N-CSRS 1 d561308dncsrs.htm BLACKROCK GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND, INC. BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-05576

 

Name of Fund:   BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

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

Date of fiscal year end: 04/30/2024

Date of reporting period: 10/31/2023


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


 

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  OCTOBER 31, 2023

 

 

    

  

2023 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee

 


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The combination of continued economic growth and cooling inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2023. Significantly tighter monetary policy helped to rein in inflation, as the annual increase in the Consumer Price Index declined to its long-term average of approximately 3% in October 2023. Meanwhile, real economic growth proved more resilient than many investors anticipated. A moderating labor market also helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow and unemployment rates touched the lowest levels in decades before rising slightly. This robust labor market powered further growth in consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war will have a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.

Equity returns were solid during the period, as the durability of consumer spending mitigated investors’ concerns about the economy’s trajectory. The U.S. economy continued to show strength, and growth further accelerated in the third quarter of 2023. However, equity returns were uneven, as the performance of a few notable technology companies supported gains among large-capitalization U.S. stocks, while small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined overall. Meanwhile, international developed market equities advanced, and emerging market equities posted solid gains.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, driving its price down, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates six times during the 12-month period, but slowed and then paused its tightening later in the period. The Fed also wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity.

Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has decelerated the pace of interest rate hikes and recently opted for several pauses, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period to keep inflation under control. Furthermore, ongoing structural changes may mean that the Fed will be hesitant to cut interest rates in the event of faltering economic activity lest inflation accelerate again.

While we favor an overweight position in developed market equities in the long term, we prefer an underweight stance in the near term. Expectations for corporate earnings remain elevated, which seems inconsistent with macroeconomic constraints. Nevertheless, we are overweight on Japanese stocks in the near term as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest. We also believe that stocks with an AI tilt should benefit from an investment cycle that is set to support revenues and margins. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tightening credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries, U.S. inflation-linked bonds, euro area government bonds and gilts, U.S. mortgage-backed securities, and hard-currency emerging market bonds.

Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of October 31, 2023

 

 
    

 

 6-Month 

 

   

 

 12-Month 

 

 
   

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

    1.39%        10.14%   
   

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

    (5.29)          (8.56)     
   

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

    (7.88)          14.40      
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    (4.78)          10.80      
   

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

    2.63           4.77      
   

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

    (9.70)          (3.25)     
   

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

    (6.13)          0.36      
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds 
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

    (4.65)          2.64      
   

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

    0.02           6.23      

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

     

Page

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

     4  

About Fund Performance

     7  

Disclosure of Expenses

     7  

Derivative Financial Instruments

     8  

Financial Statements:

  

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

     9  

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     62  

Consolidated Statement of Operations

     65  

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     66  

Consolidated Financial Highlights

     67  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     72  

Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement

     87  

Additional Information

     90  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     92  

 

 

 

 

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Fund Summary   as of October 31, 2023     BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide high total investment return through a fully managed investment policy utilizing United States and foreign equity securities, debt and money market securities, the combination of which will be varied from time to time both with respect to types of securities and markets in response to changing market and economic trends. Total return means the combination of capital growth and investment income.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the six-month period ended October 31, 2023, all of the Fund’s share classes underperformed its reference benchmark, which is comprised of the S&P 500® Index (36%), FTSE World (ex U.S.) Index (24%), ICE BofA Current 5-Year U.S. Treasury Index (24%) and FTSE Non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond Index (16%) (the “Reference Benchmark”), and underperformed the broad-based all-equity benchmark, the FTSE World Index. The Fund invests in both equities and bonds; therefore, Fund management believes that the Reference Benchmark provides a more accurate representation of the Fund’s composition and a more comparable means for measurement. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to the Reference Benchmark. The following commentary (and referenced allocation percentages) are based on the economic exposures of the Fund, which reflect adjustments for futures, swaps, and options (except with respect to fixed income securities), and convertible bonds, and may vary relative to the market value.

What factors influenced performance?

From an equity perspective, security selection within the consumer discretionary, information technology, industrials and communication services sectors detracted from relative performance. Within fixed income, exposure to agency mortgage-backed securities negatively impacted performance. An overweight to the Japanese yen also weighed on return.

Within fixed income, exposure to investment grade corporate bonds was additive to relative performance, as was an underweight to government bonds. Exposure to cash and cash equivalents, largely held as zero duration fixed income to serve as a hedge against equities, also positively impacted return. From an equity sector perspective, an underweight to and security selection within consumer staples, security selection within financials and an underweight to real estate all positively contributed to performance.

The Fund used derivatives, which may include options, futures, swaps and forward contracts both to seek to enhance returns of the Fund and to hedge (or protect) against adverse movements in currency exchange rates, interest rates and movements in the securities markets. During the period, the Fund’s use of derivatives detracted from the Fund’s performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

During the six-month period, the Fund’s overall equity allocation increased from 57% to 59% of net assets. Within equities, the Fund decreased exposure to Europe and China, and increased exposure to Japan and the United States. On a sector basis, the Fund increased exposure to industrials, information technology, financials and consumer discretionary, and reduced exposure to communication services.

The Fund’s allocation to fixed income decreased modestly from 37% to 36% of net assets. Within fixed income, the Fund increased exposure to high yield corporate bonds and reduced exposure to investment grade corporate bonds and U.S. Treasuries.

The Fund’s exposure to gold-related securities remained unchanged at approximately 1% of net assets.

Reflecting the changes in the Fund’s overall allocations to equity and fixed income during the period, the Fund’s exposure to cash and cash equivalent holdings modestly decreased from 5% to 4% of net assets.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

Relative to its Reference Benchmark, the Fund ended the period underweight to equities and fixed income, with minimal exposure to gold-related securities and a modest allocation to cash and cash equivalents. Within equities, the Fund was overweight to the United States and underweight to Australia and Canada. From a sector perspective, the Fund was overweight in healthcare, industrials, consumer discretionary and energy, and underweight in real estate, financials, materials, consumer staples and utilities. Within fixed income, the Fund was underweight in Japanese government bonds, developed European sovereign debt and U.S. Treasuries. In addition, the Fund was overweight in corporate credit, securitized debt and bank loans. With respect to currency exposure, the Fund was overweight to the U.S. dollar and underweight to the Chinese yuan and the euro.

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

 

 

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Fund Summary   as of October 31, 2023 (continued)    BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Performance

 

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

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    

6-Month

Total

Returns

          

Without

Sales

Charge

   

With

Sales

Charge

          

Without

Sales

Charge

   

With

Sales

Charge

          

Without

Sales

Charge

   

With

Sales

Charge

 

Institutional

    (3.59 )%        3.87     N/A         4.63     N/A         3.95     N/A  

Investor A

    (3.70       3.58       (1.86 )%        4.36       3.24       3.67       3.11

Investor C

    (4.16       2.73       1.73         3.55       3.55         3.05       3.05  

Class K

    (3.56       3.96       N/A         4.72       N/A         4.02       N/A  

Class R

    (3.87       3.21       N/A         4.00       N/A         3.32       N/A  

FTSE World Index(c)

    (1.44       11.38       N/A         8.50       N/A         7.72       N/A  

Reference Benchmark(d)

    (3.43       7.28       N/A         4.77       N/A         4.75       N/A  

U.S. Stocks: S&P 500® Index(e)

    1.39         10.14       N/A         11.01       N/A         11.18       N/A  

Non-U.S. Stocks: FTSE World (ex U.S.) Index(f)

    (6.80       13.36       N/A         4.86       N/A         3.55       N/A  

Non-U.S. Bonds: FTSE Non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond Index(g)

    (8.39       1.32       N/A         (4.25     N/A         (2.52     N/A  

U.S. Bonds: ICE BofA Current 5-Year U.S. Treasury Index(h)

    (4.07             0.47       N/A               0.21       N/A               0.40       N/A  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

The Fund invests in a portfolio of U.S. and foreign equity securities, debt and money market securities, the combination of which will be varied from time to time with respect to types of securities and markets in response to changing market and economic trends.

 
  (c) 

A market cap weighted index representing the performance of the large- and mid-cap stocks from the Developed and Advanced Emerging segments of the FTSE Global Equity Index Series and covers approximately 90-95% of the investable market capitalization.

 
  (d) 

The Reference Benchmark is an unmanaged weighted index comprised as follows: 36% S&P 500® Index; 24% FTSE World (ex U.S.) Index; 24% ICE BofA Current 5-Year U.S. Treasury Index; and 16% FTSE Non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond Index.

 
  (e) 

An unmanaged index that covers 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization.

 
  (f) 

An index comprised of large- and mid-cap stocks, providing coverage of developed and emerging markets excluding the United States. The index is derived from the FTSE Global Equity Index Series, which covers approximately 98% of the world’s investable market capitalization.

 
  (g) 

An unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index that tracks certain government bond indexes, excluding the United States.

 
  (h) 

An unmanaged index designed to track the total return of the current coupon 5-year U.S. Treasury bond.

 

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

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

Expense Example

 

        Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return                    
   

 

 

     

 

 

       
                   

Expenses Paid During the

Period

               

Including

Dividend

Expense

and Fees

         

Excluding

Dividend

Expense

and Fees

          Annualized Expense Ratio  
       

 

 

       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            

Beginning

Account

Value

(05/01/23)

 

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account

Value

(10/31/23)

 

 

 

 

   

Including

Dividend

Expense

and Fees

 

 

 

(a) 

   

Excluding

Dividend

Expense

and Fees

 

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account

Value

(05/01/23)

 

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account

Value

(10/31/23)

 

 

 

 

   

Expenses

Paid

During

the

Period

 

 

 

 

(a) 

           

Ending

Account

Value

(10/31/23)

 

 

 

 

   

Expenses

Paid

During

the

Period

 

 

 

 

(a)  

           

Including

Dividend

Expense

and Fees

 

 

 

 

   

Excluding

Dividend

Expense

and Fees

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional

    $ 1,000.00       $   964.10       $       4.16       $       4.14         $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.90       $       4.28         $ 1,020.92       $       4.26         0.84     0.84
 

Investor A

    1,000.00       963.00       5.36       5.34         1,000.00       1,019.68       5.51         1,019.70       5.49         1.09       1.08  
 

Investor C

    1,000.00       958.40       9.28       9.26         1,000.00       1,015.65       9.56         1,015.68       9.53         1.89       1.88  
 

Class K

    1,000.00       964.40       3.71       3.69         1,000.00       1,021.36       3.81         1,021.38       3.80         0.75       0.75  
 

Class R

    1,000.00       961.30       7.15       7.13               1,000.00       1,017.84       7.36               1,017.86       7.34               1.45       1.45  

 

  (a) 

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

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

 

 

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Fund Summary   as of October 31, 2023 (continued)    BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Portfolio Information

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (EQUITY INVESTMENTS)

 

   
Security(a)   

Percent of   

Total Investments   

Microsoft Corp.

   2.8%

Apple, Inc.

   1.9   

Alphabet, Inc.

   1.6   

Amazon.com, Inc.

   1.3   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   0.9   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   0.8   

Nestle SA

   0.8   

Mastercard, Inc.

   0.8   

Humana, Inc.

   0.7   

ASML Holding NV

   0.7   

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
    

Percent of   

Total Investments(b)

Country/Geographic Region   Long     Short     Total  

United States

      60.5       2.0       62.5

Japan

      4.2         0.4         4.6  

United Kingdom

      3.9         (c)        3.9  

Netherlands

      3.2         0.1         3.3  

France

      2.9         (c)        2.9  

Spain

      2.8                 2.8  

Germany

      2.3         0.1         2.4  

Switzerland

      2.0         0.1         2.1  

Brazil

      1.7         0.2         1.9  

Canada

      1.8         0.1         1.9  

China

      1.2         0.2         1.4  

Australia

            1.0                0.2                1.2  

Italy

      1.0         (c)        1.0  

Other#

            7.8               0.3               8.1  
      96.3       3.7       100.0
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 
(a) 

Excludes short-term securities.

(b) 

Total investments include the gross values of long and short equity securities of the underlying derivative contracts utilized by the Fund and exclude short-term securities and TBA sale commitments.

(c) 

Rounds to less than 0.1% of total investments.

# 

Includes holdings within countries/geographic regions that are less than 1.0% of total investments. Please refer to the Consolidated Schedule of Investments for such countries/geographic regions.

 

 

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About Fund Performance    BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Institutional and Class K Shares are not subject to any sales charge. These shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only to certain eligible investors. Class K Shares performance shown prior to the Class K Shares inception date of June 8, 2016 is that of Institutional Shares. The performance of the Fund’s Class K Shares would be substantially similar to Institutional Shares because Class K Shares and Institutional Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities and performance would only differ to the extent that Class K Shares and Institutional Shares have different expenses. The actual returns of Class K Shares would have been higher than those of the Institutional Shares because Class K Shares have lower expenses than the Institutional Shares.

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

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

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to blackrock.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Figures shown in the performance table(s) assume reinvestment of all distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) on the ex-dividend date or payable date, as applicable. Investment return and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Distributions paid to each class of shares will vary because of the different levels of service, distribution and transfer agency fees applicable to each class, which are deducted from the income available to be paid to shareholders.

BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Fund’s investment adviser, has contractually and/or voluntarily agreed to waive and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses. Without such waiver(s) and/or reimbursement(s), the Fund’s performance would have been lower. With respect to the Fund’s voluntary waiver(s), if any, the Manager is under no obligation to waive and/or reimburse or to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees and such voluntary waiver(s) may be reduced or discontinued at any time. With respect to the Fund’s contractual waiver(s), if any, the Manager is under no obligation to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees after the applicable termination date of such agreement. See the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on waivers and/or reimbursements.

Disclosure of Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments    BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

The Fund may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. Pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, among other things, the Fund must either use derivative financial instruments with embedded leverage in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on value-at-risk. The Fund’s successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Fund’s investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities

     
Cayman Islands(a)(b) — 0.5%                  

522 Funding CLO Ltd., Series 2019-4A, Class CR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.66%), 8.08%, 04/20/30

    USD       500     $ 496,722  

AGL CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2020-5A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.66%), 7.08%, 07/20/34

      1,260       1,242,496  

Series 2020-5A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.38%, 07/20/34

      1,752       1,706,078  

AGL Static CLO Ltd., Series 2022-18A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.00%), 7.41%, 04/21/31

          3,210           3,183,141  

Allegro CLO IV Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.81%), 7.21%, 01/15/30

      430       422,658  

ALM Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.11%), 7.51%, 10/15/29

      373       371,828  

AMMC CLO Ltd., Series 2018-22A, Class B, (3- mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.09%, 04/25/31

      375       368,433  

Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2015-7A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.35%), 6.74%, 01/28/31

      220       218,918  

Series 2018-10A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.16%, 10/15/31

      250       247,491  

Apidos CLO XX, Series 2015-20A, Class A2RR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.81%), 7.21%, 07/16/31

      400       394,418  

Apidos CLO XXII, Series 2015-7A, Class A2, (3- mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.18%, 04/20/31

      500       492,926  

Apidos CLO XXIII, Series 2015-23A, Class B1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.26%, 04/15/33

      250       245,534  

ARES LII CLO Ltd., Series 2019-52A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.12%, 04/22/31

      250       243,156  

Ares LV CLO Ltd., Series 2020-55A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.36%, 07/15/34

      2,786       2,728,063  

Ares XXXVII CLO Ltd., Series 2015-4A, Class A3R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.16%, 10/15/30

      250       246,713  

ASSURANT CLO I Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class CR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.41%), 7.83%, 10/20/34

      720       694,237  

Atrium XIII, Series 13A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.17%, 11/21/30

      600       591,927  

Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2018-2A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.26%, 07/19/31

      750       734,824  

Series 2020-2A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.36%, 07/19/34

      2,425       2,356,915  

Battalion CLO VIII Ltd., Series 2015-8A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.33%), 6.73%, 07/18/30

      430       427,989  

Battalion CLO X Ltd., Series 2016-10A, Class A2R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.81%), 7.21%, 01/25/35

      1,465       1,406,900  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Cayman Islands (continued)

     

Battalion CLO XI Ltd., Series 2017-11A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.98%), 7.38%, 04/24/34

    USD       712     $ 688,789  

Battalion CLO XX Ltd., Series 2021-20A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.84%, 07/15/34

          1,848           1,826,658  

Benefit Street Partners CLO II Ltd., Series 2013-IIA, Class A2R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.11%, 07/15/29

      1,845       1,834,045  

Benefit Street Partners CLO III Ltd., Series 2013-IIIA, Class A2R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.33%, 07/20/29

      667       662,385  

Benefit Street Partners CLO Ltd., Series 2015-VIBR, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.45%), 6.87%, 07/20/34

      250       247,384  

Benefit Street Partners CLO XIX Ltd., Series 2019-19A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.26%), 7.66%, 01/15/33

      250       248,126  

Birch Grove CLO Ltd., Series 19A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.42%, 06/15/31

      500       488,561  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2013-2A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.27%, 10/22/30

      500       491,181  

Series 2014-2A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.43%, 10/20/30

      465       454,782  

BlueMountain CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2018-22A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.16%, 07/15/31

      1,495       1,463,945  

BlueMountain CLO XXIII Ltd., Series 2018-23A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.83%, 10/20/31

      250       249,094  

BlueMountain CLO XXIX Ltd., Series 2020-29A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.39%, 07/25/34

      625       605,019  

Canyon Capital CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2016-1A, Class CR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.16%), 7.56%, 07/15/31

      250       244,848  

Series 2019-1A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.76%, 04/15/32

      250       247,072  

Series 2019-1A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.36%, 04/15/32

      300       293,740  

Canyon CLO Ltd., Series 2020-3A, Class B, (3- mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.36%, 01/15/34

      250       244,231  

Catskill Park CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A1B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.61%), 7.03%, 04/20/29

      892       895,832  

CBAM Ltd.

     

Series 2018-7A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.78%, 07/20/31

      244       242,064  

Series 2019-9A, Class B2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.16%), 7.56%, 02/12/30

      450       443,323  

Cedar Funding IX CLO Ltd., Series 2018-9A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.24%), 6.66%, 04/20/31

      1,033       1,030,241  

Cedar Funding V CLO Ltd., Series 2016-5A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.76%, 07/17/31

      250       249,225  

Cedar Funding XI CLO Ltd., Series 2019-11A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.61%), 7.02%, 05/29/32

      250       246,384  
 

 

 

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

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Cayman Islands (continued)                  

CIFC Funding Ltd.

     

Series 2013-4A, Class BRR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.25%, 04/27/31

    USD       450     $ 443,561  

Series 2014-5A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.86%, 10/17/31

      250       249,345  

Series 2015-3A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.81%, 04/19/29

      712       699,964  

Series 2018-2A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.28%, 04/20/31

      250       246,643  

Series 2020-1A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.31%, 07/15/36

          2,475           2,434,449  

Series 2021-4A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.84%), 7.24%, 07/15/33

      250       246,682  

Dryden 45 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2016-45A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.36%, 10/15/30

      250       245,852  

Dryden 65 CLO Ltd., Series 2018-65A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.26%, 07/18/30

      250       245,402  

Elmwood CLO I Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.13%, 10/20/33

      500       499,585  

Elmwood CLO II Ltd.

     

Series 2019-2A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.83%, 04/20/34

      650       646,100  

Series 2019-2A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.33%, 04/20/34

      975       963,499  

Elmwood CLO IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.50%), 6.90%, 04/15/33

      300       299,160  

Galaxy XV CLO Ltd., Series 2013-15A, Class ARR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.23%), 6.63%, 10/15/30

      522       521,099  

Galaxy XXVIII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-28A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.76%, 07/15/31

      243       242,570  

Generate CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.43%, 10/20/29

      2,025       2,003,455  

GoldenTree Loan Management U.S. CLO Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.81%), 7.23%, 04/20/30

      250       247,197  

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IX Ltd., Series 2014-9A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.25%, 10/29/29

      500       496,890  

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities XI Ltd., Series 2015-11A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.33%), 6.73%, 01/18/31

      229       228,198  

Greywolf CLO III Ltd., Series 2020-3RA, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.55%), 6.96%, 04/15/33

      500       494,707  

HPS Loan Management Ltd., Series 6A-2015, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.65%, 02/05/31

      451       448,497  

Jamestown CLO XII Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.41%), 7.83%, 04/20/32

      442       440,244  

Jamestown CLO XV Ltd., Series 2020-15A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.60%), 7.00%, 04/15/33

      250       248,561  

KKR CLO Ltd., Series 17, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.34%), 6.74%, 04/15/34

      500       494,775  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Cayman Islands (continued)

     

Madison Park Funding XLI Ltd., Series 12A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.61%), 7.02%, 04/22/27

    USD       695     $ 689,915  

Madison Park Funding XXV Ltd., Series 2017-25A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.29%, 04/25/29

      712       703,849  

Madison Park Funding XXVI Ltd., Series 2007-4A, Class AR, (3-mo. LIBOR US + 1.20%), 6.85%, 07/29/30

      444       443,941  

Madison Park Funding XXXI Ltd., Series 2018-31A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.37%, 01/23/31

      250       246,126  

Mariner CLO LLC, Series 2016-3A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.17%, 07/23/29

      500       495,027  

Myers Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.28%, 10/20/30

      250       246,311  

Neuberger Berman CLO XIV Ltd., Series 2012-14A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.29%), 6.68%, 01/28/30

          208           207,629  

Neuberger Berman CLO XX Ltd., Series 20A, Class BRR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.31%, 07/15/34

      250       246,053  

Neuberger Berman CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2016-22A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.31%, 10/17/30

      250       246,809  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2020-37A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.13%, 07/20/31

      333       328,120  

Series 2021- 46A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.33%, 01/20/36

      250       245,952  

OCP CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2014-5A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.66%), 7.04%, 04/26/31

      450       441,807  

Series 2014-7A, Class A2RR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.33%, 07/20/29

      250       247,958  

Series 2016-11A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.39%, 10/26/30

      500       496,003  

Series 2020-19A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.38%, 10/20/34

      500       487,709  

Octagon Investment Partners Ltd.

     

Series 2016-1A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.84%, 01/24/33

      250       248,339  

Series 2018-2A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.84%), 7.22%, 07/25/30

      250       245,544  

Series 2020-2A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.31%, 07/15/36

      800       777,951  

Octagon Investment Partners XV Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.61%), 7.01%, 07/19/30

      487       486,092  

Octagon Investment Partners XVII Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A2R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.74%, 01/25/31

      300       293,667  

OHA Credit Funding Ltd.

     

Series 2019-3A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.33%, 07/02/35

      937       924,648  

Series 2020-7A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.30%), 6.70%, 02/24/37

      250       246,554  

OHA Credit Partners XIII Ltd., Series 2016-13A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.37%, 10/25/34

      250       244,876  
 

 

 

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2 0 2 3   B L A C K R O C K   S E M I - A N N U A L   R E P O R T   T O   S H A R E H O L D E R S


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Cayman Islands (continued)                  

OHA Loan Funding Ltd.

     

Series 2013-2A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.30%), 6.68%, 05/23/31

    USD       496     $ 494,693  

Series 2016-1A, Class B1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.28%, 01/20/33

      250       245,002  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2013-2A, Class A2R3, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.16%, 10/17/31

      250       246,113  

Series 2015-1A, Class A2R4, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.34%, 05/21/34

      500       490,554  

Series 2018-1A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.29%), 6.69%, 04/18/31

      195       194,744  

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2016-1A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.84%, 08/23/31

      500       498,994  

Series 2016-1A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.81%), 7.18%, 02/14/34

      500       481,412  

Series 2019-1A, Class A2A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.26%), 7.63%, 05/15/32

      250       245,623  

Pikes Peak CLO

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.84%, 07/24/31

      555       551,951  

Series 2021-11A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.95%), 7.33%, 07/25/34

      1,000           1,010,043  

Series 2021-8A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.43%), 6.85%, 07/20/34

      600       594,955  

Rad CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2019-3A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.81%), 7.21%, 04/15/32

      250       244,717  

Series 2020-7A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.86%, 04/17/33

      250       248,111  

Recette CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class BRR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.66%), 7.08%, 04/20/34

      250       242,264  

Regatta VII Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.81%, 06/20/34

      450       446,677  

Regatta XVIII Funding Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.11%, 01/15/34

      350       340,972  

Rockford Tower CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2017-1A, Class BR2A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.33%, 04/20/34

      500       488,215  

Series 2017-2A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.16%, 10/15/29

      500       493,431  

Series 2018-1A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.74%, 05/20/31

      242       241,177  

Romark CLO II Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.81%, 07/25/31

      241       239,479  

RRX Ltd.

     

Series 2021-4A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.11%), 7.51%, 07/15/34

      500       495,073  

Series 2021-5A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.06%), 7.46%, 07/15/34

      350       346,291  

Signal Peak CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2018-5A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.37%), 6.75%, 04/25/31

      255       254,321  

Series 2020-8A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.53%), 6.95%, 04/20/33

      250       247,992  
Security           Par
(000)
     Value  
Cayman Islands (continued)                    

Signal Peak CLO Ltd. (continued)

       

Series 2020-8A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.33%, 04/20/33

    USD        300      $ 291,440  

Sixth Street CLO XVI Ltd.

       

Series 2020-16A, Class A1A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.58%), 7.00%, 10/20/32

       948        945,964  

Series 2020-16A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.11%), 7.53%, 10/20/32

       710        701,699  

Sound Point CLO XV Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.17%, 01/23/29

       250        246,358  

Symphony CLO XVI Ltd., Series 2015-16A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.81%, 10/15/31

       250        248,954  

TICP CLO VI Ltd.

       

Series 2016-6A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.38%), 6.78%, 01/15/34

       500        494,841  

Series 2016-6A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.16%, 01/15/34

       500        491,264  

TICP CLO XII Ltd., Series 2018-12A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.31%, 07/15/34

       700        685,528  

Trestles CLO III Ltd., Series 2020-3A, Class A1, (3-mo. LIBOR US + 1.33%), 7.01%, 01/20/33

       2,489        2,471,374  

Trimaran CAVU Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.46%), 7.88%, 07/20/32

       500        500,048  

Trinitas CLO XIV Ltd.

       

Series 2020-14A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.26%), 7.64%, 01/25/34

       473        463,402  

Series 2020-14A, Class C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.26%), 8.64%, 01/25/34

       1,023        1,018,419  

Voya CLO Ltd.

       

Series 2013-3A, Class A1RR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.81%, 10/18/31

       249        248,114  

Series 2017-3A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.30%), 6.72%, 04/20/34

       250        246,625  

Series 2017-4A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.11%, 10/15/30

       250        246,489  

Series 2018-3A, Class A1A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.81%, 10/15/31

       250        249,405  

Whitebox CLO II Ltd.

       

Series 2020-2A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.48%), 6.88%, 10/24/34

       1,390        1,375,676  

Series 2020-2A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.41%, 10/24/34

       726        707,783  
       

 

 

 
              75,561,798  
Ireland — 0.0%                    

Avoca CLO XV DAC, Series 15X, Class B2R, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 1.05%), 5.02%, 04/15/31(a)(c)

    EUR        134        136,085  

CIFC European Funding CLO II DAC, Series 2X, Class B1, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 1.60%), 5.57%, 04/15/33(a)(c)

       593        606,441  

Harvest CLO XVIII DAC, Series 18X, Class B, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 1.20%), 5.17%, 10/15/30

       662        679,230  

Holland Park CLO DAC, Series 1X, Class A1RR, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 0.92%), 4.71%, 11/14/32(a)(c)

       390        403,661  
 

 

 

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

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Ireland (continued)                  

OAK Hill European Credit Partners V Designated Activity Co., Series 2016-5A, Class BR, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 1.90%), 5.90%, 01/21/35(a)(b)

    EUR       590     $ 602,411  

OAK Hill European Credit Partners VI DAC, Series 2017-6X, Class B1, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 1.20%), 5.19%, 01/20/32(a)(c)

      456       467,478  

OCP Euro CLO DAC, Series 2017-2X, Class B, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 1.35%), 5.32%, 01/15/32(a)(c)

      456       472,882  

Prodigy Finance DAC(a)(b)

     

Series 2021-1A, Class B, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.61%), 7.94%, 07/25/51

    USD       709       705,615  

Series 2021-1A, Class C, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 3.86%), 9.19%, 07/25/51

      411       410,700  

Series 2021-1A, Class D, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 6.01%), 11.34%, 07/25/51

      565       563,215  

Rockford Tower Europe CLO DAC, Series 2018- 1X, Class B, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 1.85%), 5.75%, 12/20/31(a)(c)

    EUR       343       356,235  
     

 

 

 
            5,403,953  
United States — 0.7%                  

AccessLex Institute, Series 2007-A, Class A3, (3-mo. LIBOR US + 0.30%), 5.95%, 05/25/36(a)

    USD       1,537       1,494,682  

AIMCO CLO, Series 2018-AA, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.66%), 7.06%, 04/17/31(a)(b)

      466       457,808  

Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2014-3RA, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.31%), 6.70%, 01/28/31(a)(b)

      189       187,782  

Apidos CLO XII, Series 2013-12A, Class AR, (3- mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.34%), 6.74%, 04/15/31(a)(b)

      536       534,093  

Apidos CLO XV, Series 2013-15A, Class A1RR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.27%), 6.69%, 04/20/31(a)(b)

      1,674       1,665,112  

Bankers Healthcare Group Securitization Trust, Series 2020-A, Class C, 5.17%, 09/17/31(b)

      730       684,995  

Chenango Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.81%), 7.21%, 04/15/30(a)(b)

      1,143       1,126,517  

CIFC Funding Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2013-1A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.41%, 07/16/30

      250       247,000  

Series 2017-3A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.06%), 7.48%, 07/20/30

      637       628,887  

Clear Creek CLO, Series 2015-1A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.88%, 10/20/30(a)(b)

      187       185,770  

College Ave Student Loans LLC, Series 2021-B, Class D, 3.78%, 06/25/52(b)

      230       199,752  

Cook Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.66%), 7.06%, 04/17/30(a)(b)

      1,148       1,126,375  

GoodLeap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust, Series 2021-3CS, Class A, 2.10%, 05/20/48(b)

      5,401       3,958,887  

Lendmark Funding Trust, Series 2021-2A, Class D, 4.46%, 04/20/32(b)

      2,210       1,673,802  

Madison Park Funding XIII Ltd., Series 2014-13A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.16%, 04/19/30(a)(b)

      900       893,435  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust, Series 2020-AA, Class A, 2.19%, 08/21/34(b)

    USD       4,666     $ 4,535,764  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust(b)

     

Series 2021-DA, Class A, (Prime - 1.99%), 6.51%, 04/15/60(a)

      9,399       9,006,340  

Series 2021-DA, Class B, 2.61%, 04/15/60

      2,900       2,570,836  

Series 2021-DA, Class C, 3.48%, 04/15/60

      7,450       6,468,186  

Series 2021-DA, Class D, 4.00%, 04/15/60

      2,370       2,117,919  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust(b)

     

Series 2021-A, Class D, 4.93%, 04/20/62

      6,030       4,789,108  

Series 2021-BA, Class C, 3.57%, 04/20/62

      6,450       4,912,002  

Series 2021-CA, Class C, 3.36%, 04/20/62

      850       640,793  

Oportun Issuance Trust(b)

     

Series 2021-B, Class A, 1.47%, 05/08/31

      7,060       6,419,929  

Series 2021-B, Class B, 1.96%, 05/08/31

      1,340       1,212,917  

Pagaya AI Debt Selection Trust, Series 2021-2, Class NOTE, 3.00%, 01/25/29(b)

      3,604       3,482,561  

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.06%),
7.44%, 08/23/31(a)(b)

      610       599,778  

Progress Residential, Series 2021-SFR3, Class F, 3.44%, 05/17/26(b)

      2,736       2,380,287  

Regional Management Issuance Trust, Series 2021-3, Class A, 3.88%, 10/17/33(d)

      27,070       23,550,900  

RRX Ltd., Series 2020-IA, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.63%), 7.03%, 04/15/33(a)(b)

      5,718       5,758,130  

SLM Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2010-C, Class A5, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 4.86%), 10.20%, 10/15/41(a)(b)

      11,767       12,349,530  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust(b)

     

Series 2021-A, Class C, 2.99%, 01/15/53

      10,872       8,885,102  

Series 2021-C, Class B, 2.30%, 01/15/53

      1,490       1,339,535  

Series 2021-C, Class C, 3.00%, 01/15/53

      1,010       837,548  

Series 2021-C, Class D, 3.93%, 01/15/53

      590       537,317  
     

 

 

 
            117,459,379  
     

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 1.2%
(Cost: $213,528,617)

 

      198,425,130  
     

 

 

 
            Shares         

Common Stocks

     
Argentina — 0.0%                  

MercadoLibre, Inc. (e)(f)

      2,903       3,601,868  
     

 

 

 
Australia — 0.5%                  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

      156,805       2,472,654  

BHP Group Ltd., Class DI

      376,890       10,668,803  

CSL Ltd.

      37,207       5,498,901  

Glencore PLC

      8,362,540       44,294,900  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

      1,261,658       2,753,288  

Metcash Ltd.

      389,462       912,055  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

      281,469       2,061,136  

Origin Energy Ltd.

      181,324       1,051,834  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.

      436,954       1,026,403  

Qantas Airways Ltd. (e)

      361,358       1,132,100  

Quintis HoldCo. Pty. Ltd. (d)(g)

      43,735,802       277  

South32 Ltd.

      648,613       1,387,631  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

      121,814       3,919,221  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

      18,561       691,049  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

      233,981       5,237,610  
     

 

 

 
        83,107,862  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Belgium — 0.0%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    3,560     $ 528,492  

KBC Group NV

    58,218       3,204,019  

UCB SA

    8,981       656,870  
   

 

 

 
      4,389,381  
Brazil — 0.2%            

Ambev SA

    2,915,309       7,436,083  

B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    3,430,267       7,552,132  

Cielo SA

    5,151,128       3,596,365  

Cosan SA

    184,895       577,596  

Embraer SA (e)

    699,818       2,441,573  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    52,596       409,981  

Lojas Renner SA

    1,512,202       3,677,215  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    235,971       2,117,385  

TIM SA

    285,141       857,954  

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA

    51,481       345,028  
   

 

 

 
      29,011,312  
Canada — 1.3%            

Barrick Gold Corp.

    293,191       4,683,022  

BCE, Inc.

    23,066       856,274  

Brookfield Corp., Class A

    61,993       1,806,034  

Cameco Corp. (f)

    739,244       30,242,472  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    80,842       8,553,774  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    57,990       3,682,423  

Enbridge, Inc.

    2,466,228       79,033,115  

George Weston Ltd.

    7,775       843,350  

Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

    10,576       864,994  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (e)

    16,710       6,575,051  

Metro, Inc.

    149,299       7,583,646  

National Bank of Canada

    35,783       2,224,778  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    211,156       6,498,748  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

    58,472       2,166,426  

Royal Bank of Canada

    62,534       4,994,603  

Shopify, Inc., Class A (e)

    114,139       5,390,274  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

    1,102,345       35,699,523  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    201,733       7,129,244  

TELUS Corp.

    31,793       512,631  
   

 

 

 
          209,340,382  
Cayman Islands — 0.0%            

Crown PropTech Acquisitions, Class A (e)

    108,245       1,145,232  
   

 

 

 
China — 0.8%            

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (e)

    642,400       6,613,555  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class B

    14,700       229,120  

Baidu, Inc., Class A (e)

    389,250       5,110,386  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    183,000       483,951  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,457,196       44,313,483  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    29,000       121,061  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    4,158,000       2,351,590  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    413,500       1,568,526  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H (b)

    9,298,000       867,045  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class A

    101,700       199,746  

Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd., Class A

    226,500       459,898  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A

    817,300       1,641,272  

Hundsun Technologies, Inc., Class A

    104,100       441,818  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    1,291,000       618,705  

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    222,600       679,651  

JD.com, Inc., Class A

    114,147       1,451,169  

Kindstar Globalgene Technology, Inc. (b)(e)

    7,490,500       1,474,121  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    818,000       951,932  

Li Auto, Inc., Class A (e)

    429,900       7,271,169  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,128,000     $ 3,710,830  

Meituan, Class B (b)(e)

    206,770       2,930,966  

Ningbo Deye Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    353,240       3,330,849  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H (b)

    152,600       869,170  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    23,641       4,076,418  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,716,000       1,772,775  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    336,500       776,457  

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,400       1,106,336  

Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    83,406       1,527,634  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    862,800       31,931,132  

Trip.com Group Ltd. (e)

    67,200       2,290,285  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    590,000       366,602  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    429,400       1,116,347  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    45,446       2,388,642  

Zhongji Innolight Co. Ltd., Class A

    185,000       2,221,285  
   

 

 

 

    

          137,263,926  
Denmark — 0.3%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B

    2,812       4,685,441  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    466,699       45,025,349  
   

 

 

 
      49,710,790  
Finland — 0.1%            

Elisa OYJ

    70,044       2,970,472  

Kesko OYJ, B Shares

    21,817       368,958  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    91,117       3,945,673  
   

 

 

 
      7,285,103  
France — 2.6%            

Accor SA

    513,215       16,372,893  

AXA SA

    315,669       9,353,407  

BNP Paribas SA

    1,339,786       77,043,062  

Bollore SE

    154,218       841,883  

Carrefour SA

    75,656       1,326,360  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    770,828       41,959,374  

Dassault Systemes SE

    142,331       5,863,094  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    309,855       56,109,608  

Hermes International

    6,048       11,284,510  

Kering SA

    50,879       20,692,566  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM (b)

    82,581       2,663,810  

L’Oreal SA

    22,074       9,278,374  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    97,907       70,094,592  

Sanofi SA

    225,662       20,491,517  

Schneider Electric SE

    16,952       2,608,189  

SCOR SE

    41,985       1,253,439  

Societe Generale SA

    126,592       2,844,747  

Teleperformance

    9,649       1,110,037  

TotalEnergies SE

    410,675       27,456,701  

Vinci SA

    402,964       44,557,509  
   

 

 

 
      423,205,672  
Germany — 1.5%            

Allianz SE, Registered Shares

    18,385       4,306,548  

BASF SE

    37,223       1,719,969  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    139,445       12,968,986  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    14,726       1,278,695  

Commerzbank AG

    1,381,086       14,895,779  

Continental AG, Class A

    3,357       219,175  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares (e)

    230,053       1,613,125  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    24,210       622,760  

LANXESS AG

    55,708       1,276,525  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Registered Shares

    474,906       27,940,739  
 

 

 

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

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Merck KGaA

    38,266     $ 5,779,635  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered Shares

    7,922       3,179,162  

Rational AG

    166       94,409  

SAP SE

    533,489       71,558,122  

SAP SE, ADR (f)

    64,922       8,699,548  

Scout24 SE (b)

    24,164       1,486,571  

Siemens AG, Registered Shares

    572,518       75,972,479  

Symrise AG, Class A

    56,832       5,807,621  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    1,033,879       1,757,672  

thyssenkrupp AG

    558,285       3,891,055  

Zalando SE (b)(e)

    258,688       6,050,836  
   

 

 

 
          251,119,411  
Hong Kong — 0.3%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    4,105,800       35,653,958  

ASMPT Ltd.

    126,900       1,074,786  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    126,500       632,288  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    77,500       886,064  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    196,100       621,974  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    269,500       1,007,441  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    164,000       2,068,006  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    645,000       993,561  

WH Group Ltd. (b)

    1,114,000       665,317  
   

 

 

 
      43,603,395  
India — 0.1%            

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    32,731       2,087,937  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    23,442       927,787  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    38,654       592,892  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    577,611       622,224  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    60,488       1,264,491  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    16,072       650,652  

Think & Learn Private Ltd., (Acquired 12/11/20, Cost: $8,580,000) (d)(h)

    5,720       1,198,772  
   

 

 

 
      7,344,755  
Indonesia — 0.0%            

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    4,671,400       2,573,570  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 0.1%            

Allegion PLC

    6,973       685,864  

CRH PLC

    12,583       675,290  

Experian PLC

    79,053       2,398,372  

Kingspan Group PLC

    96,492       6,493,801  

Medtronic PLC

    41,629       2,937,342  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    63,257       4,317,290  
   

 

 

 
      17,507,959  
Israel — 0.3%            

Nice Ltd., ADR (e)(f)

    274,118       42,310,113  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 0.6%            

Enel SpA

    377,680       2,397,354  

Ferrari NV

    75,737       22,925,885  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    129,909       1,532,490  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    13,508,610       35,200,614  

Snam SpA

    448,635       2,057,234  

UniCredit SpA

    1,334,572       33,457,203  
   

 

 

 
      97,570,780  
Japan — 4.2%            

AGC, Inc.

    9,200       312,976  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    59,900       948,851  

ANA Holdings, Inc. (e)

    37,200       730,305  

Aozora Bank Ltd. (f)

    89,100       1,817,345  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    471,550     $ 5,965,046  

BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.

    125,000       3,138,343  

Bridgestone Corp.

    80,700       3,054,108  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    900       28,970  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    27,200       806,659  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc.

    42,900       575,227  

East Japan Railway Co.

    6,300       327,205  

FANUC Corp.

    1,603,500           39,793,091  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    200,900       10,988,780  

Heiwa Corp.

    23,200       328,403  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    3,329,700       34,125,336  

Hoya Corp.

    309,050       29,751,808  

Ito En Ltd.

    22,800       740,896  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    3,156,600       58,030,232  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    191,400       1,774,125  

Jeol Ltd.

    17,200       485,614  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    147,300       2,052,311  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

    167,900       1,619,309  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    29,700       602,511  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    85,600       1,889,349  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    57,600       1,975,102  

Kewpie Corp.

