N-CSR 1 d847644dncsr.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 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: 07/31/2020

Date of reporting period: 07/31/2020


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

 


 

LOGO   JULY 31, 2020

 

   2020 Annual Report

 

BlackRock Funds II

 

·  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

 

·  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

 

 

 

 

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The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The last 12 months have been a time of sudden change in global financial markets, as a long period of growth and positive returns was interrupted in early 2020 by the emergence and spread of the coronavirus. For the first half of the reporting period, U.S. equities and bonds both delivered impressive returns, despite fears and doubts about the economy that were ultimately laid to rest with unprecedented monetary stimulus and a sluggish yet resolute performance from the U.S. economy. But as the threat from the coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) became more apparent throughout February and March 2020, countries around the world took economically disruptive countermeasures, causing a global recession and a sharp fall in equity prices. While markets have since recovered most of these losses as countries around the world adapt to life with the virus, lingering uncertainty about the depth and duration of the pandemic and an uptick in global infection rates tempered optimism late in the reporting period.

Returns for most securities were robust for the first half of the reporting period, as investors began to realize that the U.S. economy was maintaining the modest yet steady growth that had characterized this economic cycle. However, once stay-at-home orders and closures of non-essential businesses became widespread, many workers were laid off and unemployment claims spiked. The subsequent rapid decline in equity prices was followed by a slow recovery, and some economic indicators began to improve. U.S. large-capitalization stocks, which are often considered more resilient than smaller companies during market turbulence, advanced significantly. International equities from developed economies ended the 12-month reporting period with negative performance, while emerging market stocks posted a positive return.

The performance of different types of fixed-income securities diverged substantially due to a reduced investor appetite for risk. Treasuries benefited from the risk-off environment, and posted healthy returns, as the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) fell to an all-time low. Investment-grade corporate bonds also delivered solid returns, while high-yield corporate returns were more modest due to credit concerns.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) reduced interest rates three times in 2019, to support slowing economic growth. After the coronavirus outbreak, the Fed instituted two emergency rate cuts, pushing short-term interest rates close to zero. To stabilize credit markets, the Fed also implemented a new bond-buying program, as did several other central banks around the world, including the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan.

Looking ahead, while coronavirus-related disruptions have clearly hindered worldwide economic growth, we believe that the global expansion is likely to continue once the outbreak subsides. Several risks remain, however, including a potential resurgence of the coronavirus amid loosened restrictions, policy fatigue among governments already deep into deficit spending, and structural damage to the financial system from lengthy economic interruptions.

Overall, we favor a moderately positive stance toward risk, and in particular toward credit given the extraordinary central bank measures taken in recent months. This support extends beyond investment-grade corporates and into high-yield, leading to attractive opportunities throughout the credit market. We believe that both U.S. Treasuries and sustainable investments can help provide portfolio resilience, and the disruption created by the coronavirus appears to be accelerating the shift toward sustainable investments. We remain neutral on equities overall while favoring European stocks, which are poised for cyclical upside as re-openings continue.

In this environment, our view is that investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes, and be nimble as market conditions change. 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, 2020

 

     
    

  6-Month  

 

 

12-Month

 

   

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

 

  2.42%   11.96%
   

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

 

  (7.61)   (4.59)
   

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

 

  (7.34)   (1.67)
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

 

  3.08   6.55
   

3-month Treasury bills
(ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index)

 

  0.48   1.46
   

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

 

  9.92   15.55
   

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

 

  5.69   10.12
   

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

 

  1.75   4.89
   

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

 

  0.62   4.07

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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Table of Contents

 

      Page  

The Markets in Review

     2  

Annual Report:

  

Fund Summaries

     4  

Portfolio Information

     9  

About Fund Performance

     10  

Disclosure of Expenses

     11  

Derivative Financial Instruments

     11  

Financial Statements:

  

Schedules of Investments

     12  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     123  

Statements of Operations

     126  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     127  

Financial Highlights

     128  

Notes to Financial Statements

     136  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     152  

Important Tax Information

     153  

Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements

     154  

Trustee and Officer Information

     158  

Additional Information

     162  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     164  

 

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Fund Summary  as of July 31, 2020    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 12-month period ended July 31, 2020, the Fund underperformed its custom benchmark, a blend of 70% MSCI World Index/30% Bloomberg 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 non-traditional sources of yield. The Fund’s performance is reviewed on an absolute basis due to the 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 in line with or below that of the custom benchmark.

Equity covered call positions, while generating a significant portion of the Fund’s income, were the largest detractor from overall performance due to weakness in underlying stock selection. The Fund’s holdings in master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) also hurt returns as the asset class suffered from the large supply and demand imbalance for oil and natural gas. In addition, the Fund’s allocation to international developed equities detracted given that the foreign markets generally lagged domestic stocks.

The Fund’s efforts to manage interest rate risk through the use of derivatives was the largest contributor to returns. An allocation to high yield bonds aided performance as low global bond yields and the sharp sell-off caused by COVID-19 led to a strong recovery in investor demand. An allocation to U.S. equities also helped results.

The Fund utilized derivatives during the period as part of its investment strategy. In particular, U.S. Treasury futures were used to keep the portfolio’s duration at the investment adviser’s desired level. The Fund also held equity and currency futures to adjust the portfolio’s risk profile. Additionally, equity covered calls were used to provide an alternative source of income. Although the covered calls detracted from returns, the effect of holding equity, Treasury and currency futures was overall positive to Fund performance.

The Fund’s cash weighting was modestly elevated at the end of the period, as the investment adviser was judicious about the Fund’s overall level of risk amid a backdrop of elevated uncertainty. The cash position did not have any material impact on performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The investment adviser made a number of changes throughout the period. The investment adviser sought to capitalize on the stock-market rally of 2019 by reducing risk late in the year once valuations became less attractive, and it did so again in the heart of the COVID-19 sell-off to help protect capital. The investment adviser incrementally added back risk as the markets recovered in response to the reopening of economies. At the close of the period, the Fund had higher allocations to developed international and emerging market equities, investment grade bonds and high yield bonds than it did a year earlier. Conversely, the Fund’s weightings in U.S. equities, structured credit and equity covered calls were lower. The Fund also held lower interest rate exposure at the end of the period since the substantial rally in bonds indicated a reduced opportunity set in this area. In addition, the Fund transitioned its MLP positions to a broader global infrastructure equities strategy.

Describe Fund positioning at period end.

The Fund was allocated across a number of diverse asset classes, including investment-grade corporate bonds, senior loans, mortgage-backed securities, high yield bonds, global equities, preferred stocks, equity covered calls and cash. The Fund’s duration (a measure of interest rate sensitivity) was approximately 2.7 years at the end of July.

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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Fund Summary  as of July 31, 2020 (continued)    BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

 

TOTAL RETURN BASED ON A $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

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.

(c) 

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 gain exposure to such equity securities and fixed-income securities by investing in BlackRock equity and/or fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated and unaffiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). The Fund may also invest up to 50% of its assets in structured notes that provide exposure to covered call options or other types of financial instruments.

(d) 

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

(e) 

A broad global equity index that represents large and mid-cap equity performance across all 23 developed markets countries. It covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.

(f) 

A broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The index includes U.S. Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate pass-throughs), asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities (agency and non-agency).

 

 

FUND SUMMARY

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Fund Summary  as of July 31, 2020 (continued)    BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

 

Performance Summary for the Period Ended July 31, 2020

 

                      Average Annual Total Returns (a)(b)  
                1 Year         5 Years         Since Inception (c)  
     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

    5.28     5.01     (5.28 )%      (0.93 )%      N/A         4.57     N/A         4.62     N/A  

Investor A

    4.77       4.52       (5.40     (1.28     (6.46 )%        4.30       3.18       4.36       3.38

Investor C

    4.29       4.02       (5.76     (1.91     (2.84       3.53       3.53         3.57       3.57  

Class K

    5.31       5.00       (5.15     (0.87     N/A         4.63       N/A         4.68       N/A  

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

                1.64       8.62       N/A         6.85       N/A         6.71       N/A  

MSCI World Index

                (0.66     7.23       N/A         7.52       N/A         7.50       N/A  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

                5.69       10.12       N/A           4.47       N/A           4.14       N/A  

 

(a)

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 10 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees, and how performance was calculated for certain share classes.

 
(b)

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 gain exposure to such equity securities and fixed- income securities by investing in BlackRock equity and/or fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated and unaffiliated ETFs. The Fund may also invest up to 50% of its assets in structured notes that provide exposure to covered call options or other types of financial instruments.

 
(c)

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.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of July 31, 2020    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, 2020, the Fund underperformed its benchmark, a blend of 50% MSCI World Index/50% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

What factors influenced performance?

The following discussion relates to absolute performance due to the nature of the Fund’s strategy. The Fund employs an unconstrained strategy (i.e., one with the flexibility to invest across all asset classes) that is managed within a risk-controlled framework and seeks to maintain a competitive yield with a risk profile less than or equal to the 50/50 custom benchmark. The Fund may use derivatives to manage the portfolio’s positioning and to provide an element of protection during periods of market distress.

The Fund’s allocation to master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) was the largest detractor from returns, as the asset class suffered from a large supply and demand imbalance for oil and natural gas. Equity covered call positions, while generating a significant portion of the Fund’s income, detracted from performance due to weakness in underlying stock selection. The Fund’s efforts to manage currency risk were also a modest detractor.

The Fund’s efforts to manage interest rate risk through the use of derivatives was the largest contributor to returns. An allocation to high yield bonds aided performance as low global bond yields and the sharp sell-off caused by COVID-19 led to a strong recovery in investor demand. An allocation to U.S. equities also helped results.

The Fund utilized derivatives during the period as part of its investment strategy. In particular, U.S. Treasury futures were used to keep the portfolio’s duration at the investment adviser’s desired level. The Fund also held equity and currency futures to adjust the portfolio’s risk profile. Additionally, equity covered calls were used to provide an alternative source of income. Although the covered calls and efforts to manage currency risk detracted from returns, the effect of holding equity and Treasury futures was overall positive to Fund performance.

The Fund’s cash weighting was modestly elevated at the end of the period, as the investment adviser was judicious about the Fund’s overall level of risk amid a backdrop of elevated uncertainty. The cash position did not have any material impact on performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The investment adviser made a number of changes throughout the period. The investment adviser sought to capitalize on the stock-market rally of 2019 by reducing risk late in the year once valuations became less attractive, and it did so again in the heart of the COVID-19 sell-off to help protect capital. The investment adviser incrementally added back risk as the markets recovered in response to the reopening of economies. At the close of the period, the Fund had higher allocations to equities, investment grade bonds and agency mortgages than it did a year earlier. Conversely, the Fund’s weightings in preferred stocks, high yield bonds and equity covered calls were lower. The Fund also held lower interest rate exposure at the end of the period, since the substantial rally in bonds indicated a reduced opportunity set in this area. In addition, the Fund transitioned its MLP positions to a broader global infrastructure equities strategy.

Describe Fund positioning at period end.

The Fund was allocated across a number of diverse asset classes, including investment-grade corporate bonds, senior loans, mortgage-backed securities, high yield bonds, global equities, preferred stocks, equity covered calls and cash. The Fund’s duration was approximately 2.4 years at the end of July. (Duration is a measure of interest rate sensitivity.)

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.

 

 

FUND SUMMARY

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Fund Summary  as of July 31, 2020 (continued)   

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

 

TOTAL RETURN BASED ON A $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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(a) 

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.

(b) 

The Fund may invest up to 60% of its assets in equity securities and up to 100% of its assets in fixed-income securities. In addition, the Fund may invest in structured notes that provide exposure to covered call options or other types of financial instruments. 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”.

(c) 

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

(d) 

A broad global equity index that represents large and mid-cap equity performance across all 23 developed markets countries. It covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.

(e) 

A broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The index includes U.S. Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate pass-throughs), asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities (agency and non-agency).

Performance Summary for the Period Ended July 31, 2020

 

                      Average Annual Total Returns (a)(b)  
                      1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
     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

    4.24     4.11     (0.98 )%      2.66     N/A         4.32     N/A         6.39     N/A  

Investor A

    3.78       3.68       (1.10     2.41       (2.97 )%        4.06       2.95       6.13       5.56

Investor C

    3.26       3.13       (1.56     1.64       0.66         3.27       3.27         5.33       5.33  

Class K

    4.29       4.18       (1.05     2.71       N/A         4.34       N/A         6.40       N/A  

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

                2.99       9.29       N/A         6.28       N/A         6.98       N/A  

MSCI World Index

                (0.66     7.23       N/A         7.52       N/A         9.61       N/A  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

                5.69       10.12       N/A               4.47       N/A               3.87       N/A  

 

(a) 

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 10 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees, and how performance was calculated for certain share classes.

 
(b) 

The Fund may invest up to 60% of its assets in equity securities and up to 100% of its assets in fixed-income securities. In addition, the Fund may invest in structured notes that provide exposure to covered call options or other types of financial instruments. 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”.

 

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

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

 

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Portfolio Information  July 31, 2020

 

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

Security

   
Percent of
TotaI Investments
 
 
(a) 

BlackRock Allocation Target Shares, Series A

    3

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

    2  

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

    2  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

    2  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio, Class K Shares

    1  

Apple, Inc.

    1  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    1  

Johnson & Johnson

    1  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     (b) 

Wells Fargo & Co.

     (b) 

 

(a)

Excludes short-term securities.

 
(b)

Represents less than 1% of the Fund’s total investments.

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Asset Type

   
Percent of
Total Investments 
 
(a) 

Corporate Bonds

    31

Common Stocks

    18  

Equity-Linked Notes

    17  

Investment Companies

    10  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

    7  

Asset-Backed Securities

    6  

Preferred Securities

    4  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    3  

Foreign Government Obligations

    3  

Foreign Agency Obligations

    1  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     (b) 

Rights

     (b) 

 

(a) 

Excludes short-term securities.

 
(b) 

Represents less than 1% of the Fund’s total investments.

 
 

 

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

Security

   
Percent of
TotaI Investments 
 
(a) 

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

    2

iShares MBS ETF

    1  

iShares Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

    1  

Apple, Inc.

     (b) 

Amazon.com, Inc.

     (b) 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     (b) 

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     (b) 

Kroger Co (The)

     (b) 

Target Corp.

     (b) 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     (b) 

 

(a) 

Excludes short-term securities, options purchased and options written.

 
(b) 

Represents less than 1% of the Fund’s total investments.

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Asset Type

   
Percent of
Total Investments 
 
(a) 

Corporate Bonds

    36

Common Stocks

    19  

Asset-Backed Securities

    12  

Equity-Linked Notes

    10  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    7  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

    7  

Preferred Securities

    3  

Investment Companies

    3  

Foreign Government Obligations

    2  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

    1  

Foreign Agency Obligations

     (b) 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     (b) 

Rights

     (b) 

Warrants

     (b) 

 

(a) 

Excludes short-term securities, options purchased and options written.

 
(b) 

Represents less than 1% of the Fund’s total investments.

 
 

 

 

PORTFOLIO INFORMATION

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About Fund Performance

 

Institutional and Class K Shares are not subject to any sales charge. These shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only to certain eligible investors. Class K Shares performance shown prior to the Class K Shares inception date of March 28, 2016 for BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio and the Class K Shares inception date of February 3, 2017 for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio is that of Institutional Shares. The performance of each Fund’s Class K Shares would be substantially similar to Institutional Shares because Class K Shares and Institutional Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities and performance would only differ to the extent that Class K Shares and Institutional Shares have different expenses. The actual returns of Class K Shares would have been higher than those of Institutional Shares because Class K Shares have lower expenses than the Institutional Shares.

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. These shares automatically convert to Investor A Shares after approximately ten years.

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 blackrock.com 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 date or payable date, as applicable. 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 adviser, 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. With respect to each Fund’s contractual waivers, 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.

 

 

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Disclosure of Expenses

 

Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses, such as sales charges; and (b) operating expenses, including investment advisory fees, administration fees, service and distribution fees, including 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown below (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on February 1, 2020 and held through July 31, 2020) 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 heading 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 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.

 

    Actual            Hypothetical (a)         
     Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/20)
     Ending
Account Value
(07/31/20)
     Expenses Paid
During the
Period (b)
            Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/20)
    Ending
Account Value
(07/31/20)
     Expenses Paid
During the
Period (b)
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
 

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

                                                                    

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00      $ 947.20      $ 3.15        $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.63      $ 3.27        0.65%  

Investor A

    1,000.00        946.00        4.35          1,000.00       1,020.39        4.52        0.90  

Investor C

    1,000.00        942.40        7.97          1,000.00       1,016.66        8.27        1.65  

Class K

    1,000.00        948.50        2.91                1,000.00       1,021.88        3.02        0.60  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

                                                                    

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00      $ 990.20      $ 2.72        $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.13      $ 2.77        0.55%  

Investor A

    1,000.00        989.00        3.96          1,000.00       1,020.89        4.02        0.80  

Investor C

    1,000.00        984.40        7.65          1,000.00       1,017.16        7.77        1.55  

Class K

    1,000.00        989.50        2.47                1,000.00       1,022.38        2.51        0.50  

 

(a) 

Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 366.

 
(b) 

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 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. The Funds’ successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation a Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Funds’ investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

DISCLOSURE OF EXPENSES / DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

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Schedule of Investments  

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  

Asset-Backed Securities — 5.8%

 

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust(a)(b):

     

Series 2018-E, Class A, 4.38%, 06/25/58

    USD       272     $ 276,673  

Series 2018-F, Class A, 4.38%,
11/25/58(c)

      277       278,776  

Series 2018-G, Class A, 4.38%,
06/25/57(c)

      357       346,254  

Allegro CLO II-S Ltd., Series 2014-1RA, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.15%), 2.42%, 10/21/28(b)(d)

      500       480,611  

ALM 2020 Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.85%), 2.13%, 10/15/29(b)(d)

      1,000       977,990  

ALM VII R-2 Ltd., Series 2013-7R2A, Class BR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.20%), 2.48%, 10/15/27(b)(d)

      250       237,788  

ALM XVI Ltd., Series 2015-16A, Class CR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.70%), 2.98%, 07/15/27(b)(d)

      1,000       938,837  

Anchorage Capital CLO 4-R Ltd., Series 2014-4RA, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.60%), 2.85%, 01/28/31(b)(d)

      250       223,639  

Apidos CLO XXIV, Series 2016-24A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.05%), 3.32%, 10/20/30(b)(d)

      1,000       894,254  

Apidos CLO XXXII, Series 2019-32A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.40%), 2.67%, 01/20/33(b)(d)

      500       490,940  

Ares LI CLO Ltd., Series 2019-51A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.70%), 2.98%, 04/15/31(b)(d)

      500       493,950  

Ares LIII CLO Ltd.(b)(d):

     

Series 2019-53A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.65%), 2.91%, 04/24/31

      500       493,619  

Series 2019-53A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 4.01%, 04/24/31

      500       482,759  

Ares XL CLO Ltd., Series 2016-40A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.40%), 3.67%, 01/15/29(b)(d)

      500       472,443  

Ares XLVI CLO Ltd., Series 2017-46A, Class SUB, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.00%), 0.00%, 01/15/30(b)(d)

      750       439,288  

Ares XLVII CLO Ltd.(b)(d):

     

Series 2018-47A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.70%), 2.98%, 04/15/30

      1,500       1,348,064  

Series 2018-47A, Class SUB, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.00%), 0.00%, 04/15/30

      500       246,837  

Ares XLVIII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-48A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.70%), 2.97%, 07/20/30(b)(d)

      500       447,766  

Ares XXXIR CLO Ltd., Series 2014-31RA, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.60%), 1.96%, 05/24/30(b)(d)

      1,000       957,551  

Assurant CLO I Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.10%), 2.37%, 10/20/29(b)(d)

      500       477,823  

Atrium XIV LLC, Series 14A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.95%),
2.22%, 08/23/30(b)(d)

      250       230,717  

Atrium XV, Series 15A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 3.26%,
01/23/31(b)(d)

      250       227,561  

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2004-HE3, Class M2, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.73%), 1.90%, 04/25/34(d)

      95       94,570  

Canyon Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class BR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.80%), 2.07%, 01/30/31(b)(d)

      500       478,182  

Canyon CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.70%), 1.98%, 07/15/31(b)(d)

      500       480,618  
Security          Par (000)      Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2015-4A, Class SBB1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 8.50%), 8.77%, 07/20/32(b)(d)

    USD       209      $ 181,381  

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC5, Class A3, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.15%), 0.32%, 01/25/37(d)

      132        106,617  

CarVal CLO II Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 3.52%, 04/20/32(b)(d)

      500        494,536  

Catskill Park CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.70%), 3.97%, 04/20/29(b)(d)

      250        238,366  

CBAM Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class C1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.40%), 2.67%, 10/17/29(b)(d)

      500        486,559  

Cedar Funding IX CLO Ltd., Series 2018-9A, Class SUB, 0.00%, 04/20/31(a)(b)

      1,000        502,058  

CIFC Funding Ltd.(b)(d):

      

Series 2014-5A, Class DR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.40%), 3.67%, 10/17/31

      500        459,407  

Series 2015-3A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.65%), 1.92%, 04/19/29

      250        240,759  

Series 2016-1A, Class BR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.95%), 2.22%, 10/21/31

      1,000        982,584  

Series 2016-1A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.80%), 3.07%, 10/21/31

      500        483,566  

Series 2017-1A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 3.77%, 04/23/29

      500        467,460  

Series 2018-1A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.65%), 2.92%, 04/18/31

      1,000        903,096  

Series 2018-3A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.85%), 3.12%, 07/18/31

      500        466,924  

Conseco Finance Corp., Series 1998-8, Class A1, 6.28%, 09/01/30

      248        256,485  

Cumberland Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-2A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.80%), 2.07%,
07/20/28(b)(d)

      420        400,306  

CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-G, Class 2A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.15%), 0.32%, 10/15/36(d)

      110        102,961  

Deer Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.65%), 1.92%, 10/20/30(b)(d)

      500        482,326  

Dryden 36 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2014-36A, Class DR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.70%),
3.98%, 04/15/29(b)(d)

      500        476,571  

Dryden 50 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2017-50A, Class SUB,
0.00%, 07/15/30(a)(b)

      1,000        484,332  

Dryden 70 CLO Ltd., Series 2018-70A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 4.02%, 01/16/32(b)(d)

      250        238,754  

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust(d):

      

Series 2006-FF9, Class 2A4, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.25%), 0.42%, 06/25/36

      1,750        1,289,280  

Series 2006-FF13, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.12%), 0.29%, 10/25/36

      60        44,617  

Flatiron CLO 19 Ltd.(b)(d):

      

Series 2019-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.70%), 3.09%, 11/16/32

      500        485,342  

Series 2019-1A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.90%), 4.29%, 11/16/32

      1,000        983,485  

Galaxy XXIV CLO Ltd., Series 2017-24A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.70%), 1.98%, 01/15/31(b)(d)

      250        233,999  

Greenwood Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.50%), 2.77%,
04/15/31(b)(d)

      650        583,706  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

 

Greywolf CLO V Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class BR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.00%), 2.24%, 01/27/31(b)(d)

    USD       500     $ 474,982  

GSAA Home Equity Trust(d):

     

Series 2005-14, Class 1A2, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.35%), 0.52%, 12/25/35

      30       11,809  

Series 2006-5, Class 1A1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.18%), 0.35%, 03/25/36

      69       30,162  

GSAMP Trust, Series 2006-FM3, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.14%), 0.31%, 11/25/36(d)

      131       75,278  

Invitation Homes Trust(b)(d):

     

Series 2018-SFR3, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.00%), 1.18%, 07/17/37

      648       643,304  

Series 2018-SFR3, Class E, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.18%, 07/17/37

      700       678,360  

Series 2018-SFR4, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.10%), 1.28%, 01/17/38

      265       264,670  

Jay Park CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.65%), 2.92%, 10/20/27(b)(d)

      250       231,880  

Kayne CLO II Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.90%), 2.18%, 10/15/31(b)(d)

      525       524,385  

Kayne CLO III Ltd.(b)(d):

     

Series 2019-3A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.48%), 1.76%, 04/15/32

      2,500       2,477,082  

Series 2019-3A, Class B1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.05%), 2.32%, 04/15/32

      1,000       985,915  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-4, Class 1A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.15%), 0.32%, 05/25/36(d)

      466       314,961  

Madison Park Funding XIII Ltd.,
Series 2014-13A, Class CR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.90%),
2.17%, 04/19/30(b)(d)

      500       471,291  

Madison Park Funding XXVII Ltd.,
Series 2018-27A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.60%), 2.87%, 04/20/30(b)(d)

      500       441,657  

Madison Park Funding XXXI Ltd.,
Series 2018-31A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 3.26%, 01/23/31(b)(d)

      500       457,753  

Mariner CLO 7 Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.00%), 2.27%, 04/30/32(b)(d)

      500       490,705  

Mastr Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2007-HE1, Class A4, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.28%),
0.45%, 05/25/37(d)

      650       517,195  

Neuberger Berman CLO XVIII Ltd., Series 2014-18A, Class CR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%),
3.27%, 10/21/30(b)(d)

      250       224,493  

Neuberger Berman CLO XXI Ltd., Series 2016-21A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.60%),
1.87%, 04/20/27(b)(d)

      1,490       1,405,963  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO Ltd.(b)(d):

 

Series 2017-25A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 3.52%, 10/18/29

      500       468,061  

Series 2017-26A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 2.02%, 10/18/30

      500       470,327  

Series 2020-37A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.20%), 2.37%, 07/20/31(c)

      1,000       997,900  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc., Series 1998-D, Class M1,
7.42%, 01/15/29(b)

      311       319,319  

OCP CLO Ltd.(b)(d):

     

Series 2014-6A, Class BR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.15%), 2.42%, 10/17/30

      2,000       1,929,229  

Series 2015-10A, Class BR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.85%), 2.09%, 10/26/27

      500       479,891  
Security          Par (000)     Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

 

Series 2017-14A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.95%), 2.33%, 11/20/30

    USD       500     $ 476,050  

Octagon Investment Partners 26 Ltd., Series 2016-1, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.85%), 3.13%, 04/20/31(d)

      500       433,503  

Octagon Investment Partners 27 Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.10%), 2.37%, 07/15/30(b)(d)

      815       772,848  

Octagon Investment Partners 33 Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 3.02%, 01/20/31(b)(d)

      500       450,184  

Octagon Investment Partners 35 Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.60%), 2.87%, 01/20/31(b)(d)

      400       341,200  

Octagon Investment Partners 42 Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class B1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.95%), 2.23%, 04/15/31(b)(d)

      500       491,898  

Octagon Investment Partners XVI Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.85%), 2.12%, 07/17/30(b)(d)

      250       231,223  

Octagon Investment Partners XVII Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class DR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.50%), 2.74%, 01/25/31(b)(d)

      500       438,119  

OHA Credit Funding 2 Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.00%), 4.27%, 04/21/31(b)(d)

      1,000       975,137  

OHA Credit Partners XII Ltd., Series 2015-12A, Class DR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.90%), 3.16%, 07/23/30(b)(d)

      650       589,061  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd.(b)(d):

     

Series 2013-2A, Class BRR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.20%), 2.47%, 10/17/31

      300       291,981  

Series 2013-2A, Class CRR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.20%), 3.47%, 10/17/31

      500       465,121  

Series 2015-1A, Class BR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.25%), 2.62%, 05/21/29

      500       485,477  

Series 2015-1A, Class CR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.15%), 3.52%, 05/21/29

      500       478,147  

Series 2015-2A, Class BR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.95%), 2.22%, 07/20/30

      750       715,720  

Series 2019-1A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.65%), 3.07%, 11/14/32

      500       494,489  

Series 2020-1A, Class A2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.64%), 2.94%, 04/20/29(c)

      500       500,500  

Series 2020-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 3.30%, 04/20/29

      1,000       959,964  

Progress Residential Trust(b):

     

Series 2017-SFR2, Class F, 4.84%, 12/17/34

      1,500       1,486,889  

Series 2018-SFR2, Class F, 4.95%, 08/17/35

      500       502,621  

Series 2018-SFR3, Class F, 5.37%, 10/17/35

      746       766,025  

Series 2019-SFR2, Class F, 4.84%, 05/17/36

      100       96,647  

Recette CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.70%), 1.97%, 10/20/27(b)(d)

      300       288,713  

Regatta Funding LP(b)(d):

     

Series 2013-2A, Class A2R2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.85%), 2.13%, 01/15/29

      500       489,123  

Series 2013-2A, Class BR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.70%), 2.98%, 01/15/29

      500       480,800  

Series 2013-2A, Class CR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.70%), 3.98%, 01/15/29

      500       464,595  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  13


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

 

Regatta VI Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.05%), 2.32%, 07/20/28(b)(d)

    USD       250     $ 239,642  

Regatta X Funding Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.80%), 2.07%, 01/17/31(b)(d)

      1,000       944,193  

Regatta XIII Funding Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.10%), 2.37%, 07/15/31(b)(d)

      500       480,350  

Regatta XV Funding Ltd.(b)(d):

     

Series 2018-4A, Class A2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.85%), 2.09%, 10/25/31

      285       275,751  

Series 2018-4A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.30%), 3.54%, 10/25/31

      250       233,365  

Regatta XVI Funding Ltd.(b)(d):

     

Series 2019-2A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.70%), 2.98%, 01/15/33

      1,270       1,231,039  

Series 2019-2A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.90%), 4.17%, 01/15/33

      500       477,418  

Rockford Tower CLO Ltd.(b)(d):

     

Series 2018-2A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.20%), 2.47%, 10/20/31

      300       292,649  

Series 2019-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 3.02%, 04/20/32

      500       490,180  

Series 2019-1A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.85%), 4.12%, 04/20/32

      500       483,249  

RR 5 Ltd., Series 2018-5A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.10%),
3.38%, 10/15/31(b)(d)

      550       501,812  

Silver Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class DR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.35%), 3.62%, 07/20/30(b)(d)

      500       470,733  

Stewart Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class DR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.60%), 2.88%, 01/15/30(b)(d)

      650       579,710  

Symphony CLO XIX Ltd., Series 2018-19A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 2.02%, 04/16/31(b)(d)

      500       469,286  

TCW CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.91%), 3.16%, 04/25/31(b)(d)

      500       453,677  

TICP CLO V Ltd., Series 2016-5A, Class DR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.15%), 3.42%, 07/17/31(b)(d)

      500       472,639  

TICP CLO VII Ltd., Series 2017-7A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.15%), 2.43%, 04/15/33(b)(d)

      500       476,424  

TICP CLO VIII Ltd., Series 2017-8A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.10%), 3.37%, 10/20/30(b)(d)

      500       465,788  

TICP CLO XI Ltd.(b)(d):

     

Series 2018-11A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.15%), 2.42%, 10/20/31

      300       288,654  

Series 2018-11A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.05%), 3.32%, 10/20/31

      300       282,145  

TICP CLO XIII Ltd., Series 2019-13A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.45%), 3.72%, 07/15/32(b)(d)

      500       481,563  

TICP CLO XIV Ltd., Series 2019-14A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.70%), 2.97%, 10/20/32(b)(d)

      500       496,481  

Treman Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class DRR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.65%), 2.92%, 10/20/28(b)(d)

      300       277,187  

Upland CLO Ltd.(b)(d):

     

Series 2016-1A, Class A2R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.65%), 1.92%, 04/20/31

      1,000       965,407  
Security          Par (000)     Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

 

Series 2016-1A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.90%), 3.17%, 04/20/31

    USD       500     $ 450,197  

Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2015-3A, Class A3R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.70%), 1.97%, 10/20/31(b)(d)

      500       482,471  

York CLO 1 Ltd.(b)(d):

     

Series 2014-1A, Class CRR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.10%), 2.36%, 10/22/29

      500       475,107  

Series 2014-1A, Class DRR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.01%), 3.27%, 10/22/29

      270       257,738  

York CLO-3 Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class DR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.60%), 3.87%, 10/20/29(b)(d)

      500       475,508  
     

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 5.8%
(Cost: $71,644,422)

        68,115,957  
     

 

 

 
          Shares        

Common Stocks — 16.0%

     

Airlines — 0.1%

     

Copa Holdings SA, Class A

      15,587       645,925  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles — 0.3%                  

Astra International Tbk. PT

      3,906,200       1,376,012  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

      448,000       939,807  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

      17,492       1,461,983  
     

 

 

 
        3,777,802  
Banks — 0.8%                  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk. PT

      4,621,600       1,836,855  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

      863,890       1,199,677  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

      2,093,000       1,526,071  

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

 

    147,027       578,673  

Erste Group Bank AG(e)

      28,854       645,846  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

 

    227,226       813,848  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

      1,950,000       1,142,586  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC, ADR

      132,053       1,566,981  
     

 

 

 
        9,310,537  
Biotechnology — 0.1%                  

Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

      110,000       1,272,513  
     

 

 

 
Building Products — 0.1%                  

Beijing New Building Materials plc, Class A

 

    278,553       1,227,943  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%  

S-1 Corp.

      14,335       1,088,953  
     

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 0.1%                  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

      203,000       1,535,116  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.1%                  

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

      73,106       673,238  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%  

Cellnex Telecom SA(b)

      12,571       791,148  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

 

    84,654       1,245,559  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(b)

      24,274       244,942  
     

 

 

 
        2,281,649  
Electric Utilities — 0.9%                  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

      15,839       1,376,092  

AusNet Services

      411,333       525,565  

Duke Energy Corp.

      13,253       1,123,059  

Edison International

      3,489       194,233  

Emera, Inc.

      5,684       236,577  

Evergy, Inc.

      8,295       537,765  

Eversource Energy

      11,197       1,008,514  
 

 

 

14  

2020 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)            

FirstEnergy Corp.

    24,049     $ 697,421  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd.(f)

    234,500       242,682  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    10,163       2,852,754  

PG&E Corp.(e)

    12,634       118,128  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    19,948       1,377,210  
   

 

 

 
          10,290,000  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.2%            

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    531,000       1,419,166  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    3,554       1,189,814  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    104,000       228,473  
   

 

 

 
          2,837,453  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 5.6%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    20,310       3,606,040  

Allied Properties REIT

    43,230       1,294,528  

American Tower Corp.

    4,413       1,153,514  

Assura plc

    2,994,167       3,087,123  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    14,280       2,186,554  

Boston Properties, Inc.

    19,982       1,780,196  

Comforia Residential REIT, Inc.

    226       707,870  

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.

    11,040       504,859  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

    83,791       2,574,060  

Cromwell European REIT

    2,910,916       1,482,220  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    23,271       3,879,276  

CyrusOne, Inc.

    25,781       2,150,651  

Dexus

    543,841       3,301,320  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    2,208       354,472  

EPR Properties

    48,953       1,401,524  

Equinix, Inc.

    4,812       3,779,730  

Goodman Group

    246,839       3,001,217  

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

    49,159       1,158,678  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.

    551       2,998,370  

Link REIT

    146,400       1,135,929  

LondonMetric Property plc

    403,620       1,219,332  

MCUBS MidCity Investment Corp.

    2,158       1,406,137  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

    429       1,480,905  

NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT

    74,679       627,227  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    39,762       1,287,494  

Prologis, Inc.

    35,745       3,768,238  

SBA Communications Corp.

    4,341       1,352,395  

Secure Income REIT plc

    235,094       811,594  

Segro plc

    173,563       2,198,044  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

    61,606       2,122,943  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

    36,705       1,196,583  

Sun Communities, Inc.

    17,693       2,652,711  

Target Healthcare REIT plc

    888,244       1,295,260  

VEREIT, Inc.

    175,276       1,141,047  

VICI Properties, Inc.

    90,255       1,959,436  
   

 

 

 
          66,057,477  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.2%            

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    379,553       893,327  

X5 Retail Group NV, GDR

    24,459       917,945  
   

 

 

 
          1,811,272  
Food Products — 0.1%            

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.(e)

    247,000       1,159,040  
   

 

 

 
Gas Utilities — 0.3%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    5,804       615,166  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    120,300       1,458,247  

Snam SpA

    112,436       598,548  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    27,000       573,267  
   

 

 

 
          3,245,228  
Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1%

   

Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    155,727     $ 956,465  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%            

Mediclinic International plc

    82,651       292,966  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2%            

SJM Holdings Ltd.

    1,077,000       1,215,245  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    18,242       934,720  
   

 

 

 
          2,149,965  
Household Durables — 0.1%            

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.

    417,000       1,450,097  
   

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    292,366       768,334  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.3%            

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    143,986       768,709  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    521,000       1,195,129  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    140,000       1,477,172  

Prudential plc

    42,233       603,542  
   

 

 

 
          4,044,552  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.4%            

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    73,000       5,007,670  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 0.1%            

Infosys Ltd.

    43,892       564,370  

Infosys Ltd., ADR

    81,510       1,047,403  
   

 

 

 
          1,611,773  
Machinery — 0.1%            

Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    138,900       794,555  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.0%            

Eutelsat Communications SA

    3,449       34,879  

SES SA, FDR

    6,657       47,089  
   

 

 

 
          81,968  
Metals & Mining — 0.2%            

Vale SA(e)

    137,125       1,600,061  

Vale SA, ADR

    19,875       231,345  
   

 

 

 
          1,831,406  
Multi-Utilities — 0.7%            

Ameren Corp.

    13,633       1,093,912  

CMS Energy Corp.

    13,382       858,857  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    24,805       2,009,949  

National Grid plc

    109,748       1,287,551  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    15,760       881,614  

Sempra Energy

    12,603       1,568,569  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    4,172       397,425  
   

 

 

 
          8,097,877  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.7%            

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(e)

    12,721       629,435  

CNOOC Ltd.

    315,000       332,483  

CNOOC Ltd., ADR

    9,142       965,852  

Gibson Energy, Inc.

    19,551       321,994  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    46,496       655,594  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    13,757       334,309  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA(e)

    292,317       1,272,588  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR(e)

    46,879       406,441  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    419,998       1,389,977  

Plains GP Holdings LP, Class A

    42,088       334,179  

Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd.

    1,120,574       859,404  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  15


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)            

TC Energy Corp.

    26,280     $     1,197,800  
   

 

 

 
          8,700,056  
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.2%  

Aroundtown SA

    305,125       1,837,334  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    330,700       1,042,506  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    340,500       1,890,685  

Entra ASA(b)

    122,123       1,723,999  

ESR Cayman Ltd.(b)(e)

    767,000       1,891,438  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    345,000       846,409  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    291,700       1,111,143  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    690,200       164,235  

Vonovia SE

    56,762       3,668,859  
   

 

 

 
          14,176,608  
Road & Rail — 0.2%            

Canadian National Railway Co.

    10,350       1,011,007  

East Japan Railway Co.

    10,200       587,976  

Kansas City Southern

    2,301       395,427  

Union Pacific Corp.

    2,702       468,392  
   

 

 

 
          2,462,802  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.6%  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    296,000       4,307,867  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    95,000       1,024,451  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    1,080,000       1,185,284  
   

 

 

 
          6,517,602  
Specialty Retail — 0.1%(b)            

Topsports International Holdings Ltd.

    856,000       1,030,849  

Vivo Energy plc

    259,400       249,912  
   

 

 

 
          1,280,761  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%  

Wiwynn Corp.

    39,000       1,045,626  
   

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%            

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    54,855       1,304,588  
   

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%            

BOC Aviation Ltd.(b)

    92,900       537,748  
   

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure — 1.1%            

Aena SME SA(b)

    14,345       1,870,375  

Atlantia SpA

    70,674       1,132,279  

Atlas Arteria Ltd.

    261,337       1,221,445  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    213,190       908,795  

Flughafen Zurich AG (Registered)(e)

    6,397       811,004  

Getlink SE(e)

    42,808       644,066  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    127,614       859,954  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

    17,306       298,894  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,264,000       1,355,805  

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.

    6,036       180,838  

Sydney Airport(f)

    297,622       1,114,695  

Transurban Group(f)

    297,179       2,939,548  
   

 

 

 
          13,337,698  
Water Utilities — 0.1%            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    9,430       1,388,756  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.(e)

    124,268       920,393  

China Mobile Ltd.

    209,500       1,430,076  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC

    146,703       646,208  
Security   Shares     Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

    99,914     $ 885,238  
   

 

 

 
          3,881,915  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 16.0%
(Cost: $185,282,427)

      188,935,934  
   

 

 

 
    Par (000)        

Corporate Bonds — 28.6%

   

Aerospace & Defense — 0.5%(b)

   

Bombardier, Inc.:

   

8.75%, 12/01/21

    314       314,000  

5.75%, 03/15/22

    116       110,200  

6.13%, 01/15/23

    64       55,040  

7.50%, 12/01/24

    205       166,050  

7.50%, 03/15/25

    27       21,803  

7.88%, 04/15/27

    827       657,465  

F-Brasile SpA, Series XR, 7.38%, 08/15/26

    200       160,560  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.,

   

6.50%, 11/30/25

    284       299,620  

SSL Robotics LLC, 9.75%, 12/31/23

    108       119,912  

TransDigm, Inc.:

   

8.00%, 12/15/25

    765       830,025  

6.25%, 03/15/26

    3,085       3,254,675  
   

 

 

 
          5,989,350  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.0%            

XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.25%, 05/01/25(b)

    67       72,444  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.1%(b)            

American Airlines, Inc., 11.75%, 07/15/25

    369       321,602  

Avianca Holdings SA, 9.00%, 05/10/23(e)(g)

    400       76,000  

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 7.00%, 05/01/25

    166       177,274  

Latam Finance Ltd., 6.88%, 04/11/24(e)(g)

    689       235,121  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 06/20/27

    865       895,275  
   

 

 

 
          1,705,272  
Auto Components — 0.4%            

Adient US LLC, 9.00%, 04/15/25(b)

    101       112,236  

Allison Transmission, Inc.(b):

   

5.00%, 10/01/24

    36       36,693  

5.88%, 06/01/29

    84       92,801  

Clarios Global LP(b):

   

6.75%, 05/15/25

    322       346,247  

6.25%, 05/15/26

    895       957,757  

8.50%, 05/15/27

    1,115       1,171,865  

Dealer Tire LLC, 8.00%, 02/01/28(b)

    156       153,270  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 9.50%, 05/31/25

    121       136,502  

Icahn Enterprises LP:

   

4.75%, 09/15/24

    30       30,600  

6.25%, 05/15/26

    588       621,381  

5.25%, 05/15/27

    531       546,930  
   

 

 

 
          4,206,282  
Automobiles — 0.1%            

Ford Motor Co.:

   

8.50%, 04/21/23

    392       435,120  

4.75%, 01/15/43

    41       37,515  

5.29%, 12/08/46

    100       95,030  

General Motors Co., 6.13%, 10/01/25

    77       90,003  

Tesla, Inc., 5.30%, 08/15/25(b)

    414       428,490  

Winnebago Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 07/15/28(b)

    90       95,175  
   

 

 

 
          1,181,333  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  
Banks — 4.7%                  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., (USD Swap Rate 5 Year + 5.17%),
6.75%(b)(d)(h)

    USD       2,545     $   2,845,615  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, (USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 3.87%), 6.13%(d)(h)

      1,400       1,260,000  

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.97%), 6.75%(b)(d)(h)

      400       380,750  

Bancolombia SA, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 2.94%), 4.62%, 12/18/29(d)

      458       434,384  

Banistmo SA, 3.65%, 09/19/22

      400       402,500  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 1.63%), 3.27%, 01/29/31(b)(d)

      340       335,750  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The), (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.26%), 5.87%(d)(h)

      575       562,063  

Barclays plc(d)(h):

     

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 6.77%), 7.88%

 

    3,079       3,157,330  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.84%), 7.75%

 

    625       636,719  

BBVA Bancomer SA, 6.75%, 09/30/22(b)

      373       402,747  

BNP Paribas SA, (USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 6.31%), 7.63%(b)(d)(h)

      2,754       2,816,653  

Burgan Bank SAK, (USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.01%), 5.75%(d)(h)

      400       388,000  

Chong Hing Bank Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.86%), 5.70%(d)(h)

      250       248,047  

Citigroup, Inc., Series U, (SOFR + 3.81%), 5.00%(d)(h)

      2,575       2,581,437  

Credit Agricole SA(b)(d)(h):

     

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.90%), 7.88%

 

    350       384,062  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 6.19%), 8.12%

 

    3,325       3,873,625  

Danske Bank A/S, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 7 Year + 4.13%), 7.00%(d)(h)

      3,630       3,816,038  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC, (USD Swap Semi 6 Year + 3.66%), 6.13%(d)(h)

      700       696,719  

HSBC Holdings plc(d)(h):

     

(USD Swap Rate 5 Year + 5.51%), 6.87%

 

    581       592,314  

(USD Swap Rate 5 Year + 4.37%), 6.37%

 

    500       501,560  

(USD Swap Rate 5 Year + 3.75%), 6.00%

 

    487       481,887  

ING Groep NV, (USD Swap Rate 5 Year + 4.20%), 6.75%(d)(h)

      925       962,294  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, 5.13%, 05/13/23(b)

 

    412       435,819  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series W, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.00%),
1.39%, 05/15/47(d)

      2,042       1,478,285  

Lloyds Banking Group plc(d)(h):

     

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.50%), 7.50%

 

    380       403,750  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.82%), 6.75%

 

    485       500,762  

Macquarie Bank Ltd., (USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 3.70%), 6.13%(b)(d)(h)

      3,679       3,688,197  

Macquarie Group Ltd., (USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 3.70%), 6.13%(d)(h)

      200       200,500  

Nanyang Commercial Bank Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.21%), 5.00%(d)(h)

      600       591,188  

Natwest Group plc(d)(h):

     

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 7.60%), 8.62%

 

    2,161       2,257,791  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 5.72%), 8.00%

 

    1,500       1,691,250  

Nordea Bank Abp, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.11%), 6.63%(b)(d)(h)

      3,425       3,711,844  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
Banks (continued)                  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.05%), 5.87%(d)(h)

    USD       200     $ 212,250  

Societe Generale SA, (USD Swap Rate 5 Year + 5.87%), 8.00%(b)(d)(h)

      1,775       1,992,438  

Standard Chartered plc, (USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 6.30%), 7.50%(b)(d)(h)

      3,110       3,218,539  

TMB Bank PCL, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.26%), 4.90%(d)(h)

      200       186,250  

Truist Financial Corp., Series L, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.10%), 5.05%(d)(h)

      2,130       1,967,447  

UniCredit SpA, (USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 5.18%), 8.00%(d)(h)

      3,040       3,161,600  

Wachovia Capital Trust II, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.50%), 0.78%, 01/15/27(d)

      115       102,925  

Westpac Banking Corp., (USD Swap Rate 5 Year + 2.89%), 5.00%(d)(h)

      1,640       1,640,885  
     

 

 

 
        55,202,214  
Beverages — 0.0%                  

Central American Bottling Corp.(b):

     

5.75%, 01/31/27

 

    335       347,772  

5.75%, 01/31/27

 

    150       157,125  
     

 

 

 
        504,897  
Building Products — 0.1%(b)                  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., 5.00%, 09/30/27

      187       192,610  

Builders FirstSource, Inc., 6.75%, 06/01/27

 

    48       52,800  

Forterra Finance LLC, 6.50%, 07/15/25

      214       226,840  

James Hardie International Finance DAC, 5.00%, 01/15/28

      200       213,000  

JELD-WEN, Inc.:

     

6.25%, 05/15/25

 

    99       105,930  

4.63%, 12/15/25

 

    40       40,400  

4.88%, 12/15/27

 

    12       12,210  

Summit Materials LLC, 5.25%, 01/15/29

      128       132,800  
     

 

 

 
        976,590  
Capital Markets — 1.3%(d)(h)                  

Credit Suisse Group AG(b):

     

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.60%), 7.50%

 

    875       959,219  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 3.46%), 6.25%

 

    3,453       3,677,445  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.82%), 6.37%

 

    600       631,878  

Deutsche Bank AG, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.52%), 6.00%

      800       696,240  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The):

     

Series Q, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.62%), 5.50%

      1,655       1,774,345  

Series R, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.22%), 4.95%

      1,445       1,449,440  

UBS Group AG:

     

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 5.50%), 6.87%

 

    2,200       2,233,000  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.34%), 7.00%(b)

 

    575       610,138  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.87%), 7.00%

 

    1,627       1,814,105  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.59%), 6.87%

 

    1,115       1,198,634  
     

 

 

 
        15,044,444  
Chemicals — 0.6%                  

Atotech Alpha 2 BV, 8.75%, (8.75% Cash or 9.50% PIK), 06/01/23(b)(i)

      650       656,500  

Atotech Alpha 3 BV, 6.25%, 02/01/25(b)

      674       693,377  

Blue Cube Spinco LLC, 10.00%, 10/15/25

 

    454       484,645  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  
Chemicals (continued)        

Braskem Netherlands Finance BV, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 8.22%),
8.50%, 01/23/81(b)(d)

    USD       495     $ 502,425  

Chemours Co. (The), 6.63%, 05/15/23

      145       145,000  

Element Solutions, Inc., 5.88%, 12/01/25(b)

      1,358       1,402,135  

Equate Petrochemical BV,
4.25%, 11/03/26(b)

      441       473,386  

Gates Global LLC, 6.25%, 01/15/26(b)

      252       263,970  

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 04/15/26(b)

      151       154,020  

Illuminate Buyer LLC, 9.00%, 07/01/28(b)

      176       188,760  

Minerals Technologies, Inc., 5.00%, 07/01/28(b)

      110       114,158  

Pearl Holding III Ltd., 9.50%, 12/11/22

      200       52,907  

PQ Corp., 5.75%, 12/15/25(b)

      1,077       1,109,310  

Rock International Investment, Inc., 6.63%, 03/27/20(e)(g)

      200       72,109  

Valvoline, Inc., 4.25%, 02/15/30(b)

      158       166,098  

Yingde Gases Investment Ltd., 6.25%, 01/19/23(b)

      200       206,000  
     

 

 

 
        6,684,800  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%                  

ADT Security Corp. (The),
4.88%, 07/15/32(b)

      627       630,135  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC(b):

     

6.63%, 07/15/26

      1,839       1,967,730  

9.75%, 07/15/27

      634       704,703  

APX Group, Inc.:

     

8.50%, 11/01/24

      62       63,860  

6.75%, 02/15/27(b)

      196       195,412  

Aramark Services, Inc.(b):

     

6.38%, 05/01/25

      164       173,020  

5.00%, 02/01/28

      69       69,431  

Brink’s Co. (The), 5.50%, 07/15/25(b)

      60       63,750  

Garda World Security Corp.,
9.50%, 11/01/27(b)

      256       279,040  

GFL Environmental, Inc.(b):

     

7.00%, 06/01/26

      613       649,780  

5.13%, 12/15/26

      206       218,719  

8.50%, 05/01/27

      201       225,180  

IAA, Inc., 5.50%, 06/15/27(b)

      359       382,784  

KAR Auction Services, Inc., 5.13%, 06/01/25(b)

      261       262,305  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC(b):

     

5.75%, 04/15/26

      269       298,590  

6.25%, 01/15/28

      500       521,250  

Tuspark Forward Ltd., 7.95%, 08/15/21

      400       247,250  

Waste Pro USA, Inc., 5.50%, 02/15/26(b)

      318       322,770  
     

 

 

 
        7,275,709  
Communications Equipment — 0.1%                  

CommScope Technologies LLC, 6.00%, 06/15/25(b)

      319       325,922  

CommScope, Inc.(b):

     

5.50%, 03/01/24

      52       54,003  

6.00%, 03/01/26

      871       929,244  

8.25%, 03/01/27

      20       21,568  

Nokia OYJ, 6.63%, 05/15/39

      98       124,950  

ViaSat, Inc., 6.50%, 07/15/28(b)

      206       211,603  
     

 

 

 
        1,667,290  
Construction & Engineering — 0.2%                  

Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI SA, 6.75%, 03/30/29(b)

      405       354,374  

Bioceanico Sovereign Certificate Ltd., 0.00%, 06/05/34(j)

      372       267,221  

Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 8.50%, 07/15/25(b)

      453       419,025  

Delhi International Airport Ltd.:

     

6.45%, 06/04/29(b)

      200       196,437  

6.45%, 06/04/29

      200       196,438  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
Construction & Engineering (continued)        

MasTec, Inc., 4.50%, 08/15/28(b)

    USD       129     $ 134,805  

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 9.75%, 07/15/28(b)

      42       43,995  

Stoneway Capital Corp.(e)(g):

     

10.00%, 03/01/27(b)

      752       257,042  

10.00%, 03/01/27

      267       91,131  

Zhejiang Baron BVI Co. Ltd., 6.80%, 08/27/21

      200       199,500  
     

 

 

 
        2,159,968  
Consumer Finance — 0.5%                  

Ally Financial, Inc., 8.00%, 11/01/31

      467       645,893  

ASG Finance Designated Activity Co., 7.88%, 12/03/24(b)

      534       357,446  

Credito Real SAB de CV SOFOM ER:

     

7.25%, 07/20/23(b)

      200       191,000  

7.25%, 07/20/23

      200       191,000  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

     

5.88%, 08/02/21

      200       205,250  

2.98%, 08/03/22

      506       507,159  

3.35%, 11/01/22

      207       208,294  

3.81%, 01/09/24

      200       201,560  

5.13%, 06/16/25

      319       340,076  

4.13%, 08/04/25

      218       223,428  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.:

     

2.75%, 06/20/25

      107       110,401  

Series B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.44%), 6.50%(d)(h)

      913       862,210  

Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., 6.50%, (6.50% Cash or 7.25% PIK), 09/15/24(b)(i)

      215       133,837  

King Talent Management Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.52%), 5.60%(d)(h)

      200       172,188  

Manappuram Finance Ltd., 5.90%, 01/13/23

      200       197,500  

Muthoot Finance Ltd., 6.13%, 10/31/22(b)

      466       476,631  

Navient Corp.:

     

6.13%, 03/25/24

      66       68,310  

6.75%, 06/15/26

      329       342,160  

5.00%, 03/15/27

      35       33,512  

New Lion Bridge Co. Ltd., 9.75%, 10/10/20

      200       196,500  

OneMain Finance Corp.:

     

6.88%, 03/15/25

      135       150,863  

8.88%, 06/01/25

      42       47,355  

7.13%, 03/15/26

      10       11,723  

6.63%, 01/15/28

      213       244,087  

5.38%, 11/15/29

      50       52,755  
     

 

 

 
        6,171,138  
Containers & Packaging — 0.3%                  

ARD Finance SA, 6.50%, 06/30/27(b)

      636       650,310  

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc,
5.25%, 08/15/27(b)

      407       426,036  

Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., 7.38%, 12/15/26

      16       18,880  

GPC Merger Sub, Inc., 7.13%, 08/15/28(b)

      71       73,840  

Intertape Polymer Group, Inc., 7.00%, 10/15/26(b)

      127       132,556  

LABL Escrow Issuer LLC, 6.75%, 07/15/26(b)

      502       542,160  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 5.50%, 04/15/24(b)

      323       329,324  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 7.00%, 07/15/24(b)

      188       191,525  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV(b)(k):

     

5.50%, 08/15/26

      489       520,932  

8.50%, 08/15/27

      778       851,910  
     

 

 

 
        3,737,473  
Distributors — 0.2%(b)                  

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.:

     

5.88%, 05/15/26

      57       60,277  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  
Distributors (continued)        

4.00%, 01/15/28

    USD       82     $ 85,280  

Core & Main LP, 6.13%, 08/15/25

      1,520       1,565,722  

Wolverine Escrow LLC:

     

8.50%, 11/15/24

      130       94,250  

9.00%, 11/15/26

      323       234,175  
     

 

 

 
        2,039,704  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%        

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Ltd., 7.45%, 07/31/22

      260       265,850  

frontdoor, Inc., 6.75%, 08/15/26(b)

      349       376,484  

Laureate Education, Inc.,
8.25%, 05/01/25(b)

      89       95,230  

ServiceMaster Co. LLC (The),
5.13%, 11/15/24(b)

      97       99,910  

Sotheby’s, 7.38%, 10/15/27(b)

      600       606,000  
     

 

 

 
        1,443,474  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%(b)        

Fairstone Financial, Inc., 7.88%, 07/15/24

      154       155,540  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 7.13%, 06/01/24

      1,188       1,219,185  

Operadora de Servicios Mega SA de CV Sofom ER, 8.25%, 02/11/25

      275       240,109  

Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc.:

     

6.25%, 05/15/26

      702       759,038  

8.25%, 11/15/26

      931       1,027,591  

Verscend Escrow Corp., 9.75%, 08/15/26

      2,231       2,470,364  
     

 

 

 
        5,871,827  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.3%  

Altice France Holding SA(b):

     

10.50%, 05/15/27

      1,214       1,388,513  

6.00%, 02/15/28

      418       417,494  

Altice France SA(b):

     

7.38%, 05/01/26

      200       213,330  

8.13%, 02/01/27

      1,212       1,352,956  

5.50%, 01/15/28

      200       210,250  

CCO Holdings LLC(b):

     

5.13%, 05/01/27

      241       255,686  

4.75%, 03/01/30

      355       377,853  

4.50%, 08/15/30

      583       617,922  

4.25%, 02/01/31

      455       474,801  

4.50%, 05/01/32

      689       726,895  

CenturyLink, Inc.:

     

5.13%, 12/15/26(b)

      851       890,903  

Series P, 7.60%, 09/15/39

      164       188,138  

Series U, 7.65%, 03/15/42

      647       737,580  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.00%, 07/15/24(b)

      616       637,363  

Frontier Communications Corp., 8.00%, 04/01/27(b)(k)

      1,108       1,146,780  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA,
8.00%, 02/15/24(b)(k)

      280       285,950  

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 4.63%, 09/15/27(b)

      136       142,970  

Network i2i Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.27%), 5.65%(d)(h)

      200       197,125  

Oi SA, 10.00%, (10.00% Cash or 4.00% PIK), 07/27/25(i)

      569       544,106  

Qualitytech LP, 4.75%, 11/15/25(b)

      253       261,855  

Sprint Capital Corp.:

     

6.88%, 11/15/28

      291       377,340  

8.75%, 03/15/32

      517       797,472  

Telecom Italia Capital SA:

     

6.00%, 09/30/34

      541       655,676  

7.20%, 07/18/36

      21       27,584  

7.72%, 06/04/38

      26       36,100  

Telesat Canada(b):

     

4.88%, 06/01/27

      300       304,500  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)        

6.50%, 10/15/27

    USD       10     $ 10,278  

Virgin Media Secured Finance plc,
5.50%, 05/15/29(b)

      301       328,090  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.(b):

     

4.00%, 03/01/27

      804       805,777  

6.13%, 03/01/28

      965       996,362  
     

 

 

 
        15,407,649  
Electric Utilities — 0.4%                  

Duke Energy Corp., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.39%), 4.88%(d)(h)

      2,000       2,065,000  

Energuate Trust, 5.88%, 05/03/27(b)

      400       404,375  

Genneia SA, 8.75%, 01/20/22(b)

      519       448,935  

Greenko Investment Co., 4.88%, 08/16/23

      200       199,125  

Huachen Energy Co. Ltd.,
6.63%, 05/18/20(e)(g)

      200       64,125  

Inkia Energy Ltd.:

     

5.88%, 11/09/27(b)

      200       203,375  

5.88%, 11/09/27

      258       262,354  

Pattern Energy Operations LP,
4.50%, 08/15/28(b)

      374       396,440  

PG&E Corp., 5.25%, 07/01/30

      237       246,480  

Southern Co. (The), Series B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.63%), 5.50%, 03/15/57(d)

      175       179,894  

Star Energy Geothermal Wayang Windu Ltd., 6.75%, 04/24/33

      317       339,771  
     

 

 

 
        4,809,874  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.0%  

CDW LLC, 4.13%, 05/01/25

      90       95,148  

Itron, Inc., 5.00%, 01/15/26(b)

      68       70,244  
     

 

 

 
        165,392  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%  

Anton Oilfield Services Group, 7.50%, 12/02/22

      245       154,886  

Archrock Partners LP(b):

     

6.88%, 04/01/27

      402       411,431  

6.25%, 04/01/28

      64       64,640  

ChampionX Corp., 6.38%, 05/01/26

      160       150,000  

Hilong Holding Ltd., 8.25%, 09/26/22(e)(g)

      200       81,250  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(b):

     

7.25%, 01/15/26

      73       45,990  

7.50%, 01/15/28

      61       38,753  

Transocean, Inc.:

     

8.37%, 12/15/21(k)

      10       6,800  

8.00%, 02/01/27(b)

      197       96,097  

USA Compression Partners LP:

     

6.88%, 04/01/26

      715       732,875  

6.88%, 09/01/27

      959       980,376  
     

 

 

 
        2,763,098  
Entertainment — 0.2%                  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.,
6.50%, 05/15/27(b)

      604       649,300  

Netflix, Inc.:

     

5.88%, 11/15/28

      79       97,565  

4.88%, 06/15/30(b)

      795       934,602  

WMG Acquisition Corp., 3.88%, 07/15/30(b)

      105       112,350  
     

 

 

 
        1,793,817  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.3%  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc.,
5.75%, 05/15/26(b)

      28       23,522  

Diversified Healthcare Trust, 9.75%, 06/15/25

      135       149,006  

GLP Capital LP, 4.00%, 01/15/31

      48       49,812  

Iron Mountain, Inc.(b):

     

4.88%, 09/15/29

      23       23,960  

5.25%, 07/15/30

      271       284,211  

5.63%, 07/15/32

      330       354,338  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  19


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP:

     

4.63%, 06/15/25(b)

    USD       285     $ 299,603  

4.50%, 09/01/26

      1,121       1,165,840  

Service Properties Trust:

     

4.50%, 06/15/23

      25       23,750  

4.35%, 10/01/24

      26       23,275  

7.50%, 09/15/25

      221       234,352  

Uniti Group LP:

     

6.00%, 04/15/23(b)

      130       130,650  

8.25%, 10/15/23

      99       96,030  

7.88%, 02/15/25(b)

      89       93,673  

VICI Properties LP, 4.13%, 08/15/30(b)

      765       774,180  
     

 

 

 
        3,726,202  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.1%  

Albertsons Cos., Inc.:

     

6.63%, 06/15/24

      216       224,770  

7.50%, 03/15/26(b)

      58       65,250  

5.88%, 02/15/28(b)

      367       401,865  

4.88%, 02/15/30(b)

      191       206,853  

US Foods, Inc., 6.25%, 04/15/25(b)

      64       68,640  
     

 

 

 
        967,378  
Food Products — 0.5%  

BRF SA, 4.88%, 01/24/30

      496       494,921  

Chobani LLC, 7.50%, 04/15/25(b)

      515       536,888  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.28%), 5.95%(b)(d)(h)

      324       337,770  

Health & Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd., 5.63%, 10/24/24

      272       278,800  

JBS USA LUX SA(b):

     

5.75%, 06/15/25

      424       437,780  

6.75%, 02/15/28

      616       688,380  

6.50%, 04/15/29

      438       496,035  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.:

     

5.20%, 07/15/45

      233       265,803  

5.50%, 06/01/50(b)

      791       927,930  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.,
4.88%, 05/15/28(b)

      175       196,656  

MHP Lux SA, 6.25%, 09/19/29(b)

      600       571,500  

Post Holdings, Inc., 4.63%, 04/15/30(b)

      275       289,438  

Simmons Foods, Inc., 7.75%, 01/15/24(b)

      125       131,406  
     

 

 

 
        5,653,307  
Gas Utilities — 0.0%  

Ferrellgas LP, 10.00%, 04/15/25(b)

      311       341,711  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.2%(b)  

Avantor Funding, Inc., 4.63%, 07/15/28

      654       690,951  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.:

     

7.38%, 06/01/25

      370       394,050  

7.25%, 02/01/28

      1,110       1,161,338  
     

 

 

 
        2,246,339  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7%  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.:

     

5.63%, 02/15/23

      50       50,786  

5.50%, 07/01/28(b)

      132       139,095  

AdaptHealth LLC, 6.13%, 08/01/28(b)

      94       97,962  

AHP Health Partners, Inc.,
9.75%, 07/15/26(b)

      551       585,437  

Centene Corp.:

     

4.25%, 12/15/27

      105       111,563  

4.63%, 12/15/29

      777       866,557  

Community Health Systems, Inc.(b):

     

8.63%, 01/15/24

      116       119,480  

6.63%, 02/15/25

      570       575,871  

8.00%, 03/15/26

      1,192       1,220,930  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)        

Encompass Health Corp.:

     

4.50%, 02/01/28

    USD       23     $ 24,035  

4.75%, 02/01/30

      31       32,755  

LifePoint Health, Inc.(b):

     

6.75%, 04/15/25

      129       138,997  

4.38%, 02/15/27

      102       104,235  

MEDNAX, Inc., 6.25%, 01/15/27(b)

      268       283,410  

Molina Healthcare, Inc., 4.88%, 06/15/25(b)

      73       74,643  

Polaris Intermediate Corp., 8.50%, (8.50% Cash or 9.25% PIK), 12/01/22(b)(i)

      327       333,207  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.(b):

     

6.75%, 07/01/25

      1,223       1,183,253  

10.00%, 04/15/27

      161       170,708  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

     

8.13%, 04/01/22

      717       772,567  

7.50%, 04/01/25(b)

      92       101,775  

4.88%, 01/01/26(b)

      535       559,589  

6.25%, 02/01/27(b)

      231       245,370  

5.13%, 11/01/27(b)

      492       522,135  

4.63%, 06/15/28(b)

      88       92,550  

Vizient, Inc., 6.25%, 05/15/27(b)

      140       149,100  

West Street Merger Sub, Inc., 6.38%, 09/01/25(b)

      218       221,270  
     

 

 

 
        8,777,280  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.2%  

1011778 BC ULC(b):

     

5.75%, 04/15/25

      163       174,392  

5.00%, 10/15/25

      994       1,016,365  

Boyd Gaming Corp.:

     

8.63%, 06/01/25(b)

      126       138,900  

6.38%, 04/01/26

      77       78,732  

Boyne USA, Inc., 7.25%, 05/01/25(b)

      64       68,400  

Carnival Corp.(b):

     

11.50%, 04/01/23

      278       302,325  

10.50%, 02/01/26

      65       67,275  

Cedar Fair LP, 5.50%, 05/01/25(b)

      278       283,907  

Churchill Downs, Inc.(b):

     

5.50%, 04/01/27

      182       190,417  

4.75%, 01/15/28

      542       552,840  

Colt Merger Sub, Inc.(b):

     

5.75%, 07/01/25

      364       378,560  

6.25%, 07/01/25

      1,071       1,117,187  

8.13%, 07/01/27

      571       581,706  

Fortune Star BVI Ltd.:

     

5.95%, 01/29/23

      200       201,188  

6.75%, 07/02/23

      1,300       1,332,500  

Golden Nugget, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/24(b)

      1,383       957,728  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.:

     

5.38%, 05/01/25(b)

      51       53,321  

5.75%, 05/01/28(b)

      90       96,075  

4.88%, 01/15/30

      607       635,832  

IRB Holding Corp., 7.00%, 06/15/25(b)

      90       98,084  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.:

     

2.90%, 06/25/25

      10       9,859  

3.50%, 08/18/26

      19       19,061  

3.90%, 08/08/29

      17       17,017  

Marriott International, Inc., Series EE,
5.75%, 05/01/25

      53       58,874  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., 5.63%, 07/17/27

      400       407,000  

MGM China Holdings Ltd., 5.88%, 05/15/26

      200       210,000  

NCL Corp. Ltd., 10.25%, 02/01/26(b)

      60       59,250  

Powdr Corp., 6.00%, 08/01/25(b)

      116       118,610  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(b):

     

10.88%, 06/01/23

      75       79,058  

9.13%, 06/15/23

      110       112,475  

11.50%, 06/01/25

      155       170,806  
 

 

 

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2020 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.(b):

     

5.25%, 11/15/23

    USD       26     $ 25,513  

9.25%, 04/15/25

      288       317,160  

Scientific Games International, Inc.(b):

     

8.63%, 07/01/25

      132       132,655  

5.00%, 10/15/25

      574       568,977  

8.25%, 03/15/26

      618       618,983  

7.00%, 05/15/28

      92       84,640  

7.25%, 11/15/29

      33       30,195  

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc., 9.50%, 08/01/25(b)

      83       84,141  

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.,
7.00%, 07/01/25(b)

      507       544,168  

Station Casinos LLC, 4.50%, 02/15/28(b)

      154       137,830  

Studio City Co. Ltd., 7.25%, 11/30/21

      200       203,250  

Studio City Finance Ltd., 7.25%, 02/11/24

      400       421,000  

Vail Resorts, Inc., 6.25%, 05/15/25(b)

      79       85,123  

Wyndham Destinations, Inc., 6.63%, 07/31/26(b)

      88       91,263  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 5.25%, 05/15/27(b)

      155       138,035  

Wynn Macau Ltd.:

     

5.50%, 01/15/26

      251       250,335  

5.50%, 10/01/27

      252       250,267  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC(b):

     

7.75%, 04/15/25

      106       111,342  

5.13%, 10/01/29

      298       285,335  

Yum! Brands, Inc.:

     

7.75%, 04/01/25(b)

      231       259,298  

4.75%, 01/15/30(b)

      173       187,705  

5.35%, 11/01/43

      115       119,600  
   

 

 

 
        14,534,559  
Household Durables — 0.2%                  

Ashton Woods USA LLC, 6.63%, 01/15/28(b)

      30       30,225  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc.(b):

     

6.25%, 09/15/27

      140       140,000  

4.88%, 02/15/30

      333       302,197  

CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc., 6.75%, 07/15/25(b)

      152       162,640  

Controladora Mabe SA de CV,
5.60%, 10/23/28(b)

      337       354,798  

Installed Building Products, Inc., 5.75%, 02/01/28(b)

      53       55,782  

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.75%, 02/15/26(b)

      184       180,320  

Mattamy Group Corp.(b):

     

5.25%, 12/15/27

      74       76,775  

4.63%, 03/01/30

      190       192,850  

Newell Brands, Inc., 4.88%, 06/01/25

      89       96,788  

Picasso Finance Sub, Inc., 6.13%, 06/15/25(b)

      306       325,125  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.13%, 08/01/30(b)

      96       104,880  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 5.50%, 06/15/26

      81       84,848  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc., 5.70%, 06/15/28

      37       40,700  

Williams Scotsman International, Inc., 6.88%, 08/15/23(b)

      171       176,593  
   

 

 

 
        2,324,521  
Household Products — 0.0%(b)                  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.:

     

6.38%, 07/15/26

      46       48,990  

7.75%, 01/15/27

      136       150,987  

4.75%, 06/15/28

      127       136,220  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.:

     

5.00%, 10/01/29

      99       101,970  

5.50%, 07/15/30

      100       103,750  
   

 

 

 
        541,917  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%  

Calpine Corp.:

     

5.75%, 01/15/25

    USD       726     $ 747,054  

5.25%, 06/01/26(b)

      255       265,200  

5.13%, 03/15/28(b)

      1,069       1,111,942  

4.63%, 02/01/29(b)

      288       290,874  

5.00%, 02/01/31(b)

      333       341,285  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 4.75%, 03/15/28(b)

      37       39,544  
   

 

 

 
        2,795,899  
Insurance — 0.5%                  

Acrisure LLC, 8.13%, 02/15/24(b)

      25       26,562  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC, 6.75%, 10/15/27(b)

      1,291       1,371,687  

Ambac Assurance Corp., 5.10%(b)(h)

      4       4,874  

Ambac LSNI LLC, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.00%), 6.00%, 02/12/23(b)(d)

      13       13,167  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 7.75%, 07/01/26(b)

      135       148,669  

Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co., (USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.59%), 6.50%(d)(h)

      400       430,514  

FWD Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.08%), 5.50%(d)(h)

      200       185,100  

GTCR AP Finance, Inc., 8.00%, 05/15/27(b)

      243       256,365  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.13%), 2.52%, 02/12/47(b)(d)

      1,300       1,040,000  

Heungkuk Life Insurance Co. Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 2.47%), 4.48%(d)(h)

      400       393,000  

HUB International Ltd., 7.00%, 05/01/26(b)

      1,016       1,080,008  

KDB Life Insurance Co. Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.66%), 7.50%(d)(h)

      200       190,250  

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., 6.75%, 05/15/37

      175       201,315  

NFP Corp.(b):

     

7.00%, 05/15/25

      48       51,960  

8.00%, 07/15/25

      157       163,830  

6.88%, 08/15/28

      356       356,445  

Union Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 3.00%, 09/19/21

      400       367,125  

Willis North America, Inc., 2.95%, 09/15/29

      15       16,455  
   

 

 

 
        6,297,326  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.0%(b)                  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 8.63%, 11/15/24

      230       240,350  

TripAdvisor, Inc., 7.00%, 07/15/25

      11       11,512  
   

 

 

 
        251,862  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.1%                  

Expedia Group, Inc.(b):

     

3.60%, 12/15/23

      100       101,174  

6.25%, 05/01/25

      458       500,554  

JD.com, Inc., 3.88%, 04/29/26

      500       557,969  

Match Group Holdings II LLC,
4.63%, 06/01/28(b)

      116       122,491  
   

 

 

 
        1,282,188  
IT Services — 0.4%                  

21Vianet Group, Inc., 7.88%, 10/15/21

      595       603,925  

Banff Merger Sub, Inc., 9.75%, 09/01/26(b)

      1,062       1,124,000  

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., 5.13%, 05/01/25(b)

      306       312,885  

Gartner, Inc., 4.50%, 07/01/28(b)

      178       186,900  

HT Global IT Solutions Holdings Ltd., 7.00%, 07/14/21

      200       201,563  

Northwest Fiber LLC, 10.75%, 06/01/28(b)

      58       63,075  

PayPal Holdings, Inc., 1.65%, 06/01/25

      50       52,182  

Presidio Holdings, Inc., 4.88%, 02/01/27(b)

      304       310,080  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  21


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
IT Services (continued)                  

Science Applications International Corp.,

     

4.88%, 04/01/28(b)

    USD       195     $ 204,262  

Tempo Acquisition LLC(b):

     

5.75%, 06/01/25

      114       119,985  

6.75%, 06/01/25

      1,096       1,131,620  

WEX, Inc., 4.75%, 02/01/23(b)

      13       13,032  
   

 

 

 
        4,323,509  
Leisure Products — 0.1%                  

Mattel, Inc.:

     

6.75%, 12/31/25(b)

      304       325,605  

5.88%, 12/15/27(b)

      540       586,003  

6.20%, 10/01/40

      18       16,650  

5.45%, 11/01/41

      77       68,915  
   

 

 

 
        997,173  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%(b)                  

Avantor, Inc., 6.00%, 10/01/24

      888       934,620  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.,

     

4.25%, 05/01/28

      192       203,040  
   

 

 

 
        1,137,660  
Machinery — 0.3%                  

Clark Equipment Co., 5.88%, 06/01/25(b)

      162       170,302  

Colfax Corp., 6.38%, 02/15/26(b)

      109       117,720  

EnPro Industries, Inc., 5.75%, 10/15/26

      290       300,150  

Grinding Media, Inc., 7.38%, 12/15/23(b)

      230       233,737  

HTA Group Ltd., 7.00%, 12/18/25(b)

      205       212,175  

Husky III Holding Ltd., 13.00%, (13.00% Cash or 13.75% PIK), 02/15/25(b)(i)

      175       175,875  

Navistar International Corp.(b):

     

9.50%, 05/01/25

      30       34,237  

6.63%, 11/01/25

      300       307,500  

RBS Global, Inc., 4.88%, 12/15/25(b)

      185       190,091  

SPX FLOW, Inc., 5.63%, 08/15/24(b)

      48       49,378  

Stevens Holding Co., Inc., 6.13%, 10/01/26(b)

      89       95,230  

Terex Corp., 5.63%, 02/01/25(b)

      176       178,443  

Titan Acquisition Ltd., 7.75%, 04/15/26(b)

      517       510,538  

Vertical US Newco, Inc., 5.25%, 07/15/27(b)

      256       271,360  

Wabash National Corp., 5.50%, 10/01/25(b)

      175       170,188  
   

 

 

 
        3,016,924  
Media — 1.2%                  

Altice Financing SA(b):

     

7.50%, 05/15/26

      1,106       1,189,226  

5.00%, 01/15/28

      229       235,080  

Block Communications, Inc.,
4.88%, 03/01/28(b)

      78       78,780  

Cable Onda SA, 4.50%, 01/30/30

      600       629,231  

Clear Channel International BV, 6.63%, 08/01/25(b)

      247       252,558  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

     

9.25%, 02/15/24

      522       469,800  

5.13%, 08/15/27(b)

      1,388       1,360,240  

CSC Holdings LLC:

     

5.25%, 06/01/24

      200       220,000  

5.38%, 02/01/28(b)

      200       216,500  

6.50%, 02/01/29(b)

      575       658,375  

5.75%, 01/15/30(b)

      831       921,205  

4.63%, 12/01/30(b)

      200       210,000  

Diamond Sports Group LLC,
5.38%, 08/15/26(b)

      421       324,200  

DISH DBS Corp.:

     

5.88%, 07/15/22

      811       853,578  

7.75%, 07/01/26

      235       264,986  

Dolya Holdco 18 DAC, 5.00%, 07/15/28(b)

      491       512,437  

Entercom Media Corp., 6.50%, 05/01/27(b)

      187       166,898  

GCI LLC, 6.63%, 06/15/24(b)

      65       68,426  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 6.75%, 10/15/27(b)

      600       648,300  

 

Security   Par (000)      Value  
Media (continued)                    

Meredith Corp., 6.88%, 02/01/26

    USD        39      $ 33,879  

Radiate Holdco LLC(b):

       

6.88%, 02/15/23

       23        23,345  

6.63%, 02/15/25

       129        132,239  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes SARL, 5.50%, 03/01/28(b)

       400        420,000  

Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., 8.88%, 12/15/27(b)

       501        513,525  

Univision Communications, Inc.(b):

       

5.13%, 02/15/25

       574        556,780  

6.63%, 06/01/27

       393        394,100  

ViacomCBS, Inc.(d):

       

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.90%), 5.87%, 02/28/57

       1,583        1,652,363  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.90%), 6.25%, 02/28/57

       192        213,120  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 5.13%, 02/28/30(b)

       200        213,060  

Ziggo BV(b):

       

5.50%, 01/15/27

       180        189,900  

4.88%, 01/15/30

       400        425,120  
       

 

 

 
          14,047,251  
Metals & Mining — 0.9%                    

ABJA Investment Co. Pte. Ltd., 5.95%, 07/31/24

       200        203,813  

Arconic Corp.(b):

       

6.00%, 05/15/25

       165        177,890  

6.13%, 02/15/28

       181        192,539  

Big River Steel LLC, 7.25%, 09/01/25(b)

       294        296,758  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd., 7.13%, 07/22/22

       200        187,625  

Constellium SE(b):

       

6.63%, 03/01/25

       250        258,125  

5.88%, 02/15/26

       1,210        1,246,300  

5.63%, 06/15/28

       250        262,250  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.45%, 03/15/43

       2,392        2,661,100  

Gold Fields Orogen Holdings BVI Ltd., 5.13%, 05/15/24(b)

       254        276,463  

Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc.(b):

       

11.00%, 05/15/22

       229        236,167  

8.50%, 08/01/28

       79        86,051  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(b):

       

6.50%, 05/01/25

       62        65,720  

4.63%, 03/01/28

       60        59,730  

New Gold, Inc.(b):

       

6.38%, 05/15/25

       91        94,185  

7.50%, 07/15/27

       201        218,587  

Nexa Resources SA, 5.38%, 05/04/27(b)

       643        664,705  

Novelis Corp.(b):

       

5.88%, 09/30/26

       801        854,595  

4.75%, 01/30/30

       471        491,380  

Press Metal Labuan Ltd., 4.80%, 10/30/22

       200        186,813  

United States Steel Corp., 12.00%, 06/01/25(b)

       304        316,096  

Vale Overseas Ltd.:

       

6.25%, 08/10/26

       171        205,093  

3.75%, 07/08/30

       260        279,102  

Vedanta Resources Finance II plc, 8.00%, 04/23/23

       600        424,313  

Vedanta Resources Ltd.:

       

7.13%, 05/31/23

       800        539,250  
       

 

 

 
          10,484,650  
Multiline Retail — 0.1%                    

Future Retail Ltd., 5.60%, 01/22/25

       325        206,375  

Macy’s, Inc., 8.38%, 06/15/25(b)

       330        344,659  

Nordstrom, Inc., 8.75%, 05/15/25(b)

       60        65,712  
          616,746  
 

 

 

22  

2020 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Multi-Utilities — 0.2%                  

Sempra Energy, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate

     

T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.55%), 4.88%(d)(h)

    USD       1,750     $ 1,811,775  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.5%                  

Adani Green Energy UP Ltd., 6.25%, 12/10/24

      400       420,875  

Apache Corp.:

     

3.25%, 04/15/22

      4       4,022  

5.25%, 02/01/42

      15       14,306  

4.75%, 04/15/43

      158       150,495  

4.25%, 01/15/44

      86       76,989  

5.35%, 07/01/49

      36       34,739  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC, 10.00%, 04/01/22(b)

      309       255,404  

Azure Power Solar Energy Pvt Ltd., 5.65%, 12/24/24

      200       202,500  

Baytex Energy Corp., 8.75%, 04/01/27(b)

      128       66,240  

BP Capital Markets plc, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.40%), 4.88%(d)(h)

      1,175       1,260,187  

Buckeye Partners LP:

     

4.13%, 03/01/25(b)

      32       32,160  

3.95%, 12/01/26

      23       22,828  

4.50%, 03/01/28(b)

      60       59,700  

5.85%, 11/15/43

      69       63,479  

5.60%, 10/15/44

      105       93,975  

Callon Petroleum Co.:

     

6.25%, 04/15/23

      73       23,725  

6.13%, 10/01/24

      129       39,667  

8.25%, 07/15/25

      265       79,500  

6.38%, 07/01/26

      66       20,460  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.:

     

3.00%, 08/15/22

      52       52,516  

3.80%, 09/15/23

      29       29,077  

5.38%, 07/15/25

      400       400,069  

5.40%, 06/15/47

      22       19,809  

Centennial Resource Production LLC, 6.88%, 04/01/27(b)

      170       76,925  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 5.63%, 10/01/26

      215       227,094  

Citgo Holding, Inc., 9.25%, 08/01/24(b)

      157       157,000  

CITGO Petroleum Corp., 7.00%, 06/15/25(b)

      171       176,267  

CNX Resources Corp.:

     

5.88%, 04/15/22

      374       370,260  

7.25%, 03/14/27(b)

      25       24,499  

Comstock Resources, Inc.:

     

7.50%, 05/15/25(b)

      288       270,720  

9.75%, 08/15/26

      281       280,948  

Continental Resources, Inc.:

     

5.00%, 09/15/22

      83       83,000  

4.90%, 06/01/44

      179       154,164  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, 5.63%, 05/01/27(b)

      179       167,365  

CrownRock LP, 5.63%, 10/15/25(b)

      697       683,060  

CVR Energy, Inc.(b):

     

5.25%, 02/15/25

      140       127,750  

5.75%, 02/15/28

      46       41,184  

DCP Midstream Operating LP:

     

5.63%, 07/15/27

      131       135,912  

6.75%, 09/15/37(b)

      230       223,100  

Diamondback Energy, Inc., 3.50%, 12/01/29

      88       88,126  

Enbridge, Inc.(d):

     

Series 16-A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.89%), 6.00%, 01/15/77

      1,825       1,802,187  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.64%), 6.25%, 03/01/78

      1,740       1,722,600  

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)                  

Series 20-A, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 5.31%), 5.75%, 07/15/80

    USD       980     $ 999,074  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP(b):

     

6.63%, 07/15/25

      108       113,468  

5.50%, 01/30/26

      100       100,500  

5.75%, 01/30/28

      308       316,085  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP:

     

4.85%, 07/15/26

      17       13,177  

5.60%, 04/01/44

      64       35,520  

5.05%, 04/01/45

      14       7,560  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Series E, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.03%),
5.25%, 08/16/77(d)

      742       695,625  

EQM Midstream Partners LP:

     

6.00%, 07/01/25(b)

      209       221,678  

4.13%, 12/01/26

      16       15,560  

6.50%, 07/01/27(b)

      232       255,803  

EQT Corp.:

     

3.90%, 10/01/27

      73       68,788  

7.00%, 02/01/30(k)

      65       75,257  

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.(b)(e)(g):

     

7.38%, 05/15/24

      252       55,440  

5.63%, 02/01/26

      56       11,760  

Genesis Energy LP:

     

6.00%, 05/15/23

      48       45,120  

5.63%, 06/15/24

      60       55,425  

6.50%, 10/01/25

      10       9,263  

7.75%, 02/01/28

      49       47,256  

Greenko Dutch BV, 5.25%, 07/24/24

      200       204,125  

Greenko Solar Mauritius Ltd.:

     

5.55%, 01/29/25

      200       202,000  

5.95%, 07/29/26

      200       202,813  

Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.13%, 06/15/28(b)

      75       75,937  

Holly Energy Partners LP, 5.00%, 02/01/28(b)

      91       89,918  

HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd.:

     

5.45%, 10/22/26

      200       197,375  

5.25%, 04/28/27

      400       389,125  

Indigo Natural Resources LLC, 6.88%, 02/15/26(b)

      301       290,071  

Matador Resources Co., 5.88%, 09/15/26

      332       252,320  

Medco Oak Tree Pte. Ltd., 7.38%, 05/14/26

      200       197,188  

MEG Energy Corp.(b):

     

7.00%, 03/31/24

      253       240,982  

6.50%, 01/15/25

      176       172,920  

7.13%, 02/01/27

      110       97,900  

Mongolian Mining Corp., 9.25%, 04/15/24

      450       330,891  

Murphy Oil Corp., 6.37%, 12/01/42(k)

      11       8,745  

Neerg Energy Ltd., 6.00%, 02/13/22

      500       501,563  

NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.77%, 12/15/37(b)

      174       221,631  

NuStar Logistics LP, 6.00%, 06/01/26

      82       84,050  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.:

     

2.60%, 08/13/21

      343       338,713  

2.70%, 08/15/22

      262       253,102  

3.00%, 02/15/27

      14       12,355  

4.30%, 08/15/39

      226       183,060  

6.20%, 03/15/40

      360       349,200  

4.50%, 07/15/44

      51       41,820  

4.63%, 06/15/45

      238       197,016  

6.60%, 03/15/46

      8       7,809  

4.40%, 04/15/46

      200       162,940  

4.10%, 02/15/47

      40       31,400  

4.20%, 03/15/48

      230       186,944  

4.40%, 08/15/49

      68       55,380  

Parkland Corp., 5.88%, 07/15/27(b)

      118       125,080  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  23


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)                  

Parsley Energy LLC(b):

     

5.38%, 01/15/25

    USD       114     $ 117,386  

5.25%, 08/15/25

      216       219,240  

5.63%, 10/15/27

      22       23,045  

PBF Holding Co. LLC, 9.25%, 05/15/25(b)

      344       384,413  

PDC Energy, Inc.:

     

6.13%, 09/15/24

      74       74,899  

6.25%, 12/01/25

      48       43,440  

5.75%, 05/15/26

      106       106,234  

Petrobras Global Finance BV:

     

5.30%, 01/27/25

      326       351,316  

8.75%, 05/23/26

      150       186,656  

6.00%, 01/27/28

      297       326,032  

5.60%, 01/03/31

      674       708,542  

Puma International Financing SA, 5.13%, 10/06/24(b)

      400       356,999  

QEP Resources, Inc.:

     

6.88%, 03/01/21

      28       27,300  

5.38%, 10/01/22

      125       100,000  

5.25%, 05/01/23

      40       27,900  

5.63%, 03/01/26

      106       61,745  

Range Resources Corp.:

     

5.88%, 07/01/22

      16       15,040  

5.00%, 08/15/22

      45       43,200  

5.00%, 03/15/23

      124       115,047  

Rattler Midstream LP, 5.63%, 07/15/25(b)

      154       162,438  

ReNew Power Ltd., 6.45%, 09/27/22

      500       510,938  

ReNew Power Synthetic, 6.67%, 03/12/24

      400       413,125  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 4.50%, 05/15/30(b)

      331       381,833  

Santos Finance Ltd., 5.25%, 03/13/29

      200       221,084  

SM Energy Co.:

     

6.13%, 11/15/22

      115       85,100  

10.00%, 01/15/25(b)

      160       158,000  

Sunoco LP:

     

5.50%, 02/15/26

      39       39,975  

6.00%, 04/15/27

      4       4,220  

Targa Resources Partners LP:

     

5.88%, 04/15/26

      16       17,004  

5.50%, 03/01/30(b)

      206       217,330  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC(b):

     

5.00%, 01/31/28

      57       62,842  

4.75%, 01/15/30

      120       129,900  

Transcanada Trust, Series 16-A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.64%), 5.87%, 08/15/76(d)

      2,646       2,847,378  

Ultrapar International SA, 5.25%, 06/06/29(b)

      486       486,304  

Viper Energy Partners LP, 5.38%, 11/01/27(b)

      95       99,779  

Western Midstream Operating LP:

     

3.10%, 02/01/25(k)

      38       37,723  

4.65%, 07/01/26

      10       10,225  

4.05%, 02/01/30(k)

      89       90,124  

5.45%, 04/01/44

      124       113,150  

5.30%, 03/01/48

      266       237,620  

5.50%, 08/15/48

      23       20,528  

5.25%, 02/01/50(k)

      436       430,550  

WPX Energy, Inc.:

     

8.25%, 08/01/23

      112       125,440  

5.88%, 06/15/28

      124       127,023  

4.50%, 01/15/30

      295       274,616  

Yankuang Group Cayman Ltd., 4.75%, 11/30/20

      200       200,700  
     

 

 

 
        29,874,998  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%                  

Boise Cascade Co., 4.88%, 07/01/30(b)

      89       94,340  
     

 

 

 
Personal Products — 0.0%                  

Edgewell Personal Care Co., 5.50%, 06/01/28(b)

      110       119,075  
     

 

 

 

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%                  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.,
8.50%, 01/31/27(b)

    USD       93     $ 103,463  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(b):

     

6.13%, 04/15/25

      847       874,528  

9.00%, 12/15/25

      759       838,695  

5.75%, 08/15/27

      151       163,892  

7.00%, 01/15/28

      698       759,075  

5.00%, 01/30/28

      200       200,996  

6.25%, 02/15/29

      334       354,808  

7.25%, 05/30/29

      340       374,000  

5.25%, 01/30/30

      548       559,645  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 4.88%, 01/15/26(b)

      155       159,262  

Endo Dac(b):

     

9.50%, 07/31/27

      153       164,666  

6.00%, 06/30/28

      182       138,775  

Jubilant Pharma Ltd., 6.00%, 03/05/24

      200       203,063  

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., 7.50%, 04/01/27(b)

      942       1,001,939  
     

 

 

 
        5,896,807  
Professional Services — 0.1%                  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)(b):

     

6.88%, 08/15/26

      632       690,460  

10.25%, 02/15/27

      476       540,465  

Equifax, Inc., 2.60%, 12/15/25

      18       19,304  

Jaguar Holding Co. II/PPD Development LP,

     

5.00%, 06/15/28(b)

      319       339,639  
     

 

 

 
        1,589,868  
Real Estate Management & Development — 3.9%        

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.:

     

6.70%, 03/07/22

      502       516,433  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 9.22%), 6.87%(d)(h)

      200       197,500  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 11.29%), 7.88%(d)(h)

      200       201,000  

Alam Synergy Pte. Ltd., 11.50%, 04/22/21

      131       83,868  

APL Realty Holdings Pte. Ltd., 5.95%, 06/02/24

      400       212,375  

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA, 4.20%, 01/29/30

      200       209,562  

Central China Real Estate Ltd.:

     

6.50%, 03/05/21

      600       601,350  

6.75%, 11/08/21

      250       250,968  

6.88%, 08/08/22

      200       200,750  

7.25%, 04/24/23

      350       351,312  

7.65%, 08/27/23

      200       201,500  

7.90%, 11/07/23

      200       202,000  

CFLD Cayman Investment Ltd.:

     

8.63%, 02/28/21

      400       406,000  

6.92%, 06/16/22

      408       408,000  

6.90%, 01/13/23

      200       198,750  

8.60%, 04/08/24

      600       604,875  

China Aoyuan Group Ltd.:

     

4.80%, 02/18/21

      400       398,500  

7.50%, 05/10/21

      400       405,991  

8.50%, 01/23/22

      200       207,437  

7.95%, 02/19/23

      1,200       1,258,500  

China Evergrande Group:

     

6.25%, 06/28/21

      200       195,313  

9.50%, 04/11/22

      272       261,970  

11.50%, 01/22/23

      390       384,272  

4.25%, 02/14/23(l)

    HKD       6,000       748,093  

10.00%, 04/11/23

    USD       300       283,781  

12.00%, 01/22/24

      520       500,825  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  

Real Estate Management & Development (continued)

 

China SCE Group Holdings Ltd., 7.25%, 04/19/23

    USD       1,100     $   1,118,219  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.:

     

5.50%, 01/23/22

      400       404,420  

7.63%, 02/28/23

      200       211,187  

6.55%, 03/28/24

      400       415,875  

6.00%, 07/16/25

      234       235,097  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.:

     

6.50%, 04/08/24

      200       214,375  

6.15%, 09/17/25

      800       859,750  

Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC, 6.75%, 05/15/28(b)

      442       472,940  

Easy Tactic Ltd.:

     

9.13%, 07/28/22

      200       193,500  

8.63%, 02/27/24

      1,000       909,062  

8.13%, 07/11/24

      200       177,438  

Excel Capital Global Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 3 Year + 9.34%), 7.00%(d)(h)

      700       707,000  

Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd.:

     

8.38%, 03/08/21

      200       201,937  

15.00%, 12/18/21

      400       435,000  

11.75%, 04/17/22

      600       633,375  

12.25%, 10/18/22

      200       215,188  

Five Point Operating Co. LP,
7.88%, 11/15/25(b)

      83       80,200  

Gemdale Ever Prosperity Investment Ltd., 4.95%, 07/26/22

      200       199,188  

Global Prime Capital Pte. Ltd.:

     

7.25%, 04/26/21

      200       200,720  

5.50%, 10/18/23

      200       197,625  

Greenland Global Investment Ltd.:

     

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.85%), 5.13%, 09/26/21(d)

      200       197,917  

5.60%, 11/13/22

      200       195,750  

6.25%, 12/16/22

      513       513,000  

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, 5.75%, 12/01/25(b)

      76       76,570  

Hopson Capital International Group Co. Ltd., 6.00%, 02/17/21

      400       397,000  

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd., 7.50%, 06/27/22

      958       962,790  

Jababeka International BV, 6.50%, 10/05/23

      400       328,625  

JGC Ventures Pte. Ltd., 10.75%, 08/30/21

      200       72,750  

Jingrui Holdings Ltd., 9.45%, 04/23/21

      200       194,000  

Jinke Properties Group Co. Ltd., 8.38%, 06/20/21

      450       457,453  

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.:

     

6.75%, 02/18/21

      280       279,650  

8.50%, 06/30/22

      550       552,406  

11.95%, 10/22/22

      200       212,500  

11.50%, 01/30/23

      700       726,469  

10.88%, 07/23/23

      400       408,000  

11.95%, 11/12/23

      200       208,625  

9.38%, 06/30/24

      400       367,500  

KWG Group Holdings Ltd.:

     

7.88%, 09/01/23

      700       730,625  

7.40%, 03/05/24

      200       208,063  

Logan Group Co. Ltd.:

     

6.88%, 04/24/21

      300       303,936  

6.50%, 07/16/23

      700       721,000  

5.75%, 01/14/25

      400       401,000  

MAF Sukuk Ltd., 4.64%, 05/14/29

      448       469,420  

Modern Land China Co. Ltd., 12.85%, 10/25/21

      200       201,500  

Modernland Overseas Pte. Ltd., 6.95%, 04/13/24

      400       145,500  
Security          Par (000)     Value  

Real Estate Management & Development (continued)

 

New Metro Global Ltd.:

     

6.50%, 04/23/21

    USD       600     $   603,414  

6.50%, 05/20/22

      251       253,510  

6.80%, 08/05/23

      408       415,140  

Powerlong Real Estate Holdings Ltd.:

     

6.95%, 04/17/21

      200       202,092  

7.13%, 11/08/22

      400       408,500  

Realogy Group LLC, 7.63%, 06/15/25(b)

      22       23,088  

Redsun Properties Group Ltd.:

     

11.50%, 03/04/21

      400       410,375  

9.95%, 04/11/22

      400       410,000  

10.50%, 10/03/22

      500       515,313  

RKPF Overseas 2019 A Ltd.:

     

7.88%, 02/01/23

      400       422,000  

6.70%, 09/30/24

      200       206,187  

Ronshine China Holdings Ltd.:

     

10.50%, 03/01/22

      200       213,687  

8.75%, 10/25/22

      765       798,469  

8.95%, 01/22/23

      615       649,978  

8.10%, 06/09/23

      200       208,500  

Scenery Journey Ltd.:

     

11.00%, 11/06/20

      600       603,938  

11.50%, 10/24/22

      435       421,270  

12.00%, 10/24/23

      626       598,417  

Seazen Group Ltd.:

     

6.50%, 09/12/20

      200       200,062  

7.50%, 01/22/21

      200       202,125  

6.45%, 06/11/22

      200       202,250  

Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.:

     

6.38%, 10/15/21

      550       569,078  

6.13%, 02/21/24

      200       212,250  

5.60%, 07/15/26

      200       213,188  

Shui On Development Holding Ltd.:

     

6.25%, 11/28/21

      400       405,500  

5.75%, 11/12/23

      200       198,500  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.:

     

6.88%, 08/08/20

      200       200,125  

7.88%, 02/15/22

      400       411,000  

7.25%, 06/14/22

      460       468,625  

7.95%, 10/11/23

      200       206,625  

6.65%, 08/03/24

      200       197,750  

7.00%, 07/09/25

      272       269,365  

Theta Capital Pte. Ltd., 8.13%, 01/22/25

      200       184,813  

Times China Holdings Ltd.:

     

7.63%, 02/21/22

      200       205,250  

6.75%, 07/16/23

      1,000       1,023,750  

VLL International, Inc., 5.75%, 11/28/24

      200       194,000  

Wanda Group Overseas Ltd., 7.50%, 07/24/22

      670       651,366  

Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd., 7.75%, 02/28/21

      200       162,250  

Yango Justice International Ltd.:

     

6.80%, 03/11/21

      400       400,000  

10.00%, 02/12/23

      250       263,516  

9.25%, 04/15/23

      249       256,003  

8.25%, 11/25/23

      272       271,150  

Yanlord Land HK Co. Ltd.:

     

6.75%, 04/23/23

      800       817,250  

6.80%, 02/27/24

      660       667,631  

Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd.:

     

8.63%, 01/23/22

      200       208,250  

8.50%, 02/04/23

      200       210,750  

6.00%, 10/25/23

      400       395,500  

8.50%, 02/26/24

      1,000       1,048,750  

8.38%, 10/30/24

      200       207,688  

Zhenro Properties Group Ltd.:

     

5.60%, 02/28/21

      200       198,687  

9.15%, 03/08/22

      600       619,312  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  25


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  

Real Estate Management & Development (continued)

 

8.70%, 08/03/22

    USD       200     $ 204,938  
   

 

 

 
        46,416,245  
Road & Rail — 0.2%  

Lima Metro Line 2 Finance Ltd., 4.35%, 04/05/36(b)

      200       221,500  

Pacific National Finance Pty. Ltd., 4.75%, 03/22/28

      200       210,024  

Rumo Luxembourg SARL, 5.88%, 01/18/25(b)

      427       448,350  

Uber Technologies, Inc.(b):

     

7.50%, 11/01/23

      24       24,900  

7.50%, 05/15/25

      393       414,615  

8.00%, 11/01/26

      339       355,797  

7.50%, 09/15/27

      180       188,325  
   

 

 

 
        1,863,511  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0%  

Broadcom, Inc.(b):

     

4.70%, 04/15/25

      276       315,649  

3.15%, 11/15/25

      83       89,510  

Global A&T Electronics Ltd., 8.50%, 01/12/23

      200       193,125  
   

 

 

 
                598,284  
Software — 0.6%(b)  

ACI Worldwide, Inc., 5.75%, 08/15/26

      266       277,305  

Ascend Learning LLC:

     

6.88%, 08/01/25

      187       192,610  

6.88%, 08/01/25

      1,165       1,194,125  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.:

     

7.13%, 10/02/25

      288       317,520  

9.13%, 03/01/26

      395       418,700  

BY Crown Parent LLC:

     

7.38%, 10/15/24

      527       534,246  

4.25%, 01/31/26

      41       42,499  

Castle US Holding Corp., 9.50%, 02/15/28

      255       235,875  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 03/01/25

      1,918       1,961,155  

Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc., 10.00%, 11/30/24

      939       1,002,382  

Solera LLC, 10.50%, 03/01/24

      675       714,150  

Veritas US, Inc., 7.50%, 02/01/23

      222       222,047  
   

 

 

 
        7,112,614  
Specialty Retail — 0.3%  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(b):

     

4.50%, 03/01/28

      41       42,040  

4.75%, 03/01/30

      10       10,250  

eG Global Finance plc(b):

     

6.75%, 02/07/25

      200       208,960  

8.50%, 10/30/25

      200       218,484  

Gap, Inc. (The), 8.88%, 05/15/27(b)

      82       91,635  

L Brands, Inc., 6.88%, 07/01/25(b)

      275       296,169  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 4.75%, 09/15/29

      100       105,717  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc., 5.50%, 05/15/26

      156       163,020  

PetSmart, Inc.(b):

     

7.13%, 03/15/23

      176       177,760  

5.88%, 06/01/25

      297       304,425  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 8.25%, 07/01/26(b)

 

    1,094       1,137,760  

Staples, Inc., 7.50%, 04/15/26(b)

      426       373,730  
   

 

 

 
        3,129,950  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%(b)  

Dell International LLC, 5.85%, 07/15/25

      113       132,152  

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., 9.38%, 07/15/25

      65       68,757  

NCR Corp.:

     

8.13%, 04/15/25

      40       44,388  

5.75%, 09/01/27

      39       40,267  
Security          Par (000)     Value  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (continued)

 

6.13%, 09/01/29

    USD       390     $ 427,226  
   

 

 

 
        712,790  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.0%  

Hanesbrands, Inc., 5.38%, 05/15/25(b)

      63       67,725  

Levi Strauss & Co., 5.00%, 05/01/25(b)

      75       76,695  

Prime Bloom Holdings Ltd., 6.95%, 07/05/22

      200       66,562  

William Carter Co. (The),
5.50%, 05/15/25(b)

      36       38,307  
   

 

 

 
        249,289  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%  

Mongolian Mortgage Corp. HFC LLC:

     

9.75%, 01/29/22

      800       721,500  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 01/15/27(b)

      197       200,940  
   

 

 

 
        922,440  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1%(b)  

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 9.75%, 08/01/27

      27       27,877  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.:

     

7.13%, 06/15/25

      554       607,954  

7.25%, 06/15/28

      385       420,613  
   

 

 

 
        1,056,444  
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%  

Royal Capital BV, 5.88%(h)

      200       200,938  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.5%  

Comunicaciones Celulares SA, 6.88%, 02/06/24(b)

      273       279,654  

Connect Finco SARL, 6.75%, 10/01/26(b)

      1,225       1,255,992  

Millicom International Cellular SA, 5.13%, 01/15/28

      527       552,642  

Sprint Corp.:

     

7.88%, 09/15/23

      35       40,600  

7.13%, 06/15/24

      45       52,495  

7.63%, 02/15/25

      274       332,792  

7.63%, 03/01/26

      173       216,246  

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.75%, 02/01/28

      21       22,756  

VEON Holdings BV, 4.00%, 04/09/25(b)

      252       260,033  

Vodafone Group plc, (USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.87%), 7.00%, 04/04/79(d)

      2,305       2,773,249  

VTR Comunicaciones SpA, 5.13%, 01/15/28(b)

      400       426,000  
   

 

 

 
        6,212,459  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 28.6%
(Cost: $334,011,056)

 

    339,100,268  
   

 

 

 

Equity-Linked Notes — 15.7%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.1%

 

Royal Dutch Shell plc (L3Harris Technologies, Inc.), 0.00%, 10/20/20(b)

      9       1,477,064  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 0.9%  

Barclays Bank plc (Bank of America Corp.), 18.60%, 10/14/20

      121       2,970,832  

Barclays Bank plc (JPMorgan Chase & Co.), 15.63%, 11/19/20

      44       4,335,291  

BNP Paribas SA (PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)), 19.89%, 11/18/20

      14       1,503,794  

BNP Paribas SA (US Bancorp), 18.88%, 11/18/20

      39       1,448,966  
   

 

 

 
        10,258,883  
 

 

 

26  

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  

Beverages — 0.6%

 

Barclays Bank plc (PepsiCo, Inc.), 11.00%, 11/19/20

    USD       21     $   2,947,709  

BNP Paribas SA (Coca-Cola Co (The)), 9.92%, 11/18/20

      78       3,700,190  
   

 

 

 
        6,647,899  
Biotechnology — 0.5%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Biogen, Inc.), 16.75%, 10/19/20

      2       617,217  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (AbbVie, Inc.), 0.00%, 12/03/20(b)

      32       2,979,963  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Gilead Sciences, Inc.), 0.00%, 10/22/20(b)

      30       2,094,280  
   

 

 

 
        5,691,460  
Building Products — 0.1%  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Johnson Controls International plc), 0.00%, 10/22/20(b)

      39       1,493,997  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 0.5%  

HSBC Bank plc (Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)), 17.30%, 10/13/20

      7       1,358,489  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Charles SchwabCorp. (The)), 16.53%, 10/14/20(b)

      41       1,400,063  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.), 10.55%, 10/21/20

      16       1,494,066  

Royal Bank of Canada (S&P Global, Inc.), 11.02%, 11/27/20(b)

      4       1,458,953  
   

 

 

 
        5,711,571  
Chemicals — 0.5%  

Barclays Bank plc (Sherwin-Williams Co (The)), 9.60%, 10/16/20

      2       1,456,814  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Celanese Corp.), 13.07%, 10/19/20(b)

      5       475,540  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.), 10.91%, 11/05/20

      2       610,527  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Dow, Inc.), 15.08%, 11/18/20

      29       1,214,359  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Ecolab, Inc.), 12.84%, 10/19/20

      6       1,145,302  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (PPG Industries, Inc.), 16.78%, 10/19/20

      9       978,688  
   

 

 

 
        5,881,230  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%  

BNP Paribas SA (Copart, Inc.), 12.52%, 08/10/20(b)

      41       3,776,074  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Republic Services, Inc.), 20.55%, 08/06/20

      44       3,705,528  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Waste Management, Inc.), 9.08%, 11/25/20

      14       1,489,088  
   

 

 

 
        8,970,690  
Communications Equipment — 0.4%  

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.),
13.09%, 08/11/20(b)

      114       5,331,594  
   

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 0.1%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.), 19.17%, 10/19/20

      3       700,654  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.1%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Capital One Financial Corp.), 21.79%, 10/21/20

      10       616,543  

Royal Bank of Canada (Discover Financial Services), 25.07%, 10/21/20(b)

      12       600,041  
   

 

 

 
        1,216,584  
Security          Par (000)     Value  

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5%

 

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Verizon Communications, Inc.), 7.88%, 10/26/20

    USD       44     $   2,540,631  

Royal Bank of Canada (AT&T, Inc.), 10.01%, 11/18/20(b)

      104       3,100,308  
   

 

 

 
        5,640,939  
Electric Utilities — 0.3%  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NextEra Energy, Inc.), 12.10%, 10/22/20

      9       2,496,200  

Societe Generale SA (Southern Co (The)), 13.03%, 10/21/20

      27       1,492,920  
   

 

 

 
        3,989,120  
Entertainment — 0.2%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Netflix, Inc.), 17.69%, 11/23/20

      2       1,163,434  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Electronic Arts, Inc.), 0.00%, 10/20/20(b)

      11       1,514,412  
   

 

 

 
        2,677,846  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (American Tower Corp.), 16.44%, 11/25/20

      9       2,235,331  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Crown Castle International Corp.), 13.40%, 10/21/20

      9       1,495,102  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Equity Residential), 21.37%, 10/19/20

      13       715,067  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Prologis, Inc.), 14.45%, 10/19/20

      13       1,293,755  

Societe Generale SA (AvalonBay Communities, Inc.), 11.83%, 10/21/20

      6       898,340  
   

 

 

 
        6,637,595  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.7%  

Barclays Bank plc (Costco Wholesale Corp.), 9.06%, 09/21/20

      11       3,604,888  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.), 14.91%, 10/21/20

      34       891,421  

Royal Bank of Canada (Kroger Co (The)), 17.68%, 09/14/20(b)

      109       3,674,872  
   

 

 

 
        8,171,181  
Food Products — 0.3%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Kellogg Co.), 10.75%, 10/21/20

      13       894,264  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Quality Pork International, Inc.), 17.90%, 10/16/20

      7       683,933  

Royal Bank of Canada (Hershey Co (The)), 8.48%, 11/18/20(b)

      9       1,256,928  

Societe Generale SA (Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.), 14.64%, 10/21/20

      21       898,252  
   

 

 

 
        3,733,377  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.4%(b)  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Abbott Laboratories), 11.52%, 11/20/20

      31       3,018,804  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Edwards Lifesciences Corp.), 11.77%, 10/22/20

      8       628,338  

Royal Bank of Canada (Danaher Corp.), 8.62%, 10/22/20

      6       1,256,777  
   

 

 

 
        4,903,919  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.8%  

Barclays Bank plc (CVS Health Corp.), 7.48%, 08/04/20

      55       3,476,945  

BNP Paribas SA (HCA Healthcare, Inc.), 17.13%, 10/19/20

      5       640,987  

BNP Paribas SA (UnitedHealth Group, Inc.), 12.63%, 11/18/20

      14       4,381,739  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  27


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

 

Societe Generale SA (Anthem, Inc.), 11.49%, 12/02/20

    USD       4     $   1,145,952  
   

 

 

 
        9,645,623  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.3%(b)  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Domino’s Pizza, Inc.), 11.40%, 10/14/20

      4       1,399,355  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Starbucks Corp.), 12.52%, 10/19/20

      15       1,181,453  

Royal Bank of Canada (Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.), 12.32%, 10/21/20

      1       629,372  
   

 

 

 
        3,210,180  
Household Durables — 0.3%  

Barclays Bank plc (Toll Brothers, Inc.), 21.96%, 08/17/20

      109       3,991,757  
   

 

 

 
Household Products — 0.6%  

Royal Bank of Canada (Kimberly-Clark Corp.), 7.36%, 11/18/20(b)

      8       1,267,907  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Colgate-Palmolive Co.), 0.00%, 10/20/20(b)

      19       1,492,106  

Societe Generale SA (Procter & Gamble Co. (The)), 0.40%, 10/21/20

      34       4,466,661  
   

 

 

 
        7,226,674  
Insurance — 0.1%  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Aon plc), 0.00%, 10/20/20(b)

      7       1,500,820  
   

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services — 0.2%  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Alphabet, Inc.), 0.00%, 12/01/20(b)

      2       2,405,098  
   

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.7%  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Amazon.com, Inc.), 0.00%, 10/22/20(b)

      2       7,158,433  

Societe Generale SA (eBay, Inc.), 14.30%, 10/19/20

      13       708,929  
   

 

 

 
        7,867,362  
IT Services — 0.3%(b)  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Visa, Inc.), 8.72%, 10/19/20

      9       1,787,923  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Mastercard, Inc.), 12.48%, 10/21/20

      7       2,233,464  
   

 

 

 
        4,021,387  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2%  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.), 10.64%, 10/20/20

      3       1,254,135  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Waters Corp.), 13.26%, 10/16/20

      4       840,126  
   

 

 

 
        2,094,261  
Machinery — 0.0%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (PACCAR, Inc.), 12.02%, 10/21/20

      7       618,016  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.1%  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Altice USA, Inc.), 0.00%, 10/22/20(b)

      33       898,123  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 0.1%  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Alcoa Corp.), 20.40%, 10/14/20(b)

      75       1,002,418  
   

 

 

 
Multiline Retail — 0.6%(b)  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Target Corp.), 17.08%, 08/10/20

      29       3,642,960  

Royal Bank of Canada (Dollar General Corp.), 13.03%, 08/26/20

      18       3,508,650  
   

 

 

 
        7,151,610  
Security          Par (000)     Value  

Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%

 

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Pfizer, Inc.), 16.08%, 11/27/20

    USD       74     $   2,887,521  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Merck & Co, Inc.), 0.00%, 10/20/20(b)

      37       2,989,409  

UBS AG (Johnson & Johnson), 10.50%, 11/20/20

      38       5,654,901  
   

 

 

 
        11,531,831  
Professional Services — 0.1%  

Royal Bank of Canada (TransUnion), 12.95%, 10/16/20(b)

      10       867,464  
   

 

 

 
Road & Rail — 0.4%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (CSX Corp.), 13.40%, 10/15/20

      18       1,248,194  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Norfolk Southern Corp.), 12.98%, 10/19/20

      6       1,171,540  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Union Pacific Corp.), 11.75%, 10/15/20

      7       1,228,765  

Royal Bank of Canada (Kansas City Southern), 15.55%, 11/23/20(b)

      6       935,447  
   

 

 

 
        4,583,946  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.4%  

Societe Generale SA (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.), 18.18%, 10/19/20

      16       1,199,174  

Societe Generale SA (Lam Research Corp.), 18.87%, 10/19/20

      3       1,210,553  

Societe Generale SA (QUALCOMM, Inc.), 15.69%, 10/21/20

      21       2,234,486  
   

 

 

 
        4,644,213  
Software — 0.5%  

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. (Microsoft Corp.), 13.70%, 11/18/20(b)

      24       5,019,730  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (ServiceNow, Inc.), 18.13%, 10/21/20

      3       1,486,403  
   

 

 

 
        6,506,133  
Specialty Retail — 0.4%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.), 7.90%, 10/21/20

      2       887,556  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Tractor Supply Co.), 13.11%, 10/22/20

      4       619,382  

Royal Bank of Canada (Home Depot, Inc. (The)), 16.68%, 08/10/20(b)

      15       3,695,352  
   

 

 

 
        5,202,290  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.7%  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Apple, Inc.), 0.00%, 10/22/20(b)

      20       8,389,694  
   

 

 

 
Tobacco — 0.3%  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Philip Morris International, Inc.), 15.51%, 10/20/20

      17       1,259,504  

Royal Bank of Canada (Altria Group, Inc.), 16.12%, 11/27/20(b)

      51       2,116,111  
   

 

 

 
        3,375,615  
   

 

 

 

Total Equity-Linked Notes — 15.7%
(Cost: $184,395,361)

 

    185,870,118  
   

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests — 6.8%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%  

Bleriot US Bidco, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.75%),
5.06%, 10/31/26(c)(m)

      11       11,236  

Bleriot US Bidco, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.75%),
5.06%, 10/30/26(c)(m)

      74       71,908  

Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc., Term Loan: (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%),
3.81%, 04/06/26(m)

      873       696,363  
 

 

 

28  

2020 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  

Aerospace & Defense (continued)

 

Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.00%), 6.00%, 11/28/21(m)

    USD       141     $   131,952  

Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 11/28/23(m)(n)

      4       3,299  

TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan:(m)

     

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.41%, 08/22/24

      917       856,514  

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.41%, 12/09/25

      27       25,465  
   

 

 

 
        1,796,737  
Airlines — 0.1%(m)  

American Airlines, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.92%, 01/29/27

      408       281,460  

American Airlines, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.17%, 12/15/23

      27       19,856  

American Airlines, Inc., Term Loan B23, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.17%, 04/28/23

      179       134,385  

JetBlue Airways Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.25%), 6.25%, 06/17/24

      90       88,669  

Kestrel Bidco, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 12/11/26

      488       356,794  
   

 

 

 
        881,164  
Auto Components — 0.1%(m)  

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 3.67%, 04/30/26

      847       825,489  

Wand Newco 3, Inc., Term Loan,
02/05/26(n)

      284       271,246  
   

 

 

 
        1,096,735  
Automobiles — 0.0%  

Dealer Tire LLC, Term Loan B1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.25%),
4.41%, 12/12/25(m)

      385       374,135  
   

 

 

 
Building Products — 0.1%(m)  

CPG Merger Sub LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 4.75%, 05/05/24

      259       257,418  

Wilsonart LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 4.25%, 12/19/23

      511       498,458  
   

 

 

 
        755,876  
Capital Markets — 0.0%(m)  

Fortress Investment Group LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.16%, 12/27/22

      82       80,413  

Greenhill & Co., Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%),
3.43%, 04/12/24(c)

      231       219,067  

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) SA, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.00%), 6.07%, 05/29/26

      357       214,086  
   

 

 

 
        513,566  
Chemicals — 0.2%(m)  

Alpha 3 BV, Term Loan, 01/31/24(n)

      534       525,143  

Ascend Performance Materials LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.25%), 6.25%, 08/27/26(c)

      298       298,494  

Axalta Dupont PC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 2.06%, 06/01/24

      213       208,475  

Chemours Co. (The), 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.92%, 04/03/25

      119       112,685  

Ennis-Flint Road Infrastructure Investment, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.50%), 4.50% - 5.75%, 06/13/23

      171       155,243  
Security          Par (000)     Value  

Chemicals (continued)

 

Greenrock Finance, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 4.50%, 06/28/24

    USD       115     $   107,443  

Illuminate Buyer LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.00%), 4.31%, 06/30/27

      294       290,834  

Invictus Co., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.16%, 03/28/25

      136       126,943  

Messer Industries GmbH, Term Loan, 03/02/26(n)

      311       304,181  

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.42%, 05/15/24

      178       167,163  

Nouryon Finance BV, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.18%, 10/01/25

      36       34,670  

OXEA Holding Vier GmbH, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 3.69%, 10/14/24

      305       285,942  
   

 

 

 
        2,617,216  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%(m)  

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.25%), 3.00%, 11/10/23

      252       250,641  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.25%), 4.41%, 07/10/26

      249       245,305  

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., Term Loan, 06/21/24(n)

      448       407,622  

Capri Acquisitions Bidco Ltd., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 3.26%, 11/01/24

      516       514,996  

Diamond (BC) BV, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.16% - 3.26%, 09/06/24

      309       290,912  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 4.25%, 09/23/26

      282       276,935  

Spring Education Group, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 4.56%, 07/30/25

      44       40,313  

Tempo Acquisition LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.91%, 05/01/24

      757       736,237  

West Corp., Term Loan, 10/10/24(n)

      196       172,321  
   

 

 

 
        2,935,282  
Construction & Engineering — 0.0%(m)  

Ply Gem, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.93%, 04/01/25

      89       87,363  

SRS Distribution, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 4.07%, 05/23/25

      316       304,605  
   

 

 

 
        391,968  
Construction Materials — 0.1%(m)  

American Builders And Contractors Supply, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.16%, 01/15/27

      274       265,792  

Core & Main LP, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 2.75%), 3.75%, 08/01/24

      719       698,818  

Forterra Finance LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 10/25/23

      185       180,273  
   

 

 

 
        1,144,883  
Containers & Packaging — 0.2%(m)  

Berry Global, Inc., Term Loan:

     

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.19%, 10/01/22

      80       78,420  

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.19%, 07/01/26

      149       144,142  

BWAY Holding Co., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 3.52%, 04/03/24

      393       366,085  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  29


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  
Containers & Packaging (continued)                  

Charter NEX US, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 3.75%, 05/16/24

    USD       529     $ 517,492  

Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 12/29/23

      385       372,557  

Graham Packaging Co. LP, Term Loan, 08/04/27(n)

      106       105,678  

Pregis TopCo LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.00%), 4.16%, 07/31/26

      84       82,633  

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 02/05/23(n)

      671       657,097  

Tosca Services, Term Loan, 07/28/27(n)

      105       104,693  
   

 

 

 
            2,428,797  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.2%(m)        

AlixPartners LLP, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.50%), 2.66%, 04/04/24

      528       516,205  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 2.50%, 11/07/23

      228       221,155  

Maverick Purchaser Sub, LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.00%), 4.16%, 01/29/27

      54       53,595  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.25%), 6.25%, 06/21/27

      306       305,082  

Research Now, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.50%), 6.50%, 12/07/24

      149       140,117  

SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.50%), 5.66% - 5.86%, 08/04/25

      191       138,879  

Sotheby’s, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 5.50%), 6.50%, 01/15/27

      444       421,954  

TierPoint LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 4.75%, 05/06/24

      131       125,721  

Trugreen Ltd. Partnership, 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.91%, 03/19/26

      203       198,779  
   

 

 

 
        2,121,487  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%(m)        

Advisor Group Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 5.00%), 5.16%, 07/31/26

      190       178,936  

Belron Finance LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.50%), 2.77%, 10/30/26

      178       174,246  

BW Gas & Convenience Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 6.25%), 6.43%, 11/13/26

      105       102,846  

Connect Finco SARL, Term Loan B, 12/11/26(n)

      1,120       1,089,258  

Deerfield Dakota Holding, LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 4.75%, 04/09/27

      572       563,378  

Genuine Financial Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.91%, 07/11/25

      404       368,429  

SMG US Midco 2, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.50%),
2.66% - 2.76%, 01/23/25

      229       193,844  

VICI Properties 1 LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.93%, 12/22/24

      564       541,141  

Ziggo Finance Partnership, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.50%), 2.67%, 04/30/28

      209       200,454  
   

 

 

 
        3,412,532  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3%(m)  

Altice Financing SA, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.92%, 01/31/26

    USD       350     $ 336,084  

Altice Financing SA, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.92%, 07/15/25

      55       52,473  

Altice France SA, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.00%), 4.17%, 08/14/26

      536       523,575  

Iridium Satellite LLC, Term Loan,
11/04/26(n)

      253       252,214  

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 03/01/27

      328       317,409  

MTN Infrastructure TopCo, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 11/15/24

      401       389,951  

Northwest Fiber LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 5.50%), 5.67%, 04/30/27

      113       112,153  

Telesat Canada, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.92%, 12/07/26

      75       72,292  

Zayo Group LLC, Term Loan, 03/09/27(n)

      1,717       1,665,549  
   

 

 

 
            3,721,700  
Electric Utilities — 0.1%(m)                  

Calpine Corp., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.16%, 01/15/25

      74       71,285  

Edgewater Generation LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.91%, 12/13/25

      138       133,292  

PGE Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.50%), 5.50%, 06/23/25

      374       369,441  
   

 

 

 
        574,018  
Electrical Equipment — 0.0%                  

Graftech International Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 4.50%, 02/12/25(m)

      278       270,112  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 0.1%(m)                  

Creative Artists Agency LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.91%, 11/27/26

      316       299,195  

Datto, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 04/02/26(n)

      65       64,806  

Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 4.50%, 07/03/24

      268       215,086  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.94%, 10/19/26

      306       282,906  

Renaissance Learning, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.41%, 05/30/25

      8       7,879  

UFC Holdings LLC, First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 4.25%, 04/29/26

      85       82,254  

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.92%, 05/18/25

      449       353,823  
   

 

 

 
        1,305,949  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%(m)  

Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.44%, 08/09/26(c)

      93       86,614  

DTZ US Borrower LLC, Term Loan,
08/21/25(n)

      204       195,006  

RHP Hotel Properties LP, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.17%, 05/11/24

      76       71,828  
   

 

 

 
        353,448  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.1%(m)                  

H-Food Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.69%), 3.85%, 05/23/25

      274       264,050  

H-Food Incremental, Term Loan,
05/23/25(n)

      131       128,516  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  
Food & Staples Retailing (continued)                  

US Foods, Inc., Term Loan B:

     

06/27/23(n)

    USD       460     $ 435,275  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.00%), 3.07%, 08/14/26

      365       342,883  
   

 

 

 
            1,170,724  
Food Products — 0.2%(m)                  

1011778 BC ULC, Term Loan B4, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 11/19/26

      374       358,714  

8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 3.67%, 10/01/25

      178       174,738  

Aramark Services, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 03/11/25

      84       79,695  

B&G Foods, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.50%), 2.66%, 10/10/26

      21       21,058  

Chobani LLC, Term Loan, 10/10/23(n)

      609       602,277  

Froneri International Ltd., 2nd Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 5.75%), 5.91%, 01/31/28

      23       22,195  

Froneri International Ltd., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.41%, 01/29/27

      777       744,170  

Hostess Brands LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.25%), 3.00%, 08/03/25

      179       174,311  

Nomad Foods Ltd., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.42%, 05/15/24

      177       171,569  

Pathway Vet Alliance LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 4.00%), 4.18%, 03/31/27

      66       64,324  

TMK Hawk Parent Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 4.58%, 08/28/24

      427       325,914  
   

 

 

 
        2,738,965  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1%        

Sotera Health Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.50%), 5.50%, 12/11/26(m)

      813       809,791  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.3%(m)        

AHP Health Partners, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.50%), 5.50%, 06/30/25(c)

      108       106,725  

Azalea TopCo, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 3.66% - 3.76%, 07/24/26

      333       326,655  

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 4.07%, 06/07/23

      303       297,982  

Dentalcorp Perfect Smile ULC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 4.75%, 05/31/25

      95       85,193  

Envision Healthcare Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.91%, 10/10/25

      288       188,707  

Eyecare Partners LLC, Term Loan:

     

02/18/27(n)

      32       29,023  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%),
4.82%, 02/18/27

      136       124,073  

HCA, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 03/13/25

      80       78,622  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 06/07/23(n)

      158       155,750  

nThrive, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.50%), 5.50%, 10/20/22

      158       138,451  

Option Care Health, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.50%), 4.66%, 08/06/26

      295       292,993  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.42%, 06/30/25

      444       431,147  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)  

Team Health Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 3.75%, 02/06/24

    USD       107     $ 84,369  

WCG Purchaser Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.00%), 5.24%, 01/08/27

      203       200,463  

Wink Holdco, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 12/02/24

      226       220,527  

WP CityMD Bidco LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.50%), 5.50% - 5.57%, 08/13/26

      207       205,881  
     

 

 

 
            2,966,561  
Health Care Technology — 0.1%                  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.50%),
3.50%, 03/01/24(m)

      582       568,380  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.3%(m)                  

Aimbridge Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.92%, 02/02/26

      111       94,764  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 4.75%, 10/19/24(c)

      132       132,660  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC, Term Loan:

     

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.91%, 12/23/24

      414       380,206  

07/21/25(n)

      441       424,326  

CityCenter Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 3.00%, 04/18/24

      311       287,106  

Flutter Entertainment plc, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 3.81%, 07/10/25

      163       162,685  

Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 12.00%), 13.00%, 10/04/23(c)

      23       26,188  

Golden Nugget, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.50%), 3.25%, 10/04/23

      278       231,532  

IRB Holding Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 3.75%, 02/05/25

      268       250,730  

KFC Holding Co., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.94%, 04/03/25

      109       105,478  

Playa Resorts Holding BV, 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 3.75%, 04/29/24

      49       41,821  

Playtika Holding Corp., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 6.00%), 7.07%, 12/10/24

      159       160,117  

Scientific Games International, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%),
2.91% - 3.61%, 08/14/24

      111       100,489  

Station Casinos LLC, Term Loan B, 02/08/27(n)

      257       236,650  

Whatabrands LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.92%, 07/31/26

      402       386,628  
   

 

 

 
        3,021,380  
Household Products — 0.0%                  

Reynolds Consumer Products LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 02/04/27(m)

      185       180,703  
   

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%  

Calpine Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.16%, 08/12/26(m)

      399       387,836  
   

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%(m)                  

AVSC Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 4.25%, 03/03/25

      551       392,521  

Filtration Group Corp., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.16%, 03/31/25

      184       179,177  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  31


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  
Industrial Conglomerates (continued)                  

Vertiv Group Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.16%, 03/02/27

    USD       981     $ 957,255  
   

 

 

 
        1,528,953  
Insurance — 0.4%(m)                  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.91%, 05/09/25

      499       480,474  

AmWINS Group, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 3.75%, 01/25/24

      444       437,234  

AssuredPartners, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 3.66%, 02/12/27

      167       161,446  

AssuredPartners, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.50%), 5.50%, 02/12/27

      53       52,339  

Asurion LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B6, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.16%, 11/03/23

      128       126,340  

Asurion LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.16%, 11/03/24

      891       875,348  

Asurion LLC, Term Loan B4, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.16%, 08/04/22

      33       32,160  

HUB International Ltd., Term Loan B:

     

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%),
3.22% - 3.26%, 04/25/25

      635       616,135  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.00%), 5.00%, 04/25/25

      78       78,089  

Ryan Specialty Group, Term Loan,
06/29/27(n)

      212       210,410  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 12/31/25(n)

      361       344,210  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.25%), 5.25%, 09/03/26

      117       115,440  

USI, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.31%, 05/16/24

      676       652,015  
   

 

 

 
            4,181,640  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.0%                  

Goodrx, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.91%, 10/10/25(m)

      221       215,944  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 0.8%(m)                  

Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Term Loan B:

     

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 4.75%, 10/19/23

      391       382,711  

08/27/26(n)

      47       45,682  

Applied Systems, Inc., Term Loan:

     

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 4.25%, 09/19/24

      552       546,211  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 7.00%), 8.00%, 09/19/25

      33       33,217  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc., Term Loan B, 10/02/25(n)

      313       301,315  

Camelot U.S. Acquisition 1 Co., Term Loan B, 10/30/26(n)

      583       569,486  

CCC Information Services, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 04/29/24

      354       350,650  

Epicor Software Corp. Term Loan, 07/30/27(n)

      180       179,445  

Epicor Software Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.43%, 06/01/22

      372       371,754  

Epicor Software Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 07/31/28(n)

      270       275,400  

Greeneden US Holdings I LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.41%, 12/01/23

      663       652,228  

IG Investments Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.00%), 5.00%, 05/23/25

      477       454,414  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
IT Services (continued)                  

Mitchell International, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.41%, 11/29/24

    USD       224     $ 212,706  

Mitchell International, Inc., Term Loan, 11/29/24(n)

      255       247,987  

Peak 10 Holding Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 3.81%, 08/01/24

      94       75,772  

Pug LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 3.66%, 02/12/27

      377       318,284  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 11/03/23

      42       40,932  

Solera LLC, Term Loan B1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.91%, 03/03/23

      518       508,456  

Sophia LP, 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 4.25%, 09/30/22

      653       647,478  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 04/16/25

      50       48,375  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B5, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 04/16/25

      244       235,986  

Trans Union LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 11/16/26

      492       478,424  

Veritas US Inc., Term Loan B1, 01/27/23(n)

      52       49,642  

Verscend Holding Corp., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.50%), 4.66%, 08/27/25

      330       328,028  

Vertafore, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.41%, 07/02/25

      726       689,658  

VS Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.42%, 02/28/27

      353       345,885  

WEX, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.41%, 05/15/26

      539       519,609  
   

 

 

 
            8,909,735  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%(m)        

Avantor Funding, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 3.25%, 11/21/24

      222       219,906  

eResearchTechnology, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.50%), 5.50%, 02/04/27

      355       353,520  
   

 

 

 
        573,426  
Machinery — 0.1%(m)                  

Gates Global LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 3.75%, 04/01/24

      503       490,619  

Ingersoll-Rand Services Co., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 03/01/27

      314       301,668  

Titan Acquisition Ltd., Term Loan, 03/28/25(n)

      746       686,035  

Vertical Midco GmbH, 1st Lien Term Loan, 07/14/27(n)

      228       224,676  
   

 

 

 
        1,702,998  
Media — 0.4%(m)                  

Ascend Learning LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 07/12/24

      229       224,176  

Cable One, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.92%, 05/01/24

      54       53,962  

Charter Communications Operating, Term Loan B1, 04/30/25(n)

      403       393,962  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 3.71% - 3.76%, 08/21/26

      826       733,215  

CSC Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.42%, 07/17/25

      108       104,046  

CSC Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.50%), 2.67%, 04/15/27

      472       456,108  
 

 

 

32  

2020 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security           Par (000)      Value  
Media (continued)                    

Diamond Sports Group LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.42%, 08/24/26

    USD        26      $ 20,331  

Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.42%, 02/07/24

       202        196,108  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Term Loan:

       

(LIBOR USD 6 Month + 5.50%), 6.50% - 6.50%, 07/13/22

       13        13,202  

(LIBOR USD 6 Month + 4.75%), 8.00%, 11/27/23

       75        75,433  

LCPR Loan Financing LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 5.00%), 5.17%, 10/15/26

       110        110,275  

Learfield Communications LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%),
4.25%, 12/01/23

       546        389,431  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%),
2.41%, 03/24/25

       139        133,483  

Midcontinent Communications, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 08/15/26

       73        71,333  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.92%, 09/18/26

       72        69,599  

Radiate Holdco LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.75%, 02/01/24

       330        323,304  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.42%, 01/03/24

       67        64,831  

Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.25%), 4.41%, 12/17/26

       354        344,144  

Trader Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 09/28/23(c)

       541        519,360  

Virgin Media Bristol LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.50%), 2.67%, 01/31/28

       290        281,053  

Xplornet Communications, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.75%), 4.91%, 06/10/27

       535        520,453  
    

 

 

 
              5,097,809  
Metals & Mining — 0.1%(m)                    

Ball Metalpack Finco LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.50%), 4.86%, 07/31/25

       203        189,360  

Equinox Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 4.07%, 03/08/24

       506        377,322  
    

 

 

 
          566,682  
Multiline Retail — 0.0%(m)                    

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. Inc., Term Loan, 05/08/25(c)(n)

 

     47        47,357  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 7.00%),
0.65%, 10/25/23

       160        29,512  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 12.75%),
14.00% - 14.00%, 10/07/20

       32        32,828  
    

 

 

 
          109,697  
Multi-Utilities — 0.0%                    

ExGen Renewables IV LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 11/28/24(m)

       245        241,839  
    

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%(m)  

California Resources Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 10.38%),
11.38%, 12/31/21(e)(g)

       208        6,582  

CITGO Holding, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 7.00%), 8.00%, 08/01/23

       199        188,575  
Security           Par (000)      Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Euro Garages Ltd., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 4.00%), 5.07%, 02/07/25

    USD        428      $ 406,227  
    

 

 

 
          601,384  
Personal Products — 0.1%                    

Sunshine Luxembourg VII SARL, Term Loan, 10/01/26(m)(n)

       662        658,602  
    

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.2%(m)                    

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Term Loan B18, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 3.69%, 03/21/25

       290        272,250  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.18%, 06/02/25

       869        853,768  

Catalent, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 3.25%, 05/18/26

       260        257,443  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc., Term Loan B, 08/01/27(n)

       182        177,422  

Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd., Term Loan B, 11/15/27(n)

       132        129,030  

Jaguar Holding Co. I, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.50%), 3.50%, 08/18/22

       827        823,023  

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA, 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 3.50%, 09/24/24

       94        78,562  
    

 

 

 
              2,591,498  
Professional Services — 0.1%(m)  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The), 1st Lien Term Loan B, 02/06/26(n)

       870        864,719  

STG-Fairway Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 4.57%, 01/31/27

       124        116,173  
    

 

 

 
          980,892  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%  

Realogy Group LLC, Term Loan, 02/08/25(c)(m)(n)

       27        25,108  
    

 

 

 
Road & Rail — 0.1%(m)                    

Lineage Logistics LLC, Term Loan, 02/27/25(n)

       659        646,824  

Uber Technologies, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 3.66%, 07/13/23

       310        302,519  
    

 

 

 
          949,343  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0%  

Microchip Technology, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.17%, 05/29/25(c)(m)

       114        112,945  
    

 

 

 
Software — 0.7%                    

Castle US Holding Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 4.06%, 01/29/27(m)

       362        340,056  

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.25%), 4.43%, 04/22/27(m)

       151        149,603  

DTI Holdco, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.75%), 5.75%, 09/29/23(m)

       219        172,556  

Ellie Mae, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 4.06%, 04/17/26(m)

       578        568,136  

Informatica LLC, Term Loan:

       

7.13%, 02/25/25(o)

       214        215,783  

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.41%, 02/25/27(m)

       1,047        1,019,972  

McAfee LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.92%, 09/30/24(m)

       487        482,128  

MH Sub I LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 4.57%, 09/13/24(m)

       552        535,656  

MH SUB I LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 4.75%, 09/13/24(m)

       88        87,193  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  33


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  
Software (continued)                  

Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 10/01/25(m)(n)

    USD       1,173     $     1,163,047  

RP Crown Parent LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%),
3.75%, 10/12/23(m)

      329       327,005  

RP Crown Parent LLC, Term Loan,
02/02/26(m)(n)

      113       112,435  

Severin Acquisition LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.42%, 08/01/25(m)

      492       475,297  

SolarWinds, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%),
2.91%, 02/05/24(m)

      464       456,369  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 04/16/25(m)

      35       33,987  

TIBCO Software, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 06/30/26(m)(n)

      482       462,681  

TIBCO Software, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 7.25%), 7.42%, 03/03/28(m)

      434       413,893  

Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The), 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.91%, 05/04/26(m)

      720       712,384  

Ultimate Software Group, Inc., (The), Term Loan:(m)

     

05/04/26(n)

      854       853,684  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 6.75%), 7.50%, 05/03/27

      242       246,034  
   

 

 

 
        8,827,899  
Specialty Retail — 0.1%(m)                  

Belron Finance US LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.50%), 2.97%, 11/07/24

      310       302,622  

MED ParentCo LP, Delayed Draw Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 4.62% - 4.61%, 08/31/26

      37       33,727  

MED ParentCo LP, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 4.61%, 08/31/26

      213       192,229  

Midas Intermediate Holdco II LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 3.75%, 08/18/21

      178       155,518  

PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan, 03/11/22(n)

      647       642,895  
   

 

 

 
        1,326,991  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.0%(m)  

Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Term Loan, 07/23/26(n)

      203       153,073  

Western Digital Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 04/29/23

      199       194,851  
   

 

 

 
        347,924  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%  

HD Supply, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 10/17/23(m)

      488       480,016  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%(m)  

Digicel International Finance Ltd., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 4.30%, 05/27/24

      178       152,236  

Hargray Communications Group, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 05/16/24

      226       220,314  

SBA Senior Finance II LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.92%, 04/06/25

      328       317,870  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)  

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.16%, 04/01/27

    USD       942     $ 945,024  
   

 

 

 
        1,635,444  
   

 

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 6.8%
(Cost: $83,168,920)

 

        80,206,714  
   

 

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.6%

 

Argentina — 0.0%                  

YPF SA, 8.75%, 04/04/24(b)

      737       658,362  
   

 

 

 
Bahrain — 0.1%                  

CBB International Sukuk Co. 7 SPC,
6.88%, 10/05/25

      738       828,174  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 0.0%                  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA,
4.63%, 02/04/30(b)

      497       501,349  
   

 

 

 
China — 0.1%                  

Chengdu Xingcheng Investment Group Co. Ltd., 2.50%, 03/20/21

    EUR       100       116,065  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., 4.45%(d)(h)

    USD       200       201,625  

China Minmetals Corp., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.72%), 3.75%(d)(h)

      200       202,562  

Guangxi Financial Investment Group Co. Ltd., 5.75%, 01/23/21

      200       196,500  
   

 

 

 
        716,752  
Colombia — 0.1%(b)                  

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, 4.25%, 07/18/29

      453       461,381  

Grupo Energia Bogota SA ESP,
4.88%, 05/15/30

      200       218,750  
   

 

 

 
        680,131  
Indonesia — 0.1%                  

Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk. PT, 4.20%, 01/23/25

      250       247,656  

Pertamina Persero PT, 4.30%, 05/20/23

      388       415,032  

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara:

     

6.15%, 05/21/48

      200       269,687  

4.88%, 07/17/49

      200       232,313  
   

 

 

 
        1,164,688  
Mexico — 0.2%                  

Petroleos Mexicanos:

     

6.88%, 08/04/26

      1,163       1,156,313  

6.50%, 03/13/27

      453       431,482  

5.35%, 02/12/28

      447       392,103  
   

 

 

 
        1,979,898  
Sri Lanka — 0.0%                  

SriLankan Airlines Ltd., 7.00%, 06/25/24

      400       260,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.6%
(Cost: $6,152,428)

 

    6,789,354  
   

 

 

 

Foreign Government Obligations — 2.3%

 

Bahrain — 0.0%                  

Kingdom of Bahrain, 6.75%, 09/20/29

      241       266,230  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.3%                  

Republic of Colombia:

     

8.13%, 05/21/24

      51       62,245  

4.50%, 01/28/26

      2,426       2,705,748  
 

 

 

34  

2020 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par (000)

    Value  
Colombia (continued)                  

3.88%, 04/25/27

    USD       205     $ 223,143  
     

 

 

 
        2,991,136  
Dominican Republic — 0.2%                  

Dominican Republic Government Bond:

     

5.50%, 01/27/25

      359       371,902  

5.95%, 01/25/27

      1,036       1,094,922  

6.40%, 06/05/49

      246       248,229  
     

 

 

 
        1,715,053  
Egypt — 0.2%                  

Arab Republic of Egypt:

     

5.75%, 05/29/24(b)

      455       459,550  

5.88%, 06/11/25

      1,046       1,057,768  

7.60%, 03/01/29

      1,235       1,256,612  
     

 

 

 
        2,773,930  
Indonesia — 0.2%                  

Republic of Indonesia:

     

4.75%, 01/08/26

      898       1,037,751  

4.10%, 04/24/28

      1,264       1,447,280  
     

 

 

 
        2,485,031  
Maldives — 0.0%                  

Republic of Maldives, 7.00%, 06/07/22

      200       144,625  
     

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.2%                  

United Mexican States:

     

4.15%, 03/28/27

      1,069       1,175,366  

3.75%, 01/11/28

      650       697,125  

8.30%, 08/15/31

      35       51,384  
     

 

 

 
        1,923,875  
Mongolia — 0.0%                  

Government of Mongolia, 8.75%, 03/09/24

      200       220,063  
     

 

 

 
Panama — 0.1%                  

Republic of Panama, 3.16%, 01/23/30

      1,282       1,431,033  
     

 

 

 
Paraguay — 0.1%                  

Republic of Paraguay(b):

     

4.95%, 04/28/31

      200       227,200  

5.40%, 03/30/50

      555       691,322  
     

 

 

 
        918,522  
Peru — 0.1%                  

Republic of Peru, 2.78%, 01/23/31

      1,051       1,171,865  
     

 

 

 
Qatar — 0.2%                  

State of Qatar:

     

4.50%, 04/23/28

      1,414       1,712,708  

4.00%, 03/14/29(b)

      681       808,687  
     

 

 

 
        2,521,395  
Romania — 0.1%                  

Romania Government Bond, 3.00%, 02/14/31(b)

 

    488       497,150  
     

 

 

 
Russia — 0.2%                  

Russian Federation:

     

4.75%, 05/27/26

      1,400       1,616,300  

4.25%, 06/23/27

      800       902,000  
     

 

 

 
        2,518,300  
Saudi Arabia — 0.2%                  

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 4.50%, 04/17/30

      1,540       1,871,100  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co.:

     

3.50%, 04/16/29

      445       496,592  
Security  

Par (000)

    Value  
Saudi Arabia (continued)                  

3.50%, 04/16/29(b)

    USD       225     $ 251,086  
     

 

 

 
        2,618,778  
South Africa — 0.0%                  

Republic of South Africa, 5.88%, 05/30/22

 

    425       448,906  
     

 

 

 
Sri Lanka — 0.1%                  

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka:

 

6.25%, 10/04/20

      400       387,750  

5.88%, 07/25/22

      200       168,562  

6.85%, 03/14/24

      200       158,813  

6.35%, 06/28/24

      200       158,250  

7.85%, 03/14/29

      650       484,859  
     

 

 

 
        1,358,234  
Ukraine — 0.1%                  

Ukraine Government Bond:

     

7.75%, 09/01/22

      126       130,851  

7.75%, 09/01/23

      237       245,887  

8.99%, 02/01/24

      227       243,458  

7.75%, 09/01/25

      325       335,238  

7.25%, 03/15/33(b)

      526       508,905  
     

 

 

 
        1,464,339  
Uruguay — 0.0%                  

Oriental Republic of Uruguay, 4.98%, 04/20/55

 

    179       249,249  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations — 2.3%
(Cost: $26,115,993)

 

    27,717,714  
     

 

 

 
    Shares        

Investment Companies — 9.0%

 

BlackRock Allocation Target Shares, Series A*

 

    3,000,118       29,431,156  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio, Class K Shares*

      942,984       8,986,640  

Invesco Senior Loan ETF(p)

      49,351       1,067,956  

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF*

      66,176       21,693,817  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF*

      253,497       21,646,109  

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF*

      175,545       24,286,651  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 9.0%
(Cost: $104,436,016)

        107,112,329  
     

 

 

 
   

Par (000)

       

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 2.7%

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.4%        

Alternative Loan Trust(a):

     

Series 2005-16, Class A1, 2.97%, 06/25/35

 

    59       53,163  

Series 2005-72, Class A3, 0.77%, 01/25/36

 

    110       98,779  

Series 2006-OA14, Class 1A1, 3.05%, 11/25/46

      101       82,265  

Series 2006-OA8, Class 1A1, 0.36%, 07/25/46

      244       209,372  

Series 2007-OA3, Class 1A1, 0.31%, 04/25/47

      278       248,390  

American Home Mortgage Assets Trust, Series 2006-5, Class A1, 2.24%, 11/25/46(a)

      998       427,888  

Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2007- 4, Class 1A1, 6.25%, 12/28/37

      64       62,287  

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2007-A2, Class 1A13, 5.75%, 02/25/37

      400       391,037  

CSMC Trust, Series 2019-JR1, Class A1, 4.10%, 09/27/66(a)(b)

      270       270,786  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-OA1, Class 1A1, 0.39%, 08/25/46(a)

      441       152,552  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  35


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security           Par (000)      Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

Impac CMB Trust, Series 2005-6, Class 1A1, 0.67%, 10/25/35(a)

    USD        288      $ 268,058  

Prima Capital CRE Securitization Ltd., Series 2016-6A, Class C, 4.00%, 08/24/40(b)(c)

       2,000        1,800,000  

Reperforming Loan REMIC Trust, Series 2005- R2, Class 1AF1, 0.51%, 06/25/35(a)(b)

       68        62,969  

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust, Series 2006-AR6, Class 2A1, 0.36%, 07/25/46(a)

       102        78,763  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates WMALT Trust, Series 2006-4, Class 3A1, 6.50%, 05/25/36(k)

       520        482,127  
       

 

 

 
          4,688,436  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 2.3%  

280 Park Avenue Mortgage Trust, Series 2017- 280P, Class E, 2.29%, 09/15/34(a)(b)

       630        600,245  

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Series 2018-ASHF, Class D, 2.27%, 04/15/35(a)(b)

       540        486,251  

Atrium Hotel Portfolio Trust, Series 2017-ATRM, Class E, 3.22%, 12/15/36(a)(b)

       106        85,966  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust(a)(b):

       

Series 2016-ISQ, Class E, 3.61%, 08/14/34

       600        571,665  

Series 2018-DSNY, Class D, 1.87%, 09/15/34

       1,058        977,176  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 2007- 4A, Class A1, 0.62%, 09/25/37(a)(b)

       499        450,755  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-CHRS,
Class E, 4.27%, 08/05/38(a)(b)

       200        137,128  

BBCMS Trust, Series 2015-STP,
Class E, 4.28%, 09/10/28(a)(b)

       200        198,580  

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2007-PW18, Class B, 6.48%, 06/11/50(a)(b)

       204        207,414  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust(a):

       

Series 2018-B5, Class D, 3.11%, 07/15/51(b)

 

     550        360,813  

Series 2018-B7, Class C, 4.86%, 05/15/53

 

     500        514,154  

BWAY Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-1740, Class E, 4.45%, 01/10/35(a)(b)

       337        310,550  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust(a)(b):

 

  

Series 2018-IND, Class G, 2.22%, 11/15/35

 

     1,050        1,034,183  

Series 2018-IND, Class H, 3.17%, 11/15/35

 

     1,050        1,019,389  

Series 2019-XL, Class G, 2.47%, 10/15/36

 

     1,187        1,156,858  

Series 2019-XL, Class J, 2.82%, 10/15/36

 

     1,187        1,154,899  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust(a):

 

Series 2016-C1, Class D, 4.95%, 05/10/49(b)

 

     110        81,188  

Series 2018-C6, Class C, 5.07%, 11/10/51

 

     361        350,197  

Commercial Mortgage Trust:

       

Series 2013-GAM, Class E, 3.42%, 02/10/28(a)(b)

       1,000        681,767  

Series 2014-UBS4, Class C, 4.64%, 08/10/47(a)

       370        350,577  

Series 2015-LC19, Class A4, 3.18%, 02/10/48

       465        503,086  

Series 2015-LC19, Class D, 2.87%, 02/10/48(b)

       266        231,419  

Series 2015-LC21, Class C, 4.34%, 07/10/48(a)

       700        665,294  

Series 2017-COR2, Class D, 3.00%, 09/10/50(b)

       309        226,472  

Series 2018-HCLV, Class B, 1.57%, 09/15/33(a)(b)

       400        377,110  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C14, Class D, 4.89%, 11/15/51(a)(b)

       457        397,603  

DBJPM Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C3, Class D, 3.49%, 08/10/49(a)(b)

       469        337,786  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)        

DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-BRBK, Class F, 3.53%, 10/10/34(a)(b)

    USD       420     $ 405,988  

GRACE Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-GRCE, Class F, 3.59%, 06/10/28(a)(b)

      500       490,060  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust(a)(b):

     

Series 2017-500K, Class F, 2.15%, 07/15/32

 

    329       320,718  

Series 2017-500K, Class G, 2.85%, 07/15/32

      454       432,647  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust:

     

Series 2015-GC32, Class D, 3.35%, 07/10/48

      360       234,481  

Series 2017-GS7, Class E, 3.00%, 08/10/50(b)

      560       386,600  

JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2019-COR5, Class D, 3.00%, 06/13/52(b)

 

    2,000       1,367,264  

JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2017-C5, Class C, 4.51%, 03/15/50(a)

      135       122,717  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:

     

Series 2015-JP1, Class D, 4.23%, 01/15/49(a)

      500       392,725  

Series 2015-JP1, Class E, 4.23%, 01/15/49(a)(b)

 

    371       254,520  

Series 2015-UES, Class E, 3.62%, 09/05/32(a)(b)

 

    500       494,153  

Series 2018-WPT, Class FFX, 5.54%, 07/05/33(b)

      490       461,736  

LCCM Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-909, Class E, 3.90%, 05/15/31(a)(b)

      150       147,617  

MAD Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-330M, Class E, 4.03%, 08/15/34(a)(b)

      151       149,061  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust:

     

Series 2015-C25, Class D, 3.07%, 10/15/48

 

    222       170,047  

Series 2015-C26, Class D, 3.06%, 10/15/48(b)(c)

 

    450       315,000  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust:

     

Series 2014-CPT, Class G, 3.45%, 07/13/29(a)(b)

 

    700       712,687  

Series 2015-MS1, Class D, 4.03%, 05/15/48(a)(b)

 

    700       549,078  

Series 2017-CLS, Class E, 2.12%, 11/15/34(a)(b)

 

    531       512,685  

Series 2017-HR2, Class D, 2.73%, 12/15/50(c)

      250       200,225  

Series 2018-H3, Class C, 4.85%, 07/15/51(a)

 

    320       328,085  

Series 2018-MP, Class E, 4.28%, 07/11/40(a)(b)

 

    330       249,913  

Series 2018-SUN, Class F, 2.72%, 07/15/35(a)(b)

 

    450       417,067  

Series 2019-L2, Class A4, 4.07%, 03/15/52

 

    500       592,833  

USDC, Series 2018-USDC, Class F, 4.49%, 05/13/38(a)(b)

      280       202,559  

VCC Trust, Series 2020-MC1, Class A, 4.50%, 06/25/45(b)

      2,905       2,852,711  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust:

     

Series 2016-NXS5, Class B, 4.94%, 01/15/59(a)

 

    250       282,249  

Series 2017-C39, Class C, 4.12%, 09/15/50

 

    113       114,042  

Series 2017-C41, Class D, 2.60%, 11/15/50(a)(b)

 

    492       323,439  

Series 2018-C44, Class C, 4.83%, 05/15/51(a)

      170       161,990  

Series 2018-C44, Class D, 3.00%, 05/15/51(b)

      240       169,301  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

Series 2018-C45, Class C, 4.73%, 06/15/51

    USD       110     $ 102,610  
     

 

 

 
        27,385,333  
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.0%  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2015-C26, Class XD, 1.34%, 10/15/48(a)(b)

      4,650       295,740  
     

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 2.7%
(Cost: $34,303,688)

        32,369,509  
     

 

 

 

Preferred Securities — 4.0%

     
Capital Trusts — 2.4%                  
Banks — 0.8%(h)(m)                  

Bank of America Corp., Series X, 6.25%

      4,543       4,936,938  

CIT Group, Inc., Series A, 5.80%

      185       143,255  

Fifth Third Bancorp, Series J, 3.44%

      1,600       1,376,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series HH, 4.60%

      2,075       2,007,770  

M&T Bank Corp., Series F, 5.13%

      625       640,625  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series S, 5.90%

      200       203,500  
     

 

 

 
        9,308,088  
Capital Markets — 0.6%(m)                  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Series F, 4.62%(h)

      1,225       1,264,745  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(h):

     

Series M, 4.37%

      390       378,788  

Series O, 5.30%

      145       154,794  

Morgan Stanley, Series H, 3.89%(h)

      100       94,000  

Northern Trust Corp., Series D, 4.60%(h)

      1,175       1,213,187  

State Street Corp., 1.31%, 06/15/47

      3,466       2,807,663  
     

 

 

 
        5,913,177  
Consumer Finance — 0.6%(h)(m)                  

Capital One Financial Corp., Series E, 4.15%

      3,515       3,058,050  

Discover Financial Services, Series C, 5.50%

      1,200       1,094,885  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Series A, 5.75%

      2,908       2,739,878  
     

 

 

 
        6,892,813  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%                  

Voya Financial, Inc., Series A, 6.13%(h)(m)

      2,490       2,574,436  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.1%                  

Progressive Corp. (The), Series B, 5.38%(h)(m)

 

    1,235       1,244,429  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%(h)(m)  

Energy Transfer Operating LP:

     

Series B, 6.63%

      400       288,000  

Series G, 7.13%

      1,475       1,226,094  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP, Series C, 6.00%

      918       348,840  

Plains All American Pipeline LP, Series B, 6.13%

      164       114,595  
     

 

 

 
        1,977,529  
     

 

 

 

Total Capital Trusts — 2.4%
(Cost: $29,279,607)

 

      27,910,472  
     

 

 

 
           Shares        
Preferred Stocks — 1.6%                  
Banks — 0.6%(h)(m)                  

KeyCorp, Series E, 6.13%

      32,500       915,525  

US Bancorp, Series F, 6.50%

      26,000       694,720  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series Q, 5.85%

      200,000       5,046,000  
     

 

 

 
        6,656,245  
Capital Markets — 0.2%                  

Morgan Stanley, Series K, 5.85%(h)(m)

      83,000       2,374,630  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.0%                  

SLM Corp., Series B, 2.01%(h)(m)

      11,500       356,960  
     

 

 

 
Security          Shares     Value  
Electric Utilities — 0.2%                  

Entergy Arkansas LLC, 4.88%

      26,210     $ 686,964  

Entergy Louisiana LLC, 4.88%

      4,525       117,424  

Entergy Mississippi LLC, 4.90%

      25,401       669,570  

Entergy Texas, Inc., 5.63%

      4,716       123,889  
     

 

 

 
        1,597,847  
Insurance — 0.1%                  

Allstate Corp. (The), Series H, 5.10%(h)

      50,000       1,349,000  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%                  

Energy Transfer Operating LP, Series E, 7.60%(h)(m)

      75,000       1,426,500  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.4%                  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Preference)

      113,562       4,743,236  
     

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.6%
(Cost: $18,076,683)

 

      18,504,418  
     

 

 

 
Trust Preferreds — 0.0%                  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.0%                  

ILFC E-Capital Trust I, 3.02%, 12/21/65(b)(m)

      896,000       447,113  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.0%                  

ILFC E-Capital Trust II, 3.27%, 12/21/65(b)(m)

      397,000       210,410  
     

 

 

 

Total Trust Preferreds — 0.0%
(Cost: $1,257,798)

        657,523  
     

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities — 4.0%
(Cost: $48,614,088)

        47,072,413  
     

 

 

 

Rights — 0.0% (e)

     
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0%  

Cellnex Telecom SA (Expires 08/08/20)

      12,571       52,568  
     

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $–)

        52,568  
     

 

 

 
           Par (000)        

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 0.1%

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.1%  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Variable Rate Notes:

     

Series 2018-K80, Class B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.00%), 4.23%, 08/25/50(b)(d)

      300       342,073  

Series 2018-K732, Class B, 4.06%, 05/25/25(a)(b)

      200       216,702  

Series 2018-SB52, Class A10F, 3.48%, 06/25/28(a)

      314       336,589  
     

 

 

 
        895,364  
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.0%  

Government National Mortgage Association Variable Rate Notes(a):

     

Series 2013-63, 0.80%, 09/16/51

      892       23,313  

Series 2016-67, 1.05%, 07/16/57

      344       19,899  

Series 2016-162, 0.97%, 09/16/58

      2,198       143,898  

Series 2017-44, 0.68%, 04/17/51

      2,108       100,706  
     

 

 

 
        287,816  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency
Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $1,244,432)

 

    1,183,180  
     

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 91.6%
(Cost: $1,079,368,831)

 

    1,084,526,058  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Shares     Value  

Short-Term Securities — 11.4%(q)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.08%*

      133,698,436     $     133,698,436  

JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund, Agency Class, 0.02%

      555,429       555,429  
Security   Shares     Value  
Short-Term Securities (continued)            

SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.38%(r)*

    1,078,103     $ 1,078,749  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 11.4% (Cost: $135,332,752)

      135,332,614  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 103.0%
(Cost: $1,214,701,583)

      1,219,858,672  
   

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.0)%

 

    (35,517,732
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 1,184,340,940  
   

 

 

 
 
(a) 

Variable or floating rate security, which interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(b) 

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

(c) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(d) 

Variable rate security. Security may be issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a specified date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(e) 

Non-income producing security.

(f) 

A security contractually bound to one or more other securities to form a single saleable unit which cannot be sold separately.

(g) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(h) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(i) 

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.

(j) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(k) 

Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate as of period end.

(l) 

Convertible security.

(m) 

Variable rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(n) 

Represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate.

(o) 

Fixed rate.

(p) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(q) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(r) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

*

Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate/affiliates of the Fund during the year ended July 31, 2020 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer

    

Shares
Held at
07/31/19
 
 
 
    
Shares
Purchased
 
 
    
Shares
Sold
 
 
    

Shares
Held at
07/31/20

 
 
    
Value at
07/31/20
 
 
     Income       

Net
Realized

Gain (Loss)


 

 (a) 

    


Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
 
 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional
Class(b)

     58,036,285        75,662,151               133,698,436      $ 133,698,436      $ 816,986      $ 267      $  

SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series(b)

     10,990,880               (9,912,777      1,078,103        1,078,749        51,328 (c)       (6,331      (232

BlackRock Allocation Target Shares, Series A

     5,844,479        3,334,733        (6,179,094      3,000,118        29,431,156        2,158,631        345,685        (714,760

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio, Class K Shares

     8,771,178        2,099,942        (9,928,136      942,984        8,986,640        1,961,376        (2,885,919      287,729  

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF(d)

     548,436        635,196        (1,183,632                    134,777        2,854,871        (2,010,094

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

     49,905        143,027        (126,756      66,176        21,693,817        125,445        2,723,718        1,082,856  

iShares Edge MSCI USA Value Factor ETF(d)

            291,548        (291,548                    176,178        473,886         

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     397,114        257,497        (401,114      253,497        21,646,109        837,193        1,040,432        31,164  

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

            299,969        (124,424      175,545        24,286,651        238,047        346,409        1,512,603  

iShares MBS ETF(d)

            268,232        (268,232                    306,190        747,815         
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 240,821,558      $ 6,806,151      $ 5,640,833      $ 189,266  
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(a) 

Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.

 
(b) 

Represents net shares purchased (sold).

 
(c) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 
(d) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held by the Fund.

 

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

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     2,840          09/18/20        $ 105,982        $ 756,878  

MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini Index

     202          09/18/20          10,800          882,709  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     447          09/18/20          72,939          435,746  

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

     324          09/21/20          59,059          1,279,401  

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond

     163          09/21/20          37,113          1,498,926  
                 

 

 

 
                    4,853,660  
                 

 

 

 

Short Contracts

                 

Euro-Schatz

     1          09/08/20          132          (203

GBP Currency

     163          09/14/20          13,354          (355,235

JPY Currency

     72          09/14/20          8,514          (102,940

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note

     137          09/21/20          19,191          (158,352

U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note

     4          09/30/20          884          (1,100

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note

     470          09/30/20          59,279          (275,600
                 

 

 

 
                    (893,430
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 3,960,230  
                 

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Currency
Purchased

      

Currency
Sold

       Counterparty      Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD     115,595        EUR     102,823        Bank of America NA        09/15/20        $ (5,637)  
USD     372,387        HKD     2,890,000        Bank of America NA        09/15/20          (505)  
USD     372,127        HKD     2,888,004        Citibank NA        09/15/20          (506)  
USD     27,071        EUR     23,822        Citibank NA        09/16/20          (1,017)  
                       

 

 

 
                          (7,665)  
                       

 

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

Reference Obligation/Index   Financing
Rate Paid
by the Fund
  Payment
Frequency
  Counterparty   Termination
Date
   

Notional
Amount (000)

    Value     Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

  1.00%   Quarterly   JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     12/20/20       USD       120     $ (580)     $ (60)     $ (520)  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

  1.00      Quarterly   JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     12/20/20       USD       80       (383)       (43)       (340)  
Standard Chartered Bank   1.00      Quarterly   BNP Paribas SA     12/20/20       EUR       40       (214)       52       (266)  
Standard Chartered Bank   1.00      Quarterly   BNP Paribas SA     12/20/20       EUR       20       (108)       30       (138)  
Standard Chartered Bank   1.00      Quarterly   Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc     12/20/20       EUR       10       (54)       15       (69)  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $   (1,339)     $ (6)     $ (1,333)  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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OTC Total Return Swaps

 

Reference Entity   Payment
Frequency
  Counterparty   Termination
Date
  Net
Notional
    Accrued Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net Value of
Reference
Entity
    Gross
Notional
Amount
Net Asset
Percentage
 

Equity Securities Long/Short

  Monthly   HSBC Bank plc(a)   02/10/23   $  644,389     $ 26,458 (b)    $ 671,214       0.1
  Monthly   JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(c)   02/08/23     660,636       (59,641 )(d)      601,350       0.1  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ (33,183   $ 1,272,564    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

(a) 

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark, plus or minus a spread in a range of 60-80 basis points. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions. The specified benchmark used in determining the variable rate of interest is Intercontinental Exchange USD LIBOR 1 Month.

(b) 

Amount includes $(367) of net dividends and financing fees.

(c) 

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark, plus or minus a spread in a range of 60-95 basis points. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions. The specified benchmark used in determining the variable rate of interest is Intercontinental Exchange USD LIBOR 1 Month.

(d) 

Amount includes $(355) of net dividends and financing fees.

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank plc, as of July 31, 2020, expiration date 02/10/23:

 

     Shares     Value     % of Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

 

Switzerland  

Mediclinic International plc

    191,075     $ 671,214       100.0
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

      671,214    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank plc

 

  $ 671,214    
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, as of July 31, 2020, expiration date 02/08/23:

 

     Shares     Value     % of Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

 

Egypt  

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    17,449     $ 68,676       11.4
   

 

 

   
United Kingdom  

Prudential plc

    37,274       532,674       88.6  
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

      601,350    
   

 

 

   
Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

  $ 601,350    
   

 

 

   
 

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swaps

 

      Swap
Premiums
Paid
     Swap
Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

OTC Swaps

   $ 97      $ (103    $ 26,458      $ (60,974

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

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

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (a)

   $      $      $ 2,075,333      $      $ 2,778,327      $      $ 4,853,660  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

            97        26,458                             26,555  
  

 

 

 
   $      $ 97      $ 2,101,791      $      $ 2,778,327      $      $ 4,880,215  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts (a)

                          458,175        435,255               893,430  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          7,665                      7,665  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

            1,436        59,641                             61,077  
  

 

 

 
   $      $ 1,436      $ 59,641      $ 465,840      $ 435,255      $      $ 962,172  
  

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the year ended July 31, 2020, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

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

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                                

Futures contracts

   $        $        $ (3,970,730      $ 416,625        $ 25,256,659        $        $ 21,702,554  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                                461,380                            461,380  

Options purchased (a)

                       (191,673                                   (191,673

Swaps

              3,758,221          27,086                                     3,785,307  
  

 

 

 
   $        $ 3,758,221        $ (4,135,317      $ 878,005        $ 25,256,659        $        $ 25,757,568  
  

 

 

 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) on:
                                                            

Futures contracts

                       2,164,303          (1,122,971        (1,449,836                 (408,504

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                                (38,434                          (38,434

Swaps

              10,404          (33,183                                   (22,779
  

 

 

 
   $        $ 10,404        $ 2,131,120        $ (1,161,405      $ (1,449,836      $        $ (469,717
  

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 339,180,821  

Average notional value of contracts — short

     66,445,195  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

     1,374,021  

Average amounts sold — in USD

     101,556  

Options:

  

Average value of option contracts purchased

     289,895  

Credit default swaps:

  

Average notional value — buy protection

     18,815,688  

Total return swaps:

  

Average notional value

     162,799  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

 

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

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

 

      Assets        Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

       

Futures contracts

       $ 450,089        $ 958,750  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

              7,665  

Swaps — OTC (a)

     26,555          61,077  
  

 

 

 

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

       $ 476,644        $ 1,027,492  

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

     (450,089        (958,750
  

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

       $             26,555        $             68,742  
  

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid/received in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

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

BNP Paribas SA

   $ 82        $ (82      $        $        $  

HSBC Bank plc

     26,458                                     26,458  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

     15          (15                           
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 26,555        $ (97      $        $        $ 26,458  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Counterparty    Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
       Derivatives
Available
for Offset (a)
       Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
       Cash
Collateral
Pledged
       Net Amount of
Derivative
Liabilities (c)
 

Bank of America NA

   $ 6,142        $        $        $        $ 6,142  

BNP Paribas SA

     404          (82)                            322  

Citibank NA

     1,523                                     1,523  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

     60,604                                     60,604  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

     69          (15)                            54  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 68,742        $ (97)        $        $        $ 68,645  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

 
(b) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
(c) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Fund’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

   $        $ 65,992,527        $ 2,123,430        $ 68,115,957  

Common Stocks:

                 

Airlines

     645,925                            645,925  

Automobiles

              3,777,802                   3,777,802  

Banks

     813,848          8,496,689                   9,310,537  

Biotechnology

              1,272,513                   1,272,513  

Building Products

              1,227,943                   1,227,943  

Commercial Services & Supplies

              1,088,953                   1,088,953  

Construction Materials

              1,535,116                   1,535,116  

Consumer Finance

              673,238                   673,238  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

              2,281,649                   2,281,649  

Electric Utilities

     9,521,753          768,247                   10,290,000  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

              2,837,453                   2,837,453  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     43,227,416          22,830,061                   66,057,477  

Food & Staples Retailing

     893,327          917,945                   1,811,272  

Food Products

              1,159,040                   1,159,040  

Gas Utilities

     615,166          2,630,062                   3,245,228  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

              956,465                   956,465  

Health Care Providers & Services

              292,966                   292,966  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     934,720          1,215,245                   2,149,965  

Household Durables

              1,450,097                   1,450,097  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

              768,334                   768,334  

Insurance

     768,709          3,275,843                   4,044,552  

Interactive Media & Services

              5,007,670                   5,007,670  

IT Services

     1,047,403          564,370                   1,611,773  

Machinery

              794,555                   794,555  

Media

              81,968                   81,968  

Metals & Mining

     1,831,406                            1,831,406  

Multi-Utilities

     6,810,326          1,287,551                   8,097,877  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     6,118,192          2,581,864                   8,700,056  

Real Estate Management & Development

              14,176,608                   14,176,608  

Road & Rail

     1,874,826          587,976                   2,462,802  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

              6,517,602                   6,517,602  

Specialty Retail

     249,912          1,030,849                   1,280,761  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

              1,045,626                   1,045,626  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

              1,304,588                   1,304,588  

Trading Companies & Distributors

              537,748                   537,748  

Transportation Infrastructure

     1,040,792          12,296,906                   13,337,698  

Water Utilities

     1,388,756                            1,388,756  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     885,238          2,996,677                   3,881,915  

Corporate Bonds

              339,100,268                   339,100,268  

Equity-Linked Notes

              185,870,118                   185,870,118  

Floating Rate Loan Interests:

                 

Aerospace & Defense

              1,713,593          83,144          1,796,737  

Airlines

              881,164                   881,164  

Auto Components

              1,096,735                   1,096,735  

Automobiles

              374,135                   374,135  

Building Products

              755,876                   755,876  

Capital Markets

              294,499          219,067          513,566  

Chemicals

              2,318,722          298,494          2,617,216  

Commercial Services & Supplies

              2,935,282                   2,935,282  

Construction & Engineering

              391,968                   391,968  

Construction Materials

              1,144,883                   1,144,883  

Containers & Packaging

              2,428,797                   2,428,797  

Diversified Consumer Services

              2,121,487                   2,121,487  

Diversified Financial Services

              3,412,532                   3,412,532  

 

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July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   $        $ 3,721,700        $        $ 3,721,700  

Electric Utilities

              574,018                   574,018  

Electrical Equipment

              270,112                   270,112  

Entertainment

              1,305,949                   1,305,949  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

              266,834          86,614          353,448  

Food & Staples Retailing

              1,170,724                   1,170,724  

Food Products

              2,738,965                   2,738,965  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

              809,791                   809,791  

Health Care Providers & Services

              2,859,836          106,725          2,966,561  

Health Care Technology

              568,380                   568,380  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

              2,862,532          158,848          3,021,380  

Household Products

              180,703                   180,703  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

              387,836                   387,836  

Industrial Conglomerates

              1,528,953                   1,528,953  

Insurance

              4,181,640                   4,181,640  

Interactive Media & Services

              215,944                   215,944  

IT Services

              8,909,735                   8,909,735  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

              573,426                   573,426  

Machinery

              1,702,998                   1,702,998  

Media

              4,578,449          519,360          5,097,809  

Metals & Mining

              566,682                   566,682  

Multiline Retail

              62,340          47,357          109,697  

Multi-Utilities

              241,839                   241,839  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

              601,384                   601,384  

Personal Products

              658,602                   658,602  

Pharmaceuticals

              2,591,498                   2,591,498  

Professional Services

              980,892                   980,892  

Real Estate Management & Development

                       25,108          25,108  

Road & Rail

              949,343                   949,343  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

                       112,945          112,945  

Software

              8,827,899                   8,827,899  

Specialty Retail

              1,326,991                   1,326,991  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

              347,924                   347,924  

Trading Companies & Distributors

              480,016                   480,016  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

              1,635,444                   1,635,444  

Foreign Agency Obligations

              6,789,354                   6,789,354  

Foreign Government Obligations

              27,717,714                   27,717,714  

Investment Companies

     107,112,329                            107,112,329  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

              30,054,284          2,315,225          32,369,509  

Preferred Securities:

                 

Banks

     6,656,245          9,308,088                   15,964,333  

Capital Markets

     2,374,630          5,913,177                   8,287,807  

Commercial Services & Supplies

              447,113                   447,113  

Consumer Finance

     356,960          7,103,223                   7,460,183  

Diversified Financial Services

              2,574,436                   2,574,436  

Electric Utilities

     1,597,847                            1,597,847  

Insurance

     1,349,000          1,244,429                   2,593,429  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     1,426,500          1,977,529                   3,404,029  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

              4,743,236                   4,743,236  

Rights

     52,568                            52,568  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

              1,183,180                   1,183,180  

Short-Term Securities

     134,253,865                            134,253,865  

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests (a)

              431                   431  

Liabilities:

                 

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests (a)

              (1,508                 (1,508
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Subtotal

   $       333,847,659        $       878,834,870        $         6,096,317        $       1,218,778,846  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investments valued at NAV (b)

                    1,078,749  
                 

 

 

 

Total Investments

                  $ 1,219,857,595  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (c)

                 

Assets:

                 

Equity contracts

   $ 2,075,333        $ 26,458        $        $ 2,101,791  

Interest rate contracts

     2,778,327                            2,778,327  

Liabilities:

                 

Credit contracts

              (1,333                 (1,333

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  45


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Equity contracts

   $        $ (59,641      $        $ (59,641

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     (458,175        (7,665                 (465,840

Interest rate contracts

     (435,255                          (435,255
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $         3,960,230        $         (42,181      $                 —        $         3,918,049  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

(a) 

Unfunded floating rate loan interests are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the commitment.

