NPORT-EX 2 Low_Duration_Bond.htm BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities — 21.7%

 

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2019-G, Class A, 3.00%, 09/25/59(a)(b)

  USD         8,000     $ 7,922,891  

Allegro CLO II-S Ltd., Series 2014-1RA, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.08%), 3.05%, 10/21/28(b)(c)

    5,600       5,579,634  

Ally Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-3, Class A2, 2.72%, 05/17/21

    1,527       1,527,596  

ALM XII Ltd., Series 2015-12A, Class A1R2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.89%), 2.89%, 04/16/27(b)(c)

    6,131       6,128,605  

ALM XVII Ltd., Series 2015-17A, Class A1AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.93%), 2.93%, 01/15/28(b)(c)

    3,680       3,680,494  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust:

   

Series 2017-1, Class A3, 1.87%, 08/18/21

    159       159,373  

Series 2017-4, Class A3, 2.04%, 07/18/22

    9,886       9,886,980  

Series 2018-1, Class A3, 3.07%, 12/19/22

    12,640       12,717,909  

Series 2018-2, Class A3, 3.15%, 03/20/23

    9,940       10,043,999  

Series 2019-1, Class A3, 2.97%, 11/20/23

    11,160       11,293,321  

Series 2019-3, Class A3, 2.06%, 04/18/24

    26,850       26,868,271  

AMMC CLO XIII Ltd., Series 2013-13A, Class A1LR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.26%), 3.20%, 07/24/29(b)(c)

    4,000       4,017,500  

Anchorage Capital CLO 7 Ltd., Series 2015-7A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.96%), 2.96%, 10/15/27(b)(c)

    14,523       14,512,400  

Ares XXIX CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class A1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.19%), 3.19%, 04/17/26(b)(c)

    6,425       6,435,492  

Atlas Senior Loan Fund III Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.83%), 2.73%, 11/17/27(b)(c)

    5,400       5,377,842  

Atrium XII, Series 12A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.83%), 2.78%, 04/22/27(b)(c)

    19,400       19,375,409  

Avery Point IV CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.10%), 3.04%, 04/25/26(b)(c)

    1,913       1,914,870  

Avery Point V CLO Ltd., Series 2014-5A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.98%), 2.98%, 07/17/26(b)(c)

    1,670       1,668,920  

Ballyrock CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class CR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.40%), 4.40%, 10/15/28(b)(c)

    3,000       2,970,802  

Benefit Street Partners CLO II Ltd., Series 2013-IIA, Class A2R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 3.75%, 07/15/29(b)(c)

    8,355       8,337,813  

Benefit Street Partners CLO VII Ltd., Series 2015-VIIA, Class A1AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.78%),
2.78%, 07/18/27(b)(c)

    9,127       9,119,473  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd., Series 2012-2A, Class AR2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.05%),
2.95%, 11/20/28(b)(c)

    13,440       13,409,354  

BMW Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A1, 3.15%, 05/15/23(b)

    16,230       16,483,099  

BSPRT Issuer Ltd., Series 2018-FL3, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.05%), 2.79%, 03/15/28(b)(c)

    17,970       17,972,926  

CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A3, 2.18%, 08/15/24

    24,830       24,890,627  

Catamaran CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.90%), 2.85%, 04/22/27(b)(c)

    4,575       4,565,519  

Cedar Funding VI CLO Ltd., Series 2016-6A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.09%), 3.06%, 10/20/28(b)(c)

    26,890       26,871,010  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)            

Chesapeake Funding II LLC(b):

   

Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 3.04%, 04/15/30

  USD          11,678     $ 11,809,887  

Series 2019-1A, Class B, 3.11%, 04/15/31

    5,230       5,331,821  

Series 2019-1A, Class C, 3.36%, 04/15/31

    4,930       5,030,927  

Series 2019-1A, Class D, 3.80%, 04/15/31

    6,630       6,763,696  

CIFC Funding Ltd.(b)(c):

   

Series 2014-4RA, Class A1A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.13%), 3.13%, 10/17/30

    29,185       29,089,004  

Series 2015-2A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.78%), 2.78%, 04/15/27

    23,946       23,916,018  

Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust(b):

   

Series 2017-1A, Class A, 2.56%, 10/15/25

    534       533,572  

Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.01%, 02/16/27

    24,197       24,287,065  

Series 2018-2A, Class A, 3.47%, 05/17/27

    35,490       35,937,706  

Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.33%, 02/15/28

    25,440       25,891,909  

Series 2019-3A, Class A, 2.38%, 11/15/28

    13,620       13,601,339  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust:

   

Series 2019-2, Class A3, 3.04%, 03/15/23

    17,640       17,745,172  

Series 2019-4, Class A3, 2.16%, 05/15/23

    7,930       7,924,861  

Dryden XXV Senior Loan Fund, Series 2012-25A, Class ARR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.90%), 2.89%, 10/15/27(b)(c)

    30,600       30,573,760  

Dryden XXVI Senior Loan Fund, Series 2013-26A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.90%), 2.90%, 04/15/29(b)(c)

    13,800       13,756,494  

EDvestinU Private Education Loan Issue No. 1 LLC, Series 2019-A, Class A, 3.58%, 11/25/38(b)(d)

    10,280       10,473,032  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC(b):

   

Series 2016-2, Class A3, 2.04%, 02/22/22

    8,496       8,492,251  

Series 2017-1, Class A2, 2.13%, 07/20/22

    613       613,361  

Series 2017-1, Class A3, 2.60%, 07/20/22

    4,260       4,268,972  

Series 2018-1, Class A2, 2.87%, 10/20/23

    13,688       13,745,977  

Series 2019-1, Class A2, 2.98%, 10/20/24

    21,680       21,888,579  

Series 2019-2, Class A3, 2.38%, 02/20/25

    14,800       14,869,187  

FCI Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.63%, 02/18/31(b)

    9,318       9,357,566  

Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust, Series 2019-A, Class A2A, 2.84%, 09/15/21

    58,938       59,108,982  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A:

   

Series 2017-2, Class A1, 2.16%, 09/15/22

    15,670       15,687,466  

Series 2019-2, Class A, 3.06%, 04/15/26

    31,498       32,528,488  

Series 2019-4, Class A, 2.44%, 09/15/26

    41,920       42,029,298  

GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A,
2.70%, 04/15/24(b)

    18,745       18,850,617  

Halcyon Loan Advisors Funding Ltd., Series 2015-2A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.08%), 3.02%, 07/25/27(b)(c)

    17,701       17,678,047  

Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust, Series 2019-A, Class A2, 2.92%, 07/15/21(b)

    17,406       17,487,185  

KKR CLO Ltd., Series 16, Class A2R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.80%), 3.77%, 01/20/29(b)(c)

    10,610       10,578,235  

Lendmark Funding Trust(b):

   

Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.81%, 12/21/26

    18,440       18,683,128  

Series 2019-2A, Class A, 2.78%, 04/20/28

    6,170       6,149,201  

Litigation Fee Residual Funding LLC, Series 2015-1, Class A,
4.00%, 10/30/27(e)

    6,878       6,854,932  

LoanCore Issuer Ltd., Series 2018-CRE1, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.13%), 2.87%, 05/15/28(b)(c)

    12,180       12,175,056  

Madison Park Funding XII Ltd., Series 2014-12A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.26%), 3.23%, 07/20/26(b)(c)

    2,168       2,169,127  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Madison Park Funding XIX Ltd., Series 2015- 19A, Class A2R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.75%), 3.70%, 01/22/28(b)(c)

    USD         16,700     $       16,655,172  

Marathon CRE Ltd., Series 2018-FL1, Class A,
(LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.15%), 2.89%, 06/15/28(b)(c)

    5,690       5,686,447  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust, Series 2019- AA, Class A, 2.96%, 07/20/32(b)

    6,804       6,839,337  

Mercedes-Benz Master Owner Trust, Series 2019-BA, Class A, 2.61%, 05/15/24(b)

    28,750       29,121,812  

Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2016-1, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.00%), 2.50%, 04/25/57(b)(c)

    11,353       11,331,686  

Mill City Solar Loan Ltd., Series 2019-2GS, Class A, 3.69%, 07/20/43(b)

    16,000       16,168,256  

Mosaic Solar Loan Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class A, 2.88%, 09/20/40(b)

    563       562,564  

Navient Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2014-CTA, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.70%), 2.44%, 09/16/24(b)(c)

    147       146,846  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust(b):

   

Series 2019-A, Class A1, 3.03%, 01/15/43

    4,256       4,270,690  

Series 2019-CA, Class A2, 3.13%, 02/15/68

    8,545       8,588,155  

Series 2019-EA, Class A2B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.92%), 2.66%, 05/15/68(c)

    16,440       16,254,077  

Series 2019-FA, Class A1, 2.18%, 08/15/68

    16,467       16,457,594  

Series 2019-GA, Class A, 2.40%, 10/15/68

    23,175       23,030,884  

Navient Student Loan Trust(b):

   

Series 2018-EA, Class A2, 4.00%, 12/15/59

    2,872       2,974,221  

Series 2019-BA, Class A2A, 3.39%, 12/15/59

    7,880       8,090,823  

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2019-A, Class A4, 3.00%, 09/15/25

    6,590       6,771,791  

Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables(c):

   

Series 2017-C, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.32%), 2.06%, 10/17/22

    12,800       12,808,719  

Series 2019-A, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.56%), 2.30%, 02/15/24

    26,180       26,279,340  

NLY Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-FL2, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.30%), 3.04%, 02/15/36(b)(c)

    5,121       5,120,505  

OCP CLO Ltd., Series 2015-8A, Class A1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.85%), 2.85%, 04/17/27(b)(c)

    1,814       1,813,564  

Octagon Investment Partners 30 Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.35%), 4.32%, 03/17/30(b)(c)

    4,200       4,113,966  

OFSI Fund VI Ltd., Series 2014-6A, Class BR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.50%), 3.50%, 03/20/25(b)(c)

    6,345       6,264,040  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.43%, 12/16/24(b)

    22,405       22,701,425  

Onemain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.30%, 03/14/29(b)

    4,835       4,906,940  

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3.14%, 10/14/36(b)

    7,730       7,672,026  

OZLM VIII Ltd., Series 2014-8A, Class A1RR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.17%),
3.17%, 10/17/29(b)(c)

    24,210       24,106,810  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class A1R2, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.13%),
3.13%, 01/17/31(b)(c)

    15,000       14,970,904  

Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd.(b)(c):

   

Series 2017-1A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.74%), 2.74%, 10/15/25

    6,041       6,040,763  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Series 2018-5A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.85%), 2.82%, 01/20/27

    USD         28,097     $       28,023,741  

Series 2019-1A, Class B, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.25%), 4.22%, 04/20/27

