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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: 811-05742
 
Name of Fund:  BlackRock Funds
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BlackRock Wealth Liquid Environmentally Aware Fund (Formerly BlackRock Money Market Portfolio)
 
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Date of fiscal year end: 03/31/2021
 
Date of reporting period: 09/30/2020
 
Item 1 – Report to Stockholders
September
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2020
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Dear
Shareholder,
The
12-month
reporting
period
as
of
September
30,
2020
has
been
a
time
of
sudden
change
in
global
financial
markets,
as
the
emergence
and
spread
of
the
coronavirus
(or
“COVID-19”)
led
to
a
vast
disruption
in
the
global
economy
and
financial
markets.
Prior
to
the
outbreak
of
the
virus,
U.S.
equities
and
bonds
both
delivered
impressive
returns,
despite
fears
and
doubts
about
the
economy
that
were
ultimately
laid
to
rest
with
unprecedented
monetary
stimulus
and
a
sluggish
yet
resolute
performance
from
the
U.S.
economy.
But
as
the
threat
from
the
coronavirus
became
more
apparent
throughout
February
and
March
2020,
countries
around
the
world
took
economically
disruptive
countermeasures.
Stay-at-home
orders
and
closures
of
non-essential
businesses
became
widespread,
many
workers
were
laid
off,
and
unemployment
claims
spiked,
causing
a
global
recession
and
a
sharp
fall
in
equity
prices.
After
markets
hit
their
lowest
point
during
the
reporting
period
in
late
March
2020,
a
steady
recovery
ensued,
as
businesses
began
to
re-open
and
governments
learned
to
adapt
to
life
with
the
virus.
Equity
prices
continued
to
rise
throughout
the
summer,
fed
by
strong
fiscal
and
monetary
support
and
improving
economic
indicators.
Many
equity
indices
neared
or
surpassed
all-time
highs
in
early
September
2020
before
retreating
amid
concerns
about
a
second
wave
of
infections.
In
the
United
States,
large-capitalization
stocks
advanced,
outperforming
small-capitalization
stocks,
which
gained
only
marginally
during
the
reporting
period.
International
equities
from
developed
economies
were
nearly
flat,
lagging
emerging
market
stocks,
which
rebounded
sharply.
During
the
market
downturn,
the
performance
of
different
types
of
fixed-income
securities
initially
diverged
due
to
a
reduced
investor
appetite
for
risk.
U.S.
Treasuries
benefited
from
the
risk-off
environment,
and
posted
solid
returns,
as
the
10-year
U.S.
Treasury
yield
(which
is
inversely
related
to
bond
prices)
touched
an
all-time
low.
In
the
corporate
bond
market,
support
from
the
U.S.
Federal
Reserve
(the
“Fed”)
assuaged
credit
concerns
and
both
investment-grade
and
high-yield
bonds
recovered
to
post
positive
returns.
The
Fed
reduced
short-term
interest
rates
in
late
2019
to
support
slowing
economic
growth.
After
the
coronavirus
outbreak,
the
Fed
instituted
an
additional
two
emergency
rate
cuts,
pushing
short-term
interest
rates
close
to
zero.
To
stabilize
credit
markets,
the
Fed
also
implemented
a
new
bond-buying
program,
as
did
several
other
central
banks
around
the
world,
including
the
European
Central
Bank
and
the
Bank
of
Japan.
Looking
ahead,
while
coronavirus-related
disruptions
have
clearly
hindered
worldwide
economic
growth,
we
believe
that
the
global
expansion
is
likely
to
continue
as
economic
activity
resumes.
Several
risks
remain,
however,
including
a
potential
resurgence
of
the
coronavirus
amid
loosened
restrictions,
policy
fatigue
among
governments
already
deep
into
deficit
spending,
and
structural
damage
to
the
financial
system
from
lengthy
economic
interruptions.
Overall,
we
favor
a
moderately
positive
stance
toward
risk,
and
in
particular
toward
credit
given
the
extraordinary
central
bank
measures
taken
in
recent
months.
This
support
extends
beyond
investment-grade
corporates
and
into
high-yield,
leading
to
attractive
opportunities
in
that
end
of
the
market.
We
believe
that
international
diversification
and
a
focus
on
sustainability
can
help
provide
portfolio
resilience,
and
the
disruption
created
by
the
coronavirus
appears
to
be
accelerating
the
shift
toward
sustainable
investments.
We
remain
neutral
on
equities
overall
while
favoring
European
stocks,
which
are
poised
for
cyclical
upside
as
re-openings
continue.
In
this
environment,
investors
need
to
think
globally,
extend
their
scope
across
a
broad
array
of
asset
classes,
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,
Rob
Kapito
President,
BlackRock
Advisors,
LLC
The
Markets
in
Review
Rob
Kapito
President,
BlackRock
Advisors,
LLC
Past
performance
is
not
an
indication
of
future
results.
Index
performance
is
shown
for
illustrative
purposes
only.
You
cannot
invest
directly
in
an
index.
Total
Returns
as
of
September
30,
2020
6-Month
12-Month
U.S.
large
cap
equities
(S&P
500
®
Index)
31.31%
15.15%
U.S.
small
cap
equities
(Russell
2000
®
Index)
31.60
0.39
International
equities
(MSCI
Europe,
Australasia,
Far
East
Index)
20.39
0.49
Emerging
market
equities
(MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Index)
29.37
10.54
3-month
Treasury
bills
(ICE
BofA
3-Month
U.S.
Treasury
Bill
Index)
0.06
1.10
U.S.
Treasury
securities
(ICE
BofA
10-Year
U.S.
Treasury
Index)
0.71
10.74
U.S.
investment
grade
bonds
(Bloomberg
Barclays
U.S.
Aggregate
Bond
Index)
3.53
6.98
Tax-exempt
municipal
bonds
(S&P
Municipal
Bond
Index)
3.78
3.85
U.S.
high
yield
bonds
(Bloomberg
Barclays
U.S.
Corporate
High
Yield
2%
Issuer
Capped
Index)
15.18
3.20
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Table
of
Contents
Page
3
The
Markets
in
Review
...................................................................................................
2
Semi-Annual
Report:
Money
Market
Overview
..................................................................................................
4
Fund
Information
.......................................................................................................
5
Disclosure
of
Expenses
...................................................................................................
5
Financial
Statements:
Schedule
of
Investments
................................................................................................
6
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
..........................................................................................
10
Statement
of
Operations
................................................................................................
11
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
........................................................................................
12
Financial
Highlights
.....................................................................................................
13
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
...............................................................................................
18
Disclosure
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
.....................................................................................
24
Additional
Information
....................................................................................................
27
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
This
Report
.........................................................................................
29
Money
Market
Overview
For
the
Six-Month
Period
Ended
September
30,
2020
2020
BlackRock
Semi-Annual
Report
to
Shareholders
4
During
the
six-period
ended
September
30,
2020,
the
Federal
Open
Market
Committee
(the
“FOMC”
or,
the
“Committee”)
left
the
range
for
the
Federal
Funds
target
rate
unchanged
at
0.00%
-0.25%,
noting
at
the
FOMC’s
September
16,
2020
meeting
that
the
ongoing
public
health
crisis
“poses
considerable
risks
to
the
economic
outlook
over
the
medium
term.”
This
statement
following
the
Committee
meeting
reflected
the
updates
previously
announced
on
August
27,
2020
to
the
Committee’s
Statement
on
Longer-Run
Goals
and
Monetary
Policy.
In
particular,
the
FOMC
noted
that
it
“expects
it
will
be
appropriate
to
maintain
this
target
range
until
labor
market
conditions
have
reached
levels
consistent
with
the
Committee's
assessments
of
maximum
employment
and
inflation
has
risen
to
two
percent
and
is
on
track
to
moderately
exceed
two
percent
for
some
time.”
The
Committee
also
acknowledged
that
“over
coming
months
the
Federal
Reserve
will
increase
its
holdings
of
Treasury
securities
and
agency
mortgage-backed
securities
at
least
at
the
current
pace
to
sustain
smooth
market
functioning
and
help
foster
accommodative
financial
conditions,
thereby
supporting
the
flow
of
credit
to
households
and
businesses.”
The
so-called
“dot
plot”
reflected
no
change
in
the
FOMC’s
median
interest
rate
forecast
through
2023.
Yields
on
three-month
Treasury
bills
(“T-bills”)
ended
the
third
quarter
of
2020
below
0.10%,
down
about
0.04%
-
0.05%
compared
to
early
in
the
period.
Net
new
T-bill
supply
contracted
about
$51
billion
during
the
third
quarter.
We
believe
both
the
timing
and
amount
of
T-bill
issuance
through
the
balance
of
the
year
will
likely
remain
largely
contingent
on
whether
consensus
can
be
reached
in
Washington
D.C.
to
pass
any
additional
fiscal
stimulus
measures
at
the
Federal
level.
In
any
case,
we
expect
net
new
T-bill
supply
in
the
fourth
quarter
of
2020
to
be
tempered
relative
to
earlier
in
the
year
given
an
elevated
Treasury
General
Account
balance
at
the
Fed
of
approximately
$1.8
trillion
as
of
September
30,
and
an
expected
bias
in
Treasury
issuance
toward
longer-dated
coupons.
Credit
spreads
generally
tightened
during
the
third
quarter
with
the
three-month
London
Interbank
Offered
Rate
overnight
indexed
swap
spread
—a
gauge
of
stress
in
the
financial
system—
contracting
from
0.24%
at
June
30,
2020
to
0.16%
by
late
September.
In
the
last
year,
the
previous
low
point
for
this
spread
was
0.12%.
Our
strategic
allocations
in
September
were
broadly
consistent
with
the
positioning
for
the
majority
of
the
summer
months.
In
setting
strategy,
we
maintained
a
bias
toward
higher-quality
issuers
of
commercial
paper
and
U.S.
dollar-denominated
certificates
of
deposit
when
adding
investments
in
three-to
six-month
tenors.
When
analyzing
overall
risk
markets
in
September,
we
noticed
significantly
elevated
levels
of
volatility
priced
in
the
equity
options
markets.
At
the
same
time,
we
believe
that
short-term
credit
valuations
are
quite
expensive.
As
a
result,
we
believe
it
is
prudent
at
the
moment
to
build
slightly
elevated
liquidity
buffers
to
prime
funds
to
mitigate
against
potential
volatility
associated
with
the
upcoming
U.S.
presidential
election,
and
U.S.-China
trade
disputes
amongst
other
such
risks.
As
such,
we
have
increased
our
exposure
to
Treasuries
and
securities
that
mature
within
six
months.
We
still
seek
selective
opportunities
to
help
preserve
yield
further
out
the
curve
with
fixed
and
floating
rate
securities
that
we
believe
represent
convincing
relative
value.