(b) 

Certain investments of the Fund were fair valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

(c) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  
Asset-Backed Securities — 11.6%  

Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2004-4, Class M2, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.58%), 1.75%, 01/25/35(a)

    USD       1,303     $ 1,181,415  

AGL Core CLO 5 Ltd., Series 2020-5A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.78%), 3.08%, 07/20/30(a)(b)

      3,000       2,973,146  

AIG CLO Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class A,
(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.36%),
1.60%, 10/25/32(a)(b)

      11,500       11,298,177  

AIMCO CLO(a)(b):

     

Series 2015-AA, Class BR, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.30%),
1.58%, 01/15/28

      1,500       1,433,615  

Series 2018-AA, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.02%), 1.29%, 04/17/31

      2,700       2,645,551  

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust(b):

     

Series 2018-E, Class A,
4.38%, 06/25/58(c)

      6,117       6,225,133  

Series 2018-E, Class B,
5.25%, 06/25/58(c)(d)

      630       633,717  

Series 2018-E, Class C,
0.00%, 06/25/58(c)

      1,566       1,144,259  

Series 2018-F, Class A,
4.38%, 11/25/58(c)(d)

      6,222       6,272,470  

Series 2018-F, Class B,
5.25%, 11/25/58(c)(d)

      719       713,004  

Series 2018-F, Class C,
0.00%, 11/25/58

      1,695       1,005,393  

Series 2018-G, Class A,
4.38%, 06/25/57(c)(d)

      6,238       6,050,782  

Series 2018-G, Class B,
5.25%, 06/25/57(c)(d)

      816       611,625  

Series 2018-G, Class C,
5.25%, 06/25/57(d)

      2,082       2,037,302  

Series 2019-B, Class A,
3.75%, 01/25/59(c)

      3,314       3,364,086  

Series 2019-B, Class B,
5.25%, 01/25/59(c)(d)

      420       315,000  

Series 2019-B, Class C,
0.00%, 01/25/59(d)

      1,075       917,255  

Allegany Park CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.33%), 1.60%, 01/20/33(a)(b)

      4,000       3,944,804  

Allegro CLO II-S Ltd., Series 2014-1RA, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.15%), 2.42%, 10/21/28(a)(b)

      1,300       1,249,588  

Allegro CLO VI Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2017-2A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.13%), 1.40%, 01/17/31

      5,350       5,247,168  

Series 2017-2A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.50%), 1.77%, 01/17/31

      1,000       959,211  

Allegro CLO VII Ltd., Series 2018-1A,
Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.65%), 1.92%, 06/13/31(a)(b)

      1,000       964,924  

Allegro CLO XI Ltd., Series 2019-2A,
Class A1A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.39%), 1.66%, 01/19/33(a)(b)

      2,000       1,980,654  

ALM 2020 Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.85%),
2.13%, 10/15/29(a)(b)

      3,500       3,422,966  

ALM VII R Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2013-7RA, Class A1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.41%), 1.69%, 10/15/28

      4,175       4,156,054  

Series 2013-7RA, Class A2R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.00%),
2.27%, 10/15/28

      1,000       991,569  

Series 2013-7RA, Class BR, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 2.70%),
2.98%, 10/15/28

      1,000       991,118  

ALM VII R-2 Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2013-7R2A, Class A2R2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.65%),
1.92%, 10/15/27

      2,000       1,951,513  

Series 2013-7R2A, Class BR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.20%),
2.48%, 10/15/27

      600       570,692  

ALM XVI Ltd., Series 2015-16A, Class CR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.70%),
2.98%, 07/15/27(a)(b)

      3,000       2,816,510  

American Express Credit Account Master Trust:

     

Series 2017-5, Class A, (LIBOR
USD 1 Month + 0.38%),
0.55%, 02/18/25(a)

      1,200       1,203,579  

Series 2018-4, Class A, 2.99%, 12/15/23

      3,010       3,073,539  

Series 2018-6, Class A, 3.06%, 02/15/24

      1,535       1,575,255  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

Series 2019-2, Class A, 2.67%, 11/15/24

    USD       1,960     $ 2,037,407  

AMMC CLO 16 Ltd., Series 2015-16A,
Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.26%), 1.53%, 04/14/29(a)(b)

      8,000       7,934,340  

AMMC CLO 21 Ltd., Series 2017-21A,
Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.25%),
1.81%, 11/02/30(a)(b)

      1,750       1,727,447  

AMMC CLO XII Ltd., Series 2013-12A,
Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.20%), 1.65%, 11/10/30(a)(b)

      2,000       1,970,157  

AMSR Trust(b):

     

Series 2020-SFR1, Class E,
3.22%, 04/17/37

      10,250       10,214,914  

Series 2020-SFR1, Class F,
3.57%, 04/17/37

      19,850       19,191,683  

Series 2020-SFR1, Class G,
4.31%, 04/17/37

      7,500       7,174,437  

Anchorage Capital CLO 13 LLC,
Series 2019-13A, Class A, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.47%),
1.74%, 04/15/32(a)(b)

      10,500       10,459,122  

Anchorage Capital CLO 3-R Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2014-3RA, Class B, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.50%), 1.75%, 01/28/31

      3,400       3,275,108  

Series 2014-3RA, Class C, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.85%), 2.10%, 01/28/31

      1,250       1,181,976  

Anchorage Capital CLO 4-R Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2014-4RA, Class C, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.85%), 2.10%, 01/28/31

      600       568,680  

Series 2014-4RA, Class D, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 2.60%), 2.85%, 01/28/31

      2,250       2,012,747  

Anchorage Capital CLO 5-R Ltd.,
Series 2014-5RA, Class C, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.85%),
2.13%, 01/15/30(a)(b)

      1,850       1,735,990  

Anchorage Capital CLO 6 Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2015-6A, Class AR, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.27%), 1.55%, 07/15/30

      4,189       4,139,680  

Series 2015-6A, Class CR, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 2.40%), 2.68%, 07/15/30

      1,000       978,665  

Anchorage Capital CLO 8 Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2016-8A, Class BR, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.60%), 1.85%, 07/28/28

      1,400       1,359,715  

Series 2016-8A, Class DR, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 3.25%, 07/28/28

      4,000       3,780,950  

Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2013-1A, Class A1R, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.25%), 1.52%, 10/13/30

      9,000       8,880,288  

Series 2018-10A, Class A1A, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.20%), 1.47%, 10/15/31

      7,650       7,485,798  

Series 2018-10A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 2.03%, 10/15/31

      3,000       2,925,992  

Anchorage Capital Europe CLO 2 DAC, Series 2X, Class E, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 5.66%), 5.66%, 05/15/31(a)

    EUR       499       549,636  

Antares CLO Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.53%),
1.80%, 01/20/30(a)(b)

    USD       5,000       4,806,997  

Apidos CLO XII, Series 2013-12A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.08%),
1.36%, 04/15/31(a)(b)

      2,400       2,351,498  

Apidos CLO XV(a)(b):

     

Series 2013-15A, Class CRR, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.85%), 2.12%, 04/20/31

      7,000       6,535,403  

Series 2013-15A, Class DRR, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 2.70%), 2.97%, 04/20/31

      2,000       1,780,434  

Apidos CLO XX, Series 2015-20A,
Class BRR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.95%), 2.22%, 07/16/31(a)(b)

      1,750       1,646,892  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

Apidos CLO XXII, Series 2015-22A,
Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.95%), 3.22%, 04/20/31(a)(b)

    USD       1,000     $ 908,357  

Apidos CLO XXIX, Series 2018-29A,
Class A2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.55%), 1.79%, 07/25/30(a)(b)

      1,000       961,303  

Apidos CLO XXV Ltd., Series 2016-25A, Class A1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.17%), 1.44%, 10/20/31(a)(b)

      4,500       4,434,417  

Apidos CLO XXVII, Series 2017-27A,
Class A2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.70%), 1.97%, 07/17/30(a)(b)

      2,000       1,950,192  

Apidos CLO XXX, Series XXXA, Class A1A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.14%),
1.41%, 10/18/31(a)(b)

      2,000       1,963,468  

Apidos CLO XXXII, Series 2019-32A,
Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.40%), 2.67%, 01/20/33(a)(b)

      1,000       981,881  

Aqueduct European CLO DAC,
Series 2017-2X, Class E, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 4.40%), 4.40%, 10/15/30(a)

    EUR       219       220,098  

Arbour CLO IV DAC, Series 4X, Class E, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 5.60%),
5.60%, 01/15/30(a)

      468       516,101  

Ares CLO, Series 2018-50A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.70%),
1.98%, 01/15/32(a)(b) USD

      4,000       3,880,600  

ARES LII CLO Ltd., Series 2019-52A,
Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.85%), 2.11%, 04/22/31(a)(b)

      5,000       4,836,239  

Ares LIII CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2019-53A, Class C, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 2.65%),
2.91%, 04/24/31

      4,500       4,442,569  

Series 2019-53A, Class D, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 3.75%),
4.01%, 04/24/31

      3,000       2,896,557  

Ares XL CLO Ltd., Series 2016-40A,
Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.40%), 3.67%, 01/15/29(a)(b)

      1,000       944,885  

Ares XLI CLO Ltd., Series 2016-41A,
Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.20%), 1.47%, 01/15/29(a)(b)

      10,250       10,122,464  

Ares XLV CLO Ltd., Series 2017-45A,
Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.05%), 3.33%, 10/15/30(a)(b)

      1,850       1,683,042  

Ares XLVI CLO Ltd., Series 2017-46A, Class SUB, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.00%), 0.00%, 01/15/30(b)

      2,250       1,317,864  

Ares XLVII CLO Ltd.(b):

     

Series 2018-47A, Class C, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.75%),
2.03%, 04/15/30(a)

      800       752,239  

Series 2018-47A, Class D, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 2.70%),
2.98%, 04/15/30(a)

      2,500       2,246,774  

Series 2018-47A, Class SUB, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.00%),
0.00%, 04/15/30

      4,500       2,221,533  

Ares XLVIII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-48A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.80%), 2.07%, 07/20/30(a)(b)

      1,000       941,332  

Ares XXVII CLO Ltd., Series 2013-2A,
Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.40%), 2.65%, 07/28/29(a)(b)

      1,000       962,341  

Ares XXXIIR CLO Ltd., Series 2014-32RA, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.80%), 2.19%, 05/15/30(a)(b)

      700       655,291  

Ares XXXIR CLO Ltd., Series 2014-31RA, Class A2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.30%), 1.66%, 05/24/30(a)(b)

      1,000       977,970  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

Ares XXXIV CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2015-2A, Class AR2, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.25%), 1.52%, 04/17/33

    USD       12,500     $ 12,183,594  

Series 2015-2A, Class DR, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 3.10%), 3.37%, 04/17/33

      7,250       6,498,167  

Ares XXXVII CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2015-4A, Class A1R, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.17%), 1.45%, 10/15/30

      3,000       2,953,745  

Series 2015-4A, Class A3R, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.50%), 1.78%, 10/15/30

      1,500       1,443,623  

Series 2015-4A, Class BR, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.80%), 2.08%, 10/15/30

      1,017       959,605  

Ares XXXVR CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2015-35RA, Class A2, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.40%), 1.68%, 07/15/30

      1,500       1,456,722  

Series 2015-35RA, Class C, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.90%), 2.18%, 07/15/30

      1,000       941,758  

Assurant CLO I Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.25%), 1.52%, 10/20/29

      4,000       3,945,337  

Series 2017-1A, Class B, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.70%), 1.97%, 10/20/29

      3,000       2,893,514  

Series 2017-1A, Class C, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 2.10%), 2.37%, 10/20/29

      1,250       1,194,556  

Assurant CLO III Ltd., Series 2018-2A,
Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.23%), 1.50%, 10/20/31(a)(b)

      2,000       1,952,435  

Assurant CLO IV Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.85%),
4.12%, 04/20/30(a)(b)

      1,000       961,407  

Atlas Senior Loan Fund VII Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2016-7A, Class A1R, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.28%), 1.65%, 11/27/31

      5,714       5,599,175  

Series 2016-7A, Class A2R, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.55%), 1.92%, 11/27/31

      5,500       5,322,954  

Series 2016-7A, Class B1R, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.80%), 2.17%, 11/27/31

      1,700       1,648,302  

Atlas Senior Loan Fund XI Ltd.,
Series 2018- 11A, Class A1L, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.10%),
1.34%, 07/26/31(a)(b)

      2,000       1,956,816  

Atlas Senior Loan Fund XII Ltd.,
Series 2018- 12A, Class A1, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.18%),
1.44%, 10/24/31(a)(b)

      1,700       1,658,647  

Atrium IX, Series 9A, Class AR, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.24%),
1.61%, 05/28/30(a)(b)

      13,500        13,339,374  

Atrium VIII, Series 8A, Class SUB,
0.00%, 10/23/24(b)(c)

      11,500       305,900  

Atrium XIV LLC, Series 14A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.95%),
2.22%, 08/23/30(a)(b)

      1,000       922,868  

Atrium XV(a)(b):

     

Series 15A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 2.01%, 01/23/31

      1,000       973,579  

Series 15A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.20%), 2.46%, 01/23/31

      500       470,888  

Series 15A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 3.26%, 01/23/31

      500       455,122  

Avoca CLO XV DAC, Series 15X, Class ER, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 4.13%),
4.13%, 04/15/31(a)

    EUR       670       666,841  

BA Credit Card Trust:

     

Series 2018-A2, Class A2, 3.00%, 09/15/23

    USD       1,890       1,926,172  

Series 2018-A3, Class A3, 3.10%, 12/15/23

      1,390       1,427,274  

Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A1, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.25%), 1.52%, 07/20/30

      4,300       4,249,335  

Series 2019-1A, Class A1A, (LIBOR
USD 3 Month + 1.38%), 1.65%, 04/18/32

      4,500       4,430,178  
 

 

 

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2020 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities I Trust(a):

     

Series 2005-HE1, Class M2, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.25%), 1.42%, 01/25/35

    USD       1,095     $   1,085,216  

Series 2006-HE7, Class 1A2, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.17%), 0.34%, 09/25/36

      1,152       1,403,084  

Series 2007-HE1, Class 21A2, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.16%), 0.33%, 01/25/37

      1,315       1,290,879  

Series 2007-HE2, Class 22A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.14%), 0.31%, 03/25/37

      4,265       4,134,417  

Series 2007-HE2, Class 23A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.14%), 0.31%, 03/25/37

      5,542       5,747,726  

Series 2007-HE3, Class 2A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.14%), 0.31%, 04/25/37

      6,263       6,636,276  

Series 2007-HE5, Class 2A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.22%), 0.39%, 06/25/47

      18,740       18,037,271  

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust(a):

 

   

Series 2004-HE3, Class M2, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.73%), 1.90%, 04/25/34

      3,421       3,418,469  

Series 2005-4, Class M2, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.20%), 1.37%, 01/25/36

      487       486,461  

Series 2006-1, Class M1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.50%), 0.67%, 02/25/36

      199       199,098  

Benefit Street Partners CLO IV Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2014-IVA, Class A1RR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.25%), 1.52%, 01/20/29

      8,732       8,655,217  

Series 2014-IVA, Class BRR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.65%), 2.92%, 01/20/29

      2,000       1,925,633  

Benefit Street Partners CLO VI Ltd., Series 2015-VIA, Class A1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.24%), 1.51%, 10/18/29(a)(b)

      10,000       9,863,492  

Benefit Street Partners CLO VIII Ltd., Series 2015-8A, Class A1AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.10%), 1.37%, 01/20/31(a)(b)

      1,500       1,464,732  

Benefit Street Partners CLO XIX Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2019-19A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.35%), 1.63%, 01/15/33

      7,000       6,867,632  

Series 2019-19A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.00%), 2.27%, 01/15/33

      4,250       4,182,267  

Benefit Street Partners CLO XV Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2018-15A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.15%), 1.42%, 07/18/31

      2,200       2,151,389  

Series 2018-15A, Class A2A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.70%), 1.97%, 07/18/31

      1,000       969,890  

Bilbao CLO I DAC, Series 1X, Class D, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 4.73%), 4.73%, 07/20/31(a)

    EUR       550       561,009  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd., Series 2013-2A, Class A1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.18%), 1.44%, 10/22/30(a)(b)

    USD       992       973,152  

BMW Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A1, 3.15%, 05/15/23(b)

      1,230       1,250,535  

BMW Vehicle Owner Trust, Series 2019-A, Class A4, 1.95%, 01/26/26

      1,225       1,275,163  

Bowman Park CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.18%), 1.54%, 11/23/25(a)(b)

      1,021       1,016,630  

Buckhorn Park CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.55%), 2.82%, 01/18/31(a)(b)

      1,250       1,228,733  

California Street CLO XII Ltd., Series 2013-12A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.03%), 1.31%, 10/15/25(a)(b)

      423       419,658  

Canyon CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.70%), 1.98%, 07/15/31(a)(b)

      1,000       961,235  
Security          Par (000)     Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Carbone CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.14%), 1.41%, 01/20/31(a)(b)

    USD       750     $   735,908  

Carlyle C17 CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series C17A, Class A1AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.03%), 1.30%, 04/30/31

      8,000       7,827,839  

Series C17A, Class BR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.85%), 2.12%, 04/30/31

      1,000       926,901  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

 

   

Series 2014-2RA, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.05%), 1.44%, 05/15/31

      1,478       1,440,471  

Series 2014-5A, Class A1RR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.14%), 1.42%, 07/15/31

      10,493       10,179,064  

CarMax Auto Owner Trust:

     

Series 2018-1, Class A3, 2.48%, 11/15/22

      1,772       1,792,006  

Series 2018-4, Class A3, 3.36%, 09/15/23

      2,000       2,061,575  

Series 2019-3, Class A4, 2.30%, 04/15/25

      1,590       1,666,510  

Series 2020-2, Class A2A, 1.75%, 01/17/23

      1,900       1,919,397  

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006- FRE1, Class A4, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.25%), 0.42%, 04/25/36(a)

      2,876       2,156,523  

CarVal CLO II Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2019-1A, Class AN, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.48%), 1.75%, 04/20/32

      3,500       3,460,994  

Series 2019-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 3.52%, 04/20/32

      2,500       2,472,678  

Catskill Park CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.70%), 3.97%, 04/20/29(a)(b)

      1,000       953,463  

CBAM Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.25%), 1.52%, 07/20/30

      1,000       990,495  

Series 2017-2A, Class C1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.40%), 2.67%, 10/17/29

      1,000       973,119  

Series 2017-3A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.23%), 1.50%, 10/17/29

      10,000       9,893,872  

Series 2018-5A, Class B1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.40%), 1.67%, 04/17/31

      6,500       6,156,897  

C-BASS Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007- CB3, Class A1, 3.58%, 03/25/37(e)

      6,605       3,425,130  

Cedar Funding II CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.23%), 1.54%, 06/09/30(a)(b)

      3,600       3,554,369  

Cedar Funding IV CLO Ltd., Series 2014-4A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.23%), 1.49%, 07/23/30(a)(b)

      8,375       8,289,701  

Cedar Funding IX CLO Ltd.(b):

     

Series 2018-9A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.98%), 1.25%, 04/20/31(a)

      8,900       8,676,433  

Series 2018-9A, Class SUB, 0.00%, 04/20/31(c)

      3,950       1,983,129  

Cedar Funding V CLO Ltd., Series 2016-5A, Class A1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.10%), 1.37%, 07/17/31(a)(b)

      1,750       1,714,826  

Cedar Funding VI CLO Ltd., Series 2016-6A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.09%), 1.36%, 10/20/28(a)(b)

      3,500       3,452,977  

Cedar Funding VIII CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2017-8A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.25%), 1.52%, 10/17/30

      13,880       13,658,622  

Series 2017-8A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 3.52%, 10/17/30

      1,895       1,735,509  

Cedar Funding X CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2019-10A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.34%), 1.61%, 10/20/32

      12,500       12,260,049  

Series 2019-10A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.85%), 4.12%, 10/20/32

      2,000       1,930,207  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security           Par (000)      Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

  

Cent CLO 19 Ltd., Series 2013-19A, Class A1A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.33%),
1.60%, 10/29/25(a)(b)

    USD        679      $   677,346  

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2020-A1, Class A1, 1.53%, 01/15/25

       1,585        1,631,910  

Chesapeake Funding II LLC(b):

       

Series 2018-2A, Class A1, 3.23%, 08/15/30

       611        622,453  

Series 2019-1A, Class A1, 2.94%, 04/15/31

       1,317        1,345,449  

CIFC Funding Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2013-2A, Class A1LR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.21%), 1.48%, 10/18/30

       5,500        5,423,651  

Series 2013-4A, Class A1RR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.06%), 1.30%, 04/27/31

       7,000        6,853,860  

Series 2013-4A, Class A2RR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.30%), 1.54%, 04/27/31

       1,700        1,664,968  

Series 2014-2RA, Class A3, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.90%), 2.16%, 04/24/30

       500        472,787  

Series 2014-3A, Class CR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.35%), 2.61%, 10/22/31

       1,000        964,021  

Series 2014-4RA, Class A1A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.13%), 1.40%, 10/17/30

       4,400        4,337,561  

Series 2014-4RA, Class A2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.65%), 1.92%, 10/17/30

       1,000        971,666  

Series 2014-4RA, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.20%), 2.47%, 10/17/30

       400        384,285  

Series 2014-4RA, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.20%), 3.47%, 10/17/30

       750        691,953  

Series 2017-3A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.22%), 1.49%, 07/20/30

       3,500        3,436,783  

Series 2017-5A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.85%), 2.12%, 11/16/30

       500        472,498  

Series 2018-1A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.40%), 1.67%, 04/18/31

       1,000        955,438  

Series 2018-1A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.65%), 2.92%, 04/18/31

       2,250        2,031,967  

Series 2018-4A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.15%), 1.42%, 10/17/31

       2,700        2,635,722  

Series 2018-4A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.10%), 2.37%, 10/17/31

       1,000        954,410  

Series 2019-2A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.25%), 1.52%, 04/17/30

       9,000        8,895,675  

Series 2019-5A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.34%), 1.62%, 10/15/32

       12,500        12,354,877  

Series 2019-6A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.33%), 1.60%, 01/16/33

       8,500        8,394,614  

Series 2020-1A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.30%), 2.54%, 07/15/32

       7,500        7,475,783  

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2018-A6, Class A6, 3.21%, 12/07/24

       900        959,527  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2006-WFH2, Class M3, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.31%), 0.48%, 08/25/36(a)

       2,766        2,356,192  

Clear Creek CLO(a)(b):

       

Series 2015-1A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.20%), 1.47%, 10/20/30

       7,000        6,856,399  

Series 2015-1A, Class BR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.60%), 1.87%, 10/20/30

       3,000        2,885,761  

CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A2, 1.08%, 07/17/23

       940        944,574  

Conseco Finance Corp.:

       

Series 1996-5, Class M1, 8.05%, 07/15/27(c)

       901        909,070  

Series 1997-7, Class M1, 7.03%, 07/15/28(c)

       3,457        3,532,991  

Series 1998-8, Class A1, 6.28%, 09/01/30

       4,723        4,893,873  

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp., Series 2001-4, Class M1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.92%, 09/01/33(a)

       9,303        9,226,963  
Security           Par (000)      Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

  

Contego CLO IV DAC, Series 4X, Class DNE, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 3.10%), 3.10%, 01/23/30(a)

    EUR        500      $   558,618  

Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust(b):

 

     

Series 2018-3A, Class A, 3.55%, 08/15/27

    USD        1,710        1,737,449  

Series 2019-3A, Class A, 2.38%, 11/15/28

       620        634,105  

Series 2020-1A, Class A, 2.01%, 02/15/29

       1,330        1,354,716  

Series 2020-2A, Class A, 1.37%, 07/16/29

       410        410,931  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC, Series 2007-CB6, Class A4, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.34%),
0.51%, 07/25/37(a)(b)

       1,736        1,346,881  

CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-G, Class 2A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.15%), 0.32%, 10/15/36(a)

       878        823,684  

Deer Creek CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2017-1A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.18%), 1.45%, 10/20/30

       1,000        985,309  

Series 2017-1A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.65%), 1.92%, 10/20/30

       1,000        964,652  

Dewolf Park CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.21%), 1.49%, 10/15/30(a)(b)

       3,000        2,958,971  

Discover Card Execution Note Trust(a):

 

     

Series 2017-A5, Class A5, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.60%), 0.77%, 12/15/26

       2,770        2,781,623  

Series 2019-A2, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.27%), 0.44%, 12/15/23

       3,000        3,004,474  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-4, Class A3, 2.16%, 05/15/23

       1,010        1,018,548  

Dryden 36 Senior Loan Fund(a)(b):

       

Series 2014-36A, Class AR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.28%), 1.55%, 04/15/29

       7,500        7,437,775  

Series 2014-36A, Class DR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.70%), 3.98%, 04/15/29

       4,000        3,812,569  

Dryden 50 Senior Loan Fund(b):

       

Series 2017-50A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.25%), 2.53%, 07/15/30(a)

       1,000        965,695  

Series 2017-50A, Class SUB, 0.00%, 07/15/30(c)

       4,000        1,937,328  

Dryden 70 CLO Ltd., Series 2018-70A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%),
4.02%, 01/16/32(a)(b)

       1,000        955,017  

Dryden 78 CLO Ltd., Series 2020-78A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.18%),
2.45%, 04/17/33(a)(b)

       4,000        3,911,676  

Dryden XXVIII Senior Loan Fund, Series 2013- 28A, Class B1LR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.15%), 3.54%, 08/15/30(a)(b)

       1,500        1,408,537  

Elm CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2014-1A, Class ARR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.17%), 1.44%, 01/17/29

       1,900        1,879,822  

Series 2014-1A, Class CRR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.35%), 2.62%, 01/17/29

       2,250        2,180,598  

Elmwood CLO I Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.35%), 1.62%, 04/20/30(a)(b)

       2,500        2,483,311  

Elmwood CLO II Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2019-2A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.45%), 1.72%, 04/20/31

       9,250        9,207,249  

Series 2019-2A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.10%), 2.37%, 04/20/31

       10,500        10,383,969  

Elmwood CLO III Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.37%),
1.64%, 10/15/32(a)(b)

       13,000        12,859,668  

Elmwood CLO IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.70%), 2.88%, 04/15/33(a)(b)

       1,250        1,201,351  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security           Par (000)      Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC(b):

       

Series 2017-1, Class A3, 2.60%, 07/20/22

    USD        328      $   328,808  

Series 2019-2, Class A2, 2.29%, 02/20/25

       1,088        1,104,991  

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust(a):

 

     

Series 2006-FF9, Class 2A4, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.25%), 0.42%, 06/25/36

       1,450        1,068,261  

Series 2006-FF13, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.12%), 0.29%, 10/25/36

       3,785        2,826,172  

Series 2006-FF17, Class A5, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.15%), 0.32%, 12/25/36

       3,942        3,503,892  

Series 2006-FFH1, Class M1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.37%), 0.54%, 01/25/36

       10,000        9,484,202  

Flatiron CLO 17 Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2017-1A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.25%), 1.64%, 05/15/30

       3,000        2,964,506  

Series 2017-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.30%), 2.69%, 05/15/30

       1,000        976,081  

Flatiron CLO 19 Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2019-1A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.32%), 1.71%, 11/16/32

       3,000        2,959,202  

Series 2019-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.70%), 3.09%, 11/16/32

       1,500        1,456,025  

Series 2019-1A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.90%), 4.29%, 11/16/32

       3,500        3,442,198  

Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A3, 1.85%, 03/15/23

       980        996,205  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust:

       

Series 2018-A, Class A3, 3.03%, 11/15/22

       590        598,963  

Series 2019-B, Class A4, 2.24%, 10/15/24

       970        1,012,297  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust:

       

Series 2018-3, Class A1, 3.52%, 10/15/23

       2,000        2,064,808  

Series 2019-4, Class A, 2.44%, 09/15/26

       1,590        1,665,776  

Galaxy XIX CLO Ltd., Series 2015-19A, Class A1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.22%),
1.48%, 07/24/30(a)(b)

       8,578        8,426,177  

Galaxy XV CLO Ltd., Series 2013-15A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.20%),
1.47%, 10/15/30(a)(b)

       2,500        2,460,593  

Galaxy XVIII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-28A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.10%), 1.37%, 07/15/31(a)(b)

       13,250        13,018,060  

Galaxy XX CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2015-20A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 2.02%, 04/20/31

       1,000        931,856  

Series 2015-20A, Class D1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.60%), 2.87%, 04/20/31

       1,800        1,621,391  

Galaxy XXIV CLO Ltd., Series 2017-24A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.70%), 1.98%, 01/15/31(a)(b)

       500        467,998  

Galaxy XXVII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-27A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.02%), 1.41%, 05/16/31(a)(b)

       7,000        6,802,541  

Gilbert Park CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.19%),
1.46%, 10/15/30(a)(b)

       2,250        2,216,315  

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A2A, 0.71%, 10/20/22

       460        461,308  

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A4, 2.21%, 11/18/24

       1,980        2,066,348  

GoldenTree Loan Management US CLO 3 Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2018-3A, Class AJ, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.30%), 1.57%, 04/20/30

       2,000        1,947,604  

Series 2018-3A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.90%), 2.17%, 04/20/30

       500        470,791  
Security           Par (000)      Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

  

GoldenTree Loan Management US CLO 5 Ltd., Series 2019-5A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.30%), 1.57%, 10/20/32(a)(b)

    USD        7,000      $   6,907,433  

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IX Ltd.(a)(b):

 

     

Series 2014-9A, Class AR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.11%), 1.38%, 10/29/29

       6,500        6,403,948  

Series 2014-9A, Class BR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.60%), 1.87%, 10/29/29

       900        873,357  

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities X Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2015-10A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.12%), 1.39%, 07/20/31

       3,300        3,238,279  

Series 2015-10A, Class C1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.10%), 2.37%, 07/20/31

       1,000        960,271  

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities XI Ltd., Series 2015-11A, Class AR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.07%), 1.34%, 01/18/31(a)(b)

       2,188        2,148,575  

Greene King Finance plc, Series B1, (LIBOR GBP 3 Month + 1.80%), 1.99%, 12/15/34(a)

    GBP        100        110,395  

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, Series 2000-1, Class A4, 8.14%, 03/20/30(c)

    USD        6,783        6,026,166  

Greywolf CLO V Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class A1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.16%),
1.41%, 01/27/31(a)(b)

       5,290        5,195,735  

Grippen Park CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2017-1A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.26%), 1.53%, 01/20/30

       5,900        5,836,844  

Series 2017-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.30%), 2.57%, 01/20/30

       1,000        973,674  

GSAA Home Equity Trust:

       

Series 2005-14, Class 1A2, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.35%), 0.52%, 12/25/35(a)

       1,025        402,697  

Series 2006-4, Class 1A1, 3.59%, 03/25/36(c)

       3,846        3,011,912  

Series 2006-5, Class 1A1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.18%), 0.35%, 03/25/36(a)

       4,317        1,894,773  

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

       3,951        1,597,710  

GSAMP Trust(a):

       

Series 2006-FM3, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.14%), 0.31%, 11/25/36

       8,194        4,725,512  

Series 2006-HE6, Class A4, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.24%), 0.41%, 08/25/36

       1,979        1,700,110  

GT Loan Financing I Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.10%), 2.35%, 07/28/31(a)(b)

       1,000        953,749  

Gulf Stream Meridian 1 Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2020-IA, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.37%), 1.64%, 04/15/33

       7,500        7,353,493  

Series 2020-IA, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.00%), 2.27%, 04/15/33

       2,000        1,946,190  

Halsey Point CLO I Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2019-1A, Class A1A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.35%), 1.62%, 01/20/33

       5,000        4,914,110  

Series 2019-1A, Class B1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.20%), 2.47%, 01/20/33

       2,500        2,465,198  

Halseypoint CLO 2 Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.86%), 2.00%, 07/20/31(a)(b)

       1,600        1,590,625  

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust, Series 2020- A, Class A3, 1.87%, 10/15/24

       900        919,580  

Harvest CLO XVI DAC, Series 16X, Class ER, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 5.57%), 5.57%, 10/15/31(a)

    EUR        235        252,351  

Harvest CLO XVIII DAC, Series 18X, Class D, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 2.55%), 2.55%, 10/15/30(a)

       200        212,083  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  51


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security           Par (000)      Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

  

Harvest CLO XXII DAC, Series 22X, Class E, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 6.11%),
6.11%, 01/15/32(a)

    EUR        350      $   367,618  

Harvest CLO XXIII DAC, Series 23X, Class E, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 5.33%),
5.33%, 10/20/32(a)

       118        116,952  

Highbridge Loan Management Ltd.(a)(b):

 

     

Series 12A-18, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.85%), 2.12%, 07/18/31

    USD        1,000        952,851  

Series 6A-2015, Class BR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 2.29%, 02/05/31

       1,100        1,001,735  

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust:

       

Series 2018-1, Class A4, 2.83%, 05/15/24

       2,330        2,383,063  

Series 2018-2, Class A4, 3.16%, 08/19/24

       2,000        2,064,887  

HPS Loan Management Ltd., Series 8A-2016, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.95%),
2.22%, 07/20/30(a)(b)

       1,000        925,018  

Invesco Euro CLO III DAC(a):

       

Series 3X, Class D, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 4.00%), 4.00%, 07/15/32

    EUR        300        342,214  

Series 3X, Class F, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 8.07%), 8.07%, 07/15/32

       294        309,882  

Invitation Homes Trust(a)(b):

       

Series 2018-SFR2, Class F, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.60%, 06/17/37

    USD        10,228        9,795,557  

Series 2018-SFR3, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.00%), 1.18%, 07/17/37

       5,552        5,514,029  

Series 2018-SFR3, Class E, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.18%, 07/17/37

       5,090        4,932,247  

Series 2018-SFR3, Class F, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.50%, 07/17/37

       2,096        2,007,423  

Series 2018-SFR4, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.10%), 1.28%, 01/17/38

       2,919        2,911,375  

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust, Series 2006-CH1, Class M7, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.80%), 0.97%, 07/25/36(a)

       2,975        2,634,614  

Kayne CLO II Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2018-2A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.24%), 1.51%, 10/15/31

       5,375        5,311,277  

Series 2018-2A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.90%), 2.18%, 10/15/31

       4,250        4,245,018  

Kayne CLO III Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2019-3A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.48%), 1.76%, 04/15/32

       15,500        15,357,910  

Series 2019-3A, Class B1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.05%), 2.32%, 04/15/32

       4,000        3,943,661  

LCM 26 Ltd., Series 26A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.07%), 1.34%, 01/20/31(a)(b)

       5,000        4,904,628  

LCM Loan Income Fund I Income Note Issuer Ltd., Series 27A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.08%), 1.35%, 07/16/31(a)(b)

       4,080        3,970,378  

LCM XX LP, Series 20A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.04%), 1.31%, 10/20/27(a)(b)

       1,400        1,389,196  

LCM XXIV Ltd., Series 24A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.31%), 1.58%, 03/20/30(a)(b)

       1,500        1,472,887  

LCM XXV Ltd., Series 25A, Class B2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.65%), 1.92%, 07/20/30(a)(b)

       350        336,159  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust(a):

 

     

Series 2005-3, Class 1A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.52%), 0.69%, 08/25/45

       2,426        2,289,064  

Series 2006-4, Class 1A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.15%), 0.32%, 05/25/36

       28,635        19,338,621  

Series 2006-6, Class 2A3, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.15%), 0.32%, 07/25/36

       6,881        3,303,299  

Series 2006-7, Class 1A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.16%), 0.33%, 08/25/36

       8,145        5,109,224  
Security           Par (000)      Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

  

Series 2006-10, Class 2A3, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.16%), 0.33%, 11/25/36

    USD        4,447      $   2,051,557  

Series 2006-10, Class 2A4, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.22%), 0.39%, 11/25/36

       4,266        2,002,874  

Series 2006-WL3, Class 2A4, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.30%), 0.47%, 01/25/36

       2,059        1,757,676  

Madison Park Funding XII Ltd., Series 2014- 12A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.26%),
1.53%, 07/20/26(a)(b)

       147        146,526  

Madison Park Funding XV Ltd., Series 2014- 15A, Class B1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.20%), 2.44%, 01/27/26(a)(b)

       1,450        1,398,963  

Madison Park Funding XVIII Ltd., Series 2015- 18A, Class A1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.19%), 1.46%, 10/21/30(a)(b)

       12,250        12,099,576  

Madison Park Funding XX Ltd., Series 2016- 20A, Class DR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%),
3.25%, 07/27/30(a)(b)

       1,315        1,181,023  

Madison Park Funding XXV Ltd., Series 2017- 25A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.18%), 1.42%, 04/25/29(a)(b)

       2,500        2,467,078  

Madison Park Funding XXVI Ltd., Series 2017- 26A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.20%), 1.47%, 07/29/30(a)(b)

       3,500        3,449,676  

Madison Park Funding XXVII Ltd., Series 2018-27A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.60%), 2.87%, 04/20/30(a)(b)

       1,000        883,314  

Madison Park Funding XXXI Ltd.(a)(b):

 

     

Series 2018-31A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.15%), 2.41%, 01/23/31

       600        565,395  

Series 2018-31A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 3.26%, 01/23/31

       750        686,629  

Marble Point CLO XI Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.50%),
1.77%, 12/18/30(a)(b)

       1,500        1,428,558  

Mariner CLO 5 Ltd., Series 2018-5A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.11%), 1.36%, 04/25/31(a)(b)

       1,550        1,522,138  

Mariner CLO 7 Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2019-1A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.50%), 1.77%, 04/30/32

       5,000        4,936,483  

Series 2019-1A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.00%), 2.27%, 04/30/32

       5,000        4,907,052  

Mariner CLO LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class CR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.90%), 2.17%, 04/20/29(a)(b)

       2,000        1,915,687  

Mastr Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-AM2, Class A4, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.26%), 0.43%, 06/25/36(a)(b)

       2,904        2,659,128  

Mercedes-Benz Master Owner Trust, Series 2018-BA, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.34%), 0.51%, 05/15/23(a)(b)

       2,000        1,999,846  

Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2016-1, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.00%), 2.50%, 04/25/57(b)

       957        964,221  

Milos CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.07%), 1.34%, 10/20/30(a)(b)

       2,300        2,245,883  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-1XS, Class 2A3, 5.92%, 09/25/46(e)

       699        265,308  

MP CLO III Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.25%), 1.52%, 10/20/30(a)(b)

       6,250        6,133,151  

Navient Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2015-AA, Class A2B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.20%), 1.37%, 12/15/28(a)(b)

       742        740,455  
 

 

 

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2020 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security           Par (000)      Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust(b):

       

Series 2019-EA, Class A2B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.92%), 1.09%, 05/15/68(a)

    USD        2,180      $   2,146,208  

Series 2020-DA, Class A, 1.69%, 05/15/69

       1,830        1,842,999  

Neuberger Berman CLO XVIII Ltd.(a)(b):

 

     

Series 2014-18A, Class BR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.15%), 2.42%, 10/21/30

       1,500        1,445,053  

Series 2014-18A, Class CR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 3.27%, 10/21/30

       1,250        1,122,467  

Neuberger Berman CLO XXII Ltd.(a)(b):

 

     

Series 2016-22A, Class BR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.65%), 1.92%, 10/17/30

       800        772,054  

Series 2016-22A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.20%), 2.47%, 10/17/30

       1,000        963,030  

Neuberger Berman CLO XXIII Ltd.(a)(b):

 

     

Series 2016-23A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.15%), 2.42%, 10/17/27

       700        679,447  

Series 2016-23A, Class DR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.90%), 3.17%, 10/17/27

       600        556,961  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2017-26A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.17%), 1.44%, 10/18/30

       14,850        14,635,557  

Series 2017-26A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.50%), 1.77%, 10/18/30

       1,500        1,443,663  

Series 2018-27A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.60%), 2.88%, 01/15/30

       1,000        912,120  

Newark BSL CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.10%), 1.34%, 12/21/29(a)(b)

       4,750        4,673,551  

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2018-C, Class A4, 3.27%, 06/16/25

       2,000        2,124,876  

Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables, Series 2017-C, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.32%), 0.49%, 10/17/22(a)

       1,960        1,959,541  

Oak Hill Credit Partners X-R Ltd.(a)(b):

 

     

Series 2014-10RA, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 2.02%, 12/12/30

       2,150        2,087,549  

Series 2014-10RA, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.20%), 2.47%, 12/12/30

       1,300        1,253,934  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc.:

 

     

Series 1998-D, Class M1, 7.42%, 01/15/29(b)

       902        926,026  

Series 1999-C, Class A2, 7.48%, 08/15/27

       4,093        3,902,706  

Series 2001-D, Class A3, 5.90%, 09/15/22(c)

       418        305,189  

Series 2002-B, Class A4, 7.09%, 06/15/32(c)

       59        62,588  

OCP CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2014-6A, Class A1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.26%), 1.53%, 10/17/30

       12,000        11,848,280  

Series 2014-6A, Class A2R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.72%), 1.99%, 10/17/30

       7,500        7,284,511  

Series 2014-6A, Class BR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.15%), 2.42%, 10/17/30

       2,700        2,604,459  

Series 2015-8A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.80%), 3.07%, 04/17/27

       3,000        2,942,109  

Series 2015-9A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.70%), 2.98%, 07/15/27

       2,000        1,893,500  

Series 2015-10A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.60%), 2.85%, 10/26/27

       1,000        940,417  

Series 2016-11A, Class A1AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.27%), 1.51%, 10/26/30

       1,000        989,112  

Series 2016-12A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 3.27%, 10/18/28

       1,000        937,449  

Series 2018-15A, Class A3, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.70%), 1.97%, 07/20/31

       1,000        977,703  

Series 2019-17A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.33%), 1.60%, 07/20/32

       6,500        6,421,405  

Series 2019-17A, Class C1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.55%), 2.82%, 07/20/32

       2,500        2,420,461  
Security           Par (000)      Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

  

Series 2019-17A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.95%), 4.22%, 07/20/32

    USD        1,500      $   1,459,611  

Series 2020-18A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.80%), 2.05%, 04/20/30

       2,750        2,746,074  

Series 2020-19A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 2.07%, 07/20/31

       1,000        996,474  

OCP Euro CLO DAC(a):

       

Series 2017-2X, Class D, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 2.75%), 2.75%, 01/15/32

    EUR        250        270,639  

Series 2017-2X, Class E, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 5.00%), 5.00%, 01/15/32

       298        313,017  

Series 2017-2X, Class F, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 6.40%), 6.40%, 01/15/32

       200        187,120  

Series 2019-3X, Class E, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 5.75%), 5.75%, 04/20/30

       400        438,137  

Octagon Investment Partners 26 Ltd.(a):

 

     

Series 2016-1, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.85%), 3.13%, 04/20/31

    USD        1,250        1,083,759  

Series 2016-1A, Class BR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.60%), 1.87%, 07/15/30(b)

       6,000        5,786,080  

Octagon Investment Partners 27 Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.10%), 2.37%, 07/15/30(a)(b)

       1,500        1,422,419  

Octagon Investment Partners 28 Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class C1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.25%), 2.51%, 10/24/30(a)(b)

       4,000        3,850,428  

Octagon Investment Partners 30 Ltd.(a)(b):

 

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.32%), 1.59%, 03/17/30

       2,625        2,586,988  

Series 2017-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 3.77%, 03/17/30

       750        710,039  

Octagon Investment Partners 31 LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.70%), 3.97%, 07/20/30(a)(b)

       1,250        1,183,787  

Octagon Investment Partners 32 Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.25%), 2.53%, 07/15/29(a)(b)

       1,000        965,360  

Octagon Investment Partners 34 Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class B1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.40%), 1.67%, 01/20/30(a)(b)

       2,000        1,914,179  

Octagon Investment Partners 35 Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.60%), 2.87%, 01/20/31(a)(b)

       1,000        853,000  

Octagon Investment Partners 37 Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 1.99%, 07/25/30(a)(b)

       5,250        4,899,056  

Octagon Investment Partners 42 Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class B1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.95%), 2.23%, 04/15/31(a)(b)

       1,500        1,475,693  

Octagon Investment Partners XIV Ltd., Series 2012-1A, Class A1AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.17%), 1.45%, 07/15/29(a)(b)

       2,200        2,167,731  

Octagon Investment Partners XVII Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A1R2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.00%), 1.24%, 01/25/31(a)(b)

       2,000        1,942,482  

Octagon Investment Partners XXI Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class A2RR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.90%), 2.32%, 02/14/31(a)(b)

       2,500        2,430,011  

Octagon Loan Funding Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2014-1A, Class ARR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.18%), 1.57%, 11/18/31

       23,212        22,789,162  

Series 2014-1A, Class BRR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.70%), 2.09%, 11/18/31

       1,500        1,455,401  

OHA Credit Funding 3 Ltd.(a)(b):

       

Series 2019-3A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.32%), 1.59%, 07/20/32

       8,000        7,892,523  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par (000)

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

Series 2019-3A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.55%), 3.82%, 07/20/32

    USD       2,500     $ 2,357,800  

OHA Credit Funding 4 Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2019-4A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.33%), 1.59%, 10/22/32

      11,500       11,335,116  

Series 2019-4A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.65%), 2.91%, 10/22/32

      2,000       1,978,496  

Series 2019-4A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 4.01%, 10/22/32

      2,000       1,949,958  

OHA Credit Funding 5 Ltd., Series 2020-5A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 4.31%, 04/18/33(a)(b)

      500       452,348  

OHA Credit Partners XI Ltd., Series 2015-11A, Class DR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.95%), 3.22%, 01/20/32(a)(b)

      400       362,727  

OHA Credit Partners XII Ltd., Series 2015-12A, Class DR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.90%), 3.16%, 07/23/30(a)(b)

      1,000       906,247  

OHA Credit Partners XIV Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2017-14A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.50%), 1.77%, 01/21/30

      1,000       958,698  

Series 2017-14A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.80%), 2.07%, 01/21/30

      2,000       1,885,985  

OHA Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class A1R2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.34%), 1.73%, 11/15/32(a)(b)

      23,875       23,390,015  

OZLM VI Ltd., Series 2014-6A, Class A2AS, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 2.02%, 04/17/31(a)(b)

      1,400       1,348,858  

OZLM XI Ltd., Series 2015-11A, Class A1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.25%), 1.52%, 10/30/30(a)(b)

      8,655       8,515,358  

OZLM XIV Ltd., Series 2015-14A, Class A1AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.16%), 1.44%, 01/15/29(a)(b)

      7,000       6,924,891  

OZLM XIX Ltd., Series 2017-19A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.22%), 1.50%, 11/22/30(a)(b)

      10,000       9,800,205  

OZLME BV, Series 1X, Class ER, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 5.90%), 5.90%, 01/18/30(a)

    EUR       238       263,638  

OZLME II DAC, Series 2X, Class E, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 4.90%), 4.90%, 10/15/30(a)

      148       152,966  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2013-2A, Class A2RR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 2.02%, 10/17/31

    USD       1,350       1,312,504  

Series 2013-2A, Class AARR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.20%), 1.47%, 10/17/31

      500       491,434  

Series 2013-2A, Class BRR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.20%), 2.47%, 10/17/31

      1,300       1,265,249  

Series 2013-2A, Class CRR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.20%), 3.47%, 10/17/31

      1,800       1,674,434  

Series 2014-1A, Class CR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.65%), 2.92%, 01/17/31

      500       450,640  

Series 2015-1A, Class BR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.25%), 2.62%, 05/21/29

      1,000       970,953  

Series 2015-1A, Class CR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.15%), 3.52%, 05/21/29

      4,100       3,920,810  

Series 2015-2A, Class A1R2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.10%), 1.37%, 07/20/30

      8,000       7,856,063  

Series 2015-2A, Class CR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 3.02%, 07/20/30

      1,400       1,295,019  

Series 2018-1A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.03%), 1.30%, 04/18/31

      12,500       12,254,079  

Series 2018-1A, Class A2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.45%), 1.72%, 04/18/31

      10,000       9,576,196  

Series 2018-1A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 2.02%, 04/18/31

      2,000       1,870,332  
Security  

Par (000)

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

Series 2018-2A, Class A1A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.10%), 1.37%, 07/16/31

    USD       8,000     $ 7,837,258  

Series 2018-2A, Class A2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.65%), 1.92%, 07/16/31

      1,000       966,466  

Series 2019-1A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.34%), 1.76%, 11/14/32

      7,000       6,918,834  

Series 2019-1A, Class A2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.85%), 2.27%, 11/14/32

      7,000       6,817,575  

Series 2019-1A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.65%), 3.07%, 11/14/32

      2,500       2,472,448  

Series 2019-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 4.17%, 11/14/32

      1,500       1,485,103  

Series 2020-1A, Class A2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.64%), 2.94%, 04/20/29(d)

      3,500       3,503,500  

Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2019-1A, Class A2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.65%), 1.92%, 04/20/27

      7,500       7,317,310  

Series 2019-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.15%), 3.42%, 04/20/27

      5,000       4,811,170  

Series 2019-3A, Class A2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.60%), 1.98%, 08/20/27

      2,500       2,460,952  

Series 2020-2A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.25%), 2.52%, 04/20/28

      2,000       1,946,892  

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

 

   

Series 2016-1A, Class A2R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.80%), 2.16%, 08/23/31

      2,600       2,528,989  

Series 2018-1A, Class A1A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.28%), 1.55%, 10/20/31

      2,000       1,962,800  

Series 2019-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.85%), 4.24%, 05/15/32

      2,500       2,352,579  

PFS Financing Corp., Series 2018-D, Class A, 3.19%, 04/17/23(b)

      3,000       3,054,801  

Pretium Mortgage Credit Partners I LLC, Series 2019-NPL2, Class A1, 3.84%, 12/27/58(b)(e)

      6,959       6,925,243  

Progress Residential Trust(b):

     

Series 2018-SFR3, Class F, 5.37%, 10/17/35

      30,710       31,534,336  

Series 2019-SFR2, Class E, 4.14%, 05/17/36

      13,495       13,930,837  

Series 2019-SFR2, Class F, 4.84%, 05/17/36

      5,580       5,392,914  

Series 2019-SFR3, Class E, 3.37%, 09/17/36

      10,000       10,051,232  

Series 2019-SFR3, Class F, 3.87%, 09/17/36

      3,000       2,942,361  

Series 2019-SFR4, Class E, 3.44%, 10/17/36

      12,500       12,426,347  

Series 2020-SFR1, Class E, 3.03%, 04/17/37

      10,000       9,902,626  

Series 2020-SFR1, Class F, 3.43%, 04/17/37

      5,500       5,343,038  

Series 2020-SFR1, Class G, 4.03%, 04/17/37

      3,500       3,385,862  

Race Point IX CLO Ltd., Series 2015-9A, Class A1AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.21%), 1.49%, 10/15/30(a)(b)

      12,434       12,273,205  

Regata XII Funding Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2019-1A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.32%), 1.60%, 10/15/32

      21,000       20,691,378  

Series 2019-1A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 4.03%, 10/15/32

      1,000       947,347  

Regatta Funding LP(a)(b):

     

Series 2013-2A, Class A1R2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.25%), 1.53%, 01/15/29

      6,075       6,047,943  

Series 2013-2A, Class A2R2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.85%), 2.13%, 01/15/29

      2,500       2,445,611  
 

 

 

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BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par (000)

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

Series 2013-2A, Class BR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.70%), 2.98%, 01/15/29

    USD       5,000     $ 4,808,003  

Series 2013-2A, Class CR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.70%), 3.98%, 01/15/29

      4,500       4,181,355  

Regatta IX Funding Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2017-1A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.80%), 2.07%, 04/17/30

      10,000       9,725,071  

Series 2017-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.45%), 2.72%, 04/17/30

      1,000       963,669  

Regatta VI Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.05%), 2.32%, 07/20/28(a)(b)

      1,000       958,570  

Regatta VII Funding Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2016-1A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.00%), 2.31%, 12/20/28

      750       714,602  

Series 2016-1A, Class DR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 3.06%, 12/20/28

      1,000       909,537  

Regatta VIII Funding Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.25%), 1.52%, 10/17/30(a)(b)

      3,500       3,438,927  

Regatta X Funding Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.80%), 2.07%, 01/17/31(a)(b)

      1,500       1,416,289  

Regatta XIII Funding Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.10%), 2.37%, 07/15/31(a)(b)

      1,250       1,200,875  

Regatta XV Funding Ltd., Series 2018-4A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.30%), 3.54%, 10/25/31(a)(b)

      1,000       933,460  

Regatta XVI Funding Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2019-2A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.05%), 2.32%, 01/15/33

      6,700       6,589,659  

Series 2019-2A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.90%), 4.17%, 01/15/33

      1,000       954,836  

Rockford Tower CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2017-3A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.19%), 1.46%, 10/20/30

      17,000       16,682,996  

Series 2018-1A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.10%), 1.48%, 05/20/31

      7,000       6,832,686  

Series 2018-1A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.72%), 2.10%, 05/20/31

      1,000       970,784  

Series 2018-2A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.16%), 1.43%, 10/20/31

      3,500       3,431,081  

Series 2018-2A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.80%), 2.07%, 10/20/31

      1,125       1,096,867  

Series 2018-2A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.20%), 2.47%, 10/20/31

      700       682,849  

Series 2018-2A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.10%), 3.37%, 10/20/31

      600       550,632  

Series 2019-1A, Class A2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 2.02%, 04/20/32

      3,000       2,953,024  

Series 2019-1A, Class B1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.05%), 2.32%, 04/20/32

      3,000       2,965,734  

Series 2019-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 3.02%, 04/20/32

      2,500       2,450,897  

Series 2019-1A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.85%), 4.12%, 04/20/32

      2,000       1,932,995  

Series 2019-2A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.33%), 1.71%, 08/20/32

      6,500       6,338,486  

Series 2019-2A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.50%), 2.88%, 08/20/32

      1,000       965,275  

Rockford Tower Europe CLO DAC, Series 2018-1X, Class E, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 5.36%), 5.36%, 12/20/31(a)

    EUR       300       312,535  

RR 5 Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2018-5A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.25%), 2.53%, 10/15/31

    USD       1,250       1,237,634  
Security  

Par (000)

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

Series 2018-5A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.10%), 3.38%, 10/15/31

    USD       1,200     $ 1,094,863  

RR 6 Ltd., Series 2019-6A, Class A1A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.25%), 1.53%, 04/15/30(a)(b)

      20,500       20,254,414  

RR 7 Ltd., Series 2019-7A, Class A1A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.35%), 1.63%, 01/15/33(a)(b)

      3,700       3,629,945  

RRE 1 Loan Management DAC, Series 1X, Class E, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 5.95%), 5.95%, 04/15/32(a)

    EUR       1,050       1,159,757  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust(b):

     

Series 2014-A, Class A2A, 3.05%, 05/15/26

    USD       482       486,406  

Series 2016-A, Class A2A, 2.70%, 05/15/31

      493       504,381  

Series 2016-B, Class A2A, 2.43%, 02/17/32

      578       591,057  

Series 2016-C, Class A2A, 2.34%, 09/15/34

      1,220       1,240,928  

Series 2018-B, Class A2B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.72%), 0.89%, 01/15/37(a)

      689       673,758  

Series 2018-C, Class A2B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.75%), 0.92%, 11/15/35(a)

      959       946,104  

Series 2019-A, Class A2A, 3.44%, 07/15/36

      430       451,158  

Series 2019-A, Class A2B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.87%), 1.04%, 07/15/36(a)

      1,531       1,496,944  

Series 2020-A, Class A2A, 2.23%, 09/15/37

      1,000       1,026,765  

Series 2020-A, Class A2B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.83%), 1.00%, 09/15/37(a)

      150       146,938  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC(b):

     

Series 2015-D, Class A2, 2.72%, 10/27/36

      477       485,596  

Series 2016-A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.92%, 08/25/36(a)

      662       665,677  

Series 2016-C, Class A2B, 2.36%, 12/27/32

      176       177,411  

Series 2016-D, Class A2B, 2.34%, 04/25/33

      268       271,564  

Series 2017-F, Class A2FX, 2.84%, 01/25/41

      2,060       2,106,171  

Series 2018-A, Class A2B, 2.95%, 02/25/42

      1,900       1,955,326  

SoFi Professional Loan Program Trust(b):

     

Series 2018-C, Class A2FX, 3.59%, 01/25/48

      383       403,851  

Series 2018-D, Class A2FX, 3.60%, 02/25/48

      377       395,782  

Series 2020-C, Class AFX, 1.95%, 02/15/46

      1,097       1,121,047  

Sound Point CLO II Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.07%), 1.32%, 01/26/31(a)(b)

      3,400       3,291,268  

Sound Point CLO XXI Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class A1A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.18%), 1.42%, 10/26/31(a)(b)

      6,600       6,452,675  

Sound Point CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.37%), 1.64%, 01/20/32(a)(b)

      4,000       3,936,651  

Sounds Point CLO IV-R Ltd., Series 2013-3RA, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.15%), 1.42%, 04/18/31(a)(b)

      6,000       5,801,775  

Stewart Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class DR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.60%), 2.88%, 01/15/30(a)(b)

      1,700       1,516,164  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust(a):

     

Series 2006-BC3, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.16%), 0.33%, 10/25/36

      7,742       6,071,190  

Series 2007-MN1A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.23%),
0.40%, 01/25/37(b)

      1,835       1,245,596  

Taconic Park CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.00%), 1.27%, 01/20/29(a)(b)

      575       564,046  

TCW CLO AMR Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.07%), 1.46%, 02/15/29(a)(b)

      9,500       9,377,356  
 

 

 

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July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

TCW CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2017-1A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.05%), 2.32%, 07/29/29

    USD       5,700     $ 5,486,153  

Series 2017-1A, Class DR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.15%), 3.42%, 07/29/29

      6,250       5,864,202  

THL Credit Wind River CLO Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.23%), 1.50%, 07/20/30(a)(b)

      10,000       9,808,346  

TIAA CLO I Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.35%), 2.62%, 07/20/31(a)(b)

      1,000       966,815  

TIAA CLO III Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.15%), 1.42%, 01/16/31(a)(b)

      10,000       9,749,052  

TIAA CLO IV Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.70%), 1.97%, 01/20/32(a)(b)

      1,000       962,408  

TICP CLO IX Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2017-9A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.14%), 1.41%, 01/20/31

      4,750       4,667,010  

Series 2017-9A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.60%), 1.87%, 01/20/31

      1,000       962,935  

TICP CLO VI Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2016-6A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.20%), 1.47%, 01/15/29

      20,900       20,731,452  

Series 2016-6A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.30%), 2.58%, 01/15/29

      500       488,909  

TICP CLO VII Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2017-7A, Class BR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.70%), 1.98%, 04/15/33

      2,000       1,910,166  

Series 2017-7A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.15%), 2.43%, 04/15/33

      5,500       5,240,662  

Series 2017-7A, Class DR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.20%), 3.48%, 04/15/33

      4,000       3,693,859  

TICP CLO VIII Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2017-8A, Class A2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.65%), 1.92%, 10/20/30

      3,000       2,906,254  

Series 2017-8A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.10%), 3.37%, 10/20/30

      1,000       931,576  

TICP CLO XI Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2018-11A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.18%), 1.45%, 10/20/31

      17,000       16,701,227  

Series 2018-11A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.15%), 2.42%, 10/20/31

      3,500       3,367,636  

Series 2018-11A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.05%),
3.32%, 10/20/31

      1,100       1,034,531  

TICP CLO XII Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2018-12A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.11%), 1.38%, 01/15/31

      7,800       7,682,200  

Series 2018-12A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.00%),
2.27%, 01/15/31

      500       480,283  

Series 2018-12A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.80%),
3.08%, 01/15/31

      1,000       934,914  

TICP CLO XIII Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2019-13A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.85%), 2.13%, 07/15/32

      2,250       2,205,885  

Series 2019-13A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.50%), 2.77%, 07/15/32

      1,000       987,423  

Series 2019-13A, Class D, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.45%), 3.72%, 07/15/32

      1,000       963,126  

TICP CLO XIV Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2019-14A, Class A1A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.34%), 1.61%, 10/20/32

      7,000       6,903,155  

Series 2019-14A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.70%), 2.97%, 10/20/32

      3,250       3,227,127  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust(b)(c):

     

Series 2016-3, Class A1,
2.25%, 04/25/56

      653       657,245  
Security          Par (000)     Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Series 2016-4, Class A1, 2.25%, 07/25/56

    USD       1,352     $ 1,365,292  

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust:

     

Series 2017-C, Class A4,
1.98%, 12/15/22

      2,000       2,022,413  

Series 2017-D, Class A4,
2.12%, 02/15/23

      1,250       1,271,472  

Series 2018-B, Class A3,
2.96%, 09/15/22

      1,540       1,562,325  

Series 2018-C, Class A3,
3.02%, 12/15/22

      2,470       2,517,887  

Series 2020-A, Class A3,
1.66%, 05/15/24

      1,905       1,951,550  

Treman Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class DRR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.65%), 2.92%, 10/20/28(a)(b)

      1,000       923,958  

Tricon American Homes Trust(b):

     

Series 2017-SFR1, Class D,
3.41%, 09/17/34

      3,035       3,072,780  

Series 2017-SFR2, Class F,
5.10%, 01/17/36

      7,938       8,237,780  

Series 2019-SFR1, Class E,
3.40%, 03/17/38

      7,000       6,945,287  

Upland CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.90%), 3.17%, 04/20/31(a)(b)

      1,500       1,350,591  

Verizon Owner Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A1A, 1.85%, 07/22/24

      690       708,464  

VOLT LXXXVIII LLC, Series 2020-NPL4, Class A1, 2.98%, 03/25/50(b)(e)

      22,555       22,200,150  

Voya CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2014-1A, Class BR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.90%), 2.17%, 04/18/31

      1,000       913,660  

Series 2014-4A, Class BR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.09%), 2.36%, 07/14/31

      500       458,439  

Series 2017-3A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.55%), 3.82%, 07/20/30

      900       845,400  

Series 2018-3A, Class A1A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.15%), 1.42%, 10/15/31

      3,300       3,226,326  

Wachovia Asset Securitization Issuance II LLC Trust, Series 2007-HE1, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.14%), 0.32%, 07/25/37(a)(b)

      2,778       2,297,591  

Washington Mutual Asset-Backed CertificatesTrust, Series 2006-HE5, Class 1A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.16%), 0.33%, 10/25/36(a)

      17,836       14,097,612  

Webster Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class A1BR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.35%), 1.62%, 07/20/30(a)(b)

      3,800       3,689,038  

Westcott Park CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.25%), 2.52%, 07/20/28(a)(b)

      500       496,121  

York CLO 1 Ltd.(a)(b):

     

Series 2014-1A, Class ARR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.12%),
1.38%, 10/22/29

      9,800       9,687,336  

Series 2014-1A, Class BRR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.65%),
1.91%, 10/22/29

      2,100       2,028,865  

Series 2014-1A, Class CRR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.10%),
2.36%, 10/22/29

      1,800       1,710,385  

Series 2014-1A, Class DRR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.01%),
3.27%, 10/22/29

      2,800       2,672,839  

York CLO-2 Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.15%), 1.41%, 01/22/31(a)(b)

      17,600       17,332,015  

York CLO-3 Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class DR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.60%), 3.87%, 10/20/29(a)(b)

      2,000       1,902,032  

York CLO-7 Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.37%), 1.63%, 01/22/33(a)(b)

      3,000       2,948,782  
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 11.6%
(Cost: $1,952,352,524)

 

    1,912,477,943  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

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BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks — 18.2%

   
Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%            

BAE Systems plc

    2,024,647     $ 12,975,775  

Boeing Co. (The)

    5,860       925,880  

General Dynamics Corp.

    2,560       375,654  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    4,186       61,869  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    447       77,648  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    3,387       570,134  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    39,498           14,968,557  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    1,699       552,192  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    99,298       5,628,211  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    65,200       155,951  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(f)

    827       253,641  

Textron, Inc.

    2,487       86,896  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    546       235,643  
   

 

 

 
      36,868,051  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%            

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    1,463       137,112  

Deutsche Post AG (Registered)

    355,639       14,435,454  

DSV Panalpina A/S

    47,180       6,455,903  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    25,358       2,143,005  

FedEx Corp.

    2,593       436,661  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,512       157,034  

Sinotrans Ltd., Class A

    323,705       156,917  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    7,673       1,095,397  

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc., ADR

    7,811       289,398  
   

 

 

 
          25,306,881  
Airlines — 0.0%            

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

    1,332       45,874  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

    5,427       60,348  

Copa Holdings SA, Class A

    83,292       3,451,621  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    6,253       156,137  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    5,947       183,703  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(f)

    2,711       85,071  
   

 

 

 
          3,982,754  
Auto Components — 0.0%            

Aptiv plc

    2,828       219,877  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    12,022       440,005  

Bridgestone Corp.

    27,100       798,246  

Magna International, Inc.

    3,793       175,314  
   

 

 

 
          1,633,442  
Automobiles — 0.1%            

Astra International Tbk. PT

    21,819,300       7,686,144  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    92,000       93,946  

Ford Motor Co.

    43,626       288,368  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    2,498,000       5,240,267  

General Motors Co.

    13,932       346,768  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    97,421       8,142,455  
   

 

 

 
          21,797,948  
Banks — 0.9%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    110,017       150,127  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    8,840,000       3,137,736  

Al Rajhi Bank

    130,066       2,044,178  

Alinma Bank

    33,860       131,743  

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    221,700       151,882  

Arab National Bank

    41,925       217,506  

Bank AlBilad

    58,494       365,981  

Bank Al-Jazira

    95,620       303,914  

Bank Central Asia Tbk. PT

    21,000       44,981  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk. PT

    25,760,700       10,238,592  

Bank of America Corp.

    86,069       2,141,397  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    534,240       369,059  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    244,900       116,656  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    16,812,000     $ 5,598,548  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    166,200       113,152  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,843,000       1,578,111  

Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    65,200       88,069  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    415,300       359,301  

Bank of Montreal

    12,046       659,025  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    365,000       432,494  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    4,819,710           6,693,094  

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

    37,360       504,176  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    11,616       92,848  

BDO Unibank, Inc.

    154,360       276,047  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    125,000       348,507  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,570,000       685,031  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    15,092,000       11,004,039  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    360,000       135,294  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,500       7,000  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    891,000       561,197  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    336,300       285,389  

Citigroup, Inc.

    22,814       1,140,928  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    296,660       7,360,135  

Comerica, Inc.

    1,614       62,171  

Commercial Bank PSQC (The)

    131,633       147,978  

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    1,028,944       4,049,746  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,724,000       1,803,951  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    500,200       7,225,718  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    485,428       496,163  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,061,138       1,907,183  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    1,057       36,636  

Erste Group Bank AG(f)

    160,892       3,601,283  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    7,654       152,008  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    416,737       6,075,093  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    248,500       753,560  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,440,690       1,966,820  

First Republic Bank

    1,921       216,074  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    1,536,311       5,502,554  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    75,000       266,259  

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    18,200       58,078  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    11,215       103,963  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    14,174,000       8,305,136  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    124,652       279,203  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    33,483       3,235,797  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    220,200       573,798  

KeyCorp

    34,329       412,291  

Komercni banka A/S

    29,885       693,136  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    1,646,000       521,487  

M&T Bank Corp.

    71,834       7,610,812  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    2,837,500       5,136,882  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    261,370       282,098  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    833,000       919,594  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    151,300       566,970  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    239,800       292,328  

Moneta Money Bank A/S(b)

    111,679       254,257  

National Commercial Bank

    34,108       329,938  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

    15,468       166,900  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    4,774       509,243  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    1,203,000       662,780  

Public Bank Bhd

    318,500       1,278,392  

Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC

    93,964       210,584  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    79,060       348,066  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    178,739       884,607  

Regions Financial Corp.

    16,149       175,378  

RHB Bank Bhd

    921,400       1,091,073  

Riyad Bank

    45,083       203,633  

Samba Financial Group

    14,263       98,246  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

Sberbank of Russia PJSC, ADR

    735,889     $ 8,732,284  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,372,000       498,731  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    30,000       799,393  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    12,500       320,926  

SVB Financial Group(f)

    557       124,918  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    314,000       143,101  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,297,050       947,355  

Thanachart Capital PCL, NVDR

    97,000       108,379  

Truist Financial Corp.

    14,802       554,483  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    266,300       3,749,374  

US Bancorp

    197,917       7,291,262  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    40,722       987,916  

Zions Bancorp NA

    1,913       62,115  
   

 

 

 
          151,124,241  
Beverages — 0.4%            

Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii A/S

    493,688       1,367,520  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    124,095       622,622  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    14,100       459,602  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    4,850       336,299  

Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd

    5,000       29,857  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    186,000       1,293,443  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    87,005       507,805  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    464,014       21,920,021  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    305,581       1,269,421  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    1,808       322,186  

Diageo plc

    240,510       8,800,419  

Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd

    17,200       131,899  

Heineken NV

    114,860       11,127,018  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    2,035       76,353  

Monster Beverage Corp.(f)

    4,059       318,550  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    80,643       11,101,315  

Pernod Ricard SA

    2,803       481,695  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    7,200       271,773  
   

 

 

 
      60,437,798  
Biotechnology — 0.2%            

3SBio, Inc.(b)(f)

    48,500       59,021  

AbbVie, Inc.

    176,230       16,725,989  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(f)

    2,423       248,333  

Amgen, Inc.

    11,183       2,736,145  

Beijing Tiantan Biological Products Corp. Ltd., Class A

    37,844       269,147  

Biocon Ltd.

    13,528       74,014  

Biogen, Inc.(f)

    1,778       488,399  

China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc.(f)

    8,284       881,003  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    22,686       1,577,358  

Hualan Biological Engineering, Inc., Class A

    18,980       176,427  

Incyte Corp.(f)

    2,018       199,298  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(f)

    1,375       79,145  

Jinyu Bio-Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    53,600       223,905  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(f)

    1,107       699,701  

Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    167,810       248,400  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(f)

    7,579       2,061,488  

Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    613,400       7,095,996  
   

 

 

 
      33,843,769  
Building Products — 0.1%            

Allegion plc

    4,954       492,725  

AO Smith Corp.

    16,045       772,406  

Beijing New Building Materials plc, Class A

    1,552,370       6,843,301  

Carrier Global Corp.(f)

    306,598       8,351,730  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    1,512       115,668  

Johnson Controls International plc

    8,101       311,726  

Masco Corp.

    2,915       166,621  
Security   Shares     Value  
Building Products (continued)            

Trane Technologies plc

    2,610     $ 291,981  
   

 

 

 
          17,346,158  
Capital Markets — 0.1%            

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    1,380       212,009  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    9,260       331,971  

Blackstone Group, Inc. (The), Class A

    6,470       344,722  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    1,610       141,197  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    61,433       2,036,504  

CI Financial Corp.

    3,054       41,976  

CME Group, Inc.

    4,878       810,626  

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

    2,746       139,414  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    211       73,069  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    9,614       202,375  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    3,483       689,495  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    23,904       2,313,429  

Invesco Ltd.

    4,785       48,041  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    1,056       545,635  

Moody’s Corp.

    3,305       929,697  

Morgan Stanley

    13,492       659,489  

MSCI, Inc.

    999       375,604  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    3,233       424,525  

Northern Trust Corp.

    2,494       195,405  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    1,568       108,945  

S&P Global, Inc.

    6,184       2,165,946  

State Street Corp.

    4,098       261,411  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    4,481       618,826  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

    1,123       40,305  
   

 

 

 
      13,710,616  
Chemicals — 0.1%            

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    2,458       704,537  

Albemarle Corp.

    1,140       94,004  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    46,869       1,073,107  

Celanese Corp.

    1,246       121,111  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    2,077       65,072  

Corteva, Inc.

    8,396       239,790  

Covestro AG(b)

    85,942       3,335,186  

Croda International plc

    2,839       211,887  

Dow, Inc.

    8,071       331,395  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    8,056       430,835  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    1,480       110,452  

Ecolab, Inc.

    14,259       2,667,574  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG (Registered)

    255       220,210  

Evonik Industries AG

    47,142       1,273,599  

FMC Corp.

    1,409       149,424  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    1,154       145,346  

Linde plc

    5,797       1,420,903  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    2,789       174,368  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    70,782       40,086  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    3,836       51,671  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    1,400       79,353  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    65,600       95,989  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR

    38,052       449,667  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    3,243       58,696  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    7,210       776,157  

Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Co.

    2,114       44,029  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    91,811       2,172,965  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    872       564,986  

Sika AG (Registered)

    27,919       6,134,701  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

    544,000       121,121  

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.

    27,034       374,076  
   

 

 

 
      23,732,297  
 

 

 

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2020 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.0%            

Cintas Corp.

    918     $ 277,117  

Copart, Inc.(f)

    7,160       667,670  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    20,000       120,667  

Preston Holdings LLC(d)(f)

    24,388       195,104  

Republic Services, Inc.

    2,428       211,843  

Rollins, Inc.

    1,514       79,333  

S-1 Corp.

    77,186       5,863,407  

Waste Management, Inc.

    4,226       463,170  
   

 

 

 
      7,878,311  
Communications Equipment — 0.1%            

Arcadyan Technology Corp.

    25,000       65,970  

Arista Networks, Inc.(f)

    4,714       1,224,556  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    260,286       12,259,470  

F5 Networks, Inc.(f)

    2,073       281,721  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    3,737       94,845  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    1,874       261,985  

Sercomm Corp.

    153,000       412,761  
   

 

 

 
      14,601,308  
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%            

Bouygues SA

    248,412       8,775,543  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

    1,420       121,197  

Kajima Corp.

    10,900       119,737  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    1,542       61,634  

Taisei Corp.

    8,400       288,539  

Vinci SA

    60,981       5,248,333  
   

 

 

 
      14,614,983  
Construction Materials — 0.1%            

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    53,643       471,444  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,125,500       8,511,198  

Asia Cement Corp.

    1,107,000       1,509,010  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    675       139,847  

Siam Cement PCL (The), NVDR

    21,800       267,484  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    1,250,000       1,920,015  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    1,469       172,490  
   

 

 

 
      12,991,488  
Consumer Finance — 0.1%            

American Express Co.

    7,340       684,969  

Arrow Global Group plc

    122,104       120,835  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    5,167       329,654  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    29,058       3,172,682  

Discover Financial Services

    3,434       169,743  

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

    407,453       3,752,261  

Srisawad Corp. PCL, NVDR

    18,000       27,786  

Synchrony Financial

    6,275       138,866  
   

 

 

 
      8,396,796  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%            

Amcor plc

    17,554       180,806  

Amcor plc, CDI

    848,953       8,719,417  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    910       103,139  

Ball Corp.

    3,588       264,184  

International Paper Co.

    223,882       7,788,855  

Packaging Corp. of America

    1,106       106,309  

Sealed Air Corp.

    1,662       59,300  

WestRock Co.

    2,753       73,946  
   

 

 

 
      17,295,956  
Distributors — 0.1%            

Genuine Parts Co.

    108,479       9,779,382  

LKQ Corp.(f)

    3,330       93,873  
   

 

 

 
      9,873,255  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%            

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

    8,100       211,249  

Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd.

    189,000       179,271  
Security   Shares     Value  
Diversified Consumer Services (continued)            

H&R Block, Inc.

    2,169     $ 31,450  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR(f)

    2,630       368,726  
   

 

 

 
      790,696  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%            

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(f)

    21,273       4,164,828  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,000       615  
   

 

 

 
      4,165,443  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%  

AT&T, Inc.

    78,079       2,309,577  

Cellnex Telecom SA(b)

    110,123       6,930,522  

CenturyLink, Inc.

    10,608       102,367  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

    3,820,000       1,134,257  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

    1,442,000       802,078  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd., ADR

    16,913       93,867  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    549,000       2,051,686  

Elisa OYJ

    3,561       211,198  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    94,080       425,380  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    464,073       6,828,153  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.(g)

    2,618,000       3,857,594  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(b)

    222,953       2,249,751  

KT Corp., ADR

    42,316       417,236  

LG Uplus Corp.(f)

    26,070       250,960  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    80,300       1,863,880  

Ooredoo QPSC

    94,446       173,840  

Orange Polska SA(f)

    143,303       268,721  

Orange SA

    21,315       249,830  

PCCW Ltd.

    4,007,000       2,258,960  

Rostelecom PJSC

    151,138       183,341  

Saudi Telecom Co.

    64,126       1,669,139  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    1,066,000       1,934,656  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    77,052       252,510  

Telecom Italia SpA

    777,794       312,660  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    92,475       252,324  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    347,100       327,561  

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk. PT

    441,600       92,109  

TELUS Corp.

    993,721       17,234,043  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    74,017       4,254,497  
   

 

 

 
      58,992,697  
Electric Utilities — 0.9%            

Alliant Energy Corp.

    2,673       143,941  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    144,291       12,536,002  

AusNet Services

    3,568,313       4,559,278  

CEZ A/S

    53,238       1,072,495  

CPFL Energia SA

    210,688       1,266,176  

Duke Energy Corp.

    123,301       10,448,527  

Edison International

    35,785       1,992,151  

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    2,410,573       12,115,760  

Emera, Inc.

    50,365       2,096,270  

Enel SpA

    1,381,043       12,651,079  

Entergy Corp.

    2,157       226,765  

Evergy, Inc.

    75,090       4,868,085  

Eversource Energy

    100,720       9,071,850  

Exelon Corp.

    10,486       404,864  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    215,911       6,261,419  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd.(g)

    2,152,500       2,227,606  

Iberdrola SA

    1,047,449       13,538,577  

Manila Electric Co.

    18,760       101,281  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    94,418       26,503,133  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    2,485       84,018  

Orsted A/S(b)

    24,974       3,559,418  

PG&E Corp.(f)

    116,045       1,085,021  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    1,214       100,859  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

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BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)  

PPL Corp.

    8,318     $ 221,425  

Southern Co. (The)

    17,986       982,215  

SSE plc

    53,962       915,323  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    323,200       872,217  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    180,739       12,478,221  
   

 

 

 
          142,383,976  
Electrical Equipment — 0.1%            

AMETEK, Inc.

    2,467       230,048  

Eaton Corp. plc

    74,636       6,950,851  

Emerson Electric Co.

    6,647       412,180  

Legrand SA

    10,946       846,764  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    3,363       733,605  

Schneider Electric SE

    129,314       14,827,598  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.(f)

    5,000       152,335  
   

 

 

 
      24,153,381  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    3,212       339,701  

CDW Corp.

    1,564       181,815  

Chroma ATE, Inc.

    13,000       73,053  

Corning, Inc.

    8,438       261,578  

Delta Electronics, Inc.

    60,000       410,128  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

    1,465       61,032  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    118,000       218,612  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    300       31,465  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    3,418,000       9,135,044  

IPG Photonics Corp.(f)

    383       68,561  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(f)

    3,199       319,548  

Merry Electronics Co. Ltd.

    107,000       581,189  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    19,810       6,632,024  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    677,000       1,011,242  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    3,630       323,324  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    585,000       1,285,162  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    1,062,000       1,444,666  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(f)

    582       163,396  
   

 

 

 
      22,541,540  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.0%            

Baker Hughes Co.

    7,014       108,647  

Halliburton Co.

    9,510       136,278  

Mcdermott International Ltd.(f)

    165,884       588,888  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

    4,170       47,997  

Schlumberger Ltd.

    15,134       274,531  

TechnipFMC plc

    4,535       36,416  
   

 

 

 
      1,192,757  
Entertainment — 0.1%            

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    19,811       1,636,983  

Electronic Arts, Inc.(f)

    22,436       3,177,386  

G-bits Network Technology Xiamen Co. Ltd., Class A

    909       80,622  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(f)

    1,554       72,743  

NCSoft Corp.(f)

    2,225       1,516,107  

NetEase, Inc., ADR

    2,877       1,318,874  

Netflix, Inc.(f)

    4,791       2,342,224  

Perfect World Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,460       128,846  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(f)

    3,821       626,720  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR(f)

    6,650       107,331  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    19,776       2,312,606  
   

 

 

 
      13,320,442  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.3%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    163,105       28,959,293  

Allied Properties REIT

    345,706       10,352,210  

American Tower Corp.

    43,506       11,372,033  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

    1,404       54,503  
Security   Shares     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

Assura plc

    23,801,351     $ 24,540,279  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    115,476       17,681,685  

Boston Properties, Inc.