    3,450       3,417,282  

Parallel Ltd.(b)(c):

   

Series 2015-1A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.85%), 2.82%, 07/20/27

    13,000       12,976,477  

Series 2017-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.45%), 4.42%, 07/20/29

    1,200       1,176,649  

PFS Financing Corp.(b):

   

Series 2018-B, Class A, 2.89%, 02/15/23

    9,430       9,502,874  

Series 2019-A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.55%), 2.29%, 04/15/24(c)

    8,480       8,493,491  

Series 2019-A, Class A2, 2.86%, 04/15/24

    10,780       10,926,393  

Series 2019-B, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.55%), 2.29%, 09/15/23(c)

    33,100       33,114,203  

Recette CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.92%), 2.89%, 10/20/27(b)(c)

    8,708       8,701,252  

Regatta VI Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.08%),
3.05%, 07/20/28(b)(c)

    19,235       19,230,230  

Regional Management Issuance Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A, 3.05%, 11/15/28(b)

    5,930       5,935,422  

Republic Finance Issuance Trust, Series 2019- A, Class A, 3.43%, 11/22/27(b)

    8,110       8,096,050  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A2A, 2.91%, 01/18/22

    6,114       6,117,181  

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust, Series 2019-B, Class A2A, 2.29%, 04/20/22(b)

    23,850       23,908,075  

Sesac Finance LLC, Series 2019-1, Class A2, 5.22%, 07/25/49(b)

    3,052       3,151,246  

Silver Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.24%),
3.21%, 07/20/30(b)(c)

    5,000       5,012,010  

SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust(c):

   

Series 2004-A, Class A3, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.40%), 2.29%, 06/15/33

    1,565       1,550,809  

Series 2004-B, Class A3, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.33%), 2.22%, 03/15/24

    2,538       2,524,930  

Series 2005-A, Class A4, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.31%), 2.20%, 12/15/38

    9,735       9,439,202  

Series 2005-B, Class A4, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.33%), 2.22%, 06/15/39

    9,534       9,329,233  

Series 2007-A, Class A4A, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.24%), 2.13%, 12/16/41

    6,900       6,702,864  

SLM Private Education Loan Trust(b):

   

Series 2011-A, Class A3, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.50%), 4.24%, 01/15/43(c)

    1,779       1,782,830  

Series 2011-C, Class A2B, 4.54%, 10/17/44

    359       360,029  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2013-4, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.55%), 2.34%, 06/25/43(c)

    5,685       5,619,243  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust(b):

   

Series 2015-A, Class A2A, 2.49%, 06/15/27

    6,363       6,373,501  

Series 2016-A, Class A2A, 2.70%, 05/15/31

    5,124       5,136,329  

Series 2016-B, Class A2A, 2.43%, 02/17/32

    4,307       4,283,249  

Series 2018-A, Class A2A, 3.50%, 02/15/36

    21,515       22,301,500  

Series 2018-B, Class A2B, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.72%), 2.46%, 01/15/37(c)

    11,460       11,372,827  

Series 2019-A, Class A2A, 3.44%, 07/15/36

    6,210       6,306,515  

SoFi Professional Loan Program
LLC(b):

   

Series 2015-A, Class A1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.20%), 2.99%, 03/25/33(c)

    2,026       2,028,606  

Series 2015-D, Class A2, 2.72%, 10/27/36

    5,668       5,685,975  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Series 2016-A, Class A2, 2.76%, 12/26/36

    USD         2,645     $ 2,653,464  

Series 2016-C, Class A2B, 2.36%, 12/27/32

    2,344       2,335,051  

Series 2016-D, Class A2B, 2.34%, 04/25/33

    2,337       2,338,338  

Series 2016-E, Class A2B, 2.49%, 01/25/36

    1,503       1,503,580  

Series 2018-A, Class A2B, 2.95%, 02/25/42

    7,770       7,842,724  

Series 2019-A, Class A2FX, 3.69%, 06/15/48

    6,180       6,385,521  

Series 2019-B, Class A2FX, 3.09%, 08/17/48

    4,080       4,151,327  

SoFi Professional Loan Program Trust(b):

 

 

Series 2018-C, Class A2FX, 3.59%, 01/25/48

    4,663       4,772,597  

Series 2018-D, Class A1FX, 3.12%, 02/25/48

    4,157       4,179,528  

Sound Point CLO XV Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class C, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.50%),
4.43%, 01/23/29(b)(c)

    1,500       1,475,679  

Soundview Home Loan Trust, Series 2003-2, Class A2, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.30%), 3.09%, 11/25/33(c)

    349       352,283  

SpringCastle Funding Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2019-AA, Class A, 3.20%, 05/27/36(b)

    27,931       28,034,534  

Springleaf Funding Trust(b):

   

Series 2015-BA, Class A, 3.48%, 05/15/28

    5,363       5,375,635  

Series 2017-AA, Class A, 2.68%, 07/15/30

    8,215       8,219,793  

TICP CLO I Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.80%), 2.77%, 07/20/27(b)(c)

    8,095       8,091,064  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust(b)(d):

   

Series 2016-3, Class A1, 2.25%, 04/25/56

    7,325       7,306,741  

Series 2016-4, Class A1, 2.25%, 07/25/56

    10,324       10,262,176  

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2019-D, Class A3, 1.92%, 01/16/24

    5,350       5,347,640  

Transportation Finance Equipment Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A3, 1.85%, 04/24/23(b)

    14,540       14,455,421  

Treman Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class ARR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.07%),
3.04%, 10/20/28(b)(c)

    50,000       50,006,410  

Tryon Park CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A1SR, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.89%), 2.89%, 04/15/29(b)(c)

    5,070       5,051,742  

Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class A1R, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.72%), 2.66%, 07/25/26(b)(c)

    6,452       6,438,849  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3A, Class A2, 2.15%, 02/15/23(b)

    8,940       8,940,389  

Wheels SPV 2 LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2, 1.88%, 04/20/26(b)

    400       400,074  
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 21.7%
(Cost: $1,657,733,980)

 

    1,663,864,182  
   

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds — 33.5%            
Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%            

Boeing Co. (The), 2.70%, 05/01/22

    4,580       4,651,851  

Rockwell Collins, Inc., 2.80%, 03/15/22

    3,693       3,758,017  

Rolls-Royce plc, 2.13%, 06/18/21

    EUR            530       612,306  

United Technologies Corp.:

   

3.35%, 08/16/21

    USD       26,970       27,617,228  

1.95%, 11/01/21

    10,000       10,021,814  

1.13%, 12/15/21

    EUR         2,880       3,289,478  

1.25%, 05/22/23

    2,200       2,553,010  

3.65%, 08/16/23

    USD         1,090       1,149,304  

1.15%, 05/18/24

    EUR         4,865       5,650,360  
   

 

 

 
      59,303,368  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Airlines — 0.2%            

American Airlines Group, Inc., 5.00%, 06/01/22(b)

    USD          1,155     $       1,208,419  

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-2, Class B, 5.60%, 07/15/20(b)

    3,331       3,384,614  

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2000-1, Class B, 8.39%, 11/01/20

    2       1,869  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.:

   

2.88%, 03/13/20

    6,535       6,536,015  

2.60%, 12/04/20

    6,980       7,000,510  

Northwest Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2002-1, Class G-2, 6.26%, 11/20/21

    406       418,667  
   

 

 

 
      18,550,094  
Auto Components — 0.1%            

ZF North America Capital, Inc.(b):

   

4.00%, 04/29/20

    5,894       5,921,973  

4.50%, 04/29/22

    2,431       2,506,244  
   

 

 

 
      8,428,217  
Automobiles — 0.6%            

Daimler Finance North America LLC, 3.35%, 05/04/21(b)

    5,520       5,606,112  

Daimler International Finance BV:

   

0.25%, 08/09/21

    EUR           610       687,309  

0.25%, 11/06/23

    1,970       2,207,429  

Hyundai Capital America, 2.55%, 04/03/20(b)

    USD        4,680       4,681,463  

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.(b):

   

2.25%, 01/13/20

    12,670       12,669,595  

2.13%, 03/03/20

    9,045       9,043,011  

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC(b):

   

2.40%, 05/22/20

    6,500       6,508,609  

2.70%, 09/26/22

    2,145       2,169,511  
   

 

 

 
      43,573,039  
Banks — 7.5%            

AIB Group plc, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.87%), 4.26%, 04/10/25(b)(c)

    2,985       3,162,000  

Banco de Sabadell SA:

   

0.88%, 07/22/25

    EUR        1,500       1,694,462  

(EUR Swap Annual 1 Year + 0.97%), 0.63%, 11/07/25(c)

    1,900       2,113,514  

Banco Santander SA, 2.71%, 06/27/24

    USD      11,600       11,765,196  

Bancolombia SA, 5.95%, 06/03/21

    11,615       12,195,750  

Bank of America Corp.:

   

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.66%), 2.37%, 07/21/21(c)

    12,225       12,250,117  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.37%),

   

2.74%, 01/23/22(c)

    3,500       3,525,490  

2.50%, 10/21/22

    19,800       19,992,726  

3.30%, 01/11/23

    21,340       22,063,043  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.02%), 2.88%, 04/24/23(c)

    5,690       5,785,735  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.93%), 2.82%, 07/21/23(c)

    14,500       14,731,922  

Bank of America NA, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.65%), 3.34%, 01/25/23(c)

    1,740       1,787,814  

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA:

   

0.75%, 06/15/23

    EUR        3,200       3,670,237  

0.13%, 02/05/24

    3,400       3,804,612  

2.63%, 03/18/24

    500       618,045  

Barclays Bank plc, 2.65%, 01/11/21

    USD        6,000       6,039,249  

Barclays plc:

   

2.88%, 06/08/20

    17,900       17,934,368  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.40%), 4.61%, 02/15/23(c)

    6,970       7,280,182  

Capital One NA, 2.35%, 01/31/20

    7,215       7,216,427  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

Citigroup, Inc.:

   

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.72%), 3.14%, 01/24/23(c)

  USD     500     $ 509,797  

0.75%, 10/26/23

  EUR     4,430       5,073,135  

Citizens Bank NA:

   

2.25%, 03/02/20

  USD 5,665       5,665,433  

2.20%, 05/26/20

    7,192       7,195,592  

3.25%, 02/14/22

    4,825       4,944,686  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 2.05%, 09/18/20(b)

    4,575       4,578,404  

Credit Agricole SA:

   

0.88%, 01/19/22

  EUR 4,900       5,607,081  

0.75%, 12/01/22

    2,800       3,212,998  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.,
3.13%, 12/10/20