    41,400       718,569  

Keyence Corp.

    167,729       64,930,990  

Komatsu Ltd.

    860,000       19,759,691  

Kose Corp.

    242,500       16,065,863  

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,400       550,348  

Kyocera Corp.

    19,100       941,466  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    130,700       2,672,331  

Lixil Corp.

    201,000       2,203,979  

M3, Inc.

    72,900       1,122,747  

Makita Corp.

    88,100       2,277,106  

Mani, Inc.

    32,500       442,110  

Marubeni Corp.

    183,100       2,677,247  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    175,700       1,698,314  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    36,600       615,355  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    41,800       1,028,865  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    222,000       2,545,565  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    43,200       2,225,001  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    773,000       2,525,058  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    10,692,400       89,700,116  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    1,098,100       39,909,528  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    144,600       3,733,181  

Money Forward, Inc. (e)

    28,300       714,802  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

    71,000       1,083,667  

NIDEC Corp.

    20,400       729,595  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings, Inc.

    160,900       734,879  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    119,900       4,953,599  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    592,000       3,980,079  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    129,800       2,799,636  

Nippon Yusen KK

    277,400       6,787,213  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    229,500       6,024,359  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    10,800       766,149  

Otsuka Corp.

    111,400       4,466,539  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    120,200       1,054,574  

Pigeon Corp.

    100,700       1,069,221  

Rakus Co. Ltd.

    389,100       4,844,537  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    112,700       2,629,438  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    84,800       735,517  

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

    142,500       2,228,638  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    82,000       1,605,785  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    40,800       578,324  

Shimano, Inc.

    7,200       1,036,124  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    144,600       4,324,027  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  
Japan (continued)             

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    335,700      $ 10,646,883  

Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd. (e)

    75,500        1,113,911  

SMC Corp.

    87,500        40,404,258  

SoftBank Corp.

    73,100        826,531  

Sojitz Corp.

    97,000        2,014,241  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    37,700        1,633,162  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    69,200        1,106,825  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    71,200        3,432,408  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    23,300        713,674  

Sysmex Corp.

    702,500        33,651,719  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    242,900        6,593,454  

Terumo Corp.

    37,000        1,012,253  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    101,100        13,359,117  

TOTO Ltd.

    70,300        1,695,045  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    2,927,400        51,211,172  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    20,700        487,794  

ZOZO, Inc.

    253,800        4,825,942  
    

 

 

 
           688,080,423  
Jordan — 0.0%             

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    32,117        744,136  
    

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.0%             

ArcelorMittal SA

    158,904        3,516,108  
    

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.1%             

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    1,351,516        2,051,750  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    194,747        2,204,231  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    66,629        1,435,947  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    285,667        2,318,420  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    1,658,573        5,936,420  
    

 

 

 
       13,946,768  
Netherlands — 2.4%             

ABN AMRO Bank NV (b)

    631,231        8,501,800  

ASML Holding NV

    189,637        113,994,680  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    26,591        2,746,842  

ING Groep NV, Series N

    8,163,467        104,659,933  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    162,291        4,805,726  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    164,651        5,551,555  

Prosus NV (e)

    90,406        2,528,257  

Shell PLC

    3,370,033        110,090,997  

Shell PLC, ADR

    628,865        40,964,266  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    16,487        2,115,381  
    

 

 

 
       395,959,437  
Norway — 0.1%             

Equinor ASA

    301,098        10,093,767  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    251,680        1,435,257  
    

 

 

 
       11,529,024  
Peru — 0.0%             

Credicorp Ltd.

    10,371        1,295,960  

Southern Copper Corp.

    30,359        2,152,453  
    

 

 

 
       3,448,413  
Saudi Arabia — 0.0%             

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    12,173        817,643  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (b)

    59,559        529,143  

Saudi Telecom Co.

    167,452        1,715,396  
    

 

 

 
       3,062,182  
Security   Shares      Value  
Singapore — 0.1%             

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    23,900      $ 574,157  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    2,298,200        1,443,855  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    202,500        919,217  

Keppel REIT (i)

    47,920        27,825  

NetLink NBN Trust

    406,900        246,726  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    180,700        1,675,290  

Seatrium Ltd. (e)

    9,011,974        738,072  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    180,500        805,980  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    445,900        1,224,110  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    958,400        1,665,387  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    91,600        782,110  
    

 

 

 
           10,102,729  
South Africa — 0.0%             

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    22,358        747,016  

Anglo American PLC

    78,727        2,005,931  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    21,241        1,887,362  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    79,506        2,106,594  
    

 

 

 
       6,746,903  
South Korea — 0.6%             

Amorepacific Corp.

    175,946        16,515,364  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    12,328        802,046  

Fila Holdings Corp.

    20,577        544,862  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

    86,904        850,608  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    27,771        807,491  

Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd.

    34,074        2,561,717  

HD Hyundai Infracore Co. Ltd.

    779,900        3,869,708  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    25,313        590,475  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    10,428        1,313,762  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    209,703        7,993,509  

Kia Corp.

    31,912        1,823,178  

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

    7,048        472,801  

Meritz Financial Group, Inc.

    71,638        2,666,196  

NCSoft Corp.

    19,306        3,335,437  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    30,777        2,433,404  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    153,718        7,651,295  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    22,879        4,374,978  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    349,941        30,389,611  
    

 

 

 
       88,996,442  
Spain — 0.4%             

Aena SME SA (b)

    8,693        1,261,360  

Banco Santander SA

    1,054,009        3,876,575  

Cellnex Telecom SA (b)

    2,027,108        59,589,056  

Endesa SA

    45,024        847,112  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    127,493        4,400,799  

Repsol SA

    90,133        1,319,741  
    

 

 

 
       71,294,643  
Sweden — 0.3%             

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    923,933        19,693,700  

Atlas Copco AB, A Shares

    248,173        3,213,597  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    91,334        1,504,702  

Evolution AB (b)

    37,241        3,318,374  

Hexagon AB, B Shares

    141,159        1,150,394  

Industrivarden AB, A Shares

    44,476        1,150,834  

Nibe Industrier AB, B Shares

    655,832        3,777,174  

SKF AB, B Shares

    458,307        7,430,284  

SSAB AB, B Shares

    64,539        374,198  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares

    114,651        513,605  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Telia Co. AB

    2,165,402     $ 4,590,534  

Volta Trucks, Series C, (Acquired 02/22/22,
Cost: $3,635,023) (d)(h)

    30,817        

Volvo Car AB, Class B (e)

    170,844       589,257  
   

 

 

 
      47,306,653  
Switzerland — 1.8%            

Alcon, Inc.

    703,316       50,340,637  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered Shares

    569       862,716  

Clariant AG, Registered Shares

    236,477       3,359,846  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    105,520       2,739,474  

Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered Shares

    5,023       938,607  

Geberit AG, Registered Shares

    1,506       701,214  

Holcim AG

    89,256       5,518,499  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    28,252       1,674,261  

Kuehne and Nagel International AG, Registered Shares

    27,047       7,293,592  

Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares

    28,951       10,138,754  

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

    1,222,498       131,832,627  

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

    226,706       21,224,115  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered Shares

    10,484       1,289,943  

STMicroelectronics NV

    107,802       4,109,422  

Swisscom AG, Registered Shares

    736       441,003  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    352,663       41,561,334  
   

 

 

 
          284,026,044  
Taiwan — 0.6%            

Acer, Inc.

    701,000       740,877  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

    381,000       1,333,873  

Asustek Computer, Inc.

    389,000       4,078,715  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    794,000       2,839,773  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    3,048,000       2,651,255  

Eva Airways Corp.

    5,510,000       4,672,556  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    483,000       1,131,390  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    696,000       2,167,003  

MediaTek, Inc.

    79,000       2,061,849  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    43,000       605,572  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

    1,592,000       9,399,654  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    323,000       954,551  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    3,764,000       61,475,553  

Wistron Corp.

    825,000       2,300,512  

Wiwynn Corp.

    21,000       995,046  
   

 

 

 
      97,408,179  
United Arab Emirates(d) — 0.0%            

Jawbone Health Hub, Inc., (Acquired 01/24/17, Cost: $0) (h)

    1,518,232       15  

NMC Health PLC (e)

    1,077,976       13  
   

 

 

 
      28  
United Kingdom — 2.3%            

AstraZeneca PLC

    426,919       53,451,799  

AstraZeneca PLC, ADR

    359,896       22,756,224  

Auto Trader Group PLC (b)

    753,500       5,699,661  

BAE Systems PLC

    4,971,021       66,842,152  

Barclays PLC

    1,570,376       2,520,525  

BP PLC

    726,231       4,434,376  

British American Tobacco PLC

    87,851       2,624,321  

Burberry Group PLC

    216,578       4,463,683  

CNH Industrial NV

    385,499       4,272,091  

Compass Group PLC

    1,373,523       34,628,379  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC (e)

    696,402       1,283,995  

Dowlais Group PLC

    471,875       574,500  

Ferguson PLC

    17,074       2,564,579  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Genius Sports Ltd. (e)

    635,957     $ 3,103,470  

GSK PLC

    177,484       3,163,965  

Kingfisher PLC

    497,779       1,271,086  

Legal & General Group PLC

    407,169       1,049,072  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    105,334       10,627,677  

NatWest Group PLC

    1,240,131       2,698,297  

Pearson PLC

    397,160       4,597,414  

Prudential PLC

    260,442       2,723,281  

RELX PLC

    1,061,764       37,084,963  

Rightmove PLC

    77,484       446,821  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    125,739       12,550,457  

Standard Chartered PLC

    110,893       850,253  

Tesco PLC

    478,306       1,569,589  

Teya Services Ltd., (Acquired 11/16/21,
Cost: $10,172,087) (d)(h)

    5,237       2,197,288  

Unilever PLC

    1,878,849       88,983,454  
   

 

 

 
          379,033,372  
United States — 37.2%            

3M Co.

    86,658       7,881,545  

Abbott Laboratories (j)

    752,495       71,148,402  

AbbVie, Inc. (j)

    29,002       4,094,502  

Adobe, Inc. (e)

    27,130       14,434,788  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (e)

    540,730       53,261,905  

AES Corp.

    280,747       4,183,130  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    193,994       54,791,665  

Albemarle Corp.

    196,423       24,902,508  

Allstate Corp.

    5,526       708,046  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (e)

    2,135,576       267,587,673  

Altria Group, Inc.

    60,722       2,439,203  

Amazon.com, Inc. (e)(j)

    1,690,268       224,957,768  

American Airlines Group, Inc. (e)

    117,526       1,310,415  

American International Group, Inc.

    32,225       1,975,715  

American Tower Corp.

    275,745       49,135,002  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    44,355       5,218,366  

Amgen, Inc.

    14,373       3,675,176  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    10,875       875,981  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    5,556       874,125  

ANSYS, Inc. (e)

    85,314       23,739,474  

Aon PLC, Class A

    4,421       1,367,857  

APA Corp.

    36,502       1,449,859  

Apple, Inc. (j)

    1,853,666       316,550,543  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    401,493       53,137,599  

Aptiv PLC (e)

    323,238       28,186,354  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    646,658       46,281,313  

Assurant, Inc.

    12,818       1,908,600  

Astra Space, Inc.

    49,905       39,864  

AT&T, Inc.

    343,145       5,284,433  

Atlassian Corp., Class A (e)

    20,733       3,745,209  

Autodesk, Inc. (e)

    67,228       13,286,270  

AutoZone, Inc. (e)

    730       1,808,305  

Ball Corp.

    23,107       1,112,602  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (e)

    25,682       8,766,037  

Boeing Co. (e)

    25,589       4,780,537  

BOK Financial Corp.

    5,727       375,233  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (e)

    8,530       23,794,947  

Boston Scientific Corp. (e)

    1,755,000       89,838,450  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    7,527       415,867  

Broadcom, Inc.

    4,640       3,903,957  

Bunge Ltd.

    441,508       46,791,018  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (e)

    155,073       37,194,259  

California Resources Corp.

    81,302       4,275,672  

Campbell Soup Co.

    23,357       943,856  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    32,647     $ 2,970,877  

Centene Corp. (e)

    185,699       12,809,517  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    540,314       43,106,251  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    12,401       1,014,774  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (e)

    82,839       33,367,549  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    42,655       7,098,645  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    14,795       1,273,554  

Chevron Corp.

    46,882       6,832,114  

Chubb Ltd.

    312,197       67,003,720  

Cigna Group

    7,720       2,387,024  

Cintas Corp.

    9,497       4,816,119  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    151,179       7,880,961  

Citigroup, Inc.

    192,497       7,601,707  

Clorox Co.

    60,506       7,121,556  

CME Group, Inc., Class A

    29,313       6,257,153  

Coca-Cola Co.

    186,004       10,507,366  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    72,923       5,477,976  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    887,276       36,635,626  

ConocoPhillips

    464,039       55,127,833  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    46,910       10,983,976  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    138,617       76,577,575  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

    18,004       495,110  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (e)(f)

    132,222           23,372,883  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

    20,542       1,655,685  

Crown PropTech Acquisitions (d)

    227,312       147,753  

Cummins, Inc.

    8,602       1,860,613  

Customers Bancorp, Inc. (e)

    5,002       201,130  

CVS Health Corp.

    61,712       4,258,745  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    102,042       10,653,185  

Datadog, Inc., Class A (e)

    358,002       29,166,423  

Davidson Kempner Merchant Co-investment Fund LP, (Acquired 04/01/21, Cost: $4,809,288) (h)(k)

    (l)      23,823,481  

Deere & Co.

    6,366       2,325,882  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

    91,033       6,091,018  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    548,815       17,150,469  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

    37,909       1,152,813  

Dexcom, Inc. (e)

    215,416       19,135,403  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (e)

    17,444       1,937,854  

Duke Energy Corp.

    29,798       2,648,744  

eBay, Inc.

    54,035       2,119,793  

Ecolab, Inc.

    12,860       2,157,136  

Edison International

    67,004       4,225,272  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (e)

    372,418       23,730,475  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    40,280       4,986,261  

Element Solutions, Inc.

    183,943       3,353,281  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    144,893       80,260,579  

Enterprise Products Partners LP

    171,445       4,464,428  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    80,050       10,106,312  

Epic Games, Inc., (Acquired 07/02/20, Cost: $23,484,725) (d)(h)

    40,843       25,956,952  

EQT Corp.

    162,499       6,886,708  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    26,969       239,215  

Equity Residential

    126,863       7,019,330  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    42,526       5,480,326  

Etsy, Inc. (e)

    26,435       1,646,901  

Eversource Energy

    132,767       7,141,537  

Expedia Group, Inc. (e)

    12,605       1,201,130  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    23,257       2,461,753  

F5, Inc. (e)

    270,092       40,943,246  

Fair Isaac Corp. (e)

    6,479       5,480,392  

Fanatics Holdings, Inc., (Acquired 12/15/21,
Cost: $40,652,984) (d)(h)

    599,248       38,987,075  

Fastenal Co.

    79,719       4,650,806  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

FedEx Corp.

    7,755     $ 1,861,976  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    205,622       10,098,096  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

    2,262       3,123,234  

First Solar, Inc. (e)

    2,783       396,438  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A (e)(f)

    147,227       12,131,505  

Ford Motor Co.

    565,382       5,512,475  

Formentera Partners Fund II LP (d)(k)

    (l)      5,980,616  

Fortinet, Inc. (e)

    530,322       30,318,509  

Fortive Corp.

    988,354       64,519,749  

FQT Private (d)

    2,439,185       3,170,941  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    235,267       5,361,735  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (j)

    1,211,707       40,931,462  

General Dynamics Corp.

    47,591       11,484,184  

General Mills, Inc.

    24,853       1,621,410  

General Motors Co.

    402,375       11,346,975  

Genuine Parts Co.

    2,040       262,874  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    128,018       10,054,534  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    32,868       9,979,053  

Grand Rounds, Inc., (Acquired 02/11/22,
Cost: $31,181,561) (d)(h)

    11,562,554       12,025,056  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    75,716       5,561,340  

Hawkeye 360(d)

    561,818       5,056,362  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    57,696       13,047,373  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

    332,282       5,166,985  

Hershey Co.

    4,106       769,259  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    139,737       21,174,348  

Home Depot, Inc.

    23,726       6,754,555  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    23,061       750,636  

Humana, Inc.

    224,657           117,650,624  

iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A (e)

    10,778       25,328  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    8,489       1,902,555  

Incyte Corp. (e)

    13,868       747,901  

Informatica, Inc., Class A (e)(f)

    332,850       6,384,063  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    644,801       39,126,525  

Insulet Corp. (e)

    43,819       5,809,085  

International Paper Co.

    232,708       7,849,241  

Intuit, Inc.

    48,161       23,837,287  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (e)

    168,013       44,056,369  

Invesco Ltd.

    515,755       6,689,342  

Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust

    104,269       840,408  

Invesco Municipal Trust

    103,480       841,292  

Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust

    102,702       838,048  

Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals

    105,128       875,716  

Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust

    87,571       875,710  

J M Smucker Co.

    8,470       964,225  

Johnson & Johnson

    321,347       47,668,614  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    31,977       1,567,513  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    713,702       99,247,400  

Kellanova

    40,548       2,046,458  

Kenvue, Inc.

    1,157,743       21,534,020  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (e)

    78,827       9,620,835  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    34,440       4,120,402  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    122,139       1,978,652  

KLA Corp.

    57,529       27,021,371  

Lam Research Corp.

    14,874       8,749,184  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    251,179       11,920,955  

Latch, Inc.

    520,854       479,186  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    127,191       13,568,736  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Live, Class A

    114,241       3,568,889  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Live, Class C (e)

    110,372       3,517,556  

Linde PLC

    23,145       8,845,093  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A (e)

    348,561       2,739,689  

LKQ Corp.

    450,859       19,801,727  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    140,074     $ 63,683,243  

Lookout, Inc., (Acquired 03/04/15, Cost: $2,002,652) (d)(h)

    175,316       375,176  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    381,183       85,583,207  

M/I Homes, Inc. (e)

    49,830       4,089,548  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    104,291       2,848,187  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    45,556       6,890,345  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    22,318       4,770,473  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    726,131       137,710,744  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    104,382       4,928,918  

Masco Corp.

    234,226       12,200,832  

Masimo Corp. (e)

    37,246       3,021,768  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    344,734           129,740,641  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    83,133       5,312,199  

McDonald’s Corp.

    176,514       46,276,675  

McKesson Corp.

    9,834       4,478,010  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    791,114       81,247,408  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A (e)

    91,002       27,416,173  

MetLife, Inc.

    84,005       5,041,140  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (e)

    11,681       11,508,121  

MGM Resorts International

    506,554       17,688,866  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    33,900       2,416,731  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    527,962       35,304,819  

Microsoft Corp. (j)

    1,412,150       477,462,036  

Mirion Technologies, Inc., Class A

    2,672,710       18,521,880  

Mirion Technologies, Inc., Class A (e)

    223,121       1,546,229  

Moderna, Inc. (e)

    25,887       1,966,377  

Moody’s Corp.

    23,159       7,132,972  

Morgan Stanley

    28,806       2,040,041  

Mr. Cooper Group, Inc. (e)

    106,908       6,043,509  

MSCI, Inc.

    10,910       5,144,611  

Mythic AI, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 01/26/21,
Cost: $6,129,221) (d)(h)

    8,922        

Nasdaq, Inc.

    224,028       11,111,789  

Netflix, Inc. (e)

    25,075       10,323,127  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

    118,280       1,121,294  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    920,567       53,669,056  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    115,947       11,915,873  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    194,788       91,828,907  

Nucor Corp.

    26,916       3,977,916  

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc.

    162,024       1,294,572  

NVIDIA Corp. (j)

    262,998       107,250,584  

NVR, Inc. (e)

    195       1,055,461  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    35,951       2,693,089  

Opendoor Technologies, Inc. (e)

    744,088       1,413,767  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (e)

    1,156       1,075,589  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    112,294       8,670,220  

PACCAR, Inc.

    56,706       4,679,946  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (e)

    115,609       28,095,299  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    134,442       1,550,116  

Paycom Software, Inc.

    31,161       7,633,510  

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A (e)

    511,875       2,436,525  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    107,835       17,607,299  

Pfizer, Inc.

    1,026,207       31,360,886  

Phillips 66

    33,954       3,873,133  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    22,190       5,303,410  

Playstudios, Inc., Class A

    831,348       2,352,715  

Progressive Corp.

    327,014       51,697,643  

Proof Acquisition Corp. (d)

    108,512       422,112  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (e)

    3,828       2,985,419  

ResMed, Inc.

    7,964       1,124,676  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Roche Holding AG

    119,925     $ 30,905,819  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    171,943       45,188,340  

Rollins, Inc.

    319,974       12,034,222  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (e)

    83,574       7,081,225  

RTX Corp.

    82,220       6,691,886  

RXO, Inc. (e)

    51,978       910,135  

S&P Global, Inc.

    64,243       22,440,722  

Salesforce, Inc. (e)

    320,432       64,352,359  

Sarcos Technology & Robotics Corp.

    635,290       326,879  

Schlumberger NV

    177,457       9,877,257  

Sempra

    1,337,907       93,693,627  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    37,659       3,266,542  

Snorkel AI, Inc., (Acquired 06/30/21, Cost: $1,060,929) (d)(h)

    70,636       653,383  

Sonder Holdings, Inc., Class A

    41,535       313,174  

Space Exploration Technologies Crop(d)(h)

    208,115       16,857,315  

Starbucks Corp.

    370,183       34,145,680  

Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.

    963,151       12,540,226  

Symbotic Corp., Class A

    9,365       318,691  

Synchrony Financial

    130,790       3,668,660  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    33,205       3,005,053  

Tapestry, Inc.

    214,483       5,911,151  

Teleflex, Inc.

    7,775       1,436,431  

Tesla, Inc. (e)

    371,042       74,520,075  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    1,427       202,648  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    154,450       68,694,726  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    542,955       47,818,047  

TransDigm Group, Inc. (e)

    14,130       11,700,912  

Transocean Ltd. (e)

    1,140,594       7,550,732  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    30,656       5,133,041  

U.S. Steel Corp.

    142,064       4,814,549  

Uber Technologies, Inc. (e)

    104,603       4,527,218  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (e)

    625,905       21,912,934  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    254,708       35,977,505  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    268,402           143,745,375  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    22,900       2,882,881  

Ursa Major Technologies, Inc., Series D, (Acquired 10/14/22, Cost: $1,326,169) (d)(h)

    200,098       662,324  

Valero Energy Corp.

    377,290       47,915,830  

Veralto Corp. (e)

    199,325       13,753,425  

VeriSign, Inc. (e)

    94,072       18,782,416  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    83,851       19,064,363  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    213,202       7,489,786  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (e)

    1,343       486,314  

Viatris, Inc.

    237,610       2,114,729  

VICI Properties, Inc.

    180,656       5,040,302  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    166,639       39,176,829  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    173,200       34,032,068  

Walmart, Inc.

    489,694       80,020,897  

Walt Disney Co. (e)

    680,651       55,534,315  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    51,293       4,174,737  

Williams Cos., Inc.

    55,881       1,922,306  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    35,059       8,270,068  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    28,143       2,470,393  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    86,765       5,142,562  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    11,608       1,402,943  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security        

    

Shares

    Value  

 

 
United States (continued)                  

Zoetis, Inc., Class A

      126,324     $ 19,832,868  

Zscaler, Inc. (e)

      97,772       15,515,439  
     

 

 

 
        6,063,452,827  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 58.8%
(Cost: $7,805,068,992)

            9,578,745,822  
     

 

 

 
         

Par

(000)

       

 

 

Corporate Bonds

     
Australia — 0.5%                  

Mineral Resources Ltd., 9.25%, 10/01/28

    USD       2,186       2,186,000  

Oceana A Note(d)

     

12.00%, 08/31/25

    AUD       6,515       4,117,498  

12.50%, 08/31/26

      9,773       6,164,785  

12.50%, 08/31/27

      16,288       10,254,799  

Quintis Australia Pty. Ltd.(b)(d)(g)(m)

     

(12.00% PIK), 12.00%, 10/01/28

    USD       82,685       8  

(7.50% Cash or 8.00% PIK), 7.50%, 10/01/26

      92,389       63,148,009  
     

 

 

 
        85,871,099  
Austria — 0.0%                  

Benteler International AG, 9.38%, 05/15/28

    EUR       1,804       1,923,129  

Suzano Austria GmbH, 3.13%, 01/15/32

    USD       1,692       1,271,644  
     

 

 

 
        3,194,773  
Bahamas — 0.0%                  

Intercorp Peru Ltd., 3.88%, 08/15/29(b)

      793       640,823  
     

 

 

 
Belgium(c) — 0.0%                  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, 4.00%, 09/24/25

    GBP       1,100       1,304,997  

KBC Group NV, (1-year UK Government Bond + 0.92%), 1.25%, 09/21/27(a)

      1,100       1,167,231  
     

 

 

 
        2,472,228  
Bermuda — 0.0%                  

Star Energy Geothermal Darajat II/Star Energy Geothermal Salak, 4.85%, 10/14/38(c)

    USD       1,360       1,122,680  
     

 

 

 
Brazil — 0.0%                  

Azul Secured Finance LLP, 11.93%, 08/28/28

      2,007       1,941,371  

Banco Votorantim SA, 4.50%, 09/24/24(c)

      1,005       982,006  

Braskem Netherlands Finance BV, (5-year CMT + 8.22%), 8.50%, 01/23/81(a)(b)

      829       805,125  

Minerva Luxembourg SA, 8.88%, 09/13/33

      1,408       1,379,065  
     

 

 

 
        5,107,567  
British Virgin Islands(c) — 0.0%                  

HKT Capital No. 6 Ltd., 3.00%, 01/18/32

      900       710,046  

New Metro Global Ltd., 4.50%, 05/02/26

      543       79,734  
     

 

 

 
        789,780  
Canada — 0.4%                  

Bausch & Lomb Escrow Corp., 8.38%, 10/01/28(b)

      801       795,593  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.(b)

     

7.50%, 04/01/25

      3,786       3,530,824  

6.88%, 03/01/26

      2,480       2,175,580  

6.88%, 10/15/27

      5,094       4,291,695  

8.63%, 06/01/31

      600       505,500  

Garda World Security Corp., 7.75%, 02/15/28(b)

      798       767,421  

HR Ottawa LP, 11.00%, 03/31/31(b)

      49,069       47,187,552  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Canada (continued)                  

Rogers Communications, Inc.

     

2.95%, 03/15/25

    USD       7,694     $ 7,359,312  

3.80%, 03/15/32

      2,034       1,649,476  

Toronto-Dominion Bank, 2.88%, 04/05/27(c)

    GBP       1,100       1,215,090  
     

 

 

 
        69,478,043  
Cayman Islands — 0.2%                  

CK Hutchison International 23 Ltd.(c)

     

4.75%, 04/21/28

    USD       480       461,400  

4.88%, 04/21/33

      405       369,222  

Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd., 9.88%, 10/19/23(c)(e)(n)

      481       14,430  

IHS Holding Ltd., 6.25%, 11/29/28(b)

      1,030       754,424  

Liberty Costa Rica Senior Secured Finance, 10.88%, 01/15/31(b)

      837       811,848  

MAF Global Securities Ltd., (5-year CMT + 3.54%), 6.38%(a)(c)(o)

      829       788,586  

Meituan, 3.05%, 10/28/30(c)

      1,000       762,180  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.(c)

     

4.88%, 06/06/25

      300       281,910  

5.38%, 12/04/29

      1,234       977,007  

MGM China Holdings Ltd.(c)

     

5.38%, 05/15/24

      400       393,530  

4.75%, 02/01/27

      200       174,985  

Sands China Ltd.

     

5.38%, 08/08/25

      400       385,396  

4.30%, 01/08/26

      511       473,334  

5.65%, 08/08/28

      1,114       1,027,387  

4.88%, 06/18/30

      800       668,600  

Seagate HDD Cayman(b)

     

8.25%, 12/15/29

      5,187       5,271,169  

8.50%, 07/15/31

      3,134       3,189,042  

9.63%, 12/01/32

      5,055       5,388,711  

Shelf Drilling North Sea Holdings Ltd., 10.25%, 10/31/25(b)

      4,265       4,265,000  

Transocean Titan Financing Ltd., 8.38%, 02/01/28(b)

      1,405       1,410,690  

Transocean, Inc., 8.75%, 02/15/30(b)

      1,432       1,427,427  

Vantage Drilling International, 9.50%, 02/15/28(b)

      4,464       4,370,296  

Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.63%, 08/26/28(c)

      1,347       1,122,051  
     

 

 

 
            34,788,625  
Chile — 0.0%                  

Banco del Estado de Chile, 2.70%, 01/09/25(c)

      282       268,949  

Empresa Nacional del Petroleo

     

3.75%, 08/05/26(c)

      1,161       1,072,021  

6.15%, 05/10/33(b)

      920       852,932  

Engie Energia Chile SA, 3.40%, 01/28/30(c)

      1,152       920,079  

Kenbourne Invest SA, 6.88%, 11/26/24(b)

      976       732,000  
     

 

 

 
        3,845,981  
China — 0.0%                  

Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd.(e)(n)

     

11.75%, 04/17/22(c)

      2,110       63,300  

7.95%, 07/05/22

      510       17,732  

10.88%, 01/09/23

      3,132       93,960  

9.25%, 07/28/23(c)

      902       27,060  

Fortune Star BVI Ltd.(c)

     

6.85%, 07/02/24

      732       659,298  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
China (continued)                  

Fortune Star BVI Ltd.(c) (continued) 5.00%, 05/18/26

    USD       579     $ 379,245  

RKPF Overseas Ltd., Series 2019-A, 6.00%, 09/04/25(c)

      877       383,451  
     

 

 

 
        1,624,046  
Colombia — 0.1%                  

Ecopetrol SA

     

4.13%, 01/16/25

      2,269       2,184,593  

8.88%, 01/13/33

      1,785       1,706,460  

Millicom International Cellular SA, 5.13%, 01/15/28(c)

      1,493       1,280,333  

SURAAsset Management SA, 4.88%, 04/17/24(c)

      2,153       2,121,976  
     

 

 

 
        7,293,362  
Dominican Republic — 0.0%                  

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

      1,244       1,192,026  
     

 

 

 
France — 0.3%                  

Altice France SA(c)

     

2.50%, 01/15/25

    EUR       852       838,396  

2.13%, 02/15/25

      1,387       1,358,984  

BNP Paribas SA(c)

     

3.38%, 01/23/26

    GBP       1,100       1,263,256  

1.88%, 12/14/27

      1,100       1,136,418  

(3-mo. EURIBOR + 1.80%), 2.13%, 01/23/27(a)

    EUR       3,500       3,512,858  

Forvia SE, 2.75%, 02/15/27(c)

      12,215       11,729,161  

Iliad Holding SASU, 5.13%, 10/15/26(c)

      7,946       8,143,244  

Sabena Technics Sas, (Acquired 10/28/22, Cost: $8,152,860), 8.96%, 09/30/29(d)(h)

      8,303       8,785,407  

Societe Generale SA, 1.88%, 10/03/24(c)

    GBP       1,100       1,287,004  

TotalEnergies Capital International SA, 1.66%, 07/22/26(c)

      1,100       1,220,221  
     

 

 

 
            39,274,949  
Germany — 0.5%                  

Adler Pelzer Holding GmbH, 9.50%, 04/01/27(b)

    EUR       16,806       16,461,732  

APCOA Parking Holdings GmbH,
(3-mo. EURIBOR + 5.00%), 8.97%, 01/15/27(a)(b)

      9,529       9,931,398  

Douglas GmbH

     

6.00%, 04/08/26(b)

      8,152       8,204,409  

6.00%, 04/08/26(c)

      4,376       4,404,133  

Kirk Beauty SUN GmbH, (8.25% Cash or 9.00% PIK), 8.25%, 10/01/26(c)(m)

      8,072       7,857,644  

Project Champion, 13.63%, 03/31/31(d)

      10,150       10,190,142  

TK Elevator Midco GmbH, 4.38%, 07/15/27(c)

      12,215       11,696,849  

Volkswagen Financial Services AG, 0.88%, 01/31/28(c)

      3,928       3,585,112  
     

 

 

 
        72,331,419  
Hong Kong(c) — 0.0%                  

AIA Group Ltd.

     

4.95%, 04/04/33

    USD       500       458,766  

(5-year CMT + 1.76%), 2.70%(a)(o)

      1,000       868,090  

Bank of East Asia Ltd., (5-year CMT + 4.26%), 5.88%(a)(o)

      471       402,898  

Yanlord Land HK Co. Ltd., 5.13%, 05/20/26

      464       230,645  
     

 

 

 
        1,960,399  
India — 0.0%                  

Indian Railway Finance Corp. Ltd., 3.25%, 02/13/30(c)

      660       552,532  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd., 4.50%, 06/18/29(c)

      500       452,620  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
India (continued)                  

REC Ltd.(c)

     

2.75%, 01/13/27

    USD       500     $ 447,615  

5.63%, 04/11/28

      300       290,565  

REI Agro Ltd.(e)(n)

     

5.50%, 11/13/14

      44,430       222,150  

5.50%, 11/13/14(d)

      8,271       1  

ReNew Power Pvt Ltd., 5.88%, 03/05/27(c)

      347       315,492  

Shriram Finance Ltd., 4.40%, 03/13/24(c)

      703       691,387  
     

 

 

 
        2,972,362  
Indonesia(c) — 0.0%                  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT, 3.75%, 03/30/26

      722       663,337  

Freeport Indonesia PT, 4.76%, 04/14/27

      2,217       2,100,208  

Pakuwon Jati Tbk PT, 4.88%, 04/29/28

      225       197,827  

Pertamina Geothermal Energy PT, 5.15%, 04/27/28

      510       492,701  

Pertamina Persero PT, 3.65%, 07/30/29

      2,307       2,043,102  

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

      392       372,194  

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

      666       542,877  
     

 

 

 
        6,412,246  
Ireland(c) — 0.1%                  

Dell Bank International DAC, 0.50%, 10/27/26

    EUR       1,880       1,787,270  

Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes III DAC, 4.88%, 07/15/28

    GBP       5,479       5,568,004  
     

 

 

 
        7,355,274  
Isle of Man — 0.0%                  

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC, 3.75%, 10/01/30

    USD       1,869       1,464,829  

Gohl Capital Ltd., 4.25%, 01/24/27(c)

      1,362       1,244,936  
     

 

 

 
        2,709,765  
Israel — 0.0%                  

Energean Israel Finance Ltd., 8.50%, 09/30/33

      1,075       936,458  

Leviathan Bond Ltd., 6.75%, 06/30/30(b)(c)

      414       339,778  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV, 3.75%, 05/09/27

    EUR       3,952       3,798,911  
     

 

 

 
        5,075,147  
Italy — 0.5%                  

Azzurra Aeroporti SpA, 2.13%, 05/30/24(c)

      16,182           16,786,447  

Castor SpA(b)

     

6.00%, 02/15/29

      2,764       2,431,387  

(3-mo. EURIBOR + 5.25%), 9.10%, 02/15/29(a)

      8,819       8,724,846  

Forno d’Asolo SpA, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 5.50%), 9.47%, 04/30/27(a)(b)

      21,390       20,369,489  

Marcolin SpA, 6.13%, 11/15/26(b)

      8,189       8,112,403  

Shiba Bidco SpA, 4.50%, 10/31/28(b)

      9,744       9,235,298  

Taurus Law130 Securities Srl, (Acquired 07/14/23, Cost: $11,050,097), 7.04%, 08/15/27(d)(h)

      10,181       10,404,225  
     

 

 

 
        76,064,095  
Japan — 0.1%                  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 8.20%, 12/31/79

    USD       525       533,223  

Nippon Life Insurance Co., 6.25%, 09/13/53

      500       480,934  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., 2.65%, 03/17/26(c)

    EUR       2,157       2,174,953  

Rakuten Group, Inc., 10.25%, 11/30/24(b)

    USD       1,960       1,979,626  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Japan (continued)                  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 5.72%, 09/14/28

    USD       500     $ 489,321  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 2.25%, 11/21/26(c)

    EUR       3,388       3,411,086  
     

 

 

 
        9,069,143  
Jersey — 0.0%                  

Aptiv PLC/Aptiv Corp., 3.25%, 03/01/32

    USD       2,034       1,630,105  
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.2%                  

Becton Dickinson Euro Finance SARL, 3.55%, 09/13/29

    EUR       5,830       5,993,076  

Herens Midco SARL, 5.25%, 05/15/29(b)

      12,016       7,132,120  

Kenbourne Invest SA, 4.70%, 01/22/28(c)

    USD       570       307,800  

Matterhorn Telecom SA, 3.13%, 09/15/26(c)

    EUR           9,823       9,692,143  

MC Brazil Downstream Trading SARL

     

7.25%, 06/30/31(c)

    USD       1,635       1,163,230  

7.25%, 06/30/31(b)

      801       569,928  

MHP Lux SA(c)

     

6.95%, 04/03/26

      876       643,501  

6.25%, 09/19/29

      677       422,076  

Sani/Ikos Financial Holdings 1 SARL, 5.63%, 12/15/26(b)

    EUR       8,042       7,795,657  
     

 

 

 
            33,719,531  
Macau(c) — 0.0%                  

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

    USD       796       740,853  

Studio City Co. Ltd., 7.00%, 02/15/27

      1,200       1,116,000  

Studio City Finance Ltd.

     

6.00%, 07/15/25

      500       467,813  

5.00%, 01/15/29

      1,334       951,709  

Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.50%, 01/15/26

      300       276,456  
     

 

 

 
        3,552,831  
Malaysia(c) — 0.0%                  

CIMB Bank Bhd, 2.13%, 07/20/27

      700       614,306  

Dua Capital Ltd., 2.78%, 05/11/31

      1,000       802,500  

Khazanah Capital Ltd., 4.88%, 06/01/33

      1,240       1,135,158  

Khazanah Global Sukuk Bhd, 4.69%, 06/01/28

      1,250       1,198,825  

TNB Global Ventures Capital Bhd, 4.85%, 11/01/28

      1,000       957,945  
     

 

 

 
        4,708,734  
Mauritius — 0.0%                  

CA Magnum Holdings, 5.38%, 10/31/26(c)

      475       413,658  

Diamond II Ltd., 7.95%, 07/28/26(b)

      800       778,728  

Greenko Wind Projects Mauritius Ltd., 5.50%, 04/06/25(c)

      300       284,343  

HTA Group Ltd., 7.00%, 12/18/25(b)

      459       442,095  

India Green Energy Holdings, 5.38%, 04/29/24(b)

      829       815,529  

India Green Power Holdings, 4.00%, 02/22/27(c)

      600       513,594  

Network i2i Ltd., (5-year CMT + 3.39%), 3.98%(a)(c)(o)

      1,000       900,750  
     

 

 

 
        4,148,697  
Mexico — 0.1%                  

Braskem Idesa SAPI, 6.99%, 02/20/32(b)

      1,753       1,022,788  

Comision Federal de Electricidad, 4.88%, 01/15/24

      2,190       2,173,816  

Petroleos Mexicanos

     

3.75%, 02/21/24(c)

    EUR       436       455,321  

4.25%, 01/15/25

    USD       1,007       959,167  

6.50%, 03/13/27

      419       368,014  

8.75%, 06/02/29

      2,221       1,952,037  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Mexico (continued)

     

Petroleos Mexicanos (continued)

     

5.95%, 01/28/31

    USD       2,489     $ 1,762,212  

6.70%, 02/16/32

      1,432       1,045,360  

Trust Fibra Uno, 4.87%, 01/15/30(c)

      1,515       1,257,450  
     

 

 

 
        10,996,165  
Morocco — 0.0%                  

OCP SA, 3.75%, 06/23/31(c)

      712       557,446  
     

 

 

 
MultiNational — 0.2%                  

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC, 2.00%, 09/01/28(c)

    EUR       12,215       10,617,663  

Connect Finco SARL/Connect U.S. Finco LLC, 6.75%, 10/01/26(b)

    USD           14,621       13,634,611  

GEMS MENASA Cayman Ltd./GEMS Education Delaware LLC, 7.13%, 07/31/26(b)

      1,490       1,426,675  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc.