    161,634       14,399,973  

Comforia Residential REIT, Inc.

    1,814       5,681,755  

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.

    89,995       4,115,471  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

    671,228       20,620,124  

Cromwell European REIT(h)

    23,108,000       11,766,446  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    199,508       33,257,984  

CyrusOne, Inc.

    207,517       17,311,068  

Dexus

    4,357,651       26,452,586  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    22,259       3,573,460  

Duke Realty Corp.

    4,071       163,614  

EPR Properties

    390,708       11,185,970  

Equinix, Inc.

    39,642       31,137,998  

Equity Residential

    3,867       207,387  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    710       156,725  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    1,406       145,296  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    753       57,454  

Goodman Group

    1,977,849       24,047,875  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

    6,025       164,422  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    7,887       85,022  

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc

    374,278       8,821,733  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    3,118       87,896  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

    55       66,132  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.

    4,419       24,046,822  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    4,561       50,855  

Link REIT

    1,173,400       9,104,500  

LondonMetric Property plc

    3,389,518       10,239,700  

MCUBS MidCity Investment Corp.

    17,287       11,264,079  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    1,276       152,086  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc

    3,436       11,861,050  

NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT

    627,132       5,267,263  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    317,100       10,267,698  

Prologis, Inc.

    294,473       31,043,344  

Public Storage

    1,623       324,405  

Realty Income Corp.

    3,813       228,971  

Regency Centers Corp.

    1,811       74,305  

SBA Communications Corp.

    39,666       12,357,546  

Secure Income REIT plc

    1,770,874       6,113,431  

Segro plc

    1,455,959       18,438,622  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    3,324       207,251  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    730       33,945  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

    505,064       17,404,506  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

    305,600       9,962,560  

Sun Communities, Inc.

    141,412       21,201,901  

Target Healthcare REIT plc

    7,001,766       10,210,157  

UDR, Inc.

    3,220       116,564  

Ventas, Inc.

    4,026       154,437  

VEREIT, Inc.

    1,338,894       8,716,200  

VICI Properties, Inc.

    702,110       15,242,808  

Vornado Realty Trust

    1,711       59,064  

Welltower, Inc.

    4,580       245,305  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    8,426       234,327  
   

 

 

 
          541,090,096  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.2%            

Abdullah Al Othaim Markets Co.

    10,297       328,910  

Atacadao SA

    30,931       132,344  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar A/S

    44,933       458,737  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    49,928       666,300  

Colruyt SA

    3,867       224,582  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    15,194       4,946,103  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    1,034,000       2,263,819  

Dino Polska SA(b)(f)

    7,150       395,833  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    23,775       684,740  

Kroger Co. (The)

    8,585       298,672  

Lawson, Inc.

    6,600       328,659  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Food & Staples Retailing (continued)            

Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

    29,411     $ 1,525,828  

President Chain Store Corp.

    95,000       907,453  

Raia Drogasil SA

    10,197       243,815  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,800       447,249  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

    138,500       192,487  

Sysco Corp.

    5,527       292,102  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    53,835       2,191,623  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    2,822,610       6,643,375  

Walmart, Inc.

    41,360       5,351,984  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc

    324,201       786,424  

X5 Retail Group NV, GDR

    136,469       5,121,678  
   

 

 

 
          34,432,717  
Food Products — 0.3%            

Almarai Co. JSC

    25,021       357,545  

Angel Yeast Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,700       91,425  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    6,233       266,959  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    3,295       168,170  

Campbell Soup Co.

    1,822       90,317  

China Feihe Ltd.(b)

    69,000       132,802  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.(f)

    1,458,000       6,841,624  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    5,258       196,912  

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    469,500       286,936  

General Mills, Inc.

    9,274       586,766  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    10,636       124,688  

Guangdong Haid Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    31,300       286,041  

Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co. Ltd., Class A(f)

    86,946       679,848  

Hershey Co. (The)

    13,139       1,910,542  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    3,127       159,039  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    7,114       777,916  

Kellogg Co.

    4,506       310,869  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    6,982       240,041  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    15,400       84,737  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    1,574       94,566  

McCormick & Co., Inc. (Non-Voting)

    1,380       268,962  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    15,631       867,364  

Nestle India Ltd.

    6,866       1,512,280  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    21,100       705,915  

Nestle SA (Registered)

    192,174       22,853,670  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

    3,100       47,486  

NongShim Co. Ltd.

    620       192,359  

PPB Group Bhd

    14,900       69,354  

Savola Group (The)(f)

    13,678       169,078  

Standard Foods Corp.

    142,000       297,069  

Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR

    436,500       187,811  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    382,000       712,124  

Toly Bread Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,300       114,639  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    3,184       195,657  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    158,000       171,440  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    607,000       1,481,478  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    2,724,000       2,015,896  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    195,889       665,955  
   

 

 

 
      46,216,280  
Gas Utilities — 0.2%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    52,806       5,596,908  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    30,000       147,975  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    713,900       8,653,722  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    58,600       233,039  

Snam SpA

    985,072       5,243,987  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    236,600       5,023,516  
   

 

 

 
      24,899,147  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.3%  

Abbott Laboratories

    24,100       2,425,424  

ABIOMED, Inc.(f)

    490       146,971  
Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  

Align Technology, Inc.(f)

    785     $ 230,649  

Ansell Ltd.

    159,158       4,369,983  

Baxter International, Inc.

    5,601       483,814  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    3,200       900,288  

Boston Scientific Corp.(f)

    15,409       594,325  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

    536       151,651  

Danaher Corp.

    15,985       3,257,743  

Dentsply Sirona, Inc.

    2,422       108,021  

DexCom, Inc.(f)

    1,012       440,766  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(f)

    49,091       3,849,225  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

    229,200       1,101,333  

Hologic, Inc.(f)

    2,888       201,525  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(f)

    904       359,566  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(f)

    1,275       873,936  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    191,655       9,902,982  

Kossan Rubber Industries

    36,600       152,496  

Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    868,281       5,332,926  

Masimo Corp.(f)

    5,017       1,104,342  

Medtronic plc

    162,953       15,721,705  

ResMed, Inc.

    4,319       874,641  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

    100,000       254,658  

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,218       259,231  

STERIS plc

    966       154,203  

Stryker Corp.

    3,495       675,584  

Supermax Corp. Bhd.(f)

    23,600       103,642  

Teleflex, Inc.

    500       186,550  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd

    23,600       144,558  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(f)

    984       140,436  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    843       226,657  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    2,284       308,020  
   

 

 

 
          55,037,851  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.2%            

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    18,100       370,640  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    7,302       731,587  

Anthem, Inc.

    3,524       964,871  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    1,486,100       1,056,481  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    105,700       389,071  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    3,222       175,986  

Centene Corp.(f)

    6,307       411,532  

China National Medicines Corp. Ltd., Class A

    23,567       148,286  

Cigna Corp.

    4,000       690,760  

CVS Health Corp.

    14,220       895,007  

DaVita, Inc.(f)

    939       82,059  

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    3,863       90,642  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    2,710       238,757  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    2,873       363,837  

Henry Schein, Inc.(f)

    4,757       326,949  

Humana, Inc.

    1,451       569,445  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    354,100       452,290  

Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    57,500       154,057  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(f)

    1,056       203,723  

McKesson Corp.

    3,155       473,755  

Mediclinic International plc

    1,576,096       5,550,821  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    1,300       23,808  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    3,058       388,580  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    154,100       273,977  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    88,800       211,635  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    257,713       5,900,238  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    1,200       42,687  

Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A(f)

    9,681       244,456  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    12,844     $ 3,888,906  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    788       86,601  
   

 

 

 
          25,401,444  
Health Care Technology — 0.0%            

Cerner Corp.

    7,746       537,960  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(f)

    6,345       1,678,696  
   

 

 

 
      2,216,656  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2%            

Carnival Corp.

    5,032       69,844  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(f)

    285       329,221  

Compass Group plc

    22,959       315,898  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    1,438       109,144  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    1,713       662,263  

Genting Bhd

    70,000       63,516  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    897,300       483,841  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    1,081,500       580,176  

Haidilao International Holding Ltd.(b)

    11,000       50,654  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    2,978       223,499  

Kangwon Land, Inc.(f)

    6,656       127,784  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    3,660       159,722  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    2,850       238,901  

McDonald’s Corp.

    24,445       4,749,175  

MGM Resorts International

    5,206       83,765  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(f)

    2,705       36,896  

OPAP SA

    63,418       574,496  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    1,857       90,454  

SJM Holdings Ltd.

    5,939,000       6,701,339  

Sodexo SA

    3,578       246,933  

Starbucks Corp.

    39,334       3,010,231  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    959       69,460  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    129,455       6,633,274  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    11,395       1,037,515  
   

 

 

 
      26,648,001  
Household Durables — 0.2%            

Arcelik A/S(f)

    43,360       143,621  

Barratt Developments plc

    294,861       1,958,664  

Berkeley Group Holdings plc

    4,605       267,186  

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals
Ltd.(f)

    14,590       47,505  

DR Horton, Inc.

    3,741       247,505  

Garmin Ltd.

    20,117       1,983,335  

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.

    2,346,000       8,158,098  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    1,414       56,687  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    3,032       219,365  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(f)

    647       51,663  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    4,118       67,535  

Nikon Corp.

    46,500       325,101  

NVR, Inc.(f)

    36       141,485  

Persimmon plc

    192,765       6,018,167  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    2,785       121,426  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    84,500       1,543,288  

Taylor Wimpey plc

    3,178,300       4,902,613  

Whirlpool Corp.

    621       101,298  
   

 

 

 
      26,354,542  
Household Products — 0.2%            

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    2,670       257,201  

Clorox Co. (The)

    1,360       321,654  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    43,874       3,387,073  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    1,391       120,865  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    37,182       1,096,841  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    3,719       565,437  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    137,979       18,091,806  

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

    58,985       5,914,404  
   

 

 

 
      29,755,281  
Security   Shares     Value  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%  

AES Corp.

    7,173     $ 109,245  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,299,400       6,042,796  

Electricity Generating PCL, NVDR

    69,400       528,932  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    70,800       107,677  

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class A

    146,300       75,951  

Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class A

    264,900       177,773  

SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    108,181       133,402  

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    213,140       291,157  
   

 

 

 
      7,466,933  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%            

3M Co.

    7,699       1,158,469  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    147,000       128,547  

General Electric Co.

    95,928       582,283  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    21,062       3,146,031  

Industries Qatar QSC

    111,170       237,084  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    3,284       1,420,166  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    45,000       65,657  
   

 

 

 
          6,738,237  
Insurance — 0.5%            

Aflac, Inc.

    8,000       284,560  

Allianz SE (Registered)

    29,135       6,044,762  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    6,316       596,167  

American Financial Group, Inc.

    4,709       286,166  

American International Group, Inc.

    9,400       302,116  

Aon plc, Class A

    2,548       522,901  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    2,146       230,674  

Assurant, Inc.

    661       71,038  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    802,849       4,286,232  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

    7,872       248,822  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    588,511       795,563  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,898,000       6,647,760  

China Reinsurance Group Corp., Class H

    602,000       66,047  

Chubb Ltd.

    4,999       636,073  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    1,641       127,883  

Direct Line Insurance Group plc

    276,898       1,071,509  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    461       100,862  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    605,000       861,633  

Globe Life, Inc.

    1,193       94,963  

Hannover Rueck SE

    34,456       5,828,931  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    3,907       165,344  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    147,700       1,008,761  

Lincoln National Corp.

    2,163       80,615  

Loews Corp.

    2,773       100,965  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    5,630       656,458  

MetLife, Inc.

    39,197       1,483,606  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    46,100       1,158,402  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Registered)

    18,609       4,932,750  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,400       71,060  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    77,000       301,293  

Phoenix Group Holdings plc

    716,982       6,156,943  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    772,500       8,150,824  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    2,802       118,889  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    6,410       579,079  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    4,357       276,103  

Prudential plc

    445,516       6,366,764  

Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ

    72,642       39,470  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    100,050       3,616,233  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    556       80,031  

SCOR SE

    253,567       6,526,046  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    10,600       87,254  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    1,900       80,227  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    2,886       330,216  

Unum Group

    2,244       38,664  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance (continued)  

Willis Towers Watson plc

    1,438     $ 301,994  

WR Berkley Corp.

    1,637       101,085  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    29,473       10,899,203  
   

 

 

 
          82,812,941  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.4%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(f)

    7,531       11,205,751  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(f)

    6,182       9,167,659  

Auto Trader Group plc(b)

    993,851       6,942,564  

Autohome, Inc., ADR

    1,346       117,977  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(f)

    43,495       11,033,377  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

    24,600       593,941  

NAVER Corp.

    6,772       1,720,439  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    440,300       30,203,795  

Twitter, Inc.(f)

    11,976       435,926  
   

 

 

 
      71,421,429  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.3%            

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(f)

    18,500       580,457  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(f)

    25,159       6,315,412  

Amazon.com, Inc.(f)

    8,382       26,526,348  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(f)

    803       1,334,691  

eBay, Inc.

    34,878       1,928,056  

Expedia Group, Inc.

    1,511       122,406  

JD.com, Inc., ADR(f)

    31,332       1,998,668  

Meituan Dianping, Class B(f)

    89,600       2,217,286  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    9,079       1,651,935  

Pinduoduo, Inc., ADR(f)

    8,330       764,694  
   

 

 

 
      43,439,953  
IT Services — 0.4%            

Accenture plc, Class A

    21,288       4,785,117  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(f)

    1,783       200,481  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    15,308       2,034,586  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    24,531       2,005,655  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    4,294       576,856  

CGI, Inc., Class A(f)

    40,566       2,897,420  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    5,968       407,734  

DXC Technology Co.

    2,831       50,703  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    6,756       988,470  

Fiserv, Inc.(f)

    6,104       609,118  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(f)

    935       241,763  

Gartner, Inc.(f)

    974       121,399  

Global Payments, Inc.

    3,273       582,660  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    152,799       1,436,587  

Infosys Ltd.

    390,439       5,020,321  

Infosys Ltd., ADR

    472,621       6,073,180  

International Business Machines Corp.

    9,702       1,192,764  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    832       148,346  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    1,457       138,648  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    18,293       5,643,939  

Mphasis Ltd.

    18,320       283,443  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    2,200       58,066  

Okta, Inc.(f)

    387       85,519  

Paychex, Inc.

    216,115       15,542,991  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(f)

    20,906       4,099,039  

SCSK Corp.

    2,100       106,882  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    61,818       1,878,071  

VeriSign, Inc.(f)

    12,570       2,660,818  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    39,146       7,453,398  

Western Union Co. (The)

    4,580       111,202  

Wipro Ltd.

    289,154       1,083,903  
   

 

 

 
      68,519,079  
Leisure Products — 0.1%            

Hasbro, Inc.

    169,173       12,309,027  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    11,863     $ 1,142,763  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(f)

    229       120,200  

Illumina, Inc.(f)

    3,352       1,281,000  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(f)

    1,967       311,553  

Lonza Group AG (Registered)(f)

    19,067       11,923,271  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(f)

    252       235,620  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    1,285       152,799  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(b)(f)

    317       195,449  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    4,355       1,802,752  

Waters Corp.(f)

    697       148,566  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,040       987,148  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    49,380       744,548  
   

 

 

 
          19,045,669  
Machinery — 0.3%            

Amada Co. Ltd.

    41,000       275,538  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    144,592       6,418,652  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    5,933       788,377  

Cummins, Inc.

    6,084       1,175,794  

Deere & Co.

    3,405       600,335  

Dover Corp.

    1,668       171,687  

Flowserve Corp.

    1,417       39,492  

Fortive Corp.

    3,194       224,187  

Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    774,294       4,429,224  

IDEX Corp.

    7,078       1,166,596  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    3,131       579,204  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(f)

    3,749       118,431  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    134,666       10,693,654  

Otis Worldwide Corp.(f)

    147,936       9,281,505  

PACCAR, Inc.

    5,874       499,760  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    1,388       248,341  

Pentair plc

    1,807       77,430  

Rational AG

    6,378       3,788,245  

Snap-on, Inc.

    4,523       659,770  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc

    3,187       425,895  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    1,711       262,330  

Volvo AB, Class B

    541,745       9,362,322  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    76,891       643,106  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp

    1,968       122,390  

Xylem, Inc.

    12,581       918,161  

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    308,818       365,124  
   

 

 

 
      53,335,550  
Marine — 0.0%            

Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Registered)

    11,708       2,018,306  

MISC Bhd

    281,700       524,414  

Projector SA(d)(f)

    24,388        
   

 

 

 
      2,542,720  
Media — 0.1%            

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(f)

    1,647       955,260  

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

    4,522       72,990  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    280,167       11,991,148  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

    41,001       304,652  

Discovery, Inc., Class A(f)

    1,747       36,862  

Discovery, Inc., Class C(f)

    3,743       70,930  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(f)

    2,822       90,614  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    31,017       313,664  

Fox Corp., Class A

    5,530       142,508  

Fox Corp., Class B

    1,458       37,573  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

    4,184       75,521  

MultiChoice Group(f)

    94,916       584,872  

News Corp., Class A

    4,147       52,750  

News Corp., Class B

    2,010       25,647  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    2,294       123,257  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Media (continued)  

Publicis Groupe SA

    45,375     $ 1,450,913  

SES SA, FDR

    58,961       417,069  

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B

    46,804       856,096  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

    31,065       182,662  

ViacomCBS, Inc.

    5,552       144,741  

WPP plc

    72,308       536,257  
   

 

 

 
          18,465,986  
Metals & Mining — 0.2%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    4,974       395,001  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    1,888       144,929  

Anglo American plc

    2,509       61,729  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,604,072       1,129,559  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    28,813       832,693  

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    10,594       125,645  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    14,514       2,319,943  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    16,471       212,805  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    9,116       120,551  

Hochschild Mining plc

    107,064       379,387  

Hunan Valin Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    392,700       251,651  

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.

    607       33,149  

Koza Altin Isletmeleri A/S(f)

    11,116       137,925  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    2,673       86,439  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    716       189,630  

Newmont Corp.

    42,238       2,922,870  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

    10,303       20,236  

Nucor Corp.

    3,276       137,428  

Rio Tinto plc

    7,616       463,603  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    163,120       1,015,692  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    19,500       61,843  

Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. Ltd., Class A

    498,000       168,963  

Southern Copper Corp.

    25,188       1,100,968  

Vale SA(f)

    764,579       8,921,591  

Vale SA, ADR

    110,774       1,289,409  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    50,994       2,766,609  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd., Class H

    369,500       468,197  

Zhongjin Gold Corp. Ltd., Class A

    109,600       179,333  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,110,100       938,159  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    182,000       114,416  
   

 

 

 
      26,990,353  
Multiline Retail — 0.0%            

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A

    5,574       513,892  

Dollar General Corp.

    7,239       1,378,306  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(f)

    2,650       247,377  

Kohl’s Corp.

    1,719       32,730  

Target Corp.

    10,487       1,320,104  
   

 

 

 
      3,492,409  
Multi-Utilities — 0.5%            

Ameren Corp.

    122,181       9,803,803  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    5,949       113,091  

CMS Energy Corp.

    120,306       7,721,239  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    14,418       1,107,735  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    226,630       18,363,829  

DTE Energy Co.

    2,104       243,286  

E.ON SE

    512,028       6,011,218  

National Grid plc

    1,611,914       18,910,792  

NiSource, Inc.

    4,180       102,201  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    145,616       8,145,759  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    31,180       144,552  

Sempra Energy

    112,994       14,063,233  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    39,826       3,793,825  
   

 

 

 
      88,524,563  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.5%            

Apache Corp.

    4,063       62,367  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    4,521       84,543  
Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(f)

    125,978     $ 6,233,391  

Chevron Corp.

    20,395       1,711,956  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    1,476,000       628,807  

CNOOC Ltd.

    1,761,000       1,858,736  

CNOOC Ltd., ADR

    50,660       5,352,229  

Concho Resources, Inc.

    2,173       114,169  

ConocoPhillips

    11,825       442,137  

Devon Energy Corp.

    4,129       43,313  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    1,586       63,218  

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

    6,500       22,793  

Energy Transfer LP

    102,697       672,665  

Enterprise Products Partners LP

    71,448       1,257,485  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    6,337       296,888  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    28,949       279,358  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    46,019       1,936,480  

Gazprom PJSC

    167,548       412,068  

Gibson Energy, Inc.

    196,635       3,238,470  

Hess Corp.

    2,797       137,640  

HollyFrontier Corp.

    1,636       44,990  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    493,097       6,952,668  

LUKOIL PJSC

    17,325       1,189,623  

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

    28,267       1,144,531  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    8,688       47,697  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    7,050       269,310  

MPLX LP

    70,508       1,288,181  

Noble Energy, Inc.

    5,168       51,628  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    9,699       152,662  

OMV AG

    84,259       2,661,054  

ONEOK, Inc.

    21,616       603,303  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    131,175       3,187,686  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    890,000       309,500  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA(f)

    1,628,834       7,091,050  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR(f)

    261,107       2,263,798  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    31,200       158,310  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    2,197,643       7,273,067  

Phillips 66

    8,534       529,279  

Phillips 66 Partners LP

    26,228       729,138  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    1,804       174,844  

Plains All American Pipeline LP

    126,143       963,733  

Plains GP Holdings LP, Class A

    368,704       2,927,510  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    14,012       199,512  

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA

    37,196       50,722  

PTT PCL, NVDR

    116,600       146,276  

Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd.

    6,248,041       4,791,822  

Targa Resources Corp.

    12,020       219,726  

TC Energy Corp.

    236,359       10,772,867  

TC PipeLines LP

    21,034       644,902  

Valero Energy Corp.

    7,664       430,947  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    33,643       643,591  
   

 

 

 
          82,762,640  
Personal Products — 0.2%            

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    7,598       144,350  

Coty, Inc., Class A

    3,163       11,735  

Dabur India Ltd.

    186,030       1,274,845  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

    2,465       486,936  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    53,500       449,192  

L’Oreal SA

    7,993       2,682,673  

Marico Ltd.

    178,953       867,665  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

    40,900       680,016  

Unilever plc

    316,670       18,856,122  
   

 

 

 
      25,453,534  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.9%            

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    38,100       594,283  

AstraZeneca plc

    42,930       4,742,893  

Beijing Tongrentang Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,600       52,661  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    56,111     $ 3,291,471  

Cipla Ltd.

    12,200       117,293  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    40,000       84,246  

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    2,671       161,753  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    11,125       1,671,976  

GlaxoSmithKline plc

    614,649       12,244,002  

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    30,000       91,362  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.(b)(f)

    36,000       155,925  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc(f)

    1,920       207,840  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,372       532,039  

Johnson & Johnson

    128,194       18,685,557  

Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Inc., Class A

    26,900       209,802  

Lupin Ltd.

    7,499       92,821  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    56,778       4,555,867  

Mylan NV(f)

    5,574       89,797  

Novartis AG (Registered)

    202,574       16,685,470  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    302,474       19,846,104  

Perrigo Co. plc

    1,463       77,568  

Pfizer, Inc.

    405,528       15,604,717  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    30,663       709,460  

Roche Holding AG

    33,903       11,742,527  

Sanofi

    255,857       26,864,230  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    900       53,542  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    25,333       179,945  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,400       136,365  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    14,300       518,615  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,500       243,154  

Zoetis, Inc.

    5,160       782,669  
   

 

 

 
          141,025,954  
Professional Services — 0.1%            

CoStar Group, Inc.(f)

    1,086       922,839  

Equifax, Inc.

    2,467       401,036  

IHS Markit Ltd.(f)

    4,334       349,884  

Nielsen Holdings plc

    3,843       55,454  

Randstad NV

    13,036       627,910  

RELX plc

    459,705       9,741,756  

RELX plc

    277,746       5,847,158  

Robert Half International, Inc.

    22,689       1,154,189  

SGS SA (Registered)

    1,563       4,093,273  

Teleperformance

    314       91,897  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    373       26,026  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    4,191       790,884  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    4,364       343,699  
   

 

 

 
      24,446,005  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.7%  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    79,017       37,543  

Aroundtown SA

    2,453,884       14,776,257  

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    185,470       159,844  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(f)

    3,634       159,206  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,989,400       6,271,431  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    2,729,500       15,156,016  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    14,900       1,168,492  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    9,000       198,605  

Emaar Development PJSC

    157,196       87,315  

Emaar Malls PJSC

    130,402       47,457  

Entra ASA(b)

    973,397       13,741,356  

ESR Cayman Ltd.(b)(f)

    6,333,800       15,619,280  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    1,922,000       4,715,359  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    2,337,100       8,902,477  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    4,407,900       1,048,870  

LEG Immobilien AG

    54,437       7,590,501  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    1,100       18,186  
Security   Shares     Value  
Real Estate Management & Development (continued)  

Vonovia SE

    454,855     $ 29,399,928  
   

 

 

 
          119,098,123  
Road & Rail — 0.2%            

Canadian National Railway Co.

    90,675       8,857,305  

CJ Logistics Corp.(f)

    1,279       164,530  

CSX Corp.

    8,412       600,112  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    596,217       553,345  

East Japan Railway Co.

    89,600       5,164,962  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    995       128,753  

Kansas City Southern

    21,245       3,650,953  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    2,813       540,687  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    1,092       199,639  

Union Pacific Corp.

    30,569       5,299,136  
   

 

 

 
      25,159,422  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.6%  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(f)

    12,819       992,575  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    4,064       466,750  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    40,597       2,611,605  

ASML Holding NV

    20,813       7,399,805  

Broadcom, Inc.

    4,357       1,380,080  

Intel Corp.

    96,958       4,627,805  

KLA Corp.

    1,712       342,109  

Lam Research Corp.

    1,582       596,667  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

    20,463       1,393,326  

MediaTek, Inc.

    4,000       95,512  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    2,654       269,991  

Micron Technology, Inc.(f)

    12,028       602,062  

NVIDIA Corp.

    17,069       7,247,327  

Parade Technologies Ltd.

    17,000       740,003  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    28,000       280,919  

Powertech Technology, Inc.

    361,000       1,205,982  

Qorvo, Inc.(f)

    1,273       163,135  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    24,821       2,621,346  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    200       12,843  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    1,855       270,051  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    2,219,000       32,294,446  

Teradyne, Inc.

    10,789       959,789  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    128,654       16,409,818  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    179,000       135,735  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    18,000       58,343  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    529,000       5,704,578  

Xilinx, Inc.

    7,668       823,160  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    6,030,000       6,617,835  
   

 

 

 
      96,323,597  
Software — 0.3%            

Adobe, Inc.(f)

    9,584       4,258,363  

Agora, Inc., ADR(f)

    1,644       71,580  

ANSYS, Inc.(f)

    3,860       1,198,916  

Autodesk, Inc.(f)

    2,404       568,378  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(f)

    22,317       2,438,132  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

    1,269       181,162  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A(f)

    17,418       396,260  

Fortinet, Inc.(f)

    7,228       999,632  

Intuit, Inc.

    17,586       5,387,823  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.(f)

    100,000       276,583  

Microsoft Corp.

    130,931       26,842,164  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

    10,048       215,530  

Oracle Corp.

    22,697       1,258,549  

Paycom Software, Inc.(f)

    531       151,000  

salesforce.com, Inc.(f)

    20,733       4,039,825  

Sangfor Technologies, Inc., Class A

    4,700       143,902  

ServiceNow, Inc.(f)

    5,603       2,460,838  

Synopsys, Inc.(f)

    5,572       1,110,054  

Tata Elxsi Ltd.

    10,073       126,337  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  65


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Software (continued)  

Trend Micro, Inc.

    9,000     $ 527,840  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(f)

    439       156,833  
   

 

 

 
          52,809,701  
Specialty Retail — 0.2%            

ABC-Mart, Inc.

    10,300       542,661  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    771       115,758  

AutoZone, Inc.(f)

    253       305,477  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    3,657       364,201  

CarMax, Inc.(f)

    1,790       173,576  

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd., Class A

    19,300       671,511  

Com7 PCL, NVDR

    271,900       333,749  

Gap, Inc. (The)

    2,303       30,791  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    56,089       14,891,069  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    2,519,900       1,261,023  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    11,717       479,454  

L Brands, Inc.

    2,497       60,952  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    8,311       1,237,591  

Mr Price Group Ltd.

    4,641       34,322  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,000       1,313,618  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(f)

    805       384,291  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    3,848       345,050  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    1,400       97,354  

Suning.com Co. Ltd., Class A

    312,500       461,292  

Tiffany & Co.

    1,999       250,595  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    14,677       763,057  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    4,778,000       5,753,964  

Tractor Supply Co.

    1,289       183,992  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(f)

    616       118,882  

USS Co. Ltd.

    16,000       237,215  

Vivo Energy plc(b)

    1,656,720       1,596,124  
   

 

 

 
      32,007,569  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.3%  

Acer, Inc.

    82,000       56,648  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    85,789       902,861  

Apple, Inc.

    79,327       33,717,148  

Asustek Computer, Inc.

    139,000       1,025,177  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    211,000       624,971  

Compal Electronics, Inc.(f)

    2,641,000       1,677,316  

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.

    77,000       220,600  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    14,099       139,157  

HP, Inc.

    26,755       470,353  

Inventec Corp.

    433,000       368,791  

King Slide Works Co. Ltd.

    23,000       265,461  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    1,484,000       894,625  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    1,293,000       2,187,485  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    98,000       435,982  

NetApp, Inc.

    29,740       1,317,482  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

    816,000       2,279,879  

Seagate Technology plc

    2,392       108,166  

Western Digital Corp.

    3,199       137,877  

Wistron Corp.

    420,000       492,111  

Wiwynn Corp.

    215,000       5,764,346  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    2,056       34,232  
   

 

 

 
      53,120,668  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%            

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    36,000       341,748  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Registered)

    54,708       3,396,334  

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

    104,000       107,267  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

    3,888       54,938  

Hermes International

    686       556,167  

Kering SA

    11,380       6,448,888  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    13,417       5,834,291  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    39,754       3,880,388  
Security   Shares     Value  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (continued)  

PVH Corp.

    631     $ 30,705  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    444       31,657  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd

    36,400       434,788  

Tapestry, Inc.

    2,515       33,600  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A(f)

    2,023       21,282  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C(f)

    2,090       19,834  

VF Corp.

    3,451       208,302  
   

 

 

 
      21,400,189  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%            

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    305,510       7,265,784  
   

 

 

 
Tobacco — 0.3%            

Altria Group, Inc.

    158,784       6,533,962  

British American Tobacco plc

    729,007       24,092,461  

Imperial Brands plc

    36,209       603,271  

ITC Ltd.

    41,145       106,670  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    91,400       1,562,251  

KT&G Corp.

    13,713       930,755  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    220,277       16,919,476  
   

 

 

 
      50,748,846  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%            

BOC Aviation Ltd.(b)

    509,000       2,946,324  

Fastenal Co.

    6,196       291,460  

Marubeni Corp.

    29,900       137,657  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    19,600       394,936  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    2,700       40,365  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    3,500       148,852  

Sumitomo Corp.

    10,100       112,208  

United Rentals, Inc.(f)

    777       120,723  

WW Grainger, Inc.

    4,862       1,660,519  
   

 

 

 
          5,853,044  
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.7%            

Aena SME SA(b)

    125,670       16,385,499  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    1,032,600       1,710,698  

Anhui Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    66,000       31,688  

Atlantia SpA

    619,153       9,919,542  

Atlas Arteria Ltd.

    2,269,114       10,605,453  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    1,837,149       7,831,471  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    86,000       44,854  

Flughafen Zurich AG (Registered)(f)

    56,041       7,104,810  

Getlink SE(f)

    363,730       5,472,482  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    672,661       4,532,868  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

    139,226       2,404,590  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,298,000       7,828,060  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    8,100       147,831  

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.

    58,934       1,765,663  

Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    335,200       216,211  

Shenzhen Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    240,000       228,923  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    161,000       262,743  

Sydney Airport(g)

    2,574,005       9,640,518  

Transurban Group(g)

    2,600,530       25,723,164  

Westports Holdings Bhd

    127,100       117,688  
   

 

 

 
          111,974,756  
Water Utilities — 0.1%            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    85,247       12,554,326  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    540,000       873,059  
   

 

 

 
      13,427,385  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.5%  

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    276,800       1,643,128  

Axiata Group Bhd

    311,800       235,705  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.(f)

    692,289       5,127,452  
 

 

 

66  

2020 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Shares     Value  

Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)

 

China Mobile Ltd.

      1,481,000     $ 10,109,512  

China Mobile Ltd., ADR

      2,218       75,545  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

      324,400       235,835  

DiGi.Com Bhd

      280,700       281,441  

Etihad Etisalat Co.(f)

      23,782       171,272  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

      433,000       932,890  

Global Telecom Holding SAE(d)(f)

      201,938       61,960  

Globe Telecom, Inc.

      3,300       138,490  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

      312,900       570,790  

KDDI Corp.

      46,500       1,478,581  

Maxis Bhd

      127,400       159,226  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC

      811,114       3,572,851  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

      556,575       4,931,255  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

      164,000       4,515,103  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

      213,418       8,715,491  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

      9,091       1,683,746  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd., ADR

      20,668       419,354  

Softbank Corp.

      124,800       1,670,598  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

      375,000       1,343,658  

Tele2 AB, Class B

      1,442,775       20,469,074  

T-Mobile US, Inc.

      6,219       667,796  

Total Access Communication PCL, NVDR

      462,500       544,907  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

      24,142       181,385  

Vodafone Group plc

      5,211,980       7,832,823  
   

 

 

 
        77,769,868  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 18.2%
(Cost: $2,686,234,814)

        3,000,780,933  
   

 

 

 
           Par (000)        

Corporate Bonds — 33.8%

     
Aerospace & Defense — 0.9%                  

Boeing Co. (The):

     

4.51%, 05/01/23

      1,505       1,574,634  

4.88%, 05/01/25

      1,690       1,828,843  

2.70%, 02/01/27

      525       507,021  

5.15%, 05/01/30

      7,755       8,461,083  

3.75%, 02/01/50

      150       136,446  

5.81%, 05/01/50

      12,390       14,552,773  

5.93%, 05/01/60

      12,723       15,268,443  

Bombardier, Inc.(b):

     

8.75%, 12/01/21

      5,158       5,158,000  

5.75%, 03/15/22

      3,344       3,176,800  

6.13%, 01/15/23

      102       87,720  

7.50%, 12/01/24

      650       526,500  

7.50%, 03/15/25

      2,962       2,391,815  

7.88%, 04/15/27

      3,609       2,869,155  

BWX Technologies, Inc.(b):

     

5.38%, 07/15/26

      489       511,005  

4.13%, 06/30/28

      2,594       2,697,760  

F-Brasile SpA, Series XR, 7.38%, 08/15/26(b)

      2,887       2,317,684  

General Dynamics Corp., 4.25%, 04/01/50

      1,182       1,650,769  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.:

     

5.87%, 02/23/22

      1,255       1,333,689  

5.13%, 10/01/24

      1,243       1,320,837  

5.90%, 02/01/27

      2,150       2,391,939  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 4.20%, 05/01/30(b)

      2,864       3,360,471  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 6.50%, 11/30/25(b)

      2,960       3,122,800  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.:

     

3.83%, 04/27/25

      1,165       1,313,975  

4.40%, 06/15/28

      500       607,370  

4.85%, 04/27/35

      500       671,209  
Security          Par (000)     Value  

Aerospace & Defense (continued)

 

5.05%, 04/27/45

    USD       400     $ 569,020  

Leidos, Inc., 4.38%, 05/15/30(b)

      2,850       3,332,363  

Lockheed Martin Corp.:

     

4.07%, 12/15/42

      112       149,790  

3.80%, 03/01/45

      882       1,152,246  

Northrop Grumman Corp.:

     

3.25%, 01/15/28

      1,100       1,257,806  

3.85%, 04/15/45

      1,228       1,532,468  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.:

     

3.65%, 08/16/23

      26       28,216  

3.50%, 03/15/27(b)

      750       852,909  

4.13%, 11/16/28

      2,688       3,229,814  

4.50%, 06/01/42

      1,695       2,266,307  

4.35%, 04/15/47(b)

      1,025       1,347,605  

4.05%, 05/04/47

      960       1,237,797  

Rolls-Royce plc:

     

0.88%, 05/09/24

    EUR       700       739,358  

1.63%, 05/09/28

      400       402,374  

Signature Aviation US Holdings, Inc.(b):

     

5.38%, 05/01/26

    USD       1,195       1,240,297  

4.00%, 03/01/28

      2,736       2,585,520  

SSL Robotics LLC, 9.75%, 12/31/23(b)

      600       666,180  

TransDigm, Inc.:

     

6.50%, 07/15/24

      500       501,250  

8.00%, 12/15/25(b)

      5,616       6,093,360  

6.25%, 03/15/26(b)

      35,406       37,353,330  

6.38%, 06/15/26

      952       933,303  

7.50%, 03/15/27

      1,000       1,012,500  

5.50%, 11/15/27

      2,985       2,831,869  
   

 

 

 
        149,154,423  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.0%  

FedEx Corp.:

     

3.80%, 05/15/25

      1,450       1,638,465  

3.10%, 08/05/29

      1,101       1,222,900  

4.55%, 04/01/46

      300       362,191  

XPO Logistics, Inc.(b):

     

6.50%, 06/15/22

      858       860,145  

6.75%, 08/15/24

      454       488,259  

6.25%, 05/01/25

      160       173,000  
   

 

 

 
        4,744,960  
Airlines — 0.1%  

American Airlines, Inc., 11.75%,
07/15/25(b)

      946       824,486  

Avianca Holdings SA, 9.00%,
05/10/23(b)(f)(i)

      3,100       589,000  

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 7.38%, 01/15/26

      1,400       1,387,848  

easyJet plc, 0.88%, 06/11/25

    EUR       800       744,465  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA:

     

0.63%, 11/17/22(j)

      500       472,187  

0.50%, 07/04/23

      500       477,003  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 06/20/27(b)

    USD       5,401       5,590,035  

Southwest Airlines Co., 2.65%, 11/05/20

      1,000       1,002,291  
   

 

 

 
        11,087,315  
Auto Components — 0.4%  

Adient US LLC(b):

     

9.00%, 04/15/25

      105       116,681  

7.00%, 05/15/26

      1,400       1,501,500  

Allison Transmission, Inc.(b):

     

5.00%, 10/01/24

      655       667,609  

5.88%, 06/01/29

      5,723       6,322,598  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.:

     

6.25%, 04/01/25

      490       506,229  

6.50%, 04/01/27

      350       358,750  

Clarios Global LP:

     

6.75%, 05/15/25(b)

      1,554       1,671,016  

4.38%, 05/15/26

    EUR       2,346       2,763,471  

6.25%, 05/15/26(b)

    USD       8,449       9,041,444  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  

Auto Components (continued)

 

8.50%, 05/15/27(b)

    USD       10,982     $   11,542,082  

Dealer Tire LLC, 8.00%, 02/01/28(b)

      1,988       1,953,210  

Faurecia SE:

     

2.63%, 06/15/25

    EUR       802       924,501  

3.75%, 06/15/28

      590       694,990  

Goodyear Europe BV, 3.75%, 12/15/23

      300       346,317  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.13%, 11/15/23

    USD       615       613,463  

Icahn Enterprises LP:

     

6.75%, 02/01/24

      6,472       6,666,160  

4.75%, 09/15/24

      2,616       2,668,320  

6.38%, 12/15/25

      5,379       5,594,160  

6.25%, 05/15/26

      7,358       7,775,714  

5.25%, 05/15/27

      2,504       2,579,120  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH(k):

     

4.75%, (4.75% Cash or 5.50% PIK), 09/15/26(b)

      600       610,500  

3.88%, (3.88% Cash or 4.63% PIK), 05/15/27(l)

    EUR       906       1,073,479  

6.00%, (6.00% Cash or 6.75% PIK), 05/15/27(b)

    USD       200       208,500  

ZF Europe Finance BV:

     

2.00%, 02/23/26

    EUR       1,200       1,339,329  

2.50%, 10/23/27

      900       996,438  
   

 

 

 
        68,535,581  
Automobiles — 0.2%  

BMW US Capital LLC, 3.80%, 04/06/23(b)

    USD       1,500       1,617,052  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV:

     

3.88%, 01/05/26

    EUR       900       1,128,704  

4.50%, 07/07/28

      600       777,419  

Ford Motor Co.:

     

8.50%, 04/21/23

    USD       515       571,650  

9.00%, 04/22/25

      640       754,000  

4.35%, 12/08/26

      59       59,885  

9.63%, 04/22/30

      635       836,613  

4.75%, 01/15/43

      2,544       2,327,760  

5.29%, 12/08/46

      404       383,921  

General Motors Co.:

     

5.40%, 10/02/23

      270       297,757  

6.13%, 10/01/25

      1,260       1,472,775  

6.80%, 10/01/27

      5,404       6,580,434  

5.00%, 10/01/28

      621       696,717  

5.00%, 04/01/35

      960       1,055,736  

6.25%, 10/02/43

      1,825       2,173,616  

5.20%, 04/01/45

      2,411       2,628,140  

5.95%, 04/01/49

      4,120       4,935,806  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc:

     

5.63%, 02/01/23(b)

      150       141,000  

4.50%, 01/15/26

    EUR       500       479,109  

4.50%, 10/01/27(b)

    USD       450       358,875  

RCI Banque SA, (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 2.85%),
2.63%, 02/18/30(a)

    EUR       700       767,472  

Renault SA, 1.25%, 06/24/25

      200       216,722  

Tesla, Inc., 5.30%, 08/15/25(b)

    USD       2,875       2,975,625  

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC(b):

     

2.90%, 05/13/22

      2,500       2,591,995  

2.70%, 09/26/22

      200       207,815  

3.35%, 05/13/25

      2,130       2,324,594  

Winnebago Industries, Inc.,

     

6.25%, 07/15/28(b)

      1,581       1,671,907  
   

 

 

 
        40,033,099  
Banks — 5.0%  

ABN AMRO Bank NV, (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 4.67%), 4.37%(a)(m)

    EUR       1,100       1,260,112  

AIB Group plc(a)(m):

     

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 5.70%), 5.25%

      1,800       2,006,344  
Security          Par (000)     Value  

Banks (continued)

 

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 6.63%), 6.25%

    EUR       4,475     $ 5,225,202  

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait KSCP, (USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.17%), 7.25%(a)(m)

    USD       630       631,181  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.(a)(m):

     

(USD Swap Rate 5 Year + 5.17%), 6.75%(b)

      10,134       11,331,028  

(USD Swap Rate 5 Year + 5.17%), 6.75%

      2,062       2,305,564  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA(a)(m):

     

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 9.18%), 8.87%

    EUR       3,000       3,639,865  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 5.66%), 5.87%

      200       224,681  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 3.87%), 6.13%

    USD       19,000       17,100,000  

Banco Bradesco SA, 3.20%, 01/27/25(b)

      3,380       3,417,011  

Banco de Credito del Peru, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.00%), 3.13%, 07/01/30(a)(b)

      1,860       1,845,120  

Banco de Sabadell SA(a):

     

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 6.41%), 6.50%(m)

    EUR       7,400       7,082,424  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 6.05%), 6.12%(m)

      800       760,956  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 2.20%), 2.00%, 01/17/30

      900       895,831  

Banco Espirito Santo SA(f)(i):

     

2.63%, 05/08/17

      800       122,507  

4.75%, 01/15/18

      1,500       229,700  

4.00%, 01/21/19

      5,400       826,921  

Banco Internacional del Peru SAA Interbank, 3.25%, 10/04/26(b)

    USD       5,084       5,223,810  

Banco Santander SA:

     

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 6.80%), 6.75%(a)(m)

    EUR       7,500       8,922,971  

2.75%, 05/28/25

    USD       1,800       1,901,300  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 4.53%), 4.37%(a)(m)

    EUR       5,800       5,961,016  

3.31%, 06/27/29

    USD       800       882,958  

Bancolombia SA, 3.00%, 01/29/25

      2,355       2,349,112  

Bangkok Bank PCL, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 1.90%), 3.73%, 09/25/34(a)

      2,270       2,271,419  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 1.63%),
3.27%, 01/29/31(a)(b)

      5,188       5,123,150  

Bank of America Corp.:

     

2.50%, 10/21/22

      920       943,470  

3.30%, 01/11/23

      1,900       2,029,119  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.93%), 2.82%, 07/21/23(a)

      1,015       1,057,349  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.79%), 3.00%, 12/20/23(a)

      4,165       4,389,413  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.94%), 3.86%, 07/23/24(a)

      1,400       1,528,781  

4.20%, 08/26/24

      2,650       2,969,976  

Series L, 3.95%, 04/21/25

      3,150       3,536,692  

4.45%, 03/03/26

      3,950       4,567,977  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.04%), 3.42%, 12/20/28(a)

      6,550       7,400,793  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.19%), 2.88%, 10/22/30(a)

      1,915       2,106,111  

(SOFR + 2.15%), 2.59%, 04/29/31(a)

      3,915       4,199,615  

Series L, 4.75%, 04/21/45

      375       519,598  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.99%), 4.44%, 01/20/48(a)

      225       305,330  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The), (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.26%), 5.87%(a)(m)

      4,755       4,648,013  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Banks (continued)  

Bank of Ireland Group plc, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 2.50%), 4.12%, 09/19/27(a)

    USD       600     $ 595,156  

Bankia SA(a)(m):

     

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 5.82%), 6.00%

    EUR       8,200       9,031,343  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 6.22%), 6.37%

      3,600       4,044,491  

Barclays plc:

     

3.20%, 08/10/21

    USD       1,310       1,340,261  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 6.77%),
7.88%(a)(m)

      17,234       17,672,433  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.84%),
7.75%(a)(m)

      18,490       18,836,688  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 5.67%), 8.00%(a)(m)

      2,900       3,070,375  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.61%), 3.93%, 05/07/25(a)

      805       879,723  

(U.K. Government Bonds 5 Year Note Generic Bid Yield + 6.58%), 7.12%(a)(m)

    GBP       2,200       2,926,435  

(U.K. Government Bonds 5 Year Note Generic Bid Yield + 6.02%), 6.37%(a)(m)

      3,026       3,838,131  

5.20%, 05/12/26

    USD       400       454,676  

4.84%, 05/09/28

      2,350       2,647,272  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.05%), 5.09%, 06/20/30(a)

      1,300       1,528,174  

BBVA Bancomer SA, 6.75%, 09/30/22(b)

      2,287       2,469,388  

BNP Paribas SA:

     

6.50%(m)

      1,146       1,167,488  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 6.31%),
7.63%(a)(b)(m)

      13,792       14,105,768  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 5.23%), 6.12%(a)(m)

    EUR       3,900       4,739,690  

(USD Swap Rate 5 Year + 4.15%),
6.63%(a)(m)

    USD       3,900       4,041,375  

3.38%, 01/09/25(b)

      1,550       1,690,364  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 5.15%),
7.38%(a)(m)

      400       444,500  

(SOFR + 2.07%), 2.22%, 06/09/26(a)(b)

      2,155       2,244,550  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 2.94%), 4.50%(a)(b)(m)

      4,085       3,804,156  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 1.48%), 4.38%, 03/01/33(a)(b)

      1,450       1,650,633  

Burgan Bank SAK, (USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.01%), 5.75%(a)(m)

      2,225       2,158,250  

CaixaBank SA(a)(m):

     

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 6.50%), 6.75%

    EUR       9,400       11,128,094  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 4.50%), 5.25%

      4,600       4,864,532  

China Construction Bank Corp., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 2.97%),
4.65%(a)(m)

    USD       1,205       1,212,531  

Chong Hing Bank Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.86%), 5.70%(a)(m)

      630       625,078  

CIT Group, Inc.:

     

5.00%, 08/15/22

      1,200       1,239,000  

5.00%, 08/01/23

      4,388       4,590,945  

Citigroup, Inc.:

     

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.72%),
3.14%, 01/24/23(a)

      135       139,799  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.95%),
2.88%, 07/24/23(a)

      1,000       1,043,160  

Series U, (SOFR + 3.81%), 5.00%(a)(m)

      22,425       22,481,062  

(SOFR + 2.75%), 3.11%, 04/08/26(a)

      1,425       1,549,072  

4.45%, 09/29/27

      4,875       5,675,457  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.56%),
3.89%, 01/10/28(a)

      1,275       1,457,108  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Banks (continued)  

(SOFR + 1.42%), 2.98%, 11/05/30(a)

    USD       1,425     $ 1,560,662  

(SOFR + 1.15%), 2.67%, 01/29/31(a)

      1,775       1,897,472  

(SOFR + 2.11%), 2.57%, 06/03/31(a)

      2,355       2,503,774  

Citizens Bank NA:

     

3.25%, 02/14/22

      1,305       1,354,762  

3.70%, 03/29/23

      460       495,952  

Commerzbank AG(a):

     

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 6.36%), 6.12%(m)

    EUR       2,600       2,898,780  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 4.35%), 4.00%, 12/05/30

      500       595,016  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA:

     

3.88%, 02/08/22

    USD       3,500       3,683,032  

3.88%, 09/26/23(b)

      415       456,728  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 4.10%), 4.62%(a)(m)

    EUR       200       237,651  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note

Constant Maturity 1 Year + 1.00%), 1.34%, 06/24/26(a)(b)

 

 

USD

 

 

 

1,365

 

 

 

1,387,011

 

Credicorp Ltd., 2.75%, 06/17/25(b)

      1,745       1,750,462  

Credit Agricole SA:

     

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 5.12%), 6.50%(a)(m)

    EUR       3,720       4,458,659  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.90%),
7.88%(a)(b)(m)

    USD       10,600       11,631,592  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 6.19%),
8.12%(a)(b)(m)

      26,568       30,951,720  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 6.19%),
8.12%(a)(m)

      1,796       2,092,340  

(GBP Swap 5 Year + 4.54%), 7.50%(a)(m)

    GBP       400       572,033  

3.25%, 01/14/30(b)

    USD       825       906,937  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.:

     

3.80%, 09/15/22

      270       286,958  

3.80%, 06/09/23

      1,200       1,294,528  

Danske Bank A/S(a):

     

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.25%), 3.00%, 09/20/22(b)

      1,015       1,035,081  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 7 Year + 4.13%), 7.00%(m)

      24,620       25,881,775  

Discover Bank:

     

3.35%, 02/06/23

      885       939,769  

2.45%, 09/12/24

      250       264,924  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 1.73%), 4.68%, 08/09/28(a)

      1,250       1,284,987  

DNB Bank ASA, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.14%), 4.88%(a)(m)

      2,000       1,985,400  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC, (USD Swap Semi 6 Year + 3.66%), 6.13%(a)(m)

      5,235       5,210,461  

Erste Group Bank AG(a)(m):

     

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 9.02%), 8.87%

    EUR       3,200       3,962,624  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 6.20%), 6.50%

      3,600       4,394,139  

Fifth Third Bancorp, 2.60%, 06/15/22

    USD       700       725,692  

Fifth Third Bank NA, 1.80%, 01/30/23

      2,050       2,112,738  

HSBC Holdings plc:

     

(USD Swap Rate 5 Year + 5.51%),
6.87%(a)(m)

      13,674       13,940,281  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.06%),
3.26%, 03/13/23(a)

      2,300       2,386,049  

3.60%, 05/25/23

      2,500       2,682,819  

5.25%, 03/14/44

      1,000       1,328,741  

Huntington National Bank (The):

     

3.13%, 04/01/22

      310       323,293  

1.80%, 02/03/23

      2,190       2,257,711  

ING Groep NV(a):

     

(USD Swap Rate 5 Year + 4.20%),
6.75%(m)

      14,952       15,554,835  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  69


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par (000)

    Value  

Banks (continued)

     

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.45%),
6.50%(m)

    USD       2,010     $ 2,088,993  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 1 Year + 1.10%), 1.40%, 07/01/26(b)

      815       828,993  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.34%), 5.75%(m)

      400       409,832  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA:

     

5.02%, 06/26/24(b)

      1,500       1,578,535  

5.71%, 01/15/26(b)

      1,000       1,088,435  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 7.19%), 7.75%(a)(m)

    EUR       7,405       9,647,415  

Series XR, 4.00%, 09/23/29(b)

    USD       925       1,007,128  

5.15%, 06/10/30

    GBP       1,725       2,429,626  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA,
3.25%, 01/24/25(b)

    USD       3,245       3,292,053  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

     

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.70%), 3.21%, 04/01/23(a)

      1,300       1,357,818  

3.38%, 05/01/23

      1,680       1,799,886  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.73%), 3.56%, 04/23/24(a)

      1,335       1,439,064  

(SOFR + 1.46%), 1.51%, 06/01/24(a)

      1,100       1,126,509  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.89%), 3.80%, 07/23/24(a)

      940       1,024,456  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.00%), 4.02%, 12/05/24(a)

      475       525,526  

(SOFR + 1.16%), 2.30%, 10/15/25(a)

      670       708,898  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.34%), 3.78%, 02/01/28(a)

      4,075       4,679,440  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.12%), 4.01%, 04/23/29(a)

      1,900       2,234,213  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.16%), 3.70%, 05/06/30(a)

      3,250       3,775,606  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.36%), 3.88%, 07/24/38(a)

      775       965,765  

5.50%, 10/15/40

      950       1,422,899  

5.63%, 08/16/43

      1,125       1,741,779  

4.95%, 06/01/45

      2,175       3,156,194  

Series W, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.00%), 1.39%, 05/15/47(a)

      26,321       19,054,825  

Kasikornbank PCL, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 1.70%), 3.34%, 10/02/31(a)

      2,270       2,270,000  

KBC Group NV, (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 4.69%), 4.75%(a)(m)

    EUR       5,000       5,948,648  

Lloyds Banking Group plc:

     

3.00%, 01/11/22

    USD       1,000       1,035,042  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 1 Year + 1.10%), 1.33%, 06/15/23(a)

      910       918,443  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.50%),
7.50%(a)(m)

      3,975       4,223,438  

4.58%, 12/10/25

      2,750       3,104,441  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.82%), 6.75%(a)(m)

      7,290       7,526,925  

Macquarie Bank Ltd., (USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 3.70%), 6.13%(a)(b)(m)

      31,745       31,824,362  

Macquarie Group Ltd., (USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 3.70%), 6.13%(a)(m)

      1,680       1,684,200  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.:

     

3.54%, 07/26/21

      685       706,504  

3.22%, 03/07/22

      1,200       1,249,358  

2.67%, 07/25/22

      395       411,221  

3.76%, 07/26/23

      815       886,327  

1.41%, 07/17/25

      2,995       3,054,565  
Security  

Par (000)

    Value  

Banks (continued)

     

Nanyang Commercial Bank Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.21%), 5.00%(a)(m)

    USD       4,045     $ 3,985,589  

National Westminster Bank plc(a)(m):

     

Series C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.25%), 0.62%

      2,100       1,831,830  

Series A, (LIMEAN USD 6 Month + 0.25%), 0.63%

      380       332,024  

Series B, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 0.25%), 1.87%

      500       436,874  

Natwest Group plc:

     

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 5.80%),
7.50%(a)(m)

      5,425       5,424,783  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 7.60%),
8.62%(a)(m)

      26,358       27,538,575  

3.88%, 09/12/23

      595       646,281  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 1 Year + 2.15%), 2.36%, 05/22/24(a)

      1,265       1,307,413  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.76%), 4.27%, 03/22/25(a)

      800       880,955  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 1 Year + 2.55%), 3.07%, 05/22/28(a)

      770       826,657  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.87%), 4.44%, 05/08/30(a)

      800       950,731  

Nordea Bank Abp(a)(m):

     

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.11%), 6.63%(b)

      30,525       33,081,469  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.11%), 6.63%

      3,392       3,676,080  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 2.55%, 01/22/30

      1,850       2,047,386  

QIIB Tier 1 Sukuk Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.19%), 4.88%(a)(m)

      630       623,109  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.:

     

4.45%, 12/03/21

      700       729,357  

3.70%, 03/28/22

      425       441,419  

Santander UK Group Holdings plc:

     

2.88%, 08/05/21

      2,500       2,559,002  

3.57%, 01/10/23

      3,825       3,969,568  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.08%), 3.37%, 01/05/24(a)

      250       263,340  

(GBP Swap 5 Year + 5.79%), 6.75%(a)(m)

    GBP       6,025       8,132,239  

Santander UK plc:

     

3.75%, 11/15/21

    USD       990       1,030,471  

2.10%, 01/13/23

      315       326,484  

4.00%, 03/13/24

      600       666,191  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.05%), 5.87%(a)(m)

      3,200       3,396,000  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB:

     

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 3.49%),
5.63%(a)(m)

      1,000       1,013,750  

2.20%, 12/12/22(b)

      1,710       1,777,036  

Societe Generale SA(a)(m):

     

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 6.24%),
7.38%(b)

      3,565       3,643,002  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 6.24%), 7.38%

      2,200       2,248,136  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.30%),
7.38%(b)

      200       206,040  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.98%), 7.88%

      6,732       7,161,165  

(USD Swap Rate 5 Year + 5.87%), 8.00%(b)

      16,275       18,268,687  

(USD Swap Rate 5 Year + 5.87%), 8.00%

      3,983       4,470,918  

Standard Chartered plc, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.21%), 2.82%, 01/30/26(a)(b)

      1,325       1,366,467  
 

 

 

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2020 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par (000)

    Value  

Banks (continued)

     

Stichting AK Rabobank Certificaten,
0.00%(e)(m)

    EUR       2,434     $ 3,136,378  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.:

     

2.93%, 03/09/21

    USD       1,900       1,929,370  

2.44%, 10/19/21

      595       609,507  

2.85%, 01/11/22

      930       960,658  

2.78%, 07/12/22

      2,000       2,085,178  

2.78%, 10/18/22

      750       787,140  

2.35%, 01/15/25

      1,675       1,777,211  

2.75%, 01/15/30

      950       1,032,862  

Swedbank AB, 1.30%, 06/02/23(b)

      725       737,888  

TMB Bank PCL, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.26%), 4.90%(a)(m)

      1,260       1,173,375  

Truist Bank:

     

2.45%, 08/01/22

      1,190       1,234,987  

1.25%, 03/09/23

      2,300       2,344,994  

UniCredit SpA(a):

     

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 6.10%), 6.75%(m)

    EUR       993       1,161,402  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 9.30%), 9.25%(m)

      4,900       6,156,136  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 6.39%), 6.62%(m)

      3,600       4,203,515  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 5.18%), 8.00%(m)

    USD       24,210       25,178,400  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 4.93%), 5.37%(m)

    EUR       1,000       1,042,486  

(EURIBOR Swap Rate 5 Year + 7.33%), 7.50%(m)

      2,625       3,278,907  

(EURIBOR Swap Rate 5 Year + 4.74%), 4.87%, 02/20/29

      1,000       1,243,526  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 2.40%), 2.00%, 09/23/29

      400       442,909  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 2.80%), 2.73%, 01/15/32

      400       441,396  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.75%), 5.46%, 06/30/35(b)

    USD       475       490,553  

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA(a):

     

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 6.07%), 5.87%(m)

    EUR       1,800       2,091,309  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 5.75%), 5.87%, 03/04/29

      700       905,918  

US Bancorp:

     

3.00%, 07/30/29

    USD       500       557,641  

1.38%, 07/22/30

      400       405,137  

Wachovia Capital Trust II, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.50%), 0.78%, 01/15/27(a)

      2,055       1,839,225  

Wells Fargo & Co.:

     

3.50%, 03/08/22

      3,000       3,139,320  

3.07%, 01/24/23

      290       300,225  

3.75%, 01/24/24

      475       520,558  

(SOFR + 1.60%), 1.65%, 06/02/24(a)

      900       917,383  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.31%), 3.58%, 05/22/28(a)

      2,250       2,521,873  

4.65%, 11/04/44

      580       739,375  

4.40%, 06/14/46

      525       656,690  

4.75%, 12/07/46

      1,000       1,310,848  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.24%), 5.01%, 04/04/51(a)

      800       1,143,352  

Westpac Banking Corp., (USD Swap Rate 5 Year + 2.89%), 5.00%(a)(m)

      15,455       15,463,336  

Woori Bank, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 2.66%), 4.25%(a)(m)

      1,260       1,272,994  
     

 

 

 
        823,137,318  
Security  

Par (000)

    Value  

Beverages — 0.1%

     

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC:

     

4.70%, 02/01/36

    USD       5,250     $ 6,440,492  

4.90%, 02/01/46

      2,300       2,937,782  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.:

     

4.15%, 01/23/25

      1,100       1,255,253  

4.75%, 01/23/29

      2,950       3,630,613  

4.44%, 10/06/48

      350       420,645  

4.75%, 04/15/58

      631       817,571  

5.80%, 01/23/59

      525       785,367  

Central American Bottling Corp., 5.75%, 01/31/27(b)

      5,119       5,314,162  

Cott Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 04/01/25(b)

      500       519,375  

Embotelladora Andina SA, 3.95%,
01/21/50(b)

      2,515       2,572,342  
     

 

 

 
            24,693,602  
Biotechnology — 0.1%                  

AbbVie, Inc.:

     

3.38%, 11/14/21

      365       379,071  

2.15%, 11/19/21(b)

      720       735,136  

3.45%, 03/15/22(b)

      1,384       1,439,465  

3.25%, 10/01/22(b)

      455       476,912  

2.90%, 11/06/22

      2,310       2,429,094  

2.30%, 11/21/22(b)

      1,960       2,035,756  

2.80%, 03/15/23(b)

      300       312,578  

3.75%, 11/14/23

      288       316,057  

3.60%, 05/14/25

      2,425       2,712,050  

2.95%, 11/21/26(b)

      345       380,663  

3.20%, 11/21/29(b)

      1,500       1,686,016  

4.55%, 03/15/35(b)

      450       573,592  

4.40%, 11/06/42

      2,075       2,641,533  

4.88%, 11/14/48

      1,350       1,850,643  

4.25%, 11/21/49(b)

      350       445,260  

Amgen, Inc., 2.65%, 05/11/22

      1,000       1,038,446  

Baxalta, Inc., 5.25%, 06/23/45

      225       319,766  

Biogen, Inc., 3.63%, 09/15/22

      600       639,692  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.:

     

4.50%, 02/01/45

      1,100       1,525,336  

4.75%, 03/01/46

      675       974,211  

Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc., 5.50%, 08/01/27(b)

      1,200       1,304,208  
     

 

 

 
        24,215,485  
Building Products — 0.2%                  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., 5.00%, 09/30/27(b)

      3,101       3,194,030  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.(b):

     

6.75%, 06/01/27

      1,202       1,322,200  

5.00%, 03/01/30

      880       922,944  

Carrier Global Corp.(b):

     

1.92%, 02/15/23

      425       437,392  

2.24%, 02/15/25

      140       146,240  

Forterra Finance LLC, 6.50%, 07/15/25(b)

      2,584       2,739,040  

HT Troplast GmbH, 9.25%, 07/15/25

    EUR       576       693,765  

James Hardie International Finance DAC(b):

     

4.75%, 01/15/25

    USD       429       440,798  

5.00%, 01/15/28

      1,484       1,580,460  

JELD-WEN, Inc.(b):

     

6.25%, 05/15/25

      902       965,140  

4.63%, 12/15/25

      616       622,160  

4.88%, 12/15/27

      86       87,505  

Masonite International Corp.,
5.38%, 02/01/28(b)

      2,239       2,384,535  

PGT Innovations, Inc., 6.75%, 08/01/26(b)

      310       322,400  

Standard Industries, Inc.:

     

2.25%, 11/21/26

    EUR       1,219       1,387,299  

5.00%, 02/15/27(b)

    USD       1,205       1,280,312  

4.75%, 01/15/28(b)

      625       667,969  

4.38%, 07/15/30(b)

      4,543       4,906,440  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  71


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  

Building Products (continued)

     

Summit Materials LLC:

     

6.13%, 07/15/23

    USD       400     $         400,240  

6.50%, 03/15/27(b)

      445       490,221  

5.25%, 01/15/29(b)

      1,282       1,330,075  
     

 

 

 
        26,321,165  
Capital Markets — 1.3%                  

AG Issuer LLC, 6.25%, 03/01/28(b)

      270       273,375  

Brookfield Finance, Inc., 4.35%, 04/15/30

      1,479       1,734,510  

Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, 8.00%, 05/01/26(b)

      625       659,375  

Credit Suisse AG:

     

3.00%, 10/29/21

      580       598,822  

2.80%, 04/08/22

      780       810,591  

3.63%, 09/09/24

      1,600       1,783,096  

Credit Suisse Group AG(a):

     

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.60%),
7.50%(b)(m)

      7,320       7,719,233  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.60%),
7.50%(m)

      1,200       1,315,500  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 3.46%),
6.25%(b)(m)

      40,534       43,168,710  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 3.46%),
6.25%(m)

      600       639,000  

(SOFR + 1.56%), 2.59%, 09/11/25(b)

      1,375       1,441,453  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.33%), 7.25%(m)

      400       425,500  

(SOFR + 2.04%), 2.19%, 06/05/26(b)

      3,955       4,067,314  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.82%), 6.37%(b)(m)

      9,970       10,499,706  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.29%), 5.10%(b)(m)

      1,080       1,067,580  

(SOFR + 3.73%), 4.19%, 04/01/31(b)

      1,110       1,295,500  

Deutsche Bank AG:

     

4.50%, 04/01/25

      400       405,699  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.52%), 6.00%(a)(m)

      8,400       7,310,520  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 2.25%), 4.30%, 05/24/28(a)

      1,200       1,172,650  

(USD Swap Rate 5 Year + 2.55%), 4.88%, 12/01/32(a)

      700       668,948  

Dresdner Funding Trust I,
8.15%, 06/30/31(b)

      650       910,000  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The):

     

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.78%),
1.04%, 10/31/22(a)

      280       280,813  

Series Q, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.62%), 5.50%(a)(m)

      12,030       12,897,508  

Series R, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.22%), 4.95%(a)(m)

      6,755       6,775,755  

3.75%, 02/25/26

      2,175       2,465,460  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.30%), 4.22%, 05/01/29(a)

      2,075       2,455,655  

6.75%, 10/01/37

      650       976,432  

5.15%, 05/22/45

      345       478,126  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.:

     

3.10%, 09/15/27

      1,025       1,164,900  

4.25%, 09/21/48

      250       337,968  

LHC3 plc, 4.13%, (4.13% Cash or 9.00% PIK), 08/15/24(k)

    EUR       2,056       2,419,443  

LPL Holdings, Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/27(b)

    USD       765       787,950  

Moody’s Corp.:

     

2.75%, 12/15/21

      185       190,210  

2.63%, 01/15/23

      255       267,706  
Security          Par (000)     Value  

Capital Markets (continued)

     

Morgan Stanley:

     

3.13%, 01/23/23

    USD       1,400     $         1,488,017  

Series F, 3.88%, 04/29/24

      1,300       1,449,625  

(SOFR + 1.99%), 2.19%, 04/28/26(a)

      845       889,869  

3.95%, 04/23/27

      1,625       1,857,803  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.34%),
3.59%, 07/22/28(a)

      3,050       3,488,011  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.63%),
4.43%, 01/23/30(a)

      2,825       3,435,026  

(SOFR + 1.14%), 2.70%, 01/22/31(a)

      1,150       1,253,834  

(SOFR + 3.12%), 3.62%, 04/01/31(a)

      1,225       1,433,218  

MSCI, Inc.(b):

     

4.75%, 08/01/26

      345       362,250  

5.38%, 05/15/27

      1,755       1,915,144  

4.00%, 11/15/29

      838       900,850  

3.63%, 09/01/30

      1,461       1,541,355  

3.88%, 02/15/31

      4,913       5,336,746  

Owl Rock Capital Corp.,
4.25%, 01/15/26

      1,104       1,105,434  

Pershing Square Holdings Ltd.,
5.50%, 07/15/22(b)

      4,100       4,331,906  

SURA Asset Management SA,
4.88%, 04/17/24(b)

      4,419       4,776,663  

UBS Group AG(a):

     

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 5.50%),
6.87%(m)

      10,865       11,027,975  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 5.29%), 5.75%(m)

    EUR       4,584       5,555,937  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.95%),
2.86%, 08/15/23(b)

    USD       3,170       3,299,966  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.34%),
7.00%(b)(m)

      5,325       5,650,411  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 1 Year + 0.83%), 1.01%,07/30/24(b)

      2,005       2,015,114  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.87%),
7.00%(m)

      18,595       20,733,425  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.59%),
6.87%(m)

      5,176       5,564,241  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note

     

Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.86%),
5.13%(m)

      1,200       1,224,000  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 1 Year + 1.08%), 1.36%, 01/30/27(b)

      530       534,884  
     

 

 

 
        210,636,712  
Chemicals — 0.6%                  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.,
1.50%, 10/15/25

      295       308,287  

Ashland LLC, 4.75%, 08/15/22(e)

      93       97,417  

Ashland Services BV, 2.00%, 01/30/28

    EUR       1,120       1,256,637  

Atotech Alpha 2 BV, 8.75%, (8.75% Cash or 9.50% PIK), 06/01/23(b)(k)

    USD       2,725       2,752,726  

Atotech Alpha 3 BV, 6.25%, 02/01/25(b)

      10,398       10,696,942  

Avient Corp., 5.25%, 03/15/23

      400       439,592  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC,
4.75%, 06/15/27(b)

      1,043       1,092,542  

Blue Cube Spinco LLC:

     

9.75%, 10/15/23

      1,783       1,858,777  

10.00%, 10/15/25

      6,427       6,860,823  

Braskem Idesa SAPI, 7.45%, 11/15/29(b)

      1,900       1,656,562  

CeramTec BondCo GmbH, 5.25%, 12/15/25

    EUR       300       345,434  

CF Industries, Inc., 4.95%, 06/01/43

    USD       1,075       1,257,965  

Chemours Co. (The):

     

6.63%, 05/15/23

      2,341       2,341,000  

7.00%, 05/15/25

      326       330,890  

5.38%, 05/15/27

      274       268,487  

CVR Partners LP, 9.25%, 06/15/23(b)

      300       294,000  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.:

     

2.17%, 05/01/23

      1,155       1,178,608  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  

Chemicals (continued)

     

4.21%, 11/15/23

    USD       1,200     $         1,325,112  

5.32%, 11/15/38

      375       499,594  

5.42%, 11/15/48

      250       351,835  

Eastman Chemical Co., 4.80%, 09/01/42

      220       266,489  

Element Solutions, Inc., 5.88%, 12/01/25(b)

      11,005       11,362,663  

Equate Petrochemical BV,
4.25%, 11/03/26(b)

      4,923       5,284,533  

Gates Global LLC, 6.25%, 01/15/26(b)

      3,043       3,187,542  

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 04/15/26(b)

      1,931       1,969,620  

Illuminate Buyer LLC, 9.00%,
07/01/28(b)

      1,595       1,710,638  

INEOS Group Holdings SA,
5.63%, 08/01/24(b)

      400       401,508  

K+S AG, 3.00%, 06/20/22

    EUR       100       111,022  

LYB International Finance III LLC:

     

2.88%, 05/01/25

    USD       1,250       1,351,754  

4.20%, 10/15/49

      125       143,894  

4.20%, 05/01/50

      300       343,836  

Minerals Technologies, Inc., 5.00%, 07/01/28(b)

      1,043       1,082,425  

Monitchem HoldCo 2 SA, 9.50%, 09/15/26

    EUR       600       720,340  

Monitchem HoldCo 3 SA, 5.25%, 03/15/25

      807       973,724  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.,
4.88%, 06/01/24(b)

    USD       311       310,845  

OCI NV:

     

5.00%, 04/15/23

    EUR       520       624,785  

6.63%, 04/15/23(b)

    USD       200       207,466  

3.13%, 11/01/24

    EUR       400       464,321  

5.25%, 11/01/24(b)

    USD       660       663,300  

Olin Corp.:

     

5.50%, 08/15/22

      1,214       1,238,280  

9.50%, 06/01/25(b)

      355       404,700  

5.13%, 09/15/27

      500       483,750  

Pearl Holding III Ltd., 9.50%, 12/11/22

      1,200       317,442  

Phosagro OAO, 3.05%, 01/23/25(b)

      4,047       4,108,970  

PQ Corp., 5.75%, 12/15/25(b)

      6,909       7,116,270  

Rain CII Carbon LLC, 7.25%,
04/01/25(b)

      400       393,000  

Rock International Investment, Inc., 6.63%, 03/27/20(f)(i)

      2,883       1,039,450  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), 4.50%, 10/15/29

      1,070       1,132,863  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The):

     

3.45%, 06/01/27

      289       331,291  

4.50%, 06/01/47

      150       201,022  

3.30%, 05/15/50

      625       707,382  

Solvay Finance SA, (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 5.22%),
5.87%(a)(m)

    EUR       500       655,708  

SPCM SA, 4.88%, 09/15/25(b)

    USD       400       411,508  

Synthomer plc, 3.88%, 07/01/25

    EUR       426       515,371  

Tronox, Inc.(b):

     

6.50%, 05/01/25

    USD       165       176,124  

6.50%, 04/15/26

      500       501,250  

Valvoline, Inc.(b):

     

4.38%, 08/15/25

      804       831,135  

4.25%, 02/15/30

      2,123       2,231,804  

W.R. Grace & Co., 5.63%, 10/01/24(b)

      2,303       2,492,997  

WR Grace & Co.-Conn.,
4.88%, 06/15/27(b)

      1,745       1,858,425  

Yingde Gases Investment Ltd., 6.25%, 01/19/23(b)

      630       648,900  
     

 

 

 
        94,191,577  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%                  

ADT Security Corp. (The):

     

6.25%, 10/15/21

      925       971,250  

3.50%, 07/15/22

      650       666,965  

4.13%, 06/15/23

      737       771,492  

4.88%, 07/15/32(b)

      8,259       8,300,295  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC(b):

     

6.63%, 07/15/26

      15,615       16,708,050  

9.75%, 07/15/27

      4,190       4,657,269  

APX Group, Inc.:

     

7.88%, 12/01/22

      3,621       3,648,157  
Security          Par (000)     Value  

Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)

 

 

8.50%, 11/01/24

    USD       414     $         426,420  

6.75%, 02/15/27(b)

      985       982,045  

Aramark Services, Inc.:

     

5.00%, 04/01/25(b)

      3,563       3,660,982  

6.38%, 05/01/25(b)

      1,537       1,621,535  

4.75%, 06/01/26

      350       348,250  

5.00%, 02/01/28(b)

      926       931,788  

Brink’s Co. (The)(b):

     

5.50%, 07/15/25

      697       740,563  

4.63%, 10/15/27

      425       432,331  

Cimpress plc, 7.00%, 06/15/26(b)

      305       308,965  

Clean Harbors, Inc.(b):

     

4.88%, 07/15/27

      3,523       3,734,767  

5.13%, 07/15/29

      250       267,500  

Garda World Security Corp.(b):

     

4.63%, 02/15/27

      2,028       2,083,608  

9.50%, 11/01/27

      1,436       1,565,240  

GFL Environmental, Inc.(b):

     

4.25%, 06/01/25

      535       556,400  

7.00%, 06/01/26

      2,252       2,387,120  

5.13%, 12/15/26

      4,749       5,042,203  

8.50%, 05/01/27

      3,028       3,392,269  

IAA, Inc., 5.50%, 06/15/27(b)

      3,513       3,745,736  

Intrum AB:

     

3.50%, 07/15/26

    EUR       952       1,038,043  

3.00%, 09/15/27

      500       521,219  

KAR Auction Services, Inc., 5.13%, 06/01/25(b)

    USD       888       892,440  

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL (The)(b):

     

5.50%, 10/01/21

      68       68,255  

5.00%, 02/01/25

      762       782,018  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC(b):

     

5.25%, 04/15/24

      1,494       1,606,050  

5.75%, 04/15/26

      5,657       6,279,270  

6.25%, 01/15/28

      885       922,612  

Republic Services, Inc., 2.30%, 03/01/30

      600       645,354  

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.,
5.38%, 01/15/25(b)

      340       351,829  

SPIE SA, 2.63%, 06/18/26

    EUR       800       941,896  

Techem Verwaltungsgesellschaft 674 mbH, 6.00%, 07/30/26

      1,004       1,223,121  

Techem Verwaltungsgesellschaft 675 mbH, 2.00%, 07/15/25

      700       789,521  

Tuspark Forward Ltd., 7.95%, 08/15/21

    USD       600       370,875  

Verisure Holding AB:

     

3.50%, 05/15/23

    EUR       1,205       1,428,685  

(EURIBOR 3 Month + 5.00%), 5.00%, 04/15/25(a)

      346       413,684  

3.88%, 07/15/26

      838       987,122  

Verisure Midholding AB, 5.75%, 12/01/23

      929       1,099,625  

Waste Pro USA, Inc., 5.50%, 02/15/26(b)

    USD       3,036       3,081,540  
     

 

 

 
        91,394,359  
Communications Equipment — 0.2%                  

CommScope Technologies LLC(b):

     

6.00%, 06/15/25

      3,019       3,084,512  

5.00%, 03/15/27

      180       173,851  

CommScope, Inc.(b):

     

5.50%, 03/01/24

      4,129       4,288,049  

6.00%, 03/01/26

      2,330       2,485,807  

8.25%, 03/01/27

      399       430,282  

Motorola Solutions, Inc., 4.60%, 05/23/29

      1,775       2,081,546  

Nokia OYJ:

     

3.38%, 06/12/22

      395       407,837  

4.38%, 06/12/27

      380       405,650  

6.63%, 05/15/39

      2,016       2,570,400  

ViaSat, Inc.(b):

     

5.63%, 09/15/25

      500       503,750  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Communications Equipment (continued)        

5.63%, 04/15/27

    USD       6,610     $ 7,004,617  

6.50%, 07/15/28

      3,240       3,328,128  
   

 

 

 
        26,764,429  
Construction & Engineering — 0.2%        

AECOM:

     

5.88%, 10/15/24

      1,580       1,726,150  

5.13%, 03/15/27

      1,650       1,812,937  

Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI SA, 6.75%, 03/30/29(b)

      1,800       1,574,997  

Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 8.50%, 07/15/25(b)

      3,391       3,136,675  

China City Construction International Co. Ltd., 5.35%, 07/03/17(f)(i)

    CNY       6,794       53,461  

China Shuifa Singyes Energy Holdings Ltd., 2.00%, (2.00% Cash or 6.00% PIK), 12/19/22(k)

    USD       1,578       1,383,918  

Delhi International Airport Ltd.:

     

6.45%, 06/04/29(b)

      945       928,167  

6.45%, 06/04/29

      2,825       2,774,680  

Ferrovial Netherlands BV, (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 2.13%), 2.12%(a)(m)

    EUR       1,600       1,808,472  

Fluor Corp.:

     

3.50%, 12/15/24

    USD       150       123,420  

4.25%, 09/15/28

      625       534,375  

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd., 4.25%, 10/27/27

      630       558,928  

Heathrow Finance plc:

     

4.75%, 03/01/24

    GBP       200       264,902  

4.13%, 09/01/29

      1,071       1,311,094  

MasTec, Inc., 4.50%, 08/15/28(b)

    USD       1,934       2,021,030  

Mexico City Airport Trust, 4.25%, 10/31/26(b)

      5,101       4,598,870  

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 9.75%, 07/15/28(b)

      488       511,180  

Tutor Perini Corp., 6.88%, 05/01/25(b)

      1,040       1,037,234  

Zhejiang Baron BVI Co. Ltd., 6.80%, 08/27/21

      2,995       2,987,513  
   

 

 

 
        29,148,003  
Construction Materials — 0.0%                  

CEMEX Finance LLC, 4.63%, 06/15/24

    EUR       300       354,931  

Cemex SAB de CV:

     

3.13%, 03/19/26

      800       882,285  
   

 

 

 
        1,237,216  
Consumer Finance — 0.8%                  

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC:

     

4.50%, 05/15/21

    USD       3,483       3,552,762  

3.95%, 02/01/22

      2,055       2,070,256  

3.50%, 05/26/22

      500       497,356  

2.88%, 08/14/24

      350       333,410  

3.50%, 01/15/25

      650       620,773  

6.50%, 07/15/25

      700       751,170  

Ally Financial, Inc.:

     

5.75%, 11/20/25

      975       1,100,901  

8.00%, 11/01/31

      10,996       15,208,230  

American Express Co., 3.70%, 11/05/21

      1,700       1,765,868  

American Honda Finance Corp., 1.95%, 05/10/23

      590       612,207  

Capital One Financial Corp.:

     

3.45%, 04/30/21

      1,800       1,837,626  

3.20%, 01/30/23

      420       444,411  

3.90%, 01/29/24

      1,100       1,204,228  

3.75%, 04/24/24

      400       437,795  

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.:

     

2.95%, 02/26/22

      990       1,029,896  

1.95%, 11/18/22

      1,930       1,998,817  

1.45%, 05/15/25

      500       517,304  

Credit Acceptance Corp., 6.63%, 03/15/26

      1,404       1,465,425  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Consumer Finance (continued)        

Curo Group Holdings Corp., 8.25%, 09/01/25(b)

    USD       1,175     $ 937,062  

FCE Bank plc, 1.62%, 05/11/23

    EUR       1,400       1,593,241  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

     

3.20%, 01/15/21

    USD       277       277,277  

5.88%, 08/02/21

      2,319       2,379,874  

3.81%, 10/12/21

      545       550,581  

5.60%, 01/07/22

      551       571,828  

2.98%, 08/03/22

      1,131       1,133,590  

3.35%, 11/01/22

      3,011       3,029,819  

3.09%, 01/09/23

      433       431,103  

4.14%, 02/15/23

      1,178       1,198,615  

3.10%, 05/04/23

      367       363,330  

4.38%, 08/06/23

      586       606,387  

3.81%, 01/09/24

      3,777       3,806,461  

3.02%, 03/06/24

    EUR       200       233,759  

5.58%, 03/18/24

    USD       2,500       2,656,250  

4.06%, 11/01/24

      200       204,440  

1.36%, 02/07/25

    EUR       200       217,000  

5.13%, 06/16/25

    USD       3,661       3,902,882  

4.13%, 08/04/25

      3,078       3,154,642  

2.33%, 11/25/25

    EUR       1,800       2,002,103  

4.39%, 01/08/26

    USD       2,800       2,876,104  

2.39%, 02/17/26

    EUR       200       222,342  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.:

     

4.20%, 03/01/21

    USD       440       446,507  

3.55%, 04/09/21

      2,000       2,031,028  

4.20%, 11/06/21

      2,595       2,685,738  

3.15%, 06/30/22

      435       447,040  

3.55%, 07/08/22

      1,690       1,753,994  

3.25%, 01/05/23

      6,300       6,517,167  

5.20%, 03/20/23

      1,155       1,256,080  

4.00%, 10/06/26

      1,550       1,659,882  

Series B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.44%), 6.50%(a)(m)

      4,364       4,121,231  

5.65%, 01/17/29

      682       799,332  

Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., 6.50%, (6.50% Cash or 7.25% PIK), 09/15/24(b)(k)

      3,085       1,920,412  

goeasy Ltd., 5.38%, 12/01/24(b)

      995       1,030,929  

John Deere Capital Corp., 2.60%, 03/07/24

      205       219,929  

King Talent Management Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.52%), 5.60%(a)(m)

      936       805,838  

Manappuram Finance Ltd., 5.90%, 01/13/23

      630       622,125  

Muthoot Finance Ltd., 4.40%, 09/02/23

      475       466,984  

Navient Corp.:

     

5.00%, 10/26/20

      102       102,776  

6.50%, 06/15/22

      645       674,025  

7.25%, 09/25/23

      628       663,137  

6.13%, 03/25/24

      2,821       2,919,735  

5.88%, 10/25/24

      600       615,000  

6.75%, 06/15/26

      2,820       2,932,800  

5.00%, 03/15/27

      500       478,750  

New Lion Bridge Co. Ltd., 9.75%, 10/10/20

      945       928,462  

OneMain Finance Corp.:

     

7.75%, 10/01/21

      250       263,750  

6.13%, 05/15/22

      800       842,000  

5.63%, 03/15/23

      630       666,225  

6.13%, 03/15/24

      885       963,402  

6.88%, 03/15/25

      3,103       3,467,603  

7.13%, 03/15/26

      7,574       8,879,228  

6.63%, 01/15/28

      3,075       3,523,796  

5.38%, 11/15/29

      104       109,730  

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd., 5.95%, 10/24/22

      1,431       1,382,257  

Synchrony Financial, 2.85%, 07/25/22

      370       378,398  
 

 