  USD 23,300           23,507,712  

Danske Bank A/S, (LIBOR USD 3 Month +1.25%), 3.00%, 09/20/22(b)(c)

    17,255       17,407,950  

Discover Bank, 3.35%, 02/06/23

    5,225       5,388,645  

Fifth Third Bancorp, 2.60%, 06/15/22

    2,700       2,734,441  

HSBC France SA, 0.25%, 05/17/24

  EUR 3,700       4,164,650  

HSBC Holdings plc, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.06%), 3.26%, 03/13/23(c)

  USD 16,480       16,856,745  

Huntington National Bank (The):

   

2.38%, 03/10/20

    8,680       8,683,469  

2.88%, 08/20/20

    11,820       11,879,533  

3.13%, 04/01/22

    4,255       4,350,381  

ING Groep NV, 1.00%, 09/20/23

  EUR 4,500       5,193,315  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(c):

   

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.61%), 2.51%, 06/18/22

  USD         13,095       13,145,351  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.70%), 3.21%, 04/01/23

    3,600       3,685,850  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.94%), 2.78%, 04/25/23

    12,940       13,144,330  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.73%), 3.56%, 04/23/24

    5,865       6,111,853  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.89%), 3.80%, 07/23/24

    7,900       8,326,992  

KBC Group NV, 1.13%, 01/25/24

  EUR 3,800       4,413,803  

KeyBank NA, 2.25%, 03/16/20

  USD 9,420       9,425,542  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.:

   

2.95%, 03/01/21

    11,887       12,017,343  

3.54%, 07/26/21

    2,005       2,052,182  

3.22%, 03/07/22

    11,470       11,752,800  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 0.52%, 06/10/24

  EUR 4,565       5,161,088  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 3.88%, 09/12/23

  USD 8,585       8,997,369  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.:

   

3.70%, 03/28/22

    5,480       5,632,623  

3.50%, 06/07/24

    3,000       3,086,636  

Santander UK Group Holdings plc:

   

3.57%, 01/10/23

    1,715       1,755,877  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.08%), 3.37%, 01/05/24(c)

    3,715       3,806,391  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 2.20%, 12/12/22(b)

    23,690       23,735,485  

Societe Generale SA, 0.00%, 05/27/22

  EUR 7,700       8,636,399  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 2.85%, 01/11/22

  USD 15,220       15,457,848  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 3.35%, 05/24/21

    6,075       6,194,896  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), 0.38%, 04/25/24

  EUR 6,125       6,927,382  

Truist Bank, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.50%), 3.53%, 10/26/21(c)

  USD 19,125       19,350,197  

Truist Financial Corp., 2.70%, 01/27/22

    1,655       1,677,901  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

Wells Fargo & Co.:

   

2.50%, 03/04/21

  USD 10,000     $ 10,071,857  

3.07%, 01/24/23

    1,855       1,893,280  

3.75%, 01/24/24

    8,005       8,463,894  

Wells Fargo Bank NA, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.49%), 3.33%, 07/23/21(c)

    37,630       37,924,646  

Westpac Banking Corp., 3.15%, 01/16/24(b)

    28,235       29,533,489  
   

 

 

 
          576,968,160  
Beverages — 0.4%            

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.15%, 01/23/25

    8,600       9,372,873  

Coca-Cola Co. (The), 1.13%, 09/22/22

  EUR 7,540       8,744,094  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., 4.06%, 05/25/23

  USD 4,200       4,429,747  

Pernod Ricard SA, 0.00%, 10/24/23

  EUR 10,000       11,198,940  
   

 

 

 
      33,745,654  
Biotechnology — 0.3%            

AbbVie, Inc.:

   

2.90%, 11/06/22

  USD 1,945       1,985,103  

1.38%, 05/17/24

  EUR 2,900       3,422,635  

2.60%, 11/21/24(b)

  USD         11,100       11,189,821  

2.95%, 11/21/26(b)

    4,050       4,123,563  
   

 

 

 
      20,721,122  
Capital Markets — 0.9%            

Credit Suisse AG, 2.10%, 11/12/21

    11,805       11,860,869  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 3.57%, 01/09/23(b)

    8,565       8,800,970  

Deutsche Bank AG, 4.25%, 02/04/21

    11,560       11,744,838  

ING Bank NV:

   

0.00%, 04/08/22

  EUR 2,400       2,695,479  

(EURIBOR 3 Month + 0.40%), 0.00%, 04/08/22(c)

    5,700       6,426,630  

Moody’s Corp., 2.63%, 01/15/23

  USD 5,085       5,162,061  

Morgan Stanley, 2.75%, 05/19/22

    105       106,939  

UBS AG, (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year + 3.40%), 4.75%, 02/12/26(c)

  EUR 6,025       7,087,504  

UBS Group AG, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.95%), 2.86%, 08/15/23(b)(c)

  USD 5,810       5,903,169  

Volvo Treasury AB, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 0.65%), 0.26%, 09/13/21(c)

  EUR 4,200       4,739,549  
   

 

 

 
      64,528,008  
Chemicals — 0.3%  

Air Liquide Finance SA, 0.38%, 04/18/22

    2,500       2,837,278  

BASF SE, 2.00%, 12/05/22

    4,520       5,377,656  

Dow Chemical Co. (The), 3.00%, 11/15/22

  USD 3,467       3,545,357  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc., 4.21%, 11/15/23

    9,500       10,164,509  
   

 

 

 
      21,924,800  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%  

Motability Operations Group plc, 1.63%, 06/09/23

  EUR 5,305       6,276,653  

Waste Management, Inc., 2.95%, 06/15/24

  USD 2,710       2,797,800  
   

 

 

 
      9,074,453  
Consumer Finance — 3.1%  

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC:

   

4.25%, 07/01/20

    3,540       3,575,641  

4.50%, 05/15/21

    12,270       12,664,550  

3.95%, 02/01/22

    7,750       8,007,639  

3.50%, 05/26/22

    5,035       5,176,050  

4.63%, 07/01/22

    4,515       4,771,108  

2.88%, 08/14/24

    9,600       9,686,384  

3.50%, 01/15/25

    11,200       11,547,517  

American Express Co., 2.50%, 08/01/22

    3,865       3,911,176  

American Honda Finance Corp.:

   

1.38%, 11/10/22

  EUR 890       1,036,514  

0.55%, 03/17/23

    4,220       4,806,651  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Consumer Finance (continued)  

Capital One Financial Corp.:

   

2.40%, 10/30/20

  USD 4,420     $ 4,433,684  

3.20%, 01/30/23

    10,000       10,281,887  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

   

2.68%, 01/09/20

    23,308       23,309,802  

4.14%, 02/15/23

    9,830       10,113,807  

5.58%, 03/18/24

    11,422       12,364,769  

4.06%, 11/01/24

    16,255       16,589,614  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.:

   

3.70%, 11/24/20

    7,720       7,811,483  

3.20%, 07/06/21

    29,901       30,313,859  

4.20%, 11/06/21

    4,325       4,484,119  

4.35%, 01/17/27

    7,339       7,715,337  

Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc., 2.15%, 02/26/20(b)

    4,440       4,440,054  

John Deere Capital Corp., 2.60%, 03/07/24

    2,310       2,363,057  

Synchrony Financial, 2.85%, 07/25/22

    4,740       4,798,574  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 2.38%, 02/01/23

  EUR 3,980       4,803,470  

Volkswagen Bank GmbH, 1.88%, 01/31/24

    7,000       8,255,657  

Volkswagen Leasing GmbH:

   

(EURIBOR 3 Month + 0.45%), 0.06%, 08/02/21(c)

    5,600       6,281,771  

1.00%, 02/16/23

    9,800       11,200,861  
   

 

 

 
          234,745,035  
Containers & Packaging — 0.0%  

WRKCo, Inc., 3.75%, 03/15/25

  USD  2,210       2,331,254  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.6%  

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co., 2.34%, 11/15/20

    42,130       42,164,009  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(c):

   

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.28%), 2.60%, 02/01/21

    26,955       26,969,234  

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.35%), 3.09%, 04/26/21

    36,790       36,916,309  

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV:

   

0.00%, 09/05/21

  EUR 8,555       9,637,023  

0.38%, 09/06/23

    5,710       6,506,809  
   

 

 

 
      122,193,384  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.1%  

AT&T, Inc.:

   

3.00%, 06/30/22

  USD         10,800       11,032,732  

3.95%, 01/15/25

    10,700       11,469,347  

BellSouth LLC, 4.27%, 04/26/20(a)(b)

    36,000       36,252,000  

Orange SA:

   

0.50%, 01/15/22

  EUR 3,400       3,854,542  

0.75%, 09/11/23

    8,000       9,175,237  

Telstra Corp. Ltd., 3.50%, 09/21/22

    4,700       5,781,159  

Verizon Communications, Inc.:

   

0.50%, 06/02/22

    1,675       1,902,626  

3.88%, 02/08/29

  USD 2,965       3,270,732  
   

 

 

 
      82,738,375  
Electric Utilities — 0.7%  

Alliant Energy Finance LLC, 3.75%, 06/15/23(b)

    8,085       8,440,158  

Duke Energy Corp., 3.95%, 10/15/23

    8,435       8,950,621  

Enel Finance International NV, 0.00%, 06/17/24

  EUR 7,930       8,799,548  

Enexis Holding NV, 3.38%, 01/26/22

    2,200       2,645,215  

ESB Finance DAC, 3.49%, 01/12/24

    2,185       2,782,151  

Exelon Corp., 2.45%, 04/15/21

  USD 4,890       4,912,212  

FirstEnergy Corp., Series A, 2.85%, 07/15/22 .