With
the
Fed
continuing
its
pledge
support
to
markets,
front-end
credit
markets
have
remained
calm.
We
continue
to
monitor
credit
ratings
activity
and
are
cautious
of
the
uncertainty
that
lies
ahead
when
setting
strategy.
As
a
result,
we
continue
to
be
conservative
in
sectors
that
are
subject
to
heightened
risk
of
downgrade.
Our
focus
on
liquidity
means
we
have
maintained
elevated
levels
of
liquidity
relative
to
historical
positioning.
With
respect
to
BlackRock
Wealth
Liquid
Environmentally
Aware
Fund
(the
“Fund”),
our
outlook
for
leaders
in
the
environmental
pillar
of
the
environmental,
social
and
governance
(“ESG”)
space
shows
signs
of
being
well
positioned
to
weather
the
economic
shifts
taking
place.
We
continue
to
believe
that
incorporating
ESG
risks
into
our
fundamental
credit
assessment
may
result
in
better
risk-adjusted
returns.
Although
credit
markets
have
remained
calm,
we
continue
to
keep
an
eye
on
ratings
activity
and
maintain
a
conservative
strategy
due
to
the
uncertainty
ahead.
As
a
result,
we
have
remained
cautious
in
sectors
that
are
subject
to
heightened
risk
of
downgrade
and
continue
to
seek
to
position
the
Fund
conservatively.
Past
performance
is
no
guarantee
of
future
results.
Index
performance
is
shown
for
illustrative
purposes
only.
You
cannot
invest
directly
in
an
index.
Fund
Information
as
of
September
30,
2020
5
Fund
Information
BlackRock
Wealth
Liquid
Environmentally
Aware
Fund
Investment
Objective
BlackRock
Wealth
Liquid
Environmentally
Aware
Fund’s
(the
"Fund")
investment
objective
is
to
seek
as
high
a
level
of
current
income
as
is
consistent
with
liquidity
and
preservation
of
capital
while
giving
consideration
to
select
environmental
criteria.
On
February
11,
2020,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
"Board")
of
BlackRock
Funds
SM
(the
"Trust")
approved
a
proposal
to
change
the
name
of
the
Fund
to
BlackRock
Wealth
Liquid
Environmentally
Aware
Fund.
The
Board
also
approved
certain
changes
to
the
investment
objective
and
investment
strategies
of
the
Fund.
These
changes
became
effective
on
May
11,
2020.
Disclosure
of
Expenses
Shareholders
of
the
Fund
may
incur
the
following
charges:
(a)
transactional
expenses;
and
(b)
operating
expenses,
including
investment
advisory
fees,
administration
fees,
service
and
distribution
fees
and
other
fund
expenses.
The
expense
example
shown
below
(which
is
based
on
a
hypothetical
investment
of
$1,000
invested
on
April
1,
2020
and
held
through
September
30,
2020
)
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.
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.
CURRENT
SEVEN-DAY
YIELDS
7-Day
SEC
Yields
7-Day
Yields
Institutional
..............................
0.09‌
%
0.09‌
%
Premier
................................
0.10‌
0.10‌
Service
................................
0.06‌
0.06‌
Investor
A
...............................
0.06‌
0.06‌
Investor
C
...............................
0.04‌
0.04‌
The
7-Day
SEC
Yields
may
differ
from
the
7-Day
Yields
shown
above
due
to
the
fact
that
the
7-Day
SEC
Yields
exclude
distributed
capital
gains.
Past
performance
is
not
indicative
of
future
results.
PORTFOLIO
COMPOSITION
Asset
Type
Percent
of
Net
Assets
Commercial
Paper
...................................
46‌
%
Repurchase
Agreements
...............................
17‌
Certificates
of
Deposit
.................................
17‌
U.S.
Treasury
Obligations
..............................
8‌
Time
Deposits
......................................
7‌
Municipal
Bonds
....................................
4‌
U.S.
Government
Sponsored
Agency
Obligations
..............
1‌
Liabilities
in
Excess
of
Other
Assets
.......................
—‌
(a)
(a)
Represents
less
than
1%
of
the
Fund's
net
assets.
Actual
Hypothetical
(a)
Beginning
Account
Value
(04/01/20)
Ending
Account
Value
(09/30/20)
Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period
(b)
Beginning
Account
Value
(04/01/20)
Ending
Account
Value
(09/30/20)
Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period
(b)
Annualized
Expense
Ratio
Institutional
...............................
$
1,000.00‌
$
1,001.90‌
$
1.00‌
$
1,000.00‌
$
1,024.07‌
$
1.01‌
0.20‌%
Premier
..................................
1,000.00‌
1,001.90‌
1.00‌
1,000.00‌
1,024.07‌
1.01‌
0.20‌
Service
..................................
1,000.00‌
1,000.80‌
1.66‌
1,000.00‌
1,023.41‌
1.67‌
0.33‌
Investor
A
................................
1,000.00‌
1,000.80‌
2.06‌
1,000.00‌
1,023.01‌
2.08‌
0.41‌
Investor
C
................................
1,000.00‌
1,000.70‌
2.16‌
1,000.00‌
1,022.91‌
2.18‌
0.43‌
(a)
Hypothetical
5%
annual
return
before
expenses
is
calculated
by
prorating
the
number
of
days
in
the
most
recent
fiscal
half
year
divided
by
365.
(b)
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
183/365
(to
reflect
the
one-half
year
period
shown).
2020
BlackRock
Semi-Annual
Report
to
Shareholders
BlackRock
Wealth
Liquid
Environmentally
Aware
Fund
6
(Percentages
shown
are
based
on
Net
Assets)
Schedule
of
Investments
(unaudited)
September
30,
2020
Security
Pa
r
(
000)
Value
Certificates
of
Deposit
16.8%
Domestic
1.2%
Bank
of
America
NA,
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.05%),
0.27%, 10/01/21
(a)
...........
USD
3,750
$
3,750,000
Citibank
NA,
0.27%, 06/14/21
...........
30,000
30,000,000
33,750,000
Euro
1.3%
(b)
Credit
Industriel
et
Commercial
SA:
0.65%, 11/13/20
..................
10,000
9,991,722
1.90%, 01/08/21
..................
5,000
4,973,906
1.72%, 02/12/21
..................
10,000
9,935,997
Mitsubishi
UFJ
Trust
&
Banking
Corp.,
0.38%, 10/02/20
..................
13,000
12,999,865
37,901,490
Yankee
14.3%
(c)
Bank
of
Montreal,
Chicago
(a)
:
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.12%),
0.34%, 06/24/21
................
20,000
20,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.04%),
0.32%, 09/17/21
................
20,000
20,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.04%),
0.29%, 10/06/21
................
30,000
30,000,000
Bank
of
Nova
Scotia,
Houston
(a)
:
(US
Federal
Funds
Effective
Rate
(continuous
series)
+
0.45%),
0.54%, 10/23/20
................
7,000
7,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.10%),
0.34%, 02/08/21
................
8,000
8,000,000
Canadian
Imperial
Bank
of
Commerce,
New
York:
0.60%, 05/04/21
..................
15,000
15,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.14%),
0.40%, 07/23/21
(a)
...............
15,000
15,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.16%),
0.41%, 08/06/21
(a)
...............
9,000
9,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.05%),
0.30%, 09/13/21
(a)
...............
13,000
13,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.04%),
0.29%, 10/04/21
(a)
...............
30,000
30,000,000
Cooperatieve
Rabobank
UA,
New
York,
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.15%),
0.45%, 10/05/20
(a)
8,000
8,000,000
Mizuho
Bank
Ltd.,
New
York,
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.10%),
0.40%, 10/01/20
(a)
.....
10,000
10,000,000
Nordea
Bank
Abp
,
New
York:
1.71%, 01/28/21
..................
13,000
13,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.32%),
0.57%, 05/05/21
(a)
...............
6,420
6,423,429
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.10%),
0.34%, 06/09/21
(a)
...............
15,000
14,998,033
Royal
Bank
of
Canada,
New
York:
1.30%, 01/07/21
..................
15,000
15,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.45%),
0.71%, 04/23/21
(a)
...............
10,000
10,000,000
0.65%, 05/03/21
..................
15,000
15,000,000
0.43%, 07/26/21
..................
12,000
12,000,000
Skandinaviska
Enskilda
Banken
AB,
New
York
(a)
:
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.15%),
0.45%, 10/02/20
................
7,750
7,750,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.11%),
0.41%, 01/04/21
................
6,000
6,000,000
Sumitomo
Mitsui
Banking
Corp.,
New
York,
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.06%),
0.33%, 02/19/21
(a)
.................
10,000
10,000,000
Security
Par
(000)
Value
Yankee
(continued)
Sumitomo
Mitsui
Trust
Bank
Ltd.,
New
York,
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.11%),
0.33%, 12/23/20
(a)
.................
USD
19,000
$
19,000,000
Svenska
Handelsbanken
AB,
New
York
(a)
:
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.15%),
0.45%, 10/02/20
................
8,250
8,250,000
(LIBOR
USD
1
Month
+
0.25%),
0.40%, 01/04/21
................
12,000
12,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.11%),
0.35%, 06/16/21
................
11,000
11,000,000
Toronto-Dominion
Bank,
New
York:
0.50%, 05/13/21
..................
15,000
15,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.14%),
0.48%, 07/19/21
(a)
...............
10,000
10,000,000
0.43%, 07/28/21
..................
12,000
12,000,000
0.40%, 08/16/21
..................
12,000
12,000,000
UBS
AG,
Stamford,
1.38%, 04/16/21
.......
15,000
15,000,000
Westpac
Banking
Corp.,
New
York
(a)
:
(US
Federal
Funds
Effective
Rate
(continuous
series)
+
0.40%),
0.49%, 11/02/20
................
5,000
5,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.15%),
0.39%, 12/09/20
................
8,000
8,000,000
422,421,462
Total
Certificates
of
Deposit
16.8%
(Cost:
$494,072,952)
..............................
494,072,952
Commercial
Paper
46.6%
Alpine
Securitization
Ltd.
(d)
:
0.35%,
11/04/20
..................
40,000
40,000,000
0.36%,
11/04/20
..................
15,000
15,000,000
0.21%,
11/04/20
..................
35,000
35,000,000
Atlantic
Asset
Securitization
LLC,
(LIBOR
USD
1
Month
+
0.05%),
0.19%,
11/01/20
(a)
....
6,500
6,500,000
Bank
of
Nova
Scotia
(The)
(a)
:
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.09%),
0.37%,
02/16/21
.....................
9,000
9,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.03%),
0.28%,
08/10/21
.....................
14,000
14,000,284
Barton
Capital
LLC
(b)
:
0.12%,
10/01/20
..................
65,000
65,000,000
0.12%,
10/02/20
..................
47,000
46,999,848
0.12%,
10/07/20
..................
