N-Q 1 dnq.htm BLACKROCK FUNDS - EXCHANGE PORTFOLIO BlackRock Funds - Exchange Portfolio

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-05742

Name of Fund: BlackRock Exchange Portfolio of BlackRock Funds

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: Anne F. Ackerley, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Exchange Portfolio of BlackRock Funds, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.

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

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2010

Date of reporting period: 03/31/2010


Item 1       Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments March 31, 2010 (Unaudited)   
   (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

     Shares    Value  

Common Stocks

     

Aerospace & Defense — 7.7%

     

The Boeing Co.

   126,232    $ 9,165,705   

General Dynamics Corp.

   93,000      7,179,600   
           
        16,345,305   
           

Beverages — 2.3%

     

The Coca-Cola Co.

   87,735      4,825,425   
           

Capital Markets — 1.3%

     

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   61,125      2,772,630   
           

Computers & Peripherals — 11.6%

     

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   249,188      13,244,342   

International Business Machines Corp.

   90,052      11,549,169   
           
        24,793,511   
           

Consumer Finance — 5.2%

     

American Express Co.

   271,045      11,183,317   
           

Diversified Financial Services — 2.6%

     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   124,728      5,581,578   
           

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.5%

     

Agilent Technologies, Inc.(a)

   29,749      1,023,068   
           

Energy Equipment & Services — 5.6%

     

Schlumberger Ltd.

   168,194      10,673,591   

Transocean Ltd.(a)

   14,795      1,277,992   
           
        11,951,583   
           

Food & Staples Retailing — 3.1%

     

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   119,846      6,663,438   
           

Food Products — 1.0%

     

General Mills, Inc.

   8,497      601,503   

Kraft Foods, Inc. - Class A

   53,285      1,611,338   
           
        2,212,841   
           

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.5%

     

Medtronic, Inc.

   22,800      1,026,684   
           

Household Products — 5.7%

     

The Procter & Gamble Co.

   191,038      12,086,974   
           

Industrial Conglomerates — 2.7%

     

General Electric Co.

   317,848      5,784,834   
           

Insurance — 6.9%

     

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B(a)

   180,100      14,636,727   
           

IT Services — 2.1%

     

The Western Union Co.

   266,480      4,519,501   
           

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.1%

     

Millipore Corp.(a)

   42,213      4,457,693   
           

Machinery — 3.5%

     

Caterpillar, Inc.(b)

   119,415      7,505,233   
           

Multiline Retail — 6.0%

     

Target Corp.

   242,683      12,765,126   
           

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.7%

     

BP Plc - ADR(b)

   116,846      6,668,401   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   144,677      9,690,466   
           
        16,358,867   
           

Pharmaceuticals — 12.0%

     

AstraZeneca Plc - ADR(b)

   64,000      2,862,080   

Johnson & Johnson

   115,747      7,546,704   

Merck & Co., Inc.

   83,999      3,137,363   

Novartis AG - ADR

   155,916      8,435,055   

Pfizer, Inc.

   204,166      3,501,447   
           
        25,482,649   
           

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.4%

     

Intel Corp.

   40,915      910,768   
           

Software — 5.0%

     

Microsoft Corp.

   367,277      10,750,198   
           

Tobacco — 2.6%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

   77,000      1,580,040   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   77,000      4,016,320   
           
        5,596,360   
           

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.7%

     

Vodafone Group Plc - ADR

   64,452      1,501,087   
           

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $42,824,188) — 98.8%

        210,735,397   
           
     Shares/
Beneficial
Interest
      

Short-Term Securities

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class,
0.11%(c)(d)

   2,196,263      2,196,263   

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

   23,082,500      23,082,500   
           

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $25,278,763) — 11.8%

        25,278,763   
           

Total Investments
(Cost — $68,102,951*) — 110.6%

        236,014,160   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (10.6)%

        (22,612,326
           

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $ 213,401,834   
           

 

* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of March 31, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 65,486,155   
        

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 170,742,435   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (214,430
        

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 170,528,005   
        

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

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

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

ADR American Depositary Receipts

 

BLACKROCK EXCHANGE PORTFOLIO    MARCH 31, 2010    1


Schedule of Investments (concluded)   
  

 

(c) Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:

 

Affiliate

   Net
Activity
    Realized
Gain
   Income

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

   $ (255,367   $ 20    $ 504

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series

   $ (4,120,000     —      $ 5,098

 

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

 

(e) Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

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

 

 

Fair Value Measurements – Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

   

Level 1 – price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

   

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

 

   

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

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent financial statements as contained in its annual report.

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of March 31, 2010 in determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments:

 

Valuation Inputs

   Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Assets:

           

Investments in Securities:

           

Long-Term Investments1

   $ 210,735,397      —      —      $ 210,735,397

Short-Term Securities

     2,196,263    $ 23,082,500    —        25,278,763
                         

Total

   $ 212,931,660    $ 23,082,500    —      $ 236,014,160
                         

 

1

See above Schedule of Investments for values in each industry.

 

2

  BLACKROCK EXCHANGE PORTFOLIO    MARCH 31, 2010     


Item 2       Controls and Procedures
2(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 15(d)-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2(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 registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3       Exhibits


Certifications – Attached hereto

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 Exchange Portfolio of BlackRock Funds

By:  

/s/ Anne F. Ackerley

   
  Anne F. Ackerley    
  Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock Exchange Portfolio of BlackRock Funds  
Date: May 27, 2010    
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/ Anne F. Ackerley

   
  Anne F. Ackerley    
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of BlackRock Exchange Portfolio of BlackRock Funds
Date: May 27, 2010    
By:  

/s/ Neal J. Andrews

   
  Neal J. Andrews    
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of BlackRock Exchange Portfolio of BlackRock Funds
Date: May 27, 2010