%, 10/25/27 (a)

        1,218         1,242,654   

Sound Point CLO I Ltd., Series 2012-1A, Class C, 3.59%, 10/20/23 (a)(b)

        1,000         1,000,170   

Sound Point CLO IX Ltd.:

        

Series 2015-2A, Class D,
4.02%, 7/20/27 (a)(b)

        1,000         944,000   

Series 2015-2A, Class E,
5.97%, 7/20/27 (a)(b)

        1,000         921,200   

Sound Point CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class C, 3.29%, 4/16/27 (a)

        1,000         983,915   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    25


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Asset-Backed Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Sound Point CLO VII Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class A, 1.79%, 1/23/27 (a)(b)

     USD         4,250       $ 4,241,500   

Soundview Home Loan Trust:

        

Series 2006-EQ1, Class A3,
0.35%, 10/25/36 (b)

        19,202         17,527,886   

Series 2007-NS1, Class A4,
0.49%, 1/25/37 (b)

        35,445         23,335,464   

Symphony CLO Ltd.:

        

Series 2012-10AR, Class AR,
1.56%, 7/23/23 (a)(b)

        1,000         997,950   

Series 2012-10AR, Class CR,
3.14%, 7/23/23 (a)(b)

        2,500         2,500,493   

Symphony CLO VII Ltd., Series 2011-7A, Class E, 3.89%, 7/28/21 (a)(b)

        1,250         1,239,981   

Symphony CLO XI Ltd., Series 2013-11A, Class C, 3.44%, 1/17/25 (a)(b)

        6,000         5,959,223   

Symphony CLO XII Ltd., Series 2013-12A, Class A, 1.47%, 10/15/25 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,494,507   

Symphony CLO XV Ltd., Series 2014-15A, Class A, 1.74%, 10/17/26 (a)(b)

        15,000         14,992,902   

Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust,
Series 2014-1, Class A, 1.61%, 11/15/20

        3,140         3,153,618   

TAGUS-Sociedade de Titularizacao de Creditos SA/Volta II Electricity Receivables, Series 2,
Class SNR, 2.98%, 2/16/18

     EUR         275         305,457   

TICP CLO I Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class A1,
1.80%, 4/26/26 (a)(b)

     USD         2,000         1,989,293   

TICP CLO III Ltd.:

        

Series 2014-3A, Class A,
1.71%, 1/20/27 (a)(b)

        4,000         3,997,986   

Series 2014-3A, Class B1,
2.52%, 1/20/27 (a)(b)

        5,000         4,999,830   

Series 2014-3A, Class C,
3.42%, 1/20/27 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,498,865   

TICP CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class A,
1.88%, 7/20/27 (a)(b)

        2,250         2,248,605   

Tyron Park CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class C, 3.79%, 7/15/25 (a)(b)

        1,250         1,211,441   

Venture XIX CLO Ltd.:

        

Series 2014-19A, Class A,
1.89%, 1/15/27 (a)(b)

        2,350         2,355,473   

Series 2014-19A, Class B,
2.74%, 1/15/27 (a)(b)

        2,500         2,489,721   

Series 2014-19A, Class C,
3.59%, 1/15/27 (a)(b)

        3,000         3,000,000   

Venture XX CLO Ltd.:

        

Series 2015-20A, Class B1,
2.38%, 4/15/27 (a)(b)

        6,500         6,490,250   

Series 2015-20A, Class C,
3.43%, 4/15/27 (a)(b)

        1,100         1,100,660   

Voya CLO Ltd.:

        

Series 2012-1RA, Class CR,
3.99%, 3/14/22 (a)(b)

        3,000         2,988,962   

Series 2012-2AR, Class BR,
2.24%, 10/15/22 (a)(b)

        11,750         11,723,034   

Series 2012-2AR, Class CR,
3.24%, 10/15/22 (a)(b)

        2,500         2,500,030   

Series 2012-3AR, Class AR,
1.61%, 10/15/22 (a)(b)

        1,000         997,993   

Series 2013-2A, Class C,
3.80%, 4/25/25 (a)(b)

        1,000         969,351   

Series 2014-4A, Class A1,
1.67%, 10/14/26 (a)(b)

        5,000         4,997,606   

Series 2014-4A, Class A2A,
2.57%, 10/14/26 (a)(b)

        2,000         2,003,409   

Series 2014-4A, Class B,
3.52%, 10/14/26 (a)(b)

        1,800         1,794,543   

Series 2015-1A, Class A2,
2.38%, 4/18/27 (a)(b)

        5,750         5,744,250   
Asset-Backed Securities          

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Wachovia Asset Securitization Issuance II LLC Trust, Series 2007-HE1, Class A,
0.33%, 7/25/37 (a)(b)

     USD        6,599       $ 5,857,654   

WaMu Asset-Backed Certificates Trust,
Series 2007-HE3, Class 2A5,
0.44%, 5/25/47 (b)

       9,235         6,173,276   

Ziggurat CLO I Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class A1, 1.87%, 10/17/26 (a)(b)

             4,000         4,004,000   

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 8.1%

                      975,154,155   
       
Common Stocks           Shares          

Aerospace & Defense — 0.1%

       

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

       4,176         482,161   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

       13,742         2,845,968   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

       17,981         3,110,893   

Raytheon Co.

       15,819         1,725,695   

United Technologies Corp.

       89,035         8,931,101   
       

 

 

 
                        17,095,818   

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%

       

Deutsche Post AG, Registered Shares

       479,131         14,481,864   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

       146,775         15,023,889   
       

 

 

 
                        29,505,753   

Airlines — 0.0%

       

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (d)

       39,964         542,918   

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

       62,100         2,342,975   
       

 

 

 
                        2,885,893   

Auto Components — 0.0%

       

The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.

             16,200         320,389   

Automobiles — 0.1%

       

China Motor Corp.

       506,000         367,999   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., H Shares

       30,000         34,509   

Ford Motor Co.

       35,714         529,639   

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

       133,014         5,559,359   
       

 

 

 
                        6,491,506   

Banks — 1.5%

       

AMMB Holdings Bhd

       19,100         27,901   

Axis Bank Ltd.

       334,218         2,986,668   

Banco de Chile

       41,961,945         4,492,455   

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

       1,853,966         1,794,567   

Bank of China Ltd., H Shares

       7,377,000         4,031,070   

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

       290,500         1,170,088   

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., H Shares (d)

       340,000         242,354   

China Construction Bank Corp., H Shares

       11,947,000         9,745,964   

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., H Shares

       408,000         291,770   

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

       356,146         9,284,726   

Credicorp Ltd.

       23,650         3,119,435   

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

       689,900         10,156,861   

DnB ASA

       557,367         9,086,446   

HSBC Holdings PLC

       724,052         6,520,544   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., H Shares

       24,664,000         16,943,872   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

       2,836,364         9,850,073   

Itau UniBanco Holding SA — ADR, Preference Shares

       1,190,819         10,336,307   

Kasikornbank Pcl — NVDR

       384,300         1,938,200   

Komercni Banka AS

       10,614         2,373,014   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

       17,486,836         22,771,446   

M&T Bank Corp.

       87,875         11,524,806   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

26    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

National Bank of Canada

     182,833       $ 6,394,297   

Nordea Bank AB

     635,597         7,913,711   

Siam Commercial Bank Pcl — NVDR

     342,700         1,477,394   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, A Shares

     297,058         4,546,269   

U.S. Bancorp

     237,510         10,737,827   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     188,662         10,917,870   
     

 

 

 
                180,675,935   

Beverages — 0.8%

     

Ambev SA

     29,000         163,890   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

     100,256         11,978,750   

The Coca-Cola Co.

     805,461         33,088,338   

Diageo PLC

     930,384         26,081,149   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     11,944         958,148   

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV — ADR

     54,518         4,941,512   

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

     7,949         565,492   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     190,835         18,386,952   

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

     1,500         63,363   
     

 

 

 
                96,227,594   

Building Products — 0.1%

     

Assa Abloy AB

     274,680         5,577,333   

Capital Markets — 0.1%

     

BlackRock, Inc. (e)

     6,319         2,125,206   

CETIP SA — Mercados Organizados

     405,823         4,200,519   

Invesco Ltd.

     22,066         851,748   

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

     961,298         7,040,063   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     13,289         1,024,981   
     

 

 

 
                15,242,517   

Chemicals — 0.3%

     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     10,397         1,481,676   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     33,495         1,982,904   

The Chemours Co.

     9,276         101,296   

The Dow Chemical Co.

     59,304         2,790,846   

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     46,381         2,586,205   

Givaudan SA, Registered Shares

     10,491         19,514,804   

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

     20,800         1,951,664   

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

     97,000         538,090   

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA — ADR

     105,046         1,419,171   

Syngenta AG, Registered Shares

     19,995         8,237,356   

Toray Industries, Inc.

     23,000         183,020   
     

 

 

 
                40,787,032   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.0%

     

Cleanaway Co. Ltd.

     349,000         1,679,701   

Park24 Co. Ltd.

     20,600         374,562   

Republic Services, Inc.

     12,521         532,518   
     

 

 

 
                2,586,781   

Communications Equipment — 0.1%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     261,493         7,431,631   

Harris Corp.

     6,419         532,392   
     

 

 

 
                7,964,023   

Construction & Engineering — 0.2%

     

CTCI Corp.

     164,000         248,944   

Spie Promesses SA (d)

     249,643         4,946,032   

Vinci SA

     221,497         14,195,278   
     

 

 

 
                19,390,254   

Construction Materials — 0.0%

     

Asia Cement Corp.

     173,000         189,745   

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., H Shares

     564,000         426,758   

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

     1,248,000         649,732   
Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Construction Materials (concluded)

     

Siam City Cement Pcl — NVDR

     142,721       $ 1,481,738   

Taiwan Cement Corp.

     521,000         564,041   
     

 

 

 
                3,312,014   

Containers & Packaging — 0.1%

     

DS Smith Plc

     967,629         6,044,074   

Packaging Corp. of America

     5,123         362,657   

WestRock Co.

     13,361         842,545   
     

 

 

 
                7,249,276   

Distributors — 0.1%

     

Genuine Parts Co.

     189,681         16,872,125   

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%

     

H&R Block, Inc.

     403,468         13,431,450   

Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%

     

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV

     2,159,684         3,871,012   

CME Group, Inc.

     16,359         1,571,118   

FirstRand Ltd.

     434,730         1,878,055   

IG Group Holdings PLC

     608,816         7,104,138   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     193,675         7,878,262   
     

 

 

 
                22,302,585   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.2%

     

AT&T, Inc.

     569,363         19,779,671   

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

     2,098,407         3,869,972   

BT Group PLC

     2,183,982         15,805,441   

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

     160,000         224,559   

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

     574,000         1,784,680   

Deutsche Telekom AG

     883,839         15,981,958   

Inmarsat PLC

     359,815         4,982,647   

Koninklijke KPN NV

     3,640,562         14,384,146   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     291,600         11,230,314   

PCCW Ltd.

     1,620,000         969,459   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

     1,849,100         5,522,566   

Telecom Italia SpA (d)

     907,396         1,202,396   

Telefonica Brasil SA, Preference Shares

     31,300         411,367   

Telefonica SA

     136,267         2,090,160   

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

     12,854,500         2,789,701   

TELUS Corp.

     454,369         15,512,158   

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS

     62,342         154,781   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     573,021         26,814,189   
     

 

 

 
                143,510,165   

Electric Utilities — 0.6%

     

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     25,003         1,414,420   

CEZ AS

     8,301         200,900   

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

     111,000         965,219   

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

     50,100         137,104   

CLP Holdings Ltd.

     123,000         1,044,581   

Duke Energy Corp.

     36,250         2,690,475   

Edison International

     16,702         1,002,287   

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

     3,305,063         12,224,602   

Endesa SA

     77,386         1,625,734   

Enel SpA

     3,414,453         16,044,329   

Entergy Corp.

     9,324         662,190   

Eversource Energy

     16,309         810,883   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     22,749         2,393,195   

OGE Energy Corp.

     10,090         300,278   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     5,594         345,206   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

     643,500         6,061,424   

PPL Corp.

     34,176         1,087,139   

The Southern Co.

     297,974         13,328,377   

SSE PLC

     99,383         2,351,296   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    27


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio  
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Electric Utilities (concluded)

     

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA

     55,000       $ 334,117   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     26,021         902,148   
     

 

 

 
                65,925,904   

Electrical Equipment — 0.0%

     

Eaton Corp. PLC

     23,867         1,445,863   

Emerson Electric Co.

     35,143         1,818,650   
     

 

 

 
                3,264,513   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.2%

  

Citizen Holdings Co. Ltd.

     648,400         4,325,733   

Delta Electronics, Inc.

     266,000         1,308,447   

Hexagon AB

     216,359         6,991,043   

Hitachi Ltd.

     39,000         252,673   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

     801,000         2,303,542   

Simplo Technology Co. Ltd.

     465,000         1,913,788   

Synnex Technology International Corp.

     1,329,000         1,601,032   

Tripod Technology Corp.

     1,302,000         2,048,789   

WPG Holdings Ltd.

     153,000         173,855   

Yageo Corp.

     1,978,732         2,824,150   

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

     340,000         1,054,733   
     

 

 

 
                24,797,785   

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.0%

     

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

     5,972         131,085   

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     5,445         314,394   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     21,032         886,078   
     

 

 

 
                1,331,557   

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.4%

     

Aeon Co. Ltd.

     112,700         1,722,142   

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao

     7,200         156,514   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     10,709         1,556,018   

CVS Health Corp.

     21,227         2,387,401   

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A

     6,114         413,257   

FamilyMart Co. Ltd.

     43,100         2,082,936   

The Jean Coutu Group PJC, Inc.

     4,999         78,778   

The Kroger Co.

     35,280         1,384,387   

Lawson, Inc.

     73,200         5,444,716   

Magnit PJSC — GDR

     171,710         9,315,267   

President Chain Store Corp.

     58,000         421,827   

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

     463,000         352,449   

Sysco Corp.

     120,213         4,364,934   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     236,965         17,056,741   

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

     3,706         134,898   
     

 

 

 
                46,872,265   

Food Products — 0.6%

     

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

     7,000         160,982   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     59,035         2,799,440   

Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT

     444,300         658,971   

BRF SA

     41,200         860,712   

Bunge Ltd.

     40,437         3,228,894   

Campbell Soup Co.

     23,937         1,180,333   

General Mills, Inc.

     280,314         16,317,078   

The Hershey Co.

     2,014         187,080   

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

     1,281,700         577,547   

JBS SA

     229,700         1,026,420   

The JM Smucker Co.

     14,323         1,599,736   

Kellogg Co.

     42,022         2,780,596   

The Kraft Heinz Co.

     30,129         2,394,352   

Nestlé SA, Registered Shares

     248,864         18,826,582   

Tate & Lyle PLC

     30,989         263,746   

Unilever PLC

     265,579         12,046,629   

Want Want China Holdings Ltd. (f)

     4,511,000         4,673,524   
Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Food Products (concluded)

     

WH Group Ltd. (d)

     139,000       $ 89,033   

Wilmar International Ltd.

     468,100         1,091,553   
     

 

 

 
                70,763,208   

Gas Utilities — 0.0%

     

Xinao Gas Holdings Ltd.

     32,000         212,363   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.0%

     

Baxter International, Inc.

     67,370         2,700,190   

William Demant Holding (d)

     299         22,772   
     

 

 

 
                2,722,962   

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.4%

     

Aetna, Inc.

     8,127         918,107   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     130,746         13,826,390   

Anthem, Inc.

     58,934         9,091,748   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     116,949         9,938,326   

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

     47,002         138,686   

Omnicare, Inc.

     9,508         920,850   

Patterson Cos., Inc.

     6,283         315,155   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     75,078         5,541,507   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     73,932         8,975,345   
     

 

 

 
                49,666,114   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.3%

     

Berjaya Sports Toto BHD

     425,500         370,463   

Carnival Corp.

     21,272         1,133,585   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     20,472         1,147,251   

McDonald’s Corp.

     283,396         28,299,925   

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

     186,400         394,965   

OPAP SA

     116,608         924,863   

Sands China Ltd.

     1,172,000         5,172,360   

SJM Holdings Ltd.

     270,000         312,688   
     

 

 

 
                37,756,100   

Household Durables — 0.1%

     

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

     160,040         8,404,620   

Garmin Ltd.

     5,821         243,958   

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     6,997         334,527   
     

 

 

 
                8,983,105   

Household Products — 0.4%

     

The Clorox Co.

     53,817         6,024,275   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     44,143         3,002,607   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     57,042         6,558,119   

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, A Shares

     3,238,964         7,520,226   

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     138,335         10,610,295   

Svenska Cellulosa AB - B Shares

     334,323         9,512,982   

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

     30,600         90,486   
     

 

 

 
                43,318,990   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%

  

AES Tiete SA, Preference Shares

     92,600         491,404   

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

     572,000         1,469,215   

Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo, B Shares, Preference Shares

     56,100         310,652   

Huaneng Power International, Inc., H Shares

     716,000         867,650   
     

 

 

 
                3,138,921   

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%

     

Alliance Global Group, Inc.

     6,822,800         3,369,993   

CITIC Ltd.

     297,000         531,899   

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

     17,340         16,338   

General Electric Co.

     481,322         12,562,504   

NWS Holdings Ltd.

     60,000         90,187   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

28    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Industrial Conglomerates (concluded)

     

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

     8,500       $ 22,109   
     

 

 

 
                16,593,030   

Insurance — 1.3%

     

ACE Ltd.

     10,303         1,120,657   

Aflac, Inc.

     43,764         2,803,084   

The Allstate Corp.

     64,155         4,423,487   

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (d)

     2,681         191,316   

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     8,533         404,720   

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

     15,817         311,709   

Aviva PLC

     2,031,058         16,514,850   

AXA SA

     529,630         13,947,917   

AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd.

     151,746         8,734,500   

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

     377,823         3,558,694   

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

     797,000         1,288,184   

The Chubb Corp.

     30,100         3,742,333   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     7,889         435,552   

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     35,046         6,417,624   

FNF Group

     13,123         512,978   

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered Shares

     11,239         6,167,265   

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

     167,442         4,545,479   

Intact Financial Corp.

     11,450         789,685   

Legal & General Group PLC

     1,907,776         7,759,332   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, Registered Shares

     16,876         3,101,442   

PartnerRe Ltd.

     81,275         11,050,149   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     15,142         840,532   

The Progressive Corp.

     44,434         1,355,237   

Prudential PLC

     430,799         10,134,703   

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

     55,643         5,970,494   

Sampo Oyj, A Shares

     226,426         11,203,711   

Sanlam Ltd.

     993,172         5,246,977   

SCOR SE

     5,289         202,677   

Torchmark Corp.

     14,847         914,724   

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

     16,540         1,755,225   

Unipolsai SpA

     38,064         98,910   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

     61,997         18,878,685   
     

 

 

 
                154,422,832   

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.0%

     

GS Home Shopping, Inc.

     4,054         702,319   

IT Services — 0.1%

     

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     24,411         1,947,265   

Infosys Ltd. — ADR

     175,469         2,967,181   

International Business Machines Corp.

     51,429         8,330,984   

Paychex, Inc.

     16,816         780,262   

The Western Union Co.

     26,372         533,769   
     

 

 

 
                14,559,461   

Leisure Products — 0.1%

     

Hasbro, Inc.

     5,659         445,590   

Mattel, Inc.

     716,840         16,637,856   
     

 

 

 
                17,083,446   

Machinery — 0.2%

     

Atlas Copco AB, A Shares

     242,565         6,633,912   

Deere & Co.

     33,135         3,133,577   

Kone OYJ, Class B

     302,315         12,687,097   

MAN SE

     8,510         887,345   

Marcopolo SA, Preference Shares

     2,011,441         1,351,163   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     8,096         854,047   

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

     534,600         501,790   
     

 

 

 
                26,048,931   

Media — 0.6%

     

BEC World Pcl — NVDR

     3,487,100         3,560,861   
Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Media (concluded)

     

Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A

     10,020       $ 282,764   

Eutelsat Communications SA

     227,384         6,929,850   

Lagardere SCA

     178,127         5,327,168   

Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT

     11,838,451         1,788,272   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     12,669         925,851   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Registered Shares

     35,529         1,816,357   

Reed Elsevier NV

     1,159,092         19,290,820   

Rightmove Plc

     107,862         6,128,712   

SES SA

     444,061         13,735,781   

Time Warner, Inc.

     16,767         1,476,167   

UBM PLC

     658,626         5,459,669   
     

 

 

 
                66,722,272   

Metals & Mining — 0.2%

     

China Hongqiao Group Ltd. (f)

     2,878,000         2,135,284   

China Steel Corp.

     1,099,000         786,365   

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA — ADR

     18,350         130,652   

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

     1,595,766         2,389,768   

Franco-Nevada Corp.

     51,527         2,092,047   

Fresnillo PLC

     5,931         59,823   

Goldcorp, Inc.

     129,041         1,721,731   

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

     77,143         659,958   

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

     286,000         1,035,340   

Newmont Mining Corp.

     147,529         2,533,073   

Nippon Steel Corp.

     51,000         120,466   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

     14,437         870,925   

Rio Tinto PLC

     58,199         2,251,196   

Silver Wheaton Corp.

     100,197         1,311,597   

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

     28,000         376,467   

Vale SA

     12,400         52,621   

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., H Shares

     8,264,000         2,217,293   
     

 

 

 
                20,744,606   

Multiline Retail — 0.1%

     

Dollar Tree, Inc. (d)

     470         36,653   

Kohl’s Corp.

     68,856         4,222,250   

Macy’s, Inc.

     24,458         1,689,069   

Target Corp.

     31,188         2,552,738   
     

 

 

 
                8,500,710   

Multi-Utilities — 0.1%

     

Alliant Energy Corp.

     5,612         345,194   

Atco Ltd., Class I

     2,629         78,899   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     66,697         4,241,262   

DTE Energy Co.

     9,152         736,370   

E.ON SE

     185,920         2,455,310   

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     9,340         182,223   

PG&E Corp.

     24,358         1,279,039   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     26,903         1,121,048   

RWE AG

     9,714         202,310   

SCANA Corp.

     6,867         376,312   

Sempra Energy

     12,014         1,222,785   

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     16,272         797,316   

YTL Corp. BHD

     462,400         191,029   

YTL Power International BHD

     174,400         71,598   
     

 

 

 
                13,300,695   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.0%

     

Antero Midstream Partners LP

     95,300         2,542,604   

BP PLC

     763,419         4,702,445   

Chevron Corp.

     214,350         18,965,688   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., H Shares

     1,998,000         1,505,890   

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., H Shares

     2,155,500         4,094,336   

CNOOC Ltd.

     1,092,000         1,340,035   

Coal India Ltd.

     895,631         6,125,725   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    29


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

     

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

     16,292       $ 475,401   

Columbia Pipeline Partners LP

     363,490         8,520,206   

ConocoPhillips Co.

     77,642         3,908,498   

Delek Logistics Partners LP

     184,740         7,838,518   

Dominion Midstream Partners LP (d)

     353,660         12,420,539   

Enable Midstream Partners LP

     75,360         1,232,890   

Energy Transfer Equity LP

     143,800         4,325,504   

Energy Transfer Partners LP — MLP

     123,634         6,330,061   

Enterprise Products Partners LP

     814,318         23,069,629   

EQT Midstream Partners LP

     94,086         7,412,095   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     228,714         18,116,436   

Genesis Energy LP

     208,839         9,270,363   

HollyFrontier Corp.

     26,581         1,282,799   

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

     29,500         542,237   

JX Holdings, Inc.

     479,800         2,045,280   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     192,540         6,669,586   

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

     170,000         161,794   

Lukoil PJSC — ADR

     166,508         6,893,431   

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

     266,580         18,767,232   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     56,279         3,076,773   

MarkWest Energy Partners LP

     309,408         20,247,660   

MPLX LP

     132,890         7,400,644   

Murphy Oil Corp.

     74,688         2,449,020   

NOVATEK OAO — GDR

     33,640         3,257,903   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     39,472         2,770,934   

ONEOK Partners LP

     109,265         3,539,093   

ONEOK, Inc.

     44,580         1,684,678   

PBF Logistics LP

     53,780         1,231,562   

Phillips 66

     29,392         2,336,664   

Phillips 66 Partners LP

     55,210         3,440,135   

Plains All American Pipeline LP

     254,743         10,635,520   

PTT PCL — NVDR

     503,300         4,651,597   

Rose Rock Midstream LP

     40,304         1,606,114   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares

     337,568         9,675,808   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B Shares

     851,151         24,645,064   

Shell Midstream Partners LP

     497,720         21,133,191   

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK

     17,900         168,091   

Spectra Energy Corp.

     34,345         1,039,280   

Sunoco Logistics Partners LP

     298,850         11,182,967   

Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Persero Tbk PT

     45,900         20,345   

Targa Resources Corp.

     20,090         1,776,961   

Targa Resources Partners LP

     114,350         4,281,264   

Tesoro Logistics LP

     118,264         6,201,764   

Thai Oil Pcl-Nvdr

     1,421,400         1,943,938   

TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK

     127,000         1,269,787   

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (d)

     137,234         3,565,677   

Valero Energy Corp.

     94,961         6,229,442   

Valero Energy Partners LP

     81,150         3,811,616   

The Williams Cos., Inc.

     20,570         1,079,514   

Williams Partners LP

     299,529         13,817,273   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

     129,937         3,378,577   
     

 

 

 
                362,108,078   

Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%

     

International Paper Co.

     195,678         9,367,106   

Personal Products — 0.1%

     

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

     974,000         10,886,717   

Pharmaceuticals — 2.1%

     

AbbVie, Inc.

     144,573         10,121,556   

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

     73,500         1,106,317   

AstraZeneca PLC

     615,558         41,555,325   

Baxalta, Inc. (d)

     67,370         2,211,757   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     85,143         5,588,787   

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

     752,000         999,136   

Eli Lilly & Co.

     51,226         4,329,109   
Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Pharmaceuticals (concluded)

     

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     502,734       $ 10,926,879   

Johnson & Johnson

     428,907         42,980,770   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     145,388         8,572,076   

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

     396,125         41,103,600   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     387,886         22,891,668   

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

     251,000         9,012,155   

Pfizer, Inc.

     731,867         26,391,124   

Roche Holding AG

     29,709         8,583,607   

Sanofi SA

     162,706         17,538,241   

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

     266,000         51,469   

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

     848,000         981,902   
     

 

 

 
                254,945,478   

Professional Services — 0.1%

     

SGS SA, Registered Shares

     3,202         6,108,034   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.6%

     

American Capital Agency Corp.

     86,604         1,667,993   

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

     232,640         2,314,768   

Assura PLC

     14,950,495         12,724,322   

CapitaMall Trust

     40,100         58,458   

CapitaRetail China Trust

     5,801,000         6,721,401   

Charter Hall Retail REIT

     5,313,352         16,714,088   

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. (d)

     292,582         5,521,022   

Empiric Student Property PLC

     3,447,340         5,814,207   

EPR Properties

     404,880         23,126,746   

Eurocommercial Properties NV

     372,510         16,072,564   

Federation Centres

     6,547,098         14,328,769   

Gramercy Property Trust, Inc.

     209,265         5,118,622   

Japan Rental Housing Investments, Inc.

     18,995         12,582,313   

Japan Senior Living Investment Corp. (d)(g)

     4,562         6,625,731   

Klepierre

     247,541         11,262,763   

Liberty Property Trust

     394,233         13,415,749   

The Link REIT

     1,823,500         10,720,481   

National Health Investors, Inc.

     208,631         13,613,173   

National Storage REIT

     8,655,286         10,583,215   

Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (f)

     3,594,500         6,367,048   

Prologis, Inc.

     374,880         15,223,877   

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust

     784,101         13,282,671   

Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A

     614,570         8,948,139   

SPH REIT (f)

     7,135,000         5,305,026   

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     666,580         13,091,631   

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

     4,286,310         7,900,251   

UDR, Inc.

     590,331         19,959,091   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

     45,998         12,226,465   

Vastned Retail NV

     226,340         10,288,122   

Wereldhave NV

     185,030         10,942,809   
     

 

 

 
                312,521,515   

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.7%

     

Atrium Ljungberg AB, B Shares

     872,890         12,051,027   

China Vanke Co. Ltd., H Shares

     905,900         2,152,022   

Croesus Retail Trust

     12,970,197         8,698,168   

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd. (f)

     2,170,000         1,436,455   

First Capital Realty, Inc.

     695,430         9,842,420   

Franshion Properties China Ltd.

     46,000         14,881   

Hysan Development Co. Ltd. (f)

     124,000         530,764   

Kerry Properties Ltd.

     110,000         410,635   

LEG Immobilien AG

     353,700         25,739,693   

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

     17,000         24,275   

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

     23,708         323,012   

Picton Property Income Ltd.

     6,528,826         7,544,829   

SOHO China Ltd.

     107,500         67,629   

Sponda OYJ

     3,144,843         12,502,835   

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

     11,000         140,875   
     

 

 

 
                81,479,520   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

30    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Road & Rail — 0.0%

     

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

     31,400       $ 68,907   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     15,702         1,324,150   
     

 

 

 
                1,393,057   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.4%

  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     15,970         931,530   

ASML Holding NV

     54,183         5,386,081   

Chipbond Technology Corp.

     1,938,000         2,913,283   

Himax Technologies, Inc. — ADR

     196,264         1,413,101   

Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.

     81,747         2,581,602   

Intel Corp.

     242,604         7,023,386   

Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.

     140,000         275,161   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     8,229         436,548   

Linear Technology Corp.

     149,173         6,116,093   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     14,308         487,044   

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     10,189         436,497   

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

     66,000         129,819   

Siliconware Precision Industries Co.

     320,000         363,367   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     1,110,000         4,850,713   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. — ADR

     706,370         15,617,841   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     53,698         2,683,826   

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

     705,000         827,525   

Xilinx, Inc.

     13,522         564,544   
     

 

 

 
                53,037,961   

Software — 0.3%

     

CA, Inc.

     16,798         489,410   

Microsoft Corp.

     684,004         31,942,987   

Symantec Corp.

     35,106         798,310   
     

 

 

 
                33,230,707   

Specialty Retail — 0.2%

     

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     20,170         651,289   

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. (f)

     1,206,600         1,177,115   

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     19,990         1,019,090   

GameStop Corp., Class A

     5,490         251,717   

The Gap, Inc.

     23,929         872,930   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares

     145,131         5,774,371   

Mr Price Group Ltd.

     193,755         3,858,594   

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

     128,600         11,528,960   

Staples, Inc.

     32,387         476,413   

Truworths International Ltd.

     325,915         2,202,543   
     

 

 

 
                27,813,022   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%

     

ASUSTeK Computer, Inc.

     11,000         99,411   

Brother Industries Ltd.

     3,200         44,205   

Canon, Inc.

     189,000         6,047,081   

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

     828,000         2,149,279   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     36,727         1,120,908   

Lite-On Technology Corp.

     2,633,000         2,894,230   

NetApp, Inc.

     11,794         367,383   

Pegatron Corp.

     518,000         1,455,953   

Quanta Computer, Inc.

     865,000         1,674,702   

Seagate Technology PLC

     16,859         853,065   

Wistron Corp.

     205,000         134,155   
     

 

 

 
                16,840,372   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2%

     

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

     133,000         340,920   

Belle International Holdings Ltd.

     74,000         76,936   

Coach, Inc.

     13,950         435,240   

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

     228,000         3,335,493   

HUGO BOSS AG

     84,404         10,177,120   
Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (concluded)

     

Li & Fung Ltd. (f)

     888,000       $ 686,921   

Makalot Industrial Co. Ltd.

     253,000         2,161,106   

Pandora A/S

     73,035         8,224,018   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     9,249         1,164,357   

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

     47,000         246,846   

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

     54,000         175,535   
     

 

 

 
                27,024,492   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

     

Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.

     534,128         6,142,052   

Tobacco — 1.4%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

     701,030         38,122,011   

British American Tobacco Malaysia BHD

     96,400         1,705,550   

British American Tobacco PLC

     350,878         20,833,691   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

     825,617         43,325,418   

ITC Ltd.

     778,394         3,954,598   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     422,900         16,415,564   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     308,435         26,380,446   

Reynolds American, Inc.

     214,670         18,416,541   

Souza Cruz SA

     683,433         4,840,389   
     

 

 

 
                173,994,208   

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%

     

Fastenal Co.

     14,382         602,031   

ITOCHU Corp.

     28,900         353,789   

Marubeni Corp.

     429,300         2,385,834   
     

 

 

 
                3,341,654   

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.4%

     

Atlantia SpA

     299,159         7,988,784   

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., H Shares

     3,630,000         3,737,008   

CCR SA

     1,239,177         5,508,338   

China Merchants Holdings International Co. Ltd.

     2,173,196         7,943,893   

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, B Shares

     1,087,398         8,581,080   

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV — ADR

     41,657         6,232,304   

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., H Shares

     5,332,000         6,652,161   

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., H Shares

     1,676,000         1,928,813   
     

 

 

 
                48,572,381   

Water Utilities — 0.1%

     

Aguas Andinas SA

     41,145         21,771   

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     9,093         472,018   

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

     640,000         867,880   

Severn Trent Plc

     276,171         9,494,863   
     

 

 

 
                10,856,532   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.7%

     

Advanced Info Service Pcl — NVDR

     299,000         2,120,378   

China Mobile Ltd.

     978,500         12,809,354   

China Mobile Ltd. — ADR

     88,240         5,735,600   

DiGi.Com BHD

     1,539,300         2,173,794   

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

     7,177,402         16,800,279   

KCell JSC — GDR

     81,782         564,296   

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

     464,101         16,273,787   

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

     31,297         6,716,769   

SK Telecom Co. Ltd. — ADR

     88,741         2,128,897   

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

     1,052,000         3,479,108   

Tim Participacoes SA

     55,100         150,304   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    31


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

 

Common Stocks           

Shares

     Value  

Wireless Telecommunication Services (concluded)

  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

        68,722       $ 794,523   

Vodafone Group PLC

        5,271,607         19,968,775   
        

 

 

 
                         89,715,864   

Total Common Stocks — 23.6%

                       2,858,239,282   
        
Corporate Bonds           

Par  

(000)

         

Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%

        

Boeing Capital Corp., 2.13%, 8/15/16

     USD         500         506,024   

The Boeing Co.:

        

3.75%, 11/20/16

        565         586,633   

2.35%, 10/30/21

        270         269,887   

5.88%, 2/15/40

        845         1,078,725   

DigitalGlobe, Inc., 5.25%, 2/01/21 (a)

        831         797,760   

General Dynamics Corp., 2.25%, 11/15/22

        695         661,115   

Honeywell International, Inc.:

        

4.25%, 3/01/21

        750         831,577   

5.38%, 3/01/41

        690         816,576   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.:

        

7.13%, 3/15/21

        500         529,375   

5.00%, 12/15/21 (a)

        946         972,015   

KLX, Inc., 5.88%, 12/01/22 (a)

        845         849,225   

Lockheed Martin Corp.:

        

2.13%, 9/15/16

        725         734,077   

3.60%, 3/01/35

        220         208,133   

4.07%, 12/15/42

        945         886,356   

3.80%, 3/01/45

        500         443,691   

Meccanica Holdings USA, Inc.,
6.25%, 1/15/40 (a)

        100         97,500   

Northrop Grumman Corp., 4.75%, 6/01/43

        250         256,316   

Precision Castparts Corp.:

        

2.25%, 6/15/20

        600         600,443   

4.20%, 6/15/35

        400         404,336   

Raytheon Co.:

        

4.40%, 2/15/20

        895         982,209   

4.70%, 12/15/41

        645         693,950   

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 5.25%, 3/15/22

        1,100         1,130,250   

TransDigm, Inc., 5.50%, 10/15/20

        720         718,992   

United Technologies Corp.:

        

5.38%, 12/15/17

        1,890         2,067,798   

1.78%, 5/04/18 (c)

        2,500         2,502,405   

3.10%, 6/01/22

        1,275         1,286,006   

4.50%, 6/01/42

        2,260         2,266,947   

4.15%, 5/15/45

        500         476,035   
        

 

 

 
                         23,654,356   

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.1%

        

United Parcel Service, Inc.:

        

1.13%, 10/01/17

        545         545,523   

6.20%, 1/15/38

        855         1,087,442   

WFS Global Holding SAS, 9.50%, 7/15/22

     EUR         743         855,779   

XPO Logistics, Inc.:

        

7.88%, 9/01/19 (a)

     USD         1,375         1,469,531   

5.75%, 6/15/21

     EUR         325         354,914   

6.50%, 6/15/22 (a)

     USD         2,338         2,300,007   
        

 

 

 
                         6,613,196   

Airlines — 0.1%

        

American Airlines Group, Inc.:

        

5.50%, 10/01/19 (a)

        410         419,737   

4.63%, 3/01/20 (a)

        1,042         1,018,555   

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, 6.00%, 1/15/17 (a)

        3,355         3,460,330   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Certificates,
6.13%, 4/29/18

     USD         1,185       $ 1,238,325   

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust,
9.00%, 7/08/16

        847         899,642   

Hong Kong Aviation Ltd., 7.50%, 11/04/16

     CNH         8,400         1,365,448   

SriLankan Airlines Ltd., 5.30%, 6/27/19

     USD         3,500         3,436,300   

U.S. Airways Group, Inc., 6.13%, 6/01/18

        150         156,750   

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, 3.75%, 9/03/26

        970         962,725   

Virgin Australia Trust:

        

Series 2013-1, Class A, 5.00%, 10/23/23 (a)

        1,367         1,421,689   

Series 2013-1, Class C, 7.13%, 10/23/18 (a)

        1,387         1,411,728   
        

 

 

 
                         15,791,229   

Auto Components — 0.2%

        

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., 6.63%, 10/15/22

        500         522,500   

Autodis SA, 6.50%, 2/01/19

     EUR         144         164,672   

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.:

        

8.25%, 8/15/20

     USD         150         156,750   

6.50%, 3/01/21

        800         847,000   

7.00%, 5/15/22

        375         408,281   

Lear Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/25

        500         496,250   

MPG Holdco I, Inc., 7.38%, 10/15/22

        500         531,275   

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd., 5.88%, 11/15/21 (a)

        900         900,000   

Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC, 8.00%, 11/15/18 (a)

        306         320,535   

Rhino Bondco SpA, 7.25%, 11/15/20

     EUR         590         698,470   

Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group BV, 4.13%, 7/15/21

        2,000         2,228,128   

Schaeffler Finance BV:

        

4.25%, 5/15/21 (a)

     USD         300         294,750   

4.75%, 5/15/21 (a)

        700         701,750   

4.75%, 5/15/23 (a)

        700         684,250   

3.25%, 5/15/25

     EUR         750         786,621   

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV:

        

6.88% (6.88% Cash or 7.63% PIK),
8/15/18 (h)

        1,100         1,250,357   

6.88% (6.88% Cash or 7.63% PIK),
8/15/18 (a)(h)

     USD         1,440         1,490,400   

6.25% (6.25% Cash or 6.75% PIK),
11/15/19 (a)(h)

        942         994,987   

5.75% (5.75% Cash or 6.50% PIK),
11/15/21 (h)

     EUR         1,100         1,292,736   

6.75% (6.75% Cash or 7.25% PIK),
11/15/22 (a)(h)

     USD         2,332         2,524,390   

Tenneco, Inc., 6.88%, 12/15/20

        100         104,750   

ZF North America Capital, Inc.:

        

2.25%, 4/26/19

     EUR         900         982,247   

4.00%, 4/29/20 (a)

     USD         800         807,000   

4.50%, 4/29/22 (a)

        790         778,150   

2.75%, 4/27/23

     EUR         2,400         2,517,188   

4.75%, 4/29/25 (a)

     USD         1,522         1,487,755   
        

 

 

 
                         23,971,192   

Automobiles — 0.1%

        

FCA US LLC/CG Co-Issuer, Inc., 8.25%, 6/15/21

        1,700         1,842,375   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV:

        

4.50%, 4/15/20

        810         814,050   

5.25%, 4/15/23

        2,025         2,037,656   

Ford Motor Co.:

        

7.45%, 7/16/31

        130         166,052   

4.75%, 1/15/43

        260         255,104   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

32    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Automobiles (concluded)

        

General Motors Co.:

        

3.50%, 10/02/18

     USD         1,395       $ 1,418,966   

5.20%, 4/01/45

        100         96,767   

Hyundai Capital America, 3.75%, 4/06/16 (a)

        1,177         1,196,671   

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC:

        

4.13%, 12/15/18 (a)

        250         252,500   

4.25%, 11/15/19 (a)

        200         201,000   

3.50%, 3/15/20 (a)

        850         820,250   

5.00%, 2/15/22

     GBP         287         449,761   

5.63%, 2/01/23 (a)

     USD         150         151,500   

Renault SA, 3.13%, 3/05/21

     EUR         738         879,709   

Volkswagen International Finance NV:

        

3.50% (b)(i)

        300         308,843   

4.63% (b)(i)

        305         353,389   
        

 

 

 
                         11,244,593   

Banks — 3.4%

        

ABN AMRO Bank NV, 1.80%, 6/04/18 (a)

     USD         2,000         1,999,994   

Aldesa Financial Services SA, 7.25%, 4/01/21

     EUR         865         879,687   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.:

        

1.25%, 1/10/17

     USD         1,400         1,403,616   

2.25%, 6/13/19

        730         734,893   

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, 3.63%, 4/01/19

     EUR         4,300         4,830,664   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 6.75% (b)(i)

        4,200         4,666,283   

Banco Popolare SC:

        

3.50%, 3/14/19

        1,330         1,512,022   

2.75%, 7/27/20

        650         710,650   

Banco Popular Espanol SA, 8.25% (b)(i)

        3,400         3,790,059   

Bank of America Corp.:

        

6.50%, 8/01/16

     USD         4,184         4,393,660   

3.88%, 3/22/17

        190         196,884   

1.70%, 8/25/17

        4,890         4,903,628   

6.40%, 8/28/17

        720         785,812   

6.00%, 9/01/17

        780         845,632   

5.75%, 12/01/17

        630         684,377   

2.00%, 1/11/18

        1,770         1,775,991   

5.65%, 5/01/18

        760         831,408   

2.60%, 1/15/19

        2,900         2,935,023   

2.25%, 4/21/20

        2,185         2,152,677   

5.63%, 7/01/20

        930         1,047,099   

5.00%, 5/13/21

        1,350         1,485,502   

3.30%, 1/11/23

        520         512,589   

4.13%, 1/22/24

        500         517,329   

4.00%, 4/01/24

        750         767,945   

4.20%, 8/26/24

        530         532,173   

4.00%, 1/22/25

        850         833,830   

5.88%, 2/07/42

        290         340,363   

5.00%, 1/21/44

        1,640         1,727,464   

4.88%, 4/01/44

        900         935,212   

Bank of America N.A., 5.30%, 3/15/17

        1,240         1,310,938   

Bank of India, 3.13%, 5/06/20

        665         660,279   

Bank of Ireland:

        

3.25%, 1/15/19

     EUR         580         682,959   

1.25%, 4/09/20

        320         351,339   

4.25%, 6/11/24 (b)

        6,607         7,446,099   

Bank of Montreal:

        

1.30%, 7/15/16

     USD         610         612,842   

1.40%, 9/11/17

        1,090         1,090,373   

1.80%, 7/31/18

        600         600,214   

2.38%, 1/25/19

        1,100         1,113,631   

The Bank of Nova Scotia:

        

1.38%, 7/15/16

        500         502,745   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Banks (continued)

        

1.38%, 12/18/17

     USD         1,840       $ 1,833,972   

1.70%, 6/11/18

        600         600,066   

2.05%, 10/30/18

        840         846,108   

2.80%, 7/21/21

        610         613,588   

Bankia SA:

        

3.50%, 1/17/19

     EUR         400         464,240   

4.00%, 5/22/24 (b)

        7,200         7,832,892   

Barclays Bank PLC:

        

2.50%, 2/20/19

     USD         2,000         2,023,460   

5.13%, 1/08/20

        740         824,592   

3.75%, 5/15/24

        900         911,299   

Barclays PLC:

        

2.00%, 3/16/18

        2,500         2,497,103   

4.38%, 9/11/24

        20,500         20,015,319   

BB&T Corp.:

        

4.90%, 6/30/17

        500         527,414   

1.60%, 8/15/17

        1,260         1,264,633   

2.45%, 1/15/20

        700         703,895   

The Bear Stearns Cos. LLC, 5.55%, 1/22/17

        650         686,085   

BNP Paribas SA:

        

1.25%, 12/12/16

        2,000         2,003,380   

2.38%, 9/14/17

        740         752,422   

2.40%, 12/12/18

        1,360         1,377,260   

3.25%, 3/03/23

        1,070         1,074,034   

BPCE SA:

        

1.63%, 2/10/17

        500         503,843   

1.61%, 7/25/17

        150         150,274   

2.50%, 12/10/18

        840         853,329   

2.50%, 7/15/19

        750         757,615   

4.50%, 3/15/25 (a)

        550         536,441   

5.25%, 4/16/29

     GBP         300         496,903   

Branch Banking & Trust Co.:

        

1.05%, 12/01/16

     USD         1,410         1,410,350   

2.85%, 4/01/21

        1,050         1,064,949   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
1.35%, 7/18/16

        1,200         1,206,502   

CIT Group, Inc.:

        

5.00%, 5/15/17

        1,200         1,242,000   

4.25%, 8/15/17

        1,325         1,354,813   

5.25%, 3/15/18

        550         570,625   

6.63%, 4/01/18 (a)

        890         958,975   

5.50%, 2/15/19 (a)

        3,127         3,306,803   

3.88%, 2/19/19

        900         904,500   

5.00%, 8/15/22

        1,400         1,422,750   

5.00%, 8/01/23

        605         611,050   

Citigroup, Inc.:

        

6.13%, 11/21/17

        1,000         1,095,612   

1.85%, 11/24/17

        600         601,400   

1.80%, 2/05/18

        800         798,582   

1.70%, 4/27/18

        800         793,778   

6.13%, 5/15/18

        590         654,767   

2.15%, 7/30/18

        1,500         1,505,034   

2.50%, 9/26/18

        950         961,974   

2.50%, 7/29/19

        1,100         1,103,164   

2.40%, 2/18/20

        1,000         993,550   

5.38%, 8/09/20

        970         1,087,105   

4.50%, 1/14/22

        570         614,986   

3.75%, 6/16/24

        480         481,422   

3.30%, 4/27/25

        500         483,236   

5.50%, 9/13/25

        480         525,474   

8.13%, 7/15/39

        710         1,030,791   

5.88%, 1/30/42

        490         574,476   

6.68%, 9/13/43

        350         435,487   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    33


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
     Value  

Banks (continued)

       

4.95%, 11/07/43

    USD         1,060       $ 1,118,969   

Commerzbank AG:

       

7.75%, 3/16/21

    EUR         7,800         10,506,622   

8.13%, 9/19/23 (a)

    USD         17,666         20,608,449   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia:

       

1.40%, 9/08/17

       500         501,051   

1.90%, 9/18/17

       1,345         1,360,653   

2.50%, 9/20/18

       650         664,448   

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA:

       

5.50% (b)(i)

    EUR         4,200         4,774,090   

3.38%, 1/19/17

    USD         2,180         2,248,212   

2.25%, 1/14/20

       750         747,519   

4.50%, 1/11/21

       430         469,656   

3.88%, 2/08/22

       820         858,014   

4.63%, 12/01/23

       1,150         1,189,408   

4.38%, 8/04/25

       700         703,229   

4.63%, 5/23/29

    GBP         285         462,529   

5.25%, 5/24/41

    USD         1,040         1,161,766   

5.25%, 8/04/45

       7,890         8,033,843   

Credit Agricole SA:

       

6.50% (b)(i)

    EUR         1,670         1,894,608   

2.38%, 5/20/24

       100         116,803   

2.63%, 3/17/27

       2,600         2,723,675   

Danske Bank A/S:

       

5.75% (b)(i)

       300         336,476   

5.88% (b)(i)

       4,100         4,592,879   

Deutsche Bank AG:

       

6.00%, 9/01/17

    USD         1,040         1,127,689   

2.50%, 2/13/19

       965         971,968   

3.70%, 5/30/24

       450         450,141   

2.75%, 2/17/25

    EUR         2,900         3,073,916   

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV,
4.88%, 3/06/42 (a)

    USD         590         601,060   

Development Bank of Mongolia LLC, 5.75%, 3/21/17

       3,750         3,600,000   

Fifth Third Bank:

       

1.45%, 2/28/18

       400         396,650   

2.88%, 10/01/21

       610         609,680   

HSBC Bank USA N.A., 4.88%, 8/24/20

       670         740,639   

HSBC Finance Corp.:

       

5.50%, 1/19/16

       680         694,257   

6.68%, 1/15/21

       1,000         1,167,480   

HSBC Holdings PLC:

       

5.25% (b)(i)

    EUR         4,200         4,687,603   

4.25%, 3/14/24

    USD         600         610,620   

3.00%, 6/30/25

    EUR         270         302,150   

6.50%, 5/02/36

    USD         600         719,402   

6.50%, 9/15/37

       750         900,594   

6.80%, 6/01/38

       830         1,042,431   

6.00%, 3/29/40

    GBP         430         793,890   

6.10%, 1/14/42

    USD         750         935,801   

5.25%, 3/14/44

       1,550         1,624,913   

HSBC USA, Inc.:

       

1.30%, 6/23/17

       1,010         1,012,481   

2.25%, 6/23/19

       1,000         1,000,655   

2.38%, 11/13/19

       800         799,216   

2.35%, 3/05/20

       1,000         994,259   

5.00%, 9/27/20

       380         423,502   

The Huntington National Bank, 2.00%, 6/30/18

       2,985         2,989,609   

Ibercaja Banco SA, 5.00%, 7/28/25 (b)

    EUR         3,000         3,289,312   

ICICI Bank Ltd., 6.38%, 4/30/22 (b)

    USD         3,000         3,105,000   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA:

       

2.38%, 1/13/17

       2,640         2,650,330   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Banks (continued)

        

1.13%, 3/04/22

     EUR         230       $ 244,140   

5.25%, 1/12/24

     USD         490         531,162   

5.02%, 6/26/24 (a)

        1,300         1,281,108   

2.86%, 4/23/25

     EUR         595         621,172   

3.93%, 9/15/26

        4,300         4,858,092   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

        

1.35%, 2/15/17

     USD         1,090         1,091,008   

1.80%, 1/25/18

        1,420         1,422,547   

1.70%, 3/01/18

        1,650         1,647,429   

6.30%, 4/23/19

        800         914,446   

2.20%, 10/22/19

        1,345         1,342,822   

2.25%, 1/23/20

        1,000         987,239   

4.95%, 3/25/20

        1,000         1,103,952   

4.35%, 8/15/21

        1,380         1,478,841   

3.88%, 2/01/24

        855         877,488   

3.88%, 9/10/24

        500         493,841   

3.13%, 1/23/25

        750         720,990   

4.13%, 12/15/26

        550         546,572   

6.40%, 5/15/38

        270         340,554   

5.40%, 1/06/42

        550         618,420   

5.63%, 8/16/43

        350         383,742   

4.95%, 6/01/45

        600         599,925   

Keybank N.A., 1.70%, 6/01/18

        1,505         1,502,011   

Lloyds Bank PLC:

        

1.75%, 5/14/18

        935         934,280   

10.75%, 12/16/21 (b)

     GBP         100         174,922   

3.50%, 5/14/25

        1,185         1,173,187   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.00% (b)(i)

        4,040         6,443,117   

Macquarie Bank Ltd., 10.25%, 6/20/57 (b)

     USD         3,000         3,289,680   

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.:

        

2.30%, 1/30/19

        500         503,977   

2.25%, 7/25/19

        750         753,151   

MUFG Union Bank N.A.:

        

3.00%, 6/06/16

        750         762,952   

2.25%, 5/06/19

        770         770,480   

National Australia Bank Ltd.:

        

1.30%, 7/25/16

        500         502,659   

2.63%, 7/23/20

        4,500         4,525,321   

3.00%, 1/20/23

        610         610,439   

Novo Banco SA:

        

2.63%, 5/08/17

     EUR         800         869,802   

4.75%, 1/15/18

        1,500         1,700,874   

4.00%, 1/21/19

        5,400         6,045,202   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.,
3.15%, 3/11/23 (b)

     USD         3,000         3,039,171   

PNC Bank N.A.:

        

1.30%, 10/03/16 (e)

        1,500         1,504,041   

1.13%, 1/27/17 (e)

        840         839,289   

4.88%, 9/21/17 (e)

        350         372,808   

2.25%, 7/02/19 (e)

        1,520         1,524,606   

2.70%, 11/01/22 (e)

        300         289,149   

4.20%, 11/01/25 (e)

        1,250         1,314,537   

PNC Funding Corp.:

        

4.38%, 8/11/20 (e)

        750         818,614   

3.30%, 3/08/22 (e)

        1,010         1,035,218   

Popular, Inc., 7.00%, 7/01/19

        20,625         19,800,000   

Provident Funding Associates LP/PFG Finance Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/21 (a)

        75         72,000   

Regions Financial Corp., 2.00%, 5/15/18

        1,560         1,554,727   

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., 4.25%, 1/22/20

        450         470,823   

Royal Bank of Canada:

        

1.20%, 1/23/17

        1,270         1,273,872   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

34    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Banks (continued)

        

1.40%, 10/13/17

     USD         710       $ 709,112   

1.50%, 1/16/18

        750         749,411   

2.20%, 7/27/18

        1,360         1,378,651   

Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 4.63%, 4/19/16

        3,110         3,185,990   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 5.75% (b)(i)

        4,500         4,528,125   

Société Générale SA:

        

8.25% (b)(i)

        3,120         3,338,400   

2.50%, 9/16/26 (b)

     EUR         200         217,805   

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.:

        

1.35%, 7/11/17

     USD         1,340         1,336,441   

2.50%, 7/19/18

        1,750         1,780,767   

2.25%, 7/11/19

        500         498,657   

2.45%, 1/16/20

        1,500         1,500,179   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB:

        

5.25% (b)(i)

        465         460,292   

3.13%, 7/12/16

        750         766,220   

2.88%, 4/04/17

        250         257,009   

2.25%, 6/17/19

        500         504,127   

Swedbank AB:

        

5.50% (b)(i)

        1,000         996,793   

1.60%, 3/02/18 (a)

        2,000         1,995,202   

2.20%, 3/04/20 (a)

        980         977,276   

The Toronto-Dominion Bank:

        

2.38%, 10/19/16

        1,630         1,658,976   

1.75%, 7/23/18

        655         654,685   

2.63%, 9/10/18

        1,330         1,364,642   

2.25%, 11/05/19

        1,000         1,006,305   

U.S. Bancorp:

        

2.20%, 11/15/16

        500         507,859   

1.95%, 11/15/18

        2,230         2,251,056   

3.00%, 3/15/22

        500         505,675   

3.70%, 1/30/24

        790         824,332   

U.S. Bank N.A., 2.13%, 10/28/19

        1,120         1,123,959   

UA Finance BVI Ltd., 6.90%, 5/02/18

     CNH         28,000         4,557,310   

UBS AG:

        

1.38%, 6/01/17

     USD         2,090         2,084,673   

1.80%, 3/26/18

     EUR         2,025         2,024,658   

2.35%, 3/26/20

        1,690         1,687,903   

UBS Group AG:

        

5.75% (b)(i)

        3,325         3,802,311   

6.88% (i)

        225         225,911   

7.00% (b)(i)

        900         929,515   

7.13% (b)(i)

        2,300         2,405,800   

UniCredit SpA:

        

6.95%, 10/31/22

        780         1,020,397   

5.75%, 10/28/25 (b)

        4,500         5,430,226   

Wachovia Corp.:

        

5.75%, 6/15/17

     USD         1,000         1,084,077   

5.75%, 2/01/18

        2,350         2,585,399   

Wells Fargo & Co.:

        

3.68%, 6/15/16 (c)

        650         666,138   

5.13%, 9/15/16

        950         989,657   

2.10%, 5/08/17

        1,200         1,218,662   

1.40%, 9/08/17

        700         700,920   

2.60%, 7/22/20

        820         823,849   

3.50%, 3/08/22

        1,200         1,237,493   

4.48%, 1/16/24

        800         841,338   

3.30%, 9/09/24

        500         495,685   

3.00%, 2/19/25

        455         437,748   

4.10%, 6/03/26

        500         502,779   

4.30%, 7/22/27

        470         478,338   

5.38%, 2/07/35

        540         618,459   

5.38%, 11/02/43

        850         919,046   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Banks (continued)

        

5.61%, 1/15/44

     USD         1,550       $ 1,732,051   

4.65%, 11/04/44

        460         447,989   

3.90%, 5/01/45

        580         532,425   

Westpac Banking Corp.:

        

1.20%, 5/19/17

        1,840         1,842,602   

4.88%, 11/19/19

        600         665,284   
        

 

 

 
                         412,079,342   

Beverages — 0.2%

        

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC, 5.75%, 4/01/36

        1,205         1,422,381   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.:

        

3.70%, 2/01/24

        1,130         1,160,389   

4.63%, 2/01/44

        330         339,325   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, 4.00%, 9/24/25

     GBP         480         805,476   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.:

        

1.38%, 7/15/17

     USD         1,880         1,888,971   

5.38%, 1/15/20

        1,250         1,414,481   

2.50%, 7/15/22

        825         795,383   

8.20%, 1/15/39

        350         528,507   

3.75%, 7/15/42

        250         224,865   

Brown-Forman Corp., 4.50%, 7/15/45

        400         408,401   

The Coca-Cola Co.:

        

1.15%, 4/01/18

        1,700         1,693,911   

1.65%, 11/01/18

        1,000         1,005,808   

2.50%, 4/01/23

        535         520,991   

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, 5.25%, 11/26/43

        250         279,353   

Constellation Brands, Inc.:

        

7.25%, 9/01/16

        200         211,000   

7.25%, 5/15/17

        750         813,750   

3.75%, 5/01/21

        500         499,870   

6.00%, 5/01/22

        350         386,750   

4.25%, 5/01/23

        500         500,000   

Cott Beverages, Inc.:

        

6.75%, 1/01/20 (a)

        400         416,500   

5.38%, 7/01/22

        400         391,000   

Diageo Capital PLC:

        

1.50%, 5/11/17

        1,000         1,001,563   

2.63%, 4/29/23

        480         458,177   

Diageo Investment Corp.:

        

2.88%, 5/11/22

        500         491,596   

7.45%, 4/15/35

        350         476,440   

PepsiCo, Inc.:

        

1.25%, 8/13/17

        675         675,944   

5.00%, 6/01/18

        770         843,325   

3.00%, 8/25/21

        1,250         1,280,277   

2.75%, 3/05/22

        1,270         1,260,781   

3.10%, 7/17/22

        900         915,075   

3.60%, 3/01/24

        615         634,850   

2.75%, 4/30/25

        800         769,125   

3.60%, 8/13/42

        1,375         1,235,657   

SABMiller Holdings, Inc., 2.45%, 1/15/17 (a)

        1,560         1,586,423   
        

 

 

 
                         27,336,345   

Biotechnology — 0.1%

        

Amgen, Inc.:

        

2.13%, 5/01/20

        1,250         1,229,675   

5.50%, 12/07/26

     GBP         350         648,482   

5.38%, 5/15/43

     USD         950         1,027,424   

Baxalta, Inc., 2.00%, 6/22/18 (a)

        105         104,952   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.:

        

2.35%, 2/01/20

        1,115         1,119,486   

3.50%, 2/01/25

        1,385         1,389,904   

4.80%, 4/01/44

        170         175,249   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    35


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Biotechnology (concluded)

        

4.50%, 2/01/45

     USD         1,660       $ 1,647,339   
        

 

 

 
                         7,342,511   

Building Products — 0.2%

        

Abengoa Finance SAU, 8.88%, 11/01/17 (a)

        400         382,000   

Aguila 3 SA, 7.88%, 1/31/18 (a)

        1,700         1,744,625   

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 5.63%, 4/15/21 (a)

        490         499,800   

Astaldi SpA, 7.13%, 12/01/20

     EUR         1,765         2,049,869   

Building Materials Corp. of America:

        

6.75%, 5/01/21 (a)

     USD         800         840,000   

5.38%, 11/15/24 (a)

        720         721,728   

Griffon Corp., 5.25%, 3/01/22

        375         365,625   

Hanson Ltd., 6.13%, 8/15/16

        625         650,081   

HD Supply, Inc., 5.25%, 12/15/21 (a)

        3,098         3,190,940   

Lafarge SA:

        

6.50%, 7/15/16

        450         470,736   

7.13%, 7/15/36

        75         91,646   

LSF9 Balta Issuer SA, 7.75%, 9/15/22

     EUR         600         672,063   

Masco Corp.:

        

6.13%, 10/03/16

     USD         550         577,665   

7.13%, 3/15/20

        100         116,500   

4.45%, 4/01/25

        500         501,250   

Masonite International Corp., 5.63%, 3/15/23 (a)

        360         370,800   

Nortek, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/21

        500         535,000   

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 6.50%, 2/01/22

        1,685         1,666,044   

USG Corp.:

        

9.75%, 1/15/18

        2,070         2,354,625   

5.88%, 11/01/21 (a)

        1,368         1,432,980   

5.50%, 3/01/25 (a)

        184         184,460   
        

 

 

 
                         19,418,437   

Capital Markets — 0.9%

        

1MDB Global Investments Ltd., 4.40%, 3/09/23

        3,000         2,541,612   

American Capital Ltd., 6.50%, 9/15/18 (a)

        2,463         2,543,047   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 4.00%, 10/15/23

        780         819,274   

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.:

        

2.40%, 1/17/17

        1,000         1,016,804   

2.20%, 5/15/19

        1,650         1,663,160   

2.30%, 9/11/19

        365         365,895   

2.15%, 2/24/20

        750         744,298   

3.55%, 9/23/21

        480         502,625   

3.65%, 2/04/24

        830         851,322   

The Charles Schwab Corp.:

        

4.45%, 7/22/20

        550         608,516   

3.00%, 3/10/25

        270         265,398   

Credit Suisse:

        

1.38%, 5/26/17

        3,370         3,369,710   

1.70%, 4/27/18

        2,190         2,179,372   

2.30%, 5/28/19

        1,500         1,506,345   

5.30%, 8/13/19

        750         831,815   

3.00%, 10/29/21

        580         579,302   

3.63%, 9/09/24

        2,000         2,003,074   

Credit Suisse AG, 6.50%, 8/08/23 (a)

        10,000         11,050,000   

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.,
3.00%, 5/27/22

     GBP         320         491,390   

Credit Suisse USA, Inc., 7.13%, 7/15/32

     USD         350         462,704   

Deutsche Bank AG, 1.13%, 3/17/25

     EUR         400         408,872   

E*TRADE Financial Corp., 5.38%, 11/15/22

     USD         1,108         1,155,090   

Eco-Bat Finance PLC, 7.75%, 2/15/17

     EUR         1,973         2,118,092   

Franklin Resources, Inc., 2.85%, 3/30/25

     USD         800         775,049   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

        

5.75%, 10/01/16

        800         842,208   

6.25%, 9/01/17

        3,808         4,161,740   

2.38%, 1/22/18

        2,140         2,171,471   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Capital Markets (concluded)

        

2.90%, 7/19/18

     USD         930       $ 954,781   

2.55%, 10/23/19

        630         633,755   

2.60%, 4/23/20

        1,500         1,499,527   

5.25%, 7/27/21

        1,450         1,614,094   

3.85%, 7/08/24

        2,180         2,203,945   

3.75%, 5/22/25

        395         393,941   

6.13%, 2/15/33

        970         1,166,615   

6.75%, 10/01/37

        440         526,546   

6.25%, 2/01/41

        2,120         2,545,105   

4.80%, 7/08/44

        350         355,840   

5.15%, 5/22/45

        140         138,685   

Huarong Finance II Co. Ltd., 5.50%, 1/16/25

        5,000         5,216,340   

Invesco Finance PLC:

        

3.13%, 11/30/22

        370         371,717   

4.00%, 1/30/24

        1,010         1,046,545   

KCG Holdings, Inc., 6.88%, 3/15/20 (a)

        350         332,500   

Morgan Stanley:

        

5.45%, 1/09/17

        930         981,815   

5.55%, 4/27/17

        2,700         2,880,322   

1.88%, 1/05/18

        1,000         1,003,182   

6.63%, 4/01/18

        2,726         3,053,515   

2.13%, 4/25/18

        4,020         4,049,639   

2.20%, 12/07/18

        225         227,374   

2.38%, 7/23/19

        1,000         998,041   

2.65%, 1/27/20

        2,000         2,007,368   

5.75%, 1/25/21

        2,370         2,693,142   

3.88%, 4/29/24

        860         873,302   

3.70%, 10/23/24

        1,305         1,306,813   

4.00%, 7/23/25

        365         372,153   

4.35%, 9/08/26

        550         548,992   

6.38%, 7/24/42

        1,470         1,842,616   

4.30%, 1/27/45

        665         632,161   

Northern Trust Corp., 3.38%, 8/23/21

        870         911,474   

Richtex Holdings Ltd. Via Ocean Wealth Ltd., 5.25%, 7/07/17

     CNH         5,000         809,794   

State Street Corp.:

        

4.38%, 3/07/21

     USD         500         550,335   

3.10%, 5/15/23

        1,040         1,024,864   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., 2.95%, 4/01/22

        900         898,959   

UBS AG:

        

1.38%, 8/14/17

        1,200         1,196,012   

5.88%, 12/20/17

        970         1,063,859   

5.75%, 4/25/18

        750         827,697   

4.75%, 2/12/26 (b)

     EUR         5,260         6,262,372   

Walter Investment Management Corp.,
7.88%, 12/15/21

     USD         225         210,937   

Zhongrong International Bonds 2015 Ltd.,
6.00%, 6/15/18

        1,000         991,850   
        

 

 

 
                         103,246,709   

Chemicals — 0.5%

        

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.:

        

1.20%, 10/15/17

        500         498,599   

3.35%, 7/31/24

        500         502,903   

Airgas, Inc., 2.95%, 6/15/16

        630         639,040   

Ashland, Inc.:

        

3.88%, 4/15/18

        1,212         1,249,027   

4.75%, 8/15/22

        825         832,219   

Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc./Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding,
7.38%, 5/01/21 (a)

        1,580         1,682,700   

Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC, 4.63%, 11/15/22

        50         49,125   

The Chemours Co.:

        

5.75%, 7/15/21

        2,000         2,020,000   

6.63%, 5/15/23 (a)

        1,243         1,093,840   

7.00%, 5/15/25 (a)

        841         737,717   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

36    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Chemicals (concluded)

        

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.:

        

3.63%, 1/15/21

     USD         1,065       $ 1,115,989   

6.50%, 1/15/28

        400         499,356   

4.15%, 2/15/43

        250         238,217   

Eagle Spinco, Inc., 4.63%, 2/15/21

        500         486,250   

Eastman Chemical Co.:

        

3.80%, 3/15/25

        180         177,225   

4.65%, 10/15/44

        180         171,742   

Formosa Group Cayman Ltd., 3.38%, 4/22/25

        2,000         1,911,000   

Huntsman International LLC:

        

4.88%, 11/15/20

        3,010         2,949,800   

8.63%, 3/15/21

        40         41,940   

5.13%, 4/15/21

     EUR         1,153         1,316,933   

INEOS Group Holdings SA:

        

6.13%, 8/15/18 (a)

     USD         200         203,500   

5.88%, 2/15/19 (a)

        4,620         4,660,425   

LyondellBasell Industries NV, 4.63%, 2/26/55

        290         254,798   

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.,
3.88%, 10/24/21

        700         607,250   

Monitchem HoldCo 3 SA, 5.25%, 6/15/21

     EUR         500         551,914   

Monsanto Co.:

        

2.75%, 4/15/16

     USD         605         612,363   

4.20%, 7/15/34

        695         635,553   

4.40%, 7/15/44

        835         743,253   

4.70%, 7/15/64

        150         130,163   

Platform Specialty Products Corp., 6.50%, 2/01/22 (a)

        2,071         2,143,485   

PolyOne Corp., 5.25%, 3/15/23

        400         397,000   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.:

        

4.88%, 3/30/20

        500         550,983   

3.63%, 3/15/24

        825         832,222   

5.63%, 12/01/40

        200         224,023   

PPG Industries, Inc.:

        

1.90%, 1/15/16

        175         176,039   

6.65%, 3/15/18

        230         257,711   

5.50%, 11/15/40

        335         391,285   

Praxair, Inc.:

        

4.50%, 8/15/19

        750         819,341   

2.45%, 2/15/22

        665         652,629   

3.55%, 11/07/42

        200         180,037   

PSPC Escrow Corp., 6.00%, 2/01/23

     EUR         709         791,507   

Rayonier AM Products, Inc., 5.50%, 6/01/24 (a)

     USD         400         339,000   

The Sherwin-Williams Co., 1.35%, 12/15/17

        500         498,246   

Sinochem Offshore Capital Co. Ltd., 3.25%, 4/29/19

        18,968         19,235,638   

TPC Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20 (a)

        600         538,500   

Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc., 6.38%, 5/01/22

     EUR         725         803,238   

Tronox Finance LLC:

        

6.38%, 8/15/20

     USD         700         574,000   

7.50%, 3/15/22 (a)

        275         225,500   

WR Grace & Co., 5.13%, 10/01/21 (a)

        450         454,500   

Yingde Gases Investment Ltd., 8.13%, 4/22/18

        2,500         2,337,500   
        

 

 

 
                         59,035,225   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%

        

AA Bond Co. Ltd.:

        

9.50%, 7/31/19

     GBP         373         634,190   

5.50%, 7/31/22

        535         830,259   

ACCO Brands Corp., 6.75%, 4/30/20

        100         106,000   

The ADT Corp.:

        

2.25%, 7/15/17

        350         348,687   

4.13%, 4/15/19

        575         584,344   

6.25%, 10/15/21

        925         980,500   

3.50%, 7/15/22

        650         595,153   

4.13%, 6/15/23

        75         70,125   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Commercial Services & Supplies (concluded)

        

4.88%, 7/15/42

     USD         425       $ 331,500   

Ahern Rentals, Inc., 7.38%, 5/15/23 (a)

        435         411,075   

Algeco Scotsman Global Finance PLC,
8.50%, 10/15/18 (a)

        750         699,927   

Bilbao Luxembourg SA, 10.50% (10.50% Cash or 11.25% PIK), 12/01/18 (h)

     EUR         2,273         2,628,719   

Cenveo Corp., 6.00%, 8/01/19 (a)

     USD         300         268,500   

Clean Harbors, Inc.:

        

5.25%, 8/01/20

        450         460,755   

5.13%, 6/01/21

        450         453,375   

Covanta Holding Corp., 5.88%, 3/01/24

        1,690         1,664,650   

Envision Healthcare Corp., 5.13%, 7/01/22 (a)

        325         328,250   

ERAC USA Finance LLC:

        

6.20%, 11/01/16 (a)

        407         430,383   

6.38%, 10/15/17 (a)

        470         516,175   

GCL Holdings SCA, 9.38%, 4/15/18

     EUR         1,000         1,147,671   

ICTSI Treasury BV, 4.63%, 1/16/23

     USD         1,900         1,921,375   

IVS F. SpA, 7.13%, 4/01/20

     EUR         483         559,629   

Jaguar Holding Co. II/Jaguar Merger Sub, Inc., 9.50%, 12/01/19 (a)

     USD         1,150         1,224,750   

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20

        1,211         1,259,440   

Modular Space Corp., 10.25%, 1/31/19 (a)

        3,130         2,441,400   

Royal Capital BV, 6.25% (b)(i)

        2,150         2,261,907   

Safway Group Holding LLC/Safway Finance Corp., 7.00%, 5/15/18 (a)

        3,040         3,100,800   

Tervita Corp., 8.00%, 11/15/18 (a)

        100         88,000   

West Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/22 (a)

        725         688,750   
        

 

 

 
                         27,036,289   

Communications Equipment — 0.2%

        

Cisco Systems, Inc.:

        

1.10%, 3/03/17

        1,325         1,329,669   

1.65%, 6/15/18

        900         903,694   

2.13%, 3/01/19

        1,750         1,767,717   

2.45%, 6/15/20

        600         605,615   

3.50%, 6/15/25

        320         325,096   

5.90%, 2/15/39

        820         989,322   

5.50%, 1/15/40

        450         523,039   

CommScope Technologies Finance LLC,
6.00%, 6/15/25 (a)

        1,776         1,753,800   

Harris Corp., 5.05%, 4/27/45

        115         109,458   

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.:

        

6.50%, 6/15/19

        732         803,279   

7.63%, 6/15/21

        500         553,125   

Inmarsat Finance PLC, 4.88%, 5/15/22 (a)

        1,083         1,064,047   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA:

        

7.25%, 4/01/19

        1,450         1,437,313   

7.25%, 10/15/20

        5,466         5,418,173   

7.50%, 4/01/21

        125         124,375   

5.50%, 8/01/23

        1,820         1,651,650   

Motorola Solutions, Inc., 5.50%, 9/01/44

        180         171,240   

Plantronics, Inc., 5.50%, 5/31/23 (a)

        636         645,540   

QUALCOMM, Inc.:

        

1.40%, 5/18/18

        645         637,507   

2.25%, 5/20/20

        600         592,453   

3.00%, 5/20/22

        665         646,722   

3.45%, 5/20/25

        500         473,481   

4.65%, 5/20/35

        400         373,798   

4.80%, 5/20/45

        400         361,341   

Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC, 6.00%, 5/15/17 (a)

        400         406,750   

ViaSat, Inc., 6.88%, 6/15/20

        100         105,750   
        

 

 

 
                         23,773,954   

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

        

ABB Finance USA, Inc., 4.38%, 5/08/42

        365         361,995   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    37


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Construction & Engineering (concluded)

        

Abengoa Finance SAU, 6.00%, 3/31/21

     EUR         2,409       $ 1,984,262   

Abengoa Greenfield SA, 6.50%, 10/01/19 (a)

     USD         865         683,350   

AECOM:

        

5.75%, 10/15/22 (a)

        1,050         1,065,750   

5.88%, 10/15/24 (a)

        1,032         1,047,480   

China City Construction International Co. Ltd.,
5.35%, 7/03/17

     CNH         20,000         3,198,971   

Obrascon Huarte Lain SA, 5.50%, 3/15/23

     EUR         926         938,163   

Officine Maccaferri SpA, 5.75%, 6/01/21

        1,253         1,369,831   

Pratama Agung Pte Ltd., 6.25%, 2/24/20

     USD         2,000         1,950,490   

TRI Pointe Holdings, Inc., 4.38%, 6/15/19

        760         752,400   
        

 

 

 
                         13,352,692   

Construction Materials — 0.0%

        

Cemex Finance LLC, 5.25%, 4/01/21

     EUR         1,296         1,471,724   

Cemex SAB de CV, 5.70%, 1/11/25 (a)

     USD         775         753,300   

Kerneos Corporate SAS, 5.75%, 3/01/21

     EUR         673         761,443   

Pfleiderer GmbH, 7.88%, 8/01/19

        1,555         1,780,358   

Vulcan Materials Co., 7.50%, 6/15/21

     USD         300         346,500   
        

 

 

 
                         5,113,325   

Consumer Finance — 0.5%

        

Ally Financial, Inc.:

        

2.75%, 1/30/17

        225         225,563   

5.50%, 2/15/17

        2,125         2,217,969   

6.25%, 12/01/17

        200         214,000   

3.25%, 2/13/18

        750         749,063   

3.60%, 5/21/18

        850         856,247   

4.75%, 9/10/18

        125         129,688   

3.50%, 1/27/19

        150         149,437   

8.00%, 3/15/20

        400         472,000   

4.13%, 3/30/20

        1,200         1,209,000   

7.50%, 9/15/20

        375         438,337   

5.13%, 9/30/24

        2,075         2,098,344   

4.63%, 3/30/25

        2,525         2,430,313   

8.00%, 11/01/31

        6,708         8,016,060   

American Express Co.:

        

1.55%, 5/22/18

        580         576,656   

2.65%, 12/02/22

        1,090         1,047,877   

4.05%, 12/03/42

        370         347,420   

American Express Credit Corp.:

        

1.30%, 7/29/16

        1,290         1,294,905   

2.80%, 9/19/16

        3,400         3,469,044   

1.13%, 6/05/17

        850         846,100   

2.13%, 7/27/18

        910         918,445   

2.13%, 3/18/19

        840         844,026   

Capital One Financial Corp.:

        

6.75%, 9/15/17

        1,870         2,059,401   

2.45%, 4/24/19

        2,350         2,349,481   

3.20%, 2/05/25

        960         905,527   

Capital One N.A., 1.50%, 3/22/18

        1,400         1,382,300   

Cerved Group SpA, 6.38%, 1/15/20

     EUR         796         914,639   

Discover Bank, 4.20%, 8/08/23

     USD         1,620         1,649,478   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

        

4.21%, 4/15/16

        100         102,053   

3.98%, 6/15/16

        100         102,147   

8.00%, 12/15/16

        620         672,358   

1.72%, 12/06/17

        4,040         4,016,717   

5.00%, 5/15/18

        1,030         1,105,874   

2.88%, 10/01/18

        930         943,622   

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp.:

        

7.38%, 4/01/20 (a)

        695         695,000   

6.88%, 4/15/22 (a)

        1,351         1,296,960   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Consumer Finance (concluded)

        

Navient Corp.:

        

6.00%, 1/25/17

     USD         850       $ 866,469   

4.63%, 9/25/17

        125         124,219   

8.45%, 6/15/18

        1,400         1,512,000   

5.50%, 1/15/19

        800         782,000   

4.88%, 6/17/19

        1,000         955,000   

8.00%, 3/25/20

        875         910,000   

5.00%, 10/26/20

        500         461,250   

5.88%, 3/25/21

        1,000         937,500   

7.25%, 1/25/22

        175         172,813   

5.50%, 1/25/23

        350         306,250   

6.13%, 3/25/24

        650         578,500   

5.88%, 10/25/24

        600         522,000   

5.63%, 8/01/33

        75         53,625   

Springleaf Finance Corp.:

        

6.90%, 12/15/17

        1,425         1,517,625   

5.25%, 12/15/19

        600         605,220   

7.75%, 10/01/21

        250         275,625   

Synchrony Financial, 1.88%, 8/15/17

        665         664,936   

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.:

        

1.25%, 10/05/17

        1,000         1,002,393   

2.00%, 10/24/18

        990         998,835   

2.13%, 7/18/19

        1,250         1,255,190   

4.25%, 1/11/21

        435         476,178   

Unican Ltd.:

        

5.80%, 5/30/17

     CNH         13,500         2,167,563   

5.15%, 7/02/18

        6,000         952,452   
        

 

 

 
                         64,843,694   

Containers & Packaging — 0.1%

        

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.:

        

3.29%, 12/15/19 (a)(b)

     USD         500         493,243   

4.25%, 1/15/22

     EUR         2,640         2,922,399   

Ball Corp.:

        

5.00%, 3/15/22

     USD         400         409,774   

4.00%, 11/15/23

        300         285,750   

5.25%, 7/01/25

        1,050         1,055,827   

Berry Plastics Corp.:

        

5.50%, 5/15/22

        150         151,500   

5.13%, 7/15/23

        600         589,500   

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA/Beverage Packaging Holdings II Is,
6.00%, 6/15/17 (a)

        981         976,095   

Cascades, Inc., 5.50%, 7/15/22 (a)

        425         411,187   

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. III, 6.25%, 2/01/21

        700         734,300   

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV, 4.50%, 1/15/23

        750         727,500   

Crown European Holdings SA, 4.00%, 7/15/22

     EUR         518         588,804   

Horizon Holdings I SASU, 7.25%, 8/01/23

        375         422,057   

JH-Holding Finance SA, 8.25% (8.25% Cash or 9.00% PIK), 12/01/22 (h)

        350         405,529   

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.:

        

7.38%, 5/15/16

     USD         54         55,890   

5.00%, 1/15/22 (a)

        350         350,000   

ProGroup AG, 5.13%, 5/01/22

     EUR         293         332,760   

Sealed Air Corp.:

        

5.25%, 4/01/23 (a)

     USD         1,450         1,471,750   

4.50%, 9/15/23

     EUR         420         482,022   

5.13%, 12/01/24 (a)

     USD         374         378,675   

5.50%, 9/15/25 (a)

        307         313,524   

SGD Group SAS, 5.63%, 5/15/19

     EUR         1,708         1,932,084   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

38    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Containers & Packaging (concluded)

        

Silgan Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 4/01/20

     USD         100       $ 102,250   
        

 

 

 
                         15,592,420   

Distributors — 0.0%

        

LKQ Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/23

              100         95,250   

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%

        

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 4.86%, 1/01/14

        125         118,877   

Service Corp. International, 5.38%, 5/15/24

        1,565         1,658,900   

TUI AG, 4.50%, 10/01/19

     EUR         188         214,885   
        

 

 

 
                         1,992,662   

Diversified Financial Services — 1.4%

        

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust:

        

3.75%, 5/15/19 (a)

     USD         650         651,495   

4.25%, 7/01/20

        1,000         1,008,750   

4.50%, 5/15/21 (a)

        1,150         1,167,250   

5.00%, 10/01/21 (a)

        1,150         1,194,563   

4.63%, 7/01/22

        2,282         2,324,787   

Aircastle Ltd.:

        

6.75%, 4/15/17

        300         320,250   

6.25%, 12/01/19

        100         110,875   

7.63%, 4/15/20

        880         1,016,400   

5.13%, 3/15/21

        575         592,250   

5.50%, 2/15/22

        250         260,625   

Ally Financial, Inc., 3.75%, 11/18/19

        750         746,250   

Altice U.S. Finance SA, 7.75%, 7/15/25 (a)

        760         746,700   

American Honda Finance Corp., 2.25%, 8/15/19

        600         604,569   

The Bear Stearns Cos. LLC:

        

6.40%, 10/02/17

        810         888,687   

7.25%, 2/01/18

        1,430         1,614,257   

BNP Paribas SA, 2.88%, 3/20/26 (b)

     EUR         165         186,288   

BP Capital Markets PLC:

        

1.85%, 5/05/17

     USD         1,750         1,767,458   

2.24%, 5/10/19

        825         832,116   

2.52%, 1/15/20

        275         278,502   

4.50%, 10/01/20

        825         904,787   

4.74%, 3/11/21

        715         788,960   

3.06%, 3/17/22

        425         424,941   

3.99%, 9/26/23

        855         884,463   

3.54%, 11/04/24

        280         277,257   

3.51%, 3/17/25

        1,125         1,113,059   

CIMPOR Financial Operations BV,
5.75%, 7/17/24 (a)

        500         387,500   

CME Group, Inc.:

        

3.00%, 9/15/22

        560         562,018   

3.00%, 3/15/25

        850         830,953   

5.30%, 9/15/43

        225         253,753   

CNH Industrial Capital LLC:

        

3.25%, 2/01/17

        300         301,500   

3.88%, 7/16/18 (a)

        500         503,750   

3.38%, 7/15/19

        250         245,937   

CNO Financial Group Inc:

        

6.25%, 11/01/16

        200         208,280   

3.63%, 4/15/18

        200         202,459   

4.50%, 5/30/20

        35         36,138   

5.25%, 5/30/25

        370         386,650   

Cognita Financing PLC, 7.75%, 8/15/21

     GBP         1,600         2,498,634   

Consolidated Energy Finance SA,
6.75%, 10/15/19 (a)

     USD         750         757,515   

Doric Nimrod Air Alpha Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class A, 5.25%, 5/30/23 (a)

        8,681         9,071,765   

Doric Nimrod Air Alpha Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class B, 6.13%, 11/30/19 (a)

        3,895         4,109,220   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

        

General Electric Capital Corp.:

        

1.50%, 7/12/16

     USD         1,000       $ 1,007,944   

2.30%, 4/27/17

        1,470         1,497,978   

1.25%, 5/15/17

        750         752,027   

2.30%, 1/14/19

        730         740,344   

4.63%, 1/07/21

        2,170         2,397,830   

3.15%, 9/07/22

        790         801,376   

6.75%, 3/15/32

        650         862,515   

5.88%, 1/14/38

        3,460         4,243,905   

6.88%, 1/10/39

        530         723,215   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.:

        

3.20%, 7/13/20

        1,250         1,235,624   

4.38%, 9/25/21

        450         461,229   

Globe Luxembourg SCA, 9.63%, 5/01/18 (a)

        200         176,250   

HeidelbergCement Finance Luxembourg SA:

        

2.25%, 3/12/19

     EUR         12         13,529   

3.25%, 10/21/20

        54         62,635   

3.25%, 10/21/21

        55         64,085   

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.:

        

3.50%, 3/15/17

     USD         1,620         1,637,010   

4.88%, 3/15/19

        2,569         2,649,281   

6.00%, 8/01/20

        2,757         2,901,743   

5.88%, 2/01/22

        500         517,500   

ING Bank NV:

        

1.80%, 3/16/18 (a)

        1,150         1,152,973   

5.80%, 9/25/23 (a)

        630         688,909   

3.50%, 11/21/23

     EUR         860         998,410   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 2.50%, 10/15/18

     USD         1,250         1,273,129   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

        

3.15%, 7/05/16

        2,032         2,070,645   

6.00%, 1/15/18

        3,257         3,577,036   

4.85%, 2/01/44

        1,970         2,078,752   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., 6.00%, 10/01/17

        900         978,845   

LeasePlan Corp NV, 3.00%, 10/23/17 (a)

        300         306,273   

Maikun Investment Co. Ltd., 4.50%, 6/06/17

     CNH         10,000         1,601,423   

Moody’s Corp., 2.75%, 7/15/19

     USD         1,195         1,208,930   

MSCI, Inc., 5.25%, 11/15/24 (a)

        630         642,411   

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.:

        

10.38%, 11/01/18

        500         631,469   

2.35%, 6/15/20

        400         399,867   

3.40%, 11/15/23

        500         510,649   

Nationwide Building Society, 6.88% (b)(i)

     GBP         2,900         4,551,417   

The Nielsen Co Luxembourg SARL,
5.50%, 10/01/21 (a)

     USD         100         102,500   

OneMain Financial Holdings, Inc.:

        

6.75%, 12/15/19 (a)

        350         369,250   

7.25%, 12/15/21 (a)

        700         729,750   

ORIX Corp., 2.95%, 7/23/20

        6,000         6,017,700   

Pershing Square Holdings Ltd., 5.50%, 7/15/22 (a)

        4,100         4,124,780   

Quicken Loans, Inc., 5.75%, 5/01/25 (a)

        825         798,187   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC:

        

6.13%, 12/15/22

        1,500         1,610,136   

6.10%, 6/10/23

        250         269,965   

6.00%, 12/19/23

        26,700         28,619,463   

3.63%, 3/25/24 (b)

     EUR         4,200         4,763,075   

5.13%, 5/28/24

     USD         6,500         6,568,153   

Santander Issuances SAU, 2.50%, 3/18/25

     EUR         3,700         3,903,647   

Société Générale SA:

        

5.00%, 1/17/24 (a)

     USD         350         357,588   

4.25%, 4/14/25 (a)

        10,005         9,544,100   

Sun Hung Kai & Co. BVI Ltd., 6.38%, 9/26/17

        1,500         1,558,944   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    39


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Diversified Financial Services (concluded)

        

TMX Finance LLC /TitleMax Finance Corp., 8.50%, 9/15/18 (a)

     USD         75       $ 59,625   

Total Capital Canada Ltd., 1.45%, 1/15/18

        1,300         1,300,642   

Total Capital International SA, 1.55%, 6/28/17

        715         720,004   

Total Capital SA, 4.45%, 6/24/20

        615         677,651   

United Group BV, 7.88%, 11/15/20

     EUR         2,585         3,023,792   

Voya Financial, Inc., 2.90%, 2/15/18

     USD         4,200         4,310,216   

Woodside Homes Co. LLC/Woodside Homes Finance, Inc., 6.75%, 12/15/21 (a)

        2,220         2,097,900   

Yufu Eternity Ltd., 5.63%, 11/26/17

     CNH         8,000         1,278,167   
        

 

 

 
                         169,284,004   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0%

  

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.:

        

4.63%, 7/01/17 (a)

     USD         500         516,250   

6.75%, 11/15/20 (a)

        4,020         4,321,500   

6.45%, 3/15/29

        2,800         2,954,000   

Altice Financing SA:

        

7.88%, 12/15/19 (a)

        2,280         2,399,700   

6.50%, 1/15/22 (a)

        1,270         1,311,275   

5.25%, 2/15/23

     EUR         1,657         1,869,844   

6.63%, 2/15/23 (a)

     USD         2,927         3,014,810   

Altice Finco SA, 7.63%, 2/15/25 (a)

        476         484,330   

Altice SA:

        

7.25%, 5/15/22

     EUR         2,910         3,259,824   

7.75%, 5/15/22 (a)

     USD         4,185         4,216,387   

6.25%, 2/15/25

     EUR         1,179         1,251,135   

7.63%, 2/15/25 (a)

     USD         2,019         1,978,620   

AT&T, Inc.:

        

2.45%, 6/30/20

        440         432,799   

3.90%, 3/11/24

        1,670         1,690,272   

2.45%, 3/15/35

     EUR         245         249,415   

4.30%, 12/15/42

     USD         540         466,637   

4.35%, 6/15/45

        2,193         1,887,921   

4.75%, 5/15/46

        325         299,755   

Avaya, Inc., 7.00%, 4/01/19 (a)

        2,295         2,214,675   

Bakrie Telecom Pte. Ltd., 11.50%, 5/07/15 (j)

        1,000         40,000   

CenturyLink, Inc.:

        

6.00%, 4/01/17

        750         785,625   

5.63%, 4/01/20

        2,800         2,859,220   

6.45%, 6/15/21

        800         816,000   

5.80%, 3/15/22

        650         631,313   

5.63%, 4/01/25 (a)

        750         685,313   

7.60%, 9/15/39

        725         645,250   

7.65%, 3/15/42

        200         177,000   

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.38%, 10/15/20

        450         471,937   

CommScope Holding Co., Inc., 6.63% (6.63% Cash or 7.38% PIK), 6/01/20 (a)(h)

        125         130,000   

CommScope, Inc.:

        

4.38%, 6/15/20 (a)

        1,233         1,240,706   

5.00%, 6/15/21 (a)

        450         444,375   

5.50%, 6/15/24 (a)

        768         751,680   

Consolidated Communications, Inc.,
6.50%, 10/01/22 (a)

        1,310         1,215,025   

Digicel Ltd., 6.00%, 4/15/21 (a)

        3,660         3,449,550   

Frontier Communications Corp.:

        

8.25%, 4/15/17

        200         215,000   

8.13%, 10/01/18

        150         161,250   

8.50%, 4/15/20

        750         776,250   

6.25%, 9/15/21

        2,530         2,333,925   

7.13%, 1/15/23

        495         446,737   

7.63%, 4/15/24

        1,282         1,166,620   

6.88%, 1/15/25

        480         408,600   

9.00%, 8/15/31

        450         410,625   

Level 3 Communications, Inc., 5.75%, 12/01/22

        300         302,250   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Diversified Telecommunication Services (concluded)

  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

        

7.00%, 6/01/20

     USD         500       $ 527,500   

8.63%, 7/15/20

        1,000         1,067,500   

6.13%, 1/15/21

        25         26,219   

5.38%, 8/15/22

        2,647         2,673,470   

5.63%, 2/01/23 (a)

        1,103         1,114,030   

5.13%, 5/01/23 (a)

        2,374         2,308,715   

5.38%, 5/01/25 (a)

        2,023         1,969,896   

Orange SA:

        

8.13%, 1/28/33

     EUR         150         275,223   

5.38%, 1/13/42

     USD         540         561,767   

PCCW Capital No 4 Ltd., 5.75%, 4/17/22

        2,000         2,163,390   

Play Finance 2 SA, 5.25%, 2/01/19

     EUR         1,710         1,934,347   

Qwest Corp., 6.88%, 9/15/33

     USD         280         275,100   

SoftBank Group Corp.:

        

4.50%, 4/15/20 (a)

        1,600         1,606,000   

5.38%, 7/30/22

        3,000         3,026,100   

Telecom Italia Capital SA:

        

7.00%, 6/04/18

        725         797,500   

7.18%, 6/18/19

        225         253,692   

6.38%, 11/15/33

        225         231,750   

6.00%, 9/30/34

        600         594,000   

7.20%, 7/18/36

        1,650         1,823,250   

7.72%, 6/04/38

        125         143,750   

Telecom Italia Finance SA, 7.75%, 1/24/33

     EUR         1,075         1,629,489   

Telecom Italia SpA:

        

4.00%, 1/21/20

        200         239,768   

5.88%, 5/19/23

     GBP         1,350         2,278,680   

5.30%, 5/30/24 (a)

     USD         1,600         1,608,000   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 2.93%, 10/17/29

     EUR         200         232,814   

Telenet Finance V Luxembourg SCA:

        

6.25%, 8/15/22

        1,689         2,003,339   

6.75%, 8/15/24

        1,600         1,928,526   

Telenet Finance VI Luxembourg SCA,
4.88%, 7/15/27

        1,110         1,183,217   

UPCB Finance IV Ltd.:

        

5.38%, 1/15/25 (a)

     USD         650         628,875   

4.00%, 1/15/27

     EUR         825         851,692   

UPCB Finance V Ltd., 7.25%, 11/15/21 (a)

     USD         450         484,875   

UPCB Finance VI Ltd., 6.88%, 1/15/22 (a)

        585         624,487   

Verizon Communications, Inc.:

        

2.50%, 9/15/16

        5,562         5,647,755   

5.15%, 9/15/23

        740         814,458   

3.25%, 2/17/26

     EUR         460         568,950   

3.85%, 11/01/42

     USD         1,930         1,624,734   

6.55%, 9/15/43

        2,820         3,331,630   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA:

        

6.50%, 4/30/20 (a)

        200         212,500   

4.00%, 7/15/20

     EUR         4,197         4,707,301   

4.75%, 7/15/20 (a)

     USD         1,000         1,022,500   

7.38%, 4/23/21 (a)

        2,000         2,120,000   

Windstream Corp.:

        

7.88%, 11/01/17

        750         759,375   

7.75%, 10/15/20

        500         457,813   

7.75%, 10/01/21

        575         485,875   

7.50%, 4/01/23

        500         407,500   

6.38%, 8/01/23

        350         271,250   
        

 

 

 
                         114,882,002   

Electric Utilities — 0.6%

        

AES Gener SA, 5.00%, 7/14/25 (a)

        2,375         2,418,206   

Alabama Power Co.:

        

4.15%, 8/15/44

        510         499,879   

3.75%, 3/01/45

        130         118,657   

Areva SA, 4.88%, 9/23/24

     EUR         50         57,497   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

40    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Electric Utilities (continued)

        

Arizona Public Service Co., 4.70%, 1/15/44

     USD         250       $ 266,852   

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 5.15%, 11/15/43

        1,400         1,524,508   

CE Energy A/S, 7.00%, 2/01/21

     EUR         495         567,417   

Commonwealth Edison Co.:

        

6.15%, 9/15/17

     USD         400         439,212   

3.10%, 11/01/24

        800         795,943   

The Connecticut Light & Power Co., 4.30%, 4/15/44

        125         127,259   

ContourGlobal Power Holdings SA, 7.13%, 6/01/19 (a)

        2,030         2,111,200   

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC:

        

6.05%, 4/15/38

        1,305         1,634,434   

3.75%, 6/01/45

        90         84,903   

Duke Energy Florida, Inc., 3.10%, 8/15/21

        1,780         1,833,573   

Duke Energy Indiana, Inc., 4.90%, 7/15/43

        300         328,326   

Duke Energy Progress, Inc.:

        

4.10%, 5/15/42

        515         507,735   

4.10%, 3/15/43

        1,040         1,023,083   

4.15%, 12/01/44

        500         495,953   

Electricite de France SA, 6.00%, 1/22/14 (a)

        7,500         8,388,990   

Empresa Electrica Guacolda SA, 4.56%, 4/30/25

        434         424,703   

EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG,
3.63%, 4/02/76 (b)

     EUR         520         581,084   

Enel Finance International NV, 5.75%, 9/14/40

     GBP         240         450,841   

Enel SpA, 5.00%, 1/15/75 (b)

     EUR         370         437,723   

Engie, 3.00% (b)(i)

        300         338,638   

Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 3.05%, 6/01/23

     USD         250         246,252   

Entergy Corp., 4.00%, 7/15/22

        470         478,956   

Entergy Louisiana LLC, 4.05%, 9/01/23

        500         529,092   

Exelon Corp.:

        

1.55%, 6/09/17

        600         600,271   

5.63%, 6/15/35

        620         680,797   

FirstEnergy Corp.:

        

2.75%, 3/15/18

        50         50,645   

4.25%, 3/15/23

        1,000         1,015,276   

7.38%, 11/15/31

        600         736,057   

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC, 4.35%, 1/15/25 (a)

        850         871,836   

Florida Power & Light Co.:

        

5.25%, 2/01/41

        370         431,035   

3.80%, 12/15/42

        1,475         1,402,209   

4.05%, 10/01/44

        260         257,776   

Gas Natural Fenosa Finance BV, 3.38% (b)(i)

     EUR         500         511,372   

Georgia Power Co.:

        

2.85%, 5/15/22

     USD         670         652,653   

5.95%, 2/01/39

        470         560,548   

Hero Asia Investment Ltd., 5.25% (b)(i)

        1,500         1,507,849   

Jersey Central Power & Light Co.:

        

5.63%, 5/01/16

        1,400         1,442,021   

4.70%, 4/01/24 (a)

        330         347,621   

Kentucky Utilities Co., 4.65%, 11/15/43

        750         801,163   

MidAmerican Energy Co.:

        

2.40%, 3/15/19

        1,005         1,020,447   

6.75%, 12/30/31

        575         758,089   

4.40%, 10/15/44

        350         361,885   

Mississippi Power Co., 4.25%, 3/15/42

        500         449,893   

Monongahela Power Co., 5.40%, 12/15/43 (a)

        300         332,325   

NGG Finance PLC, 4.25%, 6/18/76 (b)

     EUR         520         616,745   

Northern States Power Co.:

        

2.60%, 5/15/23

     USD         845         824,367   

4.13%, 5/15/44

        530         529,543   

NSTAR Electric Co., 4.40%, 3/01/44

        250         256,505   

Oglethorpe Power Corp., 4.20%, 12/01/42

        400         381,227   

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., 3.90%, 5/01/43

        250         238,985   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Electric Utilities (concluded)

        

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 5.30%, 6/01/42

     USD         680       $ 769,081   

PacifiCorp.:

        

2.95%, 6/01/23

        300         296,613   

5.75%, 4/01/37

        560         673,659   

6.35%, 7/15/38

        560         721,547   

PECO Energy Co., 5.95%, 10/01/36

        865         1,072,999   

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT, 5.50%, 11/22/21

        10,884         11,496,769   

Potomac Electric Power Co., 4.15%, 3/15/43

        750         740,273   

PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 5.00%, 3/15/44

        300         316,762   

Public Service Co. of Colorado, 4.30%, 3/15/44

        450         460,759   

Puget Sound Energy, Inc.:

        

5.80%, 3/15/40

        250         309,033   

5.64%, 4/15/41

        250         304,219   

Sierra Pacific Power Co., 3.38%, 8/15/23

        580         587,217   

Southern California Edison Co.:

        

3.50%, 10/01/23

        760         784,492   

6.05%, 3/15/39

        665         835,358   

5.50%, 3/15/40

        300         358,356   

4.50%, 9/01/40

        450         471,274   

4.65%, 10/01/43

        300         322,980   

The Southern Co., 2.45%, 9/01/18

        1,065         1,085,257   

SSE PLC, 5.03% (b)(i)

     EUR         1,120         1,236,559   

Talen Energy Supply LLC:

        

4.63%, 7/15/19 (a)

     USD         900         873,000   

4.60%, 12/15/21

        600         537,150   

6.50%, 6/01/25 (a)

        555         543,900   

Viridian Group Fundco II Ltd., 7.50%, 3/01/20

     EUR         617         682,905   

Westar Energy, Inc., 5.10%, 7/15/20

     USD         500         562,625   
        

 

 

 
                         70,392,843   

Electrical Equipment — 0.1%

        

AE-Rotor Holding BV, 4.97%, 3/28/18

        3,350         3,469,699   

Emerson Electric Co.:

        

4.88%, 10/15/19

        675         747,979   

2.63%, 12/01/21

        900         901,691   

General Cable Corp., 5.75%, 10/01/22

        425         389,937   

GrafTech International Ltd., 6.38%, 11/15/20

        413         367,570   

Rockwell Automation, Inc., 2.88%, 3/01/25

        300         292,414   
        

 

 

 
                         6,169,290   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.0%

  

Belden, Inc.:

        

5.50%, 9/01/22 (a)

        575         573,563   

5.50%, 4/15/23

     EUR         2,749         3,089,130   

Corning, Inc.:

        

1.45%, 11/15/17

     USD         250         249,609   

4.75%, 3/15/42

        200         208,505   

Zebra Technologies Corp., 7.25%, 10/15/22 (a)

        750         821,250   
        

 

 

 
                         4,942,057   

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%

  

Atwood Oceanics, Inc., 6.50%, 2/01/20

        625         585,156   

Baker Hughes, Inc., 5.13%, 9/15/40

        510         541,561   

Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (a)

        3,705         3,056,625   

CGG SA, 6.50%, 6/01/21

        200         152,000   

Ensco PLC:

        

4.50%, 10/01/24

        450         412,364   

5.75%, 10/01/44

        78         67,898   

Florida East Coast Holdings Corp.,
6.75%, 5/01/19 (a)

        1,436         1,450,360   

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., 6.38%, 3/15/22

        100         73,750   

Halliburton Co.:

        

2.00%, 8/01/18

        500         502,883   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    41


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Energy Equipment & Services (concluded)

        

3.50%, 8/01/23

     USD         645       $ 646,509   

4.75%, 8/01/43

        1,725         1,733,280   

McDermott International, Inc., 8.00%, 5/01/21 (a)

        500         431,250   

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp./Navios Acquisition Finance U.S., Inc., 8.13%, 11/15/21 (a)

        100         98,500   

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc./Navios Maritime Finance II U.S., Inc., 7.38%, 1/15/22 (a)

        100         85,250   

Pelabuhan Indonesia II PT, 4.25%, 5/05/25

        425         399,500   

PHI, Inc., 5.25%, 3/15/19

        600         544,500   

Seventy Seven Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 7/15/22

        333         176,490   

Transocean, Inc.:

        

5.55%, 12/15/16

        500         505,000   

3.00%, 10/15/17

        667         625,646   

6.00%, 3/15/18

        1,366         1,311,360   

6.50%, 11/15/20

        702         607,230   

6.88%, 12/15/21

        1,000         846,250   

4.30%, 10/15/22

        568         412,510   

7.50%, 4/15/31

        500         370,937   

6.80%, 3/15/38

        550         379,500   

Trionista TopCo GmbH, 6.88%, 4/30/21

     EUR         3,657         4,254,384   
        

 

 

 
                         20,270,693   

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.2%

        

Brakes Capital, 7.13%, 12/15/18

     GBP         1,000         1,614,742   

Costco Wholesale Corp., 1.70%, 12/15/19

     USD         625         619,347   

CVS Health Corp.:

        

3.38%, 8/12/24

        400         394,118   

5.30%, 12/05/43

        160         173,541   

Ingles Markets, Inc., 5.75%, 6/15/23

        300         306,000   

Rite Aid Corp.:

        

9.25%, 3/15/20

        1,000         1,086,450   

8.00%, 8/15/20

        250         260,400   

6.75%, 6/15/21

        550         584,375   

6.13%, 4/01/23 (a)

        2,881         2,992,639   

Tesco Corporate Treasury Services PLC,
2.50%, 7/01/24

     EUR         800         838,196   

Tesco PLC:

        

2.70%, 1/05/17 (a)

     USD         250         252,315   

5.50%, 11/15/17 (a)

        1,000         1,065,948   

6.15%, 11/15/37 (a)

        700         695,530   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.:

        

1.13%, 4/11/18

        1,000         997,476   

4.13%, 2/01/19

        1,350         1,458,829   

4.25%, 4/15/21

        1,000         1,096,197   

7.55%, 2/15/30

        445         633,644   

5.25%, 9/01/35

        645         752,878   

6.50%, 8/15/37

        605         796,753   

6.20%, 4/15/38

        365         466,786   

5.63%, 4/15/41

        1,785         2,185,045   

4.00%, 4/11/43

        2,140         2,108,497   

4.30%, 4/22/44

        672         694,223   
        

 

 

 
                         22,073,929   

Food Products — 0.2%

        

Aramark Services, Inc., 5.75%, 3/15/20

        1,958         2,046,110   

B&G Foods, Inc., 4.63%, 6/01/21

        475         472,625   

Bakkavor Finance 2 PLC, 8.25%, 2/15/18

     GBP         706         1,146,620   

Bestfoods, 6.63%, 4/15/28

     USD         125         160,977   

Boparan Finance PLC:

        

4.38%, 7/15/21

     EUR         220         222,300   

5.50%, 7/15/21

     GBP         1,027         1,464,407   

Bumble Bee Holdings, Inc., 9.00%, 12/15/17 (a)

     USD         92         95,680   

Dean Foods Co., 6.50%, 3/15/23 (a)

        500         511,875   

Diamond Foods, Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/19 (a)

        1,590         1,625,775   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Food Products (concluded)

        

Findus Bondco SA, 9.13%, 7/01/18

     EUR         1,100       $ 1,265,603   

FPC Finance Ltd., 6.00%, 6/28/19

     USD         1,000         1,073,600   

FPC Treasury Ltd., 4.50%, 4/16/23

        1,500         1,470,079   

General Mills, Inc., 5.40%, 6/15/40

        130         143,765   

The Hershey Co., 4.13%, 12/01/20

        400         437,895   

JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc.:

        

8.25%, 2/01/20 (a)

        100         106,000   

7.25%, 6/01/21 (a)

        1,100         1,156,375   

7.25%, 6/01/21

        100         105,125   

5.88%, 7/15/24 (a)

        500         507,500   

5.75%, 6/15/25 (a)

        500         495,473   

Kraft Foods Group, Inc., 5.00%, 6/04/42

        380         387,368   

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 5.75%, 3/15/25 (a)

        135         138,037   

Post Holdings, Inc.:

        

6.75%, 12/01/21 (a)

        500         503,750   

7.38%, 2/15/22

        1,000         1,022,500   

6.00%, 12/15/22 (a)

        400         388,000   

R&R Ice Cream PLC:

        

9.25% (9.25% Cash or 10.00% PIK), 5/15/18 (h)

     EUR         3,163         3,512,114   

4.75%, 5/15/20

        105         118,787   

Smithfield Foods, Inc., 6.63%, 8/15/22

     USD         1,771         1,893,110   

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holdings, 4.38%, 8/06/18

     CNH         8,000         1,284,218   

Unilever Capital Corp., 2.20%, 3/06/19

     USD         750         759,850   

The WhiteWave Foods Co., 5.38%, 10/01/22

        725         761,250   

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., 2.00%, 10/20/17 (a)

        3,110         3,133,496   
        

 

 

 
                         28,410,264   

Gas Utilities — 0.0%

        

Atmos Energy Corp., 4.15%, 1/15/43

        395         380,575   

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, 4.35%, 9/10/24

        2,300         2,262,625   
        

 

 

 
                         2,643,200   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.2%

        

Abbott Laboratories:

        

2.55%, 3/15/22

        500         490,919   

2.95%, 3/15/25

        705         679,493   

6.00%, 4/01/39

        435         536,666   

5.30%, 5/27/40

        250         288,316   

Alere, Inc.:

        

7.25%, 7/01/18

        1,210         1,269,290   

6.38%, 7/01/23 (a)

        376         391,040   

Covidien International Finance SA:

        

3.20%, 6/15/22

        445         450,212   

6.55%, 10/15/37

        165         214,093   

DH Europe Finance SA, 2.50%, 7/08/25

     EUR         200         230,388   

Hologic, Inc.:

        

6.25%, 8/01/20

     USD         1,674         1,726,313   

5.25%, 7/15/22 (a)

        1,294         1,336,055   

Medtronic, Inc.:

        

1.38%, 4/01/18

        1,000         996,352   

2.50%, 3/15/20 (a)

        1,250         1,257,371   

3.15%, 3/15/22 (a)

        1,545         1,555,410   

3.63%, 3/15/24

        750         767,498   

4.38%, 3/15/35 (a)

        315         315,287   

4.00%, 4/01/43

        855         804,022   

4.63%, 3/15/45 (a)

        3,225         3,262,762   

4.63%, 3/15/45

        330         336,181   

St Jude Medical, Inc.:

        

3.25%, 4/15/23

        345         340,548   

4.75%, 4/15/43

        450         454,800   

Stryker Corp.:

        

3.38%, 5/15/24

        635         637,127   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

42    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (concluded)

  

4.38%, 5/15/44

     USD         600       $ 592,717   

Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 7.63%, 8/15/20

        200         187,000   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., 2.00%, 4/01/18

        405         404,648   
        

 

 

 
                         19,524,508   

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.8%

        

3AB Optique Developement SAS, 5.63%, 4/15/19

     EUR         605         644,508   

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.63%, 2/15/23 (a)

     USD         154         156,310   

Aetna, Inc.:

        

1.75%, 5/15/17

        1,624         1,629,142   

2.20%, 3/15/19

        760         757,190   

2.75%, 11/15/22

        1,450         1,370,888   

4.13%, 11/15/42

        1,080         983,515   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.:

        

3.40%, 5/15/24

        535         530,833   

4.25%, 3/01/45

        500         462,327   

Amsurg Corp., 5.63%, 7/15/22

        2,715         2,792,513   

Anthem, Inc.:

        

2.38%, 2/15/17

        2,033         2,056,382   

5.88%, 6/15/17

        683         735,008   

1.88%, 1/15/18

        780         777,120   

4.65%, 8/15/44

        520         496,112   

Care UK Health & Social Care PLC,
5.58%, 7/15/19 (b)

     GBP         1,337         2,025,283   

Centene Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/22

     USD         557         559,785   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:

        

5.13%, 8/15/18

        1,645         1,686,125   

8.00%, 11/15/19

        1,400         1,471,735   

7.13%, 7/15/20

        1,500         1,597,500   

5.13%, 8/01/21

        175         181,563   

6.88%, 2/01/22

        4,056         4,339,920   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.:

        

5.75%, 8/15/22

        1,000         1,065,000   

5.13%, 7/15/24

        2,943         2,965,705   

5.00%, 5/01/25

        2,053         2,029,904   

DJO Finco, Inc. / DJO Finance LLC / DJO Finance Corp., 8.13%, 6/15/21 (a)

        1,421         1,460,077   

Ephios Bondco PLC, 6.25%, 7/01/22

     EUR         875         980,188   

Ephios Bondco PLC, Fungible Issue, 6.25%, 7/01/22

        1,150         1,289,004   

Ephios Holdco II PLC, 8.25%, 7/01/23

        575         636,230   

ExamWorks Group, Inc., 5.63%, 4/15/23

     USD         759         778,924   

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance II, Inc.:

        

5.63%, 7/31/19 (a)

        700         764,750   

4.13%, 10/15/20 (a)

        400         408,000   

5.88%, 1/31/22 (a)

        500         540,000   

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance, Inc.,
5.75%, 2/15/21 (a)

        500         536,250   

HCA Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 2/15/21

        545         596,775   

HCA, Inc.:

        

6.50%, 2/15/16

        500         513,125   

8.00%, 10/01/18

        100         115,500   

3.75%, 3/15/19

        1,500         1,521,563   

6.50%, 2/15/20

        2,869         3,207,901   

7.50%, 2/15/22

        4,518         5,263,470   

5.88%, 5/01/23

        2,344         2,519,800   

5.00%, 3/15/24

        2,165         2,254,306   

5.38%, 2/01/25

        3,035         3,103,287   

5.25%, 4/15/25

        450         473,625   

HealthSouth Corp., 5.75%, 11/01/24

        1,256         1,268,560   

IDH Finance PLC, 6.00%, 12/01/18

     GBP         570         899,040   

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.:

        

8.00%, 1/15/20 (a)

     USD         500         541,250   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)

  

6.38%, 4/15/22

     USD         600       $ 614,250   

8.75%, 1/15/23 (a)

        100         110,250   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc.,
10.50%, 11/01/18

        1,200         1,276,500   

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 5.50%, 12/01/21

        800         830,000   

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA:

        

4.88%, 4/15/20 (a)

        859         884,040   

5.75%, 8/01/22 (a)

        575         599,437   

4.75%, 4/15/23

        200         193,125   

5.50%, 4/15/25 (a)

        419         422,143   

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
4.20%, 7/01/55

        200         187,941   

NBTY, Inc., 9.00%, 10/01/18

        100         103,000   

Omnicare, Inc.:

        

4.75%, 12/01/22

        220         232,375   

5.00%, 12/01/24

        139         147,340   

Select Medical Corp., 6.38%, 6/01/21

        500         505,000   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

        

6.25%, 11/01/18

        850         928,625   

5.00%, 3/01/19 (a)

        2,731         2,758,310   

5.50%, 3/01/19 (a)

        800         814,000   

4.75%, 6/01/20

        150         154,500   

3.79%, 6/15/20 (a)(b)

        914         940,277   

6.00%, 10/01/20

        2,225         2,419,687   

4.38%, 10/01/21

        150         150,787   

8.13%, 4/01/22

        3,737         4,192,466   

6.75%, 6/15/23 (a)

        2,358         2,464,110   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.:

        

1.88%, 11/15/16

        2,070         2,093,217   

1.90%, 7/16/18

        1,095         1,099,429   

2.30%, 12/15/19

        435         434,959   

3.35%, 7/15/22

        1,200         1,224,461   

2.88%, 3/15/23

        1,515         1,468,341   

4.63%, 7/15/35

        400         415,412   

5.95%, 2/15/41

        765         917,905   

4.63%, 11/15/41

        1,075         1,097,819   

3.95%, 10/15/42

        500         457,709   

4.25%, 3/15/43

        410         398,393   

4.75%, 7/15/45

        680         711,235   

Voyage Care Bondco PLC:

        

6.50%, 8/01/18

     GBP         800         1,293,043   

11.00%, 2/01/19

        1,000         1,647,693   

WellCare Health Plans, Inc., 5.75%, 11/15/20

     USD         605         635,250   
        

 

 

 
                         95,809,022   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%

        

BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.:

        

4.63%, 1/15/22 (a)

        450         450,000   

6.00%, 4/01/22 (a)

        1,750         1,806,525   

Boyd Gaming Corp., 6.88%, 5/15/23

        1,046         1,087,840   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC/Caesars Entertainment Resort Prope, 8.00%, 10/01/20

        600         573,000   

Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC/Caesars Growth Properties Finance, Inc.,
9.38%, 5/01/22

        175         135,625   

Carnival Corp., 1.88%, 12/15/17

        1,710         1,715,713   

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp., 5.25%, 3/15/21

        100         103,620   

Cirsa Funding Luxembourg SA, 5.88%, 5/15/23

     EUR         550         570,876   

Enterprise Funding Ltd., 3.50%, 9/10/20 (k)

     GBP         400         559,069   

Enterprise Inns PLC, 6.88%, 2/15/21

        360         577,653   

Far East Consortium International Ltd., 5.88%, 3/04/16

     CNH         32,000         5,118,220   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    43


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (concluded)

        

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 5.63%, 10/15/21

     USD         2,640       $ 2,748,900   

International Game Technology PLC:

        

7.50%, 6/15/19

        400         428,000   

4.13%, 2/15/20

     EUR         900         992,928   

5.63%, 2/15/20 (a)

     USD         200         198,600   

6.25%, 2/15/22 (a)

        1,000         983,750   

4.75%, 2/15/23

     EUR         1,050         1,118,567   

6.50%, 2/15/25 (a)

     USD         1,350         1,294,313   

Intralot Capital Luxembourg SA, 6.00%, 5/15/21

     EUR         4,078         3,918,828   

McDonald’s Corp.:

        

5.35%, 3/01/18

     USD         1,415         1,546,613   

2.20%, 5/26/20

        600         593,891   

3.25%, 6/10/24

        735         736,902   

1.88%, 5/26/27

     EUR         200         216,703   

6.30%, 10/15/37

     USD         665         807,469   

4.60%, 5/26/45

        200         197,301   

Merlin Entertainments PLC, 2.75%, 3/15/22

     EUR         549         575,807   

MGM Resorts International:

        

10.00%, 11/01/16

     USD         425         461,125   

7.63%, 1/15/17

        500         531,250   

8.63%, 2/01/19

        1,868         2,106,170   

5.25%, 3/31/20

        125         126,563   

6.75%, 10/01/20

        2,010         2,150,700   

6.63%, 12/15/21

        650         686,563   

7.75%, 3/15/22

        1,125         1,248,750   

6.00%, 3/15/23

        920         936,100   

NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.25%, 11/15/19 (a)

        500         517,500   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.:

        

7.50%, 4/15/21

        100         106,250   

6.38%, 8/01/21

        555         598,706   

PortAventura Entertainment Barcelona BV,
7.25%, 12/01/20

     EUR         1,441         1,646,331   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.25%, 11/15/22

     USD         300         310,860   

Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.38%, 4/15/23 (a)

        786         782,070   

Scientific Games International, Inc.,
7.00%, 1/01/22 (a)

        650         673,563   

Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/21 (a)

        1,450         1,493,500   

Snai SpA, 7.63%, 6/15/18

     EUR         559         636,176   

Starbucks Corp., 3.85%, 10/01/23

     USD         465         494,205   

Viking Cruises Ltd., 8.50%, 10/15/22 (a)

        350         388,937   

Vougeot Bidco PLC, 7.88%, 7/15/20

     GBP         614         1,022,135   

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.:

        

5.38%, 3/15/22

     USD         650         655,687   

4.25%, 5/30/23 (a)

        50         45,938   

5.50%, 3/01/25 (a)

        1,350         1,299,375   
        

 

 

 
                         47,975,167   

Household Durables — 0.1%

        

Allegion U.S. Holding Co., Inc., 5.75%, 10/01/21

        436         445,810   

APX Group, Inc., 6.38%, 12/01/19

        600         586,500   

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc.,
6.50%, 12/15/20 (a)

        700         707,000   

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. Corp., 6.13%, 7/01/22 (a)

        150         146,250   

DR Horton, Inc.:

        

3.75%, 3/01/19

        350         355,687   

4.00%, 2/15/20

        520         530,400   

Jarden Corp.:

        

7.50%, 5/01/17

        100         108,875   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Household Durables (concluded)

        

1.88%, 9/15/18 (k)

     USD         460       $ 821,100   

K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.25%, 10/15/20 (a)

        581         586,810   

KB Home:

        

4.75%, 5/15/19

        227         226,433   

7.00%, 12/15/21

        716         740,165   

Lennar Corp.:

        

4.75%, 12/15/17

        640         665,600   

4.50%, 6/15/19

        450         464,625   

4.50%, 11/15/19

        641         662,634   

4.75%, 11/15/22

        750         751,875   

4.75%, 5/30/25

        175         170,187   

PulteGroup, Inc., 6.38%, 5/15/33

        395         400,925   

The Ryland Group, Inc., 6.63%, 5/01/20

        1,035         1,152,059   

Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp.:

        

5.88%, 4/01/23 (a)

        553         561,295   

6.13%, 4/01/25 (a)

        559         571,577   

Standard Pacific Corp.:

        

8.38%, 5/15/18

        2,070         2,364,975   

8.38%, 1/15/21

        1,735         2,042,963   

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/21 (a)

        100         99,750   
        

 

 

 
                         15,163,495   

Household Products — 0.2%

        

Argos Merger Sub, Inc., 7.13%, 3/15/23 (a)

        1,255         1,327,163   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.:

        

1.30%, 1/15/17

        540         544,007   

3.25%, 3/15/24

        455         469,498   

Energizer Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 6/15/25 (a)

        480         469,200   

HRG Group, Inc., 7.88%, 7/15/19

        125         132,115   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.:

        

3.88%, 3/01/21

        200         217,922   

2.40%, 6/01/23

        670         650,204   

5.30%, 3/01/41

        615         707,741   

The Procter & Gamble Co.:

        

4.70%, 2/15/19

        500         553,194   

5.50%, 2/01/34

        300         365,913   

5.55%, 3/05/37

        465         573,924   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Luxembourg SA:

        

7.88%, 8/15/19

        400         415,000   

5.75%, 10/15/20

        4,632         4,794,120   

6.88%, 2/15/21

        855         893,656   

RSI Home Products, Inc., 6.50%, 3/15/23 (a)

        500         515,000   

Spectrum Brands, Inc.:

        

6.38%, 11/15/20

        941         1,002,165   

6.63%, 11/15/22

        2,290         2,450,300   

6.13%, 12/15/24 (a)

        827         859,236   

5.75%, 7/15/25 (a)

        1,411         1,453,048   

Stena AB, 7.00%, 2/01/24 (a)

        500         477,500   

WaveDivision Escrow LLC/WaveDivision Escrow Corp., 8.13%, 9/01/20 (a)

        1,116         1,141,110   
        

 

 

 
                         20,012,016   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%

  

AES Corp.:

        

7.38%, 7/01/21

        900         987,750   

4.88%, 5/15/23

        650         617,903   

5.50%, 3/15/24

        200         195,000   

5.50%, 4/15/25

        700         670,250   

Calpine Corp.:

        

6.00%, 1/15/22 (a)

        918         970,785   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

44    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (concluded)

  

5.38%, 1/15/23

     USD         1,386       $ 1,354,815   

7.88%, 1/15/23 (a)

        688         738,310   

5.88%, 1/15/24 (a)

        545         569,797   

5.75%, 1/15/25

        1,869         1,822,275   

DPL, Inc., 7.25%, 10/15/21

        150         159,937   

Dynegy, Inc.:

        

6.75%, 11/01/19 (a)

        2,790         2,880,675   

7.38%, 11/01/22 (a)

        1,365         1,412,093   

5.88%, 6/01/23

        100         95,750   

7.63%, 11/01/24 (a)

        1,000         1,032,500   

Enel Finance International NV, 6.00%, 10/07/39 (a)

        240         276,110   

GenOn Energy, Inc.:

        

7.88%, 6/15/17

        300         302,250   

9.50%, 10/15/18

        300         301,500   

9.88%, 10/15/20

        500         498,750   

InterGen NV, 7.00%, 6/30/23 (a)

        200         180,000   

NRG Energy, Inc.:

        

7.63%, 1/15/18

        1,000         1,084,800   

8.25%, 9/01/20

        500         520,750   

7.88%, 5/15/21

        1,348         1,419,606   

6.25%, 7/15/22

        675         676,687   

6.63%, 3/15/23

        150         152,250   

6.25%, 5/01/24

        1,729         1,698,743   

NRG Yield Operating LLC, 5.38%, 8/15/24

        325         325,000   

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 6.80%, 9/01/18

        483         554,771   

TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 5.88%, 2/01/23 (a)

        620         625,816   
        

 

 

 
                         22,124,873   

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%

        

3M Co., 3.88%, 6/15/44

        300         293,637   

General Electric Co.:

        

5.25%, 12/06/17

        605         657,770   

4.13%, 10/09/42

        230         226,159   

4.50%, 3/11/44

        1,135         1,181,507   

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV,
4.40%, 5/27/45

        315         313,362   

Tyco Electronics Group SA, 2.35%, 8/01/19

        500         500,646   
        

 

 

 
                         3,173,081   

Insurance — 0.7%

        

ACE INA Holdings, Inc.:

        

2.70%, 3/13/23

        940         903,708   

3.35%, 5/15/24

        840         835,214   

Achmea BV, 6.00%, 4/04/43 (b)

     EUR         4,700         5,922,834   

Aflac, Inc.:

        

2.65%, 2/15/17

     USD         400         408,098   

3.63%, 6/15/23

        900         914,738   

3.63%, 11/15/24

        800         808,497   

3.25%, 3/17/25

        1,250         1,215,331   

6.90%, 12/17/39

        200         256,175   

AIA Group Ltd., 2.25%, 3/11/19 (a)

        780         774,834   

Allianz SE, 3.38% (b)(i)

     EUR         600         658,668   

The Allstate Corp.:

        

3.15%, 6/15/23

     USD         470         473,306   

4.50%, 6/15/43

        960         979,080   

American International Group, Inc.:

        

3.75%, 7/10/25

        325         324,977   

4.50%, 7/16/44

        415         399,239   

Aon PLC:

        

2.88%, 5/14/26

     EUR         170         198,635   

4.75%, 5/15/45

     USD         165         162,165   

Arch Capital Group U.S., Inc., 5.14%, 11/01/43

        250         259,763   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Insurance (continued)

        

Aviva PLC, 6.88%, 5/20/58 (b)

     GBP         430       $ 796,187   

AXA SA, 5.63%, 1/16/54 (b)

        500         829,164   

AXIS Specialty Finance PLC, 2.65%, 4/01/19

     USD         1,361         1,363,003   

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.:

        

1.60%, 5/15/17

        420         424,405   

1.30%, 5/15/18

        1,110         1,110,131   

3.00%, 5/15/22

        550         559,843   

5.75%, 1/15/40

        250         299,599   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.:

        

1.90%, 1/31/17

        1,250         1,270,743   

1.55%, 2/09/18

        750         754,205   

3.75%, 8/15/21

        610         657,144   

4.50%, 2/11/43

        1,130         1,146,580   

BNP Paribas Cardif SA, 4.03% (b)(i)

     EUR         4,200         4,620,226   

The Chubb Corp.:

        

5.75%, 5/15/18

     USD         2,020         2,251,011   

6.50%, 5/15/38

        505         664,424   

Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co., 5.00% (b)(i)

        5,850         5,901,187   

Generali Finance BV, 5.48% (b)(i)

     EUR         200         227,420   

Genworth Holdings, Inc.:

        

6.52%, 5/22/18

     USD         500         530,000   

4.80%, 2/15/24

        5,310         4,629,656   

Glen Meadow Pass-Through Trust,
6.51%, 2/12/67 (a)(b)

        2,064         1,914,360   

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.,
5.50%, 3/30/20

        1,150         1,290,663   

International Lease Finance Corp.:

        

6.75%, 9/01/16 (a)

        817         853,765   

8.75%, 3/15/17

        1,750         1,908,585   

8.88%, 9/01/17

        100         111,375   

3.88%, 4/15/18

        100         101,125   

5.88%, 4/01/19

        750         802,500   

6.25%, 5/15/19

        325         354,201   

8.25%, 12/15/20

        150         179,625   

4.63%, 4/15/21

        148         151,141   

8.63%, 1/15/22

        150         184,500   

5.88%, 8/15/22

        770         839,300   

Jackson National Life Global Funding,
2.30%, 4/16/19 (a)

        2,800         2,811,634   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.:

        

2.30%, 4/01/17

        2,050         2,080,518   

2.35%, 3/06/20

        500         499,844   

3.50%, 3/10/25

        500         498,004   

MetLife, Inc.:

        

6.75%, 6/01/16

        500         523,785   

1.76%, 12/15/17

        1,140         1,146,588   

4.37%, 9/15/23

        860         917,555   

6.38%, 6/15/34

        720         898,244   

4.88%, 11/13/43

        1,980         2,108,064   

4.05%, 3/01/45

        500         469,669   

PartnerRe Finance B LLC, 5.50%, 6/01/20

        250         279,273   

Pension Insurance Corp. PLC, 6.50%, 7/03/24

     GBP         425         679,964   

Principal Life Global Funding II, 2.20%, 4/08/20 (a)

     USD         1,500         1,491,258   

The Progressive Corp.:

        

3.75%, 8/23/21

        500         535,767   

6.25%, 12/01/32

        520         653,756   

Prudential Financial, Inc.:

        

6.00%, 12/01/17

        2,490         2,737,287   

5.10%, 8/15/43

        310         326,269   

5.38%, 5/15/45 (b)

        1,593         1,573,087   

Scottish Widows PLC, 7.00%, 6/16/43

     GBP         250         473,158   

Swiss Reinsurance Co. via ELM BV, 5.25% (b)(i)

     EUR         100         112,571   

The Travelers Cos., Inc.:

        

5.90%, 6/02/19

     USD         1,000         1,141,822   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    45


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Insurance (concluded)

        

4.60%, 8/01/43

     USD         780       $ 812,833   

Travelers Property Casualty Corp., 6.38%, 3/15/33

        345         438,223   

UNIQA Insurance Group AG:

        

6.88%, 7/31/43 (b)

     EUR         1,300         1,584,707   

6.00%, 7/27/46 (b)

        700         800,756   

XLIT Ltd., 2.30%, 12/15/18

     USD         250         251,422   
        

 

 

 
                         78,067,388   

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.1%

        

Liberty Interactive LLC, 8.25%, 2/01/30

        150         159,000   

Netflix, Inc.:

        

5.38%, 2/01/21

        100         104,250   

5.50%, 2/15/22 (a)

        1,157         1,203,280   

5.88%, 2/15/25 (a)

        500         525,000   

QVC, Inc., 5.95%, 3/15/43

        5,000         4,835,450   
        

 

 

 
                         6,826,980   

Internet Software & Services — 0.1%

        

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.:

        

2.50%, 11/28/19 (a)

        1,185         1,174,350   

3.13%, 11/28/21 (a)

        500         491,133   

4.50%, 11/28/34 (a)

        600         580,412   

Baidu, Inc.:

        

2.75%, 6/09/19

        1,350         1,349,141   

3.00%, 6/30/20

        1,000         993,750   

Equinix, Inc.:

        

5.38%, 1/01/22

        857         869,855   

5.38%, 4/01/23

        925         934,157   

5.75%, 1/01/25

        546         548,730   

Google, Inc., 3.38%, 2/25/24

        635         649,690   

IAC/InterActiveCorp.:

        

4.88%, 11/30/18

        1,682         1,737,927   

4.75%, 12/15/22

        350         339,500   

Open Text Corp., 5.63%, 1/15/23 (a)

        1,298         1,294,755   

VeriSign, Inc.:

        

4.63%, 5/01/23

        400         387,000   

5.25%, 4/01/25

        410         413,075   

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc.:

        

10.13%, 7/01/20

        1,070         1,187,700   

6.00%, 4/01/23 (a)

        1,694         1,699,489   
        

 

 

 
                         14,650,664   

IT Services — 0.1%

        

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.,

        

3.50%, 4/15/23

        735         718,778   

International Business Machines Corp.:

        

1.95%, 7/22/16

        1,010         1,023,100   

5.70%, 9/14/17

        2,135         2,333,561   

1.63%, 5/15/20

        600         585,610   

2.90%, 11/01/21

        500         514,011   

3.63%, 2/12/24

        560         567,800   

5.88%, 11/29/32

        435         514,962   

4.00%, 6/20/42

        1,200         1,105,062   

MasterCard, Inc.:

        

2.00%, 4/01/19

        1,605         1,617,599   

3.38%, 4/01/24

        500         511,158   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 7.63%, 11/15/20

        450         471,937   
        

 

 

 
                         9,963,578   

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.0%

        

Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings LLC,
6.50%, 5/15/23 (a)

        113         115,543   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Life Sciences Tools & Services (concluded)

        

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.:

        

2.40%, 2/01/19

     USD         3,000       $ 3,005,583   

2.00%, 4/15/25

     EUR         130         140,136   
        

 

 

 
                         3,261,262   

Machinery — 0.3%

        

Amsted Industries, Inc., 5.00%, 3/15/22 (a)

     USD         500         498,750   

AVINTIV Specialty Materials, Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/19

        50         51,250   

BlueLine Rental Finance Corp., 7.00%, 2/01/19 (a)

        3,367         3,350,165   

Bombardier, Inc.:

        

7.50%, 3/15/18 (a)

        200         201,875   

5.50%, 9/15/18 (a)

        835         784,900   

4.75%, 4/15/19 (a)

        200         180,500   

7.75%, 3/15/20 (a)

        750         695,625   

6.00%, 10/15/22 (a)

        1,000         813,750   

6.13%, 1/15/23 (a)

        700         567,000   

7.50%, 3/15/25 (a)

        1,182         978,105   

Case New Holland Industrial, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/17

        1,000         1,102,500   

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.:

        

1.75%, 3/24/17

        1,912         1,935,682   

7.05%, 10/01/18

        1,065         1,235,543   

3.75%, 11/24/23

        505         526,842   

Caterpillar, Inc.:

        

2.60%, 6/26/22

        835         826,633   

3.80%, 8/15/42

        915         845,710   

4.30%, 5/15/44

        430         432,906   

Crane Co., 2.75%, 12/15/18

        370         377,332   

Deere & Co.:

        

5.38%, 10/16/29

        1,395         1,658,365   

3.90%, 6/09/42

        180         172,695   

Eaton Electric Holdings LLC, 6.10%, 7/01/17

        930         1,008,407   

Gates Global LLC/Gates Global Co., 5.75%, 7/15/22

     EUR         640         615,020   

Hydra Dutch Holdings 2 BV, 5.48%, 4/15/19 (b)

        214         220,247   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.:

        

1.95%, 3/01/19

     USD         1,525         1,524,625   

3.90%, 9/01/42

        525         495,722   

John Deere Capital Corp.:

        

2.80%, 9/18/17

        1,495         1,545,386   

1.95%, 12/13/18

        250         251,555   

1.95%, 3/04/19

        930         934,745   

The Manitowoc Co., Inc., 8.50%, 11/01/20

        500         525,625   

Oshkosh Corp., 5.38%, 3/01/25

        187         184,663   

Parker-Hannifin Corp., 3.30%, 11/21/24

        800         809,765   

Pentair Finance SA, 1.88%, 9/15/17

        1,240         1,238,283   

Selecta Group BV, 6.50%, 6/15/20

     EUR         680         720,791   

SPX Corp., 6.88%, 9/01/17

     USD         500         536,875   

Terex Corp., 6.00%, 5/15/21

        566         568,123   

WESCO Distribution, Inc., 5.38%, 12/15/21

        200         200,000   

Zoomlion HK SPV Co. Ltd., 6.13%, 12/20/22

        1,300         1,114,724   
        

 

 

 
                         29,730,684   

Media — 1.4%

        

21st Century Fox America, Inc., 5.40%, 10/01/43

        830         895,580   

Altice U.S. Finance I Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/23 (a)

        2,688         2,701,440   

Altice U.S. Finance II Corp., 7.75%, 7/15/25 (a)

        690         684,825   

AMC Networks, Inc.:

        

7.75%, 7/15/21

        1,855         2,003,400   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

46    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Media (continued)

        

4.75%, 12/15/22

     USD         284       $ 286,130   

BSREP II Center Parcs Jersey 2 Ltd, 7.00%, 8/28/20

     GBP         125         200,086   

Cablevision Systems Corp.:

        

8.63%, 9/15/17

     USD         2,810         3,087,487   

7.75%, 4/15/18

        1,000         1,081,250   

8.00%, 4/15/20

        100         109,000   

5.88%, 9/15/22

        154         145,915   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.:

        

7.00%, 1/15/19

        94         97,643   

7.38%, 6/01/20

        350         370,197   

5.25%, 3/15/21

        450         457,875   

6.50%, 4/30/21

        1,750         1,829,844   

5.25%, 9/30/22

        450         455,625   

5.13%, 2/15/23

        1,000         991,250   

5.13%, 5/01/23 (a)

        980         970,200   

5.75%, 1/15/24

        125         127,266   

5.38%, 5/01/25 (a)

        1,200         1,182,000   

5.88%, 5/01/27 (a)

        1,424         1,410,650   

CCO Safari II LLC:

        

3.58%, 7/23/20 (a)

        3,500         3,510,339   

4.91%, 7/23/25 (a)

        8,590         8,609,018   

6.38%, 10/23/35 (a)

        5,500         5,622,551   

6.48%, 10/23/45 (a)

        1,640         1,697,334   

6.83%, 10/23/55 (a)

        2,895         2,977,140   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp.:

        

6.38%, 9/15/20 (a)

        850         856,375   

5.13%, 12/15/21 (a)

        1,510         1,402,413   

5.13%, 12/15/21 (a)

        250         232,187   

Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.88%, 6/01/23

        500         491,875   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

        

7.63%, 3/15/20

        1,500         1,575,937   

6.50%, 11/15/22

        5,586         5,823,405   

6.50%, 11/15/22

        3,093         3,178,057   

Columbus International, Inc., 7.38%, 3/30/21 (a)

        755         802,187   

Comcast Corp.:

        

6.30%, 11/15/17

        715         792,487   

5.70%, 5/15/18

        880         977,737   

3.38%, 8/15/25

        800         797,564   

5.50%, 11/23/29

     GBP         430         828,473   

4.25%, 1/15/33

     USD         565         562,273   

4.20%, 8/15/34

        2,050         2,021,382   

4.40%, 8/15/35

        250         252,545   

6.95%, 8/15/37

        965         1,277,843   

4.65%, 7/15/42

        1,425         1,460,715   

4.75%, 3/01/44

        2,220         2,320,237   

4.60%, 8/15/45

        1,450         1,478,330   

Cox Communications, Inc.:

        

5.88%, 12/01/16 (a)

        930         981,429   

8.38%, 3/01/39 (a)

        415         529,729   

CSC Holdings LLC:

        

8.63%, 2/15/19

        100         113,750   

6.75%, 11/15/21

        1,000         1,037,500   

5.25%, 6/01/24

        615         569,644   

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc.:

        

6.38%, 3/01/41

        50         54,724   

5.15%, 3/15/42

        580         552,810   

Discovery Communications LLC:

        

2.38%, 3/07/22

     EUR         480         546,395   

6.35%, 6/01/40

     USD         120         129,400   

4.88%, 4/01/43

        94         84,408   

DISH DBS Corp.:

        

7.13%, 2/01/16

        400         409,500   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Media (continued)

        

4.63%, 7/15/17

     USD         150       $ 153,937   

4.25%, 4/01/18

        1,625         1,653,437   

7.88%, 9/01/19

        1,350         1,510,313   

5.13%, 5/01/20

        2,675         2,708,437   

6.75%, 6/01/21

        700         740,250   

5.88%, 7/15/22

        1,750         1,741,250   

5.00%, 3/15/23

        150         140,437   

5.88%, 11/15/24

        3,035         2,943,950   

The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.:

        

2.25%, 11/15/17

        1,311         1,319,419   

3.75%, 2/15/23

        520         514,862   

4.20%, 4/15/24

        92         92,841   

Lamar Media Corp.:

        

5.88%, 2/01/22

        100         104,250   

5.00%, 5/01/23

        335         334,163   

5.38%, 1/15/24

        400         408,000   

LGE HoldCo VI BV, 7.13%, 5/15/24

     EUR         1,418         1,721,303   

LIN Television Corp., 5.88%, 11/15/22 (a)

     USD         363         369,353   

The McClatchy Co., 9.00%, 12/15/22

        350         322,219   

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC/McGraw-Hill Global Education Finance, 9.75%, 4/01/21

        400         443,000   

MDC Partners, Inc., 6.75%, 4/01/20 (a)

        1,654         1,637,460   

Mediacom Broadband LLC/Mediacom Broadband Corp., 5.50%, 4/15/21

        830         805,100   

Midcontinent Communications & Midcontinent Finance Corp., 6.25%, 8/01/21 (a)

        3,060         3,105,900   

MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc., 9.88%, 8/15/18 (a)

        856         900,940   

NAI Entertainment Holdings/NAI Entertainment Holdings Finance Corp., 5.00%, 8/01/18 (a)

        999         1,021,477   

NBCUniversal Media LLC:

        

4.38%, 4/01/21

        890         963,962   

2.88%, 1/15/23

        1,305         1,280,212   

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.:

        

4.50%, 10/01/20

        1,600         1,632,000   

5.00%, 4/15/22 (a)

        1,850         1,833,813   

Numericable-SFR SAS:

        

4.88%, 5/15/19 (a)

        5,883         5,971,245   

5.38%, 5/15/22

     EUR         2,653         3,030,202   

6.00%, 5/15/22 (a)

     USD         4,800         4,884,000   

5.63%, 5/15/24

     EUR         1,460         1,644,332   

6.25%, 5/15/24 (a)

        1,250         1,271,187   

Omnicom Group, Inc., 5.90%, 4/15/16

     USD         1,357         1,398,861   

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.:

        

5.25%, 2/15/22

        500         502,500   

5.63%, 2/15/24

        1,630         1,662,600   

Quebecor Media, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/23

        150         153,750   

Regal Entertainment Group, 5.75%, 3/15/22

        525         538,125   

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.:

        

5.38%, 4/01/21

        600         610,500   

6.13%, 10/01/22

        100         103,250   

5.63%, 8/01/24 (a)

        325         319,719   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.:

        

4.25%, 5/15/20 (a)

        75         74,719   

5.88%, 10/01/20 (a)

        150         157,500   

5.75%, 8/01/21 (a)

        600         624,000   

4.63%, 5/15/23 (a)

        240         231,000   

6.00%, 7/15/24 (a)

        1,200         1,251,000   

5.38%, 4/15/25 (a)

        2,688         2,681,280   

Sky PLC:

        

6.10%, 2/15/18 (a)

        346         379,578   

2.63%, 9/16/19 (a)

        3,000         2,998,563   

1.88%, 11/24/23

     EUR         358         396,924   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    47


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Media (concluded)

        

3.75%, 9/16/24

     USD         385       $ 372,735   

2.50%, 9/15/26

     EUR         690         790,680   

Starz LLC/Starz Finance Corp., 5.00%, 9/15/19

     USD         475         483,313   

TEGNA, Inc.:

        

5.13%, 10/15/19

        300         312,750   

5.13%, 7/15/20

        554         577,545   

4.88%, 9/15/21 (a)

        254         254,635   

6.38%, 10/15/23

        700         740,250   

5.50%, 9/15/24 (a)

        575         577,875   

Time Warner, Inc., 5.35%, 12/15/43

        790         821,810   

Time, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/22 (a)

        475         456,000   

Tribune Media Co., 5.88%, 7/15/22 (a)

        1,640         1,693,300   

Unitymedia GmbH, 6.13%, 1/15/25 (a)

        400         413,000   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH:

        

5.50%, 1/15/23 (a)

        2,065         2,103,719   

5.75%, 1/15/23

     EUR         1,243         1,474,215   

4.00%, 1/15/25

        2,484         2,782,612   

5.00%, 1/15/25 (a)

     USD         250         246,250   

3.50%, 1/15/27

     EUR         775         819,438   

Univision Communications, Inc.:

        

6.75%, 9/15/22 (a)

     USD         950         1,021,250   

5.13%, 5/15/23 (a)

        1,464         1,467,660   

5.13%, 2/15/25 (a)

        3,116         3,123,790   

Viacom, Inc., 5.85%, 9/01/43

        310         305,856   

Videotron Ltd.:

        

5.00%, 7/15/22

        250         252,857   

5.38%, 6/15/24 (a)

        400         404,000   

Virgin Media Finance PLC:

        

6.00%, 10/15/24 (a)

        200         203,000   

5.75%, 1/15/25 (a)

        775         777,325   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC:

        

5.38%, 4/15/21 (a)

        990         1,018,463   

5.25%, 1/15/26 (a)

        800         772,000   

6.25%, 3/28/29

     GBP         1,986         3,232,464   

The Walt Disney Co.:

        

6.00%, 7/17/17

     USD         435         477,662   

5.50%, 3/15/19

        565         637,037   

1.85%, 5/30/19

        500         501,155   

2.75%, 8/16/21

        515         529,489   

3.70%, 12/01/42

        250         234,503   

4.13%, 6/01/44

        500         503,520   

WPP Finance 2010, 3.75%, 9/19/24

        409         404,831   

WPP Finance SA, 2.25%, 9/22/26

     EUR         130         145,483   

Ziggo Bond Finance BV:

        

4.63%, 1/15/25

        1,035         1,119,638   

5.88%, 1/15/25 (a)

     USD         896         881,440   
        

 

 

 
                         167,866,026   

Metals & Mining — 0.4%

        

Alcoa, Inc.:

        

5.55%, 2/01/17

        300         313,521   

5.72%, 2/23/19

        1,000         1,065,000   

6.15%, 8/15/20

        500         538,125   

5.40%, 4/15/21

        500         516,875   

5.87%, 2/23/22

        750         794,063   

5.13%, 10/01/24

        2,690         2,703,450   

5.90%, 2/01/27

        44         44,999   

6.75%, 1/15/28

        101         110,090   

5.95%, 2/01/37

        706         698,940   

Aleris International, Inc.:

        

7.63%, 2/15/18

        300         302,587   

7.88%, 11/01/20

        100         101,260   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Metals & Mining (continued)

        

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.:

        

5.95%, 1/15/21

     USD         497       $ 472,150   

6.63%, 8/15/23

        200         188,540   

ArcelorMittal:

        

5.25%, 2/25/17

        1,400         1,447,250   

6.13%, 6/01/18

        600         635,146   

10.60%, 6/01/19

        1,000         1,193,750   

5.13%, 6/01/20

        615         616,537   

6.00%, 8/05/20

        200         202,000   

6.25%, 3/01/21

        400         404,000   

7.00%, 2/25/22

        500         512,500   

6.13%, 6/01/25

        1,000         952,500   

7.75%, 10/15/39

        1,400         1,351,000   

7.50%, 3/01/41

        200         190,500   

Barrick North America Finance LLC, 5.75%, 5/01/43

        450         386,605   

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.:

        

1.88%, 11/21/16

        1,270         1,281,793   

1.63%, 2/24/17

        805         811,313   

5.00%, 9/30/43

        1,235         1,273,823   

Bohai General Capital Ltd., 6.40%, 10/16/17

     CNH         11,400         1,805,093   

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.:

        

7.75%, 3/31/20 (a)

     USD         400         188,000   

8.25%, 3/31/20 (a)

        300         272,250   

Commercial Metals Co., 7.35%, 8/15/18

        100         107,500   

Constellium NV:

        

4.63%, 5/15/21

     EUR         748         743,449   

8.00%, 1/15/23 (a)

     USD         1,485         1,429,313   

5.75%, 5/15/24 (a)

        1,050         871,500   

Eldorado Gold Corp., 6.13%, 12/15/20 (a)

        75         68,625   

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.:

        

6.75%, 2/15/20 (a)

        650         500,500   

7.00%, 2/15/21 (a)

        1,235         941,687   

7.25%, 5/15/22 (a)

        705         523,463   

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.:

        

8.25%, 11/01/19 (a)

        700         509,250   

9.75%, 3/01/22 (a)

        1,710         1,573,200   

6.88%, 4/01/22 (a)

        300         173,280   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.:

        

3.55%, 3/01/22

        280         234,850   

3.88%, 3/15/23

        210         172,463   

4.55%, 11/14/24

        73         61,685   

5.45%, 3/15/43

        450         330,750   

Glencore Finance Europe SA:

        

1.63%, 1/18/22

     EUR         280         299,358   

1.75%, 3/17/25

        325         324,717   

HudBay Minerals, Inc., 9.50%, 10/01/20

     USD         600         588,000   

IAMGOLD Corp., 6.75%, 10/01/20 (a)

        362         266,070   

JSW Steel Ltd., 4.75%, 11/12/19

        1,400         1,280,636   

Lundin Mining Corp.:

        

7.50%, 11/01/20 (a)

        300         304,500   

7.88%, 11/01/22 (a)

        50         50,875   

New Gold, Inc., 6.25%, 11/15/22 (a)

        350         311,500   

Novelis, Inc.:

        

8.38%, 12/15/17

        1,830         1,894,050   

8.75%, 12/15/20

        3,430         3,618,650   

Ovako AB, 6.50%, 6/01/19

     EUR         363         387,889   

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.:

        

6.50%, 7/15/18

     USD         480         538,787   

3.50%, 11/02/20

        505         522,921   

3.75%, 9/20/21

        695         711,528   

3.75%, 6/15/25

        700         682,865   

5.20%, 11/02/40

        200         201,392   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

48    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds

           Par  
(000)
     Value  

Metals & Mining (concluded)

        

Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC, 2.88%, 8/21/22

     USD         890       $ 850,427   

Ryerson, Inc./Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc.,
9.00%, 10/15/17

        395         390,063   

Southern Copper Corp., 3.88%, 4/23/25

        100         96,064   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.:

        

5.13%, 10/01/21

        1,575         1,571,063   

5.50%, 10/01/24

        275         272,250   

SunCoke Energy Partners LP/SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp., 7.38%, 2/01/20 (a)

        367         359,660   

United States Steel Corp.:

        

7.00%, 2/01/18

        275         283,335   

7.38%, 4/01/20

        500         485,000   

Vale SA, 5.63%, 9/11/42

        515         422,063   

Vedanta Resources PLC:

        

6.00%, 1/31/19

        3,000         2,791,680   

8.25%, 6/07/21

        2,430         2,290,275   
        

 

 

 
                         51,410,793   

Multiline Retail — 0.1%

        

Debenhams PLC, 5.25%, 7/15/21

     GBP         580         903,492   

Dollar Tree, Inc.:

        

5.25%, 3/01/20 (a)

     USD         772         814,460   

5.75%, 3/01/23 (a)

        4,756         5,017,580   

Hema Bondco I BV, 6.25%, 6/15/19

     EUR         708         524,931   

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 6.70%, 7/15/34

     USD         132         157,998   

New Look Secured Issuer PLC, 6.50%, 7/01/22

     GBP         1,860         2,839,307   

Target Corp.:

        

2.30%, 6/26/19

     USD         1,105         1,124,017   

3.88%, 7/15/20

        1,000         1,083,272   

6.50%, 10/15/37

        280         365,483   

4.00%, 7/01/42

        1,705         1,667,521   
        

 

 

 
                         14,498,061   

Multi-Utilities — 0.2%

        

Ameren Illinois Co., 4.30%, 7/01/44

        565         574,320   

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC,
4.50%, 4/01/44

        250         262,981   

Centrica PLC, 5.25%, 4/10/75 (b)

     GBP         125         193,187   

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.:

        

5.30%, 12/01/16

     USD         500         525,261   

6.75%, 4/01/38

        900         1,187,302   

4.63%, 12/01/54

        250         248,388   

Consumers Energy Co., 2.85%, 5/15/22

        500         505,089   

Dominion Gas Holdings LLC:

        

3.55%, 11/01/23

        1,015         1,011,280   

4.60%, 12/15/44

        550         522,114   

DTE Electric Co.:

        

4.30%, 7/01/44

        680         690,291   

3.70%, 3/15/45

        650         604,592   

NiSource Finance Corp., 5.65%, 2/01/45

        380         441,177   

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.:

        

5.63%, 11/30/17

        515         560,648   

3.75%, 2/15/24

        200         205,406   

6.05%, 3/01/34

        1,085         1,324,133   

5.80%, 3/01/37

        250         293,608   

4.75%, 2/15/44

        1,885         1,991,486   

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.:

        

2.00%, 8/15/19

        500         500,815   

3.05%, 11/15/24

        700         696,430   

4.00%, 6/01/44

        870         854,594   

San Diego Gas & Electric Co., 3.95%, 11/15/41

        550         536,791   

South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., 4.50%, 6/01/64

        465         437,712   

Southern California Gas Co.:

        

3.15%, 9/15/24

        800         804,109   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Multi-Utilities (concluded)

        

3.75%, 9/15/42

     USD         360       $ 341,754   

Tampa Electric Co., 6.15%, 5/15/37

        250         314,548   

Virginia Electric & Power Co.:

        

2.95%, 1/15/22

        965         964,157   

4.65%, 8/15/43

        700         747,557   

4.45%, 2/15/44

        500         517,863   

4.20%, 5/15/45

        555         554,277   

Wisconsin Electric Power Co., 2.95%, 9/15/21

        1,000         1,018,013   
        

 

 

 
                         19,429,883   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.7%

  

AmeriGas Finance LLC/AmeriGas Finance Corp.:

        

6.75%, 5/20/20

        200         209,500   

7.00%, 5/20/22

        625         664,750   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 9/15/36

        340         381,963   

Antero Resources Corp.:

        

6.00%, 12/01/20

        485         491,063   

5.38%, 11/01/21

        1,633         1,588,093   

5.13%, 12/01/22

        1,005         949,725   

5.63%, 6/01/23 (a)

        150         144,375   

Apache Corp., 4.75%, 4/15/43

        330         301,960   

Baytex Energy Corp., 5.13%, 6/01/21 (a)

        402         357,780   

Berau Capital Resources Pte. Ltd.,
12.50%, 7/08/49 (j)

        1,500         956,250   

Berau Coal Energy PT, 7.25%, 3/13/17

        5,000         3,007,500   

Berry Petroleum Co. LLC, 6.38%, 9/15/22

        340         227,800   

BIBBY Offshore Services PLC, 7.50%, 6/15/21

     GBP         141         190,026   

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 6.13%, 11/15/22 (a)

     USD         500         508,750   

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 4/15/21

        3,153         2,727,345   

BreitBurn Energy Partners LP/BreitBurn Finance Corp., 7.88%, 4/15/22

        525         362,250   

California Resources Corp.:

        

5.00%, 1/15/20

        500         428,750   

5.50%, 9/15/21

        2,004         1,653,300   

6.00%, 11/15/24

        5,321         4,310,010   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp., 6.50%, 4/15/21

        600         590,160   

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.:

        

7.50%, 9/15/20

        700         703,500   

6.25%, 4/15/23

        730         700,654   

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 11/15/22

        75         43,875   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

        

6.50%, 8/15/17

        600         585,000   

6.63%, 8/15/20

        1,200         1,074,000   

6.13%, 2/15/21

        1,000         862,500   

5.38%, 6/15/21

        125         105,000   

4.88%, 4/15/22

        3,003         2,417,415   

5.75%, 3/15/23

        466         393,770   

Chevron Corp.:

        

1.10%, 12/05/17

        1,500         1,492,911   

1.37%, 3/02/18

        1,000         998,758   

2.43%, 6/24/20

        565         572,224   

2.41%, 3/03/22

        570         556,561   

3.19%, 6/24/23

        435         438,706   

China Energy Reserve and Chemicals Group Overseas Co. Ltd., 5.25%, 5/11/18

        750         753,337   

Cimarex Energy Co., 4.38%, 6/01/24

        252         243,810   

Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 4/01/19

        500         443,750   

Comstock Resources, Inc., 10.00%, 3/15/20 (a)

        450         397,125   

Concho Resources, Inc.:

        

7.00%, 1/15/21

        100         104,250   

6.50%, 1/15/22

        900         930,375   

5.50%, 10/01/22

        100         100,000   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    49


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

  

5.50%, 4/01/23

     USD         1,000       $   1,000,000   

Conoco Funding Co., 7.25%, 10/15/31

        435         575,679   

ConocoPhillips Co.:

        

1.50%, 5/15/18

        600         598,163   

5.75%, 2/01/19

        1,430         1,614,554   

2.40%, 12/15/22

        505         477,055   

5.90%, 5/15/38

        900         1,058,376   

6.50%, 2/01/39

        445         553,750   

4.30%, 11/15/44

        640         624,273   

CONSOL Energy, Inc.:

        

5.88%, 4/15/22

        5,829         4,528,404   

8.00%, 4/01/23 (a)

        300         248,250   

Continental Resources, Inc., 5.00%, 9/15/22

        400         381,000   

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.:

        

6.13%, 3/01/22

        225         222,187   

6.25%, 4/01/23 (a)

        1,000         1,005,000   

CVR Refining LLC/Coffeyville Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 11/01/22

        100         100,500   

DCP Midstream LLC:

        

5.35%, 3/15/20 (a)

        350         344,865   

4.75%, 9/30/21 (a)

        600         567,541   

DCP Midstream Operating LP:

        

2.50%, 12/01/17

        750         723,012   

3.88%, 3/15/23

        150         127,096   

Denbury Resources, Inc.:

        

5.50%, 5/01/22

        1,499         1,187,957   

4.63%, 7/15/23

        850         612,000   

Devon Energy Corp.:

        

3.25%, 5/15/22

        510         501,330   

4.75%, 5/15/42

        270         253,495   

Drill Rigs Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 10/01/17 (a)

        200         160,000   

Ecopetrol SA, 5.38%, 6/26/26

        2,400         2,328,600   

Endeavor Energy Resources LP /EER Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 8/15/21 (a)

        50         48,000   

Energy Transfer Equity LP:

        

7.50%, 10/15/20

        1,206         1,350,720   

5.88%, 1/15/24

        2,288         2,328,040   

5.50%, 6/01/27

        620         607,600   

Energy Transfer Partners LP:

        

8.25%, 11/15/29

        590         760,469   

6.50%, 2/01/42

        90         92,288   

5.15%, 3/15/45

        580         508,386   

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 11.00%, 3/15/20 (a)

        900         679,500   

EnQuest PLC, 7.00%, 4/15/22 (a)

        400         292,000   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC:

        

4.85%, 8/15/42

        300         281,543   

4.85%, 3/15/44

        625         584,666   

4.90%, 5/15/46

        300         281,841   

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.:

        

9.38%, 5/01/20

        1,870         1,930,775   

6.38%, 6/15/23 (a)

        1,001         935,935   

EV Energy Partners LP/EV Energy Finance Corp., 8.00%, 4/15/19

        300         263,250   

Exxon Mobil Corp.:

        

2.40%, 3/06/22

        900         885,558   

3.18%, 3/15/24

        465         471,932   

2.71%, 3/06/25

        500         484,997   

3.57%, 3/06/45

        515         477,102   

Gazprom Neft OAO Via GPN Capital SA,
2.93%, 4/26/18

     EUR         130         135,134   

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA:

        

8.15%, 4/11/18

        425         456,450   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

  

9.25%, 4/23/19 (a)

     USD         2,120       $   2,363,885   

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.:

        

5.75%, 2/15/21

        1,970         1,920,750   

6.75%, 8/01/22

        500         498,750   

Gibson Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 7/15/21 (a)

        350         356,125   

Greenko Dutch BV, 8.00%, 8/01/19

        5,000         4,700,000   

Halcon Resources Corp., 8.63%, 2/01/20 (a)

        442         422,110   

Harvest Operations Corp., 6.88%, 10/01/17

        100         92,250   

Hilcorp. Energy I LP/Hilcorp. Finance Co.:

        

7.63%, 4/15/21 (a)

        1,195         1,230,850   

5.00%, 12/01/24 (a)

        100         93,000   

5.75%, 10/01/25 (a)

        550         522,500   

Husky Energy, Inc., 4.00%, 4/15/24

        330         322,670   

Jones Energy Holdings LLC/Jones Energy Finance Corp., 6.75%, 4/01/22

        350         318,500   

Kerr-McGee Corp., 7.88%, 9/15/31

        155         202,874   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP:

        

5.95%, 2/15/18

        534         579,051   

6.55%, 9/15/40

        80         80,190   

5.00%, 8/15/42

        105         89,552   

4.70%, 11/01/42

        200         164,159   

5.00%, 3/01/43

        240         204,378   

5.50%, 3/01/44

        830         756,756   

5.40%, 9/01/44

        325         290,869   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.:

        

7.00%, 6/15/17

        563         608,838   

2.00%, 12/01/17

        380         378,073   

3.05%, 12/01/19

        630         624,774   

7.75%, 1/15/32

        2,392         2,720,381   

5.55%, 6/01/45

        270         245,652   

Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 7.38%, 5/01/22

        1,127         1,146,723   

Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp.:

        

6.50%, 5/15/19

        1,000         615,000   

6.25%, 11/01/19

        1,862         1,127,664   

8.63%, 4/15/20

        500         307,500   

7.75%, 2/01/21

        100         58,500   

6.50%, 9/15/21

        1,000         575,000   

Marathon Petroleum Corp., 4.75%, 9/15/44

        390         362,636   

MarkWest Energy Partners LP/MarkWest Energy Finance Corp.:

        

5.50%, 2/15/23

        550         563,750   

4.50%, 7/15/23

        1,000         972,500   

4.88%, 12/01/24

        250         243,750   

4.88%, 6/01/25

        2,185         2,124,913   

MEG Energy Corp.:

        

6.50%, 3/15/21 (a)

        2,424         2,265,228   

6.38%, 1/30/23 (a)

        650         578,500   

7.00%, 3/31/24 (a)

        3,224         2,958,020   

Memorial Resource Development Corp.,
5.88%, 7/01/22

        77         72,573   

Midstates Petroleum Co., Inc./Midstates Petroleum Co. LLC, 10.00%, 6/01/20 (a)

        400         351,000   

MIE Holdings Corp.:

        

6.88%, 2/06/18

        650         498,179   

7.50%, 4/25/19

        1,000         702,420   

Murray Energy Corp., 11.25%, 4/15/21 (a)

        800         492,000   

Newfield Exploration Co.:

        

5.75%, 1/30/22

        600         594,000   

5.63%, 7/01/24

        500         490,000   

5.38%, 1/01/26

        779         747,840   

Noble Energy, Inc.:

        

5.63%, 5/01/21

        150         158,969   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

50    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

  

5.88%, 6/01/22

     USD         150       $ 160,928   

5.88%, 6/01/24

        325         352,656   

5.25%, 11/15/43

        580         551,951   

Noble Group Ltd.:

        

6.00%, 1/29/20

        200         138,000   

6.75%, 1/29/20

        3,750         3,604,687   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.:

        

6.88%, 3/15/22

        675         621,000   

6.88%, 1/15/23

        160         144,800   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.:

        

4.13%, 6/01/16

        505         519,260   

4.10%, 2/01/21

        1,005         1,075,349   

3.50%, 6/15/25

        460         460,101   

4.63%, 6/15/45

        125         126,324   

Offshore Group Investment Ltd., 7.50%, 11/01/19

        525         280,875   

ONEOK, Inc., 4.25%, 2/01/22

        400         388,317   

Pacific Drilling SA, 5.38%, 6/01/20 (a)

        616         474,320   

Paramount Resources Ltd., 6.88%, 6/30/23 (a)

        479         464,630   

PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 8.25%, 2/15/20

        600         633,000   

PDC Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 10/15/22

        50         51,563   

Peabody Energy Corp.:

        

6.25%, 11/15/21

        1,183         334,197   

10.00%, 3/15/22 (a)

        770         390,775   

Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP/Penn Virginia Resource Finance Corp., 6.50%, 5/15/21

        505         536,563   

Petrobras Global Finance BV:

        

5.88%, 3/01/18

        2,275         2,284,100   

3.25%, 4/01/19

     EUR         335         336,240   

3.75%, 1/14/21

        197         193,257   

4.25%, 10/02/23

        835         795,696   

Petro-Canada, 6.80%, 5/15/38

     USD         1,025         1,287,138   

Petroleos Mexicanos:

        

5.50%, 1/21/21

        14,202         15,370,683   

2.75%, 4/21/27

     EUR         210         209,299   

6.38%, 1/23/45

     USD         780         800,826   

Phillips 66, 4.88%, 11/15/44

        445         429,836   

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp., 4.90%, 2/15/45

        270         256,163   

Precision Drilling Corp.:

        

6.63%, 11/15/20

        450         436,500   

5.25%, 11/15/24

        763         641,874   

Puma International Financing SA,
6.75%, 2/01/21 (a)

        200         202,132   

QEP Resources, Inc.:

        

6.88%, 3/01/21

        350         351,750   

5.38%, 10/01/22

        1,610         1,505,350   

5.25%, 5/01/23

        200         185,000   

Range Resources Corp.:

        

6.75%, 8/01/20

        150         155,063   

5.75%, 6/01/21

        400         405,000   

5.00%, 8/15/22

        150         146,250   

5.00%, 3/15/23

        1,000         980,000   

4.88%, 5/15/25 (a)

        250         240,000   

Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp.:

        

5.50%, 4/15/23

        438         439,095   

4.50%, 11/01/23

        1,186         1,123,308   

Reliance Holding USA, Inc., 5.40%, 2/14/22

        5,000         5,439,365   

Reliance Industries Ltd., 4.13%, 1/28/25

        367         365,671   

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC:

        

6.85%, 7/15/18 (a)

        861         904,050   

6.00%, 1/15/19 (a)

        500         511,250   

5.63%, 4/15/20 (a)

        350         353,500   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

  

6.88%, 4/15/40 (a)

     USD         300       $ 310,500   

RSP Permian, Inc., 6.63%, 10/01/22 (a)

        1,097         1,105,227   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC:

        

5.63%, 2/01/21

        1,550         1,581,000   

6.25%, 3/15/22

        625         643,750   

5.63%, 4/15/23

        1,303         1,289,970   

5.75%, 5/15/24

        5,453         5,422,327   

5.63%, 3/01/25 (a)

        1,803         1,775,955   

Sabine Pass LNG LP, 7.50%, 11/30/16

        6,500         6,760,000   

Sanchez Energy Corp.:

        

7.75%, 6/15/21

        100         90,000   

6.13%, 1/15/23

        1,719         1,392,390   

SandRidge Energy, Inc.:

        

8.75%, 6/01/20 (a)

        800         620,000   

7.50%, 2/15/23

        688         209,840   

Seven Generations Energy Ltd., 6.75%, 5/01/23 (a)

        244         238,510   

Seventy Seven Operating LLC, 6.63%, 11/15/19

        1,743         1,268,033   

Shell International Finance BV:

        

4.30%, 9/22/19

        1,720         1,876,823   

2.13%, 5/11/20

        1,000         999,049   

3.25%, 5/11/25

        1,275         1,259,428   

4.13%, 5/11/35

        250         247,891   

6.38%, 12/15/38

        1,310         1,678,449   

4.55%, 8/12/43

        420         428,575   

4.38%, 5/11/45

        1,915         1,912,794   

SM Energy Co.:

        

6.13%, 11/15/22

        1,405         1,383,925   

5.00%, 1/15/24

        75         68,625   

5.63%, 6/01/25

        600         567,000   

Southern Star Central Corp., 5.13%, 7/15/22 (a)

        609         618,135   

Stone Energy Corp., 7.50%, 11/15/22

        475         375,250   

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 7.50%, 7/01/21

        654         683,430   

Suncor Energy, Inc., 6.10%, 6/01/18

        700         779,463   

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.:

        

5.50%, 8/01/20 (a)

        500         508,750   

6.38%, 4/01/23 (a)

        610         626,775   

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.:

        

5.00%, 1/15/18 (a)

        950         983,250   

4.13%, 11/15/19 (a)

        750         750,000   

5.25%, 5/01/23

        100         98,750   

4.25%, 11/15/23

        500         462,500   

Tesoro Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp.:

        

5.50%, 10/15/19 (a)

        475         491,625   

6.13%, 10/15/21

        560         583,800   

6.25%, 10/15/22 (a)

        1,272         1,329,240   

TOTAL SA, 2.25% (b)(i)

     EUR         235         252,927   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.:

        

1.88%, 1/12/18

     USD         155         155,784   

3.80%, 10/01/20

        615         648,340   

2.50%, 8/01/22

        225         212,317   

4.63%, 3/01/34

        1,085         1,065,058   

6.10%, 6/01/40

        200         226,259   

5.00%, 10/16/43

        1,245         1,247,181   

Tullow Oil PLC:

        

6.00%, 11/01/20 (a)

        500         410,000   

6.25%, 4/15/22 (a)

        250         208,750   

Ultra Petroleum Corp., 6.13%, 10/01/24 (a)

        550         423,500   

Unit Corp., 6.63%, 5/15/21

        500         477,500   

Vanguard Natural Resources LLC/VNR Finance Corp., 7.88%, 4/01/20

        350         312,489   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    51


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

  

Western Gas Partners LP, 5.45%, 4/01/44

     USD         330       $ 331,403   

Whiting Canadian Holding Co. ULC,
8.13%, 12/01/19

        150         154,687   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.:

        

5.00%, 3/15/19

        1,510         1,449,600   

5.75%, 3/15/21

        1,058         1,031,550   

6.25%, 4/01/23

        585         570,375   

The Williams Cos., Inc., 3.70%, 1/15/23

        290         261,736   

Williams Partners LP, 4.90%, 1/15/45

        492         417,694   

WPX Energy, Inc.:

        

7.50%, 8/01/20

        500         507,500   

6.00%, 1/15/22

        900         841,500   

8.25%, 8/01/23

        500         508,125   

5.25%, 9/15/24

        935         801,763   

XTO Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 8/01/17

        750         825,257   
        

 

 

 
                         207,831,762   

Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%

        

International Paper Co.:

        

3.65%, 6/15/24

        63         62,501   

6.00%, 11/15/41

        130         141,393   

4.80%, 6/15/44

        78         72,825   

Resolute Forest Products, Inc., 5.88%, 5/15/23

        450         375,750   

Verso Paper Holdings LLC/Verso Paper, Inc., 11.75%, 1/15/19

        200         80,000   
        

 

 

 
                         732,469   

Personal Products — 0.0%

        

Avon Products, Inc.:

        

5.35%, 3/15/20

        500         436,250   

5.75%, 3/15/23

        200         163,000   

Edgewell Personal Care Co., 4.70%, 5/19/21

        750         768,005   

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., 2.35%, 8/15/22

        405         394,625   

First Quality Finance Co., Inc., 4.63%, 5/15/21 (a)

        100         95,000   

Revlon Consumer Products Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/21

        100         100,000   
        

 

 

 
                         1,956,880   

Pharmaceuticals — 0.7%

        

AbbVie, Inc.:

        

1.80%, 5/14/18

        740         737,981   

2.50%, 5/14/20

        530         526,744   

4.40%, 11/06/42

        280         263,245   

4.70%, 5/14/45

        720         702,596   

Actavis Funding SCS:

        

2.35%, 3/12/18

        1,480         1,484,560   

4.85%, 6/15/44

        270         259,641   

4.75%, 3/15/45

        735         693,017   

Actavis, Inc.:

        

1.88%, 10/01/17

        4,706         4,704,325   

3.25%, 10/01/22

        1,290         1,254,653   

AstraZeneca PLC:

        

1.95%, 9/18/19

        1,525         1,522,867   

6.45%, 9/15/37

        495         641,511   

4.00%, 9/18/42

        480         465,826   

Bayer AG, 2.38%, 4/02/75 (b)

     EUR         290         310,238   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.:

        

2.00%, 8/01/22

     USD         695         660,568   

5.88%, 11/15/36

        675         823,574   

Catamaran Corp., 4.75%, 3/15/21

        100         113,250   

Eli Lilly & Co.:

        

1.95%, 3/15/19

        425         427,294   

2.75%, 6/01/25

        1,650         1,606,981   

3.70%, 3/01/45

        460         425,541   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Pharmaceuticals (concluded)

        

Endo Finance LLC:

        

5.75%, 1/15/22 (a)

     USD         100       $ 103,000   

7.75%, 1/15/22 (a)

        990         1,054,350   

5.38%, 1/15/23 (a)

        400         404,248   

6.00%, 7/15/23 (a)

        2,497         2,596,880   

Endo Ltd./Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco,Inc., 6.00%, 2/01/25 (a)

        1,881         1,937,430   

Forest Laboratories, Inc., 5.00%, 12/15/21 (a)

        620         671,784   

GlaxoSmithKline Capital PLC, 1.50%, 5/08/17

        1,785         1,795,460   

GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc.:

        

5.65%, 5/15/18

        500         556,237   

6.38%, 5/15/38

        935         1,192,380   

Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd., 5.25%, 4/01/22

        2,103         2,124,030   

Hospira, Inc.:

        

6.05%, 3/30/17

        200         214,729   

5.60%, 9/15/40

        350         400,937   

inVentiv Health, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (a)

        75         78,375   

Johnson & Johnson:

        

3.38%, 12/05/23

        1,410         1,473,767   

4.38%, 12/05/33

        1,705         1,836,162   

Merck & Co., Inc.:

        

1.30%, 5/18/18

        1,250         1,245,487   

1.85%, 2/10/20

        400         398,100   

3.88%, 1/15/21

        1,705         1,820,986   

2.35%, 2/10/22

        140         136,998   

2.75%, 2/10/25

        750         717,896   

4.15%, 5/18/43

        795         792,993   

3.70%, 2/10/45

        1,605         1,470,878   

Mylan, Inc., 5.40%, 11/29/43

        400         421,395   

Novartis Capital Corp.:

        

3.40%, 5/06/24

        1,100         1,121,949   

4.40%, 5/06/44

        765         808,102   

Novartis Securities Investment Ltd., 5.13%, 2/10/19

        1,000         1,113,911   

Pfizer, Inc.:

        

0.90%, 1/15/17

        1,265         1,266,857   

6.20%, 3/15/19

        1,250         1,431,323   

2.10%, 5/15/19

        1,000         1,009,537   

3.40%, 5/15/24

        1,130         1,140,008   

7.20%, 3/15/39

        1,505         2,064,703   

4.30%, 6/15/43

        320         319,898   

4.40%, 5/15/44

        710         714,701   

Quintiles Transnational Corp., 4.88%, 5/15/23 (a)

        550         557,903   

Sanofi, 2.63%, 3/29/16

        665         674,044   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International:

        

7.00%, 10/01/20 (a)

        295         306,431   

6.38%, 10/15/20 (a)

        2,676         2,819,835   

7.25%, 7/15/22 (a)

        100         105,500   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.:

        

6.75%, 8/15/18 (a)

        1,065         1,118,916   

5.38%, 3/15/20 (a)

        2,367         2,432,093   

7.50%, 7/15/21 (a)

        1,375         1,491,875   

5.63%, 12/01/21 (a)

        3,225         3,309,656   

5.50%, 3/01/23 (a)

        1,199         1,225,977   

4.50%, 5/15/23

     EUR         3,450         3,732,126   

5.88%, 5/15/23 (a)

     USD         4,910         5,105,909   

6.13%, 4/15/25 (a)

        4,512         4,715,040   

Wyeth LLC, 5.95%, 4/01/37

        295         357,436   
        

 

 

 
                         80,012,644   

Professional Services — 0.0%

        

HIS, Inc., 5.00%, 11/01/22 (a)

        500         500,625   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

52    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Professional Services (concluded)

        

TMF Group Holding BV, 9.88%, 12/01/19

     EUR         1,450       $   1,711,896   
        

 

 

 
                         2,212,521   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.3%

  

American Tower Corp.:

        

4.70%, 3/15/22

     USD         56         58,742   

4.00%, 6/01/25

        217         212,639   

ARC Properties Operating Partnership LP:

        

2.00%, 2/06/17

        1,000         978,750   

3.00%, 2/06/19

        600         573,526   

4.60%, 2/06/24

        200         193,000   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.:

        

5.70%, 3/15/17

        385         411,821   

2.95%, 9/15/22

        20         19,603   

2.85%, 3/15/23

        20         19,245   

4.20%, 12/15/23

        300         316,503   

3.45%, 6/01/25

        245         243,521   

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.:

        

6.00%, 4/15/23 (a)

        315         302,400   

8.25%, 10/15/23 (a)

        1,500         1,432,500   

DuPont Fabros Technology LP, 5.88%, 9/15/21

        375         385,313   

ERP Operating LP:

        

5.38%, 8/01/16

        1,870         1,949,419   

5.75%, 6/15/17

        1,000         1,078,777   

4.50%, 6/01/45

        425         422,543   

ESH Hospitality, Inc., 5.25%, 5/01/25 (a)

        800         779,000   

FelCor Lodging LP, 5.63%, 3/01/23

        250         256,550   

GELF Bond Issuer I SA, 1.75%, 11/22/21

     EUR         285         309,840   

The GEO Group, Inc.:

        

5.88%, 1/15/22

     USD         825         862,125   

5.88%, 10/15/24

        560         579,600   

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.:

        

4.38%, 11/01/18

        125         129,375   

4.88%, 11/01/20

        1,025         1,057,031   

5.38%, 11/01/23

        150         156,289   

HCP, Inc.:

        

6.30%, 9/15/16

        674         708,501   

6.00%, 1/30/17

        2,363         2,509,331   

6.70%, 1/30/18

        703         780,291   

Health Care REIT, Inc.:

        

3.63%, 3/15/16

        720         730,628   

4.70%, 9/15/17

        440         465,866   

2.25%, 3/15/18

        3,110         3,127,270   

Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 4.00%, 6/15/25

        330         327,294   

Iron Mountain, Inc.:

        

6.00%, 8/15/23

        1,660         1,726,400   

5.75%, 8/15/24

        850         856,375   

iStar Financial, Inc.:

        

3.00%, 11/15/16 (k)

        2,023         2,393,462   

4.00%, 11/01/17

        100         98,250   

5.00%, 7/01/19

        725         711,450   

Prologis LP:

        

4.50%, 8/15/17

        655         691,404   

6.88%, 3/15/20

        1,000         1,153,121   

RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp.,
5.00%, 4/15/23 (a)

        377         375,115   

Sabra Health Care LP/Sabra Capital Corp.,
5.50%, 2/01/21

        200         207,500   

Simon Property Group LP:

        

2.80%, 1/30/17

        1,250         1,277,614   

2.15%, 9/15/17

        1,250         1,270,906   

7.38%, 6/15/18

        780         900,254   

4.38%, 3/01/21

        500         542,895   

3.38%, 10/01/24

        650         650,573   

6.75%, 2/01/40

        200         262,362   

4.75%, 3/15/42

        250         262,214   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (concluded)

  

4.25%, 10/01/44

     USD         565       $ 549,735   

Ventas Realty LP:

        

1.55%, 9/26/16

        1,112         1,115,918   

2.00%, 2/15/18

        2,500         2,512,393   

WEA Finance LLC/Westfield UK & Europe Finance PLC, 1.75%, 9/15/17 (a)

        765         765,879   
        

 

 

 
                         39,701,113   

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.9%

  

Agile Property Holdings Ltd., 6.50%, 2/28/17

     CNH         20,000         3,110,557   

Annington Finance No. 5 PLC, 13.00% (13.00% Cash or 13.50% PIK), 1/15/23 (h)

     GBP         2,023         3,759,893   

Aroundtown Property Holdings PLC,
3.00%, 12/09/21

     EUR         1,600         1,634,371   

Caifu Holdings Ltd., 8.75%, 1/24/20

     USD         5,000         4,897,750   

Central Plaza Development Ltd., 7.13% (b)(i)

        600         621,600   

China Aoyuan Property Group Ltd.,
10.88%, 5/26/18

        900         899,775   

China New Town Finance I Ltd., 5.50%, 5/06/18

     CNH         7,500         1,205,638   

China South City Holdings Ltd., 8.25%, 1/29/19

     USD         250         238,347   

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd., 7.75%, 6/05/20

        3,650         3,596,163   

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.:

        

7.50%, 3/09/20

        2,000         2,080,562   

7.25%, 4/04/21

        4,300         4,380,840   

Crescent Resources LLC/Crescent Ventures, Inc., 10.25%, 8/15/17 (a)

        1,525         1,601,250   

CTR Partnership LP/CareTrust Capital Corp., 5.88%, 6/01/21

        2,000         2,040,000   

Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd., 10.75%, 1/22/20

        3,600         3,299,436   

Fantasia Holdings Group Ltd., 7.88%, 5/27/16

     CNH         15,000         2,308,805   

Filinvest Development Cayman Islands,
4.25%, 4/02/20

     USD         2,500         2,481,875   

General Electric Capital Corp., 4.63%, 1/30/43

        519         510,826   

Glorious Property Holdings Ltd., 13.25%, 3/04/18

        2,500         1,450,000   

Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.,
5.50%, 1/23/18

     CNH         20,000         3,198,971   

Greentown China Holdings Ltd., 5.63%, 5/13/16

        11,500         1,848,652   

The Howard Hughes Corp., 6.88%, 10/01/21 (a)

     USD         125         132,500   

Jababeka International BV, 7.50%, 9/24/19

        500         490,041   

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.:

        

6.88%, 4/22/16

     CNH         19,500         1,692,722   

8.88%, 3/19/18 (j)

     USD         1,500         821,250   

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., 5.88%, 4/01/24

        435         431,194   

Lai Fung Holdings Ltd., 6.88%, 4/25/18

     CNH         18,500         2,847,517   

Lodha Developers International Ltd.,
12.00%, 3/13/20

     USD         1,500         1,515,000   

Logan Property Holdings Co. Ltd., 9.75%, 12/08/17

        3,000         3,040,890   

New World China Land Ltd., 5.50%, 2/06/18

     CNH         17,000         2,771,832   

Pakuwon Prima Pte. Ltd., 7.13%, 7/02/19

     USD         3,000         3,015,009   

Realogy Group LLC, 7.63%, 1/15/20 (a)

        2,609         2,755,756   

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.:

        

4.50%, 4/15/19 (a)

        912         918,840   

5.25%, 12/01/21 (a)

        391         400,775   

Shui On Development Holding Ltd.:

        

8.70%, 11/24/17

        1,500         1,540,781   

9.63%, 6/10/19

        750         775,337   

Sparkle Assets Ltd., 6.88%, 1/30/20

        2,200         2,326,282   

Start Plus Investments Ltd., 5.55%, 6/24/18

     CNH         15,000         2,390,051   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Capital Market Ltd.,
4.50%, 2/14/22

     USD         680         728,662   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    53


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Real Estate Management & Development (concluded)

  

Theta Capital Pte. Ltd.:

        

7.00%, 5/16/19

     USD         2,000       $ 2,049,918   

6.13%, 11/14/20

        1,700         1,705,413   

7.00%, 4/11/22

        2,300         2,312,995   

The Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC:

        

5.66%, 6/30/27

     GBP         1,591         2,521,373   

6.46%, 3/30/32

        500         694,932   

Universal Number One Co. Ltd., 5.70%, 1/30/17

     CNH         15,000         2,417,325   

Vingroup JSC, 11.63%, 5/07/18

     USD         3,040         3,268,258   

Wanda Properties International Co. Ltd., 7.25%, 1/29/24

        9,000         9,873,810   

Yanlord Land Group Ltd., 10.63%, 3/29/18

        1,700         1,782,314   

Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd., 8.75%, 10/04/18

        6,000         6,090,000   
        

 

 

 
                         106,476,088   

Road & Rail — 0.2%

        

Ashtead Capital, Inc.:

        

6.50%, 7/15/22 (a)

        1,445         1,519,071   

5.63%, 10/01/24 (a)

        590         591,475   

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.:

        

4.88%, 11/15/17

        1,450         1,482,625   

5.50%, 4/01/23

        500         502,500   

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC:

        

4.90%, 4/01/44

        690         727,031   

4.15%, 4/01/45

        220         207,126   

Canadian National Railway Co.:

        

2.85%, 12/15/21

        805         815,987   

2.95%, 11/21/24

        865         849,530   

6.20%, 6/01/36

        400         513,653   

4.50%, 11/07/43

        230         244,408   

CHC Helicopter SA, 9.25%, 10/15/20

        540         345,600   

The Hertz Corp.:

        

4.25%, 4/01/18

        4,470         4,548,225   

6.75%, 4/15/19

        2,325         2,399,842   

5.88%, 10/15/20

        500         508,750   

7.38%, 1/15/21

        1,020         1,063,350   

6.25%, 10/15/22

        350         357,000   

ITNL International Pte. Ltd., 8.00%, 7/17/17

     CNH         18,000         2,922,492   

Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV, 0.99%, 10/28/16 (b)

     USD         1,240         1,232,122   

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.:

        

3.75%, 5/11/17 (a)

        530         547,489   

2.50%, 6/15/19 (a)

        1,300         1,286,847   

Ryder System, Inc.:

        

2.45%, 11/15/18

        620         628,387   

2.50%, 5/11/20

        885         880,961   

Silk Bidco A/S, 7.50%, 2/01/22

     EUR         1,172         1,341,852   

Union Pacific Corp.:

        

4.00%, 2/01/21

     USD         445         477,917   

3.75%, 3/15/24

        605         630,020   

4.82%, 2/01/44

        610         668,165   

4.85%, 6/15/44

        745         812,158   

4.15%, 1/15/45

        200         196,551   

3.88%, 2/01/55

        50         44,746   
        

 

 

 
                         28,345,880   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2%

  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.:

        

6.75%, 3/01/19

        300         218,250   

7.75%, 8/01/20

        100         67,313   

Amkor Technology, Inc., 6.38%, 10/01/22

        375         358,594   

Analog Devices, Inc., 2.88%, 6/01/23

        235         226,534   

Applied Materials, Inc., 2.65%, 6/15/16

        435         441,540   
Corporate Bonds            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (concluded)

  

Broadcom Corp., 4.50%, 8/01/34

     USD         735       $ 733,151   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.:

        

5.00%, 5/15/21 (a)

        50         50,781   

6.00%, 1/15/22 (a)

        880         919,600   

Global A&T Electronics Ltd.:

        

10.00%, 2/01/19

        3,300         2,953,566   

10.00%, 2/01/19

        1,300         1,163,526   

Intel Corp.:

        

1.35%, 12/15/17

        1,310         1,309,578   

2.45%, 7/29/20

        335         337,467   

3.10%, 7/29/22

        510         510,929   

2.70%, 12/15/22

        500         485,260   

3.70%, 7/29/25

        600         605,680   

4.80%, 10/01/41

        1,015         1,041,208   

4.90%, 7/29/45

        265         272,182   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., 2.50%, 11/15/18

        1,620         1,634,295   

Micron Technology, Inc.:

        

5.88%, 2/15/22

        75         76,500   

5.25%, 8/01/23 (a)

        750         721,875   

5.25%, 1/15/24 (a)

        500         480,000   

5.50%, 2/01/25 (a)

        835         808,906   

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC:

        

3.75%, 6/01/18 (a)

        600         607,500   

4.13%, 6/15/20 (a)

        1,670         1,676,263   

5.75%, 2/15/21 (a)

        200         208,624   

4.63%, 6/15/22 (a)

        300         297,000   

Sensata Technologies BV:

        

4.88%, 10/15/23 (a)

        75         74,250   

5.63%, 11/01/24 (a)

        150         154,687   

5.00%, 10/01/25 (a)

        1,497         1,467,060   

STATS ChipPAC Ltd., 4.50%, 3/20/18 (a)

        400         402,000   

Texas Instruments, Inc.:

        

0.88%, 3/12/17

        300         300,417   

1.65%, 8/03/19

        500         494,917   

1.75%, 5/01/20

        1,100         1,093,437   

Xilinx, Inc., 2.13%, 3/15/19

        300         300,600   
        

 

 

 
                         22,493,490   

Software — 0.4%

        

Activision Blizzard, Inc.:

        

5.63%, 9/15/21 (a)

        1,500         1,575,000   

6.13%, 9/15/23 (a)

        175         188,563   

Audatex North America, Inc.:

        

6.00%, 6/15/21 (a)

        1,719         1,755,529   

6.13%, 11/01/23 (a)

        1,080         1,055,700   

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.:

        

6.00%, 8/15/22

        4,315         4,509,175   

5.00%, 9/01/23

        656         651,487   

5.50%, 12/01/24

        1,573         1,580,865   

First Data Corp.:

        

7.38%, 6/15/19 (a)

        1,307         1,363,332   

6.75%, 11/01/20 (a)

        4,427         4,681,553   

11.75%, 8/15/21

        393         446,055   

IMS Health, Inc., 6.00%, 11/01/20 (a)

        2,016         2,086,560   

Infor U.S., Inc., 6.50%, 5/15/22 (a)

        2,426         2,480,585   

Italics Merger Sub, Inc., 7.13%, 7/15/23 (a)

        324         318,330   

Microsoft Corp.:

        

3.00%, 10/01/20

        915         953,486   

2.38%, 2/12/22

        1,325         1,306,704   

2.38%, 5/01/23

        465         450,932   

3.50%, 2/12/35

        1,000         926,560   

5.30%, 2/08/41

        260         298,966   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

54    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Software (concluded)

        

3.50%, 11/15/42

     USD         605       $ 533,775   

4.88%, 12/15/43

        700         758,993   

3.75%, 2/12/45

        350         320,145   

4.00%, 2/12/55

        880         803,428   

Nuance Communications, Inc., 5.38%, 8/15/20 (a)

        2,204         2,237,060   

Oracle Corp.:

        

2.38%, 1/15/19

        1,000         1,016,004   

2.25%, 10/08/19

        3,055         3,073,110   

2.50%, 5/15/22

        300         291,536   

2.50%, 10/15/22

        1,145         1,106,004   

3.40%, 7/08/24

        565         568,857   

3.25%, 5/15/30

        500         463,785   

4.30%, 7/08/34

        1,045         1,047,575   

3.90%, 5/15/35

        500         474,655   

5.38%, 7/15/40

        1,205         1,350,268   

4.50%, 7/08/44

        514         514,381   

4.13%, 5/15/45

        1,315         1,241,806   

Rolta Americas LLC, 8.88%, 7/24/19

        3,065         2,283,425   

Rolta LLC, 10.75%, 5/16/18

        400         347,174   

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., 5.88%, 7/15/23 (a)

        776         803,160   
        

 

 

 
                         45,864,523   

Specialty Retail — 0.3%

        

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 6.00%, 12/15/24

        417         433,680   

Best Buy Co., Inc.:

        

5.00%, 8/01/18

        200         210,062   

5.50%, 3/15/21

        300         312,075   

CST Brands, Inc., 5.00%, 5/01/23

        1,103         1,097,485   

Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp.:

        

6.50%, 5/01/21

        100         100,250   

6.75%, 6/15/23 (a)

        500         501,250   

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 5.00%, 6/01/22

        275         275,000   

Guitar Center, Inc., 6.50%, 4/15/19 (a)

        350         317,625   

The Home Depot, Inc.:

        

2.00%, 6/15/19

        1,810         1,823,901   

3.75%, 2/15/24

        825         864,880   

5.88%, 12/16/36

        935         1,143,696   

4.20%, 4/01/43

        235         234,451   

4.88%, 2/15/44

        1,835         2,016,733   

4.40%, 3/15/45

        740         762,247   

4.25%, 4/01/46

        200         200,969   

House of Fraser Funding PLC:

        

8.88%, 8/15/18

     GBP         1,151         1,880,587   

6.40%, 9/15/20 (b)

        135         209,831   

IT Ltd., 6.25%, 5/15/18

     CNH         24,100         3,680,409   

L Brands, Inc.:

        