5,000
4,999,900
Bayerische
Landesbank
:
0.11%,
10/01/20
(b)
.................
79,000
78,999,837
BNG
Bank
NV,
0.16%,
11/30/20
(b)
.........
17,000
16,957,500
BPCE
SA
(b)
:
0.14%,
12/01/20
..................
25,500
25,478,828
0.14%,
12/08/20
..................
33,000
32,968,834
0.21%,
05/13/21
..................
10,000
9,981,333
CAFCO
LLC,
0.09%,
10/07/20
(b)
..........
20,000
19,999,267
Canada,
0.08%,
11/03/20
(b)
.............
30,000
29,991,475
Canadian
Imperial
Bank
of
Commerce,
0.12%,
10/13/20
(b)
......................
35,000
34,985,525
Chariot
Funding
LLC,
0.15%,
02/01/21
(b)
....
10,000
9,991,458
Citigroup
Global
Markets,
Inc.,
0.23%,
06/04/21
(b)
......................
30,000
29,946,700
Commonwealth
Bank
of
Australia,
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.09%),
0.35%,
05/28/21
(a)
....
35,000
35,000,000
CPPIB
Capital,
Inc.,
(SOFR
+
0.32%),
0.39%,
12/10/20
(a)(d)
.....................
6,500
6,500,000
DNB
Bank
ASA,
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.10%),
0.33%,
06/25/21
(a)
...........
20,000
20,000,000
Fairway
Finance
Co.
LLC
(b)
:
0.19%,
12/02/20
..................
14,510
14,502,253
BlackRock
Wealth
Liquid
Environmentally
Aware
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments
7
(Percentages
shown
are
based
on
Net
Assets)
Schedule
of
Investments
(unaudited)
(continued)
September
30,
2020
Security
Par
(000)
Value
Commercial
Paper
(continued)
0.21%,
01/22/21
..................
USD
10,000
$
9,991,211
Gotham
Funding
Corp.,
0.12%,
10/01/20
(b)
...
45,000
45,000,000
HSBC
Bank
plc
(a)
:
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.19%),
0.44%,
12/01/20
.....................
4,000
4,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.14%),
0.39%,
08/31/21
.....................
17,000
17,000,000
Hydro-Quebec,
0.09%,
11/02/20
(b)
.........
15,000
14,995,333
ING
US
Funding
LLC
(a)
:
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.20%),
0.48%,
10/07/20
.....................
6,000
6,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.20%),
0.47%,
10/19/20
.....................
8,000
8,000,000
Landesbank
Baden-Wuerttemberg
(b)
:
0.15%,
10/01/20
..................
71,000
71,000,000
0.14%,
10/06/20
..................
53,000
52,999,190
MetLife
Short
Term
Funding
LLC,
0.11%,
10/09/20
(b)
......................
26,000
25,991,911
Mitsubishi
UFJ
Trust
&
Banking
Corp.,
0.23%,
02/22/21
(b)
......................
16,000
15,980,160
National
Australia
Bank
Ltd.:
0.09%,
10/01/20
(b)
.................
17,000
17,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.12%),
0.36%,
12/09/20
(a)
....................
12,000
12,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
1
Month
+
0.11%),
0.26%,
04/29/21
(a)
....................
10,000
10,001,257
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.12%),
0.40%,
07/08/21
(a)
....................
5,000
5,000,000
Nieuw
Amsterdam
Receivables
Corp.,
0.08%,
10/01/20
(b)
......................
82,504
82,504,000
NRW
Bank
(b)
:
0.07%,
10/01/20
..................
25,000
25,000,000
0.07%,
10/05/20
..................
20,000
19,999,800
Old
Line
Funding
LLC
(b)
:
0.13%,
10/20/20
..................
19,000
18,995,588
0.15%,
01/04/21
..................
10,650
10,641,287
Pfizer,
Inc.,
0.07%,
10/06/20
(b)
...........
30,000
29,998,750
Province
of
British
Columbia
Canada,
0.16%,
02/01/21
(b)
......................
25,000
24,971,813
PSP
Capital,
Inc.,
0.14%,
03/05/21
(b)(d)
......
9,000
8,984,112
Societe
Generale
SA,
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.10%),
0.33%,
03/19/21
(a)
...........
8,000
8,000,000
Starbird
Funding
Corp.
(b)
:
0.12%,
10/01/20
..................
10,000
10,000,000
0.17%,
11/09/20
..................
11,000
10,996,783
Svenska
Handelsbanken
AB,
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.02%),
0.27%,
09/02/21
(a)
.....
20,000
19,999,058
Swedbank
AB,
0.10%,
10/19/20
(b)
.........
11,000
10,998,185
Toronto-Dominion
Bank
(The)
(b)
:
0.09%,
10/01/20
..................
40,000
40,000,000
0.09%,
10/06/20
..................
35,000
34,999,465
UBS
AG:
0.26%,
01/25/21
(b)
.................
6,900
6,860,425
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.08%),
0.35%,
01/28/21
(a)
....................
9,500
9,500,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.17%),
0.44%,
07/09/21
(a)
....................
25,000
25,000,000
Westpac
Banking
Corp.
(a)
:
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.15%),
0.40%,
11/25/20
.....................
10,000
10,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.09%),
0.35%,
05/28/21
.....................
20,000
20,000,000
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.12%),
0.39%,
07/02/21
.....................
20,000
20,000,000
Security
Par
(000)
Value
Commercial
Paper
(continued)
Westpac
Securities
NZ
Ltd.,
(LIBOR
USD
3
Month
+
0.07%),
0.33%,
01/22/21
(a)
.....
USD
9,000
$
9,000,000
Total
Commercial
Paper
46.6%
(Cost:
$1,373,211,370)
............................
1,373,211,370
Municipal
Bonds
4.4%
Arizona
1.8%
(d)(e)(f)
Mizuho
Floater/Residual
Trust,
Tender
Option
Bond
Trust
Receipts/Certificates
Various
States
,
Series
2020-MIZ9031,
RB,VRDN
(Mizuho
Capital
Markets
LLC
LOC),
0.55%, 11/04/20
..................
13,630
13,630,000
Mizuho
Floater/Residual
Trust,
Tender
Option
Bond
Trust
Receipts/Certificates
Various
States
,
Series
2020-MIZ9037,
RB,VRDN
(Mizuho
Capital
Markets
LLC
LOC),
0.55%, 11/04/20
..................
25,000
25,000,000
Mizuho
Floater/Residual
Trust,
Tender
Option
Bond
Trust
Receipts/Certificates
Various
States
,
Series
2020-MIZ9045,
RB,VRDN
(Mizuho
Capital
Markets
LLC
LOC),
0.55%, 11/04/20
..................
15,000
15,000,000
53,630,000
California
1.2%
(d)(e)(f)
Mizuho
Floater/Residual
Trust,
Tender
Option
Bond
Trust
Receipts/Certificates
Various
States
,
Series
2020-MIZ9014,
RB,
VRDN
(Mizuho
Capital
Markets
LLC
LIQ),
0.55%, 11/04/20
..................
22,455
22,455,000
Mizuho
Floater/Residual
Trust,
Tender
Option
Bond
Trust
Receipts/Certificates
Various
States
,
Series
2020-MIZ9017,
RB,
VRDN
(Mizuho
Capital
Markets
LLC
LOC),
0.55%, 11/04/20
..................
3,715
3,715,000
Mizuho
Floater/Residual
Trust,
Tender
Option
Bond
Trust
Receipts/Certificates
Various
States
,
Series
2020-MIZ9048,
RB,VRDN
(Mizuho
Capital
Markets
LLC
LOC),
0.55%, 11/04/20
..................
9,345
9,345,000
35,515,000
Ohio
0.2%
Hamilton
Ohio
County
Authority,
Tender
Option
Bond
Trust
Receipts/Certificates
Variable
States,
Series
2020-TPG017,
VRDN
(Bank
of
America
NA
LIQ),
0.48%, 10/07/20
(d)(e)(f)
.
6,330
6,330,000
Other
0.2%
Mizuho
Floater/Residual
Trust,
Tender
Option
Bond
Trust
Receipts/Certificates
Various
States
,
Series
2020-MIZ9043,
RB,VRDN
(Mizuho
Bank
Ltd.
LOC),
0.33%, 10/07/20
(d)
(e)
(f
)
...........................
4,985
4,985,000
Rhode
Island
1.0%
Mizuho
Floater/Residual
Trust,
Tender
Option
Bond
Trust
Receipts/Certificates
Various
States
,
Series
2020-MIZ9023,
RB,
VRDN
(Mizuho
Capital
Markets
LLC
LOC),
0.55%, 11/04/20
(d)(e)
(f
)
...............
31,055
31,055,000
Total
Municipal
Bonds
4.4%
(Cost:
$131,515,000)
..............................
131,515,000
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of
Investments
(unaudited)
(continued)
September
30,
2020
Security
Pa
r
(
000)
Value
Time
Deposits
6.7%
Credit
Agricole
Corporate
and
Investment
Bank
SA,
0.08%, 10/01/20
...............
USD
23,568
$
23,568,000
Skandinaviska
Enskilda
Banken
AB,
0.08%, 10/01/20
..................
103,000
103,000,000
Svenska
Handelsbanken
AB,
0.07%, 10/01/20
70,000
70,000,000
Total
Time
Deposits
6.7%
(Cost:
$196,568,000)
..............................
196,568,000
U.S.
Government
Sponsored
Agency
Obligations
0.7%
United
States
International
Development
Finance
Corp.
Variable
Rate
Notes:
(3
Month
Treasury
Bill
Rate
+
0.00%),
0.13%, 10/07/20
(a)
...............
19,575
19,575,000
Total
U.S.
Government
Sponsored
Agency
Obligations
0.7%
(Cost:
$19,575,000)
...............................
19,575,000
U.S.
Treasury
Obligations
7.9%
U.S.
Treasury
Bills
(b)
:
0.06%, 10/06/20
..................
40,000
39,999,278
Security
Par
(000)
Value
U.S.
Treasury
Obligations
(continued)
0.08%, 11/10/20
..................
USD
37,000
$
36,992,806
0.10%, 11/27/20
..................
35,000
34,991,272
0.08%, 01/12/21
..................
20,000
19,994,535
0.10%, 01/28/21
..................
44,031
44,017,521
0.10%, 03/02/21
..................
20,000
19,991,387
0.11%, 03/25/21
..................
30,000
29,973,531
U.S.
Treasury
Notes,
(US
Treasury
3
Month
Bill
Money
Market
Yield
+
0.22%),
0.32%, 07/31/21
(a)
.................
7,000
6,998,928
Total
U.S.
Treasury
Obligations
7.9%
(Cost:
$232,959,258)
..............................
232,959,258
Total
Repurchase
Agreements
17.1%
(Cost:
$504,000,000)
..............................