     

4.40%, 06/01/27

      4,641       4,369,966  

5.00%, 01/15/33

      3,728       3,314,723  

Promigas SA ESP/Gases del Pacifico SAC, 3.75%, 10/16/29(b)

      902       726,110  
     

 

 

 
            34,089,748  
Netherlands — 0.3%                  

Braskem Netherlands Finance BV(b)

     

8.50%, 01/12/31

      1,408       1,318,170  

7.25%, 02/13/33

      1,806       1,559,933  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, (1-year UK Government Bond + 1.05%), 1.88%, 07/12/28(a)(c)

    GBP       1,100       1,160,016  

Embraer Netherlands Finance BV, 7.00%, 07/28/30(b)

    USD       1,540       1,498,035  

Greenko Dutch BV, 3.85%, 03/29/26(c)

      462       411,336  

GTCR W-2 Merger Sub LLC/GTCR W Dutch Finance Sub BV, 8.50%, 01/15/31(b)

    GBP       7,710       9,394,542  

ING Groep NV, 3.00%, 02/18/26(c)

      1,100       1,252,066  

MEGlobal BV

     

4.25%, 11/03/26(c)

    USD       1,097       1,032,760  

2.63%, 04/28/28(b)

      1,188       1,013,091  

2.63%, 04/28/28(c)

      1,053       897,967  

Mercedes-Benz International Finance BV, 1.38%, 06/26/26(c)

    EUR       3,530       3,524,509  

Metinvest BV, 7.65%, 10/01/27(c)

    USD       829       524,376  

Minejesa Capital BV, 4.63%, 08/10/30(c)

      1,000       890,140  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc., 3.40%, 05/01/30

      2,034       1,700,892  

Sigma Holdco BV, 5.75%, 05/15/26(c)

    EUR       7,473       6,508,086  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV

     

1.88%, 03/31/27(c)

      2,046       1,855,101  

7.38%, 09/15/29

      6,883       7,346,266  

7.88%, 09/15/31

      3,592       3,893,813  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 8.13%, 09/15/31

    USD       870       857,437  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV, 5.50%, 08/15/26(b)

      2,265       2,053,186  

Volkswagen Financial Services NV(c)

     

1.88%, 12/03/24

    GBP       600       695,255  

4.25%, 10/09/25

      500       585,781  
     

 

 

 
        49,972,758  
 

 

 

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

  21


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oman — 0.0%                  

EDO Sukuk Ltd., 5.88%, 09/21/33

    USD       2,558     $ 2,453,761  
     

 

 

 
Panama — 0.0%                  

Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA, 5.13%, 08/11/61(b)

      829       553,590  
     

 

 

 
Peru — 0.0%                  

Inkia Energy Ltd., 5.88%, 11/09/27(c)

      576       539,274  
     

 

 

 
Republic of Korea — 0.1%                  

GS Caltex Corp., 5.38%, 08/07/28

          2,110       2,036,087  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd., (5-year CMT + 1.85%), 3.38%, 02/04/32(a)(c)

      600       531,930  

Kookmin Bank, (5-year CMT + 2.64%), 4.35%(a)(c)(o)

      400       388,476  

Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd., 6.88%, 11/06/26(i)

      800       799,423  

LG Chem Ltd., 2.38%, 07/07/31(c)

      1,100       842,462  

POSCO(b)

     

5.63%, 01/17/26

      593       589,080  

5.75%, 01/17/28

      641       630,641  

5.88%, 01/17/33

      200       193,694  

SK Broadband Co. Ltd., 4.88%, 06/28/28

      430       412,925  

SK Hynix, Inc.

     

6.25%, 01/17/26(c)

      400       398,568  

6.38%, 01/17/28(b)

      2,360       2,333,332  

6.38%, 01/17/28(c)

      200       197,740  

2.38%, 01/19/31(c)

      1,000       736,250  

6.50%, 01/17/33(c)

      250       237,875  
     

 

 

 
            10,328,483  
Singapore — 0.1%                  

BOC Aviation Ltd., 3.50%, 09/18/27(c)

      1,000       914,300  

Continuum Energy Aura Pte Ltd., 9.50%, 02/24/27(b)

      949       935,259  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd., (5-year CMT + 1.92%), 3.30%(a)(c)(o)

      1,000       949,180  

LLPL Capital Pte Ltd., 6.88%, 02/04/39(c)

      1,183       1,029,890  

Medco Laurel Tree Pte Ltd., 6.95%, 11/12/28(c)

      200       185,240  

Medco Maple Tree Pte Ltd., 8.96%, 04/27/29(b)

      550       540,375  

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., 4.75%, 05/19/33

      2,320       2,132,086  

Puma International Financing SA

     

5.13%, 10/06/24(b)

      256       245,760  

5.00%, 01/24/26(c)

      2,093       1,871,623  

TML Holdings Pte Ltd., 4.35%, 06/09/26(c)

      239       215,922  
     

 

 

 
        9,019,635  
South Africa — 0.0%                  

Sasol Financing USA LLC, 6.50%, 09/27/28

      1,609       1,413,507  
     

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.0%                  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd., (5-year CMT + 2.06%), 2.88%(a)(c)(o)

      1,000       871,230  
     

 

 

 
Spain(c) — 0.1%                  

Banco Santander SA, (1-year UK Government Bond + 1.80%), 3.13%, 10/06/26(a)

    GBP       4,000       4,555,675  

Telefonica Emisiones SA, 5.38%, 02/02/26

      2,200       2,650,805  
     

 

 

 
        7,206,480  
Sweden — 0.1%                  

Swedbank AB, (1-year UK Government Bond + 1.00%), 1.38%, 12/08/27(a)(c)

      1,100       1,156,720  

Verisure Holding AB 3.88%, 07/15/26(c)

    EUR       2,087       2,087,358  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Sweden (continued)

     

Verisure Holding AB (continued)

     

3.25%, 02/15/27(c)

    EUR       3,810     $ 3,638,304  

9.25%, 10/15/27(b)

      4,248       4,773,578  

7.13%, 02/01/28(b)

      2,088       2,223,122  

Verisure Midholding AB, 5.25%, 02/15/29(c)

      5,294       4,824,621  
     

 

 

 
            18,703,703  
Switzerland — 0.1%                  

Credit Suisse AG

     

3.63%, 09/09/24

    USD           3,434       3,346,845  

7.95%, 01/09/25

      3,544       3,594,547  

2.95%, 04/09/25

      3,890       3,693,631  

5.00%, 07/09/27

      3,861       3,684,237  

UBS Group AG, (1-year EUR Swap + 0.77%), 0.65%, 01/14/28(a)(c)

    EUR       7,200       6,661,187  
     

 

 

 
        20,980,447  
Thailand — 0.1%                  

Bangkok Bank PCL

     

5.30%, 09/21/28

    USD       1,900       1,840,644  

5.50%, 09/21/33

      2,900       2,706,396  

(5-year CMT + 1.90%),
3.73%, 09/25/34(a)(c)

      832       674,710  

(5-year CMT + 4.73%), 5.00%

      612       570,672  

Kasikornbank PCL, (5-year CMT + 1.70%), 3.34%, 10/02/31(a)(c)

      369       325,388  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, (5-year CMT + 3.53%), 4.40%(a)(c)(o)

      396       351,288  

Minor International PCL, (5-year CMT + 7.92%), 2.70%(a)(c)(o)

      1,000       902,130  

Muang Thai Life Assurance PCL, (10-year CMT + 2.40%), 3.55%, 01/27/37(a)(c)

      251       221,586  
     

 

 

 
        7,592,814  
Turkey — 0.0%                  

Bio City Development Co. B.V, 8.00%, 07/06/24(b)(d)(e)(g)(n)

      140,850       5,986,125  
     

 

 

 
Ukraine — 0.0%                  

VF Ukraine PAT via VFU Funding PLC, 6.20%, 02/11/25(c)

      1,373       1,018,917  
     

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 0.1%                  

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC, 4.70%, 04/24/33(b)

      433       397,278  

DP World Salaam, (5-year CMT + 5.75%), 6.00%(a)(c)(o)

      1,659       1,619,615  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, (5-year CMT + 1.70%), 6.32%, 04/04/34(a)(c)

      600       586,500  

MDGH GMTN RSC Ltd., 4.38%, 11/22/33(b)

      1,271       1,124,835  

Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., 9.63%, 04/15/29

      11,304       10,738,800  
     

 

 

 
        14,467,028  
United Kingdom — 1.0%                  

Barclays PLC(c)

     

3.00%, 05/08/26

    GBP       1,100       1,232,091  

3.25%, 02/12/27

      1,100       1,207,167  

BCP V Modular Services Finance II PLC

     

4.75%, 11/30/28(c)

    EUR       7,944       6,955,591  

6.13%, 11/30/28(b)

    GBP       12,036       11,757,154  

BCP V Modular Services Finance PLC, 6.75%, 11/30/29(b)

    EUR       16,262       11,958,745  

Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC, 3.25%, 02/16/26(c)

    GBP       12,124       12,760,438  

Bellis Finco PLC, 4.00%, 02/16/27(c)

      4,074       3,663,595  

BG Energy Capital PLC, 5.13%, 12/01/25(c)

      2,009       2,429,194  

Boparan Finance PLC, 7.63%, 11/30/25(c)

      7,310       6,811,191  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
United Kingdom (continued)                  

BP Capital Markets PLC, 2.52%, 04/07/28(c)

    EUR       4,421     $ 4,405,320  

Deuce Finco PLC, 5.50%, 06/15/27(b)

    GBP       16,215           17,047,862  

HSBC Holdings PLC(a)

     

(3-mo. EURIBOR + 1.45%), 3.02%, 06/15/27(c)

    EUR       3,420       3,474,288  

(3-mo. LIBOR GBP + 1.31%), 1.75%, 07/24/27

    GBP       1,300       1,399,474  

INEOS Finance PLC

     

3.38%, 03/31/26(c)

    EUR           4,040       4,028,928  

6.63%, 05/15/28(b)

      3,871       4,024,228  

6.75%, 05/15/28(b)

    USD       4,106       3,833,917  

Informa PLC, 3.13%, 07/05/26(c)

    GBP       1,100       1,240,677  

Inspired Entertainment Financing PLC, 7.88%, 06/01/26(b)

      7,442       8,593,105  

Kane Bidco Ltd.(b)

     

5.00%, 02/15/27

    EUR       4,662       4,605,410  

6.50%, 02/15/27

    GBP       8,008       8,734,835  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 2.25%, 10/16/24(c)

      2,200       2,579,704  

Market Bidco Finco PLC, 5.50%, 11/04/27(c)

      4,074       4,060,427  

Marks & Spencer PLC, 3.75%, 05/19/26(c)

      7,361       8,403,665  

National Grid PLC, 0.16%, 01/20/28(c)

    EUR       4,956       4,443,216  

NatWest Group PLC(a)(c)

     

(1-year GBP Swap + 1.49%), 2.88%, 09/19/26

    GBP       1,100       1,249,595  

(1-year GBP Swap + 2.01%), 3.13%, 03/28/27

      1,100       1,233,990  

Santander U.K. Group Holdings PLC, 3.63%, 01/14/26(c)

      1,100       1,258,459  

Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC

     

8.95%, 03/11/25(b)

    USD       1,477       1,076,305  

8.95%, 03/11/25(c)

      1,284       935,664  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC(c)

     

5.00%, 04/15/27

    GBP       12,215       13,755,094  

4.25%, 01/15/30

      4,880       4,774,771  
     

 

 

 
        163,934,100  
United States — 5.5%                  

AbbVie, Inc.

     

1.38%, 05/17/24

    EUR       3,419       3,564,393  

2.60%, 11/21/24

    USD       11,367       10,983,480  

Affinity Interactive, 6.88%, 12/15/27(b)

      1,580       1,287,836  

Alexander Funding Trust II, 7.47%, 07/31/28(b)

      1,391       1,381,003  

Allegiant Travel Co.(b)

     

8.50%, 02/05/24

      19,212       19,212,000  

7.25%, 08/15/27

      2,340       2,117,700  

American Tower Corp.

     

0.45%, 01/15/27

    EUR       8,700       8,117,360  

5.25%, 07/15/28

    USD       8,249       7,868,873  

Amgen, Inc.

     

5.50%, 12/07/26(c)

    GBP       1,100       1,337,419  

5.15%, 03/02/28

    USD       12,398       12,100,210  

2.30%, 02/25/31

      2,063       1,612,844  

2.00%, 01/15/32

      2,034       1,505,057  

3.35%, 02/22/32

      6,162       5,074,727  

Amkor Technology, Inc., 6.63%, 09/15/27(b)

      1,730       1,683,830  

Arsenal AIC Parent LLC, 8.00%, 10/01/30(b)

      387       382,163  

AT&T, Inc.

     

2.90%, 12/04/26

    GBP       2,195       2,446,117  

5.50%, 03/15/27(c)

      1,100       1,317,473  

Bank of America Corp.(a)

     

(1-day SOFR + 1.37%), 1.92%, 10/24/31

    USD       2,979       2,196,813  

(1-day SOFR + 1.53%), 1.90%, 07/23/31

      1,007       749,182  

(1-day SOFR + 2.15%), 2.59%, 04/29/31

      3,281       2,586,625  

(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.25%), 2.50%, 02/13/31

      4,681       3,689,561  

(3-mo. EURIBOR + 0.91%), 1.95%, 10/27/26(c)

    EUR       3,529       3,558,850  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

     

0.03%, 08/13/25

    EUR       2,732     $ 2,695,137  

3.70%, 06/06/27

    USD       4,631       4,309,108  

Big River Steel LLC/BRS Finance Corp., 6.63%, 01/31/29(b)

      3,445       3,402,902  

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., 3.88%, 01/15/27

      2,842       2,656,312  

Broadcom, Inc.

     

1.95%, 02/15/28(b)

      5,274       4,450,749  

4.15%, 11/15/30

      2,063       1,795,725  

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp., 9.75%, 07/15/28

      6,732       6,283,466  

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., 5.88%, 07/01/29(b)

      2,751       2,232,564  

CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc., 5.75%, 04/01/30(b)

      2,252       2,011,948  

Central Parent LLC/CDK Global II LLC/CDK Financing Co, Inc., 8.00%, 06/15/29

      826       815,867  

Citigroup, Inc.

     

1.75%, 10/23/26

    GBP       1,677       1,818,029  

(1-day SOFR + 1.15%), 2.67%, 01/29/31(a)

    USD       3,830       3,051,542  

(1-day SOFR + 1.17%), 2.56%, 05/01/32(a)

      2,761       2,095,067  

(1-day SOFR + 2.11%), 2.57%, 06/03/31(a)

      4,064       3,182,332  

(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.60%), 3.98%, 03/20/30(a)

      1,032       913,030  

(3-mo. EURIBOR + 1.66%), 1.25%, 07/06/26(a)(c)

    EUR       3,503       3,512,378  

Citizens Bank NA/Providence RI(a)

     

(1-day SOFR + 1.40%), 4.12%, 05/23/25

    USD       1,250       1,205,917  

(1-day SOFR + 1.45%), 6.06%, 10/24/25

      750       717,204  

Civitas Resources, Inc.(b)

     

5.00%, 10/15/26

      3,684       3,446,993  

8.38%, 07/01/28

      8,873       8,927,667  

Cloud Software Group, Inc., 6.50%, 03/31/29(b)

      4,150       3,643,483  

Comcast Corp., 0.25%, 09/14/29

    EUR       2,056       1,759,064  

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

    USD       1,150       690,000  

Concentrix Corp.

     

6.65%, 08/02/26

      3,145       3,125,669  

6.60%, 08/02/28

      1,550       1,488,078  

Coty, Inc., 3.88%, 04/15/26(c)

    EUR           10,185           10,465,713  

Coty, Inc./HFC Prestige Products, Inc./HFC Prestige International U.S. LLC, 6.63%, 07/15/30(b)

    USD       818       779,326  

Crown Castle, Inc., 2.90%, 03/15/27

      3,348       3,004,901  

CSC Holdings LLC

     

5.25%, 06/01/24

      9,874       9,232,417  

5.50%, 04/15/27(b)

      7,341       6,134,365  

DAE Funding LLC(c)

     

1.55%, 08/01/24

      979       938,616  

2.63%, 03/20/25

      495       465,637  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.

     

4.00%, 07/15/24

      2,718       2,680,024  

5.25%, 02/01/28

      3,608       3,525,924  

DISH DBS Corp., 5.88%, 11/15/24

      1,616       1,482,705  

DISH Network Corp.,
0.00%, 12/15/25(p)(q)

      4,091       2,495,591  

Duke Energy Corp., 3.10%, 06/15/28

    EUR       3,474       3,488,152  

Earthstone Energy Holdings LLC, 8.00%, 04/15/27(b)

    USD       4,953       5,024,596  

Elevance Health, Inc.

     

4.90%, 02/08/26

      3,685       3,616,313  

3.65%, 12/01/27

      10,292       9,481,205  

EQM Midstream Partners LP(b)

     

7.50%, 06/01/27

      810       802,208  
 

 

 

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

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

EQM Midstream Partners LP(b) (continued)

 

7.50%, 06/01/30

    USD       865     $ 848,683  

Equinix, Inc.

     

1.00%, 09/15/25

      4,001       3,643,250  

2.90%, 11/18/26

      2,931       2,673,883  

1.55%, 03/15/28

      4,251       3,525,714  

EquipmentShare.com, Inc., 9.00%, 05/15/28(b)

          14,710           13,827,400  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 1.50%, 05/21/27

    EUR       3,673       3,512,492  

First Horizon Bank, 5.75%, 05/01/30

    USD       1,900       1,608,077  

Flyr Convertible Notes, 8.00%, 08/10/27(d)

      14,011       13,949,803  

Flyr Secured Notes, 10.32%, 05/10/27(d)

      6,744       6,254,905  

Freed Corp., 10.00%, 12/07/23(d)

      16,199       16,563,379  

FreeWire Technologies, Inc., 16.39%, 04/26/25(d)

      9,128       8,785,986  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC(b)

     

5.88%, 10/15/27

      5,665       5,164,600  

8.75%, 05/15/30

      9,313       8,872,981  

8.63%, 03/15/31

      7,330       6,891,695  

Frontier Florida LLC, Series E, 6.86%, 02/01/28

      8,480       7,748,834  

Frontier North, Inc., Series G, 6.73%, 02/15/28

      5,875       5,346,250  

Full House Resorts, Inc., 8.25%, 02/15/28(b)

      349       293,868  

GCI LLC, 4.75%, 10/15/28(b)

      1,436       1,232,232  

General Mills, Inc.

     

0.13%, 11/15/25

    EUR       5,784       5,674,708  

0.45%, 01/15/26

      4,514       4,419,927  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.40%, 04/06/26

    USD       4,160       4,071,196  

Global Payments, Inc., 4.88%, 03/17/31

    EUR       1,697       1,754,728  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

0.25%, 01/26/28(c)

      4,022       3,613,293  

7.25%, 04/10/28

    GBP       1,100       1,395,531  

(1-day SOFR + 0.79%), 1.09%, 12/09/26(a)

    USD       4,002       3,572,813  

(1-day SOFR + 1.28%), 2.62%, 04/22/32(a)

      3,095       2,358,078  

GoTo Group, Inc., 5.50%, 09/01/27(b)

      4,945       2,578,671  

GrafTech Global Enterprises, Inc., 9.88%, 12/15/28

      823       736,987  

Green Plains SPE LLC, 11.75%, 02/08/26(d)

      91,561       85,838,437  

HCA, Inc.

     

5.38%, 02/01/25

      6,374       6,306,365  

5.63%, 09/01/28

      4,976       4,814,059  

3.50%, 09/01/30

      5,232       4,330,230  

Homes By West Bay LLC, 9.50%, 04/30/27(d)

      19,399       18,041,070  

International Business Machines Corp., 3.38%, 02/06/27

    EUR       3,354       3,497,048  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)

     

(1-day SOFR + 1.57%), 6.09%, 10/23/29

    USD       3,094       3,075,651  

(3-mo. EURIBOR + 0.76%), 1.09%, 03/11/27(c)

    EUR       3,647       3,581,515  

(3-mo. LIBOR GBP + 0.68%), 0.99%, 04/28/26(c)

    GBP       2,800       3,162,648  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.13%, 07/01/27(c)

      670       773,404  

Landsea Homes Corp., 11.00%, 07/17/28(d)

    USD       40,108       38,656,090  

Lessen, Inc., 10.38%, 01/05/28(d)

      19,124       17,450,935  

Lightning eMotors, Inc., 7.50%, 05/15/24(b)(p)

      3,362       168,100  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 04/15/29(b)

      15,261       10,042,348  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     

4.80%, 04/01/26

      9,237       9,047,149  

2.63%, 04/01/31

      2,034       1,606,539  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 7.88%, 08/15/26(b)

      17,196       16,106,099  

Morgan Stanley(a)

     

(1-day SOFR + 1.14%), 2.70%, 01/22/31

      420       337,460  

(1-day SOFR + 1.16%), 3.62%, 04/17/25

      5,639       5,566,164  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

Morgan Stanley(a) (continued)

     

(1-day SOFR + 1.18%), 2.24%, 07/21/32

    USD       1,114     $ 821,625  

(3-mo. EURIBOR + 0.83%), 1.34%, 10/23/26

    EUR       4,468       4,459,991  

Morgan Stanley Bank NA, 4.75%, 04/21/26

    USD       7,695       7,495,269  

Nasdaq, Inc., 4.50%, 02/15/32

    EUR       2,445           2,579,474  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(b)

     

6.00%, 01/15/27

    USD       591       549,346  

5.50%, 08/15/28

      4,584       4,050,881  

5.13%, 12/15/30

      4,013       3,247,258  

NCR Atleos Escrow Corp., 9.50%, 04/01/29

      1,730       1,695,798  

Netflix, Inc.

     

3.63%, 05/15/27

    EUR       6,616       6,910,772  

4.88%, 04/15/28

    USD       3,689       3,554,117  

New Home Co., Inc., 8.25%, 10/15/27(b)

      2,144       1,954,059  

Nexstar Media, Inc., 4.75%, 11/01/28(b)

      1,615       1,356,422  

Northern States Power Co., 4.50%, 06/01/52

      4,429       3,396,147  

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.00%, 03/15/33(b)

      1,455       1,375,245  

Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp.(b)

     

7.13%, 10/01/27

      2,600       2,393,866  

9.75%, 11/15/28

          14,279       13,946,313  

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 4.10%, 11/15/48

      2,589       1,861,785  

ONEOK Partners LP, 4.90%, 03/15/25

      9,738       9,564,782  

Oracle Corp.

     

2.30%, 03/25/28

      5,101       4,379,982  

2.95%, 04/01/30

      3,205       2,656,319  

2.88%, 03/25/31

      7,239       5,802,488  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

     

3.25%, 02/16/24

      171       169,504  

3.30%, 12/01/27

      4,032       3,511,380  

Palomino Funding Trust I, 7.23%, 05/17/28(b)

      665       664,593  

Paramount Global, (5-year CMT + 4.00%), 6.38%, 03/30/62(a)

      4,528       3,332,336  

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP / PTL Finance Corp., 5.75%, 05/24/26(b)

      3,644       3,584,510  

Periama Holdings LLC, 5.95%, 04/19/26(c)

      891       836,426  

Permian Resources Operating LLC, 7.00%, 01/15/32

      1,808       1,752,662  

Pioneer Midco Notes, 10.50%, 11/18/30(d)

      14,219       14,112,252  

Pitney Bowes, Inc., 6.88%, 03/15/27(b)

      12,648       10,469,635  

Playtika Holding Corp., 4.25%, 03/15/29(b)

      2,097       1,691,734  

PPG Industries, Inc., 1.88%, 06/01/25

    EUR       3,378       3,453,774  

Procter & Gamble Co., 4.88%, 05/11/27

      2,314       2,558,325  

Rain Carbon, Inc., 12.25%, 09/01/29

    USD       841       855,718  

Rand Parent LLC, 8.50%, 02/15/30(b)

      11,525       10,524,585  

Regal Rexnord Corp., 6.05%, 02/15/26(b)

      4,640       4,563,926  

RingCentral, Inc., 8.50%, 08/15/30

      6,272       5,958,400  

Sabre Global, Inc.

     

9.25%, 04/15/25(b)

      1,118       1,061,285  

8.63%, 06/01/27

      6,520       5,407,385  

11.25%, 12/15/27(b)

      5,092       4,534,353  

Sasol Financing USA LLC

     

4.38%, 09/18/26

      414       364,320  

8.75%, 05/03/29(b)

      1,141       1,083,950  

Service Properties Trust

     

4.35%, 10/01/24

      753       721,808  

4.50%, 03/15/25

      2,096       1,957,664  

7.50%, 09/15/25

      3,200       3,109,027  

SierraCol Energy Andina LLC, 6.00%, 06/15/28(c)

      715       548,763  

Sitio Royalties Operating Partnership LP/Sitio Finance Corp., 7.88%, 11/01/28

      2,560       2,525,184  

SK Battery America, Inc., 2.13%, 01/26/26(c)

      1,326       1,193,161  

Sonder Secured Notes, (13.99% PIK), 14.26%, 01/19/27(d)

      23,478       20,073,244  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
United States (continued)                  

Southern California Edison Co.

     

1.10%, 04/01/24

    USD       1,881     $ 1,843,497  

5.30%, 03/01/28

      4,484       4,383,844  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.(b)

     

7.50%, 04/15/25

      8,079       8,059,075  

9.38%, 11/30/29

      3,380       3,471,026  

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC, 4.74%, 03/20/25(b)

      1,476       1,458,951  

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.00%, 12/15/26

      428       413,243  

Stem, Inc., 0.50%, 12/01/28(b)(p)

      749       391,693  

Tenneco, Inc., 8.00%, 11/17/28(b)

      5,226       4,193,865  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc., (5-year CMT + 3.15%), 4.00%, 05/06/31(a)

      1,653       1,363,903  

Texas Capital Bank NA, (3-mo. LIBOR US + 4.50%), 10.16%, 09/30/24(a)(b)

      8,006       7,938,527  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 1.38%, 09/12/28

    EUR       3,674       3,479,611  

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.

     

4.95%, 03/15/28

    USD       3,202       3,081,013  

3.50%, 04/15/31

      3,066       2,545,248  

2.70%, 03/15/32

      4,721       3,598,441  

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 10.50%, 02/15/28(b)

      4,951       4,767,585  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     

4.07%, 06/18/24

    GBP       291       349,929  

1.13%, 11/03/28

      1,100       1,073,499  

4.25%, 10/31/30

    EUR       3,192       3,386,312  

Viasat, Inc.(b)

     

5.63%, 09/15/25

    USD       190       176,508  

5.63%, 04/15/27

      4,589       4,006,289  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC(b)

     

5.63%, 02/15/27

      10,588       9,963,450  

7.75%, 10/15/31

      3,480       3,358,965  

VMware, Inc.

     

1.40%, 08/15/26

      4,054       3,571,048  

2.20%, 08/15/31

      2,034       1,503,665  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

1.38%, 10/26/26(c)

    EUR       3,666       3,554,789  

1.50%, 05/24/27(c)

      5,570       5,326,971  

(1-day SOFR + 1.98%), 4.81%, 07/25/28(a)

    USD       7,379       6,980,446  

Welltower OP LLC, 4.00%, 06/01/25

      2,745       2,653,245  

Xerox Holdings Corp., 5.00%, 08/15/25(b)

          10,449       9,612,476  
     

 

 

 
        903,121,672  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 10.7%
(Cost: $2,158,799,472)

            1,752,212,613  
     

 

 

 

Fixed Rate Loan Interests

     
United States — 0.1%                  

OD Intermediate SUBI Holdco II LLC, Mezzanine Term Loan, 10.00%, 04/01/26(d)

      16,814       15,755,036  
     

 

 

 

Total Fixed Rate Loan Interests — 0.1%
(Cost: $16,411,300)

 

      15,755,036  
     

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)

 

   
Belgium — 0.1%                  

Apollo Finco, 2021 EUR Term Loan B, (6-mo. EURIBOR + 4.85%), 8.78%, 10/02/28

    EUR       14,154       11,861,380  
     

 

 

 
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
France — 0.2%                  

Babilou Group, 2021 EUR Term Loan B, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 4.00%), 7.95%, 11/17/27

    EUR       26,693     $ 27,566,583  
     

 

 

 
Germany — 0.1%                  

Mosel Bidco SE, EUR Term Loan B, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 4.75%), 8.69%, 09/16/30

      14,089       14,740,163  
     

 

 

 
Jersey(d) — 0.1%                  

Vita Global Finco Ltd.

     

EUR Term Loan B, (6-mo. EURIBOR + 7.00%), 10.72%, 07/06/27

      8,484       8,338,116  

GBP Incremental Term Loan, (6-mo. SONIA + 7.00%), 12.19%, 07/06/27

    GBP       5,091       5,754,266  
     

 

 

 
        14,092,382  
Luxembourg(d) — 0.2%                  

Speed Midco 3 S.a r.l., GBP Term Loan B1, (1-day SONIA + 6.90%), 12.09%, 05/16/29

      2,184       2,667,350  

Speed Midco 3 SARL, EUR Term Loan B1, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 6.40%), 10.37%, 05/16/29

    EUR       24,221       25,757,042  
     

 

 

 
        28,424,392  
Netherlands — 0.5%                  

Cypher Bidco BV, EUR Term Loan, (6-mo. EURIBOR + 4.50%), 8.60%, 03/01/28(d)

      19,970       19,784,186  

Median BV, 2021 EUR Term Loan B, (6-mo. EURIBOR + 4.93%), 9.06%, 10/14/27

      14,250       13,794,194  

Upfield BV, 2023 GBP Term Loan B8, (1-day SONIA + 4.00%), 8.97%, 01/02/28

    GBP       13,449       15,538,077  

Ziggo BV, 2019 EUR Term Loan H, (6-mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), 6.93%, 01/31/29

    EUR           39,843       39,916,597  
     

 

 

 
        89,033,054  
Spain(d) — 0.2%                  

Galapagos SA, 2023 EUR Term Loan, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 3.90%), 7.50%, 03/01/26

      15,708       16,620,329  

Promontoria Challenger I SA, EUR Term Loan, (1-mo. EURIBOR + 3.25%), 7.11%, 12/20/24

      18,366       19,360,720  
     

 

 

 
            35,981,049  
Sweden — 0.0%                  

OptiGroup, EUR Term Loan B1, (1-mo. EURIBOR + 5.25%), 9.12%

      9,165       9,217,464  
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 0.4%                  

CML Project Horizons, GBP Term Loan, (1-day SONIA + 3.75%), 8.94%, 03/05/28(d)

    GBP       15,221       18,418,492  

HNVR Holdco Ltd., 2023 EUR Term Loan B2, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 5.00%), 8.76%, 09/12/28

    EUR       12,204       12,751,643  

Mercia(d)

     

GBP Term Loan A1, (3-mo. SONIA CMPD + 2.40%), 7.62%, 04/09/26

    GBP       6,259       7,548,844  

GBP Term Loan A2, (3-mo. SONIA CMPD + 2.40%), 7.62%, 04/09/26

      19,085       23,017,249  

GBP Term Loan B1, (3-mo. SONIA CMPD + 2.40%), 7.62%, 04/09/26

      1,100       1,325,870  

WM Morrison, GBP Term Loan B2, 11/04/27(r)

      7,980       8,826,350  
     

 

 

 
        71,888,448  
United States — 2.2%                  

Aimbridge Acquisition Co., Inc., 2020 Incremental Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.75%), 10.19%, 02/02/26

    USD       9,048       8,708,293  

Alorica, Inc., 2022 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.50% Floor + 6.88%), 12.20%, 12/21/27(d)

      10,953       10,734,136  
 

 

 

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

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

Altar Bidco, Inc., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (12- mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 5.60%), 10.49%, 02/01/30

    USD       10,314     $     9,927,460  

American Auto Auction Group, LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 5.00%), 10.54%, 12/30/27

      1,712       1,660,512  

Avaya, Inc., 2022 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 10.00%), 14.83%, 12/15/27

      432       108,083  

City Brewing Co. LLC, Closing Date Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.50%), 9.16%, 04/05/28

      2,630       1,893,625  

CML Hyatt Lost Pines, Term Loan, (3-mo. LIBOR US + 3.43%), 8.87%, 09/09/26(d)

      16,300       16,009,671  

CML La Quinta Resort, Term Loan, (3-mo. LIBOR US + 3.20%), 8.75%, 12/09/26(d)

      15,500       15,069,593  

CML Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel, Term Loan, (1-mo. LIBOR US + 3.01%), 8.35%, 10/25/26(d)

      12,450       11,945,711  

CML ST Regis Aspen, Term Loan, (1-mo. LIBOR US at 1.00% Floor + 2.90%), 8.35%, 02/09/27(d)

      18,600       17,969,936  

CML Terranea Resort, Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.35%), 9.67%, 01/01/28(d)

      7,900       7,899,238  

CML Trigrams, Term Loan, (1-mo. LIBOR US + 2.25%), 7.70%, 09/15/24(d)

      27,602       27,518,034  

Digital Room Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 5.25%), 10.67%, 12/21/28

      3,578       3,255,543  

DirecTV Financing LLC, Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 5.00%), 10.44%, 08/02/27

      5,284       5,134,057  

DS Parent, Inc., Term Loan, (6-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 5.75%), 11.34%, 12/10/28

      5,376       5,299,366  

ECL Entertainment, LLC, 2023 Term Loan B, (3- mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.75%), 10.14%, 08/31/30

      9,458       9,426,505  

Emerald Electronics Manufacturing Services, Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 6.25%), 11.82%, 12/29/27(d)

      4,217       4,005,877  

Galaxy Universal LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 5.75%), 11.26%, 11/12/26(d)

      18,546       18,060,383  

GoTo Group, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.75%), 10.28%, 08/31/27

      11,533       7,253,622  

Green Plains Operating Co. LLC, Term Loan, (3-mo. LIBOR US + 8.00%), 10.51%, 07/20/26(d)

      15,514       14,836,102  

Helios Service Partners, LLC(d)

     

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 03/19/27(r)

      4,536       4,473,417  

Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 6.25%), 11.88%, 03/19/27

      2,415       2,382,243  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 2019 Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.75%), 7.17%, 06/22/26

      19,245       19,220,059  

Hydrofarm Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at -4.50% Floor + 5.50%), 10.94%, 10/25/28(d)

      2,704       2,163,072  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

J&J Ventures Gaming LLC, Term Loan,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.00%), 9.65%, 04/26/28

    USD       4,072     $     3,856,582  

Jack Ohio Finance LLC, Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.75%), 10.19%, 10/04/28

      2,099       2,062,244  

Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 6.00%), 11.57%, 12/22/26

      1,895       1,892,873  

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.75%), 7.19%, 03/01/27

      2,915       2,716,605  

Maverick Gaming LLC, Term Loan B, (3-mo. LIBOR US at 1.00% Floor + 7.50%), 13.18%, 09/03/26

      3,486       2,566,683  

Naked Juice LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 6.00%), 11.49%, 01/24/30

      523       417,908  

Nielsen Consumer, Inc., 2023 EUR Incremental Term Loan, (1-mo. EURIBOR + 6.50%), 10.37%, 03/06/28

    EUR       28,617       29,901,450  

Orion Group Holdco, LLC(d)

     

2022 1st Amendment Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 6.50%), 11.92%, 03/19/27

    USD       461       457,750  

2022 First A&R Amendment Incremental DDTL, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 6.50%), 11.92%, 03/19/27

      2,057       2,044,177  

Delayed Draw Term Loan, (3-mo. LIBOR US at 1.00% Floor + 5.50%), 11.16%, 03/19/27

      780       764,552  

First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 5.50%), 10.90%, 03/19/27

      4,601       4,572,164  

First Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 6.00%), 11.31%, 03/19/27

      395       392,449  

Term Loan, (3-mo. LIBOR US at 1.00% Floor + 5.50%), 11.16%, 03/19/27

      78       76,180  

Profrac Services LLC, 2022 Term Loan,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 7.25%), 12.90%, 03/04/25(d)

      5,661       5,646,465  

Quartz Acquireco LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.50%), 8.83%, 06/28/30(d)

      3,960       3,950,100  

Redstone Holdco 2 LP

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 7.75%), 13.19%, 04/27/29

      6,772       4,171,552  

2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.75%), 10.19%, 04/27/28

      5,561       4,634,534  

Roper Industrial Products Investment Co., USD Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.50%), 9.89%, 11/22/29

      9,453       9,434,151  

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.00%), 9.44%, 03/16/27

      5,702       5,620,486  

Sheraton Austin, CML Term Loan, (1-mo. LIBOR US + 3.48%), 8.92%, 06/01/26(d)

      17,245       16,839,782  

Signal Parent, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.50%), 8.92%, 04/03/28

      4,161       3,377,977  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. LIBOR US at 0.50% Floor + 3.05%), 8.51%, 06/09/26(d)

    USD       18,406     $ 17,711,767  

Vaco Holdings LLC, 2022 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.00%), 10.39%, 01/21/29

      4,249       4,019,595  
     

 

 

 
            352,082,564  
     

 

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 4.0%
(Cost: $697,275,871)

 

    654,887,479  
     

 

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

 
Argentina — 0.2%                  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond

     

1.00%, 07/09/29

      3,751       1,003,306  

1.75%, 07/09/30(s)

      35,805       9,953,856  

5.00%, 07/09/35(s)

      44,033       10,832,284  

5.00%, 01/09/38(s)

      14,865       4,474,281  
     

 

 

 
        26,263,727  
Bahrain(c) — 0.0%                  

Bahrain Government International Bond

     

5.45%, 09/16/32

      1,402       1,179,433  

7.50%, 09/20/47

      1,082       903,470  
     

 

 

 
        2,082,903  
Brazil — 1.4%                  

Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional

     

10.99%, 04/01/24

      162,370       30,814,193  

11.07%, 04/01/24

      80,270       15,233,450  

0.00%, 07/01/24(q)

      591,234       109,352,942  

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional

     

Series F, 10.00%, 01/01/25

      114,443       22,431,657  

Series F, 10.00%, 01/01/27

      262,339       50,321,426  
     

 

 

 
        228,153,668  
Chile — 0.0%                  

Chile Government International Bond, 4.34%, 03/07/42

      2,267       1,751,258  
     

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.1%                  

Colombia Government International Bond

     

4.50%, 01/28/26

      2,944       2,819,763  

3.88%, 03/22/26

      655       666,241  

3.88%, 04/25/27

      1,811       1,646,199  

3.13%, 04/15/31

      4,564       3,361,386  

8.00%, 04/20/33

      2,105       2,049,218  

Colombian TES, Series B, 5.75%, 11/03/27

      24,971,300       5,065,834  
     

 

 

 
        15,608,641  
Costa Rica — 0.0%                  

Costa Rica Government International Bond, 6.55%, 04/03/34(c)

      951       903,926  
     

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.3%                  

Czech Republic Government Bond

     

Series 105, 2.75%, 07/23/29

      509,640       19,951,654  

Series 150, 5.00%, 09/30/30

      435,260       19,206,291  
     

 

 

 
        39,157,945  
Dominican Republic — 0.1%                  

Dominican Republic International Bond

     

6.88%, 01/29/26(c)

      1,477       1,468,862  

5.95%, 01/25/27(c)

      2,074       1,992,927  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Dominican Republic (continued)                        

Dominican Republic International Bond (continued)

     

4.50%, 01/30/30(b)

      2,367     $ 2,001,299  

7.05%, 02/03/31(b)

      655       627,490  

4.88%, 09/23/32(b)

      3,821       3,089,278  
     

 

 

 
            9,179,856  
Egypt(b) — 0.0%                  

Egypt Government International Bond

     

8.50%, 01/31/47

      1,099       569,886  

7.50%, 02/16/61

      1,244       612,670  
     

 

 

 
        1,182,556  
Guatemala — 0.1%                  

Guatemala Government Bond

     

5.25%, 08/10/29(c)

      2,070       1,871,280  

5.25%, 08/10/29(b)

      1,082       978,128  

7.05%, 10/04/32

      1,790       1,745,250  

3.70%, 10/07/33(c)

      1,977       1,453,095  

6.60%, 06/13/36

      920       850,080  

4.65%, 10/07/41(b)

      259       178,710  
     

 

 

 
        7,076,543  
Hungary — 0.0%                  

Hungary Government International Bond

     

5.38%, 03/25/24

      368       366,862  

5.25%, 06/16/29(b)

      2,199       2,070,820  
     

 

 

 
        2,437,682  
Indonesia — 0.3%                  

Indonesia Government International Bond

     

4.55%, 01/11/28

      200       192,126  

4.65%, 09/20/32

      4,355       3,980,775  

4.85%, 01/11/33

      200       186,460  

5.65%, 01/11/53

      200       182,416  

Indonesia Treasury Bond

     

Series FR72, 8.25%, 05/15/36

      299,465,000       20,360,226  

Series FR98, 7.13%, 06/15/38

      397,288,000       24,885,210  

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, 4.40%, 06/06/27(b)

      1,151       1,100,736  
     

 

 

 
        50,887,949  
Ivory Coast(c) — 0.0%                  

Ivory Coast Government International Bond

     

6.38%, 03/03/28

      3,867       3,586,642  

5.88%, 10/17/31

      641       546,833  
     

 

 

 
        4,133,475  
Jordan — 0.0%                  

Jordan Government International Bond, 4.95%, 07/07/25(c)

      852       791,714  
     

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.7%                  

Mexican Bonos

     

Series M, 7.75%, 05/29/31

      403,540       19,488,662  

Series M, 7.50%, 05/26/33

      352,661       16,339,345  

Mexico Cetes(t)

     

11.44%, 07/25/24

      10,216,207       52,164,424  

11.41%, 10/03/24

      3,370,808       16,838,146  

Mexico Government International Bond

     

3.75%, 01/11/28

      2,037       1,878,114  

2.66%, 05/24/31

      2,766       2,153,331  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Mexico (continued)            

Mexico Government International Bond (continued)

   

6.35%, 02/09/35

    395     $ 376,435  

6.34%, 05/04/53

    385       333,603  
   

 

 

 
          109,572,060  
Morocco — 0.0%            

Morocco Government International Bond, 5.95%, 03/08/28(b)

    964       943,515  
   

 

 

 
Nigeria — 0.0%            

Nigeria Government International Bond

   

8.38%, 03/24/29(b)

    1,336       1,167,330  

7.63%, 11/28/47(c)

    2,004       1,347,690  
   

 

 

 
      2,515,020  
Oman(c) — 0.0%            

Oman Government International Bond

   

6.50%, 03/08/47

    2,074       1,799,195  

6.75%, 01/17/48

    2,489       2,218,321  

Oman Sovereign Sukuk Co., 4.40%, 06/01/24

    994       981,575  
   

 

 

 
      4,999,091  
Panama — 0.0%            

Panama Government International Bond

   

3.16%, 01/23/30

    1,339       1,073,878  

6.40%, 02/14/35

    2,292       2,083,428  

6.85%, 03/28/54

    1,960       1,671,880  
   

 

 

 
      4,829,186  
Paraguay — 0.0%            

Paraguay Government International Bond, 5.60%, 03/13/48(c)

    882       677,376  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 0.0%            

Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA, 4.75%, 07/15/25(c)

    2,203       2,134,773  

Peruvian Government International Bond

   

2.78%, 01/23/31

    2,043       1,636,443  

1.86%, 12/01/32

    3,894       2,739,429  
   

 

 

 
      6,510,645  
Philippines — 0.0%            

Philippines Government International Bond,

   

2.65%, 12/10/45

    1,200       694,836  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 0.2%            

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, 6.25%, 10/31/28(b)

    795       803,944  

Republic of Poland Government International Bond

   

4.88%, 10/04/33

    879       812,960  

4.25%, 02/14/43(c)

    585       577,659  

5.50%, 04/04/53

    1,345       1,181,542  

Series 0726, 2.50%, 07/25/26

    128,263       28,464,791  
   

 

 

 
      31,840,896  
Republic of Korea — 0.0%            

Korea Land & Housing Corp, 5.75%, 10/06/25

    500       499,495  
   

 

 

 
Romania — 0.0%            

Romanian Government International Bond

   

5.25%, 11/25/27(b)

    1,094       1,056,782  

2.88%, 03/11/29(c)

    2,273       2,112,871  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Romania (continued)            

Romanian Government International Bond (continued)

   

2.50%, 02/08/30(c)

    2,392     $ 2,085,271  

2.12%, 07/16/31(c)

    1,323       1,030,414  
   

 

 

 
      6,285,338  
Saudi Arabia — 0.0%            

Saudi Government International Bond

   

4.50%, 04/17/30(c)

    2,553       2,387,055  

5.00%, 01/18/53(b)

    1,940       1,535,025  
   

 

 

 
      3,922,080  
Senegal — 0.0%            

Senegal Government International Bond, 6.25%, 05/23/33(c)

    1,300       1,028,625  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 0.4%            

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond

   

4.85%, 09/30/29

    1,804       1,531,145  

5.88%, 04/20/32

    1,742       1,469,813  

5.00%, 10/12/46

    2,881       1,743,005  

Series 2030, 8.00%, 01/31/30

    231,682       10,936,243  

Series 2032, 8.25%, 03/31/32

    19,992       881,794  

Series 2040, 9.00%, 01/31/40

    228,286       9,084,736  

Series 2044, 8.75%, 01/31/44

    106,239       4,015,955  

Series R186, 10.50%, 12/21/26

    572,846       31,662,982  
   

 

 

 
          61,325,673  
South Korea(c) — 0.0%            

Korea National Oil Corp.