 

74  

2020 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Consumer Finance (continued)        

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.:

     

2.65%, 04/12/22

    USD       300     $ 311,196  

2.90%, 03/30/23

      350       371,587  

1.80%, 02/13/25

      600       628,008  

Voyager Aviation Holdings LLC, 8.50%, 08/15/21(b)

      790       576,700  
   

 

 

 
        126,259,906  
Containers & Packaging — 0.5%                  

ARD Finance SA, 6.50%, 06/30/27(b)

      3,287       3,361,073  

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc:

     

6.00%, 02/15/25(b)

      551       575,795  

5.25%, 04/30/25(b)

      2,017       2,138,020  

4.13%, 08/15/26(b)

      6,558       6,805,893  

4.75%, 07/15/27

    GBP       1,268       1,634,915  

5.25%, 08/15/27(b)

    USD       5,190       5,432,736  

Ball Corp.:

     

5.00%, 03/15/22

      400       419,000  

4.00%, 11/15/23

      300       319,500  

5.25%, 07/01/25

      1,163       1,325,820  

4.88%, 03/15/26

      1,199       1,363,659  

Berry Global, Inc.:

     

1.00%, 01/15/25

    EUR       300       338,543  

4.50%, 02/15/26(b)

    USD       480       492,177  

4.88%, 07/15/26(b)

      1,015       1,072,094  

Cascades, Inc.(b):

     

5.13%, 01/15/26

      800       826,000  

5.38%, 01/15/28

      700       724,500  

Crown Americas LLC:

     

4.50%, 01/15/23

      750       791,640  

4.75%, 02/01/26

      8,826       9,209,754  

4.25%, 09/30/26

      4,926       5,223,432  

Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., 7.38%, 12/15/26

      368       434,240  

GPC Merger Sub, Inc., 7.13%, 08/15/28(b)

      655       681,200  

Graphic Packaging International LLC, 3.50%, 03/15/28(b)

      942       957,307  

Greif, Inc., 6.50%, 03/01/27(b)

      495       525,937  

International Paper Co., 4.35%, 08/15/48

      820       1,023,430  

LABL Escrow Issuer LLC,
6.75%, 07/15/26(b)

      2,675       2,889,000  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.:

     

4.75%, 04/15/24

    EUR       661       765,164  

5.50%, 04/15/24(b)

    USD       3,999       4,077,301  

OI European Group BV:

     

3.13%, 11/15/24

    EUR       500       598,546  

2.88%, 02/15/25

      566       664,975  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 5.88%, 08/15/23(b)

    USD       450       475,065  

Plastipak Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/25(b)

      350       349,563  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.(b):

     

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 3.78%, 07/15/21(a)

      1,838       1,838,000  

5.13%, 07/15/23

      1,055       1,071,142  

7.00%, 07/15/24

      2,935       2,990,031  

Sealed Air Corp., 5.25%, 04/01/23(b)

      486       516,375  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.:

     

3.25%, 03/15/25

    EUR       400       476,976  

4.13%, 02/01/28

    USD       725       743,125  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV(e):

     

3.75%, 08/15/26

    EUR       1,534       1,801,482  

5.50%, 08/15/26(b)

    USD       6,430       6,849,879  

8.50%, 08/15/27(b)

      8,560       9,373,200  

WRKCo, Inc., 3.75%, 03/15/25

      1,425       1,596,760  
   

 

 

 
        82,753,249  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Distributors — 0.1%(b)        

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 4.00%, 01/15/28

    USD       4,991     $     5,190,640  

Core & Main LP, 6.13%, 08/15/25

      11,098       11,431,828  

Performance Food Group, Inc., 5.50%, 10/15/27

      355       366,537  

Wolverine Escrow LLC:

     

8.50%, 11/15/24

      348       252,300  

9.00%, 11/15/26

      804       582,900  
   

 

 

 
        17,824,205  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%        

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Ltd., 7.45%, 07/31/22

      4,210       4,304,725  

Carriage Services, Inc., 6.63%, 06/01/26(b)

      1,600       1,692,016  

frontdoor, Inc., 6.75%, 08/15/26(b)

      1,973       2,128,374  

Graham Holdings Co., 5.75%, 06/01/26(b)

      1,650       1,749,000  

Laureate Education, Inc., 8.25%, 05/01/25(b)

      592       633,440  

Service Corp. International:

     

4.63%, 12/15/27

      833       885,062  

5.13%, 06/01/29

      3,159       3,490,695  

ServiceMaster Co. LLC (The), 5.13%, 11/15/24(b)

      3,185       3,280,550  

Sotheby’s, 7.38%, 10/15/27(b)

      3,319       3,352,190  
   

 

 

 
        21,516,052  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%        

Arrow Global Finance plc, 5.13%, 09/15/24

    GBP       556       685,510  

Cabot Financial Luxembourg II SA, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 6.38%), 6.37%, 06/14/24(a)

    EUR       267       312,940  

Cabot Financial Luxembourg SA, 7.50%, 10/01/23

    GBP       2,355       3,101,993  

CK Hutchison International 16 Ltd., 1.88%, 10/03/21(b)

    USD       905       913,484  

Fairstone Financial, Inc., 7.88%, 07/15/24(b)

      1,217       1,229,170  

Garfunkelux Holdco 3 SA:

     

7.50%, 08/01/22

    EUR       1,470       1,617,267  

8.50%, 11/01/22

    GBP       300       363,912  

GE Capital Funding LLC, 3.45%, 05/15/25(b)

    USD       3,705       3,909,240  

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.:

     

2.34%, 11/15/20

      493       495,572  

4.42%, 11/15/35

      1,325       1,368,123  

HBOS Capital Funding LP(m):

     

6.85%

      1,875       1,899,135  

6.85%

      5,130       5,196,033  

MDGH - GMTN BV, 2.50%, 11/07/24(b)

      4,865       5,108,250  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 7.13%, 06/01/24(b)

      4,924       5,053,255  

Operadora de Servicios Mega SA de CV Sofom ER, 8.25%, 02/11/25(b)

      3,375       2,946,797  

Petronas Capital Ltd., 3.50%, 04/21/30(b)

      4,599       5,224,004  

Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc.:

     

4.50%, 05/15/26(b)

    EUR       2,815       3,473,131  

4.50%, 05/15/26

      631       778,524  

6.25%, 05/15/26(b)

    USD       6,464       6,989,200  

8.25%, 11/15/26(b)

      5,282       5,830,008  

Shell International Finance BV:

     

2.38%, 04/06/25

      605       650,050  

2.38%, 11/07/29

      650       700,471  

4.38%, 05/11/45

      350       460,413  

Verscend Escrow Corp., 9.75%, 08/15/26(b)

      12,865       14,245,286  
   

 

 

 
        72,551,768  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.6%        

Altice France Holding SA:

     

8.00%, 05/15/27(b)

    EUR       500       632,993  

8.00%, 05/15/27

      1,399       1,771,113  

10.50%, 05/15/27(b)

    USD       10,819       12,374,232  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)        

6.00%, 02/15/28(b)

    USD       2,918     $     2,914,469  

Altice France SA:

     

2.50%, 01/15/25

    EUR       817       934,969  

7.38%, 05/01/26(b)

    USD       10,022       10,689,966  

5.88%, 02/01/27

    EUR       1,400       1,758,451  

8.13%, 02/01/27(b)

    USD       8,241       9,199,428  

5.50%, 01/15/28(b)

      5,133       5,396,066  

AT&T, Inc.:

     

3.00%, 06/30/22

      2,700       2,819,317  

2.63%, 12/01/22

      416       434,252  

4.05%, 12/15/23(e)

      1,000       1,119,684  

3.95%, 01/15/25

      600       675,844  

4.35%, 03/01/29

      2,025       2,419,573  

4.50%, 05/15/35

      3,450       4,141,428  

5.25%, 03/01/37

      700       904,134  

5.35%, 09/01/40

      546       722,200  

5.15%, 03/15/42

      950       1,210,190  

5.15%, 11/15/46

      925       1,194,192  

5.45%, 03/01/47

      1,300       1,756,282  

4.50%, 03/09/48

      525       643,004  

Bakrie Telecom Pte. Ltd.,
11.50%, 05/07/15(f)(i)

      1,000       2,031  

CCO Holdings LLC(b):

     

4.00%, 03/01/23

      165       167,475  

5.88%, 04/01/24

      1,000       1,034,700  

5.38%, 05/01/25

      400       412,500  

5.50%, 05/01/26

      800       846,240  

5.13%, 05/01/27

      5,442       5,773,622  

5.88%, 05/01/27

      630       666,225  

5.00%, 02/01/28

      1,891       2,004,460  

5.38%, 06/01/29

      9,388       10,279,860  

4.75%, 03/01/30

      5,510       5,864,706  

4.50%, 08/15/30

      7,924       8,398,648  

4.25%, 02/01/31

      7,801       8,140,499  

4.50%, 05/01/32

      7,338       7,741,590  

CenturyLink, Inc.:

     

Series T, 5.80%, 03/15/22

      1,000       1,047,500  

Series W, 6.75%, 12/01/23

      1,103       1,222,951  

Series Y, 7.50%, 04/01/24

      3,673       4,150,490  

5.13%, 12/15/26(b)

      8,411       8,805,392  

4.00%, 02/15/27(b)

      4,351       4,544,358  

Series P, 7.60%, 09/15/39

      3,087       3,541,345  

Series U, 7.65%, 03/15/42

      2,894       3,299,160  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.00%, 07/15/24(b)

      815       843,264  

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 8.75%, 06/15/30(e)

      362       579,623  

Frontier Communications Corp., 8.00%, 04/01/27(b)(e)

      13,030       13,486,050  

Iliad SA, 2.38%, 06/17/26

    EUR       200       237,287  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 8.00%, 02/15/24(b)(e)

    USD       2,572       2,626,655  

Koninklijke KPN NV, (USD Swap Semi 10 Year + 5.21%), 7.00%, 03/28/73(a)(b)

      200       218,802  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

     

5.38%, 01/15/24

      555       564,502  

5.38%, 05/01/25

      550       567,875  

5.25%, 03/15/26

      1,314       1,372,433  

4.63%, 09/15/27(b)

      2,587       2,719,584  

4.25%, 07/01/28(b)

      5,044       5,258,370  

Metropolitan Light Co. Ltd.,
5.50%, 11/21/22(b)

      395       401,542  

Network i2i Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.27%), 5.65%(a)(m)

      1,260       1,241,887  

Oi SA, 10.00%, (10.00% Cash or 4.00% PIK), 07/27/25(k)

      1,280       1,224,000  

Qualitytech LP, 4.75%, 11/15/25(b)

      182       188,370  

Qwest Corp., 6.75%, 12/01/21

      500       533,595  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)        

Sable International Finance Ltd., 5.75%, 09/07/27(b)

    USD       1,375     $ 1,439,749  

SES GLOBAL Americas Holdings GP, 5.30%, 03/25/44(b)

      300       317,310  

Sprint Capital Corp.:

     

6.88%, 11/15/28

      7,140       9,258,438  

8.75%, 03/15/32

      4,287       6,612,697  

TDC A/S, 6.87%, 02/23/23(e)

    GBP       200       282,856  

Telecom Italia Capital SA:

     

6.38%, 11/15/33

    USD       1,141       1,392,431  

6.00%, 09/30/34

      5,559       6,737,341  

7.20%, 07/18/36

      142       186,517  

7.72%, 06/04/38

      226       313,794  

Telecom Italia Finance SA, 7.75%, 01/24/33

    EUR       610       1,031,090  

Telecom Italia SpA:

     

4.00%, 04/11/24

      478       602,474  

5.30%, 05/30/24(b)

    USD       2,295       2,564,617  

2.75%, 04/15/25

    EUR       1,006       1,223,152  

3.00%, 09/30/25

      300       367,103  

Telefonica Emisiones SA, 4.67%, 03/06/38

    USD       1,575       1,928,766  

Telesat Canada(b):

     

4.88%, 06/01/27

      3,667       3,722,005  

6.50%, 10/15/27

      495       508,761  

Verizon Communications, Inc.:

     

5.15%, 09/15/23

      626       714,841  

4.33%, 09/21/28

      548       676,534  

3.88%, 02/08/29

      3,455       4,165,378  

4.02%, 12/03/29

      474       578,587  

4.50%, 08/10/33

      650       846,748  

4.27%, 01/15/36

      5,275       6,774,739  

3.85%, 11/01/42

      500       634,757  

4.86%, 08/21/46

      1,400       2,004,850  

4.52%, 09/15/48

      290       402,499  

Virgin Media Finance plc:

     

3.75%, 07/15/30

    EUR       661       762,079  

5.00%, 07/15/30(b)

    USD       760       794,079  

Virgin Media Secured Finance plc:

     

5.50%, 08/15/26(b)

      500       531,145  

5.00%, 04/15/27

    GBP       400       545,566  

5.25%, 05/15/29

      100       137,699  

5.50%, 05/15/29(b)

    USD       6,233       6,793,970  

4.50%, 08/15/30(b)

      3,545       3,792,796  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.(b):

     

4.00%, 03/01/27

      15,195       15,228,581  

6.13%, 03/01/28

      7,826       8,080,345  
   

 

 

 
        265,673,672  
Electric Utilities — 0.8%                  

1MDB Energy Ltd., 5.99%, 05/11/22

      5,700       5,976,450  

AEP Transmission Co. LLC, 3.15%, 09/15/49

      525       614,266  

Alliant Energy Finance LLC, 3.75%, 06/15/23(b)

      270       291,265  

American Electric Power Co., Inc., Series I, 3.65%, 12/01/21

      430       447,179  

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 3.20%, 09/15/49

      725       847,707  

Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., 2.90%, 06/15/50

      116       128,796  

Drax Finco plc:

     

4.25%, 05/01/22

    GBP       200       263,867  

6.63%, 11/01/25(b)

    USD       450       469,125  

DTE Electric Co.:

     

Series C, 2.63%, 03/01/31

      404       453,161  

Series A, 4.05%, 05/15/48

      675       903,990  

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC:

     

3.35%, 05/15/22

      1,700       1,793,755  

6.05%, 04/15/38

      925       1,446,585  

3.70%, 12/01/47

      750       951,885  

3.20%, 08/15/49

      982       1,180,148  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)        

Duke Energy Corp.:

     

3.95%, 10/15/23

    USD       470     $ 515,367  

3.75%, 04/15/24

      1,160       1,283,314  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 3.39%),
4.88%(a)(m)

      30,400       31,388,000  

Duke Energy Florida LLC:

     

2.50%, 12/01/29

      2,225       2,466,230  

1.75%, 06/15/30

      255       266,373  

3.85%, 11/15/42

      300       377,038  

Duke Energy Progress LLC, 3.45%, 03/15/29

      2,868       3,405,328  

Enel Americas SA, 4.00%, 10/25/26

      4,668       5,039,631  

Entergy Corp., 2.80%, 06/15/30

      796       878,784  

Eversource Energy:

     

2.50%, 03/15/21

      1,000       1,011,175  

2.80%, 05/01/23

      690       725,863  

Exelon Corp.:

     

3.95%, 06/15/25

      1,025       1,180,488  

4.70%, 04/15/50

      250       345,559  

FirstEnergy Corp.:

     

Series A, 2.85%, 07/15/22

      464       474,996  

Series B, 3.90%, 07/15/27

      1,200       1,317,403  

2.65%, 03/01/30

      950       970,954  

Series C, 4.85%, 07/15/47

      425       525,434  

Series C, 3.40%, 03/01/50

      108       110,768  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC, 4.35%, 01/15/25(b)

      1,235       1,366,666  

Florida Power & Light Co.:

     

3.70%, 12/01/47

      875       1,154,992  

3.15%, 10/01/49

      650       799,800  

Greenko Investment Co., 4.88%, 08/16/23

      2,238       2,228,209  

Huachen Energy Co. Ltd.,
6.63%, 05/18/20(f)(i)

      901       288,883  

Kallpa Generacion SA, 4.88%, 05/24/26

      4,804       5,128,270  

MidAmerican Energy Co.:

     

3.65%, 04/15/29

      825       1,003,402  

4.25%, 07/15/49

      1,175       1,654,718  

Mong Duong Finance Holdings BV, 5.13%, 05/07/29

      4,093       4,121,139  

Naturgy Finance BV, (EUR Swap Annual 8 Year + 3.35%), 4.13%(a)(m)

    EUR       600       732,327  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.:

     

2.75%, 05/01/25

    USD       1,062       1,161,787  

3.55%, 05/01/27

      1,875       2,175,576  

2.75%, 11/01/29

      675       753,878  

2.25%, 06/01/30

      780       840,985  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP(b):

     

4.25%, 07/15/24

      969       1,031,985  

4.25%, 09/15/24

      733       780,645  

4.50%, 09/15/27

      2,471       2,687,212  

Northern States Power Co.:

     

2.90%, 03/01/50

      350       407,147  

2.60%, 06/01/51

      360       395,912  

NRG Energy, Inc.:

     

7.25%, 05/15/26

      425       458,367  

6.63%, 01/15/27

      4,831       5,145,015  

5.75%, 01/15/28

      14       15,388  

5.25%, 06/15/29(b)

      1,139       1,259,358  

NV Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 11/15/20

      790       801,767  

Ohio Power Co., 4.00%, 06/01/49

      1,225       1,605,306  

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC:

     

3.75%, 04/01/45

      1,000       1,272,118  

4.10%, 11/15/48

      95       129,016  

3.70%, 05/15/50(b)

      1,155       1,515,202  

Pattern Energy Operations LP, 4.50%, 08/15/28(b)

      3,772       3,998,320  

PG&E Corp., 5.25%, 07/01/30

      3,096       3,219,840  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)        

PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 3.95%, 06/01/47

    USD       475     $ 622,490  

Progress Energy, Inc., 3.15%, 04/01/22

      700       725,808  

Public Service Co. of Colorado, Series 34, 3.20%, 03/01/50

      600       730,656  

Southern California Edison Co.:

     

Series A, 2.90%, 03/01/21

      350       355,141  

4.00%, 04/01/47

      575       682,389  

Series B, 4.88%, 03/01/49

      270       357,067  

Southern Co. (The), Series B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.63%), 5.50%, 03/15/57(a)

      7,475       7,684,054  

Star Energy Geothermal Wayang Windu Ltd., 6.75%, 04/24/33

      499       533,925  

Tampa Electric Co., 4.45%, 06/15/49

      375       519,158  

Virginia Electric & Power Co.:

     

4.45%, 02/15/44

      1,010       1,367,636  

4.60%, 12/01/48

      2,050       2,967,659  

3.30%, 12/01/49

      500       614,899  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC(b):

     

5.63%, 02/15/27

      944       1,012,874  

5.00%, 07/31/27

      1,902       2,030,385  

Wisconsin Electric Power Co., 2.95%, 09/15/21

      1,000       1,022,053  

Xcel Energy, Inc., 2.40%, 03/15/21

      1,000       1,010,592  
   

 

 

 
        138,420,900  
Electrical Equipment — 0.0%        

Eaton Corp., 2.75%, 11/02/22

      1,000       1,052,218  

Orano SA, 3.38%, 04/23/26

    EUR       300       363,767  

Sensata Technologies BV(b):

     

4.88%, 10/15/23

    USD       175       183,969  

5.00%, 10/01/25

      4,909       5,301,720  
   

 

 

 
        6,901,674  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1%  

Belden, Inc.:

     

4.13%, 10/15/26

    EUR       1,260       1,491,267  

3.88%, 03/15/28

      500       582,508  

CDW LLC:

     

5.50%, 12/01/24

    USD       4,463       5,008,780  

4.13%, 05/01/25

      1,947       2,058,369  

Ingram Micro, Inc., 5.45%, 12/15/24(e)

      375       386,316  

Jabil, Inc., 3.60%, 01/15/30

      576       613,742  

Sensata Technologies, Inc.,
4.38%, 02/15/30(b)

      1,020       1,090,064  
   

 

 

 
        11,231,046  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%                  

Anton Oilfield Services Group, 7.50%, 12/02/22

      1,725       1,090,523  

Archrock Partners LP(b):

     

6.88%, 04/01/27

      1,144       1,170,838  

6.25%, 04/01/28

      1,150       1,161,500  

Baker Hughes a GE Co. LLC, 2.77%, 12/15/22

      410       428,977  

ChampionX Corp., 6.38%, 05/01/26

      1,683       1,577,812  

Halliburton Co.:

     

3.50%, 08/01/23

      27       28,741  

3.80%, 11/15/25

      475       514,665  

2.92%, 03/01/30

      350       351,814  

5.00%, 11/15/45

      475       507,460  

Hilong Holding Ltd., 8.25%, 09/26/22(f)(i)

      1,415       574,844  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(b):

     

7.25%, 01/15/26

      436       274,680  

7.50%, 01/15/28

      257       163,272  

Tervita Corp., 7.63%, 12/01/21(b)

      3,224       2,546,960  

Transocean Guardian Ltd., 5.88%, 01/15/24(b)

      179       157,872  

Transocean Phoenix 2 Ltd.,
7.75%, 10/15/24(b)

      358       340,519  

Transocean Pontus Ltd., 6.13%, 08/01/25(b)

      156       143,910  

Transocean Proteus Ltd., 6.25%, 12/01/24(b)

      293       273,488  

Transocean, Inc.:

     

8.37%, 12/15/21(e)

      242       164,560  

8.00%, 02/01/27(b)

      2,423       1,181,939  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Energy Equipment & Services (continued)                  

USA Compression Partners LP:

     

6.88%, 04/01/26

    USD       3,234     $ 3,314,850  

6.88%, 09/01/27

      3,175       3,245,771  

Vallourec SA, 6.63%, 10/15/22

    EUR       700       428,774  
   

 

 

 
        19,643,769  
Entertainment — 0.3%                  

Banijay Entertainment SASU:

     

3.50%, 03/01/25

      666       764,902  

5.38%, 03/01/25(b)

    USD       200       201,040  

Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.88%, 06/01/23

      500       425,000  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC(b):

     

6.38%, 02/01/24

      982       991,241  

5.88%, 11/01/24

      1,080       1,077,300  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b):

     

4.88%, 11/01/24

      340       321,300  

6.50%, 05/15/27

      7,575       8,143,125  

Netflix, Inc.:

     

5.50%, 02/15/22

      700       739,375  

5.88%, 02/15/25

      1,179       1,355,850  

3.63%, 06/15/25(b)

      380       402,800  

3.63%, 05/15/27

    EUR       300       382,981  

4.88%, 04/15/28

    USD       673       782,309  

5.88%, 11/15/28

      6,681       8,251,035  

3.88%, 11/15/29

    EUR       1,180       1,542,072  

5.38%, 11/15/29(b)

    USD       4,172       5,053,335  

3.63%, 06/15/30

    EUR       1,963       2,519,569  

4.88%, 06/15/30(b)

    USD       8,102       9,524,711  

Pinewood Finance Co. Ltd., 3.25%, 09/30/25

    GBP       1,126       1,477,106  

Walt Disney Co. (The):

     

1.65%, 09/01/22

    USD       600       614,088  

3.50%, 05/13/40

      700       804,393  

WMG Acquisition Corp., 3.88%, 07/15/30(b)

      2,057       2,200,990  
   

 

 

 
        47,574,522  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.9%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.:

     

3.95%, 01/15/28

      3,145       3,665,993  

4.90%, 12/15/30

      635       811,987  

1.88%, 02/01/33

      300       301,155  

American Tower Corp.:

     

3.50%, 01/31/23

      680       728,299  

3.13%, 01/15/27

      1,175       1,300,804  

3.95%, 03/15/29

      925       1,092,155  

3.80%, 08/15/29

      125       146,457  

2.90%, 01/15/30

      160       177,182  

2.10%, 06/15/30

      1,195       1,242,879  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.:

     

3.45%, 06/01/25

      1,125       1,266,412  

2.30%, 03/01/30

      1,725       1,843,724  

Boston Properties LP, 2.90%, 03/15/30

      825       883,924  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc., 5.75%, 05/15/26(b)

      3,144       2,641,180  

CoreCivic, Inc., 4.75%, 10/15/27

      1,333       1,126,385  

Crown Castle International Corp.:

     

5.25%, 01/15/23

      1,325       1,473,162  

3.20%, 09/01/24

      400       436,040  

1.35%, 07/15/25

      2,295       2,343,207  

3.80%, 02/15/28

      1,075       1,252,227  

4.30%, 02/15/29

      925       1,110,895  

3.30%, 07/01/30

      200       227,194  

Diversified Healthcare Trust, 9.75%, 06/15/25

      1,003       1,107,061  

Duke Realty LP, 3.05%, 03/01/50

      1,275       1,450,866  

Equinix, Inc.:

     

2.63%, 11/18/24

      760       812,090  

1.25%, 07/15/25

      480       484,080  

2.90%, 11/18/26

      625       682,381  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

3.20%, 11/18/29

    USD       1,350     $ 1,514,687  

3.00%, 07/15/50

      125       135,455  

ERP Operating LP, 3.00%, 07/01/29

      656       740,992  

ESH Hospitality, Inc., 5.25%, 05/01/25(b)

      945       965,336  

GEO Group, Inc. (The), 5.13%, 04/01/23

      2,700       2,301,750  

GLP Capital LP:

     

5.25%, 06/01/25

      3,730       4,017,583  

5.38%, 04/15/26

      217       242,756  

5.30%, 01/15/29

      405       450,955  

4.00%, 01/15/31

      1,780       1,847,195  

HAT Holdings I LLC, 5.25%, 07/15/24(b)

      930       968,944  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.:

     

3.00%, 01/15/30

      458       493,784  

2.88%, 01/15/31

      75       79,577  

Iron Mountain UK plc, 3.88%, 11/15/25

    GBP       880       1,143,092  

Iron Mountain, Inc.:

     

3.00%, 01/15/25

    EUR       1,870       2,197,312  

4.88%, 09/15/27(b)

    USD       2,884       2,995,755  

5.25%, 03/15/28(b)

      1,050       1,102,500  

4.88%, 09/15/29(b)

      52       54,171  

5.25%, 07/15/30(b)

      4,893       5,131,534  

5.63%, 07/15/32(b)

      5,203       5,586,721  

iStar, Inc., 4.25%, 08/01/25

      700       672,875  

Kimco Realty Corp., 3.20%, 05/01/21

      563       569,836  

LMIRT Capital Pte. Ltd., 7.25%, 06/19/24

      1,145       1,045,886  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP:

     

5.63%, 05/01/24

      3,803       4,126,255  

4.63%, 06/15/25(b)

      2,945       3,095,902  

4.50%, 09/01/26

      1,754       1,824,160  

5.75%, 02/01/27

      2,046       2,214,795  

4.50%, 01/15/28

      4,794       4,877,895  

Mid-America Apartments LP, 3.60%, 06/01/27

      2,225       2,511,432  

MPT Operating Partnership LP:

     

6.38%, 03/01/24

      255       262,969  

5.25%, 08/01/26

      1,055       1,107,750  

5.00%, 10/15/27

      6,974       7,479,615  

4.63%, 08/01/29

      3,030       3,201,377  

Prologis LP, 2.25%, 04/15/30

      900       974,506  

Realty Income Corp.:

     

3.88%, 04/15/25

      450       509,354  

3.00%, 01/15/27

      550       602,059  

RHP Hotel Properties LP, 4.75%, 10/15/27

      3,963       3,696,686  

SBA Communications Corp.:

     

4.00%, 10/01/22

      550       557,425  

4.88%, 09/01/24

      12,143       12,476,932  

3.88%, 02/15/27(b)

      6,185       6,401,475  

Service Properties Trust:

     

4.50%, 06/15/23

      255       242,250  

4.35%, 10/01/24

      238       213,058  

7.50%, 09/15/25

      2,221       2,355,178  

Simon Property Group LP, 3.25%, 09/13/49

      240       239,787  

Trust Fibra Uno, 4.87%, 01/15/30(b)

      7,503       7,503,000  

UDR, Inc.:

     

3.20%, 01/15/30

      300       338,083  

2.10%, 08/01/32

      85       86,803  

Uniti Group LP, 8.25%, 10/15/23

      919       891,430  

VICI Properties LP(b):

     

3.50%, 02/15/25

      2,954       2,990,925  

4.25%, 12/01/26

      4,770       4,913,100  

3.75%, 02/15/27

      3,497       3,523,227  

4.63%, 12/01/29

      2,792       2,925,458  

4.13%, 08/15/30

      8,697       8,801,364  
   

 

 

 
        153,810,685  
 

 

 

78  

2020 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.2%                  

Albertsons Cos., Inc.:

     

6.63%, 06/15/24

    USD       895     $ 931,337  

5.75%, 03/15/25

      2,841       2,940,435  

7.50%, 03/15/26(b)

      70       78,750  

4.63%, 01/15/27(b)

      2,426       2,565,495  

5.88%, 02/15/28(b)

      3,403       3,726,285  

4.88%, 02/15/30(b)

      2,096       2,269,968  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA(e):

     

3.58%, 02/07/25

    EUR       500       463,229  

4.05%, 08/05/26

      300       275,198  

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA, 1.00%, 04/28/21

      400       381,594  

Ingles Markets, Inc., 5.75%, 06/15/23

    USD       282       286,230  

Kroger Co. (The), 4.45%, 02/01/47

      450       588,917  

Picard Groupe SAS, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 3.00%), 3.00%, 11/30/23(a)

    EUR       1,200       1,369,268  

Quatrim SASU, 5.88%, 01/15/24

      300       352,501  

Sysco Corp.:

     

5.95%, 04/01/30

    USD       2,672       3,389,878  

6.60%, 04/01/40

      2,585       3,603,176  

6.60%, 04/01/50

      2,501       3,623,337  

Walmart, Inc.:

     

3.70%, 06/26/28

      1,125       1,354,061  

4.05%, 06/29/48

      1,400       1,952,628  
   

 

 

 
        30,152,287  
Food Products — 0.6%                  

Chobani LLC, 7.50%, 04/15/25(b)

      3,068       3,198,390  

Darling Ingredients, Inc., 5.25%, 04/15/27(b)

      1,389       1,482,758  

General Mills, Inc.:

     

3.70%, 10/17/23

      370       405,931  

4.70%, 04/17/48

      46       66,489  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, 4.50%, 01/25/22

      4,605       4,830,933  

Health & Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd., 5.63%, 10/24/24

      630       645,750  

Hershey Co. (The), 0.90%, 06/01/25

      1,005       1,018,160  

JBS Investments II GmbH, 7.00%, 01/15/26(b)

      350       376,250  

JBS USA LUX SA(b):

     

5.88%, 07/15/24

      911       931,498  

5.75%, 06/15/25

      500       516,250  

6.75%, 02/15/28

      1,906       2,129,955  

6.50%, 04/15/29

      7,282       8,246,865  

5.50%, 01/15/30

      2,905       3,202,762  

Knight Castle Investments Ltd.,
7.99%, 01/23/21

      231       184,872  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.:

     

3.88%, 05/15/27(b)

      360       387,727  

3.75%, 04/01/30(b)

      1,600       1,733,999  

4.25%, 03/01/31(b)

      8,021       8,853,841  

5.00%, 07/15/35

      837       980,626  

6.88%, 01/26/39

      2,541       3,407,145  

4.63%, 10/01/39(b)

      1,024       1,074,635  

6.50%, 02/09/40

      1,215       1,534,866  

5.00%, 06/04/42

      3,010       3,379,462  

5.20%, 07/15/45

      2,486       2,835,991  

4.38%, 06/01/46

      5,471       5,752,583  

4.88%, 10/01/49(b)

      5,639       6,230,361  

5.50%, 06/01/50(b)

      7,902       9,269,918  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.(b):

     

4.63%, 11/01/24

      400       419,000  

4.88%, 11/01/26

      800       840,000  

4.88%, 05/15/28

      2,111       2,372,236  

Mondelez International, Inc.:

     

2.13%, 04/13/23

      120       124,965  

1.50%, 05/04/25

      410       425,488  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(b):

     

5.75%, 03/15/25

      3,645       3,736,125  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Food Products (continued)                  

5.88%, 09/30/27

    USD       900     $ 951,750  

Post Holdings, Inc.(b):

     

5.00%, 08/15/26

      3,346       3,506,474  

5.75%, 03/01/27

      1,500       1,597,500  

5.63%, 01/15/28

      1,342       1,466,538  

4.63%, 04/15/30

      1,775       1,868,187  

Premier Foods Finance plc, 6.25%, 10/15/23

    GBP       400       540,753  

Sigma Holdco BV, 7.88%, 05/15/26(b)

    USD       200       201,500  

Simmons Foods, Inc.(b):

     

7.75%, 01/15/24

      2,959       3,110,649  

5.75%, 11/01/24

      385       386,925  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 6.00%, 02/15/24(b)

      530       547,225  
   

 

 

 
                94,773,332  
Gas Utilities — 0.0%                  

AmeriGas Partners LP:

     

5.63%, 05/20/24

      550       591,250  

5.88%, 08/20/26

      250       275,862  

5.75%, 05/20/27

      750       821,250  

China Oil & Gas Group Ltd., 5.50%, 01/25/23

      630       638,663  

Ferrellgas LP, 10.00%, 04/15/25(b)

      1,404       1,542,645  

Suburban Propane Partners LP,
5.88%, 03/01/27

      800       814,000  

Superior Plus LP, 7.00%, 07/15/26(b)

      300       317,250  
   

 

 

 
        5,000,920  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.2%                  

Abbott Laboratories:

     

4.75%, 11/30/36

      850       1,196,691  

4.90%, 11/30/46

      245       372,411  

Avantor Funding, Inc., 4.63%, 07/15/28(b)

      6,362       6,721,453  

Becton Dickinson and Co.:

     

3.25%, 11/12/20

      265       266,731  

2.89%, 06/06/22

      1,400       1,453,354  

3.73%, 12/15/24

      1,925       2,142,206  

3.70%, 06/06/27

      2,175       2,489,116  

4.69%, 12/15/44

      450       595,403  

3.79%, 05/20/50

      1       1,218  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc., 3.25%, 06/01/30

      2,400       2,625,864  

DH Europe Finance II SARL, 2.05%, 11/15/22

      715       738,742  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., 4.38%, 09/15/27(b)

      370       389,732  

Hologic, Inc., 4.63%, 02/01/28(b)

      1,469       1,568,407  

Medtronic, Inc., 4.38%, 03/15/35

      625       848,451  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.(b):

     

7.38%, 06/01/25

      5,192       5,529,480  

7.25%, 02/01/28

      6,856       7,173,090  

Teleflex, Inc.:

     

4.63%, 11/15/27

      350       378,445  

4.25%, 06/01/28(b)

      2,654       2,843,097  
   

 

 

 
        37,333,891  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.1%                  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.:

     

5.63%, 02/15/23

      758       769,924  

5.50%, 07/01/28(b)

      1,251       1,318,241  

AdaptHealth LLC, 6.13%, 08/01/28(b)

      1,264       1,317,278  

Aetna, Inc., 4.75%, 03/15/44

      850       1,067,215  

AHP Health Partners, Inc., 9.75%, 07/15/26(b)

      2,829       3,005,812  

Anthem, Inc.:

     

3.30%, 01/15/23

      1,900       2,025,596  

2.38%, 01/15/25

      505       540,153  

4.65%, 01/15/43

      650       864,403  

3.70%, 09/15/49

      1,050       1,270,348  

3.13%, 05/15/50

      410       454,037  

Centene Corp.:

     

4.75%, 05/15/22

      775       788,346  

4.75%, 01/15/25

      770       797,966  

5.25%, 04/01/25(b)

      2,280       2,377,402  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)        

5.38%, 06/01/26(b)

    USD       4,601     $     4,920,355  

5.38%, 08/15/26(b)

      3,292       3,522,440  

4.25%, 12/15/27

      3,919       4,163,937  

4.63%, 12/15/29

      6,218       6,934,687  

3.38%, 02/15/30

      3,696       3,913,140  

Cigna Corp.:

     

3.90%, 02/15/22

      1,500       1,578,420  

4.13%, 11/15/25

      1,200       1,390,479  

4.90%, 12/15/48

      1,020       1,437,164  

3.40%, 03/15/50

      155       178,260  

Community Health Systems, Inc.:

     

6.25%, 03/31/23

      2,230       2,246,725  

8.63%, 01/15/24(b)

      3,338       3,438,140  

6.63%, 02/15/25(b)

      4,877       4,927,233  

8.00%, 03/15/26(b)

      9,223       9,446,842  

CVS Health Corp.:

     

3.50%, 07/20/22

      2,370       2,497,886  

2.63%, 08/15/24

      700       752,722  

4.10%, 03/25/25

      3,305       3,756,755  

4.30%, 03/25/28

      3,600       4,276,799  

4.78%, 03/25/38

      1,261       1,620,096  

5.13%, 07/20/45

      700       952,210  

5.05%, 03/25/48

      950       1,308,616  

DaVita, Inc., 4.63%, 06/01/30(b)

      1,100       1,171,500  

Encompass Health Corp.:

     

5.75%, 11/01/24

      428       432,280  

4.50%, 02/01/28

      220       229,900  

4.75%, 02/01/30

      285       301,137  

HCA, Inc.:

     

5.88%, 05/01/23

      300       329,250  

5.38%, 02/01/25

      3,820       4,307,050  

5.88%, 02/15/26

      1,000       1,170,300  

5.38%, 09/01/26

      4,910       5,609,675  

5.63%, 09/01/28

      2,414       2,878,695  

5.88%, 02/01/29

      6,509       7,924,708  

4.13%, 06/15/29

      225       263,352  

3.50%, 09/01/30

      8,985       9,443,361  

5.50%, 06/15/47

      1,475       1,984,722  

5.25%, 06/15/49

      138       182,740  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 4.63%, 11/15/20

      310       309,938  

LifePoint Health, Inc.(b):

     

6.75%, 04/15/25

      1,540       1,659,350  

4.38%, 02/15/27

      1,962       2,004,987  

MEDNAX, Inc.(b):

     

5.25%, 12/01/23

      1,407       1,424,587  

6.25%, 01/15/27

      1,507       1,593,653  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.:

     

5.38%, 11/15/22(e)

      1,545       1,622,250  

4.88%, 06/15/25(b)

      1,573       1,608,393  

4.38%, 06/15/28(b)

      2,244       2,384,317  

Phoenix PIB Dutch Finance BV,
2.38%, 08/05/25

    EUR       400       474,153  

Polaris Intermediate Corp., 8.50%, (8.50% Cash or 9.25% PIK),
12/01/22(b)(k)

    USD       2,852       2,901,739  

Select Medical Corp., 6.25%, 08/15/26(b)

      1,830       1,971,825  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.(b):

     

6.75%, 07/01/25

      4,077       3,944,498  

10.00%, 04/15/27

      1,671       1,771,761  

Synlab Bondco plc, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 4.75%), 4.75%, 07/01/25(a)

    EUR       1,440       1,708,580  

Synlab Unsecured Bondco plc,
8.25%, 07/01/23

      682       821,679  

Team Health Holdings, Inc.,
6.38%, 02/01/25(b)

    USD       432       250,560  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

     

8.13%, 04/01/22

      4,425       4,767,938  

4.63%, 07/15/24

      1,132       1,151,810  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)        

4.63%, 09/01/24(b)

    USD       4,062     $ 4,153,395  

7.50%, 04/01/25(b)

      1,589       1,757,831  

5.13%, 05/01/25

      990       1,018,433  

4.88%, 01/01/26(b)

      3,316       3,468,403  

6.25%, 02/01/27(b)

      3,296       3,501,044  

5.13%, 11/01/27(b)

      5,125       5,438,906  

4.63%, 06/15/28(b)

      876       921,289  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.:

     

2.38%, 08/15/24

      800       858,679  

3.50%, 08/15/39

      775       950,330  

2.75%, 05/15/40

      345       386,862  

4.75%, 07/15/45

      700       1,004,259  

4.25%, 06/15/48

      1,150       1,571,055  

4.45%, 12/15/48

      825       1,158,109  

Vizient, Inc., 6.25%, 05/15/27(b)

      2,319       2,469,735  
   

 

 

 
        177,118,645  
Health Care Technology — 0.1%                  

IQVIA, Inc.(b):

     

5.00%, 10/15/26

      1,657       1,748,102  

5.00%, 05/15/27

      6,684       7,133,081  
   

 

 

 
        8,881,183  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.2%              

1011778 BC ULC(b):

     

4.25%, 05/15/24

      1,535       1,565,700  

5.75%, 04/15/25

      2,567       2,746,408  

5.00%, 10/15/25

      8,673       8,868,142  

3.88%, 01/15/28

      3,660       3,805,265  

4.38%, 01/15/28

      1,674       1,741,178  

Boyd Gaming Corp.:

     

8.63%, 06/01/25(b)

      991       1,092,459  

6.38%, 04/01/26

      1,477       1,510,232  

Boyne USA, Inc., 7.25%, 05/01/25(b)

      657       702,169  

Burger King France SAS,
6.00%, 05/01/24

    EUR       500       594,827  

Carnival Corp.:

     

1.88%, 11/07/22

      200       180,226  

11.50%, 04/01/23(b)

    USD       2,990       3,251,625  

10.13%, 02/01/26

    EUR       704       832,967  

10.50%, 02/01/26(b)

    USD       771       797,985  

Cedar Fair LP:

     

5.50%, 05/01/25(b)

      4,124       4,211,635  

5.38%, 04/15/27

      380       366,700  

Churchill Downs, Inc.(b):

     

5.50%, 04/01/27

      7,371       7,711,909  

4.75%, 01/15/28

      3,221       3,285,420  

Cirsa Finance International SARL:

     

7.88%, 12/20/23(b)

      1,417       1,310,725  

4.75%, 05/22/25

    EUR       1,133       1,172,867  

Codere Finance 2 Luxembourg SA(f)(i):

 

   

6.75%, 11/01/21

      700       500,905  

7.63%, 11/01/21(b)

    USD       500       307,960  

Codere Finance 2 Luxembourg SA (Acquired 07/24/20, cost $293,982), 12.75%, 09/30/23(n)

    EUR       289       340,444  

Colt Merger Sub, Inc.(b):

     

5.75%, 07/01/25

    USD       3,019       3,139,760  

6.25%, 07/01/25

      11,062       11,539,049  

8.13%, 07/01/27

      5,400       5,501,250  

CPUK Finance Ltd.:

     

4.25%, 08/28/22

    GBP       300       382,171  

4.88%, 08/28/25

      119       144,871  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc., 7.75%, 09/01/23(b)

    USD       300       291,000  

Fortune Star BVI Ltd.:

     

6.88%, 01/31/21

      945       952,087  

5.95%, 01/29/23

      630       633,741  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)        

6.75%, 07/02/23

    USD       10,490     $     10,752,250  

Gamma Bidco SpA, 6.25%, 07/15/25

    EUR       1,039       1,219,300  

Golden Nugget, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/24(b)

    USD       5,941       4,114,142  

Greene King Finance plc, Series B2, (LIBOR GBP 3 Month + 2.08%),
2.27%, 03/15/36(a)

    GBP       100       98,230  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.:

     

4.25%, 09/01/24

    USD       2,262       2,284,620  

5.38%, 05/01/25(b)

      1,228       1,283,874  

5.13%, 05/01/26

      3,220       3,332,700  

5.75%, 05/01/28(b)

      1,614       1,722,945  

4.88%, 01/15/30

      4,683       4,905,442  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC:

     

4.63%, 04/01/25

      1,373       1,395,312  

4.88%, 04/01/27

      1,175       1,220,531  

International Game Technology plc:

     

3.50%, 07/15/24

    EUR       800       918,692  

6.50%, 02/15/25(b)

    USD       1,000       1,077,500  

5.25%, 01/15/29(b)

      560       572,202  

IRB Holding Corp., 7.00%, 06/15/25(b)

      490       534,012  

Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., 7.88%, 02/01/24(b)

      40       36,300  

KFC Holding Co.(b):

     

5.00%, 06/01/24

      1,000       1,024,300  

4.75%, 06/01/27

      525       561,173  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.:

     

2.90%, 06/25/25

      120       118,312  

3.50%, 08/18/26

      351       352,120  

3.90%, 08/08/29

      322       322,315  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.:

     

6.13%, 09/15/25(b)

      620       661,416  

6.50%, 09/15/26

      248       254,200  

4.75%, 01/15/28(b)

      325       302,250  

McDonald’s Corp.:

     

3.35%, 04/01/23

      840       901,490  

1.45%, 09/01/25

      340       353,196  

4.88%, 12/09/45

      900       1,237,449  

4.45%, 09/01/48

      425       561,154  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.:

     

5.25%, 04/26/26

      4,518       4,580,122  

5.63%, 07/17/27

      630       641,025  

5.38%, 12/04/29

      431       429,384  

Merlin Entertainments Ltd., 5.75%, 06/15/26(b)

 

    200       190,000  

MGM China Holdings Ltd.:

     

5.25%, 06/18/25

      440       448,800  

5.88%, 05/15/26

      2,264       2,377,200  

MGM Resorts International:

     

7.75%, 03/15/22

      4,032       4,289,040  

6.00%, 03/15/23

      5,725       5,982,625  

5.75%, 06/15/25

      261       269,483  

4.63%, 09/01/26

      261       252,632  

NCL Corp. Ltd., 10.25%, 02/01/26(b)

      701       692,238  

NH Hotel Group SA, 3.75%, 10/01/23

    EUR       463       485,734  

Powdr Corp., 6.00%, 08/01/25(b)

    USD       1,090       1,114,525  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(b):

     

10.88%, 06/01/23

      935       985,593  

9.13%, 06/15/23

      1,114       1,139,065  

11.50%, 06/01/25

      2,150       2,369,242  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.(b):

     

5.38%, 04/15/23

      430       421,938  

5.25%, 11/15/23

      545       534,781  

Scientific Games International, Inc.:

     

8.63%, 07/01/25(b)

      1,982       1,991,830  

5.00%, 10/15/25(b)

      2,379       2,358,184  

3.38%, 02/15/26

    EUR       200       218,345  

8.25%, 03/15/26(b)

    USD       2,944       2,948,681  

7.00%, 05/15/28(b)

      1,055       970,600  

7.25%, 11/15/29(b)

      475       434,625  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)                  

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc., 9.50%, 08/01/25(b)

    USD       979     $ 992,461  

Sisal Group SpA, 7.00%, 07/31/23

    EUR       935       1,115,902  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.,
4.88%, 07/31/24(b)

    USD       695       660,042  

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.,
7.00%, 07/01/25(b)

      5,168       5,546,866  

Starbucks Corp., 3.10%, 03/01/23

      845       899,417  

Stars Group Holdings BV, 7.00%, 07/15/26(b)

      500       539,750  

Stonegate Pub Co. Financing plc:

     

8.00%, 07/13/25

    GBP       611       746,364  

8.25%, 07/31/25

      1,300       1,633,632  

Studio City Co. Ltd.:

     

7.25%, 11/30/21(b)

    USD       550       558,938  

7.25%, 11/30/21

      1,700       1,727,625  

Studio City Finance Ltd., 7.25%, 02/11/24

      3,360       3,536,400  

Vail Resorts, Inc., 6.25%, 05/15/25(b)

      954       1,027,935  

VOC Escrow Ltd., 5.00%, 02/15/28(b)

      600       489,000  

William Hill plc, 4.75%, 05/01/26

    GBP       200       259,359  

Wyndham Destinations, Inc.:

     

6.63%, 07/31/26(b)

    USD       1,041       1,079,600  

5.75%, 04/01/27(e)

      500       495,000  

4.63%, 03/01/30(b)

      134       123,280  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.,
5.38%, 04/15/26(b)

      225       229,500  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC(b):

     

4.25%, 05/30/23

      300       280,881  

5.50%, 03/01/25

      800       752,000  

5.25%, 05/15/27

      3,068       2,732,207  

Wynn Macau Ltd.:

     

4.88%, 10/01/24

      630       624,881  

5.50%, 01/15/26

      2,270       2,263,985  

5.50%, 10/01/27

      2,279       2,263,332  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC(b):

     

7.75%, 04/15/25

      1,605       1,685,892  

5.13%, 10/01/29

      2,922       2,797,815  

Yum! Brands, Inc.:

     

7.75%, 04/01/25(b)

      4,512       5,064,720  

4.75%, 01/15/30(b)

      5,135       5,571,475  

5.35%, 11/01/43

      48       49,920  
   

 

 

 
        193,472,975  
Household Durables — 0.4%                  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:

     

5.88%, 10/15/27

      1,200       1,204,788  

7.25%, 10/15/29

      660       709,658  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc.(b):

     

6.25%, 09/15/27

      3,825       3,825,000  

4.88%, 02/15/30

      2,684       2,435,730  

CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc., 6.75%, 07/15/25(b)

      1,429       1,529,030  

Century Communities, Inc., 5.88%, 07/15/25

      500       514,540  

DR Horton, Inc., 2.55%, 12/01/20

      600       604,098  

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
7.75%, 02/15/26(b)

      2,464       2,414,720  

KB Home:

     

6.88%, 06/15/27

      1,225       1,384,250  

4.80%, 11/15/29

      1,085       1,128,400  

Lennar Corp.:

     

8.38%, 01/15/21

      1,156       1,190,680  

6.25%, 12/15/21

      2,060       2,139,763  

4.13%, 01/15/22

      425       435,094  

4.75%, 11/15/22(e)

      450       474,750  

4.88%, 12/15/23

      2,383       2,568,183  

4.75%, 05/30/25

      532       585,200  

5.25%, 06/01/26

      2,707       3,031,840  

4.75%, 11/29/27

      1,755       2,005,087  

M/I Homes, Inc., 4.95%, 02/01/28

      685       703,838  
 

 

 

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  81


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Household Durables (continued)                  

Mattamy Group Corp.(b):

     

5.25%, 12/15/27

    USD       520     $ 539,500  

4.63%, 03/01/30

      2,361       2,396,415  

MDC Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 01/15/43

      750       862,500  

Meritage Homes Corp., 5.13%, 06/06/27

      1,995       2,134,650  

Newell Brands, Inc., 4.88%, 06/01/25

      879       955,913  

Picasso Finance Sub, Inc., 6.13%, 06/15/25(b)

 

    3,390       3,601,875  

PulteGroup, Inc.:

     

5.50%, 03/01/26

      1,485       1,715,606  

5.00%, 01/15/27

      2,005       2,298,933  

7.88%, 06/15/32

      135       179,550  

6.38%, 05/15/33

      3,229       4,034,474  

Shea Homes LP, 4.75%, 02/15/28(b)

      1,085       1,138,328  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.(b):

     

5.88%, 06/15/27

      300       331,500  

5.75%, 01/15/28

      315       353,654  

5.13%, 08/01/30

      917       1,001,822  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.,
5.50%, 06/15/26

      500       523,750  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.,
4.35%, 02/15/28

      80       86,600  

TopBuild Corp., 5.63%, 05/01/26(b)

      400       414,000  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.:

     

5.88%, 06/15/24

      1,665       1,794,387  

5.25%, 06/01/27

      2,600       2,730,000  

5.70%, 06/15/28

      548       602,800  

Williams Scotsman International, Inc., 6.88%, 08/15/23(b)

      4,064       4,196,933  
   

 

 

 
        60,777,839  
Household Products — 0.0%(b)                  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.:

     

6.38%, 07/15/26

      1,339       1,426,035  

7.75%, 01/15/27

      1,016       1,127,963  

4.75%, 06/15/28

      1,892       2,029,359  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, 2.43%, 07/01/31

      1,630       1,658,525  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.:

     

5.00%, 10/01/29

      340       350,200  

5.50%, 07/15/30

      946       981,475  
   

 

 

 
        7,573,557  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.3%  

AES Corp.:

     

6.00%, 05/15/26

      295       311,963  

5.13%, 09/01/27

      360       389,905  

Calpine Corp.:

     

5.50%, 02/01/24

      100       101,540  

5.75%, 01/15/25

      2,346       2,414,034  

5.25%, 06/01/26(b)

      7,225       7,514,000  

4.50%, 02/15/28(b)

      5,143       5,310,147  

5.13%, 03/15/28(b)

      10,985       11,426,267  

4.63%, 02/01/29(b)

      2,920       2,949,142  

5.00%, 02/01/31(b)

      3,145       3,223,248  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC:

     

5.75%, 10/15/25

      1,615       1,724,012  

4.75%, 03/15/28(b)

      4,113       4,395,769  

Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 3.40%, 03/15/22

 

    1,400       1,455,853  

InterGen NV, 7.00%, 06/30/23(b)

      500       486,250  

Listrindo Capital BV, 4.95%, 09/14/26(b)

      630       649,491  

Talen Energy Supply LLC(b):

     

10.50%, 01/15/26

      440       340,956  

7.25%, 05/15/27

      150       156,000  

6.63%, 01/15/28

      680       682,808  
   

 

 

 
        43,531,385  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%                  

General Electric Co.:

     

4.38%, 09/16/20

      500       502,339  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Industrial Conglomerates (continued)  

3.15%, 09/07/22

    USD       500     $ 522,201  

5.88%, 01/14/38

      650       773,187  

6.88%, 01/10/39

      225       292,210  

4.25%, 05/01/40

      3,018       3,091,024  

4.35%, 05/01/50

      2,881       2,987,975  

Honeywell International, Inc.:

     

2.30%, 08/15/24

      190       203,662  

2.70%, 08/15/29

      725       828,330  

1.95%, 06/01/30

      300       321,782  

Roper Technologies, Inc.,
3.65%, 09/15/23

      350       382,562  
   

 

 

 
        9,905,272  
Insurance — 0.4%                  

Achmea BV, (EURIBOR Swap Rate
5 Year + 4.78%), 4.62%(a)(m)

    EUR       300       340,168  

Acrisure LLC, 8.13%, 02/15/24(b)

    USD       945       1,004,062  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC, 6.75%, 10/15/27(b)

      8,185       8,696,563  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 7.75%, 07/01/26(b)

 

    190       209,238  

Aon Corp., 3.75%, 05/02/29

      550       645,102  

Aon plc, 4.60%, 06/14/44

      775       1,036,751  

Ardonagh Midco 2 plc,
11.50%, 01/15/27(b)

      500       487,500  

Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co., (USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.59%),
6.50%(a)(m)

      4,260       4,584,978  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA(a):

     

(EURIBOR 3 Month + 4.50%),
4.60%(m)

    EUR       500       632,412  

(EURIBOR 3 Month + 5.35%),
5.50%, 10/27/47

      3,570       4,921,238  

(EURIBOR 3 Month + 5.35%),
5.00%, 06/08/48

      200       269,750  

ELM BV for Swiss Re Ltd.,
3.25%, 06/13/24(j)

    USD       400       415,156  

Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings, Inc.,
5.50%, 05/01/25(b)

      640       699,309  

FWD Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity
5 Year + 3.08%), 5.50%(a)(m)

      760       703,380  

Galaxy Bidco Ltd., 6.50%, 07/31/26

    GBP       567       753,633  

Genworth Holdings, Inc.,
7.63%, 09/24/21

    USD       550       551,375  

GTCR AP Finance, Inc.,
8.00%, 05/15/27(b)

      2,239       2,362,145  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.13%), 2.52%, 02/12/47(a)(b)

      13,425       10,740,000  

Heungkuk Life Insurance Co. Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 2.47%), 4.48%(a)(m)

      1,721       1,690,883  

HUB International Ltd.,
7.00%, 05/01/26(b)

      7,254       7,711,002  

KDB Life Insurance Co. Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity
5 Year + 4.66%), 7.50%(a)(m)

      3,000       2,853,750  

Legal & General Group plc, (U.K. Government Bonds 5 Year Note Generic Bid Yield + 5.38%), 5.62%(a)(m)

    GBP       2,875       3,785,353  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.:

     

2.75%, 01/30/22

    USD       3,800       3,923,285  

3.88%, 03/15/24

      1,200       1,334,422  

4.38%, 03/15/29

      1,390       1,724,682  

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., 6.75%, 05/15/37

      900       1,035,333  

NFP Corp., 6.88%, 08/15/28(b)

      3,718       3,722,648  

Prudential Financial, Inc.,
4.35%, 02/25/50

      825       1,073,549  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd., (USD Swap Rate 10 Year + 4.40%), 5.87%, 06/17/46(a)

      677       723,584  

Societa Cattolica di Assicurazioni SC, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 4.46%), 4.25%, 12/14/47(a)

    EUR       400       468,824  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 4.27%, 05/15/47(b)

    USD       1,075       1,366,050  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Insurance (continued)                  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The), 2.55%, 04/27/50

    USD       160     $ 171,441  

Union Life Insurance Co. Ltd.,
3.00%, 09/19/21

      708       649,811  

Willis North America, Inc., 2.95%, 09/15/29

      120       131,637  
   

 

 

 
        71,419,014  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.1%                  

Baidu, Inc., 2.88%, 07/06/22

      750       772,031  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 8.63%, 11/15/24(b)

      2,722       2,844,490  

Tencent Holdings Ltd., 2.39%, 06/03/30(b)

      4,967       5,188,230  

TripAdvisor, Inc., 7.00%, 07/15/25(b)

      125       130,819  

Twitter, Inc., 3.88%, 12/15/27(b)

      964       1,031,316  
   

 

 

 
        9,966,886  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.4%                  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.,
2.80%, 06/06/23

      775       815,935  

Amazon.com, Inc.:

     

3.15%, 08/22/27

      1,525       1,763,165  

3.88%, 08/22/37

      1,075       1,396,095  

2.50%, 06/03/50

      815       888,760  

2.70%, 06/03/60

      480       531,187  

Booking Holdings, Inc.:

     

4.10%, 04/13/25

      522       594,071  

4.50%, 04/13/27

      5,124       6,050,432  

4.63%, 04/13/30

      18,532       22,573,838  

eBay, Inc., 2.75%, 01/30/23

      870       916,563  

Expedia Group, Inc.(b):

     

3.60%, 12/15/23

      715       723,393  

6.25%, 05/01/25

      11,124       12,157,560  

4.63%, 08/01/27

      1,355       1,393,435  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC,
5.25%, 12/01/27(b)

      1,328       1,415,980  

GrubHub Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 07/01/27(b)

      1,200       1,252,500  

Match Group Holdings II LLC(b):

     

4.63%, 06/01/28

      2,897       3,059,116  

5.63%, 02/15/29

      1,965       2,132,025  

4.13%, 08/01/30

      2,845       2,930,350  

QVC, Inc.:

     

4.38%, 03/15/23

      200       208,480  

4.85%, 04/01/24

      200       210,430  

4.45%, 02/15/25

      1,000       1,029,120  

4.75%, 02/15/27

      1,000       1,025,000  

Very Group Funding plc (The), 7.75%, 11/15/22

    GBP       300       360,651  
   

 

 

 
        63,428,086  
IT Services — 0.4%                  

21Vianet Group, Inc., 7.88%, 10/15/21

    USD       4,555       4,623,325  

Banff Merger Sub, Inc.:

     

8.38%, 09/01/26

    EUR       720       861,474  

9.75%, 09/01/26(b)

    USD       9,056       9,584,689  

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.,
5.13%, 05/01/25(b)

      2,037       2,082,832  

Cogent Communications Group, Inc.,
5.38%, 03/01/22(b)

      675       703,688  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 3.00%, 08/15/26

      900       1,008,801  

Fiserv, Inc.:

     

4.75%, 06/15/21

      1,000       1,037,325  

3.80%, 10/01/23

      700       769,117  

2.75%, 07/01/24

      860       929,054  

3.50%, 07/01/29

      410       474,492  

2.65%, 06/01/30

      2,100       2,290,141  

4.40%, 07/01/49

      225       302,094  

Gartner, Inc.(b):

     

5.13%, 04/01/25

      565       584,091  

4.50%, 07/01/28

      2,656       2,788,800  

Global Payments, Inc.:

     

3.80%, 04/01/21

      165       168,159  

3.75%, 06/01/23

      475       511,506  

3.20%, 08/15/29

      1,850       2,062,648  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
IT Services (continued)                  

4.15%, 08/15/49

    USD       475     $ 592,586  

HT Global IT Solutions Holdings Ltd.,
7.00%, 07/14/21

      485       488,789  

International Business Machines Corp.:

     

3.00%, 05/15/24

      1,250       1,362,701  

3.50%, 05/15/29

      1,175       1,381,775  

4.00%, 06/20/42

      525       663,175  

4.25%, 05/15/49

      2,325       3,067,083  

2.95%, 05/15/50

      130       142,956  

Mastercard, Inc., 3.85%, 03/26/50

      300       399,748  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.:

     

2.20%, 09/26/22

      1,785       1,852,494  

1.65%, 06/01/25

      455       474,859  

3.25%, 06/01/50

      805       969,270  

Presidio Holdings, Inc., 4.88%, 02/01/27(b)

      2,077       2,118,540  

Science Applications International Corp., 4.88%, 04/01/28(b)

      2,440       2,555,900  

Tempo Acquisition LLC(b):

     

5.75%, 06/01/25

      1,215       1,278,788  

6.75%, 06/01/25

      5,632       5,815,040  

United Group BV:

     

4.88%, 07/01/24

    EUR       866       1,041,221  

(EURIBOR 3 Month + 3.25%),
3.25%, 02/15/26(a)

      487       552,404  

3.63%, 02/15/28

      830       936,762  

VeriSign, Inc.:

     

4.63%, 05/01/23

    USD       500       506,590  

5.25%, 04/01/25

      350       399,000  

4.75%, 07/15/27

      2,690       2,920,748  

Visa, Inc., 3.65%, 09/15/47

      350       462,476  

WEX, Inc., 4.75%, 02/01/23(b)

      1,901       1,905,753  

Worldline SA, 0.00%, 07/30/25(j)(o)

    EUR       851       1,253,008  
   

 

 

 
        63,923,902  
Leisure Products — 0.0%                  

Mattel, Inc.:

     

6.75%, 12/31/25(b)

    USD       2,777       2,974,361  

5.88%, 12/15/27(b)

      3,488       3,785,143  

6.20%, 10/01/40

      134       123,950  

5.45%, 11/01/41

      613       548,635  
   

 

 

 
        7,432,089  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%                  

Avantor, Inc., 6.00%, 10/01/24(b)

      9,760       10,272,400  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(b):

     

5.50%, 04/01/26

      2,826       2,984,962  

4.25%, 05/01/28

      2,053       2,171,048  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 2.60%, 10/01/29

      700       772,473  
   

 

 

 
        16,200,883  
Machinery — 0.3%                  

Amsted Industries, Inc., 5.63%, 07/01/27(b)

      360       379,800  

Colfax Corp.(b):

     

6.00%, 02/15/24

      450       473,625  

6.38%, 02/15/26

      2,457       2,653,560  

Deere & Co., 3.75%, 04/15/50

      325       423,332  

EnPro Industries, Inc., 5.75%, 10/15/26

      559       578,565  

Grinding Media, Inc., 7.38%, 12/15/23(b)

      3,167       3,218,464  

Husky III Holding Ltd., 13.00%, (13.00% Cash or 13.75% PIK), 02/15/25(b)(k)

      1,968       1,977,840  

Mueller Water Products, Inc.,
5.50%, 06/15/26(b)

      1,329       1,396,354  

Navistar International Corp.(b):

     

9.50%, 05/01/25

      975       1,112,719  

6.63%, 11/01/25

      3,340       3,423,500  

Novafives SAS, 5.00%, 06/15/25

    EUR       787       673,268  

Otis Worldwide Corp.(b):

     

2.06%, 04/05/25

    USD       230       243,621  

2.57%, 02/15/30

      625       677,742  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  83


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Machinery (continued)                  

3.36%, 02/15/50

    USD       110     $ 127,651  

Platin 1426 GmbH, 5.38%, 06/15/23

    EUR       288       322,406  

RBS Global, Inc., 4.88%, 12/15/25(b)

    USD       4,376       4,496,427  

Rebecca Bidco GmbH,
5.75%, 07/15/25

    EUR       903       1,073,209  

SPX FLOW, Inc.,
5.63%, 08/15/24(b)

    USD       1,551       1,595,514  

Stevens Holding Co., Inc.,
6.13%, 10/01/26(b)

      818       875,260  

Terex Corp., 5.63%, 02/01/25(b)

      2,326       2,358,285  

Titan Acquisition Ltd.,
7.75%, 04/15/26(b)

      3,493       3,449,337  

Vertical Holdco GmbH,
7.63%, 07/15/28(b)

      665       706,562  

Vertical Midco GmbH:

     

4.38%, 07/15/27

    EUR       748       885,389  

(EURIBOR 3 Month + 4.75%), 4.75%, 07/15/27(a)

      1,034       1,215,552  

Vertical US Newco, Inc.,
5.25%, 07/15/27(b)

    USD       5,765       6,110,900  

Xylem, Inc., 4.88%, 10/01/21

      735       771,559  
   

 

 

 
        41,220,441  
Marine — 0.0%                  

CMA CGM SA, 6.50%, 07/15/22

    EUR       500       557,371  
   

 

 

 
Media — 1.5%                  

Altice Financing SA:

     

2.25%, 01/15/25

      1,003       1,129,558  

7.50%, 05/15/26(b)

    USD       11,343       12,196,561  

3.00%, 01/15/28

    EUR       676       748,421  

5.00%, 01/15/28(b)

    USD       3,532       3,625,774  

Altice Finco SA, 4.75%, 01/15/28

    EUR       800       874,978  

AMC Networks, Inc.:

     

4.75%, 12/15/22

    USD       333       335,914  

5.00%, 04/01/24

      670       680,887  

4.75%, 08/01/25

      1,561       1,600,025  

Block Communications, Inc.,
4.88%, 03/01/28(b)

      1,221       1,233,210  

Cable Onda SA, 4.50%, 01/30/30(b)

      2,000       2,097,438  

Charter Communications Operating LLC:

 

   

4.46%, 07/23/22

      2,670       2,844,821  

4.50%, 02/01/24

      655       727,140  

4.91%, 07/23/25

      2,950       3,425,270  

6.38%, 10/23/35

      2,300       3,169,741  

6.48%, 10/23/45

      1,850       2,582,505  

5.13%, 07/01/49

      875       1,073,448  

Clear Channel International BV, 6.63%, 08/01/25(b)

      2,352       2,404,920  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

   

9.25%, 02/15/24

      3,536       3,182,400  

5.13%, 08/15/27(b)

      9,498       9,308,040  

Comcast Corp.:

     

3.70%, 04/15/24

      1,450       1,614,115  

3.15%, 03/01/26

      2,725       3,075,481  

4.15%, 10/15/28

      3,000       3,687,347  

2.65%, 02/01/30

      1,725       1,909,916  

4.60%, 10/15/38

      2,050       2,773,071  

4.70%, 10/15/48

      1,700       2,436,501  

4.00%, 11/01/49

      875       1,135,893  

2.80%, 01/15/51

      555       600,807  

4.95%, 10/15/58

      550       844,679  

CSC Holdings LLC:

     

5.88%, 09/15/22

      450       484,740  

5.25%, 06/01/24

      4,991       5,490,100  

6.63%, 10/15/25(b)

      2,037       2,128,665  

10.88%, 10/15/25(b)

      3,124       3,349,240  

5.50%, 05/15/26(b)

      1,425       1,494,469  

5.50%, 04/15/27(b)

      970       1,040,325  

5.38%, 02/01/28(b)

      4,003       4,333,247  

6.50%, 02/01/29(b)

      7,172       8,211,940  

5.75%, 01/15/30(b)

      2,907       3,222,555  

4.13%, 12/01/30(b)

      4,132       4,364,508  

4.63%, 12/01/30(b)

      2,399       2,518,950  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Media (continued)                  

Diamond Sports Group LLC(b):

     

5.38%, 08/15/26

    USD       4,061     $ 3,127,254  

6.63%, 08/15/27

      730       399,675  

Discovery Communications LLC:

     

4.90%, 03/11/26

      600       703,417  

5.00%, 09/20/37

      675       827,621  

5.20%, 09/20/47

      150       191,427  

DISH DBS Corp.:

     

6.75%, 06/01/21

      1,476       1,527,660  

5.88%, 07/15/22

      16,283       17,137,857  

5.00%, 03/15/23

      230       239,789  

5.88%, 11/15/24

      2,300       2,398,210  

7.75%, 07/01/26

      8,156       9,196,706  

7.38%, 07/01/28(b)

      395       418,092  

Dolya Holdco 18 DAC,
5.00%, 07/15/28(b)

      4,434       4,627,588  

Entercom Media Corp.,
6.50%, 05/01/27(b)

      508       453,390  

EW Scripps Co. (The),
5.13%, 05/15/25(b)

      700       687,750  

Fox Corp.:

     

3.67%, 01/25/22

      65       68,097  

3.05%, 04/07/25

      575       631,421  

5.58%, 01/25/49

      325       474,885  

GCI LLC, 6.88%, 04/15/25

      300       310,875  

Gray Television, Inc.(b):

     

5.13%, 10/15/24

      325       333,869  

7.00%, 05/15/27

      505       551,713  

Grupo Televisa SAB, 5.25%, 05/24/49

      700       849,100  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The):

     

3.75%, 10/01/21

      455       471,824  

5.40%, 10/01/48

      200       244,534  

Lamar Media Corp.:

     

5.00%, 05/01/23

      335       338,350  

4.88%, 01/15/29(b)

      458       479,755  

4.00%, 02/15/30(b)

      958       967,580  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC,
6.75%, 10/15/27(b)

      3,313       3,579,696  

Liberty Interactive LLC, 8.25%, 02/01/30

      400       421,840  

MDC Partners, Inc., 6.50%, 05/01/24(b)

      1,010       956,975  

Meredith Corp., 6.88%, 02/01/26

      761       661,081  

Midcontinent Communications,
5.38%, 08/15/27(b)

      554       575,118  

National CineMedia LLC,
5.88%, 04/15/28(b)

      850       677,875  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.(b):

     

5.63%, 08/01/24

      670       688,425  

5.63%, 07/15/27

      700       749,210  

Outfront Media Capital LLC:

     

5.63%, 02/15/24

      300       303,000  

5.00%, 08/15/27(b)

      3,636       3,560,080  

Quebecor Media, Inc.,
5.75%, 01/15/23

      3,380       3,685,214  

Radiate Holdco LLC,
6.63%, 02/15/25(b)

      2,097       2,149,656  

SES SA:

     

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 4.66%), 4.62%(a)(m)

    EUR       100       119,856  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 5.40%), 5.62%(a)(m)

      1,015       1,278,280  

5.30%, 04/04/43(b)

    USD       300       306,013  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.,
5.63%, 08/01/24(b)

      325       328,656  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.(b):

     

5.00%, 08/01/27

      2,581       2,750,881  

5.50%, 07/01/29

      8,769       9,766,474  

4.13%, 07/01/30

      3,700       3,904,610  

Summer BC Holdco A SARL,
9.25%, 10/31/27

    EUR       901       941,398  

Summer BC Holdco B SARL,
5.75%, 10/31/26

      2,600       2,945,707  

Summer BidCo BV(k):

     

9.00%, (9.00% Cash or 9.75% PIK), 11/15/25

      547       633,371  
 

 

 

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BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Media (continued)                  

9.00%, (9.00% Cash or 9.75% PIK), 11/15/25(l)

    EUR       754     $ 871,972  

TEGNA, Inc.(b):

     

5.50%, 09/15/24

    USD       175       179,076  

4.63%, 03/15/28

      750       740,250  

5.00%, 09/15/29

      250       252,030  

Tele Columbus AG,
3.88%, 05/02/25

    EUR       1,100       1,225,930  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes SARL, 5.50%, 03/01/28(b)

    USD       3,600       3,780,000  

Time Warner Cable LLC:

     

4.13%, 02/15/21

      1,000       1,009,711  

4.00%, 09/01/21

      850       872,097  

Univision Communications, Inc.(b):

     

5.13%, 02/15/25

      4,563       4,426,110  

6.63%, 06/01/27

      3,425       3,434,590  

UPC Holding BV,
5.50%, 01/15/28(b)

      400       406,000  

UPCB Finance VII Ltd.,
3.63%, 06/15/29

    EUR       590       687,629  

ViacomCBS, Inc.:

     

3.88%, 04/01/24

    USD       905       989,996  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.90%),
5.87%, 02/28/57(a)

      7,320       7,640,744  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.90%),
6.25%, 02/28/57(a)

      7,351       8,159,610  

Videotron Ltd.:

     

5.00%, 07/15/22

      450       471,375  

5.38%, 06/15/24(b)

      400       434,000  

5.13%, 04/15/27(b)

      569       601,718  

Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes III DAC, 4.88%, 07/15/28

    GBP       567       751,815  

VZ Vendor Financing BV,
2.50%, 01/31/24

    EUR       1,281       1,486,320  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV(b):

     

6.00%, 01/15/27

    USD       783       829,980  

5.13%, 02/28/30

      1,841       1,961,217  

Ziggo BV:

     

4.25%, 01/15/27

    EUR       783       956,922  

5.50%, 01/15/27(b)

    USD       4,942       5,213,810  

4.88%, 01/15/30(b)

      1,610       1,711,108  
   

 

 

 
        245,693,465  
Metals & Mining — 0.8%                  

ABJA Investment Co. Pte. Ltd.:

     

5.95%, 07/31/24

      1,260       1,284,019  

5.45%, 01/24/28

      630       602,185  

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV(b):

     

6.75%, 09/30/24

      500       521,305  

7.00%, 09/30/26

      450       481,500  

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.:

     

7.88%, 08/15/23(e)

      1,575       1,658,270  

5.88%, 12/01/27

      25       23,688  

Anglo American Capital plc(b):

     

4.13%, 04/15/21

      204       207,654  

5.63%, 04/01/30

      9,764       12,238,297  

ArcelorMittal SA:

     

3.60%, 07/16/24

      600       627,509  

1.75%, 11/19/25

    EUR       600       679,193  

4.55%, 03/11/26

    USD       1,950       2,117,180  

Arconic Corp.(b):

     

6.00%, 05/15/25

      4,235       4,565,838  

6.13%, 02/15/28

      2,312       2,459,390  

Barrick North America Finance LLC,
5.75%, 05/01/43

      250       374,099  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.,
5.00%, 09/30/43

      286       420,677  

Big River Steel LLC,
7.25%, 09/01/25(b)

      2,404       2,426,550  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.,
7.13%, 07/22/22

      1,955       1,834,034  

Commercial Metals Co.:

     

5.75%, 04/15/26

      746       777,705  

5.38%, 07/15/27

      104       108,427  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Metals & Mining (continued)                  

Constellium SE(b):

     

5.75%, 05/15/24

    USD       695     $ 708,440  

6.63%, 03/01/25

      3,374       3,483,655  

5.88%, 02/15/26

      8,692       8,952,760  

5.63%, 06/15/28

      1,468       1,539,932  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty. Ltd.(b):

 

   

4.75%, 05/15/22

      555       580,991  

5.13%, 03/15/23

      360       379,800  

5.13%, 05/15/24

      545       581,788  

4.50%, 09/15/27

      595       647,419  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.:

     

4.38%, 08/01/28

      3,038       3,221,191  

4.63%, 08/01/30

      2,706       2,898,965  

5.45%, 03/15/43

      12,057       13,413,413  

Gold Fields Orogen Holdings BVI Ltd.,
5.13%, 05/15/24(b)

      4,309       4,690,077  

Hudbay Minerals, Inc.,
7.63%, 01/15/25(b)

      310       313,875  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV,
4.75%, 08/06/50(b)

      1,835       1,899,225  

Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc.(b):

     

11.00%, 05/15/22

      396       408,395  

8.50%, 08/01/28

      1,128       1,228,674  

JSW Steel Ltd., 5.95%, 04/18/24

      630       630,591  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(b):

     

6.50%, 05/01/25

      1,512       1,602,720  

4.63%, 03/01/28

      244       242,902  

Mineral Resources Ltd.,
8.13%, 05/01/27(b)

      615       678,812  

New Gold, Inc., 7.50%, 07/15/27(b)

      1,892       2,057,550  

Newmont Corp.:

     

3.70%, 03/15/23

      220       232,149  

2.80%, 10/01/29

      235       258,352  

5.45%, 06/09/44

      300       423,426  

Nexa Resources SA,
5.38%, 05/04/27(b)

      5,239       5,415,849  

Novelis Corp.(b):

     

5.88%, 09/30/26

      4,012       4,280,443  

4.75%, 01/30/30

      6,765       7,057,721  

Nucor Corp.:

     

2.00%, 06/01/25

      285       300,243  

5.20%, 08/01/43

      75       101,864  

Press Metal Labuan Ltd.,
4.80%, 10/30/22

      2,400       2,241,750  

Southern Copper Corp.,
5.88%, 04/23/45

      300       420,444  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.,
2.40%, 06/15/25

      95       99,749  

SunCoke Energy Partners LP,
7.50%, 06/15/25(b)

      350       322,000  

thyssenkrupp AG:

     

1.88%, 03/06/23

    EUR       637       725,106  

2.88%, 02/22/24

      3,476       3,971,718  

2.50%, 02/25/25

      100       111,313  

Vale Overseas Ltd.:

     

6.25%, 08/10/26

    USD       367       440,170  

3.75%, 07/08/30

      3,891       4,176,872  

Vedanta Resources Finance II plc:

     

8.00%, 04/23/23

      1,574       1,113,113  

9.25%, 04/23/26

      1,574       1,101,308  

Vedanta Resources Ltd.:

     

8.25%, 06/07/21

      697       598,375  

7.13%, 05/31/23

      10,150       6,841,734  
   

 

 

 
        123,802,394  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.:

     

5.00%, 12/15/21

      1,943       1,963,635  

4.75%, 03/15/25

      350       336,875  
   

 

 

 
        2,300,510  
 

 

 

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BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Multiline Retail — 0.0%                  

B&M European Value Retail SA,
3.63%, 07/15/25

    GBP       439     $ 580,398  

Future Retail Ltd.,
5.60%, 01/22/25

    USD       1,000       635,000  

Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd.,
4.63%, 05/21/23(b)

      630       617,006  

Macy’s, Inc., 8.38%, 06/15/25(b)

      3,144       3,283,656  

Marks & Spencer plc,
4.50%, 07/10/27(e)

    GBP       1,200       1,549,996  

Nordstrom, Inc., 8.75%, 05/15/25(b)

    USD       738       808,260  
   

 

 

 
        7,474,316  
Multi-Utilities — 0.2%                  

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.,
3.75%, 11/15/23

      825       908,412  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.,
3.60%, 11/01/21

      465       482,978  

Consumers Energy Co.,
3.25%, 08/15/46

      875       1,047,878  

Dominion Energy, Inc.:

     

2.72%, 08/15/21(e)

      365       372,702  

Series B, 2.75%, 09/15/22

      1,210       1,255,871  

DTE Energy Co.:

     

Series B, 2.60%, 06/15/22

      180       186,314  

2.25%, 11/01/22

      200       207,073  

NiSource, Inc.:

     

3.60%, 05/01/30

      400       470,250  

3.95%, 03/30/48

      800       995,249  

Sempra Energy:

     

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.55%), 4.88%(a)(m)

      16,650       17,237,745  

3.40%, 02/01/28

      1,075       1,216,255  

3.80%, 02/01/38

      1,025       1,208,137  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.,
3.10%, 03/08/22

      400       416,346  
   

 

 

 
        26,005,210  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.5%        

Adani Green Energy UP Ltd.,
6.25%, 12/10/24

      600       631,313  

Aker BP ASA, 5.88%, 03/31/25(b)

      350       367,989  

Antero Midstream Partners LP:

     

5.38%, 09/15/24

      450       408,213  

5.75%, 01/15/28(b)

      750       639,450  

Antero Resources Corp.:

     

5.38%, 11/01/21

      675       646,312  

5.13%, 12/01/22

      605       484,000  

Apache Corp.:

     

3.25%, 04/15/22

      86       86,469  

4.38%, 10/15/28

      1,650       1,647,938  

5.10%, 09/01/40

      1,325       1,285,250  

5.25%, 02/01/42

      330       314,737  

4.75%, 04/15/43

      4,090       3,895,725  

4.25%, 01/15/44

      1,752       1,568,425  

5.35%, 07/01/49

      736       710,225  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC, 10.00%, 04/01/22(b)

      3,231       2,670,583  

Azure Power Solar Energy Pvt Ltd.,
5.65%, 12/24/24

      630       637,875  

Berry Petroleum Co. LLC,
7.00%, 02/15/26(b)

      825       660,000  

Blue Racer Midstream LLC,
6.13%, 11/15/22(b)

      500       496,525  

BP Capital Markets America, Inc.:

     

3.19%, 04/06/25

      1,675       1,836,010  

3.02%, 01/16/27

      582       644,310  

3.63%, 04/06/30

      830       961,364  

BP Capital Markets plc(a)(m):

     

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 3.88%), 3.25%

    EUR       550       661,657  

(U.K. Government Bonds 5 Year Note Generic Bid Yield + 4.17%), 4.25%

    GBP       500       676,458  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.40%), 4.88%

    USD       11,025       11,824,313  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)        

Buckeye Partners LP:

     

4.13%, 03/01/25(b)

    USD       1,092     $     1,097,460  

3.95%, 12/01/26

      395       392,038  

4.50%, 03/01/28(b)

      646       642,770  

5.85%, 11/15/43

      972       894,239  

5.60%, 10/15/44

      777       695,415  

Callon Petroleum Co.:

     

6.25%, 04/15/23

      4,268       1,387,100  

6.13%, 10/01/24

      176       54,120  

8.25%, 07/15/25

      652       195,600  

6.38%, 07/01/26

      1,217       377,270  

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP:

     

7.75%, 04/15/23

      500       456,250  

11.00%, 04/15/25(b)

      1,375       1,330,312  

Cameron LNG LLC, 3.30%, 01/15/35(b)

      1,025       1,161,172  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.,
2.95%, 01/15/23

      75       78,078  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.:

     

3.00%, 08/15/22

      516       521,125  

3.80%, 09/15/23

      293       293,774  

5.38%, 07/15/25

      3,928       3,928,675  

4.25%, 04/15/27

      1,100       1,045,685  

6.75%, 11/15/39

      1,100       1,147,706  

5.40%, 06/15/47

      215       193,589  

Centennial Resource Production LLC,
6.88%, 04/01/27(b)

      844       381,910  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC:

     

5.88%, 03/31/25

      550       627,142  

5.13%, 06/30/27

      2,575       2,911,240  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP:

     

5.25%, 10/01/25

      110       112,750  

5.63%, 10/01/26

      4,020       4,246,125  

4.50%, 10/01/29

      2,341       2,476,310  

Chevron Corp., 1.55%, 05/11/25

      3,035       3,163,502  

Cimarex Energy Co., 3.90%, 05/15/27

      1,475       1,499,850  

CITGO Petroleum Corp., 7.00%, 06/15/25(b)

 

    1,719       1,771,945  

CNX Resources Corp.:

     

5.88%, 04/15/22

      2,783       2,755,170  

7.25%, 03/14/27(b)

      2,173       2,129,453  

Comstock Resources, Inc.:

     

7.50%, 05/15/25(b)

      3,937       3,700,780  

9.75%, 08/15/26

      1,888       1,887,511  

Concho Resources, Inc.:

     

4.38%, 01/15/25

      3,930       4,057,429  

3.75%, 10/01/27

      2,500       2,739,007  

4.30%, 08/15/28

      1,340       1,518,893  

4.88%, 10/01/47

      225       270,905  

Continental Resources, Inc.:

     

5.00%, 09/15/22

      2,840       2,840,000  

4.50%, 04/15/23

      1,860       1,860,000  

4.38%, 01/15/28

      690       643,632  

4.90%, 06/01/44

      1,857       1,599,341  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP:

     

6.25%, 04/01/23(e)

      570       551,475  

5.75%, 04/01/25

      350       333,819  

5.63%, 05/01/27(b)

      3,149       2,944,315  

CrownRock LP, 5.63%, 10/15/25(b)

      7,531       7,380,380  

CVR Energy, Inc.(b):

     

5.25%, 02/15/25

      1,723       1,572,237  

5.75%, 02/15/28

      576       515,693  

DCP Midstream Operating LP:

     

4.75%, 09/30/21(b)

      600       611,340  

3.88%, 03/15/23

      300       300,780  

5.38%, 07/15/25

      1,157       1,218,344  

5.63%, 07/15/27

      1,700       1,763,750  

6.45%, 11/03/36(b)

      1,578       1,514,880  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

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BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

6.75%, 09/15/37(b)

    USD       5,096     $ 4,943,120  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.85%),
5.85%, 05/21/43(a)(b)