504,000,000
Total
Investments
100.2%
(Cost:
$2,951,901,580
)
(g)
...........................
2,951,901,580
Liabilities
in
Excess
of
Other
Assets
(0.2)%
.............
(4,830,726)
Net
Assets
100.0%
...............................
$
2,947,070,854
(a)
Variable
rate
security.
Rate
shown
is
the
rate
in
effect
as
of
period
end.
(b)
Rates
are
the
current
rate
or
a
range
of
current
rates
as
of
period
end.
(c)
Issuer
is
a
U.S.
branch
of
a
foreign
domiciled
bank.
(d)
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.
(e)
Variable
rate
security.
Rate
as
of
period
end
and
maturity
is
the
date
the
principal
owed
can
be
recovered
through
demand.
(f)
These
securities
are
short-term
floating
rate
certificates
issued
by
tender
option
bond
trusts
and
are
secured
by
the
underlying
municipal
bond
securities.
(g)
Cost
for
U.S.
federal
income
tax
purposes.
Repurchase
Agreements
Repurchase
Agreements
Collateral
Counterparty
Coupon
Rate
Purchase
Date
Maturity
Date
Par
(000)
A
t
Value
(000)
Proceeds
Including
Interest
Position
Original
Par
Position
Received,
At
Value
Bank
of
America
Securities,
Inc.
....
0.08
%
09/30/20
10/01/20
$
10,000
$
10,000
$
10,000,022
U.S.
Government
Sponsored
Agency
Obligations,
2.50%
to
4.00%,
due
08/15/48
to
08/15/50
..........
$
9,722,024
$
10,200,001
0.08
09/30/20
10/01/20
260,000
260,000
260,000,578
U.S.
Government
Sponsored
Agency
Obligations,
1.98%
to
5.50%,
due
11/01/28
to
10/01/50
..........
457,351,746
267,800,000
$
$
Total
Bank
of
America
Securities,
Inc.
..............................
$
270,000
$
278,000,001
$
$
JP
Morgan
Securities
LLC
............
0.06
09/30/20
10/01/20
8,000
8,000
8,000,014
U.S.
Treasury
Obligation,
2.00%,
due
08/31/21
.
8,010,000
8,160,063
0.08
09/30/20
10/01/20
204,000
204,000
204,000,453
U.S.
Government
Sponsored
Agency
Obligations,
2.50%
to
6.00%,
due
06/20/29
to
05/15/61
..........
214,103,776
208,080,000
$
$
Total
JP
Morgan
Securities
LLC
..................................
$
212,000
$
216,240,063
$
$
Mizuho
Securities
USA
LLC
............
0.08
09/30/20
10/01/20
22,000
22,000
22,000,049
U.S.
Treasury
Obligation,
0.50%,
due
04/15/24
.
20,524,200
22,440,107
$
$
$
504,000
$
516,680,171
$
$
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Schedule
of
Investments
(unaudited)
(continued)
September
30,
2020
See
notes
to
financial
statements.
Fair
Value
Hierarchy
as
of
Period
End
Various
inputs
are
used
in
determining
the
fair
value
of
financial
instruments.
For
description
of
the
input
levels
and
information
about
the
Fund’s
policy
regarding
valuation
of
financial
instruments,
refer
to
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
The
following
table
summarizes
the
Fund’s
investments
categorized
in
the
disclosure
hierarchy.
The
breakdown
of
the
Fund's
investments
into
major
categories
is
disclosed
in
the
Schedule
of
Investments
above.
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Assets:
Investments:
Short-Term
Securities
.......................................
$
$
2,951,901,580
$
$
2,951,901,580
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
(unaudited)

September
30,
2020
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ASSETS
Investments
at
value
unaffiliated
(cost
$2,447,901,580)
............................................................................
$
2,447,901,580‌
Cash
.................................................................................................................
39,962,365‌
Repurchase
agreements
at
value
(cost
$504,000,000)
..............................................................................
504,000,000‌
Receivables:
–‌
Capital
shares
sold
.......................................................................................................
13,775,513‌
Interest
unaffiliated
.....................................................................................................
868,257‌
From
the
Manager
.......................................................................................................
7,685‌
Prepaid
expenses
.........................................................................................................
440,415‌
Total
assets
.............................................................................................................
3,006,955,815‌
LIABILITIES
Payables:
–‌
Investments
purchased
....................................................................................................
44,017,522‌
Administration
fees
.......................................................................................................
129,355‌
Capital
shares
redeemed
...................................................................................................
15,255,113‌
Income
dividend
distributions
................................................................................................
33,878‌
Investment
advisory
fees
..................................................................................................
287,241‌
Trustees'
and
Officer's
fees
.................................................................................................
2,578‌
Other
affiliate
fees
.......................................................................................................
15,073‌
Other
accrued
expenses
...................................................................................................
144,201‌
Total
liabilities
............................................................................................................
59,884,961‌
NET
ASSETS
............................................................................................................
$
2,947,070,854‌
NET
ASSETS
CONSIST
OF
Paid-in
capital
............................................................................................................
$
2,946,753,102‌
Accumulated
earnings
......................................................................................................
317,752‌
NET
ASSETS
............................................................................................................
$
2,947,070,854‌
NET
ASSET
VALUE
Institutional
Based
on
net
assets
of
$659,552,142
and
659,503,189
shares
outstanding,
unlimited
number
of
shares
authorized,
par
value
$0.001
per
share
.........
$
1.00‌
Premier
Based
on
net
assets
of
$36,747
and
36,744
shares
outstanding,
unlimited
number
of
shares
authorized,
par
value
$0.001
per
share
....................
$
1.00‌
Service
Based
on
net
assets
of
$36,815,102
and
36,812,370
shares
outstanding,
unlimited
number
of
shares
authorized,
par
value
$0.001
per
share
..............
$
1.00‌
Investor
A
Based
on
net
assets
of
$2,227,099,210
and
2,226,933,797
shares
outstanding,
unlimited
number
of
shares
authorized,
par
value
$0.001
per
share
........
$
1.00‌
Investor
C
Based
on
net
assets
of
$23,567,653
and
23,565,911
shares
outstanding,
unlimited
number
of
shares
authorized,
par
value
$0.001
per
share
............
$
1.00‌
Statement
of
Operations
(unaudited)

Six
Months
Ended
September
30,
2020
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to
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statements.
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Fund
INVESTMENT
INCOME
Interest
unaffiliated
....................................................................................................
$
9,120,807‌
Total
investment
income
.....................................................................................................
9,120,807‌
EXPENSES
Investment
advisory
......................................................................................................
6,433,242‌
Service
and
distribution
class
specific
........................................................................................
3,444,384‌
Administration
.........................................................................................................
599,790‌
Registration
...........................................................................................................
329,219‌
Administration
class
specific
..............................................................................................
317,706‌
Transfer
agent
class
specific
..............................................................................................
247,248‌
Professional
...........................................................................................................
53,806‌
Accounting
services
......................................................................................................
38,393‌
Offering
..............................................................................................................
30,588‌
Custodian
.............................................................................................................
28,352‌
Printing
and
postage
.....................................................................................................
19,549‌
Trustees
and
Officer
......................................................................................................
14,470‌
Miscellaneous
..........................................................................................................
22,452‌
Total
expenses
...........................................................................................................
11,579,199‌
Less:
–‌
Administration
fees
waived
class
specific
......................................................................................
(97,428‌)
Fees
waived
and/or
reimbursed
by
the
Manager
...................................................................................
(4,392,974‌)
Service
and
distribution
fees
waived
and/or
reimbursed
class
specific
...................................................................
(989,634‌)
Transfer
agent
fees
waived
and/or
reimbursed
class
specific
.........................................................................
(52,933‌)
Total
expenses
after
fees
waived
and/or
reimbursed
..................................................................................
6,046,230‌
Net
investment
income
......................................................................................................
3,074,577‌
REALIZED
GAIN
$
217,027‌
Net
realized
gain
from
investments
............................................................................................
217,027‌
NET
INCREASE
IN
NET
ASSETS
RESULTING
FROM
OPERATIONS
......................................................................
$
3,291,604‌
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets

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Six
Months
Ended
09/30/20
(unaudited)
Year
Ended
03/31/20
INCREASE
(DECREASE)
IN
NET
ASSETS
OPERATIONS
Net
investment
income
..............................................................................
$
3,074,577‌
$
23,584,407‌
Net
realized
gain
..................................................................................
217,027‌
568‌
Net
increase
in
net
assets
resulting
from
operations
.............................................................
3,291,604‌
23,584,975‌
DISTRIBUTIONS
TO
SHAREHOLDERS
(a)
Institutional
....................................................................................
(814,051‌)
(7,657,012‌)
Premier
.......................................................................................
(68‌)
(448‌)
Service
.......................................................................................
(8,307‌)
(69,830‌)
Investor
A
.....................................................................................
(2,233,303‌)
(15,741,317‌)
Investor
C
.....................................................................................
(18,848‌)
(114,872‌)
Decrease
in
net
assets
resulting
from
distributions
to
shareholders
...................................................
(3,074,577‌)
(23,583,479‌)
CAPITAL
SHARE
TRANSACTIONS
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
derived
from
capital
share
transactions
...........................................
(74,231,922‌)
2,179,069,573‌
NET
ASSETS
Total
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
.....................................................................
(74,014,895‌)
2,179,071,069‌
Beginning
of
period
..................................................................................
3,021,085,749‌
842,014,680‌
End
of
period
......................................................................................
$
2,947,070,854‌
$
3,021,085,749‌
(a)
Distributions
for
annual
periods
determined
in
accordance
with
U.S.
federal
income
tax
regulations.
Financial
Highlights
(For
a
share
outstanding
throughout
each
period)
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Institutional
Six
Months
Ended
09/30/20
(unaudited)
Year
Ended
March
31,
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
Net
asset
value,
beginning
of
period
...............
$
1.00‌
$
1.
00‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
Net
investment
income
........................
0.0019‌
0.0195‌
0.0213‌
0.0118‌
0.0061‌
0.0013‌
Net
realized
gain
............................
0.0000‌
(a)
0.0000‌
(a)
0.0000‌
(a)
0.0004‌
0.0002‌
0.0001‌
Net
increase
from
investment
operations
..............
0.0019‌
0.0195‌
0.0213‌
0.0122‌
0.0063‌
0.0014‌
Distributions
(b)
From
net
investment
income
....................
(0.0019‌)
(0.0195‌)
(0.0213‌)
(0.0122‌)
(0.0061‌)
(0.0013‌)
From
net
realized
gain
.........................
—‌
(0.0000‌)
(c)
(0.0000‌)
(c)
—‌
(0.0002‌)
(0.0001‌)
Total
distributions
.............................