   

4.75%, 04/03/26

    200       195,848  

4.88%, 04/03/28

    200       193,068  
   

 

 

 
      388,916  
Spain(b)(c) — 2.2%            

Spain Government Bond

   

2.55%, 10/31/32

    235,276       226,370,718  

3.15%, 04/30/33

    67,171       67,335,180  

3.90%, 07/30/39

    23,177       23,410,369  

2.90%, 10/31/46

    22,348       18,463,129  

3.45%, 07/30/66

    17,359       14,323,025  
   

 

 

 
      349,902,421  
Trinidad And Tobago — 0.0%            

Trinidad & Tobago Government International Bond, 5.95%, 01/14/31

    840       809,760  
   

 

 

 
Ukraine(e)(n) — 0.0%            

Ukraine Government International Bond

   

7.75%, 09/01/25(c)

    1,244       379,420  

7.75%, 09/01/26(c)

    1,757       500,499  

7.25%, 03/15/35(b)

    3,049       766,824  
   

 

 

 
      1,646,743  
United Kingdom — 0.2%            

United Kingdom Gilt, 0.50%, 10/22/61(c)

    102,040       32,771,078  
   

 

 

 
Uruguay — 0.0%            

Uruguay Government International Bond, 5.75%, 10/28/34

    2,256       2,252,616  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Uzbekistan — 0.0%                  

Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond, 7.85%, 10/12/28

      931     $ 926,345  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 6.2%
(Cost: $1,106,912,697)

 

      1,013,953,558  
     

 

 

 
            Shares         

Investment Companies

     
United States — 1.2%                  

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (f)

      236,000       82,805,320  

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (g)

      190,821       18,534,444  

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (f)(g)

      116,353       11,538,727  

iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (f)(g)

      118,254       9,601,042  

iShares Latin America 40 ETF (g)

      371,046       9,201,941  

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (f)(g)

      436,853       13,005,114  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (g)

      56,435       2,071,164  

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF (f)(g)

      48,366       4,192,849  

SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (f)

      95,958       8,532,585  

VanEck J. P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (f)

      1,063,266       25,199,404  

VanEck Semiconductor ETF (e)(f)

      59,954       8,330,608  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 1.2%
(Cost: $194,639,934)

 

    193,013,198  
     

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 
Cayman Islands(a)(b) — 0.1%                  

Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes Ltd.,

     

Series 2021-FL4, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.80%, 11/15/36

    USD       656       643,700  

FS Rialto, Series 2021-FL3, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.70%, 11/16/36

      389       380,238  

Greystone CRE Notes Ltd., Series 2021-FL3, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.13%), 6.47%, 07/15/39

      3,594       3,531,163  

MF1 Ltd., Series 2021-FL6, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.21%), 6.55%, 07/16/36

      2,867       2,813,062  
     

 

 

 
        7,368,163  
United States — 3.6%                  

1211 Avenue of the Americas Trust, Series 2015- 1211, Class D, 4.14%, 08/10/35(a)(b)

      4,330       3,808,400  

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2021-E, Class A1, 1.74%, 12/25/60

      21,753       18,133,204  

Series 2021-E, Class A2, 2.69%, 12/25/60

      3,304       2,584,498  

Series 2021-E, Class B1, 3.73%, 12/25/60

      2,184       1,687,415  

Series 2021-E, Class M1, 2.94%, 12/25/60

      1,332       1,016,408  

Alen Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-ACEN, Class D, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 3.21%), 8.55%, 04/15/34(a)(b)

      5,222       3,553,202  

Arbor Multifamily Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2020-MF1, Class E, 1.75%, 05/15/53(b)

      1,650       832,246  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
United States (continued)                  

Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes Ltd., Series 2022-FL2, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.85%), 7.18%, 05/15/37(a)(b)

    USD       8,035     $     7,894,390  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2015-200P, Class D, 3.60%, 04/14/33

      730       654,479  

Series 2018-DSNY, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.15%), 6.48%, 09/15/34

      2,468       2,443,158  

Bank, Series 2017-BNK9, Class A4, 3.54%, 11/15/54

      1,990       1,788,245  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2005-3A, Class M6, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.16%), 6.14%, 11/25/35

      296       269,312  

Series 2006-3A, Class M1, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 0.62%), 5.95%, 10/25/36

      332       302,162  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-TALL, Class C, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.32%), 6.65%, 03/15/37(a)(b)

      4,880       3,916,202  

Beast Mortgage Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2021-SSCP, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 0.86%), 6.20%, 04/15/36

      1,955       1,905,976  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class B, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.21%), 6.55%, 04/15/36

      4,812       4,615,040  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class C, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.80%, 04/15/36

      5,803       5,559,971  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class D, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.05%, 04/15/36

      5,329       5,061,142  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class E, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.21%), 7.55%, 04/15/36

      4,614       4,318,786  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class F, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 3.01%), 8.35%, 04/15/36

      4,410       4,138,024  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class G, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 3.91%), 9.25%, 04/15/36

      4,993       4,610,587  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class H, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 5.02%), 10.35%, 04/15/36

      3,541       3,262,842  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2021-B23, Class XA, 1.27%, 02/15/54(a)

      54,572       3,287,921  

Series 2021-B25, Class A5, 2.58%, 04/15/54

      5,050       3,734,572  

BHMS Mortgage Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2018-ATLS, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.55%), 6.88%, 07/15/35

      6,720       6,602,402  

Series 2018-ATLS, Class C, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.20%), 7.53%, 07/15/35

      1,583       1,537,250  

BOCA Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022- BOCA, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.77%), 7.10%, 05/15/39(a)(b)

      2,411       2,389,860  

BWAY Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-1515, Class D, 3.63%, 03/10/33(b)

      3,735       3,201,672  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust(b)

     

Series 2019-XL, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.03%), 6.37%, 10/15/36(a)

      1,915       1,904,523  

Series 2019-XL, Class G, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.41%), 7.75%, 10/15/36(a)

      8,011       7,845,734  

Series 2019-XL, Class J, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.76%), 8.10%, 10/15/36(a)

      10,664       10,405,304  

Series 2020-VIV4, Class A, 2.84%, 03/09/44

      1,425       1,131,295  

Series 2020-VKNG, Class G, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 3.36%), 8.70%, 10/15/37(a)

      1,050       1,003,443  
 

 

 

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

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
United States (continued)                  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust(b) (continued)

 

Series 2021-NWM, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.02%), 6.36%, 02/15/33(a)

    USD       18,808     $     18,335,831  

Series 2021-NWM, Class B, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.26%), 7.60%, 02/15/33(a)

      11,028       10,828,985  

Series 2021-NWM, Class C, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 4.36%), 9.70%, 02/15/33(a)

      7,282       7,134,184  

Series 2021-SOAR, Class G, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.91%), 8.25%, 06/15/38(a)

      8,546       8,082,610  

Series 2021-VINO, Class F, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.92%), 8.25%, 05/15/38(a)

      6,165       5,825,247  

Series 2021-XL2, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 0.80%), 6.14%, 10/15/38(a)

      2,370       2,312,117  

Series 2021-XL2, Class F, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.36%), 7.69%, 10/15/38(a)

      12,828       12,072,153  

BX Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2019-OC11, Class D, 3.94%, 12/09/41

      8,408       6,748,609  

Series 2019-OC11, Class E, 3.94%, 12/09/41

      11,784       9,149,458  

Series 2021-ARIA, Class E, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.36%), 7.69%, 10/15/36

      9,187       8,588,562  

Series 2021-MFM1, Class E, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.36%), 7.70%, 01/15/34

      2,421       2,312,062  

Series 2021-MFM1, Class F, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 3.11%), 8.45%, 01/15/34

      3,755       3,576,197  

CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019- LIFE, Class E, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.20%), 7.53%, 12/15/37(a)(b)

      1,358       1,330,561  

CD Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-CD6, Class B, 3.91%, 11/13/50(a)

      864       685,115  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C6, Class A4, 4.41%, 11/10/51

      2,000       1,816,881  

Cold Storage Trust, Series 2020-ICE5, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.01%), 6.35%, 11/15/37(a)(b)

      6,007       5,940,161  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-CR21, Class A3, 3.53%, 12/10/47

      3,568       3,469,119  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates Trust Class A, 7.54%, 02/15/27(d)

      11,900       10,702,937  

Series 2019-ICE4, Class B, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.28%), 6.61%, 05/15/36(a)(b)

      1,761       1,750,978  

Series 2019-ICE4, Class C, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.48%), 6.81%, 05/15/36(a)(b)

      1,824       1,809,918  

Series 2019-ICE4, Class D, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.65%), 6.98%, 05/15/36(a)(b)

      5,882       5,822,853  

Series 2019-ICE4, Class E, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.20%), 7.53%, 05/15/36(a)(b)

      5,398       5,311,964  

Series 2019-ICE4, Class F, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.70%), 8.03%, 05/15/36(a)(b)

      8,115       7,994,317  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2016-C5, Class C, 4.64%, 11/15/48(a)

      640       573,230  

Series 2020-C19, Class A3, 2.56%, 03/15/53

      11,759       9,326,442  

CSMC Trust(b)

     

Series 2020-FACT, Class E, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 4.98%), 10.56%, 10/15/37(a)

      1,513       1,358,177  

Series 2020-NET, Class A, 2.26%, 08/15/37

      3,918       3,544,955  

DBGS Mortgage Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2018-BIOD, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.10%), 6.43%, 05/15/35

      786       779,912  

Series 2018-BIOD, Class D, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.60%), 6.93%, 05/15/35

      1,865       1,820,616  

Series 2018-BIOD, Class F, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.30%), 7.63%, 05/15/35

      7,767       7,498,604  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
United States (continued)                  

ELP Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021- ELP, Class F, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.78%), 8.12%, 11/15/38(a)(b)

    USD       6,593     $     6,262,592  

Extended Stay America Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2021-ESH, Class D, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.36%), 7.70%, 07/15/38

      13,512       13,275,550  

Series 2021-ESH, Class E, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.96%), 8.30%, 07/15/38

      9,445       9,231,994  

Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust, Series 2022- DNA1, Class B1, (30-day Avg SOFR + 3.40%), 8.72%, 01/25/42(a)(b)

      2,121       2,099,812  

FS Rialto Issuer LLC, Series 2022-FL6, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.58%), 7.91%, 08/17/37(a)(b)

      8,341       8,340,868  

GCT Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-GCT D, Class D, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.46%), 7.80%, 02/15/38(a)(b)

      810       186,300  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2021-DM, Class E, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 3.05%), 8.38%, 11/15/36

      12,756       12,283,377  

Series 2021-ROSS, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.60%, 05/15/26

      1,480       1,309,676  

Series 2022-ECI, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.19%), 7.53%, 08/15/39

      1,358       1,359,668  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2020-GC47, Class AS, 2.73%, 05/12/53

      4,426       3,436,099  

Series 2020-GSA2, Class XA, 1.72%, 12/12/53(a)(b)

      2,183       179,130  

Series 2021-IP, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.06%), 6.40%, 10/15/36(a)(b)

      1,493       1,423,927  

Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-10HY, Class E, 2.98%, 08/10/38(a)(b)

      897       736,304  

Independence Plaza Trust, Series 2018-INDP, Class B, 3.91%, 07/10/35(b)

      2,215       2,051,716  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2018-WPT, Class DFL, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.74%), 8.07%, 07/05/33

      1,253       1,013,501  

Series 2021-INV5, Class F, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 3.06%), 8.40%, 04/15/38

      3,330       3,166,941  

Series 2021-MHC, Class E, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.56%), 7.90%, 04/15/38

      7,630       7,286,650  

Series 2022-NXSS, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.18%), 7.51%, 09/15/39

      1,795       1,794,987  

Series 2022-OPO, Class C, 3.56%, 01/05/39

      3,082       1,957,072  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2021-INV7, Class A2A, 2.50%, 12/25/51

      39,047       28,573,247  

Series 2021-INV7, Class A3A, 2.50%, 02/25/52

      25,766       21,351,913  

Series 2021-INV7, Class A4A, 2.50%, 02/25/52

      10,574       6,045,705  

JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2019-COR4, Class A5, 4.03%, 03/10/52

      4,308       3,764,138  

LUXE Trust, Series 2021-TRIP, Class E,
(1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.86%), 8.20%, 10/15/38(a)(b)

      1,215       1,168,052  

MCM Trust(d)

     

3.00%, 08/25/28

      8,940       5,892,252  

1.00%, 01/01/59

      14,144       13,594,407  

MED Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2021, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 1.06%), 6.40%, 11/15/38

      1,584       1,537,743  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

MED Trust(a)(b) (continued)

     

Series 2021, Class F, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 4.11%), 9.45%, 11/15/38

    USD       16,331     $     15,390,298  

Series 2021-MDLN, Class G, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 5.36%), 10.70%, 11/15/38

      17,548       16,473,790  

MF1 Trust, Series 2021-W10, Class F,
(1-mo. Term SOFR + 3.37%), 8.70%, 12/15/34(a)(b)

      8,512       7,959,973  

MHC Commercial Mortgage Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2021-MHC, Class E, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.22%), 7.55%, 04/15/38

      9,083       8,889,439  

Series 2021-MHC, Class F, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.72%), 8.05%, 04/15/38

      1,040       1,003,187  

MHP Trust, Series 2021-STOR, Class G, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.86%), 8.20%, 07/15/38(a)(b)

      3,936       3,720,914  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust

     

Series 2015-C24, Class C, 4.32%, 05/15/48(a)

      647       550,372  

Series 2016-C32, Class A4, 3.72%, 12/15/49

      3,377       3,108,252  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

     

Series 2018-MP, Class A, 4.28%, 07/11/40(a)(b)

      2,110       1,672,285  

Series 2020-L4, Class A3, 2.70%, 02/15/53

      2,855       2,307,532  

PKHL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021- MF, Class F, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 3.46%), 8.80%, 07/15/38(a)(b)

      1,881       1,465,224  

Ready Capital Mortgage Financing LLC, Series 2022-FL10, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.55%), 7.88%, 10/25/39(a)(b)

      12,442       12,441,919  

RIAL Issuer Ltd., Series 2022-FL8, Class A, (1- mo. Term SOFR + 2.25%), 7.58%, 01/19/37(a)(b)

      4,557       4,455,889  

SREIT Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2021-MFP, Class A, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 0.85%), 6.18%, 11/15/38

      1,605       1,570,203  

Series 2021-MFP, Class F, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.74%), 8.07%, 11/15/38

      9,828       9,335,469  

Series 2021-MFP2, Class F, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.73%), 8.07%, 11/15/36

      4,565       4,313,349  

Starwood Trust, Series 2021-FLWR, Class E, (1-mo. Term SOFR + 2.04%), 7.37%, 07/15/36(a)(b)

      3,290       3,108,571  

TVC DSCR(d)

     

0.00%, 02/01/51

      6,340       5,516,982  

2.38%, 02/01/51

      25,362       23,609,884  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019- C17, Class A4, 2.92%, 10/15/52

      1,175       964,371  

VNDO Trust, Series 2016-350P, Class D, 3.90%, 01/10/35(a)(b)

      2,150       1,868,006  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust(a)

     

Series 2015-C28, Class AS, 3.87%, 05/15/48

      3,230       3,034,790  

Series 2017-C38, Class C, 3.90%, 07/15/50

      1,305       1,054,279  

Series 2017-C41, Class B, 4.19%, 11/15/50

      1,656       1,341,610  

Series 2018-1745, Class A, 3.75%, 06/15/36(b)

      2,162       1,781,521  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
United States (continued)                  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust(a) (continued)

     

Series 2020-C58, Class XA, 1.78%, 07/15/53

    USD       30,165     $ 2,677,344  

Series 2021-C59, Class XA, 1.52%, 04/15/54

      24,792       1,847,120  
     

 

 

 
            592,688,614  
     

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities — 3.7%
(Cost: $667,558,999)

 

    600,056,777  
     

 

 

 
            Benefical
Interest (000)
        

Other Interests

     
Canada — 0.1%                  

Sprott Private Resource Streaming(d)(u)

    USD       21,280       18,896,326  
     

 

 

 

Total Other Interests — 0.1%
(Cost: $21,471,327)

        18,896,326  
     

 

 

 
            Par
(000)
        

Preferred Securities

     
Capital Trusts — 0.1%(a)(o)                  
Mexico — 0.0%                  

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, 5.88%(b)

    USD       1,037       875,280  
     

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.0%                  

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., 6.50%(c)

      1,000       899,780  
     

 

 

 
United States — 0.1%                  

USB Capital IX, 6.68%

      3,935       2,779,682  
     

 

 

 
        4,554,742  
            Shares         
Preferred Stocks — 2.7%                  
Brazil — 0.2%                  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

      1,777,579       4,139,193  

Gerdau SA

      659,157       2,846,204  

Neon Pagamentos SA, Series F(d)

      39,435       20,284,181  
     

 

 

 
        27,269,578  
     

 

 

 
China — 0.3%                  

ByteDance Ltd., Series E -1, (Acquired 11/11/20, Cost: $33,821,714)(d)(h)

      308,665       54,424,677  
     

 

 

 
Finland — 0.0%                  

Aiven, Series D(d)

      86,562       6,337,204  
     

 

 

 
Germany — 0.2%                  

Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG(b)

      198,815       17,425,146  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

      69,150       3,095,023  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Volkswagen AG

    25,046     $ 2,656,145  

Volocopter GmbH, Series D-2, (Acquired 03/03/21, Cost: $22,418,516)(d)(h)

    4,218           17,315,852  
   

 

 

 
      40,492,166  
   

 

 

 
India — 0.0%            

Think & Learn Private Ltd., Series F, (Acquired 12/11/20, Cost: $13,030,114)(d)(h)

    4,047       848,152  
   

 

 

 
Israel(d)(h) — 0.2%            

Deep Instinct Ltd.

   

Series D -2, (Acquired 03/19/21,
Cost: $11,638,040)

    1,914,819       13,710,104  

Series D-4, (Acquired 09/20/22,
Cost: $10,933,893)

    1,550,832       11,103,957  
   

 

 

 
      24,814,061  
United Kingdom — 0.1%            

10X Future Technologies Holdings Ltd., Series D, (Acquired 05/13/21,
Cost: $24,142,699)(d)(h)

    637,808       9,473,229  
   

 

 

 
United States(d) — 1.7%            

Breeze Aviation Group, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 07/30/21,
Cost: $17,069,096)(h)

    31,603       9,419,906  

Caresyntax, Inc.

   

Series C-2

    67,497       6,370,367  

Series C3

    9,724       776,267  

Databricks, Inc.(h)

   

Series F, (Acquired 10/22/19,
Cost: $11,769,837)

    822,138       60,427,143  

Series G, (Acquired 02/01/21,
Cost: $13,141,188)

    222,270       16,336,845  

Dream Finders Homes, Inc., 12/31/49

    38,156       35,103,520  

Exo Imaging, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 06/24/21, Cost: $8,339,244)(h)

    1,423,565       3,416,556  

Farmer’s Business Network, Inc.(h)

   

Series F, (Acquired 07/31/20,
Cost: $8,907,002)

    269,447       1,172,094  

Series G, (Acquired 09/15/21,
Cost: $2,533,428)

    40,758       177,297  

GM Cruise Holdings, LLC, Series G, (Acquired 03/25/21, Cost: $9,841,593)(h)

    373,495       6,674,356  

Jumpcloud, Inc.(h)

   

Series E -1, (Acquired 10/30/20,
Cost: $11,778,091)

    6,458,349       16,339,623  

Series F, (Acquired 09/03/21,
Cost: $2,543,928)

    424,788       1,074,714  

Lessen Nine GmbH

   

Series B

    841,086       5,071,748  

Series C

    259,727       1,971,328  

Loadsmart, Inc.(h)

   

Series C, (Acquired 10/05/20,
Cost: $10,694,460)

    1,250,814       13,521,299  

Series D, (Acquired 01/27/22,
Cost: $2,628,040)

    131,402       1,420,456  

Lookout, Inc., Series F, (Acquired 09/19/14, Cost: $50,945,689)(h)

    4,459,883       18,196,323  

MNTN Digital, Inc., Series D, (Acquired 11/05/21, Cost: $7,559,970)(h)

    329,191       3,143,774  

Noodle Partners, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 08/26/21, Cost: $9,816,152)(h)

    1,099,886       5,290,452  

PsiQuantum Corp., Series D, (Acquired 05/21/21, Cost: $5,269,814)(h)

    200,937       5,433,336  
Security          Shares     Value  
United States (continued)                  

Relativity Space, Inc., Series E, (Acquired 05/27/21,
Cost: $9,126,025)(h)

      399,649     $ 6,302,465  

SambaNova Systems, Inc.(h)

     

Series C, (Acquired 02/19/20,
Cost: $11,739,902)

      220,503       14,167,318  

Series D, (Acquired 04/09/21,
Cost: $6,878,356)

      72,390       4,651,057  

Sci Ph Parent, Inc., Series F, (Acquired 02/10/23,
Cost: $3,949,000), 12/31/79(h)

      3,949       3,552,283  

Snorkel AI, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 06/30/21,
Cost: $3,799,839)(h)

      252,991       2,340,167  

Ursa Major Technologies, Inc., Series C,
(Acquired 09/13/21,
Cost: $9,742,600)(h)

      1,633,349       5,210,383  

Verge Genomics(h) ,

     

(Acquired 09/06/23,
Cost: $1,451,493)

      201,843       1,449,233  

Series B, (Acquired 11/05/21,
Cost: $9,084,159)

      1,705,369       11,016,684  

Versa Networks, Inc., Series E, (Acquired 10/14/22,
Cost: $5,641,940), 10/07/32(h)

      1,933,359       5,896,745  

Zero Mass Water, Inc.(h)

     

Series C -1, (Acquired 05/07/20,
Cost: $8,796,956)

      558,055       11,981,441  

Series D, (Acquired 07/05/22,
Cost: $1,648,279)

      40,240       1,262,329  
     

 

 

 
            279,167,509  
     

 

 

 
        442,826,576  
Trust Preferreds — 0.1%                  
United States — 0.1%                  

Citigroup Capital XIII, 10/30/40(a)

      466,455       13,373,265  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series L(o)(p)

      5,825       6,152,947  
     

 

 

 
        19,526,212  
     

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities — 2.9%
(Cost: $498,242,554)

 

    466,907,530  
     

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities(a) — 0.1%        

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates

     

Series K105, Class X1, 1.52%, 01/25/30

    USD       11,819       866,569  

Series K109, Class X1, 1.58%, 04/25/30

      15,049       1,163,041  

Series K110, Class X1, 1.70%, 04/25/30

      8,638       699,402  

Series K120, Class X1, 1.04%, 10/25/30

      50,061       2,635,586  

Series KL06, Class XFX, 1.36%, 12/25/29

      8,414       466,983  

Series KW09, Class X1, 0.80%, 05/25/29

      57,589       1,857,261  
     

 

 

 
        7,688,842  
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 5.3%                  

Fannie Mae, Series 2018-M13, Class A2, 3.74%, 09/25/30(a)

      1,697       1,530,332  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K116, Class X1, 1.42%, 07/25/30(a)

      7,744       549,659  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)              

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities(v)

     

3.50%, 11/13/53

    USD       748,610     $     623,315,465  

4.50%, 11/13/53

      273,718       244,395,851  
     

 

 

 
        869,791,307  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency
Securities — 5.4%
(Cost: $892,328,693)

 

    877,480,149  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes

     

0.63%, 01/15/24 - 07/15/32(w)(x)

      344,265       330,992,841  

0.50%, 04/15/24

      146,360       143,892,726  

0.13%, 04/15/27

      22,962       21,031,140  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.63%, 09/30/28(x)

      191,018       189,286,899  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 4.2%
(Cost: $695,516,384)

 

    685,203,606  
     

 

 

 
            Shares         

Warrants

     
Cayman Islands — 0.0%                  

Lavoro Ltd., Class A, (Issued 12/27/22, Exercisable 12/27/23, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 12/27/27, Strike Price USD 11.50)(e)

      95,675       36,902  
     

 

 

 
Israel — 0.0%                  

Deep Instinct Ltd., (Acquired 09/20/22, Cost: $0), (Exercisable 09/20/22, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 09/20/32) (d)(h)

      109,339       663,688  

Innovid Corp., (Issued/Exercisable 01/28/21, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 12/31/27, Strike Price USD 11.50)(e)

      49,253       1,970  
     

 

 

 
        665,658  
Switzerland — 0.0%                  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA, (Issued 11/27/20, Exercisable 11/22/23, 0.01 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 11/22/23, Strike Price CHF 67.00)(e)

      4,654       3,059  
     

 

 

 
United States — 0.1%                  

Cano Health, Inc., (Issued 07/06/20, Exercisable 07/06/21, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 06/03/26, Strike Price USD 11.50)(e)

      268,681       7,926  

Caresyntax, Inc., (Exercisable 06/30/23, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 06/21/33, Strike Price USD 0.01)(d)

      7,660       722,874  

Crown PropTech Acquisitions, (Issued 02/05/21, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 02/01/26, Strike Price USD 11.50)(d)

      271,336       2,713  

Crown PropTech Acquisitions, (Issued/Exercisable 01/25/21, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 12/31/27, Strike Price USD 11.50)(e)

      162,368       1,672  

EVgo, Inc., (Issued/Exercisable 11/10/20, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 09/15/25, Strike Price USD 11.50)(e)

      146,070       26,366  

Flyr Warrants, (Issued/Exercisable 05/10/22, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 05/10/32, Strike Price USD 3.95)(d)

      35,428       501,660  
Security  

    

Shares

    Value  
United States (continued)            

FreeWire Technologies, Inc., (Exercisable 06/03/23, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 04/26/29, Strike Price USD 3.35)(d)

    881,598     $ 9  

FreeWire Technologies, Inc., (Issued 04/27/22, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 04/26/27, Strike Price USD 3.35)(d)

    927,998       74,240  

FreeWire Technologies, Inc., (Issued 05/02/22, Exercisable 05/03/23, 1 Share for 1Warrant, Expires 04/26/27, Strike Price USD 3.35)(d)

    46,400       3,712  

Green Plains, Inc., (Issued 02/05/21, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 04/28/26, Strike Price USD 22.00)

    1,464,976       18,328,813  

Hawkeye 360, (Issued 07/07/23, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 07/07/33, Strike Price USD 0.01)(d)

    181,009       818,161  

Hawkeye 360, (Issued 07/07/23, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 07/07/33, Strike Price USD 11.17)(d)

    28,732       66,371  

Hawkeye 360, (Issued 07/07/23, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 07/07/33, Strike Price USD 0.01)(d)

    71,829       324,667  

Hippo Holdings, Inc., (Issued/Exercisable 01/04/21, 0.04 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 08/02/26, Strike Price USD 287.50)(e)

    123,393       2,221  

Latch, Inc., (Issued/Exercisable 12/29/20, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 06/04/26, Strike Price USD 11.50)(e)(f)

    111,795       1,118  

Lightning eMotors, Inc., (Issued/Exercisable 05/13/20, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 05/18/25, Strike Price USD 11.50)

    292,348       2,029  

Offerpad Solutions, Inc., (Issued/Exercisable 10/13/20, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 09/01/26, Strike Price USD 11.50)(e)

    226,443       2,264  

Proof Acquisition Corp. I, (1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 12/23/28, Strike Price USD 11.50)(d)

    271,281       18,990  

Sarcos Technology & Robotics Corp., (Issued 01/15/21, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 06/15/27, Strike Price USD 69.00)

    92,406       1,848  

Sarcos Technology & Robotics Corp., Class A, (Issued/Exercisable 12/21/20, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 09/24/26, Strike Price USD 11.50)(e)

    254,485       3,156  

Sonder Holdings, Inc., (Issued 11/19/20, Exercisable 01/19/21, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 11/19/26, Strike Price USD 12.50)(d)

    295,710       3  

Versa Networks, Inc., (Acquired 10/14/22, Cost: $0), (Exercisable 10/14/22, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 10/07/32, Strike Price USD 0.01)(d)(h)

    238,291       636,237  
   

 

 

 
      21,547,050  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.1%
(Cost: $3,947,974)

      22,252,669  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.6%
(Cost: $14,971,702,814)

      16,077,789,893  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security        

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

     
Commercial Paper — 0.5%                  
France — 0.1%                  

Societe Generale SA, 5.70%, 03/06/24

    USD       15,007     $ 14,715,699  
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 0.1%                  

UBS AG/London

     

6.20%, 06/18/24

      10,655       10,265,704  

5.70%, 06/25/24

      10,655       10,253,578  
     

 

 

 
        20,519,282  
United States — 0.3%                  

HSBC USA, Inc.

     

5.62%, 11/20/23

      7,087       7,065,809  

6.15%, 06/24/24

      7,000       6,726,449  

6.53%, 07/01/24

      10,995       10,551,944  

6.49%, 08/12/24

      10,400       9,904,112  

6.52%, 10/11/24

      10,452       9,843,731  
     

 

 

 
        44,092,045  
     

 

 

 
        79,327,026  
Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.0%        

Export-Import Bank of India, 3.88%, 03/12/24(c)

      300       297,333  
     

 

 

 
            Shares         
Money Market Funds — 5.3%                  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 5.24%(g)(y)

      647,885,697       647,885,697  

SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 5.53%(g)(y)(z)

      209,916,064       210,000,031  
     

 

 

 
        857,885,728  
     

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        
Time Deposits — 0.2%                  
Australia — 0.0%                  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 3.76%, 11/01/23

    NZD       90       52,676  

BNP Paribas, 2.79%, 11/01/23

    AUD       6,800       4,313,245  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 3.09%, 11/01/23

    NOK       541       48,429  
     

 

 

 
        4,414,350  
Canada — 0.0%                  

BNP Paribas, 3.82%, 11/06/23

    CAD       4,590       3,309,954  
     

 

 

 
Denmark — 0.0%                  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 2.50%, 11/03/23

    DKK       341       48,364  
     

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 0.0%                  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 3.44%, 11/01/23

    HKD       14,587       1,864,083  
     

 

 

 
Japan — 0.0%                  

Sumitomo Bank Tokyo, (0.37%), 11/01/23

    JPY       859,611       5,671,195  
     

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.0%                  

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., 2.55%, 11/01/23

    SGD       108       79,113  
     

 

 

 
South Africa — 0.0%                  

BNP Paribas, 6.40%, 11/01/23

    ZAR       906       48,623  
     

 

 

 
Security        

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Sweden — 0.0%                  

SEB, Stockholm, 2.75%, 11/03/23

    SEK       1,563     $ 140,004  
     

 

 

 
Switzerland — 0.0%                  

BNP Paribas, 0.75%, 11/03/23

    CHF       1,443       1,586,846  
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 0.1%                  

SEB, Stockholm, 4.17%, 11/01/23

    GBP       4,994       6,070,422  
     

 

 

 
United States — 0.1%                  

Citibank NA, New York, 5.33%, 11/01/23

    USD       4,168       4,168,107  

SEB, Stockholm, 2.87%, 11/01/23(k)

    EUR       12,407       13,127,780  
     

 

 

 
        17,295,887  
     

 

 

 
        40,528,841  
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 0.4%                  

U.S. Treasury Bills, 5.42%, 11/14/23(t)

    USD       1,507       1,504,122  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.75%, 12/31/23(j)(k)

      62,431       61,952,376  
     

 

 

 
        63,456,498  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 6.4%
(Cost: $1,041,400,027)

        1,041,495,426  
     

 

 

 

Options Purchased — 0.3%
(Cost: $88,391,716)

        49,384,159  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments Before TBA Sale Commitments and Options Written — 105.3%
(Cost: $16,101,494,557)

 

    17,168,669,478  
     

 

 

 
            Shares         

Investments Sold Short

     

Common Stocks

     
United States — (0.2)%                  

Cloudflare, Inc., Class A(e)

      (188,643     (10,694,172

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

      (34,090     (6,428,010

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A(e)

      (537,139     (7,949,657

Snowflake, Inc., Class A(e)

      (39,765     (5,771,095
     

 

 

 

Total Investments Sold Short — (0.2)%
(Proceeds: $(35,616,536))

 

    (30,842,934
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         Par
(000)
    Value  

 

 

TBA Sale Commitments

     
United States — (0.5)%                  

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, 3.50%, 11/13/53(v)

    USD       (97,500   $ (81,181,448
     

 

 

 

Total TBA Sale Commitments — (0.5)%
(Proceeds: $(82,372,266))

 

    (81,181,448
     

 

 

 

Options Written — (0.3)%
(Premiums Received: $(50,471,107))

 

    (53,177,532
     

 

 

 

Total Investments, Net of TBA Sale Commitments and Options Written — 104.3%
(Cost: $15,933,034,648)

 

    17,003,467,564  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (4.3)%

 

    (704,291,380
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $ 16,299,176,184  
     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(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) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(d) 

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

(e) 

Non-income producing security.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(g) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(h) 

Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Fund held restricted securities with a current value of $479,976,644, representing 2.9% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $529,775,968.

 

 

 

(i) 

When-issued security.

(j) 

All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(k) 

All or a portion of the security is held by a wholly-owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for details on the wholly-owned subsidiary.

(l) 

Investment does not issue shares.

(m) 

Payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.

(n) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(o) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(p) 

Convertible security.

(q) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(r) 

Represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate.

(s) 

Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect.

(t) 

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

(u) 

Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

(v) 

Represents or includes a TBA transaction.

(w) 

All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding OTC derivatives.

(x) 

All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding TBA commitments.

(y) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(z) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 

   
    Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

04/30/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

10/31/23

    

Par/Shares

Held at

10/31/23

     Income     

Capital Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

       
 

 

   

    

 

Bio City Development Co. B.V

  $ 10,915,875      $      $     $     $ (4,929,750   $ 5,986,125        140,850,000      $      $             
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund,

                        
 

Institutional Class

    1,395,015,218               (747,129,521 )(a)                  647,885,697        647,885,697        21,760,800           
 

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF

    18,921,810                           (387,366     18,534,444        190,821        377,283           
 

iShares Biotechnology ETF(b)

    2,570,786               (2,549,990     312,343       (333,139                   122           
 

iShares China Large-Cap ETF(b)

    1,952,192        24,261,557        (27,107,107     1,220,676       (327,318                             
 

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

    72,644,602               (55,858,961     (3,478,077     (1,768,837     11,538,727        116,353        1,251,351           
 

iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

    23,582,357               (12,897,788     (910,475     (173,052     9,601,042        118,254        536,211           
 

iShares Latin America 40 ETF

    9,124,021                           77,920       9,201,941        371,046        177,633           
 

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

    12,349,834                           655,280       13,005,114        436,853        330,357           
 

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

    2,208,302                           (137,138     2,071,164        56,435        17,503           
 

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF

           4,611,800                    (418,951     4,192,849        48,366        8,707           
 

Quintis Australia Pty. Ltd.

    92,389,186                           (29,227,862     63,148,009        92,389,186                  
 

Quintis Australia Pty. Ltd.