6.90%, 7/15/17

     USD         1,100         1,200,375   

8.50%, 6/15/19

        100         117,625   

6.63%, 4/01/21

        850         955,723   

5.63%, 2/15/22

        950         1,020,063   

5.63%, 10/15/23

        75         79,500   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.:

        

3.75%, 4/15/21

        830         889,423   

6.65%, 9/15/37

        150         196,806   

5.00%, 9/15/43

        1,650         1,848,642   

4.25%, 9/15/44

        400         400,108   

The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc., 7.00%, 7/01/22

        325         346,125   

Next PLC, 4.38%, 10/02/26

     GBP         710         1,217,262   

Pacific Emerald Pte. Ltd., 9.75%, 7/25/18

     USD         4,000         4,175,200   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.:

        

5.75%, 10/01/22

        1,064         1,107,890   
Corporate Bonds           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Specialty Retail (concluded)

        

5.38%, 12/01/24

     USD         429       $ 432,217   

Punch Taverns Finance B Ltd., 5.27%, 3/30/24

     GBP         797         1,170,124   

Punch Taverns Finance PLC:

        

Series 2013-A6, Class B, 5.94%, 12/30/24

        500         765,183   

Series 2014, 6.08%, 10/15/27 (a)(b)

        1,104         1,629,267   

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc.:

        

6.88%, 11/15/19

     USD         150         156,900   

5.75%, 6/01/22

        500         521,250   

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 5.50%, 6/01/24

        500         497,500   

THOM Europe SAS, 7.38%, 7/15/19

     EUR         805         931,611   

Tops Holding LLC/Tops Markets II Corp.,
8.00%, 6/15/22 (a)

     USD         175         173,687   

Toys R Us Property Co. II LLC, 8.50%, 12/01/17

        500         497,500   

Travis Perkins PLC, 4.38%, 9/15/21

     GBP         163         260,925   
        

 

 

 
                         36,656,037   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%

  

  

Apple, Inc.:

        

1.00%, 5/03/18

     USD         1,450         1,435,306   

2.10%, 5/06/19

        730         738,505   

2.00%, 5/06/20

        1,475         1,472,102   

2.85%, 5/06/21

        1,500         1,521,732   

2.70%, 5/13/22

        500         497,263   

2.40%, 5/03/23

        705         673,396   

3.20%, 5/13/25

        950         945,500   

3.05%, 7/31/29

     GBP         280         433,610   

3.85%, 5/04/43

     USD         1,015         936,189   

4.45%, 5/06/44

        340         343,497   

3.45%, 2/09/45

        1,260         1,080,324   

4.38%, 5/13/45

        785         788,203   

Dell, Inc., 5.88%, 6/15/19

        375         393,750   

EMC Corp.:

        

2.65%, 6/01/20

        725         731,750   

3.38%, 6/01/23

        535         535,659   

NCR Corp.:

        

4.63%, 2/15/21

        100         99,937   

5.00%, 7/15/22

        650         645,125   

6.38%, 12/15/23

        400         421,500   

Project Homestake Merger Corp., 8.88%, 3/01/23 (a)

        1,285         1,207,900   

Seagate HDD Cayman, 3.75%, 11/15/18

        600         624,770   
        

 

 

 
                         15,526,018   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.0%

        

Hanesbrands, Inc., 6.38%, 12/15/20

        750         782,813   

INVISTA Finance LLC, 4.25%, 10/15/19 (a)

        200         196,000   

Levi Strauss & Co.:

        

6.88%, 5/01/22

        1,044         1,126,215   

5.00%, 5/01/25

        669         645,585   

NIKE, Inc., 3.63%, 5/01/43

        250         231,646   

PVH Corp., 4.50%, 12/15/22

        275         277,063   

Springs Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 6/01/21

        640         636,800   

Wolverine World Wide, Inc., 6.13%, 10/15/20

        573         603,083   
        

 

 

 
                         4,499,205   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%

        

Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Nationstar Capital Corp.,
6.50%, 7/01/21

        375         350,156   

Nykredit Realkredit A/S, 2.00%, 10/01/47

     DKK         6,505         867,591   

Radian Group, Inc., 2.25%, 3/01/19 (k)

     USD         907         1,580,447   
        

 

 

 
                         2,798,194   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    55


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Corporate Bonds           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Tobacco — 0.1%

        

Altria Group, Inc., 5.38%, 1/31/44

     USD         560       $ 601,643   

BAT International Finance PLC, 2.00%, 3/13/45

     GBP         245         232,104   

Philip Morris International, Inc.:

        

2.50%, 5/16/16

     USD         1,000         1,015,003   

4.50%, 3/26/20

        555         608,260   

2.63%, 3/06/23

        1,480         1,425,848   

6.38%, 5/16/38

        1,175         1,478,085   

4.13%, 3/04/43

        576         544,394   

4.25%, 11/10/44

        650         624,011   

Reynolds American, Inc.:

        

3.50%, 8/04/16 (a)

        1,870         1,907,935   

2.30%, 8/21/17 (a)

        1,402         1,414,259   

2.30%, 6/12/18

        820         827,278   

3.25%, 6/12/20

        125         126,968   

3.25%, 11/01/22

        130         126,314   

7.00%, 8/04/41 (a)

        170         196,996   

6.15%, 9/15/43

        360         398,201   

5.85%, 8/15/45

        5,205         5,596,739   

Vector Group Ltd., 7.75%, 2/15/21

        200         213,500   
        

 

 

 
                         17,337,538   

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%

  

     

Air Lease Corp.:

        

4.50%, 1/15/16

        620         627,502   

2.13%, 1/15/18

        4,360         4,315,659   

3.38%, 1/15/19

        750         765,000   

Aviation Capital Group Corp., 3.88%, 9/27/16 (a)

        1,255         1,273,937   

GATX Corp.:

        

2.38%, 7/30/18

        1,960         1,968,203   

2.50%, 3/15/19

        1,240         1,237,348   

H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 7.00%, 9/01/22

        100         99,500   

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., 4.40%, 11/08/19

     SGD         3,000         2,197,850   

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.:

        

2.50%, 3/15/16 (a)

     USD         2,490         2,508,326   

3.38%, 3/15/18 (a)

        1,770         1,823,751   

2.88%, 7/17/18 (a)

        1,941         1,971,974   

4.88%, 7/11/22 (a)

        714         755,443   

United Rentals North America, Inc.:

        

7.38%, 5/15/20

        150         159,563   

8.25%, 2/01/21

        296         315,021   

7.63%, 4/15/22

        3,655         3,970,244   

6.13%, 6/15/23

        125         128,750   

4.63%, 7/15/23

        1,000         986,250   

5.75%, 11/15/24

        2,298         2,246,295   

5.50%, 7/15/25

        898         858,713   
        

 

 

 
                         28,209,329   

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%

        

gategroup Finance Luxembourg SA, 6.75%, 3/01/19

     EUR         417         479,925   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.5%

  

     

America Movil SAB de CV:

        

5.00%, 10/16/19

     USD         920         1,010,611   

3.13%, 7/16/22

        865         857,993   

6.13%, 3/30/40

        660         766,656   

4.38%, 7/16/42

        950         879,329   

Crown Castle International Corp.:

        

4.88%, 4/15/22

        450         461,788   

5.25%, 1/15/23

        1,640         1,717,900   

Lynx I Corp., 6.00%, 4/15/21

     GBP         2,511         4,092,850   
Corporate Bonds           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Wireless Telecommunication Services (concluded)

  

Matterhorn Telecom SA, 3.88%, 5/01/22

     EUR         2,250       $ 2,319,956   

Millicom International Cellular SA:

        

6.63%, 10/15/21 (a)

     USD         950         988,000   

6.00%, 3/15/25 (a)

        200         197,500   

Nokia OYJ:

        

5.38%, 5/15/19

        700         743,858   

6.63%, 5/15/39

        619         671,615   

Rogers Communications, Inc., 6.80%, 8/15/18

        786         893,928   

Sable International Finance Ltd., 6.88%, 8/01/22

        345         345,000   

SBA Communications Corp., 4.88%, 7/15/22

        1,895         1,866,575   

SBA Telecommunications, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/20

        2,350         2,455,750   

SmarTone Finance Ltd., 3.88%, 4/08/23

        6,050         5,676,413   

Sprint Capital Corp.:

        

6.90%, 5/01/19

        1,000         980,000   

6.88%, 11/15/28

        650         550,875   

8.75%, 3/15/32

        1,750         1,655,937   

Sprint Communications, Inc.:

        

6.00%, 12/01/16

        800         816,500   

9.13%, 3/01/17

        500         529,375   

8.38%, 8/15/17

        200         211,500   

9.00%, 11/15/18 (a)

        6,446         7,219,520   

7.00%, 3/01/20 (a)

        150         159,750   

7.00%, 8/15/20

        150         144,187   

6.00%, 11/15/22

        1,100         966,350   

Sprint Corp.:

        

7.25%, 9/15/21

        1,300         1,243,125   

7.88%, 9/15/23

        4,510         4,323,963   

7.13%, 6/15/24

        1,852         1,694,580   

7.63%, 2/15/25

        1,050         973,875   

Telefonica Europe BV, 4.20% (b)(i)

     EUR         800         907,154   

T-Mobile USA, Inc.:

        

6.46%, 4/28/19

     USD         500         515,625   

6.63%, 11/15/20

        1,500         1,560,000   

6.25%, 4/01/21

        1,500         1,571,250   

6.63%, 4/28/21

        400         423,480   

6.13%, 1/15/22

        125         130,625   

6.73%, 4/28/22

        1,275         1,351,500   

6.00%, 3/01/23

        1,000         1,042,500   

6.63%, 4/01/23

        1,000         1,065,000   

6.84%, 4/28/23

        625         668,750   

6.50%, 1/15/24

        1,513         1,597,637   

6.38%, 3/01/25

        4,065         4,263,169   

United States Cellular Corp., 6.70%, 12/15/33

        199         184,513   

Vodafone Group PLC, 4.38%, 2/19/43

        490         430,457   
        

 

 

 
                         63,126,919   

Total Corporate Bonds — 21.7%

                       2,624,349,719   
        
                          
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

56    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 0.0%

        

B/E Aerospace, Inc., Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/16/21

     USD         1,783       $ 1,797,394   

Sequa Corp., Initial Term Loan, 5.25%, 6/19/17

        1,236         1,086,644   
        

 

 

 
                         2,884,038   

Airlines — 0.0%

        

Northwest Airlines, Inc.:

        

Term B757-200 Loan (N551), 1.63%, 9/10/18

        107         102,213   

Term B757-200 Loan (N554), 1.63%, 9/10/18

        108         103,330   

Term B757-300 Loan (N583), 2.25%, 3/10/17

        100         97,750   

Term B757-300 Loan (N584), 2.25%, 3/10/17

        100         97,750   

Term B757-300 Loan (N550), 1.63%, 3/10/17

        106         101,655   
        

 

 

 
                         502,698   

Auto Components — 0.0%

        

FPC Holdings, Inc., Initial Loan (First Lien),
5.25%, 11/19/19

        780         769,766   

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Loan (Second Lien), 3.75%, 4/30/19

        1,000         1,004,250   
        

 

 

 
                         1,774,016   

Banks — 0.0%

        

Walton Portland Mezz Holdings VI LLC, Loan,
6.94%, 7/08/16

              3,750         3,750,000   

Building Products — 0.1%

        

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., Term B Loan, 3.50%, 4/16/20

        1,902         1,894,777   

CPG International, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 9/30/20

        1,735         1,724,157   

HD Supply, Inc., Term Loan 2014, 4.00%, 6/28/18

        3,551         3,549,580   

Jeld-Wen, Inc. (Onex BP Finance LP), Term B-1 Loan,
5.00%, 7/01/22

        1,830         1,836,863   

Universal Services of America:

        

Delayed Draw (2nd Lien), 9.00%, 7/30/23

        35         34,419   

Term Loan B (1st Lien), 4.75%, 7/27/22

        898         893,617   

Term Loan B (1st Lien), 9.50%, 7/30/23

        530         527,756   

Delayed Draw (1st Lien), 5.00%, 7/27/22

        63         63,012   
        

 

 

 
                         10,524,181   

Capital Markets — 0.0%

        

Alliant Holdings I LLC, Initial Term Loan,
5.00%, 12/20/19

        1,682         1,682,213   

American Capital Ltd. (FKA American Capital Strategies Ltd.), Term Loan B, 3.50%, 8/22/17

        1,561         1,556,606   
        

 

 

 
                         3,238,819   

Chemicals — 0.1%

        

Allnex (Luxembourg) & Cy SCA, Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 4.50%, 10/03/19

        635         635,357   

Allnex USA, Inc., Tranche B-2 Term Loan,
4.50%, 10/03/19

        330         329,656   

Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, Term B Loan, 6.75%, 4/10/18

        751         644,627   

Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV (Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc.), Refinanced Euro Term Loan, 4.00%, 2/01/20

     EUR         211         232,109   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Chemicals (concluded)

        

Huntsman International LLC, 2014-1 Incremental Term Loan, 3.75%, 10/01/21

     USD         1,980       $ 1,973,822   

Macdermid, Inc. (Platform Specialty Products Co.), Tranche B Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50%, 6/07/20

        730         732,268   

Oxea Finance & Cy SCA (Oxea Finance LLC):

        

Term Loan (Second Lien), 8.25%, 7/15/20

        675         633,656   

Tranche B-2 Term Loan (First Lien),
4.25%, 1/15/20

        1,896         1,847,644   

Royal Holdings, Inc.:

        

Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50%, 6/20/22

        725         727,269   

Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 8.50%, 6/19/23

        605         604,498   
        

 

 

 
                         8,360,906   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%

  

     

Alixpartners LLP, Term Loan B (1st Lien),
4.50%, 7/28/22

        370         370,770   

Alliance Laundry Systems LLC, Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25%, 12/10/18

        543         543,540   

Allied Security Holdings LLC, Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25%, 2/12/21

        1,990         1,985,439   

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. (FKA FR Brand Acquisition Corp.), Initial Term Loan, 4.75%, 11/26/20

        2,126         2,033,465   

Informatica Corp., USD Term Loan (First Lien),
3.50%, 6/03/22

        2,120         2,119,357   

Kronos, Inc.:

        

Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 9.75%, 4/30/20

        1,924         1,982,443   

Term Loan (1st Lien), 4.50%, 10/30/19

        735         734,772   

On Assignment, Inc., Initial Term B Loan,
3.75%, 6/03/22

        573         573,924   

Spin Holdco, Inc., Initial Term Loan (First Lien),
4.25%, 11/14/19

        3,582         3,578,271   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (Solar Capital Corp.), Tranche E Term Loan, 4.00%, 3/08/20

        710         710,428   

Trans Union LLC, 2015 Term B-2 Loan, 3.75%, 4/09/21

        4,171         4,143,824   

West Corp., Term B-10 Loan, 3.25%, 6/30/18

        885         881,998   
        

 

 

 
                         19,658,231   

Communications Equipment — 0.0%

        

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.75%, 6/30/19

        1,479         1,461,140   

Riverbed Technology, Inc., Term Loan, 6.00%, 4/25/22

        623         630,295   
        

 

 

 
                         2,091,435   

Consumer Discretionary — 0.0%

        

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25%, 7/23/21

              1,277         1,269,200   

Containers & Packaging — 0.0%

        

Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc. (Ardagh Packaging Finance SA), New Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/17/19

        489         488,813   

Berry Plastics Corp., Term E Loan, 3.75%, 1/06/21

        199         198,552   

SIG Combibloc Holdings SCA (FKA Onex Wizard Acquisition Co. II SCA), Initial Dollar Term Loan, 4.25%, 3/11/22

        933         934,351   
        

 

 

 
                         1,621,716   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    57


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)         

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%

  

   

The Servicemaster Co. LLC, Initial Term Loan,
4.25%, 7/01/21

    USD        3,970      $ 3,974,407   

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

     

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Incremental U.S. Term Loan, 4.50%, 12/01/18

      3,834        3,854,036   

RPI Finance Trust, Term B-4 Term Loan,
3.50%, 11/09/20

      858        858,908   
     

 

 

 
                      4,712,944   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1%

  

   

Avaya, Inc., Term B-7 Loan, 6.25%, 5/29/20

      3,684        3,498,712   

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Term Loan,
5.00%, 6/06/19

      1,272        1,274,899   

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Tranche B 2020 Term Loan,
4.00%, 1/15/20

      6,000        6,013,140   
     

 

 

 
                      10,786,751   

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.1%

     

B.C. Unlimited Liability Co. (New Red Finance, Inc.) (AKA Burger King/Tim Hortons), Term B-2 Loan, 3.75%, 12/10/21

      5,089        5,099,996   

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc., New 2013 (November) Replacement Loan (First Lien), 4.50%, 9/26/19

      2,797        2,798,223   

Dole Food Co., Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,
4.50% - 5.75%, 11/01/18

      1,179        1,181,557   

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, New Term Loan G,
3.00%, 4/29/20

      1,513        1,508,906   

Supervalu, Inc., New Term Loan, 4.50%, 3/21/19

      1,001        1,004,335   

Weight Watchers International, Inc., Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 4.00%, 4/02/20

      528        275,063   
     

 

 

 
                      11,868,080   

Food Products — 0.0%

     

Hostess Brands LLC:

     

Term Loan (2nd Lien), 8.50%, 7/28/23

      215        215,537   

Term Loan B (1st Lien), 4.50%, 7/29/22

      830        831,726   
     

 

 

 
                      1,047,263   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.0%

     

Iasis Healthcare LLC, Term B-2 Loan, 4.50%, 5/03/18

            2,960        2,965,394   

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.1%

     

Alere, Inc. (FKA IM U.S. Holdings LLC), B Term Loan,
4.25%, 6/20/22

      465        466,744   

AmSurg Corp., Initial Term Loan, 3.75%, 7/16/21

      1,980        1,982,097   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:

     

Incremental 2019 Term G Loan, 3.75%, 12/31/19

      2,242        2,243,961   

Incremental 2021 Term H Loan, 4.00%, 1/27/21

      4,125        4,140,171   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (FKA DaVita, Inc.), Tranche B Term Loan, 3.50%, 6/24/21

      1,167        1,168,512   

DJO Finance LLC, Initial Term Loan, 4.25%, 6/08/20

      1,170        1,170,877   

HCA, Inc., Tranche B-4 Term Loan, 3.03%, 5/01/18

      285        285,085   

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA, Initial Term B Loan, 3.25%, 3/19/21

      820        817,805   

Millennium Health LLC (FKA Millennium Laboratories LLC), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%, 4/16/21

      1,106        444,432   

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Holdings Luxembourg S.à r.l., Initial Term Loan, 4.75%, 6/30/21

      1,176        1,166,954   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)

  

  

Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings LLC, Initial Term Loan, 4.25%, 5/16/22

     USD         485       $ 485,000   

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc., Initial Term Loan,
4.25%, 3/17/22

        374         374,063   
        

 

 

 
                         14,745,701   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.5%

        

A-R HHC Orlando Convention Hotel LLC, Mezzanine Loan, 6.44%, 8/07/21

        7,250         7,250,000   

BRE/Lauderdale Grande LLC, Mezzanine Term Loan, 6.19%, 7/09/19

        3,500         3,500,000   

Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC (FKA Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.), Term B Loan, 3.75% - 5.00%, 1/30/20

        2,898         2,899,430   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC, Term B Loan, 7.00%, 10/11/20

        8,189         7,646,799   

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Initial Term Loan,
3.50%, 10/26/20

        662         662,906   

La Quinta Intermediate Holdings LLC, Initial Term Loan, 4.00%, 4/14/21

        3,715         3,719,983   

Las Vegas Sands LLC, Term B Loan, 3.25%, 12/19/20

        1,655         1,650,896   

MGM Resorts International (MGM Grand Detroit LLC), Term B Loan, 3.50%, 12/20/19

        1,428         1,421,947   

Sabre GLBL, Inc. (FKA Sabre, Inc.):

        

Incremental Term Loan, 4.00%, 2/19/19

        437         438,852   

Term B Loan, 4.00%, 2/19/19

        619         620,672   

Starwood Schulte, Mezzanine, 8.04%, 6/30/17

        13,500         13,500,000   

Station Casinos LLC, B Term Loan, 4.25%, 3/02/20

        2,272         2,275,936   

Thayer Los Cabos Arrendador S. DE R.L. De C.V. (Thayer Los Cabos Arrendattario, S. DE R.L. De C.V.), B Note, 8.19%, 9/09/15

        5,375         5,375,000   

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) S.à r.l., Initial Term Loan, 5.75%, 9/02/21

        2,189         2,193,860   
        

 

 

 
                         53,156,281   

Household Products — 0.0%

        

Spectrum Brands, Inc., USD Term Loan,
3.75%, 6/23/22

              1,666         1,670,464   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%

  

Dynegy, Inc., Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 4.00%, 4/23/20

        2,242         2,245,723   

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC (EFIH Finance, Inc.), Term Loan, 4.25%, 6/19/16

        7,450         7,484,121   
        

 

 

 
                         9,729,844   

Internet Software & Services — 0.1%

        

Amaya Holdings BV, Initial Term B Loan (Second Lien), 8.00%, 8/01/22

        3,360         3,390,240   

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC, Initial Term Loan,
4.25%, 5/13/21

        1,990         1,997,412   
        

 

 

 
                         5,387,652   

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.0%

        

DPX Holdings BV (FKA JLL/Delta Dutch Newco BV), 2015 Incremental Dollar Term Loan, 4.25%, 3/11/21

              1,418         1,412,278   

Machinery — 0.1%

        

Accudyne Industries Borrower SCA/Accudyne Industries LLC (AKA Hamilton Sundstrand), Refinancing Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/13/19

        2,879         2,751,605   

Gates Global LLC, Initial Dollar Term Loan,
4.25%, 7/06/21

        2,966         2,949,311   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

58    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Machinery (concluded)

        

Rexnord LLC/RBS Global, Inc., Term B Loan,
4.00%, 8/21/20

     USD         2,513       $ 2,512,827   

WESCO Distribution, Inc., Tranche B-1 Loan,
3.75%, 12/12/19

        164         163,312   
        

 

 

 
                         8,377,055   

Media — 0.2%

        

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA TL Acquisitions, Inc.), Term Loan, 7.00%, 3/31/20

        3,692         3,701,441   

Charter Communications Operating LLC (AKA CCO Safari LLC), Term Loan I (1st Lien), 3.50%, 1/30/23

        2,470         2,475,409   

Dallas Design District, Mezzanine, 6.89%, 11/25/16

        4,000         4,000,000   

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co., Term Loan,
4.00%, 5/28/21

        1,240         1,237,026   

Media General, Inc., Term B Loan, 4.00%, 7/31/20

        1,291         1,297,184   

Numericable U.S. LLC:

        

Dollar Denominated Tranche B-1 Loan,
4.50%, 5/21/20

        2,241         2,243,948   

Dollar Denominated Tranche B-2 Loan,
4.50%, 5/21/20

        1,938         1,941,321   

Tribune Media Co. (FKA Tribune Co.), Term B Loan,
3.75%, 12/28/20

        2,323         2,326,022   

TWCC Holding Corp., Term B-1 Loan, 5.75%, 2/11/20

        998         986,278   

Univision Communications, Inc., Replacement First-Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 3/01/20

        2,815         2,811,727   

Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd., F Facility,
3.50%, 6/30/23

        2,451         2,441,698   

WideOpenWest Finance LLC, Replacement Term B Loan, 4.50%, 4/01/19

        1,166         1,165,543   
        

 

 

 
                         26,627,597   

Metals & Mining — 0.0%

        

Novelis, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 4.00%, 6/02/22

              3,729         3,726,904   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%

        

EP Energy LLC (FKA Everest Acquisition LLC), Tranche B-3 Loan, 3.50%, 5/24/18

        913         893,359   

MEG Energy Corp., New Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/31/20

        1,977         1,926,123   

Veresen Midstream LP, Tranche B-1 Term Loan,
5.25%, 3/31/22

        2,090         2,102,176   
        

 

 

 
                         4,921,658   

Pharmaceuticals — 0.2%

        

Capsugel Holdings U.S., Inc., Initial Term Loan,
3.50%, 8/01/18

        1,199         1,196,939   

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. (FKA Cardinal Health 409, Inc.), Dollar Term Loan, 4.25%, 5/20/21

        2,928         2,938,538   

Ceva Group PLC (FKA Louis No.1 PLC/TNT Logistics), Pre-Funded L/C Loan, 6.50%, 3/19/21

        490         449,506   

Ceva Intercompany BV, Dutch BV Term Loan,
6.50%, 3/19/21

        511         468,099   

Ceva Logistics Canada ULC (FKA TNT Canada ULC), Canadian Term Loan, 6.50%, 3/19/21

        88         80,707   

Ceva Logistics U.S. Holdings, Inc. (FKA Louis U.S. Holdco, Inc.), US Term Loan, 6.50%, 3/19/21

        705         645,654   

Concordia Healthcare Corp., Initial Term Loan,
4.75%, 4/21/22

        480         481,800   

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I S.à r.l.:

        

Bridge Loan, 2.75%, 6/24/16

        1,550         1,550,000   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Pharmaceuticals (concluded)

        

Term Loan B, 3.00%, 6/24/22

     USD         2,105       $ 2,113,188   

Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd., U.S. Tranche B Term Loan, 3.19%, 2/27/21

        1,395         1,398,743   

Horizon Pharma, Inc., 2015 Term Loan,
4.50%, 5/07/21

        1,441         1,445,991   

Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc. (Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.), Term B-2 Loan, 4.00%, 9/30/19

        1,407         1,405,356   

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (Jaguar Holdings LLC), 2013 Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/05/18

        3,579         3,575,272   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.:

        

Series C-2 Tranche B Term Loan,
3.50%, 12/11/19

        646         646,592   

Series F-1 Tranche B Term Loan,
4.00%, 4/01/22

        5,819         5,836,477   
        

 

 

 
                         24,232,862   

Professional Services — 0.0%

        

FCA U.S. LLC (FKA Chrysler Group LLC), Term Loan B, 3.50%, 5/24/17

              3,992         3,989,295   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%

  

     

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. (CSL Capital LLC), Term Loan, 5.00%, 10/24/22

              870         842,543   

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%

  

     

Realogy Group LLC (FKA Realogy Corp.), Extended Synthetic Commitment, 0.04% - 4.40%, 10/10/16

        35         34,305   

Thor 680 Madison Ave Mezz LLC, Loan,
5.51%, 8/09/16

        15,000         15,000,000   
        

 

 

 
                         15,034,305   

Road & Rail — 0.0%

        

The Hertz Corp., Tranche B-2 Term Loan,
3.50%, 3/11/18

              3,980         3,972,998   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%

  

  

Avago Technologies Cayman Ltd. (Avago Technologies Holdings Luxembourg S.à r.l.), Term Loan, 3.75%, 5/06/21

        1,731         1,733,129   

Blue Coat Holdings, Inc., Initial Term Loan,
4.50%, 5/20/22

        1,860         1,860,781   

Commscope, Inc., Tranche 5 Term Loan,
3.75%, 12/29/22

        510         510,637   

Epicor Software Corp. (FKA Eagle Parent, Inc.), Term Loan B (1st Lien), 4.75%, 6/01/22

        1,465         1,462,070   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.:

        

Tranche B-4 Term Loan, 4.25%, 2/28/20

        1,559         1,561,631   

Tranche B5 Term Loan, 5.00%, 1/15/21

        995         998,817   

SS&C European Holdings, S.a.r.l, Term B-2 Loan,
4.00%, 7/08/22

        468         471,476   

SS&C Technologies, Inc., Term B-1 Loan,
4.00%, 7/08/22

        2,840         2,860,288   
        

 

 

 
                         11,458,829   

Software — 0.1%

        

CCC Information Services, Inc. (FKA CCC Holdings, Inc.), Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/20/19

        434         431,029   

First Data Corp.:

        

2018 New Dollar Term Loan, 3.69%, 3/23/18

        7,240         7,217,411   

2018B Second New Term Loan, 3.69%, 9/24/18

        570         568,267   

Infor (U.S.), Inc. (FKA Lawson Software, Inc.), Tranche B-5 Term Loan, 3.75%, 6/03/20

        1,264         1,254,185   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    59


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Software (concluded)

        

Interactive Data Corp., Term Loan, 4.75%, 5/02/21

     USD         915       $ 918,311   

Mitchell International, Inc., Initial Term Loan,
4.50%, 10/13/20

        350         349,894   
        

 

 

 
                         10,739,097   

Specialty Retail — 0.1%

        

Academy Ltd., Initial Term Loan, 5.00%, 7/01/22

        1,135         1,139,415   

Bass Pro Group LLC, New Term Loan (2015),
4.00%, 6/05/20

        1,045         1,046,968   

Michaels Stores, Inc., Incremental 2014 Term Loan, 4.00%, 1/28/20

        1,985         1,991,572   

National Vision, Inc., Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.00%, 3/12/21

        1,820         1,787,024   

Party City Holdings, Inc., 2014 Replacement Term Loan, 4.00%, 7/27/19

        1,401         1,400,028   

PetSmart, Inc., Tranche B-1 Loan, 4.25%, 3/11/22

        2,569         2,576,602   

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., Other Term Loan, 4.25%, 10/25/20

        1,960         1,950,932   
        

 

 

 
                         11,892,541   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.0%

        

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc., Additional Tranche B Term Loan, 4.25%, 10/16/19

              766         765,489   

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%

        

Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc., Initial Term Loan,, 4.50%, 4/28/22

              1,330         1,319,360   

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 2.5%

  

              305,032,832   
        
Foreign Government Obligations                        

Brazil — 0.2%

        

Brazilian Government International Bond,
4.88%, 1/22/21

              17,913         18,486,216   

British Virgin Islands — 0.0%

        

Minmetals Bounteous Finance BVI Ltd.,
4.75%, 7/30/25

              1,500         1,495,050   

Canada — 0.0%

        

Government of Canada, 3.50%, 12/01/45

     CAD         1,820         1,826,680   

NOVA Chemicals Corp., 5.00%, 5/01/25 (a)

     USD         382         378,180   
        

 

 

 
                         2,204,860   

Cayman Islands — 0.0%

        

CCBL Cayman Corp. Ltd., 3.25%, 7/28/20

              1,050         1,034,933   

China — 0.0%

        

Bank of China Ltd., 5.00%, 11/13/24

        1,500         1,543,249   

CCCI Treasure Ltd., 3.50% (b)(i)

        3,000         2,955,900   
        

 

 

 
                         4,499,149   

Croatia — 0.2%

        

Croatia Government International Bond,
6.63%, 7/14/20

              21,494         23,514,479   

Germany — 0.0%

        

HSH Nordbank AG:

        

0.79%, 2/14/17 (b)

     EUR         2,123         1,727,703   

0.83%, 2/14/17 (b)

        1,437         1,167,856   
        

 

 

 
                         2,895,559   

Hungary — 0.2%

        

Hungary Government International Bond,
6.25%, 1/29/20

     USD         20,895         23,561,536   
Foreign Government Obligations           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Iceland — 0.0%

        

Republic of Iceland, 4.88%, 6/16/16

     USD         3,625       $ 3,718,224   

India — 0.0%

        

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd., 4.63%, 10/25/22

        280         288,652   

NTPC Ltd., 5.63%, 7/14/21

        1,410         1,549,184   
        

 

 

 
                         1,837,836   

Indonesia — 0.2%

        

Indonesia Government International Bond,
5.88%, 3/13/20

        12,732         14,164,350   

Pelabuhan Indonesia II PT, 5.38%, 5/05/45

        2,900         2,516,620   

Republic of Indonesia:

        

2.88%, 7/08/21

     EUR         405         450,911   

3.38%, 7/30/25

        296         322,221   
        

 

 

 
                         17,454,102   

Mexico — 0.2%

        

Mexico Government International Bond,
3.63%, 3/15/22

     USD         22,100         22,398,350   

Mongolia — 0.0%

        

Mongolian People’s Republic, 7.50%, 6/30/18

     CNH         10,000         1,543,213   

Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia LLC,
9.38%, 5/19/20

        3,190         3,272,940   
        

 

 

 
                         4,816,153   

Panama — 0.0%

        

Panama Government International Bond,
5.20%, 1/30/20

     USD         3,641         4,008,741   

Portugal — 0.0%

        

Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT:

        

3.85%, 4/15/21

     EUR         483         597,024   

2.88%, 10/15/25

        770         882,073   

3.88%, 2/15/30

        250         306,702   

4.10%, 2/15/45

        380         475,331   
        

 

 

 
                         2,261,130   

Romania — 0.2%

        

Romanian Government International Bond,
6.75%, 2/07/22

     USD         15,958         18,830,440   

Russia — 0.0%

        

Russian Federation, 3.63%, 9/16/20

     EUR         100         109,221   

Slovenia — 0.3%

        

Republic of Slovenia:

        

4.75%, 5/10/18

     USD         26,516         28,359,076   

5.85%, 5/10/23

        475         542,973   

5.25%, 2/18/24

        960         1,057,920   

Slovenia Government Bonds:

        

2.13%, 7/28/25

     EUR         301         331,267   

5.13%, 3/30/26

        40         56,208   
        

 

 

 
                         30,347,444   

South Africa — 0.1%

        

Republic of South Africa, 6.50%, 2/28/41

     ZAR         370         22,428   

South Africa Government International Bond,
5.88%, 5/30/22

     USD         10,490         11,633,095   
        

 

 

 
                         11,655,523   

South Korea — 0.0%

        

The Korea Development Bank, 2.25%, 5/18/20

              460         458,579   

Spain — 0.0%

        

Kingdom of Spain Inflation Linked Bond,
1.80%, 11/30/24

     EUR         80         96,706   

Sri Lanka — 0.0%

        

Republic of Sri Lanka, 6.25%, 10/04/20

     USD         5,100         5,253,000   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

60    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Foreign Government Obligations           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Turkey — 0.0%

        

Hazine Mustesarligi Varlik Kiralama A/S,
2.80%, 3/26/18

     USD         910       $ 906,706   

United Kingdom — 0.1%

        

United Kingdom Gilt, 3.25%, 1/22/44

     GBP         5,605         9,859,990   

Uruguay — 0.1%

        

Uruguay Government International Bond,
8.00%, 11/18/22

     USD         9,015         11,516,227   

Total Foreign Government Obligations — 1.8%

  

     223,220,154   
        
Investment Companies            Shares          

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (e)(f)

        5,882,712         517,502,175   

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (e)

        399,514         46,483,454   

iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (e)(f)

        1,739,167         68,731,880   

SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (f)

              7,798,857         296,122,600   

Total Investment Companies — 7.7%

  

              928,840,109   
        
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities           

Par  

(000)

         

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 7.0%

        

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2005-9, Class 5A1,
0.46%, 11/25/35 (b)

     USD         4,063         3,707,588   

Series 2005-8, Class 7A2,
0.47%, 11/25/35 (b)

        4,778         4,348,002   

Series 2005-8, Class 2A1,
2.78%, 11/25/35 (b)

        8,824         7,857,483   

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2015-B, Class A, 3.88%, 7/25/60 (a)(c)

        5,002         4,991,942   

Alternative Loan Trust:

        

Series 2005-16, Class A1,
1.81%, 6/25/35 (b)

        1,512         1,354,387   

Series 2005-36, Class 2A1A,
0.50%, 8/25/35 (b)

        4,407         3,481,246   

Series 2005-56, Class 1A1,
0.92%, 11/25/35 (b)

        7,539         6,514,525   

Series 2005-56, Class 4A1,
0.50%, 11/25/35 (b)

        10,558         8,810,152   

Series 2005-63, Class 3A3,
5.19%, 11/25/35 (b)

        6,687         5,447,181   

Series 2005-61, Class 1A1,
0.45%, 12/25/35 (b)

        668         592,863   

Series 2005-61, Class 2A1,
0.47%, 12/25/35 (b)

        6,314         5,500,973   

Series 2005-63, Class 5A1,
2.52%, 12/25/35 (b)

        1,037         873,745   

Series 2005-64CB, Class 1A1,
5.50%, 12/25/35

        215         203,949   

Series 2005-72, Class A1,
0.46%, 1/25/36 (b)

        6,079         5,411,576   

Series 2005-72, Class A3,
0.49%, 1/25/36 (b)

        6,443         5,220,782   

Series 2006-2CB, Class A6, 5.50%, 3/25/36

        1,942         1,636,463   

Series 2006-2CB, Class A8, 6.00%, 3/25/36

        2,064         1,815,827   

Series 2006-7CB, Class 1A6,
6.00%, 5/25/36

        1,958         1,692,879   

Series 2006-9T1, Class A7, 6.00%, 5/25/36

        981         885,122   
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)

        

Series 2006-11CB, Class 1A5, 6.00%, 5/25/36

     USD         1,827       $ 1,596,718   

Series 2006-15CB, Class A1, 6.50%, 6/25/36

        2,214         1,797,520   

Series 2006-20CB, Class A9, 6.00%, 7/25/36

        1,111         933,824   

Series 2006-25CB, Class A2, 6.00%, 10/25/36

        1,244         1,117,214   

Series 2006-OA3, Class 2A1, 0.40%, 5/25/36 (b)

        23,656         19,044,287   

Series 2006-J7, Class 2A1, 2.18%, 11/20/36 (b)

        11,172         8,082,233   

Series 2006-45T1, Class 1A10, 6.00%, 2/25/37

        5,489         4,403,059   

Series 2006-45T1, Class 2A2, 6.00%, 2/25/37

        4,438         3,715,330   

Series 2006-J8, Class A5, 6.00%, 2/25/37

        2,717         2,111,544   

Series 2007-J1, Class 2A5, 6.00%, 3/25/37

        2,847         2,009,109   

Series 2007-9T1, Class 1A1, 6.00%, 5/25/37

        1,093         874,429   

Series 2007-9T1, Class 2A1, 6.00%, 5/25/37

        6,327         5,160,219   

Series 2007-9T1, Class 2A2, 6.00%, 5/25/37

        1,086         885,766   

Series 2007-12T1, Class A22, 5.75%, 6/25/37

        4,025         3,326,964   

Series 2007-12T1, Class A5, 6.00%, 6/25/37

        893         751,168   

Series 2007-AL1, Class A1, 0.44%, 6/25/37 (b)

        14,402         10,381,325   

Series 2007-OA6, Class A1A, 0.33%, 6/25/37 (b)

        5,939         5,036,303   

Series 2007-18CB, Class 2A25, 6.00%, 8/25/37

        758         679,821   

Series 2007-19, Class 1A4, 6.00%, 8/25/37

        2,688         2,241,247   

Series 2007-19, Class 1A8, 6.00%, 8/25/37

        1,308         1,090,456   

Series 2007-25, Class 1A3, 6.50%, 11/25/37

        6,605         5,677,419   

Series 2006-OA2, Class A1, 0.40%, 5/20/46 (b)

        3,745         2,767,511   

Series 2006-OA6, Class 1A2, 0.40%, 7/25/46 (b)

        19,871         17,215,002   

Series 2006-OA8, Class 1A1, 0.38%, 7/25/46 (b)

        28,078         23,042,206   

Series 2006-OA16, Class A2,
0.38%, 10/25/46 (b)

        1,107         966,650   

Series 2006-OA14, Class 1A1,
1.90%, 11/25/46 (b)

        15,374         12,965,092   

Series 2006-OA14, Class 2A1,
0.38%, 11/25/46 (b)

        15,880         13,196,003   

Series 2006-OA14, Class 3A1,
1.02%, 11/25/46 (b)

        22,756         18,072,557   

Series 2006-OA22, Class A1, 0.35%, 2/25/47 (b)

        20,578         17,560,483   

Series 2007-6, Class A4, 5.75%, 4/25/47

        3,459         3,030,607   

Series 2007-OA3, Class 1A1, 0.33%, 4/25/47 (b)

        24,966         20,854,294   

Series 2007-OA4, Class A1, 0.36%, 5/25/47 (b)

        11,565         9,918,547   

Series 2007-OA7, Class A1B, 0.33%, 5/25/47 (b)

        1,993         1,674,052   

Series 2007-OA8, Class 2A1, 0.37%, 6/25/47 (b)

        25,276         19,786,730   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    61


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities         

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)

  

 

Series 2007-15CB, Class A7, 6.00%, 9/25/47

    USD        701      $ 654,878   

Series 2007-OH3, Class A1A, 0.48%, 9/25/47 (b)

      9,742        8,322,196   

Series 2007-OA11, Class A1A,
1.55%, 11/25/47 (b)

      6,270        4,714,256   

Alternative Loan Trust Resecuritization, Series 2006-22R, Class 1A6, 6.00%, 5/25/36

      2,854        2,488,263   

American Home Mortgage Assets Trust:

     

Series 2007-3, Class 22A1, 6.25%, 6/25/37 (c)

      2,294        1,565,359   

Series 2007-2, Class A1, 0.32%, 3/25/47 (b)

      5,947        4,707,045   

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, Series 2005-4, Class 1A1, 0.77%, 11/25/45 (b)

      6,016        5,162,774   

Banc of America Funding Corp., Series 2006-D, Class 6A1, 4.71%, 5/20/36 (b)

      968        779,001   

Banc of America Funding Trust:

     

Series 2006-7, Class T2A3, 5.69%, 10/25/36 (b)

      1,620        1,373,572   

Series 2007-A, Class 2A1, 0.35%, 2/20/47 (b)

      1,879        1,618,178   

Series 2007-D, Class 1A1, 0.40%, 6/20/47 (b)

      4,480        3,654,127   

Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-L, Class 4A1, 2.76%, 1/25/35 (b)

      35        34,153   

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust, Series 2006-2, Class 11A1, 0.63%, 4/25/36 (b)

      17,383        13,077,185   

Bear Stearns ARM Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A1,
2.36%, 2/25/36 (b)

      4,850        4,811,812   

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust:

     

Series 2005-AC9, Class A5, 5.75%, 12/25/35 (c)

      1,938        1,718,066   

Series 2006-AC1, Class 1A2, 5.75%, 2/25/36 (c)

      1,889        1,559,784   

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2007-A1, Class 1A5, 6.00%, 1/25/37

      241        205,282   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust:

     

Series 2007-J2, Class 2A6, 6.00%, 7/25/37

      1,540        1,281,318   

Series 2007-J2, Class 2A8, 6.00%, 7/25/37

      2,352        1,956,587   

Series 2007-21, Class 1A1, 6.25%, 2/25/38

      484        435,051   

Series 2006-OA4, Class A1, 1.13%, 4/25/46 (b)

      4,539        2,556,436   

Series 2006-OA5, Class 2A1, 0.39%, 4/25/46 (b)

      27,173        21,925,584   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2015-5R, Class 3A1, 4.75%, 1/27/37 (a)

      2,995        2,994,635   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust:

     

Series 2006-8, Class 1A1, 4.50%, 10/25/21

      554        525,054   

Series 2008-2R, Class 1A1, 6.00%, 7/25/37 (a)

      2,176        1,910,219   

Series 2013-7R, Class 6A1,
3.75%, 6/26/47 (a)(b)

      5,834        5,875,932   

Series 2014-11R, Class 16A1,
3.17%, 9/27/47 (a)(b)

      10,855        10,455,290   

Series 2015-RPL3, Class A1,
3.75%, 12/25/56 (a)(c)

      19,817        19,797,244   
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)

  

  

Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust:

        

Series 2006-OA1, Class A1, 0.39%, 2/25/47 (b)

     USD         2,513       $ 2,021,016   

Series 2007-OA4, Class 1A1A,
0.38%, 8/25/47 (b)

        4,709         3,912,073   

Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Re-REMIC Trust Certificates, Series 2007-WM1, Class A1, 4.29%, 6/27/37 (a)(b)

        13,333         13,319,221   

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities:

        

Series 2013-C01, Class M2, 5.44%, 10/25/23 (b)

        9,940         10,684,605   

Series 2014-C01, Class M2, 4.59%, 1/25/24 (b)

        23,930         24,379,573   

Series 2014-C02, Class 1M2, 2.79%, 5/25/24 (b)

        13,920         12,394,772   

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-AA8, Class 1A1, 1.88%, 2/25/37 (b)

        3,872         2,733,306   

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes:

        

Series 2015-DN1, Class M3, 4.34%, 1/25/25 (b)

        24,700         24,961,622   

Series 2015-DNA1, Class M3,
3.49%, 10/25/27 (b)

        9,278         8,989,214   

Series 2015-DNA2, Class M3,
4.09%, 12/25/27 (b)

        20,000         19,868,920   

GMAC Mortgage Corp Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR2, Class 4A, 3.17%, 5/25/35 (b)

        147         140,724   

Granite Master Issuer PLC:

        

Series 2007-2, Class 4A1, 0.28%, 12/17/54 (b)

        651         648,367   

Series 2005-2, Class A6, 0.45%, 12/20/54 (b)

        1,121         1,117,774   

Series 2006-2, Class A4, 0.27%, 12/20/54 (b)

        3,691         3,680,561   

Series 2007-1, Class 2A1, 0.33%, 12/20/54 (b)

        552         550,351   

GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust:

        

Series 2006-AR1, Class GA1B,
0.36%, 2/25/36 (b)

        10,181         8,198,694   

Series 2007-AR3, Class A1, 0.41%, 6/25/37 (b)

        9,833         8,228,117   

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust:

        

Series 2005-AR3, Class 5A1, 2.71%, 5/25/35 (b)

        3,594         3,461,167   

Series 2006-4F, Class 1A1, 5.00%, 5/25/36

        98         94,521   

HomeBanc Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2005-5, Class A1, 0.45%, 1/25/36 (b)

        3,021         2,606,083   

Series 2006-2, Class A1, 0.37%, 12/25/36 (b)

        6,382         5,522,944   

IndyMac IMSC Mortgage Loan Trust:

        

Series 2007-F2, Class 1A4, 6.00%, 7/25/37

        1,637         1,466,565   

Series 2007-F2, Class 2A1, 6.50%, 7/25/37

        2,667         1,741,349   

IndyMac INDA Mortgage Loan Trust,

        

Series 2007-AR7, Class 1A1,
2.73%, 11/25/37 (b)

        4,210         3,935,552   

IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust:

        

Series 2005-AR1, Class 3A1, 2.50%, 3/25/35 (b)

        2,824         2,831,573   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

62    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)

  

  

Series 2007-FLX3, Class A1, 0.43%, 6/25/37 (b)

     USD         4,080       $ 3,507,168   

Series 2007-AR15, Class 1A1,
2.83%, 8/25/37 (b)

        281         217,268   

Series 2007-AR15, Class 2A1,
4.26%, 8/25/37 (b)

        1,270         1,012,941   

Lehman XS Trust:

        

Series 2007-20N, Class A1, 1.34%, 12/25/37 (b)

        23,972         17,651,489   

Series 2006-12N, Class A31A,
0.39%, 8/25/46 (b)

        8,817         6,710,686   

LSTAR Securities Investment Trust:

        

Series 2015-2, Class A,
2.18%, 1/01/20 (a)(b)

        3,396         3,357,615   

Series 2015-3, Class A,
2.19%, 3/01/20 (a)(b)

        4,861         4,799,805   

Series 2015-6, Class A,
2.19%, 5/01/20 (a)(b)

        9,756         9,661,661   

Series 2014-1, Class NOTE,
3.28%, 9/01/21 (a)(b)

        24,884         24,914,845   

Series 2014-2, Class A,
2.18%, 12/01/21 (a)(b)

        14,529         14,362,449   

Merrill Lynch Alternative Note Asset Trust, Series 2007-AF1, Class AV1, 2.84%, 6/25/37 (b)

        2,480         1,654,645   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust:

        

Series 2005-A9, Class 2A1E,
2.53%, 12/25/35 (b)