(0.0019‌)
(0.0195‌)
(0.0213‌)
(0.0122‌)
(0.0063‌)
(0.0014‌)
Net
asset
value,
end
of
period
....................
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
Total
Return
(d)
0.19%
1.97%
2.15%
Based
on
net
asset
value
........................
0.19%
(e)
1.97%
2.15%
1.23%
0.63%
0.13%
Ratios
to
Average
Net
Assets
Total
expenses
...............................
0.51%
(f)
0.56%
0.60%
0.56%
0.56%
0.56%
Total
expenses
after
fees
waived
and/or
reimbursed
......
0.20%
(f)
0.20%
0.20%
0.20%
0.20%
0.24%
Net
investment
income
.........................
0.33%
(f)
1.94%
2.17%
1.18%
0.61%
0.11%
Supplemental
Data
Net
assets,
end
of
period
(000)
....................
$
659,552‌
$
369,187‌
$
336,387‌
$
305,669‌
$
569,757‌
$
605,469‌
(a)
Amount
is
less
than
$0.00005
per
share.
(b)
Distributions
for
annual
periods
determined
in
accordance
with
U.S.
federal
income
tax
regulations.
(c)
Amount
is
greater
than
$(0.00005)
per
share.
(d)
Where
applicable,
assumes
the
reinvestment
of
distributions.
(e)
Aggregate
total
return.
(f)
Annualized.
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Highlights
(continued)
(For
a
share
outstanding
throughout
each
period)
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Premier
Six
Months
Ended
09/30/20
(unaudited)
Period
from
07/26/19
(a)
to
03/31/20
Net
asset
value,
beginning
of
period
.........................................................................
$
1.00‌
$
1.00‌
Net
investment
income
..................................................................................
0.001
9‌
0.0117‌
Net
realized
gain
......................................................................................
0.0000‌
(b)
0.0000‌
(b)
Net
increase
from
investment
operations
........................................................................
0.00
19‌
0.0117‌
Distributions
(c)
From
net
investment
income
..............................................................................
(0.0019‌)
(0.0117‌)
From
net
realized
gain
...................................................................................
—‌
(0.0000‌
)
(d)
Total
distributions
.......................................................................................
(0.0019‌)
(0.0117‌)
Net
asset
value,
end
of
period
..............................................................................
$
1.00‌
$
1.00‌
Total
Return
(e)
0.19%
1.18%
Based
on
net
asset
value
..................................................................................
0.19%
(f)
1.18%
(f)
Ratios
to
Average
Net
Assets
Total
expenses
.........................................................................................
0.60%
(g)
0.70%
(g)
Total
expenses
after
fees
waived
and/or
reimbursed
................................................................
0.20%
(g)
0.20%
(g)
Net
investment
income
...................................................................................
0.37%
(g)
1.75%
(g)
Supplemental
Data
Net
assets,
end
of
period
(000)
..............................................................................
$
37‌
$
37‌
(a)
Commencement
of
operations.
(b)
Amount
is
less
than
$0.00005
per
share.
(c)
Distributions
for
annual
periods
determined
in
accordance
with
U.S.
federal
income
tax
regulations.
(d)
Amount
is
greater
than
$(0.00005)
per
share.
(e)
Where
applicable,
assumes
the
reinvestment
of
distributions.
(f)
Aggregate
total
return.
(g)
Annualized.
Financial
Highlights
(continued)
(For
a
share
outstanding
throughout
each
period)
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Service
Six
Months
Ended
09/30/20
(unaudited)
Year
Ended
March
31,
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
Net
asset
value,
beginning
of
period
...............
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
Net
investment
income
........................
0.0008‌
0.0165‌
0.0185‌
0.0092‌
0.0009‌
0.0008‌
Net
realized
gain
............................
0.0000‌
(a)
0.0000‌
(a)
0.0000‌
(a)
0.0001‌
0.0024‌
0.0001‌
Net
increase
from
investment
operations
..............
0.0008‌
0.0165‌
0.0185‌
0.0093‌
0.0033‌
0.0009‌
Distributions
(b)
From
net
investment
income
....................
(0.0008‌)
(0.0165‌)
(0.0185‌)
(0.0093‌)
(0.0009‌)
(0.0008‌)
From
net
realized
gain
.........................
—‌
(0.0000‌)
(c)
(0.0000‌)
(c)
—‌
(0.0024‌)
(0.0001‌)
Total
distributions
.............................
(0.0008‌)
(0.0165‌)
(0.0185‌)
(0.0093‌)
(0.0033‌)
(0.0009‌)
Net
asset
value,
end
of
period
....................
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.
00‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
Total
Return
(d)
0.08%
1.66%
1.87%
Based
on
net
asset
value
........................
0.08%
(e)
1.66%
1.87%
0.93%
0.33%
0.09%
Ratios
to
Average
Net
Assets
Total
expenses
...............................
0.77%
(f)
0.84%
0.83%
0.86%
0.89%
0.85%
Total
expenses
after
fees
waived
and/or
reimbursed
......
0.33%
(f)
0.50%
0.47%
0.50%
0.50%
0.27%
Net
investment
income
.........................
0.11%
(f)
1.65%
1.87%
0.92%
0.09%
0.10%
Supplemental
Data
Net
assets,
end
of
period
(000)
....................
$
36,815‌
$
5,692‌
$
6,152‌
$
5,655‌
$
6,191‌
$
520,139‌
(a)
Amount
is
less
than
$0.00005
per
share.
(b)
Distributions
for
annual
periods
determined
in
accordance
with
U.S.
federal
income
tax
regulations.
(c)
Amount
is
greater
than
$(0.00005)
per
share.
(d)
Where
applicable,
assumes
the
reinvestment
of
distributions.
(e)
Aggregate
total
return.
(f)
Annualized.
Financial
Highlights
(continued)
(For
a
share
outstanding
throughout
each
period)
2020
BlackRock
Semi-Annual
Report
to
Shareholders
16
See
notes
to
financial
statements.
BlackRock
Wealth
Liquid
Environmentally
Aware
Fund
Investor
A
Six
Months
Ended
09/30/20
(unaudited)
Year
Ended
March
31,
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
Net
asset
value,
beginning
of
period
...............
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.
0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
Net
investment
income
........................
0.0008‌
0.0164‌
0.0178‌
0.0090‌
0.0025‌
0.0007‌
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
........................
0.0000‌
(a)
0.0000‌
(a)
0.0000‌
(a)
(0.0002‌)
0.0003‌
0.0001‌
Net
increase
from
investment
operations
..............
0.0008‌
0.0164‌
0.0178‌
0.0088‌
0.0028‌
0.0008‌
Distributions
(b)
From
net
investment
income
....................
(0.0008‌)
(0.0164‌)
(0.0178‌)
(0.0088‌)
(0.0025‌)
(0.0007‌)
From
net
realized
gain
.........................
—‌
(0.0000‌)
(c)
(0.0000‌)
(c)
—‌
(0.0003‌)
(0.0001‌)
Total
distributions
.............................
(0.0008‌)
(0.0164‌)
(0.0178‌)
(0.0088‌)
(0.0028‌)
(0.0008‌)
Net
asset
value,
end
of
period
....................
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
Total
Return
(d)
0.08%
1.66%
1.80%
Based
on
net
asset
value
........................
0.08%
(e)
1.66%
1.80%
0.88%
0.28%
0.08%
Ratios
to
Average
Net
Assets
Total
expenses
...............................
0.76%
(f)
0.81%
0.90%
0.91%
0.97%
0.90%
Total
expenses
after
fees
waived
and/or
reimbursed
......
0.41%
(f)
0.50%
0.54%
0.54%
0.55%
0.29%
Net
investment
income
.........................
0.17%
(f)
1.45%
1.85%
0.90%
0.25%
0.08%
Supplemental
Data
Net
assets,
end
of
period
(000)
....................
$
2,227,099‌
$
2,616,196‌
$
484,301‌
$
180,873‌
$
122,896‌
$
176,772‌
(a)
Amount
is
less
than
$0.00005
per
share.
(b)
Distributions
for
annual
periods
determined
in
accordance
with
U.S.
federal
income
tax
regulations.
(c)
Amount
is
greater
than
$(0.00005)
per
share.
(d)
Where
applicable,
assumes
the
reinvestment
of
distributions.
(e)
Aggregate
total
return.
(f)
Annualized.
Financial
Highlights
(continued)
(For
a
share
outstanding
throughout
each
period)
17
Financial
Highlights
See
notes
to
financial
statements.
BlackRock
Wealth
Liquid
Environmentally
Aware
Fund
Investor
C
Six
Months
Ended
09/30/20
(unaudited)
Year
Ended
March
31,
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
Net
asset
value,
beginning
of
period
...............
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
Net
investment
income
........................
0.0007‌
0.0086‌
0.0105‌
0.0017‌
0.0009‌
0.0010‌
Net
realized
gain
............................
0.0000‌
(a)
0.0000‌
(a)
0.0000‌
(a)
0.0001‌
0.0001‌
0.0001‌
Net
increase
from
investment
operations
..............
0.0007‌
0.0086‌
0.0105‌
0.0018‌
0.0010‌
0.0011‌
Distributions
(b)
From
net
investment
income
....................
(0.0007‌)
(0.0086‌)
(0.0105‌)
(0.0018‌)
(0.0009‌)
(0.0010‌)
From
net
realized
gain
.........................
—‌
(0.0000‌)
(c)
(0.0000‌)
(c)
—‌
(0.0001‌)
(0.0001‌)
Total
distributions
.............................
(0.0007‌)
(0.0086‌)
(0.0105‌)
(0.0018‌)
(0.0010‌)
(0.0011‌)
Net
asset
value,
end
of
period
....................
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
$
1.0
0‌
Total
Return
(d)
0.07%
0.87%
1.05%
Based
on
net
asset
value
........................
0.07%
(e)
0.87%
1.05%
0.18%
0.10%
0.10%
Ratios
to
Average
Net
Assets
Total
expenses
...............................
1.52%
(f)
1.62%
1.64%
1.65%
1.62%
1.57%
Total
expenses
after
fees
waived
and/or
reimbursed
......
0.43%
(f)
1.28%
1.28%
1.24%
0.71%
0.26%
Net
investment
income
.........................
0.16%
(f)
0.85%
1.07%
0.17%
0.09%
0.12%
Supplemental
Data
Net
assets,
end
of
period
(000)
....................
$
23,568‌
$
29,973‌
$
15,174‌
$
21,727‌
$
26,434‌
$
38,069‌
(a)
Amount
is
less
than
$0.00005
per
share.
(b)
Distributions
for
annual
periods
determined
in
accordance
with
U.S.
federal
income
tax
regulations.
(c)
Amount
is
greater
than
$(0.00005)
per
share.
(d)
Where
applicable,
assumes
the
reinvestment
of
distributions.
(e)
Aggregate
total
return.