    2,877,422                           (2,744,606     8        82,684,528                  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

04/30/23

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

10/31/23

   

Par/Shares

Held at

10/31/23

    Income    

Capital Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

Quintis HoldCo. Pty. Ltd

  $ 289     $     $     $     $ (12   $ 277       43,735,802     $     $  

SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

    218,636,817             (8,727,593 )(a)      62,778       28,029       210,000,031       209,916,064       781,074 (c)        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (2,792,755   $ (39,686,802   $  995,165,428       $  25,241,041     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 
  (c) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

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

        

Exchange Traded Bitcoin Futures(a)

    87         11/24/23      $ 15,184     $ 2,155,709  

Euro BOBL

    2,807       12/07/23        345,391       (2,045,847

Euro BTP

    320       12/07/23        37,320       (717,550

Euro Bund

    5,286       12/07/23        721,456         (13,056,163

Euro OAT

    1,226       12/07/23        159,936       (2,752,356

OSE Nikkei 225

    1,012       12/07/23        208,676       (6,261,800

10-Year Australian Treasury Bonds

    3,458       12/15/23        237,444       (15,187,836

Euro Stoxx Banks Index

    2,024       12/15/23        11,567       (151,097

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

    466       12/15/23        21,417       (1,560,084

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

    55       12/15/23        4,588       23,146  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

    189       12/15/23        39,806       (363,142

U.S. Long Bond

    1,155       12/19/23        125,823       (2,191,164

Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond

    786       12/19/23        87,713       (469,559

Long Gilt

    590       12/27/23        66,806       (983,240

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

    24,338       12/29/23        2,541,990       (29,656,090
        

 

 

 
           (73,217,073
        

 

 

 

Short Contracts

        

30-Year Euro Buxl Bond

    89       12/07/23        11,340       1,075,344  

Euro-Schatz

    727       12/07/23        80,905       214,672  

Nikkei 225 Yen-Denominated

    27       12/07/23        2,793       104,494  

10-Year Japanese Government Treasury Bonds

    412       12/13/23        390,731       5,941,920  

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

    290       12/15/23        12,521       409,977  

FTSE 100 Index

    73       12/15/23        6,516       232,355  

NASDAQ 100 E-Mini Index

    1,851       12/15/23        536,429       36,929,847  

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

    14,028       12/19/23        1,487,406       34,907,221  

10-Year U.S. Ultra Long Treasury Note

    16,676       12/19/23        1,810,128       95,082,745  

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

    3,255       12/29/23        658,985       (468,414
        

 

 

 
           174,430,161  
        

 

 

 
         $ 101,213,088  
        

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

All or a portion of the security is held by a wholly-owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for details on the wholly-owned subsidiary.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

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

COP

    37,588,455,000                       USD                  8,819,233         Citibank N.A.      11/30/23     $ 256,175  

BRL

    31,259,000       USD        6,054,660     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23                       115,488  

COP

    8,633,721,200       USD        1,956,296     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23       121,795  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

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

COP

    17,931,574,800       USD        4,157,661     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23        $ 158,374  

COP

    25,811,771,000       USD        5,937,494     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23          275,261  

COP

    83,421,653,978       USD        19,279,328     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23          799,818  

HUF

    8,341,628,210                       USD        22,681,379     Barclays Bank PLC      12/14/23          250,105  

INR

    1,322,513,000       USD        15,835,065     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23          26,963  

MXN

    110,564,000       USD        6,087,253         Citibank N.A.      12/14/23          3,968  

MXN

    110,571,000       USD        6,045,732     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23          45,875  

PLN

    35,111,000       USD        8,145,621     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23          181,460  

PLN

    12,486,000       USD        2,861,711     Goldman Sachs International      12/14/23          99,525  

USD

    6,272,198       BRL        31,223,000     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23          109,155  

USD

    10,663,962       BRL        53,885,000     Goldman Sachs International      12/14/23          27,715  

USD

    37,442,210       BRL        188,652,575     Goldman Sachs International      12/14/23          204,474  

USD

    6,166,384       CAD        8,448,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/14/23          70,108  

USD

    6,227,194       COP        24,890,094,000     BNP Paribas SA      12/14/23          236,281  

USD

    13,709,195       COP        56,274,875,661     BNP Paribas SA      12/14/23          164,133  

USD

    6,053,326       COP        24,932,807,000     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23          52,132  

USD

    7,941,464       COP        32,615,591,000     Standard Chartered Bank      12/14/23          91,065  

USD

    4,540,973       CZK        104,179,000     Barclays Bank PLC      12/14/23          59,229  

USD

    8,079,045       CZK        184,792,000     BNP Paribas SA      12/14/23          129,359  

USD

    10,790,850       CZK        246,463,316     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/14/23          188,085  

USD

    2,717,386       EUR        2,528,000     Barclays Bank PLC      12/14/23          37,498  

USD

    459,606       EUR        427,773     State Street Bank and Trust Co.      12/14/23          6,131  

USD

    599,025       EUR        557,536     State Street Bank and Trust Co.      12/14/23          7,991  

USD

    682,897       EUR        635,599     State Street Bank and Trust Co.      12/14/23          9,110  

USD

    1,060,894       EUR        987,415     State Street Bank and Trust Co.      12/14/23          14,153  

USD

    1,253,396       EUR        1,166,584     State Street Bank and Trust Co.      12/14/23          16,721  

USD

    518,691       IDR        7,979,660,930     BNP Paribas SA      12/14/23          18,093  

USD

    13,454,899       IDR        207,407,270,000     BNP Paribas SA      12/14/23          443,366  

USD

    5,390,982       INR        448,961,000     BNP Paribas SA      12/14/23          6,209  

USD

    2,712,295       KRW        3,607,963,000     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23          39,342  

USD

    9,424,898       KRW        12,691,567,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/14/23          22,373  

USD

    6,099,473       MXN        108,950,000     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23          97,170  

USD

    6,277,740       MXN        109,249,000     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23          258,965  

USD

    6,067,925       MXN        109,057,000     Goldman Sachs International      12/14/23          59,728  

USD

    10,649,996       MXN        190,587,000     Goldman Sachs International      12/14/23          150,125  

USD

    114,713,638       MXN        2,034,847,860     HSBC Bank PLC      12/14/23          2,609,249  

USD

    2,718,857       MYR        12,659,000     Barclays Bank PLC      12/14/23          54,797  

USD

    6,307,648       THB        225,863,000     Barclays Bank PLC      12/14/23          454  

USD

    10,900,924       THB        385,642,000     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23          131,924  

ZAR

    45,014,108       USD        2,316,951     Deutsche Bank AG      12/14/23          89,546  

ZAR

    48,522,845       USD        2,492,910     Deutsche Bank AG      12/14/23          101,166  

ZAR

    116,871,000       USD        6,065,518     Goldman Sachs International      12/14/23          182,516  

ZAR

    126,483,965       USD        6,562,431     HSBC Bank PLC      12/14/23          199,521  

ZAR

    124,779,623       USD        6,557,156     State Street Bank and Trust Co.      12/14/23          113,681  

AUD

    26,183,117       USD        16,631,872     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/23          4,135  

EUR

    19,610,213       USD        20,771,271     Barclays Bank PLC      12/20/23          24,549  

EUR

    39,220,550       USD        41,520,247     BNP Paribas SA      12/20/23          71,525  

EUR

    39,220,550       USD        41,520,247     BNP Paribas SA      12/20/23          71,525  

EUR

    19,610,200       USD        20,795,535     Citibank N.A.      12/20/23          272  

EUR

    39,220,550       USD        41,561,252     Citibank N.A.      12/20/23          30,520  

EUR

    23,396,880       USD        24,694,586     Deutsche Bank AG      12/20/23          116,838  

EUR

    77,662,160       USD        81,985,286     Deutsche Bank AG      12/20/23          372,223  

EUR

    9,805,106       USD        10,389,686     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/23          8,223  

EUR

    12,746,638       USD        13,505,779     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/23          11,503  

EUR

    30,124,367       USD        31,897,132     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/23          48,514  

INR

    1,381,931,037       USD        16,556,021     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/23          14,958  

PLN

    113,668,465       USD        26,319,038     BNP Paribas SA      12/20/23          628,409  

USD

    16,662,095       AUD        26,183,117     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/23          26,088  

USD

    49,223,732       BRL        245,016,047     Citibank N.A.      12/20/23          890,962  

USD

    41,620,597       EUR        39,220,425     BNP Paribas SA      12/20/23          28,958  

USD

    426,449       EUR        401,773     Citibank N.A.      12/20/23          385  

USD

    41,595,732       EUR        39,220,425     Citibank N.A.      12/20/23          4,093  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

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

USD

    41,595,732                       EUR        39,220,425     Citibank N.A.      12/20/23        $ 4,093  

USD

    41,595,732       EUR        39,220,425         Citibank N.A.      12/20/23          4,093  

USD

    41,605,654       EUR        39,220,425     Citibank N.A.      12/20/23          14,015  

USD

    41,607,615       EUR        39,220,425     Citibank N.A.      12/20/23          15,976  

USD

    41,611,537       EUR        39,220,425     Citibank N.A.      12/20/23          19,898  

USD

    41,621,225       EUR        39,220,425     Citibank N.A.      12/20/23          29,586  

USD

    30,326,283       EUR        28,500,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/23          103,211  

USD

    33,494,958       EUR        31,500,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/23          90,511  

USD

    41,609,447       EUR        39,220,425     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/23          17,808  

USD

    41,643,203       EUR        39,220,550     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/23          51,432  

USD

    66,126,013       EUR        61,331,531     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/23          1,086,460  

USD

    41,193,810       EUR        38,818,652     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      12/20/23          28,235  

USD

    41,617,879       EUR        39,220,425     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      12/20/23          26,240  

USD

    41,621,382       EUR        39,220,425     UBS AG      12/20/23          29,743  

USD

    41,635,109       EUR        39,220,425     UBS AG      12/20/23          43,470  

USD

    16,622,012       GBP        13,600,000     BNP Paribas SA      12/20/23          85,654  

USD

    55,419,351       GBP        44,339,159     HSBC Bank PLC      12/20/23          1,506,983  

USD

    371,927       GBP        297,458     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      12/20/23          10,245  

USD

    18,107,490       GBP        14,845,506     State Street Bank and Trust Co.      12/20/23          56,710  

USD

    161,178,758       HKD        1,258,901,160     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/23          174,365  

USD

    393,283       HKD        3,071,781     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      12/20/23          425  

USD

    17,108,934       IDR        263,146,702,921     BNP Paribas SA      12/20/23          602,131  

USD

    19,878,126       INR        1,655,641,164     Citibank N.A.      12/20/23          25,041  

USD

    17,255,747       MXN        313,271,987     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/23          13,933  

USD

    70,327,424       NOK        750,389,956     Citibank N.A.      12/20/23          3,058,267  

USD

    16,569,815       NZD        27,868,287     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      12/20/23          331,180  

USD

    16,631,845       TWD        535,212,756     Citibank N.A.      12/20/23          98,151  

ZAR

    697,212,439       USD        36,782,118     State Street Bank and Trust Co.      12/20/23          471,387  

USD

    1,661,897       ILS        6,356,257     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      01/29/24          80,525  

USD

    3,328,057       ILS        12,712,514     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      01/29/24          165,314  

USD

    15,992,260       ILS        61,020,068     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      01/29/24          811,092  

USD

    10,786,742       ILS        41,105,030     State Street Bank and Trust Co.      01/29/24          560,231  

COP

    47,899,717,000       USD        10,913,583     BNP Paribas SA      05/17/24          218,218  
                

 

 

 
                   20,524,675  
                

 

 

 

BRL

    34,798,578       USD        6,964,312     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/14/23          (95,494

CLP

    9,888,433,000       USD        11,057,177     Goldman Sachs International      12/14/23          (35,044

COP

    9,788,258,070       USD        2,406,160     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23          (50,178

CZK

    83,787,617       USD        3,651,066     HSBC Bank PLC      12/14/23          (46,552

EUR

    11,544,000       USD        12,402,972     HSBC Bank PLC      12/14/23          (165,383

EUR

    7,548,000       USD        8,151,528     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/14/23          (150,028

EUR

    570,726       USD        612,440     Standard Chartered Bank      12/14/23          (7,424

IDR

    70,322,547,057       USD        4,575,907     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23          (164,277

KRW

    16,299,530,000       USD        12,264,138     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23          (188,660

MXN

    107,424,000       USD        6,085,139     Barclays Bank PLC      12/14/23          (166,907

MXN

    199,727,275       USD        11,279,236     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23          (275,807

MXN

    235,945,579       USD        13,187,064     Citibank N.A.      12/14/23          (188,286

MXN

    79,755,000       USD        4,487,525     Goldman Sachs International      12/14/23          (93,641

MXN

    269,808,253       USD        15,559,467     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/14/23          (695,118

MYR

    45,538,723       USD        9,797,488     Barclays Bank PLC      12/14/23          (213,957

THB

    1,722,242,570       USD        48,711,465     Barclays Bank PLC      12/14/23          (618,074

USD

    6,115,145       BRL        31,164,000     Deutsche Bank AG      12/14/23          (36,252

USD

    9,012,309       BRL        45,906,000     UBS AG      12/14/23          (48,980

USD

    2,690,183       CLP        2,428,294,000     BNP Paribas SA      12/14/23          (16,512

USD

    5,894,229       COP        24,738,846,000     BNP Paribas SA      12/14/23          (60,279

USD

    5,308,078       HUF        1,947,003,000     Bank of America N.A.      12/14/23          (44,314

USD

    5,999,563       MXN        109,879,000     Goldman Sachs International      12/14/23          (53,920

USD

    2,876,130       PLN        12,486,000     Bank of America N.A.      12/14/23          (85,105

USD

    27,969,106       PLN        120,764,719     BNP Paribas SA      12/14/23          (671,993

USD

    6,125,380       ZAR        118,482,000     Barclays Bank PLC      12/14/23          (208,779

USD

    8,040,499       ZAR        155,254,000     Barclays Bank PLC      12/14/23          (259,526

USD

    6,304,763       ZAR        120,049,000     BNP Paribas SA      12/14/23          (113,169

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued) 

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

USD

    40,974,730                       ZAR        791,902,759     State Street Bank and Trust Co.      12/14/23        $ (1,361,137

USD

    11,098,174       COP        47,899,717,000         Citibank N.A.      12/18/23          (420,784

AUD

    422,404,912       USD        272,479,892     BNP Paribas SA      12/20/23          (4,095,831

AUD

    1,371,401       USD        884,582     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/23          (13,233

CAD

    138,016,381       USD        100,175,563     HSBC Bank PLC      12/20/23          (565,593

CAD

    162,514,457       USD        120,138,959     Nomura International, Inc.      12/20/23          (2,848,098

CHF

    286,745,584       USD        324,480,932     HSBC Bank PLC      12/20/23          (7,550,094

CHF

    587,653       USD        665,051     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      12/20/23          (15,537

CNH

    534,450,945       USD        73,755,318     Standard Chartered Bank      12/20/23          (718,500

DKK

    451,742,987       USD        65,396,839     The Bank of New York Mellon      12/20/23          (1,178,469

EUR

    29,415,319       USD        31,329,815     Bank of America N.A.      12/20/23          (136,086

EUR

    29,415,319       USD        31,282,250     Bank of America N.A.      12/20/23          (88,521

EUR

    31,617,956       USD        33,670,910     Bank of America N.A.      12/20/23          (141,375

EUR

    29,415,200       USD        31,216,146     BNP Paribas SA      12/20/23          (22,542

EUR

    22,061,489       USD        23,425,999     Citibank N.A.      12/20/23          (30,702

EUR

    29,415,200       USD        31,264,851     Citibank N.A.      12/20/23          (71,248

EUR

    49,025,531       USD        52,305,221     Citibank N.A.      12/20/23          (315,673

EUR

    78,440,850       USD        83,216,329     Goldman Sachs International      12/20/23          (33,051

EUR

    19,610,212       USD        20,866,776     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/23          (70,957

EUR

    32,580,692       USD        35,143,206     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/23          (592,729

EUR

    29,415,319       USD        31,472,818     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      12/20/23          (279,088

EUR

    39,220,425       USD        41,611,663     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      12/20/23          (20,024

GBP

    29,100,804       EUR        33,719,925     Standard Chartered Bank      12/20/23          (374,666

HUF

    6,627,631,263       USD        18,265,483     Goldman Sachs International      12/20/23          (57,662

JPY

    16,798,258,581       EUR        107,337,918     HSBC Bank PLC      12/20/23          (2,122,804

JPY

    103,842,237,044       USD        715,976,587     Deutsche Bank AG      12/20/23          (25,449,198)  

JPY

    340,241,359       USD        2,346,431     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/23          (83,903

KRW

    86,230,876,087       USD        65,368,515     HSBC Bank PLC      12/20/23          (1,462,483

MXN

    607,229,395       USD        34,853,175     Deutsche Bank AG      12/20/23          (1,432,579

NOK

    875,750,389       CHF        72,480,575     Royal Bank of Canada      12/20/23          (1,603,322

NZD

    27,868,287       USD        16,264,239     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      12/20/23          (25,604

NZD

    15,081,861       USD        8,928,892     The Bank of New York Mellon      12/20/23          (140,808

SEK

    1,643,229       USD        148,436     State Street Bank and Trust Co.      12/20/23          (878

SEK

    778,815,573       USD        70,341,897     State Street Bank and Trust Co.      12/20/23          (406,159

SGD

    44,742,757       USD        33,036,952     State Street Bank and Trust Co.      12/20/23          (288,460

TWD

    1,906,096,879       USD        60,108,381     Goldman Sachs International      12/20/23          (1,225,590

USD

    40,409,740       CHF        36,812,869     Goldman Sachs International      12/20/23          (278,361

USD

    33,033,107       EUR        31,280,166     Bank of America N.A.      12/20/23          (138,216

USD

    24,707,975       MXN        456,776,828     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      12/20/23          (432,036

ILS

    121,193,869       USD        30,845,983     Citibank N.A.      01/29/24          (694,190

USD

    14,901,355       BRL        76,533,358     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/02/24          (20,327

USD

    29,459,778       BRL        154,112,936     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/02/24          (587,567
                

 

 

 
                   (62,147,744
                

 

 

 
                 $ (41,623,069
                

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased

 

             
Description  

Number of

Contracts

    

    Expiration

Date

         Exercise Price         

Notional

Amount (000)

           Value  

Call

                    

InvesCo QQQ Trust, Series 1

    893        11/10/23        USD        375.00        USD        31,333       $ 5,805  

SPX Volatility Index

    687        11/15/23        USD        30.00        USD        1,246         14,084  

Adobe, Inc.

    393        11/17/23        USD        590.00        USD        20,910             47,946  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

    1,485        11/17/23        USD        105.00        USD        14,627             374,962  

Alphabet Inc., Class C

    1,186        11/17/23        USD        140.00        USD        14,861         9,488  

Alphabet Inc., Class C

    887        11/17/23        USD        135.00        USD        11,114         28,827  

Alphabet Inc., Class C

    1,961        11/17/23        USD        145.00        USD        24,571         9,805  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    862        11/17/23        USD        150.00        USD        11,472         9,913  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    1,281        11/17/23        USD        140.00        USD        17,049         139,629  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    599        11/17/23        USD        155.00        USD        7,972         3,295  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased (continued)

             
Description  

Number of

Contracts

    

    Expiration

Date

         Exercise Price         

Notional

Amount (000)

           Value  

Call (continued)

                    

Amazon.com, Inc.

    947        11/17/23        USD        135.00        USD        12,604           $ 268,948  

Apple, Inc.

    1,629        11/17/23        USD        180.00        USD        27,818         191,407  

ConocoPhillips

    4,677        11/17/23        USD        130.00        USD        55,563         112,248  

ConocoPhillips

    1,182        11/17/23        USD        125.00        USD        14,042         101,652  

Devon Energy Corp.

    2,565        11/17/23        USD        52.50        USD        11,945         58,995  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    395        11/17/23        USD        620.00        USD        21,880         90,652  

Humana, Inc.

    297        11/17/23        USD        520.00        USD        15,554         470,745  

Humana, Inc.

    295        11/17/23        USD        515.00        USD        15,449         554,600  

Humana, Inc.

    345        11/17/23        USD        525.00        USD        18,067         448,500  

Lenar Corp., Class A

    166        11/17/23        USD        135.00        USD        1,771         1,245  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    617        11/17/23        USD        435.00        USD        28,051         1,363,570  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    395        11/17/23        USD        420.00        USD        14,866         1,975  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    3,079        11/17/23        USD        77.50        USD        20,589         16,935  

Microsoft Corp.

    887        11/17/23        USD        330.00        USD        29,990         1,133,142  

NVIDIA Corp.

    792        11/17/23        USD        480.00        USD        32,298         42,372  

NVIDIA Corp.

    326        11/17/23        USD        440.00        USD        13,294         142,625  

salesforce.com, Inc.

    444        11/17/23        USD        220.00        USD        8,917         14,874  

salesforce.com, Inc.

    295        11/17/23        USD        210.00        USD        5,924         52,510  

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

    29,780        11/17/23        USD        185.00        USD        548,220         6,477,150  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

    4,406        11/17/23        USD        460.00        USD        184,259         11,015  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

    9,593        11/17/23        USD        440.00        USD        401,179         254,214  

Tesla, Inc.

    541        11/17/23        USD        260.00        USD        10,865         10,009  

T-Mobile US, Inc.

    1,636        11/17/23        USD        140.00        USD        23,535         871,170  

Uber Technologies, Inc.

    2,568        11/17/23        USD        52.50        USD        11,114         41,088  

Uber Technologies, Inc.

    2,562        11/17/23        USD        47.50        USD        11,088         194,712  

Valero Energy Corp.

    1,008        11/17/23        USD        155.00        USD        12,802         22,176  

Walmart, Inc.

    1,953        11/17/23        USD        170.00        USD        31,914         221,665  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

    2,563        12/15/23        USD        105.00        USD        25,246         1,166,165  

Alphabet Inc., Class C

    1,961        12/15/23        USD        150.00        USD        24,571         32,356  

Alphabet Inc., Class C

    1,160        12/15/23        USD        145.00        USD        14,535         34,800  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    335        12/15/23        USD        140.00        USD        4,459         107,200  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    2,928        12/15/23        USD        135.00        USD        38,969         1,566,480  

Apple, Inc.

    937        12/15/23        USD        180.00        USD        16,001         246,431  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    1,621        12/15/23        USD        145.00        USD        21,454         425,512  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    1,205        12/15/23        USD        140.00        USD        15,948         494,050  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    12,533        12/15/23        USD        45.00        USD        39,166         31,332  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    1,719        12/15/23        USD        42.00        USD        5,372         6,017  

General Dynamics Corp.

    154        12/15/23        USD        250.00        USD        3,716         47,355  

Intel Corp.

    5,132        12/15/23        USD        38.00        USD        18,732         567,086  

InvesCo QQQ Trust, Series 1

    7,078        12/15/23        USD        380.00        USD        248,346         951,991  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    2,265        12/15/23        USD        145.00        USD        31,497         455,265  

McDonald’s Corp.

    587        12/15/23        USD        255.00        USD        15,389         648,635  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    2,578        12/15/23        USD        75.00        USD        17,239         201,084  

Microsoft Corp.

    490        12/15/23        USD        345.00        USD        16,567         434,875  

Nice Ltd.

    687        12/15/23        USD        175.00        USD        10,604         204,382  

NVIDIA Corp.

    506        12/15/23        USD        440.00        USD        20,635         899,415  

NVIDIA Corp.

    372        12/15/23        USD        460.00        USD        15,170         446,400  

Tesla, Inc.

    751        12/15/23        USD        225.00        USD        15,083         429,947  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

    1,719        12/15/23        USD        48.00        USD        6,018         4,298  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    3,247        01/19/24        USD        45.00        USD        10,968         51,952  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

    491        01/19/24        USD        295.00        USD        12,875         294,600  

Pfizer, Inc.

    3,096        01/19/24        USD        47.00        USD        9,461         7,740  

Pfizer, Inc.

    5,160        01/19/24        USD        50.00        USD        15,769         7,740  

Sabre Corp.

    772        01/19/24        USD        6.00        USD        270         11,966  

Sabre Corp.

    687        01/19/24        USD        7.00        USD        240         4,466  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

    972        01/19/24        USD        455.00        USD        40,649         109,350  

Walt Disney Co.

    1,999        01/19/24        USD        90.00        USD        16,310         402,798  
                    

 

 

 
                       24,105,636  
                    

 

 

 

Put

                    

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

    7,636        11/03/23        USD        410.00        USD        319,338         622,334  

Ally Financial, Inc.

    687        11/17/23        USD        22.00        USD        1,662         12,023  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased (continued)

 

             
Description   Number of
Contracts
         Expiration
Date
         Exercise Price         

Notional

Amount (000)

           Value  

Put (continued)

                    

Apple, Inc.

    430        11/17/23        USD        155.00        USD        7,343           $ 32,035  

Ford Motor Co.

    1,365        11/17/23        USD        9.00        USD        1,331         10,238  

Frontier Communications Parent Inc.

    498        11/17/23        USD        12.50        USD        892         4,980  

Frontier Communications Parent Inc.

    547        11/17/23        USD        15.00        USD        980         15,043  

InvesCo QQQ Trust, Series 1

    404        11/17/23        USD        320.00        USD        14,175         26,866  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

    1,452        11/17/23        USD        72.00        USD        10,537         80,586  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

    645        11/17/23        USD        71.00        USD        4,681         20,318  

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

    628        11/17/23        USD        155.00        USD        10,332         40,192  

Marriott International Inc., Class A

    2,517        11/17/23        USD        185.00        USD        47,461         1,157,820  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

    162        11/17/23        USD        430.00        USD        6,775         212,220  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

    419        11/17/23        USD        395.00        USD        17,523         42,528  

Stellantis N.V.

    532        11/17/23        USD        18.00        USD        994         17,290  

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future

    221        11/24/23        USD        104.00        USD        23,433         41,437  

RingCentral, Inc., Class A

    207        12/15/23        USD        20.00        USD        550         10,868  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    2,616        12/15/23        USD        115.00        USD          30,338         1,151,040  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

    127        12/15/23        USD        420.00        USD        5,311         127,508  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A

    251        12/15/23        USD        18.00        USD        567         10,040  

Stellantis N.V.

    686        12/15/23        USD        14.00        USD        1,281         5,145  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    746        12/15/23        USD        11.00        USD        958         9,325  

Carnival Corp.

    695        01/19/24        USD        9.00        USD        796         22,588  
                    

 

 

 
                       3,672,424  
                    

 

 

 
                     $ 27,778,060  
                    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

All or a portion of the security is held by a wholly-owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for details on the wholly-owned subsidiary.

 

OTC Barrier Options Purchased

 

                     
Description   Type of Option        Counterparty          Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
    Exercise Price    

Barrier

Price/Range

   

Notional

Amount (000)

    Value  

Call

                         

S&P 500

  Down-and-in     Citibank N.A.       29,964       12/15/23       USD       4,432.61       USD       4,215.33       USD       132,819     $ 21,912  

USD Currency

  Up-and-in    

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

            03/07/24       CNH       7.70       CNH       8.25       USD       225,241       310,157  
                         

 

 

 
                          $ 332,069  
                         

 

 

 

OTC Options Purchased

 

             
Description   Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Exercise Price     

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value  

Call

                      

USD Currency

  Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC             11/13/23        HKD        7.81        USD        97,360      $ 197,154  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

  Citibank N.A.      1,050,700        12/08/23        JPY        1,378.02        JPY        1,320,730        67,569  

TOPIX Banks Index

  BNP Paribas SA      7,062,480        01/12/24        JPY        286.63        JPY        1,855,102        229,816  

TOPIX Banks Index

  Goldman Sachs International      11,766,092        01/12/24        JPY        286.49        JPY        3,090,599        300,196  

TOPIX Banks Index

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      4,713,028        01/12/24        JPY        286.56        JPY        1,237,971        119,843  

USD Currency

  HSBC Bank PLC             08/21/24        CNH        8.50        USD        484,700        483,246  
                      

 

 

 
                         1,397,824  
                      

 

 

 

Put

                      

EUR Currency

  Bank of America N.A.             11/22/23        USD        1.03        EUR        177,201        142,685  

EUR Currency

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.             11/22/23        USD        1.05        EUR        177,201        810,359  

GBP Currency

  Bank of America N.A.             11/22/23        CHF        1.08        GBP        77,135        57,377  

USD Currency

  Barclays Bank PLC             11/22/23        MXN        17.25        USD        57,851        51,950  

EUR Currency

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.             12/21/23        USD        1.05        EUR        113,616        750,398  

EUR Currency

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.             12/21/23        USD        1.05        EUR        113,616        750,398  

USD Currency

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.             01/30/24        JPY        144.00        USD        46,345        325,901  
                      

 

 

 
                         2,889,068  
                      

 

 

 
                       $ 4,286,892  
                      

 

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

OTC Credit Default Swaptions Purchased

 

                   
        Paid by the Fund        Received by the Fund                    Expiration      Credit      Exercise      Notional                   
 

Description

    Rate/Reference           Rate/Reference        Frequency      Counterparty      Date        Rating(a)        Price        Amount (000)(b)        Value    
 

Put

                             

    

 

Bought Protection 5-Year Credit Default Swap, 11/17/28

    1.00     CDX.NA.IG.41.V1        Quarterly     

BNP Paribas SA

     11/15/23        N/R      USD  90.00        USD        45,745      $ 18,154    
 

Bought Protection 5-Year Credit Default Swap, 11/17/28

    5.00     iTRAXX.XO.40.V1        Quarterly     

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     11/15/23        N/R      EUR  500.00        EUR        13,255        22,350       
 

Bought Protection 5-Year Credit Default Swap, 11/17/28

    5.00     iTRAXX.XO.40.V1        Quarterly     

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     11/15/23        N/R      EUR  525.00        EUR        13,275        11,931    
 

Bought Protection 5-Year Credit Default Swap, 11/17/28

    5.00     iTRAXX.XO.40.V1        Quarterly     

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     11/15/23        N/R      EUR  525.00        EUR        17,200        15,458    
 

Bought Protection 5-Year Credit Default Swap, 11/17/28

    5.00     CDX.NA.HY.41.V1        Quarterly     

Barclays Bank PLC

     11/15/23        N/R      USD  96.00        USD        16,160        16,709    
 

Bought Protection 5-Year Credit Default Swap, 11/17/28

    5.00     CDX.NA.HY.41.V1        Quarterly     

Goldman Sachs International

     11/15/23        N/R      USD  98.00        USD        16,170        53,264    
 

Bought Protection 5-Year Credit Default Swap, 11/17/28

    5.00     CDX.NA.HY.41.V1        Quarterly     

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     11/15/23        N/R      USD  98.00        USD        20,015        65,929    
 

Bought Protection 5-Year Credit Default Swap, 11/17/28

    5.00     CDX.NA.HY.41.V1        Quarterly     

Goldman Sachs International

     11/15/23        N/R      USD  98.50        USD        20,985        94,832         
 

Bought Protection 5-Year Credit Default Swap, 11/17/28

    5.00     CDX.NA.HY.41.V1        Quarterly     

Deutsche Bank AG

     11/15/23        N/R      USD  96.00        USD        18,620        19,253    
 

Bought Protection 5-Year Credit Default Swap, 11/17/28

    5.00     CDX.NA.HY.41.V1        Quarterly     

Bank of America N.A.

     11/15/23        N/R      USD  98.00        USD        8,395        27,653    
                             

 

 

   
                              $  345,533    
                             

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.

 
  (b) 

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

                 
   

Paid by the Fund

         Received by the Fund             Expiration      Exercise            Notional         
Description   Rate    Frequency      Rate     Frequency    Counterparty    Date      Rate     Amount (000)      Value  

Call

                          

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/09/33

  1-Day SOFR, 5.35%      Quarterly        2.82   Semi-Annual   

Goldman Sachs International

     11/07/23        2.82     USD        46,851      $  

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/16/53

  1-Day SOFR, 5.35%      Quarterly        2.85   Semi-Annual   

Citibank N.A.

     11/14/23        2.85       USD        36,175         

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/12/34

  1-Day SOFR, 5.35%      Quarterly        4.00   Semi-Annual   

Goldman Sachs International

     01/10/24        4.00       USD        184,450        770,636  

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/14/34

  1-Day SOFR, 5.35%      Quarterly        4.00   Semi-Annual   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     01/12/24        4.00       USD        71,039        308,002  

2-Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/25/26

  1-Day SOFR, 5.35%      Quarterly        4.00   Semi-Annual   

Citibank N.A.

     01/23/24        4.00       USD        228,623        662,346  

1-Year Interest Rate Swap, 02/14/25

  1-Day SOFR, 5.35%      Quarterly        4.45   Semi-Annual   

Citibank N.A.

     02/12/24        4.45       USD        1,963,864        940,259  

5-Year Interest Rate Swap, 03/03/29

  6-mo. EURIBOR, 4.09%     
Semi-
Annual

 
     3.00   Annual   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     03/01/24        3.00       EUR        148,633        1,096,103  

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 03/20/34

  1-Day SOFR, 5.35%      Quarterly        3.65   Semi-Annual   

Nomura International, Inc.

     03/18/24        3.65       USD        95,779        401,247  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased (continued)

 

                 
   

Paid by the Fund

         Received by the Fund             Expiration      Exercise            Notional         
Description   Rate    Frequency      Rate     Frequency    Counterparty    Date      Rate     Amount (000)      Value  

Call (continued)

                          

5-Year Interest Rate Swap, 03/20/29

  6-mo. EURIBOR, 4.09%      Semi-Annual        3.18   Annual   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     03/18/24        3.18     EUR        122,005      $ 1,482,464  

2-Year Interest Rate Swap, 03/30/26

  1-Day SOFR, 5.35%      Quarterly        4.20   Semi-Annual   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     03/28/24        4.20       USD        710,228        2,260,995  

2-Year Interest Rate Swap, 10/26/26

  1-Day SOFR, 5.35%      Quarterly        4.00   Semi-Annual   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     10/24/24        4.00       USD        370,972        2,874,559  
                          

 

 

 
                             10,796,611  
                          

 

 

 

Put

                          

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/03/53

  3.65%      Semi-Annual       

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35
 
 
  Quarterly   

Citibank N.A.

     11/01/23        3.65       USD        50,072        5,822,322  

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/09/33

  4.82%      Semi-Annual       

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35
 
 
  Quarterly   

Goldman Sachs International

     11/07/23        4.82       USD        46,851        22,672  
                          

 

 

 
                             5,844,994  
                          

 

 

 
                           $  16,641,605  
                          

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Options Written

 

           
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Exercise Price       

Notional

Amount (000)

       Value  

Call

                                

SPX Volatility Index

     687          11/15/23          USD          45.00          USD          1,246        $ (5,840

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

     1,485          11/17/23          USD          120.00          USD          14,627          (47,520

Alphabet Inc., Class C

     1,961          11/17/23          USD          160.00          USD          24,571          (19,610

ConocoPhillips

     2,966          11/17/23          USD          140.00          USD          35,236          (14,830

NVIDIA Corp.

     792          11/17/23          USD          540.00          USD          32,298          (2,772

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

     29,780          11/17/23          USD          195.00          USD          548,220          (789,170

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     9,593          11/17/23          USD          455.00          USD          401,179          (23,983

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

     966          12/15/23          USD          125.00          USD          9,515          (70,518

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

     1,597          12/15/23          USD          120.00          USD          15,730          (190,043

Alphabet Inc., Class C

     1,961          12/15/23          USD          165.00          USD          24,571          (6,864

Alphabet Inc., Class C

     1,160          12/15/23          USD          170.00          USD          14,535          (4,640

Amazon.com, Inc.

     1,663          12/15/23          USD          150.00          USD          22,133          (144,681

Amazon.com, Inc.

     1,265          12/15/23          USD          155.00          USD          16,836          (53,763

Apple, Inc.

     937          12/15/23          USD          210.00          USD          16,001          (6,559

Applied Materials, Inc.

     1,205          12/15/23          USD          160.00          USD          15,948          (66,275

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     12,533          12/15/23          USD          50.00          USD          39,166          (18,800

InvesCo QQQ Trust, Series 1

     7,078          12/15/23          USD          400.00          USD          248,346          (113,248

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     967          12/15/23          USD          155.00          USD          13,447          (28,043

Microsoft Corp.

     490          12/15/23          USD          395.00          USD          16,567          (12,495

Nice Ltd.

     687          12/15/23          USD          195.00          USD          10,604          (56,678

NVIDIA Corp.

     506          12/15/23          USD          530.00          USD          20,635          (127,259

NVIDIA Corp.

     372          12/15/23          USD          525.00          USD          15,170          (105,276

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     597          12/15/23          USD          420.00          USD          24,967          (575,508

Tesla, Inc.

     751          12/15/23          USD          260.00          USD          15,083          (93,124

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     3,247          01/19/24          USD          50.00          USD          10,968          (19,482

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

     491          01/19/24          USD          340.00          USD          12,875          (66,285
                                

 

 

 
                                      (2,663,266
                                

 

 

 

Put

                                

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     7,636          11/03/23          USD          397.00          USD          319,338          (64,906

InvesCo QQQ Trust, Series 1

     297          11/10/23          USD          325.00          USD          10,421          (12,029

Adobe, Inc.

     393          11/17/23          USD          510.00          USD          20,910          (262,327

Alphabet Inc., Class C

     1,469          11/17/23          USD          125.00          USD          18,407          (391,488

Amazon.com, Inc.

     862          11/17/23          USD          115.00          USD          11,472          (19,826

Amazon.com, Inc.

     599          11/17/23          USD          125.00          USD          7,972          (65,591

Amazon.com, Inc.

     1,672          11/17/23          USD          130.00          USD          22,253          (385,396

Amazon.com, Inc.

     1,281          11/17/23          USD          120.00          USD          17,049          (62,769

Apple, Inc.

     430          11/17/23          USD          135.00          USD          7,343          (3,440

ConocoPhillips

     2,438          11/17/23          USD          110.00          USD          28,963          (154,813

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

 

           
Description   

Number of

Contracts

      

Expiration

Date

       Exercise Price       

Notional

Amount (000)

       Value  

Put (continued)

                                

ConocoPhillips

     1,483          11/17/23          USD          115.00          USD          17,618        $ (243,953

Devon Energy Corp.

     2,565          11/17/23          USD          45.00          USD          11,945          (275,737

Eli Lilly & Co.

     199          11/17/23          USD          540.00          USD          11,023          (268,152

InvesCo QQQ Trust, Series 1

     404          11/17/23          USD          280.00          USD          14,175          (3,030

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     628          11/17/23          USD          135.00          USD          10,332          (3,454

Lenar Corp., Class A

     166          11/17/23          USD          115.00          USD          1,771          (145,250

Marriott International Inc., Class A

     2,517          11/17/23          USD          170.00          USD          47,461          (333,502

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     395          11/17/23          USD          360.00          USD          14,866          (60,830

Micron Technology, Inc.

     3,079          11/17/23          USD          57.50          USD          20,589          (47,725

NVIDIA Corp.

     792          11/17/23          USD          400.00          USD          32,298          (908,820

Pfizer, Inc.

     3,375          11/17/23          USD          30.00          USD          10,314          (232,875

salesforce.com, Inc.

     444          11/17/23          USD          185.00          USD          8,917          (41,070

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

     12,660          11/17/23          USD          175.00          USD          233,058          (170,910

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     419          11/17/23          USD          365.00          USD          17,523          (8,171

Tesla, Inc.

     295          11/17/23          USD          220.00          USD          5,925          (624,662

Uber Technologies, Inc.

     2,568          11/17/23          USD          42.50          USD          11,114          (467,376

Uber Technologies, Inc.

     2,562          11/17/23          USD          37.50          USD          11,088          (116,571

Valero Energy Corp.

     1,008          11/17/23          USD          120.00          USD          12,802          (136,080

Walmart, Inc.

     1,953          11/17/23          USD          150.00          USD          31,914          (83,979

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future

     221          11/24/23          USD          101.00          USD          23,433          (3,453

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

     966          12/15/23          USD          85.00          USD          9,515          (194,166

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

     400          12/15/23          USD          90.00          USD          3,940          (132,000

Alphabet Inc., Class C

     1,469          12/15/23          USD          120.00          USD          18,407          (351,091

Alphabet Inc., Class C

     290          12/15/23          USD          125.00          USD          3,634          (121,075

Amazon.com, Inc.

     650          12/15/23          USD          115.00          USD          8,651          (66,300

Amazon.com, Inc.

     977          12/15/23          USD          120.00          USD          13,003          (164,624

Apple, Inc.

     235          12/15/23          USD          155.00          USD          4,013          (39,010

Applied Materials, Inc.

     1,621          12/15/23          USD          115.00          USD          21,454          (265,033

Applied Materials, Inc.

     302          12/15/23          USD          120.00          USD          3,997          (78,067

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     1,719          12/15/23          USD          35.00          USD          5,372          (679,005

General Dynamics Corp.

     154          12/15/23          USD          210.00          USD          3,716          (4,620

Intel Corp.

     5,132          12/15/23          USD          30.00          USD          18,732          (100,074

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1,298          12/15/23          USD          125.00          USD          18,050          (103,191

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     484          12/15/23          USD          130.00          USD          6,731          (67,034

Micron Technology, Inc.

     2,578          12/15/23          USD          60.00          USD          17,239          (255,222

Microsoft Corp.

     124          12/15/23          USD          295.00          USD          4,193          (20,398

NVIDIA Corp.

     506          12/15/23          USD          310.00          USD          20,635          (165,715

NVIDIA Corp.

     92          12/15/23          USD          395.00          USD          3,752          (208,610

Ross Stores, Inc.

     2,616          12/15/23          USD          100.00          USD          30,338          (222,360

Tesla, Inc.

     188          12/15/23          USD          195.00          USD          3,776          (206,330

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

     1,719          12/15/23          USD          41.00          USD          6,018          (1,048,590

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     3,247          01/19/24          USD          38.00          USD          10,968          (1,574,795

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

     491          01/19/24          USD          235.00          USD          12,875          (358,430

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     388          01/19/24          USD          395.00          USD          16,226          (210,296

Walt Disney Co.

     1,999          01/19/24          USD          80.00          USD          16,310          (744,627
                                

 

 

 
                                   (12,978,848
                                

 

 

 
                                 $  (15,642,114
                                

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

All or a portion of the security is held by a wholly-owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for details on the wholly-owned subsidiary.

 

OTC Options Written

 

             
Description   Counterparty   

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

     Exercise Price     

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value  

Call

                      

USD Currency

  Barclays Bank PLC             11/22/23        MXN        18.25        MXN        57,851      $     (610,964

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

  Citibank N.A.      2,101,200        12/08/23        JPY        1,509.26        JPY        2,641,208        (15,223

TOPIX Banks Index

  BNP Paribas SA      7,062,480        01/12/24        JPY        313.92        JPY        1,855,102        (38,004

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

OTC Options Written (continued)

 

             
Description   Counterparty   

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

     Exercise Price     

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value  

Call (continued)

                      

TOPIX Banks Index

  Goldman Sachs International      11,766,092        01/12/24        JPY        313.77        JPY        3,090,599      $ (63,910

TOPIX Banks Index

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      4,713,028        01/12/24        JPY        313.85        JPY        1,237,971        (25,477
                      

 

 

 
                         (753,578
                      

 

 

 

Put

                      

EUR Currency

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.             11/22/23        USD        1.03        USD        177,201        (142,685

GBP Currency

  Bank of America N.A.             11/22/23        CHF        1.05        CHF        96,418        (12,774

USD Currency

  Barclays Bank PLC             11/22/23        MXN        16.80        MXN        57,851        (8,909

EUR Currency

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.             12/21/23        USD        1.03        USD        113,616        (258,949

EUR Currency

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.             12/21/23        USD        1.03        USD        113,616        (258,948

USD Currency

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.             01/30/24        JPY        136.00        JPY        92,691        (147,286
                      

 

 

 
                         (829,551
                      

 

 

 
                       $     (1,583,129
                      

 

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaptions Written

 

                   
          Paid by the Fund         Received by the Fund                 Expiration     Credit     Exercise     Notional                
   

 

 

   

 

 

                   
    Description   Rate/Reference     Rate/Reference     Frequency     Counterparty   Date     Rating(a)     Price     Amount (000)(b)     Value      

  

 

Put

                     
 

Sold Protection 5-Year Credit Default Swap, 11/17/28

    CDX.NA.IG.41.V1       1.00%       Quarterly    

BNP Paribas SA

    11/15/23       N/R       USD 110.00       USD       45,745     $ (4,987         
 

Sold Protection 5-Year Credit Default Swap, 11/17/28

    iTRAXX.XO.40.V1       5.00%       Quarterly    

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    11/15/23       N/R       EUR 600.00       EUR       13,255       (4,515  
 

Sold Protection 5-Year Credit Default Swap, 11/17/28

    iTRAXX.XO.40.V1       5.00%       Quarterly    

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    11/15/23       N/R       EUR 625.00       EUR       13,275       (3,827  
 

Sold Protection 5-Year Credit Default Swap, 11/17/28

    iTRAXX.XO.40.V1       5.00%       Quarterly    

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    11/15/23       N/R       EUR 600.00       EUR       17,200       (5,859  
 

Sold Protection 5-Year Credit Default Swap, 11/17/28

    CDX.NA.HY.41.V1       5.00%       Quarterly    

Goldman Sachs International

    11/15/23       N/R       USD 94.00       USD       20,985       (10,332  
 

Sold Protection 5-Year Credit Default Swap, 11/17/28

    CDX.NA.HY.41.V1       5.00%       Quarterly    

Deutsche Bank AG

    11/15/23       N/R       USD 91.00       USD       18,620       (5,719  
 

Sold Protection 5-Year Credit Default Swap, 11/17/28

    CDX.NA.HY.41.V1       5.00%       Quarterly    

Bank of America N.A.