    4,346       4,416,882  

Florida Power & Light Co., (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.40%), 2.31%, 05/06/22(c)

    9,155       9,155,275  

ITC Holdings Corp., 2.70%, 11/15/22

    2,180       2,207,257  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)  

RTE Reseau de Transport d’Electricite SADIR, 1.63%, 10/08/24

  EUR  1,000     $ 1,197,998  
   

 

 

 
      53,507,317  
Electrical Equipment — 0.1%  

Eaton Capital Unlimited Co., 0.02%, 05/14/21

    6,455       7,248,828  

Schneider Electric SE, 0.25%, 09/09/24

    2,900       3,279,076  
   

 

 

 
      10,527,904  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1%  

Amphenol Corp., 2.20%, 04/01/20

  USD 6,520       6,520,842  
   

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%  

Halliburton Co.:

   

3.80%, 11/15/25

    6,500       6,934,140  

5.00%, 11/15/45

    4,400       5,029,776  

Schlumberger Finance BV, 0.00%, 10/15/24

  EUR 4,070       4,535,867  
   

 

 

 
          16,499,783  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4%  

American Tower Corp.:

   

3.45%, 09/15/21

  USD 9,200       9,409,572  

3.50%, 01/31/23

    3,070       3,181,534  

Crown Castle International Corp., 3.20%, 09/01/24

    3,205       3,315,443  

Equinix, Inc., 2.63%, 11/18/24

    12,835       12,858,873  

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., 6.59%, 07/07/38

    1,400       1,804,987  

Simon International Finance SCA, 1.38%, 11/18/22

  EUR 1,535       1,779,637  
   

 

 

 
      32,350,046  
Food Products — 0.3%  

Conagra Brands, Inc., (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.75%), 2.70%, 10/22/20(c)

  USD         12,485       12,486,131  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.,
4.88%, 02/15/25(b)

    4,618       4,744,869  

Wm Wrigley Jr. Co., 3.38%, 10/21/20(b)

    8,820       8,906,012  
   

 

 

 
      26,137,012  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.7%  

Abbott Ireland Financing DAC:

   

0.88%, 09/27/23

  EUR 4,445       5,143,144  

0.10%, 11/19/24

    3,290       3,684,506  

Becton Dickinson and Co.:

   

2.40%, 06/05/20

  USD 6,145       6,151,534  

1.40%, 05/24/23

  EUR 3,825       4,437,486  

Becton Dickinson Euro Finance SARL, 0.63%, 06/04/23

    1,885       2,135,640  

DH Europe Finance II SARL, 0.20%, 03/18/26

    2,625       2,908,781  

DH Europe Finance SARL, (EURIBOR 3 Month + 0.30%), 0.00%, 06/30/22(c)

    6,310       7,079,923  

Medtronic Global Holdings SCA:

   

0.00%, 12/02/22

    11,190       12,559,806  

0.38%, 03/07/23

    4,330       4,909,166  

Stryker Corp., 0.25%, 12/03/24

    2,150       2,408,713  
   

 

 

 
      51,418,699  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.6%  

Anthem, Inc., 3.13%, 05/15/22

  USD 2,685       2,752,505  

Cigna Corp.:

   

3.20%, 09/17/20

    15,000       15,116,712  

4.38%, 10/15/28

    9,400       10,414,147  

CVS Health Corp., 4.30%, 03/25/28

    9,250       10,105,082  

Express Scripts Holding Co., 2.60%, 11/30/20

    8,700       8,748,837  
   

 

 

 
      47,137,283  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2%  

Carnival Corp., 3.95%, 10/15/20

    4,525       4,592,850  

Marriott International, Inc., 2.88%, 03/01/21

    2,620       2,644,065  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)  

McDonald’s Corp.:

   

1.13%, 05/26/22

  EUR 4,400     $ 5,078,066  

1.00%, 11/15/23

    1,500       1,740,767  
   

 

 

 
      14,055,748  
Household Products — 0.0%  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The), 0.63%, 10/30/24

    840       970,546  
   

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%  

3M Co., 0.95%, 05/15/23

    3,785       4,395,419  

General Electric Co., 5.50%, 01/08/20

  USD 3,700       3,701,337  

Honeywell International, Inc., 1.30%, 02/22/23

  EUR         12,010       13,987,149  
   

 

 

 
      22,083,905  
Insurance — 0.6%  

Allianz Finance II BV, 0.25%, 06/06/23

    5,800       6,569,063  

American International Group, Inc.:

   

3.38%, 08/15/20

  USD 3,952       3,988,245  

6.40%, 12/15/20

    1,965       2,046,179  

Aon plc, 2.80%, 03/15/21

    3,789       3,829,559  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.:

   

2.35%, 03/06/20

    7,145       7,147,563  

3.50%, 03/10/25

    10,479       11,062,676  

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I:

   

0.00%, 09/23/22

  EUR 830       929,795  

2.38%, 01/11/23

    1,285       1,540,333  

0.38%, 04/09/24

    2,700       3,052,213  

Pricoa Global Funding I, 2.45%, 09/21/22(b)

  USD 4,090       4,139,697  

Willis Towers Watson plc, 5.75%, 03/15/21

    2,206       2,299,379  
   

 

 

 
          46,604,702  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.1%  

Baidu, Inc., 2.88%, 07/06/22

    8,205       8,281,101  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 0.3%  

Fiserv, Inc.:

   

3.50%, 10/01/22

    8,270       8,572,392  

2.75%, 07/01/24

    45       45,795  

Global Payments, Inc., 3.75%, 06/01/23

    4,640       4,833,139  

International Business Machines Corp., 0.38%, 01/31/23

  EUR 2,665       3,021,350  

Mastercard, Inc., 1.10%, 12/01/22

    6,490       7,505,439  
   

 

 

 
      23,978,115  
Machinery — 0.2%  

Atlas Copco AB, 2.50%, 02/28/23

    5,700       6,909,981  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc., 0.25%, 12/05/24

    3,980       4,481,348  

Parker-Hannifin Corp., 2.70%, 06/14/24

  USD 2,115       2,160,790  
   

 

 

 
      13,552,119  
Media — 0.9%  

Charter Communications Operating LLC:

   

3.58%, 07/23/20

    13,200       13,284,124  

4.46%, 07/23/22

    9,109       9,575,100  

4.50%, 02/01/24

    2,280       2,453,803  

Comcast Corp., 3.70%, 04/15/24

    9,410       10,036,650  

Cox Communications, Inc., 3.15%, 08/15/24(b)

    7,755       7,974,768  

Discovery Communications LLC:

   

4.38%, 06/15/21

    3,695       3,816,447  

3.30%, 05/15/22

    10,000       10,258,708  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The):

   

3.50%, 10/01/20

    4,490       4,538,097  

3.75%, 10/01/21

    1,545       1,588,031  

Sky Ltd., 1.50%, 09/15/21

  EUR 2,040       2,350,829  

ViacomCBS, Inc.:

   

3.38%, 03/01/22

  USD 279       285,445  

3.88%, 04/01/24

    3,860       4,087,709  
   

 

 

 
      70,249,711  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Metals & Mining — 0.0%  

Anglo American Capital plc, 4.13%, 04/15/21(b)

  USD 2,221     $ 2,265,335  
   

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities — 0.7%  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 2.50%, 09/01/22

    5,150       5,192,827  

Dominion Energy, Inc.(a):

   

2.58%, 07/01/20

    2,525       2,530,251  

2.72%, 08/15/21

    10,910       10,993,623  

E.ON SE, 0.00%, 10/24/22

  EUR 5,720       6,410,964  

Engie SA, 0.38%, 02/28/23

    3,600       4,082,822  

innogy Finance BV, 0.75%, 11/30/22

    1,150       1,312,640  

Sempra Energy, (LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.50%), 2.50%, 01/15/21(c)

  USD 6,185       6,186,035  

Veolia Environnement SA, 0.67%, 03/30/22

  EUR 5,400       6,136,038  

WEC Energy Group, Inc., 3.38%, 06/15/21

  USD         12,505       12,758,906  
   

 

 

 
          55,604,106  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.5%  

Apache Corp.:

   

3.63%, 02/01/21

    497       502,101  

3.25%, 04/15/22

    2,286       2,329,383  

4.38%, 10/15/28

    5,000       5,229,942  

4.75%, 04/15/43

    5,150       4,976,076  

5.35%, 07/01/49

    5,150       5,384,367  

BP Capital Markets plc:

   

1.53%, 09/26/22

  EUR 6,405       7,487,904  

1.11%, 02/16/23

    3,995       4,627,950  

Concho Resources, Inc., 4.38%, 01/15/25

  USD 8,530       8,818,048  

Continental Resources, Inc., 3.80%, 06/01/24

    3,770       3,899,264  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.:

   

2.88%, 12/01/24

    8,710       8,811,710  

3.50%, 12/01/29

    8,900       9,056,640  

Encana Corp., 3.90%, 11/15/21

    4,850       4,967,106  

Energy Transfer Operating LP:

   

4.15%, 10/01/20

    21,449       21,677,677  

3.60%, 02/01/23

    2,900       2,970,615  

4.25%, 03/15/23

    22,600       23,606,039  

5.88%, 01/15/24

    18,500       20,482,088  

4.50%, 04/15/24

    1,433       1,525,634  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 4.25%, 09/01/24

    1,530       1,638,733  

Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.00%, 02/15/21(b)

    7,000       7,198,585  

MPLX LP:

   

(LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.90%), 2.79%, 09/09/21(c)

    8,130       8,154,885  

6.25%, 10/15/22(b)

    2,658       2,710,416  

3.50%, 12/01/22(b)

    4,885       5,029,613  

Newfield Exploration Co., 5.63%, 07/01/24

    38,388       42,183,989  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.:

   

4.85%, 03/15/21

    13,350       13,751,582  

2.60%, 08/13/21

    2,285       2,301,908  

2.70%, 08/15/22

    2,840       2,869,521  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.75%, 05/15/24

    2,747       3,064,822  

Spectra Energy Partners LP, 4.75%, 03/15/24

    1,710       1,862,072  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP, 5.50%, 02/15/20

    3,000       3,009,805  

Sunoco LP, 4.88%, 01/15/23

    860       879,367  

Total Capital International SA:

   

2.13%, 03/15/23

  EUR 2,600       3,123,737  

0.25%, 07/12/23

    4,400       4,987,226  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 3.75%, 10/16/23

  USD 1,580       1,665,092  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The):

   

5.25%, 03/15/20

    8,168       8,215,962  

4.00%, 11/15/21

    4,650       4,780,836  

3.60%, 03/15/22

    3,340       3,434,365  
 

 

 

6        


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

3.70%, 01/15/23

  USD    7,000     $ 7,250,313  
   

 

 

 
      264,465,373  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.5%  

Allergan Finance LLC, 3.25%, 10/01/22

    12,773       13,055,906  

Allergan Funding SCS:

   

3.00%, 03/12/20

    25,100       25,118,379  

3.45%, 03/15/22

    39,913       40,829,584  

Allergan, Inc., 2.80%, 03/15/23

    6,200       6,249,120  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.,
2.75%, 02/15/23(b)

    3,030       3,088,131  

Merck Financial Services GmbH,
0.01%, 12/15/23

  EUR 8,200       9,157,913  

Novartis Finance SA, 0.50%, 08/14/23

    815       931,921  

Roche Finance Europe BV, 0.50%, 02/27/23

    1,850       2,113,710  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC,
2.88%, 09/23/23

  USD 4,600       4,687,478  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.,
4.40%, 11/26/23

    6,815       7,318,770  
   

 

 

 
      112,550,912  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%  

Unique Pub Finance Co. plc (The), Series M,
7.40%, 03/28/24(a)

  GBP 4,920       7,429,042  

Vonovia Finance BV, 0.13%, 04/06/23

  EUR 4,100       4,582,717  
   

 

