497 1 d280293d497.htm BLACKROCK DISCIPLINED SMALL CAP CORE FUND (SAI SUPPLEMENT) BlackRock Disciplined Small Cap Core Fund (SAI Supplement)

BLACKROCK FUNDSSM

BlackRock Disciplined Small Cap Core Fund

(the “Fund”)

Supplement dated January 24, 2017 to the Fund’s

Statement of Additional Information dated September 28, 2016

Effective immediately, the following changes are made to the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information:

The section entitled “Management, Advisory and Other Service Arrangements—Information Regarding the Portfolio Managers” is revised as follows:

The heading and first paragraph are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:

Information Regarding the Portfolio Manager

Travis Cooke, CFA, is the portfolio manager and is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

The sub-section entitled “Other Funds and Accounts Managed” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

The following table sets forth information about funds and accounts other than the Fund for which the Fund’s portfolio manager is primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management as of May 31, 2016.

 

     

Number of Other Accounts Managed

and Assets by Account Type

  

Number of Other Accounts and

Assets for Which Advisory Fee is

Performance-Based

Name of

Portfolio Manager

  

Other

Registered

Investment

Companies

  

Other Pooled

Investment

Vehicles

  

Other

Accounts

  

Other

Registered

Investment

Companies

  

Other Pooled

Investment

Vehicles

  

Other

Accounts

Travis Cooke, CFA

   4    26    19    0    26    19
     $1.15 Billion    $8.08 Billion    $6.88 Billion    $0    $8.08 Billion    $6.88 Billion

The last sentence of the first paragraph in the sub-section entitled “Portfolio Manager Compensation Overview—Discretionary Incentive Compensation” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

The performance of Mr. Cooke is not measured against a specific benchmark.

The last sentence of the sub-section entitled “Portfolio Manager Compensation Overview—Distribution of Discretionary Incentive Compensation—Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

The portfolio manager of this Fund has unvested long-term incentive awards.

The sub-section entitled “Portfolio Manager Beneficial Holdings” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

As of May 31, 2016, the dollar range of securities beneficially owned by the portfolio manager in the Fund is shown below:

 

Portfolio Manager    Dollar Range of Equity Securities Beneficially Owned

Travis Cooke, CFA

  

Over $1 Million


The last two sentences of the first paragraph of the sub-section entitled “Portfolio Manager Potential Material Conflicts of Interest” are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:

It should also be noted that Mr. Cooke may be managing hedge fund and/or long only accounts, or may be part of a team managing hedge fund and/or long only accounts, subject to incentive fees. Mr. Cooke may therefore be entitled to receive a portion of any incentive fees earned on such accounts.

Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.

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