    11/15/23       N/R       USD 94.00       USD       8,395       (4,133  
                     

 

 

   
                      $   (39,372  
                     

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.

 
  (b) 

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Written

 

               
    Paid by the Fund   

      Received by the Fund           

        Expiration      Exercise     Notional         
Description   Rate      Frequency    Rate      Frequency    Counterparty    Date      Rate     Amount (000)      Value  

Call

                           

2-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/16/25

    2.75%      Semi-Annual     
1-Day SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
   Quarterly   

Citibank N.A.

     11/14/23        2.75     USD        361,746      $ (4

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/16/33

    2.40%      Semi-Annual     
1-Day SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
   Quarterly   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     12/14/23        2.40       USD        61,817        (102

2-Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/25/26

    3.45%      Semi-Annual     
1-Day SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
   Quarterly   

Citibank N.A.

     01/23/24        3.45       USD        228,623          (168,655

1-Year Interest Rate Swap, 02/14/25

    3.75%      Semi-Annual     
1-Day SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
   Quarterly   

Citibank N.A.

     02/12/24        3.75       USD        1,472,898        (200,726

5-Year Interest Rate Swap, 03/03/29

    2.50%      Annual     
6-mo. EURIBOR,
4.09%
 
 
   Semi-Annual   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     03/01/24        2.50       EUR        148,633        (307,794

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Written (continued)

 

               
    Paid by the Fund     Received by the Fund         Expiration     Exercise     Notional        
Description   Rate     Frequency     Rate     Frequency     Counterparty   Date     Rate     Amount (000)     Value  

Call (continued)

                   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 03/20/34

    3.15%       Semi-Annual      

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
 
    Quarterly    

Nomura International, Inc.

    03/18/24       3.15%       USD       95,779     $ (123,042

5-Year Interest Rate Swap, 03/20/29

    2.68%       Annual      

6-mo.
EURIBOR,
4.09%
 
 
 
    Semi-Annual    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    03/18/24       2.68       EUR       122,005       (489,862

2-Year Interest Rate Swap, 03/30/26

    3.80%       Semi-Annual      

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
 
    Quarterly    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    03/28/24       3.80       USD       710,227       (1,278,587

2-Year Interest Rate Swap, 10/26/26

    3.30%       Semi-Annual      

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
 
    Quarterly    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    10/24/24       3.30       USD       370,972       (1,557,693
                   

 

 

 
                      (4,126,465
                   

 

 

 

Put

                   

2-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/03/25

   

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
 
    Quarterly       5.00%       Semi-Annual    

Citibank N.A.

    11/01/23       5.00       USD       250,360       (40,220

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/03/53

   

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
 
    Quarterly       4.00%       Semi-Annual    

Goldman Sachs International

    11/01/23       4.00       USD       50,072       (2,951,474

2-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/10/25

   

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
 
    Quarterly       4.80%       Semi-Annual    

Goldman Sachs International

    11/08/23       4.80       USD       995,869       (3,113,445

2-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/12/25

   

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
 
    Quarterly       4.85%       Semi-Annual    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    11/10/23       4.85       USD       743,514       (1,821,007

2-Year Interest Rate Swap, 11/16/25

   

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
 
    Quarterly       4.75%       Semi-Annual    

Citibank N.A.

    11/14/23       4.75       USD       144,699       (582,559

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/16/33

   

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
 
    Quarterly       3.60%       Semi-Annual    

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    12/14/23       3.60       USD       61,817       (4,595,260

5-Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/07/29

   

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
 
    Quarterly       4.50%       Semi-Annual    

Citibank N.A.

    01/05/24       4.50       USD       126,125       (1,232,674

2-Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/12/26

   

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
 
    Quarterly       5.10%       Semi-Annual    

Goldman Sachs International

    01/10/24       5.10       USD       403,024       (700,617

2-Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/14/26

   

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
 
    Quarterly       5.15%       Semi-Annual    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    01/12/24       5.15       USD       409,011       (596,003

2-Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/25/26

   

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
 
    Quarterly       4.60%       Semi-Annual    

Citibank N.A.

    01/23/24       4.60       USD       137,174       (252,780

5-Year Interest Rate Swap, 03/03/29

   

6-mo.
EURIBOR,
4.09%
 
 
 
    Semi-Annual       3.45%       Annual    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    03/01/24       3.45       EUR       148,633       (926,573

2-Year Interest Rate Swap, 03/20/26

   

6-mo.
EURIBOR,
4.09%
 
 
 
    Semi-Annual       4.05%       Annual    

BNP Paribas SA

    03/18/24       4.05       EUR       342,069       (240,432

5-Year Interest Rate Swap, 03/20/29

   

6-mo.
EURIBOR,
4.09%
 
 
 
    Semi-Annual       3.58%       Annual    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    03/18/24       3.58       EUR       122,005       (633,184

5-Year Interest Rate Swap, 03/29/29

   

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
 
    Quarterly       3.79%       Semi-Annual    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    03/27/24       3.79       USD       350,867       (11,555,454

2-Year Interest Rate Swap, 03/30/26

   

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
 
    Quarterly       5.20%       Semi-Annual    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    03/28/24       5.20       USD       355,114       (725,178

2-Year Interest Rate Swap, 10/26/26

   

1-Day
SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
 
    Quarterly       5.00%       Semi-Annual    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    10/24/24       5.00       USD       370,972       (1,819,592
                   

 

 

 
                      (31,786,452
                   

 

 

 
                    $ (35,912,917
                   

 

 

 

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)

 

AVIS Budget Car Rental LLC

    5.00     Quarterly        12/20/26      USD  12,271      $ (847,484   $ (1,119,805   $ 272,321  

CDX.NA.IG.39.V1

    1.00       Quarterly        12/20/27      USD 5,479        (65,208     (6,501     (58,707

CDX.NA.HY.41.V1

    5.00       Quarterly        12/20/28      USD 5,875        2,104       (34,722     36,826  
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             $ (910,588   $ (1,161,028   $ 250,440  
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

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.HY.39.V2

    5.00     Quarterly        12/20/27        B       USD   22,060     $ 301,082      $ (71,476   $ 372,558  

iTraxx.XO.38.V2

    5.00       Quarterly        12/20/27        B-       EUR   40,361       2,450,592        (1,153,621     3,604,213  
             

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $     2,751,674      $   (1,225,097   $ 3,976,771  
             

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 Inflation Swaps

 

Paid by the Fund

               Received by the Fund                   Termination      Notional            

Upfront

Premium

Paid

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

 
Reference   Frequency    Rate    Frequency      Date      Amount (000)      Value     (Received)      (Depreciation)  

Eurostat Eurozone HICP Ex Tobacco Unrevised

  Monthly    2.69%            Monthly            08/15/32      EUR  14,565      $ (218,398   $ 303      $ (218,701
                

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

                     
                                                   Upfront        
                                            Premium     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Paid by the Fund

   Received by the Fund   

Effective

Date

   

Termination

Date

    

Notional

Amount (000)

           Paid  
Rate   Frequency    Rate   Frequency    Value     (Received)  

28-Day MXIBTIIE, 11.50%

  Monthly    4.68%   Monthly      N/A       02/27/24        MXN        679,790      $ (991,295   $ 9     $ (991,304

28-Day MXIBTIIE, 11.50%

  Monthly    4.86%   Monthly      N/A       03/01/24        MXN        679,790        (965,147     10       (965,157

2.47%

  Monthly    1-Day SONIA,
5.19%
  Monthly      N/A       04/03/24        GBP        512,248        16,458,722       (11,352     16,470,074  

1-Day SONIA, 5.19%

  Monthly    3.22%   Monthly      N/A       04/03/24        GBP        1,024,497        (23,565,764     15,396       (23,581,160

1.00%

  Annual    6-mo. EURIBOR,
4.09%
  Semi-Annual      N/A       05/04/24        EUR        706,928        22,062,110       1,359       22,060,751  

6-mo. EURIBOR, 4.09%

  Semi-Annual    1.75%   Annual      N/A       05/04/24        EUR        1,413,856        (32,945,216     2,718       (32,947,934

1-Day SONIA, 5.19%

  Monthly    4.26%   Monthly      N/A       09/06/24        GBP        260,709        (3,275,363     691       (3,276,054

1-Day SOFR, 5.35%

  Monthly    5.45%   Monthly      N/A       10/02/24        USD        2,991,343        508,888       118,836       390,052  

28-Day MXIBTIIE, 11.50%

  Monthly    9.79%   Monthly      N/A       02/04/25        MXN        1,437,091        (1,404,447     207       (1,404,654

28-Day MXIBTIIE, 11.50%

  Monthly    9.80%   Monthly      N/A       02/04/25        MXN        1,437,091        (1,389,736     207       (1,389,943

28-Day MXIBTIIE, 11.50%

  Monthly    9.20%   Monthly      09/18/24 (a)      09/17/25        MXN        405,940        (167,483     30       (167,513

28-Day MXIBTIIE, 11.50%

  Monthly    10.53%   Monthly      N/A       09/24/25        MXN        628,632        (130,014     155       (130,169

28-Day MXIBTIIE, 11.50%

  Monthly    10.84%   Monthly      N/A       09/25/25        MXN        656,477        60,252       159       60,093  

1-Day SOFR, 5.35%

  Annual    5.00%   Annual      N/A       10/02/25        USD        1,083,035        57,783       173,928       (116,145

28-Day MXIBTIIE, 11.50%

  Monthly    6.48%   Monthly      N/A       08/12/26        MXN        580,343        (3,029,874     196       (3,030,070

28-Day MXIBTIIE, 11.50%

  Monthly    6.47%   Monthly      N/A       08/13/26        MXN        796,887        (4,170,456     269       (4,170,725

28-Day MXIBTIIE, 11.50%

  Monthly    6.42%   Monthly      N/A       08/14/26        MXN        649,633        (3,441,267     217       (3,441,484

28-Day MXIBTIIE, 11.50%

  Monthly    6.44%   Monthly      N/A       08/14/26        MXN        394,136        (2,074,267     133       (2,074,400

28-Day MXIBTIIE, 11.50%

  Monthly    6.42%   Monthly      N/A       08/17/26        MXN        585,216        (3,087,270     192       (3,087,462

28-Day MXIBTIIE, 11.50%

  Monthly    9.69%   Monthly      N/A       09/16/26        MXN        435,300        (323,403     110       (323,513

3-mo. KRW CDC, 3.82%

  Quarterly    3.38%   Quarterly      N/A       09/20/26        KRW        33,566,110        (479,142     254       (479,396

3-mo. KRW CDC, 3.82%

  Quarterly    3.38%   Quarterly      N/A       09/20/26        KRW        33,566,110        (473,459     255       (473,714

3-mo. KRW CDC, 3.82%

  Quarterly    3.39%   Quarterly      N/A       09/20/26        KRW        33,561,075        (469,836     255       (470,091

8.22%

  Quarterly    3-mo. JIBAR,
8.36%
  Quarterly      N/A       09/20/26        ZAR        655,449        11,123       325       10,798  

1-Day SOFR, 5.35%

  Annual    4.69%   Annual      N/A       10/02/26        USD        167,872        (160,744     38,110       (198,854

1-Day SOFR, 5.35%

  Monthly    4.17%   Monthly      10/23/25 (a)      10/23/26        USD        183,851        76,946       243       76,703  

1-Day SOFR, 5.35%

  Monthly    4.21%   Monthly      10/27/25 (a)      10/27/26        USD        367,566        291,603       485       291,118  

3.88%

  Annual    6-mo. WIBOR,
5.56%
  Semi-Annual      12/20/23 (a)      12/20/26        PLN        128,263        620,869       290       620,579  

3-mo. JIBAR, 8.36%

  Quarterly    8.74%   Quarterly      12/20/23 (a)      12/20/26        ZAR        605,363        410,526       309       410,217  

1-Day SOFR, 5.35%

  Annual    3.47%   Annual      03/10/25 (a)      03/10/27        USD        96,874        (1,247,023     429       (1,247,452

1-Day SOFR, 5.35%

  Annual    3.30%   Annual      N/A       10/23/27        USD        69,867        (1,059,824     318       (1,060,142

1-Day SOFR, 5.35%

  Annual    4.20%   Annual      10/23/25 (a)      10/23/27        USD        95,676        41,672       435       41,237  

1-Day SONIA, 5.19%

  Monthly    3.18%   Monthly      02/10/27 (a)      02/10/28        GBP        849,941        (7,921,562     4,686       (7,926,248

1-Day SONIA, 5.19%

  Annual    4.86%   Annual      N/A       06/20/28        GBP        62,860        913,539       (152     913,691  

28-Day MXIBTIIE, 11.50%

  Monthly    9.13%   Monthly      N/A       08/15/28        MXN        991,705        (1,373,852     524       (1,374,376

1-Day SOFR, 5.35%

  Annual    4.42%   Annual      N/A       10/02/28        USD        324,388        (1,881,067     75,897       (1,956,964

1-Day SOFR, 5.35%

  Annual    4.40%   Annual      N/A       10/31/28        USD        126,957        (754,741     1,198       (755,939

 

 

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

  47


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)

 

                     
                                                         Upfront         
                                                  Premium      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Paid by the Fund

     Received by the Fund     

Effective

Date

   

Termination

Date

    

Notional

Amount (000)

           Paid  
Rate  

 

Frequency

     Rate    

 

Frequency

     Value     (Received)  

0.02%

    Annual       
6-mo. EURIBOR,
4.09%
 
 
    Semi-Annual        N/A       08/26/31        EUR        103,788      $ 25,317,361     $ 1,905      $ 25,315,456  

1-Day ESTR, 1,053.49%

    Annual        2.34%       Annual        01/19/28 (a)      01/19/33        EUR        74,318        (2,727,852     1,041        (2,728,893

1-Day SOFR, 5.35%

    Annual        3.14%       Annual        05/12/28 (a)      05/12/33        USD        135,199        (6,748,759     1,246        (6,750,005

28-Day MXIBTIIE, 11.50%

    Monthly        8.17%       Monthly        N/A       06/10/33        MXN        950,000        (5,035,310     867        (5,036,177

3-mo. JIBAR, 8.36%

    Quarterly        9.90%       Quarterly        N/A       09/20/33        ZAR        276,671        114,231       271        113,960  

3-mo. JIBAR, 8.36%

    Quarterly        9.90%       Quarterly        N/A       09/20/33        ZAR        138,336        57,604       134        57,470  

3-mo. JIBAR, 8.36%

    Quarterly        9.92%       Quarterly        N/A       09/20/33        ZAR        138,336        68,109       135        67,974  

1-Day SOFR, 5.35%

    Annual        4.31%       Annual        N/A       09/29/33        USD          1,269,344        (23,696,039     109,291        (23,805,330

4.40%

    Annual       
1-Day SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
    Annual        N/A       11/01/33        USD        113,447        1,211,754       1,879        1,209,875  

4.25%

    Annual       
1-Day SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
    Annual        N/A       09/29/43        USD        16,230        633,060       11,066        621,994  

4.03%

    Annual       
1-Day SOFR,
5.35%
 
 
    Annual        N/A       09/29/53        USD        457,547        24,329,176       144,651        24,184,525  
                    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
                     $ (41,744,884   $ 699,817      $ (42,444,701
                    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Forward Swap.

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

                   
Reference Obligations/Index         

Financing

Rate Paid

by the Fund

   

Payment

Frequency

    Counterparty   

Termination

Date

    

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value    

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received)

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

      1.00     Quarterly    

Barclays Bank PLC

     06/20/24        USD        410      $ 3,818     $ 17,695     $ (13,877

Staples Inc.

      5.00       Quarterly    

Barclays Bank PLC

     06/20/24        USD        790        7,056       29,712       (22,656

American Airlines Group Inc.

      5.00       Quarterly    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     12/20/24        USD        880        (5,060     (11,581     6,521  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

      1.00       Quarterly    

Citibank N.A.

     06/20/25        USD        1,210        72,771       174,965       (102,194

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

      1.00       Quarterly    

Goldman Sachs International

     06/20/25        USD        800        48,113       138,586       (90,473

General Electric Co.

      1.00       Quarterly    

Goldman Sachs International

     06/20/27        USD        3,320        (59,798     50,431       (110,229

Borgwarner Inc.

      1.00       Quarterly    

BNP Paribas SA

     12/20/27        USD        1,330        (16,596     15,526       (32,122

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

      1.00       Quarterly    

Barclays Bank PLC

     12/20/27        USD        480        135,002       104,674       30,328  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

      1.00       Quarterly    

Citibank N.A.

     12/20/27        USD        270        75,938       61,893       14,045  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

      1.00       Quarterly    

Citibank N.A.

     12/20/27        USD        400        112,501       94,449       18,052  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

      1.00       Quarterly    

Goldman Sachs International

     12/20/27        USD        490        137,814       106,909       30,905  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

      1.00       Quarterly    

Goldman Sachs International

     12/20/27        USD        675        189,846       151,160       38,686  

Xerox Corp.

      1.00       Quarterly    

Citibank N.A.

     12/20/27        USD        470        50,827       46,002       4,825  

Xerox Corp.

      1.00       Quarterly    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     12/20/27        USD        790        85,433       77,526       7,907  

Paramount Global, Class B

      1.00       Quarterly    

Barclays Bank PLC

     06/20/28        USD        425        27,464       16,834       10,630  

Paramount Global, Class B

      1.00       Quarterly    

Barclays Bank PLC

     06/20/28        USD        395        25,542       15,656       9,886  

Paramount Global, Class B

      1.00       Quarterly    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     06/20/28        USD        1,955        126,388       81,242       45,146  

Simon Property Group., LP

      1.00       Quarterly    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     06/20/28        USD        4,065        (1,503     87,503       (89,006

UBS Group AG

      1.00       Quarterly    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     06/20/28        EUR        7,200        (34,925     232,140       (267,065

Ford Motor Company

      5.00       Quarterly    

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     12/20/28        USD        2,415        (260,689     (221,736     (38,953

Southwest Airlines, Co.

      1.00       Quarterly    

Citibank N.A.

     12/20/28        USD        5,680        118,841       44,938       73,903  

Xerox Corp.

      1.00       Quarterly    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     12/20/28        USD        130        19,431       16,204       3,227  

Xerox Corp.

      1.00       Quarterly    

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     12/20/28        USD        260        38,861       32,379       6,482  
                   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                    $ 897,075     $ 1,363,107     $ (466,032
                   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

    

 

Vistra Operations Company LLC

    5.00     Quarterly      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      12/20/25        BB       USD     2,125     $ 152,891      $ 81,493     $ 71,398    
                  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaps

 

                       
                                                             Upfront             
                                                             Premium      Unrealized      
    Paid by the Fund    Received by the Fund         Effective      Termination      Notional            Paid      Appreciation      
 

 

  

 

                       
    Rate   Frequency    Rate    Frequency    Counterparty    Date      Date      Amount (000)      Value     (Received)      (Depreciation)      

  

 

12.62%

  Monthly   

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

   Monthly   

Citibank N.A.

     N/A        01/02/24        BRL       779,081      $ 3,599     $      $ 3,599           
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    13.15%    Monthly   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     N/A        01/02/25        BRL       435,468        1,896,202              1,896,202    
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    13.18%    Monthly   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     N/A        01/02/25        BRL       435,248        1,944,236              1,944,236    
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    13.22%    Monthly   

Citibank N.A.

     N/A        01/02/25        BRL       228,965        1,057,388              1,057,388    
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    9.39%    Monthly   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     N/A        01/02/25        BRL       289,615        (4,800,109            (4,800,109  
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    9.42%    Monthly   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     N/A        01/02/25        BRL       315,948        (5,165,682            (5,165,682  
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    10.11%    Monthly   

Goldman Sachs International

     N/A        01/02/26        BRL       185,136        (901,812            (901,812  
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    11.27%    Monthly   

BNP Paribas SA

     N/A        01/02/26        BRL       25,611        (26,639            (26,639  
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    11.56%    Monthly   

Barclays Bank PLC

     N/A        01/02/26        BRL       24,923        5,085              5,085    
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    11.76%    Monthly   

Citibank N.A.

     N/A        01/02/26        BRL       19,320        22,800              22,800    
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    11.78%    Monthly   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     N/A        01/02/26        BRL       20,171        25,415              25,415    
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    11.82%    Monthly   

Barclays Bank PLC

     N/A        01/02/26        BRL       33,280        49,968              49,968    
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    11.83%    Monthly   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     N/A        01/02/26        BRL       35,473        55,161              55,161    
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    9.98%    Monthly   

HSBC Bank PLC

     N/A        01/02/26        BRL       173,135        (930,104            (930,104  
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    10.03%    Monthly   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     N/A        01/04/27        BRL       134,256        (1,098,549            (1,098,549  
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    10.03%    Monthly   

BNP Paribas SA

     N/A        01/04/27        BRL       122,264        (1,046,855            (1,046,855  
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    10.10%    Monthly   

Bank of America N.A.

     N/A        01/04/27        BRL       130,062        (1,061,937            (1,061,937  
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    10.12%    Monthly   

Bank of America N.A.

     N/A        01/04/27        BRL       173,308        (1,393,043            (1,393,043  
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    10.12%    Monthly   

BNP Paribas SA

     N/A        01/04/27        BRL       928        (7,460            (7,460  
 

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

  Monthly    10.12%    Monthly   

BNP Paribas SA

     N/A        01/04/27        BRL       166,281        (1,333,919            (1,333,919  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaps (continued)

 

                           
                                                              Upfront        
                                                              Premium     Unrealized  
Paid by the Fund     Received by the Fund         Effective     Termination         Notional               Paid     Appreciation  

 

   

 

                     
Rate   Frequency     Rate   Frequency     Counterparty   Date     Date         Amount (000)         Value     (Received)     (Depreciation)  

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

    Monthly    

10.32%

    Monthly    

Barclays Bank PLC

    N/A       01/04/27         BRL       275,473       $ (1,724,285   $     $ (1,724,285

10.56%

    Monthly    

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

    Monthly    

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    N/A       01/04/27         BRL       108,597         462,591             462,591  

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

    Monthly    

9.95%

    Monthly    

Citibank N.A.

    N/A       01/04/27         BRL       134,566         (1,163,376           (1,163,376

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

    Monthly    

9.97%

    Monthly    

Bank of America N.A.

    N/A       01/04/27         BRL       138,239         (1,182,345           (1,182,345

1-Day BZDIOVER, 0.05%

    Monthly    

9.99%

    Monthly    

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    N/A       01/04/27         BRL       134,401         (1,128,778           (1,128,778
                     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                      $  (17,442,448   $     $ (17,442,448
                     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

                       
                                                    Upfront        
Paid by the Fund   Received by the Fund                                       Premium     Unrealized  

 

 

 

                 
                      Effective     Termination     Notional           Paid     Appreciation  
Rate/Reference   Frequency   Rate/Reference   Frequency     Counterparty   Date     Date     Amount (000)     Value     (Received)     (Depreciation)  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

  Monthly  

1-Day SOFR minus 1.50%, 5.35%

    Monthly    

BNP Paribas SA

    N/A       12/15/23       USD       12,591     $ 406,735     $     $ 406,735  

1-Day SOFR minus 1.05%, 5.35%

  Monthly  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

    Monthly    

BNP Paribas SA

    N/A       12/15/23       USD       16,758       (550,352           (550,352

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

  Monthly  

1-Day SOFR minus 0.40%, 5.35%

    Monthly    

BNP Paribas SA

    N/A       12/15/23       USD       19,757       1,100,610             1,100,610  

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

  Monthly  

1-Day SOFR minus 0.30%, 5.35%

    Monthly    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    N/A       12/15/23       USD       21,508       1,200,694             1,200,694  

FIXED, 0.00%

  Quarterly  

Citi Equity US 1W Volatility Carry Index

    Quaterly    

Citibank N.A.

    N/A       03/15/24       USD       8,447       92,705             92,705  
                 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  $ 2,250,392     $     $ 2,250,392  
                 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

               
Reference Entity  

Payment

Frequency

   Counterparty(a)   

Termination

Date

     Net Notional    

Accrued

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Net Value of

Reference

Entity

   

Gross

Notional

Amount

Net Asset

Percentage

 

Equity Securities Long/Short

  Monthly   

Citibank N.A.(b)

     02/26/24 – 02/24/28      $  (271,805,843   $ 6,104,199 (c)    $   (267,121,518     1.7
  Monthly   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.(d)

     02/08/24        (332,550,740       18,139,756 (e)      (316,118,931     2.0  
            

 

 

   

 

 

   
             $ 24,243,955     $ (583,240,449  
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions.

 
  (c) 

Amount includes $ 1,419,874 of net dividends and financing fees.

 
  (e) 

Amount includes $ 1,707,947 of net dividends and financing fees.

 
  

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

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

OTC Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

 

(b)

    

(d)

Range:

 

0-100 basis points

    

15-1,300 basis points

Benchmarks:

  USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)  

                

   USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)

 

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

 

Security   Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Common Stocks                  
Brazil                  

MercadoLibre, Inc.

    33     $ 40,944       (0.0 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
United States                  

Dollar General Corp.

    124       14,761       (0.0
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Reference Entity — Long

      55,705    
   

 

 

   

Reference Entity — Short

     
Common Stocks                  
Belgium                  

D Ieteren Group

    (4,099     (608,869     0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Brazil

     

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP

    (263,754     (3,053,567     1.2  

PRIO SA

    (34,708     (328,372     0.1  

Suzano SA

    (28,694     (293,499     0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (3,675,438  

Canada

     

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    (59,076     (1,693,363     0.6  

Intact Financial Corp.

    (4,570     (642,090     0.2  

Power Corp. of Canada

    (83,832     (2,019,706     0.8  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

    (33,980     (2,282,486     0.9  

TC Energy Corp.

    (65,543     (2,257,316     0.8  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    (2,400     (287,481     0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (9,182,442  

China

     

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    (593,500     (1,119,999     0.4  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    (509,022     (476,218     0.2  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    (79,000     (242,088     0.1  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B

    (496,400     (890,057     0.3  

XPeng, Inc., Class A

    (900,600     (6,544,458     2.5  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.

    (247,800     (799,741     0.3  

ZTE Corp.

    (163,000     (362,228     0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (10,434,789  

Denmark

     

Tryg A/S

    (24,558     (479,558     0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Finland

     

Metso Corporation

    (99,371     (875,501     0.3  

Nordea Bank Abp

    (88,470     (931,785     0.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (1,807,286  
Security   Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 
Germany                  

Hellofresh SE

    (24,529   $ (536,528     0.2

Vonovia Se

    (304,930     (7,020,123     2.6  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (7,556,651  

Italy

     

Nexi SpA

    (141,959     (824,897     0.3  

Telecom Italia SpA

    (15,809,947     (4,087,862     1.5  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (4,912,759  

Japan

     

Advantest Corp.

    (15,900     (409,562     0.2  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    (32,400     (1,183,334     0.5  

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

    (308,900     (1,144,603     0.4  

Hitachi Ltd.

    (19,300     (1,223,361     0.5  

Lasertec Corp.

    (28,000     (4,625,045     1.7  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    (218,500     (3,832,879     1.4  

Mercari, Inc.

    (22,100     (443,535     0.2  

NEC Corp.

    (11,200     (539,287     0.2  

Olympus Corp.

    (122,400     (1,634,695     0.6  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    (92,200     (2,643,623     1.0  

Socionext, Inc.

    (2,900     (282,857     0.1  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    (16,700     (683,933     0.3  

Sony Group Corp.

    (13,300     (1,105,747     0.4  

SUMCO Corp.

    (562,100     (7,263,540     2.7  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    (4,700     (83,916     0.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (27,099,917  

Mexico

     

America Movil SAB de C.V., Series B

    (5,942,852     (4,908,152     1.8  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Netherlands

     

Adyen NV

    (998     (673,137     0.2  

Heineken Holding NV

    (44,622     (3,394,998     1.3  

Heineken NV

    (17,106     (1,536,862     0.6  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    (263,502     (5,012,460     1.9  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (10,617,457  

Norway

     

Aker BP ASA, Class A

    (80,838     (2,329,881     0.9  

Salmar ASA

    (63,444     (3,008,190     1.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (5,338,071  

Poland

     

Inpost SA

    (19,958     (197,480     0.1  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    (34,912     (931,637     0.3  

LPP SA

    (233     (750,600     0.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (1,879,717  

South Korea

     

Kakao Corp.

    (86,407     (2,435,451     0.9  

LG Chem Ltd.

    (1,565     (512,916     0.2  

LG Energy Solution Ltd.

    (13,973     (4,005,621     1.5  

POSCO Future M Co. Ltd.

    (12,051     (2,123,664     0.8  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (9,077,652  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Security   Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 
Sweden                  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    (23,554   $ (223,912     0.1

Electrolux AB, Class B

    (61,704     (519,252     0.2  

EQT AB

    (57,157     (1,044,247     0.4  

Essity AB

    (40,987     (934,580     0.4  

Fastighets AB Balder, B Shares

    (467,447     (1,986,090     0.7  

Sagax AB, Class B

    (35,233     (637,820     0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (5,345,901  

Switzerland

     

Baloise Holding AG

    (6,973     (1,001,224     0.4  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    (10,066     (912,541     0.3  

Dufry AG

    (3,012     (105,583     0.0  

SIG Group AG

    (308,600     (6,803,607     2.6  

Sika AG

    (12,186     (2,916,224     1.1  

Straumann Holding AG, Registered Shares

    (13,552     (1,601,631     0.6  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (13,340,810  

United Kingdom

     

Rentokil Initial PLC

    (194,133     (988,620     0.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

United States

     

Aflac, Inc.

    (9,564     (747,044     0.3  

Airbnb, Inc., Class A

    (41,444     (4,902,411     1.8  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    (16,119     (1,501,162     0.6  

Amerisourcebergen Corp.

    (9,912     (1,835,207     0.7  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

    (7,681     (665,789     0.3  

Arista Networks, Inc.

    (16,162     (3,238,380     1.2  

Blackstone, Inc.

    (45,059     (4,161,199     1.6  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    (2,986     (509,531     0.2  

Celanese Corp., Class A

    (101,446     (11,616,581     4.4  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

    (6,953     (1,170,607     0.4  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    (10,165     (924,405     0.3  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    (93,230     (10,527,532     3.9  

CoStar Group, Inc.

    (3,000     (220,230     0.1  

Discover Financial Services

    (9,468     (777,133     0.3  

Enphase Energy, Inc.

    (23,802     (1,894,163     0.7  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    (148,858     (2,479,974     0.9  

Generac Holdings, Inc.

    (35,983     (3,025,091     1.1  

Haleon PLC

    (1,217,805     (4,881,066     1.8  

Hasbro, Inc.

    (114,300     (5,160,645     1.9  

Illumina, Inc.

    (35,248     (3,856,836     1.4  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    (15,197     (897,687     0.3  

KKR & Co., Inc.

    (60,493     (3,351,312     1.3  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    (69,682     (6,257,444     2.3  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    (174     (65,539     0.0  

ON Semiconductor Corp.

    (70     (4,385     0.0  

Oracle Corp.

    (27,026     (2,794,488     1.0  

Paramount Global, Class B

    (723,182     (7,868,220     2.9  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

    (3,035     (157,213     0.1  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    (17,879     (2,987,938     1.1  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    (4,471     (426,712     0.2  

Republic Services, Inc., Class A

    (5,394     (800,955     0.3  

Revvity, Inc.

    (7,994     (662,303     0.3  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    (697,281     (15,500,557     5.8  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

    (104,431     (13,967,646     5.2  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.

    (4,976     (1,863,960     0.7  

Tractor Supply Co.

    (13,384     (2,577,223     1.0  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    (65,456     (3,033,886     1.1  

United Rentals, Inc.

    (1,318     (535,464     0.2  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    (133,948     (2,823,624     1.1  
Security   Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 
United States (continued)                  

Waste Management, Inc.

    (41,733   $ (6,857,984     2.6

Waters Corp.

    (9,740     (2,323,282     0.9  

Western Digital Corp.

    (90,007     (3,613,781     1.4  

Xylem, Inc.

    (62,181     (5,816,411     2.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (149,283,000  
   

 

 

   
Preferred Stocks                  

Germany

     

Sartorius AG

    (2,554     (640,134     0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Reference Entity — Short

 

    (267,177,223  
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — Citibank N.A.

 

  $  (267,121,518  
   

 

 

   

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

 

Security   Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 

Reference Entity — Long

 

Common Stocks                  
United States                  

Banc of California, Inc.

    113,974     $ 1,277,648       (0.4 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Reference Entity — Long

      1,277,648    
   

 

 

   

Reference Entity — Short

 

   
Common Stocks                  
Australia                  

Computershare Ltd.

    (555,141     (8,761,203     2.8  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    (301,868     (675,163     0.2  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    (33,706     (479,495     0.2  

Goodman Group

    (102,930     (1,361,959     0.4  

IDP Education Ltd.

    (58,421     (807,166     0.3  

IGO Ltd.

    (62,204     (376,668     0.1  

Lendlease Corp Ltd.

    (169,610     (671,739     0.2  

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.

    (1,111,159     (4,998,423     1.6  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    (11,064     (1,137,267     0.4  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    (123,455     (4,550,208     1.4  

Santos Ltd.

    (83,136     (405,658     0.1  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    (142,153     (1,209,955     0.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (25,434,904  

Belgium

     

D Ieteren Group

    (8,719     (1,295,127     0.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Brazil

     

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    (56,161     (329,720     0.1  

BRF SA

    (450,554     (953,520     0.3  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos S/A

    (14,595,785     (10,682,491     3.4  

Localiza Rent a Car SA, (Expires 05/18/23, Strike Price BRL 41.15)

    (887,732     (8,956,995     2.8  

MercadoLibre, Inc.

    (33     (40,944     0.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (20,963,670  

Canada

     

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

    (21,141     (402,773     0.1  

Great-West Lifeco, Inc.

    (19,667     (544,875     0.2  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Security   Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 
Canada (continued)                  

Intact Financial Corp.

    (10,569   $ (1,484,957     0.5

Power Corp. of Canada

    (65,405     (1,575,757     0.5  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

    (21,990     (1,477,100     0.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (5,485,462  
China                  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H

    (2,608,000         (1,234,075     0.4  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd.

    (987,000     (1,772,532     0.6  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    (113,600     (517,913     0.2  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    (534,000     (1,636,391     0.5  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd.

    (1,984,000     (2,265,639     0.7  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class H

    (956,250     (1,791,465     0.6  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B

    (4,678,800     (8,389,195     2.6  

XPeng, Inc., Class A

    (163,600     (1,188,844     0.4  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.

    (195,400     (630,627     0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (19,426,681  
Finland                  

Metso Corporation

    (157,649     (1,388,955     0.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
France                  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    (25,270     (4,731,122     1.5  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Germany                  

Hellofresh SE

    (222,201     (4,860,245     1.5  

HOCHTIEF AG

    (9,077     (940,306     0.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (5,800,551  
Hong Kong                  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    (1,876,000     (728,787     0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Italy                  

Telecom Italia SpA

    (2,021,722     (522,742     0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Japan                  

Advantest Corp.

    (126,700     (3,263,617     1.0  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    (30,800     (547,769     0.2  

Mercari, Inc.

    (168,100     (3,373,674     1.1  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    (21,400     (463,842     0.1  

Nikon Corp.

    (174,400     (1,655,825     0.5  

Olympus Corp.

    (550,700     (7,354,792     2.3  

ORIX Corp.

    (36,400     (661,982     0.2  

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    (38,400     (432,607     0.1  

Rakuten Group, Inc.

    (1,785,400     (6,604,050     2.1  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

    (98,300     (2,114,918     0.7  

Socionext, Inc.

    (27,500     (2,682,269     0.9  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    (46,500     (1,904,363     0.6  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    (65,600     (2,179,348     0.7  

SUMCO Corp.

    (163,500     (2,112,771     0.7  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (35,351,827  
Luxembourg                  

Reinet Investments SCA

    (31,933     (663,521     0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Netherlands                  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    (45,856     (872,295     0.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Poland                  

Bank Pekao SA

    (21,696     (659,280     0.2  

Inpost SA

    (277,022     (2,741,075     0.9  

ORLEN SA

    (52,592     (831,686     0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (4,232,041  
Security   Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 
Singapore                  

Sea Ltd., ADR

    (133,006   $ (5,546,350     1.8
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
South Africa                  

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.

    (17,287     (79,258     0.0  

Sasol Ltd.

    (57,286     (724,080     0.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (803,338  
South Korea                  

Delivery Hero SE

    (55,135     (1,409,036     0.4  

Kakao Corp.

    (24,117     (679,757     0.2  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    (7,783     (577,366     0.2  

Lotte Energy Materials Corp.

    (21,236     (608,362     0.2  

POSCO Future M Co. Ltd.

    (28,513         (5,024,647     1.6  

POSCO Holdings, Inc.

    (9,799     (2,999,721     0.9  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    (12,581     (1,146,186     0.4  

SK, Inc.

    (9,171     (966,906     0.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (13,411,981  
Sweden                  

Securitas AB, B Shares

    (63,883     (511,729     0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Switzerland                  

Bachem Holding AG

    (50,602     (3,675,886     1.1  

Baloise Holding AG

    (5,902     (847,444     0.3  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    (17,026     (1,543,506     0.5  

Tecan Group AG, Registered Shares

    (9,042     (2,602,290     0.8  

UBS Group AG, Registered Shares

    (38,597     (906,892     0.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (9,576,018  
United Kingdom                  

Centrica PLC

    (644,759     (1,234,260     0.4  

Ocado Group PLC

    (444,476     (2,522,452     0.8  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (3,756,712  
United States                  

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.

    (24,125     (472,126     0.1  

Airbnb, Inc., Class A

    (8,272     (978,495     0.3  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.

    (28,870     (831,745     0.3  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    (29,077     (5,061,433     1.6  

Bank of America Corp.

    (30,109     (793,071     0.3  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    (26,986     (1,332,839     0.4  

Boston Properties, Inc.

    (112,323     (6,017,143     1.9  

Brandywine Realty Trust

    (5,149     (19,257     0.0  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    (22,915     (3,910,216     1.2  

Celanese Corp., Class A

    (15,028     (1,720,856     0.5  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

    (53,415     (8,992,949     2.8  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    (25,722     (1,338,573     0.4  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    (32,661     (2,970,191     0.9  

Community Bank System, Inc.

    (40,591     (1,621,610     0.5  

Crown Castle, Inc.

    (7,552     (702,185     0.2  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    (4,590     (417,644     0.1  

CVB Financial Corp.

    (51,170     (799,275     0.3  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    (7,452     (1,084,490     0.3  

Dollar General Corp.

    (30,862     (3,673,813     1.2  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    (24,355     (1,774,992     0.6  

Enphase Energy, Inc.

    (3,583     (285,135     0.1  

EPAM Systems, Inc.

    (11,605     (2,524,900     0.8  

First Merchants Corp.

    (24,364     (665,381     0.2  

Fiserv, Inc.

    (7,572     (861,315     0.3  

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.

    (41,269     (739,541     0.2  

Generac Holdings, Inc.

    (5,394     (453,474     0.1  

General Electric Co.

    (2,342     (254,411     0.1  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Security   Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 
United States (continued)                  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    (32,634   $ (985,220     0.3

Global Payments, Inc.

    (5,315     (564,559     0.2  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

    (34,016     (1,202,466     0.4  

International Business Machines Corp.

    (39,941     (5,777,066     1.8  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    (27,622     (1,631,632     0.5  

James Hardie Industries PLC, CDI

    (14,023     (349,866     0.1  

KKR & Co., Inc.

    (25,531         (1,414,417     0.4  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    (11,947     (2,386,174     0.8  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    (18,436     (1,655,553     0.5  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    (392     (160,305     0.1  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    (14,479     (613,620     0.2  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

    (34,415     (435,694     0.1  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    (1,053     (396,623     0.1  

ON Semiconductor Corp.

    (5,151     (322,659     0.1  

Oracle Corp.

    (6,671     (689,781     0.2  

PacWest Bancorp

    (173,502     (1,228,394     0.4  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

    (3,130     (162,134     0.1  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    (9,415     (587,119     0.2  

Pool Corp.

    (5,841     (1,844,413     0.6  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    (15,210     (829,553     0.3  

Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A

    (6,468     (727,844     0.2  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    (29,716     (2,836,095     0.9  

Republic Services, Inc., Class A

    (3,818     (566,935     0.2  

Revvity, Inc.

    (63,478     (5,259,152     1.7  

Sabre Corp.

    (45,658     (159,803     0.0  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    (79,040     (1,123,158     0.4  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    (10,512     (1,155,164     0.4  

SouthState Corp.

    (12,470     (824,267     0.3  

STERIS PLC

    (22,421     (4,707,962     1.5  

Targa Resources Corp.

    (16,063     (1,343,027     0.4  

Truist Financial Corp.

    (34,813     (987,297     0.3  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    (10,757     (498,587     0.2  

U.S. Bancorp

    (26,080     (831,430     0.3  
Security   Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 
United States (continued)                  

Valley National Bancorp

    (220,079   $ (1,712,215     0.5

VF Corp.

    (430,101     (6,335,388     2.0  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    (29,488     (621,607     0.2  

Washington Federal, Inc.

    (51,441     (1,269,564     0.4  

Welltower, Inc.