 

 
      12,011,759  
Road & Rail — 1.0%            

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP(b):
3.05%, 01/09/20

  USD  20,121       20,123,652  

3.30%, 04/01/21

    7,930       8,049,235  

3.38%, 02/01/22

    14,259       14,562,518  

4.25%, 01/17/23

    3,235       3,409,959  

2.70%, 03/14/23

    11,114       11,233,318  

2.70%, 11/01/24

    3,595       3,620,731  

Ryder System, Inc.:

   

2.65%, 03/02/20

    5,675       5,676,255  

2.88%, 09/01/20

    2,250       2,260,146  

3.75%, 06/09/23

    4,735       4,947,610  

2.50%, 09/01/24

    3,110       3,124,675  
   

 

 

 
      77,008,099  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.3%  

Analog Devices, Inc., 2.85%, 03/12/20

    2,115       2,117,872  

Broadcom Corp.:

   

2.38%, 01/15/20

    27,055       27,056,209  

3.00%, 01/15/22

    9,700       9,843,503  

Broadcom, Inc., 3.13%, 04/15/21(b)

    8,380       8,481,736  

Lam Research Corp., 3.75%, 03/15/26

    8,400       9,006,020  

Micron Technology, Inc., 4.98%, 02/06/26

    3,705       4,113,740  

NXP BV(b):

   

4.13%, 06/01/21

    18,800       19,275,410  

4.63%, 06/15/22

    3,820       4,026,386  

3.88%, 09/01/22

    15,404       15,982,410  
   

 

 

 
      99,903,286  
Software — 0.3%            

Amadeus Capital Markets SAU, 1.63%, 11/17/21

  EUR 3,100       3,572,255  

CA, Inc., 3.60%, 08/15/22

  USD 3,655       3,739,509  

Dassault Systemes SE, 0.00%, 09/16/22

  EUR 10,500       11,794,692  

SAP SE, 0.25%, 03/10/22

    5,800       6,559,574  
   

 

 

 
      25,666,030  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.6%  

Apple, Inc., 1.00%, 11/10/22

    10,245       11,863,163  

Dell International LLC, 5.45%, 06/15/23(b)

  USD 16,770       18,191,080  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 3.60%, 10/15/20(a)

    8,000       8,090,872  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (continued)  

Xerox Corp., 3.50%, 08/20/20

  USD    8,620     $ 8,675,168  
   

 

 

 
      46,820,283  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2%  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE:

   

0.00%, 02/28/21

  EUR 6,400       7,198,406  

0.38%, 05/26/22

    500       567,008  

0.13%, 02/28/23

    3,200       3,610,022  
   

 

 

 
      11,375,436  
Tobacco — 1.1%            

Altria Group, Inc.:

   

3.49%, 02/14/22

  USD 5,610       5,773,963  

2.85%, 08/09/22

    20,785       21,186,387  

1.00%, 02/15/23

  EUR 4,650       5,305,869  

BAT Capital Corp.:

   

3.22%, 08/15/24

  USD 2,900       2,966,346  

2.79%, 09/06/24

    28,600       28,739,977  

BAT International Finance plc:

   

3.25%, 06/07/22(b)

    545       557,095  

0.88%, 10/13/23

  EUR 1,520       1,736,287  

Philip Morris International, Inc.,
0.13%, 08/03/26

    730       793,351  

Reynolds American, Inc.:

   

6.88%, 05/01/20

  USD 7,889       8,015,077  

3.25%, 06/12/20

    6,460       6,489,404  
   

 

 

 
      81,563,756  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%  

Air Lease Corp., 2.63%, 07/01/22

    8,375       8,472,386  

Aviation Capital Group LLC, 2.88%, 01/20/22(b)

    7,310       7,362,663  

International Lease Finance Corp., 4.63%, 04/15/21

    5,702       5,880,191  
   

 

 

 
      21,715,240  
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%  

Autoroutes du Sud de la France SA,
2.95%, 01/17/24

  EUR 2,500       3,115,258  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%  

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC(b):

   

3.36%, 09/20/21(a)

  USD 1,376       1,388,183  

4.74%, 03/20/25

    8,110       8,588,328  
   

 

 

 
      9,976,511  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 33.5%
(Cost: $2,532,921,366)

      2,566,741,180  
   

 

 

 
Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.3%  
Brazil — 0.2%            

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA,
5.75%, 10/27/21(b)

    11,000       11,515,625  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.1%            

Empresa Nacional del Petroleo,
5.25%, 08/10/20(b)

    6,150       6,242,250  
   

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia — 0.0%            

Saudi Arabian Oil Co., 2.88%, 04/16/24(b)

    3,245       3,289,619  
   

 

 

 

Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.3%
(Cost: $20,374,237)

 

    21,047,494  
   

 

 

 
Foreign Government Obligations — 5.5%  
Cyprus — 0.1%            

Republic of Cyprus, 4.63%, 02/03/20(b)

  EUR 8,454       9,498,381  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Italy — 3.0%            

Republic of Italy:

   

(0.34)%, 01/31/20

  EUR    94,521     $ 106,048,892  

(0.30)%, 02/14/20

    108,479       121,724,492  
   

 

 

 
      227,773,384  
Mexico — 2.4%            

United Mexican States:

   

7.61%, 01/02/20

  MXN  130,000       68,728,035  

7.54%, 02/27/20

    172,290       89,420,765  

7.44%, 04/02/20

    50,990       26,464,559  
   

 

 

 
      184,613,359  
   

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations — 5.5%
(Cost: $416,636,701)

 

    421,885,124  
   

 

 

 
    Shares        

Investment Companies — 2.1%

 

iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF*

    3,180,000       159,795,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 2.1%
(Cost: $159,438,280)

 

    159,795,000  
   

 

 

 
    Par
(000)
       
Municipal Bonds — 0.2%  

South Carolina Public Service Authority:

   

Series 2016D, RB, 2.39%, 12/01/23

  USD 7,530       7,496,341  

Series 2012E, RB, 3.72%, 12/01/23

    6,833       7,121,421  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 0.2%
(Cost: $14,458,890)

 

    14,617,762  
   

 

 

 
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 15.9%  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.2%        

Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2003-J, Class 2A1, 4.05%, 11/25/33(d)

    300       303,140  

Bear Stearns ARM Trust, Series 2004-5, Class 2A, 4.37%, 07/25/34(d)

    436       438,184  

BlackRock Capital Finance LP, Series 1997-R2, Class AP,
1.24%, 12/25/35(b)(d)*

    19       16,821  

Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust(b)(d):

   

Series 2019-ATR2, Class A11,
2.69%, 07/25/49

    4,389       4,370,378  

Series 2019-ATR2, Class A3,
3.50%, 07/25/49

    9,393       9,549,634  

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust:

   

Series 2004-29, Class 1A1,
2.33%, 02/25/35(d)

    345       334,046  

Series 2005-17, Class 1A6,
5.50%, 09/25/35

    702       701,889  

Series 2005-HYB8, Class 2A1,
3.88%, 12/20/35(d)

    922       827,247  

CSMC Trust, Series 2019-RP10, Class A1, 3.32%, 12/25/59(b)(d)

    4,000       3,995,430  

Gosforth Funding plc, Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 2.36%, 08/25/60(b)(d)

    9,521       9,513,887  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust(b)(d):

   

Series 2016-2, Class A1, 2.83%, 06/25/46

    11,898       11,905,765  

Series 2017-1, Class A4, 3.50%, 01/25/47

    12,580       12,704,774  

Series 2017-3, Class 1A6, 3.00%, 08/25/47

    9,244       9,309,966  

Series 2017-6, Class A6, 3.00%, 12/25/48

    6,277       6,328,931  

Lanark Master Issuer plc, Series 2019-1A,
Class 1A1, 2.67%, 12/22/69(b)(d)

    8,303       8,325,192  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

MortgageIT Trust, Series 2004-1, Class A1, 2.57%, 11/25/34(d)

  USD  879     $ 885,893  

National RMBS Trust, Series 2012-2, Class A1, 1.95%, 06/20/44(d)

  AUD  906       637,451  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust(b)(d):

   

Series 2016-3A, Class A1B, 3.25%, 09/25/56

  USD  2,677       2,724,248  

Series 2018-1A, Class A1A, 4.00%, 12/25/57

    8,955       9,282,295  

Permanent Master Issuer plc, Series 2018-1A, Class 1A1, 2.37%, 07/15/58(b)(d)

    16,640       16,704,486  

RCO V Mortgage LLC, Series 2019-1, Class A1, 3.72%, 05/24/24(a)(b)

    9,253       9,263,121  

Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust:

   

Series 2018-2, Class MA, 3.50%, 11/25/57

    10,128       10,499,038  

Series 2019-4, Class MA, 3.00%, 02/25/59

    22,554       22,990,965  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust(b)(d):

   

Series 2017-CH1, Class A2,
3.50%, 08/25/47

    7,711       7,788,970  

Series 2017-CH2, Class A10,
4.00%, 12/25/47

    3,362       3,381,304  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-13, Class A2, 0.49%, 09/25/34(d)

    813       771,400  

TORRENS Trust, Series 2013-1, Class A, 1.79%, 04/12/44(d)

  AUD  5,091       3,572,702  

Walsh Acceptance, Series 1997-2, Class A, 3.75%, 03/01/27(b)(d)

  USD 5       2,701  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2019-4, Class A2,
3.00%, 09/25/49(b)(d)

    5,942       5,973,884  
   

 

 

 
      173,103,742  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 13.7%  

280 Park Avenue Mortgage Trust, Series 2017- 280P, Class D, 3.28%, 09/15/34(b)(d)

    6,910       6,918,362  

AOA Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-1177, Class D, 3.01%, 12/13/29(b)(d)

    4,855       4,869,617  

Aventura Mall Trust, Series 2013-AVM, Class A, 3.74%, 12/05/32(b)(d)

    16,080       16,192,769  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust(b):

 

 

Series 2012-PARK, Class A, 2.96%, 12/10/30

    4,175       4,271,446  

Series 2018-DSNY, Class A, 2.59%, 09/15/34(d)

    12,495       12,450,515  

BAMLL Trust, Series 2011-FSHN, Class D,
5.62%, 07/11/33(b)

    11,600       11,918,844  

BANK:

   

Series 2018-BN14, Class A2, 4.13%, 09/15/60

    6,000       6,372,461  

Series 2019-BN16, Class A2, 3.93%, 02/15/52

    12,200       12,891,946  

Series 2019-BN18, Class A2, 3.47%, 05/15/62

    15,479       16,088,797  

Series 2019-BN24, Class A3, 2.96%, 11/15/62

    6,442       6,605,614  

BBCMS Trust, Series 2013-TYSN, Class E,
3.71%, 09/05/32(b)