      375       285,000  

Devon Energy Corp.,
5.60%, 07/15/41

      400       405,448  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.:

     

2.88%, 12/01/24

      1,790       1,819,502  

4.75%, 05/31/25

      1,575       1,713,068  

3.50%, 12/01/29

      5,531       5,538,942  

Enbridge, Inc.:

     

2.90%, 07/15/22

      1,060       1,102,146  

4.00%, 10/01/23

      500       544,892  

2.50%, 01/15/25

      1,040       1,097,397  

3.70%, 07/15/27

      2,579       2,875,088  

3.13%, 11/15/29

      425       457,640  

Series 16-A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.89%), 6.00%, 01/15/77(a)

      13,675       13,504,062  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.64%),
6.25%, 03/01/78(a)

      18,300       18,117,000  

Series 20-A, (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 5.31%), 5.75%, 07/15/80(a)

      8,265       8,425,860  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP(b):

     

6.63%, 07/15/25

      898       943,465  

5.50%, 01/30/26

      3,439       3,456,195  

5.75%, 01/30/28

      4,939       5,068,649  

Energy Transfer Operating LP:

     

3.60%, 02/01/23

      940       967,828  

5.88%, 01/15/24

      2,250       2,481,777  

4.90%, 02/01/24

      245       262,450  

2.90%, 05/15/25

      445       450,751  

5.25%, 04/15/29

      2,550       2,769,915  

3.75%, 05/15/30

      340       336,254  

4.90%, 03/15/35

      315       319,226  

5.15%, 03/15/45

      1,850       1,792,799  

6.00%, 06/15/48

      871       914,692  

6.25%, 04/15/49

      2,060       2,212,595  

5.00%, 05/15/50

      4,314       4,280,651  

Energy Transfer Partners LP,
5.00%, 10/01/22

      300       316,678  

EnLink Midstream LLC,
5.38%, 06/01/29

      680       543,449  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP:

     

4.40%, 04/01/24

      1,979       1,699,803  

4.15%, 06/01/25

      1,083       867,700  

4.85%, 07/15/26

      39       30,230  

5.60%, 04/01/44

      1,050       582,750  

5.05%, 04/01/45

      156       84,240  

ENN Clean Energy International Investment Ltd., 7.50%, 02/27/21

      200       202,250  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC:

     

2.80%, 01/31/30

      500       537,243  

4.85%, 03/15/44

      625       750,737  

4.80%, 02/01/49

      1,675       2,075,674  

4.20%, 01/31/50

      950       1,104,115  

Series E, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.03%), 5.25%, 08/16/77(a)

      12,587       11,800,312  

EOG Resources, Inc.:

     

4.38%, 04/15/30

      300       365,180  

4.95%, 04/15/50

      70       95,766  

EQM Midstream Partners LP:

     

6.00%, 07/01/25(b)

      1,974       2,093,743  

4.13%, 12/01/26

      178       173,105  

6.50%, 07/01/27(b)

      2,969       3,273,619  

EQT Corp.:

     

6.13%, 02/01/25(e)

      1,739       1,906,379  

3.90%, 10/01/27

      2,440       2,299,212  

7.00%, 02/01/30(e)

      1,949       2,256,552  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.(b)(f)(i):

     

7.38%, 05/15/24

    USD       2,776     $ 610,720  

5.63%, 02/01/26

      3,154       662,340  

Exxon Mobil Corp.:

     

1.57%, 04/15/23

      1,060       1,092,735  

3.45%, 04/15/51

      375       443,328  

Genesis Energy LP:

     

6.00%, 05/15/23

      300       282,000  

6.50%, 10/01/25

      2,663       2,466,604  

7.75%, 02/01/28

      840       810,104  

Global Partners LP, 7.00%, 06/15/23

      700       689,640  

GNL Quintero SA, 4.63%, 07/31/29

      7,171       7,708,825  

Greenko Dutch BV, 5.25%, 07/24/24

      630       642,994  

Greenko Mauritius Ltd., 6.25%, 02/21/23

      930       948,600  

Greenko Solar Mauritius Ltd.:

     

5.55%, 01/29/25

      630       636,300  

5.95%, 07/29/26

      4,630       4,695,109  

Hess Corp.:

     

4.30%, 04/01/27

      1,775       1,865,458  

5.60%, 02/15/41

      1,000       1,139,091  

5.80%, 04/01/47

      200       233,677  

Hess Midstream Operations LP,
5.63%, 02/15/26(b)

      1,418       1,470,877  

Hilcorp Energy I LP(b):

     

5.00%, 12/01/24

      100       94,998  

5.75%, 10/01/25

      550       521,469  

6.25%, 11/01/28

      220       202,125  

HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd.:

     

5.45%, 10/22/26

      1,260       1,243,462  

5.25%, 04/28/27

      700       680,969  

Indigo Natural Resources LLC,
6.88%, 02/15/26(b)

      4,377       4,218,071  

Ithaca Energy North Sea plc,
9.38%, 07/15/24(b)

      1,225       1,065,750  

Jagged Peak Energy LLC,
5.88%, 05/01/26

      120       122,400  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP:

     

5.00%, 10/01/21

      3,000       3,113,281  

4.25%, 09/01/24

      500       558,039  

6.95%, 01/15/38

      286       398,172  

6.38%, 03/01/41

      425       553,914  

5.00%, 03/01/43

      1,575       1,886,660  

5.40%, 09/01/44

      850       1,045,246  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.:

     

3.15%, 01/15/23

      2,105       2,213,799  

5.55%, 06/01/45

      575       744,508  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 9.50%, 01/15/25

      500       361,400  

Marathon Oil Corp.:

     

2.80%, 11/01/22

      1,850       1,873,251  

4.40%, 07/15/27

      2,075       2,101,160  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.:

     

4.50%, 05/01/23

      2,150       2,329,782  

4.75%, 09/15/44

      499       569,974  

Matador Resources Co.,
5.88%, 09/15/26

      4,615       3,507,400  

Medco Oak Tree Pte. Ltd.,
7.38%, 05/14/26

      890       877,484  

Medco Platinum Road Pte. Ltd.,
6.75%, 01/30/25

      1,408       1,371,920  

MEG Energy Corp.(b):

     

7.00%, 03/31/24

      4,415       4,205,287  

6.50%, 01/15/25

      4,359       4,282,718  

7.13%, 02/01/27

      1,286       1,144,540  

Mongolian Mining Corp.,
9.25%, 04/15/24

      4,000       2,941,250  

MPLX LP:

     

6.25%, 10/15/22

      292       294,794  

4.25%, 12/01/27

      1,900       2,062,963  

4.00%, 03/15/28

      425       463,037  

4.70%, 04/15/48

      1,020       1,099,201  

5.50%, 02/15/49

      1,043       1,249,773  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Murphy Oil Corp.:

     

4.95%, 12/01/22(e)

    USD       350     $ 342,125  

6.88%, 08/15/24

      400       398,000  

5.75%, 08/15/25

      1,222       1,150,171  

5.88%, 12/01/27

      680       625,600  

6.37%, 12/01/42(e)

      150       119,250  

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp.,
8.13%, 11/15/21(b)

      400       242,000  

Neerg Energy Ltd., 6.00%, 02/13/22

      2,070       2,076,469  

Neptune Energy Bondco plc,
6.63%, 05/15/25(b)

      1,568       1,372,000  

NGL Energy Partners LP:

     

7.50%, 11/01/23

      1,150       908,500  

7.50%, 04/15/26

      960       662,400  

NGPL PipeCo LLC,
7.77%, 12/15/37(b)

      1,007       1,282,659  

Noble Energy, Inc., 4.20%, 10/15/49

      1,065       1,337,803  

NuStar Logistics LP:

     

6.00%, 06/01/26

      2,343       2,401,575  

5.63%, 04/28/27

      600       585,720  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.:

     

2.60%, 08/13/21

      4,714       4,655,075  

2.70%, 08/15/22

      2,517       2,431,523  

2.90%, 08/15/24

      4,955       4,663,646  

3.20%, 08/15/26

      275       250,330  

3.00%, 02/15/27

      114       100,605  

8.50%, 07/15/27

      380       423,168  

3.50%, 08/15/29

      2,158       1,917,966  

8.88%, 07/15/30

      490       551,250  

6.45%, 09/15/36

      2,325       2,339,066  

4.30%, 08/15/39

      2,678       2,169,180  

6.20%, 03/15/40

      3,793       3,679,210  

4.50%, 07/15/44

      2,020       1,656,400  

4.63%, 06/15/45

      3,896       3,225,109  

6.60%, 03/15/46

      450       439,231  

4.40%, 04/15/46

      4,544       3,701,997  

4.10%, 02/15/47

      320       251,200  

4.20%, 03/15/48

      2,207       1,793,849  

4.40%, 08/15/49

      2,317       1,886,988  

Ovintiv, Inc., 3.90%, 11/15/21

      1,890       1,898,878  

Parkland Corp.(b):

     

6.00%, 04/01/26

      330       349,866  

5.88%, 07/15/27

      2,224       2,357,440  

Parsley Energy LLC(b):

     

5.38%, 01/15/25

      1,750       1,801,975  

5.25%, 08/15/25

      99       100,485  

5.63%, 10/15/27

      1,358       1,422,505  

4.13%, 02/15/28

      2,291       2,256,635  

PBF Holding Co. LLC:

     

9.25%, 05/15/25(b)

      693       774,414  

7.25%, 06/15/25

      1,550       1,402,750  

6.00%, 02/15/28(b)

      455       364,773  

PDC Energy, Inc.:

     

6.13%, 09/15/24

      537       543,519  

6.25%, 12/01/25

      1,742       1,576,510  

5.75%, 05/15/26

      2,137       2,141,723  

Petrobras Global Finance BV:

     

4.38%, 05/20/23

      2,579       2,667,653  

5.30%, 01/27/25

      13,605       14,661,514  

7.38%, 01/17/27

      1,740       2,041,977  

7.25%, 03/17/44

      6,370       7,321,519  

Plains All American Pipeline LP:

     

3.55%, 12/15/29

      732       723,078  

3.80%, 09/15/30

      1,740       1,742,106  

6.65%, 01/15/37

      1,305       1,484,510  

5.15%, 06/01/42

      515       506,831  

4.30%, 01/31/43

      505       440,930  

4.90%, 02/15/45

      1,075       1,040,825  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Puma International Financing SA(b):

     

5.13%, 10/06/24

    USD       350     $ 312,374  

5.00%, 01/24/26

      550       480,563  

QEP Resources, Inc.:

     

6.88%, 03/01/21

      172       167,700  

5.38%, 10/01/22

      1,586       1,268,800  

5.25%, 05/01/23

      2,656       1,852,560  

5.63%, 03/01/26

      2,110       1,229,075  

Range Resources Corp.:

     

5.88%, 07/01/22

      140       131,600  

5.00%, 08/15/22

      2,947       2,829,120  

5.00%, 03/15/23

      3,554       3,297,401  

9.25%, 02/01/26(b)

      1,000       965,000  

Rattler Midstream LP, 5.63%, 07/15/25(b)

      1,464       1,544,213  

ReNew Power Ltd., 6.45%, 09/27/22

      3,330       3,402,844  

ReNew Power Pvt Ltd., 5.88%, 03/05/27

      4,485       4,473,788  

ReNew Power Synthetic:

     

6.67%, 03/12/24(b)

      630       650,672  

6.67%, 03/12/24

      4,901       5,061,814  

Repsol International Finance BV(a):

     

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 4.00%),
3.75%(m)

    EUR       550       648,747  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 4.41%),
4.25%(m)

      325       388,628  

(EUR Swap Annual 10 Year + 4.20%),
4.50%, 03/25/75

      300       367,520  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC:

     

5.75%, 05/15/24

    USD       646       735,988  

5.63%, 03/01/25

      1,525       1,769,808  

4.50%, 05/15/30(b)

      8,466       9,766,155  

Santos Finance Ltd., 5.25%, 03/13/29

      1,100       1,215,963  

Seven Generations Energy Ltd.,
5.38%, 09/30/25(b)

      495       460,350  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2018 Ltd.(b):

     

2.15%, 05/13/25

      1,460       1,518,239  

2.70%, 05/13/30

      964       1,030,815  

SM Energy Co.:

     

6.13%, 11/15/22

      1,497       1,107,780  

10.00%, 01/15/25(b)

      4,212       4,159,350  

Southwestern Energy Co.:

     

4.10%, 03/15/22

      1,750       1,688,750  

6.45%, 01/23/25(e)

      1,937       1,789,129  

7.50%, 04/01/26

      1,919       1,800,502  

7.75%, 10/01/27

      350       329,105  

Spectra Energy Partners LP,
4.50%, 03/15/45

      350       408,448  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP:

 

   

4.00%, 10/01/27

      2,260       2,302,777  

5.30%, 04/01/44

      685       682,146  

5.40%, 10/01/47

      1,430       1,431,767  

Sunoco LP:

     

4.88%, 01/15/23

      1,832       1,861,770  

5.50%, 02/15/26

      2,874       2,945,850  

6.00%, 04/15/27

      1,260       1,329,300  

5.88%, 03/15/28

      436       455,620  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP(b):

     

5.50%, 09/15/24

      1,493       1,431,891  

5.50%, 01/15/28

      295       262,515  

Targa Resources Partners LP:

     

5.25%, 05/01/23

      500       503,350  

4.25%, 11/15/23

      1,330       1,339,975  

6.75%, 03/15/24

      400       409,480  

5.13%, 02/01/25

      1,692       1,717,380  

5.88%, 04/15/26

      3,333       3,542,246  

5.38%, 02/01/27

      1,036       1,070,364  

6.50%, 07/15/27

      400       428,000  
 

 

 

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2020 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

5.00%, 01/15/28

    USD       4,494     $ 4,583,880  

6.88%, 01/15/29

      4,303       4,854,300  

5.50%, 03/01/30(b)

      1,328       1,401,040  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC(b):

     

4.25%, 01/31/23

      1,805       1,892,181  

5.00%, 01/31/28

      2,297       2,532,443  

4.75%, 01/15/30

      1,976       2,139,020  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.:

     

3.75%, 10/16/23

      110       119,726  

4.88%, 05/15/48

      250       336,694  

Transcanada Trust, Series 16-A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.64%),
5.87%, 08/15/76(a)

      31,704       34,116,886  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 3.95%, 05/15/50(b)

      445       502,963  

UGI International LLC, 3.25%, 11/01/25

    EUR       500       585,294  

Valero Energy Corp.:

     

2.70%, 04/15/23

    USD       2,825       2,943,611  

2.85%, 04/15/25

      625       664,588  

Viper Energy Partners LP,
5.38%, 11/01/27(b)

      1,143       1,200,493  

Western Midstream Operating LP:

     

4.00%, 07/01/22

      215       221,876  

3.10%, 02/01/25(e)

      681       676,029  

3.95%, 06/01/25

      884       879,580  

4.65%, 07/01/26

      691       706,547  

4.75%, 08/15/28

      455       458,303  

4.05%, 02/01/30(e)

      1,197       1,212,118  

5.45%, 04/01/44

      1,420       1,295,750  

5.30%, 03/01/48

      3,138       2,803,207  

5.50%, 08/15/48

      517       461,423  

5.25%, 02/01/50(e)

      3,156       3,116,550  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The):

     

7.88%, 09/01/21

      41       44,088  

3.60%, 03/15/22

      1,000       1,041,070  

3.70%, 01/15/23

      1,395       1,474,734  

4.55%, 06/24/24

      1,425       1,585,951  

5.10%, 09/15/45

      840       993,325  

WPX Energy, Inc.:

     

8.25%, 08/01/23

      2,610       2,923,200  

5.25%, 09/15/24

      1,299       1,339,139  

5.75%, 06/01/26

      1,038       1,052,273  

5.25%, 10/15/27

      432       426,060  

5.88%, 06/15/28

      1,742       1,784,470  

4.50%, 01/15/30

      2,450       2,280,705  

Yankuang Group Cayman Ltd.,
4.75%, 11/30/20

      1,535       1,540,372  
   

 

 

 
        571,509,377  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%                  

Boise Cascade Co.,
4.88%, 07/01/30(b)

      1,288       1,365,280  

Georgia-Pacific LLC,
1.75%, 09/30/25(b)

      532       558,025  

Mercer International, Inc.,
7.38%, 01/15/25

      500       503,750  

Norbord, Inc.(b):

     

6.25%, 04/15/23

      173       182,515  

5.75%, 07/15/27

      430       457,950  

Resolute Forest Products, Inc.,
5.88%, 05/15/23

      450       427,500  

WEPA Hygieneprodukte GmbH, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 2.88%),
2.88%, 12/15/26(a)

    EUR       397       455,749  
   

 

 

 
        3,950,769  
Personal Products — 0.0%                  

Avon International Capital plc,
6.50%, 08/15/22(b)

    USD       1,260       1,253,700  

Avon International Operations, Inc.,
7.88%, 08/15/22(b)

      1,495       1,487,525  

Coty, Inc.:

     

4.00%, 04/15/23

    EUR       800       774,384  

4.75%, 04/15/26

      600       565,487  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Personal Products (continued)  

6.50%, 04/15/26(b)

    USD       500     $ 390,065  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.,
5.50%, 06/01/28(b)

      1,190       1,288,175  
   

 

 

 
        5,759,336  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%                  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.(b):

     

9.25%, 04/01/26

      800       899,760  

8.50%, 01/31/27

      3,689       4,104,013  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.:

     

4.50%, 05/15/23

    EUR       2,765       3,245,176  

5.88%, 05/15/23(b)

    USD       386       386,000  

7.00%, 03/15/24(b)

      1,130       1,180,827  

6.13%, 04/15/25(b)

      3,484       3,597,230  

5.50%, 11/01/25(b)

      1,125       1,167,424  

9.00%, 12/15/25(b)

      8,734       9,651,070  

5.75%, 08/15/27(b)

      2,758       2,993,478  

7.00%, 01/15/28(b)

      1,604       1,744,350  

5.00%, 01/30/28(b)

      757       760,770  

6.25%, 02/15/29(b)

      3,297       3,502,403  

7.25%, 05/30/29(b)

      4,897       5,386,700  

5.25%, 01/30/30(b)

      1,304       1,331,710  

Bayer AG, (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 2.55%), 3.75%, 07/01/74(a)

    EUR       200       244,704  

Bayer US Finance II LLC,
4.25%, 12/15/25(b)

    USD       1,275       1,462,146  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.:

     

3.55%, 08/15/22

      1,000       1,060,548  

2.75%, 02/15/23

      65       68,743  

2.90%, 07/26/24

      800       870,862  

3.40%, 07/26/29

      1,150       1,354,167  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.:

     

5.00%, 07/15/27(b)

      4,724       5,026,903  

2.38%, 03/01/28

    EUR       2,407       2,714,824  

Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH,
3.50%, 02/11/27

      786       911,610  

Diocle Spa, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 3.88%), 3.87%, 06/30/26(a)

      296       343,270  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 5.65%, 08/28/28(e)

    USD       881       1,021,960  

Endo Dac(b):

     

9.50%, 07/31/27

      1,182       1,272,127  

6.00%, 06/30/28

      785       598,563  

Endo DAC, 5.88%, 10/15/24(b)

      400       398,000  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.,
7.88%, 09/01/25(b)

      1,150       1,250,625  

Johnson & Johnson, 3.55%, 03/01/36

      550       685,925  

Jubilant Pharma Ltd., 6.00%, 03/05/24

      1,300       1,319,906  

Merck & Co., Inc., 3.40%, 03/07/29

      1,025       1,211,273  

Nidda BondCo GmbH:

     

5.00%, 09/30/25

    EUR       800       926,717  

7.25%, 09/30/25

      774       937,262  

Nidda Healthcare Holding GmbH:

     

3.50%, 09/30/24

      2,311       2,676,334  

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.,
7.50%, 04/01/27(b)

    USD       9,357       9,952,386  

Pfizer, Inc.:

     

3.45%, 03/15/29

      975       1,166,165  

2.55%, 05/28/40

      300       329,726  

4.30%, 06/15/43

      325       441,960  

2.70%, 05/28/50

      1,270       1,417,916  

Rossini SARL:

     

(EURIBOR 3 Month + 3.88%),
3.88%, 10/30/25(a)

    EUR       200       230,619  

6.75%, 10/30/25

      1,212       1,523,016  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC:

 

2.88%, 09/23/23

    USD       1,200       1,278,470  

3.20%, 09/23/26

      1,925       2,163,053  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.:

     

4.00%, 11/26/21

      1,000       1,043,262  

4.40%, 11/26/23

      570       637,525  

5.00%, 11/26/28

      1,175       1,475,769  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)                  

3.18%, 07/09/50

    USD       400     $ 437,998  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV:

     

3.25%, 04/15/22

    EUR       200       235,885  

6.00%, 01/31/25

      200       251,492  

4.50%, 03/01/25

      200       236,842  

1.88%, 03/31/27

      300       305,678  

1.63%, 10/15/28

      300       294,745  

Upjohn, Inc., 1.65%, 06/22/25(b)

    USD       360       370,470  
   

 

 

 
        90,100,357  
Professional Services — 0.1%                  

ASGN, Inc., 4.63%, 05/15/28(b)

      1,384       1,415,140  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)(b):

     

6.88%, 08/15/26

      4,126       4,507,655  

10.25%, 02/15/27

      2,172       2,466,154  

Intertrust Group BV, 3.38%, 11/15/25

    EUR       1,711       2,055,540  

Jaguar Holding Co. II/PPD Development LP(b):

 

4.63%, 06/15/25

    USD       3,307       3,455,815  

5.00%, 06/15/28

      3,090       3,289,923  
   

 

 

 
        17,190,227  
Real Estate Management & Development — 2.3%  

ADLER Real Estate AG:

     

1.88%, 04/27/23

    EUR       400       454,926  

3.00%, 04/27/26

      700       803,951  

ADO Properties SA, 3.25%, 08/05/25

      1,100       1,286,351  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.:

     

8.50%, 07/18/21

    USD       1,758       1,811,619  

6.70%, 03/07/22

      4,550       4,680,812  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 9.22%), 6.87%(a)(m)

      1,058       1,044,775  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 11.29%), 7.88%(a)(m)

      1,145       1,150,725  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 11.08%), 7.75%(a)(m)

      2,282       2,257,041  

Alam Synergy Pte. Ltd., 11.50%, 04/22/21

      608       387,889  

APL Realty Holdings Pte. Ltd.,
5.95%, 06/02/24

      600       318,562  

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA,
3.88%, 11/02/27

      875       922,531  

Central China Real Estate Ltd.:

     

6.88%, 10/23/20

      1,750       1,750,000  

6.50%, 03/05/21

      2,540       2,545,715  

6.75%, 11/08/21

      2,050       2,057,934  

6.88%, 08/08/22

      630       632,362  

7.25%, 04/24/23

      2,430       2,439,112  

7.90%, 11/07/23

      1,930       1,949,300  

7.25%, 07/16/24

      1,118       1,098,435  

CFLD Cayman Investment Ltd.:

     

8.63%, 02/28/21

      1,695       1,720,425  

6.90%, 01/13/23

      945       939,094  

8.60%, 04/08/24

      1,355       1,366,009  

8.05%, 01/13/25

      2,000       1,947,500  

China Aoyuan Group Ltd.:

     

4.80%, 02/18/21

      3,100       3,088,375  

7.50%, 05/10/21

      5,030       5,105,337  

7.95%, 09/07/21

      1,978       2,020,032  

8.50%, 01/23/22

      3,028       3,140,604  

7.95%, 02/19/23

      10,122       10,615,448  

China Evergrande Group:

     

6.25%, 06/28/21

      630       615,234  

8.25%, 03/23/22

      1,145       1,090,613  

9.50%, 04/11/22

      630       606,769  

11.50%, 01/22/23

      2,315       2,280,998  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
Real Estate Management & Development (continued)        

4.25%, 02/14/23(j)

    HKD       80,000     $     9,974,577  

10.00%, 04/11/23

    USD       3,295       3,116,864  

7.50%, 06/28/23

      2,500       2,210,938  

12.00%, 01/22/24

      5,081       4,893,638  

10.50%, 04/11/24

      953       870,804  

China SCE Group Holdings Ltd.:

     

8.75%, 01/15/21

      630       638,663  

7.45%, 04/17/21

      3,000       3,032,670  

5.88%, 03/10/22

      474       472,260  

7.25%, 04/19/23

      5,345       5,433,527  

7.38%, 04/09/24

      1,590       1,607,887  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.:

     

7.63%, 03/02/21

      630       641,812  

6.88%, 04/23/21

      1,757       1,785,446  

5.50%, 01/23/22

      2,100       2,123,205  

7.63%, 02/28/23

      3,400       3,590,188  

6.55%, 03/28/24

      1,145       1,190,442  

6.45%, 11/07/24

      1,145       1,181,139  

6.00%, 07/16/25

      2,270       2,280,641  

Citycon OYJ, (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 4.71%), 4.50%(a)(m)

    EUR       800       799,566  

Consus Real Estate AG, 9.63%, 05/15/24

      1,371       1,744,167  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.:

     

7.25%, 04/04/21

    USD       789       789,986  

7.13%, 04/25/22

      630       661,500  

8.00%, 01/27/24

      630       685,519  

6.50%, 04/08/24

      630       675,281  

6.15%, 09/17/25

      3,860       4,148,294  

5.13%, 01/14/27

      630       644,175  

DEMIRE Deutsche Mittelstand Real Estate AG, 1.88%, 10/15/24

    EUR       500       542,258  

Easy Tactic Ltd.:

     

8.75%, 01/10/21

    USD       630       630,000  

7.00%, 04/25/21

      800       787,680  

9.13%, 07/28/22

      630       609,525  

8.13%, 02/27/23

      630       581,962  

8.63%, 02/27/24

      4,785       4,349,864  

8.63%, 03/05/24

      1,457       1,325,870  

8.13%, 07/11/24

      4,330       3,841,522  

Excel Capital Global Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 3 Year + 9.34%), 7.00%(a)(m)

      4,800       4,848,000  

Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd.:

     

8.38%, 03/08/21

      1,730       1,746,759  

15.00%, 12/18/21

      1,735       1,886,812  

11.75%, 04/17/22

      1,550       1,636,219  

7.95%, 07/05/22

      1,650       1,642,266  

12.25%, 10/18/22

      1,588       1,708,589  

10.88%, 01/09/23

      1,145       1,195,809  

Five Point Operating Co. LP,
7.88%, 11/15/25(b)

      4,450       4,299,901  

Global Prime Capital Pte. Ltd.:

     

7.25%, 04/26/21

      3,000       3,010,800  

5.50%, 10/18/23

      630       622,519  

5.95%, 01/23/25

      2,778       2,670,352  

Greenland Global Investment Ltd.:

     

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.85%),
5.13%, 09/26/21(a)

      3,600       3,562,506  

7.25%, 03/12/22

      630       638,465  

6.75%, 06/25/22

      520       521,950  

5.60%, 11/13/22

      1,145       1,120,669  

6.25%, 12/16/22

      2,757       2,757,000  

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC,
5.75%, 12/01/25(b)

      1,645       1,657,337  

Heimstaden Bostad AB, (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 3.67%), 3.25%(a)(m)

    EUR       450       520,377  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Real Estate Management & Development (continued)  

Hopson Capital International Group Co. Ltd., 6.00%, 02/17/21

    USD       3,100     $     3,076,750  

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.,
7.50%, 06/27/22

      2,268       2,279,340  

Howard Hughes Corp. (The),
5.38%, 03/15/25(b)

      2,779       2,806,985  

Hunt Cos., Inc., 6.25%, 02/15/26(b)

      540       504,900  

Jababeka International BV:

     

6.50%, 10/05/23(b)

      867       712,295  

6.50%, 10/05/23

      1,655       1,359,686  

JGC Ventures Pte. Ltd.,
10.75%, 08/30/21

      2,500       909,375  

Jingrui Holdings Ltd., 9.45%, 04/23/21

      1,200       1,164,000  

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.:

     

6.75%, 02/18/21

      2,140       2,137,325  

11.25%, 04/09/22

      1,145       1,201,892  

8.50%, 06/30/22

      2,382       2,392,421  

11.95%, 10/22/22

      3,145       3,341,563  

11.50%, 01/30/23

      1,718       1,782,962  

10.88%, 07/23/23

      6,218       6,342,360  

11.95%, 11/12/23

      1,145       1,194,378  

9.38%, 06/30/24

      5,944       5,461,050  

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., 5.88%, 04/01/24

      585       587,194  

KWG Group Holdings Ltd.:

     

7.88%, 08/09/21

      1,144       1,172,242  

7.88%, 09/01/23

      3,468       3,619,725  

7.40%, 03/05/24

      1,718       1,787,257  

Logan Group Co. Ltd.:

     

6.88%, 04/24/21

      2,000       2,026,240  

7.50%, 08/25/22

      2,316       2,405,745  

6.50%, 07/16/23

      5,918       6,095,540  

6.90%, 06/09/24

      1,718       1,786,720  

5.75%, 01/14/25

      1,432       1,435,580  

Modern Land China Co. Ltd.,
12.85%, 10/25/21

      530       533,975  

Modernland Overseas Pte. Ltd.,
6.95%, 04/13/24

      1,296       471,420  

New Metro Global Ltd.:

     

6.50%, 04/23/21

      3,445       3,464,602  

6.50%, 05/20/22

      212       214,120  

6.80%, 08/05/23

      2,270       2,309,725  

Peach Property Finance GmbH,
3.50%, 02/15/23

    EUR       592       686,727  

Powerlong Real Estate Holdings Ltd.:

     

6.95%, 04/17/21

    USD       500       505,230  

7.13%, 11/08/22

      2,608       2,663,420  

Realogy Group LLC, 7.63%, 06/15/25(b)

      242       253,972  

Redsun Properties Group Ltd.:

     

11.50%, 03/04/21

      3,100       3,180,406  

9.95%, 04/11/22

      945       968,625  

10.50%, 10/03/22

      1,145       1,180,066  

RKPF Overseas 2019 A Ltd.:

     

7.88%, 02/01/23

      1,545       1,629,975  

6.70%, 09/30/24

      3,007       3,100,029  

Ronshine China Holdings Ltd.:

     

11.25%, 08/22/21

      1,325       1,397,875  

10.50%, 03/01/22

      1,150       1,228,703  

8.75%, 10/25/22

      5,685       5,933,719  

8.95%, 01/22/23

      6,059       6,403,606  

8.10%, 06/09/23

      1,145       1,193,662  

Scenery Journey Ltd.:

     

11.00%, 11/06/20

      7,290       7,337,841  

11.50%, 10/24/22

      5,244       5,078,486  

13.00%, 11/06/22

      1,434       1,427,726  

12.00%, 10/24/23

      3,192       3,051,353  

13.75%, 11/06/23

      464       462,260  

Seazen Group Ltd.:

     

6.50%, 09/12/20

      1,900       1,900,594  

7.50%, 01/22/21

      1,500       1,515,937  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Real Estate Management & Development (continued)        

6.15%, 04/15/23

    USD       1,145     $ 1,145,358  

Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.:

     

6.38%, 10/15/21

      2,150       2,224,578  

6.13%, 02/21/24

      945       1,002,881  

5.60%, 07/15/26

      1,145       1,220,499  

Shui On Development Holding Ltd.:

     

6.25%, 11/28/21

      600       608,250  

5.75%, 11/12/23

      1,718       1,705,115  

Sino-Ocean Land Treasure Finance II Ltd.,
5.95%, 02/04/27

      209       227,092  

Sino-Ocean Land Treasure IV Ltd.,
4.75%, 08/05/29

      302       308,984  

Summit Properties Ltd.,
2.00%, 01/31/25

    EUR       273       292,219  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.:

     

6.88%, 08/08/20

    USD       1,285       1,285,803  

7.88%, 02/15/22

      1,745       1,792,988  

7.25%, 06/14/22

      4,755       4,844,156  

7.95%, 10/11/23

      1,433       1,480,468  

7.50%, 02/01/24

      1,432       1,459,297  

6.65%, 08/03/24

      3,400       3,361,750  

Theta Capital Pte. Ltd.:

     

8.13%, 01/22/25

      1,709       1,579,223  

6.75%, 10/31/26

      630       528,215  

Times China Holdings Ltd.:

     

7.63%, 02/21/22

      2,100       2,155,125  

5.75%, 04/26/22

      289       291,133  

6.75%, 07/16/23

      5,197       5,320,429  

TLG Finance SARL, (EUR Swap Annual
5 Year + 3.98%), 3.38%(a)(m)

    EUR       1,000       1,142,480  

Unique Pub Finance Co. plc (The):

     

Series A4, 5.66%, 06/30/27

    GBP       678       916,607  

Series N, 6.46%, 03/30/32(e)

      1,000       1,361,670  

VLL International, Inc.:

     

7.38%, 06/18/22

    USD       2,000       2,063,120  

5.75%, 11/28/24

      2,000       1,940,000  

Wanda Group Overseas Ltd.,
7.50%, 07/24/22

      4,935       4,797,745  

Yango Justice International Ltd.:

     

6.80%, 03/11/21

      3,070       3,070,000  

10.00%, 02/12/23

      1,145       1,206,902  

9.25%, 04/15/23

      1,145       1,177,203  

8.25%, 11/25/23

      1,145       1,141,422  

7.50%, 04/15/24

      2,975       2,956,406  

Yanlord Land HK Co. Ltd.:

     

6.75%, 04/23/23

      7,745       7,912,002  

6.80%, 02/27/24

      4,480       4,531,800  

Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd.:

     

6.38%, 03/06/21

      1,392       1,399,071  

8.63%, 01/23/22

      630       655,988  

8.50%, 02/04/23

      1,145       1,206,544  

6.00%, 10/25/23

      2,995       2,961,306  

8.50%, 02/26/24

      6,145       6,444,569  

8.38%, 10/30/24

      2,145       2,227,448  

7.70%, 02/20/25

      1,029       1,038,968  

Zhenro Properties Group Ltd.:

     

5.60%, 02/28/21

      1,260       1,251,731  

9.15%, 03/08/22

      2,055       2,121,145  

8.70%, 08/03/22

      4,930       5,051,710  

8.65%, 01/21/23

      1,024       1,051,520  

9.15%, 05/06/23

      1,145       1,189,369  
   

 

 

 
        375,364,546  
Road & Rail — 0.3%                  

Algeco Global Finance plc,
8.00%, 02/15/23(b)

      415       412,925  

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC:

     

4.90%, 04/01/44

      800       1,152,080  

4.15%, 12/15/48

      425       580,674  

3.55%, 02/15/50

      425       538,500  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

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BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  
Road & Rail (continued)  

CSX Corp.:

     

3.80%, 03/01/28

    USD       1,050     $ 1,245,668  

4.30%, 03/01/48

      650       870,142  

Kapla Holding SAS:

     

(EURIBOR 3 Month + 3.25%), 3.25%, 12/15/26(a)

    EUR       343       374,721  

3.38%, 12/15/26

      398       433,662  

Loxam SAS:

     

3.50%, 04/15/22

      109       128,985  

3.50%, 05/03/23

      720       839,643  

4.25%, 04/15/24

      300       351,215  

3.25%, 01/14/25

      708       800,629  

3.75%, 07/15/26

      673       763,825  

Norfolk Southern Corp.:

     

2.55%, 11/01/29

    USD       1,700       1,879,419  

4.15%, 02/28/48

      750       971,609  

3.05%, 05/15/50

      43       48,488  

Pacific National Finance Pty. Ltd., 4.75%, 03/22/28

      5,000       5,250,600  

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP(b):

     

4.25%, 01/17/23

      325       350,057  

2.70%, 03/14/23

      675       699,797  

3.45%, 07/01/24

      1,600       1,742,974  

4.00%, 07/15/25

      4,525       5,068,827  

Rubis Terminal Infra SAS, 5.63%, 05/15/25

    EUR       970       1,176,771  

Rumo Luxembourg SARL, 5.88%, 01/18/25(b)

    USD       2,900       3,045,000  

Ryder System, Inc.:

     

2.88%, 09/01/20

      1,000       1,000,000  

2.50%, 09/01/24

      1,150       1,210,715  

Uber Technologies, Inc.(b):

     

7.50%, 11/01/23

      1,699       1,762,713  

7.50%, 05/15/25

      4,489       4,735,895  

8.00%, 11/01/26

      742       778,766  

7.50%, 09/15/27

      1,517       1,587,161  

Union Pacific Corp.:

     

3.55%, 08/15/39

      525       628,270  

4.05%, 03/01/46

      825       1,048,972  

4.30%, 03/01/49

      450       616,449  

3.95%, 08/15/59

      975       1,256,255  

3.84%, 03/20/60

      1,906       2,430,256  
   

 

 

 
               45,781,663  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.6%  

Amkor Technology, Inc., 6.63%, 09/15/27(b)

      1,100       1,210,000  

ams AG:

     

6.00%, 07/31/25

    EUR       1,991       2,373,320  

Analog Devices, Inc., 2.95%, 04/01/25

    USD       850       934,029  

Applied Materials, Inc., 3.30%, 04/01/27

      1,200       1,389,897  

Broadcom Corp.:

     

2.65%, 01/15/23

      700       729,222  

3.63%, 01/15/24

      660       713,646  

Broadcom, Inc.(b):

     

3.63%, 10/15/24

      100       109,210  

4.70%, 04/15/25

      4,525       5,175,041  

4.25%, 04/15/26

      1,550       1,750,794  

3.46%, 09/15/26

      1,667       1,826,504  

4.75%, 04/15/29

      2,125       2,477,388  

5.00%, 04/15/30

      23,521       27,956,022  

4.15%, 11/15/30

      3,059       3,435,903  

4.30%, 11/15/32

      14,266       16,363,116  

Entegris, Inc.(b):

     

4.63%, 02/10/26

      400       415,648  

4.38%, 04/15/28

      1,898       1,999,467  

Global A&T Electronics Ltd., 8.50%, 01/12/23

      3,000       2,896,875  

Infineon Technologies AG, (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 3.39%), 2.88%(a)(m)

    EUR       800       940,193  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

Intel Corp.:

     

4.75%, 03/25/50

    USD       790     $ 1,145,705  

3.10%, 02/15/60

      120       139,049  

KLA Corp.:

     

4.65%, 11/01/24

      800       923,276  

4.10%, 03/15/29

      1,676       2,025,450  

3.30%, 03/01/50

      850       952,248  

Lam Research Corp.:

     

4.00%, 03/15/29

      925       1,125,172  

4.88%, 03/15/49

      950       1,437,368  

Microchip Technology, Inc., 4.25%, 09/01/25(b)

      7,811       8,211,032  

NVIDIA Corp.:

     

3.50%, 04/01/40

      550       660,640  

3.50%, 04/01/50

      1,060       1,269,541  

NXP BV(b):

     

4.13%, 06/01/21

      1,098       1,128,177  

3.88%, 09/01/22

      1,087       1,151,306  

3.88%, 06/18/26

      400       451,076  

4.30%, 06/18/29

      1,875       2,185,661  

3.40%, 05/01/30

      190       209,672  

Qorvo, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/29(b)

      5,006       5,393,965  

QUALCOMM, Inc.:

     

2.90%, 05/20/24

      1,300       1,407,120  

4.30%, 05/20/47

      584       787,040  

Sensata Technologies UK Financing Co. plc, 6.25%, 02/15/26(b)

      500       526,300  
   

 

 

 
               103,826,073  
Software — 0.9%  

ACI Worldwide, Inc.,
5.75%, 08/15/26(b)

      180       187,650  

Ascend Learning LLC(b):

     

6.88%, 08/01/25

      1,369       1,410,070  

6.88%, 08/01/25

      5,608       5,748,200  

Autodesk, Inc., 3.50%, 06/15/27

      18       20,604  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.:

     

6.50%, 10/02/25

    EUR       2,080       2,572,888  

7.13%, 10/02/25(b)

    USD       2,465       2,717,662  

9.13%, 03/01/26(b)

      4,035       4,277,100  

BY Crown Parent LLC(b):

     

7.38%, 10/15/24

      2,645       2,681,369  

4.25%, 01/31/26

      3,611       3,742,982  

CA, Inc., 3.60%, 08/15/22

      375       384,329  

Camelot Finance SA,
4.50%, 11/01/26(b)

      5,938       6,145,830  

Castle US Holding Corp., 9.50%, 02/15/28(b)

      2,352       2,175,600  

CDK Global, Inc.:

     

5.00%, 10/15/24(e)

      350       394,730  

5.88%, 06/15/26

      545       582,420  

4.88%, 06/01/27

      4,814       5,144,914  

5.25%, 05/15/29(b)

      1,445       1,582,347  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 03/01/25(b)

      9,776       9,995,960  

Fair Isaac Corp.(b):

     

5.25%, 05/15/26

      225       253,125  

4.00%, 06/15/28

      2,158       2,257,268  

Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc.,
10.00%, 11/30/24(b)

      5,674       6,056,995  

j2 Cloud Services LLC,
6.00%, 07/15/25(b)

      465       484,763  

Microsoft Corp.:

     

3.30%, 02/06/27

      1,100       1,274,854  

3.45%, 08/08/36

      750       939,266  

4.10%, 02/06/37

      754       1,009,955  

3.70%, 08/08/46

      1,475       1,920,952  

2.53%, 06/01/50

      1,121       1,230,542  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.,
5.00%, 04/15/25(b)

      1,240       1,274,224  

Nuance Communications, Inc., 5.63%, 12/15/26

 

    5,606       5,977,397  

Open Text Corp.(b):

     

5.88%, 06/01/26

      300       318,660  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

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BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  
Software (continued)  

3.88%, 02/15/28

    USD       3,955     $ 4,112,014  

Open Text Holdings, Inc., 4.13%, 02/15/30(b)

      2,427       2,548,350  

Oracle Corp.:

     

2.95%, 11/15/24

      2,000       2,187,189  

2.95%, 04/01/30

      1,660       1,891,164  

3.85%, 07/15/36

      850       1,046,887  

5.38%, 07/15/40

      650       951,544  

4.13%, 05/15/45

      1,325       1,680,634  

4.00%, 07/15/46

      350       438,472  

4.00%, 11/15/47

      950       1,196,867  

3.60%, 04/01/50

      18,223       21,808,038  

3.85%, 04/01/60

      5,608       7,038,481  

PTC, Inc.(b):

     

3.63%, 02/15/25

      1,490       1,544,787  

4.00%, 02/15/28

      1,628       1,709,970  

Solera LLC, 10.50%, 03/01/24(b)

      11,746       12,427,268  

SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 09/30/27(b)

      9,816       10,539,930  

Veritas US, Inc., 7.50%, 02/01/23(b)

      924       924,194  

VMware, Inc., 4.70%, 05/15/30

      4,825       5,662,388  
   

 

 

 
               150,470,833  
Specialty Retail — 0.3%  

AutoNation, Inc., 4.75%, 06/01/30

      995       1,152,860  

Baoxin Auto Finance I Ltd., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 3 Year + 8.91%), 5.63%(a)(m)

      379       285,434  

Douglas GmbH, 6.25%, 07/15/22

    EUR       300       310,262  

Dufry One BV:

     

2.50%, 10/15/24

      400       360,575  

2.00%, 02/15/27

      1,470       1,236,976  

eG Global Finance plc:

     

4.38%, 02/07/25

      453       504,203  

6.75%, 02/07/25(b)

    USD       1,438       1,502,422  

6.25%, 10/30/25

    EUR       2,401       2,813,150  

8.50%, 10/30/25(b)

    USD       2,845       3,107,935  

Gap, Inc. (The), 8.88%, 05/15/27(b)

      1,236       1,381,230  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 5.00%, 06/01/22(e)

      275       272,937  

Home Depot, Inc. (The):

     

4.20%, 04/01/43

      575       762,506  

4.50%, 12/06/48

      975       1,376,873  

3.35%, 04/15/50

      625       766,166  

L Brands, Inc.:

     

5.63%, 02/15/22

      504       515,617  

5.63%, 10/15/23

      325       329,645  

6.88%, 07/01/25(b)

      2,798       3,013,390  

9.38%, 07/01/25(b)

      150       167,250  

7.50%, 06/15/29

      600       617,472  

6.88%, 11/01/35

      3,687       3,529,196  

6.75%, 07/01/36

      369       356,122  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.:

     

4.00%, 04/15/25

      900       1,032,940  

4.65%, 04/15/42

      450       600,968  

3.70%, 04/15/46

      925       1,096,938  

4.55%, 04/05/49

      500       671,090  

Matalan Finance plc, 6.75%, 01/31/23

    GBP       100       88,397  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 4.75%, 09/15/29

    USD       1,825       1,929,335  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc., 5.50%, 05/15/26

      320       334,400  

PetSmart, Inc.(b):

     

7.13%, 03/15/23

      2,152       2,173,520  

5.88%, 06/01/25

      5,830       5,975,750  

Sally Holdings LLC, 5.63%, 12/01/25

      895       918,494  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 8.25%, 07/01/26(b)

      4,649       4,834,960  

Staples, Inc., 7.50%, 04/15/26(b)

      6,212       5,449,788  

Tendam Brands SAU:

     

5.00%, 09/15/24

    EUR       370       374,867  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)  

(EURIBOR 3 Month + 5.25%), 5.25%, 09/15/24(a)

    EUR       270     $ 271,237  
   

 

 

 
                 50,114,905  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.2%  

Apple, Inc.:

     

1.13%, 05/11/25

    USD       1,065       1,094,441  

2.20%, 09/11/29

      1,800       1,964,982  

4.50%, 02/23/36

      1,075       1,466,202  

3.45%, 02/09/45

      225       277,726  

3.85%, 08/04/46

      1,550       2,018,416  

2.65%, 05/11/50

      840       926,953  

Dell International LLC(b):

     

4.42%, 06/15/21

      3,197       3,285,180  

5.45%, 06/15/23

      835       920,055  

7.13%, 06/15/24

      1,575       1,636,031  

6.02%, 06/15/26

      2,379       2,789,555  

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.,
9.38%, 07/15/25(b)

      908       960,482  

EMC Corp., 3.38%, 06/01/23

      650       680,784  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.:

     

3.60%, 10/15/20(e)

      620       621,963  

4.45%, 10/02/23

      700       768,353  

HP, Inc., 2.20%, 06/17/25

      2,175       2,285,379  

NCR Corp.:

     

6.38%, 12/15/23

      400       412,000  

5.75%, 09/01/27(b)

      1,330       1,373,225  

6.13%, 09/01/29(b)

      1,136       1,244,431  

NetApp, Inc., 2.70%, 06/22/30

      877       928,837  

Nuoxi Capital Ltd., 7.50%, 01/28/22

      664       172,640  

Paymentsense Ltd., 8.00%, 10/15/25

    GBP       550       719,950  

Seagate HDD Cayman,
4.13%, 01/15/31(b)

    USD       710       762,187  

Western Digital Corp., 4.75%, 02/15/26

      2,017       2,191,208  

Xerox Corp.:

     

3.50%, 08/20/20

      1,000       998,750  

4.80%, 03/01/35

      1,315       1,236,100  
   

 

 

 
        31,735,830  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.0%  

European TopSoho SARL, Series SMCP, 4.00%, 09/21/21(j)

    EUR       1,300       749,895  

Hanesbrands, Inc., 5.38%, 05/15/25(b)

    USD       763       820,225  

Levi Strauss & Co., 5.00%, 05/01/25

      199       203,497  

Prime Bloom Holdings Ltd., 6.95%, 07/05/22

      2,783       926,217  

Under Armour, Inc., 3.25%, 06/15/26

      400       373,500  

William Carter Co. (The), 5.63%, 03/15/27(b)

      2,360       2,513,400  
   

 

 

 
        5,586,734  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%  

BPCE SA, 2.38%, 01/14/25(b)

      1,575       1,650,064  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG, 4.60%, 02/22/27

    EUR       200       232,500  

Freedom Mortgage Corp., 8.25%, 04/15/25(b)

    USD       830       827,925  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings
LLLP(b):

     

5.25%, 03/15/22

      700       686,000  

4.25%, 02/01/27

      2,669       2,255,305  

Mongolian Mortgage Corp. HFC LLC:

     

9.75%, 01/29/22

      3,600       3,246,750  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(b):

     

8.13%, 07/15/23

      1,786       1,857,065  

9.13%, 07/15/26

      1,525       1,658,895  

6.00%, 01/15/27

      3,029       3,089,580  

Quicken Loans, Inc.,
5.75%, 05/01/25(b)

      825       850,521  

Radian Group, Inc.:

     

4.50%, 10/01/24

      650       653,250  

6.63%, 03/15/25

      1,135       1,210,932  

4.88%, 03/15/27

      1,400       1,356,782  
   

 

 

 
        19,575,569  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  93


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  
Tobacco — 0.1%  

Altria Group, Inc.:

     

4.75%, 05/05/21

    USD       900     $ 930,263  

3.49%, 02/14/22

      502       524,869  

2.85%, 08/09/22

      443       462,968  

3.80%, 02/14/24

      690       758,418  

2.35%, 05/06/25

      790       840,360  

5.38%, 01/31/44

      500       647,352  

5.95%, 02/14/49

      2,042       2,888,033  

BAT Capital Corp.:

     

2.76%, 08/15/22

      6,399       6,653,285  

2.79%, 09/06/24

      800       853,667  

3.46%, 09/06/29

      1,350       1,472,232  

4.39%, 08/15/37

      675       772,396  

4.54%, 08/15/47

      1,188       1,360,100  

4.76%, 09/06/49

      290       342,286  

Philip Morris International, Inc., 1.50%, 05/01/25

      1,200       1,241,442  

Vector Group Ltd.,
6.13%, 02/01/25(b)

      3,450       3,428,437  
   

 

 

 
                 23,176,108  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%  

Air Lease Corp.:

     

2.50%, 03/01/21

      1,300       1,304,124  

3.50%, 01/15/22

      2,040       2,063,968  

Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC(b):

     

6.75%, 03/15/22

      545       553,235  

6.50%, 10/01/25

      825       775,673  

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 9.75%, 08/01/27(b)

      2,288       2,362,360  

HD Supply, Inc., 5.38%, 10/15/26(b)

      11,952       12,524,979  

Herc Holdings, Inc.,
5.50%, 07/15/27(b)

      1,261       1,333,508  

United Rentals North America, Inc.:

     

5.50%, 07/15/25

      605       622,303  

4.63%, 10/15/25

      2,502       2,573,933  

5.88%, 09/15/26

      1,234       1,317,295  

5.50%, 05/15/27

      4,386       4,720,432  

3.88%, 11/15/27

      322       338,100  

4.88%, 01/15/28

      635       681,831  

5.25%, 01/15/30

      6       6,570  

4.00%, 07/15/30

      1,241       1,284,435  

3.88%, 02/15/31

      2,158       2,158,000  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.:

     

5.38%, 12/15/21

      200       201,302  

7.13%, 06/15/25(b)

      4,562       5,006,293  

7.25%, 06/15/28(b)

      4,146       4,529,505  
   

 

 

 
        44,357,846  
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%  

Atlantia SpA:

     

1.63%, 02/03/25

    EUR       500       574,863  

1.88%, 07/13/27

      200       228,673  

Autostrade per l’Italia SpA:

     

6.25%, 06/09/22

    GBP       300       416,478  

5.88%, 06/09/24

    EUR       1,800       2,423,035  

4.38%, 09/16/25

      400       522,840  

1.88%, 11/04/25

      300       347,201  

1.75%, 06/26/26

      200       228,817  

1.75%, 02/01/27

      500       566,659  

Royal Capital BV(m):

     

5.88%

    USD       1,014       1,018,753  

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 5.93%), 4.88%(a)

      508       500,725  
   

 

 

 
        6,828,044  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.6%  

America Movil SAB de CV:

     

3.13%, 07/16/22

    USD       300     $ 312,975  

3.63%, 04/22/29

      1,850       2,106,109  

4.38%, 04/22/49

      250       330,456  

C&W Senior Financing DAC(b):

     

7.50%, 10/15/26

      625       665,625  

6.88%, 09/15/27

      985       1,051,783  

Comunicaciones Celulares SA, 6.88%, 02/06/24(b)

      1,045       1,070,472  

Connect Finco SARL,
6.75%, 10/01/26(b)

      11,273                11,558,207  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.:

     

5.25%, 08/01/26

      3,302       3,625,200  

6.63%, 08/01/26

      598       665,275  

Matterhorn Telecom SA:

     

2.63%, 09/15/24

    EUR       200       230,878  

4.00%, 11/15/27

      1,100       1,298,985  

Millicom International Cellular SA, 5.13%, 01/15/28(b)

    USD       5,600       5,872,475  

Rogers Communications, Inc., 3.70%, 11/15/49

      176       208,843  

SoftBank Group Corp.:

     

4.00%, 04/20/23

    EUR       1,826       2,215,680  

(USD Swap Rate 5 Year + 4.23%), 6.00%(a)(m)

    USD       1,100       1,055,105  

4.50%, 04/20/25

    EUR       200       246,361  

4.75%, 07/30/25

      1,783       2,217,418  

3.13%, 09/19/25

      900       1,054,364  

5.00%, 04/15/28

      1,500       1,915,032  

4.00%, 09/19/29

      500       609,523  

Sprint Communications, Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/22

    USD       1,300       1,405,443  

Sprint Corp.:

     

7.25%, 09/15/21

      1,050       1,109,063  

7.88%, 09/15/23

      4,790       5,556,400  

7.13%, 06/15/24

      2,246       2,620,071  

7.63%, 02/15/25

      2,042       2,480,152  

7.63%, 03/01/26

      3,097       3,871,188  

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC, 4.74%, 03/20/25(b)

      240       261,000  

Telefonica Europe BV(a)(m):

     

(EUR Swap Annual 10 Year + 4.30%), 5.87%

    EUR       1,500       1,932,815  

(EUR Swap Annual 6 Year + 4.11%), 4.37%

      1,600       1,979,710  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.:

     

4.00%, 04/15/22

    USD       150       156,996  

6.00%, 03/01/23

      700       706,048  

6.00%, 04/15/24

      650       665,333  

6.38%, 03/01/25

      875       898,222  

3.50%, 04/15/25(b)

      1,250       1,378,438  

5.13%, 04/15/25

      150       153,750  

6.50%, 01/15/26

      1,055       1,112,128  

4.50%, 02/01/26

      460       473,800  

5.38%, 04/15/27

      250       272,813  

4.75%, 02/01/28

      7,617       8,253,781  

3.88%, 04/15/30(b)

      1,575       1,803,769  

4.38%, 04/15/40(b)

      475       579,932  

4.50%, 04/15/50(b)

      1,059       1,322,003  

United States Cellular Corp., 6.70%, 12/15/33

      199       249,484  

VEON Holdings BV,
4.00%, 04/09/25(b)

      4,695       4,844,653  

Vodafone Group plc:

     

5.25%, 05/30/48

      1,287       1,759,663  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 3.43%), 4.20%, 10/03/78(a)

    EUR       1,132       1,470,117  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 2.67%), 3.10%, 01/03/79(a)

      500       596,991  

(USD Swap Semi 5 Year + 4.87%), 7.00%, 04/04/79(a)

    USD       14,595       17,559,901  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)  

VTR Comunicaciones SpA, 5.13%, 01/15/28(b)

    USD       1,263     $ 1,345,095  
   

 

 

 
        105,129,525  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 33.8%
(Cost: $5,380,680,499)

            5,587,860,287  
   

 

 

 

Equity-Linked Notes — 9.1%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.1%  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (L3Harris Technologies, Inc.),
0.00%, 10/20/20(b)

      66       11,108,474  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 0.5%  

Barclays Bank plc (Bank of America Corp.), 18.60%, 10/14/20

      916       22,537,357  

Barclays Bank plc (JPMorgan Chase & Co.), 15.63%, 11/19/20

      335       32,788,922  

BNP Paribas SA (PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)), 19.89%, 11/18/20

      107       11,408,355  

BNP Paribas SA (US Bancorp), 18.88%, 11/18/20

      295       10,992,043  
   

 

 

 
        77,726,677  
Beverages — 0.3%  

Barclays Bank plc (PepsiCo, Inc.), 11.00%, 11/19/20

      162       22,260,326  

BNP Paribas SA (Coca-Cola Co (The)), 9.92%, 11/18/20

      655       31,081,584  
   

 

 

 
        53,341,910  
Biotechnology — 0.3%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Biogen, Inc.), 16.75%, 10/19/20

      19       5,184,626  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (AbbVie, Inc.), 0.00%, 12/03/20(b)

      237       22,410,770  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Gilead Sciences, Inc.), 0.00%, 10/22/20(b)

      227       15,749,544  
   

 

 

 
        43,344,940  
Building Products — 0.1%  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Johnson Controls International plc), 0.00%, 10/22/20(b)

      293       11,235,320  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 0.3%  

HSBC Bank plc (Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)), 17.30%, 10/13/20

      51       10,305,138  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Charles SchwabCorp. (The)), 16.53%, 10/14/20(b)

      315       10,621,121  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.), 10.55%, 10/21/20

      119       11,226,036  

Royal Bank of Canada (S&P Global, Inc.), 11.02%, 11/27/20(b)

      32       11,068,933  
   

 

 

 
        43,221,228  
Chemicals — 0.3%  

Barclays Bank plc (Sherwin-Williams Co (The)), 9.60%, 10/16/20

      17       11,050,434  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Celanese Corp.),
13.07%, 10/19/20(b)

      44       4,272,267  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.), 10.91%, 11/05/20

      18       5,127,506  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Dow, Inc.), 15.08%, 11/18/20

      246       10,200,752  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Ecolab, Inc.), 12.84%, 10/19/20

      55       10,289,039  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (PPG Industries, Inc.), 16.78%, 10/19/20

      69       7,535,489  
   

 

 

 
        48,475,487  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%  

BNP Paribas SA (Copart, Inc.), 12.52%, 08/10/20(b)

    USD       70     $ 6,473,269  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Republic Services, Inc.), 20.55%, 08/06/20

      57       4,764,274  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Waste Management, Inc.), 9.08%, 11/25/20

      102       11,188,886  
   

 

 

 
        22,426,429  
Communications Equipment — 0.3%  

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.), 13.09%, 08/11/20(b)

      1,070       50,116,873  
   

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 0.0%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.), 19.17%, 10/19/20

      30       6,295,412  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.1%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Capital One Financial Corp.), 21.79%, 10/21/20

      80       5,179,105  

Royal Bank of Canada (Discover Financial Services),
25.07%, 10/21/20(b)

      100       5,040,175  
   

 

 

 
        10,219,280  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Verizon Communications, Inc.), 7.88%, 10/26/20

      372       21,341,465  

Royal Bank of Canada (AT&T, Inc.), 10.01%, 11/18/20(b)

      877       26,042,716  
   

 

 

 
        47,384,181  
Electric Utilities — 0.2%  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NextEra Energy, Inc.), 12.10%, 10/22/20

      75       20,968,921  

Societe Generale SA (Southern Co (The)), 13.03%, 10/21/20

      203       11,217,735  
   

 

 

 
        32,186,656  
Entertainment — 0.1%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Netflix, Inc.), 17.69%, 11/23/20

      18       8,903,621  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Electronic Arts, Inc.), 0.00%, 10/20/20(b)

      81       11,388,854  
   

 

 

 
                 20,292,475  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.3%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (American Tower Corp.), 16.44%, 11/25/20

      64       16,795,670  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Crown Castle International Corp.), 13.40%, 10/21/20

      66       11,233,388  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Equity Residential), 21.37%, 10/19/20

      120       6,424,494  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Prologis, Inc.), 14.45%, 10/19/20

      108       10,867,420  

Societe Generale SA (AvalonBay Communities, Inc.), 11.83%, 10/21/20

      45       6,749,992  
   

 

 

 
        52,070,964  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.6%  

Barclays Bank plc (Costco Wholesale Corp.), 9.06%, 09/21/20

      153       48,408,718  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.), 14.91%, 10/21/20

      253       6,697,986  

Royal Bank of Canada (Kroger Co (The)), 17.68%, 09/14/20(b)

      1,461       49,348,317  
   

 

 

 
        104,455,021  
Food Products — 0.2%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Kellogg Co.), 10.75%, 10/21/20

      95       6,719,528  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Quality Pork International, Inc.), 17.90%, 10/16/20

      38       3,908,055  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  95


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par (000)     Value  
Food Products (continued)  

Royal Bank of Canada (Hershey Co (The)), 8.48%, 11/18/20(b)

    USD       72     $ 10,558,690  

Societe Generale SA (Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.), 14.64%, 10/21/20

      156       6,749,378  
   

 

 

 
                 27,935,651  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.2%(b)  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Abbott Laboratories), 11.52%, 11/20/20

      232       22,901,137  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Edwards Lifesciences Corp.), 11.77%, 10/22/20

      67       5,278,148  

Royal Bank of Canada (Danaher Corp.), 8.62%, 10/22/20

      52       10,557,326  
   

 

 

 
        38,736,611  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.5%  

Barclays Bank plc (CVS Health Corp.), 7.48%, 08/04/20

      552       34,769,634  

BNP Paribas SA (HCA Healthcare, Inc.), 17.13%, 10/19/20

      43       5,384,669  

BNP Paribas SA (UnitedHealth Group, Inc.), 12.63%, 11/18/20

      109       33,139,902  

Societe Generale SA (Anthem, Inc.), 11.49%, 12/02/20

      37       10,295,085  
   

 

 

 
        83,589,290  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2%(b)  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Domino’s Pizza, Inc.), 11.40%, 10/14/20

      27       10,617,038  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Starbucks Corp.), 12.52%, 10/19/20

      137       10,614,727  

Royal Bank of Canada (Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.), 12.32%, 10/21/20

      5       5,285,584  
   

 

 

 
        26,517,349  
Household Products — 0.3%  

Royal Bank of Canada (Kimberly-Clark Corp.), 7.36%, 11/18/20(b)

      71       10,650,422  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Colgate-Palmolive Co.), 0.00%, 10/20/20(b)

      146       11,221,193  

Societe Generale SA (Procter & Gamble Co. (The)), 0.40%, 10/21/20

      255       33,561,703  
   

 

 

 
        55,433,318  
Insurance — 0.1%  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Aon plc), 0.00%, 10/20/20(b)

      55       11,287,416  
   

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services — 0.1%  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Alphabet, Inc.), 0.00%, 12/01/20(b)

      12       18,087,046  
   

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.4%  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Amazon.com, Inc.), 0.00%, 10/22/20(b)

      17       53,832,815  

Societe Generale SA (eBay, Inc.), 14.30%, 10/19/20

      116       6,369,279  
   

 

 

 
        60,202,094  
IT Services — 0.2%(b)  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Visa, Inc.), 8.72%, 10/19/20

      81       16,063,960  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Mastercard, Inc.), 12.48%, 10/21/20

      54       16,780,781  
   

 

 

 
        32,844,741  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.), 10.64%, 10/20/20

    USD       26     $ 10,535,064  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Waters Corp.), 13.26%, 10/16/20

      29       6,241,459  
   

 

 

 
                 16,776,523  
Machinery — 0.0%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (PACCAR, Inc.), 12.02%, 10/21/20

      61       5,191,093  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.0%  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Altice USA, Inc.), 0.00%, 10/22/20(b)

      249       6,754,206  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 0.1%  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Alcoa Corp.), 20.40%, 10/14/20(b)

      580       7,718,627  
   

 

 

 
Multiline Retail — 0.6%(b)  

JPMorgan Structured Products BV (Target Corp.), 17.08%, 08/10/20

      395       48,919,708  

Royal Bank of Canada (Dollar General Corp.), 13.03%, 08/26/20

      247       47,116,814  
   

 

 

 
        96,036,522  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Pfizer, Inc.), 16.08%, 11/27/20

      562       21,905,466  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Merck & Co, Inc.), 0.00%, 10/20/20(b)

      281       22,481,470  

UBS AG (Johnson & Johnson), 10.50%, 11/20/20

      290       42,660,248  
   

 

 

 
        87,047,184  
Professional Services — 0.0%  

Royal Bank of Canada (TransUnion), 12.95%, 10/16/20(b)

      72       6,443,766  
   

 

 

 
Road & Rail — 0.2%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (CSX Corp.), 13.40%, 10/15/20

      147       10,484,919  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Norfolk Southern Corp.), 12.98%, 10/19/20

      55       10,524,710  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Union Pacific Corp.), 11.75%, 10/15/20

      59       10,322,115  

Royal Bank of Canada (Kansas City Southern), 15.55%, 11/23/20(b)

      41       6,860,219  
   

 

 

 
        38,191,963  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2%  

Societe Generale SA (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.), 18.18%, 10/19/20

      140       10,773,507  

Societe Generale SA (Lam Research Corp.), 18.87%, 10/19/20

      29       10,875,743  

Societe Generale SA (QUALCOMM, Inc.), 15.69%, 10/21/20

      157       16,789,362  
   

 

 

 
        38,438,612  
Software — 0.3%  

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. (Microsoft Corp.), 13.70%, 11/18/20(b)

      204       42,166,185  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (ServiceNow, Inc.), 18.13%, 10/21/20

      26       11,169,798  
   

 

 

 
        53,335,983  
Specialty Retail — 0.4%  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.), 7.90%, 10/21/20

      14       6,668,195  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Tractor Supply Co.), 13.11%, 10/22/20

      36       5,202,748  
 

 

 

96  

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)  

Royal Bank of Canada (Home Depot, Inc. (The)), 16.68%, 08/10/20(b)

    USD       196     $ 49,623,450  
   

 

 

 
        61,494,393  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.4%  

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Apple, Inc.), 0.00%, 10/22/20(b)

      153       63,093,920  
   

 

 

 
Tobacco — 0.2%  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Philip Morris International, Inc.), 15.51%, 10/20/20

      139       10,579,656  

Royal Bank of Canada (Altria Group, Inc.), 16.12%, 11/27/20(b)

      386       16,053,405  
   

 

 

 
        26,633,061  
   

 

 

 

Total Equity-Linked Notes — 9.1%
(Cost: $1,487,277,534)

 

        1,495,690,696  
   

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests — 6.1%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.1%  

Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc., Term Loan:

     

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 3.81%, 04/06/26(l)

      13,157       10,498,477  

Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.00%), 6.00%, 11/28/21(l)

      2,003       1,879,394  

Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 11/28/23(l)(p)

      50       46,985  

TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan:(l)

     

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.41%, 08/22/24

      4,415       4,125,150  

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.41%, 12/09/25

      5,616       5,249,904  
   

 

 

 
        21,799,910  
Airlines — 0.1%(l)  

American Airlines, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.17%, 12/15/23

      3,671       2,735,214  

American Airlines, Inc., Term Loan B23, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.17%, 04/28/23

      1,882       1,411,262  

JetBlue Airways Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.25%), 6.25%, 06/17/24

      1,052       1,036,441  

Kestrel Bidco, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 12/11/26

      5,238       3,832,987  
   

 

 

 
        9,015,904  
Auto Components — 0.1%(l)  

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 3.67%, 04/30/26

      9,298       9,063,664  

Wand Newco 3, Inc., Term Loan, 02/05/26(p)

      3,207       3,065,294  
   

 

 

 
        12,128,958  
Automobiles — 0.0%  

Dealer Tire LLC, Term Loan B1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.25%), 4.41%, 12/12/25(l)

      5,503       5,344,635  
   

 

 

 
Building Products — 0.1%(l)  

CPG Merger Sub LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 4.75%, 05/05/24

      1,424       1,412,876  

Wilsonart LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 4.25%, 12/19/23

      7,003       6,832,097  
   

 

 

 
        8,244,973  
Capital Markets — 0.0%(l)  

Fortress Investment Group LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.16%, 12/27/22

      676       664,237  

Greenhill & Co., Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.43%, 04/12/24(d)

      1,641       1,559,135  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Capital Markets (continued)  

Jefferies Finance LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.44%, 06/03/26

    USD       1,866     $ 1,790,870  

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) SA, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.00%), 6.07%, 05/29/26

      4,284       2,567,060  
   

 

 

 
        6,581,302  
Chemicals — 0.2%(l)  

Alpha 3 BV, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 01/31/24

      6,204       6,097,637  

Ascend Performance Materials LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.25%), 6.25%, 08/27/26(d)

      4,525       4,536,027  

Axalta Dupont PC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 2.06%, 06/01/24

      2,424       2,369,367  

Chemours Co. (The), 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.92%, 04/03/25

      1,486       1,406,489  

Ennis-Flint Road Infrastructure Investment, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.50%), 4.50% - 5.75%, 06/13/23

      1,626       1,478,301  

Greenrock Finance, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 4.50%, 06/28/24

      795       741,243  

Illuminate Buyer LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.00%), 4.31%, 06/30/27

      3,153       3,114,894  

Invictus Co., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.16%, 03/28/25

      706       661,157  

IPS Acquisition LLC, Term Loan B2, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 4.25%, 11/07/24

      2,705       2,648,622  

Messer Industries GmbH, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.50%), 2.81%, 03/02/26

      3,502       3,423,431  

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.42%, 05/15/24

      993       930,085  

OXEA Holding Vier GmbH, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 3.69%, 10/14/24

      3,752       3,514,201  
   

 

 

 
            30,921,454  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%(l)  

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.25%), 3.00%, 11/10/23

      3,328       3,305,186  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.25%), 4.41%, 07/10/26

      3,903       3,849,412  

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., Term Loan, 06/21/24(p)

      4,869       4,433,009  

Capri Acquisitions Bidco Ltd., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 3.26%, 11/01/24

      4,950       4,937,613  

Diamond (BC) BV, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.16% - 3.26%, 09/06/24

      3,274       3,082,770  

KAR Auction Services, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.44%, 09/19/26(d)

      962       925,583  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 4.25%, 09/23/26

      2,759       2,708,040  

Spring Education Group, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 4.56%, 07/30/25

      (q)      419  

Tempo Acquisition LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.91%, 05/01/24

      11,449       11,139,784  

US Ecology Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.50%), 2.66%, 11/02/26(d)

      579       571,128  

West Corp., Term Loan:

     

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 4.50%, 10/10/24

      1,176       1,018,875  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)  

10/10/24(p)

    USD       2,400     $ 2,105,576  
   

 

 

 
        38,077,395  
Construction & Engineering — 0.0%(l)  

Ply Gem, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.93%, 04/01/25

      575       562,167  

SRS Distribution, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 4.07%, 05/23/25

      4,233       4,084,873  
   

 

 

 
        4,647,040  
Construction Materials — 0.1%(l)  

American Builders And Contractors Supply, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.16%, 01/15/27

      4,303       4,171,331  

Core & Main LP, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 2.75%), 3.75%, 08/01/24

      5,707       5,546,230  

Forterra Finance LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 10/25/23

      2,530       2,468,377  
   

 

 

 
            12,185,938  
Containers & Packaging — 0.2%(l)  

Berry Global, Inc., Term Loan:

     

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.19%, 10/01/22

      2,503       2,453,329  

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.19%, 07/01/26

      750       726,535  

BWAY Holding Co., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 3.52%, 04/03/24

      5,923       5,518,596  

Charter NEX US, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan:

     

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.41%, 05/16/24

      957       935,522  

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 3.75%, 05/16/24

      4,855       4,750,392  

Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 12/29/23

      3,187       3,084,179  

Graham Packaging Co. LP, Term Loan, 08/04/27(p)

      1,117       1,113,604  

Pregis TopCo LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.00%), 4.16%, 07/31/26

      1,370       1,342,370  

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.91%, 02/05/23

      9,233       9,035,495  

Tosca Services, Term Loan, 07/28/27(p)

      1,201       1,197,493  
   

 

 

 
        30,157,515  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.2%(l)  

AlixPartners LLP, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.50%), 2.66%, 04/04/24

      4,705       4,599,204  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 2.50%, 11/07/23

      5,618       5,458,407  

Maverick Purchaser Sub, LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.00%), 4.16%, 01/29/27

      690       684,825  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.25%), 6.25%, 06/21/27

      3,694       3,682,918  

Research Now, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.50%), 6.50%, 12/07/24

      1,555       1,463,839  

Sotheby’s, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 5.50%), 6.50%, 01/15/27

      6,914       6,573,834  

TierPoint LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 4.75%, 05/06/24

      1,776       1,704,767  

Trugreen Ltd. Partnership, 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.91%, 03/19/26

      2,641       2,581,766  
   

 

 

 
        26,749,560  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7%(l)  

Advisor Group Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 5.00%), 5.16%, 07/31/26

    USD       2,388     $ 2,252,931  

Belron Finance LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.50%), 2.77%, 10/30/26

      2,122       2,075,751  

BW Gas & Convenience Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 6.25%), 6.43%, 11/13/26

      681       665,647  

Colorado Plaza, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 2.90%), 4.58%, 05/15/21(d)

      9,600       8,640,000  

Connect Finco SARL, Term Loan B, 12/11/26(p)

      13,236       12,872,016  

Deerfield Dakota Holding, LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 4.75%, 04/09/27

      3,958       3,896,894  

Genuine Financial Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.91%, 07/11/25

      2,251       2,052,293  

Houston Center, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 2.10%), 3.07% - 3.87%, 12/09/22

      36,563       36,562,695  

Lealand Finance Co. BV, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.17%, 06/28/24(d)

      41       36,554  

McDermott Lealand Finance, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 4.00%), 4.17%, 06/30/25

      375       297,622  

Park Avenue Tower, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 0.19%), 2.17% - 2.24%, 03/09/24(d)

      31,329       31,122,205  

SMG US Midco 2, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.50%), 2.66% - 2.76%, 01/23/25

      3,031       2,563,081  

VICI Properties 1 LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.93%, 12/22/24

      4,817       4,622,792  

Ziggo Finance Partnership, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.50%), 2.67%, 04/30/28

      2,902       2,783,337  
   

 

 

 
            110,443,818  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%(l)  

Altice Financing SA, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.92%, 01/31/26

      3,087       2,963,777  

Altice Financing SA, Term Loan B,
07/15/25(p)

      964       926,484  

Altice France SA, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.00%), 4.17%, 08/14/26

      4,781       4,666,435  

Iridium Satellite LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 4.75%, 11/04/26

      1,550       1,547,852  

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 03/01/27

      4,741       4,588,342  

MTN Infrastructure TopCo, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 11/15/24

      3,032       2,951,134  

Northwest Fiber LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 5.50%), 5.67%, 04/30/27

      1,312       1,302,160  

Zayo Group LLC, Term Loan, 03/09/27(p)

      19,223       18,646,531  
   

 

 

 
        37,592,715  
Electric Utilities — 0.0%(l)  

Calpine Corp., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.16%, 01/15/25

      1,613       1,563,638  

Edgewater Generation LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.91%, 12/13/25

      1,635       1,580,535  

PGE Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.50%), 5.50%, 06/23/25

      4,523       4,467,865  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC, Term Loan B3, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91% - 1.93%, 12/31/25

      5       4,716  
   

 

 

 
        7,616,754  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

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BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Electrical Equipment — 0.0%  

Graftech International Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 4.50%, 02/12/25(l)

    USD       2,140     $ 2,075,974  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 0.1%(l)  

Creative Artists Agency LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.91%, 11/27/26

      3,035       2,875,126  

Datto, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 04/02/26(p)

      1,280       1,270,289  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.94%, 10/19/26

      2,315       2,139,781  

Renaissance Learning, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.41%, 05/30/25

      88       85,152  

UFC Holdings LLC, First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 4.25%, 04/29/26

      992       962,858  

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.92%, 05/18/25

      3,666       2,889,031  
   

 

 

 
            10,222,237  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%(l)  

Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.44%, 08/09/26(d)

      1,264       1,172,545  

DTZ US Borrower LLC, Term Loan,
08/21/25(p)

      2,486       2,370,895  
   

 

 

 
        3,543,440  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.1%(l)  

H-Food Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.69%), 3.85%, 05/23/25

      1,366       1,316,732  

H-Food Incremental, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.00%), 4.16%, 05/23/25

      1,556       1,520,986  

US Foods, Inc., Term Loan B:

     

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 06/27/23

      3,850       3,642,846  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.00%), 3.07%, 08/14/26

      2,440       2,293,835  
   

 

 

 
        8,774,399  
Food Products — 0.2%(l)  

1011778 BC ULC, Term Loan B4, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 11/19/26

      3,991       3,825,615  

8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 3.67%, 10/01/25

      2,113       2,077,445  

B&G Foods, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.50%), 2.66%, 10/10/26

      263       258,607  

Chobani LLC, Term Loan, 10/10/23(p)

      6,511       6,441,862  

Froneri International Ltd., 2nd Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 5.75%), 5.91%, 01/31/28

      279       269,235  

Froneri International Ltd., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.41%, 01/29/27

      8,770       8,398,854  

Hostess Brands LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.25%), 3.00%, 08/03/25

      1,699       1,657,532  

Nomad Foods Ltd., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.42%, 05/15/24

      500       483,909  

Pathway Vet Alliance LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 4.00%), 4.18%, 03/31/27

      1,469       1,438,938  

TMK Hawk Parent Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 4.58%, 08/28/24

      5,200       3,969,009  
   

 

 

 
        28,821,006  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1%  

Sotera Health Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.50%), 5.50%, 12/11/26(l)

    USD       9,504     $ 9,468,692  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.2%(l)  

AHP Health Partners, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.50%), 5.50%, 06/30/25(d)

      1,078       1,068,284  

Azalea TopCo, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 3.66% - 3.76%, 07/24/26

      2,840       2,787,494  

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 4.07%, 06/07/23

      2,876       2,826,047  

Dentalcorp Perfect Smile ULC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 4.75%, 05/31/25

      852       763,694  

Envision Healthcare Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.91%, 10/10/25

      3,418       2,241,047  

Eyecare Partners LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 4.82%, 02/18/27

      2,350       2,148,829  

Gentiva Health Services, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.44%, 07/02/25

      3,096       3,041,796  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 06/07/23(p)

      1,641       1,613,951  

nThrive, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 10/20/22(p)

      2,037       1,782,020  

Option Care Health, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.50%), 4.66%, 08/06/26

      2,740       2,725,378  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.42%, 06/30/25

      5,800       5,633,100  

Team Health Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 3.75%, 02/06/24

      1,287       1,016,980  

WCG Purchaser Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.00%), 5.24%, 01/08/27

      2,115       2,088,563  

Wink Holdco, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 12/02/24

      917       892,900  

WP CityMD Bidco LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.50%), 5.50% - 5.57%, 08/13/26

      2,480       2,464,570  
   

 

 

 
            33,094,653  
Health Care Technology — 0.0%  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.50%), 3.50%, 03/01/24(l)

      5,588       5,459,586  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.3%(l)  

Aimbridge Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.92%, 02/02/26

      511       435,432  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 4.75%, 10/19/24(d)

      1,540       1,547,700  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 2.02%, 10/19/24

      964       936,634  

Boyd Gaming Corp., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.25%), 2.36%, 09/15/23

      1,048       1,011,897  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC, Term Loan:

     

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.91%, 12/23/24

      6,479       5,951,032  

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.50%), 4.69% - 4.77%, 07/21/25

      6,261       6,024,271  

CityCenter Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 3.00%, 04/18/24

      3,140       2,900,632  

Flutter Entertainment plc, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 3.81%, 07/10/25

      1,926       1,924,657  
 

 

 

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BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)  

Four Seasons Holdings, Inc., Term Loan F, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.16%, 11/30/23

    USD       1,978     $ 1,904,525  

Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 12.00%), 13.00%, 10/04/23(d)

      312       351,098  

Golden Nugget, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.50%), 3.25%, 10/04/23

      2,976       2,482,602  

Hilton Washington Dupont Hotel, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 3.50%), 3.50%, 04/01/24(d)

      14,250       12,825,000  

IRB Holding Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 3.75%, 02/05/25

      4,218       3,952,017  

KFC Holding Co., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.94%, 04/03/25

      2,948       2,848,226  

Motorcity Casino Hotel, 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 3.00%, 08/06/21

      874       854,636  

Playa Resorts Holding BV, 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 3.75%, 04/29/24

      611       520,494  

Playtika Holding Corp., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 6.00%), 7.07%, 12/10/24

      2,292       2,308,775  

Scientific Games International, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 2.91% - 3.61%, 08/14/24

      1,539       1,398,495  

Station Casinos LLC, Term Loan B, 02/08/27(p)

      3,025       2,785,072  

Whatabrands LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.92%, 07/31/26

      2,453       2,359,955  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 05/30/25

      983       934,800  
   

 

 

 
            56,257,950  
Household Durables — 0.0%(l)  

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 7.50%), 8.50%, 08/10/23

      981       725,827  

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 7.50%), 8.50%, 08/10/23(d)

      970       950,954  
   

 

 

 
        1,676,781  
Household Products — 0.0%  

Reynolds Consumer Products LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 02/04/27(l)

      1,390       1,360,643  
   

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%(l)  

Calpine Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan B5, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.42%, 01/15/24

      2,543       2,486,465  

Calpine Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.42%, 04/05/26

      1,783       1,741,572  
   

 

 

 
        4,228,037  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%(l)  

AVSC Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 4.25%, 03/03/25

      8,540       6,082,127  

Filtration Group Corp., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.16%, 03/31/25

      3,640       3,553,648  

Vertiv Group Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.16%, 03/02/27

      9,618       9,389,470  
   

 

 

 
        19,025,245  

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Insurance — 0.3%(l)  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.43%, 05/09/25

    USD       1,246     $ 1,216,757  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.91%, 05/09/25

      5,170       4,980,370  

AmWINS Group, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 3.75%, 01/25/24

      4,802       4,732,459  

AssuredPartners, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 3.66%, 02/12/27

      2,598       2,515,997  

AssuredPartners, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.50%), 5.50%, 02/12/27

      1,091       1,080,352  

Asurion LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B6, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.16%, 11/03/23

      4,400       4,328,102  

Asurion LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan B2, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 6.50%), 6.66%, 08/04/25

      2,304       2,320,901  

Asurion LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.16%, 11/03/24

      5,470       5,376,452  

Asurion LLC, Term Loan B4, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.16%, 08/04/22

      786       774,905  

HUB International Ltd., Term Loan B:

     

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 3.22% - 3.26%, 04/25/25

      1,928       1,869,592  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.00%), 5.00%, 04/25/25

      4,785       4,786,493  

Ryan Specialty Group, Term Loan, 06/29/27(p)

      2,303       2,285,728  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 12/31/25(p)

      4,259       4,056,621  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.00%), 4.16%, 09/03/26

      2,019       1,968,381  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.25%), 5.25%, 09/03/26

      1,893       1,867,766  

USI, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.31%, 05/16/24

      7,107       6,859,708  

USI, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.00%), 4.31%, 12/02/26

      259       254,884  
   

 

 

 
            51,275,468  
IT Services — 0.8%(l)  

Aligned Energy LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 3.68%), 3.18% - 3.68%, 10/09/23(d)

      34,525       33,662,087  

Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Term Loan B:

     

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 4.75%, 10/19/23

      5,389       5,280,764  

08/27/26(p)

      626       606,042  

Applied Systems, Inc., Term Loan:

     

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 4.25%, 09/19/24

      4,761       4,713,831  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 7.00%), 8.00%, 09/19/25

      736       740,828  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.25%), 4.41%, 10/02/25

      1,112       1,070,756  

Camelot U.S. Acquisition 1 Co., Term Loan B, 10/30/26(p)

      6,623       6,474,097  

CCC Information Services, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 04/29/24

      6,500       6,431,075  

Epicor Software Corp. Term Loan,
07/30/27(p)

      2,967       2,962,201  

Epicor Software Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.43%, 06/01/22

      2,362       2,360,120  

Epicor Software Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,
07/31/28(p)

      2,963       3,022,260  

Evertec, Inc., Term Loan, 11/27/24(p)

      841       822,399  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
IT Services (continued)  

Greeneden US Holdings I LLC, Term Loan B, 12/01/23(p)

    USD       8,417     $ 8,276,211  

IG Investments Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.00%), 5.00%, 05/23/25

      2,979       2,838,081  

Mitchell International, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.41%, 11/29/24

      2,796       2,656,237  

Mitchell International, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 7.25%), 7.41%, 12/01/25

      1,077       969,000  

Peak 10 Holding Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 7.25%), 7.59%, 08/01/25

      1,409       622,609  

Presidio Holdings Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 3.77%, 01/22/27

      956       934,490  

Pug LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 3.66%, 02/12/27

      4,432       3,737,935  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 11/03/23

      679       663,560  

Solera LLC, Term Loan B1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.91%, 03/03/23

      562       551,796  

Sophia LP, 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 4.25%, 09/30/22

      4,747       4,710,268  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 04/16/25

      2,659       2,572,812  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B5, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 04/16/25