    (14,296     (1,195,289     0.4  

Western Alliance Bancorp

    (37,864     (1,556,210     0.5  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (107,245,302  
   

 

 

   
          (267,749,115  
Investment Companies                  
United States                  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

    (227,507     (16,510,183     5.2  

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

    (383,467     (28,549,118     9.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (45,059,301  
Preferred Stocks                  
Brazil                  

Alpargatas SA

    (488,660     (799,612     0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Germany                  

Sartorius AG

    (15,097     (3,783,910     1.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (4,583,522  
Rights                  
Brazil                  

Localiza Rent A Car SA

    (3,343     (4,641     0.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (4,641  
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Short

 

    (317,396,579  
   

 

 

   

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

 

  $ (316,118,931  
   

 

 

   
 

 

Balances Reported in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps, OTC Swaps and Options Written

 

           
Description  

Swap

Premiums

Paid

      

Swap

Premiums

Received

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

      

Unrealized

Depreciation

     Value  

Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)

    $  711,624        $  (2,397,629    $  97,202,485        $  (135,638,676      $            —  

OTC Swaps

    1,677,917          (233,317      32,939,085          (24,281,820       

Options Written

    N/A          N/A        18,231,776          (20,938,201      (53,177,532

 

  (a) 

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

    Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

    Contracts

     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $  2,155,709      $      $  37,699,819      $      $  137,221,902      $      $  177,077,430  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                       —                20,524,675                        —        20,524,675  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure (continued)

 

               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

    Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

    Contracts

     Total  

Options purchased

                   

Investments at value — unaffiliated(b)

  $      $ 345,533      $ 28,475,959      $ 3,879,625      $ 16,683,042      $      $ 49,384,159  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                   

Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

           4,285,918                      92,916,567               97,202,485  

Swaps — OTC

                   

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

           2,049,858        27,044,699               5,522,445               34,617,002  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $  2,155,709      $  6,681,309      $  93,220,477      $  24,404,300      $  252,343,956      $      $  378,805,751  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $ 8,336,123      $      $ 67,528,219      $      $ 75,864,342  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                         62,147,744                      62,147,744  

Options written

                   

Options written at value

           39,372        15,781,275        1,440,515        35,916,370               53,177,532  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                   

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

           58,707                      135,361,268        218,701        135,638,676  

Swaps — OTC

                   

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

           999,892        550,352               22,964,893               24,515,137  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $ 1,097,971      $ 24,667,750      $ 63,588,259      $ 261,770,750      $ 218,701      $ 351,343,431  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. In the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 
  (b) 

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

 

For the period ended October 31, 2023, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

   

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

   

Interest

Rate

Contracts

   

Other

    Contracts

    Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

              

Futures contracts

  $ 56,774      $     $ (79,218,360   $ 955,989     $ 128,735,462     $ 1,993,656     $ 52,523,521  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                       (142,314,071                 (142,314,071

Options purchased(a)

           (1,487,224     (24,325,204     6,949,356       (19,838,605     (2,085,930     (40,787,607

Options written

           251,231       32,829,246       635,103       24,920,745             58,636,325  

Swaps

           (5,298,334     42,700,173              (148,915,036           (111,513,197
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 56,774      $  (6,534,327   $ (28,014,145   $  (133,773,623   $ (15,097,434   $ (92,274   $  (183,455,029
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

              

Futures contracts

  $ 2,155,709      $     $ 56,281,470     $     $ 62,462,288     $     $ 120,899,467  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                       (17,711,589                 (17,711,589

Options purchased(b)

           66,765       (8,899,603     166,792       (18,921,747     2,035,959       (25,551,834

Options written

           (31,924     (5,731,766     1,003,913       6,233,962             1,474,185  

Swaps

           (280,242     29,310,209             (45,017,551     (30,916     (16,018,500
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $  2,155,709      $ (245,401   $    70,960,310     $ (16,540,884   $ 4,756,952     $ 2,005,043     $ 63,091,729  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 5,069,156,224  

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 6,461,414,105  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

Average amounts purchased — in USD

  $ 2,222,788,874  

Average amounts sold — in USD

  $   3,786,392,355   

 

 

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October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments (continued)

 

   

Options:

 

Average value of option contracts purchased

  $ 56,987,014  

Average value of option contracts written

  $ 22,139,616  

Average notional value of swaption contracts purchased

  $ 3,113,505,491  

Average notional value of swaption contracts written

  $ 7,643,718,743  

Credit default swaps:

 

Average notional value — buy protection

  $ 118,056,025  

Average notional value — sell protection

  $ 68,026,405  

Interest rate swaps:

 

Average notional value — pays fixed rate

  $ 3,909,877,531  

Average notional value — receives fixed rate

  $ 14,370,590,067  

Inflation swaps:

 

Average notional value — receives fixed rate

  $ 15,712,727  

Total return swaps:

 

Average notional value

  $ (342,933,759

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

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

 

     
     Assets      Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

    

Futures contracts

  $ 15,869,328      $ 4,962,204  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    20,524,675        62,147,744  

Options

    49,384,159 (a)       53,177,532  

Swaps — centrally cleared

           589,079  

Swaps — OTC(b)

    34,617,002        24,515,137  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    120,395,164        145,391,696  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

    (43,647,388      (21,193,397
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

  $ 76,747,776      $ 124,198,299  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

           

Counterparty

   

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

(a)  

   

Non-Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

      

   

Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

(b)  

   

Net Amount

of Derivative

Assets

 

 

(c)(d) 

Bank of America N.A.

  $ 227,715      $ (227,715   $     $     $  

Barclays Bank PLC

    785,759        (785,759                  

BNP Paribas SA

    4,474,702        (4,474,702                  

Citibank N.A.

    22,197,388        (6,158,216           (16,039,172 )        

Deutsche Bank AG

    699,026        (699,026                  

Goldman Sachs International

    2,482,360        (2,482,360                  

HSBC Bank PLC

    4,798,999        (4,798,999                  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    37,750,199        (35,677,726           (2,072,473      

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    1,509,988         (1,509,988                  

Nomura International, Inc.

    401,247        (401,247                  

Standard Chartered Bank

    91,065        (91,065                  

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

    1,256,115        (1,256,115                  

UBS AG

    73,213        (48,980                 24,233  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $   76,747,776      $ (58,611,898   $                  —      $ (18,111,645   $        24,233  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

           

Counterparty

   

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

(a) 

   

Non-Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

(e) 

   

Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

     

   

Net Amount

of Derivative

Liabilities

 

 

(c)(f) 

Bank of America N.A.

  $ 4,287,849      $ (227,715   $ (1,371,106   $   (1,100,000   $ 1,589,028  

Barclays Bank PLC

    3,847,934        (785,759     (2,125,254           936,921  

BNP Paribas SA

    8,261,096        (4,474,702                 3,786,394  

Citibank N.A.

    6,158,216        (6,158,216                  

Deutsche Bank AG

    26,923,748        (699,026                 26,224,722  

Goldman Sachs International

    9,719,561        (2,482,360     (6,581,958           655,243  

HSBC Bank PLC

    12,843,013        (4,798,999           (1,659,240     6,384,774  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    35,677,726        (35,677,726                  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    7,379,213        (1,509,988     (5,869,225            

Nomura International, Inc.

    2,971,140        (401,247                 2,569,893  

Royal Bank of Canada

    1,603,322                          1,603,322  

Standard Chartered Bank

    1,100,590        (91,065                 1,009,525  

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

    2,056,634        (1,256,115                 800,519  

The Bank of New York Mellon

    1,319,277                          1,319,277  

UBS AG

    48,980        (48,980                  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 124,198,299      $ (58,611,898   $ (15,947,543   $ (2,759,240   $ 46,879,618  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c) 

Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized.

 
  (d) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (e) 

Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (f) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default. Net amount may be offset further by the options written receivable/payable on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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

 

               
     Level 1             Level 2             Level 3             Total  

Assets

                

Investments

                

Long-Term Investments

                

Asset-Backed Securities

  $        $ 174,874,230        $ 23,550,900        $ 198,425,130  

Common Stocks

                

Argentina

    3,601,868                            3,601,868  

Australia

             83,107,585          277          83,107,862  

Belgium

             4,389,381                   4,389,381  

Brazil

    29,011,312                            29,011,312  

Canada

         209,340,382                            209,340,382  

Cayman Islands

    1,145,232                            1,145,232  

China

    7,939,181                 129,324,745                                   137,263,926  

Denmark

             49,710,790                   49,710,790  

Finland

    2,970,472          4,314,631                   7,285,103  

France

             423,205,672                   423,205,672  

Germany

    8,699,548               242,419,863                        251,119,411  

Hong Kong

             43,603,395                   43,603,395  

India

             6,145,983                1,198,772          7,344,755  

Indonesia

             2,573,570                   2,573,570  

Ireland

    7,940,496          9,567,463                   17,507,959  

Israel

    42,310,113                            42,310,113  

Italy

             97,570,780                   97,570,780  

Japan

             688,080,423                   688,080,423  

Jordan

             744,136                   744,136  

Luxembourg

             3,516,108                   3,516,108  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

               
     Level 1               Level 2               Level 3               Total  

Common Stocks (continued)

                

Mexico

  $ 13,946,768        $        $        $ 13,946,768  

Netherlands

    43,492,523          352,466,914                   395,959,437  

Norway

             11,529,024                   11,529,024  

Peru

    3,448,413                            3,448,413  

Saudi Arabia

             3,062,182                   3,062,182  

Singapore

             10,102,729                   10,102,729  

South Africa

    2,106,594          4,640,309                   6,746,903  

South Korea

             88,996,442                   88,996,442  

Spain

             71,294,643                   71,294,643  

Sweden

    374,198          46,932,455                   47,306,653  

Switzerland

    41,561,334          242,464,710                   284,026,044  

Taiwan

             97,408,179                   97,408,179  

United Arab Emirates

                      28          28  

United Kingdom

    25,859,694          350,976,390          2,197,288          379,033,372  

United States

      5,863,549,804          65,784,477          110,295,065            6,039,629,346  

Corporate Bonds

               1,393,435,513          358,777,100          1,752,212,613  

Fixed Rate Loan Interests

                      15,755,036          15,755,036  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

             300,772,216            354,115,263          654,887,479  

Foreign Agency Obligations

             1,013,953,558                   1,013,953,558  

Investment Companies

    193,013,198                            193,013,198  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

             540,740,315          59,316,462          600,056,777  

Other Interests

                      18,896,326          18,896,326  

Preferred Securities

                

Capital Trusts

             4,554,742                   4,554,742  

Preferred Stocks

                

Brazil

    6,985,397                   20,284,181          27,269,578  

Germany

             23,176,314          17,315,852          40,492,166  

United States

                      279,167,509          279,167,509  

India

                      848,152          848,152  

Israel

                      24,814,061          24,814,061  

United Kingdom

                      9,473,229          9,473,229  

China

                      54,424,677          54,424,677  

Finland

                      6,337,204          6,337,204  

Trust Preferreds

    19,526,212                            19,526,212  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

             877,480,149                   877,480,149  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

             685,203,606                   685,203,606  

Warrants

                

Cayman Islands

    36,902                            36,902  

Israel

    1,970                   663,688          665,658  

Switzerland

    3,059                            3,059  

United States

    44,723          18,332,690          3,169,637          21,547,050  

Short-Term Securities

                

Commercial Paper

             79,327,026                   79,327,026  

Foreign Agency Obligations

             297,333                   297,333  

Money Market Funds

    647,885,697                            647,885,697  

Time Deposits

             40,528,841                   40,528,841  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

             63,456,498                   63,456,498  

Options Purchased

                

Credit Contracts

             345,533                   345,533  

Equity Contracts

    27,736,623          739,336                   28,475,959  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

 
    Level 1               Level 2               Level 3               Total  

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $        $ 3,879,625        $        $ 3,879,625  

Interest Rate Contracts

    41,437          16,641,605                   16,683,042  

Liabilities

                

Investments

                

Investments Sold Short

                

Common Stocks

    (30,842,934                          (30,842,934

TBA Sale Commitments

             (81,181,448                 (81,181,448

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)

                      (22,403        (22,403
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  $   7,171,730,216        $   8,290,490,661        $   1,360,578,304          16,822,799,181  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investments Valued at NAV(b)

                   233,823,512  
                

 

 

 
                 $   17,056,622,693  
                

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(c)

                

Assets

                

Commodity Contracts

  $ 2,155,709        $        $        $ 2,155,709  

Credit Contracts

             4,657,859                   4,657,859  

Equity Contracts

    37,057,487          27,687,031                   64,744,518  

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

             20,524,675                   20,524,675  

Interest Rate Contracts

    137,221,902          98,439,012                   235,660,914  

Liabilities

                

Credit Contracts

             (864,654                 (864,654

Equity Contracts

    (17,561,887        (7,105,863                 (24,667,750

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

             (63,588,259                 (63,588,259

Interest Rate Contracts

    (67,531,672        (194,239,078                 (261,770,750

Other Contracts

             (218,701                 (218,701
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  $ 91,341,539        $ (114,707,978      $        $ (23,366,439
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Unfunded floating rate loan interests are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the commitment.

 
  (b) 

Certain investments of the Fund were fair valued using NAV as a practical expedient as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

 
  (c) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and options written. Swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument and options written are shown at value.

 

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

 

 

 
   

Asset-Backed

Securities

   

Common

Stocks

   

Corporate

Bonds

   

Fixed

Rate Loan

Interests

   

Floating

Rate Loan

Interests

   

Non-Agency

Mortgage-Backed

Securities

   

Options

Purchased

 

 

 

Assets

             

Opening balance, as of April 30, 2023

  $ 23,518,416     $ 108,680,577     $ 355,755,393     $     $ 323,229,958     $ 33,404,992     $ 37,127  

Transfers into Level 3

                            49,774,053       11,651,776        

Transfers out of Level 3

                                         

Other(a)

          4,579,560       (9,942,188     21,073,972       (21,073,972     9,942,188        

Accrued discounts/premiums

                208,738       101,465       288,916       145,782        

Net realized gain (loss)

                (2,826,757     138,687       35,754             (1,566,686

Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)(b)(c)

    32,484       (28,399,993     (38,530,194     45,692       (4,848,381     (1,205,069     1,529,559  

Purchases

          28,831,286       75,939,738             39,960,926       7,690,147        

Sales

                (21,827,630     (5,604,780     (33,251,991     (2,313,354      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Closing balance, as of October 31, 2023

  $ 23,550,900     $  113,691,430     $  358,777,100     $  15,755,036     $  354,115,263     $ 59,316,462     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at October 31, 2023(c)

  $ 32,484     $ (28,399,993   $ (40,676,678   $ 45,692     $ (5,313,784   $ (1,205,069   $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

           
    

Other

Interests

   

Preferred

Stocks

   

Unfunded

Floating

Rate Loan

Interests

    Warrants      Total  

Assets/Liabilities

          

Opening balance, as of April 30, 2023

  $  23,671,478      $  441,496,302      $ (180,511   $   2,251,329      $  1,311,865,061  

Transfers into Level 3

                             61,425,829  

Transfers out of Level 3

                              

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

 

 
   

Other

Interests

   

Preferred

Stocks

   

Unfunded

Floating

Rate Loan

Interests

    Warrants     Total  

 

 

 

Other(a)

  $     $ (4,579,560   $     $     $  

Accrued discounts/premiums

                            744,901  

Net realized gain (loss)

                      (491,265     (4,710,267

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(b)(c)

    (4,775,152     (30,250,081     158,108       2,107,203       (104,135,824

Purchases

          5,998,204                   158,420,301  

Sales

                      (33,942     (63,031,697
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Closing balance, as of October 31, 2023

  $  18,896,326     $  412,664,865     $ (22,403   $ 3,833,325     $  1,360,578,304  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at October 31, 2023(c)

  $ (4,775,152   $ (30,250,081   $ 11,878     $  1,615,938     $ (108,914,765
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Certain Level 3 investments were re-classified between Common Stocks, Corporate Bonds, Fixed Rate Loan Interests, Floating Rate Loan Interests, Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities and Preferred Stocks.

 
  (b) 

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 
  (c) 

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at October 31, 2023 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

 

The following table summarizes the valuation approaches used and unobservable inputs utilized by the BlackRock Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to determine the value of certain of the Fund’s Level 3 financial instruments as of period end. The table does not include Level 3 financial instruments with values based upon unadjusted third-party pricing information in the amount of $120,032,362. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 financial instruments.

 

               
      Value                 Valuation

Approach

 

  

  

Unobservable

Inputs

    

Range of

Unobservable

Inputs

Utilized

 

 

 

(a) 

   

Weighted

Average of

Unobservable

Inputs Based

on Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

  $ 113,691,125        Market      Revenue Multiple      1.00x - 17.00x     4.24x  
            Time to Exit      1.0 - 4.0 years       2.8 years  
            Volatility      35% - 80%       74%  
            EBITDAR Multiple      2.30x -10.59x       8.42x  
            Gross Profit Multiple      11.75x        
       Income      Discount Rate      13% - 17%       14%  

Asset Backed Securities

    23,550,900        Income      Discount Rate      9%        

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    10,702,937        Income      Credit Spread      517        

Corporate Bonds

    344,664,840        Income      Discount Rate      8% - 48%       16%  
            Credit Spread      422        

Floating Rate Loan Interests

    312,541,636        Income      Discount Rate      4% - 15%       9%  
            Credit Spread      273 - 455       378  

Other Interests

    18,896,326        Income      Discount Rate      9% - 11%       10%  

Preferred Stocks

        412,664,865        Income      Discount Rate      12% - 16%       12%  
       Market      Revenue Multiple      1.00x -33.75x       14.10x  
            EBITDAR Multiple      7.25x        
            Time to Exit      1.5 - 5.0 years       2.6 years  
            Volatility      35% - 80%       59%  
            Gross Profit Multiple      29.00x        
            Direct Profit Multiple      4.50x        
            Market Adjustment Multiple      1.15x        

Warrants

    3,833,313        Market      Revenue Multiple      4.22x - 33.75x       14.29x  
            Time to Exit      0.2 - 4.0 years       3.2 years  
                

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

               
      Value                 

Valuation

Approach

 

 

 

  

  

Unobservable

Inputs

    

Range of

Unobservable

Inputs

Utilized

 

 

 

(a) 

   

Weighted

Average of

Unobservable

Inputs Based

on Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

            Volatility                                  37% - 80%       70%  
 

 

 

                
  $  1,240,545,942                 
 

 

 

                

 

  (a) 

A significant change in unobservable input would have resulted in a correlated (inverse) significant change to value.

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

October 31, 2023

 

   

BlackRock Global

Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b)

  $  16,173,504,050  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    995,165,428  

Cash

    212,440  

Cash held for investments sold short

    43,177,888  

Cash pledged:

 

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    2,759,240  

Collateral — TBA commitments

    3,923,480  

Futures contracts

    142,461,000  

Centrally cleared swaps

    138,806,000  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

    5,317,978  

Receivables:

 

Investments sold

    74,148,774  

Options written

    213,504  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    77,168  

Swaps

    71,340,610  

TBA sale commitments

    82,372,266  

Capital shares sold

    22,049,212  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    13,231,465  

Dividends — affiliated

    2,720,101  

Interest — unaffiliated

    70,724,308  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    15,869,328  

Swap premiums paid

    1,677,917  

Unrealized appreciation on:

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    20,524,675  

OTC swaps

    32,939,085  

Prepaid expenses

    165,110  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    17,913,381,027  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Investments sold short, at value(e)

    30,842,934  

Cash received as collateral for OTC derivatives

    45,918,198  

Collateral on securities loaned

    209,879,553  

Options written, at value(f)

    53,177,532  

TBA sale commitments, at value(g)

    81,181,448  

Payables:

 

Investments purchased

    1,005,204,018  

Swaps

    13,244,425  

Accounting services fees

    374,072  

Capital shares redeemed

    64,951,643  

Custodian fees

    1,271,832  

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

    138,854  

Foreign taxes

    5,861  

Interest expense

    113,750  

Investment advisory fees

    10,087,475  

Directors’ and Officer’s fees

    28,799  

Options written

    567,490  

Other accrued expenses

    201,518  

Principal payups

    22,684  

Professional fees

    336,371  

Service and distribution fees

    2,163,246  

Transfer agent fees

    2,256,573  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    4,962,204  

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    589,079  

Swap premiums received

    233,317  

Unrealized depreciation on:

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    62,147,744  

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

 

   

BlackRock Global

Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

OTC swaps

  $ 24,281,820  

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

    22,403  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,614,204,843  
 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 16,299,176,184  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 15,972,305,311  

Accumulated earnings

    326,870,873  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $  16,299,176,184  
 

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 14,823,926,091  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 207,742,938  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 1,277,568,466  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 5,871,071  

(e) Proceeds received from investments sold short

  $ 35,616,536  

(f)  Premiums received

  $ 50,471,107  

(g) Proceeds from TBA sale commitments

  $ 82,372,266  

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2023

 

   

BlackRock Global

Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

   
Institutional            

Net assets

    $  6,376,467,952  
   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

               381,584,025  
   

 

 

 

Net asset value

    $ 16.71  
   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

      2 billion  
   

 

 

 

Par value

    $ 0.10  
   

 

 

 
Investor A            

Net assets

    $ 8,149,201,372  
   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

      492,392,294  
   

 

 

 

Net asset value

    $ 16.55  
   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

      2 billion  
   

 

 

 

Par value

    $ 0.10  
   

 

 

 
Investor C            

Net assets

    $ 387,503,387  
   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

      27,108,092  
   

 

 

 

Net asset value

    $ 14.29  
   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

      2 billion  
   

 

 

 

Par value

    $ 0.10  
   

 

 

 
Class K            

Net assets

    $ 1,126,227,222  
   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

      67,415,894  
   

 

 

 

Net asset value

    $ 16.71  
   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

      2 billion  
   

 

 

 

Par value

    $ 0.10  
   

 

 

 
Class R            

Net assets

    $ 259,776,251  
   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

      16,847,573  
   

 

 

 

Net asset value

    $ 15.42  
   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

      2 billion  
   

 

 

 

Par value

    $ 0.10  
   

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended October 31, 2023

 

   

BlackRock Global

Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividends — unaffiliated

    $ 88,019,968  

Dividends — affiliated

      24,459,967  

Interest — unaffiliated

      221,459,726  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

      781,074  

Other income — unaffiliated

               3,835,877  

Foreign taxes withheld

      (5,754,342
   

 

 

 

Total investment income

      332,802,270  
   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory

      66,635,915  

Service and distribution — class specific

      14,107,717  

Transfer agent — class specific

      7,990,322  

Accounting services

      748,644  

Custodian

      677,443  

Professional

      256,073  

Registration

      124,728  

Directors and Officer

      78,422  

Printing and postage

      68,589  

Miscellaneous

      554,336  
   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding dividend expense

      91,242,189  

Dividends expense — unaffiliated

      322,136  
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      91,564,325  

Less:

   

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

      (3,211,852
   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      88,352,473  
   

 

 

 

Net investment income

        244,449,797  
   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — unaffiliated(a)

      7,483,100  

Investments — affiliated

      (2,792,755

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

      (142,314,071

Foreign currency transactions

      1,244,742  

Futures contracts

      52,523,521  

Options written

      58,636,325  

Short sales — unaffiliated

      1,050,505  

Swaps

      (111,513,197
   

 

 

 
      (135,681,830
   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated(b)

      (783,482,026

Investments — affiliated

      (39,686,802

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

      (17,711,589

Foreign currency translations

      412,261  

Futures contracts

      120,899,467  

Options written

      1,474,185  

Short sales — unaffiliated

      7,905,438  

Swaps

      (16,018,500

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

      158,108  
   

 

 

 
      (726,049,458
   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

      (861,731,288
   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

    $ (617,281,491
   

 

 

 

(a) Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax refund, if applicable of

    $ (302,091

(b) Net of increase in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

    $ (30,760

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.  
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

10/31/23

 

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

 

04/30/23

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment income

  $ 244,449,797     $ 373,443,311  

Net realized loss

    (135,681,830     (189,798,375

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (726,049,458     (375,269,695
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

    (617,281,491     (191,624,759
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

   

Institutional

    (32,230,301     (450,892,290

Investor A

    (18,334,490     (553,935,121

Investor C

          (41,577,309

Class K

    (6,827,179     (77,509,183

Class R

          (17,982,109
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (57,391,970 )          (1,141,896,012
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (1,315,187,394     (2,352,293,221
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total decrease in net assets

    (1,989,860,855     (3,685,813,992

Beginning of period

    18,289,037,039       21,974,851,031  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  16,299,176,184     $  18,289,037,039  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.  
        Institutional  
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/23

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

04/30/23

    Year Ended
04/30/22
   

Period from

11/01/20
to 04/30/21

    Year Ended
10/31/20
    Year Ended
10/31/19
    Year Ended
10/31/18
 
                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 17.41     $ 18.50     $ 22.84     $ 19.93     $ 19.36     $ 18.81     $ 20.39  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.25       0.36       0.27       0.11       0.17       0.30       0.28  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

               (0.87     (0.45     (2.45     3.82       1.75       1.45       (0.84
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.62     (0.09     (2.18     3.93       1.92       1.75       (0.56
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

From net investment income

      (0.08     (0.00 )(c)      (0.27     (0.14     (0.12     (0.22     (0.32

From net realized gain

            (1.00     (1.89     (0.88     (1.23     (0.98     (0.70
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.08     (1.00     (2.16     (1.02     (1.35     (1.20     (1.02
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 16.71     $ 17.41     $ 18.50     $ 22.84     $ 19.93     $ 19.36     $ 18.81  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

               

Based on net asset value

      (3.59 )%(e)      (0.12 )%      (10.58 )%      20.07 %(e)      10.23 %(f)      9.96     (2.94 )% 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

               

Total expenses

      0.88 %(h)      0.87     0.88     0.86 %(h)      0.86     0.85     0.87
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.84 %(h)      0.83     0.83     0.80 %(h)      0.81     0.80     0.80
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding dividend expense and professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.84 %(h)      0.82     0.81     0.80 %(h)      0.81     0.80     0.79
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.90 %(h)      2.09     1.25     1.04 %(h)      0.91     1.59     1.43
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $  6,376,468     $  7,134,880     $  8,836,844     $  9,749,544     $  7,907,317     $  8,617,256     $  12,963,106  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)(j)

      90     174     124     58     193     156     154
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

    

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)  Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d) Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) Not annualized.

(f)  Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(g) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) Annualized.

(i)  Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

 

  

  

   

  

  

   

  

  

   

               
           

Six Months Ended

10/31/23

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
04/30/23
    Year Ended
04/30/22
   

Period from
11/01/20

to 04/30/21

    Year Ended
10/31/20
    Year Ended
10/31/19
    Year Ended
10/31/18
 
 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)

      62     139     112     58     193     156     154
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(j) 

Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc. (continued)  
        Investor A  
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/23

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

04/30/23

   

Year Ended

04/30/22

   

Period from
11/01/20

to 04/30/21

    Year Ended
10/31/20
    Year Ended
10/31/19
    Year Ended
10/31/18
 
                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 17.22     $ 18.34     $ 22.65     $ 19.75     $ 19.23     $ 18.68     $ 20.26  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.23       0.31       0.21       0.08       0.12       0.24       0.23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

                 (0.86     (0.45     (2.42     3.80       1.72       1.46       (0.85
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.63     (0.14     (2.21     3.88       1.84       1.70       (0.62
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

From net investment income

      (0.04     (0.00 )(c)      (0.21     (0.10     (0.09     (0.17     (0.26

From net realized gain

            (0.98     (1.89     (0.88     (1.23     (0.98     (0.70
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.04     (0.98     (2.10     (0.98     (1.32     (1.15     (0.96
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 16.55     $ 17.22     $ 18.34     $ 22.65     $ 19.75     $ 19.23     $ 18.68  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

               

Based on net asset value

      (3.70 )%(e)      (0.39 )%      (10.78 )%      19.95 %(e)      9.87 %(f)      9.71     (3.24 )% 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

               

Total expenses

      1.12 %(h)      1.12     1.13     1.12 %(h)      1.13     1.13     1.14
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      1.09 %(h)      1.08     1.08     1.06 %(h)      1.08     1.08     1.07
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding dividend expense and professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      1.08 %(h)      1.07     1.06     1.05 %(h)      1.08     1.08     1.07
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.66 %(h)      1.84     0.98     0.78 %(h)      0.63     1.29     1.14
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 8,149,201     $ 9,083,078     $ 10,557,693     $ 13,806,271     $ 11,184,639     $ 10,601,653     $ 10,547,464  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)(j)

      90     174     124     58     193     156     154
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

    

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)  Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

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

(e) Not annualized.

(f)  Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(g) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) Annualized.

(i)  Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

 

  

  

   

  

  

   

  

  

   

               
        

Six Months Ended

10/31/23

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

04/30/23

   

Year Ended

04/30/22

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

   

Year Ended

10/31/20

   

Year Ended

10/31/19

   

Year Ended

10/31/18

 

    

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)

      62     139     112     58     193     156     154
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(j) 

Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

               BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc. (continued)  
          

 

    Investor C  
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/23

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

04/30/23

   

Year Ended

04/30/22

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

   

Year Ended

10/31/20

   

Year Ended

10/31/19

   

Year Ended

10/31/18

 
                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 14.91     $ 16.08     $ 20.11     $ 17.43     $ 17.17     $ 16.82     $ 18.33  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

      0.14       0.15       0.04       (0.00 )(b)      (0.02     0.09       0.07  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.76     (0.39     (2.13     3.36       1.53       1.30       (0.76
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

                 (0.62     (0.24     (2.09     3.36       1.51       1.39       (0.69
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

               

From net investment income

            (0.00 )(b)      (0.05     (0.00 )(b)      (0.02     (0.06     (0.12

From net realized gain

            (0.93     (1.89     (0.68     (1.23     (0.98     (0.70
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

            (0.93     (1.94     (0.68     (1.25     (1.04     (0.82
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 14.29     $ 14.91     $ 16.08     $ 20.11     $ 17.43     $ 17.17     $ 16.82  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

               

Based on net asset value

      (4.16 )%(e)      (1.12 )%      (11.50 )%      19.50 %(e)      9.06 %(f)      8.88     (3.95 )% 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

               

Total expenses

      1.92 %(h)      1.91     1.90     1.90 %(h)      1.89     1.88     1.88
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      1.89 %(h)      1.87     1.85     1.84 %(h)      1.85     1.83     1.81
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding dividend expense and professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      1.88 %(h)      1.86     1.84     1.83 %(h)      1.84     1.82     1.81
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

      1.92 %(h)      1.05     0.21     (0.01 )%(h)      (0.13 )%      0.56     0.38
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 387,503     $ 517,945     $ 780,451     $ 1,213,559     $ 1,547,011     $ 3,143,501     $ 5,402,163  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)(j)

      90     174     124     58     193     156     154
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

    

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(c)  Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

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

(e) Not annualized.

(f)  Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(g) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) Annualized.

(i)  Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

 

  

  

   

  

  

   

  

  

   

               
        

Six Months Ended

10/31/23

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

04/30/23

   

Year Ended

04/30/22

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

   

Year Ended

10/31/20

   

Year Ended

10/31/19

   

Year Ended

10/31/18

 

    

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)

      62     139     112     58     193     156     154
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(j) 

Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc. (continued)  
        Class K  
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/23

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
04/30/23
    Year Ended
04/30/22
   

Period from
11/01/20

to 04/30/21

    Year Ended
10/31/20
    Year Ended
10/31/19
    Year Ended
10/31/18
 
                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 17.42     $ 18.50     $ 22.84     $ 19.93     $ 19.36     $ 18.80     $ 20.39  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

                 0.26       0.37       0.28       0.12       0.19       0.31       0.30  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.87     (0.44     (2.44     3.83       1.73       1.46       (0.85
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.61     (0.07     (2.16     3.95       1.92       1.77       (0.55
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

From net investment income

      (0.10     (0.00 )(c)      (0.29     (0.16     (0.12     (0.23     (0.34

From net realized gain

            (1.01     (1.89     (0.88     (1.23     (0.98     (0.70
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.10     (1.01     (2.18     (1.04     (1.35     (1.21     (1.04
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 16.71     $ 17.42     $ 18.50     $ 22.84     $ 19.93     $ 19.36     $ 18.80  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

               

Based on net asset value

      (3.56 )%(e)      (0.03 )%      (10.51 )%      20.16 %(e)      10.28 %(f)      10.10     (2.91 )% 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

               

Total expenses

      0.79 %(h)      0.79     0.80     0.78 %(h)      0.78     0.78     0.80
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.75 %(h)      0.75     0.75     0.72 %(h)      0.74     0.73     0.73
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding dividend expense and professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.75 %(h)      0.74     0.73     0.71 %(h)      0.73     0.72     0.72
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      3.00 %(h)      2.17     1.31     1.13 %(h)      0.98     1.67     1.53
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 1,126,227     $ 1,248,515     $ 1,470,032     $ 1,849,652     $ 1,329,363     $ 1,146,295     $ 1,326,617  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)(j)

      90     174     124     58     193     156     154
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

    

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)  Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d) Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) Not annualized.

(f)  Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(g) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) Annualized.

(i)  Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

 

  

  

   

  

  

   

  

  

   

               
        

Six Months Ended

10/31/23

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

04/30/23

   

Year Ended

04/30/22

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

   

Year Ended

10/31/20

   

Year Ended

10/31/19

   

Year Ended

10/31/18

 

    

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)

      62     139     112     58     193     156     154
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(j) 

Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc. (continued)  
        Class R  
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/23

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

04/30/23

   

Year Ended

04/30/22

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

   

Year Ended

10/31/20

   

Year Ended

10/31/19

   

Year Ended

10/31/18

 
                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 16.04     $ 17.19     $ 21.37     $ 18.64     $ 18.24     $ 17.77     $ 19.32  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

                 0.19       0.23       0.12       0.04       0.06       0.17       0.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.81     (0.42     (2.28     3.58       1.63       1.38       (0.80
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.62     (0.19     (2.16     3.62       1.69       1.55       (0.65
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

From net investment income

            (0.00 )(c)      (0.13     (0.01     (0.06     (0.10     (0.20

From net realized gain

            (0.96     (1.89     (0.88     (1.23     (0.98     (0.70
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

            (0.96     (2.02     (0.89     (1.29     (1.08     (0.90
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 15.42     $ 16.04     $ 17.19     $ 21.37     $ 18.64     $ 18.24     $ 17.77  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

               

Based on net asset value

      (3.87 )%(e)      (0.75 )%      (11.15 )%      19.74 %(e)      9.54 %(f)      9.35     (3.56 )% 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

               

Total expenses

      1.49 %(h)      1.49     1.50     1.47 %(h)      1.47     1.46     1.47
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      1.45 %(h)      1.45     1.46     1.41 %(h)      1.42     1.41     1.40
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding dividend expense and professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      1.45 %(h)      1.44     1.44     1.40 %(h)      1.41     1.40     1.39
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.31 %(h)      1.46     0.62     0.43 %(h)      0.31     0.98     0.81
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 259,776     $ 304,620     $ 329,831     $ 443,409     $ 405,400     $ 603,073     $ 785,653  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)(j)

      90     174     124     58     193     156     154
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

    

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)  Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d) Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) Not annualized.

(f)  Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(g) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) Annualized.

(i)  Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

 

  

  

   

  

  

   

  

  

   

               
        

Six Months Ended

10/31/23

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

04/30/23

   

Year Ended

04/30/22

   

Period from

11/01/20

to 04/30/21

   

Year Ended

10/31/20

   

Year Ended

10/31/19

   

Year Ended

10/31/18

 

    

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)

      62     139     112     58     193     156     154
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(j) 

Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund is organized as a Maryland corporation. The Fund is classified as diversified.

The Fund offers multiple classes of shares. All classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and are subject to the same terms and conditions, except that certain classes bear expenses related to the shareholder servicing and distribution of such shares. Institutional and Class K Shares are sold only to certain eligible investors. Investor A, Investor C and Class R Shares bear certain expenses related to shareholder servicing of such shares, and Investor C and Class R Shares also bear certain expenses related to the distribution of such shares. Investor A and Investor C Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Class R Shares are sold only to certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures (except that Investor C shareholders may vote on material changes to the Investor A Shares distribution and service plan).

 

       
Share Class   Initial Sales Charge    CDSC      Conversion Privilege

Institutional, Class K and Class R Shares

  No      No      None

Investor A Shares

  Yes      No (a)     None

Investor C Shares

  No      Yes (b)     To Investor A Shares after approximately 8 years

 

  (a) 

Investor A Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for certain redemptions where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase.

 
  (b) 

A CDSC of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor C Shares made within one year after purchase.

 

The Fund, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, is included in a complex of funds referred to as the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex.

Basis of Consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Fund include the account of BlackRock Cayman Global Allocation Fund I, Ltd. (the “Cayman Subsidiary”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund and primarily invests in commodity-related instruments and other derivatives. The Cayman Subsidiary enables the Fund to hold these commodity-related instruments and satisfy regulated investment company tax requirements. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Cayman Subsidiary. The net assets of the Cayman Subsidiary as of period end were $99,645,737, which is 0.6% of the Fund’s consolidated net assets. Intercompany accounts and transactions, if any, have been eliminated. The Cayman Subsidiary is subject to the same investment policies and restrictions that apply to the Fund, except that the Cayman Subsidiary may invest without limitation in commodity-related instruments.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Fund include the account of BlackRock Global Allocation Fund Subsidiary LLC (the “Taxable Subsidiary”), which is a wholly-owned taxable subsidiary of the Fund. The Taxable Subsidiary enables the Fund to hold certain pass-through investments and satisfy Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) tax requirements. Income earned and gains realized on the investment held by the Taxable Subsidiary are taxable to such subsidiary. A tax provision for income, if any, is shown as income tax in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Fund. A tax provision for realized and unrealized gains, if any, is included as a reduction of realized and/or unrealized gain (loss) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Fund. Taxes payable or deferred as of October 31, 2023, if any, are disclosed in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Taxable Subsidiary. The net assets of the Taxable Subsidiary as of period end were $5,980,616, which is less than 0.1% of the Fund’s consolidated net assets. Intercompany accounts and transactions, if any, have been eliminated. The Taxable Subsidiary is subject to the same investment policies and restrictions that apply to the Fund.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend dates may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend dates. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, and payment-in-kind interest is recognized daily on an accrual basis. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets. For convertible securities, premiums attributable to the debt instrument are amortized, but premiums attributable to the conversion feature are not amortized.

Foreign Currency Translation: The Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

The Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Consolidated Statement of Operations from the effects of changes in market

 

 

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prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. The Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Foreign Taxes: The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Fund and are reflected in its Consolidated Statement of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Foreign taxes withheld”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of October 31, 2023, if any, are disclosed in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund files withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Fund may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Consolidated Statement of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Fund may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

Distributions: Distributions paid by the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates and made at least annually. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Net income and realized gains from investments held by the Cayman Subsidiary are treated as ordinary income for tax purposes. If a net loss is realized by the Cayman Subsidiary in any taxable year, the loss will generally not be available to offset the Fund’s ordinary income and/or capital gains for that year.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

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

The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits are earned on uninvested cash balances, which could be used to reduce custody fees and/or overdraft charges. The Fund may incur charges on overdrafts, subject to certain conditions.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: The Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the consolidated financial statements) each day that the Fund is open for business and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of Directors of the Fund (the “Board”) has approved the designation of the Fund’s Manager as the valuation designee for the Fund. The Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under the Manager’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with the Manager’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. The Manager has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price.

 

   

Fixed-income investments for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third-party pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more independent brokers or dealers as obtained from a third-party pricing service. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), market data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless the Manager determines such method does not represent fair value.

 

   

Exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and closed-end funds traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. ETFs and closed-end funds traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price.

 

 

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Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”).

 

   

The Fund values its investment in SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series (the “Money Market Series”) at fair value, which is ordinarily based upon its pro rata ownership in the underlying fund’s net assets.

 

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

 

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of trading on the NYSE based on that day’s prevailing forward exchange rate for the underlying currencies.

 

   

Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade. An exchange-traded option for which there is no mean price is valued at the last bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that the prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the option. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options and options on swaps (“swaptions”) are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model, which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of the underlying instruments.

 

   

Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by independent pricing services or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. Each business day, the Fund uses current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee in accordance with the Manager’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement.

For investments in equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds (“Private Company” or collectively, the “Private Companies”) and other Fair Valued Investments, the fair valuation approaches that are used by the Valuation Committee and third-party pricing services utilized by the Valuation Committee include one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs.

 

 

 

 
   

Standard Inputs Generally Considered By The Valuation Committee And Third-Party Pricing Services

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

Market approach

 

(i)

 

recent market transactions, including subsequent rounds of financing, in the underlying investment or comparable issuers;

 
   

(ii)

 

recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure; and

 
   

(iii)

 

market multiples of comparable issuers.

 
 

 

 
 

Income approach

 

(i)

 

future cash flows discounted to present and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks;

 
   

(ii)

 

quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and

 
   

(iii)

 

other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates.

 
 

 

 
 

Cost approach

 

(i)

 

audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications and financial or operational metrics issued by the Private Company;

 
   

(ii)

 

changes in the valuation of relevant indices or publicly traded companies comparable to the Private Company;

 
   

(iii)

 

relevant news and other public sources; and

 
   

(iv)

 

known secondary market transactions in the Private Company’s interests and merger or acquisition activity in companies comparable to the Private Company.

 
 

 

 

Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing market approach in determining the enterprise value of the company. Such investments often contain rights and preferences that differ from other series of preferred and common stock of the same issuer. Enterprise valuation techniques such as an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”), current value method or a hybrid of those techniques are used as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The use of these valuation techniques involve a determination of the exit scenarios of the investment in order to appropriately allocate the enterprise value of the company among the various parts of its capital structure.