    3,765       3,776,101  

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust(d):

   

Series 2005-PW10, Class AJ, 5.59%, 12/11/40

    19,051       19,314,902  

Series 2005-PW10, Class B, 5.61%, 12/11/40

    13,697       13,897,594  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust:

   

Series 2019-B15, Class A5, 2.93%, 12/15/72

  USD   22,045     $ 22,525,510  

Series 2019-B9, Class A5, 4.02%, 03/15/52

    10,000       11,077,398  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust(b)(d):

   

Series 2018-IND, Class A, 2.49%, 11/15/35

    3,424       3,421,514  

Series 2019-XL, Class A, 2.66%, 10/15/36

    26,466       26,487,212  

Series 2019-XL, Class D, 3.19%, 10/15/36

    18,530       18,553,170  

BX Trust, Series 2019-OC11, Class A, 3.20%, 12/09/41(b)

    8,980       9,236,222  

Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, Series 2019-CF3, Class A4, 3.01%, 01/15/53

    24,733       25,372,373  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-TAN, Class B, 4.69%, 02/15/33(b)

    12,500       13,194,077  

CGDBB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-BIOC, Class A, 2.53%, 07/15/32(b)(d)

    5,426       5,421,345  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust:

   

Series 2012-GC8, Class A4, 3.02%, 09/10/45

    14,342       14,619,377  

Series 2013-375P, Class A, 3.25%, 05/10/35(b)

    9,460       9,721,682  

Series 2013-GC11, Class A3, 2.82%, 04/10/46

    26,424       26,844,745  

Series 2015-GC31, Class A4, 3.76%, 06/10/48

    9,000       9,594,596  

Series 2016-P3, Class A2, 2.74%, 04/15/49

    13,102       13,139,559  

Commercial Mortgage Trust:

   

Series 2012-CR1, Class A3, 3.39%, 05/15/45

    9,571       9,790,842  

Series 2012-CR3, Class A3, 2.82%, 10/15/45

    7,746       7,837,718  

Series 2013-CR10, Class ASB, 3.80%, 08/10/46

    2,492       2,566,444  

Series 2013-CR12, Class A4, 4.05%, 10/10/46

    15,633       16,498,446  

Series 2013-CR13, Class A4, 4.19%, 11/10/46(d)

    4,515       4,817,692  

Series 2014-CR15, Class ASB, 3.60%, 02/10/47

    5,092       5,228,103  

Series 2014-UBS3, Class ASB, 3.37%, 06/10/47

    17,822       18,231,912  

Series 2014-UBS5, Class ASB, 3.55%, 09/10/47

    6,914       7,097,947  

Series 2014-UBS6, Class ASB, 3.39%, 12/10/47

    1,800       1,842,831  

Series 2015-CR22, Class A3, 3.21%, 03/10/48

    28,180       28,584,158  

Series 2015-CR23, Class A2, 2.85%, 05/10/48

    15,783       15,780,892  

Series 2015-CR24, Class ASB, 3.45%, 08/10/48

    7,580       7,808,423  

Series 2015-LC21, Class A2, 2.98%, 07/10/48

    27,775       27,797,695  

Series 2015-LC21, Class ASB, 3.42%, 07/10/48

    9,600       9,903,601  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust:

   

Series 2015-C1, Class A4, 3.51%, 04/15/50

    6,563       6,886,756  

Series 2015-C1, Class ASB, 3.35%, 04/15/50

    13,700       14,085,188  

Exantas Capital Corp. Ltd., Series 2018-RSO6, Class A, 2.57%, 06/15/35(b)(d)

    2,165       2,152,779  

Four Times Square Trust Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-4TS, Class A,
5.40%, 12/13/28(b)

    8,256       8,444,424  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2013- GC10, Class A4, 2.68%, 02/10/46

    4,540       4,597,611  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust(b):

   

Series 2012-ALOH, Class A, 3.55%, 04/10/34

  USD   17,000     $ 17,380,277  

Series 2019-SOHO, Class A, 2.64%, 06/15/36(d)

    12,154       12,154,458  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust:

   

Series 2011-GC5, Class AS, 5.21%, 08/10/44(b)(d)

    8,891       9,221,753  

Series 2012-GC6, Class A3, 3.48%, 01/10/45

    11,008       11,204,718  

Series 2013-GC13, Class AAB, 3.72%, 07/10/46(d)

    5,719       5,856,694  

Series 2013-GC14, Class A3, 3.53%, 08/10/46

    533       535,008  

Series 2014-GC24, Class AAB, 3.65%, 09/10/47

    9,016       9,307,102  

Series 2015-GS1, Class A3, 3.73%, 11/10/48

    5,900       6,303,701  

Series 2019-GC38, Class A2, 3.87%, 02/10/52

    8,134       8,592,366  

Hawaii Hotel Trust, Series 2019-MAUI, Class A, 2.89%, 05/15/38(b)(d)

    18,950       18,927,285  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-C23, Class ASB, 3.66%, 09/15/47

    6,359       6,560,735  

JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2017-JP6, Class A3, 3.11%, 07/15/50

    17,260       17,617,522  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust(b):

   

Series 2011-C4, Class A4, 4.39%, 07/15/46

    31,918       32,555,833  

Series 2012-HSBC, Class A, 3.09%, 07/05/32

    16,026       16,350,485  

Series 2012-HSBC, Class D, 4.52%, 07/05/32(d)

    6,490       6,761,975  

Series 2018-WPT, Class AFX, 4.25%, 07/05/33

    7,070       7,520,607  

Series 2019-BKWD, Class A, 2.74%, 09/15/29(d)

    1,864       1,863,972  

KNDL Mortgage Trust(b)(d):

   

Series 2019-KNSQ, Class A, 2.54%, 05/15/36

    9,012       9,006,778  

Series 2019-KNSQ, Class D, 3.09%, 05/15/36

    2,972       2,970,282  

LMREC, Inc., Series 2015-CRE1, Class AR, 2.76%, 02/22/32(b)(d)

    927       923,812  

Madison Avenue Trust, Series 2013-650M, Class A, 3.84%, 10/12/32(b)

    16,255       16,366,634  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust:

   

Series 2013-C13, Class A4, 4.04%, 11/15/46

    11,900       12,623,668  

Series 2013-C9, Class AAB, 2.66%, 05/15/46

    4,036       4,064,497  

Series 2014-C15, Class A4, 4.05%, 04/15/47

    9,800       10,425,531  

Series 2014-C18, Class ASB, 3.62%, 10/15/47

    9,595       9,865,894  

Series 2014-C19, Class ASB, 3.33%, 12/15/47

    7,947       8,152,407  

Series 2015-C23, Class A2, 2.98%, 07/15/50

    24,747       24,752,342  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust:

   

Series 2007-T27, Class AJ,
5.95%, 06/11/42(d)

    5,284       5,574,035  

Series 2012-C4, Class A4,
3.24%, 03/15/45

    12,941       13,150,782  

Series 2014-CPT, Class A,
3.35%, 07/13/29(b)

    11,100       11,261,493  

Series 2014-MP, Class A,
3.47%, 08/11/33(b)

    4,215       4,293,554  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

Series 2018-BOP, Class A,
2.59%, 08/15/33(b)(d)

    USD       3,810     $ 3,796,868  

Series 2018-H4, Class A4, 4.31%, 12/15/51

      5,666       6,373,265  

Series 2019-NUGS, Class D,
3.55%, 12/15/36(b)(d)

      8,000       8,015,036  

Series 2019-NUGS, Class E,
3.99%, 12/15/36(b)(d)

      1,000       996,247  

Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-FL1, Class A, 2.72%, 06/15/35(b)(d)

      6,084       6,061,219  

PFP Ltd., Series 2019-5, Class A,
2.71%, 04/14/36(b)(d)

      6,851       6,850,867  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:

     

Series 2012-C1, Class A3,
3.40%, 05/10/45

      4,205       4,288,942  

Series 2019-C18, Class A4,
3.04%, 12/15/52

      7,873       8,069,215  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust:

 

   

Series 2013-C5, Class AS,
3.35%, 03/10/46(b)

      9,713       9,932,163  

Series 2013-C6, Class ASB, 2.79%, 04/10/46

      5,232       5,274,324  

Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust(b):

 

   

Series 2018-1, Class A, 3.59%, 04/25/48

      1,479       1,511,353  

Series 2019-3, Class A, 3.03%, 10/25/49(d)

      6,329       6,315,143  

VNDO Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-6AVE, Class A,
3.00%, 11/15/30(b)

      17,397       17,705,934  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust:

     

Series 2014-LC16, Class ASB, 3.48%, 08/15/50

      10,402       10,677,217  

Series 2015-C28, Class ASB, 3.31%, 05/15/48

      5,236       5,395,155  

Series 2015-LC22, Class ASB, 3.57%, 09/15/58

      8,810       9,158,829  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:

     

Series 2011-C5, Class A4, 3.67%, 11/15/44

      28,691       29,210,580  

Series 2012-C10, Class ASB, 2.45%, 12/15/45

      12,526       12,582,742  

Series 2012-C6, Class A4, 3.44%, 04/15/45

      1,970       2,002,793  

Series 2014-C21, Class ASB, 3.39%, 08/15/47

      13,427       13,695,812  

Series 2014-C21, Class ASBF,
2.30%, 08/15/47(b)(d)

      3,473       3,478,718  

Series 2014-C24, Class ASB,
3.32%, 11/15/47

      10,134       10,379,020  
     

 

 

 
        1,048,648,852  
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.0%  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015- CR23, Class XA, 0.93%, 05/10/48(d)

      38,857       1,276,543  
     

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 15.9%
(Cost: $1,224,154,904)

 

    1,223,029,137  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency
Securities — 18.7%

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.2%        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:

     

Series 1165, Class LD, 7.00%, 11/15/21

      20       20,866  

Series 3710, Class MG, 4.00%, 08/15/25(a)

      843       894,643  

Series 3959, Class MA, 4.50%, 11/15/41

      2,062       2,199,737  

Series 3986, Class M, 4.50%, 09/15/41

      2,534       2,654,983  

Series 4459, Class BN, 3.00%, 08/15/43

      9,017       9,264,953  

Series 4569, Class JA, 3.00%, 03/15/42

      13,288       13,478,086  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2017-DNA2, Class M1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.20%), 2.99%, 10/25/29(c)

      13,099       13,143,668  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

Federal National Mortgage Association:

     

Series 2011-48, Class MG, 4.00%, 06/25/26(a)

