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Service Shares | BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio
Fund Overview

Key Facts About BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio
Investment Objective
The investment objective of BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio (the “Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock FundsSM (the “Trust”), is to seek as high a level of current income exempt from Federal income tax and, to the extent possible, Pennsylvania personal income tax, as is consistent with maintaining liquidity and stability of principal.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Service Shares of the Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses -
Service Shares
BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio
Management Fee 0.45%
Service Fees 0.25%
Other Expenses 0.26%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.96%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements [1] (0.24%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements [1] 0.72%
[1] As described in the "Management of the Funds" section of the Fund's prospectus on pages 46-50, BlackRock Advisors, LLC ("BlackRock") has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees and/or expenses in order to limit Service Shares Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements (excluding Dividend Expense, Interest Expense, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain other Fund expenses) to 0.72% of average daily net assets until August 1, 2013. The Fund may have to repay some of these waivers and reimbursements to BlackRock in the following two years. The agreement may be terminated upon 90 days' notice by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio.
Example:
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example - (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Service Shares BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio
74 282 508 1,156
Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in high quality, short-term municipal securities issued by or on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or its agencies, political subdivisions or instrumentalities, or other qualifying issuer, that pay interest that, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is excludable from gross income for Federal income tax purposes (but may subject investors to Federal alternative minimum tax) and exempt from any applicable state or local income or other taxes (“Pennsylvania municipal securities”). The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in Pennsylvania municipal securities. The Fund may also invest in repurchase agreements and purchase and sale contracts.

The Fund seeks to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share.

The securities purchased by the Fund are subject to the quality, diversification and other requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and other rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
The Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio cannot guarantee that it will achieve its objective.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund could lose money if the issuer of an instrument held by the Fund defaults or if short-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by Fund management. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The following is a summary description of certain risks of investing in the Fund.
  • Credit Risk — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a security will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of the issuer and the terms of the obligation.
  • Income Risk — Income risk is the risk that the Fund’s yield will vary as short-term securities in its portfolio mature and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest rates.
  • Interest Rate Risk — Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of a debt security may fall when interest rates rise. In general, the market price of debt securities with longer maturities will go up or down more in response to changes in interest rates than the market price of shorter-term securities.

    Additionally, securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies, instrumentalities and sponsored enterprises have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund.
  • Market Risk and Selection Risk — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.
  • Municipal Securities Concentration Risk — From time to time the Fund may invest a substantial amount of its assets in municipal securities whose interest is paid solely from revenues of similar projects. If the Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the legal and economic risks relating to such projects and this may have a significant impact on the Fund’s investment performance.
  • Municipal Securities Risk — Municipal securities risks include the ability of the issuer to repay the obligation, the relative lack of information about certain issuers of municipal securities, and the possibility of future legislative changes which could affect the market for and value of municipal securities. Certain municipal securities, including private activity bonds, are not backed by the full faith, credit and taxing power of the issuer. Additionally, if events occur after the security is acquired that impact the security’s tax-exempt status, the Fund and its shareholders could be subject to substantial tax liabilities.
  • Non-Diversification Risk — The Fund is a non-diversified fund. Because the Fund may invest in securities of a smaller number of issuers, it may be more exposed to the risks associated with and developments affecting an individual issuer than a fund that invests more widely.
  • Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risks — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.
  • State Specific Risk — The Fund will invest primarily in Pennsylvania municipal securities. As a result, the Fund is more exposed to risks affecting issuers of Pennsylvania municipal securities.
  • Taxability Risk — Future laws, regulations, rulings or court decisions may cause interest on municipal securities to be subject, directly or indirectly, to Federal income taxation or interest on Pennsylvania municipal securities to be subject to state or local income taxation, or the value of Pennsylvania municipal securities to be subject to state or local intangible personal property tax, or may otherwise prevent the Fund from realizing the full current benefit of the tax-exempt status of such securities. Any such change could also affect the market price of such securities, and thus the value of an investment in the Fund.
Performance Information
The information shows you how the Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. As with all such investments, past performance is not an indication of future results. The table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. If BlackRock and its affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain Fund expenses during these periods, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The Fund is a money market fund managed pursuant to the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act. Effective May 28, 2010, Rule 2a-7 was amended to impose new liquidity, credit quality and maturity requirements on all money market funds. Fund performance shown prior to May 28, 2010 is based on Investment Company Act rules then in effect and is not an indication of future returns. Updated information on the Fund’s results can be obtained by visiting www.blackrock.com/funds or can be obtained by phone at (800) 537-4942.
Service Shares
ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio
As of 12/31
Bar Chart
During the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 0.78% (quarter ended June 30, 2007) and the lowest return for a quarter was 0.00% (quarter ended December 31, 2011). The year-to-date return as of June 30, 2012 was 0.00%.
As of 12/31/11
Average Annual Total Returns
Average Annual Total Returns -
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Service Shares BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio
none 0.91% 1.12%
To obtain the Fund's current 7-day yield, call (800) 537-4942.