The Private Companies are not subject to the public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards applicable to other investments held by the Fund. Typically, the most recently available information by a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date the Fund is calculating its NAV. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price the Fund could receive upon the sale of the investment.

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

 

   

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

 

 

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

 

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by Private Companies that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

As of October 31, 2023, certain investments of the Fund were fair valued using NAV as a practical expedient (or its equivalent) as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates or as debt instruments. Asset-backed securities issued as pass-through certificates represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets. Asset-backed securities issued as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, are typically issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an asset-backed security will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. In addition, a fund may subsequently have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates. If a fund has purchased such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the premium paid.

For mortgage pass-through securities (the “Mortgage Assets”) there are a number of important differences among the agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the securities that they issue. For example, mortgage-related securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by Ginnie Mae and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. However, mortgage-related securities issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, including Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates, which are solely the obligations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States, but are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury.

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities are securities issued by non-governmental issuers and have no direct or indirect government guarantees of payment and are subject to various risks. Non-agency mortgage loans are obligations of the borrowers thereunder only and are not typically insured or guaranteed by any other person or entity. The ability of a borrower to repay a loan is dependent upon the income or assets of the borrower. A number of factors, including a general economic downturn, acts of God, terrorism, social unrest and civil disturbances, may impair a borrower’s ability to repay its loans.

Collateralized Debt Obligations: Collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), including collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”) and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), are types of asset-backed securities. ACDO is an entity that is backed by a diversified pool of debt securities (CBOs) or syndicated bank loans (CLOs). The cash flows of the CDO can be split into multiple segments, called “tranches,” which will vary in risk profile and yield. The riskiest segment is the subordinated or “equity” tranche. This tranche bears the greatest risk of defaults from the underlying assets in the CDO and serves to protect the other, more senior, tranches from default in all but the most severe circumstances. Since it is shielded from defaults by the more junior tranches, a “senior” tranche will typically have higher credit ratings and lower yields than their underlying securities, and often receive investment grade ratings from one or more of the nationally recognized rating agencies. Despite the protection from the more junior tranches, senior tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to future defaults and the disappearance of one or more protecting tranches as a result of changes in the credit profile of the underlying pool of assets.

Inflation-Indexed Bonds: Inflation-indexed bonds (other than municipal inflation-indexed and certain corporate inflation-indexed bonds) are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. If the index measuring inflation rises or falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds (other than municipal inflation-indexed and certain corporate inflation-indexed bonds) will be adjusted upward or downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a larger or smaller principal amount) will be increased or reduced, respectively. Any upward or downward adjustment in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond is included as interest income in the Consolidated Statement of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal. With regard to municipal inflation-indexed bonds and certain corporate inflation-indexed bonds, the inflation adjustment is typically reflected in the semi-annual coupon payment. As a result, the principal value of municipal inflation-indexed bonds and such corporate inflation-indexed bonds does not adjust according to the rate of inflation.

Multiple Class Pass-Through Securities: Multiple class pass-through securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities, may be issued by Ginnie Mae, U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities or by trusts formed by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans. In general, CMOs are debt obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by a pool of residential or commercial mortgage loans or Mortgage Assets. The payments on these

 

 

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are used to make payments on the CMOs or multiple pass-through securities. Multiple class pass-through securities represent direct ownership interests in the Mortgage Assets. Classes of CMOs include interest only (“IOs”), principal only (“POs”), planned amortization classes and targeted amortization classes. IOs and POs are stripped mortgage-backed securities representing interests in a pool of mortgages, the cash flow from which has been separated into interest and principal components. IOs receive the interest portion of the cash flow while POs receive the principal portion. IOs and POs can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise and fall, the value of IOs tends to move in the same direction as interest rates. POs perform best when prepayments on the underlying mortgages rise since this increases the rate at which the principal is returned and the yield to maturity on the PO. When payments on mortgages underlying a PO are slower than anticipated, the life of the PO is lengthened and the yield to maturity is reduced. If the underlying Mortgage Assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a fund’s initial investment in the IOs may not fully recoup.

Zero-Coupon Bonds: Zero-coupon bonds are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.

Capital Securities and Trust Preferred Securities: Capital securities, including trust preferred securities, are typically issued by corporations, generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities characteristics. In the case of trust preferred securities, an affiliated business trust of a corporation issues these securities, generally in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly structured securities. The securities can be structured with either a fixed or adjustable coupon that can have either a perpetual or stated maturity date. For trust preferred securities, the issuing bank or corporation pays interest to the trust, which is then distributed to holders of these securities as a dividend. Dividends can be deferred without creating an event of default or acceleration, although maturity cannot take place unless all cumulative payment obligations have been met. The deferral of payments does not affect the purchase or sale of these securities in the open market. These securities generally are rated below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities and are freely callable at the issuer’s option.

Preferred Stocks: Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well), but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Warrants: Warrants entitle a fund to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date of the warrants, if any. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the strike price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

Floating Rate Loan Interests: Floating rate loan interests are typically issued to companies (the “borrower”) by banks, other financial institutions, or privately and publicly offered corporations (the “lender”). Floating rate loan interests are generally non-investment grade, often involve borrowers whose financial condition is troubled or uncertain and companies that are highly leveraged or in bankruptcy proceedings. In addition, transactions in floating rate loan interests may settle on a delayed basis, which may result in proceeds from the sale not being readily available for a fund to make additional investments or meet its redemption obligations. Floating rate loan interests may include fully funded term loans or revolving lines of credit. Floating rate loan interests are typically senior in the corporate capital structure of the borrower. Floating rate loan interests generally pay interest at rates that are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. Since the rates reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the NAV of a fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate loan interests. The base lending rates are generally the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), the prime rate offered by one or more U.S. banks or the certificate of deposit rate. Floating rate loan interests may involve foreign borrowers, and investments may be denominated in foreign currencies. These investments are treated as investments in debt securities for purposes of a fund’s investment policies.

When a fund purchases a floating rate loan interest, it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan interest, it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, a fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit amount of a floating rate loan interest. Facility and commitment fees are typically amortized to income over the term of the loan or term of the commitment, respectively. Consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned. Prepayment penalty fees, which may be received by a fund upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded as realized gains. A fund may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.

Floating rate loan interests are usually freely callable at the borrower’s option. A fund may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans (“Participations”) or assignments (“Assignments”) of all or a portion of loans from third parties. Participations typically will result in a fund having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. A fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the Participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing Participations, a fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of offset against the borrower. A fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, a fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. A fund’s investment in loan participation interests involves the risk of insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the Participation, a fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower. Assignments typically result in a fund having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and a fund may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

In connection with floating rate loan interests, the Fund may also enter into unfunded floating rate loan interests (“commitments”). In connection with these commitments, the fund earns a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is included in interest income in the Consolidated Statement of Operations, is recognized ratably over the commitment period. Unfunded floating rate loan interests are marked-to-market daily, and any unrealized appreciation

 

 

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(depreciation) is included in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Consolidated Statement of Operations. As of period end, the Fund had the following unfunded floating rate loan interests:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Borrower      Par     

Commitment

Amount

     Value     

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

    Starwood Property Trust, Inc.      $ 593,750      $ 593,750      $ 571,347      $ (22,403)  
             

 

 

 
              $ (22,403)  
             

 

 

 

Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities: The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. Settlement of such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the purchase or sale commitment is made. The Fund may purchase securities under such conditions with the intention of actually acquiring them but may enter into a separate agreement to sell the securities before the settlement date. Since the value of securities purchased may fluctuate prior to settlement, the Fund may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, a fund is not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. In the event of default by the counterparty, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions.

TBA Commitments: TBA commitments are forward agreements for the purchase or sale of securities, including mortgage-backed securities for a fixed price, with payment and delivery on an agreed upon future settlement date. The specific securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date. However, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate and mortgage terms. When entering into TBA commitments, a fund may take possession of or deliver the underlying mortgage-backed securities but can extend the settlement or roll the transaction. TBA commitments involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased or sold declines or increases, respectively, prior to settlement date, if there are expenses or delays in connection with the TBA transactions, or if the counterparty fails to complete the transaction.

In order to better define contractual rights and to secure rights that will help a fund mitigate its counterparty risk, TBA commitments may be entered into by a fund under Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (each, an “MSFTA”). An MSFTA typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of default and/or termination event. The collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of the collateral currently pledged by a fund and the counterparty. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover the obligations of a fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral for TBA commitments or cash received as collateral for TBA commitments, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by a fund, if any, is noted in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Typically, a fund is permitted to sell, re-pledge or use the collateral it receives; however, the counterparty is not permitted to do so. To the extent amounts due to a fund are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, a fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions: The Fund may sell TBA mortgage-backed securities and simultaneously contract to repurchase substantially similar (i.e., same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specific future date at an agreed upon price. During the period between the sale and repurchase, a fund is not entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Mortgage dollar roll transactions are treated as purchases and sales and a fund realizes gains and losses on these transactions. Mortgage dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities that a fund is required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities.

Commitments: Commitments are agreements to acquire an investment at a future date (subject to conditions) in connection with a potential public or non-public offering. Such agreements may obligate a fund to make future cash payments. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund had outstanding commitments of $36,383,567. These commitments are not included in the net assets of the Fund as of October 31, 2023.

Short Sale Transactions: In short sale transactions, a fund sells a security it does not hold in anticipation of a decline in the market price of that security. When a fund makes a short sale, it will borrow the security sold short from a broker/counterparty and deliver the security to the purchaser. To close out a short position, a fund delivers the same security to the broker and records a liability to reflect the obligation to return the security to the broker. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the market value of the short sale. A fund maintains a segregated account of securities or deposits cash with the broker-dealer as collateral for the short sales. Cash deposited with the broker is recorded as an asset in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities segregated as collateral are denoted in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. A fund may pay a financing fee for the difference between the market value of the short position and the cash collateral deposited with the broker which would be recorded as interest expense. A fund is required to repay the counterparty any dividends received on the security sold short, which, if applicable, is shown as dividend expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. A fund may pay a fee on the assets borrowed from the counterparty, which, if applicable, is shown as broker fees and expenses on short sales in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. A fund is exposed to market risk based on the amount, if any, that the market value of the security increases beyond the market value at which the position was sold. Thus, a short sale of a security involves the risk that instead of declining, the price of the security sold short will rise. The short sale of securities involves the possibility of an unlimited loss since there is an unlimited potential for the market price of the security sold short to increase. Again is limited to the price at which a fund sold the security short. Arealized gain or loss is recognized upon the termination of a short sale if the market price is either less than or greater than the proceeds originally received. There is no assurance that a fund will be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price.

Securities Lending: The Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government. The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund, or excess collateral returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities, but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

 

 

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As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested by the securities lending agent, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), if any, is disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are disclosed in the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of related collateral, if any, are shown separately in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a component of investments at value – unaffiliated and collateral on securities loaned, respectively.

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

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the Fund’s securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

           
          Securities      Cash Collateral      Non-Cash Collateral      Net  
Counterparty     Loaned at Value        Received (a)       Received, at Fair Value (a)       Amount (b) 

BofA Securities, Inc.

    $ 9,373,856      $ (9,373,856    $      $  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

      21,241,371        (20,935,765             305,606  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

      20,923,764        (20,677,127             246,637  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

      34,507,620        (34,507,620              

Jefferies LLC

      620,370        (620,370              

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

      9,799,640        (9,799,640              

Morgan Stanley

      86,493,067        (86,493,067              

National Financial Services LLC

               126,588        (126,588              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

      24,656,662        (24,656,662              
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    $   207,742,938      $ (207,190,695    $      $ 552,243  
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by the Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 
  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of October 31, 2023. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by the counterparty.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BIM. BIM’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value on the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. The Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by the Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Fund engages in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Fund and/or to manage its exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk), foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk) or bitcoin (commodity risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. The Fund may invest in cash-settled bitcoin futures that are traded on commodity exchanges registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a specified date. These contracts help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Fund are denominated and in some cases, may be used to obtain exposure to a particular market. The contracts are traded OTC and not on an organized exchange.

The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When a contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies, and such value may exceed the amount(s) reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Cash amounts pledged for forward foreign currency exchange contracts are considered restricted and are included in cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund.

Options: The Fund may purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease its exposure to the risks of underlying instruments, including equity risk, interest rate risk and/or commodity price risk and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums.

A call option gives the purchaser (holder) of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller (writer) to sell (when the option is exercised) the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period.

Premiums paid on options purchased and premiums received on options written, as well as the daily fluctuation in market value, are included in investments at value –unaffiliated and options written at value, respectively, in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the premium is offset against the cost or proceeds of the underlying instrument. When an option expires, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations to the extent of the premiums received or paid. When an option is closed or sold, a gain or loss is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid. When the Fund writes a call option, such option is typically “covered,” meaning that it holds the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Fund writes a put option, cash is segregated in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation. These amounts, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged as collateral for options written in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

   

Swaptions — The Fund may purchase and write options on swaps (“swaptions”) primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of the Fund’s holdings, as a duration management technique or to protect against an increase in the price of securities it anticipates purchasing at a later date. The purchaser and writer of a swaption is buying or granting the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default swap agreement (interest rate risk and/or credit risk) at any time before the expiration of the option.

 

   

Foreign currency options — The Fund may purchase and write foreign currency options, foreign currency futures and options on foreign currency futures to gain or reduce exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). Foreign currency options give the purchaser the right to buy from or sell to the writer a foreign currency at any time before the expiration of the option.

 

   

Barrier options – The Fund may purchase and write a variety of options with non-standard payout structures or other features (“barrier options”) that are generally traded OTC.

The Fund may invest in various types of barrier options, including down-and-out options, down-and-in options, double no-touch options, one-touch options, instant one-touch options, up-and-out options and up-and-in options. Down-and-out options expire worthless to the purchaser if the price of the underlying instrument falls below a specific barrier price level prior to the expiration date. Down-and-in options expire worthless to the purchaser unless the price of the underlying instrument falls below a specific barrier price level prior to the expiration date. Double no-touch options provide the purchaser an agreed-upon payout if the price of the underlying instrument does not reach or surpass predetermined barrier price levels prior to the option’s expiration date. One-touch options and instant one-touch options provide the purchaser an agreed-upon payout if the price of the underlying instrument reaches or surpasses predetermined barrier price levels prior to the expiration date. Up-and-out options expire worthless to the purchaser if the price of the underlying instrument increases beyond a predetermined barrier price level prior to the expiration date. Up-and-in options can only be exercised when the price of the underlying instrument increases beyond a predetermined barrier price level.

In purchasing and writing options, the Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that it may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Fund purchasing or selling a security when it otherwise would not, or at a price different from the current market value.

Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”).

For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the contract. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC Swaps in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid.

 

 

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In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap contract, the swap contract is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the CCP becomes the Fund’s counterparty on the swap. The Fund is required to interface with the CCP through the broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments and cash deposited is shown as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted cash, are included in cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker variation margin. Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on centrally cleared swaps in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty are amortized over the term of the contract and recorded as realized gains (losses) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations, including those at termination.

 

   

Credit default swaps — Credit default swaps are entered into to manage exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which a fund is not otherwise exposed (credit risk).

 

      

The Fund may either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit default swaps are agreements in which the protection buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a promise from the protection seller to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation acceleration, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index, or (ii) receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an underlying credit event occurs, the Fund will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index.

 

   

Total return swaps — Total return swaps are entered into to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in such market or to exchange the risk/return of one security or market (e.g., fixed-income) with another security or market (e.g., equity or commodity prices) (equity risk, commodity price risk and/or interest rate risk).

 

      

Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (distributions plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument, or basket of underlying instruments, in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. If the total return of the instrument(s) or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting fixed or floating interest rate obligation, the Fund receives payment from or makes a payment to the counterparty.

 

      

Certain total return swaps are designed to function as a portfolio of direct investments in long and short equity positions. This means that the Fund has the ability to trade in and out of these long and short positions within the swap and will receive the economic benefits and risks equivalent to direct investment in these positions, subject to certain adjustments due to events related to the counterparty. Benefits and risks include capital appreciation (depreciation), corporate actions and dividends received and paid, all of which are reflected in the swap’s market value. The market value also includes interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a specified spread determined based upon the country and/or currency of the positions in the portfolio.

 

      

Positions within the swap and financing fees are reset periodically. During a reset, any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on positions and accrued financing fees become available for cash settlement between the Fund and the counterparty. The amounts that are available for cash settlement are recorded as realized gains or losses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Cash settlement in and out of the swap may occur at a reset date or any other date, at the discretion of the Fund and the counterparty, over the life of the agreement. Certain swaps have no stated expiration and can be terminated by either party at any time.

 

   

Interest rate swaps — Interest rate swaps are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to interest rates or to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate (interest rate risk).

 

      

Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, in exchange for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. In more complex interest rate swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.

 

   

Forward swaps — The Fund may enter into forward interest rate swaps and forward total return swaps. In a forward swap, the Fund and the counterparty agree to make periodic net payments beginning on a specified date or a net payment at termination.

 

   

Inflation swaps — Inflation swaps are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to inflation (inflation risk). In an inflation swap, one party makes fixed interest payments on a notional principal amount in exchange for another party’s variable payments based on an inflation index, such as the Consumer Price Index.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risks in excess of the amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help it mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

Collateral Requirements: For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Fund. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Fund on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. The Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from the counterparties are not fully collateralized, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Fund has delivered collateral to a counterparty and stands ready to perform under the terms of its agreement with such counterparty, the Fund bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory: The Fund entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Fund’s investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), to provide investment advisory and administrative services. The Manager is responsible for the management of the Fund’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Fund.

For such services, the Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.75% of the average daily value of the Fund’s net assets.

The Manager provides investment management and other services to the Cayman Subsidiary and Taxable Subsidiary. The Manager does not receive separate compensation from the Cayman Subsidiary and Taxable Subsidiary for providing investment management or administrative services. However, the Fund pays the Manager based on the Fund’s net assets, which includes the assets of the Cayman Subsidiary and Taxable Subsidiary.

The Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (“BSL”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BSL for services it provides for that portion of the Fund for which BSL acts as sub-adviser, a monthly fee that is equal to a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by the Fund to the Manager.

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

 

 

 
Share Class    Service Fees     Distribution Fees     

 

 

Investor A

     0.25     N/A     

Investor C

     0.25       0.75%  

Class R

     0.25       0.25     

 

 

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

For the six months ended October 31, 2023, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each share class of the Fund:

 

 

 
     Investor A        Investor C        Class R        Total   

 

 

Service and distribution fees — class specific

   $ 11,087,759        $ 2,308,149        $ 711,809        $ 14,107,717     

 

 

Transfer Agent: Pursuant to written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which may be affiliates, provide the Fund with sub-accounting, recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency and other administrative services with respect to servicing of underlying investor accounts. For these services, these entities receive an asset-based fee or an annual fee per shareholder account, which will vary depending on share class and/or net assets. For the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund did not pay any amounts to affiliates in return for these services.

 

 

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The Manager maintains a call center that is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Fund. Shareholder services include responding to inquiries and processing purchases and sales based upon instructions from shareholders. For the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund reimbursed the Manager the following amounts for costs incurred in running the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Consolidated Statement of Operations:

 

 

 
     Institutional        Investor A        Investor C        Class K        Class R        Total  

 

 

Reimbursed amounts

   $ 10,385        $ 99,782        $ 27,538        $ 1,714        $ 1,015        $ 140,434  

 

 

For the six months ended October 31, 2023, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each share class of the Fund:

 

 

 
     Institutional        Investor A        Investor C        Class K        Class R        Total  

 

 

Transfer agent fees — class specific

   $ 3,345,074        $ 4,000,014        $ 322,331        $ 31,452        $ 291,451        $ 7,990,322  

 

 

Other Fees: For the six months ended October 31, 2023, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of the Fund’s Investor A Shares for a total of $22,947.

For the six months ended October 31, 2023, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name    Investor A     Investor C   

 

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

   $ 45,805     $ 12,211     

 

 

Expense Waivers and Reimbursements: The Manager contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees payable by the Fund through June 30, 2025, so that the Manager receives such fee as a percentage of average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

 

 
Average Daily Net Assets    Investment   
Advisory Fees   
 

 

 

First $10 billion

     0.75%  

$10 billion — $15 billion

     0.69     

$15 billion — $20 billion

     0.68     

$20 billion — $25 billion

     0.67     

$25 billion — $30 billion

     0.65     

$30 billion — $40 billion

     0.63     

$40 billion — $60 billion

     0.62     

$60 billion — $80 billion

     0.61     

Greater than $80 billion

     0.60     

 

 

The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”), or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Manager waived $2,448,860 pursuant to this agreement.

The Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”) through June 30, 2025. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2023, the amount waived was $317,982.

The Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of the Fund’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through June 30, 2025. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Manager waived $445,010 in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BIM, an affiliate of the Manager, to serve as securities lending agent for the Fund, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BIM bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. The Fund is responsible for expenses in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment expenses”). The cash collateral is invested in a private investment company, Money Market Series, managed by the Manager or its affiliates. However, BIM has agreed to cap the collateral investment expenses of the Money Market Series to an annual rate of 0.04%. The investment adviser to the Money Market Series will not charge any advisory fees with respect to shares purchased by the Fund. The Money Market Series may impose a discretionary liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value withdrawn, if such fee is determined to be in the best interests of the Money Market Series. The Money Market Series seeks current income consistent with maintaining liquidity and preserving capital. Although the Money Market Series is not registered under the 1940 Act, its investments may follow the parameters of investments by a money market fund that is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act.

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

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, the Fund retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment expenses), and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment expenses.

 

 

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In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income earned across the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex in a calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, the Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year securities lending income in an amount equal to 85% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment expenses), and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment expenses.

The share of securities lending income earned by the Fund is shown as securities lending income — affiliated — net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund paid BIM $166,618 for securities lending agent services.

Interfund Lending: In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the Fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility for temporary purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the Fund’s investment policies and restrictions. The Fund is currently permitted to borrow under the Interfund Lending Program.

A lending BlackRock fund may lend in aggregate up to 15% of its net assets but may not lend more than 5% of its net assets to any one borrowing fund through the Interfund Lending Program. A borrowing BlackRock fund may not borrow through the Interfund Lending Program or from any other source more than 33 1/3% of its total assets (or any lower threshold provided for by the fund’s investment restrictions). If a borrowing BlackRock fund’s total outstanding borrowings exceed 10% of its total assets, each of its outstanding interfund loans will be subject to collateralization of at least 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan. All interfund loans are for temporary or emergency purposes and the interest rate to be charged will be the average of the highest current overnight repurchase agreement rate available to a lending fund and the bank loan rate, as calculated according to a formula established by the Board.

During the period ended October 31, 2023, the Fund did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.

Directors and Officers: Certain directors and/or officers of the Fund are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Fund reimburses the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Directors and Officer in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended October 31, 2023, purchases and sales of investments, including paydowns/payups and mortgage dollar rolls, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

 

 
    U.S. Government Securities      Other Securities  
 

 

 

 
Fund Name   Purchases      Sales      Purchases      Sales  

 

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

  $  491,013,356      $  559,560,539      $  14,920,059,970      $  15,869,297,388  

 

 

For the six months ended October 31, 2023, purchases and sales related to mortgage dollar rolls were $4,733,937,068 and $4,730,190,803, respectively.

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

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

The Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for a period of three years after they are filed. The statutes of limitations on the Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Fund as of October 31, 2023, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Fund’s consolidated financial statements.

As of April 30, 2023, the Fund had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

   

Fund Name

   

Non-Expiring

Capital Loss

Carryforwards

 

 

(a) 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

  $ (163,779,780

 

  (a) 

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

 

As of October 31, 2023, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Tax Cost     

Gross Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

  $  16,219,452,572      $   2,887,684,166      $ (1,897,374,179   $   990,309,987  

 

 

 

 

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9.

BANK BORROWINGS

The Fund, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is party to a 364-day, $2.50 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders. Under this agreement, the Fund may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain individual funds, the Participating Funds, including the Fund, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.75 billion at any time outstanding, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.10% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) Overnight Bank Funding Rate (“OBFR”) (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum, (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed or (c) the sum of (x) Daily Simple SOFR (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.10% and (y) 0.80% per annum. The agreement expires in April 2024 unless extended or renewed. These fees were allocated among such funds based upon portions of the aggregate commitment available to them and relative net assets of Participating Funds. During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund did not borrow under the credit agreement.

 

10.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Fund invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject the Fund to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. The Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which the Fund is subject.

The Fund may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to discretionary liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Market Risk: The Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force the Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. The Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from the Fund’s portfolio will decline if the Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below the Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.

Infectious Illness Risk: An outbreak of an infectious illness, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely impact the economies of many nations and the global economy, and may impact individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen. An infectious illness outbreak may result in, among other things, closed international borders, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, market volatility or disruptions and other significant economic, social and political impacts.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. The Fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that the Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause the Fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of the Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests.

The price the Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from the Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by the Fund, and the Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. The Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Fund may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Fund manages counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Fund to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Fund’s exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Fund.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

For OTC options purchased, the Fund bears the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Fund should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Fund do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Fund, and not the counterparty, to perform. The Fund may be exposed to counterparty credit risk with respect to options written to the extent the Fund deposits collateral with its counterparty to a written option.

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

With exchange-traded options purchased and exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

Geographic/Asset Class Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within the Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in fixed-income securities and/or uses derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will decrease as interest rates rise and increase as interest rates fall. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the period of historically low interest rates that ended in March 2022. The Federal Reserve has recently been raising the federal funds rate as part of its efforts to address inflation. There is a risk that interest rates will continue to rise, which will likely drive down the prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities, and could negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers located in the United States. A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the Fund invests.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The Fund may be exposed to financial instruments that recently transitioned from, or continue to be tied to, the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, has ceased publishing all LIBOR settings, but some USD LIBOR settings will continue to be published under a synthetic methodology until September 30, 2024 for certain legacy contracts. SOFR has been used increasingly on a voluntary basis in new instruments and transactions. Under U.S. regulations that implement a statutory fallback mechanism to replace LIBOR, benchmark rates based on SOFR have replaced LIBOR in certain financial contracts. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Fund is uncertain.

 

11.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

10/31/23

   

Year Ended

04/30/23

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Fund Name / Share Class   Shares     Amounts     Shares     Amounts  

 

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

       

Institutional

       

Shares sold

    18,972,461     $     330,452,895       63,022,515     $     1,074,330,298  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    1,638,251       29,455,753       25,463,597       415,056,569  

Shares redeemed

    (48,761,480     (850,624,757     (156,310,850     (2,663,044,543
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (28,150,768   $ (490,716,109     (67,824,738   $ (1,173,657,676
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A

       

Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares

    11,738,710     $ 203,127,739       37,531,384     $ 635,399,556  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    942,039       16,787,126       31,713,287       512,169,376  

Shares redeemed

    (47,637,682     (821,776,884     (117,521,531     (1,980,916,361
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (34,956,933   $ (601,862,019     (48,276,860   $ (833,347,429
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor C

       

Shares sold

    751,482     $ 11,250,173       2,739,465     $ 40,258,677  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                2,912,778       40,982,792  

Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

    (8,389,628     (125,763,472     (19,436,416     (286,305,781
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (7,638,146   $ (114,513,299     (13,784,173   $ (205,064,312
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Six Months Ended

10/31/23

   

Year Ended

04/30/23

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Fund Name / Share Class (continued)   Shares     Amounts     Shares     Amounts  

 

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc. (continued)

       

Class K

       

Shares sold

    6,582,968     $ 114,565,841       14,643,208     $ 250,650,760  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    379,316       6,816,314       4,736,355       77,155,219  

Shares redeemed

    (11,235,999     (194,681,123     (27,161,406     (463,551,328
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (4,273,715   $ (73,298,968     (7,781,843   $ (135,745,349
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R

       

Shares sold

    837,041     $ 13,488,397       3,308,256     $ 52,413,795  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                1,190,477       17,964,297  

Shares redeemed

    (2,975,477     (48,285,396     (4,697,417     (74,856,547
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (2,138,436   $ (34,796,999     (198,684   $ (4,478,455
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (77,157,998   $   (1,315,187,394     (137,866,298   $   (2,352,293,221
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement

 

The Board of Directors (the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) met on April 18, 2023 (the “April Meeting”) and May 23-24, 2023 (the “May Meeting”) to consider the approval to continue the investment advisory agreement (the “Agreement”) between the Fund and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager” or “BlackRock”), the Fund’s investment advisor. The Board also considered the approval to continue the sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Manager and BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (the “Sub-Advisor”) with respect to the Fund. The Manager and the Sub-Advisor are referred to herein as “BlackRock.” The Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are referred to herein as the “Agreements.”

The Approval Process

Consistent with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board considers the approval of the continuation of the Agreements for the Fund on an annual basis. The Board members who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, are considered independent Board members (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board’s consideration entailed a year-long deliberative process during which the Board and its committees assessed BlackRock’s various services to the Fund, including through the review of written materials and oral presentations, and the review of additional information provided in response to requests from the Independent Board Members. The Board had four quarterly meetings per year, each of which extended over a two-day period, as well as additional ad hoc meetings and executive sessions throughout the year, as needed. The committees of the Board similarly met throughout the year. The Board also had an additional one-day meeting to consider specific information regarding the renewal of the Agreements. In considering the renewal of the Agreements, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by BlackRock, BlackRock’s personnel and affiliates, including (as applicable): investment management services; accounting oversight; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal, regulatory and compliance services. Throughout the year, including during the contract renewal process, the Independent Board Members were advised by independent legal counsel, and met with independent legal counsel in various executive sessions outside of the presence of BlackRock’s management.

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

Prior to and in preparation for the April Meeting, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to the renewal of the Agreements. The Independent Board Members are continuously engaged in a process with their independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review the nature and scope of the information provided to the Board to better assist its deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April Meeting included, among other things: (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), based on either a Lipper classification or Morningstar category, regarding the Fund’s fees and expenses as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Broadridge (“Expense Peers”) and the investment performance of the Fund as compared with a peer group of funds (“Performance Peers”); (b) information on the composition of the Expense Peers and Performance Peers and a description of Broadridge’s methodology; (c) information on the estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates pursuant to the Agreements and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (d) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees received in connection with other types of investment products, such as institutional accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, open-end funds, and separately managed accounts, under similar investment mandates, as well as the performance of such other products, as applicable; (e) a review of non-management fees; (f) the existence, impact and sharing of potential economies of scale, if any, with the Fund; (g) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by the Fund to BlackRock; (h) sales and redemption data regarding the Fund’s shares; and (i) various additional information requested by the Board as appropriate regarding BlackRock’s and the Fund’s operations.

At the April Meeting, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the Agreements and the Independent Board Members presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these questions and requests with additional written information in advance of the May Meeting.

At the May Meeting, the Board concluded its assessment of, among other things: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of the Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and to other metrics, as applicable; (c) the advisory fee and the estimated cost of the services and estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund; (d) the Fund’s fees and expenses compared to its Expense Peers; (e) the existence and sharing of potential economies of scale; (f) any fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates as a result of BlackRock’s relationship with the Fund; and (g) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as other payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to securities lending and cash management, and BlackRock’s services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings. The Board noted the willingness of BlackRock’s personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board Members evaluated the information available to it on a fund-by-fund basis. The following paragraphs provide more information about some of the primary factors that were relevant to the Board’s decision. The Board Members did not identify any particular information, or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items and factors considered.

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement  (continued)

 

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock

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

The Board considered, among other factors, with respect to BlackRock: the experience of investment personnel generally and the Fund’s portfolio management team; research capabilities; investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage; portfolio trading capabilities; use of technology; commitment to compliance; credit analysis capabilities; risk analysis and oversight capabilities; and the approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall risk management program, including the continued efforts of BlackRock and its affiliates to address cybersecurity risks and the role of BlackRock’s Risk & Quantitative Analysis Group. The Board engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to the Fund’s portfolio management team and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.

In addition to investment advisory services, the Board considered the nature and quality of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided to the Fund. BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Fund with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to the Fund by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Fund. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Fund with administrative services including, among others: (i) responsibility for disclosure documents, such as the prospectus, the summary prospectus (as applicable), the statement of additional information and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) oversight of daily accounting and pricing; (iii) responsibility for periodic filings with regulators; (iv) overseeing and coordinating the activities of third-party service providers including, among others, the Fund’s custodian, fund accountant, transfer agent, and auditor; (v) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (vi) providing legal and compliance support; (vii) furnishing analytical and other support to assist the Board in its consideration of strategic issues such as the merger, consolidation or repurposing of certain open-end funds; and (viii) performing or managing administrative functions necessary for the operation of the Fund, such as tax reporting, expense management, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements, overseeing the Fund’s distribution partners, and shareholder call center and other services. The Board reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, shareholder services, and legal and compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Board considered the operation of BlackRock’s business continuity plans.

The Board noted that the engagement of the Sub-Advisor with respect to the Fund facilitates the provision of investment advice and trading by investment personnel out of non-U.S. jurisdictions. The Board considered that this arrangement provides additional flexibility to the portfolio management team, which may benefit the Fund and its shareholders.

B. The Investment Performance of the Fund and BlackRock

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed and considered the performance history of the Fund throughout the year and at the April Meeting. In preparation for the April Meeting, the Board was provided with reports independently prepared by Broadridge, which included an analysis of the Fund’s performance as of December 31, 2022, as compared to its Performance Peers. Broadridge ranks funds in quartiles, ranging from first to fourth, where first is the most desirable quartile position and fourth is the least desirable. In connection with its review, the Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of the Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and the respective Morningstar Category (“Morningstar Category”). The Board and its Performance Oversight Committee regularly review and meet with Fund management to discuss the performance of the Fund throughout the year.

In evaluating performance, the Board focused particular attention on funds with less favorable performance records. The Board also noted that while it found the data provided by Broadridge generally useful, it recognized the limitations of such data, including in particular, that notable differences may exist between a fund and its Performance Peers (for example, the investment objectives and strategies). Further, the Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot of a period as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce significantly different results. The Board also acknowledged that long-term performance could be impacted by even one period of significant outperformance or underperformance, and that a single investment theme could have the ability to disproportionately affect long-term performance.

The Board noted that for the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, the Fund ranked in the third, second and first quartiles, respectively, against its Morningstar Category. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Morningstar Category is an appropriate performance metric for the Fund, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board. The Board and BlackRock reviewed the Fund’s underperformance relative to its Morningstar Category during the applicable period.

C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Estimated Cost of the Services and Estimated Profits Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Fund

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the Fund’s contractual management fee rate compared with those of its Expense Peers. The contractual management fee rate represents a combination of the advisory fee and any administrative fees, before taking into account any reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board also compared the Fund’s total expense ratio, as well as its actual management fee rate, to those of its Expense Peers. The total expense ratio represents a fund’s total net operating expenses, including any 12b-1 or non-12b-1 service fees. The total expense ratio gives effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers, and the actual management fee rate gives effect to any management fee reimbursements or waivers. The Board considered that the fee and expense information in the Broadridge report for the Fund reflected information for a specific period and that historical asset levels and expenses may differ from current levels, particularly in a period of market volatility. The Board considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock and its affiliates to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, as applicable, including institutional accounts and sub-advised mutual funds (including mutual funds sponsored by third parties).

The Board received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology and was also provided with an estimated profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to the Fund. The Board reviewed

 

 

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BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to the Fund and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to available aggregate estimated profitability data provided for the prior two years. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to certain other U.S. fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the estimated profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, precision of expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at the individual fund level is difficult.

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

The Board considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Board. The Board further considered factors including but not limited to BlackRock’s commitment of time and resources, assumption of risk, and liability profile in servicing the Fund, including in contrast to what is required of BlackRock with respect to other products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, ETF, closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund, separately managed account, collective investment trust, and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable.

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

D. Economies of Scale

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, including the existence of fee waivers and/or expense caps, as applicable, noting that any contractual fee waivers and contractual expense caps had been approved by the Board. In its consideration, the Board further considered the continuation and/or implementation of fee waivers and/or expense caps, as applicable. The Board also considered the extent to which the Fund benefits from such economies of scale in a variety of ways, and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or breakpoint structure in order to enable the Fund to more fully participate in these economies of scale. The Board considered the Fund’s asset levels and whether the current fee schedule was appropriate.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates may derive from BlackRock’s respective relationships with the Fund, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and its risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to the Fund, including for administrative, distribution, securities lending and cash management services. With respect to securities lending, during the year the Board also considered information provided by independent third-party consultants related to the performance of each BlackRock affiliate as securities lending agent. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Board also noted that, subject to applicable law, BlackRock may use and benefit from third-party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts.

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

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

Conclusion

At the May Meeting, in a continuation of the discussions that occurred during the April Meeting, and as a culmination of the Board’s year-long deliberative process, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Fund for a one-year term ending June 30, 2024, and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, with respect to the Fund, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2024. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, as well as other information, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreements, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were advised by independent legal counsel throughout the deliberative process.

 

 

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Additional Information  

 

Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Fund.

General Information

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Fund may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at blackrock.com. Any reference to BlackRock’s website in this report is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Fund and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.

Householding

The Fund will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports, Rule 30e-3 notices and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Fund at (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, the Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at blackrock.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to securities held in the Fund’s portfolio during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) on the BlackRock website at blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Family

BlackRock offers a diverse lineup of open-end mutual funds crossing all investment styles and managed by experts in equity, fixed-income and tax-exempt investing. Visit blackrock.com for more information.

Shareholder Privileges

Account Information

Call us at (800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM ET on any business day to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also visit blackrock.com for more information.

Automatic Investment Plans

Investor class shareholders who want to invest regularly can arrange to have $50 or more automatically deducted from their checking or savings account and invested in any of the BlackRock funds.

Systematic Withdrawal Plans

Investor class shareholders can establish a systematic withdrawal plan and receive periodic payments of $50 or more from their BlackRock funds, as long as their account balance is at least $10,000.

Retirement Plans

Shareholders may make investments in conjunction with Traditional, Rollover, Roth, Coverdell, Simple IRAs, SEP IRAs and 403(b) Plans.

BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

 

 

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Additional Information  (continued)

 

BlackRock Privacy Principles (continued)

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

Fund and Service Providers

 

Investment Adviser   Distributor

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

BlackRock Investments, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

New York, NY 10001

Sub-Adviser   Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

079912 Singapore

 

Boston, MA 02116

Accounting Agent   Legal Counsel

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

Sidley Austin LLP

Boston, MA 02114

 

New York, NY 10019

Custodian   Address of the Fund

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

 

100 Bellevue Parkway

Boston, MA 02109

 

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent  

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

 

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Currency Abbreviation
AUD    Australian Dollar
BRL    Brazilian Real
CAD    Canadian Dollar
CHF    Swiss Franc
CLP    Chilean Peso
CNH    Chinese Yuan
COP    Colombian Peso
CZK    Czech Koruna
DKK    Danish Krone
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound
HKD    Hong Kong Dollar
HUF    Hungarian Forint
IDR    Indonesian Rupiah
ILS    Israeli Shekel
INR    Indian Rupee
JPY    Japanese Yen
KRW    South Korean Won
MXN    Mexican Peso
MYR    Malaysian Ringgit
NOK    Norwegian Krone
NZD    New Zealand Dollar
PLN    Polish Zloty
SEK    Swedish Krona
SGD    Singapore Dollar
THB    Thai Baht
TWD    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    United States Dollar
ZAR    South African Rand
Portfolio Abbreviation
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
BZDIOVER    Overnight Brazil Interbank Deposit (CETIP)
CDI    CREST Depository Interest
CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation
CMT    Constant Maturity Treasury
DAC    Designated Activity Company
ESTR    Euro Short Term Rate
ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund
EURIBOR    Euro Interbank Offered Rate
FTSE    Financial Times Stock Exchange
GMTN    Global Medium-Term Note
JIBAR    Johannesburg Interbank Average Rate
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
LP    Limited Partnership
MSCI    Morgan Stanley Capital International
MXIBTIIE    Mexico Interbank TIIE 28-Day
PCL    Public Company Limited
PIK    Payment-in-Kind
PJSC    Public Joint Stock Company
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
REMIC    Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
S&P    Standard & Poor’s
SAB    Special Assessment Bonds
SCA    Societe en Commandite par Actions
SOFR    Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SONIA    Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate
SPDR    Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipt
STACR    Structured Agency Credit Risk
TBA    To-Be-Announced
WIBOR    Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate
 

 

 

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(b) Not Applicable

 

Item 2 –

Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 3 –

Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 4 –

Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 5 –

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable

 

Item 6 –

Investments

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1(a) of this Form.

(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

 

Item 7 –

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable

 

Item 8 –

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable

 

Item 9 –

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable

 

Item 10 –

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders –There have been no material changes to these procedures.

 

Item 11 –

Controls and Procedures

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12 –

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable

 

Item 13 –

Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation – Not Applicable

 

Item 14 –

Exhibits attached hereto

(a)(1) Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

(a)(2) Section 302 Certifications are attached

 

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(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not Applicable

(a)(4) Change in Registrant’s independent public accountant – Not Applicable

(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

  By:     

/s/ John M. Perlowski                            

       John M. Perlowski
       Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
       BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

Date: December 21, 2023

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

  By:     

/s/ John M. Perlowski                            

       John M. Perlowski
       Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
       BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

Date: December 21, 2023

 

  By:     

/s/ Trent Walker                                      

       Trent Walker
       Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
       BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

Date: December 21, 2023

 

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