      3,040       2,945,144  

Trans Union LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 11/16/26

      5,017       4,878,722  

Veritas US Inc., Term Loan B1, 01/27/23(p)

      595       568,125  

Verscend Holding Corp., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.50%), 4.66%, 08/27/25

      3,851       3,829,247  

Vertafore, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.41%, 07/02/25

      7,265       6,896,438  

VS Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.42%, 02/28/27

      3,733       3,653,326  

WEX, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.41%, 05/15/26

      5,859       5,648,675  
   

 

 

 
            125,099,136  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%(l)  

Avantor Funding, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 3.25%, 11/21/24

      1,582       1,569,176  

eResearchTechnology, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.50%), 5.50%, 02/04/27

      5,114       5,092,675  

Iqvia, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 2.50%, 03/07/24

      2,095       2,051,933  
   

 

 

 
        8,713,784  
Machinery — 0.1%(l)  

Gates Global LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 3.75%, 04/01/24

      2,720       2,652,780  

Ingersoll-Rand Services Co., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 03/01/27

      3,339       3,204,252  

Terex Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 3.50%, 01/31/24(d)

      419       410,326  

Titan Acquisition Ltd., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 3.36%, 03/28/25

      10,570       9,726,315  

Vertical Midco GmbH, 1st Lien Term Loan, 07/14/27(p)

      2,651       2,612,348  
   

 

 

 
        18,606,021  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Media — 0.3%(l)  

Ascend Learning LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 07/12/24

    USD       1,251     $ 1,222,757  

Charter Communications Operating, Term Loan B1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.92%, 04/30/25

      6,221       6,081,342  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 08/21/26(p)

      9,536       8,462,961  

CSC Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.42%, 07/17/25

      2,117       2,041,325  

CSC Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.50%), 2.67%, 04/15/27

      3,445       3,326,091  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Term Loan:

     

(LIBOR USD 6 Month + 5.50%), 6.50% - 6.50%, 07/13/22

      247       251,158  

(LIBOR USD 6 Month + 4.75%), 8.00%, 11/27/23

      310       311,792  

LCPR Loan Financing LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 5.00%), 5.17%, 10/15/26

      1,523       1,526,808  

Learfield Communications LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 4.25%, 12/01/23

      6,412       4,569,876  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.41%, 03/24/25

      1,822       1,745,301  

Midcontinent Communications, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 08/15/26

      1,201       1,166,541  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.92%, 09/18/26

      961       933,606  

Radiate Holdco LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.75%, 02/01/24

      3,166       3,102,253  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.42%, 01/03/24

      810       786,621  

Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.25%), 4.41%, 12/17/26

      3,220       3,134,554  

Trader Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 09/28/23(d)

      4,660       4,473,883  

Virgin Media Bristol LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.50%), 2.67%, 01/31/28

      3,224       3,124,532  

Xplornet Communications, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.75%), 4.91%, 06/10/27

      3,000       2,918,430  
     

 

 

 
            49,179,831  
Metals & Mining — 0.0%(l)  

Ball Metalpack Finco LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.50%), 4.86%, 07/31/25

      1,967       1,839,249  

Equinox Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 4.07%, 03/08/24

      4,823       3,592,845  
     

 

 

 
        5,432,094  
Multiline Retail — 0.0%(l)  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. Inc., Term Loan, 05/08/25(d)(p)

      289       291,589  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 7.00%), 0.65%, 10/25/23

      986       181,714  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 12.75%), 14.00% - 14.00%, 10/07/20

      198       202,135  
     

 

 

 
        675,438  
Multi-Utilities — 0.0%  

ExGen Renewables IV LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 11/28/24(l)

      3,398       3,354,086  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%(l)  

California Resources Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 10.38%), 11.38%, 12/31/21(f)(i)

    USD       2,587     $ 81,938  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Term Loan, 06/24/24(p)

      3,302       1,615,463  

Euro Garages Ltd., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 4.00%), 5.07%, 02/07/25

      2,201       2,087,460  
   

 

 

 
        3,784,861  
Personal Products — 0.0%  

Sunshine Luxembourg VII SARL, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 6 Month + 4.25%), 5.32%, 10/01/26(l)

      7,993       7,948,066  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.2%(l)  

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Term Loan B18, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 3.69%, 03/21/25

      2,958       2,776,391  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.18%, 06/02/25

      11,717       11,513,541  

Catalent, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 3.25%, 05/18/26

      2,971       2,946,692  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc., Term Loan B, 08/01/27(p)

      5,457       5,313,809  

Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.00%), 2.11%, 11/15/27

      3,133       3,062,741  

Jaguar Holding Co. I, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.50%), 3.50%, 08/18/22

      12,442       12,383,946  
   

 

 

 
        37,997,120  
Professional Services — 0.1%(l)  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The), 1st Lien Term Loan B, 02/06/26(p)

      9,813       9,753,665  

Nielsen Finance LLC, Term Loan B4, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.18%, 10/04/23

      (q)       86  

STG-Fairway Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 4.57%, 01/31/27

      2,672       2,503,343  
   

 

 

 
            12,257,094  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%  

Realogy Group LLC, Term Loan,
02/08/25(d)(l)(p)

      283       267,634  
   

 

 

 
Road & Rail — 0.1%(l)  

Lineage Logistics LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 02/27/25

      6,512       6,390,020  

Uber Technologies, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.50%), 3.66%, 07/13/23

      4,259       4,160,974  
   

 

 

 
        10,550,994  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0%  

ON Semiconductor Corp., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.00%), 2.16%, 09/19/26(l)

      1,251       1,228,014  
   

 

 

 
Software — 0.6%  

Castle US Holding Corp., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 4.06%, 01/29/27(l)

      3,472       3,259,107  

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.25%), 4.43%, 04/22/27(l)

      1,767       1,750,655  

DTI Holdco, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.75%), 5.75%, 09/29/23(l)

      1,734       1,368,793  

Ellie Mae, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 4.06%, 04/17/26(l)

      6,191       6,086,414  

Informatica LLC, Term Loan:

     

7.13%, 02/25/25(r)

      2,696       2,718,458  

(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.41%, 02/25/27(l)

      11,149       10,864,078  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Software (continued)  

McAfee LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.92%, 09/30/24(l)

    USD       5,687     $ 5,626,117  

MH Sub I LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 4.57%, 09/13/24(l)

      5,684       5,519,482  

MH SUB I LLC, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 4.75%, 09/13/24(l)

      1,106       1,095,858  

Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 10/01/25(l)(p)

      12,594       12,490,808  

RP Crown Parent LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 3.75%, 10/12/23(l)

      2,264       2,252,906  

RP Crown Parent LLC, Term Loan,
02/02/26(l)(p)

      994       988,988  

Severin Acquisition LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 3.42%, 08/01/25(l)

      6,565       6,340,425  

SolarWinds, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.75%), 2.91%, 02/05/24(l)

      4,692       4,614,695  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 04/16/25(l)

      1,868       1,807,543  

TIBCO Software, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 06/30/26(l)(p)

      5,861       5,621,780  

TIBCO Software, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 7.25%), 7.42%, 03/03/28(l)

      5,559       5,301,836  

Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The), 1st Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.75%), 3.91%, 05/04/26(l)

      5,423       5,366,218  

Ultimate Software Group, Inc., (The), Term Loan:(l)

     

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.00%), 4.75%, 05/04/26

      8,760       8,756,759  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 6.75%), 7.50%, 05/03/27

      2,831       2,878,193  
   

 

 

 
            94,709,113  
Specialty Retail — 0.1%(l)  

Belron Finance US LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.50%), 2.97%, 11/07/24

      1,565       1,529,665  

Belron Finance US LLC, Term Loan B1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.50%), 2.93%, 11/13/25

      1,324       1,294,054  

IAA, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.25%), 2.44%, 06/28/26(d)

      475       465,258  

MED ParentCo LP, Delayed Draw Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 4.62% - 4.61%, 08/31/26

      293       264,926  

MED ParentCo LP, Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 4.61%, 08/31/26

      1,671       1,509,930  

Midas Intermediate Holdco II LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 3.75%, 08/18/21

      1,642       1,433,484  

PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.00%), 5.00%, 03/11/22

      6,480       6,443,822  
   

 

 

 
        12,941,139  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.0%  

Western Digital Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 04/29/23(l)

      2,064       2,024,377  
   

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%  

HD Supply, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.91%, 10/17/23(l)

      4,759       4,684,130  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%(l)  

Digicel International Finance Ltd., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 4.30%, 05/27/24

    USD       2,154     $ 1,844,914  

Hargray Communications Group, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 4.00%, 05/16/24

      1,710       1,671,019  

SBA Senior Finance II LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.75%), 1.92%, 04/06/25

      3,888       3,767,352  

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Term Loan, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.00%), 3.16%, 04/01/27

      11,005       11,040,326  
   

 

 

 
        18,323,611  
   

 

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 6.1%
(Cost: $1,055,520,175)

 

      1,014,568,525  
   

 

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.4%

 

Bahrain — 0.0%

 

CBB International Sukuk Programme Co. SPC, 6.25%, 11/14/24(b)

      868       937,169  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.0%  

Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA(b):

     

3.65%, 05/07/30

      455       506,187  

5.00%, 01/25/47

      3,365       4,158,930  
   

 

 

 
        4,665,117  
China — 0.0%  

Chengdu Xingcheng Investment Group Co. Ltd., 2.50%, 03/20/21

    EUR       1,800       2,089,168  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., 4.45%(a)(m)

    USD       630       635,119  

China Minmetals Corp., (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year + 4.72%), 3.75%(a)(m)

      520       526,662  

Guangxi Financial Investment Group Co. Ltd., 5.75%, 01/23/21

      1,100       1,080,750  

Inner Mongolia High-Grade High Way Construction and Development Co. Ltd., 4.38%, 12/04/20

      432       430,725  
   

 

 

 
        4,762,424  
Colombia — 0.1%  

Ecopetrol SA, 5.38%, 06/26/26

      4,642       5,135,212  
   

 

 

 
France — 0.0%  

Electricite de France SA(a)(m):

     

(EUR Swap Annual 6 Year + 3.44%), 4.00% EUR

      1,800       2,214,715  

(EUR Swap Annual 12 Year + 3.04%), 5.00%

      200       258,964  

(GBP Swap 13 Year + 3.96%), 6.00%

    GBP       600       850,057  

(EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 3.20%), 3.00%

    EUR       1,000       1,162,086  
   

 

 

 
        4,485,822  
Indonesia — 0.1%  

Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk. PT, 4.20%, 01/23/25

    USD       2,262       2,240,794  

Pertamina Persero PT, 4.30%, 05/20/23

      4,713       5,041,349  

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara:

     

6.15%, 05/21/48

      2,900       3,910,469  

4.88%, 07/17/49

      1,800       2,090,812  
   

 

 

 
        13,283,424  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Italy — 0.0%  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA:

     

3.63%, 09/24/24

    EUR       100     $ 120,100  

2.63%, 04/28/25

      1,625       1,879,982  
   

 

 

 
        2,000,082  
Mexico — 0.1%  

Petroleos Mexicanos:

     

6.88%, 08/04/26

    USD       8,470       8,421,297  

6.84%, 01/23/30(b)

      5,358       4,962,011  

5.95%, 01/28/31(b)

      6,552       5,634,720  
   

 

 

 
        19,018,028  
Panama — 0.1%  

AES Panama SRL, 6.00%, 06/25/22(b)

      8,333       8,424,142  
   

 

 

 

Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.4%
(Cost: $60,627,032)

 

      62,711,420  
   

 

 

 

Foreign Government Obligations — 1.9%

 

Bahrain — 0.0%

     

Kingdom of Bahrain, 7.00%, 01/26/26

      4,889       5,478,736  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 0.1%  

Federative Republic of Brazil:

     

4.88%, 01/22/21

      4,643       4,735,860  

4.63%, 01/13/28

      6,631       7,244,367  
   

 

 

 
        11,980,227  
Chile — 0.2%  

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 3.75%, 01/15/31(b)

      1,175       1,330,687  

Republic of Chile:

     

3.13%, 03/27/25

      454       499,400  

3.13%, 01/21/26

      4,700       5,244,906  

3.24%, 02/06/28

      14,208       15,952,920  

2.45%, 01/31/31

      3,633       3,881,861  
   

 

 

 
        26,909,774  
Colombia — 0.2%  

Republic of Colombia:

     

4.00%, 02/26/24

      1,712       1,832,910  

8.13%, 05/21/24

      10,300       12,571,150  

4.50%, 01/28/26

      9,363       10,442,671  

3.88%, 04/25/27

      2,562       2,788,737  

4.50%, 03/15/29

      3,308       3,753,546  

4.13%, 05/15/51

      1,110       1,234,528  
   

 

 

 
        32,623,542  
Dominican Republic — 0.1%  

Dominican Republic Government Bond:

     

5.50%, 01/27/25

      6,365       6,593,742  

6.88%, 01/29/26

      3,450       3,797,156  

5.95%, 01/25/27

      2,355       2,488,941  
   

 

 

 
        12,879,839  
Egypt — 0.1%  

Arab Republic of Egypt:

     

6.13%, 01/31/22(b)

      1,915       1,960,481  

6.13%, 01/31/22

      1,155       1,182,431  

5.75%, 05/29/24(b)

      2,510       2,535,100  

5.88%, 06/11/25

      3,568       3,608,140  

7.60%, 03/01/29

      4,215       4,288,763  

6.38%, 04/11/31(b)

    EUR       4,285       4,678,416  
   

 

 

 
        18,253,331  
Hungary — 0.0%  

Hungary Government Bond, 5.75%, 11/22/23

    USD       4,402       5,063,676  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Indonesia — 0.1%  

Republic of Indonesia:

     

3.75%, 04/25/22

    USD       4,394     $ 4,575,253  

4.75%, 01/08/26

      6,864       7,932,210  

3.50%, 01/11/28

      1,220       1,340,856  

4.10%, 04/24/28

      4,070       4,660,150  

4.75%, 02/11/29

      1,527       1,836,217  
   

 

 

 
        20,344,686  
Israel — 0.0%  

State of Israel Government Bond, 2.75%, 07/03/30

      4,315       4,765,378  
   

 

 

 
Maldives — 0.0%  

Republic of Maldives, 7.00%, 06/07/22

      2,585       1,869,278  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.1%  

United Mexican States:

     

4.50%, 04/22/29

      5,024       5,619,030  

4.35%, 01/15/47

      8,830       9,545,230  
   

 

 

 
        15,164,260  
Mongolia — 0.0%  

Government of Mongolia, 8.75%, 03/09/24

      4,517       4,970,112  
   

 

 

 
Panama — 0.1%  

Republic of Panama:

     

4.00%, 09/22/24

      9,720       10,728,450  

3.88%, 03/17/28

      1,187       1,377,291  

4.50%, 04/01/56

      2,640       3,550,800  
   

 

 

 
        15,656,541  
Paraguay — 0.1%  

Republic of Paraguay:

     

4.95%, 04/28/31(b)

      5,265       5,981,040  

5.40%, 03/30/50(b)

      4,031       5,021,114  

5.40%, 03/30/50

      2,075       2,584,672  
   

 

 

 
        13,586,826  
Peru — 0.1%  

Republic of Peru:

     

7.35%, 07/21/25

      5,886       7,637,085  

2.39%, 01/23/26

      3,358       3,576,270  

4.13%, 08/25/27

      3,060       3,622,275  
   

 

 

 
        14,835,630  
Philippines — 0.1%  

Republic of Philippines:

     

4.20%, 01/21/24

      4,039       4,454,260  

5.50%, 03/30/26

      8,685       10,747,687  
   

 

 

 
        15,201,947  
Poland — 0.0%  

Republic of Poland:

     

3.00%, 03/17/23

      2,283       2,426,401  

3.25%, 04/06/26

      2,279       2,567,436  
   

 

 

 
        4,993,837  
Qatar — 0.1%  

State of Qatar:

     

4.50%, 04/23/28

      4,627       5,604,454  

4.00%, 03/14/29(b)

      12,805       15,205,937  
   

 

 

 
        20,810,391  
Romania — 0.0%  

Romania Government Bond, 3.00%, 02/14/31(b)

 

    2,870       2,923,813  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.2%  

Russian Federation:

 

4.75%, 05/27/26

      14,600       16,855,700  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Russia (continued)  

4.25%, 06/23/27

    USD       7,000     $ 7,892,500  
   

 

 

 
        24,748,200  
Saudi Arabia — 0.1%  

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:

     

4.00%, 04/17/25

      3,327       3,726,240  

3.63%, 03/04/28

      2,470       2,767,944  

4.38%, 04/16/29(b)

      7,447       8,871,238  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co.(b):

     

2.88%, 04/16/24

      590       620,975  

3.50%, 04/16/29

      3,125       3,487,305  
   

 

 

 
        19,473,702  
Sri Lanka — 0.1%  

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka:

     

6.25%, 10/04/20

      3,585       3,475,209  

6.25%, 07/27/21

      473       429,987  

5.75%, 01/18/22

      1,750       1,519,219  

6.85%, 03/14/24

      2,968       2,356,777  

6.35%, 06/28/24

      1,718       1,359,367  

7.85%, 03/14/29

      6,918       5,160,396  

7.55%, 03/28/30

      1,716       1,260,188  
   

 

 

 
        15,561,143  
Ukraine — 0.1%  

Ukraine Government Bond:

     

8.99%, 02/01/24

      3,160       3,389,100  

7.75%, 09/01/27

      1,112       1,135,282  

9.75%, 11/01/28

      522       581,704  

7.25%, 03/15/33(b)

      1,905       1,843,088  
   

 

 

 
        6,949,174  
Uruguay — 0.0%  

Oriental Republic of Uruguay, 4.38%, 10/27/27

 

    4,449       5,245,227  
   

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations — 1.9%
(Cost: $294,917,884)

 

    320,289,270  
   

 

 

 
    Shares        
Investment Companies — 2.7%*  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

 

    2,924,724       249,742,182  

iShares MBS ETF(h)

      993,810       110,134,024  

iShares Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF(h)

 

    1,587,302       87,380,975  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 2.7%
(Cost: $435,097,484)

 

    447,257,181  
   

 

 

 
    Par (000)        
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 6.5%  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.6%  

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust(c):

     

Series 2005-8, Class 2A1, 3.47%, 11/25/35

 

    2,489       2,197,470  

Series 2005-8, Class 7A2, 0.73%, 11/25/35

 

    1,456       1,389,746  

Series 2005-9, Class 5A1, 0.71%, 11/25/35

 

    1,216       1,185,586  

Alternative Loan Trust:

     

Series 2005-16, Class A1, 2.97%, 06/25/35(c)

 

    551       499,734  

Series 2005-36, Class 2A1A, 0.48%, 08/25/35(c)

      1,782       1,518,591  

Series 2005-61, Class 1A1, 0.69%, 12/25/35(c)

      289       259,046  

Series 2005-63, Class 3A3, 3.64%, 11/25/35(c)

      2,871       2,388,484  

Series 2005-63, Class 5A1, 3.78%, 12/25/35(c)

      175       165,500  

Series 2005-64CB, Class 1A1, 5.50%, 12/25/35

      81       78,518  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

Series 2005-72, Class A3, 0.77%, 01/25/36(c)

    USD       3,048     $ 2,736,482  

Series 2005-76, Class 2A1, 2.32%, 02/25/36(c)

      5,957       5,353,348  

Series 2006-11CB, Class 1A5, 6.00%, 05/25/36

      845       666,387  

Series 2006-15CB, Class A1, 6.50%, 06/25/36

      1,247       917,042  

Series 2006-20CB, Class A9, 6.00%, 07/25/36

      598       412,385  

Series 2006-2CB, Class A6, 5.50%, 03/25/36

      924       628,242  

Series 2006-45T1, Class 1A10, 6.00%, 02/25/37

      3,394       2,290,326  

Series 2006-45T1, Class 2A2, 6.00%, 02/25/37

      2,208       1,673,280  

Series 2006-7CB, Class 1A6, 6.00%, 05/25/36

      1,009       747,549  

Series 2006-9T1, Class A7, 6.00%, 05/25/36

      435       305,005  

Series 2006-J7, Class 2A1, 2.26%, 11/20/46(c)

      5,489       3,942,490  

Series 2006-J8, Class A5, 6.00%, 02/25/37

      1,547       995,305  

Series 2006-OA14, Class 1A1, 3.05%, 11/25/46(c)

      7,582       6,169,832  

Series 2006-OA14, Class 2A1, 0.36%, 11/25/46(c)

      6,697       5,761,466  

Series 2006-OA14, Class 3A1, 2.17%, 11/25/46(c)

      10,509       8,882,290  

Series 2006-OA16, Class A2, 0.36%, 10/25/46(c)

      452       416,289  

Series 2006-OA2, Class A1, 0.40%, 05/20/46(c)

      1,899       1,469,547  

Series 2006-OA3, Class 2A1, 0.38%, 05/25/36(c)

      10,777       9,288,563  

Series 2006-OA8, Class 1A1, 0.36%, 07/25/46(c)

      14,878       12,769,598  

Series 2007-12T1, Class A22, 5.75%, 06/25/37

      2,270       1,601,618  

Series 2007-12T1, Class A5, 6.00%, 06/25/37

      504       364,955  

Series 2007-15CB, Class A7, 6.00%, 07/25/37

      340       289,270  

Series 2007-18CB, Class 2A25, 6.00%, 08/25/37

      309       268,359  

Series 2007-19, Class 1A4, 6.00%, 08/25/37

      1,463       1,092,164  

Series 2007-19, Class 1A8, 6.00%, 08/25/37

      712       531,382  

Series 2007-25, Class 1A3, 6.50%, 11/25/37

      3,899       2,778,695  

Series 2007-9T1, Class 1A1, 6.00%, 05/25/37

      608       362,448  

Series 2007-9T1, Class 2A1, 6.00%, 05/25/37

      3,469       1,938,454  

Series 2007-9T1, Class 2A2, 6.00%, 05/25/37

      595       332,741  

Series 2007-AL1, Class A1, 0.42%, 06/25/37(c)

      7,590       5,700,468  

Series 2007-J1, Class 2A5, 6.00%, 03/25/37

      1,711       939,333  

Series 2007-OA11, Class A1A, 2.70%, 11/25/47(c)

      2,290       1,948,526  

Series 2007-OA3, Class 1A1, 0.31%, 04/25/47(c)

      13,442       11,993,659  

Series 2007-OA4, Class A1, 0.34%, 05/25/47(c)

      4,992       4,480,043  

Series 2007-OA8, Class 2A1, 0.35%, 06/25/47(c)

      11,778       8,803,596  

Alternative Loan Trust Resecuritization, Series 2006-22R, Class 1A6, 6.00%, 05/25/36

      1,321       1,070,289  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

American Home Mortgage Assets Trust:

     

Series 2006-3, Class 1A1,
2.29%, 10/25/46(c)

    USD       13,491     $ 12,152,105  

Series 2006-3, Class 2A11, 2.26%, 10/25/46(c)

      6,196       4,950,728  

Series 2007-3, Class 22A1, 6.25%, 06/25/37(e)

      962       880,318  

Banc of America Funding Trust(c):

     

Series 2006-7, Class T2A3, 5.69%, 10/25/36

      540       522,587  

Series 2006-D, Class 6A1, 3.47%, 05/20/36

      399       381,303  

Series 2007-D, Class 1A1, 0.40%, 06/20/47

      1,558       1,345,513  

Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2004- L, Class 4A1, 3.86%, 01/25/35(c)

      8       7,311  

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust, Series 2006-2, Class 11A1, 0.61%, 04/25/36(c)

      7,227       8,850,649  

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities I
Trust(e):

     

Series 2005-AC9, Class A5, 6.25%, 12/25/35

      941       870,082  

Series 2006-AC1, Class 1A2, 6.25%, 02/25/36

      1,115       964,793  

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust(c):

     

Series 2007-AR2, Class A1, 0.34%, 03/25/37

      1,614       1,418,901  

Series 2007-AR3, Class 1A1, 0.31%, 03/25/37

      2,708       2,469,227  

Series 2007-AR4, Class 1A1, 0.37%, 09/25/47

      2,806       2,580,017  

Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-ATR2, Class A3, 3.50%, 07/25/49(b)(c)

      471       483,530  

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust:

     

Series 2005-11, Class 4A1, 0.44%, 04/25/35(c)

      1,553       1,498,906  

Series 2005-9, Class 1A1,
0.77%, 05/25/35(c)

      3,781       3,129,331  

Series 2006-OA4, Class A1, 2.28%, 04/25/46(c)

      2,959       1,262,884  

Series 2007-21, Class 1A1, 6.25%, 02/25/38

      219       165,402  

Series 2007-J2, Class 2A6, 6.00%, 07/25/37

      750       451,461  

Series 2007-J2, Class 2A8, 6.00%, 07/25/37

      1,145       689,385  

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2007-A1, Class 1A5, 6.00%, 01/25/37

      102       102,288  

CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust, Series 2006-8, Class 1A1, 4.50%, 10/25/21

      13       12,481  

CSMC Series, Series 2008-2R, Class 1A1, 6.00%, 07/25/37(b)

      744       700,396  

CSMC Trust(b)(c):

     

Series 2011-4R, Class 1A2, 1.67%, 09/27/37

      7,152       6,376,323  

Series 2018-RPL8, Class A1, 4.12%, 07/25/58

      21,435       21,517,034  

Series 2019-JR1, Class A1, 4.10%, 09/27/66

      4,989       5,009,541  

Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-OA4, Class 3A1, 0.36%, 08/25/47(c)

      15,051       12,749,150  

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-AA8, Class 1A1, 2.55%, 02/25/37(c)

      1,746       1,313,310  

GMACM Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005- AR2, Class 4A, 3.67%, 05/25/35(c)

      51       48,295  

GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust(c):

     

Series 2006-AR1, Class GA1B, 0.34%, 02/25/36

      5,285       4,881,365  

Series 2006-AR2, Class 4A1, 3.32%, 03/25/36

      1,862       1,749,354  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust:

     

Series 2006-4F, Class 1A1, 5.00%, 05/25/36

      7       21,184  

Series 2006-OA1, Class 1A1, 0.39%, 08/25/46(c)

      27,819       9,632,363  

Impac CMB Trust, Series 2005-6, Class 1A1, 0.67%, 10/25/35(c)

      2,235       2,077,451  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

IndyMac IMSC Mortgage Loan Trust:

     

Series 2007-F2, Class 1A4, 6.00%, 07/25/37

    USD       836     $ 805,608  

Series 2007-F2, Class 2A1, 6.50%, 07/25/37

      2,264       1,261,171  

IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust(c):

     

Series 2007-AR15, Class 1A1, 3.26%, 08/25/37

      142       122,105  

Series 2007-AR15, Class 2A1, 3.31%, 08/25/37

      640       519,031  

JPMorgan Trust, Series 2015-3, Class A5, 3.50%, 05/25/45(b)(c)

      476       477,633  

Lehman XS Trust, Series 2007-20N, Class A1, 1.32%, 12/25/37(c)

      11,868       10,791,979  

LHOME Mortgage Trust(b):

     

Series 2019-RTL2, Class A1, 3.84%, 03/25/24

      19,000       19,050,073  

Series 2019-RTL3, Class A1, 3.87%, 07/25/24

      7,000       7,041,546  

LSTAR Securities Investment Ltd., Series 2019-3, Class A1, 1.67%, 04/01/24(b)(c)

      15,869       15,632,107  

LSTAR Securities Investment Trust(b)(c):

     

Series 2019-1, Class A1, 1.87%, 03/01/24

      3,085       3,051,462  

Series 2019-2, Class A1, 1.67%, 04/01/24

      12,209       12,085,883  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust(c):

     

Series 2005-A9, Class 2A1E, 3.81%, 12/25/35

      787       737,888  

Series 2006-1, Class 2A1, 3.01%, 02/25/36

      444       444,247  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2016-3A, Class A1B, 3.25%, 09/25/56(b)(c)

      379       398,533  

Octagon Investment Partners 26 Ltd., Series 2016-1, Class AR, 2.08%, 04/20/31(c)

      2,250       2,091,035  

Prima Capital CRE Securitization Ltd.(b)(d):

     

Series 2015-4A, Class C, 4.00%, 08/24/49

      3,210       3,094,440  

Series 2016-6A, Class C, 4.00%, 08/24/40

      16,500       14,850,000  

Prime Mortgage Trust(b):

     

Series 2006-DR1, Class 1A2, 6.00%, 05/25/35

      7       6,150  

Series 2006-DR1, Class 2A1, 5.50%, 05/25/35

      520       427,605  

RALI Trust, Series 2007-QS4, Class 3A2, 6.00%, 03/25/37

      239       228,027  

RCO V Mortgage LLC, Series 2019-1, Class A1, 3.72%, 05/24/24(b)(e)

      8,430       8,471,268  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2006-A15, Class A12, 6.25%, 01/25/37

      343       199,475  

RFMSI Trust, Series 2007-S7, Class A20, 6.00%, 07/25/37

      56       52,039  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-3, Class 3A1, 3.93%, 04/25/47(c)

      282       183,435  

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust(c):

     

Series 2006-AR2, Class A1, 0.40%, 02/25/36

      1,290       1,110,021  

Series 2006-AR4, Class 3A1, 0.36%, 06/25/36

      9,640       8,461,453  

Series 2006-AR6, Class 2A1, 0.36%, 07/25/46

      13,394       10,346,171  

Series 2007-AR4, Class GA4B, 0.35%, 09/25/47

      2,877       2,756,520  

Toorak Mortgage Corp. Ltd.(e):

     

Series 2019-2, Class A1, 3.72%, 09/25/22

      12,000       11,986,145  

Series 2020-1, Class A1,
2.73%, 03/25/23(b)

      33,000       32,371,653  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust(c):

     

Series 2007-OA4, Class 1A, 2.09%, 05/25/47

      2,128       1,871,252  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

Series 2007-OA5, Class 1A, 2.07%, 06/25/47

    USD       7,691     $ 6,932,882  

Series 2007-OA6, Class 1A, 2.13%, 07/25/47

      4,126       3,477,302  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates WMALT Trust:

     

Series 2006-8, Class A5, 4.24%, 10/25/36(e)

 

    1,258       661,334  

Series 2006-AR5, Class 1A, 2.30%, 06/25/46(c)

      5,898       4,115,884  

Series 2006-AR8, Class 2A, 2.17%, 10/25/46(c)

      6,668       5,680,781  

Series 2007-OA1, Class 2A, 2.04%, 12/25/46(c)

      5,650       4,636,276  

Series 2007-OA5, Class A1A, 2.16%, 05/25/47(c)

      4,055       3,505,224  
   

 

 

 
        430,804,707  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 3.8%  

245 Park Avenue Trust, Series 2017-245P, Class E, 3.66%, 06/05/37(b)(c)

      9,251       8,713,648  

280 Park Avenue Mortgage Trust(b)(c):

     

Series 2017-280P, Class A, 1.05%, 09/15/34

 

    975       969,829  

Series 2017-280P, Class E, 2.29%, 09/15/34

 

    29,015       27,644,607  

AOA Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-1177, Class A, 2.96%, 12/13/29(b)

      1,250       1,257,890  

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Series 2018-ASHF, Class D, 2.27%, 04/15/35(b)(c)

      3,467       3,121,914  

Atrium Hotel Portfolio Trust(b)(c):

     

Series 2017-ATRM, Class D, 2.12%, 12/15/36

      11,310       9,746,348  

Series 2017-ATRM, Class E, 3.22%, 12/15/36

      1,490       1,209,847  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust(b) (c):

     

Series 2016-ISQ, Class E, 3.61%, 08/14/34

 

    20,187       19,233,689  

Series 2017-SCH, Class CL, 1.67%, 11/15/32

      3,225       2,749,151  

Series 2017-SCH, Class DL, 2.17%, 11/15/32

      3,965       3,229,215  

Series 2018-DSNY, Class D, 1.87%, 09/15/34

      11,982       11,062,147  

BANK, Series 2017-BNK7, Class ASB, 3.27%, 09/15/60

      1,300       1,416,389  

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C3, Class C, 4.18%, 05/15/52

      3,442       3,127,994  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust(b)(c):

     

Series 2005-2A, Class A1, 0.48%, 08/25/35

 

    4,040       3,687,186  

Series 2005-3A, Class A1, 0.49%, 11/25/35

 

    913       845,661  

Series 2007-1, Class A1, 0.39%, 03/25/37

 

    5,673       5,304,840  

Series 2007-3, Class A2, 0.46%, 07/25/37

 

    5,171       4,389,706  

Series 2007-4A, Class A1, 0.62%, 09/25/37

 

    1,402       1,267,348  

Series 2007-6A, Class A4A, 1.67%, 12/25/37

      2,150       1,966,728  

Bayview Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2006-SP1, Class M3, 1.03%, 04/25/36(b)(c)

      953       952,749

BBCMS Mortgage Trust(b)(c):

     

Series 2018-CHRS, Class E, 4.27%, 08/05/38

      1,750       1,199,872  

Series 2018-TALL, Class D, 1.62%, 03/15/37

 

    2,000       1,862,118  

BBCMS Trust, Series 2015-STP, Class E, 4.28%, 09/10/28(b)(c)

      375       372,337  

BB-UBS Trust, Series 2012-SHOW, Class E, 4.03%, 11/05/36(b)(c)

      2,672       2,134,529  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust(c):

     

Series 2005-PW10, Class B, 5.63%, 12/11/40

    USD       3,658     $ 3,666,923  

Series 2007-PW18, Class B, 6.48%, 06/11/50(b)

      2,239       2,281,558  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust(c):

     

Series 2018-B3, Class D,
3.06%, 04/10/51(b)

      1,250       843,176  

Series 2018-B7, Class C, 4.86%, 05/15/53

      4,770       4,904,743  

BWAY Mortgage Trust(b):

     

Series 2013-1515, Class D, 3.63%, 03/10/33

      3,600       3,626,848  

Series 2013-1515, Class E, 3.72%, 03/10/33

      2,000       1,977,808  

Series 2015-1740, Class E, 4.45%, 01/10/35(c)

      1,351       1,244,965  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust(b)(c):

     

Series 2018-IND, Class A, 0.92%, 11/15/35

      1,287       1,280,074  

Series 2018-IND, Class G, 2.22%, 11/15/35

      10,150       9,997,097  

Series 2018-IND, Class H, 3.17%, 11/15/35

      11,550       11,213,281  

Series 2019-XL, Class A, 1.09%, 10/15/36

      1,155       1,152,396  

Series 2019-XL, Class G, 2.47%, 10/15/36

      7,120       6,941,146  

Series 2019-XL, Class J, 2.82%, 10/15/36

      7,120       6,929,396  

BX Trust, Series 2019-ATL, Class A, 1.26%, 10/15/36(b)(c)

      850       811,753  

BXP Trust(b)(c):

     

Series 2017-CC, Class D, 3.55%, 08/13/37

      6,800       6,478,519  

Series 2017-CC, Class E, 3.55%, 08/13/37

      10,985       8,176,219  

CD Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-CD1, Class ASB, 2.62%, 08/10/49

      1,155       1,216,328  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust:

     

Series 2011-C1, Class C, 6.09%, 04/15/44(b) (c)

      3,027       3,080,793  

Series 2016-C4, Class C, 4.87%, 05/10/58(c)

      3,330       3,104,547  

Series 2016-C7, Class ASB, 3.64%, 12/10/54

      1,000       1,084,320  

Series 2018-TAN, Class C, 5.29%, 02/15/33(b)

      2,100       2,020,249  

CGDBB Commercial Mortgage Trust(b)(c):

     

Series 2017-BIOC, Class A, 0.96%, 07/15/32

      1,133       1,130,327  

Series 2017-BIOC, Class D, 1.77%, 07/15/32

      6,596       6,537,668  

Series 2017-BIOC, Class E, 2.32%, 07/15/32

      4,722       4,601,226  

CGMS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-B1, Class AAB, 3.24%, 08/15/50

      1,125       1,216,636  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust:

     

Series 2013-GC11, Class A3, 2.82%, 04/10/46

      1,581       1,631,296  

Series 2014-GC19, Class C, 5.09%, 03/10/47(c)

      2,278       2,387,263  

Series 2015-GC27, Class AAB, 2.94%, 02/10/48

      978       1,010,899  

Series 2015-GC27, Class C, 4.42%, 02/10/48(c)

      3,000       2,863,164  

Series 2016-C1, Class C, 4.95%, 05/10/49(c)

      2,870       2,990,661  

Series 2016-C1, Class D, 4.95%, 05/10/49(b) (c)

      980       723,310  

Series 2016-C2, Class AAB, 2.71%, 08/10/49

      930       971,042  

Series 2016-GC37, Class C, 4.92%, 04/10/49(c)

      2,640       2,493,724  

Series 2016-GC37, Class D, 2.79%, 04/10/49(b)

      3,446       2,321,757  

Series 2016-P3, Class C,
4.89%, 04/15/49(c)

      1,271       1,211,412  

Series 2016-P5, Class AAB, 2.84%, 10/10/49

      1,900       1,994,717  

Series 2018-C6, Class C, 5.07%, 11/10/51(c)

      3,976       3,857,019  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

Commercial Mortgage Trust:

     

Series 2005-C6, Class F,
5.73%, 06/10/44(b) (c)

    USD       2,425     $ 2,421,533  

Series 2012-LC4, Class A4, 3.29%, 12/10/44

      1,344       1,364,858  

Series 2013-300P, Class A1, 4.35%, 08/10/30(b)

      960       1,029,141  

Series 2013-300P, Class D,
4.39%, 08/10/30(b)(c)

      3,000       3,043,798  

Series 2013-CR12, Class A4, 4.05%, 10/10/46

      965       1,050,621  

Series 2013-CR7, Class ASB, 2.74%, 03/10/46

      503       513,589  

Series 2013-CR9, Class A4, 4.22%, 07/10/45(c)

      1,550       1,664,147  

Series 2013-GAM, Class E,
3.42%, 02/10/28(b)(c)

      5,000       3,408,835  

Series 2013-SFS, Class A1,
1.87%, 04/12/35(b)

      302       299,533  

Series 2014-CR15, Class ASB, 3.60%, 02/10/47

      1,480       1,542,191  

Series 2014-CR15, Class C, 4.74%, 02/10/47(c)

      2,050       2,177,797  

Series 2014-CR17, Class A5, 3.98%, 05/10/47

      1,120       1,229,488  

Series 2014-CR18, Class ASB, 3.45%, 07/15/47

      1,465       1,511,491  

Series 2014-CR21, Class A3, 3.53%, 12/10/47

      815       882,139  

Series 2014-LC15, Class ASB, 3.53%, 04/10/47

      1,435       1,486,135  

Series 2014-UBS2, Class A5, 3.96%, 03/10/47

      1,000       1,089,271  

Series 2014-UBS2, Class ASB, 3.47%, 03/10/47

      448       463,921  

Series 2015-CR23, Class B, 4.18%, 05/10/48(c)

      9,520       10,204,992  

Series 2015-CR26, Class A3, 3.36%, 10/10/48

      770       833,429  

Series 2015-LC19, Class A4, 3.18%, 02/10/48

      2,620       2,834,594  

Series 2015-LC19, Class C,
4.24%, 02/10/48(c)

      6,513       6,647,443  

Series 2015-LC19, Class D,
2.87%, 02/10/48(b)

      2,490       2,166,285  

Series 2015-LC21, Class ASB, 3.42%, 07/10/48

      1,027       1,078,967  

Series 2015-LC21, Class C,
4.34%, 07/10/48(c)

      6,010       5,712,025  

Series 2015-PC1, Class ASB, 3.61%, 07/10/50

      571       601,055  

Series 2016-667M, Class D, 3.18%, 10/10/36(b)(c)

      3,200       3,095,818  

Series 2016-CR28, Class A3, 3.50%, 02/10/49

      2,415       2,670,487  

Series 2016-DC2, Class ASB, 3.55%, 02/10/49

      500       532,485  

Series 2017-COR2, Class D, 3.00%, 09/10/50(b)

      1,509       1,105,974  

Series 2018-HCLV, Class B, 1.57%, 09/15/33(b)(c)

      2,500       2,356,939  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust:

     

Series 2015-C1, Class A4, 3.51%, 04/15/50

      120       129,782  

Series 2015-C2, Class ASB, 3.22%, 06/15/57

      1,306       1,357,256  

Series 2016-C6, Class C, 4.92%, 01/15/49(c)

      3,950       3,718,574  

Series 2018-C14, Class D,
4.89%, 11/15/51(b)(c)

      5,030       4,376,244  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

CSWF, Series 2018-TOP, Class A, 1.17%, 08/15/35(b)(c)

    USD       240     $ 233,140  

DBJPM Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C3, Class D, 3.49%, 08/10/49(b)(c)

      5,845       4,209,726  

DBUBS Mortgage Trust(b)(c):

     

Series 2017-BRBK, Class E, 3.53%, 10/10/34

      10,428       10,274,470  

Series 2017-BRBK, Class F, 3.53%, 10/10/34

      3,710       3,586,224  

Four Times Square Trust Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-4TS, Class A, 5.40%, 12/13/28(b)

      1,825       1,834,229  

GRACE Mortgage Trust(b):

     

Series 2014-GRCE, Class A, 3.37%, 06/10/28

      1,500       1,507,133  

Series 2014-GRCE, Class F, 3.59%, 06/10/28(c)

      10,256       10,051,905  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II:

     

Series 2005-ROCK, Class J, 5.86%, 05/03/32(b)

      1,500       1,282,156  

Series 2013-GC10, Class AAB, 2.56%, 02/10/46

      1,001       1,013,321  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust(b):

     

Series 2012-ALOH, Class A, 3.55%, 04/10/34

      863       871,135  

Series 2016-RENT, Class C, 4.07%, 02/10/29(c)

      2,550       2,530,117  

Series 2017-500K, Class D, 1.55%, 07/15/32(c)

      1,130       1,110,087  

Series 2017-500K, Class E, 1.75%, 07/15/32(c)

      1,650       1,612,617  

Series 2017-500K, Class F, 2.15%, 07/15/32(c)

      3,000       2,924,479  

Series 2017-500K, Class G, 2.85%, 07/15/32(c)

      3,466       3,302,987  

Series 2019-SOHO, Class A, 1.07%, 06/15/36(c)

      1,000       982,492  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust:

     

Series 2013-GC12, Class AAB, 2.68%, 06/10/46

      1,091       1,105,329  

Series 2013-GC16, Class AAB, 3.81%, 11/10/46

      1,407       1,468,786  

Series 2014-GC20, Class AAB, 3.66%, 04/10/47

      1,566       1,633,551  

Series 2014-GC22, Class A5, 3.86%, 06/10/47

      1,155       1,260,440  

Series 2014-GC24, Class AAB, 3.65%, 09/10/47

      1,234       1,285,090  

Series 2015-GC32, Class C, 4.43%, 07/10/48(c)

      2,085       2,061,437  

Series 2015-GC32, Class D, 3.35%, 07/10/48

      2,282       1,485,680  

Series 2015-GC34, Class A4, 3.51%, 10/10/48

      900       992,111  

Series 2015-GS1, Class A3, 3.73%, 11/10/48

      1,160       1,288,490  

Series 2016-GS3, Class AAB, 2.78%, 10/10/49

      2,766       2,890,450  

Series 2017-GS7, Class AAB, 3.20%, 08/10/50

      490       528,922  

Series 2017-GS7, Class D, 3.00%, 08/10/50(b)

      2,749       2,025,484  

Series 2017-GS7, Class E, 3.00%, 08/10/50(b)

      1,260       869,850  

Harvest Commercial Capital Loan Trust(b)(c):

     

Series 2019-1, Class M4, 4.64%, 09/25/46

 

    3,150       2,900,474  

Series 2019-1, Class M5, 5.73%, 09/25/46

 

    2,000       1,874,940  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:

     

Series 2013-C12, Class A5, 3.66%, 07/15/45

    USD       910     $ 968,157  

Series 2013-C14, Class ASB, 3.76%, 08/15/46(c)

      1,194       1,238,344  

Series 2014-C21, Class A5, 3.77%, 08/15/47

      1,335       1,456,307  

Series 2014-C25, Class A4A1, 3.41%, 11/15/47

      540       580,666  

Series 2015-C28, Class ASB, 3.04%, 10/15/48

      1,505       1,563,769  

Series 2015-C33, Class D1, 4.11%, 12/15/48(b)(c)

      1,898       1,435,489  

JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:

     

Series 2017-JP5, Class C,
3.88%, 03/15/50(c)

      5,137       4,692,747  

Series 2017-JP5, Class D,
4.63%, 03/15/50(b)(c)

      7,320       4,933,557  

Series 2017-JP6, Class A3, 3.11%, 07/15/50

      500       528,488  

JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2017-C5, Class C, 4.51%, 03/15/50(c)

      1,486       1,350,800  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:

     

Series 2012-C6, Class A3, 3.51%, 05/15/45

      1,716       1,775,931  

Series 2012-CBX, Class A4, 3.48%, 06/15/45

      2,019       2,063,511  

Series 2012-HSBC, Class A, 3.09%, 07/05/32(b)

      1,601       1,643,217  

Series 2012-HSBC, Class D, 4.52%, 07/05/32(b)(c)

      810       827,261  

Series 2013-LC11, Class ASB, 2.55%, 04/15/46

      1,243       1,266,009  

Series 2014-C20, Class A5, 3.80%, 07/15/47

      1,000       1,089,476  

Series 2015-JP1, Class D,
4.23%, 01/15/49(c)

      5,750       4,516,341  

Series 2015-UES, Class D, 3.62%, 09/05/32(b)(c)

      2,132       2,116,518  

Series 2015-UES, Class E, 3.62%, 09/05/32(b)(c)

      3,750       3,706,146  

Series 2016-JP2, Class ASB, 2.71%, 08/15/49

      2,250       2,353,504  

Series 2018-WPT, Class FFX, 5.54%, 07/05/33(b)

      2,840       2,676,187  

Series 2019-OSB, Class E, 3.78%, 06/05/39(b)(c)

      2,800       2,196,318  

KNDL Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KNSQ, Class E, 1.97%, 05/15/36(b)(c)

      12,751       12,315,154  

LCCM Mortgage Trust(b):

     

Series 2014-909, Class A, 3.39%, 05/15/31

      1,545       1,553,963  

Series 2014-909, Class E,
3.90%, 05/15/31(c)

      2,500       2,460,280  

LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-5, Class C, 4.87%, 03/10/50(b)(c)

      3,375       3,132,836  

MAD Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-330M, Class D, 3.98%, 08/15/34(b)(c)

      3,305       3,342,733  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust:

     

Series 2013-C10, Class A4, 4.08%, 07/15/46(c)

      1,380       1,480,891  

Series 2013-C12, Class A4, 4.26%, 10/15/46(c)

      1,625       1,757,850  

Series 2013-C9, Class A4, 3.10%, 05/15/46

      1,850       1,932,066  

Series 2014-C15, Class A4, 4.05%, 04/15/47

      520       568,863  

Series 2014-C18, Class A2, 3.19%, 10/15/47

      106       105,625  

Series 2014-C19, Class ASB, 3.33%, 12/15/47

      886       923,638  

Series 2015-C23, Class D,
4.15%, 07/15/50(b)(c)

      1,427       1,193,917  

Series 2015-C25, Class ASB, 3.38%, 10/15/48

      1,045       1,102,421  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

Series 2015-C25, Class D, 3.07%, 10/15/48

    USD       3,435     $ 2,631,139  

Series 2015-C26, Class D, 3.06%, 10/15/48(b)(d)

      3,232       2,262,400  

Series 2017-C33, Class C, 4.56%, 05/15/50(c)

      3,161       3,012,152  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust:

     

Series 2006-IQ11, Class C, 5.88%, 10/15/42(c)

      2,670       2,638,790  

Series 2014-CPT, Class E, 3.45%, 07/13/29(b)(c)

      950       967,218  

Series 2014-CPT, Class F, 3.45%, 07/13/29(b)(c)

      5,625       5,726,950  

Series 2014-CPT, Class G, 3.45%, 07/13/29(b)(c)

      3,392       3,453,478  

Series 2014-MP, Class A, 3.47%, 08/11/33(b)

      1,500       1,530,504  

Series 2015-MS1, Class D, 4.03%, 05/15/48(b)(c)

      7,725       6,059,470  

Series 2017-CLS, Class A, 0.87%, 11/15/34(b)(c)

      2,000       1,988,165  

Series 2017-CLS, Class E, 2.12%, 11/15/34(b)(c)

      3,998       3,860,100  

Series 2017-CLS, Class F, 2.77%, 11/15/34(b)(c)

      7,904       7,665,516  

Series 2017-H1, Class D, 2.55%, 06/15/50(b)

      7,130       4,862,182  

Series 2017-HR2, Class D, 2.73%, 12/15/50(d)

      1,570       1,257,413  

Series 2018-H3, Class C, 4.85%, 07/15/51(c)

      2,880       2,952,768  

Series 2018-MP, Class E, 4.28%, 07/11/40(b)(c)

      2,930       2,218,923  

Series 2018-SUN, Class F, 2.72%, 07/15/35(b)(c)

      4,040       3,744,335  

Series 2019-L2, Class A4, 4.07%, 03/15/52

      5,892       6,985,937  

Olympic Tower Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2017-OT, Class E, 3.95%, 05/10/39(b)(c)

      8,300       7,161,179  

USDC, Series 2018-USDC, Class F, 4.49%, 05/13/38(b)(c)

      2,550       1,844,736  

VCC Trust, Series 2020-MC1, Class A, 4.50%, 06/25/45(b)

      19,364       19,018,070  

Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust(b)(c):

     

Series 2014-1, Class M6, 8.18%, 09/25/44

      3,309       3,219,319  

Series 2020-1, Class M2, 2.98%, 02/25/50

      3,480       3,262,277  

VNDO Mortgage Trust(b)(c):

     

Series 2012-6AVE, Class E, 3.34%, 11/15/30

      3,000       2,886,350  

Series 2013-PENN, Class D,
3.95%, 12/13/29

      5,060       4,984,253  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust:

     

Series 2015-C27, Class A5, 3.45%, 02/15/48

      1,918       2,089,239  

Series 2015-NXS3, Class B, 4.55%, 09/15/57(c)

      1,600       1,657,721  

Series 2015-P2, Class D,
3.24%, 12/15/48(b)

      1,093       799,627  

Series 2016-C32, Class ASB, 3.32%, 01/15/59

      514       544,140  

Series 2016-C37, Class C, 4.49%, 12/15/49(c)(d)

      4,000       3,694,000  

Series 2016-LC25, Class C, 4.42%, 12/15/59(c)

      8,320       7,491,489  

Series 2016-NXS5, Class B, 4.94%, 01/15/59(c)

      1,875       2,116,865  

Series 2016-NXS5, Class D, 4.97%, 01/15/59(c)

      2,750       2,070,145  

Series 2016-NXS6, Class C, 4.31%, 11/15/49(c)

      4,783       4,710,023  

Series 2017-C39, Class A5, 3.42%, 09/15/50

      1,557       1,746,286  

Series 2017-C39, Class C, 4.12%, 09/15/50

      3,268       3,298,142  

Series 2017-C39, Class D, 4.35%, 09/15/50(b)(c)

      1,690       1,268,402  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

Series 2017-C41, Class D, 2.60%, 11/15/50(b)(c)

    USD       787     $ 517,370  

Series 2018-BXI, Class E, 2.33%, 12/15/36(b)(c)

      1,300       1,241,367  

Series 2018-C44, Class C, 4.83%, 05/15/51(c)

      2,346       2,235,465  

Series 2018-C44, Class D, 3.00%, 05/15/51(b)

      2,150       1,516,654  

Series 2018-C45, Class C, 4.73%, 06/15/51

 

    1,158       1,080,203  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:

     

Series 2012-C6, Class A4, 3.44%, 04/15/45

      2,297       2,334,281  

Series 2013-C12, Class ASB, 2.84%, 03/15/48

      1,204       1,227,156  

Series 2013-C15, Class A4, 4.15%, 08/15/46(c)

      780       835,345  

Series 2014-C20, Class A4, 3.72%, 05/15/47

 

    760       806,660  

Series 2014-C20, Class A5, 4.00%, 05/15/47

 

    2,487       2,689,834  

Series 2014-C20, Class ASB, 3.64%, 05/15/47

      1,182       1,229,916  

Series 2014-C22, Class C, 3.76%, 09/15/57(c)

      1,300       1,187,684  

Series 2014-C24, Class A5, 3.61%, 11/15/47

 

    1,130       1,227,354  

Series 2014-C25, Class A5, 3.63%, 11/15/47

 

    1,400       1,522,926  

Series 2014-LC14, Class A4, 3.77%, 03/15/47

      605       651,848  
     

 

 

 
        617,870,837  
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.1%(c)  

BBCMS Trust(b):

     

Series 2015-SRCH, Class XA, 0.96%, 08/10/35

      78,000       4,036,500  

Series 2015-SRCH, Class XB, 0.19%, 08/10/35

      35,000       471,800  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C6, Class XA, 1.13%, 11/10/49

      63,245       3,527,196  

Commercial Mortgage Trust:

     

Series 2014-UBS5, Class XB2, 0.74%, 09/10/47(b)

      12,675       370,110  

Series 2015-CR25, Class XA, 0.84%, 08/10/48

      13,100       459,826  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2014-GC20, Class XA, 1.05%, 04/10/47

      750       18,958  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-C22, Class XA, 0.83%, 09/15/47

      6,879       193,121  

JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-C4, Class XC,
0.75%, 12/15/49(b)

      40,477       1,575,952  

LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2017-5, Class X,
0.99%, 03/10/50(b)

      42,794       1,470,554  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust:

     

Series 2014-C15, Class XB, 0.34%, 04/15/47(b)

      80,982       982,563  

Series 2015-C26, Class XD, 1.34%, 10/15/48(b)

      12,675       806,130  

Series 2016-C32, Class XA, 0.72%, 12/15/49

      31,757       1,127,336  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust,
Series 2016-UBS9, Class XD,
1.61%, 03/15/49(b)

      13,600       1,092,624  

Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust(b):

     

Series 2017-75B, Class XA, 0.20%, 04/10/37

      40,610       589,840  

Series 2017-75B, Class XB, 0.03%, 04/10/37

      27,000       100,057  

VNDO Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-PENN, Class XA, 0.14%, 12/13/29(b)

      121,745       24,349  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

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BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust:

     

Series 2016-BNK1, Class XD, 1.26%, 08/15/49(b)

    USD       11,784     $ 744,867  

Series 2016-LC25, Class XA, 0.97%, 12/15/59

      22,284       900,254  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:

     

Series 2014-C20, Class XB, 0.57%, 05/15/47

      57,079       1,194,304  

Series 2014-LC14, Class XA, 1.19%, 03/15/47

      46,681       1,500,014  
     

 

 

 
        21,186,355  
     

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 6.5%
(Cost: $1,091,823,317)

 

 

 

  1,069,861,899

 

     

 

 

 

Preferred Securities — 3.0%

 

Capital Trusts — 2.1%

 

Banks — 1.0%(l)(m)  

Bank of America Corp.:

     

Series X, 6.25%

      20,485       22,261,318  

Series Z, 6.50%

      7,382       8,261,531  

Series AA, 6.10%

      11,538       12,662,955  

Citigroup, Inc., Series V, 4.70%

      17,710       17,023,737  

Fifth Third Bancorp, Series J, 3.44%

      11,800       10,148,000  

HSBC Holdings plc, 6.37%

      2,000       1,985,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

     

Series V, 3.62%

      2,250       2,105,511  

Series FF, 5.00%

      10,555       10,625,662  

Series X, 6.10%

      2,015       2,130,863  

Series HH, 4.60%

      25,816       24,979,562  

Lloyds Banking Group plc, 6.66%(b)

      3,000       3,420,000  

M&T Bank Corp., Series F, 5.13%

      14,800       15,170,000  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., 4.50%

 

    1,439       1,467,780  

Wells Fargo & Co.:

     

Series S, 5.90%

      31,125       31,669,687  

Series U, 5.87%

      3,330       3,604,725  
     

 

 

 
        167,516,331  
Capital Markets — 0.5%(l)  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Series F, 4.62%(m)

      10,850       11,202,027  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Series M, 4.37%(m)

      12,395       12,038,644  

Morgan Stanley, Series H, 3.89%(m)

      4,057       3,813,580  

Northern Trust Corp., Series D,
4.60%(m)

      20,575       21,243,687  

State Street Corp., 1.31%, 06/15/47

      36,000       29,162,108  
     

 

 

 
        77,460,046  
Consumer Finance — 0.4%(l)(m)  

Capital One Financial Corp., Series E, 4.15%

 

    30,363       26,415,810  

Discover Financial Services, Series C, 5.50%

 

    10,775       9,831,159  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,
Series A, 5.75%

      17,997       16,956,530  
     

 

 

 
        53,203,499  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%  

Voya Financial, Inc., Series A,
6.13%(l)(m)

      16,815       17,385,197  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment — 0.0%  

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., 5.25%(b)(m)

 

    146       147,095  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.0%  

Progressive Corp. (The), Series B, 5.38%(l)(m)

 

    9,110       9,179,555  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%(l)(m)  

Energy Transfer Operating LP:

     

Series B, 6.63%

      6,875       4,950,000  

Series G, 7.13%

      16,000       13,300,000  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP,
Series C, 6.00%

 

    9,499       3,609,620  

MPLX LP, Series B, 6.87%

      170       148,909  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)        

Plains All American Pipeline LP,
Series B, 6.13%

    USD       3,545     $ 2,477,069  
     

 

 

 
        24,485,598  
     

 

 

 

Total Capital Trusts — 2.1%
(Cost: $364,425,461)

            349,377,321  
     

 

 

 
          Shares        
Preferred Stocks — 0.8%                  

Banks — 0.2%(m)

     

KeyCorp, Series E, 6.13%(l)

      375,000       10,563,750  

Truist Bank, 9.00%(b)(d)

      15       1,575,000  

US Bancorp, Series F, 6.50%(l)

      442,000       11,810,240  
     

 

 

 
        23,948,990  
Capital Markets — 0.2%  

Morgan Stanley, Series K, 5.85%(l)(m)

      820,000       23,460,200  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.0%                  

SLM Corp., Series B, 2.01%(l)(m)

      136,000       4,221,440  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0%  

Telefonica Brasil SA (Preference)

      12,775       129,892  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 0.0%  

Cia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista (Preference)

      46,997       203,788  

Entergy Arkansas LLC:

     

4.90%

      102,000       2,652,000  

4.88%

      93,168       2,441,933  

Entergy Louisiana LLC, 4.88%

      32,274       837,510  

Entergy Mississippi LLC, 4.90%

      94,932       2,502,408  

Entergy Texas, Inc., 5.63%

      146,739       3,854,834  
     

 

 

 
        12,492,473  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%  

Firstar Realty LLC, 8.88%(b)(m)

      5,000       5,500,000  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.1%  

Allstate Corp. (The), Series H,
5.10%(m)

      735,000       19,830,300  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%  

Energy Transfer Operating LP,
Series E, 7.60%(l)(m)

      625,000       11,887,500  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.2%  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Preference)

 

    622,764       26,011,487  
     

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.8%
(Cost: $124,029,164)

 

    127,482,282  
     

 

 

 
Trust Preferreds — 0.1%  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%  

ILFC E-Capital Trust I, 3.02%, 12/21/65(b)(l)

 

    16,872,000       8,419,296  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.0%  

ILFC E-Capital Trust II, 3.27%, 12/21/65(b)(l)

 

    11,944,000       6,330,320  
     

 

 

 

Total Trust Preferreds — 0.1%
(Cost: $27,894,929)

 

    14,749,616  
     

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities — 3.0%
(Cost: $516,349,554)

 

    491,609,219  
     

 

 

 

Rights — 0.0%(f)

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0%  

Cellnex Telecom SA (Expires 08/08/20)

      110,123       460,504  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

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BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security                Shares     Value  
Electric Utilities — 0.0%  

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA (Expires 08/06/20)

      344,944     $ 35,025  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.0%  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., CVR (Expires 12/31/20)

      6,087       21,913  
     

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $12,965)

 

    517,442  
     

 

 

 
           Par (000)        
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 0.4%  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1%  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series 4777, Class CB, 3.50%, 10/15/45

      2,275       2,400,766  

Federal National Mortgage Association:

     

Series 2013-133, Class NA, 3.00%, 05/25/36

      362       378,673  

Series 2016-49, Class DA, 3.50%, 10/25/42

      579       600,002  

Series 2016-76, Class ME, 3.00%, 01/25/46

      3,742       3,955,617  

Series 2018-21, Class CA, 3.50%, 04/25/45

      1,269       1,318,256  

Government National Mortgage Association,

     

Series 2013-131, Class PA, 3.50%, 06/16/42

      1,537       1,616,494  
     

 

 

 
        10,269,808  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.0%  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series KJ05, Class A2, 2.16%, 10/25/21

      700       712,211  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Variable Rate Notes(c):

     

Series 2017-SB41, Class A7F, 2.69%, 09/25/24

      1,492       1,547,270  

Series 2018-K732, Class B, 4.06%, 05/25/25(b)

      1,500       1,625,268  

Series 2018-SB52, Class A5F, 3.25%, 05/25/23

      734       771,263  
     

 

 

 
        4,656,012  
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.0%(c)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Variable Rate Notes:

     

Series K055, Class X1, 1.36%, 03/25/26

      22,245       1,456,531  

Series K714, Class X1, 0.98%, 10/25/20

      14,662       147  

Government National Mortgage Association Variable Rate Notes,
Series 2017-44, 0.68%, 04/17/51

      23,193       1,107,864  
     

 

 

 
        2,564,542  
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.3%  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:

     

3.50%, 07/01/32

      2,015       2,174,926  

4.00%, 07/01/26 - 03/01/34

      637       699,047  

4.50%, 07/01/47 - 03/01/49

      1,875       2,099,124  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Variable Rate Notes, (LIBOR USD 12 Month + 1.63%), 3.01%, 11/01/45(a)

      878       908,270  
Security          Par (000)     Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

2.50%, 04/01/28 - 04/01/33

    USD       11,035     $ 11,736,242  

3.00%, 09/01/28 - 09/01/32

      3,401       3,596,102  

3.50%, 06/01/32 - 04/01/34

      3,142       3,370,299  

4.00%, 05/01/27 - 03/01/34

      1,153       1,229,146  

4.50%, 04/01/24 - 07/01/49

      19,987       22,180,626  
     

 

 

 
        47,993,782  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 0.4%
(Cost: $63,504,058)

 

    65,484,144  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 0.0%

 

U.S. Treasury Notes,
0.13%, 06/30/22

 

    2,370       2,370,093  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 0.0%
(Cost: $2,369,078)

 

    2,370,093  
     

 

 

 
          Shares        

Warrants — 0.0%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%  

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Issued/exercisable 07/06/20, 1 share for 1 warrant, Expires 07/06/27, Strike Price USD 22.00)(f)

      1,212       6,787  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail — 0.0%                  

BTS Group Holdings PCL (Issued/exercisable 02/17/20, 100 shares for 1 warrant, Expires 02/16/21, Strike Price THB 14.00)(f)

      17,650       523  
     

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%

 

    7,310  
     

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 93.7%
(Cost: $15,026,766,918)

 

    15,471,486,362  
     

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities — 8.6%(s)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.08%*

      1,409,220,735       1,409,220,735  

JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund, Agency Class, 0.02%

      4,517,511       4,517,511  

SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market
Series, 0.38%(t)*

      1,443,142       1,444,008  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 8.6%
(Cost: $1,415,182,150)

 

    1,415,182,254  
     

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased — 0.0%
(Cost: $136,645)

 

    308,040  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Options
Written — 102.3%
(Cost: $16,442,085,713)

 

    16,886,976,656  
     

 

 

 

Total Options Written — (0.0)%
(Premium Received — $69,521)

 

    (145,890)  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments Net of Options
Written — 102.3%
(Cost: $16,442,016,192)

 

    16,886,830,766  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.3)%     (378,187,545)  
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $     16,508,643,221  
     

 

 

 
 

 

(a) 

Variable rate security. Security may be issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a specified date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(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) 

Variable or floating rate security, which interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(d) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(e) 

Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate as of period end.

(f) 

Non-income producing security.

 

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(g) 

A security contractually bound to one or more other securities to form a single saleable unit which cannot be sold separately.

(h) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(i) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(j) 

Convertible security.

(k) 

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.

(l) 

Variable rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(m) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(n) 

Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Fund held restricted securities with a current value of $340,444, representing less than 0.05% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $293,982.

(o) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(p) 

Represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate.

(q) 

Amount is less than 500.

(r) 

Fixed rate.

(s) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(t)

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

* 

Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate/affiliates of the Fund during the year ended July 31, 2020 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer

   

Shares

Held at

07/31/19

 

 

 

   

Shares

Purchased

 

 

   

Shares

Sold

 

 

   

Shares

Held at

07/31/20

 

 

 

   

Value at

07/31/20

 

 

    Income      

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

 

 (a) 

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation

 
 
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class(b)

    783,040,104       626,180,631             1,409,220,735     $ 1,409,220,735     $ 8,153,740     $ 871     $  

SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series(b)

    184,750,442             (183,307,300     1,443,142       1,444,008       638,586 (c)      (6,260     (35,714

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

    8,123,339       2,924,724       (8,123,339     2,924,724       249,742,182       18,098,910       26,622,789       (12,226,069

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF(d)

          1,970,946       (1,970,946                 3,133,589       6,672,897        

iShares MBS ETF

          9,399,128       (8,405,318     993,810       110,134,024       10,460,606       17,199,440       2,901,965  

iShares Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

    4,485,005       1,587,302       (4,485,005     1,587,302       87,380,975       1,744,105       4,383,776       (2,123,503
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $  1,857,921,924     $  42,229,536     $ 54,873,513     $ (11,483,321
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.

(b) 

Represents net shares purchased (sold).

(c) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

(d) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held by the Fund.

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

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     12,614          09/18/20        $ 470,722        $ (1,027,415

MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini Index

     255          09/18/20          13,634          843,402  

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

     3,493          09/21/20          636,708          13,845,874  

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond

     1,274          09/21/20          290,074          11,857,985  

U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note

     369          09/30/20          81,543          74,499  
                 

 

 

 
                    25,594,345  
                 

 

 

 

Short Contracts

                 

Euro-Schatz

     7          09/08/20          925          (1,421

GBP Currency

     3,327          09/14/20          272,564          (7,251,138

JPY Currency

     810          09/14/20          95,777          (1,174,027

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     1,792          09/18/20          292,410          (1,108,244

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note

     2,848          09/21/20          398,943          (3,313,073

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Ultra Note

     7          09/21/20          1,115          (5,478

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note

     11,994          09/30/20          1,512,743          (7,517,774
                 

 

 

 
                    (20,371,155
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 5,223,190  
                 

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Currency
Purchased
       Currency
Sold
       Counterparty      Settlement
Date
      

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
EUR     1,320,000        USD     1,550,962        BNP Paribas SA        08/20/20        $ 4,466  
EUR     1,220,000        USD     1,434,669        Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc        08/20/20          2,924  
EUR     3,470,000        USD     3,947,170        Natwest Markets plc        08/20/20          141,721  
EUR     600,000        USD     703,826        UBS AG        08/20/20          3,187  
EUR     730,000        USD     834,079        Westpac Banking Corp.        08/20/20          26,120  
USD     2,784,469        EUR     2,350,000        State Street Bank and Trust Co.        09/03/20          14,477  
                       

 

 

 
                          192,895  
                       

 

 

 
EUR     2,350,000        USD     2,782,763        State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/05/20          (14,523
USD     2,957,398        EUR     2,632,000        State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/05/20          (143,030
USD     1,088,831        EUR     940,000        Bank of America NA        08/20/20          (18,822
USD     1,899,747        EUR     1,660,000        Bank of New York        08/20/20          (56,321
USD                 330,905,540        EUR                 289,080,000        Barclays Bank plc        08/20/20          (9,733,263
USD     39,635,746        GBP     31,390,000        Bank of America NA        08/20/20          (1,457,423
USD     38,115        GBP     30,000        Bank of New York        08/20/20          (1,158
USD     2,419,760        GBP     1,900,000        BNP Paribas SA        08/20/20          (67,562
USD     484,042        GBP     380,000        Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce        08/20/20          (13,423
USD     2,268,761        GBP     1,760,000        UBS AG        08/20/20          (35,284
USD     519,292        GBP     400,000        Westpac Banking Corp.        08/20/20          (4,355
USD     3,057,661        EUR     2,719,814        Bank of America NA        09/15/20          (149,098
USD     4,589,118        HKD     35,615,000        Bank of America NA        09/15/20          (6,217
USD     4,589,127        HKD     35,614,378        Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc        09/15/20          (6,129
USD     1,453,749        HKD     11,269,642        UBS AG        09/15/20          (351
USD     6,180,388        EUR     5,438,801        Citibank NA        09/16/20          (232,298
                       

 

 

 
                          (11,939,257
                       

 

 

 

 

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Exchange-Traded Options Purchased

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
      

Exercise

Price

       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value  
Call                                                   

S&P 500 Index

     42          09/18/20        USD     3,400.00        USD     13,739        $         135,240  

S&P 500 Index

     24          12/18/20        USD     3,500.00        USD     7,851          172,800  
                          

 

 

 
                           $ 308,040  
                          

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Options Written

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
      

Exercise

Price

       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value  
Call                                                   

S&P 500 Index

     42          09/18/20        USD     3,500.00        USD     13,739          $         (45,570)  

S&P 500 Index

     24          12/18/20        USD     3,600.00        USD     7,851          (100,320)  
                          

 

 

 
                             $ (145,890)  
                          

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

Reference Obligation/Index    Financing
Rate Paid
by the Fund
     Payment
Frequency
     Termination
Date
     Notional
Amount (000)
     Value      Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

CDX.NA.IG.34.V1

     1.00      Quarterly        06/20/25        USD        7,605      $     (120,343)      $     (113,081)      $ (7,262)  
                 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

Reference Obligation/Index    Financing
Rate Paid
by the Fund
    Payment
Frequency
    Counterparty   Termination
Date
   

Notional

Amount

(000)

    Value     Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

     1.00     Quarterly     Barclays Bank plc     12/20/20       USD       10,000     $ (48,113)     $ (2,029)     $ (46,084)  

Standard Chartered Bank

     1.00       Quarterly     Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc     12/20/20       EUR       840       (4,524)       1,283       (5,807)  

SES SA

     1.00       Quarterly     Credit Suisse International     06/20/25       EUR       491       230       11,472       (11,242)  

SES SA

     1.00       Quarterly     Credit Suisse International     06/20/25       EUR       469       219       12,075       (11,856)  
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
               $     (52,188)     $ 22,801     $ (74,989)  
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

Reference Obligation/Index     

Financing
Rate Received
by the Fund
 
 
 
   
Payment
Frequency
 
 
  Counterparty    
Termination
Date
 
 
 

Credit

Rating(a)

           


Notional

Amount
(000)

 

 
 (b) 

    Value      


Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
 
 
 
 
   

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00     Quarterly     Barclays Bank plc     06/20/23     B     EUR       455     $     (100,937)     $ (34,648)     $ (66,289)  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00       Quarterly     Barclays Bank plc     06/20/23     NR     EUR       100       (22,186)       (7,786)       (14,400)  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00       Quarterly     Barclays Bank plc     06/20/23     B     EUR       215       (47,706)       (16,920)       (30,786)  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00       Quarterly     Citibank NA     06/20/23     B     EUR       13       (2,848)       (1,129)       (1,719)  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00       Quarterly     Citibank NA     06/20/23     NR     EUR       91       (20,105)       (7,670)       (12,435)  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00       Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/23     NR     EUR       91       (20,125)       (7,678)       (12,447)  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00       Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/23     NR     EUR       54       (12,075)       (4,312)       (7,763)  

 

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OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection (continued)

 

Reference Obligation/Index     

Financing
Rate Received
by the Fund
 
 
 
   
Payment
Frequency
 
 
    Counterparty      
Termination
Date
 
 
 

Credit

Rating(a)

           

Notional
Amount

(000)

 
 

 (b) 

    Value      


Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
 
 
 
 
   

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00     Quarterly       JPMorgan Chase Bank NA       06/20/23     NR     EUR       36     $ (8,050)     $ (2,875)     $ (5,175)  

Garfunkelux Holdco 2 SA

     5.00       Quarterly       Credit Suisse International       12/20/24     B-     EUR       120       (14,875)             (14,875)  

Garfunkelux Holdco 2 SA

     5.00       Quarterly       Credit Suisse International       12/20/24     B-     EUR       220       (27,272)       6,849       (34,121)  

Garfunkelux Holdco 2 SA

     5.00       Quarterly       Credit Suisse International       12/20/24     B-     EUR       390       (48,345)       21,143       (69,488)  

Altice France SA

     5.00       Quarterly       Credit Suisse International       06/20/25     B     EUR       450       50,873       50,843       30  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     5.00       Quarterly       Credit Suisse International       06/20/25     B     EUR       470       (79,963)       (30,900)       (49,063)  

Rolls-Royce plc

     1.00       Quarterly       Citibank NA       06/20/25     BB     EUR       210       (35,018)       (37,263)       2,245  

Rolls-Royce plc

     1.00       Quarterly       Citibank NA       06/20/25     BB     EUR       460       (76,789)       (81,716)       4,927  

Rolls-Royce plc

     1.00       Quarterly       JPMorgan Chase Bank NA       06/20/25     BB     EUR       490       (81,768)       (70,859)       (10,909)  

CMBX.NA.9.A

     2.00       Monthly       Credit Suisse International       09/17/58     NR     USD       3,750       (264,270)       (109,109)       (155,161)  

CMBX.NA.9.BBB-

     3.00       Monthly       Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc       09/17/58     NR     USD       3,750       (750,275)       (364,869)       (385,406)  
                

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 $ (1,561,734)     $ (698,899)     $ (862,835)  
                

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.

 
(b) 

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

Reference Entity    Payment
Frequency
   Counterparty      Termination
Date
     Net
Notional
     Accrued Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Net Value of
Reference
Entity
     Gross
Notional
Amount
Net Asset
Percentage
 

Equity Securities Long/Short

   Monthly      HSBC Bank plc(a)        02/10/23      $ 16      $ (1    $ 15        0.0%  
   Monthly      JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(b)        02/08/23        15        (1      14        0.0     
              

 

 

    

 

 

    
               $ (2    $ 29     
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(a) 

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark, plus or minus a spread of 25 basis points. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions. The specified benchmark used in determining the variable rate of interest is Intercontinental Exchange USD LIBOR 1 Month.

 
(b) 

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark, plus or minus a spread of 0 basis points. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions. The specified benchmark used in determining the variable rate of interest is Intercontinental Exchange USD LIBOR 1 Month.

 

 

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The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank plc, as of July 31, 2020, expiration date 02/10/23:

 

     Shares     Value     % of Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

     
United Kingdom                  

Prudential plc

    1     $         15       100.0
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

      15    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank plc

    $ 15    
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, as of July 31, 2020, expiration date 02/08/23:

 

     Shares     Value     % of Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

     
United Kingdom                  

Prudential plc

    1     $         14       100.0
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

      14    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

    $ 14    
   

 

 

   
 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps, OTC Swaps and Options Written

 

      Swap
Premiums
Paid
     Swap
Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
     Value  

Centrally Cleared Swaps (a)

   $      $     (113,081    $      $ (7,262    $  

OTC Swaps

     103,665        (779,763      7,202        (945,028       

Options Written

     N/A        N/A        2,546        (78,915      (145,890

 

(a) 

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
   

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

   

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts

             

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (a)

  $     $     $ 843,402     $     $     25,778,358     $     $     26,621,760  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

             

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                      192,895                   192,895  

Options purchased

             

Investments at value — unaffiliated (b)

                308,040                         308,040  

Swaps — OTC

             

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

          110,867                               110,867  
 

 

 

 
  $     $ 110,867     $ 1,151,442     $ 192,895     $ 25,778,358     $     $ 27,233,562  
 

 

 

 
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments  

Futures contracts

             

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts (a)

                2,135,659       8,425,165       10,837,746             21,398,570  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

             

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                      11,939,257                   11,939,257  

Options written

             

Options written at value

                145,890                         145,890  

Swaps — centrally cleared

             

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps (a)

          7,262                               7,262  

Swaps — OTC

             

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

          1,724,789       2                         1,724,791  
 

 

 

 
  $     $     1,732,051     $     2,281,551     $     20,364,422     $ 10,837,746     $     $ 35,215,770  
 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 
(b) 

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

 

 

 

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For the year ended July 31, 2020, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
   

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 

Futures contracts

  $ (29,656   $     $ 195,820,111     $ 13,659,710     $ 286,558,495     $     $ 496,008,660  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                      14,580,234                   14,580,234  

Options purchased(a)

                478,408                         478,408  

Options written

                (2,146,940                       (2,146,940

Swaps

          30,801,636                               30,801,636  
 

 

 

 
  $ (29,656   $     30,801,636     $     194,151,579     $ 28,239,944     $ 286,558,495     $     $     539,721,998  
 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

Futures contracts

                (6,784,740     (31,345,401     (34,276,393           (72,406,534

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                      (18,312,096                 (18,312,096

Options purchased(b)

                189,716                         189,716  

Options written

                (76,369                       (76,369

Swaps

          (386,176     (2                       (386,178
 

 

 

 
  $     $ (386,176   $ (6,671,395   $       (49,657,497)    $       (34,276,393)    $     $ (90,991,461
 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

 
(b) 

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

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $         2,089,014,095  

Average notional value of contracts — short

     1,645,982,231  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

     398,046,511  

Average amounts sold — in USD

     10,953,970  

Options:

  

Average value of option contracts purchased

     4,431,378  

Average value of option contracts written

     55,750  

Credit default swaps:

  

Average notional value — buy protection

     141,425,693  

Average notional value — sell protection

     14,220,116  

Total return swaps:

  

Average notional value

     1  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

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

 

      Assets      Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

     

Futures contracts

   $ 882,898      $ 6,148,708  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     192,895        11,939,257  

Options(a)

     308,040        145,890  

Swaps — Centrally cleared

            2,136  

Swaps — OTC(b)

     110,867        1,724,791  
  

 

 

 

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

   $ 1,494,700      $ 19,960,782  

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

     (1,190,938)        (6,296,734)  
  

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $ 303,762      $ 13,664,048  
  

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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.

 
(b) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid/received in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

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The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

Counterparty   

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by
Counterparty

       Derivatives
Available
for Offset (a)
       Non-cash
Collateral
Received
      

Cash

Collateral

Received

       Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets (b)(c)
 

BNP Paribas SA

   $ 4,466        $ (4,466      $        $        $  

Citibank NA

     7,172          (7,172                           

Credit Suisse International

     102,412          (102,412                           

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

     4,207          (4,207                           

Natwest Markets plc

     141,721                                     141,721  

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

     14,477          (14,477                           

UBS AG

     3,187          (3,187                           

Westpac Banking Corp.

     26,120          (4,355                          21,765  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 303,762        $ (140,276      $        $        $ 163,486  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

    

                      
Counterparty   

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by
Counterparty

       Derivatives
Available
for Offset (a)
       Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
      

Cash

Collateral

Pledged (d)

       Net Amount of
Derivative
Liabilities (c)(e)
 

Bank of America NA

   $ 1,631,560        $        $        $        $ 1,631,560  

Bank of New York

     57,479                                     57,479  

Barclays Bank plc

     9,952,205                            (440,000        9,512,205  

BNP Paribas SA

     67,562          (4,466                          63,096  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

     13,423                                     13,423  

Citibank NA

     374,230          (7,172                          367,058  

Credit Suisse International

     485,815          (102,412                 (383,403         

HSBC Bank plc

     1                                     1  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

     122,019                                     122,019  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

     762,211          (4,207                 (758,004         

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

     157,553          (14,477                          143,076  

UBS AG

     35,635          (3,187                          32,448  

Westpac Banking Corp.

     4,355          (4,355                           
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $             13,664,048        $             (140,276      $                     —        $             (1,581,407      $         11,942,365  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

 
(b) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
(c) 

Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized.