    USD       1,563     $ 1,664,585  

Series 2011-84, Class MG, 4.00%, 09/25/26(a)

      2,087       2,177,180  

Series 2014-48, Class AB, 4.00%, 10/25/40

 

    5,868       5,987,811  

Federal National Mortgage Association Variable Rate Notes:

 

   

Series 1997-20, Class FB, 2.94%, 03/25/27(f)

 

    83       83,094  

Series 2017-C02, Class 2M1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.15%), 2.94%, 09/25/29(c)

 

    1,972       1,973,228  

Series 2017-C04, Class 2M1, (LIBOR USD 1 Month + 0.85%), 2.64%, 11/25/29(c)

 

    3,509       3,510,116  

Government National Mortgage Association:

 

   

Series 2013-131, Class PA, 3.50%, 06/16/42

 

    4,842       4,940,452  

Series 2018-36, Class AM, 3.00%, 07/20/45

 

    25,540       26,045,359  
     

 

 

 
        88,038,761  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.2%  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series KJ05, Class A2, 2.16%, 10/25/21

 

    11,436       11,459,513  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series KIR2, Class A1, 2.75%, 03/25/27

 

    7,365       7,519,654  
     

 

 

 
        18,979,167  
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.0%(f)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Variable Rate Notes, Series K718, Class X1, 0.61%, 01/25/22

 

    11,740       115,174  

Government National Mortgage Association Variable Rate Notes, Series 2012-120, 0.80%, 02/16/53

 

    24,718       1,184,520  
     

 

 

 
        1,299,694  
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 17.3%  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:

     

2.50%, 11/01/27

      17,053       17,346,873  

4.00%, 02/01/34 - 03/01/34

      28,587       30,527,656  

4.50%, 07/01/47 - 03/01/49

      106,878       117,897,934  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Variable Rate Notes, (LIBOR USD 12 Month + 1.63%), 2.92%, 10/01/45(c)

 

    4,209       4,274,767  

Federal National Mortgage Association Variable Rate Notes(c):

 

   

(LIBOR USD 12 Month + 1.60%), 2.84%, 09/01/45

      8,987       9,159,873  

(LIBOR USD 12 Month + 1.59%), 2.89%, 11/01/45

      790       805,337  

(LIBOR USD 12 Month + 1.59%), 3.13%, 06/01/45

      10,808       11,024,834  

(LIBOR USD 12 Month + 1.73%), 3.32%, 09/01/42

      7,466       7,646,514  

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities:

     

2.50%, 12/01/27 - 01/01/50

      203,373       202,325,291  

2.50%, 01/25/35(g)

      119,912       121,008,071  

3.00%, 12/01/26 - 04/01/33

      67,301       69,267,057  

3.00%, 01/25/35(g)

      32,874       33,691,998  

3.50%, 04/01/34

      4,316       4,539,024  

4.00%, 04/01/26 - 05/01/34

      129,438       136,052,155  

4.00%, 01/25/35 - 02/25/50(g)

      387,530       403,160,027  

4.50%, 01/25/35(g)

      10,490       10,825,188  

4.50%, 03/01/47 - 06/01/49

      132,560       144,040,707  

5.00%, 04/01/21

      (h)       242  

5.50%, 06/01/20 - 10/01/21

      109       111,121  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

6.50%, 04/01/21

  USD 9     $ 8,880  
   

 

 

 
      1,323,713,549  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 18.7%
(Cost: $1,418,757,657)

 

    1,432,031,171  
 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 5.9%

 

U.S. Treasury Notes:

   

2.50%, 12/31/20

    69,600       70,181,813  

1.50%, 09/15/22

    137,000       136,684,257  

1.38%, 10/15/22

    123,775       123,020,746  

1.63%, 12/15/22

    120,000       120,117,187  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 5.9%
(Cost: $449,998,842)

 

    450,004,003  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 103.8%
(Cost: $7,894,474,857)

 

    7,953,015,053  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities — 2.7%

 

Commercial Paper — 0.7%(i)  

General Electric Co., 2.27%, 04/01/20

    19,000       18,895,751  

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., 2.22%, 06/12/20

    35,000       34,646,512  
   

 

 

 

Total Commercial Paper — 0.7%
(Cost: $53,543,299)

      53,542,263  
   

 

 

 

Foreign Government Obligations — 1.0%

 

 
Japan — 1.0%            

Japan Treasury Bills,
(0.20)%, 02/03/20(i)

  JPY  8,000,000       73,638,443  
   

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations — 1.0%
(Cost: $73,229,349)

 

    73,638,443  
 

 

 

 
Security  

    

Shares

    Value  
Money Market Funds — 0.0%(j)            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 1.51%*

    1,575,162     $ 1,575,162  

JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund, Agency Class, 1.41%

    5,579       5,579  
   

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds — 0.0%
(Cost: $1,580,741)

      1,580,741  
   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements — 1.0%
(Cost: $80,000,000)

      80,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.7%
(Cost: $208,353,389)

      208,761,447  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments Before TBA Sale Commitments — 106.5%
(Cost: $8,102,828,246)

 

    8,161,776,500  
   

 

 

 
    Par
(000)
       
TBA Sale Commitments — (2.2)%        
Mortgage-Backed Securities — (2.2)%            

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities:(g)

   

2.50%, 01/25/50

  USD 153,000       (151,284,726

4.00%, 01/25/50

    19,660       (20,447,936
   

 

 

 

Total TBA Sale Commitments — (2.2)%
(Proceeds: $171,480,955)

 

    (171,732,662
 

 

 

 

Total Investments Net of TBA Sale Commitments — 104.3%
(Cost: $7,931,347,291)

 

    7,990,043,838  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (4.3)%

 

    (328,587,379)  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 7,661,456,459  
 

 

 

 
 

 

(a) 

Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate 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 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.

(d) 

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.

(e) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(f) 

Variable rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(g) 

Represents or includes a TBA transaction.

(h) 

Amount is less than 500.

(i) 

Rates are discount rates or a range of discount rates as of period end.

(j) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

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*

During the period ended December 31, 2019, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate/affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and/or related parties of the Fund were as follows:

 

 

 

Affiliated Persons and/or Related Parties

    

Par/Shares
Held at
09/30/19
 
 
 
    
Shares
Purchased
 
 
    
Shares
Sold
 
 
    

Par/Shares
Held at
12/31/19
 
 
 
    
Value at
12/31/19
 
 
     Income       


Net

Realized
Gain (Loss)

 


 (a) 

    


Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 
 

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class(b)

     47,697,236               (46,122,074      1,575,162      $ 1,575,162      $ 337,059      $ 33      $  

BlackRock Capital Finance LP, Series 1997-R2, Class AP

     18,554                      18,554        16,821        19               14  

iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF

     3,180,000                      3,180,000        159,795,000        1,335,053               (286,200
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $     161,386,983      $     1,672,131      $ 33      $ (286,186
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.

(b) 

Represents net shares purchased (sold).

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.

Repurchase Agreements

 

     Repurchase Agreements       

Collateral

Counterparty   Coupon
Rate
    Purchase
Date
     Maturity
Date
    

Par

(000)

     At Value
(000)
     Proceeds
Including
Interest
       Position    Original Par   

Position
Received,

At Value

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

    2.49 %(a)      12/31/19        07/07/20      $     80,000      $     80,000      $    81,047,745       Corporate/Debt Obligations, 2.06% to 4.00%, due 08/25/23 to 06/25/37    $    135,823,983    $    92,000,001

 

(a) 

Variable rate security. Rate as of period end and maturity is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.

 

 

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December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

 

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-Schatz

     883          03/06/20        $ 110,838        $ (69,881

U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note

     17,389          03/31/20          3,747,330          (1,647,105
                 

 

 

 
                    (1,716,986
                 

 

 

 

Short Contracts

                 

Euro-Bobl

     1,597          03/06/20          239,379          1,228,238  

Euro-Bund

     230          03/06/20          43,985          281,077  

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note

     1,403          03/20/20          180,176          1,476,778  

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Ultra Note

     856          03/20/20          120,442          1,148,449  

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

     60          03/20/20          9,354          205,201  

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond

     133          03/20/20          24,160          547,819  

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note

     6,339          03/31/20          751,865          1,408,331  
                 

 

 

 
                    6,295,893  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 4,578,907  
                 

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Currency
Purchased
      

Currency
Sold

       Counterparty      Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
CAD     25,070,000        NOK     168,961,772        Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc        03/18/20        $ 61,478  
NOK     172,231,430        CAD     25,030,000        Bank of America NA        03/18/20          341,846  
NOK     171,475,946        CAD     25,020,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank NA        03/18/20          263,477  
NOK     170,261,025        CAD     25,070,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc        03/18/20          86,546  
NZD     29,129,205        AUD     27,780,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank NA        03/18/20          100,179  
                       

 

 

 
                          853,526  
                       

 

 

 
USD     66,489,352        MXN     1,297,737,059        Barclays Bank plc        01/02/20          (2,146,749
USD     115,910        MXN     2,262,941        HSBC Bank plc        01/02/20          (3,775
USD     105,232,649        EUR     94,521,000        State Street Bank and Trust Co.        01/31/20          (981,995
USD     73,483,599        JPY     8,000,000,000        State Street Bank and Trust Co.        02/03/20          (273,121
USD     557,864        AUD     822,000        National Australia Bank Ltd.        02/05/20          (19,464
USD     24,372,575        EUR     21,950,000        Barclays Bank plc        02/05/20          (300,618
USD     270,233,359        EUR     244,543,000        Citibank NA        02/05/20          (4,648,499
USD     26,295,080        EUR     23,722,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank NA        02/05/20          (369,954
USD     25,507,474        EUR     23,000,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc        02/05/20          (345,987
USD     4,886,122        EUR     4,412,000        Natwest Markets plc        02/05/20          (73,246
USD     28,540,954        EUR     25,758,000        Toronto Dominion Bank        02/05/20          (412,673
USD     81,476,641        EUR     73,541,000        UBS AG        02/05/20          (1,188,112
USD     661,823        GBP     512,000        BNP Paribas SA        02/05/20          (17,029
USD     120,884,116        EUR     108,479,000        Natwest Markets plc        02/14/20          (1,119,393
USD     11,450,413        MXN     223,578,203        Bank of America NA        02/27/20          (277,437
USD     52,360,920        MXN     1,024,399,513        Barclays Bank plc        02/27/20          (1,374,208
USD     23,220,249        MXN     454,573,100        Goldman Sachs International        02/27/20          (624,495
USD     857,421        MXN     16,777,387        HSBC Bank plc        02/27/20          (22,641
USD     182,898        MXN     3,571,797        State Street Bank and Trust Co.        02/27/20          (4,462
AUD     55,340,000        NZD     57,816,756        Bank of America NA        03/18/20          (57,386
CAD     50,050,000        NOK     341,876,740        JPMorgan Chase Bank NA        03/18/20          (396,759
USD     25,987,161        MXN     509,900,000        Natwest Markets plc        04/02/20          (620,712
                       

 

 

 
                          (15,278,715
                       

 

 

 
Net Unrealized Depreciation                  $ (14,425,189
                       

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

 

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.33.V1

     1.00     Quarterly     12/20/24   USD  57,500       $      (1,509,912)     $        (1,196,522)     $ (313,390
          

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

 

 

Reference Obligation/Index

    

Financing
Rate Received
by the Fund
 
 
 
    
Payment
Frequency
 
 
    
Termination
Date
 
 
    
Credit
Rating
 
 
(a) 
  

 

Notional    

Amount    

(000) (b)

 

 

 

     Value       


Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
 
 
 
 
    

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 

 

 

CDX.NA.IG.32.V1

     1.00      Quarterly        06/20/24        BBB+        USD        68,000          $ 1,793,999      $ 1,428,717      $ 365,282  

CDX.NA.HY33.V1

     5.00      Quarterly        12/20/24        B        USD        48,510            4,754,061        2,969,111        1,784,950  
                    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                     $       6,548,060      $ 4,397,828      $ 2,150,232  
                    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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.