        2,778         2,609,056   

Series 2006-1, Class 2A1, 2.12%, 2/25/36 (b)

        1,310         1,292,350   

Morgan Stanley Re-REMIC Trust, Series 2010-R6, Class 4B, 0.38%, 2/26/37 (a)(b)

        11,889         8,496,127   

Prime Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2006-DR1, Class 1A2, 6.00%, 5/25/35 (a)

        296         300,322   

Series 2006-DR1, Class 2A1, 5.50%, 5/25/35 (a)

        846         825,419   

Progress Trust, Series 2007-1GA, Class 1A,
0.42%, 8/19/38 (a)(b)

        428         426,528   

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Series 2007-QS4, Class 3A2, 6.00%, 3/25/37

        500         418,326   

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2006-A15, Class A12, 6.25%, 1/25/37

        537         384,534   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2007-S7, Class A20, 6.00%, 7/25/37

        161         145,310   

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-3, Class 3A1, 2.74%, 4/25/47 (b)

        808         634,409   

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust:

        

Series 2005-AR3, Class 1A1, 0.46%, 8/25/35 (b)

        3,724         3,221,270   

Series 2005-AR8, Class A1A, 0.47%, 2/25/36 (b)

        7,818         6,320,056   

Series 2006-AR2, Class A1, 0.42%, 2/25/36 (b)

        2,587         2,048,318   

Series 2006-AR3, Class 11A1,
0.40%, 4/25/36 (b)

        5,849         4,196,434   

Series 2006-AR4, Class 3A1, 0.38%, 6/25/36 (b)

        10,677         8,454,565   

Series 2006-AR8, Class A1A,
0.39%, 10/25/36 (b)

        12,821         10,247,227   

Series 2006-AR6, Class 1A3, 0.38%, 7/25/46 (b)

        8,751         5,976,645   
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities         

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (concluded)

  

 

Series 2006-AR6, Class 2A1,
0.38%, 7/25/46 (b)

    USD        28,303      $ 22,308,768   

Series 2007-AR4, Class GA4B,
0.37%, 9/25/47 (b)

      6,419        5,496,872   

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust:

     

Series 2005-AR15, Class A1A1,
0.45%, 11/25/45 (b)

      4,337        4,058,084   

Series 2006-AR19, Class 2A,
1.93%, 1/25/47 (b)

      19,087        17,171,778   

Series 2007-OA4, Class 1A, 0.94%, 5/25/47 (b)

      4,412        3,774,032   

Series 2007-OA5, Class 1A, 0.92%, 6/25/47 (b)

      14,850        12,581,703   

Series 2007-OA6, Class 1A, 0.98%, 7/25/47 (b)

      7,679        6,532,067   

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates:

     

Series 2006-8, Class A5, 4.77%, 10/25/36 (c)

      1,841        1,288,539   

Series 2006-AR5, Class 1A, 1.15%, 6/25/46 (b)

      12,872        8,366,095   

Series 2007-OA1, Class 2A,
0.89%, 12/25/46 (b)

      11,711        7,860,491   

Series 2007-OA5, Class A1A,
1.01%, 5/25/47 (b)

      6,903        5,472,607   
     

 

 

 
                      844,718,823   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 3.7%

  

 

Aventura Mall Trust, Series 2013-AVM, Class E,
3.74%, 12/05/32 (a)(b)

      4,703        4,577,155   

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2013-DSMZ, Class M, 5.88%, 9/15/18 (a)(b)

      10,000        9,999,900   

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust:

     

Series 2006-6, Class AJ, 5.42%, 10/10/45

      6,256        6,400,706   

Series 2006-5, Class AM, 5.45%, 9/10/47

      3,321        3,438,729   

Series 2007-3, Class AJ, 5.57%, 6/10/49 (b)

      6,208        6,444,732   

Series 2008-1, Class A1A, 6.17%, 2/10/51 (b)

      1,370        1,489,349   

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc.:

     

Series 2004-4, Class F,
5.34%, 7/10/42 (a)(b)

      3,000        3,072,468   

Series 2005-3, Class AM, 4.73%, 7/10/43

      192        192,345   

Series 2005-6, Class B, 5.16%, 9/10/47 (b)

      1,685        1,700,157   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:

     

Series 2007-PW16, Class AM,
5.71%, 6/11/40 (b)

      2,035        2,151,805   

Series 2007-PW15, Class A1A, 5.32%, 2/11/44

      1,958        2,049,310   

Series 2007-PW17, Class A1A,
5.65%, 6/11/50 (b)

      2,135        2,284,081   

BXHTL Mortgage Trust:

     

Series 2015-JWRZ, Class DR3,
4.08%, 5/15/29 (a)(b)

      8,700        8,439,000   

Series 2015-JWRZ, Class GL3,
3.76%, 5/15/29 (a)(b)

      13,200        12,559,585   

Carefree Portfolio Trust:

     

Series 2014-CARE, Class D,
3.44%, 11/15/19 (a)(b)

      4,850        4,870,942   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

  

  

Series 2014-CMZA, Class MZA,
6.16%, 11/15/19 (a)(b)

     USD         2,000       $   2,001,900   

CDGJ Commercial Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2014-BXCH, Class A,
1.59%, 12/15/27 (a)(b)

        2,980         2,971,590   

Series 2014-BXCH, Class EPA, 4.44%, 12/15/27 (a)(b)

        9,850         9,875,334   

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust:

        

Series 2005-11, Class 4A1, 0.46%, 4/25/35 (b)

        5,404         4,683,133   

Series 2005-9, Class 1A1, 0.49%, 5/25/35 (b)

        8,465         7,239,882   

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-388G, Class E, 2.54%, 6/15/33 (a)(b)

        5,000         4,956,790   

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2007-CD5, Class AJ, 6.12%, 11/15/44 (b)

        3,000         3,220,878   

Series 2007-CD5, Class AMA, 6.12%, 11/15/44 (b)

        2,200         2,383,385   

Commercial Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2014-PAT, Class E,
3.34%, 8/13/27 (a)(b)

        1,000         993,426   

Series 2014-PAT, Class F,
2.63%, 8/13/27 (a)(b)

        2,000         1,906,292   

Series 2014-PAT, Class G,
1.78%, 8/13/27 (a)(b)

        2,000         1,713,060   

Series 2013-FL3, Class A,
1.71%, 10/13/28 (a)(b)

        791         790,418   

Series 2013-FL3, Class MMHP,
3.79%, 10/13/28 (a)(b)

        1,000         1,006,657   

Series 2013-300P, Class D, 4.39%, 8/10/30 (a)(b)

        3,000         3,096,114   

Series 2014-FL5, Class HFL1,
3.44%, 7/15/31 (a)(b)

        3,261         3,138,713   

Series 2014-FL5, Class A,
1.56%, 10/15/31 (a)(b)

        1,530         1,533,577   

Series 2014-FL5, Class D, 4.19%, 10/15/31 (a)(b)

        4,850         4,495,363   

Series 2014-TWC, Class E,
3.44%, 2/13/32 (a)(b)

        4,000         3,965,772   

Series 2014-TWC, Class F,
4.44%, 2/13/32 (a)(b)

        2,000         2,000,000   

Series 2013-SFS, Class A1, 1.87%, 4/12/35 (a)

        790         775,376   

Series 2007-GG9, Class A1A, 5.43%, 3/10/39

        4,152         4,354,842   

Series 2007-GG9, Class A4, 5.44%, 3/10/39

        1,982         2,079,958   

Series 2013-CR6, Class A2, 2.12%, 3/10/46

        5,000         5,065,860   

Series 2013-CR12, Class A2, 2.90%, 10/10/46

        4,000         4,120,220   

Series 2014-UBS2, Class A2, 2.82%, 3/10/47

        4,355         4,473,077   

Series 2014-LC15, Class A2, 2.84%, 4/10/47

        2,400         2,468,983   

Series 2014-CR21, Class A2, 3.10%, 12/10/47

        3,280         3,399,953   

Series 2015-LC19, Class D, 2.87%, 2/10/48 (a)

        1,932         1,540,136   

Series 2015-CR23, Class A2, 2.85%, 5/10/48

        1,615         1,655,952   

Series 2015-CR23, Class CME,
3.68%, 5/10/48 (a)(b)

        2,180         1,995,297   

Series 2007-C9, Class AJFL,
0.88%, 12/10/49 (a)(b)

        5,176         5,025,537   
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

  

  

Series 2007-GG11, Class AJ,
6.05%, 12/10/49 (b)

     USD         3,000       $ 3,117,270   

Core Industrial Trust:

        

Series 2015-CALW, Class G,
3.85%, 2/10/34 (a)(b)

        2,820         2,624,574   

Series 2015-TEXW, Class E,
3.85%, 2/10/34 (a)(b)

        2,320         2,173,311   

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2006-C4, Class AM, 5.51%, 9/15/39

        4,500         4,675,005   

Series 2007-C2, Class AM, 5.60%, 1/15/49 (b)

        3,686         3,856,986   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2014-TIKI, Class D, 2.44%, 9/15/38 (a)(b)

        4,000         3,970,160   

Series 2014-TIKI, Class E, 3.34%, 9/15/38 (a)(b)

        1,955         1,939,198   

Series 2014-TIKI, Class F, 4.01%, 9/15/38 (a)(b)

        2,225         2,205,614   

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C1, Class D, 3.80%, 4/15/50 (a)(b)

        3,750         3,270,574   

Del Coronado Trust, Series 2013-HDC, Class A,
0.99%, 3/15/26 (a)(b)

        645         644,596   

GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2015-NRF, Class EFX,
3.38%, 12/15/19 (a)(b)

        2,180         2,051,044   

Series 2015-NRF, Class FFX,
3.38%, 12/15/19 (a)(b)

        1,500         1,386,353   

Series 2015-NRF, Class GFX,
3.38%, 12/15/19 (a)(b)

        10,350         9,305,416   

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. Trust, Series 2007-C1, Class A1A, 5.48%, 12/10/49 (b)

        1,906         2,007,385   

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. Trust, Series 2006-C1, Class A1A, 5.23%, 11/10/45 (b)

        3,270         3,287,489   

Grace Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-GRCE, Class F,
3.59%, 6/10/28 (a)(b)

        8,850         8,477,742   

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II:

        

Series 2013-KING, Class C,
3.44%, 12/10/27 (a)(b)

        5,000         5,083,095   

Series 2012-GCJ9, Class D,
4.85%, 11/10/45 (a)(b)

        3,768         3,726,171   

Series 2015-GC30, Class A2, 2.73%, 5/10/50

        2,000         2,037,396   

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust:

        

Series 2013-NYC5, Class F,
3.65%, 1/10/30 (a)(b)

        6,500         6,530,121   

Series 2013-NYC5, Class G,
3.65%, 1/10/30 (a)(b)

        1,840         1,816,932   

Hilton USA Trust:

        

Series 2013-HLT, Class DFX,
4.41%, 11/05/30 (a)

        4,000         4,035,216   

Series 2013-HLT, Class EFX,
4.45%, 11/05/30 (a)(b)

        16,710         16,913,010   

Impac CMB Trust, Series 2005-6, Class 1A1,
0.69%, 10/25/35 (b)

        4,856         4,006,045   

IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust:

        

Series 2005-AR14, Class 2A1A,
0.49%, 7/25/35 (b)

        6,534         5,619,158   

Series 2006-FLX1, Class A1,
0.40%, 11/25/36 (b)

        9,342         7,930,504   

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-C27, Class A2, 2.73%, 2/15/48

        1,500         1,528,575   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

64    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

  

  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:

        

Series 2014-CBMZ, Class M,
6.41%, 10/15/19 (a)(b)

     USD         2,000       $ 2,006,400   

Series 2014-DSTY, Class D,
3.80%, 6/10/27 (a)(b)

        5,200         5,069,496   

Series 2014-FBLU, Class E,
3.69%, 12/15/28 (a)(b)

        4,000         3,998,116   

Series 2014-FL6, Class A,
1.59%, 11/15/31 (a)(b)

        1,590         1,589,413   

Series 2015-CSMO, Class E,
4.14%, 1/15/32 (a)(b)

        2,880         2,888,675   

Series 2006-LDP8, Class AJ,
5.48%, 5/15/45 (b)

        2,000         2,060,894   

Series 2006-LDP8, Class D,
5.62%, 5/15/45 (b)

        1,000         1,001,066   

Series 2006-LDP9, Class A3,
5.34%, 5/15/47

        2,754         2,864,606   

Series 2007-LDPX, Class A1A,
5.44%, 1/15/49

        3,526         3,713,730   

Series 2007-LDPX, Class A3, 5.42%, 1/15/49

        2,839         2,971,233   

Series 2007-LDPX, Class AM,
5.46%, 1/15/49 (b)

        5,035         5,208,078   

Series 2007-CB20, Class AJ,
6.08%, 2/12/51 (b)

        7,105         7,418,778   

LB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C3, Class A1A, 5.85%, 7/15/44 (b)

        2,519         2,707,787   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2006-C4, Class A4, 5.83%, 6/15/38 (b)

        3,557         3,643,683   

Series 2007-C1, Class A4, 5.42%, 2/15/40

        3,565         3,728,239   

Series 2007-C1, Class AJ, 5.48%, 2/15/40

        8,515         8,805,440   

Series 2007-C2, Class A3, 5.43%, 2/15/40

        3,665         3,842,212   

Series 2007-C2, Class AM, 5.49%, 2/15/40 (b)

        3,525         3,704,084   

Series 2007-C6, Class AJ, 6.12%, 7/15/40 (b)

        5,250         5,425,240   

Series 2007-C6, Class AM, 6.11%, 7/15/40 (b)

        720         768,873   

Series 2007-C7, Class AJ, 6.25%, 9/15/45 (b)

        5,344         5,632,790   

LCCM Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-909, Class E, 3.90%, 5/15/31 (a)(b)

        2,500         2,424,270   

Madison Avenue Trust, Series 2013-650M, Class E, 4.03%, 10/12/32 (a)(b)

        7,000         6,904,457   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C1, Class A1A, 5.83%, 6/12/50 (b)

        1,012         1,054,021   

ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-3, Class AJ, 5.49%, 7/12/46 (b)

        4,471         4,526,025   

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust:

        

Series 2014-C19, Class A2, 3.10%, 12/15/47

        5,000         5,185,545   

Series 2015-C23, Class A2, 2.98%, 7/15/50

        4,500         4,632,039   

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust:

        

Series 2006-HQ10, Class AJ,
5.39%, 11/12/41 (b)

        1,373         1,405,012   

Series 2006-IQ12, Class A1A, 5.32%, 12/15/43

        2,627         2,730,838   

Series 2006-IQ12, Class A4, 5.33%, 12/15/43

        1,276         1,319,101   
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (concluded)

  

  

Series 2006-HQ9, Class B, 5.83%, 7/12/44 (b)

     USD         3,000       $ 3,071,235   

Series 2015-MS1, Class D, 4.16%, 5/15/48 (a)(b)

        6,375         5,351,047   

Series 2007-IQ15, Class A4, 5.91%, 6/11/49 (b)

        3,234         3,441,481   

Morgan Stanley Re-REMIC Trust,
Series 2010-GG10, Class A4A,
5.79%, 8/15/45 (a)(b)

        1,486         1,572,178   

MSBAM Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2012-CKSV, Class D,
4.29%, 10/15/30 (a)(b)

        1,000         965,346   

New York Mortgage Securitization Trust,
Series 2013-1, Class A,
5.44%, 8/27/24 (a)(b)

        4,000         4,020,000   

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust, Series 2007-AR1, Class 2A1, 0.37%, 1/25/37 (b)

        9,859         8,080,913   

Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust,
Series 2014-1, Class A,
2.19%, 9/25/44 (a)(b)

        4,644         4,621,013   

VNDO Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2013-PENN, Class D, 3.95%, 12/13/29 (a)(b)

        3,000         3,047,859   

Series 2012-6AVE, Class E, 3.34%, 11/15/30 (a)(b)

        3,000         2,883,924   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2005-C22, Class AM, 5.33%, 12/15/44 (b)

        1,360         1,365,033   

Series 2007-C32, Class A1A, 5.71%, 6/15/49 (b)

        1,951         2,055,899   

Series 2007-C33, Class AJ, 5.95%, 2/15/51 (b)

        11,720         12,117,742   

Series 2007-C33, Class AM, 5.95%, 2/15/51 (b)

        2,565         2,748,995   

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2013-C12, Class A2, 2.07%, 3/15/48

        2,985         3,028,459   
        

 

 

 
                         450,417,944   

Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.3%

  

CGWF Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2013-RKWH, Class XCP,
1.66%, 11/15/30 (a)(b)

        128,052         600,564   

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2014-GC19, Class XA,
1.32%, 3/10/47 (b)

        33,502         2,550,479   

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2014-CR14, Class XA, 0.88%, 2/10/47 (b)

        35,448         1,575,927   

Commercial Mortgage Trust:

        

Series 2014-TWC, Class XCP, 1.43%, 2/13/32 (a)(b)

        52,000         1,148,108   

Series 2013-CR7, Class XA, 1.52%, 3/10/46 (b)

        7,728         574,009   

Series 2014-CR15, Class XA, 1.34%, 2/10/47 (b)

        63,048         4,027,526   

GP Portfolio Trust, Series 2014-GPP, Class XCP, 1.11%, 8/15/15 (a)(b)

        368,148         114,126   

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2013-KING, Class XA,
0.84%, 12/10/27 (a)(b)

        41,196         1,146,897   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2014-FBLU, Class XCP, 0.31%, 12/15/28 (a)(b)

        340,000         384,200   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (concluded)

  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust:

        

Series 2013-C13, Class XA, 1.21%, 11/15/46 (b)

     USD         19,627       $ 1,342,332   

Series 2014-C15, Class XB, 0.33%, 4/15/47 (a)(b)

        80,982         2,349,855   

VNDO Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-PENN, Class XA, 0.14%, 12/13/29 (a)(b)

        121,745         1,129,794   

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-TISH, Class X1, 0.37%, 1/15/16 (a)(b)

        272,600         395,270   

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust: Series 2013-C14, Class XA, 0.90%, 5/15/23 (b)

        41,805         2,053,521   

Series 2013-C15, Class XA, 0.61%, 8/15/23 (b)

        23,438         752,553   

Series 2013-C17, Class XA, 1.57%, 11/15/23 (b)

        51,353         3,907,787   

Series 2013-UBS1, Class XA, 1.12%, 11/15/23 (b)

        88,279         4,656,181   

Series 2014-C20, Class XB, 0.57%, 2/15/24 (b)

        57,079         2,741,947   

Series 2014-LC14, Class XA, 1.45%, 3/15/47 (b)

        80,816         6,352,934   
        

 

 

 
                         37,804,010   

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 11.0%

                       1,332,940,777   
        
Other Interests (l)                        

Chemicals — 0.0%

        

Gcb Mpm Escrow LLC (Escrow), 0.00%, 10/15/20

              450         0   

Total Other Interests — 0.0%

                       0   
        
Participation Notes (d)                        

Banks — 0.0%

        

UBS AG (Kasikornbank Pcl - NVDR), due 3/07/18

              447,733         2,190,898   

Total Participation Notes — 0.0%

                       2,190,898   
        
Preferred Securities                        

Capital Trusts

                          

Banks — 1.9%

        

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA,
7.00% (b)(i)

     EUR         2,400         2,688,515   

Banco Santander SA, 6.25% (b)(i)

        5,500         6,055,485   

Bank of America Corp.:

        

6.10% (b)(i)

     USD         23,041         22,937,315   

6.25% (b)(i)

        20,694         20,713,245   

6.50% (b)(i)

        4,235         4,372,637   

8.00% (b)(i)

        7,675         8,120,150   

8.13% (b)(i)

        3,175         3,393,281   

Bank of Ireland, 7.38% (b)(i)

     EUR         3,840         4,352,652   

Barclays Bank PLC, 8.00% (b)(i)

        2,200         2,636,627   

Barclays PLC:

        

6.63% (b)(i)

     USD         3,325         3,293,918   

8.25% (b)(i)

        8,700         9,313,063   

Citigroup, Inc.:

        

5.88% (b)(i)

        7,700         7,748,125   

5.95% (b)(i)

        25,265         24,633,375   

6.30% (b)(i)

        10,000         9,800,000   
Preferred Securities           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Capital Trusts (continued)

                          

Banks (concluded)

        

Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 5.50% (a)(b)(i)

     USD         5,500       $ 5,397,425   

Credit Agricole SA:

        

6.63% (a)(b)(i)

        8,225         8,194,156   

6.64% (a)(b)(i)

        500         517,500   

7.88% (a)(b)(i)

        7,850         8,144,540   

8.38% (a)(b)(i)

        850         973,250   

Deutsche Bank AG, 7.50% (b)(i)

        25,800         25,929,000   

Dresdner Funding Trust I, 8.15%, 6/30/31 (a)

        150         188,250   

HSBC Capital Funding LP, 10.18% (a)(b)(i)

        1,260         1,893,150   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., 6.00% (b)(i)

        3,380         3,523,244   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.30% (b)(i)

        10,000         9,964,000   

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIII, 1.27%, 5/15/47 (b)

        4,275         3,375,113   

National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC, 5.25% (b)(i)

        1,250         1,270,313   

Nordea Bank AB, 5.50% (a)(b)(i)

        3,140         3,151,775   

RBS Capital Funding Trust VII, 6.08% (i)

        228         5,692,256   

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, 7.38% (b)(i)

     GBP         1,510         2,413,034   

UniCredit SpA, 6.75% (b)(i)

     USD         1,400         1,526,018   

Wells Fargo & Co.:

        

5.88% (b)(i)

        7,005         7,171,369   

5.90% (b)(i)

        240         241,368   

7.98% (b)(i)

        8,450         9,157,687   
        

 

 

 
                         228,781,836   

Capital Markets — 1.2%

        

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.:

        

4.50% (b)(i)

        15,003         13,877,775   

4.95% (b)(i)

        21,735         21,626,325   

Credit Suisse Group AG:

        

6.25% (a)(b)(i)

        5,000         4,868,750   

7.50% (a)(b)(i)

        9,725         10,357,125   

Credit Suisse Group Guernsey I Ltd., 7.88%, 2/24/41 (b)

        10,000         10,475,000   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

        

5.38% (b)

        17,295         17,191,230   

5.70% (b)(i)

        10,000         10,096,800   

Morgan Stanley:

        

5.45% (b)(i)

        13,150         13,071,100   

5.55% (b)(i)

        9,750         9,701,250   

State Street Capital Trust IV, 1.29%, 6/15/37 (b)

        22,100         19,254,625   

State Street Corp., 5.25% (b)(i)

        10,450         10,556,590   

UBS AG, 7.63%, 8/17/22

        2,000         2,349,212   
        

 

 

 
                         143,425,782   

Consumer Finance — 0.4%

        

American Express Co.:

        

4.90% (b)(i)

        10,870         10,636,295   

5.20% (b)(i)

        10,000         10,000,000   

Capital One Financial Corp., 5.55% (b)(i)

        25,940         25,971,128   
        

 

 

 
                         46,607,423   

Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%

        

BNP Paribas SA, 7.20% (a)(b)(i)

        2,700         3,182,625   

ING Groep NV, 6.50% (b)(i)

        9,880         9,694,750   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

        

5.00% (b)(i)

        2,500         2,444,000   

6.00% (b)(i)

        10,840         10,731,600   

7.90% (b)(i)

        10,555         11,135,525   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

66    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Preferred Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Capital Trusts (continued)

                          

Diversified Financial Services (concluded)

        

Lloyds Banking Group PLC:

        

6.38% (b)(i)

     EUR         260       $ 300,536   

6.66% (a)(b)(i)

     USD         3,000         3,375,000   

7.50% (b)(i)

        25,000         26,062,500   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC:

        

6.99% (a)(b)(i)

        100         117,875   

7.64% (b)(i)

        400         427,000   

7.65% (b)(i)

        500         630,000   

Société Générale SA:

        

5.92% (a)(b)(i)

        700         713,916   

7.88% (a)(b)(i)

        16,425         16,679,587   

Voya Financial, Inc., 5.65%, 5/15/53 (b)

        15,507         15,841,951   
        

 

 

 
                         101,336,865   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0%

  

  

Koninklijke KPN NV, 7.00%, 3/28/73 (a)(b)

        200         210,500   

Orange SA:

        

4.00% (b)(i)

     EUR         1,100         1,266,255   

5.00% (b)(i)

        1,300         1,524,096   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 7.05%, 6/20/36

     USD         140         172,440   
        

 

 

 
                         3,173,291   

Electric Utilities — 0.0%

        

Enel SpA, 8.75%, 9/24/73 (a)(b)

     USD         800         937,800   

Gas Natural Fenosa Finance BV, 4.13% (b)(i)

     EUR         1,500         1,678,262   
        

 

 

 
                         2,616,062   

Insurance — 1.4%

        

The Allstate Corp.:

        

6.13%, 5/15/37 (b)

     USD         500         513,750   

5.75%, 8/15/53 (b)

        10,227         10,687,215   

6.50%, 5/15/57 (b)

        2,300         2,581,750   

American International Group, Inc.,
6.25%, 3/15/87

        1,494         1,642,952   

Aon PLC, 4.25%, 12/12/42

        1,500         1,366,535   

AXA SA:

        

6.38% (a)(b)(i)

        16,000         17,000,000   

6.46% (a)(b)(i)

        6,000         6,210,000   

The Chubb Corp., 6.38%, 3/29/67 (b)

        430         444,513   

Farmers Exchange Capital II,
6.15%, 11/01/53 (a)(b)

        14,590         15,832,353   

Genworth Holdings, Inc.:

        

7.63%, 9/24/21

        450         483,187   

6.50%, 6/15/34

        5,000         4,412,500   

6.15%, 11/15/66 (b)

        4,450         2,647,750   

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.,

        

8.13%, 6/15/38 (b)

        5,785         6,522,587   

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.:

        

7.00%, 3/15/37 (a)(b)

        2,150         2,203,750   

7.80%, 3/07/87 (a)

        24,975         29,595,375   

MetLife Capital Trust IV, 7.88%, 12/15/37 (a)

        4,550         5,687,500   

MetLife, Inc., 5.25% (b)(i)

        365         364,087   

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.,
6.75%, 5/15/37

        900         944,100   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.,
4.70%, 5/15/55 (b)

        21,250         21,037,500   

Prudential Financial, Inc.:

        

5.88%, 9/15/42 (b)

        6,675         7,058,813   

5.20%, 3/15/44 (b)

        5,000         4,876,965   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.,
6.75%, 12/15/65 (b)

        6,071         5,615,675   

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe, 5.50%, 10/09/43 (b)

     EUR         2,300         2,768,149   
Preferred Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Capital Trusts (concluded)

                          

Insurance (concluded)

        

XLIT Ltd., 6.50% (b)(i)

     USD         13,200       $ 11,187,000   

ZFS Finance USA Trust II, 6.45%, 12/15/65 (a)(b)

        1,200         1,227,060   
        

 

 

 
                         162,911,066   

Media — 0.1%

        

AMC Entertainment, Inc., 5.75%, 6/15/25

        500         497,500   

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., 5.25% (a)(i)

        6,946         7,388,807   
        

 

 

 
                         7,886,307   

Multi-Utilities — 0.0%

        

Dominion Resources, Inc., 7.50%, 6/30/66 (b)

              250         225,375   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.3%

        

DCP Midstream LLC, 5.85%, 5/21/43 (a)(b)

        175         132,125   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC:

        

8.38%, 8/01/66 (b)

        20,870         21,287,400   

7.03%, 1/15/68 (b)

        5,035         5,387,450   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 6.35%, 5/15/67 (b)

        14,926         13,862,523   
        

 

 

 
                         40,669,498   

Road & Rail — 0.1%

        

BNSF Funding Trust I, 6.61%, 12/15/55 (b)

              5,000         5,650,000   

Total Capital Trusts — 6.2%

                       743,283,505   
Preferred Securities            Shares          

Preferred Stocks

                          

Aerospace & Defense — 0.1%

        

United Technologies Corp., 7.50%, 8/01/15

              190,000         9,777,400   

Banks — 0.4%

        

BB&T Corp., 5.20% (i)

        340,000         8,190,600   

First Republic Bank:

        

6.70% (i)

        100,000         2,611,000   

7.00% (i)

        250,000         6,942,500   

RBS Capital Funding Trust V, 5.90% (i)

        97,552         2,403,681   

Santander Finance Preferred SAU, 4.00% (i)

        82,000         1,886,820   

Synovus Financial Corp., 7.88% (i)

        200,000         5,550,000   

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.85% (b)(i)

        643,200         16,562,400   
        

 

 

 
                         44,147,001   

Capital Markets — 0.2%

        

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

        

5.50% (i)

        259,900         6,455,916   

6.38% (i)

        386,000         10,259,880   

Morgan Stanley, 6.88% (i)

        300,000         8,151,000   
        

 

 

 
                         24,866,796   

Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%

        

GMAC Capital Trust I, 8.13%, 2/15/40

              182,724         4,792,851   

Electric Utilities — 0.1%

        

DTE Energy Co., 5.25%, 12/01/62

        202,000         4,878,300   

Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 4.90%, 12/01/52

        102,000         2,495,940   

Entergy Texas, Inc., 5.63% (i)

        161,800         4,145,316   

SCE Trust III, 5.75% (i)

        126,560         3,529,758   
        

 

 

 
                         15,049,314   

Insurance — 0.1%

        

The Allstate Corp., 5.10%, 1/15/53

              467,259         12,148,734   

Machinery — 0.0%

        

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 6.25%, 11/17/16

              11,108         1,326,073   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    67


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Preferred Securities         

  

Shares

     Value  

Preferred Stocks (concluded)

                      

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

        

Firstar Realty LLC, 4.44% (a)(i)

        5,000       $ 6,200,000   

Public Storage, 5.20% (i)

        60,000         1,441,200   

Suntrust Real Estate Investment Corp.,
9.00% (a)(d)(i)

        15         1,833,459   
        

 

 

 
                     9,474,659   

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.0%

                   121,582,828   

Total Preferred Securities — 7.2%

                   864,866,333   
        
       
Taxable Municipal Bonds          Par
(000)
         

Catholic Health Initiatives, 4.35%, 11/01/42

   USD      310         289,473   

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority,
4.81%, 10/01/14

        100         101,202   

Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
3.50%, 9/01/23

        805         834,517   

Massachusetts Institute of Technology:

        

3.96%, 7/01/38

        241         247,028   

4.68%, 7/01/14

        340         364,639   

President and Fellows of Harvard College,
3.62%, 10/01/37

        290         279,651   

Princeton University, 5.70%, 3/01/39

        150         192,878   

University of California:

        

4.86%, 5/15/12

        30         28,092   

4.77%, 5/15/15

          31         28,930   

Total Taxable Municipal Bonds — 0.0%

                   2,366,410   
        
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities                      

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1%

        

Freddie Mac:

        

Series 2013-4286, Class MP,
4.00%, 12/15/43

        1,811         1,936,154   

Series 4390, Class CA, 3.50%, 6/15/50

        1,687         1,780,512   

Ginnie Mae, Series 2013-131, Class PA, 3.50%, 6/16/42

        5,321         5,568,068   
        

 

 

 
                     9,284,734   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.0%

     

Freddie Mac, Series 2013-KF02, Class B,
3.17%, 12/25/45

          1,737         1,786,222   

Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.0%

  

  

Fannie Mae, Series 2013-M5, Class X2,
2.47%, 12/25/25

          3,281         339,301   

Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.0%

  

  

Freddie Mac:

        

Series K36, Class X1, 0.80%, 10/25/23

        44,106         2,320,837   

Series K714, Class X1, 0.74%, 10/25/20

        59,722         1,939,815   
        

 

 

 
                     4,260,652   

Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.5%

        

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

        

4.50%, 4/01/24-11/01/26

        2,248         2,404,338   

3.50%, 12/01/26-12/01/29

        14,361         15,200,128   

4.00%, 5/01/27

        3,052         3,232,035   
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities           

Par  

(000)

     Value  

Preferred Securities

        

2.50%, 4/01/28-8/01/28

     USD         10,026       $ 10,270,397   

3.00%, 6/01/28-2/01/30

        20,352         21,200,256   

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

        

4.00%, 7/01/26

        862         920,688   

2.50%, 5/01/30

        4,045         4,109,662   
        

 

 

 
                         57,337,504   

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 0.6%

  

     73,008,413   
        
U.S. Treasury Obligations                        

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.25%, 1/15/25

  

     3,187         3,115,386   

U.S. Treasury Notes:

        

0.50%, 8/31/16

        4,000         4,005,000   

0.88%, 9/15/16-7/15/18

              23,980         24,011,859   

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 0.3%

  

     31,132,245   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $10,164,104,858) — 84.5%

                       10,221,341,327   
        
Short-Term Securities                        

Equity-Linked Notes

                          

Aerospace & Defense — 1.0%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Honeywell International, Inc.), 9.65%, 9/17/15

        283         29,771,057   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Raytheon Co.), 9.39%, 10/20/15

        104         11,053,441   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (The Boeing Co.):

        

11.32%, 9/11/15

        102         14,794,596   

10.77%, 9/15/15

        102         14,806,350   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (Raytheon Co.):

        

9.03%, 10/16/15

        146         15,530,930   

8.58%, 10/20/15

        42         4,485,892   

Royal Bank of Canada (Lockheed Martin Corp.):

        

12.53%, 9/10/15

        75         15,370,094   

12.37%, 9/11/15

        75         15,370,483   
        

 

 

 
                         121,182,843   

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%

        

Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Post AG):

        

22.21%, 8/05/15

        355         11,189,511   

22.85%, 8/06/15

        355         11,206,221   
        

 

 

 
                         22,395,732   

Airlines — 0.6%

        

Deutsche Bank AG (Delta Air Lines, Inc.),
15.54%, 9/17/15

        705         31,218,415   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (American Airlines Group, Inc.), 25.52%, 10/19/15

        527         21,204,737   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Southwest Airlines Co.), 19.20%, 10/15/15

        603         21,493,045   
        

 

 

 
                         73,916,197   

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

68    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Auto Components — 0.1%

        

UBS AG (Autoliv, Inc.), 11.62%, 10/05/15

     USD         57       $ 6,056,991   

Automobiles — 0.6%

        

Barclays Bank PLC (Ford Motor Co.),
11.15%, 10/27/15

        2,046         30,656,297   

Credit Suisse AG (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV), 20.90%, 9/28/15

        1,165         18,041,267   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (General Motors Co.), 16.20%, 10/19/15

        680         21,357,231   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (Harley Davidson, Inc.), 12.53%, 10/06/15

        96         5,609,296   
        

 

 

 
                         75,664,091   

Banks — 0.7%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Wells Fargo & Co.),
5.59%, 10/02/15

        517         29,732,090   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Deutsche Bank AG), 11.00%, 10/27/15

        429         15,168,936   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Nordea Bank AB), 8.00%, 10/05/15

        471         5,916,698   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd.
(The Blackstone Group LP):

        

13.07%, 10/12/15

        361         14,388,411   

12.99%, 10/13/15

        361         14,385,896   

Royal Bank of Canada (Comerica, Inc.),
12.29%, 10/14/15

        129         6,130,037   
        

 

 

 
                         85,722,068   

Beverages — 0.6%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Heineken NV):

        

9.38%, 8/03/15

        95         7,524,102   

9.41%, 8/04/15

        95         7,545,010   

Credit Suisse AG (SABMiller PLC),
22.70%, 9/04/15

        225         11,839,412   

Deutsche Bank AG (PepsiCo, Inc.),
10.43%, 9/15/15

        287         27,748,959   

Deutsche Bank AG (SABMiller PLC),
19.72%, 9/08/15

        227         11,923,812   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Heineken NV), 10.80%, 10/28/15

        78         6,209,864   
        

 

 

 
                         72,791,159   

Building Products — 0.1%

        

HSBC Bank PLC (Assa Abloy AB),
10.31%, 10/06/15

        151         3,034,271   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Assa Abloy AB), 10.00%, 10/05/15

        149         3,010,174   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Owens Corning), 15.68%, 9/11/15

        128         5,742,161   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (USG Corp.),
13.91%, 10/16/15

        107         3,249,447   
        

 

 

 
                         15,036,053   

Capital Markets — 0.7%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Morgan Stanley),
10.50%, 9/10/15

        744         29,128,180   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.), 8.85%, 10/13/15

        144         29,747,182   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (The Charles Schwab Corp.), 11.74%, 10/13/15

        885         30,838,973   
        

 

 

 
                         89,714,335   

Chemicals — 0.6%

        

Deutsche Bank AG (LyondellBasell Industries NV), 15.91%, 10/22/15

        328         29,118,986   

Deutsche Bank AG (Monsanto Co.),
11.24%, 9/21/15

        259         26,706,756   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Akzo Nobel NV), 10.00%, 10/05/15

        78         5,643,293   
Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Chemicals (concluded)

        

Wells Fargo & Co. (Celanese Corp.),
13.80%, 9/10/15

     USD         94       $ 6,204,907   
        

 

 

 
                         67,673,942   

Communications Equipment — 0.2%

        

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Cisco
Systems, Inc.), 9.12%, 8/11/15

              1,041         29,653,588   

Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%

        

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Citigroup, Inc.), 8.54%, 10/09/15

              517         30,219,530   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1%

        

Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Telekom AG),
23.80%, 8/06/15

              415         7,740,277   

Electric Utilities — 0.1%

        

Deutsche Bank AG (Enel SpA),
11.40%, 9/28/15

              1,577         7,412,027   

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.8%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Koninklijke Ahold NV),
15.67%, 8/19/15

        1,551         30,844,381   

Credit Suisse AG (Metro AG),
18.29%, 8/05/15

        112         3,575,681   

Deutsche Bank AG (The Kroger Co.),
9.16%, 9/14/15

        367         28,987,995   

Deutsche Bank AG (Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.), 13.98%, 10/06/15

        307         28,733,155   

Wells Fargo & Co. (Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.),
8.58%, 8/17/15

        102         7,286,602   
        

 

 

 
                         99,427,814   

Food Products — 0.1%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Danone), 9.23%, 9/28/15

        161         10,906,664   

Wells Fargo & Co. (Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.), 9.21%, 8/04/15

        145         6,857,344   
        

 

 

 
                         17,764,008   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.5%

        

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (Abbott Laboratories), 10.24%, 10/19/15

        587         29,786,803   

Wells Fargo & Co. (Medtronic PLC),
7.10%, 8/12/15

        318         24,949,769   
        

 

 

 
                         54,736,572   

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.2%

        

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Quest
Diagnostics, Inc.):

        

11.94%, 10/16/15

        69         5,006,350   

11.62%, 10/20/15

        69         5,005,595   

11.61%, 10/21/15

        69         5,004,113   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (CIGNA
Corp.), 10.69%, 10/19/15

        64         9,223,739   
        

 

 

 
                         24,239,797   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.3%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Accor SA):

        

14.62%, 8/26/15

        108         5,142,891   

14.56%, 8/27/15

        108         5,144,946   

Credit Suisse AG (Jack in the Box, Inc.):

        

13.30%, 8/19/15

        44         4,011,610   

13.16%, 8/21/15

        44         4,010,415   

JP Morgan Structured Products BV (Accor SA):

        

15.04%, 8/21/15

        107         5,148,527   

14.78%, 8/24/15

        107         5,157,620   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd.
(Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.):

        

12.18%, 10/26/15

        552         15,218,531   

12.22%, 10/27/15

        552         15,218,531   

Royal Bank of Canada (Darden Restaurants, Inc.), 14.48%, 9/03/15

        104         7,602,879   

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    69


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (concluded)

        

Royal Bank of Canada (MGM Resorts International), 20.41%, 8/05/15

     USD         346       $ 6,792,510   

Société Générale SA (Accor SA), 5.15%, 8/25/15

        108         5,318,617   

Société Générale SA (Carnival Corp.):

        

9.78%, 9/04/15

        247         12,719,151   

9.27%, 9/07/15

        247         12,722,720   

Société Générale SA (Domino’s Pizza, Inc.), 12.48%, 9/17/15

        56         6,305,953   

Société Générale SA (MGM Resorts International):

        

21.53%, 8/05/15

        631         12,358,606   

21.28%, 8/06/15

        631         12,343,563   

Wells Fargo & Co. (Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (HLT)), 14.14%, 8/03/15

        871         25,740,362   
        

 

 

 
                         160,957,432   

Household Durables — 1.0%

        

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Whirlpool Corp.):

        

14.00%, 10/06/15

        85         15,049,543   

14.20%, 10/07/15

        85         15,044,969   

Deutsche Bank AG (Lennar Corp.):

        

10.19%, 8/31/15

        282         15,006,665   

10.65%, 9/01/15

        282         15,012,167   

HSBC Bank PLC (Electrolux AB), 13.98%, 10/05/15

        205         5,922,095   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (GoPro, Inc.), 39.71%, 9/11/15

        491         30,527,431   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (Mohawk Industries, Inc.):

        

13.06%, 10/16/15

        62         12,289,203   

12.70%, 10/20/15

        62         12,289,692   
        

 

 

 
                         121,141,765   

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Siemens AG), 10.77%, 8/04/15

        70         7,749,255   

HSBC Bank PLC (Siemens AG), 14.13%, 9/25/15

        364         31,608,343   
                         39,357,598   

Insurance — 0.3%

        

HSBC Bank PLC (Aegon NV):

        

16.12%, 8/13/15

        936         7,533,623   

16.51%, 8/14/15

        936         7,491,164   

16.07%, 8/17/15

        936         7,496,916   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (Prudential Financial, Inc.), 12.69%, 10/20/15

        92         8,087,022   

Wells Fargo & Co. (American International Group, Inc.), 6.31%, 8/04/15

        120         7,697,503   
        

 

 

 
                         38,306,228   

Leisure Products — 0.1%

        

Royal Bank of Canada (Hasbro, Inc.), 12.94%, 9/10/15

              77         6,102,665   

Machinery — 0.1%

        

HSBC Bank PLC (Volvo AB, B Shares), 12.46%, 10/05/15

              490         5,883,565   

Media — 0.3%

        

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Publicis Groupe SA):

        
Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Media (concluded)

        

13.50%, 9/28/15

     USD         72       $ 5,442,749   

13.40%, 9/29/15

        72         5,443,293   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (Time Warner Cable, Inc.), 13.01%, 10/02/15

        158         30,151,570   
        

 

 

 
                         41,037,612   

Multi-Utilities — 0.1%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Sempra Energy), 9.62%, 8/07/15

              72         7,367,352   

Pharmaceuticals — 0.1%

        

Société Générale SA (GlaxoSmithKline PLC), 16.24%, 8/21/15

              172         7,546,582   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%

        

Deutsche Bank AG (General Growth Properties, Inc.):

        

25.76%, 8/05/15

        519         14,125,319   

25.25%, 8/06/15

        519         14,102,922   
        

 

 

 
                         28,228,241   

Road & Rail — 0.7%

        

HSBC Bank PLC (CSX Corp.), 13.12%, 9/17/15

        919         28,855,911   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.), 9.74%, 9/17/15

        179         15,039,396   

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Kansas City Southern), 11.92%, 9/17/15

        78         7,685,617   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.), 9.69%, 9/18/15

        182         15,255,657   

Royal Bank of Canada (Kansas City Southern):

        

11.95%, 9/17/15

        76         7,480,305   

11.89%, 9/18/15

        156         15,421,780   
        

 

 

 
                         89,738,666   

Software — 0.3%

        

Deutsche Bank AG (Adobe Systems, Inc.), 13.52%, 9/18/15

        345         27,742,028   

Deutsche Bank AG (Salesforce.com, Inc.), 20.05%, 8/19/15

        101         7,393,785   

Wells Fargo & Co. (Activision Blizzard, Inc.), 9.14%, 8/05/15

        188         4,841,367   
        

 

 

 
                         39,977,180   

Specialty Retail — 0.2%

        

Royal Bank of Canada (AutoZone, Inc.), 6.08%, 9/03/15

        11         7,686,500   

UBS AG (Lowe’s Cos., Inc.), 9.91%, 8/14/15

        108         7,510,572   

UBS AG (The Home Depot, Inc.), 9.35%, 8/13/15

        68         7,859,909   
        

 

 

 
                         23,056,981   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.2%

  

  

HSBC Bank PLC (Apple, Inc.), 13.07%, 10/02/15

              237         29,032,903   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Industria de Diseno Textil SA):

        

18.52%, 9/16/15

        435         14,329,934   

16.71%, 9/17/15

        435         14,942,451   

Royal Bank of Canada (NIKE, Inc., Class B), 12.65%, 8/04/15

        249         26,590,819   
        

 

 

 
                         55,863,204   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

70    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Short-Term Securities            Par  
(000)
     Value  

Tobacco — 0.5%

        

Credit Suisse AG (Altria Group, Inc.),
12.80%, 9/22/15

     USD         559       $ 30,327,792   

Nomura International Funding Pte Ltd. (Philip Morris International, Inc.), 8.65%, 10/13/15

        354         30,350,413   
        

 

 

 
                         60,678,205   

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1%

  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (HD Supply Holdings, Inc.), 11.75%, 8/19/15-8/21/15

              218         7,650,676   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%

  

  

Deutsche Bank AG (Vodafone Group PLC):

        

15.35%, 9/28/15

        4,017         15,007,253   

15.28%, 9/29/15

        4,017         15,009,913   
        

 

 

 
                         30,017,166   

Total Equity-Linked Notes — 14.0%

                       1,693,291,045   
Short-Term Securities           

    

Shares

     Value  

Money Market Funds — 7.4%

        

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.08% (e)(m)

              305,905,303       $ 305,905,303   
             

Beneficial

Interest

(000)

         

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

     USD         583,954         583,954,301   

Total Money Market Funds — 7.4%

                       889,859,604   
        
U.S. Treasury Obligations           

 

Par  

(000)

         

U.S. Treasury Bills — 0.2%

        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.29%, 6/23/16 (m)

              20,000         19,951,700   

Total Short-Term Securities (Cost — $2,602,162,586) — 21.6%

  

     2,603,102,349   
        

 

Options Purchased

(Cost — $11,739,668) — 0.0%

                   1,225,935  

Total Investments
(Cost — $12,778,007,112) — 106.1%

           12,825,669,611   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (6.1)%

  

     (731,879,438
        

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

         $ 12,093,790,173   
        

 

 

 
 
      Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

(b) Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(c) Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(d) Non-income producing security.

 

(e) During the year ended July 31, 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

July 31,

2014

    

Shares/

Beneficial

Interest/

Par Value

Purchased

   

Shares/

Beneficial

Interest

Sold

   

Shares/

Beneficial

Interest/

Par Value

Held at

July 31,

2015

    

Value at

July 31,

2015

     Income    

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

 

BlackRock, Inc.

             6,319          6,319       $ 2,125,206       $ 35,880          

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     1,147,600,983                841,695,680 1      305,905,303       $ 305,905,303       $ 264,142      $ 22,207   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

   $ 409,842,424       $ 174,111,877 2           $ 583,954,301       $ 583,954,301       $ 3,892,651 3        

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     3,289,908         7,304,093        4,711,289        5,882,712       $ 517,502,175       $ 25,857,253      $ (13,346,099

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

     399,514                       399,514       $ 46,483,454       $ 1,592,091          

iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF

     1,739,167                       1,739,167       $ 68,731,880       $ 4,175,496          

PNC Bank N.A.

           $ 5,760,000             $ 5,760,000       $ 5,844,430       $ 62,448          

PNC Funding Corp.

           $ 1,760,000             $ 1,760,000       $ 1,853,832       $ 46,513          

 

  1 

Represents net shares sold.

 

  2 

Represents net beneficial interest purchased.