(f)
Annualized.
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(unaudited)
2020
BlackRock
Semi-Annual
Report
to
Shareholders
18
ORGANIZATION 
BlackRock
Funds
SM
 (the
“Trust”)
is
registered
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“1940
Act”),
as
an
open-end
management
investment
company.
The Trust
is
organized
as
Massachusetts
business
trust. 
BlackRock
Wealth
Liquid
Environmentally
Aware
Fund
(the
"Fund")
is
a
series
of
the
Trust.
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
Service
Shares
are
sold
without
a
sales
charge
and
only
to
certain
eligible
investors.
Premier
Shares
are
sold
without
a
sales
charge
and
are
only
available
through
financial
intermediaries
trading
on
the
NSCC
Fund/SERV
trading
platform.
Investor
A
Shares
are
sold
without
an
initial
sales
charge.
Service,
Investor
A
and
Investor
C
Shares
bear
certain
expenses
related
to
shareholder
servicing
of
such
shares
and
Investor
C
Shares
also
bear
certain
expenses
related
to
the
distribution
of
such
shares.
Investor
A
Shares
are
generally
available
through
financial
intermediaries.
Investor
C
Shares
are
available
only
through
exchanges
and
dividend
and
capital
gain
reinvestments
by
current
holders.
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).
(a)
 Premier
Shares
commenced
operations
on
July
26,
2019.
(b)
Investor
A
Shares
may
be
subject
to
a
CDSC
upon
redemption
of
shares
received
in
an
exchange
transaction
for
Investor A
Shares
of
a
fund
advised
by
the
Manager
(defined
below)
or
its
affiliates
(each,
a
“BlackRock
Fund”)
where
no
initial
sales
charge
was
paid
at
the
time
of
purchase
of
such
fund.
Investor C
Shares
may
be
subject
to
a
CDSC
upon
redemption
of
shares
received
in
an
exchange
transaction
for
Investor C
Shares
of
a
non-money
market
BlackRock
Fund.
(c)
Effective
November
23,
2020,
the
automatic
conversion
feature
will
be
modified
to
reduce
the
conversion
period
from
ten
years
to
eight
years.
The
Fund
operates
as
a
“retail
money
market
fund”
under
Rule
2a-7
under
the
1940
Act.
The
Board
of
Trustees
of
the
Trust (the
"Board")
is
permitted
to
impose
a
liquidity
fee
of
up
to
2%
of
the
value
of
shares
redeemed
or
temporarily
restrict
redemptions
from
the
Fund
for
up
to
10
business
days
during
a
90
day
period,
in
the
event
that
the
Fund’s
weekly
liquid
assets
fall
below
certain
thresholds.
On
February
11,
2020,
the
Board
approved
a
change
in
the
name
of
the
Fund,
effective
as
of
May
11,
2020,
to
BlackRock
Wealth
Liquid
Environmentally
Aware
Fund.
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
equity,
multi-asset,
index
and
money
market
funds
referred
to
as
the
BlackRock
Multi-Asset
Complex.
SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
The
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
financial
statements,
disclosure
of
contingent
assets
and
liabilities
at
the
date
of
the
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
on
the
identified
cost
basis.
Interest
income,
including
amortization
and
accretion
of
premiums
and
discounts
on
debt
securities,
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.
Distributions:
Distributions
from
net
investment
income
are
declared
daily
and
paid
monthly.
Distributions
of
capital
gains
are
distributed
at
least
annually
and
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
dates.
The
character
and
timing
of
distributions
are
determined
in
accordance
with
U.S.
federal
income
tax
regulations,
which
may
differ
from
U.S.
GAAP
Liquidity
Fees:
Any
liquidity
fees
imposed
on
the
value
of
shares
redeemed
in
the
event
that
the
Fund’s
weekly
liquid
assets
fall
below
certain
thresholds
are
recorded
as
paid-in-capital.
The
liquidity
fees
are
collected
and
retained
by
the
Fund
for
the
benefit
of the
Fund’s
remaining
shareholders. 
Offering
Costs:
Offering
costs
are
amortized
over
a
12-month
period
beginning
with
the
commencement
of
operations
of
a
class
of
shares.
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.  
Share
Class
Initial
Sales
Charge
CDSC
Conversion
Privilege
Institutional
and
Service
Shares
...................................
No
No
None
Premier
Shares
(a)
............................................
No
No
None
Investor
A
Shares
............................................
No
No
(b)
None
Investor
C
Shares
...........................................
No
No
(b)
To
Investor
A
Shares
after
approximately
10
years
(c)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(unaudited)
(continued)
19
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
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.
INVESTMENT
VALUATION
AND
FAIR
VALUE
MEASUREMENTS 
Investment
Valuation
Policies:
 U.S.
GAAP
defines
fair
value
as
the
price
the
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
Fund’s
investments
are
valued
under
the
amortized
cost
method
which
approximates
current
market
value
in
accordance
with
Rule
2a-7
under
the
1940
Act.
Under
this
method,
investments
are
valued
at
cost
when
purchased
and,
thereafter,
a
constant
proportionate
accretion
of
discounts
and
amortization
of
premiums
are
recorded
until
the
maturity
of
the
security.
The
Fund
seeks
to
maintain
its
net
asset
value
(“NAV”)
per
share
at
$1.00,
although
there
is
no
assurance
that
it
will
be
able
to
do
so
on
a
continuing
basis.
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
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
Global
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. 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.
SECURITIES
AND
OTHER
INVESTMENTS 
Repurchase
Agreements:
Repurchase
agreements
are
commitments
to
purchase
a
security
from
a
counterparty
who
agrees
to
repurchase
the
same
security
at
a
mutually
agreed
upon
date
and
price.
On
a
daily
basis,
the
counterparty
is
required
to
maintain
collateral
subject
to
the
agreement
and
in
value
no
less
than
the
agreed
upon
repurchase
amount.
Repurchase
agreements
may
be
traded
bilaterally,
in
a
tri-party
arrangement
or
may
be
centrally
cleared
through
a
sponsoring
agent.
Subject
to
the
custodial
undertaking
associated
with
a
tri-party
repurchase
arrangement
and
for
centrally
cleared
repurchase
agreements,
a
third
party
custodian
maintains
accounts
to
hold
collateral
for
the
fund
and
its
counterparties.
Typically,
the
fund
and
counterparty
are
not
permitted
to
sell,
re-pledge
or
use
the
collateral
absent
a
default
by
the
counterparty
or
the
fund,
respectively. 
In
the
event
the
counterparty
defaults
and
the
fair
value
of
the
collateral
declines, the
fund
could
experience
losses,
delays
and
costs
in
liquidating
the
collateral.
Repurchase
agreements
are
entered
into
by
the
fund
under
Master
Repurchase
Agreements
(each,
an
“MRA”).
The
MRA
permits
the
fund,
under
certain
circumstances
including
an
event
of
default
(such
as
bankruptcy
or
insolvency),
to
offset
payables
and/or
receivables
with
collateral
held
by
and/or
posted
to
the
counterparty.
As
a
result,
one
single
net
payment
is
created.
Bankruptcy
or
insolvency
laws
of
a
particular
jurisdiction
may
impose
restrictions
on
or
prohibitions
against
such
a
right
of
offset
in
the
event
of
the
MRA
counterparty’s
bankruptcy
or
insolvency.
Based
on
the
terms
of
the
MRA,
the
fund
receives
securities
as
collateral
with
a
market
value
in
excess
of
the
repurchase
price
at
maturity.
Upon
a
bankruptcy
or
insolvency
of
the
MRA
counterparty,
the
fund
would
recognize
a
liability
with
respect
to
such
excess
collateral.
The
liability
reflects
the
fund’s
obligation
under
bankruptcy
law
to
return
the
excess
to
the
counterparty. 
INVESTMENT
ADVISORY
AGREEMENT
AND
OTHER
TRANSACTIONS
WITH
AFFILIATES 
Investment
Advisory:
The
Trust,
on
behalf
of
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
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
the
following
percentages
of
the
average
daily
value
of
the
Fund’s
net
assets:
Average
Daily
Net
Assets
Investment
Advisory
Fees
First
$1
Billion
.........................................................................................................
0.450
%
$1
Billion
-
$2
Billion
.....................................................................................................
0.400
$2
Billion
-
$3
Billion
....................................................................................................
0.375
Greater
than
$3
Billion
...................................................................................................
0.350
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(unaudited)
(continued)
2020
BlackRock
Semi-Annual
Report
to
Shareholders
20
Service
and
Distribution
Fees:
 The
Trust,
on behalf
of
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:
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
BRIL
and
each
broker-dealer
for
providing
shareholder
servicing
and/or
distribution related
services
to
shareholders.
For
the six
months
ended
September
30,
2020,
the
following
table
shows
the
class
specific
service
and
distribution
fees
borne
directly
by
each
share
class
of
the
Fund:
Administration:
The
Trust,
on
behalf
of
the
Fund,
entered
into
an
Administration
Agreement
with
the
Manager,
an
indirect,
wholly-owned
subsidiary
of
BlackRock,
to
provide
administrative
services.
For
these
services,
the
Manager
receives
an
administration
fee
computed
daily
and
payable
monthly,
based
on
a
percentage
of
the
average
daily
net
assets
of
the
Fund.
The
administration
fee,
which
is
shown
as
administration
in
the
Statement
of
Operations,
is
paid
at
the
annual
rates
below.
In
addition,
the
Manager
charges
each
of
the
share
classes
an
administration
fee,
which
is
shown
as
administration —
class
specific
in
the
Statement
of
Operations,
at
an
annual
rate
of
0.02% of
the
average
daily
net
assets
of
each
respective
class.
For
the
six
months
ended
September
30,
2020, the
following
table
shows
the
class
specific
administration
fees
borne
directly
by
each
share
class
of
the
Fund:
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 September
30,
2020,
the
Fund
paid
the
following
amounts
to
affiliates
of
BlackRock
in
return
for
these
services,
which
are
included
in
transfer
agent
class
specific
in
the
Statement
of
Operations
.
For
the
six
months ended
September
30,
2020,
the
following
table
shows
the
class
specific
transfer
agent
fees
borne
directly
by
each
share
class
of
the
Fund:
Other
Fees:
For
the 
six
months
ended
September
30,
2020
,
affiliates
received
CDSCs
as
follows:
Service
Fees
Distribution
Fees
Service
..................................................................................................
0.25‌%
—‌%
Investor
A
.................................................................................................
0.25‌
—‌
Investor
C
.................................................................................................
0.25‌
0.75‌
Service
and
Distribution
Fees
Service
.........................................................................................................
$
18,007‌
Investor
A
........................................................................................................
3,307,537‌
Investor
C
........................................................................................................