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

Paid by the Fund   

Received by the Fund

     

 

       

 

       

 

    

 

       

 

       

 

 
Rate    Frequency    Rate    Frequency    Termination
Date
            Notional
Amount
(000)
  Value      Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3 month BA    Semi-Annual    1.77%    Semi-Annual      11/20/21        CAD      252,300     $(810,203)      $      $ (810,203
1.56%    Semi-Annual    3 month LIBOR    Quarterly      11/22/21        USD      190,470     528,755               528,755  
                   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                $      (281,448)      $      $ (281,448
                   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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)
 

United Mexican States

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/20     USD     2,086     $ (9,000   $ 2,204     $ (11,204

United Mexican States

     1.00     Quarterly     Bank of America NA     09/20/20     USD     2,086       (12,965     4,494       (17,459

BAT International Finance plc

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     12/20/23     EUR     3,249       (76,857     (10,045     (66,812

BAT International Finance plc

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     12/20/23     EUR     4,874       (115,296     (2,133     (113,163

BAT International Finance plc

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     12/20/23     EUR     3,249       (76,857     (1,430     (75,427

Allstate Corp. (The)

     1.00     Quarterly     Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc     06/20/24     USD     7,000       (257,330     (234,755     (22,575

American International Group, Inc.

     1.00     Quarterly     Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc     06/20/24     USD     7,000       (140,875     (100,878     (39,997

Apache Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24     USD     3,239       18,793       102,623       (83,830

Apache Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24     USD     3,239       18,793       105,112       (86,319

Apache Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24     USD     3,239       18,793       96,377       (77,584

Apache Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24     USD     6,283       36,459       177,243       (140,784

CBS Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     Goldman Sachs Bank USA     06/20/24     USD     10,000       (198,596     (65,378     (133,218

ConocoPhillips

     1.00     Quarterly     Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc     06/20/24     USD     7,000       (211,443     (156,284     (55,159

Devon Energy Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24     USD     3,242       (55,124     17,617       (72,741

Devon Energy Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24     USD     3,242       (55,124     23,004       (78,128

Devon Energy Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24     USD     3,242       (55,124     33,606       (88,730

Devon Energy Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24     USD     3,242       (55,124     28,292       (83,416

Halliburton Co.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24     USD     3,468       (68,749     (19,039     (49,710

Halliburton Co.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24     USD     1,734       (34,374     (8,770     (25,604

Halliburton Co.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24     USD     3,468       (68,749     (17,522     (51,227

Halliburton Co.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24     USD     7,000       (138,778     (85,606     (53,172

Halliburton Co.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24     USD     1,734       (34,374     (8,785     (25,589

Halliburton Co.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24     USD     3,468       (68,749     (14,580     (54,169

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection (continued)

 

 

 
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)
 

 

 

Hess Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24       USD       2,420     $ (40,754   $ 51,667     $ (92,421)  

Hess Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24       USD       2,420       (40,754     54,524       (95,278)  

Hess Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24       USD       2,420       (40,754     40,129       (80,883)  

Hess Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24       USD       2,420       (40,754     56,494       (97,248)  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     1.00     Quarterly     Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc     06/20/24       USD       7,000       (147,970     (92,518)       (55,452)  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     1.00     Quarterly     Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc     06/20/24       USD       7,000       (243,775     (176,360)       (67,415)  

Mondelez International, Inc.

     1.00     Quarterly     Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc     06/20/24       USD       7,000       (206,536     (169,961)       (36,575)  

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc     06/20/24       USD       7,000       (259,609     (228,257)       (31,352)  

Pfizer, Inc.

     1.00     Quarterly     Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc     06/20/24       USD       7,000       (229,800     (212,829)       (16,971)  

TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     BNP Paribas SA     06/20/24       USD       3,355       (126,009     (113,596)       (12,413)  

TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     BNP Paribas SA     06/20/24       USD       2,858       (107,342     (98,971)       (8,371)  

Boeing Co. (The)

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     12/20/24       USD       3,940       (89,081     (79,942)       (9,139)  

Boeing Co. (The)

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     12/20/24       USD       4,920       (111,239     (97,485)       (13,754)  

Boeing Co. (The)

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     12/20/24       USD       6,440       (145,605     (130,666)       (14,939)  

Devon Energy Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     Goldman Sachs International     12/20/24       USD       2,184       (31,795     27,167       (58,962)  

Devon Energy Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     Goldman Sachs International     12/20/24       USD       5,416       (78,852     94,223       (173,075)  

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     12/20/24       USD       1,500           46,881       45,743       1,138  

General Motors Co.

     5.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     12/20/24       USD       651       (121,513     (112,946)       (8,567)  

General Motors Co.

     5.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     12/20/24       USD       1,465       (273,416     (252,920)       (20,496)  

General Motors Co.

     5.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     12/20/24       USD       1,302       (243,025     (224,808)       (18,217)  

General Motors Co.

     5.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     12/20/24       USD       680       (127,006     (119,163)       (7,843)  

General Motors Co.

     5.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     12/20/24       USD       651       (121,513     (114,272)       (7,241)  

General Motors Co.

     5.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     12/20/24       USD       651       (121,513     (113,621)       (7,892)  

Halliburton Co.

     1.00     Quarterly     Goldman Sachs International     12/20/24       USD       7,500       (140,876           (140,876)  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     Goldman Sachs International     12/20/24       USD           16,000       (63,516     51,896       (115,412)  

People’s Republic of China

     1.00     Quarterly     Bank of America NA     12/20/24       USD       34,342       (1,129,040     (876,510)       (252,530)  
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 $  (5,875,816     $      (2,927,615     $      (2,948,201
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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)
 
 
 

 

 

United Mexican States

     1.00     Quarterly     Bank of America NA     06/20/20     BBB+   USD     2,086     $ 9,000     $ (2,483)     $ 11,483  

United Mexican States

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     09/20/20     BBB+   USD 2,086       12,964       (3,999)       16,963  

21st Century Fox America, Inc.

     1.00     Quarterly     BNP Paribas SA     06/20/24     A   USD 3,302       123,801       98,834       24,967  

21st Century Fox America, Inc.

     1.00     Quarterly     BNP Paribas SA     06/20/24     A   USD 2,911       109,149       91,929       17,220  

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

     1.00     Quarterly     Citibank NA     06/20/24     BBB-   USD 15,005       33,761       (1,027,572)       1,061,333  

International Business Machines Corp

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     06/20/24     A   USD 20,000       526,480       484,558       41,922  

Apache Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     Goldman Sachs International     12/20/24     BBB   USD 8,000       (106,665)       (344,780)       238,115  

Apache Corp.

     1.00     Quarterly     Goldman Sachs International     12/20/24     BBB   USD 4,950       (65,993)       (177,632)       111,639  
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
               $     642,497     $     (881,145)     $ 1,523,642  
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

 

The following reference rates, and their values as of period end, are used for security descriptions:

 

Reference Index            Reference Rate  

3 month BA

     Canadian Bankers Acceptances        2.08

3 month LIBOR

     London Interbank Offered Rate        1.91

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

Currency

 

AUD    Australian Dollar
CAD    Canadian Dollar
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound
JPY    Japanese Yen
MXN    Mexican Peso
NOK    Norwegian Krone
NZD    New Zealand Dollar
USD    United States Dollar

Portfolio Abbreviations

BA    Canadian Bankers Acceptances
CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation
CSMC    Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital
DAC    Designated Activity Company
ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund
EURIBOR    Euro Interbank Offered Rate
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
OTC    Over-the-counter
RB    Revenue Bonds
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
SCA    Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget
TBA    To-be-announced

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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 reporting purposes as follows:

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee’s (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 privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investments and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Fund’s most recent financial statements as contained in its annual report.

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

   $        $ 1,657,009,250        $ 6,854,932        $ 1,663,864,182  

Corporate Bonds(a)

              2,566,741,180                   2,566,741,180  

Foreign Agency Obligations(a)

              21,047,494                   21,047,494  

Foreign Government Obligations(a)

              421,885,124                   421,885,124  

Investment Companies

     159,795,000                            159,795,000  

Municipal Bonds

              14,617,762                   14,617,762  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

              1,223,029,137                   1,223,029,137  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

              1,432,031,171                   1,432,031,171  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

              450,004,003                   450,004,003  

Short-Term Securities:

                                                                                                                                                 

Commercial Paper

              53,542,263                   53,542,263  

Foreign Government Obligations(a)

              73,638,443                   73,638,443  

Money Market Funds

     1,580,741                            1,580,741  

Repurchase Agreements

              80,000,000                   80,000,000  

Liabilities:

                 

Investments:

                 

TBA Sale Commitments

              (171,732,662                 (171,732,662
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 161,375,741        $ 7,821,813,165        $ 6,854,932        $ 7,990,043,838  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(b)

                 

Assets:

                 

Credit contracts

   $        $ 3,675,012        $        $ 3,675,012  

Foreign currency exchange contracts

              853,526                   853,526  

Interest rate contracts

     6,295,893          528,755                   6,824,648  

Liabilities:

                 

Credit contracts

              (3,262,729)                   (3,262,729)  

Foreign currency exchange contracts

              (15,278,715)                   (15,278,715)  

Interest rate contracts

     (1,716,986)          (810,203)                   (2,527,189)  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 4,578,907        $ (14,294,354)        $        $ (9,715,447)  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

See above Schedule of Investments for values in each industry or country.

(b) 

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.

 

 

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