 
(d) 

Excess of collateral pledged to the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
(e) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

 

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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Fund’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

   $        $ 1,891,423,288        $ 21,054,655        $ 1,912,477,943  

Common Stocks:

                 

Aerospace & Defense

     23,736,325          13,131,726                   36,868,051  

Air Freight & Logistics

     4,101,573          21,205,308                   25,306,881  

Airlines

     3,982,754                            3,982,754  

Auto Components

     835,196          798,246                   1,633,442  

Automobiles

     635,136          21,162,812                   21,797,948  

Banks

     38,506,006          112,618,235                   151,124,241  

Beverages

     47,093,785          13,344,013                   60,437,798  

Biotechnology

     25,696,859          8,146,910                   33,843,769  

Building Products

     10,502,857          6,843,301                   17,346,158  

Capital Markets

     13,710,616                            13,710,616  

Chemicals

     8,047,625          15,684,672                   23,732,297  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     1,699,133          5,984,074          195,104          7,878,311  

Communications Equipment

     14,122,577          478,731                   14,601,308  

Construction & Engineering

     182,831          14,432,152                   14,614,983  

Construction Materials

     312,337          12,679,151                   12,991,488  

Consumer Finance

     1,444,067          6,952,729                   8,396,796  

Containers & Packaging

     8,576,539          8,719,417                   17,295,956  

Distributors

     9,873,255                            9,873,255  

Diversified Consumer Services

     400,176          390,520                   790,696  

Diversified Financial Services

     4,164,828          615                   4,165,443  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     24,411,587          34,581,110                   58,992,697  

Electric Utilities

     94,330,360          48,053,616                   142,383,976  

Electrical Equipment

     8,326,684          15,826,697                   24,153,381  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     1,718,955          20,822,585                   22,541,540  

Energy Equipment & Services

     1,192,757                            1,192,757  

Entertainment

     11,594,867          1,725,575                   13,320,442  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     357,466,819          183,623,277                   541,090,096  

Food & Staples Retailing

     21,625,846          12,806,871                   34,432,717  

Food Products

     6,090,598          40,125,682                   46,216,280  

Gas Utilities

     5,596,908          19,302,239                   24,899,147  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     33,269,071          21,768,780                   55,037,851  

Health Care Providers & Services

     10,344,240          15,057,204                   25,401,444  

Health Care Technology

     2,216,656                            2,216,656  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     17,503,364          9,144,637                   26,648,001  

Household Durables

     2,990,299          23,364,243                   26,354,542  

Household Products

     22,623,171          7,132,110                   29,755,281  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

     109,245          7,357,688                   7,466,933  

Industrial Conglomerates

     6,306,949          431,288                   6,738,237  

Insurance

     11,488,093          71,324,848                   82,812,941  

Interactive Media & Services

     31,960,690          39,460,739                   71,421,429  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     38,990,275          4,449,678                   43,439,953  

IT Services

     58,651,806          9,867,273                   68,519,079  

Leisure Products

     12,309,027                            12,309,027  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     5,195,253          13,850,416                   19,045,669  

Machinery

     16,933,790          36,401,760                   53,335,550  

Marine

              2,542,720                   2,542,720  

Media

     14,785,569          3,680,417                   18,465,986  

Metals & Mining

     21,058,111          5,932,242                   26,990,353  

Multiline Retail

     3,492,409                            3,492,409  

Multi-Utilities

     63,458,001          25,066,562                   88,524,563  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     63,060,350          19,702,290                   82,762,640  

Personal Products

     498,671          24,954,863                   25,453,534  

Pharmaceuticals

     44,967,462          96,058,492                   141,025,954  

Professional Services

     13,785,767          10,660,238                   24,446,005  

 

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      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Real Estate Management & Development

   $ 159,206        $ 118,938,917        $        $ 119,098,123  

Road & Rail

     19,276,585          5,882,837                   25,159,422  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     40,785,021          55,538,576                   96,323,597  

Software

     51,735,039          1,074,662                   52,809,701  

Specialty Retail

     20,821,406          11,186,163                   32,007,569  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     35,924,415          17,196,253                   53,120,668  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     4,280,706          17,119,483                   21,400,189  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

              7,265,784                   7,265,784  

Tobacco

     23,453,438          27,295,408                   50,748,846  

Trading Companies & Distributors

     2,072,702          3,780,342                   5,853,044  

Transportation Infrastructure

     6,298,531          105,676,225                   111,974,756  

Water Utilities

     12,554,326          873,059                   13,427,385  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     14,990,826          62,717,082          61,960          77,769,868  

Corporate Bonds

              5,587,860,287                   5,587,860,287  

Equity-Linked Notes

              1,495,690,696                   1,495,690,696  

Floating Rate Loan Interests:

                 

Aerospace & Defense

              21,799,910                   21,799,910  

Airlines

              9,015,904                   9,015,904  

Auto Components

              12,128,958                   12,128,958  

Automobiles

              5,344,635                   5,344,635  

Building Products

              8,244,973                   8,244,973  

Capital Markets

              5,022,167          1,559,135          6,581,302  

Chemicals

              26,385,427          4,536,027          30,921,454  

Commercial Services & Supplies

              36,580,684          1,496,711          38,077,395  

Construction & Engineering

              4,647,040                   4,647,040  

Construction Materials

              12,185,938                   12,185,938  

Containers & Packaging

              30,157,515                   30,157,515  

Diversified Consumer Services

              26,749,560                   26,749,560  

Diversified Financial Services

              70,645,059          39,798,759          110,443,818  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

              37,592,715                   37,592,715  

Electric Utilities

              7,616,754                   7,616,754  

Electrical Equipment

              2,075,974                   2,075,974  

Entertainment

              10,222,237                   10,222,237  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

              2,370,895          1,172,545          3,543,440  

Food & Staples Retailing

              8,774,399                   8,774,399  

Food Products

              28,821,006                   28,821,006  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

              9,468,692                   9,468,692  

Health Care Providers & Services

              32,026,369          1,068,284          33,094,653  

Health Care Technology

              5,459,586                   5,459,586  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

              41,534,152          14,723,798          56,257,950  

Household Durables

              725,827          950,954          1,676,781  

Household Products

              1,360,643                   1,360,643  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

              4,228,037                   4,228,037  

Industrial Conglomerates

              19,025,245                   19,025,245  

Insurance

              51,275,468                   51,275,468  

IT Services

              91,437,049          33,662,087          125,099,136  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

              8,713,784                   8,713,784  

Machinery

              18,195,695          410,326          18,606,021  

Media

              44,705,948          4,473,883          49,179,831  

Metals & Mining

              5,432,094                   5,432,094  

Multiline Retail

              383,849          291,589          675,438  

Multi-Utilities

              3,354,086                   3,354,086  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

              3,784,861                   3,784,861  

Personal Products

              7,948,066                   7,948,066  

Pharmaceuticals

              37,997,120                   37,997,120  

Professional Services

              12,257,094                   12,257,094  

Real Estate Management & Development

                       267,634          267,634  

Road & Rail

              10,550,994                   10,550,994  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

              1,228,014                   1,228,014  

Software

              94,709,113                   94,709,113  

Specialty Retail

              12,475,881          465,258          12,941,139  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

              2,024,377                   2,024,377  

Trading Companies & Distributors

              4,684,130                   4,684,130  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

              18,323,611                   18,323,611  

Foreign Agency Obligations

              62,711,420                   62,711,420  

Foreign Government Obligations

              320,289,270                   320,289,270  

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investment Companies

   $ 447,257,181        $        $        $ 447,257,181  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

              1,044,703,646          25,158,253          1,069,861,899  

Preferred Securities:

                 

Banks

     22,373,990          167,516,331          1,575,000          191,465,321  

Capital Markets

     23,460,200          77,460,046                   100,920,246  

Commercial Services & Supplies

              8,419,296                   8,419,296  

Consumer Finance

     4,221,440          59,533,819                   63,755,259  

Diversified Financial Services

              17,385,197                   17,385,197  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     129,892                            129,892  

Electric Utilities

     12,492,473                            12,492,473  

Entertainment

              147,095                   147,095  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

              5,500,000                   5,500,000  

Insurance

     19,830,300          9,179,555                   29,009,855  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     11,887,500          24,485,598                   36,373,098  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

              26,011,487                   26,011,487  

Rights

     517,442                            517,442  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

              65,484,144                   65,484,144  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

              2,370,093                   2,370,093  

Warrants

     6,787          523                   7,310  

Short-Term Securities

     1,413,738,246                            1,413,738,246  

Options Purchased:

                 

Equity contracts

     308,040                            308,040  

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests (a)

              5,810                   5,810  

Liabilities:

                 

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests (a)

              (57,255)          (102,437)          (159,692)  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Subtotal

   $ 3,434,553,817        $ 13,298,005,424        $ 152,819,525        $ 16,885,378,766  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investments valued at NAV (b)

                    1,444,008  
                 

 

 

 

Total Investments

                  $ 16,886,822,774  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (c)

                 

Assets:

                 

Credit contracts

   $        $ 7,202        $        $ 7,202  

Equity contracts

     843,402                            843,402  

Foreign currency exchange contracts

              192,895                   192,895  

Interest rate contracts

     25,778,358                            25,778,358  

Liabilities:

                 

Credit contracts

              (952,288)                   (952,288)  

Equity contracts

     (2,281,549)          (2)                   (2,281,551)  

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     (8,425,165)          (11,939,257)                   (20,364,422)  

Interest rate contracts

     (10,837,746)                            (10,837,746)  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 5,077,300        $ (12,691,450)        $        $ (7,614,150)  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

(a) 

Unfunded floating rate loan interests are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the commitment.

 
(b) 

Certain investments of the Fund were fair valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

 
(c) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and options written. Swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument and options written are shown at value.

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

July 31, 2020

  

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 year 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

   

Preferred

Securities

   

Unfunded
Floating

Rate Loan
Interests

    Total  

Investments:

               

Assets/Liabilities:

               

Opening balance, as of July 31, 2019

  $ 44,384,839     $ 132,671     $ 688,350     $ 151,953,207     $ 38,593,120     $ 1,608,971     $     $ 237,361,158  

Transfers into level 3

    1,058,767       65,790             78,372,619       8,637,606                   88,134,782  

Transfers out of level 3

    (25,098,091)             (688,350)       (18,933,967)       (19,000,000)                   (63,720,408)  

Accrued discounts/premiums

    8,850                   23,199       39,073                   71,122  

Net realized gain (loss)

    5,128       1,029             (722,505)                         (716,348)  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (a)(b)

    (361,664)       65,708             (3,489,025)       (3,111,546)       (33,971)       (102,437)       (7,032,935)  

Purchases

    3,482,503       58,991             43,401,451                         46,942,945  

Sales

    (2,425,677)       (67,125)             (145,727,989)                         (148,220,791)  
 

 

 

 

Closing balance, as of July 31, 2020

  $ 21,054,655     $ 257,064     $     $ 104,876,990     $ 25,158,253     $ 1,575,000     $ (102,437)     $ 152,819,525  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at July 31, 2020 (b)

  $ (361,664)     $ 65,708     $     $ (3,443,714)     $ (3,111,546)     $ (33,971)     $ (102,437)     $ (6,987,624)  
 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

 
(b) 

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at July 31, 2020 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.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

July 31, 2020

 

    

BlackRock

Dynamic High

Income Portfolio

    

BlackRock

Multi-Asset

Income Portfolio

 

ASSETS

    

Investments at value — unaffiliated (a)(b)

  $ 979,037,114      $ 15,029,054,732  

Investments at value — affiliated (c)

    240,821,558        1,857,921,924  

Cash

           124,128  

Cash pledged:

    

Collateral — OTC derivatives

           2,220,000  

Futures contracts

    26,671,742        127,926,000  

Centrally cleared swaps

           128,000  

Foreign currency at value (d)

    9,685,817        65,917,437  

Receivables:

    

Investments sold

    15,254,210        62,799,378  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    705        22,045  

Capital shares sold

    2,177,173        46,030,768  

Dividends — affiliated

    125,567        57,394  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    577,416        14,887,683  

Interest — unaffiliated

    7,328,385        97,442,889  

From the Manager

    26,784        268,051  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    450,089        882,898  

Swap premiums paid

    97        103,665  

Unrealized appreciation on:

    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

           192,895  

OTC swaps

    26,458        7,202  

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

    431        5,810  

Prepaid expenses

    62,389        351,138  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,282,245,935        17,306,344,037  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Bank overdraft

    48,892         

Cash collateral on securities loaned at value

    1,060,682        1,392,347  

Options written at value (e)

           145,890  

Payables:

    

Investments purchased

    89,602,949        710,397,950  

Accounting services fees

    102,511        404,908  

Administration fees

    39,961        458,144  

Capital shares redeemed

    4,123,487        40,445,005  

Custodian fees

    82,287        464,333  

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

           838,622  

Income dividend distributions

    827,289        8,205,987  

Investment advisory fees

    347,242        5,711,688  

Trustees’ and Officer’s fees

    3,818        64,921  

Other affiliate fees

    177        45,821  

Printing and postage fees

    35,344        168,967  

Professional fees

    93,443        202,582  

Registration fees

    154,023        2,913,063  

Service and distribution fees

    67,451        2,533,794  

Transfer agent fees

    243,447        2,976,816  

Other accrued expenses

    42,992        355,394  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    958,750        6,148,708  

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

           2,136  

Swap premiums received

    103        779,763  

Unrealized depreciation on:

    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    7,665        11,939,257  

OTC swaps

    60,974        945,028  

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

    1,508        159,692  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    97,904,995        797,700,816  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,184,340,940      $ 16,508,643,221  
 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)

July 31, 2020

 

     BlackRock
Dynamic High
Income Portfolio
    BlackRock
Multi-Asset
Income Portfolio
 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

   

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,270,761,444     $ 17,354,913,461  

Accumulated loss

    (86,420,504     (846,270,240
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,184,340,940     $ 16,508,643,221  
 

 

 

 

(a) Investments at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 976,597,371     $ 14,596,323,590  

(b) Securities loaned at value

  $ 1,057,265     $ 1,397,528  

(c)  Investments at cost — affiliated

  $ 238,104,212     $ 1,845,762,123  

(d) Foreign currency at cost

  $ 9,313,267     $ 64,599,530  

(e) Premiums received

  $     $ 69,521  

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)

July 31, 2020

 

     BlackRock
Dynamic High
Income Portfolio
    

BlackRock Multi-

Asset Income

Portfolio

 

NET ASSET VALUE

    
Institutional             

Net assets

  $ 828,901,391      $ 9,311,984,012  
 

 

 

 

Share outstanding (f)

    91,785,752        877,039,242  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 9.03      $ 10.62  
 

 

 

 
Investor A             

Net assets

  $ 147,033,610      $ 4,521,698,695  
 

 

 

 

Share outstanding (f)

    16,275,328        426,352,689  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 9.03      $ 10.61  
 

 

 

 
Investor C             

Net assets

  $ 41,749,066      $ 1,757,991,196  
 

 

 

 

Share outstanding (f)

    4,626,973        165,964,391  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 9.02      $ 10.59  
 

 

 

 
Class K             

Net assets

  $ 166,656,873      $ 916,969,318  
 

 

 

 

Share outstanding (f)

    18,444,630        86,406,009  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 9.04      $ 10.61  
 

 

 

 

 

(f)

Unlimited number of shares authorized, $ 0.001 par value.

See notes to financial statements.

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended July 31, 2020

 

     BlackRock
Dynamic
High Income
Portfolio
     BlackRock
Multi-Asset
Income
Portfolio
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Dividends — affiliated

  $ 6,754,823      $ 41,590,950  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    8,547,168        132,871,384  

Interest — unaffiliated

    59,223,852        737,518,245  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    51,328        638,586  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (422,431)        (5,516,432)  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    74,154,740        907,102,733  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

    

Investment advisory

    6,856,302        85,273,192  

Transfer agent — class specific

    894,704        11,295,333  

Service and distribution — class specific

    738,511        32,148,718  

Administration

    469,846        5,523,964  

Administration — class specific

    230,599        3,340,759  

Registration

    226,194        2,427,635  

Custodian

    204,487        1,242,679  

Accounting services

    191,029        1,021,016  

Professional

    96,174        355,560  

Printing and postage

    18,642        190,065  

Trustees and Officer

    11,501        262,835  

Miscellaneous

    5,247        347,613  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    9,943,236        143,429,369  
 

 

 

 

Less:

    

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (1,197,401)        (13,091,259)  

Transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed — class specific

    (289,431)        (3,410,622)  

Administration fees waived — class specific

    (227,614)        (3,338,787)  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    8,228,790        123,588,701  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    65,925,950        783,514,032  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments — affiliated

    5,640,566        54,872,642  

Investments — unaffiliated (a)

    (128,761,871)        (1,059,160,206)  

Capital gain distributions from underlying funds — affiliated

    267        871  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    461,380        14,580,234  

Foreign currency transactions

    (42,736)        (13,326,075)  

Futures contracts

    21,702,554        496,008,660  

Options written

           (2,146,940)  

Swaps

    3,785,307        30,801,636  
 

 

 

 
    (97,214,533)        (478,369,178)  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

    

Investments — affiliated

    189,266        (11,483,321)  

Investments — unaffiliated (b)

    702,249        75,574,056  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (38,434)        (18,312,096)  

Foreign currency translations

    604,016        3,397,776  

Futures contracts

    (408,504)        (72,406,534)  

Options written

           (76,369)  

Swaps

    (22,779)        (386,178)  

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

    (1,077)        (160,964)  
 

 

 

 
    1,024,737        (23,853,630)  
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (96,189,796)        (502,222,808)  
 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (30,263,846)      $ 281,291,224  
 

 

 

 

(a) Net of foreign capital gain tax

  $      $ (46,864)  

(b) Net of foreign capital gain tax

  $      $ (33,044)  

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  
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended July 31,            Year Ended July 31,  
 

 

 

 
    2020     2019            2020      2019  

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

           

OPERATIONS

           

Net investment income

  $ 65,925,950     $ 48,478,430        $ 783,514,032      $ 800,695,960  

Net realized loss

    (97,214,533)       (6,951,019)          (478,369,178)        (140,680,735)  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    1,024,737       7,647,618          (23,853,630)        185,784,660  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (30,263,846)       49,175,029          281,291,224        845,799,885  
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (a)

           

From net investment income:

           

Institutional

    (48,491,364)       (39,635,113)          (440,682,863)        (459,076,208)  

Investor A

    (6,161,065)       (3,952,259)          (188,125,567)        (191,502,078)  

Investor C

    (1,701,651)       (1,564,995)          (78,965,408)        (99,219,355)  

Class K

    (383,937)       (141,692)          (38,745,120)        (32,488,999)  

From return of capital:

           

Institutional

    (6,714,276)       (3,227,255)          (10,474,751)        (8,245,123)  

Investor A

    (853,082)       (321,809)          (4,471,625)        (3,439,425)  

Investor C

    (235,616)       (127,428)          (1,876,958)        (1,782,004)  

Class K

    (53,161)       (11,538)          (920,947)        (583,510)  
 

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (64,594,152)       (48,982,089)          (764,263,239)        (796,336,702)  
 

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

           

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    249,918,292       438,341,145          365,647,803        (16,998,511)  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

           

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    155,060,294       438,534,085          (117,324,212)        32,464,672  

Beginning of year

    1,029,280,646       590,746,561          16,625,967,433        16,593,502,761  
 

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 1,184,340,940     $ 1,029,280,646        $ 16,508,643,221      $ 16,625,967,433  
 

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio  
    Institutional  
    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

      $ 9.65       $ 9.77       $ 9.83       $ 9.31       $ 9.92   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    0.53         0.59         0.63         0.56         0.60   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.63)        (0.11)        (0.04)        0.54         (0.58)  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.10)        0.48         0.59         1.10         0.02   
 

 

 

 

Distributions (b)

             

From net investment income

    (0.46)        (0.55)        (0.63)        (0.58)        (0.63)  

From net realized gain

    —         —         (0.02)        —         —   

From return of capital

    (0.06)        (0.05)        —         —         —   
 

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.52)        (0.60)        (0.65)        (0.58)        (0.63)  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

      $ 9.03       $ 9.65       $ 9.77       $ 9.83       $ 9.31   
 

 

 

 

Total Return (c)

             

Based on net asset value

    (0.93)%        5.23%(d)        6.26%        12.39%        0.51%  
 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (e)

             

Total expenses

    0.80%        0.80%        0.90%        1.24%(f)        1.33%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.65%        0.65%        0.66%        0.79%        1.05%  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5.79%        6.21%        6.45%        5.84%        6.61%  
 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

      $         828,901       $         898,605       $         498,892       $         294,539       $         163,634   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (g)

    94%        69%        75%        93%        112%  
 

 

 

 

 

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)  Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

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

 

 

 

   

 

 

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Investments in underlying funds

    0.06%        0.12%        0.12%        0.09%        0.14%  
 

 

 

 

 

(f)  Includes recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees with no financial impact to the expense ratios.

(g) Excludes equity-linked notes. Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

   

 

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (including equity-linked notes)

    215%        180%        236%        227%        221%  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio  
    Investor A  
    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

      $ 9.66       $ 9.77       $ 9.83       $ 9.31       $ 9.92   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    0.51         0.56         0.61         0.53         0.58   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.64)        (0.10)        (0.04)        0.55         (0.59)  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.13)        0.46         0.57         1.08         (0.01)  
 

 

 

 

Distributions (b)

             

From net investment income

    (0.44)        (0.52)        (0.61)        (0.56)        (0.60)  

From net realized gain

    —         —         (0.02)        —         —   

From return of capital

    (0.06)        (0.05)        —         —         —   
 

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.50)        (0.57)        (0.63)        (0.56)        (0.60)  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

      $ 9.03       $ 9.66       $ 9.77       $ 9.83       $ 9.31   
 

 

 

 

Total Return (c)

             

Based on net asset value

    (1.28)%        5.08%(d)        5.99%        11.99%        0.26%  
 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (e)

             

Total expenses

    1.04%        1.05%        1.16%        1.47%(f)        1.57%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.90%        0.90%        0.92%        1.05%        1.30%  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5.56%        5.94%        6.15%        5.65%        6.35%  
 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

      $         147,034       $         91,064       $         59,628       $         38,770       $         41,642   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (g)

    94%        69%        75%        93%        112%  
 

 

 

 

 

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

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

(d) Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

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

 

 

 

   

 

 

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Investments in underlying funds

    0.06%        0.12%        0.12%        0.09%        0.14%  
 

 

 

 

 

(f)  Includes recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees with no financial impact to the expense ratios.

(g) Excludes equity-linked notes. Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

   

 

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (including equity-linked notes)

    215%        180%        236%        227%        221%  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio  
    Investor C  
    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

      $ 9.64       $ 9.76       $ 9.82       $ 9.30       $ 9.91   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    0.44         0.49         0.53         0.46         0.51   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.63)        (0.11)        (0.03)        0.55         (0.59)  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.19)        0.38         0.50         1.01         (0.08)  
 

 

 

 

Distributions (b)

             

From net investment income

    (0.37)        (0.45)        (0.54)        (0.49)        (0.53)  

From net realized gain

    —         —         (0.02)        —         —   

From return of capital

    (0.06)        (0.05)        —         —         —   
 

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.43)        (0.50)        (0.56)        (0.49)        (0.53)  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

      $ 9.02       $ 9.64       $ 9.76       $ 9.82       $ 9.30   
 

 

 

 

Total Return (c)

             

Based on net asset value

    (1.91)%        4.19%(d)        5.21%        11.16%        (0.50)%  
 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (e)

             

Total expenses

    1.80%        1.80%        1.90%        2.25%(f)        2.32%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.65%        1.65%        1.66%        1.80%        2.05%  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.79%        5.25%        5.42%        4.88%        5.58%  
 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

      $         41,749       $         36,992       $         30,038       $         24,638      $         24,767   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (g)

    94%        69%        75%        93%        112%  
 

 

 

 

 

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

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

(d) Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

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

 

 

 

   

 

 

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Investments in underlying funds

    0.06%        0.12%        0.12%        0.09%        0.14%  
 

 

 

 

 

(f)  Includes recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees with no financial impact to the expense ratios.

(g) Excludes equity-linked notes. Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

   

 

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (including equity-linked notes)

    215%        180%        236%        227%        221%  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio  
 

 

 

 
    Class K  
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended July 31,           Period from  
    2020       2019       2018       2017           

03/28/16 (a)

to 07/31/16

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

      $ 9.66       $ 9.78       $ 9.83       $ 9.31        $ 8.87   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (b)

    0.46         0.59         0.66         0.56          0.22   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.55)        (0.11)        (0.05)        0.55          0.44   
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.09)        0.48         0.61         1.11          0.66   
 

 

 

 

Distributions (c)

              

From net investment income

    (0.47)        (0.55)        (0.64)        (0.59)         (0.22)  

From net realized gain

    —         —         (0.02)        —          —   

From return of capital

    (0.06)        (0.05)        —         —          —   
 

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.53)        (0.60)        (0.66)        (0.59)         (0.22)  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 9.04       $ 9.66       $ 9.78       $ 9.83        $ 9.31   
 

 

 

 

Total Return (d)

              

Based on net asset value

    (0.87)%        5.28%(e)        6.42%        12.32%         7.47%(f)  
 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (g)

              

Total expenses

    0.82%        0.75%        0.85%        1.21%(h)         1.38%(i)  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.60%        0.59%        0.61%        0.74%         1.00%(i)  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5.05%        6.29%        6.78%        5.93%         7.19%(i)  
 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (000)

      $         166,657       $         2,619       $         2,188       $ 278        $ 221   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (j)

    94%        69%        75%        93%                 112%(k)  
 

 

 

 

 

(a) Commencement of operations.

(b) Based on average shares outstanding.

(c)  Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(f)  Aggregate total return.

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

 

  

  

   

  

  

   

  

    Year Ended July 31,           Period from  
    2020      2019      2018      2017          

03/28/16 (a)

to 07/31/16

 

 

 

Investments in underlying funds

    0.06%        0.12%        0.12%        0.09%         0.12%  
 

 

 

 

 

(h) Includes recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees with no financial impact to the expense ratios.

(i)  Annualized.

(j)  Excludes equity-linked notes. Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

 

   

   

    Year Ended July 31,           Period from  
    2020      2019      2018      2017          

03/28/16 (a)

to 07/31/16

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (including equity-linked notes)

    215%        180%        236%        227%         221%  
 

 

 

 

 

(k) 

Portfolio turnover rate is representative of the Fund for the entire year.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

  131


Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio  
    Institutional  
    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

      $ 10.85       $ 10.79       $ 11.06       $ 10.76       $ 11.05   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    0.52         0.56         0.55         0.50         0.52   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.24)        0.05         (0.25)        0.33         (0.26)  
 

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.28         0.61         0.30         0.83         0.26   
 

 

 

 

Distributions (b)

             

From net investment income

    (0.50)        (0.54)        (0.57)        (0.53)        (0.55)  

From return of capital

    (0.01)        (0.01)        —         —         —   
 

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.51)        (0.55)        (0.57)        (0.53)        (0.55)  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

      $ 10.62       $ 10.85       $ 10.79       $ 11.06       $ 10.76   
 

 

 

 

Total Return (c)

             

Based on net asset value

    2.66%        5.92%(d)        2.75%(d)        7.90%        2.49%  
 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (e)

             

Total expenses

    0.68%        0.66%        0.67%        0.68%        0.69%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.55%        0.55%        0.55%        0.55%        0.55%  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.88%        5.24%        5.04%        4.66%        4.92%  
 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

      $         9,311,984       $         9,432,829       $         9,354,503       $         8,491,880       $         5,902,428   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (f)

    86%        67%        61%        75%        82%  
 

 

 

 

 

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)  Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

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

 

  

  

   

  

  

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Investments in underlying funds

    0.02%        0.04%        0.03%        0.02%        0.04%  
 

 

 

 

 

(f)  Excludes equity-linked notes. Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

   

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (including equity-linked notes)

    148%        127%        140%        144%        142%  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio  
    Investor A  
    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

      $ 10.84       $ 10.78       $ 11.04       $ 10.75       $ 11.04   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    0.49         0.53         0.52         0.47         0.50   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.24)        0.06         (0.24)        0.32         (0.27)  
 

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.25         0.59         0.28         0.79         0.23   
 

 

 

 

Distributions (b)

             

From net investment income

    (0.47)        (0.52)        (0.54)        (0.50)        (0.52)  

From return of capital

    (0.01)        (0.01)        —         —         —   
 

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.48)        (0.53)        (0.54)        (0.50)        (0.52)  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

      $ 10.61       $ 10.84       $ 10.78       $ 11.04       $ 10.75   
 

 

 

 

Total Return (c)

             

Based on net asset value

    2.41%        5.65%(d)        2.59%(d)        7.54%        2.24%  
 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (e)

             

Total expenses

    0.90%        0.90%        0.91%        0.92%        0.93%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.80%        0.80%        0.80%        0.80%        0.80%  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.64%        4.95%        4.79%        4.39%        4.67%  
 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

      $         4,521,699       $         4,109,096       $         4,064,777       $         4,110,878       $         4,231,260   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (f)

    86%        67%        61%        75%        82%  
 

 

 

 

 

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

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

(d) Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

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

 

  

  

   

  

  

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Investments in underlying funds

    0.02%        0.04%        0.03%        0.02%        0.04%  
 

 

 

 

 

(f)  Excludes equity-linked notes. Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

   

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (including equity-linked notes)

    148%        127%        140%        144%        142%  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio  
    Investor C  
    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

      $ 10.82       $ 10.77       $ 11.03       $ 10.73       $ 11.03   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    0.41         0.45         0.44         0.39         0.41   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.24)        0.05         (0.24)        0.33        (0.27)  
 

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.17         0.50         0.20         0.72         0.14   
 

 

 

 

Distributions (b)

             

From net investment income

    (0.39)        (0.44)        (0.46)        (0.42)        (0.44)  

From return of capital

    (0.01)        (0.01)        —         —         —   
 

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.40)        (0.45)        (0.46)        (0.42)        (0.44)  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

      $ 10.59       $ 10.82       $ 10.77       $ 11.03       $ 10.73   
 

 

 

 

Total Return (c)

             

Based on net asset value

    1.64%        4.77%(d)        1.83%(d)        6.85%        1.38%  
 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (e)

             

Total expenses

    1.68%        1.67%        1.67%        1.68%        1.69%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.55%        1.55%        1.55%        1.55%        1.55%  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.88%        4.24%        4.03%        3.65%        3.92%  
 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

      $         1,757,991       $         2,323,407       $         2,651,775       $         3,006,721       $         3,248,999   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (f)

    86%        67%        61%        75%        82%  
 

 

 

 

 

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

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

(d) Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

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

 

  

  

   

  

  

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Investments in underlying funds

    0.02%        0.04%        0.03%        0.02%        0.04%  
 

 

 

 

 

(f)  Excludes equity-linked notes. Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

   

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (including equity-linked notes)

    148%        127%        140%        144%        142%  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio  
    Class K  
    Year Ended July 31,      Period from     
    2020      2019      2018     

02/03/17 (a)   

to 07/31/17   

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

      $ 10.84      $ 10.79      $ 11.05      $ 10.80     
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (b)

    0.52        0.56        0.58        0.25     

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.24      0.05        (0.27      0.25     
 

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.28        0.61        0.31        0.50     
 

 

 

 

Distributions (c)

          

From net investment income

    (0.50      (0.55      (0.57      (0.25)    

From return of capital

    (0.01      (0.01             —     
 

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.51      (0.56      (0.57      (0.25)    
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 10.61      $ 10.84      $ 10.79      $ 11.05     
 

 

 

 

Total Return (d)

          

Based on net asset value

    2.71%        5.87%(e)        2.90%(e)        4.66%(f)     
 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (g)

          

Total expenses

    0.60%        0.60%        0.60%        0.60%(h)     
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.50%        0.50%        0.50%        0.50%(h)     
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.93%        5.28%        5.37%        4.65%(h)     
 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

          

Net assets, end of period (000)

      $         916,969      $         760,635      $         522,448      $         35,919     
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (i)

    86%        67%        61%        75%(j)     
 

 

 

 

 

(a) Commencement of operations.

(b) Based on average shares outstanding.

(c)  Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(f)  Aggregate total return.

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

 

  

  

   

  

  

   

  

    Year Ended July 31,      Period from     
    2020      2019      2018     

02/03/17 (a)   

to 07/31/17   

 

 

 

Investments in underlying funds

    0.02      0.04      0.03      0.02%  
 

 

 

 

 

(h) Annualized.

(i)  Excludes equity-linked notes. Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

  

   

    Year Ended July 31,      Period from     
    2020      2019      2018     

02/03/17 (a)   

to 07/31/17   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (including equity-linked notes)

    148      127      140      144%  
 

 

 

 

 

(j) 

Portfolio turnover rate is representative of the Fund for the entire year.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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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, each of which is a series of the Trust, are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually as a “Fund”:

 

Fund Name   Herein Referred To As      Diversification
Classification

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

  Dynamic High Income      Diversified

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

  Multi-Asset Income      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 and Class K Shares are sold only to certain eligible investors. Investor A and Investor C Shares bear certain expenses related to shareholder servicing of such shares, and Investor C Shares also bear certain expenses related to the distribution of such shares. Investor A and Investor C Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures (except that Investor C shareholders may vote on material changes to the Investor A Shares distribution and service plan).

 

Share Class   Initial Sales Charge      CDSC        Conversion Privilege

Institutional and Class K Shares

  No        No        None

Investor A Shares

  Yes        No (a)       None

Investor C Shares

  No        Yes (b)      

To Investor A Shares after

approximately 10 years

 

(a) 

Investor A Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for certain redemptions where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase.

 
(b) 

A CDSC of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor C Shares made within one year after purchase.

 

The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds referred to as the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income and non-cash dividend income, if any, are 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, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on an accrual basis. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.

Foreign Currency Translation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

Each Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. 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 U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, options written and swaps) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its 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.

Distributions: Distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and made at least annually. The portion of distributions, if any, that exceeds a fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, as measured on a tax basis, constitute a non-taxable return of capital. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

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Recent Accounting Standards: The Funds have adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update 2017-08 to amend the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. Under the new standard, the Funds have changed the amortization period for the premium on certain purchased callable debt securities with non-contingent call features to the earliest call date. In accordance with the transition provisions of the standard, the Funds applied the amendments on a modified retrospective basis beginning with the fiscal period ended July 31, 2020. The adjusted cost basis of securities at July 31, 2019, if applicable, are as follows:

 

Dynamic High Income

  $    1,083,265,827

Multi-Asset Income

    16,650,125,125

This change in accounting policy has been made to comply with the newly issued accounting standard and had no impact on accumulated earnings (loss) or the net asset value of the Funds.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

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

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

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 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 various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. 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 oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods 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 closing price each day, if available. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the official closing 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.

 

   

Fixed-income securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third party pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more independent brokers or dealers as obtained from a third party pricing service. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless the Manager determines such method does not represent fair value.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of trading on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of the Funds’ 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 over-the-counter (“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 trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at net asset value (“NAV”) each business day.

 

   

The Funds value their investment in SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series (the “Money Market Series”) at fair value, which is ordinarily based upon their pro rata ownership in the underlying fund’s net assets. The Money Market Series seeks current income consistent with maintaining liquidity and preserving capital. Although the Money Market Series is not registered under the 1940 Act, its investments may follow the parameters of investments by a money market fund that is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act.

 

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

 

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of trading on the NYSE based on that day’s prevailing forward exchange rate for the underlying currencies. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available.

 

   

Exchange-traded equity options for which market quotations are readily available will be valued at the National Best Bid and Offer quotes (“NBBO”). NBBO represents the mean of the bid and ask prices as quoted on the exchange on which such options are traded. In the event that there is no mean price available, the last bid (long

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   (continued)

 

  positions) or ask (short positions) price will be used. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price may be used. OTC options 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.

 

   

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.

If events (e.g., a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investments, 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”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee will include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the 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 and 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.

For investments in equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds (“Private Company” or collectively, the “Private Companies”) and other Fair Valued Investments, the fair valuation approaches that are used by the Global Valuation Committee and third party pricing services utilize one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs.

 

     Standard Inputs Generally Considered By Third Party Pricing Services

Market approach

 

(i)  recent market transactions, including subsequent rounds of financing, in the underlying investment or comparable issuers;

(ii) recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure; and

(iii)   market multiples of comparable issuers.

Income approach

 

(i)  future cash flows discounted to present and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks;

(ii) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and

(iii)   other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates.

Cost approach

 

(i)  audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications and financial or operational metrics issued by the Private Company;

(ii) changes in the valuation of relevant indices or publicly traded companies comparable to the Private Company;

(iii)   relevant news and other public sources; and

(iv)   known secondary market transactions in the Private Company’s interests and merger or acquisition activity in companies comparable to the Private Company.

Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing market approach in determining the enterprise value of the company. Such investments often contain rights and preferences that differ from other series of preferred and common stock of the same issuer. Valuation techniques such as an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”) or a hybrid of those techniques are used in allocating enterprise value of the company, as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The use of OPM and PWERM techniques involve a determination of the exit scenarios of the investment in order to appropriately allocate the enterprise value of the company among the various parts of its capital structure.

The Private Companies are not subject to the public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards as other investments held by a Fund. Typically, the most recently available information by a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date a Fund is calculating its NAV. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price a Fund could receive upon the sale of the investment.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of 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 the Global Valuation Committee’s 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. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by Private Companies. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial

 

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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.

As of July 31, 2020, certain investments of the Funds were fair valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates or as debt instruments. Asset-backed securities issued as pass-through certificates represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets. Asset-backed securities issued as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, are typically 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 will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. In addition, a fund 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.

For mortgage pass-through securities (the “Mortgage Assets”) 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: Collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), including collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”) and collateralized loan obligations (“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 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.

Multiple Class Pass-Through Securities: Multiple class pass-through securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and commercial mortgage-backed 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 a pool of residential or commercial mortgage loans or the Mortgage Assets. The payments on these are used to make payments on the CMOs or multiple pass-through securities. Multiple class pass-through securities represent direct ownership interests in the Mortgage Assets. 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’s initial investment in the IOs may not fully recoup.

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities: Stripped mortgage-backed securities are typically 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 the Mortgage Assets. Stripped mortgage-backed securities may be privately issued.

Zero-Coupon Bonds: Zero-coupon bonds are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.

Equity-Linked Notes: Equity-linked notes seek 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, a fund purchases 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, a 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 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. A fund must rely on the creditworthiness of the issuer for its investment returns.

 

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Capital Securities and Trust Preferred Securities: Capital securities, including trust preferred securities, are typically issued by corporations, generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities characteristics. In the case of trust preferred securities, an affiliated business trust of a corporation issues these securities, generally in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly structured securities. The securities can be structured with either a fixed or adjustable coupon that can have either a perpetual or stated maturity date. For trust preferred securities, the issuing bank or corporation pays interest to the trust, which is then distributed to holders of these 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. 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 Stocks: Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well), but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Warrants: Warrants entitle a fund to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date of the warrants, if any. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the strike price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

Floating Rate Loan Interests: Floating rate loan interests are typically issued to companies (the “borrower”) by banks, other financial institutions, or 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 or in bankruptcy proceedings. In addition, transactions in floating rate loan interests may settle on a delayed basis, which may result in proceeds from the sale not being readily available for a fund to make additional investments or meet its redemption obligations. 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. Since the rates reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the NAV of a fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate loan interests. 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. These investments are treated as investments in debt securities for purposes of a fund’s investment policies.

When a fund 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, a fund 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 a fund upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded as realized gains. A fund 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. A fund 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 a fund having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. A fund has 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, a fund 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. A fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, a fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. A fund’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, a fund 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 a fund having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and a fund may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

In connection with floating rate loan interests, certain Funds may also enter into unfunded floating rate loan interests (“commitments”). In connection with these commitments, a fund earns 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. Unfunded floating rate loan interests are marked-to-market daily, and any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations. As of period end, the Funds had the following unfunded floating rate loan interests:

 

Borrower   Par     

  Commitment

Amount

     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Dynamic High Income

                                  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Term Loan

  $         12,984      $ 12,985      $           13,202      $ 217  

MED ParentCo LP, Delayed Draw Term Loan

    15,981        15,949        14,441        (1,508)  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, Term Loan

    9,190        9,190        9,380        190  

Pathway Vet Alliance LLC, Term Loan

    5,351        5,217        5,241        24  

 

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Borrower   Par      Commitment
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Multi-Asset Income

                                  

Aligned Energy LLC, Term Loan

  $     5,474,783      $     5,433,722      $     5,337,913      $ (95,809)  

Eyecare Partners LLC, Term Loan

    549,717        549,030        502,650        (46,380)  

Houston Center, Term Loan

    9,437,305        9,437,305        9,437,305         

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Term Loan

    247,040        247,041        251,159        4,118  

MED ParentCo LP, Delayed Draw Term Loan

    125,530        124,300        113,425        (10,875)  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, Term Loan

    56,585        56,585        57,753        1,168  

Park Avenue Tower, Term Loan

    1,004,357        1,004,357        997,729        (6,628)  

Pathway Vet Alliance LLC, Term Loan

    119,708        116,715        117,239        524  

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 returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Funds are entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities, but do not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

The market value of any securities on loan, all of which were classified as common stocks and investment companies in the Funds’ Schedules of Investments, and the value of any 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 period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested by the securities lending agent, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), if any, is disclosed in the Schedules of Investments.

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

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the Funds’ securities lending agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

Counterparty  

Securities

Loaned at Value

    

Cash Collateral

Received (a)

   

Net

Amount (b)

 

Dynamic High Income

      

TD Prime Services LLC

    $                          1,057,265      $ (1,057,265   $  
 

 

 

 

Multi-Asset Income

      

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    234,926        (234,926      

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    1,008,462                                (1,003,281     5,181  

JP Morgan Securities LLC

    154,140        (154,140      
 

 

 

 
    $ 1,397,528      $ (1,392,347   $                                 5,181  
 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in these tables. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 
(b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of July 31, 2020. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by the counterparty.

 

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 to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value on the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur 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. Such losses are borne entirely by the Funds.

 

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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 their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedules of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to 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 specified date. These contracts help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Funds are denominated and in some cases, may be used to obtain exposure to a particular market.

The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When a contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency. 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, and such value may exceed the amount(s) reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Cash amounts pledged for forward foreign currency exchange contracts are considered restricted and are included in cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Options: Certain Funds purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease their exposure to the risks of underlying instruments, including equity risk, interest rate risk and/or commodity price risk and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums.

A call option gives the purchaser (holder) of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller (writer) to sell (when the option is exercised) the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period.

Premiums paid on options purchased and premiums received on options written, as well as the daily fluctuation in market value, are included in investments at value – unaffiliated and options written at value, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the premium is offset against the cost or proceeds of the underlying instrument. When an option expires, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations to the extent of the premiums received or paid. When an option is closed or sold, a gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid. When the Funds write a call option, such option is typically “covered,” meaning that they hold the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Funds write a put option, cash is segregated in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation. These amounts, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged as collateral for options written in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

In purchasing and writing options, the Funds bear the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that they may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Funds purchasing or selling a security when they otherwise would not, or at a price different from the current market value.

Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”).

For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the contract. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC Swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Funds’ 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 contract, the swap contract 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 the broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap,

 

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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 in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited is shown as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted cash, are included in cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker a variation margin. Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on centrally cleared swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, are recorded as realized gains (losses) in the Statements of Operations.

 

   

Credit default swaps — Credit default swaps are entered into to manage exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which a fund is 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 are agreements in which the protection buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a promise 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 acceleration, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). 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.

 

   

Total return swaps — Total return swaps are entered into to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in such market or to exchange the risk/return of one security or market (e.g., fixed-income) with another security or market (e.g., equity or commodity prices) (equity risk, commodity price risk and/or interest rate risk).

Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (distributions plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument, or basket of underlying instruments, in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. If the total return of the instrument(s) or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting fixed or floating interest rate obligation, the Funds receive payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.

Certain total return swaps are designed to function as a portfolio of direct investments in long and short equity positions. This means that each Fund has the ability to trade in and out of these long and short positions within the swap and will receive the economic benefits and risks equivalent to direct investment in these positions, subject to certain adjustments due to events related to the counterparty. Benefits and risks include capital appreciation (depreciation), corporate actions and dividends received and paid, all of which are reflected in the swap’s market value. The market value also includes interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a specified spread determined based upon the country and/or currency of the positions in the portfolio.

Positions within the swap and financing fees are reset periodically. During a reset, any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on positions and accrued financing fees become available for cash settlement between the Funds and the counterparty. The amounts that are available for cash settlement are recorded as realized gains or losses in the Statements of Operations. Cash settlement in and out of the swap may occur at a reset date or any other date, at the discretion of the Funds and the counterparty, over the life of the agreement. Certain swaps have no stated expiration and can be terminated by either party at any time.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market 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.

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define their contractual rights and to secure rights that will help them mitigate their counterparty risk, the Funds may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with their 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.

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 in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from their counterparties are not fully collateralized, they 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 their agreement with such counterparty, they 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. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

 

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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

Investment Advisory: The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), to provide investment advisory services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund.

For such services, Dynamic High Income pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to the following percentages of the average daily value of Dynamic High Income’s net assets:

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Investment
Advisory Fees
 

First $1 Billion

    0.60

$1 Billion - $3 Billion

    0.56  

$3 Billion - $5 Billion

    0.54  

$5 Billion - $10 Billion

    0.52  

Greater than $10 Billion

    0.51  

For such services, Multi-Asset Income pays the Manager a monthly fee, based on the average daily net assets that are attributable to Multi-Asset Income’s direct investments in fixed-income and equity securities and instruments, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) advised by the Manager or other investment advisers, other investments, and cash and cash equivalents (including money market funds, whether advised by the Manager or other investment advisers) and excludes investments in other BlackRock equity and/or fixed-income mutual funds, at the following annual rates:

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Investment
Advisory Fees
 

First $1 Billion

    0.600

$1 Billion - $2 Billion

    0.550  

$2 Billion - $3 Billion

    0.525  

Greater than $3 Billion

    0.500  

With respect to each Fund, the Manager entered into separate sub-advisory agreements with BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited (“BNA”), BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (“BRS”) and BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”) (collectively, the “Sub-Advisers”), each an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BNA, BRS and BIL for services they provide for that portion of each Fund for which BNA, BRS and BIL, respectively, acts as sub-adviser, a monthly fee that is equal to a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by each Fund to the Manager.

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

 

     Service Fees      Distribution Fees  

Investor A

    0.25%        —%  

Investor C

    0.25           0.75     

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

For the year ended July 31, 2020, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:

 

     Investor A      Investor C      Total  

Dynamic High Income

  $ 324,194      $ 414,317      $ 738,511  

Multi-Asset Income

     10,690,779         21,457,939          32,148,718  

 

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Administration: 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 each Fund. The administration fee, which is shown as administration in the Statements of Operations, is paid at the annual rates below.

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Administration Fees  

First $500 Million

    0.0425

$500 Million - $1 Billion

    0.0400  

$1 Billion - $2 Billion

    0.0375  

$2 Billion - $4 Billion

    0.0350  

$4 Billion - $13 Billion

    0.0325  

Greater than $13 Billion

    0.0300  

In addition, the Manager charges each of the share classes an administration fee, which is shown as administration — class specific in the Statements of Operations, at an annual rate of 0.02% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

For the year ended July 31, 2020, the following table shows the class specific administration fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:

 

     Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Class K      Total  

Dynamic High Income

  $ 194,640      $ 25,908      $ 8,277      $ 1,774      $ 230,599  

Multi-Asset Income

        1,893,249            854,236            428,620            164,654            3,340,759  

Transfer Agent: Pursuant to written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which may be affiliates, provide the Funds with sub-accounting, recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency and other administrative services with respect to servicing of underlying investor accounts. For these services, these entities receive an asset-based fee or an annual fee per shareholder account, which will vary depending on share class and/or net assets. For the year ended July 31, 2020, the Funds paid the following amounts to affiliates of BlackRock in return for these services, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations:

 

     Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Total  

Multi-Asset Income

  $ 31,770      $ 2,130      $ 1      $     33,901  

The Manager maintains a call center that is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Funds. Shareholder services include responding to inquiries and processing purchases and sales based upon instructions from shareholders. For the year ended July 31, 2020, 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      Class K      Total  

Dynamic High Income

  $ 1,491      $ 546      $ 177      $ 42      $ 2,256  

Multi-Asset Income

        10,064            8,393            1,225            1,893            21,575  

For the year ended July 31, 2020, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:

 

     Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Class K      Total  

Dynamic High Income

  $ 776,456      $ 87,066      $ 30,833      $ 349      $ 894,704  

Multi-Asset Income

        7,251,732            2,358,721            1,632,099            52,781            11,295,333  

Other Fees: For the year ended July 31, 2020, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of each Fund’s Investor A Shares as follows:

 

Dynamic High Income

  $ 17,475  

Multi-Asset Income

        256,975  

For the year ended July 31, 2020, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:

 

     Investor A      Investor C  

Dynamic High Income

  $ 41,523      $ 11,714  

Multi-Asset Income

        512,958            153,891  

Expense Limitations, Waivers, Reimbursements and Recoupments: With respect to each Fund, the Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”) through November 30, 2020. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. The amount of waivers and/or reimbursements of fees and expenses made pursuant to the expense limitations described below will be reduced by the amount of the affiliated money market fund waiver. Prior to November 27, 2019, this waiver was voluntary. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended July 31, 2020, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

Dynamic High Income

  $ 57,092  

Multi-Asset Income

        529,575  

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

With respect to Dynamic High Income, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of the Fund’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated ETFs that have a contractual management fee through November 30, 2020. With respect to Multi-Asset Income, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of the Fund’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income ETFs that have a contractual management fee through November 30, 2020. The contractual agreements may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended July 31, 2020, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to these arrangements were as follows:

 

Dynamic High Income

  $ 593,213  

Multi-Asset Income

        4,582,038  

With respect to each Fund, 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 each Fund’s business (“expense limitation”). The expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:

 

     Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Class K  

Dynamic High Income

    0.65%        0.90%        1.65%        0.60%  

Multi-Asset Income

    0.55           0.80           1.55           0.50     

The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue these contractual expense limitations through November 30, 2020, unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended July 31, 2020, the amounts waived and/or reimbursed were as follows:

 

Dynamic High Income

  $ 547,096  

Multi-Asset Income

        7,979,646  

These amounts waived and/or reimbursed are included in administration fees waived — class specific and transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed — class specific, respectively, in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended July 31, 2020, class specific expense waivers and/or reimbursements were as follows:

 

Administration Fees Waived   Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Class K      Total  

Dynamic High Income

  $ 193,000      $ 24,704      $ 8,192      $ 1,718      $ 227,614  

Multi-Asset Income

        1,892,789            852,867            428,517            164,614            3,338,787  

 

Transfer Agent Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed   Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Class K      Total  

Dynamic High Income

  $ 261,344      $ 18,441      $ 9,358      $ 288      $ 289,431  

Multi-Asset Income

        2,538,285            225,773            593,783            52,781            3,410,622  

With respect to 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. Effective March 1, 2020, the Board approved the termination of these contractual expense limitations. The expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets were as follows:

 

     Institutional      Investor A      Investor C      Class K  

Multi-Asset Income

    1.55%        1.80%        2.55%        1.50%  

With respect to the contractual expense limitation, if during a Fund’s fiscal year the operating expenses of a share class, that at any time during the prior two fiscal years received a waiver and/or reimbursement from the Manager, are less than the current expense limitation 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 and/or expenses reimbursed during those prior two fiscal years under the agreement and (b) an amount not to exceed either the current expense limitation of that share class or the expense limitation of the share class in effect at the time that the share class received the applicable waiver and/or reimbursement, provided that:

(1) each 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 a Fund’s investment adviser or administrator.

This repayment applies only to the contractual expense limitation on net expenses and does not apply to the contractual investment advisory fee waiver described above or any voluntary waivers that may be in effect from time to time. Effective November 3, 2021 with respect to Dynamic High Income and December 1, 2019 with respect to Multi-Asset Income, the repayment arrangement between each Fund and the Manager pursuant to which such Fund may be required to repay amounts waived and/or reimbursed under each Fund’s contractual caps on net expenses will be/was terminated.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

As of July 31, 2020, the fund level and class specific waivers and/or reimbursements subject to possible future recoupment under the expense limitation agreement are as follows:

 

                    Expiring July 31,                   
        2021      2022  

Dynamic High Income

       

Fund Level

     $ 29,232      $ 547,096  

Institutional

           129,791            454,344  

Investor A

       15,301        43,145  

Investor C

       5,670        17,550  

Class K

       389        2,006  

The following fund level and class specific waivers and/or reimbursements previously recorded by the Funds, which were subject to recoupment by the Manager, expired on December 1, 2019 for Multi-Asset Income and July 31, 2020 for Dynamic High Income:

 

     Dynamic High
Income
     Multi-Asset
Income
 

Fund Level

  $ 543,010      $     17,717,478  

Institutional

        129,737        9,060,638  

Investor A

    20,150        2,909,099  

Investor C

    7,798        2,731,910  

Class K

    433        312,589  

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BIM, an affiliate of the Manager, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BIM bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. The 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 adviser to the private investment company will not charge any advisory fees with respect to shares purchased by the Funds. The private investment company in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value withdrawn or temporarily restrict withdrawals for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the private investment company’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.

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 the current securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment expenses), 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 BlackRock Multi-Asset 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 in an amount equal to 85% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment expenses), and this amount retained can never be less than 70% 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 income — affiliated — net in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended July 31, 2020, each Fund paid BIM the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

Dynamic High Income

  $ 9,349  

Multi-Asset Income

        125,935  

Interfund Lending: In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, each Fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility for temporary purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by each Fund’s investment policies and restrictions. Dynamic High Income is currently permitted to borrow and lend, and Multi-Asset Income is currently permitted to borrow, under the Interfund Lending Program.

A lending BlackRock fund may lend in aggregate up to 15% of its net assets, but may not lend more than 5% of its net assets to any one borrowing fund through the Interfund Lending Program. A borrowing BlackRock fund may not borrow through the Interfund Lending Program or from any other source more than 33 1/3% of its total assets (or any lower threshold provided for by the fund’s investment restrictions). If a borrowing BlackRock fund’s total outstanding borrowings exceed 10% of its total assets, each of its outstanding interfund loans will be subject to collateralization of at least 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan. All interfund loans are for temporary or emergency purposes and the interest rate to be charged will be the average of the highest current overnight repurchase agreement rate available to a lending fund and the bank loan rate, as calculated according to a formula established by the Board.

During the year ended July 31, 2020, the Funds did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.

Trustees and Officers: Certain trustees and/or officers of the Trust are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Trustees and Officer in the Statements of Operations.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

Other Transactions: The Funds may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common trustees. For the year ended July 31, 2020, the purchase and sale transactions and any net realized gains (losses) with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Dynamic High Income

  $ 2,394,682      $ 16,089,232      $ 114,725  

Multi-Asset Income

        350,535,664            448,676,949        (4,868,846

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended July 31, 2020, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and equity-linked notes, were as follows:

 

     Dynamic High
Income
     Multi-Asset Income  

Purchases

    

Non-U.S. Government Securities

  $     946,826,723      $ 12,185,222,104  

U.S. Government Securities

           11,589,541  
 

 

 

 
  $ 946,826,723      $ 12,196,811,645  
 

 

 

 

Sales

    

Non-U.S. Government Securities

  $ 790,397,515      $ 12,136,153,133  

U.S. Government Securities

           9,447,723  
 

 

 

 
  $ 790,397,515      $     12,145,600,856  
 

 

 

 

For the year ended July 31, 2020, purchases and sales related to equity-linked notes were as follows:

 

     Dynamic High
Income
     Multi-Asset Income  

Purchases

  $ 1,582,778,212      $ 11,870,842,741  

Sales

        1,549,354,167            11,541,130,344  

8. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

It is each 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 U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Each Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for each of the four years ended July 31, 2020. The statutes of limitations on each Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of July 31, 2020, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

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 NAVs per share. As of period end, the following permanent differences attributable to non-deductible expenses were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

     Dynamic High
Income
    Multi-Asset
Income
 

Paid-in capital

  $ (14   $ (96,283

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    14       96,283  

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

     Ordinary Income      Return of Capital      Total  

Dynamic High Income

       

07/31/20

  $ 56,738,017      $ 7,856,135      $ 64,594,152  

07/31/19

    45,294,059        3,688,030        48,982,089  

Multi-Asset Income

       

07/31/20

    746,518,958        17,744,281        764,263,239  

07/31/19

        782,286,640            14,050,062            796,336,702  

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

As of period end, the tax components of accumulated earnings (loss) were as follows:

 

     Non-expiring
Capital Loss
Carryforwards (a)
     Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses) (b)
     Qualified
Late-year Losses (c)
     Total  

Dynamic High Income

  $ (87,696,016)      $ 1,275,512      $      $ (86,420,504)  

Multi-Asset Income

        (1,272,835,546)            433,763,849            (7,198,543)            (846,270,240)  

 

(a) 

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

(b) 

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 realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses 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, amortization methods for premiums and discounts on fixed income securities, the timing of distributions, the accounting for swap agreements, securities in default, the classification of investments and dividend income recognized for tax purposes.

(c) 

The Fund has elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

As of July 31, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Dynamic High
Income
     Multi-Asset Income  

Tax cost

  $     1,218,383,448      $     16,320,014,699  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 41,662,057      $ 924,482,985  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (40,202,946)        (465,643,697)  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 1,459,111      $ 458,839,288  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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, $2.25 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders. Under this agreement, the Funds may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain individual funds, the Participating Funds, including the Funds, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.75 billion at any time outstanding, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.10% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) 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 2021 unless extended or renewed. These fees were allocated among such funds based upon portions of the aggregate commitment available to them and relative net assets of Participating Funds. During the year ended July 31, 2020, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.

 

10.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, certain Funds invest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which each Fund is subject.

Each Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force each Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Fund’s portfolio will decline if each Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.

The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A Fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A Fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause each Fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a Fund invests.

The price a Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from a Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   (continued)

 

inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore a Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by a Fund, and a Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. A Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third party service providers.

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. The duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

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 in the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Funds 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. The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk with respect to options written to the extent each 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, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures 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 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.

Concentration Risk: As of period end, Dynamic High Income invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the Financials sector. Changes in economic conditions affecting such sector would have a greater impact on the Fund and could affect the value, income and/or liquidity of positions in such securities.

Certain Funds may invest in securities that are rated below investment grade quality (sometimes called “junk bonds”) or are unrated, which are predominantly speculative, have greater credit risk and generally are less liquid than, and have more volatile prices than, higher quality securities.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. 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.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) by the end of 2021, and it is expected that LIBOR will cease to be published after that time. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against, instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

11.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

 

 
    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 
Dynamic High Income                            

Institutional

       

Shares sold

    62,046,340     $ 571,339,215       64,751,096     $ 609,632,132   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    5,244,640       47,960,003       3,802,957       35,816,414   

Shares redeemed

                (68,610,704             (609,456,172             (26,509,936             (246,477,279)  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,319,724   $ 9,843,046       42,044,117     $ 398,971,267   
 

 

 

 

 

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    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Investor A

       

Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares

    11,693,685     $ 109,497,197       6,157,180     $ 57,891,059   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    684,682       6,206,556       390,989       3,680,947   

Shares redeemed

    (5,534,332     (48,758,754     (3,217,698     (29,871,265)  
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    6,844,035     $ 66,944,999       3,330,471     $ 31,700,741   
 

 

 

 

Investor C

       

Shares sold

    2,174,909     $ 20,499,645       2,098,005     $ 19,620,487   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    190,564       1,750,753       159,377       1,497,807   

Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

    (1,574,089     (14,077,238     (1,498,586     (13,875,679)  
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    791,384     $ 8,173,160       758,796     $ 7,242,615   
 

 

 

 

Class K

       

Shares sold

    18,454,613     $ 167,405,220       83,953     $ 777,240   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    47,057       424,865       14,817       139,643   

Shares redeemed

    (328,254     (2,872,998     (51,409     (490,361)  
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    18,173,416     $ 164,957,087       47,361     $ 426,522   
 

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

    24,489,111     $ 249,918,292       46,180,745     $ 438,341,145   
 

 

 

 
       

 

 
Multi-Asset Income                        

 

 

Institutional

       

Shares sold

    308,049,185     $ 3,276,812,799       280,214,527     $ 2,975,923,232   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    38,222,380       403,909,779       39,333,917       418,122,681   

Shares redeemed

    (338,734,746             (3,514,330,216     (316,654,017     (3,340,939,034)  
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    7,536,819     $ 166,392,362       2,894,427     $ 53,106,879   
 

 

 

 

Investor A

       

Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares

    161,163,576     $ 1,714,664,439       109,624,837     $ 1,165,254,396   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    17,397,288       183,578,175       17,495,529       185,763,119   

Shares redeemed

                (131,412,569     (1,369,036,009             (124,917,043             (1,319,030,674)  
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    47,148,295     $ 529,206,605       2,203,323     $ 31,986,841   
 

 

 

 

Investor C

       

Shares sold

    23,053,989     $ 246,375,223       22,749,977     $ 240,941,185   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    7,080,706       74,678,926       8,838,819       93,712,085   

Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

    (78,833,657     (829,388,468     (63,163,035     (667,041,021)  
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (48,698,962   $ (508,334,319     (31,574,239     $(332,387,751)  
 

 

 

 

Class K

       

Shares sold

    28,563,017     $ 305,161,271       27,755,718     $ 294,228,482   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    3,723,451       39,280,405       3,086,325       32,818,002   

Shares redeemed

    (16,031,738     (166,058,521     (9,115,243     (96,750,964)  
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    16,254,730     $ 178,383,155       21,726,800     $ 230,295,520   
 

 

 

 

Total Net Increase (Decrease)

    22,240,882     $ 365,647,803       (4,749,689     $(16,998,511)  
 

 

 

 

As of July 31, 2020, BlackRock HoldCo 2, Inc., an affiliate of the Funds, owned 22,548 Class K Shares of Dynamic High Income.

 

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.

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  151


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of

BlackRock Funds II and Shareholders of BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio and BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio and BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio (two of the funds constituting BlackRock Funds II, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of July 31, 2020, the related statements of operations for the year ended July 31, 2020, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended July 31, 2020, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein ended on or after July 31, 2017 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of July 31, 2020, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended July 31, 2020 and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein ended on or after July 31, 2017 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The financial statements as of and for the year ended July 31, 2016 and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods ended on or prior to July 31, 2016 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated September 26, 2016 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agents, agent banks and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 22, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information  (unaudited)

 

For corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020 that qualified for the dividends-received deduction were as follows:

 

 

 
Fund   Dividends-Received
Deduction
 

 

 

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

    6.70%  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

    8.29%  

 

 

The following maximum amounts are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020:

 

 

 
Fund   Qualified Dividend Income  

 

 

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

  $ 8,298,434  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

    161,479,228  

 

 

The following maximum amounts are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020:

 

 

 
Fund   Qualified Business Income  

 

 

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

  $ 598,151  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

    6,166,010  

 

 

For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020, the Funds hereby designate the following maximum amounts allowable as interest-related dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations:

 

 

 
Fund   Interest-Related Dividends  

 

 

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

  $ 16,378,997  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

    318,650,597  

 

 

The Funds hereby designate the following amount of distributions from direct federal obligation interest for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020:

 

 

 
Fund   Federal Obligation Interest  

 

 

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

  $ 448,676  

BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

    5,096,174  

 

 

The law varies in each state as to whether and what percent of ordinary income dividends attribute to federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. Shareholders are advised to check with their tax advisers to determine if any portion of the dividends received is exempt from state income tax.

 

 

IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION

  153


Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Funds II (the “Trust”) met on April 7, 2020 (the “April Meeting”) and May 11-13, 2020 (the “May Meeting”) to consider the approval of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio (“Dynamic High Income Portfolio”) and BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio (the “Multi-Asset Income Portfolio”) (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”), each a series of the Trust, and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Trust’s investment advisor. The Board also considered the approval of the sub-advisory agreements between the Manager and (a) BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (“BSL”) with respect to Dynamic High Income Portfolio (the “BSL Dynamic High Income Sub-Advisory Agreement”); (b) BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited (“BNA”) with respect to Dynamic High Income Portfolio (the “BNA Dynamic High Income Sub-Advisory Agreement”); (c) BlackRock International Limited (“BIL” and together with BNA and BSL, the “Sub-Advisors”) with respect to Dynamic High Income Portfolio (the “BIL Dynamic High Income Sub-Advisory Agreement”); (d) BSL with respect to Multi-Asset Income Portfolio (the “BSL Multi-Asset Income Sub-Advisory Agreement” and together with the BSL Dynamic High Income Sub-Advisory Agreement, the “BSL Sub-Advisory Agreements”); (e) BNA with respect to Multi-Asset Income Portfolio (the “BNA Multi-Asset Income Sub-Advisory Agreement” and together with the BNA Dynamic High Income Sub-Advisory Agreement, the “BNA Sub-Advisory Agreements”); and (f) BIL with respect to Multi-Asset Income Portfolio (the “BIL Multi-Asset Income Sub-Advisory Agreement” and together with the BIL Dynamic High Income Sub-Advisory Agreement, the “BIL Sub-Advisory Agreements”). The BNA Sub-Advisory Agreements, the BSL Sub-Advisory Agreements and the BIL Sub-Advisory Agreements are collectively referred to herein as the “Sub-Advisory Agreements.” 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 May Meeting, the Board consisted of fourteen individuals, twelve 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”). The Board Members are responsible for the oversight of the operations of the Trust 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 Chair 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 Ad Hoc Topics Committee, each of which is chaired by an Independent Board Member and composed of Independent Board Members (except for the Ad Hoc Topics Committee, which also has one interested Board Member).

The Agreements

Consistent with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Board considers the continuation of the Agreements on an annual basis. The Board has four quarterly meetings per year, each typically extending for two days, and additional in-person and telephonic meetings throughout the year, as needed. While the Board also has a fifth one-day meeting to consider specific information surrounding the renewal of the Agreements, the Board’s consideration entails a year-long deliberative process whereby the Board and its committees assess BlackRock’s services to the Funds. In particular, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to each Fund by BlackRock, BlackRock’s personnel and affiliates, including (as applicable): investment management services; accounting oversight; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of each Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal, regulatory and compliance services. Throughout the year, including during the contract renewal process, the Independent Board Members were advised by independent legal counsel, and met with independent legal counsel in various executive sessions outside of the presence of BlackRock’s management.

During the year, the Board, acting directly and through its committees, considers information that is relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to each Fund and its shareholders. BlackRock also furnished additional information to the Board in response to specific questions from the Board. This additional information is discussed further in the section titled “Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements.” Among the matters the Board considered were: (a) with respect to each Fund, investment performance for one-year, three-year, five-year, and/or since inception periods, as applicable, against peer funds, an applicable benchmark, and other performance metrics, as applicable, as well as BlackRock senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analyses of the reasons for any outperformance or underperformance relative to its peers, benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable; (b) fees, including advisory, administration, if applicable, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by each Fund for services; (c) Fund operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to each Fund; (d) the resources devoted to, risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of each Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions, and meeting regulatory requirements; (e) BlackRock’s and the Trust’s adherence to applicable compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, character and scope of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates and the estimated cost of such services; (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 Trust’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, sub-advised mutual fund, separately managed account, collective investment trust, and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable, and the similarities and differences between these products and the services provided as compared to each Fund; (l) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives and accountability it creates, along with investment professionals’ investments in the fund(s) they manage; and (m) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business.

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 Independent Board Members are continuously engaged in a process with their independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review the nature and scope of the information provided to the Board to better assist its deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April Meeting included, among other things: (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), based on either a Lipper classification or Morningstar category, regarding each Fund’s fees and expenses as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Broadridge (“Expense Peers”) and the investment performance of each Fund as compared with a peer group of funds (“Performance Peers”); (b) information on the composition of the Expense Peers and Performance Peers, and a description of Broadridge’s methodology; (c) information on the estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates pursuant to the Agreements and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (d) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees received in connection with other types of investment products, such as institutional accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, open-end funds, and separately managed accounts under similar investment mandates, as well as the performance of such other products, as applicable; (e) a review of non-management fees; (f) the existence, impact and sharing of potential economies of scale, if any, with the Funds;

 

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(g) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by each Fund to BlackRock; (h) sales and redemption data regarding each Fund’s shares; and (i) various additional information requested by the Board as appropriate regarding BlackRock’s and each Fund’s operations.

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 questions and requests with additional written information in advance of the May Meeting.

At the May Meeting, the Board concluded its assessment of, among other things: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of each Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and to other metrics, as applicable; (c) the advisory fee and the estimated cost of the services and estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds; (d) each Fund’s fees and expenses compared to its Expense Peers; (e) the existence and sharing of potential economies of scale; (f) any fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates as a result of BlackRock’s relationship with the Funds; and (g) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as other payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to securities lending and cash management, and BlackRock’s services related to the valuation and pricing of each Fund’s portfolio holdings. 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 each Fund. Throughout the year, the Board compared each Fund’s performance to the performance of a comparable group of mutual funds, 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 each Fund’s portfolio management team discussing the Fund’s performance, investment strategies and outlook.

The Board considered, among other factors, with respect to BlackRock: the number, education and experience of investment personnel generally and each Fund’s portfolio management team; research capabilities; investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage; portfolio trading capabilities; use of technology; commitment to compliance; credit analysis capabilities; risk analysis and oversight capabilities; and the approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall risk management program, including the continued efforts of BlackRock and its affiliates to address cybersecurity risks and the role of BlackRock’s Risk & Quantitative Analysis Group. The Board engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to each Fund’s portfolio management team and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.

In addition to investment advisory services, the Board considered the nature and quality of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided to each Fund. BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Funds with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to the Funds by third-parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Funds. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Funds with administrative services including, among others: (i) responsibility for disclosure documents, such as the prospectus, the summary prospectus (as applicable), the statement of additional information and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) oversight of daily accounting and pricing; (iii) responsibility for periodic filings with regulators; (iv) overseeing and coordinating the activities of third-party service providers, including, among others, each Fund’s custodian, fund accountant, transfer agent, and auditor; (v) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (vi) providing legal and compliance support; (vii) furnishing analytical and other support to assist the Board in its consideration of strategic issues such as the merger, consolidation or repurposing of certain open-end funds; and (viii) performing or managing administrative functions necessary for the operation of each Fund, such as tax reporting, expense management, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements, overseeing each Fund’s distribution partners, and shareholder call center and other services. The Board reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, shareholder services, and legal & compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

B. The Investment Performance of each Fund and BlackRock: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also reviewed and considered the performance history of each Fund. In preparation for the April Meeting, the Board was provided with reports independently prepared by Broadridge, which included an analysis of each Fund’s performance as of December 31, 2019, as compared to its Performance Peers. Broadridge ranks funds in quartiles, ranging from first to fourth, where first is the most desirable quartile position and fourth is the least desirable. In connection with its review, the Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of each Fund as compared to its Performance Peers. The Board and its Performance Oversight Committee regularly review, and meet with Fund management to discuss, the performance of each Fund throughout the year.

In evaluating performance, the Board focused particular attention on funds with less favorable performance records. The Board also noted that while it found the data provided by Broadridge generally useful, it recognized the limitations of such data, including in particular, that notable differences may exist between a fund and its Performance Peers (for example, the investment objectives and strategies). Further, the Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot of a period as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce significantly different results. The Board also acknowledged that long-term performance could be impacted by even one period of significant outperformance or underperformance, and that a single investment theme could have the ability to disproportionately affect long-term performance.

The Board noted that for the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, Dynamic High Income Portfolio ranked in first, second and first quartiles, respectively, against its Performance Peers.

The Board noted that for each of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, Multi-Asset Income Portfolio ranked in the third quartile against its Performance Peers. The Board and BlackRock reviewed the Fund’s underperformance relative to its Performance Peers during the applicable periods. The Board also reviewed and considered the Fund’s performance relative to certain volatility metrics. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that performance relative to the volatility metrics are also appropriate performance metrics for the Fund, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

 

DISCLOSURE OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

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

The Board received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology and was also provided with an estimated profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to each Fund. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to each Fund and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to available aggregate estimated profitability data provided for the prior two years. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to certain other U.S. fund complexes managed by BlackRock and/or its affiliates. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the estimated profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by BlackRock, the types of funds managed, precision of expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at the individual fund level is difficult.

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

The Board considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Board. The Board further considered factors including but not limited to BlackRock’s commitment of time, assumption of risk, and liability profile in servicing the Funds, including in contrast to what is required of BlackRock with respect to other products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, ETF, closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund, separately managed account, collective investment trust, and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable.

The Board noted that Dynamic High Income Portfolio’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 noted that Multi-Asset Income Portfolio’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the third 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 each Fund has an advisory fee arrangement that includes breakpoints that adjust the fee rate downward as the size of the pertinent Fund increases above certain contractually specified levels. The Board noted that if the size of the pertinent Fund were to decrease, the Fund could lose the benefit of one or more breakpoints. The Board further noted that BlackRock and the Board have contractually agreed to a cap on each 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 Funds increase, including the existence of fee waivers and/or expense caps, as applicable, noting that any contractual fee waivers and contractual expense caps had been approved by the Board. In its consideration, the Board further considered the continuation and/or implementation of fee waivers and/or expense caps, as applicable. The Board also considered the extent to which each Fund benefits from such economies of scale in a variety of ways and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or breakpoint structure in order to enable the Funds to more fully participate in these economies of scale. The Board considered each Fund’s asset levels and whether the current fee schedule was appropriate.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates may derive from BlackRock’s respective relationships with the Funds, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and its risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to the Funds, including for administrative, distribution, securities lending and cash management services. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Board also noted that, subject to applicable law, BlackRock may use and benefit from third-party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts.

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

The Board noted the competitive nature of the open-end fund marketplace, and that shareholders are able to redeem their Fund shares if they believe that the pertinent 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, unanimously approved the continuation of (i) the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Trust, on behalf of each Fund, (ii) the BNA Sub-Advisory Agreements between the Manager and BNA with respect to the pertinent Fund, (iii) the BSL Sub-Advisory Agreements between the Manager and BSL with respect to the pertinent Fund, and (iv) the BIL Sub-Advisory Agreements between the Manager and BIL with respect to the pertinent Fund, each for a one-year term ending June 30, 2021. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, as well as other information, the Board,

 

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including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of each Fund, as pertinent, 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.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  

 

Independent Trustees (a)
Name
Year of Birth (b)
   Position(s) Held
(Length of Service) (c)
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Number of BlackRock-Advised
Registered Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of Investment
Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen
  

Public Company and

Other Investment
Company Directorships

Held During the Past
Five Years

Mark Stalnecker

1951

   Chair of the Board
and Trustee
(Since 2019)
   Chief Investment Officer, University of Delaware from 1999 to 2013; Trustee and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committees, Winterthur Museum and Country Estate from 2005 to 2016; Member of the Investment Committee, Delaware Public Employees’ Retirement System since 2002; Member of the Investment Committee, Christiana Care Health System from 2009 to 2017; Member of the Investment Committee, Delaware Community Foundation from 2013 to 2014; Director and Chair of the Audit Committee, SEI Private Trust Co. from 2001 to 2014.    36 RICs consisting of 155 Portfolios    None

Bruce R. Bond

1946

  

Trustee

(Since 2007)

   Board Member, Amsphere Limited (software) since 2018; 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.    36 RICs consisting of 155 Portfolios    None

Susan J. Carter

1956

  

Trustee

(Since 2019)

   Director, Pacific Pension Institute from 2014 to 2018; Advisory Board Member, Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship at Tuck School of Business since 1997; Senior Advisor, Commonfund Capital, Inc. (“CCI”) (investment adviser) in 2015; Chief Executive Officer, CCI from 2013 to 2014; President & Chief Executive Officer, CCI from 1997 to 2013; Advisory Board Member, Girls Who Invest from 2015 to 2018 and Board Member thereof since 2018; Advisory Board Member, Bridges Fund Management since 2016; Trustee, Financial Accounting Foundation since 2017; Practitioner Advisory Board Member, Private Capital Research Institute (“PCRI”) since 2017; Lecturer in the Practice of Management, Yale School of Management since 2019.    36 RICs consisting of 155 Portfolios    None

Collette Chilton

1958

  

Trustee

(Since 2019)

   Chief Investment Officer, Williams College since 2006; Chief Investment Officer, Lucent Asset Management Corporation from 1998 to 2006.    36 RICs consisting of 155 Portfolios    None

Neil A. Cotty

1954

  

Trustee

(Since 2019)

   Bank of America Corporation from 1996 to 2015, serving in various senior finance leadership roles, including Chief Accounting Officer, from 2009 to 2015, Chief Financial Officer of Global Banking, Markets and Wealth Management from 2008 to 2009, Chief Accounting Officer from 2004 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Consumer Bank from 2003 to 2004, Chief Financial Officer of Global Corporate Investment Bank from 1999 to 2002.    36 RICs consisting of 155 Portfolios    None

Lena G. Goldberg

1949

  

Trustee

(Since 2016)

   Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School, since 2008; Director, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. since 2013; FMR LLC/ Fidelity Investments (financial services) from 1996 to 2008, serving in various senior roles including Executive Vice President - Strategic Corporate Initiatives and Executive Vice President and General Counsel; Partner, Sullivan & Worcester LLP from 1985 to 1996 and Associate thereof from 1979 to 1985.    36 RICs consisting of 155 Portfolios    None

Henry R. Keizer

1956

  

Trustee

(Since 2016)

   Director, Park Indemnity Ltd. (captive insurer) since 2010; Director, MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation and MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (financial and bank holding company) from 2014 to 2016; Director, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants from 2009 to 2011; Director, KPMG LLP (audit, tax and advisory services) from 2004 to 2005 and 2010 to 2012; Director, KPMG International in 2012, Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer thereof from 2010 to 2012 and U.S. Vice Chairman of Audit thereof from 2005 to 2010; Global Head of Audit, KPMGI (consortium of KPMG firms) from 2006 to 2010; Director, YMCA of Greater New York from 2006 to 2010.    36 RICs consisting of 155 Portfolios    Hertz Global Holdings (car rental); Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd. (publicly held property and casualty reinsurance) from 2013 until 2015; WABCO (commercial vehicle safety systems); Sealed Air Corp. (packaging)

Cynthia A. Montgomery

1952

  

Trustee

(Since 2019)

   Professor, Harvard Business School since 1989.    36 RICs consisting of 155 Portfolios    Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (manufacturing)

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (a) (continued)
         

Name

Year of Birth (b)

   Position(s) Held
(Length of Service) (c)
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Number of BlackRock-Advised
Registered Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of Investment
Portfolios  (“Portfolios”) Overseen
   Public Company and
Other Investment
Company Directorships
Held During the Past
Five Years

Donald C. Opatrny

1952

  

Trustee

(Since 2015)

   Trustee, Vice Chair, Member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Investment Committee, Cornell University since 2004; President, Trustee and Member of the Investment Committee, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum from 2007 to 2014; Member of the Board and Investment Committee, University School from 2007 to 2018; Member of the Investment Committee, Mellon Foundation from 2009 to 2015; Trustee, Artstor (a Mellon Foundation affiliate) from 2010 to 2015; President and Trustee, the Center for the Arts, Jackson Hole from 2011 to 2018; Director, Athena Capital Advisors LLC (investment management firm) since 2013; Trustee and Chair of the Investment Committee, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole since 2014; Member of Affordable Housing Supply Board of Jackson, Wyoming since 2018; Member, Investment Funds Committee, State of Wyoming since 2017; Trustee, Phoenix Art Museum since 2018; Trustee, Arizona Community Foundation and Member of Investment Committee since 2020.    36 RICs consisting of 155 Portfolios    None

Joseph P. Platt

1947

  

Trustee

(Since 2019)

   General Partner, Thorn Partners, LP (private investments) since 1998; Director, WQED Multi-Media (public broadcasting not-for-profit) since 2001; Chair, Basic Health International (non-profit) since 2015.    36 RICs consisting of 155 Portfolios    Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (reinsurance company); Consol Energy Inc.

Kenneth L. Urish

1951

  

Trustee

(Since 2019)

   Managing Partner, Urish Popeck & Co., LLC (certified public accountants and consultants) since 1976; Past-Chairman of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Committee Member thereof since 2007; Member of External Advisory Board, The Pennsylvania State University Accounting Department since founding in 2001; Principal, UP Strategic Wealth Investment Advisors, LLC since 2013; Trustee, The Holy Family Institute from 2001 to 2010; President and Trustee, Pittsburgh Catholic Publishing Associates from 2003 to 2008; Director, Inter-Tel from 2006 to 2007.    36 RICs consisting of 155 Portfolios    None

Claire A. Walton

1957

  

Trustee

(Since 2019)

   Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Liberty Square Asset Management, LP from 1998 to 2015; General Partner of Neon Liberty Capital Management, LLC since 2003; Director, Boston Hedge Fund Group from 2009 to 2018; Director, Woodstock Ski Runners since 2013; Director, Massachusetts Council on Economic Education from 2013 to 2015.    36 RICs consisting of 155 Portfolios    None

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

      Interested Trustees (a)(d)      
         

Name

Year of Birth (b)

  

Position(s) Held

(Length of Service) (c)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Number of BlackRock-Advised

Registered Investment Companies

(“RICs”) Consisting of Investment

Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen

  

Public Company and

Other Investment

Company Directorships

Held During the Past

Five Years

Robert Fairbairn
1965
   Trustee
(Since 2015)
   Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Member of BlackRock’s Global Executive and Global Operating Committees; Co-Chair of BlackRock’s Human Capital Committee; Senior Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2010 to 2019; oversaw BlackRock’s Strategic Partner Program and Strategic Product Management Group from 2012 to 2019; Member of the Board of Managers of BlackRock Investments, LLC from 2011 to 2018; Global Head of BlackRock’s Retail and iShares® businesses from 2012 to 2016.    122 RICs consisting of 265 Portfolios    None
John M. Perlowski (e)
1964
   Trustee
(Since 2015);
President and
Chief Executive Officer
(Since 2010)
   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Head of BlackRock Global Accounting and Product Services since 2009; Advisory Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009.    123 RICs consisting of 266 Portfolios    None

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

(b) 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, or until December 31 of the year in which he or she turns 75. Trustees who are “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, 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 statute, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. The Board may determine to extend the terms of Independent Trustees on a case-by-case basis, as appropriate.

(c)  Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new fund boards in 2007. In addition, effective January 1, 2019, three BlackRock Fund Complexes were realigned and consolidated into two BlackRock Fund Complexes. As a result, although the chart shows the year that each Independent Trustee joined the Board, certain Independent Trustees first became members of the boards of other BlackRock-advised Funds, legacy MLIM funds or legacy BlackRock funds as follows: Bruce R. Bond, 2005; Susan J. Carter, 2016; Collette Chilton, 2015; Neil A. Cotty, 2016; Cynthia A. Montgomery, 1994; Joseph P. Platt, 1999; Mark Stalnecker, 2015; Kenneth L. Urish, 1999; Claire A. Walton, 2016.

(d) Mr. Fairbairn and Mr. Perlowski are both “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trust based on their positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Mr. Fairbairn and Mr. Perlowski are also board members of the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

(e) Mr. Perlowski is also a trustee of the BlackRock Credit Strategies Fund.

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers Who Are Not Trustees (a)
     
Name
Year of Birth(b)
   Position(s) Held
(Length of Service)
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

Jennifer McGovern

1977

   Vice President
(Since 2014)
   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2016; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2011 to 2015; Head of Americas Product Development and Governance for BlackRock’s Global Product Group since 2019; Head of Product Structure and Oversight for BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory Group from 2013 to 2019.

Neal J. Andrews

1966

   Chief Financial Officer
(Since 2007)
   Chief Financial Officer of the iShares® exchange traded funds from 2019 to 2020; Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006.

Jay M. Fife

1970

   Treasurer
(Since 2007)
   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007.

Charles Park

1967

   Chief Compliance Officer
(Since 2014)
   Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer for certain BlackRock-advised Funds from 2014 to 2015; Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income 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.

Lisa Belle

1968

   Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
(Since 2019)
   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Global Financial Crime Head for Asset and Wealth Management of JP Morgan from 2013 to 2019; Managing Director of RBS Securities from 2012 to 2013; Head of Financial Crimes for Barclays Wealth Americas from 2010 to 2012.

Janey Ahn

1975

   Secretary
(Since 2019)
   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2018; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2009 to 2017.

 

(a) 

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

(b)

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

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

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

Sub-Advisers

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

079912 Singapore

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

Hong Kong

BlackRock International Limited

Edinburgh, EH3 8BL

United Kingdom

Accounting Agent

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

New York, NY 10179

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Wilmington, DE 19809

Custodian

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

New York, NY 10179

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Distributor

BlackRock Investments, LLC

New York, NY 10022

Legal Counsel

Sidley Austin LLP

New York, NY 10019

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 as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

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 blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at 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 blackrock.com; or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at 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 blackrock.com for more information.

Shareholder Privileges

Account Information

Call us at (800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM ET on any business day to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also visit blackrock.com for more information.

Automatic Investment Plans

Investor class shareholders who want to invest regularly can arrange to have $50 or more automatically deducted from their checking or savings account and invested in any of the BlackRock funds.

Systematic Withdrawal Plans

Investor class shareholders can establish a systematic withdrawal plan and receive periodic payments of $50 or more from their BlackRock funds, as long as their account balance is at least $10,000.

Retirement Plans

Shareholders may make investments in conjunction with Traditional, Rollover, Roth, Coverdell, Simple IRAs, SEP IRAs and 403(b) Plans.

 

 

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Additional Information   (continued)

 

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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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Currency
CNY    Chinese Yuan
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound
HKD    Hong Kong Dollar
JPY    Japanese Yen
THB    Thai Baht
USD    United States Dollar

 

Portfolio Abbreviations
ADR    American Depositary Receipts
CDI    Crest Depository Interests
CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation
CSMC    Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital
CVR    Contingent Value Rights
DAC    Designated Activity Company
ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund
EURIBOR    Euro Interbank Offered Rate
FDR    Fiduciary Depositary Receipt
GDR    Global Depositary Receipts
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
LIMEAN    London Interbank Mean Rate
MSCI    Morgan Stanley Capital International
NVDR    Non-Voting Depository Receipts
OTC    Over-the-counter
PCL    Public Company Limited
PIK    Payment-In-Kind
PJSC    Public Joint Stock Company
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
REMIC    Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
S&P    Standard & Poor’s
SOFR    Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

 

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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, the code of ethics was amended to update certain information and to make other non-material changes. During the period covered by this report, there have been no waivers granted under the code of ethics. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of the code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, who calls 1-800-441-7762.

Item 3 –

  Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors (the “board of directors”), 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:
  Neil A. Cotty
  Henry R. Keizer
  Kenneth L. Urish
  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 directors in the absence of such designation or identification. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the audit committee or board of directors.

Item 4 –

  Principal Accountant Fees and Services
  The following table presents fees billed by Pricewaterhouse Coopers (“PwC”) 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   $50,300   $48,300   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0
BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   $71,700   $71,700   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0

 

  The following table presents fees billed by PwC 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 ( the “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 (“Affiliated 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

  $0   $0

1 The nature of the services includes assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements not included in Audit Fees, including accounting consultations, agreed-upon procedure reports, attestation reports, comfort letters, out-of-pocket expenses and internal control reviews not required by regulators.

2 The nature of the services includes tax compliance and/or tax preparation, including services relating to the filing or amendment of federal, state or local income tax returns, regulated investment company qualification reviews, taxable income and tax distribution calculations.

3 Aggregate fees borne by BlackRock in connection with the review of compliance procedures and attestation thereto performed by PwC 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 Affiliated 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, defined as the sum of the fees shown under “Audit-Related Fees,”

 

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“Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees,” paid to the accountant for services rendered by the accountant to the registrant, the Investment Adviser and the Affiliated Service Providers were:

 

Entity Name  

    Current Fiscal Year    

End

 

  Previous Fiscal Year  

End

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio   $0   $0
BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio   $0   $0

 

  (h) The Committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Investment Adviser and the Affiliated 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 Registrant – 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 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 –

 

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies –

Not Applicable

Item 13 –

  Exhibits attached hereto
  (a)(1) – Code of Ethics – See Item 2
  (a)(2) – Section 302 Certifications are attached
  (a)(3) – Not Applicable
  (a)(4) – Not Applicable
  (b) – Section 906 Certifications are attached

 

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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 2, 2020

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 2, 2020

 

            

  By:       /s/ Neal J. Andrews                        
    Neal J. Andrews
    Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
    BlackRock Funds II

Date: October 2, 2020

 

 

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