 

  3 

Represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(g) During the year ended July 31, 2015, investments in issuers (whereby the Fund held 5% or more of the companies’ outstanding securities) that were considered to be an affiliate for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   

Shares

Held at

July 31,

2014

    

Shares

Purchased

    

Shares

Sold

    

Shares

Held at

July 31,

2015

    

Value at

July 31,

2015

     Income     

Realized

Gain

 

Japan Senior Living Investment Corp.

             4,562                 4,562       $ 6,625,731                   

 

(h) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.

 

(i) Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.

 

(j) Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

(k) Convertible security.

 

(l) Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

 

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

 

(n) 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.

 

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment advisor. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

      Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of July 31, 2015

      Financial Futures Contracts

 

Contracts

Long/

(Short)

  Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
20   Australian Government Bonds (10 Year)   Sydney   September 2015     USD      $ 1,868,205      $ 39,698   
1,573   Australian Government Bonds (10 Year)   Sydney   September 2015     USD        146,934,317        3,122,279   
52   Australian Government Bonds (3 Year)   Sydney   September 2015     USD        4,252,121        24,695   
11   Canadian Government Bonds (10 Year)   Montreal   September 2015     USD        1,203,410        32,998   
14   E-Mini S&P 500 Futures   Chicago Mercantile   September 2015     USD        1,468,880        20,279   
5   Euro-Bobl   Eurex   September 2015     USD        715,564        6,511   
5   Euro-BTP Italian Government Bond Futures   Eurex   September 2015     USD        750,653        23,266   
14   Euro-Bund   Eurex   September 2015     USD        2,373,976        46,320   
19   Euro-Buxl   Eurex   September 2015     USD        3,255,211        20,751   
1   Gilt-British   NYSE Liffe   September 2015     USD        183,181        4,124   
266   Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Futures   Chicago Mercantile   September 2015     USD        11,970,000        (740,106
722   U.S. Treasury Bonds (30 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   September 2015     USD        112,586,875        962,804   
260   U.S. Treasury Notes (2 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   September 2015     USD        56,956,250        55,803   
40   U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   September 2015     USD        4,793,750        21,911   
736   U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   September 2015     USD        93,794,000        1,038,540   
32   U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds   Chicago Board of Trade   September 2015     USD        5,105,000        15,599   
(4,310)   E-Mini S&P 500 Futures   Chicago Mercantile   September 2015     USD        452,205,200        (6,242,990
(1,419)   EUR Currency Futures   Chicago Mercantile   September 2015     USD        194,598,113        5,895,038   
(3,074)   Euro STOXX 50 Futures   Eurex   September 2015     USD        121,469,150        (4,562,552
(314)   Euro-Bobl   Eurex   September 2015     USD        44,937,443        (408,661
(218)   Euro-Bund   Eurex   September 2015     USD        36,966,196        (721,272
(189)   Euro-Schatz   Eurex   September 2015     USD        23,101,407        (12,387
(14)   Short Euro-BTP Italian Government Bond
Futures
  Eurex   September 2015     USD        1,729,282        (12,386
(42)   U.S. Treasury Notes (2 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   September 2015     USD        9,200,625        (9,014
(682)   U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   September 2015     USD        81,733,438        (373,577
(384)   U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)   Chicago Board of Trade   September 2015     USD        48,936,000        (541,847
(69)   U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds   Chicago Board of Trade   September 2015     USD        11,007,656        (33,635
Total             $ (2,327,811
           

 

 

 
           
                                      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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      Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Currency

Purchased

      

Currency

Sold

    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 
EUR        1,919,000           USD           2,082,704      Barclays Bank PLC   8/05/15      $ 24,971   
EUR        622,000           USD           686,139      Goldman Sachs International   8/05/15        (2,985
EUR        585,000           USD           644,194      Goldman Sachs International   8/05/15        (1,677
EUR        949,000           USD           1,038,930      Royal Bank of Canada   8/05/15        3,375   
EUR        1,027,900           USD           1,145,821      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC   8/05/15        (16,858
EUR        108,000           USD           118,897      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC   8/05/15        (278
GBP        425,600           USD           669,177      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC   8/05/15        (4,565
GBP        371,000           USD           574,109      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC   8/05/15        5,241   
USD        35,555           EUR           32,000      Commonwealth Bank of Australia   8/05/15        408   
USD        1,845,165           EUR           1,662,000      Goldman Sachs International   8/05/15        19,759   
USD        660,581           EUR           596,000      Royal Bank of Canada   8/05/15        5,983   
USD        27,469,902           EUR           24,517,000      UBS AG   8/05/15        542,406   
USD        290,195           GBP           186,000      Goldman Sachs International   8/05/15        (261
USD        21,747,332           GBP           13,804,000      HSBC Bank PLC   8/05/15        191,152   
EUR        570,000           USD           632,352      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   8/14/15        (6,238
GBP        300,000           USD           461,556      UBS AG   8/14/15        6,890   
USD        762,035           EUR           700,000      Bank of America N.A.   8/14/15        (6,878
USD        543,650           EUR           500,000      Deutsche Bank AG   8/14/15        (5,573
USD        2,135,896           EUR           1,950,000      Goldman Sachs International   8/14/15        (6,074
USD        10,914           EUR           10,000      Goldman Sachs International   8/14/15        (71
USD        111,863           EUR           100,000      Goldman Sachs International   8/14/15        2,019   
USD        332,432           EUR           300,000      Goldman Sachs International   8/14/15        2,898   
USD        453,741           EUR           410,000      Goldman Sachs International   8/14/15        3,378   
USD        642,702           EUR           580,000      Goldman Sachs International   8/14/15        5,603   
USD        1,636,296           EUR           1,480,000      Goldman Sachs International   8/14/15        10,595   
USD        3,836,915           EUR           3,430,000      Goldman Sachs International   8/14/15        69,245   
USD        3,346,569           EUR           3,060,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   8/14/15        (14,676
USD        234,737           EUR           210,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   8/14/15        4,064   
USD        672,399           EUR           610,000      UBS AG   8/14/15        2,347   
USD        105,699,912           EUR           95,600,000      Westpac Banking Corp.   8/14/15        688,460   
USD        147,537,618           EUR           133,440,000      Westpac Banking Corp.   8/14/15        960,962   
USD        156,176           GBP           100,000      Citibank N.A.   8/14/15        28   
USD        43,200,731           GBP           28,050,000      Deutsche Bank AG   8/14/15        (598,980
USD        10,272,687           GBP           6,670,000      Deutsche Bank AG   8/14/15        (142,431
USD        186,530           GBP           120,000      The Bank of New York Mellon   8/14/15        (848
USD        508,411           EUR           460,000      Barclays Bank PLC   9/03/15        2,916   
USD        23,984,368           EUR           21,596,000      UBS AG   9/03/15        252,474   
USD        20,537,081           GBP           13,193,000      HSBC Bank PLC   9/03/15        (68,432
CNH        5,624,349           USD           901,133      Citibank N.A.   9/09/15        (193
CNH        976,318           USD           156,350      Citibank N.A.   9/09/15        43   
CNH        4,238,888           USD           679,289      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   9/09/15        (280
CNH        12,238,446           USD           1,962,496      Standard Chartered Bank   9/09/15        (2,073
USD        960,909           CNH           6,000,000      Citibank N.A.   9/09/15        (205
USD        2,404,494           CNH           15,000,000      Citibank N.A.   9/09/15        1,709   
USD        53,983,510           CNH           336,749,127      HSBC Bank PLC   9/09/15        41,136   
USD        247,896           CNH           1,547,180      Standard Chartered Bank   9/09/15        60   
USD        229,061           CNH           1,428,519      Standard Chartered Bank   9/09/15        233   
USD        1,602,790           CNH           10,000,000      Standard Chartered Bank   9/09/15        934   
USD        366,921           CNH           2,288,888      UBS AG   9/09/15        274   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Currency

Purchased

      

Currency

Sold

    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD        2,243,736           SGD           3,025,902      Bank of America N.A.     9/09/15           40,784   
MXN        5,070,000           USD           305,950      Goldman Sachs International     10/20/15           6,713   
MXN        59,996,000           USD           3,662,754      HSBC Bank PLC     10/20/15           37,152   
USD        1,854,023           CAD           2,394,000      Westpac Banking Corp.     10/20/15           24,465   
USD        904,607           DKK           6,077,314      HSBC Bank PLC     10/20/15           8,481   
USD        531,974           EUR           482,000      UBS AG     10/20/15           1,985   
USD        138,209           MXN           2,198,686      Goldman Sachs International     10/20/15           2,618   
USD        7,851,728           MXN           124,916,244      Goldman Sachs International     10/20/15           148,243   
Total                         $ 2,240,428   
                       

 

 

 

 

 
      Exchange-Traded Options Purchased

 

Description   Put/
Call
  Expiration
Date
  Strike
Price
   Contracts      Value  

S&P 500 Index

  Call   9/18/15   USD 2,200.00      3,654       $ 630,315   

S&P 500 Index

  Call   9/18/15   USD 2,190.00      2,259         592,988   

Euro Dollar 90-day

  Put   8/14/15   USD 98.63      82         513   

Euro Dollar 90-day

  Put   9/11/15   USD 98.50      113         2,119   

Total

            $ 1,225,935   
           

 

 

 

 

 
      Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Clearinghouse   Expiration
Date
 

Notional

Amount

(000)

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
1.54%1   6-month GBP LIBOR   Chicago Mercantile   8/15/17   GBP     5,450      $ (106,199
1.55%1   6-month GBP LIBOR   Chicago Mercantile   9/04/17   GBP     1,000        (20,081
1.45%2   6-month GBP LIBOR   Chicago Mercantile   9/08/17   GBP     2,803        40,540   
1.98%1   6-month GBP LIBOR   Chicago Mercantile   9/05/19   GBP     510        (18,268
Total             $ (104,008
           

 

 

 

 

  1   

Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

  2   

Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

 

 
      Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sold Protection

 

Index    Receive
Fixed
Rate
    Clearinghouse    Expiration
Date
   Credit
Rating1
  

Notional

Amount

(000)2

     Unrealized
Appreciation
 

CDX.NA.HY Series 24 Version 2

     5.00   Chicago Mercantile    6/20/20    B+      USD         189,313       $ 719,641   

 

  1   

Using S&P’s rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable.

 

  2   

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

 
      OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

Issuer    Pay
Fixed
Rate
    Counterparty    Expiration
Date
   Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Peoples Republic of China

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC    3/20/19      USD         5,000       $ (60,243   $ (14,465   $ (45,778

Peoples Republic of China

     1.00   Barclays Bank PLC    3/20/19      USD         3,500         (42,169     (12,552     (29,617

Federative Republic of Brazil

     1.00   HSBC Bank USA N.A.    9/20/20      USD         970         80,855        73,455        7,400   

Total

                 $ (21,557   $ 46,438      $ (67,995
                

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

74    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


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      OTC Credit Default Swaps - Sold Protection

 

Issuer    Receive
Fixed
Rate
  Counterparty    Expiration
Date
   Credit
Rating1
    

Notional

Amount

(000)2

     Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Federative Republic of Brazil

   1.00%   Deutsche Bank AG    6/20/17      BBB-       USD      4,795       $ (61,384   $ (48,754   $ (12,630

United Mexican States

   1.00%   HSBC Bank USA N.A.    9/20/20      BBB+       USD      910         (13,092     (13,704     612   

Vougeot Bidco PLC

   5.00%   Citibank N.A.    9/20/20      B           EUR      580         61,508        61,304        204   

Total

                    $ (12,968   $ (1,154   $ (11,814
                   

 

 

 

 

  1   

Using S&P’s rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable.

 

  2   

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

 
      OTC Interest Rate Swaps

 

Fixed
Rate
   Floating
Rate
   Counterparty    Expiration
Date
  

Notional
Amount

(000)

     Value     Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

1.81%1

   6-month PLN WIBOR    Bank of America N.A.    3/09/18    PLN      6,983       $ 1,824              $ 1,824   

1.84%1

   6-month PLN WIBOR    Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC    3/09/18    PLN      5,067         147                147   

1.76%1

   6-month PLN WIBOR    Goldman Sachs International    3/23/18    PLN      1,658         1,225                1,225   

1.76%1

   6-month PLN WIBOR    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    3/23/18    PLN      1,492         975                975   

2.25%1

   6-month PLN WIBOR    Deutsche Bank AG    6/19/18    PLN      4,215         (10,905             (10,905

3.02%2

   6-month PLN WIBOR    Deutsche Bank AG    6/19/25    PLN      1,405         11,580                11,580   

Total

                  $ 4,846              $ 4,846   
                 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

  2   

Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

 

      Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure. For information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of July 31, 2015, the fair values of derivative financial instruments were as follows:

 

      Statements of Assets
and Liabilities Location
  Commodity
Contracts
   Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

     Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments - Assets                                        

Financial futures contracts

   Net unrealized appreciation1              $ 20,279       $ 5,895,038       $ 5,415,299       $ 11,330,616   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on
forward foreign currency exchange contracts
                       3,120,004                 3,120,004   

Options purchased

   Investments at value — unaffiliated2;                1,223,303                 2,632         1,225,935   

Swaps - Centrally cleared

   Net unrealized appreciation1      $ 719,641                         40,540         760,181   
   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps;                 

Swaps - OTC

   Swap premiums paid        142,975                         15,751         158,726   

Total

        $ 862,616       $ 1,243,582       $ 9,015,042       $ 5,474,222       $ 16,595,462   
    

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Assets

and Liabilities Location

  Commodity
Contracts
   Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments - Liabilities                                        

Financial futures contracts

   Net unrealized depreciation1              $ 11,545,648               $ 2,112,779       $ 13,658,427   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   Unrealized depreciation on
forward foreign currency exchange contracts
                     $ 879,576                 879,576   

Swaps - Centrally cleared

   Net unrealized depreciation1                                144,548         144,548   
   Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps;                 

Swaps - OTC

   Swap premiums paid      $ 177,500                         10,905         188,405   

Total

        $ 177,500       $ 11,545,648       $ 879,576       $ 2,268,232       $ 14,870,956   
    

 

 

 

  1   

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

  2   

Includes options purchased at value as reported in the Schedules of Investments.

For the year ended July 31, 2015, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follow:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
   Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

              

Financial futures contracts

              $ (108,922,047   $ 70,748,921      $ 4,237,305      $ (33,935,821

Foreign currency transactions

                       41,478,374               41,478,374   

Options3

                (6,954,346            (29,803     (6,984,149

Swaps

      $ 6,065,776                       (92,626     5,973,150   

Total

   $—    $ 6,065,776       $ (115,876,393   $ 112,227,295      $ 4,114,876      $ 6,531,554   
  

 

 
      Commodity
Contracts
   Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Total  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

              

Financial futures contracts

              $ (268,904   $ 5,895,038      $ (7,791,937   $ (2,165,803

Foreign currency transactions

                       (37,947            (37,947

Options4

                (12,280,658            (28,594     (12,309,252

Swaps

      $ 518,236                       (99,278     418,958   

Total

   $—    $ 518,236       $ (12,549,562   $ 5,857,091      $ (7,919,809   $ (14,094,044
  

 

 

For the year ended July 31, 2015, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:

 

Financial futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts - long

   $ 392,051,138   

Average notional value of contracts - short

   $ 1,733,226,212   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased - in USD

   $ 399,626,941   

Average amounts sold - in USD

   $ 11,602,448   

Options:

  

Average value of option contracts purchased

   $ 1,905,132   

Credit default swaps:

  

Average notional value - buy protection

   $ 8,742,500   

Average notional value - sell protection

   $ 249,664,243   

Interest rate swaps:

  

Average notional value - pays fixed rate

   $ 14,759,079   

Average notional value - receives fixed rate

   $ 4,439,547   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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      Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of July 31, 2015

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) are as follows:

 

      Assets           Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

       

Financial futures contracts

   $ 3,147,572         $ 1,757,223   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     3,120,004           879,576   

Options

     1,225,935 1                

Swaps - Centrally cleared

     173,749             

Swaps – OTC2

     158,726           188,405   
  

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   $ 7,825,986         $ 2,825,204   

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

     (4,547,256        (1,757,223
  

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $ 3,278,730         $ 1,067,981   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Includes options purchased at value which is included in Investments at value - unaffiliated in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and reported in the Schedule of Investments.

  2   

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid/received in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

      Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities
and Subject to an MNA
 
Counterparty    Derivative Assets
Subject to an MNA by
Counterparty
     Derivatives Available
for Offset1
    Non-cash
Collateral
Received
   Cash
Collateral
Received
    Net Amount of
Derivative Assets2
 

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 42,608       $ (6,878             $ 35,730   

Barclays Bank PLC

     27,887         (27,887                 

Citibank N.A.

     63,288         (398               62,890   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     408                          408   

Deutsche Bank AG

     11,580         (11,580                 

Goldman Sachs International

     272,296         (11,068      $ (100,000     161,228   

HSBC Bank PLC

     277,921         (68,432               209,489   

HSBC Bank USA N.A.

     81,467         (13,704               67,763   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     5,039         (5,039                 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

     147                          147   

Royal Bank of Canada

     9,358                          9,358   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

     5,241         (5,241                 

Standard Chartered Bank

     1,227         (1,227                 

UBS AG

     806,376                          806,376   

Westpac Banking Corp.

     1,673,887                          1,673,887   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,278,730       $ (151,454      $ (100,000   $ 3,027,276   
  

 

 

 
            
Counterparty    Derivative Liabilities
Subject to an MNA by
Counterparty
     Derivatives Available
for Offset1
    Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
  

Cash

Collateral
Pledged

    Net Amount of
Derivative Liabilities3
 

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 6,878       $ (6,878                 

The Bank of New York Mellon

     848                        $ 848   

Barclays Bank PLC

     102,412         (27,887               74,525   

Citibank N.A.

     398         (398                 

Deutsche Bank AG

     819,273         (11,580               807,693   

Goldman Sachs International

     11,068         (11,068                 

HSBC Bank PLC

     68,432         (68,432                 

HSBC Bank USA N.A.

     13,704         (13,704                 

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     14,956         (5,039               9,917   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     6,238                          6,238   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

     21,701         (5,241               16,460   

Standard Chartered Bank

     2,073         (1,227               846   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,067,981       $ (151,454             $ 916,527   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

  2   

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

  3   

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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      Fair Value Hierarchy as of July 31, 2015

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

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:

                 

Long-Term Investments:1

                 

Asset-Backed Securities

             $ 772,638,483       $ 202,515,672        $ 975,154,155  

Common Stocks

     $ 1,548,109,137         1,309,153,813         976,332          2,858,239,282  

Corporate Bonds

               2,624,349,719                  2,624,349,719  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

               242,876,779         62,156,053          305,032,832  

Foreign Government Obligations

               223,220,154                  223,220,154  

Investment Companies

       928,840,109                          928,840,109  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

               1,227,103,893         105,836,884          1,332,940,777  

Other Interests

                       0          0  

Participation Notes

               2,190,898                  2,190,898  

Preferred Securities

       119,241,625         743,791,249         1,833,459          864,866,333  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

               73,008,413                  73,008,413  

Taxable Municipal Bonds

               2,366,410                  2,366,410  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

               31,132,245                  31,132,245  

Options Purchased:

                 

Equity Contracts

       1,223,303                          1,223,303  

Interest Rate Contracts

       2,632                          2,632  

Short-Term Securities:

                 

Equity-Linked Notes1

               1,693,291,045                  1,693,291,045  

Money Market Funds

       305,905,303         583,954,301                  889,859,604  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

               19,951,700                  19,951,700  
    

 

 

 

Total

     $     2,903,322,109       $     9,549,029,102       $     373,318,400        $     12,825,669,611  
    

 

 

 

1     See above Schedule of Investments for values in each industry.

        

                 
      Level 1   Level 2   Level 3    Total

Derivative Financial Instruments1

                 

Assets:

                 

Credit contracts

             $ 727,857                $ 727,857  

Equity contracts

     $ 20,279                          20,279  

Foreign currency exchange contracts

       5,895,038         3,120,004                  9,015,042  

Interest rate contracts

       5,415,299         56,291                  5,471,590  

Liabilities:

                 

Credit contracts

               (88,025 )                (88,025 )

Equity contracts

       (11,545,648 )                        (11,545,648 )

Foreign currency exchange contracts

               (879,576 )                (879,576 )

Interest rate contracts

       (2,112,779 )       (155,453 )                (2,268,232 )
    

 

 

 

Total

     $ (2,327,811 )     $ 2,781,098                $ 453,287  
    

 

 

 

 

  1   

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial reporting purposes. As of July 31, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Cash

   $ 35,753,521                      $ 35,753,521   

Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps

     9,954,250                        9,954,250   

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

     43,159,120                        43,159,120   

Foreign currency at value

     3,305,449                        3,305,449   

Liabilities:

          

Cash received as collateral for OTC derivatives

           $ (100,000             (100,000

Collateral on securities loaned at value

                 (583,954,301                 (583,954,301
  

 

 

 

Total

   $     92,172,340       $ (584,054,301           $ (491,881,961
  

 

 

 
Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 were as follows:           
          
      Transfers into
Level 1
    

Transfers out

of Level 11

    Transfers into
Level 21
     Transfers out
of Level 2
 

Assets:

          

Long-Term Investments:

          

Common Stocks:

          

Banks

           $ (10,506,143   $ 10,506,143           

Commercial Services & Supplies

             (2,027,882     2,027,882           

Construction & Engineering

             (11,207,325     11,207,325           

Construction Materials

             (1,660,903     1,660,903           

Diversified Telecommunication Services

             (6,722,701     6,722,701           

Electric Utilities

             (8,856,524     8,856,524           

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

             (7,196,946     7,196,946           

Food Products

             (38,078,207     38,078,207           

Health Care Providers & Services

             (4,293,205     4,293,205           

Industrial Conglomerates

             (3,046,290     3,046,290           

Insurance

             (27,004,945     27,004,945           

Media

             (19,936,915     19,936,915           

Metals & Mining

             (7,076,851     7,076,851           

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             (14,428,375     14,428,375           

Pharmaceuticals

             (120,767,068     120,767,068           

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

             (21,098,131     21,098,131           

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

             (1,431,314     1,431,314           

Specialty Retail

             (17,057,953     17,057,953           

Tobacco

             (103,514,720     103,514,720           

Transportation Infrastructure

             (17,393,384     17,393,384           

Wireless Telecommunication Services

             (12,410,310     12,410,310           
  

 

 

 

Total

           $ (455,716,092   $ 455,716,092           
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

External pricing service used to reflect any significant market movements between the time the Fund valued such foreign securities and the earlier closing of foreign markets.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

     

Asset-

Backed
Securities

    Common
Stocks
    Corporate
Bonds
   

Floating

Rate

Loan
Interests

   

Non-

Agency
Mortgage-

Backed

Securities

    Other
Interests
    Preferred
Securities
     Total  

Assets:

                 

Opening Balance, as of July 31, 2014

   $ 16,666,718             $ 1,466,351      $ 33,294,775      $ 32,782,055                     $ 84,209,899   

Transfers into Level 31

     7,103,762                      1,027,712                    $ 1,816,903         9,948,377   

Transfers out of Level 32

     (8,239,205                   (473,329     (28,429,795                    (37,142,329

Accrued discounts/premiums

     88,908                      (10,289     57,722                       136,341   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (58,669   $ (529,414     18,318        (183,876     (10,330                    (763,971

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation3,4

     376,497        (368,126     (863     (396,692     (157,340   $ (22     16,556         (529,990

Purchases

     198,174,242        2,901,498               45,730,041        112,871,122        22                359,676,925   

Sales

     (11,596,581     (1,027,626     (1,483,806     (16,832,289     (11,276,550                    (42,216,852

Closing Balance, as of July 31, 2015

   $ 202,515,672      $ 976,332             $ 62,156,053      $ 105,836,884             $ 1,833,459       $ 373,318,400   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at July 31, 20153

   $ 431,740      $ (368,126          $ (129,612   $ 153,918      $ (22   $ 16,556       $ 104,454   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

As of July 31, 2014, the Fund used observable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of July 31, 2015, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments with a beginning of period value of $9,948,377 transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 in the disclosure hierarchy.

 

  2   

As of July 31, 2014, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of July 31, 2015, the Fund used observable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments with a beginning of period value of $371,142,330, transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 in the disclosure hierarchy.

 

  3   

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations.

 

  4   

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at July 31, 2015, is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

The Fund’s investments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 investments.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

80    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Statements of Assets and Liabilities     

 

July 31, 2015    BlackRock
Dynamic High
Income Portfolio
   

BlackRock

Multi-Asset

Income Portfolio

 
    
      Assets                 

Investments at value — unaffiliated1,2

   $     144,697,784      $     11,293,269,030   

Investments at value — affiliated3

     23,985,610        1,532,400,581   

Cash

     1,228,803        35,753,521   

Cash pledged:

    

Financial futures contracts

     1,944,100        43,159,120   

Centrally cleared swaps

            9,954,250   

Foreign currency at value4

     9,375        3,305,449   

Receivables:

    

Investments sold

     1,029,043        54,484,245   

Securities lending income — affiliated

     3,272        768,765   

Capital shares sold

     1,433,131        58,211,476   

Dividends — unaffiliated

     208,954        13,201,640   

Dividends — affiliated

     16,955        30,374   

Interest — unaffiliated

     760,603        61,247,808   

From the Manager

            1,956,187   

Swap premiums paid

            134,759   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     6,113        3,120,004   

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps

            23,967   

Variation margin receivable on financial futures contracts

     126,336        3,147,572   

Variation margin receivable on centrally cleared swaps

            173,749   

Deferred offering costs

     66,753          

Prepaid expenses

     24,637        379,351   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     175,541,469        13,114,721,848   
  

 

 

 
    
      Liabilities                 

Cash received as collateral for OTC derivatives

            100,000   

Collateral on securities loaned at value

     1,456,614        583,954,301   

Payables:

    

Investments purchased

     9,997,021        371,472,336   

Capital shares redeemed

     667,406        39,236,827   

Income dividends

     596,287        11,758,095   

Investment advisory fees

     56,033        4,700,248   

Offering costs

     108,204          

Officer’s and Trustees’ fees

     4,446        15,563   

Other accrued expenses

     67,913        2,868,995   

Swaps

            65,220   

Other affiliates

     6,078        327,682   

Service and distribution fees

     14,822        3,309,996   

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

            297,208   

Swap premiums received

            89,475   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            879,576   

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps

            98,930   

Variation margin payable on financial futures contracts

     46,408        1,757,223   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     13,021,232        1,020,931,675   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 162,520,237      $ 12,093,790,173   
  

 

 

 
    
      Net Assets Consist of                 

Paid-in capital

   $ 166,486,348      $ 12,241,757,741   

Undistributed net investment income

     324,548        40,294,564   

Accumulated net realized loss

     (2,029,868     (235,663,152

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (2,260,791     47,401,020   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 162,520,237      $ 12,093,790,173   
  

 

 

 

1       Investments at cost — unaffiliated

   $ 147,431,885      $ 11,235,574,602   

2       Securities loaned at value

   $ 1,416,185      $ 569,844,875   

3       Investments at cost — affiliated

   $ 24,022,536      $ 1,542,432,510   

4       Foreign currency at cost

   $ 9,369      $ 3,301,569   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    81


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)     

 

July 31, 2015    BlackRock
Dynamic High
Income Portfolio
    

BlackRock

Multi-Asset
Income Portfolio

 
     
      Net Asset Value                  

Institutional

     

Net assets

   $       127,434,122       $     5,405,266,881   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding1

     12,844,371         489,050,303   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value

   $ 9.92       $ 11.05   
  

 

 

 
     

Investor A

     

Net assets

   $ 19,260,210       $ 3,587,414,895   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding1

     1,940,596         324,933,296   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value

   $ 9.92       $ 11.04   
  

 

 

 
     

Investor C

     

Net assets

   $ 15,825,905       $ 3,101,108,397   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding1

     1,596,311         281,236,437   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value

   $ 9.91       $ 11.03   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.001 par value.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

82    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Statements of Operations     

 

Year Ended July 31, 2015    BlackRock
Dynamic High
Income Portfolio1
    BlackRock
Multi-Asset
Income Portfolio
 
    
      Investment Income                 

Interest — unaffiliated

   $     1,327,354      $     216,592,525   

Interest — affiliated

            108,961   

Dividends — unaffiliated

     2,945,594        346,934,487   

Dividends — affiliated

     120,265        31,924,862   

Securities lending — affiliated — net

     5,129        3,889,530   

Other income — affiliated

            3,121   

Foreign taxes withheld

     (6,240     (5,203,693
  

 

 

 

Total income

     4,392,102        594,249,793   
  

 

 

 
    
      Expenses                 

Investment advisory

     486,156        54,360,734   

Organization and offering

     381,745          

Professional

     84,393        367,900   

Service and distribution — class specific

     42,535        34,953,955   

Administration

     26,125        4,477,226   

Printing

     22,185        263,549   

Accounting services

     20,437        1,016,438   

Custodian

     19,383        652,499   

Officer and Trustees

     16,579        167,369   

Administration — class specific

     11,631        1,698,992   

Registration

     10,604        1,352,132   

Transfer agent — class specific

     8,065        7,667,729   

Miscellaneous

     15,922        266,469   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,145,760        107,244,992   

Less fees waived by the Manager

     (250,467     (5,133,492

Less administration fees waived

     (5,875       

Less administration fees waived — class specific

     (9,466     (1,698,980

Less transfer agent fees waived — class specific

     (7     (83,914

Less transfer agent fees reimbursed — class specific

     (6,225     (7,405,027

Less expenses reimbursed by the Manager

     (222,684       

Less accounting services fees waived

     (8,064       
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     642,972        92,923,579   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     3,749,130        501,326,214   
  

 

 

 
    
      Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments — unaffiliated

     (2,104,611     (174,580,388 )2 

Investments — affiliated

     (123,012     (13,323,892

Financial futures contracts

     159,007        (33,935,821

Swaps

     12,304        5,973,150   

Foreign currency transactions

     4,050        43,880,202   
  

 

 

 
     (2,052,262     (171,986,749
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

    

Investments — unaffiliated

     (2,734,101     (161,571,383

Investments — affiliated

     (36,926     (12,210,493

Financial futures contracts

     504,787        (2,165,803

Swaps

            418,958   

Foreign currency translations

     5,449        (874,979
  

 

 

 
     (2,260,791     (176,403,700
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (4,313,053     (348,390,449
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ (563,923   $ 152,935,765   
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

For the period November 3, 2014 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2015.

 

  2   

Includes a payment by an affiliate of $490,339 to compensate for trade processing errors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

     BlackRock
Dynamic High
Income  Portfolio
         BlackRock
Multi-Asset
Income Portfolio
 
     Period
November 3, 20141 to
July 31, 2015
         Year Ended July 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:         2015     2014  
         
      Operations                              

Net investment income

   $ 3,749,130         $ 501,326,214      $             309,676,617   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,052,262        (171,986,749     11,778,159   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (2,260,791        (176,403,700     192,728,487   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (563,923                    152,935,765        514,183,263   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
         
      Distributions to Shareholders From2                              

Net investment income:

         

Institutional

     (3,150,855        (250,706,050     (133,510,723

Investor A

     (240,709        (151,773,564     (95,454,423

Investor C

     (189,332        (117,217,424     (71,046,776

Net realized gain:

         

Institutional

               (10,760,675     (3,941,008

Investor A

               (6,758,911     (3,123,115

Investor C

               (6,273,463     (2,739,819
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

     (3,580,896        (543,490,087     (309,815,864
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
         
      Capital Share Transactions                              

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     166,665,056           3,914,038,986        4,151,640,973   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
         
      Net Assets                              

Total increase in net assets

     162,520,237           3,523,484,664        4,356,008,372   

Beginning of period

               8,570,305,509        4,214,297,137   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 162,520,237         $ 12,093,790,173      $ 8,570,305,509   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of period

   $ 324,548         $ 40,294,564      $ 13,219,972   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

84    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Financial Highlights      BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio   

 

 

     Period November 3,  20141 to July 31, 2015  
     Institutional          Investor A          Investor C  
            
      Per Share Operating Performance                                   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $                                  10.00         $                                  10.00         $                                  10.00   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income2

     0.49           0.50           0.44   

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (0.13        (0.16        (0.16
  

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.36           0.34           0.28   
  

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income3

     (0.44        (0.42        (0.37
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 9.92         $ 9.92         $ 9.91   
  

 

 

 
  
      Total Returns4,5                                   

Based on net asset value

     3.67        3.48        2.84
  

 

 

 
  
      Ratios to Average Net Assets6                                   

Total expenses7,8

     1.88        1.63        2.35
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed8

     1.04        1.27        1.98
  

 

 

 

Net investment income8

     6.52        6.64        5.76
  

 

 

 
  
      Supplemental Data                                   

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 127,434         $ 19,260         $ 15,826   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate including equity-linked notes

     153        153        153
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate excluding equity-linked notes

     43        43        43
  

 

 

 

 

  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   

Annualized.

 

  7   

Organization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses for Institutional, Investor A and Investor C Shares would have been 1.98%, 1.63% and 2.35%, respectively.

 

  8   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds of 0.18%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    85


Financial Highlights      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   

 

     Institutional  
     Year Ended July 31,  
     2015          2014          2013          2012          2011  
                      
      Per Share Operating Performance                                                             

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 11.45         $ 11.03         $ 10.54         $ 10.13         $ 9.26   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income1

     0.58           0.61           0.54           0.53           0.32   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.36        0.42           0.48           0.28           0.90   
  

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.22           1.03           1.02           0.81           1.22   
  

 

 

 

Distributions from:2

                      

Net investment income

     (0.58        (0.59        (0.52        (0.40        (0.35

Net realized gain

     (0.04        (0.02        (0.01                    
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.62        (0.61        (0.53        (0.40        (0.35
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

       $ 11.05         $ 11.45         $ 11.03         $ 10.54         $ 10.13   
  

 

 

 
  
      Total Return3                                                             

Based on net asset value

     1.94        9.52        9.82        8.22        13.36
  

 

 

 
  
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                             

Total expenses4

     0.68        0.70        0.77        0.85        2.62
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed4

     0.55        0.55        0.55        0.55        0.55
  

 

 

 

Net investment income4

     5.10        5.37        4.86        5.10        3.24
  

 

 

 
  
      Supplemental Data                                                             

Net assets, end of year (000)

         $5,405,267           $3,776,801           $1,624,573           $204,777           $2,848   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate including equity-linked notes

     151        146        123        94        11
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate excluding equity-linked notes

     60        74        113        97        11
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3   

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  4   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

     Year Ended July 31,
      2015       2014       2013        2012       2011    

Investments in underlying funds

   0.04%   0.04%   0.04%    0.18%   0.25%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

86    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Financial Highlights (continued)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   

 

     Investor A  
     Year Ended July 31,  
     2015          2014          2013          2012          2011  
                      
      Per Share Operating Performance                                                             

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 11.44         $ 11.01         $ 10.53         $ 10.13         $ 9.25   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income1

     0.55           0.58           0.51           0.50           0.29   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.36        0.43           0.47           0.28           0.91   
  

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.19           1.01           0.98           0.78           1.20   
  

 

 

 

Distributions from:2

                      

Net investment income

     (0.55        (0.56        (0.49        (0.38        (0.32

Net realized gain

     (0.04        (0.02        (0.01                    
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.59        (0.58        (0.50        (0.38        (0.32
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 11.04         $ 11.44         $ 11.01         $ 10.53         $ 10.13   
  

 

 

 
  
      Total Return3                                                             

Based on net asset value

     1.68        9.35        9.45        7.89        13.16
  

 

 

 
  
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                             

Total expenses4

     0.94        0.95        1.02        1.12        2.90
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed4

     0.80        0.80        0.80        0.80        0.80
  

 

 

 

Net investment income4

     4.85        5.10        4.59        4.73        2.89
  

 

 

 
  
      Supplemental Data                                                             

Net assets, end of year (000)

       $ 3,587,415         $ 2,515,567         $ 1,375,765         $ 191,738         $ 2,817   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate including equity-linked notes

     151        146        123        94        11
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate excluding equity-linked notes

     60        74        113        97        11
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  4   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

     Year Ended July 31,
      2015       2014       2013       2012       2011    

Investments in underlying funds

   0.04%   0.04%   0.04%   0.18%   0.25%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    87


Financial Highlights (concluded)      BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   

 

     Investor C  
     Year Ended July 31,  
     2015          2014          2013          2012          2011  
                      
      Per Share Operating Performance                                                             

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $         11.43         $ 11.00         $ 10.52         $ 10.13         $ 9.23   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income1

     0.46           0.49           0.42           0.42           0.22   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.36        0.43           0.48           0.28           0.90   
  

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

     0.10           0.92           0.90           0.70           1.12   
  

 

 

 

Distributions from:2

                      

Net investment income

     (0.46        (0.47        (0.41        (0.31        (0.22

Net realized gain

     (0.04        (0.02        (0.01                    
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.50        (0.49        (0.42        (0.31        (0.22
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $         11.03         $ 11.43         $ 11.00         $ 10.52         $ 10.13   
  

 

 

 
  
      Total Return3                                                             

Based on net asset value

     0.92        8.54        8.62        7.10        12.32
  

 

 

 
  
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                             

Total expenses4

     1.69        1.71        1.76        1.85 %5         3.69
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed4

     1.55        1.55        1.55        1.55        1.55
  

 

 

 

Net investment income4

     4.09        4.34        3.83        3.99        2.21
  

 

 

 
  
      Supplemental Data                                                             

Net assets, end of year (000)

       $ 3,101,108         $ 2,277,937         $ 1,213,960         $ 183,741         $ 2,387   
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate including equity-linked notes

     151        146        123        94        11
  

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate excluding equity-linked notes

     60        74        113        97        11
  

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  4   

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

     Year Ended July 31,
      2015       2014       2013        2012        2011    

Investments in underlying funds

   0.04%   0.04%   0.04%    0.18%    0.25%

 

  5   

Includes recoupment of past waived fees. Excluding recoupment of past waived fees for the year ended July 31, 2012, the ratio would have been 1.84%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

88    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Notes to Financial Statements     

 

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 following are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually, a “Fund”:

 

Fund Name    Herein Referred To As    Diversification Classification

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

   Dynamic High Income    Non-diversified

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

   Multi-Asset Income    Non-diversified

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, except that certain classes bear expenses related to the shareholder servicing and distribution of such shares. Institutional Shares are sold only to certain eligible investors. Investor A and Investor C Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures.

 

Share Class    Initial Sales Charge    CDSC    Conversion Privilege

Institutional Shares

   No      No    None

Investor A Shares

   Yes        No1    None

Investor C Shares

   No    Yes    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, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds:

Foreign Currency: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Purchases and sales of investment securities are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective date of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, each Fund’s investments denominated in that currency will lose value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

Each Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund has elected to treat realized gains (losses) from certain forward foreign currency exchange contracts as capital gain (loss) for federal income tax purposes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where the Funds enter into certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and swaps) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, the Funds may segregate or designate on their books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of the Funds’ 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, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments 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. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    89


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Organization and Offering Costs: Upon commencement of operations, organization costs associated with the establishment of Dynamic High Income were expensed by the Fund and reimbursed by the Manager. The Manager reimbursed the Fund $194,324, which is included in expenses reimbursed by Manager in the Statements of Operations. Offering costs are amortized over a 12-month period beginning with the commencement of operations.

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 for 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, including other funds managed by the Manager, 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.

3. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements:

Investment Valuation Policies: The Funds’ investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) 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 between market participants at the measurement date. The Funds determine the fair values of their financial instruments 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.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods (or “techniques”) and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

 

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at the official close price 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. Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of a Fund’s net assets.

 

 

Bond investments are valued on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more brokers or dealers as obtained from a pricing service. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche-specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche.

 

 

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of each Fund’s net assets. Each business day, the Funds use a pricing service to assist with the valuation of certain foreign exchange-traded equity securities and foreign exchange-traded and OTC options (the “Systematic Fair Value Price”). Using current market factors, the Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities and foreign options at fair value as of the close of business on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

 

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Municipal investments (including commitments to purchase such investments on a “when-issued” basis) are valued on the basis of prices provided by dealers or pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments and information with respect to various relationships between investments.

 

 

Equity-Linked Notes are valued utilizing quotes received daily by the Funds’ pricing service or through brokers. The Funds’ pricing service utilizes models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as historical and forecasted discrete dividend information and historical values of the underlying reference instruments.

 

 

Participation notes are valued on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services.

 

 

Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at NAV each business day.

 

 

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 its 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. The Funds 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.

 

 

Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price.

 

 

Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available.

 

 

Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade. An exchange-traded option for which there is no mean price is valued at the last bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that the prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the option. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options and options on swaps (“swaptions”) are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model, which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of the underlying instruments.

 

 

Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by the Funds’ pricing service or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

 

 

Certain centrally cleared swaps are valued at the price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.

If events (e.g., a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such instruments, or 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 Valued Investments”). When determining the price for Fair Valued 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, which include the market approach, income approach and/or in the case of recent investments, the cost approach, as appropriate. The market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions. The income approach generally is used to discount future cash flows to present value and is adjusted for liquidity as appropriate. These factors include but are not limited to: (i) attributes specific to the investment or asset; (ii) the principal market for the investment or asset; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment or asset; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment or asset, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. The Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Funds’ pricing vendors, regular reviews of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices and large movements in market values and reviews of any market related activity. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

 

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Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access

 

   

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

 

   

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

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments are typically categorized as Level 3. The fair value hierarchy for each Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments have been included in the Schedules of Investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with each Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investments and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

4. Securities and Other Investments:

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: Certain Funds may invest in asset-backed securities. Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets, or as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, and are generally issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an asset-backed security subject to such a prepayment feature will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. In addition, the Funds may subsequently have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates. If a Fund has purchased such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the premium paid.

Certain Funds may purchase certain mortgage pass-through securities. There are a number of important differences among the agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the securities that they issue. For example, mortgage-related securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by Ginnie Mae and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. However, mortgage-related securities issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, including Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates, which are solely the obligations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States, but are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury.

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities are securities issued by non-governmental issuers and have no direct or indirect government guarantees of payment and are subject to various risks. Non-agency mortgage loans are obligations of the borrowers thereunder only and are not typically insured or guaranteed by any other person or entity. The ability of a borrower to repay a loan is dependent upon the income or assets of the borrower. A number of factors, including a general economic downturn, acts of God, terrorism, social unrest and civil disturbances, may impair a borrower’s ability to repay its loans.

Collateralized Debt Obligations: The Funds may invest in collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), which include collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”) and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). CBOs and CLOs are types of asset-backed securities. A CDO is an entity that is backed by a diversified pool of debt securities (CBOs) or syndicated bank loans (CLOs). The cash flows of the CDO can be split into multiple segments, called “tranches,” which will vary in risk profile and yield. The riskiest segment is the subordinated or “equity” tranche. This tranche bears the greatest risk of

 

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defaults from the underlying assets in the CDO and serves to protect the other, more senior, tranches from default in all but the most severe circumstances. Since it is shielded from defaults by the more junior tranches, a “senior” tranche will typically have higher credit ratings and lower yields than their underlying securities, and often receive investment grade ratings from one or more of the nationally recognized rating agencies. Despite the protection from the more junior tranches, senior tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to future defaults and the disappearance of one or more protecting tranches as a result of changes in the credit profile of the underlying pool of assets.

Inflation-Indexed Bonds: Multi-Asset Income may invest in inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. If the index measuring inflation rises or falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted upward or downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a larger or smaller principal amount) will be increased or reduced, respectively. Any upward or downward adjustment in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be included as interest income in the Statements of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

Multiple Class Pass-Through Securities: The Funds may invest in multiple class pass-through securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities. These multiple class securities may be issued by Ginnie Mae, U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities or by trusts formed by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans. In general, CMOs are debt obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by, and multiple class pass-through securities represent direct ownership interests in, a pool of residential or commercial mortgage loans or mortgage pass-through securities (the “Mortgage Assets”), the payments on which are used to make payments on the CMOs or multiple pass-through securities. Classes of CMOs include interest only (“IOs”), principal only (“POs”), planned amortization classes and targeted amortization classes. IOs and POs are stripped mortgage-backed securities representing interests in a pool of mortgages, the cash flow from which has been separated into interest and principal components. IOs receive the interest portion of the cash flow while POs receive the principal portion. IOs and POs can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise and fall, the value of IOs tends to move in the same direction as interest rates. POs perform best when prepayments on the underlying mortgages rise since this increases the rate at which the principal is returned and the yield to maturity on the PO. When payments on mortgages underlying a PO are slower than anticipated, the life of the PO is lengthened and the yield to maturity is reduced. If the underlying Mortgage Assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in IOs.

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities: The Funds may invest in stripped mortgage-backed securities issued by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest (IOs) and principal (POs) distributions on a pool of Mortgage Assets. The Funds also may invest in stripped mortgage-backed securities that are privately issued.

Participation Notes: Multi-Asset Income may invest in participation notes (“P-Notes”). P-Notes are promissory notes issued by banks or broker-dealers that are designed to offer Multi-Asset Income a return measured by the change in the value of the underlying security or basket of securities (the “underlying security”) while not holding the actual shares of the underlying security. P-Notes are typically used to allow Multi-Asset Income to gain exposure to securities traded in foreign markets that may be restricted due to country-specific regulations. When the P-Note matures, the issuer will pay to, or receive from, Multi-Asset Income the difference between the value of the underlying security at the time of the purchase and the underlying security’s value at maturity of the P-Notes. Income received on P-Notes is recorded by Multi-Asset Income as dividend income in the Statements of Operations. An investment in a P-Note involves additional risks beyond the risks normally associated with a direct investment in the underlying security. While the holder of a P-Note is entitled to receive from the bank or broker-dealer any dividends paid by the underlying security, the holder is not entitled to the same rights (e.g., voting rights) as a direct owner of the underlying security. P-Notes are considered general unsecured contractual obligations of the bank or broker-dealer. Multi-Asset Income must rely on the creditworthiness of the issuer for its investment returns on the P-Notes and has no rights against the issuer of the underlying security. A P-Note may be more volatile and less liquid than other investments held by Multi-Asset Income since the P-Note generally is dependent on the liquidity in the local trading market for the underlying security.

Equity-Linked Notes: The Funds may invest in equity-linked notes to generate income and provide exposure to the performance of an underlying security, group of securities or exchange-traded funds (the “underlying reference instrument”). In an equity-linked note, the Funds purchase a note from a bank or broker-dealer and in return, the issuer provides for interest payments during the term of the note. At maturity or when the security is sold, each Fund will either settle by taking physical delivery of the underlying reference instrument or by receipt of a cash settlement amount equal to the value of the note at termination or maturity. The daily change in value is included in net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments in the Statements of Operations. Interest accruals are included in interest income in the Statements of Operations. The use of equity-linked notes involves the risk that the value of the note changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the underlying reference instrument. Equity-linked notes are considered general unsecured contractual obligations of the bank or broker-dealer. The Funds must rely on the creditworthiness of the issuer for its investment returns.

 

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Capital Trusts and Trust Preferred Securities: The Funds may invest in capital trusts and/or trust preferred securities. These securities are typically issued by corporations, generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities characteristics, or by an affiliated business trust of a corporation, generally in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly structured securities. The securities can be structured as either fixed or adjustable coupon securities that can have either a perpetual or stated maturity date. For trust preferred securities, the issuing bank or corporation will pay interest to the trust, which will then be distributed to holders of the trust preferred securities as a dividend. Dividends can be deferred without creating an event of default or acceleration, although maturity cannot take place unless all cumulative payment obligations have been met. The deferral of payments does not affect the purchase or sale of these securities in the open market. Payments on these securities are treated as interest rather than dividends for federal income tax purposes. These securities generally are rated below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities and are freely callable at the issuer’s option.