118,840‌
$
3,444,384‌
Average
Daily
Net
Assets
Administration
Fees
First
$500
Million
0.0425
%
$500
Million
-
$1
Billion
0.0400
$1
Billion
-
$2
Billion
0.0375
$2
Billion
-
$4
Billion
0.0350
$4
Billion
-
$13
Billion
0.0325
Greater
than
$13
Billion
0.0300
Institutional
.......................................................................................................
$
49,306‌
Premier
.........................................................................................................
4‌
Service
.........................................................................................................
1,440‌
Investor
A
........................................................................................................
264,580‌
Investor
C
........................................................................................................
2,376‌
$
317,706‌
Institutional
.............................................................................................................
$
334‌
Investor
A
..............................................................................................................
626‌
$
960‌
Institutional
.......................................................................................................
$
36,997‌
Premier
.........................................................................................................
19‌
Service
.........................................................................................................
1,446‌
Investor
A
........................................................................................................
206,218‌
Investor
C
........................................................................................................
2,568‌
$
247,248‌
Investor
A
$
54,553‌
Investor
C
2,049‌
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(unaudited)
(continued)
21
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
Expense
Limitations,
Waivers
and
Reimbursements:
The
Manager
contractually
agreed
to
waive
and/or
reimburse
fees
or
expenses
in
order
to
limit
expenses,
excluding
interest
expense,
dividend
expense,
tax
expense,
acquired
fund
fees
and
expenses,
and
certain
other
fund
expenses,
which
constitute
extraordinary
expenses
not
incurred
in
the
ordinary
course
of the
Fund’s
business
(“expense
limit
ation”).
The
expense
limitation
s
as
a
percentage
of
average
daily
net
assets
are
as
follows:
The
Manager
has
agreed
not
to
reduce
or
discontinue
these
contractual
expense
limitations
through
July
31,
2021,
unless
approved
by
the
Board,
including
a
majority
of
the trustees who
are
not
“interested
persons”
of
the
Trust,
as
defined
in
the
1940
Act
(“Independent
Trustees”),
or
by
a
vote
of
a
majority
of
the
outstanding
voting
securities
of the
Fund. For
the
six
months
ended
September
30,
2020,
the
Manager
waived
and/or
reimbursed
$4,392,974
which
is
included
in
fees
waived
and/or
reimbursed
by
the
Manager
in
the
Statement
of
Operations.
These
amounts
waived
and/or
reimbursed
are
included
in administration
fees
waived
class
specific,
service
and
distribution
fees
waived
and/or
reimbursed—
class
specific
and
transfer
agent
fees
waived
and/or
reimbursed
class
specific,
respectively,
in
the
Statement
of
Operations.
For
the
six
months ended
September
30,
2020,
class
specific
expense
waivers
and/or
reimbursements are
as
follows: 
The
Manager
and
BRIL
have
also
voluntarily
agreed
to
waive
a
portion
of
their
respective
investment
advisory
and
service
and
distribution
fees
and/or
reimburse
operating
expenses
to
enable
the
Fund
to
maintain
minimum
levels
of
daily
net
investment
income
if
applicable.
These
amounts,
if
any,
are
reported
in
the
Statement
of
Operations
as
Administration
fees
waived
class
specific,
service
and
distribution
fees
waived
and/or
reimbursed
class
specific
and
transfer
agent
fees
waived
and/or
reimbursed
class
specific.
The
Manager
and
BRIL
may
discontinue
the
waiver
and/or
reimbursement
at
any
time.
For
the
six
months ended
September
30,
2020,
there
were
$69,349
waived
and/or
reimbursed
by
the
Manager
or
BRIL under
this
agreement.
Trustees
and
Officers: 
Certain
trustees
and/or
officers
of
the Trust are directors and/or
officers
of BlackRock
or
its
affiliates.
The
Fund
reimburses
the
Manager
for
a
portion
of
the
compensation
paid
to
the 
Trust's
Chief
Compliance
Officer,
which
is
included
in
Trustees and
Officer
in
the
Statement
of
Operations. 
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
fiscal
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
September
30,
2020,
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
financial
statements.
Institutional
..........................................................................................................
0.20‌%
Premier
............................................................................................................
0.20‌
Service
............................................................................................................
0.50‌
Investor
A
...........................................................................................................
0.55‌
Investor
C
...........................................................................................................
1.30‌
Administration
Fees
Waived
Institutional
.......................................................................................................
$
49,306‌
Premier
.........................................................................................................
4‌
Service
.........................................................................................................
2
1
7‌
$
4
9,
5
2
7‌
Service
and
Distribution
Fees
Waived
and/or
Reimbursed
Service
.......................................................................................................
$
10,
8
91‌
Investor
A
......................................................................................................
879
,
310‌
Investor
C
......................................................................................................
93
,9
7
5‌
$
984
,
17
6‌
Transfer
Agent
Fees
Waived
and/or
Reimbursed
Institutional
.....................................................................................................
$
36,924‌
Premier
.......................................................................................................
19‌
$
36
,9
4
3‌
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(unaudited)
(continued)
2020
BlackRock
Semi-Annual
Report
to
Shareholders
22
 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. 
Certain
obligations
held
by
the
Fund
have
a
credit
enhancement
or
liquidity
feature
that
may,
under
certain
circumstances,
provide
for
repayment
of
principal
and
interest
on
the
obligation
when
due. These
enhancements,
which
may
include
letters
of
credit,
stand-by
bond
purchase
agreements
and/or
third
party
insurance,
are
issued
by
financial
institutions. The
value
of
the
obligations
may
be
affected
by
changes
in
creditworthiness
of
the
entities
that
provide
the
credit
enhancements
or
liquidity
features. The
Fund
monitors
its
exposure
by
reviewing
the
creditworthiness
of
the
issuers,
as
well
as
the
financial
institutions
issuing
the
credit
enhancements
and
by
limiting
the
amount
of
holdings
with
credit
enhancements
from
one
financial
institution. 
Market
Risk:
Municipal
securities
are
subject
to
the
risk
that
litigation,
legislation
or
other
political
events,
local
business
or
economic
conditions,
credit
rating
downgrades,
or
the
bankruptcy
of
the
issuer
could
have
a
significant
effect
on
an
issuer's
ability
to
make
payments
of
principal
and/or
interest
or
otherwise
affect
the
value
of
such
securities.
Municipal
securities
can
be
significantly
affected
by
political
or
economic
changes,
including
changes
made
in
the
law
after
issuance
of
the
securities,
as
well
as
uncertainties
in
the
municipal
market
related
to,
taxation,
legislative
changes
or
the
rights
of
municipal
security
holders,
including
in
connection
with
an
issuer
insolvency.
Municipal
securities
backed
by
current
or
anticipated
revenues
from
a
specific
project
or
specific
assets
can
be
negatively
affected
by
the
discontinuance
of
the
tax
benefits
supporting
the
project
or
assets
or
the
inability
to
collect
revenues
for
the
project
or
from
the
assets.
Municipal
securities
may
be
less
liquid
than
taxable
bonds,
and
there
may
be
less
publicly
available
information
on
the
financial
condition
of
municipal
security
issuers
than
for
issuers
of
other
securities.
An
outbreak
of
respiratory
disease
caused
by
a
novel
coronavirus
has
developed
into
a
global
pandemic
and
has
resulted
in
closing
borders,
quarantines,
disruptions
to
supply
chains
and
customer
activity,
as
well
as
general
concern
and
uncertainty.
The
impact
of
this
pandemic,
and
other
global
health
crises
that
may
arise
in
the
future,
could
affect
the
economies
of
many
nations,
individual
companies
and
the
market
in
general
in
ways
that
cannot
necessarily
be
foreseen
at
the
present
time.
This
pandemic
may
result
in
substantial
market
volatility
and
may
adversely
impact
the
prices
and
liquidity
of
a
fund's
investments.
The duration
of
this
pandemic
and
its
effects
cannot
be
determined
with
certainty.
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
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities,
less
any
collateral
held
by
the
Fund. 
Concentration
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 Schedule
of
Investments.
LIBOR
Transition
Risk:
The
United
Kingdom’s
Financial
Conduct
Authority
announced
a phase
out of
the
London
Interbank
Offered
Rate
(“LIBOR”)
by
the
end
of
2021,
and
it
is
expected
that
LIBOR
will
cease
to
be
published
after
that
time. The
Fund
may
be
exposed
to
financial
instruments
tied
to
LIBOR
to
determine
payment
obligations,
financing
terms,
hedging
strategies
or
investment
value.
The
transition
process
away
from
LIBOR
might
lead
to
increased
volatility
and
illiquidity
in
markets
for,
and
reduce
the
effectiveness
of
new
hedges
placed
against,
instruments
whose
terms
currently
include
LIBOR.
The
ultimate
effect
of
the
LIBOR
transition
process
on
the
Fund
is
uncertain. 
CAPITAL
SHARE
TRANSACTIONS 
The
number
of
shares
sold,
reinvested
and
redeemed
corresponds
to
the
net
proceeds
from
the
sale
of
shares,
reinvestment
of
all
distributions
and
cost
of
shares
redeemed,
respectively,
since
shares
are
sold
and
redeemed
at
$1.00
per
share.
d
Six
Months
Ended
09/30/20
Year
Ended
03/31/20
Institutional
Shares
sold
808,822,669‌
1,000,234,370‌
Shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
distributions
........................................................
372,618‌
4,918,418‌
Shares
redeemed
(518,878,986‌)
(972,353,075‌)
        Net
increase
290,316,301‌
32,799,713‌
Period
from
07/26/19
(a)
to
03/31/20
Premier
Shares
sold
—‌
36,500‌
Shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
distributions
........................................................
—‌
244‌
        Net
increase
—‌
36,744‌
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(unaudited)
(continued)
23
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(a)
Commencement
of
Operations.
As
of
September
30,
2020,
BlackRock
Financial
Management,
Inc.,
an
affiliate
of
the
Fund,
owned
36,744
Premier
Shares
of
the
Fund.
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS 
Management
has
evaluated
the
impact
of
all
subsequent
events
on
the
Fund
through
the
date
the
financial
statements
were
issued
and
has
determined
that
there
were
no
subsequent
events
requiring
adjustment
or
additional
disclosure
in
the
financial
statements.
d
Six
Months
Ended
09/30/20
Year
Ended
03/31/20
Service
Shares
sold
37,154,701‌
5,189,284‌
Shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
distributions
........................................................
7,914‌
65,882‌
Shares
redeemed
(6,042,594‌)
(5,714,672‌)
        Net
increase
(decrease)
31,120,021‌
(459,506‌)
Investor
A
Shares
sold
and
automatic
conversion
of
shares
1,116,298,695‌
3,751,987,196‌
Shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
distributions
........................................................