Preferred Stock: The Funds may invest in preferred stock. Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well) but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Floating Rate Loan Interests: Multi-Asset Income may invest in floating rate loan interests. The floating rate loan interests held by Multi-Asset Income are typically issued to companies (the “borrower”) by banks, other financial institutions, and privately and publicly offered corporations (the “lender”). Floating rate loan interests are generally non-investment grade, often involve borrowers whose financial condition is troubled or uncertain and companies that are highly leveraged. Multi-Asset Income may invest in obligations of borrowers who are in bankruptcy proceedings. Floating rate loan interests may include fully funded term loans or revolving lines of credit. Floating rate loan interests are typically senior in the corporate capital structure of the borrower. Floating rate loan interests generally pay interest at rates that are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. The base lending rates are generally the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the prime rate offered by one or more U.S. banks or the certificate of deposit rate. Floating rate loan interests may involve foreign borrowers, and investments may be denominated in foreign currencies. Multi-Asset Income considers these investments to be investments in debt securities for purposes of its investment policies.

When Multi-Asset Income purchases a floating rate loan interest, it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan interest, it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, Multi-Asset Income may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit amount of a floating rate loan interest. Facility and commitment fees are typically amortized to income over the term of the loan or term of the commitment, respectively. Consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned. Prepayment penalty fees, which may be received by Multi-Asset Income upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded as realized gains. Multi-Asset Income may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.

Floating rate loan interests are usually freely callable at the borrower’s option. Multi-Asset Income may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans (“Participations”) or assignments (“Assignments”) of all or a portion of loans from third parties. Participations typically will result in Multi-Asset Income having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. Multi-Asset Income will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the Participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing Participations, Multi-Asset Income generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of offset against the borrower, and Multi-Asset Income may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, Multi-Asset Income will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. Multi-Asset Income’s investment in loan participation interests involves the risk of insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the Participation, Multi-Asset Income may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower. Assignments typically result in Multi-Asset Income having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and Multi-Asset Income may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

Certain Funds may also enter into bridge loan commitments (“commitments”). Bridge loan commitments may obligate the Funds to furnish temporary financing to a borrower until permanent financing can be arranged. As of July 31, 2015, the Funds had outstanding bridge loan commitments of $500,000 and $307,354,471 for Dynamic High Income and Multi-Asset Income, respectively. In connection with these commitments, the Funds earn a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is included in interest income in the Statements of Operations, is recognized ratably over the commitment period. Commitment fees received in advance and unrecognized are recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as deferred income.

 

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Securities Lending: Certain Funds may lend their securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Funds collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund, or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. 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, all of which were classified as common stocks in the Funds’ Schedules of Investments, and the value of the related collateral are shown separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a component of investments at value — unaffiliated, and collateral on securities loaned at value, respectively. As of July 31, 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, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, 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 July 31, 2015, the following tables are a summary of the Funds’ securities lending agreements by counterparty, which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

Dynamic High Income

       
Counterparty    Securities Loaned
at Value
     Cash Collateral
Received1
    Net Amount

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

   $ 1,243,365       $ (1,243,365  

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

     172,820         (172,820  

Total

   $ 1,416,185       $ (1,416,185  
  

 

 

 

Multi-Asset Income

       
Counterparty    Securities Loaned
at Value
     Cash Collateral
Received1
    Net Amount

Barclays Capital Inc.

   $ 72,825,554       $ (72,825,554  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1,921,282         (1,921,282  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     759,400         (759,400  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     98,690,405         (98,690,405  

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

     52,682,829         (52,682,829  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     111,353,500         (111,353,500  

JP Morgan Securities LLC

     49,956,153         (49,956,153  

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

     1,924,992         (1,924,992  

Morgan Stanley

     37,138,457         (37,138,457  

National Financial Services LLC

     19,793,250         (19,793,250  

SG Americas Securities LLC

     30,148,180         (30,148,180  

UBS Securities LLC

     92,650,873         (92,650,873  

Total

   $ 569,844,875       $ (569,844,875  
  

 

 

 

1   

Collateral with a value of $1,456,614 and $583,391,201 has been received in connection with securities lending agreements for Dynamic High Income and Multi-Asset Income, respectively. Excess of collateral received 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. Each Fund 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.

 

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5. Derivative Financial Instruments:

The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and/or to manage economically their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk or foreign currency exchange rate risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.

Financial Futures Contracts: Certain Funds invest in long and/or short positions in financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk), changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between such 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 or 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 or foreign currency exchange rates and the underlying assets.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Certain Funds enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to, or hedge exposure away from, foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a future date. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, when used by the Funds, help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Funds are denominated. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies.

Options: Certain Funds purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease their exposure to underlying instruments (including equity risk) and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums. A call option gives the purchaser (holder) of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller (writer) to sell (when the option is exercised) the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. When the Funds purchase (write) an option, an amount equal to the premium paid (received) by the Funds is reflected as an asset (liability). The amount of the asset (liability) is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased (written). When an instrument is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the instrument acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the instrument sold. When an option expires (or the Funds enter into a closing transaction), the Funds realize a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid). When the Funds write a call option, such option is “covered,” meaning that the Funds hold the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Funds write a put option, such option is covered by cash in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation.

In purchasing and writing options, the Funds bear the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that the Funds may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Funds purchasing or selling a security when it otherwise would not, or at a price different from the current market value.

Swaps: Certain Funds enter into swap agreements in which the Funds and a counterparty agree either to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

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For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid are recorded as assets and any upfront fees received are recorded as liabilities and are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the OTC swap. Payments received or made by the Funds for OTC swaps are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, the Funds will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and a Fund’s basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid.

In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Funds’ counterparty on the swap agreement becomes the CCP. The Funds are required to interface with the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, 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 the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps. The daily change in valuation of centrally cleared swaps is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, are recorded as realized gain (loss) in the Statements of Operations.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

 

 

Credit default swaps — The Funds enter into credit default swaps to manage their exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce their risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which they are not otherwise exposed (credit risk). The Funds may either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit default swaps on single-name issuers are agreements in which the protection buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the protection seller to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation accelerators, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). Credit default swaps on traded indexes are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a write-down, principal or interest shortfall or default of all or individual underlying securities included in the index occur. As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either (i) receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index, or (ii) receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index.

 

 

Interest rate swaps — The Funds enter into interest rate swaps to gain or reduce exposure to interest rates or to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of the fixed rate bonds, which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk). Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. In more complex swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.

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. For OTC options purchased, each Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by such Fund should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Funds do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Funds, and not the counterparty, to perform, though the Fund may be exposed to counterparty credit risk with respect to options written to the extent the Fund deposits collateral with its counterparty to a written option.

With exchange-traded options purchased and futures and centrally cleared swaps, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Funds do 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 and centrally cleared swaps with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate

 

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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.

In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Funds mitigate their counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between each Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, each Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may restrict or prohibit the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. In addition, certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event a Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or a Fund fails to meet the terms of their ISDA Master Agreements. The result would cause the Funds to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

Collateral Requirements: For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (typically either $250,000 or $500,000) before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, the Funds and their counterparties are not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use the collateral they receive. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from their counterparties are not fully collateralized, the Funds bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of its agreement with such counterparty, the Funds bear the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

6. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder and an affiliate of BlackRock Inc. (“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 services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund. For such services, Multi-Asset Income pays the Manager a monthly fee based on a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets that is attributable to Multi-Asset Income’s direct investments in fixed income and equity securities and instruments, including ETFs advised by the Manager or other investment advisors, other investments, and cash and cash equivalents (including money market funds, whether advised by the Manager or other investment advisors) and excludes investments in other BlackRock equity and/or fixed income mutual funds, at the following annual rates:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Investment Advisory Fee

First $1 Billion

   0.600%

$1 Billion - $2 Billion

   0.550%

$2 Billion - $3 Billion

   0.525%

Greater than $3 Billion

   0.500%

Dynamic High Income pays the Manager a monthly fee based on a percentage of Dynamic High Income’s average daily net assets, at the following annual rates:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Investment Advisory Fee

First $1 Billion

   0.85%

$1 Billion - $3 Billion

   0.80%

$3 Billion - $5 Billion

   0.77%

$5 Billion - $10 Billion

   0.74%

Greater than $10 Billion

   0.72%

 

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The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive the management fee on assets estimated to be attributed to Dynamic High Income’s investments in other equity and fixed-income mutual funds managed by BlackRock or its affiliates. These amounts are included in fees waived by Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the period ended July 31, 2015, the Manager waived $2,990 and $295,702 for Dynamic High Income and Multi-Asset Income, respectively.

The Manager, with respect to each Fund, entered into sub-advisory agreements with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”), BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited (“BNA”) and BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (“BSL”), each an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIL, BNA and BSL, for services they provide, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by each Fund to the Manager.

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into a Distribution Agreement and Distribution and Service Plan with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. Pursuant to the Distribution and Service Plan and in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund pays BRIL ongoing service and distribution fees. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates based upon the average daily net assets of the relevant share class of each Fund as follows:

 

      Investor A           Investor C       

Service Fee

   0.25%      0.25%       

Distribution Fee

          0.75%    

Pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, broker-dealers and BRIL provide shareholder servicing and distribution services to the Funds. 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 Investor C shareholders.

For the period ended July 31, 2015, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each class of each Fund:

 

      Investor A      Investor C      Total  

Dynamic High Income

   $ 9,198       $ 33,337       $ 42,535   

Multi-Asset Income

   $ 7,531,386       $ 27,422,569       $ 34,953,955   

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. For the year ended July 31, 2015, Multi-Asset Income paid $6,724 to affiliates of BlackRock in return for these services to Institutional shareholders, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations.

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 the period ended July 31, 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      Investor C      Total  

Dynamic High Income

   $ 4       $ 1       $ 2       $ 7   

Multi-Asset Income

   $ 15,281       $ 33,888       $ 34,745       $ 83,914   

For the period ended July 31, 2015, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each class of each Fund:

 

      Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Total  

Dynamic High Income

   $ 6,532       $ 306       $ 1,227       $ 8,065   

Multi-Asset Income

   $ 3,332,622       $ 2,302,163       $ 2,032,944       $ 7,667,729   

 

 

 

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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 acted as co-administrators for the Funds. For these services, the co-administrators received 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, was paid at the annual rates below. In addition, each of the share classes was 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 period ended July 31, 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:

 

Dynamic High Income

   $ 33,077   

Multi-Asset Income

   $ 5,416,716   

For the period ended July 31, 2015, the following table shows the class specific administration fees borne directly by each class of each Fund:

 

      Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Total  

Dynamic High Income

   $ 10,227       $ 736       $ 668       $ 11,631   

Multi-Asset Income

   $ 745,400       $ 498,449       $ 455,143       $ 1,698,992   

BNYMIS and the Manager may have, at their discretion, voluntarily waived all or any portion of their administration fees for the Funds or a share class, which are included in administration fees waived — class specific in the Statements of Operations. The Manager waived $5,875 of its administration fees for Dynamic High Income, which are included in administration fees waived in the Statements of Operations.

For Dynamic High Income, 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 Fund’s business. The expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows: 1.05% for Institutional, 1.30% for Investor A and 2.05% for Investor C. The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual waiver or reimbursement prior to December 1, 2016, unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees.

For Multi-Asset Income, 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 Fund’s business. The expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows: 1.55% for Institutional, 1.80% for Investor A and 2.55% for Investor C. This agreement will automatically renew on December 1 of each year for an additional year until December 1, 2024, unless terminated earlier by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees.

In addition, for Multi-Asset Income, 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 Fund’s business. The expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:

 

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0.55% for Institutional, 0.80% for Investor A and 1.55% for Investor C. The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual waiver or reimbursement prior to December 1, 2015, unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees.

These amounts waived or reimbursed are included in fees waived by Manager, and shown as administration fees waived — class specific, transfer agent fees waived — class specific and transfer agent fees reimbursed — class specific, respectively, in the Statements of Operations. For the period ended July 31, 2015, the Manager waived $237,270 and $4,837,790 of investment advisory fees for Dynamic High Income and Multi-Asset Income, respectively, which is included in fees waived by Manager.

Class specific expense waivers or reimbursements are as follows:

 

Administration Fees Waived    Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Total  

Dynamic High Income

   $ 8,979       $ 292       $ 195       $ 9,466   

Multi-Asset Income

   $ 745,395       $ 498,445       $ 455,140       $ 1,698,980   
           
Transfer Agent Fees Waived    Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Total  

Dynamic High Income

   $ 5       $ 1       $ 1       $ 7   

Multi-Asset Income

   $ 15,281       $ 33,888       $ 34,745       $ 83,914   
           
Transfer Agent Fees Reimbursed    Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Total  

Dynamic High Income

   $ 5,725       $ 50       $ 450       $ 6,225   

Multi-Asset Income

   $ 3,311,912       $ 2,197,414       $ 1,895,701       $ 7,405,027   

If during the Funds’ 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 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 July 31, 2015, the Fund level and class specific waivers and/or reimbursements subject to possible future recoupment under the expense limitation agreement are as follows:

 

      Expires July 31,  
       2016         2017   

Dynamic High Income

     

Fund Level

      $ 271,505   

Institutional

           $ 14,709   

Investor A

           $ 343   

Investor C

           $ 646   

Multi-Asset Income

     

Fund Level

   $ 4,211,520       $ 4,837,790   

Institutional

   $ 2,004,090       $ 4,072,588   

Investor A

   $ 1,621,545       $ 2,729,747   

Investor C

   $ 1,442,220       $ 2,385,586   

The following Fund level and class specific waivers and/or reimbursements previously recorded by Multi-Asset Income, which were subject to recoupment by the Manager, expired on July 31, 2015:

 

Fund Level   Institutional    Investor A    Investor C

$2,650,183

  $680,163    $625,368    $507,786

 

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For the period ended July 31, 2015, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of Investor A Shares as follows:

 

Dynamic High Income

   $ 13,351   

Multi-Asset Income

   $ 865,890   

For the period ended July 31, 2015, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:

 

      Investor A      Investor C  

Dynamic High Income

           $ 4,256   

Multi-Asset Income

   $ 254,632       $ 628,277   

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 period ended July 31, 2015, each Fund paid BIM the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

Dynamic High Income

   $ 1,282   

Multi-Asset Income

   $ 972,369   

Multi-Asset Income 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.

The Manager reimbursed Multi-Asset Income $490,339 to compensate for trade processing errors.

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.

The Funds may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees. For the year ended July 31, 2015, the purchase and sale transactions with an affiliated fund in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

      Purchases      Sales  

Multi-Asset Income

   $ 8,268,282       $ 18,521,969   

 

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7. Purchases and Sales:

For the period ended July 31, 2015, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

Purchases   

Dynamic

High Income

    

Multi-Asset

Income

 

Non-U.S. Government Securities

   $ 141,428,376       $ 9,145,679,413   

U.S. Government Securities

             122,087,454   
  

 

 

 

Total Purchases

   $ 141,428,376       $ 9,267,766,867   
  

 

 

 
     
Sales   

Dynamic

High Income

    

Multi-Asset

Income

 

Non-U.S. Government Securities

   $ 21,923,011       $ 5,098,908,357   

U.S. Government Securities

             90,067,148   
  

 

 

 

Total Sales

   $ 21,923,011       $ 5,188,975,505   
  

 

 

 

8. 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.

The Funds file U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on Multi-Asset Income’s U.S. federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended July 31, 2015. The statutes of limitations on Dynamic High Income’s U.S. federal tax returns remains open for the period ended July 31, 2015. The statutes of limitations on the Funds’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds’ facts and circumstances and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. As of July 31, 2015, the following permanent differences attributable to the accounting for swap agreements, the classification of investments, foreign currency transactions, the sale of stock of passive foreign investment companies, non-deductible expenses, income recognized from investments in partnerships and the characterization of corporate actions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

      Dynamic
High Income
          Multi-Asset
Income
 

Paid-in capital

   $ (178,708      $ 297,080   

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 156,314         $ 45,445,416   

Accumulated net realized loss

   $ 22,394           $ (45,742,496

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

      Dynamic
High Income
           Multi-Asset
Income
 

Ordinary income

        

7/31/15

   $ 3,580,896          $ 537,957,128   

7/31/14

              $ 308,312,071   
  

 

 

 

Long-term capital gains

        

7/31/15

                5,532,959   

7/31/14

                1,503,793   
  

 

 

 

Total

        

7/31/15

   $ 3,580,896          $ 543,490,087   
  

 

 

 

7/31/14

              $ 309,815,864   
  

 

 

 

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    103


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

As of July 31, 2015, the tax components of accumulated losses were as follows:

 

     

Dynamic

High Income

  Multi-Asset
Income

Undistributed ordinary income

     $ 352,889       $ 41,980,636  

Capital loss carryforwards

       (1,686,113 )       (228,718,529 )

Net unrealized gains (losses)1

       (2,632,887 )       38,770,325  

Total

     $ (3,966,111 )     $ (147,967,568 )
    

 

 

 

 

  1   

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains (losses) were attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles, the accrual of income on securities in default, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain futures, options and foreign currency contracts, the timing and recognition of partnership income, the accounting for swap agreements, the classification of investments and dividend income recognized for tax purposes.

As of July 31, 2015, Dynamic High Income and Multi-Asset Income had a capital loss carryforward available to offset future realized capital gains of $1,686,113 and $228,718,529 respectively. These capital loss carryforwards have no expiration date.

As of July 31, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      Dynamic High Income     Multi-Asset Income  

Tax cost

   $ 171,527,898      $ 12,782,798,367   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 796,894      $ 320,758,803   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (3,641,398     (277,887,559
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (2,844,504   $ 42,871,244   
  

 

 

 

9. 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 Statement 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 year ended July 31, 2015, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.

10. Principal Risks:

In the normal course of business, the Funds invest in securities and 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 each Fund may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by each Fund; 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.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. See the Schedules of Investments for these securities and/or derivatives. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities backed by commercial or residential mortgage loans or in issuers that hold mortgage and other asset-backed securities. Investment percentages in these securities are presented in the Schedules of Investments. Changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults on assets underlying these securities, can affect the value, income and/or liquidity of such positions.

11. Capital Share Transactions:

Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

     Period
November 3, 20141
to July 31, 2015
 
Dynamic High Income    Shares     Value  

Institutional

                

Shares sold

     17,074,610      $ 173,338,341   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     71,025        709,797   

Shares redeemed

     (4,301,264     (43,262,918
  

 

 

 

Net increase

     12,844,371      $     130,785,220   
  

 

 

 
                      

Investor A

                

Shares sold

     1,990,002      $ 20,179,732   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     21,468        214,245   

Shares redeemed

     (70,874     (710,730
  

 

 

 

Net increase

     1,940,596      $ 19,683,247   
  

 

 

 
                      

 

Investor C

                

Shares sold

     1,637,306      $ 16,602,722   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     12,857        128,396   

Shares redeemed

     (53,852     (534,529
  

 

 

 

Net increase

     1,596,311      $ 16,196,589   
  

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

     16,381,278      $ 166,665,056   
  

 

 

 

 

     BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015    105


Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)     

 

 

    

 

Year Ended

July 31, 2015

  

  

      

 

Year Ended

July 31, 2014

  

  

Multi-Asset Income    Shares     Value           Shares     Value  

Institutional

                                     

Shares sold

     255,206,968      $ 2,885,025,625           226,939,612      $ 2,572,545,200   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     19,348,664        218,156,655           9,685,319        110,117,292   

Shares redeemed

     (115,286,712     (1,299,198,100        (54,190,824     (612,122,952
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     159,268,920        1,803,984,180           182,434,107      $ 2,070,539,540   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Investor A

                                     

Shares sold

     169,423,178      $ 1,911,857,175           132,241,160      $ 1,496,109,587   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     13,239,527        149,100,549           8,134,198        92,278,906   

Shares redeemed

     (77,628,559     (875,706,174        (45,398,835     (514,108,559
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     105,034,146      $ 1,185,251,550           94,976,523      $ 1,074,279,934   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
           

Investor C

                                     

Shares sold

     108,509,432      $ 1,224,512,031           102,282,841      $ 1,156,311,970   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     9,777,499        109,972,985           5,771,293        65,402,655   

Shares redeemed

     (36,422,700     (409,681,760        (19,046,794     (214,893,126
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     81,864,231      $ 924,803,256           89,007,340      $ 1,006,821,499   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

     346,167,297      $     3,914,038,986           366,417,970      $     4,151,640,973   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

1   

Commencement of Operations

12. Subsequent Events:

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

106    BLACKROCK FUNDS II    JULY 31, 2015     


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     

 

To the Board of Trustees of BlackRock Funds II and the Shareholders of BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio and Multi-Asset Income Portfolio:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio and BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio, each a series of BlackRock Funds II (collectively the “Funds”), as of July 31, 2015, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended (as to BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio, for the period from November 3, 2014 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2015), the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended (as to BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio, for the period from November 3, 2014 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2015), and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio and BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio, of BlackRock Funds II as of July 31, 2015, and the results of their operations for the year then ended (as to BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio, for the period from November 3, 2014 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2015), the changes in their net assets, for each of the two years in the period then ended (as to BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio, for the period from November 3, 2014 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2015), and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 23, 2015

 

 

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)     

During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2015, the following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid by the Portfolios:

 

      Payable Date    Dynamic High
Income Portfolio
  Multi-Asset
Income  Portfolio

Qualified Dividend Income for Individuals1

   November 2014 - December 2014        11.42 %        
   August 2014 - December 2014                19.39 %
   January 2015 - July 2015        13.24 %       17.62 %

Dividends Qualifying for the Dividend Received Deduction for Corporations1

   November 2014 - July 2015        4.19 %        
   August 2014 - July 2015                7.58 %

Interest-Related Dividends and Qualified Short-Term Gains for Non-U.S. Residents2

   November 2014 - December 2014        13.30 %        
   August 2014                30.84 %
   September 2014 - November 2014                31.21 %
   December 2014                45.38 %
     January 2015 - July 2015        5.00 %       12.92 %

 

1   

The Portfolios hereby designate the percentage indicated above or the maximum amount allowable by law.

2   

Represents the portion of the taxable ordinary income dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations.

Additionally, Multi-Asset Income Portfolio distributed long-term capital gains of $0.037161 per share to shareholders of record on December 19, 2014.

 

 

     BLACKROCK MULTI-ASSET INCOME PORTFOLIO    JULY 31, 2015    107


Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements

    

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board,” and the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Funds II (the “Trust”) met in person on April 14, 2015 (the “April Meeting”) and May 12-13, 2015 (the “May Meeting”) to consider the approval of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio (the “Fund”), and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Fund’s investment advisor. The Board also considered the approval of the sub-advisory agreements (collectively, the “Sub-Advisory Agreements”) between the Manager and each of (a) BlackRock International Limited; (b) BlackRock (Singapore) Limited; and (c) BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited (collectively, the “Sub-Advisors”), respectively, with respect to the Fund. The Manager and the Sub-Advisors are referred to herein as “BlackRock.” The Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements are referred to herein as the “Agreements.”

Activities and Composition of the Board

On the date of the April and May Meetings, the Board consisted of thirteen individuals, ten of whom were not “interested persons” of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”). One of the Board Members is a non-management interested Board Member by virtue of his former positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. The Board Members are responsible for the oversight of the operations of the Fund and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Board Members have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chairman of the Board is an Independent Board Member. The Board has established five standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Performance Oversight Committee and an Executive Committee, each of which is chaired by an Independent Board Member and composed of Independent Board Members (except for the Performance Oversight Committee and the Executive Committee, each of which also has one interested Board Member).

The Agreements

Pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Board is required to consider the continuation of the Agreements on an annual basis. The Board has four quarterly meetings per year, each extending over two days, a fifth one-day meeting to consider specific information surrounding the consideration of renewing the Agreements and additional in-person and telephonic meetings as needed. In connection with this year-long deliberative process, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by BlackRock, BlackRock’s personnel and affiliates, including (as applicable): investment management services; administrative and shareholder services; the oversight of fund service providers; marketing services; risk oversight; compliance; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

The Board, acting directly and through its committees, considers at each of its meetings, and from time to time as appropriate, factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to the Fund and its shareholders. Among the matters the Board considered were: (a) investment performance for one-year, three-year, five-year and/or since inception periods, as applicable, against peer funds, applicable benchmark, and performance metrics, as applicable, as well as senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analysis of the reasons for any over-performance or underperformance relative to peers, benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable; (b) fees, including advisory, administration, if applicable, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by the Fund for services, such as marketing and distribution, call center and fund accounting; (c) Fund operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to the Fund; (d) the resources devoted to, risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of the Fund’s investment objective(s), policies and restrictions, and meeting new regulatory requirements; (e) the Fund’s compliance with its compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates; (g) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Board; (i) the use of brokerage commissions and execution quality of portfolio transactions; (j) BlackRock’s implementation of the Fund’s valuation and liquidity procedures; (k) an analysis of management fees for products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), closed-end fund and institutional account product channels, as applicable, and the similarities and differences between these products and the services provided as compared to the Fund; (l) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives it creates, along with investment professionals’ investments in the fund(s) they manage; and (m) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business.

The Board has engaged in an ongoing strategic review with BlackRock of opportunities to consolidate funds and of BlackRock’s commitment to investment performance. BlackRock also furnished information to the Board in response to specific questions. These questions covered issues such as: BlackRock’s profitability; investment performance; subadvisory and advisory relationships with other clients (including mutual funds sponsored by third parties); the viability of specific funds; fund size and manager capacity; BlackRock’s research capabilities; portfolio managers’ investments in funds they manage; funds’ portfolio risk targets; and management fee levels and breakpoints. The Board further discussed with BlackRock: BlackRock’s management structure; portfolio turnover, execution quality and use of soft dollars; BlackRock’s portfolio manager compensation and performance accountability; marketing support for the funds; services provided to the funds by BlackRock affiliates; and BlackRock’s oversight of relationships with third party service providers.

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements (continued)     

 

Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements

The Approval Process: Prior to the April Meeting, the Board requested and received materials specifically relating to the Agreements. The Board is continuously engaged in a process with its independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review the nature and scope of the information provided to better assist its deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April Meeting included (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) on Fund fees and expenses as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Lipper (“Expense Peers”) and the investment performance of the Fund as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Lipper1 and certain performance metrics; (b) information on the profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates pursuant to the Agreements and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (c) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees charged to other clients, such as institutional clients, sub-advised mutual funds, ETFs and closed-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as well as the performance of such other clients, as applicable; (d) review of non-management fees; (e) the existence, impact and sharing of potential economies of scale; (f) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by the Fund to BlackRock; (g) sales and redemption data regarding the Fund’s shares; and (h) if applicable, a comparison of management fees to similar BlackRock open-end funds, as classified by Lipper.

At the April Meeting, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the Agreements. As a result of the discussions that occurred during the April Meeting, and as a culmination of the Board’s year-long deliberative process, the Board presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these requests with additional written information in advance of the May Meeting.

At the May Meeting, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Sub-Advisory Agreements between the Manager and the Sub-Advisors, with respect to the Fund, each for a one-year term ending June 30, 2016. In approving the continuation of the Agreements, the Board considered: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of the Fund and BlackRock; (c) the advisory fee and the cost of the services and profits to be realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund; (d) the Fund’s costs to investors compared to the costs of Expense Peers and performance compared to the relevant performance comparison as previously discussed; (e) the sharing of potential economies of scale; (f) fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates as a result of its relationship with the Fund; and (g) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to the distribution of Fund shares, securities lending and cash management, services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings, direct and indirect benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund and advice from independent legal counsel with respect to the review process and materials submitted for the Board’s review. The Board noted the willingness of BlackRock personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board did not identify any particular information as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items considered.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services and the resulting performance of the Fund. Throughout the year, the Board compared Fund performance to the performance of a comparable group of mutual funds, a relevant benchmark, and performance metrics, as applicable. The Board met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment activities, including the senior investment officers. The Board also reviewed the materials provided by the Fund’s portfolio management team discussing the Fund’s performance and the Fund’s investment objective(s), strategies and outlook.

The Board considered, among other factors, with respect to BlackRock: the number, education and experience of investment personnel generally and the Fund’s portfolio management team; BlackRock’s research capabilities; investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage; portfolio trading capabilities; use of technology; commitment to compliance; credit analysis capabilities; risk analysis and oversight capabilities; and the approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Board engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to the Fund’s portfolio management team and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.

In addition to advisory services, the Board considered the quality of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided to the Fund. BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Fund with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to the Fund by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Fund. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Fund with the following administrative services including, among others: (i) preparing disclosure documents, such as the prospectus, the summary prospectus (as applicable), the statement of additional information and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) oversight of daily accounting and pricing; (iii) overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; (iv) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (v) providing legal and compliance support; (vi) furnishing analytical and other support to assist the Board in its consideration of strategic issues such as the merger, consolidation or repurposing of certain open-end funds; and (vii) performing other administrative

 

1 

Funds are ranked by Lipper in quartiles, ranging from first to fourth, where first is the most desirable quartile position and fourth is the least desirable.

 

 

 

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functions necessary for the operation of the Fund, such as tax reporting, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements and call center services. The Board reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, shareholder services, legal and compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

B. The Investment Performance of the Fund and BlackRock: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also reviewed and considered the performance history of the Fund. In preparation for the April Meeting, the Board worked with its independent legal counsel, BlackRock and Lipper to develop a template for, and was provided with, reports independently prepared by Lipper, which included a comprehensive analysis of the Fund’s performance. The Board also reviewed a narrative and statistical analysis of the Lipper data that was prepared by BlackRock. In connection with its review, the Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of the Fund as compared to other funds in its applicable Lipper category and certain performance metrics. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select peer funds and periodically meets with Lipper representatives to review its methodology. The Board and its Performance Oversight Committee regularly review, and meet with Fund management to discuss, the performance of the Fund throughout the year.

In evaluating performance, the Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot of a period or as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce significantly different results. Further, the Board recognized that it is possible that long-term performance can be adversely affected by even one period of significant underperformance so that a single investment decision or theme has the ability to affect long-term performance disproportionately.

The Board noted that for the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, the Fund ranked in the second, third and second quartiles, respectively, against its Lipper Performance Universe. The Board also noted a comparison of Fund performance relative to certain other performance metrics that reflect the Fund’s performance in light of its outcome-oriented objective. BlackRock believe that these additional performance metrics are appropriate given the Fund’s objective.

C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Fund: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the Fund’s contractual management fee rate compared with the other funds in its Lipper category. The contractual management fee rate represents a combination of the advisory fee and any administrative fees, before taking into account any reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board also compared the Fund’s total expense ratio, as well as its actual management fee rate, to those of other funds in its Lipper category. The total expense ratio represents a fund’s total net operating expenses, including any 12b-1 or non 12b-1 service fees. The total expense ratio gives effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers that benefit a fund, and the actual management fee rate gives effect to any management fee reimbursements or waivers that benefit a fund. The Board considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock and its affiliates to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, as applicable, including institutional accounts and sub-advised mutual funds.

The Board received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology and was also provided with a profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to the Fund. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to the Fund and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to available aggregate profitability data provided for the two prior years. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to certain other U.S. fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, precision of expense allocations and business mix. As a result, calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is difficult.

The Board noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s overall operating margin, in general, compared to that of certain other publicly-traded asset management firms. The Board considered the differences between BlackRock and these other firms, including the contribution of technology at BlackRock, BlackRock’s expense management, and the relative product mix.

In addition, the Board considered the cost of the services provided to the Fund by BlackRock, and BlackRock’s and its affiliates’ profits relating to the management and distribution of the Fund and the other funds advised by BlackRock and its affiliates. As part of its analysis, the Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology in allocating its costs to the management of the Fund. The Board may periodically receive and review information from independent third parties as part of its annual evaluation. BlackRock retained an independent third party to evaluate its cost allocation methodologies in the context of BlackRock’s 1940 Act Fund business. The Board considered the results of that evaluation in connection with BlackRock’s profitability reporting. The Board also considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Board. The Board further considered factors including but not limited to BlackRock’s commitment of time, assumption of risk and liability profile in servicing

 

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the Fund in contrast to what is required of BlackRock with respect to other products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, ETF, closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund and institutional account product channels, as applicable.

The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the second quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio ranked in the second and first quartiles, respectively, relative to the Fund’s Expense Peers. The Board also noted that the Fund has an advisory fee arrangement that includes breakpoints that adjust the fee rate downward as the size of the Fund increases above certain contractually specified levels. The Board further noted that BlackRock has contractually agreed to a cap on the Fund’s total expenses as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets on a class-by-class basis.

D. Economies of Scale: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, as well as the existence of expense caps, as applicable. The Board also considered the extent to which the Fund benefits from such economies and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or breakpoint structure in order to enable the Fund to participate in these economies of scale, for example through the use of revised breakpoints in the advisory fee based upon the asset level of the Fund. In its consideration, the Board Members took into account the existence of any expense caps and further considered the continuation and/or implementation, as applicable, of such caps.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates may derive from their respective relationships with the Fund, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to the Fund, including for administrative, distribution, securities lending and cash management services. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Board also noted that BlackRock may use and benefit from third party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts. The Board further noted that it had considered the investment by BlackRock’s funds in affiliated ETFs without any offset against the management fees payable by the funds to BlackRock.

In connection with its consideration of the Agreements, the Board also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Board received reports from BlackRock which included information on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices throughout the year.

The Board noted the competitive nature of the open-end fund marketplace, and that shareholders are able to redeem their Fund shares if they believe that the Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

Conclusion

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2016, and the Sub-Advisory Agreements between the Manager and the Sub-Advisors, with respect to the Fund, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2016. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreements, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination. The contractual fee arrangements for the Fund reflect the results of several years of review by the Board Members and predecessor Board Members, and discussions between such Board Members (and predecessor Board Members) and BlackRock. As a result, the Board Members’ conclusions may be based in part on their consideration of these arrangements in prior years.

 

 

 

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Officers and Trustees     

 

Name, Address1,

and Year of Birth

 

Position(s)
Held with

the Trust

 

Length

of Time
Served as

a Trustee3

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  

Number of BlackRock-

Advised Registered

Investment Companies

(“RICs”) Consisting of

Investment Portfolios

(“Portfolios”) Overseen

  Public
Directorships
      Independent Trustees2    

Robert M. Hernandez

1944

  Chair of the Board and Trustee  

Since

2008

   Director, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of USX Corporation (energy and steel business) from 1991 to 2001; Director, TE Connectivity (electronics) from 2006 to 2012.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  ACE Limited (insurance company); Eastman Chemical Company.

Fred G. Weiss

1941

  Vice Chair of the Board and Trustee  

Since

2008

   Managing Director, FGW Consultancy LLC (consulting and investment company) since 1997; Director and Treasurer, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research since 2000; Director, BTG International plc (medical technology commercialization company) from 2001 to 2007.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  Allergan plc (pharmaceuticals)

James H. Bodurtha

1944

  Trustee  

Since

2008

   Director, The China Business Group, Inc. (consulting and investing firm) from 1996 to 2013 and Executive Vice President thereof from 1996 to 2003; Chairman of the Board, Berkshire Holding Corporation since 1980.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None

Bruce R. Bond

1946

  Trustee  

Since

2008

   Trustee and Member of the Governance Committee, State Street Research Mutual Funds from 1997 to 2005; Board Member of Governance, Audit and Finance Committee, Avaya Inc. (computer equipment) from 2003 to 2007.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None

Valerie G. Brown

1956

  Trustee  

Since

2015

   Chief Executive Officer and Director, Cetera Financial Group (broker-dealer and registered investment adviser services) from 2010 to 2014; Director and Vice Chairman of the Board, Financial Services Institute (trade organization) from 2009 to 2014; Director and Committee Chair, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (trade organization) from 2006 to 2014.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None

Donald W. Burton

1944

  Trustee  

Since

2008

   Managing General Partner, The Burton Partnership, LP (an investment partnership) since 1979; Managing General Partner, The Burton Partnership (QP), LP (an investment partnership) since 2000; Managing General Partner, The South Atlantic Venture Funds from 1983 to 2012; Director, IDology, Inc. (technology solutions) since 2006; Director, Knology, Inc. (telecommunications) from 1996 to 2012; Director, Capital Southwest (financial) from 2006 to 2012.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None

Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat

1943

  Trustee  

Since

2008

   Partner and Head of International Practice, Covington and Burling LLP (law firm) since 2001; International Advisory Board Member, The Coca-Cola Company from 2002 to 2011; Advisory Board Member, Veracity Worldwide, LLC (risk management) from 2007 to 2012; Member of the International Advisory Board GML Ltd. (energy) since 2003; Advisory Board Member, BT Americas (telecommunications) from 2004 to 2009.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  Alcatel-Lucent (telecommunications); Global Specialty Metallurgical; UPS Corporation (delivery service)

Kenneth A. Froot

1957

  Trustee  

Since

2008

   Professor, Harvard University from 1993 to 2012.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None

John F. O’Brien

1943

  Trustee  

Since

2008

   Chairman, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute since 2009 and Trustee thereof from 2003 to 2009.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  Cabot Corporation (chemicals); LKQ Corporation (auto parts manufacturing); TJX Companies, Inc. (retailer)

 

 

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Officers and Trustees (continued)     

 

Name, Address1,

and Year of Birth

 

Position(s)
Held with

the Trust

 

Length

of Time

Served as

a Trustee3

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  

Number of BlackRock-

Advised Registered

Investment Companies

(“RICs”) Consisting of

Investment Portfolios

(“Portfolios”) Overseen

  Public
Directorships
      Independent Trustees2 (concluded)    

Donald C. Opatrny

1952

  Trustee  

Since

2015

   Trustee, Member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Investment Committee, Cornell University since 2004; Member of the Board and Investment Committee, University School since 2007; Member of the Investment Committee, Mellon Foundation from 2009 to 2015; President and Trustee, the Center for the Arts, Jackson Hole since 2011; Director, Athena Capital Advisors LLC (investment management firm) since 2013; Trustee and Chair of the Investment Committee, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole since 2014; Trustee, Artstor (a Mellon Foundation affiliate) since 2010; President, Trustee and Member of the Investment Committee, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum from 2007 to 2014.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None

Roberta Cooper Ramo

1942

  Trustee  

Since

2008

   Shareholder and Attorney, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A. (law firm) since 1993; Chairman of the Board, Cooper’s Inc., (retail) since 1999; Director, ECMC Group (service provider to students, schools and lenders) since 2001; President, The American Law Institute (non-profit) since 2008; Vice President, Santa Fe Opera (non-profit) since 2011; Chair, Think New Mexico (non-profit), since 2013.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None

David H. Walsh

1941

  Trustee  

Since

2008

   Director, National Museum of Wildlife Art since 2007; Trustee, University of Wyoming Foundation from 2008 to 2012; Director, The American Museum of Fly Fishing since 1997.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None
 

1    The address of each Trustee and Officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.

 

2    Each Independent Trustee holds office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal as provided by the Trust’s by-laws or charter or statute. In no event may an Independent Trustee hold office beyond December 31 of the year in which he or she turns 75.

 

3     Date shown is the earliest date a person has served for the Trust. Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows certain Trustees as joining the Trust’s board in 2007, those Trustees first became members of the board of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock funds as follows: James H. Bodurtha, 1995; Bruce R. Bond, 2005; Donald W. Burton, 2002; Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat, 2001; Kenneth A. Froot, 2005; Robert M. Hernandez, 1996; John F. O’Brien, 2005; Roberta Cooper Ramo, 1999; David H. Walsh, 2003; and Fred G. Weiss, 1998.

 

 

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Officers and Trustees (continued)     

 

Name, Address1,

and Year of Birth

 

Position(s)
Held with

the Trust

 

Length

of Time

Served as

a Trustee3

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  

Number of BlackRock-

Advised Registered

Investment Companies

(“RICs”) Consisting of

Investment Portfolios

(“Portfolios”) Overseen

  Public
Directorships
      Interested Trustees4    

Robert Fairbairn

1965

  Trustee  

Since

2015

   Senior Managing Director of BlackRock since 2010; Global Head of BlackRock’s Retail and iShares businesses since 2012; Member of BlackRock’s Global Executive and Global Operating Committees; Head of BlackRock’s Global Client Group from 2009 to 2012; Chairman of BlackRock’s international businesses from 2007 to 2010.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None

Henry Gabbay

1947

  Trustee  

Since

2008

   Consultant, BlackRock from 2007 to 2008; Managing Director, BlackRock from 1989 to 2007; Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Allocation Target Shares (formerly, BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares) from 2005 to 2007 and Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006.  

28 RICs consisting of

98 Portfolios

  None

John M. Perlowski

1964

  Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer   2015 to present (Trustee); 2010 to present (President and Chief Executive Officer)    Managing Director of BlackRock since 2009; Head of BlackRock Global Fund Services since 2009; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 2003 to 2009; Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds from 2003 to 2009 and Senior Vice President thereof from 2007 to 2009; Director of Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds from 2002 to 2009; Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009.  

104 RICs consisting of

174 Portfolios

  None
 

4    Messrs. Fairbairn and Perlowski are both “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trust based on their positions with BlackRock and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay may be deemed an “interested person” of the Trust based on his former positions with BlackRock and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay does not currently serve as an officer or employee of BlackRock or its affiliates or own any securities of BlackRock or The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Mr. Gabbay is a non-management Interested Trustee. Interested Trustees serve until their successor is duly elected and qualifies or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal as provided by the Trust’s by-laws or charter or statute, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. Officers of the Trust serve at the pleasure of the Board.

 

 

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Officers and Trustees (concluded)     

 

Name, Address1

and Year of Birth

 

Position(s)
Held with

the Trust

 

Length

of Time

Served as

an Officer

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
      Trust Officers2             

John M. Perlowski

1964

  Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer   2015 to present (Trustee); 2010 to present (President and Chief Executive Officer)    Managing Director of BlackRock since 2009; Head of BlackRock Global Fund Services since 2009; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 2003 to 2009; Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds from 2003 to 2009 and Senior Vice President thereof from 2007 to 2009; Director of Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds from 2002 to 2009; Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009.

Jennifer McGovern

1977

  Vice President  

Since

2014

   Director of BlackRock since 2011; Head of Product Structure and Oversight for BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory Group since 2013; Vice President of BlackRock from 2008 to 2010.

Neal Andrews

1966

  Chief Financial Officer  

Since

2007

   Managing Director of BlackRock since 2006; Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. from 1992 to 2006.

Jay Fife

1970

  Treasurer  

Since

2007

   Managing Director of BlackRock since 2007; Director of BlackRock in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the MLIM and Fund Asset Management, L.P. advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006.

Charles Park

1967

  Chief Compliance Officer  

Since

2014

   Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer for the BlackRock-advised Funds in the Equity-Bond Complex, the Equity-Liquidity Complex and the Closed-End Complex from 2014 to 2015; Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the Equity-Bond Complex, the Equity-Liquidity Complex and the Closed-End Complex since 2014; Principal of and Chief Compliance Officer for iShares® Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC since 2012 and BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) since 2006; Chief Compliance Officer for the BFA-advised iShares exchange traded funds since 2006; Chief Compliance Officer for BlackRock Asset Management International Inc. since 2012.

Fernanda Piedra

1969

  Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer  

Since

2015

   Director of BlackRock since 2014; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Regional Head of Financial Crime for the Americas at BlackRock since 2014; Head of Regulatory Changes and Remediation for the Asset Wealth Management Division of Deutsche Bank from 2010 to 2014; Vice President of Goldman Sachs (Anti-Money Laundering/Suspicious Activities Group) from 2004 to 2010.

Benjamin Archibald

1975

  Secretary  

Since

2012

   Managing Director of BlackRock since 2014; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2010 to 2013; Assistant Secretary to the BlackRock-advised funds from 2010 to 2012; General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of Uhuru Capital Management from 2009 to 2010; Executive Director and Counsel of Goldman Sachs Asset Management from 2005 to 2009.
 

1    The address of each Officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.

 

2    Officers of the Trust serve at the pleasure of the Board.

 

  Further information about the Trust’s Officers and Trustees is available in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling 1-800-441-7762.

 

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

 

Sub-Advisors

BlackRock International Limited

Edinburgh, EH3 8BL

United Kingdom

 

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

 

Accounting Agent and

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment

Servicing (US) Inc.

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

BlackRock Asset

Management North Asia Limited

Hong Kong

 

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

079912 Singapore

 

Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Address of the Trust

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

 

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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 the 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 – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, there have been no amendments to or waivers granted under the code of ethics. A copy of the code of ethics is available without charge at www.blackrock.com.
Item 3 –   Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of trustees (the “board of trustees”), has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent:
  Robert M. Hernandez
  Fred G. Weiss
  Stuart E. Eizenstat
  Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.
Item 4 –   Principal Accountant Fees and Services
  The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) in each of the last two fiscal years for the services rendered to the Fund:

 

     (a) Audit Fees   (b) Audit-Related Fees1   (c) Tax Fees2   (d) All Other Fees3
Entity Name       Current  
  Fiscal Year  
   End  
    Previous  
  Fiscal Year  
   End  
    Current  
  Fiscal Year  
   End  
    Previous  
  Fiscal Year  
   End  
    Current  
  Fiscal Year  
   End  
    Previous  
  Fiscal Year  
   End  
    Current  
  Fiscal Year  
   End  
    Previous  
  Fiscal Year  
  End  
BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio   $49,500   N/A   $0   N/A   $15,402   N/A   $0   N/A
BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio   $34,448   $34,488   $0   $0   $15,402   $15,100   $0   $0
BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   $61,963   $48,838   $0   $0   $17,500   $15,100   $0   $0

The following table presents fees billed by D&T that were required to be approved by the registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) for services that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund and that are rendered on behalf of BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“Investment Adviser” or “BlackRock”) and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with BlackRock (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Fund Service Providers”):

 

2


      Current Fiscal Year End    Previous Fiscal Year End
(b) Audit-Related Fees1    $0    $0
(c) Tax Fees2    $0    $0
(d) All Other Fees3    $2,391,000    $2,555,000

1 The nature of the services includes assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements not included in Audit Fees.

2 The nature of the services includes tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

3 Aggregate fees borne by BlackRock in connection with the review of compliance procedures and attestation thereto performed by D&T with respect to all of the registered closed-end funds and some of the registered open-end funds advised by BlackRock.

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:

The Committee has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the Investment Adviser and Fund Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are (a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and (b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a different period. Tax or other non-audit services provided to the registrant which have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 per project. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels.

Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for ratification. The Committee may delegate to the Committee Chairman the authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels.

(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception in paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not Applicable

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees paid to the accountant for services rendered by the accountant to the registrant, the Investment Adviser and the Fund Service Providers were:

 

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Entity Name   

    Current Fiscal Year    

End

  

    Previous Fiscal Year    

End

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio    $15,402    N/A
BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio    $15,402    $15,100
BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio    $17,500    $15,100

Additionally, SSAE 16 Review (Formerly, SAS No. 70) fees for the current and previous fiscal years of $2,391,000 and $2,555,000, respectively, were billed by D&T to the Investment Adviser.

(h) The Committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Investment Adviser and the Fund Service Providers that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

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.

 

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Item 12 –   Exhibits attached hereto
  (a)(1) – Code of Ethics – See Item 2
  (a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto
  (a)(3) – Not Applicable
  (a)(4) – Open-End and ETF Proxy Voting Policy
  (a)(5) – Global Corporate Governance and Engagement Principles
  (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: October 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: October 1, 2015   
By:     

   /s/ Neal J. Andrews

  
     Neal J. Andrews   
     Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
     BlackRock Funds II   
Date: October 1, 2015   

 

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