2,230,656‌
15,706,210‌
Shares
redeemed
(1,507,790,468‌)
(1,635,799,370‌)
        Net
increase
(decrease)
(389,261,117‌)
2,131,894,036‌
Investor
C
Shares
sold
15,396,536‌
41,263,967‌
Shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
distributions
........................................................
18,427‌
110,085‌
Shares
redeemed
and
automatic
conversion
of
shares
(21,822,090‌)
(26,575,466‌)
        Net
increase
(decrease)
(6,407,127‌)
14,798,586‌
Total
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
(74,231,922‌)
2,179,069,573‌
Disclosure
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
2020
BlackRock
Semi-Annual
Report
to
Shareholders
24
The
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board,”
the
members
of
which
are
referred
to
as
“Board
Members”)
of
BlackRock
Funds
(the
“Trust”)
met
on
April
7,
2020
(the
“April
Meeting”)
and
May
11-13,
2020
(the
“May
Meeting”)
to
consider
the
approval
of
the
investment
advisory
agreement
(the
“Agreement”)
between
the
Trust,
on
behalf
of
BlackRock
Wealth
Liquid
Environmentally
Aware
Fund
(the
“Fund”),
a
series
of
the
Trust,
and
BlackRock
Advisors,
LLC
(the
“Manager”
or
“BlackRock”),
the
Trust’s
investment
advisor.
Activities
and
Composition
of
the
Board
On
the
date
of
the
May
Meeting,
the
Board
consisted
of
fourteen
individuals,
twelve
of
whom
were
not
“interested
persons”
of
the
Trust
as
defined
in
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“1940
Act”)
(the
“Independent
Board
Members”).
The
Board
Members
are
responsible
for
the
oversight
of
the
operations
of
the
Trust
and
perform
the
various
duties
imposed
on
the
directors
of
investment
companies
by
the
1940
Act.
The
Independent
Board
Members
have
retained
independent
legal
counsel
to
assist
them
in
connection
with
their
duties.
The
Chair
of
the
Board
is
an
Independent
Board
Member.
The
Board
has
established
five
standing
committees:
an
Audit
Committee,
a
Governance
and
Nominating
Committee,
a
Compliance
Committee,
a
Performance
Oversight
Committee
and
an
Ad
Hoc
Topics
Committee,
each
of
which
is
chaired
by
an
Independent
Board
Member
and
composed
of
Independent
Board
Members
(except
for
the
Ad
Hoc
Topics
Committee,
which
also
has
one
interested
Board
Member).
The
Agreement
Consistent
with
the
requirements
of
the
1940
Act,
the
Board
considers
the
continuation
of
the
Agreement
on
an
annual
basis.
The
Board
has
four
quarterly
meetings
per
year,
each
typically
extending
for
two
days,
and
additional
in-person
and
telephonic
meetings
throughout
the
year,
as
needed.
While
the
Board
also
has
a
fifth
one-day
meeting
to
consider
specific
information
surrounding
the
renewal
of
the
Agreement,
the
Board’s
consideration
entails
a
year-long
deliberative
process
whereby
the
Board
and
its
committees
assess
BlackRock’s
services
to
the
Fund.
In
particular,
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,
considers
information
that
is
relevant
to
its
annual
consideration
of
the
renewal
of
the
Agreement,
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.
This
additional
information
is
discussed
further
in
the
section
titled
“Board
Considerations
in
Approving
the
Agreement.”
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,
an
applicable
benchmark,
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;
(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)
execution
quality
of
portfolio
transactions;
(j)
BlackRock’s
implementation
of
the
Fund’s
valuation
and
liquidity
procedures;
(k)
an
analysis
of
management
fees
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.
Board
Considerations
in
Approving
the
Agreement
The
Approval
Process:
Prior
to
the
April
Meeting,
the
Board
requested
and
received
materials
specifically
relating
to
the
Agreement.
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
Agreement
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
Agreement.
As
a
result
of
the
discussions
that
occurred
during
the
April
Meeting,
and
as
a
culmination
of
the
Board’s
year-long
deliberative
process,
the
Board
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
Disclosure
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
25
Disclosure
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
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
did
not
identify
any
particular
information
as
determinative,
and
each
Board
Member
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
items
considered.
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
benchmark,
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
number,
education
and
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
&
compliance
departments
and
considered
BlackRock’s
policies
and
procedures
for
assuring
compliance
with
applicable
laws
and
regulations.
B.
The
Investment
Performance
of
the
Fund
and
BlackRock
:
The
Board,
including
the
Independent
Board
Members,
also
reviewed
and
considered
the
performance
history
of
the
Fund.
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,
2019,
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
a
weighted
average
benchmark
of
similar
funds,
as
defined
by
BlackRock
(“Benchmark
Weighted
Average”).
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
each
of
the
one-
and
three-year
periods
reported,
the
Fund
underperformed
its
Benchmark
Weighted
Average.
The
Board
noted
that
BlackRock
believes
that
the
Benchmark
Weighted
Average
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
Benchmark
Weighted
Average
during
the
applicable
periods.
The
Board
noted
that
effective
May
11,
2020,
the
Fund
had
undergone
a
change
in
its
investment
objective
and
investment
strategy,
and
in
that
connection
had
changed
its
name
from
BlackRock
Money
Market
Portfolio
to
BlackRock
Wealth
Liquid
Environmentally
Aware
Fund.
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
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
BlackRock’s
estimated
profitability
with
respect
to
the
Fund
and
other
funds
the
Board
currently
oversees
for
the
year
ended
December
31,
2019
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
Disclosure
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
2020
BlackRock
Semi-Annual
Report
to
Shareholders
26
complexes
managed
by
BlackRock
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
BlackRock,
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
Agreement
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,
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
fourth
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
further
noted
that
the
Fund
has
an
advisory
fee
arrangement
that
includes
breakpoints
that
adjust
the
fee
rate
downward
as
the
size
of
the
Fund
increases
above
certain
contractually
specified
levels.
The
Board
noted
that
if
the
size
of
the
Fund
were
to
decrease,
the
Fund
could
lose
the
benefit
of
one
or
more
breakpoints.
The
Board
additionally
noted
that
BlackRock
and
the
Board
have
contractually
agreed
to
a
cap
on
the
Fund’s
total
expenses
as
a
percentage
of
the
Fund’s
average
daily
net
assets
on
a
class-by-class
basis.
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.
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
Agreement,
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
The
Board,
including
the
Independent
Board
Members,
unanimously
approved
the
continuation
of
the
Agreement
between
the
Manager
and
the
Trust,
on
behalf
of
the
Fund,
for
a
one-year
term
ending
June
30,
2021.
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
Agreement
were
fair
and
reasonable
and
in
the
best
interest
of
the
Fund
and
its
shareholders.
In
arriving
at
its
decision
to
approve
the
Agreement,
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
also
assisted
by
the
advice
of
independent
legal
counsel
in
making
this
determination.
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Information
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Additional
Information
General
Information
Householding
The
Fund
will
mail
only
one
copy
of
shareholder
documents,
including
prospectuses,
annual
and
semi-annual
reports
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
Transfer
Agent at
(800)
441-7762.
Availability
of
Quarterly
Schedule
of
Investments 
The
Fund
files
its
complete
schedule
of
portfolio
holdings
with
the
SEC
each
month
on
Form
N-MFP.
The
Fund’s
reports
on
Form
N-MFP
are
available
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov
.
The
Fund
makes
portfolio
holdings
available
to
shareholders
on
its
website
at
blackrock.com
.
Availability
of
Proxy
Voting
Policies
and
Procedures
A
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
is
available
upon
request
and
without
charge
(1)
by
calling
(800)
441-
7762
;
(2)
at
blackrock.com
;
and
(3)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov
.
Availability
of
Proxy
Voting
Record
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
upon
request
and
without
charge
(1)
at
blackrock.com
;
or
by
calling
(800)
441-
7762
and
(2)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov
.
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.
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Information
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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.
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
and
Administrator
BlackRock
Advisors,
LLC
Wilmington,
DE
19809
Accounting
Agent
JPMorgan
Chase
Bank,
N.A.
New
York,
NY
10179
Custodians
JPMorgan
Chase
Bank,
N.A.
New
York,
NY
10179
The
Bank
of
New
York
Mellon
New
York,
NY
10286
Transfer
Agent
BNY
Mellon
Investment
Servicing
(US)
Inc.
Wilmington,
DE
19809
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
Deloitte
&
Touche
LLP
Boston,
MA
02116
Distributor
BlackRock
Investments,
LLC
New
York,
NY
10022
Legal
Counsel
Sidley
Austin
LLP
New
York,
NY
10019
Address
of
the
Trust
100
Bellevue
Parkway
Wilmington,
DE
19809
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
This
Report
29
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
This
Report
Curr
ency
USD
United
States
Dollar
Portfolio
Abbreviations
LIBOR
London
Interbank
Offered
Rate
LIQ
Liquidity
Agreement
LOC
Letter
of
Credit
RB
Revenue
Bonds
SOFR
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
VRDN
Variable
Rate
Demand
Notes
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report
is
intended
for
current
holders.
It
is
not
authorized
for
use
as
an
offer
of
sale
or
a
solicitation
of
an
offer
to
buy
shares
of
the
Fund
unless
preceded
or
accompanied
by
the
Fund’s
current
prospectus.
You
could
lose
money
by
investing
in
the
Fund.
Although
the
Fund
seeks
to
preserve
the
value
of
your
investment
at
$1.00
per
share,
it
cannot
guarantee
it
will
do
so.
The
Fund
may
impose
a
fee
upon
sale
of
your
shares
or
may
temporarily
suspend
your
ability
to
sell
shares
if
the
Fund's
liquidity
falls
below
required
minimums
because
of
market
conditions
or
other
factors.
An
investment
in
the
Fund
is
not
insured
or
guaranteed
by
the
Federal
Deposit
Insurance
Corporation
or
any
other
government
agency.
The
Fund’s
sponsor
has
no
legal
obligation
to
provide
financial
support
to
the
Fund
at
any
time.
Performance
data
quoted
represents
past
performance
and
does
not
guarantee
future
results.
Total
return
information
assumes
reinvestment
of
all
distributions.
Current
performance
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
the
performance
data
quoted.
For
current
month-end
performance
information,
call
(800)
626-1960.
The
Fund’s
current
7-day
yield
more
closely
reflects
the
current
earnings
of
the
Fund
than
the
total
returns
quoted.
Statements
and
other
information
herein
are
as
dated
and
are
subject
to
change.
MM-9/20-SAR
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 Registrant – 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 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 – 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)(4) Not Applicable
(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Funds
SM
 
By:     /s/ John M. Perlowski____________________
John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
          BlackRock Funds
SM
 
Date: December 3, 2020
 
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 Funds
SM
 
Date: December 3, 2020
 
By:     /s/ Neal J. Andrews_____________________
          Neal J. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock Funds
SM
 
Date: December 3, 2020